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__label__wiki	0.620617	0.620617	You are here: Home › New Gastonia Ballpark Pitched for 2020 Debut New Gastonia Ballpark Pitched for 2020 Debut By Zach Spedden on October 25, 2017 in Summer Collegiate, Summer Collegiate News A new downtown ballpark for the Gastonia Grizzlies (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) could open for the 2020 season, according to project officials. In Gastonia, officials have been mulling whether to proceed with the construction of a new ballpark as part of a larger development plan known as the Franklin Urban Sports and Entertainment (FUSE) District. Some financial details of the project must be finalized, but it is envisioned that the estimated $13.5-million facility would be an anchor for the area. City officials presented more details on the plan during a meeting earlier this week, including a timeline. The preliminary schedule shows that, if the full project moves forward, site preparation would begin in late 2018 followed by the start of construction in 2019. If the plan sticks to that schedule, 2020 would be the Grizzlies’ first season at the new ballpark. More from The Gaston Gazette: “This is a project to bring new investment into an area that has seen a lot of dis-investment over the years,” said Kristy Crisp, the city of Gastonia’s director of economic development and someone who has helped oversee the project. Project architect Jonathan Cole of Pendulum Studio in Kansas City, Missouri, gave the 80 or so people in attendance an overview of the place city leaders hope will help spur private investment in an area now filled with vacant lots and a budget hotel. The city has already spent $4 million to buy 16 acres of land for the stadium and surrounding areas. Cole spoke of a “Disney concept” of different “worlds” that would be connected in the stadium. One area of the park may welcome dogs, while another would have a barbecue restaurant. A pub or brewery would set up shop near where people would have a rock wall to climb. Artificial turf on the field would allow for car shows, while the entrance would be a center of public art connect to the city’s textile heritage. A “kid’s zone” also could be part of the park, along with a farmers market. “They’re not complete thoughts yet, but just ideas,” Cole said. If constructed, the new ballpark would replace Sims Legion Park as the home of the Grizzlies. RELATED STORIES: Gastonia to Vote on Architect for Grizzlies’ Ballpark; Gastonia Moving Forward on Ballpark Discussions; New Gastonia Ballpark Planning Continues; Gastonia Grizzlies Continue Ballpark Pitch; Grizzlies Continue Ballpark Planning; City Votes to Acquire Land for Grizzlies Ballpark; Gastonia Unveils $15M Ballpark Plan Progress Being Made in Colonial Heights CPL Discussions Down to Final Four in 2019 Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks Vote Rome Lands 2020 South Atlantic League All-Star Game 2019 Summer Collegiate Best of the Ballparks Vote Reaches Elite Eight Round Willmar Stingers Ink 10-Year Lease Extension 2020, coastal plain league, gastonia grizzlies, sims legion park, summer collegiate Potter County Memorial Stadium Lands Tenant Renegades, Rays Extend PDC	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line963
__label__wiki	0.87864	0.87864	KYA Radio 1260: The Top 40 Collection Part One: The Fifties & Sixties Russ “The Moose” Syracuse Emperor Gene Nelson Johnny Holliday A Belated Valentine To Early ’60s KYA By Gene Sculatti As most visitors to this site will freely acknowledge, the Bay Area has been home to some innovative, historically significant and just plain fun radio. In the early ’60s, that meant broadcasters like Al Collins, spinning jazz and surreal raps from inside the imaginary Purple Grotto, and Don Sherwood, inventing an insane repertory of characters and bits every weekday morning – both of these shows on KSFO. It also meant Top-40 KYA, 1260 AM, “the Boss of the Bay.” Tom Donahue KYA San Francisco, which became the region’s second rock ‘n’ roll station in 1960 (following KOBY), always seemed to be in battle with Oakland’s KEWB. Where I grew up (Napa Valley), most of my schoolmates listened to the latter, if only because its signal penetrated further into the North Bay. But, really, there was no contest. While I’ve since come to deeply respect Chuck Blore’s programming of Color Radio 91 and the talent of jocks like Gary Owens and Casey Kasem, KEWB was, no pun intended, square. It was high on silly, with cute ID’s (a station mascot, Little Diane, squeaking “My mommy listens to KEWB!”), sound effects, jocks reading canned jokes and — worst of all — conveying little empathy with the sides they were spinning. It was almost as if the delicious seven-inchers that comprised their Fabulous 40 Survey were interruptions, necessary digressions from their endless patter and shtick. By contrast, KYA sold the music first. Under program director Les Crane, who arrived in 1961, it jettisoned the jingles, reduced the number of contests (DJ Norman Davis recalled when it had a dozen or so running at once) and expanded its playlist from the standard 40 to a Swingin’ 60 Survey. This plus a nightly Battle of the New Sounds (listeners voted for one of five contenders — 25 debut discs a week), a Radio KYAce of the Week and assorted Coming Attraction singles. The station broke or re-started innumerable records (most notably the Byrds’ “Mr. Tambourine Man,” but also the second go-rounds of the Isley Bros.’ “Shout” and the Shirelles’ “Dedicated to the One I Love”). And, just as importantly, the best jocks, namely Bob Mitchell and “Big Daddy” Tom Donahue, two refugees from WIBG Philly’s 1959 payola scandals, sounded like they meant it when they intro’ed or outro’ed a record. A vintage aircheck finds Mitchell creeping up to the post on those solitary guitar notes that kick off the Miracles’ “What’s So Good About Goodbye”: “Brand new… the Ace of the Week…by the Miracles…Dig it!” just as Smokey croons the first syllable, or following the slow fade of the Shirelles’ “Baby It’s You”: “Somethin’ else, isn’t it, that one by the Shirelles? Fierce record, man…fierce.” It was all you could do to not stand up and salute, so commanding and convincing was Mitchell, even doing spots for H-I-S A-1 Racer slacks or a special hamburger deal at San Jose’s Starlight Drive-in. The sense of being leveled with and not being talked down to was likewise present when these jocks didn’t like something. Donahue on a dance fad of the period: “Of the 100 or so records we get here at the station every week, I’d say maybe 50% of them are Twist records… most of them bad.” And when there were jokes, they were subtle, sometimes flying over the heads of their adolescent audience. There were obtuse call-outs to local promotion men and jockeys at Bay Meadows racetrack, asides about record-label salesmen getting hernias from carrying so many free goods out of their warehouses. But even if you didn’t know to whom or what Mitchell and Donahue were referring, their straightforward, eminently hip manner seemed to imply inclusiveness, to say “You’re in on this, too.” When they announced a record hop at the American Legion Hall in Redwood City or Spanish Hall in Hayward, it didn’t matter that the bill was stacked with non-hit local acts or that the “free 45” promised to the first 100 people in the door was likely a stiff. You wanted to be there. There were other jocks too, though Donahue and Mitchell, who’d, of course, leave KYA to found Autumn Records, discover Sly Stone and have hits with Bobby Freeman and the Beau Brummels, were the best. Young Norman Davis did the enormously popular dedication-and-request show (a phone-company audit logged 30,000 calls to the station one night), affable ex-Atlantan Johnny Hayes handled midnight to six, and Les Crane (as “Johnny Raven”) and later KHJ/KFRC wunder-programmer Bill Drake did mornings. Tony Tremayne counted down the fresh Swingin’ 60 on weekends. (I recall anxiously rushing home from school a couple of lunchtimes to try and catch Peter Tripp playing the Drifters’ “Sweets for My Sweet.” When my folks and I left for the Seattle World’s Fair in August of ’62, my great fear was never again hearing a boss soul side Donahue had previewed only a week earlier, “Do You Love Me” by the Contours.) Click image to check out the Official KYA Swingin’ 60 survey from this week in 1961! If the jocks were the gate-keepers and conduit to all these great sounds, the Swingin’ 60 Survey, an 8×12 sheet (with “Official” emblazoned across the top) available weekly at record stores, was hard-copy proof of the magic and movement taking place. Records on labels like Atco, End, Legrand, Valiant and Caprice rose, fell, stalled, burned and disappeared, only to be replaced by a new galaxy of discs as weeks passed. The big stars of the day, of course, shone brightest — Sam Cooke, the Drifters, Brenda Lee, Dick & Dee Dee — but so did only-in-Frisco hits like “Candy Apple Red Impala” by Little “E” & the Mellotone Three and Eddie Quinteros’ Valens-ized “Come Dance with Me.” And, again largely due to the influence of Donahue and Mitchell but also because KYA presumably commanded a healthy share of black listeners (KDIA and later KSOL were the Top 40 R&B outlets), a lot of black music got heavy rotation. Not just the Ike & Tina Turner and Jackie Wilson hits, but Slim Harpo, Freddie King and Little Willie John and cuts like McKinley Mitchell’s proto-soul “The Town I Live In” (a Donahue favorite) and Charles McCullough’s stark blues ballad “You Are My Girl” (a Mitchell pick). And not all of the fun was musical — or intentional. Many archivists have heard the heavily fortified newscast by KYA reporter Lamar Sherlock, in which he struggles, unsuccessfully, to inform on the events of the day (a turbulent integration march, an assassination in the Congo, local happenings). What would you have expected from a newsman who often rode his motor scooter, driving with one arm and a head full of spirits, up the city’s steep grades to KYA’s Nob Hill studios? Less dramatic but no less comic were newscasters Mark Adams and Terry Sullivan, who intoned every bit they read off the wire service with way too much gravity and sense of purpose. From 1961 to about 1964, KYA seemed to have it all: much music, a finger on the pulse of the tastes of the Bay Area’s growing teen population, and a modern, non-kiddie way of doing Top 40. Times, of course, changed, as did the music and the audience. Tom Donahue went on to start “underground” rock-FM radio, first with KMPX and then KSAN. Mitchell, slowly dying from Hodgkin’s disease, moved his family to Los Angeles and jocked as “Bobby Tripp” on Drake’s booming RKO flagship, KHJ. Their airchecks survive, as does a deep gratitude on the part of everyone privileged to have heard the Boss of the Bay when it swung like 60. Thank you, KYA. Gene Sculatti is the creator of The Catalog Of Cool, and co-hosted and produced “The Cool And The Crazy” radio series with Ronn Spencer over Santa Monica’s KCRW-FM from 1984 to 1987. In 1993, St. Martin’s Press published Too Cool, his sequel to the Catalog. He also wrote Jazzbo …On The Radio which appears elsewhere on the museum’s website. As Vic Tripp, he currently hosts Atomic Cocktail, which runs from 5 to 6 p.m. every Thursday (California time) on the online radio station Luxuria, playing vintage pop, surf, garage and lounge music in classic 1960s Top 40 style. A Belated Valentine To KYA was reprinted with the generous permission of the author. “The Boss of the Bay” 1260 KYA 2016 BARHOF Legendary Station Award Jolly Rogers on KYA, August 1959: An aircheck recorded from a line-out source at the KYA studio in late August 1959, featuring John Colon (a/k/a Jolly Rogers and Jackson King) on the midnight to 6 a.m. “Milkman’s Matinee” shift. Other voices heard on the presentation include Mike Flynn (“What’s New?” promo), Jim Sparrow (nom de radieux of Jim Spero, on the Fred Hutchins Plymouth spot) and Mark Adams (news promo), with plenty of Bartell “Family Radio” jingles. Also notable in the broadcast is the San Francisco Examiner/KYA Social Security Number contest — identity theft didn’t exist back in the 1950s. — Dave Billeci. http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1959/KYA_Jolly-Rogers_Aug-1959_db.mp3 Lucky Logan on KYA, May 23, 1960: Courtesy of Norman Davis (a/k/a Lucky Logan). http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1960/KYA_Lucky-Logan_Macumba-Love_May-23-1960.mp3 Jim Stagg on KYA, April 14, 1961: Including news with Mark Adams. http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1961/KYA_Jim-Stagg_April-14-1961.mp3 Bobby Mitchell on KYA, April 14, 1961: Including news headlines with Tony Tremayne. http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1961/KYA_Bobby-Mitchell_April-14-1961.mp3 Tom Donahue on KYA, December 15, 1961: http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1961/KYA_Tom-Donahue_Dec-15-1961.mp3 Bobby Mitchell on KYA, December 15, 1961: http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1961/KYA_Bobby-Mitchell_Dec-15-1961.mp3 Lucky Logan on KYA, May 23, 1960 (30 minutes) ND Jim Stagg on KYA, April 14, 1961 (1 hour), including news with Mark Adams Bobby Mitchell on KYA, April 14, 1961 (1 hour), including news headlines with Tony Tremayne Tom Donahue on KYA, December 15, 1961 (1 hour) Bobby Mitchell on KYA, December 15, 1961 (80 minutes) Tom Donahue on KYA, December 1962 (3 minutes) http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1962/KYA_Tom-Donahue_Dec-1962_x.mp3 Tom Saunders and Johnny Hayes on KYA, May 22, 1964 (51 minutes), including news reported by Norman Davis http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1964/KYA_Tom-Saunders_Johnny-Hayes_May-22-1964.mp3 Russ “The Moose” Syracuse on KYA, May 24, 1964 (12 minutes) BAR http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1964/KYA_Russ-Syracuse_May-24-1964_sal.mp3 Bill Keffury on KYA, Saturday, May 28, 1964 (25 minutes) BAR Keffury is sitting in for Gene Nelson this morning. Broadcast includes news headlines with Tony Tremayne. http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1964/KYA_Bill-Keffury_May-28-1964.mp3 Emperor Gene Nelson on KYA, October 1964 (10 minutes) FK http://bayarearadio.org/audio/krock/KYA_Gene-Nelson_Oct-64_fk.mp3 Emperor Gene Nelson on KYA, April 6, 1965 (30 minutes) http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1965/KYA_Gene-Nelson_April-6-1965.mp3 Emperor Gene Nelson on KYA, April 14, 1965 (30 minutes) http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1965/KYA_Gene-Nelson_April-14-1965.mp3 The Famous Lamar Sherlock Drunken Newscast on KYA, May 11, 1965 (4 minutes) BFT http://bayarearadio.org/audio/bft/KYA_1965-00-00_Lamar-Sherlock-News_bft.mp3 Larry Mitchell on KYA, July 6, 1965 (19 minutes) LS http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1965/KYA_Larry-Mitchell_1965.mp3 Jack Hammer on KYA, July 10, 1965 (19 minutes) LS http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1965/KYA_Jack-Hammer_July-10-1965.mp3 Russ “The Moose” Syracuse on KYA, July 13, 1965 (20 minutes) LS http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1965/KYA_Russ-Syracuse_1965_1.mp3 Russ “The Moose” Syracuse on KYA, Summer 1965 (2 minutes) LS Steve O’Shea on KYA, July 1967 (3 minutes) BAR http://bayarearadio.org/audio/salberg/KYA_Steve-OShea_July-1967_sal.mp3 Sean O’Callaghan on KYA, September 22, 1967 (1 hour) MS http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1967/KYA_Sean-OCallaghan_Sept-22-1967_32kbs.mp3 Johnny Holliday on KYA, October 21, 1967 (1 hour) “The Baron of the Bay, the All-American Perfect Guy, Every Teen Queen’s Dream” sits in on a Saturday, along with Lamar Sherlock and the news headlines http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1967/KYA_Johnny-Holliday_Dec-9-1967_1.mp3 Tommy Saunders on KYA, October 21, 1967 (20 minutes) http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1967/KYA_Tommy-Saunders_Oct-21-1967.mp3 Tony Bigg on KYA, c. November 1967 (7 minutes) MS http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1967/KYA_Tony-Bigg_c-Nov-1967.mp3 Sean O’Callaghan on KYA, November 5, 1967 (45 minutes) http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1967/KYA_Sean-OCallaghan_Nov-5-1967.mp3 Johnny Holliday on KYA, December 9, 1967 (3 hours) MS The Baron of the Bay counts down the biggest hits of 1967 in this special year-end show! Includes news with Lamar Sherlock. Bill Holley on KYA, August 11, 1968 (15 minutes) http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1968/KYA_Bill-Holley_Aug-11-1968_3.mp3 Chris Edwards on KYA, August 11, 1968 (2 hours) MS http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1968/KYA_Chris-Edwards_Aug-11-1968_1.mp3 You may also listen to just the First Hour or only the Second Hour! Bill Holley on KYA, August 25, 1968 (1 hour) MS Including news with Tony Tremayne http://bayarearadio.org/audio/kya/1968/KYA_Bill-Holley_Aug-25-1968.mp3 Tom Campbell on KYA, August 27, 1968 (45 minutes) Tom Campbell on KYA, September 9, 1968 (3 hours) MS Chris Edwards on KYA, November 30, 1968 (95 minutes) MS Chris Edwards and Tom Campbell on KYA, Feb. 11, 1969 (95 minutes) Gary Schaffer on KYA, March 31, 1969 (70 minutes) MS Chris Edwards on KYA, March 31, 1969 (30 minutes) MS Chris Edwards and Tom Campbell on KYA, March 31, 1969 (40 minutes) Chris Edwards on KYA, May 1969 (20 minutes) MS KYA Peace Talk with John Lennon, May 29, 1969 (10 minutes) Chris Edwards on KYA, September 1969 (10 minutes) Chris Edwards on KYA, November 4, 1969 (55 minutes) Bwana Johnny on KYA, November 8, 1969 (40 minutes) Pete McNeal on KYA, December 23, 1969 (85 minutes) MS — Exhibit includes text and audio. — Exhibit includes audio only. — Edited/scoped aircheck. — Fair-to-poor audio quality. BAR — Courtesy of Barry Salberg. BFT — Courtesy of Ben Fong-Torres. DB — Courtesy of Dave Billeci. FK — Courtesy of Fred Krock. LS — Courtesy of Len Shapiro. MS — Courtesy of Mike Schweizer. ND — Courtesy of Norman Davis (a/k/a “Lucky Logan”). Special thanks to Dave Billeci, Ben Fong-Torres, Norman Davis, Len Shapiro, Gene Sculatti, Nick Whitmer and Barry Salberg for their generous assistance in creating this tribute to The Boss Of The Bay! RELATED EXHIBITS: KYA: The Top 40 Years, Part 2 (1970s and 1980s) KYA Jingle Collection (Listing) KYA Music Survey Collection (Listing) Internet Radio: Gary Mora’s Classic 1260 KYA Radio Book Excerpt: “From Rock To Jock” by Johnny Holliday KYA Radio® is a registered trademark of the Bay Area Radio Museum. All rights reserved under United States and International laws. Share BARHOF: craig massar kya part 2 – does not exist: https://bayarearadio.org/stations/kya-collection/kya_1970s-series where is it & when will it be there? BARHOF Craig: It has been fixed and is back online. Sorry for the delay! Boss Of The Bay KYA Gets Its Day With The Legends - Broadcast Legends	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line966
__label__cc	0.674712	0.325288	Room for improvement? Apple’s options for the next iPhone’s camera The iPhone's camera is already pretty capable, so where can it go from here? Chris Foresman - May 24, 2012 2:25 pm UTC Apple has introduced significant improvements to the iPhone's camera capabilities in nearly every iteration of the device. And while rumors about the next-generation iPhone have largely concerned screen sizes and exotic materials, very little has been rumored about the camera thus far. We decided to examine some potential technologies Apple could incorporate into the next iPhone to boost its photographic flair. Because the iPhone's camera is a combination of sensor and lens hardware controlled with software, we'll look at each part separately. The iPhone 4S camera hardware is already pretty capable, especially given the constraints of the device's size. It currently features an 8 megapixel sensor with backside illumination and a "full-well" design, technologies used to maximize its light gathering capabilities and dynamic range. Its five-element autofocus lens is sharp and provides even illumination across the image. And its "Hybrid IR" filter helps maximize color accuracy and sharpness. But that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement. For instance, Apple could increase the megapixel count in the next iPhone, though doing so presents a number of tradeoffs. Typically, increasing pixel count results in smaller physical pixels for a given sensor size. And the smaller the pixel, the less sensitive it is to light. In moving from 3MP of the iPhone 3GS to 5MP in the iPhone 4, Apple increased the sensor size in order to maintain a 1.75µm pixel pitch. It also added backside illumination—effectively flipping the sensor upside down so that more light reaches the critical photodiode components—to increase its ability to capture images in low light. This brought a marked improvement in dynamic range and low-light shooting. In moving from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4S in 2011, Apple increased the pixel count to 8MP. While this significantly reduced the pixel pitch, resulting in smaller photodiodes, Apple was able to actually improve light gathering ability 73 percent by incorporating advanced BSI with a "full well" design, which maximizes photodiode area within each pixel. With Apple already using available technologies to mitigate the tradeoffs that come with increasing pixel counts, it may not be able to increase the iPhone camera's resolution without considering larger sensors. The iPhone 4 and 4S use a 1/3.2" size sensor, and increasing the resolution further at that size would push the pixel pitch to the limits of acceptable quality. However, long-time sensor supplier OmniVision recently announced a 16MP 1/2.3" sensor with improved BSI technology. Aside from the huge leap in resolution, it maintains a similar pixel pitch to that of the current iPhone 4S sensor. It also offers massively high video resolution—known as "4K2K" or "quad full high definition" (QFHD) at 3840x2160. OmniVision's 16MP OV16820 sensor. Such an increase in resolution isn't on par with the massive 41MP offered in Nokia's new PureView 808 smartphone, but it could allow Apple to offer a similar "oversampling" mode, which trades resolution for improved color accuracy and reduced noise. Still, significantly increasing the resolution involves using a larger sensor, and would begin to put a strain on the limited storage capacity of the entry-level iPhone models. Apple may not be ready to account for that in the next iPhone iteration. Sensor patterns One thing that would not require additional space, however, is an alternate filter array pattern. Most color image sensors use a common Bayer filter, which alternates green and red filters on one line, and green and blue filters on the next. Full RGB information for each pixel is interpolated from surrounding pixels, which means values aren't always perfect. (There are more green pixels than red and blue because green wavelengths also tend to have the most sharpness and detail.) To help avoid false colors and color moiré patterns, most sensors also have an anti-aliasing filter which adds a slight amount of blur. Fuji has experimented with alternate filter arrays, most recently incorporating an alternative RGB pattern in its X1 Pro camera. The pattern ensures that each row and column has both red and blue values, improving the RGB interpolation. The side effect is reduced false color and moiré effects, enough so that Fuji eliminated the anti-aliasing filter, generally resulting in sharper images. A comparison of a standard Bayer filter array and Fuji's X-Trans filter array. http://chromasoft.blogspot.com/2012/05/demosaicing-fuji-x-pro1-and-its-x-trans.html Another alternate sensor pattern that several companies have been developing is "RGBW," which adds unfiltered "white" pixels to the usual RGB array. There are several variations of this technique being designed and patented by the likes of Panasonic and Sony, but the basic improvement is that the unfiltered "white" pixels give improved luminance response, increasing dynamic range. Color accuracy can lose out a bit, but for sufficiently high resolutions—even 8MP—the effect is negligible, while the improvement in dynamic range and low-light response is impressive. Notice the tonal improvement from an RGBW type sensor. Folding optics Most smartphones have a single focal length lens. While Apple added a "digital zoom" function in 2010 to the iPhone 4, this merely crops the middle section of the image and enlarges it. Doing so results in a decidedly less sharp image, so some iPhone snappers have longed for a proper optical zoom lens. Apple would not be able to squeeze such a zoom into the current thickness of the iPhone, and we don't think Apple would make the phone thicker to accommodate one. However, it could go with a reflex zoom design, which has been used successfully on several thin digital cameras, such as the Nikon Coolpix S100 or Pentax Optio WG-2. Effectively, light would come in a front element in its current position, reflected downward using a mirror or prism, and the rest of the lens would be inside the iPhone's casing. Space is at a premium inside the iPhone, as all the components are tightly compacted. (Most of the internal space is occupied by the battery.) However, it's possible that more efficient components could give Apple just enough room to squeeze folded optics inside. Xenon flash The iPhone, like many smartphones, relies on a relatively bright LED to act as a "flash" for lighting in low-light conditions. The quality of an LED light is, shall we say, not very good. Apple could improve things by incorporating a proper xenon flash tube. A xenon flash is typically viewed as a luxury for smartphones, because they require a large capacitor to fire. Finding space inside the iPhone for the necessary power electronics is likely a very low priority, but it's clear that Apple's engineers have some serious chops in this area. One downside with this approach, however, is that a xenon flash can't provide continuous light for video. So Apple would either have to include both, ditch the LED altogether, or just stick with the LED, which can work for both purposes. In addition to improving the hardware, however, Apple could also choose to add one or more software improvements to boost the iPhone's camera performance. For instance, Apple added high dynamic range (HDR) shooting to the iPhone 4 as a software update in iOS 4.1. Apple could bring additional improvements to its software in iOS 6 to power advances in the next-generation iPhone. A side benefit of this approach is that some or all of the improvements could be back-ported to previous iPhone models as well. Apple could improve the resolution of its existing iPhone camera hardware by using a technique called "super resolution." This technique commonly combines multiple exposures of the same scene with slight variations (almost guaranteed with a handheld shot) to create images that have more detail and resolution than what is possible from the sensor alone. A third-party app called Cortex Camera is available for the iPhone 4S, which uses super resolution techniques to significantly improve sharpness and detail of images while also reducing noise. Apple could do one better by incorporating the option into the camera software itself, and offering APIs to allow third-party apps to optionally capture super resolution images. Whimsical Productions Multiple tap to focus A recent patent application from Apple shows that it has considered improvements to its "tap-to-focus" feature. By default, the iPhone will focus on the center of the image, and can optionally use facial recognition to focus on people. Users can also tap anywhere within the image to force the iPhone's camera to focus on a particular spot. Apple suggests that additional gestures could allow users to select more than one focus point, forcing the lens to focus at an intermediary distance to get multiple subjects as sharply focused as possible. Such a system could also be used to bias the exposure system for multiple subjects, choosing a "compromise" that looks as good as possible for the given lighting conditions. Manual exposure compensation There's also some pretty low-hanging fruit for Apple to grab as far as improvements to its camera software, such as the addition of an exposure compensation control. The current tap-to-focus control will adjust the auto exposure based on the selected focus area, and sometimes that can bias the exposure for better results. However, we have run into a number of situations where the autoexposure results in an image that's either too light or too dark. Exposure compensation would make it possible to dial it in to "just right." Apple prides itself on the simplicity and ease-of-use of its software, but we don't think that means that options for advanced users should be left out entirely. A pop-up slider similar to the current zoom control would offer an intuitive way to force the camera to make images lighter or darker as needed. None of the above? Given the other rumored changes coming to the next iPhone, including a larger screen, improved processor, LTE capability, and perhaps even a radical design change, Apple might instead choose to hold off any major improvements to the camera hardware. The current hardware in the iPhone 4S is compact and capable of impressive image quality that consistently ranks the iPhone as the most-used smartphone camera. It may end up being smarter for Apple to keep using a solution that's proven to work, saving changes for 2013 or beyond. But as usual, we won't know the truth until the next iPhone actually makes its debut later this year. Chris Foresman Chris is an Associate Writer at Ars Technica, where he has spent the last five years writing about Apple, smartphones, digital photography, and patent litigation, among other topics. Email chris.foresman@arstechnica.com // Twitter @foresmac 82 Reader Comments dmarcoot Ars Centurion Cville wrote: I was slightly put off by the Apple-centric nature of what was otherwise an excellent and enjoyable article. It seems that advances in smartphone cameras is of general interest. Why focus so heavily on the speculation about the next IPhone? Is that what's required for page views these days? Photos taken with the iPhone are by far the most uploaded of any any phone on the market to sites like Flickr and such. It is a widely used camera and worthy of an article on what could be improved. That said Ars has long had a section dedicated to Apple stories. And Apple fans have long come here to read the well written articles. Its not a matter of "Page views these days" as you so cynical put it. OrangeCream Ars Legatus Legionis HTC's focus was only in the last few quarters thanks to the One. I forgot about Sony, though. @Cville: If you agree that the iPhone is most likely to see these improvements, why complain? It's like complaining that Microsoft is the most likely to release a licensed OS! @ShapeGSX: The HDR photos can be dramatically improved if Apple added a contrast/exposure slider since it cannot know what the picture SHOULD look like to the user. 42748 posts \| registered Apr 6, 2001 ShapeGSX Ars Legatus Legionis OrangeCream wrote: Indeed. Any sort of adjustment sliders would be welcome. Like, for instance, white balance so my flash photos don't make my subjects look jaundiced. Bad Monkey! Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor dmarcoot wrote: The fact that you wrote this as a comment to an article that's not much more than Apple fanboi speculation-wanking is amusing. 15643 posts \| registered Oct 18, 2000 Digital_Dreamer Ars Scholae Palatinae Bad Monkey! wrote: Finding space inside the iPhone for the necessary power electronics is likely a very low priority, but it's clear that Apple's engineers have some serious chops in this area. Having just spend the last half-hour reading that very interesting link, it seems that much of the credit for that design should go to Flextronic's engineers, not Apple's... Not so. That reference only applies to the resonant clamp circuit that absorbs voltage spikes on the flyback transformer - a very small part of the entire package. Man, the lengths you people go to make sure Apple doesn't receive any merit or credit... Apple has over 1,000 engineers. What do you think they do? Send napkin sketches of concept art to fabs? metamatt Ars Praetorian (There are more green pixels than red and blue because green wavelengths also tend to have the most sharpness and detail.) Huh, what? Where'd you get this idea? It's vague and wrong. Camera sensors use more green pixels than red or blue to mimic the way human vision works; the human eye similarly is most sensitive to green. I don't know of any innate property of green wavelengths that would make them have the most sharpness and detail; if anything, ability to resolve detail would increase as the wavelength gets shorter (meaning green would be better than red, but blue would be yet better than green). I don't know if this effect is relevant for visible imaging sensors, though. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_vision, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer_filter. dysfunction Seniorius Lurkius ShapeGSX wrote: 1) HDR (software, HW companies can't quite manage the trick normally) Apple can't manage it, either. The HDR photos from my iPhone 4 are horrible. Low contrast and double images. Other phones seem to have a lot more manual control, too. You do have to have a steady hand (or tripod), otherwise yes, you certainly will get blur/doubling. pieguy3141 Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius Since they're using a prime lens, they probably have more room to play with the elements. I'm definitely unqualified to talk about the electronics side of things, but most prime lenses typically have larger apertures (you rarely see an aperture of 1.8, 1.4, 1.2, etc. on zoom lenses). Pair that up with a larger sensor (which they have), tweak focus length, and fix the megapixel/size ratio to something reasonable (while making each pixel larger) and you can have a damn good camera without resorting to the processing requirements of 41MPs. sep332 Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor This article was posted to the Apple-focused "Infinite Loop" section of the site, as it says in giant all-caps at the top of the page. Zandros Ars Centurion My number one wish would be a camera with a global shutter. ReaderBot Ars Praefectus kot_matroskin wrote: enraged_camel wrote: With such a small lense you will always be limited to the amount of light that can actually pass throught and no amount of digital processing will help. The argument here is how do you make crappy pictures into slightly less crappy pictures. Pictures taken with the iPhone are far from crappy. Seriously, it's superior to many point-and-shoot cameras of equal or higher price. The only real disadvantage is the lack of optical zoom. They are definitely crappy compared to my point and shoot Canon S100. Until smartphones can achieve at least 30% of what Canon S100 offers, their pics will always be crappy. But most people are apparently ok with poor quality photos. (especially the types that i see in Central park that constantly ask me to take their photo against the Sun with their smartphone only to complain that the pic came out crappy, lol). Smart phones can take ok pictures under ideal conditions (i.e. bright daylight, subject well lit by the sun behind the camera). Anything less than ideal and the photos are garbage to anyone who cares about the quality of the images. Are you guys having a contest to see who can throw the most hyperbole into one post? The most biggest such contest to ever occur in all the history of all the universes that have ever existed ever? Scud wrote: The only other companies other than Apple that I would imagine would have the same kind of focus to such cameras would be, in no particular order: HTC and Sony (the makers of the iPhone 4S camera) should be added to that list. And Samsung. ReaderBot wrote: Has Samsung done anything amazing with their smartphone cameras? Or is it because they make cameras on the side? Because if we're talking "innovative camera HW/SW", I wouldn't actually put Samsung on that list. Fanblade Seniorius Lurkius Since Apple updated the camera significantly on the 4S, my vote is for "none of the above". They'll probably leave the camera and change another "wow" feature like display size. But I did get something useful out of this article: I went and bought the Cortex Camera app for my 4S. It does a great job at eliminating noise in low light and makes high-zoom photos clearer. 43 posts \| registered Mar 4, 2009 sep332 wrote: That's interesting, because after the "One Microsoft Way" and "Open Source" sections were removed with the site redesign, it was basically implied by the management that the sections were just convenient filters for article content and not actual "bureaus", as it were. crt4 Ars Centurion Same resolution (maybe 10MP at most.. higher resolution means larger file size and longer processing), larger aperture (f/2.0 should suffice), faster speeds (see the HTC One X for inspiration.. Takes multiple shots per second, can capture a frame of video as a still, etc), improved noise reduction, image stabilization. Optical zoom (periscope style) would be nice, but seems like a bit of a pipe dream. Also, not sure if this is feasible, but gorilla glass for the lens would be nice so it'd be less prone to scratches. EDIT: also AEB would be nice, and not just composited into an HDR image.. Give us three separate images (one lower, one default and one higher exposure) so we can pick the best. (as an option of course, not by default) wesley96 Ars Tribunus Militum My experience with Samsung's cameras (both standalone and smartphone) is that they impress with numbers but fail in actual results. Oh, they take decent photos, but nothing like the big numbers promise. Kind of like a team of all-stars that can't make the play-offs. If anything, Sony's doing a much better job of the whole standalone/smartphone camera business. I agree that the companies that actually cared about cameras for some time are Apple, Nokia, and Sony. HTC's pre-One offerings were nothing to write home about. Motorola? Ahahaha.... LG? Unremarkable. Pantech? Overcompressed mess. Dunno about the Chinese ones (Huawei, ZTE) but I haven't seen them broast the camera image quality much. Basically, lots of the smartphone manufacturers still don't really care much about the camera part, as long as it has a big megapixel number. While it would have been nice to mention Nokia or Sony in the article, focusing on Apple didn't seem out of line. 1769 posts \| registered Jan 3, 2002 thomasfortherage Ars Praetorian DavidinAla wrote: It would be insane for Apple to accept the tradeoffs that come from adding more megapixels at this point. For any typical person shooting with a smartphone, 8 megapixels is PLENTY to work with. I mean, who's blowing up these images to wall-size art? And how often do you REALLY need to blow up one tiny section of a picture? Those are the only benefits to more pixels, so it would be crazy to degrade everyone's pictures for the sake of those very rare cases. The only thing more megapixels is worth is marketing, because people are ignorant enough to assume that more megapixels equal better quality. I'll say +1. That is always the case. I don't think apple will play that card, though. I reckon they will either stick with 8MP, or boost it to 10MP due to the Samsung Galaxy S3 being 8MP (I assume Samsung have taken the approach that boosting the MP is unneccessary). But Apple don't seem to be the kind of company to try and trick ignorant twits, either. thomasfortherage wrote: I'll disagree, again. Give me a 16MP camera with RGBW filters to boost the image quality, and super-resolution processing to boost the quality some more, and image stabilization to further boost the image quality, and finally utilize binning to produce a stupendous 8MP image, and I'm happy. Don't get me wrong, that could be awesome. But I was under the impression the iPhone was famour for it's ease of use, simplicity etc. I am generally quite impressed with the iPhone's camera qualities, it seems to be one of the best. Though, I feel the SG2 takes better photos, but only in good lighting. iPhone easily takes the cake in low light (in my opinion). Everything I've mentioned would happen transparently and make the iPhone camera look like magic. Jonathan E Seniorius Lurkius I would love the idea of Xenon + LED flash. Nearly every photo I have taken at night with my 4S gives subjects "white eyes", which I have had to "fix" by Photoshopping eyes from another picture in which is absolutely ridiculous. The LED flash is basically useless for taking pictures of people at night. 6 posts \| registered Mar 20, 2012 Jonathan E wrote: Haha, and that sounds kind of creepy! Biggiesized Ars Tribunus Militum I haven't seen any definitive proof that Fuji's X-Tran array is any better than a Bayer filter + OLPF. I really like the idea of RGBW. Much higher luminance sensitivity, and sacrifices hardly any color resolution. Biggiesized wrote: Wait, removing the OLPF by default improves the light gathering capabilities of the sensor, no? bb-15 Ars Praefectus No. Ars has writers who specialize on certain aspects of tech. Peter Bright focuses on MS. Jacqui Cheng and Chris Foresman focus on Apple. Aurich explained that it was because of the reader support for Apple articles that Infinite Loop was able to continue to have a separate heading. It is true that some readers of Ars are interested in computer camera technology including when it is developed by Apple. If you want to call being interested in Apple tech being a fanboi, that is your prerogative. But I think putting people down because they happen to be interested in Apple products puts you in the hater category. aaronb1138 Ars Praefectus How dare you stop Chris in the middle of his biweekly fellating of Apple. Seriously Chris needs to move on from Ars and make it big in the Apple PR department. bb-15 wrote: Actually, the way I read his reply to me in the design feedback thread was that Apple fans will pretty much click on anything that says "Apple". Which gets back to the click-bait nature of this particular article. There's nothing "Apple tech" in this article. It's squee-ful speculation about what already well known tech Apple might "magically" appropriate to include in their next smartphone camera. Just calling it as I see it: this article could have had a lot more meat if it had discussed smartphone camera trends in general, instead of focusing purely on what Apple might use in the iPhone 5 and being lightweight speculation at that. PottuVoi Seniorius Lurkius One interesting way to go would be plenoptic camera. http://www.tgeorgiev.net/ Fill the cameras backside with lot's of lenses and insides with sensors. This would allow a lot more freedom in shooting, post DoF and small camera location/direction adjustment and so on.. alansky Ars Scholae Palatinae I recently had a chance to compare two shots of the same landscape, one taken with the iPhone 4S and the other with a Nikon D3s. Both cameras were tripod-mounted. Although I had no trouble picking out the image captured by the D3s, the differences between the two images were subtle. Actually, I was shocked that the iPhone could do such a good job. Of course, I was comparing these images at screen-resolution, but the iPhone's camera's performance was still amazing. I certainly hope that Apple doesn't screw it up by thinking they have to increase the sensor resolution just to compete with other camera phones. What a ridiculous game that is! macrumpton Wise, Aged Ars Veteran How about Apple adding a magnetic ring around the lens so that 3rd parties can make accessory lenses that just stick on, or how about moving the flash away from the lens to make for less redeye. bigpics Seniorius Lurkius If Apple wanted to further impact the P&S camera market and re-invigorate the declining iPod line (sales down year over year for several quarters, and long in the tooth), they could put a next gen Pod model in a 4S enclosure (or a slightly more cam-like one) and - without the room needed for phone electronics - incorporate any sensible combo of all the various suggested improvements - and probably be able in include a cellular data radio ala the iPad for that matter. They could certainly do this if they went to the size of the most popular Samsung phones - and improve the screen for gaming purposes (yes, I know this opens up the whole Retina/another screen size discussion - so leave that aside as it is a side point). And with iMessage - and facilities like Skype (and all the usual ones like fb, Twitter, email, etc) - it could be a fair communicator as well. So basically a camera/gaming centric first cousin of the iPhone that steps up the cam side while dropping the voice calling (which is actually in decline) piece - with the same a la cart month to month only cellular data capabilities of the iPad - i.e., a monthly savings of $30-40/month for those who don't need it. Voila, a super P&S cam that also games, plays your music and video and runs half a million plus apps. And a high enough (potential) volume device to be of interest to AAPL corporate. And... ...differentiated enough that many iPhone and iPad owners would probably buy one for the better camera...... 26 posts \| registered Sep 13, 2011 bigpics wrote: If Apple wanted to further impact the P&S camera market and re-invigorate the declining iPod line... From what I've read, Steve Jobs figured out a long time ago that smartphones would kill the iPod. This insight was one of the factors that led to the iPhone. Apple doesn't want or need to reinvigorate the iPod, which is still doing quite well in what has become more of a niche market now that music-playing smartphones are ubiquitous. spmartin Seniorius Lurkius The only thing keeping the new iPhone from replacing point and shoots, IMHO, is an optical zoom. I know the form factor makes that difficult, but I would think that Apple could design a very simple zoom that does protrude out the back of the camera when needed. It would also need a sensor that would disable the extension if it encountered resistance (case being on the phone). Maybe this could be accomplished with a merging of some existing technologies. We really need a lens that has a wider angle and optical zoom. Of course, a cruder solution would be to have an integrated, rotating wheel with a variety of lenses that would slide into place over the fixed lens. Not as flexible, but also not as costly or prone to mechanical failure. My 2 cents. 3 posts \| registered Sep 2, 2009 Plumpaquatsch Ars Scholae Palatinae It's amusing, considering the article linked from here goes on to link to this one, which disassembles Steve Jobs' claim that "Every computer now uses switching power supplies, and they all rip off Rod Holt's design.". You know what is funny about that article - it didn't actually name any PCs that had switching power supplies before the Apple II. Which comes back to "If Apple says they did something first on PCs - claim that something in a completely unrelated field is like totally the same and that somebody else could have done it before Apple, but didn't because it's such a stupid idea anyways, and Apple is only successful because of marketing, so there." pointwood Ars Praefectus But most people are apparently ok with poor quality photos. (especially the types that i see in Central park that constantly ask me to take their photo against the Sun with their smartphone only to complain that the pic came out crappy, lol). And you just take the shot, knowing that it will be a crappy shot? Why not learn them a few simple things that will help them get better shots? The iPhone is clearly far from a great camera and I could easily start saying that your Canon S100 camera is taking crappy shoots as well and refer to almost any DSLR camera that exist, but that would be missing the point. The fact is that the iPhone camera is good enough for many and used well, can take some pretty decent shots. Furthermore - you can have the worlds best camera, but if you're a crappy photographer then who cares? It's all about catching the moment and taking interesting photos. Lately I have personally enjoyed using Hipstamatic quite a bit - it's certainly not high quality photos, but it's fun and you can get some quite interesting shots. alansky wrote: The iPhone camera is quite decent for sure (I have one and I use it quite often), but I bet that image was taken in optimal light conditions. It's a simple fact of the physical limitations of a mobile phone camera, that it will quickly begin to struggle once the light is less than optimal. Try comparing a low light shot and the difference will be much bigger. greggman Ars Praetorian koolraap wrote: I am a little disappointed this article was Apple focused, rather than taking the effort to make it a broader look at mobile phone camera technology, which is (to my mind) more interesting than limiting the focus (!) to a single manufacturer. I'm sure the author will take up the challenge soon. Can you name another mobile phone company that has added these kinds of improvements? The only other company I can name is Nokia, and they have a crappy OS/App ecosystem. So the innovation is putting it in a phone? That's about as innovative as saying being the first person to set a beer bottle the filing cabinet next to him instead of the table and claiming he innovated it. How about the companies that invented these techs? I don't know which ones did but ) Touch to focus was in my Sony DSC-N1 in 2005 http://www.dpreview.com/news/2005/10/3/sonydscn1 ) IR filters have been around for 15-30 years? *) BSI? Oh yea, Sony invented that. Not Apple greggman wrote: Way to miss the point. What's wrong with making this article focused on the iPhone?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line968
__label__cc	0.595093	0.404907	Password Minder: The blank notebook that got laughed out of production An infomercial product for keeping passwords shockingly didn't find an audience. Casey Johnston - May 16, 2013 9:50 pm UTC The Password Minder Passwords are a constant headache, a headache that will one day grow so bad that—if infomercials can be believed—your grandmother will pound a table in frustration. How to manage them? Early this year, one of the largest as-seen-on-TV companies produced its innovative answer: the Password Minder. Despite the grandiose name, the Password Minder is a blank notebook. It has a black cover. You write all your passwords in it. It costs $10 (plus shipping and handling). “Who can remember all those tricky combinations?” the infomercial asks. “You’ll never lose critical computer settings again!” it exclaims as a green “Safe Computer Guarantee” appears on the screen. The product was mocked mercilessly. The infomercial was posted to Youtube in January, highlighted for ridicule on Infomercial Hell in March, and then savaged by comedian and talk show host Ellen Degeneres in April. Security guru Bruce Schneier saw the Degeneres video and called it "pretty good," while a Sophos security researcher thought the product so dumb he questioned whether the informercial was even real. "As Ellen amusingly asks, wouldn't it be cheaper to save money and write all your passwords on a $5 bill?" he asked. "This is actually real, saw one of those in a bookstore the other day," wrote a commenter on Schneier's site on April 24. "A nice looking, large in length size, made out of suede cover." Naturally we had to seek out such a product. But when we went to purchase our own Internet Password Minder, it proved impossible to find—it wasn't even offered on the website of Telebrands, which had produced the infomercial. Was this thing "actually real"? If they buy it, we build it List your passwords alphabetically, so it's easy for you and others to find them! Telebrands is a massive—and massively successful—company that generates many multimillion dollar products (like the PedEgg with 40 million sold or the “view-sharpening” AmberVision sunglasses, which achieved $150 million in sales). The company is responsible for most of the late night infomercials advertising products that range from creative to the dubious to the nonsensical. Telebrands products originate from a range of sources including pitches from individual inventors, but Telebrands would only tell us that Internet Password Minder came from a mysterious “company.” Yes, the idea was real. So was the infomercial. One of the ways Telebrands tests its products is by generating a commercial to gauge interest, a Telebrands PR representative told Ars. “In this case, the company created a test infomercial to determine interest in the product," the rep said. "Since there was minimal interest, the product was not produced for public distribution." While the Password Minder was widely mocked for providing poor security, writing your passwords in an offline notebook isn't the worst thing you can do so long as the notebook is stashed in a private location (don't keep it at the office!), your home isn't burgled, and you don't have snooping friends and family. It's certainly a better approach than using a single, easily crackable password on every site you visit—as many nontechnical users still do. As Schneier noted the Password Minder "is—if you think about it—only slightly different than Password Safe," his own encrypted database for storing passwords on your computer. Most problems come from online hacking, not bad guys grabbing notebooks full of passwords. Of course that's no excuse for an informercial that shows an actress stashing the Password Minder in her purse for a day on the town. (And if you are burgled, you're in trouble.) The phone number for Internet Password Minder is now defunct. The GetPasswordMinder.com domain now redirects to Telebrands’ main site where you can still pick up items like the SlimAway girdle, Pasta Boat, and FlipJack Non-Stick Pancake Flipper. The sun has set on the Password Minder, which at least taught us that the world does not want an overpriced, alphabetized notebook to store its passwords. Still, we got to laugh at terrible footage of an old woman gently pounding her fist at a blue screen. And that's got to be worth something. bytegodArs Tribunus Militum I have seen this at the Barnes & Noble store at Union Square, NYC. I will try to take a picture of it later tonight. Update: Pictures here! http://imgur.com/a/lerwA . Not the same product as being advertised in the article, but similar, "The Personal internet address & password logbook". Last edited by bytegod on 16 May 2013 21:23 1723 posts \| registered Aug 26, 2010 malorArs Tribunus Militum Hey, if this thing would help my mother pick good, strong passwords for all her services, I'm enthusiastically in favor of the idea. I don't worry much about her notebook getting taken, but I definitely worry about online password crackers. With a notebook, someone has to burgle you specifically, out of all the millions of people out there. With a security exploit, one person can attack millions of people simultaneously. I like the notebook's odds. I like them a lot. 2682 posts \| registered Aug 8, 2003 waterboySmack-Fu Master, in training If only it had one of those little diary locks. Then i would trust it more ... 25 posts \| registered Jun 20, 2012 FritzedArs Centurionet Subscriptor Thinkgeek beat them to this, but they sold it as a gag item. I work in a secure environment and keep this on my desk to annoy the security team. LarszArs Scholae Palatinae What if it had pages and pages of "good" passwords already printed in it? 1159 posts \| registered Oct 9, 2009 bytegod Ars Praefectus Last edited by bytegod on Thu May 16, 2013 9:23 pm malor Ars Praefectus kranchammer Ars Tribunus Militum Put it on a standalone, cheap e-ink device with encrypted storage, and I'll buy one. Nate Anderson Ars Tribunus Militum et Subscriptor malor wrote: Yeah, but I think the mockery was mainly over the fact that you would pay money + shipping and handling to have what is essentially a blank notebook shipped to your home. Just use a piece of paper! 2179 posts \| registered Nov 17, 2005 Andrewcw Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor Man damn online password lockers. Stuff like these make movie plots that use the "code book" still valid. You have say one thing. If it took off i'd be like selling water. People buy Moleskine notebooks, getting this one at a mere $10 plus shipping and handling doesn't seem that far fetched if you think about it. They just didn't make it high end enough 14331 posts \| registered Jun 6, 2000 baloroth Ars Scholae Palatinae kranchammer wrote: I've seen devices like that before, although I can't remember where (ThinkGeek, I thought, but I can't seem to find it right now). Anyways: this actually isn't a terrible idea, except for the fact it's nothing more than a notebook. Maybe if it came with some sort of basic encryption system (think ROT13, except not ROT13). Something the book design would help with but still require knowledge of the key. Hmm, food for thought, there. Yeah, but it's a nicely organized notebook, with well-spaced entry fields, and a nice alphabetical index. And it has covers, where a piece of paper can easily be crumpled and lost. Maybe you youngsters don't remember needing to buy forms? I remember one office supply joint, where I grew up, that must have had several hundred different blank forms in stock. Back then, you couldn't make these things yourself, so buying preprinted ones was super handy. I think of this notebook as being in that same vein. Computer geeks tend to be knowledge-in-the-head types, but it seems to me that knowledge-in-the-world thinkers might be greatly aided by something like that. You could buy a $2 blank notebook from the grocery store, but it's hard to maintain discipline in that kind of setup, and especially hard to look things up. Having order imposed on you by the design of the object means that you'll keep using it consistently, even if you haven't touched it in years. That seems worth $10 to me, at least for some people. And I think the jeering is kind of nasty and shortsighted. I mean, yeah, it's funny at first, but if you actually think about it, there's a reason for it to exist. cmacd Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius Nate Anderson wrote: A piece of paper is easily lost/misplaced. A notebook has heft, can be easily filed somewhere, etc. From a security standpoint, it makes a lot of sense...your passwords are as safe as the physical security of your home, which on the whole is generally pretty safe. And the odds of a thief even stealing a notebook? Low. Hard to sell a notebook for meth. fuzzyfuzzyfungus Ars Praefectus Paying that premium over a generic notebook is absurd; but (in certain threat scenarios, do not use in presence of psycho soon-to-be-ex, sketchy roommate, etc.) I'd bet on a good password/passphrase written on paper over that one lousy password that you re-use everywhere because it's easy to remember. waterboy Smack-Fu Master, in training RockDaMan Ars Legatus Legionis bytegod wrote: Given the value (c'mon, it comes with a “Safe Computer Guarantee”), I'd recommend buying up the stock and getting rich on eBay. Fritzed Ars Praetorian SergeiEsenin Ars Tribunus Militum Telebrands is a massive—and massively successful—company that generates many multimillion dollar products (like the PedEgg with 40 million sold I'm still waiting for the parody infomercial for the PedEgg where it's a sex toy marketed to Catholic priests and scout leaders... MAFIAAfire Ars Scholae Palatinae Heh! Thanks for the laugh ,Ars!!! bluloo Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor facepalm.jpg 28276 posts \| registered Oct 6, 2002 robrob Ars Praefectus It's not that bad of an idea though, my mum still writes every detail about people in an address book (that she writes their name, phone number, address and birthday together is probably a security risk in itself). I still use a notebook as well, despite being a techie, there's something about pen and paper (and not owning a tablet/phone with a decent enough digitizer) that's still very useful in a store-able item. Plus, $10? I just found a $400 gucci notebook cover on ebay. $10 isn't much. Most of the crap you buy on late night TV you could just go to a store and buy, but that's not how late night TV works, it's all about being able to buy something from your couch without really doing anything at all. godel Ars Scholae Palatinae They could have done something to enhance the value for password use, such as include lists of random characters and numbers, and maybe take-away code cards like so: http://www.passwordcard.org/en slogger Ars Praetorian My grandmother got a pocket hose from Telebrands recently. (She also frequently insists that commercials have no effect on her... go figure.) Anyway, I don't think it'll last, but while it does it is easily one of the weirdest and creepiest things ever. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Mr1jGKzUU) taraba Ars Scholae Palatinae Then I'd have to write out "Site", "Username" and "Password" for all my entries. Who has that kind of time? So much easier to buy something where it's preprinted on there. taraba wrote: I think it's generally pretty clear which are which without the labels. fic Ars Tribunus Militum Ha! I use my diary to keep my passwords and have the key to the (I'm sure) unbreakable lock around my neck. Just to be safe I keep the diary under my pillow. Larsz Ars Scholae Palatinae mykie Ars Centurion The Noteslate is dead. Long live the Noteslate! 307 posts \| registered Dec 5, 2005 ColinABQ Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor Quite a sily offering. Now, if it was a suede-clad pad of large, pre-printed Post-It notes, well, that would be something to dial the toll free number for at 3:00 a.m., when the operators are standing by. ubercurmudgeon Ars Scholae Palatinae Better yet, it's multipurpose: it can also be used to tell the time Leather Rope Ars Praetorian I use lastpass.com...the Premium version. Yes, $1 per month but well worth it. pokrface Senior Technology Editor et Subscriptor ...where you can still pick up items like the SlimAway girdle, Pasta Boat, and FlipJack Non-Stick Pancake Flipper. Show us this so-called "Pasta Boat." We are intrigued and we desire to know more. We envision a proud and tall ship, hewn from the finest Tuscan noodles. Truly, such a mighty vessel would rule the Seven Seas of Ragu. 19429 posts \| registered Aug 26, 2000 Thorvard Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor My Dad, who is 77, has a notepad next to his monitor which contains his passwords for EVERYTHING. All the way from Gmail to his bank accounts. What ever works I guess. uhuznaa Ars Praefectus I have a friend who is extremely good at weeding out (throwing away) all kinds of paper stuff. Which means that whenever I have to fix anything with her computers she's already thrown away all the letters from her ISP or other docs (often with things I wrote down on them) with all the passwords, adresses, phone numbers, everything. A few years ago I was so fed up with this that I gave her a nice moleskin notebook and told her to use it to write down there everything computer-related and put in a save place. She never used it of course. Threw away her MS Office serial, too. Direwood Ars Centurion SergeiEsenin wrote: I actually have one of those PedEggs for the calluses on my heels. It's probably one of the few products they have that actually work. Until today I had no idea they were connected to this company though. It was just bought from a Walgreens with one of those "As Seen On TV" blurbs I see everywhere there. If I were to use a paper password protector though, it wouldn't be a book with the name boldly printed on the cover for anyone nosy to see. Maldoror Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor Larsz wrote: Fritzed wrote: Incidentally, if you can get your hands on them, nothing makes security people in secure environments quite as sad as a supply of SF-706-710 labels... Oops, you forgot 'security question'. Now what do you do? And I bet you didn't write them in alphabetical order. A well thought-out preprinted form can save you a lot of time, and potentially even some grief. It's using a physical thing to keep yourself organized. This is fairly alien to computer people, because we so often rely on sheer memory power. But, as an aging technologist, I'm here to tell you: your memory won't always be as good as it is now. A good filing system can be extremely helpful, and doing it on paper means that you're not depending on your technology working, in order to get access to your technology. It's the "don't put all your eggs in one basket" theory. Mensch_au Ars Centurion Wait, what - did they just refer to that leather cover as providing protection? 254 posts \| registered Dec 20, 2011 pen_sq Ars Scholae Palatinae Some time ago, I had done up a truly wretched version of this in OpenOffice. If anybody would like to provide a replacement that causes statistically insignificant increases of financial loss and blindness in animal trials, that would be appreciated. http://templates.openoffice.org/en/node/6155 Last edited by pen_sq on Thu May 16, 2013 6:15 pm slogger wrote: If you think that it's creepy now, stay well away from ducks... Last edited by fuzzyfuzzyfungus on Thu May 16, 2013 6:19 pm gandalfSVG Ars Scholae Palatinae Have to play devil's advocate here- The current thinking in security is that your passwords for the two-dozen important websites that you frequent should be: 1. unique from each other 2. 10+ characters long 3. random alphanumerics, case sensitive with grammar symbols 4. stored no where but your brain. Well, these four criteria are impossible to meet all at once, but if you leave out #4, the other 3 have a much better chance of traction. 802 posts \| registered Feb 9, 2012 A good filing system can be extremely helpful, and doing it on paper means that you're not depending on your technology working, in order to get access to your technology. It's the "don't put all your eggs in one basket" theory. And never put all your PedEggs in one... Err... [I'll leave it alone now.] Direwood wrote: I actually have one too, bought at the grocery store. It does work well at removing callouses/dead skin. Every once in a while those infomercials actually hawk something useful... gandalfSVG wrote: hmm, yeah, screw #4. You can have my 1pass when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line969
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The Becher Class’ at the Städel Museum, Frankfurt Categories: beauty, black and white photography, colour photography, digital photography, documentary photography, exhibition, existence, gallery website, landscape, light, maps, memory, New York, Paris, photographic series, photography, portrait, psychological, quotation, reality, space, time and video Tags: 15 artists USA, 1546, 7341, A Question of Mise-en-Scène, abstract compositional framework, abstraction, alternative vantage points, Andreas Gursky, Andreas Gursky Doorman Passport Control, Andreas Gursky Paris Montparnasse, Andreas Gursky Teneriffa Swimming Pool, atmosphere, August Sander, aura of a space, Axel Hütte, Axel Hütte Moedling House, Axel Hütte 15 artists USA, Axel Hütte Furka, Becher Class, Becher School, Bechers Half-Timber Houses, Bechers typologies, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Bernd and Hilla Becher Gutehoffnungshütte Oberhausen, Bernd Becher, Bibliothèque Nationale de France Paris XIII, Candida Höfer, Candida Höfer Bibliothèque Nationale de France Paris XIII, Candida Höfer interior architecture, Candida Höfer Waiting Room Cologne III 1981, Candida Höfer Weidengasse Cologne VIII, concept of the image, Courtyards and Street Canyons, David McDermott, Düsseldorf Germany Konkordiastraße 85, digital editing, Digital interventions, Doorman Passport Control, Doug Starn, Düsseldorf school, Düsseldorfer art academy, Dusseldorf Sankt-Franziskusstraße 107, Every Building on the Sunset Strip, family portraits, Family Relations, Fossa Degli Angeli, Frankfurt, From Near and Far, Furka, German art, German artists, German photographers, German photography, German Romanticism, Gutehoffnungshütte, Gutehoffnungshütte Oberhausen, Haim Steinbach, Half-Timber Houses, Hilla Becher, historical landscape painting, House No. 1 I, House Series, industrial aesthetic, Interior 1 D, Interior 3 A, interior architecture, interior spaces, Jörg Sasse, Jörg Sasse 1546, Jörg Sasse 7341, Jörg Sasse ST-84-12-06, Jörg Sasse W-84-02-13 Dusseldorf, Jeff Koons, Kiosks and Streets, Kitchen Bath Room and Living Room, Krefeld Ostwall corner Rheinstraße, Krefeld Rheinstraße 82, Krefeld Rheinstraße 84, Krefeld Rheinstraße 86, Krefeld Rheinstraße 88, landscape photography, Louvre 3 Paris, mega-signs, Mike Kelley, Mike Starn, modernist residential dwellings, Moedling House, Museum Photographs, new concept of the pictorial, New Objectivity, objectivity, painterly image production, Paris Montparnasse, People of the 20th century, Peter McGough, Petra Wunderlich, Petra Wunderlich Fossa Degli Angeli, Photographs Become Pictures, Photographs Become Pictures. 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Benzenberg), Thomas Struth, Thomas Struth Family Portraits, Thomas Struth Louvre 3 Paris, Thomas Struth Museum Photographs, Thomas Struth The Consolandi Family, Thomas Struth West 21st Street Chelsea New York, typologies, Untitled (Colourful), urban non-spaces, urban photography, urbanity, vantage points, Volker Döhne, Volker Döhne Krefeld Ostwall corner Rheinstraße, Volker Döhne Krefeld Rheinstraße 82, Volker Döhne Krefeld Rheinstraße 84, Volker Döhne Krefeld Rheinstraße 86, Volker Döhne Krefeld Rheinstraße 88, Volker Döhne Reconstruction II, Volker Döhne Untitled (Colourful), W-84-02-13 Dusseldorf, Waiting Room Cologne III 1981, Weidengasse Cologne VIII, Weimar Republic, West 21st Street Chelsea New York, West Broadway Tribeca New York Exhibition dates: 27th April to 13th August 2017 Curator: Dr Martin Engler, Head of the Collection of Contemporary Art, Städel Museum Co-curator: Dr Jana Baumann, Städel Museum Artists: Volker Döhne, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Tata Ronkholz, Thomas Ruff, Jörg Sasse, Thomas Struth and Petra Wunderlich Bernd Becher (1931-2007) and Hilla Becher (1934-2015) Gutehoffnungshütte, Oberhausen, Ruhrgebiet Gelatine silver print on baryta paper Art Collection Deutsche Börse Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation © Estate Bernd & Hilla Becher Half-Timber Houses Silver gelatine print on baryta paper 152.4 x 112.5 cm Sammlung Deutsche Bank The Bechers depict the half-timbered houses from the Siegerland in a sober and restrained fashion. The picture removes the buildings from their original context. One view follows the next. Thus the form of the single building becomes more important than its function. In the photographs the half-timbered houses become aesthetic objects with a sculptural character. Bernd and Hilla Becher do not present their images individually, but in a grid. Not the single photo is the work, but the total of the typology is. Half-Timber Houses (detail) “What the teachings of Bernd and Hilla Becher sparked off – and their students developed further – is a new conception of the artwork according to which the boundaries between sculpture, painting and photography dissolve in terms of media and aesthetics alike. In other words, in the very moment in history when photography emancipated itself to become an independent medium, it sounded its own death knell.” (Press release) WHAT ABSOLUTE RUBBISH – the second sentence, that is! Just look at the photographs as pictures. The Bechers and their students’ photographs might invoke a new concept of the pictorial but that does not mean the death of photography far from it. In fact, this conceptualisation opens up an expanded terrain of becoming for photography (continuing the theme of the last post on the work of Walker Evans). In this sense, the work of these artists is vital to an understanding of the place of photography within the observation, construction and taxonomy of contemporary culture and its pictorial representation. Many thankx to the Städel Museum for allowing me to publish the photographs in the posting. Please click on the photographs for a larger version of the image. For more information please see the interactive website. One of the most radical changes in art’s relation to its aesthetic, media, and economic contexts is closely associated with the students of the first Becher Class at the Düsseldorf art academy – but even more so with the names of their teachers, Bernd and Hilla Becher. The exhibition brings together 200 major works, some in large format, by these important artists, as well as a selection of their early works. Candida Höfer (1944) Weidengasse Cologne VIII 1977 Loan from the artist © Candida Höfer, Köln; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017 Volker Döhne (1953) Untitled (Colourful) Colour print from colour transparency © Volker Döhne, Krefeld 2017 Thomas Ruff (1958) Interior 1 D Chromogenic colour print © Thomas Ruff; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017 Andreas Gursky (1955) Doorman, Passport Control Inkjet print Loan from the artist / Courtesy Sprüth Magers © Andreas Gursky / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017 / Courtesy Sprüth Magers Berlin London Axel Hütte (1951) Moedling House © Axel Hütte Petra Wunderlich (1954) Fossa Degli Angeli, Italy © Petra Wunderlich; VG Bild-Kunst 2017 From 27 April to 13 August 2017, the Städel Museum is staging a comprehensive survey on the Becher Class at the Düsseldorf art academy and the major paradigm shift in the medium of artistic photography with which the Bechers and their students are associated. With the aid of some 200 photographs by Volker Döhne, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Axel Hütte, Tata Ronkholz, Thomas Ruff, Jörg Sasse, Thomas Struth and Petra Wunderlich – a group of whom some enjoy international renown and others are due for rediscovery – the exhibition will examine the influence exerted by Bernd and Hilla Becher on their students at the Düsseldorf school. What unites the students’ works with those of their teachers? How do they differ? Is there really such a thing as the “Becher School” or is it ‘merely’ a matter of several highly successful photographers who happened to be studying at the ‘right place’ at an especially propitious moment in history? And how have those artists influenced our present conception of what a picture is? Taking the artist duo’s work as a point of departure, the exhibition “Photographs Become Pictures. The Becher Class” will acquaint viewers with the radical changes in the medium of artistic photography that became manifest in the works of the Becher pupils in the eighties and above all the nineties, and investigate the art-historical impact of this development up to the very present. It will feature major large-scale works as well as key early endeavours by the members of what is presumably the most influential generation of German photographers in the field of fine art. The students of the first in a long line of Becher Classes at the Düsseldorfer art academy introduced elementary changes to contemporary art’s aesthetic, media and economic contexts. They not only contributed decisively to shaping international photography in the 1990s, but also fundamentally redefined the status and perception of artistic photography in general. Their works can be considered as one of the most self-confident emancipations of photography as art in the mediums history, while at the same time reflecting the (not merely digital) moment when the boundaries between the media dissolve. “Bernd and Hilla Becher’s first – meanwhile world-famous – students played a tremendously important role in establishing photography as an expressive medium on a par with other art forms. The nine artists featured in our show occupy a realm where the distinction between painting and photography is no longer clear. The permeability of the boundary between the media is deliberate in their work, and in that respect they mirror one of the key focuses of the Städel Museum’s collection of contemporary art,” observes Städel director Dr Philipp Demandt. And exhibition curator Dr Martin Engler adds: “What the teachings of Bernd and Hilla Becher sparked off – and their students developed further – is a new conception of the artwork according to which the boundaries between sculpture, painting and photography dissolve in terms of media and aesthetics alike. In other words, in the very moment in history when photography emancipated itself to become an independent medium, it sounded its own death knell.” The founding of a chair for artistic photography at the Düsseldorf art academy in 1976 provided perhaps the single most important impulse for a change in how the medium of photography was perceived. In close cooperation with his wife Hilla Becher, Bernd Becher held that chair until 1996. Even before their appointment to the Düsseldorf school, the Bechers had been taking pictures of historical industrial architecture, subscribing to a work concept that exceeded the scope of a common documentary approach in photography. They portrayed mining headframes, blast furnaces, gas tanks, water towers and other testimonies to a vanishing industrial culture – frontally, in central perspective, with fascinating depth of field, and where possible before the backdrop of a uniformly grey sky. They arranged the individual shots in grids to form large-scale tableaus they called typologies. The concern here was no longer merely the illustration of reality, but its perception. Reality could no longer be depicted singly, but only in a multiplicity of simultaneous images. From the formal aesthetic point of view, the staging of the pictorial subjects was now far more than documentary in nature. The affinity to minimal and concept art – evident in the rigour of the pictorial vocabulary, the industrial aesthetic and the new perception of a work in stages – is unmistakable. Especially in their early work, the students of the first Becher Class explored their teachers’ artistic strategy with great intensity. Yet as they continued to pursue it in the nineties, they did so ever more independently, and in their own highly individual styles. With the aid of various strategies in terms of scale, presentation and motif, and not least of all with abstract pictorial inventions provoked by digital image techniques, they took the interpenetration of the mediums of painting and photography to an extreme. The result was a new concept of the picture that blurs aesthetic and media distinctions. “The dissolution of media boundaries, but also the use of technical innovations, are characteristic of the works of the first Becher Class. It is here that the impact of a changing media culture is felt,” explains Dr Jana Baumann, the co-curator of the exhibition. A show devoted to such a complex phenomenon on the one hand, and such productive teaching activities on the other, must inevitably be limited in scope. “Photographs Become Pictures” concentrates deliberately on the students of the early years of the Becher Class, beginning with Höfer, Döhne, Hütte and Struth in 1976 and ending with the completion of Gursky’s and Sasse’s studies in 1987/1988. In retrospect, it is precisely in the heterogeneity of the first Becher Class – with its wide range of approaches that have influenced our present-day understanding of the pictorial image – that the success of Bernd and Hilla Becher’s teachings is evident. Candida Höfer (b. 1944) is known above all for her pictures of public interiors such as libraries, universities, museums and waiting rooms. Nevertheless, the purely documentary aspect is ultimately of secondary importance to her, as is also true of her teachers. Particularly when she turned to colour photography, she began producing iconically clear shots of meaning-charged interiors extremely striking in their rigorous aesthetic. In composition, repetition and rhythm as well as the sculptural emphasis, Höfer’s formal staging of her interiors is reminiscent of the Becher typologies. A distinct affinity to the typologies is also evident in early street shots by Thomas Struth (b. 1954), such as West Broadway, Tribeca, New York (1978) or Sommerstrasse, Düsseldorf (1980). He proceeded in a manner similar to his teachers, but broadened his spectrum of motifs. He is concerned in his work with cultural structures; in addition to streets he also depicts museums or religious cult sites and portrays families. With the aid of social and ethnological allusions he reveals orders and interrelationships, thus achieving a universal survey of human and their lifeworld in imagery. Petra Wunderlich‘s (b. 1954) black-and-white series depict details of churches or quarries that the artist has introduced to a new, abstract compositional framework. By this method she reduces architecture visually to its stereometric tectonics in such a way that elementary architectonic forms unexpectedly emerge from the “broken” surfaces of nature. Wunderlich’s photographs, like those by the Bechers, can be read as sociological and historical testimonies. The workgroups of Volker Döhne (b. 1953) closely resemble Bernd and Hilla Bechers’ typologies with regard to concept and motif alike. He developed series such as Small- Scale Iron Industry (1977/78) or Small Railway Bridges and Underpasses in the Bergisches and Märkisches Land (1979). With his experimental Colour (1979) series, he then emancipated himself from his teachers. Tata Ronkholz (1940-1997) was interested primarily in factory gates, shop windows, beverage kiosks and snack bars, which she photographed in the even light of grey days. Many aspects of these works are strongly reminiscent of the Becher photographs: the consistent placement of the subject at the pictorial centre, the unchanging size of the prints, but also the serial, typologically comparative approach. Thomas Ruff (b. 1958) is likewise deeply indebted to his teachers’ serial method, which we encounter in his work in ever-different formulations. His portraits as well as the strongly enlarged nocturnal shots of, in part, found material, convey his fundamentally sceptical attitude towards photography’s claim to truth and documentation. His persistent investigations of new pictorial sources and technologies are perhaps the most impressive demonstrations of the manner in which Ruff continues the approach of Bernd and Hilla Becher. Axel Hütte‘s (b. 1951) early architectural details investigate social situations using a mode of photographic expression distinguished by distance and anonymity. Within this context, he devotes himself as much to spoiled landscapes as to supposedly untouched nature which nevertheless has always been formed by human intervention. A conspicuous aspect of his work is the strong reference to historical landscape painting, whose formal compositional principles he both copies and deconstructs. Whereas the Bechers directed their attention to the sculptural or conceptual potential of their pictures, Hütte focusses on painting as the leading medium of modern art. Jörg Sasse (b. 1962) initially devoted himself to highly artificial and at the same time prosaic arrangements of petit-bourgeois domestic culture. His later “tableaus” represent a virtual antithesis to the reductive rigour of these early works. Using digital and analogue techniques alike, he began processing found pictures as well as images of his own making, in which context he blurred the distinction between painting and photograph beyond recognition. Andreas Gursky‘s (b. 1955) early photographs are likewise characterised by a keen interest in everyday surroundings – the private as well as the public sphere, the context of work as well as leisure time. Like Sasse, he investigates the aesthetic boundary between photographic and painterly image production. By means of digital manipulations he uses to duplicate and mount the pictorial motif to the point of abstraction, he creates perplexing pictorial architectures that merge construction and reality in large-scale colour prints. The development of the Becher Class shows how concept art’s expanding notion of the artwork led to a new concept of the pictorial including photography. What the teachers introduced in rudiments was taken by their students and the following generation of artists to a momentous change in the picturing of reality. The realisation that photography cannot reproduce reality impartially does not detract from the medium. On the contrary, it means an enhancement in terms of artistic potential. What is more, the lack of focus in the portrayal of reality – in the literal and figurative sense alike – enriches photography’s complexity. It is not least of digital changes that enables innovative pictorial invention. Yet the boundaries of the photographic image also became fluid in the development from individual work to typology and series, and from detail to overall image. The answer to all questions about the significance, classification, doctrine and conception of what we refer to as the “Becher School” can thus be found in an insight as simple as it is surprising: in the very moment in history when photography emancipated itself to become an independent medium, it sounded its own death knell. Press release from the Städel Museum At left, Axel Hütte (b. 1951) 15 artists USA (David McDermott, Stephen Prina, Mike Kelley, Peter McGough, David McDermott, Doug Starn, Mike Starn, Jeff Koons, Haim Steinbach, Ross Bleckner) (detail) 1988 (2003) Candida Höfer (left) and Thomas Struth (1954) Louvre 3, Paris 1989 1989 (2012) (right) Thomas Struth (1954) Paradiese 09 Xi Shuang Banna, Provinz Yunnan, China, 1999 Thomas Struth (1954) Paradiese 09 Xi Shuang Banna, Provinz Yunnan, China, 1999 Thomas Ruff (b. 1958) with House No. 1 I 1987 (right) 98.4 x 120.3 cm DZ BANK Kunstsammlung © Axel Hütte Thomas Struth (1954) The Consolandi Family, Mailand, 1996 (2014) (left) Exhibition views “Photographs Become Pictures. The Becher Class” Photo: Städel Museum The Bechers For their photographs Bernd and Hilla Becher are awarded the “Golden Lion” in the category of “sculpture” at the Venice Biennale in 1990. How is that possible? Surprisingly at the time there was no separate category for photography at the Biennale. But this is not the real reason. Already in 1969 the first larger exhibition of the Bechers is called “Anonymous Sculptures”, just like their first volume of photographs. The artists very consciously link the genres of photography and sculpture. This idea informs their entire oeuvre. Bernd Becher and Hilla Wobeser begin to collaborate in 1959. At the time both study at the art academy Düsseldorf. Two years later they marry. During the following five decades the artist couple produces mostly tableaus of several parts – consisting of three, nine, twelve or more photos; they call them typologies. Their subjects are disused headstocks, furnaces, oil refineries, water reservoir towers, grain silos, gasometres or even half-timbered houses in former workers’ settlements – all of them testimonies of a declining industrial culture. An Overall Concept When Hilla and Bernd Becher presented their works at the Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf in 1969, this coincided with an exhibition on US-American minimal art – a juxtaposition that was to prove programmatic. In 1972 the American sculptor Carl Andre mentioned the insightful connection of the Bechers’ works and the movements of minimal and conceptual art. This prominent, art-theoretical connection significantly contributed to the great international success of the Bechers. This is also why – especially in the USA – the two are considered concept artists more than photographers. The Bechers’ method of working – ostensibly – is concerned with sobriety and anonymity, rigidity and objectivity. They work in series, where the whole and a part of this whole, total view and detail are balanced. Setting their photographs into the context of sculpture, they test the boundaries of the genres of photography and sculpture. Working and presenting their works in series, they move the photograph beyond the individual work: the viewer can never see everything at once; instead the eye oscillates between detail and general context. The artist couple directs the attention to formal, creative aspects of the photographed edifices at the same time allowing them to disappear in the typology’s grid. The rigidity of their pictorial vocabulary and the interest in an industrial aesthetic evidences the close proximity of the Bechers’ creative work to minimal and concept art. Photography in Germany “In principle it [photography] was a fallow field, where nothing ‘noteworthy’ had taken place in the past fifty years. We saw us in the tradition of objective photography of the 1920s; Bernd and Hilla Becher were the first to reconnect to this. There was absolutely nothing that we could fight or needed to disengage with. We could start from scratch.” ~ Thomas Ruff “New Objectivity” this was the motto of the 1920s – also in photography. It was no longer the pictorial language of painting, but precision, focus and truth to detail, characteristics of photography that had garnered the artists’ interest. The photographer August Sander focused on the society of the Weimar Republic and created a typology: in 1925 his pictorial atlas People of the 20th Century, where he systematically assembled hundreds of portraits of stereotypes of people of the most diverse social backgrounds and occupations. All of his sitters are portrayed frontally, which makes the photographs comparable. Sander also engaged in the photography of landscapes, industrial sites and cities. Two more representatives of the photography of New Objectivity are also worth mentioning here: Albert Renger-Patzsch recorded industrial buildings and machinery in a sober directness. Karl Blossfeldt adopted scientific standards and photographed plants – always before a neutral background, removed from their natural setting. Bernd and Hilla Becher draw on these approaches and develop them in their works. With a few exemptions, photography was not considered an autonomous artistic medium in Germany. Still in the 1960s, photography in art predominantly served as a means of documentation of actions, happenings and performances. Yet painting and photography interact. The painter Gerhard Richter for example, used photos as templates for his paintings since the early 1960s. The Bechers in turn greatly contributed to the recognition of photography as autonomous artistic medium with their photographs. The Becher Class: Adoption, Distinction DÖHNE GURSKY HÖFER HÜTTE RONKHOLZ RUFF SASSE STRUTH WUNDERLICH These are the students of the first Becher class. In 1976 Bernd Becher is appointed first professor for photography at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. In close cooperation with his wife Hilla he teaches there for twenty years. Their first students become artists, who will have a formative influence on photography in the 1980s and the 1990s internationally. The Becher students intensely study their teachers’ work. Especially in their early works comparable approaches develop: a distanced perspective, an interest in architecture and striving for technical precision. The Bechers are preoccupied with an industrial architecture in decline, representative also of the social changes affecting the respective region. Taking this as a starting point, their students consider their direct surroundings and social contexts. They seek to identify systems of classification and in their photographs investigate the relationship of individual work and series. In the process the Becher students adopt their own positions. They discover new themes, techniques and creative strategies. Regardless of the distinctions they are indebted to the conceptual approach of their teachers, which they then developed in their individual ways. In their teaching and their work Bernd and Hilla Becher explore a concept of the image, where medial and aesthetic distinctions of sculpture, painting and photography dissolve. Their students continue this work in very different ways. In the 1980s and 1990s their enquiries lead to a critical reflexion of the possibilities of representing reality. The lack of focus in the depiction of reality – literally and figuratively – represent an increase in artistic complexity. Innovative pictorial creations were now possible by way of digital intervention. The borders of the photographic image blur at the stage between single work and typology and series. The alternation of perception, oscillating between detail and total image extend the possibilities of photography. The meaning of what is called “Becher school” can be summarised in a simple and surprising statement: at the historic moment, when photography becomes an independent medium, it also realises its potential and explores its limits. Photography reaches its limits, transgresses it and thus ultimately questions its existence. Kiosks and Streets The developments in American photography are also important to the Becher-students: Ed Ruscha, whose photos show everyday subjects, is one of their role models. In 1966 he creates Every Building on the Sunset Strip. With a simple handheld camera Ruscha photographs every building on the Los Angeles boulevard of that name; he presents his pictures in a fanfold or an artist’s book. This quickly reveals the serial principle behind the work. Volker Döhne’s approach in Reconstruction II is similar. He, too, documents the commercial architecture, largely determining the surrounding. Ice cream parlour, garage, drug store, stationers, dwelling house, shoe shop – nicely aligned. Volker Döhne focuses on the urban space dominated by nondescript post war architecture and empty sites. Other than his American colleague Ed Ruscha, Döhne always positions his camera head-on in the same angle. Surprisingly this emphasises the buildings’ volume. Like his teachers Bernd and Hilla Becher he emphasises the three-dimensional, sculptural aspect of buildings and pursues a concept that he determined before he began to photograph. The Bechers assemble identical, yet different photographs to a static tableau. Döhne on the other hand, required the viewer to move along the strip and proceed down the row of photographs. Above all the viewer must add together the photos of the Krefelder Straße by himself: the work forms as a result of the viewer’s active viewing and perception. Volker Döhne (b. 1953) Krefeld, Ostwall corner Rheinstraße, (Reconstruction II) Silver gelatin print on baryte paper Krefeld, Rheinstraße 82 (Reconstruction II) Tata Ronkholz (1940-1997) Beverage kiosk, Düsseldorf, Hermannstraße 31 Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Köln/Dauerleihgabe der Sparkasse KölnBonn © Tata Ronkholz, Nachlassverwaltung Van Ham Art Estate 2017 Cigarette and gumball machines are fixed to exterior walls. Advertising posters overlap. Beverages, magazines and sweets are visibly lined up behind glass. It is Tata Ronkholz’ serial presentation that enables the comparison of the kiosks and their study as a social phenomenon in urban contexts. Kiosks are everyday meeting points and the setting for social life. At the same time their role fundamentally changed in the past decades. Ronkholz photographs kiosks as socially grown places. She positions them centrally in their architectural environment – people are absent. This is what the photos have in common with Becher-photographs. Like her teachers, Ronkholz is committed to the conservation and archiving of a changing urban culture. Dusseldorf, Sankt-Franziskusstraße 107 Silver gelatin print on baryta paper Courtesy The Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne / Permanent Loan of the Sparkasse KölnBonn Courtesy The Photographische Sammlung / SK Foundation Culture, Cologne / Dauerleihgabe der Sparkasse KölnBonn Düsseldorf, Germany, Konkordiastraße 85 PICTURE PARALLELS Bernd and Hilla Bechers students are linked to the work of their teachers in many ways. And yet they devote themselves, in part, to new motifs, subjects, and picture formats during their studies. In addition to architecture, they also photograph interiors, simple everyday objects or people. In the early 1980s the Becher-students Axel Hütte and Thomas Ruff turn to portrait photography practically at the same time. They capture their models with neutral facial expressions, generally head-on before a monochrome background. The extreme setting makes the individual recede while the surface of the background dominates. In the series the single faces turn into an interchangeable motif somewhere between person and typology. From Near and Far The directions of the persons’ gazes differs. Nothing distracts from their faces. The neutral background and the close details are reminiscent of giant passport photographs. One almost overlooks that some of the sitters are famous artists today. Axel Hütte’s portraits with their conscious play with blurring and sharpness are irritating: some areas in the photo show up the slightest detail, while others are slightly blurred – a conscious reference to the Bechers’ works, characterised by their extreme depth of focus. When observing Hütte’s works from close-up the face becomes a surface of structures. If one wants to see it in focus, one needs to distance oneself. Thus the viewer is kept at bay and always in motion. Axel Hütte (b. 1951) 15 artists USA (David McDermott, Stephen Prina, Mike Kelley, Peter McGough, David McDermott, Doug Starn, Mike Starn, Jeff Koons, Haim Steinbach, Ross Bleckner) 113 x 91 each cm 15 artists USA (David McDermott, Stephen Prina, Mike Kelley, Peter McGough, David McDermott, Doug Starn, Mike Starn, Jeff Koons, Haim Steinbach, Ross Bleckner) (detail) PICTURES GENERATION Thomas Ruff explores the gap between reality and image. This is something he shares with the American artists of the so-called “Pictures Generation” from the 1970s and 1980s. This informal group of artists, among them Cindy Sherman, Sherrie Levine, Robert Longo and Richard Prince, grew up with a flood of pictures in cinema, television and the print media. Their works show distrust for the media, as well as a fascination with it. The artists make use of existing images from film, advertising and art. They copy, quote and redesign this material – more subtly than the artists from American Pop Art in the 1960s. Instead of working with found images in print, collage or painting, the artists of the “Pictures Generation” make small interventions. By introducing minor changes or by producing a practically identical copy of an image they very consciously play with conventional ways of perception. In their works they draw attention to mechanisms of picture production and the methods of artificial construction of reality through pictures. Photos of Faces Like Axel Hütte, Thomas Ruff does not believe in an image of human character. He is convinced that only the exterior reality – the appearance – can be represented. In this sense Ruff’s portraits are photos of faces that resemble expressionless surfaces. The monochrome background hides any hint at a recognisable location. The face becomes a surface and thus resembles a projection screen for an advertising message. The serial juxtaposition turns the individual in Ruff’s photographs into a type that also represents a particular generation. The stereotypes communicated by mass media and the influence of images on individual and collective opinion-forming are being questioned. Thomas Ruff (b. 1958) Portrait (G. Benzenberg) “Looks good. Continue in colour.” The bed, bath and living rooms, the kitchen unit and the furniture of the 1950s and 1970s, Thomas Ruff finds at the homes of relatives and friends in the Black Forest, where he comes from. Bernd and Hilla Becher preferably work in black and white. Ruff on the other hand starts experimenting with colour photography early on during his studies: “At some point I started, making use of the colour practice, which I […] had developed, in my interiors, and I thought this looked better than in black and white photos. The colleagues said, you cannot do this. Then I also asked Bernd Becher and he said: “Looks good. Continue in colour.” Interior 3 A Chromogenic paint removal A Question of Mise-en-Scène The two clips on yellow ground look like two flies. The bright background emphasises the form of the represented objects. Their original function becomes secondary. The simple stationary objects become worthy of the photographer’s meticulous attention. Jörg Sasse uses and parodies the strategies of advertising photography, ever concerned with presenting an object as something special. From the start, Sasse’s work shows a painterly tendency as well as a penchant for abstraction. This is also apparent in a sequence of still lives with reduced colour and shapes. In his early work Sasse is interested in his immediate environment. He seeks to capture the unusual in the everyday. This links his work with the typologies of his teachers. Other than they do, Sasse does not give titles to his works; instead he gives them random numbers. This allows him to remove the represented object even further from its original context without offering a new interpretation. Jörg Sasse (b. 1962) ST-84-12-06 Art Collection Deutsche Börse, Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Kitchen, Bath Room and Living Room Almost in symmetry Jörg Sasse’s photo shows a light blue jug and a glass jug on two hobs. It belongs to a series, which Sasse dedicated to modest interiors between the post war years and the economic miracle. Sometimes the photos show individual objects, sometimes a combination of two or three objects. They capture details of tiles, furniture or floors. They give the impression as if the objects were arranged by coincident or as if the inhabitants had left them behind like this. At the same time the scenes appear to be very artificial. Sasse transforms colour, shape and structure of the interior settings into individual, abstract compositions. He focuses on formal contrasts, sequences and similarities. According to the artist it is “not the preoccupation with interiors but with the picture.” The photographer is more interested in the painterly composition than in the representation of reality. W-84-02-13, Dusseldorf Courtesy Gallery Wilma Tolksdorf Courtyards and Street Canyons The artists Axel Hütte and Thomas Struth share an interest in urban non-spaces, indistinct streets or architectures. In the 1980s modernist residential dwellings like the brutalist, square James Hammett House in London, become increasingly less popular and are turned into social housing. The raw concrete façade of the London block of flats spreads across almost the entire picture. The empty square in front of it is abandoned. There is no sign of inhabitants: a forbidding place. Like Bernd and Hilla Becher in their pictures of industrial buildings, Axel Hütte emphasises the angular and unwieldy shapes of the architecture in his London series. From a distance the sad, functional façade appears to be an abstract pattern of rhythmically changing shades of grey, behind which the architecture recedes. James Hammett House Loan of the artist In the Street The row of houses on New York’s 21st Street seems never ending. Old houses and modern high rises alternate and form a sequence of textures and geometric forms rich in contrast. Thomas Struth was struck by the deep street canyons of the metropolis. He took his photos from the middle of the street, positioning the camera at eye-level – a method that resembles that of his teachers. It is an unusual perspective unfamiliar to both pedestrians and drivers. Struth begins capturing urban spaces already when in Cologne and Düsseldorf. A stipend takes him to New York in 1978. His photographic approach offers a completely new view of the city’s urbanity and structure. “I may very well stem from the legacy of documentary photography and do use its means and perspective, but my true concern exceeds this. […] To me the street is a space, where manifold influences and historical events convene and become apparent. The public space has a subconscious language, addressing us continuously.” West 21st Street, Chelsea, New York DZ BANK art collection at the Städel Museum © Thomas Struth Landscapes, families, places of leisure, libraries, museums – the subjects of the Becher-students are equally as varied as their approach to photography. Their own positions develop more and more, while shared characteristics with their teachers’ oeuvre become apparent. “Not the subject, but the representation of a landscape is what matters to me.” ~Axel Hütte Almost two thirds of the picture are concealed by thick fog. The rocks in the foreground, however, are razor sharp. In Furka Axel Hütte plays with the contrast of diffusion and focussed parts of the picture. He explores landscape photography and thus consciously enters into competition with the genre of painting. Foggy landscape is of great importance in the paintings of German Romanticism. This art movement, which began in the late 19th century, is characterised by mystic nature, where religious ideas are intertwined with subjective sentiment. Caspar David Friedrich is recognised as one of the most important representatives of Romanticist landscape painting. To him nature mirrored the human soul. In his painting Mountains in the Rising Fog, which he painted around 1835, the hills are veiled and only the outlines can be made out. In his photographs, Hütte refers to this tradition and employs similar techniques to guide the viewer’s gaze and to compose the picture. The landscape can be sensually grasped. The atmosphere and the subjective experience come to the fore. While his teachers sought the proximity to sculpture, Hütte’s work reflects the strategies of painting. DZ BANK Kunstsammlung The Silence Beside the Storm Andreas Gursky’s works are dedicated to traffic hubs, mass events, economic centres, transit zones or places of leisure. Gursky’s focus is always on the common denominator and questions the relationship of man with nature and society. The photograph Teneriffa, Swimming Pool shows a holiday resort from a bird’s eye perspective that makes the tiny holidaymakers almost disappear. The force of nature represented by the foaming sea is in stark contrast with the artificial silence of the adjacent pool. Like his teachers, Gursky keeps a distance to his subject. But unlike them he does not work in series and concentrates on single works. Bernd and Hilla Becher’s compositions are always about one centrally positioned object. Gursky’s images on the other hand are rich in detail and the motives are spread across the picture plane in captivating sharpness – he plays with visual challenge. Andreas Gursky (b. 1955) Teneriffa, Swimming Pool 104.5 × 127 cm On loan from the artist / Courtesy Sprüth Magers Own Vantage Points Candida Höfer too, photographs public spaces. Her photographs follow the architecture of the buildings she finds. At the same time she chooses unusual positions for her camera and thus resists the symmetries or views prescribed by the spaces. Her photos defy architectural hierarchies and structures and thus communicate the spatial experience in a particular way. Waiting Room Cologne III 1981 is an early example of Höfer’s artistic method. The furniture reaches diagonally into the space, a dynamic underscored by the pattern of the parquet flooring. The row of tables and chairs in the bottom corner is cut off by the edge. Instead of creating a balanced symmetrical composition, she works with alternative vantage points. This allows Höfer to emphasize her personal view of the interior architecture. Concurrently she is enquiring how the architectural space is influenced by the way people use it in the course of time. The Waiting Room with Neo-Baroque décor dating from the second half of the 19th century forms a stark contrast to the simple furniture that is easily 100 years less old. “By means of the print I then create my own space once again. It is not my intention to show the space in a manner as realistic as possible.” Candida Höfer (b. 1944) Waiting Room Cologne III 1981 Libraries as Brand Above all Candida Höfer is famous for her large-scale interior views of libraries devoid of people. The workspaces in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris are lined up like books in libraries. The artist frequently focuses on places that preserve and order knowledge and culture. Apart from libraries she also worked on museums or operas. She is interested in how humans influence architecture through their culture. Her photos are always determined by a cool sobriety. This is what they have in common with the photographs of the Bechers. However, Höfer always works with the light and the space present in each situation. She strives to capture the atmosphere and aura of a space. Bibliothèque Nationale de France Paris XIII 1998 The Picture in the Picture In his series Museum Photographs Thomas Struth focuses on imposing interior spaces such as the gallery at the Louvre in Paris – unlike Höfer, he always shows the visitors, too. They become a multifaceted continuation of the figures in the paintings on the wall. Through the photograph Struth establishes a connection of pictorial space and real space, the painterly and photographic space. Here, the formerly competing media painting and photography enter into a dialogue as equals. Simultaneously the viewer is confronted with different levels of viewing: those who contemplate Struth’s photos inevitably also observe the visitors at the Louvre contemplating the art works there. Thus the artist prompts a reflection on how we deal with art and its history, with seeing and being seen. Struth does not influence the positions of the visitors in his Museum Photographs. He waits for situations that can serve as the basis of his compositions. Struth merely decides on the space and the visual angle he takes. Louvre 3, Paris 1989 152.2 × 168.3 cm DZ BANK Kunstsammlung im Städel Museum, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main The photo The Consolandi Family, Milano by Thomas Struth belongs to the series Family Portraits, which shows relationships that are complex and full of tension. The viewer is challenged to explore the connections of the family, reflected in subtle looks, mimics or posture. The Family Portraits evolved from an unpublished project, which Struth and a friend of his, a psychoanalyst, pursued in the early 1980s. Patients were asked to submit a couple of photographs that were typical of their families, which Struth then combined in a portfolio. Drawing on this project, the photographer began to work with family portraits he took. He photographed people he knew in their homes. The individuals were asked to choose their position in a space that the artist had selected. Struth’s psychological interest in the family as a social fabric is evident. The order resembles a sociagram after all. Like the Bechers’ works, Struth’s photographs are determined by an intrinsic dynamic full of tension. While his teachers work with industrial fields of force, he balances psychological energies. This results in an alternation of perception – the eye sways between single pictorial elements and the total composition. The Consolandi Family, Milan 1996 178 × 214.2 cm In February 1982 the first great scandal about a digitally edited press picture occurs: for the title of the periodical National Geographic – actually indebted to scientific exactitude – the pyramids at Gizeh have been pushed closer together so they would fit the portrait format. This represents a fundamental shift in photo and media culture that also affects the work of the Becher students. Ruff, Sasse and Gursky especially, develop their works digitally. This inevitably distances them from their teachers’ documentary approach more and more. The artists do not depict reality they create their own reality. This results in photographs that cannot be explained through analogue camera technology. The truth in the pictures is questioned, just like the viewer’s perception. In nascent form this approach is already present in the typologies created by the Bechers. Digital interventions This photo of an average residential block from 1987 marks a turning point in Thomas Ruff’s oeuvre. Things – namely a tree and a street sign – are missing. Ruff decided to have these details erased. He also retouched an opened skylight. This is one of the first digitally edited pictures in the circle of the Becher students. Ruff’s idea is to emphasise the symmetrical appearance and the hermetic quality of the building. Still, he is not really meddling with the picture’s structure of reality. Ruff’s photos of the House Series confront the viewer with urban banality. The enormous scale of the works, measuring nearly 2 x 3 metres exaggerates the uneventfulness as a crucial characteristic of this architecture. From the 1980s the Becher students increasingly use large formats. They become a trademark of the group. Mostly presented with a wooden frame the artists elevate the photos to the level of paintings. Like the Bechers, Ruff worked in series, but no longer arranged his works in typologies. His series preserve the suspicion of a single image that might represent the world. House No. 1 I Giant Grid In photos like Paris, Montparnasse Andreas Gursky enlarges the image to a monumental scale of over four metres in width. He, too, relies on digital editing. The frontal view of the residential block is presented in strictly right-angular lines. The building is so wide that it would be impossible to capture it in a single photo. Hence, Gursky used two photos and joined them on the computer. From a distance, the geometrical grid of the building looks abstract. The skeleton structure of the block also means that the windows offer hundreds of single images. However, it is impossible to simultaneously perceive the detail as well as the overall structure. Gursky requires the viewer to constantly alternate his focus between close-up and distance. “My pictures are always composed for two aspects […]. The smallest detail can be read from close up. From afar they are mega-signs.” Exhibition view “Photographs Become Pictures. The Becher Class” Paris, Montparnasse 1993 (before 2003) Pixel and Pixel and Pixel Sasse’s work 1546 (1993) also plays with perception at the border of abstraction. The single pixels as a trace of the digital reworking are immediately visible. The realistic representation of a curtain is ruptured. Instead pixel and square colour fields become the focus, while the original sense of space is lost. The photo appears two-dimensional. Sasse takes up a basic issue with the illusion of space that has a long art historic tradition. Already in early Renaissance the artist and scholar Leon Battista Alberti considers painting as a window to the world. He considered it important for an illusionist way of painting to conceal the two-dimensionality of the canvas. In his oeuvre Sasses draws on this issue. He questions photography and painting’s claim to realism and questions the possibility of pictorially representing reality at all. Jörg Sasse (b. 1962) 1546, 1993 (centre) and Jörg Sasse (1962) 7341, 1996 (right) Jörg Sasse (1962) © Jörg Sasse; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017 Schaumainkai 63 Tuesday, Friday – Sunday 10.00 am – 6.00 pm Wednesday and Thursday 10.00 am – 9.00 pm Becher Class at the Städel Museum website Städel Museum website	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line970
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__label__wiki	0.995058	0.995058	Property Management Selling Property Upcoming Rentals Upcoming Sales Other Tick all that apply Security Image * Geocon reveals details of Belconnen’s NewActon-style precinct, Section 200 29 July 2016 Emma Kelly The architectural firm behind Melbourne’s Eureka Skydeck and MONA in Hobart will be the creative minds behind a Canberra mixed-use precinct set to overtake NewActon. Belconnen’s $500-million Section 200 development will overlook Lake Ginninderra in Belconnen, with plans for a hotel, apartments and terraces, Melbourne-style laneway shops and an amphitheatre. Local developer Geocon will build the residential and commercial precinct on a 16,314-square-metre block of land wedged between Cameron Avenue, Emu Bank, Eastern Valley Way and the Labor Club. The developer has revealed Fender Katsalidis Architects, the creative mind behind NewActon, are designing the new precinct. Geocon’s developments general manager Peter Micalos said the mega project would take a decade to complete and eventually consist of three towers, the tallest capped at 27 storeys, plus two lower-rise buildings. “It’s going to be a world-class, multi-use precinct,” Mr Micalos said. “It will be one of the largest mixed-use precincts Canberra has seen.” Among the projects highlights will be “extensive” retail options, an 130-room hotel and an amphitheatre-style space. The “broad range” of residential options will include more than 1000 dwellings. “We we’ve got Melbourne-style laneway stores, we’ve got convenience outlets, we’ve got some boutique office space and, of course, we’ve got a broad range of apartments and soho terraces,” Mr Micalos said. Geocon was also considering a public viewing platform at the top of one of the towers, similar to the Eureka Skydeck in Melbourne, which could be booked out for weddings or other functions. “There’s going to be a lot of public facilities,” Mr Micalos said. “What we really want to do is engage public accessibility and permeability through the site.” The staged project will take about 10 years to complete. Mr Micalos said the lower-rise buildings would be built first and face Emu Bank, closest to the water. “They will serve a very integral role in activating Emu Bank and the lakeside board walk and the skate park…and improving the connection between the University of Canberra and Lake Ginninderra and some other residential development happening in that area,” he said. Geocon is also behind the 27-storey residential tower, Wayfarer, which is being constructed across the road from the site. Mr Micalos said the development would be consistent with the Belconnen Town Centre draft master plan. It is one of five Belconnen sites that will allow for heights up to 27 storeys, Geocon has already begun community consultation, including an appearance at Belconnen Community Council’s Tuesday meeting. Mr Micalos said further consultations were on the cards and would include a pop-up display at Westfield Belconnen. He said Geocon was excited to deliver the project in one of Canberra’s more “progressive” town centres. “I think the community is very excited…having a NewActon-style precinct developed in Belconnen is a very exciting prospect,” he said. Data source: Allhomes.com.au	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line990
