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August 2015, VOLUME 136 / ISSUE 2
Special Article
Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Aged 5 Years or Younger: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Albert L. Siu on behalf of the US Preventive Services Task Force
BACKGROUND: This report is an update of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) 2006 recommendation on screening for speech and language delay in preschool-aged children.
METHODS: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children aged 5 years or younger, including the accuracy of screening in primary care settings, the role of surveillance by primary care clinicians, whether screening and interventions lead to improved outcomes, and the potential harms associated with screening and interventions.
POPULATION: This recommendation applies to asymptomatic children aged 5 years or younger whose parents or clinicians do not have specific concerns about their speech, language, hearing, or development.
RECOMMENDATION: The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children aged 5 years or younger (I statement).
ASQ —
Ages and Stages Questionnaire
CDI —
MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory
IDEA —
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
LDS —
Language Development Survey
USPSTF —
US Preventive Services Task Force
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness of specific preventive care services for patients without related signs or symptoms.
It bases its recommendations on the evidence of both the benefits and harms of the service and an assessment of the balance. The USPSTF does not consider the costs of providing a service in this assessment.
The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision-making to the specific patient or situation. Similarly, the USPSTF notes that policy and coverage decisions involve considerations in addition to the evidence of clinical benefits and harms.
Summary of Recommendation and Evidence
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children aged 5 years or younger (I statement). (See the Clinical Considerations section for suggestions for practice regarding the I statement.)
Speech and language delays and disorders can pose significant problems for children and their families. Children with speech and language delays develop speech or language in the correct sequence but at a slower rate than expected, whereas children with speech and language disorders develop speech or language that is qualitatively different from typical development. Differentiating between delays and disorders can be complicated. First, screening instruments have difficulty distinguishing between the 2. Second, although the majority of school-aged children with language disorders present with language delays as toddlers, some children outgrow their language delay.1
Information about the prevalence of speech and language delays and disorders in young children in the United States is limited. In 2007, ∼2.6% of children ages 3 to 5 years received services for speech and language disabilities under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).2 In 1 population-based study in 8-year-olds in Utah, the prevalence of children with communication disorders (speech or language) on the basis of special education or International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, classifications was 63.4 cases per 1000 children.3 The prevalence of isolated communication disorders (ie, children without a concomitant diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disability) was 59.1 cases per 1000 children. Information on the natural history of speech and language delays and disorders, including how outcomes may change as a result of screening or treatment, is also limited.
The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the accuracy of screening instruments for speech and language delay for use in primary care settings. Several factors limited the applicability of the evidence to routine screening in primary care settings.
The USPSTF also found inadequate evidence on the accuracy of surveillance (active monitoring) by primary care clinicians to identify children for further evaluation for speech and language delays and disorders.
Benefits of Early Detection and Intervention
The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the benefits of screening and early intervention for speech and language delay and disorders in primary care settings.
The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the effectiveness of screening in primary care settings for speech and language delay and disorders on improving speech, language, or other outcomes. Although the USPSTF found evidence that interventions improve some measures of speech and language for some children, there is inadequate evidence on the effectiveness of interventions in children detected by screening in a primary care setting.
The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the effectiveness of interventions for speech and language delay and disorders on outcomes not specific to speech (eg, academic achievement, behavioral competence, socioemotional development, and quality of life).
Harms of Early Detection and Intervention
The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the harms of screening in primary care settings and interventions for speech and language delay and disorders in children aged 5 years or younger.
USPSTF Assessment
The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient and that the balance of benefits and harms of screening and interventions for speech and language delay and disorders in young children in primary care settings cannot be determined.
Patient Population Under Consideration
This recommendation applies only to asymptomatic children whose parents or clinicians do not have specific concerns about their speech, language, hearing, or development. It does not apply to children whose parents or clinicians raise those concerns; these children should undergo evaluation and, if needed, treatment.
This recommendation discusses the identification and treatment of “primary” speech and language delays and disorders (ie, in children who have not been previously identified with another disorder or disability that may cause speech or language impairment).
Suggestions for Practice Regarding the I Statement
Potential Preventable Burden
Information about the prevalence of speech and language delays and disorders in young children in the United States is limited. In 2007, ∼2.6% of children ages 3 to 5 years received services for speech and language disabilities under IDEA.2
Childhood speech and language disorders include a broad set of disorders with heterogeneous outcomes. Information about the natural history of these disorders is limited, because most affected children receive at least some type of intervention. However, there is some evidence that young children with speech and language delay may be at increased risk of language-based learning disabilities.4
Potential Harms
The potential harms of screening and interventions for speech and language disorders in young children in primary care include the time, effort, and anxiety associated with further testing after a positive screen, as well as the potential detriments associated with diagnostic labeling. However, the USPSTF found no studies on these harms.
Current Practice
Surveillance or screening for speech and language disorders is commonly recommended as part of routine developmental surveillance and screening in primary care settings (ie, during well-child visits).5 In practice, however, such screening is not universal. The previous evidence review6 found that 55% of parents reported that their toddler did not receive any type of developmental assessment at their well-child visit, and 30% of parents reported that their child’s health care provider had not discussed with them how their child communicates.7 In a 2009 study, approximately half of responding pediatricians reported that they “always or almost always” use a standardized screening tool to detect developmental problems in young children; ∼40% of respondents reported using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ).8 The USPSTF distinguishes between screening in primary care settings and diagnostic testing, which may occur in other settings.
Assessment of Risk
On the basis of a review of 31 cohort studies, several risk factors have been reported to be associated with speech and language delay and disorders, including male sex, family history of speech and language impairment, low parental educational level, and perinatal risk factors (eg, prematurity, low birth weight, and birth difficulties).9
The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on specific screening tests for use in primary care. Widely used screening tests in the United States include the ASQ, the Language Development Survey (LDS), and the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI).
Interventions for childhood speech and language disorders vary widely and can include speech-language therapy sessions and assistive technology (if indicated). Interventions are commonly individualized to each child’s specific pattern of symptoms, needs, interests, personality, and learning style. Treatment plans also incorporate the priorities of the child, parents, and/or teachers. Speech-language therapy may take place in various settings, such as speech and language specialty clinics, the school or classroom, and the home. Therapy may be administered on an individual basis and/or in groups, and may be child-centered and/or include peer and family components. Therapists may be speech-language pathologists, educators, or parents. The duration and intensity of the intervention depend on the severity of the speech or language disorder and the child’s progress in meeting therapy goals.
Other Approaches to Prevention
The USPSTF recommends screening for hearing loss in all newborn infants (B recommendation). The USPSTF is developing a recommendation on screening for autism spectrum disorder in young children. These recommendations are available on the USPSTF Web site (www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org).
All states have designated programs that offer evaluation and intervention services to children ages 0 to 5 years. IDEA is a law that ensures early intervention, special education, and related services for children with disabilities in the United States. Infants and toddlers (birth to age 2 years) with disabilities and their families may receive early intervention services under IDEA part C, whereas children and adolescents (ages 3–21 years) may receive special education and related services under IDEA part B.10
Research Needs and Gaps
The USPSTF identified several evidence gaps, including a critical need for studies specifically designed and executed to address whether systematic, routine screening for speech and language delay and disorders in young children in primary care settings leads to improved speech, language, or other outcomes. Studies on the feasibility of speech- and language-specific screening as part of routine developmental screening and that identify the most effective screening instruments are needed. Studies on the potential harms of screening and interventions are also needed.
Information about the prevalence of speech and language delays and disorders in young children in the United States is lacking. More information about the specific factors associated with intervention effectiveness, including the potential effects of age at diagnosis, age at treatment, treatment type, and treatment duration, is needed.
Burden of Disease
According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, speech sound disorders affect 10% of children. The estimated prevalence of language difficulty in preschool-aged children is between 2% and 19%. Specific language impairment is one of the most common childhood disorders, affecting 7% of children. More than 2 million Americans stutter, half of whom are children.11
Childhood speech and language disorders include a broad set of disorders with heterogeneous outcomes. Young children with speech and language delay may be at increased risk of learning disabilities once they reach school age.4 Children with speech sound disorders or language impairment are at greatest risk of being diagnosed with a literacy disability,12 including difficulty with reading in grade school13–16 and/or with written language.17
The risk of poor outcomes is greater for children whose disorders persist past the early childhood years and for those who have lower IQ scores and language impairments rather than only speech impairments.18 Children who are diagnosed with language delays may have more problems with behavior and psychosocial adjustment, which may persist into adulthood.19,20
Scope of Review
To update its 2006 recommendation statement, the USPSTF commissioned a systematic evidence review on screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children aged 5 years or younger. The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy of screening in primary care settings, as well as the role of surveillance (active monitoring) by primary care clinicians to identify children for further diagnostic evaluation and interventions for speech and language delays and disorders. The USPSTF also evaluated evidence on whether screening and interventions for speech and language delay and disorders lead to improved speech, language, or other outcomes, as well as the potential harms associated with screening and interventions.
The evidence review focused on speech and language delays and disorders with a “primary” or developmental etiology. That is, the review was limited to studies in children who had not been previously identified with another disorder or disability that may cause speech or language impairment. The review excluded studies that focused on acquired, focal causes of speech and language delay. Although abnormal speech and language development may be associated with autism spectrum disorder, this review did not evaluate screening for autism spectrum disorder. The USPSTF is currently reviewing the evidence on screening for autism spectrum disorder for a separate recommendation statement.
The evidence review focused on studies conducted in children aged 5 years or younger in which any child who screened positive received formal diagnostic assessment for speech and language delays and disorders by 6 years of age. Studies of treatment and/or intervention outcomes were not restricted by age at treatment but focused primarily on toddlers and preschool-aged children.
The evidence review included randomized controlled trials and other systematic reviews, as well as cohort studies of screening and surveillance for speech and language delays and disorders. The USPSTF focused on screening instruments specific to speech and language conditions, as well as more general developmental screening tools with speech and language components. All tools needed to be feasible for use in primary care or the results had to be interpretable within a primary care setting. For surveillance studies, the USPSTF considered processes of monitoring speech and language in primary care settings rather than formal screening instruments. Screening and surveillance studies had to be conducted or results had to be interpretable in primary care settings. In contrast, treatment studies were not limited by study setting, which included speech and language clinics, schools, and/or home settings.
The current review differed somewhat from the previous review in that it focused on screening tools that can be administered within the usual length of a primary care visit (≤10 minutes) or those that require >10 minutes and are administered outside of a primary care setting, if the results can be readily interpreted by a primary care clinician. The current review also focused on studies in patients without known causes of speech and language delay (because these are the patients most likely to be identified through screening).
Accuracy of Screening Tests
The USPSTF identified 24 studies (5 good- and 19 fair-quality)9 that evaluated the accuracy of 20 different screening tools. The majority of studies included 2- and 3-year-olds, but the ages varied. Recruitment techniques and venues included advertisements, birth registries, early childhood programs, university research programs, medical practices, and school registration and entrance medical examinations.
The USPSTF considered 7 parent-administered screening tools: the ASQ, the General Language Screen (formerly known as the Parent Language Checklist), the Infant-Toddler Checklist, the LDS, the CDI, the Speech and Language Parent Questionnaire, and the Ward Infant Language Screening Test, Assessment, Acceleration, and Remediation. The USPSTF considered 13 screening tools administered by professionals or paraprofessionals: the Battelle Developmental Inventory, the BRIGANCE Preschool Screen, the Davis Observation Checklist for Texas, the Denver Articulation Screening Exam, DENVER II (formerly the Denver Developmental Screening Test), a standard developmental screen administered by nurses, Early Screening Profiles, the Fluharty Preschool Speech and Language Screening Test, the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test, the Screening Kit of Language Development, the Sentence Repetition Screening Test, the Structured Screening Test (formerly known as the Hackney Early Language Screening Test), and Rigby’s trial speech screening test.
Test performance characteristics varied widely. Parent-administered screening tools generally performed better than other tools. Among parent-administered tools, sensitivity was generally higher for the CDI, the Infant-Toddler Checklist, and the LDS. Specificity was comparable across the CDI, the LDS, and the ASQ.
The applicability of the evidence to screening in primary care is limited by several factors. Most studies focused on prescreened populations with a relatively high prevalence of language delays and disabilities (usually >10%). The USPSTF found it difficult to compare the performance of individual screening tools across populations because individual studies used different tools and outcome measures in different populations and settings. Included studies used well-regarded instruments used by speech-language pathologists as reference standards; however, individual studies used different reference standards. In addition to small sample sizes, some studies were conducted in countries with health care systems that are not comparable with that of the United States.
The USPSTF identified no studies on the accuracy of surveillance of speech and language development by primary care clinicians.
Effectiveness of Early Detection and Interventions
The review for the USPSTF identified 1 poor-quality randomized controlled trial of screening for language delays in children ages 18 and 24 months that followed outcomes at ages 3 and 8 years.21 This cluster-randomized trial and follow-up study was conducted in 9419 children at 55 child health centers in 6 geographic regions of The Netherlands. Outcomes included the percentage of children who attended a special school, percentage who repeated a class because of language problems, and percentage who scored low on standardized language tests. The authors concluded that screening toddlers for language delay reduces requirements for special education and leads to improved language performance at age 8 years. However, the study was rated as poor quality, and therefore not included in the USPSTF’s deliberation, because of several limitations, including the following: suboptimal rates of screening and low retention of trial subjects, reliance on indirect measures of speech and language outcomes in school-aged children (instead of individualized testing), lack of blinding to screening or treatment status by teachers and parents who assessed outcomes, and lack of adjustment for other potential reasons for placement in special education.
The USPSTF identified 13 fair- or good-quality studies on the potential benefits of treatment interventions for children diagnosed with specific speech and language delays and disorders that reported inconsistent findings on speech and language outcomes.9 The majority of the trials reported improvements in speech and language measures. However, the applicability of this evidence to routine screening in a primary care setting is limited, because many of the studies were conducted in very high risk populations (ie, high-prevalence populations). In addition, these studies did not report treatment effectiveness in children whose speech and language delay had actually been detected by screening; instead, the delays had often been identified as a result of parent or teacher concerns. A majority of the intervention studies were conducted outside of the United States, which could also limit the applicability of findings.
The USPSTF identified 4 fair- or good-quality studies that reported inconsistent findings on other outcomes, including socialization, reading comprehension, parental stress, and child well-being or attention level.
Potential Harms of Screening and Interventions
The USPSTF identified no studies on the potential harms of screening in primary care settings for speech and language delays and disorders, such as labeling or anxiety. The USPSTF identified 2 studies (1 fair-quality and 1 good-quality) on the potential harms of treatment that reported inconsistent findings.9 The treatment group of 1 study reported reduced parental stress, whereas another study reported no effect on child well-being or attention level. Treatment harms were generally not measured or reported; the 2 included studies reported few data on a limited number of outcomes.
Estimate of Magnitude of Net Benefit
The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the accuracy of screening or surveillance for speech and language delay and disorders in primary care settings. The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the potential benefits of screening in primary care settings and treatment on speech, language, or other outcomes. The USPSTF found adequate evidence that treatment is associated with improvements in some speech and language measures, but inadequate evidence on its effectiveness in screen-detected children. The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the association between treatment and outcomes other than speech and language. The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the potential harms of screening in primary care settings and treatment of speech and language delay and disorders. Therefore, the USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient and that the balance of benefits and harms of screening in primary care settings for speech and language delays and disorders in young children cannot be determined.
Response to Public Comment
A draft version of this recommendation statement was posted on the USPSTF Web site from November 18 to December 15, 2014. In response to public comment, the USPSTF clarified that this recommendation applies only to asymptomatic children whose parents or clinicians do not have specific concerns about their speech, language, hearing, or development. The USPSTF also emphasized that this recommendation applies only to screening in primary care settings, and it noted the distinction between screening in primary care settings and diagnostic testing, which may occur in other settings. The USPSTF also noted that this recommendation does not evaluate screening for autism spectrum disorder, which the Task Force will address in a separate recommendation statement. The USPSTF also called for research on socioeconomic and other factors associated with risks, assessment, and management of speech and language delay and disorders in children.
Update of Previous USPSTF Recommendation
This recommendation replaces the 2006 USPSTF recommendation on screening for speech and language delay in preschool-aged children. The current recommendation is consistent with the previous recommendation, which concluded that the evidence on the routine use of brief, formal screening instruments in primary care settings to detect speech and language delay in children aged 5 years or younger is insufficient.
Recommendations of Others
The American Academy of Pediatrics22 recommends that developmental surveillance be incorporated at every well-child preventive care visit for children from birth through age 3 years. It also recommends that any concerns raised during surveillance should be promptly addressed with standardized developmental screening tests. In addition, it recommends that screening tests should be administered regularly at well-child visits at the ages of 9, 18, and 24 or 30 months.
Members of the USPSTF
Members of the USPSTF at the time this recommendation was finalized* are as follows: Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH, Chair (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY); Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, Co-Vice Chair (University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA); David Grossman, MD, MPH, Co-Vice Chair (Group Health, Seattle, WA); Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, RN, APRN (University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI); Karina W. Davidson, PhD, MASc (Columbia University, New York, NY); Mark Ebell, MD, MS (University of Georgia, Athens, GA); Francisco A.R. García, MD, MPH (Pima County Department of Health, Tucson, AZ); Matthew Gillman, MD, SM (Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA); Jessica Herzstein, MD, MPH (Independent Consultant, Washington, DC); Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS (Duke University, Durham, NC); Alexander H. Krist, MD, MPH (Fairfax Family Practice, Fairfax, and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA); Ann E. Kurth, PhD, RN, MSN, MPH (New York University, New York, NY); Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS (Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford University, Stanford, CA); William R. Phillips, MD, MPH (University of Washington, Seattle, WA); Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH (Brown University, Providence, RI); and Michael P. Pignone, MD, MPH (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC). Former USPSTF members Michael L. LeFevre, MD, MSPH, and Virginia Moyer, MD, also contributed to the development of this recommendation.
Accepted May 20, 2015.
Address correspondence to USPSTF Senior Project Coordinator, 540 Gaither Rd, Rockville, MD 20850. E-mail: coordinator{at}uspstf.net
Recommendations made by the US Preventive Services Task Force are independent of the US government. They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the US Department of Health and Human Services.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: The author has indicated he has no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.
FUNDING: The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent, voluntary body. The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF.
POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The author has indicated he has no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
COMPANION PAPER: A companion to this article can be found on page e448, online at www.pediatrics.org/cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2014-3889.
↵* For a list of current Task Force members, see http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/our-members.
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Do you eat because you’re hungry?
Are you a social eater, or a ‘foodie’?
Or, like millions of others, do you have a more complex, sometimes destructive, relationship with your food?
I’ve never felt hungry in my life. Food is everywhere. I take it for granted. I abuse it. I’ve therefore decided to go on the ‘Lighter Life’ diet. A maximum of 500 calories a day, made up of two shakes and two bars. Goodness knows why I’ve decided to do this ludicrous diet during one of the largest feeding frenzies on earth.
Geographic spread of the Pantanal flood plains.
I’m in the Brazilian Pantanal during the dry season, where reduced water means a concentration of food, and a great feast for birds and caiman, giant otter and capybara, tapir, giant anteater and jaguar. Extending from the Amazon, the Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland, with flood plains bigger than England and Wales combined. The Pantanal is home to the largest diversity of fish on the planet with 650 varieties compared to 500 across Europe.
From April to November the dry season shrinks the Pantanal by roughly 80%, intensifying competition for food.
Dried out flood plains
Pockets of remaining water on the Pantanal flood Plains
A hungry eater?
Losing the fight for food during the Pantanal’s dry season could result in hunger and starvation when the rains tip the balance back in favour of aquatic life. There is therefore intense competition between the 1,000 or so bird varieties across the Pantanal.
Many compete for fish,
Ringed kingfisher
Amazon kingfisher
with some a little greedier than others.
This can turn into an intense struggle for survival.
Fight for food between a black-collared hawk (left) and road-side hawk (right).
Lots of birds also compete for nuts, seeds and fruit,
Monk parakeet
Black headed parrot
Toco Toucan
while some prefer insects.
Great Kiskadee (and termite)
Road-side hawk and cicada
Some birds are masters at just waiting for their opportunity to stave off hunger.
Ten million Yacare caiman share the waterways with these birds, making the Pantanal the highest concentration of crocodilians in the World. Crawling along the floor watching their beady eyes, pretending to be brave but knowing that at the first twitch I’m off, is terrifying. This lone hunter watches for hours, conserving its energy, only taking the food it really needs to survive.
Brazilian wasp (and Caiman).
It waits; and waits. Letting food go by.
Until.
It feeds.
Caiman and catfish
Grilled fish.
It’s dinner time back at camp and after watching animals eat all afternoon I’m absolutely starving. My stomach is rumbling. I’m salivating. Strawberry flavour food pack. Soya protein. Guar gum. Xanthan gum. Carboxylate methyl cellulose. The absolute agony of ‘extreme dieting’. It’s been five hours.
After a further week of dieting I’ve moved into ketosis – burning fat. It’s a constant struggle to get back to animal basics. Listening to my body, eating only when hungry and stopping when not. This sounds simple. It’s not. A life-time of emotional, stress and boredom eating, of completely ignoring my own physical needs, is hard to break. I’m starting to build coping strategies. The regularity of only eating every four hours, of not buying ‘real’ food but having sachets and bars. This is the bed-rock of taking back control in a constantly shifting world of emotions, thoughts and hormones. I also need to drink lots and lots of water if I’m to avoid headaches and dizziness.
A social eater?
Many species need to cooperate in order to survive. For these animals food often also strengthens social bonds.
The Pantanal is the last strong-hold of the giant river otter. The size of a Labrador, there are less that 5,000 of this endangered species in the wild. This social, cooperative animal lives in groups of ten and is dominated by one mating couple. The whole group care for their pups, protect the territory, hunt and share food.
Giant river otter
Sleeping giant river otter
GIANT otter
Extremely territorial, the river otter work together to defend their preferred feeding grounds.
Confronting a giant otter from another group,
and then defending their territory from intruders.
With appropriate vocalisations.
An efficient pack-hunter,
Giant river otter and catfish.
River otter and electric eel.
the river otter ‘sometimes’ share food.
Another massively social creature, Capybara, are everywhere! The largest rodent in the world, they live in groups of 10–20 individuals. These amazing mammals are led by four dominate males, which build social bonds, provide leadership and seek group consensus!
Male Capybara.
Within a week, the young can eat grass, but continue to suckle—from any female in the group—until weaned around 16 weeks. Again building a strong bond amongst their social group.
Suckling Capybara
Food is also central to our own socialising, ritualistic bonding and entertainment. I’m struggling to stay connected. Over the last week or so I’ve tried eating just before dinner and then sitting at the table drinking water while everyone eats. And eats. And eats. And talks about food. And share stories of wildlife. Eating. I might be becoming slightly obsessed.
Crispy peanut flavour bar, ‘full of goodness’. Tapioca starch. Polydextrose. Rice syrup. Trimangnesium citrate. More generally, and beyond this trip, there is a fascination about this diet. It’s a bit like new parents and their comfort talking about bodily functions. Normally completely taboo subjects become the topic of discussion. How much have I eaten? What have I eaten? How much do I weigh? Poo.
There is the majority, including the amazing people sharing this Brazilian adventure, that express their strongly held views – how I’m fine as I am, how the diet is inadvisable – and then support and encourage me despite any reservations.
There are others that find my diet intimidating, maybe projecting their own insecurities, that respond with strong, disproportionate criticism. When this happens I’m shaken by people feeling they can tell me what to eat. Trying to take control of my most basic function.
This feels really uncomfortable. The temptation is to withdraw. Avoid meals. Avoid meeting people for drinks. It’s just easier. Less tempting. Less awkward. Less confrontational. Although this can also bring loneliness and isolation and a sense from others that I’m aloof and anti-social. A self-imposed exile.
A destructive eater?
One hundred and fifty years of clearance and munching cattle has made the Pantanal feel very familiar. A working farm or a gentle stroll across the closely cropped lawns of a classic English summer garden.
With jaguar hiding in the bushes.
A romanticised garden of Eden. An easy coexistence between human and non-human animals, the Pantanal has provided an environment of last resort for many endangered species including the Brazilian Tapir, Giant Anteater and soon to be endangered, Jaguar.
The Brazilian Tapir eat from planted mango groves and can weigh over 50 stone – I’m DEFINITELY staying off mango.
Tapir and not-yet-ripe mango.
Whereas the seven feet long, giant anteater take advantage of ploughed fields to find ants and termites.
Giant anteater
A call on the radio, a 65 kilometres an hour bond-like zoom in a speedboat through narrow, bendy streams.
Then stillness.
Waiting and waiting in 110 degree heat trying to spot a jaguar amongst the bushes from the largest jaguar population in the world.
The apex predator, regulating the populations of all other animals, the jaguar has the most powerful jaws of any cat, biting directly through the skull of its prey to deliver a fatal bite to the brain. I’m slightly in awe.
But look a little closer. There are signs that a new apex predator is becoming more desperate in its own search for food.
Approximately 99% of the land in the Pantanal is used for agriculture and ranching. There are 2500 fazendas and up to eight million cattle. The Pantanal is threatened from efforts to clear areas for cattle ranching, rice and soy plantations, agricultural pesticides and mercury from gold mining, along with heavy siltation that destroys fish and aquatic plants.
Bush fires can rage for days, potentially tipping the balance in this fragile environment.
Bush fires used to clear land for ranching rage for days.
According to the Living Planet Index, by 2020 30% of animal species that existed in 1970 could be extinct. The biggest cause of extinction is the destruction of wild areas for farming and logging: the majority of the Earth’s land area has now been impacted by humans, with just 15% protected for nature. Through prudent use, the average Westerner can save 45 gallons of water a day. It takes 460 gallons to make one burger.
It clearly isn’t sustainable that we pretend that we live in an isolated bubble, that we are not part of a greater order of human and non-human animals. Neither is a diet where I also live in my own little bubble, minimising contact with other people.
Maybe I should try the ‘Shorter Life’ diet. Forty roll-ups and two glasses of red a day.
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Watching you a novel
—Jewell, Lisa, author.
"Melville Heights is one of the nicest neighborhoods in Bristol, England. It's the sort of place where doctors and lawyers and old-money academics live. It's not the sort of place where people get stabbed in the back thirty times with a kitchen knife in their own homes. Someone must have seen something. Newlywed Joey Mullen, for example, recently returned from four years working in Ibiza. She and her husband Alfie are eager to find a place of their own in her hometown. But Joey finds herself distracted by the man next door, Tom Fitzwilliam. He's the principal of the local high school, twice her age, and devastatingly attractive. What starts as an innocent infatuation soon escalates into fixation, and before long, Joey can't keep her eyes off of Tom. Or the principal's son, Freddie, who dreams of working as a spy, and has been developing his surveillance skills by keeping meticulous logs of the coming and goings in the area. And, as he approaches his fifteenth birthday, his attention--and his lens--are turning more and more towards the local women. Or perhaps single mother Frances Tripp, who has long been convinced she is being stalked. Her teenage daughter Jenna is worried these delusions are signs of her mother's deteriorating mental health, particularly now that her paranoia has found a specific target: Tom Fitzwilliam. Frances is determined to keep an eye on him until she can prove that he is behind her persecution. Twenty years earlier, a schoolgirl writes in her diary, charting her doomed obsession with a handsome young English teacher named Mr. Fitzwilliam. Nobody knows why this horrific murder was committed, but someone in Melville Heights knows who did it. As the community's fearful eyes turn on each other, the question remains: Who else is watching?"-- Provided by publisher.
Bristol (England) -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Glaister, Gabrielle, 1960- narrator.
Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm), publisher.
9 audio discs (10.5 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical 1.4 m. per second stereo
audio file CD audio
Read by Gabrielle Glaister.
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Kentucky rich
—Michaels, Fern.
Josh Coleman left unfinished business when he took to his deathbed, but now that unfinished business cannot be ignored--because his long-lost daughter has come back.
Kentucky sunrise
The conclusion to the saga of the Coleman and Thornton families follows Nealy Coleman Diamond as she and her daughter Emmie battle against each other while trying to train a new colt for the illustrious Kentucky Derby.
Kentucky heat
With Nealy Coleman horses come first. So, when her two grown children's irresponsible acts nearly cost her Shuffy, the foal that carries all her hopes for the Triple Crown, she throws them both off the farm.
Paradise county
—Robards, Karen.
All roads lead home
Belle, an animal-loving 12-year-old, becomes withdrawn after her mother's death in an automobile accident. Rebelling against her father, she is sent to live at the horse ranch of her gruff maternal grandfather. With the...
Undeniably yours : a novel
—Wade, Becky.
"When Meg inherits her father's thoroughbred Texas farm, she's determined to shut it down, despite Bo, the handsome manager. Can he--and love--change her mind?"--Provided by publisher.
Lost rider
—Sloan, Harper, 1984-
Maverick Austin Davis is forced to return home after a ten-year career as a rodeo star. After one too many head injuries, hes off the circuit and in the horse farming business, something he's never taken much of a shine...
—Barnes, Judith.
One evening in 1946 a hungry stanger joins the family of Salthill for dinner and ends up staying for many years.
In the Brazilian's debt
—Stephens, Susan, author.
Paying for the past. Lady Elizabeth Fane has two choices: lose her family's Scottish stud farm or swallow her pride and beg Chico Fernandez for help. She's never forgiven the arrogant Brazilian polo star for abandoning h...
Features the heady thrills of Kentucky horse-racing and strong, accomplished women who fight for their dreams.
Val's prayer
—Fowler, Terry (Terry S.)
"Val Truelove dreams of owning the Kentucky horse farm she grew up on and running a wedding venue business. And she prays big prayers. When an answer comes in an unlikely package, her life is never the same. But she must...
Undeniably yours
—Moore, Laura, 1963-
The night is forever
—Graham, Heather.
A ghost rider in the sky? What happened here, on a historic ranch outside Nashville, during the Civil War? And what's happening now? Olivia Gordon works at the Horse Farm, a facility that assists patients with mental and...
Lyon's gate
—Coulter, Catherine.
Book On MP3
Demanding horse trainer Nealy Clay Littletree risks permanent damage to her relationship with her daughter, Emmie, when she doubts Emmie's ability to run the family business competently, unaware of the more important per...
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Lucy Reed
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Ultima Thule: Prospects for International Commercial Mediation
NUS Centre for International Law Research Paper No. 19/03
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Report: Survey on Obstacles to Settlement of Investor-State Disputes
NUS Centre for International Law Research Paper No. 18/01, NUS Law Working Paper No. 2018/022
Seraphina Chew, Lucy Reed and J Christopher Thomas
NUS - Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore (NUS) - Centre for International Law and National University of Singapore (NUS) - Centre for International Law
Investor-State, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Obstacles to Settlement, Trade Agreements
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This is Paul Douglas Online, the home of me, Paul “TV Paul” Douglas, on the web. I am currently a Schedule & Operations Executive for the UK’s premiere Pay-TV operator, British Sky Broadcasting. I’m also a Graduate, semi-professional video producer, (Currently amateur) comedian and aspiring Late Night Talk Show host. Currently producing comedic videos for the web, I studied Television & Broadcasting at the University of Portsmouth and Graduated in July 2013 with First Class Honours. Oh, and I’m one of the members of the Professionally Stupid Troupe – makers of fine insanity since 2012.
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April 2019 Tax Changes - Effective 1 April 2019
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Payday Filing becomes compulsory from 1 April 2019. This requires employee tax, social deductions and superannuation information to be reported to Inland Revenue every time an employee is paid. Support for Payday Filing can either be direct through Gateway Services or by providing suitably formatted files for manual customer upload through MyIR.
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The maximum liable earnings for the ACC Earner Levy will increase from $126,286 to $128,470 for all pay periods paid on or after the 1 April. Any income above $128,470 will not be subject to the ACC Earner Levy.
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Victims’ Protection Act 2018
From 1 April 2019, employees who are affected by domestic violence have new entitlements and rights, so we’ve updated our payroll system to support this. This is a sensitive issue where privacy is very important, so we’ve outlined the changes below and explained what this means for our payroll system.
About the Domestic Violence – Victims’ Protection Act 2018
The Domestic Violence – Victims’ Protection Act 2018 amends a number of Acts with a view to enhancing legal protections for victims of domestic violence.
‘Employees who are affected by domestic violence’ means violence towards the employee by a person with whom they are, or have been, in a domestic relationship. It also includes employees residing with a child against whom someone inflicts, or has inflicted, domestic violence.
Employees who are affected by domestic violence are entitled to request a short term variation to their working arrangement for the purpose of dealing with the effects of domestic violence. An employer is obliged to deal with this request as soon as possible and not more than 10 working days after receiving it.
A new type of leave called ‘Domestic Violence Leave’ is available for employees to deal with the effects of domestic violence against them or against a child that resides with them. An employee is entitled to domestic violence leave under the same rules as sick leave. That is, after completing 6 months of current continuous employment with their employer, or where this does not apply, if the employee over a period of 6 months, worked for the employer for at least an average of 10 hours a week during that period and no less than 1 hour in every week during that period or no less than 40 hours in every month during that period.
Changes we’re making to our payroll system
Datacom will identify eligible employees based on their current sick leave entitlement rules i.e. if they are eligible for sick leave, they will be eligible for domestic violence leave.
Changes we’re making to our payroll system (continued)
Eligible employees can take up to 10 days’ paid domestic violence leave in each 12 month period
The leave balance will be held in days
If an employee does not have a pattern of work set up against them, then both the number of hours and days will need to be captured when this leave type is paid
Unused balances cannot be carried over between years, so a minimum cap of 10 days is allowed for. Like sick leave, a higher cap can be applied
When Datacom introduces this leave type, a balance of 10 days will be inserted for all eligible employees who have already been employed for over 6 months.
Domestic violence leave is paid the same as other BAPS leave types, i.e. Relevant Daily Pay applies where the amount of pay on the day is known, or Average Daily Pay when Relevant Daily Pay cannot be determined.
There is no requirement to pay any unused balance of domestic violence leave on termination.
Due to the sensitive nature of this leave type, employers may acquire personal information about the domestic circumstances of people affected by domestic violence. Employers are bound by the Privacy Act to not disclose this information except in tightly controlled instances.
To assist with this, Datacom is taking the following approach:
Domestic violence leave will not automatically be available for selection through self-service portals. If required, it can be added.
The ‘Domestic Violence Leave’ default name can be changed to another name if the company would prefer. As long as this name is unique and can be separately reported on by the employer then the holiday and leave record requirements will still be maintained.
Changes in ESCT Threshold Estimates
The latest version of the payroll specification issued by IRD has changed the way that the ESCT threshold estimate should be calculated for employees that started working in the prior tax year, but have not been employed for the full tax year.
The new approach is demonstrated below, it establishes the amount of pay paid in the first pay period in the new tax year, and bases the yearly estimate on this pay.
For example, employee commenced work on 15 March 2019:
From 1 April 2019 the employee will earn $878.00 gross per fortnight (14 days) with employer super contributions of $26.34
Calculation to estimate income earned for tax year 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 using earnings they are expected to derive per fortnight from 1 April 2019
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($878.00 + $26.34) / 14 X 366 = $23,642.03 ESCT rate threshold amount
ESCT threshold amount of $23,642.03 is between $16,801.00 - $57,600.00, the ESCT rate for the 2020 tax year is 0.175 or 17.5%
This is different to previous years where the earnings in the previous incomplete year were used to establish the earnings in the current tax year.
Change in Minimum Wage
The minimum wage is set to increase from $16.50 per hour to $17.70 per hour.
The starting out and training wage rates will be increased to $14.16 in order to stay within the 80% of the minimum adult wage.
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There will be a charge on your April invoice for End-of-Year processing. This charge is based on 70 cents for each employee paid in the financial year and covers reports, certificates and the additional processes required to ready the file for the new financial year.
End-of-Year processing for 2018/2019 will occur automatically during the first pay-run that has a payday that falls in April 2019, with the direct credit release date determining when the payday occurs. The actual period-end date of a pay-run does not influence this decision.
When a pay-run is deemed to be the first for April 2019, all End-of-Year processing for that company will be actioned as at the previous pay period.
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Free the Jena Six! Racism and the Circuitry of Black Solidarity in the Digital Age
by Greenlea, Stephanie, Ph.D., Yale University, 2014, 243; 3580699
Free the Jena Six! presents a case study of mass black protest emerging in 2007 after six black teenagers were criminally prosecuted for the injury of a white student at their high school in Jena, Louisiana. At its height, the protests mobilized tens of thousands of people—most of them black—in an explicit challenge to contemporary racism. Revisiting the indigenous perspective proposed by sociologist Aldon Morris in Origins of the Civil Rights Movement, this project argues that the Jena Six protests emerged from pre-existing bases of power within black communities. Moreover, in-depth exploration of strategic framing, the novel role of Internet-based organizing, and everyday uses of new technology reveals how this collective action both extends established traditions of black protest and bears the marks of a distinctly digitizing age.
Interdisciplinary analysis of data drawn from web content, in-depth interviews with movement participants, media coverage and organizational records reveals the dynamics of the emergent collective actor. Free the Jena Six! argues centrally that the affirmative and often subversive technological imaginations and praxis of black folks creates a latent potential for mass participatory direct action. Free the Jena Six! addresses lacunae at the intersections of technology studies, social movement studies, and studies of race and racism toward a more sustained analysis of race, power, and technology in the black experience.
Advisor: Nelson, Alondra, Eyerman, Ron
School: Yale University
School Location: United States -- Connecticut
Source: DAI-A 75/09(E), Dissertation Abstracts International
Subjects: African American Studies, Sociology
Keywords: African-American, Civil rights, Internet, Louisiana, Protest, Race, Technology
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Boundaries and bridges: Exploring Korean adoptees' reports of adoptive family communication during and after intrusive interactions and racial communication
by Docan-Morgan, Sara Jane, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2008, 220; 3318179
This study explored adult Korean adoptees' reported experiences with intrusive interactions and racial communication. Intrusive interactions involve visibly adoptive families being asked by those outside the family to explain their family's form. Examples include questions such as, “Is she adopted?” or “Where are your kids from?” Racial communication occurs when the adoptee receives malevolent and/or essentializing comments or questions related to his or her race, generally from people outside the adoptive family. It is argued that the dynamics of these interactions resulted at least in part from the children's visible racial difference from their White parents. Research questions explored adoptees' reports of these encounters, their responses to them, the extent to which they avoided talking about these encounters and race more generally with their adoptive parents, their parents' reported responses to these encounters, and the parental responses that they recommend.
Twenty-three in-depth interviews and 11 open-ended survey responses comprise the data set for this study. Findings of thematic analyses of the transcribed interviews and survey responses suggest a range of reported experiences with intrusive interactions, including relational comments/questions, aesthetic commentary, lingering looks, mistaken identities, and peer questions. Racial communication was also made manifest in various forms, including racial derogation, interactions with other Asians, and communicated stereotypes. Both types of interactions were reported often to elicit negative emotions such as hurt, frustration, and loneliness. Some of these negative emotions were expressed to result from participants' strong desires to “fit in” as they were growing up.
Results also provide insight into topic avoidance about race, suggesting that the adoptees in this study tended to avoid reporting instances of racial derogation and talking with their parents about race due to perceived and past parent unresponsiveness, and self-protection. Participants also provided a range of recommendations for parents as to how to respond to these encounters. Practical implications are discussed.
This study provides an increased understanding of intrusive interactions and racial communication adoptees' perspectives, extends the work on topic avoidance in families, contributes to an understanding of boundary management within diverse families, and contributes a new context in which enacted social support can be studied.
Advisor: Manusov, Valerie
School: University of Washington
School Location: United States -- Washington
Source: DAI-A 69/06, Dissertation Abstracts International
Subjects: Social work, Communication, Individual & family studies
Keywords: Adoption, Family communication, International adoption, Korean, Race, Racial communication, Racism, Transracial adoption
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Jim Cramer: The Chinese Have More to Lose in This Trade War
Washington is no longer held captive by U.S. companies that want to feast off of China.
By JIM CRAMER
Sep 18, 2018 | 07:15 AM EDT
Stocks quotes in this article: NXPI, QCOM
More to lose. Who has more to lose? We keep hearing that question again and again. So far, the answer is so clear. Yet I don't hear many people say it: The Chinese have more to lose in this now-hyperactive trade war because we are a society based on spending -- in fact, a voracious amount of spending -- and they aren't.
If the president were simply willing to say that American companies can send us product from China with a 10% duty but the Chinese have a 25% duty, it would encourage a massive switch out of China by our businesses to other countries where things are cheaper to make -- including Mexico, which has a great work force and is part of the new NAFTA, or at least the one we are expected to get.
Of course, we want those factories back in the U.S. but we have such a developing labor shortage in much of the country it is only economic to build factories in certain portions of the country with almost total automation.
It can be done, and slowly some are coming back. But that's not the issue. The future is the issue -- as in, why continue to build factories in China or use Chinese labor?
It had become so much more expensive than most of the Southeast Asian countries long before this war that it just may not be worth it, for goods that can be put on a container and shipped here, just to appease the Chinese with the hopes that they will let us sell there.
Why is this not talked about?
One, I think, is ideological. A lot of the thought leaders who speak to the media really despise President Trump and are in awe of President Xi. Many seem to feel that because he is an all-powerful president for life and Trump has to contend with term limits and real elections, like the upcoming mid-terms, that he can't win no matter what.
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I have news for them. Have these people noticed that Trump has no regard for any of the niceties of the presidential process? He's not listening to anybody, I think, except a tight-knit group of people around the White House who truly hate the Chinese more than any country on Earth, and he has an electorate that seems to have the same orientation. Sure, not everyone. But enough to make him feel that he's winning every time he attacks them.
Plus, the numbers bear him out: We are importing in excess of three times more than we are exporting to China. Their leverage consists of blocking attempts of U.S. companies to do more business in China -- at the exact same time that we have a president that wants our companies to do less business in China and more business elsewhere.
And one more thing, the companies that were doing big domestic business in China are still doing so. New companies know not to go there if they can avoid it, especially companies that export goods to the United States. With employment strong, with consumers having the best balance sheets perhaps ever -- a statement from many of the banks I deal with -- and with companies flush with cash from lower taxes, it is much easier than expected to avoid China. So future American employment in China is at risk because of our tariffs -- and that's something China cannot afford.
Now I do wish we were more clever about winning the war. What in heck was the president thinking when he let ZTE sell goods here after all of the law breaking it did and not get a deal to allow Qualcomm (QCOM) to buy NXP Semi (NXPI) ?
Why does he still allow endless Chinese companies to raise capital here, hurting many of our investors? They are more capital constrained that most of the pundits realize. They need access to our financial markets and our consumer markets. Why not do what the Chinese do, and say "if you are going to come public here you have to have a joint venture partner here that gets 49% of your profits"? What's the penalty there on us? We don't raise money there.
We have the leverage; they don't. We just never used it because so many of our companies, our banks, our manufacturers, pretty much owned Washington. Like it or not, they don't anymore. So, go fret about us losing the trade war. Most U.S companies aren't going to risk the wrath of the president. They are the ones that would have caused us to lose. They are silent.
That's the real reason why we are winning. Washington is no longer captured by our companies that want to feast off of China. It's a big change. Get used to it, because it is the key to Trump's strategy. And it is working.
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Tweets from Synchrotron – with Dr Helen Maynard-Casely
We are delighted to be hosting Dr Helen Maynard-Casely on Real Scientists this week. Helen is a planetary scientist working on modelling planet formation using a combination of complex advanced chemistry, crystallography and X-ray diffraction. With her tweeting stint looming, I visited Helen at her work place – the Australian Synchrotron. Let’s face it, I hardly needed an excuse. We sat down over a cup of [preferred caffeinated beverage] to talk about her work as a scientist and as a communicator at the Royal Institution, London.
Helen has a PhD in Physics, from the University of Edinburgh and a degree in Planetary Science from University College London. Despite this, or maybe because of it, she is still aiming to be an astronaut when she grows up. Not only loving doing science, Helen also likes to share what she’s up to. She writes the ‘Shores of Titan’ Column for The Conversationand can often be spotted at science festivals. For the other 51 weeks of the year she tweets at @Dr_HelenMC.
Helen is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the Australian Synchrotron where she’s been for the last year and a half. Her research interests centre about considering simple molecules as planetary-forming materials (as they are in the solar system at Jupiter and beyond); where she seeks to extract fundamental physical parameters from diffraction data. What does this mean? Diffraction is a way of playing with light. When you see the iridescence of butterflies and feathers, that’s diffraction in action. It’s using grooves in a material to fractionate the light, as it were. Collecting and interpreting diffraction patterns enables us to figure out the properties of the object in question. The same principle is used to underpin a broad range of techniques in science, such as methods used for determining the structure of biological molecules like proteins, which keeps many of the Synchrotron’s beamlines and busy beavering biologists busy.
