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__label__cc	0.599375	0.400625	Category Archives: 3DS Metroid: Samus Returns Review September 27, 2017 3DS, Nintendo, Reviews No comments Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge fan of the Metroid series. Ever since I played Super Metroid as a young lad, I have always had a strong fondness for the series. But since the release of Metroid: Other M on the Wii, we have been in the midst of a Metroid drought. And Other M wasn’t exactly the best note to leave the franchise in limbo on. But maybe that’s a story for another time. After this extended period without Metroid, many of us started to wonder when we would ever see another entry in the series again. Then in comes E3 2017. Not only do we get the announcement of a new entry in the Metroid Prime series, but also a remake of the classic Gameboy title, Metroid: The Return of Samus, and it was just months away. The day is here. After years of waiting we finally have in our hands a new Metroid, and it is an adventure that proves to have been worth waiting for. The game, though being a remake, has introduced many new ideas and revamped many aspects of the original. Was it worth the wait? Yes, yes it was. The game is jam packed with hidden areas and collectables to find, so it’s Metroid. The new features like the ability to counter enemies attacks, the 360 degree free aiming and the new “Aeion” abilities are all a great addition that add a certain level of excitement throughout the game. From beginning to end the game is a rather exciting troll through Planet SR388 and a great remake of the classic it is based off of. Playing as Samus in a return to the 2D play style just feels right again. Controls are smooth and responsive. They did a great job giving Samus personality through the small, voiceless cutscenes. One scene in-particular proved she is still a certified badass. First game in a long time where I actually enjoyed having the 3D on. All the background activity was a nice touch to bring life to the planet. The soundtrack is wonderful. Has that epic spacey Metroid vibe we’ve grown to love. THE BABY METROID. I want one. The Not as Good The diversity in enemies is a bit slim for a Metroid entry. Especially with regards to the bosses. Some content, whereas not necessary to the game, is locked behind the purchase of the Samus Returns Amiibo’s. Which is only made worse by their short supply at the time of this writing, If you are a fan of Metroid, you should absolutely buy this game. Honestly if you are a fan and haven’t bought it already go out and do it! We have been begging the Big N to revisit the franchise and they finally have. And it is a very worthy trip back to the galaxy. Pokémon Sun/Moon Review January 4, 2017 3DS, Featured, Nintendo, Reviews No comments The night Pokemon Sun and Moon was being released I worked a midnight launch for it to help out a friend at his store. As I’m selling a copy to a younger guy, prolly around 16, I mention to him how I remembered how excited I was for the original Pokemon games and how excited I am for this new entry with its new features and Pokemon. I’ll never forget this next part, he looked at me and said, “Man I wish I was old enough to have been able to play the originals when they came out! My first games in the series were Black and White.” As I handed him his copy it clicked. Black and White. BLACK AND WHITE!! This kid most likely wasn’t even born yet when the originals came out! Now whereas this moment did succeed in making me feel old it did something bigger, it helped me realize just how much staying power Pokemon has. How many series can you say haven’t just survived 20 years in the video game industry, but flourished and grown? Not many, but Pokemon is one that can, and Sun and Moon is the perfect tribute to what the series was, and has become. I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate their twentieth anniversary then what they did with Pokemon Sun and Moon. There are so many beautiful throwbacks to the earlier entries in the series and so many steps forward in making this a unique entry in the series, and possibly, steps forward to changing up the basic formula that has been in the series for so long. You start off the game arriving to your new house in the Alola region, which is made up by a series of islands, having just moved here from the good ole Kanto region. From the Ditto pillow in your room to your families pet Meowth, you can get a sense of the throwback love right from the beginning. The game kicks off pretty quick and shows glimpses of what turns out to be a pretty decent story for a Pokemon game, since their stories are usually minimal, and introduces you to some of the games main characters. The games rather bro-like Professor, Professor Kukui, your “rival” Hau and Professor Kukui’s assistant Lillie. All of whom play a rather big part throughout the story. I will say that this game takes the longest of all the games to get you to where you pick your starter Pokemon. But that is a small thing because it all moves very fast. From that point on the game seems to flow in a very well paced manor. Never feeling like its going by to fast or taking to long. You’ll quickly notice as you progress through the game that Gyms and Gym Leaders are no more. You now instead complete various trials, led by Trial Captains. Trials may have their own unique gimmicks usually ending with you fighting a trial Pokemon, a stronger version of a certain Pokemon surrounded by an aura that strengthens it. After you fight all of the Trial Captains on a certain island, you then fight the island Kahuna. These battles are pleasantly tough and I felt rather accomplished as I finished them. This whole experience is not necessarily better then the Gyms we are so used to fighting in, but it is a welcome change for now nonetheless. It’s just nice to see how Gamefreak is willing to try new things, even when what they had, was established and loved. It shows that they know their games well enough to change the formula up a bit and still create a compelling experience. Each game in the series has always had its gimmicks of sorts, but this was a big change. And it doesn’t disappoint. In my opinion the area that this game flourishes the most is it’s new Pokemon. Not since the Gold/Silver/Crystal generation of games have I personally had so much trouble deciding what to raise. Not because I wasn’t a fan of the new entries, because I was SUCH a huge fan of so many of the new entries. I know many had their complaints about some of the starters, but I actually liked all three of them and struggled with who to choose. As I usually play through a new Pokemon I will cycle Pokemon in and out has they evolve to fill up my Dex. All the while only having about 2, maybe 3 Pokemon being used in battles. This time It was so much harder. I kept wanting to keep everything in my lineup because I enjoyed using them. Pikipek, Crabrawler, Rockruff, Mudbray and Salandit just to name a few. I thought they looked cool and unique. I liked their attacks and typing. I was just happy with the outcome of this Dex. Not to mention the Alolan forms of some of the original 150! This is one of those things I think Gamefreak did beautifully. Making alternate forms of some of these classics was incredibly cool. It added to my plight of what to raise and it was just unique. This forms to range from the awesome (Marowak) to the strange (Dugtrio) to the downright bizarre (Exeggutor, grass dragon typing??) It was nice seeing some of my old favorites get a nice breath of fresh air. Honestly I hope to see more of this in the future. Another big new addition are the Z moves. The last gen brought us Mega forms, which were cool enough but I wasn’t a huge fan of. I found Z move sot be more appealing because they can give you a huge advantage, but you can’t spam them. It’s one and done. Teaching your Charizard Solar Beam and then giving it the Grass Z crystal so it can use Bloom Doom is pretty darn cool. Maybe not the most effective use of a once a battle move, but cool! These moves are cool looking (See Snorlax Pulverizing Pancake) and were a very welcome addition to the series. I’m sure that they will have a nice impact on competitive play as well. After almost 20 years with the series, it amazes me that I always get so excited for the new entry in the series. When Pokemon Blue came out I remember thinking I would never get sick of playing Pokemon. But I also said the same thing about Pog’s and Tamagatchi’s and I have long sense lot, gotten rid of, or thrown those in storage. Yet Pokemon stays strong. I look forward to new releases and think about going back and replaying old entries. That speaks wonders of a games staying power. Pokemon Sun and Moon may not have been my favorite entries in the series, but they are my favorite in a long time. That alone is saying something for a series with nothing but strong entires. This is the game in the series that should appeal to all. Long time players, new comers and those who have been away but want to feel like a kid again. This game is worth owning a 3ds for in of itself. So do yourself a favor, get a copy. Sit there and play it while watching some Saturday morning cartoons. Just enjoy, let go of the stresses of every day life and go back to being a kid with the series we’ve almost all grown up with. Win a Copy of Gurumin 3D! December 12, 2016 3DS, Contests, Extras, News, Uncategorized No comments UPDATE: This contest has now concluded. Thank you to all for your entries! Look forward to more contests like this in the coming future! 2016 was a whirlwind of great titles. We hope you had a chance to enjoy some new and some retro. We feel that if we helped you to find something to play, then our year was successful. With that in mind we have partnered with Mastiff to offer you a copy of Gurumin 3D! You could rush to the Nintendo eStore to buy it (We thought it was worth it), or follow the rules below: Contest is open starting 12/12/2017 until 12:00am PST 1/1/2017 No purchase is necessary, and will not increase your chances of winning. Open to all US residents, because I’m not sure this code will work for anyone else. Grand prize is one (1) copy of Gurumin 3D for the Nintendo 3DS, redeemable thru the Nintendo eShop. Total value of the prize is $14.99. Odds are determined by number of entries. Maybe it’ll be 1:1000000, maybe it’ll be 1:10. Winner will be selected by random drawing on Jan 1, 2017, and will be contacted by whatever method the winning entry was made. Winner will be posted on this post and our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook feeds. Selected winner will be disqualified if they are not found to be following AlmostPerfectGamer when announcement is made, at which time another winner will be selected. Follow us on Twitter at AlmostPerfectG1 and retweet the announcement along with a comment of what your favorite game of 2016 was for 1 entry Follow us on Instagram at AlmostPerfectGamers and comment with your favorite game of 2016 for 1 entry. Tag a friend! If you tag a friend and they enter, you’ll get another entry and of course they get an entry too. Don’t be taggin’ fake accounts! Read the review! We enjoyed playing it and want to tell you why. Go to our site, read the review, and then look for the animated gif of in-game screenshots near the bottom. Use our site’s contact page to tell us the last item in Parin’s inventory. You’ll get 1 entry for this. Gurumin 3D October 20, 2016 3DS, Nintendo, Reviews 2 Comments Everyone has heard the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” It’s a phrase that tends to ring true in many aspects of our lives, and especially video games. Gurumin 3D falls right into that category. On the outside it looks like nothing more then a cutesy game for a younger audience. But once you actually start playing it, you’ll find a deep adventure, filled with exploration, a good sense of humor, and a rather steep difficulty. Two of my favorite games on the original PlayStation were Threads of Fate and Brave Fencer Musashi. Two Square Enix games that have been almost lost in time. Gurumin feels like a beautiful throwback to those games and other games in its style. In Gurumin you play as Parin, a young girl with a strong sense of adventure. You start the game off coming to stay with your Grandpa while your parents go out and do their adventuring/treasure hunting. Before long you hear of strange happenings around town and find a small hole that leads you out to Monster Village where you discover the adorable group of monsters. Before long the village is destroyed and the monsters kidnapped, and it’s your job to save them. This is when the game really starts to thrive. I would be lying if I said that when I finished the first level, a tutorial of sorts, I wasn’t thinking to myself, “This game is going to be too easy.” That thought was quickly dismissed. Every level has a rating system, the better you do, the better your grade and reward. Part of that grade is based off the amount of Game Overs you get. I scoffed at the thought of getting a game over the first few levels. By about level 5 I was trying everything I could to not die so I could get the highest score possible. Then the completionist in me would make me keep playing the levels again until I got an S rank. The better you rank, the better medal you get. Those medals can then be exchanged for rewards. Each level you play has a unique feeling with plenty of hidden areas and goodies to find and difficult baddies to go up against. The game plays exceptionally well with a decent amount of special moves and weapon upgrades to unlock. The controls all feel very fluid and responsive as you play through the different dungeons and challenges Gurumin has to offer. The characters you interact with are surprisingly compelling and interesting, partially due to the stellar voice acting cast which included Tara Strong and Dee Bradley Baker amongst its ranks. Now this isn’t to say that Gurumin is without its flaws. The graphics seem a bit dated at times and the camera was less then agreeable at times, occasionally being the reason why I would die.. But the excellent game play, fun storytelling, humor, depth to each level and surprisingly compelling character made those few small hiccups easy to completely ignore for this gamer. Gurumin may not be a game for everyone, but if you enjoy light hearted adventure with plenty of things to do all set in an Action/RPG type game play, you’ll find a lot to like about Gurumin. The attention to detail is obvious. One thing I really appreciated was that if you jumped and were pressed up against a wall, Parin would run across it matrix style. A relatively small thing sure, but still that kind of attention to detail is rare. Plus the different endings can keep you coming back for more. Not to mention you can easily see that the developers really enjoyed what they were doing with this Gurumin and that alone made the game even more enjoyable. So if you want a fun game to play on your 3DS, pick up Gurumin. I think you’ll enjoy what it brings to the table. As an added bonus, if you order this month (October 2016) they’ll throw in a Gurumin Party Time Theme so you can show some Gurumin-love every time you open your 3DS Shovel Knight 3DS Review Everyone has some amount of nostalgia for gaming. Your first console, first game you played, first great story telling experience. Those are things you never forget. Shovel Knight plays off of that level of nostalgia and it does so splendiferously. Shovel Knight is a shout out to the platfomers of the days of yore. It takes its inspiration from the likes of Mega Man, Ducktales, and Ghosts & Goblins, all the while feeling like a completely unique experience. If you were ever a fan of games in this style you'll most likely end up loving your experience with Shovel Knight. Honestly even if you didn't go up on those games and this is your first foray into this style I would be surprised if you didn't find something to enjoy. I found quite a lot to love about Shovel Knight as I played through it. The music was fantastic. It had all the goodness of an 8 bit soundtrack. There are many songs on this game that I could have on a play list of video game music that I would listen to over and over again. The graphics in Shovel Knight exactly what they are supposed to be. Nostalgic. The game looks just like an 8 bit NES game, only with more polish on every pixel, and more detail in each sprite. If you take the time to look at your surroundings you can just see how much time they put into each level, each NPC and each enemy. Each of the members of the Order of No Quarter have their own look that is just on point for each of their levels (Ala Mega Man). My personal favorite was probably Tinker Knight. Not to mention the overhead map. One of my first gaming experiences was playing Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES with my mom. All these years later I still love that style open world map when its presented in a platformer, and Shovel Knight's doesn't disappoint and looks fantastic. The story, the simple, is very well articulated. With little story telling you know exactly why you are doing what you are doing. The game has that sense of self awareness that keeps it feeling lively as you continue to play through. I also found it enjoyable to hear the different comments from each of the villagers as you went in to the different towns. Each level is very unique in style with its own set of challenges and hidden areas to explore. I looked forward to going to the new level just to see the level design and the challenges of that level. Shovel Knight may not be the longest of games, but if you're a completion-ist you will find a lot to do. There are hidden music sheets and other items to find. You will find yourself trying to do the best you can on each level to finish with as much money as you can to be able to unlock more gear or other upgrades. Oh and one of the things in the game I found to be a cool addition was the ability to destroy your checkpoint for an extra dose of cash. A risky move? Sure. But if you want an extra challenge it can add a nice twist to the level you are on. If you are a fan of old school gaming at it's finest Shovel Knight is easily a game you should dig in to. It has plenty to offer with its main campaign, the option of New Game + and some super tough challenges once you finish the game. Honestly, even if you didn't grow up playing games from the NES, Genesis and SNES era it's a game that you could still easily find much to enjoy in due to its easily accessible yet hard to master style. Shovel Knight is the kind of game that shows just how much talent is in the Indie studios these days and is definitely worth a play. Animal Crossing: New Leaf is an ambitious 3DS game with a ton to do. But does it have enough long lasting appeal for you to keep you coming back? Check out our Almost Perfect review. Animal Crossing is just one of those games that when you try to explain it, it just doesn't sound that fun. But if you've ever sat down and given any of the Animal Crossing games a go, you've most likely seen that the game doesn't need to necessarily make sense to be a ton of fun. New Leaf stays very true to that level of fun. If you've never played an Animal Crossing game before, the premise is rather simple. You are venturing out on your own for the first time. You start by heading to the town of "enter clever city name here," of which you can pick the layout from some randomly generated maps and then start a new adventure. When you arrive at the town it doesn't take long for the town's entrepreneur to see a wide-eyed inexperienced youngster to swindle. Before you know it you are forever paying off debts to Tom Nook. But you're going to need a house anyways, so why not do it the easiest way you can with no mon... Err bells! Once you get past the intro, Animal Crossing truly shines! The game all plays in real time, according to what you have your 3DS clock set to. It's Monday July 7th at 4:52 PM? Then it is in the game as well. Each month and season offer their own activities to look forward to taking part in that help keep the game fun to play for a long period of time. The amount of things you can do in this game seem endless. There are so many different furniture styles to collect and decorate with. The amount of options to add liveliness to your town are plentiful. Collecting fish, bugs, fossils and art add quite a bit of fun for completionists. The townsfolk can change regularly and prove rather entertaining. Not to mention the multiplayer adds so much to do. Venturing into a friend's town and trying to sweet talk their favorite townsperson in to moving into your town never gets old! Plus there is the option of going to Tortimer's island with your friends to play mini games, which proves to be a nice distraction. Animal Crossing truly thrives in its customization. You want your house to look like a dilapidated shack? Go ahead! How about a feudal Japan style home? Be my guest! Those are just a few examples. You can take your town from a quiet village to a bustling city with coffee shops and clubs if you so choose. There truly is a lot of options if you just let your mind and creative abilities go wild! I've been playing Animal Crossing since it's first North American release on the GameCube and, in my opinion, New Leaf is the current Pinnacle in the series. It's a game that has as much playability as you want it to. It's not your common action-y, shooter type of game. Nor is it a puzzler, platformer or most other things you can think of. It's just Animal Crossing. That fact alone gives it more than enough depth to be worth a go for any 3DS owner. Bigfoot - I'd almost throw this under sandbox games; So much to do! The best thing is waiting to see what tomorrow brings. Powered by WordPress \| Theme Designed by: www.teethwhiteningirl.com \| Thanks to http://www.crowsource.org, www.coquesitemore.com and http://www.coqueenligne.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line2
__label__cc	0.646096	0.353904	Faster Than Light? (I). By Pablo Edronkin Cosmic Cat - A cosmic, free game Free American Roulette Free European Roulette 3 Card Poker Gold, Free Sports info and betting Independent funding for a free lifestyle 'If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.' - Denis Waitley. Just when we started to get comfortably numb with the notion that light is the fastest thing around in the universe, we began to wonder about the idea. I am not an astronaut or rocket engineer but a systems analyst with a penchant for outer space; I will not pretend to write a scientific paper on Warp speed travel but would like to point out that when we programmers and analysts work on computers and software, assume that despite all our best efforts, things are never as we think they are. Thus, I wonder: Can it really be the case that nothing is faster than light? Really? What if we think of our universe as - say - a six-dimensional body and start looking at different 'perspectives' the whole thing. What if we are blinding ourselves by looking just in one direction? What if light speed is not really the most important factor in the equation? What if we could conceivably think about probability as a fifth dimension and gravity as a sixth? Wouldn't geometrical translations and rotations over different planes of our hexa-space produce changes in 'perspective' leading to changes in projections over the planes of our traditional three dimensions plus time? Saying that time lapses differently as you approach light speed could be understood as saying that your point of perspective within such a model has changed; and what if you could move along the remaining axis? Einstein's equation would not be contradicted, but... If you know something about physics or mathematics, just try it. Think laterally for a moment, and your intuition may start telling you that black holes are really like quantuum ghosts in our 'real and normal' universe, singularities connecting the two physical worlds of macro and micro cosmos. Speculation indeed, at least at this point, but educated minds should be capable of entertaining ideas unacceptable to them in order to investigate. At the time of Christopher Columbus, the common sense of the epoch told everyone that the notion of a spherical Earth was nonsensical because they could not understand things like the play of perspective in our two-eyed vision, the existence of gravity, etc. yet, even the Greeks of Alexandria, many centuries before, already deduced that the place where we all live should be somewhat round. So, if we assume that light 'is the fastest thing around', we may be wrong. It is indeed the fastest thing that we are relatively sure about, but we cannot - and I mean, scientifically - assume, or conclude from that fact, that there is no other thing faster. You can't logically prove that something does not exist just because you have not seen it yet. You can only prove that you don't know it. <<Previous - 1st Page - Index - Shop - Search - Next>> The Search Engine for Exploration, Survival and Adventure Lovers © - Andinia.com ©	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line5
__label__cc	0.638813	0.361187	Why Larry Summers Is the Wrong Man for Fed Job By Liz Peek President Obama’s backflip on Syria is a rare political misstep, but it’s not the only recent goof. The Obama White House, lauded for its crafty politics, has bungled big time the selection of the next Federal Reserve Chairman. Once again speculation is rife that Larry Summers is the favored pick for the job; once again the blowback is intense. There is widespread (and reasonable) concern about Mr. Summers’ personality and policies. Most important, it is clear that Mr. Summers favors fiscal over monetary policy. In today’s world, relying on increased government spending to boost the economy is a non-starter. This distraction comes at a terrible time. Focus on Fed policy is intense, with a prospective slowdown in the quantitative easing program already being felt across the globe, and with the re-regulation of our financial industry far from complete. We need a sober, respected leader who is able to corral the disparate members of the Fed Board into supporting a coherent monetary policy--Larry Summers is not that person. Earlier this summer, the White House leaked that the former Treasury Secretary was the frontrunner to replace Ben Bernanke when the latter retires early next year. That trial balloon loudly fizzled. The resulting sniping severely damaged the two leading candidates for the job – Summers and Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen -- and made the White House look amateurish. Critics on the left and the right have been quick to pounce on a litany of past missteps from Summers, including most notably his musing over why women may be intellectually ill suited to pursue the sciences. Really, a four-year old would know better. Opponents to Summers portray him as outspoken, shooting from the hip, and not a consensus-builder. It seems exceedingly stupid to put a cowboy behind the wheel when the Federal Reserve has taken on an almost unprecedented role in driving our economy. RELATED: SYRIAN DEBATE COULD OVERSHADOW KEY FISCAL ISSUES Meanwhile, Janet Yellen, long considered the most likely successor to Bernanke, has now come in for her share of slings and arrows. Given Mr. Summer’s former misadventures with gender generalizations, the choice inevitably morphed into a women’s issue. Hints of why Yellen might not “fit in” with the Obama financial team hark back to whisper campaigns about why a woman should not advance to the C-suite: she isn’t one of the team, she has her own opinions, she’s too professional in a setting where others, notably Tim Geithner, tend to fly by the seat of their pants. As Neil Irwin put it in The Washington Post, “She is methodical, not manic.” Seriously, that’s the kind of nonsense that’s out there. Yellen may lean too far in support of boosting the economy and worry too little about creating bubbles, but her forecasting record has been better than most, and she was earlier than many of her colleagues in foreseeing the financial crisis. Notwithstanding widespread support for Yellen and Obama’s pro-women politics, however, new soundings give Summers the nod. Unhappily, this sideshow is overshadowing the debate that should be taking place. Our financial brainiacs should be focused on whether this is the right time to withdraw the giant prop known as quantitative easing, and on completing our financial regulatory overhaul. A just-released report from the international Financial Stability Board (FSB) cites ongoing problems with U.S. oversight of systemic risk, gaps in how our insurance industry is regulated, and suggests “better supervision of financial market infrastructures” as well. The report describes our oversight system as “complex and fragmented.” No kidding. The bureaucratic horror known as Dodd-Frank, responsible for reengineering our regulatory framework, is still evolving. So complex and poorly devised is that bill that three years in, it is nowhere near completion. As of July 15, according to law firm Davis Polk, “a total of 279 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed….[of which] 172 (61.6 percent) have been missed and 107 (38.4 percent) have been met with finalized rules.” The new Fed Chair will have to move this process along-- he or she will have to be a master politician to do so. As little as bankers want tough new regulations, they (and those needing credit) want continued uncertainty even less. One notable feature of Dodd-Frank is the teamwork approach to monitoring market excesses, an activity assigned to the hydra-headed Financial Stability Oversight Council. Under Dodd-Frank, the FSOC was given “collective accountability for identifying risks and responding to emerging threats to financial stability.” Imagine – a committee composed of the (often warring) heads of the 10 agencies that meets monthly for a couple of hours, is now responsible for spotting bubbles. Now imagine Larry Summers at the table. Improved collaboration is not the first thing that comes to mind. Meanwhile, the Fed’s bond-buying program continues to dominate markets here and abroad. Market vulnerability to changing Fed maneuvers is real. The annual report from the Financial Stability Oversight Committee, released in April, explained that the market’s extra-low yields provide “incentives for market participants to “reach for yield” by increasing leverage, by engaging in maturity transformation, or by investing in less creditworthy assets, thus potentially increasing exposure to risks of sudden spikes in yields.” In recent weeks, we have seen emerging markets pummeled by Bernanke’s proposed pullback from QE3. In a recent Financial Times piece, James Crabtree wrote, “fears of reduced US Federal Reserve quantitative easing have sent the rupee plunging, raising worries that Asia’s third-largest economy could be on the cusp of a genuine financial calamity.” India is not alone. We need a Fed Chair that in the midst of this turmoil will command confidence and widespread support--Mr. Summers is just too risky. Dem Economists Push Back Against Debt Worries Just how worried should we be about the rapidly rising national debt? Last week we told you about a budget watchdog... Larry Summers Says He Has a Better Tax Plan Than AOC and Elizabeth Warren Right idea, wrong approach. That’s the message from Larry Summers, former Treasury secretary under President Bill... ‘Greatest Threat’ to the US? Two Top Democratic Economists Aren’t So Worried About the Debt Starbucks founder Howard Schultz told “60 Minutes” Sunday that he is considering a run for president in 2020, possibly... Liz Peek After more than two decades on Wall Street as a top-ranked research analyst, Liz Peek became a columnist and political analyst. Aside from The Fiscal Times, she writes for FoxNews.com, The New York Sun and Women on the Web.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line7
__label__cc	0.532782	0.467218	Back Into the Fold by Conleth on Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:56 am Nauriel tried to be hard, she did but when Ariana began to weep she came out of her chair to kneel before her and hugged her tightly. “All will pass, in time Ariana,” Nauriel said in a soft, consoling tone. She rocked her daughter as she tried to quiet her sobs… The next day Elessar himself spent time with her and the baby after they broke their fast. It was a treat to hold a baby again though he and Nauriel had adopted a son he was not so small as Meliara. He was dressed in his green and gray suit but didn't wear his sword, cloak or crown today. Today he was just a father who had just gotten his daughter back. He sat in the large chair near the fireplace and held her child easily crooked cozily in his right arm. “Have you thought about returning to court? Alot has happened since you’ve been...away,” he said uneasily but his expression changed again when he looked down at Meliara. Elessar was a large, powerful man with his beard and wavy, shoulder length hair peppered with gray. He had an inner presence that affected those nearby and a voice that influenced people when they listened to him. Re: Back Into the Fold by XslvrstarX on Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:14 am That night, Ariana was given something to help her sleep by the Healers and she slept soundly through the night. The next morning she rose, bathed and dressed. She was still quite thin, but thankfully the dresses covered that fairly well. She bathed and fed Meliara while eating breakfast herself. After breakfast her father came to see her and she smiled as she saw him with Meliara. Meliara smiled up at him and reacted to whatever he did. Meliara had always been a happy baby and she was pleased that she would grow up knowing her grandparents. When he asked her about if she was going to return to court she sighed a little. "I don't think I'm ready yet Father. I'm still grieving Lucas' death and taking care of Meliara is rather a full time job. I know since I am back that it is apart of my duties, but may I please wait a few more weeks? At least until the talk about me has died down a bit." by Conleth on Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:55 am For himself if he never heard that man’s name again it would be too soon. Lucas had been a deserter and had relations with a woman far beyond his station or right and that point would never change in Elessar’s mind. “We could give you a nanny if you’d like?” he said softly as the momentary flash of anger and hatred for that man died away in his mind. “I think it is important that you try to bring yourself back into the fold Ariana...but take all the time you need,” he added belatedly but he didn’t really mean that. He had let the hurt he felt from her go and instead has decided to focus on what is happening now. “And you need to eat Ariana,” he said again as his eyes drew across her slight form. He said that whenever he saw her and sometimes more than once. Food was just about everywhere in her rooms and the cooks have been ordered to get her whatever she wants whenever she wanted it no matter the hour. by XslvrstarX on Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:29 pm Ariana thought momentarily about having a nanny but she shook her head after a moment. "I would rather not have a nanny...at least not at this point. I am used to taking care of Meliara myself and I'd rather continue to do so." She became quiet for a moment before she looked at her father again. "I know I need a husband Father and I just wanted to say that I will marry whoever you and Mother choose without any argument." "You know full well that will not be how it is Ariana...and you wound me to think it so. The only thing I require of you is that you regain your health and find happiness again in your life. That was all I ever wanted but your impatience and your need to rebel caused you to make poor decisions. You are the daughter of King...my daughter Ariana and a disappointment. I deserved better than what you did and how you did it. Laws exist for a reason and you know that. I know you loved...him but your encouragement, your willingness to allow him to break those laws was your worst mistake. You had a responsibility to him just as you do for Meliara here, and it is no different for anyone of us," he said but never took his eyes away of hers. He had a crook in his brow which meant he was indeed cross with her but his voice never wavered or changed in tone. Ariana sighed a little and looked at her father. "I'm not sure I can love again though. I loved Lucas more than I could ever express. Do you think you could love again if Mother were to die?" He was about to say that it was hardly the same thing, she had only been married for a year but stopped himself short. "Well...I loved an Elven princess once...before I knew your mother. We were...in love actually," he said and his eyes took on that distant look as if he were remembering it all. "I thought I'd never love another when I met her but then I saw your mother," he said and smiled warmly at Ariana. "So strong and beautiful...I saw her with your grandmother...on the street in Gehenna," he said and smiled. "They almost ran me over," he added. "I could have walked away then...and never saw her again but I returned later when she practiced her archery...to talk to her. I don't know why I asked her to leave with me...maybe apart of me knew that I'd fall in love with her and so I just did," Elessar said and chuckled. Ariana was surprised to learn that her father had been in love with someone else before her mother. He had never heard him mention anyone else before. It was amazing to think that she and her sisters and brother might not exist right now if he had not ended up in Gehenna that day. "When did you first realize you were in love with Mother?" Elessar didn't respond immediately because he wasn't exactly certain. He smiled when he thought about the different moments that they shared though and it was unclear if if was him first or Nauriel that made the first move. "Danger has a way of making you realize what is really important. When we visited Imladris...I knew then that I did not love Arwen or maybe I still did but not in the way that was important to me. Your mother was a tigress," he said then smiled brightly as his eyes took on a very warm light. "Is a tigress...and she saved my life," he said as his face changed quickly into a frown and his gaze took her in again. "When I told Arwen how I felt she released me from my oaths and I was free to marry your mother. But know this...if she hadn't I would have married her instead and eventually the love I once felt for her would have returned...in time," he said honestly. "When we as a people ignore our duty, ignore our oaths and ignore our families...we help promote all that is evil in this world. Even now men and women plot for personal advantage and the values we hold so dearly are sold cheaply...nowadays. All we really have is each other in this world Ariana and the love and respect we have for one another. That matters more than gold or even a Crown. It is the faith that we share in one another that defeated the darkness long ago," he said as his face took on a troubled look. "Not a man or even an army," he said as he handed over her babe back to her then went onto his knees. "My children are the light that shines in my heart Ariana...you...broke my heart when you left," he said as he leaned in and kissed her cheek. (ooc-i dont know why but this post makes me sad) Ariana knew in that moment that she wanted to make her father proud of her again. She would never regret her actions because, despite what anyone else believed, she had truly loved Lucas and it had brought her Meliara and she would never regret having her. Meliara was the light of Ariana's life. But she could now truly understand what her mother and father had probably felt when she had left. She promised herself that she would do whatever needed to be done. She would return to court and she would find a new husband...one that would love Meliara like his own. ooc-Time to move on? OOC-Sure. I am thinking that when Ariana does re-marry that she will probably need someone older than her who is able to not only help her take care of Meliara, but also handle Ariana's ways. She is already starting to mature more because she's a mother, but I just see her with someone older. She's 17 and I'm thinking someone in their early to mid 30s. What do you think? 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__label__wiki	0.606248	0.606248	Kool Kat of the Week: Drinking In The Graveyard: Lauren Staley Morrow of Whiskey Gentry Talks About Playing Tunes From the Tombs Posted on: May 17th, 2012 By: Anya99 By James Kelly Contributing Music Editor For the last couple of years Cabbagetown’s Whiskey Gentry has been blazing a trail across the Deep South, gathering a massive number of rabid fans wherever they play. Their cranked up “Pogues go to old time Nashville” style is addicting and infectious, and their live shows are memorable parties. With one excellent album under their belts, the band is currently planning a three-night stint at Smith’s Olde Bar on July 12, 13 and 14 to record a live album. But before that we get the chance to hear them a few blocks from home at the second annual Tunes From The Tombs festival this weekend. The two-day event (Sat. May 19 and Sun. May 20) is a benefit for the Oakland Cemetery and features a ton of great local, regional and national acts on several stages throughout the amazing and historic cemetery. The music starts around 11 a.m. and lasts until dusk. Tickets are $10 each day, or $15 for both days. With the Whiskey Gentry closing out the event Sunday night at 6 p.m., ATLRetro.com decided that lovely and talented lead singer Lauren Staley Morrow would be a mighty swell Kool Kat Of The Week! Following a busy weekend on the road, Miss Lauren was kind enough to answer a few questions for us. ATLRetro: How did you first get involved in music, and when did you ultimately consider yourself a professional singer? Music was always a big deal in my household as a child. None of my immediate family are musicians, but they are all avid fans. I got my first guitar for Christmas when I was 14 and started officially writing songs then. Unfortunately, I spent the next six years trying to hide the fact that I could sing from everyone. I was always so nervous that I would only play my music to a very select group of friends in my bedroom closet so my parents wouldn’t hear. I moved to England to study abroad when I was 20 years old and played my first open mic there. After that, I was hooked to performing live. I don’t do drugs or jump out of planes or anything like that, so I get my adrenaline rush from performing in front of people. Despite all that, I don’t know if I consider myself a professional singer just yet! I’ve always thought that once I was able to make a full-time living from music, then I would consider myself a professional. I’m not there just yet – but soon! Photo courtesy of The Whiskey Gentry. Who are some of your most important musical influences, and why do you consider them so essential? Gosh, my musical influences are all over the place and keep evolving through the years. U2 is my favorite band of all time, and I loved Britpop when I was in high school. When I moved to England, I was so homesick for the South that I started listening to a lot of alt-country, Americana, and old country. I also started reading a lot of Southern folk literature and listening to Child Ballads (written tunes that influenced old-time and Appalachian music). That was really when I felt my Southern roots started working their way into my songwriting. What do you think brought about the vast difference between the type of country music you play, and what is heard on commercial radio? Currently, I think there is a great divide between those of us who want to honor a more traditional type of country music versus the amount of that which is played on commercial radio. Thankfully, I feel like people are ready to embrace country acts that aren’t so commercial but have the ability to cross over into the mainstream without losing their integrity. I was very encouraged to see acts like The Civil Wars, Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons rise to success this past year. Even the Zac Brown Band, who is very successful in commercial country markets, stay true their sound without writing about “honky-tonk badonkadonks” and “red solo cups.” I think that’s an encouraging sign for those of us who want to honor the country genre that’s inspired us without looking like a bunch of hacks trying to make a dollar on CMT. Please tell us a bit about the members of the Whiskey Gentry, and how you found them. Why do you think this lineup “clicks” so well? The Whiskey Gentry really began when I met my husband, Jason. We knew we both wanted to play music together, and we assembled the rest of the players in the group. Jason was in punk bands with Price Cannon (drums) and Sammy Griffin (bass), and we found Chesley Lowe (banjo) through a good friend. The five of us were the core band for a long time aside from a few hired guns along the way. Last year, we were introduced to Michael Smith who plays mandolin, and we finally met a fiddle player, Rurik Nunan. We also met Waylon Elsberry who plays harmonica and lap steel and can write one hell of a tune. Having spent the last few months on the road every weekend, I feel like we’ve finally found the band line-up we want forever – all of these guys are like my extended family. Like any family, we have our issues and disagreements. But at the end of the day, we all understand, respect and love each other immensely. How did the Whiskey Gentry develop such a rabid and large fan base? What do you think is the most interesting aspect of your audience? Initially, I think it helped that we all played in relatively successful local bands before forming The Whiskey Gentry, and we all had large social networks who, through word of mouth, told friends about our band. Over the years, I think we have made a name for ourselves through our live shows. I’ll meet people who will say, “I saw you guys last month and now I’ve brought 10 friends!” It’s a loyalty that has carried us from show to show and town to town. I think the most interesting aspect of our audience is how diverse it is – I don’t feel like there is any certain group that responds better to us than others. We have fun when we play, and I think people like to see that energy, regardless of background and musical tastes. What do you see as the greatest attribute of the Atlanta music scene? What do you think is the greatest need in the local music scene? I think one of the best things about the Atlanta music scene is that we have a lot of really great venues run by really great people who are willing to help up-and-coming acts get gigs in the city. We would have never been able to get a start in this town if it weren’t for a few concert promoters and venue booking agents who took a chance on us, and now, we have great relationships with those people and they continue to help us to this day. As for a need, I’ve been really excited to see Music Midtown making its comeback the past two years. Other cities around us have huge music festivals that not only draw in loads of revenue for their respective cities, but the festivals also help people pay attention to that town for music. Atlanta has a lot to offer musically that’s not just hip-hop or rap, and I just hope the city continues to show that. The Whiskey Gentry put out a great debut album, so why record a live album at this point, instead of a second studio album? I’m very proud of PLEASE MAKE WELCOME, and I think it does a great job of capturing our live sound. Having said that, however, I do feel like there is something undeniable about coming to one of our shows. It’s a party. People are screaming and dancing and singing the words, and we want to display that through a live recording. Also, as musicians, I think the live shows really showcase the musical abilities of the people in the band. We feed off of the energy from the crowds, and it just makes everyone play so well. Also, the live record will not take the place of a second album – we plan on releasing our second record next year, and the live album will be sold in coordination with that. Do you have anything special planned for the upcoming Tunes From the Tombs show that you are willing to share with us? We know y’all love to whip out the odd cover tunes… Ha! Who knows what we’ll come up with – we learned “Sabotage” in the van home from Virginia two days after MCA died and played it at show that evening. We love a good cover tune. If you could book a “dream gig” who would you have on the bill with the Whiskey Gentry, and why? This is tough. We all come from so many different musicial influences that I would want to honor all of them at our dream gig. Here’s the line-up: U2, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton and Gillian Welch all signing three-part harmony to every song, Social Distortion, Flatt & Scruggs (you said dream gig!), Gram Parsons (dreaming…again), Weird Al Yankovic, a comedy hour with Louis CK, Madonna, Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Bad Religion and OutKast. Category: Kool Kat of the Week \| Tags: Avett Brothers, Chesley Lowe, Child Ballads, Civil Wars, country music, honkytonk, James Kelly, Jason Morrow, Kool Kat of the Week, Lauren Staley Morrow, Michael Smith, Mumford & Sons, Music Midtown, Oakland Cemetery, Please make welcome, Price Cannon, Rurik Nunan, Sabotage, Sammy Griffin, Slim Chance, Smith's Olde Bar, Tunes from the Tombs, U2, Waylon Elsberry, Whiskey Gentry, Zac Brown Band ‘Tis the Season To Be Merry: Hark the Honkytonk Devils Sing! Whiskey Gentry Throws a Merry Y’All Tide Celebration at Variety Playhouse. Posted on: Nov 28th, 2011 By: Anya99 When a band named The Whiskey Gentry throws a Merry Y’All Tide Celebration for the holidays, you might be expecting the same old twangy country renditions of favorite carols. But this spirited band loves to defy expectations, and their seasonal shindig at the Variety Playhouse this Friday Dec. 2 is no exception to that raucous rule. It’s not that The Whiskey Gentry aren’t influenced by the kind of ballads that came down from the hills of Appalachia, but like a certain rebellious red-nosed reindeer, they’re bound and determined to be musical misfits with a diverse list of influences that spans from Patsy Cline to Bela Fleck to Social Distortion. Yeah, that Social Distortion. The accent is on the Whiskey in this Gentry who speed things up with some fiery, high-energy licks that suggest punk and old-time rock ‘n’ roll and even a touch of vaudeville in their stage shows. The Whiskey Gentry’s 3rd annual Merry Y’All Tide also features The Packway Handle Band, Shovels and Rope and My Three Keanes, an act made up of veteran producer John Keane, who has produced CDs for R.E.M., the Indigo Girls and The Whiskey Gentry’s 2011 CD, PLEASE MAKE WELCOME, and his two daughters. All proceeds from the $15 in-advance/$17.50–at-the-door benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank, and fans are encouraged to bring at least three cans for donation. As an extra incentive, the band will be giving our a specially designed poster to everyone who participates. While The Whiskey Gentry prefer not to nail down their sound into any one genre, ATLRetro managed to corral lead singer Lauren Staley and guitarist Jason Morrow—a couple both musically and in real life—into a sneak preview of Merry Y’All Tide. While sitting an spell, they also opened up more than a bit about the band’s origins, why they love the holidays and their favorite whiskey. And when you’re done reading, check out this this nifty little video they made about this Friday’s show. ATLRetro: How did Whiskey Gentry get started? Lauren: Jason and I met around Christmas 2007, and we were both in separate bands at the time. Once we started dating, we decided to join forces and begin writing tunes together. We both came from different musical backgrounds, but we immediately found a niche together with this style of music. For those who haven’t heard the band before, how do you describe your sound, how did it come about and how does it relate to what’s come before musically? Jason: Describing our sound is probably the hardest thing we have to do in this band. We’re not country. We’re not bluegrass. We’re not punk or rock or old-timey. Yet we ARE all of these things at the same time. I think we take the formula of an old country tune, turn it up to 11, give it some punch, add pretty vocals, and top it off with a few of the best pickers in the southeast. This came about from all of our shared love for country and bluegrass, but we wanted to really dig in and add the fire behind it. The Whiskey Gentry. Photo courtesy of The Whiskey Gentry. Many contemporary bands couldn’t rush further away from the sentimentality of Christmas, but you’ve become known for an annual live holiday show, which is even bigger this year. What’s the origin story behind the Merry Y’All Tide Celebration? Jason: We love everything about the holiday season – anything from cinnamon broomsticks to watching our nephews and nieces open gifts. It’s a festive time of year, and we’re a festive type of band. We love this season whether it’s “cool” or not. Lauren: I think people love to get in the holiday spirit in general. People go bananas over it. Did you see the Black Friday riots? I mean, come on. At Merry Y’All Tide, will you be playing your own takes on traditional carols or original songs? Is it all Christmas music or will you be playing non-holiday fare, too? Lauren: Back in the day, any artist who was somebody cut a Christmas record. Those tunes are classics, and we like to do our own takes on those as well as newer Christmas tunes. The majority of our set will be non-holiday fare, but we’ve got some awesome holiday songs picked out to cover. But we can’t tell you which ones they are – it’s a surprise. 🙂 What other shenangans are planned? Is Santa gonna be there, tapping his feet, clapping his hands and swigging a PBR? Jason: We hired the crappyist Santa we could fine, and he’s going to be there chugging whiskey and PBR and trying to get pretty girls to sit on his lap. Much merriment was had at last year's Merry Y'All. Photo Courtesy of The Whiskey Gentry. Why We Three Keanes, Packway Handle Band and Shovels and Rope? Jason: Shovels and Rope because they are our new favorite band, also a husband and wife duo. Packway Handle Band because Josh and the boys are some of our good friends and were part of our Christmas show last year. We Three Keanes because John Keane helped us make the best record of our career thus far, and he and his twin daughters will be doing a 20-minute, all-holiday song set promoting their Christmas record. He will also be sitting in on pedal steel with us. Why did you want to partner with the Atlanta Community Food Bank and the Georgia Conservancy? Lauren: We think the holidays are about giving, and we wanted to do our part to help out. Why does your CD, PLEASE MAKE WELCOME, make the perfect Christmas present, and will there ever be a MERRY Y’ALL TIDE CD? Lauren: Because it fits easily into a stocking and is also super easy to wrap—if you suck at wrapping like I do. And who knows—maybe we will have a Merry Y’all Tide CD for next year’s show! What’s next for the Whiskey Gentry? You’re about to embark on a Southeast tour, right? Jason: We are basically on tour every weekend, Thursday to Sunday. We already have 36 dates booked in 2012, so yes, we will be busy. Finally, got to ask, what’s the band’s favorite whiskey, why and how do you drink it- straight up or with ice? Lauren: Ironically, I hate whiskey, so I’m a terrible person to answer this question. Jason: If I had to speak for everyone, probably Jameson. In shots! Category: Uncategorized \| Tags: Atlanta Community Food Bank, Bela Fleck, bluegrass, Christmas, Christmas albums, country, holidays, indigo girls, Jameson, Jason Morrow, john keane, Lauren Staley, Merry Y'All Tide, My Three Keanes, Packway Handle Band, Patsy Cline, PBR, Please make welcome, punk, REM, Santa, Shovels and Rope, Social Distortion, Variety Playhouse, Whiskey Gentry Weekend Update, Aug. 12-14, 2011 Hear some great garage rock and rockabilly, pose with a pin-up girl, see burlesque acts, win raffle prizes and support a great animal charity at Little Darling’s Pinups for Pitbulls Presents: Dog Days of Summer! starting at 8 p.m. at The Basement beneath Graveyard Tavern. Check out our first-ever Kool Kitten interview with April 2001 Pinups for Pitbulls Calendar model Brook Bolen here. Performers include ’60s girl group revivalists The F’n Heartbreaks (of which Brook is a bandmember) and The Hot Rod Walt Trio (read our Kool Kat interview with Hot Rod Walt here); local burlesque stars Talloolah Love, Barbalicious and Sadie Hawkins of Blast-Off Burlesque, and Pinups for Pitbulls charity-founder Little Darling herself! It’s another honky tonk rockabilly Friday at Star Bar with Caroline & the Ramblers, Villain Family and The Serenaders. It’s also always good news to hear about a too-rare Subsonics show, so we’re happy to report Buffi Aguero & Co. will be garage-rockin’ it out at The Earl tonight with Carnivores and Howlies. Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers are at Classic Chastain. Swing to jazz, earthy blues and a little rock n roll by vocalist Gwen Hughes and her band The Retro Jazz Kats at Callanwolde Jazz on the Lawn tonight. Catch an IMAX movie and dance to blues, jazz and a slight bit of funk courtesy of Derryl Rivers & the Flying Circus at Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Martinis and IMAX. Recent Kool Kat Julea Thomerson and the BareKnuckle Betties plays The Five Spot with Midnight Revival and Silent Coyote. And CineProv pokes good-natured fun at THE ROCKETEER at Relapse Theatre. Yet another clone-worthy day and night in Retro Atlanta. It’s almost impossible to pick just one of the vintage wonderland of activities tonight. First, the good news is a couple of things are in the afternoon. Kids and their parents are in for tricks and treats as the Silver Scream Spookshow‘s Professor Morte teaches a Monster Make-Up Class at Main Street School of Art at 1 p.m. Learn how to turn your kid and you into a werewolf or zombie using classic monster movie make-up techniques from realistic bruises and oozing wounds to deathly ghoulish faces and how to apply latex and hair. Meanwhile over at The Plaza Theatre, see Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood classic Western THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. as it was meant to be seen in glorious widescreen 35 mm. The movie is the last and best part of Leone’s “Man With No Name” trilogy, which the Plaza has been screening throughout the summer. Hurray for AM1690 for sponsoring! Be sure to hang around, come early or just stop by The Plaza at 6:35 p.m., too, for COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU!, 35 min. of rare 35 mm trailers from Plaza Manager Ben Ruder‘s private collection. Admission for the latter is free, but donations to support the nonprofit theatre are encouraged. The Derby Strikes Back as the Atlanta Rollergirls‘ four teams face-off in their annual play-offs. The Apocalypstix battle the Toxic Shocks at 5 p.m. while theDenim Demons get one more shot against the undefeated Sake Tukas at 7:30 p.m. Both bouts, as always, are at the Yaarab Shrine Center on Ponce, and advance tickets are recommended for these sure-to-sell-out matches. Arrive early to browse the cool vendors. The King may have passed away from this earth on Aug. 16, 1977, but oh, does his spirit live on in ELVIS ROYALE, an annual Vegas-style multimedia extravaganza staged by KingSized and the Dames Aflame at Variety Playhouse. Hear the one-and-only Big Mike Geier sing songs from every point in Elvis’s career and experience the glittery Cavalcade of Elvis during the fabulous finale. Read our Kool Kat exclusive interview with Big Mike here. BURLESQUE WITH A HITCH, the latest in Mon Cherie‘s Va-Va-Voom series at Masquerade, celebrates the genius of film director Alfred Hitchcock with each act based on a different film by the master. Alabaster JuJu stars, with master of suspense and mystery Miss Mason hosting, and the all-star line-up of performers includes Sadie Hawkins, Rebecca DeShon (Hoop Essence), Stormy Knight, Fonda Lingue, Evil Sarah, The Chameleon Queen, magician Chad Sanborn, Katarina Laveaux (Birmingham, AL), Nicolette Tesla (Charlotte, NC), and Peachz de Vine (Greensboro, NC). Before and after, DJ 313 spins alternative dance, Allison Kellar offers body-painting, and there’s also a RAWKIN’ RAFFLE with lots of vintage-inspired vendors donating prizes. Cover is a bargain 5 bucks, and doors open at 9 p.m. In suspense about what’s happening? Click here for a sneak preview of this Spellbound affair from Chad Sanborn. It’s Man Day at Twain’s starting with first-come-first-serve manly tattoos at noon, but the main event gets rolling at 5 p.m. with a night of live music, manly competitions (examples include Handyman Challenge and Best Beer Gut), aerial dance performances by Blast-Off Burlesque‘s Sadie Hawkins, boob cupcakes by Sugar Dolls, the Wheel of Destiny and much more. And that’s not to mention Big Bad Voodoo Daddy swinging with theAtlanta Symphony Orchestra at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Psycho Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. DeVilles rockabilly it up at the world-famous Dixie Tavern in Marietta. Little Joey’s Big Band is at Fat Matt’s Rib Shack. Blues pianist extraordinaire Ike Stubblefield plays Northside Tavern. And of course, DJ Romeo Cologne transforms the sensationally seedy Clermont Lounge into a ’70s disco/funk inferno late into the wee hours. Sunday August 14 Chickens and Pigs plays blues “dunch” between 1 and 4 PM at The Earl. The Whiskey Gentry bring their misfit country-to-punk twang to the Park Tavern Unplugged in the Park series at Piedmont Park. Tony Bryant reps four generations of Georgia blues at Fat Matt’s. And the Michael Hutchence-less INXS brings back the ’80s at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. 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__label__cc	0.638499	0.361501	So this is me, my friends, closing down the computer and signing off for 2013. See you through ON the other side... Review: The Story Of The World Cup The Story Of The World Cup by Brian Glanville I desperately wanted to love this book: it was given to me by my wife as part of a Christmas tradition where we buy each other a second-hand book that we might not have bought ourselves, but which we think "Of course!" once we open the wrapping. I'm a football fan, a lover of the World Cup (one of our favourite shared memories is of me utterly failing to remain quiet whilst watching Australia v Japan in a hotel room during WC2006 whilst she unsuccessfully tried to get some sleep next to me), an utter football tragic in as many ways as time and money let me be. This looked like a good fit. I really, really wish it had been. Sadly, the book turns out to be a depressingly mundane read from an author who seems to have been given a word-a-day calendar for Christmas and grown bored with it by about January 5th: every winger in the history of the sport is 'insidious' (and half of them 'little'); every right foot that scores a goal a hammer; every left likewise; and while 'fulminating' may be a cool word to pull out and use when you want to impress a girl you like, I hadn't read it in a text in something like 20 years, which makes the sixteen times it appears in this book so laughable it verges on a drinking game. More disturbingly is Glanville's preoccupation with describing players via their skin or hair colour. Three types of players exist in Glanville's world: those with a mane of blond hair, like Gabriel Batistuta or Luis Hernandez; those who are 'dark', like Gerd Muller or Franz Beckenbauer; or most worryingly, those he simply describes as 'black'. In the early pages, in those first few tournaments where it is quickly apparent that Glanville has no direct experience and is pulling together reports from the time, such a description can be accepted as a yardstick of the modernising effect that black footballers were having on the national aspirations of countries like Brazil and Uruguay. It serves to highlight the special attributes certain players brought to their tournaments, and what they overcame to get there. By the time we get to 1994, an he still insists on singling out players like Aron Winter for this description, there's only one conclusion that can be reluctantly drawn. There is simply no need for the description anymore. It is Glanville, not the circumstance, who accords importance to the colour of a player's skin. It leaves a lingering taste in the mouth, but it's not the only problem. Glanville can't decide whether the book is to be a Wisdenish collation of facts or a more personal, opinionated series of recollections by a man who performed journalistic duties at a long series of the World Cup events, and has been able to extend his research back to cover those that occurred before his time. It leads to a schism of approach between pre- and post-1966 reportage: dry as dust to begin with, and lapsing increasingly into irrelevant asides that do nothing to advance the narrative of each tournament (his constant niggling at, and denigration of, for example, both Kevin Keegan and Bobby Robson, is never at any stage backed up with a reason why he feels this way towards an admired player and manager). Ultimately he tries to cover both styles, and falls between them both, coming across like nothing more or less than the boring nerk at the end of the bar who thrusts himself into a passionate fan argument without being asked, and proceeds to bleed it dry by acting like an utter anorak: lacking humour, original insight, or anything approaching an understanding of the passions that drive the argument in the first place. Labels: football, reviews 2012. BEEN THERE, DONE THAT And so we come to the end of 2012, a year named after a shitty movie that replicated it in as much as it was overbudget, filled with bad science, was downright made of stupid, and made me want to stab John Cusack in the eye. Thus it is in a somewhat reflective and grown-up mood that I contemplate this year's annual review. Some mighty highs, some pretty deep lows, some jelly beans found down the back of the coach that tasted okay once you got the fluff off, a dead guy in the boot that's beginning to smell. And chips. 1. What did you do in 2012 that you'd never done before? Saw my novel in print, achieved promotion to co-ordinator level at work. 2. Did you achieve your goals for the year, and will you make more for next year? I've changed this question slightly, from 'resolutions' to 'goals', as I think it's a more positive approach, and there's one change for me for a start-- I'm going to try to be a little more positive this year. My general sense of humour has slipped alarmingly from 'wry' through 'dark' to 'gallows': I need to rein it back a bit. Other than that, I actually did not bad this year. Most of my goals were writing-related, and despite problems with me weight (more on that later) and a promotion at work which has resulted in longer days, I still managed to successfully navigate the publication of my first novel and the completion of two more, which was pretty decent going under the circumstance. So what's on the cards for 2013? I've a list of 8 goals this year, covering professional, personal, and hobby. This is what I'm aiming for: Lose 12 kilograms. My weight ballooned in 2012, to the point where, if I was getting on a plane with Jabba the Hutt and Colleen McCullough they'd probably ask one of us to take a later flight. To a certain extent I've been time-poor, but the greater truth is that I've been a fat lazy bastard with no willpower. 12 kilograms will take me back to 100 kilos, which would mean I only needed to repeat the feat in 2014 to be back where I belong. Send the Father Muerte & The Divine chapter package and synopsis to SuperAgent Rich. Winning my first novel contract was wonderful, but the bigger trick is doing it again. Now that I've fulfilled the 2 novels of that first contract I'm in a position to aim for a new one, and with the Father Muerte novel first draft finished, it's time to get it in the hands of the man who can get it for me. Pitch the 3rd Corpse-Rat King novel. Angry Robot have made encouraging noises. Nothing worse that a robot that gets cold feet. I'll have this in their hands in a couple of weeks. Write a new novel. All part of the career arc. Write, write, and write again. I'm up to 'again'. Write a kids' book. At the particular behest of Miss 11 and Master 8, kidlings about town. And why not? Strings, bow, career. And it might be fun. Turn Napoleone's Land into a fantasy novel. Way back in the dim, dark past, I wrote an alternative history that utterly failed to do anything worthwhile. But the armature is good, and I'm a better write now, and when you read a novel like Joe Abercrombie's Red Country and see what can be said whilst not being said, it sets a mind to wondering. This is a very do-able task, and there's a good story there, just waiting to find its best format. Enter Nnovvember. Every year the Lego community on Flickr produce a poster in memory of Nate 'nnenn' Neilson, a much-loved member of the community who specialised in building twin-pronged spacecraft called Vic Vipers. I had my first crack at it this year, and while I didn't make the poster, loved the craft I created and really enjoyed the feeling of being part of a hobby community. So I'm going to have another crack this year. Design a Cuusoo kit. Lyn's challenged me to build a 'substantial', well-realised MOC, and somehow I've escalated that into putting it up on Cuusoo, the Lego/AFOL collaboration site. Once a set reaches 10 000 votes, Lego commit to reviewing it with the possibility of releasing it as an official Lego kit. It's been done several times already, and for those who have read The Corpse-Rat King, Lyn has requested a 'wreck of the Nancy Tulip' set complete with Nandus/Littleboots and Marius. Maybe. Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe. So. Tune in same Bat-time, same Bat-channel, to see how I get along. 3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My step-daughter Cassandra gave birth to a gorgeous little girl, Aisla. G'wan, isn't she gorgeous? With our own gorgeous two. Already giving Master 8 'the look'. 4. Did anyone close to you die? Not close, after 5 years of estrangement between them, but Lyn's mother Pat died late upon this year. Thankfully, they managed a small reconciliation in her final days, but really, no good came of it 5. What countries did you visit? I tried to visit a country for old men, but there wasn't one. 6. What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012? A Happy wife. 2012 was rough on my beautiful darling, from her Mother's illness, to a demoralising work situation, to serious health issues of her own that are likely to result in surgery some time in 2013. we sat down the other day and decided that, as of the 1st, all is tabula rasa: 2013 starts with a blank slate on all fronts, and the past can fucking well stay where it's put. If we get to this time next year, and this one thing is achieved, the year will be worth it. 7. What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 28 August. Call me Captain Self-Obsessed, but the publication of my first novel was the highlight of the year. 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Seeing The Corpse-Rat King hit print. It's been a long time coming-- too long-- but becoming a published novelist, in the way I wanted to become one, was a big turning point in my life, one of those turning points I hope to look back on in many years' time and say "Yeah, there. That's when I started out on the path that got me here." Honourable mention to outmanoeuvring several more-qualified applicants to gain a promotion at work and become co-ordinator of my department after my old co-ordinator suddenly upped and left after 8 years. My manager cheerfully admits (too cheerfully?) that mine was the weakest application on paper, but my interview blew them away, and after 8-odd months in the job I feel like I might just be coming towards making the position my own. 9. What was your biggest failure? The upkeep of this enormous white elephant of a house in which we live. I've lost 900 grams in the last 5 days sanding, patching, painting, and basically working like a reno-wallah trying to get the big bastard up to a condition where we can think about selling. a house this size was appropriate when we bought it three years ago, back when we had a small army and a trail of camp followers to house. But it's now too big, too expensive, and too much like constantly painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge to keep it maintained for the remaining 5 of us. A smaller house, with a garden I can enjoy, rather than constantly service, will be the aim. 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? We have 5 people living in our house, and every single one of us has seen the inside of a hospital in the last 18 months. even now, I'm hobbling about on one foot after an accident playing basketball with Master 8 a couple of days ago. Health has not been good for either Lyn or myself. 11. What was the best thing you bought? I'm tempted to say our new car, a nice downsize from our enormous gas-guzzling 6-seater Falcon with its myriad of mechanical issues to a neat, compact 2012 Hyundai i30 with its parsimonious appetite and nice level of comfort and space. But I'm going to plump for the $700 we spent on our space-age Dyson Transformer vacuum cleaner. It's the first decent vacuum we've had, and came at a point where we could afford to buy from the top shelf, and in this instance, we got exactly what we paid for. Just one of those pleasing moments where we could indulge on a necessity, and have been well rewarded. 12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? Each of the members of my family, who pulled together to make a year in which both parents had full time jobs with long hours as painless as it could be, and as usual, my darling Lyn, who puts everybody before herself, and whose sacrifices this year really were sacrificial. The burden shall not be so great in 2013, I promise. 13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? In the wider world, the National Rifle Association in the USA, whose response to the latest gunning down of innocent schoolchildren showed a vile and reprehensible lack of basic humanity and love for the very citizens their existence is not only predicated upon but, in its purest form, happens only in order to serve in times of national emergency. They skirt perilously close to advocating the armed assassination of their own country's citizens, and egregiously close to the behaviour of a terrorist organisation. It's time they were disbanded, burned to the ground, and a new, saner organisation erected on their bones. On a level much closer to home, the grandfather who lives less than fifty kilometres away and simply sent his grandchildren envelopes with money in them for birthdays and Christmas, and who left one of his grandchildrens' names off the Christmas card, hardly covered himself in glory. That's one slow decline in relationships that's about to slip right underneath the radar. 14. Where did most of your money go? Restoring some lifestyle we'd been missing, and more recently, paint. Oh, and Lyn and the kids finally badgered me once to often about getting a dog, and now they've got one. As far as I can tell he eats money and shits happiness for my kids, so he gets to stay another year. 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? The Hobbit movie, especially as I am father to an 8 year old who decided to read the book for himself this year and then totally lost his shit when he started watching the trailers. I've been an uncritical Tolkein fan since I was his age: Sue me. 16. What song will always remind you of 2012? No one song, really. Musically I had a rather disappointing year. I always try to discover one new band that excites me, but this year I couldn't find one. The closest I got was a song by Gotye and a couple of distracted listens to Florence & The Machine: amazing voice, but I lacked the time to really explore it. 17. Compared to this time last year, are you: i. happier or sadder? ii. thinner or fatter? iii. richer or poorer? Even-keeled, muuuuuuuch fatter, slightly richer in material goods but battening down for a period of proper, grown-up belt-tightening. And, I should mention, fucking exhausted! I can't remember ever feeling so tired, so often for so long. 18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Achieving a decent work-life balance. It tilted a bit too much this year. 19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Working Saturdays, missing my kids' assemblies, flaking out exhausted in front of Foxtel of an evening and letting it all wash over me and my beer/cider/moscato. 20. How did you spend Christmas? Cooked the family a slap-up breakfast, did the presents thang, then lay on the bed with my Christmas books and my winter cider and me beloved wife while the Bigguns went off to their dad's for lunch and sleeping over and the littlies went to their grandparents for lunch and more presents and sleeping over. 21. Who did you meet for the first time? My new offsider at work, the lovely Donna, and quite a few Facebook friends and Goodreads buddies, most notably the esteemed Brian M. Logan, who I'm counselling through a sad, tragic addiction to a plastic football club. I also met, for the first time in the flesh, those splendid fellows Daniel Simpson and Anthony Panegyres at the KSP SF Mini-con (well, okay, I'd met Daniel before, but this was a proper, full-on, hail-fellow kinda meeting) 22. Did you fall in love in 2012? I did, with the T-Rex Master 8 got in his giant Lego kit for Christmas. But the little bugger won't share. As always, of course, I am gushingly and diabetes-inducingly in love with my beautiful and wonderful wife, the Luscious Lyn. 23. What was your favourite TV program? Again, nothing really jumps out, and this is probably a reflection of the year as a whole: a lot of stuff was absorbed/watched/listened to, but very little made any sort of lasting impression. Recently, the kids have discovered Monty Python's Flying Circus, especially Miss 11, so I'm getting great enjoyment watching it with them, but largely because I'm watching them watching it. Mock the Week and Russell Howard's Good Week were the two comedy panel/variety style shows that had me rocking back in my chair roaring every week. They'll be the ones I'll be scrabbling to pick up in iView or similar now we've finally cut the Foxtel umbilical. 24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No, not at all. I had a largely hate-free year. 25. What was the best book you read? Red Country by Joe Abercrombie. Demoralisingly, Abercrombie does an enormous amount of what I'd like to do as a writer, only better, deeper, and at a level I not only can't match but at a level I don't think I'm capable of matching. Honourable mention to the Book of the New Sun quadrology by Gene Wolfe, which remains as utterly superb as it always has been, but is beaten back into second place by being a re-read rather than a new one; Pyrotechnicon by Adam Browne, which is a wonderful confection of a novel that lifts and gladdens the heart; and Shriek: An Afterword by Jeff Vandermeer, which is soaringly intelligent, literary, convoluted and decayed all at the same time. I gave all of them 5 star ratings on Goodreads, and if you haven't read any of them, I lend you my heartiest recommendation. Golden Turds for Wolfskin Volume 2 by Warren Ellis, a pointless and boringly stupid thud and blunder graphic novel whose shiny paperstock meant it wasn't even good enough for wiping my arse on, and Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn, a Thieves' World collection edited by Robert Lynn Asprin, although in the latter case the fault was undoubtedly mine for revisiting teenage reading, rather than the book: it is what it is, unashamedly and unapologetically pulpy and slapdash, and it's me that has moved on to more sophisticated fare, not it. If you'd like to read my reviews of these books, some of them are here on the blog (try the 'reviews' link in the cloud) or you can see them on my Goodreads profile. 26. What was your greatest musical discovery? As mentioned above, I bummed out this year. No new music that really gripped me and turned my head. I spent more time in my iPod playlists than in listening to the radio. so I'll go left-field and nominate This Is My Jam, a music-based social media site that I signed up to a couple of months ago, and which I'm hoping will lead me to discover new sounds next year. 27. What was your favourite film of this year? Yeah, it was The Avengers. Loved it. Loved it with a giggling, bouncing fanboy love. Loved it with my kids next to me loving it, loved it again with just my wife, loved it all over again on DVD. Love love love. Yes, I'm a big stupid superhero spectacle loving fanboy. Bite me. Honourable mentions to Seven Psychopaths, the downright funniest and don't-give-a-shittingnest movie of the year, with Christopher Walken delivering the single best one word line in all of cinema. And a telemovie called Holy Flying Circus, about the reception given to Monty Python's Life of Brian and the stitching up of the Pythons by the talk show Friday Night, Saturday Morning, which managed to be affectionate, dispassionate, intelligent and fantastical in turn, as well as damned funny in its own right, and was an exceptional piece of small screen film-making. The Polar Express Award for Making Me Want to Stab My Own Eyes Out went to Prometheus, a film so god-awful bad I actually had blocked it when I wrote the first draft of this review and only remembered it when I took Lyn to the DVd store this evening to find something to watch, a film so bad it could only make Grant Watson happy because now Alien 3 is nowhere near the worst Alien movie ever made: Prometheus is so bad it's the three worst Alien movies ever made. Dishonourary stabs in the eye to Dark Shadows, the first movie ever to make me wish Johnny Depp would just stop, take a deep breath, and stop (thankfully, if he really is playing Tonto in a new Lone Ranger movie, my practice at wishing he would just stop should not go to waste), and reinforced my wish that Tim Burton would Just. Fucking. Stop! and Total Recall, a movie in which Colin Farrell-- an actor I have a bit of time for-- acted like a man possessed, but couldn't stop this most idiotic of remakes putting the 'stupid' in What The Fuck Did I Shell Out Good Australian Dollars for This Stupid Piece of Shit? 28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 42, and spent the day at home with my family constantly telling me I wasn't allowed to do anything, just sit back and enjoy my day. So I did :) 29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Greater satisfaction. 30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012? Falling-to-bits because I'd rather make sure the kids had decent kit. 31. What kept you sane? Lyn, the kids, writing, cider. 32. What political issue stirred you the most? The Newtown school shooting. 33. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012. Many years ago I set myself the goal of being a full-time writer by the time I was 45. I might not reach it by that age, but it remains a goal most devoutly wished. 34. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. Dear sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write, will you take a look? Paperback Writer, the Beatles. Labels: year in review Review: Red Country Red Country by Joe Abercrombie A stunning novel, deceptive in its slow pace as it is that very pace which builds and builds and builds tension and danger in every-thickening layers. It's a frontier western story dressed as a fantasy: thick with dust, shit, sweat and spit, populated by characters at once familiar to both genres but, again, accreted with such deep personalities over the passage of the book that they lodge under the reader's skin and stick there. I was utterly absorbed from beginning to end. Easily my book of 2012. THUMBNAIL THURSDAY IS ALIVE, I TELL YOU, ALIVE! I don't have anything profound to say about this one. Indeed, I don't think it's terribly profound itself. But anyone who's ever been in the garage, or kitchen, or garden, while a parent works away, seemingly oblivious to their presence, may recognise something in it. I'm watching you, Igor. Labels: Thumbnail Thursday THUMBNAIL THURSDAY GETS ALL FESTIVE ON YOUR ARSE Christmas is one of those subjects that makes ripe pickings for a cartoonist. So to say Happy Robanukah to y'all, and because I plan to spend actual Presentapalooza Day liying under the table half-cut singing rude songs about your Nanna, here's a couple from the vaults, a day early: ...and a bicycle and an Action Man Mountain Ranger and a Godzilla Rampage game... you know, you're a lot easier to talk to than Santa... and a bow and arrow set and a swimming pool and... Labels: christmas, Thumbnail Thursday THUMBNAIL THURSDAY HAS SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL I'm not sure what disturbs me more about this one: that Satan, the Lord of Flies, Master of Lies, the Great Enemy, the anti-Christ himself, is afraid of a couple of drunk bikers with baseball bats, or the fact that he appears to have a Prince Valiant hairdo. Review: Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunter S. Thompson Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunter S. Thompson by Hunter S. Thompson I've never been drawn into the cult of Hunter Thompson: I've been aware of him, in a rough "he wrote that and that" kind of way, without being intimately familiar with the building blocks of his reputation. From that point of view, this chronologically-arranged collection of interviews certainly helped me to pin down the significant events in the creation of the myth surrounding him. However, the more I read, the more I felt seeds of suspicion begin to burrow: those famous incidents-- his time with the Hell's Angels, talking football with Nixon, on the trail with successive Presidential candidates in the 70s-- get trotted out again, and again, and again, at every opportunity, and each time they sound a little more misty-eyed, a little more lacking in centrality: despite himself, Thompson ends up sounding like one of those old-time war veterans who reveal just how peripheral they were to the main thrust of events-- the stores clerk whose anecdotes place him on the shores at Omaha Beach, but show that he arrived long after the fighting had moved on. And there's another accidental revelation in placing so much of Thompson's direct interactions with interviewers in so enclosed a space: the sudden understanding, halfway through, that the man himself is something of an intellectual coward. Time and again he launches into an outrageous exclamation, only to duck and weave away from it when challenged in any sort of meaningful way. This is especially apparent in transcripts of talks he gives to gatherings of students, which more often than not degenerate into pantomime performances where he pretends not to hear questions, accuses his inquisitor of stupidity or misunderstanding, and otherwise bends himself in knots trying to avoid justifying his statements. Not, perhaps, quite so noticeable at the live event, but clear as crystal when laid out in type. None of it makes Thompson any less fascinating a study: if anything, this lifelong adherence to weasel logic and continued refusal to accept responsibility for his statements enhances the interest in his character, because it quickly becomes apparent that Thompson has a couple of golden moments early in his career and is able to parlay them into a long, slow, gently declining reputation that sustains him far longer than it might otherwise have done. And the ways in which he manages to sustain his time in the limelight through increasingly shrill and desperate proclamations makes for compulsive reading, until the inevitable relief when reaching the end of the book and having it, finally, all end. THE ROAD TO THUMBNAIL THURSDAY Influences shine through: looking at this one I can see how much I was hoping to emulate Crum's classic hippo cartoon. But the whole thing ends up feeling like a 'The Road to...' movie. Or maybe that's just me. Either way, penguins on a camel? Comedy gold. THE NEXT BIG NEXT BIG THING COMING UP NEXT. AND IT'S BIG. AND NEXT. AND A THING... So, having been tagged for the last Next Big Thing and duly completing ten questions about Marching Dead, I was tagged by the deeply sexy Jason Nahrung, and declined him, because I had nothing else to talk about. Then I finished Father Muerte & The Divine, just before I was tagged by the equally sexy Rowena Cory Daniells. So here I am, talking about that book, too: What is the working title of your next book? Father Muerte and the Divine. Where did the idea of your book come from? I've explored the character of Father Muerte in four previous short stories: Father Muerte & The Theft (Aurealis 29); Father Muerte & The Rain (Aurealis 33/34/35 triple issue); Father Muerte & the Flesh (Aurealis 36) and Father Muerte & The Joy of Warfare (Aurealis 37). I've received a lot of feedback from readers wanting to know more about the character's background, and wanting to see him interact with a larger story, so it was a good chance to go back into his past and expand upon the scope of his mystery, especially as I had a couple of breaks in my writing calendar where I could spend a goodly amount of time working on the story. Definitely fantasy, but more towards the Urban end of the spectrum rather than the epic. Except it takes place in a seaside town that may or may not exist. Is there such a thing as Holiday Village Fantasy? If you found yourself in a lift with a movie director you admire and you had the chance to pitch your book to them, what would you say? Now you've finished the Corpse-Rat King movie, Mister Gilliam, do you fancy a read of this one? Every writer dreams of their book being turned into a movie or TV series like Game of Thrones: if this happened to your work, which actors would you choose to play your characters? Like Game of Thrones? Do I have to? Sorry fans, but I couldn't get past episode three. I don't care how much you gussy it up, I can spot a soap opera when I see one. However, when it comes to characters, I rarely picture a known face upon them. Occasionally, if I want a characters to continue to act in a certain way I'll try it out-- Captain Bomthe from the Corpse-Rat King was lightly modelled on Bill Nighy's 'uptight' character. But not with these charatcers: I've been working with them, on and off, for a decade now. They have their own faces. Love. I love Muerte, Henri and Benito. There's a small core of readers who love the stories and keep nagging me for another one. And I loved the idea of doing something really spectacular with what had come before: this is the fifth instalment of the narrative, so I had some history to play with. How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript? It was written in two bursts of about a month each, a year apart. the first half was written whilst I was waiting for the Angry Robot Open Submission period was grinding its way to a conclusion, and then I had to drop it when they picked up CRK. Once I'd delivered Marching Dead it was just about time to start this year's nanowrimo, and there I was with a novel needing roughly 50 000 words to finish it... What other books would you compare this book to within your genre? I'm not sure. If anything, it probably sits-- in my mental image of it, at least-- closest to those convoluted Grant Morrison 'everything's an illusion and a conspiracy and all your paranoias are just silly. And correct.' comic book series, with a faint hint of Gaiman's 'Seasons of Mist'. But that's not really it, either. It's just, I dunno, weird. And cool. And there's sort of a Keith Laumer oddness to it, and a China Meiville Gothic urban-ness, and a rollicking Bester tongue-in-cheekness, and half the documentaries I've watched in the last six years contributed, and then there's some stuff that's probably just me having a mental seizure.... maybe I'm not the best person to answer this question. When will your book be available? I expect to deliver the synopses and 5 chapter package to SuperAgent Rich in the next couple of weeks, and then the rest is up to him. What else about your book might pique the reader's interest? Time-travelling Benito Mussolinis, a colony of hyper-intelligent dinosaur ghosts, live human skinning, the fall of Satan, Maxwell's Demon, the Red Baron's fetish for post-World War I biplanes, coelacanths, pareidolia, bit-culling souls, molybdomancy... what's not to love? Keen-eyed readers will note that I haven't tagged five authors to continue the meme onwards. That's because every author I know has done the damn thing and it's all getting rather circular and incestuous. Consider me your cul-de-sac for the day. Labels: Father Muerte, Next Big Thing SEXY, DEAD, AND RATHER ORANGE Fiends, ravens, condiments, let me humbly unveil what is, in my utterly objective and unbiased opinion, simply the goddamn prettiest book cover in the history of the entire Universe. The Marching Dead will be out in March 2013 from Angry Robot Books, and features the return of Marius dos Hellespont and Gerd, reluctant heroes of The Corpse-Rat King, as well as Granny, Keth, an undead dominatrix, psycho-killer warrior nun skeletons, smugglers, naked troglodyte cannibals, an underground nunnery, and the word 'fuck' 71 times. Can't wait now, can you? Labels: Marching Dead THUMBNAIL THURSDAY So here we are, at the second Thumbnail Thursday, and this time on a Thursday! I've flirted with being a cartoonist several times over the years, and even placed a few here and there, but it's slowly become apparent to me that I lack the drawing skill to make any kind of ongoing income from it, and the time it would take me to learn those skills is better put towards advancing my writing career, as I at least have some sort of foothold on the lower slopes of that particular mountain. However, i still have a couple of hundred thumbnails that I've scribbled down over the years, some of them in rather nice notebooks indeed as I've taken the hobby more or less seriously at that particular moment. Some may be funny only to me. Some may need a little bit of explanation. But what the heck: you;d rather I was a complex, multi-layered fellow than one who simply trots out a never-ending succession of innuendos and nob gags, wouldn't you? You wouldn't? Shut up and have a cartoon.... Cavemen and cave art seem to crop up regularly, along with a couple of other themes (You should see how many times I riff on 'we should see other people'). Either I'm harking back to a simpler, happier time, or people crouched in caves chewing on bones is inherently funny. Or I'm lazy. And I should probably gloat slightly: 95 676 words later, Father Muerte & The Divine is finished. December will be spent editing, polishing, writing the synopsis and sending the sales package to SuperAgent Rich. But it is, in all intents and purposes, finished. Two novels written this year. That's what I'd call a decent start. Labels: Father Muerte Review: Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller A helter-skelter follow up to the seminal Batman revival 'The dark Knight Returns' that places much more accent on colour and spectacle and gives air-time to updated supporting characters, most notably a brilliantly effective Ray Palmer and Barry Allen, not to mention arguably the best portrayal of Plastic Man committed to ink in, well, just about ever. There's a lot of cynical, self-aware fun in this volume, although Miller packs too much in to satisfy three issues-- I would have liked to have seen some of the supporting threads teased out into fuller narratives, particularly the 'Joker hero-killer' subplot that is resolved far too easily after the main action ceases. And, of course, Miller's jail-bait fantasies are never too far away, and surface ickily right at the end, but that's what you get with Miller these days, so it's not unexpected. It's messy, chaotic, and doesn't, in the end, fulfil its potential, but I still come back to this every now and again just for the sheer, anarchic fun of it all. And Plas. N-OVER-EMBER Agh, finally. Yes, today is officially the second day of the following month, but for us, with the last of Erin's friends having just left from her birthday sleepover, November is finally, finally over. November means: Nanowrimo. I acted as ML for my region for the third year, as well as working on Father Muerte & the Divine, for which I wrote a shade over 43 000 words, and completed. I topped up the other 6 000 and a bit words by beginning The Sin-Eater's Lonely Children, working on the Muerte synopses, and various associated fiction tasks. The Day Job's Literary Month, involving organising and running a five hour writing marathon on a Saturday night complete with guest speakers and a metric fuckload of giveways; the awards presentation for the City's short story competition on a Tuesday night; and a two hour seminar by Dr Helen Merrick on the following evening. All within a week of each other. Three birthdays: mine, Connor's, and Erin's. Connor and Erin had a birthday party each. On the same day. At two different locations. Never. Bloody. Again. Nnovvember. My first attempt at contributing to this mass Lego community initiative, to build a Vic Viper model to help commemorate the passing of popular builder and AFOL Nate 'nnenn' Neilson. All this on top of the usual writing work, day job work, family commitments, swimming lessons, preparing the house for sale, blah blah etcetera and so forth. I'm buggered. BUT: I have a completed novel, two happy kids, new Lego for myself, no more work events for the rest of the year, and the first Lego MOC I've built that I think matches up to the rest of the Flickr stream, so we'll call it a draw and now I'm going back to bed. And because I promised, here are the pictures of the finished Viper. From the rear, showing greebles and biplane wings Side view, showing twin forward pods, and the connection between hull and engine, which... ...rotates. And the underside, with all the transparent goodness and weapony-looking bits. Comin' atcha! Labels: birthday, Father Muerte, Lego, nanowrimo, nnovvember Review: Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunt... THE NEXT BIG NEXT BIG THING COMING UP NEXT. AND IT...