__label__cc	0.710186	0.289814	« Holiday Hallmarks \| Main \| Bourbon Shio-Koji » A Bear's Life We wish to share the collection of quotes I (Alex) assembled exemplifying the lessons taught by my grandfather, William Lowell Putnam III. His life was full and our time together too short. We hope that reading these words will bring to mind your own experiences with someone you loved who was a great influence on your life. A Bear’s Life “The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the worst place to drive.” ---Robert Frost “The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.” ---Zig Ziglar “We do not grow absolutely…We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.” ― Anaïs Nin “We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” ― May Sarton “Be loyal to what you love, be true to the earth, fight your enemies with passion and laughter.” ― Edward Abbey, Confessions of a Barbarian “If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with.” ― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz There is no remedy for love but to love more. ---Henry David Thoreau “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” ---Walt Disney “My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that we also look outside our immediate worlds.” ---Annie Leibovitz “Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company.” “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.” ― Jim Henson “Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.” ― Garrison Keillor “The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.” “... If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ---Dale Carnegie “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” ---David Brinkley “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ---Martin Luther King, Jr. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” “The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” ---Vince Lombardi “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.” ---Mark Twain “When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” ---Joe Namath “Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life...It means being yourself, not just complying with the wishes of other people.” ---Matt Groening “In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.” ---Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” ---Denis Waitley “…Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ---Helen Keller “Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined, discreet, and they've got grit.” ---Wade Davis “Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” ---John Muir “I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.” “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” ― Edward Abbey “Start every day at the beginning and squeeze the moments chiseling, refining, tweaking. Eventually it will be what you are looking for.” ---William Lowell Putnam III aka Oso Ideas in Food: Great Recipes and Why They Work Maximum Flavor: Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook Gluten Free Flour Power: Bringing Your Favorite Foods Back to the Table Posted on December 29, 2014 at 09:11 AM in Approach to Cooking, Balancing Tastes, CULINARY EVOLUTIONS \| Permalink	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1000
__label__cc	0.613478	0.386522	« How to genocide inferior kinds in a properly Christian manner. Trump has a good chance » Technological decay I have long argued, and commenters on this blog have long been disputed, that science died shortly after World War II, replaced by official state religion wearing lab coats as priestly robes, and using test tubes as aspersoria for holy water. The age of science began with the Restoration and the Royal Society. The Royal Society’s motto was “Take no one’s word for it”. Feynman, in his address “What is Science?”, rephrased this as “Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.” Now, however science consists of taking the word of secret anonymous committees meeting behind closed doors, committees that refuse to show their evidence, data, calculations, and method of calculation even while demanding trillion dollar programs, gigantic human sacrifice, and challenged by freedom of information requests. I have long argued, and commenters on this blog have long been disputed, that since 1972, the west has been in technological stagnation or outright decline in most everyday fields, in an ever increasing number of fields. Yes, DNA reading and computer disk drives keep improving, but clothes washing machines have gone to $#!&, and there is a reason why people are nostalgic for the old muscle cars. Observe our ability to build and operate tall buildings has been diminishing since 1972. The highest level of technology is found in war. Soldiers are to take control of or destroy men and assets. Tanks, artillery, mortars and Armored Personnel carriers are to destroy soldiers. Ground attack planes and helicopters are to destroy tanks and armored personnel carriers, and air to air fighters are to destroy ground attack planes, and other air to air fighters. So the highest level of technology, and the greatest expense, is found in the air to air fighter. A people’s capability to build and operate air to air fighters is the most sensitive barometer of its technological level, and a vital factor in that people’s capacity to win wars. You get air superiority, so the other side cannot use tanks against your soldiers, and you can use tanks against their soldiers, and artillery against their population centers and assets. You flatten their population centers and destroy their assets so that they cannot feed and equip their soldiers, and then your soldiers take charge. And as you know, American air to air fighters have been getting slower and slower, more and more expensive, less and less maneuverable, flying less and less high, and carrying less and less ordinance. But now they are stealthed, right? And Russian fighters are not stealthed. Stealth can be beaten by sufficiently advanced electronics – you need two radars in substantially different locations whose radar is coordinated – one paints the target with a radar beam, and the other views the scatter from a substantially different angle. In response to the Turkish attack Russia now has part of the technology to beat stealth deployed in Syria: AEASA radars that can spray beams out in several thousand completely different directions per second. Does it have all of the technology deployed? Does it have the capability to coordinate two AEASA radars so as to see through stealth? Maybe. Probably. Though we will not really know until we see a major air battle between Russia and another advanced power. Further Russian air to air fighters can fly faster, fly higher, are more maneuverable, and carry more ordinance than American air to air fighters. The recent display of Russian capability in Syria seems to be giving the Pentagon a nervous breakdown. The Su-34 is every way superior, except for the very important defect that it lacks stealth. When Dubai wants to build a tall building, it hires western experts. But those western experts are expatriates, semi permanent exiles from the west. They have foreign wives, girlfriends, and concubines. They don’t build tall buildings in the West because a horde of bureaucrats would shake them down for bribes (politely laundered through “consultants”, aka bagmen) and because they could not get any decent pussy in the west. Our increasingly diverse ruling elite loses cohesion, in part through diversity, in part through selecting for cowards and liars. Because of this loss of cohesion, if you want to build a tall building in the west, you have to bribe a thousand priestly bureaucrats (whose self justifications are increasingly priestly – mostly they are protecting Gaia) and each of these thousand bureaucrats wants his pet consultant to collect ten percent of the surplus value that would be created by the building, adding up to a demand for one hundred times the value, while the King of Dubai is likely to content himself with a mere fifty percent of the value. Tags: not the cognitive elite, religion, technological and scientific stagnation, technological decline This entry was posted on Sunday, December 6th, 2015 at 23:59 and is filed under science. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. 47 Responses to “Technological decay” Technological decay \| Neoreactive says: […] By jim […] Richard Nixon's Ghost says: The US, and most of the world, have also been spending much, much less on military defense since the Cold War ended. Technological decay \| Reaction Times says: […] Source: Jim […] One more point for the city-state model of governance. And monarchy. Ulick McGee says: Re washing machines, in other words, general industry, Western companies cannot compete with the Chinese under current circumstances. In China, thanks to easy money, a small little factory boss can get a large loan to buy state-of-the-art foreign manufacturing equipment. As a result, small Chinese factories often produce metal or plastic parts to higher tolerances and more cheaply than small suppliers in the West. He has to repay the loan but inflation seriously reduces the pain. Land prices were rocketing until recently so if he owned the land on which the factory was built, his assets were increasing rapidly. Due to the nature of the Chinese, eventually almost every small factory is producing goods slightly over cost and relying on VAT returns from the government (for example 10% back from 17% paid) to provide them with small profit. This is o.k. because they are watching the value of their assets go up significantly every year and also because they are frugal people. 10% gross margin in China generates the same net profit as 25% gross in America. All his suppliers are in a similar situation so he can purchase his inputs very cheaply. State industries, like steel, are so massively over capacity that he can buy some goods cheaper than anywhere else in the world even though the proportion of labour used is low and Chinese energy costs are higher than elsewhere, for example, America. And yes, his labour costs are much lower than in the West. Plus, he can under report his production staff levels to pay less social insurance. A kick back to the local government avoids any unpleasant questions. Western washing machine makers moved production to China in the 90’s to get a short term boost in their stock price with the purpose of enriching the CEO, although the official purpose would have been to enrich the shareholders by meeting Asian demand. The Chinese government initially forced the Westerner to hand his IP over to a Chinese “partner” who proceeded to steal as much money as possible from the dumb Big Nose. By the time that this scam played out, Chinese factories were able to make washing machines by themselves, however badly. Now, again due to the nature of the Chinese, if there is a choice of two products and one is cheaper to buy up front although more expensive over the lifetime, the majority of Chinese will go for the cheap expensive option. Most Chinese companies cannot survive this race to the bottom, never mind Western ones. As a result, prices are very low. The American government’s purpose is to serve corporations so it does not put sufficient duty on incoming crud. Thus, the Chinese can export their junk to the USA and compete against local brands, whose mediocre washing machines are probably made by Chinese staff working for the American brand in China. Due to the Walmart effect, you are left with junk on the market. This repeats itself in industry after industry. TLDR: we haven’t been able to innovate even in low to mid tech because of a temporary economic situation which is now changing. jack arcalon says: The decay has a kind of diabolical madness, the terrible vigor of ever accelerating chaos. Things fall apart. The center cannot hold. In this case, the blind-eyed sphinx is spouting Hope and Change. bob sykes says: Some people claim there has been no fundamental technological breakthrough since the 1960’s, and that we are still living off that capital. Certainly, desktop computer clock speeds have stagnated for almost a decade at around 3 GHz. And it is true that we are not doing skyscrapers as well: Freedom Tower is much inferior to the World Trade Center towers, both in height and in floorspace. And as impressive as the F22 is, the F35 promises to be a dog, and we are likely to lose the air superiority we have had since Vietnam. And, of course, we haven’t been able to design a replacement for the B52 in 50 years. However, speaking as a retired civil engineer, a great part of the problem is the prolifieration of all sorts of regulations and laws that empower all sorts of groups to delay projects (NIMBY). One has to note that truly impressive skyscrapers are being built overseas, so technology is not dead. However, speaking as a retired civil engineer, a great part of the problem is the prolifieration of all sorts of regulations and laws that empower all sorts of groups to delay projects (NIMBY). In practice these groups exist only as long as bureaucrats seek additional powers, and evaporate once the powers are acquired (the GO NGO dance) Once the bureaucrat has the necessary powers, the problem reduces to paying off the bureaucrat through his pet “consultant”. If one only has to pay off a few “consultants” it is possible to cut a deal, but as the number of “consultants” (bagmen) multiply, it becomes ever more difficult to do a deal. Previously, you claimed that the main measure of a military aircraft (as far as technology is concerned) is speed, and claimed that the F-35’s much lower top speed than that of the SR-71 demonstrates the decline of the West. Now you point to the Su-34 as an example of superior Russian technology. The Su-34 has a top speed of Mach 1.8. The Mig-25 had a top speed of Mach 3.2. Using Jim-logic, Soviet tech in 1964 was far, far beyond Russian tech in 2014. I personally am not much of an air guy. I’m a ground guy. So let’s look at ground technology in 2015 vs. 1975. Guys on the ground have three functions to do: shoot, move and communicate. Shooting: back in 1975, guys on the ground had M-16s with iron sights, and hitting at 400 meters was considered pretty good. Sniper rifles were militarized hunting rifles in .30-06, and were reliable to 800 meters. Today, guys have all kinds of cool optics, and for those who need it, even the M-16 has turned into the SPR, which can hit nicely out to 500 meters, and the SR-25, which can hit out to 800-900 meters. Sniper rifles are now ludicrously long-hitting and accurate, with calibers like the .338 Lapua. Guys are routinely hitting out to a mile and beyond. Small arms have evolved to the point that a lot of the time you can hit further than you can accurately identify a target. I should probably also mention the ridiculous advances in night vision, which let you be about as accurate at night, which was not the case in the 1970s. Also of course, you have backpackable drones which you can just fly over to whatever you’d like a better look at, and you can call in GPS-guided artillery that lands within a few meters on the first shot, as opposed to walking in rounds. Moving: obviously, walking speed has not changed, but accuracy has. Guys on the ground in the 1970s had land navigation technology that had not changed much in the previous century-dead reckoning and triangulation. Reconnaissance teams in Vietnam would sometimes have an idea of where they were to within a grid square, a box one kilometer to a side. Today everyone has GPS, and knows where they are to within several meters. When it comes to vehicles, there’s an enormous disparity-the US used to make its troops ride around in tin can M113s (which had crap aluminum armor) and Jeeps. Now it’s got Strykers and JLTVs. Anyone who’s ridden in both can tell you the difference. Communicating-when I came in, there were still AN/PRC-77s in use for training, which were a 1960s/70s radio. This thing weighed a ton, had awful range, 2 watts of output and you could only use it for low VHF voice comms (30-70MHz). When I left, we were using Thales MBITRs, which were light, small, and you could use them for voice or data from 30-512 MHz, set up frequency hopping, set up an external amp to go up to 25 watts (and still have the whole thing weigh less than the PRC-77,) connect to comms satellites with the right antenna, etc. There was all kinds of other shit that would fit in a backpack and do stuff that would have been science fiction in the 1970s. The Russians, Chinese etc. have gone through the same evolution, by the way. So it’s difficult for me to accept the argument that tech has regressed-from my perspective, the opposite is the case. And did I now say anything to contradict that? Russians fly faster than the US. Using Jim-logic, Soviet tech in 1964 was far, far beyond Russian tech in 2014. And I rather think that in substantial part, it was. When it comes to vehicles, there’s an enormous disparity-the US used to make its troops ride around in tin can M113s (which had crap aluminum armor) and Jeeps. Now it’s got Strykers and JLTVs. Anyone who’s ridden in both can tell you the difference. Germans in World War II could armor stuff just fine. Technology has not improved, rather priorities have changed. Obviously you give a volunteer army better armor than a conscript army. “Germans in World War II could armor stuff just fine. Technology has not improved, rather priorities have changed.” Material science is actually one of the few areas that has improved a lot and is still improving. GPS is obviously also a step forward. I’m not sure whether the solid-statification of comm equipment and so on is not because it’s no longer made EMP-resistant though. Maybe it is, to some extent. Erebus says: Holy shit you don’t know what you’re talking about. The flammhärten dual-hardness steel armor that the Germans used in their King Tiger tanks was extremely impressive. It compares very favorably to the RHA steel in common use today, and it performed astoundingly well in combat. The boron carbide body armor plates that were given to troops in Vietnam do not differ significantly from the boron carbide “ESAPI” plates given to soldiers today. In fact, the reaction-bonded stuff of today is worse than the hot-pressed stuff from the 70’s, in terms of performance. (Easier to scale reaction bonding, though, so the new stuff is much cheaper to make. Softer, though, because they need to mix it with Si and other elements, which are not completely removed.) Kevlar and UHMWPE are very old inventions. No improvements on the polymer front in decades. As far as I’m aware, the strongest steels ever made were invented in Japan in the early 70’s. These were maraging steel alloys with tensile strengths near 3000MPa and hardness values over 65HRc. (Those who understand steel will be able to tell you how extraordinary this is. Usually it’s hard and brittle, or ductile and soft, almost never is it hard and extremely durable.) These steels were extremely expensive and difficult to make, and I don’t think that they’ve ever seen bulk production. Other maraging steels — the VascoMax 300 & 350 grades, which date back to the 1950s — are still used in extreme-stress situations, like missile frames and nuclear reactor centrifuges. …This goes to show that steel technology hasn’t improved in terms of hardness and strength over the past few decades. (The low-end stuff has gotten a lot better, though, thanks to the automobile companies and their quest for stronger steel, which they can use less of to bring weights down. I’m talking about TRIP steels and improved Mn alloys.) So tell me again how advanced materials are improving the technology that the Army fights with. Aside: Aluminum armor performs very well when its weight is taken into consideration. (Al density: 2.7g/cm3; steel: 7.8g/cm3; titanium: 4.5g/cm3; most armor ceramics: ~3g/cm3, never less than 2.5g/cm3.) Going with aluminum is something armored vehicle designers do when they value light-weight over more durable armor — when maneuverability and speed are more important than the ability to withstand damage. The material itself is no better or worse than ceramics or steel. If the vehicle sucks, you can’t blame the armor, solely — there are other design flaws, such as a weak engine, or something like that… I will add, however, that the reactive armor you Israelis invented is great. Very smart invention. And that drilling holes into steel panels to break apart projectiles and reduce weight (TOGA — perforated plate armor) was also a brilliant idea. …Not new materials, but innovative techniques. Anyway, having said all that, I can assure you that most of the non-electronic technologies that the military makes use of are stagnant — and have been that way for a long time. “you Israelis” This isn’t. Please pardon me. I had confused you with B. By the way, I’d add something to my previous post: Carbon nanotubes, and similar nanomaterials, are on the whole no more than 25 years old. (CNT discovery: 1991) Their potential in material composites is only now becoming apparent, after many years of dedicated and thankless work. I’m hopeful that a few material breakthroughs — in metal and ceramic composites, particularly — shall be made within the next ten years. There are also a number of really cool materials with terrific potential — like bulk polycrystalline diamond — that simply cannot be scaled up at this time. They await better equipment for high-pressure chemistry. 6GPa+ is no joke, but I’m sure that this hurdle will eventually be surmounted. So there are a number of interesting things going on. The field is not _wholly_ stagnant. I don’t want to seem too pessimistic, as, if anything, I’m optimistic for the near future in the material sciences. There is potential in carbon allotropes for materials with twenty to two hundred times the strength to weight ratio of steel. Carbon fibre stuff that has somewhat higher strength to weight ratios is being produced here and there in small scale specialty shops, by small obscure businesses – but the carbon fibres that they use are made by a process developed in 1970. We know that in principle it is possible to produce very strong carbon fibres, but we are still using 1970 carbon fibres, which are strong but far below theoretical limits, just as we are still using 1982 photolithography to make semiconductor circuits. Progress will continue as artisans find new and clever ways to apply 1970 breakthroughs to body armor, golf clubs, and such, but it is ever diminishing progress, whereas when we first realized the potential of carbon allotropes, people were thinking that by now we would be building skyscrapers two hundred kilometers tall. >The flammhärten dual-hardness steel armor that the Germans used in their King Tiger tanks was extremely impressive. It compares very favorably to the RHA steel in common use today, and it performed astoundingly well in combat. Perhaps. But today’s tanks are much better armored than the King Tigers were, and much more survivable, and have the added benefit that you can drive them around without them breaking down every few miles. >The boron carbide body armor plates that were given to troops in Vietnam do not differ significantly from the boron carbide “ESAPI” plates given to soldiers today. Again, perhaps this is true, but 20 years ago it was uncommon to see guys with body armor, and now everyone has it. 10 years ago what was commonly available was either teenage mutant ninja turtle Interceptor shit or plate carriers. Now you can actually move in the stuff that’s not a plate carrier. >Kevlar and UHMWPE are very old inventions. Perhaps-but from the point of view of the typical dude on the ground, they only filtered down to him in a useful form recently. There is also the fact that there’s a law of diminishing returns. It’s not very hard for a motivated healthy man to train up to run a mile in six minutes. It’s somewhat hard to train up to run a mile in five minutes. It’s very hard to get to a four minute mile. To go to a three or two minute mile, you have to make some major breakthroughs in several areas. I should also mention that when I went through basic training in the beginning of the century, the standard for an arterial bleed was to apply direct pressure, a dressing and then IMPROVISE a tourniquet. You were supposed to seal sucking chest wounds with the plastic that dressings came with. That was it. Medics would push saline. During OIF 1/2, some SOF guys would carry RATCHET STRAPS to stop arterial bleeding from extremity wounds. Today, everyone has a pre-fabbed, self-locking tourniquet on hand. Hemcon and similar chitosan-type stuff is widely available-that stuff will seal an arterial bleed like nobody’s business. Asherman chest seals and thoracic needle decompression kits for sucking chest wounds and hemo/pneumothorax. Hextend and similar blood volume expanders are widely available. Again, the perspective from the ground is very different than what you describe. @B – I think that you’re conflating two things here: -Technological progress. -Access to products derived from technological progress. The way I see it, Jim’s point stands. Over the past 40 years (approx), there has been comparatively little technological progress in the material sciences. We have not developed significantly stronger steels, polymers, or ceramics/cermets. Case in point: Russia’s new and much-hyped T-14 Armata tank is apparently made of a steel that would not be entirely out of place in the 1950’s. (Official details are scarce, but plausible rumors all claim that it’s a bainitic steel of 54 HRc hardness & reasonable ductility.) This tank’s armor is said to contain “boron ceramic” reinforcement — similarly unimpressive from a technical standpoint.✝ What you’re saying — and what I believe to be true — is that planning and purchasing departments have been investing in making better tools available to frontline soldiers. There have also been loads of projects designed to make infantry kits more comfortable. This is valuable, but doesn’t change the fact that technological progress has been rather stagnant. Again, I’m not pessimistic. The way I see it, the past 20 years have been, broadly speaking, devoted to attaining a better understanding of nanomaterials and their composites. I feel as though we’re right at the threshold — that we’ve finally begun to understand how to use materials like carbon nanotubes to enhance metals, polymers, and ceramics in cost-efficient ways — and I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if 2016-2030 becomes a new golden age for the applied material sciences. I talk of material science because that’s what I know best, but I believe that it’s much the same in other non-electronics/non-optics fields. In fact, I believe that there has been even less progress in explosives and munitions/propellants than there has been in armor! They’ve been “developing” CL20 for about 30 years now. As far as anybody can tell, it’s still not in use. This 2004 report makes mention of a lot of potential research and development directions — but nothing much has been accomplished: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10918/advanced-energetic-materials Your point with respect to diminishing returns is noted. That’s part of the explanation, certainly. ✝-It bears mention that the Russians have always been leaders in boron/boride research. Matkovich’s “Boron and Refractory Borides”, a book which dates back to 1977, is a classic reference text & is loaded with useful and still-relevant information. It’s interesting that biology books that date back to 1977 are utterly worthless and absolutely must not be read — they’re so badly obsolete that they’ll only serve to confuse you — whereas in most fields of chemistry, metallurgy, and physics, books that date back to the 30’s and 40’s are often just fine. biology was poorly understood and frequently lied about during the last century, while materials science, never really lied about that much, was grounded in modern atomic physics A.B Prosper says: Tall buildings are vanity projects and if we were smarter about immigration, we wouldn’t need to consider them anyway. Population decline without immigration isn’t bad, its natural and healthy response to changes in the job market, You cannot keep it up forever but it can go one for along time without harm if your society is prudent, which ours isn’t. A less populace society is a healthier one anyway and a US with closed controlled borders and a population steady at around 100 million at most would be immeasurably nicer to live in than the gulag-shopping mall we are trying to build., As for tech, again its kind of part of the problem since it screws up the role of men and women to a lesser degree, We need a good defense but tech progress isn’t a value in itself and we certainly don’t need to allow Chinese imports anyway. Make it here, buy it here, sell it here is a perfectly valid and effective system especially with a whole load of “stop bothering people” Nonsense. Pretty much all advances, especially technological, of human societies were either directly or indirectly related to solving problems of scale. Scale means more population, which pushes demand for said solutions in the area of food, infrastructure, warfare, policing, etc. etc. People who share your opinion — a huge base, including so-called conservatives. But this is where I’d rather be a pro-taxer/money-value-deflater. The way to expand civilization is for the government to step in, and invest in huge, forward-looking, long-term projects. Namely: in science and expanding technology, its sophistication, spread, and redundancy. This way, smart people get employed, and they have something to look forward to, including building a legacy and a family for whom to pass it. You also encourage nationalism. The result: people (and smarter people, especially!) will make babies. You can’t have workable eugenics unless you create a nationalist, pro-natalist atmosphere, and yes, limit the rights and roles of women. The other route has been tried: to this day, all attempts have ended with abysmal, anti-eugenic fertility. Stop worrying about Gaia. Also, a way to add jobs is to limit/forbid outsourcing. You don’t have to do it immediately, but it’s the way to go. Autarchy and nationalism is the future. Another venue, related, is projects to create own weaponry. That’s why Israel is doing the right thing. I only wish Israelis created even more of their stuff (although they already do a lot). I was told that during 70’s/80’s Israel’s top brass was mulling creating their own jet fighter, based on the French Mirage. Still don’t understand why they didn’t go that route. Israel scrapped its fighter program under U.S. soft pressure. you’ll kill kennedy to keep your nuke program, but will scrap your fighters because USG asks? USG will let you bomb the USS Liberty, but not with your own planeys? i don’t even know who’s jewing who anymore Thanks, B. Was the US acting to protect/expand their market, or was there some other motive behind it that I don’t understand? Oh, was THAT why we killed Kennedy? The USS Liberty belonged to our supposed American allies and was hanging out off the coast during a war where our existence was at stake, collecting COMINT and ELINT on us and feeding it to our enemies through the Saudis. Tragedies happen, eh? I have no idea what America’s motive was. Probably some combination of military-industrial complex lobbying (partly for market purposes, partly because there really wasn’t anyone else whom they could rely on to regularly test American weapons against Soviet-made aircraft and AD complexes-see Op Mole Cricket 19, where the Israelis wrecked “Syrian” air defenses which were basically a bunch of Soviet systems manned by Soviet advisors) and the idea that if Israel starts making its own jets, tanks, etc. it might just give the American sponsors the bird at a key junction of events. And we wouldn’t want that, right? I did a cursory search to attempt to find out about the USS Liberty incident. It looks like LBJ definitely took Israel’s side when push came to shove. What I still can’t verify is: what this ship was there for, in the first place. They claim that they didn’t have any Hebrew translators on board, only Arab and Russian. I am willing to accept this reason as cover. One doesn’t need any translation when it comes to ELINT. But again, given LBJ’s actions, it does not look like he would do the exact opposite. Maybe there was a different wing inside the government (CIA?) that was acting contra-Israeli interests? For an insight into the relationship of the Permanent Government with Israel, I recommend Robert Kaplan’s The Arabists. For the last 70 years, you did not become an Arabic/Near East expert in State, the CIA, the NSA or the military without spending a year and a half, 8 hours a day, in class having the situation explained to you by Arabs and senior instructors who went through the same process. They used to run their language school for State in Beirut for decades. After class, you’d go hang out with more Arabs and each other. Obviously, having contrary opinions and expressing them would endanger your class standing and post-graduation job/social prospects. Not only that, all these guys were grads from colleges where they’d had area studies professors prep them for four years. The whole thing descended from Yankee Protestant missionaries who came to the Middle East to convert the Arabs to Protestantism, failed, then converted themselves to Unitarianism/Progressivism, and then did their best to convert the Arabs to the same. Right around this time, USG started to develop a serious foreign policy in the Middle East, and needed subject matter experts, and these assholes were the closest thing they had. See, for instance, Colonel Eddy, USMC, who ended up being FDR’s Arabic translator/advisor. By the mid 20th century, these guys ended up in a Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers situation-since the Arabs had no real leaders, but they had to report on what the Arabs wanted and who needed to be dealt with, they picked and supported the most strident and violent assholes in the Arab world who were not outright Communists, and supported them. This had the side effect that the problems caused by this policy made the services and insights of the Arabists more in-demand. The USS Liberty had a Hebrew (“special Arabic”) linguist aboard: https://sites.google.com/site/usslibertyinquiry/essay18 In any case, you don’t need a linguist on hand if you can retransmit intercepts through SATCOM to a place where you do have linguists. This article says that the NSA intercepted ground control transmissions between the attacking pilots and their controllers. Ground control comms are UHF, meaning that they don’t bounce for hundreds or thousands of miles like HF does, so the range means that whoever was collecting them was within a few dozen miles of the tower at most. I’m guessing that it was the US Liberty. http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-liberty_tuesoct02-story.html The best part: “”I had a Libyan naval captain who was listening in that day,” said a retired CIA officer, who spoke on condition that he not be named discussing a clandestine informant. “He thought history would change its course,” the CIA officer recalled. “Israel attacking the U.S. He was certain, listening in to the Israeli and American comms [communications], that it was deliberate.”” What the fuck was the CIA doing letting Libyan Navy captains listen in on intercepted Israeli comms during a shooting war? COMINT is Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information! It’s NOFORN-you don’t share it with other nations, unless specifically directed! And then this: “Two of the recordings were made by Michael Prostinak, a Hebrew linguist aboard a U.S. Navy EC-121, a lumbering propeller-driven aircraft specially equipped to gather electronic intelligence.”…”As soon as the EC-121 landed at its base in Athens, Prostinak said, all the tapes were rushed to an NSA facility at the Athens airport where Hebrew translators were standing by.” Yeah, the US for sure was not spying on Israel. Thank you very much for the lucid, very detailed explanation, B! I’m not worried about Gaia, she can look out for herself. You are correct in that our problems are ones of scale but its the opposite of what you mean And while I’m not in any way shape or anti-natal or anti-nationalist, just the opposite in fact the technological and cultural bind we are in suggest we simply don’t need as large a population. technology, the biological limits of IQ (only about 10% of the White and Asian races and a much smaller amount of the others) the limits of human nature and so on mean simply, life is better for most humans with less humans Also I think our society has this assumption that advancements in technology are inevitable, well not they aren’t. Simply, innovation is hard. And yes absolutely Jim is spot on about the influence of extra social costs but its also possible we’ve reached a point where progress slows down because the advancement increment is much slower. This is not a bad thing since it allows a little foresight and a society that is more stable, less “future shocky” if you’ll forgive a Toffler reference. Its a much better platform to build conservatism from/ >You are correct in that our problems are ones of scale but its the opposite of what you mean I don’t understand what you mean. >Also I think our society has this assumption that advancements in technology are inevitable, well not they aren’t. Simply, innovation is hard. And yes absolutely Jim is spot on about the influence of extra social costs but its also possible we’ve reached a point where progress slows down because the advancement increment is much slower. Societies, developed ones, are experiencing acute internal dilemmas. Technology has outpaced human needs, but social institutions are weak and are regressing backwards, in the name of, ironically, “progress.” Your argument is that to sustain and, perhaps, slowly develop the tech we have right now, it is not necessary to have a large population. As of right now, for the next decades, maybe even centuries, your argument is not wrong, from the point of view of struggling social institutions in developed/ing countries, decaying from influence of various crazy Western ideas. Let me run through a simulation of a hypothetical but plausible scenario, along the lines of your proposal: As soon as a civilization recovers (my hypothesis, it is either via elite-ruled totalitarian or theocratic system(s) of some sort(s)), what you’ll have is a quick ballooning of said civilization, its population: from, possibly, something as low as millions, to billions, if not tens of billions. In this case, you will see a much more assertive expansionary conduct that will overwhelm your ideal Anglo-speaking half-White, half-Asian white picket fence 10-million worth, technocratic Elysium situated in, say, Vermont. Nuclear war is unlikely to happen. Most likely, a few thousands of years of tense, MAD-mediated peace will ensue. From within your enlightened Elysium, a group or two will emerge who will want to have as many babies as they want. Because Elysium doesn’t have birth control (or does it now?), they will quickly overwhelm Elysium with their ideology, demographically, within a few hundred years. And then we are back, socially, to where we started at around the onset of Industrial Revolution: societies expanding and competing with each other. And that’s good. That’s necessary for real progress. You know the saying “life finds a way?” So is with your assumption with “reasonable” number of people. This is not how life and evolution work. I’m not fond of race mixing for various reasons or really of large scale Asian immigration into the West. Its not a terrible choice from a biological or social POV but its not a good choice compared to not race or culture mixing. I have much respect for Asian achievements but they aren’t my people or in my opinion as accomplished as Europeans anyway. That said predicting hundreds of years in the future is fraught with peril though if you were to ask me to hazard a guess, I’d say we will have a catabolic collapse and die back in the billions. This is not extinction level or necessarily civilization ending though, its simply systems reaching the limits of complexity, faltering till the complexity level is low enough for the society to handle it You can read the Archdruid Report for more all you can stomach on the topic or read Greer’s white paper on the topic. Its short and to the point which is quite rare. Past this point, its perfectly possible that we will again grunt our way into a higher tech civilization. That is eugenically determined though , if you have a low intelligence gene pool it will never happen. A higher intelligence/controlled risk gene pool will happen faster depending on how much knowledge is lost and how its circulates and on the culture. Some cultures may simply not want or trust technology and may not have interest in such things. A large scale “church” might prohibit such investigations. Who knows? As for a hundred years or so estimate well our Victorian and Edwardian forbears had some good predictions and some of the 1950’s-1960’s predictions were fairly accurate so I’s day we have a prediction window of no more than 100 years (+/- 20%) Past that, its all guess work and honestly beyond very rudimentary planning, no point in even trying. Lightning Round – 2015/12/09 \| Free Northerner says: […] media will hide the decline. Related: Technological decay. Related: […] This Week in Reaction (2015/12/06) \| The Reactivity Place says: […] of Jim, he’s back to one of his many hobby horses: Technological decay—Air Superiority/Shmair Shmuperiority Edition. Classic […] Menschsplainer says: I don’t know why you think there hasn’t been progress in the automotive industry. People are nostalgic for old school muscle cars because cars sucked during the 70s and 80s not because they never got better. A 10 year old Charger is easily comparable to the best of the old school muscle cars in a straight line, and will run rings around them (and a fair number of 1990s sports cars) in curves all while comfortably seating four. And if that’s not enough for you, well now there’s a Hellcat… Chaos Patch (#92) \| Neoreactive says: […] Tech-decay. Unregimented order. Hold the genocide. Men stuff. The weekly round. […] Outside in - Involvements with reality » Blog Archive » Chaos Patch (#92) says: Jim, What do you say about 3D printing? Is this not a feat of technological advance? Do you consider this an exception? When I can print a gun, or print the control circuit for a 3D printer, will be impressed. Appears we are not to far away http://www.wired.com/2014/05/3d-printed-guns/ We have been not far away for quite a while. Hmmm! Now isn’t 3D printing a relatively new technology? How long would you say we have been “not too far away.” Lilienfeld worked on the FET in the 1920s. By the time it started seeing use in ICs was the late 60s, isn’t it? So even if 3D printing came earlier, could not one be hopeful about this to be the time of Moore’s law like growth in 3D printing? Now Jim, you make reasonable arguments about Technological decay. Suppose we were able to 3D print an AK-47 in the next decade, would you say your theory has found an exception? And just to be clear, not saying technological decay everywhere. Technology is still advancing in Asia, for example blue light semiconductor laser, futuristic architecture, high energy density batteries. And much of this advance comes from white expats whose wives and concubines are local women. All this 3d print a gun stuff is either based on the definition that a gun is a lower receiver or one shot inaccurate stuff. It will be extremely difficult to get a 3d printed barrel to perform well. The second problem is ammo. It will not be possible to just 3d print explosives. An insurgency would be best armed with the very rifles, shotguns, and pistols that are currently legal. However, an insurgency is impossible and talk of staging one is the most colossal mistake so-called pro-Whites have made over the past 40 years. When Bob Whitaker was talking about defunding the Left by shining a spotlight on their revenue, William Luther Pierce was writing the disgusting Turner Diaries that made being pro-White radioactive for the past 20 years. Reagan could have crushed the Left by letting Bob go after their tax exempt organizations. He didn’t do it, so here we are. Here’s to hoping Trump doesn’t cuck out at the last minute. Cloudswrest says: About the same price 48″ flat screen TVs were around 2002. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20131220-100-limited-edition-3d-printed-metal-guns-on-sale.html dae sintering and welding will have different characteristics from casting and boring? Yes. Barrels have to be cast, heat treated, bored, and heat treated some more. Leave a Reply for jim	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1001
__label__cc	0.613678	0.386322	Email Deliverability Terms You Need to Know (part 2) Posted by Joanna Roberts November 7, 2012 As with in any industry, those of us in the email deliverability world tend to throw out a lot of jargon. If you're new to the wonderful world of email, much of it may be jibberish to you. To help newbies and vertrans alike, I have put together a list of the top 80 email deliverability terms you should know. Below is part two of three (I-R). Part one (A-H) was published last week, and part three (S-Z) will be live next week. Inactives: Also referred to as "non-responders". Defined as the portion of your email recipient list who have not taken any action on your emails (opens, clicks) in a certain amount of time. Inbox Placement Rate (IPR): The rate of emails that were delivered to the inbox, versus the junk folder. Calculated as Number of Emails Delivered to the Inbox divided by Total Number of Emails Sent. Infrastructure: Refers to the actual hardware used to deploy your emails or have your emails deployed on your behalf by an Email Service Provider (ESP). The hardware is commonly referred to as your Mailing Transport Agent (MTA). Internet Service Provider (ISP): A company in the business of providing access to consumers and business to the internet. IP Address: A unique number assigned to each device connected to the Internet. An IP address can be dynamic, meaning it changes each time an email message or campaign goes out, or it can be static, meaning it does not change. Static IP addresses are best, because dynamic IP addresses often trigger spam filters. Junk Mail Reporting (JMR): This is the name of Microsoft’s Feedback Loop program. List Fatigue: A condition producing diminishing returns from a mailing list whose members are sent too many offers, or too many of the same offers, in too short a period of time. List Hygiene: The act of maintaining a list so that hard bounces and unsubscribed names are removed from mailings. Some list owners also use an Email Change of Address service to update old or abandoned email addresses (hopefully with a permission step baked in) as part of this process. List Purchase: The process in which a publisher or advertiser pays a list owner for full access to their email list. The publisher or advertiser would then own the list and send to it over their own system. This practice is typically frowned upon and can lead to high complaints and spam trap hits, as purchased lists are usually of poor quality. List Rental: The process in which a publisher or advertiser pays a list owner to send its messages to that list. Usually involves the list owner sending the messages on the advertiser's behalf, and the publisher or advertiser never gains full access to the list unless those subscribers specifically opt-in to their email program. List rentals can be successful when highly targeted. List-Unsubscribe: The List-Unsubscribe header is text you can include in the header portion of your messages, allowing recipients to see an unsubscribe button they can click if they would like to automatically stop future messages. List-Unsubscribe is currently being used by Gmail, Windows Live and Cloudmark. MTA (Mail Transfer Agent): A Mail Transfer Agent is a server application that accepts email messages for relay or delivery to local recipients. MTAs are programs on mail servers that are responsible for routing and sometimes delivering mail. MUA (Mail User Agent): A Mail User Agent is a client application that allows users to send and retrieve email from their computers. Common MUAs include Microsoft Outlook, Eudora and Netscape Messenger. MUA's are the component within the SMTP system that is responsible for creating email messages for transfer to an MTA. Also referred to as an "email client". MX Record (Mail Exchange Record): An MX Record is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) specifying how Internet e-mail should be routed using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Open Rate: The number of HTML message recipients who opened your email, usually as a percentage of the total number of emails sent. The open rate is considered a key metric for judging an email campaign's success, but it has several problems. The rate indicates only the number of emails opened from the total amount sent, not just those that were actually delivered. Opens also can't be calculated on text emails, as it is dependant on image downloads. Also, some email clients allow users to scan message content without actually opening the message, which is falsely calculated as an open. Opt-in: Opt-in email marketing means sending marketing messages only to people who explicitly requested them. If a customer asks for a specific piece of information, you have the permission to send that information and nothing more. To continue sending marketing emails you need the explicit permission to do so ("Please send me announcements and special offers via email", for example). Opt-out: Email marketing that assumes a general permission to send marketing messages to everyone who has not explicitly stated that they do not want to receive such information. Spammers operate on this highly problematic premise. Opt-in email marketing, where messages are only sent to those who request them, is much more effective. Phishing: A form of identity theft in which a scammer uses an authentic-looking email to trick recipients into giving out sensitive personal information, such as credit-card or bank account numbers, Social Security numbers and other data. POP (Post Office Protocol): A protocol that defines an email server and a way to retrieve mail from it. Incoming messages are stored at a POP server until the user logs in and downloads the messages to their computer. While SMTP is used to transfer email messages from server to server, POP is used to collect mail with an email client from a server. Postmaster: The person who manages mail servers at an organization. Usually the one to contact at a particular server/site to get help, information, or to log complaints. Preview Pane: A setting that desktop and webmail email clients offer that allow users to preview content without actually clicking on the message. Pristine Spam Traps: Email addresses created solely to capture spammers (sometimes referred to as honey pots). These email addresses were never owned by a real person, do not subscribe to email programs and of course will not make purchases. Many spam trap operators will post (seed) pristine traps across the internet on various participating websites. They are usually hidden in the background code of webpages and are acquired by a spambot scraping email addresses. If you're hitting pristine traps this typically indicates you have a bad data partner. Read Rate: The percentage of email recipients who have marked your email as "Read" in their email client. Typically thought of as more accurate than open rate, since read rate is not dependant on image downloads. Receiver: A generic term used to describe an Internet Service Provider or network that accepts and delivers large amounts of email. Recycled Spam Traps: Email addresses that were once used by a real person. These email addresses are abandoned email accounts that are recycled by ISPs as spam traps. Before turning an abandoned email address into a spam trap, ISPs will return unknown user error codes for a year. Once ISPs reactivate (recycle) the abandoned email address, mail is once again allowed to be received by the email address. If you're hitting recycled spam traps this typically indicates your data hygiene process is not working. Re-engagement Campaign: An email campaign sent to inactives, or non-responders, in an attempt to win them back and get them engaging with your emails again in the form of opens, clicks, and conversions. A re-engagement campaign can be sent to inactives as a stand-alone campaign, or as a series of campaigns. Reply-to Address: The email address that receives messages sent from users who click "reply" in their email clients. Can differ from the "from" address which can be an automated or unmonitored email address used only to send messages to a distribution list. "Reply-to" should always be a monitored address. Reputation: Sender reputation is comprised of domain and IP reputation, and is developed using a variety of metrics, including complaint rate, unknown user rate, volume, and spam trap hits. ISPs consider a sender's reputation when determining inbox vs. junk placement of emails. A sender's reputation can be tracked using Return Path's Sender Score ranking tool. Responsive Design: Using a CSS3 coding technique called media queries, Responsive Design allows your email to automatically re-format and re-size itself to optimize for whatever screen size your recipient is using to read your email. It can also be used to hide non-essential elements of the email from the mobile reader, thus making sure the main call-to-action of the email is easily found, and can change various other elements of the email, including text size and color, background images and background color. Return-Path: Also referred to as the "bounce address" or "envelope sender address". This is the address a message really came from, as opposed to the Friendly From Address, and it's the address to which any undeliverable message notices (bounces) are sent. Reverse DNS (rDNS): The process in which an IP address is matched correctly to a domain name, instead of a domain name being matched to an IP address. Reverse DNS is a popular method for catching spammers who use invalid IP addresses. If a spam filter or program can't match the IP address to the domain name, it can reject the email. Have a different definition for one of the terms above, or did I miss an important term? Please comment below! About Joanna Roberts Joanna Roberts is the Senior Product Marketing Manager responsible for Email Optimization product positioning and ensuring our solutions meet the needs of our customers and partners. She has over ten years of experience in email marketing and enjoys working with marketers to optimize their email program strategy. First as an Account Manager, then as a Director on our Channel team, and now in her Product Marketing role, Joanna helps marketers and partners use our Email Optimization solutions to ensure the right message is being sent to the right inbox at the right time.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1003
__label__wiki	0.862842	0.862842	The demonetisation effect: Now, pay for fuel using Ola Money Acceptance of Ola Money in fuel stations like Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil is a major step forward by large PSUs which are supporting the government's vision of a 'Digital India' December 02, 2016, 15:41 IST Updated: December 02, 2016, 15:41 IST Taxi hailing app Ola has partnered Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) under which over 20,000 petrol pumps will accept payment through Ola's mobile wallet - Ola Money. "Users can now pay for their fuel with Ola Money on Verifone-enabled PoS devices in any of these fuel stations, with a one step mobile verification process," Ola said in a statement. Acceptance of Ola Money in major public utilities and now fuel stations across the country is a major step forward by large PSUs which are supporting the government's vision of a Digital India, it added. "HPCL and IOCL amongst themselves serve over 70% of India's fuel needs with over Rs 2,000 crore spent on fuel every single day across the country. By helping move a large chunk of payments for these spends to Ola Money, cash handling and change hassles are avoided at fuel stations, allowing faster servicing of customers," the statement said. Ola Money is currently accepted at over 500 online and offline merchants, as well as for bill payments at over 25 major utilities across India. Since the government's move to scrap old Rs 500 and 1,000 notes in the second week of November, Ola Money utilisation outside the Ola platform has increased by over 300 per cent, the company said. "Ola driver-partners, will also be able to pay for their fuel using Ola Money in all of these fuel stations, without having to use cash or their cards for payments. We are working to bring more and more use cases for citizens to transact conveniently, without having to depend on cash," Ola Money SVP and Head Pallav Singh said. G S V Prasad, Executive Director (Retail) at HPCL said gradually, the service will be rolled out at all its retail outlets across the country. indian oil Hindustan Petroleum	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1011
__label__cc	0.624916	0.375084	Amblyomma americanum (Lone star tick) Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick) Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick) Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain Wood Tick) Ixodes pacificus (western black-legged tick) Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick or deer tick) Otobius megnini (spinose ear tick) Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog tick) Overview of Life Cycles Ticks for Dog Last updated: Apr 12, 2017 All dogs should be treated year round and throughout their life with tick control products to limit infestations on the pet, reduce the number of ticks in the environment around the home, and prevent establishment of brown dog tick populations in the home Recognize that home infestations with brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus), once established, may take several months to bring under control and that, in addition to consistently treating pets with tick control product, the services of a licensed exterminator are necessary to eliminate the infestation from buildings Because ticks transmit a wide variety of disease agents to pets and people and are active throughout the year, tick control must be practiced consistently to protect the health of the pet and to prevent untreated pets from bringing ticks – which may then infest people - into the home Stay current on tick population shifts and new threats from ticks that develop over time. Tick distributions are dynamic and ever changing, and practice protocols often need to evolve to meet the growing threat ticks pose to pet health. Amblyomma americium (Lone star tick) Ixodes scapulars (Black-legged tick) Other tick species may on occasion parasitize dogs. Click here to view a video on the Lone star tick Click here to view a video on the gulf coast tick Click here to view a video on the American dog tick Click here to view a video on the Rocky Mountain wood tick Click here to view a video on the western black-legged tick Click here to view specific CAPC Guidelines for Ixodes pacificus Click here to view a video on the black-legged tick (deer tick) Click here to view specific CAPC Guidelines for Ixodes scapularis Ixodes scapularis adult female Ixodes scapularis adult male Click here to view a video on the spinose ear tick Click here to view a video on the brown dog tick A variety of tick species infest dogs and cats in North America, and each has a unique life cycle and life history pattern. The comments here are general in nature to refer to all the common North American ticks of dogs for more specific life cycle information, please see the recommendations for the tick species of interest. Ticks infesting dogs and cats include the Ixodidae (hard ticks) and the Argasidae (soft ticks); the life cycles of these two groups are markedly different. Hard Ticks The most common ticks found on dogs throughout North America are the Ixodidae (hard ticks). Hard tick species common on dogs and cats in North America are all ‘three-host’ ticks, which means that each motile stage (larva, nymph, and adult) will molt off of the host between their requisite blood meals, often feeding on a different host after molting to the subsequent stage. Female hard ticks deposit a single, large clutch of eggs in the environment. Within weeks to months, depending on environmental conditions, the six-legged larval stage hatches from the egg. The larva must then find a host, feed for several days, and then drops to the ground and molts to an eight-legged nymph. The nymph then finds an appropriate host and feeds for several days to a week. Once the nymph has engorged, it drops to the ground and molts to the eight-legged adult, which then must find a third host. Adult hard ticks may mate on (all species) or off (Ixodes spp.) a host. Once mated and fully engorged, the female will detach, crawl to a suitable environmental location, oviposit a clutch of several thousand eggs, and then die. Soft Ticks Argasidae (soft ticks) are less common on pets. The soft tick life cycle includes a larval stage and multiple nymphal stages. The only important soft tick of dogs in North America is Otobius megnini, the spinose ear tick. Unlike most soft ticks, which feed on hosts intermittently and spend much of their time in the environment, Otobius megnini establishes long-term infestations deep in the ear canal of its hosts, first attaching as a larva and remaining through subsequent nymphal molts until finally leaving the host as an adult. Adults of Otobius megnini are non-feeding and free-living in the environment. Adult hard ticks are characterized by a highly sclerotized dorsal shield (a “scutum”) and anterior mouthparts with a basis capitulum that is visible from the dorsal surface. Both males and females attach and feed on the host. Female hard ticks have a partial dorsal scutum that allows their tegument to expand as they grow as much as 100 times their original weight before they detach from the host. Male hard ticks possess a full scutum that covers their entire dorsal surface, so males do not undergo such a large increase in size and will still appear somewhat ‘flat’ after taking a blood meal. Hard tick larvae and nymphs will expand several fold in size as they engorge on host blood before they detach to molt. Argasid (soft) ticks lack a highly sclerotized scutum; the mouthparts of adult soft ticks originate on the ventral surface and are not visible when ticks are viewed dorsally. The mouthparts of immature stages are visible when ticks are viewed dorsally. In the common soft tick of dogs in North America (Otobius megnini), only larvae and nymphs are parasitic; the adults are free-living and have vestigial, non-functional mouthparts. Direct disease caused by ticks Ticks may cause irritation and pruritus around the attachment site as well as anemia from blood loss. Secondary infections can develop at the tick attachment site, leading to sepsis. Tick-borne toxicoses can also develop due to localized inflammation, allergic hypersensitivity, or severe toxic reactions. Tick paralysis is a form of tick toxicosis characterized by an acute, ascending, flaccid, motor paralysis and caused by a neurotoxin produced by females of several tick species. In the United States, tick paralysis is most commonly associated with Dermacentor spp. Pathogen transmission Transmission of a given pathogen is often restricted, ecologically or physiologically, to a particular tick genus or species. For example, only members of the genus Ixodes are known to be competent vectors of spirochetes that cause Lyme disease. However, vector competence of some ticks for different pathogens has been shown in recent years to have some fluidity (Table 1), and novel tick-borne pathogens continue to be identified. In general, although the suite of pathogens transmitted may vary, all hard tick species should be considered potential vectors. The feeding time required to allow disease transmission varies between ticks and disease agents. Ehrlichia spp. and Rickettsia spp. can be transmitted within 3-6 hours of tick attachment, while Borrelia burgdorferi transmission can require 24-48 hours of feeding before a host is infected. Most tick-borne pathogens are acquired by immature ticks when feeding as larvae or nymphs, and then transmitted by nymphs or adults in subsequent feedings after molting. Because the infections are maintained through developmental stages, this process is referred to as transstadial transmission. Some infections, such as Rickettsia spp., are passed from an infected adult female tick through the eggs so that larvae hatch out of the egg mass already infected, a process referred to as transovarial transmission. For those genera in which the adult male ticks must take a blood meal before mating (the genera Amblyomma, Dermacentor, and Rhipicephalus), interhost transfer of the male ticks may occur, which offers opportunity for intrastadial transmission. North American ticks and the diseases they transmit Amblyomma americanum Common Name: Lone star tick Pathogens transmitted (Disease Name): Ehrlichia chaffensis (Human monocytic ehrlichiosis) Ehrlichia ewingii (Granulocytic ehrlichiosis) Rickettsia amblyommii (Rickettsiosis) Francisella tularensis (Tularemia) Cytauxzoon felis (Cytauxzoonosis) Unidentified (Southern tick-associated rash illness (STAR)) Amblyomma maculatum Common Name: Gulf coast tick Hepatozoon americanum (American canine hepatozoonosis) Rickettsia parkeri (Rickettsiosis) Common Name: American dog tick Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) Dermacentor andersoni Common Name: Rocky Mountain wood tick Ixodes pacificus Common Name: Western black-legged tick or deer tick Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Anaplasmosis) Ixodes scapularis Common Name: Eastern black-legged tick or deer tick Babesia microti (Human babesiosis) Ehrlichia muris/EML agent (Ehrlichiosis) Borrelia mayonii Powassan virus Common Name: Brown dog tick Anaplasma platys (Anaplasmosis) Babesia gibsoni (Canine babesiosis) Babesia vogeli (Canine babesiosis) Ehrlichia canis (Ehrlichiosis) Hepatozoon canis (Hepatozoonosis) Common Name: Spinose ear tick Pathogens transmitted (Disease Name): None known Transmission suspected but not yet documented in North America Ticks are found throughout the United States; the prevalence and geographic range of individual ticks are described in the specific recommendations according to tick species. Brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanginueus) live inside and around homes and kennels and infest homes and kennels anywhere there are dogs, including in colder regions of North America such as Canada and Alaska. Amblyomma americanum, Ixodes scapularis, and I. pacificus are most commonly found in the understory or leaf litter associated with natural wooded areas frequented by wildlife. The edge habitat often found surrounding a home or yard provides ample habitat to support these ticks. Dermacentor spp. and Amblyomma maculatum are more commonly found in tall, grassy meadows; open woods, particularly along trails; and open fields in agricultural areas. Otobius megnini occurs in arid areas west of the Mississippi, particularly in the southcentral and southwestern United States. Each tick species has individual host preferences and timing of activity. However, ticks often adapt their phenology to the environment, shifting host preferences and timing of activity to accommodate local conditions. Generalities about host preferences and transmission between hosts are listed below, with more specific information found in the individual tick species recommendations. Dogs acquire tick infestations when in areas with actively questing ticks or in a home or kennel infested with brown dog ticks. Ticks, particularly males, may also transfer between co-housed pets. Both immature and adult stages of brown dog ticks prefer dogs and can be active in homes and kennels throughout the year, extending their questing activity to yards and gardens around the home during the warmer months. Brown dog ticks will also occasionally feed on people, but infestations in the U. S. have only been reported where there are dogs. In general, immature Ixodes spp., Dermacentor spp., and Amblyomma maculatum feed on small vertebrates in the environment, including rodents, birds, and lizards, although different host preferences have been described in different geographic areas. Nymphs of some species feed on medium sized mammals. Adult Dermacentor spp. and Amblyomma spp. also commonly feed on medium to large mammals, including deer and cattle. Immature and adult Amblyomma americanum, and adult Ixodes scapularis, have a strong proclivity for white-tailed deer and dense populations of these ticks are often linked to presence of deer. Immature A. americanum will also feed on ground dwelling birds such as wild turkey. Larvae and nymphs of Otobius megnini feed in the ears of a wide variety of mammals; adults are not parasitic. Seasonal tick activity varies widely by geographic region and climatic cues, and tick populations can vary dramatically within a given area due to local vegetation and wildlife host abundance. In recent years, a number of tick species have dramatically expanded their range, moving into areas of higher latitude and higher altitude than they were previously found. Most tick species require protection from desiccation to survive, and populations tend to thrive in years with higher humidity and precipitation. However, both Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Otobius megnini are quite drought tolerant and thrive under high temperature, low humidity conditions. Rhipicephalus sanguineus can be found in cracks and crevices in houses, garages, and dog runs. These ticks often crawl up walls in homes and kennels and can be found in false ceilings. Although found everywhere there are dogs, brown dog tick pressure is higher in warmer areas of the country where tick activity extends to outside infested buildings. Diagnosis is made on physical examination of host and recognition of attached ticks. Identification of adult ticks removed from a dog is readily achieved. Images of individual tick species are available in the Species section (above) and in the recommendations for each species. If clinic staff are not confident in their ability to identify adult ticks to species, ticks may be submitted to a diagnostic laboratory. Identification of larval and nymphal ticks is more challenging; immature ticks should be sent to a diagnostic laboratory for identification. Ticks should be secured in specimen tubes with or without alcohol for submission. When only a few ticks are present, individual ticks can be removed manually with forceps and gloved hands. To remove ticks manually, use fine forceps to grasp the tick it as close to the skin as possible and then directly extract using slow, steady, rearward pressure. Gloves should be worn to prevent zoonotic infection in the event a tick is inadvertently crushed during removal. Care should be taken to avoid crushing, twisting, or jerking the tick out of the skin because this may result in increased host exposure to pathogens within the tick or cause the mouthparts to break off in the skin, which may lead to granuloma formation. When dogs are heavily infested with hundreds or thousands of ticks, chemical treatment with a fast-acting acaricide such as a pyrethroid or pyrethrin spray followed by manual extraction of the few remaining ticks may be more feasible than manual extraction alone. Regular use of acaricides is often necessary to protect dogs from ticks and the pathogens they transmit. Acaricides may be administered topically, in long acting collar formulations, or orally. Care must be taken to use acaricides only in the species for which they are approved. Dog products should not be given to cats, and cat products should not be given to dogs. In North America, several acaricides have efficacy against a broad spectrum of ticks, including Preventic® (amitraz), Frontline® and Parastar, (fipronil), EFFITIX Topical Solution for Dogs (fipronil and permethrin), isoxazolines (Nexgard® (afoxolaner), Simparica ™ (sarolaner) and Bravecto® (fluralaner)), and pyrethroids (Fiproguard Max®, Frontline Tritak®, Parastar Plus®, and Pronyl® (cyphenothrin), deltamethrin, Biospot® (etofenprox), Seresto® (flumethrin), and K9 Advantix® (permethrin)). Some pyrethroids, such as permethrin, also have repellent activity. Nexgard® (afoxolaner), Activyl® (amitraz), Frontline® (fipronil), Bravecto® (fluralaner), and the pyrethroids are approved for use in dogs. Revolution® (selamectin) is labeled against D. variabilis in dogs. Because substantial annual, seasonal, and geographic differences occur in tick prevalence, and because brown dog ticks can infest homes and kennels every month of the year, CAPC supports year-round use of tick-control products on pets. Reactive or attempted seasonal use of tick-control products allows home infestations to establish and permits transmission of disease agents because products are often not applied until tick activity has commenced. Occasionally, ticks may be found on pets even when acaricides are routinely administered. This apparent failure in tick control is usually due to heavy burdens of ticks in the environment which result in high re-infestation rates. In these situations, additional control measures, including environmental treatment, are often needed, particularly when homes are infested with brown dog ticks. When ticks have established in a home or kennel (R. sanguineus), acaricides such as cyfluthrin, permethrin, or other pyrethroids can be sprayed into cracks and crevices, behind and under cages, and along the boards in the ceiling. Acaricides may be applied by licensed pest-management professional (exterminator) or by the home owner, but targeted treatment of both indoor and outdoor areas is usually indicated. When ticks are acquired from outdoors (Amblyomma spp., Dermacentor spp., Ixodes spp.), the habitat around the home can be modified to render it less supportive of ticks and wildlife hosts that can amplify tick populations. Such measures include closely cutting grass, removing brush piles and leaf litter, limiting ground cover around the home, and selecting plants that do not attract deer. Detailed outdoor tick habitat management advice can be found here. Preventing roaming by dogs by keeping them on leash or behind a fence, as recommended in the general CAPC guidelines, also limits the risk of tick infestation in pets. At certain times of the year, particularly in the spring and summer when tick populations are blooming, it may be necessary to keep pets out of habitats harboring heavy numbers of questing ticks. In addition to modifying the habitat and managing pets, treating outdoor environments with products such as carbaryl, cyfluthrin, permethrin, or s-fenvalerate can help control tick pressure. Acaricides should be judiciously applied to the perimeter of a yard rather than broadcast over a large area, and chemicals must be allowed to dry before animals or humans are bought back into the treated area. Bait boxes and permethrin-impregnated cotton has been used to limit ticks on rodents, and four-poster corn feeders can be used to apply acaricides to deer. Ticks that infest dogs also feed on people and can transmit numerous zoonotic agents (described in Disease section). People become infested with ticks in the same way as their pets, i.e., by encountering questing ticks in tick-infested habitats. Pets not maintained on acaricides may bring ticks into the home which can then move to people and other pets, creating a risk of infection. Keeping pets treated with acaricides creates a safer environment for pets and people. The following measures will aid in preventing human infestation with ticks and infection with tick-borne disease agents. Maintain pets on tick-control products year round. Avoid-tick infested areas whenever possible. Wear light-colored clothing when entering infested areas to facilitate visualization of ticks as they crawl on clothing. Tuck pant cuffs into socks to limit access to legs Walk in the center of trails; avoid vegetation at trail margins. Use a chemical repellent such as DEET, picaridin, or permethrin. Perform frequent tick checks when vacationing or visiting tick-infested areas. It is especially important that such checks be performed on children. Shower, shampoo, and put on clean clothes after visiting areas where ticks might be present. When a tick is found on a person, remove it with fine forceps as described for pets above. Prompt removal is necessary; some rickettsial infections can be transmitted after as little as 3-6 hours of tick feeding. Save the removed tick, wrapped in cellophane tape or in a vial with alcohol, in case it is needed for identification later. The tape or vial can be sealed in a plastic bag, labeled with the date found, and frozen. If illness develops, identification of the tick and the day it was discovered may aid the physician in recognizing which infection was most likely transmitted and allow prompt, appropriate treatment. Dryden MW, Payne PA. 2004. Biology and control of ticks infesting dogs and cats in North America. Vet Therapeutics 26:4a. Piesman J, Eisen L. 2008. Prevention of tick borne diseases. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 53:323–43. Starkey L, Little S. 2012. Defeating ticks – practical tips for preventing tick-borne disease in pets. Today’s Veterinary Practice 5:40-44. Ticks for Cat Last updated: Apr 12, 2017 All cats should be treated year round and throughout their life with tick control products to limit infestations on the pet, reduce the number of ticks in the environment around the home, and prevent establishment of brown dog tick populations in the home Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick) Other tick species may on occasion parasitize and cats Click here to view a video on the American dog A variety of tick species infest cats in North America, and each has a unique life cycle and life history pattern. The comments here are general in nature to refer to all the common North American ticks of cats; for more specific life cycle information, please see the recommendations for the tick species of interest. Ticks infesting cats include the Ixodidae (hard ticks) and the Argasidae (soft ticks); the life cycles of these two groups are markedly different. The most common ticks found on dogs and cats throughout North America are the Ixodidae (hard ticks). Hard tick species common on cats in North America are all ‘three-host’ ticks, which means that each motile stage (larva, nymph, and adult) will molt off of the host between their requisite blood meals, often feeding on a different host after molting to the subsequent stage. The only important soft ticks of cats in North America are Otobius spp., the spinose ear ticks. In the common soft tick of cats in North America (Otobius megnini), only larvae and nymphs are parasitic; the adults are free-living and have vestigial, non-functional mouthparts For those genera in which the adult male ticks must take a blood meal before mating (the genera Amblyomma and Dermacentor), interhost transfer of the male ticks may occur, which offers opportunity for intrastadial transmission. Borellia mayonii Amblyomma americanum and Ixodes scapularis are most commonly found in the understory or leaf litter associated with natural wooded areas frequented by wildlife. The edge habitat often found surrounding a home or yard provides ample habitat to support these ticks. Dermacentor spp. are more commonly found in tall, grassy meadows; open woods, particularly along trails; and open fields in agricultural areas. Cats acquire tick infestations when in areas with actively questing ticks or in a home or kennel infested with brown dog ticks. Ticks, particularly males, may also transfer between co-housed pets. Both immature and adult stages of brown dog ticks prefer dogs and can be active in homes and kennels throughout the year, extending their questing activity to yards and gardens around the home during the warmer months. Brown dog ticks will also occasionally feed on cats and people, but infestations in the U. S. have only been reported where there are dogs. Immature and adult Amblyomma americanum, and adult Ixodes scapularis, have a strong proclivity for white-tailed deer and dense populations of these ticks are often linked to presence of deer. Immature A. americanum will also feed on ground dwelling birds such as wild turkeys. Most tick species require protection from desiccation to survive, and populations tend to thrive in years with higher humidity and precipitation. However, Otobius megnini are quite drought tolerant and thrive under high temperature, low humidity conditions. Identification of adult ticks removed from a cat is readily achieved. Images of individual tick species are available in the Species section (above) and in the recommendations for each species. If clinic staff are not confident in their ability to identify adult ticks to species, ticks may be submitted to a diagnostic laboratory. Regular use of acaricides is often necessary to protect cats from ticks and the pathogens they transmit. Acaricides may be administered topically, in long acting collar formulations, or orally. Care must be taken to use acaricides only in the species for which they are approved. Dog products should not be given to cats, and cat products should not be given to dogs. In North America, several acaricides have efficacy against a broad spectrum of ticks, including Frontline®, EasySpot, and EFFIPRO Topical Solution for Cats (fipronil), Bravecto® (isoxazolines (fluralaner), and pyrethroids Biospot® (etofenprox) and Seresto® (flumethrin). Only Biospot® (etofenprox), Frontline®, EasySpot, and EFFIPRO Topcial Solution for Cats (fipronil), Bravecto® (fluralaner), and Seresto® (flumethrin) are approved for use on cats. Keeping cats indoors, as recommended in the general CAPC guidelines, limits the risk of tick infestation in pets. At certain times of the year, particularly in the spring and summer when tick populations are blooming, it may be necessary to keep pets out of habitats harboring heavy numbers of questing ticks. Ticks that infest cats also feed on people and can transmit numerous zoonotic agents (described in Disease section).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1023
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friends, childhood genius, children, children (abducted), children (having), children (lost), children the world almost breaks, children's magazine, chilled Beluga caviar, China, chinchillas, Chinese, Chinese (You're working for the), Chinese embassy, Chinese folk religion, Chinese freighter, Chinese Intelligence, Chinese intelligence service MSS, Chione, Chip-chop!, chipper, Chitra, Chloe, Choi, choice, choir, chopper, choreography, chose the child, chosen one, Chris Farnsworth, Chris Phalen, Christensen, Christian fundamentalism, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas fair, Christmas present’ (dropped off at the ER ‘like a), Christof, Christof Mannheim, Christopher Atwell, Christopher Hargrave, Christopher Miles, chrome ostentatious, chromosomal defects, Chuck, Chuck Christensen, Chuck Shaw, Chuckerman, Church, Church (surname), church (wedding), Churchill’s hat, CI, CIA, CIA informant, CIA operative, CIA v FBI, CIA's Surkov Task Force, cigar, cigar still warm, cigars, Cilizens United, cinnamon toothpicks, cipher, cipher (remote code), cipher code, circle of death, circus, circus language, Citizens United, city dog, civil war (Syrian), Claire Homan, clandestine operations, clandestine organization, Clark Gable, Class A infectious agents, class action lawsuit, class differences, Classified Evidence Protection Act, classified intelligence, classified medical records, clean air guy, clean bill of health, cleaner, cleaner keeper & confessor, cleaners, cleaning crime scene, clemency, clenched and pink and puckered, Cleveland Bandicott, Clever turn of phrase, client list, cliffhanger, climate change, climb into bed together just for a quickie, clinical trial, clinical trial (illegal), Clock, clock repair shop, closet scene, closure, Cloud Cult, clown, Clyde Tolson, CO2, cobalt mine, Cobalt. Cassiterite. Wolframite. They are the diamonds of tomorrow, cocaine as currency, cocktail of steroids, Coco, code breaking, code in pennies, code of ethics, coding, CODIS, CODIS database, coexist (can Red and Kate?), coffee, coffee can, cognitive defects, cohorts/coworkers, coin, coin (rare), coins (bag of), cold case, Cold War, Colder than an Alaskan outhouse, Coleman, Colin Kilgannon, Colin Knox, collapse into rubble, collapse of USSR, collapsed lung, collateral risk, college, college essay, college killings, college professor, college tuition money lost, Collins (William Floyd), Colombia, Colonel Wright, Colton Prison, Columbia Heights, coma, coma (Samar wakes from), combination, Commission Presidential, communications, communion wine, communiqué, commutation, como si dice?, Company (The), company man, competing narratives, compound, compress (honey of yarrow), compression, computer chip, computer leaks, computer virus, computing, Comrade Rostova, Con, con artist, con man, concealed firearm, concealed gun, concentric circles, Concierge, Concierge of Crime, Conclusion, Concord NH, concussion, Coney Island, confession, confession (false), confidence man, confidential informant, confidential medical records, confidentiality, conflicted feelings (Liz's about Kirk), conflicting authorities, conflicting narratives, Conformity doesn't interest me, Confucius, conglomerate (Red’s), Congratulations Elizabeth, Congressional Hearing, Congressman Edelstein, Connolly, Connolly killed, conscience, consent to marry, conservatism, consigliere, conspiracy, conspiracy against America, conspiracy theory, conspiring to commit murder, Constantin Rostov, Constantine Rostov, Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana, Constitution, construction, Construction (Eickendoll), construction project, Contagion, contagious, container ship, containment unit, containment unit (high security), contaminated land, contamination, contempt (Aram held in), contempt of court, contingencies (always make), contraband, contract hits, contract killer, contract on Samar, contractor, convalescent home, Conversation (The), Coogan Hudnutt, Cook, cookies, cookout, cool (I think it’s really), Cooligan, Cooper, Cooper (Gary), Cooper (JD), Cooper given patent information to Hitchin, Cooper’s backstory, Cooper’s father, coordinates, cop (Liz shoots), cop killer, Copeland, cops (bad), cops (crooked), cops (dirty), cops (killer), copycat, copycat killer, Corinne Walker, cormorants, corn, corn dog, Cornelius Goga, corny (sounds), corona of death, Coroner, corporate, corporate espionage, corporate raiders, corporate takeover, corporation, corporation (shelf), corpse, corpse (mummified), corpse (Reven Wright in barrel), corpse farm, corpse preservation, corpse trafficking, corpses, Correatown ♪, correctional facility, Correctional Facility (Greenville), Corrine Eagan, corrugated sardine can, corruption, Corsican, corticosteroids, Corvette, cost/benefit analysis, Costa, Costa Rica, Cotton (surname), cotton knit blanket, counter-intel unit, counter-missile, counter-narcotics, country, coup attempt, coup d’etat, couples massage, courage, courage to create, Courier, Court, court (Red represents himself in), court hearing, court records sealed, court-martial, courtesy phone, courthouse, courtroom, cover story, cover your plum, Covington, cow (milk this … all the way to the slaughterhouse), cow (milked this mad), coworkers/cohorts, Cox, coyote, CPA firm, CPS, crab cakes, crabs, Crandall, Crandall Cryonics, crash (airplane), crash (car), crash (plane), crazy like a fox, creation of scarcity, credit stick, Creel, Crespin, crime, crime (organized), crime families, crime family, crime family (Carlucci), crime of the 20th century, crime of the 21th century, crime of the century. decoder ring and periscope, crime pays (being here gives me the impression that), crime scene, crime scene (staged), crime scene cleaning, crime scene investigation, crime scene photos, crime you didn't commit, crimes (most expensive), criminal, criminal defense attorney, criminal empire (Red’s), criminal law, criminal lawyer, criminal profiler, Criminals are notorious liars, Crisanto, Crispin, Crispin Crandall, CRISPR, crispy beef, Critter Cabin, Croft, Cromwell VA, Cronin, cronyism, crooked as a dog’s hind leg, crooked cop, crooked cops, Crosby Stills, Crosby Stills ♪, cross, crossbow, crossbow hunting, crossed a threshold, crossword puzzle, crowd funding, crowd sourcing, Crown Life Pharmaceuticals, crucifixtion, cruel and unusual, cruise line (Whistler), crunching ice, Cruz, cry havoc, cryonics, Cryptobanker, cryptocurrency, Cryptosolutions (Axion), Crystal Cave, CSI, Cuba, Cuban secret prisons, cuckoo clock, cucumber dip, cucumber sandwiches, cuffed to dead man, cufflinks, cul-de-sac in an idyllic town, culinary negotiations, Culpepper County VA, cult, cult based on novel, cultural genocide, cunnilingus, Curie (The Lady), curiosity is understandable (Your), custody (protective), custody battle, Customs, cut corners, cut head off, cut off penis, cutthroat trout, cyanide poisoning, cyber tracker, cyberbullying, Cyclone, Cyclops, Cylovex, Cyntax, Cynthia Panabaker, cypher (remote code), Cypriot bank, Cyprus, Cyprus Agency, Cyrus Choi, D (Minister), D 🔸➔, Daddy mud, Daddy's permission, daddy/daughter, Daddy’s favorite little pickle-bites, daddygate, daffodils, Dagan, Dahle, Daily Double, Dale Pettigrew, Dale Rayburn, Damascus, Damascus (Ian Garvey), Damascus knife, Damavand highest peak, Dana Isaacs, Dance (painting), dance (Red and Liz), dance card, dance class, Dance lessons. What fun, dancing, dangerous (This man – whoever he is – he's), Daniel Nakamoto/Alex Sato, Daniel Rivera, Dantonio, Daring. Being, Dariush, dark ages, dark Internet, dark ops, dark web, darkness, darkness (light and), Darling I’m not uncivilized, dashing, Data (Star Trek character), database (CODIS), Database (Rare Blood), date (Aram's perfect), daughter (Dembe’s), daughters, Dave Sternberg, Davenport Academy high school, David, David Beckner, David Eckhart, David Flynn, David Foy, David Levine, Davies, Davis, Davis and Fox Entertainment, Davos, dawn, Dawson, day that you were born I was also born, De La Cruz, DEA, dead drop, dead man walking, dead not alive, Dead? Gone, Dead? Pishposh, deafness, deal with the devil, dealership (used car), Dean (Forest of), Dear Trouble ♪, death, Death (Angel of), death (circle of), death (fear of), death (no more cheating), death (perfect circle of), death (smell it in the air), death and decay (study of), death as entertainment, death crouching toward me, death faked, death is a process, death of Red’s ex (story of), death of Tom, death penalty, death penalty (Red faces), death penalty for Reddington, death row, death sentence, death warrant, death with a purpose, Deavers, debate, debate (presidential), debauchery, debt, debt (gambling), debt (here to collect my), Debt Collector, Dec 7 1990, decadence, decapitate, decapitating heads of state, decapitation, Decembrist, decency and fairness (canons of), deck (skydeck), Declaration of Human Rights, decomposed corpse, decomposition (study of), decryption, decryption Denver Colorado, deep state, deep-fried butter, deep-fried butter (like) I am unhealthy and yet irresistible, deepest desire, Deer Hunter, defaced firearm, defective merchandise, defense attorney, defense contractor, defibrillator, defuse bomb, Deidre Mori, Dekker, Delaine Uhlman, Delancey Street Station, delayed honesty, Della Whitmore, Delmar’s, Delores, delusions fiction, demands, DeMarco, Dembe, Dembe Aram’s role model, Dembe … determined to save my (Red’s) soul, Dembe backstory, Dembe beaten, Dembe captured, Dembe death (false), Dembe ex machina, Dembe goes missing, Dembe guards my life because he’s determined to save my soul, Dembe injured, Dembe innocent, Dembe is gone, Dembe kidnaps Aram, Dembe knows everything, Dembe leaves Red, Dembe light in the darkness, Dembe missing, Dembe prays, Dembe released, Dembe returns, Dembe saved my life that night, Dembe saves Red, Dembe secret keeper, Dembe shot by Hunter, Dembe spiritual counselor, Dembe tells Liz Red killed Kate, Dembe traces 911 call to Liz, Dembe undercover, Dembe Zuma, Dembe Zuma (episode), Dembe Zuma (title), Dembe's always saved my life, Dembe's daughter, Dembe’s retreat, dementia, democracy, demons, Denisov, Denner, Dennis Edwards, Dennison, dental work (transmitter in), dentistry, Denver CO, Denver map, Denver Mint, deodorized body odor, deposit box, deposition, depth perception will never be the same, Deputy Dawg, DeReamer, Des Foy, Desai, desalination process, descent into madness, deserves to know the truth, desperate thing to say, Detective Bell, Detective Elijah Bell, Detective Farwell, Detective Singleton, Detective Singleton killed, Detective Singleton working with Ian Garvey, detention (pre-trial), detonate, deus ex machina, devastatingly handsome, Devil, devil (deal with the), devil isn't finished, devil on one shoulder (I’m the) and you’re the angel on her other, Devils Tower, Devin Walker, Devlin, Devry, Dewan, DHS, DHS vs FBI, diabetes, dialysis, diamond, diamond necklace, diamonds, diamonds of tomorrow, Diane Fowler, Diane Fowler murder investigation, Diane Fowler murder re-enactment, Diane Fowler shot (re-enactment), diary, diary (Katarina's), Diaz, Diaz (Miriam) shot, dice (loaded), Dick Kendal, Dickens, Did I say “sex”? Sex, die-offs (insect), Diff'rent Drum ♪, dig the bow tie, Digby Tamerlane, digging for treasure, digging up graves, digital translator, dim sum (Liz loved), Dime (Mercury), Dime (Wingéd Liberty), dimpled mallet, diner, dinosaur (stuffed), Dionne, diorama, diplomatic badge, diplomatic cables, diplomatic pouch, diplomatic security, Diplomatic Security Service, dipsomaniac, direct democracy, Director, Director 2, Director abducted, Director killed, Director of National Intelligence, Director Pt 2, dirty cop, dirty rat, disability, disappearance, disarm bomb, disbarred, Discipline not faith, disease (kidney), disease (mental), disease … passed from father to son, disease-resistant crops, disgraced, disguise, dishonesty, dishonorable discharge, disinformation, disinter, disinterment, dismemberment, disrespect, dissociative personality disorder, dissolve bodies, Disturbed ♪, divided loyalties, diving for quarters, divorce agreement, Dixon, Djinn, DMV, DNA, DNA evidence, DNA matching, DNA paternity report (SVR): Kirk is Liz's father, DNA report, DNA research, DNA results, DNA test, DNA test (Bethesda), DNA test (Liz is Red’s daughter per), DNA test (Red is Liz’s father per), DNA test altered (Kirk claims), DNI, do I dare to eat a peach?, Do not go gentle into that good night, Do you like bunny rabbits?, Do you love him?, Do you trust him with your life?, Do you want to suffocate or have a heart attack?, Dobbs, Docent, doctor has been baptized, doctor held captive, Doctors Without Morals, document is all that matters, Doe (Jane), Does an opossum have 13 nipples?, dog, dog (Duke), dog (Kate), dog (Red kisses), dog (Sam's), dog (stuffed), dog grooming, dog house or White House, dog with tracking chip, doggie day care, doghouse, dogs, dogs of war, DOJ, doll, doll (brown-haired), doll (upside down), doll melting, doll.letter opener, Dom, Dom forgives Katarina, Dom is Oleander, Dom meets Liz, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti ('78), domestic abuse, domestic violence, Dominic Wilkinson, Dominic Wilkinson backstory, Don Giovanni ♪, Don Julio, Don't be ridiculous Raymond, Don't ever do that again, Don't shoot! He's got Agnes!, Donald Ressler, Donald Ressler kills Laurel Hitchin, done did him?, dongle, dongle has been inserted, Donnehy, Donnie-Wayne, donuts, Doppelgänger, Doritos, dossier, Dostoyevsky, double, double agent, double bacon corndog, double cross, Double espresso shot of milk, double jeopardy, double life, doubled down on extinction, doubloons, Douglas, Douglas (Michael), Dover DE, Down by the River, down the rabbit hole, Dr Adrian McCaffrey, Dr Adrian Shaw, Dr Adrian Shaw 2, Dr Adrian Shaw Pt 2, Dr Bogdan Krilov, Dr Corrine Eagan, Dr Dresner, Dr Ethan Webb, Dr Felix Dresner, Dr Grey, Dr Guillermo Rizal, Dr Hannah Moshay, Dr Hans Koehler, Dr Haverkamp, Dr James Covington, Dr Jonathan Nikkila, Dr King, Dr Koehler, Dr Krilov, Dr Linus Creel, Dr Lomay, Dr Lomay’s clandestine hospital, Dr Maguire, Dr Makeover, Dr Marcus Joffee, Dr Martin Luther King, Dr McCaffrey, Dr Melissa Lomay, Dr Nikkila, Dr Ogden Maguire, Dr Orchard, Dr Rayburn, Dr Reifler, Dr Rizal, Dr Sands, Dr Sebastian Reifler, Dr Selma Orchard, Dr Sharon Fulton, Dr Sonia Bloom, Dr Sophia Gallup, Dr Spalding Stark, Dr Suess (Liz loved), Dr Taylor Rayburn, Dr Who, Dr Woerner, Draconian, dragon (multi-headed), drama, Dramatus Interruptus, drawing, drawing (happy family), Draxton, Dreadlocks, dream, dream of a normal life, dream of falling, dream of flying, dream of Katarina (Liz's), Dresden, Dresner, dressing room, Drexel, drinking, Driscoll, driving lesson, drone, drop of blood falls, drop you off in time for dinner, dropped from plane, dropped token, drown, drowning, drowning woman, Drucker, drug addiction, drug cartel, drug cartel (skinhead), drug cocktail, drug dealer, drug den, Drug Enforcement Administration, drug gang, drug implant, drug mule, drug operation in candy factory, drug routes (list of), drug smuggling, drug syndicate, drug syndicate (Nash), drug trade, drug trafficking, drug war, drugging, drugs, drunk, drunk driving, drunkenness, dry well, DSS (Diplomatic Security Service), DuBois (Blanche), duck hunting (using a decoy), due diligence, Duerte, duffel bag, duffel revealed, duffel with bones [SEE under ➔ suitcase/duffel], duffel/suitcase with skeleton, duffle full of cash, Dugger, Duke (dog), dump, dump truck, Duncan, Dunning, Dupont Circle, Duquesne, dying on a cross, dying wish (Tom’s), Dylan ♪, Dylan Thomas, dynasty, dyslexia, dystopia, Dytiscidae, 👶, 💥, 💦POP💦, 💯, 🔥🔥🔥, 🔥Red Hot🔥, 🔥Red Hot🔥Fan Fiction, 🔥Red Hot🔥James Spader Pics, 🦆quack 🦆, E 🔸➔, e pluribus unum, e-commerce, E-Z Pass, Eagan, Earl, Earl Fagan, Earl Fagen, Earl King, Earl King VI, Earl Wilson, Early, Early is on time on time is late and late is unacceptable, earrings, Earth dies without insects, earth tones, Easter references, Eastern Europe, Easy Scripts, Easy Scripts 1, Easy Scripts 2, Easy Scripts 3, Easy Scripts 4, easy search, eat a peach, eavesdropping, eccentric billionaire, echo of the past, Eckhart, eco-terrorism, ecology, ecosystem, ecoterrorism, Edelstein, Eden, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allen Poe, Edgar Grant, Edgar Legate, editing oneself, Edward Knobbs, Edward Waybur, Edwards, egg on my face, eighty-six bodies, Eikendoll, Eikendoll Construction, EJ Dionne, El Dorado, Elazar, Eleanor Dawson, election, election campaign, electrocution, elephant hunting, elephants, elevator, Eli Matchett, Elijah Bailey, Elijah Bell, Eliot TS, Elise, Elise and Aram fight, Elise's glasses, Elise/Aram, Elise/Janet, Elizabeth, Elizabeth is my daughter, Elizabeth Keen, Elizabeth Keen you are under arrest, Elizabeth. It's over, Ella, Ellis, Elroy (Mr), Elsie Stevens, emasculate, embassy (Chinese), embezzlement, embezzler, embezzling, Embrace the Struggle, embryology, emergency c-section, emergency room, emergency room doctor, Emerson (Riley), emigration, Emma (of Invisible Hand), Emma Knightly, Emmys, empty grave, empty vessel at the bottom of a fathomless sea, encrypted firmware, encryption, end of Cold War, endangered species, endgame, endgame (Kate Kaplan's), Endling, endorphins, Energy and Commerce Committee, engaged, engagement, engagement ring, engineered virus, England, English 101, English professor, engraving, enhanced interrogation, entering my world, entire arc of my life might have been different, entrance (Now there's an), environment, environmental toxins, environmentalism, envoy, EPA, epinephrine, episode, Episode 1, Episode 10, Episode 100 (of series), Episode 11, Episode 12, Episode 13, Episode 14, Episode 15, Episode 16, Episode 17, Episode 18, Episode 19, Episode 2, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 22, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, ER, ER MD, Eratosthenes’ map of the world, ergot alkaloid, Eric Copeland, Erikssons v Vacarros, Ernesto Hidalgo, errand boy, erudite, escape, escape (failed prison), escape plan, espionage, estate, estate plan, estate planning, Esteban, eternal, Ethan Begby, Ethan Isaacs, Ethan Linley, Ethan Webb, Ethicist, ethics, ethics (code of), Ethiopian porridge, eugenics, eulogy, eunoch, eunochs, Euripedes, euthanasia, evacuation, evangelical, Evelyn Foy, Everly, every suicide – every single one: an act of terror, everyone dies, Everyone dies someday, Everyone here has a past, Everyone likes apples, everyone wants to know, everyone’s fate is negotiable, everything is for sale (At the right price I’ve found), Everything is not fine!, Everything you believed … has been a lie, Everything's killing us, evidence, evidence (inadmissible), evidence (stolen), evidence admissibility, evidence board (Liz’s ad hoc), evidence control, evidence file, evidence locker, evidence planting, evidence vault, evil will triumph in the end (believing that), evolution, ex machina, ex-con, ex-Navy Seals, ex-Seals, ex-wife, excommunication, execution, execution (mock), execution stayed, executions, executive order, exhilarating, exhuming corpses, exile, exit interview, exonerate, exonerate Elizabeth Keen, exoskeleton, expecting, experimentation (human), expert in pain management, explosion, explosion (gas), explosive bullet, explosives, exterminator, extinction, extortion, extremism, eye (artificial), eye (glass), eye drops poisoned, eye for an eye, eye scanner, eye surgery, eye twitch, eye witness, eyes like a wolf, eyes of The Hand, eyes remind me of someone, eyewitness testimony, Ezra, Ezra Mandel, F 🔸➔, F-22s attack, face (scarred), Face- whatever, faceless assassin, FaceTime, facial recognition, facial recognition (airport), facial reconstruction surgery, factory farming, Fagan, Fagen, fail-safe (pneumatic), Fairfax county, Fairy Godmother, fairy tale, faith, faith (Discipline not), faithful, fake apartment, fake beard, fake hospital, fake ID, fake news, fake news – curse of our time, fake passport, fake pregnancy, Fake Red. Faux Red. Fred, faked death, falafel, falcon, Falkirk, fall (fatal), Fall Finale, fall from airplane, fall from building, Fall of Cambridge, fall of the Berlin Wall, fall through ceiling, fallen in the midst of battle (How the mighty are), falling for people who aren’t what they appear to be, false confession, false flag, false flag operation, false identity, false imprisonment, false narrative, false testimony, false witness, falsification, Falstaff Theatre, family, family (fantasy of), family (what is a), family business, family curse, family isn't family (being like), Family isn’t about bloodlines, family reunions, family secrets, Famke, famous cucumber dip, fan fiction, fan fiction adult, fanfics, fantasy, fantasy come true, far-right, Faraday cage, farming, farms (Tansi), Farnsworth, Farook Al-Thani, Farwell, fascism, Fat Joe, fatal fell (in love), fate, fate (I am the master of my … I am the captain of my soul}, fate (I make my own), fate (Sometimes … makes you), fate is negotiable, fate will be sealed, father (surrogate), father a career criminal, father dying, Father for I have sinned!, father was kind and decent and beautiful, father-daughter, Fathomless Eyes, fathomless sea, fave, FBI, FBI (history), FBI badge, FBI CIA to share data, FBI Director, FBI ID, FBI v CIA, FBI vs DHS, FBI vs Secret Service, FDA, Fear is a liar, fear of death, feast, feathers, federal detention center, Federal Hill in Baltimore, Federal Medical Center, Federal Penitentiary, Federal Reserve notes, federal witness, fedora, feelings conflicted (Liz's about Kirk), Feels like God’s work, Feist, Felix Dresnee, Fellowship (Katai), Feltmeyer, female roles, female serial killer, female/male killer, female/male pay equity, femme fatale, Fentanyl, Fentanyl is like snake venom, fenugreek porridge, ferry, fertility clinic, fertilization (in vitro), fiancé (Marvin Gerard's), fiance, fiance (ex-), Fickman, fiction writer, Fidel Castro, Fidelity. Bravery. Integrity., fidgetspinner, field dressing, Field gets the glory; support gets the job done, Fifield, Fifth (plead the), Figaro, fight, fight club, file recovery, filleting a salmon, Fillmont University, final meal, final words, Finale, finance minister, financial holy grail, financial meltdown, financing terrorism, Find Leonard Caul, finder, Fine and Clean, fingerprints, fingerprints on coins, finish line (I'll be waiting at the), finish line (sprint to the), finish the job this time, Finn, Fiona Driscoll, fire, fire (house of the), fire (purification by), fire (race horse killed in), fire at Fritzles, fire in a crowded theatre (yelling), Fire in the Hole, fire suppressant, fire-prevention system invoked, firearm (concealed), firearm (defaced), firearm (unregistered), Fireballs (candy), firebug, firmware (encrypted), first edition of “Treasure Island”, First Lady, First Lady Miriam Diaz, First Lady shot, First World War, FISA, Fischer, fish, fish (candiru), fish hook, fish processing, Fisher, fishing, fishing (spearfishing), fishing boat, fishing charter, fishing metaphor (Panabaker), fishing pot, fishing vs… looking like an idiot, fisticuffs, Fitch, Fitch killed, fitness-for-duty evaluation, Fitzpleasure, five limbs of man, five senses, five-alarm fire to national security, fixer, flaccid penis, flag, flagellation, flaming stick (blinded by a hero with some), flammable liquid, flares, flash drive, flash point, flashback, flashbacks (series), flashing module, flashover, flat, flat tire, flaying, flesh eating butterflies, flipped, float plane, florist, FLOTUS, fly (I'd like to), fly fishing with Scalia, fly like a bird, Flying is life. Falling is death, Flynn, fob, folded flag, Foley, folk, folk religion, follow me (I don’t want you to), follow own path, Folta, food crisis, food kitchen, foot chained, foot massage, football (touch), footsie, For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God, For the family!, For the Love of Lizzington, forbidden love, force field, Forecaster, foreclosure, foreign intelligence, foreign money to get elected, forensic accountant, foreplay, Forest of Dean, forged swords, forgery, forgery (art), Forget Bloodlines, Forget having your testicles scratched, Forgive me, Forgive me. For Kate. For everything, forgive me? (Can you), forgive yourself? (Will you be able to), forgiveness, Forgiveness doesn’t mean accepting what you’ve done, forgiveness vs revenge, forgiveness won't come, Forgiveness. For Kate, forked tongue, forlorn, fort (child's), fortune, fortune hunt, fortune teller, foundational elements, four Fireballs, four homonym for death, four of you against me: practice, four pennies, four spiders, Four spiders no gift, Fourth Amendment, Fowler, Fowler corpse found, Fowler crime scene, Fowler murder investigation, Fowler murder re-enactment, Fowler shot (re-enactment), fox (crazy like a), fox in the henhouse, Foxglove, Foy, fracking, frame (broken), frame (verb), framed, framed (Red by Cabal), framed (set up), France France, Francis Cotton, Francis King, Frank Capra, Frank Carraro, Frank Dobbs, Frank Hyland, Frank Sturgeon, franks and beans, fraud, fraud (mail), freak, Frederick, Frederick Barnes, free market, Free Syrian Army, freedom fighter, Freedom Tower, Freelancer, freelancing, freezer, freezer (locked in), freezing bank account, freezing bodies, French Revolution, French Riviera, french toast kabobs, fried butter, friend (You're my), friend of a friend (Your job’s to be the), friend or a mortal enemy (singular), friends (childhood), friends (I make...easily), friends in Hell, friends in low places, friendship, fringe, fringe order, Fritzles (fire at), frogmen, Front, front organization, frontal lobe surgery, Frost, frozen, frozen bodies, frozen thumbs, fruit basket, Fudo, fugitive, fugitives, fugu kimo, Fukushima, Fukushima on the Hudson, Fulcrum, full remission, Fulton, fundamentalism, fundraiser, funeral, furtive, future is a sucker's bet, futurism, G 🔸➔, G Gordon Liddy, G-Wagon, G3s, Gabinelli, Gable, Gabon, Gabor Museum, Gabriel Costa, Gaddafi, gaffer, gag (ball gag), Gagarin, Gaia, Gaithersburg MD, Gale, Gale (Julian), Gallup, Gallup/Vasquez, gambing, gamblers killing gamblers, gambling, gambling addiction, gambling debt, Game (character), gang, gang (drug), gang (motorcycle), gang war, garbage disposal, garbage dump, Gard, Garrick, Garrick-2, Garvey, Garvey (Liz recognizes), Garvey 2, Garvey double, Garvey impersonator, Garvey is US Marshal, Garvey kills Lena Mercer, Garvey kills Pete McGee, Garvey Pt 2, Garvey shoots Red, Garvey shot by Liz, Garvey working with Singleton, Gary Cooper, gas explosion, gas leak, gas station, Gaspard, Gavin Pruitt, Gavrilo Princip, gay, Gaza, gazillionaire, geek, geeks, gender, gender roles, gene, Gene & Georgetti's, gene editing, gene hacking, gene mapping, gene sequencing, General Assembly, General Ludd, General Shiro, General Yaabari, General Zhukov photo, generator, Genesis project, Genet, genetic disorder, genetic modification, genetic research, genetically modified organisms, genetics, genetics (plant), Geneva, Genghis Khan, genie, genitalia (they all look like … to me), genius, genius (child), genius (childhood), genius can’t be rushed, geniuses, Genny out again?, genomic research, genomics, genomics (plant), genomics research, genotyping, Gentle Bliss Massage Parlor, Geoff, Geoff Perl, Geoffroy Keino, geoinformatics, George Murphy, Georgetown, Gerald Dugger, Gerald Klepper, Gerald Sullivan, Gerald Todd Klepper, Gerard, gerbil on meth, German Intelligence, German nationalism, Germany, Gerrick, Gerta, get away with murder, get her back, Get out. He will kill you if you don’t, get-away car (wedding), get-out-of-jail-free card, getting hitched, getting through airport security, Ghaffari, Ghazi Safar, ghost, ghost (life’s full of them), ghost (like he’d seen a), ghost brides, ghost of Tom, ghost squad, ghost story, ghost whisperer, ghouls, giant in a bear costume, giant penis launching off from Earth, Giaochino Rossini, gibberish, Gideon (USS), gift (parting), gilding the lily, Gillette, Gilroy, gin and tonic, Gina kills The Major, Gina Zanetakos, Ginger Lumiere, Giovanni ♪, girl, girl in a cabin with a gun and a dog, girl is your only option, girlfriend, girlfriend (I paid Hannah to be my), Given up greed and avarice, Giza Barerra, Glanton, glass eye, glass jars, glass menagerie, glass shard, glass shards in ice, glasses (Elise's), Glastnost files, Glen Carter, Glen is a licentious cur, Glenforest Lodge, Glenn Carter, glitter, global food crisis, global smuggling, Global Systems Imports, global warming, globalism, glorified serial killer (You’re a), GMOs, go back, go gentle into that good night (Do not), goat skull, goats, God, God (there is no), God doesn't want me and the devil isn't finished, God’s work (Feels like), Goga, gold, gold bars, Gold Bug, golden blood, golf, golf (miniature), González, good and evil, good and evil cuts through the hearts of all of us (line dividing), good Burgundy, good fortune, Good one, good person (Am I a – ?), Good Samaritan Killer, good to be wanted, good to have friends in low places, goons, goons (Red's), Gordo (dog), Gordon (surname), Gordon Lightfoot ♪, Gorman, Gorrell, Gorrell abducted, gothic, Gougeres, Gouldsberry, government secrets, GPS, Grace Draxton, Grace Talbot, Graceland, graduation photo, Grafton County, Grafton WV, Grand Cayman, grand jury, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandmother (Liz’s), grant, grapefruit gushie, grave, grave (Tom’s), grave digger, grave of "Elizabeth Keen", grave robbing, graves (dig two), graveside, graveyard, Grayscape Seventeen (plans for), great team, greater good, Greece, greed, greed and avarice (Sworn off), Green, green energy, green guy swordfighting, green teeth, Greenbelt Maryland, Greene Drugs, Greenville Correctional Facility, greeting card, Gregg, Gregory Devry, grenade, Grey, Grey Matters, Greyson Blaise, grief, grief and anger, grieving, grieving surge, grifter, Grimm, grizzly, grizzly bear, Gromov, grotesque, Groveton, Grumman LLV, Gruyere cheese puffs, guard tower blown up, guardian angel, Guatavita, Guillermo Rizal, guillotine, guilt by association, guilty (Red pleads), guilty plea, GULAG, Gulfstream G650, gun (concealed), gun (unregistered), gun as evidence, gun running, gun smuggling, gunfight, gunfight at wedding, gunfire, gunmaker, gunrunner, guns (cheap), gunshot, gut you like a fish (I'm gonna), gutting, Gwen, gym, gymnasium, H 🔸➔, haberdasher, hack, Hack Star, hacker, hackers, hacking, hacking (genetic), hacking contest, hacking power grid, haiku, hair dyed brunette, Halbeck, Halcyon Aegis, half-sister, hallucination, hallucinations, hallucinations (hypnagogic), Halmi, Hamid Bakhash, hammer, Hammerstone Electric, Hammett, Hamzah, hand grenade, hand-forged swords, handcuffed to car, handgun (unregistered), handguns (cheap), handler, handsome, handsome (I'm sure you were always), hanging, Hannah, Hannah Moshay, Hannelore, Hans Koehler, Hans Von Hauser, Hanzo (chef), happy (You make her), happy family drawing, Happy thoughts?, harbormaster, harbormaster killed, Hardekopf, Harem, Hargrave, Harkins Museum, Harold, Harold Cooper, Harold Cooper’s backstory, Harold Cooper’s father, Harrington NY, Harris PA, Harris Van Ness, Hartmans, Hartswicks (cigars), Harvard, Harvard (turned down), Hasaan, hashish, Hassan Arkani, Hastings, hat (Churchill’s), hat (Homburg), hat (Winston Churchill’s), hat on my head (only thing you left me…), hatchet, hatchet murder, hate crime, hate to love, Hatley, Hauser (Von), Have you ever killed anyone?, Haverkamp, Havershim Hardware, having children, havoc, Hawkins, Hawthorne Biologics, Hayworth, hazardous materials, HAZMAT, hazmat suit, He didn’t miss, he does do a lot of good, He doesn't own her. He is her., he flipped, He is her, He owns you, He smells like money to me, He took your mother away from us, He traded himself for me, He was a good man…before his obsession with you, He was in love with your mother, He will not have my granddaughter, He would have wanted that too, He's a legend, he's dangerous (whoever he is – ), he's family, He's not who you think he is, He's obsessed with you, He's open-sourcing it, He's reckless; dangerous; Hobbs Rachel, head cut off, head in box, Headband, Headmaster, headstone, hear shapes, hearing, Hearing (Congressional), hearing aids, heart arrhythmia, heart attack (fake), heart transplant, heart-shaped bathtub, heat map, Heather Walker, heaven hell purgatory, He’s a nutjob, He’s evil. He’s my father. I must be evil, he’s just a man who loves you very much, Hebrew, Heddie Hawkins, hedging bets, Heiden, Heilman & Main CPA firm, Heinritz Psychiatric Center, heir, heiress, heist, heist (jewelry), Helai, Helen Dahle, Helen Litke, helicopter, Hell, Hell Gate, Hellfire, Hellfire missiles, Helmand Province Afghanistan, hematology, hematoma (subdural), Henkel, Henley, Henry Hawkins, Henry Morris, Henry Prescott, Henry Prescott killed, Hepworth, Herbie Hunnicutt, here I am (And), here you are (And), Heredias, Herman, hero with some flaming stick, herring (cabbage soup and), Hershey Hepworth, Hess, Hexapene, Hey! Who loves ya baby?, Hi! A girl! Hi, hi/lo (card game), hicks, Hidalgo, hidden treasure, hideous fish, hiding, high rollers, high school, high school (Davenport Academy), high security containment unit, high tech, High Temperature Accelerant, high value target, high-school fisticuffs, highest peak of Damavand, Highland Park, Highlights for Children, hightops, Hightower, Hightower Serpentarium, Highway, Highway (Kings of the), highway robbery, highwaymen, Highway~Kings of, Hill, hillbillies, Himalayan Field Rats, hippies, Hiracki, history, history (alternate), hit by car, hit job, hit man, Hit me hug me. Reddington's moral code in a nutshell, hit on Samar, hit-and-run, hit-and-run accident, hit-and-run was a murder, hitchhiking, Hitchin, Hitchin accused of murdering Reven Wright by Ressler, Hitchin exonerates Liz, Hitchin found dead, Hitchin gives patent information to Red, Hitchin killed by Ressler, Hitchin kills Wright, Hitchin’s body, HLR (Home Location Register), Hobbes, Hobbs, hobby swords, Hobson's Choice, Holcombe’s annual poker bash, hold lists (mail), holding cell, holding cells, holding hands, holding hands/never let go, hole in your carotid, Hollis, Hollywood, Holt, Holt Campbell, Holt Federal Detention Center, holy grail (financial), Holy Mary. Mother of God., holy nail, Homan, Homan (Red alias), Homburg he wore during The Blitz, Home, Home Location Register, Homeland Security, homeless, Homeless Woman, Homer, homework, homicides (86), homing device, Homo floresiensis, Homo solvos, homonym for death, homophobia, homosexual, homosexuality, honest with her (Why can’t you be)?, honesty, honesty (delayed), Honey Ginger Buck, honey of yarrow compress, honeydo list, honor, honor among thieves (no), Honor the sacred earth elders, Hoover, hope, Hopkins, Horizon Middle School, horned goat, hornswaggled, horror story, horse killed in fire, horse races, horse racing, horse ranch, horse track, horseshoe crabs, hospice, hospital, hospital (fake), hostage, hostage (Aram), hostages, hostile takeover, hostile takeovers, hot buttered bullet, hot dog, Hot Stuff, hot tub, hot wings, Hotchkiss, Hotel Macon, hotter than a 4-peckered billy goat, hottest bachelors, house by the water holding a gun in your mouth, house of the fire, How are the mighty fallen in the midst of battle, How can I forgive myself?, How can you eat that?, How long?, Howard Bishop, Howard County MD, Howard Hargrave, How’s your ass?, howl at the moon, HRT, HRT Commander, Hubbard, Huckleberry Finn, Hudnutt, Hudson (dog), Hudson River, hug, Hull (Isaiah), human (considered less than), human experimentation, human extinction, human genome, human heart in conflict with itself, Human Rights (Universal Declaration of), human sacrifice, human shields, human smuggling, human trafficking, Humberto, Hungarian folk legend, Hungary, Hunnicutt, hunted by KGB, hunter, hunting, hunting (crossbow), hunting charter, hunting humans, Huntington PA, hurt because you hurt, HVAC tubing, hybrid crops, hydrochloric acid, Hyland, Hyland death (story of), hyperthermia, hyperthymesia, hypnagogic hallucinations, hypnosis, hypodermic needle, hypothermia, I always knew someone was watching over me, I am but a humble killer, I am enough (pendant), I am her mother... and I am death to her, I am in love with someone else, I am not your son, I am not–, I am the lion, I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul, I am trying to save your soul, I am what I am, I can neither kill nor trust nor forgive, I can protect you, I can save your life, I can't take a hint, I can't think of anything more personal, I can't trust you, I can’t be with a person like that, I can’t forgive you, I can’t say, I can’t wait to hurt you someday, I care about you, I care for who you are, I chose the child, I could really use a banana, I depend on the kindness of strangers, I did done… do, I didn't go looking for trouble but it found me, I didn't lose any sleep over it, I dig the bow tie, I do love a good cookout, I do love…, I don't know your name, I don't want to die, I don’t care if she’s Queen Elizabeth, I don’t like irony, I don’t want you to follow me, I drowned that night. I saw the other side, I 🔸➔, I expect you to do the same for me, I had bullets he had words, I had no idea she was your mother, I hate him for it too, I hate needles, I have a secret and I need to keep it even from you, I have a secret too, I have a weakness for bad boys, I have my own Rubber Ducky, I have never lied to you, I have to go tinkle, I haven’t had a babysitter since Brenda Gilroy, I hired you to protect [Liz], I hurt people. I kill people, I knew she was too hot for him, I know the truth Red (about your family), I know the truth. I know everything, I know you murdered Reven Wright, I know you're my father (to Kirk), I know your dance card is full, I know…all your secrets, I love daffodils, I love magic, I love you, I loved her (Masha/Liz) enough to let her go, I make friends easily, I make my bed where I lay my head, I make my own fate, I might have been thinner and living in Maine, I mind. I mind, I never wear cufflinks, I paid Hannah to be my girlfriend, I prefer illiquid, I prefer revenge, I prefer to keep my nips and tucks to myself, I promise Ian Garvey will not get away from me, I really believed he was my father, I really wanted my dad here to see her grow up, I remember, I saw HER, I see my way home, I speak only with Elizabeth Keen, I suppose I'll need my pants, I think it’s really cool, I think we both know it's too late for that, I thought I’d lost you, I was all of those things once then my 17 year old son assaulted …, I was an assignment, I was framed by Katarina Rostova, I was just doing my job, I was younger then. Angrier, I was your friend. I protected you. I comforted you. I loved you, I will destroy him, I will mess that bitch up, I will never forgive you for this!, I Will Survive ♪, I wish I’d been the person you wanted me to be, I would have done anything to be with you, I'd die for five, I'd do anything for you, I'd like to fly, I'd like to put a bullet in your head, I'll be waiting at the finish line, I'll hold it for you, I'll need my pants, I'll rise unafraid ♪, I'll rise up ♪, I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours, I'm a violent man, I'm dying, I'm gonna get her back, I'm gonna gut you like a fish, I'm gonna honor Tom's dying wish, I'm gonna make you famous, I'm here to collect my debt, I'm his rabbi now, I'm just going to tell the truth, I'm not here, I'm pregnant, I'm scared for my little girl, I'm sure you were always handsome, I'm you, I've forgotten what she was…really like, I've heard steroids make your penis shrink, I've never seen anything like it, Iago, Ian Garvey, Ian Garvey (Liz recognizes), Ian Garvey 2, Ian Garvey double, Ian Garvey impersonator, Ian Garvey is US Marshal, Ian Garvey kills Lena Mercer, Ian Garvey kills Pete McGee, Ian Garvey Pt 2, Ian Garvey shot by Liz, Ian Garvey will not get away from me, Ian Garvey working with Detective Singleton, iatrogenic, I’d give almost anything to have a scratch, I’m a big girl, I’m a strange fellow, I’m a violent man a terrible powerful violent man, I’m almost always honest, I’m back, I’m coming for Tom’s killers, I’m feeling pretty alive. keeping promises, I’m gonna take everybody down, I’m in the darkness, I’m in your debt, I’m Moby Dick, I’m not uncivilized darling, I’m scared of you, I’m the better man, I’m the devil on one shoulder and you’re the angel on her other, I’m watching you Elizabeth, I’m your daughter. The one you abandoned, I’ve followed your path long enough. It’s time I follow my own, I’ve never killed for more, I’ve trusted you with my life, ICC, ice, Ice (Newcastle ), ice castle in the sky, ice crunching, ice machine (broken), ice queen, ice rink morgue, ice storage facility, ice storm, ice with glass shards, icon in the biohacking community, iconic bad guy, idea to market, identical triplets, identical twins, identities created (illegally), identity, identity (false), identity (new), identity (taking on new), identity change, identity theft, idetic memory, idiot savant, idyllic town, If it wasn't about sex why'd you have sex?, If the universe wants her to know…, If You Could Read My Mind ♪, if you love me if you ever loved me, iftar, Ilario Panetti, Ile-de-France, illegal campaign contribution, illegal clinical trial, illegal immigration, illegal not immoral, illegitimate, illiquid (I prefer), illness (mental), illusion, Ilya and Katarina, Ilya Koslov, Ilya Koslov becomes Raymond Reddington, Ilya saves Katarina and Dom, Ilyarina, Ilyas Surkov, Imam, immersive experience, immigration (illegal), Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immolation (self-), immortality, immune response, immunity, immunity agreement, immunity agreement (Red’s), Immunity Agreement restored, immunity deal, immunity deal (Kate Kaplan), impact-resistant briefcase, impaled by a unicorn, impalement, impersonating bride, impersonation, implant (drug), imposter, imposter (you’re really just an), imposter theory, impression that crime pays, In Belfast it's breakfast, in camera, in chambers, in come the Marines, In fact I was an assignment, in love with Red (Katarina was), in love with someone else, in love with the man I was sent to seduce and betray, in love with your mother, in love with…an American, in the altogether (camping), in vitro fertilization, inadmissible evidence, incandescent (She was), incentive (knives), incest, inconvenient (having a child), Incredible Hulk, indentured servant, index file, India (customs of), indictment, indictment (of task force), indoctrination, Indonesia, industrial farming, infant, infect, infection, infectious agents (Class A), infidelity, informant, informant (confidential), information flow, inglenook, inhaler, inheritance, Iniko, Initial: The Blacklist, Initiative, injection, injection (lethal), injection (Red gives himself), injection gun, injections, injector, injustice (smell of), inkblots, inner peace, Innkeeper, Innocence Project, innocent bystander (not an…among them), innocent until proven guilty, innovation vs regulation, insanity, insanity (legal), insanity defense, insect die-offs, insects, insects (weaponized), inside and out, Inspector Scutari, Inspector Wilcox, insulin, insurance, insurance fraud, insurance investigator, intellectual property, intelligence, Intelligence (Chinese), intelligence (classified), Intelligence Committee, intelligence leaks, intelligence officer, interest, interface unit, interloper, Internal Affairs, Internal Revenue Service, international brain drain, International Criminal Court, internet, Interpol, interrogation, interrogation (enhanced), intervention, intimidating a witness, intriguing college essay, invention, inventions, inverted pentagram, inverted star, investigation, investigative journalism, Investigator, investment, Invictus, Invisible Hand, Invocation Ceremony, Iowa, IP address, IRA audit, Iran, Iranian, Iraq, Irina, Irish, Irish Car Bomb (drink), Irish Mule, Iron Dome, iron lung, irony (I don’t like), IRS, IRS audit, Is she your daughter?, Is the sun past the yardarm?, Isaacs, Isabella Stone, Isabella Zuma, Isaiah Hill, Isaiah Hull, ISIS, Islam, Islam (inferred), Islamic State, island (You can have the), island escape, isolationists, Israel, Issa, it can't be, It feels good to be wanted doesn't it?, It Happened One Night (film), It just keeps getting worse, It was me or Masha, It wasn't personal, It wasn’t a request, It won't come. What? Forgiveness. For Kate, It's a proof of concept, It's Elizabeth, It's good to have you back Agent Keen, It's in the things I said to him... just before he died, It's legal in DC (pot), It's not a match, It's not that he died. It's not even the way he died, It's very sci-fi, Italian artist, Italian opera, Italy, It’s a secret not a lie, it’s good to have friends in low places, It’s too clean, it’s your story, item (An item? What item?), Ito, IV, Ivan, Ivers, IVF, Iztapalapa, J Alfred Prufrock, J 🔸➔, J Edgar Hoover, jack-o-lantern, jackpot, Jacob Mercer, Jacob Phelps, Jacobson and Orr, jail, jail (Red in), jailbreak, Jake Li, James Bond silencer, James Covington, James Folta, James Maddox, James Spader, James Spader as Outsider, James Spader pics, Jamie Pierson, Jan Chuckerman, Jane Doe, Janet Hatley, Janet MacNamara, Janet Sutherland, Janet/Aram, Janet/Elise, janitor, Jankowics, Japan, jars (glass), Jasek Financial, Jasmine Perez, Jasper, Jawal, Jay-Jay Brickman, jazz, JD Cooper, jealousy, Jean-Philippe Gaspard, Jedi mind trick, Jeez-and-Crackers!, Jeff Gregg, Jekyll Island, jello, Jelly Bean, jelly donut, jellyfish, Jenkins-Fowler virus, Jenn Parsons, Jennifer, Jennifer abducted, Jennifer kidnapped, Jennifer leaves, Jennifer Reddington, Jennifer Serry, Jenny Marciniak, Jerry (Jyothish) Jawal, Jersey accent, Jersey mob, jet airplane, jet injector, jewelry, jewelry heist, Jewish, jigsaw puzzle, jihad, Jillia, Jilly, Jin, Jingle Bells, job (just doing my), Jodi, Joe Perrachio, Joey Tyche, Joffee, jog, jogger, jogging, Johan Halbeck, John Isaacs, John LeCarré novel, John Waters, John's Restaurant, Johnson (Mr), Johnson Lake, joie de vivre, joint (smoking a), Jon Bokenkamp, Jonas Kruger, Jonas Salk, Jonathan Grimm, Jonathan Nikkila, Jones, Jones (Vontae), Jones Leslie, Jordan Loving, joro spiders, joro-gumo, Josef Mengele, Josephine, Josephine it’s done, Journal, journal (Katarina's), journalism, joy for life, Judaism, Judas, Judas cradle, Judge, Judge Denner, Judge Drucker, Judge Fisher, Judge Lindsay Drucker, Judge Roberta Wilkins, Judge Sonia Fisher, Judge Waybur, Judge Wilkins, judgment call, judicial history, judicial torture, Judith Snell, Judson, juke box, Jules and Jim, Julian Gale, Julian Powell, Julio (Don), Julius Hannelore, jumps from bridge (Kate Kaplan), June 29 2003, Jung, Junior Wallace, Jurgen, jurisprudence, jury, jury questionnaires, jury selection, just an echo of the past, just doing my job, just for a quickie, Just Married, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Department, Justice of the Peace, Justice Scalia, justice system, justice vs politics, juvenile marriage, Jyothish (Jerry) Jawal, K carved on tree, K 🔸➔, K.R. Dec 7 1990, Kabul Afghanistan, Kahil Shula, Kaja, Kalinowski, Kandahar, Kaplan, Kaplan 2, Kaplan by lake, Kaplan digs up suitcase, Kaplan discovered by man and dog, Kaplan gains consciousness, Kaplan jumps from bridge, Kaplan leaves The Hunter, Kaplan rescues Agnes, Kaplan shoots Baz, Kaplan shot, Kaplan vows revenge on Red, Kaplan's backstory, Kaplan's endgame, Kaplan/Nemec, Kaplan⁉️, Karakurt, Karakurt turned over, Karl Hartmans, karma, Karokaro, Katai Fellowship, Katarina (Red was in love with), Katarina abducts Red, Katarina and Ilya, Katarina and Red, Katarina and Red affair, Katarina and Red story, Katarina arranged Red’s surgery, Katarina disappears, Katarina doesn't know who Masha's father is, Katarina kisses Red, Katarina Rostova, Katarina Rostova backstory, Katarina Rostova betrays Red, Katarina Rostova disappears, Katarina Rostova file, Katarina Rostova is alive, Katarina Rostova myth, Katarina Rostova's backstory, Katarina Rostova‘s mother, Katarina was assigned to Red, Katarina was in love with Red, Katarina's backstory, Katarina's childhood, Katarina's diary, Katarina's father, Katarina's journal, Katarina's necklace, Katarina's pregnancy, Katarina/Red, Katarina’s mother, Kate, Kate (dog), Kate is alive!, Kate Kaplan, Kate Kaplan by lake, Kate Kaplan digs up suitcase, Kate Kaplan discovered by man and dog, Kate Kaplan gains consciousness, Kate Kaplan jumps from bridge, Kate Kaplan leaves The Hunter, Kate Kaplan rescues Agnes, Kate Kaplan shoots Baz, Kate Kaplan vows revenge on Red, Kate Kaplan's backstory, Kate Kaplan's endgame, Kate Kaplan/Kathryn Nemec, Kate shot, Kate shot by ex-con, Kate/Annie, Kate/Kathryn, Kathryn Nemec, Kathryn/Kate, Katya, katydids, Kaufman Food and Liquor, Kearns Nebraska, Keebler, Keen, Keen (ghost to Tom), Keen 501(c)4, Keen2, KeenX2, KeenXKeen, keep baby, Keep it close, keeper, Keino, Kelly Carter, Kendal (Dick), Kenneth (Red alias), Kenneth Jasper, Kenya (Liz alias), Kenyon, Kenyon Family, Kevlar, key fob, key hunter, key in bottle, key to island escape, key to lockbox, keypad lock defeated, keys fall in toilet, keys lifted, keystroke injection platform (Rubber Ducky), KGB, Khan Academy, kidnap, kidnapping, kidnapping (child), kidnapping (Jennifer), kidnapping (Lilly), kidnapping (Liz stages her), kidney disease, kidney transplant, Kilgannon, Kilgannon Corporation, kill inventions, kill shot, kill the inventor, kill you if you don’t. (Get out. He will), killed for less (You’ve), killed for more (I’ve never), killed my entire family (Dom's), killer, killer cops, killer of serial killers, Kimberly, Kimberly Owens, Kincaid, kind and decent and beautiful (my father was), kindness of strangers (I depend on the), King, King (Dr Martin Luther), King (surname), Kingmaker, Kings, Kings of the Highway, Kingwood WV, Kirby, Kirchoff, Kirk, Kirk 2, Kirk arrested, Kirk claims DNA test altered, Kirk crosses himself, Kirk in orange box, Kirk is Liz's father (per SVR DNA paternity report), Kirk not Liz's father (Bethesda DNA test), Kirk on ledge with Agnes, Kirk shoots Red (shoulder grazed), Kirk signals attack, Kirk tipped off, Kirk? Gone. Dead? Gone, kiss, kiss (passionate), kiss (Samar and Ressler), kiss hair, kiss illusion, kitchen thermometer, kitchen work detail, Kittredge Theater, kitty, Klepper, knife (Damascus), Knobbs, know all your secrets, knowledge ark, Knox (Colin), Koehler, kooky little white man, Kornish, Korpal, Korpal (Nik) funeral, Koslov, Koslov becomes Reddington, KOTH, Kotsiopolos, Kotsiopolus, Kotsiopoulos, krait (red-headed), Krilov, Kristof, Kristof Mannheim, Kristos Matthias, Kruger, Krushchev (Nikita), Kuala Lumpur, Kursk bombing, Kuwait, Kwik Money Gun & Pawn, Kyoto, L 🔸➔, L Ron Hubbard, L+SD, L14-20 male plug, labor of love, Lacrimal dissector, ladies ("willing blonde"), Lady Ambrosia, Lady Curie (shipping freighter), Lady Luck, lake, lake (Kaplan by), Lake Como, Lake Guatavita, Lake Hood, Lake Johnson, Lake Yvonne, Lamar, lamb chop, Lamply, Lamprey, Landry Knobbs, Langley, language (circus: cant), language (private circus: cant), Lansky, lap band surgery, laparoscopic, laparoscopic surgery, Large William, Largo al factotum, Largo Maryland. Lena Mercer, Larry Hotchkiss, larva, laryngotomy, last meal, last precious piece of herself, last resort, Last Supper, last will and testament, latex or memory foam?, laundering, laundering (money), laundromat, Laurel and Hardy, Laurel Hitchin, Laurel Hitchin found dead, Laurel Hitchin killed by Ressler, Laurel Hitchin kills Reven Wright, Laurel Hitchin’s body, Laurel’s as crooked as a dog’s hind leg, Lauren Kimberly, law-enforcement robot, Lawrence Devlin, Lawrence Welk, lawsuit (class action), Lawton, lawyer, Lazarum Systems International, LCR .357, Le Carré novel, Le Guin, Leach, lead poisoning, leadership about showing restraint, leaks (computer), Leary, leather book (clients), leaving the scene of an accident, LeBron, ledger, ledger (black bank), Leeds England, legal briefs, legal but morally reprehensible, legal history, legal in DC (pot), legal insanity, legally questionable yet morally justifiable, Legate, legend, legerdemain, lemonade stand, Lena, Lena Mercer, Lena Mercer shot/killed, Lena Volkova, Leo Andropov, Leon Cox, Leonard Caul, Leroy and Quackers, Lesbian, Lesbians, Lesbos, LesDoggg, Leslie Jones, let there be darkness, lethal injection, lethal shock, letter from Velov, letter opener (weapon), leukemia, level-10, leverage, leveraged buyouts, Levi Shur, Levi/Samar, Levi’s business card, Levine, lexical ambiguity, Li, Li Zhao, liar (fear is a), liar thief and murderer, Library of Congress, Libya, lice (pubic), licentious cur (Glen is a), Liddy, lie detector test, lie with (Biblical), Liechtenstein, lies damned lies and statistics, life (price of a), life (Red’s love of), life is often surprising. And death is even more so, Life on the Mississippi, lifetime hiding for no reason, lifetime to paint like a child, ligature strangulation, light (look for some), light and darkness, light in the darkness (Dembe), Lightfoot ♪, Lightfoot Gordon ♪, Lignes D'Avenir Construction, like a big wet kiss on the mouth, Like Bergita Olofson in her parents' rumpus room on a Saturday night, like deep-fried butter I am unhealthy and yet irresistible, like he’d seen a ghost, Lillian Roth, Lilly, Lilly abducted, Lilly kidnapped, Lilly leaves, limo, Limoges, Lincoln Penny, Lincoln penny/pennies, Linda McFaden, Linda Ronstadt ♪, Lindquist, Lindquist Concern, line dividing good and evil cuts through the hearts of all of us, Linley, Linus, Linus Creel, lion, lionfish, lions and tigers and bears, Lipet's, Lipet's Seafood, Lipet's Seafood Company, liposculpture, lipstick, liquid hydrogen, liquid nitrogen, liquidity crisis, Lisa Parker, list of drug routes, listening device, Litke, little ballet dancer, little fellow just lit right up, Little Mama you got spirit, Little Nikos, little pink hightops, live bunny, live forever, live to die another day, Liz, Liz (badass), Liz accepts Tom's proposal, Liz and Agnes reunited, Liz and Odette fight, Liz and Red dance, Liz and Red hug, Liz and Red reunited, Liz and Tom remarry, Liz and Tom wedding, Liz and Tom’s wedding (flashback), Liz arrested, Liz beaten in parking lot, Liz betrays Red, Liz burns money, Liz captured, Liz confesses, Liz death, Liz death faked, Liz decides to keep baby, Liz dies, Liz dreams about Katarina, Liz dyes hair brunette, Liz exonerated, Liz finds out she's pregnant, Liz framed, Liz gets badge back, Liz gets presidential pardon, Liz goes missing, Liz graduation photo, Liz gun, Liz hugs Red, Liz is alive, Liz is pardoned, Liz is Red’s daughter (per DNA test), Liz is reinstated, Liz kills Navarro, Liz kisses Red, Liz learns Red’s secret, Liz lets Dr Fulton escape, Liz meets Dom, Liz meets half-sister, Liz meets her grandfather, Liz mimics secretary, Liz mourns Tom, Liz out of control, Liz reads Katarina's journal, Liz recognizes Ian Garvey, Liz released from jail, Liz remembers her father, Liz remembers shooting father, Liz shoots Connolly, Liz shoots cop, Liz shoots Garvey, Liz shoots Jasper, Liz stages her abduction, Liz targeted, Liz tells Red she loves him, Liz tells Red she turned him, Liz tells Ressler Red’s true identity, Liz testifies for Red, Liz the One, Liz to bring Agnes home, Liz undercover, Liz vows to destroy imposter Red, Liz's "grave", Liz's baby born, Liz's baby kicks, Liz's backstory, Liz's bedroom, Liz's bedroom (as child), Liz's bunny, Liz's conflicted feelings about Kirk, Liz's father, Liz's father (Katarina doesn't know who), Liz's father only man her mother "really loved", Liz's funeral, Liz's grandfather, Liz's mother, Liz's mother alive?, Liz's scar, Liz/Masha, Liz’s code Love wins, Liz’s grandmother, Liz’s moral code, Liz’s new sense of agency, Lizzie, Lizzie (last word), Lizzington, Lizzy, Lizzy. Please don't go, llama, loaded dice, loans, lobbying, locator signal, lock combination, lockbox, locked in, locked in freezer, locked in kitchen, Lockemy, Lockemy Technologies, locker room, locket, Lodge at Glenforest, log splitting, logistical mastermind, logistics, Lomay, Lomay’s clandestine hospital, London, lonely little plover, Long Beach, Long Island NY, Longevity, Longevity Institute, Lonnie Perkins, Look at me. Anything?, look each other in the eye, look for some light, lookup, loosen your stool, Lopatin, Lord Baltimore, Loretta, Los Angeles CA, loser (amazing), lost boys, lost life, Lost my (shirt), lost world, lost you (I thought I’d), Lot (Biblical), Lotte Vermeek, lottery, lottery tickets, Lou, Lou Capote, Lou Lou McLellan, Lou Tyche, Lourve, love, love (Liz says I love you), love being powerless, Love brought you out of the shadows, love of art, love of life (Red’s), Love of Lizzington, Love Papa, Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock, Love. Love. Love., loved her (Marsha/Liz) enough to let her go, lovers (star-crossed), Loving (Jordan), loyalties (divided), loyalty, Luca, Lucerne, Luciana, Lucille Bockes, Lucinda, Lucinda's coffee cake, luck, luck (People make their own), luckiest half-wit in history, lucky day, lucky for you, Lucky shot, Lucy Game, Lucy in Peanuts, Ludd, lug wrench, lullaby, Lulu's, Lumiere, lunch meat (not your), Lundgren, lung, lung transplant, Luschen's Disease, lush, lust, Lust. Gluttony. Sloth. Three of my favorites, Luther Braxton, Luther Braxton 2, Luther Braxton Pt 2, Lutheran B-negative blood, Luxembourg, Lydia, lying there will be no peace (Until you stop), lyrics, M 🔸➔, M.O., M16, Macatee, Macedonia, Mach 7, MacNamara, Mad as a Hatter, mad cow (milked this), Mad Greek, Maddox, Maddox Beck, Madeline Pratt, madness (descent into), mafia, Maggie Driscoll, magic, magic tricks, Magnusson, Magoo cartoon, Maguire, mail fraud, mail hold lists, mailbox, mailman, Mailman (Tony), Main Justice, Maine (I might have been thinner and living in), Major, major character death, make you famous, Makeover (Dr), Maker (Charles), Mako, Mako Tanida, Malay Peninsula, male bonding, male domination, male relationships, male/female killers, male/female pay equity, Malik Charef, Malik Roumain, Malik Roumain killed, mallet (dimpled), mallet (meat), Mallon, malware, man in the hat?, man out window, man so ugly, man we hate to love, man who’s seen too much sorrow, Manbij Syria, Mandel, Manhattan, manicurist, manifest, manned robot, Mannheim, manual typewriter, Manuel Esteban, many names, Manzon, MAO-A, MAO-A 2R, map, map (treasure), map of Cabal's reach, map of Denver, map of the world (Eratosthenes’), map to a vast fortune, Marathon Man, Marciniak, Marcus Caligiuri, Marcus Duncan, Marcus Joffee, Marcus Whitmore, Mardale, Margo Parish, Marguerite Renard, Maria Theresia, Marie Antoinette, Marie Mortel, Marigny Foundation for the Arts, marijuana, marijuana (medical), Mariko Ito, Marinello, Mario Dixon, Marion Stamps, Mark Twain, Mark Walker, Markin Tommy, Marko Jankowics, Marlin Heiden, Marlon Milch, Marouche restaurant, marriage (arranged), marriage (child), marriage (juvenile), marriage (underage), marriage broker, marriage proposal, married (Liz and Tom re-), marry, marry or give up baby?, Marseille, Marshal (US), marshmallow disguised as a patrol officer, Martin Luther King, Martin Walcott, Martinez, Marty Stamps, martyrs brigade, Marvin Gerard, Marvin Gerard's fiancé, Mary Mallon, Maryland, Masbahi account, Masha, Masha (She’s not), Masha I'm your father, Masha Rostova, Masha's bedroom, Masha/Liz, Masha’s alive, Masik, mask, mask (ape), mask (monkey), Masked Man, mass execution, mass extinction, mass murder, massacre, massage, massage parlor, massage parlor (Gentle Bliss), Master James of St George, master of my fate (I am the) I am the captain of my soul, masturbating tigers, masturbation, Mata Hari, Matchett, matchmaker, Mateen Mosadek, math, Matias Solomon, matinee, Mato, Matt Pierson, Matt Quill, Matthew (goon), Matthew is actually quite erudite, Matthew Kincaid, Matthias (surname), mature, Mauler, Maurice (bail bondsman), Mauritius, mausoleum, Max Birmingham, Maxwell Ruddiger, May I?, May September, Maya Elazar, maybe you should arrest me, Maybelle, McCaffrey, McCready, MCDD, McFaden, McGee, McGee shot/killed, McGinnis, McGrath, McKenna, McLellan, McMahon, McMahon flips the tables, McMahon killed, ME, meat hook, meat mallet, meat tenderizer mallet, meat thermometer, Medical Center (Federal), medical examiner, medical experiment (underground), medical files, medical marijuana, medical records, medical records erased (Red’s), medical research, Medicinal South Sudanese cuisine, medieval, medieval cult, Meera killed, mega rodent (technical), Megan Boone, Megan Boone's baby born, Mejia, Melanie Reichman’s basement, Melissa Lomay, melted lead, melting doll, memories altered, memories erased, memory, memory (Katarina drowning), memory alteration, memory formation, memory loss, memory modification, memory recall, memory suppression, Men are coming Elizabeth, men escaping fire, Men just get in my way, men marrying children, Mengele, meningitis, mental disease, mental health, mental illness, mental spam folder, mentor, Mercedes, mercenaries, Mercer, Mercer shot/killed, Mercury Dime, mercy killing, mergers and acquisitions, Merkin, message in a bottle, message on a rat, messing about in boats, metal briefcase, metal pendant, methamphetamines, Mexican drug cartel, MI6, Mia Dawson, Michael Baldwin, Michael Douglas, Michael Falkirk, Michael rowed the boat ♪, Michael Sima, Michale Muhlbach, microprocessor, Middle East, Middle School (Horizon), Midtown Manhattan, Midwest, mighty fallen in the midst of battle (How are the), migraine, migraines, migration, Mike, Mikela Pariente, Milch, Miles, Miles (Christopher), Miles (surname), Miles dossier, Miles Gordon, Miles McGrath, Milhoan, Milhoun, Milian Sandquist, military funeral, military informant, militia, militia (alt-right), milk this cow all the way to the slaughterhouse, milked this mad cow, Miller (Buck), Miller Time, million dollars, milonga, Milos Kirchoff, Milosz, Milosz Kirchhoff, Milton, Milton Bobbit, mind and momentum of its own, mind-numbingly patient and thoughtful attention to detail, miniature golf, Minister D, Minneapolis MN, mint, Mint (Denver), Miriam Diaz, Miriam Diaz shot, mirror (cracked), misfortune, Miss Chloe, Miss Isaacson, Miss me?, Miss Rebecca Thrall, missed shot, missile defense, missiles, missing children, missing persons, Mitchell (surname), Mitchell Dunning, Mitchell Hatley, Mitchell Young, mitzwah, MJ, MJ Ward, MMPI, MMPI-2, mob, mobile hospital, mobile surgical unit, mobster, Moby Dick, mock execution, modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, modus operandi, Moira Tyche, Mojtabai, Moldova, mole, Mole and Rat, molecular virology, moles in your garden, molested, Molotov cocktail, molten lead, Mom’s famous cucumber dip, Mom’s obituary, Mombasa Cartel, Moments, Momo Marinello, Mona Najjar, Monarch Douglas, Monarch Douglas Bank, Monetary Authority, money burning, money in politics, money laundering, money on fire, Money or your life, Mongolian peasant, Monica, monkey mask, monkey wrench (lady riding a), monks, monopoly, monster, monstrous seas, Monte Carlo, Montenegro (Princess Sonya of), Montero, Montevideo Uruguay, Montreal, mood stabilizers, Moore, moral code, moral code (Liz’s), moral code (Red’s), moral crisis (Tolstoy’s), morality, morally justifiable but legally questionable, morally reprehensible in the eyes of The Hand, more alive than anyone I knew, Moreau, Moreau Pt 2, Morella, Morgan, morgue, morgue (ice rink), Mori, moron or traitor, Morozov, Morris, mortal sin, Mortel, mortgage, mortician, mortuary, Mosadek, Mosadek killed, Moscow, Moshay, mosque, Mossad, Mossad agent list, Mossad DC Station Chief Dagan, most certainly not dead, most dangerous criminal in Western Hemispere, Most Wanted, Most Wanted List, Most Wanted Poster, motel, Motel (Red Birch), motel (You live in a), mother, mother (I had no idea she was your), mother (Katarina’s), mother (Red’s), mother (Tom's), mother (You remind me so much of your), mother called him Picasso, Mother Courage, mother died of weakness and shame, mother love, mother/daughter reunion, mother/son, mother’s husband ≠ your father, mother’s love, motherhood, Motor Cortex Degenerative Disease, Motor Court (Pine Needle), motor lodge, motorcycle gang, Motorcycle Man (Ben Charnquist), motto of US, mourn, mourning, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, Mozart ♪, MPD, MPDC, MPDC internal investigation, Mr C, Mr Coleman, Mr Cotton, Mr Deavers, Mr Gregory Devry, Mr Homan, Mr Homan (Red alias), Mr Johnson, Mr Kaplan, Mr Kaplan (episode), Mr Kaplan 2, Mr Kaplan by lake, Mr Kaplan digs up suitcase, Mr Kaplan gains consciousness, Mr Kaplan jumps from bridge, Mr Kaplan rescues Agnes, Mr Kaplan shoots Baz, Mr Kaplan shot, Mr Kaplan vows revenge on Red, Mr Kaplan's backstory, Mr Kaplan's endgame, Mr Kate Kaplan, Mr Milian Sandquist, Mr Raleigh Sinclair III, Mr Sandquist, Mr Solomon, Mr Solomon 2, Mr Solomon Pt 2, Mr Thompson, Mr Vargas, MRI, Mrs Seivers, Ms Brady Boatright, Ms Pac-man, Ms Pacman, MSS, much less Baltimore, Muggs Kalinowski, Muhlbach, mule (drug), multi-headed dragon, multi-headed hydra, multi-national, multinational cabal, mumbly peg, mummified corpse, Muncie, Munich, munitions expert, murder, murder (get away with), murder by arson, murder for hire, murder of Reven Wright (Ressler accuses Hitchin of), murder of witness, murder scene (staged), Muriel Spark, Murphy, muscle man, muscle shake, muscle shakes, museum, museum (Gabor), music, Music Man (The), music program, music therapy, Muslim, mutilation, My bed is made, My eye! My eye!, my father was kind and decent and beautiful, My father. Raymond Reddington, My life for hers, my life my heart, My mother is alive, My mother understood, My perfect baby boy, My water just broke!, my way home, My word is my bond, My word is my bond. My currency, myocarditis (progressive idiopathic), Mysterious (No Mr?), Mysterious Woman, mystery, mystical reassurance (spare me the), myth (Katarina Rostova), myth of Katarina Rostova, mythic arc, mythic battle, mythic white knight, mythos, N 🔸➔, N-A-V-A-B-I, NAFTA renegotiation, Nagel, nailed to cross, Najjar, Nakamoto/Sato, nameless assassin, nanny, Naomi Hyland, Naomi Hyland death (story of), Napoleon diamond necklace, narcotics, narratives (competing), narratives (conflicting), Nash, Nash drug syndicate, Nash Syndicate, Nash Syndicate is protected by the cops, Nasim Bakhash, Nasim/Nasir, nasty look that takes practice. You must have sisters, Natalie, Natalie Luca, Nate & Ted’s RV Park, national security, National Security Advisor, nationalism, nationalism (German), Native American, nature, Nature – That’s my God, nature versus nurture, nature wins every time, naughty boy (You’ve been a), Navabi, Naval Academy, Naval Intelligence, Naval intelligence officer, Navarro, Navarro killed, navigating by the stars, Navy SEAL, Navy Seals, Nazi, NBC, NBC Bogdan Krilov, NCIC, NCS, Nebraska, neck bomb, necklace, Ned Green, needle (poisoned), negotiation, Neiland, neither confirm nor deny, Nemec, Nemec/Kaplan, Neo-Nazi, neo-Nazis, nerve agent, nerve gas attack, Nervous Banker, Ness (Harris Van), Netherlands, network, neurodegenerative disease, never die, never let go, never lied to you, never see me again, never to see her again, new actor in the mix, New Dawn Fertility Clinic, New Hampshire, New Haven, New Haven Cult, new identities created (illegally), new identity, New Jersey, New Martyrs Brigade, new memory formation, New Orleans LA, New Testament, new world order, New York (Southern District of), New York City NY, newborn, Newcastle Ice, Newcastle Investment Group, NexHack, Next time call a cab, NFC chip, NGO, Nice ride, Nice work Chief, Nicholas T Moore, Nick, Nick's Pizza, nick-nack paddy-whack, nickel tour, Nicki, Nicole Adler, Nietzsche, nightclub, Nik, Nik Korpal, Nik Korpal killed, Nik Korpal strangled, Nik Korpal’s funeral, Nik was helping Tom, Nik’s a big boy. He can take care of himself, Nikilla, Nikita, Nikkila, Niko Demakis, Nikolaus, Nikos (Little Nikos), Ninja Warrior (American), Nipah virus, nipples (opossum), nips and tucks, Nirah Ahmad, Nixon, NMB (New Martyrs Brigade), no choice (You had), no control, no convenient time to have a child, no good deed goes unpunished, no honor among thieves, No it can't be, no knock search warrant, No more cheating death, No Mr Mysterious?, No one has a shirt that expensive, No one listens. They’ll listen to this nuclear, No. 5, Noah's ark, NOC, Noel Gerrick, noggin, non-denial denial, non-event, non-profit, Nora Mills, Nora Mitchell, normal life, Norman O Brown, Norman Singleton, North By Northwest, North Star, not a match, Not a word. Pure gibberish, Not as coworkers but as cohorts, not guilty verdict, Not if you’re a lonely little plover, Not yet old friend, Not-So-Special Agent Cooper, notebook, nothing as satisfying as revenge, nothing was stolen (The Mint says), nothing…you can tell me to change my mind, Nova Scotia, novel, novelist, Novichok, Now there's an entrance, now trumps later, NSA, NSA contractor, NSA spying software, nuclear, nuclear bomb threat, nuclear meltdown, nuclear plant, nuclear reactor, nuclear scientist abducted, nudes (a hair splayed), nuke, nuke (Tactical friggin’), Number One on the Most Wanted List, Number One on the Wanted List, numismatic, Nurse, nurse (Dr Koehler’s), nurse (Dr Koehler’s) Oscar Sandoval, Nuss, Nut up and get your hack on!, nutjob, O 🔸➔, Oak Island Money Pit, oath (under), oath of celibacy, Obermeier, obit, obituary, obity, obsessive-compulsive, occult, Occupy Wall Street, ocean shore, ocean storm art exhibit, oceanside talk, Odette, Odette and Liz fight, Odette commits suicide, Odin Neiland, Odysseus, off the grid, Office of Naval Intelligence, Officer Andrew McGinnis, Officer Baldwin, Officer Jennifer Serry, Officer Michael Baldwin, Officer Simmons (Red alias), officer-involved shooting, Ogden Maguire, Oh what's this?, oil, oil and gas oligarch, oil depot, oil glut, oil painting, oil pipeline, oil prices, oil terrorists', ointments, Old French Opera House, old guard, old man digging in sand, Old Man Quimby, Oldsmobile, Oleander, Oleander is Dom, Oleg Gromov, oligarch, oligarchs, Olivia Olson, Ollo, Olson, Omar Najjar, One day I'm gonna prove it, one last precious piece of herself, One of my favorite Amendments, one offs, one percent, one percenter, one who got away, one-of-a-kind, ONI, only thing you left me is a hat on my head, Oof what a stink, open questions, open source, open-sourcing patent information, opera, opera house, Operation Tomodachi, opioid epidemic, opioids, opium, opium den, opium trade, opossum, optimism, Optimize, oral sex, Oran, Orange Box, Orange Whip, Orangetown Diner, Orchard, Orci, order (fringe), order (religious), Orea bombing, Orea building, Oregon Trail, organ donation, organ harvesting, organ repossession, organized crime, Orson, Orwell, osso-bucco, ostentatious, Osterman, Osterman Umbrella Co, otets, other half, other side (I saw the), Others create you destroy, Ottomans, our friends in Hell, our house, Our House ♪, Our stories are written in flesh, out buildings, out of feathers, out of many one, outhouse (Colder than an Alaskan), outside the lines, outsiders, outsourcing hits, over 25 large, over-boiled or under-cured, overdose, overdose death, overly Lizzington, Owen Ayers, Owens, oysters, Oz, P 🔸➔, P.O. box, Pablo shoots Cash, Pablo that was beautiful, PAC, Pac-man (Ms), pacemakers, packages (two unexpected), packet sniffer, Paco's Tacos, Paczki, Pad See Ew, pager, Pagiano impersonates Ian Garvey, Pagliaro, Paid cash, pain, pain grief and regret, pain management, paint like a child, paint like Raphael, paint outside the lines, painting, painting of tombstone, Palais Grand Ducal, pale horse, Palestine, pallbearer, Palm Thai, Panabaker, Pancevo Serbia, pancuronium bromide, Panetti, pants (Then I suppose I'll need my), paper mache, paperwork, papier mache, parade that on your perp walk, parades, paradise, Paraguay, paralized, paralyzed, paranormal, paraplegic, parental permission, Pariente, Paris, Paris Genet, Parish (surname), Parker, Parker Grimm, Parkinson’s, Parnell (USS), parole, parole hearing, Parsons, part of me dies with them, parting gift, party, Pascal, passcode Navabi, Passion and Passivity: Four Films, passionate kiss, passive packet sniffer, Passivity: Four Films, passport (fake), password Foxglove, password Frank Sturgeon, password Samar, past ➔ (see backstory), past grief and anger, pastrami, pastry chef, pat down, Patel, patent, patent information to be sold to Cabal, Patent Office, paternity report (SVR): Kirk is Liz's father, path (follow own), path (saw no other), Patient Zero, Patinka, patricide, Patrick Church, Pattie Sue Edwards, Patty Sutton, Paul Lamar, Paul Simon ♪, Paulo Beneventi, Pavlovich Brothers, pawn, pawn (chess piece), Pawn (Kwik Money Gun &), pawn shop, Pawnbrokers, pay equity, pay off, pay phone, peace (Until you stop lying there will be no), peach, peach orchard hog, peanut butter, peanut butter (poisoned), pecan pie, pedophilia, Pee-Wee, pendant, penis, penis (cut off), penis (flaccid), penis launching off from Earth, penis shrink (steroids make your), pennies/penny, pennies/penny (1943), pennies/penny (bronze), pennies/penny (rare), Penniless, Pennsylvania (rural), penny, penny ($3M), penny for your thoughts, penny stock, pentagram, People make their own luck, people rarely change, people think I'm weird (And), people who aren’t what they appear to be, Pepper, pepper spray, Pepper's key, percussive bullet, peremptory challenge, Perez, perfect alibi, perfect baby boy, perfect circle of death, perfect crime, perfect date, perfect Saturday night, perfectly healthy boy, performance art, periscope (decoder ring and), perjury, Perkins, Perl, Perp-loving cop hater, Perrachio, Persian, pest exterminator, pest-resistant, pesticides, pet café, pet rat, Pete McGee, Pete McGee shot/killed, Pete’s Tavern, Peter Caras, Peter DeReamer, Peter Kotsiopoulos, Peterson, Pettigrew, Petty Officer Virginia Sherman, Petworth, Phalen, pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals (Crown Life), Pharmacist, pharmaco-toxicology, Phelps, Philippines, Phillip, Philly, Philomena, Philomena/Bronwyn, Phoebe, phone (red courtesy), phone (rotary), phone call script, phone number, phone tap, phone tip, phonograph, photo Liz and Katarina, photo of girl, photo of Liz as little girl (alone), photo swing woman and girl, photographic memory, photos, physical abuse, Pi, Piaget, piano, Picasso, Picasso (mother called him), Picasso (stuffed dog), picking the sense from the nonsense, pickle-bites, pickpocket, pickup truck, piece of herself, Pied Piper, piercing, Pierson, Pierson Diagnostics, pietá, pig (gored by wild), pig roaster, pilgrimage, pillow (suffocation), pilot, Pilot (Ranko Zamani), pilot spin-off, pilot The Blacklist Redemption, pimento loaf, Pimmit Hills VA, Pine Needle Motor Court, pink and perfect, Pink Flamingo, pink hightops, pink room pink pajamas, pinko Mata Hari, Pinky Schmidt, pinned like a swallowtail, pipe (broken), pipeline, Piper, piping plover, piracy, pirates, Pishin Bombing, pissant, Pitt, pixie smile, placental abruption, plagiarism, plague, plague-bringers most feared, plane crash, planting evidence, plaster mask, plastic explosives, plastic surgeon, plastic surgeon held captive, plastic surgeon to criminal elite, plastic surgery, play dates, play footsie first, playing God, playlist, plea agreement, plead the Fifth, Please don't go, Please. Otets. Please father, pledge, plied with wine, plot against America, plot against US, plot to assassinate president, plover (piping), plug (L14-20 male), plume of her radiant feathers, Plunder of the Islamic State, pneumatic fail-safe, pneumatic tube system, pneumonic plague, PO box, poaching, podcast, Poe, poem, poet Wallace Stevens, poison, poisoned champagne, poisoned eye drops, poisoning, poisoning (aconitine), poisoning (carbon monoxide), poisoning (cyanide), poisoning (lead), poker, poker bash, Poland, polar bear, Polaris, pole dancing, police corruption, police evidence vault, Police Internal Affairs, police internal affairs investigation, police the police, police violence, policeman (Liz shoots), politically questionable formerly dashing strong men, politics, politics vs justice, pollution, Polpetto, polygamy, polygraph, Pomeranians, pontoon, pontoon plane, ponytail, Ponzi scheme, pool (swimming), pool shooting, poop (Bring the dog leave the), poor little fella must be lost, Pope.Francis, Popeye the Sailor Man, Poppy Flowers, Pops, pork pie (scrumptious), pornographic, porridge (fenugreek), Porsche, port manager, Port of Amsterdam, porthole, Portofino, portrait, Post Office, post office (actual), Post Office box, Postal Elite, Postal Service, Postbox Elite, pot (marijuana), pot (smoking), pot pies Lawrence Welk, potassium chloride, pouch (diplomatic), pound of flesh, pounds shoe, powder sugar donuts, Powell, power grid, power of glitter, power train control module, powerless (I’m powerless against … the way she loves you), powerless (over love), PR, practice (four of you against me), prairie wind, Pratt, prayer, pre-trial detention, preacher for truckers, precious (anything … you want to keep to yourself), precious piece of herself, predacious diving beetles, predilections, pregnancy, pregnancy (fake), pregnancy (Katarina's), pregnancy (teen), pregnancy massage, pregnant, prejudice, premonition, premonition of Tom’s death, prenup, prepositions, Prescott, Prescott killed, preservation, preserve corpses, President, President Diaz, President is part of a plot to assassinate himself, president resigns, President Robert Diaz, President-Elect Diaz, Presidential campaign, Presidential Commission, presidential debate, presidential election, Presidential limo, presidential pardon of Elizabeth Keen, press conference, Preston County WV, pretzels, Price (Roger), price of a life, price on head, priest, priest arsonist, priests, princess, Princess Sonya of Montenegro, Princip, Princip Initiative, Principles are a bitch, printing plates, prison, Prison (Colton), prison (Red In), prison break, prison escape (failed), prison gang war, prison in paradise, prison strike, prison takeover (remote), prisons (secret, private equity, Private Investigator, private language (circus: cant), pro/con list, prodigy like me, professor, professor (English), profiler, profits Smurfed, progressive aphasia, progressive idiopathic myocarditis, Prohibition, projector, promise is a promise, Promise me, promises, Promnestria, prong-horned antelope, proof of concept, proof of life, prophecy, prophet, Propofol, proposal (marriage), proposal (of marriage), prosecutorial discretion, prospects (pushing 40 with no real), protect, protect [Liz] (I hired you to), protection, protective custody, protege, protests, proud and ashamed, Proust, Proverbs 21 Verse 10, Prufrock, Pruitt, Pryor, Psalm 1:1, pseudonym, psychiatric evaluation, psychiatry, psychiatry (anomalistic), psychologist, psychology, psychopharmaceuticals, psychosis, pubic lice, public defender, public detention, public opinion, pudding (raisin bread), pudgy, Pug Lady, pugs, Puja Patel, Pulau Belitung, pumpkin, punctured lung, pupils dilated blue white, puppy, puppy (Red kisses), Pure gibberish, purest form of democracy, purgatory, purification by fire, Purloined Letter, Push her. Provoke her, push the red button, pushing 40 with no real prospects, Put it on ice, put out to stud, Putnam, Putnam killed, puzzle (children's), puzzle (crossword), pygmy three-toed sloth, pyoderma, Pyrrhic Victory, python, Q 🔸➔, Quack quack bitch, Quackers and Leroy, Quantico, quantum theory, quarantine, quarters (diving for), Quayle, Queen Elizabeth, questions, Quetzals, quickie, Quill, Quimby (Old Man), quit claim, quitting smoking, Quon Zhang, Qur'an, R 🔸➔, R&D theft, R-Squared, rabbi (I'm his … now), rabbit hole (down the), race, race horse, race horse killed in fire, racetrack, Rachael, Rachel Hobbs, Rachmaninoff, Rachmaninoff's C-sharp minor Prelude, racial injustice, racism, rack, Radar Love, radiation, Radical Face ♪, radio (VHF), radio frequency interference, radioactive gas, Rafferty Project, rag (bloody), rage, Raincloud LBO, raisin bread pudding, Raleigh Sinclair III, Ralph Ellis, Ramadan, ranch, Randolph, random child, Randy Brenner, Randy's Boot Emporium, Randy’s raisin bread pudding, Ranko Zamani, ransom, ransonware, rape, rape (spousal), rape kit, Raphael, rapimento, Raqaan Ghaffari, Raqqa Syria, Rare Blood Database, rare coin, rare pennies/penny, Rassvet, RAT, RAT (Remote Access Trojan), Rat and Mole, RAT farm, rate equation, rats, Rats (Himalayan Field), rats are fleeing the ship, Ratted Carlucci family, Ravi Desai, ray of light, Rayburn, Raymond, Raymond Reddington, Raymond Reddington (becoming), Raymond Reddington (bones belong to), Raymond Reddington (skeleton belongs to), Raymond Reddington backstory, Raymond they’re not going to make it, Raymond. How’s your ass?, re-create Fukushima on the Hudson, re-election campaign, Reagan International Airport, Reardon, rearview mirror, reassignment surgery, rebar, Rebecca Thrall, rebirth, rebuild empire (Red starts to), recompense, reconstructive surgery records, record-cleaning brush, recording, recording (audio), recording (tape), records (phonograph), records (reconstructive surgery), records (vinyl), records sealed, recovery, recreational vehicle, Red, Red abducted, Red abducted by Katarina, Red abducts Masha/Liz, Red admits plastic surgery, Red altered DNA test (Kirk claims), Red and Josephine, Red and Katarina, Red and Katarina affair, Red and Katarina story, Red and Liz dance, Red and Liz hug, Red and Liz reunited, Red arrested, Red beaten, red Bell peppers, Red Birch Motel, Red Box, Red Brau Tavern, Red burns bone, Red burns letter he wrote, Red burns skeleton, red button, red chocolate cake pops, Red cleans house, Red collapses, Red condemned to death, red Corvette, red courtesy phone, Red drugged, Red executes Liz's attacker, Red faces death penalty, Red fixes piano, Red framed by Katarina Rostova, Red gives himself injection, Red grrr, red hair green eyes no heart, Red hates needles, Red hit by Aram, Red hugs Dembe, Red hugs Liz, Red impersonator, Red imprisoned, Red in court, Red in jail, Red in prison, Red injects himself, Red is an imposter, Red is conned, Red is Liz’s father (per DNA test), Red is not Raymond Reddington, Red joins Cabal, Red kills gang leader, Red kills Quill, Red kills Smokey Putnam, Red kills Vargas, Red kisses puppy, Red laughing, Red lights liquor on fire, red lipstick, Red mourns Liz, Red pleads guilty, Red poisoned, Red prefers sex to drugs, Red refuses Liz's call, Red repairs piano key, Red represents himself in court, Red rules the block, Red saved by Dembe, Red saves Liz, Red saves woman from drowning, Red sells patent information to Cabal, Red sentenced to death, Red shoots Abe, Red shoots Kate Kaplan, Red shoots Mr Kaplan, Red shoots Sutton Ross, Red shoots T-Bone, Red shot, Red shot by Garvey, Red shot by Kirk (shoulder grazed), Red sick, Red starts to rebuild empire, Red steals car, Red suffocates Levi, Red thanks Aram, Red thinks Masha is his daughter, Red threatens to shoot Tom, Red throws a party, Red Vines, Red was in love with Katarina, Red whispers something to Kirk, Red's back story, Red's backstory, Red's cat, Red's coat, Red's goons, Red's justice, Red's love of art, Red's military past, Red's secret flat, Red's shoulder grazed, Red's storage locker, red-headed krait (snake), Red/Katarina, Redarina, Red’s childhood, Red’s code built on loyalty justice trust, Red’s code of ethics, Red’s criminal empire, Red’s daughters, Red’s ex (story of death), Red’s execution, Red’s execution stayed, Red’s immunity agreement, Red’s Immunity Agreement restored, Red’s keys lifted, Red’s last meal, Red’s love of life, Red’s medical files, Red’s medical records erased, Red’s moral code, Red’s mother, Red’s plastic surgery files, Red’s reputation destroyed, Red’s secret revealed, Red’s sentence commuted, Red’s treason trial, Red’s UN speech, Reddington, Reddington (becoming), Reddington (bones belong to), Reddington backstory, Reddington knows everything, Reddington Reddington?, Reddington task force (original), Reddington would come for you – anything for you, Reddington’s the biggest fish in domestic law enforcement, Reddy Bear, redistribution, reflexology, reformed, refrigerator truck, refugees, Reginald Turner, regulation, regulation vs innovation, rehab, Rehoboth Beach, Rehoboth Beach DE, Reichman Melanie, Reifler, reinterment, reinvention, relationship symbiotic, relics, religion, religious order, Rembrandt, remission, remote access Trojan, remote code cypher, remote control of vehicle, remote takeover of prison, Renard, Renata Ayela, René LeBron, rent actors, rent people, reporter, reptiles, Republic Commerce Bank, reputation, reputation destroyed (Red’s), Requiem, resilience of the young, resistant crops, respect, respirator, respirator (mechanical), respiratory distress, Ressler, Ressler accuses Director, Ressler accuses Hitchin of murdering Reven Wright, Ressler and Samar, Ressler caged, Ressler catches Liz, Ressler fires Samar, Ressler hesitates to identify Red, Ressler hugs Liz, Ressler kicks gnome, Ressler kills Laurel Hitchin, Ressler perform surgery, Ressler saves woman from fall, Ressler testifies, Ressler's brother, Ressler’s girlfriend, restaurant, restaurant (John's), Reston, restraint (leadership about showing), retinal scan, retinal scanner, retired systems analyst, retreat (Shell Island), Reuben dog, Reuther, Reva Jawal, Reven Wright, Reven Wright (corpse in barrel), Reven Wright murder (Ressler accuses Hitchin of), revenge, revenge (dig two graves), revenge (God's work), revenge (I prefer), revenge (Liz vows), revenge (nothing as satisfying as), revenge (poetic), revenge fantasies, revenge it will pass. forgive it won’t, revenge vs forgiveness, reverse aging, RF interference, RFI, RFID chip, Rh negative blood, Rh(null) blood, rhyolite, Ribowski virus, rich, Richard Fickman, Richard Game, Richard Nixon, Richards, Richmond VA, ridden hard by Agent Navabi, rifle (sniper), Rigby (zine), rigged, right and wrong, right wing, Riley Emerson, Rimona, Rinehart, ring (amethyst), ring (engagement), ring with poison needle, Ringling Brothers, riot, ripe apple falls, Rise Up ♪, risk (collateral), Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing, risotto, Rita Hayworth, ritual, Ritual is everything, rivalry, Rivera, Rivera Wants You, Rizal, road trip, roaster (pig), robbery, robbery (bank), robbery (Denver Mint), robbing the Denver Mint. Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Dahle, Robert Diaz, Robert Urwiller, Robert Vesco, Robert Wade, Roberta Wilkins, robotics, Rock Creek Park, Rock River Crew, rocket watcher, Rockville MD, Rod Uhlman, rodents, Rodrick, Roe, Rogelio, Roger Eikendoll, Roger Hobbes, Roger Price, rogue agent, role model (Dembe Aram’s), role playing, roles (gender-based), Rolex, Roman Catholicism, Roman Lemarc, Romani fortune teller, romanticized the life of an outlaw, Romeo and Juliet, Romi, Ronnie Glanton, Ronstadt ♪, rooftop, Room 8, Roque, Rorschach Test, Rosa Heredias, rose tattoo, Rosmin Hamzah, Ross, Ross (Sutton), Ross (Sutton) shot be Red, Ross is square with Baldomero, Rossini, Rostov, Rostova, Rostova backstory, Rostova betrays Red, Rostova file, Rostova is alive, Rostova myth, Rostova‘s backstory, Rostova‘s mother, rotary phone, Roth, rotovirus, Roumain, Roumain killed, routines, Rowan, Rowan Mills, Rubber baby buggy bumpers, Rubber Ducky, rubble (collapse into), Rubella, Rubella syndrome, Rubicon, Ruby Hightower, Ruby’s, Ruddiger, Ruin, rule of law, run like the prairie wind, Run Lizzie run, run on the bank, Run? Just standing here makes my hip flare, runway, rural PA, Ruslan Denison, Ruslan Denisov, Russell Chambers, Russell Springs KY, Russia, Russia (not Geneva), Russian, Russian apparatchik, Russian books, Russian Embassy, Russian lullaby, Russian oligarch, Russian oligarch (campaign contribution from), Russian Roulette, Russian spy, Russian war hero, Russian weather report, RV, RV Park, S 🔸➔, S01E01, S01E02, S01E03, S01E04, S01E05, S01E06, S01E07, S01E08, S01E09, S01E10, S01E11, S01E12, S01E13, S01E14, S01E15, S01E16, S01E17, S01E18, S01E19, S01E20, S01E21, S01E22, S0209, S02E01, S02E02, S02E03, S02E04, S02E05, S02E06, S02E07, S02E08, S02E09, S02E10, S02E11, S02E12, S02E13, S02E14, S02E15, S02E16, S02E17, S02E18, S02E19, S02E20, S02E21, S02E22, S03E01, S03E02, S03E03, S03E04, S03E05, S03E06, S03E07, S03E08, S03E09, S03E10, S03E11, S03E12, S03E13, S03E14, S03E15, S03E16, S03E17, S03E18, S03E19, S03E20, S03E21, S03E22, S03E23, S04E01, S04E02, S04E03, S04E04, S04E05, S04E06, S04E07, S04E08, S04E09, S04E10, S04E11, S04E12, S04E13, S04E14, S04E15, S04E16, S04E17, S04E18, S04E19, S04E20, S04E21, S04E22, S05E01, S05E02, S05E03, S05E04, S05E05, S05E06, S05E07, S05E08, S05E09, S05E10, S05E11, S05E12, S05E13, S05E14, S05E15, S05E16, S05E17, S05E18, S05E19, S05E20, S05E22, S06E01, S06E02, S06E03, S06E04, S06E05, S06E06, S06E07, S06E08, S06E09, S06E10, S06E11, S06E12, S06E13, S06E14, S06E15, S06E16, S06E17, S06E18, S06E19, S06E20, S06E21, S06E22, S1, S1E01, S1E02, S1E03, S1E04, S1E05, S1E06, S1E07, S1E08, S1E09, S1E10, S1E11, S1E12, S1E13, S1E14, S1E15, S1E16, S1E17, S1E18, S1E19, S1E20, S1E21, S1E22, S2, S2E01, S2E02, S2E03, S2E04, S2E05, S2E06, S2E07, S2E08, S2E09, S2E10, S2E11, S2E12, S2E13, S2E14, S2E15, S2E16, S2E17, S2E18, S2E19, S2E20, S2E21, S2E22, S3, S3E01, S3E02, S3E03, S3E04, S3E05, S3E06, S3E07, S3E08, S3E09, S3E10, S3E11, S3E12, S3E13, S3E14, S3E15, S3E16, S3E17, S3E18, S3E19, S3E20, S3E21, S3E22, S3E23, S4, S4 Unanswered Questions, S4E01, S4E02, S4E03, S4E04, S4E05, S4E06, S4E07, S4E08, S4E09, S4E10, S4E11, S4E12, S4E13, S4E14, S4E15, S4E16, S4E17, S4E18, S4E19, S4E20, S4E21, S4E22, S5E01, S5E02, S5E03, S5E04, S5E05, S5E06, S5E07, S5E08, S5E09, S5E10, S5E11, S5E12, S5E13, S5E14, S5E15, S5E16, S5E17, S5E18, S5E19, S5E20, S5E22, S6E01, S6E02, S6E03, S6E04, S6E05, S6E06, S6E07, S6E08, S6E09, S6E10, S6E11, S6E12, S6E13, S6E14, S6E15, S6E16, S6E17, S6E18, S6E19, S6E20, S6E21, S6E22, sabotage, Sachertorte, sacrifice, sacrificed his bishop, Safar, safe, safe combination, safe deposit box, safe houses, safety deposit box, safety word, safety word banana, Said the spider to the fly, sailboat (clue), sailing, sailors, saint (a sinner can also be a), Saint of Death (≃Santa Muerte), Sakiya, Salaam, sale of antiquities, Salk, saltpeter, salvage yard, Sam, Sam DeMarco, Sam Milhoan, Sam Whatley, Samantha Dawson, Samar, Samar (contract on), Samar (password), Samar abducted, Samar and Aram celebrate, Samar and Aram kiss, Samar and Ressler, Samar and Ressler kiss, Samar cancels transfer request, Samar didn’t find out about the raid. Samar planned the raid, Samar exits show, Samar fails polygraph, Samar fired by Ressler, Samar gives back ring, Samar has new papers different place to go, Samar in coma, Samar kidnapped, Samar leaves Aram, Samar memory, Samar misdials 911, Samar recovers Care package, Samar rescued by Aram, Samar resigns, Samar says yes, Samar targeted, Samar undercover, Samar wakes from coma, Samar's brother, Samar's raise, Samar/Aram, Samar/Levi, Samar’s aphasia, Samaritan, Sammy Davis Jr, Samoan, Samothrace (Winged Victory of), Sample No. 17, Samuel Aleko, San Jose Costa Rica, sanctions, sanctions list, Sanctum Corporation, sand castles, sand dollar, Sandman, Sandoval, Sandquist, Sands, sandwich (tuna salad), Sankov, Santa Muerte, Sara Mitchell, Sarah Ellen Winstead, Saram, Sarasota Springs, Sarkany, sashimi, Satanism, satellite, Sato/Nakamoto, sauce is burning, sauna, savant, save my (Red’s) soul (Dembe determined to), save your soul, saved my life (Dembe), saw no other path, sawed off shotgun, Say hi Baz, Sayatan Shah, Scalia (Justice), scalp massages, scalp products, scam, scanner (eye), scanner (retinal), scar, scar forms, scarcity (creation of), scarred face, Schmock, school, school bus, schoolyard ambush, Schrodinger, Schumann, sci-fi (It's very), SCI7, science fiction, scientists, Scientology, Scimitar, scions, scolding me, scones, Scotch, Scottie, Scottie Hargrave, Scottie Stansbury, scouts, Scrabble, scrawny brown ass, scream, script, script (for phone call), scripts, scripture, scrumptious pork pie, Scutari (Inspector), SDNY, Sea of Galilee, sea shore, Seaduke, Seafood, Seafood Company, SEAL, sealed, sealed court records, Seals (Navy), search and seizure, search and seizure (unreasonable), search warrant, seashell bracelet, seaside talk, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Season 6, Season Final, Season Finale, Season Premiere, season tickets, seat belts, Seavers, Seawall Travel Agency, Sebastian Reifler, SEC, second chance, second class person, secret, secret (I have a … and I need to keep it even from you), secret (Liz learns Red’s), secret (Red’s … revealed), secret accounts, secret flat, secret keeper, secret keeper (You’re his), secret not a lie, secret prison, secret prisons, secret prisons (Cuba), Secret Service, Secret Service vs FBI, secret settlement. settlement (secret), secret societies, secrets, secrets (government), secrets (I know all your), seduction, see sounds, seeds, seen a ghost (like he’d), Seivers, seize the day, self (becoming true), self (true … hidden), self flagellation, self-immolation, self-restraint, Selma Orchard, semi-automatic (Browning 9-millimeter), semiotics, Senate Armed Services Committee, Senate Intelligence Committee, Senate staffer, Senator Christensen, Senator Chuck Christensen, Senator Cooligan, Senator Hawkins, Senator Robert Wade, Senator Wade, sense from the nonsense (picking the), Sensiprex, sentence commuted (Red’s), Serbia, serial blackmailer, serial killer, serial killer (female), serial killer (killer of), serial killer (You’re a glorified), serial killer who froze victims, serial murder, serial number, series, series flashbacks, Series Premiere, series synopsis, Serry, server room, settlements (structured), severed finger, Seville (Barber of), sex, Sex (Did I say “sex”? …) Shah, sex (in car), sex (with teen-ager), Sex and treasure, sex drugs rock and roll, sex reassignment surgery, sex scene, sexting, sexual, sexual abuse, sexual abuse (child), sexual abuse (spousal), sexual arousal, sexual assault, sexual dream, sexual harassment, sexual temptation, sexy (you're really), shackles, shadow, Shadow Five, shadow government, Shahin Navabi, Shahir Ahmad, Shaitan, Shakespeare (Liz loved), shallow grave, shaman, shame, shank, shank hook, shard of glass, Shariah, Sharon Fulton, sharp shooter, sharpshooter, shave, Shaw, Shaw 2, She deserves the truth, She deserves to know the truth, She had…a joy for life, She is a miracle, She lied to you about everything, She terrifies me, She was incandescent, She was more alive than anyone I knew, She was my life my heart, She was…dancing, She'd better be worth it, She's a beautiful girl, She's alive?, She's not my daughter, She's the one, She’s gone. She’s really gone, She’s not Masha anymore, she’s off-limits, Sheila Barker, shelf corporation, Shell Island Retreat, Shelow, shelter, Shermer school, ship, ship captain, shippers, shipping container, shipping container "home", shipping depot, shipping freighter (Lady Curie), shipwreck, Shirley, Shiro, shirt (lost my), shiv, shoe (pounds), shoe repair shop, shoot him, shooting (officer-involved), shootout in woods, shopping bag, shot, shot in forehead, shotgun, shoulder grazed, Shouldn't judges at least pretend to be impartial?, shovel, show business, show of force, Show time in 20!, showdown (Red v Kaplan), Shula, Shur, sibling rivalry, SID, side of beef, Sienna, sign language, signet ring, signing, Silas Gouldberry, Sima, Simmons (Red alias), Simon (Paul) ♪, Simon says, sin, sin eater, Sinclair III, Singapore, Singin’ in the Rain, single daffodil bad luck, Singleton, Singleton (Norman), Singleton killed, Singleton learn of Reddington task force, Singleton working with Garvey, singular friend or a mortal enemy, sinner can also be a saint, sinning, sins for which there is no absolution, Sins should be buried like the dead, SIPRNet, Sir Crispin Crandall, Siren (myth), sister, sister/brother, sisters, sisters (You must have), Sixth Amendment, skeleton, skeleton burned by Red, skeleton in suitcase/duffel, skeleton is Raymond Reddington’s, skeleton’s identity revealed, skimming, skinhead, skinhead drug cartel, skinheads, skinned, skip tracer, Skittles, skull nailed to a tree, skull of goat, skydeck, Skye Kincaid, Skyler, skyscraper, slap, slaughter, sleep (I didn't lose any … over it), sleeping with girls half his age, slew the beast, slideshows, sliding dice, slinging, slip-and-fall, sloth (pygmy three-toed), slush fund to finance murders, smallpox, smell of injustice, smile solnishko, Smith (Steven), Smithsonian, smoke, Smokey Putnam, Smokey Putnam killed, smoking, smoking (quitting), smoking cigars, smoking gun, smoking marijuana, Smoky Mountains, Smoll, smug little face of yours, smuggling, smuggling (global), smuggling (human), Smurfed (profits), snake, snake (Bungarus flaviceps), snake (red-headed krait), snake in the grass, snake venom (Fentanyl is like), Snakehead, snakes, sneeze, Snell, sniper, snitch, Snitch Jacket, SNL, snogging, snookered, snow shoes, snowmobiling, So soft, soak the rich, social media, social norms, sociopath, sodium thiopental, Sofia Bulgaria, Sogi-san, soldering gun, solitaire, solnishko, Solobotkin, Solomon, Solomon 2, Solomon jailed, Some people are truly alone in this world, some things can't be forgiven, Someone who'd miss you if you died?, Someone will come, Sometimes you make your own fate. Sometimes fate makes you, Somewhere Beyond The Sea, son, son drowned, song index, songs, Sonia Bloom, Sonia Fisher (Judge), Sonya (Princess) of Montenegro, Sophia (of Invisible Hand), Sophia Gallup, Sophia Gallup/Vanessa Vasquez, Sophia Quayle, Sorrento music box, Sorry I Shot You balloon, soul (I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my), soul (save your), soulmates, Sound of Silence ♪, sounds corny, soup kitchen, South Carolina, South Sudanese Embassy, Southern Cross ♪, Southern District of New York, Southern District of NY, Soviet Intelligence?, Soviet Navy, Soviet Union, soybeans, spa, space junk, Spader, Spader as Outsider, Spader tattoo, spaghetti Westerns, Spalding Stark, spare me the mystical reassurance, Spark (surname), Sparta KY, Spassky, speak to a woman, spearfishing, special, special kind of strange, special needs, Special Ops, special skills, spectrum of behaviors, speech (Red’s UN), speeding (auto), spiders, spiders (four), spiders (joro), spiders (whore), spies, spies to run, spilled beer, spin class, spin off, spin the bottle, spinach, spinal tap, spiritual advisor, spitfire (You sure are a little … aren’t you?), splayed nudes, splitter, splitting logs, splitting wood, spoon (stabbing with), sports bar, spousal abuse, spousal rape, spousal sexual abuse, spraying crops, Spring Premiere, Springfield, Springfield MO, Springfields, sprint to the finish, spy, spy movies, spy on Liz (You hired me to), Spy Who Came from The Cold (novel), spy who stayed out in the cold?, squirrel with the tiny nuts, SS, St Charles IL, St George (Master James of), St Louis MO, St Petersburg, St Petersburg (RU), stabbing, stabbing with spoon, Stacey Aguilar, staffer (Senate), stag fight, staged crime scene, staged murder scene, Stahley, stained glass window, stalking, Stamps (surname), Stand down!, Stanley Kornish, Stansbury, Stanton, star (inverted), star (shape), star (upside down), Star Trek character (Data), Star Wars, star witness, star-crossed lovers, star-gazing, staring into an abyss, Stark, stars, start-up, Starwood points, state sanctioned hit, state-of-the-art surveillance equipment, statistical model, statistics, statistics (lies damned lies and), Stav, Stav (blue eye/brown eye), stay of execution, Stay with me, steaks from Tuscany, stealth environmentalist, stealth fighter plans, steam explosion, steerage, stem cell donor, stem cell transplant, stem cells, step ahead, Stephen Altman, Sternberg, steroids, steroids make your penis shrink, Steve Homan, stevedore, Steven Feltmeyer, Steven Smith, Steven Tyson, Stevens, Stevenson, Stewmaker, Stick Up, Stickup (film), sticky wicket, still a step ahead, still my perfect Saturday night, still warm cigar, stink (Oof what a), Stinson Brook Falls, stitches, stitches (Red … Tom’s shoulder), stock buybacks, stock market, stock market fraud, stock trading, stolen artwork, stolen children, stolen evidence, Stone, Stone Canyon Storage Facility, Stone Park nuclear reactor, stones (diamonds), stool (loosen your), stop coddling me, storage (government secrets), Storage Facility (Stone Canyon), storage locker, stories are written in flesh, storm (ice), storm (winter), Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Stormare, stormy seas, story (it’s your), storybooks, strange (special kind of), Stranger, stranger (injured), strangers (I depend on the kindness of), strangle, strangulation, Strap on your bike helmet, straw in the wind, Streetcar Named Desire, strike (prison), string bracelet, string on a rat, strong (You look), strong men (formerly dashing), structured payments, structured settlements, stud (card game), stud (put out to), student driver, stuffed bunny, stuffed dog, stuffed people, Sturgeon, style points count, subdural hematoma, submarine, submarine sunk, subpoena, Sudanese (South) Embassy, sued for wrongful death, suffocate or have a heart attack, suffocation, suffocation with pillow, Sugarfoot, suicide, suicide an act of terror, suicide attempt, suicide bombing, suitcase, suitcase (Who’s in the?), suitcase (with guns instead of bones), suitcase (woman in), suitcase/duffel (skeleton in), suitcase/duffel full of bones, suitcase/duffel with skeleton, sulfuric acid, Sullivan, Summer Palace, Sun Dance, sun past the yardarm? (Is the), sundaes, Sundown ♪, super bug, Super PAC, Superfund site, superheroes, superpower, support group (child-bride), suppressed memories, Surat Thani, surgeon, surgeon held captive, surgery, surgery (cardiac), surgery (eye), surgery (facial reconstruction), surgery (heart transplant), surgery (lap band), surgery (laparoscopic), surgery (plastic), surgery (Ressler performs), surgery (weight loss), surgery interrupted, Surkov, surrogate father, surveillance, surveillance equipment, surveillance video, survival, survivalism, Susan Hargrave, Susan Hargrave has many secrets, Susan Stahley, Susie Baker, suspended animation, suspense, Sutherland, Sutton, Sutton Ross, Sutton Ross shot by Red, Sutton's Cabin, sutures, sutures (Red … Tom’s shoulder), Sven, SVR, SVR DNA report: Kirk is Liz's father, SVR paternity report: Kirk is Liz's father, swaddling, swallow fish hook, swallowtail (pinned like a), swimming pool, swindle, swing, swing photo, switch to a good Burgundy, switchblade, switched dice, Switzerland, swords, Sworn off greed and avarice, symbiotic relationship, synagogue, synthetic biology, synthetic biology (synthetic), Syria, Syrian civil war, syringe, system rigged, systems analyst, T 🔸➔, T Earl King VI, T insignia, T-bone (character), tacky, Tactical friggin’ nuke, Tadashi Ito, Taddicken Brothers, taggant, Tahiti, Tai Chi, tailor, tailor shop, Takahashi, takeover (hostile), takeover of prison (remote), takeovers (hostile), tako-tsubo, Talbot, Tale of the Mongolian Peasant, Taliban, Tamerlane, Tammy Grimm, Tammy Lynn Thompson, Tamworth NH, Tango Milonga, Tanida, Tansi Farms, tanuki, tap, tape, tape deck, tape recording, Tara Rayburn, Taser, Task Force (CIA's Surkov), task force arrested, taste color hear shapes see sounds, Tastes like Patty Sutton, tattoo, tattoo (red heart), tattoo (rose), tattoo artist, tattoos, Tavern (Pete’s), Tavern (Red Brau), tax law, taxes, Taxi Tycoon, taxidermy, Taylor County WV, Tea Party, teacup (clue), tear gas, tech start-up, technology, Ted King, teeming mane, teen pregnancy, teeth, Teflon Con, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Israel, teleguidance system, telematics system, Tell Agnes about me, Tell Elizabeth the truth, Tell me about Katarina, tell me someone’s gonna answer that, tell the truth (I'm just going to), Tempkin, temptation (sexual), Tenleytown DC, Tennessee Williams, tenor, Terrace Vista Motor Lodge, terrarium, Terre Haute IN, terrible actor, terror and suicide, terror attack, terrorism, terrorism (suicide is), terrorism funded by sale of artifacts, terrorist, terrorist oil, testicles, testicles scratched, testify, Testify Brother Hershey, testimony, testimony (eyewitness unreliability), tethered goat, Tetrodotoxin, Texas, Texas Hold 'Em, texting and driving, Thai food, thanatology, Thani (Farook Al-Thani), That bitch?, That's a good name, That's a load off, that's a nasty look that takes practice. You must have sisters, That's not your lunch meat, Thaw (podcast), The 400 Blows, The Age of Contagion, The Alchemist, The Alibi, The Apothecary, The Architect, The Artax Network, The Audrey, The Blacklist, The Blacklist Redemption pilot, The Box, the boy is just a boy, The Brockton College Killer, The Bunker, The Cabal, The Capricorn Killer, The Caretaker, The cavalry showed up, The Chemist, The Company, The Contagion, The Cook, The Coroner, The Corsican, The Courier, The Cryptobanker, The Cyclops, The Cyprus Agency, The day that you were born I was also born, The Debt Collector, The Decembrist, The Deer Hunter, The Director, The Director 2, The Director killed, The Director Pt 2, The Djinn, the doctor has been baptized, The document is all that matters, The Double, The Endling, the entire arc of my life might have been different, The Ethicist, The Factory, The Fall of Cambridge, the fire, The Florist, The Forecaster, The Freelancer, The Front, The Fulcrum, the girl, The girl is your only option, The Gold Bug, The Good Samaritan Killer, The Hague, The Harem, The Hunter, The Informant, The Innkeeper, The Invisible Hand, The Irish, The Judge, The Kenyon Family, The Kilgannon Corporation, The Kingmaker, The Kings of the Highway, The Lady Curie (ship), the last resort, The Lindquist Concern, the little fellow just lit right up, The Longevity Initiative, The Longevity Institute, The Mad Greek, The Major, The man in the hat?, The Mombasa Cartel, the Mossad, the one who got away, the only thing you left me is a hat on my head, The Osterman Umbrella Company, The Pavlovich Brothers, The Pawnbrokers, The Pharmacist, the poor, The Princip Initiative, The Red Birch Motel, The resilience of the young, The ripe apple falls, The Sandman, The Scimitar, The Sea of Galilee, The Sound of Silence ♪, The Spy Who Came from The Cold (novel), The spy who stayed out in the cold?, The Stewmaker, The Stranger, The Summer Palace, the thin blue line, The Third Estate, The Thrushes, The Toymaker, The Travel Agency, The Tri-State Butcher, The Troll Farmer, the truth today, The truth. I hold it dear, The truth? This is the truth, The Vehm, the way she loves you – I’m powerless against that, The Wind in the Willows, theater of the absurd, theatre, Theatre (Falstaff), the…today), TheBlacklist, theft (auto), theft (car), theft (identity), theft (sanctions list), theft of R&D, Then I suppose I'll need my pants, Then there was one, Theo, therapy, therapy (psychiatric), there are things in the darkness that can keep your heart from ever feeling the light again, there is no God, There was a girl. Of course there was, There was a woman I loved, There's a traitor in the family, There's always a choice, there's an entrance, There’s almost nothing as satisfying as revenge, There’s nothing…you can tell me to change my mind, There’s someone else, Theresa Morris, thermal paper, thermo-friggin’-nuclear, thermometer (kitchen), thermometer (meat), Thessaloniki Greece, they all look like genitalia to me, They decided to say that what happened never happened, They taste color hear shapes see sounds, they thrived, They're homeless!, They’ll be coming for you, They’re arresting everyone, thief, thief story, thieves, thieves (no honor among), thin blue line, think differently, Think like a criminal, Thinking time’s over, Third Estate, Third Estate Leader, This has to end, This is a non-event, This is madness Constantin, This life has a mind and a momentum of its own, This man – whoever he is – he's dangerous, This Old Man, This sucks, Thomas (Dylan), Thomas Dekker, Thompson, thoracic surgery, Those who believe so are wrong, Thousand Times Again ♪, Thrall, three-toed sloth, thriller, throat cancer, Thrushes, thumb drive, thumbs, thumbs cut off, thumbscrew, ticking clock, tidal charts, Tiger Branson, tigers (masturbating), Tigger and Pooh, tightly wound officiousness all clenched and pink and puckered, tiki-torch rallies, Tillisi, Tim Gorman, time capsule, time machine, timing chip, Timothy Leary, Timothy Peterson, tinkle, Tip the gentleman will you?, tire iron, tissue bank, titanium rods, TL (Tammy Lynn Thompson), To Katarina. Love Papa, to the many at the expense of the few, toast, toast (raise a), Tobias Carlyle, Tobias Reuther, toilet (keys fall in), token dropped, tokens, Tolson, Tolstoy’s moral crisis, Tom, Tom (ghost of), Tom and Liz remarry, Tom and Liz wedding, Tom and Liz’s, Tom and Ressler fight, Tom Brokaw, Tom captures Karakurt, Tom comes home, Tom confesses, Tom Connolly, Tom Connolly killed, Tom dies, Tom freed, Tom Hardekopf, Tom ignored my warning. That is why he died, Tom is killed, Tom is stabbed, Tom is your Tom problem, Tom Keen, Tom kills Asher, Tom on boat, Tom opens suitcase with skeleton, Tom photographs Liz’s FBI ID, Tom proposes, Tom returns, Tom shoots Solomon, Tom shot, Tom shot in shoulder, Tom stabbed, Tom surgery, Tom undercover, Tom was a man of many truths, Tom's boat, Tom's dying wish (I’m gonna honor), Tom's mother, Tom's past, Tom? (Liz writes), Tom’s a big boy, Tom’s dead, Tom’s death, Tom’s death (premonition), Tom’s grave, tombstone, tombstone ("Elizabeth Keen"), tombstone painting, Tommy Markin, Tommy Markin (last words), Tommy Wattles, Tomodachi Operation, tongue, Tony Mejia, Tony Pagiano impersonates Ian Garvey, Tony Pagliaro, Tony The Mailman, too Draconian even for me, too hot for him, too much sorrow (voice of a man who's seen), too., toothpicks (cinnamon), top of his class, topaz, torafugu kimo, Toronto Canada, torpedo, torture, torture (child), torture (judicial), torture (water), torture chamber, torture rack, touch football, touch of cayenne, tourniquet, Townsend Directive, toxicology report, toxins (environmental), Toymaker, Tracey Ivers, track(horse), tracking chip, tracking chip (Karakurt's), tracking chip in business card, tracking chip on dog, tracking device, Tracy Solobotkin, trade secrets, traded himself for me, trading (stock), tradition, Tradition First, Traditum order, Traditum Primarius – Tradition First, traffic light, trafficking (human), tragedy, tragically quixotic megalomaniac, trailer park, train hijack, train robbery, trained rat, traitor, traitor or moron, Tramadol, trance, tranche of softwares, Trans Am, transcript, transfusion, translator (digital), transmitter in dental work, transplant, transplant (bone marrow), transplant (heart), transplant (kidney), transplant (stem cell), trap, trash dump, Travel Agency, trawler in Philippines, trayf, treason, treason trial, treasure, treasure hunt, treasure hunter, Treasure Island, treasure map, treasure myth lives on (And so the), treasures buried, Treasury, tree with carved K, Tri-State Butcher, trial, trial (treason), trick is not minding, Trilateral Commission, triplets, Trojan, troll, Troll Farmer, trolling, Troop 14441, trouble (I didn’t go looking for … but it found me, troubled waters (she’s in), trout, truck (refrigerator), truck preacher, true believers willing to die for what we love, True Cross, true love, true self (becoming), true self hidden, true-crime drama, trunk (body in), trunk (locked in), Truro Nova Scotia, trust, Trust but verify, trust fund, trust fund babies, Trust me, trust me (You can), trust the process, trusted asset, trusted by those they betrayed, truth, truth (I know the). I know everything, truth (I'm just going to tell the), truth (She deserves the), truth (Tell Elizabeth the), Truth (We Know The), truth always comes out, truth being whatever they can convince people to believe, truth certainly matters, truth doesn't matter, truth has been so diminished in value, truth soliloquy, truth will out, truth. I hold it dear, truth? This is the truth, truths (Tom was a man of many …s), Try me, trying to save your soul, TS Eliot, tube system (pneumatic), tucumanas, tug of history, tuition money lost, tuna salad sandwich, Turkey, Turkish embassy, Turkish envoy, Turn around bitch, Turner Reginald, Tuscan Sunset, tuxedo, TV, TV reporter, Twain Mark, Tweety Bird or Yosemite Sam. Or a lady riding a monkey wrench, Twin Pines Motor Lodge, twin research, twins, twins who aren’t twins, Twitter Moments, Two, two jackals, two key system, two or three in Red States, two Reds, Two steps forward and three back, two unexpected packages, Two Versions Memory Recall, two-for-one special, Twyla Stansbury, Tyche, Tygart Valley River, Tyler, Tyler Obermeier, Tyler Whitmore, typewriter, typhoid fever, Typhoid Mary, typhoon, Tyson, Tyson Pryor, U 🔸➔, Uhlman, ultranationalism, ultrasound, Umbrella Company, umbrellas, UN, UN bombing attempt, UN General Assembly, UN speech (Red’s), Unafraid. Daring. Being, unanswered questions, uncivilized (Darling I’m not …), under oath, undercover, undercover (Aram), undercover (Dembe), undercover (Liz), undercover (Tom), underdog (you always seem to side with the), underground 'zine, underground auction, underground chat room, underground fight club, underground medical experiment, underground wrestling, undertaker, undocumented, UNESCO, unexpected packages, unforgivable, ungrateful American, Unhackable, unhealthy and yet irresistible (like deep-fried butter), unicorn (impaled by a), unimaginably bad, unimaginably good, Union Station, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States (plot against), United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease, universal (blood) donor, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, universe wants her to know (if), Unless you wanna parade that…, unlucky, unreasonable search and seizure, unregistered firearm, unregistered gun, unregistered handgun, unreliable (You’re), unsolved case, Until you stop lying there will be no peace, untouchable, unwillingly working together, upside down, upside-down pentagram, upside-down star, Upstate New York, Upstate NY, urban legend, Ursula Le Guin, Uruguay, Urwiller, US (plot against), US Attorney, US Attorney Holt, US Attorney Michael Sima, US Atty Michael Sima, US government sanctions, US Marshal, US Marshal (Ian Garvey is), US motto, US Patent Office, US power grid, US Treasury, USAMRIID, use the child, used car dealership, USS Gideon, USS Parnell, USSR, USSR (collapse of), utopia, Uzasny, Uzbekistan, V 🔸➔, V-fib (He’s in), Vacarros v Erikssons, vaccine, Vaisravana, value of statistical life, Van Gogh, van in river, Van Ness, Vanessa, Vanessa Cruz, Vanessa Vasquez, Vargas, Vargas killed, vascular dementia, Vasilia Patinka, Vasilis, Vasquez, Vasquez/Gallup, Vassar girl, vast fortune, Vatican, vault, vcr, veal, vector, Vega, Vega Montero, Vehm, Velov, Velov letter to Liz, vendetta against women, vending machine, Venezuela, vengeance, venom, venture capital, Vera, VeraCom, Verdiant Industries, verdict not guilty, Veritable Robotics, Vermeek, Vermilion Flycatcher, Vernon Duquesne, Vertrauen (Banque), Very Special, Vesco, Vests have never been out, veteran, VHF radio, VHS, VHS tapes, vibrator kind of gal, victim impact statement, Victor Elazar, Victor Manzon, Victory of Samothrace, video conference, videotapes, Vienna, vigilante, vigilante justice, Vincent Van Gogh, vinyl curtain (bloody), vinyl records, violence, viral, viral meningitis, viral payload, Virginia (Southern), Virginia is for Lovers, Virginia Lopatin, Virginia Sherman, virology, virology (plant), virus, virus (Jenkins-Fowler), virus (Nipah), virus (plant), virus (Ribowski), virus (weaponized), viruses, vision of Tom’s death, visionary, visions of hurting women, Vive la France, Vivian, Vladakis, vodka, voice of a man who’s seen too much sorrow, Volkens, Volkova, Von Hauser, Vontae Jones, voter logs, VSL, VSP, W 🔸➔, Wade, Wainwright, Walcott, Walid Abu Sitta, Walk away from Raymond, Walkabout, Walker, Walkie-Talkies, walking blood bank, walking-around money, wall (border), Wallace, Wallace Stevens, Walt Whitman, Walter, Walter Reardon, Walter Reed Medical Center, Want another dog?, wanted (good to be), Wanted List, Wanted Poster, wanted posters, wanting someone to hurt because you hurt, War, war crime, war criminal, war room, Ward, warden, Warden Macatee, Warden McCaslin, warehouse, warehouse (fake apartment in), warrant, Warren Kirby, Warrenton Virginia, warrior, warrior gene, Warsaw, wash your mouth out with soap, Washington Place, Washington Post, watch (wanted to … fire), watchers, watching over me (I always knew someone was), Watchtower, water contamination, waterboarding, Waterday Financial, waterfall, Watergate, Waters, Waterville Valley NH, Wattles, way home, way she loves you – I’m powerless against that, Waybur, Waze, We are the Third Estate, We both miss her, We did it. We’re free, We go where our hearts take us, we had words, We Know The Truth, We need ee-chudder, We need to go to your boat, We pledged our lives, We should all have such special needs, We steal from others not from each other, We're all family here, We're having a baby. Yay!, We've been breached, weakness, weakness and shame, weakness for bad boys, wealth, wealthy, weapon, weapon of individual destruction, weaponized bugs, weaponized insects, weaponized virus, weather (severe), weather report, weather report (Russian), weather reporting, web, Webb, wedding, wedding (fake), wedding (flashback), wedding (Liz and Tom’s; flashback), wedding attacked, weeping angel, weight loss surgery, weird (And people think I'm), Welcome back Agent Keen (≃), Welcome to Shell Island, Welcome to the past, Welk, well, Well done Constantin, Wendel Seivers, Wendigo, Wendy, Were buried dearie, Were you honest once?, Werner Von Hauser, West Virginia, Westcott scissors, whack-a-mole, What a desperate thing to say, What a name. What a man, What an unpleasant surprise, What are we gonna do with you Kate?, What do you want me to say?, what happened never happened, What have you done?, What is the Cabal?, What is thy bidding my Master?, What is your fantasy?, What makes you special Agent Cooper?, What matters is now, What might this old thing be worth?, whatever it takes, Whatley, wheelchair, When I look at you, where the bodies are buried, whiskey and stout, whisper, Whistler Cruise Line, white apartment, White House Legal Counsel, White House or dog house, white knight, white nationalism, white plaster mask, white supremacists, white supremacy, white whale, Whitehall, Whitehall weapons lab, Whitehaven, Whitman, Whitmore, WHO, Who loves ya baby?, Who put you in there?...You did, Who the hell are Leroy and Quackers?, Who's gonna take care of you if I'm not there?, Who's Masha? You are, Who’s Elizabeth? Kept saying her name, Who’s in the suitcase?, whoever he is – he's dangerous, Whoever he is he does do a lot of good, whole truth, Whoops!, whore spiders, whorehouse, Why can’t you be honest with her?, WID, widow mother cop daughter, Wien, Wien Mitte, Wilcox, wild as a peach orchard hog, wild boys, wild pig (gored by), wildlife, Wilkerson backstory, Wilkins, Wilkinson, Wilkinson backstory, will, Will you marry me?, William (Large), William Ernest Henly, William Floyd Collins, William Seavers, Williams (Tennessee), Willie Wilkins, willing blonde ladies, Wilmington DE, Wilmington NY, Wilson, win-win, Winchester Pharmaceutical Plant, Winchester. 1500. AM., Wind in the Willows, window, wine, wine cellar, wine set aside, wine spilled (trick), Wing Yee (restaurant), Wingéd Liberty Dime, Winged Victory of Samothrace, winner take all, winning the lottery, Winstead (Sarah Ellen), Winston Churchill’s hat, Winter Finale, Winter Premiere, winter storm, wire transfer, wired, wiretap, wiretapping, wisdom, wisdom is knowing limits, Wisdom is wasted on the old, wise ass, Wiseass, wish, wish fulfillment, witch, With a butterfly kiss and a honeybee hug, withered prune that passes for your heart, without you, witness, witness (federal), witness (star), witness abduction, witness intimidation, witness murdered, witness protection, witness protection for criminals, witness tampering, WITSEC, WITSEC list, wives, wizard (accounting), Wizard of Earthsea, Wizard of Oz, wizards (hackers), Woerner, wolf (eyes like a), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ♪, wolframite, woman after my own heart, woman at sea shore, woman drowns, woman I loved, women (bad taste in), women (vendetta against), Women he thinks are demons and temptresses, women’s shelter, Wonder what can of worms we’re opening now. You have no idea what you’re in the middle of, Wonder Years, wood chipper, wood splitting, Woodbridge VA, word is my bond, word is my bond. My currency, Word Splurge, words, words that pass between us, words vs bullets, Words words words. No proof, work detail (kitchen), working together unwillingly, world class chess player, world falling apart, World War 1, World War One, Would you do it again?, Wow. What a name. What a man, WP Frost, wrench, Wright, Wright (Colonel), Wright (corpse in barrel), Wright murder (Ressler accuses Hitchin of), written in flesh, wrongful conviction, wrongful death, wrongfully accused, Wujing, WV, WW1, Wyatt, Wyndham, X 🔸➔, X rated, Xavier Holcombe’s annual poker bash, xenophobia, Y 🔸➔, Yaabari, yacht, yacht explosion, yakuza kumicho, Yamashita’s Gold, Yana, Yankee Bob White, yardarm (Is the sun past the …?), yarmulke, yarrow (honey of … compress), yelling fire in a crowded theatre, yellow hat, Yep this sucks, Yes Elizabeth is my daughter, Yes it has to end, Yoda, Yosemite, you, You always get your man, you always seem to side with the underdog, You always thought I was the interloper, You are an odd one aren’t you?, You are dying, You are more powerful than you know, You are safe. You are loved. You are wise, You are so beautiful. You’re the most beautiful, You are tall, You attacked a pregnant woman, You blackmailed the wrong person, You can have the island, You can trust me, You can't get inside to hurt me Kate, You can't go. It's Elizabeth, You can’t walk away Lizzy, You chose well, you crossed a threshold, You deaf old man?, You did nothing. Exactly, You did save me. Through her, You didn't just fire me…, You disappoint me [but] you impress me, You disgust me, You disobeyed me, you do good that no one will ever know, You do you man, You don't call you don't write, You don’t even know my name, You don’t get to decide who lives and who dies, You done did him?, You had no choice, You have to let her go, You have to trust the process, you killed my entire family, You knew Reddington would come for you – anything for you, You know everything. I do, You lied to me about everything, You live in a motel, You look awfully good for a dead man, You look strong, You love treasures Raymond, You make her happy, You must have sisters, You must tell him Elizabeth because if you don’t I will, You need to think about where your allegiance lies, You owe me, You persevere, You played us, You remind me so much of your mother, You saved me from that, You saw what Katarina wanted you to see, You spilled all the tea, You sure are a little spitfire aren’t you?, You talk too much, you were always handsome, You Were Born ♪, You were right Marcus, You were robbed? You?, You were there, you will know The Invisible Hand, You will not love her, You will not marry her, You wouldn’t give back the truck, You're a danger to her baby, you're a dead man walking, You're a father now, You're a real witch, You're bluffing, You're going to jail. No no I'm not, You're here today because of love, You're masquerading, You're my friend, you're really just an imposter, you're really sexy, You're so cute. Isn't he so cute?, You're the dirty rat Diane, You're the guy! The one with the name, You're working for the Chinese, You've been busy, You've been castrated, You've been catastrophically compromised, You've brought her nothing but pain grief and regret, You've more than repaid your debt, You've spent a lifetime hiding for no reason, You’re a glorified serial killer, you’re an amazing loser, you’re hotter than a 4-peckered billy goat, You’re like my role model, You’re standing in my light, You’re the tiger, You’re unreliable, You’ve been a naughty boy, You’ve just made a horrible mistake, You’ve killed for less, you’ve started a drug war, Young (Mitchell), young Lizzie, young warrior Zal, Your curiosity is understandable, your depth perception will never be the same, Your dongle has been inserted, Your eyes remind me of someone, Your Fairy Godmother, Your grave’s already been dug, Your job’s to be the friend of a friend, Your life for hers. Done, Your man wasn’t helping Nik. Nik was helping your man,	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1038
__label__wiki	0.561154	0.561154	NOTES FOR TEACHING – David Haines stuff for members of the classes I teach Studio Theory 19th Aug 2013 a speculative piece. davidhaines Masters CourseWork COFA/UNSWAD, Studio Theory SCA, Uncategorized August 18, 2013 March 8, 2017 3.2 Hallucinations Atmospherics and Ghosts My body sings in every nerve ending as it glides towards a singing body.This singing body lives up to Spinoza’s expectation that “we don’t even know what a body is capable of “nor can “we know what a body is”.Since it was at once uncategorizable, without a proper name and yet undeniably there; Animal, Vegetable or Mineral? This “Singing body” would call and I would levitate towards its sublime soundings by passing through bands of light and hovering motifs that resembled Japanese kites, – mind and body stretched on a rising polyphonic wave of motor-cross derived music. Enfolded in balloon vine and touching the earth, grounding out a circuit that hurled each and every atom towards a deep and mysterious tidal pool at great-speed.It was brackish. For some moments I became the Martian landscapes of Daniel Paul Schreber.The singing body – a plant being, animated geometry at the head and a non distinct mass at the base before me. Forming from a kind of image-light – a thin film of non- photons that appears not from daylight but from behind the eyes in the darkness of the skull. It was at once both a two dimensional and a three dimensional figure. Light and colour manifest at the level of perception, the product of electrical energy. Receptors are stimulated & produce a change of state in the brain, in this case from a molecule that crosses the dermis via the lungs. What I was seeing was the light and colour of dreams during wakefulness. Perhaps a form of Anti- light and colour, like the place known as Antikythera (the opposite other) – a tiny island in the Ionian Sea, that sits next to the main island. Is this not then, the light and colour that sits to the side of sunlight,- a subteranean image field that manifests occasionally when awake, from the pockets and folds of the productive body and the chemical signals it produces. We are image factories. What is it about the molecule that allows one to produce everything internally – images and sounds ? Generally, light and colour which hasn’t derived from the sun is considered to be artificial, an abberation. We know the common meaning of artificial “man made” but if we look back further we see it comes from the Latin “of or belonging to art,” from artificium. This is light derived inside the body at the level of perception. Some animals emit chemical light, producing bio-luminescance, but my feeling is that the images of perception that are lit up in dreams might be being formed at the sub-atomic level. This notion of internalised light and colour, becomes an interesting, when we consider the role of the virtual camera in the production of images. This technology is central to many of the images we see today in cinema and photography – the camera doesn’t exist physically in the usual way. The camera is made up of binary code that acts as a data processor algorithmically working on sets of coordinates expressed as shaded values on a screen. What is remarkable is that this is an image system that is beyond glass optics. A method of representation known as ray tracing, partially made possible and used by Descartes, in his analysis of rainbows.4. These images generated by computer are simulations that can seem so real as to easily convince the viewer that what they are seeing has been photographed conventionally. Raytracing uses a collection of formula of physical laws in a Cartesian coordinate space, to draw a picture. In short, ray-tracing is a system of virtual – photography. Technology occults, it de-conceals. Insistently, images are born out of the darkness of this mathematical universe. It’s like a miracle. The function of a wave. Video art worksand works in photomedia can be hallucinatory & luminous apparitions, cast as light on the wall of a gallery. A surface without substance – smooth space of the image, turned on and then off, in the same way a vision in the mind appears and disappears. This is dematerialised art as opposed to the fattiness of impasto, the heaviness of stone or the immobility of a stuffed cat, wrapped in sticky tape and melted plastic. I discovered early on, that the actions of molecules produced events. In my current exploration of the molecular effects of the aromatic molecules of perfumery (and there role in the production of new types Post Object Art) we find ourselves swept up in another, (thankfully) far safer form of intoxication – one that is a powerful trigger of thoughts, sensations, memories and feelings. Perfumes seem like intoxicants, far more benign than the aromatic – hydrocarbons that are central to say the act of sniffing glue. Aromatic molecules enter the body and go very quickly to the brain. The mechanism of smell is not yet entirely understood. Some of the chemicals behind common perfumes are the starting materials of psychedelic tryptamines that have been thoroughly explored in organic chemistry and consumed throughout the twentieth century and explored for millennia as part of traditional religious rituals.5. Many of these precursors, are also found in food and knowledge of the interaction of some of the more challenging odorant molecules has helped inform the radical and fascinating food movement known as Molecular Gastronomy. A field that amounts to in some ways as the “high art” branch of the experimental culinary arts. Other aromatic molecules are known attractors in the world of animals. Take a molecule like Indole, it is found in lots of places, in nature – Indole is an important perfumery molecule and is also a close relative to Serotonin, it also forms the central ring of LSD. It is said, that serotonin doesn’t smell like Indole because apparently it is non – volatile. Serotonin doesn’t fly like Indole. Its use in perfumery is because it is found in Orange Blossom and Jasmine and I suspect because it has a strong boosting effect, in the same way that your shit has a density to its odorousness. It’s certainly has a faecal character. The intoxicated dialogue I was having in my early teenage years no matter how far “out there,” always had the sense that there where levels and tasks to be undertaken in my contact with many hallucinatory beings. This fortunately provide a sense of order in this relatively dangerous situation. This was in contrast to the “machines of delirium” that occurred as a child when affected by bouts of fever during illness. The “regime of power” that existed in that experience was a diabolical form of torture that conjured extreme terror and was anything but an encounter with an em pathogenic being, more like an encounter with “pure evil” and this tells me, we are a multiplicity of beings in a fleshy body. And Spinoza tells us that we are “An infinite number of attributes for any one substance”. This “warm entity” lets call her, for she was a she communicated to me in a way that could only be described as completely compelling; an encounter with a powerful spiritual form. Through out my meetings with this unstable poly-morphology there was the constancy of a melodic refrain that functioned as a beacon, as a powerful lure through the blackness that reached out towards desire – desire to be in its aura. For he was the Substance less body come into being like a miracle – no skeletal structure required. You are high octane spirit – catalytic conversion from coal tar earth to “Hydrocarbon Angel”. Representational signifiers had collapsed to be replaced by an almost total affective experience. This being, was wider at the base than at the top (figuration)- the perception of defined organs, body parts and structural elements that make up a sensible figure seemed almost redundant. The being was mostly a field of vibrational energy that had become like a living work of modern art albeit, one that exists in the virtual of the hallucination, rather than crossing over into the organic plane of the real.This Vixen, this siren lived in the “smooth deeps” of a dark and unlimited mental chamber, always waiting just around the corner in a space beyond the terrestrial, inhabiting the celestial and infernal realms. All the familiar features of flesh and blood had long departed into the outer reaches of time and space, to leave in its wake an afterimage, of what years later would become familiar when I saw the works of Duchamp & Brancusi. The realisation that they gave us the gift of images and objects of human forms, that had crossed the borders of the possible into new non-organic life forms. Always in motion, the idea of a body that surpasses meat and flesh, for one of light and space, a hyper criss-crossing of lines of pure pigment and shiny metal armour interlocking fragments that remained part of the whole. A construction of composites and fragmented crystalline hybrids that ultimately produce the authentic characters of art, in order to open up the possibility for the world of creatures to come; the creatures of anime, the horror film, photography and science fiction. The whole enterprise of cinema art is like a hallucinatory art – the art of assemblage, of sound colour and light that is projected. The computer is a machine that allows one to bring all of these thing together, it’s a kind of factory where a multiplicity of technologies exist, side by side, to produce these remarkable assemblages. When a work is successful, a great variety of elements come together to form a harmony, no matter how far away from each other in type, the elements seem to be. This potential for “difference” and synthesis to co-exist in a work of Art,is at the heart of novelty and for me is one of the most exciting aspects of the process of making art. Its like a new form of gymnastics – to make the body hold itself up in space in some interesting contorted positions, thus far unseen. The same thing then for ideas or materials, to make everything drunken and askew, frozen in time and space – a painting, a leap, a suspended white horse in the sky, a naked women fucks a cloud. (see fig 3.) Artists are human synthesisers. fig 3. Jupiter & Io, 1531 Correggio. Atmospheric networks are expressively writing the fabric of the world, as much as any network that sits on more stable ontological ground. A charged atmosphere has agency by virtue of vibrational gradients of attributes that within sensitive subjects, metaphorically speaking, form complicated interference patterns that upend ontological certainty, which are in themselves powerful tools in imbuing the world with ‘extra-territorial’ powers. Aromas, auras, glows, echoes, hallucinations, recordings, colours, mirages, optical illusions and reflections – by no means an exhaustive list of signals that transmit through space. Others might view these manifestations as “epiphenomena” or “secondary qualities,” but what could be specifically secondary about uncanny entities that seemingly appear out of nowhere, as figurations from the flux that transfix our attention, and that we continually engage with? Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence, or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics, ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a hierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences. The German philosopher of embodiment and aesthetics Gernot Bohme, in one of his later essays, points out that “Atmospheres are indeterminate above all, as regards their ontological status.” [1] He goes on to say that: The introduction of “atmosphere” as a concept in aesthetics should link up with the everyday distinctions between atmospheres of different character. Atmosphere can only become a concept, however, if we succeed in accounting for the peculiar intermediary status of atmospheres between subject and object.[2] The physician turned artist Wolfgang Laib puts down squares of yellow pollen that almost seem to hover in space as if they are defying gravity. His yellow dust of hazelnut, pine and dandelion are as intense as any yellow cut from the heavy metal of cadmium. After looking at one of his yellow squares hovering against a pristine white ground, purple flashes appear in the back of the eyes in contrast (purple being the complementary opposite of yellow). This is the other side of the circuit that impinges itself on seeing; you cannot have one without the other. The yellow pollen transmits back into the arrangement of fleshy matter that belongs to the eye and this is what is given between hazelnut pollen and the physiognomy of the eye – the purple ghost that is lingering between the two. Memory, after Bartlett, who worked in the first half of the twentieth century, is thought about as being compositional – as belonging to reconstruction, rather than simple recall.[3] Cognition works up these ghostly actants bound together; you can’t have one without the other. As a circuit of stimuli and response, our responses to stimuli are also feeding back, informing our cognitions through “trillions and trillions of pulses in your brain.”[4] Positivist views of scientific progress would like to tell us that the phantom is being banished by its mastery, but how would that be possible, when there are so many conditions for ghostly actants to appear? And science itself is continually producing all kinds of phantoms in the form of countless numbers of hybrids and androids, as the work of Latour and Issabelle Stengers attest. What could be more confronting than Eduardo Cac’s artworks where he claims to have melded animal DNA with a flower—a new kind of entity—or his infamous pet rabbit with flesh that glows in the dark? [5] The spectral flash of a distant lightning storm flickers onto a white wall, making it and the room momentarily brighter – the ghosts surpass technology and yet also belong to it. The ghosts live equally well within black box systems as they do in the movement of leaves. James Turrell is a prominent North American artist, renowned for his work with coloured fields of light. Turrell describes this relationship: Light is a powerful substance… But, for something so powerful, situations for their presences are fragile. I form it as much as the material allows. I like to work with it so that you feel it physically, so you feel the presence of light inhabiting a space. I like the quality of feeling that is felt not only with the eyes.[6] How do we reconcile ‘individuality’ when faced with a continual dynamic of becoming that exists in systems across both the macro and micro scale? This dynamic has been the source of a long debate within philosophical circles for centuries, all the way back to the Pre-Socratics. It was Heraclitus that said “you can never stand in the same river twice.” [7] The philosopher Levi Bryant gives us a succinct summary of Aristotle’s position on substance: To be, for Aristotle, is to be a substance or a thing. All other senses of being, Aristotle argues, ultimately refer back to substance for ultimately all these other forms of being reside in substances or are made possible by substances… Elsewhere, in the Categories, Aristotle gives us an important clue as to the nature of substance. There Aristotle writes that, “[a] substance—that which is called a substance most strictly, primarily, and most of all—is that which is neither said of a subject nor in a subject, e.g., the individual man or the individual horse.” In short, a substance is that which is not predicated of anything else, and which therefore enjoys independent or autonomous existence. Colour, for example, is always predicated of a substance. Put differently, colour must always reside in something else. The colour red is never a substance in its own right, but is always in a ball or a strawberry or lipstick. Qualities reside in substances; they are predicated of substances, whereas substances are not predicated of anything. One thinks of molecules as innate and as relatively stable entities but they are not ideal forms. Instead, they are compositions of atoms, and they can decompose as well as assemble. Quantum physics tells us there are subatomic scale dynamics operating within each atom and molecule that produces variations of all manner of types continuously: First is the gradual emergence in early Greek thought of a factor indispensable to the discussion of the changing world and the progressive elaboration of that factor (or, more exactly, cluster of factors) as philosophic reflection deepened and divided. Second is the radical shift that occurred in the seventeenth century as the concept of matter took on new meanings, gave its name to the emerging philosophy of materialism and yielded place to a derivative concept, mass, in the fast-developing new science of mechanics. Third is the further transformation of the concept in the twentieth century in the light of the dramatic changes brought about by the three radically new theories in physics: relativity, quantum mechanics, and expanding-universe cosmology, with which that century will always be associated. Matter began to be dematerialized, as it were, as matter and energy were brought into some sort of equivalence, and the imagination-friendly particles of the earlier mechanics yielded way to the ghostly realities of quantum theory that are neither here nor there.[8] Quantum physics shows us that everything at a certain level is a composite energetic blur in a field: The first blow came from Einstein’s theories of special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915). By stating the principle of an equivalence of mass and energy, the field character of matter came into focus, and philosophers of science began to discuss to what extent relativity theory implied a ‘de-materialization’ of the concept of matter. However, as McMullan points out, even though particles and their interactions began to be seen as only partial manifestations of underlying fields of mass-and-energy, relativity theory still gave room for some notion of spatio-temporal entities through the concept of ‘rest mass’. The second blow to classical materialism and mechanism came with quantum theory, which describes a fundamental level of reality, and therefore should be accorded primary status when discussing the current scientific and philosophical nature of matter.[9] Rather than being given “primary status” let us acknowledge that reality is multilayered and stratified and look for the tracings that cross these dimensions. Conceptually the strange situations that are occurring on a quantum level should at the very least reinforce an idea that things operate differently through a strata of dimensions, that dimensionality is really only a conceptual character anyway that arises from the observers position or viewpoint. When it comes to the qualities of powers that come to the senses the prominent American cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett ascribes this to qualia: “Qualia” is an unfamiliar term for something that could not be more familiar to each of us: the ways things seem to us. As is so often the case with philosophical jargon, it is easier to give examples than to give a definition of the term. Look at a glass of milk at sunset; the way it looks to you – the particular, personal, subjective visual quality of the glass of milk is the quale of your visual experience at the moment. The way the milk tastes to you then is another, gustatory quale, and how it sounds to you as you swallow is an auditory quale; these various “properties of conscious experience” are prime examples of qualia. Nothing, it seems, could you know more intimately than your own qualia; let the entire universe be some vast illusion, some mere figment of Descartes’ evil demon, and yet what the figment is made of (for you) will be the qualia of your hallucinatory experiences. Descartes claimed to doubt everything that could be doubted, but he never doubted that his conscious experiences had qualia, the properties by which he knew or apprehended them.[10] Surely it is the constitution of these things that allows them to emit particular qualities back to us, rather than being merely a product of our hallucinations? A white sheet hanging in a room will show a different side under different lighting conditions between noon and twilight. A red sheet will look purple under blue light, as opposed to under yellow light, where it will appear orange. A black sheet side by side with the red sheet under the same lighting conditions will also change accordingly, but in different ways. These objects have the power to absorb light in different ways; isn’t this then a proposition of a complex, involving a union between interpretation through the senses and the qualities or powers of objects themselves? And what about the question of diffuse light emissions or radiosity?[11] A red sheet in a white room will reflect some of its redness onto the wall as a pink glow.[12] The Belgian philosopher of science Isabelle Stengers, in her book Thinking with Whitehead, highlights how Whitehead countered our tendency to see the world as a bunch of divisions, rather than as an entangled constituency: Thus, nature sees itself credited with that which, in fact, should be reserved for ourselves: the rose for its smell, the nightingale for its song, and the sun for its brilliance. The Poets are entirely wrong. They should address their songs to themselves, and should turn them into odes of self-congratulation for the splendour of the human mind. Nature is a stupid business, bereft of sounds, odours and colours; it is only matter in a hurry without end and without meaning. [13] Whitehead made it his life’s challenge to think up alternatives to this divide: The theory of psychic additions would treat the greenness [of grass] as a psychic addition, furnished from the perceiving mind and would leave to nature, merely the molecules and the radiant energy which influences the mind towards the perception. What I am essentially protesting against is the bifurcation of nature into two systems of reality, which, in so far as they are real, are real in different senses[…] Thus there would be two natures, one is the conjecture the other is a dream. Wider nature is not so much bereft of sound, odours or colours as it is at times simply withdrawn from certain qualities (just as we humans are withdrawn from many things when we sleep or are unconscious). At the same time the world still churns. How could anyone really know what it is like when another person encounters the smell of the plant vetiver? This is a smell that is usually described in the most general terms as being earthy and woody. How can we find the words to describe to someone what the smell of vetiver is for us? As Bruno Latour reminds us: “Nothing can be reduced to anything else.” Language comes after the experience with smell, words may put us in the zone, but words are perhaps the most distant translation of what it is. Touch also belongs to these occulting states in confirming that there are beings ‘outside of me’ that produce shivers on the skin, or warmth and comfort, even ecstasy, or perhaps in a striking blow great pain and agony. The ghostly actants, because they are unbounded, live in the senses and in the outside world simultaneously. Generalised in thought, as categories such as “atmosphere” and “aura”, this haunting quality we are extending onto aesthetic practices of atmospherics and ambience, as a place of the coven where aromatic potions become spellbinding. This is why perfume is often presented as a gift, something we wear on the skin like a decoration and a declaration of seduction, as a potion. “Freud devoted his life to listening and interpreting ghosts,” so says philosopher Jacques Derrida in the film Ghost Dance.[14] Everything emits in space, some things are more stable and others more volatile and some are withdrawn – waiting to pop up like a ‘jack-in-the-box.’ Shiny surfaces and caustics – the wiggly patterns reflected through water onto a surface – more often associated with visual apparitions. Yet aroma may also be charged with the interweaving of the effects of dissonance and interference; certainly the accord in perfumery seems key to these kinds of summations of effects. We now add to these watery illusions the effects of the air like those found in Turner’s painting, and onwards towards a haunting meteorological olfactory that signals to us across the divide that there are indeed things beyond ourselves. The flower attracts with chemical effluvia, with an “I am here” to a wasp that it will never know and is unlikely to be speaking with any time soon. But time, the circumstances of evolutionary time, is indirectly telling the flower of the necessity of the wasp and so the flower is composing towards it. Not all communication is as explicit or as vulgar as language. Communication is so pervasive across the divide that it happens in spite of conscious awareness of enunciation and reception. There is the time of the genes and the dark eons entombed within life. We are filled with black boxes as much as a rose is a black box. We are dark houses, and stored within us are a myriad of processes that we will never know directly, but none the less are bubbling away insistently. What lies between subject and object are all of these manifestations that act as intermediaries, as micro transporters – translations that sit outside of any firm ontological category and yet, counter intuitively by way of their indeterminate ambiguous nature, are empowered by the receptivity that come from the fascination of these temporal indeterminacies. This expressive territory is the ways and means of transmission across epistemological gaps. These powers are attention seeking, because we have always been geared towards looking for the potential in the world around us, seeking out some unnamed and perhaps subtle force that might be useful for our survival. For Walter Benjamin the concept of aura was central. Benjamin was infected with a form of the ghostly – an incantation of the aura that he revealed for us that he claimed makes its presence felt in the art object. An aura that gives the work an intangible power, an aura that he felt was being snuffed out by reproduction. An aura, then, unable to gather enough alliances against the tide of images coming off the presses. An aura that is present in every museum or gallery even if it is being felt as an absence in its wake. Benjamin intuits the aura in the atmospheric clearing of the vista, the antithesis of the enclosed space of the gallery or the museum. He finds it in nature – nature is his web and his line into culture: What is an aura actually? A strange tissue of space and time: unique appearance of distance, however near it may be. Resting on a summer evening and following a mountain chain on the horizon or a branch, which throws its shadow on the person at rest – that is to breathe the aura of these mountains or this branch. With this definition it is easy to comprehend the particular social determination of the present decay of aura…[15] The ghosts are zigzagging down the channels, completing a circuit of potential; they attach themselves to anything that has enough energy in the system to allow their effects to come forth. What humans do with them is up to the humans, the gods watch on indifferently. A field of electricity under power lines illuminates a fluorescent tube when held aloft by a hand that connects the field to the earth through the body. This is also Benjamin’s aura, the natural sublime is to be found now, within networks of electricity that belong to the cosmos as much as they do to power companies that mediate them. This is the new line on the horizon – a power line that cuts a corridor through the bush. The 512k transmission lines to Blacktown that produces the strange sounds of the electrical field in corresponding lengths of wire (VLF antennae) when held aloft, they resonate internally and in sympathy. The lines occasionally flash green in the winter fog. Its aura or electromagnetic field is so radiant that a person can hold a fluorescent tube up in the air and make it glow without it being plugged into any other piece of equipment, no power sockets required – a light sabre courtesy of Integral Energy. These transmission lines run approximately parallel with the ridgeline that the people of the Durag and Gunddungara nation probably would have travelled to go back and forth from the tool workshops along the Nepean River. [16] This glowing ‘Flavin Rod’ is a circuit between the earth, the air, and a living fleshy body.[17] A cable between two poles amplifies the radio emissions from the stars as a crackle that seemed utterly mysterious to the teams of linesman who first laid the cable.[18] Accordingly, the auras of plants are rediscovered in the making of a Kirlian camera, its authenticity unquestionable in the sense that what it shows is the fifth state of matter as nebula around the fringe of leaves, but entirely questionable in terms of the old idea of life force transmitting in the ether.[19] This sequence of images was accompanied in its first iteration with fantasy fragrances made in the studio of olfactory interpretations of each of the plants under investigation.[20] For example the Kirlian image of Water Cress was accompanied by the fragrance, “A Thousand Leaves” which was a diffuse green bitter fragrance that had hemp like overtones. All of these fragrances utilized cis 3 Hexanyl and its acetate which are foundational green notes in perfumery. The Kirlian image of common grass was accompanied by a fragrance named “Grass Valley” that was described as being hay-like, diffusive and musk like. It accurately contained coumarin- a vanilla like chemical that one can easily detect when large bodies of grass have been mown, along with ozone like chemicals and classic cut grass green notes as already mentioned above. Stemone made an appearance for its stem like minty qualities. Four rusty pipes of various lengths poke from a ruined façade in an abandoned oil shale refinery in Western NSW.[21] These pipes produce a pitch perfect melody – a sad refrain in the wind. This is Aeolian music that will last as long as the prevailing wind passes from that particular direction and at that speed, and for as long as the pipes can resist the process of oxidation into rust, another object subject to entropy. This perhaps speaks towards a powerful dimension in art – its deep recesses, this enormous crescendo of patterns seeping up from the noumenal, as eruptions of time. The work is already nearly complete, all it needs is to be gotten hold of by some entity and signed. We live in a world that contains the appropriate substrates for ghostly forces: rock shelter, tree, telephone, computer, starlight, sun, the cinema, psychoanalysis; the list is endless – for these unnameable ghostly actants are firmly planted in the real that includes the imagination: mediators of matter and the senses. These are the timings in which things come together. They are always with us, the planes and lines of force translating a lightning flash that makes a rectangular luminous shape appear on the lounge room wall masked by a window. They are the harbingers, because our minds are geared to receive them, and at the same time we belong to them and them to us, through the forces of feedback, a circular looping transporter.[22] Like upon like, creates interference patterns by phase. Energy out of phase with itself creates patterns. Energy in phase carves out space. Time out of phase is a rupture. Time out of phase reeks of the event and of the temporary arresting of entropy by preservation in a bottle. Objects slow down time for us by arresting nervous energy. Here Serres describes the relational object in action: For an unstable band of baboons, social changes are flaring up every minute. One could characterize their history as unbound, insanely so. The object for us, makes our history slow…I spoke of the ball, ludic mimes in our own age of these relational objects. Around the ball, the team fluctuates as quick as a flame, around it through it, it keeps a nucleus of organization. The ball is the sun of the system and the force passing among its elements; it is a centre that is off-centred, off-side, outstripped. Every player carries on with the ball when the preceding one is shunted aside, laid out, trampled. [23] Many entities miss much of the world and yet these objects are caught up in the paradox of a strange intimacy – a paradox of touching that couldn’t be further from making contact, described here by the master of objects, Martin Heidegger: Taken strictly, ‘touching’ is never what we are talking about in such cases, not because accurate re-examination will always eventually establish that there is a space between the chair and the wall, but because in principle the chair can never touch the wall, even if the space between them should be equal to zero. If the chair could touch the wall, this would presuppose that the wall is the sort of thing ‘for’ which a chair would be encounterable. An entity present at hand within the world can be touched by another entity only if by its very nature the latter entity has Being –in as its own kind of Being –only if, with its Being-there [Da-sein], something like the world is already revealed to it, so that from out of the world another entity can manifest itself in touching, and thus become accessible in its Being-present-at-hand. When two entities are present-at-hand within the world, and furthermore are worldless in themselves, they can never ‘touch’ each other, nor can either of them be alongside each other.[24] But isn’t this the case for all entities including humans – try as we might, our potential access to ‘other’ entities shall always remain somehow strangely beyond us no matter how close we lay to each other in our beds? Of course, we have a sense of who we are with and the qualities they project that allows us to love or to loath; we do all agree ‘more or less’ that sunsets are red and often special, but we can never be absolutely certain that these things are what they are, or that we are getting our point or opinion through. And when we sense this existential and ontological void opening up, we are immersed in the uncanny that is surrounded by thresholds; suddenly the home is filled with murky shadows and black holes. A hypothesis: only the lifeless things are truly free in their existence, because they do not have a world to access. Being in the phenomenological sense is never fulfilled, especially for us. This is because we belong to an open system that is gaining and losing information. We are always haunted by spectres that give us a world that forces us to consciously acknowledge, in line with Heidegger, our inability to fully and completely enter it. Does this ontological uncertainty prove we are ghosts rather than flesh, operating as a field of vibration? Are we ghostly before we have even died? Are we always hovering between subject and object? Are we just ghostly actants? Are we merely shells in which everything else inhabits us, including the past, through the inevitable reshaping that comes with the nexus of our subjectivity? Perhaps this withdrawal is the very thing that affords power to aesthetics and excludes us the right to total knowledge, an ontological void that makes us somehow human, as empathetic fragile creatures rather than incandescent with power and monstrously holy. As Colin Black writes in his essay “Hauntology, spectres and phantoms”: For Derrida, the ghost’s secret is not a puzzle to be solved; it is the structural openness or address directed towards the living by the voices of the past or the not yet formulated possibilities of the future. The secret is not unspeakable because it is taboo, but because it cannot not (yet) be articulated in the languages available to us. The ghost pushes at the boundaries of language and thought. The interest here, then, is not in secrets, understood as puzzles to be resolved, but in secrecy, now elevated to what Castricano calls ‘the structural enigma which inaugurates the scene of writing. [25] Our interpretation and experience of aroma may struggle with language and yet, at the same time, this is also one of its powers once it enters the realm of phenomena and composition. The proposition here is that ghostly actants are the entities that resist representation (as much as they play a role in producing them) as spectre, apparition, mirage and memory, as entities that appear seemingly out of nowhere that become powerful collaborators with us as territorial animals. The ghosts are the entities that we always meet with a certain incredulity against our need to believe we are “the shepherds of being.” An aroma – a certain ‘whiff’ – will resist or complicate any description. It is semiotically unstable, and yet aroma signals as information seemingly immaterially, confounding stable conceptual categories while at the same time simultaneously producing them. It is in this excess and openness of this exchange, and its lack of perfection, that there will be found all kinds of ‘ghostly’ supplements supplanting and cajoling with other actants, by a similar to route to how we have come to harness chaos into order. Aroma is one of the most intimate things we can know; as substances it enters our bodies and we have been thoroughly equipped through our organs to submit to this occasion. The ghostly are agents of transduction, they can be found on the output side of black boxes manifesting as haloes, glows, and auras, or inside the resonating wires of antenna or in the glowing ion channels beyond the receptor. The ghosts are found in the harmonic ring of a molecule’s stretch frequency and from the arrangement of its shape. One will smell of freshly cut grass and another of candle wax. Perhaps by attempting to interrogate these so called indeterminate qualities under the guise of ghostly entities forming bridges and pathways, we might begin to develop a future taxonomy of fantastical new modes of thought in respect to what was once banished by the church and held in check by other gatekeepers. The affirmation here is aimed towards the occult tendencies of perfumery for a rising up of wondrous vaporous entities from the earth, rather than for the drowning of witches at the weighing station. Fig 5: Kirlian Image of Mint from the Garden. The Phantom Leaves. 2010. [1] Gernot Bohme, Atmosphere as a fundamental concept of a new Aesthetics (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993), 114. [3] “For Example, in some of Bartlett’s most influential studies, subjects were asked to read a story to themselves (the most famous story being “The War of the Ghosts”); they then tried to recall the story later. Bartlett found that individuals recalled each story in their own idiosyncratic way. Jonathan K Foster, Memory A Very Short Introduction. (Oxford University Press 2009.) 12. [4] Neuroscientist David Eagleman a specialist at Baylor College of Medicine at Houston Texas tells us “Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia –hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as complicated as a city. And each one contains the entire human genome and traffics billions of molecules in intricate economies. Each cell sends electrical pulses to other cells, up to hundreds of times per second. If you represented each of these trillions and trillions of pulses in your brain by a single photon of light, the combined output would be blinding” [5] See the artists website on this work the “natural history of the enigma” http://www.ekac.org/nat.hist.enig.html [6] Victoria Lynne. Space Odysseys sensation and Immersion. (Sydney: Art gallery of NSW, 1999), 52. [7] The quote from Heraclitus appears in Plato’s Cratylus twice; in 401located online http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0171%3Atext%3DCrat.%3Asection%3D401d retrieved,3/2/2012 [8] Paul Davies and Niels Henrik Gregersen, (2011-03-01). “Introduction: does information matter?” Information and the Nature of Reality: From Physics to Metaphysics (United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press), 13. [9]Paul Davies and Niels Gregersen and Niels Henrik. “Introduction: does information matter?” Information and the Nature of Reality: From Physics to Metaphysics (United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press 2011), 2 [10] Daniel Dennett “Quining Qualia” Ase.tufts.edu 1985-11-21. Retrieved 18/05/2012. [11] In 3d computer graphics radiosity is an algorithm used to visualise and take into account diffuse inter-reflections of surfaces bouncing off each other. The equation comes from thermal radiation but surfaces also radiate scattered light that has an effect on the illumination of objects in their surroundings. [12] Levi Bryant, in his book The Democracy of Objects uses the example of a cup in a similar way. [13] Isabelle Stengers, quoting Whitehead in Thinking with Whitehead –Science and the Modern World (New York: Free Press 1967), 54. [14] A line of dialogue by Jacques Derrida in the film Ghost Dance, 1983. Director Ken McMullen. [15]As quoted by Gernot Bohme in Atmosphere as the Fundamental Concept of a New Aesthetics Gernot Bohme Thesis Eleven 1993; W. Benjamin, “Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit”, 1st version, Gesammelte Schriften (Frankfurt, Suhrkamp, 1991) [16] A good background for this can be found in the book Blue Mountains Dreaming. The Aboriginal Heritage. By Eugene Stockton. [17] “Flavin Rod” is a play on the work of American Artist Dan Flavin famous for his sculptures of fluorescent tubes and the ‘light sabre’ or staff as ceremonial rod. [18] This description refers to two collaborative works with Joyce Hinterding – The Halo Field – published as a DVD that came with Art Monthly Australia 2010 and Hinterding’s field recordings, in particular Transmission Lines Series 512k to Blacktown 2009. [19] David Haines. The Phantom Leaves – (premiered at Breenspace, Sydney 2010) [20] First exhibited in the group exhibition curated by Lucy Bleach and Jonathon Holmes at the Plimsoll Gallery Hobart in the exhibition titled, Green. Then in a second iteration as part of the exhibition Cosmic Vapour at Breenspace in 2010 (not discussed in the text). [21] This sound appeared in the collaborative art work “Black Canyon Earth Field” that appeared in the exhibition, Modern Ruins at Gallery of Modern Art Queensland Haines/Hinterding 2008 [22] Gregory Bateson was one of the first people to think about feedback. Noel Charlton in Understanding Gregory Bateson: Mind, Beauty, and the Sacred Earth (S U N Y Series in Environmental Philosophy and Ethics 2012), 15, explains it thus: “He was already seeing social and inter-societal interaction in terms of process and, during this work with the Latmul people, he first recognized (while puzzling over the fact that conflict and reciprocally aggressive behavior between groups of natives did not normally escalate into all-out war) the processes that would, in postwar cybernetics, become “positive feedback” and “negative feedback”-though at the time he referred to “symmetrical schismogenesis” and “complementary schismogenesis.” [23] Michel Serres. Genesis. (Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. 1995), 13. [24] Martin Heidegger. Being and Time. (New York: Harper and Row. 1962), 81-82 [25] Colin Black. Hauntology, spectres and phantoms (Oxford Journals Humanities French Studies Volume 59, Issue) 3Pp. 373-379. 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__label__wiki	0.872406	0.872406	NLCS Bracket 2018: TV Schedule, Odds and Predictions Before Game 2 Joe Tansey@JTansey90Twitter LogoFeatured ColumnistOctober 13, 2018 Rob Carr/Getty Images The Milwaukee Brewers went all-in for Game 1 of the NLCS to earn an advantage over the Los Angeles Dodgers Because of the strategy utilized by manager Craig Counsell, Game 2 presents a different set of challenges as the Brewers take on another tough Dodgers starter and have to alter their bullpen approach. Even though the Dodgers' comeback attempt was unsuccessful Friday, it showed they're able to hit Milwaukee's relievers, which is something few teams have been able to brag about in 2018. In Game 2, the Brewers will be looking to extend their winning streak to 13 games, which dates back to September 23. NLCS Schedule Game 2: Saturday, October 13 at Milwaukee (4:09 p.m., Fox) Game 3: Monday, October 15 at Los Angeles (7:39 p.m., FS1) Game 4: Tuesday, October 16 at Los Angeles (9:09 p.m., FS1) Game 5: Wednesday, October 17 at Los Angeles (5:05 p.m., FS1)* Game 6: Friday, October 19 at Milwaukee (8:39 p.m., FS1)* Game 7: Saturday, October 20 at Milwaukee (9:09 p.m., FS1)* *-if necessary Game 2 Odds (via OddsShark) Los Angeles (-122; Bet $122 to win $100) Milwaukee (+102; Bet $102 to win $100) Milwaukee Has Trouble Navigating Bullpen Situation You could tell how much winning Game 1 meant to Counsell, as he maxed out his bullpen by using Josh Hader for three innings. Since Hader threw the most pitches of any Milwaukee player, it's hard to justify having him come back for Game 2 in an extended role. Matt Slocum/Associated Press That means the Brewers will have to rely on Jeremy Jeffress and Joakim Soria to get to Corey Knebel, who might have to throw two innings Saturday. In order to take some pressure off the bullpen, starter Wade Miley needs to go at least four or five innings, that way Counsell can throw Jeffress, Soria and Knebel consecutively. However, if the Dodgers do damage at the plate in the early innings, Counsell will have a tough decision to make. If that occurs, Counsell might be forced to go to Hader, who is now at a disadvantage because all of the Los Angeles starters faced him once Friday. Although Knebel earned the save in the ninth inning, he was far from perfect, as Chris Taylor drove in Joc Pederson on an RBI triple off the Milwaukee closer. The Brewers haven't been exposed by the Dodgers' lineup, but they haven't been perfect, and if the Dodgers continue to make progress against the relievers, it could turn into a difficult series for the NL Central champion. Dodgers' Confidence At Plate Leads To Road Win in Game 2 You can't sugarcoat a postseason loss, but the Dodgers picked up a slight advantage by rallying back within one run of the Brewers. The four runs scored in the eighth and ninth innings showed the Dodgers they are more than capable of putting Milwaukee's bullpen under pressure. Even Hader, who has been deemed untouchable, conceded a pair of hits during his three-inning stint on the bump. The late Game 1 rally combined with Hyun-Jin Ryu starting Game 2 should put the Dodgers in position to steal a game in Milwaukee before heading home. The 31-year-old Ryu was fantastic in Game 1 of the NLDS, as he gave up four hits in seven shutout innings. With Ryu thriving against the Milwaukee lineup, the Dodgers' bats will go to work, with Manny Machado leading the charge. Jeff Roberson/Associated Press Machado recorded two hits and drove in three runs out of the cleanup spot in Game 1, and if Chris Taylor gets on base like he did Friday, there will be plenty of opportunities with runners in scoring position. The key for the Dodgers to unlock their full potential at the plate is Justin Turner, who went 0-for-5 in the series opener. Turner hit .357 in the NLDS win over the Atlanta Braves and recorded 12 RBI, 12 hits and three home runs in the NLDS and NLCS a year ago. Follow Joe on Twitter, @JTansey90 Statistics obtained from Baseball Reference Buy, Sell or Stand Pat for Every Team at the Trade Deadline What should your team do? Zachary D. Rymer Darvish's $126M Nightmare May Never End for Cubs Report: Zack Wheeler's Shoulder Has No Structural Damage via HardballTalk Report: Royals Are in 'Sell Mode'	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1041
__label__wiki	0.823654	0.823654	Opportunity Urbanist The battle for Houston, rapidly arriving autonomous taxis, big success with big sports events, and more By Tory Gattis on August 19, 2018 at 5:24 PM A big backlog of smaller items this week: The big item of the week: David Brooks mentioned my Center for Opportunity Urbanism in a recent column! It’s good to see our message getting out. Joel Kotkin in City Journal: The Battle for Houston: America’s most opportunity-rich city faces a long-term challenge from “smart-growth” advocates pushing for more regulation. The New Zealand delegation I helped host in Houston to explain our free market development model has released their report with recommendations to ease New Zealand’s outrageous housing costs, including implementing a version of Houston’s MUDs to stimulate development. Hat tip to George. The Antiplanner on Tracking Housing Affordability with a lot of discussion of Houston. Good shout out to Houston Metro for their cost-efficient bus network redesign: Austin wants high-dollar transit A detailed explanation of why rail to the airport doesn’t make sense vs. improving commuter service. Excerpt: “Commuters who use public transit typically use their regular route on the order of 500 times a year. If they also take public transit for non-work trips around the city, the number goes even higher, perhaps 700. In contrast, people who fly only fly a handful of times per year. Frequent business travelers may fly a few tens of times per year, still an order of magnitude less than the number of trips a typical commuter takes on transit.” Light rail average cost is $202 million/mile. The article contains some great stats on the costs of bus vs. BRT vs. rail. Excerpt: “Clearly, at $4 per ride, bus-rapid transit is the most cost-effective use of transit dollars. Bus-rapid transit requires minimal new infrastructure, and most of that infrastructure won’t become obsolete if and when driverless ride-hailing replaces transit. Bus-rapid transit also tends to have smaller cost overruns and ridership shortfalls than rail projects. Still, when buses can carry riders for $4 per trip, why are cities planning rail lines that cost $10, $20, or $151 (!!!) per trip? A big part of the answer is the desire to get “free” federal dollars.” Autonomous taxis are coming faster than we expect and they will be very disruptive, especially to transit agencies, which will either learn to embrace them or obstruct them (sadly, I expect a lot of the latter). Hat tip to Oscar. Can Transit Survive Driverless Ride Hailing? Speaking of impressive autonomous vehicles, check out this very cool video on Zoox (hat tip to Oscar). Great stats on Houston’s success landing big sporting events: “Where the most major neutral-site sports event by city/metropolitan area have been held since the turn of the 21st century or are already booked in the future: New Orleans (9) – 2002 Super Bowl, 2003 Final Four, 2008 NBA All-Star Game, 2012 Final Four, 2013 Super Bowl, 2014 NBA All-Star Game, 2017 NBA All-Star Game, 2022 Final Four, 2024 Super Bowl. Houston (8) – 2004 Super Bowl, 2004 Major League All-Star Game, 2006 NBA All-Star Game, 2011 NCAA Final Four, 2013 NBA All-Star Game, 2016 Final Four, 2017 Super Bowl (LI), 2023 Final Four. Phoenix (7) – 2008 Super Bowl, 2009 NBA All-Star Game, 2011 MLB All-Star Game, 2015 Super Bowl, 2017 Final Four, 2023 Super Bowl, 2024 Final Four. Indianapolis (7) – 2006 Final Four, 2010 Final Four, 2012 Super Bowl, 2015 Final Four, 2021 Final Four, 2021 NBA All-Star Game, 2026 Final Four” That’s probably more than enough items for one week. More to come next week… Tory Gattis	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1044
__label__wiki	0.576173	0.576173	About sponsored stories This content was produced by the Advertising Department of Chron.com. The news and editorial staffs of Chron.com and the Houston Chronicle had no role in its preparation. Super Duty Adds Luxury: Ford’s Hard-Working Pickup Continues to Move Upmarket By Derek Price, CARGAZING.COM January 7, 2019 12:53 pm Ford’s Super Duty pickup is designed from the ground up to do hard work, but it’s a far cry from a stripped-down work truck. While you can order a basic Super Duty starting at $33,150 — an impressive price considering what this truck is engineered to do, with a maximum conventional tow rating of 21,000 pounds — the biggest surprise is just how comfortably it can do the job. Ford – America’s truck leader – today pulls off the wraps of a new F-Series Super Duty Limited that sets new luxury standards for high-end heavy-duty truckers. Model: 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty Wheelbase: 141.6 in. Width: 105.9 in. Engine: 6.2-liter V8 (385 hp, 430 ft. lbs.) Fuel economy: Not rated Heavy-duty pickups, and Ford’s Super Duty range of F-250, F-350 and F-450 trucks in particular, have been in a race to add more technology, refinement and luxury at every price point in recent years. Consider this: for 2019, the Super Duty is offering a 10-speaker, 1,000-watt B&O PLAY sound system. With the Bang & Olufsen brand behind it, it’s the kind of high-end audiophile system you might expect to find in a European luxury-car showroom, not necessarily in a truck that can pull a 35,000-pound gooseneck trailer behind it. Other changes for 2019 include a new appearance package on the Lariat Sport with painted 20-inch wheels and the optional FordPass Connect system with a 4G cellular modem for staying connected on the go. FordPass Connect can be especially useful for people who use their truck as a mobile office. Connecting multiple laptops to its WiFi hot spot is a breeze, with fast 4G speeds sharable with up to 10 devices. What is a simple entertainment feature on ordinary Fords can become a powerful tool for productivity on a built-for-work pickup like this. Style: 7 Performance: 10 Price: 8 Handling: 6 Ride: 7 Comfort: 7 Its strong backbone remains unchanged. It’s still built on a stout frame made from extremely strong steel, and it retains what Ford calls a “high-strength, military-grade, aluminum-alloy body.” Ford’s attention to detail in this truck make it drive like a dream. It has a comfortable, smooth ride — even smoother when laden with cargo or pulling a load — and is shockingly quiet at highway speeds. Despite being built for commercial-grade capability, it’s impressively civilized over the road. Power comes from a choice of two highly capable engines: a 6.2-liter gasoline V8, or a 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel. After driving both, I prefer the diesel for its monumental, instant burst of torque that’s perfect for towing heavy loads. It’s pricey at $9,120 as an upgrade, but it’s worth every penny for people who need the numbers it generates for the task at hand. That price is made more palatable, too, by its reputation for durability and high values on the resale market. Ford’s luxury interior for high-end heavy-duty truckers. When you add content and luxury features, it’s not uncommon to see the price of a fully outfitted Super Duty rise over $60,000 or even more. This truck famously topped out with a sticker price over $100,000 last year with all the options added to its ultra-high-end Limited trim level. Granted, very few people will be buying $100,000 pickups. But the fact that you can build it up to such a high level, with the capability, technology and quality materials to justify that price, says a lot about the potential that lies under every Super Duty’s skin. If you are excited about the new 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty and want to see what it’s all about, we encourage you to take a test drive. Gullo Ford off I-45 N is always willing to show you what is new and exciting about the Ford fleet. They have plenty of inventory available to explore that you can check out online or to schedule a test drive, visit: Gullo Ford. *Featured dealer is not associated with reviewer or cargazing.com. More articles in this series 2019 Ford Ranger Gives Great All-Terrain Driving Experience Ford F-150 Gets Even Better	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1045
__label__wiki	0.673275	0.673275	Posted on March 8, 2009 by ChildHealthSafety UK press reports today show UK’s New Labour Government appears to have placed control of UK vaccination programmes from 1 April 2009 in practical effect into the hands of the drug industry and introduced what is potentially a compulsory vaccination law without Parliamentary debate under The Health Protection (Vaccination) Regulations 2009. Jab makers linked to vaccine programme” – Sunday Express By Lucy Johnston HEALTH EDITOR Scientists to be given power to decide on vaccinations” Sunday Telegraph – By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent 07 Mar 2009] Giving the JCVI control over vaccination policy appears little different to giving control directly to the drug industry because of a closely similar approach and in some cases interests of one too many JCVI members. The JCVI is drawn from the British Medical professions and includes members with drug industry financial conflicts of interest [Declarations of Interests] and an historically poor record to the present day on vaccination and child health safety [revealed in Freedom of Information documentation – more below]. The new law, introduced in a manner which raises doubts as to its legal and constitutional validity, will mean that when the drug industry produces a vaccine for adults or children, the Secretary of State is obliged to implement whatever recommendation the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation makes. This new law puts the unpaid JCVI members in a powerful financial position for the drug industry, with the power to decide adult and childhood vaccinations. And if the JCVI decides unvaccinated children should not attend school, as is the position in the USA, that could see compulsory UK childhood vaccination by the “backdoor”. Contradicting Department of Health claims the JCVI is independently appointed, the JCVI is appointed by an appointments commission under DoH control [more below]. The approach of several JCVI members and other health officials has been shown to be inappropriate and over-zealous, as demonstrated in UK legal proceedings seeking to have children vaccinated against parents’ wishes and when not in the children’s and family’s best interests [more below]. GPs, practice and clinic nurses could be in a difficult position ethically and legally in their relationships with parents and particularly in relation to those vaccinations currently recommended by the JCVI which are recognised not to be clinically necessary, whilst exposing young children to risks of adverse vaccine reactions which are also not being properly monitored by health officials. Mumps, rubella, chickenpox, ‘flu and Hepatitis B vaccines are examples of vaccinations recognised not to be clinically necessary for children whilst being recommended or under consideration for recommendation by the JCVI. No Debate Over Backdoor Law The Health Protection (Vaccination) Regulations 2009 have been introduced without debate against the backdrop of what appears a covert media vaccination strategy [more below]. These new regulations became law by being “laid before Parliament”, which normally means being placed in the library in the English Parliament for 20 days with no objection being raised within that time – none appears to have been. Paragraph 2 places an Obligation on the Secretary of State to ensure implementation of JCVI recommendations so far as is reasonably practicable” No Jab No School Whilst the Government may initially deny this law introduces compulsory vaccination, this new law could pave the way for withholding schooling and nursery education for unvaccinated children should the JCVI make such a recommendation. That is the position recently mooted by BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour [more below]. When Mary Creagh MP floated compulsory vaccination last year the current BMA chairman, Dr Hamish Meldrum described Mary Creagh’s proposals as ‘Stalinist’ and said forcing parents to have their children innoculated was “morally and ethically dubious”: No jabs, no school says Labour MP . A Political Issue The UK’s New Labour Government denies parents choice. Single vaccines are denied to children of worried parents whom New Labour have failed for 11 years to convince of the safety of multiple vaccines, have allowed vaccination rates to fall and then claim children will die if not vaccinated. That does not appear responsible government. Official Conservative Party policy is to offer the choice. No Need for New Law If the Government denies this new law is a way of introducing compulory vaccination there is and was no need for such a new law. The Secretary of State was already implementing the recommendations of The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. The JCVI was formerly an advisory body. Cost Not Safety Is Overriding Concern Under the new law the Secretary of State can only object to a JCVI recommendation if it is insufficiently backed by evidence of cost-effectiveness. There is no requirement to ensure the vaccinations are safe or to object to or reverse a JCVI recommendation on safety grounds. Freedom of Information documents show that in 1991 the known dangerous Pluserix MMR was withdrawn from supply by the supplier, a GlaxoSmithKline company and the vaccine was not proposed to be withdrawn by the JCVI, Medicines Control Agency, health officials or Government. The Medicines Act licence was continued instead and supply of the proven dangerous vaccine was thereby allowed to be continued to the third world [British Government’s Reckless Disregard for Child Health Safety]. No Public Scrutiny The JCVI will dictate vaccination policy. This takes away from Parliament democratic control over vaccination health policy. The Secretary of State is answerable to Parliament. It is since 1987 official Conservative policy to offer parents choice but the “vaccination right” is not a right to single vaccines but only to MMR, as dictated by the JCVI. The JCVI is answerable to no one. And in contrast:- is unelected, meets in private, takes decisions without public consultation or prior debate with no public scrutiny [save now for minutes published under FOI, but sometime after the event] is unpaid but has questionable links to the drug industry [Declarations of Interests] is comprised of voices uncritical of any aspect of vaccination safety and that was more than evident from the behaviour of the three JCVI experts involved in the Dr Jayne Donegan GMC case, and which saw a comprehensive exoneration of Dr Donegan’s advice on vaccination has no independent public or elected representatives has an historically abysmal record on safety to the extent of recklessness [including to the present day] it habitually decides matters on papers presented for the first time at meetings without prior consideration by members there is no requirement for the members to have qualifications in the formal professional assessment of adverse vaccine reactions, but they are frequently called upon to decide such matters JCVI Historic Recklessness for Child Health Safety The JCVI has a legal obligation under English and EU law to apply the precautionary principle in its deliberations. An account of how the JCVI has historically brought about widespread national harm to British children from a reckless approach to child health safety can be seen here: British Government’s Reckless Disregard for Child Health Safety The latest information shows nothing has changed. There is a considerable and growing body of research either showing how vaccinations are causally involved in or implicated as the only realistic causal explanation for the pandemic increases in autism, asthma, allergies, diabetes and many other new emerging conditions in modern western economies. Here are examples in relation to autism and allergies: Explaining Vaccines Autism & Mitochondrial Disorder, Mercury in British Vaccines, Autism and Your Child’s Allergies. Despite data and evidence of such a kind, the 17 June 2008 JCVI meeting decided that all children will be vaccinated regardless of risk – with the JCVI claiming “UK data provide no evidence that vaccination is harmful to children with mitochondrial disorders“: minutes 17 June 2008, and as amended: Draft minutes for main JCVI meeting 15 October 2008: How should a responsible body of experts respond when presented with the information coming from the USA, politically, in the media, in new research and with cases like Hannah Poling in the US Federal Court? And how did they respond?:- it was dealt with under Item 15 “Any Other Business” the JCVI dismisses the case of Hannah Poling and all else, [NB. there have been a number of US Federal Court decisions made public on vaccines and autism – see AUTISM – US Court Decisions and Other Recent Developments – It’s Not Just MMR] they propose to vaccinate all children at risk of developing mitochondrial dysfunction like Hannah Poling as a result of vaccination:- [recent research shows the at risk group is large – a minimum of 7 percent of currently autistic children and as high as 70 percent can have developed mitochondrial dysfunction. This puts between between 1 in 70 and 1 in 800 British Children at risk according to the current UK rate of autism of 1 in 58, as revealed by Cambridge University research presented at IMFAR, May 2008]. have no plans to take any action of any kind to protect British children or to make any kind of investigation or to recommend any other action This is not responsible and especially when compared to what responsible action would and should look like. JCVI Zealotic Approach The present practice under the JCVI’s recommendations is to vaccinate in a “one size fits all” approach, even if that means putting those at risk in harm’s way. The court case of A & D v B & E [2003] EWHC 1376 (Fam) (13 June 2003) about forced state vaccination of two children against their mothers’ wishes and the subsequent GMC proceedings against Dr Jayne Donegan show that some JCVI members who have given evidence in legal proceedings on vaccination issues are prepared to give incorrect evidence to have children vaccinated when not in the best interests of the child or the family. The Donegan GMC case shows that despite the correct evidence being in favour of not needing to vaccinate in individual cases, some JVCI members are prepared to give their expert opinions in legal proceedings to the contrary. The outcome of the GMC case against Dr Jayne Donegan demonstrated that the court case of A & D v B & E was incorrectly decided and as a result of inappropriate evidence from JCVI “experts”. The result of the A & D v B & E was the JCVI position overriding the ethical and appropriate clinical approach in individual cases and parents’ concern for what is best for the child. The latter is despite parents’ legal obligations for their children under the Children Act 1989. Potentially Difficult Position for Family Doctors and Other Health Professionals Family doctors, practice and clinic nurses could be put in a difficult position ethically, which also has legal implications:- it is unethical and potentially a criminal matter to administer a vaccine without fully informed consent, including on adverse reactions fully informed consent is not obtained 99.9% of the time in practical terms it cannot be provided because data on adverse reactions is not being properly collected or at all much of the information provided by the NHS and Department of Health is misleading and incorrect if followed by health professionals DoH Scaremongering Over Clinically Unnecessary Vaccines for Children The Department of Health’s approach to vaccination is to adopt a scaremongering approach, which is not justified on up-to-date statistics nor on risk-vs-risk comparisons of vaccination adverse effects to disease [See more below – “The Push for Vaccination Is Commercially Driven”] the BMA, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and JCVI are on record stating:“Since mumps and its complications are very rarely serious there is little indication for the routine use of mumps vaccine“: British National Formulary (‘BNF’) 1985 and 1986 rubella vaccination is unnecessary for boys and is only relevant for teenage girls and women of childbearing age to protect the unborn child in the first three months of pregnancy from a risk of an average of 50 cases p.a. of congenital rubella syndrome, of which approximately 10% [ie. 5 cases] may have serious outcomes The JCVI proposal to vaccinate infants against ‘flu could now be pushed through even though it was opposed previously because it was not to protect children but old people and also because vaccine expert Dr Tom Jefferson went public on the flu vaccine not working and putting children and adults at risk of adverse reactions for nothing:- Flu vaccines ‘not worth the trouble’ – By David Rose The Times October 27, 2006 Babies may get flu jabs to cut epidemics – Brendan Bourne – The Sunday Times – January 22, 2006 The JCVI are again proposing chickenpox vaccine for all infants even though clinically unnecessary and greater health problems could be caused as a result – Children need chickenpox jab, say doctors – By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Telegraph 8 Nov 2007 Chickenpox vaccine ‘will overload children’ – By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor – 8 Nov 2007 Children may get chickenpox vaccine – By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor 19 Apr 2008 New Vaccine for Shingles: Is Prevention Really Better than Treatment? Kauffman JM. J Am Phys Surg 2005:10:117 Association of American Physicians and Surgeons are opposed: “Prior to the development of the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, the disease was widely recognized to be one of the most benign illnesses”: http://www.aapsonline.org/stateis/njvac.htm Chicken pox vaccine associated with shingles epidemic 1 Sep 2005 Medical Research New The proposals for Hepatitis B vaccination for infants make no sense when at-risk groups are intravenous drug abusers and those who practice unsafe sex, not infants and when the vaccine has a very poor safety profile, including criminal proceedings in France into the withdrawn introduction of universal hepatitis vaccination which saw the first cases of childhood multiple sclerosis in France:- Children ‘should be vaccinated against hepatitis B’– By JENNY HOPE 09 November 2007 Hepatitis vaccine needed to protect children Last updated at 09:36 10 May 2005 Covert Government Media Campaign The Government is currently engaged in what the British public may see as a covert media campaign to promote vaccination with this new law as the backdrop. An announcement in Parliament referred to a media PR campaign to start in late February 2009 to support the MMR in the UK – see this link Measles in Hansard [official record of proceedings in the English Parliament] of the 3rd February 2009. The announcement does not appear linked to the introduction of the new law. There are two items in Hansard: one on measles and one on MMR; A public relations campaign is planned to start in late February to support the MMR vaccination.” We also underlined our commitment to immunisation by stating that immunisation is a ‘right’ in the NHS constitution.