As you may gather, it’s somewhat difficult to get billowing exploding masses of distant star stuff into Clayton in Melbourne to point a Synchrotron beamline at – there’s not much parking on site due to construction work, for starters – so much of Helen’s work revolves around recreating the extreme conditions of heat, cold and pressure of these alien environments in situ to investigate the structural goings on. One thing that particularly motivates her is changes in crystal structure that occur as you delve deeper into a planets interior. Her current work is leading to a greater understanding of the geology of the outer solar system, and then examining how these results can be applied here on Earth.
Before moving to Australia she worked in the UK at the Royal Institution of Great Britain as the Christmas Lecturer’s researcher, helping plan and design experiments for the Lectures. Here she learned, among many things, how to fill a balloon with 10 kg of jelly, how to look after a colony of leaf cutter ants, and how to train a flea.
I asked Helen about her time as a flea wrangler.
“Fleas haven’t been on television for forty years,” she said. “I had to hunt down the last person known to be able to wrangle fleas – a guy who was a student at Cambridge.”
That’s right. There are trained flea circus directors. So if you’ve got a scientific itch to scratch, be sure to follow Helen’s week on RealScientists.
Posted in 2013-02-24: Dr Helen Maynard-Casely, Planetary Scientist (@Dr_HelenMC)
What you tweetin’ bout Willis
A great big RealScientists thanks and farewell to Dr Paul Willis of RiAus for his week curating the @RealScientists account. We hope you found Paul’s tweets about science communication, science funding and science policy (not to mention science moobs) as interesting and engaging as we did. Paul’s time with us saw an array of milestones, including the arrival of our thousandth follower (rewarded with a 20 million year old crocodile tooth as a lucky door prize… you just don’t get that sort of thing from @Sweden, folks) and ABC radio interviews with both Paul and our Fearless Leader Upulie. We didn’t even seem to lose followers when Paul started talking about his big bone.
For those who missed any of Paul’s curation of the account, catch up via ScienceSarah’s Storification of Paul’s tweetery: http://storify.com/RealScientists/real-scientists-dr-paul-willis-aka-fossilcrox
Next up on RealScientists is Dr Helen Maynard-Casely of the Australian Synchrotron. Which apparently we’re giving away to our 100,000th follower, probably to the dismay of the people who work there. However I read it on Twitter so it must be true. More about @Dr_HelenMC in our next post. Thanks for reading, and keep following!
Posted in 2013-02-17: Dr Paul Willis, Palaeontologist and Science Communicator (@FossilCrox)
A (Live-Tweeted) Week In Science with Dr Paul Willis
This week, RealScientists are thrilled to welcome Dr Paul Willis, Director of RiAus. Paul is well-known in Australia as a science broadcaster with the ABC, presenting and producing on science shows such as Quantum and Catalyst. His passion for science and science communication has seen him curating museum specimens in Sydney, measuring dead crocodiles in Germany, shivering on Antarctic expeditions and touring Australian schools with a life-sized inflatable dinosaur, which instantly makes him Our Kind Of Guy. Amongst all of that, he still found time to be a leading researcher in vertebrate paleontology with a strong record of publication in both academic and popular science. Paul’s passion for informing, educating and amusing people of all ages and backgrounds about science has now taken him to the Royal Institute of Australia (RiAus), based in Adelaide, whose mission is to bring science to people, and people to science. Paul usually tweets at @Fossilcrox. He also presents a weekly video wrap of the latest and greatest in science, The Week In Science, every Friday on the RiAus website.
It Came From The Swamp, And Tweeted About Science…
A massive thank-you to medical entomologist extraordinaire Dr Cameron Webb aka @MozzieBites for his superb stint on RealScientists this week, tweeting from the swamps of the ACT about his research into mosquito populations in natural and man-made wetlands. We’ve been hugely impressed by the interest in Cameron’s work from scientists and non-scientists alike. We hope you’ve all found out the answers to your queries as to why you and not your friends or partner gets monstered by mosquitoes at barbeques. But if not, be sure to keep following Cameron at his personal account.
UPDATE: The fabulous ScienceSarah has Storified Cameron’s time and tweets on the account, and it’s definitely worth a read if you missed any of the conversation:
http://storify.com/RealScientists/realscientists-mozziebites
We’ve also been blown away by the interest in @RealScientists in just its first week. From everyone behind the account, a great big family-sized bag of gratitude from us to everyone who followed, tweeted, re-tweeted, commented or lurked. In the words of the great HG Nelson, thanks for taking an interest. We have some tremendous voices coming up on the account over the next few months, and also have some big plans for this here blog as well, so stay tuned!
Posted in 2013-02-13: Dr Cameron Webb, Medical Entomologist (@MozzieBites)
Cameron Webb on Real Scientists and Canberra’s Constructed Swamps
Real Scientists and Canberra’s Constructed Swamps.
via Real Scientists and Canberra’s Constructed Swamps.
Introducing Dr Cameron Webb, Live From Swamp Land
When I spoke to Cameron about signing up, he told me that he would be wandering around NSW and the ACT looking for mosquitos this week, did I think anyone would want to hear about it? So of course we had to hear from him live from the swamps, giving us an insight into how he uses his research to further public health policies and goals.
Here’s some background on Dr Webb:
Dr Cameron Webb has worked in the field of Medical Entomology for over 15 years and currently works in the Department of Medical Entomology at Westmead Hospital (Pathology West) with a teaching role with the University of Sydney. His major research interest is understanding the public health risks of mosquito populations associated with constructed and rehabilitated wetlands. This information has been used to develop regionally specific mosquito-borne disease awareness and management strategies for the Hunter, Central Coast and Far North Coast regions of NSW.
Cameron’s PhD research focused on the management of the pest mosquitoes associated with the wetlands surrounding Sydney Olympic Park. The findings of his work assisted in the rehabilitation of many degraded mangrove areas where mosquitoes were identified as symptomatic of degraded environments. Restoring tidal flushing to these areas has assisted in reducing mosquito populations while also improving overall wetland health.
Another area of interest is improvement in public health communication, particularly focusing on the personal protection strategies against nuisance-biting mosquitoes. Cameron has undertaken considerable field and laboratory investigations of insect repellents and takes an active role in the dissemination of their appropriate use to the general public. In this role, Cameron is regularly called upon to communicate current scientific research findings, and often in response to public health warnings issued by NSW Health, with print, radio, television and online media outlets.
Cameron continues to publish the findings of research in international peer reviewed scientific journals as well as books, book chapters, non-peer reviewed journals, magazines and trade bulletins as well as workshop notes and other teaching materials. He also provides professional advice on a consultancy basis to local, state and federal governments, wetland management authorities, engineers, developers and private industry regarding mosquito management strategies. He has also supervised a range of post-graduate research students with the University of Sydney, Australian Catholic University and University of Western Sydney.
Cameron tweets about medical entomology and wetland rehabilitation at @mozziebites and at his blog: http://cameronwebb.wordpress.com/
Farewell and thanks, Dr Rachael Dunlop
We’ve been privileged to launch @realscientists with Dr Rachael Dunlop, who’s taken us through the world of toxins, cell culture and paper reviews. Rachael’s posted many excellent photographs live from the “MacGyver lab” – the dodgy oven, the silicon chips, the intersection between physics and medical research. We wish her well and bid a fond farewell – and we may hear from Rachael again later in the year.
Next up? Dr Cameron Webb, medical entomologist.
Posted in 2013-02-10: Dr Rachael Dunlop, ALS/Ageing Researcher and Science Communicator (@DrRachie)
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Addressing Racial Inequities in Health Care: Civil Rights Monitoring and Report Cards
David Barton Smith
J Health Polit Policy Law (1998) 23 (1): 75-105.
https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-23-1-75
David Barton Smith; Addressing Racial Inequities in Health Care: Civil Rights Monitoring and Report Cards. J Health Polit Policy Law 1 February 1998; 23 (1): 75–105. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-23-1-75
Large racial inequities in health care use continue to be reported, raising concerns about discrimination. Historically, the health system, with its professionally dominated, autonomous, voluntary organizational structure, has presented special challenges to civil rights efforts. De jure racial segregation in the United States gave way to a period of aggressive litigation and enforcement from 1954 until 1968 and then to the current period of relative inactivity. A combination of factors—declining federal resources and organizational capacity to address more subtle forms of discriminatory practices in health care settings, increasingly restrictive interpretations by the courts, and the lack of any systematic mechanisms for the statistical monitoring of providers—offers little assurance that discrimination does not continue to play a role in accounting for discrepancies in use. The current rapid transformation of health care into integrated delivery systems driven by risk-based financing presents both new opportunities and new threats. Adequate regulation, markets, and management for such systems impose new requirements for comparative systematic statistical assessment of performance. My conclusion illustrates ways that current “report card” approaches to monitoring performance of such systems could be used to monitor, correct, and build trust in equitable treatment.
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Andrea Chénier | National Theatre Prague
Time: 1789-94.
Place: In and around Paris.
Palace of the Countess of Coigny
Servants are preparing the Palace for a ball. Carlo Gérard, the majordomo, is filled with indignation at the sight of his aged father, worn out by long years of heavy labour for their noble masters. Only the Countess' daughter Maddalena escapes his hatred, since he is besotted with her. Maddalena jokes with Bersi, her mulatto servant girl. The Countess rebukes Maddalena for dallying around when she should be dressing for the ball.
The guests arrive. Among them is an Abbée who has come from Paris with news about the poor decisions of King Louis XVI's government. Also among the guests is the dashing and popular poet, Andrea Chénier.
The soirée begins with a "pastoral" performance. A chorus of shepherds and shepherdesses sing idealised rustic music and a ballet mimics a rural love story in stately court fashion. The Countess asks Chénier to improvise a poem but he says that inspiration has abandoned him. Maddelena asks Chénier to recite a verse, but he refuses her also, saying that "Fantasy is not commanded on cue." The laughter of the girls draws the Countess' attention, and Maddelena explains mockingly that the Muse of poetry is absent from the party. Chénier now becomes angry and improvises a poem about the suffering of the poor, ending with a tirade against those in power in church and state, shocking the guests. Maddalena begs forgiveness.
The guests dance a gavotte, which is interrupted by a crowd of ragged people who ask for food, Gérard ushers them in announcing that "Her Greatness, Misery" has arrived to the party. The Countess confronts Gérard who repudiates his service and throws his livery at the feet of the Countess, taking his father with him, who threw himself at the feet of the Countess. She orders them all out, and comforts herself by thoughts of her gifts to charity. The ball continues as if nothing had happened.
Café Hottot in Paris, during the Reign of Terror
Bersi, now a merveilleuse, chats with an incroyable. She asks him if he is he a spy for Robespierre, but he says that he is a mere "observer of the public spirit". Bersi asserts she has nothing to hide as "a child of the Revolution".
A tumbrel passes, bearing condemned prisoners to the guillotine, mocked by the crowd. Bersi leaves. The Incroyable notes that she was with a blonde woman he is looking for; he also notes that Chénier is at a nearby table waiting nervously and that Bersi had made signs at him.
Chénier's friend Roucher enters. He reminds Chénier that he is under suspicion for his association with disgraced General Dumoriez and urges him to flee. He offers Chénier a false passport. Chénier refuses: his destiny is love; he has been waiting for a mysterious woman who has sent him letters. Roucher sees the last letter, and dismisses it as from a prostitute and he warns Chénier that love is dangerous during the Révolution. He persuades Chénier to take the passport.
A procession of revolutionary leaders passes, including Robespierre and Gérard, who enters the café. The Incroyable reports to him about Bersi and the possible connection with the blonde, whom Gérard has been seeking, saying that she will come to the café that night. Bersi returns, and pleads with Roucher to keep Chénier there. She leaves for a dance with the Incroyable. Roucher persuades Chénier to leave, but the old woman Madelon tells Chénier to wait for a woman called "Speranza" (Hope); all leave, except the Incroyable, who returns and hides.
A hooded woman enters. It is "Speranza". She uncovers herself, and Chénier recognizes her as Maddalena de Coigny. The Incroyable leaves to tell Gérard. Despite the danger, Chénier and Maddalena proclaim their love in a passionate duet.
As they prepare to leave they are discovered by Gérard. Chénier sends Maddalena away with Roucher and wounds Gérard in a swordfight. Believing he is dying, Gérard warns Chénier to flee from the wrath of the prosecutor Fouquier-Tinville, Chénier's enemy, and asks him to protect Maddalena. The Incroyable returns with soldiers and a crowd, but Gérard tells them that his assailant is unknown to him. All blame the Girondists.
The Revolutionary Tribunal
The sans-culotte Mathieu calls on the people to give money for the army of the Revolution, but they refuse. Gérard, who has recovered, enters and renews the appeal and the people react with enthusiasm. A blind woman comes in with her grandson, whom she gives to be a soldier of the Revolution. The crowd disperses.
The Incroyable reports to Gérard that Chénier has been arrested in Luxembourg, and it is only a matter of time before Maddalena will come for him. He urges Gérard to write down the charges against Chénier for his trial. Gérard hesitates but the Incroyable convinces him that a conviction by the Tribunal will only secure Maddalena's appearance. Alone, he muses that his Revolutionary ideals are being betrayed by his false charges, therefore he is still a slave: formerly of the nobles, now of his own lust. Finally desire triumphs and he signs the indictment in a mood of cynicism. (Gérard: "Nemico della patria?!") The Incroyable takes it to the Tribunal.
Maddalena enters to plead for Chénier's life. Gérard admits that he had Chénier arrested to control Maddalena. He has been in love with her since they were children and he remembers the time when they were allowed to play together in the fields of her house, how when he was handed his first livery, he watched in secret Maddalena learning to dance at the time when he was in charge of opening doors, but now he is a powerful man and will have his way. Maddalena refuses: she will shout out her name in the streets and be executed as an aristocrat, but if her virtue is the price for Chénier's life, then Gérard can have her body.
Gérard is about to take her but recoils when he realizes the love that she professes for Chénier. Maddalena sings how the mob killed her mother and burned her palace, how she escaped, and how Bersi became a prostitute to support them both. She laments how she brings disgrace to all that she loves and finally how Chénier was the force that gave life back to her.
Gérard searches for the indictment to cancel it, but it has already gone. He pledges to save Chénier's life even at the cost of his own. A clerk presents the list of accused persons, including Chénier. A crowd of spectators enter, then the judges, presided over by Fouquier-Tinville, then the prisoners. One by one, the prisoners are hastily condemned. When Chénier is tried, he denies all the charges, and proclaims his honour.
Chénier's plea has moved everyone and Fouquier-Tinville is forced to take up witnesses. Gérard approaches the Tribunal and confesses to the falsity of his indictment but Fouquier-Tinville takes up the charges himself. Gérard defies the Tribunal: justice has become Tyranny, and "we murder our poets."
Chénier embraces Gérard, who points out Maddalena in the crowd. The Tribunal condemns Chénier to death and he is led off with the other prisoners.
St. Lazare Prison
Chénier awaits his execution with Roucher, writing verses of his faith in truth and beauty. Roucher leaves, as Mathieu sings the Marseillaise outside.
Maddalena enters with Gérard for a last meeting with Chénier. Maddalena bribes the jailer Schmidt to let her change places with a condemned noblewoman. Gérard leaves to make a last appeal to Robespierre.
The lovers sing about their love and their deliverance from this world after death. As dawn approaches, Schmidt calls their names. They go to face the guillotine joined in love.
Prague National Theatre
The National Theatre today
The historical building of the National Theatre, constructed in 1883, is generally considered the prime stage in the CzechRepublic. It is the flagship of the National Theatre institution, today amounting to five buildings and encompassing four companies. You can see there Opera, Drama and Ballet performances.
Idea of building a stately theatre for the Czech nation
The National Theatre is the embodiment of the will of the Czech nation for a national identity and independence. Collections of money among the broad mass of the people facilitated its construction and hence the ceremonial laying of its foundation stone on 16 May 1868 was tantamount a nationwide political manifestation.
The idea of building a stately edifice to serve as a theatre was first mooted in the autumn of 1844 at meetings of patriots in Prague. It began to materialise through a request for “the privilege of constructing, furnishing, maintaining and managing” an independent Czech theatre, which was submitted to the Provincial Committee of the Czech Assembly by František Palacký on 29 January 1845. The privilege was granted in April 1845. Yet it was not until six years later – in April 1851 – that the Society for the Establishment of a Czech National Theatre in Prague (founded in the meantime) made its first public appeal to start collections. A year later the proceeds of the first collections allowed for the purchase of land belonging to a former salt works with the area of less than 28 acres, which predetermined the magnificent location of the theatre on the bank of the river Vltava facing the panorama of Prague Castle, yet at the same time the cramped area and trapezoidal shape posed challenging problems for the building’s designers.
To the centre (OldTown), approach on Masarykovo nábřeží (Masaryk embankment) in the direction from the Dancing House, at the crossroads in front of the National Theatre turn right to Divadelní street and then right again to Ostrovní street to the National Theatre car park. Parking costs 50 CZK/h.
By daytime trams Nos. 6, 9, 18 and 22 and night trams Nos. 53, 57, 58, 59 to the stop “Národní divadlo” – in front of the NT historical building; by daytime tram No. 17 to the stop “Národní divadlo”.
To the station “Můstek”, line B (yellow), and then by foot on Národní street; or to the station “Karlovo náměstí” and then two stops by tram No. 6, 18 or 22 to the stop “Národní divadlo”. To the station “Staroměstská”, line A (green), and then two stops by tram No. 17 to the stop “Národní divadlo”.
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2019 AFCON: Andre Ayew doubtful for Cameroon clash
2019 AFCON – Ghana are sweating on the fitness of Andre Ayew for Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations clash, but winger Thomas Agyepong has been confirmed out of the fixture.
The Swansea City forward scored Ghana’s first goal in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Benin in the opening group game, faces uncertainty over his readiness for the match against the Indomitable Lions.
Agyepong, on the other hand has no chance of making a second straight appearance at the championship in Egypt after he was substituted in the 35th minute of the first game due to a head injury.
The Ghana Football Association have announced via their official website that Black Stars captain Andre Ayew and Thomas Agyepong sustained injuries during the opening game last Tuesday at the Ismaïlia Stadium.”
“Further medical test reveals that Agyepong will not be available for selection for the Cameroon game.
“However the medical team are monitoring Dede’s condition and will advise the technical team regarding his availability depending on how he responds to treatment.”
Ayew, playing in his sixth Afcon, entered the history books on Tuesday as his goal put him top as Ghana’s all-time top scorer at the tournament with nine goals.
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Eight things about my bisexuality.
I am a bisexual male in a relationship with another man.
This doesn’t mean that I have forefieted my sexuality, it doesn’t make me gay. As I still find women attractive too
There are many like me.
I’m not promiscuous.
I’ve only slept with a few people whom I was in relationships with. I never personally had a one night stand. Never been to an orgy. My sexuality has nothing to do with my morality, sex drive or need to prove a point. I know many gay, straight and bi people who are like me and others who differ.
We are all different and it’s a false stereotype.
I’ve never have been unfaithful. Actually my ex wife was the one who cheated on me. If you read the above I think you know my view already. Everyone of us are individuals, some situations cause unfaithfulness, others caused by personal choice. I see infidelity hurts and I would never do that to the one I love. If you did, then you need to ask what they meant to you.
I’m not in denial, frankly this annoys me the most.
Recently someone said I was gay because I am in a relationship with another man.
That doesn’t make anyone gay!
Who you are attracted to makes you gay,straight or like myself bisexual.
It only confuses people further when others are dismissive of someone’s self identity.
It’s OK saying if you were so convinced that you were xy and z you wouldn’t let it bother you.
Turn that around on yourself next time you’re accused of something that isn’t true.
How would you feel?
Then think how you would feel if that was a constant accusation.
Does it make sense now that so many lgbt people have depression and suicide issues?
Did you know bisexual women are the most vulnerable female group to commit suicide?
Streets ahead of straight woman and gay ones.we need to respect and respond better to these issues.
I don’t believe in ghetoising Bisexual people in our own community.
If you do that then you are shutting yourself off from others and blocking their vision into the world of bisexuals.
As a bisexual you don’t learn how to correctly deal with biphobic views, also you can’t teach others the truth about Bisexuality.
Sure there are many nasty gay men out there, the same with straight men and women but there are some nice people too.
Im sure some will say the same about some bisexuals.
Gay, straight, bisexual, pansexual and so on. We all are individuals.
The good guys outweigh the bad ones, it’s just some are more vocal.
I’m not on a journey, I’m on a paradise island, with the one I love.
I’m not so sure about this journey everyone’s on. I discovered I was bisexual and was only confused by the lack of resources, misinformation and so on. My sexuality didn’t change and never has, just as my ex wife’s, my boyfriend’s hasn’t.
They both maintained they’ve always been attracted to men.
Some people’s sexuality changes, and that’s cool but some of us are more on vacation rather than going on a world tour
There is nothing wrong with that too.
Again, we are all individuals.
My advice is to be sure before you share your sexuality with anyone. Maybe you are on a cruise liner but be positive that you’re not at a Hilton and make sure the location too.
Be positive, you have it right. Talk to experts, don’t rely on people’s opinion. Most of all, listen to yourself.
I’m honest with my partners. I always have been. It was difficult with my wife. However I did tell her, we spoke about it often. I never overwhelmed her though.
My now boyfriend asks me things constantly about both men and women. Trust me, there is no stone unturned with him. Then I’m the same with him. Honesty is the best policy.
I exist. people like me exist. Get over it!
Lgbt flags: Asexual
There are a few Asexual flags to represent varying parts of the community.
The general umbrella Asexual Flag was required because of the need that other symbols didn’t represent the full community and so the asexual websites launched a search for a flag that represents all.
This design avoids the unwanted connotations that specific symbols like a triangle or heart might have, it avoids any hint of national affiliation, and perhaps most importantly, it fits in with the striped designs of most of the LGBT communities flags.
The purple represents the community.
The Black represents asexuals.
Grey represents Gray-a’s.
White is for the sexuality.
It was first posted in June 2010 on the AVEN website.
Aromatic and their flag.
Aromantic describes a person who not only feels they are asexual but doesn’t experience any romantic attraction. Naturally this varies from person to person and they may or may not desire any form of relationship and it falls down to the individual.
Green: aromantics Yellow: Lithros Grey: Grey-aros Black; demiromantics
Green: it’s the opposite of red which is common romantic colour Yellow: yellow roses represent friendship Orange: in between yellow and red. Black: reject traditional ideas of romance
Other articles on LGBTQIA flags.
What the rainbow flag means to you?
https://pridematters.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/what-does-the-rainbow-flag-mean-to-you/
The origin of the Rainbow flag
https://pridematters.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/the-origin-of-the-rainbow-flag/
The Transgender Flag
http://wp.me/p78BZ8-Y3
Your thoughts: What advice would you give to parents of a lgbt child.
Years ago I had a conversation with a friend who had two teens. She wished for them not to be gay, not because she was homophobic, far from it, but because she feared other people’s homophobia.
Nowadays it’s slowly being more accepted. These simple things need to be told to parents to assure them that it’s OK if there child is lgbtqia.
Here’s some more pieces of advice from our followers on @Mattersofpride
@THTScotland
Embrace and celebrate your child’s courage and trust in choosing to tell you x
@huk_fin
Communicate your love, make sure they hear it.
@synapsedesigns
Learn about what it is like to be LGBT, it will avoid you saying things like “that’s your choice”.
@Leah_Kitty13
Remember they’re the same person you loved the second before they did one of the scariest things they’ll ever have to do.
@GeorgiaDebono
You need to show your strength now, more than ever. Despite your own personal beliefs, you need to support & love your child
@BonnerDemling
Think about who they were they day before they came out. That’s who they still are.
@kimoxrii
Nothing has changed, they are still your child, you loved them before you have the courage to still love them now.
@deadhead1991
Stay calm & listen also don’t say “its only a phase” mom actually said that I burst into tears but mom came around.
@trans_no_one
Don’t turn your back on them. Be there to help and support. And keep loving them!
@anuwraith
My advice would be “don’t be an asshole and be considerate of THEIR feelings.”
@LGBTTrumpton
Breathe, relax, dont respond until your brain has finished processing – you knew anyway but didn’t know how to show support.
@sara_harnetty
Love. If you don’t know (about concepts concepts, etc), let them explain (I think that’s true for asexuals).
@GeekLife4Real
Be proud of them, love and support them!
It does not change who they are.
@MALSTWR
Love them just like you did when you gave them their first bottle. Be the love you graced them with from birth. They need you.
@NeedaGin
We told her we love her & are proud. We explained it to the younger sibs. We all went for sushi (that’s her favourite)
@JenWey
Feel sadness? allow it, prvtly. Keep looking for the amazing person you have before you. #LGBTQ #FAMILY
@PABWEC
Let them know (out loud) that you love them just as they are. Ask them if they want to talk about any of it.
@MoldTheMinds
Your child is still the same person, love them as such. In fact, love them harder. You are needed now more than ever.
@1losergrl
Just love them.
@MaddyDH2014
Believe them. Still love them. Please don’t condemn them to the years of bitter pain my generation had, Be brave for them.
@opinion8tdbitch
Just keep loving them. They’re not hiding anymore, but they haven’t changed, nor should your love for them. #Unconditional
@Sammyjwaz
From a parental view, listen with love and support wholeheartedly.
@Aunty_Vicki
(aimed at the trans community) Support them, use updated pronouns/ name, they are still the same person inside before they came out despite external change
@libragirl924
Just love their kid-they’re still the same kid you raised & brought into the world.
@xbatuu
They are still the same person and you did nothing wrong
@jennyalmondeyes
Don’t judge don’t criticize. Just show love and acceptance.
@DavidAlanGrif
Let them know that you love and accept them.
@Androgendernaut
Celebrate the fact that they trusted you… with such a personal revelation
Remember the person is the same. Even Trans the personality core is the same.
@philosophypope
Do something to show them how proud you are – a cake, a hug, a rainbow glitter parade… Just let them know you care.
@NovaHellion
You can never tell them enough that you accept them, support them and most important, love them.
@SteveDonnan
Listen and reserve your judgement.
Spanish version available of the below.
http://wp.me/p78BZ8-15E
@poetichedgehog
Your child needs you to be a haven. Love them, from cradle to grave.
@GenderID_UK
Listen to them, ask them what it is they need from you (if anything) and above all love them for who they are.
@aarondkey
Show them that you love them, and love them, and love them.
Remember, it’s not about what you have done, it’s not about sex, it’s nothing to do with religion. It’s about who they are attracted to, just as you are attracted to your wife or husband.
@Shanienash
No difference! Provide unconditional love, specific praise, clear boundaries & model empathy. Avoid stereotyped assumptions.
@YaraJuarez2
I hope you don’t have problems accepting, loving & respecting your child.If you do, please find a good counselor. #loveislove
@Care_Bears45
Remove all of your own ideals and accept and love as you would all children. Treat them no different. Love knows no end ♡
@UNfilteredHag
Abundance of loving support 4 ever.
@Glo_Butterflies
Tell them to be themselves. That you love them and will support them. That you will help them seek to out positive LGBT role models, and do it!
@knockholt
Love them unconditionally & support them to achieve their fullest potential in all they wish or need to do.
@GayDragonfly1
Create an atmosphere of unconditional love where they will feel free to come out to you.
@swanlakediaries
Embrace and support
Loving without condition
For they are a gift.
Remember, when they were young and you told them to be themselves, now help them to continue being who they are.
@Oaky_van_Dokey
Never just say ‘it’s OK, I always knew’ when your child comes out to you. It may hurt that you never brought it up. What probably had made it easier for your child to open up to you.
MOST OF ALL…..
@dellyha4
love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love
The link to the next article isp
http://wp.me/p78BZ8-16A
Extra information.
Here is Wipe out Homophobia’s pages on advice for families and lgbtqia persons.
http://www.stop-homophobia.com/comingout.htm
http://www.stop-homophobia.com/my-coming-out
The above are also available in Spanish.
There is plenty of support out there for parents too.
Pflag groups are global. Here are a few of countries groups websites.
UK – http://www.pflag.co.uk/
Canada – http://pflagcanada.ca/
USA – https://www.pflag.org/
Australia -http://pflagaustralia.org.au/
If you would like your countries pflag group adding please contact us with the details.
We are constantly updating these pages with more information, please keep checking and advising.
If love was not enough then there was not enough love!
One subject: Transgender.
This series focuses on different points of views and experiences.
No one was aware of the others replies, giving varied and unbiased diversity in the answers.
The focus was on Transgender people this time as we asked the below question(s)
Many people who are transgender rightfully take their time in choosing the name they wish to be called. I asked several people who identify as Transgender the question;
How did you choose your new name?
Do you recall any interesting stories about choosing your new name?
Can you give any good advise to help others in their decision?
@ftmtransmanalex
I haven’t legally changed my name yet, but I do prefer to go by Seth.
At first it was Alexander, but it was way too close to my birth name, and I didn’t like it, so I asked a group chat I was apart of, and they helped me pick a good one.
To anyone picking a name; go with the one you feel comfortable with, it might change a lot, but it will work out in the end.
@TransEthics
Legally, there were surprisingly few obstacles, and it was easy.
The biggest issue was getting my coworkers to call me by my new name. I solved that by ignoring people when they ‘deadnamed’ me.
Originally I just used a feminized version of my given name, but when I moved to a new city it was difficult for the new people in my life to recall. Several of them (independently of each other) just started calling me Vikki because it “seemed to fit” me. I liked it, and decided to keep it.
Among my friends it was received very well. My mom was probably the biggest hurdle, and it took her meeting me as her daughter in person for it to finally stick.
One’s new name doesn’t have to be a ‘regendered’ version of your birth name. It can be anything. Choose someone who inspires you, or whom you admire. Think about various choices, and try writing out your new name(s). Try to pick something that feels right for you.
@furiouslyqueer
The hardest part about changing my name was figuring out what the new one should be. It felt like a lot of pressure to pick something that was at once personal, significant, easy to pronounce, and at least a little bit badass.
Overall I’ve had very positive feedback over the new name, despite it being a bit weird. It has very personal significance so I’m glad it’s not been torn apart by anyone. The only “negative” comment I’ve had was from my mum who wondered if it didn’t sound “a bit too feminine”. I told her I’m not afraid of femininity and I’m very happy with showing that in my name.
It’s so tempting to get the approval of others when trying to decide on a new name, but don’t be bothered with the opinions of others. Don’t be scared of choosing a name because it’s unusual, or unique, or it’s shared by a character from a book or a TV show, or because it’s too popular. Your name is yours, and no one with that name has ever existed the way you exist, and lived the way you live.
My method was to test drive names informally for a while to make sure they felt better than my birth-assigned name, before formalising it. In my experience, barriers to name and gender change included: fees for new birth certificate, reissuing fees for qualifications and formal identification such as driver’s license, credit cards, being ‘deadnamed’ even after your name is legally changed, and the endless task of contacting every business that has your details to update them – this included insurance companies, utilities etc. In some cases, a large number of copies of your new birth certificate are required to be mailed into some organisations to update their records.
On the plus side, you now have a name that fits you better than what someone assigned you at birth. For some people, Transgender more than any other group, name change is often accompanied by a change of pronouns, from ‘he’ to ‘she’ and so on. This also has its own set of barriers, such as the delay of filing a gender change, and the actual court date. To keep in mind, the amount of redtape and proof level required for gender recognition varies by country and state. The best country that I am aware of for such things is Canada, where it can all be done online in a few minutes, and it is free there.
@bartolomeo_lisa
Most people don’t get to choose their own names, unless they are a celebrity of some kind. We all have different stories and different levels of acceptance of who we are. Early on I realized that many things about me didn’t match with who I was, and who I wanted others to see. I was about 5 years old, sitting in the kitchen with my favorite person in the world; my mom. I asked her point blank, what would my name have been – she replied nonchalantly “Elisabeth”, so for the longest time I only answered to that name. As I got a little older, and some of my personality blossomed I realised – Elisabeth is a Jane Austen character – I was Lisa; not a laced-up, well-bred lady who gets the vapors, but was a take no shit, take no prisoners snarky chic, who can handle herself. In retrospect, I could’ve picked anything later in my journey – “Selena” like Catwoman or Aria, but my mom supported me always without question, it was kind of the least I could do. Nauseating, right?
@glitterkinney
As I grew to understand myself as a transgender girl, I kind of took my new name choice for granted. My mother had two names picked out: one for Boy, one for Girl. Out of respect for my mom I just assumed my name would be Amanda when I came out as transgender. I figure I’d at least honor her by choosing the name I should have been born with in the first place. I wasn’t thrilled but hey, I didn’t get a chance to pick out my male name, either. It felt real and natural and safe. Another piece of myself clicked into place and there was no question after that. I love my mom but this is about what I feel is right for my life.
Goodbye, Amanda!
Hello, Kinney!
I know, no matter the name, it’s my character and heart that will be what identifies me as a woman and as a person.
All questions in this series were discussed beforehand before taking part, in order to ask questions suited to the groups asked.
If you wish to take part in the following group question please contact us.
Signs and symbols: Lesbian
By @pridematters1
In this series we look at signs and symbols that are associated with parts of the LGBTQIA+ Community.
The Labrys
The Labrys is also known as the double-bladed axe, and is from the Minoan Crete civilisation – a civilisation that is often portrayed as matriarchal. Since then, however, it has been used in more recent times to represent lesbian and feminism.
It has been used as its symbol since the 70s. Some women have it tattooed on their inner wrist, or as a pendant.
In late Victorian times, when the use of term “Lesbian” was emerging, it was likely that if you were a gay or bisexual woman you may have given violets to the woman you love or have feelings for. This most likely comes from poetry that ancient Greek poet Sappho wrote:
“If you forget me, think of our gifts to Aphrodite and all the loveliness that we shared.
All the Violet tiaras braided rosebuds, dill and crocus twined around your neck.”
The Greek island of Lebnos gives its name to gay females in honour of Sappho. Further, if you open a dictionary you will find the term Sapphonism which is an alternative to Lesbianism. A word that has now died away, similar to the gift of violets.
There is a flag designed especially for women who identify as lesbian and feel they are grossly misunderstood because of stereotyping. Although little is known about its origins it is thought to have originated from a blog called This Lesbian Life.
The flag was born out of frustration of people disbelieving that they couldn’t be a lesbian because they were far to effeminate. To many, the flag stands for visibility of diversity, and educates the ignorance many within the LGBTQIA+ Community often feel.
A pictogram or “glyph” has been used to represent male and female genders since the 50s. In the 60s they were often seen on public toilets. As the LGBTQIA+ Community rose symbols were created to represent varying groups.
The female pictogram represents Venus and so two adjoining of the same represents female homosexuality.
Simular to the pink triangle gay men were forced to wear in the concentration camps in nazi Germany a black triangle was often worn by lesbian women too and so it had alao been combined with the Labrys for an alternative flag.
It is not a comprehensive list and so if you discover another please let us know with as much information as you have and we will be more than happy to investigate in prder to add more.
A little about the Tudors and homosexuality!
Above: Elizabeth I before her coronation as Queen.
Edited by @oddsocks2017
Following the death of Henry VIII, there were a few turbulent years and three sovereigns of Britain.
One of these was Lady Jane Gray, who only ruled for only nine days, making her the shortest reigning sovereign of the United Kingdom.
Above: Elizabeth I on her coronation.
These tumultuous times subsided when Elizabeth I took the Crown.
Elizabeth’s half-sister, Queen Mary, had abolished the Buggery Act 1533 that their father had implemented. Queen Elizabeth I had this reinstated, it has been stated by historians that Mary had reverted back to the Catholic Cannon law.
When Elizabeth I reinstated The Buggery Act 1533 she excluded the amendments made by her half-brother, Edward VI, who died at sixteen. This meant you could be hanged for the act of buggery and could also have your assets stripped once again. This in itself suggests to many that she was using this the way Henry VIII had; as a strategy move, if need be.
As most historians are aware, Tudor England’s mentality witnessed attitudes that by todays’ standards would be considered akin to homophobia compared to the most hostile countries of modern day, wherein no one would actually believe that men could be attracted to each other, probably more not understanding sexuality than it being homophobia.
Later travellers were shocked to discover that in both the Americas and Africa homosexuality was widespread, Europeans thought of this as evil and barbaric, owing to their Christian faith.
You don’t have to look too far away from the Crown to witness signs of homosexual life.
Two close confidants to the Elizabethan court were Fulke Greville, and Phillip Sydney. The rumours that they were lovers were widespread amongst high society at the time, Greville even planned a joint monument for himself and Sydney in St Paul’s Cathedral, it was never built. However, the simple intention alone indicates the nature of the relationship, as also its recognition by the Church and the Crown. Today one has to wonder if this statue would have influrence history in more positive ways.
At 23, Greville along with Sydney resigned to attend court in 1577, with both men becoming firm favourites to the Queen. It is known that Elizabeth I valued Greville’s sober character and administrate skills.
Above: Fulke Greville.
Above: Philip Sydney
Greville became a Member of Parliament for Southampton, but the Queen did shun him on more than one occasion for leaving the country to participate in conflicts overseas with Sydney. Interestingly, it has been suggested on more than one occasion that Greville may have wrote some Shakespeare. It is more than technically possible as Greville was confident in writing.
One thing we do know after Sydney was killed in a campaign on 17 October 1586, Greville memorialized his beloved friend in his biography Life of the Renowned Sir Phillip Sydney. He was also known for other work too, so you can understand why his name has been mentioned in regards of the rumours about Shakespeare.
After the Queen’s death, and James I came into power, Greville’s good fortune continued. He represented Warwickshire in parliament for a few terms of office. He also became Treasurer of the Navy for a while through the early years of James I. Later, he became Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of the Exchequer. This career led him to gain the title of Baron Brooke.
Above: Warwick Castle
One of his greatest achievements was when he was granted Warwick Castle by King James I in 1604 and restored it to its former condition, spending twenty thousand pounds on it, equivalent to millions in todays’ money. Greville’s sexuality was never questioned because at this time in history no one would think of someone being homosexual. However, the laws relating to the crime of buggery did still exist. These laws were often used in association with other offences, such as use of witchcraft, until the eighteenth century.
The key to survival appears to be discretion, just the same as adultery was an offence, but if it was behind closed doors then it wasn’t really thought of as an issue at all.
Greville lived a long life at Warrick Castle as a bachelor, but sadly even his fortune didn’t save him.
His manservant turned a knife on him in a rage before committing suicide himself, after finding out how little he would be left in Greville’s last will and testament. The knife wound was not fatal, it took weeks for Greville to die. Naturally back then, surgery was in its primary stages, and it is thought the practices used would result to his fatal and painful demise.
This goes to prove the theory that homosexuality, although frowned upon, was accepted in some parts of society at the very least.
Explaining the Rainbow flags origins in https://pridematters.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/the-origin-of-the-rainbow-flag/ makes all of us aware of its historic meaning, just the same as other iconic items through out history the flag means so many things to so many different people.
It also represents all parts of the LGBT community equally, although some groups do have an additional flag they often use side by side.
Originally the colours all had their own meaning and there were even a couple more colours than there is today.
Only recently the meanings appear to be making a come back.
So we asked the question…..
What does the Rainbow flag mean to you?
and here are some of your replies
@WeRWorld Community.
@scytheanon Togetherness.
@Hairy6LOVE
@JmJohnpj Respect, dignity, equality, love & hope!
@Maenllwyd hope, freedom, equality, justice, release contentment, life
@ChristianaP_ LOVE! HOPE! ACCEPTANCE!
@mrkosugi equality home support and love.
@ColourfulLoves it makes me so happy when i see one. It gives me a feeling of freedom and equalty in the world. I love rainbow flags!
@philosophypope inclusion, acceptance & love.
@johnsonopli
When I see the Rainbow flag I feel at ease, that I’m in a safe place. And reps the unity of my lgbt family
@moneyhomo E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G
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Beyondblue to Re-develop Mental Health Program for Schools
Mental health Not for Profit, beyondblue has been appointed by the Federal Government’s Department of Health and Ageing to lead a national mental health initiative for secondary schools.
The MindMatters program was first launched in 2000 and will be updated to meet the changing mental health needs of Australian school communities through to mid-2016.
beyondblue CEO Kate Carnell AO said being appointed to the MindMatters leadership role was a strong endorsement of beyondblue’s work in managing the Australian primary schools mental health initiative KidsMatter and coordinating the work of the KidsMatter project partners – Principals Australia Institute and the Australian Psychological Society.
“KidsMatter Primary has already been rolled out to over 1300 schools and has been an outstanding success,” she said.
“Evaluation of the KidsMatter initiative shows that in primary schools where it was implemented, children had fewer mental health difficulties and their coping skills for managing stress also improved.
“Parents and teachers said they were also better able to support children experiencing difficulties.
“Now we plan to extend what we have learnt with KidsMatter into the MindMatters initiative,” Carnell said.
“We know that student mental health difficulties are common during the teenage years, with one in seven secondary students experiencing mental health difficulties such as depression and anxiety.
“And secondary school staff members are increasingly recognising that good mental health is an important factor in determining student success.”
beyondblue General Manager of Research, Child and Youth programs, Dr Brian Graetz has been involved with KidsMatter since 2005 and played a key role in developing this program led by beyondblue.
Dr Graetz said he was looking forward to leading the re-development of the MindMatters initiative which will focus on giving Australian secondary school communities access to the best available evidence-based training, programs and resources to strengthen student health and wellbeing.
“Students who experience mental health difficulties often struggle with the demands of school,” Graetz said.
“They’re not able to focus in class, complete assignments, study for exams or maintain friendships.
“If the difficulties continue over time, they have poorer long-term prospects, including fewer employment opportunities.
“Teachers notice when a student is distressed or having ongoing emotional problems, but often they don’t know how best to support that young person or where help is available.”
The re-developed MindMatters initiative will be free to all Australian secondary school communities and will start in 2014, with the ambitious target of reaching 1500 schools by 2016.
The initiative will include training and programs for teachers, students and parents.
Teachers will learn how to recognise and support students with mental health difficulties.
Students will learn how to manage stress and become resilient, how to recognise the signs of mental health difficulties and where to get help and parents will gain information on current and emerging youth mental health issues and where to access support.
The Government said the program development will see beyondblue work closely with the Principals Australia Institute in the redevelopment and delivery of MindMatters to ensure it meets the needs of school communities.
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Fifteen Frightfully Fabulous Halloween Read-Aloud Books
by Katie Beltramo
We're always on the lookout for excellent books to read, and one of our favorite October rituals is pulling out our Halloween picture books, which I hide away during the rest of the year. Now, we love a good monster book any time of year (Where the Wild Things Are, anyone? I asked around among the rest of the crew here at KidsOutAndAbout, and there were tons of family favorites. Some are classics you've likely already encountered, like Maurice Sen. Whether you or your child are looking for a scare or a laugh, there are plenty of wonderful options for celebrating the season.
I Am a Witch's Cat, by Harriet Muncaster, is a new discovery for me. The narrator is a little girl who's convinced that her mother is a witch, and the evidence she presents is wonderful: kids will understand the silliness of it, but on another level, it really resonates with grown-ups (I loved the line about the mother getting together with friends: ". . . they sit in a circle and CACKLE and swap spell books"). The story is accompanied by charming, gorgeous mixed-media illustrations. This is a perfect mother-daughter gift.
Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody, by Michael Rex, is a goofy spoof of the classic Goodnight Moon that mimics its rhythm and replaces it with silly, monster-and-alien themed rhymes. This fun homage includes illustrations with marvelous details that kids will love--I've even of Goodnight Moon fans who like this one more. But a warning: if your child is prone to monster fears, you might not want to add all of these new monsters to their imagination library just yet!
Ten Timid Ghosts, by Jennifer Barrett O’Connell, is a fun one to read, and it helps kids to see that scary stuff isn’t necessarily so scary. This is also a great book for little kids because they want to count the ghosts (on every page, every time you read it) and the illustrations offer visual cues to the “mystery” of how the witch is scaring the ghosts. Getting pre-readers to really examine the pages of a book is a wonderful early literacy activity.
The Runaway Pumpkin, written by Kevin Lewis and illustrated by S.D. Schindler, is a favorite at our house because it has a great refrain that, once you conquer it (because it can feel a bit tongue-twistery), seems to mimic the runaway pumpkin as it rushes and bumps and tumbles down a hill. It also features the many delightful foods you can make with pumpkin, so if you’ve got a picky eater, it might encourage curiosity about trying pumpkin bread or soup or pie.