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line38
__label__cc	0.544046	0.455954	alexander miller / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review by · June 15, 2019 The major draw of Hampstead is its stars, Diane Keaton and Brendon Gleeson. The rest of the cast is added incentive, seeing as it’s a rounded collective of British actors. There’s Lesley Manville, James Norton, Phil Davis and none other than Simon Callow. The trailers and promotional material peripheral to the film sell it as a meet-cute rom-com with a slight fish-out-of-water angle with Keaton’s American character being in an English setting. Hampstead is based on the true story of Harry Hallowes, an Irish native who found his way to living in a makeshift squat in London’s Hampstead Heath area and who came into legal trouble when property developers tried to evict him. This story gained some traction in the press, and Hallowes became “Britain’s Richest Tramp,” also known as “Harry the Hermit.” This story is shaped into a limp screenplay by Robert Festinger brought in to motion by director Joel Hopkins. From the outset, Hampstead seems like a harmless bit of tripe, a trifle of a rom-com that is neither bad nor good, it just is. But after so many predictable segues, tiresome quips and familiar narrative beats, the film’s cumulative effect devolves from tolerable to grating. Starting off, we get the rigamarole with Keaton’s Emily Walters, a widow living a seemingly happy life in the gorgeous, titular London village. Despite the nice apartment, gaggle of friends, handsome, well adjusted grown son, she’s miserable and, thanks to her late husband, is deeply in debt. It’s almost like Emily is in a rut and needs a spark of inspiration to stimulate her from this unfulfilled juncture in life. Who or what could that be? Maybe the rugged, self-styled loner who lives on the outskirts of town? The proverbial writing is on the wall here. Conventions exist for a reason but Hampstead takes the inevitable meet-cute scenario of the seemingly mismatched duo and drags it (and us) through a seemingly never-ending slew of red herrings and false starts furnished with yawn-inducing dialogue that’s monotonous at best. Keaton’s ample screen time feels like script padding. While she’s naturally charismatic, her character is thoroughly uninteresting. It’s as if the creators didn’t have much interest in her to begin with. She’s a faux bourgeois and the story isn’t much more than the worn trope of the “bored wealthy white person looking for more” narrative. Despite being a little sexist, it’s also thoroughly dull and entitled. So her interest in the grizzled Gleeson and her taking up his cause feel like nothing more than slumming it up for lack of having anything better to do. Meanwhile, Gleeson’s Donald Horner is just as droopy. The character is a cipher of one-dimensional sarcasm and comes off as nothing more than a glorified tramp. Horner doesn’t stand for anything. He’s not suffering from an affliction or anything along those lines so, at the end of the of the experience, the film isn’t saying much of anything. The David and Goliath variation is abandoned for a snooze-inducing ferry into a world that is better left undiscovered. Hampstead could be an exciting movie but it defaults to transparent tropes and one-dimensional methods of delivery that will leave you wondering why you didn’t invest your time more wisely. From the outset, Hampstead is advertised as a superfluous offering but the truth is it sells its territory as this faux utopian vision that is dopey and finally disrespectful if you consider the current population of people who do live on the outskirts of urban development, punished by the ramifications of progress. Instead of an object lesson, Donald is a mere vehicle for cookie cutter liberal rhetoric, as if that compensates for the lack of impact and circumstance that the film openly ignores in favor of a transparent love story that is practically nonexistent. Before diving into the middling affair that was Hampstead, I couldn’t help but wonder why this title has such an odd timeline in terms of production and release. It wouldn’t be such a shock if yet another banal romantic comedy sat on the shelves for some time but it went into production in 2016 and, by June 23rd, 2017, was released in the UK. This might be speculation but one of the film’s producers, Harvey Weinstein, was very publicly attached to Hampstead and, four months after its UK release, was levied with a notorious number of sexual assault allegations. Or is Hampstead just so uninspired that the public is blind to the fact that a movie is attached to one of Hollywood’s most infamous perverts two years removed from the inception of the scandal? 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__label__wiki	0.530312	0.530312	What the Bears Draft Picks Tell Us about the 2014 Defense and Other Points of View Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune interviews current LSU and former Bears defensive line coach Brick Haley about second round pick Ego Ferguson: “Q: Does he project as a nose tackle in this defense in your opinion? “BH: “I would think so. I am not sure what they are going to do. I think he can be a three-technique. He can do them both, and that is one of the good things about him.” The key word used to describe almost every Bears pick in this draft was “versatility”. When describing Bears first round pick Kyle Fuller general manager Phil Emery used the word at least three times in less than 20 minutes. Area scout Jay Muraco emphasized it. As if it was all part of a script, even Fuller’s college coach, Torrian Gray, used it and Fuller himself used the term at least twice in describing himself. The choice of Ferguson has important implications in terms of what kind of defense we can expect to see from the Bears this year. Most people understand how versatility would be important when choosing a defensive back. But it isn’t as obvious when considering a defensive lineman. The fact that Ferguson can play both inside and outside is important. Ferguson himself said that the Bears asked him if he could play a two technique tackle, where he would line up directly over a guard rather than in a gap, leading to the idea that the Bears will play some two gap fronts. When examined within the context of what the Bears may have planned for this year, the Ferguson pick makes a lot of sense. In fact, in contrast to what most members of the media seem to think, the real surprise came when the Bears took defensive tackle Will Sutton in the next round. Sutton is a tad undersized and promises to be a bit more of a one trick pony as strictly a three technique tackle, though I could even see him as an end in a three man front if it came down to it. In any case, its now evident that the Bears aren’t kidding around when they say they want to show a variety of defensive looks this year from game to game and from series to series. Its not just words now. Their actions via their draft picks back them up every step of the way. The description of seventh round pick Dan Leno from the Chicago Sun-Times goes a long way towards explaining why the Bears valued him: “Long-armed, athletic project for Aaron Kromer projected as a versatile backup — at tackle, guard or center — but also has the ability to be more than that in the right situation. Started at RT as a sophomore and LT as a junior and senior. Blocked a FG last season.” Once again, that word “versatile” is used. Dan Wiederer at the Chicago Tribune had this to say: “As for Leno, he may face an uphill climb to make the roster. Both of the Bears starting offensive tackles Jermon Bushrod and Jordan Mills figure to be longer-term answers. Other tackles currently under contract include Eben Britton, Joe Long, Rogers Gaines and James Brown.” I’m not entirely sure Wiederer is correct here. Jordan Mills was at best an adequate right tackle. Its true, you don’t draft a guy in the seventh round expecting him to start. But I, personally, wouldn’t be surprised to see Mills challenged and there’s nothing that I can see that says this guy can’t do it. I thought the interview the Tribune’s Rich Campbell did with Ka’Deem Carey’s college coach, Calvin Magee, was insightful: “Q: Why is he so hard to tackle? “CM: First of all, he runs with a passion. He runs hungry. He runs like he’s angry. He don’t like being tackled. (Laughs) He’s a studier of the game. He understands angles, and he uses that. His preparation is just top notch.” Carey isn’t fast but he looks to me like the kind of guy who has a lot of potential to succeed in the NFL. I strongly suspect that the reason he’s so tough to bring down is his low center of gravity. Shorter, stronger running backs like him are like bowling balls. Its going to be fun to watch him play. Campbell and Wiederer also addressed sixth round pick, quarterback David Fales: “Phil Emery on May 1 said he didn’t believe in drafting a late-round quarterback with the intent to eventually plan for him to be a starter. But Emery also has said he doesn’t like drafting players with a ceiling. Time will tell which applies best to Fales.“ I would say it’s almost certainly both. The Bears probably had a much higher grade on Fales than the sixth round. They, of course, have no intention of having Fales or anyone else supplant starter Jay Cutler but that doesn’t mean Fales couldn’t develop into a starter quality quarterback. As long as there are bad NFL teams, there will always be quarterback hungry NFL teams. The Bears could develop Fales, have him shine in the back up role, then trade him for value later as the Packers have been known to do for years.. And finally, scouting punters doesn’t sound like rocket science. Emery via Wiederer and Campbell: “When you first start scouting, all you’re told is look for the big leg, look for the tall guys, look for the guys where the ball really comes off the foot. And that’s what Patrick [O’Donnell is] all about. “ Maybe people like you and I could do it after all… Posted on May 11, 2014 May 11, 2014 Author Tom ShannonCategories Chicago Bears Previous Previous post: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Obviously Thrilled to Be a Packer Next Next post: Bears Roster Moves Likely Still Aren’t Over	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line43
__label__cc	0.519165	0.480835	Bhagat Singh birth anniversary celebration in Lahore-Greetings http://criticalppp.com/archives/229053 Message to the Participants of the Birthday Celebration of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Dear Comrades and Friends, On the 105th Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, revolutionary greetings to all workers, peasants, women, youth and progressive intelligentsia of Pakistan. Our heartiest congratulations, to all the delegates and members of the Bhagat Singh Memorial Committee for organizing this important event to commemorate the Birthday of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, a great visionary and practioner of revolutionary struggle against British imperialism during our common freedom struggle. Bhagat Singh was born at village Banga, District Layallpur ( Presently Faislabad in Pakistan) in the year 1907. He studied at Lahore and started his political struggle from the very soil of the city of Lahore. His martyrdom was also in Lahore on 23rd March 1931. Lahore remained an important centre for his revolutionary activities. So today’s celebration in Lahore is an appropriate historical event. The organizers and the members present in the celebration are creating a milestone for the continuing anti-imperialist struggle in the South Asian region. This initiative, which has been conceived jointly by Pakistani and Indian comrades, who are working for the rights and dignity of the most marginalized sections, in this poorest region of the World. We strongly believe that today’s event will usher in a new political era in our common struggle against international capital and its agents operating in the region. Unfortunately the Indian delegation could not be physically present due to non clearance of visa formalities by the Pakistan Government. But we are very much present there with you in mind and spirit. We are committed to continue this process of uniting the radical and progressive forces of South Asian region against the onslaught of international capitalism and their illegal occupation in our space with all sincerity and vigor. Let us celebrate this glorious day with the hope to build up new South Asian People’s democratic nations by driving out the imperialist forces. Bhagat Singh, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Habib Jalib, Hali Panipati, Sohan Singh Josh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, Asfaqulla, Bismil, Bhagawati Charan Vohra, Batukeshwar Dutt, Jatin Das, Kartar Singh Sarabha are our common heritage. They are still living in the memory of our common struggle for independence from British Colonialism and native reactionary forces. They are the symbols of our common struggle and heritage. Thus the celebration of the lives of our heroes is very much a part of our political and cultural struggle for emancipation of the toiling masses of the region. A detailed article on the Bhagat Singh political struggle has already been sent to you all. We would again like to congratulate you all for taking this historic initiative to build up a strong worker, peasant movement against imperialist and feudal forces in South Asia. Inquilab Zindabad Roma, Ashok Choudhoury, Sanjay Garg and Kiranjeet Sandhu (Nephew of Bhagat Singh) (On behalf of Indian Delegation) On 28 September 2012 09:58, Labour Party Pakistan wrote: Dear Prof. Chaman Lal, The whole episode is very frustrating, we all spent a lot of time in the hope that we will get together, However, the colonial bureaucratic set up and prejudice political atmosphere made sure that we are separated from each other on this great occasion. Baghat Singh Memorial Committee is going to protest the government against this non issuance of so-called clearance certificate. The host organisation, Labour Education Foundation on behalf of BSMC received three visits of intelligence agencies to receive information about LEF and those coming to Lahore after we formally launched a letter for all of you to come to Lahore. We even gave profile of each of the 32 Indian friends who were coming for this historic visit. The time and money spent by these intelligence agencies to scrutinise the names of our respected Indian delegates would have better spent on other matters. The thinking of the intelligence agencies about those coming from Pakistan or India that there must be some spies within them had to be condemned in strongest terms. This so called "clearance regime" must come to an end. Each one of the intelligence agency assured us that they are sending the clearance certificate. Apart from one, the two intelligence agencies failed to respond in time as we were told yesterday by a deputy secretary at Ministry of interior in Islamabad. Some of the officers at the ministry suggested that you need a powerful "Safarish" (favours). I am personally totally against such safarishes, We do not want our Indian friends coming to Pakistan to join us on Baghat Singh birthday celebration as a result of "kind heart" of a rich politician. This will be against the message of Baghat Singh in any case. I believe that a political decision has been taken to stop our Indian friends meeting their Left wing brothers and sisters. This expose the so-called new opening of the Pakistan Indian friendship era. The free hand is only for those who are from capitalist class or from Rich newspapers like Jang and Times Of India who have launched Amn Key Ashah. The Amn Key Asha seems to be an elitist club who have no priority of ordinary Indians and Pakistanis. We will do our best to expose this attitude towards us by the government of Pakistan. We condemn this action in strongest terms. We are going ahead with Baghat Singh birthday celebrations in Lahore today as planned with a heavy heart that you are not with us. Hope we meet some day on this day, next year, a year after, and this will be tradition in Pakistan from now on. Baghat Singh is from all of us, he is our hero and his days will be celebrated as our Indian progressive radical friends do with full zeal. Farooq Tariq Labour Party Pakistan 1/7 Street 7, Mohammed Nagar, Allama Iqbal Road, Lahore, Pakistan tel: 00 92 42 36315162www.laborpakistan.org From: Chaman Lal To: farooq tariq ; Farooq Tariq Socialist Pakistan News (SPN) Cc: Ashok Chowdhury ; Roma Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 8:27 PMSubject: Greetings on Bhagat Singh birth anniversary Dear Comrade Farooq, We waited till 5.30 pm at Pakistan High Commission with officials, which otherwise were very courteous to get visa.Their regret was relating to non receipt of clearance from interior ministry of Pakistan. Though it has been frustrating for all of us, who were having high hopes to attend this historic event in Lahore, yet we wish to greet all the participants of this event. Bhagat Singh, in words of famous Pakistani Urdu writer-'is the biggest martyr of Pakistan'! And we share this sentiment and accept that he belongs to not only India and Pakistan, but whole of South Asia and also to all the oppressed and struggling masses of the world. He is as inspiring as Che Guevara from South America. Both Bhagat Singh and Che Guevara represent the strongest anti colonial anti imperialist struggle of the world working classes and other toiling masses. Born in chak no. 105, Lyallpur Bange, now Faislabad, studied in Lahore and martyred in Lahore, Pakistan can and should take genuine pride in honoring son of its own soil! And I greet all the participants and share their pride.Bhagat Singh was the first South Asian to popularize the slogan-Inqlab Zindabad-Long live revolution and Down with Imperialism-samrajyavad ka naash ho..I hope these slogans will reverberate the 28th September event! I had collected ten copies of documentary -'Inqlab', made on the life of Bhagat Singh by Gauhar Raza and also 50 copies of Bhagat Singh ke Syasi Dastavez- book in Urdu, but these like us could not make to Lahore! But I wish and hope at this moment organizers and activists can distribute following material in Urdu- 1. Bhagat Singh di Ghori-published in 1932 from Lahore in Persian script Punjabi 2.Bhagat Singh ka Inqlabi samar-my article in Urdu translation, published by Irtqa-44 from Karachi 3.Bhagat Singh-Pakistan ke sabse bade Shaheed-Zahida Hina-irtqa-same 4. Main Nastik Kyon han-published in Punjabi-Persian script by Pancham -Lahore 5. Bhagat Singh aur unke comrade-Sibte Rizvi reprinted in Pakistan recently 6. Some books by Ahmad Salim-Kehdi Man ne Bhagat Singh Jammia-Punjabi poems Links to some articles: http://bhagatsinghstudy.blogspot.in/2011/01/hindu-article-on-my-new-book-on-bhagat.html http://bhagatsinghstudy.blogspot.in/2010/12/visit-to-bhagat-singh-birth-place-by.html http://bhagatsinghstudy.blogspot.in/2010/02/bhagat-singh-special-irtaqa-44-karachi.html http://bhagatsinghstudy.blogspot.in/2010/01/urdu-translation-of-my-article-on.html http://bhagatsinghstudy.blogspot.in/2010/01/ghori-shaheed-bhagat-singh-sung-in.html http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/10833/bhagat-singh-the-intellectual/ Posted by Chaman Lal at 14:23 3 comments: The Hindu : Arts / Books : The discreet charm of the revolutionary	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line46
__label__wiki	0.781498	0.781498	HomeDFW Pro TeamsDallas StarsDallas Stars Preview: Is it Still Safe to Drink the Kool-Aid? Dallas Stars Preview: Is it Still Safe to Drink the Kool-Aid? October 4, 2018 Dallas Stars, Featured, NHL Hockey, Sports Successful preseason, now we are burning to know how this Stars team will do over a full season. A preview and my feelings going into the season. Photo Courtesy: Michael Kolch By Stephen Elliott Smell that hope and optimism in that pitcher of flavory sugary drink? The bulk of the ingredients still coming from the top consisting of Benn and Seguin. Add a new coach with a new order of business mixed in with some new faces and you have something stirring. You know you have something, but how good can it be? You can go in circles until you are dizzy trying to predict Dallas Stars’ seasons in recent years. You thought adding a Stanley Cup winning coach, another electric offensive player and a consistent goaltender would extend the 2017-2018 team past the regular season. You thought when that team had 76 points with a little more than a month left that summer hockey in Texas was inevitable. But after 82 games, general manager Jim Nill was left trying to answer a familiar question: What does this team need to do to be a playoff team? It starts with Jim Montgomery. The head man at the University of Denver gets his chance to bring his high octane offensive attack to the NHL. We have already seen flashes of how successful it can be in the preseason. Nill and the Stars are hoping this will free up the young legs on this team that will help contribute to much needed secondary scoring suspect from last season. What we saw from last season Alexander Radulov is awesome. The former KHL star worked seamlessly with Seguin and Benn as the first line and top power-play unit. While his 72 points were impressive, it does not paint the full picture of his game. His speed, aggressiveness and puck control suffocated opponents and freed up teammates around him. You feel his impact as soon as he steps onto the ice. Here’s just some of his many great moments from last season. Bringing Ben Bishop to the team added consistency between the pipes. He allowed just under two and half goals per game and a .912 save percentage, which meant most nights he gave the Stars offense a chance. Bishop presence never felt more prominent when he was removed from the lineup. Bishop missed most of last year’s record losing streak due to injury and the Stars felt the absence of their big goaltender. What we will see this season We should expect better things from Jason Spezza. It is safe to say he did not jell with Ken Hitchcock. The 35-year-old veteran saw possibly his worst season as a professional hockey player. In 78 games he managed to tally just eight goals and a grand total of 26 points. Compare that to his 50-point season in ten fewer games the year before and you have to expect an improvement. Surely father time has not caught up that quick, right? Well we did not get Erik Karlsson so expect a heavy dose of the kid Miro Heiskanen on the blue line. The 19-year-old from Finland knew the call up would come when the Stars selected him third overall in 2017’s draft. He is being praised as one of the next best two-way defensemen and a perfect fit for Montgomery’s up-tempo system. But the biggest test will be how the legs last over the course of an entire season. The biggest sigh of relief from the offseason has to be the contract extension of Tyler Seguin. You can still count on the rare chance of seeing him in the Dallas night life until at least eight more years as Seguin’s $78.8 million contract runs through the 2026-2027 season. The biggest thing it avoids is having this hang over the team throughout the season. Seguin can now focus on attributing to wins and Jim Nill can dodge lingering questions about his star centerman’s future status. Let the games play out I have never gone into a Stars season so indecisive about how this team could end up. There are questions that will not get answered until games unfold. How’s the Montgomery system going to look over an 82 game season? What contribution are we getting from secondary guys? Is goaltender depth solved? What are we getting from Val Nichushkin? Maybe it is the homer fan in me or my optimistic personality, but I still expect a Seguin-Benn led team to make the playoffs. However it would not be inconceivable to find out that this team is still a season away. Upcoming Schedule – All Times Central 10/4 vs Coyotes 7:30 p.m. 10/6 vs Jets 6:00 p.m. 10/9 vs Maple Leafs 7:30 p.m. 10/13 vs Ducks 7:00 p.m. Jim Montgomery Denver Broncos vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Preview JAG Metals Signs Multi-Year Deal as Title Sponsor of TMS Fall NASCAR Truck Series A Night to Reminisce with Wilco	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line49
__label__wiki	0.504772	0.504772	A decade of Dockett Posted by Darren Urban on March 5, 2015 – 9:15 am I guess March 5th is a day that will live in Cardinals’ infamy, huh? At least when it comes to two of the bigger names on the Super Bowl team. It was on March 5 that Anquan Boldin was traded to the Ravens in 2010. And it was on March 5 — today — that Darnell Dockett chose to sign with the 49ers (and coincidentally, current 49ers Boldin) and not return to the Cards. The emotions are pouring out as I write this, my Twitter feed blowing up with fans angry at the team for letting Dockett get away (not as many) or at Dockett for signing with an NFC West rival (the vast majority). They are mad he seemed to make a decision based on money after chiding Karlos Dansby for doing the same last offseason. (Later Thursday, Dockett said the two situations between he and Dansby were “night and day.”) I’ll say this on the latter — Darnell said many, many things in his decade-plus with the Cards. Heck, he tweeted in 2010 (from his old Twitter account) that he’d play for less money to go to the Seahawks than play for the 49ers should the Cardinals let him go. Obviously, things have changed. From my perspective, you cannot blame Dockett. He wanted the most money with his career coming to an end and him turning 34 in May. That’s the direction he decided to go. Perhaps getting cut stung Dockett enough, but in the end, this just feels like it was about cold, hard cash, and when you are still young in life terms, it’s hard to blame a guy for that. It’s why the Dansby criticism didn’t make much sense — I remember at the time thinking it could come back to haunt Dockett this offseason, because of exactly this. Jim Trotter of ESPN, who texted with Dockett, also said it was about “disrespect” of the Cards’ contract offer. Knowing how Dockett reacts to many things, that kind of blowback isn’t surprising either. But we can parse this forever. Bottom line, Dockett is not coming back to the Cardinals. The Cardinals knew this could happen. Multiple reports say Dockett gave the Cards a chance to match the offer, but it doesn’t surprise me the Cards didn’t. They had the number at which they valued Dockett for 2015 given his age and knee injury. None of this, however, should impact how Dockett’s career in Arizona is viewed. By any measure Dockett was an excellent draft pick and when you point out he was a third-round pick, it makes it an even better selection. So many guys talk about making teams regret passing them in the draft when they go in later rounds. Dockett said that, and he backed it up. He was an emotional tornado. Sure, that got him into hot water at times on the field, and when mixed with social media and Twitter, it caused a headache or two within the Cardinals’ facility. In his heyday, he could be dominant. His performance in the Super Bowl was MVP-worthy, getting after Ben Roethlisberger as few have. There was little measured about him in the heat of battle, but he was the passion bellwether for the defense. And he was always there. He missed just two games before last season and, more impressively, just 13 practices in 10 years. Dockett was always there, an anchor. But this is what happens with older players in this league. The happy ending is the outlier, like what the Cards are trying to have with Larry Fitzgerald. In this case, Dockett gets his money, and gets his chance to play the Cardinals twice a season. That’ll be interesting, right? Tags: 49ers, Anquan Boldin, Darnell Dockett, Karlos Dansby 67 Responses to “A decade of Dockett” By b on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Enjoy your new team and your fellow team mate (Boldin)…no love loss here! If you were a dedicated Cardinal you would have taken the cut…money doesn’t mean everything. Players like Larry can do it over and over..those are dedicated players to the team. Adios Dockett don’t let the door hit ya!! By Whitey on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply I think it’s incredible that he was able to stay healthy and play at a high level for a decade. As Keim says availability is just as important as ability – just ask Jonathan Cooper, Ryan Williams or Beanie Wells how hard it is to stay healthy in the NFL. He was an intense competitor and learned to be a great emotional leader for this team. He’ll be missed, but I think the team made the right decision and he made the right decision for himself. I don’t fault either and wish him well except when he plays the Cards. By Red C Rider on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Bad Move Nine-O, but I understand. You will be missed, but as much as you can move on without the Red C, the Red C can move on without you. I wish you luck but can’t wish you any team victories. #BIRDGANGFORLIFE. By Patrick Hoog aka Don't Take Losses on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply DD’s reported new SF deal for about same money in AZ (incentives included) but he was unwilling to take performance, health risk and took SF guarantee … that’s a tell. With SF in transition and some turmoil, clearly AZ has better SB shot rhrn, so DD may think he might not be right physically. Maybe DD feels SF grass is greener for SB run, $$ aside, if so, good to have him go. Either way, in the end, maybe its best as much as I would have preferred to see him stay. By Roland on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply As a nineteen year season ticket holder i can understand why 90 is pissed off at the Cards,but as a i bleed red Cards fan i am pissed off 90 is a 9er. Bring it on and crush the 9ers. Go Cards By LadyBird04 on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply First – wish Dockett the best and hope he will be happy. I don’t think he will really be happy there – I think he let his hurt feelings rule his head. Wait until he sees his paycheck after California takes their big cut of it. Also, housing costs in the Bay Area are WAY higher than in the Phoenix area. Don’t know if he’ll actually see more money up there. Will miss seeing him in Cardinal Red and laughing at his antics. Wonder if he’ll bring the gator with him. Ha! Ha! By Andy Kw on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply I think Ed Stinson is ready. If we can sign Vince Wilfork and bring back Tommy Kelly, we will be more than ready. By Eric G on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply You had 28 teams outside the NFC West Dockett, why the whiners? Ugh. Thanks for your years of service to the organization. Check whether those wild animals are legal in SF. By Rich on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply What a big mouth, no integrity having chump! After all the trash he talked about Dansby last year (Chasing the money instead of a ring)… then he does the same but WORSE! At least Dansby didn’t sign with a division rival. No team loyalty whatsoever! Why should a superstar like Fitz restructure his contract for the good of the team and not Dockett? Fitz isn’t the one coming off an entire missed season from a major injury. By Darren Urban on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply RE: Fitz/Dockett Let’s make this clear: If the Cardinals had offered Dockett $22M guaranteed like they did Fitz, he would have been back here in a second. If they had offered him $4M guaranteed he’d have been back. Apples and oranges, and Dockett did what was best for him, as did Fitz. By Lg on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Was mad at KD for going to the browns. He said KD choose money over loyalty but guess what you did the same dam thing. But good luck to you hope it works out for you it’s BIRDGANG FOR LIFE AND WE THE BEST B***H I bleed Cardinal Red, so I “hate” every other team. 🙂 That being said, I wouldn’t be so offended had Dockett not trash talked Dansby for this last year. What a hypocrite! By Scott H on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Hey, I love me some Darnell Dockett for all he has done for the Cardinals as an all-out warrior for the last 10 years. That does not change. And I understand a player at the point in their career where DD is in now in his wanting to do the best thing for themselves, financially, when they are near the end of that career. Could be his last contract. And if it is, you can’t be-grudge him wanting to get the best deal he can. And THAT is exactly the reason why he should have kept his mouth shut about Dansby when HE left last off-season. DD just looks like a TOTAL hypocrite – and a bit of an idiot – now that he is doing the very same thing barely one year later. Whatever. As Darren points out, this has been Double D his whole career – saying what he feels, whether he should or not. I am not really gonna fault the Cardinals here. They made the offer they thought he was worth and they stuck to it. I’ll go with them on their judgement here. But now THEY have to back it up by making sure the void left by Dockett is adequately filled. The scrutiny will be on-going here, based on what the Cardinals do to replace him in their defense AND what DD is able to do for the 49ers. And it ain’t gonna play well with Cardinals fans if DD returns to be a force for an NFC West foe for few years, maybe even having some real nice games against us. But getting back to DD…..I think if he had any real integrity, he would make some kind of statement recognizing that his words about Dansby one year ago were judgemental, they were wrong, and he should apologize for them. You don’t get to blast someone for doing what they do and then do the same thing yourself without getting called on it. He could at least show some accountability for that. If he hasn’t already, I almost wish Karlos Dansby would blast him right back. He has every right and THAT would serve notice to DD that we remember what he said and that he DOES need to be accountable. By Steve . on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply This was the right move by Keim and the Cardinals. Dockett though a leader is not the same player he once was and is not getting any younger. Some of you “nostalgic fans” who keep clamoring for the Cards to hold onto all their aging stars seem to forget that the good teams who win cut their losses and move on quickly. This is the cold hard reality of being a successful football team in that you constantly have to refurbish your squad. I am grateful for Docketts career here and wish him the best(except when the 49ers play us). By Dynosoar on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply So he’s going from being nine-O to being nine-er. (I know I can’t be the first to see this) Will miss having him on our side and am looking forward to who Keim has in mind to replace him with. We know Steve has a plan or the offer would’ve been matched. And the offseason has begun. Enjoy my friends, enjoy. By Manny on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply The sense of betrayal these players must feel is unbelievable. For him to go to the team he always hated so vocally. What a HUGE mistake letting Bowles go. This team is falling apart because of it. Stupid stupid stupid. It all started with the stupidity of giving Peterson that huge contract. They could have spread that money out like in this case. I predict a 7-9 season ahead. Manny — RE: “Letting Bowles go” Letting him go? You do know he was offered a head coaching job and the Cardinals could not prevent him from taking it, right? By Sackman on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply So “SAD” to see him go. No hard feelings, we are all just numbers. Remember everyone is replaceable. Lets talk about the free agent Running Back’s that are out there. Adrian Peterson’s dad said Arizona Cardinals is one of his preferred teams he would consider to go to. Just think Palmer, Fitz, and AP have at least 2 more good years left in them, what a ride that would be! Darren-Would it be wise for us to try to get him? Or would it cost us too much? Sackman — RE: Peterson http://blog.azcardinals.com/2015/02/27/the-notion-of-adrian-peterson/ Darren its not apples and oranges Fitz is younger and is not coming back from a major knee surgery . I would like to think a player like 90 would have more respect for the fans . he knows how much we hate the 9ers and he said he hated them also? ( cheep 90 jersey for sale on ebay) Go Cards By Steve P on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply All I have to say is let’s hope he gets injured before he plays us. He will unleash a fury of hell on us if he doesn’t and you can count on that. By krehbieo14 on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply The Cardinals are committed to moving forward without Dockett. They will continue to try and open up as much cap space as possible. Dockett was a hard worker and good player for years. I wish him all the best and his situation is not comparable to Danby’s at all. The Cards have plans in FA moving forward and I’m excited to see them! All they had to do was offer him more money then the Jets so yes let him go. The Jets suck and will continue to suck. You aren’t going to tell me he would rather be the head coach of a suck team over the defensive coordinator of a great team if money is no issue. RE: Bowles You are going to pay your defensive coordinator $5 million a season? By Warbird on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply I say we sign Iupati. You know Dockett is going to bring it against us, might as well sign the guy who owns him. By BFarrell on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Darren, don’t even waste your time responding to someone who is displays ZERO knowledge. AP or bust! By Brad oneill on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Good luck 9-oh. You will always be birdgang and say hello to that angry man boldin for me, i love what you did for this team and no matter who you play for you will always get a standing ovation from me when you come to the stadium you helped build. By Jacob Hewitt on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply iIwas right yall are wrong i was right about Docket IN yalls face By rod (Eddie Goldman RD1) on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply I’m glad Keim didn’t budge, or budge much because I imagine Dockey came back with a number. Thanks for the years…keep your new locker clean and tidy for us come SB this year baby! By grabling on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply He was paid for a full year without playing a single game. Lack of loyalty to a great institution. By vegas4u2012. on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply The ultimate Hypocrite…he will fit in just fine w/the Whiners!!..More $$ freed up for us to bring in younger talent that’s not a headcase…GO CARDS!!! By georgiebird on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply DD got a nice deal from SF. Can’t blame him. That said, DD doesn’t fit the 3-4 defense that AZ and SF have. SF is looking for an edge. The edge will be gone when AZ picks up a SF cut. I love the way the Cardinals handled the DD situation. p.s.- If DD had gone to a 4-3 team like the Cowboys or Rams, he would have had a better shot to succeed. By D on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply C. Campbell’s defense now….time to step up as a Leader!. I have confidence in S. Keim…this free agency starting Saturday should be fun to watch.. By Bruce on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Well, there goes your ring buddy! Definetly had a better shot with us, but maybe you would have had to pawn it if you didn’t do this. Gonna miss you Dock, but you are now our enemy. We can have a mutual respect, but believe, you will be getting whooped twice a year by your former team now. Put his foot in his mouth with the whole Dansby thing.lol Hey Darren, Any specifics on Carson Palmer’s restructured contract? What would the current cap be like now? How come the restructure didn’t hit the news sooner if it happened a month ago? Andy Kw — RE: Contract restructure Palmer did announce he restructured, but no specifics. And unless someone announces it, no way to really know, although Mike Jurecki had reported it could happen: http://blog.azcardinals.com/2015/02/25/possible-palmer-restructure-as-cards-cut-cap/ By Smack28 on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply DD this is for you… You were one heck of a player most of the time. I’d even say my favorite defensive player during some sub-par seasons. You stuck it out and gave it your all with an organization that grew leaps and bounds during your career here, and you definitely helped this team become competitive. The funny thing is, you decided a few extra dollars was more important than a possible induction to the “Ring of Honor”. Hell, you may have even wrote off a possible 2016 Super Bowl!!! Wow, you came into this with nothing and ended up making money more important than your team, life-long fans, and city that supported you even with your bone-headed penalties on crucial plays that cost the team possible wins. Thank you for the memories. Now, I will delete you from my Twitter because you have nothing good or relevant to say these days any way! Good luck with your new dysfunctional team. You’ll fit right in. By Richard S on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Niner’s I think offered like $7 mil for 2 yrs. and Cards offered $4 mil for one. Oh well, I still like Dockett. He’ll always be my hero. By joe67 on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Lady Bird, TWO VERY GOOD POINTS many people (fans and players) don’t think about. The difference in state taxes and property value (prices) can eat up a huge piece of any raise in pay you may get. Another reason players from the northeast and even Chicago and yes S.F. should look hard at a market like the Phoenix area. They can live SOO much better. By Steve Weston on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Good article, D. I had some major mixed feelings about seeing Dockett go, but your words cleared things up a bit for me. I do fault him for going after Dansby like he did, and then quite obviously followed that same promise of more money to turn his back on his teammates. But bottom line, the game of football is a business. Dockett wanted more than the Cards were willing to pay, given his age and that injury that sidelined him for a year. I really can’t say anything negative about either side for that aspect of all this all played out. Good luck Dockett, I do hope you have some gas left in your tank to perform this year. Just… not against the Cards. I hope your tank runs dry on those particular gamedays. 🙂 Damn, man, tune into the real world! First, the Cardinals gave Bowles a pretty good raise during the season as a way of letting him know how much he meant to them AND to make it a more difficult decision to leave and take a HC job after the season. That is pretty much the extent of what the team COULD do to try to keep Bowles here. Just as in every other profession, assistant coaches and coordinators in the NFL want to move up. They want to be head coaches. There are only 32 of these jobs on the planet. And when you get a chance to take one, you take it. Never mind the Cardinals end of this for a minute and let’s consider what BOWLES wanted. And if Todd Bowles wanted to be a head coach, he was going to be one. Period. And, NO, NFL teams cannot stop their coordinators from taking head coach jobs. The Cardinals could say no to him going somewhere else to take the SAME position. They could NOT stop him from taking a HC job. C’mon, man. There is NO DOUBT the Cardinals wanted Bowles to stay. But they knew he was going to get offers from other teams and there is nothing they can do to stop that, End of story. You don’t have to like that it happened. But to criticize the Cardinals for being at fault for letting him leave is ridiculous. By Jon on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Here is the big difference for fans crying about Dockett leaving while citing Dansby – 1. Dansby was a free agent and the Cards did not want to pay him and the Cards were definitely worst at defense without him. 2. Dockett was not a free agent. He had a big contract already in place with a he Cards who chose not to honor it. Instead, the Cards tore it Dockett’s existing contract and threatened him with being cut if he did not take a huge pay cut. Dockett refused to take a huge paycut and the Cards cut him. Even after Dockett got a bigger offer, he gave the Carss a chance to match it, but the Cards refused. If you want to hate and grumble about anyone, direct it towards the Carss, since they are the ones who tore up an existing contract and cut Dockett who did not want to leave. Unfortunatele, this post will most likely be deleted since it points out that the Cards were the ones to instigate cutting Dockett. I am afraid free speech does not apply here. By Peterincanada on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply I will always have happy memories of Dockett because of the Super Bowl. He was an absolute beast that day in what was undoubtedly the high point of his career. I wish him well but Georgiebird is spot on. Advancing years and a 3-4 defence at SF will nelikely negate his effectiveness. By Coach K on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply I agree with Warbird.. Let’s sign Iupati. Kiper has us taking a running back in round one. No way! I believe there will be several trades on top this draft. Philly is definitely making a move for Mariotta. The receivers are getting hot and this will push the pass rushers down to us. Give me Bud Dupree in round one. We can get a good back like Cobb in round three, maybe a good one in round six who is a good inside runner. No way in round one. Get the pass rusher, then get the inside backer or cornerback in round two. By William Barry on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Dockett disses Dansby going to Cleveland….then does the same thing, but what is even worse, he goes to division rival. I just love how Ed Stinson played, and if we can get a great DL in the draft, we will be all set. Good luck Dockett, but the other side of the fence isn’t always greener. By Cactus jeff on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply I think this was a locker room decision. BA is the man not DD. DD is No longer talented enough for BA to tolerate the wrong kind of attitude/distraction. He still could be good but not that good. By Dr. G. on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Jon – – It needs to be clarified that the Cardinals acted in good faith by their actions. You state that the Cardinals “DID NOT HONOR” Dockett’s contract. Not so….. Too many fans just don’t get it. Well, a contract is a document approved by both parties. Part of the language is that the team may, at its option, cancel any remaining payments that are not “guaranteed” barring contrary terms. Dockett knew these terms. You also know that the League Office may intervene in certain circumstances, as we have seen with DWash…etc… Any player agrees to these terms, so after making mega bucks, the business side must do what is best for the team. Dockett refused the offer; that is his choice. One of my jerseys has a #90 on it. I hate to see him sign with the 9ers, but now I will don another jersey on game day. Some parts of the business are unpleasant, but on game day, you gotta love the action….be well… Jon – Dude….you heard about this thing called the salary cap? Well, ya might want to take a minute or two to get a clue about it. Because it tends to be a a factor in situations like Dockett’s as well as the MANY other veteran players that are being released by MANY other teams these days. Yeah, it would be real easy to just keep all your players every year and just pay them whatever their contracts say they are due to get. Thing is, the salary cap – a concept that somehow has eluded you – DOES NOT ALLOW TEAMS TO DO THAT! And BTW, while you are raking the Cardinals organization over the coals for letting Dockett go, did you bother giving them any credit for KEEPING Larry Fitzgerald here??? Yeah, they really are just s bunch of non-caring cheapskates, aren’t they? And, what are you gonna say if it becomes apparent during training camp or the pre-season or early in the regular season if / when it becomes apparent that Double D just doesn’t really have it anymore? You gonna give the Cardinals the credit they will deserve then? Or, will you be too busy becoming a 49ers fan? Dockett had a just as much of a role in his departure as the Cardinals did. Fitz was facing the same situation Dockett was. He realized the reality of how teams are limited by the salary cap ( damn….there it is again! ) and he stayed here when HE might have been able to get a better deal from another team, too. THAT’s loyalty. Fitz has it. Turns out, DD did not and he took the Karlos Dansby route outta town. On a side note: Darren, Just wondering if the Cards FO is making nice with the Niners in anticipation of pursuing a trade for ILB M. Wilhoite? Krehbieo – RE: trade I’d really be surprised if they traded. If he is cut, maybe they’d consider. But they won’t be trading. By Aaron Baugh on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Reading all the posts.. I am just sad as a fan because you know how much he has meant to the team. He will always be one of my favorites not matter what. By Robbird on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply As Mr. wonderful would say, You’re dead to me DD! The 49ers are willing to trade ILB Michael Wilhoite for a 7th RD draft pick? We got ourselves a deal. He is a solid run stuffer and pretty decent as a coverage guy. His pass rush questionable but he is an upgrade over Kevin Minter, Glenn Carson and Kenny Demens. His experience as a starter is valuable By Jaystorm on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply Football is not a contact sport. It’s a collision sport. Many of these guys wreck their bodies, their brains, and deserve every penny they get paid in the process. Many don’t have long careers and retire swimming in a stack of cash. The average football career is less than 5 years. For every Carson Palmer or John Abraham, you have a hundred guys who destroy their bodies in the first 2-3 years and have nothing more than shattered dreams, a broken career, and only league minimum to show for it. A working stiff like me, 40k combined income household with 2 kids. I still empathize cause I don’t have to ruin my body to make ends meet. That being said, screw Darnell Dockett. There are 32 teams to choose from. Cardinals don’t want to pay you what you think you’re worth. That’s fine, move on. But moving to a division rival as hated by us as the niners are, is a huge spit in the face to the fan base that has helped afford his salary for his long career here. His jersey is in my garbage. Right next to his hypocritical integrity. By TED on Mar 5, 2015 \| Reply before getting hurt late in the season and even Dockett had said on a couple of occasions Stinson reminded Dockett of him in his younger days if what Dockett said is true no big loss I could see S. Wisnieski being signed and brought in for a year to play RG then take over Center when Lyle’s contract is up after this year… D — RE: Sendlein I think, with Sendlein’s cap number, any major FA signing could mean the end of Sendlein in Az. Please tell Bruce Arians Get TODD GURLY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! AndyKw – – Where did you learn the 9ers will trade Wilhoite for a 7th round pick? Robbird – – DD had lots of fans…a bit harsh. Just as PP has lots of fans and detractors. That contract will bleed some toxins for a while. WBarry – – Yeah, going to a rival seems a bit contrived. DD’s has been paid about $52,000,000 by the Cards..!! …still his choice… I was worried about the knee… Jaystorm – – Indeed, DD has a tendency to make haste in his decisions. Wait till he tries to take on JVeldheer or one of our younger guys! Fans – – we just need to put this behind as we did Carlos…all will be good to go… On pins and needles just a bit for March 10 and on…a good day Cards’ Fans… By Birdwatcher on Mar 6, 2015 \| Reply Dockett showed his true colors..argue the point all you want but actions speak much louder than words. If P. Peterson and others were so concerned about keeping him why did they not go to Keim and restructure their deals to help keep Dockett. In the end its all about the money and the Cards are making sound business decisions. There are few Warner type players who have a bit of character and integrity. Warner did walk away from alot of money if I remember correctly. All others are just talk and talk is cheap. Dock did not have to go to the Niners. That C on our next defensive captain should stand for character and not Cash! Some things money simply cannot buy. By clssylssy on Mar 8, 2015 \| Reply What I hear from the birdgang is a lot of sour grapes and classless whining because Doc made a business decision that was what was in his best interest. This isn’t high school but a business and Dockett was effectively pushed into a corner as he still had time on his current contract, so isn’t the bad guy here. The 9ers gave him a better contract (longer and guaranteed), his coach left and the 9er head coach is a defensive guy, and looking at the 9er history they are a team with better odds at a SB than the Cards, having more Division and Conference championships as well as a healthy franchise QB. While the taxes in California MAY be higher, the education system is better and Arizona’s taxes are going up, so who knows how that will shake out… Comparing Dansby and Dockett is rediculous and anyone who has been a Cards fan very long knows the difference. Dockett gave the Cards ten long years, sticking through tough times while Dansby left twice, riding the wave of the team’s success. Dockett was still under contract but was squeezed, while Dansby was a FA both times, ending a one year contract the last time. Yes, there are gray areas in contracts but in most professions there has to be “just cause” for termination other than, “we can’t manage to live within our budgeted commitments so we need you to take less money”. I have to wonder why the NFL even bothers with contracts since they are rarely, if ever, honored, and seem to just create ill will and discord among players and fans alike. I believe we are going to see more and more players wanting more guaranteed money up front in the future because younger players are witnessing what’s happening to these veterans. I too have a Dockett jersey…and a Wilson, Plummer, Tillman, Boldin, six Fitzgeralds… and will continue to honor these special players for their contributions which is not diminished by them putting on a different uniform! They’ve all done it, except for Tillman and Fitz, it’s the nature of the business! clssylssy – SIX Fitzgerald jerseys??? WOW!!! I have 3 ( red, white black ) and that is all I need. He is a player you WANT to wear in every color possible! I’m assuming you might have a women’s jersey or maybe even a pro bowl jersey in there somewhere?? Maybe in pink as well?? Dudes aren’t gonna wear pink, so the ladies have more options with the jerseys! Scott H- My jersey collection represents twenty years of being a Card fan. My first two Fitz jerseys (red and white) were only available in Men’s and were a little on the big side so have been replaced with the newer looking Women’s that are better fitting and the older ones “retired” to cases hung in my office. My favorite Fitz is his MVP ProBowl (dark blue and white with stars on the sleeves–red, white & blue) Through the years, I’ve been easy to shop for for special occasions, a Cards jersey can’t miss! By Saul J Sanchez on Mar 9, 2015 \| Reply I too was upset that Dockett left , and to the 49ers no less ! I deleted all his pictures from my collection ( season ticket holder , directly and through friends accounts since Cards got here in 1988 , so I have tons of on field photos ). I even thought of shredding my Dockett jersey . But after reading all these comments , I came to realize that with his age he needs to get max dollars now because NOTHING is guaranteed in this league . I take everything back and wish him all the best and thank him for all these glorious years , I will still proudly wear his jersey on game days . By TED on Mar 10, 2015 \| Reply enjoy a losing season DD By cards62 on Mar 11, 2015 \| Reply Iupati is my favorite addition of the off season so far and I like the other pieces we are adding. I am still a big fan of Steve K. Losing Dockett is our worse move in my opinion. I know 10 years is a lot of time,and it was a risk to keep him, but he is not that expensive and it was reported all 3 teams in our division went after DD. That speaks volumes to me. You want a Fitz to be the face of your organization and not a weird dude like Dockett, but I liked having both in Cardinal Red and Dockett was our dude and he went to battle for us in Cardinal Red for many seasons. DD thanks for the memories and I hope you have a lot more great memories in your career, and PS big fella take it easy on Palmer as we really need him in 2015 and 2016. 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__label__cc	0.523043	0.476957	Car Industry News PERQ Wins Top Honors in 16th Annual American Business Awards(SM) Discuss PERQ Wins Top Honors in 16th Annual American Business Awards(SM) in the Car Industry News forum at Car Dealer Forums; Indianapolis-based PERQ takes home the 2018 Gold Stevie Award for “Founding Team of the Year” ... crystal.hartwell Indianapolis-based PERQ takes home the 2018 Gold Stevie Award for “Founding Team of the Year” acknowledging team’s leadership in product innovation, company culture and triple digit growth in 2017 INDIANAPOLIS, JUNE 27, 2018 -PERQ took home a Gold Stevie® Award for “Entrepreneur: Founding Team of the Year” category in the 2018 American Business Awards. The company won for its proven innovation and growth in 2017, including a 300% increase in annual recurring revenues and expanding its Indianapolis-based team by 25%. PERQ impressed judges with its successful expansion and roll-out of its AI-driven software that enables any website to offer personalized, guided research/shopping experiences. Originally introduced to automotive retailers in 2016 as a way to create better, more friendly online engagement with car buyers, the platform has been successfully rolled out to two other high-ticket verticals: home furnishings and multifamily. "We share this recognition with our entire team – smart, talented, like-minded individuals that are focused on delivering innovative technology that helps our clients close more deals,” said Andy Medley, CEO and president. “PERQ has come this far because we’ve been fortunate enough to have brought together a group of people who enjoy daily challenges and understand that driving change means rolling up your sleeves and working hard." PERQ’s platform is driven by extensive consumer behavior data, and enables high-ticket retailers and businesses a way to bridge the online/offline gap as more consumers seek self-service options. This means, much like an Amazon.com experience, a consumer’s online journey is completely personalized and guided by their individual needs. In addition, websites know and remember who they are, including name, what they are interested in, and offer personalized options each and every time they return to the website to help move them toward a decision and, ultimately, lead them to an in-person visit. "Today’s consumers are tech-savvy and like to be in control – they want to do most of their research online regardless of what they are shopping for – that means they expect more than an online brochure, and are put off by too many irrelevant banners and calls to action,” said Stephanie Ragozzino, PERQ’s Executive Vice President of Product. “With our online guided shopping solution, websites dynamically adjust to be relevant to the specific needs and interests of each consumer." “The nominations submitted for The 2018 American Business Awards were outstanding. The competition was intense, and those recognized as Stevie Award winners should be immensely proud of this accomplishment,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. This year, more than 3,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in a wide range of categories. More than 200 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners. About PERQ PERQ (http://www.perq.com) boosts website conversion through its online guided shopping solution which leverages artificial intelligence to dynamically change existing websites to deliver the next best step in each buyer’s shopping journey. As experts in online consumer engagement and behavior, PERQ leverages over 10 million consumer data points, along with real-time visitor behavior. Founded in 2001, PERQ solutions are successfully used by more than 1,000 businesses in the home furnishings, auto retailing and multifamily industries. Its brands have been named to the Inc. “500 Fastest Growing Companies in America” list on three separate occasions. In 2017, PERQ won the Gold Stevie® Award for lead generation software and Product of the Year in the Big Business Awards. PERQ Media Contact Cassandra Cavanah, mWEBB Communications, Cassandra@mwebbcom.com or 818-397-4630 Melanie Webber, mWEBB Communications, melanie@mwebbcom.com or 949-307-1723 › See More: PERQ Wins Top Honors in 16th Annual American Business Awards(SM) « Healthy Economy and New Buyers Fuel Auto Dealership Transactions and Consolidation \| Android simulators vs Real life » DMEautomotive’s Driver Connect Selected As Finalist In 2015 American Business Awards By crystal.hartwell in forum Car Industry News Dmeautomotive honored as silver stevie® award winner in 2013 american business awards DMEautomotive’s Driver Connect is a Finalist in the 2013 American Business Awards(SM) Toyota 86 / Subaru BRZ wins Car of the Year Awards By Your Name in forum alt.autos.subaru DrivingSales Named Finalist in 2012 American Business Awards(SM)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line70
__label__cc	0.728109	0.271891	CareersTalk leading-edge ideas for careers work People and partners LMI Pilot About RadioActive RadioActive pilot StoriBoard About storytelling Transition Stories Storytelling Pilot About WebQuests WebQuests Pilot The G8WAY project Mature-IP project Careers Innovation Group On Labour Market Information Bimrose, J., Hughes, D. & Barnes, S-A (2011) ‘Integrating new technologies into careers practice: Extending the knowledge base’, London: UK Commission for Employment and Skills, [Report] [view] Bimrose, J., Brown, A., Barnes, S-A. and Hughes, D.(2011) The role of career adaptability in skills supply, Evidence report 35. Main Report . Wath-upon-Dearne: UKCES. Brown, A., Bimrose, J., Barnes, S-A, Kirpal, S., Grønning, T. & Dæhlen M. (2010) Changing patterns of working, learning and career development across Europe , Coventry: IER, University of Warwick. Bimrose, J. and Barnes, S. -A. (2010) ‘Labour market information (LMI), information communications and technologies (ICT) and information, advice and guidance (IAG): the way forward?’, 1 – 57, London: UK Commission for Employment and Skills, [Report to Government] [view] Bimrose, J., Barnes, S. -A. and Attwell, G. (2010) ‘An investigation into the skills needed by Connexions personal advisers to develop internet-based guidance: full report’, 1 – 65, Reading: CfBT Education Trust, Report of an empirical investigation into the demand from young people for internet-based guidance, together with the readiness of connexions services to deliver. (Full & Executive Reports are available online.) [Research Paper] [view] Bimrose, J. and Brown, A.(2010) ‘Older workers’ transitions in work-related learning, careers and identities’ in Transitions and learning through the lifecourse, Editors: Ecclestone, K., Biesta, G. and Highes, M. (9780415481731), London ; New York: Routledge On Career Adaptability: Bimrose, J., Brown, A., Barnes, S-A. and Hughes, D.(2011) The role of career adaptability in skills supply, Evidence report 35. Main Report. Wath-upon-Dearne: UKCES. Bimrose, J., Barnes, S-A., Brown, A. and Hughes, D.(2011) The role of career adaptability in skills supply, Evidence Report 35. Technical Report. Wath-upon-Dearne: UKCES. Brown, A. & Bimrose, J. (2011) Developmental tasks,vocational development and career adaptability. In Z. Zhao, F. Rauner and U. Hauschildt (eds) Assuring the acquisition of expertise: apprenticeship in the modern economy, Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. [ISBN: 978-7-5135-0815-5], pp 255-258. On Career Development: Brown, A., Bimrose, J., Barnes, S-A, Kirpal, S., Grønning, T. & Dæhlen M. (2010) Changing patterns of working, learning and career development across Europe, Coventry: IER, University of Warwick. Bimrose, J., Brown, A., & Barnes, S-A. (2008). Researching careers, learning and identities: Career attachments as anchors or chains?, Perspectives in Education, 26, 3, pp. 71-81. [ISSN 0258-2236] Brown, A. (1999). Career Pathways for Industrial Supervisors in the United Kingdom. SKOPE Research Papers No. 3. Oxford/Coventry: University of Oxford /University of Warwick/ESRC, 28pp. Brown, A., Moerkamp, T. and Voncken, E. (1999). Facilitating progression to higher education from vocational paths. European Journal of Education. 34, no.2, 219-235. I could give you a pre-publication version of the following: Bimrose, J. & Brown, A. (2010). ‘Older workers’ transitions in work-related learning, careers and identities.’ In K. Ecclestone, G. Biesta & M. Hughes (eds) Transitions and Learning Through the Lifecourse,Routledge: Abingdon. [ISBN: 978-0-415-48174-8] On skills development: Brown, A. (2009). Higher skills development at work: A Commentary by the Teaching and Learning Research Programme London: ESRC,TLRP. [ISBN: 978-0-85473-893-9]. 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A comparative study of additional qualifications at the interface of initial and continuing education: findings from the United Kingdom. SKOPE Research Papers No. 4. Oxford/Coventry: University of Oxford /University of Warwick/ESRC, 30pp. On Career Guidance Hughes, D., Bimrose, J. & Brown, A. (2006). Putting research at the centre of the design, development and operation of higher education careers services: A comparative study from the UK and Finland, in R. Vuorinen & S. Saukkonen Guidance Services in Higher Education: Strategies, Design & Implementation, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. [ISBN 951-39-2675-3] Brown, A., Bimrose, J. and Hughes, D. (2005). Bringing Guidance Research and Practice Closer Together: The UK National Guidance Research Forum Website, International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 5, 2, 229 – 240. Attwell, G., Ravenscroft, A., Blagbrough, D., and Stieglitz, D. 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__label__wiki	0.97709	0.97709	Mourinho is easy target but Man Utd players must stand up – Rooney Media playback is not supported on this device Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is an “easy target” and the players “have to do better”, says former Old Trafford striker Wayne Rooney. Mourinho has come under pressure after United made their worst start to a league campaign for 29 years. “The players, the manager, it has been a tough start to the season,” ex-England forward Rooney said. “I know Jose is getting a load of stick but I said a few weeks ago, the players have to stand up.” Man Utd boss Mourinho’s comments to TV camera investigated United fought back from two goals down to beat Newcastle 3-2 on Saturday, after reports by one newspaper he was to be sacked regardless of the result. Mourinho retained the support of the club’s board before the Newcastle game, and following the win said he can “cope with the manhunt” against him. The 55-year-old added that if it “rains in London” or there are “difficulties with the agreements of Brexit” it will be his fault. “The manager can do so much but then it is down to the players on the pitch to produce and probably collectively,” Rooney added in the Telegraph. “It [the form] is a bit of everything coming together but Jose is an easy target. Some of the players have to be better.” Rooney, 32, left United in 2017 to join Everton before signing for MLS side DC United in the summer. He played under Mourinho’s predecessor Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford before the Dutchman, who was in charge for two seasons, was sacked after winning the FA Cup in May 2016. “I said the same thing when Louis van Gaal was there,” Rooney said. “He took a lot of stick but behind closed doors I said to the players, ‘we have to be doing better’. “Personally I think he set us up brilliantly but we didn’t produce on the pitch so I am sure that is getting said behind the scenes.” Is Mourinho a victim? Meanwhile, Mourinho is not the right man to take Manchester United forward, says ex-Premier League striker Chris Sutton. “It’s been a disastrous season for United,” Sutton told BBC Radio 5 live’s Monday Night Club. “What is Mourinho doing to help the situation? All he does is play the victim. All the nonsense after the game – the Brexit, he gets blamed for everything – I don’t get it. “Every press conference he goes in and is negative, negative, negative – obstinate, awkward. He should have drawn a line under things.” United are eighth in the Premier League, seven points behind Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool, and went out of the Carabao Cup on penalties to Championship side Derby last month. Sutton says they have “been rotten all season” and “got away” with a result on Saturday by scoring three times in the final 20 minutes to beat Newcastle. “There has to come a time where there is a line drawn in the sand and he has to stand up and say ‘enough is enough’,” added the former England international, who won the Premier League with Blackburn in 1994-95. “All this ‘I’m being persecuted’ all the time – he’s not doing himself any favours. “Mourinho isn’t the right man to take United forward and 15 minutes shouldn’t paper over the cracks and the way he has behaved this season. “It has been appalling.” BBC Sport – Sport Tagged easy, Mourinho, must, players, Rooney, stand, target PrevTrump apologises to Kavanaugh over 'unfair' treatment NextCheryl's epic car crash performance resurfaces online: 'So awful '	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line85
__label__cc	0.745264	0.254736	NETBible KJV GRK-HEB XRef Arts Hymns Discovery Box Revelation 1:5 1:5 and from Jesus Christ – the faithful 1 witness, 2 the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free 3 from our sins at the cost of 4 his own blood 1:18 and the one who lives! I 5 was dead, but look, now I am alive – forever and ever – and I hold the keys of death and of Hades! 6 1 tn Or “Jesus Christ – the faithful one, the witness…” Some take ὁ πιστός (Jo pistos) as a second substantive in relation to ὁ μάρτυς (Jo martus). In the present translation, however, ὁ πιστός was taken as an adjective in attributive position to ὁ μάρτυς. The idea of martyrdom and faithfulness are intimately connected. See BDAG 820 s.v. πιστός 1.a.α: “ὁ μάρτυς μου ὁ πιστός μου Rv 2:13 (μάρτυς 3); in this ‘book of martyrs’ Christ is ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστὸς (καὶ ὁ ἀληθινός) 1:5; 3:14; cp. 19:11 (the combination of ἀληθινός and πιστός in the last two passages is like 3 Macc 2:11). Cp. Rv 17:14.” 2 sn The Greek term translated witness can mean both “witness” and “martyr.” 3 tc The reading “set free” (λύσαντι, lusanti) has better ms support (Ì18 א A C 1611 2050 2329 2351 ÏA sy) than its rival, λούσαντι (lousanti, “washed”; found in P 1006 1841 1854 2053 2062 ÏK lat bo). Internally, it seems that the reading “washed” could have arisen in at least one of three ways: (1) as an error of hearing (both “released” and “washed” are pronounced similarly in Greek); (2) an error of sight (both “released” and “washed” look very similar – a difference of only one letter – which could have resulted in a simple error during the copying of a ms); (3) through scribal inability to appreciate that the Hebrew preposition ב can be used with a noun to indicate the price paid for something. Since the author of Revelation is influenced significantly by a Semitic form of Greek (e.g., 13:10), and since the Hebrew preposition “in” (ב) can indicate the price paid for something, and is often translated with the preposition “in” (ἐν, en) in the LXX, the author may have tried to communicate by the use of ἐν the idea of a price paid for something. That is, John was trying to say that Christ delivered us at the price of his own blood. This whole process, however, may have been lost on a later scribe, who being unfamiliar with Hebrew, found the expression “delivered in his blood” too difficult, and noticing the obvious similarities between λύσαντι and λούσαντι, assumed an error and then proceeded to change the text to “washed in his blood” – a thought more tolerable in his mind. Both readings, of course, are true to scripture; the current question is what the author wrote in this verse. tn Or “and released us” (L&N 37.127). 4 tn The style here is somewhat Semitic, with the use of the ἐν (en) + the dative to mean “at the price of.” The addition of “own” in the English is stylistic and is an attempt to bring out the personal nature of the statement and the sacrificial aspect of Jesus’ death – a frequent refrain in the Apocalypse. 5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. 6 tn Concerning “Hades” BDAG 19 s.v. ᾅδης 1 and 2 states: “Orig. proper noun, god of the nether world, ‘Hades’, then the nether world, Hades as place of the dead, Ac 2:27, 31 (Ps 15:10; Eccl 9:10; PGM 1, 179; 16, 8; Philo, Mos. 1, 195; Jos., Bell. 1, 596, Ant. 6, 332). Of Jonah’s fish ἐκ τοῦ κατωτάτου ᾅδου. In the depths, contrasted w. heaven ἕως (τοῦ) ᾅδου Mt 11:23; Lk 10:15 (PsSol 15:10; cp.; Is 14:11, 15); ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ 16:23; ἐν ῝Αιδου ApcPt Rainer. Accessible by gates (but the pl. is also used [e.g. Hom., X., Ael. Aristid. 47, 20 K.=23 p. 450 D.] when only one gate is meant), hence πύλαι ᾅδου (Il. 5, 646; Is 38:10; Wsd 16:13; 3 Macc 5:51; Pss. Sol. 16:2. – Lucian, Menipp. 6 the magicians can open τοῦ ῝Αιδου τὰς πύλας and conduct people in and out safely) Mt 16:18…locked ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου Rv 1:18 (the genitives are either obj. [Ps.-Apollod. 3, 12, 6, 10 Aeacus, the son of Zeus holds the κλεῖς τοῦ ῝Αιδου; SEG VIII, 574, 3 (III ad) τῷ τὰς κλεῖδας ἔχοντι τῶν καθ᾿ ῝Αιδου (restored)] or possess.; in the latter case death and Hades are personif.; s. 2)…Hades personif.…w. θάνατος (cp. Is 28:15; Job 38:17…) Rv 6:8; 20:13f.” sn In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol. It is the place where the unrighteous will reside (Matt 11:23; Luke 16:23; Rev 20:13-14). TIP #19: Use the Study Dictionary to learn and to research all aspects of 20,000+ terms/words. [ALL]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line91
__label__wiki	0.81796	0.81796	1972 Oldsmobile 1972 Plymouth 1979 A- Chevrolet Advertise on ClassicMuscleCars.com Group Muscle Car Mania Radio Show Archives Muscle Car 101's & Tips Muscle Car 101 - 69 Firebird Tony gives his hands-on experience about problem rust areas -- where to look, and tech stuff. Tonights show features music from the legendary Eric Claption. Muscle Car 101- 69 Camaro Tony gets technical, drawing on his knowledge of over 30 years of hands on experience. Muscle Car 101 - 70 Chevelle Muscle Car 101 - F69 Mach 1 Special guests, Ed Sroka and Johnny Alibi. Also, Tony interviews Commander Dick Kutz of American Legion Hall 911. They will be discussing Memorial Day and what it means and VA Hospital benefits. Muscle Car 101 - 66-67 GTO's Muscle Car 101 - 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Hot Detailing Tips from Tony and Special Guest & Master Detailer, Paul Frauen Spring is Here! Getting your classic car or muscle car out of storage. What to do and what no to do. Tons of Tips! Special Guest: Ronnie Rice Tony kicks off the New Year with special guest, legendary rocker Ronnie Rice, former lead singer of the New Colony Six. Remember the song, "I Will Always Think About You", and "Things I'd Like To Say"? Ronnie is a car guy, gear head. Tony will talk to him about his 9-second Mustang he drives on the street, and also feature the music of Ronnie and The New Colony Six. Guest - John Meldon from J. J. Best & Co Risky is here! Featured artist: Roy Orbison Topics: Brief history of J. J. Best & Co. and how it got started. What they currently offer for classic car financing. What John Meldon sees in the future for the collector car market. Tony answers an excellent question "How will changing the original motor in my car affect its value?" Tony interviews his daughter who quarterbacked her sophomore Powder Puff team to victory against the freshmen... 38 to 0 ...Tony recaps the game. Guest - Randy Croissant, Our Mechanic Randy has a very interesting background. Randy started with our company in the late 80's. He is a car guy, grew up on a family owned salvage yard in Peru, IL and knows alot about the salvage business. His mother D.J. Croissant, is a country music singer and recording artist. We will be featuring her music throughout the broadcast. Don't miss this show, it's going to be a good one! Also, Tony has a special announcement to make. Guest Jimy Sohns of The Shadows of Knight J Guest - Jim Walton, Lake County Sheriff's Department Topic - Legal Aspects of Muscle Cars on the Street. Guest - Brent Jarvis, Owner, Performance Restorations Inc. One of the premier restoration shops in the country. Topic - Restorations on Muscle Cars. Guest - Dana Mecum, Dana Mecum Auctions Topic - Classic Car Auctions of the Past and Current Market Trends Today. Guests - Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick and Terry Carney, Joe Penze Topic - Drag Racing (How It Was, and How It is Today). Guest - Jimy Sohns, Lead Singer of The Shadows of Knight Topic - Jimy talks about performing on the Ed Sullivan Show, Dick Clark's American Band Stand, and Upbeat. He also reminisces about meeting Mick Jaguar, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Mickey Dolenz, Janis Joplin, The Who and many more during to the 60's. Guest - Terry Carney, Owner & Promoter of AMT's "Red Alert" (Now an Ertl Die Cast) Terry recalls the history of "Red Alert's" ownership since 1976 as well as some of his own personal experiences of being involved with drag racing. Richie Rotkin of The Rip Chords Singer and original member, will be doing a live call in as he and Tony discuss our upcoming Second Annual Cruise For Feed The Children. Tony will also interview him about being with The Rip Chords. The Rip Chords are famous for their hit song "Hey Little Cobra", "409", "Drag City" and more... Also Jimy Sohns will be here live as a guest host. Interview with Jack Daley , bass player with the Lenny Kravitz Band who are currently on their World Tour. Jack will be talking with us live via phone from Albuquerque, NM before their before their next show on the 20th in Denver, CO. Jack is a Chevelle enthusiast and recently purchased a Rare 65 L-79 327-350HP 4 Speed Chevelle from us. Join us for fun night of car talk and music. Tony interviews Peter LaPlaca, Original Founder and Part-Owner of Kramer Guitars Peter retraces the history of the beginning of Kramer Guitars, how he got it started and off the ground. Mike Wolverton and Brian Ballard from vintagekramer.com will be calling in. Jimy Sohns, lead singer of The Shadows of Knight, will be talking about some of the bands he's played with and people he knows that played Kramer guitars. Tony also gives you an update of the Muscle Car Market after attending the Muscle Car Mayhem in Nashville, TN. Radio Broadcast Odds and Ends CLTV (Chicagoland TV) interview with Tony Begley Holiday Shows Holiday Shows, dedicated to the men and women in our armed forces, all over the world. Tony's son Brandon, and his daughter Alexa, join him on this broadcast to show their support and play some music for our troops. Tony also gives a current market update. Rebroadcast - Muscle Car Market Update Where it's currently at and where it's going for the rest of the year. Also, Tony reviews and plays Elvis' daughter's, Lisa Marie Presley, new album which features her new song "Lights Out". In this video they burn a red 70 Ford Mustang. (NOT COOL!) Make sure you tune in and see what Tony has to say about setting a Vintage American Muscle Car on fire! 25th Anniversary Show Tony started Northern Illinois Classic Auto Brokers in 1978. This year is our 25th Anniversary. Tony recalls how he started the dealership and some of the Rare cars he has sold and brokered. He also talks about some of the celebrities he has met and sold cars to in the past. Corvette Expo Auction Broadcast of auction at on April 13th performed by Dana Mecum Auctions. Custom, Antique, Sports Car Trader's First Annual Car Show on location in Lombard, IL Appraisals - What are the pitfalls of getting an appraisal on your classic car. What's good, bad...why it's needed...why it's important. What you need to know about insurance companies and what their criteria is of a proper appraisal. What is the difference between a stated value policy and a policy backed by an appraisal. Classic Car Transportation The ins and outs of classic car transporting. Where to go to get a good transporter. How to cut out the middleman. How to determine a good transport company. Special Guest: Larry Hill from Classic Reaction. Muscle Car 101 - Buying a car over the internet. The new way of buying a collector car on the internet. The ups and downs you should know. Special Guest: Larry Hill, who transports cars all over the country that are bought via the internet. Listen to some of the horror stories he has to tell. Dedicated to our troops This show is dedicated to the men and women that are serving our country in foreign lands. Join us as we launch our new message board for our service men and women. Log on and thank them for the job they're doing and wish them Happy Holidays. Interview with Ray Eads, a Vietnam Veteran. He also served with the Virginia National Guard from 1973 - 1993 as a recruiter. After retiring from military career, he opened up a car dealership in Richmond, VA. Christmas Show featuring some of the favorite Christmas songs of all time. Excerpts from the best of our broadcasts for 2002. Muscle Car Market - What's Hot? What's Not? The current Tony goes over more Hot Muscle Cars for the year to come. Collector car market update. Tony just came back from a major show that had over 3000 car in attendance. He will talk about muscle car prices--where they are at now and where they are going for the rest of the year. Broadband \| Dialup Third Annual Cruise for Feed the Children We will be broadcasting Live on location for the Third Annual Cruise for Feed the Children. © 2019 ClassicMuscleCars.com Disclaimer Cyber Lords SEO services	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line92
__label__wiki	0.572868	0.572868	CALENDAR THE BEAS DONATE Closing at 4:00 pm due to inclement weather By CAM Raleigh \| March 3, 2014 Please note CAM Raleigh will close early at 4:00 pm today, March 3rd due to inclement weather. Check back soon for updates regarding the museum's opening time for tomorrow, March 4th. Leave your comment • Events • Front Page • Visiting CAM Raleigh Share on Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, Digg, Reddit Museum closed February 13 due to snow storm By CAM Raleigh \| February 13, 2014 CAM Raleigh is closed today February 12, 2014 due to the snow storm. We look forward to seeing you in the galleries for the NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award Exhibition once the snow is cleared— please stay tuned for updates. Thank you. Leave your comment • Events • Exhibitions • Front Page • Visiting CAM Raleigh Museum to close at 1:00 pm today February 12 Please note the museum will open at 11:00 am today February 12, 2014 but close early at 1:00 pm due to predicted inclement weather. We will post an update regarding opening times for tomorrow February 13, 2014 soon. Happy Valentine’s Day! CAM Raleigh is opening at 1pm today By AZalonis \| January 14, 2014 CAM Raleigh will be opening at 1pm today (we're still digging out snow and ice.) We look forward to seeing you for the NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award Exhibition once the ice is gone. Stay well. As Above, So Below: Four Films by Sarah J. Christman By CAM Raleigh \| December 20, 2013 CAM Raleigh presents As Above, So Below: Four Films by Sarah J. Christman In celebration of the final week of Surveying the Terrain, CAM Raleigh presents As Above, So Below: Four Films by Sarah J. Christman Wednesday, January 8 \| 7 pm - 9 pm FREE for members $5 for public Beer and wine available for purchase “Gowanus Canal” (7 min, 16mm, 2013) “Dear Bill Gates” (14 min, 16mm, 2006) “Broad Channel” (17 min, 16mm, 2010) “As Above, So Below” (50 min, 16mm, 2012) The films are curated by Dan Hirsch and introduced by Chris Vitiello. Sarah J. Christman makes non-fiction films that explore the intersections between people, technology and the natural world. She received the New Visions Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival for her film "Dear Bill Gates" and Jury Awards from the Ann Arbor Film Festival for "Broad Channel" and "As Above, So Below." Christman’s work has screened widely, including the MoMA Documentary Fortnight, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Filmforum. She is an Assistant Professor in the Film Department at Brooklyn College. Running time is 88 minutes. Image courtesy vimeo.com and Sarah J. Christman Leave your comment • Events • Front Page • Programs • Special Events • Visiting CAM Raleigh • Watch and Listen < Past Stories Artist Talk: Michael Klauke Artist Talk: Alan Stewart CAM/now (8) Freshly Made (2) Front Page (19) Hi. I'm an intern. (14) Meet an instructor (8) Museum Store (3) Progress Snapshots (5) Teen Seen (7) Tours (121) Visiting CAM Raleigh (270) Watch and Listen (57) 409 W Martin Street \| 919 261 5920 \| Tues, Wed: By Appointment \| Thurs, Fri: 12-6pm \| Sat, Sun: 12-5pm \| Monday: Closed CAM Raleigh is the non-collecting contemporary art museum that provides an environment for transformation through educational programs, cultural experiences, and bold, non-traditional exhibitions by living artists.