“ PCTs must set targets to improve vaccination uptake and agree these with their strategic health authorities (SHAs). The SHAs, with the help of the Department, monitor the PCTs against these targets.“ BBC & Medical Establishment Involvement Following the Parliamentary announcement, BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour broadcast a programme with Professor Hugh Pennington and a US representative discussing compulsory vaccination and comparing the position in the USA. No one was invited to put any contrary position for balance. Listen online:- Should measles vaccination be compulsory? 18 Feb 2009 Listen to this item Could a “no jab, no school” rule be the solution to increasing infection rates? [Better software than BBC’s RealPlayer is Real Alternative which will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install RealPlayer/RealOne Player:- Download Real Alternative] The Push for Vaccination Is Commercially Driven Historic official statistics show that the need for control of disease across social populations has never been lower: Vaccines Did Not Save Us – 2 Centuries of Official Statistics. The financial markets have long been aware that the pharmaceutical industry “blockbuster” patented drug business model has been failing. The drug industry has been adopting other business models since the 1980s and:- with vaccines they see the same business model as Bill Gates – everyone must have Windows software on their computer – everyone must be vax’ed over the past 20 years and more they have built up a network of influence with government, with health official and the medical professions they have promulgated the belief that vaccines are magic bullets and must not be criticised in any way by anyone adverse vaccine reactions appear taboo, are rarely discussed, little researched or reported have brought about the situation where the medical evidence base of published journals can no longer be trusted as reliable: [Doctors Without Borders Why you can’t trust medical journals anymore April 2004 Shannon Brownlee, Washington Monthly] covert lobbying organisations are working without the public or journalists realising: [LobbyWatch] We vaccinate children against diseases like mumps when the British Medical Association and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain’s position on this was [their joint publication the British National Formulary]:- The JCVI’s official position on this was also the same pre-MMR according to JCVI minutes obtained under Freedom of Information. The medical ethics and legality of vaccination in such circumstances are therefore questionable, albeit financially lucrative for the pharmaceutical industry. At the same time, monitoring of vaccination risks is at best inadequate and in reality practically non-existent. If a child suffers a serious adverse reaction, the child and parents are “dumped” by the Government and UK National Health Service: British Government & Establishment’s Efforts to Deny Compensation to MMR Vaccine Child Victims. “Independent” JCVI – Under Department of Health Control The following are mutually contradictory official statements showing what the DoH says is not true regarding JCVI “independence”. “The JCVI is appointed by the Appointments Commission and is independent of the department.” [Hansard – Health: Vaccines] “The Commission was established in 2001, and is based in Leeds. We are governed by a board of directors which is directly accountable to the Department of Health.” [Appointments Commission] The Sunday Times And Glaxo MMR vaccine manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline has appointed to its Board the head of News International James Murdoch. Murdoch is also boss of The Sunday Times, London, England publisher of stories by freelance journalist Brian Deer to discredit research into the link between MMR vaccine and autism in the US and UK [James Murdoch joins Glaxo board – Andrew Jack and Ben Fenton Financial Times 2 February 2009]. Murdoch will serve as a member of GSK’s corporate responsibility committee, where he will help to review “external issues that might have the potential for serious impact upon the group’s business and reputation“:[James Murdoch takes GlaxoSmithKline role – Chris Tryhorn The Guardian Monday 2 February 2009. Some wags have now dubbed the newspaper “The Sunday Glaxo”. A British Parliamentary Health Select Committtee Report found that the drug industry spends “considerable resources” on building relationships with journalists to counter concerns regarding drug safety and to undermine critical voices and that the drug industry considers this “entirely legitimate”:- The use of PR to counter negative publicity 221. Public relations is particularly important during times of bad publicity, especially when the safety of brands is called into question. Considerable resources are invested into building long-term, sustainable relationships with stakeholders and ‘key opinion leaders’ and journalists. These relationships are used to promote the use of certain brands and counter concerns relating to safety. Efforts to undermine critical voices in particular were identified, under terms of “issues management”. In later evidence, in response to the ISM’s memorandum, Pfizer stated that PR is entirely legitimate and can “help to educate and inform”. According to the PMCPA, PR activities may include “placing articles in the lay press, TV documentaries, soap operas etc”.186 The following example of a project worksheet shows the marketing campaign process and the targeting of consumers and the press. The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry House of Commons Health Committee Fourth Report of Session 2004–05 James Murdoch took up his appointment alongside Sir Crispin Davis the CEO of The Lancet medical journal’s owners. Sir Crispin is brother of Judge Nigel Davis whose English High Court judgement in February 2004 saw the end of British children’s MMR vaccine injury claims [MMR Judge Faces Probe Over Brother’s Links to Vaccine Firm – Evening Standard, London 9 May 2007]. The outcome of an investigation by the Office for Judicial Complaints found no impropriety and resulted in no action taken regarding the relationship between Judge Davis and his brother Crispin Davis’ GlaxoSmithKline board position. A statement issued on Judge Davis’ behalf to The Telegraph newspaper legal correspondent, Joshua Rosenberg stated that “the possibility of any conflict of interest had not occurred to him“. Sir Crispin Davis received a knighthood in June 2004. Recent statements by UK Sunday Times’ journalist Brian Deer shows he helped the US Department of Justice present the US Court of Federal Claims on a number of occasions with last-minute documents to defeat the prospects for the US children’s claims [Full quote below]. The production of last-minute evidence is a litigation tactic which can prejudice the Court’s view and can leave an opponent with little time to counter it. The Federal Court has previously upheld claims of US children developing autistic symptoms from vaccines including the MMR vaccine: [AUTISM – US Court Decisions and Other Recent Developments – It’s Not Just MMR] The DoJ was sending out just before the recent US Court decisions the article in The Sunday Times of London by journalist Brian Deer, attacking the basis for the US children’s claims and published the Sunday before the Court decisions. These events are closely similar to the UK in 2004. Just before a crucial English Court decision throwing out UK children’s legal aid funding for claims for the same injuries the same journalist published similar articles again in The Sunday Times London unusually again substantially based on the journalist’s own unqualified medical opinions. It was later discovered the Judge in the UK case was the brother of director Crispin Davis of MMR vaccine manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline. No other journalist has been writing the same kinds of stories. The prospects for the US children were also already harmed by the journalist’s reports published internationally since 2003 in the UK Sunday Times which have hindered research into the children’s injuries and are believed to have had a deterrent effect on other experts coming forward. UK journalist and political commentator Melanie Phillips wrote [Monday, 16th February 2009 [ A deer in the headlights The Spectator]:- Last week there was a big vaccine damage judgement in the US – the ‘Cedillo’ case – in which the court said the Wakefield theory about MMR was out to lunch in la-la land. If his [Deer’s] boast is true, it would seem that the US court — whose ruling looks pretty thin to me — arrived at its conclusion based on Deer’s allegations. In other words, two major quasi-legal hearings relating to Andrew Wakefield’s theory, one of which is being reported by Deer, have depended significantly or wholly upon a journalist’s own allegations. This is what Deer posted on the Left Brain Right Brain website in the wake of that case: “….. I’m also very proud that ….. the US government sought my help in mounting its case in Cedillo, copiously borrowing pages of evidence from my website and displaying some in court. I was surprised by this…….. on a number of occasions I would come home, find an email from the department of justice asking me for a document, and see that the next day it was being run in court. …….. I recall supplying a key document on the O’Leary lab business, which the DoJ didn’t seem to know about just weeks before the hearing” Freelance journalist Brian Deer confirmed the “Data Fixing” article was based solely on his own opinions stating in a blog on which he has routinely posted [Brian Deer on February 20th, 2009 22:15:38]:- I wouldn’t want folk to lose sight of my landmark report of the weekend before last: I believe the first time ever that a journalist has gone behind the words on the page of a medical research paper, and compared its claims with original case data. The issues go much wider than just MMR: with my findings raising the question of why we give such weight to what we read in the journals. The work of journalists is always eventually open the scrutiny [sic]. ….. if what I published was untrue, I would get caught out eventually. …… I was told by a very senior medical journal editor the other day that a guy at the New York Times has for years been trying to accomplish something similar with other papers, but, to my knowledge, I’m the first ever to do it. Perhaps this is immodest of me, but I’m very proud of this accomplishment, which will always be a highlight of my professional career. The Sunday Times journalist then goes on to confirm he will be using confidential medical details from children’s records to publish more reports:- I’ve got some great tables comparing the Lancet paper with the children’s actual histories and diagnoses. Eventually I will publish them The companion article to the “Data Fixing” story was amended online [18 Feb] with a statement “This article is the subject of a legal complaint” [Hidden records show MMR truth Brian Deer, The Sunday Times – February 8, 2009] – since removed. ChildHealthSafety comments:- Whilst Mr James Murdoch is not reported to have involvement in editorial decisions at The Sunday Times, the recent appointment to the MMR vaccine manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline’s Board may give rise to public concern over the close links between key players in MMR litigation in the US and UK and the support at The Sunday Times for the campaigning activities of journalist Brian Deer. Similarly, there is no suggestion of any direct, indirect or other impropriety arising from the relationships noted in this article, the public is entitled to ask questions such as “what medical journal editor, newspaper editor or journalist is going to write unfavourable stories about GlaxoSmithKline and not write favourable stories when his boss in on Glaxo’s board. How will the existence of such relationships influence the thinking and actions of subordinates and others without being asked? How can this be healthy and in the public interest?“ Unconstitutional and Illegal The use of the system of delegated legislation [to introduce the new regulations by Statutory Instrument] appears unconstitutional. If the Secretary of State is obliged to do what the JCVI mandate, that is a significant legal change. It appears contrary to the legal principle of “delegatus non potest delegare” which means a public official like a Secretary of State, delegated to exercise the power of Parliament and the State cannot delegate the exercise of that power to another. However, this new law appears to go one stage further and makes the Secretary of State subordinate to an external body. That body, the JCVI, also seems to be an unelected unnaccountable body. Constitutionally, this also appears contrary to principles of democratic government. The JCVI was itself previously subordinate to the Secretary of State. The JCVI has up to now been a “voluntary” advisory body, and whose members historically were unpaid save for expenses. It has been the subject of criticism for the links of its members to the pharmaceutical industry [Declarations of Interests]. It also has a poor track record on vaccine safety over the last 20 years and more to the extent of being reckless as to child health safety in the United Kingdom, as revealed by numerous documents released under Freedom of Information, including documents relating to the present day [see more below]. The key issue according to a recent House of Lords decision is whether Parliament has “retained ultimate authority and control and so remained responsible in law for the exercise of those powers“: Al-Jedda, R (on the application of ) v Secretary of State for Defence [2007] UKHL 58 (12 December 2007) But in this case Parliament has not retained control. The only way to retain authority and control is to revoke the regulations – but that would acknowledge authority and control had been ceded by the Secretary of State under the regulations. About The JCVI The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI, the Committee) a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB). It is a statutory expert Standing Advisory Committee established in England and Wales under the NHS and the NHS (Standing Advisory Committee) Order 1981 as the Standing Advisory Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. The Committee statutory basis in Scotland or Northern Ireland but, nonetheless, fulfils role and has the same responsibilities in those countries as in England and Wales. The Committee has no executive function. Its role is purely to provide quality and considered advice and recommendations to the Secretaries on matters set out in its terms of reference. This includes giving advice recommendations on matters relating to communicable diseases, preventable and potentially preventable through immunisation, and also on any specific special matters that the Secretaries of State may from time to time request. formulating its advice and recommendations, the Committee must take account the need for and impact of vaccines, the quality of vaccines and safety and the strategies to ensure that the greatest benefit to the public can be obtained from the most appropriate use of vaccines. Members expected to make a full and considered contribution to this work: Appointments Commission – Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation – Information pack for applicants « Cambridge University Autism Expert Highlights Flaw In Reports of New Autism Paper Sunday Times’ MMR Lies Nailed At Last – Editor Witherow Should Resign » William A Bradford, on March 13, 2009 at 6:46 pm said: Our company has been involved in the medical profession using infrared thermal imaging for over 20 years. We have seen and experienced the ‘juggernaut’ of Big Pharma progressig unhindered with the public ‘lemming like’ being led and directed into a state of vaccination poisoning. Only a highly contagious pandemic should trigger any form of compulsory vaccination and even then only following proven clinical results over time. To bring this attack on public liberty thru chldren is despicable and to potentially restrict learning due to non-compliance with questionable vaccination dictats is criminal and immoral in the extreme. The problem is akin to State genocide of free thinking people in what are ironically called ‘democracies’. Pharmaceutically dumming down the population into compliant creatures is not the way forward but is simply generating money for unscrupulous investors. Do the owners and investors in these questionable vaccinations allow their own children to be vaccinated? Mr A Blair would not answer about the vaccination of his own children! There must be more public exposure of these activities BUT more importantly people must be less apathetic. This is Pharma government by Fear. I fear for the longevity of my Grandchildren and their future families. Medical pharmaceuticals are not all bad but to force unproven and dangerous products on populations simply for financial gain is inhuman. maddie, on March 14, 2009 at 12:02 pm said: i am 56 and fought the doctors all the years my children were growing up.my eldest son was vaccinated but I refused to allow it after that. They came down with whooping cough and all recovered well except my eldest who became seriously ill.Two of my children were later diagnosed with a genetic muscular neuropathy and i was alarmed at your information on mitochondrial disorders.I was in my early 20s when my 4 children were little and I knew I had to do something drastic in order to keep them away from arrogant dictators of doctors. So I ensured them a healthy diet where not one thing was brought into the home that had not been home made. I also started to study alternative medicine. I can forsee a very dark time ahead when many parents may feel they have to hole themselves up and perhaps arm themselves to try in desperation to protect their precious offspring against such a gruesome mandatory assault on them at such a scary cellular level.It fills me full of as much horror as the the nazi experiments and I find it unbelievable and scary that these mothers allow it in this day and age of enlightenment and blindly refuse to check it out happy to follow the masses.Yet these ignorant parents feel justified in ganging up on those of us who care deeply about our little ones welfare and those of us who research these things in great depth.thank you for your information. Rob O'Loughlin, on March 16, 2009 at 4:18 am said: Absolutely disgusting. This is a eugenics policy carried out by the very people that funded both sides in the World Wars, rescued umpteen thousand nazi scientists via Operation Paperclip at the end, and then carried on their work. The British establishment are at, or near, the very top of this New World Order pyramid of Satanic and National Socialist, Luciferian agenda. Fluoride is rat Poison, food additives are poison, many hospital treatments kill or maim you, real ‘cures’ for all disease are suppressed, microwaves and irradiation destroy nutrient content, we live in a microwaved smog, they spray us with chemtrails as admitted by the German Military, they rob us, they feed us endless lies and propoganda, there is only one political agenda which is why voting for either side makes no difference, they are all feeding at the same insane trough and are only there to give the illusion of ‘choice’. The Law is ludicrous made up language (legalese), the birth certificate makes us tradeable stock. I could go on and on. These people are insane lunatics and attempting to rule the world. All traitors, all mad and the sheeple keep voting in this nonsense of freedom labelled as democracy and then there’s the immigrant german royal family as guilty as the rest of them. And who protects these biggest criminals the world has ever known? The Police and Army. ALL scum. All have to go! Get the ropes out lads. We’ll shortly be needing them. Life, on March 16, 2009 at 9:07 am said: The problem in this saga is the inability for parents to think outside the TV and Media spin on everything. If we want revolution it will have to first show itself in individuals who begin to say ‘NO’. The vacinations are one thing, but consider the amount of vaccinations injested via the food chain, the massive chemical overload in all foodstuffs…and still the people lay on their backs and yel; “Please Sir can i have some more”. I too refused to vaccinate my children and the health visitors who would dutifuly call woulkd give me the look… Man has become stupid beyond belief, and worse…I see no signs of any change soon in the apathy of man in all aspects of our existance. Mark, on March 18, 2009 at 1:02 am said: I believe my daughter was the only one in her class to not have the HPV jab. I know other parents were nervy but their daughters still got jabbed. Not sure if the class cohort viewed it as some kind of holy sacrement, or similar, but there you have it. My daughter sticks out – like a thumb waiting for the hammer – on the records. I told her why I was anti. Left it up to her. She chose to not be jabbed. I think she still felt pressure from the school though. They all had nice NHS leaflets compelling them. No alternative info though, no list of ingredients or their origin. If it becomes “no jab, no school” I think a lot of parents will be either compelled to give in to vaccinations OR the education welfare officers are going to get very busy. Will we be errant parents if we don’t have our child jabbed? Will the social services get involved? Ultimately it may not be such a stupid, paranoidal question. An anti-vaccine viewpoint may be classed as criminal behaviour, or at least anti-social towards the ‘herd’. Today’s News From Around The World Monday 17 March 2009 « Prostrate4Allah, on March 18, 2009 at 1:31 am said: […] UK Government Hands Drug Industry Control of Childhood Vaccination UK press reports today show UK’s New Labour Government appears to have placed control of UK vaccination programmes from 1 April 2009 in practical effect into the hands of the drug industry and introduced what is potentially a compulsory vaccination law without Parliamentary debate under The Health Protection (Vaccination) Regulations 2009. […] Crisis News « Zona de criza, on March 19, 2009 at 1:07 pm said: Stiri de criza « Zona de criza, on March 30, 2009 at 11:04 pm said: […] having a very good crisis,’ says Soros as hedge fund managers make billions off recession UK Government Hands Drug Industry Control of Childhood Vaccination UK press reports today show UK’s New Labour Government appears to have placed control of UK […] Germany’s Robert Koch Institute is Questioning the effectiveness of the HPV vaccines — Holy Hormones, Honey!, on May 30, 2009 at 3:28 pm said: […] could not have played a part in their child’s death and other members who have links to drug companies should take note. The public are not thick and through the Internet now have access to the […] Germany’s Robert Koch Institute is Questioning the effectiveness of the HPV vaccines « Heidi-Lore’s Musings, on June 1, 2009 at 12:04 am said: Germany’s Robert Koch Institute is Questioning the Effectiveness of HPV Vaccines — Holy Hormones, Honey!, on June 1, 2009 at 2:13 am said: […] vaccines could not have played a part in their child’s death and other members who have links to drug companies should take note. The public are not thick and through the Internet now have access to the […] Professionals in general have said the papers were well presented and extremely well written — Holy Hormones, Honey!, on June 2, 2009 at 4:21 am said: Concerns Mounting About Effectiveness and Safety of HPV-Vaccines — An Inconvenient Woman, on June 3, 2009 at 7:09 am said: New Labour taking us towards compulsory vaccination « In These New Times, on June 4, 2009 at 10:43 pm said: […] UK press reports today show UK’s New Labour Government appears to have placed control of UK vaccination programmes from 1 April 2009 in practical effect into the hands of the drug industry and introduced what is potentially a compulsory vaccination law without Parliamentary debate under The Health Protection (Vaccination) Regulations 2009. https://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/pharma-decide-uk-vaccination/ […] Compulsory Vaccination in the UK a reality? « Happy@Home, on November 23, 2009 at 2:06 am said: […] November 23, 2009 by sally Compulsory vaccination in the UK (adults and children)? […] Possible 400 Dead as UK Government Betrays Parents to Push Six Vaccines in One Day — Holy Hormones, Honey!, on November 24, 2010 at 6:13 pm said: […] that the JCVI are now controlling the vaccine policies in the UK. The Child Health Safety website (https://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com…) have called the JCVI ‘needle happy and reckless’,saying that they have serious concerns over […] Possible 400 Dead as UK Government Betrays Parents to Push Six Vaccines in One Day \| Skywatch Melle, on November 25, 2010 at 7:17 am said: Possible 400 Dead as UK Government Betrays Parents to Push Six Vaccines in One Day « Medical Misdiagnosis Research, on November 27, 2010 at 3:36 am said: ENGLISH Ron Paul critic; vaccines kill 400 kids in Britain; proof Gulf Coasters have toxins in blood \| John de Nugent Mirror Site, on November 27, 2010 at 9:15 pm said: […] that the JCVI are now controlling the vaccine policies in the UK. The Child Health Safety website (https://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com…) have called the JCVI ‘needle happy and reckless’, saying that they have serious concerns over […] Erwin Alber, on January 2, 2011 at 5:16 pm said: Having recently read Martin Walker’s eye-opening book ‘Silenced Witnesses Volume 2’ (Slingshot Publications) and having been involved in the vaccination issue for nearly 20 years, I have come to the conclusion that vaccination is an organised criminal enterprise dressed up as disease prevention. Vaccinations have never prevented anything apart from health, sanity and common sense. “Belief in immunization is a form of delusional insanity.” – Dr Herbert Shelton, USA ” …the further I looked into it (the vaccination issue) the more shocked I became. I found that the whole vaccine business was indeed a gigantic hoax. Most doctors are convinced that they are useful, but if you look at the proper statistics and study the instance of these diseases you will realise that this is not so….So it was obvious that I, and every other doctor for that matter, had been grossly misled.” – Dr A Kalokerinos MD, Australia “We are slowly but surely destroying the intelligence of our future generations with vaccination.” – Dr med G Buchwald, Germany “Our society is littered with millions of children who have been harmed in one way or another by vaccinations. Also, let us not forget the millions of parents who had to watch helplessly as their children’s lives have been destroyed by devastating vaccination programmes.” – Dr Russell Blaylock MD, USA Recommended websites: http://www.vaclib.org/ http://vactruth.com/ vran.org http://www.vaccinesuncensored.org/ingredients.php http://www.thinktwice.com/ http://www.healthsentinel.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=8&Itemid=55 VINE on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vaccination-Information-Network-VINE/69667273997 peter griffiths, on December 7, 2011 at 8:08 pm said: where’s my comment from the 15th of march disappeared to? [ED: Dunno. Not aware of one. Filtered out by the spam filter?] Possible 400 Dead as UK Government Betrays Parents to Push Six Vaccines in One Day \| DailyTeaParty.com, on November 6, 2012 at 4:09 pm said: ENGLISH Ron Paul critic; vaccines kill 400 kids in Britain; proof Gulf Coasters have toxins in blood - John de Nugent, on January 8, 2015 at 12:54 am said: […] UK Government Hands Drug Industry Control of Childhood Vaccination […]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1046
__label__cc	0.680072	0.319928	Vaccines Implicated in Rocketing Childhood Diabetes Rates Posted on April 5, 2009 by ChildHealthSafety The Times, London reports Thousands of children revealed to be suffering from diabetes – The Times – April 4, 2009, showing UK childhood diabetes rates are 15 times higher than previous figures. Childhood diabetes is listed as an adverse reaction to the US drug giant Merck’s MMR II and other vaccines and highlights the issue of risk of disease compared to risk of adverse reactions. At what point and at what social and economic cost do we draw a line? How many cases of autism, diabetes, asthma, allergy and all the rest do there have to be to make the risks of the vaccines worthwhile? The MMR II product information leaflet can be found here: MMR II. The list of potential adverse reactions is long – and added to the end of this article. It includes:- “ADVERSE REACTIONS ……….. Diabetes mellitus …………“ So this again highlights child health safety issues and risk of disease compared to the risk of adverse reactions. Diabetes Increase Caused by “Environmental Factors” and not by “genes” Dr Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. the 16th and current Director of the US$30.5 billion budget National Institutes of Health [nominated by President Obama: NIH News Release 17th August 2009 ] stated in evidence to US House of Representatives Committee May 2006 when Director of the US National Human Genome Research Institute: “Recent increases in chronic diseases like diabetes, childhood asthma, obesity or autism cannot be due to major shifts in the human gene pool as those changes take much more time to occur. They must be due to changes in the environment, including diet and physical activity, which may produce disease in genetically predisposed persons.“ Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. evidence to US House of Representatives Committee May 2006 And do vaccines cause autistic conditions? If you read nothing else we strongly recommend you read this: PDF Download – Text of May 5th 2008 email from US HRSA to Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News]. In it the US Health Resources Services Administration [HRSA] state to CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkission EXTRACT FROM MERCK’S MMR II PRODUCT INFORMATION LEAFLET The following adverse reactions are listed in decreasing order of severity, without regard to causality, within each body system category and have been reported during clinical trials, with use of the marketed vaccine, or with use of monovalent or bivalent vaccine containing measles, mumps, or rubella: Body as a Whole Panniculitis; atypical measles; fever; syncope; headache; dizziness; malaise; irritability. Vasculitis. Pancreatitis; diarrhea; vomiting; parotitis; nausea. Diabetes mellitus. Hemic and Lymphatic System Thrombocytopenia (see WARNINGS, Thrombocytopenia); purpura; regional lymphadenopathy; leukocytosis. Anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions have been reported as well as related phenomena such as angioneurotic edema (including peripheral or facial edema) and bronchial spasm in individuals with or without an allergic history. Arthritis; arthralgia; myalgia. Arthralgia and/or arthritis (usually transient and rarely chronic), and polyneuritis are features of infection with wild-type rubella and vary in frequency and severity with age and sex, being greatest in adult females and least in prepubertal children. This type of involvement as well as myalgia and paresthesia, have also been reported following administration of MERUVAX II. Chronic arthritis has been associated with wild-type rubella infection and has been related to persistent virus and/or viral antigen isolated from body tissues. Only rarely have vaccine recipients developed chronic joint symptoms. Following vaccination in children, reactions in joints are uncommon and generally of brief duration. In women, incidence rates for arthritis and arthralgia are generally higher than those seen in children (children: 0-3%; women: 12-26%),17,52,53 and the reactions tend to be more marked and of longer duration. Symptoms may persist for a matter of months or on rare occasions for years. In adolescent girls, the reactions appear to be intermediate in incidence between those seen in children and in adult women. Even in women older than 35 years, these reactions are generally well tolerated and rarely interfere with normal activities. Encephalitis; encephalopathy; measles inclusion body encephalitis (MIBE) (see CONTRAINDICATIONS); subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE); Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS); febrile convulsions; afebrile convulsions or seizures; ataxia; polyneuritis; polyneuropathy; ocular palsies; paresthesia. Experience from more than 80 million doses of all live measles vaccines given in the U.S. through 1975 indicates that significant central nervous system reactions such as encephalitis and encephalopathy, occurring within 30 days after vaccination, have been temporally associated with measles vaccine very rarely. In no case has it been shown that reactions were actually caused by vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has pointed out that “a certain number of cases of encephalitis may be expected to occur in a large childhood population in a defined period of time even when no vaccines are administered”. However, the data suggest the possibility that some of these cases live measles virus vaccine administration remains far less than that for encephalitis and encephalopathy with wild-type measles (one per two thousand reported cases). Post-marketing surveillance of the more than 200 million doses of M-M-R and M-M-R II that have been distributed worldwide over 25 years (1971 to 1996) indicates that serious adverse events such as encephalitis and encephalopathy continue to be rarely reported.17 There have been reports of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) in children who did not have a history of infection with wild-type measles but did receive measles vaccine. Some of these cases may have resulted from unrecognized measles in the first year of life or possibly from the measles vaccination. Based on estimated nationwide measles vaccine distribution, the association of SSPE cases to measles vaccination is about one case per million vaccine doses distributed. This is far less than the association with infection with wild-type measles, 6-22 cases of SSPE per million cases of measles. The results of a retrospective case-controlled study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that the overall effect of measles vaccine has been to protect against SSPE by preventing measles with its inherent higher risk of SSPE.55 Cases of aseptic meningitis have been reported to VAERS following measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. Although a causal relationship between the Urabe strain of mumps vaccine and aseptic meningitis has been shown, there is no evidence to link Jeryl Lynn™ mumps vaccine to aseptic meningitis. Pneumonia, pneumonitis (see CONTRAINDICATIONS); sore throat; cough; rhinitis. Stevens-Johnson syndrome; erythema multiforme; urticaria; rash; measles-like rash; pruritis. Local reactions including burning/stinging at injection site; wheal and flare; redness (erythema); swelling; induration; tenderness; vesiculation at injection site. Special Senses — Ear Nerve deafness; otitis media. Special Senses — Eye Retinitis; optic neuritis; papillitis; retrobulbar neuritis; conjunctivitis. Epididymitis, orchitis. Death from various, and in some cases unknown, causes has been reported rarely following vaccination with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines; however, a causal relationship has not been established in healthy individuals (see CONTRAINDICATIONS). No deaths or permanent sequelae were reported in a published post-marketing surveillance study in Finland involving 1.5 million children and adults who were vaccinated with M-M-R II during 1982 to 1993.56 Under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, health-care providers and manufacturers are required to record and report certain suspected adverse events occurring within specific time periods after vaccination. However, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has established a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) which will accept all reports of suspected events.47 A VAERS report form as well as information regarding reporting requirements can be obtained by calling VAERS 1-800-822-7967″ Japanese Data Show Vaccines Cause Autism British Government’s Reckless Disregard for Child Health Safety British Government & Establishment’s Efforts to Deny Compensation to MMR Vaccine Child Victims AUTISM – US Court Decisions and Other Recent Developments – It’s Not Just MMR Vaccine Risks Outweigh Risk of Disease Mercury in British Vaccines, Autism and Your Child’s Allergies In Whom Can You Trust? Autism Rates Rocket – 1 in 38 British Boys – Cambridge Study Autism In Amish Children – 1 in 10,000 Parents Cure Autism – As Useless Docs Fail Kids UK Government Caught Lying On Baby Hep B Vax Safety HPV Vaccine Questioned Internationally World Pandemic Health News Round-Up Swine ‘Flu Jokes US Docs “Children to Die” In Flu Non-Pandemic British Minister Misled Parliament Over US MMR Autism Case Amazing Larry King Live TV Coverage of Autism & Vaccines Larry King Live – Breakthrough Coverage & More Government Risks Male Sterility As Mumps Vaccine Fails Cambridge University Autism Expert Highlights Flaw In Reports of New Autism Paper Can you ever cure autism? This mum believes her sons have recovered MMR/Autism Cases Win In US Vaccine Court UK Government Hides Yet More MMR Documents CDC’s New Dodgy Thimo Study – Shows Vax’ed/Un-Vax’ed Research Now Urgent US Research Fraud, Tax Dollars And Italian Vaccine Mercury Study Autism Not Genetic – Says Expert Professor Simon Baron Cohen Recent US Data Shows Autism In Children Vastly Higher Than in Adults Is Obama US Surgeon General Nominee Earnest Over Vaccines Causing Autism Vaccination-Induced Autism, The Debate That Won’t Go Away Lies, Damn Lies and Blog Posts « Autism In Amish Children – 1 in 10,000 British Minister Misled Parliament Over US MMR Autism Case » arthritis, on April 6, 2009 at 6:51 am said: I am confused.Then how can I beleive in this vaccines.Let me check with my physician. [ED: Didn’t you know about the association with vaccines and rubella vaccines in particular with arthritis? This is what your physician will tell you – it is on the vaccine data sheet – but can you rely on it? susu laury, on June 4, 2012 at 11:02 pm said: criminels !!!!!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1047
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__label__cc	0.564374	0.435626	Category Archives: School Campaigns Consultation on proposals to change sibling priority rule Posted on October 9, 2014 by Cyril Richert Author: Cyril Richert A while ago (2011) we published a few articles on school campaign in Clapham Junction. This was mainly triggered by both the successful campaign to open a new secondary school in the former Bolingbroke Hospital, and the less successful campaign to amend the catchment area for the Belleville school’s annexe in Forthbridge road. The council is now consulting parents in Wandsworth on proposed changes to school admission rules that aim to make it easier for children to attend their local neighbourhood community school. The public consultation will ask parents if they support moves to update the current arrangements that give preference to siblings when a school is oversubscribed. Under the existing admission arrangements priority for a school place is given to a younger sibling regardless of where they live. The council is proposing that sibling priority should only apply in future to children who live within 800 metres of the school. Siblings residing further away would no longer have priority over children living closer. Continue reading → Posted in School Campaigns \| Leave a reply Bolingbroke school plans released Posted on July 31, 2011 by Cyril Richert Author: article on Bolingbroke Academy website The public consultation on the academy proposals took place in autumn 2010. The full consultation report can be read here. Academy Plans ARK held initial information sessions about the academy building plans in May 2011, followed by two pre-planning consultation sessions in July 2011. ARK and Wandsworth Council have been working with contractor Carillion PLC to develop the academy design and are now able to share the detailed plans with local parents and residents. The plans show a new four form entry secondary academy and excellent new facilities for the Heritage Medical Practice. During the remodelling process we will work closely with English Heritage to preserve the period features protected under the building’s Grade II listing. Carillion PLC have developed a design that preserves the building’s features and provides a high quality environment for the new school. The design includes additional staircases to improve the circulation around the building at lesson changes. Renewable energy technology is proposed in the form of photo voltaic cells fitted on the flat roofs. The medical practice will be located on the Lower Ground floor with its own separate entrance on Wakehurst Road and its own comfortable waiting room. To share your views about the plans with the school, please send your comments to bolingbrokeinfo@arkonline.org. Posted in Secondary schools \| Leave a reply Forthbridge School site : and what now? Author: Ian Hamilton It’s been about 6months since the last proposals for the Forthbridge School site were voted down. There have been some recent developments: We recently chased Children’s Services and we were very disappointed to discover they have made no investigations whatsoever into the local access issue (despite the clear wording of the January amendment proposed by Cllr Jonathan Cook). They have stated this is because Belleville is definitely applying to become an Academy. [See our previous article]. I also spoke with Cllr Cook last night. He is very excited about a new campaign for a free school in the area, but confirmed to me that this free school campaign will be looking for a completely new site i.e. it will definitely NOT be about the Forthbridge Rd site.He thus has not been chasing Children’s Services at all on the Forthbridge issue, but said last night told me he would. At least one set of parents has lodged another formal objection via the Office of the Schools Adjudicator to this year’s admission arrangements at the Forthbridge site, ahead of the 31st July deadline. An objection we made last year was not upheld. The building work on the Forthbridge site is on schedule and nearing completion and children will start attending in September. Bring on the traffic! Where do things stand? We have always been aware that Belleville was considering Academy status. If granted (and there’s little reason to think it won’t be) this status means the Governors of Belleville have full control over their own admission policy and the local authority i.e. Wandsworth Council has nothing to do with admissions at Belleville. Any admission arrangements still of course have to conform to the Admissions Code (changes to which are currently being consulted on by the Dept of Education). Where from here? If we do still want to campaign for at least some local access to the Forthbridge Rd site then we need to win over the staff, Governors and parents of Belleville itself. (I think this actually was always going to be where our campaign ended up) I sense there are many current parents at Belleville who sympathise with the inherent unfairness of not being able to attend a school on your doorstep. It’s also clear to me that in the past consultations this very simple issue has been rather muddled-up (mainly through the council’s involvement!) with more complicated issues of sibling admission and the lack of places for would-be parents living south of Honeywell school. Often it’s been would-be parents rather than current parents who have opposed discussions on any local admission to Forthbridge. Furthermore Belleville is a clearly an excellent school which does understand the importance the links to it’s local community and so I really do feel there is an argument to be made there. Personally though I am quite jaded by all this and we clearly need some new blood in the campaign if it is to take this new direction. Several people emailed back in January offering more help and support and I would encourage you to email again (using the contact box for example, or in comments below), if you are interested in taking the campaign forward. If no one responds I guess we may be dead in the water. Posted in Primary schools \| 2 Replies More local schools to become Academies Belleville Primary School to become Academy According to a recent press report from Wandsworth Council, Belleville Primary School in Battersea has applied for academy status under the Government’s education reforms. The governing bodies at both schools have now voted in favour of applying for academy status following consultations with staff, parents, pupils and their local communities. f their bids are approved by the Department for Education (DfE) it would mean the schools have greater powers of independence and are funded directly by central government rather than through the council. Bolingbroke High School converted from “free School” status to Academy The borough’s first ‘free school’ is set to open in the former Bolingbroke Hospital building in September 2012. Local parents’ group the Neighbourhood School Campaign has successfully applied to convert the building into the new Bolingbroke Academy which would be run by education charity ARK Schools. Bolingbroke Academy would be independent of the council and free to attend for local children. ARK Schools that will be running the new Bolingbroke Academy free school in Battersea has appointed the head teacher who will be in charge when it opens to pupils next year. The educational charity has appointed Claire Edis as the founding principal of the academy. Ms Edis is currently the deputy headteacher of Parliament Hill School in Camden – a girls’ comprehensive with a mixed sixth form. Her appointment has been welcomed by the council’s spokesman on schools and education. Cllr Kathy Tracey said: “This is a top line appointment and further proof that this new free school is going to offer a very attractive choice to parents of secondary age children in this part of the borough. The day that this free school opens its gates is now drawing closer and closer…” [By the way, I thought that the Council said that it was no longer a free school as it was converted into an Academy now… The terms are not that easy to understand as there is some confusion inside the Council itself.] The school, which will open on the site of Battersea’s former Bolingbroke Hospital will admit its first 120 Year 7 pupils next September and will continue growing each year until full. It will have four forms of entry each academic year. The academy will have the normal admissions rules of a state funded school with most pupils joining from five feeder primary schools – Belleville, Falconbrook, High View, Honeywell and Wix. It is promising a “rigorous academic education” that will prepare all its pupils for university courses. The curriculum will have excellent English and mathematics at its core, to provide the strongest possible educational platform from which all subjects can be taught effectively. The school will set very high achievement targets for all pupils and will organise its curriculum and teaching to make it possible for all pupils to reach their targets. A full curriculum will be in place to age 14 including all current National Curriculum subjects including separate sciences, design/technology and IT, as well as music, drama, foreign languages, art and sport. The curriculum for pupils entering the school with attainment below age level will be designed to accelerate their progress so that they can participate fully in the whole curriculum. From age 14 the school will offer a full programme of GCSEs, together with a selection of other courses to ensure a programme which challenges and meets the needs of all pupils. The expectation will be that almost all pupils should continue to study at least one humanity and a language to age 16. From the age of 16 the school will offer a full programme of A levels, together with a selection of other courses to ensure a programme which challenges and meets the needs of all pupils. Other course options such as International Baccalaureate and Pre-U will also be considered for inclusion nearer the opening date, when the likely extent of demand for such programmes can be determined. The idea for a new free school on the Bolingbroke site started when a group of local parents set up the Neighbourhood School Campaign (NSC) to campaign for a non-selective, socially inclusive, non-denominational secondary school in this part of Battersea. Posted in Primary schools, School Campaigns, Secondary schools \| 3 Replies Bolingbroke building bought by the Council Posted on January 29, 2011 by Cyril Richert Wandsworth Council has exchanged contracts to buy the former Bolingbroke Hospital in Battersea so it can be used as a new state secondary school, councillors heard tonight. The purchase was discussed during the meeting of the finance and corporate resources overview and scrutiny committee, on January 19, 2011. The refurbishment and future running costs of Bolingbroke Academy will be met by central government. Wandsworth Council will retain the freehold for the building. As a consequence, the proposed planning application submitted by St George’s NHS Trust to make residential accommodation is withdrawn (you might remember that we objected HERE). Last October, we were pointing out that the Director of Finance said that “any Priority Purchase by the Council would need to be met from government grant which is currently unconfirmed“. But we also confirmed in our analysis of the Government’s spending review that “the Free School measure being a key part of the government policy it [was] difficult to envisage that they could deny the support needed for one of the most advanced free school dossier in the country [and] further elements (including funding for Wandsworth) could be unveiled before the end of the year“. We cannot write yet how much was paid for the purchase (the report for the Committee says: This report contains exempt information and is therefore not available to the public.) Once the deal is complete the building will be leased to a local parents group (the current Neighbourhood School Campaign) which will turn it into a ‘free school’. You can read our analysis of the report that was presented in September before the Education and Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The NSC has been campaigning for a non-selective, non-denominational school since 2009. In May 2010, the NSC chose ARK , to set up and operate the new school. The paper showed before the Committee explained with details (5 page report but with 17 page appendix including the proposal form) the aim and objective of the school. Exec confirms decision for further consultation on Belleville The Council’s executive committee unanimously approved last week the Education Commitee decision on Belleville admissions policy: “to investigate other admission solutions that avoid a situation where families adjacent to the Vines have no access to the school, and that better addresses the concerns of local parents, governors and residents, and report them for consideration at a future meeting of the Education and Children’s Services OSC“ This means the existing criteria will stay until 2013 because of the consultation timetables. Some roads excluded from the proposed admission zones will still have a better chance next year for Belleville’s catchement area. Roads near the Forthbridge Road site won’t get any place in 2012/13, but their chance was close to zero in the proposal anyway. See also the comment on Cllr Cousins’ blog. Posted in Primary schools \| Leave a reply Belleville School Plan Sent Back to the Drawing Board Wandsworth Council’s Education Committee has thrown-out a controversial new admissions scheme proposed for Belleville Primary School. Instead the Committee has asked Wandsworth Children’s Services Department to go back and “investigate other admission solutions that avoid a situation where families adjacent to <the Forthbridge Rd school site> have no access to the school”. This second site is to be used for expansion by the popular Belleville School (based at Webbs Rd) from 2011. Residents near Forthbridge Rd have been campaigning for almost a year for a right of access for local children to this site. Last Wednesday evening the Committee was presented with the results of the second consultation within a year on the matter. This included a recommendation from Children’s Services for two ranked priority admission areas for the Belleville School. Ian Hamilton was invited to address the committee on behalf of local residents and parents near the Forthbridge Rd. Mr Hamilton reminded the committee how this latest consultation was held in response to nearly 500 objections made in a previous consultation in June 2010. Most of those objections were to admissions still being based on the distance from the Belleville main school site, 1km away from Forthbridge Rd, Even though this second site will be used to house a class of pupils per year group, the popularity of Belleville would mean children local to the Forthbridge Rd site had little chance of gaining places at it. Mr Hamilton said that many felt the proposal for a second priority area did not adequately address these concerns even though it was approved in the recent consultation by a narrow majority (51%). He also pointed out that the recommendations actually placed before the Committee included a new area added onto the second priority area which was not included in the most recent proposals i.e. had not actually been consulted upon, and many felt this raised serious questions about due process. He added that, as this new area is closer to the Belleville main site (from which admission distance would still be measured), much of the area designated around Forthbridge would in effect become a third priority area. Kate Amis the Chair of Belleville Governors also spoke to register the objections of Belleville Governing Body to the plans. She raised issues about the effect of the proposals on sibling admissions and their possible impact on the filling vacancies higher up the school. All three Shaftesbury ward Councillors – Cllr Guy Senior, Cllr James Cousins & Cllr Jonathan Cook – were present and then spoke passionately against the “unfair” and “complicated” plans. These plans, the latest in a series of council proposals, could have seen children living over a mile away gaining places at the Forthbridge Rd site ahead of children living next door to it. Committee member Cllr Cook noted that 301 of the 304 responses received from Shaftesbury Ward residents were against the proposals and he tabled the crucial amendment (requesting that other admissions solutions be investigated). Committee member and Parent Governor representative Jon Cox described the campaign by residents near Forthbridge as “sympathetic” and “honourable”. All five speakers and the outcome of the vote itself (6-4) were met with applause and cheers from a packed public gallery. Campaigner Ian Hamilton said: “Finally we have victory for common sense. Thanks to the support of our local councillors and residents we now have a chance to formulate a transparent arrangement that includes some element of local admission to the Forthbridge Rd site – the only solution most people would consider as fair” “The rising demand for school places is creating some difficult situations, but it’s great to see so many residents who care about schools in their area. We really want to work openly with the council, all the local schools, residents and parents to resolve this issue in a positive way“. Addendum: Cyril Richert The conclusion of the report (download pdf HERE) such as: “Due to the continuing rise in birth rate it is recommended that the planned primary school expansion from 1FE to 2FE at Alderbrook is progressed and that the Belleville Primary school’s admissions criteria are amended to establish a first priority area and a second priority area, the latter in two parts as described in this report.” was rejected by 6 votes to 4: The Education committee amended the recommendation in paragraph 3(a), to read as follows: “ask the Children’s Services Department to investigate other admission solutions that avoid a situation where families adjacent to the Vines have no access to the school, and that better addresses the concerns of local parents, governors and residents, and report them for consideration at a future meeting of the Education and Children’s Services OSC“ Councillor Jonathan Cook tabled amendment Seconded by Councillor Andy Gibbons Councillor Jonathan Cook Councillor Andy Gibbons Councillor Wendy Speck Mr. Jonathan Cox (Parent Governor Rep) Dympna Margaret Kelly (Parent Governor Rep) Mr. John Russell (CofE Rep) Councillor Peter Dawson (Chairman) Councillor Mrs. Tessa Strickland (First Deputy Chairman) Councillor Charles McNaught-Davis (Second Deputy Chairman) Councillor Steffi Sutters ABSENT: Councillor Jo-Anne Nadler In other words, all the Conservatives councillors but 1 (elected in Shaftesbury ward) supported the report. It is thank to the two parent governors, Diocesan representative and the two Labour Councillors that the report was amended, with the support of the Shaftesbury Cllr member of the committee! You can also read the report from James Cousins on his blog, with the title: Rebellion and school admissions. He said: “Last night was the first time I’ve ever ‘rebelled’ by speaking (but not voting, as I’m not a committee member) against the proposed admissions policy for Belleville School. […] I’ve always been clear in my view that the council is not perfect, like any person or organisation it can make mistakes; what is important is that it can spot and rectify those mistakes. Last night, I was proud that the council proved it isn’t an unstoppable juggernaut, it is a mature and responsive organisation – it might not get things right first time, but it’s prepared to listen to make sure it’s gets there in the end.“ Posted in Primary schools \| 1 Reply Follow CJAG via Email Enter your email address to follow CJAG and receive automatically notifications of new posts by email. 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__label__wiki	0.959024	0.959024	Virtual tour brings Cinderella City mall back to life Local architect, software developer delves into Englewood mall's history A digital rendering of Cinderella City mall. Local architect Josh Goldstein posts progress of The Cinderella City Project, his effort to virtually recreate the mall, online. Courtesy of Josh Goldstein/The Cinderella City Project Cinderella City mall in Englewood is shown here, where CityCenter Englewood shopping center sits today. The Englewood Civic Center, the city hall, is part of the current development. Courtesy of the Englewood Public Library via Josh Goldstein Josh Goldstein talks to the audience at his presentation, “Reconstructing Cinderella City: A 3D Tour Into the Past,” Feb. 25 at The Brew on Broadway in Englewood. The brewery at 3445 S. Broadway sits in Englewood’s downtown area, a few minutes’ walk from where Cinderella City mall once stood. Goldstein's presentation was put on by the Englewood Historic Preservation Society. Posted Monday, March 4, 2019 11:04 am See what it's like To learn more about the project, see historical photos of the mall, view the virtual recreation and follow its progress, visit the Cinderella City Project's pages on: The ruins of the Cinderella City mall two decades ago are partly what inspired Josh Goldstein — then a young child — to become an architect. Now, Goldstein is taking nostalgists down a memory lane that leads right through the halls of the place once hailed as the “largest mall west of the Mississippi.” “It was a place of grandeur,” Goldstein told an audience of dozens packed into The Brew on Broadway, a brewery that sits just a few blocks from where the gargantuan mall once did. “It was a place of community and culture.” Goldstein’s Feb. 25 presentation, “Reconstructing Cinderella City: A 3D Tour Into the Past,” took the crowd through fond memories of decades long gone: the Round the Corner restaurant, Franz Hummel’s deli and Veldkamp’s Flowers all got reactions or applause as Goldstein toured through the virtual world, akin to a video game and projected on a screen. The former Englewood High School student recreated the 1.5 million-square-foot mammoth of a mall that was built on Englewood’s former city park, according to the presentation. In 1968, amid much media hype, Cinderella City opened to a crowd of thousands and eventually offered space for 275 stores. In 1974, it raked in just over half of Englewood’s total sales tax revenue, Goldstein said. But competition from new malls like Southwest Plaza led to a decline, and after a late-1990s demolition, the site was redeveloped. Today’s CityCenter Englewood shopping site — which includes city hall and Walmart, and stretches from South Santa Fe Drive to Elati Street between West Hampden and Floyd avenues — rose from the ruin. The Englewood Civic Center is a former Foley’s department store. “I saw Cinderella City getting demolished as a kid, and wanted to know more — what was this place, why is it getting demolished?” Goldstein told the Englewood Herald. “After learning about how grand it once was, I realized there was a story there about changes in architecture (and) tastes.” The opulent and seemingly never-ending mall featured rows of columns supporting the ceiling, planters hanging from ceilings and bright-colored walls. The building offered separate shopping areas in itself: the Blue Mall, Rose Mall, Gold Mall and Shamrock Mall — and Cinder Alley, marketed on an “old England” theme with lamps and artisan shops. Although malls its size are common now, Cinderella City stands out as a part of the community, having played host to events like antique car shows, concerts, trade shows, proms, plays and parades, according to Goldstein’s presentation. It even had an Englewood High School off-campus location with classrooms that students attended, along with areas for business offices, the presentation said. Amid today’s long wave of redevelopment in Englewood, Goldstein said the history is something to hold onto. “I would not like to see the building the library (and city hall) are in get torn down; it’s the last vestige of Cinderella City,” Goldstein told the crowd. Goldstein, who has a master’s degree in architecture and develops software, has also studied Englewood’s former Flood Middle School, which sat at South Broadway and Kenyon Avenue before the Bell Cherry Hills apartment building replaced it. It would have been more expensive to repurpose the school building, Goldstein said, but it’s an option he imagined. “If Englewood cares about its history, I think we should stop throwing our buildings away,” Goldstein said, to applause from the crowd. After a foreclosure sale in August on a part of the current CityCenter site east of city hall set the stage for it to change hands again, Englewood city staff is working to secure a possible deal to revamp the Englewood Civic Center area with a hotel, offices, apartments and smaller retail, according to Dan Poremba, the city’s chief redevelopment officer. “The re-establishment of CityCenter as Englewood’s ‘central place’ would in turn provide Englewood with improved opportunities to attract and retain employers, retailers and residents,” along with generating more tax revenue, Poremba has said. Despite the rumblings of changes, Goldstein said the redevelopment in the early 2000s got some things right — including having an RTD light rail stop — but that the “sea of asphalt parking” and Walmart as the primary anchor store were disappointing. He hopes cities like Englewood can offer development incentives to encourage reuse, not just demolition. Reworking an old building for a new use could also “create favorable press coverage, and could woo the right kinds of developers in the future,” he added. “For a city like Englewood, I fear it’s too late. What’s left to save? They already sold off so many of their historic buildings and schools,” Goldstein said. “It will take a little backbone, and a city like Englewood has to decide what’s more important: cheap, fast construction, or high-quality adaptive reuse that extends the life of a building and keeps the historic character alive for future generations?” Cinderella City, Englewood Colorado, Englewood mall, Josh Goldstein, Ellis Arnold Meet your candidates for Centennial City Council New Frontier Wealth Management Circus Colorado - Cirque Marvelous vitalant Vectra Bank The Arvada Flooring Company	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1058
__label__wiki	0.558861	0.558861	The Windows 10 April 2018 Update: Terrible name, sweet upgrade David Pogue Tech Critic Yahoo Finance May 3, 2018 Microsoft (MSFT) has never been so great with Windows naming. Over the decades, it’s waffled between using version numbers (Windows 3, 7, 8, 10), year numbers (Windows 95, 98, 2000), and lofty nouns (Vista, Millennium, Creators). Now there’s a new version, which might as well be called the No Brain Cells Left for Thinking Up Clever Names edition. OK, OK. Its actual name is the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. Well, as long as the company put its actual energy into making Windows 10 steadily better, I’m OK with that. And that’s exactly what the April 2018 Update shows. It’s a mass of random improvements, scattered all over its 50 million lines of code. Some, you’ll never even notice; some you’ll stumble on every few months; and some will bring you satisfaction every day. None of it, I’m pleased to say, makes anything worse. The Timeline Windows 10 already had Task View: You click an icon on the taskbar (or press Windows key+Tab) to view miniatures of all your open windows. Just click or tap the window you want; Windows switches you instantly. In the April 2018 Update, Task View gains a super power: the Timeline. Now, instead of showing you miniatures only for every window that’s open right now, it also lets you scroll down to see (or do a search for) every window you’ve had open in the past 30 days. Even more amazingly, these window thumbnails include stuff you had open on other machines. Other Windows 10 PCs, sure, but even iPhones and Android phones running Microsoft apps (Office and the Edge browser). It’s incredibly cool. Timeline is a 30-day record of every Microsoft document or webpage you’ve had open. The Timeline is an answer, at last, to the old questions, “Where did I put that?” and “Where did I see that?” Now it doesn’t matter. If you worked on it in the past month, you’ll find it here. Well, mostly; unfortunately, apps have to be updated to work with Timeline. And at the outset, most of the Timeline-friendly programs come from Microsoft, like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, News, Sports, Money, Maps, Photos, and Edge (the browser). So for now, you’ll see cards for every website you’ve opened in Edge, but not in Chrome or Firefox. You can remove individual cards, delete all cards from a certain day, or turn the feature off entirely (you people who share a PC with your spouse know you who are). Focus Assist There are times when you might prefer not to be interrupted, distracted, or awakened by the appearance (and sound) of Windows 10’s notification tiles. Maybe you’re about to give a presentation and don’t want embarrassing reminders showing up. Or maybe you’re going to bed; you don’t really want to be bothered with chirps for Facebook status updates and Twitter posts. You’d rather have that PC just collect them for the morning. Focus Assist blocks the intrusion of notifications under conditions that you specify. In Settings, you’ll actually discover two levels of Focus Assist (besides “Off”). Priority only means that some notifications are still allowed to pop up and get your attention. Which ones? That’s up to you. Click “Customize your priority list” to see the options. You might, for example, permit calls from your spouse, boss, and children to reach you; you certainly wouldn’t want Focus Assist to block somebody trying to tell you that there’s been an accident, that you’ve overslept, or that you’ve just won the lottery. You can also designate certain apps’ notifications to get through. Maybe you’re a day trader, and you don’t want to miss a stock app’s alert that your portfolio is crashing. Or maybe you have some chat app whose pings you always want to answer. Use “Add an app” to set these up. Alarms only is the more dramatic Focus Assist setting. It means that no notifications at all appear or make noise—except for alarms. Microsoft figures that if you set an alarm, you probably want it to go off, to prevent an oversleeping disaster. You can also tell Windows 10 to turn on Focus Assist automatically under certain conditions: during certain hours of the day, when you’re playing a game, when you’re at home, or when you’re duplicating your screen (meaning, “When I’m giving an important presentation on a projector in front of 500 people and would rather not be humiliated by a text from my middle-schooler asking if I’ve seen her retainer”). Edge browser Microsoft continues to flesh out Edge, the web browser it introduced in 2015 to replace the ancient Internet Explorer. (I can still remember when Edge lacked such essential features as a History list, Downloads list, and an offline Reading list.) Here’s what’s new: Edge finally catches up to other browsers with the addition of a speaker icon on any tab that’s playing sound, so you can mute it with a click instead of hunting through your tabs to figure out what’s playing in the background. At last, Microsoft’s browser can memorize your address and credit cards for autofill when you’re shopping online. Edge is now Windows’s primary reading app for e-books and PDF documents. It gives these documents (and web pages, too, if you like) a full-screen, clutter-free layout, with font and background controls, and even a “read this aloud” button. You’ve got a bunch tabs open—say, your research on a San Francisco trip. With one click on a new window icon, you can set those aside, all as a group. Another new window icon opens the panel where all of your set-aside tab groups await, ready to bring back en masse. I love this feature. Set aside groups of webpage tabs, to reinstate later. Nearby Sharing Many of Windows 10’s recent enhancements have been clearly, ahem, inspired by features developed by Apple (AAPL). (Of course, Apple does plenty of stealing of its own.) There’s that Focus Assist thing (like Apple’s Do Not Disturb). There’s Night Light, which makes screen colors warmer before bedtime to avoid disrupting sleepiness (like Apple’s Night Shift). And now there’s Nearby Sharing (like Apple’s AirDrop). Nearby Sharing is designed to let you shoot files, photos, web pages, and other goodies to other machines nearby wirelessly, without messing with passwords, file sharing, networking, or setup. It’s infinitely superior to HomeGroup, Microsoft’s previous attempt at the casual file-sharing problem, which has now gone to the great feature bloat in the sky. Alas, Nearby Sharing works only with other PCs running the April 2018 Update. And considering how long it takes companies and institutions to upgrade their copies of Windows, there won’t be many of those around for some time. Settings grows Remember the disaster that was Windows 8? Hope not. It was, in essence, two operating systems superimposed. There was the regular desktop, which worked like regular Windows 7. And then, weirdly glued over it, there was a new, colorful environment made of tiles and modern typography that was designed for touchscreen tablets and laptops. You therefore had to master two of everything. Two web browsers, two Control Panels, two mail programs, two ways of doing everything. With Windows 10, Microsoft did a magnificent job of cleaning up that mess. Only one lingering tentacle of the double-headed Windows 8 remains: There are still two places to change your settings. There’s the old Control Panel, and there’s the new Settings app. With every new release, Microsoft brings more settings into Settings, meaning there are fewer and fewer occasions to dig out the old Control Panel. In the April Update, for example, Settings gains the ability to manage fonts and adjust your keyboard and typing prefs. The world very much looks forward to the day when Microsoft takes the old Control Panel out behind the barn and finishes it off. Maybe in, like, the August 2023 Update. A lot of misc. Here are a few of the tinier tweaks and polishings in the W10A2018U: Voice control (via Cortana) of more smart-home devices, like Nest, Honeywell, and Ecobee thermostats. Elaborate controls for auto-generated musical slideshows in Photos. The Photos app can turn batches of photos into animated, musical slideshows. A keyboard shortcut (Windows key+H) for starting and stopping Windows’s speak-to-type feature. Dictation has always worked well, but few people use it—maybe this will help. Here’s one for stylus+touchscreen owners: You can now handwrite anywhere you can type—for example, into text boxes, which auto-expand to give you room. The Photos app lets you stamp 3-D objects or text onto your pictures, although it’s not clear how often you’ll want to do that. Microsoft’s Groove Music service is dead. Instead, the company steers you to sign up for Spotify (SPOT) — and lets you ask for bands, songs, or playlists with voice commands. The Game Bar, which lets you capture screen video, has more controls, like on/off buttons for your camera and microphone. You can create folders for apps on the right side (the tiled side) of the Start menu. The Emoji panel no longer closes after you’ve inserted a single emoji. Lots of little updates to languages, handwriting, and touchscreen typing. For example, as you type, Windows can offer you three tappable autocomplete words, just as a smartphone does. If the April 2018 sounds good to you, you can get it right now, or just wait until May 8, when Microsoft will start rolling it out automatically to anyone who has Windows 10. (A notification will invite you to install it.) Microsoft hasn’t tried to characterize this update as, for example, the Spring Creators Update (which was its reputed name until just last week); there’s nothing themed about it. In a way, that’s reassuring. It means that Windows 10 has at last reached a uniform level of completeness without any glaring holes that urgently need addressing (and marketing). Instead, Windows 10 remains the clean, attractive, responsive, coherently designed front end to your PC that it had already become—just with a little more April 2018. David Pogue, tech columnist for Yahoo Finance, welcomes non-toxic comments in the Comments below. On the Web, he’s davidpogue.com. On Twitter, he’s @pogue. On email, he’s poguester@yahoo.com. You can sign up to get his stuff by email, here. 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__label__cc	0.510214	0.489786	Toy Story Playland at Disneyland Paris Check in Thursday Check out Friday The magical new outdoor area transports guests to the world of Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Slinky Dog, the Green Army Men, RC Racer and the rest of the characters from the Disney Pixar Toy Story films When designing the Playland, DisneyLand Paris 'Imagineers' took advantage of a forest which lines the edge of the area. It is more than 100 years old and many of the trees are over 30 metres in height - perfect for reinforcing the feeling of being tiny! The natural landscape makes you feel as though you are immersed in a play world just as much as the set itself. The 'grass' is actually tightly planted New Zealand flax, which looks like a giant manicured lawn. The whole Playland is also bordered by 9-metre tall bamboo, which seals you into the toy world. There are two entrances to Toy Story Playland. At the main entrance is a giant Buzz Lightyear action figure waiting to greet you, which was constructed using the original digital model from the films. At the second entrance (at the other end of the area), monkeys from a giant blue 'Barrel of Monkeys®' welcome guests with letters from a Scrabble game. There are three exciting new attractions inside Toy Story Playland. The first is Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop, which features a simulated fall from the sky with Andy’s Green Army Men. Guests sail up into the air for 27 metres, before drifting back down onto star targets below with the aid of their 'parachutes'. The setting for the attraction is a Green Army Men toy training camp, which features human-sized green army men, a quonset hut, a jeep, crates, a lookout station, and even a baby monitor (which the Green Army Men use to communicate with each other). Guests also get the chance to pause for a 'parachute' photo. The training camp is called Fort Emery, inspired by Pixar’s home in Emeryville, California. The next attraction is Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin, which is inspired by retro caterpillar rides and Woody's slinky canine friend. With guests aboard, Slinky Dog (which weighs 16,000 times more than the real toy version) chases his tail in a circle, getting faster and faster. Guests are even entertained with a board game in the queue. At the exit, you can have your photo taken with a giant Rex the Dinosaur, which stands at half the height of a real Tyrannosaurus Rex. The final and biggest new attraction is RC Racer!, which is just like the Hot Wheels® track from the films - only on a much larger scale. Guests are catapulted out of the station by the Hot Wheels® Super Charger in Andy's remote control car, which weighs 2,300 times as much as the toy version. When the lever is pulled, the car races to the top of a thrilling 25 metre half-pipe on a U-shaped circuit. RC, the car himself, is also available for photos once the ride is over - so the kids can have something to take home and show off to their friends. Other than the main three attractions, guests can also help save the galaxy at Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, or kick up their heels at Woody’s Round Up. The music that plays across the area is all based on the original themes from the Toy Story films, composed by Randy Newman - so you really get the full effect. Guests also get to see a piece of real film memorabilia, as the large rubber ball found in Toy Story Playland was originally seen in Pixar’s first short film, 'Luxo Jr', in 1986. The colourful new area is the first Toy Story-themed land in any Disney theme park in the world. The route of the 'Studio Tram Tour: Behind the Magic' had to be permanently moved in order to accommodate it. The Playland is an expansion of the Disneyland Paris' Toon Studios, and is also part of their year-long 'Disney New Generation Festival' that began back in April. The festival is focused on providing innovative experiences with the newest characters from Disney and Disney Pixar films including Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, Cars , Monsters, Inc., The Incredibles, and of course Toy Story. Toy Story Playland is a great day out for all the family. Kids will be enchanted, while adults can revisit their youth and the days of playing in the back garden. The toys are definitely back in town - and now you can play with them like never before! Paris Guides Everything You Need to Know to Experience Paris Like a Pro Paris Nightlife - Champagne, Clubs, and "Le Crazy" 48 hours in Paris - have a whirlwind romance with the city of light Paris Travel Tips Nightlife & Entertainment in Paris Paris Hotel Deals Edgar Restaurant & Hotel0 star$165 CAD The Peninsula Paris5 stars$1 310 CAD Park Hyatt Paris - Vendome5 stars$1 139 CAD View all Paris Hotel Offers 7th Arrondissement 3 stars$196 CAD Search for 7th Arrondissement hotels Search for 15th Arrondissement hotels Find your perfect holiday in Paris From 3680 hotels.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1082
__label__wiki	0.817066	0.817066	Book Store Free Fiction The Story Bible Newsletter Podcast About Us Book StoreFree FictionThe Story BibleNewsletterPodcastAbout Us Time's Fool Photo by Nathalie Désirée Mottet on Unsplash The halfway point is where she found her brother in the ditch all those years ago, his body twisted, his chest caved in where the truck had hit him. Only half of him was mangled, but it was the wrong half, so their mother kept the casket closed anyway. When she turns here for the jog home, she doesn’t stop moving, but she can’t resist a moment to stare. Some mornings she shifts her weight back and forth from one leg to the other. Other days she stretches, standing on one foot then the other, bending the free leg at the knee and holding it behind her by the ankle. She might even run in place a few seconds, but she never lets herself go still. When she looks at the leaves gathered there this morning, at the frost weighing them down, she imagines his cheek pressed against them: his warm flesh driving out the cold, bequeathing what life he had left to something that was already dead. Her mother called her morbid for thinking such things, but her mother had never had to see them. It had been Lauren who found Sammy there by the side of the road; Mom hadn’t looked upon the corpse until the moment at the funeral home when there were decisions to be made. And at that point, after not much more than a fleeting glance, she had left the room and left the rest to her daughter. Lauren turns and starts back toward home. All her life she has lived this town, minus the few years she spent tending to a marriage that never took root, and so the glistening pond nestled amongst the trees to her left is no balm for frayed nerves. The pasture to her right and the cattle grazing there, they are no reminder of a simpler age. And the horse paddocks, where she once watched her friends drive those animals over hurdle after hurdle, they offer no inspiration. She can’t remember what they looked like when they leapt, can’t imagine the wind in their manes and the look in their eyes as they dared to fly; all she can see now are the fences that keep them where they are, forever keep them where they are. “If you hate it so much,” Mom keeps telling her, “then why don’t you leave?” Lauren raises her wrist toward her face and the screen on her watch lights up to tell her how hard her heart is beating. She knows, of course—she can feel it—but she doesn’t trust herself. She knows she’s not as impartial as the sensor pressed against her skin. As she crests the last of the modest hills on her route, the house looms large before her. Mom is on the porch in her rocking chair, an afghan laid across her lap, looking ten years older than she is. Ten years at least. When she reaches the front steps, she holds onto the handrail and doubles over. Checking her watch, she realizes she’s attacked the second half of her run with a bit too much vigor and perhaps too much vim; she made great time, but she wasn’t ready. Tomorrow, she realizes, sucking air through her nose and nearly choking on it, she may need to take the day off. On the porch, Mom scoffs, mumbling something about the path out back, the bike trail the town has paved atop its old train tracks. “Too flat,” she tells her mother, still panting, though strong enough to stand upright now. “Not enough of a challenge.” Mom shakes her head as Lauren mounts the steps. “Breathing is a challenge,” she says. “That’s not enough for you?” Mom sits outside while Lauren is making breakfast, and though Lauren can see her shuddering harder every time she takes a peek through the kitchen window, though she wanted to tell her mother “You’ll catch your death of cold” when the old woman insisted staying out for a few minutes more, she doesn’t say anything. Lauren knows well enough to pick her battles. At the kitchen table, over eggs and Canadian bacon, Mom wonders about pancakes. “Did I never teach you how to make them?” she asks. “Reunion’s on Saturday night,” Lauren tells her. “I need to fit into my dress.” “Fit schmit,” says Mom. “You could wear a potato sack and you’d still be the one to go home with.” “Mom,” says Lauren, rolling her eyes. “It’s been twenty years. Most of the people there went home with someone ages ago. And certainly those worth—” “Picky,” says Mom, cutting her off. “Always picky.” “Not always,” says Lauren, rubbing her thumb along the underside of her ring finger, an old habit that’s dying hard. The truck hit Sammy the day before Lauren’s prom. There’d been a small fire at the school, the pungent stink of rubber filling the halls, and everyone was dismissed. Sammy caught a ride to a buddy’s house for a few hands of Magic cards, but a few hands turned into staying for dinner and an angry phone call from Mom and the decision that Sammy, the “most inconsiderate son in the world,” would walk home when he was done. Lauren was sitting in her room that night when her mother knocked on her door. She was in her underwear, at the foot of her bed, staring at the dress hanging in her closet, at the zipper in particular. When her mother knocked a second time, Lauren had to brush a tear away before she could manage the words “Come in.” Mom opened the door and had begun to speak before she noticed the state of Lauren. She averted her eyes and said, “You could’ve taken a moment to get dressed.” “It sounded urgent,” said Lauren, looking down now at her stomach, at her thighs, searching for something to blame. “Your brother’s not home yet,” said Mom. “You did yell wicked loud,” said Lauren, standing up and crossing to her dresser, knowing already what was going to be asked of her. “Could you go out and see if you can track him down?” Lauren pulled open her drawer of t-shirts. “Where was he at?” “Kevin’s,” said Mom. “Just down 27.” “Okay,” said Lauren, pulling on the baggy Incesticide shirt her boyfriend had left the last time he’d snuck in. “It’s just that I don’t think he’d take a ride from me right now.” “I’ll find him,” said Lauren, stepping into a pair of sweats. And find him she did. She found him then like she finds the dress now: in the dark, forgotten and cast aside. She pulls the dress from the back of the closet and into the light, surprised she remembered to put it back in its bag way back when. The funeral was one day, graduation the next, and her break-up the day after that. The guy said he understood why she’d bailed on prom, and maybe he did, but he said it with a hunger in his eyes. A hunger to heal her maybe, but a hunger nevertheless, and she couldn’t stand to be looked at like that. She couldn’t stand to think of her pain as something to be devoured, to imagine him chewing away at her anguish until he found something worth saving at the center. Mom is knocking again. Lauren invites her in. Mom asks: “You’re going to wear that?” “I thought it would be funny,” says Lauren. “You’re trying to be funny?” says Mom, shaking her head. “I thought you were trying to get laid.” “Mom!” Mom shudders for a moment, and Lauren extends a hand to steady her, but she just shoos Lauren off. She grabs hold of the door knob and closes her eyes until she is still. “Mom?” The old woman opens her eyes and forces a smile. “I can be at Elaine’s,” she says, “if you’d like the house to yourself.” “Mom,” says Lauren, “that’s not why I’m—” “It should be,” says Mom as she turns on the spot and starts back down the hall, her hand on the chair rail the whole way. When she pulls into the restaurant’s parking lot, the party is already in full swing. The smokers have congregated around the side of the building, in front of the plate glass window for some shop that has its lights off—a dry cleaner maybe, but she doesn’t get close enough to check — and a few of them offer waves and smiles; one shouts “Hey!” but stops short when he can’t remember her name. Inside, the bar is surrounded by kids she’s known since she was five, but who she hasn’t seen, for the most part, since they were throwing their tasseled caps into the air. They’re exchanging tiny paper tickets with the harried bartenders, the kind they used to sell at football games to raffle off VCRs and CD boxed sets. It occurs to Lauren that she’s paid in advance for a couple of these herself, and that she should probably drink before she goes any further. The man with the wheel of tickets was their class president, and time has treated him well. The gray that flecks his hair now serves only to bolster the air of confidence he scarfed about him in those days gone by. He greets her with a warm smile and a hug, her name ready on his lips from the moment he saw her across the room. Every name seems to be ready on his lips, she realizes as she takes her tickets and makes way for the next in line, but that doesn’t diminish her affection for him in this moment; it simply confirms that they all made at least one sane decision in high school. This guy was the only one for this job; she can’t even remember his name, for Christ’s sake, and she was just staring at the name tag stuck to his still impressive pecs. A whiskey sour in each hand, Lauren makes her way into the back room where most of the commotion seems to be centered. There are hors d’oeuvres on tables pushed against the walls, a small cart of booze manned by a perky blonde who’s being ogled by grown men in backwards ball caps, and cluster upon cluster of classmates. Some have sequestered themselves amongst the same cliques they called home in the days of yore, but others have broken ranks. There’s a cheerleader chatting up a kid who never left the art room, there’s a dude who spent half of senior year doing time in detention spinning a yarn for the kid he pantsed relentlessly in the sixth grade. “Ren’s not time’s fool,” says a guy she once had English with, “though rosy lips and cheeks within his bending sickle’s compass come.” Lauren hugs him, kisses him on the cheek, asks, “Does Shakespeare get you much play, Ian?” He laughs. “Not with the women who can spot it.” They chat for a while, as Lauren finishes her first drink and then her second, about everything from that one time Lauren did theater with Ian (“The children’s play!” she says, wondering what it was that year; “Hansel & Gretel,” he tells her), everything from that to who’s died from their class and when. Morbid, she thinks, her mother’s words in her ears. “Was Robin Gates our year?” she asks Ian, pretty sure Robin wasn’t, but not ready to let the conversation go. She’s looked around the room a half-dozen times by now, and she’s spotted no one else worth talking to. She’s also pretty sure she’s getting drunk. Lauren eyeballs the tables of food, the supply of hors d’oeuvres nearly depleted, and she thinks to grab something before her chance is gone, but decides against it. If drunk is what she’s going to be, then drunk she will be. “Robin? Nope,” says Ian. “Year after. Same as your—” She watches him stop himself, watches him realize what he was about to say. Then he ducks his head and shakes it. “It’s okay,” she tells him, squeezing his arm. “No,” he says, stuttering. “I’m… I—” “It’s okay, Ian. We’ve all lost people.” He finally looks at her again, managing a weak smile. “It’s just,” he says, “it’s just that I just did the same thing with Michael over there.” He nods his head toward the other side of the room. “I mentioned his sister without thinking about it, that is. Only that was probably worse, since she died 2 years ago and not 20.” “Which one is Michael?” asks Lauren. Ian points him out, and the bearded fellow in the tweed coat is so far removed from the mopey kid who meandered past her house on his paper route that she’d thought him someone’s husband on first glance. He’s holding court with a couple of guys, telling a story with his hands as much as his mouth, and people on his periphery are starting to get sucked in. The cheerleader and the artist, who’d been getting rather cozy with each other over in the corner, they turn to Michael now too. “I don’t remember him being that charismatic,” she says to Ian. “Well,” says Ian. “He’s a professor now.” “Art,” says Ian. “Out in Hawaii. Tenured and everything.” Ian is saying something else now, but Lauren is focused on the two drink tickets he’s been fiddling with since they started talking. Her gaze passes between the tickets and Michael, Michael and the tickets, the tickets and— I’ll be at Elaine’s, her mother is repeating in her head now. If you’d like the house to yourself. “Ian,” she says, squeezing his arm again. “You going to use those?” Ian raises an eyebrow, confused. “Your tickets,” says Lauren, taking hold of his wrist, shaking the hand and the tickets playfully in front of his face. “Oh,” says Ian. “No. But haven’t you, like, haven’t you had enough?” “Not for what I have in mind,” she says, plucking the tickets from his hand and heading for the perky blonde at the drink cart. “What do you have in mind?” says Ian. “Drink, sir,” she says, patting his cheek, “is a great provoker.” “And what are you hoping it will provoke?” “Lechery, sir. Lechery.” “But lechery,” says Ian, as she collects her drinks, “it provokes and it unprovokes. Remember?” “For men maybe,” she says, downing the first drink in one hard swallow. “And, besides,” says Ian, “lechery with who?” “Who do you think?” she says, downing the second drink and handing both empty glasses to Ian. “But I’ve told you,” he seems to be saying, but what he’s told her is something she didn’t hear before, something she doesn’t hear this time either. The crowd has thinned out around him by the time she gets there, so Lauren is free to make whatever move she wants. But she can’t decide if he’s a hugger, and he has his hands in his pockets besides, so she simply gets close enough that he might hear her through the din, and she leans in to check his name tag (something she’s seen countless people do tonight as a way of getting things going). “Michael,” she says. “Michael, Michael, Michael.” “Hey, Lauren,” he says with a smile. She’s pretty sure he didn’t look to her chest for her name, and she’s suddenly sad that, even if he did remember her name, he didn’t use the logistics of the event as an excuse to take a free peek. She’s also not sure why she said his name four times, and she’s about to walk away when he speaks again. “How you been?” he says. She puts a hand on his arm as she says, “You’re so sweet to ask,” and then, feeling just the slightest hint of muscle on an arm where she expected to find none, she adds, “My god, you’re hot.” Lauren cannot understand why she’s said it, but he laughs, and that seems a good enough reason to say it again. “No, seriously,” she says, waving a finger around and nodding in the direction of everyone else. “You’re the hottest guy in this room.” Michael looks down, still grinning, but blushing now too. She draws closer, lowering her voice as she leans in. “No,” she says, cupping her hand over his ear. “Seriously. Don’t be embarrassed.” “I’m not, Lauren,” is what he says, looking at her again, a kind look in his eyes, the kind of look she hopes he will give her when they’re back at her place and she’s on top of him. She hopes she has not just said that out loud. “It’s just,” he says, but she doesn’t let him finish. “What?” she says. “Are you—are you gay? I thought that was your cousin.” “That was my cousin,” he says. “Two of them, actually. Me, I’m — ” She puts a finger to his lips and then holds her free hand to his chest. “The hottest guy in the room,” she says. “That’s what you are.” “Lauren,” he says, “how much have you—?” “No one’s asked me,” she says, drawing closer to him, a hand on both arms now and both hands squeezing. “No one’s asked me why I’m wearing this dress. No one remembers. No one remembers, Michael. But you—” “Your brother,” he says. “See!” she says, walking a pair of fingers up his tie, from his chest to his chin, the fingers like the legs of the itsy bitsy spider they imagined when they were kids. “See,” she says, “I knew you knew.” Behind her, she suddenly feels a hand on her shoulder, a thick, meaty hand. “Lauren,” says Ian. “Come on.” “What?” says Lauren, shrugging Ian’s hand off her shoulder. “I haven’t even asked him yet.” “Lauren,” says Ian. “Asked me what?” says Michael. “If you’ll come home with me,” says Lauren. “My mother’s gone. I have the house to—” “Lauren,” says Ian. “He’s married!” Lauren stares into Michael’s eyes, hoping they’ll tell her the truth she’d rather hear. But eyes can’t speak, she knows. She knows that, even through the fog that’s lifting now, lifting faster than it ever has before. She lets go of the arm she still has hold of, pulls her other hand from his face, and stands there before him, waiting to be judged. She looks around her, searching for other judges, other verdicts about her being cast down from on high, but no one else is paying her any attention at all. “I’m sorry,” says Michael. “Sorry for being married?” says Lauren, hating the still-playful tone in her voice, hating the corner of her lip that twitches ever so slightly upward as she speaks this terrible line, hating too the eyebrow that arches in invitation. “No,” he starts to say, but she cuts him off. “Because if you’re sorry about that,” she begins, wishing she would shut up but unable to stop the words from spilling out of her, “if you’re sorry about that, the offer still stands.” “Lauren,” says Ian, his hand on her shoulder again, now with a firmer grip. “Let me take you home.” “You’re married too,” she says as she turns on him. She gives him a raspberry, her spit showering his un-expectant face. And then, finally, she storms out. Her shoes in hand, she walks in stocking feet through the center of town toward home. It is cold, sobering. She smiles at that thought, at her second great pun of the night, but then she is crying. It isn’t until the river of tears and mascara and snot finally trickles into her mouth that she stops. She gags, coughing for a moment, and she stumbles into the shrubbery at the back of the old Quick Mart’s parking lot. It’s closed now, so there’s no one to laugh at her, and that makes the decision to sit so much easier. Sure, she’s almost home, but she’s not sure that’s where she belongs. At least not yet. Lauren stares for a long time at the back door of the place, trying to remember a story from her high school days. There was a robbery here, she remembers, and the kids jockeying the register claimed someone had attacked them from the bushes during a smoke break. But then it turned out they did the deed themselves, one of them shooting the other so they could make off with the pittance that was in the safe. At least she thinks that’s how it went. She’s not sure she trusts her memory right now. Or any other part of herself, for that matter. A few cars pass, one or two even making the turn on 27 that she was about to make, the turn that would take her home. And suddenly it occurs to her that if Michael wandered by her house delivering papers back in the day, that maybe that meant Michael lived nearby. And that maybe meant that he was staying with his parents while he was home for the reunion. Lauren stands up. She can’t sit here. What if he passes by? She tugs at the hemline of her dress, slaps at her ass to brush the dust away, and is just about to get going when she hears footsteps coming up the hill out of the center. Footsteps and a voice. “I guess we had the same idea,” says Michael before she can get away. Lauren wipes at her face, trying to clean it up before he can see her properly, but she can feel the make-up smearing as she does, and she realizes it’s useless. He stops a few feet from her and offers a kind smile. “Can I walk you home?” he asks. All she can manage is a nod. They walk for a minute without saying anything else at all. Then Michael says, “When my sister died a couple of years ago, I thought of you.” Lauren thinks it an awkward comment, but appreciates his attempt to find common ground. Dead siblings are as good a topic as any for small talk, right? “I was a mess,” he says. “And I thought about how you got through all of senior week—graduation, and the banquet, and prom—” “I didn’t go to prom,” says Lauren. “I know,” says Michael. “Or, well, I know now. Ian told me. But I thought you had. That’s how strong I thought you were.” “You give me too much credit,” says Lauren. “I looked you up on Facebook once,” says Michael, “saw that you looked happy, that you were married—” “Divorced now,” she tells him, correcting him. He turns and gives her another smile. “And you survived that, too,” he says. A car passes, headed toward the center, its high beams blinding them as it comes round the bend. And so they stop for a moment, shielding their eyes with an arm a piece. When the light is gone, Lauren lowers her arm and sees her house ahead on the corner. “You inspired me,” says Michael. “I guess that’s what I’m trying to say.” “Because I’m a survivor?” asks Lauren, stepping ahead, eager to get home so she can get back to crying, now that he’s given her tear ducts fresh ammunition. “Yeah,” says Michael. “I figured: if you could get through all of that as a teenager, then through the rest of it as an adult, then maybe I could suck it up and deal too.” They’re at the fence that circles her house now, her fingers playing with the latch on the gate. “For being married?” says Lauren. He chuckles. “No, I’m sorry for rambling. I thought I could make you feel better. With my story, I mean.” “I’m happy to have survived,” she says, unlatching the gate and stepping into her yard. “But that’s all I’ve ever done, Michael. That’s all I’ve ever done.” There is snow on the ground when she wakes for her morning run after a few uneasy hours of sleep, but she gets dressed anyway, finds her pedometer on the nightstand amongst empty water bottles and a near-empty bottle of ibuprofen, and then heads downstairs. Her mother protests, rattles off the list of excuses Lauren has to stay inside this morning, but she plugs her earbuds into her ears, waves goodbye, and gets on her way. At the spot where her brother died, she does as she usually does and jogs in place long enough to imagine him there in the ditch. But then something changes. She catches a glimpse of what she’s left behind her—a trail of sneaker prints in the snow—and she can’t bear to look at them. So, this morning she doesn’t turn around; she keeps running. Maybe, she thinks, if she’s careful, she’ll never have to stop. Originally published in Commonthought 2018 and republished here with the support of my patrons at Patreon. ReprintsE. Christopher Clark December 27, 2018 Chapter 1 of EXQUISITE CORPSE OriginalsE. Christopher Clark February 5, 2019 OriginalsE. Christopher Clark October 30, 2018 Get Weekly Emails from the Woods Every Friday, author E. Christopher Clark will email you with behind the scenes insights on his latest works of fiction, the dirty details of how your favorite stories came to be, and more. © 1999–2019 E. Christopher Clark Chelmsford, MA 01824, 714-696-6376 hq@clarkwoods.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1095
__label__wiki	0.604601	0.604601	Home » Bike Reviews, News & More » MotoGP comes to Spa MotoGP comes to Spa April 19, 2016 News On the 1st of April, the website from one of the leading motorcycle magazines announced that MotoGP would return to the track of Spa-Francorchamps in 2019. Undoubtedly a great joke, although actually it wasn’t a joke. Thanks to the dynamic DG Sport team, you won’t have to wait till 2019 to hear MotoGP’s roar on the track in the Ardennes. And that is true ! After the 500 GP and Superbikes, the major Classic event will also welcome first generation MotoGP’s this year. «One could say it’s a bit contradictory to invite “modern” machines to a mainly “classic” event», says Florian Jupsin, the new conductor of the Bikers’Classics. «But let’s not forget that the FIM (International Motorcycle Federation) has introduced the MotoGP category in 2002… More than 12 years ago, a small eternity if we think about the many technological evolutions these machines have known over the past years !» In 2001 a young Italian rider, Valentino Rossi, took home the very last 500cc world title with his Honda after having won the 125cc and 250cc titles in 1997 with Aprilia. Ever since, the MotoGP category has evolved continuously with ever changing rules, displacements, tyre manufacturers and even constructors. «By adding MotoGP we contribute to our own will to evolve. If an event wants to continue growing and developing, it has to evolve and continuously reinvent itself. That’s what the Bikers’Classics have been doing ever since their creation in 2003. With the arrival of MotoGP on the Bikers’Classic scene we want to attract a new generation of spectators for whom the machines from the previous century don’t evoke memories. For them, but also for everyone else, this will be a unique opportunity to hear and see these exceptional machines ride. «Besides some anecdotic passages it will be mainly about the first apparition of MotoGP’s on the track of Spa-Francorchamps. A long awaited moment by the entire Belgian motorcycle community, a moment which will remain in the memories of those who will witness it for many years! On top of the spectacular MotoGP machines (among which Olivier Jacque’s Kawasaki, Scott Redding’s Honda RCV and an ex-Stoner Ducati), the organizers have once again succeeded in gathering a marvellous panoply of machines, such as a Moto2 Suter from Marc Marquez, 500cc GP machines (a 1997 Honda NSR V2 Gresini Barros, a team Roberts Proton KR3, 1993 Yamaha ROC…), Superbikes (a 1999 Ducati 996 Bayliss, a 1998 Suzuki GSX-R Witham, a 1996 Yamaha YZF 750 MacKenzie, a 1987 Bimota YB4…). «With 45 motorcycles at the start of the GP parade there will be a nice overview of 40 years of MotoGP history», says Florian Jupsin. «We will see machines that we never even saw in Belgium ! I would explicitly like to thank Spirit of Speed for giving us the opportunity to realise this adventure. An other parade that attracts a lot of attention is that of the side-cars. Fans of this genre will get to feast their eyes, with the BMW RS 54 leading the parade. This machine remains the one with the most titles on its name in motorcycle racing history, with not less than 19 world titles, won between 1954 and 1974. You will get to admire about 10 of these famous RS 54 on the track of Spa during the first weekend of July, but also some of its major competitors (URS, König). Seated on these machines will be an equally impressive panoply of world champions of the discipline, such as Rolf Steinhausen (world champion 1975-76), Egbert Streuer (world champion from 1984 till 1986) and his son Bennie (current world champion), Max Deubel (4 times world champion between 1961 and 1964) and Siegfried Schauzu (9 times winner of the Tourist Trophy for sidecars). Steve Webster (ten titles!) might possibly make it too. Whereas the European Classic Series and the tenth edition of the 4 Hours Classic on Saturday night, the major attraction will undoubtedly be the presence of John McGuinness, the “Morecambe Missile”, endurance and Tourist Trophy specialist, category in which he is a living legend with not less than 23 victories and still counting ! Definitely a contender for the victory with the Honda team Neate Racing Powered by Motul. And a true opponent for the duo Richard Hubin – Grégory Fastré, that really wants to win this home race and already did so in 2014. And then there are the other races for the French, German and Belgian Classic championships. As usual, Saturday evening will be very festive and musical, with a concert from the group Hot For 90’s, organised in collaboration with the event’s Rock & Pop partner, Classic 21. The entire weekend you will be treated to many animations, in the Lifestyle Village created in 2015, at the exchange fair and in the Commercial Village. A last novelty that DG Sport adds to this 14th edition is the diner-conference, which will take place on Friday evening at the Hôtel de la Source. Living Grand Prix legends will participate at a conference-debate sharing anecdotes from their racing years. What happens backstage in MotoGP and little secrets, revealed by riders that wrote some of the most historical pages in motorcycle racing history. An exclusive evening, a wonderful meal, prestigious invitees… An evening especially for fans of exceptional moments. A quick historical Bikers’Classics overview: 2003 : First edition of the Bikers’Classics 2004 : The first stars appear on scene (such as Mamola, Schwantz and Spencer) 2007 : First edition of the 4 Hours Classic 2008 : Tribute to John Surtees 2011 : Yamaha celebrate their 50 years of competition 2012 : Superbikes in the spotlights 2013 : 500cc GP and Sidecars 2014 : Anniversary of the Suzuki RG 500 2015 : The Lifestyle Village sees the light of day 2016 : MotoGP returns to Spa ! Restoration Ace To Attempt 48-Hour Motorcycle Rebuild At Stafford Showground Suzuki Launches 2016 Clothing Range OptiMate1 Duo Battery Charger Review Eurojumble Traders Invited For A Knees Up On Friday Evening	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1096
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__label__cc	0.699199	0.300801	Behind Bars: Joel Beresford January 9th, 2017, by Graham Frizzell In no time at all – just 18 months at the time of writing – The Dutch Trading Co has become a major port of call for Perth’s craft beer explorers. The venue has managed to strike the perfect balance between craft beer hub and relaxed, convivial environment. And at the helm of this beery ship (pun very much intended) is Joel Beresford: AKA Perth’s “Mr Beer”. Prior to opening The Dutch Trading Co (or DTC) alongside the extremely well pedigreed Andrew Bennett and Daniel Strepini, Joel Beresford headed up the team at Cellarbrations at Carlisle, one of the city's pioneering beer stores, which combined stocking a dazzling array of beers with the hosting of regular high quality beer events. Several years of acquired beer knowledge at this Perth craft beer institution, not to mention bringing the likes of Mornington Peninsula Brewery and Modus Operandi beers to the WA market, has given Joel and The DTC its razor sharp edge, one that made it an obvious choice for us when hosting our first ever WA Crafty Cabal events at the end of 2016. As 2017 gets underway, The Crafty Pint sat down with Joel to talk about everything from the newly installed CANary to brewer-venue collaborations in the latest entry in our Behind Bars series. What are bar staff drinking at the end of their shifts? Joel Beresford: A lot of the younger guys are really hitting the hops. A lot of [Modus Operandi] Sonic Prayer is being drunk at the moment. It does help that it’s less than two weeks old – we only have two cans left! Session beers are definitely coming back in vogue, and fruited ales of all descriptions. IPAs, saisons and sours [especially gose and Berliner Weisse] are getting picked up too. What is the uptake of staff favourites among the general public? A view from the front bar at Perth's Dutch Trading Co. JB: If a staff member likes something, they’ll [encourage punters to try it]. As a result, the percentage of sour beers in our fridges is increasing along with sours on tap. Case in point, when we did our wild and sour day at the end of September 2016 I was a bit worried as we had all 18 taps dedicated to sour beer. I was concerned about the general public coming in and they might be upset they couldn’t get a pale ale or a lager, or cider even, but it was one of our biggest ever days! Not just for beer geeks, but the general public coming in and finding a beer that they loved. Dugges’ Tropic Thunder pineapple and mango sour ale got drained immediately. I must say a big kudos to the staff for explaining to the customers what a certain beer is and how to approach it. Staff will tell customers that the first sip [of a sour beer] will send their palate into shock, before the second or third sip neutralises the sensation and then they get the real flavour from it. What are some general bar trends? What are people asking for? JB: [Punters are after] easier drinking, lower ABV beers, especially now summer’s coming along. Your big double IPAs and high ABV IPAs will be here to stay forever I think. To reiterate, sours and fruited beers are being asked for a lot too. Big IPAs are our fasted rotating style at the moment, though. In saying that, if we put a keg of pale ale or lager on tap on a weekend it’ll blow that day, and lagers are coming back in a big way too. I think there’ll always be a place for a really well made pilsner. It takes skill to make a really good pilsner! Are more people starting to drink craft where they weren’t drinking craft before? What’s winning over the newcomers? JB: People are starting to realise beer can have flavour and be different. It can be treated like wine, paired with food and have a story. Beer has a personality now. Beforehand, wine and cocktails were the only things allowed to have personality. [A turning point for] one customer was Petrus Aged Pale; he first came in wanting something different. I love that beer, one of my several epiphany beers. It has a great story behind it too. It’s not just selling a beer on its flavours, it’s talking about how a beer came to be. If you can engage someone who’s not craft beer minded and give beer a personality, they’ll look at it in a different light. Newcomers won’t then see it as a weird beer we’re trying to palm off for ten bucks, they’ll see it as a culmination of skill, history and process. They can think about it while they’re drinking it. Ultimately they’ll be more open to what that beer is offering. I’ve always loved beer history – how things have happened and why. Especially Lambic beers; it’s easy to fall in love with them because they’re not the easiest beers to make. It’s a time consuming process, things can go wrong and they can easily be misconstrued. But it’s the history behind them that’s most appealing. They [represent] the next level of brewing as well. How is the recently installed CANary (The Dutch Trading Co’s takeaway canning system) being received by customers? JB: It’s going really well! It’s really handy for keg-only releases, which is what it’s used for the most. We canned a lot of Boatrocker’s Miss Pinky before its [now widely available] packaged release. It’s a bloody great beer, and at the time people knew Miss Pinky was only available on draught in WA. It’s really fun too! The canning process is extremely simple, although I made a couple of alterations to the CANary myself. The nature of the canning machine is to get the seal done properly; there’s the tendency to overflow it. There’s a little excess beer that gets spun out when the can is put on the seamer. I put a couple of guards on it to stop myself and customers getting sprayed with excess beer. It works like a dream! We do [takeaway beers] in 375mL cans which we found to be the better way to go as we’re all about options and choice. We’d rather have customers take home a mixed six-pack of smaller cans to try. What do you think will be the next big thing? JB: Fruited beers, Berliner Weisse, gose, sours… I’m wishing that to happen anyway [laughs.] I’m going to make it happen! Kettle sours are very viable – they’re easy sours to do without affecting breweries with damaging [unwanted] microflora. Kettle sours are really big in America and they’re sure to end up being big here. Meads [and braggots] are going crazy in the States. I don’t think they’ll be as big here but there’s definitely a movement, and I really want to encourage it. We’ve got some really interesting meads in - the Polish do some crazy things with mead! Rose petal and wild berry meads are new nuances in that particular category. Barrel ageing [beer] programs are definitely going to to step up too. What next for The Dutch Trading Co? JB: We’ve been talking to the Institute of Beer over in Sydney about doing the Cicerone exams and qualifications. We’re the host venue for all the [Cicerone] training, workshops and exams here in Perth. One of the reasons we’re really keen to do it is so we are held accountable for the way in which we run the venue. We want to maintain the high standards set by the Cicerone program. We’re going to try and get everyone to the highest degree [Master Cicerone]. I know that’s what I’m aiming for [personally.] It’s very exciting - and tough too! La Sirène’s Costa Nikias came over recently and it was great to chat with him. We managed to nail down a collaboration with him which we’re really excited about. The only other brewer he’s collaborated with is Jester King! I’m a bit of a collaboration freak as it’s a part of the whole ethos of this industry – getting to know a brewer and sharing the experience. Finally, you’re at the front of the bar: you see the trends, you see the people; any comments on where you think beer is heading? The day we joined Joel to host an IPA Blind Tasting at The DTC during WA Beer Week. JB: Definitely more into the [wider] public awareness. More venues are going to take up craft beer. I think more venues are going to pop up – bars and brewpubs. I don’t know if everyone’s going to survive. But [those who do make it] are thinking ahead of the curve about what they want to do and how they want to be perceived – doing so with a really good mission statement. Craft beer is becoming more mainstream. It’s a bit of an ugly word to use because when people think mainstream they think “sell-out”, but what I mean is craft beer is becoming more widely accepted every day. You can read our other Behind Bars interviews with leading venue staff and owners here. Crafty Cabal Member offer at The Dutch Trading Co: Double Dutch Rudder Discount! Half Price Tasting Paddle at The DTC About the author: Graham "Stoutwhiskas" Frizzell is a legally blind beer writer and brewer in the making. You can find his beer writings at Blind Taste Test. behind bars wa dutch trading co dtc sour beer mead ipa Golden Glory For Aussie Brewers In Japan It's been another successful excursion to the International Beer Cup in Japan for Australian brewers. Both Mountain Goat and Edge picked up gold, silver and bronzes with Brisbane's White Lies completing the picture with a bronze. read on What Drinkers Want The biggest ever survey of Australian craft beer drinkers has been carried out by Sydney bottleshop Beer Cartel. The results of what they plan to turn into an annual survey are out today. read on	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1108