Creepy Carrots!, written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown, is a bit of a psychological thriller with illustrations that feel like a cross between a comic book and an episode of The Twilight Zone (which Brown says he used for inspiration). A bunny named Jasper is so greedy for carrots that he begins to wonder if they might want revenge. This book is suspenseful and can be scary for young kids, but the end will have everyone laughing. It's one of our school librarian's very favorite because it's always a hit.
Moonlight the Halloween Cat, written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet, is not scary at all. Instead, it's a sweet and soothing story of a cat who loves Halloween. This is a wonderful bedtime story, and it's a great choice if you have a little one who's a bit worried that trick-or-treating might be scary.
BOO!, written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Michael Martchenko, isn't my favorite. But my children love it. And I've seen groups of children howl with laughter as they listen to the story. Maybe it strikes such a chord because it's a child's secret fantasy come to life? A boy named Lance comes up with a costume that's so terrifying that everyone he meets shrieks and drops their candy, leaving him to scoop up all the booty. He even terrifies a police officer and a teenager.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, written by Linda Williams and illustrated by Megan Lloyd, is another tale of suspense that turns out to be not-so-scary. This one incorporates a lovely repetition that builds as the book progresses, making it a great choice for children who want to join in or "read" the text with their grown-up.
Little Boo, written by Stephen Wunderli and illustrated by Tim Zeltner, is an appealing tale of a youngster who's desperate to be a grown-up, In this case, Boo is a little pumpkin seed who wishes that he could be big and scary. Children will relate to his wistful desire to be able to be more and do more, and the illustrations are compelling enough that on my first read, I was too focused on Boo's expression to realize that he was a seed! The story follows the life cycle of a seed through to Boo's triumphant maturity as a big, scary jack-o-lantern.
The Hallow-wiener, by Dav Pilkey, is the funny and touching tale of Oscar, who is" half a dog tall and one and a half dogs long." The dachsund is teased mercilessly about looking like a hot dog, so he's mortified when his mom buys him a hot dog bun as a costume. But he overcomes embarrassment and bullies and triumphs in the end when his humiliating costume helps him to become a hero and save his friends.
The Teeny-Tiny Woman, by Paul Galdone, is an old English ghost story about a woman who takes a teeny-tiny bone to make herself a teeny-tiny bowl of soup for herself. . . until the owner of the bone wants it back! This one's got plenty of spooky tension and it's great for reading aloud in alternating voices, squeaky and tiny and deep and ghostly. The repetition encourages kids to "read" along, and they're likely to shout out loud by the end.
The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin, written by Joe Troiano and illustrated by Susan Banta, is a lovely Halloween story that's not scary at all. Spookley is teased because he's different from all the other pumpkins, but he learns that being different can be pretty wonderful, too. The rhyming verse and sweet illustrations together celebrate kindness to all and respect for what makes each individual unique.
Who's There on Halloween?, written by Susan Hagen Nipp and Pamela Conn Beall and illustrated by Charles Reasoner, is a board book that toddlers will love. Googly eyes form a guessing game of simple rhymed riddles--who's there? Kids will turning the pages to find out the who's who the first time, and they'll quickly learn the riddles so that they can "read" along and guess over and over again.
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness, with illustrations by Gris Grimley, will change your mind if you think that your teen is too grown-up for picture books. As if Poe's stories aren't scary enough, the illustrations are ghastly, gothic, and downright creepy. If you'd like to lure an avid teen reader into classics territory, or if you have a tween who enjoys getting the pants scared off of them, check out this book or its companion, Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia. But be warned: you might all have to sleep with the lights on!
Where's My Mummy?, written by Carolyn Crimi and illustrated by John Manders, is a favorite at the home of one of our readers. She reports:"We love reading it out loud because of the fun sound effects, and the kids love the surprise of what scares the little baby mummy at the end." And we love that her quotation left it a mystery--no spoilers when we go out and read it!
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Katie Beltramo, a mother of two, is the Albany editor of KidsOutAndAbout and also blogs at Capital District Fun. After putting together this list, she tried to put her credit card on lockdown for a half-hour to restrain herself from buying way too many books, but then she remembered that there's actually no such thing as "way too many books."
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Last Minute Escape – The Submarine [Review]
24 March 2017 21 June 2017 by David Spira, posted in Last Minute Escape, New Jersey, Reviews
It might have been a bit of a dive, but much was hidden in its depths.
Date played: February 27, 2017
Team size: up to 8; we recommend 4-5
Price: $100 per team during the week with additional costs for larger teams & $30.50 per person on weekends
It was 194-blah in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Our submarine was under attack and all of the personnel who actually knew how to operate the critical systems were incapacitated. It was up to our ragtag group of know-nothings to figure out how to operate the boat, sink a Japanese ship, and save our crewmen. The story didn’t make a lot of sense, but Last Minute Escape didn’t take the story too seriously either.
The set design had its up and downs. Everything was handmade and a little hacked together. Many individual interactions looked good, but the rooms themselves didn’t always feel cohesive or part of a submarine. A lot of it was clever… even when it wasn’t convincing.
The Submarine had a great logo.
Last Minute Escape truly shined in the puzzling . They assembled a challenging collection of team-oriented escape room puzzles.
Some puzzles were analog while others were tech-driven. Nearly every puzzle demanded multiple people to solve. This is a difficult to achieve and too often overlooked facet of escape room design that Last Minute Escape nailed.
The Submarine was built for collaborative puzzling and it truly achieved that.
The puzzles were satisfying, challenging, and fun. Everyone on our team had at least one moment of triumph.
While the room escape didn’t always look amazing or make a ton of sense, Last Minute Escape used what they had to create some honestly triumphant moments.
Epiphany in puzzle design is a tough thing to create, especially in the escape room format. However, I found that The Submarine repeatedly achieved it. Early in the room escape we found so many things that simply didn’t make sense that I actually started off a little frustrated. As the game progressed, however, we started to make the connections. It felt so rewarding to solve these little mysteries that had originally made no sense whatsoever and then in a flash became incredibly clear.
The Submarine’s soundtrack was loud enough that it interfered with the gameplay.
There were tons of details in The Submarine and managing them relied heavily on labeling, which wasn’t always clear; in one instance it simply wasn’t there.
We encountered a little bit of prop failure, which added a fair amount of confusion into the late-game experience.
In once section of the room escape, we needed to derive a series of answers and administer them all at once. Frequently, there was no way to verify them, short of the gamemaster hinting which one was incorrect. This didn’t present an issue for us, but I can easily imagine a number of scenarios where it could seriously hamper gameplay.
The story didn’t make much sense and there was no attempt to ground the game in any historical reality. The room escape was set on a nuclear sub (which didn’t exist in WWII) and the props were a hodgepodge of anachronistic naval/military items.
Should I play Last Minute Escape’s The Submarine?
The Submarine was fun, weird, and challenging. It was an energizing game for our experienced players. It offered a level of puzzling that we don’t often encounter and that puzzling was implemented with nuance and finesse.
For these same reasons, I do not recommend The Submarine for newbies. The emphasis on challenging puzzles that require careful observation and clever connections could lead to an especially frustrating experience for those who aren’t at least a little comfortable in an escape room environment. Additionally, the lack of focus on story and environmental design would make it more difficult for newbies to even see the brilliance of The Submarine, and there was a lot of brilliance.
Escape room enthusiasts: If you’re in it for the puzzling, I highly recommend you pay Last Minute Escape a visit and see how deep you can dive.
Book your hour with Last Minute Escape’s The Submarine, and tell them that the Room Escape Artist sent you.
Full disclosure: Last Minute Escape provided media discounted tickets for this game.
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My Grandpa and Amelia Earhart
Posted on November 24, 2016 by Rosanna Ward
My Grandpa, Leo Gotcher, was a quiet man with a great sense of adventure. One of the few stories he ever told was about how he met Amelia Earhart when we was young. Growing up we always thought this was fascinating and never questioned the validity of his story. As an adult family researcher though, I had a lot of questions about this story. We all knew that grandpa was a pilot, in fact he owned several airplanes over the course of his life. But for the timing to match up he would have been a teenager and during his teen years he lived in York, Nebraska; a very small town, which begs the question how would he have met Ms. Earhart.
Leo Gotcher was born on November 2, 1917, in Omaha, Nebraska. He had four older brothers and then a younger sister. His father, Charles, died in a car wreck on August 16, 1925 when Leo was only seven. His mother, Katherine, remarried quickly and had three more boys with John Dillon, her second husband. All nine children lived with the Dillons in York County Nebraska until John Dillon died of cancer in 1936.
In 1934, Leo was enrolled in the CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps. He was put to work planting trees and fixing roads in Nebraska. Most of his pay was sent home to his mom. He did that until he turned 18, so for about a year, and then he started working on a farm in York County where he met my Grandma, who was a one room school teacher. He was thirteen years younger than she was; yes, thirteen years. He was 20 and she was 34. After they married he went to work in Oregon, which he fell in love with. At least one of his older brother’s had already moved out there. A few years later they moved back to Nebraska to farm Grandma’s family farm.
Amelia Earhart took off on her ill-fated flight around the world in March of 1937. So when and where did Grandpa and Ms. Earhart cross paths? I searched the internet for years to no avail. But then, last summer I was in York on a quick research trip and stopped in at the Local Historical Museum. As I was searching for other stories, the librarian handed me some local history books to look through. And lo and behold, in one of them was a story about Amelia Earhart landing in York, Nebraska in May of 1931. In the book was a picture of her and then a picture of her Beech Nut sponsored airplane surrounded by young teenage boys and men. I just knew one of those young teen boys was my grandpa Leo. He would have been 13 at that time. The librarian then found an old newspaper article that explained why Amelia had made a pit stop at York’s grass airport. She was on a trip to the Pacific in her Autogyro plane she called the “Windmill”. She had taken off in Omaha that morning planning to make it to Grand Island before refueling but a strong head wind had made it necessary to land at the Hagood Airport in York for refueling.
This was such an awesome find and great confirmation on my grandpa’s story. I can just imagine a young airplane crazy boy in 1931 being enthralled with Amelia Earhart and her plane. By the time he was about twenty-one he was flying his own airplanes. Other relatives have told stories about his crazy plane stunts; flying low to the ground and shooting coyotes over the side, landing the plane on the back of a hay trailer, even crashing a few times. My grandma finally made him give up his planes sometime in the ‘50s. By the time I knew him he was a mature farmer who rarely talked but I could always tell he still had a barely caged sense of adventure. One of my favorite memories of time spent with him was when he took me for a ride on his motorcycle; flying down the dirt roads, and for just that space of time he was young and free again!
About Rosanna Ward
Rosanna is a devoted mother of four children, two of which are homeschool graduates. She currently homeschools her 11 and 6 year old sons. Rosanna is a homeschool graduate and a graduate of Oral Roberts University: She grew up in Tulsa and has been homeschooling here for the past eleven years. Rosanna has loved family history for as long as she can remember and love genealogy for the stories of her ancestors.
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Grow Into It
LP-TSR-197
Release Date: September 28th 2018
For indie-rock trio Doe, the last 12 months has seen a dramatic shift in their evolution as a band. Since their critically acclaimed debut album, Some Things Last Longer than You the London based outfit have played sold out shows on both sides of the Atlantic, wowed SXSW audiences and toured with the likes of LVL UP, Jeff Rosenstock and Honeyblood. They recently celebrated their fifth year together with a sold out headline show at London's Paper Dress Vintage.Not content with stopping there, Doe have now signed to renowned indie labels Big Scary Monsters and Topshelf Records to release their sophomore record - Grow into It, produced by Matthew Johnson (Hookworms, Suburban Home Studio).
Embracing the theme that age is a challenging force, but ultimately positive: sonically the band have written something light and catchy that reinforces their pop sensibilities but ambitiously builds on the lyrical word-play, intertwining guitars and off kilter time signatures of their debut. Drawing on a much wider range of influences than the last record, from The Breeders, Sleater-Kinney, Helium, Plumtree, Superchunk, Autoclave, Weezer, Pixies, Breeders, Pavement through to The Cars, the band have been more playful in their compositions; still referencing their 90's influenced roots but reaching wider to create something unmistakably classic sounding but irresistibly modern.
Label Topshelf
Genre Rock-Pop
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Hasta El Cielo expands even further the scope of Khruangbin’s influences, which sonically range from the gospel of the Houston church where guitarist Mark Speer and drummer Donald Johnson began playing together, to Johnson’s hip hop roots, and Speer’s affection for psychedelic and funk music from every part of the world; from Thailand whose word for airplane gave Khruangbin their name, to Jamaica where the producer of ‘Hasta El Cielo’s dubs remixes, Scientist, hails from. To the trio, dub always felt like a prayer, “spacious, mediative, able to transport the listener to another realm” Get ready to be transported.
Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
After a 10 year hiatus, Silver Jews’ founding member David Berman is back with a 10-track LP under a new moniker, Purple Mountains. The self-titled effort addresses the most recent chapter of his life: different yet familiar struggles. Throughout the album Berman goes on to discuss parental relationships, breakups, loneliness, the difficulty of maintaining adult friendships and other sensitive topics in immensely personal detail. Despite having a somber subject matter, Purple Mountains is some of Berman’s most accessible, bright-sounding work yet. The album features warm production by Woods members Jarvis Taveniere and Jeremy Earle, and songwriting credits from Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach on the album’s closing track, “Maybe I’m the Only One for Me.”
Body Type - EP 1 & EP 2
It’s come to our attention that Australians love to talk about the flora & fauna (cue to King Gizzard’s “Rattlesnake,” Tame Impala’s “Elephant,” Babe Rainbow’s “Monky Disco,” Pond’s “Giant Tortoise.”) In Body Type’s EP2, the four-piece speak about a stingray that had an immaculate conception at the Sydney Zoo. Really, the song is a cautionary tale from frontwoman Sophie McComish to her friends who should liberate themselves from lousy relationships - but the track boasts the energy of a shark attack, dancing amongst a school of riffs in scarlet waters. A hooky introduction for a fun EP, full of rock-solid melodies.
Bleached - Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?
Jessie & Jennifer Calvin have learned their lesson… by making plenty of life mistakes. Break-ups, rebounds & giving up bad habits led the sisters Calvin to clean-cut tracks, hoisting themselves to a stadium-ready sound with the glittering sheen of disco choruses (“Kiss You Goodbye”) and hooky 80s beats (“Hard To Kill”). An album to blast with two fingers up, screaming “no regrets,” while sipping on lemonade.
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm Live
Released during the post-punk revival movement of the early aughts, Bloc Party’s first album, Silent Alarm, still holds up as one of the most hyped debuts to date. With songwriting inspired by the likes of Thom Yorke and Björk, frontman Kele Okereke conveys themes of helplessness and weariness through his focus on how he felt in his late teens. Silent Alarm has been regarded as one of the most significant and influential albums of the 2000’s by the press and 14 years after its release, many people still point to it as an early influence on their musical tastes, shaping them into the indieheads they are today. Silent Alarm Live is a special commemorative release of live recordings from their 2018 European tour and homecoming show at Alexandra Palace.
Rough Trade's Top New Releases This Week:
1. Khruangbin - Hasta El Cielo
2. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
3. Body Type - EP 1 & EP 2
4. Bleached - Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?
5. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm Live
6. Metz - Automat
7. Petrol Girls - Cut and Stitch
8. Frightened Rabbit - Tiny Changes: A Celebration of the Midnight Organ Flight
9. Drab majesty - Modern Mirror
10. Tycho - Weather
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A: Cricket Annuals and Periodicals – April 2015
At Roger Page Cricket Books we constantly stock and receive a range of cricket annuals and periodicals. Should you require a special edition or need to find an elusive edition of a cricket annual and periodicals please make an enquiry and we will try to find it.
Cricket Annuals and Periodicals
1. Australian Cricket Board Almanacks:
1984-85, 1986, 1987, 1988 (all issued) 10.00
2. Australian Cricket Digest (ed) Lawrie Colliver / Ric Finlay:
2012-2013, 2013-14 , 2014-2015 25.00
3. Australian Cricket Journal (ed) Chris Harte:
Full set – September 1985 to April 1990 (15 issues) 45.00
4. Between Wickets (ed) Ronald Cardwell:
Summer 2013-2014 (Vol. 1); Autumn 2014 (Vol. 2); Summer 2014-2015 (Vol. 3) 22.50 ea
5. Daily Worker Cricket Annuals 1948, 1949 25.00
6. James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annuals:
a. 1873 (second edition), 1874 150.00 ea
b. 1876, 1880, 1881 125.00 ea
c. 1882 to 1900 inc. 60.00 ea
7. South Australia Cricket Association Year Books:.
a. 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58 20.00 ea
b. 1964-65-66 (double volume) & 1966-67-68-69 (triple volume) 30.00 ea
c. 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76 12.00 ea
8. South African Cricket Annuals:
a. Full set 1951-52 to 2009 (62 issues) 800.00
b. A ‘run’ from 1971 to 1990 (20 volumes) 200.00
c. A ‘run’ from 1991 to 2000 (10 volumes) 100.00
d. 2013, 2014 90.00 ea
9. The Nightwatchman (ed) Tanya Aldred / Osman Samiuddin:
Issues 1 to 8 inc. – Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter 2013 & 2014 25.00 ea
10. The Wisden Cricketer / Cricketer:
a. 2003 – October, November & December (first 3 issues) 15.00 ea
b. 2004 to 2014 inc. (all issues); 2015 – January to April inc. 12.00 ea
11. WISDENS
1864 to 1878 inc. (facsimile hard-back reprints in presentation box; published 1991) 900.00
1880 (re-bound; very good) 1500.00
1881, 1882 (Willows reprints; limited editions of 500 copies) 150.00 ea
1881, 1882 (Willows reprints; limited editions of 500 copies) 1400.00 ea
1890, 1891 (original paper-covers; very good) 900.00 ea
1893 (re-bound; very good) 600.00
1894, 1895, 1896 (re-bound; very good) 450.00 ea
1898, 1899, 1900. 1901, 1902 (re-bound; very good) 300.00 ea
1903 (re-bound; lacking original back cover) 250.00
1907 (original hard-back; good) 1500.00
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914 (re-bound) 225.00 ea
1913 (original paper-covers; very good) 300.00
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928 (re-bound; very good) 250.00 ea
1926, 1929 (original hard-backs; good) 850.00 ea
1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 (re-bound; very good) 250.00 ea
1938 (limp-linen; good) 150.00 ea
1940 (limp-linen; good) 400.00
1941 (limp-linen; very good) 800.00
1943, 1944, 1945 (limp-linen; very good) 300.00 ea
1947 & 1948 (limp-linen; very good) 200.00 ea
1950 to 1959 inc. (a ‘run’ of 10 limp-linen editions; good to very good condition) 200.00
1950 to 1959 inc. (hard-backs; very good condition) 110.00 ea
1970, 1972, 1973, 1974 (limp-linen; very good) 70.00 ea
1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 (hard-backs; very good) 80.00 ea
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (hard-backs; very good) 15.00 ea
1980 to 1989 inc. (a ‘run’ of 10 hard-back editions; very good condition) 250.00
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (limp-linen; near mint) 20.00 ea
1990 to 1999 (a ‘run’ of 10 hard-back editions; very good condition) 300.00
1994 & 1999 (limp-linen); 2000 & 2001 (limp-linen & hard-back; as new) 80.00 ea
2002 to 2014 inc. (hard-backs; as new) 90.00 ea
12. Wisden Cricketers Almanack Australia:
Full set 1908 to 20005-06 (8 volumes) 100.00
13. Wisden Cricket Monthly (ed) David Fith et. al.Full set 1979 to 2003 – 24 volumes in publishers’ binders 250.00
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Home / News / Caps Season Ticket Holders Upset by Change in Ticket Policy
Caps Season Ticket Holders Upset by Change in Ticket Policy
UPDATED BELOW.
Scandalized by a late-breaking change in policy, Washington Capitals season ticket holders took to social media on Wednesday night.
The Capitals detailed their new policy at the bottom of an email to STHers:
PRINT-AT-HOME – 72 HOURS PRIOR TO EVENT
Effective starting with the 2014-15 season, tickets will only be available to print-at-home within 72 hours of the event. The time limit is an added security measure for our fans and customers as it helps to eliminate occurrences of counterfeited and duplicated PDFs. All other features of Account Manager, including Transfer and the ability to distribute tickets to friends/family/clients in advance, do remain available outside of 72 hours to the event.
The reason stated in the message is security– that the potential for counterfeit printed tickets endangers fans, players, and staff at the arena.
Another effect, as told to RMNB by season ticket holders, is the destruction of the secondary sales market.
Here’s how one STHer, whom you may know as Ranger Nathan, explained it to me over email. I’m gonna interrupt him a few times, so pardon my rudeness.
Because they’ve eliminated hard tickets altogether (replacing them with the card and digital “tickets” a few seasons ago) you have to print them from the online system to have a hard copy.
StubHub allows sellers to upload PDFs of tickets so buyers can get them electronically. But as far as I can tell the seller has to upload them a week before the game. The Caps implemented a new rule that you can’t print tickets from the online account manager until 72 hours before the game in question. So it’s now basically impossible to list them on StubHub because you can’t get the PDF in time.
Get it? StubHub requires resellers to upload one week before the game, but the Caps won’t let you get your tickets until three days before the game. StubHub, which I’m told is the best and most popular reseller marketplace, is essentially moot.
Nathan continues:
This means the only site you can use to resell tickets is the NHL Ticket Exchange run by TicketMaster, which is terrible in that the user interface is awful, and they of course take way more from both sellers and buyers in fees than StubHub and most if not all other sites. You know, TicketMaster. [Update 9:58 PM: Sellers fees are actually lower on the Ticket Exchange, but buyer fees are higher.]
TicketMaster is a corporate partner of the NHL. Monumental Network operates the local TicketMaster franchise. [Update 9:46 PM: There is no longer a local TicketMaster franchise.] StubHub is the competition. So the Caps’ financial interests are served by changing the policy.
Back to Nathan. Sorry for cutting you off, Nathan!
Rather than competing with StubHub on service and price, they’re forcing season ticket holders onto their site. And of course they just announced this several months after they locked people in to their renewals. It’s manipulative and monopolistic and a terrible way to treat their most loyal source of revenue.
As an added insult they’re claiming it’s for security to cut down on PDF duplication and counterfeit, which is completely bogus.
So the STHers are peeved about the timing of the policy change, which is way after renewals, and about their stated reasons for making the change, which touted safety but left unmentioned the money the team would stand to make from the policy change.
This, quite understandably, has upset the season-ticket holders. One of them, Charles P., wrote a letter to his ticket rep. Charles was kind enough to share that letter with RMNB:
Note: This was a letter sent to my Washington Capitals season ticket representative in response to a sudden change in their ticket policy. Season ticket holders are no longer able to print tickets until 72-hours before a game. This effectively destroys the resell market for season ticket holders unless we use their preferred partner, Ticketmaster. Without being able to print a ticket, we are unable to upload them to services like Stubhub.
I understand it wasn’t your decision, but please understand in no uncertain terms that the change to a 72-hour print-at-home policy is incomprehensible. I’m upset and my anger cannot be understated. As many of us support the Capitals through our purchase of season tickets at not a little financial stress to ourselves and our family, the decision to change the policy FOUR MONTHS AFTER we’ve all committed to a new season is manipulative and infuriating.
This seems to me, and to many others no doubt, a serious breach of trust.
After a disastrous 2013-2014 season, ticket renewals and sales were understandably depressed. This reads as a blatant attempt to ensure that the loyal season ticket holders who have and will renew regardless of the team’s fortunes don’t interfere with the team’s ability to sell their excess inventory. It’s a seriously cynical way to treat the fans that are the backbone of the team’s financial success.
It also seems like a transparent ploy to force us to use NHL Ticket Exchange on Ticketmaster – since I’m assuming selling on Ticket Exchange will still be available outside the 72-hour window. I’d love to use Ticket Exchange – the fees are lower than Stubhub – but they never sell there. Why? Because the NHL, the Washington Capitals and Ticketmaster have done only the bare minimum in promoting it.
And the idea that this will decrease counterfeiting is laughable. Don’t couch a business decision behind our best interests. You have a completely digital system in which every ticket is checked in by a scanner – you can’t have widespread counterfeit issues if the system is working. Sure, you may get people who buy fraudulent tickets, but exactly how does limiting when a legitimate ticket can be printed stop people from making fake tickets? It doesn’t.
The change in policy months after the renewal is clearly an act in bad faith. We renewed with the understanding that you would continue to act in good faith and that policy changes were announced before the fact. You sure as hell let us know if there were any changes in price.. The ability to sell tickets that I am unable to attend played a major factor in my decision to renew at the level that I did. If I knew of this policy, it’s very likely that I would have either declined renewal or moved my seats to the upper levels to reduce cost. Due to changes in my job this year, the likelihood that I will be unable to attend a game is higher.
I cannot imagine that the benefit the Washington Capitals will gain in the short term will offset the anger and resentment among season ticket holders, the loss of season ticket renewals next year this policy is likely to incur and the empty seats that will be highly visible during broadcast games.
I’m disappointed in this policy change. I imagine I’m not the only one.
Charles Parsons
Section 117, Row M, Seats 9 & 10
I expect we’ll hear more about this in coming days. Please feel free to share your thoughts below.
Update, Thursday 9:45 am: Commenters have noted that StubHub is allowing sellers to offer a deliver-by date of 3 days before the game. For at least some of the season ticket holders we spoke to, this wasn’t the case as recently as Tuesday. Whether it’s a new policy in response to the Caps’ new restrictions is unclear. We’ll report more as we learn. Please keep us posted.
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Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast Podcast with Paul Teshima and Matt Heinz
Paul Teshima, co-founder of Nudge.ai is interviewed by Sales Funnel Radio host Matt Heinz. Paul is a believer that culture eats strategy for breakfast, and business culture can be built through storytelling. He has always have been a leader with a strong focus on sales and customer engagement.
He is a successful technology executive who has run services, customer success, account management, support and product management.
Helped lead Eloqua (marketing automation) as part of the executive team from $0 to over $100 million in revenue, through IPO and a successful acquisition for $957 million by Oracle.
Now co-founder and CEO of Nudge.ai, a modern sales platform that uses A.I. to find actionable insights on your customers.
Passion for building great teams and products that help customers grow their businesses.
Twitter: @paulteshima
About Nudge.ai
Nudge was co-founded in 2014 by former Eloqua executives, Paul Teshima and Steve Woods. After having successfully guided Eloqua to a market leading position in marketing automation from $0 to over $100 million in revenue, then through IPO and acquisition by Oracle for $957 million, Teshima and Woods recognized another massive challenge to solve – this time, however, it was on the sales side.
The best sales professionals understand that people buy from people they know, like and trust. In a world that’s becoming overloaded with information, it’s becoming harder to build trusted, authentic relationships with buyers and customers. This is where Teshima and Woods saw the challenge, and the biggest opportunity yet to be solved.
The Power of Relationship Marketing in a Distracted World.
A bit about our guest, Paul Teshima:
Paul is a firm believer that culture eats strategy for breakfast, and business culture can be built through storytelling. He has always have been a leader with a strong focus on sales and customer engagement.
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Do sales models influence the purchase and use of ceramic filters in rural areas of Kenya and Bolivia?
Regula Meierhofer
Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
E-mail: regula.meierhofer@eawag.ch
Ava Carina Flückiger
Heiko Gebauer
Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2015) 65 (1): 87-102.
https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2015.069
Regula Meierhofer, Ava Carina Flückiger, Heiko Gebauer; Do sales models influence the purchase and use of ceramic filters in rural areas of Kenya and Bolivia?. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 16 February 2016; 65 (1): 87–102. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2015.069
Demand for safe water, as well as access to adequate and affordable products for drinking water treatment, is key for household water treatment (HWT) in low-income countries. Critical barriers, particularly in rural areas, are the lack of adequate marketing and sales models and the challenge of setting up distribution channels that reach low-income customers, leading to the unavailability of HWT products. Trials with four different social marketing and sales models, involving local entrepreneurs, staff of a non-governmental organization (NGO), community health workers and members of community-based organizations, were conducted in Kenya and Bolivia to test which marketing and sales strategies, as well as which behavioural determinants, influence product purchase and water treatment practices in different local contexts. Selling filters through the water utility, a community-based enterprise, was a promising retail model in Kenya and in Bolivia. Most successful were sales done by a women's group in Bolivia. We found that community education activities, independent of the stakeholder carrying out the activity, are an important element to create demand for water treatment products. Other factors influencing product purchase and practice are very context specific and include: the turbidity of water, risk perception, socio-economic status, social norms and emotional attributes.
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POLYVINYL CHLORIDE ( PVC) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is an odorless and solid plastic.
The basic structure of this polymer is (C2H3Cl)n. The degree of polymerization varies from 300 to 1500. 1) MONOMERS of PVC Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) is the key material which PVC is made. ( CH2 = CH Cl ) a)Source of VCM Vinyl chloride monomer does not occur naturally in the environment. It is manufactured by the chemical industry (manufacture of polyvinyl chloride, ethylene dichloride, methyl chloroform (1,1,1 trichloroethane), caprolactam, vinyl acetate, and vinylidene chloride) and the plastics industry.Landfills containing vinyl chloride or other chlorinated hydrocarbons may release vinyl chloride monomer. The treatment of wastewater containing vinyl chloride or chlorinated hydrocarbons may release vinyl chloride. b)Manufacturing of VCM 1- Production from Acetylene Acetylene reacts with anhydrous hydrogen chloride gas over a mercuric chloride catalyst to give vinyl chloride: C2H2 + HCl CH2=CHCl The reaction is exothermic and highly selective. Product purity and yields are generally very high. This was the most common industrial route to VCM, before ethylene became widely distributed. When VCM producers shifted to using the thermal cracking of EDC described above, some used byproduct HCl in conjunction with a colocated acetylene-based unit. The hazards of storing and shipping acetylene meant that the VCM facility needed to be located very close to the acetylene generating facility. 2- Production from Ethylene There are two ways to manufacture VCM from ethylene (obtained from thermal cracking); the direct chlorination method and oxychlorination method: Direct chlorination The production of vinyl chloride from 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) consists of a series of well-defined steps. EDC is prepared by reacting ethylene and chlorine. In the presence of iron(III) chloride as a catalyst, these compounds react exothermically:
CH2=CH2 + Cl2 ClCH2CH2Cl This process is very selective, resulting in high purity EDC and high yields. However any dissolved catalyst and moisture must be removed before EDC enters the VCM production process. Thermal cracking When heated to 500 C at 1530 atm (1.5 to 3 MPa) pressure, EDC vapor decomposes to produce vinyl chloride and anhydrous HCl. ClCH2CH2Cl CH2=CHCl + HCl The thermal cracking reaction is highly endothermic, and is generally carried out in a fired heater. Even though residence time and temperature are carefully controlled, it produces significant quantities of chlorinated hydrocarbon side products. In practice, EDC conversion is relatively low (50 to 60 percent). The furnace effluent is immediately quenched with cold EDC to stop undesirable side reactions. The resulting vapor-liquid mixture then goes to a purification system. Some processes use an absorber-stripper system to separate HCl from the chlorinated hydrocarbons, while other processes use a refrigerated continuous distillation system. Oxychlorination Modern VCM plants use recycled HCl to produce more EDC via oxychlorination, which entails the reaction of ethylene, oxygen and hydrogen chloride over a copper(II) chloride catalyst to produce EDC: CH2=CH2 + 2 HCl + O2 ClCH2CH2Cl +H2O. The reaction is highly exothermic.Due to the relatively low cost of ethylene, compared to acetylene, most vinyl chloride has been produced via this technique since the late 1950s. This is despite the lower yields, lower product purity and higher costs for waste treatment. By-products of the oxychlorination reaction, may be recovered, as feedstocks for chlorinated solvents production. One useful byproduct of the oxychlorination is ethyl chloride, a topical anesthetic.
Figure 1 : Notation of direct chlorination, oxychlorination and cracking c) Physical properties of VCM VCM is a colourless gas with a molecular weight of 62.5 and boiling point of -13.9C, and hence has a high vapour pressure at ambient temperature. , it is extremely flammable and unstable. It has a mild, sweet odour. The threshold for detecting odour is 3000 parts per million. VCM is soluble in many organic solvents but is not soluble in water It is therefore manufactured under strict quality and safety control.. Specific gravity: 0.9106 Melting Point: -153.8 Relative vapour density: 2.2 Flash point: -77.8
d) Manufacturers of VCM Global capacity for VCM was about 76 billion pounds (35 million metric tons) in 2005. The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (Dow) are one of the largest producers of VCM in the world. Dow has VCM manufacturing facilities in Freeport, Texas, Plaquemine, Louisiana, and Schkopau, Germany. A VCM manufacturing facility located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada, was shut down in 2006. Dow has roughly 5.1 billion pounds (2.4 million metric tons) of VCM capacity at the remaining facilities.
Table 1: VCM capacity and production trends (in thousand metric tonnes) Region North Am.a Annual Capacity, 1992 6540 W. Europe 6315 2485 Japan Other Asia b 7860 (rest of world) Annual Capacity, 1996 Operating rate 1996 Actual Consumption 1996d Regional Avg. Growth 1996-2001 (%) 4.0 2.0 -0.5 9.5 6.5 5.0 92% 6723 89% 5266 88% 2486 91% 4877 70% 3462 87% 22814 8027 6420 3189 4236 4461 26333 23200 Otherc Total
e) VCM production in TURKEY Vinyl chloride monomers are manufactured in PETKM petrochemical holding in Turkey. PETKM has a capacity of VCM 142000 tons/years. 2) SYNTHESIS MECHANISMS of PVC This is the case for PVC, which is made from vinyl chloride monomer known usually by its initials VCM through polymerisation. The process of `polymerisation' links together the vinyl chloride molecules to form chains of PVC. The PVC produced in this way is in the form of a white powder. This is not used alone, but blended with other ingredients to give formulations for a wide range of products. VCM is polymerized via free-radical methods . VCM has a liquid density at normal polymerization temperature between 0.85-0.9 g/cm. The polymer has a density of 1.4 g/cm3 which is a sign of the large shrinkage during polymerization.
Figure 2 : Free radical mechanism of PVC . 3) MANUFACTURING of PVC There are four polymerization routes for the manufacture of PVC. They are as follows : Process Route a. Suspension Polymerization b. Emulsion Polymerization c. Bulk or Mass Polymerization d. Solution Polymerization % of World Production 80 10 8-10 0-2
First, the raw material VCM is pressurised and liquefied, and then fed into the polymerisation reactor, which contains water and suspending agents in advance. Through high-speed agitation within the reactor, small droplets of VCM are obtained. Next, the initiator for polymerisation is fed into the reactor, and PVC is produced by reaction under a few bar at 40 - 60C.?PVC obtained through suspension polymerisation is suspended in water as particles of 50~200 ?m diameter (in slurry form). Thereafter the slurry discharged from the polymerisation reactor is stripped of residual monomer, dehydrated, dried and the particle size controlled by screening to yield PVC in the form of a white powder. The un-reacted VCM is entirely recovered through the stripping process, and after purification, recycled as raw
material for reuse in this process. PVC resin produced via this suspension process is referred to within the industry using the abbreviation S-PVC. Emulsion polymerisation and bulk polymerisation are alternative, much less extensively employed, technologies to manufacture PVC. Emulsion polymerisation produces finer resin grades having much smaller particles, which are required by certain applications. This type of resin is sometimes called paste PVC and referred to within the industry using the abbreviation P-PVC to distinguish it from S-PVC. Kinetic features of manufacturing proceses: The following significant features are common for bulk-, suspension- and emulsion polymerization. 1. The reaction is autocatalytic from the on set of reaction. 2. The reaction order, with respect to the initiator, is close to 0.5. 3. Molecular weight does not depend upon the conversion or the initiatorconcentration. Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution are similar for bulk and emulsion polymerization.
4) PROPERTIES OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE Polyvinyl chloride has a chemistry and a physical structure that makes it broadly unique in the polymer world. PVC (often referred to vinyls or vinyl resins) is made commercially at several molecular weights, depending on the intended applications: from Mw = 39000 g/mol, to Mw = 168000 g/mol Chemical structure of PVC Polyvinyl Chloride is similar in structure to polyethylene, but each unit contains a chlorine atom. The chlorine atom renders it vulnerable to some solvents, but also makes it more resistant in many applications. PVC has extremely good resistance to oils (except essential oils) and very low permeability to most gases. Polyvinyl chloride is transparent and has a slight bluish tint. Narrow-mouth bottles made of this material are relatively thin-walled and can be flexed slightly. When blended with phthalate ester plasticisers, PVC becomes soft and pliable, providing the useful tubing to be found in every well-equipped laboratory.
Physical properties of PVC PVC has an amorphous structure with polar chlorine atoms in the molecular structure. Having chlorine atoms and the amorphous molecular structure are inseparably related. Although plastics seem very similar in the context of daily use, PVC has completely different features in terms of performance and functions compared with olefin plastics which have only carbon and hydrogen atoms in their molecular structures. Chemical stability is a common feature among substances containing halogens such as chlorine and fluorine. This applies to PVC resins, which furthermore possess fire retarding properties, durability, and oil/chemical resistance. PVC Strenght PVC is extensively used for municipal water supply/sewage pipes, spouts, profiles, etc., since its mechanical properties such as tensile strength and tensile modulus are better than those of other general purpose olefin plastics, and these products are robust and durable. When plasticisers are added, PVC shows rubber-like elasticity with high tensile strength and fatigue strength, and can be used for industrial hoses, gaskets, automobile parts, and electric cable covering. Tensile strength Figure shows the comparison of tensile strength of PVC products with other plastics. The tensile strength is expressed in terms of the maximum stress per unit area of the cross section when the test piece breaks by applied loads to both ends of the test piece. (An index to show the magnitude of force at break, when both ends of the test piece are pulled apart)
--Tensile strength of various plastics
Tensile modulus Figure shows the comparison of tensile modulus of PVC products with other plastics. The tensile modulus is also known as the Youngs Modulus, which is expressed in terms of the ratio between the tensile stress per unit area of the cross section and the elongation in the direction of the tensile stress. Plastics possessing large tensile modulus have a small stress-strain ratio. In other words, the tensile modulus is an index showing the magnitude of elongation, when a test piece is pulled apart. It is the equivalent of the spring constant.
--Young's modulus of various plastics Bending strength Figure shows the bending strength of PVC products in comparison with other plastics. It is expressed in terms of the maximum stress upon break of the test piece, where the test piece is supported at two points apart and a vertical stress load is applied at the centre. (An index to show the magnitude of force at break, when the test piece is bent).
--Bending strength of various plastics
Impact strength The glass transition temperature (second order transition point) of PVC is over 70C. The result is low impact strength at room temperature, which is one of the disadvantages of PVC. There are many ways to measure impact strength. Figure shows the results of energies absorbed by test pieces when they are fixed and hammered to break (impact failure). Higher values show higher impact strength.
Creep properties Plastic products are said to show a creep behaviour, where the product is deformed at room temperature as time elapses when an external force is applied continuously.
--Creep properties of various thermoplastics The phenomenon is also known as cold flow. When plastics are used for construction or industrial applications, cold flow is an especially important point to be considered. Under normal environmental conditions, rigid PVC products show very little creep and are superior in comparison with other plastic products such as PE or PP. Therefore, PVC is used in various interior and exterior construction materials (e.g., ducts, panels, window frames and decks) and electric or machine parts. Plasticising PVC is a polar polymer with strong intermolecular forces, therefore it is rigid at room temperature. On the other hand, when a plasticiser is added upon fabrication, flexible PVC products are obtained. This versatility is a major advantage of PVC.PVC products without any plasticisers are called rigid PVC products, while PVC products that include plasticisers are called flexible PVC products. The softness of the flexible PVC products is obtained as a result of plasticisers coming between molecules to separate them, reducing intermolecular forces. Chemical Resistance Since the main chain of the polymer is made by single bonds of carbon atoms, PVC has excellent chemical resistance, as with other general-purpose plastics such as PE, PP, or PS.
The chart shows the chemical resistance of PVC in comparison with other plastics. Some of the engineering plastics and specialty resins are susceptible to acid or alkali, and some plastics have excellent chemical resistance properties, such as polyfluorocarbons. PVC has excellent chemical resistance together with good mechanical properties, therefore is used for chemical storage tanks, plastic valves/flanges, drainage/sewage pipes, and plant piping.
5) OVERWEV of PAST,CURRENT and FUTURE CAPACITY in the PVC INDUSTRY Polyvinyl chloride plastics are the second largest class of theromoplastics in the world, after the polyethylenes. Global PVC production capacity amounted to approximately 26 million metric tons (57 billion lbs.) in 1997 and is expected to increase by approximately 5.5% per year through the year 2002. Thus, world PVC production capacity is expected to reach 34 million metric tons (75 billion lbs.) by the year 2002. From 1992 to 1997, PVC production capacity rose an average of 2% per year, actually going down in Europe. Regions of greatest PVC capacity growth into the next millennium include Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and South/Central America. Per capita PVC consumption in these areas is in the range of 2 kg compared to 6-8 kg in North America, Western Europe and Japan. These three countries/regions account for approximately 60% of PVC production. To satisfy quickly growing demand in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, mainly due to large investments in construction and infrastructure, 3.4 million metric tons of capacity are expected to be added in developing countries by 2001. Capacity in Asia (except for Japan) is expected to almost double by the year 2002.
Table 2 :Regional PVC Capacity and Expected Expansions (in thousands of metric tons per year) Region North America Western Europe Japan Other Asia Other regions 9620 (all other regions) Africa Middle East South America Eastern Europe Oceania Total 23540 200 26032 200 34187 0 5.5 370 940 1240 840 370 1095 1550 2380 0 3 4.5 23 1992 5210 (only U.S.) 6335 2375 1997 7730 6185 2772 5755 2002 9350 6320 2772 10150 Avg. Annual growth % 4 0.5 0 12
(Source: SRI International)
PVC is currently produced by approximately 150 companies in 50 countries. Table 3 shows that PVC production is highly concentrated in a few large companies, with the top 10 PVC producing companies amounting for more than 40% of global capacity. Formosa Plastics (Taiwan) accounts for approximately 8% of global PVC production capacity. Operating rates (actual production/capacity) range from 90% in North America to 70% in other regions. With the exception of Shin-Etsu (Shintech), all of the largest PVC producers have captive sources of VCM (Shin-Etsu purchases theirs from Dow, though the proposed Shintech plant in Louisiana would have a captive source of chlorine and VCM).
Consumption of PVC in the world Global consumption of PVC reached a level of about 31 million tons in 2005. PVC is a matured polymer with average growth rate less than World GDP, but is seeing good growth in Asia due to more emphasis on infrastructure and construction. In fact, markets indicate that the power of business in PVC and related sectors are surely shifting to Asia, where PVC is growing at about 7% or almost at the same rate as Asia's GDP growth. North America as well as Europe are both matured markets for PVC. These regions are expected to grow at less than 3% in the coming five years. Asia is therefore expected to have a larger share in PVC consumption as compared to Europe and North America by 2010. The global plastics additives market was about 9.9 million tons in 2004, valued at US$19 billion. Overall, the additives market is expected to grow at 4% AAGR from 2004 to 2009. While Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific (excluding China) are growing at about 3%, China is predicted to grow at 8-10%. The other smaller market regions are also poised to grow at 5-6% through 2009. India could be the next big growth area. PVC consumes more than 65% of the total volume of 9 million tonnes of additives, with major portion of this volume arising from plasticizers. Additives for PVC excluding plasticizers, amount to a volume of over 2 million tons. The regional distribution of additives in 2005 has reached a level of 23% in Asia. Europe continues to be the largest region with almost 25% of the total global consumption currently. PVC wire and cable sector also consumes lead stabilizers and will continue to use them because of inherent advantages offered by lead in terms of superior electrical resistance. While wire and cable sector constitutes only about 23% of the total PVC consumption, it requires heavy dosage of lead stabilizer at about 2-3% level. Lead stabilizers are being phased out in Europe. It is expected that by 2010, lead will be replaced by lighter metals like calcium or zinc, as well as organic stabilizers. Most of the replacement of lead will take place in pipe sector. The wire and cable sector is expected to stay with lead stabilizer longer until a suitable alternate is developed matching technical performance of lead. All the developments in this area still continue to be deficient. PVC melt gets stuck on hot metal during processing. It therefore requires higher level of lubricants that prevent sticking of PVC melt to hot metal. In addition, improving flow by addition of PVC compatible additives called internal lubricants are also used. Lubricants of all types are added at about 0.5-1% levels. Obviously 15% of the PVC additives comprise of lubricants. PVC requires the largest dosage among all other polymers. Antioxidant is generally used by polyolefins, but PVC is quite resistant to oxidative degradation. However the dosage of antioxidant is lower than 0.2% compared to average 2-3% of heat stabilizer used in PVC. Antioxidant therefore has only has 1% share of the global additive consumption by volume.