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line105
__label__cc	0.709764	0.290236	Sebi bans Reliance Industries, 12 others from equity derivative market for 1 year MUMBAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday barred Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the country’s second most valued firm, and 12 other entities from dealing in equity derivatives futures and options segment for a period of one year, directly or indirectly, for allegedly indulging in fraudulent trades in Reliance Petroleum in 2007. The capital markets regulator has also directed RIL to disgorge Rs 447.27 crore along with 12% interest from November 29, 2007 onwards till the date of payment, within 45 days from the date of the order. Sebi has allowed RIL and the other entities to square off or close out their existing open positions. Reacting to the decision, Reliance said it plans to challenge the order in the Securities Appellate Tribunal. “Sebi appears to have misconstrued the true nature of the transactions and imposed unjustifiable sanctions,” a Reliance spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “We remain confident of fully justifying the veracity of the transactions and vindicating our stand. We have full confidence in the judicial process and we propose to vigorously exercise all options available to us to challenge the untenable findings in the order.” Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/57816091.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Visit:- www.epicresearch.co Epic Research Media Coverage Update Publication: Dainik Jagran Headline: Equity Author Article Today’s Media Coverage Headline: Hot Stocks AVOID SUCH FAKE AND MISLEADING SMS DEAR ALL, WE DO NOT PROVIDE ANY RECOMMENDATION IN BSE SCRIPTS LIKE SAGUNA. PLEASE BE INFORMED AND AVOID SUCH FAKE AND MISLEADING SMS. CONTACT US AT 91-731-2580739, 2580619,2580759 , 2580606 AND WWW.EPICRESEARCH.CO	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line113
__label__cc	0.599768	0.400232	ACT Now: ACTwatch shares their observations AND their Datasets Srimathy Sriskantharajah 24 Apr 2017 For nine years, ACTwatch has been monitoring the state of anti-malarial and diagnostic markets across sub-Saharan Africa and the Greater Mekong Sub-region. Today, on World Malaria Day, ACTwatch are proud to launch a series of publications that provide a comprehensive contemporary view into the levels of access to quality-assured, first-line malaria treatments and diagnostics, and the persistence of other non-first line medicines. The series, which includes commentary by Dr. Rick Steketee and Dr. Thom Eisele provides evidence to guide future strategies aimed at improving malaria case management and for accelerating progress towards malaria elimination. In addition to the publications, ACTwatch has made their raw data available for further use. Having conducted 50 outlet surveys, screened over 360,000 outlets and audited over 400,000 anti-malarials, the ACTwatch data provides a robust evidence-base to inform future policies, strategies and funding decisions. We sat down with ACTwatch founding Principal Investigator, Dr. Kathryn O’Connell, and current Principal Investigator, Dr. Megan Littrell to discuss ACTwatch’s findings and, rather importantly, their decision to publicly share all their datasets. Q1. Could you explain a little bit about the goal of ACTwatch? the goal is to then inform and monitor global and national strategies around improved malaria case management and elimination, and influence relevant policy and funding decisions. KO: The overall goal of ACTwatch is to fill a critical evidence gap and provide timely and relevant anti-malarial and malaria diagnostic evidence from various malaria endemic countries in both sub-Saharan Africa and the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). Using a standardized approach we are able to gather evidence on the levels and trends of the availability, price and market share of anti-malarials and malaria diagnostics, as well as on provider knowledge and behavior. Through this evidence the goal is to then inform and monitor global and national strategies around improved malaria case management and elimination, and influence relevant policy and funding decisions. Q2. Tell us about the new publication series. What kind of information can readers expect to find? ML: The new publication series is a major accomplishment for ACTwatch and something we are very proud of. The 14 unique publications provide a comprehensive view of the anti-malarial and diagnostic markets in country specific and regional contexts. The publications examine topics such as private-sector opportunities and threats to achieving malaria elimination in the GMS; trends in the availability, price and market share of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACT) after the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria (AMFm) pilot; and the continued distribution of non-quality assured or non first-line medicines. Each publication includes evidence from most recent ACTwatch survey results, which we hope will provide a benchmark for the global health community to appraise the challenges and opportunities for improving patient access to first-line treatment and confirmatory diagnosis for malaria in both control and elimination settings. Q3. What observations leap out immediately at you as you scan the results? And what are the implications? Finally, we have seen that while confirmatory testing has increased over time, coverage is far from universal and access in the private sector is rare, meaning presumptive treatment is rife. KO: While malaria case management has improved over the years, with increased access to first-line treatments and diagnostics, especially in the public sector, several challenges remain. Most notably, across almost all ACTwatch study countries, we continue to see a wide-spread distribution of treatments that are no longer recommended for uncomplicated malaria. These are typically monotherapies – choroquine, SP, quinine – which continue to be cheaper and more widely available than first-line ACT treatments. These monotherapies are most commonly distributed through the private sector, which constitutes up to 90% of the anti-malarial market share in some countries. Of particular concern is the persistence of oral artemisinin monotherapy in both Nigeria and Myanmar. In Nigeria, the availability of oral artemisinin monotherapy actually increased between 2015 and 2016, and in Myanmar, one in every three anti-malarials distributed through the private sector in 2015/2016 was an oral artemisinin monotherapy. This is of critical concern, given that the use of oral artemisinin monotherapy leads to resistance for currently effective ACTs and has therefore, been banned. ML: Across various countries, most notably in Sub-Saharan Africa, we have also seen a rise in non-quality assured ACTs, medicines that have not been granted pre-qualification status or given regulatory approval, derived from both local and international manufacturers. While these non-quality assured medicines may be safe and efficacious, the non-quality assurance status has frequently been associated with lower quality medicines, making their presence and distribution in the market far from ideal. KO: In order to curtail the consumption and distribution of monotherapies and increase access to and distribution of quality-assured ACTs, it is imperative that future strategies harness the power of the private sector to align with national malaria treatment guidelines. Continued investments in public-private partnerships will also prove to be beneficial, as expertise from the public sector can be used to influence the private sector, through training, supervision and access to malaria commodities, and reporting of caseload data into national surveillance systems. We have seen several advantages of this approach in countries where these partnerships are already in operation. Sitting, as it were, on the cusp of a potential take-up or scale- up of other public-private partnership in countries where elimination is a goal, it will be important to ensure there are sustained financial investments for these partnerships and that the vehicle is properly constructed, reflecting international best practices. Q4. Are the observations related to specific countries or regions or are they cross regional? The evidence demonstrated the market impact of a sustained private-sector subsidy, and illustrated the potential benefit of the approach in additional countries. KO: There are many similarities between countries, but variations across countries do exist. For example, while in most countries the majority of anti-malarials are distributed through the private sector, the private-sector anti-malarial market composition varies. General retailers and itinerant drug vendors are common sources of anti-malarials in countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar and Benin but in in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, drug stores are more common. Access to this type of information allows national programs to prioritize interventions focused on specific outlets. ML: While variations across countries are important to note, perhaps most important, is that the findings are contextualised with respect to different policy environments and interventions. In the GMS, recent commitment to eliminate malaria by 2030 means that universal coverage with first-line treatment and diagnosis is even more imperative, as is routine caseload reporting. Recent ACTwatch findings illustrate how caseload reporting in the region is rare and that very few private-sector outlets provide any caseload data. This points to the immediate need for increased regulation and supervision of this sector. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where several of the ACTwatch countries took part in the Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria (AMFm) pilot, we were able to monitor the extent to which access to ACTs in the private sector improved during the pilot as well subsequently through the Global Fund’s follow-on co-payment mechanism. The evidence demonstrated the market impact of a sustained private-sector subsidy, and illustrated the potential benefit of the approach in additional countries. Q5. ACTwatch has made the decision to publish raw datasets publicly through the journal. This is still very much a pioneering concept in many research fields. What was your motivation for making the datasets publicly available? Who made the decision? Our premise since the project’s conception in 2008 has been to make the datasets and research documentation publicly available. We have spent years refining and building on our methods, data entry, and analysis to ensure the availability of high-quality, relevant data. We feel that sharing data has the incredible potential to strengthen the evidence base for the international community in order to inform and monitor global and national strategies, and influence policy debates and funding decisions. It opens up new avenues of research and enquiry without researchers having to recreate and collect similar data. We believe that it would be a disservice to the international public health community and researchers not to make data publicly available. We believe that it would be a disservice to the international public health community and researchers not to make data publicly available. And in the spirit of our core values at PSI, where we lead with evidence, allowing others to access data will help to build the global evidence base for malaria case management and elimination efforts. Q6. What would you like people to do with the datasets? KO: In many ways, at ACTwatch we are only able to scratch at the surface of the findings, presenting top-line indicators on anti-malarial and diagnostic markets. With over 50 outlet surveys, audits of over 350,000 anti-malarials and 360,000 outlets screened for anti-malarials, there is a wealth of data that can be used for students, researchers, and other stakeholders to address questions related to specific countries, over time, across regions, or based on specific interventions. There are opportunities to use the data for modelling or spatial analysis, explore statistical associations across different indicators, or within different domains. The data could be useful for students working on their thesis, for addressing evidence gaps in the next World Malaria Report, or for ACT and malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (mRDT) market forecasting. The possibilities are endless. Q7. Would you encourage others undergoing malaria (and indeed any infectious diseases research) to consider publishing their datasets? There is no silver bullet solution to the challenges of data sharing There is no silver bullet solution to the challenges of data sharing – different communities, researchers, organizations, and countries are likely to continue to have different reasons for sharing or not sharing data. There are also many policy, privacy, and practical issues that need to be addressed in order to make data sharing practical and useful for the research community. But if others can share their data, there is a real opportunity to strengthen the evidence base for public health decision making. BiologyDeveloping WorldHealthMedicine ACTwatchAfricaartemisininMalariamekongmyanmar A discussion on ivermectin Schisto Gist: Worming Our Way in the Field to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases View the latest posts on the BugBitten homepage Srimathy Sriskantharajah Associate Publisher at BioMed Central Srimathy Sriskantharajah completed a BSc in Microbiology (UCL) and a PhD in environmental microbiology/ atmospheric chemistry (Royal Holloway University of London) before joining BioMed Central. Srimathy blogs about microbiology, infectious diseases and the environment amongst other things. Latest posts by Srimathy Sriskantharajah (see all) Malaria elimination: are we nearly there yet? - 25th April 2019 Surprises galore – Bugbitten’s New Year quiz - 4th January 2019 Maternal filarial infection impacts childhood susceptibility to infection - 7th December 2018 BugBitten: A blog for the parasites and vectors community Popular Bugbitten tags How can we use fungi to control mosquitoes? 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__label__cc	0.580368	0.419632	Giants Extra An inside look at the San Francisco Giants About Andrew Baggarly Giants notes: Even in a walk year, Gregor Blanco is content to slide; Bumgarner returns to rotation; Cueto to pitch in camp game, etc. Posted on March 19, 2016 by Andrew Baggarly SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Gregor Blanco set down his bats at his locker stall, pulled at his reddish-brown streaked jersey and created a puff of pulverized infield clay. Blanco will be a free agent after this season. He should be thinking about paydirt. Instead, he is taking simple pleasure in a soiled uniform. “I feel, like, alive again,” said Blanco, after getting a hit and swiping a base in the Giants’ 9-1 home exhibition loss to the A’s on Saturday. “Even though I missed just a couple days, it’s hard to see your teammates all getting ready and you’re not doing the same.” Blanco hadn’t played in a week after feeling tightness in his posterior left oblique, although an MRI exam showed only inflammation. He received two at-bats as the designated hitter Saturday. He’s expected to return to the outfield on Sunday. And when the season begins, Blanco is expected to return to the role that he has spent absolutely no energy complaining or lobbying to expand over the past four seasons. Maybe that’s because he is the busiest No.4 outfielder in baseball. Blanco has received between 372 and 511 plate appearances in each of his four seasons as a Giant while providing impeccable defense at all three spots and carpenter-level production at the plate. He has scored 56, 50, 51 and 59 runs. He has collected 24, 26, 29 and 27 extra-base hits. He has stolen 26, 14, 16 and 13 bases. His OPS was .676 when he made the club as a non-roster free agent in 2012; he has boosted it each year, and posted a career best .781 OPS last season. It is not easy to find No.4 outfielders like that. It is even harder to find one whose personality is all sunshine and no swells. And nobody appreciates it more than his manager. “It makes him a special breed when you have a player who is as good as I think Gregor is, but is such a team player,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “He hasn’t forgotten how he came in here as a non-roster player, made our team and how he’s been taken care of. He comes in and does is job, and as long as that continues, he will be taken care of.” Blanco is likely to be more than a semi-regular again this season, given the Giants’ trio of 30-something outfielders. Hunter Pence won’t be allowed to play all 162 games again. Denard Span is coming off hip surgery and has dealt with a sore shoulder this spring. Angel Pagan is running as freely as he has looked since 2012, but his health history means that he’ll get regular breaks, too. “Not only can he play all three spots, but he can take that spot (in the lineup) straight up,” Bochy said. “You’ll look at the end of the year and he’ll have the same number of at-bats.” The Giants have a new 28-year-old from Venezuela in camp as a non-roster free agent, Gorkys Hernandez, who has all the tools to bloom just as Blanco did. They also have a budding everyday outfielder in Mac Williamson and an intriguing power hitter in Jarrett Parker. But premium center field coverage remains thin in the upper levels of the system, and Blanco, as a proven commodity, would appear to be a sensible fit beyond this season. He saved Matt Cain’s perfect game with that catch in the furthest reaches of right-center field. He owns a pair of World Series rings. His agreeable personality make it impossible to alienate a soul. But what if he has an even better year, and receives offers from second-division clubs to be an everyday player? Would that be more tempting than a potential return to the Giants as a super-backup? “I haven’t thought about that yet,” Blanco said. “I’m just focused on being here now and hopefully staying here for a long time, seriously. I always want to play every day but it is what it is. I’m just thankful that I’m here. When I came here, I didn’t know what to expect. Them I made the team. Then we were world champions. I made the team out of nowhere, pretty much. “My expectation was to let everybody know that I was here and I was hungry to be a part of this team. Then I got to know my teammates and I say, `Wow, this is where I want to be for the rest of my career.’” Madison Bumgarner allowed five runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings, and yielded a home run to Billy Butler while throwing 57 pitches. But he also struck out four, and said the tender rib cage and nerve issue in his foot – issues that caused the Giants to scratch his previous start – did not impact him on the mound. “I felt even better than I expected, so that was a big plus for the day,” Bumgarner said. “My delivery is terrible. That’s a minus.” Bumgarner said it should be a simple fix. His front shoulder kept flying open, causing his torso to rotate before his arm could fully recoil. Results aside, the key point was that Bumgarner expected to fall back into line and make his next start as he prepares for the assignment on opening day April 4 in Milwaukee. Matt Cain came out of Friday’s spring debut with no issues, other than unrelated stomach discomfort, and reported that his arm felt great after throwing 52 pitches. Now the Giants turn their concern to the other starter behind the others in camp, Johnny Cueto, who will pitch in a minor league camp game Sunday instead of facing the Rockies in an exhibition at Talking Stick. The Giants can avoid giving an NL West rival a free look at Cueto. But the real impetus for moving the $130 million right-hander to the minor league side is to regulate his per-inning pitch count in a less regimented setting. Cueto didn’t throw much over the winter after pitching in the Kansas City Royals’ championship run and it was apparent from early mound sessions that he wasn’t ready to face hitters. Clayton Blackburn will start against the Rockies in Cueto’s place. Buster Posey will catch Blackburn, and not Cueto, in part so that he can get a look at Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa. Trevor Brown, who has nudged of Andrew Susac (sore wrist) in the backup catcher competition, will catch Cueto. Brandon Belt was in Saturday’s initial lineup but was scratched because Bochy preferred to play him Sunday against the Rockies. … Pagan continued to show off his best wheels since 2012, reacting quickly when a throw got away and sprinting to take an extra base. … Trevor Brown hit a line drive that smoked A’s pitcher Felix Doubront on the back of the knee and caused his leg to go numb for a moment. But Doubront remained in the game. … Andrew Baggarly Andrew Baggarly has documented the most eventful era in San Francisco Giants baseball history, having covered the team since 2004 for three major media outlets including the San Jose Mercury News and the Oakland Tribune. This is his 20th season as a baseball writer. Baggarly is the author of the bestselling book, A Band of Misfits: Tales of the 2010 San Francisco Giants, and the newly published Giant Splash: Bondsian Blasts, World Series Parades and Other Thrilling Moments By the Bay. Baggarly’s other notable life accomplishments include running as the Bratwurst in the Milwaukee Sausage Race and becoming a three-time Jeopardy! champion. More Posts Twitter Matt Cain determined to begin in Giants rotation after encouraging spring debut; Buster Posey raves about offense as new-look lineup throttles Padres Johnny Cueto toys with minor leaguers in a six-inning start Bapah Hellooooooo? Moooooooooose Dave’s not here. I have ever told you how I looooove anchovies? It was an anchovy abbondanza tonight- pasta with greens, garlic, and anchovy. Caesar Salad, and a pizza loaded with-guess- ANCHOVIES! Oh, we’re talking baseball? Why? The starting pitchers have a 183.50 ERA, fergodsake. Let’s talk anything else. The poppies are lovely now.. Sgbssfg Gregor is much like Hunter. He reminds us of the joy one feels when you get to do something you love. They both teach us about gratitude. I’m with you on the Caeser Salad with anchovies. I’m sure with some effort, you can tie the Giants starting pitching into a cautionary tale of Caesar and the foul smell of fish. DrLefty I remember when the Giants signed Blanco, I remember watching him in camp in 2012, I remember being excited when he made the team, and I certainly remember every contribution he’s made since–and there have been so many. I’ve read his White Shark blog from the beginning and think he’s one of the most delightful guys who’s ever put on a Giants uniform. Part of me wants him to have another great year and cash in as a free agent the way he deserves to. But part of me wants him to be a Giant until he retires. I love this guy. Ursula Andress turned 80. Time is cruel. It’s sad to think that someday The Oracle’s beauty will also fade. I was checking to last September to see what I missed while I was “away” . What the heck happened to the posts from the night of the fire up here? Walter Guest In John LeCarre’s stories, very often a dangerous adversary is picked out at a glance. Usually because they are Russian ex-military and their bearing gives them away. It reminded me of an incident in my early days in Viet Nam. I was sent to the central highlands to work among the mountain tribes. In my first month there, with two other Americans, I visited the marketplace in Pleiku. Almost immediately I spotted my first Viet Cong. He was the only one there, in a crowded marketplace, wearing a loose poncho on a sunny day. It wasn’t just that. One look at his eyes told me that this was a serious character. I had seen that look on smugglers on the Iran-Iraq border. I was to see it later in American units that had just come out of the boonies. The surprising thing to me at the time was that I was the only one who had seemed to notice this dangerous chap in the marketplace. Even worse, he had seen me notice him. Our eyes had met in a mutual recognition. Then began a little game of maneuver. He edged toward me. I tried to keep people between us. There was no doubt in my mind that he was concealing a weapon under that poncho that he was wearing in clear weather. This was in June of 1962. There were only a handful of Americans in the highlands. We were more of a curiosity than anything else. That, it turned out, was my Viet Cong’s motive. He was probably seeing his first American and was curious, nothing more. The point is that, in the real world, it is important that a dangerous man not appear to be dangerous. In order to survive, he must appear unthreatening. This guy hadn’t learned that lesson…yet. This explains one reason you don’t see a large out-flow of FAs FROM San Francisco every off-season, especially since Bochy’s been running the show. Guys get there and want to spend the rest of their careers there. They’re doing something right up there. paul in p.v. I just left Sicily. They seem to like anchovies there. I liked the caffe correcto – espresso w/grappa. Nice comments below from Uncle Bob, Lefty, and Sgbssfg. Not much to add, other than this video never gets old: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/11493214/v22275319/must-c-catch-blancos-great-grab-preserves-perfecto Let’s also hold that memory as a hope for better things ahead for Matt Cain. And Angel Pagan, who can be seen moving very well, too, as he and Blanco both go after the ball. Baggs said he thinks Pagan’s running like he was in 2012. That was a good (even) year. Anti-Lasorda Okay 2 more turns through the rotation before the results count. I’ll get worried next week if the results don’t change I figured it out. Baggs was off for a few days and no one subbed for him. There were no new posts between Sept. 10 and Sept. 13. If you look at the Sept. 10 post, there are nearly 1500 comments, including ones about there being no new posts (!). If you scroll for awhile, you find comments about the fire, including your post saying they were evacuating close to you and a number of responses expressing concern. PerSpeier35 I was catching up on the Warrior’s FB blog and was reminded how popular our old friend MLBSF is over there, doing his thing and making lifelong friends (not!). I feel bad for that individual, right now he’s obsessed over DLee and has started (or maybe continued) making up new login identities so that he can have conversations with himself. Very sad. It’s quite an evolution. The farthest back I can remember, maybe three years ago he posted to GE frequently and typically with a negative bent which he wore proudly as the “only guy to speak honestly.” At some point he became class clown with all his lists and gradings of the players and posters (some of which I have to admit I found rather amusing and clever). Then he digressed to an obsession with Clutch, always trying to push his buttons then complaining that Clutch was stalking him. Next, as best I can remember, he sensed his unpopularity with the other bloggers here and tried to line up with Brownie and maybe a few others who he felt a connection to. Finally, he went so far off the rails (can’t remember the details) that Alex or Baggs started to delete his posts and ban him to the point he finally gave up and moved on. I may have missed some of his phases. Now he’s talking to himself on another blog. It doesn’t seem to faze him much that guys are ready to tar and feather him for being so annoying. Very sad. Matthew encourages him to get help. I just wonder how you get to a point like that and how can you really help a person like that who has no idea (that he needs help). Nothing more pathetic than blog posting about another blogger….. Let the misery speak for itself… Oops, I guess I should follow my own advice. Perhaps you’re really PerSpeier35 and just want to start a controversial conversation with your own self. It could happen. This is pretty good: from the White Sox SBN site (like our McCovey Chronicles), an “open letter” from White Sox fans to the White Sox players about this Drakegate nonsense. I totally agree with this, and it’s not even my team. Glad the Giants have more sense. http://www.southsidesox.com/2016/3/19/11269960/open-letter-to-white-sox-players?utm_campaign=southsidesox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter It was Alex who banned him. As I recall, another poster, who went by “Sam” along with several other handles, was very good with a computer and hacking log-ins and impersonating other regular commenters. That’s what got him banned. It was unclear whether MLBSF was complicit in that or just was judged guilty by association (he had gotten friendly with Sam on the board). There were several people who felt he’d been banned unfairly but others who were relieved that the whole thing was over. Blog history is interesting. There was another very persistent troll whom Alex finally succeeded in blocking who went by some scientific name for an insect and thought he was hilarious for making up mocking names for the Giants players and using them over and over and over. I think that was during the depressing 2013 season, and none of us were really in the mood. I also remember another one in 2012 who kept ranting that the Giants were a tainted, dirty team because of Melky Cabrera and anything they accomplished that year didn’t count. Then there was the legendary Tito Mac, who hated Nate Schierholtz and always thought we were headed for “bright sunshiny days.” Public_Service_forthe_Ignorati Actually, Tito was a “fire sabean, fire bochy” guy until about November 2010. And then he actually tried to take credit for the 2010 WS by saying he made suggestions on this blog about players the Giants could pick up during the season. And he loved Eugenio Velez. I forgot about him; the polio troll, something like that. Velez is one of my favorites as well. He’s the only player, I can recall, that was struck in the head by a foul ball while not paying attention to the game on the field while in the dugout. A definite highlight to his career. I’m not concerned about how you folks feel about me – i know how so many of you have expressed support for me and my wife over the last few years. I was just wanting to see some of the comments about the end of the season. Now that you mention it, so would I. One would think it’s possible to look at old posts. It’s hard to believe that Disqus would be deficient in maintaining a historical record of posts when they’re so very, very good at all the other aspects of hosting and maintaining a blog. TheSincere Thank the heavens for that fan. “Drakegate.” Lol…What a ridiculous situation. What’s ironic is I heard that White Sox management actually asked Drake not to bring Adam back to the clubhouse anymore. That I can understand. My favorite part was the first subheading: “We don’t care about Adam LaRoche.” Substitute “Aaron Rowand” or “Miguel Tejada” or “Casey McGehee” for “Adam LaRoche” and you get the idea. Some guy who had his best days elsewhere came here and played lousy and now is demanding special treatment, making trouble, and upsetting our whole team. Substitute “Madison Bumgarner” for “Chris Sale” screaming at “Brian Sabean” instead of “Kenny Williams.” We’d be having a fit. OK, this would never happen because Bumgarner isn’t like that. And maybe Rowand’s a low blow because he was actually standing in the OF when the Giants won the 2010 World Series. But you get the idea. I do, and it really doesn’t matter what player you hypothesize into this situation. It is a complete joke. Entitlement to the highest degree. A MLB clubhouse with a 14-year-old kid granted full access, all the time? I can see “take your kid to work day,” but “take your kid to work every day?” Strange days… OK, to be fair to Geno Velez: I was at a game in 2008 (yes, I actually went to a game[s] in that forgettable season) where Velez had a walkoff hit to beat the Dodgers. Then he did the same the NEXT game. There were people who bought Velez jerseys just because of that weekend. I still see them at the park sometimes. Seriously. Buster Posey had a walk-off HR to beat the Dodgers–but not until 2013, the night after Guillermo Quiroz did. (And that was Buster’s first walk-off hit ever. He may still have fewer in his career than Hector Sanchez or Geno Velez–or Andres Torres, who I recall had quite a few in 2010.) In that three-day vacuum was also Bumgarner’s almost-perfect game, broken up late by Melvin Upton Jr. (!)–in the same Sept. 10 post you can read comments about that. It wasn’t Disqus. There just weren’t any new posts between Sept. 10 and Sept. 13 because Baggs was off for the weekend and no one subbed for him. People kept asking where some guy named “Hickey” was. (I take it maybe he’d subbed in at some point.) Anyway, everything that happened between Sept. 10-13 is covered by the nearly 1500 comments on the Sept. 10 post. I didn’t start reading here until late in the 2011 season, but he was in rare form then. I remember he LOVED Carlos Beltran, but boy did he hate poor Nate. “Less of Nate is more” was one of his favorite tag lines. And Nate had a GOOD year in 2011! Reading all this makes me grateful that the Giants are such a stable organization. Can you imagine players going off on Sabean the way the White Sox players treated Williams? Yeah, me neither. It appears we each have our own respective recollections of a notable career. I just searched Sept. 10, 2015 and it gave me nada. Today’s lineup: Blanco CF, Duffy 3B, Posey C, Belt 1B, Crawford SS, Williamson LF, Parker RF, Tomlinson 2B, Blackburn P Here you go: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2015/09/10/matt-cain-reflects-on-his-lost-season-diagnoses-how-he-can-become-great-again/ I used the “Archive” tool above, pulled down Sept. 2015, and scrolled back a few pages. He was blocked by several players, He never had a chance and could very well have died. Our phones and Internet had gone out as I had been watching that game. At that time it was a voluntary evacuation. Within minutes it was mandatory. I had a cell phone that I hadn’t used in months but it could call 911. I called the sheriff’s department and asked if it was mandatory. the guy said ” Hell.yeah. get the F out”. We stood on the road in front of our house and watched our neighbors drive away. No one stopped. Maybe they’d seen my blog posts 😉 Seriously. I will never forgive them. No one stopped. I called 911 again as the fire was about 2 football fields away. They sent a sheriff’s car and he took us and Zeke out. I had left Mickey and a new kitten outside where they had a better chance. They haven’t been seen since.I still go back to the old property and call for them. Then Zeke had a stroke on the first night that we moved into our new home. He had been in a foster home until we were settled. He passed away 2 days later. I miss our little family more than I miss the house. Rough times, but we do as all of you would do- try to move on. Just at a slower pace.. I think I made a crack along the lines of “talking about brain dead Caribbean hackers” immediately after that foul ball. A baseball wife/mom of sons weighs in on Adam LaRoche’s decision. Very thoughtful and honest. https://twitter.com/DAonCBS/status/711579375796424706 Yeah, tito was a classic troll. And few could resist engaging with him. Velez had some skill….I used to call him the slowest fast guy i’d ever seen. His caught stealing rate was incredible. He carried the team for about 3 weeks in 2009. Confidence was his biggest problem and he took his failures very hard. His splits for 2009 were incredible- .299 BA .813 OPS as left fielder in 137 AB. 198 BA, .514 OPS as a 2nd baseman in 101 AB. He was a perplexing player but I liked him. HaakAway Giving you easy access here to post me your My25ManGuys™ … Who do you think will be on the Opening Day roster? No need to post all as 18 or so are given but post me your other picks. Deadline is Monday, March 21; if you rather use email: MySFGiantGuy at Gee mail dot com totalfan62 That was a great article. I commend those White Sox fans who contributed. This whole thing is much ado about nothing. Ridiculous. The Panda kinda did – the moment when I realized just how dumb that guy must really be. Yeah, I guess he kind of did with that “Sabean disrespected my agent” stuff. But that was to a reporter(s), not in a clubhouse meeting in front of all his teammates. Sale reportedly screamed at Williams (with many obscenities) to “get out of the clubhouse and stay out,” and the manager (Robin Ventura) had to intervene. Amazing. A bunch of fans from other teams were immediately vulturing that their team should trade for Sale, but I don’t think I’d want him, either. Well there was that Brian Wilson guy, forever ending his good will with fans. I thought Velez and Torres were going to be the LF platoon in 2010, but then the Giants signed DeRosa. “those two” mentioned by you and below came fairly close to ruining this blog – horrid memories. I kind of hate when the Giants lose a few in a row, not just because of that, but because it also brings out the kind of posters here who seem happiest at those times. I much prefer the troll PRDR to that kind (and PRDR is a huge upgrade on “the polyp” also mentioned below). Yes, but that was AFTER he’d left the Giants. I was in the park when he went and yelled at Larry Baer (we had a good view from our first-base 200-level seats), and it was pretty unforgettable. Real-time drama. Talk about burning your bridges. Michael Scott: sorry to hear about Zeke, it must have been hard to add that into the rest of the problems. Have you picked up another dog since, or just the cat tribe? I’m so sorry that happened to you but grateful that at least the sheriff was able to help you and Merna. I can’t imagine what kind of people would leave two neighbors with mobility challenges on the side of the road with a horrible fire headed toward them. I’m sure they were terrified, too, but–anyway. I’m glad someone was able to help you. And I’m so sorry about the cats and Zeke. I know he was old and had been failing before all this happened, but it was one more loss for you two. I didn’t know where you lived before this happened, and when I realized you’d been in the Valley Fire, I was just sick. I’d watched the news for days and it just looked like hell on earth. It really is amazing that you two escaped uninjured and are already settled in a new home. I’m glad you’ll be around for the new season and I’m looking forward to some lists when you’re up to it. How old is Elvis Andrus? I think the obsession was mutual. I’ve never seen anything like it. A year younger than Ursula Presley. This is really no one else’s business. LaRoche came to the White Sox with the understanding that he could have his son with him. The White Sox probably didn’t realize that he meant EVERY day, and they certainly aren’t the bad guys in this. But I also believe LaRoche isn’t wrong for leaving when the deal changed. I’d have my kids in school, but there isn’t only one way to raise a good person. If Drake LaRoche ends up a drug addict or in prison, then everyone can weigh back in about how right they were. All that’s being said now is that he’s a great kid. This reminds me of when people were bothered that Ryan Theriot retired to spend more time with his family. No one is required to keep working any job. It’s true that most people don’t have the option to just walk away, but it doesn’t make LaRoche wrong because he did. From this distance, no one here has any idea what lessons LaRoche is teaching his sons. The only people I have a problem with in this story are the players who complained about Blake and prompted this mess, but who are staying silent about it and letting Williams take all the heat, and those like Sale, whose feeling of privilege is so great that they can’t understand how the situation might bother someone else. His baseball IQ was below average. I saw him at a River Cats game when he took a cutoff throw from the outfield (at SS) and had a runner hung up between first and second, about 30-40 feet from second. He threw to first and the runner jogged in to second. When I lived in Southern California (1977-1986), one of our office’s favorite restaurants had a house dressing that was a creamy Caesar with an anchovy base. It was delicious. We wouldn’t tell newbies about the anchovies until after they had tasted it. No one ever complained. Nowhere near, in any way, whatsoever, to Theriot. LaRoche is acting like a spoiled, priviledged brat and showing his son how to follow suit. If LaRoche is so selfish and brain dead to somehow construe that the White Sox meant his son was a member of the team in all ways but the active roster, then he’s better off at home. I agree with you on those out of touch teammates as well…the SB Nation piece was excellent in pointing to the many, many players in that organization who have been busting tail to get the unique opportunity to be a member of a MLB clubhouse only to see some 14 year old with a larger locker than them. Madness. Believe you meeeeeee Then again, I remember an early season game in 2010 vs. the Phillies. The Giants fought back from behind and had the winning run at second base, bottom of the ninth, no outs. Bochy sent Velez to pinch-hit, called a sacrifice bunt, and Velez failed to get it down. Extra innings, Geno is in LF, two outs, score tied, fly ball right at him…and he dropped it. I’ll never forget Krukow: “THAT was a gut punch folks. Unbelievable.” Also remember Baggs commenting on how short and skinny Velez was, and saying he looked like he should be wearing Garanimals. That turned into a rich mini-thread on that mid-70s kids apparel line that many folks wore as kids. Don’t know why I remember meaningless stuff like this, yet often struggle to remember the important stuff. Getting old, I guess. His handle was something related to the study of gnats, an offensive name that Giants haters throw at us. Schmuck. Ham & Egging It Who doesn’t love “The Drake?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQw2TKXq6o It’s sad, Michael, to think of you going to the old property and calling out for Mickey and the kitten. I’m so sorry Zeke didn’t live long enough to enjoy your new home together with you and Merna. LOL. That sounds about right. Anybody here? Just back from blockading people so they couldn’t get into a Trump rally. It’s amazing what a 5’4″ woman with a strong will can accomplish. Belt is now 8-23 with 6 walks. More walks than Ks this spring. Going all Buster Posey on us in his old age. Blackburn did better than his line suggests. He had two errors and a costly wild pitch behind him–the announcers thought the WP was more Buster’s fault. He did give up a HR to Blackmun, but 2 ERs against that lineup, especially with shaky defense, isn’t bad for a young guy. Jon Miller mentioned a couple times that many teams are interested in Blackburn–scouts liked him last year and like him even better this spring. Just don’t throw your bombs. I forgot about him. These guys come and they go, don’t they. Fortunately, they’re not real Giants fans, and eventually, they go. Wasn’t it Velez who went Oh-for-29 as a doger, then ran over an ump in the basepaths, and Vin said “Eugenio finally got a hit”? So Bob’s seeing the ball purty good this Spring, right Lefty? :o? Make that 9-24 for Belt. 4-4 with a monster HR and 4 RBIs today. Efrain last week: Belt’s hitting .125 for the spring (1-9). He sucks! Efrain this week: So Belt’s raking in Arizona again. So what? He’s Mr. March. Efrain lol basically I say give Grayson a locker. I saw him and his mom at Scottsdale Stadium last weekend, also Buster’s wife and the twins. Greyson’s a cutie and looks like a happy little guy. Brace yourself for the big announcement of his contract extension! Bob is just putting up his typical boring line. Only 7 total bases. Philip Fabiani Just saw Belt’s homer off Jason Motte on MLB Network — the ball was absolutely crushed to center field. Fans oohed and aahed. Hot off the presses — a new article from Baggs: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2016/03/20/johnny-cueto-toys-minor-leaguers-six-inning-start/ Is Belt’s rampage a good sign? Great Cactus League numbers have not usually carried over into April. I wonder if Blackburn sticks pins in a Matt Cain Voodoo Doll? ( Yeah, I know that teammates aren’t like that.Of course not. Never. Couldn’t be. ) Hopefully it’s team freindly – makes him a more desirable trade chip. I have this fantasy a team like the Indians decide they want a good fielding / streaky hitter and are dumb enough to trade us one of their awesome pitchers No need for all the voice in my head to post, only this one. It wins all the arguments anyway. 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__label__cc	0.560345	0.439655	Candy-colored vintage cars, crisp rum, bold Spanish colo- nial architecture, a commercially viable Marxist icon, and of course, cigars — all hallmarks of a seemingly far-flung locale that rests sev- eral hundred miles off the coast of the United States. In the wake of the Cuban missile crisis and the 1963 travel restrictions imposed by President John F. Kennedy that followed, the Cuban nation has been often romanticized yet remained shrouded in mystery for most Americans until very recently. Cuba is a land of paradox. It’s a developing country with a near-perfect literacy rate that’s brimming with underpaid doctors who moonlight as cab drivers. Here, greas- ing palms for better treatment is merely handling things Cuban style, a lo Cubano, yet security cameras on streets are plentiful, and as of late August 2018, the U. S. State Department softened the travel advisory for Cuba, moving it from level 3 to 2, placing it with countries like France, Denmark and the U.K., among others. There was an influx of American tourism after President Barack Obama loosened business and travel restrictions in 2015, though visitor levels have significantly dropped off after President Donald Trump reversed them. But it is still possible to visit the country. Prospective travelers can register for a special license with the U. S. government if the reason for the trip fits a certain category — these include family visits, professional reasons, journalism, religious or cultural programs, and humanitarian projects. The broadest category that can currently be used to travel independently to Cuba is “support for the Cuban people.” Visitors will need to abide by the regulations and participate in activities that are in the spirit of the category, such as dining in paladares (private restaurants) and staying in casas particulares, which are private fam- ily residences similar to bed-and-breakfasts. And about the rum and cigars? United States residents can still legally bring back as many as 100 Cuban cigars and one liter of Cuban rum. “I’d always wanted to go to Cuba — it was a full-on bucket list destination for me,” says Mill Valley–based photographer Jack Wolford. When an opportunity to join a group of travel photographers who were going to explore and document the country presented itself, it seemed like the chance of a lifetime. Wolford visited numerous locales, from bustling cities to bucolic countrysides, and even spent time with Alex Castro, Fidel’s son. “Just being in his presence was pretty interesting. You get the sense of being with someone that’s been witness to some real history,” Wolford says. “Alex is a photographer as well and has a couple of books published, one being a behind-the-scenes perspective of all the world leaders his dad met and spent time with. It was an amazing insight into global politics.” Here Wolford shares some images from the trip. Local photographer shares the colorful, cultural treasures of a country time forgot. EDITED BY KASIA PAWLOWSKA • PHOTOS BY JACK WOLFORD	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line127
__label__cc	0.710704	0.289296	DVD Review: THE HEINEKEN KIDNAPPING (BLU-RAY) Studio: MPI Cast: Rutger Hauer, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Gijs Naber, Teun Kuilboer, Korneel Evers, Truus te Selle, Marjolein Keuning, Sallie Harmsen Director: Maarten Treurniet Rating: Not Rated for (violence, adult themes) Run Time: 02h:02m:52s Genre(s): drama, thriller �Frank Sinatra�s manager called. He thinks this song has potential.� - Freddy Heineken (Rutger Hauer) Buy Now @ Amazon Yes, folks, even seemingly ageless actors like Rutger Hauer get older, but he seems to be aging gracefully, leading up this fictionalized version of the most publicized abduction to ever occur in the Netherlands. Movie Grade: B- DVD Grade: A- Filmmakers always walk a fine line when they choose to put a true story on film. Much of this risk stems from the nearly inevitable altering of the true story that�s necessary to fit what often takes place over a large chunk of �real time� into the confines of a feature film�s run time. Such a conundrum was clearly faced by Dutch filmmaker Maarten Treurniet when he took to shooting The Heineken Kidnapping, an account of a true story that attempts to double as a high-tension action/thriller that has apparently taken at least a few liberties with what really happened in The Netherlands back in 1983. The end result is sure to please fans of such films, despite some rough patches, but Rutger Hauer�s excellent performance is sure to at least have his fans checking out MPI Home Video�s new Blu-ray disc of The Heineken Kidnapping. The best that can be said about The Heineken Kidnapping is that it is a prime showcase for the great Rutger Hauer. He actually enjoyed a bit of career resurgence over the last couple of years, thanks, in large part to a starring role in the 2011 B-movie, �Grindhouse�-esque film, Hobo with a Shotgun. The Heineken Kidnapping is also from 2011, and is the polar opposite of Hobo, beginning with the films� vastly different material, and ending with the fact that this is a Dutch-language movie featuring Hauer portraying a real person. Hauer�s performance in Heineken is also the thing that Oscar nominations are made of; it�s just too bad that the film itself has received so little recognition, that he has no chance at garnering such accolades. The film, as a whole, is your typical docudrama, focusing on the events surrounding the actual kidnapping of Alfred �Freddie� Heineken (yes, the beer guy) by a gang of hoods that includes Rem (Reinout Scholten van Aschat), who might be more than he seems. The problem is that once the initial part of the titular event occurs, there�s a pretty long period of time before anything worth watching happens. At least a half hour could easily have been shaved off of the total running time, and this lone, glaring flaw, turns out to be the film�s downfall. Still, it�s well-worth taking a look at once, if only for Hauer�s stellar work and continued road back to acting prominence. MPI�s Blu-ray disc features a 1080p video transfer presented in the film�s original 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio. Everything looks great throughout, thanks to deep black levels, well-rendered colors, and only a couple of flaws that never do much to detract from the visual experience. The Dutch DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is a very lively one, making extensive use of the surrounds, incorporating directional effects and thundering bass quite often. Dialogue is always crisp and wonderfully blends with the rest of the mix. The only supplemental features are a 20- minute behind the scenes piece and a trailer for The Heineken Kidnapping. Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - December 1, 2012, 5:13 pm - DVD Review Keywords: beer, kidnap, notorious	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line129
__label__wiki	0.674566	0.674566	SkillsUSA students win gold at statewide competition By Michael Johnson SkillsUSA is a national skill organization that serves more than 320,000 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations. SkillsUSA programs include local, state and national competitions. During these competitions, students compete in various hands-on skill and leadership contests. Delta College has previously hosted the SkillsUSA Region 5 Competition, a preliminary contest that included around 500 competitors. Five Delta participants emerged from the challenge with gold medals for their expertise in a particular trade. Those wins allowed the students to compete in the state SkillsUSA competition in San Diego where six students brought home more gold medals. Now the students are entitled to participate in the national competition in Kansas City in June. The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Participation in these competitions is an asset to the student and employer. “The program prepares you for the work force,” said Renata Zarapa. Recently, SkillsUSA has added new contest categories to the event such as welding art/sculpture, fire fighting, community service and T-shirt design. “We want more students with different skills to participate in the program,” said Jonathan Buyco, a SkillsUSA national competitor. With 170 career and certificate training programs, Buyco said he encourages like-minded students to get involved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line135
__label__wiki	0.868738	0.868738	Downloadable Suicide Comic Tips TF2 Comics DoSu Team action rpg, bearly commentary, bioware, brutal legend, defense grid the awakening, defense of the ancients, dragon age, dragon age the calling, dragon age the stolen throne, jack black, league of legends, osmos, pc, riot games, runic games, tim schafer, torchlight, tower defense, xbox 360 My Cup Runs Over With Video Games Bearly Commentary \| Discuss I commonly experience flashes of euphoria for which I have no account. What I’ve felt over the last several weeks, however, is something different. It’s a sustained state of contentment — something that I can account for. It’s a feeling of fullness, and it’s because of video games. I am full because of Brutal Legend. This game was almost perfect, from its story, its humor, and Jack Black’s performance, to its RTS and driving systems, and even its side missions — but I did say almost. The rate at which new Solos unlocked disappointed me; I think it was poor design to have four at the beginning, four at the end, but none in the middle. Still, I loved this game. I bought it on release day, and I finished all the missions by the end of the next. I never do that. I am full because of Defense Grid: The Awakening. Tower Defense is a genre that gets a lot of flack — and it’s true, there are a lot of bad games out there — but if there’s a game that the skeptics should play, it’s Defense Grid. Its difficulty curve is fair, and its challenge modes suit it for repeat play. It even has character, an uncharacteristic attribute for a Tower Defense game that isn’t based on a license. alpha protocol, assassins creed 2, borderlands, brutal legend, call of duty, delay, double fine productions, dragon age, gamersgate, gearbox, grand theft auto 4, impulse, left 4 dead, left 4 dead 2, modern warfare 2, obsidian entertainment, pc, persona 4, piracy, sega, steam, the ballad of gay tony, tim schafer, valve What’s Up With Fall ’09? Blog \| Discuss When the PC version of Assassin’s Creed 2 was pushed to 2010, I knew that my fall would not go as I had planned. And I was right — for the PC versions of multiplatform games, this fall has been, and will continue to be, an odd one. Borderlands’ PC release, for example, has been delayed one week for “optimization,” and since Gearbox has said in the past that PC is Borderlands’ lead platform, I think a more likely reason is that 2K wanted to give the console versions a week where they didn’t compete with .torrents of the PC version – a futile act. Still, the promise of add-ons would keep me from playing Borderlands on release day anyway, just as with Fallout 3. Similarly, the purported delay of Modern Warfare 2 PC (though it may only apply to the UK) doesn’t dissuade me from buying it on November 10th as much as its $60 price. There were also rumors leading up to Alpha Protocol’s delay; paying customers, including myself, were not sure of their validity until October 6th, the day it was meant to release. Even then, there was no formal announcement – the game simply didn’t launch, and Sega updated their store to say “Spring 2010.” Were I not confident in Obsidian’s ability to deliver, I’d ask for my money back. 3d realms, bethesda, brad wardell, brutal legend, double fine productions, dragon age, dreamcast, EA, human head, id software, impulse, penny arcade expo, peter moore, prey, red alert 3, stardock, steam, the sims 3, tim schafer, zenimax Impulse Improves; Facts; Prey Lives; Tim Schafer Rules Bearly Noteworthy \| Discuss Stardock’s Wardell: Digital Distribution Will ‘Save PC,’ Say Retail Publishers I’ll be glad when the word “save,” as a verb, is no longer used when speaking of PC gaming. While not without its problems, the platform is no longer in danger. Regardless, Brad Wardell is making some valuable observations here. New version of Impulse launched; Ready to Play beta sign-ups start Speaking of Stardock and digital distribution, Impulse Phase IV has just launched. The new website design is much easier to navigate, and I appreciate being able to filter by price. Ready To Play appears to be Stardock’s answer to Steam Community; I’m interested to see if Impulse will capitalize on what I think is a unique opportunity to one-up Steam on community features. On a related note, EA has just partnered with, and added several games to, Impulse. Among them is Dragon Age: Origins (pre-order), The Sims 3, and Red Alert 3 along with its expansion, Uprising, which was previously exclusive to EA’s own digital distribution service. Moore: Dreamcast “laid the ground” for online gaming today Although Peter Moore’s view is probably limited to consoles, technically, the PC platform should be credited with having “laid the ground” for online multiplayer, communication, and content distribution. Bethesda, id Parent ZeniMax Acquires Prey License News of this acquisition came as a relief to me because, due to 3D Realms’ tenuous existence, I’ve had concerns about Prey 2′s status. There is no telling if Human Head is still developing it, but the Prey IP should be in good hands now, at any rate. Giant Bomb at PAX 09: A Tour With Tim This is nearly 30 minues of Jeff Gerstmann and Tim Schafer walking around at PAX while talking and letting their humor play off each other. Also, nerds. Michael JT Smith backlog, cheap gaming, double fine productions, gametap, grim fandango, monkey island, pc, psychonauts, rebel fm game club, steam, tim schafer Cheap Games \| 2 Responses “Mmmm… Bacon!” If that doesn’t ring a bell in your ear, you may have a gaming nutrient deficiency. Previous sources of this vitamin include the Monkey Island games and Grim Fandango. The most potent of Tim Schafer games, however, is the mind-blowing Psychonauts, released by Double Fine Productions in 2005. Initially overlooked by most gamers (except maybe the color blind), Psychonauts went on to garner Gamespot’s “Best Game No One Played” award among numerous other commendations for writing and voice acting. The story begins with Raz sneaking into summer camp. You know, the one where it’s actually a secret government training ground for psychic soldiers, also known as Psychonauts. Consequently, his dad is called to pick him up, so Raz is determined to train as much as possible before that happens. What Raz doesn’t know yet is that he’s more special than the other kids at the camp (and trust me, there’s some “special” kids there). What’s more, it’s the start of an adventure only a madman like Tim Schafer could produce. april fools, bearly noteworthy, brutal legend, gdc, mount & blade, paradox interactive, pc, steam, tim schafer Waxing Paradoxical; Brutal Legend Deets; Madness GDC 2009: Paradox Interactive I purchased Mount & Blade during its Steam sale some weeks ago, but I still haven’t tried it out. So although I still haven’t played any of their games, Paradox is a publisher / development house whose games I’ve kept an eye on. There’s just something about them that screams “PC”. Brutal Legend GDC 09: Tim Schafer Interview: Part 1 Tim Schafer spills the beans on his Legend most Brutal. Very disappointed that no PC version was mentioned; Brutal Legend will be Tim’s first game without one — for now, that is. This is a two part interview; the second half is here. Giant Bomb’s Top 10 April Fools Top 10 Lists Meta. 1up fm, 1up yours, backlog, beyond good & evil, cheap gaming, constantine hantzopoulos, gfw radio, indigo prophecy, jade, lan party, retronauts, stalker, tim schafer, updates 1UP FM Backlog – Beyond Good & Evil 1UP.com produces many fine gaming podcasts such as 1UP Yours, Retronauts and LAN Party (previously GFW Radio). While they are all worth listening to, the podcast formerly known as EGM Live and currently known as 1UP FM offers something unique: The Backlog. The Backlog is a feature at the tail end of each week’s episode where some 1UP editors get together to discuss some cult classic games that the majority of gamers probably skipped in favor of some of the more well-marketed releases of their time. The game that the editors play is voted on by the community in forum polls. The editors all play separately, on their own time, often on differing systems. Meeting each week, for as many weeks as it takes, they discuss their progress and give their thoughts on the games. Each segment runs for about thirty minutes or more. So far Backlog has featured Shadow of the Colossus, Psychonauts, Indigo Prophecy (AKA Fahrenheit), and STALKER. Special guests relevant to each game are not a rarity. During the final segment for Psychonauts they were joined by lead designer Tim Schafer. After playing Indigo Prophecy they interviewed producer Constantine Hantzopoulos. I don’t believe they had a special guest for Shadow of the Colossus or STALKER; it’s likely that a language barrier was to blame. If you’re wondering why I’m turning you on to this now, it’s because this week on the 12/01/08 episode of 1UP FM (at 73:15!) began the discussion of Beyond Good & Evil. You may recall BG&E being featured here at Downloadable Suicide as a cheap game that you need to play back in June. Did you play? 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__label__wiki	0.922083	0.922083	Living Golf CNN Poll: People still want Tiger to win the Masters World No. 1 Tiger Woods has won the Masters Tournament four times, the last occasion being in 2005. Tiger Woods' popularity has plummeted since media frenzy about his extramarital affairs But a national poll suggests most Americans still want him to win Masters title The world's top golfer will make his first appearance this season at Augusta in April Three-quarters of people polled thought it was the right time for him to return to action (CNN) -- Tiger Woods' popularity has plummeted -- but most Americans will still be rooting for him to win when he tees up at the Masters tournament in April, a new national poll suggests. Nearly 60 percent of those who answered a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey said they wanted the embattled golfer to win the event at Georgia's Augusta National course, which would be his fifth victory there. Twenty percent said they did not want him to win and another 20 percent said they did not care. The Masters will be Woods' first time back in professional golf since his November car crash outside his home and the media frenzy about his extramarital affairs. Video: Ballesteros backs Tiger Woods Video: Tiger Woods - I couldn't stop Video: Media zero in on Augusta Sports Scandals And even though Woods has taken a hiatus from playing, 52 percent of those polled said they think Woods will win the Masters, the first of the golf season's four major tournaments which runs from April 5-11. An overwhelming majority of those polled, 75 percent, thought it was appropriate for Woods to return at the Masters and that he did not have to wait longer. But still, a majority of those polled, 45 percent, had an unfavorable view of Woods. Forty-three percent had a favorable view. These numbers are in striking contrast to 2005 when about 85 percent of those polled had a favorable view of Woods. Woods' public woes began with an early-morning crash November 27 outside his Orlando-area home, when he suffered minor injuries after striking a fire hydrant and a tree with his Cadillac SUV. Woods was not required to talk to police about the wreck and declined to talk with investigators on several occasions. Eventually, he was cited for careless driving. The accident occurred days after the tabloid National Enquirer named Woods as having an affair with a New York nightclub hostess. The woman has denied the allegation, but several others have come forward to claim that they had sexual relationships with Woods, who has two children with his wife, former model Elin Nordegren. In a carefully-managed March statement, delivered to a small, hand-picked crowd, Woods said he was in inpatient therapy for 45 days from the end of December to early February for "issues," which he did not explain. The controversy prompted several major sponsors to suspend or drop their relationships with Woods, who also apologized to his business partners for his behavior. Seve backs Woods for Masters success Tiger Woods grants first interviews Victorious Furyk unfazed by Tiger's timing	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line152
__label__cc	0.586277	0.413723	UEFA Competitions North American Football Asian Football Oceana Football Home / Directory / General Football / General Football Blogs / Ball Between Two Ball Between Two General Football Blog. Student living in Ireland. Contributor to Back Page Football, Paragraph Lost and Surreal Football. Will spew words in exchange for hits. Link: http://ballbetweentwo.blogspot.co.uk/ Last Checked: 30/10/15 Date Updated At Last Check: 24/09/11 Included in the FBD Blog Posts RSS Feed: Yes The Miserable Life Of The Fantasy Football Manager Posted on 24 September, 2011 Winning feels good. So do predictions that turn out to be correct and risky gambles that ultimately pay off. This explains the lure of fantasy football and why so many poor souls have become addicted to a competition that rewards footballers who happen to set up a goal with their arse. We all want to display our superior footballing knowledge and what better platform to do that than fantasy football? Like deluded Liverpool fans convinced that signing Stewart Downing and Charlie Adam guarantees fourth place, we tell ourselves each year that we will crack the top 1000 managers and see off all competitors in our private leagues. After all, they’re not going to realise that Aaron Hughes is a cheaper, better alternative to Brede Hangeland. Victory must surely be in the bag, right? Wrong. Fantasy football is a miserable game more crushingly depressing and grindingly frustrating than the national lottery. Each gameweek you tell yourself that the eleven players you’ve chosen are destined for an 80-point haul but the same factors invariably conspire against you. Here is a list, by no means exhaustive, of the cruel truths and grim inevitabilities of the world’s most tortuous game: * Your captain will not be your highest scorer. Pundits are fond of saying form goes out the window on occasion. When you select a player who’s scored twenty goals in his last four games as your captain, form really does collect its things and dive headfirst through a glass pane. If you’re lucky, your captain might pick up a respectable two points for playing ninety minutes and you can rest with some dignity intact. Far more likely, however, is your captain to withdraw through injury five minutes before the match or else get sent off and plunge into negative figures, which will be doubled for good measure. * The international break will ravage your team. You like to think you’re a clever manager. You avoid injury-prone players and instead pick a team you know will stay fit. Unfortunately, Gary Cahill’s 100 consecutive starts count for nothing when he’s away on international duty. Like the PlayStation 1 game you loaned to your cousin, he’ll return scratched and broken and in no fit state to play, along with at least two of your other “reliables”. If you’re particularly unlucky, you’ll be plagued by a myriad of ‘Doubtful’s, leaving you unsure as to whether you should risk replacing the Doubtfuls or not. For your diaries: the next international break follows gameweek 7. * A home banker? Your players will be rested. Man United at home to Swansea? Start filling your team with United players two gameweeks in advance. You can’t miss out on these points. Make Wayne Rooney your captain; he’ll score at least three goals. But hang on a minute, what about that midweek Champions League match? Yep, it’s time for rotation. The players who you entrust to score the big points will be rested and there’s nothing you can do about it. What’s more, the four points for your goalkeeper’s clean sheet that you took for granted will be spoiled by a last-minute consolation goal. It won’t make the slightest bit of difference to the result but it will strike a devastating blow to your points total. * Bonus points. Ah, bonus points. One last chance for vindication; three unexpected points really can do wonders for a beleaguered team, especially if they go to your captain. After Chelsea’s opening game against Stoke, Sky awarded Fernando Torres man of the match even though the game finished 0-0; it came as welcome relief to fantasy football managers who took a gamble on Fernando. At least a bonus point or two would ease the pain of (yet) a(nother) miserable opening week. But Torres got nothing; zilch, nada, nul points. You can’t count on anything in this game. It’ll fill you with optimism just to shoot you down. What a miserable pursuit fantasy football is. Why do we bother? Maybe one gameweek in five we’ll be satisfied with our weekend’s work; the rest of the time we spend worrying over decisions, obsessively checking stats and cursing bad fortune. And no matter how long we spend refining our team, meticulously weighing up the merits or otherwise of potential transfers, the lad who never checks his team and has only made one transfer all year will beat you. We’ll crack 100 points next gameweek, though. Link to original post You can add a review for the blog featured on this page by filling out the form below: If you encounter any difficulties with this blog listing then please feel free to report the problem to us so that we can keep the Football Blog Directory up to date. We do our best to check the site for dead or inaccurate links on a regular basis. However, from time to time blogs can be deleted or domain names can expire. If the link on this listing is no longer working, or if you feel that the listing no longer accurately reflects the content of the blog, then please fill in the form below to report the problem. 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__label__wiki	0.796616	0.796616	Lacrosse teams battle the Diplomats The Shoremen and Shorewomen both hosted and fell to Franklin & Marshall College on Saturday, April 20 By Isabella Sansanelli Senior Sports Writer Both the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams faced off against the Franklin & Marshall College Diplomats in one of their last Centennial Conference games of the season. The Diplomats topped both teams. The Shoremen lacrosse team faced a tough loss on Saturday, April 17 on their home turf as they fell 18-10 to the Diplomats. The Shoremen started off with a strong fight against the Diplomats. Junior attackman Cooper Sloan scored the first goal in the game with only ten minutes left in the first quarter. Sophomore midfielder Sean Reilly scored the Shoremen’s second goal of the match leaving the score at 2-2. The game remained neck and neck for almost the entire first quarter. With only a minute left, the Diplomats were able to scrounge up another two points and force the Shoremen into a deficit of 4-2 going into the second quarter. “We started off with a lot of momentum in the first quarter,” Reilly said. “I wish we could have kept it through the rest of the game, but, regardless, I know we worked hard throughout the game.” The Shoremen went on to suffer a deficit for the next two quarters, getting outscored 5-1 in the second and 6-0 in the third. It was not until the fourth quarter that the Shoremen were able to find their rhythm and scored another seven points before the end of the match. Sloan was the first to end the Diplomats’ scoring streak 46 seconds into the final quarter, followed by goals from sophomore Matt Schellenger, freshman Jeremy Wilson, and seniors Casey Grieves and Trey Ritter. “It was a slow start, but we kept fighting,” said Schellenger. “Unfortunately, it was just too little too late.” With this loss, the Shoremen sink to a 6-8 overall record and a 3-3 conference record, possibly edging them out of the playoffs for the season. The Shoremen will have their next game against conference opponent, Swarthmore College, on Wednesday, April 24. Then, they travel to No. 9 Gettysburg College on Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m. On Saturday, April 17 the Shorewomen lacrosse team played their senior day game against Centennial Conference opponent Franklin & Marshall College. The team lost with a final score of 13-6. This marked the first Conference loss for the Shorewomen and dropped them to an 11-4 overall, and 6-1 conference record. The Shorewomen were outscored in each half, beginning with a 4-0 run by the Diplomats only eight minutes into the game. Senior attacker Kristy Grovom was able to halt the run by the Diplomats wuth 18:55 left in the half with an unassisted goal. The Diplomats immediately responded with another two goals against the Shorewomen and freshman attacker Colleen Keefe was able to cut their run again off of a free position shot to make the score 6-2. The Shorewomen let in two more goals before the half was over, leaving the field losing 8-2. In the second half, the Shorewomen were able to keep a tight match, going 5-4 in goals scored again by Grovom, senior Cecily Docktor and Lauren Brenner. The game ended with a final score of 13-6. Senior Madison Schutz was named the Goose Nation TV Shorewoman of the game, as she garnered the team high in turnovers and ground balls for the match. Docktor and Grovom tied for game high in goals at two apiece. Seniors Caitlin Donovan, Isabella Richardson, Lexi Rullo, Cecily Docktor, Kristy Grovom, Madison Schutz, Alison Pantazes and Emily Pantazes all competed in their final home match of the season. “I think we put in a great team effort against Franklin & Marshall,” Grovom said. “I know all of us seniors gave it everything we had on the Kib. Losing to a great team will only make us stronger and more determined to make it further into the post-season. We’re not done yet.” The Shorewomen will play Swarthmore College as their next conference game on Wednesday, April 24.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line162
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Does success originate from our government? Is it a freaking full moon or did someone leave the keys too close to the cells...??? Calling All Troglodytes In the mdst of all this political incivility Just another bicycle thread, Endgame in Syria? Reports that Assad has left the capital Certification of live birth v birth certificate ? Big Pussies them okies are bad shots Technological pessimism How do you view this chap? Where's Boehner on Bachmann? I'm killing myself US unemployment problem in a nutshell Corn! What jobs did Romney create? where's the logic in this justice system? Liberal hypocrisy Did Ann Romney Really Call Americans "You People"? The 20 Laziest Countries in the World Record high temperatures far outpace record lows across u.s. Why New Hampshire Part 1 more from walmart A blizzard of Snow....Geese The war on self gratification Sherrif Joe - has the goods on Obama! Poof??? 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Tell me this isn't a tear jerker Drug war goes to Africa Paterno Statue Removed (or moved to less prominent location) Nurburgring Bankrupt? Is the Web Driving You Crazy Tennesse Mosque story Olympics swimming question and you guys think the spelling is bad Els wins the Britsh Open This bears watching, China's uped the stacks Penn State's fate NCAA Penn State Biology at the Speed of Light? Now for something totally different... its important to properly warm up and get loose before running Some Corporations DO Stand Up To Others For What's Right at least one party wants to cut the deficit Drink measures A what is it picture Is union solidarity a joke? Outscourcing is good "be fruitful and multiply" Say Bigfella tell me if you have seen these guys and I thought I was smart.... Ichiro to the Yankees. OMG. Oppossum in shed Godspeed, Sally Ride interesting date Claymore in the thach. Burn! (Harley Davidson) Paul Oman NYT photo of .45 1911 labeled "Glock .40" Pavlovian denizens of the Bilge Go 'bama! Police Strike? Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Trial Set To Begin As State Concedes It Has No Proof Repatriated profits income tax amnesty? Apple has a pantload to spend! Stephanomics - ACB and David G ???? Got some extra pipe wrenches? Martin Scorsese in the new iPhone ad Colorado firearm sales surge after Aurora massacre I'm melting, I'm melting... Romney for and against abortion huge displacement motorcycles taken too far Lewis Black speaks for me Has anyone read the novel "Wool"? Pigfella Farm your book number ?'s For the Anti Gun Crowd how many of us own firearms and do not belong to the NRA Olympic soccer A Modest Proposal Regarding Gun - Related Killings just skip to the four minute mark Talk about depressing: Fox News Mr Romney’s candidacy simply lacks all credibility. "AccaDacca" thwarts Iran's Nuce' program An apolgy re: my modest proposal a re-do of the gun ownership and NRA membership Economists Agree? Obama dallies with some firearm restrictions, bipartisan of course. Car radios ? Got any Angry Sky photos? Post 'em New law in NJ 2000 Chevy Venture Van- armchair mechanics? What happened last night? Twilight Romance (Humour) It's never too early to be a Bama fan :) music off the laptop This bears watching.... A "Man Aisle" at the Grocers? So, what is the answer to gun violence? Brown Bear Cam Rum Trouble The gold urinal It's pouring down hard Car thread: Is nothing sacred? FOR SALE.......1 well used motor home A British Aisle at my grocers Synchronized Kite Acrobatics? More "Planet America " A brief complaint. Do you know some thing has happened in Myanmar? Friday Morning Boat Porn I have an appointment to walk a bit of campus Interesting trends - Is America becoming more feminine? keyboard? Wazzock? 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I did something fun with a couple of door to door types today Woman.... Objectified really really basic questions about growing corn I would be interested in your opinion of the opening ceremony. What the Hell LSU? People with a "Grille", like a Buick Just what we need, Mitt--another war. Richard Muller: 'Humans Are Almost Entirely The Cause' Of Climate Change Olympic women's bike race Unilateral strike would be respected? where was he in 08 Gray's Store, 224-Year-Old Rhode Island General Store, Closes Its Doors Today We finally agree with Dick Cheney This may not be funny but true Herd of Manatees Wimp factor? secrets of the manor house on ptv now Igor strong like bool Unidentified Woman in Olympics Opening Ceremony. What I did this afternoon. it's supposed to hit 106 tomorrow Something to make Paul Pless happy ! Mitt Romney......just an idiot or another war hound? Irish workmen install anti-parking bollards at hospitall. 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It seemed like a good idea at the time.... how would you defend yourself against this man? the market solving rural needs NBC massive social media FAIL American Enterprise Institute: U.S. Austerity Measures Hurting Broader Economy Global Warming: one guy jumps ship Romney talks healthcare in Israel: classic What Twits ! reading about India's power outage Socialized Medicine Good - Some Place Else Mitt's International Gaff-a-Thon What Is The Capitol Of Israel?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line167