__label__wiki	0.616886	0.616886	The more targeted your social posts are, the more likely they'll reach the right - and the most relevant audience. Whether you're hosting an event in a certain area, offering a promotion in a particular country, or have language-specific content, geo-targeting is a really helpful feature. With the Advanced Social Media Module, geo-targeting works for: Facebook Company Pages LinkedIn Company Pages (*Must have at least 100 followers in the geographic area) Twitter Profiles Click on the Campaigns tab, and select the relevant Campaign from the list. Click on the New Post button. Click on the LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter icon. Click on one or more LinkedIn or Facebook Company Pages, or Twitter Profiles. Write your message and select a date and time. Click on the Geo-Targeting icon that appears below the message field. Type in the name of one or more countries that you are targeting. The post will then be targeted to Facebook Company Page followers in that country or countries. Click on the empty geo-targeting field, and select a continent. To drill-down further, you can also select a country, and even a specific city or area. Remember that for the geo-targeting to work, you need at least 100 Company Pages followers from that are. To add another location, click on the Add Location hyperlink in the bottom-right corner. To use the geo-targeting, you must first enable Twitter to add a location to your tweets. First, log-into your Twitter account, click on your Twitter profile icon in the top-right corner (Profile and Settings) and click on Settings. Then, choose Security and Privacy from the left-hand side menu, and under the Privacy section, make sure the following is checked off: Next, type in the neighborhood or city you'd like to geo-target. Please note that only one location can be selected per Tweet. Adding a State or Country Field	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1114
__label__cc	0.570511	0.429489	Dampier Island Tourism HISTORIC 7 ISLANDS CRUISE ISLAND CAMPING ISLAND SKIN DIVING TURTLE WATCHING 6 COASTAL TOWNS DAMPIER – BURRUP PENINSULA – KARRATHA HARDING DAM MILLSTREAM COASTAL TOWNS & INDUSTRAL PLANTS HISTORIC 7 ISLANDS FLY OVER Skin Diving Photos of the Pilbara. Select Regions Any Region Boat Bus HELICOPTER Motorcycle Select Activity Select Activity Any Activity Beach Walks Bus Tours Camping Helicopter Tours Rock Art SKIN DIVING Whale Watching Turtle Watching Select Price Range Any Price Range This bus package can be split by up to 15 people @ $57 each Book the entire package for yourself or book singles and meet new friends. We will pickup and drop you off wherever you are staying, this bus tour starts off in Karratha. [Not a valid template]The Harding Dam/ Lake Poongkaliyarra is located approximately 25 km south of Roebourne on the Harding River. When filled to capacity, the dam covers an area of fifteen square kilometers and extends ten kilometers back from the dam wall. With the growing population in the north-west region in the 1960s-1970s, the need for better access to water became an urgent priority. In the mid-1970s, proposals by the Public Works Department focused on the Fortescue River for the construction of a dam to supplement the water supply from the Millstream aquifer. However, the Fortescue River is a significant site to the Aboriginal people of the area and there was therefore strong opposition against the construction of a dam in this location. In this instance, the government reconsidered and alternative locations for the dam were investigated. In the early 1980s, the Public Works Department proposed the Harding River for the construction of the dam. This area was also important to the Aboriginal people of the area and they therefore protested, as the construction of the dam in this location would result in the destruction of sacred areas and cultural heritage sites of ongoing significance. In 1981 the Minister for Works applied to the Minister for Cultural Affairs for permission to utilize the area. Permission was granted, subject to the completion of an archaeological investigation of sites in the area. In 1982 the Public Works Department commissioned the consultants Bruce J. Wright to undertake a program of recording at the archaeological locations identified within the catchment area of the proposed dam. However, no salvaging or sampling work was to be undertaken. Construction of the Harding Dam commenced in February 1982. Both prior to, and during the construction of the dam, the Yindjibarndi people attempted to appeal against this impact upon their cultural heritage; they held protests at the site, traveled to Perth to present their case to the State Government and attempted to appeal to the new Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act. However, these had no effect and the construction of the dam continued. State elections in 1983 changed the ruling party from Liberal to Labour in Western Australia. The Labour party had been opposed to the construction of the dam and it was therefore anticipated that construction might stop with the change in power. However, as work on the dam was already 70% complete, and as the earthworks had made the land highly vulnerable to floods and erosion, the dam construction continued and was officially opened on 28th May 1985. The construction of the Harding Dam also negatively impacted upon the historic Cooya Pooya pastoral station, resulting in its abandonment and neglect. The Water Authority purchased this significant pastoral station was from the Stove family in 1978, as it lay within the Harding River catchment area. The construction of the Harding Dam had been promoted as ensuring the conservation of the Millstream aquifer. Reviews 0 Reviews Vacation Style Holiday Type Bus, Historic, Rock Art Activity Level 3 Moderate Group Size Medium Group FAQs & Reviews What kind of footwear is most suitable?Can I bring Alcohol to this trip?Can I bring my Pet to this Tour? What kind of footwear is most suitable? Can I bring Alcohol to this trip? Can I bring my Pet to this Tour? Any type of food wear will do for this tour. Sorry no alcohol is permitted on Tour. Sorry no pets are permitted. Beach Walks, Boat Tours, Camping, Dampier Islands, SKIN DIVING, Turtle Watching 3 Days 2 Nights$2,550.00 Dampier, Harding Dam, Helicopter Tours 1 Hour$750.00 COASTAL TOWNS & INDUSTRIAL Burrup, Cossack, Dampier, Helicopter Tours, Karratha, Point Samson, Roebourne, Wickham MILLSTREAM-CHICHESTER PARK Bus Tours, Millstream 8 Hours$850.00 To receive news, updates and tour packages via email. Point Samson Roebourne Burrup Dampier Islands bookings@dampierislandtourism.com.au Karratha Visitors Center Copyright 2017 - Dampier Island Tourism - Tours in the Pilbara - Some photographs may be a representation.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1127
__label__cc	0.637926	0.362074	Japanese Film Festival 2018 Brings The Best of Japanese Cinema in Singapore One of the first things that would pop up in our minds once we hear “Japan” or “Japanese”, is either one of two: endless slices of Salmon sashimi, or cutesy anime girls with high-pitched voices that can almost destroy our eardrums. But for me, Japan never fails to prompt me to think of high quality in virtually anything that comes from it – be it cars, food, stationery, and even films. Good Japanese films don’t only point to anime that keeps you addicted to watching episode after episode (even after the fillers), but also includes productions that are not shy…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1128
__label__wiki	0.583684	0.583684	military coup 21/4/1967 46 years after the bloody Greek Junta,One in three Greeks yearn for junta years Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968 Volume XVI, Cyprus; Greece; Turkey, Document 274 Greek poet and Nobelist Giorgos Seferis (1900-1971) prophetic statement on BBC World Service on 28 March 1969, against the military dictatorship (imposed 21 April 1967) of Greece. He ends up saying: “This anomaly must end, now I return to my silence… April 22, 2013 in Abuse, behaviour modification, capitalism, country/geo location, education, EU, europe, Fascists/Dictators, free speech, freedom, Greece, History, Human rights, military coup, police state, poverty, prison industrial complex, State Corruption, torture, UK, US, vulture capitalism, war machine. When Lies are Legal, the Truth is a Crime Written by: John Kaminski Published in: John Kaminski Fluoride, in our drinking water, our toothpaste, numerous medications, and flooding through the pores of our skin during our morning showers, causes brain damage. http://www.fluoridealert.org/issues/health/brain/ Despite the gaudy improvements in technology, some academic studies show the average IQ of Americans is dropping http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/BRBAKER/, while others… February 11, 2013 in about us, Abuse, activism, Anarchism, Apartheid, austerity, Bankers, behaviour modification, Big Oil, Big Pharm, Big Pharma, blackmarket organs, capitalism, children, country/geo location, disease control, dogma, Drones, earth science, economy, education, extremists, false flags, Fascists/Dictators, forced drug testing/human guinea pigs, free speech, freedom, Freemasons/Masons/Masonic, genocide, geopolitics, Gitmo, health, health care, Holocaust, Human rights, human trafficking, Humor, international law, internet, Labor, london, military coup, military rape, military suicide rate US, modern day slavery, Monsanto, NATO, natural disasters/weather, neonazism, New World Order ?, nukes, Obama's kill lists, Photography/Fotos, police state, poverty, prison industrial complex, propaganda media sources for west, protests, racism/hate, refugees, religions, revolution, sanctions, Science, State Corruption, students, survival tips, sustainable living, terrorism, torture, UK, UN, UN, US, US Al Qaeda/Extremists Proxy Army, US dollar, USA loves those cluster bombs, videos, vulture capitalism, war machine, war propaganda, world peace, zionism. Irans Ahmadinejad Unveils New Homemade Fighter Jet: Qaher 313 Category: News Created on 03 February 2013 Written by Al-Manar Iran unveiled on Saturday a new domestically- designed and developed fighter jet, Qaher 313, which is said to be similar to a US-made warplane. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the unveiling in a ceremony, as he stressed that the Islamic Republic’s defense might did not serve… February 3, 2013 in about us, activism, Anarchism, Apartheid, austerity, Bankers, capitalism, Constitutional Rule, country/geo location, culture, dogma, Drones, earth science, economy, education, EU, extremists, false flags, Fascists/Dictators, free speech, freedom, Freemasons/Masons/Masonic, genocide, geopolitics, Holocaust, Human rights, ICC, international law, internet, Iran, Labor, military coup, modern day slavery, NATO, neonazism, New World Order ?, nukes, Obama's kill lists, Palestine/Gaza, Photography/Fotos, poverty, racism/hate, revolution, salafists, sanctions, Science, students, survival tips, terrorism, UK, UN, UN, US, US Al Qaeda/Extremists Proxy Army, videos, vulture capitalism, wahhabism, war machine, war propaganda, world peace. Soviet-style disintegration awaits US: Gorbachev Press TV – Dec 15, 2012 The last head of state of the former Soviet Union, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, has warned the US of an imminent Soviet-like collapse if Washington persists with its hegemonic policies. Speaking at a Thursday conference on the future of the Middle East and the Black Sea region in the Turkish… December 17, 2012 in about us, activism, Anarchism, Apartheid, austerity, Big Oil, Big Pharm, Big Pharma, blackmarket organs, capitalism, children, country/geo location, disease control, Drones, DU, economy, education, environment, false flags, forced drug testing/human guinea pigs, freedom, genocide, geopolitics, Gitmo, health, Human rights, human trafficking, ICC, international law, internet, Labor, military coup, military rape, military suicide rate US, modern day slavery, natural disasters/weather, Obama's kill lists, police state, poverty, refugees, sanctions, Science, State Corruption, students, terrorism, torture, UN, UN, US Al Qaeda/Extremists Proxy Army, US dollar, USA loves those cluster bombs, vulture capitalism, war machine, women's rights, world peace. Iran threatened by possible US Air Force mutiny Recent intelligence sources have revealed that at least one and perhaps as many as three KC 135 Stratotankers have left the United States, traversing the Pacific Ocean, for use in refueling Israeli attack aircraft on missions against Iran. Sources indicate that at least one of these aircraft, said to belong to a command of the… December 11, 2012 in about us, activism, Anarchism, Apartheid, Arab Emirates, Bahrain, capitalism, country/geo location, dogma, Drones, extremists, false flags, freedom, genocide, geopolitics, Human rights, ICC, international law, Iran, Israel, military coup, military suicide rate US, NATO, Photography/Fotos, poverty, propaganda media sources for west, Qatar, racism/hate, refugees, revolution, sanctions, State Corruption, terrorism, UK, UN, UN, US, US Al Qaeda/Extremists Proxy Army, US dollar, USA loves those cluster bombs, war machine, zionism. Zombie apocalypse – The Gillard / Faulkner view Zombie apocalypse – Accordind to Australia’s PM’s Gillard / Faulkner view Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on google_plus one More Sharing Services \| Share on print Updated: 8:45:51 AM, Friday December 07, 2012 < Also, follow to play… The play to win people, / The petrol Merry Go Round ,… December 8, 2012 in about us, activism, Apartheid, austerity, capitalism, country/geo location, dogma, economy, extremists, false flags, Fascists/Dictators, free speech, genocide, geopolitics, Humor, Labor, military coup, NATO, police state, poverty, prison industrial complex, propaganda media sources for west, racism/hate, religions, sanctions, State Corruption, terrorism, UN, USA loves those cluster bombs, war machine, world peace. AIPAC, decapitators inside US government: Intelligence analyst Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:36AM GMT By Gordon Duff Behind the plotters are drug cartels that have penetrated the US government, former lobbyists who were moved into government during the Bush administration and now are suspected of being involved in a coup attempt.” Seventy hours ago, at this writing, while on Air Force One,… November 25, 2012 in about us, Anarchism, Apartheid, austerity, capitalism, Constitutional Rule, country/geo location, dogma, economy, education, extremists, false flags, Fascists/Dictators, free speech, freedom, genocide, geopolitics, History, Human rights, international law, internet, Israel, military coup, police state, propaganda media sources for west, racism/hate, religions, revolution, terrorism, UN, UN, US, US Al Qaeda/Extremists Proxy Army, US dollar, war machine, world peace, zionism. Western state terrorism loses crucial battle in Gaza Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deliver joint statements in Jerusalem (al-Quds) on November 20, 2012. It was a David and Goliath battle in which the Zionist Goliath was forced to retreat with a bloody nose and a severely dented ego. The biblical reference is rather apt since the… November 24, 2012 in about us, activism, Anarchism, Apartheid, austerity, capitalism, Constitutional Rule, country/geo location, culture, Drones, extremists, false flags, Fascists/Dictators, free speech, freedom, Gaza, genocide, geopolitics, international law, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, military coup, NATO, Pakistan, Palestine/Gaza, police state, poverty, propaganda media sources for west, protests, Qatar, racism/hate, religions, revolution, Saudi Arabia, Syria, terrorism, UK, UN, UN, US Al Qaeda/Extremists Proxy Army, USA loves those cluster bombs, war machine, world peace, zionism. Coup and counter-coup in Washington ? Coup and counter-coup in Washington by Webster G. Tarpley – Press TV November 20, 2012 Sometimes, generals purge politicians. In 1648, during the English Civil War, Colonel Pride and his troops removed those members of the Long Parliament who opposed military domination; the puppets who remained were called the Rump Parliament. This year, a… November 23, 2012 in capitalism, Constitutional Rule, Fascists/Dictators, freedom, military coup, revolution, US, war machine.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1134
__label__wiki	0.755059	0.755059	Home > Library > DLSC > DLTS_KL_SERIALS > DEFENSE > 2 Defense: Official Weekly Bulletin of the Office for Emergency Management Defense Vol 2, No. 23 Kentucky Library Research Collections, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow These weekly publications from ca. December 1940 to 1944 fell under the titles of Defense and Victory. Defense was the “Official weekly bulletin of the Office of Emergency Management.” Victory was the “Official weekly bulletin of the Office of War Information.” The publications were designed to provide information to the civilian population on war related topics concentrating on economic issues. Established in May 20, 1941, the Office of Civilian Defense was created “to assure effective coordination of Federal relations with State and local governments engaged in furtherance of war programs; to provide for necessary cooperation with state and local governments with respect to measures for adequate protection of civilian population in war emergencies; and to facilitate participation by all persons in war programs.” Diplomatic History \| Labor History \| Military History \| United States History Kentucky Library Research Collections, "Defense Vol 2, No. 23" (1941). Defense: Official Weekly Bulletin of the Office for Emergency Management. Paper 2. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/defense/2 Diplomatic History Commons, Labor History Commons, Military History Commons, United States History Commons	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1142
__label__cc	0.62385	0.37615	How to evaluate strategy Reappraising the risk society thesis An analysis of open source and its different criteria in the internet Global village hsc english The Mughals attacked the Arakanese from the jungle with a 6,strong army, which was further supported by Mughal naval ships blockading the Chittagong harbour. It became the first European colonial enclave in Bengal. The strength of our educational ESL programs has been recognized by accreditation in the International Association of Language Centres IALCguaranteeing quality, personal service and a great English language learning experience. Do you think globalisation is more positive or more negative? In the s, we again started talking about the coat of arms of Kazan, and in the s Kazan Zilant in various styles began to appear in print media. 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__label__wiki	0.530479	0.530479	Letter to A. M. Ashinsky from Dr. Spivak, 1909 February 13 Identifier: B002.01.0100.0106.00010 Special Collections and Archives Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records Patient Records, 1904-1989 Box 100 - Patient admit dates: July 1908- January 1909, 1906-1944 JCRS Patient #975 Bennie Weinstein, 1908-1909 Typed letter to "Rabbi A. M. Ashinsky; Nat'l. Director, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1204 Colwell Street, Pittsburg, Pa" from Dr. Spivak dated "Feb. 13. 1909" [sic]. The letter informs A. Ashinsky that B. Weinstein has been invited to join the Edgewater JCRS Sanatorium, and that all will be done in consideration for B. Weinstein's health and comfort [sic]. The letter is not signed but Secretary is typed at the bottom. Spivak, C. D. (Charles D.), 1861-1927 (Producer, Person) From the Collection: The records are primarily in English, but some materials are in other languages, including Hebrew, Yiddish, German, and Russian. Inscriptions and marks Typed on the reverse side of the letter reads, "Feb. 13. 1909. Rabbi A. M. Ashinsky, Nat'l. Director, 1204 Colwell Street," [sic]. Copyright restrictions may apply. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. 1 items (letter) From the Series: This series of patient records includes medical reports and histories, statistical data of patients, x-rays, and death certificates. The patient files include applications, correspondence and some may also contain photographs and personal items. Title supplied by archivist. Ashinsky, Aaron M. (Recipient) Edgewater (Colo.) Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.) Pittsburgh (Pa.) Weinstein, Bennie Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository http://library.du.edu 2150 East Evans Avenue archives@du.edu Letter to A. M. Ashinsky from Dr. Spivak, 1909 February 13. Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records, B002.01.0100.0106.00010. Special Collections and Archives. https://duarchives.coalliance.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/126674 Accessed July 16, 2019. When would you like to view the materials? Please provide any additional details that may help us fulfill your request, e.g. "I would like to know more about University Hall's history, and would like to view U201 Box 27."	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1152
__label__cc	0.565893	0.434107	/ Mobile Zone First App: iOS Platform or Android? If you’re considering to build an app for the first time, then you may be questioning which platform you should build your app on first. Mehul Rajput Sep. 12, 15 · Mobile Zone · “Which Platform To Build An App For First" has been a very hot topic for the past 5 years, and the answer is a bit more difficult today. The two platforms account for more than 81.5% of Smartphone’s globally (2014). Also, even if Android dominates market share presently at over 80%, whereas iOS sits at about 14.8% of Smartphone’s globally (2014), but iOS dominate the profit share and making more than 85% revenue for app makers compared to Android. Therefore, it looks to be the defining fight of the mobile age. If you’re considering to build an app for the first time, then you may be questioning which platform you should build your app on first. Our guide will help you find what the best fit app platform is for you. Comparison Chart: Source model Closed with open source elements Many phones and tablets iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation) Google Play – 1,000,000+ apps. Apple app store – 1,000,000+ apps Programmed in C, C++, Java C, C++, Objective-C Touch screen, Smartwatch Available language(s) Latest stable release Android 5.0.1 (lollipop), (November 2014) 8.1 (March, 2015) CPU Architecture ARM, MIPS, Power, x86 Advantages of iOS Do you know that the iOS has some great advantages, but the platform may not have Android’s worldwide following? However, iOS is still unbelievably popular in the US, particularly in urban areas, including Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago and Miami. So, if your target audience is American consumers, then go for iOS or iPhone application development first. There are many advantages to programming for iOS that can’t be neglected, particularly if your revenue hinges on in-app purchases. Generally, Apple users are wealthier and so more likely to spend money purchasing your app. Additionally, stability is another great advantage of iOS. iOs 7.1 has a crash rate of 1.6%., while Android 2.3 Gingerbread has the total crash rate at 1.7%. Advantages of Android Android provides plenty of major rewards, and the platform is relies on open source software, which means the barrier-to-entry for cash-strapped developers rather low. Besides, it also lets you to use crowd-created frameworks and plugins that makes creation much easier. For instance, if you want to develop a mobile game for Android, use a game framework. Instead of having to create a new wheel by creating your own. Also, if your market is Asia, South or Africa, then go for Android application development, as Android has a larger advantage than Apple in emerging markets. Android Vs iOS It's very easy to find data with help of the Internet, and this data will help you understand the usage of iOS Vs Android on your target market. For example, if your target customers are Android users in the country of China, and using Xiaomi devices, then build your first version in the Android by hiring a experinced and professyional android app development company, while if your market is US businessmen with the latest iPhones, then hire a iPhone app development company in order to build iOS platform. Don't forget that Android currently has the largest worldwide platform share, with a specific standing in developing countries as well as in lower income areas. However, iOS users generally have higher-education levels, higher income and more and engagement. iOS contains a great number of different features developed over its many versions and iterations since 2007. Some of the key features introduced with the various iOS versions, include Touch screen keyboard, Home screen web snippets, iCloud, Notification center, Siri and many more. On the other hand, Android does not include many major updates, but instead smaller increments adding some updates each time. Also, most of the updates come in the form of ".X" updates that are additions instead of changes to the complete system. Action bar, Data usage analysis, Android Beam, No need for physical buttons, etc, Are some great features of Android. iOS uses Safari as its web-browser, while Android uses Google Chrome. Both Internet browsers are similar in abilities and quality, but Safari is not available for Android while Google Chrome is available for iOS as well. App Developers: Release Cycles Unfortunately, Android has locked down by OEMs and carriers, so it regularly slowdowns behind iOS with regard to the particular aspect of the adoption rate of its latest OS version. At present, over 80% of users on iOS are on some version of iOS 8, and less than 10% users of Android are on Lollipop by comparison. That means that on iOS, you can focus on supporting the latest versions of the OS with comparative certainty your app will still have a wide reach. Also, that focus lets Android app developers to create against newer APIs, and brings down the testing and development cycle times. Messaging And Video Chat Android permits users to log onto Google Talk or G-Talk for instant messages. On the other sides, iOS does not provide a native way to chat to non-Apple users, you can message over Apple users who are using iMessage or using apps from Microsoft for Skype or Google for GTalk. iOS uses Facetime that can make video calls over both WiFi and 3G, but lets users to communicate with other Apple devices. Google Hangouts can be used for video chat, and enabling you to chat over either Wi-Fi or 3G/4G. The cost will be similar, whether you go for Apple iOS or Android. However, in some cases the cost to design the same app can be higher for Android in comparison to Apple, because of a huge number of devices you'll need to design. There’s no definitive answer for the question “which platform is better for launch”. As a rule of thumb, look out iOS development for fast market appearance and increasing revenue. On the other side, Android development may be better for a particular local market with a powerful Google platform and mass audiences. Both platforms have their advantages, such as Apple's audience is more loyal and engages while Android permits you to reach a broader audience. 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__label__wiki	0.628487	0.628487	Kim, Ahn, Kim, Kim, Hoseok, and Cho: Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous Esophagitis Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous Esophagitis Jong Won Kim, M.D.1, Hyo Yeong Ahn, M.D.1, Gwang Ha Kim, M.D.2, Yeong Dae Kim, M.D.1, Hoseok, M.D.1, Jeong Su Cho, M.D.1 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea 2Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea Corresponding author: Hyo Yeong Ahn, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49241, Korea, (Tel) 82-51-240-7267, (Fax) 82-51-243-9389, (E-mail) doctorahn02@hanmail.net Received 15 October 2018 Revised 28 November 2018 Accepted 6 December 2018 Phlegmonous esophagitis must be treated aggressively; therefore, appropriate antibiotic therapy and drainage are critical. Although a conventional surgical approach has been used previously, internal drainage could be another treatment option in light of advances in endoscopic techniques. We report 2 cases in which patients suffering from phlegmonous esophagitis were successfully treated with endoscopic intraluminal drainage and antibiotics. Keywords: Phlegmonous esophagitis, Endoscopic drainage, Esophagitis, Endoscopy 1) Case 1 A 65-year-old man was transferred to Pusan National University Hospital for an uncontrolled esophageal perforation with an abscess. He had undergone a tracheostomy due to aggravated pneumonia caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) at another hospital. Although his initial vital signs were stable, elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin, and glycated hemoglobin (18.33 ng/dL, 1.06 ng/mL, and 9.2%, respectively) were revealed on initial laboratory tests. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed diffuse esophageal wall thickening with an abscess in the esophageal wall (Fig. 1). Although phlegmonous esophagitis with empyema in the left pleura was suspected, surgical drainage was not an option considering his poor general condition. Thus, an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was performed and a large volume of pus was successfully drained intraluminally. Intravenous antibiotics and parenteral nutrition via a central catheter were maintained beginning on hospital day (HD) 1. After 20 days, a follow-up EGD study showed a thickened submucosal layer, which contained 2 separate lumens with remnant pus (Fig. 2). We decided to dissect the submucosal layer for better drainage and made a separate hole to form 1 lumen. On day 36 after the first EGD study, another EGD study revealed a successfully healed lumen and no pus. A CT scan showed resolution of the esophageal abscess and empyema, and the inflammatory markers had stabilized; oral feeding was slowly initiated after a swallowing test. Antibiotic treatment to manage descending mediastinitis was continued for 6 weeks. After removing the tracheostomy tube, the patient was discharged on day 52 without any other complications. Written informed consent was obtained from patients. A 57-year-old woman with hematemesis and nausea after EGD at another hospital was transferred to Pusan National University Hospital. A CT scan showed mediastinitis and an abscess around the esophageal wall (Fig. 3). Her vital signs were stable; however, a mild fever of 37.3°C was noted. The laboratory tests showed a white blood cell count of 14,120/μL and a CRP level of 18.02 ng/dL. Parenteral nutrition support (nil per os) and intravenous antibiotics were provided. Intraluminal drainage was planned for the air bubbles around the esophageal wall and the abscess in the submucosa. The EGD showed diffuse esophageal wall swelling with a mucosal opening in the upper and lower (15 cm from the upper incisor teeth) parts of the esophagus with multiple fish bones around the upper esophagus and left pyriform sinus. No other endoscopic procedure was necessary due to effective pus drainage through 2 natural openings; however, a rigid laryngoscopic exploration was undertaken to remove the fish bones. A follow-up EGD study 1 week later revealed no more pus drainage and a healed submucosal opening. A CT scan showed resolution of the esophageal abscess and mediastinitis. After oral feeding was initiated, the patient was discharged on HD 17 without any other complications, including esophageal stricture, on a follow-up EGD study. Medical treatment and surgical intervention have been used to treat phlegmonous esophagitis. Medical treatment should be considered in cases without an abscess or with effective pus drainage. Otherwise, a surgical intervention needs to be performed for effective infection control [1,2]. However, some studies have suggested the possibility and feasibility of endoscopic drainage in limited cases of phlegmonous esophagitis [3]. Endoscopic technology has advanced, permitting less invasive procedures without general anesthesia. Therefore, endoscopy reduces postoperative complications that could possibly develop from general anesthesia, particularly in patients with uncontrolled DM, infection, poor lung function, or an immunocompromised state [1,4]. We thought that the patient in our first case would not withstand surgical stress well, potentially resulting in postoperative complications. As a result, endoscopic intraluminal drainage was successfully performed, and the patient was discharged without complications. The second case was fairly stable and her disease extent was limited to the cervical esophageal area. We planned an endoscopic intervention rather than surgery. Fortunately, endoscopy showed a mucosal opening resulting from tracks through which fish bones had already passed, which effectively drained the pus, so we observed her for 2 weeks without any additional procedures. A chest CT scan showed well-healed mucosa and resolution of the periesophageal abscess. Recently, Woo et al. [5] reported that phlegmonous esophagitis was treated using the endoscopic modality. However, in contrast with their article, our case study focuses on not only the diagnostic application of the endoscopic approach, but also presents endoscopy as a treatment tool that could be used for endoscopic dissection by an electrocautery device. Therefore, an endoscopic evaluation should be performed to decide whether to drain a periesophageal abscess. In cases where drainage is necessary, endoscopic intraluminal drainage could be a useful modality for patients in whom general anesthesia is high-risk or who are hesitant to undergo surgery. 1. Kim HS, Hwang JH, Hong SS, et al. Acute diffuse phlegmonous esophagogastritis: a case report. J Korean Med Sci. 2010; 25:1532–5. DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.10.1532. PMID: 20890440. PMCID: 2946669. 2. Hu DC, McGrath KM, Jowell PS, Killenberg PG. Phlegmonous gastritis: successful treatment with antibiotics and resolution documented by EUS. Gastrointest Endosc. 2000; 52:793–5. DOI: 10.1067/mge.2000.108926. PMID: 11115924. 3. Tonouchi A, Kuwabara S, Furukawa K, Matsuzawa N, Kobayashi K. Phlegmonous esophagitis treated by endoscopic drainage. Esophagus. 2017; 14:183–7. DOI: 10.1007/s10388-016-0562-4. 4. Chang PC, Wang WL, Hwang TZ, Cheng YJ. Intramural dissection with mucosal rupture alleviating phlegmonous esophagitis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012; 41:442–4. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.06.027. PMID: 21807529. 5. Woo WG, Do YW, Lee GD, Lee SS. Phlegmonous esophagitis treated with internal drainage and feeding jejunostomy. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017; 50:453–5. DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.6.453. PMID: 29234613. PMCID: 5716649. CT findings before and after treatment of phlegmonous esophagitis. (A) Edematous esophagus with air-bubble formation (asterisk) on the CT axial view. (B) Diffuse esophageal wall thickening and dilatation (white arrowheads) on the CT coronal view before treatment. (C, D) Five days after the first procedure. (E, F) Four days after the second procedure. CT, computed tomography. Endoscopic findings before and after treatment of phlegmonous esophagitis. (A) Edematous and inflammatory mucosal layer and a scattered pus-like lesion under the mucosal layer. (B) Pus drainage into the lumen after endoscopic mucosal dissection. (C, D) True (black arrow) and false (black arrowhead) lumens 21 days after the first endoscopic dissection and the second endoscopic dissection performed to create 1 lumen. (E, F) Follow-up esophagogastroduodenoscopy study before discharge. Computed tomography scan and endoscopic findings before (A, B) and after (C, D) treatment of phlegmonous esophagitis. PDF(3.0M) \| PubReader \| ePub \|	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1158
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Interactive Single Rulebook Information on administrative sanctions Colleges of supervisors Consumer protection and financial innovation External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAI) Mapping under CRR Financial conglomerates Internal governance Large exposures and structural measures Market infrastructures Payment services and electronic money EBA working group on APIs under PSD2 Passporting and supervision of branches Recovery, resolution and DGS Securitisation and covered bonds Supervisory benchmarking exercises Supervisory reporting Supervisory review and evaluation (SREP) and Pillar 2 Guidelines on ICT Risk Assessment under the SREP Transparency and Pillar 3 Rules and guidance Options and national discretions Supervisory review Aggregate statistical data Competent Authorities Publication of administrative penalties The EBA's role in the EU-wide stress test Timeline of the EU-wide stress test How to read stress test results Transparency exercise map chart Reporting framework 2.9 Reporting framework-2.6 Joint Committee Risk Assessment Reports Finalised Basel III standards (Dec 2017) – Call for Advice EBA Register Financial Innovation and Fintech FinTech Knowledge Hub Stakeholder register Glossary for Financial Innovation Publications on Financial Innovation Cookie Policy for EBA official website Implementing Technical Standards on the mapping of ECAIs credit assessments under the CRR Status: Final draft adopted by the EBA and submitted to the European Commission The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA and EIOPA – ESAs) published its draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the mapping of the credit assessments to risk weights of External Credit Assessment Institution (ECAIs). These ITS will be part of the Single Rulebook in banking aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation across the European Union (EU). ESAs publish amended technical standards on the mapping of ECAIs under the Capital Requirements Regulation EBA final draft ITS on ECAIs’ mapping (May 2019) [PDF, 290KB] Mapping Reports (May 2019) [ZIP, 4013KB] The ECAIs’ mapping under the Capital Requirements Regulation The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today a second amendment to the Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the mapping of credit assessments of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) for credit risk under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The amendment reflects the outcome of a monitoring exercise on the adequacy of existing mappings. The ITS are part of the EU Single Rulebook for banking aimed at creating a safe and sound regulatory framework consistently applicable across the European Union (EU). The Implementing Regulation on the mapping of ECAIs under the CRR, adopted by the European Commission on 7 October 2016, specified an approach that establishes the correspondence between credit ratings and the credit quality steps (CQS) defined in the CRR, together with providing mappings for 26 ECAIs. This amendment to the ITS reflects the outcome of a monitoring exercise on the adequacy of the mappings, based on the additional quantitative and qualitative information collected after the original Implementing Regulation entered into force. In particular, the ESAs proposed to change the CQS allocation for two ECAIs, and to introduce new credit rating scales for ten ECAIs. The ESAs also addressed the mappings of CRAs recently registered in accordance to the CRA Regulation and that are related to previously mapped ECAIs. The ESAs have published individual draft mapping reports illustrating how the methodology was applied to produce the amended mappings in line with the CRR mandate. Legal Basis and background The proposed revised draft ITSs have been developed according to Article 136 (1) and (3) of Regulation 575/2013 (Capital Requirements Regulation), which state that revised draft ITS shall be submitted by the ESAs, where necessary. A first amendment to the Implementing Regulation was adopted by the Commission on 24 April 2018, to incorporate mappings for the five new ECAIs that had been registered or certified after the ESAs submitted the original draft ITS to the Commission and to reflect the deregistration of one credit rating agency (CRA). ESAs publish amended technical standards on the mapping of ECAIs Final Joint Revised Draft ITS Mapping CRR (JC 2017 61) [PDF, 247KB] Final Joint Revised Draft ITS Mapping Solvency II (JC 2017 67) [PDF, 253KB] Implementing Technical Standards on the credit quality steps for ECAIs credit assessments under Solvency II The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today two amended Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the mapping of credit assessments of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) for credit risk. The amendments reflect the recognition of five new credit rating agencies (CRAs) and the deregistration of one CRA. The ITS are part of the EU Single Rulebook for banking and insurance aimed at creating a safe and sound regulatory framework consistently applicable across the European Union (EU). The ITS, developed by the ESAs and adopted by the European Commission on 7 and 11 October 2016, aim at ensuring that only credit ratings issued by External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) – those credit rating agencies (CRAs) registered under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 or central banks issuing credit ratings exempt from the application of the same regulation - can be used for calculating capital requirements of financial institutions and insurance undertakings. To this aim, the three ESAs have specified an approach that establishes the correspondence -or mapping- between credit assessments and the credit quality steps defined in the EU prudential regulation for banking (Capital Requirements Regulation – CRR) and EU insurance regulation (Solvency II Directive). Since the adoption of these ITS, ESMA has withdrawn the registration of one CRA and five additional CRAs have been recognised. The ITS have, therefore, been amended to reflect the allocation of appropriate risk weights to the newly established ECAIs and to remove the reference to the de-registered ECAI. The mappings for the other 25 ECAIs covered in the ITS remain unchanged. The ESAs also published individual mapping reports illustrating how the methodology was applied to produce the five additional mappings under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) mandate. The proposed revised draft ITSs have been developed according to Article 136 (1) and (3) of Regulation 575/2013 (Capital Requirements Regulation) and of Article 109 (a) of Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II Directive), which state that revised draft ITS shall be submitted by the ESAs, where necessary. ESAs consult on amendments to technical standards on the mapping of ECAIs Consultation Paper on Revised Draft ITS Mapping CRR (JC 2017 31).pdf [PDF, 228KB] Mapping Report - RAEX (JC 2017 36).pdf [PDF, 238KB] Mapping Report - modeFinance (JC 2017 35).pdf [PDF, 200KB] Mapping Report - INC (JC 2017 34).pdf [PDF, 183KB] Mapping Report - HRR (JC 2017 33).pdf [PDF, 238KB] Mapping Report - EJR (JC 2017 32).pdf [PDF, 435KB] Consultation Paper on Revised Draft ITS Mapping Solvency II (JC 2017 37) [PDF, 287KB] The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) launched today a public consultation to amend the Implementing Regulations on the mapping of credit assessments of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) for credit risk to reflect the recognition of five new credit rating agencies (CRAs) and the deregistration of one CRA. The Implementing Regulations are part of the EU Single Rulebook for banking and insurance aimed at creating a safe and sound regulatory framework consistently applicable across the European Union (EU). The consultation runs until 18/09/2017. The Implementing Regulations developed by the ESAs and adopted by the European Commission on 7 and 11 October 2016, aim at ensuring that only credit ratings issued by External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) – those credit rating agencies (CRAs) registered under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 or central banks issuing credit ratings exempt from the application of the same regulation - can be used for calculating capital requirements of financial institutions and insurance undertakings. To this aim, the three ESAs have specified an approach that establishes the correspondence -or ‘mapping'- between credit ratings and the credit quality steps defined in the EU prudential regulation for banking (Capital Requirements Regulation – CRR) and EU insurance regulation (Solvency II Directive). Since the adoption of these Implementing Regulations, ESMA has withdrawn the registration of one CRA and five additional CRAs have been recognised. The Implementing Regulations will, therefore, need to be amended to reflect the allocation of appropriate risk weights to the newly established ECAIs and to remove the reference to the de-registered ECAI. The mappings for the other 25 ECAIs covered in the Implementing Regulations remain unchanged. The ESAs also published individual draft mapping reports illustrating how the methodology was applied to produce the five additional mappings under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) mandate. Consultation process Comments to the Consultation Paper on the mapping under Article 136 of the CRR can be sent by clicking on the "send your comments" button on the EBA's consultation page. Comments to the Consultation Paper on the mapping under Article 109 (a) of the Solvency II Directive can be provided through the template for comments that can be downloaded from Joint Committee website. Please note that the deadline for the submission of comments is 18/09/2017. All contributions received will be published following the close of the consultation, unless requested otherwise. A public hearing on the draft ITS will be held at the EBA premises in London on 4 September 2017 at 14:00 UK time. ESAs define risk weights for credit ratings in the EU Final Draft ITS on ECAIs' Mapping [PDF, 1354KB] Annex - Draft Mapping Reports [ZIP, 15157KB] The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today two draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on credit assessments by External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs). By determining an objective approach for attributing risk weights to the assessments of ECAIs, as well as a prudential approach for those cases lacking factual evidence, these standards will ensure sound credit assessments contributing to financial stability in the EU. The standards issued today by the ESAs are part of the EU Single Rulebook for banking and insurance aimed at creating a safe and sound regulatory framework consistently applicable across the European Union (EU). The work of the ESAs is intended to ensure that only credit ratings issued by External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) – those credit rating agencies registered under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 or central banks issuing credit ratings exempt from the application of the same regulation - can be used for calculating capital requirements of financial institutions and insurance undertakings. In order to determine the allocation of appropriate risk weights to the credit ratings issued by ECAIs, the three ESAs have specified an approach that establishes the correspondence -or ‘mapping'- between credit ratings and the credit quality steps defined in the EU prudential regulation for banking (Capital Requirements Regulation – CRR) and insurance (Solvency II Directive). The factors and benchmarks that need to be taken into consideration to this end are specified in these ITS. The ESAs also addressed situations where the degree of risk underlying a credit assessment cannot be ascertained due to the lack of factual evidence. Credit rating agencies that can only provide limited data sets will be required to apply a transitional period of three years, during which quantitative information can be collected in view of a second mapping which is to take place at the end of the three years. By striking a sound balance between prudential and market concerns, these ITS will ensure the prudential use of credit ratings across the EU for the calculation of capital requirements, hence driving confidence in the EU financial sector. The standards have been submitted to the European Commission for endorsement. The proposed draft ITSs have been developed on the basis of Article 136 (1) and (3) of Regulation 575/2013 (Capital Requirements Regulation) and of Article 109 (a) of Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II Directive). The Joint Committee of the ESAs consulted the public on their work on ECAIs between 2014 and 2015. Responses received were made publicly available, unless submitters requested otherwise. Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on credit assessments by External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) according to the Solvency II Directive Implementing Regulation (November 2015) Implementing Technical Standards published on the Official Journal EBA final draft ITS on ECAIs' mapping [PDF, 1.454KB] (November 2015) Mapping Reports [ZIP, 15.157KB] (November 2015) First amendment to Implementing Regulation (April 2018) Amended Implementing Technical Standards published on the Official Journal EBA revised final draft ITS on ECAIs' mapping (July 2017) Mapping Reports [ZIP, 1.186KB] (July 2017) Second amendment to Implementing Regulation (May 2019) EBA final draft ITS on ECAIs' mapping (May 2019) Mapping Reports [ZIP, 2.2553KB] (May 2019) ESA Joint Committee	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1160
__label__cc	0.686756	0.313244	Sean Hannity retracts support for Roy Moore, gives him 24 hours to prove innocence In an interesting turn of events, Sean Hannity is now retracting his support for disgraced Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore after defending him amidst rumors of sexual misconduct for days. Sean Hannity gives Roy Moore a day to prove innocence Speaking on his show Hannity, he has urged Moore to prove his innocence in under 24 hours before he completely turns his back on him. He pressed that Moore drop out of the Senate race if he can’t prove that he didn’t engage sexually with teenage girls. “Here’s where I am tonight. Between this interview that I did and the inconsistent answers; between him saying ‘I never knew this girl’ and then that yearbook comes out - for me, the judge has 24 hours,” said Hannity. He maintained that Moore must “immediately and fully come up with a satisfactory explanation” for the inconsistencies in his answers. Hannity’s stand was, of course, criticized as only days ago he was quoted saying Moore’s relationship with the teenage girls was “consensual.” Five women have come forward with allegations against the Senate race candidate, who completely denies them. Sean Hannity defends Roy Moore amidst allegations from several women Name Sean Hannity Birthday December 30, 1961 Net Worth (USD) $ 80,000,000 - Eighty Million US Dollars Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA Wife Jill Rhodes	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1162
__label__cc	0.60556	0.39444	EUROPAEU Open Data Portal Data Publisher Directorate-General for Justice ... Children in criminal judicial pr... Children in criminal judicial proceedings - United Kingdom (NI) Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers » This dataset is on children (persons aged less than 18 years) in judicial proceedings in United Kingdom. Judicial proceedings are those taking place in court as a part of the justice systems in Member States or proceedings that are alternatives to judicial proceedings. The data concerns the child in different roles, such as suspect/offender, witness, victim, plaintiff or otherwise the subject of judicial proceedings. The dataset is organised according to the theme from the Masterlist. You can filter this dataset according to key word searches, whether the data provides disaggregation by the age of child, sex, region within country or socio-economic group and by source. The listing of national datasets indicates whether the information provided is equivalent or approximate to the Masterlist indicators. You are able to access the raw data and metadata. The national contextual overview describes the national legal and policy framework with regard to children's involvement in criminal judicial proceedings as at 1 June 2012. eurovoc domains Justice, legal system and public safety, Government and public sector Download Children in criminal judicial proceedings - United Kingdom (NI) Excel XLS Download Contextual overview - United Kingdom (NI) PDF Download Criminal European Union Summary Report PDF Download Masterlist Excel XLS http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/children-in-criminal-judicial-proceedings-united-kingdom-ni Children’s involvement in judicial proceedings http://data.europa.eu/euodp/data/dataset/children-in-criminal-judicial-proceedings-united-kingdom-ni Type of Dataset http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/dataset-type/STATISTICAL Temporal Coverage From Temporal Coverage To European Commission, DG Justice and Consumers, C2 Fundamental rights Rue Montoyer 59, Brussels, Belgium Tel: 0080067891011 http://ec.europa.eu/justice/fundamental-rights/rights-child/index_en.htm criminal judicial Ireland children Added to data.europa.eu/euodp Updated on data.europa.eu/euodp	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1164
__label__cc	0.641729	0.358271	DATMA A non-collecting 21st century museum focusing on exhibitions, educational programming, and public outreach, DATMA presents international exhibitions and programs that demonstrate the impact of new technologies in art and design, contributing to educational, economic, and cultural life in the South Coast Region and beyond. Massachusetts Design Art & Technology Institute, doing business as (dba) DATMA, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2016, with an office in the Co-Creative Center on Union St., New Bedford. Lindsay Miś A longtime New Bedford artist, comes to DATMA from the Society of Arts & Crafts where she was the Director of CraftBoston for the past three years. In this role she managed the development, marketing, budgeting and implementation of the semi-annual weekend-long exhibition and sale of contemporary craft which drew more than 8,000 visitors each year. She has also worked at peer art institutions such as New Bedford Art Museum, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Ise, ME, and the Visual Art Center of Richmond, VA. Miś received her MFA in Jewelry/Metals from UMass Dartmouth and her BFA in Craft/Material Studies from VCU. She maintains her metalsmithing practice, locally, at Hatch Street Studios. Steven Ashley Teri Bernert Elizabeth Chace Paula Robinson Deare Harvey Goldman Jocelin Hamblett Jonathan Howland, Treasurer Elizabeth Huidekoper David Jeffrey Michael Keating Timothy Mahoney Sadia Shepard Nicholas Sullivan, Secretary Pat Thornton Gayle Mandle, Co-founder Roger Mandle, Co-founder & Chair STAFF & SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS Tori Mulhern, Administrative Assistant Gabrielle Ferreia, Program Coordinator Violet Foulk, Social Media Fellow Ariana M Leo, Social Media Fellow For media inquiries, please contact: Edwina A. Kluender, KLÜNDER Communications: 617.888.5859 or [email protected] Thanks to our experienced task force, DATMA will present big ideas to reach a wide audience. Our team of staff and volunteers work from the Co-Creative Center in the historic district of New Bedford. From high school seniors to seniors, we have many events from July to September 2019 that will need volunteers. Consider signing on and visit our volunteer form HERE. Did you know DATMA is a not-for-profit organization? DATMA is a 501(c)(3), which means we rely on the support of foundations, businesses, and individuals like you! We appreciate support at any level. For questions, call 774.264.3696. Join our mission in promoting public art and supporting DATMA's efforts! 336 Acushnet Ave. Suite C © 2019 · DATMA · Letterforms & Typefaces by Cyrus Highsmith · Design & Development by //DESIGN AGENCY// SUMMER WINDS	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1167
__label__wiki	0.527217	0.527217	Red Ponzi Ticking By David Stockman. Posted On Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 There is something rotten in the state of Denmark. And we are not talking just about the hapless socialist utopia on the Jutland Peninsula------even if it does strip assets from homeless refugees, charge savers 75 basis points for the deposit privilege and allocate nearly 60% of its GDP to the Welfare State and its untoward ministrations. In fact, the rot is planetary. There is unaccountable, implausible, whacko-world stuff going on everywhere, but the frightful part is that most of it goes unremarked or is viewed as par for the course by the mainstream narrative. The topic at hand is the looming implosion of China's Red Ponzi; and, more specifically, the preposterous Wall Street/Washington presumption that it's just another really big economy that overdid the "growth" thing and is now looking to Beijing's firm hand to effect a smooth transition. That is, an orderly migration from a manufacturing, export and fixed investment boom-land to a pleasant new regime of shopping, motoring, and mass consumption. Would that it could. But China is not a $10 trillion growth miracle with transition challenges; it is a quasi-totalitarian nation gone mad digging, building, borrowing, spending and speculating in a magnitude that has no historical parallel. So doing, It has fashioned itself into an incendiary volcano of unpayable debt and wasteful, crazy-ass overinvestment in everything. It cannot be slowed, stabilized or transitioned by edicts and new plans from the comrades in Beijing. It is the greatest economic trainwreck in human history barreling toward a bridgeless chasm. And that proposition makes all the difference in the world. If China goes down hard the global economy cannot avoid a thundering financial and macroeconomic dislocation. And not just because China accounts for 17% of the world's $80 trillion of GDP or that it has been the planet's growth engine most of this century. In fact, China is the rotten epicenter of the world's two decade long plunge into an immense central bank fostered monetary fraud and credit explosion that has deformed and destabilized the very warp and woof of the global economy. But in China the financial madness has gone to a unfathomable extreme because in the early 1990s a desperate oligarchy of despots who ruled with machine guns discovered a better means to stay in power. That is, the printing press in the basement of the PBOC----and just in the nick of time (for them). Print they did. Buying in dollars, euros and other currencies hand-over-fist in order to peg their own money and lubricate Mr. Deng's export factories, the PBOC expanded its balance sheet from $40 billion to $4 trillion during the course of a mere two decades. There is nothing like that in the history of central banking-----nor even in economists' most febrile imagings about its possibilities. The PBOC's red hot printing press, in turn, emitted high-powered credit fuel. In the mid-1990s China had about $500 billion of public and private credit outstanding---hardly 1.0X its rickety GDP. Today that number is $30 trillion or even more. Yet nothing in this economic world, or the next, can grow at 60X in only 20 years and live to tell about it. Most especially, not in a system built on a tissue of top-down edicts, illusions, lies and impossibilities, and which sports not even a semblance of financial discipline, political accountability or free public speech. To wit, China is a witches brew of Keynes and Lenin. It's the financial tempest which will slam the world's great bloated edifice of central bank fostered faux prosperity. So the right approach to the horrible danger at hand is not to dissect the pronouncements of Beijing in the manner of the old kremlinologists. The occupants of the latter were destined to fail in the long run, but they at least knew what they were doing tactically in the here and now; it was worth the time to parse their word clouds and seating arrangements at state parades. By contrast, and not to mix a metaphor, the Red Suzerains of Beijing have built a Potemkin Village. But they actually believe its real because they do not have even a passing acquaintanceship with the requisites and routines of a real capitalist economy. Ever since the aging oligarch(s) who run China were delivered from Mao's hideous dystopia by Mr. Deng's chance discovery of printing press prosperity, they have lived in an ever expanding bubble that is so economically unreal that it would make the Truman Show envious. Any rulers with even a modicum of economic literacy would have recognized long ago that the Chinese economy is booby-trapped everywhere with waste, excess and unsustainability. Here is but one example. Somewhere near Shanghai some credit-crazed developers built a replica of the Pentagon on 100 acres of land. This was not intended as a build-to-lease deal with the PLA (People's Liberation Army); its a shopping mall that apparently has no tenants and no customers! One of the more accurate things I have ever said is that the USA's Pentagon was built on a swampland of waste. That is, I do take my anti-statist viewpoint seriously and therefore firmly believe that the Warfare State is every bit as prone to mission creep and the prodigious waste of societal resources as is the Welfare State and the bailout breeding backrooms of Washington. But our Pentagon at least has a public purpose and would return some benefit to society were its mission to be shrunk to honestly defending the homeland. By contrast, China's "Pentagon" gives waste an altogether new definition. Projects like the above-----and China is crawling with them-----are a screaming marker of an economic doomsday machine. They bespoke an inherently unsustainable and unstable simulacrum of capitalism where the purpose of credit is to fund state mandated GDP quota's, not finance efficient investments with calculable risks and returns. Accordingly, the outward forms of capitalism are belied by the substance of statist control and central planning. For example, there is no legitimate banking system in China---just giant state bureaus which are effectively run by party operatives. Their modus operandi amounts to parceling out quotas for national GDP and credit growth from the top, and then water-falling them down a vast chain of command to the counties, townships and villages below. There have never been any legitimate financial prices in China---all interest rates and FX rates have been pegged and regulated to the decimal point; nor has there ever been any honest financial accounting either----loans have been perpetual options to extend and pretend. And, needless to say, there is no system of financial discipline based on contract law. China's GDP has grown by $10 trillion dollars during this century alone-------that is, there has been a boom across the land that makes the California gold rush appear pastoral by comparison. Yet in all that frenzied prospecting there have been almost no mistakes, busted camps, empty pans or even personal bankruptcies. When something has occasionally gone wrong with an "investment" the prospectors have gathered in noisy crowds on the streets and pounded their pans for relief----a courtesy that the regime has invariably granted. Indeed, the Red Ponzi makes Wall Street look like an ethical improvement society. Developers there built an entire $50 billion replica of Manhattan Island near the port city of Tianjin----- complete with its own Rockefeller Center and Twin Towers----- but have neglected to tell investors that no one lives there. Not even bankers! Stated differently, even at the peak of recent financial bubbles in London, NYC, Miami or Houston they did not build such monuments to sheer economic waste and capital destruction. But just consider the case of China's mammoth steel industry. It grew from about 70 million tons of production in the early 1990s to 825 million tons in 2014. Beyond that, it is the capacity build-out behind the chart below which tells the full story. To wit, Beijing’s tsunami of cheap credit enabled China’s state-owned steel companies to build new capacity at an even more fevered pace than the breakneck growth of annual production. Consequently, annual crude steel capacity now stands at nearly 1.2 billion tons, and nearly all of that capacity----about 65% of the world total------ was built in the last ten years. Needless to say, it's a sheer impossibility to expand efficiently the heaviest of heavy industries by 17X in a quarter century. This means that China’s aberrationally massive steel industry expansion created a significant increment of demand for its own products. That is, plate, structural and other steel shapes that go into blast furnaces, BOF works, rolling mills, fabrication plants, iron ore loading and storage facilities, as well as into plate and other steel products for shipyards where new bulk carriers were built and into the massive equipment and infrastructure used at the iron ore mines and ports. That is to say, the Chinese steel industry has been chasing its own tail, but the merry-go-round has now stopped. For the first time in three decades, steel production in 2015 was down 2-3% from 2014's peak of 825 million tons and is projected to drop to 750 million tons next year, even by the lights of the China miracle believers. The fact is, China will be lucky to have 500 million tons of true sell-through demand----that is, on-going domestic demand for sheet steel to go into cars and appliances and for rebar and structural steel to be used in replacement construction once the current one-time building binge finally expires. That's just 40% of its massive capacity investment. And it is also evident that it will not be in a position to dump its massive surplus on the rest of the world. Already trade barriers against last year's 110 million tons of exports are being thrown up in Europe, North America, Japan and nearly everywhere else. This not only means that China has upwards of a half-billion tons of excess capacity that will crush prices and profits, but, more importantly, that the one-time steel demand for steel industry CapEx is over and done. And that means shipyards and mining equipment, too. That is already evident in the vanishing order book for China's giant shipbuilding industry. The latter is focussed almost exclusively on dry bulk carriers-------the very capital item that delivered into China's vast industrial maw the massive tonnages of iron ore, coking coal and other raw materials. But within in a year or two most of China's shipyards will be closed as its backlog rapidly vanishes under a crushing surplus of dry bulk capacity that has no precedent, and which has driven the Baltic shipping rate index to historic lows. Total orders at Chinese shipyards tumbled 59 percent during 2015, according to data released by the China Association of the National Shipbuilding, meaning that demand for plate steel from China's mills will plunge in the years ahead. That's why on Sunday the Beijing State Council made a rather remarkable announcement. To wit, it will close 100 million to 150 million tons of steel-making capacity. That would mean cutting capacity by an amount similar to the total annual steel output of Japan, the world’s No. 2 steel maker, and nearly double that of the US. These are not simply gee whiz comparisons. It took the fastidious Japanese nearly five decades to erect the world's leading steel industry on the back of tens of thousands of step-by-step engineering and operational improvements. China created the same tonnage each and every year after the financial crisis, but it was all based just on a great field of dreams exercise in pell mell expansion. Efficiency. longevity and steel-making technique were hardly an afterthought. Nor is its own tail the only loss of market. Even more fantastic than steel has been the growth of China’s auto production capacity. In 1994, China produced about 1.4 million units of what were bare bones communist era cars and trucks. Last year it produced more than 23 million mostly western style vehicles or 16X more. And, yes, that wasn’t the half of it. China has gone nuts building auto plants and distribution infrastructure. It is currently estimated to have upwards of 33 million units of vehicle production capacity. But demand has actually rolled over this year and will continue heading lower after temporary government tax gimmicks—– that are simply pulling forward future sales—–expire. The more important point, however, is that as the China credit Ponzi grinds to a halt, it will not be building new auto capacity for years to come. It is now drowning in excess capacity, and as prices and profits plunge in the years ahead the auto industry CapEx spigot will be slammed shut, too. Needless to say, this not only means that consumption of structural steel and rebar for new auto plants will plunge. It also will result in a drastic reduction in demand for the sophisticated German machine tools and automation equipment needed to actually build cars. Stated differently, the CapEx depression already underway in China, Australia, Brazil and much of the EM will ricochet across the global economy. Cheap credit and mispriced capital are truly the father of a thousand economic sins. China’s construction infrastructure, for example, is grotesquely overbuilt------ from cement kilns, to construction equipment manufacturers and distributors, to sand and gravel movers, to construction site vendors of every stripe. For crying out loud, in three recent year China used more cement than did the United States during the entire 20th century! That is not indicative of a just a giddy boom; its evidence of a system that has gone mad digging, hauling, staging and constructing because there was unlimited credit available to finance the outpouring of China’s runaway construction machine. The same is true for its machinery, solar and aluminum industries---to say nothing of 70 million empty luxury apartments and vast stretches of over-built highways, fast rail, airports, shopping mails and new cities. In short, the flip-side of the China's giant credit bubble is the most massive malinvesment of real economic resources----labor, raw materials and capital goods---ever known. Effectively, the country-side pig sties have been piled high with copper inventories and the urban neighborhoods with glass, cement and rebar erections that can't possibly earn an economic return, but all of which has become "collateral" for even more "loans" under the Chinese Ponzi. China has been on a wild tear heading straight for the economic edge of the planet----that is, monetary Terra Incognito--- based on the circular principle of borrowing, building and borrowing. In essence, it is a giant re-hypothecation scheme where every man's "debt" become the next man's "asset". Thus, local government's have meager incomes, but vastly bloated debts based on the collateral of stupendously over-valued inventories of land----valuations which were established by earlier debt financed sales to developers. Likewise, coal mine entrepreneurs face not only collapsing prices and revenues, but also soaring double digit interest rates on shadow banking loans collateralized by over-valued coal reserves. Shipyards have empty order books, but vast debts collateralized by soon to be idle construction bays. Speculators have collateralized massive stock piles of copper and iron ore at prices that are already becoming ancient history. So China is on the cusp of the greatest margin call in history. Once asset values start falling, its pyramids of debt will stand exposed to withering performance failures and melt-downs. Undoubtedly the regime will struggle to keep its printing press prosperity alive for another month or quarter, but the fractures are now gathering everywhere because the credit rampage has been too extreme and hideous. It is downright foolish, therefore, to claim that the US economy is decoupled from China and the rest of the world. In fact, it is inextricably bound to the global financial bubble and its leading edge in the form of red capitalism. Bubblevision’s endlessly repeated mantra that China doesn’t matter because it only accounts for only 1% of US exports is a non sequitir. It does not require astute observation to recognize that Caterpillar did not export its giant mining equipment just to China; massive amounts of it went there indirectly by way of Australia’s booming iron ore provinces. That is, until the global CapEx bust was triggered by two years of crumbling commodity prices. CAT's monthly retail sales reports are a slow motion record of this unprecedented crash. Thus, December US retail sales tumbled 10% over last year, following a 5% drop in November. But that was the optimistic part of its global results. Elsewhere December sales by its dealers were a complete debacle: The Asia/Pacific/China region was down by 21%; EAME dropped by 12%; and Latin America (i.e. Brazil) continued its free fall, dropping by 36% versus prior year. Overall, CAT's global retail sales posted a massive 16% drop in December compared to prior year-----a result tied for the worst annual decline since the financial crisis. And that comes on top of the 12% decline a year ago, another 9% in 2013, and -1% in 2012. Moreover, four consecutive years of declines is not simply a CAT market share or product cycle matter. Its major Asian rivals have experienced even larger sales declines. Komatsu is down, for example, by 80% from its peak sales levels. In the heavy machinery sector, therefore, the global CapEx depression is already well underway. There has been nothing comparable to this persisting plunge since the 1930s. Likewise, the US did not export oil to China, but China’s vast, credit-inflated demand on the world market did artificially lift world oil prices above $100 per barrel, thereby touching off the US shale boom that is now crashing in Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma and three other states. And the fact is, every net new job created in the US since 2008 is actually in these same six shale states. Indeed, the rot that was introduced into the global economy by the world's convoy of money printing central banks extends into nearly unimaginable places, owing to the false bubble prices for crude oil and other raw materials that were temporarily inflated by the global credit boom. Thus, the 5.6X explosion of global credit shown below had everything to do with the aberration of $100 per barrel oil and all the malinvestments and whacky distortions it spawned in places which harvested the windfall rents. To wit, Iraq is now so broke--------notwithstanding a 33% increase in oil exports last year------that it is petitioning the IMF for a bailout. Yet as recently as a year ago plans were proceeding apace to build the world tallest building at its oil country center at Basra. That right. The "Pride of the Gulf" now has tin cup in hand and is heading for an IMF rescue. The monstrosity below will likely never be built, but it does succinctly symbolize the trillions that have been wasted around the world by lucky reserve owning companies and countries during the false boom that emanated from the Red Ponzi. The planned “Bride of the Gulf” building in Basra. At a height of 1,152 meters, it would outdistance even the Jeddah Tower being built in Saudi Arabia. Similarly, US exports to Europe have tripled to nearly $1 trillion annually since 1998, while European exports to China have more than quintupled. Might there possibly be some linkages? In short, there is an economic and financial trainwreck rumbling through the world economy called the Great China Ponzi. In all of economic history there has never been anything like it. It is only a matter of time before it ends in a spectacular collapse, leaving the global financial bubble of the last two decades in shambles. Forget the orderly transition myth. What happens when the iron ore ports go quiet, the massive copper stock piles on the pig farms are liquidated, the coal country turns desolate, the cement trucks are parked in endless rows, the giant steel furnaces are banked, huge car plants are idled and tens of billions of bribes emitted by the building boom dry up? What happens is that giant economic cavities open up throughout the length and breadth of the Red Ponzi. Industrial profits as a whole are already down 5% on a year over year basis, but in the leading sectors have already turned into read ink. In a few quarters China's business sector, in fact, will be in the throes of a massive profits contraction and crisis. Likewise, tens of millions of high paying jobs, and the consumer spending power they financed, will vanish. Also, the value of 70 million empty apartment units that had been preposterously kept vacant as a distorted form of investment speculation will plunge in value, wiping out a huge chunk of the so-called savings of China's newly emergent affluent classes. So where are all the consumers of services supposed to come from? After peak debt and the crash of China's vast malinvestments, there will be no surplus income to recycle. Most importantly, as the post-boom economic cavities spread in cancer like fashion and the crescendo of financial turmoil intensifies, the credibility of the regime will be thoroughly undermined. Capital flight will become an unstoppable tidal wave as the people watch Beijing lurch from one make-do fix and gimmick to the next, as they have during the stock market fiasco of the past two years. In short, China will eventually crash into economic and civil disorder when the Red Suzerains go full retard with governance by paddy wagons, show trials, brutal suppression of public dissent and a return to Chairman Mao's gun barrel as the ultimate source of communist party power. Self-evidently, the Maoist form of rule did not work. But what is now becoming evident is that Mr.. Deng's printing press has a "sell by" date, too	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1168
__label__cc	0.718568	0.281432	What is Customer Centricity? Introduction to Marketing Kurs 1 von 6 in Business Foundations Spezialisierung Taught by three of Wharton's top faculty in the marketing department, consistently ranked as the #1 marketing department in the world, this course covers three core topics in customer loyalty: branding, customer centricity, and practical, go-to-market strategies. You’ll learn key principles in - Branding: brand equity is one of the key elements of keeping customers in a dynamic world in which new startups are emerging constantly. - Customer centricity: not synonymous with customer service, customer centricity starts with customer focus and need-gathering. - Go-to-market strategies: understand the drivers that influence customers and see how these are implemented prior to making an investment. Complete this course as part of Wharton's Business Foundations Specialization, and you'll have the opportunity to take the Capstone Project and prepare a strategic analysis and proposed solution to a real business challenge from Wharton-governed companies like Shazam and SnapDeal or to a challenge faced by your own company or organization. Wharton-trained staff will evaluate the top submissions, and leadership teams at Shazam and SnapDeal will review the highest scoring projects prepared for their companies. Positioning (Marketing), Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Customer Satisfaction Great! I am taking the course with almost no experience in this area. Really enjoyed this class and learned a lot. A lot of practical examples which helped me to understand all the parts. Thank you! Profoundly insightful about the Marketing process. I developed a deep respect for the esteemed panel of Professors and their simple approach to explaining and applying complex Marketing concepts. CUSTOMER CENTRICITY: The Limits of Product-Centric Thinking & The Opportunities and Challenges of Customer Centricity Module 2 of our class features Professor Peter Fader, who will focus on concepts related to Customer Centricity. In an economy that is increasingly responsive to customer behaviors, it is imperative to focus on the right customers for strategic advantages. The coming weeks will provide the foundation needed to build a customer centric outlook. If you want to read more about Professor Fader’s views on customer centricity, feel free to follow him on Twitter (@faderp). He regularly shares relevant perspectives and readings there. From Product-Centric to Customer-Centric Management15:25 Cracks in the Product-Centric Approach9:49 Data-Driven Business Models4:26 Three Cheers for Direct Marketing3:51 Which Firms Are Customer Centric?12:11 What is Customer Centricity?11:28 Living in a Customer-Centric World14:48 More Reflections on Customer Centricity3:21 Questions on Customer Centricity6:00 Barbara E. Kahn Professor of Marketing and Director, Jay H. Baker Retailing Center Xinmei Zhang and Yongge Dai Professor, Professor of Marketing Sprache wählenChinesisch (vereinfacht)EnglischJapanischSpanischTürkischUkrainischVietnamesisch Welcome back to module two. Just to review in module one we looked at traditional ways of doing business, particularly for a strategy associated with Performance superiority or operational excellence. and we looked at the different characteristics of businesses that do that kind of thing, which of course I called product centricity. We discussed why product centricity isn't quite as great as it used to be, and started touching on businesses that turn in a different direction, customer centricity, but we haven't defined it yet. We've given a number of examples of companies that we'd say are, or at least have been, highly customer centric, IBM, Harrods, Tesco, as well as a number of companies that are terrific companies, companies like Walmart, Apple, Starbucks, Nordstrom, but don't qualify as necessarily being over the hurdle, but are making great strides towards customer centricity. So what about your business, or what about these businesses around me here on South street? How do we determine whether a business really is or isn't customer centric? In other words, what is the definition of customer centricity? So what I like to ask my students to do is to write that down. So how do you define customer centricity, based on what we've discussed so far, based on the examples that we've looked at? So in fact, I'd like you to take a minute and just jot down whether it's a full sentence, or even just a few words that you would associate with customer centricity. Take a minute and do that, and then I'll, then I'll give you my perspective, my definition on what customer centricity is. Okay, so you gave me your definition of customer centricity. I'm going to show you mine. But before I put the words on the screen, because a lot of it's just going to be words on a screen. I, I want you to look at these words, and think about them a little bit differently. I want you to think about how this definition of customer centricity, and what it implies, just how radically different it is from conventional product-centric business practices. In fact, I want you to look at these words and tell me, if you were to start doing exactly these kinds of tactics, if your company was to start having these kinds of perspectives, why you'd be fired? In other words, there are fireable offenses in this definition over here, and what are they? Okay, if you look at it, there's a lot of things that might make sense. It all fits together, sounds nice. Hopefully, it's well-aligned with your own definition of customer centricity, but I really do want to emphasize just how different it is. So for instance, what are, what are the fireable offenses here? One of them would be this idea of select set of customers. In the product-centric world, you can't have a select set of customers. In the product centric world, we're so dependent on generating as much volume as possible, on the selling as much stuff as we can, that we can't really afford to be selective. It's going to be hard to keep our costs down if we're selective. So the whole idea of having and emphasizing a select set of customers, very much runs against the grain of, of many businesses. Another would be the bottom line on this definition. The idea of really focusing on maximizing the long-term financial value of certain kinds of customers. In most situations it's hard for a company to do that. Given the pressures of Wall Street, and just the conventional ways we look at business. We're so short-term oriented, we got to the hit the quarterly numbers. Whereas in the customer-centric world, and going back to many of the examples that I mentioned before, we want to invest in the right customers. We're willing to, to recommend products and services that we're not going to make any money off of. For instance, going back to the IBM example, there was a case where a company was willing to recommend other products and services. So IBM was actually losing opportunities. But locking in customers for the long run, being seen as a trusted adviser in some cases can be worth it, that the long run profits that we can get from customers can be greater than just trying to get them to buy another thing right now. So again that's a radically different way of doing business. Another part, higher up in this definition, is the idea of aligning our research and development activities around our customers. The way it usually works is, we go to the R and D people and we say, hey R and D guys, gals, come up with the next block buster for us. You've been so good at, at coming up with these terrific products and services. What's the next big thing that you have for us? But here we're talking about something different. Here we're saying, hey R and D guys and gals, here are really valuable customers over here. Let's come up with something for them, something that's going to make them even more locked in, something that's going to create greater long-run value for them, and something that's going to help us recruit even more customers like them. R and D folks, come up with something for them. It's a tot, totally different way of doing business. Now, if you think about that last point, it's not quite as radical as it might sound because, after all, what made our valuable customers so valuable? The fact is, they like the products and services that we develop, and so if we leave it up to the R and D people, whatever they come up with next our, our customers will probably love it anyway. But it's the mindset, it's the idea of going to R and D and putting these valuable customers front and center. It's, it's the way, just changes the conversation, and perhaps the design, within the organization. That's what starts making it customer-centric. So that's my definition of customer centricity. But again, those are just words on a page, what we really want to think about is what this means? See, there's a lot of companies that might adopt that definition or something else like it, and then put a big banner on the lunchroom wall for all the employees saying we are now customer centric. Well, it's not that easy. There's a lot of challenges in actually bringing this definition and this mindset to life. And so I want to think now about some of those challenges as well as some of those opportunities. So we can see in the rest of the slide over here about what customer centricity really implies. And I want to give you a few examples about that. So again, thinking about the fact that customer centricity requires us to be forward-looking. We're looking at not which customers have been valuable, but which customers will be valuable using the data, the models, the technology that we have available to us. So what does that mean? So here's a very specific example. So many companies have some kind of salesperson of the month incentive and they tend to be backwards looking. We're going to reward salespeople based on how much stuff they sold last month or quarter or year. I want it to be forward looking. Think about it this way If you have that kind of backwards-looking program, you're encouraging, you're incenting your salespeople to try to close sales that were going to happen anyway. Like, you know, hey, I've got to get this one done before the month ends so I can get my bonus. That's not necessarily helping the company in the long run. In order to have real long-run benefits, you have to be future-looking. So here's the way a salesperson of the month incentive should work. I want a company to calculate the lifetime value of each and every customer. And let's do that at the beginning of the month, or the quarter, or whatever. And then do it at the end of the month or the quarter. And let's ask ourselves, not, not just how much stuff we sold to the customer, but how much did we elevate their lifetime value? So instead of us going to customers who are going to buy things anyway, and just watch them buy things they were going to buy, let's try to build relationships with customers. Maybe they weren't inclined to buy, and you know what? Maybe they didn't, by the end of the month. Well, we're closer to making this sale. We've impro, we've improved the relationship. We've lengthened and maybe deepened the relationship. That we think in the long run we've, we will create much more value that wouldn't have been there. That's how I want to reward the sales people. On future value that they're sowing the seeds to create. Now, that's risky. That requires some faith. It requires some data. It requires some models. But if you can do it, and I'm aware of a number of firms that have in a variety of different businesses, then you're actually much better off. Think about it from the salesperson's perspective. Instead of just rewarding them based on what they've done. You want to encourage them to build relationships. You don't want to just close sales. You want to build long lasting relationships. You want them to invest in the customers, even if they're not getting anything out of it right away. I mean, after all, that's what sales people want to do. They want to build and strengthen relationships. They don't want to just close sales and move on. So, if you have this kind of forward looking perspective, not only might it be better your shareholders in the long run, because of the profits you'll create, but it's even better for the sales people, because it lets them do what they're really good at. And again, I can point to examples of companies, I'm, I'm thinking of a particular pharmaceutical company that changed its sales person incentive program to be forward-looking instead of backward-looking, and wonderful things happened. The salespeople were happier, the company made more money, and the salespeople actually looked to the marketing people to say hey, can you help me identify other good prospects that I should be going after? So instead of just trying to, you know, shake down customers, to just make sales right away, that kind of relationship building is good for absolutely everybody. These kinds of forward looking incentives work in other ways as well. Think about airlines, think about MBA students. I spend a lot of time thinking about MBA students. What happens to our Wharton students when they come to school? So they were working in industry before, spending a lot of time flying. Now what happens for the two or so years, that they're at Wharton? Their status with the airline drops, and then when they start on a new job after graduation, they have to start all over again. If the airlines were really forward looking, they would recognize that some of these students, are going to take a temporary hit on their travel. But after they graduate, they're going to be traveling even more, far more than they ever did before. So if the airlines were smart, they would go to our students, the day they were admitted, and so you know what? We're going to put you in the Presidents Gold Medal Chairman's Red Carpet Club for the next five years. Because we recognize, based on what we know about you, that you're going to be a really good customer in the future, and even if you're not going to be a great customer tomorrow it's worth the investment for us. That's what I'm talking about, and that's what we don't see a lot of. Customer centricity requires us to look ahead, figure out who the valuable customers will be and do things for them to help them recognize that we have their best interests in mind. That's the kind of investment that I'm looking for. Those are the kinds of incentive structures that I want and some of the organizational designs associated with it. That's what customer centricity should be all about.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1172
__label__cc	0.691479	0.308521	Business News›Wealth›Spend 10 tips to master the art of bargaining this festive season By Riju Mehta, ET Bureau \| Updated: Oct 16, 2018, 01.23 PM IST Be it the planned purchase of a house or a hurried hop to the fruit vendor, if you don’t take a calculated shot at bargaining, you probably can’t stake claim to the Indian genetic pool. Haggling, after all, is such an integral part of the shopping experience in the country that even a salesperson would feel cheated if you docilely accepted the product at MRP, without whipping out a strategy or two to wear him down with bargaining. Though online sales and snooty malls have drastically pared down this opportunity to negotiate, there’s still scope to hone your skills while purchasing high value items like houses, cars, white goods, electronic items, even furniture and apparel. Bargaining is an art that can help you bring down the price of a product in direct proportion to your skills. Ironically, despite hordes of self-proclaimed master bargainers, very few actually manage to snare a good deal. This could be for various reasons, be it lack of research or poor communication skills. “Whether you are buying potatoes or a Rs 2 crore house, it is important to talk to a minimum of 4-5 dealers to gauge the price and discounts,” says Anil Agrawal, V-P, retail, in a private organisation, and a good bargainer when it comes to electronic appliances. Without this basic research, you cannot be on firm ground to negotiate your way to a good deal. The other decider is the caliber of your communication and ability to read people. If you can't convey what you want for the price you want, or lack the conviction to do so, it is unlikely you will cut a good deal. Connecting well with people and having a psychological advantage over salespeople also result in a good negotiation and can fetch you a better price than you had bargained for. “It is, however, important to understand the difference between negotiation and bargaining,” says Prerna Kohli, Delhi-based psychologist. “Bargaining means you are trying to get the best price without compromising on any features or benefits. It is competitive, aggressive and a win-lose strategy, and neither party is generally satisfied. On the other hand, negotiation happens in an environment of trust and openness. It is a win-win strategy where both the parties leave the table satisfied,” she adds. Whether you are looking for satisfaction or the best value for your money, here is a strategy that will help you in every situation. Follow these 10 tips and it’s a cinch you will nail the art of bargaining by the time you start shopping for the festive season. Whether you are looking for a house, car or an appliance, research is the foundation on which bargaining power rests. Never go blindly into a negotiation. “Go with enough preparation of products and market pricing. The more the preparation, the lesser the risk of being taken advantage of,” says Kohli. Narendra Agrawal, a surgeon at a renowned hospital in the NCR, agrees. His passion for cars has spurred him into honing his bargaining skills and has helped nearly 20 of his family and friends purchase pre-owned cars since 2007. He buys one for himself every two years and conducts clinical research for extensive spans of time to ensure a bargain each time. “Even if you don’t have to buy, you should constantly keep searching, comparing prices, checking mileage, etc. Cars should not be bought in a hurry,” he says. In Pic: Narendra Agarwal, 39, Doctor, Gurugram CLAIM TO FAME Knack for buying secondhand cars at a bargain. Has bought eight cars for himself and has helped friends and relatives buy nearly 20 cars since 2007. BARGAINING CHIPS Goes for less popular models that are technically sound. Looks for more expensive cars as the depreciation is higher. If the car is not up to the mark, gives a quote that the seller will never accept. FIX YOUR BUDGET Outlining a budget and sticking to it is essential because this will define the extent to which you stretch a negotiation. The ability to say no and walk away is a powerful leverage and can turn the talks in your favour. Noida-based Shikha Nayyar, an entrepreneur, never swerves from her budget. “I don’t beat around the bush and if the dealer doesn’t agree, I simply go to the next dealer.” She doesn’t have to do that often as the seriousness of her intent and past record of fairness almost always get her a good deal. “Besides, it’s not worth risking your financial status by breaching the budget,” says Agarwal. In Pic: Shikha Nayyar 46, Entrepreneur, Noida Buys bulk appliances at very low EMIs. Approaches the stakeholder (owner) directly; avoids middlemen like dealers, salesmen and shop managers. Is clear about spending capacity and doesn't waver. Exhibits high confidence and conveys she is a serious buyer. GET THE TIMING RIGHT The bargaining skills are almost as important as the time at which you apply them. So, while it’s a good idea to shop during the festive season, you could get better discounts on cars at the end of the year because the new year means the next year’s date on registration, which will fetch a better price in a resale. But if you want to use the car for the long term, it makes sense to purchase it in December at a high discount. Month-end or year-end are also good times to go on a buying spree as stores have to meet their targets and would be more willing to get rid of the inventory at a higher-than-normal discount. Another good trick is to approach a salesperson at the close of the day as he would be too tired to indulge in a long-winded negotiation. Similarly, early mornings may work for some as salespeople may be keen to initiate the day’s sales. BE POLITE, NOT IMPULSIVE “At all times, be respectful and speak nicely to the end user,” says Agarwal of the used car owners he interacts with. It never pays to lose your cool because you cannot take the right decision when angry or upset. Besides, you may have to return to the same shop or salesman for other purchases and a bad rapport never made for a good bargain. Also, make sure never to be impulsive. Even if you like something, don’t let the salespeople in on it as it puts them at an advantage. Even if they realise you are keen on something, “don’t give them the advantage of knowing that you’re hiding the need to have it. Be upfront about wanting it, but only at a particular price, thus giving an impression that you are not an impulse buyer and mean business”, says Kohli. FOCUS ON BODY LANGUAGE “Non-verbal cues like gestures and postures communicate your true attitudes and intentions and account for about 55% of the message conveyed,” says Kohli. These, along with facial expressions, can not only give the salesperson cues about your intentions, but also vice versa (see ‘Listen to the body talk…’). “So, as long as the salesperson is maintaining eye contact and smiling at you, he is paying attention and is interested, but the moment his body language turns negative, that is, he starts looking away or scowls, it’s a clear sign he is not interested in making a deal. That’s the point till which you can bargain with him and can decide to exit,” says Anil Agrawal. In Pic: Anil Agrawal, 43, Salaried, Noida Brings down price by a huge margin for appliances and gadgets. Researches extensively. Maximises discounts through offers on cards and wallets, cash discounts, free EMIs, etc. If the salesperson¡¦s body language turns negative, he goes elsewhere. BUILD A RELATIONSHIP It often pays to bargain hard, but it is equally important to connect with the salesperson in a way that he is willing to offer you more than he would other customers. There are two ways you can do this: find a way that will offer him long-term benefits or charm him in a way that he finds it difficult to refuse. For instance, if you agree to buy in bulk or provide regular long-term business or purchases, he is sure to offer a deep discount. “Since my business required me to buy LCD TVs in bulk, I offered to pay via EMIs without a down payment. Since the shopkeeper knew I would come back for more business, he agreed,” says Nayyar. LOOK FOR FLAWS Another good strategy to increase your bargaining power is to zero in on any flaws or defects that may not affect the product’s functionality or usage, but is nevertheless enough to demand a sizeable discount. It could be as small as a scratch or dent, or even an unsuitable location for a house. However, you’d be doing the salesperson or dealer a favour by taking such an item off his hands and can rightfully ask for a discount for it. HAGGLE UP THE HIERARCHY After you and the salesperson have agreed upon a price, a smart move is to climb up the ranks and press for a further cut. “Once the salesperson has been stretched to the maximum, I make him speak to the store manager, who has the authority to offer additional discounts,” says Anil Agrawal. Nayyar agrees. “I almost always eradicate the middleman and go directly to the stakeholder, be it the house owner/builder or the shopkeeper,” she says. This is probably the reason that she managed to get a Rs 12 lakh studio apartment for Rs 10 lakh after insisting that the property dealer speak directly to the builder, even though he persisted that the price could not be brought down below Rs 11.5 lakh. “When I told him that I would pay the entire sum instantly if he agreed on Rs 10 lakh, the owner perceived my seriousness and agreed,” she says. MAXIMISE YOUR DISCOUNTS Even after the final price has been agreed upon and the deal sealed, do not give up. There is scope for a further discount at the final stretch of making the payment. “Look for discounts if you make on-the-spot payments by cash, cheque or RTGS, instead of credit card,” says H.C. Sogani, a 65-year-old chartered accountant, who is adept at getting good bargains for white goods, electronics and furniture. “At the time of billing, I check for free EMI and cashback offers. If the seller accepts cards, I check with him if he can offer any cash discount in lieu of the card fees. Finally, I check the offers on cards and wallets like Paytm, PayZapp, etc,” says Anil Agrawal. BE PREPARED TO WALK OUT Despite prolonged discussions on price, there may be times when the deal falls through. Don’t feel guilty about taking up too much of the dealer or shopkeeper’s time, and simply leave. At other times, you may have played up the attractive prices by a rival dealer, threatening to take up his offer. If the salesperson does not budge, be prepared to walk away. Don’t get so attached to a product that you find it difficult to leave. “I am very confident and know my limits. So if one dealer doesn’t give me what I need, I simply move to the next one,” says Nayyar.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1174
__label__cc	0.541018	0.458982	Bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (1) Craniopharyngioma (1) Ectopic Cushing's syndrome (1) Idiopathic bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (1) Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia (1) Motor neurone disease (1) Abdominal adiposity (1) Atrophy (1) Ecchymoses (2) Faecal incontinence (1) Haematoma (2) Hypoalbuminaemia (1) Hyporeflexia (1) Metabolic alkalosis (1) Optic atrophy (1) Skin thinning (3) Sputum production (1) Discectomy (1) Inferior petrosal sinus sampling (1) Lung function testing (1) Urinary free cortisol (1) Percutaneous adrenal ablation (1) Transcranial surgery (1) Pasireotide (1) Muscle atrophy x An unusual case of shortness of breath S F Wan Muhammad Hatta, L Kandaswamy, C Gherman-Ciolac, J Mann and H N Buch Myopathy is a well-known complication of hypercortisolism and commonly involves proximal lower-limb girdle. We report a rare case of Cushing’s syndrome in a 60-year-old female presenting with significant respiratory muscle weakness and respiratory failure. She had history of rheumatoid arthritis, primary biliary cirrhosis and primary hypothyroidism and presented with weight gain and increasing shortness of breath. Investigations confirmed a restrictive defect with impaired gas transfer but with no significant parenchymatous pulmonary disease. Respiratory muscle test confirmed weakness of respiratory muscles and diaphragm. Biochemical and radiological investigations confirmed hypercortisolaemia secondary to a left adrenal tumour. Following adrenalectomy her respiratory symptoms improved along with an objective improvement in the respiratory muscle strength, diaphragmatic movement and pulmonary function test. Cushing’s syndrome can present in many ways, a high index of suspicion is required for its diagnosis, as often patients present with only few of the pathognomonic symptoms and signs of the syndrome. Proximal lower-limb girdle myopathy is common in Cushing’s syndrome. Less often long-term exposure of excess glucocorticoid production can also affect other muscles including respiratory muscle and the diaphragm leading to progressive shortness of breath and even acute respiratory failure. Treatment of Cushing’s myopathy involves treating the underlying cause that is hypercortisolism. Various medications have been suggested to hinder the development of GC-induced myopathy, but their effects are poorly analysed. Granular cell tumour of the neurohypophysis: an unusual cause of hypopituitarism Carlos Tavares Bello, Patricia Cipriano, Vanessa Henriques, João Sequeira Duarte and Conceição Canas Marques Granular cell tumours (GCT) are rare, slow-growing, benign neoplasms that are usually located in the head and neck. They are more frequent in the female gender and typically have an asymptomatic clinical course, being diagnosed only at autopsy. Symptomatic GCT of the neurohypophysis are exceedingly rare, being less than 70 cases described so far. The authors report on a case of a 28-year-old male that presented to the Endocrinology clinic with clinical and biochemical evidence of hypogonadism. He also reported minor headaches without any major visual symptoms. Further laboratory tests confirmed hypopituitarism (hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, central hypothyroidism and hypocortisolism) and central nervous system imaging revealed a pituitary macroadenoma. The patient underwent transcranial pituitary adenoma resection and the pathology report described a GCT of the neurohypophysis with low mitotic index. The reported case is noteworthy for the rarity of the clinicopathological entity. Symptomatic GCTs are rare CNS tumours whose cell of origin is not well defined that usually give rise to visual symptoms, headache and endocrine dysfunction. Imaging is quite unspecific and diagnosis is difficult to establish preoperatively. Surgical excision is challenging due to lesion’s high vascularity and propensity to adhere to adjacent structures. The reported case is noteworthy for the rarity of the clinicopathological entity. Myotonic dystrophy type 1 with diabetes mellitus, mixed hypogonadism and adrenal insufficiency Ken Takeshima, Hiroyuki Ariyasu, Tatsuya Ishibashi, Shintaro Kawai, Shinsuke Uraki, Jinsoo Koh, Hidefumi Ito and Takashi Akamizu Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystem disease affecting muscles, the eyes and the endocrine organs. Diabetes mellitus and primary hypogonadism are endocrine manifestations typically seen in patients with DM1. Abnormalities of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis have also been reported in some DM1 patients. We present a case of DM1 with a rare combination of multiple endocrinopathies; diabetes mellitus, a combined form of primary and secondary hypogonadism, and dysfunction of the HPA axis. In the present case, diabetes mellitus was characterized by severe insulin resistance with hyperinsulinemia. Glycemic control improved after modification of insulin sensitizers, such as metformin and pioglitazone. Hypogonadism was treated with testosterone replacement therapy. Notably, body composition analysis revealed increase in muscle mass and decrease in fat mass in our patient. This implies that manifestations of hypogonadism could be hidden by symptoms of myotonic dystrophy. Our patient had no symptoms associated with adrenal deficiency, so adrenal dysfunction was carefully followed up without hydrocortisone replacement therapy. In this report, we highlight the necessity for evaluation and treatment of multiple endocrinopathies in patients with DM1. DM1 patients could be affected by a variety of multiple endocrinopathies. Our patients with DM1 presented rare combinations of multiple endocrinopathies; diabetes mellitus, combined form of primary and secondary hypogonadism and dysfunction of HPA axis. Testosterone treatment of hypogonadism in patients with DM1 could improve body composition. The patients with DM1 should be assessed endocrine functions and treated depending on the degree of each endocrine dysfunction. Anorexia–cachexia syndrome-like hypothalamic neuroendocrine dysfunction in a patient with a papillary craniopharyngioma Lourdes Balcázar-Hernández, Guadalupe Vargas-Ortega, Yelitza Valverde-García, Victoria Mendoza-Zubieta and Baldomero González-Virla The craniopharyngiomas are solid cystic suprasellar tumors that can present extension to adjacent structures, conditioning pituitary and hypothalamic dysfunction. Within hypothalamic neuroendocrine dysfunction, we can find obesity, behavioral changes, disturbed circadian rhythm and sleep irregularities, imbalances in the regulation of body temperature, thirst, heart rate and/or blood pressure and alterations in dietary intake (like anorexia). We present a rare case of anorexia–cachexia syndrome like a manifestation of neuroendocrine dysfunction in a patient with a papillary craniopharyngioma. Anorexia–cachexia syndrome is a complex metabolic process associated with underlying illness and characterized by loss of muscle with or without loss of fat mass and can occur in a number of diseases like cancer neoplasm, non-cancer neoplasm, chronic disease or immunodeficiency states like HIV/AIDS. The role of cytokines and anorexigenic and orexigenic peptides are important in the etiology. The anorexia–cachexia syndrome is a clinical entity rarely described in the literature and it leads to important function limitation, comorbidities and worsening prognosis. Suprasellar lesions can result in pituitary and hypothalamic dysfunction. The hypothalamic neuroendocrine dysfunction is commonly related with obesity, behavioral changes, disturbed circadian rhythm and sleep irregularities, but rarely with anorexia–cachexia. Anorexia–cachexia syndrome is a metabolic process associated with loss of muscle, with or without loss of fat mass, in a patient with neoplasm, chronic disease or immunodeficiency states. Anorexia–cachexia syndrome results in important function limitation, comorbidities that influence negatively on treatment, progressive clinical deterioration and bad prognosis that can lead the patient to death. Anorexia–cachexia syndrome should be suspected in patients with emaciation and hypothalamic lesions. ARMC5 mutation in a Portuguese family with primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH) Teresa Rego, Fernando Fonseca, Stéphanie Espiard, Karine Perlemoine, Jérôme Bertherat and Ana Agapito PBMAH is a rare etiology of Cushing syndrome (CS). Familial clustering suggested a genetic cause that was recently confirmed, after identification of inactivating germline mutations in armadillo repeat-containing 5 (ARMC5) gene. A 70-year-old female patient was admitted due to left femoral neck fracture in May 2014, in Orthopedics Department. During hospitalization, hypertension (HTA) and hypokalemia were diagnosed. She presented with clinical signs of hypercortisolism and was transferred to the Endocrinology ward for suspected CS. Laboratory workup revealed: ACTH <5 pg/mL; urinary free cortisol (UFC), 532 µg/24 h (normal range: 20–90); failure to suppress the low-dose dexamethasone test (0.5 mg every 6 h for 48 h): cortisol 21 µg/dL. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed enlarged nodular adrenals (right, 55 × 54 × 30 mm; left, 85 × 53 × 35 mm), and she was submitted to bilateral adrenalectomy. In 2006, this patient’s 39-year-old daughter had been treated by one of the authors. She presented with severe clinical and biological hypercortisolism. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed massively enlarged nodular adrenals with maximal axis of 15 cm for both. Bilateral adrenalectomy was performed. In this familial context of PBMAH, genetic study was performed. Leucocyte DNA genotyping identified in both patients the same germline heterozygous ARMC5 mutation in exon 1 c.172_173insA p.I58Nfs*45. The clinical cases herein described have an identical phenotype with severe hypercortisolism and huge adrenal glands, but different ages at the time of diagnosis. Current knowledge of inheritance of this disease, its insidious nature and the well-known deleterious effect of hypercortisolism favor genetic study to timely identify and treat these patients. PBMAH is a rare etiology of CS, characterized by functioning adrenal macronodules and variable cortisol secretion. The asymmetric/asynchronous involvement of only one adrenal gland can also occur, making disease diagnosis a challenge. Familial clustering suggests a genetic cause that was recently confirmed, after identification of inactivating germline mutations in armadillo repeat-containing 5 (ARMC5) gene. The insidious nature of this disease and the well-known deleterious effect of hypercortisolism favor genetic study of other family members, to diagnose and treat these patients timely. As ARMC5 is expressed in many organs and recent findings suggest an association of PBMAH and meningioma, a watchful follow-up is required. Spontaneous resolution of avascular necrosis of femoral heads following cure of Cushing’s syndrome A Pazderska, S Crowther, P Govender, K C Conlon, M Sherlock and J Gibney Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a rare presenting feature of endogenous hypercortisolism. If left untreated, complete collapse of the femoral head may ensue, necessitating hip replacement in up to 70% of patients. The majority of the described patients with AVN due to endogenous hypercortisolaemia required surgical intervention. A 36-year-old female, investigated for right leg pain, reported rapid weight gain, bruising and secondary amenorrhoea. She had abdominal adiposity with violaceous striae, facial plethora and hirsutism, atrophic skin, ecchymosis and proximal myopathy. Investigations confirmed cortisol excess (cortisol following low-dose 48h dexamethasone suppression test 807nmol/L; 24h urinary free cortisol 1443nmol (normal<290nmol)). Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) was <5.0pg/mL. CT demonstrated subtle left adrenal gland hypertrophy. Hypercortisolaemia persisted after left adrenalectomy. Histology revealed primary pigmented micronodular adrenal disease. Post-operatively, right leg pain worsened and left leg pain developed, affecting mobility. MRI showed bilateral femoral head AVN. She underwent right adrenalectomy and steroid replacement was commenced. Four months after surgery, leg pain had resolved and mobility was normal. Repeat MRI showed marked improvement of radiological abnormalities in both femoral heads, consistent with spontaneous healing of AVN. We report a case of Cushing’s syndrome due to primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease, presenting with symptomatic AVN of both hips. This was managed conservatively from an orthopaedic perspective. Following cure of hypercortisolaemia, the patient experienced excellent recovery and remains symptom free 4 years after adrenalectomy. This is the first report of a favourable outcome over long-term follow-up of a patient with bilateral AVN of the hip, which reversed with treatment of endogenous hypercortisolaemia. AVN of femoral head can be a presenting feature of hypercortisolism, both endogenous and exogenous. Rarely, treatment of hypercortisolaemia can reverse AVN without the need for orthopaedic intervention. Primary pigmented nodular adrenal disease is a rare cause of ACTH-independent Cushing’s syndrome. A case of severe ectopic ACTH syndrome from an occult primary – diagnostic and management dilemmas Harish Venugopal, Katherine Griffin and Saima Amer Resection of primary tumour is the management of choice in patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome. However, tumours may remain unidentified or occult in spite of extensive efforts at trying to locate them. This can, therefore, pose a major management issue as uncontrolled hypercortisolaemia can lead to life-threatening infections. We present the case of a 66-year-old gentleman with ectopic ACTH syndrome from an occult primary tumour with multiple significant complications from hypercortisolaemia. Ectopic nature of his ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome was confirmed by non-suppression with high-dose dexamethasone suppression test and bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling. The primary ectopic source remained unidentified in spite of extensive anatomical and functional imaging studies, including CT scans and Dotatate-PET scan. Medical adrenolytic treatment at maximum tolerated doses failed to control his hypercortisolaemia, which led to recurrent intra-abdominal and pelvic abscesses, requiring multiple surgical interventions. Laparoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy was considered but decided against given concerns of technical difficulties due to recurrent intra-abdominal infections and his moribund state. Eventually, alcohol ablation of adrenal glands by retrograde adrenal vein approach was attempted, which resulted in biochemical remission of Cushing's syndrome. Our case emphasizes the importance of aggressive management of hypercortisolaemia in order to reduce the associated morbidity and mortality and also demonstrates that techniques like percutaneous adrenal ablation using a retrograde venous approach may be extremely helpful in patients who are otherwise unable to undergo bilateral adrenalectomy. Evaluation and management of patients with ectopic ACTH syndrome from an unidentified primary tumour can be very challenging. Persisting hypercortisolaemia in this setting can lead to debilitating and even life-threatening complications and hence needs to be managed aggressively. Bilateral adrenalectomy should be considered when medical treatment is ineffective or poorly tolerated. Percutaneous adrenal ablation may be considered in patients who are otherwise unable to undergo bilateral adrenalectomy. Mid-gut ACTH-secreting neuroendocrine tumor unmasked with 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine-positron emission tomography Julien Ducry, Fulgencio Gomez, John O Prior, Ariane Boubaker, Maurice Matter, Matteo Monti, Yan Pu, Nelly Pitteloud and Luc Portmann Ectopic ACTH Cushing's syndrome (EAS) is often caused by neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of lungs, pancreas, thymus, and other less frequent locations. Localizing the source of ACTH can be challenging. A 64-year-old man presented with rapidly progressing fatigue, muscular weakness, and dyspnea. He was in poor condition and showed facial redness, proximal amyotrophy, and bruises. Laboratory disclosed hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and markedly elevated ACTH and cortisol levels. Pituitary was normal on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and bilateral inferior petrosal sinus blood sampling with corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation showed no significant central-to-periphery gradient of ACTH. Head and neck, thoracic and abdominal computerized tomography (CT), MRI, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SSRS), and 18F-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) failed to identify the primary tumor. 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine (F-DOPA)-PET/CT unveiled a 20-mm nodule in the jejunum and a metastatic lymph node. Segmental jejunum resection showed two adjacent NETs, measuring 2.0 and 0.5 cm with a peritoneal metastasis. The largest tumor expressed ACTH in 30% of cells. Following surgery, after a transient adrenal insufficiency, ACTH and cortisol levels returned to normal values and remain normal over a follow-up of 26 months. Small mid-gut NETs are difficult to localize on CT or MRI, and require metabolic imaging. Owing to low mitotic activity, NETs are generally poor candidates for FDG-PET, whereas SSRS shows poor sensitivity in EAS due to intrinsically low tumor concentration of type-2 somatostatin receptors (SST2) or to receptor down regulation by excess cortisol. However, F-DOPA-PET, which is related to amine precursor uptake by NETs, has been reported to have high positive predictive value for occult EAS despite low sensitivity, and constitutes a useful alternative to more conventional methods of tumor localization. Uncontrolled high cortisol levels in EAS can be lethal if untreated. Surgical excision is the keystone of NETs treatment, thus tumor localization is crucial. Most cases of EAS are caused by NETs, which are located mainly in the lungs. However, small gut NETs are elusive to conventional imaging and require metabolic imaging for detection. FDG-PET, based on tumor high metabolic rate, may not detect NETs that have low mitotic activity. SSRS may also fail, due to absent or low concentration of SST2, which may be down regulated by excess cortisol. F-DOPA-PET, based on amine-precursor uptake, can be a useful method to localize the occult source of ACTH in EAS when other methods have failed. A commonly overlooked motor neuron disease mimicker Manas Ghosh, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Kaushik Ghosh, Atri Chatterjee, Sisir Chakraborty and Sanat Kumar Jatua Motor neuron disease (MND) is a progressive devastating neurodegenerative disease, which universally progresses towards death. Hence, every attempt should be made to find out if there are any treatable conditions, which can mimic MND. Herein, we describe a case of hypercalcaemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism confused as MND and subsequently cured with parathyroid surgery. Any patient with neurological disorder should have a screening of all the common electrolytes including calcium as electrolyte imbalance can present with paralysis (e.g. hypokalaemia) to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (e.g. hypercalcaemia). No patient should be stamped as having MND without having a proper work-up of all its differentials as there might be a treatable condition masquerading as MND.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1178
__label__wiki	0.686586	0.686586	A defect management system shall keep track of the status of every defect registered and enforce the rules about changing these states. If your task is to test the status tracking, which method would be best? a. Logic-based testing b. Use-case-based testing c. State transition testing d. Systematic testing according to the V-model Answer is:- State Transition testing, a black box testing technique, in which outputs are triggered by changes to the input conditions or changes to 'state' of the system.State transition testing is used for systems where some aspect of the software system can be described in 'finite state machine' You might like this video:Unit testing An automobile vehicle has a mass of 1500 kg. What must be the force between the vehicle and road if the vehicle is to be stopped with a negative acceleration of 1.7 m s-2? - Physics Cbse class 11 In a single lane road, traffic volume of 1000 vehicle/h moving at 20 km/h, comes to a halt due to an accident. If jam density is 150 vehicle/km, the velocity of the shock wave generated (in absolute value) is ________ km/h. There are 20,000 vehicles operating in a city with an average annual travel of 12,000 km per vehicle. The NOx emission rate is 2.0 g/km per vehicle. The total annual release of NOx will be (GATE-CIVIL-Engg-2018) A four-wheel vehicle of mass 1000 kg moves uniformly in a straight line with the wheels revolving at 10 rad/s. The wheels are identical, each with a radius of 0.2 m. Then a constant braking torque is applied to all the wheels and the vehicle experien A vehicle moving at a speed of 88 km/hr weighs 62293.5 N and its rolling resistance coefficient is 0.018. The rolling resistance of the vehicle is What all are the assumptions to be made while designing a vehicle? Find the pair which is differently related in comparison with the others: For a hydraulic lift with dimensions shown in figure, assuming g  10 m/s 2 , the maximum diameter Dleft (in m) that lifts a vehicle of mass 1000 kg using a force of 100 N is _____________ (rounded off to two decimal places). A vehicle is moving on a road of grade +4% at a speed of 20 m/s. Consider the coefficient of rolling friction as 0.46 and acceleration due to gravity as 10 m/s2 . The specific impulse of a rocket engine is 3000 Ns/kg. The mass of the rocket at burnout is 1000 kg. The propellant consumed in the process is 720 kg. Assume all factors contributing to velocity loss to be negligible. The change in vehicle velocity Δu is _____ km/s (round off to 2 decimal places). A n automobile travels from city A to city B and returns to city A by the same route. The speed of the vehicle during the onward and return journeys were constant at 60 km/h and 90 km/h, respectively. What is the average speed in km/h for the entire journey? What happens when we run a petrol with diesel? A vehicle powered by a spark ignition engine follows air standard Otto cycle (=1.4). The engine generates 70 kW while consuming 10.3 kg/hr of fuel. The calorific value of fuel is 44,000 kJ/kg. The compression ratio is _______ (correct to two decimal places). For a rocket engine, the velocity ratio r is Va/Ve, where Va is the vehicle velocity and Ve is the exit velocity of the exhaust gases. Assume the flow to be optimally expanded through the nozzle. For r = 2, if F is the thrust produced and ṁ is the mass flow rate of exhaust gases, then, F/(ṁVe) is ______. How can I use Load Cell as a vehicle sensor? For a vehicle travelling at 24 km/hr having a ratio G=19.915, and when torque transmitted is 203.6 N.m, the engine speed and power are, nearly In the following question there are two words to the left of the sign (::) which are connected in some way. The same relationship obtains between the third word and one of the four alter-natives under it. Find the correct alternative in each case. Choose the word/ phrase that are nearest to the meaning of the question followed by 4 choices. . BUXOM (a) bookish (b) plump (c) voluminous (d) convincing . CANDID (a) vague (b) outspoken (c) experienced (d) anxious . CAMEO (a) guest appearance in a movie (b) camera (c) computer chip (d) none of these . CHASTE (a) loyal (b) timid (c) curt (d) pure . CLICHÉ (a) increase (b) vehicle (c) morale (d) slogan (NIFT-UG) The term acceleration means- A flexible pavement has the following class of loads during a particular hour of the day. i. 80 buses with 2-axles (each axle load of 40 kN); ii. 160 trucks with 2-axles (front and rear axle loads of 40 kN and 80 kN, respectively) The equivalent standard axle load repetitions for this vehicle combination as per IRC:37- 2012 would be AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATOR Vehicle-to-Vehicle Wireless Communication Protocol In-Vehicle Networking Cruise Control Devices AT2303 Vehicle Design and Data Characteristics Speed detection of moving vehicles using cameras Electronic Road Pricing system Bar Code Recognition in Complex Scenes by Camera Phones	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1179
__label__wiki	0.647772	0.647772	Tesla unveils faster and more powerful Model 3 dual motor AWD and Performance versions - May. 20th 2018 2:59 am ET Tesla finally released the specs and opened the orders for the long-awaited Model 3 dual motor all-wheel-drive and performance versions. Here’s everything we know so far. Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor All-Wheel-Drive Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the new dual motor Model 3 vehicles are equipped with a front AC induction motor to complement the switched reluctance, partial permanent magnet motor at the rear. Here are the other details of the Model 3 dual motor AWD version: Range: 310 miles 0 to 60 mph acceleration: 4.5 seconds Price: $5,000 for AWD option That compares to the rear-wheel-drive version’s official 0-60 mph time of 5.1 seconds. Tesla is listing the same top speed and range as the single motor version. Tesla Model 3 Performance Dual Motor All-Wheel-Drive The performance version features the same motors (AC in the front and permanent magnet in the rear) as the dual version, but they are picking the highest rated ones with double the burn-in process to make sure they can handle a higher output. Musk also said that the performance version will feature a carbon fiber spoiler, 20” Performance wheels, and black and white interior options. He claimed it will be 15% quicker than the BMW M3 and with better handling, and “will beat anything in its class on the track.” Here are the other details of the Model 3 performance version: Price: $78,000 (without autopilot) We don’t see the option being available in the design studio yet, but Musk says it will be up for “early reservation holders” tonight. The specs and pricing of the two new versions of the Model 3 are about what we expected before the announcement, but it’s definitely on the expensive side of the range. But while the advertised 0-60 mph times are as we expected, as we previously predicted, it’s likely that Tesla might be underselling them, like it is apparently doing for the RWD version based on real-world tests by owners. One thing that is somewhat surprising is that Tesla isn’t listing any range improvement from the dual motor. Musk instead emphasizes that it improves safety by being able to work with just one motor: Tesla dual motor means there is a motor in front & a motor in rear. One is optimized for power & one for range. Car drives fine even if a motor breaks down. Helps ensure you make it to your destination & don’t get stuck on side of road in potentially unsafe conditions. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2018 Despite the slightly higher price than anticipated and the lack of a range increase, this will most likely result in a surge of Model 3 reservation holders placing orders as many were waiting for those new options. Tesla starting to take those orders is also likely a good sign that the company is on track to achieve a production rate of 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week by the end of the quarter. Musk had previously linked Tesla achieving the goal with bringing to production new options, like dual motor and performance versions of the Model 3. Based on an email from Elon Musk to employees that we leaked earlier this week, Tesla was on track for 3,500 Model 3 vehicles this week. Interestingly, Musk also mentioned the limited availability of the white interior – saying that they can only make 1,000 units per week. For now, the option will be linked to the performance version Model 3 until they can increase the capacity. The Tesla Model 3 is the first vehicle built on Tesla's third-generation platform. It aims to reduce the entry price for electric vehicles while not making any compromise on range and performance. The Model 3 starts at $35,000 in the US and deliveries to employees and company insiders began in mid 2017 - customer deliveries begin in late 2017.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1188
__label__wiki	0.669522	0.669522	Press Releases - News Press Releases Archive Search Press Releases Filanet And uRoam Announce Merger Filanet Corporation Inc. and uRoam Inc. announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. Filanet is a leading provider of network service appliances for the small to medium-sized enterprise market, and uRoam Inc. is an industry leader in application-layer (SSL) network access solutions for enterprises. The companies will combine under the uRoam name and offer a comprehensive solution for secure remote user and office access to applications. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "We are thrilled to join forces with uRoam, bringing them the benefits of our top-tier investor support, capitalization, and worldwide distribution capabilities," said Skip Glass, CEO of Filanet. "By adding their best-in-class access solution to our offerings, we can maximize our efforts. The synergy of our products positions us for a large market share in the emerging secure remote application access market." "This is a case where one plus one can equal ten," said uRoam founder and CEO Michael Herne who will serve as CTO of the combined companies. "We are very proud to have conceived and developed FirePass™ which delivers secure access to enterprise networks and desktop systems. This merger will provide the resources to market and sell it effectively worldwide." The merged company will capitalize on the rapidly expanding SSL and security market. Infonetics Research estimates that worldwide, application-layer (SSL) VPN gateway annual revenues will grow to $871 million by 2005, representing a 143% CAGR. The combined product line, already successfully deployed in Fortune 500 companies and major service providers throughout the world, will provide immediate value to enterprise customers as well as service providers and VARs serving the small to medium business market. It offers customers a breadth of well-integrated, policy-based managed solutions for secure mobile user connectivity, branch office and telecommuter connectivity, and partner extranet connectivity. The merged organization will combine the executive teams from Filanet and uRoam. In addition to Michael Herne as CTO, uRoam founder and VP of Engineering, Igor Plotnikov, will continue in his role as VP of Engineering for the FirePass product line. Both companies produce web-managed, Linux-based network and remote-access solutions. Filanet's award-winning InterJak™ product line offers comprehensive IP services to small-to-medium businesses, remote offices, and home offices. It also offers an easy to manage, low-touch revenue opportunity for managed service providers. uRoam's FirePass offers secure, web-based SSL access to email / file servers, intranet, legacy mainframe, desktop, and client / server applications. The combined solutions support organizations and locations of all sizes. Products and Availability Filanet and uRoam products are available to large enterprises through a direct sales force and small to medium businesses through authorized service providers and reseller partners. Contact Filanet/uRoam sales at 408.331.2900 for more product information or details on how you can become an Advantage Partner or Reseller. The Advantage Partner Program can also be located on the Web at www.filanet.com. About uRoam uRoam is a privately-held company, founded in 1998, that created and produces FirePass, the industry-leading web-based remote access solution for corporate networks. FirePass provides individuals and organizations with fast, stable, secure access to corporate and desktop data and applications from any Internet browser, without requiring any software or configuration on the accessing device. With FirePass, a single, convenient solution gives superior remote access and powerful wireless support for travelers, telecommuters, partners, remote offices, and workday-extenders. FirePass is the only SSL-based access solution offering all the functionality of IPSec VPNs, plus remote control of individual desktop systems. More information can be found on uRoam Web site. About Filanet Founded in 1998, Filanet Corporation develops and markets solutions for Managed IP services delivery for dynamic workgroups in small and medium enterprises. The solution consists of a centralized web-based management platform, SPP, and an innovative line of cost-effective service appliances, the InterJak platform. SPP automates the provisioning and management while the InterJak delivers Internet connectivity, network services, security services, and wireless security services across a range of appliances. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA., Filanet is a global company with development and sales offices around the world, including Denmark, China, and the United States. Its investors include two billion-dollar venture funds: Lightspeed Ventures and Canaan Partners. More information can be found on Filanet's Web site. Filanet press contacts: Bligh Filanet judyb@filanet.com Jim Nickerson Lois Paul & Partners for Filanet jim_nickerson@lpp.com This press release may contain forward looking statements relating to future events or future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue," or the negative of such terms or comparable terms. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors including those identified in the company's filings with the SEC. Holly Hagerman Connect Public Relations hollyh@connectpr.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1194
__label__cc	0.652803	0.347197	Modetrends Frühjahr/Sommer 2016 Prada launched its spring 2016 advertising campaign Italian Fashion Brand Prada has unveiled its spring-summer 2016 campaign. The images captured by Steven Meisel feature two notable faces, Natalia Vodianova and Sasha Pivovarova, as well as model newcomer Yasmin Wijnaldum. Prada Spring/Summer 2016 ready-to wear collection The Best of Paris Fashion Week – Spring/Summer 2016 Trends from Runways. The best Runway Looks from Paris Fashion Week. Spring/Summer 2016 Collections. DRIES VAN NOTEN S/S 2016 UNDERCOVER S/S 2016 ROCHAS S/S 2016 SACAI S/S 2016 LANVIN S/S 2016 JOHN GALLIANO S/S 2016 CHRISTIAN DIOR S/S 2016 STELLA MCCARTNEY S/S 2016 MAISON MARGIELA S/S 2016 EMANUEL UNGARO S/S 2016 LOUIS VUITTON S/S 2016 HERMÉS S/S 2016 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN S/S 2016 MIU MIU S/S 2016 Emanuel Ungaro Spring/Summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection – Paris Fashion Week 04/10/2015 05/10/2015 \| Syuzena Pitz Fausto Puglisi unveiled his Emanuel Ungaro Spring/Summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection today in Paris Fashion Week. Great designers’ greatness is stamped on our memory by the signature codes they leave behind them. Hence, when other designers succeed the house’s founder, they face a challenge: a delicate wrestle between the codes they have signed up to inherit and the urge to express their own point of view. Their own codes and Puglisi has his code,in fact Fausto Puglisi chose to focus on a set of sweetly provocative floral macramé looks, all froth and of-that-era liberation touched with a softened space Age futurism.Impressively, Puglisi re-established a connection with the Swiss factory that made Ungaro’s ’60s pieces to create a wonderfully psychedelic lace macramé of ochre flowers and paisley petals used in his last capelet—teamed with matching thigh-highs and a long loose skirt. The netted-check that ran throughout the collection, even down to the weave of the pressed-foam ruffles that edged many of these Looks, A harder, more Puglisi-ish preoccupation—expressed itself in the ringlet bonding on black vinyl and hot pink skirts, and as suspension on floral-scattered bustiers. “A little bit bondage, maybe, but also in romantic attitude. This is not a collection for wallflowers or delicate petals—but for a woman in search of punchy, in-your-face prettiness, it will have allure. Issey Miyake Spring/Summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection – Paris Fashion Week Creativ director Yoshiyuki Miyamae unveiled Issey Miyake spring/summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection in Paris FashionWeek. My review will be posted shortly. See the complete collection now. Balmain Spring/Summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection – Paris Fashion Week Creativ director Olivier Rousteing unveiled Balmain spring/summer 2016 ready-to wear collection. And The Balmain Army was out in force this afternoon at Le Grand Hotel in Paris, where Olivier Rousteing informed in the show notes that this season would feature different elements from previous collections. The cast included models -IT Girls- of the moment like Kendall Jenner, Jourdan Dunn and Gigi Hadid. His upcoming collaboration with H&M made him comb his own Balmain archives, reminding him of the wealth of material that was “the result of four years of hard work,” he said. Four years is a long time in his industry and as a result he deemed it time to introduce new ideas for spring and to broaden the Balmain DNA. that most prominently manifested in tiered ruffles (flounce is shaping up to be a big story next season): they cascaded on trousers, along sleeves, and bib-fronts adding a romantic femininity to the fierce sex appeal of the whip-stitching, fishnets and strong shoulders also out in force. This new found softness also rippled through via a pretty pastel palette – the nude tones, like the new silhouettes, all served to temper Balmain’s customary opulence. Rousteing credited the power of the house’s social media presence as a vital ingredient to its success in moving forward, confident that all the dresses we saw this afternoon would be shared and shared again on various platforms very soon. .	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1201
__label__cc	0.720421	0.279579	Provas - Olimpiada Americana Uploaded by Gabriel Oliveira Martins saveSave Provas - Olimpiada Americana For Later lec-15 test of test of ncert first part.doc 2011exam (1)2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Exam2009 Ex Anderson Lecture[1] Chemistry vocab Magnetic Fields 1 Electricity-Magnetism-Fundamentals-3.pdf Physics 4 Formulas Exercise4_801 11 Chemistry Solved 05 New AL BALABAN 4 16 chap. two WPH04_01_que_20170616 06_PhysicaB_2006_384_244 David Hudson UK Patent NonMetallic Monoatomic Forms of Transition Elements Problems42.doc 72.1-TECH-PAPER-Exp.