PVC manufacturing in TURKEY PVC is manufactured in PETKM holding in Turkey which has the capacity of 150000 tons/years. 6) PVC and THE ENVIRONMENT Because of its extraordinary stability, PVC is difficult to dispose of. It is not biodegradable and unlike polyethylene and many other plastics it is only very slowly decomposed by exposure to the sun. When PVC is burned it gives off hydrochloric acid and some of the chlorine combines with other material to form very toxic and stable organochlorine compounds such as dioxins. See also Introduction (Persistent Organic Pollutants).In some countries the use of building materials containing PVC is prohibited, mainly because of the very toxic fumes which are formed when there is a fire. In Australia, some local councils are promoting the use of alternatives to PVC pipe, such as aluminium and clay.It is possible to recycle PVC by melting and remoulding it, but there is little recycling of PVC in Australia; the recycling code number for PVC is 3. Health effects When the monomer is polymerised to form the plastic it is no longer toxic, but a very small amount of the monomer remains in the product. PVC intended for use with food is made to very stringent specifications and, in Australia, must not contain more than five ppm of vinyl chloride monomer. It is important that only 'food-grade' PVC be used with food as ordinary PVC may contain much more of the toxic monomer. This can diffuse out of the plastic into the food, particularly if the food is oily or strongly acid or alkaline. For example, do not use garbage cans for making fruit drinks or pickled cabbage, or for storing edible oil. 7) USES of PVC PVC is used extensively within the construction industry for the following products: * Pipes and fittings * Siding * Windows * Flooring * Fencing * Decking * Roofing * Wall coverings * Wire and cable products * Transport and packaging materials * Medical supplies * Consumer products (such as credit cards and toys)
8) REFERENCES - Allen, D. T. "Chapter 4 - Industrial Ecology". Green Engineering. United States Environmental Protection Agency. - Chemical Economics Handbook Report Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM), SRI Consulting, July 2006, pages 4, 10, 11, and 20. - faculty.ksu.edu.sa/alhajali/ChE534_CourseNotes/PVC.pdf - aquaticpath.umd.edu/appliedtox/wendy.pdf - www.npi.gov.au/substances/vinyl-chloride-monomer/index.html - www.pvc.org/en/p/vinyl-chloride-monomer-vcm - earth911.com/recycling/construction/pvc/facts-about-pvc/ - www.vinylchem.com/news.html - www.safersolutuions.org.au/a/180?task=view
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1. Methodological Issues for Estimating the Total Value of the Rehabilitation of Mining
Fields: the Case of S. Domingo’s Mine
Isabel Mendes, Idalina Dias Sardinha, Sérgio Milheiras
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Methodological Issues for Estimating the Total Value of the Rehabilitation of Mining Fields: the Case of S. Domingo’s Mine
Isabel Mendes (1) , Idalina Dias Sardinha (2) , Sérgio Milheiras (3)
(1) ISEG – School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics /SOCIUS – Research Center in Economic and Organizational Sociology, Technical University of Lisbon. Rua Miguel Lupi, 20, 1249-078 Lisbon, Portugal; Author for correspondence (midm@iseg.utl.pt); (2) SOCIUS – Research Center in Economic and Organizational Sociology, Technical University of Lisbon. Rua Miguel Lupi, 20, 1249-078 Lisbon, Portugal (idalinasardinha@iseg.utl.pt; (3) SOCIUS – Research Center in Economic and Organizational Sociology, Technical University of Lisbon. Rua Miguel Lupi, 20, 1249-078 Lisbon, Portugal (rehmine@socius.iseg.utl.pt).
Abstract - The rehabilitation of abandoned mining fields is perceived by locals as of great value for nurturing the sustainable development of socio-economically depressed regions, as it is characteristic of regions home to abandoned mines. One way of contributing towards the success of such rehabilitation projects is to evaluate their total economic value. In this paper we discuss the use of a contingent valuation methodology as the most appropriate to estimate the total economic value that the rehabilitation of the abandoned S. Domingos Mine will generate. We seek to
provide a preliminary discussion of some key aspects essential to design a convincing stated preference methodological framework, enabling us to further estimate a valid and reliable money measure for the total benefits of the rehabilitation process. Such money measure should be an additional incentive towards the commitment of local authorities and stakeholders towards the project and the overall acceptance and recognition of its environmental and social value by society (besides the more obvious market economic value). Furthermore, the elicitation of the non- market benefits of the rehabilitation can be used subsequently for a Cost-Benefit Analysis, enabling public authorities to take truly sustainable local development decisions promoting development in accordance with the Triple-Bottom-Line framework. Key Words -Contingent Valuation; Mine; Non-Marketed Benefits; Rehabilitation.
JEL classifications: Q51, Q56, R58.
Governments are often left with liabilities for abandoned mine rehabilitation because the effective process of such contaminated sites implies expensive undertakings, complex technological solutions, the involvement of local authorities and the input of many other differentiated stakeholders, and the acceptance and recognition of the rehabilitation project by society. Overall, rehabilitation is perceived by locals as of great value for nurturing the sustainable development of socio-economically depressed regions, given this represents a characteristic of many
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regions home to abandoned mines. The success of such rehabilitation projects definitely depends on the overall acceptance and recognition of their total economic and social value by society in conjunction with the commitment of local authorities and other stakeholders. One way of contributing to a successful outcome is estimating all the monetary benefits, particularly non- marketed social and environmental benefits, generated by rehabilitation projects for such contaminated sites. In this paper, we propose and discuss some key preliminary questions for using a contingent valuation methodology to estimate the non-market benefits of the abandoned S. Domingos mine rehabilitation project. We begin by characterizing the scope of intervention, defining the rehabilitation project and the marketed and non-marketed benefits that are expected following successful project implementation. Furthermore, the theoretical monetary measure for non-marketed social and environmental benefits is ascertained and an empirical methodology for its estimation is proposed. A contingent valuation stated preference approach seems most appropriate for this purpose. After a literature review of the empirical applications of stated preference approaches for valuing the benefits of abandoned mine field projects, the main steps necessary to apply a contingent valuation to the S. Domingos Mine rehabilitation project are set out. For each step, particular aspects emerging from the empirical application to the S. Domingos Mine are discussed with some solutions put forward for more effective empirical application. We expect to obtain a convincing preliminary stated preference methodological framework that will further enable us to estimate a monetary measure for the non-market social and environmental benefits that the S. Domingos rehabilitation project will provide. This monetary measure represents an additional incentive towards the commitment of local authorities and stakeholders to the project and the overall acceptance and recognition of its environmental and social value by society (besides the more obvious economic value). In addition, the monetary environmental and social benefits
can be used for an eventual Cost-Benefit Analysis phase of the rehabilitation project thus helping public authorities take truly sustainable decisions and thereby promote real sustainable local development. After this Introduction, in the Experimental Part, we first characterize the scope of intervention and define the rehabilitation plan. Then the overall expected benefits will be ranked and stakeholders’ perceptions presented. Finally, the expected rehabilitation benefits will be linked with the concepts of welfare and total economic value, in order to define the monetary money measure that will be used to evaluate the value that society attributes to non-market benefits of the rehabilitation plan. In Results and Discussion we defend the Contingent Valuation Method as the most adequate valuation technique for estimating the plan’s rehabilitation value and describe the methodological steps before discussing some preliminary aspects arising from its application to the particular context of S. Domingos Mine. Finally, we present our conclusions.
2. Experimental Part
One must be aware that the task of getting a money measure for measuring the impacts that a mine rehabilitation project causes on local welfare is not straightforward. Firstly because there are several rehabilitation actions implemented in different time periods and not only one. The actions will be applied to a significantly large and environmentally degraded area, triggering a network of impacts that will cause changes in the ecosystem and related functions. These environmental improvements will create new development opportunities to the local populations, thus enhancing local social welfare. Changes in the local population’s welfare will be triggered by the benefits generated by the uses that local society will make of the rehabilitated mining area. Some of these benefits are easier to evaluate because they are market based. Non-market benefits on the other hand, despite being sometimes far more important than the former, are more difficult to monetize. In order to get a money measure of the changes in local welfare generated by the rehabilitation plan, several phases must be accomplished, such as: the characterization of the intervention area and the definition of the rehabilitation plan; the description of the benefits that the rehabilitation plan is supposed to generate and the assessment of the perception that the stakeholders have over them; the design of a linkage between those benefits, the social welfare, and a theoretical money measure which enables their measurement in monetary terms; and finally, the definition of a valuation technique enabling the estimation of the non-marketed benefits.
2.1 The Intervention Area: S. Domingos Mine
The São Domingos Mine is located in the Baixo Alentejo region in southern Portugal, on the left bank of the Guadiana River (Figure 1). It is surrounded by three remarkable urban centers: the cities of Mértola (17 km), Beja (district center, 65 km) and Serpa (36 km). It is close to the Spanish frontier and not far from the touristic region of the Algarve (136 km), Évora (UNESCO
heritage – 142 km), and Europe’s largest artificial lake, the Alqueva Dam (81 km). The entire area occupies 450 hectares, equivalent to approximately 450 football pitches. S. Domingos occupies a valley that extends from the Tapada Grande and Tapada Pequena dams, passing at the confluence with the Mosteirão river, and reaching as far as the Pomarão harbor on the Guadiana River (Figure 2)
Figure 1. S. Domingos Mine location
The soil is thin and shale is abundant. The climate is Mediterranean, with long, luminous, hot and dry summers with temperatures rising to more than 35º Celsius, and slightly rainy, soft and short winters. Geologically the S. Domingos Mine is at the heart of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB). The IPB extends from Spain across the entire Baixo Alentejo region. The IPB is classified as a Metallogenetic Province 1 and a member of the European Network of Mining Regions 2 . The main S. Domingos
output was copper and the processing of cupriferous pyrite as a basic source of sulphur (Sardinha et al 2010). Historically, the operation of the mine is very ancient dating from the Chalcolithic Age (the Copper Age) more than 4,000 years ago through to 1966 when it was abandoned due to ore depletion (Batista 2004). The first period of excavation occurred perhaps during the Copper Age by the Carthaginians and Phoenicians.
Figure 2. S. Domingos Mine Area Map[Pereira et al
The second is the Roman period where the production of copper was intensified on a large scale. Romans engaged in intensive exploitation operations for over 385 years (12-397 AD) and using ore extraction technologies that significantly altered the environment and the landscape of the region. (Alarcão 1988) refers to one of these
technologies, the ruinamontium, described by Pliny. The technology consisted of damming a large quantity of water. From time to time, the dam was opened and the water frenetically gushed out along gullies and galleries or over rock previously partially disassembled. The strength of the water dislodged the rock by throwing stone against stone and thus causing the takedown of large quantities of rock. Two different extraction processes were used. The first comprehended open pit exploitation by means of a single cut (the corta). The corta covers an area of 42,000 m 2 to a depth of 120m from where 3 million m 3 of soil was removed. This operation ceased in the 1880s. The second was an underground extraction process involving a network of galleries and wells were dug. The wells, located at about 400m below the level of superficial circulation, were used to suck contaminated air from the interior of the mine. The copper and pyrite extracted was transported to the treatment factory in Achada do Gamo. Extraction was not the only activity at the S. Domingos mine. Incineration processes in closed ovens were used to extract sulphuric acid.
Closed ovens were used instead of open pit incineration process (as in Rio Tinto), in an attempt to avoid the disastrous environmental damages caused by the emission of highly toxic gases like SO 2 , As and Sb to the fauna and flora of the region as well as compensation paid to owners of polluted fields (Baptista 2004).
Associated with the mining works, several facilities were built including an autonomous new mining village - S. Domingos - clean water reservoirs, cementation tanks, sulphur factories, a network of channels for the evaporation of acid waters, a railway to transport the ore and a harbor (Pomarão) on the Guadiana River. The new urban center was built for the thousands of workers employed by the mining complex. It included a market, several food stores, a church, a hospital and one pharmacy, a cemetery, police and military headquarters, management housing,stables and barns.The railway was the second ever built in Portugal and it was disassembled after the mine’s closure. Along the 15 km of railway line, several workshops were built to supply the train with coal and water, together with several railway stations including S. Domingos Mine, Moitinha, Achada do Gamo, Telheiro, Santana de Cambas, dos Bens, Salgueiros and Pomarão, the latter near the harbor. Also built were four kilometers of tunnels, embankments, many small culverts and aqueducts in what constituted one of the most important investments ever made in the region. S. Domingos became a big, autonomous industrial village, and the biggest Portuguese mining company. It was to become the most important employer in the entire Alentejo, revolutionizing the region social-economically and profoundly affecting the regional development of that time. Located in a region with a very low density population, no other relevant economic activities apart from low income agriculture, fishing and smuggling, S. Domingos became an influential industrial centre and the biggest Portuguese mining company.
The mine’s closure in the 1960s constituted a severe blow for the region. Currently, S. Domingos is subject to
extensive desertification, with an incipient level of economic activity and an aging resident community with some social problems. The current mine landscape strongly reflects the impact of alterations produced by industrial exploitation over a period in excess of a millennium. Besides some well conserved facilities like the manager’s houses, the English palace, the church and the worker’s houses, the area is sprinkled with ruins. From the environmental point of view, the current S. Domingos landscape is a unique portrait of the consequences of the intensive extraction and treatment of 25 million tons of ore for over a century. Waste mining materials like slag heaps and smelting ashes are spread across the area. The mining wastes are estimated to be around 32 Mton and contain toxic substances including Zn, Pb, Sb, Cu, As, Hg and Cd (Alvarez-Valero et al 2008). Several open slag dumps surround many of the ruined infrastructures. The waste mining material types take on fundamental importance because of the particular chemical characteristics of IPB ores. These undergo through sulphide oxidation processes accelerated by contact with water, leading to the production of highly concentrated acid fluids (or acid mining drainage – AMD) (Batista 2004). This AMD disperses in water, soils, and sediments, giving rise to high levels of ecosystem contamination. All around the industrial areas of Achada do Gamo and Moitinha, several lagoons were dug by miners to enable slag from the mine to settle. The S. Domingos brook, the principal water stream in the area, flows from the S. Domingos mine through the slag dumps and tailings, originating the AMD and carrying it into the Chança dam, whose waters are used for human consumption and irrigation. In spite of the dangerous environmental impact the extinguished mine poses to the environment, the fact is that the type of mining exploitation undertaken in S. Domingos, combined with the waste mining materials deposited and associated contamination, combine to form a very particular industrial landscape of unique characteristics and potential.
2.2 The S. Domingos Mine Rehabilitation
The S. Domingos Mine represents an important Portuguese cultural heritage both because of its long historical past and especially its more recent industrial legacy of the last 150 years. The large area covered by the mine, the mining processes used to extract the ore (pyrite, copper, zinc, blende, chalcopyrite and galena) and to produce sulphur, gave rise to an uncommon industrial landscape. The particularities of the environmental landscape, the ruins of the industrial mining complex, together with the characteristics of the S. Domingos urban centre, denote great potential for cultural tourism activities (for more detailed information, see Sardinha et al (2010)). This potential is even greater should we consider the privileged geographical location of S. Domingos. It is very close to three important urban centers (Mértola, Serpa, Beja), near Évora (UNESCO’s World Heritage) and the Algarve, 200km from Sevilla (Spain) and250km from the capital (Lisbon). It is
integrated into the Guadiana Natural Park and not far from either the Alqueva Dam or the Natural Park of Costa Vicentina (located by the Atlantic Ocean, in the southwest of Portugal). The size of the area has the potential for generating substantial direct economic benefits like new short-run and long-run jobs in economic sectors increasingly in demand in global markets, as is the case with tourism based activities.
Any income generated by new jobs will circulate throughout the Alentejo economy, creating new secondary jobs, improving and strengthening the diversification of the regional economy. The increasing economic performance will add to tax revenues for local and regional governments and overall earnings as well. Despite its recognized potential, the area has not been yet submitted to a sustainable development plan integrating the three main vectors of a triple-bottom line based sustainable development strategy including environmental remediation, social improvement, and economic growth.
In Portugal, the state was held accountable for the rehabilitation of abandoned mine-fields including S. Domingos. Rehabilitation “seeks to repair damaged or blocked ecosystem functions, with the primary goal of raising ecosystem productivity for the benefit of local people” (Aronson et al 1993). It differs from Restoration (both in sensu strictu as defined by the Society for Ecological Restoration or in sensu lato as defined in Aronson, J. et al, (1993) in that the last one seeks to conserve or recover the ecosystem structure and dynamics to its initial state previous to the human intervention. Ecosystem rehabilitation is therefore the process of restoring the ecosystem’s functions and components lost due to human activities or natural disasters, but without seeking to recover the original ecosystem state. To implement the rehabilitation actions projected, the Portuguese state created a state-owned enterprise –EDM – and granted it a concession for the design and implement of the environmental rehabilitation that may lead to socio- economic enhancement of the existent abandoned mining fields. The environmental rehabilitation that EDM wants to carry out in S. Domingos is based on one main aim: the environmental rehabilitation of the former industrial zone, which EDM expects will also contribute indirectly to the social-cultural requalification of the entire S. Domingos area, including the existing urban zone, by creating the momentum that promote actions that can stimulate the appearance of parallel projects with positive impacts. The area of intervention is the overall 450ha area occupied by S. Domingos Mine.
In light of the technical appraisal produced by EDM thus far, the minimization of acid effluents will combine cost- efficient environmental and landscape rehabilitation actions. Those actions will include the rehabilitation of the drainage system and associated soils, the reforestation of some areas, the confinement of heaps, the implementation of a system for the treatment of acid mine drainage and for environmental monitoring.
A first intervention phase has already taken place in 2004/2005 in which areas of greatest accident risk were
closed off and signaled. It is easy to conclude that should the EDM’s rehabilitation succeed positive changes in the local ecosystem’s functions and related landscape are to be expected. These should also generate additional benefits to society, thus, EDM’s rehabilitation program may generate a local Pareto improvement. Considering the extent of the intervention area and the characteristics of the EDM’s rehabilitation plan, one can count on benefits of different sorts, impacting on different stakeholders located in different geographical locations. Table 1 summarizes and categorizes the general bundle of benefits that are expected to arise from the EDM’s rehabilitation of the ecosystems damaged by the mining activities, by applying the ecosystem 3 service typology defined by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA 2005), considered to be the most appropriate for our purposes 4 . But other types of classification were also added (Haines-Young, R. et al, 2009), to complement the MEA typology. Throughout this article, we generically refer to the S. Domingos mining area as an ecosystem heavily operated on by man and where the environment, landscape, and material signs of human activity deeply interact to constitute a single environmental and cultural unit.
Accordingly to Table 1, the MEA defines ecosystem services as the social benefits provided by ecosystems. Such benefits are classified into four categories:
provisioning services; regulating services; habitat services; and cultural and amenity services. Provisioning services refer to the tangible, material outputs from the ecosystem that society uses in different manners: as food (fish, plants, game, and fruits), water (for drinking, irrigation, cooling, leisure, and water transport), raw material (fibers, timber, fuel wood, fertilizer, and fodder), genetic and medicinal resources (for crop improvement, medicinal purposes, or research), ornamental uses, education, and research resources. Regulating services are those produced by the ecosystem itself, functioning to guarantee its own survival and resilience. Besides such living supporting benefits, regulating services act as regulators of the quality of the air, soil fertility and water purification, and by providing flood and disease control, waste treatment, and others. Habitat services sustain the overall ecosystem services. Ecosystem functions that supply provisioning and regulating services are the same as those providing the living conditions that support ecosystem biodiversity including human ways of life. Finally, cultural and amenity services include the aesthetic, spiritual, and psychological non-material benefits people obtain from contact with the ecosystem’s landscapes and those related with recreation and touristic activities.
The environmental rehabilitation of areas spoiled by earlier mining involves a range of actions that manipulate the ecosystem in such a way that ecosystem’s functions and related services may be gradually improved. In the current project phase, we do not have the information to categorize exactly which of the S. Domingos ecosystem services will be affected by the EDM rehabilitation program, nor the physical dimension of the impacts. Nevertheless, we believe we can say that the rehabilitation
plan will have a positive local impact and so improvements to S. Domingos ecosystem services are to be expected. The expected first positive impacts effects will be environmental, enhanced by the control of the soil and water pollution (first column of Table 1). Actions such as the drainage system and associated soil works, the confinement of heaps, and the implementation of a system for the treatment of acid mine drainage may positively contribute to improving services like: water provisioning; erosion prevention; recovering soil fertility; to improving biological control. The expected second positive effects are related with the previous. Pollution control together with the reforestation action, may contribute to enhance the landscape and to rehabilitate the indigenous fauna and flora, thus creating conditions to meliorate the supply of:
provisioning services (food, raw materials, genetic, medicinal, or ornamental resources); regulating services (pollination); habitat services. Social, cultural and economic effects are to be expected. Some may be direct and arise simply from the enjoyment of the peculiar S. Domingos landscape like recreation, aesthetic enjoyment, or cultural experiences. Others like touristic activities will be dependent from local initiatives for designing and implementing cultural projects like a museum site related with archeology, or the rehabilitation of the remaining railway for tourism purposes.
Environmental rehabilitation plans for large spoiled areas by early mining similar to that of EDM, will positively affect many different people and both public and private entities. The following methodological step will be the identification, enumeration, and characterization of stakeholders’ perceptions towards the rehabilitation plan. Relevant stakeholders 5 were identified by the research team and questioned about what they expect from the rehabilitation plan, using semi-structured interviews. The summary of the contents of these interviews are presented in Table 2 where stakeholders are organized by groups using a sustainable development framework (Sardinha et al. 2013), and where it is possible to see the topics which they mentioned more frequently and consider of greater concern.
In the environmental rehabilitation dimension, the water and soil quality is the concern more frequent in all the groups, while landscape as a space appears to be more relevant for interest groups and for end-users. The cultural regeneration dimension is another of the issues most addressed within the regulatory entities, interest groups and expert groups.
Considering the social revalorization dimension, the category livability stands out, especially among the regulatory entities and end-user groups and the public safety appears to be more important to the regulatory entities and to some interest groups. It is also possible to see that the economic revitalization dimension is referred by all stakeholders owing to the widespread perception of the potential of tourism to become an emergent driving economic activity. Many other institutions and people are going to be affected to a greater or lesser extent by the rehabilitation of the S. Domingos mining area. For instance, the local and regional populations might benefit
from usage of the mining area for tourism and cultural purposes. These economic activities will create jobs, wealth, and retain population. Cultural based tourism enables the improvement of infrastructures and the integration of the local population. Locals will also
benefit indirectly from the improvement in regulation ecosystem services: a better environment improves property values, enhancing the ability of local economic interests to locate businesses and raise families.
Table 1.Typology of ecosystem’s services potentially generated by the rehabilitation program
EDM’s rehabilitation project [Sardinha et al 2010]
Types of Ecosystem Services that may be affected directly by the intervention
Types of Ecosystem Services that may be affected indirectly by the intervention
Provisioning Services
Environmental Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of the drainage
Medicinal Resources
system and associated soils;
Ornamental Resources
Reforestation of 250 ha;
Confinement of heaps;
Regulating Services
Implementation of a system for the treatment of acid mine drainage.
Contribution to the recovering of the hydrological net functions; Contribution to erosion prevention;
Contribution to improving pollination
Moderation of the water pollution effects; Moderation of the soil pollution
Contribution to recovering soil fertility; Contribution to improving biological control.
effects.
Habitat Services Contribution to improving Life Cycle of Migratory Species;
Social Cultural Promotion actions:
Cultural, Amenity Services
Contribution to improving genetic diversity. Cultural, Amenity Services: strengthening and improvement
Build an environmental interpretation centre
Aesthetic Information Opportunities for Recreation Inspiration for Culture, Art and Design Spiritual Experience Information for Cognitive Development Education and Research
Aesthetic Enjoyment Opportunities for Recreation and Tourism Inspiration for Culture, Art and Design Spiritual Experience Information for Cognitive Development Education and Research Enhancing and strengthening of social coalition
Table 2. Discursive dimensions and categories in the semi-structured interviews for each stakeholder’s group and organized in accordance to the framework (Milheiras et al 2011)
G2 (N=9)
(N= 34)
Landscape as space
Water and soil quality
Cultural regeneration
Social identity
Landscape as a place
Social revalorization
Livability/?
Education/?
Economic revitalization
Multifunctional territory
Driving economic activities:
Ownership and
Strategic reframing
Funding strategies
Territorial competitiveness
Other stakeholders such as tourists or regional governments geographically close to the S. Domingos area, including the districts of Beja and Évora as well as adjoining Spanish entities, can also benefit from mine rehabilitation. The diagram in Figure 3 clarifies the relationship between the expected benefits from EDM’s intervention and the components of well-being 6 . The findings reported in Table 2 allow us to conclude that the
rehabilitation stakeholders is
composed of many different individuals and
organizations, some with different perspectives on what issues are more relevant to the project. This heterogeneity is not unusual in complex interventions such as that of
EDM’s
Domingos, the principal consequence
associated being greater complexity in monetizing the
overall expected benefits. Some may be
Positive Changes
Direct Improvement in:
Improvements in the constituents
of welfare (6) :
Natural Capital
(water, soil
quality, fauna and
flora);
More
security (personal
safety; secure mining access;
EDM Rehabilitation
Environmental Actions ;
Socio-Cultural Promotion
(provisioning,
secure resource access –
water);
regulating,
cultural)
better life (more suitable local
Human built
livelihoods; better
infrastructures and access to
goods and services);
capital (mining
Indirect Improvement in:
Health
(psychological
heritage;
Positive Socio-
infrastructures;
buildings)
(indirectly
induced by
EDM actions)
with greater “joie de vivre”);
Better social relations (more
social cohesion; strength of
social net-works
Greater Freedom of choice and
action
More opportunities to achieve
what population (stakeholders)
value doing and being
improvement to social-dynamics
Figure 3 .The Relationship Between EDM Intervention and Welfare
generated in the short run as a direct result of the execution of the program itself; mainly economic benefits like job creation and increasing local demand for goods and services. The others are expected after the end of the requalification program. These are a fuzzy set of long run benefits differing in nature, involving various degrees of uncertainty and risk. Some of this uncertainty and risk comes from the lack of complete information as is the case with environmental rehabilitation actions. Firstly, because there is a lack of knowledge about the way they function and secondly because there is also a lack of sufficient environmental indicators to credibly quantify the real impacts of rehabilitation actions on ecosystem conditions and trends. As for the socio- economic benefits, the uncertainty and risk derive from the fact that their magnitude is highly dependent on stakeholders involvement and compliance with the main objectives of the S. Domingos Mine rehabilitation program.
3. Defining a Money Measure for the
Non-Market Benefits of Rehabilitating S.
Domingos Mine
Economic valuation is a way to value a wide range of individual impacts and to assess the well-being deriving from the requalification of S. Domingos. The valuation process expresses in a single unit (not necessarily, but typically a monetary unit) the disparate components of well-being, making them intelligible and comparable to the costs of intervention. As changes in utility cannot be measured, economic valuation is based on the monetary benefits arising out of usage of the environment’s services.
The utilitarian based approach to evaluation ensures the value of a restored S. Domingos mining area 7 stems from a number of ways depending on how individuals engage with the mining area. The approach is based on the fact that locals may benefit (or gain satisfaction or utility) from the use of S. Domingos recovered area (including the overall built capital), either directly or indirectly, in the short run or in the long run. Although economic valuation attempts to translate benefits into monetary
units, this does not mean that marketed benefits, whose values are directly assessed through market prices, represent the only factor taken into consideration in the valuation process. On the contrary, the valuation process aims to monetize not only the benefits that enter markets but all the others that are non-marketed.
The concept of Total Economic Value (TEV) (Pearce 1993) is a framework largely deployed to disaggregate individual utility into different components of well-being and benefits. To apply TEV, ecosystem services are classified according to how they are used. TEV’s taxonomy and terminology varies from analyst to analyst but broadly includes Use Values and Non-Use Values. Use values are derived from usage of ecosystem services by individuals, and Non-Use values refer to the value people may gain from knowing that the ecosystem persists even if not intending to use it either in the present or in the future.
Use Values include Direct Use-Value, Indirect Use- Value and Option Value. Direct Use-Value includes the benefits from consumptive uses (either for the individual’s own consumption, final consumption or intermediate production consumption) of natural resources (e.g. game, fish, timber, plants, water, etc.), and the benefits from non-consumptive uses (e.g. the enjoyment of recreational and cultural amenities, or spiritual benefits). It further includes Vicarious Use- Value addressing the possibility that an individual may gain satisfaction from pictures, books, or broadcasts of natural ecosystems even when not able to visit such places. Direct Use–Values broadly correspond to the Provisioning and Cultural Services MEA taxonomy (see Table 1). Indirect Use-Values include the benefits arising from the use society makes of ecosystem functions like watershed values (e.g. erosion control, local flood reduction or regulation of stream-flows) or ecological processes (e.g. fixing and recycling nutrients, soil formation, cleaning air and water, carbon sequestration). These benefits correspond to the MEA’s Regulating and Supporting Services category. Finally, Option-Values derive from preserving the option of using the ecosystem’s services in the future when they cannot be used in the present by oneself. The overall MEA Provisioning, Regulating and Cultural Services may be part of Option-Values where some individuals do not intend to use them in the present, but want to preserve the right to use them in the future.
Non-Use Values (or Passive Use Value) include benefits some individual may have in knowing that the
ecosystem exists and persists even if they never will use it. This value category includes two other sub- categories: the Existence and the Bequest Value. The Existence value (or Intrinsic Values) reflects the moral, ethical, ecological, religious, or philosophical satisfaction felt by an individual from knowing that the ecosystem survives unrelated to current or future uses. The Bequest Value reflects the individual’s altruistic satisfaction from knowing that the environment will be recovered and preserved for their heirs. Non-Use Values may be part of MEA Cultural Services. Figure 4 provides a diagram detailing the relationship between the TEV’s taxonomy of use and non-use values and the MEA’s services concept.
In this paper, we seek to estimate solely the monetary non-marketed benefits. This includes estimating the Cultural and Amenity services (tourism, recreation, leisure, educational, scientific, etc.) resulting from direct use, option use, bequest use and intrinsic value, and Regulating and Supporting Services. Using a broader term, we aim to estimate the non-market value of the requalification of the S. Domingos mining area. Following Hicks (Hicks, 1939) and Kaldor (Kaldor, 1939) generic economic definitions of value, the economic value of an improvement of some ecosystem and subsequent improvements in ecosystem services, is the amount of money an individual would pay or be paid to be as well off with the ecosystem or without it. Thus, economic value is an answer, mostly expressed in monetary terms (but not necessarily), to a carefully defined question in which two alternatives are being compared. The answer (the value) is very dependent on the elements incorporated into the choice, which are basically twofold: the object of choice and the circumstances of choice (Kopp R.J. et al, 1997), Following Mäller’s (1971), (1974) basic model of individual utility, one can define welfare measures related with changes in the ecosystems and related services: i.e. where ecosystem’s services are objects of choice, then a change in the quality of environmental amenities matters to the individual well-being. Such changes can be represented trough either changes in the individual preference function or in a constraint’s change and they can be monetarily captured via an individual utilitarian model like the one described below.
Let , be a well-behaved utility function of some individual affected by the rehabilitation mining project where U denotes the level of utility (satisfaction, well- being) of the individual, x is a vector of marketed
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TEV Taxonomy and MA’s Ecosystem Services (adapted from TEEB (TEEB, 2011)
TEV
Use-Value
Non-UseValue
arising from
the use of
primary goods
future use of
Benefits arising from the
use of secondary services
Bequest value for
Intrinsic Spiritual,
Religious, Ecological,
Ethical principal based
Regulating and
Provisioning Services:
Supporting Services:
Timber; food; fresh
water; ornamental
activities; etc.
Cultural Services:
Recreation; Leisure;
Tourism; Science;
Carbon storage;
Air/water purification;
Soil formation;
Erosion control;
Life support system;
Natural hazard
Timber; food; fresh water;
ornamental activities; etc.
Cultural /Amenity Services:
Recreation; Tourism;
Science; Education
Regulating and Support
Scenery/landscape;
Community identity/integrity
Spiritual/Religious Value;
Wildlife/Biodiversity.
Natural hazard mitigation
goods and services, and q is a vector of non-marketed environmental and cultural benefits.
The individual wants to choose the optimal quantity ∗ that maximizes his/her utility being constrained by
his/her budget restriction ∑
the market price of the i marketed good belonging to x. The solution for the maximizing problem is the set of the individual’s ordinary demand functions for the market goods denoted ∗ , , . Substituting the ordinary demand functions in the individual utility function, we attain the individual indirect utility function, denoted by d , , , , , ; . This function represents the set of maximum utility (or well-being) the individual can benefit, given his/her utility function and budget restriction.
The individual monetary measure of the change in q represents the change in the individual’s utility from the initial environmental state q 0 to the final environmental state q 1 , while prices and income remain constant at the initial levels. If the environment change is positive i.e. where q 1 > q 0 (which is what is expected from the rehabilitation of the mine area) then individual utility will rise by , , , , . Such positive change in individual utility can be translated into monetary units through two welfare measures. These welfare measures applied to non-market transacted objects of choice, as is the case of ecosystem services, were first proposed by Mäler (1971) (1974) as an extension of the standard theory of welfare measurement related to market price changes formulated by Hicks 8 .
The first measure is the maximum amount of money
improvement, i.e.
Compensated (WTP C ) money measure. This is the amount of money the individual has to pay to secure the right of having access to the additional benefits
equation , ,
, , . The
second measure is
the minimum amount of money the individual is
willing to
receive to
make him give
improvement,
i.e.
(WTA E )
measure.
amount of money the individual wants to receive to make him/her as satisfied as he/she could be with the improvement and is given by the equation , , , , .
As we ignore the individual’s utility function to attain the measures, we have to use the theoretical duality between the unknown indirect utility function and the known individual’s expenditure function. The expenditure function, denoted , , , represents the minimum expenses incurred by the individual to buy a bundle of quantities of marketed products, that make him/her satisfy a previously set level of utility. Because of the aforementioned duality, , , , , ,where , , is the vector of individual’s compensated demand functions for the marketed products. Therefore the formulae to reach the two welfare money measures associated with an improvement in the utility associated with an improvement in q, after the expenditure function are:
In equations (1) and (2) the term , ,
derivative of the expenditure function with respect to q,
where t = 0 refers to the initial level of utility (at the
current state of S. Domingos area) and t =1 the final
expected level of utility after the change in q (after the
requalification plan). Such a derivative gives the
marginal value of the change in q which is theoretically
equal to the income variation that is just sufficient to
maintain utility at its initial level t = 0 (in the case of
money measure) or final level t =1 (in the case of
money measure,). Thus WTP/WTA are the
fundamental, individual monetary measures in
economics for non-market TEV. As changes in
ecosystems provide flows of services (or of use and non-
use benefits) over a time path, the TEV associated to the
ecosystem improvement will be equal to the discounted
sum of WTP/WTA over the individuals affected for
those benefit flows instead. By applying the inter-
temporal utilitarian approach just described, we may
estimate the non-market TEV for the positive changes in
an ecosystem generating a flow of amenities over a
relevant period of time T by simply summing up the
present value of the single-period welfare measures by
the following equation:
whose continuous version is:
Where: is a subjective rate of time preference assumed
to be positive; TEV t is the estimate of the aggregated
TEV for the relevant affected population (N) by the
changes at the moment t and is obtained so that
mean (or
median) of individual’s WTP/WTA. Having thus defined
the money measure, one easily concludes that to estimate
the TEV of the requalification plan of S. Domingos
mining area after equations (3) or (4), one must: i)
ascertain the individual WTP/WTA for the S. Domingos
change; ii) to choose a subjective rate of time reference -
; and iii) to define a relevant period of time T during
is assumed
the change will
generate social
benefits to the population.
interested only in discussing how we can identify the
individual WTP/WTA.
4. The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM)
CVM is one of the most popular valuation techniques for
estimating the value of goods and services that do not
exist in markets 9 . It was first described by Bowen (1943)
and Ciriacy-Wantrup (1947)(1952).They propose the use
of specifically structured questionnaire surveys for
valuing social goods like beautification of landscape
(Bowen, 1943) or collective, extra-market goods from
soil conservation (Ciriacy-Wantrup, 1947, 1952).
However, the first empirical work was only done by
Davis (1963) one decade later. Bohm’s work (1972)
played a key role in demonstrating the reliability of
CVM money measures; he proved that the potential
strategic behavior problem arising from the aggregation
over individual’s benefits might not be as important as
Samuelson (1954) had earlier pointed out. Further
theoretical and empirical works like those of Randall
(1974) (among others) developed the field over the
1970s, strongly contributing towards the improvement
and acceptability of the method among academics and
politicians. In 1980, the method was unreservedly
recognized by the USA federal government as an
important tool for supporting judicial decisions, by
recognizing its use (among other valuation techniques
like the Travel Cost Method, for example) for valuing
the welfare changes arising from environmental disasters
in the text of the Clean Water Act (1972) and of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (1980). The
second half of 1980s was crucial in terms of proving the
credibility of CVM and its popularization in the USA
and European countries. Two important works are
especially credited for such popularity, Cummings et al.
(1986) and Mitchell and Carson (1989) with the latter
contributing towards the generalization of CVM beyond
environmental economics and welfare. During the 1990s,
a series of relevant environmental disasters renewed
discussion over the real reliability of the valuation
method. With the intention of once for all proving the
reliability of the method for monetizing environmental
impacts beyond any doubt, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) asked a
specifically formed committee of experts chaired by the
Nobel prizes Kenneth Arrow and Robert Solo to provide
their evaluation. One of the main outputs of the
committee was the well Known NOAA Report (Arrow et
al 1993) where CVM’s credibility, validity, and
reliability were clearly recognized, and a number of
guidelines proposed to improve the quality of subsequent
empirical applications. Currently, the method has vast
applications far beyond the scope of environmental
valuation impacts and is largely recognized as the only
means enabling the elicitation of values for fuzzy, not
well known and likely to vary across individuals
(stakeholders), and services (benefits) (Borghi, 2007).
Furthermore, CVM is the only existing valuation
technique that generates one money measure for non-use
values. Such distinctive characteristics ensure CVM is
the only existing valuation technique one can apply for
getting the S. Domingos rehabilitation plan’s non-market
monetary value. More specifically, CVM is the only
method that enables us to ascertain the individual
WTP/WTA non-market values embedded in equations
(3) and (4).
Studies concerning the welfare valuation of the
rehabilitation of degraded mining fields are few but all
of them applied CVM or refer to this technique as being
the more appropriate for eliciting the rehabilitation
benefits. Examples in the literature are Damigos et al.
(2003), Ahlheim et al. (2004), Damigos (2005),
Lienhoop et al. (2007), Simonset et al. (2008), Strong et
al. (2008), or Pemberton et al. (2010). Damigos et al.
(2003) make a fairly general analysis providing
information about the monetary benefits of mined land
reclamation and the valuation methods that can be used
for such purposes. Ahlheim et al (2004) carried out a
contingent valuation approach for appraising the social
benefits arising from a reclamation project of a vast
landscape area destroyed by mining pits to the north of
the city of Cottbus, in Brandeburg, Germany. Damigos
(2005), focuses on the application of environmental
valuation methods in mining. Lienhoop (2007) report a
contingent valuation study to value the economic
benefits of Lusatia Region, a post-mining lake-district in
East Germany. Simons, et al (2008), used a CVM’s
probit model based approach to determine the
perceptions of risk regarding airborne mine dust and
radon and the effect that these perceptions had on the
valuation of residential properties impacted by these
substances. Pemberton et al (2010) used a CVM not to
estimate the benefits triggered by some rehabilitation
plan, but to estimate instead the cultural bias through the
valuation of environmental resources threatened by
copper mining on the island of Dominica.
CVM approaches are based on stated preferences for
directly evaluating the individual‘s WTP/WTA for a
non-market change. The basic idea of the valuation
technique is to recreate a contingent, hypothetical market
for eliciting individual WTP/WTA for alterations in
welfare associated with any change in the quantity or
quality of the environment, by simply asking people by
means of questionnaires.
Therefore, CVM is basically an interview technique
where the questions in the questionnaire try to recreate a
hypothetical market. A classical CVM application is
applied in nine steps. Firstly, a clear characterization of
what we want to evaluate must be made and presented to
the interviewee supported by graphical means. Secondly,
the definition of the relevant population whose welfare is
going to potentially change must be made. The third step
deals with the simulation of the hypothetical market’s
basic features including: i) what quantity of the non-
market good is going to be evaluated and what is the
alternative to the proposed change; ii) when is the good
or service going to be provisioned; iii) and which of the
welfare monetary measures WTP or WTA is going to be
used. In the four steps, the type of interview must be
chosen: personal interview, telephone interview or mail
interview. The fifth step deals with the sample definition
and in the sixth, the questionnaire is set out. In the
seventh step, interviews are held before, in the eighth
step, individual answers are exploited in order to build
up a consistent database. Finally, as the last step, the
median or media WTA/WTP is estimated as their
sensitivity to the socio-economic and demographic
determinants analyzed.
The use of CVM to estimate the theoretical economic
measures to quantify the TEV of non-market services
has been one of the most fiercely debated issues within
environmental economic valuation literature over the last
twenty years. One of the most debated issues has been
the validity and reliability issues to CVM welfare
measure estimates, in terms of how closely they actually
represent an accurate measurement of the real value. The
closer the real values are to the estimated, the more
accurate the valuation method is. If WTP/WTA were
observable, there would be no problem. But given they
are not, it is then necessary to use other complex criteria
and “rules of evidence” to assess accuracy. In
measurement, accuracy means the reliability and validity
of data analysis used for the valuation framework (10) . A
number of guidelines have been developed to assume
CVM credibility, validity, and reliability (Portney 1994),
(Arrow et al.1993), The most important are related to the
presentation of adequate information over the object of
choice (i.e. the environmental change), the context of
choice, the choice of a credible (hypothetical) payment
mechanism and the use of a referendum format. In
presenting the object of choice to the interviewee, the
level and type of the expected provision of the
environmental attributes “with or without intervention”,
and if there are undamaged substitute commodities, must
be presented very clearly. The researcher must
previously determine which and how environmental
services affect the individual’s non-market value. This
can be done by using techniques such as focus groups or
by simply talking with the stakeholders. On defining the
context of choice, it is important to explain what is the
extent of the hypothetical market by informing
respondents of how and when the environmental change
will occur, and about the decision rules in the use for
such provision e.g. if by majority vote or by individual
payment.
The choice of a credible (hypothetical) payment
mechanism is very important. Taxes, property taxes,
sales taxes, entrance fees, changes in the market prices
of goods and services or donations to special funds are
the more commonly used. Finally, the referendum
format is the only elicitation format that is, under certain
circumstances, incentive compatible. Detractors argue
that respondents provide answers inconsistent with basic
assumptions of utilitarian rational choice and non-
corresponding to their real WTP. Defenders
acknowledge that early applications suffered from many
of the problems critics have noted (see Mitchell et al
1989), however, recognition is required of how more
recent and more comprehensive studies have dealt and
continue to deal with those objections (see Carson et al.
2005). As a matter of fact, the CVM’s welfare estimates
are particularly affected by several types of biases (see
for instance Mitchell et al. (1989), and Alberini et al.
(2006), for a comprehensive definition of the biases and
of the more current practices used in empirical research
to avoid them or subtract there effects). Such biases arise
from the way the CV application is applied. There are
several types of biases: the choice of the true value for
the environmental change; WTP or WTA?; biases
related with elicitation formats; information biases;
anchoring biases; vehicle bias; hypothetical biases.
Detractors argue that the existence of embedding effects
provide answers that are not theoretically consistent. The
embedding effect refers to several interrelated
regularities in contingent valuation surveys like
insensitivity to scale and scope, the sequential and sub-
additive effects. These types of effects happen, firstly
because welfare measures like WTP are sometimes
much less dependent on the quantity of the
environmental service provided than it theoretically
should be (insensitivity to scale and scope). And
secondly because, when more than one environmental
service is being evaluated by the same survey, the WTP
for a particular one often depends on its position in the
sequence of public goods (sequential effect). Finally, the
sum of WTP for individual changes often exceeds the
WTP for a composite change in a group of public goods
(sub-additive effect). Some CVM critics see the
embedding effect as evidence for non-existent individual
preferences for the public good but an individual warm
glow effect instead, created by the survey process itself.