__label__cc	0.600746	0.399254	Sam Houston State University Admissions Essays, … To be admitted to SHSU, the student must provide official documentation for the criteria listed below, complete the Apply Texas Application, and pay the nonrefundable application fee. High school students desiring to enter a full-time early undergraduate admissions program must fulfill the following requirements: A beginning freshman student who has attempted college/university coursework while enrolled in high school or prior to entering Sam Houston State University (Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment) must provide official college transcript(s) indicating the completion of all transferable academic hours (excluding developmental, remedial, vocational/technical, continuing education, or lifelong learning courses). While the overall cumulative transfer grade point average (for Dual Credit courses) will not be used for admittance, the GPA will factor into the overall GPA. 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__label__cc	0.673379	0.326621	The Evanston Vineyard serves an uncommonly diverse congregation in an urban area straddling Chicago and its close northern suburbs. About 1600 people are involved in the church, from 55 different nations of the world. We do a lot with a little: we have a staff of 14 full- and part-time pastors, 4 support staff, 6 building staff and a small crew of part-time security guards and childcare workers. Each of our pastors works with a network of lay leaders and volunteers. We are looking for people who are self-motivated, thoughtful, able to work without constant supervision, work within small budgets, and whose first impulse is to do the right thing. Our staff members tend to stick around for a long time, seeking mastery of their chosen role. If you’d like to be considered for future openings, we’d love to hear from you. Specific job openings are listed at the bottom of this page. For general inquiries, fill out the form below. Tell us about yourself and why you want to work at the Evanston Vineyard Paid childcare team: Supervisor (Learn more) We are currently looking to fill one of our Childcare Supervisor positions. Applicants must be 21 and over and have managerial and childcare experience. The position is part-time, mostly evenings and weekends and pays $15/hour. If you are interested in applying, please complete this form. Paid childcare team: Childcare Worker (Learn more) Join our Childcare Worker team! The position is very part-time, evenings and weekends with varying hours. The pay is $11 per hour. Must be at least 14 years old and have childcare experience to apply. If you are interested in applying, please complete this form. Community Life Internship Have you considered whether God may be calling you to be a pastor? Would you like a focused experience of growing in your gifts as a leader and being part of a church staff? Two Community Life internship positions will be open soon. Internships are 20 hours/week for one year. Please email Liz Hawes Ng to find out more. Year-Long Communication & Media Internship Are you interested in a future in communication for non-profits? Need some reps making videos, social media campaigns and more? Two communication & media internship positions are open at the Evanston Vineyard. Internships are 20 hours/week for one year. Please email Dave Sandell to find out more. Summer Communication & Media Internship Spend your summer creating content and managing a variety of communication programs, including social media and email marketing. Hours are negotiable. Please email Dave Sandell to find out more.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line175
__label__wiki	0.566374	0.566374	Fran Knowles - wildlife artist. Fran Knowles - wildlife artist. Fran Knowles - wildlife artist To describe Fran Knowles as a wildlife artist is not entirely correct as in reality she is very much a bird artist and a very special one at that. Herself a creature of the air, currently into gliding and previously hang gliding, Fran has a strong affinity with her subject and manages to translate the essence of her subjects onto paper. Her work is also very special in that she only works in pencil. On first seeing the works seem very grey, as indeed they are, but the use of every grade of pencil creates an astonishing grey palette that replaces the standard colour spectrum. This site tries to give an insight into Fran's work. There is the usual biography and a piece about technique. In addition there a number of finished works, many of which have been sold. Complementing these are the sketches that she draws on location, the observations of birds that provide the markers towards the finished work. I also produce a range of cards and prints that are currently not shown on this site. If you are interested in further details please contact me directly. I will be at the British Bird Fair at Rutland Water, the 17th/18th/19th August 2018. Updated 12th August 2018 Number of visits since 21st April 2006 - 39826	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line176
__label__wiki	0.637121	0.637121	Model monetarny kursu równowagi złoty/euro: analiza kointegracyjna Piotr Wdowiński Frankel monetary model zloty/euro equilibrium exchange rate cointegration analysis vector error correction model The author carries out a cointegration analysis for the nominal exchange rate of the zloty against the euro according to a monetary theory developed by U.S. economist Jeffrey A. Frankel (1979). Wdowiński estimates a cointegration vector for the period 1999M7-2008M9. Long-term estimates show that the euro exchange rate depends on changes in industrial production and on short- and long-term interest rates, the author says. The influence of M1 money supply proves to be statistically insignificant. The departure of the euro rate from a state of monetary equilibrium was corrected slowly, the author says, because the half-life of the divergence was almost two years. The solution of the model showed that the euro exchange rate diverged significantly from a state of equilibrium determined by fundamental factors in the 1999M7-2004M1 period, while showing smaller deviations in the 2004M2-2008M9 period. Overall, the author observed periods when the zloty was both overvalued and undervalued against the euro due to a long-term equilibrium rate. The deviations stabilized noticeably from May 2003. In the 2003M5-2006M3 period, the zloty was overvalued by 9.6% on average, while in the 2006M4-2008M9 period it was undervalued by 9.3%. In the short term, the zloty tended to appreciate as a result of increases in short-term interest rates. According to the author, fundamental economic factors in Poland and the euro area point to the existence of a trend whereby the zloty is gaining ground against the euro, while short-term changes in this rate may be significant due to a growing macroeconomic risk. Tendencje zmian cen na światowym rynku ropy naftowej po 2000 roku	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line184
__label__cc	0.714105	0.285895	HA’s Foolproof Four-Word Election Endorsement Cheat Sheet! by Goldy — Thursday, 7/17/14 , 8:27 am Vote. For. The. Democrat. * * Unless you live in the 43rd LD, in which case you should vote for Socialist Jess Spear, not because there’s anything particularly awful about Frank Chopp, but because he’s the Speaker, and it’s always good for a Democratic Speaker to feel a little pressure from the left. (Plus, it’s not like Frank’s actually going to lose or anything, so where’s the harm?) But other than Jess, vote for the Democrat, regardless of how many billions in tax breaks they voted to give Boeing, because even if a particular Republican candidate is not entirely a woman-hating, union-busting, gun-slinging, Koch-sucking corporatist nutjob (and he or she probably is), his or her election would just enable the woman-hating, union-busting, gun-slinging, Koch-sucking corporatist nutjobs who dominate the Republican Party. So don’t be an enabler! Of course, if there’s more than one credible Democrat in the race, vote for the one the Seattle Times didn’t endorse (I mean, duh-uh), except in the 37th LD, where I’m voting for Pramila Jayapal anyway. Pig, truffle, and all that. And on a related note, vote “Yes” on Seattle Prop 1 to create a Metropolitan Parks District, if only because the Seattle Times endorsed “No,” and, well, fuck ’em, amirite? But whatever you do, no Republicans, because Republicans suck, and we desperately need the Democrats to control the legislature if we’re to have a snowball’s chance at responsibly moving forward on a transportation funding package, the state Voting Rights Act, fully funding McCleary, protecting reproductive rights, and other crucial issues. And if you think my four-word formula is a stupid or lazy way to do endorsements, well, it ends up achieving the exact same result as my former colleagues’ kajillion-word SECB missive—except for the Spear/Chopp race, because unlike them my balls didn’t ascend into my abdomen upon my departure. Metaphorically. (I mean, they haven’t literally, either. But you know what I mean.) Whatever. Vote. For. The. Democrat. Thursday, 7/17/14 at 8:42 am That’s the message I’ve been trying to get across for the last 10 years, while you were deleting some of my comments as “off topic.” All of my 100,000+ comments on HA have been on topic, because the topic of this blog is, “Republicans suck,” and that’s what I’ve always said in one way or another. Given how consistently wrong the Republican Times editorial board is, should we call them sociopaths? Or is that going too far, and are they merely antisocial? Zotz sez:Are you sure we can't just kill 'em? spews: Well done, Goldy! Succinct and cogent. Dock plate spews: Thursday, 7/17/14 at 10:06 am Jess Spear will win as soon a the working class decides to fight back. Even if it is not totally happening yet she will be picking up speed and providing great leadership. And, oh ya, She could win. ChefJoe spews: Vote for Jess Spear because she’s a long shot and it’s good to pressure the incumbent? Why not just vote for any republicans in democrat-dominated areas to pressure the dems to be more like dems? Voting for Spear probably would give further-left Democrats the same sense of accomplishment and voice that Florida Dems felt for several hours in 2000, after they pulled the Nader lever in order to send a message to Al Gore. Goldy spews: @5 Because voting for somebody to the left of you provides pressure from the left, whereas voting for somebody to the right of you provides pressure from the right. Duh. @6 Don’t be stupid. There is no way voting for Jess Spear could hand a victory to Republicans. There isn’t even a Republican running. Not at all comparable. John spews: Will vote Spear and disappointed that The Stranger wouldn’t let Chopp sweat. Will also vote Watanabe and No on Prop 1. BONUS: Watanabe hasn’t been sucking-up to all the Pooh Bahs. Regarding Prop 1: I won’t vote on an initiative that will not allow the Oversight Committee from conducting an audit. Theophrastus spews: and it’s always good for a Democratic Speaker to feel a little pressure from the left. (Plus, it’s not like Frank’s actually going to lose or anything, so where’s the harm?) I know a few voters (well, 3) who assumed their vote for Kshama Sawant would have that same effect, (yes i know there many here who think that outcome was an entirely positive one), and who now regret sending quite such a ‘loud’ message. so briefly consider your strategic advice against the backdrop of a non-insignificant number who are just tired of Conl… er Chopp. Samantha [aka John] spews: What is with The Stranger? The Stranger published their endorsements, which included Chopp. Then, they felt it necessary to send-out another endorsement publication for Chopp. Maybe they are worried about Spear. Thursday, 7/17/14 at 12:29 pm @ 7 There is no way voting for Jess Spear could hand a victory to Republicans. I did not mention a Republican. See @9. Darryl spews: Sloppy Travis Bickle, Clearly you took some stupid pills today. The two situations have almost nothing in common beyond the fact that there is an election. PLEASE, quit being stupid. It is fine to be snarky, but snark REALLY falls flat when built on lazy sophistry. You didn’t have to. Goldy’s point is still apt. See @12. headless lucy spews: Not by name. But it wasn’t Irma la Douce who was declared the winner in Florida in 2000. So, the overly picky distinction you make about not actually saying the word Republican is a distinction without a difference. My point, also, is quite reasonably apt. This isn’t IRV world. Each citizen gets one vote. It should be used wisely, not taken lightly. The message sent by voting for someone one might not actually prefer to win isn’t all that different from the message sent by staying home. And in either case, the outcome might end up contrary to the intended message. Thursday, 7/17/14 at 1:10 pm “Each citizen gets one vote. It should be used wisely, not taken lightly.” This point is certainly reasonable as a stand-alone point. Your previous point was simply a bad analogy and a failed attempt at snark. I’ll work on my analogies and snark. I’m sure we can all agree that voting for the candidate you really don’t want to win, in order to send a message to your preferred candidate, is sage advice. After all, as Goldy said, “Where’s the harm?” “I’ll work on my analogies and snark.” “I’m sure we can all agree that voting for the candidate you really don’t want to win, in order to send a message to your preferred candidate, is sage advice.” Nope. You are thinking naively. There are many circumstances where a person might use their vote in ways OTHER that voting for a preferred candidate…particularly in a primary race (did someone just say “Mississippi”??). For example, here is one concrete example. In fact, Goldy, suggests a perfectly reasonable way to deploy ones vote as a way of potentially making it more effective (i.e. by sending a message), and in a way that entails almost no risk of negative consequences whatsoever. That is a perfectly normal and acceptable way to use ones vote. The other component of your naïve thinking is that people voting for Spear have a preference for Chopp to win. Many people (like me, if I were in his district) would vote for almost anyone other than Chopp—anyone except a Republican/right winger. Other people (perhaps even Goldy?) would be equally happy if either one won. And he would be correct. @18 Actually, I would prefer for Spear to win. Light a fire under the Dems. And I’d love to see what she’d do with office. But I’m a realist. screed spews: @18, 19 until the left actually starts voting with conviction instead of ‘strategically’ (i.e. for the lesser of two evils) we’ll continue to be stuck with electing ‘not as bad as the republican but still pretty awful’ democrats. But then again, if the 2016 democratic primary comes down to a choice between 1. Hilary Clinton, 2. Andrew Cuomo, or 3. Corey Booker… I think I’ll stab my left eye out with a rusty fork. I guess I don’t have a point. Never mind. We’re screwed. @15 “Each citizen gets one vote. It should be used wisely, not taken lightly.” My my, such lofty and noble-sounding words. The problem is, you shill for a political party that spends millions of dollars and countless man-hours trying to prevent millions of their fellow American citizens from voting. As long as Republicans are passing voter suppression laws and engaging in vote suppression activities — which they’re doing on a huge nationwide scale — anything that any Republican or GOP supporter says about voting responsibly rings hollow. You can’t have any credibility in what you say about other people’s votes as long as you continue to support a party that tries to keep other people from exercising their right to vote. @20 Voting for anybody but the Republican, even if the alternative is the worst possible Democrat, is responsible voting. Voting Republican is so bad for the country and our fellow citizens that it should be considered a crime. “Voting Republican is so bad for the country and your fellow citizens that it should be considered a crime.” Well, that we can agree on. The rub comes when there is a third party candidate. Here are your choices: 1. Hilary Clinton, 2. (whichever republican clown wins the nomination – Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, ???), or 3. some truly liberal third party candidate. Who do you vote for? For the record, I didn’t vote for Ralph Nadar – I thought he ran a dishonest campaign and I thought Al Gore deserved a chance. Just like I thought Barack Obama deserved a chance in 2008, despite all the Wall Street warning signs. After 4 years, he had his chance and I didn’t vote for him 2012. And I think it is pretty obvious who butters Hilary’s toast (hint: a famous street in NY city), so I have no expectations of her being anything but a corporatist hack if elected. Oh for the simple method of “populist voting” (sometimes referred to as semi-proportional). with this method you can vote for as many candidates as you like, (voting for all of them essentially cancels your vote). in the end the candidate with the most votes wins. so a progressive could vote for both Gore and Nader. it would be like pure electoral Utopia! sooo…. it ain’t ever never gonna happen, no-way. @19 thankee Goldy, that’s what i wanted to know. @19 Exactly. Besides, Chopp’s held that seat since….when? Hell, didn’t he pitch a tent in Olympia in anticipation of Washington becoming a state? I’d prefer instant run-off or ranked voting. When voting, you list your candidates in order of preference. All the top choice votes are counted and if no candidate has a majority, the candidate with the least number of votes is dropped. The process is repeated until one of the candidates wins a majority. If your number one candidate is dropped, then your second choice becomes your top choice in subsequent vote counts, etc. But I can see the method you described as being a lot more straightforward. Either would be a huge improvement but of course both the democratic and republican parties fight these kind of reforms tooth and nail. Better Goldy spews: Vote. For. The. Republican. bbqmaster spews: Optional Preferential is better than IRV as it doesn’t lead to unintended consequences a la the recent Australian Senate election. With OP you number only as far as you want your preference to flow, and it works well for various state level elections in Australia. @27 Who are you? A subversive? Or is that supposed to be comical? seatackled spews: Vote for the Democrat for this election; otherwise, Goldy would also need a disclaimer about Rodney Tom going to fuck himself. Puddybud - The ONE and Only spews: Yes, each citizen, one vote! Really? http://townhall.com/tipsheet/h.....t-n1828238 Over 40,000 People Are Registered to Vote in Both Virginia and Maryland Yes, each citizen, one vote! Really? http://watchdog.org/156197/mul.....rosscheck/ RICHMOND, Va. — Some 6.9 million Americans are registered to vote in two or more states, according to a report obtained by Watchdog.org. Of course HA DUMMOCRETINS close their eyes and bury their heads in the sand! Person Playing Puddybud @ 31, Your stupid-ass character should know that being REGISTERED isn’t the same as voting. There is lots and lots of duplicate registration across states because people move and don’t remember to cancel their old registration. Case in point: Remember Mr. Cynical? When he moved out of state, he failed to cancel his WA registration. How do I know? For some time after he moved I check the voter records after each election to make sure he didn’t vote in WA. Are you suggesting something is sinister about Mr. Cynical being registered in two different states? Is Mr. Cynical a “voter fraudster” by your idiotic reasoning? You fucking performance artists are such drama queens! Rujax! Proudly Calling Out the Idiot Puddypissypants Since 2007. spews: Darryl @32… How did Puddy know Da Perfessa would show up..? http://www.politico.com/story/.....05335.html More than 35,000 cases of voters with the same names and birth dates voting in multiple states in 2012 were also identified, although others caution more investigation is necessary to determine whether coincidence, poll worker error or other explanations are behind the duplicate entries. 35,000 duplicate entries? Hmmm…? Of course let’s ignore this… gotta be poll worker error! And http://www.npr.org/2012/02/14/.....ed-to-vote Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much. But they do agree that voter registration lists across the country are a mess. A finds that more than 1.8 million dead people are currently registered to vote. And 24 million registrations are either invalid or inaccurate. Perfect rujaxoff? Perfect or as Puddy wrote above, you close your eyes and put your small neanderthal head in the sand! Person Playing Puddybud @34 “35,000 duplicate entries? Hmmm…? Of course let’s ignore this… gotta be poll worker error! And” Total bullshit. You are talking about the service offered by nutbagger SOS Kris Kobach (R-KS). The idea of crosschecking across states isn’t a bad one, but Kobach has simply used the program to generate propaganda using numbers arrived at by poorly matched data. So what becomes of all these scary numbers? Across the country, the pattern is the same: A (usually Republican-led) state joins Kobach’s program, runs a check and announces large numbers of potential voting irregularities. But when it comes to proving actual fraud, the claims are quickly undermined. After using cross-check in Ohio, Republican Secretary of State John Husted announced, “This report demonstrates that voter fraud does exist.” But out of “hundreds” of potential instances of double-voting, as of last October the state had referred only 20 cases to law enforcement — and none had resulted in charges. According to AxisPhilly, in early 2013 Colorado did Kobach’s cross-check, and Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced it had identified 17 cases of alleged fraud, which were submitted to the Boulder County District Attorney’s office. But in July 2013, the D.A. dismissed all of the cases, saying none involved actual fraud and they were “politically motivated.” And about those 1.8 million dead people who are on the voter roles…all I can say is, how fucking rude of them to not have the forethought to cancel their registration just before dying. And that concludes our discussion of the topic in this thread. This thread isn’t about voter registration issues. Take any response to an open thread. Irene Mills spews: Friday, 7/18/14 at 12:06 pm Except in the 31st Legislative District, where Lynda Messner (a/k/a Dabson) is running as a Democrat against Cathy Dahlquist and Pam Roach. Some juicy stuff about Messner on the Seattle Times political blog from May 21, and I quote: ‘It turns out Messner, who also goes by Lynda Dabson, isn’t much of a loyal Democrat. State Rep. Chris Hurst, D-Enumclaw, captured online posts by Messner on conservative web sites in which she echoes tea party Republican talking points. In one, Messner called for the impeachment of President Obama because “he is not a citizen.” She added: “NO OBAMACARE, NO GUN CONTROL, NO DEALS WITH THE UN, NO IMMIGRATION REFORM, NO MORE EXECUTIVE ORDERS until Obama can proove (sic) he is eligible to hold office.” In another, she called the president “Obama Bundy!!! Disagree with him and he will ‘Dahmer’ your hide.”’ (Source: http://blogs.seattletimes.com/.....peachment/) I vote Democrat most of the time, but in this case it’s Cathy Dahlquist for me. Don Smith spews: Friday, 7/18/14 at 6:38 pm I’m not so convinced that Chopp will prevail. While I’d agree that almost every Dem is better than almost any Republican, that ignores the vast difference between truly progressive Dems (such as Sen. Bob Hasegawa) and corporate Dems (such as Sen. Rodney Tom and Rep. Ross Hunter, who granted huge tax breaks to Microsoft). MikeBoyScout spews: And if you believe you stand to have a better government, a better community and a better life with Democrats in office and Republican mouth breathing teabaggers left at home to troll blogs and fester in ignorance watching Fox, then ….. Don’t stop with just voting for a Democrat in this election. Talk to your neighbors, your friends, your cousins, your colleagues…. and remind everybody you can to vote in this election. Remember when people like you vote and establish the habit of voting regularly, people like you win….regularly. Think about it, then act upon it. sally spews: I read the whole voter’s pamphlet today, thinking that I possibly might have a skewed opinion of Republicans’ intelligence, experience, capability, and even basic literacy. Nope. Vote Democrat.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line198
__label__wiki	0.808501	0.808501	Title: Hildegard of Bingen Subject: Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, Catherine of Siena, Catholic Church and women, Christian mysticism Collection: 1098 Births, 1179 Deaths, 12Th-Century Christian Saints, 12Th-Century Philosophers, 12Th-Century Theologians, 12Th-Century Women Writers, Angelic Visionaries, Anglican Saints, Benedictine Abbesses, Benedictine Mystics, Benedictine Philosophers, Benedictine Saints, Christian Female Saints of the Middle Ages, Creators of Writing Systems, Doctors of the Church, Female Classical Composers, German Artists, German Composers, German Female Composers, German Philosophers, German Roman Catholic Abbesses, German Roman Catholic Saints, German Spiritual Writers, German Women Artists, German Women Philosophers, German Women Writers, German Writers, Herbalists, Hymnographers, Manuscript Illuminators, Medieval Composers, Medieval Drama, Medieval German Theologians, Medieval Latin Poets, Medieval Women Physicians, Mystic Poets, People Celebrated in the Lutheran Liturgical Calendar, People from Alzey-Worms, Rhineland Mystics, Roman Catholic Mystics, Roman Catholic Philosophers, Romanesque Artists, Sophiology, Women of Medieval Germany, Women Religious Writers St. Hildegard von Bingen, O.S.B. Illumination from the Liber Scivias showing Hildegard receiving a vision and dictating to her scribe and secretary Doctor of the Church, Sibyl of the Rhine Bermersheim vor der Höhe, County Palatine of the Rhine, Holy Roman Empire 17 September 1179(1179-09-17) (aged 81) Bingen am Rhein, County Palatine of the Rhine, Holy Roman Empire Honored in (Order of St. Benedict), Anglican Communion, Lutheranism Canonized 10 May 2012 (equivalent canonization), Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI Major shrine Eibingen Abbey Catholic spirituality Ascetical theology Hellenistic philosophy and Christianity Neoplatonism and Christianity Cataphatic theology Christian contemplation Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite Paul of Thebes Anthony the Great Abba Arsenius Abba Poemen Abba Macarius of Egypt Abba Moses the Black Amma Syncletica of Alexandria Hilarion John Cassian 11th and 12th century Guigo II Hadewijch 13th and 14th centuries Dominican mysticism Dominic de Guzmán German mysticism Johannes Tauler Henry Suso Flemish mysticism Beatrice of Nazareth John of Ruysbroeck Franciscan mysticism Jacopone da Todi Angela of Foligno English mysticism Richard Rolle Walter Hilton Female mysticism Bridget of Sweden Catherine of Genoa Spanish mysticism Francisco de Osuna María de Ágreda French school of spirituality Pierre de Bérulle Jean-Jacques Olier Louis de Montfort Veronica Giuliani Anne Catherine Emmerich Catherine Labouré Mélanie Calvat Maximin Giraud Conchita de Armida Luisa Piccarreta Marthe Robin Alexandrina of Balazar Faustina Kowalska Sister Lucia Contemporary Papal views Aspects of meditation Reflection on the New Age Saint Hildegard of Bingen, O.S.B. (German: Hildegard von Bingen; Latin: Hildegardis Bingensis) (1098 – 17 September 1179), also known as Saint Hildegard, and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and polymath.[1] Elected a magistra by her fellow nuns in 1136, she founded the monasteries of Rupertsberg in 1150 and Eibingen in 1165. One of her works as a composer, the Ordo Virtutum, is an early example of liturgical drama and arguably the oldest surviving morality play.[2] She wrote theological, botanical and medicinal texts, as well as letters, liturgical songs, and poems, while supervising miniature illuminations in the Rupertsberg manuscript of her first work, Scivias.[3] Although the history of her formal recognition as a saint is complicated, she has been recognized as a saint by parts of the Roman Catholic Church for centuries. On 7 October 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named her a Doctor of the Church. Monastic life 1.1 Visions 1.2 Vita Sanctae Hildegardis 1.3 Visionary theology 2.1 Scivias 2.1.1 Liber Vitae Meritorum 2.1.2 Liber Divinorum Operum 2.1.3 Music 2.2 Scientific and medicinal writings 2.3 Lingua Ignota and invented alphabet 2.4 Significance 3 During her lifetime 3.1 Beatification, canonization and recognition as a Doctor of the Church 3.2 Modern interest 3.3 Bibliography 4 Further reading 8 Hildegard's exact date of birth is uncertain. She was born around the year 1098 to Mechtild of Merxheim-Nahet and Hildebert of Bermersheim, a family of the free lower nobility in the service of the Count Meginhard of Sponheim.[4] Sickly from birth, Hildegard is traditionally considered their youngest and tenth child, although there are records of seven older siblings.[5] In her Vita, Hildegard states that from a very young age she had experienced visions.[6] Perhaps due to Hildegard's visions, or as a method of political positioning, Hildegard's parents offered her as an oblate to the church. The date of Hildegard's enclosure in the church is the subject of a contentious debate. Her Vita says she was enclosed with an older nun, Jutta, at the age of eight.[7] However, Jutta's enclosure date is known to be in 1112, when Hildegard would have been fourteen.[8] Some scholars speculate that Hildegard was placed in the care of Jutta, the daughter of Count Stephan II of Sponheim, at the age of eight, and the two women were enclosed together six years later.[9] The written record of the Life of Jutta indicates that Hildegard probably assisted her in reciting the Psalms, working in the garden, and tending to the sick.[10] In any case, Hildegard and Jutta were enclosed at Disibodenberg in the Palatinate Forest in what is now Germany. Jutta was also a visionary and thus attracted many followers who came to visit her at the enclosure. Hildegard tells us that Jutta taught her to read and write, but that she was unlearned and therefore incapable of teaching Hildegard Biblical interpretation.[11] Hildegard and Jutta most likely prayed, meditated, read scriptures such as the psalter, and did handwork during the hours of the Divine Office. This might have been a time when Hildegard learned how to play the ten-stringed psaltery. Volmar, a frequent visitor, may have taught Hildegard simple psalm notation. The time she studied music could have been the beginning of the compositions she would later create.[12] Upon Jutta's death in 1136, Hildegard was unanimously elected as "magistra" of the community by her fellow nuns.[13] Abbot Kuno of Disibodenberg asked Hildegard to be Prioress, which would be under his authority. Hildegard, however, wanted more independence for herself and her nuns, and asked Abbot Kuno to allow them to move to Rupertsberg.[14] This was to be a move towards poverty, from a stone complex that was well established to a temporary dwelling place. When the abbot declined Hildegard's proposition, Hildegard went over his head and received the approval of Archbishop Henry I of Mainz. Abbot Kuno did not relent until Hildegard was stricken by an illness that kept her paralyzed and unable to move from her bed, an event that she attributed to God's unhappiness at her not following his orders to move her nuns to Rupertsberg. It was only when the Abbot himself could not move Hildegard that he decided to grant the nuns their own monastery.[15] Hildegard and about twenty nuns thus moved to the St. Rupertsberg monastery in 1150, where Volmar served as provost, as well as Hildegard's confessor and scribe. In 1165 Hildegard founded a second monastery for her nuns at Eibingen. Hildegard says that she first saw "The Shade of the Living Light" at the age of three, and by the age of five she began to understand that she was experiencing visions.[16] She used the term 'visio' to this feature of her experience, and recognized that it was a gift that she could not explain to others. Hildegard explained that she saw all things in the light of God through the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.[17] Hildegard was hesitant to share her visions, confiding only to Jutta, who in turn told Volmar, Hildegard's tutor and, later, secretary.[18] Throughout her life, she continued to have many visions, and in 1141, at the age of 42, Hildegard received a vision she believed to be an instruction from God, to "write down that which you see and hear."[19] Still hesitant to record her visions, Hildegard became physically ill. The illustrations recorded in the book of Scivias were visions that Hildegard experienced, causing her great suffering and tribulations.[20] In her first theological text, Scivias ("Know the Ways"), Hildegard describes her struggle within: But I, though I saw and heard these things, refused to write for a long time through doubt and bad opinion and the diversity of human words, not with stubbornness but in the exercise of humility, until, laid low by the scourge of God, I fell upon a bed of sickness; then, compelled at last by many illnesses, and by the witness of a certain noble maiden of good conduct [the nun Richardis von Stade] and of that man whom I had secretly sought and found, as mentioned above, I set my hand to the writing. While I was doing it, I sensed, as I mentioned before, the deep profundity of scriptural exposition; and, raising myself from illness by the strength I received, I brought this work to a close – though just barely – in ten years. (...) And I spoke and wrote these things not by the invention of my heart or that of any other person, but as by the secret mysteries of God I heard and received them in the heavenly places. And again I heard a voice from Heaven saying to me, 'Cry out therefore, and write thus!'[21] It was between November 1147 and February 1148 at the synod in Trier that Pope Eugenus heard about Hildegard’s writings. It was from this that she received Papal approval to document her visions as revelations from the Holy Spirit giving her instant credence. Before Hildegard’s death, a problem arose with the clergy of Mainz. A man buried in Rupertsburg had died after excommunication from the Church. Therefore, the clergy wanted to remove his body from the sacred ground. Hildegard did not accept this idea, replying that it was a sin and that the man had been reconciled to the church at the time of his death.[22] On 17 September 1179, when Hildegard died, her sisters claimed they saw two streams of light appear in the skies and cross over the room where she was dying.[23] Vita Sanctae Hildegardis Hildegard's hagiography, Vita Sanctae Hildegardis was compiled by the monk Theoderic of Echternach after Hildegard's death.[24] He included the hagiographical work Libellus or "Little Book" begun by Godfrey of Disibodenberg.[25] Godfrey had died before he was able to complete his work. Guibert of Gembloux was invited to finish the work; however, he had to return to his monastery with the project unfinished.[26] Theoderic utilized sources Guibert had left behind to complete the Vita. Scivias I.6: The Choirs of Angels. From the Rupertsberg manuscript, fol. 38r. Hildegard's works include three great volumes of visionary theology;[27] a variety of musical compositions for use in liturgy, as well as the musical morality play Ordo Virtutum; one of the largest bodies of letters (nearly 400) to survive from the Middle Ages, addressed to correspondents ranging from Popes to Emperors to abbots and abbesses, and including records of many of the sermons she preached in the 1160s and 1170s;[28] two volumes of material on natural medicine and cures;[29] an invented language called the Lingua ignota ("unknown language");[30] and various minor works, including a gospel commentary and two works of hagiography.[31] Several manuscripts of her works were produced during her lifetime, including the illustrated Rupertsberg manuscript of her first major work, Scivias (lost since 1945); the Dendermonde manuscript, which contains one version of her musical works; and the Ghent manuscript, which was the first fair-copy made for editing of her final theological work, the Liber Divinorum Operum. At the end of her life, and probably under her initial guidance, all of her works were edited and gathered into the single Riesenkodex manuscript.[32] Visionary theology Hildegard's most significant works were her three volumes of visionary theology: Scivias ("Know the Ways", composed 1142-1151), Liber Vitae Meritorum ("Book of Life's Merits" or "Book of the Rewards of Life", composed 1158-1163); and Liber Divinorum Operum ("Book of Divine Works", also known as De operatione Dei, "On God's Activity", composed 1163/4-1172 or 1174). In these volumes, the last of which was completed when she was well into her seventies, Hildegard first describes each vision, whose details are often strange and enigmatic; and then interprets their theological contents in the words of the "voice of the Living Light." Scivias The Church, the Bride of Christ and Mother of the Faithful in Baptism. Illustration to Scivias II.3, fol. 51r from the 20th-century facsimile of the Rupertsberg manuscript, c. 1165-1180 The composition of the first work, Scivias, was triggered by the insistence of her visionary experiences in about 1142, when she was already forty-three years old. Perceiving a divine command to "write down what you see and hear",[33] Hildegard began to record her visionary experiences. Scivias is structured into three parts of unequal length. The first part (six visions) chronicles the order of God's creation: the Creation and Fall of Adam and Eve, the structure of the universe (famously described as an "egg"), the relationship between body and soul, God's relationship to his people through the Synagogue, and the choirs of angels. The second part (seven visions) describes the order of redemption: the coming of Christ the Redeemer, the Trinity, the Church as the Bride of Christ and the Mother of the Faithful in baptism and confirmation, the orders of the Church, Christ's sacrifice on the Cross and the Eucharist, and the fight against the devil. Finally, the third part (thirteen visions) recapitulates the history of salvation told in the first two parts, symbolized as a building adorned with various allegorical figures and virtues. It concludes with the Symphony of Heaven, an early version of Hildegard's musical compositions. Portions of the uncompleted work were read aloud to Pope Eugenius III at the Synod of Trier in 1148, after which he sent Hildegard a letter with his blessing.[34] This blessing was later construed as papal approval for all of Hildegard's wide-ranging theological activities.[35] Towards the end of her life, Hildegard commissioned a richly decorated manuscript of Scivias (the Rupertsberg Codex); although the original has been lost since its evacuation to Dresden for safekeeping in 1945, its images are preserved in a hand-painted facsimile from the 1920s.[3] Liber Vitae Meritorum In her second volume of visionary theology, composed between 1158 and 1163, after she had moved her community of nuns into independence at the Rupertsberg in Bingen, Hildegard tackled the moral life in the form of dramatic confrontations between the virtues and the vices. She had already explored this area in her musical morality play, Ordo Virtutum, and the "Book of the Rewards of Life" takes up that play's characteristic themes. Each vice, although ultimately depicted as ugly and grotesque, nevertheless offers alluring, seductive speeches that attempt to entice the unwary soul into their clutches. Standing in our defense, however, are the sober voices of the Virtues, powerfully confronting every vicious deception.[36] Amongst the work's innovations is one of the earliest descriptions of purgatory as the place where each soul would have to work off its debts after death before entering heaven.[37] Hildegard's descriptions of the possible punishments there are often gruesome and grotesque, which emphasize the work's moral and pastoral purpose as a practical guide to the life of true penance and proper virtue.[38] Liber Divinorum Operum "Universal Man" illumination from Hildegard's Liber Divinorum Operum, I.2. Lucca, MS 1942, early 13th century Hildegard's last and grandest visionary work had its genesis in one of the few times she experienced something like an ecstatic loss of consciousness. As she described it in an autobiographical passage included in her Vita, sometime in about 1163, she received "an extraordinary mystical vision" in which was revealed the "sprinkling drops of sweet rain" that John the Evangelist experienced when he wrote, "In the beginning was the Word..." (John 1:1). Hildegard perceived that this Word was the key to the "Work of God", of which humankind is the pinnacle. The "Book of Divine Works", therefore, became in many ways an extended explication of the Prologue to John's Gospel.[39] The ten visions of this work's three parts are cosmic in scale, often populated by the grand allegorical female figures representing Divine Love (Caritas) or Wisdom (Sapientia). The first of these opens the work with a salvo of poetic and visionary images, swirling about to characterize the dynamic activity of God within the scope of his salvation-historical work. The remaining three visions of the first part introduce the famous image of a human being standing astride the spheres that make up the universe, and detail the intricate relationships between the human as microcosm and the universe as macrocosm. This culminates in the final chapters of Part One, Vision Four with Hildegard's direct rumination on the meaning of "In the beginning was the Word..." (John 1:1). The single vision that comprises the whole of Part Two stretches that rumination back to the opening of Genesis, and forms an extended meditation on the six days of the creation of the world. Finally, the five visions of the third part take up again the building imagery of Scivias to describe the course of salvation history.[40] Attention in recent decades to women of the medieval Church has led to a great deal of popular interest in Hildegard, particularly her music. In addition to the Ordo Virtutum, sixty-nine musical compositions, each with its own original poetic text, survive, and at least four other texts are known, though their musical notation has been lost.[41] This is one of the largest repertoires among medieval composers. From Ordo Virtutum Problems playing this file? See . One of her better known works, Ordo Virtutum (Play of the Virtues), is a morality play. It is unsure when some of Hildegard’s compositions were composed, though the Ordo Virtutum is thought to have been composed as early as 1151.[42] The morality play consists of monophonic melodies for the Anima (human soul) and 16 Virtues. There is also one speaking part for the Devil. Scholars assert that the role of the Devil would have been played by Volmar, while Hildegard's nuns would have played the parts of Anima and the Virtues.[43] In addition to the Ordo Virtutum Hildegard composed many liturgical songs that were collected into a cycle called the Symphonia armoniae celestium revelationum. The songs from the Symphonia are set to Hildegard’s own text and range from antiphons, hymns, and sequences, to responsories.[44] Her music is described as monophonic, that is, consisting of exactly one melodic line.[45] Its style is characterized by soaring melodies that can push the boundaries of the more staid ranges of traditional Gregorian chant. Though Hildegard's music is often thought to stand outside the normal practices of monophonic monastic chant,[46] current researchers are also exploring ways in which it may be viewed in comparison with her contemporaries, such as Hermannus Contractus.[47] Another feature of Hildegard's music that both reflects twelfth-century evolutions of chant and pushes those evolutions further is that it is highly melismatic, often with recurrent melodic units. Scholars such as Margot Fassler, Marianne Richert Pfau, and Beverly Lomer also note the intimate relationship between music and text in Hildegard's compositions, whose rhetorical features are often more distinct than is common in twelfth-century chant.[48] As with all medieval chant notation, Hildegard's music lacks any indication of tempo or rhythm; the surviving manuscripts employ late German style notation, which uses very ornamental neumes.[49] The reverence for the Virgin Mary reflected in music shows how deeply influenced and inspired Hildegard of Bingen and her community were by the Virgin Mary and the saints.[50] The definition of viriditas or ‘greenness’ is an earthly expression of the heavenly in an integrity that overcomes dualisms. This ‘greenness’ or power of life appears frequently in Hildegard’s works.[51] One scholar has asserted that Hildegard made a close association between music and the female body in her musical compositions.[52] If so, the poetry and music of Hildegard’s Symphonia would be concerned with the anatomy of female desire thus described as Sapphonic, or pertaining to Sappho, connecting her to a history of female rhetoricians.[53] Scientific and medicinal writings Hildegard’s medicinal and scientific writings, though thematically complementary to her ideas about nature expressed in her visionary works, are different in focus and scope. Neither claim to be rooted in her visionary experience and its divine authority. Rather, they spring from her experience helping in and then leading the monastery’s herbal garden and infirmary, as well as the theoretical information she likely gained through her wide-ranging reading in the monastery’s library.[54] As she gained practical skills in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, she combined physical treatment of physical diseases with holistic methods centered on “spiritual healing.”[55] She became well known for her healing powers involving practical application of tinctures, herbs, and precious stones.[56] She combined these elements with a theological notion ultimately derived from Genesis: all things put on earth are for the use of humans.[57] Hildegard catalogued both her practical expertise and its theoretical basis in two works: Physica, whose nine books focus on the scientific and medicinal properties of various plants, stones, fish, reptiles, and animals; and Causae et Curae, an exploration of the human body, its connections to the rest of the natural world, and the causes and cures of various diseases.[58] These works document a variety of medical practices, and Hildegard may have used them to teach another nun at the monastery to be her assistant. Moreover, they serve as a valuable witness to areas of medieval medicine that were often not as well documented because their practitioners (mainly women) did not often write in Latin. Among the practices that Hildegard discusses in Causae et Curae is the use of bleeding and home remedies for many common ailments. She also focuses many of her remedies on common agricultural injuries such as burns, fractures, dislocations, and cuts.[55] In addition to its wealth of practical evidence, Causae et Curae is also noteworthy for its organizational scheme. Its first part sets the work within the context of the creation of the cosmos and then humanity as its summit, and the constant interplay of the human person as microcosm both physically and spiritually with the macrocosm of the universe informs all of Hildegard’s approach.[54] Her hallmark is to emphasize the vital connection between the “green” health of the natural world and the holistic health of the human person. Thus, when she approached medicine as a type of gardening, it was not just as an analogy. Rather, Hildegard understood the plants and elements of the garden as direct counterparts to the humors and elements within the human body, whose imbalance led to illness and disease.[55] Thus, the nearly three hundred chapters of the second book of Causae et Curae “explore the etiology, or causes, of disease as well as human sexuality, psychology, and physiology.”[54] In this section, she give specific instructions for bleeding based on various factors, including gender, the phase of the moon (bleeding is best done when moon is waning), the place of disease (use veins near diseased organ of body part) or prevention (big veins in arms), and how much blood to take (described in imprecise measurements, like “the amount that a thirsty person can swallow in one gulp”). She even includes bleeding instructions for animals to keep them healthy. In the third and fourth sections, Hildegard turns her attention to treatments for malignant and minor problems and diseases according to the humoral theory, again including information on animal health. The fifth section is about diagnosis and prognosis, which includes instructions to check the patient’s blood, pulse, urine and stool.[55] Finally, the sixth section documents a lunar horoscope to provide an additional means of prognosis for both disease and other medical conditions, such as conception and the outcome of pregnancy.[54] For example, she indicates that a waxing moon is good for conception (for humans) and is also good for sowing seeds for plants (sowing seeds is the plant equivalent of conception).[55] Elsewhere, Hildegard is even said to have stressed the value of boiling drinking water in an attempt to prevent infection.[59] As Hildegard elaborates the medical and scientific relationship between the human microcosm and the macrocosm of the universe, she often focuses on interrelated patterns of four: “the four elements (fire, air, water, and earth), the four seasons, the four humors, the four zones of the earth, and the four major winds.”[54] Although she inherited the basic framework of humoral theory from ancient medicine, however, Hildegard’s conception of the hierarchical interbalance of the four humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) was unique, based on their correspondence to “superior” and “inferior” elements—blood and phlegm corresponding to the “celestial” elements of fire and air, and the two biles corresponding to the “terrestrial” elements of water and earth. Hildegard understood the disease-causing imbalance of these humors to result from the improper dominance of the subordinate humors. This disharmony reflects that introduced by Adam and Eve in the Fall, which for Hildegard marked the indelible entrance of disease and humoral imbalance into humankind.[54] As she writes in Causae et Curae c. 42: It happens that certain men suffer diverse illnesses. This comes from the phlegm which is superabundant within them. For if man had remained in paradise, he would not have had the flegmata within his body, from which many evils proceed, but his flesh would been whole and without dark humor [livor]. However, because he consented to evil and relinquished good, he was made into a likeness of the earth, which produces good and useful herbs, as well as bad and useless ones, and which has in itself both good and evil moistures. From tasting evil, the blood of the sons of Adam was turned into the poison of semen, out of which the sons of man are begotten. And therefore their flesh is ulcerated and permeable [to disease]. These sores and openings create a certain storm and smoky moisture in men, from which the flegmata arise and coagulate, which then introduce diverse infirmities to the human body. All this arose from the first evil, which man began at the start, because if Adam had remained in paradise, he would have had the sweetest health, and the best dwelling-place, just as the strongest balsam emits the best odor; but on the contrary, man now has within himself poison and phlegm and diverse illnesses.[60] Lingua Ignota and invented alphabet Alphabet by Hildegard von Bingen, Litterae ignotae, which she used for her language Lingua Ignota Hildegard also invented an alternative alphabet. The text of her writing and compositions reveals Hildegard's use of this form of modified medieval Latin, encompassing many invented, conflated and abridged words.[6] Due to her inventions of words for her lyrics and use of a constructed script, many conlangers look upon her as a medieval precursor.[61] Scholars believe that Hildegard used her Lingua Ignota to increase solidarity among her nuns.[62] During her lifetime Maddocks claims that it is likely Hildegard learned simple Latin and the tenets of the Christian faith but was not instructed in the Seven Liberal Arts, which formed the basis of all education for the learned classes in the Middle Ages: the Trivium of grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric plus the Quadrivium of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.[63] The correspondence she kept with the outside world, both spiritual and social, transgressed the cloister as a space of female confinement and served to document Hildegard’s grand style and strict formatting of medieval letter writing.[64][65] Contributing to Christian European rhetorical traditions, Hildegard "authorized herself as a theologian" through alternative rhetorical arts.[64] Hildegard was creative in her interpretation of theology. She believed that her monastery should exclude novices who were not from the nobility because she did not want her community to be divided on the basis of social status.[66] She also stated that "woman may be made from man, but no man can be made without a woman."[23] Hildegard's preaching tours Due to church limitation on public, discursive rhetoric, the medieval rhetorical arts included preaching, letter writing, poetry, and the encyclopedic tradition.[67] Hildegard’s participation in these arts speaks to her significance as a female rhetorician, transcending bans on women's social participation and interpretation of scripture. The acceptance of public preaching by a woman, even a well-connected abbess and acknowledged prophet, does not fit the stereotype of this time. Her preaching was not limited to the monasteries; she preached publicly in 1160 in Germany. (New York: Routledge, 2001, 9). She conducted four preaching tours throughout Germany, speaking to both clergy and laity in chapter houses and in public, mainly denouncing clerical corruption and calling for reform.[68] Many abbots and abbesses asked her for prayers and opinions on various matters.[1] She traveled widely during her four preaching tours.[69] She had several fanatical followers, including Guibert of Gembloux, who wrote to her frequently and became her secretary after Volmar's death in 1173. Hildegard also influenced several monastic women, exchanging letters with Elisabeth of Schönau, a nearby visionary.[70] Hildegard corresponded with popes such as Eugene III and Anastasius IV, statesmen such as Abbot Suger, German emperors such as Frederick I Barbarossa, and other notable figures such as Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, who advanced her work, at the behest of her abbot, Kuno, at the Synod of Trier in 1147 and 1148. Hildegard of Bingen's correspondence is an important component of her literary output.[71] Beatification, canonization and recognition as a Doctor of the Church Hildegard was one of the first persons for whom the Roman canonization process was officially applied, but the process took so long that four attempts at canonization were not completed and she remained at the level of her beatification. Her name was nonetheless taken up in the Roman Martyrology at the end of the 16th century. Her feast day is 17 September. Numerous popes have referred to Hildegard as a saint, including Pope John Paul II[72] and Pope Benedict XVI.[73] On 10 May 2012, Pope Benedict XVI extended the liturgical cult of St. Hildegard to the entire Catholic Church[74] in a process known as "equivalent canonization,"[75] thus laying the groundwork for naming her a Doctor of the Church.[76] On 7 October 2012, the feast of the Holy Rosary, the Pope named her a Doctor of the Church, the fourth woman of 35 saints given that title by the Roman Catholic Church.[77] He called her "perennially relevant" and "an authentic teacher of theology and a profound scholar of natural science and music."[78] Hildegard of Bingen also appears in the calendar of saints of various Anglican churches, such as that of the Church of England, in which she is commemorated on 17 September. Hildegard's parish and pilgrimage church in Eibingen near Rüdesheim houses her relics. Modern interest German 10 DM commemorative coin issued by the Federal Republic of Germany (1998) designed by Carl Vezerfi-Clemm on the 900th anniversary of Hildegard of Bingen's birth In recent years, Hildegard has become of particular interest to feminist scholars.[79] They note her reference to herself as a member of the "weaker sex" and her rather constant belittling of women. Hildegard frequently referred to herself as an unlearned woman, completely incapable of Biblical exegesis.[80] Such a statement on her part, however, worked to her advantage because it made her statements that all of her writings and music came from visions of the Divine more believable, therefore giving Hildegard the authority to speak in a time and place where few women were permitted a voice.[81] Hildegard used her voice to condemn church practices she disagreed with, in particular simony. Hildegard has also become a figure of reverence within the contemporary New Age movement, mostly due to her holistic and natural view of healing, as well as her status as a mystic. Although her work has often been ignored or belittled in the history of medicince,[82] she was the inspiration for Dr. Gottfried Hertzka's "Hildegard-Medicine", and is the namesake for June Boyce-Tillman's Hildegard Network, a healing center that focuses on a holistic approach to wellness and brings together people interested in exploring the links between spirituality, the arts, and healing.[83] Her reputation as a medicinal writer and healer was also used by early feminists to argue for women's rights to attend medical schools.[82] Hildegard's reincarnation has been debated since 1924 when Austrian mystic Rudolf Steiner lectured that a nun of her description was the past life of Russian poet philosopher Vladimir Soloviev,[84] whose Sophianic visions are often compared to Hildegard.[85] Sophiologist Robert Powell writes that hermetic astrology proves the match,[86] while mystical communities in Hildegard's lineage include that of artist Carl Schroeder[87] as studied by Columbia sociologist Courtney Bender[88] and supported by reincarnation researchers Walter Semkiw and Kevin Ryerson.[89] In space, the minor planet 898 Hildegard is named for her.[90] In film, Hildegard has been portrayed by Patricia Routledge in a BBC documentary called "Hildegard of Bingen" (1994),[91] by Ángela Molina in Barbarossa (2009)[92] and by Barbara Sukowa in the film Vision, directed by Margarethe von Trotta.[93] Hildegard was the subject of a 2012 fictionalized biographic novel "Illuminations" by Mary Sharratt.[94] The first single of the album Mala by folk singer Devendra Banhart is named after her.[95] Plant genus Hildegardia is named after her due to her contributions to herbal medicine.[96] Editions and manuscripts of Hildegard's works Hildegardis Bingensis, Opera minora. edited by H. Feiss, C. Evans, B. M. Kienzle, C. Muessig, B. Newman, P. Dronke, Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis CCCM 226 (Turnhout: Brepols, 2007), ISBN 978-2-503-05261-8 Wiesbaden, Hessische Landesbibliothek, Hs. 2 (Riesen Codex) or Wiesbaden Codex (c. 1180–85) Dendermonde, Belgium, St.-Pieters-&-Paulusabdij Cod. 9 (Villarenser codex) (c. 1174/75) Otto Müller Verlag Salzburg 1969: Hildegard von Bingen: Lieder (modern edition in adapted square notation) Marianne Richert Pfau, Hildegard von Bingen: Symphonia, 8 volumes. Complete edition of the Symphonia chants. Bryn Mawr, Hildegard Publishing Company (1990). München, University Library, MS2∞156 Leipzig, University Library, St. Thomas 371 Paris, Bibl. Nat. MS 1139 Beate Hildegardis Cause et cure, edidit L. Moulinier, Berlin, Akademie Verlag, 2003, CXVII + 384 p. Hildegardis Bingensis, Epistolarium pars prima I-XC edited by L. Van Acker, Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis CCCM 91A (Turnhout: Brepols, 1991) Hildegardis Bingensis, Epistolarium pars secunda XCI-CCLr edited by L. Van Acker, Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis CCCM 91A (Turnhout: Brepols, 1993) Hildegardis Bingensis, Epistolarium pars tertia CCLI-CCCXC edited by L. Van Acker and M. Klaes-Hachmoller, Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis XCIB (Turnhout: Brepols, 2001) Hildegardis Bingensis, Scivias. A. Führkötter, A. Carlevaris eds., Corpus Christianorum Scholars Version vols. 43, 43A. (Turnhout: Brepols, 2003) Hildegardis Bingensis, Liber vitae meritorum. A. Carlevaris ed. Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis CCCM 90 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1995) Hildegardis Bingensis, Liber divinorum operum. A. Derolez and P. Dronke eds., Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaevalis CCCM 92 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1996) Hildegard of Bingen, Two Hagiographies: Vita sancti Rupperti confessoris, Vita sancti Dysibodi episcopi, ed. and trans. Hugh Feiss & Christopher P. Evans, Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations 11 (Louvain and Paris: Peeters, 2010) Hildegard of Bingen's Unknown Language: An Edition, Translation, and Discussion, ed. Sarah Higley (2007) [the entire Riesencodex glossary, with additions from the Berlin MS, translations into English, and extensive commentary] Friedrich Wilhelm Emil Roth, "Glossae Hildigardis", in: Elias Steinmeyer and Eduard Sievers eds., Die Althochdeutschen Glossen, vol. III. Zürich: Wiedmann, 1895, 1965, pp. 390–404. Analecta Sanctae Hildegardis, in Analecta Sacra vol. 8 edited by Jean-Baptiste Pitra (Monte Cassino, 1882). Patrologia Latina vol. 197 (1855). Explanatio Regulae S. Benedicti Explanatio Symboli S. Athanasii Homeliae LVIII in Evangelia. Hymnodia coelestis. Ignota lingua, cum versione Latina Liber divinorum operum simplicis hominis (1163-73/74) Liber vitae meritorum (1158–63) Libri simplicis et compositae medicinae. Physica, sive Subtilitatum diversarum naturarum creaturarum libri novem Scivias seu Visiones (1141–51) Solutiones triginta octo quaestionum Tractatus de sacramento altaris. Discography of Hildegard of Bingen ^ a b Bennett, Judith M. and Hollister, Warren C. Medieval Europe: A Short History (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001), 317. ^ Some writers have speculated a distant origin for opera in this piece, though without any evidence. See: [1]; alt Opera, see Florentine Camerata in the province of Milan, Italy. [2] and [3] ^ a b Caviness, Madeline. "Artist: 'To See, Hear, and Know All at Once'", in Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World, ed. Barbara Newman (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998), pp. 110-124; Nathaniel M. Campbell, “Imago expandit splendorem suum: Hildegard of Bingen’s Visio-Theological Designs in the Rupertsberg Scivias Manuscript,” Eikón / Imago 4 (2013, Vol. 2, No. 2), pp. 1-68, accessible online here. ^ Jutta & Hildegard: The Biographical Sources, trans. Anna Silvas (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999), 40; Maddocks, Fiona. Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age (New York: Doubleday, 2001), 9. ^ Jutta & Hildegard: The Biographical Sources, trans. Anna Silvas (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999), 278-279. ^ a b Jutta & Hildegard: The Biographical Sources, trans. Anna Silvas (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999), 138; Ruether, Rosemary Radford. Visionary Women (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fotress, 2002), 7. ^ Jutta & Hildegard: The Biographical Sources, trans. Anna Silvas (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999), 139. ^ Jutta & Hildegard: The Biographical Sources, trans. Anna Silvas (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999), 52-55 and 69; and John Van Engen, "Abbess: 'Mother and Teacher', in Barbara Newman, ed., Voice of the Living Light (California: University of California Press, 1998), 30-51, at 32-33. ^ Michael McGrade, "Hildegard von Bingen", in Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: allgemeine Enzyklopaldie der Musik, 2nd edition, T.2, Vol. 8, ed. Ludwig Fischer (Kassel and New York: Bahrenreiter, 1994). ^ Jutta & Hildegard: The Biographical Sources, trans. Anna Silvas (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999), 70-73; Reed-Jones, Carol. Hildegard of Bingen: Women of Vision (Washington: Paper Crane Press, 2004), 8. ^ Ruether, Rosemary Radford. Visionary Women (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fotress, 2002), 6. ^ Reed-Jones, Carol. Hildegard of Bingen: Women of Vision (Washington: Paper Crane Press, 2004), 6. ^ Furlong, Monica. Visions and Longings: Medieval Women Mystics (Massachusetts: Shambhala Publications, 1996), 84. ^ McGrade, "Hildegard", MGG. ^ Underhill, Evelyn. Mystics of the Church (Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, 1925), 77. ^ Schipperges, Heinrich. Hildegard of Bingen: Healing and the Nature of the Cosmos (New Jersey: Markus Wiener Publishers, 1997), 10. ^ Maddocks, Fiona. Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age (New York: Doubleday, 2001), 55. ^ Underhill, Evelyn. Mystics of the Church (Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, 1925), 78–79. ^ Hildegard von Bingen, Scivias, trans. by Columba Hart and Jane Bishop with an Introduction by Barbara J. Newman, and Preface by Caroline Walker Bynum (New York: Paulist Press, 1990) 60–61. ^ Flanagan, Sabina. Hildegard of Bingen, 1098–1179: a visionary life (London: Routledge, 1989), 11. ^ a b Madigan, Shawn. Mystics, Visionaries and Prophets: A Historical Anthology of Women’s Spiritual Writings (Minnesota: Augsburg Fortress, 1998), 96. ^ Silvas, Anna (1998). Jutta and Hildegard: The Biographical Sources. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 120. ^ Coakley, John (August 2012). "A Shared Endeavor? Guibert of Gembloux on Hildegard of Bingen". Women, Men, and Spiritual Power : Female Saints and Their Male Collaborators. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 45–67. ^ Critical editions of all three of Hildegard's major works have appeared in the Corpus Christianorum: Continuatio Medievalis: Scivias in vols. 43-43A, Liber vitae meritorum in vol. 90, and Liber divinorum operum in vol. 92. ^ Ferrante, Joan. "Correspondent: 'Blessed Is the Speech of Your Mouth'", in Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World, ed. Barbara Newman (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998), pp. 91-109. The modern critical edition (vols. 91-91b in the Corpus Christianorum: Continuatio Medievalis) by L. Van Acker and M. Klaes-Hachmöller lists 390 canonical letters along with 13 letters that appear in different forms in secondary manuscripts. The letters have been translated into English in three volumes: The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen, trans. Joseph L. Baird and Radd K. Ehrman (Oxford University Press, 1994, 1998, and 2004). ^ Hildegard von Bingen, Causae et Curae (Holistic Healing), trans. by Manfred Pawlik and Patrick Madigan, ed. by Mary Palmquist and John Kulas (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, Inc., 1994); Hildegard von Bingen, Physica, trans. Priscilla Throop (Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 1998); Glaze, Florence Eliza. “Medical Writer: ‘Behold the Human Creature,’” in Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World, ed. Barbara Newman (Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press, 1998), 125–148. ^ Higley, Sarah L. Hildegard of Bingen's Unknown Language: An Edition, Translation, and Discussion (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007). ^ Hildegard of Bingen. Homilies on the Gospels. Trans. Beverly Mayne Kienzle (Cistercian Publications, 2011); and Hildegard of Bingen. Two Hagiographies: Vita Sancti Rupperti Confessoris and Vita Sancti Dysibodi Episcopi, ed. C.P. Evans, trans. Hugh Feiss (Louvain and Paris: Peeters, 2010). ^ Albert Derolez, “The Manuscript Transmission of Hildegard of Bingen’s Writings,” in Hildegard of Bingen: The Context of her Thought and Art, ed. Charles Burnett and Peter Dronke (London: The Warburg Institute, 1998), pp. 22-3; and Michael Embach, Die Schriften Hildegards von Bingen: Studien zu ihrer Überlieferung und Rezeption im Mittelalter und in der Frühen Neuzeit (Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2003), p. 36. ^ "Protestificatio" ("Declaration") to Hildegard of Bingen, Scivias, trans. Mother Columba Hart and Jane Bishop (Paulist Press, 1990), 59-61. ^ Letter 4 in The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen, trans. Joseph L. Baird and Radd K. Ehrman (Oxford University Press, 1994), 34-35. ^ Van Engen, John. "Letters and the Public Persona of Hildegard," in Hildegard von Bingen in ihrem historischen Umfeld, ed. Alfred Haverkamp (Mainz: Trierer Historische Forschungen, 2000), 375-418; and Kathryn Kerby-Fulton, "Hildegard of Bingen", in Medieval Holy Women in the Christian Tradition, c. 1100-c. 1500, ed. Alastair Minnis and Rosalynn Voaden (Turnhout: Brepols, 2010), 343-369, at 350-352. ^ Hildegard of Bingen. The Book of the Rewards of Life. Trans. Bruce W. Hozeski (Oxford University Press), 1994. ^ Newman, Barbara. "Hildegard of Bingen and the 'Birth of Purgatory'," Mystics Quarterly 19 (1993): 90-97. ^ Newman, Barbara. "'Sibyl of the Rhine': Hildegard's Life and Times," in Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World, ed. Barbara Newman (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998), pp. 1-29, at 17-19. ^ "The Life of Hildegard", II.16, in Jutta & Hildegard: The Biographical Sources, trans. Anna Silvas (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999), 179; Dronke, Peter. Women Writers of the Middle Ages (Cambridge University Press, 1984), 162–163. ^ See Peter Dronke, "Introduction" to Hildegardis Bingensis, Liber Divinorum Operum, ed. A. Derolez and P. Dronke, Corpus Christianorum: Continuatio Medievalis 92 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1996), pp. xxxv-lxxxiv. ^ Hildegard of Bingen. Symphonia, ed. Barbara Newman (2nd Ed.; Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1988, 1998). ^ Flanagan, Sabina. Hildegard of Bingen, 1098–1179: A Visionary Life (London: Routledge, 1989), 102. ^ Audrey Ekdahl Davidson. “Music and Performance: Hildegard of Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum.” The Ordo Virtutum of Hildegard of Bingen: Critical Studies, (Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University, 1992), 1–29. ^ Maddocks, Fiona. Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age (New York: Doubleday, 2001), 194. ^ Newman, Barbara. Voice of the Living Light (California: University of California Press, 1998),150. ^ Bruce Holsinger, “The Flesh of the Voice: Embodiment and the Homoerotics of Devotion in the Music of Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179).” Signs: Journal Of Women in Culture and Society 19 (1993): 92–125. ^ See Jennifer Bain, “Hildegard, Hermannus and Late Chant Style,” Journal of Music Theory, 2008, vol 52.> ^ Margot Fassler. “Composer and Dramatist: ‘Melodious Singing and the Freshness of Remorse,’” Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World, ed. Barbara Newman (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998), 149–175; Marianna Richert-Pfau, “Mode and Melody Types in Hildegard von Bingen’s Symphonia,” Sonus 11 (1990): 53–71; Beverly Lomer, Music, Rhetoric and the Sacred Feminine (Saarbrücken, Germany: Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009) and eadem, “Hildegard of Bingen: Music, Rhetoric and the Divine Feminine,” in Journal of the International Alliance of Women and Music, vol. 18, No. 2, 2012. See also Lomer's discussion of “The Theory and Rhetoric of Hildegard’s Music,” in the International Society for Hildegard von Bingen Studies' Symphoniaonline edition of Hildegard's . ^ See the facsimile of her music now freely available on IMSLP. ^ Butcher, Carmen Acevedo. Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader (Massachusetts: Paraclete Press, 2007), 27; see also Beverly Lomer, “Hildegard of Bingen: Music, Rhetoric and the Divine Feminine,” in Journal of the International Alliance of Women and Music, vol. 18, No. 2, 2012. ^ Madigan, Shawn. Mystics, Visionaries and Prophets: A Historical Anthology of Women’s Spiritual Writings (Minnesota: Augsburg Fortress, 1998), 95. ^ Holsinger, Bruce. “The Flesh of the Voice: Embodiment and the Homoerotics of Devotion in the Music of Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179),”Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 19 (Autumn, 1993): 92–125. ^ Holsinger, Bruce W. Music, Body, and Desire in Medieval Culture. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. 123–135. ^ a b c d e f Florence Eliza Glaze, “Medical Writer: ‘Behold the Human Creature,’” in Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World, ed. Barbara Newman (Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press, 1998), 125–148. ^ a b c d e Sweet, V. (1999). “Hildegard of Bingen and the greening of medieval medicine.” Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 73(3), p. 381-403 ^ Hozeski, Bruce W. 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__label__wiki	0.989815	0.989815	Disney Digital Forum > * The Walt Disney Company * > Disney Television Willow, Serie per Disney + Da Variety: Ron Howard in Talks for ‘Willow’ Sequel Series at Disney+ Ron Howard and “Solo” writer Jonathan Kasdan are in negotiations for a sequel series to Howard’s 1988 feature “Willow” at Disney+, Variety has confirmed. The original fantasy film came from a George Lucas story and was produced by Lucasfilm, so a Disney+ series adaptation would seem like a natural fit, given how many other Lucasfilm projects are in the works for the streaming platform. In an interview on MTV’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Howard said that “serious discussions” were ongoing and confirmed that Warwick Davis, who played the titular character in the original, would be returning. “Warwick is so cool and so good and he’s such a good actor that I really hope we get the chance to see the mature Willow in action,” Howard said. “Willow” centers on a dwarf Willow Ufgood (Davis) who reluctantly forced into playing a critical role in protecting a special infant named Elora Danan from an evil queen (Jean Marsh). A prophecy told that Elora would bring the queen’s downfall. Willow is helped along the way by a mercenary swordsman, played by Val Kilmer. Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty and Kevin Pollak all also starred. The “Willow” series would be the latest addition to the expansive Disney+ original series slate, which already includes adaptations and spinoffs of a host of Disney properties. Among the Lucasfilm-produced series set up at Disney+ are “The Mandalorian,” the first ever live-action Star Wars series, written and executive-produced by Jon Favreau, an Untitled Cassian Andor series with Diego Luna, and the return of the beloved animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” Disney+ is set to debut in the U.S. on Nov. 12. Dal sito DeadLine: ‘Willow’ Series Reboot Based On Film Eyed At Disney+ Willow may be returning to the small screen. A series reboot of the MGM fantasy film from Ron Howard and George Lucas is being considered at Disney+. Howard, who directed the film from a story by Lucas, told MTV’s Happy Sad Confused podcast that Jon Kasdan, a writer on Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, has been “hounding” him about rebooting the pic for the upcoming Disney+ streaming service. “I think it’d be a great way to go,” Howard said. “In fact, George always talked about the possibility of a Willow series, and it’d be great and more intimate, and built around that character and some of the others. And Jon Kasdan has, I think, an inspired take on it and it could be really, really cool.” There have been conversations about the project at Disney+, a source tells Deadline. The fantasy film starred Warwick Davis as a reluctant farmer who plays a critical role in protecting a special baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her and take over the world. Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty also starred. Should the project move forward, Howard said the title character would be a more mature Willow, older and wiser and presumably more fast with weaponry than he once was. Jon Kasdan da Indy l' hanno spostato a lavorare su Willow. Messaggio modificato da Fra X il 18/5/2019, 12:21 « Disc. Precedente · Disney Television · Disc. Successiva »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line205
__label__cc	0.702776	0.297224	AvatarSpirit.Net ASN Mainsite: AvatarSpirit.net Home Help Login Register AvatarSpirit.Net > The World of Avatar > Avatar: The Last Airbender > A:TLA Episodes (Moderator: Zubby) > [101 & 102] The Boy In The Iceberg & The Avatar Returns Question: Rate These Episodes: 10 133 (48.2%) 9 51 (18.5%) 7 15 (5.4%) 6 9 (3.3%) 4 0 (0%) Pages: « previous page Page: 1 Page: 2 Page: 3 Page: 4 Page: 5 Page: 6 Page: 7 next page » Go Down Author Topic: [101 & 102] The Boy In The Iceberg & The Avatar Returns (Read 34007 times) Psylum Never Gonna Give Yue Up No icon at the moment. Re: [101 & 102] The Boy In The Iceberg & The Avatar Returns « Reply #25 on: Apr 02, 2007 04:02 am » The look on Katara's face when Aang comes out of the iceberg can only be interpreted one way. "Oh a cute boy! I wonder if Gran-Gran will let me keep him!" I can only imagine how much faster their relationship would have developed if they'd had more time together at the South Pole. "But whatever, people see what they want to see." bluefairy « Reply #26 on: Apr 05, 2007 02:39 pm » Zuko was a total jerk in this episode. He was so rude to pretty much everybody that it made me cringe. And then he was a lot better in the next episode. I guess they had to have a clear villain in the first episode so people would watch, but it's kind of weird going back and watching it after seeing the rest of the series. Keeper of Aang's Tsungi horn, Aang's "PENGUIN!!" and Foofoocuddlypoops' mother. Kaiser Avatar Quote from: bluefairy on Apr 05, 2007 02:39 pm That's Season 1 Zuko for you. I am faster than 80% of snakes. dragonofthewest « Reply #28 on: Jun 02, 2007 01:39 pm » I can scarcely believe it, but today was the first time I saw "The Boy in the Iceberg". Obviously I was already aware of all the salient plot points. But a couple of things struck me. Why is the FN ship booby trapped? It seems a little counterproductive to have pitfalls and tripwires all over an active military vessel. So did the FN come back after the battle and install the traps? It's hard to believe that they would waste time and manpower to return to a beached vessel merely in order to render it inhospitable to WT interlopers. (And leave all the weapons inside it behind.) Why wouldn't they just dismantle it and reuse the scrap? The second thing is more humorous. Why do Katara's hair loopies just happen to be blown about by random breezes every time Aang looks at her? Is it just a coincidence? Or is Aang unconsciously generating air currents of love? The proud keeper of: Cabbage Man's despair, Bosco's animal instincts, and Katara's kleptomania SMBH ASN Management Lord Zuko is not amused Quote from: dragonofthewest on Jun 02, 2007 01:39 pm I can scarcely believe it, but today was the first time I saw "The Boy in the Iceberg". BLASPHEMY!! Hmmm... I don't think I've ever thought about that... Maybe there were booby traps to prevent any prisoners from getting out? The sailors on the ship would know where they were so that they don't fall for them, but prisoners wouldn't know. And the weapons were still there because all the sailors drowned or froze to death and no one came to aid them... Don't Gran Gran's hair loopies also do that flow-in-the-breeze thing too? ... Graang Graang FTW! ATLA Keeps: Kuei's necklace, Pandalilies, Zhaodburns, Sokka's DoBS speech TLOK Keeps: Sparkly bush, Aang's statue, Korrlok, Asami's racetrack Shizuma Kataang + Maiko = OT4 « Reply #30 on: Jun 03, 2007 12:06 am » It has to be the currents of love. The same thing happened in CotL when he was gazing at her with glistening eyes. It can't all be a coincidence. Quote from: SMBH on Jun 02, 2007 11:52 pm LMFAO! Sweet. XD Interesting. But why were they keeping prisoners and weapons in the same room? Don't Gran Gran's hair loopies also do that flow-in-the-breeze thing too? Yeah, they do; and Katara's loops often waft in the wind when Aang is not looking at her, or when she makes a sudden motion with her head. But my point was that her loops are always on the go when Aang looks at her all puppy-dog-eyes, regardless of whether her head's moving or there's wind blowing...as Shizuma points out. I just thought it was funny. ... Graang Graang FTW! You....are a veritable monster of crack. jman1009 Time to face your destiny... I believe there were booby traps in the weapons room because that is the first place an escaped prisoner would go. I mean you're at sea and aren't going to jump into the ocean. You'll want to try and overthrow the ship, therefore you'll need weapons. Sig by Sedai ^Hm, maybe. But how would a prisoner know where the weapons room was? The only way he would know is if he were a FN sailor. But in that case...he'd know about the booby traps! The ship was sent to attack the Water Tribe Village, but the warriors there defended and left the ship stranded in the middle of an ice field. A storm was coming in and the crew had nowhere to go, so they passed the time by making booby traps. You're killin' me man! Maybe on the way down to the prison hold the door to the weapons room was open and the prisoner saw it, or he saw the soldiers depositing their weapons after a battle while he was being brought down. Perhaps he just opened up all the doors until he found the one he was looking for. So in that case the booby traps are just an added security feature in the worst case senario. Quote from: Kaiser Avatar on Jun 03, 2007 02:26 pm Hey hey...I like that theory! Very ingenious Kaiser... They knew they would probably die, and the ship would be appropriated by WTs, so they decided to make the acquisition as costly as possible. Quote from: jman1009 on Jun 03, 2007 02:36 pm You're killin' me man! I am persistent. Maybe on the way down to the prison hold the door to the weapons room was open and the prisoner saw it, or he saw the soldiers depositing their weapons after a battle while he was being brought down. But then, why wouldn't the FN anticipate that, and just do weapons deposition at a different time than prisoner storage? A lot more convenient than having to step over wires everywhere you go... Perhaps he just opened up all the doors until he found the one he was looking for. That's a lot of doors to open! Wouldn't he get caught by that time? Well from what we've seen of the Fire Nation soldiers sometimes they aren't the brightest bulbs in the bunch. i.e. The first episode of Season Two when the captain let out the secret that Zuko and Iroh were prisoners. Or perhaps when the soldiers were fooled by pentapox. I could see some of them getting very tired from battle and just being quick to deposit their weapons and armor. Yes probably, unless it was music night and the whole crew was on the deck. Oh yeah, the rank and file have a tendency to be dunces. But I don't think the people who designed and built the ship, or who plan FN military tactics, are that stupid. Comets and metallurgy and sheer out-of-control ambition are useful, sure, but at some point you have to have a certain degree of intelligence to conquer the world. To the extreme misfortune of the rest of the Fire Navy, I'm pretty sure that was an Irohnian innovation. ^ Yes, that is a misfortune for the rest of the Fire Nation. And I have one last word to say on the booby traps. It was a creative way for the writers to show Zuko Aang's location. Looking back to other fire nation ships, (really just Zuko's) there is no evidence of any booby traps so I believe that it was just a one-time occurence. Maybe something they had on the older ships for whatever reason that was phased out with the newer models. ^Oh yeah, I totally realize its effectiveness as a plot device. I'm just questioning how well it fits in with the backstory. I have a hobby of niggling little details like that. Karalora From what I can tell, the only effect of Aang's tripping the trap was to release the flare. That suggests to me a burglar alarm--if the ship had to be left unmanned in port, anyone (such as pirates) sneaking aboard to loot the weapons would trip the wire and alert the nearby crew. Why yes, as a matter of fact, I do write fanfiction. ^ That would make sense, but do you mean that the booby traps would be up the whole time, or only when the crew would go out. The latter seems more probable because it would just be a hassel to leave the booby traps up when the soldiers are just walking around the ship. I'm sure they would be set off by accident at least once a week. Alright after a small discussion with my friends about this we came to this conclusion: In World War two or Korea, or any other war whenever they would leave a bunker, or a village or building or something the people abandoning the place would booby trap the whole area. The idea of this is to defeat the enemy in any way possible. This is exactly what the Fire Nation did. When they were forced to abandon their ships and flee from defeat they booby trapped their ships so that they could still take down as many water tribe members as they could. Notice how the cage came down over Katara and Aang. The flare wasn't the only effect. Normal members of the water tribe would have a very difficult time getting out of that cage. It wasn't meant for Airbenders which explains why Aang was able to escape so easily. The reason the flare was sent out could be for various reasons. Two might be for alerting Fire Nation ships in the area, and to alert other members of the water tribe. This would either entice the Water Tribe members to come onto the ship and set off more booby traps, or to enstill fear into their hearts. To show them that even when the fire nation is not there, there prescence is still felt. I like your idea Karalora. As jman points out, the flare was not the only observed outcome of tripping the wire; but the only other one (the automated lockdown) actually confirms your theory. Obviously if a gang of thieving dock rats saw a flare go off, they would immediately try and jump ship. The cage would prevent them from doing so. But - I still have a problem. (I know, it's hard to believe. ) As I pointed out in an earlier post, mincing your steps to avoid trip wires everywhere you go would be a tad, uh, incommodious; especially on a military vessel. As jman says, they might only activate the traps when they were out. But the thing is, why would a crew ever leave a warship totally unmanned? I mean, what eventuality would necessitate such a thing? sigh I suppose I'm making a mountain out of a badgermolehill - but I enjoy myself. But the thing is, why would a crew ever leave a warship totally unmanned? That's something we could speculate about all day and night and part of the next day (at which point we'd pass out from lack of sleep), but do we really need to come up with a specific scenario for leaving the ship deserted to make the "burglar alarm" theory plausible? Maybe the Fire Nation simply decided to plan for every conceivable contingency. Or maybe the tripwires aren't there for thieving dock rats per se, but for the poor grunts left behind to guard the ship while everyone else gets some shore leave. Keep the babysitter out of the wall safe, style of thing. Quote from: Karalora on Jun 08, 2007 05:18 pm do we really need to come up with a specific scenario for leaving the ship deserted to make the "burglar alarm" theory plausible? Well, yes, I think we do. If something is vastly unlikely ever to happen, then it doesn't function very well as an explanatory device. Maybe the Fire Nation simply decided to plan for every conceivable contingency. Well, what's your margin for "conceivable"? I suppose they could have planned for the contingency of unagi attacking the ship by installing giant spikes all around the hull in order to ward them off. And so on. But at some point, don't we approach the absurd? It seems to me that the easiest way for the Fire Nation to plan for the contingency of a deserted ship is just to rotate the crew so that the ship is never deserted. Now you're on to something. Fire Sailors, methinks, would be particularly prone to mutiny and other, less intense forms of sabotage (slave-driven, put-upon drudges that I'm certain they are). But there's a problem with this theory too! The Fire Sailors would likely know about the tripwires. Even if they didn't - one mutiny attempt, and they would know. It would only be a matter of time until resentment boiled over again... In my perennially disatisfied mind, at least, there is still no utility for the booby traps that outweighs their ginormous inconvenience. What I meant was that even though we don't find it likely that a ship would ever be left unmanned, maybe the Fire Nation did. Especially given the great age of the ship in question. Maybe the traps' original purpose is now obsolete. It seems to me that the easiest way for the Fire Nation to plan for the contingency of a deserted ship is just to rotate the crew so that the ship is never deserted. Would that always be feasible or worthwhile in itself, though? The ships must require comprehensive maintenance from time to time, and I don't imagine that the sailors would hang around 24/7 while the hunk of metal was drydocked. During work hours (read: daylight), the repair crew would be able to keep an eye on things, but what about the rest of the time? Booby traps are slightly more reliable than harbor guards: they can't be bribed or fall asleep. But there's a problem with this theory too! The Fire Sailors would likely know about the tripwires. Even if they didn't - one mutiny attempt, and they would know. It would only be a matter of time until resentment boiled over again... Maybe it's a security clearance thing. Only the officers and quartermaster are allowed in the weapons room. Everyone else...well, they know there are booby traps, but not exactly a) what they are, b) where they are, or c) how to disable them. And do you really think a crew that has attempted mutiny once is going to be kept around to try it again with all the aforementioned knowledge gained? Probably, we are all thinking about this much too hard, like the rabid geeks we are. I'm still casting my vote for some kind of burglar alarm. Point taken. The world of Avatar being a fictional, and hence incomplete and intermittent, world, the question verges on the imponderable. M&B could very likely dream up some ad hoc scenario that explains the existence of the booby traps. Failing that...we'll just have to wait for some enterprising fanfic writer...hint hint to anybody out there Although I'm still partial to Kaiser Avatar's conjecture (which see his Reply #34 above). Would that always be feasible or worthwhile in itself, though? The ships must require comprehensive maintenance from time to time, and I don't imagine that the sailors would hang around 24/7 while the hunk of metal was drydocked. During work hours (read: daylight), the repair crew would be able to keep an eye on things Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Latin tags do impress people, right? ) What's to prevent the maintenance crew from making off with the booty? If the Fire Nation wanted to protect their storage rooms, wouldn't it be more efficient to just install really kick-butt locks on the doors? Not to mention more accident-free... Booby traps are slightly more reliable than harbor guards: they can't be bribed or fall asleep. But they can be disabled. Especially by the mechanically inclined grease jockeys one would be likely to find on a repair crew. And do you really think a crew that has attempted mutiny once is going to be kept around to try it again with all the aforementioned knowledge gained? Of course not. But if just a few get away...knowledge is contagious. Probably, we are all thinking about this much too hard, like the rabid geeks we are. Probably?!? Who else here thinks that the abandoned FN ship would be an excellent way for the gaang to infiltrate the FN (if they could disable the booby traps and make it suitible to sail again)? ^ I don't think so considering that Fire Nation ship was from one of their first attacks and is very old fashioned. If you look at the S1 Season Finale you can see that the uniforms and ships have changed substantially since the first attacks one hundred years ago. The Fire Nation would easily be able to spot that ship as being outdated and therefore suspicious. 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__label__cc	0.685771	0.314229	Board index Numberologics, Alchemy, Linguinomics, and other Academiology School Citation Hell The school experience. School related queries, discussions, and stories that aren't specific to a subject. Postby jewish_scientist » Sat Jun 03, 2017 6:10 am UTC I am writing an essay on my own. Its not a school assignment, I just want to practice writing academic style papers. One of the things I want to make sure that I get right is the citations. Most of the time, this is easy. Easybib does basically all the work for me. However, I do not think that it can help me with this case. I want to quote a different paper that I wrote as a school assignment, which contains quotations and paraphrases from the IEP. The IEP in turn paraphrases many different philosophers. What is the proper way to format this citation in MLA? Re: Citation Hell Postby ucim » Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:32 pm UTC I can't help you directly, but I would first ascertain what it is you are quoting, and why (on which authority) it is being used as support for your point. If you are using quotes from philosophers to back you up, then the philosophers are the authority you are referencing, and I'd find an original source for their quote, and cite that. But if you yourself are the authority ("jewish_scientist claims foo, and that's good enough for me"), then cite your paper directly. A source does not have to be publicly available to be valid (I've seen the likes of "Fulano deTal, private communication" cited in scientific papers), but being harder to confirm, it's less convincing as a resort to authority. Postby LaserGuy » Mon Jun 05, 2017 6:56 pm UTC I agree that the best thing to do is to just cite your primary sources. I guess you could cite it as an unpublished work if it's absolutely necessary that you quote that source, but your audience isn't likely to give it much credibility since they have no way of accessing that work. It's a good idea not to cite yourself too often anyway. In some cases it's inevitable, and if you have a good reason to do it, that's fine, but reviewers are often unforgiving if they see you gratuitously citing your own works. Postby trpmb6 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:57 pm UTC LaserGuy wrote: It's a good idea not to cite yourself too often anyway. In some cases it's inevitable, and if you have a good reason to do it, that's fine, but reviewers are often unforgiving if they see you gratuitously citing your own works. I came across this thread randomly and this reminded me about a time in college when I had two separate professors who were both among the top researchers in their respective fields. One was Heat Transfer and the other was Acoustics (specifically aircraft engine nacelles). Any research paper you did in their classes led to you inevitably citing one of their works. And it was very common for them to cite themselves. I remember one of the Heat Transfer papers we were reviewing that our Professor wrote had about 20ish sources. 3/4th of them were works he had authored, co-authored or was the adviser for (think thesis/dissertations/etc). Healthy non-floating pooper reporting for doodie. Contact Liri Postby Liri » Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:38 pm UTC I see it most often as, "here're our previous results that we're continuing from" or "see this paper for a more detailed method description". Rather than the researchers ignoring conflicting studies and continuing on a single track. Most big grants expect more than a single paper, for instance. There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking. Postby ucim » Tue Jul 18, 2017 3:10 am UTC There was a time {mumble} years ago where I was doing data entry for a conference on natal care; part of the job involved reading submitted papers and making recommendations. There was this one paper that proposed some very odd methods, and seemed on the verge of quackery. I started going through the footnotes and references and citations; it turns out that pretty much every one of them was to one of xis other papers, which also cited others of xer papers. (We really have to work on genderless pronouns!) More notably, none (or almost none - it's been too long for me to recall accurately) of the references cited any legitimate external work. The person in charge of the conference had not noticed this (xe also leaned towards odd methodologies), but when it was pointed out, was bowled over. IIRC, the conference did not include this presenter. Postby trpmb6 » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:08 pm UTC In the aircraft industry, certification documents will often refer back to previously certified documents; whether it be an expansion upon the previous document or a completely new aircraft utilizing methods/components/materials/etc that were previously certified. The "don't fix it if it ain't broke" adage applies. Though occasionally the FAA/EASA will slap us down and change the regulations so we have to address that but it's usually minor. (As an aside, this is one of the reasons why Boeing and Airbus have been doing re-engine programs like the 737MAX or the A320NEO because they don't want to recertify an entire airframe and you can still get some marginal performance improvements with the new engine tech out there.) brooksjo Postby brooksjo » Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:33 am UTC Hello jewish_scientist, New here, but ready to help. I just couldn't pass by, because citation is something that makes my head spin like a windmill (at least, it influenced me so a few years ago and it was a "citation hell"). I worked in the Cornell University Press for many years, and the basic requirement then was correct citation. It bored me to death, but I could not avoid it (true). So (putting aside my emotional speech), citations should always be from the original source. Always. That was our main rule for any citation style. However, I also know that some professors do have their own preferences and requirements, thus, then it depends on the task itself. But if you are doing it just for yourself (which is indeed a great idea to master your skills and recall some basic points in essay writing), you may choose the variant that you like. Johnell Brooks Clever putting spam in your signature and making it tiny. Not so clever in that we noticed -ST TerryLewis Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:37 pm UTC Postby TerryLewis » Tue Dec 18, 2018 1:04 pm UTC jewish_scientist wrote: I am writing an essay on my own. Its not a school assignment, I just want to practice writing academic style papers. One of the things I want to make sure that I get right is the citations. Most of the time, this is easy. [url=/]bib[/url] does basically all the work for me. However, I do not think that it can help me with this case. What is the major difference between Easybib and Grammarly? Have you tried both? As for citations, I usually refer to Online Writing Lab at Purdue University (the TAMUCC writing center uses them too). Terry Lewis (Retired professor, former director of Theatre/Theatre and Dance (TAMUCC)) Postby jewish_scientist » Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:24 pm UTC This semester my teacher introduced my to the Purdue OWL. It is probably the best way to do citations because it covers just about every edge-case imaginable. 