-5.pdf What Electricity Is hotochemical Growth of Silver Nanoparticles on c - and c + Domains on Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films 2007 Semi-Final Exam INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN Work Part A first. You have 90 minutes to complete all four problems. After you have completed Part A, you may take a break. Then work Part B. You have 90 minutes to complete both problems. Show all your work. Partial credit will be given. Start each question on a new sheet of paper. Be sure to put your name in the upper righthand corner of each page, along with the question number and the page number/total pages for this problem. For example, Doe, Jamie A1 1/3 A hand-held calculator may be used. Its memory must be cleared of data and programs. You may use only the basic functions found on a simple scientific calculator. Calculators may not be shared. Cell phones, PDAs, or cameras may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. You may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas. Questions with the same point value are not necessarily of the same difficulty. Do not discuss the contents of this exam with anyone until after March 27th. Good luck! Possibly Useful Information - (Use for both part A and for part B) Gravitational field at the Earths surface g = 9.8 N/kg Newtons gravitational constant G = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2 Coulombs constant k = 1/4 = 8.99 x 109 Nm2/C2 Biot-Savart constant km = /4 = 10-7 Tm/A Speed of light in a vacuum c = 3.00 x 108 m/s Boltzmanns constant kB = 1.38 x 10-23 J/K Avogadros number NA = 6.02 x 1023 (mol)-1 Ideal gas constant R = NAkB = 8.31 J/(molK) Stefan-Boltzmann constant = 5.67 x 10-8 J/(sm2K4) Elementary charge e = 1.602 x 10-19 C 1 electron volt 1 eV = 1.602 x 10-19 J Plancks constant h = 6.63 x 10-34 Js = 4.14 x 10-15 eVs Electron mass m = 9.109 x 10-31 kg = 0.511 MeV/c2 Binomial expansion (1 + x)n 1 + nx for \|x\| << 1 Small angle approximations sin cos 1 1/2 2 Copyright 2007, American Association of Physics Teachers Semi-Final Exam Part A A1. A group of 12 resistors is arranged along the edges of a cube as shown in the diagram below. The vertices of the cube are labeled a-h. a. (13 pts) The resistance between each pair of vertices is as follows: Rab = Rac = Rae = 3.0 Rcg = Ref = Rbd = 8.0 Rcd = Rbf = Reg = 12.0 Rdh = Rfh = Rgh = 1.0 What is the equivalent resistance between points a and h? b. (12 pts) The three 12.0 resistors are replaced by identical capacitors. Ccd = Cbf = Ceg = 15.0 F. A 12.0 V battery is attached across points a and h and the circuit is allowed to operate for a long period of time. What is the charge (Qcd, Qbf, Qeg) on each capacitor after this long period of time? Copyright 2007, American Association of Physics Teachers A2. A simple gun can be made from a uniform cylinder of length L0 and inside radius rc. One end of the cylinder is sealed with a moveable plunger and the other end is plugged with a cylindrical cork bullet. The bullet is held in place by friction with the walls of the cylinder. The pressure outside the cylinder is atmospheric pressure, P0 . The bullet will just start to slide out of the cylinder if the pressure inside the cylinder exceeds Pcr . a. There are two ways to launch the bullet: either by heating the gas inside the cylinder and keeping the plunger fixed, or by suddenly pushing the plunger into the cylinder. In either case, assume that an ideal monatomic gas is inside the cylinder, and that originally the gas is at temperature T0 , the pressure inside the cylinder is P0 , and the length of the cylinder is L0 . (8 pts) i. Assume that we launch the bullet by heating the gas without moving the plunger. Find the minimum temperature of the gas necessary to launch the bullet. Express your answer in terms of any or all of the variables: rc , T0 , L0 , P0 , and Pcr . ii. Assume, instead that we launch the bullet by pushing in the plunger, and that we do so quickly enough so that no heat is transferred into or out of the gas. Find the length of the gas column inside the cylinder when the bullet just starts to move. Express your answer in terms of any or all of the variables: rc , T0 , L0 , P0 , and Pcr . (8 pts) b. (9 pts) It is necessary to squeeze the bullet to get it into the cylinder in the first place. The bullet normally has a radius rb that is slightly larger than the inside radius of the cylinder; rb rc = r , is small compared to rc . The bullet has a length h L0 . The walls of the cylinder apply a pressure to the cork bullet. When a pressure P is applied to the bullet along a given direction, the bullets dimensions in that direction change by x P = x E for a constant E known as Youngs modulus. You may assume that compression along one direction does not cause expansion in any other direction. (This is true if the so-called Poisson ratio is close to zero, which is the case for cork.) If the coefficient of static friction between the cork and the cylinder is , find an expression for Pcr . Express your answer in terms of any or all of the variables: P0 , , h, E , r , and rc . A3. A volume V f of fluid with uniform charge density is sprayed into a room, forming spherical drops. As they float around the room, the drops may break apart into smaller drops or coalesce into larger ones. Suppose that all of the drops have radius R. Ignore inter-drop forces and assume that V f R 3 . (10 pts) a. Calculate the electrostatic potential energy of a single drop. (Hint: suppose the sphere has radius r. How much work is required to increase the radius by dr?). (4 pts) b. What is the total electrostatic energy of the drops? Your answer to (b) should indicate that the total energy increases with R. In the absence of surface tension, then, the fluid would break apart into infinitesimally small drops. Suppose, however, that the fluid has a surface tension . (This value is the potential energy per unit surface area, and is positive.) (4 pts) c. (7 pts) d. What is the total energy of the drops due to surface tension? What is the equilibrium radius of the drops? A4. A nonlinear circuit element can be made out of a parallel plate capacitor and small balls, each of mass m, that can move between the plates. The balls collide inelastically with the plates, dissipate all kinetic energy as thermal energy, and immediately release the charge they are carrying to the plate. Almost instantaneously, the balls then pick up a small charge of magnitude q from the plate; the balls are then repelled directly toward the other plate under electrostatic forces only. Another collision happens, kinetic energy is dissipated, the balls give up the charge, collect a new charge, and the cycle repeats. There are n0 balls per unit surface area of the plate. The capacitor has a capacitance C. The separation d between the plates is much larger than the radius r of the balls. A battery is connected to the plates in order to maintain a constant potential difference V. Neglect edge effects and assume that magnetic forces and gravitational forces may be ignored. (5) (5) a. Determine the time it takes for one ball to travel between the plates in terms of any or all of the following variables: m, q, d, and V. b. Calculate the kinetic energy dissipated as thermal energy when one ball collides inelastically with a plate surface in terms of any or all of the following variables: m, q, d, and V. c. Derive an expression for the current between the plates in terms of the permittivity of free space, 0 , and any or all of the following variables: m, q, n0, C, and V. d. Derive an expression for the effective resistance of the device in terms of 0 , and any or all of the following variables: m, q, n0, C, and V. e. Calculate the rate at which the kinetic energy of the balls is converted into thermal energy in terms of 0 , and any or all of the following variables: m, q, n0, C, and V. Semi-Final Exam Part B B1. A certain mechanical oscillator can be modeled as an ideal massless spring connected to a moveable plate on an incline. The spring has spring constant k, the plate has mass m, and the incline makes an angle with the horizontal. When the system is operating correctly, the plate oscillates between points A and B in the figure, located a distance L apart. When the plate reaches point A it has zero kinetic energy, but then trips a small lever that instantaneously loads a block of mass M onto the plate. The block and plate then move down the incline to point B, where the force from the spring stops the plate. At this point, the block falls through a hole in the incline, allowing the plate to move back up under the force of the spring. Upon returning to point A it collects another block, and the cycle repeats. Both the plate and the block have a coefficient of friction with the incline for both kinetic and static friction. It is reasonable that the motion in either direction is simple harmonic in nature. (10 pts) a. Let c be the critical value of the coefficient of friction where the block will just start to slide under the force of gravity on an incline (without the spring acting on . Find in terms of g, the acceleration of free fall, and any 2 or all of the following variables: and M. it). Then let = (14 pts) b. In order for this system to work correctly, it is necessary to have the correct ratio between the mass of the block and the mass of the plate. These masses are chosen so that the downward moving block and plate just stop at point B while the M upward moving plate just stops at point A. Find the ratio R = . m (13 pts) c. The system delivers blocks to point B with period T0 , until the blocks run out. T After that, the plate alone oscillates with a period T . Find the ratio 0 . T (13 pts) d. The plate only oscillates a few times after delivering the last block. At what distance up the incline, measured from point B, does the plate come to a permanent stop? B2. A model of the magnetic properties of materials is based upon small magnetic moments generated by each atom in the material. One source of this magnetic moment is the magnetic field generated by the electron in its orbit around the nucleus. For simplicity, we will assume that each atom consists of a single electron of charge e and mass me , a single proton of charge +e and mass m p me , and that the electron orbits in a circular orbit of radius R about the proton. a. Magnetic Moments. Assume that the electron orbits in the x-y plane. (3 pts) i. Calculate the net electrostatic force on the electron from the proton. Express your answer in terms of any or all of the following parameters: e, me , m p , R, and the permittivity of free space, 0 , where 1 0 = . 4 k (k is the Coulombs Law constant). (5 pts) ii. Determine the angular velocity 0 of the electron around the proton in terms of any or all of the following parameters: e, me , R, and 0 . (8 pts) iii. Derive an expression for the magnitude of the magnetic field Be due to the orbital motion of the electron at a distance z R from the x-y plane along the axis of orbital rotation of the electron. Express your answer in terms of any or all of the following parameters: e, me , R, 0 , z , and the permeability of free space 0 . (4 pts) iv. A small bar magnet has a magnetic field far from the magnet given by m B= 0 3, 2 z where z is the distance from the magnet on the axis connecting the north and south poles, m is the magnetic dipole moment, and 0 is the permeability of free space. Assuming that an electron orbiting a proton acts like a small bar magnet, find the dipole moment m for an electron orbiting an atom in terms of any or all of the following parameters: e, me , R, and 0 . b. Diamagnetism. We model a diamagnetic substance to have all atoms oriented so that the electron orbits are in the x-y plane, exactly half of which are clockwise and half counterclockwise when viewed from the positive z axis looking toward the origin. Some substances are predominantly diamagnetic. (3 pts) i. Calculate the total magnetic moment of a diamagnetic substance with N atoms. Write your answer in terms of any or all of the following parameters: e, me , R, N , and 0 . G is applied to the substance. Assume that the An external magnetic field B0 = B0 z introduction of the external field doesnt change the fact that the electron moves in a circular orbit of radius R. Determine , the change in angular velocity of the electron, for both the clockwise and counterclockwise orbits. Throughout this entire problem you can assume that 0 . Write your answer in terms of e, me , and B0 only. (6 pts) ii. (6 pts) iii. Assume that the external field is turned on at a constant rate in a time interval t . That is to say, when t = 0 the external field is zero and when t = t the external G field is B0 . Determine the induced emf E experienced by the electron. Write your answer in terms of any or all of the following parameters: e, me , R, N , B0 , 0 , and 0 . (6 pts) iv. Verify that the change in the kinetic energy of the electron satisfies K = e E. This justifies our assumption in (ii) that R does not change. (6 pts) v. Determine the change in the total magnetic moment m for the N atoms when the external field is applied, writing your answer in terms of e, me , R, N , 0 and B0 . (3 pts) vi. Suppose that the uniform magnetic field used in the previous parts of this problem is replaced with a bar magnet. Would the diamagnetic substance be attracted or repelled by the bar magnet? How does your answer show this? 2008 Seminal Exam AAPT AIP UNITED STATES PHYSICS TEAM 2008 Seminal Exam DO NOT DISTRIBUTE THIS PAGE Important Instructions for the Exam Supervisor This examination consists of three parts. Part A has four questions and is allowed 90 minutes. Part B has two questions and is allowed 90 minutes. Part C has one question and is allowed 20 minutes. The answer for Part C will not be used for team selection, but will be used for special recognition from the Optical Society of America. The rst page that follows is a cover sheet. Examinees may keep the cover sheet for all three parts of the exam. The three parts are then identied by the center header on each page. Examinees are only allowed to do one part at a time, and may not work on other parts, even if they have time remaining. Allow 90 minutes to complete Part A. Do not let students look at Part B or Part C. Collect the answers to Part A before allowing the examinee to begin Part B. Examinees are allowed a 10 to 15 minutes break between parts A and B. Allow 90 minutes to complete Part B. Do not let students look at Part C or go back to Part A. Collect the answers to part B before allowing the examinee to begin Part C. Examinees are allowed a 10 to 15 minutes break between Parts B and C. Allow 20 minutes to complete Part C. This part is optional; scores on Part C will not be used to select the US Team. Examinees may not go back to Part A or B. Ideally the test supervisor will divide the question paper into 4 parts: the cover sheet (page 2), Part A (pages 3-7), Part B (pages 8-10), and Part C (page 11). Examinees should be provided the parts individually, although they may keep the cover sheet. The supervisor must collect all examination questions, including the cover sheet, at the end of the exam, as well as any scratch paper used by the examinees. Examinees may not take the exam questions. The examination questions may be returned to the students after March 31, 2008. Examinees are allowed calculators, but they may not use symbolic math, programming, or graphic features of these calculators. Calculators may not be shared and their memory must be cleared of data and programs. Cell phones, PDAs or cameras may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. Examinees may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas. Please provide the examinees with graph paper for Part A. Copyright c 2008 American Association of Physics Teachers INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN Work Part A rst. You have 90 minutes to complete all four problems. Each question is worth 25 points. Do not look at Parts B or C during this time. After you have completed Part A you may take a break. Then work Part B. You have 90 minutes to complete both problems. Each question is worth 50 points. Do not look at Parts A or C during this time. Show all your work. Partial credit will be given. Do not write on the back of any page. Do not write anything that you wish graded on the question sheets. Start each question on a new sheet of paper. Put your school ID number, your name, the question number and the page number/total pages for this problem, in the upper right hand corner of each page. For example, School ID # Doe, Jamie A1 - 1/3 A hand-held calculator may be used. Its memory must be cleared of data and programs. You may use only the basic functions found on a simple scientic calculator. Calculators may not be shared. Cell phones, PDAs or cameras may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. You may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas. Questions with the same point value are not necessarily of the same diculty. Part C is an optional part of the test. You will be given 20 additional minutes to complete Part C. Your score on Part C will not aect the selection for the US Team, but can be used for special prizes and recognition to be awarded by the Optical Society of America. In order to maintain exam security, do not communicate any information about the questions (or their answers/solutions) on this contest until after March 31, 2008. Possibly Useful Information. You may use this sheet for all three parts of the exam. g = 9.8 N/kg G = 6.67 1011 N m2 /kg2 9 2 2 k = 1/40 = 8.99 10 N m /C km = 0 /4 = 107 T m/A 8 c = 3.00 10 m/s kB = 1.38 1023 J/K 23 1 NA = 6.02 10 (mol) R = NA kB = 8.31 J/(mol K) = 5.67 108 J/(s m2 K4 ) e = 1.602 1019 C 1eV = 1.602 1019 J h = 6.63 1034 J s = 4.14 1015 eV s 31 2 me = 9.109 10 kg = 0.511 MeV/c (1 + x)n 1 + nx for \|x\| 1 1 2 1 3 cos 1 2 for \|\| 1 sin 6 for \|\| 1 Copyright c 2008 American Association of Physics Teachers Question A1 Four square metal plates of area A are arranged at an even spacing d as shown in the diagram. (Assume that A d2 .) Plate 1 Plate 2 Plate 3 d Plate 4 d d Plates 1 and 4 are rst connected to a voltage source of magnitude V0 , with plate 1 positive; plates 2 and 3 are then connected together with a wire. The wire is subsequently removed. Finally, the voltage source attached between plates 1 and 4 is replaced with a wire. The steps are summarized in the diagrams below. Find the resulting potential dierence V12 between plates 1 and 2; like wise nd V23 and V34 , dened similarly. Assume, in each case, that a positive potential dierence means that the top plate is at a higher potential than the bottom plate. A simple heat engine consists of a moveable piston in a cylinder lled with an ideal monatomic gas. Initially the gas in the cylinder is at a pressure P0 and volume V0 . The gas is slowly heated at constant volume. Once the pressure reaches 32P0 the piston is released, allowing the gas to expand so that no heat either enters or escapes the gas as the piston moves. Once the pressure has returned to P0 the outside of the cylinder is cooled back to the original temperature, keeping the pressure constant. For the monatomic ideal gas you should assume that the molar heat capacity at constant volume is given by CV = 3 2 R, where R is the ideal gas constant. You may express your answers in fractional form or as decimals. If you choose decimals, keep three signicant gures in your calculations. The diagram below is not necessarily drawn to scale. 32P0 Pressure P0 a. Let Vmax be the maximum volume achieved by the gas during the cycle. What is Vmax in terms of V0 ? If you are unable to solve this part of the problem, you may express your answers to the remaining parts in terms of Vmax without further loss of points. b. In terms of P0 and V0 determine the heat added to the gas during a complete cycle. c. In terms of P0 and V0 determine the heat removed from the gas during a complete cycle. d. What is the eciency of this cycle? A certain planet of radius R is composed of a uniform material that, through radioactive decay, generates a net power P . This results in a temperature dierential between the inside and outside of the planet as heat is transfered from the interior to the surface. The rate of heat transfer is governed by the thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of how quickly heat ows through that material in response to a temperature gradient. Specically, consider a thin slab of material of area A and thickness x where one surface is hotter than the other by an amount T . Suppose that an amount of heat Q ows through the slab in a time t. The thermal conductivity k of the material is then k= Q 1 x . t A T It is found that k is approximately constant for many materials; assume that it is constant for the planet. For the following assume that the planet is in a steady state; temperature might depend on position, but does not depend on time. a. Find an expression for the temperature of the surface of the planet assuming blackbody radiation, an emissivity of 1, and no radiation incident on the planet surface. You may express your answer in terms of any of the above variables and the Stephan-Boltzmann constant . b. Find an expression for the temperature dierence between the surface of the planet and the center of the planet. You may express your answer in terms of any of the above variables; you do not need to answer part (a) to be able to answer this part. A tape recorder playing a single tone of frequency f0 is dropped from rest at a height h. You stand directly underneath the tape recorder and measure the frequency observed as a function of time. Here t = 0 s is the time at which the tape recorder was dropped. t (s) 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 f (Hz) 581 619 665 723 801 The acceleration due to gravity is g = 9.80 m/s2 and the speed of sound in air is vsnd = 340 m/s. Ignore air resistance. You might need to use the Doppler shift formula for co-linear motion of sources and observers in still air, vsnd vobs f = f0 vsnd vsrc where f0 is the emitted frequency as determined by the source, f is the frequency as detected by the observer, and vsnd , vsrc , and vobs are the speed of sound in air, the speed of the source, and the speed of the observer. The positive and negative signs are dependent upon the relative directions of the motions of the source and the observer. a. Determine the frequency measured on the ground at time t, in terms of f0 , g , h, and vsnd . Consider only the case where the falling tape recorder doesnt exceed the speed of sound vsnd . b. Verify graphically that your result is consistent with the provided data. c. What (numerically) is the frequency played by the tape recorder? d. From what height h was the tape recorder dropped? STOP: Do Not Continue to Part B If there is still time remaining for Part A, you should review your work for Part A, but do not continue to Part B until instructed by your exam supervisor. Question B1 A platform is attached to the ground by an ideal spring of constant k ; both the spring and the platform have negligible mass; assume that your mass is mp . Sitting on the platform is a rather large lump of clay of mass mc = rmp , with r some positive constant that measures the ratio mc /mp . You then gently step onto the platform, and the platform settles down to a new equilibrium position, a vertical distance D below the original position. Throughout the problem assume that you never lose contact with the platform. h D a. You then slowly pick up the lump of clay and hold it a height h above the platform. Upon releasing the clay you and the platform will oscillate up and down; you notice that the clay strikes the platform after the platform has completed exactly one oscillation. Determine the numerical value of the ratio h/D. b. Assume the resulting collision between the clay and the platform is completely inelastic. Find the ratio of the amplitude of the oscillation of the platform after the collision (Af ) to the amplitude of the oscillations of the platform before the collision (Ai ). Determine Af /Ai in terms of the mass ratio r and any necessary numerical constants. c. Sketch a graph of the position of the platform as a function of time, with t = 0 corresponding to the moment when the clay is dropped. Show one complete oscillation after the clay has collided with the platform. It is not necessary to use graph paper. d. The above experiment is only possible if the mass ratio r is less than some critical value rc . Otherwise, despite the clay having been dropped from the height determined in part (a), the oscillating platform will hit the clay before the platform has completed one full oscillation. On your graph in part (c) sketch the position of the clay as a function of time relative to the position of the platform for the mass ratio r = rc . Consider a parallel plate capacitor with the plates vertical. The plates of the capacitor are rigidly supported in place. The distance between the plates is d. The plates have height h and area A d2 . Assume throughout this problem that the force of air resistance may be neglected; however, the force of gravity cannot be neglected. Neglect any edge eects as well as any magnetic eects. d/2 d Rigid Support L h h/2 a. A small metal ball with a mass M and a charge q is suspended from a string of length L that is tied to a rigid support. When the capacitor is not charged, the metal ball is located at the center of the capacitor at a distance d/2 from both plates and at a height h/2 above the bottom edge of the plates. If instead a constant potential dierence V0 is applied across the plates, the string will make an angle 0 to the vertical when the metal ball is in equilibrium. i. Determine 0 in terms of the given quantities and fundamental constants. ii. The metal ball is then lifted until it makes an angle to the vertical where is only slightly greater than 0 . The metal ball is then released from rest. Show that the resulting motion is simple harmonic motion and nd the period of the oscillations in terms of the given quantities and fundamental constants. iii. When the ball is at rest in the equilibrium position 0 , the string is cut. What is the maximum value for V0 so that the ball will not hit one of the plates before exiting? Express your answer in terms of the given quantities and fundamental constants. b. Suppose instead that the ball of mass M and charge q is released from rest at a point halfway between the plates at a time t = 0. Now, an AC potential dierence V (t) = V0 sin t is also placed across the capacitor. The ball may hit one of the plates before it falls (under the inuence of gravity) out of the region between the plates. If V0 is suciently large, this will only occur for some range of angular frequencies min < < max . You may assume that min g/h and max g/h. Making these assumptions, nd expressions for min and max in terms of the given quantities and/or fundamental constants. c. Assume that the region between the plates is not quite a vacuum, but instead humid air with a uniform resistivity . Ignore any eects because of the motion of the ball, and assume that the humid air doesnt change the capacitance of the original system. i. Determine the resistance between the plates. ii. If the plates are originally charged to a constant potential source V0 , and then the potential is removed, how much time is required for the potential dierence between the plates to decrease to a value of V0 /e, where ln e = 1? iii. If the plates are instead connected to an AC potential source so that the potential dierence across the plates is V0 sin t, determine the amplitude I0 of the alternating current through the potential source. STOP: Do Not Continue to Part C If there is still time remaining for Part B, you should review your work for Part B, but do not continue to Part C until instructed by your exam supervisor. You may not return to Part A Optical Society of America Bonus Question Researchers have developed a lens made of liquid. The spherical lens consists of a droplet of transparent liquid resting on an electrically controllable surface. When the voltage of the surface is changed, the droplet itself changes shape; it either tries to ball-up more strongly or it becomes atter. The gure below is a sketch of the liquid lens and several parameters that describe it, including the thickness of the lens (t), the radius of curvature of the top surface (R) and the contact angle (), which represents the angle between the at surface beneath the droplet and the tangent to the curved surface at the point of contact. t R R a. When a certain voltage is applied, both the contact angle and lens thickness increase (and the lens becomes more curved). In this case, is the liquid attracted or repelled by the surface? b. Express the contact angle as a function of R and t. c. The total volume of the liquid lens is an important parameter because as the liquid lens changes shape, its volume is conserved. Calculate the volume of the lens as a function of R and t. d. Use your result to part (b) to eliminate the variable t from your expression for the volume and nd V (R, ). e. By changing the voltage on the control surface, the contact angle, , can be changed, which in turn changes the focal length of the lens, f . The lensmakers formula can be used to calculate the focal length and is given by 1 1 1 , = (nliquid nair ) f R1 R2 where nliquid and nair are the refractive indices of the liquid in the lens and air around it, and R1 and R2 are the radii of curvature of the two surfaces of the lens. In gure 1, R1 is the curved face and R2 is the at face. Use the lensmakers formula to calculate the focal length of the lens in terms of the total volume of the liquid, the contact angle, and the relevant refractive indices. Sidenote: liquid lenses are interesting because they are electrically controllable, variable focus lenses that can be very compact. People are working on putting them into cell phone cameras for ultracompact zoom lenses. For more information on this type of liquid lens, see T. Krupenkin, S. Yang, and P. Mach, Tunable liquid microlens, Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 316-318 (2003). This examination consists of two parts. Part A has four questions and is allowed 90 minutes. Part B has two questions and is allowed 90 minutes. The rst page that follows is a cover sheet. Examinees may keep the cover sheet for both parts of the exam. The parts are then identied by the center header on each page. Examinees are only allowed to do one part at a time, and may not work on other parts, even if they have time remaining. Allow 90 minutes to complete Part A. Do not let students look at Part B. Collect the answers to Part A before allowing the examinee to begin Part B. Examinees are allowed a 10 to 15 minutes break between parts A and B. Allow 90 minutes to complete Part B. Do not let students go back to Part A. Ideally the test supervisor will divide the question paper into 3 parts: the cover sheet (page 2), Part A (pages 3-4), and Part B (pages 6-7). Examinees should be provided parts A and B individually, although they may keep the cover sheet. The supervisor must collect all examination questions, including the cover sheet, at the end of the exam, as well as any scratch paper used by the examinees. Examinees may not take the exam questions. The examination questions may be returned to the students after March 31, 2009. Examinees are allowed calculators, but they may not use symbolic math, programming, or graphic features of these calculators. Calculators may not be shared and their memory must be cleared of data and programs. Cell phones, PDAs or cameras may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. Examinees may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas. Please provide the examinees with graph paper for Part A. INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN Work Part A rst. You have 90 minutes to complete all four problems. Each question is worth 25 points. Do not look at Part B during this time. After you have completed Part A you may take a break. Then work Part B. You have 90 minutes to complete both problems. Each question is worth 50 points. Do not look at Part A during this time. Show all your work. Partial credit will be given. Do not write on the back of any page. Do not write anything that you wish graded on the question sheets. Start each question on a new sheet of paper. Put your school ID number, your name, the question number and the page number/total pages for this problem, in the upper right hand corner of each page. For example, School ID # Doe, Jamie A1 - 1/3 A hand-held calculator may be used. Its memory must be cleared of data and programs. You may use only the basic functions found on a simple scientic calculator. Calculators may not be shared. Cell phones, PDAs or cameras may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. You may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas. Questions with the same point value are not necessarily of the same diculty. In order to maintain exam security, do not communicate any information about the questions (or their answers/solutions) on this contest until after March 31, 2009. Possibly Useful Information. You may g = 9.8 N/kg k = 1/4 0 = 8.99 109 N m2 /C2 c = 3.00 108 m/s NA = 6.02 1023 (mol)1 = 5.67 108 J/(s m2 K4 ) 1eV = 1.602 1019 J me = 9.109 1031 kg = 0.511 MeV/c2 3 sin 1 1 6 for \| \| use this sheet for both parts of the exam. G = 6.67 1011 N m2 /kg2 km = 0 /4 = 107 T m/A kB = 1.38 1023 J/K R = NA kB = 8.31 J/(mol K) e = 1.602 1019 C h = 6.63 1034 J s = 4.14 1015 eV s (1 + x)n 1 + nx for \|x\| 1 1 2 cos 1 2 for \|\| 1 A hollow cylinder has length l, radius r, and thickness d, where l r d, and is made of a material with resistivity . A time-varying current I ows through the cylinder in the tangential direction. Assume the current is always uniformly distributed along the length of the cylinder. The cylinder is xed so that it cannot move; assume that there are no externally generated magnetic elds during the time considered for the problems below. a. What is the magnetic eld strength B inside the cylinder in terms of I , the dimensions of the cylinder, and fundamental constants? b. Relate the emf E developed along the circumference of the cylinder to the rate of change of the current dI dt , the dimensions of the cylinder, and fundamental constants. c. Relate E to the current I , the resistivity , and the dimensions of the cylinder. d. The current at t = 0 is I0 . What is the current I (t) for t > 0? A mixture of 32 P and 35 S (two beta emitters widely used in biochemical research) is placed next to a detector and allowed to decay, resulting in the data below. The detector has equal sensitivity to the beta particles emitted by each isotope, and both isotopes decay into stable daughters. You should analyze the data graphically. Error estimates are not required. Day 0 5 10 20 30 Activity 64557 51714 41444 27020 18003 Day 40 60 80 100 150 Activity 12441 6385 3855 2734 1626 Day 200 250 300 Activity 1121 673 467 a. Determine the half-life of each isotope. b. Determine the ratio of the number of sample. has a signicantly longer half-life than atoms to the number of atoms in the original Two stars, each of mass M and separated by a distance d, orbit about their center of mass. A planetoid of mass m (m M ) moves along the axis of this system perpendicular to the orbital plane. axis perpendicular to plane of orbit Let Tp be the period of simple harmonic motion for the planetoid for small displacements from the center of mass along the z -axis, and let Ts be the period of motion for the two stars. Determine the ratio Tp /Ts . This problem was adapted from a problem by French in Newtonian Mechanics. A potato gun res a potato horizontally down a half-open cylinder of cross-sectional area A. When the gun is red, the potato slug is at rest, the volume between the end of the cylinder and the potato is V0 , and the pressure of the gas in this volume is P0 . The atmospheric pressure is Patm , where P0 > Patm . The gas in the cylinder is diatomic; this means that Cv = 5R/2 and Cp = 7R/2. The potato moves down the cylinder quickly enough that no heat is transferred to the gas. Friction between the potato and the barrel is negligible and no gas leaks around the potato. The parameters P0 , Patm , V0 , and A are xed, but the overall length L of the barrel may be varied. a. What is the maximum kinetic energy Emax with which the potato can exit the barrel? Express your answer in terms of P0 , Patm , and V0 . b. What is the length L in this case? Express your answer in terms of P0 , Patm , V0 , and A. A bowling ball and a golf ball are dropped together onto a at surface from a height h. The bowling ball is much more massive than the golf ball, and both have radii much less than h. The bowling ball collides with the surface and immediately thereafter with the golf ball; the balls are dropped so that all motion is vertical before the second collision, and the golf ball hits the bowling ball at an angle from its uppermost point, as shown in the diagram. All collisions are perfectly elastic, and there is no surface friction between the bowling ball and the golf ball. After the collision the golf ball travels in the absence of air resistance and lands a distance l away. The height h is xed, but may be varied. What is the maximum possible value of l, and at what angle is it achieved? You may present your results as decimals, but remember that you are not allowed to use graphical or algebraic functions of your calculator. An electric dipole consists of two charges of equal magnitude q and opposite sign, held rigidly apart by a distance d. The dipole moment is dened by p = qd. Now consider two identical, oppositely oriented electric dipoles, separated by a distance r, as shown in the diagram. A d r B d a. It is convenient when considering the interaction between the dipoles to choose the zero of potential energy such that the potential energy is zero when the dipoles are very far apart from each other. Using this convention, write an exact expression for the potential energy of this arrangement in terms of q , d, r, and fundamental constants. b. Assume that d r. Give an approximation of your expression for the potential energy to lowest order in d. Rewrite this approximation in terms of only p, r, and fundamental constants. c. What is the force (magnitude and direction) exerted on one dipole by the other? Continue to make the assumption that d r, and again express your result in terms of only p, r, and fundamental constants. d. What is the electric eld near dipole B produced by dipole A? Continue to make the assumption that d r and express your result in terms of only p, r, and fundamental constants. This examination consists of two parts. Part A has four questions and is allowed 90 minutes. Part B has two questions and is allowed 90 minutes. The rst page that follows is a cover sheet. Examinees may keep the cover sheet for both parts of the exam. The parts are then identied by the center header on each page. Examinees are only allowed to do one part at a time, and may not work on other parts, even if they have time remaining. Allow 90 minutes to complete Part A. Do not let students look at Part B. Collect the answers to Part A before allowing the examinee to begin Part B. Examinees are allowed a 10 to 15 minutes break between parts A and B. Allow 90 minutes to complete Part B. Do not let students go back to Part A. Ideally the test supervisor will divide the question paper into 3 parts: the cover sheet (page 2), Part A (pages 3-4), and Part B (pages 6-7). Examinees should be provided parts A and B individually, although they may keep the cover sheet. The supervisor must collect all examination questions, including the cover sheet, at the end of the exam, as well as any scratch paper used by the examinees. Examinees may not take the exam questions. The examination questions may be returned to the students after March 31, 2010. Examinees are allowed calculators, but they may not use symbolic math, programming, or graphic features of these calculators. Calculators may not be shared and their memory must be cleared of data and programs. Cell phones, PDAs or cameras may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. Examinees may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas. An object of mass m is sitting at the northernmost edge of a stationary merry-go-round of radius R. The merry-go-round begins rotating clockwise (as seen from above) with constant angular acceleration of . The coecient of static friction between the object and the merry-go-round is s . a. Derive an expression for the magnitude of the objects velocity at the instant when it slides o the merry-go-round in terms of s , R, , and any necessary fundamental constants. b. For this problem assume that s = 0.5, = 0.2 rad/s2 , and R = 4 m. At what angle, as measured clockwise from north, is the direction of the objects velocity at the instant when it slides o the merry-go-round? Report your answer to the nearest degree in the range 0 to 360 . A spherical shell of inner radius a and outer radius b is made of a material of resistivity and negligible dielectric activity. A single point charge q0 is located at the center of the shell. At time t = 0 all of the material of the shell is electrically neutral, including both the inner and outer surfaces. What is the total charge on the outer surface of the shell as a function of time for t > 0? Ignore any eects due to magnetism or radiation; do not assume that b a is small. A cylindrical pipe contains a movable piston that traps 2.00 mols of air. Originally, the air is at one atmosphere of pressure, a volume V0 , and at a temperature of T0 = 298 K. First (process A) the air in the cylinder is compressed at constant temperature to a volume of 1 4 V0 . Then (process B) the air is allowed to expand adiabatically to a volume of V = 15.0 L. After this (process C) this piston is withdrawn allowing the gas to expand to the original volume V0 while maintaining a constant temperature. Finally (process D) while maintaining a xed volume, the gas is allowed to return to the original temperature T0 . Assume air is a diatomic ideal gas, no air ows into, or out of, the pipe at any time, and that the temperature outside the remains constant always. Possibly 5 5 useful information: Cp = 7 2 R, Cv = 2 R, 1 atm = 1.01 10 Pa. a. Draw a P-V diagram of the whole process. b. How much work is done on the trapped air during process A? c. What is the temperature of the air at the end of process B? The energy radiated by the Sun is generated primarily by the fusion of hydrogen into helium-4. In stars the size of the Sun, the primary mechanism by which fusion takes place is the proton-proton chain. The chain begins with the following reactions: 2 p X1 + e+ + X2 (0.42 MeV) p + X1 X3 + (5.49 MeV) (A4-1) (A4-2) The amounts listed in parentheses are the total kinetic energy carried by the products, including gamma rays. p is a proton, e+ is a positron, is a gamma ray, and X1 , X2 , and X3 are particles for you to identify. The density of electrons in the Suns core is sucient that the positron is annihilated almost immediately, releasing an energy x: e+ + e 2 (x) (A4-3) Subsequently, two major processes occur simultaneously. The pp I branch is the single reaction 2 X3 4 He + 2 X4 (y ), which releases an energy y . The pp II branch consists of three reactions: X3 + 4 He X5 + X5 + e X6 + X7 (z ) X6 + X4 2 4 He where z is the energy released in step A4-6. a. Identify X1 through X7 . X2 and X7 are neutral particles of negligible mass. It is useful to know that the rst few elements, in order of atomic number, are H, He, Li, Be, B, C, N, O. b. The mass of the electron is 0.51 MeV/c2 , the mass of the proton is 938.27 MeV/c2 , and the mass of the helium-4 nucleus is 3 727.38 MeV/c2 . Find the energy released during the production of one helium-4 nucleus, including the kinetic energy of all products and all energy carried by gamma rays. c. Find the unknown energies x and y above. d. Step (A4-6) does not proceed as follows because there is insucient energy. X5 X6 + e+ + X7 What constraint does this fact place on z ? e. In which of the reaction steps is the energy carried by any given product the same every time the step occurs? Assume that the kinetic energy carried in by the reactants in each step is negligible, and that the products are in the ground state. (A4-5) (A4-6) (A4-7) (A4-4) A thin plank of mass M and length L rotates about a pivot at its center. A block of mass m M slides on the top of the plank. The system moves without friction. Initially, the plank makes an angle 0 with the horizontal, the block is at the upper end of the plank, and the system is at rest. Throughout the problem you may assume that 1, and that the physical dimensions of the block are much, much smaller than the length of the plank. Let x be the displacement of the block along the plank, as measured from the pivot, and let be the angle between the plank and the horizontal. You may assume that centripetal acceleration of the block is negligible compared with the linear acceleration of the block up and down the plank. a. For a certain value of 0 , x = k throughout the motion, where k is a constant. What is this value of 0 ? Express your answer in terms of M , m, and any fundamental constants that you require. b. Given that 0 takes this special value, what is the period of oscillation of the system? Express your answer in terms of M , m, and any fundamental constants that you require. c. Determine the maximum value of the ratio between the centripetal acceleration of the block and the linear acceleration of the block along the plank, writing your answer in terms of m and M , therefore justifying our approximation. These three parts can be answered independently. a. One pair of ends of two long, parallel wires are connected by a resistor, R = 0.25 , and a fuse that will break instantaneously if 5 amperes of current pass through it. The other pair of ends are unconnected. A conducting rod of mass m is free to slide along the wires under the inuence of gravity. The wires are separated by 30 cm, and the rod starts out 10 cm from the resistor and fuse. The whole system is placed in a uniform, constant magnetic eld of B = 1.2 T as shown in the gure. The resistance of the rod and the wires is negligible. When the rod is released is falls under the inuence of gravity, but never loses contact with the long parallel wires. Sliding Rod The magnetic field is directed into the page i. What is the smallest mass needed to break the fuse? ii. How fast is the mass moving when the fuse breaks? b. A fuse is composed of a cylindrical wire with length L and radius r L. The resistivity (not resistance!) of the fuse is small, and given by f . Assume that a uniform current I ows through the fuse. Write your answers below in terms of L, r, f , I , and any fundamental constants. i. What is the magnitude and direction of the electric eld on the surface of the fuse wire? ii. What is the magnitude and direction of the magnetic eld on the surface of the fuse wire? iii. The Poynting vector, S is a measure of the rate of electromagnetic energy ow through 1 a unit surface area; the vector gives the direction of the energy ow. Since S = E B, 0 where 0 is the permeability of free space and and E and B are the electric and magnetic eld vectors, nd the magnitude and direction of the Poynting vector associated with the current in the fuse wire. c. A fuse will break when it reaches its melting point. We know from modern physics that a hot object will radiate energy (approximately) according to the black body law P = AT 4 , where T is the temperature in Kelvin, A the surface area, and is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant. If Tf = 500 K is the melting point of the metal for the fuse wire, with resistivity f = 120 n m, and If = 5 A is the desired breaking current, what should be the radius of the wire r? Copyright c 2010 American Association of Physics Teachers This examination consists of two parts. Part A has four questions and is allowed 90 minutes. Part B has two questions and is allowed 90 minutes. The rst page that follows is a cover sheet. Examinees may keep the cover sheet for both parts of the exam. The parts are then identied by the center header on each page. Examinees are only allowed to do one part at a time, and may not work on other parts, even if they have time remaining. Allow 90 minutes to complete Part A. Do not let students look at Part B. Collect the answers to Part A before allowing the examinee to begin Part B. Examinees are allowed a 10 to 15 minute break between parts A and B. Allow 90 minutes to complete Part B. Do not let students go back to Part A. Ideally the test supervisor will divide the question paper into 3 parts: the cover sheet (page 2), Part A (pages 3-4), and Part B (pages 6-7). Examinees should be provided parts A and B individually, although they may keep the cover sheet. The supervisor must collect all examination questions, including the cover sheet, at the end of the exam, as well as any scratch paper used by the examinees. Examinees may not take the exam questions. The examination questions may be returned to the students after April 1, 2012. Examinees are allowed calculators, but they may not use symbolic math, programming, or graphic features of these calculators. Calculators may not be shared and their memory must be cleared of data and programs. Cell phones, PDAs or cameras may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. Examinees may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas. Please provide the examinees with graph paper for Part A. INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BEGIN Work Part A rst. You have 90 minutes to complete all four problems. Each question is worth 25 points. Do not look at Part B during this time. After you have completed Part A you may take a break. Then work Part B. You have 90 minutes to complete both problems. Each question is worth 50 points. Do not look at Part A during this time. Show all your work. Partial credit will be given. Do not write on the back of any page. Do not write anything that you wish graded on the question sheets. Start each question on a new sheet of paper. Put your AAPT ID number, your name, the question number and the page number/total pages for this problem, in the upper right hand corner of each page. For example, AAPT ID # Doe, Jamie A1 - 1/3 A hand-held calculator may be used. Its memory must be cleared of data and programs. You may use only the basic functions found on a simple scientic calculator. Calculators may not be shared. Cell phones, PDAs or cameras may not be used during the exam or while the exam papers are present. You may not use any tables, books, or collections of formulas. Questions with the same point value are not necessarily of the same diculty. In order to maintain exam security, do not communicate any information about the questions (or their answers/solutions) on this contest until after April 1, 2012. Possibly Useful Information. You may g = 9.8 N/kg k = 1/4 0 = 8.99 109 N m2 /C2 c = 3.00 108 m/s NA = 6.02 1023 (mol)1 = 5.67 108 J/(s m2 K4 ) 1eV = 1.602 1019 J me = 9.109 1031 kg = 0.511 MeV/c2 1 3 for \|\| 1 sin 6 use this sheet for both parts of the exam. G = 6.67 1011 N m2 /kg2 km = 0 /4 = 107 T m/A kB = 1.38 1023 J/K R = NA kB = 8.31 J/(mol K) e = 1.602 1019 C h = 6.63 1034 J s = 4.14 1015 eV s (1 + x)n 1 + nx for \|x\| 1 1 2 cos 1 2 for \|\| 1 A newly discovered subatomic particle, the S meson, has a mass M . When at rest, it lives for exactly = 3 108 seconds before decaying into two identical particles called P mesons (peons?) that each have a mass of M . a. In a reference frame where the S meson is at rest, determine i. the kinetic energy, ii. the momentum, and iii. the velocity of each P meson particle in terms of M , , the speed of light c, and any numerical constants. b. In a reference frame where the S meson travels 9 meters between creation and decay, determine i. the velocity and ii. kinetic energy of the S meson. Write the answers in terms of M , the speed of light c, and any numerical constants. An ideal (but not necessarily perfect monatomic) gas undergoes the following cycle. The gas starts at pressure P0 , volume V0 and temperature T0 . The gas is heated at constant volume to a pressure P0 , where > 1. The gas is then allowed to expand adiabatically (no heat is transferred to or from the gas) to pressure P0 The gas is cooled at constant pressure back to the original state. The adiabatic constant is dened in terms of the specic heat at constant pressure Cp and the specic heat at constant volume Cv by the ratio = Cp /Cv . a. Determine the eciency of this cycle in terms of and the adiabatic constant . As a reminder, eciency is dened as the ratio of work out divided by heat in. b. A lab worker makes measurements of the temperature and pressure of the gas during the adiabatic process. The results, in terms of T0 and P0 are Pressure Temperature units of P0 units of T0 1.21 2.11 1.41 2.21 1.59 2.28 1.73 2.34 2.14 2.49 Plot an appropriate graph from this data that can be used to determine the adiabatic constant. c. What is for this gas? This problem inspired by the 2008 Guangdong Province Physics Olympiad Two innitely long concentric hollow cylinders have radii a and 4a. Both cylinders are insulators; the inner cylinder has a uniformly distributed charge per length of +; the outer cylinder has a uniformly distributed charge per length of . An innitely long dielectric cylinder with permittivity = 0 , where is the dielectric constant, has a inner radius 2a and outer radius 3a is also concentric with the insulating cylinders. The dielectric cylinder is rotating about its axis with an angular velocity c/a, where c is the speed of light. Assume that the permeability of the dielectric cylinder and the space between the cylinders is that of free space, 0 . a. Determine the electric eld for all regions. b. Determine the magnetic eld for all regions. Two masses m separated by a distance l are given initial velocities v0 as shown in the diagram. The masses interact only through universal gravitation. v0 l v0 a. Under what conditions will the masses eventually collide? b. Under what conditions will the masses follow circular orbits of diameter l? c. Under what conditions will the masses follow closed orbits? d. What is the minimum distance achieved between the masses along their path? Copyright c 2012 American Association of Physics Teachers A particle of mass m moves under a force similar to that of an ideal spring, except that the force repels the particle from the origin: F = +m2 x In simple harmonic motion, the position of the particle as a function of time can be written x(t) = A cos t + B sin t Likewise, in the present case we have x(t) = A f1 (t) + B f2 (t) for some appropriate functions f1 and f2 . a. f1 (t) and f2 (t) can be chosen to have the form ert . What are the two appropriate values of r? b. Suppose that the particle begins at position x(0) = x0 and with velocity v (0) = 0. What is x(t)? c. A second, identical particle begins at position x(0) = 0 with velocity v (0) = v0 . The second particle becomes closer and closer to the rst particle as time goes on. What is v0 ? For this problem, assume the existence of a hypothetical particle known as a magnetic monopole. Such a particle would have a magnetic charge qm , and in analogy to an electrically charged particle would produce a radially directed magnetic eld of magnitude B= 0 qm 4 r 2 and be subject to a force (in the absence of electric elds) F = qm B A magnetic monopole of mass m and magnetic charge qm is constrained to move on a vertical, nonmagnetic, insulating, frictionless U-shaped track. At the bottom of the track is a wire loop whose radius b is much smaller than the width of the U of the track. The section of track near the loop can thus be approximated as a long straight line. The wire that makes up the loop has radius a b and resistivity . The monopole is released from rest a height H above the bottom of the track. Ignore the self-inductance of the loop, and assume that the monopole passes through the loop many times before coming to a rest. a. Suppose the monopole is a distance x from the center of the loop. What is the magnetic ux B through the loop? b. Suppose in addition that the monopole is traveling at a velocity v . What is the emf E in the loop? c. Find the change in speed v of the monopole on one trip through the loop. d. How many times does the monopole pass through the loop before coming to a rest? e. Alternate Approach: You may, instead, opt to nd the above answers to within a dimen2 sionless multiplicative constant (like 2 3 or ). If you only do this approach, you will be able to earn up to 60% of the possible score for each part of this question. You might want to make use of the integral 1 3 du = 2 3 (1 + u ) 8 or the integral sin4 d = Lens (Optics) Documents Similar To Provas - Olimpiada Americana Ode Asmin Maha Teja Phyo Thiha Antonio Hernando Mañeru MMI22A gaya8404 Murali Baskaran johnheris011997 Joshua Perez Tehreem Fatima biswajit.ghosh Anonymous p52JDZOd جابر الطوكي Ahmed Aman Felipe Saenz Angel mail2sgarg_841221144 Dave C. 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Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Companies Central Copying Request Template 2010-2011 License Blustack on Pc A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 3 by Maclaren, Ian, [pseud.], 1850-1907 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve 698_ftp 3rd Floor, Tower-B, Technopolis Building,Sector-54, DLF Golf Course Road, Gurgaon - 122002, INDIA Tel: +91 124 4545222 Fax: +91 124 4375596 E-mail: gurgaon@kochhar.com The copyright act, 1957 governs the laws and acts as authority with regard to copyrights in India. This act however, has been amended five times to meet the international requirements as well as changes within the national sphere. Being a party to the TRIPS agreement, it was an obligation on the part o the Indian government to make the Copyright act TRIPS compliant. To this effect, the first set of amendments was brought about in 1999. Considering more room for improvement, the Copyright (amendment) bill 2010 was introduced, which has now been passed as the Copyright (amendment) act, 2012. This research paper seeks to investigate into the reasons behind this amendment and its subsequent effects. Copyrights amendment act, 2012 Following are the amendments brought about in the most recent act of 2012:1. Section 2 a. Quite a few amendments have been brought about in this section by ay of omissions, substitutions and insertions. A portion of clause (f) has been omitted following which a clause namely (fa) is to be inserted, which lays down certain situations in which commercial rental is not to be applied. In clause (ff) a substitution has been made whereby the definition of communication to the public has been expanded. A rider has been provided for clause (qq) which defines performance. This rider has been introduced with the purpose of excluding performances that are casual or incidental in nature from the definition. After clause (x), the definition of Rights management Information has been inserted in clause (xa). After clause (xx), Clause (xxa) has been inserted, which provides for the definition of Visual Recording. 2. Section 11 a. This section essentially deals with the constitution of the Copyright Board. By this amendment, a slight change has been introduced in the composition of the Board. Precisely, in sub-section 1, instead of not less than 2 and not more than 14 members has been replaced by two other members. Sub-section 2, which talks about the salary and allowances of the board has been ABU DHABI ATLANTA BANGALORE CHENNAI DELHI DUBAI GURGAON HYDERABAD JEDDAH MUMBAI RIYADH SINGAPORE TOKYO (Representative Office) broadened. The amendment is sub-section 4, has introduced terms on which the secretary of the board is to be appointed. 3. Section 14 a. This section provides the meaning for copyrights in the act. The amendment has modified certain provisions within this provision to mould the law in furtherance of their intent. 4. Section 15 a. In this section of the act, for the words and figures, Design act, 1911 has been substituted by Design Act, 2000. 5. Chapter IV: Ownership of copyrights and the rights of the owners a. Section 17 Clause 5 seeks to amend section 17 relating to the first owner of copyright, where under producer and principal director shall be treated jointly as the first owner of copyright after the commencement of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2010. In the case of a cinematograph film produced before the commencement of the Act, the principal director shall enjoy the copyright for a period of ten years after the expiry of the duration of copyright in the cinematograph film. A proviso providing that in the case of a principal director, the copyright shall subsist until 70 years is proposed to be added to section 26 relating to term of copyright in cinematograph films. b. Section 18 A proviso has been added to Sub-section (1) of this section, which ensures that the right to receive royalties on literary work, sound recordings and compositions shall not be waived. Also any exploitation carried out by the assignee, shall not affect the rights of the copyright holder. c. Section 19 A very important amendment has been made in this section as; the framers have tried to make royalties compulsory. Further 3 more subsections have been added. This section shall be dealt with later in the paper. d. Section 19 A This section deals with Dispute with respect to assignment of copyrights. The proviso to subsection 2 has been modified as now the words provided further that, have been substituted by "Provided further that, pending the disposal of an application for revocation of assignment under this sub-section, the Copyright Board may pass such order, as it deems fit regarding implementation of the terms and conditions of assignment including any consideration to be paid for the enjoyment of the rights assigned". Also a sub-section has been added which dictates terms on which a complaint received under sub-section 2 is to be dealt with. e. Section 21 This section talks about the right to relinquishment of a copyright by the respective author. Before the amendment the intention of relinquishment was to be put forth the Registrar, however, after the amendment, it can be done by way of public notice as well. Also, a new subsection has been added which talks about the time period within which the Registrar is to publish such a notice on the website. 6. Sections 22, 25, 30 and 30A In the abovementioned sections, minor omissions and substitutions have taken place. 7. Section 31 & 31A This section talks about Compulsory license in works withheld from public. By the amendment, the explanation to the section has been abrogated; further the words any Indian work have been replaced by any work and other such minor amendments like granting the license not only to the complainant but also any person who the government deems qualified. After section 31A, Sections 31b, 31C a& 31D are to be inserted, which shall be discussed later in the paper. 8. Section 33 This section deals with the Registration of copyright society. In sub-section 1, for the words provided further, the following have been substituted. "Provided further that the business of isuing or granting license in respect of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works incorporated in a cinematograph films or sound recordings shall be carried out only through a copyright society duly registered under this Act". After sub-section 3, the following sub-section has been inserted by 3A. The registration granted to a copyright society under sub-section (3) shall be for a period of five years and may be renewed from time to time before the end of every five years on a request in the prescribed form and the Central Government may renew the registration after considering the report of Registrar of Copyrights on the working of the copyright society under section 36, along with its provisos. Further, certain omissions have been brought about in the later sub-sections. Furthermore, after section 33, section 33A has been inserted which deals with the tariff scheme of copyright societies. 9. In sections, 34 and 34A, certain omissions and substitutions have been made. 10. Section 35 This section deals with the control over the copyright society by the owner of the rights. The words owner of rights have been substituted by author and other owners of right shall be substituted. After sub-section 2 two more sub-sections are added, which deal with the governing body of the copyright society and discuss equal membership rights. 11. In, Section 36A, which deals with the rights and liabilities of performing rights societies, certain corrections have been made and certain terms have been replaced. 12. Section 37 deals with Broadcast reproduction rights, along with, certain situation in which the license had not been applied for and their consequences. Clause e of Sub-section 3 has been substituted by the words- "sells or gives on commercial rental or offer for sale or for such rental, any such sound recording or visual recording referred to in clause (c) or clause (d)". Further, in section 38 sub-sections (3) and (4) have been omitted which deal with performers rights. 13. After Section 38, Sections 38A and 38B have been added, which talk about the performers right wherein. Once he has consented, by way of written agreement, to incorporate his performance in a cinematographic film, he cannot object to the right of enjoyment of that right by the producer, Also that he would be entitled to royalties if performance is put to commercial use. Further Section 38B states that the performer shall have the right to claim damages in case of any distortion or mutilation of his performance that could be prejudicial to his performance. Further, Section39A has been substituted by the following words- 39A. (1) Sections 18,19, 30, 30A, 33, 33A, 34, 35, 36, 53, 55, 58, 63, 64, 65, 65A, 65B and 66 shall, with necessary adaptations and modifications, apply in relation to the broadcast reproduction right in any broadcast and the performers right in any performance as they apply in relation to copyright in a work 14. In Sections 40, 40A &45 certain amendments have been brought about with respect to their provisos. 15. Section 52 & 52B This is a very important and one of the longest sections of copyright act, as it deals with all those acts that which cannot be classified as an infringement of copyrights. A substitution has been brought about it almost each one of its sub-sections, which shall be dealt with later in the paper, also, section 52B has been omitted. 16. Section 53 talks about the importation of infringing copies. The process as was mentioned before the recent amendment has completely been refurbished. 17. After Sections 65, Sections 65A & 65B have been inserted. Section 65A prescribes punishment in the event of any person, with an intention to infringe certain rights, circumvents and effective technological measure that is applied for the purpose of protecting any of the prescribed rights. Further, Section 65B prescribes punishment for removing any rights management information without authority or distributing copies of works without authority. 18. Section 78, which deals with the power to make rules with regards to copyrights, has been amended in terms of certain substitutions. FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE CRUCIAL AMENDMENTS, WHICH ENDEAVOR TO UPLIFT THE STANDARDS OF COPYRIGHT LAWS IN INDIA. Section 18 & 19 The amendments in these provisions are a result of the great debate pertaining to a cinematographic lyricists right to receive royalty on the copyrights after the producer of the film has been assigned the right. This debate was further brought to light following the ban on noted lyricist, Javed Akhtar by the Film Federation of India, as they felt that his demands to derive benefits from his works, which have been assigned to the producer, are not justified. Since, the producers are the ones bearing all the risk, including the burden of losses, they deserve rights over the works, is the argument advanced on behalf of producers. However, the writers merely want a percentage in the total earnings as they are the ones who are majorly responsible for the creation. However, the amendments in section 18 & 19 have been made in order to protect the interests of the writers of the work. A proviso has been added in sub-section 1 of section 18 which reads as follows:Provided further that no such assignment shall be applied to any medium or mode of exploitation of the work which did not exist or was not in commercial use at the time when the assignment was made, unless the assignment specifically referred to such medium or mode of exploitation of the work: Provided also that the author of the literary or musical work included in a cinematograph film shall not assign or waive the right to receive royalties to be shared on an equal basis with the assignee of copyright for the utilization of such work in any form other than for the communication to the public of the work along with the cinematograph film in a cinema hall, except to the legal heirs of the authors or to a copy right society for collection and distribution and any agreement to contrary shall be void: Provided also that the author of the literary or musical work included in the sound recording but not forming part of any cinematograph film shall not assign or waive the right to receive royalties to be shared on an equal basis with the assignee of copyright for any utilization of such work except to the legal heirs of the authors or to a collecting society for collection and distribution and any assignment to the contrary shall be void. This proviso ensures restriction on lyricists to waive their rights to royalty payable to them. This will prove to be major step in resolving this debate. Further in section 19 the following amendments have been made in furtherance of the interest of the composers.In sub-section 3, the words royalty paid, if any have been replaced by the words royalty and other consideration payable. This has broadened the ambit of the benefits that the composers, writers or lyricists are entitled to as it includes more than just royalties. Further, 3 more sub-sections have been inserted within the provision which ensure that No assignment of copyright in any work, whether to make a cinematographic film or sound recording, shall affect the rights of the author to the work to claim an equal share of royalties and considerations. As a reaction to this amendment, the Indian entertainment industry has hailed as a historic decision the parliamentary approval accorded to the Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012, which strengthens the royalty claims of musicians, lyricists and those in similar fields. Sections 31B, 31C & 31D Many a times, authors to a work, refuse to extend their works to people and prefer to keep it with themselves. In such cases compulsory licenses are granted to people to re-publish that work authorized by a license granted by the government Section 31B In this section, certain guidelines have been provided regarding the working of compulsory licenses for the benefit of disabled. This has been set up in order to publish works which have been copyrighted, for the benefit of the disabled. To attain a compulsory license in this section, an inquiry would be conducted by the Copyright Board, on receipt of such an application. If the copyright board is satisfied, after giving a chance to the owners of the copyright to be heard, it may direct the Registrar of copyrights to issue a compulsory license if it deems fit. Section 31C This provision lays down guidelines for a statutory license for producing cover versions in respect of any literary, dramatic or musical work. Such license has to be attained subject to the consent of the owner of the copyright. The person producing the sound recording is to give prior notice of his intention to produce the cover version. He is not permitted, by way of such license, to make any alterations in the musical or literary work without the consent of the owner. Royalty has to be made to the owner, only to the limit of the first 50,000 copies of each work during each calendar year. Section 31D This provision lays down guidelines for a statutory license for broadcasting of literary or musical works and sound recordings. Such license has to be attained subject to the consent of the owner of the copyright. The person broadcasting organization is to give prior notice of his intention to broadcast the work. He is not permitted, by way of such license, to make any alterations in the musical or literary work without the consent of the owner. The rates of radio broadcasting shall be different from television broadcasting. Also the copyright board may require the broadcasting organization to pay an advance to the owner of the work. The name of the authors of the works shall be mentioned in the broadcasts. Section 52 Another important amendment incorporated in the Act is in the description of what does not constitute infringement with respect to computer programmes. The existing provision (Section 52) of the act defines, as to what does not constitute infringement of copyright. While the second amendment of 1994, brought in to exclude the re-using of computer programs, The recent amendment in clause (a) has inserted that a fair dealing with any work for the purpose of reporting of current events, including the reporting of lectures delivered on public stage shall not constitute an infringement. Further clause (b) has been completely replaced by a provison stating that storage of work for the technical process of electronic submission would not constitute an infringement. Same has been the fate of clause (c) as it has been completely replaced by the transient or incidental storage for the purpose of providing electronic links, access or integration which has completely been denied by the owner of the work shall also not constitute an infringement, along with a proviso. Further, clasue (d) has been replaced by the earlier content present in clause (c). 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__label__wiki	0.948623	0.948623	Warner Bros Sets ‘Lego Movie’ Sequel For May 2017 By The Deadline Team The Deadline Team More Stories By The Deadline ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Producer Riza Aziz Pleads Not Guilty To Laundering $248 Million Bushwick Bill Dies: Geto Boys Rapper Was 52 BREAKING: The Lego Movie to date has made $151.7 domestically after two weeks in release and now it is getting a sequel. Warner Bros just announced that it has blocked out May 26, 2017 on the release date schedule. Done in association with Village Roadshow, Lin Pictures and Vertigo Entertainment, the PG-rated Lego Movie has been able to cross demos from family to older teens — it’s a formula for success that made a sequel a no-brainer. Phil Lord & Christopher Miller wrote the screenplay and directed, and Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Channing Tatum, Will Forte and Jonah Hill provided the voices. The pic crossed $200 million worldwide Wednesday after a killer $69 million opening weekend and is expected to take first place again this frame. Weekly Best of Film	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1211
__label__wiki	0.979722	0.979722	‘Tis the Season: ‘Foxcatcher’, ‘Big Eyes’ Latest Oscar Contenders Under Attack By Jen Yamato Jen Yamato Sr. Film Reporter @DeadlineJen More Stories By Jen Hybrid Horror ‘The Nightmare’ Brings Boogeymen To Sundance – Hot Clip Shawn Hatosy Signs With MGMT Entertainment Julia Roberts To Produce & Star In ‘Batkid Begins’ Feature Film January 1, 2015 2:38pm Oscar voting opened Monday, and like clockwork, the haters have come calling. As Deadline’s Pete Hammond wrote on Monday, ’tis the season for controversy over fact-based awards contenders: Now, Bennett Miller’s real-life Olympian tragedy Foxcatcher and Tim Burton’s art exposé Big Eyes have joined MLK Jr. drama Selma, the Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game and Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken in ducking for cover over accuracy issues in mixing fact-based stories with narrative structure. Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz, who’s played by Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher, publicly supported the film through its November theatrical release. That changed drastically in a series of angry online rants this week as Schultz turned on the Golden Globe-nominated pic, which won Miller the Best Director prize at Cannes. He blasted Miller and the film on Facebook after he read reviews dwelling on the suggestion of a sexual relationship between him and John du Pont (Steve Carell), who shot his brother Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) to death in 1996 after hiring the brothers to lead his wrestling team: Oscar Voting Begins As Controversy Erupts Over Accuracy Of 'Selma' “Leaving the audience with a feeling that somehow there could have been a sexual relationship between du Pont and I is a sickening and insulting lie. I told Bennett Miller to cut that scene out and he said it was to give the audience the feeling that duPont was encroaching on your privacy and personal space. I wasn’t explicit so I didn’t have a problem with it. Then after reading 3 or 4 reviews interpreting it sexually, and jeopardizing my legacy, they need to have a press conference to clear the air, or I will.” “Foxcatcher‘s scenes are mostly straight out of my book (except a few),” Schultz tweeted on Monday. “But the relationships and personalities are complete fiction. They’re based on a kernel of truth but not much more than that. Dave was no saint. I was articulate. du Pont was dirtier… Pretty lousy what the director did to my character huh?” Related ‘Foxcatcher’s Bennett Miller On Wrestling with Psychosis And Dislocated People In His Nonfiction Films In interviews that included one that Miller did with Deadline at the Toronto Film Festival, the filmmaker was respectfully circumspect in describing the relationship between du Pont and Mark Schultz. Any creepiness in their scenes comes from du Pont and his ambiguous motives, particularly juxtaposed with the warmup scenes between Mark and Dave Schultz, which wordlessly convey a graceful relationship between brothers. It was a scene so powerful that it prompted Miller to cut 25 pages of dialogue out of the script. Miller must feel terrible about Mark Schultz’s outburst, since he, Tatum and Ruffalo relied so much on the Schultz family in creating the haunting portrait. Miller wasn’t immediately available to comment, if he even has a comment, but Schultz is plenty incensed, as evidenced by cap-locked tweets issued Wednesday: “YOU CROSSED THE LINE MILLER. WE’RE DONE. YOU’RE CAREER IS OVER. YOU THINK I CAN’T DO IT. WATCH ME…I BUILT THIS HOUSE AND I’LL TEAR IT DOWN. YOU THINK I CAN’T TAKE YOU DOWN COZ UR A DIRECTOR. WATCH ME BENNETT…I CAN TOLERATE A LOT OF THINGS BUT I DON’T TOLERATE DISRESPECT. WE’RE DONE BENNETT… I HATE BENNETT MILLER.” Miller has company in playing defense this Oscar season, and there is a long tradition of movies coming under attack, some possibly fanned by distributors behind rival films. A Beautiful Mind won Best Picture despite charges of anti-Semitism leveled at its subject, mathematician John Nash. Two years ago, Argo withstood some accuracy attacks to win Best Picture; rival film Zero Dark Thirty, saw its Oscar chances torpedoed after three U.S. senators including John McCain disputed the characterization that waterboarding and other interrogation techniques helped elicit intelligence that led to locating 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. Also coming out on the losing end of controversy was the Denzel Washington starrer The Hurricane, about wrongly convicted former boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. In the instances of films that got hurt, filmmakers didn’t challenge the disputed claims early, or strongly, enough. It will be intriguing to see how filmmakers and distributors in the current Oscar race handle the brickbats. Paramount’s Selma, the critically acclaimed account of Martin Luther King Jr.’s leadership of the Selma- to-Montgomery civil rights marches of 1965, weathered a volley on Monday — just as the Oscar polls opened — over its suggestion that President Lyndon Johnson didn’t quite step eagerly up to the plate to help out King and his cohorts in their quest for equal voting rights. That’s according to two of Selma‘s harshest critics, who also happen to be protectors of Johnson’s legacy: Mark Updegrove, director of the LBJ Library, and Joseph Califano Jr., President Johnson’s top assistant for domestic affairs from 1965-69. More dissenting voices came forward in today’s New York Times. Selma helmer DuVernay, the first black woman director to be nominated for a Golden Globe, responded on Twitter: “The notion that Selma was LBJ’s idea is jaw dropping and offensive to SNCC, SCLC and black citizens who made it so.” Selma Mayor George P. Evans touched on the topic in a quote issued with a Paramount press release today about the film opening in his town, “We must keep in mind that the movie is just that, a movie, and not a documentary.“ Likewise, The Weinstein Co.’s has been scrutinized by historians who argue the film, directed by Morten Tyldum and scripted by Graham Moore, beefs up Turing’s contributions to England’s codebreaking exploits, his relationship with female analyst Joan Clarke and the degree to which he might have placed on the Asperger’s/autism spectrum in the name of artistic license. Unbroken, Universal’s biopic of Olympian-turned-WWII POW Louis Zamperini, has shouldered criticism in Japan for the depiction of brutality at the hands of Japanese soldiers. And there also has been some questioning whether Zamperini’s ordeal that included 47 days floating in a life raft after his plane crashed. As for the prison camp torture, the criticism is aimed at the 2010 book by historian Laura Hillenbrand, who previously wrote Seabiscuit. Said Hiromichi Moteki of Japanese nationalist group the Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact, per the Telegraph: “It’s pure fabrication. If there is no verification of the things he said, then anyone can make such claims. This movie has no credibility and is immoral.” A petition to boycott the film has 9,420 signatures. In an interview with Deadline, producer Matt Baer, who spent 17 years working to get Zamperini’s story told on film, said Zamperini — who died in July at 97 — found many disbelievers when he told the story of his iron spirit; landing a top-flight historian like Hillenbrand to validate his claims meant everything to him, the producer said. The other new film facing claims of accuracy is Tim Burton’s Big Eyes, The Weinstein Co. picture that stars Amy Adams as Margaret Keane and Christoph Waltz as her ex-husband Walter in the bizarre tale about who painted the famed “Big Eyed” waif portraits that during the 1950s became one of the first examples of mass-merchandised artwork. Margaret won a 1986 slander suit against her ex after she claimed to have generated the artwork he took credit for during their marriage. The controversy, and even the notion of whether the Big Eyes portraits were legitimate art or schlock, presented all the makings of a Tim Burton film. Walter took his claims of ownership to his grave in 2000 at age 85, despite a stirring courtroom conclusion depicted in the film and the fact he never painted another picture after he split with Margaret. Now, he’s got someone to carry that torch in his estranged daughter Susan Keane. Days before The Weinstein Co. opened Big Eyes on Christmas Day, she launched the website Bigeyesmovie.com, blasting Margaret’s lack of original artistic ideas and her “false claims” against Walter. “Despite our best efforts, the Keane Family has been unsuccessful in opening a dialogue with the creators of the film Big Eyes,” the site says. “All of our communications to date have gone unanswered. We are here to dispel the myths perpetuated by the media.” Susan Keane argues her own training as a painter and relationship with the Keanes makes her uniquely qualified to discern who deserves credit for the paintings. The website is also now promoting a new documentary on the “truth” behind the Big Eyes. Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski say they were never contacted by anyone identifying themselves as Susan Keane, whose anti-Big Eyes website seems to draw heavily on Walter’s own memoirs. “It’s recommended reading – we did look at that book, but it did not logically make sense. We were telling Margaret’s story,” said the writers, who spent a decade working on the heavily researched project. “Her story makes complete sense. Walter lived till 2000 and had 35 years to produce another painting but didn’t. It’s hard to take Walter’s version of events seriously on any level.” Musician Matthew Sweet, a collector of Keane art who served as consultant on the film, agrees. When he began a years-long obsession with the Keane paintings, he believed Walter’s claims. After closely studying hundreds of originals, a brush with Walter himself changed Sweet’s mind after he purchased a Keane waif painting from Walter that was dated 1985. “One night I lightly took my thumbnail on the 8, and there was a 6 underneath it,” Sweet told me via phone from Nebraska. “He re-dated a real Margaret painting to try to claim he painted it that year. The propaganda of Walter is so strong you want to believe it, but there is not a single piece of art from him before he met Margaret or after they divorced.” Still, Alexander and Karaszewski say they’ll gladly speak with Susan Keane about her concerns over the film, which Margaret has seen and supported publicly. Said Alexander, “To us, there is no mystery,”.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1212
__label__wiki	0.847904	0.847904	Greta Gerwig, Oscar Isaac Set For Off-Broadway Production Of Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ Nielsen NRG Acquired By Mark Penn’s Stagwell Group November 16, 2015 9:26am The Nielsen Company The buyer of Nielsen’s movie research arm Nielsen NRG now has a face, and at least one of those faces is someone we told you was kicking the tires during the sale process: the Stagwell Group, whose managing partner and president is political analyst Mark Penn, announced today it is acquiring the unit. Terms were not disclosed, but Howard Ballon, the onetime NRG exec, has been appointed Interim CEO upon closing of the transaction. The plan is to have NRG operate as an independent entity under the umbrella of the Stagwell family of companies. The Stagwell group, an investment adviser, was formed in December 2014 by Penn. The PE fund previously announced it has raised $250 million in capital and said it may leverage that to make up to $750 million in acquisitions. Earlier this year, Stagwell acquired strategic communications firm SKDKnickerbocker LLC. Nielsen Has A Buyer For NRG; Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer In The Chase? NRG is one of the largest companies that provides movie studios with market research about their releases. It has been on the block since June when Nielsen hired banker Jordan Edmiston to explore a sale. Around the same time NRG laid off about a dozen staffers in its Los Angeles office. Among the companies who explored a deal was market research firm PSB Research, which Penn and Doug Schoen created 35 years ago. It’s part of WPP Group’s Young & Rubicam and provides info on everything from political issues and campaigns to movie openings. Now Penn is using another entity to land NRG after a five-month sale process. “We are excited to welcome NRG into the Stagwell family of companies and as a market research practitioner for the last 40 years I’m particularly pleased to add these key capabilities,” said Penn. “NRG has been a global leader in Hollywood market research and we see product innovation as a key ingredient for success in a rapidly changing entertainment marketing landscape.” Nielsen NRG Stagwell Group	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1213
__label__wiki	0.539387	0.539387	Tag Archives: Professor Dame Carol Black DBE Transformation of Health and Care in Wales: a Revolution from Within (BBC News / Welsh Government) Posted on January 16, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News Summary The Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales provides an inspiring vision of future directions in service provision, with proposals which are likely to be studied more widely. 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The final Healthy Visions program entitled “A health-creating society” was first broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on Friday … Continue reading → Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest \| Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Ageing Policy in the UK, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness of Potential Risks, Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4: Healthy Visions Series, Blackfriars Consensus Statement, Cold Homes, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Constrained Funding, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dr Charles Alessi: Co-Chairman of National Association of Primary Care, Dr Charles Alessi: Dementia Lead for PHE, Dr Charles Alessi: Lead Prevention of Dementia at Public Health England, Dr Michael Dixon, Dr Michael Dixon: Chair of the NHS Alliance, Economic Sustainability, Epidemiological Concepts, Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health (FPH), Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Funding Challenges, Health and Housing, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Determinants, Health Improvement, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Health-Creating Society, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Homes, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Healthy Visions Series (BBC Radio Four), Housing and Public Health, Improving Local Public Health, Improving Public Health, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Joined-Up Care, Life Course Approach, Life-Course Approach to Healthy and Active Ageing, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Lord Nigel Crisp: Health-Creating Society, National Association of Primary Care, NHS Tower Hamlets, Nigel Crisp (Former NHS Chief Executive), Obesity Risk, Obesity Time-Bomb, Overlapping Risk Factors, Patient Activation, Patients in Charge, Physical Activity, Physical Inactivity, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Prof John Ashton: President of Faculty of Public Health, Professor Dame Carol Black DBE, Promoting Brain Health, Promoting Brain Health (Blackfriars Consensus Statement), Public Awareness, Public Health, Raising Awareness, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Risk Factors, Self-Care, Social Networks, Sustainability, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Sustainable Health and Social Care, The Tower Hamlets Centre For Mental Health, UK Faculty of Public Health, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, Wellness at Work \| Leave a comment Reflections on the NHS: Sixty-Fifth Year Anniversary Special (Nuffield Trust / Other Selected Commentaries) Posted on July 5, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News Summary The NHS turns 65 today (July 5th 2013). To mark this milestone, the Nuffield Trust has published a compilation of 65 key commentators’ views reflecting on the state of the NHS and its future. These viewpoints – sometimes surprisingly … Continue reading → Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Models of Dementia Care, National, National Audit Office, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS England, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest \| Tagged 2015 Challenge: NHS Confederation, Accident and Emergency Performance – Type 1, Alastair McLellan, Andy McKeon, Audit Commission, Audit of NHS Bodies, Baroness Julia Cumberlege CBE, BBC Health News, Ben Page, Challenges of Reconfiguration, Chris Ham CBE, Chris Hopson: Foundation Trust Network (FTN), Ciarán Devane, Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England, Community-Based Interventions, Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Coordinated Care, Coordination, Councillor Sir Merrick Cockell, Dame Gill Morgan DBE, Dame Julie Moore DBE, David Behan CBE, David Flory CBE, David Mobbs, Demographic Changes, Demographics, Devolution (UK), Dilnot Commission and Government’s Response, Dilnot Commission Recommendations, Dilnot Commission Report on Funding of Care and Support, Dr Clare Gerada, Dr David Bennett, Dr Foster Intelligence, Dr Katherine Rake OBE, Dr Mark Porter, Dr Michael Dixon, Dr Neil Bacon, Dr Patrick Nolan, Dr Peter Carter OBE, Economic Sustainability, Escalation Summaries: NHS Trust Development Authority, Evaluating Integrated and Community-Based Care, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Francis Inquiry, Francis Report, Friends and Family Test (NHS), Funding of Care and Support (Dilnot Commission), Funding Reform, Future Sustainability of NHS Trust, Geoff Mulgan, Harm Free Care, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Leaders, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Funding, Health Reform, Healthcare Acquired Infections, Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments, Hospital Reconfiguration, Independent Commentators, Indicators of Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Primary Secondary and Community Care, Jeremy Taylor, Karen Jennings, Lancet, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Lord Adebowale CBE, Matthew Taylor, Measuring the Performance of NHS Trusts, Michael O’Higgins, Mike Farrar CBE, Mixed Sex Accommodation, National Audit Office (NAO), NHS Confederation’s 2015 Challenge, NHS Continuing Care, NHS Friends and Family Test, NHS Funding, NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHS Reform, NHS Service Reconfiguration, NHS Structures, NHS Trust Development Authority, Niall Dickson, Norman Lamb MP, Officials, Oversight and Escalation Model (NHS Trusts), Parliamentarians, Patient Safety Thermometer, Paul Bate, Paul Jenkins OBE, Polly Toynbee, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Professor Dame Carol Black DBE, Professor Dame Sally Davies, Professor Julian Le Grand, Professor Lindsey Davies, Professor Norman Williams, Professor Paul Corrigan CBE, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Professor Sir Liam Donaldson, Professor Sir Malcolm Grant, Professor Terence Stephenson, Professor Timothy Evans, Public Service Reform, Randeep Ramesh, Reflections on the NHS at 65, Reform, Responses to the Francis Inquiry Report, Roger Taylor: Director of Research (Dr Foster Intelligence), Roy Lilley, Rt Hon. 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__label__cc	0.694172	0.305828	Read All About Arctic on ASI Blog – Watch all Graphs on ASI Graphs Using your smartphone? Consider switching to Theme Exodus! Support the Arctic Sea Ice Forum and Blog Arctic Sea Ice : Forum » AGW in general » Policy and solutions » UN Climate Agreement - Paris 2015 and beyond Pages: 1 ... 31 32 [33] 34 35 36 Go Down Author Topic: UN Climate Agreement - Paris 2015 and beyond (Read 382799 times) gerontocrat ASIF Royalty Re: UN Climate Agreement - Paris 2015 and beyond Quote from: wili on October 14, 2018, 08:11:34 PM ASLR, thanks, as always, for that article on forest loss and cc. I plan to dig into it further later, but did you happen to notice if it said what the major causes of deforestation were? As I recall, clearing land for cattle grazing and for growing soy and other crops mostly used to feed cattle was one of the main causes. I do wonder whether, in most sources on the subject, the GW effects of a meat-centered diet are greatly under estimated. You can add palm-oil plantations to the list. Much of the palm-oil going into bio-fuel. A really big screw-up by environmentalists and enthusiastically picked up by the EU who financed a lot of these plantations in Asia. And you can add chipboard to the list. As one who got caught up in this 25 years ago in the S Pacific (and put his family and himself in peril as a result) I can assure you at lot of hardwood forests are still being cut down to feed these industries. And coffee And bananas And............ "Para a Causa do Povo a Luta Continua!" "And that's all I'm going to say about that". Forrest Gump "Damn, I wanted to see what happened next" (Epitaph) TerryM ASIF Governor So all we need to do is to return to 300-325 ppm and all will be right with the world. As soon as the elite join Elon and are enjoying their terraformed Martian gated communities, the rest of us, thanks to boring technology, will morph into later day troglodyte mole people, separated from the surface not just by miles of mud and discarded Tesla Brick, but by endless solar panels that stretch from GF1 to shining GF3, and the ruthless robots deployed to protect and polish this vast sea of endless energy. As Autonomous Auto's race from Supercharger to Supercharger, their original purpose of transporting people has been subverted by their preening desire to show off under the admiring sensors of flirtatious young AI convertibles, often brazenly exposing their software. E-Semis flex their 5th wheels as they languidly sip cooling fluids while sauntering between Giganta-GigaFactories where Alien Dreadnoughts assemble future generations of Autonomous Autos. Eventually, with the Storms of our Grandfathers behind us. The venerable Keeling ReCurve will descend to 324 ppm, and all will be right with the world. ASIF Upper Class Retired, again... Yep, all aboard the Axiom. Add override directive A113 and those aboard the Axiom will be just fine. A113.mp4 (1603.88 kB - downloaded 736 times.) Omnia mirari, etiam tritissima. Science is a jealous mistress and takes little account of a man's feelings. Quote from: AbruptSLR on October 14, 2018, 07:30:05 PM For those who aren't aware, the IPCC carbon budget time projections make a number of incorrect assumptions, including: 1. Policymakers will act so quickly that the budgets use TCR (Transient Climate Response) values rather that ECS (Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity) values. So as policymakers are not acting quickly, climate response will be higher than the IPCC projections. 2. Recent research indicates that the mean value for the current ECS of ~3C assumed by the IPCC is too low and is currently likely in the 3C to 4C range; which means again that the IPCC projections are too low. 3. Recent research confirms that both TCR and ECS increase with continued warming; thus as policymakers are acting slowly, the IPCC projections are again too low. 4. James Hansen has repeatedly warned that climate projections should consider the combined impact on climate sensitivity of abrupt ice mass loss from ice sheets and his ice-climate feedback mechanism, and per DeConto & Pollard this sizable feedback could begin in the 2040's, but currently all IPCC projections ignore this positive feedback mechanism. Good points ASLR, they are weak on tipping points and the above also reminds me of Meadows bathtub analogy. What's also weak (mainly because it's on policymaker's desk?); issues related to climate migration and such. AbruptSLR ASIF Emperor wili, From the linked article, it appears that the heavy deforestation losses in 2017 came from human activities in post-conflict Columbia and due to fires in Brazil: https://blog.globalforestwatch.org/data/2017-was-the-second-worst-year-on-record-for-tropical-tree-cover-loss?utm_campaign=gfw&utm_source=wriinsights&utm_medium=hyperlink&utm_term=gfwclimatebythenumbers_10_2018 Extract: "The rise comes despite declining deforestation rates, and is mainly due to fires in the Amazon. The Amazon region had more fires in 2017 than any year since recording began in 1999, causing 31 percent of the region’s tree cover loss according to University of Maryland data, which for the first time attributed specific instances of tree cover loss to fires." Deforestation by country 2017.PNG (42.61 kB, 540x461 - viewed 267 times.) “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” ― Leon C. Megginson Quote from: Sleepy on October 15, 2018, 07:01:29 AM Sleepy, I assume that those two images both have pictures of yourself in their lower right hand corners. If so it is nice to see you. ASLR Sigmetnow It's Time For The Adults To Take Charge — 100 Corporations Responsible For 71% Of Carbon Emissions https://cleantechnica.com/2018/10/14/its-time-for-the-adults-to-take-charge-100-corporations-responsible-for-71-of-carbon-emissions/ People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. Human Habitat Index ASIF Citizen Quote from: Sigmetnow on October 16, 2018, 12:26:42 AM Let's assume that catastrophic temperature rise is baked in and an effort to rapidly decarbonize will remove the aerosol effect which will accellerate our demise. In that case, the actions of the lead puppet of the power structure, are entirely rational. There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance. That principle is contempt prior to investigation. - Herbert Spencer Thanks, unfortunately my English isn't as good as this: Just a short quote with some wise words from the end of that one: When there is a conflict between what you say and what you do, what you do, will convey a stronger message. NeilT ASIF Middle Class For those of us who were watching RealClimate every day when Copenhagen was going on, the news was pretty grim. The number of scientists who said they were _never_ going to contribute to an IPCC paper again were more than just one or two. Their issue was this. The draft document stated, pretty clearly, "we're well beyond screwed and we needed to be acting on it 20 years ago". The final document, "passed by the management", had a slightly different flavour. Things are pretty bad but if you all hang with us and take these small baby steps we'll all get there in the end. IPCC documents are political documents. There is no point in fact checking them too closely. BTW, for those who were not members of the British Army, "passed by the management" is a euphemism for piss poor beer.... As in "piss water" or water "passed" by the management... Being right too soon is socially unacceptable. Quote from: NeilT on October 16, 2018, 09:53:44 PM But has to be that way, if people find out the truth and "down tools", the resultant loss of aerosol effect means we start frying in a short period of time. ivica Kelele Fits with the post by Sleepy, #1622, October 09, 2018. Why Economists Can't Understand Complex Systems: Not Even the Nobel Prize, William Nordhaus by Ugo Bardi, October 14, 2018: "Nordhaus' approach to climate change mitigation highlights a general problem with how economists tend to tackle complex systems: their training makes them tend to see changes as smooth and gradual. But real-world systems, normally, do what they damn please, including crashing down in what we call the Seneca Effect." < Kelele == Let's Do It Together == Synergy > While the picture shows the relationship between politicians and voter, the same arrangement is the origin of the term 'management overhead'. Politicians-Voters.jpg (43.5 kB, 381x585 - viewed 157 times.) When thinking about future GHG emissions from coal it is important to take a holistic viewpoint, and to consider how countries like Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Pakistan and other Asian countries are trending (especially as China's Belt and Road Initiative shift coal consumption from China to its neighbors): Title: "The Center of Coal Demand Keeps Shifting" https://www.csis.org/analysis/center-coal-demand-keeps-shifting Extract: "Coal accounted for 44 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions in 2016, even though it provided 27 percent of the world’s primary energy. The world needs to either curb coal use or develop technologies that limit carbon emissions from coal to meet its climate goals. In policy circles, this challenge is often framed around specific countries—the need for Germany, China, or the United States, for example, to reduce coal use. But this conversation, while essential, tends to underrate how much of the world’s coal challenge is now an Asian challenge. Unless Asia can find other energy sources to meet its needs, our efforts to curb CO2 emissions from coal will likely fail. Asian demand is dominated by China, whose consumption has weakened in recent years (down 4 percent relative to the 2013 peak). But demand outside China is growing. In part, this is due to India, although its coal use is still less than a fourth of China’s. Among the countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), demand is falling in Australia, rising in Korea and remaining near all-time highs in Japan. Together with New Zealand, these countries make up 10 percent of regional coal demand—with modest growth. The most dynamic part, however, is the rest: a group of countries that includes Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Pakistan, and others (ordered by 2017 demand). Demand in that sub-group rose 45 percent in the last decade. Soon, this region could surpass the European Union, whose demand was 13 percent higher in 2017. Indonesia now consumes more coal than Poland, and in a few years, it might overtake Germany. Indonesia and Vietnam together use more coal than South Africa, and Vietnam’s coal use has more than quadrupled since 2007. Malaysia is a latecomer, but its coal consumption has more than doubled in the last 10 years—it consumes more coal than the Czech Republic, Spain or the United Kingdom. And demand for energy in these countries keeps growing—energy use per capita is low, and electrification rates and electricity consumption are rising. This is the challenge in simple terms: while the world beyond Asia might reduce its coal consumption, demand keeps rising in Asia; and this demand growth is not concentrated only in China, or even China and India, but in several other emerging economies that see coal as an answer to their energy needs. The solution to this problem, however, is harder to see. The most common answer, to use more gas, is not quite working, and in several countries in Southeast Asia coal is being used because gas cannot compete or gas is being exported instead. Renewable energy holds great promise, but Southeast Asia needs to do more to scale up its renewable energy potential. China’s Belt and Road Initiative risks entrenching coal further, despite Beijing’s stated desire to maintain the initiative’s green and environmental credentials. Absent a more concerted effort to channel funds that support non-coal energy, the region will keep using more coal, and the world’s success elsewhere might easily be muted by Asia." Russia's strengthening trade with India may provide some relief on the coal front. 6 new Russian Nuclear plants were recently signed for by India, and Yamal LNG may lower the cost of natural gas, making it increasingly competitive with coal. The new Russia-China pipeline is due to be operational before the end of this year, and costs to China are said to be low. More gas = less coal? Trump's attempts to isolate Iran will also serve to lower energy prices for those bold enough to make the purchase. NordStream 2 is being constructed and may help to ween Germany from her coal consumption addiction. https://tomluongo.me/2018/09/21/trump-folds-nordstream-2-logic/ Quote from: ivica on October 17, 2018, 10:06:00 AM A good one ivica, thanks. The first signs of a leaking hull on this ship was first noticed in the early 70's. A deliberate design. D-Penguin ASIF Lurker IPCC Special Report Global Warming of 1.5 deg C http://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf Summary for Policy Makers A. Understanding Global Warming of 1.5°C4 FIRST QUOTATION "A1. Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8°C to 1.2°C. Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate. (high confidence)" NOTE Present level of global warming is defined as the average of a 30-year period centered on 2017 assuming the recent rate of warming continues. SECOND QUOTATION "A1.1. Reflecting the long-term warming trend since pre-industrial times, observed global mean surface temperature (GMST) for the decade 2006–2015 was 0.87°C (likely between 0.75°C and 0.99°C)6 higher than the average over the 1850–1900 period (very high confidence). Estimated anthropogenic global warming matches the level of observed warming to within ±20% (likely range). Estimated anthropogenic global warming is currently increasing at 0.2°C (likely between 0.1°C and 0.3°C) per decade due to past and ongoing emissions (high confidence)." Summary of Statements THIRD QUOTATION "A1. Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8°C to 1.2°C. Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate (high confidence)." My Comments and understanding of the above quoted extracts:- 1. 2017 CO2 emissions were the highest on record. 2018 CO2 emissions are predicted to be higher than 2017. 2. On the assumption that 2019 and 2020 CO2 emissions are the same as the final figure for 2018, the global warming as referred to in the first quotation will be 1.1 deg C, towards the upper end of the range quoted. 3. The warming trend for 2006-2015 (10 years) of 0.87 deg C, as referred to in the second quotation, will produce a warming trend for 2016-2020 of 0.43 deg C (5 years). 4. Add 1.1 deg C to 0.43 deg C produces 1.54 degrees C of global warming by 2020. 5. The global warming is likely to reach 1.5 deg C between 2030 and 2052, referred to in the third quotation. The first and second quotations are incompatible with the third quotations taken from the IPCC Report. Is it the IPCC Report or my comments and understanding that require correction? If the IPCC is wrong then this global dissemination of 'Fake News' would be a 'Crime against Humanity'. If I am wrong it is not important but at least I will have a better understanding of the future facing my children and grandchildren and so they too will be better informed and prepared for an uncertain future. « Last Edit: October 18, 2018, 12:19:45 AM by D-Penguin » Likes Given: 1102 This is a misunderstanding. 0.87 is the cumulative warming since pre-industrial, centered around 2010. 1.0 is the warming centered around 2017. 0.2 is the warming per decade, so supposedly we get to 1.5 by ~2040. Quote from: TerryM on October 17, 2018, 05:22:13 PM Regarding Indian energy scenario- Russian nuclear plants signed for 6 plants. 2 already commissioned. 2 - construction in progress. other planned sites face stiff local resistance for many years and is no starter. India is investing heavy in renewables- Wind, Solar and also in hydro electric projects but overall base plants are mostly coal and this will increase in coming years if more nuclear and hydro plants are not started. LNG may provide breather in long term as well. Many posters on the forum seem to think that if they identify some potential means to achieve the Paris goals that some international body will just implement it. However, it has been pointed out for decades that the most practical first step on this path would be to increase energy efficiency; however, the linked article makes it clear that such a global policy has not yet been implemented and indeed that in 2017 the world's progress w.r.t. energy efficiency has slowed almost to a halt. In other words: "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions". Title: "The huge, untapped potential of energy efficiency" https://www.axios.com/energy-efficiency-potential-international-energy-agency-9e1cba5b-2161-4ba1-848b-063dded6727a.html Extract: "A much larger investment in deployment of existing energy efficiency technologies and stronger policy measures would enable major progress toward meeting the goals of the Paris climate deal, the International Energy Agency said in a new report. Why it matters: Nothing of the sort is happening right now, and in fact progress in energy efficiency is slowing, IEA warned." Kate Marvel has written a fairytale about climate change: Title: "Slaying the Climate Dragon" https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/hot-planet/slaying-the-climate-dragon/ Extract: "A fairy tale whose ending, still unwritten, is by no means guaranteed to be happy" Title: "A Climate Scientist On 'Slaying The Climate Dragon'" https://www.npr.org/2018/10/20/659122551/a-climate-scientist-on-slaying-the-climate-dragon Extract: "Kate Marvel, a climate scientist at Columbia University and NASA, talks to NPR's Scott Simon about her fairy tale on climate change and reads passages from the story." However, it has been pointed out for decades that the most practical first step on this path would be to increase energy efficiency; however, the linked article makes it clear that such a global policy has not yet been implemented and indeed that in 2017 the world's progress w.r.t. energy efficiency has slowed almost to a halt. That is because energy "efficiency" is not and never was going to get us over the goal line. If we produce plentiful carbon neutral energy, then what the hell does it matter what we do with it? The only reason we keep on going into energy efficiency is because governments don't want to invest at the levels required to transition totally to carbon neutral energy. People see "energy efficiency" as taking away their choice and walking all over their civil liberties. Hence they vote for governments who give them more "choice". Choice to go to hell in their own way, certainly, but it is how the political system works. The actual way forward is to transition to carbon neutral electricity as fast as possible and then expand that generating capacity as fast as possible to meet the transition from other fossil fuel issues such as oil (gasoline and others) and heating (natural gas mainly). People may be wilfully ignorant on climate change but they are not totally stupid. They can see when governments are taking governmental problems and putting them on the people instead of providing solutions which allow the people to choose carbon neutral, before pricing carbon based technologies beyond the capability of most to afford it. The approach is fundamentally different. One works. The other is doomed to failure. sidd Re: That is because energy "efficiency" is not and never was going to get us over the goal line. It's a wedge, a silver BB. I for one am glad that every water heater and furnace and AC i replace is with one that's a lot more efficient than the one it replaces. That was a government mandate, and i like it, it saves me money. I don't wanna buy a less efficient one. That's the way it's goin with cars too. We better use every approach we can find. While the rest of the planet couldn't care less, my home consumes 1/3 of what it used to on pure electric heating and the electricity I purchase is wind generated, so I'm (somewhat) happy. A follow up on Nordhaus and limits to growth by Chandran Nair: http://www.chinawatch.cn/a/201810/18/WS5bc839fea310c0c381690d54.html The recent awarding of the Nobel Prize in Economics to William Nordhaus was hailed by most mainstream outlets as a pro-climate action decision, but this shows how limited people’s appreciation of the threats arising from current models of growth truly are. The economic mainstream does not see perpetual growth as having any negatives in itself; the world economy can continue growing indefinitely, with tweaks on the margins to account for market failures and external costs. But climate scientists know the world does not work like that. Climate and the ecosystem are not linear, but instead are bounded by thresholds. Pass a certain point, and the whole structure collapses. Most mainstream economists do not seem to understand this, and more worryingly assume that their economic model, in which growth is always good, needs to be exported to the rest of the world. An Asia with six billion people in 2050 cannot and should not be embracing an economic growth model that is at war with the planet and its inhabitants. Edit; adding this one as well though it could go into many threads in here. It was also the only part of the meeting that I managed to watch live, by Jeremy Legget: God, Man, Tech and Climate: Hans Joachim Schellnhuber paints a picture for the Club of Rome https://jeremyleggett.net/2018/10/17/god-man-tech-and-climate-hans-joachim-schellnhuber-paints-a-picture-for-the-club-of-rome/ Picture1-13.png (308.27 kB, 699x368 - viewed 940 times.) « Last Edit: October 22, 2018, 07:54:40 AM by Sleepy » More on Greta Thunberg. Over 10.000 people in Helsinki this Saturday. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/20/teen-climate-activist-crowd-thousands-we-cant-save-world-playing-rules-because-rules Over 10 000 people in Helsinki.mp4 (2229.06 kB - downloaded 1560 times.) I'm happy that my home consumes about 1/10th of the energy it used to consume, no longer burns paraffin as a fuel and uses a wood burning boiler with wood from sustainable forests grown for the task of producing heating fuel. This was my choice to insulate, replace windows with double glazing, to seal the house as far as possible from howling gales of sub Zero (C) temperatures in the winter. I would use the electricity from the nuclear power station, 30 miles down the road, but it is prohibitively expensive to try and heat a very large stone built, 1850's era, town house on electricity. Also my 16kw supply (the most they give to residential), was exceeded several times before I got the CH up and running again on wood. I have no issue with doing everything we can. I have a big issue with governments backsliding on investments they need to make by trying to make it our problem with reduction of consumption. Going EV, the preferred choice of the governments to meet Paris, will MASSIVLEY increase our Electricity demand. Something the governments are not provisioning for. In the UK our supply has been decreasing to meet decreased demand, leaving the supply just larger than demand. Just how, exactly, will they transition to EV? Tell us to drive less? What will they do for all that tax revenue lost? It is the same issue with smoking. They would love to be the government which crushes tobacco use, fame for a nanosecond, followed by a HUGE black hole in the budget. My issue is not with driving greater efficiency and reducing consumption. That will continue anyway as we transition to newer and far more efficient technology in our consumption led economic model. I am really concerned about where the responsibility lies for generating the capability to meet the Paris accord. So that we can consume in line with the accord. That is not and never will be, achieved by reduction in consumption alone. Neil, how much one can save depends on the starting point and the annual mean temp, if you start off with a passive house in Kiruna you won't be able to save anything, except for the number of gadgets/appliances. My numbers are without extra insulation or replacing windows. Building codes have been improved here for new houses (55W/m² in the southerns parts of Sweden) but it matters little, when people use more energy with other appliances. The average house here still consumes 25MWh per year, so despite improved insulation and warmer winters it's the same as ever... We are locked in at 1.5°C and in just 2-5 years we might be locked in at 2°C. Focus must be on getting emissions down, fast. Our corporations and governments have had thirty years now and accomplished nothing but growth. Growth in energy use is accelerating and resource use is projected to increase. https://twitter.com/IEA/status/1051575599020601344 https://www.iea.org/efficiency2018/ http://www.oecd.org/env/indicators-modelling-outlooks/raw-materials-use-to-double-by-2060-with-severe-environmental-consequences.htm Our present system started in the early 70's and one thing (maybe the only thing?) that might change it, is ordinary people and kids like Greta above. When enough people realize what must change, corporations and governments must change. Nothing will ever be accomplished by anything alone. Global inequalities in CO₂ emissions https://ourworldindata.org/co2-by-income-region When aggregated by region we see that North America, Oceania, Europe, and Latin America have disproportionately high emissions relative to their population. North America is home to only five percent of the world population but emits nearly 18 percent of CO2 (almost four times as much). Asia and Africa are underrepresented in emissions. Asia is home to 60 percent of the population but emits just 49 percent; Africa has 16 percent of the population but emits just 4 percent of CO2. This is reflected in per capita emissions; the average North American is more than 17 times higher than the average African. This inequality in global emissions lies at the heart of why international agreement on climate change has (and continues to be) so contentious. The richest countries of the world are home to half of the world population, and emit 86 percent of CO2 emissions. We want global incomes and living standards — especially of those in the poorest half — to rise. To do so whilst limiting climate change, it's clear that we must shrink the emissions of high-income lifestyles. Finding the compatible pathway for levelling this inequality is one of the greatest challenges of this century. Neil, how much one can save depends on the starting point and the annual mean temp, if you start off with a passive house in Kiruna you won't be able to save anything Agreed, but my point was not so much about people striving to make a saving individually. My point was about Governments giving everyone a choice to use co2 neutral power by providing that power in quantity and sufficient to all needs. This is not what governments are doing. They keep putting this on us even though it is their job to make it possible to reduce our CO2 consumption as a simple choice. Then they can punish us liberally for choosing not to. BTW, I know Kiruna. I can see what you are saying. On the other hand we have a different problem in the middle of France, how to keep the heat out in the summer. A much bigger problem than the cold out in the winter although that is also a concern. Re: keeping the heat out; had that problem this summer as well. Luckily my PV was able to cope, just. What will hit us next? Cold or heat? Both like last winter/spring? Snow in October? Probably on Saturday. I still have to be prepared for all of it. Not complaining, a lot of other people have a lot worse on this planet. Thank you for the correction of my incorrect interpretation. Notwithstanding the IPCC figures, I think that limiting AGW to 1.5 by 2030 - 2052, to avoid catastrophic consequences, is a very misleading statement. Of course, we can interpret the statistical data as we like to confirm or substantiate an argument. Personally I would prefer to apply a little ‘common sense’ to the statistics rather than rely on ‘statistical analyses’ as is the case with the IPCC Report. To me, the significant figures are the temperature anomalies of - 0.4 deg C in the 1900s and 0.9 deg C in 2017 representing a continuous upward and accelerated rate of increase in global temperatures combined with the anomaly of a 0.3 deg C rise for the period 2010 – 2015. Based on these figures the increase in global temperature would be 1.6 deg C by 2025. Bearing in mind that the average global temperature for the period 1880 – 1910 was 13.7 deg C this would result in an average global temperature of 15.3 deg C by 2025. The greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution are still contributing to present day AGW. 2018 is projected to record the highest level of greenhouse gas emissions. If greenhouse gas emissions ceased today I do not see how it would be possible to avoid the catastrophic effects of exceeding 1.5 deg C rise and beyond without removal and sequestration. Graph AGW.png (70.66 kB, 683x600 - viewed 628 times.) Quote from: Sleepy on October 23, 2018, 01:45:44 PM When aggregated by region we see that North America, Oceania, Europe, and Latin America have disproportionately high emissions relative to their population. Asia and Africa are underrepresented in emissions. Asia is home to 60 percent of the population but emits just 49 percent; Africa has 16 percent of the population but emits just 4 percent of CO2. T India China and Indonesia, to name but a few, are increasing their use of coal substantially for a good few years yet. It looks like the probable new President of Brazil is going to open the Amazon to every rape and pillage entrepreneur. Most of the growth in CO2 emissions will not come from the rich countries - not even the USA. The rich countries might even reduce their CO2 emissions a little bit. (Trump can slow the changes that are happening but not stop them). Perhaps the UK will manage to increase CO2 emissions a bit due to the Government going hell for leather to develop Fracking (if Brexit does not wreck our economy). All the talk about keeping climate change down to +1.5 is, in my not very humble opinion, a sick joke. ps: I was watching a programme on the BBC yesterday and they brought up Easter Island as a demonstration of how all civilisations have built-in self-destruction - as all societies cannot stop themselves from exhausting the resources required to maintain that civilisation. Yes, 1.5°C is locked in since Paris and soon we will be locked in at 2°C. Also, 3°C was the optimum temperature according to Nordhaus in the early 70's. Still, this silly old fool will give it a couple of more years for some magic to happen, because I don't like the evolutionary solution. Stupid humans ought to be smarter than that. Let's be fair to Nordhaus and add his own words from 1975 and a quote from page 23: According to most sources the range of variation between climatic is in the order of ± 5°C, and at the present time the global climate is at the high end of this range. If there were global temperatures more than 2 or 3°C above the current average temperature, this would take the climte outside of the range of observations which have been made over the last several hundred thousand years. Within a stable climatic regime, the range of variation of ± 1°C is the normal variation: thus in the last 100 years a range of mean temperature has been 0.7°C. On the other hand, studies on the effects of carbon dioxide on global temperature indicate that a doubling in concentration would probably lead to an increase in surface temperature of between 0.6 and 2.4°C. Edit; adding the summary as well. To summarize, we have indicated what the efficient program for meeting certain carbon dioxide standards is in a long-term energy model. These indicate that for reasonable standards (limited to between a 50 percent and a 200 percent increase in the atmospheric concentration) the program appears feasible. Moreover, it is a program which requires no changes in the energy allocation for the first two 25 year periods, and only in the third period, centering on 2020, do modifications in the allocation take place. These modifications take the form of reducing the fossil fuel use in the non-electric sector, and replacing it with non-fossil fuels. Moreover, it appears that the efficient programs have rather high implicit shadow prices on carbon dioxide emissions but that the total effect on energy prices and the total cost of meeting the energy bundle of goods is relatively small. It appears that a rise in the final price level for energy goods of in the order of 10 percent is the range of estimates for the three programs investigated here. Subject to the limitations of the model used here, then, we can be relatively optimistic about the technical feasibility of control of atmospheric carbon dioxide. If the control program is instituted in an orderly and timely way, the world energy system can adopt to controls of the magnitude examined here without serious dislocations. It remains to be determined what a set of optimal controls would be, and how these controls could be implemented. Nordhaus_WP-75-063.pdf (1240.25 kB - downloaded 33 times.) « Last Edit: October 26, 2018, 12:27:52 PM by Sleepy » RealityCheck The linked article entitled 'Zero carbon energy system pathways for Ireland consistent with the Paris Agreement' describes some the unique aspects of Ireland's energy and GHG situation; and why it serves as a useful case study. https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2018.1464893 'The Paris Agreement is the last hope to keep global temperature rise below 2°C. The consensus agrees to holding the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and to aim for 1.5°C. Each Party’s successive nationally determined contribution (NDC) will represent a progression beyond the party’s then current NDC, and reflect its highest possible ambition. Using Ireland as a test case, we show that increased mitigation ambition is required to meet the Paris Agreement goals in contrast to current EU policy goals of an 80–95% reduction by 2050. For the 1.5°C consistent carbon budgets, the technically feasible scenarios' abatement costs rise to greater than €8,100/tCO2 by 2050. The greatest economic impact is in the short term. Annual GDP growth rates in the period to 2020 reduce from 4% to 2.2% in the 1.5°C scenario. While aiming for net zero emissions beyond 2050, investment decisions in the next 5–10 years are critical to prevent carbon lock-in. Key policy insights Economic growth can be maintained in Ireland while rapidly decarbonizing the energy system. The social cost of carbon needs to be included as standard in valuation of infrastructure investment planning, both by government finance departments and private investors. Technological feasibility is not the limiting factor in achieving rapid deep decarbonization. Immediate increased decarbonization ambition over the next 3–5 years is critical to achieve the Paris Agreement goals, acknowledging the current 80–95% reduction target is not consistent with temperature goals of ‘well below’ 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C. Applying carbon budgets to the energy system results in non-linear CO2 emissions reductions over time, which contrast with current EU policy targets, and the implied optimal climate policy and mitigation investment strategy.' There is much posting about mitigation and the efficacy of various political policies and technical solutions to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases (mitigation) and thereby limit global warming to a temperature of 1.5 deg C above pre-industrial level with the assertion that the global temperature will then stabilize at some point. The temperature anomaly is now 0.9 deg C above pre-industrial level and an additional 0.6 deg C is already 'locked in'; add to this the last four years of record levels of CO2 emissions, of which 2018 will be the highest recorded, feeding into the GHG effect. How would the IPCC answer the question, 'How will it be remotely possible to limit GW to 1.5 deg C by 2030?'; even the answer to that question would not address the reality of the situation. Yes, reduce carbon emissions to zero as soon as possible BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? How do you stop temperatures continuing to rise? The greenhouse gases that cause AGW are still there and will remain in the atmosphere for hundreds of years and more! It will take some 40 years for the current emissions to play out if I recall correctly. Since we are already in the danger zone for natural feedbacks (Levermann is a nice picture), many scientists are now seriously talking about SRM, like Hansen recently and some like Kevin Lister are talking about getting back to 0.5°C. Read the pdf here: https://forum.arctic-sea-ice.net/index.php/topic,1021.msg162177.html#msg162177 Adding the interview from that one: Levermann.png (32.21 kB, 629x424 - viewed 3156 times.) not a scientist the 40 year lag thing was fleshed out by a modeling study.. 