In spite of all the difficulties arising from the
implementation of a valuation technique as complex as
CVM, the NOOA Panel recognized that the method is
grounded firmly in economic theory and that CVM’s
welfare estimates are valid and reliable. They
recommend CVM researchers to follow a set of guiding
principles, defined by the Panel (Arrow et al., 1993), to
guarantee the best valuation practices, theoretically
consistent and empirically reliable.
5. Results and Discussion
We aim to apply a CVM approach to pursue two main
objectives. Firstly, we wish to assess the induced social
welfare change associated with the rehabilitation of S.
Domingos’s abandoned mine field; i.e., we seek to
appraise whether society as a whole will be better off
after the project than it was before it. And, secondly, we
wish to assess the determinants of the individual’s stated
WTP/WTA for the rehabilitation program. We found the
CVM approach to be the most appropriate because of the
large project area and the sort of projected rehabilitation
actions that are expected to increase the flow of several
services arising from the improvement in the mining
environment and in the built mining capital. The major
part of the expected post-project services basically
consists of non-use services such as option-values to
secure the use of the mining field for development,
indirect values associated with the use of secondary
environment functions, values associated with direct
usage of the mining environment, or non-use values.
These varieties of benefits are expected to affect the
welfare of many different stakeholders.
CVM is the only existing valuation technique enabling
the estimation of market and non-market values affecting
many different individuals with different expectations and
perceptions regarding the rehabilitation mining field
scenario. Our main aim is to estimate the non-market
values of the rehabilitation project. To achieve the task,
NOOA’s guidelines are taken into consideration in order
to ensure estimated welfare measurements through the
CVM technique are valid and reliable by diminishing to
the greatest possible extent the effects of the several
sources of biases. In that CVM is mainly a questionnaire
based technique, its design, the description of the
contingent scenario to be valued, and the formulation of
the questions related to the hypothetical market are
crucial to obtaining reliable and robust results. In this
section, we enumerate the several key questions we shall
have to answer during the phase of questionnaire design
and application in order to ensure appropriate welfare
money measures for the rehabilitation of the S. Domingos
mine. Table 3 summarizes those main questions.
Currently, a qualitative approach is under development to
characterize the stakeholders and to elicit their attitudes
and opinions towards the project and further local
development. These practices will allow us to understand
the social and political attitudes of the populations
regarding the S. Domingos Mine, the rehabilitation
project itself, and the level of credibility it enjoys among
locals. These are important steps previous to the
questionnaire design. They provide information enabling
us to identify the relevant population and to design a
reliable sample; to describe the scenario that is going to
be valued; to formulate the hypothetical question; and to
choose a credible payment vehicle. Thus far, several
existing factors have already been identified that will
affect the choice of the relevant population, the sample,
and the questionnaire design. First, S. Domingos
inhabitants have a special and emotional attitude towards
the current state of the mine. They tend to be critical
about both the mine owner’s and central government’s
role in the mine closure process. The region has economic
and social issues and they look at the environmental
rehabilitation of S. Domingos as an opportunity for
improving the conditions and even creating a momentum
that eventually leads to sustainable local development
with tourism as the main activity. Most stakeholders
recognize a local potential in tourism based development.
Therefore, they are cautious regarding the environmental
rehabilitation actions, if such actions destroy the specific
and unique scenic characteristics of the S. Domingos
mining landscape. To more clearly identify the impacts
of the rehabilitation actions, a life-cycle assessment
(LCA) is being implemented to help us identify and
quantify (where possible) which are the main global
environmental effects of the rehabilitation serving to
define scenarios of development. There will be different
direct and indirect impacts and therefore some
comprehensive identification of them will be an important
tool to help us in defining the contingent scenario to be
valued. Several preliminary questions and conclusions
may be put forward after our initial, very preliminary
contacts. The first is that the relevant sample population
should include not only S. Domingos inhabitants but also
regional habitants from Beja District and Évora District;
ideally the relevant population should include the Spanish
district neighboring S. Domingos (because they are
directly affected by the water pollution, and because they
usually visit the region for tourism purposes), and the
Lisbon, Setúbal, and Faro Districts (potentially these are
the origin regions of the tourists expected to visit S.
Domingos). However, financial restrictions lead us to
adopt a more conservative relevant population. The
second conclusion is that the sample and the
questionnaire must be constructed in such a way as to
avoid a great number of protest responses. In fact, the
social-economic characteristics of the research area’s
inhabitants and the economic crisis that currently affects
the country lead us to conclude that the probability of
getting a high number of NO responses to our WTP
question during the phase of the questionnaire may be
high. One way to decrease such probability is to
previously probe the populations about: what they think
of the rehabilitation project; what are their expectations
towards the rehabilitation benefits; if they are willing to
pay some amount to secure those benefits, how much and
how long. The rehabilitation includes different actions,
which will generate many different direct and indirect
types of values triggered throughout different periods of
time. The existence of several levels of uncertainty
associated with the concretion and the dimension of those
values must also be taken in to account. Besides this, the
population’s perception of the rehabilitation benefits may
also be considered. Probably we will be forced to
conclude that the rehabilitation plan generates a fuzzy set
of values. Plus there is still some uncertainty amongst the
population about the property rights of different entities
in the Mine. If there is a fuzzy set of values, and problems
with the property rights of the plan, difficulties will
definitely arise with the project’s acceptance by the
populations, and with population’s recognition of its
viability and concretion.
One way to surmount such difficulties may be through
the design of a contingent scenario where some entity (to
whom the direct benefits of the project should be
affected) will implement overall project rehabilitation
(whose benefits would be generically defined in order to
highlight the positive expected change in local welfare),
instead of describing a complex rehabilitation scenario
that might seem confusing to respondents. S. Domingos
is an economically depressed region inserted in a current
national context of financial crisis. That poses a problem
to the definition of the vehicle of payment: taxes are
certainly a concept to be avoided. An alternative should
be to ask the populations whether they are willing to
contribute towards a financial fund to be run by the
entity that has the property rights of the project (under
strict supervision by credible external entities) and
exclusively attributed towards the rehabilitation of S.
Domingos.
The São Domingos mine is located in the Baixo Alentejo
region in southern Portugal occupying an area of 450 ha,
which is equivalent to approximately 450 football
pitches. The main activity was copper and the processing
of cupriferous pyrite as an elementary source of sulphur.
Historically, mineral extraction on this site is ancient
dating from the Chalcolithic Age (the Copper Age),
more than 4000 years ago, through to 1966 when it was
abandoned due to ore depletion. The mine’s closure
constituted a severe blow for the region. Currently, S.
Domingos has an incipient level of economic activity
and an aging resident community. Nevertheless, local
stakeholders demonstrated to be concern about
revitalizing S. Domingos. From the environmental point
of view, the current S. Domingos landscape is a unique
portrait of the consequences of the intensive extraction
and treatment of 25 million tons of ore for over a
century. The waste mining materials like slag, heap
dumps and tailings are spread across the area.
The waste mining materials assume great importance in
the IPB because of the particular chemical
characteristics. They are very unstable, giving rise to
highly concentrated acid fluids dispersed in water, soils
and sediments, with high levels of ecosystem
contamination. In spite of the dangerous environmental
impact that the extinct mine has over the environment,
the fact is that the type of mining exploitation used in S.
Domingos, combined with the waste mining materials
deposited and associated contamination, create a very
particular industrial landscape of unique characteristics
and potential.
EDM is a state own enterprise held accountable by the
rehabilitation of abandoned mine-fields including S.
Domingos. The environmental rehabilitation that EDM
wants to carry on in S. Domingos is based on one main
aim: the environmental rehabilitation of the earlier
extraction and industrial zone; which EDM expects will
also contribute indirectly to the social-cultural
requalification of the entire S. Domingos area, including
the existing urban zone. Considering the extension of the
intervention area and the characteristics of the
rehabilitation plan, one can count with benefits of
different sort, marketed and non-marketed, affecting
different stakeholders located at different geographical
locations. Welfare money measures are a way to value
wide range of individual impacts and to assess well-
being from S. Domingos’s requalification. Particularly,
they enable us to assess how much non-market benefits
are to be generated by the rehabilitation plan (or the non-
market TEV), being this our main goal. In order to assess
the desired value estimate, a CVM must be applied and a
number of guidelines developed to ensure as far as it will
be possible the reliability and validity of the estimated
money measure. For the case of S. Domingos, some
particular economic, social, political, and demographic
aspects are important for the design and implementation
of the CV questionnaire and to guarantee data reliability.
Table 3. Questionnaire design and Implementation
Aspects to be considered
CVM Related Biases
to be Avoided
and design
To define the relevant population and choose the sample
Define the population that is going to be affected by the rehabilitation plan.
The reliability of the elicited values depends on the survey design elements, such as sample size and interview format
Sample Bias
The greater the level of respondent familiarity
with the object of valuation, the greater the
- Description
success of the CV study: more familiarity and
anonymity; research purposes only;
involvement more reliable WTP answers (Munro and Hanley, 2001);
- Questions regarding the local population degree
Before undertaking the CVM study, it is
of familiarity with the problems arising from the
important to engage in some media sessions to
abandoned S. Domingos mining fields (both environmental and social-economic);
inform the population about the rehabilitation project;
- Questions for appraising how informed and
involved the respondents are with respect to the S.
techniques and pre-testing of preliminary questionnaires is highly recommended.
Domingos rehabilitation plan.
- Clear, comprehensive, and short description of the
the contingent-
object of valuation: what is to be valued (the area)
scenario,
and how much is it going to be enhanced (the
enumerated
multiple plan values: historical, scenic, ecosystem,
measured
social, development;
assessment? (2)
- What is the alternative to the rehabilitation project
The same prescription for the Socio-Economic
The Contingent
to be valued: other rehabilitation projects with
impacts.
Market Scenario
different scenarios?; the status quo? Separate rehabilitation actions that may fall under the responsibility of the mining company (1) if any,
The scenario must be read by the interviewer and illustrated with some displays containing maps, or other visual materials.
from others paid for by state funding;
It is very important to inform respondents
When will the project be finished?
about the project finish date and which entities
The project is entitled to whom?
are entitled.
Pre-testing of preliminary questionnaires is highly recommended.
The hypothetical
market mechanism
Payment vehicle;
Pre-testing of preliminary questionnaires is
The choice of the elicitation question format
incentive compatibility question and the
- Hypothetical biases:
- What welfare measure? WTP/WTA (3)
depends on the financial restrictions on CV survey implementation, and between the
this problem arises when respondents lack the incentives to
pledging to use
question ordering and
- Open question or referendum format (3) with or
efficiency level (Haab and McConnell, 2002;
reveal their true WTP
The Elicitation
without boundaries, with or without follow up question?
Freeman III, 2003).
respondents should believe their opinions
- A “do not know” answer should be considered.
will be considered.
- Strategic Bias: free- riding and over-
incentive compatible question formats, like
dichotomous choice or iterative bidding. - Instrumental bias:
wording; the interviewer should be neutral;
Anchorin
g bias;
- To be theoretically valid, elicited individual WTP should display:
conclusions about result
positive income elasticity; be
reliability: what are the determinants of elicited
positively correlated with the level of
individual WTP?
education and negatively correlated
with age.
- WTP is also correlated with individual attitudes: where individual consider S. Domingos rehabilitation is an exclusive task for the government or the mine company, WTP will be lowered.
Most probably, populations will not be willing to pay for actions that fall under the responsibility of the mining company.(2)
evaluated may be a foundation. (3) NOOA Panel Recommendation.
If the project is going to generate a fuzzy set of different benefits, the contingent scenario to be
(1) In accordance with the Encyclopaedia Britannica, a
Mettalogenetic province is a geographic area
characterized by a particular assemblage of mineral
deposits or by a distinctive style of mineralization. The
great belt of porphyry copper deposits that extends north
from central Chile into Peru is another example of a
metallogenic province.
(2) The European Network of Mining regions aims to
develop a European Partnership out of regional mining
region partnerships and to improve regional sustainable
development strategies in mining regions
http://www.enmr.org/.
(3) In biology, an ecosystem is a system that includes all
living organisms (several populations of animals and
plants also call biotic factors) in a specific area as well as
its physical environment (the abiotic factor) on which it
depends. The biotic and abiotic factors function together
as a unit. Ecosystems also include humans and their
interactions with the physical environment (adapted from
[19]. In ecological economics, ecosystems are natural
production systems, producing natural services and goods
that are used by society (stakeholders) directly and
indirectly, generating benefits and therefore improving
social welfare.
(4) There are several typologies to classify the set of
ecosystem services. See [21].
This paper is part of the research project Contribuição da
Responsabilidade Social das Empresas para o
DesenvolvimentoSustentável (Contributions of Corporate
Social Responsability to Sustainable Development)
supported by the Fundaçãopara a Ciência e Tecnologia –
FCT, Ref nº PTDC/AAC‐AMB/103907/2008. The project
is coordinated by Idalina Dias Sardinha, SOCIUS, with
the participation of Isabel Mendes (SOCIUS, CIRIUS,
and ISEG), Júlia Carolino and Pedro Verga Matos
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Vol‐3 No.4 December, 2013
Cointegration and Structural Breaks in the PIIGS Economies
Nuno Ferreira #1 , Rui Menezes #2 , Sónia Bentes *3
# Department of Quantitative Methods, IBS-ISCTE Business School, ISCTE
Avenida das Forças Armadas, Lisboa, Portugal
1 nuno.ferreira@iscte.pt
2 rui.menezes@iscte.pt
* ISCAL
Avenida Miguel Bombarda, 20, Lisboa, Portugal
3 smbentes@iscal.ipl.pt
Abstract - Due to the economic recession which started in 2008, several members of the European Union became historically known as PIIGS. These states include Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain and if ombined together, they form the acronym PIIGS. The reason why these countries were grouped together is the substantial instability of their economies, which was an evident problem in 2009. The reason why the five countries gained popularity is a serious concern within the EU, with regard to their national debts, especially for Greece. The latter country was involved in a controversial affair after allegedly falsifying its public financial data. In the year 2010, it was evident that the five states were in need of corrective action in order to regain their former financial stability. Because of the dirty farm animal associated with the acronym, several country leaders from the financially troubled countries have voiced out disagreement with the use of the term. However, there are quite a number of reporters and columnists who still refer to it when talking about the widespread economic crisis within the European Union. Although some prominent politicians have criticized the practice, the use of the word is very hard to shake off.
Stock Markets Indices; Interest Rates;
Breaks;
Crisis; PIIGS
Cointegration; EU Sovereign Debt
As a result of the financial crisis, modeling the
dynamics of financial markets is gaining more
popularity than ever among researchers for both
academic and technical reasons. Private and public
economic agents take a close interest in the
movements of stock market indexes, interest rates,
and exchange rates in order to make investment
and economic policy decisions. The most broadly
used unit root test used to identify stationarity of the
time series studied in the applied econometric
literature is the Augmented Dickey
(henceforth ADF).
Fuller test
However, several authors have stated that
numerous price time series exhibit a structural change
from their usual trend mostly due to significant policy
changes. These economic events are caused by
economic crises (e.g. changes in institutional
arrangements, wars, financial crises, etc.) and have a
marked impact on forecasting or analyzing the effect
of policy changes in models with constant
coefficients. As a result, there was strong evidence
that the ADF test is biased towards null of random
walk where there is a structural break in a time series.
Such finding triggered the publication of numerous
papers attempting to estimate structural breaks
motivated by the fact that any random shock has a
permanent effect on the system.
In the current context of crisis, this study
analyzes structural break unit root tests in a 13 year
time-window (1999-2012) for the five European
markets under stress also known as PIIGS (Portugal
(PT), Italy (IT), Ireland (IR), Greece (GR) and
Spain(SP)), using the United States of America (US)
as benchmark. The PIIGS countries gained popularity
due to their national debts, especially for Greece.
Despite several country leaders have voiced out
disagreement with the use of the acronym associated
with the dirty farm animal, the use of the word is very
hard to shake off by a quite number of reporters and
columnists.
generated by
breaks,
Andrews, 1992 (henceforth ZA) was employed to
allow for
shifts in the relationship between
unconditional mean of the stock markets and interest
rate. The ZA unit root test captures only the most
significant structural break in each variable. To
confirm the presence of structural breaks detected by
ZA test, this paper also employs the method
developed by Bai and Perron (1998, 2001, 2003a and
2003b) (henceforth BP). This third test consistently
estimates multiple structural changes in time series,
their magnitude and the time of the breaks. However,
it must be stressed that the consistency of the test
depends on the assumption that time series are
regime-wise stationary. This implies that breaks and
break dates accurate with BP are only statistically
reliable when the time series is stationary around a
constant or a shifting level. If the time series is
nonstationary, BP tests may detect that the time series
has structural breaks.
A limitation of the ADF-type endogenous break
unit root tests, e.g. ZA test, is that critical values are
derived while assuming no break(s) under the null.
Nunes et al. (1997) and Lee and Strazicich (2003)
showed that this assumption leads to size distortions
in the presence of a unit root with one or two breaks.
As a result, one might conclude when using the ZA
test that a time series is trend stationary, when, in
fact, it is nonstationary with break(s), i.e. spurious
rejections might occur.
To address this issue, Lee and Strazicich (2004)
proposed a one-break Lagrange Multiplier
(henceforth LM) unit root test as an alternative to the
ZA test. In contrast to the ADF test, the LM unit root
test has the advantage that it is unaffected by breaks
under the null. These authors proposed an
endogenous LM type unit root test which accounts
for a change in both the intercept and also in the
intercept and slope. The break date is determined by
obtaining the minimum LM t-statistic across all
possible regressions. More recently, several studies
started to apply the LM unit root test with one and
two structural breaks to analyze the time series
properties of macroeconomic variables (e.g. Narayan,
2006; Chou, 2007; Lean and Smyth, 2007a, 2007b).
Based on the studies cited above, we concluded
the first part of the analysis assuming that the break
date is unknown and data-dependent. The distinct
tests applied aimed to detect the most important
structural breaks in the stock market and the interest
rate relationship of all markets under analysis.
Having linked the source of the breaks found
with some economic events during the time window
under study, it was possible to advance with the
second part of the analysis in which the main goal
was to explore a possible cointegration relationship
between interest rates and stock market prices.
Therefore, the Gregory and Hansen (1996) regime
shift model (henceforth G-H) was used to find
evidence of structural regime shifts that could explain
the contamination of the severe EU debt crisis. The
results identified the most significant structural
breaks at the end of 2010 and consistently rejected
the null hypothesis of no cointegration. Moreover,
they showed that both the regional credit market and
stock market have reached a nearly full integration in
both pre and post crisis periods.
2.1 Zivot and Andrews test
The ZA is the most widely adopted endogenous
one-break test. Building on Perron's (1989)
exogenous break test, it only considers a break under
the alternative but not under the null when carrying
out unit root testing. Of the three types of ADF test
proposed by Perron, the authors applied the one in
which the Ha is a break in the intercept and in the
slope coefficient on the trend at an unknown
breakpoint. Estimating by OLS:
Thus many sequential regressions are computed
where D 1t (λ) and D 2t (λ) change each time. The t-test
statistic (concerning γ=0) is also computed in each
regression. Zivot and Andrews (1992) re-examined
the Nelson-Plosser dataset and found a number of
problems with the unit-root tests employed;
thereafter, the literature documented an exhaustive
list of empirical studies which employed this test (e.g.
Ibrahim, 2009; Karunaratne, 2010; Ranganathan and
Ananthakumar. 2010; Ramirez, 2013).
2.2 Bai and Perron test
In The Bai and Perron (1998, 2001, 2003a,
2003b) methodology to estimate and infer multiple
mean breaks models was based on dynamic linear
regression models. They estimate the unknown break
points given T observations by the least squares
principle, and provide general consistency and
asymptotic distribution results under fairly weak
conditions, allowing for serial correlation and
heteroskedasticity. In Bai and Perron (1998) the
authors developed a sequential procedure to test the
null hypothesis of one structural change versus the
alternative of one plus one break in a single
regression model. Thus, the pure structural change
model is considered in several studies and is defined
as j = 1,…, m + 1, t 0 =0 and t m+1 = T. The dependent
variable is subject to m breaks and c j is the mean of
the series, r t for each regime j. The model allows for
general serial correlation and heterogeneity of the
residuals across segments. The pure structural change
model can be estimated as follows. For each m-
partition, the least squares estimate of c j is obtained
by minimizing the sum of squared residuals, where
minimization occurs over all possible m-partitions.
Several authors have recently implemented the
BP test for multiple break dates (e.g. McMillan and
Ruiz, 2009; Yu and Zivot, 2011; Loscos et al., 2011;
Zhou and Cao, 2011; Dey and Wang, 2012).
2.3 Lee and Strazicich test
The first part of this empirical analysis ends with
the LS test also known as LM test due to Langrage
multipliers. The main advantage over previous tests is
that they are not affected by structural breaks under
the null hypothesis because the critical values of the
ADF-type endogenous break unit root tests (such as
ZA and LP) were derived while assuming no break(s)
under the null. The test employed in this paper
(model A, known as the “crash model”) could be
briefly described considering: 1, , ,
where for
1, 1,2 and 0
otherwise. Consequently, it could be evidenced that
DGP incorporated breaks under the null (β=1) and
alternative hypothesis (β>1) as already noted. Making
the value of β uncertain, we could rewrite the both
hypotheses as
Where and are stationary error terms with for
and 0 otherwise. The LM unit root test statistic is
obtained from the following regression Arghyrou
(2007) designed this component as the LM score
in the alternative hypothesis is adopted in several
studies following the Lee and Strazicich (2003, 2004)
procedure testing.
2.4 Gregory and Hansen test
Gregory and Hansen (1996) used a residual-
based test for cointegration in a multivariate time
series with regime shifts; they proposed the ADF
tests, which are intended to test the null hypothesis of
no cointegration against the alternative of
cointegration in the presence of a possible regime
shift. This test examines whether there has been a
one-time shift in the cointegration relationship by
detecting any cointegration in the possible presence
of such breaks and presents four different approaches.
A single-equation regression with structural change
starting with the standard model of cointegration
(model 1):
, 1, … , (3)
In this case, if there is stated a long-run
relationship, µ and α are necessarily defined as time-
invariant. The G-H approach consider that this long-
run relationship could shift to a new long run
relationship by introducing an unknown shifting point
that is reflected in changes in the intercept µ and/or
changes to the slope α defining Model 2 and 3 in the
following form (model 2 - level shift (C)):
cointegration
change in the intercept µ variable. µ 1 .and µ 2 represent
the intercept before and at the time of the shift. In
order to account for the structural change, the authors
introduced the dummy variable definition:
principle. The LM test statistic is determined by
testing the unit root null hypothesis that The LM unit
root test determines the time location of the two
endogenous breaks, whereas represent each
∈ 0,1
combination of break points] using a grid search as
represents the relative timing of the change point and
follows: The break time should minimize this
[.] denotes integer part. Model 3: Level Shift with
statistic.
Trend (C/T):
Critical values for a single break and two-break
, 1, … ,
cases are tabulated from Lee and Strazicich (2003,
2004) respectively. Another approach to searching
for unit roots with breaks by allowing nonstationarity
possibilities by introducing a time trend β t into the
level shift model. And finally, the model 4 - Regime
Shift (C/S):
1, … , (7)
The last model
integrates a shift
vector, which permits the equilibrium relation to
rotate and a parallel shift. For this case, α 1 is the
cointegrating slope coefficient before the regime
shift, and α 2 is the change in the slope coefficients,
whereas is the cointegrating slope
coefficient after the regime shift.
Concerning the software, all routines applied
were run with WinRATS Pro 8.0 and are available in
Estima website.
The variables under study cover daily data from
April 1999 to December 2012 and are expressed in
levels after a logarithmization procedure. For
instance, the stock market price (Pi), the (Y1) and
(Y10) are the government bond yield and the interest
rates at 1 year and 10 years, respectively. All the
three variables have been collected for each selected
market (Portugal (PT), Spain (SP), France (FR),
Ireland (IR), Italy (IT) and Greece (GR)) from the
European countries under most stress in the recent
years. We also included the US market as a
benchmark. All data have been collected and are
available online from Datastream database.
The results of the unit root testing procedures
are presented in the tables below, starting with the
price index (Pi variable) (Table 1) which was
implemented using both the intercept and trend
options (ZA test).
1. Unit-root tests (variable Pi).
(**)
indicates critical values at 1%. The optimal lag length
LS (2 breaks)
Pi_Pt
Aug‐ 03 ‐ 2.631
May ‐ 01 Aug‐ 11
Feb‐ 06 Jul ‐ 11
Pi_Ir
Jul ‐ 05 Sep‐ 08
Oct‐ 08 May ‐ 10 ‐ 1.664
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Don't the cities ever employ mass transit on 1st World planets in the Star Wars Universe?
Some of the eye catching special effects visuals in the Star Wars franchise include an incredible number of small flying personal vehicles traveling through cities bumper to bumper to who knows where at high rates of speed. Do any of the city scenes ever depict inner city mass transit, or are all the vehicles either personal or freight carriers?
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It seems extremely likely that Coruscant has a huge mass transit system to support its population of ~1 trillion. The camera is simply focused on the important people that need or can afford the personal transportation that is probably very expensive. – Zoredache Apr 11 '13 at 7:02
1. George Lucas, Car Aficionado
This paragraph from Lucas' wikipedia biography seems interesting, outlining the central role cars have had in George Lucas's life:
[H]is early passion for cars and motor racing would eventually serve as inspiration for his USC student film 1:42.08, as well as his Oscar-nominated low-budget phenomenon, American Graffiti. Long before Lucas became obsessed with film making, he wanted to be a race-car driver, and he spent most of his high school years racing on the underground circuit at fairgrounds and hanging out at garages. [...] He also began filming with an 8 mm camera, including filming car races.
I have a feeling the Pod Race from Episode 1 was a scene he had wanted to film for most of his life - just like seeing the city sky filled with cars of all shapes, sizes and vectors.
2. George Lucas, product of the American Commuter Culture
However, I would like to add another, more speculative reason:
Sometimes science fiction is used as a thought experiment, a social laboratory to view the effects of science or technology on society. The effects of planetary-scale urbanization is a fascinating topic of discussion, and its effects on transportation only one facet.
Star Wars is, on the whole, not that kind of science fiction.
Star Wars uses these futuristic cities more as scenery than as the focus of discussion. It adds to the alienness, but is not what the story is about. And that's perfectly fine, yes? Not everything has to be about the effects of urbanization, even if it is one of my favorite topics. Star Wars is not about that.
So, seeing that George Lucas' didn't go about creating a coherent future-city, it seems to me to make sense that he simply took the world around him, the California car and commute culture, and transplanted it into his future alien worlds.
Had George Lucas been born in a bigger city where mass transit was a bigger part of life, this might have been different.
3. Only The Rich Reach For The Sky
Donald McLean brings up another excellent point: Coruscant is a completely urbanized, built-up world. A huge complex of buildings spanning the entire planet. In this case, why would we need flying buses or space-trains, when an internal transportation system like a branching network of elevators - can do the trick?
Coruscant is known as an homage to Isaac Asimov's Trantor, another capital of a galactic empire that's entirely covered by a huge city. In his Foundation, from 1951, Asimov notes that the inhabitants of Trantor, so used to living indoors, never go outside even if they can, shunning even the observatories and lookout spots. Drawing from that, we can speculate that on Coruscant, most people don't travel by sky-bus, or even on a personal jet, because most people never see the outside world. Anakin, as a respected Jedi, has an extremely fancy apartment with not only an outside view, but an actual open balcony (with absolutely no handrails, of course). I think the personal transports we see in the sky are pleasure craft, luxury items for those rich enough to see the sky.
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I really like this answer, but I feel compelled to point out one additional thing. Mass transit is a solution to problems that super-advanced civilizations just don't have. If you have both cheap energy and anti-gravity then you don't have the same need for mass transit that a lesser civilization would. Also, if you have massive buildings that contain residential, office, and shopping areas, then elevators become "mass transit" for many of the trips that we here on Earth are forced to use cars for. – Donald.McLean Apr 11 '13 at 19:08
@Donald.McLean I've updated the answer with your comment and my thoughts. – Avner Shahar-Kashtan Apr 11 '13 at 20:12
I know that mass transit is seen in Episode II. But it isn't on Coruscant that this scene is filmed. However, given the fact that it is seen in one episode lends credence to the fact that we should expect it to be on a Core World.
And I am fairly sure I have read about the use of mass transit in one or two passages in a novel. I couldn't begin to guess at the title though.
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I suspect it was “Come Ride the Bus With Luke and Leia”. I spent many a happy hour in my childhood enjoying that book. – Paul D. Waite Apr 11 '13 at 8:45
One of the planets in the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Rebublic has a monorail system for players use. Up to you whether you class it as cannon.
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Rajasthan: In shocking hit-and-run case, truck drags car stuck on its front for three kilometers – WATCH
Eric February 15, 2019
Rajasthan news: The startling incident was caught on camera in which the truck can be seen dragging a car stuck in its front after it hit the vehicle.
Rajasthan: Video of the accident showed the trauck dragging the car for 3 kms after hitting it | Photo Credit: Times Now
Jaipur: In a dramatic incident, a truck struck a car from behind and then dragged it for around three kilometers in Maulasar in Nagaur district of Rajasthan. The startling incident was caught on camera in which the truck can be seen dragging a car stuck in its front after it hit the vehicle.
The incident took place near Didwana’s Rashidpura village in the state. As per local reports, after the car was dragged by the truck for a couple of kilometers, it finally came to a rest at the side of a road. However, even though the truck had reached a crowded place such as Maulasar, the driver continued to drive the vehicle at a high speed.
Realising that it was a case of hit-and-run, a few of the locals chased down the truck on their cars and bike and managed to stop it at Keechak village, reports said. The truck driver and the helper attempted to run from the scene but the angry locals started pelting stones at the truck and later caught the driver and thrashed him, as per local reports.
A few of the locals finally freed the driver and his helper from the mob and took him to the police station.
Meanwhile, the owner of the car was not injured in the incident; however, the car was completely destroyed after the accident. Last month, a truck driver and his accomplice allegedly thrashed three policemen as revenge after they imposed a fine for rash driving. The two men allegedly assaulted the policemen near Rajdhani College, reports said.
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Majority of Californians Still Support HSR
Despite overruns and non-stop pillorying in the press, new poll shows most still want the train built
By Roger Rudick
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The majority of Californians still support the state’s high-speed rail project, with 53 percent in favor, and 43 percent opposed, according to a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). That’s up from 48 percent in favor when the survey was conducted last year, despite revelations that costs have risen substantially.
Support remains especially strong in the Bay Area, with 61 percent in favor.
It’s amazing that support for the project remains strong, considering the beating it continues to take in the press.
CALmatters columnist Dan Walters, in “Bullet train is a solution in search of a problem,” and the Bay Area News Group’s Daniel Borenstein, with “Jerry Brown’s embarrassing bullet-train bragging to Trump,” were just two of many writers who once again pilloried the project. “The bullet train, however enticing, is not a wise use of tens of billions of transportation dollars. It wasn’t when voters passed Proposition 1A in 2008, and the situation is worse today,” wrote Borenstein in his piece.
The Garces Viaduct in Kern County started construction this month–just the latest piece of HSR to start construction. Photo: CaHSRA
Long-time opponents, such as Borenstein and Walters, started their recent editorials against the program ostensibly because costs have risen, but then lapse into making the same points they did before the voters approved HSR in 2008. “California has no shortage of transportation problems, but traveling between San Francisco and Los Angeles isn’t one of them,” writes Walters in his recent piece (has he ever traveled between S.F. and L.A.?).
It’s also worth noting that the Los Angeles Times wrote about the PPIC poll as it applies to political candidates, but once again conspicuously failed to mention the results of the HSR question. As Streetsblog has pointed out before, the Times deliberately omits positive news and information about HSR.
“Nothing much has changed when it comes to attacking rail in America,” wrote Andy Kunz, President and CEO of the US High Speed Rail Association. “If you dig behind the surface of this, it is always the same–the ongoing influence of the auto/highway/oil lobby in America. They’ve been saying the same things, doing the same things, etc. for decades.”
As Kunz sees it, the continued popularity of the project, despite the media bias and the incessant and often false attacks against it, are an indication that Californians are probably traveling to Europe and Asia and experiencing high-speed rail first hand. They take bullet trains between Paris and London, Tokyo and Osaka, Beijing and Shanghai, and ride top-notch connecting services, and then wonder why traveling around California has to be so slow, frustrating, and unreliable. You can’t keep telling people that HSR will never work to make their lives better and their travels easier when they’ve experienced it first hand overseas.
“The evidence is all around the world, EVERY country that has invested in HSR has benefited enormously, and continues to benefit, while America continues to get worse (in terms of oil dependency, congestion, highway deaths, sluggish economy from sluggish transportation),” added Kunz. “It’s quite amazing how they have kept America stuck in a sort of time-warp of the 1950s, while the rest of the world has bolted into the 21st century.”
Chart from the PPIC survey
Of course, many, including the mostly Republican opposition to HSR and writers such as Borenstein, are crying for a redo of the only high-speed rail poll that really matters: the November 2008 vote to approve the project. The argument goes that voters deserve another chance because they were “lied to” about construction costs.
They might have a point–if the PPIC poll had shown public support cratering. But it’s now widely known that costs are higher than original assumptions (in fact, that information was included in the PPIC polling question) and yet there’s been little change in support. That said, Dan Richard, Chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board, reportedly said that he would not oppose a re-vote on the project in 2020. That may simply be because a second voter affirmation would be a powerful tool to hush opponents (plus the 2020 presidential election is expected to bring out oodles of progressive voters). It would be a risky proposition for HSR, since the PPIC poll also shows that a majority of “likely voters” oppose the project, so everything would hinge on voter turnout.
The PPIC survey conducted interviews with 1,706 adults, including 1,193 on cell phones and 513 on landline telephones. Phone numbers were picked using computer-generated random samplings.
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If you’re going to say California HSR isn’t HSR even though it meets the Federal definition of HSR, that’s called a lie.
Roger R.
Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliners run seven days a week between LA and SD, from early morning to late evening. There are also Metrolink and Coasters on that line too. Not even counting Metrolink and the Coaster, there are 14 Amtrak trains per day in each direction. They’re not lightly used by any definition of the word “lightly.” Here’s the timetable: https://www.octa.net/pdf/2018_4_PacificSurfliner_Timetables_April1_WEB.pdf?pdf=Pacific-Surfliner-Timetable
A few years ago I went over the reports in the LA Times. It’s hardly printing news and raising hell: https://la.streetsblog.org/2014/06/18/the-los-angeles-times-and-its-disgraceful-reporting-on-high-speed-rail/
p_chazz
Opponents don’t want to see transit projects done at all.
You’ve never heard of the shoe bomber or the underwear bomber? Both successfully smuggled explosives onto airplanes, post 9/11. It was shear luck–nothing more–that prevented them from bringing down the planes. Here’s a list of all the bombs successfully brought onto airplanes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_airliner_bombing_attacks
As to the track vulnerability scenario, please list the HSR trains that have been derailed by terrorists. Again, this is hardly theoretical. These trains have been running in Europe and Asia for decades.
Richard Garcia
If California were to pay all of the costs in construction, wouldn’t that give California the advantage and choice in deciding the percentage of the benefits would go to each state? And would Nevada’s only advantage be to dismiss the project? If Nevada would want half, wouldn’t they have to pay half of the construction costs? Wouldn’t there be a guarantee that California receive the same percent of the benefits as the percentage of the construction costs they cover?
Wouldn’t California get the same percent of the benefts as the percent of the costs in construction they pay? For all of the benefts to go to Nevada, wouldn’t Nevada have to pay all of the costs in construction?
Kenny Easwaran
Wait, so you’re saying that HSR will have *lower* ridership than has ever been predicted, and yet *more* people would be killed in a train explosion than a detonation of the Bay Bridge? Which is it?
Do you also support a ban on shopping malls and stadiums, and anything else where a comparable number of people would be gathered in one place as a target?
Uh, the article your comment is on specifically says that proponents *do* want it to go back to the 2020 ballot.
Richard Rider
Uhhhh, nice try. Here’s the quote: “Dan Richard, Chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board, reportedly said that he would not oppose a re-vote on the project in 2020.”
1. He is not “proponents.” He’s the guy who has been lying to us for years about the project. ONE GUY.
2. He did NOT say he “wanted it back on the ballot.” He said he won’t OPPOSE a re-vote.
3. By waiting until November, 2020 to hold that election, his goal is to have the project so far along that proponents can claim “We can’t stop now — all we have spent would be wasted.” It’s the “hole in the ground” strategy described so eloquently by Willie Brown.
But thanks for playing.
“The global economy pretty much collapsed.”
SEROUSLY? Do you have any idea what a global “collapse” would entail?
In 2009 the advanced economies of the world had a 3.5% GDP drop. Indeed, the WORLD GDP want down 0.1%. The NEXT year both GDP averages roared back. That was it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_world_product
California suffered worse and longer because of our progressive, anti-business policies. It’s funny how you toss around “facts” with such confidence, when you don’t know what you are talking about.
Sorry I don’t have more time to school you.
QuestionQue
The benefits are Californians traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada to spend money that goes into the Nevada economy. There is negligible benefit from travel in the other direction. Profits from actually use of the rail line are very small and are not the reason Nevada or California will build High-Speed Rail.
Bobloblaw67
it isnt investing, it is wasting money. HSR is now basically political for the left. It is simply too big to fail
incorrect. Trains per mile are much less safe than flying per mile.
If a high speed train derails it falls on its side and slides to a stop with minimal casualties. The casualties don’t come from the derailment, but from collisions with fixed obstructions such as bridges and retaining walls, in which case the casualty rates can rise to 25% up to 50%, with over 10% fatalities.
Airplanes, on the other hand, when taken down at speed normally have a survival rate of around 0%.
If I know the terrorists are targeting transportation I’ll take my chances with the train, where I have a better than even chance of being completely unharmed.
Same obstructionist slowing down the project to drive up costs, then complaining that it’s late and over budget…
We had a vote in 2014 when the Republican candidate made his election a referendum on the HSR project.
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A silhouette of Mary Lady Smith
August 9, 2011 at 2:44 pm (entertainment, jasna, portraits and paintings, research) (jasna, lady smith, mary gosling, philadelphia, sense and sensibility, silhouettes, willoughby)
I hesitate to bring attention to this image, for it is my own “cutting” – and gosh I had such problems! But a quick look around two crafts stores and I’m convinced I have to either spend a good $20 on a small set of sheers, or half that on an Exacto-knife — but I’m on the fence about needing to cut on some surface…
Anyway: the drawing in Scenes from Life at Suttons, presummed to have been done by Augusta Smith (Augusta Wilder to give her married name), was of a type so convenient to be adapted as a silhouette that it is that image rather than Augusta’s sketch of her (very light, and oh-so-barely colored) that you will see presented here on this blog:
It really brings to home how much I loved the computer programs I had at my last place of employment — I could have Photoshopped this image to perfection. You’ll have to have patience (what an expensive program!) until I can get to a handy computer lab (the one I used to use has removed the scanner – which means a removal of Photoshop from the computer! a true loss: the lab was so quiet to use on a late Sunday morning…).
So Mary now joins Emma in being depicted on “their own blog”:
When I was researching at the Hampshire Record Office, there was one sketchbook of extremely FAINT outlines of people. They must have been outlines made in preparation of silhouttes. Alas! no identifyers were ever attached to these…, and how would they photograph? Nil, I would think.
Two years ago, at the JASNA AGM held in Philadelphia, my roommate had her silhouette cut by an artist who just observed and cut, but I know there were “machines” in use way back when; and Willoughby is depicted as getting his “shade taken” in Emma Thompson’s Sense and Sensibility — so this is a subject I will return to! But later…
It’s Arrived!
September 3, 2010 at 4:15 pm (books) (a lady of fashion, barbara johnson, david selwyn, hazel jones, jane austen and children, jane austen and marriage, lady middleton, marianne dashwood, mrs john dashwood, natalie rothstein, sense & sensibility, style album, willoughby)
Today’s mail brought my long-awaited copy of David Selwyn‘s new book: Jane Austen and Children. Many thanks to JASNA News book review editor Sue Parrill for getting me this review copy.
Blog readers know that I thought Hazel Jones‘ Jane Austen and Marriage simply smashing. This combined information culled from Austen’s novels, her letters, letters & diaries & autobiographies from the period — including from the diaries and letters of my dear Eliza Chute of The Vyne. So I’m hoping for equally-stimulating reading from the well-known Selwyn.
The publisher is the same: Continuum. The layout of the books are similar: a timeline-chronology. In this instance Selwyn takes readers from the confinement of the mother, through infancy, childhood and into maturity. I’m hoping for a great ride!
Since the review is destined for JASNA News, I’ll only give some rough ideas on this blog about my thoughts (non-JASNA members will have to wait for the review to appear online: see www.jasna.org) — but reading the first pages and having Sense and Sensibility in mind, let me make a few comments that certainly will never find their way into a book review.
Blog readers will know my passion for anything “first-hand”, be it published letters, biography, autobiography — especially by women, British women, 18th and 19th century British women. One book I came across (which, being old and long out of print and very expensive now) was the oh-so-wonderful A Lady of Fashion: Barbara Johnson’s Style Album. This album, which resides at the V&A, was published in full color back in 1987, edited by Natalie Rothstein. My original post on that book may be found here.
So how have I gotten from “children” to “fashion”??? Rothstein’s introduction to the life of Barbara Johnson introduced me to another book of interest: Opening the Nursery Door: Reading, Writing and Childhood, 1600-1900 (1997), by Morag Styles and Mary Hilton. That book discusses the mother of Barbara Johnson — and her thoughts on childhood education. These authors even comment on how education for the Johnson children could be considered in the light of a reading of Austen’s Emma. David Selwyn opens his book’s introduction with comments on books, toys and education for children. My mind immediately flew to Jane Johnson.
When Selwyn writes of children being viewed as “natural innocents,” how hard — having just finished Sense & Sensibility — not to wonder: Is that a good description of Marianne? at her young age, was she still a “natural innocent” until her rude awakening via Willoughby?
Certainly Eliza and Willoughby’s child — which Austen never reveals the sex of: boy or girl? — must be one that Selwyn would classify among those thought of as (according to the dust jacket) “children in the way”.
And, after S&S with its pointed play (and display!) between Proud Mothers Mrs John Dashwood and Lady Middleton, who could ever accuse Selwyn of wrong-mindedness when he writes of children being for Austen “a source of comedy”.
A great gift, a new book, to have for a holiday weekend. I know what I will be ‘laboring’ over.
BTW: To read my review of Jones, Jane Austen and Marriage click here.
Willoughby & Marianne: What Opera?
August 25, 2010 at 8:46 am (books, people) (18th century, 19th century, an opera procured for her by willoughby, favourite duets, Jane Austen, marianne dashwood, opera, sense and sensibility, willoughby)
Coming in to work today, the radio announced the birthday of Leonard Bernstein, born in Lawrence, Mass in 1918. Who knew he was born in New England; not me (but then he was “big” when I was a kid, so put it down to that).
Anyway, tangled up with morning thoughts of work, reading (Sense and Sensibility, of course!), and Lennie — came a thought that I toyed with a few days ago, but now put out in the blog-o-sphere:
Near the end of Sense and Sensibility, when Willoughby has irrevocably left, and Marianne has survived her illness, she goes up to her pianoforte and fingers a piano reduction operatic score. So my question, and I’d love it if operaphiles and Janeites alike might give their thoughts:
What OPERA would Willoughby and Marianne have been likely to play through?
A comic opera? An English opera? A tragedy? Something old, like Handel; something totally new and playing in London the last season or two?
The entire quote (Chapman, 342):
“After dinner she would try her piano-forte. She went to it; but the music on which her eyes first rested was an opera, procured for her by Willoughby, containing some of their favourite duets, and bearing on its outward leaf her own name in his hand writing.”
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h-ello.
we’re back with chapter number fifty-four of the flamboyant-five series. january is still on the go & we (or better said utmost of us) cannot wait until the summer in europe is making its comeback tour.
so, while we initiated our twitter-acc around 2 weeks ago, we came to the conclusion that it might be the right thing.
you’re more connected to the artists than on facebook, get sooner infos about releases than on soundcloud, be in touch with labels & their artists-to-watch in two-sixteen.
so is there something we’d like to critisize? well let’s say just one thing: the limitation of using only one-hundred-and-forty letters & symbols on one tweet.
yet, as we like to say skip the ‘nagging’-part, let’s skip that & get to the songs we have picked for this playlist.
number fifty-four, here we go:
1.Thostey – Ground To Walk On (Feat. Mirror Signal)
first song of the day is named ‘ground to walk on’, which is a collaboration between polish-artist ‘thostey’ & english man ‘mirror signal’.
we stumbled over ‘thostey’ on this day. as we like to go further & check out the man’s discography, we came by his latest release, an extended play named ‘when you fall’, that has been released on the young netlabel ‘pegdoll records’, which is based in bristol & london.
to describe the featured song is like to do describe the whole idea of the netlabel behind it:
We have sounds ranging from orchestral, cinematic, future garage, trip hop and much more…..