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__label__cc	0.639977	0.360023	SWaMadmin2018-03-31T13:48:51+00:00 Prime Vehicles WMATA SWaM (Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business) certification (#712626) was recently approved. The SWaM procurement program is a state initiative that was established to enhance business opportunities for Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned businesses in the Commonwealth of Virginia. A SWaM business is a business that has been certified by the Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise (DMBE) and is listed in the SWaM business Directory Inalab consulting, Inc. is certified as a participant in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) business development program. Additionally, Inalab is certified as a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) in the Federal Government’s SDB program. These certifications make Inalab eligible to receive 8(a) contracts whether competitive or directed/sole source. To make a sole source award, e-mail DCOfferletters to request a sole source with DUNS # 606715733. The Offering Letter Procedures issued by SBA will help expedite your request. It takes less than a week for your CO to receive SBA approval for your sole source. Inalab’s NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Codes include: 511210 Software Publishers 516110 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting 518112 Web Search Portals 518210 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services 541512 Computer Systems Design Services 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services 541519 Other Computer Related Services 541618 Other Management Consulting Services 541710 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 611420 Computer Training How does the 8(a) sole sourcing process work? Specific steps and internal procedures will vary from agency to agency, but the basic flow of sole sourcing is described below: The procurement need is identified as a set-aside for 8(a) and is established to be under $4 million for total contract award. An 8(a) firm capable of performing the work is identified. The Program Manager and Contracting Officer coordinate on the DD Form 2579 (Small Business Coordination Record) and issue an offering letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) district office that handles the selected 8(a) firm. The SBA office reviews the offering letter and accepts (or declines, if the firm is deemed unable to perform the requirements) within five business days. (FAR 19.804-2) Upon acceptance by the SBA office, the Contracting Officer can issue the solicitation to the 8(a) firm. (FAR 19.804-3) The 8(a) firm then submits a proposal, any negotiation occurs, and the Contracting Officer makes the award. About Sole Sourcing to Inalab Consulting, Inc. Inalab Consulting, Inc. is a technology and management consulting firm with a strong history of past performance serving the federal government during our 9 year history as a company. We operate in primary NAICS codes 541511, 541512, 541513, 541611, 541614, 541618, 541690, 541712, 541990, 561110, 561210, 561312, 611420, 611430 and 541330 in the areas of IT Modernization, IT sustainment, information technology services, cyber security, training and organizational development, strategic planning, program/project management and administrative support services. Please call us or visit our web site at www.inalabgroup.com for more information. Small Business Administration Washington DC Office Representative Contact Ifey Iwankwo, Business Development Specialist US Small Business Administration 409 3rd Street SW, 2nd Floor, Washington DC, 20010 e: ifey@sba.gov t: 202-205-6650 (w) Inalab Consulting, Inc. Contact Vik Balani 1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102 e: vbalani@inalabgroup.com m: 703-864-2561 (m) Inalab Consulting, Inc. This document is not intended to be a complete, official instructional guide, but rather general guidance and direction. Consult FAR and check with your agency’s Contracting Department or call the SBA for additional information. Quick Guide to 8(a) Sole Source Acquisition You’ve no doubt heard of 8(a) contracts and know that your agency has a goal to award a certain percentage of contracts to 8(a) small businesses. But do you know how it works and how easy it is to use? Inalab Consulting, Inc. would like to offer some straight-forward information about the 8(a) contracting vehicle and how to make your acquisitions easier and more streamlined by sole sourcing to 8(a) companies. What exactly is 8(a), anyway? 8(a) is a program for small, minority-owned businesses through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The program is designed to help small businesses grow by providing support from the SBA. Companies are accepted into the SBA 8(a) Business Development (BD) program only after a rigorous certification process, whereby the SBA thoroughly vets the company to determine its ability to perform on government contracts through the 8(a) program. Every federal government agency has established percentages of their procurement dollars which must be awarded to 8(a) small businesses. Once companies are accepted into the 8(a) program, they remain in the program for only 9 years, when they then “graduate” from the program and will ideally have grown significantly by that time. Because the SBA administers the 8(a) program and keeps a close watch on the health and growth of the companies in the BD program, they are also involved in the procurement process. Before an agency can award an 8(a) contract, the SBA reviews the opportunity first to make sure the selected company is capable of performing the work. This means that agencies can be confident about awarding 8(a) contracts because the firm has the backing and oversight of the SBA. Agencies can award 8(a) contracts either through a competitive process open to 8(a) companies only, or by sole sourcing an award non-competitively if the total contract value is under $4 million (for services) or under $6.5 million (for supplies or manufacturing). What are the benefits of sole sourcing an 8(a) contract? – The 8(a) contracting method allows Government Program Managers and Contracting Officers to save substantial time, work, and cost during the procurement cycle simply because 8(a) contracts can be acquired non-competitively when the value of the contract does not exceed $4 million (applicable to services.) – For sole source 8(a) set-asides, synopsis in FedBizOpps is not required (FAR 5.202(a)(4) and a Justification and Approval (J&A) is not required (FAR 6.302-5(c)(2)(i)). – Every federal agency has percentage goals for 8(a) contracts to meet each year. Sole sourcing an 8(a) contract will help meet your agency’s goals. – Once you do your first 8(a) sole sourced contract, you’ll see just how easy and convenient it is and will be able to repeat the process for new opportunities, saving time and energy and significantly shortening the procurement cycle. GSA IT Schedule 70 (GS-35F-253BA) The GSA IT 70 Schedule is a Multiple Award Schedule that grants agencies direct access to commercial experts who can thoroughly address the needs of the government IT Community through Special Item Numbers (SINS). These SINs cover the most general purpose commercial IT hardware, software and services. The IT Schedule 70 SIN 152-51 allows for choice, flexibility, ease of use and access to the highest quality of IT products, services and solutions from small businesses and industry giants. We have also established blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) with several government agencies to cover most of the above services. For more information about specific contracts available for use, contact us. Benefits and Features – Multiple award, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle – Five-year base with one five-year option – $10 billion program ceiling – Directed Order Authority: Directed task orders up to $4 million each are allowed for federal civilian and Department of Defense activities re-competed, easy to use contracts – Access to proven 8(a) small business technology providers – Shortened procurement lead time – A low user access fee (0.75 percent) built into contractor’s ceiling prices View Schedule Number: GS35F253BA Federal Aviation Administration eFast MOU ELECTRONIC FAA ACCELERATED AND SIMPLIFIED TASKS (EFAST) (PRIME) Inalab is a Prime Contractor on the eFAST IDIQ. The Federal Aviation Administration entered into multiple Master Ordering Agreements (MOAs) with Small Businesses, 8(a), Women-Owned, Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Businesses (SEDB) to provide comprehensive management, engineering and technical support services. eFAST is a multi-year MOA program offering a wide array of labor categories with fixed ceiling rates. eFAST is the FAA’s preferred acquisition vehicle for fulfilling Agency Small Business goals. The combined total ceiling amount for all MOAs under eFAST is $2 billion for a 5 year base period. Please contact us for more information about doing business with Inalab through the FAA eFAST vehicle. Seaport-e is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract providing a wide range of Engineering, Technical, and Programmatic services and solutions. Our Seaport-e prime contract enables the Inalab Team to provide support in 17 functional areas across 3 geographic zones. Inalab can provide services, in response to task orders issued under this contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, Naval Facilities Command, Strategic Systems Programs, Military Sealift Command, and the United States Marine Corps, that potentially span the entire spectrum of mission areas supported by the activities and technical capabilities that comprise the various ordering offices. Navy SeaPort-e Contract Overview Contract Number: N00178-15-D-8250 Contract Period of Performance: Contract award to 04-APR-2019 Contract Type: Multiple Award IDIQ – All contract types (CPFF, CPIF, CPAF, FFP, FPIF) For customer satisfaction information and to discuss services related to the Seaport-e Program contact: Roland Waddell at rwaddell@inalabgroup.com or sales@inalabgroup.com SeaPort-e is categorized into 22 functional service areas. Inalab is qualified for 17 of those areas. Engineering, System Engineering, and Process Engineering Support Modeling, Simulation, Stimulation, and Analysis Support System Design Documentation and Technical Data Support Software Engineering, Development, Programming, and Network Support Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RM&A) Support Human Factors, Performance, and Usability Engineering Support System Safety Engineering Support Configuration Management (CM) Support Quality Assurance (QA) Support Information System (IS) Development, Information Assurance (IA), and Information Technology (IT) Support Interoperability, Test and Evaluation, Trials Support Functional and Administrative Support Public Affairs and Multimedia Support Inalab is qualified to provide services for Zones: Zone 2 (National Capital area): West Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland and Delaware Zone 3 (Mid Atlantic area): Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina Zone 4 (Gulf Coast area): Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Lousiana, Mississippi, and Texas Quality Assurance Progam The primary purpose of a Quality Assurance (QA) program is to deliver quality, timeliness, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction. Inalab has a track record of providing process and product quality assurance across all of its projects. We utilize industry best practices such as CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level III, Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) to develop a detailed approach and set of tools to address quality control. Quality control requires timely, flexible, repeatable processes. Among these are measures to ensure direct, continuous improvement to technical performance. We integrate elements of the customer’s requirements into our project specific Quality Control Plan (QCP) and ensure that the QCP is streamlined, sensible, and aligned with organizational goals. In addition, our QCP includes standard operating procedures, check lists, inspection procedures, and measurements for success. We fully recognize the importance of a QA program in today’s contracting environment. With tight budgets and ever-greater expectations by our clients, the return on investment in contract support for the government must be certain, real, and evident. Our effective use of industry best practices, stringent internal quality controls, and our project specific QCPs enable us to proactively manage quality, adjust when necessary, and refine our processes to deliver customer satisfaction. Please contact us for more information about doing business with Inalab through the WMATA vehicle. The GSA 8(a) STARS II contract is awarded to IC-Harmonia, LLC an SBA-approved 8(a) Joint Venture comprised of Inalab Consulting, Inc. and Harmonia Holding Group. IC-Harmonia is managed by Inalab and builds on the success and stable infrastructure provided by the founding companies. IC-Harmonia will leverage the success of both companies to market, win and manage work on 8(a) STARS II. Contract Number: GS00Q17GWD2447 Contract Manager: Roland Waddell \| rwaddell@inalabgroup.com Office: 703.459.1079 ext.702 \| Mobile: 703.731.9396 Group Email: stars2@inalabgroup.com For more information about GSA 8(a) STARS II visit: www.gsa.gov/8astars2 Sub Vehicles ITES-2S – Team NCI CIO-SP3 – Team AAC Please contact us for more information about doing business with Inalab through the ITES-2S – Team NCI vehicle. Please contact us for more information about doing business with Inalab through the EAGLE vehicle. Please contact us for more information about doing business with Inalab through the CIO-SP3 – Team AAC vehicle.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line227
__label__wiki	0.798466	0.798466	Avoidable Deaths From Treatable Causes Name Avoidable Deaths From Treatable Causes Avoidable Mortality From Treatable Causes Premature deaths that could potentially have been avoided through secondary or tertiary prevention. Mortality from treatable causes is a subset of potentially avoidable mortality. For further details, please see the General Methodology Notes. Interpretation Lower rates are desirable. Health System Outcomes: Improve health status of Canadians All provinces/territories National, Province/Territory, Region Accessing Indicator Results on Your Health System: In Depth Mortality rate: (Number of deaths at age younger than 75 from treatable causes ÷ Total mid-year population younger than age 75) × 100,000 (age-adjusted) Potential years of life lost (PYLL): (The sum of differences between age 75 and age of death from treatable causes ÷ Total mid-year population younger than age 75) × 100,000 (age-adjusted) Rate - per 100,000; also expressed as PYLL per 100,000 population Age-adjusted Direct Standardization Standard Population: Total mid-year population younger than age 75 Number of deaths at age younger than 75 from treatable causes The sum of differences between 75 and age of death from treatable causes For the list of treatable causes, refer to the List of conditions for Potentially Avoidable Mortality and Mortality From Preventable and Treatable Causes Indicators document. Mortality from treatable causes focuses on premature deaths that could potentially be avoided through secondary and tertiary prevention efforts, such as screening for and effective treatment of an existing disease. The indicator informs efforts aimed at reducing the number of people who die once they have the condition, or case-fatality reduction. Lower rates are desirable. Australian Government. National Healthcare Agreement: PI 20-Potentially Avoidable Deaths, 2010. http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/394495. Published June 8, 2011. Accessed on October 19, 2011. Ministry of Health. Saving Lives: Amenable Mortality in New Zealand, 1996-2006. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health; 2010. Nolte E, McKee CM. Does Health Care Save Lives? Avoidable Mortality Revisited. London, UK: The Nuffield Trust; 2004. Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Definitions of Avoidable Mortality. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_264958.pdf. Published May 15, 2012. Accessed on October 19, 2011. Page A, Tobias M, Wright C, et al. Australian and New Zealand Atlas of Avoidable Mortality. Adelaide, Australia: PHIDU, University of Adelaide; 2006. Rutstein DD, Berenberg W, Chalmers TC, et al. Measuring the Quality of Medical Care: A Clinical Method. _N Engl J Med_1976( 294): 582-588. Demography division, Statistics Canada, Vital Statistics - Death Database, Statistics Canada Your Health System: In Depth It is generally acknowledged that not all deaths from potentially avoidable causes can actually be avoided. For example, some deaths from treatable causes may be unavoidable due to late diagnosis or concurrent health problems, while some deaths from preventable causes could be due to unpredictable events against which no protective measures could have been taken. An upper age limit of 75 should not imply that some deaths in the population older than 75 could not be avoided. However, multiple comorbidities are common among older adults, making the assignment of a single cause of death challenging. The indicators will be reviewed periodically to assess the upper age limit and potential new avoidable conditions due to better understanding of disease etiology or advances in treatment. The indicator is calculated based on three years of pooled data. The reference year reflects the mid-point of a three-year period. Avoidable mortality indicators were developed based on the Australian Potentially Avoidable Deaths indicator and the U.K. Office for National Statistics' list of causes of avoidable mortality, followed by expert review of the diagnosis codes and rationales for including each condition. Causes of death were assigned to preventable and treatable subcategories based on two main mechanisms of mortality reduction: incidence and case-fatality reduction. These subcategories are mutually exclusive. In cases where a prevention/treatment overlap exists, the case was assigned to the preventable category; the exceptions were ischemic heart disease and stroke, where a random half of cases were assigned as preventable and the other half assigned as treatable. However, the mutually exclusive nature of the subcategories does not imply that all cases assigned to the preventable group do not have a treatable component, and vice versa. More information about the indicator can be found in the In Focus section of Health Indicators 2012, available on CIHI's website (https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productFamily.htm?locale=en&pf=PFC1791). Indicator results are also available on Statistics Canada website (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-221-x/2013001/pyll-eng.htm).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line228
__label__wiki	0.759331	0.759331	Shop Story Journal Lookbook Barney & Taylor SCROLL TO START When you buy from Barney & Taylor, you’re acquiring far more than exquisite hand-made leather items; you’re investing in statement icons that will last lifetimes; heirloom pieces that will take on the patina of your life – potent personal possessions that will travel your journey, tell your story – and become the essence of who you are. Barney & Taylor. It’s a vintage name that’s stood the test of time. It has a richly grained patina of history and heritage. It’s the perfect badge of honour for premium-quality leather jackets that also outlast time; whose look, feel and fit are enriched by the passing of the years - creating their own unique history for the people who wear them. The ‘Barney’ of Barney & Taylor first emerged into the world in 1911. A baby boy adored by his parents and four elder siblings, he had a grand name - Barnett Rosemarine – though everyone knew him as ‘Barney’. He was the youngest of five children born to Harry and Mary Rosemarine, successful Manchester garment factory owners. The Barney & Taylor name arises from the warp and weft of history whose origins are in the Manchester garment industry, an honourable Lancashire trade arising from the Industrial Revolution that forged Manchester into a mighty city. Not that Harry and Mary were born successful and prosperous – far from it. They worked their way up through sheer hard graft, grit and determination. Mary, for example, originally earned her living sewing beads onto jumpers for other garment- makers – but so skilled, so diligent and so successful was she that she soon had her own thriving business. M. Rosemarine Ltd arose out of Mary’s tireless efforts and endless demands for garment quality and integrity, and it grew into an impressive factory and warehouse operation on the outskirts of Manchester. Mary and her husband Harry developed M. Rosemarine Ltd into a prodigiously successful clothing making business and decided to name one of their garment types after their youngest son, Barney. The ‘Barney’ was originally a raincoat of extraordinary quality, which effortlessly shrugged off Manchester’s notoriously wet weather. Moreover, it demonstrated the very best in the new garment-making and waterproofing technologies then available and because of its outstanding quality and durability (characteristics that would soon define the company’s leather jackets) As Barney grew up, he took on the full mantle of the clothing trade, becoming a young apprentice tailor and learning every single aspect of the garment-making industry, before employing his considerable abilities in the family business alongside his equally talented brothers Louis and As he grew older, wiser and ever more skilled, Barney’s contribution to the success of the family business expanded accordingly – and under his deft guiding hands, the company took on the design and manufacture of leather jackets and coats of outstanding quality and classic style. Like the best hand-made shoes, wallets, belts and other leather goods, Barney’s leather jackets and coats were often once-in-a lifetime purchases for the people who bought them, and because of their durability and timeless look, they were reverently handed down the generations, witnessing the passing of time, participating in peace and war, taking on the polish, patina and ageing that only years of faithful and devoted wear could bestow. Even today, many of these classic Barney garments are still being worn by proud second and third generation owners. While expanding the business through the introduction of quality leatherwear, Barney also bought property in what is now Manchester city centre’s Northern Quarter. He acquired smaller garment making companies such as Clydesdale Purchases, Shirtmakers, and Alwyn Ltd - and he used their combined resources to make M.Rosemarine Ltd into a truly formidable manufacturing business. Up until this time, the company had only been a wholesale operation - but Barney decided to open up two retail stores and employed his sisters, Kitty and Betty, to manage them. Barney was as extraordinary and brilliant in his personal life as he was in business. In his spare time, he was a popular and hilarious stand-up comedian performing under the name of ‘Jock Marine’; he also became a published and much admired author, his most famous work being a lighthearted poetry book called ‘Haimishe Laffs and Chaffs’. Barney was also a generous-hearted and hugely charitable man. He freely donated acres of land he owned as a site for the construction of a local hospital - and he was also Patron of the Manchester Blind Society. Barney married Ella Taylor in 1937 and they had four children, Valerie, Shirley, Lynda and Susan. Lynda married her childhood sweetheart, Syd who was also in the leather industry – and together they built up the business to a whole new level of success. Lynda and Syd’s two sons, Richard and Michael, still run the business to this day. Having added ‘Taylor’ to the family business name, they honour both their grandfather and grandmother – and they have also created a name who’s rich and resonant heritage matches that of the beautiful leather goods they so lovingly make today. Read on > Read on > Barney & Taylor - leatherwear for the 21st century, reserving the DNA of leather jackets and accessories whose designs have stood the test of time. Contemporary and cutting-edge, fitting you perfectly, Barney & Taylor is as unique as you are. Barney & Taylor design - the re-engineering of classic leatherwear for the 21st century. In the style and cut, shape and silhouette of our leather goods, we preserve the essential DNA of leather jackets, coats and accessories whose classic designs have withstood the test of time. Respecting the heritage of styles evolving in peacetime and war, protecting from the elements and providing comfort for the wearer, we have developed outerwear that is classic, timeless - and totally contemporary. Look at our collection and you’ll see echoes of bomber and aviator jackets with origins in World War 1 flying apparel; you’ll find asymmetrically-cut biker-style jackets based on ‘lancer-fronted’ motorcycle jackets first introduced to the U.S.A in 1928. Other timeless designs with military and utility origins also provide inspiration for our designers. Our leather goods are designed in England by time-served leatherwear design professionals; individuals who instinctively know how to shape the leather so that its heft and fall will fit you perfectly. So whatever your choice from the Barney & Taylor portfolio, you can be certain that you’re creating a new tradition founded on an honoured heritage – defining your own distinctive look based on an item that’s as unique as you are. Selected for their feel, suppleness and touch by our expert buyers, the world’s finest hides are hand-finished with care by our own time-served artisans, to become unique Barney and Taylor craftsman-made leather goods. Before leather starts its journey to become a Barney & Taylor item, it is selected by our expert buyers for its provenance, quality and durability. English bridle leather is frequently selected for our accessories because of its outstanding performance characteristics; our outerwear leathers are chosen from the finest hides sourced from all over the globe. Only the assured hands of a craftsman can properly assess properties of leather by its feel, suppleness and touch – and our leather-workers are true craftsmen. Experts in how leather behaves, breathes and reacts to changing conditions, they take into account all these factors – and a lifetime of subtle knowledge – to supervise pattern-making, leather-cutting and the individual making of each item. They hand-cut, glue and stitch the pieces to bring out the best in the leather, bearing in mind its colour, finish and grain; they create the finished piece so that it will hang perfectly to flatter the wearer; they ensure the leather moves with you, with all the subtlety and suppleness of a second skin. The moment you touch, feel and wear your Barney & Taylor leather jacket, coat or accessory, you’ll instinctively know all these things – and from that moment, it will shape itself to you, embrace you - become you. The world-spanning journey of hide to become Barney & Taylor leather; the journey through time of Barney & Taylor family history - and the designs behind cutting-edge Barney & Taylor styles – all leading to you, where your own journey begins. When you own Barney & Taylor leather goods, you’ve made a heritage investment that will last for generations; more than that, though, you’ve acquired a multi-layered story of different journeys that have led to a single destination – you. Barney & Taylor’s family history is a journey through time that tells of hard work and high standards, craftsmanship and quality – leading to that favourite B&T belt of yours, the wallet you love, or the jacket that takes on more of you every time you wear it. Then there are the journeys our leather goods have taken before they become owned and cherished by you; from the corners of the world, premium-grade leather has travelled to England; from craftsmen and makers, their expertise has journeyed with that leather. These and so many other stories now meet their journeys’ end in the Barney & Taylor leather items you have made your own.Barney & Taylor’s design inspirations are a journey through a time-honoured heritage - but our jackets and coats are totally of the present. Clean, cutting-edge and sharp, their style is dictated by how you wear them. That’s your journey; you decide on the route – and how you travel. The moment you acquire a Barney & Taylor item, it becomes your brand; it defines you. In turn, you become the brand, you take on its quality, its uniqueness and personality so that a new brand is created – unique, iconic and exclusively yours. Take a close look at a Barney & Taylor leather jacket. Our brand is there for you to discover, but it is subtle, modest, discreet. Look for the distinctive B&T branded zips, rivets and studs - especially the single gold stud adorned with the busy bee which appears in our logo and in the Manchester coat of arms; the honeycomb-pattern gold lining; the shoulder badge – small visual clues that tell you this can only be a Barney & Taylor jacket. It’s the same for our accessory collection – subtly badged so as to be unmistakably B&T. But our brand is about more than visible signatures; it’s also about identity. Personality. The elements that only you can bring to a Barney & Taylor piece. By wearing it, using it, giving it the grain and patina of who you are, you stamp it with your own unique and individual brand. Barney and Taylor is yours for life. Yours for as long as you choose to keep your Barney & Taylor item. Your brand will remain with it when you hand it on (as surely you will) to someone else. Then it will begin a whole new journey with its new owner, who will stamp it with their brand. Their story. Their journey through the world. Your choice of Barney & Taylor leather is destined to become yours for life; absorbing the journey on which you travel; wearing the marks and impressions of years as proud insignia; becoming you until the day you pass it on to another, when it begins its journey afresh. The moment you take possession of your Barney & Taylor leather goods, you begin your own new journey – in the constant and reliable company of a leather accessory or garment that has been designed, engineered and crafted to last a lifetime – and several more besides. When you wear a Barney & Taylor coat or jacket, it will settle to your frame, take on your shape, ease itself into being the garment of choice you will always grab first as you set out on every meaningful journey through life. It will absorb the memory of friends and family, take on the trace elements of brilliant music and inspiring places; summon the echoes of memorable parties and great events when it was there with you. Like its owner, it will take on the dents, dings and scars that life throws at it. But it will always come good, look great and make you feel the way you instinctively feel, that’s just right. So start your voyage by making your commitment to Barney & Taylor and look forward to a lifetime enjoying the company of a valued companion that will keep the faith, share your days – and always be with you on the journey. When you buy from Barney & Taylor, you’re acquiring far more than exquisite hand-made leather items; you’re investing in statement icons that will last lifetimes; heirloom pieces that will take on the patina of your life – potent personal possessions that will travel your journey, tell your story – and become the essence of who you are. Barney & Taylor. It’s a vintage name that’s stood the test of time. It has a richly grained patina of history and heritage. It’s the perfect badge of honour for premium-quality leather jackets that also outlast time; whose look, feel and fit are enriched by the passing of the years - creating their own unique history for the people who wear them. The ‘Barney’ of Barney & Taylor first emerged into the world in 1911. A baby boy adored by his parents and four elder siblings, he had a grand name - Barnett Rosemarine – though everyone knew him as ‘Barney’. He was the youngest of five children born to Harry and Mary Rosemarine, successful Manchester garment factory owners. The Barney & Taylor name arises from the warp and weft of history whose origins are in the Manchester garment industry, an honourable Lancashire trade arising from the Industrial Revolution that forged Manchester into a mighty city. Not that Harry and Mary were born successful and prosperous – far from it. They worked their way up through sheer hard graft, grit and determination. Mary, for example, originally earned her living sewing beads onto jumpers for other garment- makers – but so skilled, so diligent and so successful was she that she soon had her own thriving business.<br /> Mary and her husband Harry developed M. Rosemarine Ltd into a prodigiously successful clothing making business and decided to name one of their garment types after their youngest son, Barney. The ‘Barney’ was originally a raincoat of extraordinary quality, which effortlessly shrugged off Manchester’s notoriously wet weather.<br /> As Barney grew up, he took on the full mantle of the clothing trade, becoming a young apprentice tailor and learning every single aspect of the garment-making industry, before employing his considerable abilities in the family business alongside his equally talented brothers Louis and <br /> David.<br /> As he grew older, wiser and ever more skilled, Barney’s contribution to the success of the family business expanded accordingly – and under his deft guiding hands, the company took on the design and manufacture of leather jackets and coats of outstanding quality and <br /> While expanding the business through the introduction of quality leatherwear, Barney also bought property in what is now Manchester city centre’s Northern Quarter. He acquired smaller garment making companies such as Clydesdale Purchases, Shirtmakers, and Alwyn Ltd - and he used their combined resources to make M.Rosemarine Ltd into a truly formidable manufacturing business.<br /> Barney was as extraordinary and brilliant in his personal life as he was in business. In his spare time, he was a popular and hilarious stand-up comedian performing under the name of ‘Jock Marine’; he also became a published and much admired author, his most famous work being a lighthearted poetry book called ‘Haimishe Laffs and Chaffs’.<br /> Read on > Barney & Taylor - leatherwear for the 21st century, reserving the DNA of leather jackets and accessories whose designs have stood the test of time. Contemporary and cutting-edge, fitting you perfectly, Barney & Taylor is as unique as you are. Barney & Taylor design - the re-engineering of classic leatherwear for the 21st century. In the style and cut, shape and silhouette of our leather goods, we preserve the essential DNA of leather jackets, coats and accessories whose classic designs have withstood the test of time. Respecting the heritage of styles evolving in peacetime and war, protecting from the elements and providing comfort for the wearer, we have developed outerwear that is classic, timeless - and totally contemporary. Look at our collection and you’ll see echoes of bomber and aviator jackets with origins in World War 1 flying apparel; you’ll find asymmetrically-cut biker-style jackets based on ‘lancer-fronted’ motorcycle jackets first introduced to the U.S.A in 1928. Other timeless designs with military and utility origins also provide inspiration for our designers. Our leather goods are designed in England by time-served leatherwear design professionals; individuals who instinctively know how to shape the leather so that its heft and fall will fit you perfectly. So whatever your choice from the Barney & Taylor portfolio, you can be certain that you’re creating a new tradition founded on an honoured heritage – defining your own distinctive look based on an item that’s as unique as you are. Testing the mobile slides Before leather starts its journey to become a Barney & Taylor item, it is selected by our expert buyers for its provenance, quality and durability. English bridle leather is frequently selected for our accessories because of its outstanding performance characteristics; our outerwear leathers are chosen from the finest hides sourced from all over the globe. They hand-cut, glue and stitch the pieces to bring out the best in the leather, bearing in mind its colour, finish and grain; they create the finished piece so that it will hang perfectly to flatter the wearer; they ensure the leather moves with you, with all the subtlety and suppleness of a second skin. The moment you touch, feel and wear your Barney & Taylor leather jacket, coat or accessory, you’ll instinctively know all these things – and from that moment, it will shape itself to you, embrace you - become you. The world-spanning journey of hide to become Barney & Taylor leather; the journey through time of Barney & Taylor family history - and the designs behind cutting-edge Barney & Taylor styles – all leading to you, where your own journey begins. When you own Barney & Taylor leather goods, you’ve made a heritage investment that will last for generations; more than that, though, you’ve acquired a multi-layered story of different journeys that have led to a single destination – you. Barney & Taylor’s family history is a journey through time that tells of hard work and high standards, craftsmanship and quality – leading to that favourite B&T belt of yours, the wallet you love, or the jacket that takes on more of you every time you wear it. Then there are the journeys our leather goods have taken before they become owned and cherished by you; from the corners of the world, premium-grade leather has travelled to England; from craftsmen and makers, their expertise has journeyed with that leather. These and so many other stories now meet their journeys’ end in the Barney & Taylor leather items you have made your own.Barney & Taylor’s design inspirations are a journey through a time-honoured heritage - but our jackets and coats are totally of the present. Clean, cutting-edge and sharp, their style is dictated by how you wear them. That’s your journey; you decide on the route – and how you travel. The moment you acquire a Barney & Taylor item, it becomes your brand; it defines you. In turn, you become the brand, you take on its quality, its uniqueness and personality so that a new brand is created – unique, iconic and exclusively yours. Take a close look at a Barney & Taylor leather jacket. Our brand is there for you to discover, but it is subtle, modest, discreet. Look for the distinctive B&T branded zips, rivets and studs - especially the single gold stud adorned with the busy bee which appears in our logo and in the Manchester coat of arms; the honeycomb-pattern gold lining; the shoulder badge – small visual clues that tell you this can only be a Barney & Taylor jacket. It’s the same for our accessory collection – subtly badged so as to be unmistakably B&T. But our brand is about more than visible signatures; it’s also about identity. Personality.<br /> The elements that only you can bring to a Barney & Taylor piece. By wearing it, using it, giving it the grain and patina of who you are, you stamp it with your own unique and individual brand. Barney and Taylor is yours for life. Yours for as long as you choose to keep your Barney & Taylor item. Your brand will remain with it when you hand it on (as surely you will) to someone else. Then it will begin a whole new journey with its new owner, who will stamp it with their brand. Their story. Their journey through the world. Your choice of Barney & Taylor leather is destined to become yours for life; absorbing the journey on which you travel; wearing the marks and impressions of years as proud insignia; becoming you until the day you pass it on to another, when it begins its journey afresh. The moment you take possession of your Barney & Taylor leather goods, you begin your own new journey – in the constant and reliable company of a leather accessory or garment that has been designed, engineered and crafted to last a lifetime – and several more besides. When you wear a Barney & Taylor coat or jacket, it will settle to your frame, take on your shape, ease itself into being the garment of choice you will always grab first as you set out on every meaningful journey through life. Like its owner, it will take on the dents, <br /> But it will always come good,<br /> look great and make you feel the way you instinctively feel, <br /> So start your voyage by making your commitment to Barney & Taylor and look forward to a lifetime enjoying the company of a valued companion that will keep the faith, share your days – and always be with you on the journey. BE THE FIRST TO KNOW WHEN THE BARNEY & TAYLOR COLLECTION IS RELEASED Sign up to our newsletter to get the latest news and deals © 2014 Barney & Taylor Website by AHOY.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line230
__label__wiki	0.789222	0.789222	Camps and Conferences Athletic Department Policies and Procedures Manual Conference Champions Big Five Awards Become an Eagle Overnight Liability and Release Form Forms (M) Forms (W) Intramural Club and Intercollegiate Sports Binder Natatorium Landmark Sportsmanship Audio (Football and Basketball) Landmark Conference Eagles Pull Out Comeback 72-69 Win Over Susquehanna Susquehanna (11-12 (5-8 LM)) 33 36 69 Juniata (13-11 (6-7 LM)) 25 47 72 Pts: Nicole Gault - 19 Reb: Nikki Komara - 9 Ast: Nikki Komara - 6 Pts: Kate McDonald - 22 Reb: Kate McDonald - 9 Ast: 3 Players (#30, #35, #40) - 3 By: Jennifer Jones Director of Sports Information jonesj@juniata.edu • juniatasports.net HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women's basketball team erased a 17-point first half deficit to earn the 72-69 win over Landmark Conference rival Susquehanna University Wednesday night in its final regular season home game. Juniata (13-11, 6-7 Landmark) continues its hunt for the final conference tournament spot with the win. They now sit in a tie for fourth place with Drew University. Susquehanna dropped to 11-12 overall and 5-8 in Landmark play. "I think it does speak volumes to our girls that we can comeback 17 points in a game that mattered this much," said head coach Danny Young-Uhrich. "I think it is attributed to our experience and our leadership. I think in a situation like this it really helped us. Once again, Jordan came up with some clutch free throws. I really think that our seniors stepped up." The Eagles were led by senior Kate McDonald (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa./State College Area) who finished with a game-high 22 points. She also grabbed game-highs of nine rebounds and eight steals. Fellow senior Jordan Hileman (Williamsburg, Pa./Williamsburg) netted her fourth straight double-digit point performance, finishing with 14 points after going a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Junior Kelsey Livoti (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) picked up 12 points of her own in the win. Juniata shot 53 percent from the floor, 57 percent behind the arch, as team in the second half to fuel the comeback and shot 93 percent from the free throw line to secure the win. The Eagles scored 26 points off 21 Crusader turnovers and saw its bench put up 11 points. Susquehanna came out of the gate on fire and jumped out to the 14-0 lead before the Eagles responded. They fought back into the game, pulling within five (30-25) with 39 seconds left in the first half. The Crusaders hit a three with 27 seconds on the clock to close scoring and took a 33-25 lead going into the break. The second half turned into a dogfight down the stretch as the Eagles clawed their way to within two points (52-50) after Hileman hit a pair of free throws with 9:27 on the clock. Freshman Sarah Sherman (Lansdale, Pa./Methacton) drained a three from the top of the key to give Juniata the lead (53-52) for the first time in the contest. "She made things happen," said Young-Uhrich of Sherman. "She accepted her role. She went in and did it, and did a great job." Both teams were going back and forth when Juniata took the lead off a pair of free throws from McDonald. She then stole the ball and took it the other way for the bucket and was fouled going up. McDonald's three-point play gave Juniata the 66-62 lead. Livoti then hit a layup with 3:48 left that gave Juniata its longest lead of the night, 68-62. The Crusaders chipped the lead down to one (68-67) with 26 seconds remaining off a layup and called timeout. They immediately fouled Hileman on the inbounds and sent her to shoot two. She drained them both to extend the lead back out to three. With five seconds left, Susquehanna hit a jumper on the baseline to pull within one again. McDonald, thinking fast, grabbed the ball quickly and inbounded it to Hileman who was fouled with three seconds remaining. She hit both free throws again and the Crusaders, out of timeouts, could not get a shot off before time expired. Juniata closes its regular season on the road at Drew University this Saturday, Feb. 22. The Eagles fell 67-62 back on January 18 when the teams met in Huntingdon. They are 12-2 all-time against the Rangers and have won nine of their last 10 matchups dating back to the 2008-09 season. The winner of Saturday's game will face regular season champion University of Scranton in the tournament semifinals. "I don't doubt how bad these kids want it," added Young-Uhrich. "I don't doubt it one bit. It's just going out and executing. They want, and hopefully they put themselves in a position to deserve a playoff spot." Follow Your Eagles! Stay up-to-date on your Juniata College Eagles by logging onto www.juniatasports.net. And don't forget to follow us on twitter (@JuniataEagles) and on Facebook (Juniata Eagles). Sat, 12/22 \| Women's Basketball Rosemont at Juniata 69 - 53 (Final) RC \| BX \| BX \| V Sat, 12/22 \| Women's Basketball St. Vincent vs. SUNY Poly 90 - 65 (Final) BX \| V Fri, 12/21 \| Women's Basketball SUNY Poly at Juniata 66 - 55 (Final) RC \| BX \| BX \| V Fri, 12/21 \| Women's Basketball Rosemont vs. St. Vincent 60 - 72 (Final) BX \| V Sat, 03/03 \| Women's Basketball at Thomas More L, 83-50 (Final) RC \| BX \| A \| V	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line234
__label__wiki	0.638873	0.638873	Sonora Cracks Down On Illegal 'Chocolate Cars' In Mexico, millions of people drive cars that come from the United States. Many of those cars haven’t been properly imported. Now, state and local officials in neighboring Sonora, Mexico are seizing some of these irregular cars. → More Stories From The Fronteras Desk California Quakes Felt In Arizona Last week’s earthquakes in California were felt by some in Phoenix. The state’s Geological Survey Office at the University of Arizona said while some areas of the state could experience similar magnitude quakes, 98% of those that do occur go unfelt. Some U.S. Asylum Seekers Find Work In Northern Mexico Mexico’s top diplomatic official says hundreds of Central American migrants who have been sent to Mexico to await the outcome of their U.S. asylum claims have secured jobs in factories near the border. AZ Business Welcomes Possible Completion Of Sonoran Highway For now the third time, Mexico’s president has announced an end date for the construction of a major roadway through the northern state of Sonora, though previous predictions have proven wrong. Maricopa County 4th In US For Hispanic Population The Pew Research Center has released a report about the 2018 Hispanic population in the U.S. Maricopa County is one of 11 counties with more than 1 million Hispanics. Pima County Intends To House Asylum Seekers At Old Youth Detention Center Pima County wants to use an empty juvenile detention center to house Central American asylum seekers dropped off in Tucson by federal immigration agents. ADOT: Pedestrian Fatalities Up, Alcohol-Related Fatalities Down In 2018 The Arizona Department of Transportation has released its 2018 crash fact report. While pedestrian fatalities were up from the previous year, many other fatalities are down. Dirty Recycling Contaminated Mostly By Food Twenty-five to 30% of what we put into the recycle bin is too dirty with other trash to go anywhere but the landfill. This percentage of dirty recyclables is covered primarily with food waste, according to a recycling association. SCOTUS To Hear DACA Case On Nov. 12 The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, on Nov. 12. 17% Of Young Adults In Big Cities Are Unemployed Seventeen percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 in big cities, including Phoenix, are unemployed — that’s more than 2 million people. Boas: How Well Are Democratic Candidates Performing? The Show regularly checks in with Editorial Board of the Arizona Republic to talk about the big issues facing the state and the region — featured in the newspaper’s Viewpoints section. Regulations May Ease On Hospital Translation Services How can you get quality health care when you don’t understand what the doctor is telling you? That’s the question the Center of Federal Regulations is trying to solve, in part by requiring some health care organizations to provide non-English speaking patients free translation services. BBC Look-Ahead: What Is The Silver Economy? There’s an upcoming event focused on what’s been called the Silver Economy. Will Arizona's AG Continue Case Against State Universities? Arizona’s three public universities have had to look for alternative funding methods over the past decade. One of the effects of the Great Recession was a significant reduction in money from the state. Fourth Of July Road Trips Spark 30+ AZ Wildfires A total of 30 wildfires were started over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. One of the most troublesome started in the median of Interstate 17 north of Anthem as thousands headed out of town Wednesday. Traffic was stopped in both directions. How A School District Stepped Up To Help Migrants Almost four months ago, local aid groups called on governments to provide a facility to help house migrant families being released by ICE in Phoenix. None stepped forward. But now a centralized overnight shelter could open as soon as this week. Arizona senators propose drought bill A bill sponsored by U.S. Sens. Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema would put aside hundreds of millions of dollars for water storage projects, water recycling, and desalination plants. 15th Avenue Bridge Over Loop 101 Closed Until Late 2020 A Loop 101 widening project continues, and more long- and short-term closures are on the way. The Arizona Department of Transportation says the 15th Avenue bridge over Loop 101 will close Monday and remain closed through late 2020. Q&AZ: How Do People Who Work Outside Deal With The Heat? Summer in Phoenix is upon us and despite a relatively mild June, July is off to a hot start. Most Phoenicians try to stay out of the heat, but what about the people who have to work in the heat? How do they cope? That’s what listener Robert asked via our Q&AZ reporting project. Study: Some Meds From Mexico Don't Meet Standards Located just across the Mexico border from Yuma, Los Algodones is a favorite spot for busloads of Americans to buy cheap medications. A new pharmaceutical study from the University of Arizona examines whether they’re getting what they bargain for.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line247
__label__cc	0.615359	0.384641	Laser Helpers a knowledge base from your Laser Helpers at Kentek with reference and discussion board information about laser technology, laser safety, and photonics history A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W Y Z Im In Io Ir March 9, 2014 By laserhelpers2 The optical reproduction of an object, produced by a lens or mirror. A typical positive lens converges rays to form a “real” image which can be photographed. A negative lens spreads rays to form a “virtual” image which can’t be projected. Incident Light A ray of light that falls on the surface of a lens — or any other object. The “angle of incidence” is the angle made by the ray with a perpendicular to the surface. May 26, 2014 By laserhelpers2 Abbreviated IR. The region of the electromagnetic spectrum between the long-wavelength extreme of the visible spectrum (~700nm) and the shortest microwaves (~1mm). [box]Note: the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) recommended the following division: IR-A: 700nm – 1400nm IR-B: 1400nm – 3000nm IR-C: 3000nm – 1mm[/box] The magnitude of radiant energy (light) per unit, such as time or reflecting surface. Intrabeam Viewing The viewing condition within which the eye is exposed to all or part of a laser beam. Kentek Laser Laser Safety U Copyright © 2019 Kentek Corp. \| Privacy Policy \| Terms and Conditions	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line250
__label__cc	0.534797	0.465203	An artisanal tradition, natural quality and distinctive taste. In our work among the vines, experience and emotions interact to create wines with a characteristic flavour. Practices dating back thousands of years, such as amphora vinification, are complemented by modern expertise. The wines are in harmony with the natural cycles of Nature. First Production Age of Vineyard Yearly Production (Bottles) Amphora Bianco Dry white wine with a strong grape flavor. With its mineral scent, it’s an intriguing drink with a great and profound finale, full of spices. Introduced back in 2003, it is the first Italian wine entirely produced in terracotta amphoras. It perfectly combines the philosophical introspection with the solid virtues of work and the land, while stimulating a sense of friendship and brotherhood. It tends to divide opinions but settle disagreements. Amphora Rosso Dry red wine with a strong grape flavor. With its mineral scent, it’s an intriguing drink with a great and profound finale, full of spices. Introduced back in 2003, it is the first Italian wine entirely produced in terracotta amphoras. It perfectly combines the philosophical introspection with the solid virtues of work and the land, while stimulating a sense of friendship and brotherhood. It tends to divide opinions but settle disagreements. Montelispida Red dry wine, with a unique structure and an elegant and harmonious flavor. Profound and soft, obtained from plants of more than 50 years old. An intense sip, perfect for evenings in front of the fire. It’s best accompanied by passionate conversations and debates that continue well into the night. H Bianco 2009 A grain of mature grapes, perfected on yeast, it maintains a well-defined personality of its original vine variety, its nerve and its convincing manner. Easy and pleasurable to drink, it’s a perfect wine for any convivial situation, it spreads joy and nourishes the enthusiasm. Terralba White dry wine of a charming color. Floral and fruity smell, mineral and soft, almost honey-like. It has a strong taste, but fresh and full of flavor, with an almond finish. Stimulates reflection, creative thoughts and a balanced confrontation of ideas. Terraforte A dry, passionate and floral wine. Its taste is intense and spicy, never ordinary. It comes from an union of two original vineyards, accomplishing a full expression of both their characteristics. A new glass astounds you, it is always accompanied by joy and opens us towards listening the others.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line259
__label__wiki	0.968718	0.968718	RAGS TO RICHES ? PREM KAHANI IS DIFFERENT Sitting pretty with the stupendous success of ‘Taj Mahal’ director R.Chandru in his second film also giving a feel full cinema to the audience and picking the feelings of his surroundings in the past for contents. He has groomed up the subject in such a way that every viewer of his film would see themselves in the film. I am not interested in giving imaginary contents in my films says R Chandru. This time in ‘Prem Kahani’ he is looking at the girl from posh area Sadashivanagar how she reacts to a boy from poor locality Srirampura. At the age group of 18 to 21 how love is maintained and is it right thinking and what happens in the later stage of life is also concentrated in this touching subject by R.Chandru. Very clever in his address R.Chandru says he is not interested in going outside Karnataka for shooting and be a very calculative director for the producer he says. A producer sustain there would be job for hundreds in the cinema industry he says. According to the limitation of the Kannada cinema market we have to spend he makes a point. This film will be a musically hit film promises Chandru. He is shooting for 60 days for this film in Madikeri, Mysore and Bangalore. You would see a different kind of Rangayana Raghu says Chandru with a smile on his face. There are two action scenes and that would along with the screenplay add Chandru. For Ajay Rao the flood gate of fortune has started again after ‘Taj Mahal’ and for that R.Chandru is responsible he agrees. He is very happy for the home town Bellary producers making this film. I would work hard for the film promises Ajay Rao. Like how ‘Taj Mahal’ was director film this film also would be a director film says Ajay. I play a slum boy and there is lot of scope to perform in this film that has lot of heart touching incidents. It would touch the inner hearts when seen on the screen. Answering a question on the poster where he is in bad shape he said for love I have to undergo such costumes he said. Sheela the pretty heroine from neighboring Andhra Pradesh the ‘Paragu’ girl who is doing ‘Maska’ in Telugu is in four films so far and she is in her first Kannada film ‘Prem Kahani’. Excited and looking for a role in Kannada from a long time Sheela says there is lot of scope for acting. I play very bubbly in the first half and there is a transformation in the second half that is very challenging. I am scared whether I can do justice to this role she expressed. Meanwhile this beautiful girl has come directly come to cinema in her school days. Cameraman K.S.Chandrasekhar continuing his second stint in the camp of director R.Chandru thanks the producers for giving the camera equipments he has asked. The whole film will be shot in Super 35 MM and it is a treat to work with that camera because the film had to be done DI. There are some exotic locations like Madikeri and Mysore where a cameraman can produce lot of good results in the outdoor. The super 35 MM camera is brought from Chennai on a daily rent of Rs.20000 says Chandrasekhar. Work results from super 35 MM camera on the editing table gives a lot of freedom for the editor says the editor of ‘Prem Kahani’ KM Prakash. In a normal camera the opportunity to be different in the output is not possible. We have different negative and frames available gives lovely opportunity for an editor added Prakash who is normally not seen at the media briefing. Kannada Movie/Cinema News - RAGS TO RICHES ? PREM KAHANI IS DIFFERENT - Chitratara.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line266
__label__wiki	0.861569	0.861569	Britain: Extinction Rebellion protests - How to save the planet? Editorial from The Socialist, weekly paper of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) Courage, determination and ingenuity have been on display among the thousands of people coming together in the creative and colourful protests coordinated by Extinction Rebellion in London and elsewhere. Ireland North: Trade unionists respond to killing of journalist Lyra McKee Anton McCabe, national executive council, National Union of Journalists (personal capacity), and Socialist Party member (CWI Ireland) Working class people from across the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland were revulsed by the shooting and death of a young female journalist, Lyra McKee, in Derry city, last Thursday evening. Anton McCabe, National Executive Council member of the National Union of Journalists (personal capacity), and a Socialist Party member, who knew... Assange arrest: US and allied governments seeking revenge for exposing dirty wars Dave Carr, from The Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party England & Wales) After seven years of self-imposed exile in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was dragged from his place of asylum and arrested by the Metropolitan police. This followed the revoking of his asylum status by Ecuador’s president Lenin Moreno. Finland: Election shows rising strength of far right Edmund Schluessel, Sosialistinen Vaihtoehto (CWI in Finland) The Social Democrats have been made the biggest party in Finland’s parliament for the first time in 20 years. Looking more deeply, all signs in the 2019 Finnish parliamentary elections point to a working class lacking leadership and desperate for answers. Britain: Corbyn must demand general election, defend workers' interests and fight for a socialist Brexit Editorial from the Socialist (weekly paper of the Socialist Party, England & Wales) It has been reported that politicians across Europe are glued to their TV screens watching the disaster movie unfolding in Westminster. "It is better than anything on Netflix", one former Polish president declared. A more common reaction of working-class people in Britain is to turn off the telly in anger and despair at the latest twist in the... Britain: Parliamentary ‘Brexishambles’ continues Yet again as we go to press, the immediate future of the plans for Britain leaving the EU remains unclear. Three attempts at passing May’s Withdrawal Agreement couldn’t resolve it. Two rounds of MPs voting on alternative proposals couldn’t resolve it. Seven and a half hours of cabinet meetings on 2 April couldn’t resolve it. It’s hard... Will the EU elections shake the “European project”? Sonja Grusch, SLP (CWI Austria) Is it a choice between nationalism and Europe? Between the far-right and democratic rights? Or is there more? Ireland North: Brexit crisis and the role of the workers’ movement Ciaran Mulholland, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland), Belfast The prolonged countdown to the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has thrown the Conservative government into a profound crisis. The chaos is such that an anonymous European source has compared the UK to a “failed state” (Financial Times, March 21st 2019) and the EU was able to impose its own terms when May came cap in hand seeking... Corbyn and labour movement must mobilise to bring down Tories and force election Editorial of the Socialist (issue 1035) ,weekly paper of the Socialist Party (England & Wales CWI) The Tories imploding over Brexit: general election now! For a Corbyn government with socialist policies One in ten British adults says they trust MPs to do the right thing by the country over Brexit. Why so many? Most of us don't trust them to do the right thing about anything! Postal workers strike across Serbia Dana Mirić, CWI Postal workers in Serbia are on strike. Socialistworld.net has written before about the difficult conditions workers are faced with, followed with solidarity actions. Workers in Serbia feel isolated, so any messages of solidarity will be greatly appreciated (details below). May’s government facing Brexit endgame With just ten days until the date of departure from the EU at the time of writing, there is unprecedented daily turmoil in parliament on what will happen. The government’s position has become so intractable that a complete government collapse is possible in the coming days or weeks, with a general election becoming the only... Ukraine still stuck in crisis – its future is in the hands of the working class Rob Jones (Moscow) and Alexandr Shurman (Kyiv) Ukraine has become one of the most crisis ridden states in Europe. Now a new round of elections is looming in which workers, the youth and all those who want a democratic and free society, in which economic and social needs are guaranteed, will be left without a voice.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line269
__label__cc	0.683555	0.316445	The Lilac Lady The lilacs are in bloom, all one-hundred-or-so feet of them—two hedges on either side of the barn. It’s raining, so I can’t park my chair beneath them, as I’ve been doing for days, basking in their fragrance as I read or write or stare out across the yard. Every spring I try to soak in the lilacs as much as possible before their inevitable browning and fading. When we visited the Farmette in 2002, searching for houses, the hedges were in bloom, and I thought of how rich I’d be to pick as many lilacs as I could want. The lilacs may be why we bought the place. The hedge is old, perhaps about as old as our 109-year-old house, and holds many varieties—blue, pink, lavender, white, deep purple, singles and doubles. Their branches twist and crack, sinewy, resisting straight lines. Young lilacs sprout up from the ground beneath them or appear in other parts of the yard. I snip them by the armfuls, pounding the base of their woody stems to make them last longer in my vases; cut lilacs tend to wilt after a day or so, and I replenish the spent bouquets. The house is spicy with lilac. When I was a girl, my Grandma Quade gave me a copy of a book she’d had for quite a while—tattered antique cover held together with tape—titled The Lilac Lady. Sitting under the lilacs, I try to remember what the book was about, but can only conjure up a story of friendship between a little girl and a mysterious woman next door, who has lost the use of her legs and spends her time resting by her lilacs. I’m not sure what happened to that copy of the book, but the text is still out in the world, easy to find. The author is a woman named Ruth Alberta Brown, and I can discover virtually nothing about her, except the titles of her books, which all seem to be for young girls. The Lilac Lady was published in 1914. In the novel, a young girl named Peace goes to stay with a friendly couple, Elizabeth and her minister husband John, for spring break, but then must remain for weeks, because her sisters back home get scarlet fever and are quarantined. The beginning of the book is background—six orphans, including Peace, adopted by a kindly and very wealthy “grandfather,” and some religious stuff about charity—but the story really begins when Peace wanders over to visit her friends’ neighbor’s lilacs. “Peace paused at Elizabeth's side in the open doorway to drink in the rich fragrance of the lilacs, whose purple plumes nodded so temptingly from the hedge across the way. For days it had been part of her morning program to rush out of doors as soon as she was dressed to sniff hungrily at the lilac-laden air, but never before had they smelled so sweet nor looked so beautiful and feathery as they did this morning, for now they had reached the height of their perfection. Tomorrow some of their beauty would be gone; they would be growing old. ‘Oh, Elspeth, ain't they lovely?’ she sighed. "Don't they make you feel like heaven? Wouldn't you like a great, big bunch of them under your nose always? I wonder why the folks who live there don't give them away. I should if they b'longed to me. Think how many people would be glad to get them. May I go over in the field to play? I won't break one of Saint John's plants or touch a single lilac, truly, if I can just play where I can smell their smell as it comes fresh from the bush. We only get the wee, ragged edges of it over here.’” Inspired by the lilacs, she sings a little tune: “‘Oh, you pretty lilacs, growing by the wall! How I'd like to have you for my very own. I would pick your blossoms, lavender and white, and give them all to sick folks, shut in from the light.—Why, that rhymed all of its own self!" She paused abruptly beside the lilac bushes, her arms still uplifted and fingers outstretched as if beckoning to the plumy sprays above her Head. "Isn't it queer how such things will happen when if I'd been trying to make poetry in my dairy I couldn't have thought of those words for an hour? I guess it was the lilacs that did it. Oh, you are so beautiful! You'd make anything rhyme, wouldn't you? What is it that gives you your sweetness? I wish you could tell me the secret. Oh, you lovely lilacs, growing up so high; swinging in the sunshine—’” I like Brown’s prose, her description of the flowers, the voice of Peace, who can wonderfully characterize the faint scent of lilacs as “wee, ragged edges” and then, in her previously-an-orphan way, mix up words like diary and dairy. Behind the hedge, Peace finds a twenty-four-year-old recluse, confined to a chair, whom she calls the Lilac Lady; the novel refers to her as “the lame girl.” There’s a fountain, a stone mansion, a horse accident that has broken the dreams of the young woman, a gardener who brings Peace a mound of lilac blossoms—all stuff for a young reader to inhale, heady with romance. They become friends. Peace draws the Lilac Lady out of her shell. It turns out the Lilac Lady and Peace’s friend Elizabeth were college “chums” who lost touch. The Lilac Lady decides to turn her mansion into a home for orphans. The novel ends with Peace going to visit the Lilac Lady at her mansion-turned-orphan-home and finding her asleep, which is to say, dead, though Peace doesn’t realize it. It’s a bit creepy, with the adults of the story smiling over at Peace and the dead lame girl, who has been artfully arranged for such a reunion. “The door of the invalid's chamber stood open, and beside the window, shaded by the great oak, still hung with autumn colors, lay the beloved form of the Lilac Lady among her silken cushions. She was clad in simple white, with the heavy bronze braids trailing across her shoulders, and the waxen fingers twined in a familiar pose upon her breast. A soft smile wreathed the colorless lips, but the beautiful blue eyes were closed in slumber, and she looked as if she were resting after a hard-fought battle. So lovely a picture did she present that Peace paused on the threshold, and the gay words of greeting bubbling up to her lips died away in a deep breath of awe.” When Peace exclaims, “She got tired of watching and fell asleep waiting for me!” no one really corrects her impression, except to suggest that God has indeed put her to sleep. There are lessons to be learned, of course, in the story of Peace and the Lilac Lady—about giving, about being oneself, about embracing beauty. But the wee, ragged edge I’d remembered is maybe what is more important—the image of the lilac hedge, the girl entranced by their fragrance, and the mysterious woman in the chair beneath the blooms. Tags The Lilac Lady, Ruth Alberta Brown	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line271
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__label__wiki	0.50278	0.50278	IF WE HAD KNOWN :: Elise Juska A version of this review previously ran in Shelf Awareness and appears here with permission. As mass shootings continue unchecked in the United States, the crisis is often reflected in works of fiction. Elise Juska (The Blessings) takes a notable approach in her latest novel, contemplating post-shooting fallout from multiple perspectives, none of which is the shooter or anyone at the scene. The narrators and secondary characters in If We Had Known may be on the periphery of the tragedy, but the ripples in their lives are no less engrossing. Maggie Daley teaches English 101 to all Central Maine State freshmen. Maggie's sense of self is inextricably intertwined with being a professor, and she prides herself on the trust fostered in her classroom. When she realizes the shooter is a former pupil, she digs up an essay he wrote and begins to question her memories of and reactions to him from four years earlier. Another former student writes a Facebook post mentioning the "really weird" paper from Maggie's class. Social media comments pour in, adding recollections of the shooter viewed through a newly skewed lens. When the essay becomes public, the maelstrom threatens Maggie's career and her perception of her relationships, including that with her fragile daughter. Juska's compelling narrative tackles complex issues about society's judgment of and responsibility for others. Can we accurately predict violent acts? Who is responsible for intervening? Are we oblivious to the signs or do we ignore them? Maggie's relationships with her lover, ex-husband and daughter are evidence that we all miss signs every day, even when those closest to us are sending them. STREET SENSE: An interesting take on the mass shooter scenario that delves into larger issues of responsibility for and judgment of others. If you find these issues interesting, Juska's narrative will likely appeal. A FAVORITE PASSAGE: That, he thought, was the Internet in general: a lonely landscape, a largely barren place but with these rare bursts of not-loneliness, these moments of connection that made it worthwhile sometimes. COVER NERD SAYS: There's a lot to like about the concept of this cover, but I have a couple issues with it. Mostly, I have to admit, the title. This may have more to do with the fact that my brain is fossilizing, but I could never really remember the title of the book. That's a problem. "If We Had Known," "Should We Have Known," "We Should Have Known," all different variations would go through my head as I tried to pull the correct version out of my sieve-like nooks and crannies. I think the cover image is great, particularly the bullet hole through the "O," but the overall cover might have been stronger without either (1) such a long title or (2) a less stark color contrast. I'm obviously picking nits and being cranky, but hey, no one is surprised by that. I like this cover a good deal, just don't love it. (NOTE: Though now that I look at it months after writing this review, I like it a bit more. Go figure.) Labels: 2018, Elise Juska, mystery, psychological suspense, review	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line279
__label__cc	0.621997	0.378003	Home Article The SAMMA Chronicles 2017: The Accolades The SAMMA Chronicles 2017: The Accolades written by Lisa Botes 1 July, 17 Johannesburg, South Africa: It is a big accolade for a band to be nominated in any one of the categories for the annual SAMMA (South African Metal Music Awards), and even more so to make the it to the top five during the nomination and shortlisting process. This gives that extra ‘Horns Up’ to the guys, helping to enforce that what they are doing is being noticed, is making an impact on the local scene and also showcasing what South African Metal has to offer on our continent as well as globally. Some of our nominees have that extra ‘Horns Up’ in that they have made it to the top five shortlist in more than one category this year and others still have taken top honours in previous years. A number of this year’s nominees already have an award sitting in a band room or on a shelf, serving as a little reminder of their contribution to the South African Metal scene. It may have also been the driving factor for these bands to challenge themselves further towards their brutal destiny – releasing more material and making more memories. We wondered what winning an award previously has meant to some of these bands. Adorned in Ash took the title for Best Death Metal in 2015. “To be recognized for the years of effort – creatively, physically, financially and emotionally – is truly a wonderful feeling, and to receive that confirmation that your efforts are noted and appreciated truly is an honour. Receiving it from our beloved brotherhood of Metal makes it so much more special.” ~ Robyn Ferguson (vocals/guitar, Adorned in Ash) Bleeding Spawn took the Best Death Metal title in the two other years since the inception of the awards, 2014 and 2016. “Obviously it meant a lot – winning any award shows how your hard work pays off and gets appreciated by the fans, it drove us to only work harder with what we do. A third award would just prevail to us that we must just work even harder and push harder and get it done by all means necessary.” ~ Dominic Vorster (drums, Bleeding Spawn) DevilSpeak are up as nominees in the Best Newcomer category again this year after taking the title last year. “It felt good and weird all at the same time to me, being a Metal band in SA you never expect awards as such. I won’t say we play for awards, but I can’t say they mean nothing to us either. We keep our 2016 award in our practice space, so that says something. I think overall these awards are a sign of the maturation and growth of the SA Metal scene, it’s a good thing seen in the right light.” ~ Derrick Leppan (bass, DevilSpeak) “It was amazing, as we never expected it. We’ve been working hard on creating what we do, and winning that award meant that we are progressing as a band and getting the recognition for it.” ~ Francois Meyer (drums, DevilSpeak) Theatre Runs Red could be going for a trifecta, taking the crown for the past two years running for Best Black Metal. “These wins mean the world to us! It is just fuel to add to our passion for creating music and only drives us harder to be better! It keeps the fire in us alive and if we won for a third time it would push us to break our own boundaries in the hopes that we could win for a fourth time next year!” ~ Lilitu Caprinae (vocals, Theatre Runs Red) A possible multitude of victory There are a massive seventeen bands reaching the shortlist for more than one category this year, showing that they can make an impact in their own genre as well as create an overall impression on the Metal community with how they show up on stage, on camera and on recording. What do these multi category nomination short listings mean to these bands? “The only way to describe this is humbling. What started off as a fun project in 2014 is now something we all take very seriously. Our debut album will be released in the coming months, followed by a country wide mini tour. We are immensely proud of this and we want to thank each and every one who voted for us. I think it is our sound, look and live performance that makes us appeal to the SA Metal fans.” ~ Raven Chaos (guitar, Deadline) “Any form of recognition is always welcome and uplifting, though it’s not something we crave. We write and perform purely for our own satisfaction. If we happen to pick up some people along the way who enjoy what we do, then that’s merely a fortuitous bonus for us – the more the merrier. Maybe it’s because of this approach that our music appeals to the listener?” ~ Wayne Boucher (vocals/guitar, Deity’s Muse) “I feel extremely humbled by the two nominations. For me it shows that putting in the effort to make great music will inspire others to listen and share. DevilSpeak blends quite a few different styles together which the majority of listeners may find appealing. We also keep the live shows interesting by introducing props and stage setups to our performance. I think it is the whole package that makes DevilSpeak so appealing to our fans.” ~ Francois Meyer “As a band, you must love your own music first. I mean, why else play the music? It’s such a massive bonus if you have complete strangers coming to your show and headbanging like crazy with you, because they enjoy the music. It doesn’t matter if it’s a crowd of three people or a thousand people, that feeling is amazing. To be recognized by The SAMMA’s is such an honour. Hard work does pay off. Even if we don’t win anything, the recognition is appreciated. I think Megalodon is appealing to South Africa because of our high-octane energy stage performances. We don’t do gigs, we do shows. We feed the crowd with energy and that fuels us further to perform and improve as a band.” ~ Thomas Theron (vocals, Megalodon) “Firstly it’s an absolute honour and this sort of recognition is truly humbling, what we do is very dear to us and to make any sort of impact through your art is just incredible. I think we have always naturally gone against the grain, Progressive music was (not so much these days) quite a niche market, but because of our wide variety of musical influences it was the natural collective marriage of sounds that speak loudest to our souls and our desire to orchestrate more grandiose compositions. We are completely consumed by the arrangements and the emotional triggers and we’d like to think that in those moments we connect with the listener on that same emotional level and at that point we are on this journey together.” ~ Dylan van der Merwe (guitar/backing vocals, Mezzanine Floor) “Words cannot explain how honored and excited we are to be recognized and nominated for two awards, just makes us want to improve and better ourselves. We stand out mainly for our unique brand of Metal. We are not too heavy and not too chilled, just the right blend. I also think the fact that we have the most Brutal female vocalist in the country also makes us stand out from the rest. Kimmy makes the meanest male vocalists sound like Choir Boys.” ~ Kevin Kirkland (guitar, Nerve Zero) “I think people find our music unique which sparks curiosity. In the early days, we had gigs where the crowd would just stare at us, which was a little disheartening because we thought that people did not enjoy our performance. But eventually we saw that these people stayed for the whole performance, and came back to other shows, and we realised that the stares were just the look of people trying to figure out what the hell the music was doing with its constantly changing structures. Over the years we’ve gotten better at writing catchy riffs while keeping the Progressive structures, and the crowds have just gotten to know our music better, so we luckily enjoy a mosh pit at every show, rather than those blank stares of the old days.” ~ Doug Jenkinson (guitar, Raptorbaby) “It’s always lovely to get a nod of appreciation, especially among so many other fantastic names.” ~ Paul Du Plessis (bass guitar, Raptorbaby) “At the end of the day we really love what we do, we feed a great deal off the energy of the audience and we hope it transpires into the audience, so it’s pretty much a give and take process. It is truly an honour to be counted amongst the best for these nominations, we feel very humbled by this, and we know if it weren’t for our fans’ love and support, we would not be where we are today.” ~ Gareth Reed (guitar/vocals, Riddlebreak) “It’s really rad, especially since we’ve been a bit quite since doing the album tours, it’s great that people get what we’re doing, ‘cos we’re not even sure most of the time.” ~ Jovan Tutunovic (guitar/back vocals, Juggernaught) “It’s an amazing honour. We really didn’t expect it at all since we’re such a new band with a very limited area of exposure, but we’re really excited to be nominated this year. Thanks everyone for voting for us!” ~ Joel Dickson (vocals, Last One Alive) “It’s such a great feeling to know people care that much. I think we really bring something that is simultaneously cathartic and brutal, and warm and inviting, and it means the world to us knowing that people respond to our hard work and want to go on that journey with us by voting for us and encouraging us.” ~ Ric Shields (guitar/vocals, Last One Alive) “It’s incredible and we thank everyone that supports what we do. Our ethos is purely about writing good songs. Genres/sub genres and fads will come and go but a good song will stand the rest of time!” ~ Bob Addison (guitar, Last One Alive) “It’s great to be recognised so early in the game. All credit to Ric for his tireless dedication to the music video, he put in a s@#$load of time and energy to making sure it came out the way it did. As newcomers we’re full-on excited to hit the stages and promote the scene, and other bands, and my guess is that excitement is palpable to anyone who’s seen us live or seen our videos on line.” ~ Miggs Auer (bass, Last One Alive) Okay, so who has the award? And the award goes to… wait, where did it go? Bands are by their very nature a plural which means one trophy needs to go a long way. So, we were wondering, what do some of the band members think about where the award should go. A lot of the guys play the diplomatic card and opt for rotation sharing, some have a spot waiting in their band rooms and then you get a few guys who have called dibs. And the rotation and band room award placers are… “In our band room of course!” ~ Dill Jones (guitar, All We’ve Known) “Band room seems like the place it should go.” ~ Dominic Vorster “Firstly, it would be a great honour to win this award. If we do I would keep it in my lounge so all of my family can see it and to thank them for all of their support through the years. After that I would keep it in the band room for future inspiration.” ~ Van666 Alberts (guitar/vocals, BloodBeast) “Not sure, maybe it can be a floating trophy between the band members. We all seem to have a cabinet or display shelve where we keep figurines of Heavy Metal icons and metal memorabilia, so a trophy would be a great addition. But it will probably end up in Mega Storage, unit Q9, our practice room.” ~ Raven Chaos “More than likely in our band room. I don’t think any of us owns a mantel piece of sorts.” ~ Wayne Boucher “In the practice space, alongside the 2016 award!” ~ Derrick Leppan “If we win the award – which would be amazing – it will probably take turns at each of our houses for a while. As soon as we get a permanent rehearsal studio, we will frame it, or mount it, to always remind us of the hard work we put into this band – and all the great memories along the way.” ~ Nick Muller (guitar, Disarmageddon) “At our jam room !!!” ~ Wouter Botha (guitar, Maximum Carnage) “If we win, we will keep the trophy in our practice room as a reminder that hard work pays off.” ~ Thomas Theron “The topic has actually come up and should we be so fortunate there is only one place that we can all agree on and that would be our jam room. It is the ultimate clubhouse filled with so many stories and memories, the birthplace of the band and all our creative ideas from that point onwards. So rightfully it would reside there… plus the building is extremely haunted so in one way or another in whatever form it wishes to take on, it will most probably live on right there throughout all eternity, haha.” ~ Dylan van der Merwe “Either in the jam room or the studio, wherever it will look most precious.” ~ Christopher Paterson (vocals/guitar, Monolith) “We keep our awards in our practice room currently, we are hoping to eventually have five wins in whatever categories we are nominated in and then each band member would be able to keep an award!” ~ Lilitu Caprinae “We’ll probably have it do the rounds, we try to give everyone equal ownership in this thing called My Columbine that we have created. That, or find some way to imbibe it and absorb some awesomeness from it.” ~ Sven Borgstrom (bass, My Columbine) “Haha, I think we’ll all take turns keeping the award or keep it in the band room so that we can worship it while we sacrifice Chickens to the Dark Lord. Hahaha.” ~ Kevin Kirkland “We’ll be rotating the award amongst band members. Everyone should have it with them for a bit to feel proud of an achievement like that.” ~ Damian Buys (guitar, PSordid) “Hmm… we’ll have to have a fight to the death for that one. Or maybe a simple rotation system would suffice… Brandon already has a SAMMA which he won for Best Metal Vocalist a while back, so he would obviously be excluded from the rotation.” ~ Greg Van Kerkhof (bass/vocals, Red Helen) And how about a little healthy debate amongst the band members? “If we win this year I am keeping the award as I didn’t get to keep it last time.” ~ Mark Ivey (drums, Adorned in Ash) “We said we were going to time share the Best Death Metal award but somehow it has ended up at Robyn’s place among a collection of skulls and guitars and Edgar Allan Poe paraphernalia so it actually seems to have found a good home. If we were honoured with another one Robyn can go fly, it’s coming to my place!” ~ Leon van Rensburg (guitar, Adorned in Ash) “Right next to the previous one. We kinda agreed that the awards we receive will be floating trophies but I bamboozled them and I’ve kept it safe with me… strokes award lovingly My precious.” ~ Robyn Ferguson “If it’s the video one it’s all Ric’s… if it’s New Comer I guess we’ll draw straws… haha.” ~ Bob Addison Some guys want to keep it to themselves… “Shotgun! It’s staying at my place; I have the perfect shelf for it. I will even hook up a webcam so the guys can login to look at it.” ~ Dave Freedman (bass/backup vocals, Dirty Moonshine) “Well, Herman is the only that will be there, since the rest of us are out of the country, so I’m guessing the miserly bastard will keep it.” ~ Jovan Tutunovic “Uhmm I don’t know? Probably in the man cave I have back at home.” ~ Sammy Simegi (guitar, Sacrifist) And there are also a few other options… “Maybe we will virtualize it and keep it in the cloud, because it’s the 2017 thing to do #tothecloud or in a time capsule. Set for 724 years… Or in your sock drawer (hint: it’s empty cos they’ve all been vanquished).” ~ Sam MacKintosh (vocals, Aimed at You) “If we win Best Newcomer, I think Bob should hang onto that one. If we win Best Music Video, I intend on building a shrine for it in my house and regularly sacrificing small mammals to it as an offering to the benevolent Gods of SAMMA.” ~ Ric Shields “We’re gonna turn Ric into Tony stark and implant it as a chest piece like the arc reactor.” ~ Miggs Auer “We’ll hold a lucky draw once a month.” ~ Lolke-Louis Claassen (drums, Raptorbaby) “We’ll cut the award into 5 and each member can keep a piece at home, I’ll keep my piece under my pillow so I can be close to it at night.” ~ Doug Jenkinson “Around Jade’s ankles so his giant body doesn’t float away. Kidding, we always said we would share but our ‘shared’ cymbals signed by Monuments are still at our drummer’s house… Our practice room would be a good place, you know for motivation and cough bragging and stuff.” ~ Roushan van Niekerk (bass, Riddlebreak) “We are looking around at different display options. So far Jeandre’s home studio is a favourite, but the more public and proud the better.” ~ James Roberts (Set for the Sky) “A custom spectral-metal trophy cabinet, located in the Septic Lair.” ~ Shelby Green (keyboard, Spectral Realm) Regardless of where the trophies find their homes, it cannot be debated that whoever is lucky enough to forever-home it is definitely deserving. Catch the SAMMA official awarding ceremony on 1 July 2017 at Rumours Rock City starting at 16:00 to see who takes the highest honour for each category. To see all final nominees in each category following the public participation polls, visit this article. Connect with the photographers Laura McCullagh and Linda Evermore on facebook The SAMMA Chronicles 2017: The Accolades was last modified: July 1st, 2017 by Lisa Botes SAMMASouth African Metal Music Awards SAMMA 2019: gearing up to recognize the... 