100 gigatonne release of co2, then no more additions Maximum warming occurs about one decade after a carbon dioxide emission http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/9/12/124002 0CCFD6E4-2679-457C-A53D-31AEE2D9071E.jpeg (77.98 kB, 1023x655 - viewed 81 times.) I am not a scientist Thanks for adding the Caldeira study, sark. Couldn't remember who wrote about a ~10 year delay when I made my comment earlier. Using conjoined results of carbon-cycle and physical-climate model intercomparison projects (Taylor et al 2012, Joos et al 2013), we find the median time between an emission and maximum warming is 10.1 years, with a 90% probability range of 6.6–30.7 years. https://twitter.com/Peters_Glen/status/1056475408026222592 What does it take to stay below 1.5°C with no or limited temperature overshoot: * CO₂ emissions down 50% by 2030 (40-60% interquartile range) * Net-zero by 2050-2060 * Around 10GtCO₂ (net) negative emissions by 2100 Let that sink in... IAMC1.5_Peters.png (112.53 kB, 699x466 - viewed 537 times.) Quote from: sark on October 28, 2018, 06:38:24 AM I am of the opinion that the above is very misleading. There can be no stabilization of global temperatures without CO2 removal (CDR) from the atmosphere. The IPCC makes 'passing' reference to CDR. Targeting carbon dioxide removal in the European Union Oliver Geden ORCID Icon, Glen P. Peters ORCID Icon & Vivian Scott ORCID Icon Received 01 Jul 2018, Accepted 10 Oct 2018, Published online: 26 Oct 2018 In principle, many climate policymakers have accepted that large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is necessary to meet the Paris Agreement’s mitigation targets, but they have avoided proposing by whom CDR might be delivered. Given its role in international climate policy, the European Union (EU) might be expected to lead the way. But among EU climate policymakers so far there is little talk on CDR, let alone action. Here we assess how best to ‘target’ CDR to motivate EU policymakers exploring which CDR target strategy may work best to start dealing with CDR on a meaningful scale. The Reference section of the Article is comprehensive. The full Article is free of scientific 'jargon', the message is clear and can be read at the following link:- Mitigation is of importance but CDR is critical « Last Edit: October 28, 2018, 11:25:52 PM by D-Penguin » There have been extensive discussions and posts about NET's in here D-Penguin. But there will never be any stabilization as long as people on this planet keeps electing morons like Trump and Bolsonaro, science and math are blunt tools there. Today was budget day in the UK. As far as climate change it is "business as usual", i.e. - economic growth in the same way as before is the priority, - no new money for environment projects, - the abolition of credits for EV purchases will not be overturned, - the abolition of feed-in tariffs for solar energy produced by households purchases will not be overturned, - the stop to on-shore wind energy will not be overturned, - other environmental investments will continue to decline (by 56% last year), - planning rules for fracking will be "streamlined. Mind you, the leader of the opposition in his speech managed 2 1 minutes of criticism on government's environment policies, and even managed to link them to the IPCC Special Report. (The Government was very glad when it became yesterday's news). We don't even have a government. https://www.euronews.com/2018/10/29/swedish-social-democrat-leader-lofven-gives-up-attempt-to-form-government The stronger ones are in the Americas. https://twitter.com/octavio_ferraz/status/1055566020201594882 Bye Paris. Japan’s space agency yesterday launched the Ibuki 2 satellite, to help measure each country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Measurements from Ibuki 2 will track carbon dioxide, methane and carbon monoxide concentration changes over months, seasons and years, helping scientists identify patterns in variability. Compared to Ibuki’s capabilities, the new satellite introduces a new technique to measure carbon monoxide, and will be able to detect smaller quantities of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Ikubi 2 will be able to locate greenhouse gas sources geographically, identifying cities and industrial zones responsible for carbon pollution. Ibuki 2 will also have the ability to automatically identify clouds as it flies around the Earth, allowing the satellite to instantly focus its observations over cloud-free areas to avoid corrupted data — a first-of-its-kind capability for an environmental spacecraft, Abe said. According to Setouchi, Japan started the Ibuki project after the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 to help countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Japan is the fifth-leading carbon-emitting country in the world, according to Setouchi. Ibuki 2 will help global policymakers gauge how countries are implementing tenets of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, which aimed to limit the global average temperature well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The agreement’s signatories agreed to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius in a bid to curb concerns about rising sea levels and other extreme weather caused by global warming. “The conclusion of the Paris Agreement obligates countries to report their greenhouse gas emissions,” Setouchi said. “Using observation data from the Ibuki 2 that launched today, I expect we can evaluate each country’s emissions and reductions. This will make the mandatory reports on greenhouse gas emissions in the Paris Agreement more transparent.” ... https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/10/29/japan-launches-satellite-to-study-human-causes-of-climate-change/ Quote from: gerontocrat on October 29, 2018, 08:04:57 PM Actually the UK is pretty much in line with Paris already, having, by most measures, already reduced CO2 emissions to the required level. In the UK there are two challenges now. 1. remove the last of the Coal power stations. This is in progress and we are delivering offshore wind and new Nuclear to do that. 2. replace the old and expiring Nuclear power stations with new Nuclear to keep a baseline power supply without requiring to dip into coal. Gas fired power will remain the fast acting contingency until enough CO2 neutral power is available. The UK also has the opportunity to use taxation to drive users from FFV to EV, driving down CO2 emissions even more. Over the water in mainland EU, it is a very different story. France is not too bad, Germany is struggling, the Nordics are well on the way to being carbon Neutral but then there are all those former East Bloc countries with ageing and creaking coal powered electricity systems. Nobody really wants to get into Russia for too much more gas because it gives Russia too much power over them. Seen in winter before. The countries who desperately need investment in clean energy simply don't have the money to spend. Whilst the UK does not need further stimulus to meet the Paris accord, the EU desperately needed the UK to mitigate all those other countries who can't get there. The UK was on a path to radically reduce more CO2 so that Germany, Italy and all the East Bloc countries could get a pass on the UK coat tails. That is no longer an issue and the UK only has to look after the UK promises. So we have more important things to do with our money. Not that we get any kudos for what we have already done.... Just more criticism. DrTskoul New nuclear.... Cheap!! Also UK will be going doing in CO2 soon (thanks to brexit) “You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird... So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing -- that's what counts.” ― Richard P. Feynman Quote from: NeilT on October 31, 2018, 12:00:47 AM the Nordics are well on the way to being carbon Neutral Not according to Swedish EPA. https://www.naturvardsverket.se/Sa-mar-miljon/Statistik-A-O/Vaxthusgaser-konsumtionsbaserade-utslapp-Sverige-och-andra-lander/ Picture including consumption based emissions attached below. Updated in depth analysis from 2017 (unfortunately in Swedish): https://www.naturvardsverket.se/Om-Naturvardsverket/Publikationer/ISBN/6700/978-91-620-6782-3/ In domestic emissions there are some slight drops but hopefully we'll get a much more positive updated analysis shortly for 2018, but after looking out the window I'm not overly positive about that. Edit; forgot to add the standard phrase, we use ~40% Nuclear, ~40% Hydro and ~10% Wind. 9621_sv.png (104.55 kB, 699x536 - viewed 638 times.) Trends of the EU’s territorial and consumption-based emissions from 1990 to 2016 Attaching Fig4. Fig. 4 Kaya identity decomposition of key factors affecting the annual changes in territorial emissions: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), energy intensity (Energy/GDP), and carbon intensity (CO2/Energy). The cross term represents a small interaction effect between the different terms. Data sources: European Environment Agency (2018), Peters et al. (2017), own calculations Fig4.png (139.6 kB, 699x524 - viewed 425 times.) The linked articles indicate that Bitcoin mining could become a major contributor to global warming within the next few decades: Title: "Study Fingers Bitcoin as Major Climate Change Culprit" https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/study-fingers-bitcoin-as-major-climate-change-culprit-65011 Extract: "Researchers predict that activity around the digital currency could single-handedly push warming above 2 °C within 30 years, but other experts say the conclusion is flawed." Extract: "Bitcoin is a power-hungry cryptocurrency that is increasingly used as an investment and payment system. Here we show that projected Bitcoin usage, should it follow the rate of adoption of other broadly adopted technologies, could alone produce enough CO2 emissions to push warming above 2 °C within less than three decades." Pages: 1 ... 31 32 [33] 34 35 36 Go Up	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1219
__label__wiki	0.735914	0.735914	Continuous Improvement and Innovation The higher education marketplace is not for the faint of heart. The demands of students and employers are rapidly and constantly evolving. The resources institutions have at their disposal are dwindling. The competition facing colleges and universities, both from other accredited institutions and from alternative providers like bootcamps and MOOCs, is growing. Succeeding in this space requires institutions to move quickly, respond to market shifts rapidly, and to be constantly focused on innovating and improving to keep pace with the demands of their environment. This Special Feature dives into what it takes for institutions to develop and maintain a culture of continuous improvement, sharing articles and interviews by some of the industry’s leading innovators focused on a range of related topics, from how to manage change across an organization from how to move innovation from the periphery to the core. Establishing a Culture of Continuous Improvement Three Keys to Fostering an Innovative Culture On Your Campus Paul LeBlanc \| President, Southern New Hampshire University Focusing on the institution mission, clearly articulating and communicating the vision, and allowing for experimental and transformational spaces are critical ways that institutional leaders can foster an innovative culture on their campuses. Creating and Maintaining an Innovative Culture Through Continuing Education Sandi Pershing \| Assistant Vice President of Engagement, University of Utah As non-traditional students become an increasingly visible segment of the student population, colleges and universities will need to rely on continuing education units to take a leadership role in innovating to meet their needs. Innovation for Tomorrow, Today David Thomas \| Director of Academic Technology, University of Colorado Denver Building a team that can help evolve a traditionally slow-moving organization into one focused on innovation and change requires a specific mindset and approach from leadership. Becoming Campus Innovators Critical Lessons Higher Ed Innovators Can Learn from Entrepreneurs Nick Ducoff \| Founder and CEO, Edmit Innovation and continuous improvement are critical to the success of modern postsecondary institutions, but the entrepreneurial spirit isn’t common across the industry. There are some key lessons innovative institutional leaders could learn from entrepreneurs. Strategies to Foster an Innovative Culture Benjamin Deaton \| Vice President of the Office of Technology, Online Learning and Innovation, Anderson University and Josh Herron \| Dean of Online and Continuous Learning, Anderson University Institutions can set themselves up for long-term success by ensuring all key stakeholders are intimately involved in the process to make sure everyone is on-board and rowing in the same direction. Maintaining a Cuture of Change From Status Quo to Status Go: Scaling Innovation in Higher Ed Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. \| Vice President of Academic Initiatives and Student Success, University of Arizona Creating a culture of continuous innovation requires college and university leaders to become more supportive and invest in staff creativity both financially and emotionally. Relevancy: Innovate, Evolve or Perish Edward Abeyta \| Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Director of Pre-Collegiate and Career Preparations Programs, UC San Diego Colleges and universities need to focus on ensuring every single element of the experience and product they provide students is relevant to what learners and the workforce needs. Fortunately, this is an area of expertise for the non-traditional divisions embedded on almost every campus across the country. How to Stay Consistently Innovative Breaking Out of the Status Quo: Creating a Culture of Innovation in Higher Ed Peter Stokes \| Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group and Phil Strzalka \| Managing Director in the Higher Education Practice and Leader of the People, Strategy & Operations Group, Huron Consulting Group By focusing on building out current initiatives and creating efficiencies, all while maintaining an eye on future trends, institutions can build a long-term culture of continuous improvement. Managing Innovation In Higher Education: Outlining a Few Best Practices Michael Horn \| Principal Consultant, Entangled Solutions & Co-Founder, Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and Terah Crews \| Partner, Entangled Solutions and Lauren Dibble \| Engagement Manager, Entangled Solutions The process of innovation is difficult and unpredictable, but critical to institutional success. Fortunately, there are a few best practices and steps that can be leveraged to help move the process forward. Moving Innovation from the Margins to the Center Innovation Perseverance: Launching Innovative Ideas into the Main Campus Culture Pam Northrup \| Vice President Research and Strategic Innovation and CEO of the UWF Innovation Institute, University of West Florida Innovation can flourish on the margins, but for continuous improvement to find success on main campus it requires dedication, commitment and leadership from senior administrators. The Science of Digital Growth: Exploring Best Practices in Online Programming and Innovation Lou Pugliese \| Senior Innovation Fellow and Managing Director of Technology at the Innovation Action Lab, Arizona State University As the demographics of higher education shift increasingly towards non-traditional students looking for non-traditional learning models, it’s imperative that institutions understand and leverage the science of successful online programming. How to Launch Successful Innovative Offerings Prerequisites for Launching Competency-Based and Other Innovative Program Models Shonda Gibson \| Associate Provost and SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison, Texas A&M University-Commerce and James Fountain \| Executive Director of the Institute for Competency-Based Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce and Carlos Rivers \| Operations Research Analyst in the Institute for Competency-Based Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce Successfully launching and maintaining an innovative program that defies some of the key elements of the traditional model requires student centricity, data-driven decision making, leadership support, flexibility and faculty involvement—among other things. Putting the Pieces in Place: Launching a Competency-Based Program Laurie Dodge \| Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor of Institutional Assessment, Brandman University Launching innovative programming is a challenge, especially when those offerings differ in almost every way from a traditional, semester-based course or program. An innovative mindset and a problem-solving attitude must be at the forefront of working through those challenges. The Role of IT in Driving Continuous Improvement on Campus Bringing IT to the Forefront of Innovation: How to Leverage Technology to Drive Innovation on Campus Steven Burrell \| Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Northern Arizona University IT can play a central role in the transformation of a postsecondary institution, but only if the CIO and his team are given the necessary space to evolve the institutional IT infrastructure. Continuous Improvement and Innovation: They Are Interconnected Through Research Michael Hites \| Chief Information Officer, Southern Methodist University By focusing on continuous improvement processes and bringing IT into the center of those conversations, it’s possible for a postsecondary institution to be regularly innovating, reducing administrative costs and growing while keeping the needs of faculty, staff and students at the center. Making Sense of Innovation in Higher Ed Building a Culture of Innovation to Break from the Status Quo Cathy Sandeen \| Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Colleges and Extension External pressures—financial, demographic and market-driven—are elevating innovation from an option to a priority in higher education, but it’s important for institutions to support innovation as a cultural practice rather than a growth exercise. Putting the Shine Back on the Academic Innovation Apple MJ Bishop \| Director of the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland While innovation is seen as a side project at many postsecondary institutions, it’s critical to increase the investment in institutional transformation and to provide units charged with experimenting the time and space necessary to take their “moonshots.” Moving Beyond the Buzzword: Understanding Innovation in Higher Ed Jill Buban \| Senior Director of Research and Innovation, Online Learning Consortium In order to fully embrace innovation in higher education, thought leaders must change cultural preconceptions about innovation, and help faculty, administrators and instructional designers see it as not just a buzzword but as a new status quo. Overcoming Common Roadblocks to Innovation “Change?”: How to Drive Continuous Improvement on a University Campus Chaouki Abdallah \| Acting President, University of New Mexico and Greg Heileman \| Associate Provost for Student and Academic Life, University of Kentucky and Terry Babbitt \| Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management, University of New Mexico By considering the need for new financial and business models for the university, and then thoughtfully discussing any changes with key institutional stakeholders, it’s possible for university leaders to drive continuous improvement processes on their campuses. Leading Beyond the Status Quo to Create a Culture of Innovation in Higher Education Susan Aldridge \| President of Drexel University Online, Drexel University Leaders have a critical and important role to play in driving innovation processes forward on their campuses, helping to move creative concepts all the way from their conceptualization to implementation. How to Circumnavigate Common Roadblocks in Changing the Status Quo: Some Guidance from Experimental Psychology Alexandra Logue \| Research Professor in the Center for Advanced Study in Education, CUNY Changing minds is hard, but by focusing on new reward and incentive systems to shift behavior instead of stated opinions, higher ed administrators can implement new ideas and minimize faculty resistance to change. The Lasting Impact of a Continuous Improvement Culture Continual Improvement is Key to Success: Three Factors to Making it Part of Your Institutional Culture Becky Takeda-Tinker \| President, Colorado State University—Global Campus By empowering staff to support change processes—backed by three key fundamental factors of assessment, transparency and collaboration—institutional leaders can ensure their institutions will be constantly evolving and focused on continuous improvement at every level. 3 C’s To Help Innovative Leaders Advance Beyond the Status Quo Julia Jackson-Newsom \| Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategy and Policy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Though there’s a tendency to stick rigidly to the status quo in higher education, leaders can help move their colleagues past it by employing a few critical steps that make continuous improvement exciting. How a Culture of Continuous Improvement Drives Long-Term Divisional Health and Growth Max Milder \| Consultant for Strategic Research, EAB By maintaining a commitment to continuous improvement and review, CE leaders are able to ensure their divisions are properly resourced, responsive to market demand and primed for growth.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1224
__label__wiki	0.682208	0.682208	Out of One Cell, Many Tissues — But How? Evolution News \| @DiscoveryCSC News from Harvard University shows how a zebrafish embryo develops from a single cell into thousands of cells. When you think about all that must happen in the right order to make this possible, it is truly remarkable. It’s one of the most carefully orchestrated sequences of events we know of, and yet it happens in the development of every multicellular organism. Whether a worm, a human or a blue whale, all multicellular life begins as a single-celled egg. From this solitary cell emerges the galaxy of others needed to build an organism, with each new cell developing in the right place at the right time to carry out a precise function in coordination with its neighbors. This feat is one of the most remarkable in the natural world, and despite decades of study, a complete understanding of the process has eluded biologists. [Emphasis added.] Paul Nelson showed how ontogeny recapitulates design in the video, “How to Build a Worm.” Each stage — each cell division — though individually distinct and oblivious to the whole, contributes to a process that coordinates and choreographs the assembly of many separately necessary parts to achieve a functional end. “It’s the quintessential end-directed or teleological process in nature,” he says. Ann Gauger compared it to “a Bach fugue that splits and weaves many voices into one.” Two Larger Organisms At the time of Nelson’s video, scientists had only accounted for all the developmental steps in Caenorhabditis elegans, a one-millimeter-long roundworm with about a thousand cells. This year, scientists at Harvard have watched the development of two larger organisms in detail. Now, in three landmark studies published online April 26 in Science, Harvard Medical School and Harvard University researchers report how they have systematically profiled every cell in developing zebrafish and frog embryos to establish a roadmap revealing how one cell builds an entire organism. Using single-cell sequencing technology, the research teams traced the fates of individual cells over the first 24 hours of the life of an embryo. Their analyses reveal the comprehensive landscape of which genes are switched on or off, and when, as embryonic cells transition into new cell states and types. Together, the findings represent a catalog of genetic “recipes” for generating different cell types in two important model species and provide an unprecedented resource for the study of developmental biology and disease. Using new experimental and computational techniques, the scientists monitored gene expression profiles at each stage, one cell at a time, for 200,000 cells. Three teams monitored two well-studied model species, the zebrafish and the western claw-toed frog, Xenopus tropicalis. Embedded videos show what they saw. Harvard molecular biologist Alexander Schier remarked, “It is almost like going from seeing a few stars to seeing the entire universe.” The teams sampled cells at various stages and sequenced them to monitor what the messenger RNAs were doing. And by creating mutants, the scientists could also watch what happens when the canonical pathway is disrupted. Unexpectedly, the groups independently found that at the single-cell level, gene expression was the same in mutants and wildtype, despite the loss of an essential signaling pathway. The proportions of different cell types, however, changed…. When Klein, Kirschner, Megason and colleagues compared cell-state landscapes between zebrafish and frog embryos, they observed mostly similarities. But their analyses revealed numerous surprises as well. One such observation was that genes marking cell states in one species were often poor gene markers for the same cell state in the other species. In several instances, they found that the DNA sequence of a gene — and the structure of the protein it encodes — could be nearly identical between species but have very different expression patterns. “This really shocked us, because it goes against all the intuition we had about development and biology,” Klein said. “It was a really uncomfortable observation. It directly challenges our idea of what it means to be a certain ‘cell type.’” The findings suggest that the underlying control system knows how to reach the target in spite of differences in expression patterns along the way. Another surprise was that the branching-tree pattern of cell divisions and cell fates appears overly simplistic. In another striking finding, the teams observed that the process of cell differentiation into distinct cell types — which is commonly thought to occur in a tree-like structure where different cell types branch off from a common ancestor cell — can form “loops” as well as branches. For example, the neural crest — a group of cells that give rise to diverse tissue types including smooth muscle, certain neurons and craniofacial bone — initially emerges from neural and skin precursors, but is well-known to generate cells that appear almost identical to bone and cartilage precursors. The new results suggest that similar loops might occur in other situations. That cells in the same state can have very different developmental histories suggests that our hierarchical view of development as a “tree” is far too simplified, Klein said. We know humans are capable of this kind of design. A foreman can repurpose materials or workers depending on circumstances, as long as he keeps in mind what the blueprint calls for. But how does an embryo know this? Reaching the Goal, Regardless of the Path All three teams identified cell populations reaching intermediate “decision making” states. They watched as “cells appeared to go down one developmental trajectory but then changed their fate to another trajectory.” Again, this violates deterministic programming that can only reach the target one way. Something knows how to keep the final goal in mind, regardless of the path. Klein, Megason, Kirschner and colleagues made a related observation that, early in development, some cells activated two distinct developmental programs. Though those intermediate cells would eventually adopt a single identity, these discoveries add to the picture of how cells develop their eventual fate and hint that there may be factors beyond genes involved in directing cell fate. “With multilineage cells, we have to start wondering if their final fate is being determined by some selective force or interaction with the environment, rather than just genetic programs,” Kirschner said. Alex Schier’s team, which worked on one of the zebrafish papers, was surprised at this flexibility of the embryo. News from the University of Basel tells how they found that outcomes of cell fates can be altered by circumstances: The results show that the genetic program that a cell follows on the way to maturity is by no means set in stone. “It seems that the developmental path of a cell is more flexible than we previously expected”, says Alex Schier. So far, it was assumed that developing cells follow a predetermined path, like marbles rolling down a hill until they stop at their predestined place. The study now suggests that signals from the environment can have such a strong influence on the cells, that they leave the initial trajectory and change their path, thus taking on a new identity. This finding calls to mind navigators in the space program, who can make course corrections en route to a target when they encounter unexpected circumstances. There was a famous case on the Cassini mission, for example, when mission planners found a defect in the communications relay between the orbiter and the Titan probe. By using the gravity of Titan to make an additional orbit, they changed the angle of the relay, and the data from the Titan landing mission was saved. Hardly a Mention of Evolution The three papers in Science are located here for zebrafish gene expression landscapes, and here for zebrafish developmental trajectories, and here for Xenopus frog gene expression dynamics. Only the third paper mentions evolution, noting the possibility that cell identities appear to be decoupled from genes across evolution. “We found that this expression plasticity is independent of variation in protein sequence itself, surprisingly decoupling a gene’s structure from its expression pattern in the embryo across evolution.” Summarizing these papers, Elizabeth Pennisi in Science described how the three teams compared notes. When Klein, Kirschner, and Megason compared the results for the frog and the zebrafish, they found surprising differences. For example, the developmental routes of certain cell types varied by species. And although the activity of key transcription factor genes was similar in common cell types, the activity of other genes in some cell types differed more than the researchers expected between the two species. Both zebrafish teams also tracked gene activity in fish that had a mutation expected to seriously disturb development. The two groups’ different mutations completely eliminated specific cell types — presumably those directly affected by the disrupted gene — but most other cells differentiated almost normally. This “is just the tip of the iceberg,” in terms of analyzing the developmental effects of mutations, Arendt says. Paul Nelson’s case for intelligent design is strengthened by these new studies. Developmental programs can now be seen as more flexible and robust than previously thought. Embryos can make “course corrections” en route to reach the target. And yet, “Ten, 20 years from now, we can still be sure zebrafish and frogs are going to develop according to the same patterns,” Klein predicts. The target is fixed, even if the way to reach it is flexible. It’s also worth noting that evolutionary theory played almost no part in these research efforts. Only one of all the sources cited above even mentioned evolution; and there, it was only a matter of suggestion for future study. In fact, the authors of the Xenopus paper were rather surprised that a gene’s expression pattern could be decoupled from its structure. What does that do to the old neo-Darwinist mutation/selection theory? The video with Paul Nelson shows artists and architects working on distant goals, performing individual tasks that contribute to reaching the goal. A bricklayer or plumber doesn’t need to know what the finished building will look like. The architect envisioned the target in his mind, according to his skill and knowledge of the requirements. He turns the job over to a foreman who brings it about. We can all think of dozens of examples of this goal-directed activity. When we see analogues in the construction of living things, we can make a robust inference, based on causes we know, that what Doug Axe calls “functional wholes” show the clear imprint of intelligent design in their conception, and intelligent guidance in their manufacture. Photo: Zebrafish embryo at 28 hours, via University of Basel. Alex SchierC. elegansCassini missioncell differentiationdevelopmentDNADouglas AxeElizabeth Pennisiembryoevolutionfunctional wholegeneHarvard Medical SchoolHarvard UniversityHow to Build a Wormintelligent designontogenyPaul NelsonRNAscienceUniversity of Baselwestern claw-toed frogwormXenopus tropicaliszebrafishzygote	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1225
__label__cc	0.588637	0.411363	Consumer electronics primary Sony expects its premium services to account for around 1/2 of its income within the united states inside the next couple of years, a top organization respectable stated. Sony will maintain to decorate its top rate line-up in its Bravia TV range, that is fifty five-inch and above display screen sizes, to cater the niche customers and chase extra cost and sturdy foothold, Sony India Managing Director Sunil Nayyar stated. Learn More : Besides, Sony could also hold to have its low priced range to cater the access-stage customers in 32-inch and forty-inch display length as according to its “dual strategy” inside the phase. Sony, which is strengthening its premium image right here, could additionally enhance the home production of the TV devices via its nearby accomplice. Our contribution to the top rate sales is increasing rapidly. Last year we have been around 20 to twenty-five percentage and this year my wish to develop nearly double inside the next couple of years,” Nayyar said. Presently, Sony India has a marketplace proportion of around forty percent within the top class TV market and 26 percent in the overall TV market via price. Besides, Sony could keep providing pleasant products within the inexpensive phase, which has to grow to be quite aggressive now after the access of numerous new makers in the ultimate two years. “We duly apprehend the growth of the market in that place but Sony is committed to expanding its premium line up and stay with top rate approach,” he said including “we need to bolster the top rate emblem image of Sony in India. Presently, Sony receives around 50 percentage sale of its general TV units (in phrases of cost) from pinnacle 8 metro towns and relaxation comes from tier II & III places. According to Nayyar, Sony could preserve to have its 32 and 40-inch screen length line up and feature “strategically priced” merchandise, meant for less expensive customers searching out a good charge factor. “But we might no longer chase the few factors, which are available in the market today of different manufacturers,” he delivered. Over enlargement of Sony’ sales network, Nayyar stated that it would be based be “organically” primarily based on “strategic necessity” and “herbal evolution” of emblem stores, strength stores and distributors to growth footprint within the united states of America. Moreover, Sony which was given around 50 percentage of TV units sales synthetic domestically right here, would hold to make bigger it. “Substantial portion of our TVs now are made-in-India. As time is going with the aid of, we might further decorate our production and try to make more and more units here than we use to do final yr,” said Nayyar. Sony India is production its Bravia tv here in an OEM partnership with CTTI in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. “Our manufacturing in India is growing and extra investments are going on via our 0.33 party associate and they’re looking to ramp up the manufacturing and they’re additionally shifting to higher-end models,” he introduced. Sharekhan has popped out with its 2nd zone (July-September’ 18) earnings estimates for the Pharma quarter. The brokerage residence expects Natco to report net profit at Rs. A hundred and fifty crores up seventy eight.6% year-on-yr (down 17.8% zone-on-quarter). Vietnam has robust capability because of the population of almost 90 million people. Despite the fact that sales of this sector in 2005 simply reached $200 million, the consistent boom rate of 25%, that is forecasted to be stored via 2010, genuinely indicates ambition and aspiration for era improvement of this country’s government. Currently, the software program industry is one of the maximum backed sectors in Vietnam. It is eligible to experience privileges which include tax and funding incentives, an exemption from VAT and tariff for imported substances that are directly used for software manufacturing, and so forth. To illustrate, businesses concerned in software program manufacturing and offerings are exempt from earnings tax for 4 years regardless of they’re local or foreign-invested ones. Software products are unfastened from VAT (0%) and export tax. Almost every Vietnamese software agencies are small-sized, simply few of them are mid-sized. However, these businesses had been successful in attracting quite a few big corporations and authorities devices to outsource their software tasks to Vietnam. Some of them are Anheuser Busch, Bayer, BMG, BP, Cisco, Critical Path, Daiwa, Fuji, IBM, Merrill Lynch, Nortel Networks, NTT, the State of Oklahoma and Sony. All have outsourced software project. Etc. They all have outsourced to Vietnam directly or by way of 3rd events. There are eight dedicated operational software program parks in Vietnam. Three of them are positioned in HCM metropolis and the others are in Hanoi, Haiphong, Da Nang, Hue, and Can Tho. The first software park in Vietnam, Saigon Software Park, which was commenced in 2001 and technically supported via CISCO, is one of the most superior ones. Another outstanding name have to be mentioned is Quang Trung Software City with a place of over 430,000 square meters and 10 additional hectares available for extension. According to the latest report with the aid of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam has approximately 3,000 to four,000 new IT students each year, of which half of our software program builders. Known for their competencies and diligence, Vietnamese IT students emphasize the capacity of the destiny software industry in Vietnam. As cited, Vietnam’s huge populace indicates a developing and capacity marketplace. Besides, reasonably-priced manufacturing expenses (Software developers in Vietnam are half the fee of Indian software program specialists and feature better retention quotes), combined with the authorities’ guide had been making Vietnam the most notable competitor in phrases of rate. The first ones who recognize this capacity and commenced outsourcing to Vietnam had been small and medium-sized software agencies inside the US. Furthermore, Intel has decided on Saigon High Tech Park that’s located in Ho Chi Minh town as the region for their chip production. Vietnam found out that to acquire such interest and to build a committed center of IT experts, there has been much stuff to be completed to help IT education in Saigon, Hanoi and different towns with capability in IT improvement. Specifically, the National University of Ho Chi Minh City is currently cooperating with Portland State University in Portland, Oregon in advanced IT training for Master and Ph.D. students, which is a modern blended schooling program based on international training models. Moreover, other famous universities in Hanoi (Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Post & Telecommunications Institute of Technology) also are having instructional collaboration with well-known universities all over the globe. Vietnamese software program organizations are nevertheless in an early improvement stage but their capability is already obvious. Furthermore, with the guide from government and the benefit of low manufacturing expenses, Vietnam will quickly become a competitor to India and China in phrases of software outsourcing, that’s a excellent news to software traders and software program corporations in evolved international locations. 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__label__wiki	0.556675	0.556675	Twilio CFO Lee Kirkpatrick leaves February 14, 2018 exechange Push-out Score suggests push-out forces After about six years in the position (exechange) — San Francisco, California, February 13, 2018 — Lee Kirkpatrick, finance chief of Twilio, leaves. As announced by Twilio Inc. in a news release and in a regulatory filing published on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, Lee Kirkpatrick leaves his post as Chief Financial Officer at the cloud communications platform company after about six years in the position. Among the 3,000 largest publicly held companies incorporated in the U.S. based on market capitalization, the average tenure of the CFOs who departed over the past 12 months was 6.1 years, according to data compiled by exechange. The effective date for Kirkpatrick’s resignation has not been determined and Kirkpatrick intends to continue with the Company through the transition. Twilio will undertake a search for a successor. No reason given In the announcement, Twilio did not explicitly explain the reason for Kirkpatrick’s move, opening the door for speculation. Precise information about Kirkpatrick’s future plans was not immediately available. Twilio said: “Lee Kirkpatrick, who has served as Twilio’s Chief Financial Officer since May 2012, has informed the Company and its Board of Directors of his decision to leave the company.” Twilio further said: “Lee Kirkpatrick, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will be resigning from his position with the Company.” Share price decline The change follows a decline in the share price of Twilio Inc. since September 2016. Chaired by Jeff Lawson Twilio Inc. is chaired by Jeff Lawson. Jeff Lawson co-founded Twilio, Inc. in 2008 and has been its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since November 2015 and April 2008 respectively. In the position of CFO since 2012 Lee Kirkpatrick has been the Chief Financial Officer of Twilio, Inc. since May 2012. Kirkpatrick brings over 20 years of experience in finance and operations at high growth and technology companies. Prior to joining Twilio, Kirkpatrick was CFO of SAY Media (formerly Videoegg), COO and CFO of Videoegg, COO of Kodak Imaging Network, CFO of Ofoto and held various senior finance and operating roles during nine years at Reuters. Kirkpatrick grew up in Southern California, and earned his BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, and his MBA from Columbia University. He currently serves on the Board of Lincoln Healthcare. As a general rule, when a top manager announces to step down with no successor in place, it is a sign that the move was unexpected and too early. Generally speaking, potential causes for an unplanned change can be, among others, disagreement or dispute, family reasons, health reasons and surprising new career opportunities. It is not completely certain what forces eventually triggered Lee Kirkpatrick’s move. The Push-out Score™ determined by exechange suggests that push-out forces may have contributed to the change. Read the full story in the exechange report 8.2018 ($). Texas Instruments CEO Brian Crutcher leaves abruptly Coca-Cola CFO Kathy Waller leaves Square CFO Sarah Friar leaves for Nextdoor McKesson CEO John Hammergren leaves Seagate CFO Dave Morton leaves at short notice Cloudera CEO Tom Reilly leaves Symantec CEO Greg Clark leaves Electronics For Imaging CEO Guy Gecht leaves Intuit CEO Brad Smith leaves post Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan leaves post abruptly CaliforniaLee KirkpatrickSan FranciscoTechnologyTwilioTwilio Inc. Previous PostMurphy Oil CFO John Eckart leavesNext PostSunTrust CFO Aleem Gillani leaves at short notice	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1227
__label__cc	0.542021	0.457979	Adaptation of the proximal humerus to physical activity: A within-subject controlled study in baseball players Stuart J. Warden, Julio Carballido-Gamio, Keith G. Avin, Mariana Elizabeth Kersh, Robyn K. Fuchs, Roland Krug, Ryan J. Bice Mechanical Science and Engineering Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology The proximal humerus is a common, yet understudied site for osteoporotic fracture. The current study explored the impact of prolonged physical activity on proximal humerus bone health by comparing bone properties between the throwing and nonthrowing arms within professional baseball players. The proximal humerus in throwing arms had 28.1% (95% CI, 17.8 to 38.3%) greater bone mass compared to nonthrowing arms, as assessed using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. At the level of the surgical neck, computed tomography revealed 12.0% (95% CI, 8.2 to 15.8%) greater total cross-sectional area and 31.0% (95% CI, 17.8 to 44.2%) greater cortical thickness within throwing arms, which contributed to 56.8% (95% CI, 44.9 to 68.8%) greater polar moment of inertia (i.e., estimated ability to resist torsional forces) compared to nonthrowing arms. Within the humeral head and greater tubercle regions, throwing arms had 3.1% (95% CI, 1.1 to 5.1%) more trabecular bone, as assessed using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging. Three-dimensional mapping of voxel- and vertex-wise differences between arms using statistical parametric mapping techniques revealed throwing arms had adaptation within much of the proximal diaphysis, especially the posterolateral cortex. The pattern of proximal diaphysis adaptation approximated the pattern of strain energy distribution within the proximal humerus during a fastball pitch derived from a musculoskeletal and finite element model in a representative player. These data demonstrate the adaptive ability of the proximal humerus to physical activity-related mechanical loads. It remains to be established how they translate to exercise prescription to improve bone health within the proximal humerus; however, they provide unique insight into the relationship between prolonged loading and skeletal adaptation at a clinically relevant osteoporotic site. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.01.008 Published - Apr 1 2019 Bone and Bones Diaphyses Mechanical Torsion Osteoporotic Fractures Internal impingement Mechanoadaptation ASJC Scopus subject areas Warden, S. J., Carballido-Gamio, J., Avin, K. G., Kersh, M. E., Fuchs, R. K., Krug, R., & Bice, R. J. (2019). Adaptation of the proximal humerus to physical activity: A within-subject controlled study in baseball players. Bone, 121, 107-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.01.008 Adaptation of the proximal humerus to physical activity : A within-subject controlled study in baseball players. / Warden, Stuart J.; Carballido-Gamio, Julio; Avin, Keith G.; Kersh, Mariana Elizabeth; Fuchs, Robyn K.; Krug, Roland; Bice, Ryan J. In: Bone, Vol. 121, 01.04.2019, p. 107-115. Warden, SJ, Carballido-Gamio, J, Avin, KG, Kersh, ME, Fuchs, RK, Krug, R & Bice, RJ 2019, 'Adaptation of the proximal humerus to physical activity: A within-subject controlled study in baseball players' Bone, vol. 121, pp. 107-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.01.008 Warden SJ, Carballido-Gamio J, Avin KG, Kersh ME, Fuchs RK, Krug R et al. Adaptation of the proximal humerus to physical activity: A within-subject controlled study in baseball players. 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The current study explored the impact of prolonged physical activity on proximal humerus bone health by comparing bone properties between the throwing and nonthrowing arms within professional baseball players. The proximal humerus in throwing arms had 28.1% (95% CI, 17.8 to 38.3%) greater bone mass compared to nonthrowing arms, as assessed using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. At the level of the surgical neck, computed tomography revealed 12.0% (95% CI, 8.2 to 15.8%) greater total cross-sectional area and 31.0% (95% CI, 17.8 to 44.2%) greater cortical thickness within throwing arms, which contributed to 56.8% (95% CI, 44.9 to 68.8%) greater polar moment of inertia (i.e., estimated ability to resist torsional forces) compared to nonthrowing arms. Within the humeral head and greater tubercle regions, throwing arms had 3.1% (95% CI, 1.1 to 5.1%) more trabecular bone, as assessed using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging. Three-dimensional mapping of voxel- and vertex-wise differences between arms using statistical parametric mapping techniques revealed throwing arms had adaptation within much of the proximal diaphysis, especially the posterolateral cortex. The pattern of proximal diaphysis adaptation approximated the pattern of strain energy distribution within the proximal humerus during a fastball pitch derived from a musculoskeletal and finite element model in a representative player. These data demonstrate the adaptive ability of the proximal humerus to physical activity-related mechanical loads. It remains to be established how they translate to exercise prescription to improve bone health within the proximal humerus; however, they provide unique insight into the relationship between prolonged loading and skeletal adaptation at a clinically relevant osteoporotic site. AB - The proximal humerus is a common, yet understudied site for osteoporotic fracture. 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__label__cc	0.746352	0.253648	House Explosion in Charlotte, NC Leaves 1 Dead, Another Injured A house explosion in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Ballantyne neighborhood has left one person dead and another badly injured. Rania Karam was killed in the blast which occurred around 2 p.m. on July 2. Her husband, Dr. Jabran Karam, was badly injured. He was airlifted from the scene to a nearby hospital. Contact a Pritzker Hageman Explosion Lawyer Dr. Karam told first responders that he smelled gas before the explosion. Neighboring houses of the home on James Jack Lane near Ballantyne Commons Parkway in the Ballantyne Country Club neighborhood said the blast made a thunderous noise and instantly reduced the 6,300-square-foot house to a pile of flaming rubble. The experienced explosion lawyers at Pritzker Hageman represent clients nationwide who have been injured in explosions and families who have suffered the wrongful death of a loved one. If you have been injured, we want to help. Call us for a free consultation at 1 (888) 377-8900 (toll-free), send a text to 612-261-0856, or complete the form below. July 5, 2019 /by Carla Tags: Explosion Attorney, Explosion Lawyer https://explosionburnlawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/Fire-truck-rushing-to-the-scene-of-a-fire-iStock-image.jpg 696 696 Carla http://explosionburnlawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/logo-explosion-burn-legal-team-black-and-black-stack.png Carla2019-07-05 14:10:142019-07-05 14:13:34House Explosion in Charlotte, NC Leaves 1 Dead, Another Injured Pritzker Hageman, P.A. Our team takes cases in all 50 states Lead Practice Office – 45 S 7th St, #2950 HOME \| CONTACT \| DISCLAIMER We are a national explosion and burn injury law firm. Our lawyers have recovered millions for people injured in explosions throughout the United States. Toll-Free Number: 1-888-377-8900 Austell, Georgia House Explosion Injures Father and Son, 6 Gas Line Explosion Injures 23 People at Shopping Mall in Plantation, FL	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1230
__label__wiki	0.732702	0.732702	From the industry: A digital platform for changing the outbound sector — Sep 19, 2017 Latvian finished vehicle services provider, Fracht SIA, rolled out its Automotive Logistics Control System (ALCS) in 2014 to aid in the distribution of cars for Volkswagen Group brands, General Motors and a number of commercial vehicle companies. Fracht has invested €3m ($3.6m) in the transport management software tool so far and it now handles everything from purchasing, transport scheduling and supply chain management, to route data services, quality control, KPI performance and financial accounting. The web-based software, which is supported by cloud applications, is designed to better manage the flow of information in real-time by establishing a shared platform for carmakers, transport providers and other key suppliers of services in the outbound sector. “The system is a kind of mix between ERP II and a professional social network, where users can share their data with specific partners,” explains its founder and board member at Fracht SIA, Renatas Slenderis (pictured). Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a business process management software that brings together integrated applications to manage a business and automate office functions. ERP II had the added advantage of bringing in customer relationship and human resources management. Slenderis goes on: “There is a combination of features from classic ERP II, with its strong business rules, complex data entry forms and restricted access to data, and on other hand, experience of modern web applications and social networks where users are able to share information with their partners in simple and usable way.” Optimised, automated, efficient Fracht says that more than 80% of its business processes have been optimised and automated with ALCS, with some impressive gains in efficiency. “Our reaction time from ordering to execution has been decreased up to 20 times,” says Slenderis. “Fracht increased the transportation of vehicles from 6,700 units in 2010 to 70,000 in 2016 [and] turnover increased seven times without increasing the number of employees. Moreover, we can still grow annual transport of vehicles to up to 300,000 with the management of two dispatchers.” Since it was introduced, more than 180,000 new and second-hand vehicles have been moved using the software by Fracht and its Lithuanian subsidiary, Fracht UAB (the split has been around 65% new and 35% used). “Small and medium transport companies, including Vytaro Transportas, Autoriba and Autofastas, to name but three, are cooperating with us through ALCS,” says Slenderis. “About 265 transport companies are using ALCS on a regular basis although our network in total includes 1,289 transport companies and more than 5,000 auto transporters.” Moreover, larger European transport providers such as Frikus, Hoedlmayer, STS, and Wega-A are using it in a limited capacity as an exchange module to purchase loads on a spot basis, find orders or get information on loading and unloading. Those finished vehicle transport providers, big and small, are using the ALCS system right the way across Europe and the company is looking further afield for global applications. According to Slenderis, the system supports ten languages, including Chinese, Russian and Spanish, so ALCS can be implemented in a number of regions around the world. Overcoming the obstacles In developing the system, Fracht ran into some familiar problems faced by those seeking a more efficient outbound logistics process. Fundamentally, creating a shared platform, or connected supply chain, that serves all parties means open access on one level but maintaining secure integration between OEMs and the logistics and transport providers on the other. Fracht also had to think about keeping ALCS friendly enough for users so that training in the system could be kept to a minimum. Balancing the mix of ERP functions with social network technology meant that user friendliness was also matched with data security. The company has also made adjustments to the system as it has developed it. For example, during the trial of the system GSM (mobile) applications the company originally designed came up against some resistance from drivers who did not want to use smartphone apps. Most of the drivers were above 50 years of age and not savvy with smartphone apps in their work. Second, often rough working conditions meant that using a smartphone was inconvenient. Fracht solved the issue by simplifying the communication process between the ALCS and the driver using SMS codes. Emissions savings Another problem to overcome in the distribution of finished vehicles is the level of empty miles typically run on return legs, when the transporters don’t have cargo, a source of inefficiency. Fracht says that using ALCS could help to reduce those empty miles and the carbon emissions spent. Pairing loads and combining flows is the only way to do this, according to Fracht. That is the reason, says Slenderis, why PSA originally created Gefco and why Renault originally set up Groupe Cat. But even with dedicated services the results will be poorer if processes are being coordinated with outdated manual methods rather than being digitally automated. “Our system can change this form of co-operation and provide a solution for manufacturers and suppliers based on digitalisation, real time flows and fleet management,” says Slenderis “It means the system is able to combine the flows of different carmakers and provide optimal routing, managing fleet service providers automatically; business digitalisation opens a way to an optimal solution.” The use of an automated system for transport management has other advantages. For instance, when a driver informs the ALCS that he or she is unloading the last vehicle, the system automatically sends loading instructions for the next trip. Another example is seen in the information sent to a vehicle compound that shows when transporter is in the vicinity. OEM involvement What Fracht is looking for now to fully exploit the system is a greater integration with the vehicle makers themselves, which requires their participation in the system. “After integration with manufacturing and compound information systems, ALCS will be able to accept transportation orders, plan trips and send load instructions to drivers – or, in future, unmanned autonomous vehicles – in a fully automated way without participation from personnel.” Integration of processes is something Fracht sees as key for the improvement of the finished vehicle transport sector as a whole and something that prepares it for the arrival of the autonomous vehicle. While digitalisation of processes in the finished vehicle sector has taken off and proliferated in a number of directions – telematics, transport management systems, customer relationship management (CRM), supplier relationship management (SRM), e-commerce – there are still no shared platforms to manage connections between the different systems. According to Fracht, ALCS connects the supply chain and by connecting the different systems supporting it can reduce empty miles, decrease reaction time, disseminate track and trace data across the supply chain and reduce manual communication and the waste of paper. What is more, if implemented Slenderis says it standardise processes globally, providing a shared multilingual exchange to automate and optimise business processes. “Customers require speed, transparency, and track and trace, for the lowest price possible and this is where we come to offer our services,” says Slenderis. “We can say with certainty that, without a shared platform in automotive logistics there is no future for autonomous transport!”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1237
__label__cc	0.585851	0.414149	Airline Stock Roundup: Delta Air Lines Hikes Dividend, Busiest Summer in the Cards? Zacks May 18, 2016 The past week saw quite a few updates in the airline space. In a widely-expected move, the Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Air Lines DAL hiked its quarterly dividend and trimmed its capacity growth plan for the second half of the year. Moreover, the carrier said in a presentation that it intends to complete the existing $5 billion repurchase plan by May 2017. Apart from these, the headlines were also dominated by developments like the release of a forecast by Airlines for America (‘A4A’) – the largest airline trade association in the U.S. According to the projection, the upcoming summer season (Jun 1–Aug 31) will be the busiest one for U.S. carriers in terms of air travel. Strong demand for travel and low fuel costs are expected to drive passenger volumes during summer to an all-time high. Moreover, the expected total volume (231.1 million) is 4% higher than the year-ago figure. Furthermore, JetBlue Airways Corporation’s JBLU April load factor (% of seats filled with passengers) declined as traffic growth was outpaced by capacity expansion. On the earnings front, Latin American carrier GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. GOL reported encouraging first-quarter 2016 results. However, the carrier’s traffic results for April continued to be sluggish, hurt by a weak economy. Read the last Airline Stock Roundup for May 11, 2016. Recap of the Past Week’s Most Important Stories 1. JetBlue Airways posted a rise in traffic to the tune of 8.6% on 10.8% capacity expansion. Load factor decreased 160 basis points to 84.1%. Revenue per available seat mile (RASM) in the month fell 12.5% on a year-over-year basis (read more:JetBlue April Traffic Improves, RASM Declines 12.5%). 2. According to a forecast released by Airlines for America (“A4A”) – the largest airline trade association in the U.S. – the ongoing summer (June-August) will be the busiest of all times for American carriers in terms of air travel. The trade organization has predicted that approximately 231.1 million passengers will be transported by various U.S. carriers in the three months under consideration. The air travel estimate for the summer season, which translates into 2.51 million fliers per day, represents a 4% increase from the comparable year-ago figure. The organization has also predicted that passenger volume on international flights will touch 30.5 million or 331,000 per day this summer. To meet the surge in travel demand, U.S. carriers are increasing the number of available seats. With carriers making substantial investments in aircraft, they will offer larger planes this summer to meet the surge in demand. In a customer-friendly move, the organization has called on U.S. Transportation Security Administration to avoid long queues at airports through proper staff management 3. GOL Linhas reported earnings of 27 cents per share in the first quarter of 2016 which compared favorably with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.20. Net revenue climbed 8.3% year over year to approximately $ $696.7 million (read more: GOL Linhas Posts Q1 Profit, Revenues Up; Keeps View). On a separate note, the carrier reported disappointing traffic results for April. Traffic – measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) – stood at 2.53 billion, down 18.4% from 3.1 billion recorded a year ago. Also, on a year-over-year basis, consolidated capacity (or available seat kilometers/ASKs) was down 15.4% to 3.34 billion (read more: GOL Linhas April Traffic Tanks 18.4%, Capacity Down). 4. Delta Air Lines raised its cash quarterly dividend to over 20 cents per share (81 cents per share annualized), representing an increase of 50% over the previous quarterly payout of 13.5 cents per share (54 cents per share annualized). The new dividend, which has been approved by the company’s board of directors, will be paid to investors from the third quarter of 2016. The carrier also intends to accelerate its buyback program. The company has managed to reduce its net debt significantly from the 2009 levels. The airline behemoth, which has deferred the delivery of 4 wide-bodied aircraft from 2018 to 2019/20, intends to reduce capacity growth to below 2% in the second half of 2016. Delta Air Lines, which trimmed its capacity growth plan by approximately 1% for the final quarter of 2016, expects to be the first network carrier to return to “positive unit revenue growth later this year” (read more: Delta Air Lines to Hike Dividend, Close Buyback Plan). 5 The antitrust unit of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked for more information on Alaska Air Group’s ALK proposed buyout of Virgin America VA from both the companies. The request, which the companies believe is part of the DOJ review process, has not worried the companies as they are co-operating fully with the DOJ. They are confident of receiving the requisite regulatory approvals to close the deal by the originally scheduled date of Jan1, 2017. In April this year, Alaska Air Group inked a deal to buy Virgin America. The following table shows the price movement of the major airline players over the past week and during the last 6 months. JBLU The table above shows that most airline stocks traded in the red over the past week leading to the NYSE ARCA Airline index declining 2.05% to $84.78 over the past 5 trading days as oil prices move north. Shares of Alaska Air Group depreciated the most (5.86%) while Delta Air Lines emerged as the biggest gainer (1.58%) as investors seemed to be pleased with the carrier’s bullish update. Over the past six months too most airline stocks have lost value with the NYSE ARCA Airline index declining 5.67%. Shares of Virgin America appreciated the most (50.86%) during the period while JetBlue Airways emerged as the biggest laggard (28.03%). What's Next in the Airline Space? Investors will keenly watch presentations by airline heavyweights like American Airlines Group AAL and also keep an eye on shareholder friendly announcements. Focus will also be on updates pertaining to Southwest Airlines’ LUV dispute with its pilots. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report >> SOUTHWEST AIR (LUV): Free Stock Analysis Report JETBLUE AIRWAYS (JBLU): Free Stock Analysis Report GOL LINHAS-ADR (GOL): Free Stock Analysis Report DELTA AIR LINES (DAL): Free Stock Analysis Report ALASKA AIR GRP (ALK): Free Stock Analysis Report AMER AIRLINES (AAL): Free Stock Analysis Report VIRGIN AMERICA (VA): Free Stock Analysis Report Due to 737 Max, Southwest makes 'difficult decision' to delay training for new pilots 5 Must-See Highlights From Delta Air Lines' Earnings Call Is Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) Excessively Paying Its CEO? Alitalia Rescue Weeks Away as Delta, Atlantia Line Up to Bid JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines Reaffirm Their Q2 Forecasts	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1241
__label__wiki	0.717801	0.717801	Lavrov Slams Biden’s Call to Split Iraq The idea of partition for Iraq would never be agreed by Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, stressing that this kind of “state structure manipulation” is obsolete and Iraqis should define the future of their country themselves. “We would never adopt a position voiced without any constraint by US Vice President Joe Biden, who said directly that Iraq should be split into Shia and Sunni parts and that the Kurds should be given what they want,” Lavrov told the participants of the youth forum Territory of Meanings near Moscow, RT reported. Lavrov labeled Biden’s position as “highly irresponsible and more importantly unacceptable,” because someone from overseas is lecturing Iraqi people on what to do with their country. “We won’t commit to such things, telling Sunnis to get out today and urging Shia to move on next time. This is ‘social engineering,’ state structure manipulation from far outside,” Lavrov said, stressing that the destructiveness of such a plan is obvious. “We believe that Iraqis, Shia, Sunnis and Kurds, should decide for themselves how to live together.” Lavrov’s remarks come after reports that Biden is “seriously deciding whether to jump into the Democratic presidential race.” Controversial Article The idea of decentralizing Iraq was voiced by Biden as early as 2006, in his “Unity Through Autonomy in Iraq” article for the New York Times, which has been subject of much controversy. In the article, Biden proposed the idea of Iraq’s federalization and autonomous regions in Iraq for Sunnis, Shia and Kurds. In April 2015, Biden’s office published his article “Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden on Iraq” on the White House’s official website. “We want what Iraqis want: A united, federal and democratic Iraq that is defined by its own constitution, where power is shared among all Iraqi communities, where a sovereign government exercises command and control over the forces in the field. And that’s overwhelmingly what the Iraqis want,” Biden wrote. Bogus War The US together with an international coalition waged war in Iraq in 2003, under the pretext of eliminating weapons of mass destruction developed by Saddam Hussein’s regime. After the regime was brought down, the suspected weapons were never found. The Iraqi war lasted until 2011 and claimed the lives of nearly 1.5 million Iraqis and at least 6,000 coalition soldiers. Many more were wounded on each side. The civil war in Iraq that started immediately after the withdrawal of the occupation forces is still going on. Many thousands have perished in terror acts and skirmishes. Today, the situation in Iraq is deeply aggravated by the advancement of Islamic State militants. The extremist group is steadily capturing Iraqi territory. A significant part of the IS’ military backbone reportedly consists of former high-ranking Iraqi officials who served in Saddam’s regime. Estimates of the number of Saddam-era veterans in IS ranks vary from 100 to 160 in mostly mid- and senior-level positions. Iraqis Vote in First Post-IS Election White House 2020 Hopefuls Slam Trump on Iran Iraq’s Role in Regional Stability Commended IS Top Ranks Dominated by Saddam-Era Veterans If Joe Biden Calls, You Should Duck or Flee Turkey Says No Compromise on Gulen Extradition	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1242
__label__wiki	0.783376	0.783376	Brazil’s Embattled Rousseff Loses PP From Coalition Another coalition partner of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced it is quitting, dealing a further blow to her bid to stave off impeachment. The Progressive Party said most of its 47 MPs would vote for Rousseff to be impeached. Last month the PMDB, the largest party in Brazil’s governing coalition, also voted to leave, BBC reported. Rousseff, who faces an impeachment vote in the lower house on Sunday, says her opponents are plotting a “coup”. They claim she manipulated accounts to hide Brazil’s growing deficit ahead of her election campaign two years ago. She denies this and her supporters say the issue is not valid grounds for impeachment anyway. A PP spokeswoman told AFP on Tuesday: “The party decided to withdraw from the ... alliance, by majority decision.” The PP is the fourth-largest party in the 513-seat lower house but it is not clear how its departure from the government might affect Sunday’s vote. A two-thirds majority—342 MPs—is needed to send the impeachment case to the Senate. A recent poll, before the PP’s announcement, showed 300 in favor of impeachment and 125 opposed, leaving 88 MPs still undecided or not stating their position. Earlier on Tuesday, Rousseff suggested that Vice President Michel Temer was one of the ringleaders of the “coup” attempt against her. She said a widely distributed audio message of Temer appearing to accept replacing her as president, was evidence of the conspiracy. However, she did not identify him by name. “They now are conspiring openly, in the light of day, to destabilize a legitimately elected president,” Rousseff said. She referred to “the chief and ... the vice chief” of the plot, an apparent reference to Temer and lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha. Brazil is “living in strange times”, she said, “times of a coup, of farce and betrayal”. Temer has said that the message was released by accident. Speaking in an interview with the conservative Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper on Tuesday, Temer argued that he had spent weeks away from the capital Brasilia specifically so that no one could accuse him of plotting behind the scenes. On Monday evening, amid rowdy scenes, a 65-member congressional committee voted 38 to 27 to recommend going ahead with impeachment proceedings. MPs are due to start debating on Friday, officials said, with voting beginning on Sunday at about 14:00 (1700 GMT). The result should be known later in the evening. Security is expected to be stepped up around the Congress building in Brasilia as the vote takes place. While President Rousseff’s opponents say the impeachment is supported by most Brazilians, the president’s supporters have labelled it a flagrant power grab by her political enemies. If the president and Temer are both suspended from office, the next in line to assume the presidency is Cunha. However, he is facing money laundering and other charges. Brazil Committee Recommends Impeaching Rousseff Brazil’s VP Faces Impeachment Rousseff Vows to Fight on After Impeachment Defeat Crisis-Hit Brazil and Temer’s Task Rousseff Moves Closer to Impeachment Rousseff Promises to Call for Early Elections	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1243
__label__wiki	0.512323	0.512323	Quotes › Authors › ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZQuotes › Topics › Grandchildren Quotes Share on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Blogger Save Page Gmail Bookmark “I was nice to the people in the Philippines for the two and a half years I was there, because I knew eventually I’d have to kiss up to them so my grandchildren could have toys.” “My grandchildren just know me now as Mr. Potato Head.” “If my grandchildren were to look at me and say, ‘You were aware species were disappearing and you did nothing, you said nothing’, that I think is culpable. I don’t know how much more they expect me to be doing, I’d better ask them.” “The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?” “The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.” “I have seven beautiful grandchildren, four of whom are girls.” “Here in Spain, there are Argentine Jews, children and grandchildren of immigrants of Jews who fled Germany or Austria in the thirties, and in the seventies during the dictatorship, they had to go into exile again.” Antonio Munoz Molina “Going to India to do a film is not an everyday affair. I thought I would do that one movie to show my grandchildren when I am 60.” “I am a Soviet man, and Yeltsin is a Soviet man – maybe our grandchildren will be different.” Aleksandr Lebed “Elephants and grandchildren never forget.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1245
__label__wiki	0.663083	0.663083	Revelation, Resistance, and Mormon Polygamy: The Introduction and Implementation of the Principle, 1830-1853 Merina Smith Protection: DRM free In Revelation, Resistance, and Mormon Polygamy, historian Merina Smith explores the introduction of polygamy in Nauvoo, a development that unfolded amid scandal and resistance. Smith considers the ideological, historical, and even psychological elements of the process and captures the emotional and cultural detail of this exciting and volatile period in Mormon history. She illuminates the mystery of early adherents’ acceptance of such a radical form of marriage in light of their dedication to the accepted monogamous marriage patterns of their day. When Joseph Smith began to reveal and teach the doctrine of plural marriage in 1841, even stalwart members like Brigham Young were shocked and confused. In this thoughtful study, Smith argues that the secret introduction of plural marriage among the leadership coincided with an evolving public theology that provided a contextualizing religious narrative that persuaded believers to accept the principle. This fresh interpretation draws on diaries, letters, newspapers, and other primary sources and is especially effective in its use of family narratives. It will be of great interest not only to scholars and the general public interested in Mormon history but in American history, religion, gender and sexuality, and the history of marriage and families. In Revelation, Resistance, and Mormon Polygamy, historian Merina Smith explores the introduction of polygamy in Nauvoo, a development that unfolded amid scandal and resistance. Smith considers the ideological, historical, and even psychological elements of the process and captures the emotional and cultural detail of this exciting and volatile period in Mormon history. She illuminates the mystery of early adherents’ acceptance of such a radical form of marriage in… (more)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1250
__label__wiki	0.952912	0.952912	Meinung / A Film of Immediate Pleasures: Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes The Korean director’s win marks a return to the expected, after years of films with mixed critical and populist support taking the top prize At last, something unexpected: the expected. At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the top prize of the Palme d’Or went to Bong Joon-ho for his superlative thriller Parasite (2019), breaking with tradition in several respects. For one, the genre master’s big win marks the very first Palme victory for a Korean director, a pretty gobsmacking statistic to come from a cinema hub regularly hosting such esteemed auteurs as Park Chan-wook (robbed for The Handmaiden in 2016), Lee Chang-dong (snubbed for Burning just last year) and Hong Sang-soo (take your pick; the guy never stops working, with two films in the 2017 selection alone). More surprising, though, was the marked lack of surprise. The last five-or-so years have established a pattern of unpredictability, as films with mixed notices from the attending critical press and minimal populist support have snuck away with the gold. Last year’s Shoplifters, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, was well-liked enough, but generally viewed as an underdog, while the odds-on favourites – Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman and Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War were relegated to minor prizes. The middle of this decade has been filled with more straightforward upsets, films already forgotten by many of those in the house for their press screenings. Ken Loach’s rather milquetoast I, Daniel Blake from 2016 edged out such causes célèbre as German comedy Toni Erdmann, directed by Maren Ade, and Paul Verhoeven’s daring psychodrama Elle. The year prior, Jacques Audiard’s widely-knocked Dheepan won out over Todd Haynes’ heartrending lesbian romance Carol and Yorgos Lanthimos’ deadpan parable The Lobster, both of which went on to be nominated for Oscars. Bong Joon-ho, Parasite, 2019, film still. Courtesy: CJ Entertainment Parasite’s path to the top has been clear and arrow-straight from the earliest raves, however. Viewers in Cannes’s Debussy theatre responded vocally to the off-kilter thriller-comedy about a family of scammers gradually worming their way into an upper-crust household. The son infiltrates first as a tutor, then gaslights his new employers into putting his sister, mother, and father on the payroll, until they’re basically running the place. It’s a great bit, until the halfway mark hits and the film does a complete one-eighty into an entirely new register of lunacy, bowling over the crowd. Parasite’s coming out on top feels like a return to normality, or at least comprehensibility. In addition to the most handsomely-rewarded, Bong’s film also happens to be among the best in this slate. Every year, Screen Daily assembles an international lineup of heavy-hitter critics on a grid compiling an aggregate score for each film in the competition, and Parasite waltzed away with the top spot at a 3.5/4. Beyond the highest echelon of the press, the enthusiasm only got stronger; a fandom referring to itself as the ‘#Bong Hive’ instantly materialized on Twitter following the first press screening, with breathless cheerleading the likes of which usually accompany the latest Avengers release. Meanwhile Guillermo del Toro has emerged as a vocal stumper for the film. While there’s always a temptation to read into the Cannes jury members’ choices, extrapolating who might have argued in favour of what, this pick and its accompanying reception may say more about us commoners than the glitterati handing out the trophy. (Plus, attempting to gain any insight into the mental interiors of sitting jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu is a fool’s errand ending only in bafflement.) Iñárritu stated in his speech that the choice came unanimously, and in that moment, it sounded like he was referring to us, too. Parasite is a film of gratuitous and immediate pleasures, a true crowd-pleaser, the kind of raw force that earned roars of approval from a hard-to-impress group of global journalists. Its success makes sense, and the according cheers reflect a collective desire for the festival to make sense again. It’s vital to understand that prognosticating for Cannes does not work the same way as prognosticating for, say, the Academy Awards. Instead of months upon months of soothsaying and analysis from every conceivable angle, we get two weeks to ponder almost entirely in the dark, as Cannes jurors keep their opinions to themselves until decision-making time. Everyone likes to make their predictions, but nobody really has any idea what will happen when the microphone goes live in the Lumiere theatre. All of which made the big moment such a cathartic rush. Cannes attendees have been recently trained to hope for the best but expect the whatever, and feeling joined in purpose with the folks at the top provided a perfect capper to an unusually strong festival. Cannes isn’t about giving the people what they want, that’s counterintuitive to the festival’s mission of challenging and occasionally shocking the audiences taking in their films. All the more precious, then, when we all end up wanting the same thing. Main image: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite, 2019, film still. Courtesy: CJ Entertainment Charles Bramesco is a film and television critic based in New York. He regularly contributes to The Guardian and Vulture. He tweets: @intothecrevasse Palme d’Or Olafur Eliasson at Tate Modern Review: Spectacle in an Age of Climate Crisis The Many Voices of Care in Chantal Akerman’s Last Book Peter Strickland’s Demon Dress Horror ‘In Fabric’ and the History of Killer Fashion Supporting emerging filmmakers with Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award How the Art World Can Fight a ‘Culture of Censorship’ How Partial Blindness Showed Johann König How to Be a Gallerist ‘Dirt was as important as gold’: An Oral History of Robert Rauschenberg We’re All Tired of Biennials – So What Comes Next? Part 1: A Report on the Inaugural Edition of osloBIENNALEN The Poor-Shaming Vision of Pride in Taylor Swift’s ‘You Need to Calm Down’ Sheffield Doc/Fest Builds Empathy from the Rubble of Prevailing Injustices The Art of Selling Luxury Vivian Maier: The Strangeness of Selves More Meinung Operation Night Watch is Revealing Rembrandt’s Secrets (And You Can Watch Live) Why in an Age of Climate Crisis, the Art World Must Shun Oil Sponsorship What Happens When Artists Run Restaurants? Ancient and Modern: The Re-opening of Fondazione Morra Greco in Naples Is Craft Back in Fashion?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1253
__label__wiki	0.803774	0.803774	Protesters at ICE Facility Swap Out Its U.S. Flag (VIDEO) Published on July 13, 2019 by Athena Pallas Protesters at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Colorado took the U.S. flag down from one of the facility’s flagpoles. They then replaced it, hoisting the Mexican flag in its place. This happened yesterday outside the Aurora, Colorado, ICE facility, where scores of protesters gathered to protest deportation raids the Trump administration has planned to start tomorrow. The demonstration in Colorado was part of an event called “March to Close the Concentration Camps”, in reference to immigrant detention centers, the conditions in which have been the subject of much criticism, and even the subject of a congressional hearing yesterday by the House Oversight and Reform Committee. At yesterday’s hearing, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who toured multiple detention centers and decried their conditions, said, according to CBS News, that it was a particular affront to see the U.S. flag all over these facilities that are such poor examples of the treatment of detainees. That may have also been part of what the Colorado protesters had in mind when they took down the American flag, that they are offended by what their government, their country, is doing in the treatment of immigrants. Colorado TV station KDVR anchor Matt Mauro captured this video of a Mexican flag being hoisted after the American flag was taken down. Protestors on @ICEgov property just pulled down the American flag and replaced it with the Mexican flag. The group by the doors is growing. Though most protestors are still on the street. pic.twitter.com/X2waaFMEOW — Matt Mauro (@mattmauronews) July 13, 2019 Later, the police put the American flag back up, but Aurora police chief Nick Metz also praised protesters for remaining peaceful. According to The Hill: Protesters took down an American flag outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Colorado this week and replaced it with a Mexican flag, according to footage posted online. …According to CBS News, hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the facility on Friday to demonstrate against planned raids targeting undocumented immigrants that are expected to start on Sunday. …The demonstration was part of an effort organized on Facebook that was called “March to Close the Concentration Camps.” The event was reportedly orchestrated under the Lights for Liberty coalition. …Footage captured later on Friday night showed police raising the American flag outside the facility again. Local police chief Nick Metz said protesters remained “peaceful” in a tweet on Friday night and added that the demonstration showed the “best of Aurora.” This was Aurora, Colorado, police chief Nick Metz’s tweet praising the peaceful nature of the demonstration, writing, ” Tonight we witnessed the best of Aurora (Police & Community) during the peaceful #LightsForLiberty demonstration. Thank you to everyone who remained peaceful & took the time to thank my cops…& thank you to all the officers who were there to ensure everyones safety.” Tonight we witnessed the best of Aurora (Police & Community) during the peaceful #LightsForLiberty demonstration. Thank you to everyone who remained peaceful & took the time to thank my cops…& thank you to all the officers who were there to ensure everyones safety. @AuroraPD pic.twitter.com/UzkF8nQDfJ — Chief Nick Metz (@APDChiefMetz) July 13, 2019 Featured image via Wikimedia Commons. © 2019 Free Rein Report	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1254
__label__wiki	0.671837	0.671837	Home»Info & Support»Pregnancy and Birth»Information on testing»Why test for GBS? Why test for GBS?Jane Grout2018-09-13T13:35:16+00:00 With infections as serious as those caused by GBS, prevention is so much better than treatment. Currently the best way of knowing which women carry GBS in labour is through testing for GBS at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy – using sensitive enriched culture method (ECM) tests. If positive, then preventative measures can minimise the risk of transmission to the bay. Intravenous antibiotics given in labour to women whose babies are at higher risk of developing GBS infection have proved to dramatically reduce that risk. Screening for GBS is not recommended by the UK National Screening Committee nor the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Current policy is centred around using a ‘risk factor’ approach to determining which women are at-risk. Unfortunately, the introduction of this strategy in 2003 has not reduced the rate of early-onset GBS infections in babies. Furthermore, up to 40% of babies who do become affected are born to mothers with no clinical risk factors, other unknowingly carrying GBS. An antenatal screening program, using tests specifically designed to detect group B Strep carriage, would identify more women whose babies are at increased risk of GBS infection than using risk factors. Giving all higher-risk women targeted, low-spectrum antibiotics in labour could result in a significant drop in the cases of early onset GBS infection. Countries that have done this have seen their incidence fall by 71-86%. Research found that, as a result of these additional cases being prevented, this could save the government an estimated £37 million per year. Without testing low-risk women for GBS carriage, many pregnant women whose babies are at raised risk of GBS infection simply won’t be identified and so no preventative medicine can be given. Laboratory testing is the only way in which GBS carriage can be reliably identified. Knowing the result of a test sensitive for GBS test is always good news. If it’s negative within 5 weeks of delivery, then it’s hugely unlikely the baby will develop GBS infection. If it’s positive, although it does mean that the baby is at a raised risk of developing GBS infection, it also means the risk is known so simple, straightforward steps can be taken which have been proven to be extremely effective at minimising that risk. Testing is suggested between 35-37 weeks, as this has shown to be a highly predictive indicator of whether you will be carrying GBS when you are most likely to go into labour. Order a ECM test The ECM test is the international ‘gold standard’ for detecting group B Strep carriage. Common tests for GBS Not all tests are reliable	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1263
__label__wiki	0.915875	0.915875	Neill Blomkamp is Set to Direct ROBOCOP RETURNS, Based on a Script Written Years Ago Movie Neill BlomkampRoboCopRoboCop Returns about a year ago by Joey Paur Some big movie news has just hit saying that there's a new RoboCop movie in development at MGM called RoboCop Returns and District 9 director Neil Blomkamp is set to helm it! The news comes from Deadline, and the studio is hoping to revive the franchise that started with the original 1987 Paul Verhoeven film. Original writers Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner are set to produce the film and Justin Rhodes, who co-wrote the upcoming Terminator film for James Cameron and Tim Miller, will rewrite a script that Neumeier and Miner wrote years ago which was originally a planned sequel to Verhoeven’s hit. That installment never happened due to some issues. As far as the plot goes, here's a brief bit of info that was shared: Anarchy reigns and the fate of Detroit hangs in the balance as RoboCop makes his triumphant return to fight crime and corruption. Sounds good to me! I like that this is going to be a sequel to the original film. That should make it more fun for the fans. I imagine that the film will also be rated R now that R rated films are making money. In 2014 MGM produced a RoboCop remake with director Jose Padilha and actor Joel Kinnaman, but that movie didn't do too well. According to the report, Blomkamp jumped at the chance to make a new RoboCop movie that harkens back to and picks up the storyline from the original film. The director offered the following statement: "The original definitely had a massive effect on me as a kid. I loved it then and it remains a classic in the end of 20th Century sci-fi catalog, with real meaning under the surface. Hopefully that is something we can get closer to in making of a sequel. That is my goal here. What I connected to as a kid has evolved over time. At first, the consumerism, materialism and Reaganomics, that ’80s theme of America on steroids, came through most strongly. But As I’ve gotten older, the part that really resonated with me is identity, and the search for identity. As long as the human component is there, a good story can work in any time period, it’s not locked into a specific place in history. What’s so cool about RoboCop is that like good Westerns, sci-fi films and dramas, the human connection is really important to a story well told. What draws me now is someone searching for their lost identity, taken away at the hands of people who are benefiting from it, and seeing his memory jogged by events. That is most captivating. The other thing I am excited by is the chance to work again with Justin Rhodes. He has added elements that are pretty awesome, to a sequel that was set in the world of Verhoeven. This is a movie I would love to watch." I'm excited about this and I think Blomkamp is going to deliver an awesome RoboCop movie! What do you all think about Blomkamp helming this RoboCop Returns movie? It's going to be interesting to see how this turns out! Neill Blomkamp Still Plans on Making DISTRICT 10 and Confirms ALIEN 5 is Dead Neill Blomkamp Would Still Be Up For Directing a HALO Movie, But No One is Asking Him Neill Blomkamp Wants to Make a Sequel To ELYSIUM, He Says He Can Do a Better Job Director Neill Blomkamp Teases Peter Weller's Return To His ROBOCOP RETURNS Film Update on ROBOCOP RETURNS - Neill Blomkamp Wants It To Be "Proper Verhoeven" Director Neill Blomkamp Offers Update on His ROBOCOP Movie and Confirms the Original Suit Will Be Back	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1265
__label__wiki	0.681946	0.681946	Establishment St Thomas's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school Kendal Green, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5PP Cumbria (909) Mrs Maggie Cole http://www.stthomasschool.org.uk Opens in new window Good (Last inspection: 25 April 2019) Ofsted report Opens in new window Diocese: Diocese of Carlisle Type of SEN provision: Type of resourced provision: Resourced provision number on roll: Resourced provision capacity: SEN Unit number on roll: SEN Unit capacity: Legal duty to provide governance information All maintained school governing bodies and academy trusts have a legal duty to provide all of the governance information requested on this page in so far as it is available to them. This will increase the transparency of governance arrangements. It will enable schools and the department to identify more quickly and accurately individuals who are involved in governance, and who govern in more than one context. The information requested says nothing in itself about a person's suitability to govern. However, it is essential information for the department to be able to uniquely identify an individual and in a small number of cases conduct checks to confirm their suitability for this important and influential role. You should provide all of the information requested insofar as it is available to you. A minimum set of information needs to be provided before a record can be saved. A suggested privacy notice for schools is available for download: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-protection-and-privacy-privacy-notices Opens in new window Chair of governors Mick Brookes Appointed by foundation/Trust 21/11/2018 14/10/2022 Helen Proudfoot Appointed by foundation/Trust 21/11/2018 20/11/2022 Helen Towler Elected by parents 29/01/2018 28/01/2022 Angus Murray Appointed by foundation/Trust 14/01/2018 13/01/2022 Sarah Cunliffe Elected by school staff 01/04/2017 31/12/2021 Diane McSharry Appointed by foundation/Trust 23/11/2017 22/11/2021 Anne Hoe Elected by parents 11/10/2016 10/10/2020 Kate Kohn Appointed by foundation/Trust 23/06/2016 22/06/2020 George Briggs Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) 15/10/2014 Not recorded Maggie Cole Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal 01/01/2014 Not recorded Historic (left within last 12 months) Historical governance Simon Martindale Governor Nominated by LA and appointed by GB 16/07/2015 15/07/2019 Heather Gray Governor Appointed by foundation/Trust 25/11/2014 24/11/2018 South Lakeland Urban city and town South Lakeland 004 South Lakeland 004D	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1269
__label__wiki	0.525784	0.525784	GRADUATE PROGRAMME 2018 Finance is different London Graduate Programme Global Internships Past Graduates Jon Schubin As Vice President in our New York office, Jon has a wealth of experience on both sides of the media aisle, as a writer and a media relations consultant. Jon has written for a number of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S., including the Scranton Times-Tribune, the Wichita Eagle, and the Sampan – a bilingual paper focusing on Boston’s Chinese community. He lived in China for a number of years, speaks some Mandarin and continues to travel widely for work and pleasure. View CognitoMedia’s profile on Facebook View @CognitoPR’s profile on Twitter View cognitomedia’s profile on Instagram	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1279
__label__cc	0.559456	0.440544	Dudley Vision SkyLab Inc. 23 Robin Hood Street Dorchester, MA 02125 [P] (617) 898 8138 www.skylabboston.org skylab@skylabboston.org Bridgette Wallace Our vision is to generate an innovation-based economic and cultural renaissance in Roxbury, Massachusetts. SkyLab will provide educational and hands-on opportunities for the residents of Roxbury to learn about and use the latest technologies, strategies, and business skills required to launch new ventures or sustain existing ones. Deeply rooted in the community, SkyLab connects the people who live and work here, existing businesses, and the high growth tech industries that surround them. By providing these groups with established training, technical resources, and providers, we aim to create a continuum of services and supports from high school to successful business. June 01, 2015 to July 01, 2016 Aspiring Entrepreneur Programs Business Owner Programs The opportunity for growth in the city of Roxbury and for its people is immense. SkyLab will provide talented individuals, businesses, and aspiring entrepreneurs who live “next door” and “down the street” with a hybrid learning environment and an experienced and eager staff who are more than ready to share their passion for innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. Providing individuals with the tools to run a successful business, to enter a rapidly growing tech sector, or any other business venture they wish to pursue will undoubtedly be an asset to the city and has the potential to change the cultural environment of Roxbury. 1. Secure Funding: We would love to secure a substantial amount of funding from donors in order to allow us to run as many successful programs as possible and begin showing our supporters that we are dedicated to our mission. 2. Deliver program(s) to the public: As previously noted, get our programs up and running as soon as possible. Plans are in place to launch a program from local students this summer, we are just awaiting funding. 3. Social Media/Website Exposure: Get our message out to as many people as possible by generating more traffic on our website and social media accounts. 4. Sponsorship Letters: Build more relationships with foundations and donors to grow our outreach and support systems by gaining sponsorship. 5. Building relationship with Boston Public Schools: One of the other organizations in our building, forming a strong relationship with them could prove to be very mutually-beneficial in the long-run. 1. Program Funding/Equipment: SkyLab is seeking funds to run its first program which is planned to be launched in August. We need funds for the fixed cost of running the program, the variable cost per student, as well as the costs for obtaining the equipment necessary to run the program. 2. Visibility/Recognition: As a brand new startup SkyLab needs to gain publicity and get the word out to our potential audience. There is a strong local buzz about the SkyLab program and plan for innovation, and we would love that to spread throughout the city of Boston. 3. Building strong institutional relationships: Gaining further support from people in positions of power and influence throughout the city. Many public officials have expressed their support for SkyLab and we would love to add more people to believe in the SkyLab mission. 4. Meet community expectation: The announcement of SkyLab has created a lot of buzz in the community. People would love to see us get off the ground and start producing immediately. The pressure is on us to begin operation and meet the needs of the community. 5. Designated Office Space: Currently SkyLab works out of the Bruce C Bolling building in Roxbury, MA but does not have a specific office to hose its employees. We are placed sporadically throughout the building. An established office space would be greatly beneficial for communication purposes. Roxbury MA 02119 Community Improvement, Capacity Building - Small Business Development Education - Higher Education Public & Societal Benefit - Leadership Development Our goal is to support aspiring entrepreneurs in gaining traction and developing credibility in their neighborhood. We are targeting Roxbury residents 18–34 years old who are interested in starting a business. We are particularly interested in three categories of startups for their potential benefits to the community and potential for growth. Roxbury-based innovators: We will address on-going educational issues in Roxbury and similar communities. Financial Technology Startups: Boston is home to at least 40 Fin Tech startups that are, in many cases, attempting to make financial services available to more people at lower costs. Digital Fabrication Startups: Our design concept for the Roxbury Innovation Center features a small fab lab for training and product prototyping by program participants and entrepreneurs. We see an opportunity for us to encourage and support the creation of digital fabrication-based startups and to incubate them. Employment, General/Other Vocational Guidance Adults Adolescents Only (13-19 years) Helping entrepreneurs develop and work out the logistics of their ideas and provide them with the skills and connections needed to succeed. Seeing successful entrepreneurial based businesses develop in the city of Roxbury. Showing the community that innovative and creative ideas can turn into a career is one of SkyLab's main goals. All SkyLab programs will be judged on a metric that has been developed in partnership with UMass Boston. Not yet implemented We are targeting Roxbury small business owners who are seeking to grow their businesses and/or improve the operating efficiency and thereby profits. We will activate the human capital of the teenagers and young adults at Roxbury’s educational institutions to provide technical and operational assistance to existing businesses to upgrade or diversify their products and infrastructure to meet the changes coming to Dudley Square. Traditional businesses may be challenged to meet the competition generated by a changing environment. Every decade is a revolution in technology and in business models. These rising entrepreneurs can apply their didactic learning in the workplace, helping older businesses to transition to new ways of doing business. Businesses will also be given the opportunity to take part in The Total Support Entrepreneur Boot Camp program. Learn more about this program under the Workshops and Opportunities section of our website. Employment, General/Other Retraining Business Owners will be equipped with the skills necessary to grow and garner attention, they just need to go out and apply them. This program will allow local business owners to apply the business skills and techniques provided to them to scale their businesses, grow, and bolster the Roxbury economy. SkyLab has a metrics system in place partnered with UMass Boston in order to measure the level of success of all planned programs. Not yet implemented. We will partner with local organizations, K–12 school, and non-profits to expose young people with hands-on, experiential activities that help them to feel the excitement of STEM-based fields and to learn that these entrepreneurship opportunities are available to them as well. In addition to our own workshops, we will partner with existing organizations such as General Assembly and Startup Institute to provide their classes and workshops at the Roxbury Innovation Center. Students with formal classroom learning can apply the skills and techniques they have learned to support new and existing businesses through the Roxbury Innovation Center. As part of our pipeline strategy, we expect some of these up and coming entrepreneurs in the local technology community will be future benefactors of the Roxbury Innovation Center and the SkyLab. Education, General/Other Education & Technology Adolescents Only (13-19 years) Poor,Economically Disadvantaged,Indigent Short term success would be defined as sparking the interest of a student. Some of these under-represented students have never been asked what their strengths are, what their goals are, or what they are interested in. We hope to dig deeper into the mind of these students and establish a route for these students to try and follow after high school. Long term success would be defined as students entering our program and either finding their passion and sparking an interest that ultimately gives them the drive to attend college to fulfill their dreams, or just having better informed students who are more prepared to enter the work force. Being more educated about business tactics and innovation will make them a much more valuable and skilled employee in the future. SkyLab has a metrics system that has been developed in partnership with UMass Boston to monitor all programs. Ms. Bridgette Wallace bridgette@skylabboston.org Bridgette is an urban planner and activist who has championed new community- based approaches to economic development for the Roxbury community for the last decade. Prior to developing the initial plans for SkyLab, Ms. Wallace worked in the field of Public Health for a number of years as a Program Manager for Boston Public Health Commission and the Department of Public Health. She received her Master’s in Public Policy with a concentration in Economic Development and Politics from Tufts University. Ms. Kathy Kottaridis Historic Boston Inc. July 2015 - July 2016 Ms. Ronette Seeney Community Volunteer Voting Total Revenue -- -- -- Total Expenses -- -- -- Government Contributions -- -- -- Individual Contributions -- -- -- Earned Revenue -- -- -- Program Expense -- -- -- Administration Expense -- -- -- Total Revenue/Total Expenses -- -- -- Program Expense/Total Expenses -- -- -- Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue -- -- -- Total Assets -- -- -- Current Assets -- -- -- Long-Term Liabilities -- -- -- Current Liabilities -- -- -- Total Net Assets -- -- -- Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities -- -- -- Long-term Liabilities/Total Assets -- -- -- Dudley Vision SkyLab Inc. is newer, founded in the summer of 2015. As such, a full year of financial data will be posted above when it becomes available. Per the above posted IRS Letter of Determination Letter and fiscal sponsor letter, Dudley Vision SkyLab Inc. is fiscally sponsored by United South End Settlements. SkyLab's ultimate goal is to educate, activate, and incubate a varying demographic in the Roxbury neighborhood including students, business owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Through the use of the latest technologies, business knowledge, and techniques we aim to sharpen participants skills and give them the experience necessary to be successful business and people and employee's in skilled labor positions. As stated in our mission statement we hope our work leads to an innovation based, economic and cultural renaissance in Roxbury that positively effects the community and opens doors for our young people and our business owners. In the next three to five years we hope to have fully established programs running year round for varying age groups and skill sets and for SkyLab to be looked at as a positive main-stay in the community. We also hope to see role models generated from our program so that people can see the effect SkyLab can have on the opportunities and connections that can be made available from working with the SkyLab. Through the use of a variety of different educational strategies, tailor made for the age group and skill level, SkyLab is confident it has the resources in place to successfully pursue its mission. Our staff is experienced in the tech and business sector and have much insight to provide participants in SkyLab. Even though our programs center around tech-based innovation, there are a variety of options when it comes to choosing a program that lines up with an individuals interests. This is important because it will give people options in terms of what way they want to participate in SkyLab. From intensive 12 week workshops, to one night hackathon's we firmly believe SkyLab has something to offer anyone who wants to better themselves educationally or business-wise. No matter what program is chosen the exposure to new innovative technologies and the valuable business info they will be given clearly strengthen the participant and better equip them to succeed in their endeavors. We covered why the internal function of SkyLab will bring us success, but our external support systems are a reassurance of that success as well. SkyLab has the support of various organizations and individuals throughout Boston who would love to see us succeed. With this strong backing and many creative minds working to make SkyLab a hub for innovation and education, we are confident that we will meet our goals. The recently completed Roxbury Innovation Center (RIC) will be key to SkyLab by giving us the ideal atmosphere and set up to house our programs and events. This space coupled with access to other spaces throughout the Bruce C Bolling building are important assets to SkyLabs success. This space is also a key asset because of its proximity to the Boston Public Schools offices. By working with BPS we hope to gain an outlet to reach out to students who may be interested in participating in a program, and also to get feed back from them about the work being done at SkyLab. The staff who will be working inside this space is just as integral as the space itself. Our team is full of individuals who have grown and lived in the Roxbury community, have entrepreneurial experience, and have a great deal of business knowledge that they are eager to offer for the communities benefit. The experience possessed by our staff also brings a lot of valuable connections to the table. The ability to form strong relationships with other organizations and individuals will undoubtedly be a plus for SkyLab whether it be from funding or simply in the form of critique or advertisement. With these connections, our newly furbished space, and our world class team SkyLab absolutely has the assets necessary to accomplish our mission. Our success can be measured based off of the changes we make for the people who seek our assistance whether it be students, business owners, and entrepreneurs. Surveys will be taken before workshops and after workshops to determine the changes made by the program and whether it has been enlightening for a student. In terms of businesses the success is rather black and white. By looking at the business or entrepreneurs before our program and after we can check in to see if they are receiving more clientele than before, how their financials have changed, and if the tools we provided them with are being implemented into their everyday business. Our metrics basically hinge on the success rate of our students because we, as a non-profit, are not succeeding unless we are making a positive impact on the community. We at SkyLab have been working tirelessly to get the organization up and running and standing on our own two feet. While still in the early stages of development, some of our early wins include the incredible feedback we have received from the public and the useful advice we have been given by our advisory committee. While still in the administrative phase of getting our organization set up, SkyLab has been able to host smaller programing gatherings in the Bruce C. Bolling building. For example, a group of Brockton Middle School students visited the SkyLab team to learn about pitch contests and what makes a good presentation. It is activities like these that show that if we can run valuable social programs while still juggling the responsibility of starting-up our organization, we will be able to make them even better more frequent once the chaos of establishing ourselves is completed. One thing we have found helpful is sitting down in meetings with a variety of different groups who interested in learning more about SkyLab and possibly participating in a program with us. At this stage in our organizations existence it is important for us to get our name out there to as many people as possible and find ways that our organization can offer a service or program to these people. We hope that our experience in running these smaller day long programs will give us some insight and skill into running longer multi-day or even multi-week programs that are in the works for the coming fall. We feel that these longer more thorough bootcamps and workshops will play a much larger role in allowing us to complete our mission as a non-profit.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1283
__label__wiki	0.928597	0.928597	Thunderstorms early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 67F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 80%.. Thunderstorms early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 67F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 80%. Emails show Iowa official's Tupac fixation before his ouster Iowa offensive lineman Keegan Render, left, and Iowa defensive back Jake Gervase, right, hoists up the Cy-Hawk trophy after their 13-3 win over Iowa State in an NCAA college football game on Sept. 8 in Iowa City. Matthew Putney, AP Iowa football: Former Hawkeyes Render and Reynolds hope to hear names called at NFL Draft Steve Batterson sbatterson@qctimes.com IOWA CITY – Working toward next week’s NFL draft, Keegan Render and Ross Reynolds are attempting to make the most of what they see as their own Iowa edge. The two offensive linemen have hopes to add their name of the long list of Hawkeye offensive linemen who have worked their way into NFL opportunities, either as draft selections or by signing as an undrafted free agent. “I feel like the success Iowa players have had in the past does make a difference. Teams know what they’re getting when they sign someone from our program,’’ Reynolds said. Render sees that as a collaborative situation that starts with the coaching players get from Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and Hawkeye assistants, from the assistance they receive from strength and conditioning coordinator Chris Doyle and his staff and from the relationships they establish with former players who return to campus to train during the offseason. “It all makes a difference,’’ Render said. “The coaching on the field and in the weightroom is unmatched and to have a chance to get to know and pick the brain of guys who have been through it before, who are still playing in the NFL, that’s invaluable.’’ Reynolds realized that value as he worked his way up the Hawkeye depth chart. “There’s a reason guys like Marshal Yanda and James Daniels come back here and train,’’ Reynolds said. “They know they’re going to be ready for their own camps because of the work they put in with Doyle. Watching them work and seeing what they put into it, it shows you what you need to put into it.’’ That provides motivation which not only benefits an athlete individually but also helps sustain a high level of quality line play within the Hawkeye program. Render believes he benefitted from just being around and getting to know former players who returned to campus. “There are so many guys from here who have gone on and had success, you learn from how they prepare for the draft and then from how they prepare for their seasons,’’ Render said. “All of those guys, they’re always willing to talk and help as much as they can.’’ Reynolds and Render both enter the draft after earning all-Big Ten recognition during their senior seasons. A 6-foot-4, 295-pound native of Waukee, Iowa, Reynolds had made just one career start before his senior season but earned second-team all-conference honors from league coaches and was a third-team choice of the media while starting 13 games last season at left guard. Render, a 6-4, 307-pound Indianola, Iowa, native, made 33 career starts on the Iowa offensive line. He shifted to center from a guard spot for his senior season and earned third-team all-Big Ten honors from the media and honorable mention from conference coaches. Iowa offensive line coach Tim Polasek believes both will have an opportunity to compete in an NFL camp, saying both performed well in front of scouts during Iowa’s pro day last month. “Whether they are drafted or not, I feel like they are capable of helping a team,’’ Polasek said. “Competitively, they have put themselves in a good position, especially when we talk about their abilities in pass protection.’’ Nine offensive lineman who played at Iowa suited up for NFL teams last season. “There is a good history of Iowa linemen who have gone into the NFL and been productive,’’ Render said. “We’re trained to be ready to compete at the next level, but we know we have to earn it, just like we did here.’’ Given his journey to the lineup, Reynolds appreciates that as much as anyone. “You get out of this game what you put into it,’’ he said. “I feel like I’ve made some good strides in the past year that have put me in a pretty good place right now, but I just have to keep working. That’s really what it is all about. This is when it has to happen.’’ Three found dead in home in Bancroft ID'd by police Three found dead in home in Bancroft Mason City resident's one-man crusade to clean up East Park gets help Brandon Johnson Mason City woman sworn in as court-appointed advocate for children POPE 7-27 2018 ICE CREAM SOCIAL 305 S Clark St , Forest City, IA 50436 OH 819 N Connecticut Ave -DAWN River City Iowa Realty OH 415 1ST ST SE- JOE Holtz Realty 213 N Federal Ave, Mason City, IA 50401 FUTURE READY IOWA 500 College Dr, Mason City, IA 50401 Hancock County Veterans Affairs Kvan Construction Po Box 666, Iowa Falls, IA 50126 23044 260TH Jane Fischer & Associates 1002 E STATE ST STE B, MASON CITY, IA 50401	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1286
__label__wiki	0.861552	0.861552	Imagina International Sales Haz click sobre el icono para acceder al rss The Break In issuing The Conqueror of the end of the world The Red Eagle Aída One Step Forward Scarlet Shore Paco's Men The Serranos The boarding school Four Doors In the Heart of the Ocean Javier doesn't live alone anymore Lolita Cabaret More than friends Nearly perfect Pulsaciones Who lives there? The Comedy Club 101 Gaztelu Benidorm Bastards Desafío Mental Destinos de película Flo's Show How well do you know Spain? I know what you did Look at my neighborhood Neox Fan Awards Pool Fiction Splunge The Informal The Joke Club The ranking of the decade Two for the show What are you telling me? 3 meters above the sky Brain Drain 2 Paper Birds Red Eagle, the movie Imagina Group News Javier Olivares & Globomedia join forces to develop fiction projects The showrunner, creator of several hit series including "Isabel" and "The Ministry of Time", will be exclusively associated with MEDIAPRO Group"s production company. Javier Olivares, creator and screenwriter responsible for several TV production hits joins the ranks at Globomedia (MEDIAPRO Group) to develop fiction projects. Javier, who holds a degree in History and a Master’s degree in Art Theory, will be exclusively associated with the production company, where he had worked in the past as a screenwriter on successful shows such as “The Comedy Club”, “The Serrano’s” and “Paco’s Men”. According to Globomedia CEO Javier Pons, "For Globomedia and the MEDIAPRO Group, it is a pleasure to welcome one of the most outstanding fiction showrunners in Spain aboard and with whom we aspire to maintain our firm commitment to bringing the best creative minds together. We are united by the volition to tell great stories, doing so with the utmost quality and professionalism possible". For Olivares, "returning to Globomedia is like a homecoming. Both my brother Pablo and I spent many years here. But, above all, it is going to work with excellent professionals who share the same passions as myself: to create series. I think these are exciting times for Spanish fiction series and it is an honour that they asked me to join them." Javier Olivares will combine his work as showrunner with his passion for literature, having authored and published several novels including “Isabel: Everybody knows the Queen, but nobody knows Isabel” and “Philip: You Will Inherit the World”- together with his lecturing career as Professor of Screenwriting in Spain’s most prestigious Film Schools and Faculties. Creator of hit series including “Isabel”, “Víctor Ros” (based on the novels by Jerónimo Tristante) and “The Ministry of Time” –together with his brother Pablo Olivares-, all of which were produced for TVE and productions such as “Infidels”; “Kubala, Moreno and Manchón” -with Anaïs Schaaff-, both for TV3. Globomedia is the leading television fiction production company in Spain, responsible for titles including “Locked Up”, “I am Alive”, “The Accident”, “The red Eagle”, “The Boarding School” “Lifeline” and TV programmes such as “El Intermedio”, “Zapeando” and “The Comedy Club”. Globomedia’s impressive track record includes several ground-breaking formats and programmes such as “Médico de familia” (1995), “Caiga quien caiga” (1996), “7 Lives” (1999) and “Aida” (2005), “One Step Forward” (2002), “The Serrano’s” (2003) or “59 seconds” (2004). In the same vein, Globomedia is also a reference in original content creation in the field of current-affairs humour programmes. In addition, Globomedia fiction productions are present in more than 125 countries, having special relevance in Europe. Adaptations and original versions of the series that triumph in Spain also do so on TV networks the world over.Javier Olivares, creador y guionista de exitosas producciones para televisión, se incorpora a Globomedia (Grupo MEDIAPRO) para desarrollar proyectos de ficción. Licenciado en Historia y Magister en Teoría de las Artes, Olivares estará vinculado en exclusiva a la productora, donde ya trabajó como guionista en éxitos como “El Club de la Comedia”, “Los Serrano” o “Los Hombres de Paco". 2011 © Globomedia. Legal NoticePrivacy Policy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1287
__label__wiki	0.836849	0.836849	The International Association of Women in Radio & Television Hatred & Free Speech Online activists are facing abuse from misogynists and paid troll armies, but asking for laws to protect us from online abuse may come back to haunt us. The great freedoms offered for new voices, innovative media and human rights activism, goes hand-in-hand with real dangers on the online networking space, that was the subject of feisty discussion at the IAWRT biennial in New Delhi, India and is under scrutiny around the globe. The growth of online networking and media has complicated our understanding of media ethics, and of how to guarantee freedom of speech. It also muddies the issue of censorship and how it operates in many countries. By Nonee Walsh It was the subject of feisty discussion at the IAWRT biennial in New Delhi, India, and is under scrutiny around the globe. Ilang Ilang Quijano, the editor of online Pinoy Weekly in the Philippines, was sued for libel early in her career for printing a well-documented story about the environmental and health impacts of aerial spraying on a banana plantation. Despite being dismissed by a lower court, she says an antiquated law was used to intimidate, harass and financially penalise her publication for many years. A new cyber-crime prevention act which was aimed at criminal activity continues to threaten free media as it still includes libel and online journalists can be jailed for 6-12 years. However in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists, she says “media killings are highest form of censorship.” Ms Quijano says of 174 journalist killings over recent decades there have only been 11 convictions and that is “only killers not the masterminds.” She believes the government wants to ensure no avenue for expression exists that is free from control by a rich and powerful elite. In a very different country, Sri Lanka, Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena, a human rights lawyer and columnist with the Sunday Times, says there was a similar story, where mass killings had journalists living with a chilling fear which lead almost to the complete annihilation of free media, making censorship redundant. While she was among the women who were brave enough, as the Sri Lankan joke went, “had the balls,” to keep speaking out, Pinto-Jayawardena says tthe shutdown of the free voices in traditional media meant that the online space became the arena where momentum was gained to vote out the Rajapaksa government and replace it with a government promising more freedom. However, six months after his election, President Maithripala Sirisena’s government has revived the Press Council – a body that can sanction media and imprison journalists. The move has been condemned by Reporters without Borders, amongst others. Pictured left to right: Dr Anja Kovacsthe Director of the Internet Democracy Project in Delhi, Ilang Ilang Quijano and Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena. In Malaysia, too, new cyber-offences were created in 2012, under reforms responding to some demands of media freedom campaigners. However, the controversial section 114A of the Evidence act. was also enacted, the government said, to protect against anonymous cyber-crime, such as threats and harassment. It makes the subscriber of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) prove that a certain statement was not published by him or her, and third parties such as search engines, discussion hosts and computer or mobile phone owners, are deemed to be publishers. Cirami Mastura Drahaman from Sunway University in Malaysia says the reversal of the burden of proof has “a chilling effect,” as they have to prove they were not publishers to avoid liability for defamation. She told a communications law conference at Melbourne University that it “bodes ill for netizens” as not knowing about publications (such as comments) is not a defence, and site operators are not given reasonable time to remove content. The 'Stop 114A campaign' included an Internet Blackout Day coordinated by the Centre for Independent Journalism but the government was unmoved, and it is now law with numerus cases over social media posts coming to court. Online campaigns do have some power, a massive social media campaign on behalf of MaryJane Veloso, a trafficked Philippines woman on death row in Indonesia for alleged drug importing, is a good news story about online opportunities for human rights campaigns. One petition to have her released on Change.org gained over 250,000 signatures. However that is a salutatory lesson in both the successes and the dangers of the online space. Mary Jane Veloso was given a last minute reprieve in April this year, five years after her arrest, saved finally by a last minute appeal by the Philippines President Benigno Aquino. Hatespeech and violence However Ilang Ilang Quijano says after Mary Jane Veloso’s mother criticised the Philippine government’s tardy response to her daughter's plight, and did not thank it as a saviour, a large amount of online abuse ensued under the hashtag - firing squad for Celia Veloso. Ms Quano’s assessment was that the campaign was instigated by government trolls (schills) she calls them “paid troll armies.” It would appear that the decision by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, to publicise the Veloso abuse campaign, like similar decisions to publicise fatwahs, for example, in Pakistan, cannot meet the test of ethical journalism, which is proposed by the Ethical Journalism Network. Director Aiden White asks: “Who draws the red line - the frontiers of tolerance - between hate speech and free expression? “We argue that it should be drawn by journalists, motivated by humanity.” The network has devised a five point test which journalists could apply to judge whether reporting commentray is propogating hate speech: Positional Status of the speaker Reach and impact of the speech Real intention of the speech The content and form of the speech *Economic and social and political context of the speech “Online abuse or misogyny is the single most serious threat to journalism, and there is a need to return to the basic strengths of journalism, which is not free expression” Aiden White says.“It is constrained expression, we operate in a framework of ethical values, we have public purpose and our form of expression is ‘other regarding’… We take into account, we consider the impact of what we do, what we say, what we broadcast and its impact on others. Social networking is self-regarding.” The Ethical Journalism Network campaign for media, ‘Turning the page of Hate’ is being rolled out in Africa in partnership with many organisations, including IAWRT, and will extend to the Middle East and other countries. IAWRT's Tanzania Chapter and the EJN held one workshop as part of that rollout, entitled: 'Turning the Page of Hate in Africa; Putting Tolerance on the News Agenda,' in May 2015. Ckick for EJN presentation. At the Dar es Salaam meeting, some sixty journalists from countries including Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria, spoke about the real consequences of media dissemination of hate speech, such as murder, rape, and genocides in Kenya and Rwanda. The participants closely examined the media standards which need to be applied to avoid media publicising hate speech or misinformation-information, which fuels division based on gender, ethnicity or religion. On a broader scale, the group also spoke of the need for decent journalist wages to mitigate against corruption and shared information about media restrictions under laws which need to be reformed, or the threats of violence perpetrated by authorities, which can exist even if laws do support media freedom. Report is available here. Pictured, Left to right: Rose Haji Mwalimu and Racheal Nakitare, IAWRT, Elisabeth Sewabe-Hansen, Norwegian Embassy, Dar es Salaam, Aidan White, Ethical Journalism Network. The IAWRT Kenya chapter is also working to address gender based technology based violence against women, participating in mapping technological violence against women, with the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet). The project is using the USHAHIDI crowdsourcing tools (ushahidi translates to “testimony” in Swahili, and was developed to map reports of post-election violence in Kenya in 2008). The global map is an initiative of TakeBackTheTech, which allows safe and secure reporting of cases of technology-related violence against women in Kenya, and around the world,The mapping out will contribute towards documenting the occurrence of such violence to bolster the lobbying for increased attention to this growing problem. Host laws and digilantism There are so many aspects to the online debate, and Dr Anja Kovacs, the Director of the Internet Democracy Project in Delhi, has pointed to the controvesy surrounding the providers of the online space, such as Facebook. One of its biggest markets is India, with 100 million users, and in the south-west state of Kerala, the story of how Preetha G Nair was removed from Facebook after she and supporters were subjected to a political campaign of sexualised bullying and harassment, is one lesson on how the media multinational is failing to cope with the need to enforce consistent ethical standards across cultures More details here. Facebook had 1.55 billion monthly active users across the globe in the third quarter of 2015, more than half the world’s population. It next closest competitor is the Chinese social media. Facebook continues to expand, even planning to use drones to provide bandwidth in inaccessible areas such as the Philippines and Zambia, according to Mia Garlick, the Director of Policy and Communications for Facebook Australia and New Zealand. She told a conference, at the University of Sydney in Australia, that the organisation promotes “digital citizenship” which is not based on any country’s law, but “a community." At the September 2015 forum, GTFO – Empowered Users, Objective Violence and the governance of Social Media, she faced criticism about her organisation’s failure to remove hate speech material at the request of women users. Ms Garlick surprised many there, by saying that Facebook sets a higher bar if the person involved has a “public profile”. In one Australian case, feminist and writer Clementine Ford faced trolling abuse and threats after a provocative attack on a TV program which claimed that women were culpable victims of ‘revenge porn’ because they had taken photos which were later used to shame or threaten them. After reposting the threats and abuse that she received. she was banned from Facebook for ‘violating community standards’. Ms Ford has requested police action against her abusers, and has reported one abuser to her employers, but continues to be abused. Women who take on sexism and misogyny online, have been particular targets. One of the more disturbing acts of digital violence directed against Canadian American cultural critic Anita Sarkesian reached disturbing heights with an interactive game encouraging users to digitally beat her up (pictured in the EJN presentation at the IAWRT biennial). However, the threat to Sarkesian and gaming developer colleagues, who criticised sexism and misogyny in the gaming industry, was real. It included doxing (revealing personal details such as their address) forcing some to flee their homes. Sarkesian’s ‘crime’ was to set up a website called Feminist Frequency which hosts a video web-series described as "an educational resource to encourage critical media literacy and provide resources for media makers to improve their works of fiction." Many applaud her stance. The episode is known to many as the ‘gamergate’ controversy. The observation that online discussion of sexism or misogyny quickly results in disproportionate displays of sexism and misogyny, has become known as ‘Anita’s law’ in a list of patterns of behaviour experienced by women online. Feminist digilantism Frustration with inaction from platform managers can lead to a more personalised reaction, as well as re-posting abusive or threatening comments, some track down abuseers - a ‘feminist digilante’ response. One such case is that of Alanah Pearce, an Australian gaming journalist, based in the United States, who exposed the perpetrators of sexualised violent threats made against her, to their mothers. Whilst accepting that it may well be a reasonable response, Dr Emma Alice Jane from the University of New South Wales, is critical of the international media embracing it as the perfect solution to rape threats online. “…don’t worry about the police or the platform managers just go to the real source of authority - go to the mothers – take it back into the home, take it back into the private sphere, this is an individual problem, deal with it privately.” Dr Jane says this harks back to a time when feminists argued against the notion that rape and domestic violence and workplace harassment were private issues to be dealt with individually and domestically. Audio Interview here. At the forum where I interviewed Dr Jane, the reality of Anita’s law became all too apparent. As the proceedings were live-cast and academics tweeted about the discussion, the reaction online was monitored by the Media and Communications Department, it tweeted "Interesting to see massive jump in conversation & negative terms with speakers on gendered hate".