‘ground to walk on’ is the perfect example of what we’d like to convey: an amalgamation of futuristic sounds, fused with an angelic voice that wades his way through the listener.
the song can be purchased for a small fee as a package on the label’s website.
so be sure to get yours, say ‘hi’ to both artists & start to follow their path.
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2.Sol Flare – Hide
we’d like to say ‘hi’ to a new member of the solar family: the london-based duo ‘sol flare’.
we came across dom’s & jenny’s project just a while ago, call it a coincidence, call it karma, just use a word for it.
so, while we were perusing their discography, we were amazed by their evolvement since day one, which has been around three years ago (based on soundcloud-info).
as we’d like to say that we like to check out any kind of release, doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, a semi-pro or a pro, it literally tantalizes us to see an evolvement with the blank eye. same applies here.
it has been honestly a tough decision to take, for our fav on their disco, yet we managed to make one & picked ‘hide’.
the song has been a perfect example of how ‘sol flare’ does sound like: an electronica tune with a seraphic voice that has to be on your walkman.
before you’re going to check the other releases, take some time & check out the ‘live video’ on the track. it’ll mesmerize you. period.
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3.Rumtum – Airwinds
‘airwinds’ is song number three on this list. being released on the latest-artist-compilation of LA-based netlabel ‘shoeboxx recordings’, you can fetch a copy on their soundcloud-page.
what you’re going to get is a panoply of mellifluous melodies, a pithy bass line-composition, with peculiar vocal-chops that are mixed together to create the ‘rumtum’way of sounding.
the denver-based beatmaker is known for his solipstic way of production & can be seen on live-shows, where you instantly start to dance, scream & smile.
so, while you’re going to listen to ‘airwinds’ a second or even a third time, be sure to check out ‘rumtum’s soundcloud-acc, because there might be some gems to be located.
all you have to do is to ‘click’ on the provided link. thank us later.
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4.High Lucia – Sticky
‘high lucia’ is the next artist we’re going to talk about. the brighton-based producer is not an unknown person on this blog. we stumbled over leo’s music around a year ago, under his former alias ‘pále’.
since then, we somehow lost the sight of him. while making a little ‘investigation’, we came across the ‘high lucia’-acc & were baffled by terrific evolvement of his releases since then.
a panoply of profound music, released on labels, such as the london-based ‘lex records’, where you have to close your mouth pretty early before you’re going to ‘overdrool’. one of these has been ‘sticky’, the featured song on this list.
as you’re going to check out the release, you’ll listen to a futuristic garage-esque track, that creates a lush atmosphere, with such an intensity that you might think that this dream might be real.
a ‘sticky’-thing that is going to be in your eardrums for a while. don’t forget to say ‘hi’ to ‘high lucia’ on twitter & check out the decent discography on ‘lex records’.
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5.Fybe:one – Figure It Out
‘figure it out’ is the last song we’re going to talk about. created & released by london-based producer ‘fybe:one’. we stumbled over greg’s twatter, ehrm twitter-account around two days ago. we were pretty impressed by the decent art work for the berlin-based label ‘project:mooncircle’, or mostly his profound releases as a musician. to describe his music: a merger between different genres, such as electronica, house, garage & a pinch of jazz.
so, might have an idea, perceived the feeling of ‘fybe:one’ tryin’ to convey, so that you’re totally excited to check this proper release that we put on the list.
and yes, you’re not going to regret it. to lose some words about ‘figure it out’ has been a real pleasure: an amalgamation of melodies mixed with eery-yet-catchy acapella-chops, based on a housey-garage-esque style of bass line is definitely something that has to be on our list.
get your copies. now.
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) E6/E7 mRNA detection in cervical exfoliated cells: a potential triage for HPV-positive women
Yao, Ye-li, Tian, Qi-fang, Cheng, Bei, Cheng, Yi-fan, Ye, Jing, Lu, Wei-guo
Journal of Zhejiang University 2017 v.18 no.3 pp. 256-262
Papillomaviridae, biopsy, cell biology, colposcopy, humans, messenger RNA, women
Cytology triage has been generally recommended for human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive women, but is highly dependent on well-trained cytologists. The present study was designed to explore whether HPV E6/E7 mRNA detection in cervical exfoliated cells can be a potential triage for HPV-positive women from a clinic-based population. Both the primary HPV testing and Papanicolaou (Pap) test were performed on all eligible HPV-positive women. HPV E6/E7 mRNA was detected by QuantiVirus® HPV E6/E7 mRNA assay in cervical exfoliated cells. All HPV-positive women underwent colposcopy and further biopsy if indicated. The data were assessed by Pearson’s Chi-squared test and the receiver operating characteristic curve. A total of 404 eligible HPV-positive women were enrolled. Positive rate of E6/E7 mRNA in high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) cases was higher than that in low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) or normal cases. There was no statistical difference found between mRNA and cytological testing with sensitivity (89.52% vs. 86.67%, P=0.671), specificity (48.96% vs. 48.96%, P=1.000), positive predictive value (39.00% vs. 38.24%, P=1.000), and negative predictive value (92.76% vs. 90.97%, P=0.678) for detecting ≥HSIL. HPV E6/E7 mRNA detection in cervical exfoliated cells shows the same performance as Pap triage for HSIL identification for HPV-positive women. Detection of HPV E6/E7 mRNA may be used as a new triage option for HPV-positive women.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1631/jzus.B1600288
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PIP and ESA assessments Contents
The importance of trust
1.For most claimants, PIP and ESA assessments go smoothly. But in a sizeable minority of cases, things go very wrong indeed. For at least 290,000 claimants of PIP and ESA—6% of all those assessed—the right decision on entitlement was not made first time. Those cases, set alongside other problems throughout the application and assessment process, fuel a lack of trust amongst claimants of both benefits. The consequences—human and financial—can be enormous. Our recommendations aim to correct the worst of these problems and rebuild claimant trust. Properly implemented, they will bring real improvements for claimants going through the system now and in the near future. The question of whether a more fundamental overhaul of welfare support for disabled people is necessary remains open. We do not intend this to be the end of our work on PIP and ESA. (Paragraph 12)
Before the assessment
2.Applying for PIP or ESA can be daunting. The Department has so far only made limited efforts to provide support and guidance in a variety of clear, accessible formats. It should not rely on already stretched third sector organisations to explain the Department’s own processes. A concerted effort from the Department to help with applications would be both reassuring to claimants, and of great practical benefit. We recommend the Department co-design, with expert stakeholders, guidance in a range of accessible formats on filling in forms and preparing for assessment. This should include accessible information on the descriptors for each benefit, to be sent out or signposted alongside application forms. We also recommend the Department makes clear to claimants being reassessed that they should not assume information from their previous assessment will be re-used, and should be prepared to re-submit any supporting evidence already provided. (Paragraph 18)
3.Many PIP and ESA claimants have multiple health conditions that bring with them severe limitations. Focusing on what they are able to do is a common coping strategy—one that is often incompatible with filling in PIP and ESA application forms. It is impossible to draw a causal link from application to claimant health. The Department should demonstrate, however, that it is alert to the risk to mental health posed by parts of the application processes and seek to offset this. (Paragraph 20)
4.We recommend that the Department commission and publish independent research on the impact of application and assessment for PIP and ESA on claimant health. This should focus initially on improvements to the application forms, identifying how they can be made more claimant-friendly and less distressing for claimants to fill in. The Department should set out a timescale for carrying out this work in response to our Report. (Paragraph 21)
5.As a result of their health conditions, many PIP and ESA claimants require communications in a specific format. The Department’s resistance to meeting even some of the most basic of these needs makes applying for PIP and ESA unnecessarily challenging for some claimants. Its failure to provide a widely-used, accessible alternative to telephone calls, and Easy Read communications, is extraordinary. We recommend that the Department enables claimants with hearing impairments to apply for PIP and ESA via email, ensuring this service is appropriately resourced to prevent delays to claims. In the longer term, it should look to offer this option to all claimants. It should also ensure key forms and communications—especially the PIP2, appointment and decision letters—are available in Easy Read format, allowing claimants to register this as a communication preference at the start of their claim. (Paragraph 25)
6.Home visits are an important option for claimants whose health conditions make attending an assessment centre difficult. Contractors interpret the Department’s guidance on home visits differently. They take varying approaches to granting them and require different standards of supporting evidence. This leads to inconsistencies between the benefits and between contractors. It can also place additional burdens on claimants and the NHS. (Paragraph 30)
7.We recommend the Department issue new guidance to PIP and ESA assessors on the procedure for determining whether claimants receive a home visit. This should specify that GP letters are not required where other forms of evidence and substantiation are available. This should include evidence from the claimant, as well as from carers, support workers and other health professionals. To ensure guidance is being followed, we recommend contractors be required to gather evidence and the Department audit requests made and granted for home visits, as well as reasons for refusal. (Paragraph 31)
The assessment
8.Atos, Capita and Maximus all use a generalist assessor model. They pay no regard to the specialist expertise of individual assessors in assigning cases. They therefore assess claimants with the full gamut of conditions. The success of this model depends on a consistent supply of high quality, relevant expert evidence. There is ongoing confusion amongst claimants and those supporting them alike about what constitutes “good evidence” for functional purposes.We recommend that the Department sets out in response to this Report its approach to improving understanding amongst health and social care professionals and claimants of what constitutes good evidence for PIP and ESA claims. This should include setting out how it will measure, monitor and report on the supply of evidence into PIP and ESA assessments. (Paragraph 39)
9.Successive evidence-based reviews conducted on behalf of the Department have identified a pervasive culture of mistrust around PIP and ESA processes. This culminates in fear of the face-to-face assessments. This has implications far beyond the minority of claimants who directly experience poor decision making. It can add to claimant anxiety even among those for whom the process works fairly. While that culture prevails, assessors risk being viewed as, at best lacking in competence and at worst, actively deceitful. Addressing this is a vital step in restoring confidence in PIP and ESA. The case for improving trust through implementing default audio recording of assessments has been strongly made. We recommend the Department implement this measure for both benefits without delay. In the longer term, the Department should look to provide video recording for all assessments. (Paragraph 44)
10.Some claimants may be unable or embarrassed to explain the full implications of their condition to their assessor. Companions can help them to articulate these and support claimants during a potentially stressful process. Their role in assessments is vital. The Department’s recognition of this in its guidance to contractors is welcome. We are concerned, however, that this guidance is not consistently followed. There is no reference to companions in the Department’s auditing or contractor training programmes. That none of the contractors could even reliably tell us how many claimants are accompanied to assessment suggests this is not a priority. (Paragraph 49)
11.We recommend that the Department develop detailed guidance on the role of companions, including case studies demonstrating when and how to use their evidence. Contractors should also incorporate specific training on companions into their standard assessor training. After implementing default recording of assessments, a sample of assessments where claimants are accompanied should be audited on a regular basis to ensure guidance is being followed. (Paragraph 50)
The report and initial decision
12.DWP decisions on PIP and ESA claims are often opaque, even when decisions are correctly made. Ensuring claimants can see what is being written about them during assessment, and providing a copy of the assessor’s report by default would prove invaluable in helping claimants understand the reasoning behind the Department’s decisions. Both steps would increase transparency and ensure claimants are able to make informed decisions about whether to challenge a decision. In turn, many tribunals could be avoided, the workload of Decision Makers at Mandatory Reconsideration reduced, and overall costs lowered. We recommend the Department proceed without delay in sending a copy of the assessor’s report by default to all claimants, alongside their initial decision. We also recommend it issues instructions to contractors on ensuring claimants are able to see what is being written about them during assessment, and allowing their input if they feel this is incorrect or misleading. This should include, for example, emphasising to contractors that rooms should be configured by default to allow the claimant to sit next to the assessor or be able to see their computer screen. (Paragraph 55)
13.Claimants often go to considerable efforts to collect additional evidence for their claim, providing important information for generalist HCPs. Contractors and the Department should ensure that it is clear to claimants how and when this evidence is used. Without doing so, they will struggle to convince sceptical claimants that the decision on their entitlement to benefits is an informed one. Knowing how their evidence has been used will further empower claimants to understand the Department’s decisions, and to decide whether an MR is necessary. (Paragraph 60)
14.We recommend that the Department introduce a checklist system, requiring HCPs to confirm whether and how they have used each piece of supporting evidence supplied in compiling their report. Decisions not to use particular pieces of evidence should also be noted and justified. This information should be supplied to Decision Makers so they can clearly see whether and how supporting evidence has been used, making it easier to query reports with contractors. It should also be supplied to the claimant along with a copy of their report. (Paragraph 61)
Disputed decisions
15.Mandatory Reconsideration should function as a genuine check, not an administrative hurdle for claimants to clear. Improving the quality of assessments and reports will ensure fewer claimants have to go to MR, but disputes will always happen. The Department deserves credit for a renewed emphasis on MR quality. MR decision making has not always been characterised by thoroughness, consistency and an emphasis on quality, however. Not all claimants who have, perhaps wrongly, been turned down at MR will have had the strength and resources to appeal. (Paragraph 66)
16.We recommend the Department review a representative sample of MRs conducted between 2013 and December 2017, when it dropped its aspiration to uphold 80% of MRs, to establish if adverse incorrect decisions were made and, if so, whether there were common factors associated with those decisions. It should set out its findings and any proposed next steps in response to this report. (Paragraph 67)
17.The Department argues that the high rate of decisions overturned at appeal is driven by the emergence of new evidence that was not available at initial or MR stage. It has displayed a lack of determination in exploring why it takes until that stage for evidence to come to light. In almost half of cases the “new evidence” presented was oral evidence from claimants. It is difficult to understand why this information was not, or could not have been elicited and reported by the assessor. The Department’s argument does not absolve it of responsibility. Its feedback to and quality control over contractors is weak. Addressing these fundamental shortcomings would not only ensure a fairer system for claimants. It would also reduce the cost to the public purse of correcting poor decision-making further down the line. (Paragraph 72)
18.The Department must learn from overturned decisions at appeal in a much more systematic and consistent fashion. We recommend it uses recording of assessments to start auditing and quality assuring the whole assessment process. When a decision is overturned, the Department should also ensure that the HCP who carried out the initial assessment is identified and that an individual review of how the assessment was carried out is conducted. Given what we know about reasons for overturn, this should focus on improving questioning techniques and ensuring claimants’ statements are given due weight. We also recommend the Department lead regular feedback meetings with contractors and organisations that support claimants. These should keep the Department informed of emerging concerns and ensure that swift action is taken to rectify them. (Paragraph 73)
Incentives and contracting
19.The Department’s quality standards for PIP and ESA set a low bar for what are considered acceptable reports. The definition of “acceptable” leaves ample room for reports to be riddled with obvious errors and omissions. Despite this, all three contractors have failed to meet key performance targets in any given period. It is difficult not to conclude that this regime contributes to a lack of confidence amongst claimants. (Paragraph 87)
20.The Department’s use of contractual levers to improve performance has not led to consistent improvements in assessment quality, especially in relation to PIP. Large sums of money have been paid to contractors despite quality targets having been universally missed. (Paragraph 88)
21.The PIP and ESA contracts are drawing to a close. In both cases, the decision to contract out assessments in the first instance was driven by a perceived need to introduce efficient, consistent and objective tests for benefit eligibility. It is hard to see how these objectives have been met. None of the providers has ever hit the quality performance targets required of them, and many claimants experience a great deal of anxiety over assessments. The Department will need to consider whether the market is capable of delivering assessments at the required level and of rebuilding claimant trust. If it cannot—as already floundering market interest may suggest—the Department may well conclude assessments are better delivered in house. (Paragraph 94)
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What are solar freakin’ roadways?
Filed under: Environment,Science,Technology — tildeb @ 10:00 am
They are the future that starts now. Welcome to the beginning of something special…
(h/t to mystro at deadwildroses)
Does technology rewire our brains?
Filed under: Cause and Effect,Neurology,Neuroscience,Technology — tildeb @ 9:38 am
An interesting video from the BBC. Tip to misunderstoodranter.
Are religious beliefs and scientific knowledge compatible?
Filed under: belief,Cosmology,creationism,Education,Evolution,Faith,Medicine,National Science Foundation,NSB,Religion,Science,Society,Technology,Truth — tildeb @ 11:01 am
Absolutely not. And this incompatibility has direct and dire and very real negative consequences on scientific literacy – a fundamental component necessary for a country to remain competitive in a technological and knowledge based world economy.
We are often told by well-meaning people that science and religion are compatible, that each ‘magisteria’ offers us a different way to know, and that each deals with different but equally important questions while providing us with different kinds of answers about human life. It is no wonder, then, that public education must tread a careful path keeping science and religion relegated to their separate spheres of influence.
As we are well aware, science and religion often are in conflict when their truth claims are in direct competition, and nowhere is this conflict more prevalent and rancorous than when religious belief in special creationism comes up against the theory of evolution that informs the biological sciences. The notion that we are dealing with different kinds of knowledge is simply not true. We are dealing with one kind of knowledge only, the kind that is informed by evidence or uninformed, either true or not true, right or wrong, accurate or inaccurate, probable or improbable. It is no wonder, then, that one of the main battlegrounds between knowledge informed by evidence and religious belief informed only by faith begins in the biology classroom (See the latest biology text book banning story here.)
How do American students compare in academic achievement with students from other countries? You know these studies; advisory panels and boards distribute and then gather the completed surveys and tabulate results which are then used to provide the evidence for educators and their political overlords to measure and compare and contrast how effectively we are passing on knowledge about the world to our children through the curriculum of our education system.
This year (2010) has seen a rather remarkable and intentional omission in the United States: the survey questions about evolution and the Big Bang have been pulled. The National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF), says it chose to leave the section out of the 2010 edition of the biennial Science and Engineering Indicators because the survey questions used to measure knowledge of the two topics (evolution and the Big Bang) force respondents to choose between factual knowledge and religious beliefs. (Source)
What are we to make of this problem? To start with, if science and religion were truly compatible, no “choice” would have have to be made because each kind of knowledge would be separate. But they are not separate at all. They are in direct conflict. Why does this matter?
Well, if knowledge is based on what is true and truth matters, then only one approach – either science OR religion – yields ‘true’ knowledge. It is this ‘true’ knowledge that informs not only the technologies and medicines that work in the world but the moral and ethical framework in which they take place, and science has a solid track record of yielding exactly this. Religious belief, in stark contrast, yields no new knowledge and informs neither workable technologies nor medical practices in all the various fields of human endeavors, although the religious make claims to hold the higher ground in ethical and moral questions. But rather than face this blunt problem of allowing competing factual truth claims to both have recognized merit in spite of a revealed averaged knowledge deficit by all, the NSF has decided in its wisdom to avoid presenting the data that informs this evidence altogether by intentional omission.
Previous data clearly shows that Americans are far less likely than the rest of the world to accept that humans evolved from earlier species and that the universe began with a big bang and the reason for this lies squarely at the feet of religious belief. We know, for example, that science knowledge scores vary considerably across the EU-25 countries, with northern European countries, led by Sweden, recording the highest total scores on a set of 13 questions. For a smaller set of four items that were administered in both 1992 and 2005 in 12 European countries, each country performed better in 2005. In contrast, the U.S. data on science knowledge do not show upward trends over the same period. That lack of progress is alarming, which raises the question why not?
We know that in international comparisons, U.S. scores on two true or false science knowledge questions – “Human beings, as we know them today, developed from earlier species of animals,” and “The universe began with a huge explosion” – are considerably lower than those in almost all other countries where the questions have been asked. In the United States, 45% of respondents answered true to the first question in 2008, similar to other years when the question was asked. In other countries and in Europe, the comparable figures were higher: 78% in Japan, 70% in Europe, 69% in China, and 64% in South Korea. Russia and Turkey were the only countries where less than half of respondents responded correctly (44% and 27% respectively) (Gokhberg and Shuvalova, 2004; EC 2005). Similarly, Americans were less likely than survey respondents in South Korea and Japan to answer the big bang question correctly: one third of Americans answered this question correctly compared with 67% of South Korean and 63% of Japanese respondents . (The deleted text is here.)
In other words, basic scientific knowledge in biology and cosmology informed by overwhelming and mutually supportive evidence shows by this data that the US has been drastically influenced by religious truth claims that compete directly with scientific truth claims informed by enough valid evidence to establish scientific consensus. And that competition has a negative effect on passing on this foundational scientific knowledge to our children. Clearly, religious belief is not a separate but equal ‘magisteria’ from the findings of science nor a different kind of knowledge; religious belief is a direct competitor that is neither informed by evidence nor a consensus of knowledgeable opinion.
From a recent national survey of high school biology teachers in public schools we find it shows that there is a large variation in how teachers approach the topic of evolution. How they teach evolution, in turn, affects public knowledge. High school teachers who completed the most number of college-level credits in biology and life science classes and whose coursework included at least one class in evolutionary biology devoted 60% more time to evolution than teachers with the fewest credits in these areas. More specifically, teachers who expressed the religious view that “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so” devoted 35% fewer class hours to evolution than all the other teachers.
This data reveals quite clearly cause and effect: those teachers who hold religious beliefs that compete with scientific knowledge have a direct and negative effect on the quality of teaching that scientific knowledge within the public education system. That is a very important finding. For whatever excuse and rationalization the National Science Board cares to drape over their decision to omit that data from its advisory report to the White House, it is highly unprofessional and, in the words of Joshua Rosenau of the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit that has fought to keep creationism out of the science classroom, “Discussing American science literacy without mentioning evolution is intellectual malpractice” that “downplays the controversy” over teaching evolution in schools.” I will add that it also downplays how that controversy between scientific knowledge and religious belief regarding truth claims affects in a negative way the scientific literacy of the general population.
So next time you hear that well-intentioned person argue that religious belief and science are compatible but different ways of knowing, remember that such a claim is wrong, and the data to prove it is wrong is available to all. Such an unfounded assumption of compatibility is doing real harm to the next generation by disarming them of the foundational knowledge necessary to compete in a technological and knowledge based world economy. Unequivocally, religious belief and science are in direct competition, and when all is said and done, I think the words of Matthew Cobb and Jerry Coyne shall prove to be prophetic:
“In reality, the only contribution that science can make to the ideas of religion is atheism.”
And, I will add, the only contribution religion can make to the ideas of science is to actively impede the acquisition of knowledge in all areas of human concern.
Update: there is another terrific post with a slightly different take about this over at Why Evolution Is True by Greg Mayer.
Why is a manned mission to Mars in the next decade a great idea?
Filed under: Mars,Politics,Science,Space,Technology — tildeb @ 6:23 am
It will test our knowledge, our resourcefulness, and the limits of our abilities in every way. It will be risky, and yes, people will die. But in today’s risk-averse world, the value of a challenge has been grossly underestimated. As people become more and more “stay at home” and turn to ever more push-button solutions, we are losing our survival instinct. Existing and living to simply relax at home where it is safe is not good for any of us in the end.
In a world that is struggling with political solutions to big problems like the environment, hunger, poverty, and disease, we need a challenge like Mars now more than ever. We need to “sharpen up”, so let’s do something worthy of the effort, and something with the payoff equal to the effort put in. Mars, however we get there—be it a direct path or via the Moon, and with government programs or through private commercial space development—should be in our sights, for it has the potential to change our world in ways that we dearly need now.
From The Space Review here.
I think such a mission would produce significant and lucrative spinoffs in new science and technologies, provide a focus for a common human effort towards something truly grand but achievable, and fire up the imagination of the younger generation to what’s possible.
Perimeter Institute – Quantum to Cosmos Festival
Filed under: Astronomy,Biology,Education,Genetics,Math,Medicine,Philosophy,Science,Technology — tildeb @ 1:54 am
What a feather in the Canadian science cap. Catch up on what’s happening here. Want to view some vidoes on various presentations? Click here. Many hours of terrific stuff available. Plan accordingly!
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Jigsaw Review
1 hr 32 min / Crime, Horror, Thriller / R
Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig / Writers: Josh Stolberg, Peter Goldfinger
Cast: Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, Hannah Emily Anderson, Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell, Josiah Black, Laura Vandervoort, Mandela Van Peebles, Paul Braunstein
Movies By Russ Ceccola on November 2, 2017
Halloween provided the treat of a new Saw movie from 2004 to 2010. The Saw franchise received notoriety for the creative traps that the movies’ villains set for their victims. The fans demanded more until the series fizzled out. I thought that would be it, so I was surprised when I heard about a new movie in the series. Could the filmmakers come up with some acceptable way to revive the dead series and perhaps its main character? Fans will feel at home with this latest entry. Jigsaw reminds me of a newly bought picture puzzle where the pieces have the same shape and familiarity but the image that they produce is different.
The production of the film got under way when German directors Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig (writers/directors of the Ethan Hawke-starring Predestination and Daybreakers as The Spierig Brothers) approached producers with a novel way to reboot the series. I’m surprised that a sequel didn’t pop up sooner with the high profit-to-cost ratio of the series. Writers Peter Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg previously penned Sorority Row and Piranha 3D, so this filmmaking team was perfect for delivering another horror flick. The plot ultimately acts as a race against time as bodies start popping up in unusual places and they look like they were part of an elaborate trap put together by John Kramer aka Jigsaw (Tobin Bell). Detective Halloran (Callum Keith Rennie) and Detective Keith Hunt (Clé Bennett) unearth clues that point to the handiwork of Jigsaw despite the man’s death a decade earlier. Is there a copycat killer on the loose, or did Jigsaw somehow fake his own death and return to strike again? That question lingers over the movie, and the revelation of the answer should satisfy the most ardent Saw fans.
The Saw formula introduces one or two major actors, and everybody else serves as possible fodder for the death traps. Jigsaw is no different with Rennie’s vast body of work and Bennett’s familiar presence on a number of TV series over the last decade. The two leads bring a strong grounding presence to the film. I was surprised to notice Laura Vandervoort of V and Smallville as one of the hostages. Perhaps she wanted to go undercover here, too, because she abandoned her normal blonde locks for a more natural brunette look. Those actors caught in the various traps do a lot of the heavy lifting as far as acting in the Saw films. Vandervoort and her cohorts Paul Braunstein and Mandela Van Peebles convincingly convey their terror, while Matt Passmore and Hannah Emily Anderson also make their mark as forensic pathologists. Bell’s overwhelming presence in these movies ties them together, if not by sight then by his instantly recognizable voice that taunts the victims. I would love to have him record my voice mail greeting.
Two common elements in the Saw franchise are the creepy clown puppet (sometimes on a tricycle, as in Jigsaw) and the deadly traps that work like Rube Goldberg machines. The clown puppet with Jigsaw’s voice strikes terror in the victims when it first appears in person or on video, and audiences react the same way. Although the traps are designed to be painful forms of torture, there’s always a way out for those caught to test how much they want to live. Some make it out more appreciative of life and perhaps maimed or scarred, and others simply perish violently. Jigsaw introduces an ingenious set of traps that feel almost like running the gauntlet for those involved. Starting off with the hostages wearing buckets on their heads connected to chains that draw them closer to multiple buzz saw blades, much blood spills in Jigsaw. Over the course of the series, the filmmakers tried to outdo the previous movies, and I’m pleased with these new inventions.
Unpredictable plot twists are another hallmark of the Saw series. I will defend the first film as having one of the best twists in all filmdom up there with the ones in The Sixth Sense and The Usual Suspects. Jigsaw doesn’t rise to that level, mostly because its predecessors took up a lot of the options as far as ways to involve Jigsaw in a twist. Still, you’ll chuckle when the pieces of this Jigsaw puzzle fall into place and the final frame goes black before the credits. Although I thought of many possibilities while watching, I simply didn’t see this one coming, and neither will you. Just go along for the ride, and you’ll probably want to immediately see Jigsaw again, which will be a different experience once you know what happens.
Is this the end of the Saw series? I doubt it. I’m not itching for another movie as soon as next year, but if the plot lives up to some of the others, I’d welcome another sequel. Too much of a good thing tends to turn you off to it. I like those restaurants that serve miniature versions of their signature desserts. You can get just enough of a taste without overdoing it. Jigsaw satisfies on that level, and if you ever come across another film in the series, you’ll be likely to bite into it.
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#171 | The End Of Ice: Bearing Witness In The Path Of Climate Disruption w/ Dahr Jamail by Last Born In The Wilderness
WATCH THE VIDEO VERSON OF THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/qiFuMwQ4oAw In this joint interview with Rob Seimetz, host of Moving Forward on The Progressive Radio Network (PRN), we speak with Dahr Jamail — investigative journalist and the author of ‘The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption.’ After meeting Dahr for his book release at Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Oregon, Rob and I sat down with Dahr to discuss his journey writing this book. “[Dahr] embarks on a journey to the geographical front lines of [climate disruption] —from Alaska to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, via the Amazon rainforest—in order to discover the consequences to nature and to humans of the loss of ice.”* In our discussion with Dahr, Rob and I ask him to elaborate on his work in exploring the dire consequences of human-caused climate disruption, including his on-the-ground research into the rapid and accelerating impacts of climate disruption in some of the most dramatically affected places on Earth. These places include one of his favorite peaks to climb — Denali in Alaska -- as well as numerous other mountains and glaciers; Camp 41 in the Amazon Rainforest — under the stewardship of world-renowned ecologist Dr. Thomas Lovejoy; the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia — undergoing a massive die-off as a result of warming oceans and acidification. Dahr — having met a diverse set of scientists and researchers all over the world engaged in their own direct research into the impacts of climate disruption in their own respective fields — gets into the deeply felt sorrow, anger, and grief that he, and many of the scientists he interviewed for this book, are feeling in the face of the unfolding mass extinction currently underway as a result of human-caused climate disruption and ecological collapse. We discuss the enormous difficulty of adequately responding to this information, both on a personal level, and on a wider collective level, particularly within the context of an oligarchic corporate capitalist system that puts the continuation of “business as usual” above everything else. More than anything, this discussion with Rob and Dahr is about acceptance — acceptance of the predicament we find ourselves in, as well as the tragic and sacred duty we have as conscious beings to learn to say good-bye these places and beings that are disappearing as a result of human industrial culture and its centuries long impact on the planet’s living systems. Within that space of acceptance, we can proceed into our uncertain future with maturity, purpose, and clarity. We discuss these subjects and more in this episode. This episode was jointly produced with Rob Seimetz for his show Moving Forward on PRN. Follow his work here: https://movingforwardprn.podbean.com *Source: http://bit.ly/TheEndOfIce Episode Notes: - Learn more about ’The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption’ and purchase a copy: http://bit.ly/TheEndOfIce - Learn more about Dahr and his work: http://www.dahrjamail.net - Keep up to date on Dahr’s climate dispatches at Truthout: http://bit.ly/TruthoutJamail - Read a segment of ‘The End of Ice’: http://bit.ly/2FXYMTz - The song featured in this episode is “ACT I: Sea Borne” by Dead Can Dance from the album Dionysus. - WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com - PATREON: http://bit.ly/LBWPATREON - DONATE: Paypal: http://bit.ly/LBWPAYPAL Ko-Fi: http://bit.ly/LBWKOFI - DROP ME A LINE: (208) 918-2837 - FOLLOW & LISTEN: SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/LBWSOUNDCLOUD iTunes: http://bit.ly/LBWITUNES Google Play: http://bit.ly/LBWGOOGLE Stitcher: http://bit.ly/LBWSTITCHER RadioPublic: http://bit.ly/LBWRADIOPUB YouTube: http://bit.ly/LBWYOUTUBE - NEWSLETTER: http://bit.ly/LBWnewsletter - SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: http://bit.ly/LBWFACEBOOK Twitter: http://bit.ly/LBWTWITTER Instagram: http://bit.ly/LBWINSTA
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@lastborninthewilderness: por su puesto, hombre. Gracias por su bueno trabajo!
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@auditone Thanks for listening, sharing, and following 🙂
word up, gentlemen
Thanks for addressing the wooly mammoth in the room
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Changes & Additions at Grand Boulevard Includes Williams Sonoma
March 4, 2019 by SoWal Staff
One of the biggest specialty retailers in the world, Williams Sonoma, is set to open in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin this spring. The company is known for their kitchenware including professional quality cookware, small kitchen appliances, cooking utensils, decor and gourmet foods. The announcement comes on the heels of a banner year for the town center, which opened seven new retail stores and restaurants in 2018.
The mix of national brands and popular locally-owned businesses expanded with stores Peter Millar, Blue Mercury, Hemline and Chubbies. Locally-owned modern luxury jeweler The Jewel, formerly Destin Jewelers, opened in May. Popular locally owned Florida Trend Golden Spoon Award winner Vin’tij Food & Wine opened Nov. 2018, serving lunch and dinner. They will begin serving breakfast this spring.
Additionally, the new 84 room Hyatt Place hotel opened in Dec. 2018, joining the two Marriott properties and putting the total hotel room count at nearly 400 rooms in Grand Boulevard. On Jan. 10, it was announced that Black Bear Bread Co. a locally owned Grayton beach-based restaurant will open a second location spring 2019 at Hyatt Place Sandestin.
“Grand Boulevard continues to attract the most highly sought after local and national retailers, restaurants and entertainment in the country,” said Stacey Brady, Grand Boulevard’s director of marketing and communications. “The recent openings and new announcement reflect both the strength of our expanding center and the power of the South Walton and Northwest Florida market.”
Look for major tenant expansions, remodels and renovations to take place the first half of 2019. Bourgeoning women’s retailer Altar’d State is undergoing a four-month renovation and will expand their offerings to include their new fashion line, A Beautiful Soul, for sizes 14 – 24. During the four-month renovation, Altar’d State will stay open in the large corner space in the 500 building across from Grand Park and Williams Sonoma.
Billabong and Sunglass Hut will undergo significant renovation projects to expand their retail space and lines. Cantina Laredo Modern Mexican Food will experience a significant remodel to modernize their restaurant interior and patio area in 2019 as well. These significant expansions and renovations come on the heels of J. Jill, the women’s retail store that performed a complete renovation of their popular store in 2018.
In addition to new retailers, restaurants and hotels, two new businesses opened professional offices in Grand Boulevard, Judd Jackson, CPA, and Omnicommander. My Vacation Haven and FirstService Residential expanded their corporate offices in the center.
About Grand Boulevard
Grand Boulevard is the shop, dine, play and stay Town Center located on Northwest Florida’s Beaches. Based on the prominent mixed-use architectural model, Grand Boulevard offers a dynamic lifestyle experience with convenient access to a multitude of exclusive shopping and dining options, entertainment, professional services, corporate offices and lodging. Grand Boulevard is a Howard Group and Merchants Retail Partners property. For more information, please call (850) 837-3099 or visit www.GrandBoulevard.com.
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SoWal Guest replied on March 14, 2019 - 12:29pm
Is the Williams Sonoma in Destin Commons closing or remaining open in conjunction with this announcement?
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We haven't heard about store closing.
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Sources: Carmelo Anthony verbally agrees to sign with Rockets
Shams Charania
Yahoo Sports August 7, 2018, 9:32 PM UTC
Carmelo Anthony has verbally reached an agreement to sign with the Houston Rockets, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Anthony cleared free-agency waivers last week after a trade to the Atlanta Hawks on July 30 and his subsequent release, but had yet to commit to the Rockets. Anthony informed Houston of his decision to sign Tuesday after returning from Africa, league sources said. Anthony had unveiled a refurbished basketball court in South Africa last week.
After the loss of forwards Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute, the Rockets prioritized Anthony, and the 10-time All-Star worked out repeatedly with Houston stars James Harden and Chris Paul this summer.
Carmelo Anthony cleared free-agency waivers last week. (AP)
Anthony opted in to the final year of his five-year maximum contract worth $27.9 million before free agency, but when the Thunder re-signed Paul George, the franchise and Anthony elected to part ways. The decision to trade Anthony in a three-team deal allowed the Thunder to acquire Dennis Schroder from the Hawks and save significantly on luxury tax.
Anthony averaged a career-low 16.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in 78 games for the Thunder last season. Oklahoma City acquired Anthony in a trade with the New York Knicks on the eve of training camp last September. Anthony transitioned to a full-time role at power forward, attempted the fewest shots in his career and spent most of the season adjusting to his role alongside Russell Westbrook and George.
In 15 seasons with Denver, New York and Oklahoma City, Anthony has averaged 24.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and three assists.
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Deconstructing Dr. David H. (Orac) Gorski – September 28, 2013 “The Skeptics™” Burzynski discussion: By Bob Blaskiewicz – 2:19:51
DJT – Didymus Judas Thomas
BB – Bob Blaskiewicz
(0:12:00)
DJT – Well a lot of the time I’m making fun of y’all’s favorite oncologist, the way he words his blogs, and uhmmm I cite specifically from the FDA, from from the National Cancer Institute, from these other scientific sources, from scientific publications
I give people specific information so they can fact-check me, unlike a lot of The Skeptics who just go out there and say things and publish things on social media, they provide no back-up for their uhhh sayings
DJT – And so I’ve tried to add those things and allow people to search, on specific things like publications, or what I posted about The Lancet, or specifically about The Skeptics, or specifically about the oncologist
DJT – Well the thing is, when you accepted this hangout, I published my newest blog article and I specifically listed all the information I had critiqued from you previously including Amelia, and I posted the specific Twitter responses by BurzynskiMovie; which is probably Eric, to your issues with Amelia, and he disagrees with what the oncologist posted, and so I pretty much let his Twitter responses stand to what the oncologist said
If it's true that #burzynski and his adman Merola have insinuated that parents are to blame for Amelia's death that's utterly disgusting.
— FW (@frozenwarning) March 14, 2013
@frozenwarning More inventions from the Orac/Gorski CULT – why not blame aliens or bigfoot for it? Oh! Unless you have all become psychic!
— Burzynski Movie (@BurzynskiMovie) March 14, 2013
#oracknows #oracspsychicabilitiesarefailing #gorskineedstotrytheJREFPsychicChallenge! pic.twitter.com/AyHjRYZwEJ
#oracknows (?) #burzynski more libel conspiracy theories from a sociopath pic.twitter.com/Du1OrFENRS
Burzynski Movie (@BurzynskiMovie) tweeted at 11:49pm – 14 Mar 13:
http://t.co/wxU2PHJ3GD
so-called *oncologist* never seen film & reviews it (orac/gorski) maybe he will add *review* 2 #burzynski wikipedia pic.twitter.com/wxU2PHJ3GD
DJT – Well what I find interesting about these other doctors is like like the doctors mentioned in the movie and BBC Panorama’s report and in some of these newspaper articles where they are mentioned again is that these doctors never do a review of Burzynski’s scientific publications and including our favorite oncologist who refuses to do so [4]
Uhhh
BB – “He’s read everything”
11/2/2012 – “Personally having pored over Burzynski’s publications”
5/8/2013 – “I’ve searched Burzynski’s publications”
DJT – Oh yeah he says he’s read everything but uh you know he claims that he’s uhmmm reviewed, reviewed uh Burzynski’s personalized gene targeted therapy but he, but then just a few months ago he admitted, you know, I don’t know where Burzynski says which genes are targeted by antineoplastons
And I pointed out which specific publications that Burzynski published, publications which specifically mention which genes are targeted by antineoplastons, and I said how can you claim that you’ve read and reviewed every Burzynski publication and you didn’t know which genes are targeted by antineoplastons when that’s specifically in the publications ?
To me that tells me that you do not know how antineoplastons work be because you just admitted you don’t know which genes Burzynski talks about
I mean that’s just funny as heck to me that he would say that [5]
DJT – But the other issue is that Skeptics have posted on there that he could not get that accelerated approval until he had published a phase 2 trial and that is exactly not the case because other drugs have been given accelerated approval before their results were published in phase 2 clinical trial publications, cuz, so that question remains as well [6]
“Temodar and Avastin both had proper, completed, and published phase II trials before approval”
Bob Blaskiewicz (@rjblaskiewicz) tweeted at 10:44am – 31 Jul 13:
@TomLemley1 @AceofSpadesHQ @mikespillane The FDA won’t approve his drug until he ever finishes and publishes a trial. clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?te…
@TomLemley1 @AceofSpadesHQ @mikespillane The FDA won't approve his drug until he ever finishes and publishes a trial. http://t.co/FyudQ6QGje
— Bob Blaskiewicz (@rjblaskiewicz) July 31, 2013
And so when I critique an oncologist or any other Skeptic I always provide source material so people can always fact-check me and I specifically said that people should fact-check everything ummm that the oncologist should say because he has, I’ve proven him to be frequently incorrect about his information and misleading
DJT – The thing that’s funny is that people can say, ohhh Burzynski charges a lot, but the fact is, so does chemo, radiation, and some of these newspaper articles that have been published, and specifically in the movie, Burzynski 2, one of the people mentioned how much someone was paying for standard treatment
And I noticed our favorite oncologist didn’t comment about that in his movie review [7]
BB – “There’s something that that we don’t know, you’re coming, honestly we didn’t know what to expect when we talked to you”
“We, were looking at the design, of your web-site and wondering whether or not we would be able to get a a coherent sentence out of you, because the web-site is disorganized, uh”
“Um, at at at at least it’s the organization is not apparent to the readers“
“Um, and um according to”
DJT
That’s like, that’s like saying that Gorski’s web-site is disorganized, his blog is like anti vaccine one day, Burzynski the next, blah blah blah
BB – “No, that is tied together”
BB – “But let me, we know that that the the, the central concern is Burzynski“
This is so Hilarious
Bob, why don’t you give a detailed explanation of how my blog with all its different search functions, is more “disorganized” than yours, and how about an in-depth data-analysis of Gorski’s “Respectful Insolence” blog, listing the # of Burzynski articles versus other articles
By the way, if you have NOT yet figured it out, my entire blog is Burzynski related
DJT – Well I think that people who really believe in “Free Speech,” and when it’s done rationally, I mean, Gorski would never, really respond to any of my questions, so I
BB – “Did he, did he leave them up ?”
“Did he leave them up ?”
DJT – Well I know that he specifically removed a review I did uh of his review of Burzynski I on his web, on his blog
But he’s pretty much left a lot of my comments up that I’ve seen
Uh, but he never really responded to my questions about, what he based his beliefs upon
BB – “Right, um, do you think that he is required to answer you ?”