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__label__wiki	0.921452	0.921452	Movie Mag >Stars > Oscar Movie Mag Search: Stars > Oscar Receive the "Oscar" Newsletter by email From ‘Vogue' to Spotlight': Steve Golin Remembered for Supporting Filmmakers, Spotting Talent 2 monthes ago - By The Wrap Steve Golin, the founder and CEO of Anonymous Content, was remembered Monday for supporting projects as varied as David Fincher's video for Madonna's “Vogue” to David Lynch's “Wild at Heart” to the Oscar-winning “Spotlight.” The long list of directors Golin championed includes Fincher, Lynch, Michael Bay, Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Antoine Fuqua, Debra Granik and Sam Esmail. He died at age 64 after battling cancer. “My heart is broken. Rest In Peace, Steve Golin,” Esmail said in a tweet Monday. He was one of many filmmakers and industry insiders who remember... Oscar David Fincher Michael Bay Oscars David Lynch Movies Anonymous Content Propaganda Films Steve Golin Hobbs & Shaw Ditched Black James Bond Joke at Idris Hobbs & Shaw Ditched Black James Bond Joke at Idris Elba's Request The Rock says Idris Elba refused to refer to himself as the “black James Bond” in Hobbs and Shaw. Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead Begins Shooting, Full Cast Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead Begins Shooting, Full Cast Announced Netflix's zombie heist movie Army of the Dead, directed by Zack Snyder, has added Garret Dillahunt, Chris... Malcolm D. Lee Tapped as Replacement Director for Space Jam 2 Malcolm D. Lee tapped as replacement director for Space Jam 2 Deadline has brought word that the upcoming fantasy sports sequel Space Jam 2 has parted ways with Terence Nance... Sequel Bits: ‘Spider-Man', ‘Stranger Things', ‘Enchanted', ‘The Mask'... In this edition of Sequel Bits: Sam Raimi says he's constantly thinking about his unmade Spider-Man 4 . In honor of Stranger Things 3 , let's reminisce about New Coke. The...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line285
__label__cc	0.5082	0.4918	Partnerships strengthen the growth of South African animation industry at Annecy 10 June 2019, Johannesburg: The NFVF in partnership with Animation South Africa, Department of Trade and Industry, KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission and the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct are proud to be supporting and leading a South African delegation comprising of four animation students and professionals to this year’s Annecy Animated Film Festival (Annecy) and Market (MIFA) held between the 10th and 15th of June 2019 in France. The NFVF aims to promote South African content and the animation sector, explore new markets for South African content, secure additional partnerships for co-production and participate in a skills exchange programme at the festival. The NFVF ran a nationwide competition whereby final year animation students submitted character designs that are inspired by lead characters from South African films and in return stood a chance of winning a trip to Annecy to participate in a skills exchange programme at MIFA. The 4 lucky students, Antoinette Malan, Abraham Mohotsi, Claudia E’Silva and Jared Dean Mahonri were selected to showcase their artwork at the festival and their work was incorporated in the stand design alongside other SA animation professionals. ‘’I feel super psyched to be heading to France, where I get to see what’s happening in the animation industry. Some of the greatest filmmakers will be attending Annecy, and I cannot wait to engage with some of them,’’ said Abraham Mohotsi, NFVF funded student. ‘’The animation film genre is increasingly becoming an important area of diversification for the local film industry. In order to support this growing sector, skills development and training are important aspects of our development strategy. This year’s winners will not only get the opportunity to learn from the very best animators in the world but also through their participation at the Festival, develop professional networks that will serve them well in their future careers,” said Joy Mawela Head of Industry Development & Promotions. The NFVF is excited to announce the signing of an official partnership agreement with the French Embassy in South Africa which will afford talented South African and French animation practitioners, and institutions the opportunity to collaborate and enhance both industries. Gobelins Animation College based in France will also be announcing the scholarship recipients who will be studying a master degree sponsored by the NFVF, Animation School, The French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and Netflix. “It is imperative that as the national funding body for film in South Africa, that we continue to find new partners and avenues that will assist us in our drive towards an inclusive, and equitable film industry.” said Joy Mawela Head of Industry Development & Promotions. Neo Moretlwe Communications Coordinator, Tel: +27 11 483 0880 ext: 207 neom@nfvf.co.za Keagile Makgoba Senior Consultant, Instinctif Partners Mobile: +27 82 325 9063 Keagile.Makgoba@instinctif.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line292
__label__cc	0.673453	0.326547	Venice 08 Venice has fascinated me for a long time. I love to travel on water and I love hand-powered boats, and I love old cities. So I jumped at the opportunity to visit Venice, to kayak the Vogalonga and to teach at the 1st Sea Kayaking Symposium in Italy. The annual Vogalonga is a spectacle of hand-powered craft of all kinds; gondolas, rowing barges, dragon boats and rowing sculls, canoes and kayaks, all traveling together on a 30km loop from Venice, around some of the other island groups in the Venice Lagoon and back to the "bottleneck" of the Grand Canal running the length of city to the finish line. Crowds line the bridges and waterfront restaurants to cheer the participants. With restrictions for that day on the flow of motorized craft in Venice adding to safety, given there were 1,600 craft participating in the 2008 Vogalonga, and many additional paddle-powered tag-alongs taking advantage of a "quiet day" in the city, it was still a little congested in places. The symposium, with a few days of added events and classes mid-week, took place at Capalonga. The village campground with cabins and restaurants is sited on an island/peninsula with a sandy beachfront on the Adriatic within strolling distance of a sheltered lagoon on the other. Signs posted above the water point the direction to Venice and to Trieste, and there are side channels running through the marshes to local restaurants. Click links for more information about; Vogalonga, Paddling/social/sightseeing event Saturday May 30th - Sunday June 7th. Blue Lagoon Kayak Marathon. or E-mail info@bibionekayak.com Kristin kayaking through Venice to the start of the Vogalonga Nigel close to St Marks Square Onlookers crowded the many bridges along the route while many of the Gondolas in daily use sat rest in the smaller canals We looked for espresso... sipped Italian style, standing at the bar for that instant fix! Back at the start a huge crowd of boats had gathered, waiting for the boom of the cannon to begin! Then all the boats moved away, some racing to draw ahead, others content to warm up to the social event Some boats stood out more than others. We accompanied this elegantly dressed couple in their immaculately finished wooden gondola for many miles. They cruised along at about our own pace, while others sprinted ahead or dawdled. With teams from all over the world, it was evident some were fiercely proud of their heritage ...especially the locals! Here a tired kayaker appears to hitch a ride beneath a moving roof of oars. Giorgio suggested a small detour. Like me he loves espresso! It sounded like a good idea! So we ducked into a narrow channel in the town of Merano, where every household had apparently painted their home a different color! I got a sense the water wasn't as clean as it might have been... especially when I heard a toilet flush and moments later heard a gush of water from the canal wall. But at least the lagoon and canals are salty! I dip a finger for a taste. Our channel came to an end beneath a bridge, ...but there were steps for easy egress, so we tethered our kayaks. Of course there's always one in the group who asks "Why do it the easy way when there's a perfectly difficult alternative?" Maybe it was the thrill of a possible swim? But we all emerged onto the street dry, hungry and thirsty! There were plenty of places to choose from... and we soon ate away more than an hour! We carried our own cluster of color away with us when we left ...and passed between the islands of Burano, the Venetian glass-making center, to cruise back to Venice. We were slightly anxious that after our relaxing lunch we might have missed the action of the finish. But there was still plenty of action! A bottleneck caused by one of the bridges was exacerbated by a current flowing against us ...and oars and paddles tangled together while tired teams attempted to keep the longer craft controlled against the flow. Beyond the bridge there was more space... spectators still cheered and waved... Every paticipant got a medal and certificate at the finish! Kristin was full of smiles! ...and content to find a route through the narrower canals back to the car. Of course, Venice does have an onshore life as well as a watery one. It's possible to tie up the kayaks and to wander. The city is not huge, and from the narrow streets, squares and bridges we could glimpse the daily life that goes on despite the tourist scene. Here a barrow-full of artichokes stood beside the canal, and a barge had moored alongside the street to sell fresh vegetables. I suppose it saves a step in the delivery from field to household. Masks watched the passers-by... I had been curious about the shape of the hull shape of the Venetian gondolas.... finally I was to find out... It has a flat hull with hard chines close to the sides, and a lot of rocker... rather like the shape of the bow on some of the 1970's surf kayaks I remember! But that's just the bit that sits on the water. Much of the bow and stern extend out above the water. But such a design seems very suitable for negotiating the sharp bends in the narrow canals... and the standing pose of the gondolier with a high angle of the oar also makes sense; there's little room between the walls for a shallower angle of the oar. And the gondolas are typically assymetrical... you can see the twist in this one. It's supposed to make it easier to manage when rowing only on one side. Practical but elegant... Throughout the city there are statues and carvings, figures peering from the stonework and door knockers with weight and character... And characters with a mission... For more information check out the bibionekayak web-site bibionekayak.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line295
__label__cc	0.700633	0.299367	Browse the Guthrie Family Surname Genealogy This section makes it possible to view all the biographies currently available for the Guthrie family surname. Please keep in mind that this is a list of only the primary biography surnames. Other family surnames mentioned within a biography are not included in these lists of surnames. To search for the other family surnames, use the search website feature. Also note that new biographies added to the website may not be listed in these lists for several days after the biographies go onto the website. This is a rapidly expanding section, so check back often. To browse the currently available biographies for the Guthrie family surname, click on the desired biography in the list below: Adam Guthrie (McLean County, Illinois) D. S. Guthrie (Brown County, Ohio) E. F. Guthrie (Cherokee County, Kansas) Eliza Ann Guthrie (Lee County, Iowa) Hugh R. Guthrie (Randolph County, Illinois) Isaac N. Guthrie (Sumner County, Tennessee) J. W. Guthrie (Brown County, Ohio) John Guthrie (Shawnee County, Kansas) John Guthrie (Jasper County, Missouri) John J. Guthrie (McCracken County, Kentucky) Melton Guthrie (Greene County, Illinois) N. Guthrie (Warren County, Iowa) R. A. Guthrie (Perry County, Tennessee)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line298
__label__cc	0.649436	0.350564	Somewhere between writing and doctoring. Toggle Sidebar Menu Dustfall Follow @Eleytherius Hearts in Darkness February 2, 2018 Dustfall, Medicine Comments (3) 12030 Doctors, the world over, are reeling. The global telegraph has been alight with conversations, most of them uncomprehending, shocked, dismayed, fearful. In several swift and definitive decisions, a UK paediatric trainee, Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba was not only erased from the GMC register, but charged with manslaughter. This was in response to several medical errors – most of them oversights when the details are examined – which contributed to the death of a child in hospital. I have no intention of going through the case here, which has been expertly picked over by a good many sources. Suffice to say that Hadiza was slung to the lions, the consultant in charge leaving her naked, her hospital, her trust, the regulatory bodies entrusted with safety of both doctors and patients, all turning their backs to leave her to her professional demise. All for several decisions made when she was covering extra shifts, in a climate of heinous understaffing, and trying to manage a deluge of patients when she had just that day returned from maternity leave, unsupported and abandoned to her fate. So much is baffling about this case and its horrific outcome. Nobody wants a child dead from misadventure. It is tragic beyond the reckoning. But for the regulatory bodies to kick back with the tendon strike and sacrifice an individual so? Is Hadiza supposed to be an example, like a spiked head at the entrance to the Thames? Unquestionably these decisions will serve to endanger patient safety in the future. Individual blame always does this, driving self-reflection and honesty underground. Hospital systems are almost incomprehensibly complex. Patient safety is paramount, but the infinite interactions that occur within them will likely always outfox the desire to provide foolproof polices and structures. You can’t legislate for the illimitable. The outcome of this case is extreme, but so many of the occurrences are commonplace. Without any desire to misappropriate a worthy movement, is this another instance of #MeToo? We inside the beast are always going to make mistakes. Always. Most of them are small; oversights, errors of judgment, succumbing to biases, betrayal by the impossible circumstances in which we sometimes work. Most picked up by the lumbering checks and balances designed to avoid them. No doctor ever wants to make mistakes. In fact, cheered on by cases like Hadiza’s, we, and the world we serve, see medical error as utterly unforgiveable, a deep personal failing. Doctors, for many reasons, are not very good at failing. I know what it feels like. I expect my experience is nothing special, but I know what it’s like to wake repeatedly in the early hours, my gut twisted and writhing re-asking myself why I thought a certain thing, or missed another. I know what it’s like to hide in the department toilets, trembling and wiping away unstoppable tears. I am on intimate terms with disgust. I know what it’s like to think, perhaps if I end it all… I know what it’s like to stopper in the shame and humiliation that comes with the perception of not being good enough. Mostly our punishment is a deafening, roaring monster within ourselves. And, if we are very, very lucky, we get a system that allows us to self-reflect, even better with some empathetic human support, and even better a respectful, inclusive way to analyse the system errors, which, almost always, are more contributory to any error than the part the individual played. I’ve thought a great deal about the consequences of medical error. I wrote a novel about it. It’s the core of Dustfall. If perhaps a handful of people read the book, either medical, or not, and see into the heart of a doctor after failing a patient, then perhaps the six years of sentence struggling will be worth it. Follow, share & like this: A God of Nowhere, a Prophet of Nothing The 12 Books of 2018 that have Entered my Heart. 2. The 12 books of 2018 that have entered my heart. Penelope Lively and I. Janelle on Hearts in Darkness Casey Parker on Hearts in Darkness fedUpRuralDoc on Hearts in Darkness Michelle on We, sisters. A_citizen_127 on We, sisters. © 2019 Michelle Johnston \| Author © 2017 Michelle Johnston. All Rights Reserved. Site by Kintsugi. "Bring Them Here" Series of images by Isabelle Lewis	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line301
__label__cc	0.534894	0.465106	Rund um die Uhr kostenlos online Programm Händler Job Beschreibung Berechnen Sie die periodische Rate Wie wirkt sich die Geldpolitik auf die Zinssätze aus? Wie werden immobilienverträge vergeben? Brent-Charts Können Sie Penny-Aktien ohne Makler handeln Alternative stock bilder Aarp new york life online zahlung Ersetzen Sie die Sozialversicherungskarte meines Kindes online Aktien für blaues Gold Positives Aktienhandelssystem Weinvorräte Napa Meaning of "Ölkrise" in the German dictionary Between and , medium-sized hatchbacks were launched across Europe: Saudi Arabia, trying to recover market share, increased production, pushing prices down, shrinking or eliminating profits for high-cost producers. The price shock created large current account deficits in oil-importing economies. The oil crisis of 1973 in Great Britain He had already installed solar hot water panels on the roof of the White House and a wood-burning stove in the living quarters. However, the panels were removed in , reportedly for roof maintenance, during the administration of his successor, Ronald Reagan. Carter's speech argued the oil crisis was "the moral equivalent of war". Critics, then and now, argued that his varied proposals would make the situation worse, not better. Carter agreed to remove price controls in phases; they were finally dismantled in under Reagan. In , the U. Government established the Synthetic Fuels Corporation to produce an alternative to imported fossil fuels. When the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil increased percent between and , the oil-producing areas of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Wyoming, and Alaska began experiencing an economic boom and population inflows. In response to the high oil prices of the s, industrial nations took steps to reduce their dependence on OPEC oil. Regis which met the CAFE fuel economy mandates passed in GM was having unfavorable market reactions to the Citation, and introduced the Chevrolet Corsica and Chevrolet Beretta in which did sell better. GM also replaced the Chevrolet Monza , introducing the Chevrolet Cavalier which was better received. Ford experienced a similar market rejection of the Fairmont, and introduced the front wheel drive Ford Tempo in Checker Motors , known for its iconic Marathon sedans used for the taxicab livery, ceased its automotive production in transitioning to stamping sheetmetal for GM. American Motors , the final independent manufacturer outside of Detroit's Big Three, entered into a joint venture with Renault where its mass market automobiles were sold alongside the remaining AMC product lineup which have declined in sales while AMC's Jeep division was profiting, especially with the introduction of its downsized XJ sport utilities which led to the company's demise its homegrown compacts dating back to — they were phased out in with the exception of the Eagle 4WD wagon making it the final AMC designed product and financial woes with the Renault partnership ended the reign of the final independent. A year after the Iranian Revolution, Japanese manufacturers surpassed Detroit's production totals becoming first in the world. Some would declare bankruptcy e. Triumph, Simca or withdraw from the U. Many imported brands utilized fuel saving technologies such as fuel injection and multi-valve engines over the common use of carburetors. Also, the imported brands used their innovative business ethic e. Government imposed import quotas where the Japanese brands later extended to South Korean and European marques began outsourcing their operations by opening assembly plants in the United States especially the Southern U. The Japanese and later South Korean brands which assembled its automobiles on U. Import brands also complied with local content laws where an import automobile must have a percentage of automotive components in the United States automobiles with 70 percent local content manufacture is considered a domestic build regardless of manufacturer sourced from the United States, Canada, or Mexico prior to the establishment of NAFTA and the American Automobile Labeling Act of which mandated the percentage of automotive parts content printed on the Monroney sticker of an automobile sold through a dealership. The import quota resulted in the Japanese automakers importing a limited amount of automobiles but to comply with the U. Government imposition of the Voluntary Export Restraints, the automakers established their respective luxury marques Acura, Lexus, Infiniti but run respectively by their parent manufacturers Honda, Toyota, Nissan. Edit Read in another language oil crisis. Graph of top oil-producing countries, showing drop in Iran's production [1]. Iranian Revolution and Iran—Iraq War. This section needs expansion with: You can help by adding to it. This section needs expansion. Fuel economy in automobiles. This section may stray from the topic of the article. Please help improve this section or discuss this issue on the talk page. The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich. National Association of Convenience Stores. Shah of Iran flees into exile". Archived from the original on 29 October US Energy Information Administration. Archived from the original on January 7, Retrieved August 25, Archived from the original on 7 March Retrieved 27 January Although no explicit plan was mentioned, a conversation between U. Although the Soviet response to such an act would likely not involve force, intelligence warned "the American occupation would need to last 10 years as the West developed alternative energy sources, and would result in the 'total alienation' of the Arabs and much of the rest of the Third World. Western Europe began switching from pro-Israel to more pro-Arab policies. The percentage of U. With the embargo in place, many developed countries altered their policies regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict. These included the UK, which refused to allow the United States to use British bases and Cyprus to airlift resupplies to Israel along with the rest of the members of the European Community. Canada shifted towards a more pro-Arab position after displeasure was expressed towards Canada's mostly neutral position. Although lacking historical connections to the Middle East, Japan was the country most dependent on Arab oil. On November 7, , the Saudi and Kuwaiti governments declared Japan a "nonfriendly" country to encourage it to change its noninvolvement policy. On November 22, Japan issued a statement "asserting that Israel should withdraw from all of the territories, advocating Palestinian self-determination, and threatening to reconsider its policy toward Israel if Israel refused to accept these preconditions". The oil embargo was announced roughly one month after a right-wing military coup in Chile led by General Augusto Pinochet toppled socialist president Salvador Allende on September 11, The response of the Nixon administration was to propose doubling arms sales. As a consequence, an opposing Latin American bloc was organized and financed in part by Venezuelan oil revenues, which quadrupled between and A year after the start of the embargo, the UN's nonaligned bloc passed a resolution demanding the creation of a " New International Economic Order " under which nations within the global South would receive a greater share of benefits derived from the exploitation of southern resources and greater control over their self-development. Prior to the embargo, the geo-political competition between the Soviet Union and the United States, in combination with low oil prices that hindered the necessity and feasibility of alternative energy sources, presented the Arab States with financial security, moderate economic growth, and disproportionate international bargaining power. Vacillations in alignment often resulted in greater support from the respective superpowers. Concerns over economic domination from increased Soviet oil production turned into fears of military aggression after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan , turning the Persian Gulf states towards the US for security guarantees against Soviet military action. The USSR's invasion of Afghanistan was only one sign of insecurity in the region, also marked by increased American weapons sales, technology, and outright military presence. Saudi Arabia and Iran became increasingly dependent on American security assurances to manage both external and internal threats, including increased military competition between them over increased oil revenues. Both states were competing for preeminence in the Persian Gulf and using increased revenues to fund expanded militaries. By , Saudi arms purchases from the US exceeded five times Israel's. In the wake of the Iranian Revolution the Saudis were forced to deal with the prospect of internal destabilization via the radicalism of Islamism , a reality which would quickly be revealed in the Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca by Wahhabi extremists during November , and a Shiite Muslim revolt in the oil rich Al-Hasa region of Saudi Arabia in December of the same year, which was known as the Qatif Uprising. The oil crisis sent a signal to the auto industry globally, which changed many aspects of production and usage for decades to come. After World War II, most West European countries taxed motor fuel to limit imports, and as a result most cars made in Europe were smaller and more economical than their American counterparts. By the late s increasing incomes supported rising car sizes. The oil crisis pushed West European car buyers away from larger, less economical cars. Buyers looking for larger cars were increasingly drawn to medium-sized hatchbacks. Virtually unknown in Europe in , by the end of the decade they were gradually replacing saloons as the mainstay of this sector. Between and , medium-sized hatchbacks were launched across Europe: These cars were considerably more economical than the traditional saloons they were replacing, and attracted buyers who traditionally bought larger vehicles. Before the energy crisis, large, heavy, and powerful cars were popular. By , the standard engine in a Chevrolet Caprice was a cubic inch 6. The wheelbase of this car was In the fifteen years prior to the oil crisis, gasoline prices in the U. The crisis reduced the demand for large cars. Japanese imports became mass-market leaders with unibody construction and front-wheel drive, which became de facto standards. American Motors sold its homegrown Gremlin , Hornet and Pacer models. A decade after the oil crisis, Honda, Toyota and Nissan, affected by the voluntary export restraints , opened US assembly plants and established their luxury divisions Acura, Lexus and Infiniti, respectively to distinguish themselves from their mass-market brands. Mitsubishi rebranded its Forte as the Dodge D a few years after the oil crisis. An increase in imported cars into North America forced General Motors, Ford and Chrysler to introduce smaller and fuel-efficient models for domestic sales. By , the average American vehicle moved The only full-size models that did not recover were lower price models such as the Chevrolet Bel Air and Ford Galaxie Economical imports succeeded alongside heavy, expensive vehicles. OPEC soon lost its preeminent position, and in , its production was surpassed by that of other countries. Additionally, its own member nations were divided. Saudi Arabia, trying to recover market share, increased production, pushing prices down, shrinking or eliminating profits for high-cost producers. Adjusted for inflation, oil briefly fell back to pre levels. This "sale" price was a windfall for oil-importing nations, both developing and developed. The embargo encouraged new venues for energy exploration including Alaska , the North Sea , the Caspian Sea , and the Caucasus. Cooperation changed into a far more adversarial relationship as the USSR increased its production. By the Soviet Union had become the world's largest producer. Part of the decline in prices and economic and geopolitical power of OPEC came from the move to alternative energy sources. OPEC had relied on price inelasticity [85] to maintain high consumption, but had underestimated the extent to which conservation and other sources of supply would eventually reduce demand. Electricity generation from nuclear power and natural gas , home heating from natural gas, and ethanol -blended gasoline all reduced the demand for oil. The drop in prices presented a serious problem for oil-exporting countries in northern Europe and the Persian Gulf. Heavily populated, impoverished countries, whose economies were largely dependent on oil—including Mexico , Nigeria , Algeria , and Libya —did not prepare for a market reversal that left them in sometimes desperate situations. When reduced demand and increased production glutted the world market in the mids, oil prices plummeted and the cartel lost its unity. Mexico a non-member , Nigeria, and Venezuela , whose economies had expanded in the s, faced near-bankruptcy, and even Saudi Arabian economic power was significantly weakened. The divisions within OPEC made concerted action more difficult. As of [update] , OPEC had never approached its earlier dominance. 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The oil crisis began in October when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries proclaimed an oil embargo. The embargo was targeted at nations perceived as supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War. [1]. Ölkrise. Mit dem Begriff Ölkrise werden zwei außerordentlich starke Ölpreisanstiege ( und ) und die damit verbundenen wirtschaftlichen Folgen bezeichnet. The oil crisis is a phase of strong oil price rises, which has a serious impact on the economy as a whole. In the narrower sense, only the increases in crude oil prices in and /80 are referred to as oil crises, since both have caused severe recessions in the industrialized countries. Gründe für die Entstehung Ägypten und Syrien strebten den Rückgewinn von Land sei- tens Israels an Erlass des Energiesicherungsgesetzes Ägypten und Syrien sind Mitglieder OPEC und das Ölembargo Ölkrise Gründe für die Entstehung der Ölkrise Vielen Dank für ihre Aufmerksamkeit.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line304
__label__cc	0.502491	0.497509	Hungry Pigeon festival The music and art-loving pigeon swoops into the Northern Quarter once more Published on May 18th 2010. The Hungry Pigeon seems to have set its sights on becoming one of the city's biggest annual festivals. It took its inaugural flight last year and returns on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend (28-30 May) with an extended line-up of music, film, fashion, art, and all things creative. There'll be a free concert headlined by Athlete at Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday. The music's the main deal. About 150 bands will be playing in venues throughout the Northern Quarter. Opening up the festival on the Friday night at Moho Live is Hungry Pigeon Vs The Aftershow with a headline slot from the Reverend Soundsystem (Jon McClure plus special guests performing Reverend & The Makers songs in an electro style.) While over at Band on the Wall, local girl Kirsty Almeida, who has just been signed to Decca, will be showing why she's hotly tipped to be one of the year's rising stars. There'll be a free concert headlined by Athlete at Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday. Misty's Big Adventure and the about-to-break The Jessie Rose Trip will also be playing here. Elsewhere in the Northern Quarter over the weekend, you'll find gigs from Liam Frost, The Longcut, The Travelling Band, Kid British, Karima Francis, Lowline, and To The Bones. The Jessie Rose TripAthlete Music fans should also look out for the multi-venue photography exhibition 'XPOSED – A Decade Of Manchester Music' by Karen McBride. Her celebrity-studded portfolio includes the likes of Robbie Williams and the Ting Tings. This show will focus on celebrating a decade of Manchester music. You'll find it at The Bayhorse, The Northern, Centro, Cord and The Castle. Other arty events include an avian-inspired exhibition called Twitcher's Paradise at Earth Cafe, a talk at Brit Art Gallery by photographer Paul Wolfgang Webster, and experimental films at Nexus Art Gallery and Barcelona. A word of warning about the free concert in Piccadilly Gardens – entry is only guaranteed if you've got a Saturday or weekend wristband. If capacity allows, people without wristbands will be able to get in. Day wristbands cost £12. Weekend wristbands cost £25. Click here for full listings and to buy tickets. JenksMay 21st 2010. Why the name??.. Why not "The Northern Quarter Festival"?? At least then peeps will know where it is and not be confused with "Hungy Pigeon" A quick straw poll of half a dozen mates I asked if they knew what "Hungry Pigeon" was drew blank stares all round. Stephen RyanMay 21st 2010. Why not call Bestival the Isle of White festival? Or Exit the Serbia festival? Or for that matter why is V-festival so-called? It should be "those wimpy two that aspire to be Reading and Leeds but with less good bands and based in Stratford and Staffordshire". Festival names never put anyone off, nor do they regularly draw people in. If you hear that the bands are playing and you can't be bothered to find out it's in the NQ rather than hanging around outside the town hall pointing your wristband at a rather famished looking sky-rat then you're probably in the wrong game... AnonymousMay 27th 2010. Questions for the promoters to answer Is this being financed or part financed by the counil again? Why (if there's space) can anyone go to see Athlete for FREE on a big open air stage, but the smaller, up and coming bands are forced to flog over-priced tickets to fans? A band that are able to sell out medium sizes venues across the country â€“ A band that people are willing to PAY to see â€“ are available for people to see for free. The other bands are forced to sell tickets. What's all that about?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line311
__label__wiki	0.762936	0.762936	12th March 2019 – Showboat and the Marian Society 40 years on by George Hand Storm Gareth raged across the country but it was all blue skies at the Skerries Historical Society March meeting as George Hand, aka Cap’n Andy, cast off the Cotton Blossom and brought his huge audience (we ran out of chairs!) down the Mississippi to the strains of Ol’ Man River while he recalled ‘Showboat and the Marian Society, forty years on.’ Many in the room had sailed with Cap’n Andy before as members of the cast and crew of the Marian Society’s 1979 production. The society had been in business over twenty years by then, putting on three or four act plays and, occasionally, one act plays supported by a variety act. These had all been well received and it was clear there was no shortage of musical talent as the choir had won the Howth Choral Festival Cup in 1978. This win gave Father Larkin the idea of putting on a musical. The population of Skerries had stayed fairly small, around 3000, right up to the end of the sixties. With the building of the new estates like Shenick, the population started to grow and all those extra bodies were going to be needed as the cast alone consisted of nearly 100 souls. Then there were the stage builders, backstage support crew, scenery painters, wardrobe department and, last but definitely not least, fund raisers lead by Frances Tanner. Dominic McQuillan bravely agreed to produce the show. Terry and Ina Woods of the Holmpatrick Hotel supported the enterprise wholeheartedly, letting Sean Lawless build a stage big enough to support the 97 strong cast and all the backstage help. There were caravans in the yard acting as dressing rooms though George noted that he had to do his costume changes in the wings. Catherine Noone, from the chorus, has held on to her costume down the decades and brought it along to remind fellow cast members of former glories. Rehearsals began in July 1978 and got intense as Opening Night, February 6th 1979, loomed nearer – they got Christmas Day off but that was about it. Eileen McDonald recalled that her two year old spent so much time in rehearsals that she began calling the Holmpatrick Hotel, Showboat. The music was amazing – with Fr Larkin as Musical Director and Olivia Grimes at the piano. The other musicians were paid professionals but the singers were not. George played a recording of Seamus Moorehouse sing Ol’ Man River in a version so haunting that it would make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. But there was so much more to it than that. Chatting with former cast and crew after the talk, I learned something interesting. Before Showboat there was ‘Old Skerries’ and ‘incomers’. Afterwards the two communities had merged. That’s how important Showboat was for the social growth of the town. ← 8th January 2019 – The Anecdotal History of the Skerries Wherry 12th February 2019 – The rise and fall of John Spicer’s ‘Model Bakery’ Balbriggan (1904 – c.1999) Part 1, 1904 to c.1942 →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line312
__label__wiki	0.746051	0.746051	Coolhandlukes’s Shakedown Sydney look out This little jam is going to be pretty special, with an incredible lineup including some of the best in the biz… Coolhandluke’s Shakedown steps up with an absolute banga… feat. MARK WALTON DJ HUDGE NZ – George FM COOLHANDLUKE SHAN FRENZIE MARK WALTON // One of Australia’s most respected DJ’s, Mark Walton has been a DJ within the Australian Dance Music movement for many years. Having experienced musical trends first hand throughout the 80′s and 90′s, Mark’s DJ sets demonstrate a vast knowledge of Dance Music, whilst pushing the boundaries of Dance Music genres today. After being discovered in his hometown Brisbane by R.A.T. (Recreational Arts Team) – the cultural youth movement phenomena of the late ’80′s – Mark moved to Sydney to pursue his DJ career. After linking up with R.A.T. to play numerous parties and events, Mark became one of Australia’s best known up and coming DJs, playing to audiences in excess of 15,000. Around this time, Mark also visited the U.S. taking up an invitation to play a series of events on the West Coast. Having established himself on the Sydney DJ circuit in the early 90s, Mark began sourcing music for Good Groove Records (Tom Georgiou), then onto developing an independent label, Muzik Too, with Sydney friend Mark Taylor of SLATS Studios. Muzik Too, distributed underground mix tapes by local DJs, pushing their talents and profile to a broader Australian market. Mark then moved to New York in the mid 90s to further his experience and career and to find inspiration, occasionally through some serious vinyl collecting. On returning to Sydney in the late 90′s, Mark began work on radio, broadcasting new music programs with 2SER-FM. During the period, Mark worked in a number of areas including mixing audio for stage productions and fashion shows, a DJ tuition business, event production and music production with local DJs while continuing to play the DJ circuit around Australia including support spots for international and Australian artists. Mark also took up working on the other side of the counter at Acetate Record Bar with DJ Junior B (Pam Hubbock) and Michael Chernoff, Mark’s manager (R.I.P.). In 1999, Mark began working with event production company, Rawedge, alongside Walter Turrae and Justine Missen. This consisted of sourcing new music for innovative presentations at dance music events in Sydney which added further maturity to the growth of the Australian Dance Music movement. After losing studio equipment and records in a fire in 1999, Mark jumped back into production working on the Wet Pants EP and Album and established Lateral Recordings with James Locksmith. Around this time Mark also teamed up with Sydney DJ, illpickl, to form 3 Dex‘n’Fx which toured Europe including performances in Ibiza and at Home in London. They collaborated on a number of recordings until the untimely passing of illpickl in 2001. In 2000, Mark was nominated for “Best DJ – People’s Choice Award” and “Best DJ Award” at the inaugural Australian Dance Music Awards (DMA). After being acknowledged as one of Australia’s most respected and prolific DJs, Mark developed a catalogue of his own recordings as an artist ranging from Hip Hop, Breaks, House, Funk, Disco, Soul, Jazz, Latin, Afro, Dub and Beats all of which have yet to be released, however their time is coming through the formation of his new project Fretless which has its debut album released later this year. Over the past 5 years, Mark has travelled between Sydney and Brisbane producing and touring with the Resin Dogs and Good Buddha. Mark continues to play on the Australian circuit with regular visits to London and Japan and his spiritual home Hawaii, where he’s collaborated with local reggae bands while fulfilling his other passion of deep sea diving. A long time member of the international dance music scene, Mark still retains an immense passion for music – it’s there when he spins it and it’s about to take another step forward when he plays it as part of Fretless. soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/fretless DJ HUDGE [NZ] // Born and bred in South London, Dave Hudge grew up with a loving family and a very tight group of good friends. Hudge started playing records with these friends aged 16 and quickly found he had a passion for Djing. Since then, Hudge has been DJing at clubs, festivals, concerts and bars from the heights of the Alps to the beaches of Thailand for over 23 years. The basis of his sound has always been Hip-Hop but his unswerving love and encyclopedic collection of music enables him to inject whatever it a takes to rock a party – something he never fails to do. In the ’90′s Hudge honed his skills as a DJ for nearly 8 years with the Funkin Pussy Sound System at the legendary Hiphop night at the Africa Centre. He also played at the UK B-Boy Championships from 1998 to 2003 sharing the stage with with Kurtis Blow, Plus One, Dj Kool Herc, Africa Islam, Schoolly D, Rahzel, the Scratch Perverts, Crazy Legs (the Rock Steady Crew) and Mantronix. Hudge has toured with and supported the ‘JB’s Funky People’ (Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Bobby Bird and Vickie Anderson), the Fun Lovin’ Criminals, the MOBO award winner Corrine Bailey Rae, MTV’s Dirty Sanchez as well as DJing with DJ Ollie Teeba (The Herbaliser), Brad Balloo (The Nextmen), DJ Food, Shorty Blitz(KissFM), Tha Dump (Funkin Pussy), Mr Thing (Extended Players, BBE), Marc Seven, DJ Vadim, Dr Rubberfunk, Shredded Pete and Classic Material`s Chris Read, Big Ted, Canada’s world famous We Funk Radio, Parisian DJ Suspect (The Funk League), Blak Twang and the mixtape assassin J Period – to shamelessly name drop a few. In 1997 Hudge teamed up with his friends Bez, Jensen, Stern Funk, Rich Strange Talker and Uncle Biggie to create the boat party phenomenon known as Take it 2 the Bridge. Based on the Thames, TI2TB have since rocked the rivers and waterways of New York, Sydney, Copenhagen, Turin, Thailand, India, Stockholm, and Canada. These word-of-mouth, sell-out parties are simply one of the best finds in London. Between 2001 and 2011 Hudge and the TI2TB crew also smashed up a total of 16 sets at the Dance Village at the mighty Glastonbury Festival. In January 2012 Hudge and his family left ol’ Blighty for sunnier climbs. Hudge, Zan and Suki moved to New Zealand to join friends and family and to start a new life. Hudge has since teamed up with DJ T Rice to host one of the most successful weekend radio shows on national radio station, George FM. Check them out every Saturday 4 to 6pm on the Uptown Boogie! Since moving to NZ, Hudge has done jams with a host of local talent including the Turnaround crew – Submariner, Cian, Manuel Bundy, Frank Booker, Recloose, Lokey, King Kapisi, Che Fu and Cool HandLuke and The NZ Soul All-Dayer, to name a few, as well as sets at two consecutive Splore Festivals, some crazy block parties in Queenstown and regularity heading over to rock parties in Oz with DJ Frenzie, JC and all the Funkdafied crew. Hudge, since being in NZ, has also supported Apollo Brown, J-Period, Mr Thing, DJ Suspect, AG, Total Eclipse, Kev Brown, Ty, Shortee Blitz and tour DJ for Blak Twang and Stone Throw Record’s Guilty Simpson. Text by M.C soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/dj-hudge facebook: www.facebook.com/davehudge COOLHAND LUKE // 20 yrs on the decks spent most of that time Djing in Sydney Australia, now im back in my country of birth New Zealand. Still spinning still loving good music. Collected 25,000 records over the years. Rockin’ SERATO now & I also Collect Boomboxes/Ghettoblasters… EZ. ALL MIXES are recorded “LIVE” – press record and see what happens, 2 decks and a mixer. (Just like we used to make mix tapes.) SUPPORTED OVER THE YRS PUBLIC ENEMY, DE LA SOUL, BLACK EYED PEAS, YOUNG BLACK TEENAGERS, MAYER HAWTHORNE, FORT KNOX FIVE, KATCHAFIRE, THE NEXTMEN, JANET JACKSON, JAM MASTER JAY (RUN DMC), KOOL & THE GANG, FREESTYLERS, JURASSIC FIVE, FAT BOY SLIM, THE DOGG POUND, -KURUPT, BONE THUGS N HARMONY, DJ RECTANGLE, ROY AYERS, D 12, JUNIOR SANCHEZ, AND A WHOLE LOT OF SUPERSTAR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL BANDS/DJS – Fretless, Omegaman, Slynk, Stickybuds, Jon Ohms, Rephrase, Qdup Foundation, Badboe, just to name a few… Residences at Good bar, Kinselas, Home Soho… Currently spinning Hip Hop/Roots/Reggae/Soul/Funk/Dub… I like it all! Enjoy the mixes and tunes! soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/dj-coolhandluke SHAN FRENZIE // Frenzie has been around the block more than a few times. He’s got well over twenty years of experience behind him, a record collection that will make any deejay envious, and a concrete rep as one of Australia’s most trusted party rockers. Taking inspiration from when DJ’s used to play for no less than 6 hours straight and transition between styles: Original Soul & Funk 45′s – check. Deep House, Disco & Boogie – check. Hip Hop, R&B, Breaks & Beats – check. Party anthems and forgotten classics – check. Frenzie has got you covered. His Groove Therapy radio show (now in it’s eleventh year) has been broadcasting weekly on 2SER FM every Friday lunchtime and has become an essential listen to all musically savvy Sydney-siders, while the podcast of the show has garnered a huge loyal fan base in all corners of the globe. A veteran touring DJ of the Australian east coast, Frenzie also recently rocked dance floors in San Francisco and New York – and has had support billing alongside a who’s who of DJ royalty. Infact, pioneering deejay Grandmaster Flash requested Frenzie as his official support DJ for his most recent 2013 Sydney tour (four shows in total) – and only months earlier, Frenzie could be seen cutting it up on the turntables on stage with New Yorks Hip Hop legends The Ultramagnetic MC’s. …and it’s no small wonder – Frenzie definitely has the skills to pay the bills. In 2012 he placed second in the New South Wales heats of the DMC, the most prestigious DJ competition in the world (He’s last foray into battle deejaying was almost twelve years earlier). But can he rock a party? Frenzie has been dropping memorable sets for years. Whether it be a one hour power mix or an all night marathon set behind the turntables, Frenzie has plenty of experience reading the crowd and always drops an entertaining set – custom built from carefully considered quality jams and a dash of turntable trickery. Not only can Frenzie mix a record, he has definitely earned his stripes as the number one chief party rocker. website: www.groovetherapy.com.au WHAT: COOLHANDLUKE’S SHAKEDOWN FEAT. MARK WALTON, DJ HUDGE, COOLHAND LUKE, SHAN FRENZIE. WHEN: SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 \| 6PM-MIDNIGHT \| HAPPY HOUR 6PM-8PM For group bookings, please email info@playbar.com.au Open Xmas Eve Chill out before xmas with us and a few cold drinks :) Who the Funk is Benny Hinn? Come check out a night of delicious funk, soul, hiphop, breaks and a few party gems :) STRETCH AND BOBBITO: RADIO THAT CHANGED LIVES Second Sydney screening [TUESDAY – 22.12.2015] This documentary highlights the very real connection between music and people. The Roots & Riddim Club LIVE REGGAE [WEDNESDAY –23.12.2015] feat. Errol Renaud Trio + support from DJ Dizar	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line318
__label__wiki	0.63207	0.63207	Blade: Trinity Written by Murph on December 17th 2004 Wesely Snipes returns for his third and "final" Blade movie. What Happened to Vampires? Vampires used to be cool. They were all well dressed and stuff and turned into bats and sucked blood and wrote run-on sentences and slept in coffins that were all spooky and they could get out of them without moving their legs. Vampires used to be very elusive, spooky, and scary. Then, like everything else, the techno-pumping, MTV vampires started showing up. Movies like Dracula 2000 and Underworld came out showing vampires that jumped around like rabid monkeys and just wanted to kill everything because it sounded like a good idea at the time. The Blade franchise took vampires and turned them into a goth/rave loving group, that partied a lot and ate people because it was fun, and kept them alive. This was an interesting take on modern vampires, but really, when you become a vampire do you automatically begin loving techno music? Where are the button-down, business-man vampires? Where are the vampire lawyers and vampire used car salesmen? I'm sure there's at least one vampire out there that enjoys sushi and listening to Kenny G by the fire. A sophisticated vampire. Dracula is in This One There have been many, many portrayals of Dracula, and one would think that the Blade franchise's version would be something pretty awesome to behold. Well you would think wrong Mr. Wrongy Thinky Man! Maybe you should get your degree in incorrect assumptions because you're 1 for 1 right now! Dracula (or as they call him in Blade Trinity; "Drake" ...ugh) is not really that awesome. He's a shape shifter, but he doesn't change into anything cool, and his final version kinda looks like the bad guys from the first film, which were wiped out. The final battle of Blade vs Dracula isn't very epic either, as you would imagine it should be. Fairly identical to the final battles in the first two films, just a different face being punched. Other Vampire Killer Peoples! Besides Blade and Whistler, there are some other vampire killers that help Blade this time around. Jessica Beil plays the obligatory hot tough chick who kills stuff, while Ryan Reynolds gives the film MUCH needed comic relief. Ryan Reynolds' character, Hannibal King, is one of the only things that makes this movie worth seeing. Also are some other vampire hunter helper people, including Patton Oswalt, who is one the most hilarious standup comedians I've ever seen, yet has not one funny line of dialogue to work with. While the new characters keep things at least a bit fresh, they really don't make much sense, as they just kinda show up for no explained reason. Also, they actually take away from Blade's super bad-ass, "only guy who can stand up to the vampires" persona. Another thing that bugged me about the movie is that no matter where anyone was, everyone knew where to find them. The police easily found Blade's hideout, "Drake" easily found the new vampire hunter's hideout, and Blade easily found the bad guy's evil lair. There was no explaining why everyone knew where everyone was, although I think there was a lame "cop stakeout" on Whistler for no reason what-so-ever, since I have no idea how Whistler would be associated with Blade in the first place. Walkin' all badass and stuff. End of the Review! Whether or not this will be the last Blade movie has yet to be seen, but the tagline is "Prepare for the Final Hunt." The ending really doesn't tell you what happens to everyone, so who knows if there are still vampires everywhere or what. All in all, the movie had some cool fight scenes and effects, and the comedy by Ryan Reynolds was well placed and much needed, but there really isn't much else. This is the worst of the Blade movies, but that still doesn't mean the franchise is dead, it just needs to stay fresh, and this one didn't. Really nothing new from the last two films. The 2nd Blade was more original than this one. 2 Good enough, Wesely Snipes doesn't really have to use all of his talent to play a character like Blade, but Ryan Reynolds brings some much needed comic relief to the movie. 3.5 TERRIBLE techno music plauges most of the movie, most of the time I thought it was a joke. 1.5 Great effects, good fight scenes. 4 Boring, nothing new for the franchise, SO much more was expected from DRACULA. 2 noa (Guest) declares: I love beer Pain in my anus (Guest) dispenses: This movie sucked. There wasn't one thing I liked about it, because it's just a repeat of the other two pretty much... only the first one is worth a damn. Ryan Reynolds isn't cool in this! He sucks, just like Jessica Biel did to me this morning when I woke up with a hard on. At least HHH was in it, but he didn't even do one obligatory pedigree. WTF??? Pete verbalizes: Blood is good, blood is good, and stuff!...let's go drink some BLOOD...BHLLOOD! Uknow the rest of the lyrics. Pete excretes: Do you like techno/electrenica music of any kind? I guess the people who know only two things, jack and shit (but jack already left town) about this genre of music seem to pick the songs. BTW: Checkout the site www.di.fm it has some real beats. Backspace! says in non-morse code: I agree totally with Murph on this one. The first two Blades kicked Ass (in comparison) - and without Canadian (sorry have to put that in..ar ar) Ryan Reynolds, this movie would be deader then the vampires' Blade "takes care of". Whistler's daughter..that was to me free boobay moment at that is all... nothing else. I think Wesley is a much better actor than the Blade Franchise brings about even though it is produced by his own production company Amen Ra - but this last one...was simply not the cool Blade I love to watch although his fight scenes still work for me...and great eye candy for the girls when Ryan Reynolds is shirtless during a fight sequence...WHAT you guys have the boobays...we want something too!!! Great review Murph..dead on, on this one! Dracula (Guest) absolves: I vant to suck j00r blud! I am internet vampyre! AHR@AH#ERH Blade: Trinity: Poster! She's got a bow... nothing clever. He's supah slidin! Blade, in all of his bad-assery. Yay! Hottie vampire killer of killing vampire hottiness.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line319
__label__wiki	0.722237	0.722237	10 December 2014, 15:45 (AEDT) Envato Helps 30 Community Members Reach $1 million in Sales “These sellers have played a central role in establishing Envato's reputation for quality and service. They are also a source of inspiration for those who are just starting out and, combined with their humility and solid work ethic, fantastic role models for the rest of the community„ Natalia Manidis, Envato Market Community Manager Melbourne, AU, December 10, 2014 - Most people imagine that to earn a million dollars involves climbing a corporate ladder in someone else’s business. However, an increasing number of people in the Envato community have proven that it is possible to earn a decent living doing what you love - on your own terms. Last month, cmsmasters became the 30th Envato seller to make $1 million in sales from Envato’s largest marketplace Themeforest. Reaching this milestone grants the cmsmasters team ‘Power Elite’ status within Envato. The Envato Elite program offers rewards for sellers once they reach $75,000 in sales. The rewards increase with the sales; the highest tier reached, at $25 million, will earn the seller a trip to the moon. The Ukrainian founders of cmsmasters, designer Dmytro and developer Shay, had limited success when they first joined forces and submitted themes for ThemeForest. Early rejections only encouraged them to work harder. The pair released their Clockstone theme in April 2011, giving up freelancing to concentrate all their effort on their new business. Three and a half years later the cmsmasters team is looking to recruit more talented staff to add to their team of 10. “Every team member is a true professional and a real enthusiast. We have a highly creative atmosphere in our office, we love what we do and cherish every single product we create,” Dmytro says. Dmytro and Shay say that having a platform to sell their items and run their own business is invaluable. “When you run your own business, you take all the responsibility for your success and failure. This makes you work much harder and put more effort into improving your skills and knowledge,” says Shay. The Envato team are excited to welcome new members to this small but growing group of sellers with over $1 million in sales. “Power Elite is a special title within our community," says Envato Market Community Manager Natalia Manidis. "These sellers have played a central role in establishing Envato's reputation for quality and service. They are also a source of inspiration for those who are just starting out and, combined with their humility and solid work ethic, fantastic role models for the rest of the community.” Cmsmasters is in good company. Another Power Elite team, ThemeFusion, was started by a pair who have never met in person. This hasn’t stopped them from teaming up to create the highest selling theme on ThemeForest, Avada, which has been purchased almost 100,000 times. One half of the pair, Muhammad Haris, lives in Lahore, Pakistan. The sales have enabled him to build a three-storey home for his extended family. “We are able to build this house thanks to selling one theme on ThemeForest, Avada,” he says. For Phil, the American author behind ThemeNectar, Power Elite status took him quite by surprise. “I never imagined that I’d reach this milestone. It all still feels very surreal,” he said, when his WordPress theme Salient surpassed 22,000 sales. For Phil, selling on Envato’s ThemeForest was an obvious choice. “I knew it was the platform I had always wanted; something that would allow me complete creative freedom while reaching a broad audience.” For Power Elite author Andy Wilkerson, or Parallelus as he is known on ThemeForest, one of the greatest gifts his success allows is freedom to be with his young family. The flexibility of working from home means Wilkerson can enjoy rituals such as picking his daughter up from school. “It is a nice thing that I get to have father and daughter time with her and I really enjoy it,” he says. "My success is driven by my own ideas," Wilkerson says. "I either fail or succeed based on what I do, not on what someone else tells me to do. Having that control in my own hands is a really nice side effect of working for myself." Dmytro adds, “Being able to fulfil your ideas and acquire financial independence while doing what you love is an opportunity that is worth a lot.” Phil from ThemeNectar Andy Wilkerson of Parallelus Location: Headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. Team located around the world. What Is Envato? Founded in 2006, Envato is the world’s leading community for creative assets and creative people. The network includes Envato Market, Envato Studio, Envato Tuts+ and Envato Elements. A community of more than ten million people worldwide buy and sell creative assets on Envato Market with total community earnings exceeding $750 million. Millions of students have taken video courses and free tutorials on the Envato Tuts+ education network and Envato Studio connects people with hand picked freelancers to complete their creative projects. Envato Elements is a subscription service with millions of ready-to-use graphic templates, fonts and assets available for unlimited download. New global event series for digital creatives launched Envato launches a month-long conference series that will visit ten cities in Europe and North America. Envato closes in on $1 billion USD in community earnings Thousands of Envato authors around the world have now earned more than $750 million since the company was founded. Envato expands stock photo offering with Twenty20 acquisition Twenty20, who count Google, Lyft and Hulu as among their customers, will add more than 45 million authentic, crowd-sourced stock photos to Envato's catalogue. Envato founders launch new business, Milkshake: app targeted to Instagram users Milkshake will allow Instagrammers to make a stylish and sophisticated website from their mobile, creating and growing their business in the process by making the most of the one Instagram bio link. 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__label__cc	0.669749	0.330251	John Sherman Altizer Vergil Stuart Altizer Birth 2 May 1853 Virginia, United States Died 27 Sep 1935 Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States Buried Sunset Cemetery, Montgomery, Virginia, United States Father Elias Elkins Altizer, b. 4 Jan 1812, Spangler's Mill, Floyd, Virginia, United States Mother Cynthia A. Ratliff, b. 6 Jul 1815, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States Family Evaline Isabelle Akers, b. 26 Dec 1859, Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States Married 24 Dec 1876 Montgomery, Virginia, United States 1. Virginia Virgie Alabama Altizer, b. 20 May 1878, Floyd, Virginia, United States 2. Arthur Garfield Altizer, b. 26 Jul 1880, Virginia, United States 3. Charles H. Altizer, b. Abt 1884, Virginia, United States 4. Swana Swannie L. Altizer, b. Jan 1884, Virginia, United States 5. John Sherman Altizer, b. Oct 1886, Virginia, United States 6. Mattie Altizer, b. Jan 1889, Virginia, United States 7. Caddie E. Altizer, b. 16 Aug 1891, Floyd, Virginia, United States 8. Mollie Altizer, b. Apr 1894, Virginia, United States 9. Margie Akers, b. Jul 1897, Virginia 10. Brady James Altizer, b. 19 Nov 1904, Virginia, United States Evaline Isabelle Akers Birth 26 Dec 1859 Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States Died 4 Jan 1945 Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States Family Vergil Stuart Altizer, b. 2 May 1853, Virginia, United States Name John Sherman Altizer Born Oct 1886 Virginia, United States Died 7 Dec 1961 Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia, United States Age ~ 75 years Person ID I533244 Tuszynski Last Modified 15 Jul 2019 Father Vergil Stuart Altizer, b. 2 May 1853, Virginia, United States , d. 27 Sep 1935, Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States (Age 82 years) Mother Evaline Isabelle Akers, b. 26 Dec 1859, Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States , d. 4 Jan 1945, Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States (Age 85 years) Family ID F521234 Group Sheet \| Family Chart	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line327
__label__wiki	0.839551	0.839551	Last Year at Graceland by Robert Horton, Essays Last Year at Graceland: The Story Behind Elvis Presley’s Lost Film Actual listing from the Turner Classic Movies website, August 16, 2002: â€œ3:00 PM â€“ TICKLE ME/1965 A wealthy man tries to convince a bored socialite that they had an affair years earlier. Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoeff. D: Alain Resnais. C-91m.â€ In the ill-starred filmography of Elvis Presley, Tickle Me has long been considered the lone instance of the King reaching out beyond a simplistic movie formula, and thus presents a fascinating case study for Elvis fan and serious film scholar alike. (To be sure, Girls! Girls! Girls! has its champions, but save that for another day.) Tickle Me was originally assigned to director Hal â€œFirst Takeâ€ Beauregard, who, despite his advanced age and unfamiliarity with post-World War I music, had already guided four Elvis vehicles to box-office success. Just before shooting began, Beauregard was taken off Tickle Me when it was discovered that he had been legally deaf and partly blind for the previous decade, a condition known only to himself and Presleyâ€™s manager, the legendary Colonel Tom Parker. Une affiche d'Elvis Desperate to proceed, and with a brief window available before a locked-in start date for Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Col. Parker sought advice from the only person in Hollywood older than himself: Sam Spiegel, the producer of Lawrence of Arabia. The Colonel hoped to hire that Oscar-winning filmâ€™s director, David Lean, and indeed Lean worked on a story treatment for a week or so – but by the time he finished, Tickle Me no longer resembled its original concept. The Lean script would have necessitated re-casting, to say nothing of a three-hour running time, so Lean moved on. (Traces of his ideas can be found in the Presley vehicle Harum Scarum, its Arabian Nights atmosphere clearly influenced by Lawrence.) This is where the saga truly becomes interesting. With only days until principal photography was scheduled to begin, Colonel Parker asked Lean for an inspiration. And Lean found one: Alain Resnais, the French director of Hiroshima, Mon Amour, which had exploded onto international movie screens a few years before. Resnais was in Hollywood hoping to jump-start his American career with an MGM horse-racing picture, but immediately leapt at the chance to work with the singer known in France as Le Roi du Pelvis. It was Resnaisâ€™ inspiration to enlist writer Alain Robbe-Grillet to punch up the Tickle Me script, which was originally penned by Ellwood Ullmann and Edward Bernds, a long-established writing team whose previous film was The Three Stooges in Orbit. One might expect Robbe-Grillet, widely celebrated for the 1950s Nouveau Roman movement as well as his superbly manicured fingernails, to look down on the assignment. Yet he relished the prospect of exploring U.S. culture from the inside. Later he was to recall the experience as a welcome break from the â€œexcess of thinkingâ€ that marked his work in French literature. The end of lonely street Because Resnaisâ€™ original cut of Tickle Me was never released, it deserves close description. Elvis plays a rodeo rider known only as X, who travels to an all-girl dude ranch to work as the equestrian instructor. There he fends off the amusingly amorous advances of the lady ranch boss (leggy Julie Adams), while carrying on a romantic rivalry with the only other male at the ranch, a racecar driver/scuba diver/roustabout named Brad (Giorgio Albertazzi). X meets a woman called A (Delphine Seyrig), a bored socialite. In a series of enigmatic scenes, X and A wander the cold, drafty halls of the ranch house, puzzling over the question of whether they had met the previous year and arranged to meet again here at the Circle Z. He insists they had an affair at Marienbad, but later admits it may have Daytona Beach, or even Acapulco. Perhaps, he wonders, it happened at the Worldâ€™s Fair. Characteristically, Resnais toys with our traditional notions of time; we are never entirely sure whether we are in past, present, or future. Even Presleyâ€™s physical appearance seems to bear this out: X is sleek and lively in one scene, bloated and dozy in the next. The stark flatness of the studio shooting, with its painted Arizona skies and cardboard tumbleweeds, anticipates Resnaisâ€™ future excursions into Brechtian theatricality, such as Smoking/No Smoking. Elvisâ€™s habit of eating meatloaf and mashed potatoes at every meal amused his worldly director and leading lady, who tried to encourage the boy from Tupelo to sample the French cooking at Hollywoodâ€™s leading haute cuisine restaurant of the era, Le Petomane – to no avail. It may come as a surprise to film buffs that Elvis got along so well with Delphine Seyrig, the elegant, aloof queen of 1960s art cinema. He described her as â€œa real fine gal, very clean and polite,â€ and she later claimed to have based her performance as a reclusive, ritual-driven housewife in 1977â€™s Jeanne Dielman on her observations of Presley. The filmâ€™s plot culminates in a visit to a ghost town, where treasure has been buried – an apt metaphor for the overall feeling of alienation, missed opportunities, and submerged emotion. The cryptic ending suggests that X and A have exited the dude ranch together, but even Colonel Parker agreed that the resolution should be left in the viewerâ€™s mind. The song titles are a virtual index of classic Resnais motifs: â€œI Feel That Iâ€™ve Known You Forever,â€ â€œSlowly But Surely,â€ â€œItâ€™s a Long Lonely Highway,â€ and â€œPut the Blame on Me.â€ Seyrig's replacement, Jocelyn Lane At this point, some of you may have looked up Tickle Me on the Internet Movie Database, and wondered why veteran director Norman Taurog and Ellwood and Bernds are credited, but not Resnais and Robbe-Grillet. And here we must say that the eternal battle for the soul of cinema – Art or commerce? Prestige or box-office? Glen or Glenda? – rears its inevitable head. Allied Artists, desperate for cash after sinking most of their money into the expensive biblical flop Hotter Than Ninevah, needed the Presley picture to hit big. Veteran director Taurog was called in to shoot a new subplot, much of the Resnais footage was cut, and the song â€œDirty Dirty Feelingâ€ was added. The latter, although admittedly a kickass number, is an especially jarring note given the delicate, ghostly atmosphere Resnais had been trying to evoke. The French director, infuriated, returned home. His interviews with the European press indicate that he was especially upset at the removal of Elvisâ€™s karate scenes. Nevertheless, Tickle Me was released in 1965 and became Allied Artistsâ€™ third-highest grossing film ever. Elvis and the Colonel returned to their safe formula, although throughout his life Elvis maintained an affection for the products of the Franco-American food company – a suggestion, perhaps, of his lingering affection for French culture. And the real Tickle Me, the film that might have transformed Presleyâ€™s career into something more than inane musicals, was forgotten. Until now. We owe a great debt to Turner Classic Movies and Canal Plus for the restoration of most of the Resnais footage. (There is no truth to the canard that Ted Turner wanted to colorize the film until he learned it was already in color.) Some of the missing reels were discovered in metal cans in a dairy in Tillamook, Oregon (by happy chance, nitrate film stores exceptionally well at the same temperature as Muenster cheese). Except for the smell, they were in superb condition. Another print, nearly full-length, was unearthed in a prison library in Budapest, where it had entertained inmates throughout the Cold War. Thanks to the miracle of computer imaging, the Hungarian subtitles have been digitally removed with virtually no loss of picture quality. The resulting film, which Resnais has dubbed Tickle Me Redux, debuted at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival to a fourteen-hour standing ovation, and will bow on the Turner Classic Movies channel on the anniversary of Presleyâ€™s death. The Film Society of Lincoln Center will feature it in their upcoming program, â€œAlain et Elvis: Studies in the Phenomenology of Time,â€ a collection of 25 films on the theme of Resnais and Presley. Finally – inevitably! – a DVD box set will be released for Christmas, with three cuts of Tickle Me (original release, Redux, and Hungarian), full letterboxing, and a commentary track by Resnais and longtime Tickle Me booster Quentin Tarantino. Tragically, the karate footage has been lost. The Turner Classics website still lists the “brief synopsis” above for their entry on Tickle Me. Check it out here, but please don’t tell them to correct it. Published in conjunction with Robert Horton’s website, The Crop Duster. Tags: Alain Resnais, Elvis Presley, Last Year at Marienbad, Tickle Me Robert Horton	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line333
__label__wiki	0.946826	0.946826	Global News Sep 30 Ford welcomes reopening of FBI investigation into Kavanaugh, attorney says But the American Bar Association - the legal profession's largest organisation - urged the committee to postpone Friday's vote until an FBI investigation could be carried out, saying a Supreme Court appointment "is simply too important to rush to a vote". Trump voices frustration over Senate delays for Kavanaugh Plane overshoots runway in Micronesia and lands in ocean Senate Judiciary Committee Looking Into Additional Kavanaugh Allegation Kavanaugh’s "Renate Alumni" Yearbook References From Georgetown Prep Are Being Scrutinized Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on Kavanaugh nomination Friday Adultery not a crime, rules Indian Supreme Court Trump Calls Kavanaugh Accusations ‘All False’ in Rambling Press Conference Russian Federation to supply S-300 missile defence systems to Syria President Trump wraps up UN General Assembly Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared to the assembly that global cooperation is the world's best hope and "multilateralism is under fire precisely when we need it most". O'Donnell also asked Pompeo about Russian meddling in the USA election, and he said he's confident the US midterm elections in November will be safe. Pompeo says messages from Kim Jong Un "consistent" with "intent on denuclearizing" Pompeo will visit Pyongyang again next month to prepare for a second summit. The five remaining parties to the 2015 accord - France, Britain, Germany, China and Russian Federation - agreed during a meeting in NY late Monday to set up a payment system to preserve business ties with Iran despite USA sanctions. US flies bombers over South China Sea amid heightened tensions with Beijing The Chinese government is not going to allow a U.S. Navy warship to dock in Hong Kong. Further inflaming tensions, the US State Department said Monday it was set to approve a $330 million sale of military aviation parts to the self-governing island of Taiwan . Rod Rosenstein Has Verbally Resigned To John Kelly The New York Times reported that on Monday morning, when it appeared Rosenstein was headed out the door at the Justice Department , President Donald Trump called Matt Whitaker, the chief of staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions . And while many of Trump's allies have urged caution, fearing a trap, moments ago Axios reported that Rosenstein has made a decision to preempt that step by verbally resigning to Chief of Staff John Kelly in anticipation of being fired by President Trump, ... Labour Party Conference attended by regional delegates A YouGov survey of more than 1,000 Labour members for The Observer found 86% support a referendum on the outcome of Brexit talks, against just 8% who oppose it. However, if an election was not possible, a second referendum should be on the table. "All the polling that we have seen is that the country is still pretty split down the middle". Trump accuses China of election 'meddling' against him US President Donald Trump said he wants a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine and will release his plan within months. We are winning on every level. But Trump followed up his accusations with a series of tweets accusing China's government of paying for newspaper space in the U.S. state of Iowa to push its message. More Americans believe Kavanaugh's accuser rather than him, poll finds George Hartmann, a spokesman for Republicans on the Judiciary Committee , said the hearing is still going forward on Thursday as scheduled. Ford is expected to testify Thursday about her allegations that Kavanaugh held her down, tried to remove her clothes and covered her mouth at a drunken high school party in the 1980s. Sen. Susan Collins Key to Kavanaugh Confirmation More than 30 professors cancelled classes on Monday to allow students to take part in the nationwide Walkout Monday to support the two women who accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault and misconduct. Earlier on Friday, Collins said she was "appalled" by President Donald Trump's tweet in which he said that "if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents". Aadhaar Verdict: Section 57 struck down; mobile companies, banks can not demand Aadhaar The court also held that educational institutions and bodies like the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) and University Grants Commission (UGC), and schools and colleges, can not ask for Aadhaar details of potential candidates. He had some strong words for the Executive for the passage of the Aadhaar Act as a Money Bill , terming it a " fraud on the Constitution " and a subterfuge. China Hikes Tariffs on US Imports, Accuses US of 'Trade Bullyism' But Beijing also said it was willing to restart trade negotiations with the United States if the talks are "based on mutual respect and equality", Xinhua said, citing a white paper on the dispute published by China's State Council. All diplomatic efforts ended in vain. U.S. activated tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods that have scuttled their bilateral talks. Still, the US remains open to talks, Lindsay Walters, deputy White House press secretary, said in an emailed statement. Iran summons Dutch, Danish and British diplomats over attack on Ahvaz Deputy Governor in Khuzestan province, Ali Hosein Hoseinzadeh, said that two gunmen were killed by security forces and two others were injured, reported Al-Jazeera. At least 18 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in the 2017 attack that saw gunmen carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles and explosives storm the parliament complex where a legislative session had been in progress, starting an hours-long siege.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line335
__label__cc	0.713967	0.286033	Planet Hulk #1 (Secret Wars Battleworld) -It’s all Secret Wars all night tonight! -If you’ve read Secret Wars #2 you know that the Marvel Universe is a drastically different place right now. Each of these miniseries will explore unique locations on the Battleworld map! -Planet Hulk returns readers to the world of that epic storyline, written by the original writer, Greg Pak! -In Battleworld The Hulk rules Greenland and is feared by all other regions. The question is: who will he smash?! Spider-Verse #1 (Secret Wars Battleworld) -All your favorite Spider-Peeps are back! -Even though Spider-Gwen is continuing throughout Secret Wars, you can get a second helping her as she stars in this Spider-Verse miniseries. -Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, and more team up to take down Battleworld’s Norman Osborn! -Long time comic writer, Mike Costa (GI Joe Cobra, God is Dead, Avengers Millennium), helms this miniseries! Secret Wars Battleworld #1 (of 4) -Akin to AvX Versus, this miniseries will feature two stories each issue written and illustrated by different creative teams. -Issue one will feature stories crafted by independent superstars Joshua Williamson (Ghosted, Birthright) and Ed Brisson (Sheltered). -This first story features The Punisher possessed by Doctor Strange on the run from alternate reality versions of Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, Hulk, and Wolverine! -Following that will be a tale of complete insanity featuring every version of M.O.D.O.K. assembled under one roof! A-Force #1 (Secret Wars Battleworld) -If you don’t believe women read, write, or star in comic books, A-Force is here to prove you wrong! -Co-written by the duo of G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel, X-Men) and Marguerite Bennett (Batman, Batgirl), A-Force is one of the most exciting series to launch out of Secret Wars! -Taking place of The Avengers, A-Force consists of every female character from Marvel‘s history, including She-Hulk, Rogue, Ms. Marvel, The Invisible Woman, Captain Marvel, Spider-Woman, and more! -These women will be defending the world against monsters and on the run from the Thor Corps that polices Battleworld! Posted by Jayson at 7:33 pm Tagged with: #1, A-Force, Avengers, AvX, Batgirl, Batman, Battleworld, Birthright, book, Captain Marvel, Cobra, comic, comics, Doctor Strange, Ed Brisson, event, G. Willow Wilson, Ghost Rider, Ghosted, GI Joe, God is Dead, Greg Pak, Hulk, issue, Joshua Williamson, M.O.D.O.K., Marguerite Bennett, Marvel, Mike Costa, Millennium, miniseries, Ms. Marvel, noir, Norman Osborn, Planet Hulk, Punisher, Rogue, Secret Wars, series, She-Hulk, Sheltered, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Ham, Spider-Man, Spider-Verse, Spider-Woman, storyline, The Avengers, The Invisible Woman, Thor, universe, versus, Wolverine, writer, X-Men Arkham Knight Figures Series 1 -In anticipation of the Batman Arkham Knight video game this summer, DC Direct is releasing a series of figures based off of the game’s character designs. -Out this week are Batman. . . -Harley Quinn. . . -And the Scarecrow! Pisces #1 -Two great Image Comic talents combine in one ongoing series! -Pisces sees Kurtis J. Wiebe of Rat Queens and Johnnie Christmas of Sheltered come together! -Sci-Fi has been a major genre for Image lately and Pisces joins the illustrious ranks of Copperhead, Roche Limit, Prophet, Black Science, and Saga. -Building off of the love for Interstellar, Pisces follows a NASA astronaut hired to participate in a top secret, covert mission. His directive: make first contact with alien life. Goners v.1 tpb -Another Image Comics volume one for only $9.99! -The Latimer family are the world’s most renown monster hunters, but, when momma and pappa Latimer are killed, the two Latimer teens must fend for themselves against a horde of creatures out for revenge. -Essentially a darker version of Johnny Quest, The Venture Brothers, and Scooby Doo. -Writer Jacob Semahn wastes no time dropping the reader directly into the action, ending every issue on a compelling cliffhanger that moves the story forward! Spider-Verse HC -One of this year’s most well written event comics is collected in a single, hardcover volume! -An excellent jumping on point for new Spider-Man readers, Spider-Verse sees Peter Parker enlisted into an interdimensional war as the leader of an army of alternate reality Spider-People! -See the origins of everyone’s favorite Spider-Gwen in this collected edition! -In fact, see all the origins of all the Spider-Verse characters as this volume collects not only the main Amazing Spider-Man issues, but all the tie-in issues, including Spider-Woman, Edge of Spider-Verse, Superior Spider-Man, and more! Posted by Jayson at 8:03 pm Tagged with: #1, action, Amazing, Arkham Knight, Batman, Black Science, collected, comic, comics, Copperhead, DC, direct, Edge of, event, figure, Hardcover, Harley Quinn, HC, Image, issue, issues, Jacob Semahn, Johnnie Christmas, Johnny Quest, Kurtis J. Wiebe, Peter Parker, Pisces, Prophet, Rat Queens, Roche Limit, saga, Scarecrow, sci-fi, Scooby Doo, Sheltered, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Man, Spider-Verse, Spider-Woman, The Venture Brothers, tie-in, video game, volume Comics, DC Comics, Featured, Marvel Comics, New This Week, Roleplaying Games Comments Off Ei8ht #1 (of 5) -Rafael Albuquerque, the artist on American Vampire and Animal Man, launches a miniseries for Dark Horse! -Sleekly designed and featuring Albuquerque’s iconic style, Ei8ht is a good looking book! -Fans of Interstellar will appreciate the narrative of this miniseries, as it follows a chrononaut stranded in an alternate dimension. -Catch is, this chrononaut has an acute case of amnesia. A disembodied voice is all that guides him as he attempts to escape. Secret Identities #1 -A superhero team book, but with a twist! And, yes, I typed that last part in an M. Night Shyamalan from Robot Chicken accent! -From Jay Faerber, writer of the fan favorite Western/Sci-Fi series Copperhead. -A prominent superhero team, named The Front Line, has protected the world for years and they’ve just accepted a new member named Crosswind. Little do they know, Crosswind is a mole who is on a mission to gather up all their secrets. -Image Comics does not have many straight forward superhero comics, but when they add one it’s in the inventive, subversive Image style. Pathfinder Origins #1 (of 6) -Hot on the heels of the last hit Pathfinder miniseries, Dynamite Entertainment drops a new six issue mini! -Origins is an anthology miniseries, which means that each issue will be written and drawn by a different creative team. -To prove their mettle to the Pathfinder Society, Valeros and his party have to recount stories of their bravery, which will be what occupies each issue. -In addition to the story, each issue will also feature a pull-out map that can be used in the Pathfinder RPG and a encounter that can be played through. Silk #1 -The spider ladies are taking over Marvel! -Fresh off her adventures in Spider-Verse and Spider-Woman, Silk is out on her own in the Big Apple. -Robbie Thompson takes over his first Marvel series as he takes some time off of writing the cult hit CW series, Supernatural! -Having been locked up for decades, Cindy Moon will be interacting with major Spider-Man characters throughout this series, including Black Cat, Hydra, and a handful of Spidey villains! Posted by Jayson at 9:16 pm Tagged with: #1, American Vampire, Animal Man, Black Cat, chrononaut, comic, comics, Copperhead, Crosswind, CW, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Ei8ht, Entertainment, hydra, Image, Interstellar, issue, Jay Faerber, M. Night Shyamalan, Marvel, miniseries, Origins, Pathfinder, Rafael Albuquerque, Robbie Thompson, Robot Chicken, RPG, Secret Identities, series, Silk, Spider-Man, Spider-Verse, Spider-Woman, Spidey, superhero, Superntatural, The Front Line, Valeros Neil Gaiman’s Graveyard Book GN v.1 HC -Another of Neil Gaiman’s classic novels gets adapted to comic book form! -Part one of a two part graphic novel adaptation, these two books will comprise the entire story of the novel. -Adapted directly from Neil Gaiman’s prose, these volumes will not be muddled and or hampered by some middleman author. -P. Craig Russell, who illustrated Gaiman’s Sandman Endless Nights, provides some art for the volume, but is joined by a handful of other artists, each drawing a different chapter. Superior Spider-Man #32 -Yup, you thought he was gone, but everyone’s friendly neighborhood mad doctor is back! -Though this issue is #32, Dan Slott is beginning an entirely new story that sees Doc Ock Spidey launched into the 2099 timeline. -But how has Superior Spider-Man been sent to the future? What is his purpose there? -This oversized issue begins the road to Spider-Verse, leading up to the biggest event in recent Spider-Man history. Thanos Infinity Revelation OGN -Jim Starlin, writer of the Infinity Gauntlet storyline, returns to the character that made his career! -A complete story in a single volume, Thanos Infinity Revelation continues Marvel‘s line of original graphic novel releases. -Starlin also provides artwork for the volume, linking it up with his classic space odyssey stories. -If you’ve seen Guardians of the Galaxy and crave more Thanos, then this is the story to pick up! Trillium TPB -Jeff Lemire, writer of The Underwater Welder, Sweet Tooth, Animal Man, Justice League United, and many of the most inventive comics of the last five years, writes and illustrates this epic Sci-Fi yarn! -Set simultaneously one hundred years in the past and thousands of years in the future, Trillium sees an ex-WWI soldier and a future, disease control scientist cross paths and fall in love via time travel. -The entire eight issue miniseries is collected in this single volume! -Lemire, a master of the comic medium, plays with the format in this miniseries, approximating the confusion of time travel through unusual panel and page layouts, duel stories, and pages that need to be rotated. 