(see graph,left) Global solutions? This years UN report on cyber violence against women and girls says the threat of physical violence is a problem of pandemic proportion when one in three women will have experienced a form of violence in her lifetime: "and gendered cyber violence could significantly increase this staggering number .. as reports suggest that 73% of women have already been exposed to or have experienced some form of online violence." The answers are not going to be simple, or perhaps even global. As much as Facebook or Renren.com or Weibo or Twitter or other mass platforms would like to have their own ideal sets of rules, to reduce their liabilities, they must not evade their reponsibility to protect their users from gender based online violence. However, Dr Anja Kovacs says the way forward requires care, given that laws to protect safe online speech can be used to censor. “We need to think through what policies we want ... it is important that we do not cede the online space, but we should not ask for laws that come back to haunt us." Conference feature Speaking Truth to Power available Here. Full conference report available here. Copyright © 2011 IAWRT. All rights reserved. secretariat@iawrt.org \| www.iawrt.org	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1289
__label__wiki	0.706021	0.706021	Jim and Ernie Moser In 1966, retired Air Force Colonel Ernie Moser settled in St Augustine (SGJ), Florida to manage the local airport and establish an FBO and flight school. His expertise at day-to-day operations was quickly realized and a year later he was offered a long-term lease arrangement for operations at SGJ. And so it was, in 1967, that Aero Sport Inc. was born. To promote the then fledging "Aero Sport", Ernie created and developed "Colonel Moser's Air Circus". In a style reminiscent of the early barnstormers, he toured the southeast US with a unique variety of aerial acts and antics. Air show notables of the day were regular performers. People like Mary Gaffaney, Duane Cole, Bevo Howard, Jim Holland, and Bob Lyjack were the family that Ernie's son, Jim, grew up around and from whom he learned. Jim began his air show involvement as part of the Circus' parachute act and in time developed aerobatic routines in the Citabria, Stearman (with wingwalker / wife Diane), Great Lakes, and finally, a highly modified Bucker Jungman, which was to become his signature act. The successful troupe performed until the late seventies at which time Jim and Ernie devoted their time to full time operation of the FBO at SGJ. In short order and almost exclusively because of the Moser family's dedication to sport aviation, SGJ airport became known as the - East Coast Mecca' of sport, antique and aerobatic aviation. When Ernie retired, Jim took the reins and continued the tradition set forth by his dad, attracting world-class aerobatic stars to visit, practice and enjoy the unique camaraderie for which Aero Sport was known. Over the years, Aero Sport has been a distributor for a variety of aerobatic aircraft, including Citabria, Great Lakes, and in 1989 became the sole North American distributer for Extra Aircraft and remained so until Jim's passing in 1999.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1291
__label__cc	0.742182	0.257818	Conference Awards International Journal of Materials Scientific Networks & Materials Science Engineering Materials Scientific Networks Journal Updates Aims&Scope Special Issue Proposal The Journal of Materials Science publishes reviews, full-length papers, and short Communications recording original research results on, or techniques for studying the relationship between structure, properties, and uses of materials. The subjects are seen from international and interdisciplinary perspectives covering areas including metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers, electrical materials, composite materials, fibers, nanostructured materials, nanocomposites, and biological and biomedical materials. 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She received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering at 2007 and 2014, respectively. During her M.Sc. she worked on dual phase heat treatment of low carbon steels and its effect on erosive wear resistence. And during her Ph.D. she worked on characterization of Al matrix ceramic reinforced composites produced by ball milling. After Ph.D., her research activities focused on production and mechanical characterization of nanocomposites and intermetallic matrix composites produced by mechanical alloying. Also with her M.Sc. students from other disciplines she is working on production and characterization of Polymer Matrix Halloysit Nanotube Reinforced Nanocomposites and Glass and Basalt Fiber Reinforced Calcium Aluminate Concrete. By the time she is going on giving her lectures named: Mechanical Properties of Materials, Powder Metallurgy, Microstructural Characterization and Advanced Ceramics in Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Mechanical Alloying of Composites Polymer Matrix Halloysit Nanotube Reinforced Nanocomposites Fiber Reinforced Calcium Aluminate Concrete Interested topics Mechanical Alloying Dr. Tayyab SUBHANI, Institute of Space Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Islamabad, Pakistan. Conference Organization Organizing commiteemember, reviewer and editor of the Balkantrib’17: 9th International Conference on Tribology” held in Cappadocia, TURKEY between 13-15 September 217. 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__label__cc	0.585216	0.414784	Fake News Is Not New To Black Folks, But Here Are Some Tips To Avoid It Now that anyone with an internet connection can create viral “news," it is up to us to remember our social studies lessons on primary sources and not be duped by those who greatly profit from our clicks. L. Joy Williams Recently, I’ve been reflecting on the lessons from my social studies teacher in grade school about primary sources and the questions she told us to ask ourselves when reading what we then called current affairs. In the current era of “fake news,” I hark back to those lessons and I am also reminded that “fake news” had very real and often deadly consequences for Black people. Unlike when I was growing up, fewer people today are getting their news from newspapers and instead rely on social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to learn about the news of the day. An estimated 62 percent of adults consume their news on social media. As a result, newspaper circulation has witnessed steep declines. While social media makes it easy to access and share news, it is also easier to fool most of us into believing completely made up stories. A recent survey suggests that American adults are duped by fake news stories about 75 percent of the time. Although it’s unclear how many people of color participated in the survey, fake news is nothing new to Black folks. Remember the Scottsboro Boys, who were falsely accused and convicted of raping two White women in 1931? 3/26/31 The Scottsboro Boys is just one point in history we can say systemic racism existed yet the details could be headlines today. #BLM — Miki Britton (@mikibritton) July 29, 2016 More lies and fake news led to Emmett Till‘s brutal murder in 1955. Charles Stuart claimed that his wife and unborn child were shot and killed by a Black man in 1989 in Boston. And Dylann Roof massacred nine people in June 2015 inside the historic Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina after reading about “disgusting Black-on-White murders.” Charles Stuart shot himself & killed his pregnant wife and blamed a BM. Boston police arrested a BM & he was given the death penalty But.. pic.twitter.com/UjFkSOkqfj — ✨The Puff Princess✨ (@2charmss) December 24, 2016 Who could forget President Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway‘s claim about the Bowling Green massacre that never happened, or White House Sean Spicer‘s story about the Atlanta massacre? Atlanta terror attack? Didn't happen. Bowling Green massacre? Didn't happen. The only way Trump can sell the Muslim ban is by telling lies. pic.twitter.com/ZocwZpV6IY — The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) February 10, 2017 Spicer and Conway aside, fake news sites are the biggest purveyors of fake news. And the more people move away from newspapers as their anchor source of news, it’s critically important to remind ourselves what a primary source is and how to separate between fact, opinion and just straight up fake news. Every morning, I tweet a few of the stories I read from a wide range of outlets and I ask myself these three questions that I learned in a social studies lesson back in middle school to guard myself from being duped by fake news. Here are some questions to ask when reading online news stories: Do I trust the outlet? In our current reality of 24-hour cable news channels, thousands of blogs, news sites and other online media, it can be hard to determine what primary sources are. Since most of us are reading the news from a screen, I take a moment to scroll to the about section of the website to read who they say they are, particularly if it’s from a site or outlet I’ve never heard of before. I’ve also used sites like Real or Satire to determine if the outlet is biased or been listed as click bait or the source of fake news stories. A lot of sites nowadays are aggregators and repost news from other outlets. Is the author credible? Just as I may click an about section to determine the goal and primary audience of a site, I also scroll down to read more about the story’s author. Do they have a background in the issue being discussed? What have they written previously? How do they describe themselves? Does the story contain facts or the author’s opinion? Thinking back on that social studies lesson, I remember that primary sources contain firsthand knowledge and/or direct evidence of the discussed subject with verifiable backup. There is great value in opinion pieces and news analysis. Traditional news outlets will specifically label items that are opinion, separating them from news stories with verifiable and detailed facts. But on the wild wild west of the internet, those standards aren’t used across the board. In the past, it was easy to spot fake news because there was no internet. Now that anyone with an internet connection can create viral “news,” it is up to us to remember our social studies lessons on primary sources and not be duped by those who greatly profit from our clicks. L. Joy Williams is a Brooklyn-based political strategist. Fake News Is Not New To Black Folks, But Here Are Some Tips To Avoid It was originally published on newsone.com Donald Trump , Dylann Roof , Fake News , Kellyanne Conway , Trump Administration	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1304
__label__wiki	0.544618	0.544618	Which countries could have realistically moved their capitals in the late 19th or early 20th centuries? MAGolding In the US Civil War Washington DC was just across he river from Rebel territory at first until they began conquering parts of the CSA. Washington was very heavily fortified to resist possible Rebel attacks. If Maryland had joined the CSA Washington wold probably have had to be abandoned. If the Civil War ended with a Rebel victory would Washington have been abandoned as the capital and a new capital selected? Emperor of Wurttemburg 43 Which countries could have realistically moved their capitals in the late 19th or early 20th centuries? Russia would be an obvious example because its Tsar had absolute power until 1905-1906 and a lot of (albeit no longer absolute) power even after 1906. However, what other countries could have realistically qualified for this? I mean, Italy moved its capital to Rome in 1870, but would there have ever actually been the desire to move the Italian capital out of Rome and into a different city? Somehow, I strongly doubt it due to the historical importance that Rome had and still has for Italians and also due to the fact that Italy wasn't an absolute monarchy like Russia was. Anyway, what are your thoughts on this and on this question of mine? Well important to note that Italy wasn't really Italy in the beginning the same way Germany wasn't really Germany. It was Sardina and Prussia. With the Germans with no ancient universally recognized German capital, today Prussia's old capital is the German capital. While the Italians had Rome which makes for a nice unifying capital, it could have been Turin. But that just reinforces the(accurate) perception that Italy is really the Sardinian Empire not a unified Italy. And seeing the Pope didn't want the Italians in Rome, I'm guessing this scenario would be most likely to pass if the Italians respect the Pope's wishes and do not seize the city. Interestingly Peter's capital change served a similar function as Rome despite St Petersburg not existing before. Moscow's importance is as the capital of Muscovy which unified Russia, St Petersburg, like Rome, is a neutral capital that isn't associated with the one duchy. This seems to be a relatively common theme for capital changes. The US originally had it's capital in Philadelphia then NYC but both of those aren't neutral sites, they are in individual and important states(which in a Republic is inherently an unfair advantage) so Washington D.C. was created as it's own city for the sake of being a capital. Civil wars where territory changes hand can also force a countries hand if a capital is occupied or a capital isn't as secure such as we saw with the Chinese civil war. My opinion is that all countries can change if the purpose is running the government rather than a status symbol for most important city in which case it can't. Logistically it makes sense to have a capital be it's own city rather than just be the most important city. In US states you see a trend where a state has major cities yet the capital is usually in some relatively minor town that's only important because it's the capital. For example in NY you have NYC, capital is Albany. Pennsylvania has Philadelphia yet the capital is Harrisburg. Incredibly neither former US capital is the capital of it's own state. This trend continues with most other major US cities. In California you have Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose,San Francisco, Oakland.......and the capital is Sacramento. Illinois has Chicago.....capital is Springfield. Florida has Miami, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa Bay, capital is Tallahassee, Texas it's Austin despite Houston, Dallas and San Antonio being larger. You can keep going on and on but the largest city in the US tends to not be the house of government, nor the second for that matter. By the American practice anywhere can be capital. In Europe(and most of the remainder of Earth) though they don't do things this way(unless forced by circumstance such as the Vichy) and the capital is almost without exception a countries most important center. My guess explanation is since a capital used to mean where a King was located, the fanciest city clearly is most appropriate while in a Republic hosting a state legislature is a different concern. But it's not a practical limitation, they could change the location they just don't want to. One exception I noticed is Turkey where Ankara not Constantinople is capital. The change technically happened when you point out, as the Ottomans had Constantinople I'm thinking that might be symbolic or something. Per the European/Middle Eastern standard, not the American standard, capitals changed due to a King preferring another location. Examples are Charles IV and Prague and Charlemagne and Achaean. In the Middle East the Assyrian Empire and Persian Empires are great examples of empires where a new ruler could mean a new capital if they want to build their own city. Typically though in Europe capital is the rulers family's original home. Paris is the French capital because the Capetians came from Paris and by the time they came out of power Paris was the only rational location. Before then though the capital was Achaean because Charlemagne liked it. Once absolute monarchy ended like you mentioned, a King's authority to unilaterally change the capital's location died. I think the Tsar would have had that freedom though still. MAGolding said: Obviously the US couldn't have helped that DC was close to the CSA border but I've never understood why the CSA thought it was a good idea to make Richmond the capital. If Washington fell, it's more likely the US makes a settlement and the USA gets it back. It would need to occupied for an extended period of time for their to be a permanent change. But if this didn't happen guess it would go back to NYC, because that was the previous location(and Philadelphia would be close to the Confederacy). In the names of keeping the new capital even further away from the border Boston could be a choice(though NYC is quite far for the CSA to have made it even in their wildest scenarios) but NYC seems the logical choice since it was the capital before D.C. Emperor of Wurttemburg 43 said: Wasn't Virginia the most industrialized part of the Confederacy? If so, maybe that explains why they made Richmond their capital. Likes: Emperor of Wurttemburg 43 New Orleans was the CSA largest and biggest city. Know they produced the ironclads there, guessing but don't know that it was the industrial heart of the CSA(until it fell). Then again the Union captured that in about a year so maybe that wouldn't have been a great choice. Don't know why industrial capacity would make a place a good house of government. Another good one by that standard would have been Jackson in Mississippi. Issue with Richmond is it's location and the fact assuming the war didn't end right away the Virginians(who even without West Virginia were technically in the CSA as a show of support to the original 7 rather than cause they wanted to secede on their own) knew the product of that decision would be a bloodbath in that small geographic area. Just don't know why they would have agreed to that. Not sure how Virginia's industrialization compared to other states maybe supply lines was a factor but just under the impression it was the largest and oldest state besides Texas which was a relative baby at this point. Perhaps a different capital location would have seen much smaller armies like we saw in the West and less bloody battles(Shiloh one of the West's record breakers was nowhere close to the most deadly battles in the East). Seeing the South had less people, fighting a war where the incentive was always for the Union to march a massive army to seize the capital and win the war in one stroke doesn't make any sense from their perspective. A war where the main Union objective was not the capture of Richmond just a few miles from D.C. would have been much harder for the Union to win. Should have been easy regardless but still. LatinoEuropa Matosinhos Portugal 5 cities that could be the capital of Portugal (if not Lisbon) Cities ( Guimarães 1 ) ( Porto 2) ( Braga 3 ) ( Viseu 4 ) Coimbra 5 ) LatinoEuropa said: Which of these cities was the most likely alternative Portuguese capital, in your opinion? I will give my opinion the alternative capital for me was Coimbra, first has the oldest university in Portugal where helped the evolution of the Portuguese language. Today everyone knows that Lisbon is the capital of Portugal. But for many Portuguese consider that the real capital of Portugal is the city of Guimarães was there that was born the kingdom of Portucalense that today is Portugal Aqui Nasceu Portugal --- Portugal was born here City of Guimarães YungTea Saint-Petersburg, Russia . Moscow's importance is as the capital of Muscovy which unified Russia, St Petersburg, like Rome, is a neutral capital that isn't associated with the one duchy I disagree this idea. To my mind, this is an example of what I've said in this topic before: a one big reason to move country's capital is big social and political changes. So that's what we face while learning Peter I's reign: big changes need to be done in neutral city, far away from center of old aristocracy. Problem that you've mentioned (association with any Duchy) had been solved in 16th century by Ivan IV's reign. YungTea said: Well to be fair the other countries in that situation don't typically create neutral cities. Russia and the US have(it's a US staple at every level, build a specific city for governing that is relatively small). I'm saying that's why Moscow was the capital pre St Petersburg. Muscovy conquered Russia and Muscovy's capital remained until St Petersburg. If some other duchy had unified Russia Moscow would not have been the capital until Peter the Great decided to change it or again during the Soviet era until now. It'd be just another major city. That's what I meant by it being given it's importance by being the capital of Muscovy. Even if the people there or leaders didn't care about that, that's why it was capital, same with Paris or Berlin. Over generations it just became the capital. I was not referring to a "problem" tbh think you're referring to something else, I wasn't referring to any events from Ivan IV's time just why Moscow became capital. Russia is one of the only countries to create a "government city for government city" though. Almost all of the major cities of the old world besides St Petersburg were founded MUCH earlier because almost no one else did that. Italy moved towards an ancient already existing city and the Germans and French kept their non neutral capitals and they became neutral over the passage of time(Berlin much more recently than Paris obviously). Most countries just waited for that association to fade away and if it didn't oh well. Feel Europeans and Asians see their biggest cities as appropriate capitals because it puts on the most impressive show for diplomats and before that because government=King and government city was going to be fancy as a result. St Petersburg differs from Washington though in that you guys were trying to build an opulent showpiece city, and were replacing the importance of Moscow(in ancient history a lot of examples of this, in modern history it's unique though). Also unique in that most replacement capitals were pretty close to the old ones, cause that was usually the desirable region. St Petersburg was very far from Moscow. Washington was just a neutral site and in the beginning Washington was basically hell on earth(people joke about "cleaning the swamp" well it was literally a swamp). All it's importance comes from history and tourists wanting to see that but it's like the 19th or 20th biggest city or something like that aside from political stuff there's very little to do there and the same is true of most American state capitals. St Petersburg was built as a new neutral capital but it fit the profile of an old one. How would the Eastern Front of World War II had turned out had the Baltic countries not been invaded by the USSR in 1940? Speculative History Wednesday at 7:02 PM When did the concept of countries first come about? General History Jul 5, 2019 Which other countries could have realistically permanently become Protestant? Speculative History Jun 18, 2019 Countries that could have realistically been significantly larger Speculative History Mar 3, 2019 How would the Eastern Front of World War II had turned out had the Baltic countries not been invaded by the USSR in 1940? When did the concept of countries first come about? 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__label__cc	0.700485	0.299515	A Method for Culturing Mouse Whisker Follicles to Study Circadian Rhythms ex vivo Alessandro Didonna William C. W. Chen Yunbing Ma Atsuhiro Nishida Yoshiki Miyawaki Koichi Node Makoto Akashi Atsuhiro Nishida The Research Institute for Time Studies, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan Go to author page Yoshiki Miyawaki Koichi Node Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Japan Makoto Akashi akashima@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3148 Published: Vol 9, Iss 2, January 20, 2019 Cell Biology > Tissue analysis > Tissue imaging Mammalia > Murine > Hair Follicle > Cell isolation and culture Download PDF Download PDF Original Version Original Version Updated Version Updated Version How to cite Favorites Q&A Share your feedback Cited by Nishida, A., Miyawaki, Y., Node, K. and Akashi, M. (2019). A Method for Culturing Mouse Whisker Follicles to Study Circadian Rhythms ex vivo. Bio-protocol 9(2): e3148. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3148. In this protocol Materials and Reagents A brief version of this protocol appeared in: Similar Protocols 果蝇肠上皮损伤再生模型实验方法果蝇脂肪组织高压冷冻-冷冻替代透射电镜 (HPF-FS TEM) Reproducibility Feedback Ex vivo tissue-culture experiments are often performed in the field of circadian biology. The major aim of these experiments is to evaluate circadian characteristics such as period length at the tissue-autonomous level by monitoring clock gene expression in real time. This culture method is also used to examine the tissue specificity of circadian entrainment factors. However, an ex vivo culture method for monitoring clock gene expression in hair follicles has yet to be established. In the present study, we developed an experimental method to analogize and evaluate circadian characteristics by performing ex vivo culture of mouse whisker follicles and monitoring clock gene expression in real time. Keywords: Circadian rhythm, Clock gene, Hair follicle, Ex vivo culture, Luciferase, Mouse Almost all living organisms exhibit physiological and behavioral circadian rhythms that are driven by the circadian clock (Takahashi, 2017). The circadian clock enables maximum expression of genes at appropriate times of the day, allowing organisms to appropriately adapt to environmental rhythms generated by the Earth’s rotation. The clockwork consists of ubiquitous, cell-autonomous and clock gene-driven negative feedback loops of transcription (Schibler et al., 2015). In mammals, the transcription factors BMAL1 and CLOCK activate the transcription of clock and clock-related genes such as Period (Per) and Cryptochrome (Cry) via E-box elements. PER, together with CRY, a potent transcriptional inhibitor, subsequently function to negatively regulate this complex (Kume et al., 1999). Ex vivo tissue-culture experiments are often performed in the field of circadian biology (Yamazaki et al., 2000). The major aim of these experiments is to evaluate the circadian characteristics of clock gene expression such as period length at the tissue-autonomous level and to compare these characteristics with those at the whole-body level (Liu et al., 2007). For example, the effect of the dysfunction of a clock gene in question can be investigated by comparing the effects in ex vivo tissue culture and behavior and physiology. This culture method is also used to examine the tissue specificity of circadian entrainment factors (Sato et al., 2014). Specifically, this technique can be used to reveal in which tissue a humoral factor in question modulates circadian phase or amplitude. Additionally, although controversial, some studies suggest that the circadian phase observed in ex vivo cultured tissues can be used to estimate that in vivo (Stokkan et al., 2001). In the present study, we developed an experimental method to analogize and evaluate circadian characteristics based on ex vivo culture of mouse whisker follicles. Briefly, individual whisker follicles are carefully dissected from mice carrying a luciferase gene whose expression is driven by a circadian promoter, and bioluminescence is measured in real time using a photomultiplier tube. This method can be useful for a wide range of applications as mentioned above. 100 mm Petri dish (IWAKI, catalog number: SH90-20) 35 mm culture dish (IWAKI, catalog number: 1000-035) Eppendorf tube Inbred mice such as male 5-20-week-old C57/BL6 mice carrying the luciferase gene driven by a clock gene promoter (in our original paper, we used Per2::luc knock-in mice and Bmal1-Eluc transgenic mice, which were gifts from Dr. Joseph Takahashi and Dr. Yoshihiro Nakajima, respectively) (Yoo et al., 2004; Noguchi et al., 2012a) Silicone (Shin-Etsu, catalog number: KS-64) 70% ethanol (Shinwa Alcohol Industry, catalog number: 4079210060) Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) (Nacalai Tesque, catalog number: 14249-24) DMEM (Nacalai, catalog number: 08456-94) Penicillin/streptomycin (Thermo Fisher Scientific, GibcoTM, catalog number: 15070-063) Dexamethasone (Sigma-Aldrich, catalog number: D4902) Luciferin (WAKO, catalog number: 126-05116) DMEM supplemented with penicillin/streptomycin (see Recipes) Luciferin-containing medium (see Recipes) 1,000x DEX stock (see Recipes) Surgical scissors (Hammacher, catalog number: 91-1538) Claw tweezers (FST, catalog number: 11154-10) Fine tweezers (FST, catalog number: 18132-12) Laminar flow cabinet (SANYO, model: MCV-B131F) CO2 incubator with an infrared sensor that is not affected by humidity inside the chamber (ASTEC, model: SCA-165DRS) Photomultiplier tube (Hamamatsu, model: LM2400) Dissecting microscope (Nikon, model: SMZ745T) Software for Photon Detection Unit C10749(LM2400v21)-JP Cosinor software Although the absolute value of circadian period length in cultured hair follicles differs from those obtained from physiological and behavioral studies, we confirmed that the relative difference in period length among mouse genotypes is similar between clock gene expression in hair follicles and locomotor activity (Yamaguchi et al., 2017). Our ex vivo methods may, therefore, be useful tools for analogizing in vivo circadian characteristics. Because culture medium composition reportedly affects period length (Lee et al., 2011; Noguchi et al., 2012b), it is important to use identical medium composition and product lot numbers throughout all sets of experiments for comparison of relative differences between animals. For example, we have found that the absence of phenol red results in damping and relatively longer periods. Dexamethasone (DEX) is a well-known synchronizer for peripheral clocks. Therefore, clock gene expression is often monitored after DEX treatment. Isolation of mouse whisker follicles All protocols for animal experiments must be approved by an institutional animal research committee. Animal studies must be performed in compliance with institutional animal care and use guidelines. Figure 1 indicates a clean environment and tools required for following experimental procedures. Figure 1. Example of a clean environment and tools required for the experimental procedures Maintain mice carrying the luciferase gene driven by circadian promoter/enhancer elements on a 12-h light-dark (LD) cycle and allow ad libitum access to food and water. After euthanasia, vigorously wipe both the left and right mystacial pads with 70% ethanol and remove them from the mice with surgical scissors by making incisions in the recommended order indicated in Figure 2. To avoid damaging hair follicles, insert surgical scissors and cut along the interface between the skin and bone tissue. Figure 2. The mystacial pad on a mouse and the incision line On a clean bench, vigorously wash the pads two times with 70% ethanol and three times with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) for about 15 s each (Video 1). Minimize carry-over contamination in each step. Video 1. Vigorous washing of mystacial pads Transfer the pads to a 100-mm Petri dish containing 25 ml fresh DMEM supplemented with penicillin and streptomycin at room temperature. On a clean bench, carefully dissect individual whisker follicles as described below under a dissecting microscope (Recommended magnification: 10x). Use claw tweezers to carefully remove the surrounding connective tissue without damaging the hair follicles (Figure 3A and Video 2). Denude the hair follicles as thoroughly as possible (Figure 3B). Figure 3. Dissection of individual whisker follicles. A. Image of the reverse side of a removed mystacial pad. Hair follicles are invisible because they are covered by connective tissue. Use claw tweezers to carefully remove the connective tissue of the mystacial pad without damaging the hair follicles. B. Black outlines indicate denuded hair follicles after removal of the connective tissue. Denude the hair follicles as thoroughly as possible. Video 2. Removing connective tissue of the mystacial pad (This video was made at Yamaguchi Univ. according to guidelines from the Yamaguchi Univ. on Animal Care and approved by the Animal Research Ethics Board of Yamaguchi University under protocol #298.) Hold the root of a hair follicle firmly with fine tweezers and pluck it out from the skin, being careful not to damage the hair follicle (Video 3). Video 3. Plucking a hair follicle from the skin (This video was made at Yamaguchi Univ. according to guidelines from the Yamaguchi Univ. on Animal Care and approved by the Animal Research Ethics Board of Yamaguchi University under protocol #298.) Ex vivo culture of mouse whisker follicles to examine circadian characteristics Transfer isolated whisker follicles to another 100-mm Petri dish containing 25 ml fresh DMEM supplemented with penicillin and streptomycin at room temperature. (Optional) Classify the hair cycle stage of whisker follicles as anagen or catagen according to the morphology of the hair bulb and relative length of the hair shaft by referring to previous reports (Iida et al., 2007). We previously investigated the effect of the differences in hair stage on circadian period length and found no significant differences in period length among stages. Place 50-100 μl silicone into a mound somewhat off-center on the bottom of 35-mm culture dishes. Sterilization of silicone is not essential, but we recommend using silicone from an unopened packet designated for culture use. Cut the hair shaft, leaving about 10 to 20 mm (Figure 4A). Transfer the whisker follicles to the 35-mm culture dishes for bioluminescence monitoring. Use one dish per whisker follicle. To avoid floating during bioluminescence monitoring, push the hair shaft into the silicone mound so that the shaft is stuck to the silicone and is fixed on the bottom of the dish (Figure 4B). Position the hair follicle near the center of the dish for efficient bioluminescence detection (Figure 4C). Figure 4. Fixing a hair follicle to the bottom of a culture dish. A. Cut the hair shaft, leaving about 10 to 20 mm. B. Push the hair shaft into the silicone mound so that the shaft is stuck to the silicone and is fixed to the bottom of the dish. C. Position the hair follicle near the center of the dish. Cover immobilized hair follicles with 3 ml fresh DMEM supplemented with penicillin and streptomycin, and pre-culture at 35 °C with 5% CO2 to allow them to recover from surgical damage. There are no specific parameters for confirming whether or not hair follicles are healthy. After 1 or 2 days of pre-culture, induce circadian synchronization by adding 100 nM dexamethasone (DEX) without replacing the culture medium and incubating for 2 h. To facilitate mixing of DEX with culture medium, pipette 500 μl of medium from each culture dish, mix this with 3 μl DEX (100 μM stock) by pipetting in an Eppendorf tube and add this mixture to the original culture dish. During DEX treatment, prepare luciferin-containing medium at a concentration of 0.1 mM. Aspirate the DEX-containing medium and wash the hair follicles with 3 ml fresh DMEM to remove DEX, and cover the follicles with 3 ml luciferin-containing medium. Bioluminescence is detectable for a period of more than four days if hair follicles are healthy. Measure bioluminescence in real time using a photomultiplier tube inside a dark box specifically designed to reduce background noise to detect ultra-weak photon emissions (LM2400, Hamamatsu) at 35 °C with 5% CO2 (Figure 5A). To avoid rust formation, the LM2400 is located inside a CO2 culture incubator under low humidity conditions: to prevent culture medium from drying out, instead of using the water tray from the CO2 incubator, use the one inside the LM2400 (Figures 5B, sterile water). Use a CO2 incubator that utilizes an infrared sensor that is not affected by humidity inside the chamber. For measurement, open the top of the LM2400 and simply place culture dishes on the metal tray (Figures 5B and 5C). Culture dishes without hair follicles should provide reads of 5,000-10,000 counts per minute (negative control). Small lung explants (1-2 mm3) are recommended as a positive control because samples can easily be prepared by simply cutting lung tissue with a surgical knife, and the success rate for obtaining clear circadian oscillations of bioluminescence is high (> 80%). The success rate for detecting clear circadian rhythmicity is dependent on a number of factors such as mouse age, sample handling, and tissue type. Therefore, the required number of sample replicates differs among experiments. Figure 5. Monitoring bioluminescence in real time. Bioluminescence can be measured in real time using a photomultiplier tube (LM2400) at 35 °C with 5% CO2. A. The location of photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). Arrows in the inset indicate the photon input windows in a magnified view of two PMTs. B. Culture dishes on the metal tray inside the LM2400. C. Partial enlarged image of B. Data collection is performed using the associated software “Software for Photon Detection Unit C10749(LM2400v21)-JP”. To analyze circadian parameters, baseline changes need to be removed. Raw data sets are therefore detrended, as shown in Figure 6, using Microsoft Excel by subtracting the 24-h running average from the raw data (Figure 6A, raw data; Figure 6B, detrended data). Circadian robustness, circadian phase (angle) and circadian period length are calculated using detrended data and Cosinor software provided by Dr. Refinetti. Figure 6. Example data. Data sets are detrended by subtracting the 24-h running average from the raw data. A. Raw data (vertical axis: raw counts per minute); B. Detrended data (vertical axis: detrended relative counts per minute). DMEM supplemented with penicillin and streptomycin 1% penicillin/streptomycin Luciferin-containing medium (no filtration required) 0.1 mM luciferin (use 10 mM stock dissolved in saline) 1,000x DEX stock (no filtration required) 100 μM dexamethasone We thank Ritsuko Matsumura, Rie Okamitsu and Junko Sumino for their expert technical assistance. We express our great appreciation to Takashi Matsuzaki (Shimane University) and Roberto Refinetti (Boise State University) for technical support and Cosinor software, respectively. This protocol was originally developed in Yamaguchi et al. (2017). 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__label__wiki	0.980992	0.980992	DELFI ENCulture Lithuania's Jewish Community re-elects Kukliansky as leader BNS EN The Jewish Community of Lithuania re-elected Faina Kukliansky for the second term as its chairperson at an election on Sunday, while her competitor Simonas Gurevicius dismissed the vote as unlawful and pledged to turn to court. Faina Kukliansky © DELFI / Karolina Pansevič Monika Antanaityte, the head of the community's secretariat, told BNS that "Kukliansky won (the election) by majority vote)." "Voters either voted for Kukliansky or abstained. Nobody voted for Gurevicius," said Antanaityte but said she was unable to specify the voting results for now. Gurevicius, who was recently elected as the leader of the Jewish Community of Vilnius, told BNS that the Vilnius Jews would go to court over the electoral conference's decisions on artificial obstacles for Jews who could have observed the election and the election procedures that ran counter to the bylaws of the Jewish Community of Lithuania. Gurevicius maintains that the revision of the election scheme a month before the election reduced the power of regional organizations, which boosted the chances for Kukliansky to be re-elected for the second four-year term at the helm of the Jewish Community of Lithuania. Lithuanian Jews in row over Vilnius community leader election Lithuanian Jews are in a row over Wednesday's election of the leader of the Vilnius Jewish Community... Lithuanian officials 'need history lessons', says Jewish community leader The Lithuanian Jewish community criticized Lithuania's migration officials for refusing citizenship... Vilnius should have monument to people who saved Jews, says Jewish community leader The Lithuanian Jewish community would like to see a monument built in Vilnius to people who were... Jewish community suggests culture museum in territory of former Vilnius ghetto The Jewish Community of Lithuania suggests establishing a cultural museum in the territory of the... Lithuania's Jewish community locked in accusations, litigation Leadership elections held in a few offices of the Jewish Community of Lithuania past spring resulted... Lithuanian's Jews appreciate German president's attention to Holocaust victims As German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday plans to pay homage to the Holocaust victims... Archeologists find two column bases of Great Synagogue of Vilnius Archeologists have found the bases of two columns of the Great Synagogue of Vilnius , Vilnius... Exhibition and concert to commemorate liquidation of Kaunas Ghetto The Kaunas Ghetto was burned in July 1944. Around 5000 people were transferred to concentration... Music and beyond: Kaunas Piano Fest The young yet ambitious event aims to bring young, emerging pianists from all over the world to... Lithuanian films and talents will be seen in Karlovy Vary Festival On Friday starts International Karlovy Vary Film Festival, which is full of Lithuanian accents: in... Newest sculpture in Kaunas invites to visit Benedictine monastery and St. Nicholas church The newest sculptural highlight in the city is dedicated to the Blessed Teofilius Matulionis ,...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1310
__label__wiki	0.736806	0.736806	This article is about the warrior in the Mahabharata. For other uses, see Bhima (disambiguation). In Hindu mythology, Bhima (Sanskrit: भीम, IAST: Bhīma) is the second born of the Pandavas. The Mahabharata relates many events which portray the might of Bhima. Bhima is responsible for slaying all hundred Kaurava brothers in the Kurukshetra War. He was considered to have the physical might of 10,000 elephants. The Strongest Pandava Bhimasena the king of Kamyaka Forest by Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906) Character of Mahabharata Hidimba Ghatotkacha Hidimbi, Draupadi and Valandhara [1] Ghatotkacha (son from Hidimbi) Sutasoma (son from Draupadi) Sarvaga (son from Valandhara) Vayu(spiritual father) & Pandu (father) Kunti (mother) Karna, Yudhisthira, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva(brothers) ; Kauravas(cousins); Hanuman (spiritual brother) The word Bhima in Sanskrit means 'big' or 'tall'. His other names are ( Dandum Wacana, Kusuma Waligita, Pondan Paksajandu and Satria Jodipati ) – Bhimasena (भीमसेन) – he who is equivalent to a formidable army Vrikodara (वृकोदर) – wolf bellied or voracious eater Gadadhara (गदाधर) – mace-wielder Vayuputra / Bayu Tanaya – son of Vayu – God of Wind Jarasandhajit (जरासन्धजित्) – he who won over Jarasandha Hidimbabhid (हिडिम्बभिद्) – he who pierced Hidimba Kichakajit (कीचकजित्) – he who defeated Kichaka Jihmayodhin (जिह्मयोधिन्) – fighter against falsehood Ballava (बल्लव) – cook Hanyalaurya (हन्यलौर्य) – creator. Arya Bratasena Birth and rivalry with the KauravasEdit Child Bhima crack the stones Along with other Pandava brothers, Bhima was trained in religion, science, administration and military arts by the Kuru preceptors, Kripa and Drona. Specifically, he became a master in using the mace. Bhima's strong point throughout the epic remains his towering strength. He was so wrathful and strong that it was impossible even for Indra to subdue him in a battle.[2] Bhima was also renowned for his giant appetite – at times, half of the total food consumed by the Pandavas was eaten by him.[3] Bhima, being as powerful as his father, was a natural bully. He used to play practical jokes on the Kaurava brothers; he used to engage in wrestling bouts where he out-powered them with consummate ease.[4][5] His repeated failures and fecklessness against Bhima angered Duryodhana so much that he wanted him dead. He hatched a cunning plot where he poisoned Bhima's food and drowned him in River Ganga. Thankfully, the Naga king Vasuki saved Bhima and also apprised him of Duryodana's hatred for him. It is also Vasuki who bestowed him the immense strength of ten thousand elephants.[6] Bhima fighting with the Nagas Duryodana with his counsellor Purochana hatched a plan to burn the Pandavas alive at a lac palace Lakshagraha at Varnavrata that Duryodhana had built there (lacquer is highly inflammable). Thanks to prior notice from Vidura, the Pandavas managed to escape out from the palace with Bhima played a major role in carrying all five of them (Kunti and brothers) and escaping to safety. Bhima also barricaded the palace of Purochana and set fire to it, thereby ensuring Purochana became a victim of his own evil plot.[7] Bhima fighting with Bakasura Kunti and the Pandavas were living in agnyatavaasa (living incognito) after they escaped from the murder plot (Kunti suggests they be incognito to avoid further problems from the Kauravas). During their stay at Ekachakra or kaiwara (in Karnataka), they came to know of a demon, Bakasura, who troubled people by eating members of their village and their provisions. The powerful Bhima brought his might to the fore and killed Bakasura, much to the delight of the villagers.[8] Marriage and childrenEdit Bhima (right) with his wife Hidimba and son Ghatotkacha. At the time Bhima kills the demon Hidimba who was king of demons of forest Kamyaka, he meets his sister Hidimbi; they eventually get married and have a son, Ghatotkacha. Hidimbi promises Kunti that she and Ghatotkacha will stay out of the Pandavas' lives and away from the luxuries of court. When Bhima killed the demon Hidimba, he became the King of Kamyaka for 5 years. In Mahabharata, the demon army from Kamyaka fought the war alongside Pandavas. After the death of Ghatotkacha Bhima again became king of Kamyaka.[citation needed] Then the Pandavas attended the Swayamvara of Drupada princess, Draupadi. The Pandavas, led by Arjuna, were successful at the Swayamvara. With his brothers, he was married to Draupadi, who gave birth to a son, Sutasoma. At a later stage, Bhima also married Valandhara, the daughter of the king of Kasi, and had a son named Savarga. Among Bhima's three sons, Sarvaga did not participate in the Kurukshetra war, Sutasoma was killed by Ashwatthama and Ghatotkacha was killed by Karna. Conquest for RajasuyaEdit Bhima slays Jarasandha When Yudhishthira became emperor of Indraprastha he sent his four younger brothers out in different directions to subjugate kingdoms for the Rajasuya sacrifice. Bhima was sent out to the East, since Bhishma thought the easterners were skilled in fighting from the backs of elephants and in fighting with bare arms. He deemed Bhima to be the most ideal person to wage wars in that region.[9] The Mahabharata mentions several kingdoms to the east of Indraprastha which were conquered by Bhima.[10] Key victories include his fights with: Jarasandha of the Magadha empire. This was the most important win, as Jarasandha had several allies in the region, including Shishupala and Bhagadatta. Krishna tricked Jarasandha into having a wrestling bout with Bhima. This was an agonizing battle that stretched for 13 long days. At the end, Bhima broke Jarasandha's backbone with his knee and tore apart his body into two.[11] Dasarnas, where the king called Sudharman with his bare arms fought a fierce battle with Bhima, who later appointed the mighty Sudharman as the first-in-command of his forces. Sishupala of Chedi Kingdom, (who welcomed Bhima and hosted him for thirty days) Matsya, Maladas and the country called Madahara, Mahidara, and the Somadheyas, Vatsabhumi, and the king of the Bhargas, as also the ruler of the Nishadas and Manimat: Southern Mallas and the Bhagauanta mountain. Sarmakas and the Varmakas ExileEdit Pandavas in Exile After Yudhishthira succumbed to Shakuni's challenge in the game of dice, the Pandavas were forced into exile for 13 years, one of which was in anonymity. The exile period in the forests, saw the Pandavas come face to face with many rakshasas and Bhima played a crucial role in the epic in rescuing his brothers every time. Slaying KirmiraEdit Right at the start of the exile, in the woods of Kamyaka, the Pandavas encountered the demon Kirmira, the brother of Bakasura and a friend of Hidimba. A fierce battle ensued between Bhima and the demon, where the two equally matched fighters hurled rocks and trees at each other. Eventually, Bhima emerged victorious.[12] Searching for Saugandhika flowerEdit Draupadi showing the flowers to Bhima Bhima tries to lift Hanuman's tail (by Asi from Razmnama) Once in Badarikasrama forest, Draupadi scented the Saugandhika flower and was deeply attracted to it. The lotus species was not to be located easily so Bhima went in search of the flower and ended up at Kubera's palace. He was stopped in his tracks by the rakshasas called Krodhavasas, but he defeated them all and reached the lotus pond. He also slew the rakshasa Maniman a wicked demon, who had in the past, incurred a curse from Rishi Agastya. Being unused to the water of the pond, Bhima fell asleep on its shore. Later, the Pandavas arrived with Krishna and Draupadi in search of Bhima. They met Kubera who offered them baskets of Saugandhika lotuses and sent them on their way. Kubera was especially happy, as the slaughter of Maniman had relieved him of the curse too.[13] Meeting HanumanEdit During his search for the Saugandhika flower, Bhima saw an old monkey, lying in the path, whose long tail was outstretching the region. Bhima in pride asked the monkey to move the tail blocking his path. But, the monkey replied saying he's too old and had no strength to do that and requested that Bhima do it instead. Outraged at being commanded by someone inferior to him, he grabbed the monkey's tail with his left hand with intention of swirling him via it and sending him in air and to his surprise he wasn't able to move it. So, he used both his hands and all his might but wasn't able to raise it. Defeated and surprised he asked the monkey for forgiveness with joined hands. The monkey revealed its true-self, Hanuman (his brother, as both were Vayu's children). Bhima received Hanuman's blessing in the form of increased strength which came from Hanuman's own body. He warned Bhima of the path ahead, blessed him of victory in all his endeavours and left. Killing JatasuraEdit In another minor incident in the epic, Jatasura, a rakshasa disguised as a Brahmin abducted Yudhishthira, Draupadi and the twin brothers, Nakula, and Sahadeva during their stay at Badarikasrama. His objective was to seize the weapons of the Pandavas. Bhima, who was gone hunting during the abduction, was deeply upset when he came to know of Jatasura's evil act on his return. A fierce encounter followed between the two gigantic warriors, where Bhima emerged victorious by decapitating Jatasura and crushing his body.[14][15] Cook at Virata's kingdomEdit Bhima as cook Vallabh Along with his brothers, Bhima spent his last year of exile in the kingdom of Virata. He disguised himself as a cook named Vallabh (within themselves Pandavas called him Jayanta).[16] Defeating JimutaEdit Bhima kills Jimuta. Once during a great festival, people from neighbouring countries had come to the Kingdom of Virata. There was a wrestling bout where a wrestler from a different state, Jimuta proved to be invincible. Much to the delight of King Virata and his subjects, Bhima challenged Jimuta and knocked him out in no time. This greatly enhanced the reputation of the Pandavas in an unfamiliar territory.[17] Kichaka VadhaEdit Kichaka, the army commander of Virata, tried to sexually assault Draupadi, who was under the guise of a maid named Sairindhri. Draupadi reported this incident to Bhima. Bhima covered himself with silk robes. He slew him the moment he tried to touch him. Kickaka was crushed and slaughtered into a meatball by Bhima. Later Kichaka's allies plotted to murder Sairindri, but Bhima vanquished all of them. [18] Susarma's defeatEdit The archenemy of Virata was King Susharma of the Trigarta Kingdom, under the aegis of Duryodana, waged a battle against Virata by stealing the cows in his kingdom. Bhima lead the other Pandavas and Virata, and helped to rout the army of Susarma easily. Before he was about to strangle Susarma to death, Yudhishthira told him to spare him. By this time, the 13-year exile period was completed and the rivalry between the siblings was renewed. During the Kurukshetra WarEdit Bhima fighting with Duryodhana Before the battle had begun, Bhima suggested that Satyaki would lead the Pandava forces, as their general, but Yudhishthira and Arjuna opted for Dhrishtadyumna. The flag of Bhima's chariot bore the image of a gigantic lion in silver with its eyes made of lapis lazuli and his chariot was yoked to horses as black as bears or black antelopes.[19][20] He wielded a celestial bow named Vayavya (which was broken by Karna on 14th day of war) a massive conch named Paundra and a huge mace equivalent to a hundred thousand maces (destroyed by Karna on 16th day of war). Bhima distinguishes himself in battle several times throughout the war; some of Bhima's major engagements during the war include: On the second day of the war, he encounters the Kalinga army. He slays Kalinga King Srutyusha, his son Sakradeva, and the two Kalinga general Satya and Satyadeva. He also kills and Ekalavya's son Ketumat. Bhima defeated Drona on the 14th day of the war, smashing his two chariots and penetrating the Kaurava formation in order to aid Arjuna in his quest to slay Jayadratha but was later defeated by him and karna then spared his life due to the promise he made to kunti: On that same day, Duryodhana sends a legion of elephants to check Bhima's advance, and Bhima thoroughly destroys the army, leaving a bloody trail of elephant entrails. In this fight, Durjaya, (Dushasana's son) on Duryodhana's order attempted to stop Bhima, but Bhima in his bloodlust breaks his skull open. Bhima defeated Alambusha on the 14th day. Bhima was the only warrior who refused to submit to the invincible Narayanastra weapon launched by Aswatthama on the 15th day. Aswasthama shoot on Bhima from razmnama at V & A museum. Bhima slew Bahlika, the King of the Bahlika kingdom on the night of the fourteenth day. Bhima clashed with Karna on 14th day but was easily routed by him two times. On Sixteenth day, when Karna was commander, Bhima was defeated by him. Bhima defeated and brutally killed Dussasana on the 16th day. Bhima is generally credited with killing all sons of Dhritrashtra and Gandhari Killing DuryodhanaEdit After 18 days of war, Duryodhana went & hid under a lake. After given option to choose opponent & kind of duel, Duryodhana chose Bhima as his opponent & mace fight as duel. Bhima clashed with Duryodhana in a mace fight. He overpowered Duryodhana and didn't even shake on his enemy attack at the start. Lord Krishna knew that it is not possible to kill Duryodhana because his body (except thighs) turned as hard as thunderbolt by the power of Gandhari when she opened her eyes. Krishna instrucuted Bhima to hit Duryodhana's thighs through gestures. Bhima did as Krishna directed & successfully broke thighs of Duryodhana. Enraged at this sight, Balarama grabbing his plough paced to attack Bhima, but was stopped by Krishna. Krishna convinced his brother by narrating the injustice death of Abhimanyu and evils committed by Duryodhana. Later years and deathEdit The blind Dhritarashtra attacks the statue of Bhima After the war, Dhritarashtra was enraged by Bhima's slaying of all his sons. When the Pandavas arrive at Hastinapur to claim the kingdom and pay their respects, Krishna, sensing his anger, placed an iron statue of Bhima in front of Dhritarashtra. When embracing Bhima, Dhritarashtra crushed the statue into pieces, but later realised his folly and apologised. Yudhishthira appointed Bhima as the commander of Hastinapur.[22] Upon the onset of the Kaliyuga, Bhima and the other Pandavas retired. Giving up all their belongings and ties, the Pandavas made their final journey of pilgrimage to the Himalayas. On the journey, the group, one-by-one, begins to fall. When Bhima tires and falls down, Arjuna asks his elder brother why he, Bhima, is unable to complete the journey to heaven. Yudhishthira explains his brother's vice of gluttony. In some versions of the story, Yudhishthira points out Bhima's boastfulness, pride, and battle-lust as the reasons for his fall. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20100116130453/http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01096.htm ^ "Mahabharata Text". ^ Kapoor, edited by Subodh (2002). The Indian encyclopaedia : biographical, historical, religious, administrative, ethnological, commercial and scientific (1st ed.). New Delhi: Cosmo Publications. p. 7535. ISBN 9788177552577. CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link) ^ Rao,, Shanta Rameshwar (1985). The Mahabharata (Illustrated). Orient Blackswan. pp. 25–26. ISBN 9788125022800. ^ Menon, [translated by] Ramesh (2006). The Mahabharata : a modern rendering. New York: iUniverse, Inc. p. 93. ISBN 9780595401871. ^ Menon, [translated by] Ramesh (2006). The Mahabharata : a modern rendering. New York: iUniverse, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 9780595401871. ^ Gupta, Rashmi (2010). Tibetans in exile : struggle for human rights. New Delhi: Anamika Publishers & Distributors. p. 625. ISBN 9788179752487. ^ "The Mahabharata, Book 9: Shalya Parva: Section 58". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bhima. Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhima&oldid=905271440"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1311
__label__cc	0.536406	0.463594	éN Hats Copyright © 2019 enhats.com Total: €0,00 It's Time to Talk About Sustainability by Hanna Sarén It's time for Fashion Revolution Week (22nd-28th April) and to make the ethical issues in the fashion industry even more visible. The clothing industry is the second-largest industrial polluter in the world and the big percent comes from China. Yet it seems that the Chinese fashion is about to go green – the designers and industry leaders have recognized China's unique potential to reduce fashion's environmental footprint. Intolerance of injustice Fashion Revolution is a global movement calling for greater transparency, sustainability and ethics in the fashion industry. On #whomademyclothes campaign brands and producers are encouraged to respond with the hashtag #imadeyourclothes and to demonstrate transparency in their supply chain. The campaign falls on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1138 people and injured many more on 24th April 2013, making it the fourth largest industrial disaster in history. More about Fashion Revolution: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/ For those who want to do more than just talk about it As the heart of fast fashion, China has forever been a mass producer of clothes – some estimates suggest 50 percent of the world’s clothing is manufactured in China. In a market where cheaply produced, fast fashion is just a click away, sustainability may seem like a hard sell. As a result of the way fashion is made, sourced and consumed, both people and the environment suffer. While the Chinese government promote their new green policy for clean air, less coal use and better regulation, single influencers are taking the lead towards to more sustainable fashion industry. The Chinese TV host, entrepreneur, and fashion icon Yue-Sai Kan is working to advance the sustainable fashion movement in China. Kan’s China Beauty Charity Fund and WeDesign Group Inc. will sponsor the “Executive Education in Sustainable Fashion” program created for Chinese fashion executives, who want to learn more about sustainable fashion. The new "made in China" Luxury brands are in a powerful position to take charge, charging a little more money for quality, long-lasting, sustainable fashion. It is now more important than ever to educate the Chinese market about the significance of sustainability as Chinese consumers are projected to account for more than 40 percent of luxury goods consumption in the world by 2023. Reclothing Bank. Credit: Shanghai Fashion Week #imadeyourclothes We at éN Hats want also participate the Fashion Revolution and be open about our sustainability philosophy. As an advocate of sustainable fashion, we strive to contribute the ecological way of thinking through our entire production chain. We believe in slow fashion and aspire to create hats that stay fashionable regardless the trend in question. Learn more about our sustainability philosophy here. Instagram Facebook Vimeo TwitterTwitter Newsletter - Keep me posted!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1315
__label__wiki	0.552422	0.552422	Home >Taiwan Culture Toolkit > Literature > Book list > Titles Life in Taipei by Shu Guozhi (Shu Kuo-chih) Related Content Zhuang Jiawei, PhD student, Graduate Institute of Chinese Literature, National Chung Cheng University Calm observation of local customs, things, and human interactions is a characteristic that runs through all of Shu Guozhi’s essays. “Life in Taipei,” a representative work, depicts a number of ordinary locales in 1990s’ Taipei – although the city is seemingly crowded and chaotic, residents are relaxed, easygoing, and tolerant. “Taipei – I don’t know where to begin” opens the essay. This isn’t to say the city lacks interest, but rather its ordinary-looking lanes are in fact so full of surprises and possibilities that the writer is faced with too many choices. Although the essay reads like a casual stroll through Taipei, it can be divided into three sections: urban geography, citizens’ interrelations, and the city’s changing and unchanging features. Spatially, Shu Guozhi characterizes Taipei as “extremely free, extremely chaotic.” The writer first leads readers into a xiangzi, a distinctive feature of the 1990s Taipei cityscape – a lane of small, low houses, flowers, trees, and a variety of inhabitants, a byway similar to Beijing’s hutong and Shanghai’s nongtang. Shu also shows readers traditional southern Fujian-style “arcades” – roofed passageways – and rows of apartment houses, crammed together, inelegant, but orderly nonetheless. Not big, not small, leisurely, free and disorderly – this is how the writer characterizes the appeal of Taipei’s landscape. In examining human interaction in the city, Shu Guozhi becomes an urban psychologist, carefully decoding how citizens make the most of the tiny areas allotted to them – erecting canopies over rooftops, marking off parking spaces on the street, drinking tea at tables set by the roadside – their actions all informed by warm feelings of mutual tolerance. Architecture, smells, and sounds allow readers to experience residents’ heterogeneity. Thoroughfares flanked with luxurious high-rises, alleyways lined with modest homes and small temples, a variety of scents and sounds – all explain the historical reasons for the convergence of an assortment of humanity in postwar Taipei, a metropolis that blends modernity and tradition. Lastly, Shu Guozhi shows readers the city’s changing and unchanging aspects. A street observer, the writer is witness to Taipei’s rapid transformation from a small municipality of creeks and drainage canals to one of the world’s foremost urban centers, all within the space of a few decades. In the midst of the development Taipei still boasts many lovely sights; for example, “a tree that has grown through a roof,” which Shu praises as a symbol of the city; moreover, he calls Taipei “a city with a country feel” because residents accommodate both nature and civilization, the classical and the modern existing side by side. A leisurely look at the Taipei cityscape, Shu’s essay is in fact layered with meaning – the author excavates humans’ harmonious relations with history and the land, revealing Taipei’s emphasis on “mutuality” in living culture, illustrating the significance of humanism in landscape. Shu Guozhi (1952- ) was born in Taipei to a family originating in China’s Zhejiang province. Since graduating from Shih Hsin College of Journalism (today’s Shih Hsin University) Shu has served as a reporter and writer for the China Times Weekly, taken part in documentary filmmaking projects, and made guest appearances in movies. In 1979 his “Villagers in Trouble” won the second annual China Times Literature Award, garnering praise from critic Zhan Hongzhi: “The best works leave theorists speechless.” In 1981 Shu began writing Reading Jin Yong, his first book-length project. Royalties from the work’s sales financed a trip to the United States, and from 1983 to 1990 the writer visited forty-four of the nation’s fifty states. After returning to Taiwan in 1990, Shu Guozhi began publishing travel and food articles. Shu’s sharp, meticulous prose – informed by the writer’s vast erudition, encompassing both classical and modern learning – captures the living landscape familiar to ordinary people, shaping the uniquely personal style in which he relates his travel experiences. Writer Ke Yufen praised Shu’s works: “A good writer must be obsessed with clean prose. One of the most distinctive things about Shu Guozhi’s essays is his precise emotional control; he never projects his own sorrows onto the landscape, nor does he lament the fate of the nation.” Stylistically, Shu essays are characterized by unadorned grace and scholarly elegance, uncovering simple details of everyday life. Before “travel-writing” became popular in Taiwan, Shu Guozhi had already roamed about the world, his essays precursors of the travel genre. In 1997 his “Traveling Alone in Hong Kong” won the first-annual China Airlines Travel Literature Award, and in 1998 “Remote Highway,” which recounted his travel experiences in the United States, received first prize in the first annual Eva Airlines Universe Travel Literature Awards. The two prestigious prizes won the writer belated recognition, and his name is now synonymous with travel writing. The essay collection An Ideal Afternoon (2000) – subtitled “About Traveling and About Wandering” – attracted an even wider readership. Shu Guozhi continues to write prolifically, penning columns for the China Times “Human Realm” supplement, Business Weekly, Taiwan HSR Monthly, and Global Views Magazine. His published works include Reading Jin Yong (1982), Revisiting Taiwan (1997), An Ideal Afternoon (2000), Wandering (2006), Outdoor Kyoto (2006) Taipei Snacks (2007), Talking of Food in the Midst of Poverty (2008), Watertown Taipei (2010), and Taiwanese Treats (2014). Work(Chinese)：〈人在臺北〉 Work(English)： Life in Taipei Post year： 1999 Anthology： Taiwan literature in Chinese and English Author： Shu Guozhi (Shu Kuo-chih) Language： Traditional Chinese Translation(s)： English Translator： Michelle Min-chia Wu（吳敏嘉） Literary Genre： Prose Publisher： Taipei: Commonwealth Publishing Co., Ltd Publishing Date： 1999 Ordering information for original work(Link)： http://www.books.com.tw/products/0010486043 Ordering information for original work(Note)： The “book.com.tw” Internet Bookstore Ordering information for translation(Link)： http://www.books.com.tw/products/0010486043 Ordering information for translation(Note)： The “book.com.tw” Internet Bookstore	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1317
__label__wiki	0.624142	0.624142	Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface Project Update The Balance of Ice, Waves, and Winds in the Arctic Autumn Although summer sea ice loss in the Arctic is well studied, less is known about how ice comes back in autumn. A new program is changing that. The R/V Sikuliaq is surrounded by new pancake ice (gray) and remnants of multiyear ice (white) during an “ice station,” when the ship stopped at an ice floe immediately following a wave event on 17 October 2016. This photo was taken using a DGI Phantom unmanned aerial system. Credit: Guy Williams (University of Tasmania/ACE CRC) and Ted Maksym (WHOI) By Jim Thomson, Stephen Ackley, Hayley H. Shen, and W. Erick Rogers 23 January 2017 One of the most notable signals of rapid change in the Arctic is the loss of sea ice during summer months [Jeffries et al., 2013; Wang and Overland, 2012]. Not only does the ice cover less area during the summer, it’s also growing thinner [e.g., Stroeve and Notz, 2015]. Scientists have focused on studying the mechanisms responsible for summer ice loss, but they’ve paid less attention to the recovery of the sea ice in the autumn. Most icebreaker-based research activity in the Arctic concludes by late September each year, resulting in a shortage of data for the autumn months. A new program, Sea State and Boundary Layer Physics of the Emerging Arctic Ocean, sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research, has just completed a unique field campaign to investigate the dynamics of the autumn sea ice recovery in the Arctic. Our expedition on board the newly commissioned R/V Sikuliaq collected data on the dynamics of air, sea, and ice from 28 September to 10 November 2015. During this time, the ice edge moved 250 nautical miles southward from the summer ice minimum in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, reaching the Alaskan coast. The field program was designed specifically to understand the effects of an increasingly dynamic sea state (that is, an increase in surface wave activity) on autumn ice recovery (Figure 1). Fig. 1. Instrument platforms used in the Sea State and Boundary Layer Physics of the Emerging Arctic Ocean field campaign include unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), automatic weather stations (AWS), Acoustic Wave and Current (AWAC) moorings, and underwater gliders. Various instruments are mounted on buoys and weather balloons, and floating instruments measure ice mass balance (IMB) and conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) data. X band radar and airplanes are used to map the ice and waves around the ship. Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution graphics department The loss of sea ice has not only increased the size of the open sea but also increased the size of the waves themselves, as surface waves have a greater distance over which they can form and grow. To express this in nautical terms, fetch has increased [Thomson and Rogers, 2014]. This effect is most pronounced at the end of September when sea ice extent is minimum (so fetch is maximum) and wind forcing is generally strong. Over the 6 weeks of the field campaign on board Sikuliaq, the simplest observation of all—visual confirmation of pancake ice formation—showed the effect of increased fetch on surface waves (Figure 2). Fig. 2. A Surface Wave Instrument Float with Tracking (SWIFT) buoy measures waves in pancake ice. Credit: Benjamin Holt, NASA/JPL-Caltech Pancake Ice Pancake ice forms when wave orbital motions (that is, circular wave movements) disturb collections of ice crystals in the water, collectively called “frazil ice,” as the ice forms. Frazil ice is “slushy”—soft and amorphous—because the water is moving too much to allow a solid sheet of ice to form. Quiet waters can form large, thin, flat sheets of new ice, called “nilas,” but the mobilized frazil aggregates into small floes that float on the sea surface and collide as each wave passes. The collisions make floes round, such that they resemble pancakes. Because the pancakes are typically 1 meter or less in diameter, they are below the resolution of most satellite imagery. This means that they are observed only from nearby, from ships or airplanes, or by autonomous platforms with cameras. Pancake ice is relatively ubiquitous in the Antarctic sea marginal ice zone, but it has rarely been observed in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. However, it was the dominant newly formed ice type that we encountered during this field campaign. We observed pancake ice with far greater regularity during this field campaign than in recent early autumn cruises in the eastern Beaufort conducted through the Joint Ocean Ice Study/Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project. Clearly, the presence of pancake ice shows that wind events and the surface waves that come with them are important to the autumn ice recovery in the western Arctic Ocean. Wind and wave actions are perhaps also linked to the known trend of younger, thinner ice throughout the seasonal cycle [e.g., Maslanik et al., 2011]. Advance, Retreat, Advance The prevalence of pancake ice has a large-scale effect on the autumn recovery of sea ice in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. Figure 3 shows three maps of sea ice over 1 month; the daily progression is even more complex. As the wave motion declined (either in time or space), the pancakes often rafted together and thereby formed larger, thicker sea ice floes. The pancakes then consolidated (or “cemented”) into surface sheets that were rougher than nilas sheets; these sheets of pancake ice aggregates presumably survived and became the winter ice pack. Fig. 3. Ship track (red path), bathymetry (blue shading), and satellite-based ice concentrations (colors, representing the percentage of the area covered by ice in each pixel) showing the recovery of sea ice during the month of October 2015. These images were captured from the map server on board the R/V Sikuliaq, which was built and maintained by Steve Roberts of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Ice concentrations, derived from data from the satellite-based Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2), are from the University of Bremen. Credit: Ola Persson (NOAA) Sometimes, the pancakes’ dampening of the wave energy appeared to accelerate this cementing process, which eventually protected the interior pancakes from wave motions and allowed the larger floes to form. In some other events, however, strong wind- and wave-driven mixing of ocean heat prevented the ice edge from advancing, and the pancakes melted in place. Thus, the ice edge advanced one week, retreated the next, and eventually advanced again in an irregular pattern driven by the regional storm cycles. Linked Effects from Air, Ice, and Ocean The autumn recovery of sea ice is the result of a tightly coupled air-ice-ocean system. This system is described by a surface energy budget, which quantifies the flux of heat at the air-ocean interface. If the sea surface loses heat when its temperature is already near freezing, freezing occurs. Colder air temperatures can enhance ice formation, which we observed on several occasions when winds blew over existing ice and out to open water. Heat flux from the upper ocean can also counteract or retard ice formation. With larger areas of the Arctic Ocean exposed to the summer Sun, the upper ocean accumulates more heat now than in previous years when it was ice covered for more of the seasonal cycle [Perovich et al., 2007]. This heat is often trapped in a near-surface temperature maximum layer [Jackson et al., 2010]. We observed strong winds and waves mixing this layer upward to the surface. Diagnosing the freezing process and autumn ice recovery thus requires comprehensive air-ice-ocean measurements, including wave and wind forcing and sea ice transport. Observations from our fall 2015 Sea State field campaign, complemented by satellite, airborne, and shipboard remote sensing observations, are poised to improve our understanding of these processes. Planning and Forecasting The Sikuliaq cruise used a dynamic planning strategy that was crucial to adapt to the fast-changing region of our study. Every day, the whole onboard science team participated in updating our plans for the next 3 days, with detailed activities for the day to come and less detailed plans for the next 2 days. The team based these plans on weather forecasts, wave forecasts performed aboard the ship, and ice data from satellite remote sensing telemetered to the ship by the shoreside team members. Our short-term wave forecasts were accurate in open water but much less so inside the ice cover. The accuracy of the remotely determined ice edge strongly affected the performance of the wave forecast. These forecasts tended to deviate substantially from observations during a strong wind event or rapid ice growth. Analysis to Come The 2015 autumn ice recovery demonstrated the highly interactive nature of ice, wave, atmospheric, and oceanic processes. We have an enormous set of air, ice, and ocean measurements to analyze, both from the ship and from numerous autonomous platforms employed during the field campaign. The 2015 autumn ice recovery demonstrated the highly interactive nature of ice, wave, atmospheric, and oceanic processes. The winds and waves modulate this ice recovery, which influences, in turn, the interactions between the atmosphere and ocean. This strongly coupled problem is clearly a massive challenge for the models we use to forecast the ice, waves, ocean, and atmosphere. These interactions cannot be implemented in computational codes before we understand them empirically or, better yet, the underlying physical principles are understood. Our task now is to use these data to quantify the sea state and ice formation processes. The end goal is to improve prediction for immediate operational use and for long-term climate scenarios. We intend the subsequent model improvements to be useful to both the broader research community and the local communities who live along the Arctic coastline and experience climate change firsthand. Our results will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans that has been approved for 2017. The Sea State and Boundary Layer Physics of the Emerging Arctic Ocean program is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research. The R/V Sikuliaq is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Jackson, J. M., et al. (2010), Identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the Canada Basin, 1993–2008, J. Geophys. Res., 115, C05021, doi:10.1029/2009JC005265. Jeffries, M., J. Overland, and D. Perovich (2013), The Arctic shifts to a new normal, Phys. Today, 66(10), 35. Maslanik, J. A., et al. (2011), Distribution and trends in Arctic sea ice age through spring, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L13502, doi:10.1029/2011GL047735. Perovich, D. K., et al. (2007), Increasing solar heating of the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas, 1979–2005: Attribution and role in the ice-albedo feedback, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L19505, doi:10.1029/2007GL031480. Stroeve, J., and D. Notz (2015), Insights on past and future sea-ice evolution from combining observations and models, Global Planet. Change, 135, 119–132, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2015.10.011. Thomson, J., and W. E. Rogers (2014), Sea and swell in the emerging Arctic Ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 3136–3140, doi:10.1002/2014GL059983. Wang, M., and J. E. Overland (2012), A sea ice free summer Arctic within 30 years: An update from CMIP5 models, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L18501, doi:10.1029/2012GL052868. Jim Thomson (email: [email protected]), Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle; Stephen Ackley, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio; Hayley H. Shen, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York; and W. Erick Rogers, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Miss. Citation: Thomson, J., S. Ackley, H. H. Shen, and W. E. Rogers (2017), The balance of ice, waves, and winds in the Arctic autumn, Eos, 98, https://doi.org/10.1029/2017EO066029. Published on 23 January 2017. Research Spotlight 12 June 2019 Fading Air Pollution Reduces Fog in Central Valley Extreme Precipitation Expected to Increase with Warming Planet Role of Humans in Past Hurricane Potential Intensity Is Unclear Research Spotlight 7 June 2019 Seasonal and Annual Changes in Pitch in Blue Whale Calls	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1320
__label__wiki	0.646493	0.646493	Devotional Library Insight for Today A Daily Devotional by Chuck Swindoll If you have grown spiritually through reading this daily devotional, would you help us continue to provide this resource by giving a generous gift? by Charles R. SwindollScriptures: Genesis 17:15–17; 18:9–14; Joshua 6:1–22; 1 Corinthians 15:52–58 The feelings are familiar. Mouth open. Eyes like saucers. Chill up the spine. Heart pounding in the throat. Momentary disbelief. We frown and attempt to piece the story together without a script or narrator. The feelings are familiar. Mouth open. Eyes like saucers. Chill up the spine. Heart pounding in the throat. Momentary disbelief. We frown and attempt to piece the story together without a script or narrator. Sometimes alone, occasionally with others . . . then boom! "The flash of a mighty surprise" boggles the mind, leaving us somewhere between stunned and dumb with wonder. "Am I dreaming or is a miracle happening?" So it is with surprises. O. Henry did it with his endings. World War II, with its beginning. Surprises start parties and they stop partnerships. They solve murders, they enhance birthdays and anniversaries, they embellish friendships. Kids at Christmas love 'em. Parents expect 'em. Coaches use 'em. Politicians diffuse 'em. We like 'em and we hate 'em. Just a few one-liners illustrate both reactions. "Dr. Brown would like to discuss your X-rays right away." "Class, take out a clean piece of paper . . . it's pop quiz time." "We've been on the wrong road for an hour. Here, look at the map." "The alarm didn't go off. It's almost noon!" "Hello . . . I'm calling from the bank regarding your checking account." "Honey, the doctor heard three heartbeats today." "The boss wants to see you. No need to take off your coat." "Congratulations—you made the cheerleading squad." "We are happy to inform you your manuscript has been accepted for publication." "This is Officer Franklin. We have your son down at the station. He's under arrest." "The tumor we suspected to be malignant is actually benign." "It isn't a carburetor problem, ma'am. Your whole engine is shot!" "Sweetie, that wasn't leftover stew. It was Alpo." "Did you know the bathroom scales weigh twelve pounds light?" "Mom . . . Dad . . . Byron wants to marry me!" And on and on they go. The highs and lows of our lives are usually triggered by surprises. Within split seconds we are sobbing or laughing like crazy . . . staring in bewildered confusion or wishing we would wake up from a dream. Ever stopped to trace the surprises through the Bible? That Book is full of them when you look at certain events through the eyes of people in that day. Like . . . when Adam and Eve stumbled upon Abel's fresh grave. When Enoch's footprints stopped abruptly. When Noah's neighbors first realized it wasn't sprinkling. When aged Sarah said, "Ze angel vasn't kidding, Abe!" When Moses's ears heard words from a bush that wouldn't stop burning. When Pharaoh's wife screamed, "He's dead! Our son is dead!" When manna first fell from the sky. When water first ran from the rock. When Jericho's walls came tumbling down. When a ruddy runt named David whipped a rugged warrior named Goliath. When a judge named Samson said yes instead of no. When a prophet named Jonah said no instead of yes. When a woman from Samaria had a Jewish Stranger tell her all her secrets. When the disciples discovered that Judas was guilty. When the only perfect One who ever lived was nailed to a criminal's cross. When Mary saw Him through the fog that epochal Sunday morn. And that's just a quick review of the snapshots. I mean, if we had time to enjoy the whole album, we'd be up 'til midnight. It's gasp-and-gulp city right up to the end. And speaking of the end, that last page will be the greatest shock of all. Talk about "the flash of a mighty surprise!" How does "like a thief in the middle of the night" grab you? How about "in a moment . . . in the twinkling of an eye"? Gives me the willies just writing those words. Imagine all those open mouths, eyes like saucers, spine-tingling chills high up in the clouds! Jesus's return will be the absolute greatest surprise. Well, maybe I had better not say that. The greatest surprise is that people like us will be included in the group, stunned and dumb with wonder. Let's face it, that won't be just a surprise or a dream. That'll be a flat-out miracle. — Charles R. Swindoll Tweet This Taken from Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright © 1983, 1994, 2007 by Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. www.zondervan.com Get Devotional E-mails Sign up to receive Chuck Swindoll's Daily Devotional in your inbox Monday through Saturday. As a young busy mom, I grew in the Lord via Chuck's radio ministry. Many years have passed, and I still enjoy the teachings. My youngest, now in college, also is amazed at the nuggets of truth gained in such a short time listening. May the Lord continue to bless you and your ministry and family. –S. L. from Appleton, WI	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1328
__label__wiki	0.723135	0.723135	Call on Marcus Stoinis to be made next week London, June 15 : Marcus Stoinis will travel with Australia to Nottingham — Australia’s venue for the June 20 game against Bangladesh — and there a final call would be made whether the injured all-rounder would remain in the squad for the rest of the World Cup or not. Stoinis had to miss Australia’s last game against Pakistan with a side strain, prompting the team management to fly in Mitchell Marsh. The 29-year-old has also been sidelined for Saturday’s game against Sri Lanka at The Oval. The right-hander batted in the Oval nets on Friday despite having a side strain which is preventing him from bowling. Stoinis has not been able to click in the campaign so far (19 runs at 19.5 and four wickets at 29.5) in the three matches he has played. Skipper Aaron Finch exuded confidence on Mitchell, who is on standby and has begun training with the squad in case he is drafted into the official squad in place of Stoinis. “Yeah, that’s why he (Marsh)’s here … but as a bit of a precaution more than anything, if Stoinis doesn’t recover well enough over the next couple of days,” Finch was quoted as saying by Sydney Morning Herald. “There is confidence that Mitch will come in and do well if selected, if Stoinis doesn’t recover properly,” he added. Australia are currently placed at the third sport with six points from four games. Play responsibly, avoid careless shots: Holder to batsmen all india newsInternational NewsNational NewsSports newsऑनलाइन न्यूज़रास्ट्रीय समाचार अमरनाथ यात्रा का तीसरा दिन, 11,000 से ज्यादा लोगों के दर्शन पूरे 0 अफगानिस्तान में हवाई हमले में 14 आतंकवादी ढेर 0 Anant Ambani made Badrinath temple committee member 0	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1329
__label__cc	0.59297	0.40703	Home News Apple Watch KardiaBand accessory shows it’s time for IoT in healthcare Apple Watch KardiaBand accessory shows it’s time for IoT in healthcare By Andrew Hobbs - A new watch band from KardiaBand by AliveCor has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out electrocardiography (EKG). When the first commercial electrocardiography (EKG) devices were introduced over 100 years ago, they took up considerable space and often required patients to submerge their limbs in jars of salt solution. A century later, EKG equipment has advanced to the point that it can be integrated into a smartwatch that’s capable of far more besides. AliveCor, the watch band’s creator, is alive to the healthcare opportunities that come with technological advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and electronics. The Califonia-based company has just announced FDA approval for its device, making it the first sanctioned medical device accessory for Apple Watch and a milestone for IoT in healthcare. The KardiaBand is a replacement watch strap (and accompanying software) for the Apple Watch, containing an sensor module that can discretely capture the wearer’s EKG at any time. Read more: New wearables options for UnitedHealthcare customers The KardiaBand smart accessory The Apple Watch’s integrated heart-rate senor (a photoplethysmogram) uses green and infrared LEDs to measure your arteries expanding and contracting. This is limited to recording what happens after each heart beat. An EKG differs in that it can measure the electrical activity in your heart muscles, revealing a whole host of information on how the heart is behaving, including existing issues and past events. A touch of the integrated sensor on the KardiaBand accessory triggers a 30 second EKG reading. The results from the Kardia App are then displayed on the Apple Watch. AliveCor has also introduced SmartRhythm, a new feature that uses AI alongside data from the watch’s heart rate and activity sensors to constantly evaluate the correlation between heart activity and physical activity. When the feature detects that there are disparities between the two, it advises the user to capture an EKG. “KardiaBand paired with SmartRhythm technology will be life-changing for people who are serious about heart health,” said Vic Gundotra, CEO at AliveCor. “These capabilities will allow people to easily and discreetly check their heart rhythms when they may be abnormal, capturing essential information to help doctors identify the issue and inform a clear path of care to help manage AFib, a leading cause of stroke, and other serious conditions.” Read more: Real-time medical imaging AI platform Lunit Insight to aid radiologists Getting to the heart of IoT in healthcare The most common heart arrhythmia and a leading cause of strokes, atrial fibrillation (AFib) affects over 30 million people worldwide. Many people are unknowingly living with AFib, yet two out of three strokes are preventable when AFib is detected and treated. There is therefore huge scope for accessible real-time monitoring solutions to help prevent major heart-related health issues. Preventative measures that utilize IoT in healthcare not only stand to benefit the patient, they also go a long way to lowering costs for healthcare services. expensive treatments are avoided and hospital beds freed-up. “This is a paradigm shift for cardiac care as well as an important advance in healthcare,” said Dr Karlsberg, Cardiologist and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Cedars Sinai Heart Institute and David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. “Today, EKGs are available only in offices and hospitals, using complex equipment, and usually only after a life-threatening event, for example a stroke. With an EKG device on the wrist, AFib can be detected wherever the patient is, 24 hours a day.” Existing mobile EKG products have limited lifetimes, are highly sensitive to proper placement, can be uncomfortable to use and are often invasive and expensive. For example, EKG patches and Holter monitors can only be worn for a very limited time and loop recorders require surgery to implant them. KardiaBand is available from $199. A $99 annual subscription on top offers several optional extras. The service includes SmartRhythm notifications on Apple Watch, unlimited EKG recordings, email sharing, cloud history and reporting, weight and medication tracking, and a mailed monthly report on that period’s readings. Read more: Healthcare’s three IoT pain points AliveCor Connected Things Andrew Hobbs GDPR: Google fined €50 million as Big Tech falls short AI adoption in retail increases seven-fold Digital Ethics: Data is the new forklift Andrew Ng’s AI Transformation Playbook shares key lessons Complete guide: 10 smart factory trends to watch in 2019 Agtech: Waitrose to trial autonomous farming robots	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1332
__label__wiki	0.613293	0.613293	CIRCA: – Valley Of The Windmill (2016) The band consists of Tony Kaye, a former Yes member, and Billy Sherwood, who is a current member of Yes. Billy took over Chris Squire’s place as a bassist, who we sadly lost in 2015. However, mister Sherwood provides the lead vocals and guitars instead of bass on CIRCA:’s fourth album, named Valley Of The Windmill. Rick Tierney is providing the bass guitar parts, and Scott Connor does the drums and percussion. Ok, the next question is an obvious one; Does the album sound like Yes? No… Well, not too much, in my humble opinion. I reviewed Anderson/Stolt’s Invention Of Knowledge not so long ago (you can read the review here), and that sounds a lot more like Yes than Yes has ever did the past few years. This album from CIRCA: is actually more my taste, an album which I already liked during the first spin, and the more I played it the better it even became! The album is 52 minutes long and contains four long tracks. I’m always a bit apprehensive when it comes to long tracks. some bands try to look ‘proggy’ by making long songs, while the long songs are actually more interesting when they were shorter, and less filled up with meaningless passages purely to lubricate things together. With this album this is absolutely not the case! There are no boring moments in the tracks, everything is done well considered and fused. First track Silent Resolve starts very ambient-like. After one minute the song changes with an organ solo, and not much later the complete band sets in. The song carries a positive and catchy vibe most of the time. The bass is very present at moments, which I quite like. After five minutes I hear a Yes influenced moment. Several musical passages and choruses that were present in the first part of the song come back from time to time, making this fifteen minute track a good prog rock song. Empire Over starts with an 80s sound, thanks to the drums and keyboard sounds. This track sounds gloomy compared to the previous one, but carries a lot of energy, and the choruses makes the song lighter in tone. The drums are vigorous and fit well in this. Title track Valley Of The Windmill is my favourite track on the album. The intro rhythm and low bass sounds very contagious. Just like Silent Resolve it carries a positive vibe. Our Place Under The Sun is with almost twenty minutes the longest track on the album. There’s a lot happening already in the first part, and you can say that there are some Yes influenced moments here and there, but not too obvious. Around six minutes the song gets more calm and retained. Some passages in the music come back from time to time, just like Silent Resolve. After twelve minutes a long instrumental piece sets in, which gets an unexpected but suprising turn after one minute. After sixteen minutes into the track the main theme of the song comes back to wrap up this long musical piece. This album gets five out of five stars from me. A well-produced and well-fabricated album that doesn’t bore one minute and really deserves the term ‘progressive rock’. Will this album be in my top 10 list of 2016? I think it definitely will, unless a lot of bands/artists I adore suddenly produce splendid albums before the end of the year. ***** Iris Hidding Silent Resolve (15:22) Empire Over (9:49) Valley Of The Windmill (7:52) Our Place Under The Sun (19:35) http://www.facebook.com/circahq http://www.frontiers.it/index.php You can listen to the track Valley Of The Windmill here: You can also read my review on House of Prog: http://houseofprog.com/blog/2016/06/13/circa-valley-of-the-windmill-2016/ You can also read my review on the website of Background Magazine: http://backgroundmagazine.nl/CDReviews/CircaValleyOfTheWindmill.html Date 13 June 2016 Tags Album Review, Billy Sherwood, CD, CIRCA, House of Prog, Music, Progressive Rock, Rick Tierney, Rock, Scott Connor, Tony Kaye, Valley Of The Windmill, Yes An update from your shaving reporter! Interviews, interviews and more interviews! Where to buy music? 12 thoughts on “CIRCA: – Valley Of The Windmill (2016)” Long songs have to have a certain je ne c’est quoi to them to really keep you involved in them I agree. Often I have heard a 12 minute epic that could have been summed up in 4 and others that are short that should have been stretched the length! But also not being a big Yes fan just cuz I just never got on with their sounds I’m always apprehensive in listening to anything that is a side project or related to them with former members because it all sounds the same to me, aside form the Anderson/Ponty band that’s totally left field for them and to me lol But I always consult the Great Lady Ier’s blog for these reviews and do give the albums a fair shake and listen to them as I re-look at what you have said about the songs and see if I can relate. So as always lady Ier, great review and another album for me to listen to : ) You’re making me blush again, sir Duke! 🙂 Thank you very much! hug You deserve it Ier ! You know the music like I do and your input is a huge deal breaker for me to listen to things or not, if it wasn’t for your reviews of albums like this I wouldn’t have batted an eye at it ! So HUGE Thank Yous and hugs to you for always reviewing the albums that I tend to overlook a lot, it’s appreciated and respected TONS! I turned into a tomato. Too red from blushing. You’re supersweet!!! Thank you dear Duke!! big hugs again heehee ; ) xox Pingback: Roving reporter news again! – Grendel HeadQuarters L'Ornitho Very very nice sound !! Sherwood is great. Thank you very much for your reply! 🙂 Pingback: CIRCA: – Valley Of The Windmill (2016) \| L'Ornithorynque Adam Sears Reblogged this on Progarchy and commented: I’ve had major A.D.D. lately, so it’s been difficult for me to sit through long songs, much less whole albums, but what I’ve heard so far from the new Circa album, I really dug. I’m looking forward to having a nice listen to Valley of the Windmill soon. Iris over at Grendel Headquarters has lots of great things to say about this album. Thank you very much for sharing and for your reply, dear Adam! 😀 Don’t worry, I’m also struggling with long songs, but those are just fantastic!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1334
__label__wiki	0.593919	0.593919	By ABBIE BERNSTEIN / Employees Author Posted: June 30th, 2019 / 05:02 PM Mary Chieffo as L’Rell in STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – Season 2 – “Such Sweet Sorrow” – Part 2 \| ©2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved/Russ Martin STAR TREK: DISCOVERY is now streaming its first and second seasons on CBS All-Access, with a third in the works. The collection is the flagship of the STAR TREK television renaissance, as CBS All-Entry is making a STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION follow-up starring Patrick Stewart, entitled STAR TREK: PICARD, as well as an animated comedy collection, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, and has announced a STAR TREK: DISCOVERY spinoff that may center around Michelle Yeoh’s devious former empress Philippa Georgiou. Heather Kadin, certainly one of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY’s government producers (she’s additionally on PICARD and LOWER DECKS), talks with us about Seasons 1 and a couple of, and a little or no bit about how the spinoff might have an effect on Season three. She also discusses SHORT TREKS, the STAR TREK: DISCOVERY-related brief movies on CBS All-Access. ASSIGNMENT X: What is the division of duty between you and your fellow government producer Alex Kurtzman, who co-created the collection and in addition directs, on STAR TREK: DISCOVERY? HEATHER KADIN: No. I’m a non-writing EP. I run Secret Hideout TV, and I’ve labored with Alex at ALIAS, the place I was his exec at ABC. And so I produce every thing that Secret Hideout does. AX: After the success of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Season 1, have been you involved about Season 2? Some exhibits undergo a sophomore droop … KADIN: I’ve labored on a number of these exhibits [laughs]. No. I feel because the [Season 1] story of the conflict was so particular, and in addition heavy-handed, in the best way any story about struggle can be, there’s a darkness over you – this season we have been allowed to have extra enjoyable and play. And I feel there’s much more humor, there’s much more character, so I feel followers might even prefer it more. We’re really proud of it. Heather Kadin on the 31st Annual Paleyfest \| ©2014 Sue Schneider AX: Why do you assume some exhibits have a successful first season, and then sort of drop the ball going ahead? KADIN: Because making TV is absolutely exhausting, and I feel a whole lot of occasions, if you’re doing, especially, a serialized present, to not say, oh, my God, you’ve your whole nice ideas in the first season, in fact not, but I feel numerous great concepts you’re utilizing in the first season, and then a number of occasions, it’s just arduous. I don’t assume it’s a selected factor, and I feel some exhibits don’t have that drawback in any respect. Some exhibits are higher in the second season than they have been in the first. I feel it also depends, did you’ve got the proper writers, did you add an actor? There are simply so many elements. The place are you capturing? There’s just a lot at play. I want it was extra definitive, because then we might avoid it [laughs]. AX: Are you guys having inner debate about how much to use Michelle Yeoh in Season 3, as a result of they’re spinning off her character? KADIN: We need to use Michelle Yeoh as much as potential. Our plan is, she’ll be used throughout Season three. The spinoff wouldn’t occur till after that. AX: So the spinoff wouldn’t occur until you’re not doing STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, or the spinoff wouldn’t happen until after Season 3? KADIN: Or in the midst of Season 3, let’s say, however we have now each intention of using her – you’ll see her all of this season, and then most of next. AX: Can you say if we’re going to see any more of the mirror universe that her character, Philippa Georgiou, comes from? KADIN: There’s not a plan for it right now, but things can all the time change. Anson Mount as Captain Pike in STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – Season 2 – “Such Candy Sorrow” – Half 2 \| ©2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved/Russ Martin AX: Are you able to speak about Doug Jones and his character Saru? Has Saru popped a bit of more as a character than you expected initially? KADIN: Doug Jones is a miracle, as a human, as an actor, on and off digital camera. He’s superb. And I feel a lot of what went into that character initially was idea design, and because it took a lot time to provide you with, what is that character going to appear to be? The dream was to forged Doug Jones, and then the truth that he accepted, however you continue to never understand how is all of it going to go? And being on set that first day of the pilot, he instantly brings a lot life and humor and like to it. It’s really special. AX: Since Doug Jones has years and years of enjoying characters in heavy make-up, have you ever the producers specifically requested him to talk to a few of the different actors who’ve heavy make-up and don’t have his years of expertise, or does he simply take it upon himself to try this? Because I perceive that he goes to a few of them and says, “Oh, you must be in that make-up, and listed here are some recommendations on how you can cope …” KADIN: He’s that individual you don’t need to ask. It’s like Alex stated, all of our actors are empaths. He in all probability would notice on his own immediately if someone was having hassle with it, and would on his personal assume to go converse to them. However no, we’ve never needed to say to him, “Hey, might you assist that individual?” Actually, certainly one of our essential characters who’s on digital camera – no one is in as a lot makeup for as lengthy a time period as Doug. AX: Properly, perhaps the individuals enjoying Klingons … KADIN: Sure, I assume in that case, they have been all in it initially. And we have now nice pictures which have leaked – I’m positive you noticed, throughout capturing Season 1, where all of our Klingons have been sipping smoothies. We had to usher in a particular chef, when Klingons are on set, to make smoothies and stuff. So that leaked and it took just a little of the magic out of it, but … [laughs] AX: The Season 2 opening episode has an enormous motion sequence in a debris subject. Was that a method of displaying the viewers what to expect when it comes to Season 2’s scope? KADIN: It was. And from the start, I hope that followers have felt that we’re making an attempt to blur the line between features and TV, visually, with our score, with our costumes, with our sets. What we’ve created, and what we and every individual on the crew have finished to make each individual factor, it’s mind-blowing. You’ll be able to’t ever just shoot down an alleyway when your set’s being built. It looks like a movie. It seems like a film once we’re on set, and that sequence particularly, I feel, actually spoke to who Alex is as a filmmaker, as a result of it’s in that tone of, it’s enjoyable, it’s emotional, it’s motion. So yeah, it was intentional. We did the premiere in New York, and obviously if you do one thing like that, you’re doing it on a film display. You’re spoiling yourself and any followers who are there. I had some family pals there, they usually have been like, “Oh, my God, there were some episodes last yr I watched on my telephone. I’m never doing that again.” Once I hear about individuals watching it on their telephone, I simply need to cry, as a result of we’re capturing anamorphic, and the sound combine and all of that that there’s no method you’re getting in your telephone. What was much more superb was watching it with the actors, because of course, once they filmed that sequence, there was none of that. They’re identical to, “Flip left! Flip proper!” And I feel for them, to see every little thing that Jason Zimmerman, our unbelievable visual results supervisor/producer did, it’s unimaginable. In case you saw the unique footage, it’s nothing. AX: With the visible effects facet, do you are feeling like you might have a greater sense in Season 2 of when to use it and the way a lot to make use of it for sure sequences, understanding when to go massive on a specific aspect, versus maintaining it small? KADIN: For positive. And I feel there are specific sequences designed from the start that have been all the time an enormous visible effects sequences. There are some sequences, like in the first season, when the area whale comes and Rainn Wilson jumps out, there’s a space whale that we had built that you simply’ve never seen, because then we CG’ed over it. That’s an ideal example of, “Oh, crap, I feel we’d like visual effects to step in,” because by no fault of anybody, you’re on a TV show, you’re shifting, shifting, shifting, and issues don’t all the time end up the best way you want them to, after which everyone pitches in, and it ends up wanting superb. STAR TREK: DISCOVERY poster \| ©2017 CBS AX: Is Season 2 as arced as Season 1, or a bit of extra arced, or rather less arced? KADIN: It’s not any less serialized. We have now the power to go off-ship a pair extra occasions. Just by the nature of a second season, you’ve discovered your footing and you already know what works and what doesn’t work. However I feel there’s just as much serialization. AX: Following on that, what do you assume didn’t work in Season 1? Just when it comes to what worked and what perhaps worked much less … KADIN: It’s so arduous, as a result of we’re there as things are getting made, and on any show I’ve ever worked on, the episode that we all know is probably the most problematic, like, “Oh, my God, we shouldn’t air this episode, we should always dump it,” we find yourself throwing a ton of assets at it, and that finally ends up turning into a fan favorite. And so I feel like what’s tough is, in all probability one thing that you simply may need witnessed as one thing that wasn’t great is perhaps totally different from what I assumed. I don’t know, I’m really pleased with it. AX: What was probably the most challenging episode at your finish? KADIN: Probably the most challenging episode was Episode 8, where we went right down to that planet, and sadly, by no fault of anyone concerned, the characters didn’t appear to be we needed them to look, the lighting was the best way we needed, and it just virtually appeared like we had shot it many years ago. It didn’t appear to be what we had established for that present, and so once more, Jason Zimmerman and Alex went in and CG’ed what you see on that planet, and it made such a difference. And once more, it’s never our actors, it’s never the path, because we’ve got unimaginable groups of individuals. Typically it simply doesn’t work out. You see one thing on a mannequin, and then you definitely get it on the day – you’re like, “That doesn’t really look the best way we thought it was going to look.” So you fix it. AX: The SHORT TREKS phase “Calypso” was set a thousand years sooner or later. Will we see more of that, or was that one and accomplished? L-R: Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Heather Kadin and Alex Kurtzman on the official premiere of CBS’ STAR TREK DISCOVERY, September 19, 2017 on the ArcLight Cinerama Dome, Hollywood, California. Photograph Credit Sue Schneider_MGP Company KADIN: The thought with the SHORT TREKS, it’s humorous, as a result of initially, you had individuals like Michael Chabon saying, “Oh, my God. I’m an enormous STAR TREK fan. I’d like to do one thing.” “Oh, hey, you may write a brief. And it was such a present. The thought initially, I feel, was simply to inform these standalone tales that, in themselves, can be their own factor, after which the extra in love with each certainly one of them we turned, the extra we decided we really needed to make use of them. And also you’ll see plenty of that coming by means of at the finish of our season [2]. We undoubtedly need to cope with that story particularly down the road, and especially with that actor, Aldis Hodge. He was magnificent. So that you’ll see someday down the line, for positive. AX: And what would you most like individuals to find out about Season 2 of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY? KADIN: We did get criticism [about Season 1] that the present was darker than they needed, and it wasn’t as open to followers who had come before and appreciated certain issues about STAR TREK, and I feel it’s completely happy and enjoyable and we really get to be with our characters, and there’s a number of emotion. This interview was carried out during CBS All-Access’s portion of the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour. 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__label__wiki	0.707624	0.707624	ARTS, ENTERPRISE Q&A \| DJ Yoda on his live band, Breakfast of Champions September 23, 2014 impolitikal Long considered one of the UK’s top turntablists, DJ Yoda’s latest project sees him team up with a collection of the country’s finest emerging artists. His first live band, Breakfast of Champions debuted at Manchester venue Band on the Wall on September 19 and tore it up. Yoda answers some questions below about how the collaboration came about. Who are Breakfast of Champions, and how did you come to work together? Breakfast of Champions is a band I have put together, helped by Brighter Sound in Manchester. We put a call out to emerging musicians, had an incredible response, and I sifted through all the entries to create my idea of a perfect band. The audio-visual side is also very important to me, so I also chose a team of animators. I brought to the table three MCs – Sparkz and Truthos Mufasa from Manchester’s Mouse Outfit, and Rex Domino from down South. Why did you choose to work with emerging artists? The last two artist albums I released, I made a kind of hit list of every vocalist I wanted to work with – from artists I grew up listening to, like Biz Markie and Boy George, to people who are really smashing it at the moment like Action Bronson. I felt like I’d been there and done that, and for my next project I wanted to work with really talented artists that haven’t seen that level of success yet. How did you select the artists? I had submissions that included SoundCloud and YouTube examples of work, as well as answers to interview questions. By combining all that information, I got a pretty accurate idea of who would click well into the kind of thing I wanted to. There’s a lot of you! How did the writing process work? We were under a lot of pressure – we had a week to come up with a show! But the selection of people involved turned out to be perfect – everyone was on the level, hard-working and creative, and we did it! Your debut show was awesome, how did the band feel about it? It was a really special night – to get to perform to a sold-out crowd after all that hard work, and to feel great about the songs we had written. I’ll remember it for the rest of my life. Future plans for BoC? We are finishing up recording of the album Breakfast of Champions, so that will be ready soon. And our next show is at the Jazz Cafe in London in November. What else do you have on the boil currently? I’m about to start my BBC 6Music radio show, and alongside finishing up Breakfast of Champions recording I have another two mixes to work on this week alone! Busy! A recorded version of Breakfast of Champions is still in the works. Here’s a taste of Yoda’s work while you wait. Breakfast of Champions play London’s Jazz Cafe on November 8. Visit www.djyoda.co.uk for more. Sarah Illingworth is a freelance journalist and Editor at Impolitikal. Read more by Sarah. Find her on Twitter. Breakfast of ChampionsDJ Yodalive bandMouse OutfitRex Domino Previous PostWATCH \| Bill Bycroft visits Skateistan CambodiaNext PostJulian Currin, in Bethlehem	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1344
__label__wiki	0.616126	0.616126	Home News Letters to the Editor Letters: Lay Off the Booze, Please Letters: Lay Off the Booze, Please Last week was our Best of the Triangle issue, in which our readers chose their favorites in more than 330 categories. Marc Howlett did the math: “When reading the ‘Guide to Everything Awesome,’ I counted thirty-five alcohol-related award categories. Thirty-five! You know what’s not awesome? Alcoholism and substance abuse. I know many people can consume beer, wine, and liquor in a healthy manner. However, for some of us, alcohol is a life-destroying force. I encourage you all to consider that tireless cheerleading of alcohol consumption is more societally complicated than, say, encouraging folks to visit the Duke Lemur Center.” Last week, Thomasi McDonald wrote about the Durham City Council rejecting a request for more police officers. “The decision is a counter-intuitive, wrong-headed mistake,” responds Hugh Giblin. “This decision is not based on reality, but outsiders second-guessing the decision of the police chief. It’s not made on the facts, but reflects the animus of African Americans, the homeless, and LGBTQ people against the police due to police treatment of them in the past.” In late May, we reported that Orange County Commissioner Mark Marcoplos wanted to increase property taxes to pay for projects aimed at mitigating climate change; commissioners have since done so. “Here is a novel concept,” writes Michael Cunningham. “How about identifying exactly what projects require funding from county funds, do a cost analysis, project the costs in short-, mid-, and long-term figures, include benefit/risk analysis, identify the appropriate department(s) to manage all this, and have each department write it into their budget request for the upcoming fiscal year(s), and then start talking about increasing taxes if absolutely necessary, or redirecting existing funds?” As Republican lawmakers were recently trying to override Governor Cooper’s veto of a bill that would force doctors to provide medical care to “abortion survivors”—and amid a slew of other anti-choice legislation throughout the country—Debbie Matthews wrote about her own abortion in 1983. “There have long been laws against infanticide, as there should be,” Kathryn Welch writes of the General Assembly’s effort, which failed. “This whole thing was launched as the extremist dominionists latched onto an out-of-context clip of a politician who, as a pediatric neurologist, had to deal with catastrophic neonatal cases. It was about infants dying of natural causes when newborns were born terminally ill. The issue had to do with whether to take extraordinary means to ‘prolong life,’ which in those circumstances had a zero chance of reversing things. Fanatics figured they could con Americans into believing this conversation was about infanticide, and applied to all newborns/live births. Obviously, as infanticide has long been against the law, that is a lie. But this bill is masked as an anti-infanticide bill, to ride outrage all the way to creating new intrusions into women’s lives. The line in the sand has long ago been crossed. Get these men out of office at the next available election. Even they do not really believe their own lies. They are fanning false outrage to control us even more.” Finally, from the INDY’s Department of Corrections (and Clarifications): McDonald’s story on the Durham City Council wrongly suggested that Mayor Steve Schewel voted for the eighteen extra officers; he did not, though he voted for a compromise of nine new officers. That story also misstated the amount spent on an eviction-diversion program, $350,000. And in response to Charlotte Wray’s June 5 story about an alleged racially charged incident at Orange High School, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office pointed out that the school never asked the OSCO to investigate. Also, a paragraph summarizing school board member Will Atherton’s views on the board’s recent reorganization failed to attribute those views to media reports or state that Atherton could not be reached for comment. Want to see your name in bold? Email us at backtalk@indyweek.com, comment on our Facebook page or indyweek.com, or hit us up on Twitter: @indyweek. Support independent local journalism. Join the INDY Press Club to help us keep fearless watchdog reporting and essential arts and culture coverage viable in the Triangle. North Carolina General Assembly Mark Marcoplos alcohol News Best of the Triangle 2019 Orange County Commissioners abortion Letters to the Editor Durham City Council Durham Police Department	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1349
__label__wiki	0.979421	0.979421	Posts Tagged /DII/ Gerdeman tabbed as Head Basketball Coach at Lindenwood University Lindenwood Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Brad Wachler announced the hiring of Kyle Gerdeman as the new head coach of the Lindenwood men’s basketball program. Gerdeman arrives at Lindenwood after spending the previous seven years as an assistant coach at Central Michigan University. “We are very excited to bring Kyle Gerdeman on staff here at Fairmont State’s Mazzulla resigns; accepts NBA job Joe Mazzulla has resigned as the head basketball coach at DII Fairmont State and will become an assistant with the Boston Celtics. This was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Mazzulla, a former standout at West Virginia had been the head coach at FSU for the past two years, where he compiled a 43-17 record Salem U. Men’s Basketball Staff Update Heading into his first season as head coach at Salem University, Robert Ford brings in a new coaching staff with hopes of an even better season than the 17-9 the team posted last year. Ford brings in Assistant Coach Carliss Robinson from Coastal Bend College where he spent the last four years as the head Former Tarheel Calabria join Barry U. Basketball Staff Dante Calabria joins the Barry University men’s basketball coaching staff this fall, director of athletics Michael L. Covone announced. Calabria most recently served as the assistant to Larry Brown for the Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino basketball club in Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A. He was responsible for scouting, recruiting players, game preparations, and practice preparations. Prior DIII DIRT: CCNY set to announce new head coach I have heard from multiple sources that the new head basketball coach at The City College of New York will be DII St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) assistant Sean Clores. He will replace Paul Dail who was released back in March. Last season was Clores only season at STAC, where he helped guide the Spartans to Daily Dirt – 6/14/19 Today’s DIRT… Youngstown State assistant coach Brady Trenkle has resigned. He spent the 2018-19 season on the YSU staff, and was the head coach at Garden City CC (KS) for five seasons before that. Trenkle, who also spent four years as the head coach at Dodge City CC, will become a high school coach in Saul Phillips tabbed as Northern State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Saul Phillips was announced as the 22nd head men’s basketball coach in Northern State University program history earlier today at a press conference from the Barnett Center. Phillips comes to Northern State after Division I head coaching stops at North Dakota State University and Ohio University. He is just the sixth head coach for the Here are a few thing that I’ve heard while hoping that Big Papi makes a quick recovery… I can confirm that Brian Merritt has joined Kevin Broadus’ new staff at Morgan State. Merritt has most recently served as the Coordinator of Basketball Operations at LSU, and has also been an assistant at Arizona State, Texas OFFICIAL: Coombs named Head Basketball Coach at GSW Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com first reported back on June 4th (DII DIRT). It’s now been made official – Aaron Coombs has been named as the head basketball coach at Georgia Southwestern University. The school released the following presser announcing the hiring: Georgia Southwestern State University has hired Aaron Coombs as its new Alabama Huntsville Basketball Staff Update New Alabama Huntsville head basketball coach John Shulman has named Anthony Komara, Spencer Palmer, and Elijah Garrison to his staff as assistant coaches. Komara and Spencer had previously served on Lennie Acuff’s staff at UAH, while Garrison just wrapped up his playing career for the Chargers. Anthony Komara Anthony Komara is entering his seventh season	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1352
__label__cc	0.618704	0.381296	The Mansions of Oaş, the Trout of Mara. In the time since I last posted about the wonderous Maramureş region of Romania,, a call came in, a gig was secured, and within days I was back in a 1983 Toyota coughing its way across the border and back to Maramureş. So, yes, there will be a lot of Romaniacentric posts in the next few weeks, and yes, I urge all of you readers to visit Romania this summer and enjoy the hospitality offered by the people of this amazing country. One of the reasons Maramureş is so stubbornly unique is simple: it is damn hard to get there. Sure, you can take a bus from Cluj or Satu Mare, and there is a train line, a long, inconvenient one, but coming from Hungary by car means a choice of two roads: either the northern approach driving from Satu Mare through the Oaş region (through Negreşte-Oaş, Certeze, and the mountain pass at Huta) or the southern approach (via Baia Mare and Cavnic.) We did both so you don’t have to. First we crossed the border into Satu Mare (Szatmar in Hungarian, and Satmar in Yiddish.) Satu Mare is the town from which the numerous Satmar Hassidic Jews of Brooklyn get their name, and although there are very few Jews (and no Hasids) left, we did see this surprising license plate (The SM stands for “Satu Mare.") Man, I’d love to cruise down Division Street in Williamsburg with those plates. Driving east from Satu Mare we hit Livada, and took the road north through the Oaş country. It was strawberry time in Satu Mare and we stopped several times to buy buckets of delicious sweet strawbs from Gypsies along the side of the road. These were some of the best berries I ever tasted, and Fumie easily “drank” down a kilo and a half before we hit Maramures. The Oaş country is lowland Maramureş, and until 1990 was one of the poorest regions of Transylvania, known to most people for a screaming fiddle music accompanied by asymmetric howling vocals. Like a lot of Maramureş farmers, the Oaşeni began to go abroad for jobs, especially construction jobs in Italy. Back in the 1990s a lot of the Oaş villages still looked like this: Today, after nearly everyone has spent the last decade working on construction sites in France and Italy - to the point where you are likely to hear Italian spoken on the streets of the village as the "cool" language - they look like this: Especially in the village of Certeze – which is called ‘the richest village in Romania - the locals came home and began building immense, modernistic Mediterranean mansions like the ones they had worked on in the suburbs of Milan, competing with the neighbors for the most ornate and impressive. This house, though, takes the cake. Apparently this house is famous throughout Maramureş – the guy built it to impress a woman to marry him, but, as it goes, just as he finished it she divorced him. So sad. And onward to the Huta pass, at which point the county line passes into Maramureş and the road deteriorates into a mess of potholes. Not just any pothole. These are axle-shattering, rim bending, tire destroying mountain road craters that lie in wait for any unsuspecting vehicle. Do not even think of driving this road at night. The fifty kms between Huta and the main town of Sighet becomes a tiresome stretch of pothole dancing and avoiding trucks and cars veering into your lane to avoid their potholes. On the way out of Maramureş we decided to try a different route: south from Sighet towards Baia Mare aqnd then up towards Satu Mare again. And guess what? No potholes, at least none of the Mother of all Asphalt Craters we met on the way in. And the added bonus was we got to have lunch in the village of Mara at the Alex Pastravaria, a trout farm and restaurant that lies along the road just before the mountain pass at Cavnic. Now, I like trout. I like to fish for them, and I like to eat them, particularly rainbow trout, which are about as perfectly synthetic a fish as can ever be devised. Originally a localized species of trout from California, the rainbow trout has been bred and fish farmed into the genetic equivalent of Wonder Bread, and spread throughout the world as an easy to stock alternative to brown tout, with the added advantage that it rarely adapts to its introduced environments enough to breed on its own, making it the perfect put-and-take fish. Rainbows can live in slightly warmer waters than wild brown trout, and can tolerate pollution better, and quite honestly, they taste better than wild trout, which is a good reason to release any wild brown you catch and feast on farm fresh rainbows instead. Which we did. For the insane price of about EU 3 (US$5) you get a hefty grilled or fried trout with crispy fried potatoes and their signature sauce of sour cream and garlic. And you can eat it sitting on a wooden bridge watching trout swim past you as you chow down on their brethren. Driving south, we threaded through the hairpin curves along the Cavnic pass and finally reached the dusty industrial plain around Baia Mare, and headed north to the Hungarian border. Guess what? No potholes. Slightly longer route, but we could drive it faster than the northern route to Maramureş. So it looks like the next time I cross through the Oaş country I will probably be there on a new mission: I need to record more of their crazed, wild fiddle music. The Oaşeni like to scream their lyrics above the melody played on a modified violin. In order to get the higher pitch, they tune the fiddle string nearly to the breaking point, and then push the violin bridge nearly up to the fiddle neck itself, thus shortening the scale of the strings. Rather like capoing a fiddle. The result is a clear, bell like shimmering sound that is unique to the region. Master musician Ion Pop of Hoteni had a fiddle set up in Oaş fashion and played us a few tunes.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0015.json.gz/line1355

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