DJT – Well I would think, if you’re going to base your position on a certain thing, and then you can’t back it up with scientific literature, uh, you should answer, maybe not specifically to me, but answer the question
Answer to your readers [8]
BB – “Right”
DJT – You know, I can tell his readers come on my blog because it shows that they come on my blog
BB – “Um, you know, Gorski blogs under his real name, and is critical of uh, uh, also, let’s face it, everyone know, knows who “Orac” is”
BB – “Uh, what’s next for you”
DJT – Well I’ll just keep reviewing the, any inaccurate statements I see posted
You know, it depends on if it’s Gorski, you know
Gorski’s gone on there and posted inaccurate stuff, and I call him out, you know he’s basically said on his blog, you know, if I do something inaccurate, you know, I’ll ‘fess up to it
6/3/2013 – “[I]f I had screwed up, I would have admitted it”
Well, I’ve pointed out where he’s done that and said “Hey, you said you were gonna ‘fess up to it”
If I said on my blog that I was going to ‘fess up to doing something wrong, and you caught me, well, then I should, come out and say, “Okay, you got me”
But Gorski won’t even do that, you know, he just continues to go on down the road, as if
DJT – Well, I’m sure, I’m sure Gorskiwould have a comment about that, as he’s commented previously about how he thinks uh Burzynski should publish
BB – “Oh I, I I I certainly don’t think that he would put a lot of stock in it, but I, I, I know Dave Gorski enough, he wants this to work”
“He has patients who are dying, you know”
“And if if if let’s say that that Burzynski could get ah his gene-targeted therapy to work on breast cancer patients in in a reliable way, that would be, such a help to these people, that that Gorski’s trying to help”
BB – “Um, yea, it doesn’t matter now whether or not Burz, whether or not Gorski agrees with how Burzynski publishes”
This is Laughable
Nowhere have I seen any indication from Gorski of a positive nature towards Burzynski [9]
DJT – Like I said before
Like I said before on my blog, you know, even if Burzynski publishes his phase 2 information, Gorski can just jump up and down and say, “Well, that just shows evidence of efficacy, you know, it’s not phase 3, so it doesn’t really prove it”
DJT – So then he can go on, you know, for however many years he wants to
BB – “But he is a, the thing is, the thing is, you thing you have to understand is Gorski, Gorski is a genuine expert, in matters re re regarding on oncology studies“
I mean, he has a”
DJT – Well,
BB – “He, He’s able to convince people, he’s able to convince people, on the strength of his record, to give him money to carry out research”
People who know what they’re talking about”
To give him money to carry out his research”
DJT – This is, this is a guy who must phone it in because, he went in there and posted the old Josephine Jones response that, you know, no drugs had been approved by the FDA without their final phase 2 publication 1st being published, which was not a factual statement, and you’ve made the same statement
So I, I’m thinking that Gorski just bought her statement and took it and ran with it, and before he fact-checked it, and what, what happened, it was wrong
DJT – I mean, Gorski needs to stop phoning stuff in, and check his sources before he posts stuff, because I’ve found many cases where, he hasn’t seemed to do that, and that’s why I question him
DJT – He’s done more than the case studies
He’s specifically given uh, almost all the information om an oncologist would want
And Gorski, and Gorski
BB – “Except for a ph, completed phase 3 clinical trial”
(laughing)
DJT – I mean, I love Gorski, but he comes up with these stupid excuses like, “Well, Burzynski is not an oncologist”
DJT – Well, Gorski doesn’t go go in there and look at his other, his phase 2 clinical trial publications, as far as the preliminary reports, and look at the co-authors, and see if any of those guys are oncologists, and that they’re working with Gorski, I mean they’re working with Burzynski
I find that ridiculous
Uh, Guy Chapman, “It’s a blog, not a peer-reviewed publication”
BB – “Um, so, it it is kind of, slightly disingenuous to hold uh Gorski to the same . . standard that you would, it on his blog“
“I think that professionally he would make, he he he would follow-up on these things”
PROVE IT [10]
DJT – I mean, Gorski doesn’t want to deal with the issues
Hey, I’ve said it to Gorski
He liked to back his stuff up on the Mayo study, yet he wouldn’t, he wouldn’t uh debate about the Mayo study
He likes to say, “Well, Burzynski is not an oncologist,” but he won’t, say Hey, look at the publications, are any of the guys on the publications oncologists ?
We know that Gorski, we know that Burzynski works with oncologists in his practice
So, just because Burzynski himself is not an an oncologist, does not necessarily mean anything
Do we need to go out, onto PubMed, and, and review every particular person that’s published something about cancer and see if they’re all oncologists ?
DJT – I mean, Gorski will just
BB – “Yeah, but they”
DJT – post a lot of stuff without backing it up
DJT – What I defend, is that, y’all post stuff, a lot of Skeptics post stuff, including Gorski, and they do not back it up, with references, citations, or links
Gorski will just post stuff, like he did about saying, you know, the FDA would not approve, uh, accelerated approval, without a final phase 2 clinical trial being published, which was an incorrect statement, he did not provide any link
BB – “Even if it’s true or false you, honestly though”
DJT – We know it’s false
BB – “Even if it’s true or false, in in that particular instance, you know, eh let’s just say that you’re right”
Gorski gets that point completely wrong”
It has no bearing on whether or not, ANP works”
DJT – You know, I don’t see why Gorski is afraid of debating issues
BB – “I don’t think he is””
DJT – on the Internet, on his blog
BB – “I don’t think he’s afraid”
“I just think he’s got a lot going on”
“He is act, a full-time surgical oncologist and researcher”
“He does have insane am, he has to pick and choose his battles”
“And if, if if he saw that we were going to ultimately be circling around our same arguments again and again; kind of like we’ve done here, um, he uh, you, he doesn’t have time for that, I don’t think”
BB – “I mean”
DJT – Hey, he has time to post about, “Hey, uh, Burzynski got a Catholic award from somebody,” which, has nothing to do with antineoplastons, whatsoever
So, you know, he’s not focusing just in on,
“Do antineoplastons work, yes or no?,”
“When will Burzynski publish ?,” yes or no ?
You know, he’s putting all this ridiculous side junk, you know
So, I am not going to take that seriously
[1] – September 28, 2013 “The Skeptics™” Burzynski discussion: By Bob Blaskiewicz – 2:19:51
https://stanislawrajmundburzynski.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/september-28-2013-the-skeptics-burzynski-discussion-by-bob-blaskiewicz-21951/
[2] – Robert J. (don’t call me “Bobby”) Blaskiewicz’s #Epic Skeptic “Word-Salad” #Fail – September 28, 2013 “The Skeptics™” Burzynski discussion: By Bob Blaskiewicz – 2:19:51
https://stanislawrajmundburzynski.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/burzynski-timeline-2-3/
[3] – DJT’s Comments – September 28, 2013 “The Skeptics™” Burzynski discussion: By Bob Blaskiewicz – 2:19:51
https://stanislawrajmundburzynski.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/burzynski-timeline-2/
[4] – Critiquing David H. Gorski, MD, PhD, FACS http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/editorial-staff/david-h-gorski-md-phd-managing-editor/
https://stanislawrajmundburzynski.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/critiquing-david-h-gorski-md-phd-facs-www-sciencebasedmedicine-orgeditorial-staffdavid-h-gorski-md-phd-managing-editor/
[5] – Critiquing: Dr. David H. “Orac” Gorski, M.D., Ph.D, L.I.A.R.:
[6] – Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, quickly realized that David H. Gorski, MD, PhD, FACS is NOT doing something wrong when he LIES about Burzynski:
https://stanislawrajmundburzynski.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/wayne-state-university-detroit-michigan-quickly-realized-that-david-h-gorski-md-phd-facs-is-not-doing-something-wrong-when-he-lies-about-burzynski/
[7] – Critiquing: In which the latest movie about Stanislaw Burzynski “cancer cure”
is reviewed…with Insolence:
[8] – IMPORTANT: The live “debate” that wasn’t-A Film Producer, A Cancer Doctor, And Their Critics:
https://stanislawrajmundburzynski.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/important-the-live-debate-that-wasnt-a-film-producer-a-cancer-doctor-and-their-critics/
[9] – Does David H. “Orac” Gorski, M.D., Ph.D, really CARE about Breast Cancer patients?:
https://stanislawrajmundburzynski.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/does-david-h-orac-gorski-m-d-ph-d-really-care-about-breast-cancer-patients/
[10] – Burzynski: “The Skeptics™” – Harming without Care:
https://stanislawrajmundburzynski.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/burzynski-the-skeptics-harming-without-care/
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People like #burzynski make me sick", @DanBuzzard, @DianthusMed, @drpaulmorgan, @endless_psych, @FauxSkeptic, @frozenwarning, @gorskon, @IamBreastCancer, @medTek, @oracknows, @palMD, @RatbagsDotCom, @rjblaskiewicz, @SceptiGuy, @ScienceBasedMed, @StortSkeptic, @vGuyUK, @_JosephineJones, a # of us, a a good, a a is not progression of disease but is is inducement to to stay on, a ah a link to, a comment I guess uh that there are a lot of people who wanna talk to you (laughter) Uh, a fight over whether or not the parents should be allowed to continue treating this kid He was basically lying, a patient reporting that um uh getting worse is getting better How do you explain that ? Well that’s just a known side-effect, a possibility of what, a real effect, a respected peer-reviewed journal, a tiny fraction of that back from the insurance companies, a white paper called “Why do so many pase 3 clinical trials fail ? Uh, about what my motivations are and such I might as well put that out on the table just so it’s on the record, academic, according to to Guy iye he knows no other one Um, accountability, Adam Jacobs, additionally he charges immense amounts of money for this drug, admission, ah, ah have you read The Other Burzynski Patient Group ? So, Ahm, ahmmm what is your response say to the story of Amelia Saunders ? Okay, all the while, alright Now, alright Okay, alright then, also, also Uh, and, and also the bare minimum that that the larger medical community will accept uhhh as evidence, and and and, and and and that’s the thing we don’t, and and and what part of that’s not true Okay, and and uh Popehat, and and wont react well to pressure, and David points this out, and deserves to be out there That’s a long time when someone is dying Well, and failed, and have gotten nothin’ but grief from a lot of people, and he also said that the drug was FDA approved, and he hasn’t sent it along to mass approval, and he wanted to get a statement from the University The University of course ignored him, and he would earn every nickel of it Um, and his family", and his intellectual property So the FDA is protecting him, and his patients don’t leave his office, and I do wait to go back to the, and I will respond to it once I’ve taken a look at that, and I’ll go back to the, and I’ll I’ll draw an uh, and I’ll respond on your web-site Um, and if Burzynski were to demonstrate his efficacy, and immediately let me know that I was going to get smeared Um, and including, and it was ascribed to the tumor they might well not do it, and none has been published in its entirety for over 15 years When you consider that this is a, and nothing you have presented suggests that you would be more coherent in person", and often when we are talking about these cancers, and one of the questions that we had, and pits people who are doing standard cancer research, and radiation does seem to extend life, and separate those, and that kept her on uh treatment for a a another month so that could be another $7, and that was a Have you read Chase’s story It would stick with you, and that’s exactly what would show to us whether or not his rate is better, and that’s gone nowhere In fact, and that’s why the costs are so inflated Um, and then I’d be all for it I would say that right now, and then there are people who are really helping the disease I mean, and these people have extra things in their brains that probably won’t react well to swelling, and this, and this has been going on for decades Eh, and this is, and this is something that I’ve learned from from working uh with others on the Burzynski Patient Group is what’s it like to be a cancer patient, and to have no sense of how other people’s diseases progressed, and uh Eric Merola said that I had been um, and um uh a Gorski has had his accreditation board contacted, and Well, and why you can’t take that as necessarily being evidence of efficacy Ah, another thing is that uh the kind of cult that’s sprung up around Burzynski, approves uh phase 3 trials, are actually uh grateful, are approved, are painting a completely different picture How do you explain that ? Are they feeding these people their stories ? Are they feeding these people their stories Okay I’m going to go back, are you following the Hashtag, as a lump but extend life by uh quality of life for 3 months or something um in some cases but, as best as I can tell from an outsider, as enemies, as far as I can tell A every time that I and and and and, as far as I understand it The Lancet, as if they were signs of getting better Some people say that oh it’s a healing crisis or it’s progression of the disease Or other people say it’s breaking up in the middle, as this is going on Okay I’m doing, as you just pointed out, as you keep putting it, at least the sodium load that that that patients are asked to to carry, at some point, “I do know cancer science”, “I’ve searched Burzynski’s publications", “Look, “Okay, “Our only goal is to promote high standards of science in medicine”, “Personally, “Um, “which genes are targeted by antineoplastons“, “you know”, based on bad phase 2 trials Would that be, based on flawed phase 2, based on flawed phase 2 clinical trials That is therefor a real possibility in this case Yes you would But, basically, because in order to, because that case is grotesque The parents, because that means there allowed to go ahead and submit their material to another journal more quickly and get it out there Uhm, because we’re on a Google+ stream that that’s a lot of data it takes awhile to bring up my, been spreading mis truths about Burzynski", Blatherskitewicz, blog, Bob Blaskiewicz, Boris Ogon, bring it on” Check out these wounds But he’s never done that Instead he he he wants us to just take the words of of of of his apostles I don’t necessarily trust his apostles I don’t think that, Britain, but, but can #Burzynski time travel?", but I definitely recommend that you look at Jaffe’s book and you will see, but if there were other cases where this type of complication arose, but phase 2 was deficient so phase 3 fails Do you think that that could possibly have anything to do with why we’re not seeing the phase 3 advance He’s claimed He’s claimed That’s a different , but she wasn’t there for for very long but uh her condition deteriorated very rapidly Uhmmm, but that doesn’t mean that it didn’t have an effect on her And you can clearly tell, but the idea, but the reaction that we saw on the side of the Burzynski camp was that, but then it reaches a point where it’s a self-limited growth, but uhmmm, but we actually have people say Are there, but when it’s, but whether or not it it it had a genuine therapeutic effect is a different matter all together Um, but yeah, but you understand it’s not the FDA’s job to tell someone that their drug doesn’t work it’s it’s it’s up to Burzynski It’s up to Burzynski to show that his drug does work And it’s alwa, can get, case, Chapman has just updated me and he says um that it is, Claim, claimed, constantly, Conundrum, correct Oh, creating a black and white version of the world where there are good people and there are bad people There are people who are fighting the disease, David Gorski, David H. Gorski, Debate, definitely look at that Um, Detroit, did not understand the significance of this cyst that had opened up in, do an autopsy Um, do with the drug This this But, do you concede, do you concede that ? Well, do you have any sense of when these trials are going to be published ? From Laura ? Right When you, do you think that there is a uh uh conspiracy to keep Burzynski from publishing ? Right Right So, does, Dr. David H. Gorski, eg, eh, eh just based on what we’ve been able to find that patients have been reporting this for decades At some point, elevate uh the profile of his drug, especially Gorski, especially the brainstem gliomas That these cancers uh the cases resolved fairly quickly, ethical, even if in the aggregate their rates aren’t better It might work on some individuals tumors rather than on, even in principle, even people who, even people who support me have given me grief for this Um, even though the components cost pennies Um, exclusive rights to produce and sell this stuff, FACS a/k/a Orac", for a couple of years at least, for all the the phase 1 and phase 2 trials, for decades This doesn’t have anything to do with the, for me, for me to come around and promote Burzynski Um, for one of the most intractable diseases, forever Um, from any effect of antineoplaston, FW, go ahead Yeah, going back to Amelia, Gorski, Guy Chapman, Guy Chapman has just jumped in and said it looks like you forgot the phase 3 trial is withdrawn and none of the phase 2 trials were published Uhmmm, Guy Chapman has just um uh tossed in a a, guychapman, had a, had the same reading given to them Um, have demonstrated efficacy", have influenced the way in which these these trials were approved I I would say that it is a genuine con uh uh bit of confusion on the parts of Skeptics We don’t know why the phase 3 trial was appro, have you noticed the the, having pored over Burzynski’s publications", he controls all parts from identification to the creation of the drug uh to the diagnosing uh well he doesn’t do the diagnosing but he does um um prescribe and distribute, he could do that if if the other, he does all that vertically, he has an approved phase 3, he he’s done well to listen to Jaffe’s advice, he needs to get a publication in a uh, he said that he was gonna do, he should open up his uh research uh protocols um and just say, he’s never done that But if you think about that, he’s still on the, 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don’t exactly know if he was on the treatment the whole time Um, I don’t know if you’ve read Jaffe’s book There seems to have been a lot going on there you really should look at it because it’s it’s it’s kind of revealing Um, I don’t know what the state of that is right now Um, I don’t make any pretensions to make that my site proves anything I I I really don’t It’s not my job to prove anything It’s Burzynski’s job It is a researchers job to prove these things But , I don’t read your blog Uh um, I don’t remember the exact patient so I have to go back to my web-site to take a look at it Um Because we are, I don’t see anything Well it’s an invisible dragon Well okay, I don’t think he’s shown uh that he can carry off a uh a research program responsibly Uhmmm Well Oh he, I guess I’ll It should be in Amelia’s I I, I had my uh a couple weeks before Christmas my, I have to, I have to look into it That’s just, I I don’t think he’d be able to get one, I I think as far as I went was that she went, I just find that to be contradictory and and self-defeating Um, I mean that if it does have a a an improvement rate above uh other treatments That still has an improvement rate, I mean they’re there uhm uhhh but, I mean uh, I mean you have a right to do that but but I I’ve found that posting under a pseudonym diminishes my credibility —————————————————————— That’s a Red Her, I packed Amelia’s story with all the stories, I think, I think it is, I want to give them a a chance to address you as well Uhmmm, I want to point something else out to you Um, I want to turn this over to the people who are watching Um, I would, I would have admitted it", I'm calling out the institutions with which you have a professional relationship", I’ll look at that, I’ll look into that I hope somebody is writing all this down out there, I’m doing the 2 things at once and it’s um, I’m not assuming that —————————————————————— There is a correct here Exactly That’s the right answer You don’t know You don’t know You need to look , I’m not saying there were, I’ve seen any number of people looking at um, ideology and and the uh panaceas are are are to be and a variety of different types of causes um, if he could get a grant to study this stuff But, if his drug genuinely works, if if you think about it though, if in fact you don’t have to reach the full dosage in order to have uh severe side effects Ummm, if it works, if you look at the, if you look at the Luna ah Pettiguine uh uh story on The Other Burzynski Patient Group um you see that the doctor is absolutely horrified by the insane sodium load that that Burzynski’s patients are, if you were to learn, in, in a in a coma uh without possibility of reversal, in a uh uh brain dead uh for all intents and purposes, in and of itself That’s another comment Um, in Cody G’s story And then lastly and and the worst uh thing that we’ve seen, in fact in any one tumor you would, in fact just disoriented, in fact they were ecstatic They were delighted Um, in his parents living room for months Um, in millions of homes, in order to make sure that everybody who needs it can get, in particular a, in the case of, incorrectly, individual patient, institutions, is is, is is talking about the costs there Uhmmm, is that I am taking exactly no money from anyone for this, is that if Burzynski is the savior that he claims to be, is that you would be honest about this, is the hospital only expects to get a fraction, is to complete a phase 3 uh trial uh he started uh I believe was it just the one, is to keep it in house That seems, is up to uh Burzynski uh my uh David James @StortSkeptic on the ah he has asked everything that Burzynski does looks sort of like the behaviors of pseudo-science So what we’re saying uhhh he does uh, isn’t necessarily having anything to do with the efficacy of the drug That comes across very clearly Um, it, it depends on the type Some drugs it’s ethical to give something completely questionable, it it it doesn’t seem to me that necessarily an autopsy would be um a a done deal Um, it it still has an effect, it seems rather unrealistic Um, it was withdrawn this I think within the last week It doesn’t look like its going to happen, it’s actually a tumor that’s growing That record there, it’s ah as you could imagine it could be very difficult for the families to do that especially when they have ooh ah, it’s an extremely grim prognosis Uhhh and I worry that when they’re in that desperate state and especially let’s talk about the children, it’s incorporeal Well, it’s indistinguishable from something that’s not there And that kind of out, it’s it’s it’s not the FDA’s, it’s it’s the Doubting Thomas Um, it’s my responsibility as a reader”, it’s No, it’s prepared by Anastassios Retzios, Jesus says, Josephine Jones, just looked like someone had taken the piss out of her I mean, just so that you know, Keir Liddle, knowing these facts, L.I.A.R.", led to the ultimate demise, let me go back to the Twitter feed Um Well it sounds to me like they’re they’re not um, let me see No we don’t and it would be irresponsible to completely speculate on on, let me see Someone has just sent me a, let me see Well, let’s, let’s back up What would the FDA, let’s measure for the heat of the breath Well it’s heatless flame that it breathes And, let’s say, let’s uh spray paint it Well, let’s wait for for that to roll in, lets talk about these patients who report symptoms of getting worse, liars, lie, lied, lilady, London, M.D.", man I couldn’t imagine really going through this myself, Michigan, my, my site Let me Uhmmm Well, NatGeo, no matter what happens That turns his claims into something that’s unfalsifiable If I could give you an example of what unfalsifiable is Um, not a uh, not like the the Journal of Medical Hypothesis or things we just made up Um, now I never went on you know on to say ummm that uh she had uh reached therapeutic levels Uhmmm, o-kay Uh, of Haley, of of cancers, of people believing, often approves, oh my gosh, oh no it’s ah it’s floating Well, oh this is one of the very 1st ones that we did on the, ok, ok It doesn’t matter where It doesn’t matter where it comes from uh, ok let me tell you exactly what it will take, ok Let’s let’s back, ok ok well it’s well ok I can’t I can’t go in and read that right now Um, okay ? Um, okay There, on, on the site Uhmmm, on top of that, one has been finished, one of One of the problems that that doctors have in in this country when it comes to doing ummm antineoplastons studies to verify any any effect that uh Burzynski has uhhh I i think back to the one w, one of the things that that there there are 2 points to be made here Uhm, one question I’d wondered, one that is immune to uh criticism, onforb.es/11pwse9, only by proxy, open up his trials, or required to carry if they they go on it And we wondered if the sodium load was ah to great for someone who has a brain tumor, or that the growing has slowed after they’ve started Well, Orac, our favorite oncologist (laugh), over 60 opportunities to prove himself worth uh their confidence and hasn’t Um, Paul Morgan, people have been critical of of of Burzynski have faced retaliation for opposing him ah and intimidation, permission to investigate is not evidence of anything other than evidence of a valid protocol, Peter A. Lipson, Ph.D, Ph.D Is Anastassios Retzios reliable ? Um What, Professor", progress, prove something false, Put up or shut up, Quidama, r-but-r, rbutr, reaching therapeutic levels and having a biological effect on someone are are clearly different things in her case Uhmmm, Reason, reduce the size of some tumors some times Um, relat, replacement therapy Uh and there isn’t a doctor on the planet, reporting this excitedly, respectable journal that oncologists would read, right ? Okay Alright That that, right ? So, right ? They’re not sharing his trial designs because they are his trial designs, right ? Uhmmm, right ?", right? That the makeup of his drug that he’s distributing are his, S.", Samantha T in 2005 We see it again as far back as 1994, SBM, see, see this is the thing though The reason that site was started was because the people that don’t make it don’t have a voice And when you, seems only fair Um, she paid her $30, she uh the the difference in her conscious state was no noticeable for anyone to see Ummm, SkepticScared", so, so it, so it’s like you’ve lowered the bar for for evidence in a way that that you know oncologists don’t The the Right So, so it’s the question, so that we can go back and look at these claims later, so that’s, so the ANP is Orphan Drug status but is it Orphan Drug for glioma ? Is it sodium phenylbutyrate or is it the the versions of the drug, so this is, so this is the Doubting Thomas This is the Doubting Thomas Okay, so this is the one, so ummm I guess we can start with uhhh bit of a conversation Uhhh You’ve been on the Burzynski Hashtag for a long time – what’s you’re motivation ? Okay So what information have Skeptics poste, so we were wondering, some of the the most um I think the most serious charges is that we see a uh repeatedly in his uh uh stories of his patients, some of the things that have happened, someone has just sent a a note, something, something that we see over and over are patients reporting over and over that signs of getting worse are signs if getting better Um, sorry, surgeon, t, taken as far as I can tell as evidence of a conspiracy or that his name is is poison uh I mean, talk about me in his new movie, that, that 45% of phase 3 clinical trials fail due to deficient phase 2 design Um, that allows uh, that didn’t involve them ultimately somehow being responsible for it, that didnt have this massive side effect ? thats not necessary for other deactsylace inhibitors Well that sss I believe that that’s proposed by the researchers, that had opened up in the center of the tumor, that he can market to the entire world His business model as best I can tell, that he has an improved rate over Temodar or anything like that, that he should, that I could find um in what we’d written up already Um Hold on a sec She is a cute kid though Um, that I had been a be, that if there was the slightest hint that antineoplaston deficiency was a cause of cancer that it would make it into the literature, that in order to have a phase 3, that is there, that it depends on people paying money up front It doesn’t depend on him developing and taking away a viable drug, that it doesn’t work O-kay Um, that look really good on paper, that most people are, that oh well the tumor can keep on growing Th (laugh) that that that’s an invisible dragon, that one, that research oncologists would read I would need an completely independent group to replicate his findings, that seems to give him an instant out, that she was lethargic and a little bit out of it, that sometimes phase 3 trials, that suggests to me that there’s something else going on here Now, that that that it seems that there was a lot of political pressure applied to the FDA which may have been, that that the FDA is is somehow antagonistic toward him They’ve given him every opportunity, that that was the same guy So, that that’s what the tumor looks like People are reporting that the tumor is no longer growing, that the FDA, that the format of your blog does not make sense to us, that this particular pattern is, that um, that wasn’t indicated in the in the rejection letter in order to uh claim that it is is to go beyond the evidence which again we’re not really willing to do So, that we’d love to see, that when we have criticized this, that would be amazing, that would give another option to people, that would have a therapeutic effect on and that the risks outweigh the possible benefits of using this one particular drug Um, that you’re dealing with a quack Um, that’s been floated and research has been done on uh and might even be promising and uh what he’s saying is that cancer is caused by a lack of antineoplastons in the system and that basically what, that’s being left by patients, that’s Luna Pettiguine’s mother, that’s not necessarily true I mean uh when it when it comes to the case um I’ve i’ve talked to oncologists about this And when it comes to uh for instance in in this case it sounds like it was a, that’s not right But um, that’s what has Orphan Drug status Alright, that’s you know one of the major problems that this this cancer has is the location is such a pain to get to Uhm, the, the 1st inclination is to ascribe the death to, the 1st one is that major pharmaceutical companies that are getting this accelerated approval have a track record of producing results which Burzynski does not have Secondly, the ADR research . com issues in clinical research, the and let’s be very specific about this, the AS10 stuff or A1 or whatever it’s called ? Okay, the best, the best course of action was figured out, the business model that the Burzynski Clinic seems to depend on, the Chancellor of my University was contacted via e-mail, the comment, the common persons eye are these case series where he goes through and picks out people who have happened to have survived But what that doesn’t tell us is whether or not the antineoplaston had anyt, the design trial, the family, the new web-site by the Burzynski patients fighting back group, the other thing he could do, the outcome of that uh, the patients report that Burzynski himself told Chase uh Sammut The exact same thing Um, the phase 3 is is will be the gold standard, the positive outcomes, the proposed action as I understand it of the antineoplaston is that it’s a deacetylase inhibitor, the random weird rare but very real survive, the same diagnosis uh same prognosis was to, The Skeptics, the source of this ah of of those #’s that I just gave you, the the, the the base cost that that’s calculated is, the the family of Haley S., the the lawyer", the the the you know, the the things that you see on The Other Burzynski Patent Group, the the types of publications that he’s done, the the yeah I’ve never seen anyone say that the purpose of the antineoplastons is to cause uhhh, the thing on his web-site where if you make a donation to the clinic it goes directly to him ? Right You know, the thing that gets me over and over and over, the time between uh doublings in size decreases logarithmically Um, the tumor grows exponentially while the resources are available to it, the way that we got to this point, the ways in which, then be afraid Ummm, there, there are lots of people have lots of questions about me out there Uh, there are only a few cases of people recovering from that, there have been, there is an explanation for that, there there’s a lot to that Um, there was even a uh, there’s something that he asks for a a huge payment up front That’s something that’s been warned against for generations of uh by anti-quack um uh crusaders if if they’re asking for everything, therefor it works ? So what you’re saying is there’s nothing that would convince you now, these are all huge red flags, these people, these tumors are are completely uh heterogenous The idea that there’s gonna be one knockout, they do do this with other drugs, they say support the cure not the cancer Um, they’ll never publish us Uhm, they’re um uhhh, they’ve put the clinical hold on now because they now have evidence that somebody may have died because of the treatment Um, this, this is a a cancer, this is an important point too Um, this is exactly what will convince us to get on board the Burzynski train is the publication of these trials But even the preliminary trials, this is important This is really important though Wha, this is like basic tumor physiology that we’re talking about, this is not a minor thing for for for Skeptics This, this is your chance t, this treatment is working or this is not evidence that the treatment is working That’s pretty basic I mean we’re not, those are all backed uh by, those are very preliminary trials Uhmmm, those arguments hold very little weight with us He has a a an enormous house that’s valued in the tens of millions of dollars, throws up the the, to, to restrict the blood flow to the tumor and and and uh cause it to die that way, to that publication I can give you a minute to to go find it if that’s That would be good Uhmmm Well, to the to the, to the tumor, to yourself, Tweet, tweeted, uh, uh Antineoplastons has a better rate ? Right Right, uh but the way that you’d earlier phrased your uh your response to “could you possibly be proved wrong ?”, uh design, uh from outside scrutiny While you may imagine that that, uh Galileo’s You know what it’s called, uh hypothetical case of um uh proposed by Carl Sagan as the invisible dragon in your garage If you say you have have a dragon in your garage, uh journal, uh myself, uh no other institution has a 3 for 3 fail, uh not a medical specialist on the planet, uh one of the issues that Skeptics have with Burzynski is that in order to, uh report that’s very common from from patients is that the center of their solid tumors are breaking up One of the problems that we we we see is that that is more frequently a sign of ischemic necr, uh Rhys Morgan, uh that he has failed 3 different Institutional Review Board audits; this is Guy Chapman, uh that man eh can can can, uh uh uh publication in a peer-reviewed journal, uh Wayne Merritt, uhhh, uhhh the the question of The Lancet publication ehhh is par for the course, uhm uh, uhmmm, uhmmm what is the the ration the the something that I think a lot of of a lot of The Skeptics have been curious about when it comes to your your your blog and your behavior on-line uhhh is that that t, um . me see I’m just looking at other things that are coming in on the Hashtag right now Um, um at least as good as anything the Burzynski Patient Group has ever done Uhmmm, um Do you have any questions for me ? I’ve spent a lot of times asking questions of you Mhmm Guy Chapman, um So-kay, um that um it’s called um, um that would be shooting the messenger as opposed to dealing with the question, um those are all cited, um where we know that cancer has a a varied uh, ummm, ummm like nothing is true or false because a doctor says it is true or false Uhmmm it’s it’s it but when the entire medical community uhhh who are des are desperately are are every bit as tired of, unexpected survivals that occur, United Kingdom, up to and including harassing me at work by calling my university to complain about my online verbiage critical of Burzynski and implying that I am somehow doing something wrong", usually, Wales, was able to correctly determine that the Saunders family, was given to Justin B in 2006 A similar cyst in Lesley S’s story uh ah, was in 2006 Um, we do have this pattern, we don’t know why he’s getting a phase 3 And there’s a real story in that, we don’t understand exactly what you’re trying to do with it Could you kind of clarify that for us because it’s uhhh long and it’s it’s intense and there’s a lot of emotion behind it but w, we get extremely concerned about what’s happening Uhmmm, we just pointed out, we know what the outcome are fairly quickly Ummm, we often don’t realize that we’re not being honest with ourself I try to fight against it, we raised, we think Um, we would love to see him do this, we’re not talking about deactsylace inhibitors or anything like that were you’d really need to know something about This is, well, well at least the videos before the family took it down, well I don’t actually, well in that case the best response is “I don’t know” 1. Ah, well then, well then we’ll put flour down on the ground to see that it’s it it’s standing there And, what did I get wrong ? Uh was that Amelia and Luna ? Luna was the other one, what happens if the FDA occasionally op op opposes, what have we missed ? Well okay, what is the Didymus Judas Thomas reference to Oh, what it’s supposed to mean Alright, what part of, what part of that is not absolutely terrifying to you Well, what stuff would you like What stuff would you like me to do ? I generally, what they want to make sure that they at least get the standard care, what we would say, what would, what would convince you that you’re wrong So you’re saying because the Orphan Drug Designation and the face that there’s a phase 3, what would prove you wrong, what’s the word I’m looking for, when a patient is self-pay there is a self-pay price which is a more reasonable price Additionally, when I asked you, when it comes to ummm the rates of antineoplastons, when she’s talking about, when someone is not insured in in this country, when they get a speedy rejection from a uh uh, when you can’t falsify something When you cannot, when you only look at the at the, when you think about a major, when you whittle away, where he gets, where is alum Dr. David H. Orac Gorski’s Grapefruits ?", where the sole distributor of the therapy from his pharmacy Can you go ahead and send me that link that that I saw in the chat that you had uh posted a couple of times in the chat Could you send me th, whether or not, which actually, which is, which is actually something that snake oil salesmen do Another thing that that’s a red flag in Skeptic circles is that his one compound seems to be a sort of panacea for all sorts of different types, which is certainly one therapeutic approach that’s been, which is exactly in Burzynski’s favor to only look at the positive outcomes, which is like which we just pointed out was a was an invisible dragon Ultimately it would, which it, which slightly unspools DNA, which would allow uh proteins to get into a pair of damaged DNA And we have drugs that do that which carry a much lower sodium load Uh, who, who else was on there, who had died, who has identified at at as a contributing factor as a contributor to cancer or antineo or lack of antineoplastons So Why isn’t he, whose stories are every bit as important as the as the stories of the patients who have lived, why hasn’t Burzynski done anything to change that ? Right Well, why should we trust him when he has uh the sole uh the only person who had identified antineoplastons as a contributor to cancer when he is the sole manufacturer of the of the therapy uh when he is th, why why why not, why would you prefer that to to another drug if it did essentially the same thing, Wisconsin, with or without Burzynski Uhhh ummm, with with the Amelia story, would, would be apply to Federal grant That, would be to Burzynski’s benefit if there were other cases, would that cause any doubt in your mind ? About the efficacy of ANP Yeah, would that make you reconsider your position of the phase 3 being evidence that it works Uh um could you send me that link, wousa, www.whybiotech.com, yeah, yeah that’s a, yeah Um, you, you could say that these, you do not need to have a successful phase 2 ? When 45% of phase 3 fail because they have a deficient phase 2 design, you get a diagnosis of uh brainstem glioma the prognosis is very bad Uhmmm, you have these kids who are uh you know 2 and 3 and have had this, you know I’d hate to see my family go through this That these people are at what could be described as a low point, you know in the videos, you know maybe you haven’t reached a therapeutic dose level, you know that it’s an, you know the critique that, you know they they sign off on it but that is is, you know uh awful diagnosis and the parents are willing to do literally anything to keep their kids alive What protections are in place for patients as far as that these kids are and and their parents, you know uh sodium load will increase your blood pressure, you know Ummm, you know Well, you know where she had been up and about to in her bed kind of slurring and and, you know which includes radiation Um, you little bitch", you mentioned it yourself, you put your your, you said that the FDA hasn’t approved a phase 3 Well, you should be able to go over and verify that there’s a dragon in the garage So let’s say we go over to Carl Sagan’s garage and, you show me the, you understand that these doctors, you understand why they do that, you will see, you would think that a doctor would realize that perhaps what these patients are walking away with is inaccurate Why hasn’t that changed ? E wel that that that that’s not it This is this is like t, you you don’t need to reach full dosage ’cause the the full dosage for these ANP seem to be pretty high, you you it it is it taken as a, you you know your not going to speculate about the the FDA but then at every turn your invoking the FDA as being obstructionist I, you’re back Yeah Google+ is a little wonky sometimes But, you’re getting the outcome that you want This is the whole reason for going And it has nothing to do with the with the with the drugs Which is, you’re gonna get a skewed and inaccurate version of the efficacy of this particular drug Now lets lets lets go back and not talk about Laura, you’re talking, your going to know that going in, your hand inside the wound You know, yourself | Leave a reply
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World War I With the beginning of the twentieth century much progress and development had taken place around the world and there was an outward maintenance of peace but the roots of war lay within because every country was now searching for more power. This war was given the name of the World War because after the war began major nations of the world all around the map became involved in one way or another and it laid long term effects on the entire world.
The signs of democracy rose after the world war and major nations of the world became democratic. But the movement of communism in Russia strengthened. There were changes in borders which included the breaking of Austrian Hungary Empire into small states which included Finland, Hungary and Austria. On the other hand there was the formation of Yugoslavia when Serbia became united with the Serbs and Slavs. There have been many changes in the borders of this state to present day but the initiation was done after this war. This war led to the recognition of industrial unions and it was from here that protests by peasants and laborers under forums began. Women’s rights got a great boost from this war. They were granted the right to vote by Britain and the trend seemed to be followed. It was from this war that the employment of women was seen. Though there was a great decline in this employment as well as the wages given to them after the war ended but it laid the roots for the future employment rights of the women. This war put the whole of the world into not only financial losses but also losses of millions of lives was there. The great depression followed this war which can be counted as a black period because this was a major economic crisis all around the world which took years for revival of the major economies. With the dark days of the war there was a great impact on the field of art and theatre. Different forms of art which included abstract, Dadaism and surrealism emerged and same was the case with writing, music and architecture. It was from here the concept of huge steel towers came up.
If world war one would have not occurred there would have been a very different scenario. The changes in the borders that followed the war would not have occurred. The feeling of nationalism was created after this war which led to the uprising in the colonies. If the war would not have happened, these colonies would have stayed longer with the European powers that controlled and ruled them. The concept of sole superpowers upon which the whole world relies now would have also not come up. This war gave the nations a realization for the creation of strong allies and this trend goes on till today around the world. A very important thing which could have been delayed or possibly avoided was the creation of weapons of mass destruction and different types of warfare weapons which included poisonous gases and tanks. This war laid down the ground for the world war two. Thus we can conclude that this war left long lasting effects and the dreadful things that happened around the globe like the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki could have been avoided if this war had not taken place. Read More
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Posted: 7:47am Friday 17 Mar, 2017 | By Ryan Wood ryan@thesun.co.nz
The Ashton Family Circus, from left: Dylan, 10, Royce, Dallas, 4, Anna and Jaz, 4. Photos: Tracy Hardy.
Ever wanted to run away and join the circus?
That’s exactly what the Ashton kids have done – only they’ve got their parents in tow too.
Mum Anna, dad Royce, daughter Dylan, 10, and twins Dallas and Jaz, 4, make up the Ashton Family Circus, part of this weekend’s Extravaganza at Blake Park.
“The twins are our ‘wild tigers’, while my 10-year-old daughter does aerial hoop and is an amazing dancer. And my husband is the clown – it came to him quite naturally,” laughs Anna.
She’s a pole dancer herself, and performs together with her daughter in their routine.
“There’s a whole story to our show, but I can’t give any of it away.”
It’s the family’s second season with the Extravaganza, a classic gypsy fair that tours the country. Last weekend they were caught up in the flooding at the Sundaise Festival, and Anna says they’re taking a couple days before the weekend to set up and ‘dry out’ a bit.
For the Ashton family, performing is in the blood.
“I’ve been performing for over 20 years, and my daughter’s been performing since she was about three,” says Anna.
“The boys started when they were three, and each year we plan on upping their skills. It’s a bit of a long-term art installation as we all develop. It’s an interesting process.”
There are 32 other trucks that form the festival market, with lots of market stalls and award-winning musicians playing throughout the day. There’s plenty for kids to do as well, such as tug of war, musical bean bags, and sack races.
“It’s about taking it back to grass-roots entertainment.”
The Extravaganza is on at Blake Park in Mount Maunganui from 9am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday. Catch the Ashton Family Circus shows at 11.30am and 2.30pm, plus Dylan’s magic show at 1pm, for some good old fashioned fun.
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In 2008, UT Arlington conducted its first GHG emissions inventory using ICELI’s Clean Air and Climate Protection (CACP) software, a tool intended for local government entities that calculates emissions associated with electricity, fuel use, and waste disposal. In 2010, UT Arlington conducted a second GHG analysis using the Clean Air-Cool Planet calculator which offers a Campus Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Calculator.
The 2010 inventory covered:
• Scope 1 – Direct GHG emissions for natural gas, University fleet fuel, and fertilizers
• Scope 2 – Indirect GHG emissions from purchased electricity
• Scope 3 – Indirect GHG emissions from student and faculty daily commutes and waste sent to landfills
The findings of the 2010 GHG emissions inventory reveal that energy usage accounted for approximately 75% of the University’s GHG emissions with 56% from purchased electricity used to operate buildings and chill water; approximately 18% from natural gas used primarily to generate steam heat for the on-campus thermal energy plant; and a small portion from fuel for University fleet vehicles. Vehicle emissions from commuting by student, faculty, and staff accounted for 14% of the University’s GHG emissions, prompting us to find more ways to encourage walking, biking, and use of public transit on campus and in the downtown community. Since then we have implemented car sharing, ride sharing, and bike sharing program on campus. In the first year of the GHG emissions reduction goal period (2010- 2011), emissions declined by 5.6% from 2005 levels. The most significant reduction was from refrigerants, which declined by 68%. This decrease was due to the replacement of the chiller in the on campus thermal plant, which occurred through the energy performance contract work. Waste-related emissions declined by 28% due to increased recycling. Although these decreases are impressive, refrigerants and waste accounted for only 9% of the University’s total GHG footprint.
In 2012, UT Arlington adopted a series of environmental performance targets as part of the development of a broader Campus Master Plan. Using the 2010 GHG analysis, we developed environmental performance goals in five goal areas: energy, buildings, transportation, waste, and water. Each goal was established with a 2005 base year and a target year of 2020.
By 2020, UT Arlington has committed to reduce:
• Energy consumption by 20%
• Fleet fuel consumption by 20%
• Municipal waste by 20%
• Municipal water use by 20%
In 2016, UTA conducted a Scope 1 and 2 GHG inventory consistent with The GHG Protocol, Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. This standard represents the best practice in GHG accounting for corporations, government entities, and universities. The Scope 1 emissions data collected included the quantity of natural gas used in university’s 109 buildings, the quantity of fuel used in university vehicles, and refrigerant purchased by the university, and Scope 2 was from purchased electricity.
In fiscal year 2016, total Scope 1 and 2 emissions for UT Arlington were 81,111.3 metric tons CO2e as shown in the table. This represents a 6.9% increase in emissions compared with 2010 and a 3.5% decrease in total Scope 1 and 2 emissions compared with 2005. The main drivers in the emissions increase was a 12.5% increase in natural gas consumption and an approximately 15% increase in electricity consumption on the campus. The increase in GHG emissions associated with the increased electricity usage was lessoned due to changes in electricity emissions factors used in the analysis to reflect an overall cleaner electric grid. At the same time, UT Arlington reduced emissions from both refrigerant usage and its vehicle fleet between 2010 and 2016, as HCFC – 22 emissions decreased by 90% and vehicle fleet emissions decreased by roughly 60%.
Scope 1 and 2 emissions increased by approximately 7% between 2010 and 2016 despite an approximately 20% increase in the square footage of buildings on campus during the same time period (Figure 2). As the vast majority of UT Arlington’s emissions are produced by electricity and natural gas consumed in building, square footage is likely the major driver of emissions at the university. Given the large increase in building square footage between 2010 and 2016, facility emissions from natural gas and electricity per building square foot decreased by 12% between 2010 and 2016, as shown in Figure 1.
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Keri-Anne Payne
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Ness Breaks British Age Record; Scottish Senior Record in 50 Back at North District Grand Prix
Full Name: Keri-Anne Payne
Born: December 09th, 1987
Nationality: Great Britain
Keri-Anne Payne is a trailblazer for Open Water in Great Britain. After funding was cut for her performances at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, she tried her hand at open water. With her silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, interest in the sport exploded back home. That continued to grow as Payne was crowned with two world championship titles. Payne was born to British parents in Johannesburg, South Africa. She began learning to swim at four. She quickly developed into a talented youngster and was discovered by Director of British Swimming, Bill Sweetenham while on a training camp in South Africa. At age 13, her family relocated back to England so Payne could focus on swimming. Early Career Payne was just 16 years old when she took her first senior international title, winning gold in 400 meter freestyle at the 2004 European Short Course Championships. From then on she was a staple for the British squad. In 2006, Payne failed to medal at the Commonwealth Games, finishing 4th in 800 meter freestyle and 6th in 400 meter medley. The next year she tried out open water swimming and came away with a 11th place finish at the 2007 World Championships in the 10k. 2008 Olympic …
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Mateusz Sawrymowicz and Ashley Twichell Take Home The $10,000 Prizes At The 2013 RPC Tiburon Mile
Mateusz Sawrymowicz and Ashley Twichell Take Home The $10,000 Prizes At The 2013 RPC Tiburon Mile.
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SwimSwam’s Mike Lewis, Dave Durden, and Nick Folker prepare to call the 2013 Tiburon Mile.
It’s almost here – 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile will be fast
The view from Tiburon with Angel Island (the starting point for the RCP Tiburon Mile).
Brace yourself – 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile Features an All Star Field
The Tiburon Mile – one of the world’s best open water races will be coming September 29th
So Stacked – 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile Deep with Talent
RCP Tiburon Mile Race Director Bob Placak (center) with 2012 winners Kane Radford and Melissa Gorman. (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Don’t hit me: Contact in Open Water Swimming
Contact in open water swimming is expected. Officials, coaches and athletes each have a role in managing the degree of contact to ensure fairness and excitement remain a cornerstone of open water swimming. (file photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)
Mann takes us for a ride – what was that 10k like?
She’s only 15 but she’s becoming very wise in her open water swimming. Becca Mann shares some of the backstory from today’s women’s 10K swim at the word championships.
Brazilian Women On Fire: Take 1-2 in Women’s 10KM; Becca Mann 8th
The Brazilians did it again in Barcelona, grabbing two medals in the second women’s open water event. This time, though, it included gold. (Stock Photo: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)
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Though the selection meets were ended after the Portuguese National Championships a few weeks ago, on Friday British Swimming officially…
Ho, Ho, Ho, It’s a record at the Midmar Mile – Ashley Twichell takes Gold
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Facebook extends its advertising arms into your Roku and Apple TV
By Alex Hernandez
Advertising is without a doubt a necessary component for many forms of content creation, but many consumers are growing tired of it.