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__label__wiki	0.504581	0.504581	It is known, that the medicines developed for treatment of diseases, have also side effects, sometimes dangerous for life. There are no absolutely safe medicines! Moreover, the use of medicines in a wide exposition may cause various adverse reactions of drugs (ADR) which were not registered during clinical trials because of the limited quota of the patients. Revealing, registration and analysis of the ADR (Pharmacovigilance) are necessary for the subsequent specification of the drugs' indications, contra-indications, side effects, dosages, etc. According to the Article 17 of the RA Law “On Drugs” “Health care institutions, drugstores, institutions and the organizations which are consuming and using medicines, are obliged to inform the authorized governmental body about all cases of development of unknown adverse reactions immediately”. According to the order of the Ministry of Health, which is an authorized governmental body, ADR monitoring in RA is carried out by the Scientific Centre of Drug and Medical Technologies Expertise, which has been a member of the WHO International Program of the ADR Monitoring (Uppsala, Sweden) since 1997. For the purpose of ADR monitoring and according to the international recommendations, the Report Form for ADR registration has been developed at the centre, and it is being actively spread among the workers of public health services. The Report Form is very easy for filling in, because of the use of “Yes/No” type of questions. It minimizes the time used on the Report Form filling. The personal information kept in the Report Form is confidential. As it follows from its name the Report Form concerns not only the “clear” adverse drug reaction, but also the manufacturing problem. The Report Form is being publicized in three languages and may be filled in in Armenian, Russian and English. The physician may even include non-evident or not complete information in the Report Form. The Report Form has four sections: A. INFORMATION ABOUT PATIENT. This section includes the personal information of the patient: Name, surname (may be encoded in purpose of keeping confidentiality) Age or date of birth B. ADVERSE DRUG REACTION OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM This section is for the description of the adverse drug reaction or manufacturing problem and includes the following information: Marking of adverse reaction or manufacturing problem Motivation for sending the report (death, life-threatening, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, other) Description of adverse reaction or manufacturing problem Used diagnostic methods Short description and peculiarities of the disease C. SUSPECTED DRUG(S) This section is for pointing out the suspected drug or drugs that are related to the adverse reactions. The section includes the following information: Name, drug form, manufacturer, batch Indications for use D. INFORMATION ABOUT REPORTER This information has to be introduced completely, in case it is necessary to contact the reporter for getting detailed data of the case. The section includes the following information: Name, address, phone The Report Form also contains the address of the recipient, as well as the fax and telephone number for emergency messages. You will help thousands of patients, if you do just a single simple thing: inform us about the suspected adverse drug reactions… HOT LINE: (+374 10) 20-05-05, (+374 96) 22-05-05 Download [Order N23-N/17.05.2017/File available in armenian] Download [Order N26-A/18.05.2017/File available in armenian] Download [Report Form] Requirements for the Power of Attorney Registered medicines The EAEU rules of medicines registration and assessments Medicines recommended for registration by the Pharmacological Council of MOH of Republic of Armenia Medicines not recommended for registration by the Pharmacological Council of MOH of Republic of Armenia Order on medicines state registration by Minister of Health (MoH) of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Register of medicines Non prescription medicines registered in Republic of Armenia List of registred prescription medicines in Republic of Armenia List of registred under controled medicines in Republic of Armenia List of registred medicines produced in Republic of Armenia Rejection for registration List of medicines liable to registration within the framework of the Government Orders Announcements on medicines' registration Legal documents on Registration Presentation and format of the registration dossier Common Technical Document (CTD) Re-registration dossie presentation and format Variation dossier Variation Guideline Medicines State Tax "VigiAccess" system "Drugs and Medicines" Information Bulletin “Safety of drugs” information leaflet Dear Healthcare Professional Letter	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line344
__label__wiki	0.520702	0.520702	Slogan: SPARTAN STRONG BODY HEART MIND Our mission is to prepare young people to be strong in all aspects of their lives. We strive to cultivate an atmosphere of academic excellence, respect, and sense of community. We value innovative ideas and make decisions that help ensure student's learning and success. We provide multiple opportunities for students to be actively engaged both in and out of the classroom. Salem Junior High Spartans are strong in Body, Heart, and Mind. Our Bodies are actively engaged in school sports, extracurricular activities, and keeping ourselves physically healthy. Our Hearts advocate for respect and loyalty among our peers, teachers, staff, and administrators. Our Minds are innovative, open, and driven to strive for academic excellence and critical thinking. Thanksgiving Point Field Trip with Mrs. Miya Published by jolynn.ford on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 10:56 Attributions: Elizabeth Lindsey shark.jpg Having fun at Thanksgiving Point! On Monday, May, 20th three of Mrs. Miya’s eighth grade classes had the opportunity to go to Thanksgiving Point’s “Museum of Ancient Life.” The opportunity was made available thanks to funding from The Target Corporation which provides grants for out of the classroom learning. Mrs. Miya applied for the grant in the Fall, and recently was awarded the grant. The original plan was to go to The Kennecott Copper Mine, but after the massive landslide there, Mrs. Miya had to come up with someplace different. After looking at multiple choices for alternative choices, she decided the museum would suit her classes best. We arrived at the museum with an abundance of activities to do, and never ending fun. The learning was incredible and lots of fun. We stayed at the museum for an hour and a half. Then headed to the Provo Towne Center for lunch. At the end of the day we learned a lot, and had a great time doing it! Thanks Mrs. Miya and The Target Corporation for the great field trip! "I Can" Statements SafeUT CrisisLine Send a Tip image/svg+xml Nebo School District Digital Library Inclement Weather Parent Information Guide YouTube (School) YouTube (Student) District Policy & Non-Discrimination Notice	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line345
__label__wiki	0.55561	0.55561	Salmon farm delivers £3m boost for Scottish businesses Published on 15th March 2019 15th March 2019 Scottish Sea Farms has announced it is to spend over £3m with Scottish suppliers as it prepares to open a new salmon farm in Orkney. The Lober Rock farm, located in the Scapa Flow, will create six new full-time roles as well as a number of jobs across the supply chain. Among those increasing their workforce to meet demand is the Gael Force Group who have secured a contract with Scottish Sea Farms to build a 200ft steel feed barge, along with moorings, salmon pens and environmental monitoring technology. Scottish Sea Farms’ Managing Director Jim Gallagher said: “These orders will equip our new farm with the latest technologies, ensuring we’re Scottish Technical Standard 2020 compliant and giving our salmon the very best environment in which to grow.” Gael Force Group’s Managing Director Stewart Graham said:“As part of a planned increase of 10 new employees in Lochaber, we have already advertised six newly-created fabricator roles as a direct result of the barge being built at Gael Force Boatbuilding in Corpach, and we are also increasing our workforce with multiple new roles at our pen-building facility, Gael Force Fusion in Oban.” Other companies awarded contracts include; Macduff Shipyards in Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire’s W&J Knox and Leask Marine in Orkney. These latest contract awards come on the back of a year in which Scottish Sea Farms spent a record £113m across 676 local suppliers, with plans to invest a further £25m in capital infrastructure projects over the next 12 months. It’s estimated that Scotland’s salmon farmers combined spend in excess of £595m annually procuring goods and services from Scottish suppliers. Orkney’s Scapa Flow (Pic: Scottish Sea Farms) BusinessEconomic Benefits	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line351
__label__cc	0.710722	0.289278	The Scandals of ToonTown! ANIMATION DICTIONARY This website is uses cookies. Please read our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions to learn more. I UNDERSTAND MOBILE VERSION IN BETA AND IS A WORK IN PROGRESS DISCRETION IS ADVISED Some content (primarily in the Scandals section) on this site could be considered offensive by some people. Please keep in mind that this content does not depict the views or opinions of the webmaster, writers, or anyone affiliated with this site, and we do not endorse or encourage certain things depicted. This site is for educational and commentary purposes. A lot of the content are depictions of their time, and also in no way depicts the viewpoints or opinions of the content's respective owners currently. This site has no affiliation with any studios or companies and is an independent project. You're welcome to voice your opinion, but we are not bound to take something down that has been deemed offensive by a reader for that reason alone. To learn more about the site, please go to the ABOUT, COPYRIGHT POLICY, or the CONTACT page. /r/RevealingCartoons Year 3 In Review Wayback Machine Troubles ABOUT DISCLAIMER COPYRIGHT AD NOTICE Website Content Copyright © 2016-2019 All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line360
__label__cc	0.695239	0.304761	[ Edward Harbord, Lord Suffield. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('Suffield') to John Richardson of Heydon, containing a splendid assessment of the character of his friend the Lord Chancellor, Henry Peter Brougham, and reminiscences of Lord Eldon. Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield [ Lord Suffield ] (1781-1835), radical politician and abolitionist [ John Richardson of Heydon; Henry Peter Brougham; John Scott, Lord Eldon; Lord Chancellor ] Vernon House [ Park Place, St James's, London ]. 22 September 1831. 3pp., 4to. Bifolium In good condition, lightly aged. Laid down on the blank reverse of the second leaf is a frank (also signed 'Suffield'), addressed to 'Jn. Richardson Esqr. \| Heydon \| Aylsham \| Norfolk' An excellent letter, containing a splendid assessment of Brougham's qualities, and a vivid reminiscence regarding his predecessor as Lord Chancellor, Lord Eldon. The identity of the book that is the subject of the letter is unclear. Suffield begins by reporting that Brougham has promised Suffield that he will 'attentively consider' Richardson's book. HARBORD HEYDON WHIG [ Lord Eldon; a lunatic ] Autograph Signature ('Eldon') to Chancery document re. 'the Matter of Bulkeley Gould a Lunatic' and his sister Fanny Whalley, regarding the question of the administration of his estate in Bovingdon, Herts, and elsewhere. Lord Eldon [ John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon ] (1751-1838), Lord Chancellor [ Bulkeley Gould (1753-1827); Fanny Whalley (c.1752-1832); James Boswell; Mrs Piozzi; Fanny Burney; Bovingdon, Herts ] [ London, High Court of Chancery. ] 19 June 1826. 4pp., folio. Bifolium. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. Small slip of paper, with note in Victorian hand, attached to head of first leaf. The subject of the document, Bulkeley Gould, had in the 1770s left the Army for a career in the East India Company, being declared insane in 1788. His sister Frances 'Fanny' Gould - in later years a woman of fashion - married first Lieut.-Gen. Charles Horneck (1759-1804) and then Rev. Thomas Sedgewick Whalley (1746-1828). Boswell was a friend of their father Lieut. Col. BOVINGTON PIOZZI THRALE [Book from Lord Eldon's library, with his bookplate and two ownership signatures (both 'Eldon').] An Address from a Clergyman to his Parishioners. By R. Valpy, D.D. F.A.S. Rector of Stradishall, Suffolk. John Scott (1751-1838), 1st Earl of Eldon [Lord Eldon], Lord Chancellor, 1801-1806 and 1807-1827 [Rev. Dr Richard Valpy (1754-1836), Rector of Stradishall; his son Abraham John Valpy, London printer] Fourth Edition. London: Printed by A. J. Valpy, Tooke's Court, Chancery Lane; Sold by Longman and Co.; Law and Whittaker; Lackington and Co.; and J. Deck, Bury, Suffolk. 1817. viii + 200pp., 8vo. In contemporary calf binding, brown endpapers. Internally good and tight, on lightly-aged paper; in heavily-worn binding with chipped black label. Eldon's circular armorial bookplate on reverse of front free endpaper, and his ownership signature ('Eldon') both above this and on the reverse of the following fly-leaf. The decay of the binding is unfortunate as it has a restrained elegance, with spine in five compartments, blind-stamped pattern on the boards, and gilt dentelles. STRADISHALL VALPY Autograph Note Signed ('Eldon') from the Lord Chancellor John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, to John Cross of Lincolns Inn, undertaking to take 'the pleasure of the Prince Regent' on a certain subject. With signed envelope carrying Eldon's seal. John Scott (1751-1838), 1st Earl of Eldon, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, 1801-1806 and 1807-1827 No place. 'Friday Morning'. [1819.] Both items in very good condition, on aged paper, and both with minor traces of mount. The letter is 1p., 12mo, on a bifolium. The envelope is a leaf of paper, also 1p., 12mo. It is addressed by Eldon to 'John Cross Esq \| 19 Lincolns Inn', franked in the bottom left-hand corner 'Eldon', and is without postmarks. It carries the seal in black wax, with the barest of impressions. Docketed in pencil in a contemporary hand '1819'. GRAY'S Autograph Letter Signed ('Eldon') to Twining, based on a misapprehension. With memorandum by Twining, initialled 'R T'. John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), Lord Chancellor [Richard Twining (1749-1824)] Undated. [London, post 1801.] 8vo, 1 p. Eleven lines. Text clear and complete. Good, on lightly-aged paper, with a couple of spots from the leaf to which it was attached adhering to the blank reverse. Docketed at head in ink: 'Mem I know not to what application this refers.'; and at foot in pencil: 'Mem I was not the writer of the Letter referr'd to! \| R T'. Eldon has received the recipient's letter, 'with a paper inserted from Mrs <?> Campbell or Clark. This paper is addressed to me under a very common Misapprehension of the Chancellors powers & duties'. Autograph Letter Signed ('Eldon') to [Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, 1773-1840]. John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Monday 21 April' [no year]; no place. One page, 12mo. Very good. Unobtrusive trace of previous mount adhering to blank reverse. He is engaged to dine with Sir Alexander Grant [Sir Alexander Cray Grant, 1782-1854] on the day in question and 'cannot, therefore, have the Pleasure of dining with you & Lady Holland, to whom present my Respects, and Regret. \| I fear before that day the Constitution in Church & State will be in a bad way - if I could have waited upon you, I am sure my Constitution & Spirits would have been much improved during my Visit.' VASSALL-FOX Handbill entitled 'Warning to Her Majesty's Ministers. Lord Eldon's predictions in 1829, on the third reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill.' Lord Eldon [The Roman Catholic Relief Bill, 1829; Anti-Catholic] Neither printer nor place of publication stated. On both sides of a piece of paper roughly eight and a half inches by five and a half. Both sides of text enclosed within decorative border. A scare survival, in poor condition, worn and spotted with frayed edges and several closed tears. Text clearly legible. Headed 'FOR GRATUITOUS DISTRIBUTION.' Thirty-nine lines of text on reverse. Begins 'The following predictions of this venerable pillar of Church and State were at the time sneered at, as the senile and effete expressions of a bigoted octogenarian. What a lesson has he left to those who now hold the rudder of the State in their hands'. ANTI-PAPIST HANDBILLS Part of Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed male correspondent. John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon Without date or place. Lord Chancellor of England (1751-1838). Dimensions roughly four and a half inches square. Paper spotted and discoloured. Traces of previous blue-paper mount adhering to blank reverse. Unobtrusive archival-tape repair to closed tear. Reads 'May God support him in the Time of his great Calamity! \| I shall be infinitely obliged by your allowing me to hope that thro' you I may occasionally hear of his Health \| I remain, Dear Sir, \| Yr obliged Servant \| Eldon'.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line361
__label__cc	0.66532	0.33468	← Scientists to Monitor California Kelp Forests For Fukushima Radiation New Evidence Implicating Globalist Kissinger in War Crimes → Low Flying Homeland Security Helicopter To Test For Radiation Posted on January 15, 2014 by Ron Larsen In preparation for a nuclear attack, the Department of Homeland Security has stated that it will start flying helicopters at very low altitudes over Baltimore. The flights will continue of for many years to detect background radiation that would be associated with a nuclear attack. Beginning this week, Homeland Security will us a helicopter to fly at altitudes as low as 150 feet to test for natural background radiation. With these background figures, it will be easy to figure to elevated levels caused by an induced level of radiation. Paul Joseph Watson, Infowars.com in London, has the details. The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will begin periodically flying a large helicopter at extremely low altitudes over Baltimore for years to come to detect background radiation in preparation for a nuclear attack. Beginning this week, the federal agency will use a “massive helicopter” from the National Nuclear Security Administration to test for naturally occurring radiation by flying at an altitude of just 150 feet. “That is low. That’s like ten stories on a normal building so that’s not very high at all,” Captain Jeff Long told CBS Baltimore, adding that the chopper is much larger and louder than normal helicopters. The DHS says it is conducting the tests so authorities can respond more quickly in the event of a dirty bomb or a nuclear attack. “If sometime in the future you have a reason to be looking for something radiological, it’s very necessary to have the original background,” said Joseph Krol of the National Nuclear Security Administration. The tests begin today but will continue “for the next few years,” according to the report. Given that static atmospheric radiation detectors which are far cheaper and less labor intensive than flying large helicopters are already being used in major cities, some will question whether the low flying choppers are being used for a dual purpose. Is the low flying chopper part of preparations for a potential worsening of the Fukushima crisis? Similar questions were asked after the Department of Health and Human Services ordered 14 million doses of potassium iodide, the compound that protects the body from radioactive poisoning in the aftermath of severe nuclear accidents, although an official denied any link to a potential meltdown at the Daiichi nuclear plant. Yesterday it was also announced that 19 different government and academic bodies would begin testing sea kelp forests across California in an effort to detect radiation from Fukushima. Libertarians wary of big government will also see low-flying DHS helicopters as another visceral reminder of the federal agency’s increasingly onerous growth, sending a message to the public that Big Brother is watching more closely than ever before. The increasing use of low flying helicopters in unannounced law enforcement and military exercises has prompted warnings that Americans are being psychologically indoctrinated to accept a militarized police state. In 2012, Miami residents were shocked to be awoken by a military exercise in the middle of the night which involved helicopters, fighter jets, along with simulated gunfire and grenades. Download this report by first moving your mouse over this link. Then depress the button on the mouse to start the flow of data. More Vital News Bill Kristol: It’s Sweet to Die for the State New! “Sorry, Dave, I can’t let you do that”: Robots learn, network without humans Police Tell Reporters That They Cannot Film Wastewater Plant From Public Street Discovery Channel: Stop Worrying About Fukushima Radiation! Congressman Looking To Introduce Bill To Stop TSA “Barking Orders” At Public Scientists Baffled by Mass Sardine Die-Off on West Coast Wells Fargo To Begin Charging Customers For Deposits? Customers were warned about this new rule two months ago. Once started will new rules be made? Will there be increases in the amount of money to charged for the deposit? Seems likely! Obama Announces Plan to Rule by Executive Order When will Congress or the people put a halt to the president taking of power, even becoming a dictator, well beyond that authorized by Constitution? Senate Dems Plan to Pressure TV Networks Into Covering Climate Change Obama Usurps Congress: “I’ve got a pen and I can use it to sign executive orders” Russian security forces battle militants before Olympics The Level Of Economic Freedom In The United States Is At An All-Time Low Big Banks Launder Hundreds of Billions of Illegal Drug Cartel Money N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers NSA to Congress: F@ck Off Paradigm Change: British Docs Turn to Prescribing Books for Depression The virtual society is being built: refining the Matrix Despite Dangerously High Radiation Levels, No Caution Signs at Surfer’s Beach	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line366
__label__cc	0.699109	0.300891	A very basic Superfish menu example Social Organizations Biography of St. John Transfiguration Academy Donate To Transfiguration Abortion Healing Catholic Funeral Exequias Catolicas Going to the Chapel A Roman Catholic Community St. John the Evangelist is a multi-cultural Roman Catholic community located in Bergenfield, NJ. We are a community united in faith and guided by the Holy Spirit. This site on the information superhighway was designed to provide information about our parish community's various ministries and services. St. John the Evangelist is a parish of the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ. Register to become a parishioner Pastor's Desk Eucharistic Adoration is now offered Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 6:30pm in the Adoration Chapel behind the tabernacle. Enter via the ramp side door. Parishioners are asked to be aware of an email scam going throughout the Archdiocese that alleges that one of the... No Articles found... St John the Evangelist Church has enlisted Parish Giving to provide its members with the opportunity to use Electronic Funds Transfer as an alternative method for giving. The Program is free of charge for parishioners. Click on Parish Giving to register for the program. © All rights reserved. sjrc.org 2016	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line371
__label__wiki	0.586197	0.586197	Key Facts & Statistics Our Values and Expected Behaviours Smart Fabrication – A smart choice for metal fabrication Posted at March 16, 2016 , in articles Smart Fabrication is an award-winning South Australian business that specialises in the planning, design, construction and installation of mechanical and medium to heavy structural projects. Commencing operations in 1999, Smart Fabrication was not much more than a vision for the then boilermaker/welder, Simon Kennedy. Now Smart Fabrication Managing Director, Mr Kennedy had a vision to build a company to rival the best in the industry, to offer more than the average. 15 years on and now with over 65 employees, Smart Fabrication has grown considerably, diversifying into new markets, expanding to a second site and developing its capability to service[…] Smart Fab wins 2015 Most Outstanding SME Award Posted at June 2, 2015 , in articles, awards, videos Smart Fabrication wins top defence award Article taken from The Advertiser THE state’s top award in the defence sector for small to medium enterprises has been won by Port Adelaide company Smart Fabrication because of the way it inspires companies grappling with diminishing work opportunities. “It has certainly been a challenging year for the defence industry, which makes the achievements of this year’s Outstanding SME all the more inspiring,” Defence Teaming Centre chief executive Chris Burns said. “Smart Fabrication have excelled in their engagement with the defence industry, to build their capability and capacity to work in defence and have[…] SA manufacturer off to Stanford Graduate School of Business Posted at September 16, 2014 , in articles SA manufacturers win study grants South Australian manufacturers were among the 33 winners of study grants awarded by the Industry Leaders Fund to South Australian executives last night. Adelaide Now reports that metal manufacturer Emilio De Stefano of Smart Fabrication, Andrea Mead from barbeque manufacturer Heatlie Engineering, and Derek Rogers from defence manufacture Saab Australia were all awarded grants. As winners, they have been acknowledged as future leaders of wealth creating industry. They will study at universities and other institutions of learning around the world. Emilio De Stefano, for example, will now study at Stanford Graduate School of Business in[…] Smart Fabrication partners up with Engineers Australia “We don’t do average! is a bit of a company mantra around here”, says Emilio De Stefano, General Manager of dynamic engineering and specialist steel fabrication company, Smart Fabrication Pty Ltd. Smart Fabrication is headquartered in Port Adelaide and operates across two sites with its oil & gas division in Kilburn. The company services a variety of industries including oil & gas, defence, mining, water, marine and civil and is capable of planning, designing, constructing and installing a wide range of steel and aluminium solutions to these industries. Choosing to partner with Engineers Australia was a natural choice as it[…] Port defence suppliers look to diversity in wake of uncertainty over submarine projects Posted at April 15, 2014 , in articles DEFENCE suppliers in the Port need to look at growth potential in the energy sector to cushion uncertainty over offshore submarine productions, local companies say. It comes as the Federal Government last week backed away from a promise to build 12 new submarines in Port Adelaide to reconsider its defence project options, which include buying vessels made or designed overseas. The future of more than 15,000 defence sector supply jobs remain in limbo due to the decision but suppliers contacted by the Portside Messenger this week said gas, water, and large-scale building projects provided opportunities. Simon Kennedy, owner of Port[…] Success is a journey Posted at August 1, 2013 , in articles Simon Kennedy launched Smart Fabrication because he believed that he had something to bring to the industry. His plan was simple: “To do quality work while building relationships with customers and offering a service that is going to make them very happy.” The strategy worked. “We have grown at an incredible rate ever since,” he reports. “And here we are, 15 years later, with 60 plus people on the books.” Today, Smart Fabrication plans, designs, constructs, and installs a wide range of metal fabrication products. The company’s capabilities include heavy and light engineering, tank fabrication, structural steelwork, pipe work, stainless[…] Inspirational Speakers visit John Pirie Secondary School Posted at November 5, 2012 , in articles Inspirational speakers visit high school Celeste Lustosa The Speakers in Schools program brought two young professional to John Pirie Secondary School for a talk that inspired our students. Emilio De Stefano, an engineer of Smart Fabrications, and Paige Aldenhoven, Trainer Advisor of BHP Billiton, spoke to Year 9 and 10 students about their career path. Advantage SA runs the Speakers in Schools program that engages young professionals to visit schools around the state, encouraging and inspiring young people to follow their aspirations here in South Australia. Mr De Stefano is one of the 440 speakers of the program and talked about[…] Smart Fabrication / ASCI Corporate Video ASCI launches $2b bid to build Pacific Patrol Boats SA Defence industry leaders visit Singapore shipyard in support of Adelaide sector ADDRESS 44 Moorhouse Road, EMAIL sales@smartfab.com.au © 2019 Smart Fabrication Pty Ltd \| ABN: 70 089 359 366 \| ACN: 089 359 366 \| PixElement Web Design Return to top	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line374
__label__wiki	0.76398	0.76398	Current Headlines: D.C. police seek help from public in rainbow flag incident... In 1996, Sanders and Biden Were on Opposite Sides of DOMA Vote... UN Human Rights Council Renews LGBTI Rights Watchdog’s Mandate... New Campaign Raises Awareness of LGBT Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence... Haus of QUOTA Celebrates First Anniversary ... Wilton Manors Gazette outEATS Publisher's Editorial Pier Angelo Jesse Monteagudo Wilton Live Nites SFGN in Print The Mirror Magazine Internationally-Acclaimed Opera Singer Comes to Miami Written by JW Arnold Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will star in Florida Grand Opera’s “Orfeo ed Euridice,” opening March 16 at the Arsht Center. Credit: Matthu Placek. There was a time when the “rock stars” of the opera world were “castrati,” male singers with powerful, soaring soprano voices, the result of pre-pubescent castration. These singers were revered and many amassed great wealth and fame. Fortunately, tastes changed and the practice fell out of favor by the late 19th century. Many of the roles traditionally composed with castrati in mind are now performed by countertenors like Anthony Roth Costanzo. The internationally-acclaimed singer is in Miami to sing the lead role in Gluck’s 1762 opera “Orfeo ed Euridice” with Florida Grand Opera. “There’s an otherworldly or ethereal quality that can fascinate people. I try to make it feel very natural, even when it’s unnatural for a man to sing in a woman’s register. It can excite audiences and bring people into this art form,” explained Costanzo, who has performed with leading opera companies around the world. “I’ve been working non-stop as long as I can remember and have contracts for years to come.” As one of the world’s leading countertenors, he is often called upon to sing roles in Baroque operas, such as Gluck’s “Orfeo,” conceived for castrati, or in a growing body of work by contemporary composers who wish to exploit the unique timbres of the countertenor voice. “I split my time evenly, it’s important the way I’ve approached my career, in an entrepreneurial way,” he said. “I like to create opportunities, work with composers and reimagine Baroque operas.” Gluck’s “Orfeo” is based on the Greek myth of Orpheus, the legendary musician and poet with the ability to charm all creatures with his voice. Mourning the death of his wife Euridice, he journeys into the Underworld to retrieve her. Again utilizing his musical skills, he convinces the god of the Underworld to allow him to rescue her—with one condition, he not look back on the journey to the surface. Orfeo’s doubts get the best of him and he glances for her, only to lose his beloved forever. “Orfeo” was Gluck’s first attempt at “reform opera,” with a simplified story and fewer characters and convoluted subplots that often ran amuck in Baroque operas of the period. “He wanted to emphasize the emotional expression and make the opera more enjoyable for audiences,” explained Costanzo. “Even though people can be scared of Baroque opera and opera in general, this is a great place to start.” Costanzo, who is also openly gay, has embraced his unique gift. “I’ve been lucky, but I also tend to not approach it as if I’m doing something precious or ridiculous for a man to sing in a woman’s register. I’m straight forward about it and it doesn’t feel especially gay. In fact, that register has more cutting power (than a woman’s voice) and it can really surprise people.” He’s also quick to point out that many of the biggest pop singers in more recent history—from Frankie Valli and Brian Wilson to Prince, Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake—have utilized falsetto to great artistic and commercial success. But, have they ever wooed the King of the Underworld? Only Costanzo can claim that victory. Florida Grand Opera performs Christoph Willibald Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” March 17 – 24 at the Arsht Center in Miami and March 29 and 31 at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale. 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__label__cc	0.714812	0.285188	25th Selena Gomez talks Ghosts with Jimmy Fallon Selena Gomez talks Ghosts with Jimmy Fallon Selena admitted to Jimmy that she believes in ghosts and even showed him her ghost detecting app while on the Tonight Show. Pulling out her phone she turned on the ghost hunting app and checked out the studio for and spirits explaining, “I believe in ghosts, so I have a ghost app.” “I believe that spirits can tap into technology, why not right?” Jimmy who is obliviously not a believer in ghosts went along with it saying, “This is going to scare me,” as he laughed. After the app ran for a little bit it said the word ‘children’ to which Selena said, “Children…I don’t have any children so they must be mad at ya’ll.” She then went on to ad that the app had really picked up people she knew by name. Jimmy then went on to show Selena his audio recording app Dubsmash. Posted in Latest News and tagged Ghost, Jimmy Fallon, Selena Gomez, Tonight Show by cnkguy with no comments yet.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line392
__label__wiki	0.811028	0.811028	So Far 125 Drug Cases Dropped In Wake Of SFPD Crime Lab Scandal by Bay City News \| March 12, 2010 3:23 pm \| in Crime \| 1 Previously: Gascon: “We’re Not Giving Up” On Drug Cases In Light Of SFPD Crime Lab Scandal, Drug Cases Vanishing From SF Courts In Wake Of Crime Lab Scandal, Public Defender’s Office Steamed About SFPD Crime Lab Scandal Elsewhere: Judge pushes S.F. to get moving on drug cases Chron The shutdown of drug testing at the San Francisco Police Department’s crime lab caused another 30 narcotics cases to be let go by San Francisco prosecutors today, while 35 more set to go to trial were put on hold. Police are investigating 60-year-old Deborah Madden, a former crime lab supervisor who retired from the department March 1, for allegedly taking small amounts of cocaine from evidence beginning in October. Since police Chief George Gascon ordered a temporary halt to drug testing Tuesday pending an audit of the crime lab, about 125 cases have been discharged, dismissed or postponed, according to the district attorney’s office. “All of them are a result of the crime lab being closed, and none of them are related to any alleged improprieties by Deborah Madden,” district attorney’s office spokesman Brian Buckelew said. Police and prosecutors have traded accusations with the public defender’s office in recent days about whether Madden’s alleged conduct has tainted scores of current cases, as well as past convictions. Nearly 20 people walked into one San Francisco Superior courtroom this morning expecting to go to trial on various drug charges, but were told by a judge to come back next Friday. Several similar in-custody cases were also postponed. Police say they are continuing to make drug arrests, but prosecutors have had to immediately discharge the cases of the newly arrested because of the unavailability of testing within the 48 hours necessary for filing charges. However, prosecutors say they will refile those new cases once the drug tests are completed. Other cases have been dismissed at the preliminary hearing stage due to the unavailability of crime lab technicians as witnesses at the hearing, which determines probable cause for trial. A similar problem has been encountered for those cases scheduled to go to trial. Gascon has said that four other crime labs–the Alameda and San Mateo County sheriff’s offices, the Oakland Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration–have agreed to help with San Francisco’s evidence testing while an audit of the lab is completed. Prosecutors said today they hope to be able to receive tested drug evidence back in three to five days, and that they are prioritizing these cases.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line396
__label__cc	0.59465	0.40535	Download e-book for kindle: A History of Germany 1918 - 2008: The Divided Nation by Mary Fulbrook By Mary Fulbrook The 3rd variation of A heritage of Germany lines the dramatic social, cultural, and political tensions in Germany seeing that 1918. Offers a persuasive interpretation of the dynamics of twentieth-century German history Treats German historical past from 1918-2008 from the viewpoint of department and reunification, overlaying East and West German background in equivalent depth Covers the self-destructive Weimar Republic, the extremes of genocide and armed forces aggression within the Nazi period, the department of the kingdom within the chilly struggle, and the cave in of communist East Germany and unification in 1990 New variation contains updates all through, specifically masking the Nazi interval and the Holocaust; a brand new bankruptcy on Germany because the Nineties; and a considerably revised and up-to-date bibliography Read or Download A History of Germany 1918 - 2008: The Divided Nation PDF Adrian Webb's The Routledge Companion to Central and Eastern Europe since PDF The Routledge better half to imperative and jap Europe on the grounds that 1919 is a compact and accomplished reference advisor to the realm, from the Treaty of Versailles to the current day. With specific specialise in the early nationalist and next fascist and communist sessions, Adrian Webb presents an important advisor to the occasions, humans and concepts that have formed, and proceed to form, vital and japanese Europe because the re-ordering of Europe on the finish of the 1st global conflict. Read e-book online The Human Tradition in Modern Europe, 1750 to the Present PDF This enticing and humanizing textual content strains the advance of Europe because the mid-eighteenth century in the course of the lives of individuals of the time. taking pictures key moments, issues, and occasions within the continent's turbulent smooth earlier, the ebook explores how usual Europeans either formed their societies and have been stricken by higher old tactics. Read e-book online The Rhetoric of Violence and Sacrifice in Fascist Italy: PDF The Italian fascists below Benito Mussolini appropriated many points of the country’s Catholic spiritual historical past to take advantage of the mystique and gear of the sacred. One idea that the regime deployed as a middle method used to be that of “sacrifice. ” during this ebook, Chiara Ferrari interrogates how the rhetoric of sacrifice was once utilized by the Italian fascist regime in the course of the interwar years to help its totalitarian undertaking and its imaginative and prescient of an all-encompassing bond among the folk and the country. Even supposing much better identified for his or her exploits over the battle torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAF's most well known opponents, the P-47 and P-51, additionally made major contributions to the victory opposed to Japan from 1943 onwards. This e-book relates the looks of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the first Air Commando team in China, P-47s over the jungles of latest Guinea in 1943, escorting B-29s on long-range bombing sorties opposed to the house Islands in 1944-45 and somewhere else. Come From Away: The Plot to Assassinate Churchill - 1941 Irish and Scottish Encounters with Indigenous Peoples: Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia The British Imperial Army in the Middle East: Morale and Military Identity in the Sinai and Palestine Campaigns, 1916-18 (War, Culture and Society) Digging for the Truth: The Final Resting Place of Jimmy Hoffa Best of Breed: The Hunter in Fighter Reconnaissance: An Operational History of the Hawker Hunter FR10 (Pen and Sword Large Format Aviation Books) Imperial Spain's Failure to Colonize Southeast North America 1513-1587 Additional info for A History of Germany 1918 - 2008: The Divided Nation A History of Germany 1918 - 2008: The Divided Nation by Mary Fulbrook TravelPRC Library > World History > Download e-book for kindle: A History of Germany 1918 - 2008: The Divided Nation by Mary Fulbrook « Download PDF by Jean-François Callens: L'Amour souffle où il veut: Itinéraire d'un globe-trotter de Odd Arne Westad's The Cold War: A World History PDF »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line398
__label__cc	0.714136	0.285864	TAIWAN 2018/09/13 Business Weekly interviews Taisys Group Chairman Jason Ho TAIWAN - 2019/04/24 Taisys Technologies in collaboration with Japan Communications Inc. to deliver Cold Wallet for Cryptocurrency in Japan Taisys awarded FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation for SIMoME® Vault Taisys’ Mobisphere Inc. signs MOU to establish Mobile eID joint venture with Nahdlatul Ulama the largest independent Muslim organization in the world Taisys India Wins Two Prestigious Awards at the Payment & Cards Summit 6th Edition 2018 YES Bank ties up with 15 Co-operative Banks to Deliver Mobile Payment Solution based on Taisys SIMoME® TAIPEI, SEPTEMBER 13 - In an interview with Business Weekly, Taisys Group Chairman Jason Ho discussed the company’s accomplishments in pioneering the eSIM ecosystem development, and Taisys’ Mobile ID delivering the high-security standard and convenience to securing one’s digital identity. Issue No.1610, 2018.09.13 The World's First Operating eSIM Ecosystem “The Smart SIM overlay, which is just a little thicker than a plastic wrap, is not to be underestimated: SIMoME (thin SIM), which we have spent 4 years on to develop, is the core technology and driving force for the eSIM.” Jason Ho, Chairman of Taisys carefully explains the IC chip is eSIM that is device agnostic, transforming any smartphone to support eSIM over-the-air download of mobile operator services. When traveling, the user can also switch between local telecommunications services freely at any time and as needed without having to extract the original SIM inserted in the phone and thus enjoy the convenience of the one-card multi-number services. If so, will this pose as a threat to the telecom operators who view locking the user’s SIM to their network as their main principle? "eSIM has become the trend of the future. With the help of 5G popularization, it can provide consumers with more sophisticated and differentiated services, break through the current pricing deadlock of telecom operators, and generate more business models. We deliver eSIM as a service to end users on a form factor that creates flexibility and more value to mobile operators and white label partners”, says Ho. Taisys has built up relationships with MNOs and MVNOs globally to enable data connectivity in over 200 countries. Consumers can purchase the slimduet® thin SIM directly from travel-related channels such as airlines, travel agencies, foreign currency counters at airports or E-commerce platforms, and then download the exclusive APP to shop for international roaming plans in the slimduet Platform. In response to the limitations for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to provide international roaming, Taisys has cooperated with Japan's largest travel agency, H.I.S., and Malaysian and Middle Eastern MVNOs to fully play the role of the distribution center for transnational and cross-border operators and successfully build the world's first eSIM ecosystem. One-Card Multi-Function, Mobile Banking at the Palm of Your Hands The integrated value-added service provided by Taisys smart thin SIM not only provides one-card multi-number services and high quality and affordable global telecommunications services, but also fulfills the financial services of mobile banking through mobile phones. Even 2G mobile phone users in Africa and India can immediately benefit from the advantages as low-end mobile phones can be used to conduct mobile payment and wire transfer. The SIMoME® Vault independent secure element developed by the company has passed the China Financial Authentication for financial mobile technology service certification of the People's Bank of China this March. The cryptographic algorithm of SIMoME Vault has also been verified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and will soon be FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified. The smart thin SIM, which can enable users to perform authentication and authorization on their mobile banking app for large amounts of wire transfer and other transactions, is most suitable for online banking. In addition, it can also be used for various application services such as Mobile ID, Fintech, medical and insurance. In August of this year, six Japanese companies (5 banks and 1 telecom operator) jointly launched an experimental project to develop the specifications for the digital certification and signature platform over Taisys SIMoME SIM, which was adopted as a supporting project for Japan Financial Services Agency, "Fintech Demonstration Experiment Center". Ho says that most of the solutions provided by Taisys involve the integration of the most sensitive telecommunications and financial industry in the country. When working with government agencies, security is the top priority. "Our technology can withstand the strictest certification of countries at the national level; this undoubtedly indicates the high appreciation of the stability and security of our technology." Mobile ID not only for Privacy Protection, but the Missing Piece to Full eSIM Implementation With the emergence of new technologies such as Industry 4.0, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), tomorrow's world will widely embrace the lifestyle of an unmanned economy. However, the new technology is a double-edged sword. While we develop intelligence, we should also take care of personal privacy. Ho believes that, in order to prevent ill-intentioned third-party companies from obtaining huge amounts of big data and to protect peoples’ privacy from running unprotected through the Internet, there are two important links in driving the unmanned economy. One is the popularization of 5G as promoted by the telecom operators, and the other is the establishment of a Mobile ID led by the government. In recent years, the Japanese government has vigorously promoted the new personal number system called "My Number", bidding farewell to the era of the absence of identity cards, giving each civilian a 12-digit lifetime personal number that can be linked to banking and medical records, social insurance, tax filing system or mobile payment certification service. It is expected that the data will be integrated into mobile phone carriers by 2019 to allow people to perform various identity authentication actions with ease through their mobile phones. Ho strongly supports this policy of the Japanese government, "Promoting Mobile ID is the ultimate means to truly implement online security of privacy." Taisys will work with the Japanese government with its exclusive Mobile ID technology to store certification on the Taisys smart thin SIM and protect personal information from leaking and at the same time, achieve anonymity that meets EU's GDPR regulatory requirements through the FIPS-certified hardware secure element. It is an infrastructure solution that not only meets security regulations but also controls privacy through technology. “Furthermore, our technology can fill in the missing piece of the eSIM puzzle which is eKYC that is now unattainable by device manufacturers. The eSIM concept is all about user experience. With Mobile ID inside the thin SIM, user authentication can be done online, eliminating the need for user to physically present identification cards at MNO counters, complying to local government imposed KYC regulations electronically,” adds Ho. With the world’s exclusive smart thin SIM technology, Taisys continues to create more convenient, safe and smart solutions. A thin film chip is rewriting the future of our technology-driven lives. About Business Weekly Founded in 1987, Business Weekly is the most influential Chinese business magazine, with an average weekly paid circulation of 147,339 audited by the ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulation) during January to June 2009. It is the largest authenticated circulation in Taiwan. About Taisys Taisys Technologies is a world leader in providing mobile interconnectivity and vertical integration solutions to various industries. Taisys’ solutions enable telecom, financial institutions and government organizations to extend innovative mobile services in a secure and convenient manner. Established in 2005 and headquartered in Taipei, Taisys has built solutions based on its patented core technology SIMoME® (Thin SIM), which decouples value-added services from the main SIM, and empowers industry players the ability to deploy innovative services on the mobile equipment. Over 1,300 banking and 20 M(V)NO partners have deployed mobile-based value-added services enabled by Taisys’ technology and platform to 10 million end-users worldwide.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line400
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Vest Length inch Select Your Fit: Certainty in fitting sleeve length must be achieved, as once working button holes are cut, the sleeve length essentially cannot be altered further. A cuffed sleeve has an extra length of fabric folded back over the arm, or just some piping or stitching above the buttons to allude to the edge of a cuff. This was popular in the Edwardian era, as a feature of formalwear such as frock coats carried over to informalwear, but is now rare. A vent is a slit in the bottom rear the "tail" of the jacket. Originally, vents were a sporting option, designed to make riding easier, so are traditional on hacking jackets, formal coats such as a morning coat , and, for practicality, overcoats. Today there are three styles of venting: Vents are convenient, particularly when using a pocket or sitting down, to improve the hang of the jacket, [30] so are now used on most jackets. Ventless jackets are associated with Italian tailoring, while the double-vented style is typically British. Waistcoats called vests in American English were almost always worn with suits prior to the s. Due to rationing during World War II , their prevalence declined, but their popularity has gone in and out of fashion from the s onwards. A pocket watch on a chain, one end of which is inserted through a middle buttonhole, is often worn with a waistcoat; otherwise, since World War I when they came to prominence of military necessity, men have worn wristwatches, which may be worn with any suit except the full evening dress white tie. Although many examples of waistcoats worn with a double-breasted jacket can be found from the s to the s, that would be unusual today one point of a double-breasted jacket being, it may be supposed, to eliminate the waistcoat. Traditionally, the bottom button of a waistcoat is left undone; like the vents in the rear of a jacket, this helps the body bend when sitting. Some waistcoats can have lapels, others do not. Suit trousers are always made of the same material as the jacket. Even from the s to s, before the invention of sports jackets specifically to be worn with odd trousers, wearing a suit jacket with odd trousers was seen as an alternative to a full suit. Trouser width has varied considerably throughout the decades. After , trousers began to be tapered in at the bottom half of the leg. Trousers remained wide at the top of the leg throughout the s. By the s and s, a more slim look had become popular. In the s, suit makers offered a variety of styles of trousers, including flared, bell bottomed, wide-legged, and more traditional tapered trousers. In the s these styles disappeared in favour of tapered, slim-legged trousers. One variation in the design of trousers is the use or not of pleats. The most classic style of trouser is to have two pleats, usually forward, since this gives more comfort sitting and better hang standing. The style originally descended from the exaggeratedly widened Oxford bags worn in the s in Oxford, which, though themselves short-lived, began a trend for fuller fronts. However, at various periods throughout the last century, flat fronted trousers with no pleats have been worn, and the swing in fashions has been marked enough that the more fashion-oriented ready-to-wear brands have not produced both types continuously. Turn-ups on the bottom of trousers, or cuffs, were initially popularised in the s by Edward VII , [34] and were popular with suits throughout the s and s. They have always been an informal option, being inappropriate on all formalwear. Other variations in trouser style include the rise of the trouser. This was very high in the early half of the 20th century, particularly with formalwear, with rises above the natural waist, [35] to allow the waistcoat covering the waistband to come down just below the narrowest point of the chest. Though serving less purpose, this high height was duplicated in the daywear of the period. Since then, fashions have changed, and have rarely been that high again with styles returning more to low-rise trousers, even dropping down to have waistbands resting on the hips. Other changing aspects of the cut include the length, which determines the break, the bunching of fabric just above the shoe when the front seam is marginally longer than height to the shoe's top. Some parts of the world, such as Europe, traditionally opt for shorter trousers with little or no break, while Americans often choose to wear a slight break. A final major distinction is made in whether the trousers take a belt or braces suspenders. While a belt was originally never worn with a suit, the forced wearing of belts during wartime years caused by restrictions on use of elastic caused by wartime shortages contributed to their rise in popularity, with braces now much less popular than belts. When braces were common, the buttons for attaching them were placed on the outside of the waistband, because they would be covered by a waistcoat or cardigan, but now it is more frequent to button on the inside of the trouser. Trousers taking braces are rather different in cut at the waist, employing inches of extra girth and also height at the back. The split in the waistband at the back is in the fishtail shape. Those who prefer braces assert that, because they hang from the shoulders, they always make the trousers fit and hang exactly as they should, while a belt may allow the trouser waist to slip down on the hips or below a protruding midsection, and requires constant repositioning; also, they allow, indeed work best with, a slightly looser waist which gives room for natural expansion when seated. Suit trousers, also known as dress pants in the US, are a style of trousers intended as formal or semi-formal wear. They are often made of either wool or polyester [37] although many other synthetic and natural textiles are used and may be designed to be worn with a matching suit jacket. Suit trousers often have a crease in the front of each pant leg, and may have one or more pleats. Suit trousers can be worn at many formal and semi-formal occasions combined with a shirt that has no tie and a more relaxed fashion, which can be considered smart casual dress. As an alternative to trousers, breeches or knickers in variations of English where this does not refer to underwear may be worn with informal suits, such as tweed. These are shorter, descending to just below the knees, fastened closely at the top of the calf by a tab or button cuff. While once common, they are now typically only worn when engaged in traditional outdoor sports, such as shooting or golf. The length and design is closely related to the plus-fours and plus-sixes etc. They are usually designed to be worn with long socks meeting just below the knee, but riding breeches, worn with long boots such as top boots , are long enough to meet the boot and display no sock. Accessories for suits include neckties , shoes , wristwatches and pocket watches , pocket squares , cufflinks , tie clips , tie tacks, tie bars, bow ties , lapel pins , and hats. Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, Italy has been a leader in the design of men's suits. Typical fabrics include lightweight flannel, a wool and mohair blend, and linen or chino cloth for hot weather. Elsewhere in the Mediterranean , suits are considered impractical without constant air conditioning. As a result, most non-conservative businesses, regardless of size or wealth, tend to use casual clothes even in formal meetings. Similarly, some Israeli branches of American firms tend to imitate their American counterparts' style of clothing. In 20th century China, the Communist regime encouraged citizens to wear the Mao suit due to its egalitarian and utilitarian design. Although less common now than it once was, the Mao suit is still in widespread use in rural areas. After independence of India , there was a backlash against Western fashions due to their association with the previous colonialist regime. Instead, professional Indian men began wearing the five button Nehru suit , made from khadi to support the local textile industry. In the tropical Philippines, a former colony of the United States of America, a suit is called terno and jacket that comes with it, is called amerikana. Because of the hot tropical climate, this formal wear is worn only when necessary, including formal, social or business events. Filipinos rarely wear a suit, and the youth would probably wear one only to a high school or college prom , in which case it might be rented. At any occasion where a suit is worn, it would also be acceptable to wear a long-sleeved or a short-sleeved barong tagalog , the national dress of the Philippines. Because wearing a suit conveys a respectable image, many people wear suits during the job interview process. Interview suits are frequently composed of wool or wool-blend fabric, with a solid or pin stripe pattern. In modern society, men's suits have become less common as an outfit of daily wear. During the s, driven in part by the meteoric rise of newly successful technology companies with different cultural attitudes, the prevailing management philosophy of the time moved in favour of more casual attire for employees; the aim was to encourage a sense of openness and egalitarianism. Traditional business dress as an everyday style is generally limited to middle- and upper-level corporate management now sometimes collectively referred to as "suits" , [51] and to the professions particularly law. Casual dress has also become common in Western academic institutions, with traditional business attire falling in popularity. For many men who do not wear suits for work, particularly in Western society, wearing a suit is reserved for special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, court appearances, and other more formal social events. Hence, because they are not a daily outfit for most men, they are often viewed as being "stuffy" and uncomfortable. The combination of a tie, belt and vest can be tight and restrictive compared to contemporary casual wear, especially when these are purchased at minimal cost and quality for rare occasions, rather than being made to be worn comfortably. This tendency became prevalent enough that the Christian Science Monitor reported that a suit combined with a necktie and slacks was "a design that guarantees that its wearer will be uncomfortable. This was seen as a liberation from the conformity of earlier periods and occurred concurrently with the women's liberation movement. Also remarkable is that the suit now frequently appears in Rock, Heavy Metal and Gothic happenings, even though such groups were once known for a rather rebellious tradition of clothing. Artists and bands such as Nick Cave , Marilyn Manson , Blutengel and Akercocke are known for the use of formal clothing in music videos and stage performances. The suit also appears when fans dress for styles such as Lolita, Victorian and Corporate Gothic. The buttoning of the jacket is primarily determined by the button stance , a measure of how high the buttons are in relation to the natural waist. In some now unusual styles where the buttons are placed high, the tailor would have intended the suit to be buttoned differently from the more common lower stance. Nevertheless, some general guidelines are given here. Double-breasted suit coats are almost always kept buttoned. When there is more than one functional buttonhole as in a traditional six-on-two arrangement , only one button need be fastened; the wearer may elect to fasten only the bottom button, in order to present a longer line a style popularised by Prince George, Duke of Kent. Single-breasted suit coats may be either fastened or unfastened. In two-button suits the bottom button is traditionally left unfastened except with certain unusual cuts of jacket, e. Legend has it that King Edward VII started the trend of leaving the bottom button of a suit as well as waistcoat undone. When fastening a three-button suit, the middle button is fastened, and the top one sometimes, but the bottom is traditionally not designed to be. Although in the past some three-button jackets were cut so that all three could be fastened without distorting the drape, this is not the case. A four-button suit is untraditional and uncommon. The one button suit has regained some popularity it is also one of the classic styles of Savile Row tailoring. The button should always be fastened while standing. With a single-breasted suit, it is proper to have the buttons unfastened while sitting down to avoid an ugly drape. Working with neckties is very much a matter of personal taste, but in conservative terms there are some basic guidelines. Ties should always be darker than the wearer's shirt. The background colour of the tie should not be the same as that of the shirt, while the foreground of the tie should contain the colour of the shirt and thereby "pick up" on the colour of the shirt. Ideally, the tie should also integrate the colour of the suit in the same way. Generally, simple or subdued patterns are preferred for conservative dress, though these are terms with a wide range of interpretation. During the late s and early s, it became popular to match the necktie colour with the shirt a "monochromatic" look popularised by TV personality Regis Philbin or even wearing a lighter coloured tie with a darker shirt, usually during formal occasions. A light blue shirt with a blue tie that is darker in its colour is also common. A Four-in-hand, Half-Windsor, or Windsor is generally the most appropriate with a suit, particularly by contemporary guidelines. Once properly knotted and arranged, the bottom of the tie can extend anywhere from the wearer's navel level, to slightly below the waistband. The narrow end should not extend below the wide end, though this can occasionally be seen to be acceptable with thin ties. In the s, it was fashionable for men as well as women to wear scarves with a suit in a tied knot either inside a shirt as an Ascot or under the collar as would be worn like a tie. It did however make a small comeback by and some famous stars wear them. Although some wore scarves back in the s, ties were still preferred among business workers. Bow ties have always provided an alternative to neckties, and even preceded the necktie. Bow ties are even regarded, arguably, as more formal or dressy than neckties, especially when worn with suits. During the "powerdressing," or "dress for success" days of the s, bow ties, though in the minority, certainly had their share of the business and professional fashion market. This included women professionals, who wore a slightly fuller version of the bow tie with the skirt suits and buttoned-up blouses popular in the business world. Bow ties, for professional men or women, typically were the same fabrics, colours, and patterns as neckties. In the United States it is common for socks to match the trouser leg. A more general rule is for socks to be darker than the shade of the trousers, but potentially a different colour. With patterned socks, ideally the background colour of the sock should match the primary colour of the suit. If it is not possible to match the trouser leg, socks may match one's shoes. In particular, pale or even white socks might be worn with, for example, a cream linen suit with white shoes. Socks are preferably [ citation needed ] at least mid-calf height, if not knee-height over-the-calf , and are usually made predominantly of cotton or wool, though luxury or dress socks may use more exotic blends such as silk and cashmere. Before World War II , patterned socks were common, and a variety of designs like Argyle or contrasting socks was commonly seen. After WWII, socks became more subdued in colour. In lieu of over-the-calf length which will stay up by itself , some men still use garters to hold up their socks, but this is unusual. Suit-wearing etiquette for women generally follows the same guidelines used by men, with a few differences and more flexibility. For women, the skirt suit or dress suit are both acceptable; a blouse , which can be white or coloured, usually takes the place of a shirt. Women's suits can also be worn with coloured tops or T-shirts. Also, women usually wear suits in professional settings, rather than as general formal attire, as men do. Women generally do not wear neckties with their suits. Fancy silk scarves that resemble a floppy ascot tie became popular in North America in the s. By the s, women were entering the white-collar workforce in increasing numbers and their dress fashions adopted looks not dissimilar from men's business wear. By the early to mids, conservatively-tailored skirt suits were the norm, in the same colours and fabrics considered standard in men's suits. These were typically worn with buttoned-up collared blouses, usually white or some pastel in colour. These were frequently accessorised with a version of the bow tie , usually the same fabrics, colours, and patterns as men's neckties and bow ties, but tied in a fuller bow at the collar. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other types of suits, see Suit. For the musical group, see Menswear band. Dress coat " white tie " Ball gown Frock coat Full dress uniform Morning dress. Tuxedo " black tie " Evening gown Mess dress uniform Black lounge suit. Informal undress , " dress clothes ". Cocktail dress Lounge suit Service dress uniform Pantsuit. Business casual Casual Friday Smart casual. 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__label__cc	0.727981	0.272019	If Normann Copenhagen was a bicycle! Normann Copenhagen is one of the most well known brands with a wide range of design objects including lighting, furniture even kitchenware. But what if Normann Copenhagen was a bicycle? What would it look like? The moment to find out has come as the brand decided to launch a bike as one of its latest products. For those who are familiar with Normann Copenhagen and its creations will undoubtedly say that any new product would be stylish above all. Well, that’s for sure but the new creation comes to surprise all of us with its classic design bringing 50’s back to fashion. The bike combines two different colours making the frame more interesting; while the chain, saddle and handlebars are green the frame is anthracite grey not shiny neither dull; an eye catcher indeed. Image Courtesy of Normann Copenhagen As the designer Anne Lehmann explains cycling is part of the lifestyle especially in Denmark, so is Normann Copenhagen. The Danish capital is an ideal place to use a bike and what would be the most appropriate brand to design one? Anne Lehmann has created a bike that “does not attract attention in use” but the colours’ combination and its simple but elegant design make it stand out in public. From Normann Copenhagen’s CEO point of view, Poul Madsen’s, every move – including the creation of this bike as part of its products’ range- aims to further develop the company’s image. Objects made through an interesting and funny approach that confirm the brand’s policy to keep creating and offering cutting edge products. The biike was first exhibited in Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan in April 2010. Only 50 Normann Copenhagen Bikes will be launched at first place that will be sold through the Normann Copenhagen Flagship Store, Normann Copenhagen web shop and in selected designer stores around the world starting from October 2010. Beautiful things make Anne Lehmann happy but her intention is to make also other people smile and she manages to achieve that through her creations. Form and function are two parameters the designer takes under consideration but what would practicality be without beauty? Anne Lehmann graduated from BEC Design in 2007 specialised in design and branding. She worked as a freelancer designer for many Danish fashion and design brands in the past whilst nowadays is employed at Normann Copenhagen.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line406
__label__cc	0.571723	0.428277	Surprisingly Complex: M.S.S.S Episode 3 Wow... Just... Wow... This is the first episode where what I've said in this blog is actually addressed in the series. The end of Nisemonogatari doesn't really count, as it only gives us the basis of the idea, where as here, it was said loud and clear: Hanekawa's deliberate attempt to be real makes her more unreal, but that in term makes her better than the real thing. Not sure about loud and clear, but Senjougahara's speech in the beginning is really at the heart of the philosophy of Nisemonogatari. Maybe the thing that I wanted to say was that I'm supremely pleased that what they did with the character of Hanekawa trying to be real was 100% the same as what I was thinking. I hope that this episode would get people to think about things. Anyway, the rest of the episode is also great, seeing Shinobu and the Cat interact was interesting and they confirmed another thing, that was actually cooking up from the beginning of the very first season: It's not that the thing itself is different, only the point of view has changed. The allegory of Hanekawa and the Cat being two sides of the same coin has surprisingly lot impact. It is as much implying that they are one and same as it is implying that the only thing that is between them is just a slight change in the point of view. Now you see Hanekawa, now you see the Cat. Hair. As the fastest probably already noticed, Kanbaru's and Tsukihi's hairs have grown again, in the matter of few weeks, a ton. There is a reason to it, want to know what? Try to guess. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... Ready? It's the apparitions. Tsukihi's apparition makes everything regenerate fast, including her hair, where as Kanbaru's monkey hand probably makes her hair grow faster. Yes, probably in every place in her body, she just shaves a lot. Also, there was one scene where Hanekawa wasn't present, the scene between Senjougahara and Karen. The two acted so like themselves that I'd speculate that Hanekawa didn't hear what we saw, she just speculated that that was what happened when she saw Karen and Tsukihi. In reality Senjougahara probably just asked them. We're just led to believe it was something else. Speculation about the tiger coming. It's not a big surprise the Tiger is probably the one burning everything down. Make it Araragi and we have an ingenious twist! But the Tiger is most probably the one burning everything. The fire is probably an allegory for purification, which may turn into a different one where it actually becomes a baptism by fire, where Hanekawa has to face the Tiger head on, by herself, without the Cat. That would make something interesting. The purpose of the Fire is to purify, but why it is targeting Hanekawa, it's still a bit of mystery. It probably has something to do with her fake pureness or something. Have to wait for more. Until next week! META-REDUX: The whole series I just understood one thing about the series. Shinobu and her brilliant character development. She hasn't actually developed based on her actions, but she has actually developed from Araragi's. The Shinobu we see in this episode is so very different from who we see in either Nekomonogatari or the beginning of Bakemonogatari. The first time we see her in Bake, Araragi has this very mean way of talking of her. "She is nothing, she has no shadow or form." And she acts the part. Why? Because her link to Araragi is strong and if he sees her as nothing, she acts like she is nothing, and she looks very sorry about it, because Araragi makes her seem like that. The reason for this way of action is because she was not really helpful in Nekomonogatari, and gave up the blade only after Araragi begged for days, and even though she helped him in the end, he's not grateful because it's not too long from the events of Kizumonogatari, which the series has explained as something that either Shinobu or Araragi can never forgive each other for. The real development happened during the end of Bake and the beginning of Nise. I told you the bath scene was important, and it was the very reason Shinobu is like how she is now. Before that, during the return of the Cat we saw Shinobu help Araragi again, which led Araragi to trust Shinobu more, which in turn got her to talk more, and during the bath scene Araragi and Shinobu made a pact of peace and got some level of understanding between each other. This in turn makes this episode all the more meaningful. It would seem that Araragi has become more than just a pool of blood for Shinobu to feed on, and more like an ally, and even when their connection is severed, Shinobu still cares for some part for her "master." TL;DR? The things I ramble about, finally addressed in the series! WOOOOOOOOOOOO! Tunnisteet: Anime, Monogatari, Monogatari Series Second Season, Symbolism Peter Pham 21. heinäkuuta 2013 klo 6.21 Kirjoittaja on poistanut tämän kommentin. Also something to note about the Senjougahara and Karen scene is that the art seemed strangely normal. Not sure if I'm on to something or just looking into things too deeply; but the house and everything seemed normal. Whereas almost every other part of the series has had funky art/perspective, this scene had normal houses with normal backgrounds and normal colors. Think it's because she was creating the scene through her imagination, and so she built everything normally. But when she experiences and sees things through her own eyes, things are blurred and ambiguous and thus the art we see portrays that. Also, I think it might be a message from the director; our immediate experiences are usually exaggerated and when we experience things in real time we don't always catch all the details (background and whatnot). We're so focused on the thing in front of us that everything else is foggy and ambiguous. Am I simply crazy? Habe there been other scenes that were normal and I simply havent noticed? Or am I on to something? (I think I clicked remove on accident for my first comment; Finnish really is completely different than english, no similarities whatsoever) Syntriate 21. heinäkuuta 2013 klo 15.43 That sounds like a legit point! If she recreates the scene by something like this: -Senjougahara was in front of Araragi's house. -She met Karen there. -Senjougahara tricked Karen into helping me. If she thought it like that, it would make sense that she would imagine the scene looking like it does. I'm proud of you! Valhalla Rising: The Descent To Hell The Last of Us: Lost in it's own game	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line408
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__label__cc	0.625949	0.374051	Historic Salmon Ponds at Plenty Posted by Carol Haberle \| Dec 14, 2012 \| 6 \| The Salmon Ponds at Plenty, circa 1861, is the oldest trout hatchery in the Southern Hemisphere. Here was the birthplace of trout in Australia and the origin of Tasmania’s legendary trout fishery. Throughout the historic buildings, one can take a walk back in time to witness the introduction of trout to Tasmania. The Salmon Ponds are set within the original 19th century English style gardens, where beautiful English trees up to 150 years old still flourish. The Salmon Ponds: Historic Trout Hatchery, Plenty No Salmon; Plenty of Trout Made Tasmania Home by Carol Haberle The early settlers in Tasmania found themselves in a very strange and unfamiliar environment, but soon realised Tasmania, with its cool climate and many lakes and rivers would be ideally suited to some of the animals and plants from their homeland. Due to the popularity of salmon fishing back ‘home’, and also in the hope of economic benefits, the Salmon Ponds hatchery was built to receive live salmon eggs (ova) which were to be transported from England. Initial attempts during the 1840s and 1850s failed. The problems faced in transporting the live ova were massive: long sea voyages, some of which was across hot environments, a distance of almost 20,000 kilometres, and all this time the ova had to be kept cool and moist. Several attempts failed, and sadly on these voyages all ova was lost. But in 1864 success occurred with the transport of live eggs, carefully packed in perforated boxes between layers of moss, crushed ice and charcoal on board the Norfolk. However, these salmon were not successful in Tasmania. Being a migratory fish they were released in the Derwent, expected to go out to sea and return, but for reasons unknown the salmon did not return. Salmon Ponds, Plenty However, with these salmon from England came a small number of trout ova, which were hatched and raised alongside the salmon. These trout quickly established and formed sustainable numbers that rapidly spread throughout the lakes and rivers. The dreams of these settlers were turned into a reality, as it was this pure genetic stock which formed the foundation of today’s valuable Tasmanian recreational trout fishery. Hatcheries throughout Australia and New Zealand were later established using trout ova from the Salmon Ponds. Using eggs harvested from wild fish, Brown, Rainbow and Brook Trout are raised here and then used to complement Tasmania’s world renowned recreational fishery. Beautiful old English trees The Hatchery and Production Built by the first ‘Salmon Commissioners’ in 1861, the Salmon Ponds at Plenty has always been a Government property and is operated by the Inland Fisheries Service. From its earliest beginnings, the property was designed with visitors in mind. Landscaped grounds were filled with exotic trees to create a Victorian era garden, a network of display ponds were established within the gardens at the hatchery and the Salmon Ponds were open to the public. The first ‘hatchery’ was a tent with wooden sides, but in 1870 the tent was replaced with a small wooden building, and over time this was enlarged to become the structure you see today. Trout raised here, using eggs harvested from wild fish, are used to complement Tasmania’s world renowned fishery. Here you will learn of the various stages of the life cycle of trout and of the growing period from May to November. You will also learn of the history of trout in Tasmania, and of the challenges overcome in transporting salmon and trout from England to Australia in the mid 1800s. The Hatchery circa 1882 and 2012 Museum of Trout Fishing The Museum of Trout Fishing is located in a cottage which was built for the first superintendent of the Salmon Ponds in 1865, and was successively occupied by members of the Ramsbottom, Stannard and Jones families who were known as ‘The Keepers of the Ponds’. The Stannard and Jones families continued an unbroken family succession spanning 109 years as Keepers of the Ponds. Here you will learn of and see the changes in trout fishing over the years. You will also discover many of the people, places and events that combined to make Tasmania’s rich trout angling history what it is today. Keepers of the Ponds: Trout Hatchery Museum The Riverside Walk One must also take the ‘river walk’ …a magical stroll along the banks of the Plenty River, and yes, you will see plenty of big trout in the river and may also spot a platypus. Take the time to have a look at the ‘Sanctuary’, an old fishing shack built in about 1947 by a Mr William Burrows, a Commissioner for the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Commission as it was then known. He built the shack using the wood from packing crates used to bring a car chassis over from mainland Australia. This shack is a classic example of many of the shacks built near lakes and rivers throughout Tasmania over the past century. The Plenty River is reserved for angling by people with disabilities. Plenty River; The Sanctuary on Plenty Riverside walk Welcome to Feed the Trout and Salmon Within the grounds at the Salmon Ponds are large ponds stocked with many fish up to 8 kilograms in weight, a trout fisherman’s dream! Poor Kev was heartbroken, seeing so many massive trout, and he couldn’t throw in a line (and mind you, his fishing rod travels with us everywhere!) Fish species include Rainbow, Brown, Brook, Tiger and Albino Trout and Atlantic Salmon. Visitors are encouraged to feed the fish, (fish pellets are available from dispensers) and so truly worth it just to see these humungous trout jumping like crazy as they compete for the food. Brown Trout; Albino Rainbow trout Brown Trout was introduced to Tasmania from Europe in 1864 and is now plentiful in most lakes and rivers, all of which have self-sustaining populations. The largest recorded Brown Trout was a 13.27kg monster, ginormous by any standards, caught in the Huon River in 1887. Brown Trout colouration varies depending on whether they are found in rivers, lakes or are sea-runners. Rainbow Trout are considered by many anglers to be the best sporting fish in Tasmania, but have not adapted in the wild as well as the Brown Trout. Rainbow Trout were introduced from North America in 1898. The Tasmanian record Rainbow Trout is 7.8kg caught in the Ouse River in 1933. Colouration is usually a dark olive green back and silvery white ventral surface, with a pink to red flash along the side. Brook Trout, a trout with dark olive green to brown back, sides and dorsal fin with light worm-like markings and a white stripe along the leading edge of fins. Introduced to Tasmania in 1883, the Brook Trout has not acclimatised well, although Clarence Lagoon and Lake Plimsoll do have wild populations with Brook Trout weighing up to 4kg. Albino Rainbow Trout are golden coloured and rare in the wild, but the Salmon Ponds have some beautiful species. Here they can be easily seen, and are very popular with visitors. Tiger Trout are produced from crossing female brown trout (eggs) with male brook trout (milt). They are bred mainly as a display fish and novelty species at the Salmon Ponds Hatchery. Tiger Trout have occasionally been released into a few waters, eg the Pet Dam, Lake Dulverton and Pawleena Lagoon. The Tiger Trout is a sterile hybrid so therefore does not breed. Colouration is a green mottled back with distinctive tiger like bands, and similar in shape and features to brown trout. Atlantic Salmon in sea-cage farms are the backbone of Tasmania’s aquaculture industry, and some large mature fish can be seen and fed at the Salmon Ponds. Attempts to introduce them to Tasmania’s lakes and rivers were unsuccessful, but today some lakes are being stocked with Atlantic Salmon for recreational angling, and many are caught in southern waterways following their escape from fish farms such as Strahan. Salmon Ponds via New Norfolk Pancakes by the Ponds: Licensed Restaurant Well, having been almost 30 years since our last visit to the Salmon Ponds, imagine my surprise to find they now have a restaurant that specialises in pancakes! Okay, NOW imagine my dilemma having eaten a somewhat large lunch only 30 minutes prior to arriving at The Salmon Ponds. One cannot write a true and honest article without savouring the delights, and one of my favourite delights is pancakes, I can’t resist them. So now, Kev drags me away from the restaurant and it’s a two hour stroll around the Salmon Ponds to walk off one’s previous lunch, and then it’s straight back. BUT now a bigger dilemma… savoury or sweet? And watching the size of those pancakes coming out to be served to waiting guests told me there was no way I was going to fit in TWO WHOLE SERVES!!! The aromas were killing me. Kev was no help whatsoever, just teasing me as he reeled off the different varieties! To the rescue, a wonderful chef. No bother, he just cooked one savoury and one sweet, and then served them up as half serves for us both. Wow, nothing was too much trouble for these guys… 10/10 for awesome friendly service! Pancakes by the Ponds Pancakes by the Ponds specialises in savoury and sweet, traditional European style crepes. Fully licensed with Tasmanian wines and quality coffee. Yep, we had both savoury and sweet, with a most delicious cappuccino… 10/10… awesome, and yep, I admit I was ‘stuffed’! All photos strictly ©Carol Haberle, H&H Photography. You can follow Carol on Facebook at Haberle Photo Cards. Carol writes feature articles for this website about all things Tasmanian. If you’d like Carol to visit you, please contact Think Tasmania. Map: Salmon Ponds, Plenty Tasmania… PreviousTasmanian Gourmet Sauce Company: Yum! NextJanet Walmsley: Tasmanian Ceramic Artist Carol Haberle Flatpack Bakers: Recipes at the Ready! Convict Sites: Tasmania Tourist Attraction: Best in Tassie Challenge Cradle Chalet Boutique Luxury Lodge Roger Findlay on 14 December 2012 at 8:13 pm Great one Carol. They don’t sell fish at Salmon Ponds but one day I’ll visit. You people have got a lot to thank us for. We introduced the trout, rabbit & fox, Julia + good looking women! (What more can we do)? carol haberle on 16 December 2012 at 6:59 pm Lol Roger…trust YOU to try and take credit mate, hahahaha…but a couple of those introductions, mmmmm, well you can take them back to England if you like mate, Hugs! Erin {Mum} on 14 December 2012 at 8:46 pm Great article Carol,but yes,I can imagine Kev’s pain at having to watch but not catch,it must have really hurt. Oh yes, it really was painful for Kev, but he did enjoy it all the same…so happy you enjoyed the article, love and hugs! Gemma on 17 December 2012 at 9:22 am We visited the Salmon Ponds on a long weekend, expecting to stroll the gardens & taste the pancakes…we strolled the gardens but didn’t get any pancakes…as they had sold out. On the Sunday of a long weekend – not good enough in my opinion. But apart from that it is a lovely place to visit. Hopefully they have learnt from this & next time we can try some pancakes! Carol Haberle on 26 December 2012 at 10:09 pm So, so sorry you missed the pancakes Gemma, such a pity…but it truly is a wonderful place to visit…hugs and thank you for stopping by! Leave a Reply to carol haberle Cancel reply	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line419
__label__cc	0.745453	0.254547	The Daily Prophecy Where Fairy Tales Come True. Reading List 2018 _Reading list 2017 Fairytale News \| Fairytale retellings. This is a 'new' feature I came up with. I will be talking about everything that has to do with reading. From pretty new covers to discussions about books. I will post them randomly. The trend of fairytales and retellings is still going strong! You can imagine how happy it makes me to find new books every day. Goodreads is my main source and today I want to spotlight some of my most anticipated fairytale retellings. Some of them don’t have covers, but they deserve the attention anyway. I have some other posts, like retellings from 2013, another retellings from 2013 and upcoming fairy tales 2014. Marissa Meyer – Fairest. Release: 27 January 2015.Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all? Marissa Meyer – Winter. Release: 10 November 2015. Some of the things I gathered: Word count: Top Secret (but it will be the longest book of the series) # of characters who get their own POV chapters: 11. Unless I’m forgetting some. Semi-randomly selected teaser sentence: “No. She will never be queen.” She swayed toward him, and he felt like he was being encircled by a python, smothered and choked. WINTER PREQUEL SHORT STORY : Having written a prequel companion story for each of the first three books of the Lunar Chronicles, I couldn’t stand to leave Winter out! I’ve been brainstorming ideas for a Winter-based prequel and intend to draft something out by the end of this month. I have no idea how or when my publisher will want to release it, but I hope it will be available to readers before Winter comes out next year. Stay tuned! Release: TBD And something fun I also want to share, extra information: Guide to Lunar characters. Sarah J. Maas – A court of thorns and roses. May 5th 2015. When nineteen-year-old Feyre plucks a forbidden rose from the ground, a wolfish creature arrives to punish her for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. And as she learns more about him, her feelings for Tamlin transform from hostility to a fiery passion. But the threats against the faerie lands are growing, and Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse . . . or lose Tamlin forever. And another blurb: No mortal would dare venture beyond the borders of their world to Prythian, a forbidden kingdom of faeries. But Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill, and when she spots a deer being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. Killing the predator comes at a price though - her life, or her freedom. Dragged to Prythian, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, the faerie lands becomes an even more dangerous place. I also hunted down a couple of teasers, which you can find over here and here. Rosamund Hodge – Crimson bound. May 5, 2015. Though not set in the same world as Cruel Beauty, Crimson Bound is also inspired by fairy tales: Little Red Riding Hood (specifically this version:http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/harris/St...) meets (genderswapped) Girl With No Hands. With bonus apocalypse. And kissing. Jessica Khoury – Untitled. No release date yet. A retelling of the story of Aladdin told from the perspective of the genie--a girl named Zahra--who falls in love with Aladdin even as she is bound to grant his wishes to win the heart of a princess. A.C Gaughen – Lion Heart. May 19th, 2015. No information, but I had to share this cover. Look how pretty! Sara Saedi – Never ever. 2016.Inspired by PETER PAN, it tells the story of a girl and her two brothers; when a handsome stranger invites the three of them to a secret island where no one grows old they think they've won the lottery, but they soon discover that something sinister is going on. Melanie Dickerson – The huntress of Thornbeck forest. "Swan Lake" meets Robin Hood when the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant by day becomes the region's most notorious poacher by night, and falls in love with the forester. Jorgen is the forester for the wealthy margrave and must find and capture the poacher who has been killing and stealing the margrave's game. When he meets the lovely and refined Odette at the festival and shares a connection during a dance, he has no idea she is the one who has been poaching the margrave's game. Odette justifies her crime of poaching because she thinks the game is going to feed the poor, who are all but starving, both in the city and just outside its walls. But will the discovery of a local poaching ring reveal a terrible secret? Has the meat she thought she was providing for the poor actually been sold on the black market, profiting no one except the ring of black market sellers? The one person Odette knows can help her could also find out her own secret and turn her over to the margrave, but she has no choice. Jorgen and Odette will band together to stop the dangerous poaching ring . . . and fall in love. But what will the margrave do when he discovers his forester is protecting a notorious poacher? Christine Norris – A curse of ash and iron. 2015. Eleanor Banneker is under a spell, bewitched and enslaved by her evil stepmother. Her long-lost childhood friend, Benjamin Grimm, is the only person immune to the magic that binds her. Even if he doesn't believe in real magic, he cannot abandon her and must find a way to breach the spell – but time is running short. Naomi Novik – Uprooted. “Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon. Of course that’s not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he’s still a man, and our fathers would band together and kill him if he wanted to eat one of us every ten years. He protects us against the Wood, and we’re grateful, but not that grateful.” Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life. Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood. The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka is afraid. She knows—everyone knows—that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia, all the things Agnieszka isn’t, and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her. But Agnieszka fears the wrong things. For when the Dragon comes, it is not Kasia he will choose. Wendy Higgins – The great hunt. Retelling of the Brother's Grimm tale "The Singing Bone." Pauline Harris – Puppet. October 2014. Penelope lives in a world of advanced technology but many claim society has yet to catch up. Marionettes have advanced in the form of robots; lifelike creations remote controlled to perform super human tasks. When Penelope makes a deal with Jed, a marionette-obsessed scientist, she doesn’t fully realize what she’s getting herself into. In order for Jed to take her away from the orphanage she lives in, she must first agree to undergo his experiments and tests, ultimately creating something no one ever dreamed possible; the first living marionette. As Jed shows off his scientific creation to the world, concerns arise surrounding Penelope’s abilities and what she’s capable of doing. Ordered to somehow lessen her abilities, Jed makes a desperate attempt to change Penelope to make her more human, more vulnerable. After Penelope lies to the officials about her past, Jed makes sure it’s the last one she’ll ever utter. The truth is now the only thing she is capable of telling. As Penelope struggles with her past, her disturbingly new present, and her uncertain future, she is thrust into a magically twisted world of mayhem in search of the one thing she wants, but knows she can never have. The chance to be just a girl again. To be normal. To be real. Sarah Porter – Vassa in the night. Vassa In The Night is a magical, modern-day retelling of the Russian folktale "Vassilisa the Beautiful" about a girl with an evil stepsister and a magic doll given to her by her late mother; which according to the publisher, "does for Brooklyn what Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat did for Hollywood." Nicole Castroman – Blackhearts. Inspired by the tale of Blackbeard, it's the story of a forbidden romance between a servant girl desperate for freedom and the master's son who dreams of a life at sea. But they are caught up in something bigger than their circumstances: a love that changes the course of history. Michelle Diener – The silver pear. October 1st 2014. An unlikely princess.. Kayla is determined to master her new-found abilities as a wild magic witch. She's learning everything she can so she and her betrothed, Rane, can put a stop to the sorcerers who are recklessly gathering their power, building up their magic to take each other on in a war that will destroy the countries of Middleland. An even more unlikely sorcerer.. Mirabelle's father was one of the greatest sorcerers in Middleland, but when he used the magic in the silver pear to bespell his pregnant wife to give birth to the greatest sorcerer who would ever live, he never thought that child would be a girl. Mirabelle is nothing like a usual sorcerer, confounding every expectation, and when she comes to the rescue of Rane's brother, Soren, she makes a decision few sorcerers would. She saves him, rather than herself, losing the silver pear in the process. And using magic always exacts a price.. With war not just a possibility but simply a matter of time, there are no neutral parties and no fence-sitters in Kayla and Mirabelle's new world. Everyone is either an ally or an enemy and there is a price to pay for everything. The question is, how high will it be? Renée Ahdieh – The wrath and the dawn. The book, the first of a duet, is a reimagining of The Arabian Nights, where the wits of one girl are the only thing standing between a vulnerable kingdom and its ruthless boy-king. Betsy Cornwell – Mechanica. Ash by Malinda Lo meets Marissa Meyer’s Cinder: A YA retelling of Cinderella about an indomitable inventor-mechanic who finds her prince but realizes she doesn't want a fairy tale happy ending after all. Fans of Libba Bray's The Diviners and Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel will find much to love here. Mackenzie Lee – The shadow boys are breaking. Pitched as a reimagining of Frankenstein set in an industrialized 1818 Geneva, where a teenage mechanic must rediscover the line between man and monster after he uses clockwork to bring his murdered brother back from the dead. Lisa Maxwell – Heartless things. Gwen and her best friend are abducted to a dark world akin to Pan's Labyrinth called Neverland, but it's nothing like the fairy tale. To rescue her friend, Gwen must decide whether to trust a roguish young pirate or the boy who calls himself Pan. Heather Lyons - The collector's society. After years in Wonderland, Alice has returned to England as an adult, desperate to reclaim sanity and control over her life. An enigmatic gentleman with an intriguing job offer too tempting to resist changes her plans for a calm existence, though. Soon, she’s whisked to New York and initiated into the Collectors’ Society, a secret organization whose members confirm that famous stories are anything but straightforward and that what she knows about the world is only a fraction of the truth. It’s there she discovers villains are afoot—ones who want to shelve the lives of countless beings. Assigned to work with the mysterious and alluring Finn, Alice and the rest of the Collectors’ Society race against a doomsday clock in order to prevent further destruction . . . but will they make it before all their endings are erased? C.J Redwine - The shadow queen. A dark fantasy inspired by "Snow White". A princess has lived in hiding from her stepmother for years, until the false queen sends out a new kind of huntsman – the crown prince of a nation of powerful dragon shifters, desperate enough to save his people to ally himself with even an evil usurper. That's it for this edition. Did you find some new books to add to Goodreads? Labels: Fairytale news, Fairytales, Feature Stephanie@ThesePaperHearts October 11, 2014 at 1:35 AM Ahhh! I want A court of thorns and roses so badly!! I have high expectations for that book O.o Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard October 11, 2014 at 4:47 AM Thanks for this list! I'm looking forward to Winter and Fairest, and the new Naomi Novik. After this, I'll also be on the watch for A Court of Thorns and Roses! Oh, and not a fairy tale, exactly, but I'm looking forward to the sequel to Seraphina, called Shadow Scale. Kayla Sanchez October 11, 2014 at 5:12 AM Thanks for the extra info on Fairest! That's the most I've read about it, and now I'm even more excited (yay for big books!). I thought a Court of Thorns and Roses was releasing earlier, but oh well. May is still soon enough :) Kat Stark October 11, 2014 at 5:27 AM Thank you so much for this Mel, I love retellings and I never really know where to go to look for them. A list is always good to have and look through and some of those covers are just so beautiful. Can't wait to grab some of these! Mishma Nixon October 11, 2014 at 5:50 AM Wow Mel, you just gave me some amazing recommendations! Thanks a lot for that:) I am currently reading Cinder, and I am loving it to pieces.I have always been a huge fan of fairytale retellings, especially about my favourite stories, so it makes me happy to know that there are a lot of good books in that genre to look forward to. A court of thorns and roses sounds amazing. Just like I told you the other day, my favourite fairytale is Beauty and the Beast and when it's retold by one of my favourite authors, I have an instant feeling that I am going to love that book. Mel@Thedailyprophecy October 20, 2014 at 8:29 PM No problem Mishma :)! Jess @myreadingdress October 11, 2014 at 9:37 AM Fantastic feature, Mel! You've really outdone yourself :) I'm so excited for new Maas and Meyer. They're both brilliant writers who get better with each instalment! I'll be honest. I'm leaning more towards Maas right now. How enticing does that premise sound?! I haven't read many tales that do faeries justice (but then again, I haven't chanced upon Kagawa yet) so I'm hoping this one will be a hit! Jeann @ Happy Indulgence October 11, 2014 at 10:12 AM OH MY GOD A RETELLING FOR ALADDIN. I just love that fairy tale so much! And YESSS WINTER is my most anticipated release next year, I just can't wait! Great to see another Sarah J. Maas story that isn't Throne of Glass, I wonder what it would be like. Iris Kwakernaat October 11, 2014 at 11:18 AM This is absolutely the best way to stay up to date on all the new 'fairy tale-ish' books that are being published! For real, I had a blast adding most of these to my Goodreads! Also, I probably don't have to say this, but I am SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED for A Court of Thorns and Roses! Woop woop! :D Gosh, some of these covers are absolutely beautiful, definitely fairytale-worthy! I especially like the look of Mechanica. Great new feature! I love things like this. Krazzyme(Young Readers) October 11, 2014 at 12:07 PM this list is amazing! THANKS so much! runs off to goodreads Stephanie Verhaegen October 11, 2014 at 12:18 PM I can't wait for Fairest. I'm SO ready for it! Also can't wait Crimson Bound. Very excited for it. Never Ever is a new title to me. I happen to LOVE Peter Pan retellings so that's awesome! Oh and The Silver Pear was fantastic! I wasn't -totally- sold on The Golden Apple but I was impressed by TSP! =) Chiara @ Books for a Delicate Eternity October 11, 2014 at 12:39 PM Ohmygosh Mel, what have you done to me? Pretty much all of these sound absolutely amazing, and I fear my TBR will grow exponentially by the time I go through them all on Goodreads! As always, thank you for sharing your love for fairytales <3 Muhahaha :D Celine October 11, 2014 at 4:29 PM What a lovely list! Puppet and Mechanica sound wonderful Carina Olsen October 11, 2014 at 7:25 PM Yay for AMAZING post :D Thank you so much for sharing about all these amazing books Mel. <3 They all look awesome. Sigh. FAIREST. WINTER. So much love! Dying to read those two :) I just know they will be awesome. Sigh. :) Reviews from a Bookworm October 11, 2014 at 7:46 PM Amazing post! Thank you for sharing, I now have a few more additions to add to my TBR. I am so beyond excited for A Court of Thorns and Roses!!!!! It will tide me over until the next Throne of Glass book. Lina Purtscher October 11, 2014 at 8:30 PM OMG my TBR pile is about to be inundated!!! I can imagine this took a while to put together, thanks for all the news! Jess (Gone with the Words) October 12, 2014 at 12:07 AM Wow! SO many retellings!! I had no idea most of these where coming out! Thanks, Mel! More to add to my TBR. :) Zoe N. October 12, 2014 at 12:42 AM Fairytale retellings are always the BEST! Most of these are on my TBR as well - but my most anticipated are Fairest, Winter and A Court of Thorns and Roses as I absolutely adore the previous works of both authors. Thanks for sharing Mel and fabulous post! <3 It's awesome seeing so many authors writing fairytale retellings! :D Kimberly Vincent October 12, 2014 at 1:37 AM Thank you for this post!! I love fairytalle retellings and I am so happy that more and more authors are writing them. However, it is really hard to keep track of all of the awesome retellings and this post has helped me so much!! Also, I cannot wait Lion Heart to release!! I need to know what happens next in that series! Is it May yet? You're welcome! I'm always happy to help another fairytale fangirl out :D Nicole October 12, 2014 at 2:22 AM SO MANY TO LOOK FORWARD TO!! I knew of a few of these but most are new to me! The Aladdin retelling by Jessica Khoury sounds really good! As does the new C.J. Redwine. And obviously I'm dying to read A.C. Gaughen, Marissa Meyer, SJMaas and Rosamund Hodge :) Lauren October 12, 2014 at 3:11 AM OOOH! I had no idea about this new Sarah J. Maas series! Added that immediately, considering I'm only on the third novella of ToG and already know that I'm going to be addicted to THAT series lol. I'm really excited to read Fairest, sadly I haven't even picked up Cress yet, oops. Oh, and CJ Redwine's new book... SUPER excited for that one!!! Love this feature, Mel! So much great information and books that I had no idea of and probably wouldn't otherwise :) Cait October 12, 2014 at 4:01 AM I'm drooling over, like, ALL of these. But particularly Sarah J Maas' second series. YAY!! MORE OF HER BOOKS TO TIE US OVER BETWEEN TOG RELEASES!!! Although, I'm also scared. New characters for me to get attached to and then cry when they're killed or whatnot. We know how Maas works. >.> I can't wait for Fairest, but I want Winter so so so baaaaadly. I'm kind of sad it was pushed back for Fairest. But I understand why they wanted Fairest out first. x) Puppet looks awesome and I LOVE all these Grimm retellings coming out soon. XD Melanie October 12, 2014 at 12:23 PM oh my goodness look at all these books I need to throw on my shelves like ASAP! Never Ever sounds fabulous already, but releasing in 2016?! THATS SO FAR AWAY. Anyway, so very excited about Meyer and Maas' upcoming novels. 2015 is gonna be all kinds of epic in the bookish world Nara October 12, 2014 at 2:15 PM OH MY GOD SO EXCITED ABOUT A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES! I will literally read anything Sarah J Maas writes. And Fairest! aksdf villain backstories are so interesting! I really hope she can flesh out Leavana's backstory well (who am I kidding, it's Marissa Meyer, of course she'll do it well haha) Diva Booknerd October 12, 2014 at 6:09 PM I'm so incredibly excited by another Alice in Wonderland retelling, the original had been a favourite of mine since I was old enough to read. Being released as NA worries me a little that it's focus more on the characters rather than world building, which would be such a shame. Also going to keep an eye out for Wendy Higgins as well. Big fan of her work, she has such a vivid imagination and no doubt that one will be epic. Love the feature! Brilliant post and thanks for sharing Mel :) I haven't read anything by Higgins before, but this book definitely put her on my radar! Amber Elise October 13, 2014 at 2:55 AM Fairytale retellings are my kryptonite! I can't wait for Crimson Bound and The Collector's Society! I wasn't even aware of A Court of Thorns and Roses, I am curious now! Amber Elise @Du Livre DANG 11 point of views on Fairest? Wow, hopefully it won't get confusing because I always have trouble with POV books since some of the characters sound alike and I mix them up. OMG Puppet looks amazing! SO glad it's coming out this month. It's weird how I've never heard of that book... Anyways, please keep doing this feature! I really love it. :D Montana @ The Book Belles October 13, 2014 at 6:19 AM I love retellings, so this is an awesome post! A Court of Thorns and Roses is bound to be amazing, as it's Sarah J. Maas :) The Collector's Society also sounds really good. I love that cover! Tiffany October 13, 2014 at 4:53 PM I'm looking forward to The Collector's Society, but I am beyond freaking excited for A Court of Thorns and Roses. It's been on my TBR for over a year and I'm thrilled it finally has a release date! Oh my goodness! All of these upcoming retellings look absolutely FABULOUS! Thanks for putting these posts together -- I always end up adding tons of books to my TBR after I read them! ;) Em @ Books & Cleverness Wow, I didn't realize there were so many fairytale retellings to come! If I had to choose which ones I'd read or am interested in, it'd be the Marissa Meyer books (duh), the Jessica Khoury book (just because I love Aladdin and would love to read a retelling of it), and Mechanica (primarily because of that cover - gorgeous)! Mechanica has an AMAZING cover. Sydney N October 13, 2014 at 10:15 PM I'm so excited for Marissa Meyer's new book, even though it pushes Winter back quite a bit. I've always been interested in Levana's back story. I'm hoping it doesn't disappoint. :P A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES /dies I'm SO EXCITED for this and not just because it's Sarah J Maas but also because it sounds SO GOOD. Since the release of Throne of Glass her writing has definitely matured, so I can only imagine how much awesome is going to be packed into ACoTaR. AND it's a Beauty and the Beast retelling which is my favorite Disney story of all time. I started A.C. Gaughen's Lady Thief back in February but never finished it. :B I didn't DNF it but I just couldn't get into it again. It was the start of my slump, though. I LOVE the covers though! They're all so gorgeous. I never realized how many fairytale retellings there actually are! Anne Engelhart October 14, 2014 at 5:23 AM So many retellings. Damn, I am impressed with your homework. Why, thank you takes hat off Rachel October 15, 2014 at 5:25 AM Mel, I lovingly blame you for expanding my TBR pile even more!! I see some familiar ones and found some new ones! So thank you, I love this post :) I love fantasy books and fairytale retellings in general. Cinder set the mold <3 I am SO ready for A Court of Thorns and Roses :) I take the blame with pride ;) haha. Sana October 15, 2014 at 8:48 PM Yes to Winter and Fairest and A Court of Thorns and Roses. I didn't love Cruel Beauty so I really hope I like Crimson Bound better. Also, yesss to Lion Heart. That cover is just gorgeous! Stiefvater really liked Uprooted so I'm excited for it because she approved haha. Mechanica, The Wrath and The Dawn and The Shadow Queen all sound awesome! All the books sound like fun reads, I chooce these: Sarah J. Maas – A court of thorns and roses. Sara Saedi – Never ever. The covers of the books look magical I'm in love with the cover from Mechanica! Danielle Cox October 16, 2014 at 5:01 PM WINTER. <3 Why oh why did it have to be pushed back?! I am DYING for it. That thing is gonna be a tome though lol. Love the teaser quote! Court of Thorns and Roses sounds wonderful! I kinda wish it was a standalone, but I can't wait to hear more about it. I still need to start the Scarlet trilogy. I think I'm gonna binge read them when the third is released. :) At least we got an extra book, Fairest :D Micheline D October 16, 2014 at 8:34 PM Oooooh thanks for this list!! So many pretties to get excited about. I can easily say that SJM's Court of Thorn and Roses is my most coveted one out of all these! I NEED that book in my life!!! Gah! I can't wait until we get to see a cover at least :D And of course I'm dying to get my hands on Fairest!! I love MM's Lunar Chronicles series and I've always enjoyed getting to know how a notorious villain gets to be that way! Lion Heart sounds/looks amazing too! Rita (Weaving Pages) October 19, 2014 at 6:58 PM There are SO many books here that I'm excited for!! Specifically Winter (AHHH, I'M SO EXCITED!), Court of Throne and Roses (EEEKK! MORE SARAH J. MAAS!!) and Crimson Bound because I really enjoyed Cruel Beauty- it's a shame it's not a sequel, haha, but I do love Little Red Riding Hood! Sara October 30, 2014 at 4:02 PM Court of Thorns and Roses sounds SO GOOD (though I still have to read her first series...I should really get on that). Also, I really need to read the rest of Marissa Meyer's books since I absolutely loved Cinder. So excited for these retellings! Olivia-Savannah October 31, 2014 at 8:38 PM Love this list! I didn't know there were going to be so many releases! Some of these sound super awesome and as I am all for retellings myself, I can't wait! Check out my NOTD and giveaway: http://olivia-savannah.blogspot.nl/2014/10/nightmare-before-christmas-notd.html Thanks for stopping by and commenting! I really appreciate it and I will return the favor as soon as possible. Search Fairyland Meet the Dreamer Mel in a few words: 27. Dutch. In love. Microbiology. Disney-lover. Fairytales. Fangirl. Netflix addict. Fantasy. Gamer. Introvert. Creative. Bulletjournalist. Passionate. Stubborn. Potterhead. Bookhoarder. Wanderlust. Want to read more? A Whole New World Review 297. Miriam Forster – City of a thousand do... Mel in Movieland \| Percy Jackson: The lightening t... Review 296. Ransom Riggs – Miss Peregrine’s home f... Personal \| Finding a balance. Review 295. Natalie Parker – Beware the wild. Review 294. 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__label__cc	0.74207	0.25793	Movie Review: Daddy’s Home by Bob Garver “Daddy’s Home” was one of the worst movies of 2015. I took two hours out of my Christmas Day to cringe through an obnoxious feud between a doting stepdad (Will Ferrell) and an underactive biological father (Mark Wahlberg) over the love of their shared kids. Because that movie had a cushy holiday opening, it made enough money to warrant a sequel. “Daddy’s Home 2” is somehow even worse, making me appreciate the few things the original did right that this one lacks. As it stands, this movie is a Madea Halloween away from being the worst movie of 2017. Just a quick recap on the families: Brad (Ferrell) and Sarah (Linda Cardellini) have one son of their own, and Brad is stepdad to Sarah’s son and daughter that she had with Dusty (Wahlberg). Dusty is stepdad to a girl that his new wife Karen (Alessandra Ambrosio) had with Roger (John Cena). Four kids, five parents, and for this movie we’re adding two grandparents. John Lithgow is Brad’s dorky dad Don and Mel Gibson is Dusty’s estranged father Kurt. Since the movie promises to be about daddies, the majority of the screen time goes to Brad, Dusty, Don, and Kurt. In short, Kurt gets the feud between Brad and Dusty going again. He thinks that the best way to solve any conflict is to fight, so he serves as an instigator at every opportunity. He likes to get the two arguing, and then saying “Are you going to take that?” He also thinks they’re too soft in their approach to parenting, and that Dusty especially needs to be more hard-nosed. He wants his grandkids hunting turkeys, bowling without bumpers, and approaching crushes in a way that constitutes sexual harassment. Brad and Dusty think he needs to start living in the 21st century, but they also feel a need to impress him. Another round of one-upsmanship ensues, with Kurt’s respect on the line as well as the kids’. Eventually a lesson is learned about how they’re all being stupid and the important thing is that they function as a cohesive family unit. The movie is consistently painful, especially when Ferrell’s brand of comedy is involved. Brad can’t do anything right, both in terms of being a klutz and being a bad parent. The klutz part hasn’t changed much from the first movie, this time sees him get whacked in the face by a tetherball, violently crash a snow tube, get Christmas lights caught in a snowblower, chop down a “Christmas tree” so that it crushes Dusty’s car, and other tired pratfalls every other minute. The bad parenting is one of those things that’s worse here than in the first movie. Brad previously had a responsibility to him that somewhat balanced out Dusty’s style-without-substance. Here, everything he does is wrong, from dating advice to fighting in public to cheaply dragging Roger into the family conflict so Dusty will be unnerved. Actually, none of the father figures in this movie are very good at parenting, maybe the idea is that the five need to work together to bring out the one good parent they have between them? If that is the case, then the math is off, because with these characters, there’s maybe a third of a good parent between them. “Daddy’s Home 2” is an ugly movie about people who need a serious lesson in maturity. Even more than the characters, the film itself needs to grow up, given the reliance on lowbrow humor. This is a movie that loves its “family members kissing on the mouth” gags, not to mention the characters’ overall inability to behave like they’ve been trained to function in polite society. I was prepared for an annoying experience, and this movie managed to sink even lower than my expectations. Be a good Daddy or Mommy and take the family to see something better. “Daddy’s Home 2” is rated PG-13 for suggestive material and some language. Its running time is 100 minutes. Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@nyu.edu. Story Map is Local Artist Bia Gayotto’s Workshops Eyes On The Sky: Airline Opens Flight For Eclipse Viewers The Tradition Continues!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line428
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NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Is Primetime Television's No. 1 Show for Fourth Consecutive TV Season NBC further spins the numbers for the season to date. ABC Is Monday's Most-Watched Net for 5th Week in a Row and 8 of the Last 9 ABC spins the numbers for Monday, May 11. NBC Wins Monday Among the Big 4 Networks in 18-49, Led by the #1 Show of the Night on Those Nets, "The Voice" NBC spins the numbers for Monday, May 11. Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC, "The Voice" Hold Off ABC, "DWTS" in Demos The Alphabet however is the most-watched network overall last night. TLC Ranks #1 in All of Television on Tuesday Night with W18-34 TLC further spins the numbers for Tuesday, May 5. Live + 7 Day Ratings: ABC Claims 4 of the Week's Top 5 Biggest TV Gainers in Adults 18-49 ABC further spins the numbers for the week of April 20-26. Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Demos with Drama Finales "Revenge" signs off its run up 8% from the previous week among adults 18-49. "A.D. The Bible Continues" Is Up 11% in Total Viewers Versus NBC's Results in Its Time Period on the Same Night Last Year NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, May 10. ABC Wins Its 3rd-Consecutive Sunday in Adults 18-49 with the Top 3 Series ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, May 10. Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: NBA Playoffs Put ABC on Top The Alphabet leads the night among adults 18-49 with said post-season coverage. "Saturday Night Live," With Host Reese Witherspoon, Matches the Show's Highest 18-49 Rating in the Local People Meters Since January 31 NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, May 9. "Grimm" Grows 11% Week to Week, Matches a Four-High in 18-49 NBC spins the numbers for Friday, May 8. Friday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Wins Demo Race with "Shark Tank" The Alphabet takes the top three spots among adults 18-49 last night. ABC Wins Friday with the Top 3 Shows - #1 for 5th Straight Week in Adults 18-49 ABC spins the numbers for Friday, May 8. "Blacklist" Grows 17% Week to Week in 18-49 NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, May 7. ABC Ranks No. 1 for the 3rd-Straight May Sweep Thursday in Adults 18-49 ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, May 7. Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC, CBS Share Demo Crown The Eye's "The Big Bang Theory" wraps its season as the night's most-watched program in total viewers and adults 18-49. ABC Gains Viewers This Season and Is the Only Major Net Up in Adults 18-49 ABC further spins the numbers for the season to date. "The Tonight Show," "Late Night" Outdeliver ABC, CBS Timeslot Competition for Week of April 27-May 1 NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of April 27-May 1. "Nightline" Is #1 for the Week in Total Viewers ABC spins the late-night numbers for the week of April 27-May 1. "Chicago P.D." Wins at 10 Among ABC-CBS-NBC Dramas in 18-49 NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, May 6. ABC Wins the First 2 Wednesdays of the May Sweep for the First Time in 15 Years ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, May 6. Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: Adults 18-49 Crown Goes to ABC "Modern Family" once again leads the night in the key demographic. 2015 Radio Disney Music Awards Prove Multiplatform Staying Power; Music Sales Grow for Featured Performers Disney Channel further spins the numbers for Sunday, April 26. "Chicago Fire" Wins the 10 P.M. Hour Among by a 45% Margin In 18-49 NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, May 5. The Eye's "NCIS" edges out The Peacock's "The Voice" among adults 18-49 in the 8:00/7:00c hour. "Forever" Is Up 10% in Its Finale to Equal a 5-Month High in Adults 18-49 ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, May 5. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' Original Movie, "Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery" Becomes the Network's Most-Watched Film Among W25-54, Households, and Total Viewers The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, May 2. Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Voice" Extends Demo Win Streak to Four Weeks The Peacock's reality franchise is still the show to beat on Mondays among adults 18-49. Lifetime(R) Original Movie "Cleveland Abduction" Delivers 3.1 Million Viewers in World Premiere Lifetime spins the numbers for Saturday, May 2. "The Big Bang Theory" Is The Week's Top Program in Viewer and Adult 18-49 Live Plus 7-Day Lift CBS further spins the numbers for the week of April 13-19. most recent ratings \| view all posts Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Is Tops in Both Viewers, Demos The network's unscripted lineup leads the night in both categories. Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: "Furious 7" Puts NBC on Top The Peacock wins the low key evening in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Friday's Broadcast Ratings: "Dateline NBC" Holds Off Demo Competition The Peacock wins the night among adults 18-49 while CBS is still the most-watched network. Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "Big Brother" Wins Reality Showdown CBS is the most-watched network last night and shares the adults 18-49 crown with FOX. "Saints & Sinners" Season Four Premiere Finishes #1 on Television Ahead of ABC, CBS, FOX, HBO, All Cable Networks Sunday Night 9:00-10:00 p.m. (ET) Among African Americans 18-49 & 25-54 Bounce TV further spins the numbers for Sunday, July 7. HGTV's "My Lottery Dream Home" Starring David Bromstad Delivers Double-Digit Year-Over-Year Growth on Friday Nights HGTV further spins the numbers for the season to date. Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "The 2019 ESPYs" Put ABC in Front The Alphabet claims top honors in both total viewers and adults 18-49. Disney Channel's "Andi Mack" Scores New Summer Highs Ahead of Its Series Finale Disney Channel further spins the numbers for the week of July 1-5. Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Tops Demos with MLB All-Star Game The network's coverage leads the night among adults 18-49 while NBC is the most-watched network. TV One's "The Bobby DeBarge Story" Ranks #1 on Television Saturday Night Among African Americans and Premieres as the Network's #4 Movie of All Time TV One further spins the numbers for Saturday, June 29. ESPN Sees Overall Viewership Success in June Led by Continued Upward Studio Show Trends ESPN further spins the numbers for the month of June. Monday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Continues Win Streak with "The Bachelorette" The Alphabet once again leads the night in total viewers and adults 18-49. "Stranger Things 3" Is Breaking Netflix Records! 40.7 million household accounts have been watching the show since its July 4 global launch - more than any other film or series in its first four days. more ratings >>	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line429
__label__cc	0.576172	0.423828	Nehru and Uniform Civil Code By jk on February 26, 2013 in History: India Jawaharlal Nehru with school children at Durgapur (via Wikipedia) Six Thousand Days: Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister by Amiya Rao and B.G.Rao has a section on the first Prime Minister’s politics regarding the introduction of Uniform Civil Code in India. He had sponsored the Hindu Code Bills because the personal laws of Hindus had to be modified to come in line with modern thought and attitudes. It was also intended especially for, “freeing our people, more especially our women-folk from the outworn customs and shackles which have bound them.” Even though President Bourgiba of Tunisia and President Ayub of Pakistan had changed Muslim personal law in their countries, Nehru was not willing to do so in India. The book accuses him of conceding that only the Ulema and not the Parliament had the power to make rules for Muslims purely for the vote bank. In a speech Nehru mentioned “We have passed one or two laws recently and we are considering one … in regard to Hindu marriage and divorce … These are personal ingrained in custom, habit and religion … Now we do not dare to touch the Muslims because they are a minority and we do not want the Hindu majority to do it. These are personal laws and so will remain for the Muslims until they want to change them … We do not wish to create the impression that we are forcing any particular thing in regard to Muslims’ personal laws.” Thus, even though Article 44 stated that the state shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout India, that was one path Nehru was unwilling to travel. Uniform Civil Code The Indian Supreme Court has finally said what we have been “saying for a while”:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3089539.stm bq. The Indian Supreme Court says all citizens should be bound by the same laws... Nepal Monarchy and Chacha Nehru Even though Nepal as a state was established by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, later the monarchs became prisoners of their Prime Ministers and even had to get the Prime Minister’s... Subhash Bose: Nehru's Role Till recently aam junta like us believed that Subhash Bose died in plane crash in Taiwan. But investigations by the Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry has revealed that it was... Unraveling the Cheraman Perumal Myth In Pragati: Book Review of A Passage to Infinity by George Gheverghese Joseph What happened in 825 CE in Kerala? Indian History Carnival–77: Cultural Treasures, Maratha and Deccani Paintings, Ehrenfels, Margaret Lee Weil Jawaharlal Nehru ← Writing Historical Fiction(9): David Gillham Briefly Noted: The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line443
__label__cc	0.558546	0.441454	UNYQ About UNYQ Prosthetic Covers Spine Wears PROSTHETIC WEARS Register : Prosthetist Register : Patients Register : Clinicians UNYQ Clinics All the Right Curves, All the Right Angles Orthotics & Prosthetics, UNYQERS \| March 24, 2018 \| Mark Lawson Bell The team at Scoliosis and Spine Associates (SSA) in New York City knows a thing or two about curves and angles. Decades of experience treating scoliosis patients has taught them that their job is actually a fine-tuned balance of social work, biomechanical adaptation, medical innovation and when necessary, surgical precision. In fact, you might say their work empowers the patient from every – and any – angle needed. Dr. Vasantha Murthy, who is Board-certified in Rehabilitation Medicine, and Certified Orthotist Isabelle (Liz) Rauch lead the non-surgical side of the practice. Together with Dr. Baron Lonner, professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Attending spine surgeon at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center, they continuously study and search for workable treatment alternatives. Drs. Murthy, Lonner and Liz each came to their focus on the treatment of irregular spinal curvature at a time when scoliosis treatment options were far more intrusive. And yet, each still speaks with such empathy for the patient, you know that is exactly why they are still so motivated to do what they do, day-in and day-out. They know first-hand that today’s bracing advances are far more adaptable and acceptable than any they’ve worked with in the past 30 years. And they are determined to help ease any initial emotional reactions by always being the advocate for the patient. They know that patients and their families want correction and comfort. Liz Rauch started as an understudy to the developer of the Boston brace, a heavy plastic apparatus that had been the standard in bracing since the early 1970s. That was before the advent of 3D printing and advanced and breathable braces like UNYQ Align™. Liz Rauch, CO “I started out as a social worker years ago so I’ve always been very cognizant of the emotional component. We regard it as our responsibility to be the cheering squad for these kids,” said Liz. “But I have also always enjoyed playing with tools and designing stuff. Curves and angles are so intriguing to me. I work those angles to get the exact correction and not have a young person go to surgery. That, to me, is a very motivating factor.” Dr. Murthy’s introduction to scoliosis treatment was perhaps much like the patients she sees every day. She says she was sort of just thrown into it, wide-eyed and almost completely unaware of exactly what scoliosis treatment was all about. “I was just finishing my residency when a leading scoliosis surgeon asked for help with his practice,” recalled Dr. Murthy. “No one talked about scoliosis then. I’d only seen a few spine X-rays. The doctor put up a picture and told me to measure.” But she was inspired by what she was doing and continues to be motivated by the opportunity to understand the nuances of spine treatment with modern technology advances. “I fight traffic for two hours every day just because I still love to see those spines in want of correction and then seeing what a totally customized brace can do,” said Dr. Murthy. “Liz and I complement each other with our thinking and ideas about how to get the maximum correction. That’s how we know the UNYQ Align brace is a quantum leap in bracing. It is so light-weight and allows for air circulation to minimize sweating and it also allows built-in modifications. That is so important to patient care and comfort. And it still delivers the desired results.” Said Liz, “I think it is a very salient point to understand what has actually evolved is our [collective industry] understanding of scoliosis. It forces me to up my game and sharpen my thinking. With the ability to 3D scan instead of casting and the advanced functionality of UNYQ Align, Dr. Murthy and I have been able to attack curves in a more sophisticated and detailed way than we ever have before.” The end-goal always is to minimize the progression of spinal curvature. But each member of the team knows getting there requires patient buy-in and motivation. Dr. Baron Lonner Added Dr. Lonner, “We give a lot of high-fives in this practice. We want the patients to see treatment in a brace as a bump in the road and then they can get on with their lives and their dreams.” When patients are happier and clinicians are motivated by the results UNYQ Align helps them achieve in treatment and in the patient’s self-esteem – that’s when you know you are making a difference. Because empowering scoliosis patients really is about understanding all the right curves. And all the right angles. Time limit is exhausted. Please reload the CAPTCHA. nine × eight = #likenoother Subscribe to UNYQ Emails Tibial SPINE SCOLIOSIS Copyright © 2018 UNYQ. All rights reserved Prosthetic : Covers Spine : Scoliosis	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line453
__label__wiki	0.675817	0.675817	Home » Politics » U.K. ambassador to U.S. resigns after leaked memo expressed Trump criticism U.K. ambassador to U.S. resigns after leaked memo expressed Trump criticism Britain’s ambassador to Washington resigned on Wednesday after Donald Trump labeled him “stupid” and “wacky” following the release of confidential memos from the envoy in which he branded the U.S. president’s administration inept. “Since the leak of official documents from this Embassy there has been a great deal of speculation surrounding my position and the duration of my remaining term as ambassador,” Kim Darroch said in his resignation letter. “I want to put an end to that speculation. The current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like.” Prime Minister Theresa May said she regretted that Darroch felt the need to resign, adding that officials needed to be able to give “full and frank advice.” “This morning I have spoken to Sir Kim Darroch. I have told him that it is a matter of great regret that he has felt it necessary to leave his position,” May told parliament. This is a breaking news story. More information to come. Trump vows to resist any Democratic effort to investigate White House Zoning change sheds light on Sifton subdivision development, draws ire of neighbours Police association says repealing and not replacing Pawnbrokers Act sends ‘wrong message’ to thieves Trump urged to block UK steel mills from US government contracts in trade deal Tagged Kim Darroch, leak, leaked memo Trump Plans to Declare National Emergency to Build Border Wall Voice of the Mirror – Theresa May’s Brexit is a national humiliation Top U.S. trade envoys to meet China's Xi, no decision on deadline extension The Queen’s ‘most trusted’ servant revealed: ‘Her closest friend in the Palace’ Cameron Boyce's cause of death revealed as family say Disney star died of epileptic seizure in his sleep	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line454
__label__cc	0.533209	0.466791	Added on March 7, 2018 Kyle J. Steenblik A Wrinkle in Time , A Wrinkle in Time Review , Ava DuVernay , chris pine , Deric McCabe A Wrinkle in Time is a Triumphant Adaptation of a Classic Book [Review] Directed by Ava DuVernay Screenplay by Jennifer Lee Based on A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Starring: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, Storm Reid, Zach Galifianakis, Chris Pine, Deric McCabe, Levi Miller Production companies Walt Disney Pictures, Whitaker Entertainment Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Running time 109 minutes rated PG for thematic elements and some peril Meg Murry (Storm Reid) and her little brother, Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe), have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry (Chris Pine), for four years, ever since he discovered a new form of space travel, a concept known as a tesseract. Joined by Meg’s classmate Calvin O’Keefe (Levi Miller) and guided by the three mysterious astral travelers known as Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon), Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling) and Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey), the children brave a dangerous journey across the universe. Along the way they discover strange new planets, filled with beings beyond imagination, including an ancient and wise Happy Medium (Zach Galifianakis). Ultimately to a planet that possesses all of the evil in the universe where they alone can rescue the imprisoned Mr. Murry, and stand toe to toe with The It. The idea of a beloved book becoming a film can fill many fans with dread, especially when that beloved book is old enough to spark the imaginations of three generations. There was a time when conventional wisdom held that books such as A Wrinkle in Time were unfilmable, and no attempts were made. This adaptation is actually the second attempt Disney has made at brining this book to the screen. The first being a 2003 made-for-television movie, which was fine, but far from amazing. I am very happy to say I was pretty blown away with Disney’s 2018 adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. It brought back all the same feelings from when I first read the book at 9 years old, that feeling is very nearly priceless. What is better is both of my children were completely enthralled. The unobtrusive direction of Ava DuVernay went a long way to bring Jennifer Lee’s script to life, which captured the life and spirit of Madeleine L’Engle’s timeless story. The tone and tenor DuVernay set blended the extortionary grandeur of the universe, with the commonplace life on Earth. The visual feast of splendor was exuberant, igniting the imagination. However, at times the visuals were slightly obtrusive, the pacing and tone were occasionally inconstant, and the narrative was sometimes too thin. I would liken these flaws to finding a typo in a great book, it is unfortunate, but in this case doesn’t damage the whole. As a lifelong fan of this story, I was thrilled, and I was ecstatic that my children are now in love with this same story through and entirely different medium. I can say, as objectively as possible, the film was a terrific entry into the woefully inadequate catalog of children’s science-fiction film. Please also check out my Rants and Reels review on YouTube by Kyle J. Steenblik It was a cold December morning in Salt Lake City when I was born, it was a Tuesday. You could tell it was Tuesday because the bathrooms smelled like despair, hopeless lost dreams, and Tuna. I began to grow at an alarmingly normal rate and after 30 years I achieved definite adult-like shape and realized that I had squandered my talent-like abilities. One day I will do something about that squandering, after I finish watching Doctor Who, and if my offspring leave me alone for five minutes. Find on Google+ Follow me Facebook This Weeks Cartoon Network Lineup GSP Episode XXXVIII – Point One Spread #1: Many Sleepless Nights Ahead, Dear Readers WPR STAFF 2014 Holiday Gift Guide – WATCH EDITION My Argument For Playing At Your Local Game Store	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line460
__label__wiki	0.812841	0.812841	Uhuru orders nurses back to work latest Friday 8am worldwidenewscast February 13, 2019 1 Comment He warned the Kenya National Union of Nurses against intimidating health workers willing to resume duty, directing the police to take decisive action against protesters obstructing those willing to work/FILE NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has given striking nurses until Friday morning to report back to duty failure to which respective county governments and the Ministry of Health shall dismiss them. Kenyatta who spoke Wednesday morning following a meeting with Council of Governors (CoG) representatives led by Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya termed the strike illegal since it violates an order by the Employment and Labour Relations Court suspending the industrial action for sixty days. “One of the most important principles upon which our republic is established is the rule of law – no one is above the law. Obeying court orders is not optional but a requirement to all of us,” Kenyatta said while directing nurses to resume duty by 8 am on Friday. He warned the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) against intimidating health workers willing to resume duty directing the police to take decisive action against protesters obstructing those willing to work. “As the Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, I have instructed the National Police Service to take decisive action against those picketers who may intimidate or otherwise harass public servants who intend to go to work,” President Kenyatta ordered. Kenyatta noted with concern the huge sums of money gobbled up in recurrent expenditure saying at least 87.3 per cent of county budgets were channeled to expenses other than capital spending. The strike which entered its second week on Monday was suspended by the court on February 5 to give room for conciliation talks spearheaded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani had on February 4 asked KNUN officials to call off a planned strike in 23 counties to provide room for dialogue. “You’re expected to stop the industrial action and submit before the committee, process the matter, with a view of getting a solution. If a party is here and at the same time asking its members to proceed with the strike that is in breach of the law and that party will be cited in contempt,” he said on Monday last week. The CS urged parties to the dispute to file memoranda with the committee within thirty days to expedite the process. “Procedurally, all parties are expected to present memoranda outlining their issues so that they can be processed,” he said. KNUN General Seth Panyako however dismissed Yatani’s appeal saying the strike would continue as planned. “We’ve 11 counties so far where nurses have downed tools so far. We’re talking of about 8,000 nurses,” he said. According to Panyako only Machakos, Mombasa and Migori had honored a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed in November 2017, with three others re-committing to the same. The 23 counties affected by the strike include Nairobi, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Muranga, Kisii, Embu, Kiambu, Garissa and Elgeyo Marakwet. Others are Nyandarua, Nyeri, Samburu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kirinyaga, Marsabit, TransNzoia, Tharaka Nithi, West Pokot, Kitui, Wajir, Kwale, Mandera and Taita Taveta. Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko averted a looming strike by nurses in the capital after undertaking to honour the nurses’ CBA. Nurses in Murang’a, Nakuru, Siaya, Busia, Bomet, Makueni, and Tana River were scheduled to join their colleagues in the ongoing industrial action on Monday next week. The 2017 CBA provided for a fifty per cent increase in service allowance earned by nurses from the current Sh 20,000 to Sh 30,000. The CBA also provided for a Sh 15,000 uniform allowance. The November 2, 2017 deal was reached after a five month work boycott that paralyzed health services in public hospitals. Nurses had downed their tools for close to 100 days in 2016 in a strike they jointly embanked on with doctors on December 6. ← United given a ‘reality check’, admits Solskjaer 21 Savage released on bond after detention → 1 thought on “Uhuru orders nurses back to work latest Friday 8am” unpainosse1987 says: Let me take a nap… great shot, anyway.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line467
__label__wiki	0.882465	0.882465	Published On: Wed, May 15th, 2019 LifeStyle \| By Tony Korbe Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton: Are they like Sarah Ferguson and Princess Diana? Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton might be following in the footsteps of Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson, an expert has claimed. Podcast “Royals”, from Australian magazine New Idea, heard from royal expert Angela Mollard, who said: “It does feel very much to me that we’re re-entering the Fergie-Diana years. “At first they were great mates. Within months, and Diana chronicled this, they became less friendly to the point of animosity. “I hope that doesn’t happen here, but it does feel little bit like history is repeating itself.” Ms Mollard continued: “The only difference is, Fergie and Diana were both very, very young.” However, a body language expert has explained why Meghan and Kate will never be like Diana and Fergie who were “always more than just sisters-in-law”. Judi James claims that while Meghan and Kate may not be as close as Diana and Fergie once were, this might save another royal fall out. Although the two women might seem alike in someways, the expert claims it would be foolish to start making predictions when it comes to the Duchesses. Judi James told Express.co.uk: “If we pick up on some superficial similarities between the narratives of Meghan and Kate and Fergie and Diana it’s easy to start predicting similar outcomes, but we would be guilty of what’s called the Attribution Bias: focusing on any small similarities in traits and behaviours and ignoring the massive differences that exist.” In fact, Judi claims that the men in the family mimic the relationship between Diana and the Duchess of York better. “If anything I would be tempted to see stronger comparisons between Fergie and Diana and Harry and William’s relationship arcs, “ she said. “Like the brothers, Diana and Fergie had intensely strong, long-term bonds and this historic sibling-style closeness can easily lead to deeper, less manageable rifts if there is a falling-out.” The Princess of Wales and Duchess of York’s body language was much closer that Meghan and Kate’s. Judi said: “Fergie and Diana show the intensity of their relationship via their proximity. “The pair are virtually leaning onto each other, which is a trait usually seen in sisters and very close friends with high levels of trust and empathy. “Fergie’s grin looks naughty but less so than Diana’s facial expression. Turning her head towards her friend she raises one hand and lowers her head to suggest confiding, while her smile suggests she’s whispering a joke.” There is a key reason why there is a difference between the two women. Diana and Fergie were friends long before they married royal men. In fact, it was Princess Diana who introduced Fergie to Prince Andrew. On the other hand, Judi explains: “Meghan and Kate met later in life while Kate was at her strongest in terms of maturity and power in the royal family. “Unlike Diana, Kate has always been a very cautious royal rule-keeper who is emerging as the new matriarch in the family thanks to the Queen’s age and Camilla’s low profile. Meghan has also worked hard to be an integral member of and asset to the royal firm.” However, this does not necessarily mean things will not be cordial between Kate and Meghan. “Because there were no signals of intense friendship ties between Kate and Meghan before rumours of a rift it will be easier for them to display signals of polite friendliness in public,” Judi said. “Diana was said to have cut Fergie off completely but Kate and Meghan have shown no obvious signs of anything other than friendship in public. “Standing together smiling here they don’t bring the frost to this pose, that seems to be provided by the air of tension settling around their unsmiling husbands.” Kate Middleton wore a navy blue polka dot dress yesterday, but did she copy it from Meghan’s wedding? The royal line of succession – who outranks who? The line of succession to the British throne dictates the order in which each member of the Royal Family would ascend to the throne. It is also seen as a ranking of importance with the head of the line, the Queen, taking the place of ruler. Older children come before younger children. Traditionally boys came before girls, but this law was changed on 26 March 2015 before the birth of Prince William’s first child. Incredibly, Catholics are still excluded from the line of succession, as are children born outside of wedlock. The royals, who usually stick to a strict protocol when appearing in public, often arrive at events in ascending order of importance, with the most important royal arriving last. Prince Charles, 70, is currently second-in-line to the British throne, followed by Prince William, 37, his oldest son. Then comes Prince William’s children, George, five, Charlotte, three, and Louis, almost one, and theyare followed by Prince Harry, 37. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s child, Archie, comes next when they are born. 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__label__wiki	0.707218	0.707218	Up with Romaine, the lettuce that started the Salad Revolution Celebrating over 30 years since the start of the Romaine Rage! Andy Boy salutes the trend that made Romaine what it is today, extremely popular. It’s the most popular vegetable in America, after the potato. But it was the dawning of the Age of Aquarius that tipped the scales and made us more aware of our bodies. Andy Boy Romaine salad took its rightful place. Let the sunshine in! Eat Like An Egyptian! Andy Boy Romaine has an exciting and revered history. The ancient Egyptian tombs reveal paintings of lettuce with elongated and pointed leaves. Cleopatra must have used it as a diet staple to maintain her worshiped figure. She shared her secret with General Mark Anthony who brought it to great popularity in Rome. His nephew, Augustus Caesar, who later ruled the Roman Empire was said to have constructed a statue of Romaine lettuce to honor its healing abilities after being cured of a serious illness. No wonder they named such a wonder of Mother Nature after their own Empire! Please see the spec sheet for our Romaine Baby SweetHearts View Nutrition Facts Seared Romaine Hearts Gratin with Bac...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line479
__label__cc	0.59144	0.40856	landon mattison April 2019 Update Construction began in March 2018 to widen portions of the drainage channel and stabilize streambanks to prevent erosion. To date, the excavation and grading of the channel is complete. Construction crews reached a major milestone in March 2019 when they fully removed the Fletcher Avenue bridge. A larger culvert will be constructed in its place to help improve water flow in the area. Fletcher Ave. Bridge to Close February 11 Beginning Monday, February 11, the bridge just east of N. 56th Street on Fletcher Avenue will be closed to traffic. The bridge is expected to remain closed until July 2019. Drivers should use Cornhusker Highway (Hwy 6) as the alternate route. Access to businesses along Fletcher Avenue will be maintained via N. 70th Street. Channel clearing and grading to begin south of Fletcher Ave. Beginning this week, construction activities for the 56th & Moron Drainage Improvement Project will move from the north side of Fletcher Ave. to the south side. To date, and as can been seen from the Fletcher Ave. bridge near 56th St., most of the construction activity in the drainage channel has occurred north of Fletcher Ave. Crews hit milestone excavating, grading, and constructing drainage structures north of Fletcher Ave. Construction efforts began in the drainage channel on the north side of Fletcher Ave. Much of the effort involved excavation of the channel, including the removal of volunteer trees, rip rap, pipe, and dirt. Along with this excavation, two manholes with pipes and one junction box with pipes were installed. Open House Set for Stormwater Improvement Project The public is invited to an open house Thursday, March 15, on a stormwater drainage improvement project north of Cornhusker Highway near North 56th and Morton streets. The event is from 4 to 6 p.m. at Vital Services, 6400 Cornhusker Highway, Suite 250. The public may park in the south lot and enter through the east door of the main entrance. City staff, consulting engineers and contractors will be available to discuss the improvements and final construction plans and answer questions. No formal presentations are planned. Source: http://lincoln.ne.gov/city/mayor/media/2018/030618.htm Construction underway on 56th & Morton Drainage Improvement Project Construction of 56th & Morton Drainage Improvement project started with the removal of trees in the stormwater drainage channel west of North 56th Street near Fletcher Avenue. Stretches of the channel are almost unrecognizable from their pre-project condition. Tree Removal for Drainage Project Starts January 29 Trees in the stormwater drainage channel west of North 56th Street near Fletcher Avenue will be removed Monday, January 29, through the end of February. The work is being done to meet a Federal Migratory Bird Act April 1 deadline and precedes a larger drainage improvement project at N. 56th and Morton streets that begins in April and ends in 2019. Source: https://lincoln.ne.gov/city/mayor/media/2018/012518c.htm Tagged: news Second Open House Set for 56th and Morton Drainage Improvement Project The public is invited to the second open house on a stormwater drainage improvement project in the area east of 56th Street and north of Cornhusker Hwy. The meeting is from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 28 at Vital Services, 6400 Cornhusker Hwy, Suite 250. The public may park in the south lot and enter through the east door of the main entrance. No formal presentations are planned. Open House Set for 56th and Morton Drainage Improvement Project The public is invited to an open house Thursday, October 6, on a stormwater drainage improvement project in the area east of 56th Street and north of Cornhusker Hwy. The meeting is from 5 to 7 p.m. at Vital Services, 6400 Cornhusker Hwy, Suite 250. The public may park in the south lot and enter through the east door of the main entrance. No formal presentations are planned. Source: http://lincoln.ne.gov/city/mayor/media/2016/092716a.htm Lincoln Transportation & Utilities bhiggins@lincoln.ne.gov Kevin Kruse, PE JEO Consulting Group Inc. kkruse@jeo.com K2 Construction Jeff Webert, Project Manager jwebert@k2construction.biz Home Overview Design FAQ JEO Consulting Group, Inc. 2016 All Rights Reserved	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line482
__label__cc	0.632957	0.367043	Yang Jian b.1982 is an artist. THE GLOWING WARMTH (group) XC. HuA Galleries (Beijing) (Beijing, China) Li Boyan Gu Shicheng, Sun Cunming, Yang Jian b.1982, Zeng Hong, Zhang Jiaxing, Zhang Peter About The Glowing Warmth XC.HuA is delighted to present, The Glowing Warmth, a group exhibition featuring Gu Shicheng, Sun Cunming, Yang Jian, Ye Su, Zeng Hong and Zhang Jiaxing， curated by Li Boyan. The opening will take place on Saturday, 23.03.2019. The exhibition explores the feedback given by the outside world when the artwork, in appearance, transcends into the realm of triviality and also investigates the evolution of art in the near future as a whole. Zhang Jiaxing, an artist living in Yanjiao, seeks value from the waste of building materials and household garbage that can be seen everywhere in daily life. The “waste” which has been piling up in the studio over a large period of time emits the sadness, helplessness and humor of the surrounding area. After reorganizing and reshaping the waste, the innate commercial value of the goods begins to mutate - neon lights, graffiti and partially covered words takes on a new identity of the forgotten corners. This proletarian creation model reveals the sorrowful poetry of wanderers. For Gu Shicheng, urban life upholds the notion that the worship of capital and money never is compromised. Under the golden appearance of his works, luxury items, industrial production, and popular culture reveal the realizations of his own life. He crafts words and shapes into statements which are created with the equivalent precious metals: a handshake of money and rights. Zeng Hong bears witness to the adjustment of the economic model and industrial structure in the 1990s. He used the construction of state-owned enterprises in the last century as a motif, constantly finding a balance between imprisonment and activities, painting and machinery. These seemingly uncomplicated images reflect on the consensus and the scars of historical trajectories. Sun Cunming's creed is concerned with the difficulty in distinguishing between the source and the result. He believes discrimination and thought were powerless and borrows the ready-made products in life, which he redefines, changing the object's original semantics, extending its appearance romantically or ambiguously by means of subtle movements. In thinking about the ultimate aspiration of mankind (or ultimate pessimism), Yang Jian buried his original sculpture (the astronomical telescope) under the land of the wilderness outside Beijing, trying to reverse the long-term ideals of mankind with by his actions. This SDSS is a fiber optic plug-in of the Spectral Telescope. The same batch of other astrolabes was transported to the Chinese Academy of Sciences for scientific activities. They represent certain celestial areas, and the proposition of “not bothering to look up” is the artist’s gift to the lucky ones. Ye Su chose another way for future generations to remember today, that is, the statue, which is one of the most traditional ways for mankind to shape civilization. He portrayed well-known fast food as an eternal statue, seeking a connection between speed and eternity. Under the attitude of “energy storage”, junk food is a symbol of history, a sign that will be constantly spoken and remembered by future generations. The exhibition The Glowing Warmth attempts to reposition the relationship between art and social existence by transforming the critical posture into the continuous residual warmth. Art becomes a tool for an urgent response to reality, whether to preserve or to prolong the perceptual dimension of numerous real-life situations or connotations, thus continuously giving viewers burning enlightenment in the realistic residual warmth. As Hegel said: "History is a pile of ashes, but there is a temperature in the depths of the ashes." Moon(Series: works with no series), 2019 installation, Wooden tea tray, digital output graphics, 505x505x65mm ARTIST: Gu Shicheng WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY(Series: works with no series), 2017 installation, 18k gold wire, Variable size White on White(Series: works with no series), 2017 painting, Acrylic on canvas, 1800x1400mm ARTIST: Zeng Hong Bamboo Stones(Series: works with no series), 2017 installation, Gypsum roast chicken, spray paint, Variable size ARTIST: Zhang Peter Not bothering to look up(Series: works with no series), 2019 miscellaneous, Digital output pictures and web messages, Variable size ARTIST: Yang Jian b.1982 Ear(Series: works with no series), 2018 installation, canvas, light box fabric, led light, TV screen, 1290x900mm ARTIST: Zhang Jiaxing EXHIBITIONS(23) ARTWORKS(13)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line485
__label__cc	0.714484	0.285516	WhooNEW Discover the Best of Northeast Wisconsin Uniquely WI Sponsor a Story Meet Scoots You are here: Home / Dining / 6 Delicious Root Beers That are Made in Wisconsin 6 Delicious Root Beers That are Made in Wisconsin July 3, 2013 by Kasey Steinbrinck 30 Comments Sweet, frothy and refreshing – there’s nothing quite like a frosty mug of root beer. It’s the grandaddy of all carbonated beverages and its sassafras flavor is uniquely American. The first guy to market root beer to the masses almost called it “root tea” instead. Thankfully, Charles Hires realized that his potential customers – Pennsylvania coal miners – would probably be more interested in beer than tea. Root beer skyrocketed in popularity during the Prohibition era, and today different versions are made all over the United States. You’ll find plenty of savory root beer recipes right here in Wisconsin – including some that you can only get in Green Bay and the Fox Valley. These are our favorites… 1. Baumeister Old Fashioned Root Beer For more than a century, Baumeister Old Fashioned Soda has been making some of the most popular root beer in Northeast Wisconsin. Baumeister will always hold a special place in my heart and will forever be my favorite. It was the soda that my Grandma always had around (and still does). Once I even broke into her house with some of my friends when she was gone – just to get a taste. (That’s my childhood dog, Tawny, finishing off a bottle as a puppy) As the story goes, founder Heine Baumeister tapped into an artesian well in Kewaunee back in 1907. He used it to create his locally legendary sodas. The tradition continues today through Lakeshore Bottling Company in Green Bay. Baumeister also makes an orange soda, which was once called Kewaunee Orange Crush. More recently, Lakeshore Bottling added a Baumeister Cream Soda and Door County Cherry Soda to its offerings as well. You can get this root beer at most area grocery stores and it’s also served in many local bars and restaurants. Bonus Fact – Baumeister Root Beer is re-bottled and sold as Torpedo Juice at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. It ranked #3 on the so-called Great American Root Beer Showdown. 2. Titletown Brewery’s Sno-Cap Root Beer Titletown’s Sno-Cap root beer has a great story that includes a Green Bay family tradition. Back in the ’60s there was a place on Velp Avenue called the Sno-Cap Drive In. It was run by the grandparents of the people who founded Titletown Brewing Company. Grandma Gladys, as they call her, perfected her own recipe. She sold root beer by the glass for as little as a nickel and 75-cents for a gallon jug. They still follow her recipe – including some special secret ingredients. Read More About the History of Sno-Cap Root Beer Sno-Cap definitely gets the award for the most fun-filled logo. Clyde the Penguin is named after Gladys’ husband – Grandpa Clyde. You can get a half-gallon growler, four pack of bottles or a case of Sno-Cap Root Beer when you stop in at Titletown. It’s also the perfect drink for the designated driver when everyone else is having micro-brews. Plus, you might find it at various restaurants throughout Wisconsin. 3. Stone Cellar Brewpub’s Stone Arch Root Beer I recently discovered the deliciousness of the homemade, all-natural root beer at Stone Cellar in Appleton. Two things make Stone Cellar’s root beer unique. The first thing you’ll notice is the color. It’s much lighter, like a blonde root beer. That’s because they don’t use any artificial coloring. So this is probably closer to the root beer that Charles Hires made back in the late 1800s. This soda is also made with pure cane sugar – not high-fructose corn syrup. Some people say that makes Stone Arch Root Beer extra sweet. Stone Cellar bottles seven other homemade sodas, which you can buy in six packs at the brewpub. Availability varies, but they always make the root beer. 4. Sprecher Root Beer From my personal experience, Sprecher Brewing Company’s root beer could be the most delicious root beer I’ve ever tasted. The New York Times agrees with me. In 2008, four judges ranked it the best root beer in the United States. The first time I tried it I was skipping class in high school. Maybe that influenced my taste-buds too. But I remember taking a gulp and then asking myself – “What’s in this stuff?” Raw Wisconsin honey – that’s what! The way Sprecher describes the process will make your mouth water… “Our extracts are prepared at the brewery in a hand-made, gas-fired brew kettle, by combining honey, pure vanilla and a host of aromatic botanicals. The dark, honeyed brew will build a delicious, frothy head when properly poured into a frosted mug.” Glendale, Wisconsin-based Sprecher also makes a variety of other sodas and straight-up beer. But it brews more root beer than anything else. 5. Berghoff Root Beer Berghoff is sort of like the Danica Patrick of root beers. Danica Patrick was born in Beloit, Wisconsin – but she was raised in Chicago and she’s a Bears fan. Berghoff Root Beer is made in Monroe, Wisconsin but it’s known as a Chicago root beer. It gets its name from the historic Berghoff Restaurant in the Windy City’s downtown where it was first brewed and sold. The Berghoff started serving root beer as a temperance drink during the Prohibition. But for decades, the soft drink has been brewed and bottled in Monroe at what was first the Blumer Brewery, then the Joseph Huber Brewing Company, and is now known as Minhas Craft Brewery. It’s the second oldest operating brewery in the country. Despite any negative feelings you may have toward the Chicago connection – you have to appreciate the history here. You may also find this same soda bottled as Blumer’s Root Beer. 6. Point Premium Root Beer Stevens Point Brewery comes in at number five on the list of oldest privately owned breweries in the U.S. It even provided beer to Union soldiers during the Civil War. And they make a pretty good root beer too. Root beer reviewers/bloggers (yes they exist) like RootBeerBrothers.com – give it a top rating, calling it creamy with a good head. The Point Brewery website suggests this is the perfect choice for making a root beer float. It has also won plenty of awards – including a Bronze Medal at the 2012 U.S. Open Beer Championship, and a Gold Medal in 2003 from the Beverage Tasting Institute. What’s your Favorite Root Beer? Is it on the list? Do you know of other Wisconsin-made root beers that we missed? Tell us about them! Leave a comment below. And don’t forget to Like WhooNEW on Facebook for more Wisconsin fun! Share the Story! Filed Under: Dining, Shopping Tagged With: Baumeister, Charles Elmer Hires, Charles Hires, New York Times, Root beer, Sno-Cap root beer, Sprecher Brewing Company, Stone Cellar Brewpub, titletown brewing company, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Maritime Museum Amy Steinbrinck says: I’d love to say Baumeister Rootbeer, but because I am diabetic, I’ll have to say I do enjoy A&W’s Diet, even tho’ it is not a true homemade Wisconsin rootbeer. Loved your article. Kasey Steinbrinck says: Thanks! Nothing wrong with A&W. Point does make a diet root beer, and Sprecher makes a lo-cal root beer with less honey and artificial sweetener. milll01aura says: http://www.ardyandeds.com/index.iml I love getting root beer here! Zak Bruss says: Good call, Ardy & Ed’s is an iconic local business. Awesome place to stop if you’re in Oshkosh! SconnieGirl10 says: Dang! Root Beer is made in Milwaukee also I believe … It is very good … Never heard of Dang! Root Beer. Sounds awesome. It’s made by Imperial Flavors – http://www.imperialflavors.com/. Unfortunately – their site is all built in Flash so I can’t send folks directly to the root beer page. Thanks for the tip SconnieGirl10! Bill Grundman says: John’s Root Beer Sand in Waukesha!! Oops, Stand not Sand!! Thanks Bill! Found a Facebook fanpage for them. Looks like a fun place with some good grub too! https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Love-Johns-Root-Beer-Stand/118231444854907 And here’s a cool story about the stand from Waukesha Now – http://www.waukeshanow.com/news/139881703.html Thanks Kasey Joe Westphal says: Hey Kasey! You’ve inspired me to go on a quest to collect all 6 root beers and try them out, but I cannot find where they sell Berghoff…any ideas? Yeah that might be tough. I would try Woodman’s although I don’t know for sure. I swear I’ve seen their beers around, so maybe a bigger liquor store would have it? That’s the only one on the list I’ve never had myself. I’m betting it’s easier to find in SE Wisconsin, and definitely in Chicago. I read an article talking about how it was all over the O’Hare airport. So maybe you’ll run into it the next time you fly the friendly skies. You can also order it online – although it is pretty pricey ($12 for a 6 pack). Thanks Joe! Godspeed on your Root Beer journey. Allen D Murphy says: Oddly enough, we’ve got Berghoff root beer at the National ACE Hardware, down on 13th St and Burnham Ave, little over a buck a bottle for a 1 liter bottle. R Cloud says: In the early eighties, my family visited New Glarus Wisconsin. When we were there we went to a Swiss Deli for lunch and found a most unique bottled beverage — one I have never seen since. It was made from carbonated water, honey, yogurt and herbs and was the most amazing beverages I’ve ever tasted – mildly sweet, aromatic and fresh-tasting and certainly healthful. It was clearly a type of root beer developed in Switzerland. Wonder if anyone knows its name and whether it is currently available in Wisconsin or online. That sounds amazing. Hopefully someone out there has the answer. Tony Waitekus says: Huber also bottles Blumer’s Root Beer (and other flavors) in Monroe, WI. And there is Gray’s Root Beer (and other flavors) from Gray’s Brewery in Janesville, WI. Good suggestions Tony! Ben Walczak says: I don’t know if it was a WI root beer or not, but when I was growing up, Grandpa Grafs was my favorite. Jack Decker says: Potosi Brewery makes Princess Potosa Root Beer. It is top quality. I would put it up there with Sprecher’s and Point. Unfortunately you can only get it on tap in their restaurant in Potosi, Wisconsin and nowhere else. Apparently they have no interest in bottling it …yet. Ashley Steinbrinck says: Those hard to get root beers are always the best! Thanks for sharing, Jack. Mary Boyle says: Silver Creek Brewery in Cedarburg has fabulous root beer! I am right now in the development stage for a YouTube deduction game show and, as I really enjoy rootbeer, I like the idea of having a rootbeer maker be its sponsor. They’d get a plug before the mid-roll 15-second commercial break, such as “[name of game show] is sponsored by [name of rootbeer]. [name of rootbeer] is the official rootbeer of [name of game show].” They’d also get a plug on the back of each tie-in t-shirt sold. Part of the idea is to also sell monthly rootbeer subscriptions to the fans of the show (12-pack with special tie-in label on its bottles) and get a commission off of those subscriptions. In addition to the rootbeer, subscribers get to see game show episodes a day earlier than the public on YouTube and because the show would travel the world, can be part of the studio audience when a taping of it is within what the subscriber considers to be reasonable driving distance. Given all that…. Which Wisconsin rootbeer makers would people here think would be good ones to approach about such a sponsorship? Currently, I’m thinking Sprecher’s, Point, and Minhas (which makes Blumer’s). Any others? I want to say Dorothy’s Rootbeer, but that may actually be from Minnesota or the UP. I first had it at Girl Scout Camp on the Menonimee River (Chalk Hills Camp, no longer in existence), so that may be why I associate it with WI. You should try it anyway, even if it’s from a foreign land. In any case, I’ll be conducting a little root beer taste test next time I’m home. Looks like Dorothy Molter (The Rootbeer Lady) was from MN. She was one of the last people to live up by the boundary waters. Still a very cool story even if it’s not a Wisconsin story. Thanks for bringing it up, Lynne. The woman – http://rootbeerlady.com/ The Root beer – http://rootbeerlady.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9 For all you Princess Potosa- Root Beer lovers in Wisconsin, I spoke to a Potosi Beer Distributer at the Beer and Spirits Festaval in Lake Geneva, Wi last weekend. The Brewery is beginning to gather a plan for possibly bottling their root beer for delivery to major stores throughout Wisconsin. Sweet……. The Potosi Facebook page show a picture of them now bottling the root beer. This just a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t seen it for sale anywhere yet. Jim Lehman says: There is also 1919 Root Beer that comes only as a draft…and what about Dog ‘n Suds ? The Original Baumeister Orange soda was as close to the original Orange Crush as you could get…it was whitish in color with orange specks in it. Unfortunately it now tastes just like everyone else’s orange soda. 1919 is made in MN. And Dogs n Suds started in Illinois. Definitely Midwestern root beer – but we were focusing on Wisconsin only here. Interesting factoid on Baumeister Orange – maybe they’ll do a retro version someday if enough people ask for it. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Jim. Gail M Baugniet says: No idea what brand of root beer went into the root beer floats I enjoyed during my childhood days in eastern Wisconsin, but I enjoyed your article on the history of root beer along with the recipes. Will be adding this link to a short post I’m doing about “Root Beer Floats and Sundaes” for April 21, 2016. Thanks, Gail! Leave a Reply to Bill Grundman Cancel reply Don't miss a story! Enter your email address to get the latest in your inbox. 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__label__cc	0.650512	0.349488	American School of Dubai Model United Nations Conference Cost Delegate Expectations and Dress Code Form I Form II Individual Delegate Form Student Officer Application ASDMUN 2020 Arab Council Economic and Social Council Environment Commission Historical Security Council Special Conference ASDMUN 2019 > General Assembly II General Assembly > Establishing peaceful measures to address the South China Sea territorial dispute Tackling the growth of E-Waste throughout West Africa Ensuring developing countries' sovereignty over their natural resources Arab Council > Establishing a united response to current and future terrorist threats in the Arab region Tackling foreign intervention and the initiation of proxy wars in the MENA region The question of increasing women's representation in the Middle East, particularly in politics Human Rights Commission > Addressing the human rights violation surrounding the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar Developing a detailed framework for the regulation of genetic manipulation within the human genome Developing an established framework for the right to practice religious freedom in Western European nations Economic and Social Council > Aiding Economic Stability to the Caribbean Islands Affected by Natural Disasters Diminishing the Consequences of the Flight of Human Capital from Developing Nations to North America and Western Europe Eradicating Political and NGO Corruptions When International Aid is Given International Court of Justice > ICJ Guide Environmental Commission > Adressing the safety and security of Nuclear Power Plants and Waste, specifically with dealing with the dangers of increased natural disasters. Mitigating the detrimental effects of factory farming on climate change Promoting the transition from fossil fuel dependancy to the use of renewable energy Security Council > Addressing the question of cyber warfare between state and non-state actors Combating increasing nuclear proliferation in the Korean Peninsula Expanding Council Membership Leadership Team > Director's Note Combatting the radicalisation of youth engineered through the Internet Establishing peaceful measures to address the situation in Kashmir Developing a legal and ethical framework for the regulation of modifications to the human genome Addressing recent nuclear escalation in the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea Measures to stop the growth of terrorist networks in Africa, namely Boko Haram and Al Shabaab Preventing the spread of terrorism through lone wolf informants and sleeper cells, with special regard to the Islamic State Creating a framework for the protection of international whistleblowers Creating a unified response,in accordance with the Responsibility to Protect, to the persecution and killing of suspected drug traffickers in Southeast Asia. Examining corporations’ obligations to preserve human rights in regards to child labour Addressing the basic needs of Syrian Refugees in Lebanese Refugee Camps Taking preventative measures to undermine the economic network of the Islamic State and the distribution of arms to the Islamic State Negotiating a peaceful solution to the conflict between Saudi Arabia and a post nuclear deal Iran. The issue involving the prevention of the Zika virus within South America Developing measures to combat the growth of Global Heroin Trade and its effects on the global economy The question of Micro-Financing in LEDC's Environment Commission > Finding feasible fresh-water alternatives to desalination in the Middle East in order to restore peace to marine ecosystems Strengthening efforts pertaining to the preservation of the Amazonian rainforest to protect indigenous wildlife Disarmament in Egypt (The Sinai insurgency) Reducing the recruitment of Latin American youth by multinational drug cartels Improving access to transport and basic necessities for refugees Tackling the effects of ocean acidification as a result of increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere Conflict between the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) and global parties The lack of refuge available internationally for whistleblowers The issue of Eastern Ukraine Human Rights Council > Methods of reintegration and rehabilitation of African child-soldiers into post-war communities Human rights violations that have resulted from the natural disasters in Nepal Reduction of Modern Day Slavery in South Asia Examining the obligation of Arab nations to accept and aid Syrian refugees Combatting the growth of the Islamic State Economic incentives to preserve forests in third-world nations The issue of instability in Yemen Increasing availability of clean water and sanitation in Eastern Africa Improving the social status of Syrian refugees in Europe Environment-related living concerns in industrial megalopolises Preservation of natural ecosystems in the Arctic Environmentally consciously supporting refugees in the MENA region The Daily Caucus ASDMUN V Opportunity: Supporting Solutions to Global Problems February 27-29, 2020 Letter From the Secretary-General Dear Honoured Delegates, We welcome you to ASDMUN V, a forum for global interactions and vibrant debate. ASDMUN is held at the American School of Dubai, and is located in one of the most diverse and innovative cities in the world. We hold the quintessential background for a conference centered around nations coming together to create unity, through the 27th - 29th of February 2020. This year’s conference theme is “Opportunity: Supporting Solutions to Global Problems”, where we challenge and inspire delegates to adapt and contribute to our world with an open mind, building on ASDMUN IV’s theme of “Combatting Crisis Through the Unconventional". The goal of ASDMUN V is to think of others and how we can assist in creating opportunity where there is conflict. Opportunity is defined by Cambridge English Dictionary as "an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do", and we are furthering this concept through taking action in an MUN setting. It is now up to you, delegates to decide what creating opportunity will look like. Delegates are reminded that our conference adheres to the laws of the United Arab Emirates, and THIMUN procedure for debate. This will be seen throughout our nine forums; Arab Council (AC), Environmental Commission (EC), Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), General Assembly (GA), Human Rights Commission (HRC), Security Council (SC), Historical Security Council (HSC), World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Special Conference on Lack of Economic Opportunity (SpC). We challenge delegates to prepare thoroughly for the conference and anticipate highly stimulated debate. To ensure maximum productivity, it is of the utmost importance to thoroughly research beforehand. I encourage you to open your minds to different possibilities and solutions, even ones you originally might not have supported. Integral to what we do as MUN delegates are the values of cooperation among thinkers and tolerance of ideas. We look forward to seeing your ideas and fruitful debate come together in the spring, at ASDMUN V. Please feel free to contact us with any further questions or concerns. Emily Rosindell The American School of Dubai Model United Nations team is happy to announce that the theme for our fifth annual conference is “Opportunity: Supporting Solutions to Global Problems”. This theme continues in the ASDMUN tradition of challenging delegates to find innovative solutions to the world's most pressing issues. Our four previous conferences centred around the themes 'Combatting Crisis Through the Unconventional', 'Innovation in a rapidly changing world', 'Restoring Peace', and 'Finding a Home'. Participating in ASDMUN provides students with the opportunity to explore diplomacy and international relations against the backdrop of one of the world's most rapidly developing cities. Visit the leadership page to find more information about the conference, and the registration page for registration forms and Student Officer applications. Submit an inquiry or comment	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line495
__label__cc	0.569935	0.430065	February 22nd-Prospects in action! Ekaterinburg, Russia This coming Friday out attention turns to Russia for the next RCC card, which features several notable fighters from across Asia. One of those is Russian based Tajik Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov (12-0, 8), who will be looking to make his first defense of the WBC International Super Featherweight title. The unbeaten 23 year old will be up against experienced Mexican Emanuel Lopez (29-9-1, 13), who has had mixed success in recent years, losing 3 of his last 5. If Yaqubov is as good as he has looked in recent bouts then we'd expect him to win here, and take a huge step towards a potential world title eliminator later in the year. Unbeaten Uzbek fighter Ravshanbek Umurzakov (6-0, 5) had an interesting 2018, going 5-0 (4) but having a big asterisks over his biggest win, a 58 second victory over Eden Sonsona who looked like he didn't want to be in the ring. Umurzakoz will be up against Filipino Rimar Metuda (12-4-1, 7), who has proven himself as durable, though is 2-4-1 in his last 7 and is 0-3-1 outside of the Philippines. We suspect Metuda will put up a good effort against the Uzbek, but not really test him. Unbeaten Kazakh Stanislav Kalitskiy (6-0, 3) will be risking his unbeaten record against Filipino Venson Delopere (6-3-4, 2). The 21 year old Kalitskiy scored 3 wins last year, including a notable one against Jestoni Autida, but it's unclear what he can really do in the ring and he should be tested here. Delopere is a 23 year old who has proven tricky to beat, but is winless outside of the Philippines. This should be a good test for Kalitskiy and we wouldn't be surprised to see him struggle at times with the Filipino. Another Filipino on this card is Arnold Garde (10-6-3, 4), who will be up against unbeaten Russian fighter Mekhdi Abdurashedov (5-0, 2). The Russian really impressed last time out, stopping Filipino Prince Andrew Lauro in 5 rounds, and this bout seems to be a good step up for him. Garde has been stopped in 2 of his last 3, but is going to have travelled with some ambition. Sadly for Garde we don't question his desire, but we do doubt he has the skills to handle Abdurashedov Budakalász, Hungary In Hungary fans a bout is scheduled between Russian born Azeri Roman Zakirov (8-0, 7) and Mexican foe Daniel Vega Cota (13-2-1, 10). The unbeaten Zakirov is a 22 year old who only turned professional a year ago but has been ultra active, with fights in Uzbekistan, Georgia and Russia and now looks to add Hungary to passport. Cota on the other hand has only fought outside of Mexico once and should be easy enough for the Azeri, given he has been stopped in both of his losses. Bangokok, Thailand In Thailand we'll see unbeaten Thai hopeful Satanmuanglek CP Freshmart (10-0, 4) battle against experienced Filipino Crison Omayao (24-18-4, 8) in a bout for the OPBF Silver Light Flyweight title. This bout will be the Thai's first at 108lbs and it's hoped that he will show what he can really do at the new weight after looking less than great at Minimumweight. A second title bout on this show will see Kanyarat Yoohanngoh (4-2, 2) take on Japanese fighter Umi Ishikawa (7-2, 5) for the OPBF silver Female Minimumweight title. This is a low key bout but the winner should find themselves moving towards some bigger and better fights in the near future. Interestingly this Thai card will also feature Wanheng Menayothin (52-0, 18) and Knockout CP Freshmart (19-0, 7) playing some part in the show, though the specifics of their appearances seem to be an exhibition or a live public training event rather than any kind of fight. In London we'll see unbeaten Kazakh Sultan Zaurbek (3-0, 2) take a small step up in class as he takes on Lyuben Todorov (6-3, 2). The unbeaten prospect will be facing his first opponent with a winning record, but the Bulgarian is 0-3 outside of Bulgaria and isn't expected to be much of a threat for Zaurbek, who is scheduled to fight again a week later.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line496

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