As technology has grown advertising has too, and it’s one of those businesses that’s adapted well through the years. Back in the days before the internet, companies didn’t have the benefit of targeted algorithms. Today, companies like Google, Comcast, Time-Warner, Facebook, and Apple all target advertisements based on what you browse, hear, and watch. Now Facebook is extending its advertising efforts to reach into your Roku and Apple TV. The company is testing a new way to serve advertisements through Facebook ID’s tied to the IP address of Roku and Apple TV boxes.
For the past few weeks, the social network says, it’s been targeting ads to people streaming certain shows on their Roku or Apple TV set-top boxes. It customizes commercials based on the Facebook profiles tied to the IP addresses doing the streaming, according to a company spokesman. He says Facebook is trying out this approach with the A&E network (The Killing, Duck Dynasty) and streaming startup Tubi TV, selecting free test ads for nonprofits or its own products along with a handful of name brands. This push is part of a broader effort by social media companies to build their revenue with ads on video.
Advertising is without a doubt a necessary component for many forms of content creation, but many consumers are growing tired of it. Companies, like Facebook, are trying to find new ways to serve advertisements without overwhelming their user base. The broader questions for some users will be “what about our privacy?” How much does Facebook, Google, Comcast and Apple know so much about us and our habits? Head on over to the source link below for more details on Facebook’s partnership with A&E and how they plan on implementing these ads.
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County Galway Local Accomodation
County Galway Accommodation
County Galway Property Rentals in Ireland Galway, the largest county in Connaught, celebrated in song and story throughout the world takes centre stage on Ireland’s western seaboard. A spectacularly beautiful county, a medley of contrasts the wildest and remotest of countryside teamed with one of Europe’s most vibrant and popular cities
Lakeland Midsummer Lakehouse
3 stars County Galway
Located in Oughterard, 17 km from Maam Cross, Lakeland Midsummer Lakehouse features free WiFi access and free private parking. Some rooms include a seating area for your convenience. A TV is offered.
Garrai Ban
Ballynahinch
Garrai Ban is a self-catering accommodation located in Ballynahinch, 600 m from the lake and 10 km from the centre of Rounstone. The property offers free parking/garage. More
The villa will provide you with an open fireplace and flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The kitchen is fully equipped, including a dishwasher. There is a semi-grand piano in the lounge available to players.
At Garrai Ban you will find a garden and a terrace with terrace furniture and deck chairs. You can enjoy a lake view from the house.
Ireland West Knock Airport is located 84 km from the property. The house maid will clean 2 times a week, for free. You can find restaurants already in 2 km and the 18-hole golf course is at a distance of 12 km.
Villa County Galway: sleeps 8,
Galway Bay Sea View ApartmentsÂ
Salthill, Galway
Located on the promenade in the Salthill area of Galway, Galway Bay Sea View Apartments offer striking balcony or roof terrace views across the bay to the Clare Mountains. More
The large contemporary accommodation consists of free Wi-Fi and free parking.
Galway Bay Apartments have huge sea facing windows in both the living room and the master bedroom. The open-plan lounge/dining area features a 32-inch flat-screen TV, leather seats and a dining table.
The apartments fully fitted kitchen is equipped with a washer/dryer, a microwave and a dishwasher. Some bedrooms feature an en suite bathroom and large windows, again with sea views. All apartments feature at least 1 additional bathroom.
The apartments are directly opposite a blue-flag beach, which features a diving board and a floating platform out to sea. The old fishing village of The Claddagh is 2.5 kilometres away and Galway’s famous Spanish Arch is only 650 metres further afield.
Salthill is a great choice for travellers interested in scenery, relaxation and friendly people.
We speak your language! Apartments County Galway: 34
The Lady Gregory Hotel, Swan Leisure Club & Spa 3-star hotel
 Gort
The Lady Gregory Hotel is next to Coole Park Gardens and offers full Irish breakfasts, a restaurant, and a bar. Guests can enjoy free access to the local leisure club and spa. More
The hotel has easy access to Galway and Connemara to the North, and Clare â with the Burren and Cliffs of Moher, to the South. Gort Golf Course is about 3.2 km away.
Swan Leisure Club & Spa which includes an 18-metre swimming pool, children’s pool and a gym. There is also an exotic herb sauna, crystal and floral steam rooms and a salt grotto with health showers.
At Claddagh Heart we offer Spa treatments at competitive prices in our beauty salon and cutting edge treatments in our complementary health centre.
Bedrooms at Lady Gregory Hotel have satellite TV and internet access. The restaurant offers carvery lunches and an à la carte menu.
We speak your language! Hotel Rooms County Galway: 87, H
County Galway Ireland, the largest county in Connaught,
is celebrated in song and story throughout the world and takes centre stage on Ireland’s western seaboard. A spectacularly beautiful county, it is a medley of contrasts – the wildest and remotest of countryside teamed with one of Europe’s most vibrant and popular cities. Drawn as if by a magnet, visitors come again and again, captivated by this most special of Irish counties.
Galway City at the mouth of Galway Bay is both a picturesque and lively city with a wonderful avant-garde culture and a fascinating mixture of locally owned, speciality shops, often featuring locally made crafts. Indeed local handcrafts are a feature of the entire region including hand knits, pottery, glass, jewellery and woodwork.
The city has many relics of its medieval past and is worth taking time to explore. It has changed considerably over the last number of years and features a fascinating juxtaposition of new and ancient architecture. The centre of the city is conveniently compact enough to ramble around comfortably.
Swans in the Claddagh County Galway
Anyone who knows the song ‘Galway Bay’ will be familiar with the Claddagh, previously a fishing village of thatched cottages, now an area just outside the city centre. Here is the birthplace of the world famous Claddagh ring, a souvenir many bring home, just to keep a little piece of Galway with them always.
Outdoors County Galway
As you would expect, Galway has a huge range of activities for the holidaymaker to enjoy. Golfers will find themselves spoilt for choice between excellent links and parkland courses, the equal of any in the world but without the sting of exorbitant green fees. Horse riding and trekking is another popular way to unwind in this the native county of the Connemara pony. Walking trails to suit all tastes are available both around the city and in the countryside. Hill walkers will find many fine routes in Connemara and the Twelve Bens and the scenery is unsurpassable. So much coastline is a good indicator of the variety of watersports available.
Fishing is always a popular option in Galway Ireland. – every visitor to the city will have visited the famous Salmon Weir Bridge. Coarse fishing, river angling and sea angling are also available locally.
Some County Galway Attractions
Thoor Ballylee … a tower set by a stream’s edge W.B. Yeats, Nobel Prize winner, poet and senator bought this ancient Norman Tower and adjoining cottages in 1916 for the princely sum of £35. He had admired it many times on visits to his patron, Lady Gregory in nearby Coole Park. This castle was to be his Tower, his inspiration and his retreat. His collection of poems “The Tower” contains several poems written at or about Thoor Ballylee. The Tower had been lovingly restored and looks much this same as it did in the 1920’s when the Yeats family lived there.
Today, visitors can tour the tower guided by an audio visual presentation on the history of Yeats’ life and the tower (Irish, English, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish) in each room. In addition there are beautiful gardens and a picnic area, Ballylee Mill, a craft shop, Bureau de Change and tourist information.
County Galway Hooker
A Galway Hooker boat at Crinniú na mBad festival, Kinvara. Dunguaire Castle can be seen in the background.
Another castle associated with Yeats is Dunguaire Castle, which was the venue for the literary revivalists. Today, the bardic tradition is reflected in the nightly Medieval Banquet. The entertainment celebrates the richness of Ireland’s literary and musical past and evokes the colourful characters who are so much a part of the castle’s history.
Atlantaquaria County Galway
Follow the trail of the famed Galway Ireland Salmon on its journey from the Corrib River to Galway Bay and beyond. Galway Atlantaquaria, the national aquarium, presents a comprehensive view of the world of water, imaginatively recreating natural habitats, from the seabed to local rivers and lakes – even the city canals.
Presented in an attractive, entertaining layout, it provides an enjoyable and educational environment in which to learn about the diverse marine eco-system of Ireland. Uniquely amongst Irish aquariums, Atlantaquaria features both freshwater and saltwater exhibits. Children especially love the ‘touch pools’ where they can handle live creatures like starfish and crabs.
The deep sea experience features over 170 species of fish including conger eel, ray and lobster. Fun features include one which gives the visitor a ‘fish eye view’ of a waterfall and a deep submarine vehicle where you can experience the feeling of being deep underwater.
Dan O’Hara’s Homestead County Galway
Nestling into the hillside beneath the Twelve Bens is the restored cottage of Dan O’Hara. A tenant farmer who was evicted and forced into emigration, he lost his wife and three children on the way to New York. His 8 acre farm is farmed today as it would have been in pre-famine times and the award winning Heritage Centre offers a fascinating glimpse of rural Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century. Visitors can enjoy a carriage ride through the centre and see demonstrations of turf cutting, sheep herding and other traditional tasks.
Athenry Heritage Centre County Galway
Athenry heritage center County Galway
Athenry Arts & Heritage Centre County Galway
Uncover the story of the medieval walled town of Athenry. Enjoy the interpretative display and try your hand at the ancient sport of archery.
Battle of Aughrim Visitor Centre County Galway
Discover the roots of Ireland’s turbulent history at this award winning centre. This dramatic clash of Jacobites and Williamites in 1691 involved 45,000 soldiers from nine European nations and could be heard 35 miles away in Galway City.
Glengowla Mines County Galway
Ireland’s only show mine is in County Galway, Glengowla Silver and Lead Mine is located two miles outside Oughterard. Take a guided tour through marble chambers and caverns, see silver, lead, calcite, quartz and mineral formations in this underground wonderland.
Islands County Galway
Take a ferry to another world. Visit picturesque Inishbofin from the tiny fishing village of Cleggan near Clifden or to the world famous Aran Islands from Rossaveal or Galway. Walk, hire a bike, ride a horse, see historical features and wonders, learn to relax. The islands are truly in a world of their own.
kylemore abbey County Galway
Set in the heart of Connemara, Kylemore Abbey has been the home of the Benedictine Nuns since 1920. Originally built by Mitchell Henry as a gift for his wife, it is one of the great neo-Gothic castles of the period. The restored Gothic Church, a miniature cathedral, is a building of international importance.
The lakeside grounds are peaceful and beautiful and feature an excellent café and craft shop. The most recent addition to the attractions at Kylemore is the six acre Victorian Walled Garden which was one of the most impressive in Ireland and is almost restored to its former glory.
It includes a formal flower garden, a kitchen garden and a range of glass houses. The Bothy, the Tool Shed and the Lime Kiln are also open to the public.
Xploreit Map of County Galway Ireland (Xploreit County Series).
County Galway has a fascinating countryside containing several scenic routes and walking trails with stunning vistas and dramatic viewpoints.
This detailed touring map of County Galway has everything required to help you get the most from your visit to the area.
It is has a detailed index and is printed on waterproof paper – guaranteed to survive any spilled drinks!
A lace-like Atlantic coastline enclosing shimmering lakes and rusty bogs with the majestic Twelve Bens and Maumturks as a backdrop – and that’s just part of Connemara! County Galway fascinating countryside contains several scenic routes and walking trails with stunning vistas and dramatic viewpoints. There are numerous castles, towers, medieval churches, historic houses, megalithic tombs and dazzling beaches just waiting to be explored.
Leenane Cultural Centre County Galway
This beautifully situated centre overlooks Killary Harbour and concentrates on the local sheep and wool industry. Wool handcrafts including carding, spinning, weaving and using natural dyes are all demonstrated.
Over twenty different breeds of sheep graze on the surrounding land – be amazed at ‘one man and his dog’ working together in total harmony and rounding them up effortlessly.
Festivals and Events County Galway
May: Fleadh na gCuach Kinvara, Co. Galway The Galway Early Music Festival, Galway City
June: Bloomsday Celebration County Galway
July: Galway Races Salthill Air Show County Galway Film Fleadh Galway International Arts Festival
August: Connemara Pony Show County Galway
September: County Galway International Oyster Festival Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
County Donagal
Irish Rentals Vacations Accommodation.
Property Rentals in County Donegel Ireland presents an ever changing spectacle of landscapes and seascapes set against a backdrop of mountains and moors.
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A natural playground for Golf, Equestrian, Walking, Angling, Water Sports and Cycling, enthusiasts, Waterford offers the complete holiday experience. Waterford City is the capital of the Sunny South East of Ireland.
County Wexford Bed and Breakfast
County Wexford is in the south-eastern corner of the country with a long coastline on both the Irish sea and Celtic Sea A holiday in Wexford can match anything more exotic locations have to offer. Boasting over 115kms of coastline and golden sands have long been popular with families wishing to escape the noise, stresses and strains of city living.
Irish Rentals Vacations
County Carlow Hotels
Carlow is a tiny inland county south of County Kildare and south-west of County Wicklow. The River Slaney flows through its eastern part, which is an extension of the granite area of County Wicklow.
Ireland Irish Rentals Vacations
County Cork Hotels
County Cork Ireland Hotels Guesthouses, Lodges and Bed and Breakfast Cork is the 15th-century Blarney Castle home to the Blarney Stone which is said to give the gift of the gab or eloquence, to those who kiss it
Cork Hotels Guesthouses,Lodges and Bed and Breakfast
Co Wicklow
Vacations Ireland
Irish Rentals Vacations Accommodation. Situated in the mid-west region of Ireland, County Clare boasts truly breathtaking scenery and a wonderfully warm, charming and welcoming people. Clare is a magical county, full of surprise and contrast.
is situated in the South West of Ireland it is the largest of all the Irish counties and in many ways one of the most varied Rich farmlands and river valleys contrast with the wild sandstone hills of the west, and above all there is the magnificent coastline scooped and fretted by the Atlantic
Irish Rentals Accommodation
Irish Rentals Vacations accommodation Killarney is one of of the most beautiful places in the world, often described as Heavenâs Reflex and Beautyâs Home
where you can stay County Kilkenny Ireland Vacation time for you very popular tourist destination a popular base to explore the surrounding towns villages and countryside
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The 25 Hotels in Wexford County
County Wexford Hotels for your next Vacation in Ireland Sunny County Wexford in Ireland Home of Pirates Cove Adventure Golf and Model World
Local Hotels in Kilkenny Country and Town
Local Hotels in Kilkenny County and Town a city located in south-east part of Ireland and the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny. It is built on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster. Listed below are Vacation Hotels Guesthouses in County for your holidays.
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Irish Vacations Property Rental such as Luxury cottage on shores of picturesque Lough Erne
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Take A Break Holidays takeabreakholidays, County Galway. San Francisco De Asis, Urb Marina, San Fulgencio, 03177, Alicante, Spain.
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NRCC Dumps Cash Into NY-26 As Special Election Tilts Dem
By Benjy Sarlin
The GOP is dumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into the NY-26 election, hoping to stave off defeat in a right-leaning district that’s become a testing ground for Democratic attacks on the Paul Ryan budget.
According to FEC filings, the National Republican Congressional Committee has spent nearly $425,000 on the race, targeting not only Democratic candidate Kathy Hochul but an independent Tea Party candidate Jack Davis. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has spent over $266,000 on the race so far.The NRCC’s move came as a progressive Super PAC announced their own “paid advertising offensive” targeting Corwin’s support for the Ryan budget, though its still unclear how much money the group, House Majority PAC, will invest in the race. A conservative Super PAC, American Crossroads, has pledged to spend $650,000 on the race.
Hochul has opened up a lead in the polls running a campaign almost entirely based on attacking the House GOP’s plan to cut and privatize Medicare. While the presence of a significant third party campaign is a wild card, election tracker Stu Rothenberg recently changed the race to “Toss Up/Tilts Democratic” based on Republicans’ inability to attract Davis voters even as he bleeds support.
In addition to the NRCC spending, Corwin has retooled with a drastically different message in recent days that appears to concede the effectiveness of Hochul’s Medicare attacks. In an ad this week, Corwin accused Hochul of trying to slash Medicare and Social Security based on a vague passing comment in a debate that “everything is on the table” in deficit talks. The ad made no mention of the Republican budget, which includes major cuts to entitlements, and the nonpartisan FactCheck.org labeled its claims “bogus.”
Ryan Reilly contributed to this post.
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How Trump Tried To Dupe Forbes Into Thinking He Was Super ‘Loaded’ In 1984
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By Nicole Lafond
In 1984, when President Donald Trump was a 38-year-old budding real estate mogul, a Trump Organization aide called the reporter who was developing the annual Forbes 400 list to try to convince him that Trump was a billionaire, not a $200 millionaire, as the magazine had suggested the year before
That aide, according to an op-ed from the former Forbes reporter in the Washington Post Friday, was actually Trump himself.
According to reporter Jonathan Greenberg’s account of his interactions with Trump, the then-private citizen put Greenberg through the wringer to convince him how “loaded” he was.
“From the beginning, Trump was obsessed,” Greenberg wrote. “The project could offer a clear, supposedly authoritative declaration of his status as a player, and while many of the super-rich wanted to keep their names off the ranking, Trump was desperate to scale it.”
When the Forbes 400 was first published in 1982, Trump tried to persuade Greenberg he was worth $900 million. The magazine estimated his worth at $100 million. The following year, Trump’s lawyer Roy Cohn got involved, attempting to manipulate Greenberg into publishing that Trump was worth $700 million because of his recent sale of a casino in Atlantic City. The magazine instead published that Trump and his father Fred Trump were worth $200 million each.
The next year, Greenberg got a call from John Barron, a spokesperson for Trump, who the Post has since reported is actually Trump’s alter-ego, with a thicker New York accent.
Per Greenberg’s op-ed:
“When I recently rediscovered and listened, for first time since that year, to the tapes I made of this and other phone calls, I was amazed that I didn’t see through the ruse: Although Trump altered some cadences and affected a slightly stronger New York accent, it was clearly him. ‘Barron’ told me that Trump had taken possession of the business he ran with his father, Fred. ‘Most of the assets have been consolidated to Mr. Trump,’ he said. ‘You have down Fred Trump [as half owner] . . . but I think you can really use Donald Trump now.’ Trump, through this sockpuppet, was telling me he owned ‘in excess of 90 percent’ of his family’s business. With all the home runs Trump was hitting in real estate, Barron told me, he should be called a billionaire.”
Forbes has since lamented the magazine’s difficulty with assessing Trump’s actual wealth over the years — in 1982 Trump was actually only worth $5 million, not $100 million, Greenberg said.
Read Greenberg’s full account and listen to the audio of phone call with “Barron” here.
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Jeffrey Smith: Well, I just talk about one thing: GMOs. Genetically modified organisms. I’ve been interviewing scientists and translating the science into English for over 18 years. I’ve traveled to about 40 countries and I founded the Institute for Responsible Technology. We explain to people why to avoid GMOs and how. We have a shopping guide at nonGMOshoppingguide.com and a free iPhone application (Shop No GMO).
Ty Bollinger: When you were a kid you probably didn’t dream that you’d be a GMO researcher and advocate.
Jeffrey Smith: When I was a kid I never heard of GMOs and they hadn’t existed yet. So no, you’re right.
Ty Bollinger: So what got you into this line of research?
Jeffrey Smith: Well, I went to a lecture from a genetic engineer and he was absolutely adamant that it was completely inexcusable to use that technology for food because the technology was prone to side effects.
It would be absolutely unpredictable. And not only that, but even those [effects] that could be tested for were not being evaluated properly and they [GMO crops] were about to be planted.
This was in 1996 when I went to the lecture. Moreover, once they were produced and released into the environment they would cross pollinate, seeds would travel, and they would become part of the gene pool.
A self-propagating pollution of the gene pool that would last forever. So the only thing that lasts longer than genetic pollution… not global warming, not nuclear waste… is extinction.
When I realized the profound implications of this technology for all living beings and all future generations, I figured this guy needs a little help. He needs to get the word out in a way that’d be effective and to wake people up.
And I wasn’t expecting it to take this long but now we’re actually seeing a big wake up in the United States. People are rejecting GMOs in very large numbers and we see a coming tipping point very, very soon.
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'Mission Accomplished': Woodfibre LNG President Moves On
Anthony Gelotti departs as Howe Sound plant hits 'milestone,' says project VP.
By Bob Mackin 26 Nov 2015 | TheTyee.ca
North Vancouver-based journalist Bob Mackin, a regular contributor to The Tyee, has reported for local, regional, national and international media outlets since 1990. Find his Tyee articles here.
'It's still viable,' says Woodfibre LNG VP of the planned $1.7-billion plant. Artist rendering: Woodfibre LNG.
Woodfibre LNG is looking for a new president after Anthony Gelotti returned to Texas.
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The company's vice-president of corporate affairs said the veteran energy executive's departure is part of the project's evolution.
"He came to the end of his two-year contract and we had reached a milestone position in the project where the work he'd been retained for has been completed," Byng Giraud said in an interview. "We're moving past our environmental assessment process and moving towards [final investment decision] and construction."
Giraud said the company is "looking for a different style of person" because the job will be more about construction. Giraud said Gelotti's last day was Nov. 15.
Recruitment for a replacement will eventually begin as the company awaits federal environmental approval and provincial certification for the Fortis pipeline that is key to feeding the planned $1.7-billion liquefied natural gas plant at a former pulp mill near Squamish, B.C.
Gelotti came north after 11 years with Chevron and Shell. He previously spent nine years working in various positions for Enron before its 2001 bankruptcy. "Relocated back to Houston, Texas," Gelotti wrote in his LinkedIn profile. "Mission accomplished in Canada, time to move on."
By email, Gelotti said he fulfilled both his contract and Canadian work permit. "The project continues to achieve key milestones along the development timeline," he wrote.
Gelotti will be joining Perth, Australia-headquartered Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. as chief development officer.
'It's still viable': spokesperson
Woodfibre LNG passed a major hurdle Oct. 26 when LNG Minister Rich Coleman and Environment Minister Mary Polak approved the environmental certificate. Despite the world natural gas glut, Giraud said "the project is moving ahead" with 2018 as the goal for completion.
"This is going to be hard work, it's still viable, you still see many projects going ahead or are starting, there still is an opportunity," Giraud said.
Giraud said a final investment decision is expected in 2016, with preliminary engineering and site preparation before hiring an engineering, procurement and construction contractor.
The project has faced stiff opposition from residents and local politicians on both sides of Howe Sound who are concerned about pollution and safety risks related to the LNG plant and tanker traffic. Woodfibre LNG quelled Squamish Nation opposition last summer when it agreed to meet its conditions, including a revenue-sharing agreement.
Woodfibre LNG would be the biggest plant within proximity to the Lower Mainland, and it is key to Premier Christy Clark's bid to overcome skepticism about her ambitious plan to make B.C. a major LNG exporter.
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DFC Intelligence Forecasts Consumer Video Game Spending to Reach $250 Billion in 2023
Jul 10, 2019 | Entertainment
Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Project Scarlett Are Major Growth Drivers
SAN DIEGO, CA, July 10, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ — Video Game Industry analyst firm DFC Intelligence has issued its latest forecasts for the video game market that increases its overall outlook for the market. This increase is driven by new console systems and a growing mobile game market.
DFC Intelligence estimates that the video game software market is expected to grow from $118 billion in 2018 to about $164 billion in 2023. This rapid growth is driven by mobile games and emerging markets, but also by a growing number of high-end gamers looking for powerful game systems.
The new DFC forecasts also look at consumer spending on high-end video game hardware. Spending on dedicated game console systems and PC game hardware is expected to reach over $80 billion by 2023. At nearly $250 billion a year, spending on video games is expected to be the largest global entertainment category in 2023, based on consumer spending.
Overall, DFC forecasts are more bullish on the Sony PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Project Scarlett, expected to release in late 2020. “It now appears that competition from companies like Google, Apple and Amazon is not going to be a major factor,” said DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole. “Sony and Microsoft are still strong with high-end gamers and competition from game streaming services will be limited.”
Cole also notes that there is very little overlap between the mobile game markets and high-end console and PC games. “Mobile games thrive because they reach the masses, but for more dedicated game consumers they are really a secondary platform.”
DFC Intelligence game industry forecasts are updated throughout the year to account for current trends and new products. The forecasts are available in multiple formats that include pdf reports, Excel spreadsheets, and online access. Clients can purchase forecasts on a one-off or on an ongoing basis. It is also possible to custom pull specific forecasts on a given range.
DFC Intelligence has also announced its new Executive Briefing Series of reports. This series of twice a month reports is designed for qualified executives and investors who want access to quick summaries of DFC forecasts and analysis of key industry trends.
Additional details about the forecasts can be found at https://www.dfcint.com/product/worldwide-video-game-market-forecasts/
For information about DFC subscription services go to https://www.dfcint.com/services/. Members of trade, accredited and industry press may request an executive summary and direct briefing with DFC Intelligence.
DFC Intelligence is hosting a conference call on Wednesday. July 17th at 11:00 AM PDT/2:00 PM EDT to discuss findings from the report. During the call DFC principal analyst, David Cole will be answering questions about the reports’ findings, forecasts and topics including high-end gamer growth, growth of casual games and new game genres on mobile, cloud gaming, game streaming services, and games going Netflix as well as the new console systems from Sony and Microsoft.
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Alembic Pharmaceuticals receives USFDA approval for ANDA Oseltamivir Phosphate Capsules
Alembic Pharmaceuticals has received approvalfrom the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application(ANDA) Oseltamivir Phosphate Capsules USP, 30 mg (base), 45 mg (base) and 75 mg (base).The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD), TamifluCapsules, 30 mg (base), 45 mg (base) and 75 mg (base), of Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.Oseltamivir Phosphate Capsules USP are indicated for the treatment of acute, uncomplicatedillness due to influenza A and B infection in patients 2 weeks of age and older who have beensymptomatic for no more than 48 hours. It is also indicated for the prophylaxis of influenza Aand B in patients 1 year and older.
Oseltamivir Phosphate Capsules has an estimated market size of US$ 647 million for twelvemonths ending December 2018 according to IQVIA.
Alembic now has a total of 97 ANDA approvals (85 final approvals and 12 tentative approvals)from USFDA.
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Reflecting on the methodological challenges of recruiting to a United Kingdom-wide, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial in gynaecology outpatient settings
Sylvia Dickson1Email author,
Janet Logan1,
Suzanne Hagen1,
Diane Stark2,
Cathryn Glazener3,
Alison M McDonald3 and
Gladys McPherson3
Trials201314:389
© Dickson et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
Accepted: 7 November 2013
Successful recruitment of participants to any trial is central to its success. Trial results are routinely published, and recruitment is often cited to be slower and more difficult than anticipated. This article reflects on the methodological challenges of recruiting women with prolapse attending United Kingdom (UK) gynaecology outpatient clinics to a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (RCT) of physiotherapy, and the systems put in place in an attempt to address them.
Gynaecology outpatients with symptomatic prolapse were to be recruited over a 16-month period from 14 UK hospitals and one New Zealand hospital. Eligible women were informed about the trial by their gynaecologist and informed consent was obtained by the central trial office. Recruitment difficulties were encountered early on, and a number of strategies were employed to try to improve recruitment.
Some strategies were more successful than others and they differed in the resources required. Actions that facilitated recruitment included increasing recruiting centres to 23 UK and two international hospitals, good centre support, using processes embedded in clinical practice, and good communication between the trial office, collaborators and participants. Collaborator incentives, whereby staff involved received the benefit immediately, were more successful than a nominal monetary payment per woman randomised. Barriers to recruitment included fewer eligible women than anticipated, patient’s preference to receive active treatment rather than allocation to the control group, lack of support staff and high staff turnover. Geographical variations in Primary Care Trust Research Management and Governance approval systems and general practitioner (GP) referral procedures also impacted negatively on recruitment.
Our article reflects on the methodological challenges of recruiting to a multi-centre RCT in a UK gynaecology setting. Effective interventions included increasing the number of recruiting centres and providing collaborator incentives. Barriers to recruitment included fewer eligible women than anticipated, patient’s preference to be allocated to the treatment group, lack of support staff, and variations in approval systems and GP referral procedures. To improve the evidence base on clinical trial recruitment, trialists need to publish their experiences and lessons learned. Future RCTs should evaluate, where possible, the effect of strategies designed to improve recruitment and retention.
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN35911035
Randomised controlled trial
Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) are considered to be the gold standard for evaluating healthcare interventions. Key to the success of any RCT is successful recruitment of participants. Less than one-third of publically funded trials manage to recruit their original target within the time originally specified and around one-third request additional funding and/or time [1]. Therefore, it is not surprising that more research papers (for example, [2–5]) are reporting on the many challenges of managing recruitment to RCTs and strategies to overcome them.
The POPPY (Pelvic Organ Prolapse PhysiotherapY) Trial was a multi-centre RCT which assessed the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of individualised pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) compared to a lifestyle advice leaflet for women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse. The main findings of this trial are published elsewhere [6]. This article describes the methodological challenges of recruiting to a multi-centre RCT of a complex intervention in a gynaecology setting, and the methods we used in an attempt to address them. These experiences and solutions may prove helpful for other large trials.
The aim of the trial was to recruit 520 new gynaecology outpatients with symptomatic prolapse over a 16-month period from 14 UK hospitals and one New Zealand hospital. All the trial processes and documentation were approved by the relevant Ethics and Research and Development Committees and women gave signed informed consent to being randomised and to participate in long-term follow-up. Women were randomised by trial office staff using a central internet-based randomisation system to receive either PFMT (delivered by a physiotherapist who assessed and treated them at five appointments over 16 weeks and who prescribed a daily exercise programme), or to receive a Lifestyle Advice Sheet by post. The trial was overseen by an independent Trial Steering Committee (TSC) and a separate, independent Data Monitoring and Ethics Committee (DMEC).
We based our expected recruitment rate on data from our feasibility study (a pilot trial in two centres, completed in August 2005) [7]. Based on this information, we predicted that in a typical recruiting centre, at least three women per month would agree to be randomised, which would give 36 randomised women per centre over a 12-month recruitment period. However, in the main trial we encountered recruitment problems due to fewer eligible women presenting to participating clinics than predicted and women’s preference to receive active treatment such as pelvic floor muscle training, vaginal pessary (a device inserted vaginally to support the prolapse) or surgery. As a result of this lower recruitment rate, we explored a number of avenues in an attempt to improve recruitment and reach our recruitment target.
Recruitment of participants
Gynaecologists completed a trial entry form for all new outpatient referrals to gynaecology if the referral letter indicated that the woman had prolapse symptoms. Information from the completed entry form indicated whether a woman was eligible for inclusion or not. The gynaecologist, or another nominated member of staff, then discussed trial participation with eligible women and provided them with a Patient Information Leaflet.
On receipt of the completed trial entry form a member of the research team from the central trial office contacted willing and eligible participants by telephone to seek their informed consent to trial participation. Following verbal consent, women were sent a consent form and baseline questionnaire to complete at home. Women were allowed three weeks to return their completed consent form and baseline questionnaire before being given a reminder telephone call. In total there were 146 baseline reminder telephone calls made; 68 women were contacted, and 72% went on to be randomised. Of the 78 who were not successfully contacted by telephone, a reminder letter and second copy of the baseline paperwork was sent. Forty-six percent of these women then went on to be randomised. The gynaecologists assessed prolapse staging using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Quantification system (POP-Q) [8] before randomisation and at 6 months post-randomisation. Women completed postal questionnaires at 6 and 12 months after randomisation, and a 24-month follow-up postal questionnaire was sent to a smaller number of women who consented to longer term follow-up (Table 1).
Recruitment success by centre
Centre number
Total randomised
Recruitment period (months)
Local researcher (Y/N)
b,c30
aPilot centres. Recruitment numbers do not include women from the pilot study. bNew centre recruited as a result of trial extension. cThese centres were funded and managed separately from the UK centres, and recruitment started earlier in the New Zealand centre. Recruitment never started in centres 2, 4, 16, 18 and 27.
Facilitators to recruitment
Trial extension
After 15 months of recruitment, when 175 women had been randomised, a request for additional funding and time was made to the funders to increase the duration of recruitment at existing centres by 12 months and to recruit additional centres. This extension was granted in February 2009 and allowed nine new UK centres and one extra international centre to come on board and recruit to the trial. Ultimately, 23 UK centres and two international centres (one in New Zealand and one in Australia, both of which were funded separately from the UK centres) recruited to the trial over a 30-month period. We finally randomised 448 women, of which one woman withdrew consent to using any of her data, leaving 447 (Figure 1).
Overview of recruitment.
Centre support
The POPPY trial brought together a multidisciplinary group of hospital staff including gynaecologists, physiotherapists, nurses, secretaries and medical records. To ensure the trial was delivered according to the protocol and that accurate data were collected, it was important that everyone involved felt confident about the aims of the research and were adequately trained in the trial processes and procedures. Every UK centre had a site initiation visit from the trial team, bringing the relevant staff members together to fully describe the trial and the different roles and responsibilities of the local team members, to provide all trial materials and to confirm local trial arrangements. Subsequent visits were offered when necessary, and as a result, six centres had a second visit to further assist their participation in the trial. Many of the trial processes were embedded in existing clinical practice. For example, the POP-Q assessment method was already used by some gynaecologists when recording prolapse type and severity, and PFMT was an intervention routinely delivered by the majority of physiotherapists involved for women with urinary incontinence. Therefore, some components of the trial were familiar to the clinical collaborators, an important contributory factor in a successful trial [1].
Minimising centre workload
Inevitably, RCTs generate extra work, both clinical and administrative, for centres involved. In order to minimise this burden, where possible we employed a dedicated local researcher (for example, a local nurse, physiotherapist or secretary with dedicated trial time) at participating centres to support recruitment and trial delivery more generally. The local researcher was able to facilitate the recruitment process by screening notes prior to clinics and attaching a data collection form to those of potentially eligible women for completion by the gynaecologist during clinic appointments. Having a dedicated person to aid recruitment in this way was helpful for both the recruiting gynaecologist and the trial office. For the recruiting gynaecologist it meant potentially eligible women were already highlighted to them indicating possible participation in the trial should be discussed with the woman, saving them time during busy clinics. For the trial office, having a local researcher meant there was access to a person at the centre who had dedicated time to assist with recruitment and who could be contacted directly to discuss problems.
We also, wherever possible, adapted the trial processes to fit in with existing local practice. This included intercepting clinical notes, as described above, having Patient Information Leaflets readily available in all recruiting clinics and displaying recruitment posters in both clinic and waiting room areas.
Involvement of general practitioners
Following discussions with recruiting gynaecologists and local researchers, it became evident that many women were being referred from their general practitioner (GP) with a clear idea of what treatment they wanted to receive for their prolapse symptoms (for example, insertion of a vaginal pessary or prolapse repair surgery), making them less likely to consider participation in the trial. It was hypothesised that if women were counselled by their GP, who is generally their first point of contact, that the POPPY trial was another treatment option available at their hospital, then recruitment might improve. Thus involvement was sought from GP practices in areas feeding into trial centres.
In conjunction with the Scottish [9] and English [10] Primary Care Research Networks (PCRNs), we aimed to inform appropriate GPs (those who would normally refer to participating trial centres) of the trial. For example, if a GP suspected prolapse and the decision was to refer for a gynaecology outpatient appointment, the GP could address the referral letter to a recruiting gynaecologist. The GP would then inform the woman that the trial was available, and if she was eligible, the gynaecologist would discuss participation with her.
In order to do this, the trial had to be adopted by the Scottish and English PCRNs, and approvals from both Ethical and Research and Development for each participating centre were required. In reality, this was a very time-consuming process and was introduced too late to be of benefit. The trial started in April 2007 and stopped at the end of March 2011, including the 12-month extension. In Scotland, initial contact was made with the SPCRN in September 2008, 12 months after recruitment started, and agreement to the involvement of GPs was granted in April 2009. The approvals and set-up processes then took another four months, with GPs being sent information about the trial in August 2009, seven months before the end of recruitment.
In England, the process was more complex. Initial adoption by the network was relatively easy and quick, with our application for adoption being approved in June 2009, one month after submission. However, in addition to securing local Research and Development approval appropriate Primary Care Trust Research Management and Governance (PCT RM&G) approval had to be gained separately for each relevant geographical area. Applications for RM&G approvals were initiated in August 2009. In October 2009 we were informed we needed to secure service support costs to compensate GPs for their time to review the GP information leaflet and discuss the trial with prospective participants. It had been previously indicated in July 2009 that as the GP role was minimal it did not incur service support costs. This decision consequently delayed the approvals process whilst support costs were calculated and applications for funding were made. A decision was taken by the research team in November 2009 not to pursue further applications for PCT RM&G approvals and focus on the three centres for which approvals and support costs were in place.
Barriers to recruitment
Recruitment proved to be more difficult than anticipated. In an attempt to identify factors affecting centre recruitment, the trial office engaged in regular discussions with local teams and a number of issues were highlighted.
Fewer eligible women than anticipated
Many centres reported that fewer eligible women were coming through their clinics than originally anticipated. As part of the process of recruiting centres to the trial, data on patient throughput was requested in order to assess if sufficient women could be recruited to make the centre viable. Lasagna’s Law suggests the incidence of the disease studied in trials falls to 10% of the original estimate when recruitment begins due to over-estimations before recruitment starts [11]. Discussions with recruiting gynaecologists and local researchers suggested this may have been the case in some of the POPPY trial centres. For example, a centre which had over 3,000 new gynaecology outpatients the year prior to the grant application being submitted and expected to randomise three women per month actually randomised three women in total over a 20-month recruitment period. The ability to set up more centres to compensate for those which under-recruited was therefore vital.
Patient preference for pelvic floor muscle training
Despite the lack of evidence for its effectiveness, some physiotherapists are already offering individualised PFMT for women who have small prolapses or are not good candidates for surgery [12]. Because the trial intervention was available outside the trial, some women withdrew once they discovered they had been allocated to the control group. Whilst it could be argued that these women should not have consented to participate as they were not in equipoise, this was difficult to ascertain at the time of recruitment and highlights the importance of exploring patient treatment preferences at the point of recruitment. Work carried out by Mills et al. (2011) [13] found discussion of treatment preferences at the point of recruitment did not act as a barrier to recruitment as expected, but allowed participants to highlight their concerns and make an informed decision that often included participation in the RCT.
Lack of support staff
In centres that did not have a local researcher, screening was carried out by the recruiting gynaecologist, thus increasing the burden on a busy clinician. This may have had an impact on their ability to recruit.
Variations in approval systems
The process of securing PCT RM&G turned out to be a lengthy process, with each RM&G department requiring different information.
Variations between Scottish and English GP referral procedures also affected the ability to involve GPs. At the time of recruiting, in Scotland a new software system called the SCI Gateway system [14] was introduced. This is a national system that integrates primary and secondary systems enabling GPs to make referrals electronically. At the time, individual health boards were using the system differently in that some wanted referrals sent electronically to a generic location which would then be dealt with by the health board, whilst others had individual clinicians named on the system so referrals could be made directly. This posed a major problem for recruitment. If a recruiting gynaecologist was not named on the system, GPs could not refer to him or her directly.
In England, the Choose and Book system was in place [15], a service that allows patients to choose which hospital or clinic they wish to attend following a GP appointment. As a result, the ability to refer potential participants to specific recruiting gynaecologists was outside the GP’s control.
Staff turnover
Potential participants were recruited from gynaecology outpatient clinics. High staff turnover at these clinics due to staff rotation of gynaecology registrars had an impact on recruitment. The rotation resulted in continual training of new registrars of the trial protocol and processes, which impacted on our already limited time to recruit.
Collaborator incentives
Sustaining motivation of collaborating centres to continue recruiting and of participants to stay committed to the trial can be a problem, particularly when the period of involvement is lengthy. Few studies report on incentives aimed at those individuals recruiting the trial participants [2]. To compensate the healthcare professionals for their time we paid a nominal amount of £55 for every woman randomised to the trial. These funds could be accessed by everyone involved in the trial at the recruiting centre to support future professional development such as attending courses and conferences. Whilst collaborating clinicians appeared enthused to receive this payment it did not appear to have a major impact on the level of recruitment, echoing the work carried out by Byrant and Powell [16].
Individualised monthly recruitment targets were introduced for each recruiting centre in April 2009, 11 months before recruitment stopped. Importantly, these targets were realistic as they were based on previous recruitment rates for the particular centre, and thus reflected the local demographics. If centres met their targets, in addition to receiving the £55 per woman randomised, they were sent a £5 voucher to purchase refreshments such as coffee and biscuits for the local team. Interestingly, this approach appeared to have a more positive impact on recruitment at some centres than the £55 per woman randomised. Whilst only five centres met their recruitment targets every month, recruitment overall improved, and centres that had not recruited any women began to do so. Local researchers reported that the recruiting staff appeared to be more enthused by this incentive. A possible reason for this could be the staff most heavily involved in the research received the benefits of this incentive immediately, supporting Fletcher et al.’s [5] finding that all staff should be rewarded for participation in research, not just medical staff. Also, in some centres, the £55 per woman randomised did not reach the local team members as it was absorbed by the Research and Development departments. All research team members at each recruiting centre also received a trial mug and pen with the POPPY logo to heighten awareness of the trial (Figure 2).
Overall monthly recruitment figures.
Overcoming trial fatigue experienced by both collaborators and participants requires endurance and commitment from everyone involved in a trial. Maintaining contact with centre staff and participants played an important role in the success of the POPPY trial. As POPPY was a national and international multi-centre trial, the main forms of contact were by e-mail and telephone. Regular feedback and updates from the trial office were sent to recruiting staff and participants to ensure they felt involved. These took the form of monthly email alerts to all centre staff detailing individualised recruitment updates and continually highlighting the importance of the trial, encouraging them to continue recruitment and acknowledging the investment of time and support they had contributed to date. They were also used to address any issues that arose regarding the trial processes and to provide updates on any protocol amendments.
Recruitment difficulties were encountered early on in the POPPY trial and additional funds and time were needed to extend both the recruitment period and the number of recruiting centres. Even with these additional resources, the target sample size of 520 was not achieved. We employed a number of strategies to try and improve recruitment and retention to the trial, and were guided in choice of strategies by the experience of the Project Management Group and Clinical Trial Unit, and the advice of the Trial Steering Committee, which had both clinician and consumer representation. Some were more successful than others, and they also differed in the resources required.
It is important for trialists to recognise that over-estimation of the number of potential participants available to take part in a trial is common. This must be taken into account when deciding how many centres will be required to deliver the chosen sample size. The impact of delays in centre start-up on recruitment should also be taken into account.
Minimising the impact of the trial processes on staff time at collaborating centres is important. We found centres with a dedicated local researcher who assisted both in recruitment and interacting with the trial office, recruited more successfully. Good communication within the whole research team (trial management team, collaborating centre staff and participants) and expression of appreciation at every opportunity is vital. As their participation is entirely voluntary, recognition and gratitude to participants as well as centre staff are essential.
Changing the recruitment process once a trial is under way results in the need for additional Ethical and Research and Development approvals. Even with standardised systems in place to streamline some of these processes, delays still occur, which affect the success of implementing the new strategies within the constrained timescale. It is therefore necessary to try and use strategies that are likely to be successful and which do not make excessive use of scarce resources for their implementation, hence the importance for trialists to report on their experiences of clinical trial recruitment. A notable example in this trial was the decision to encourage recruitment by involving GP practices from across health boards and health authorities in the different countries, which led to significant work for the trial office for little return. To our knowledge, no women were referred to a recruiting gynaecologist in Scotland or England following consultation with their GP for consideration of the POPPY trial. This approach may have been more successful if introduced at the start of the trial allowing more time for approvals to be obtained and more GPs to be informed about the trial.
We employed various centre staff and participant incentives, some of which appeared to be more successful than others. In our trial, friendly communication with participants by telephone appeared to have a positive impact on the return of baseline paperwork, attendance rates for 6-month prolapse assessments and the return of 6-month questionnaires. However, women’s involvement in the trial was still in the early stages at this point and they may have been eager to attend their 6-month review in any case, to see if there had been any change in their prolapse and seek further treatment, if appropriate. For recruiting centres, incentives whereby the staff benefited immediately, such as the £5 voucher to purchase refreshments, appeared to have a better impact on staff morale and recruitment rates than a contribution to departmental funds to be accessed at a later date for professional development needs. Trialists should therefore ensure a budget for small, appropriate incentives is included in grant applications, whenever possible.
In this narrative paper we have reported on our experiences of recruiting participants from a gynaecology setting and the different methods used in an attempt to improve recruitment and trial implementation. We acknowledge the limitations of narrative reflective articles and the importance of incorporating more systematic approaches to examining and addressing recruitment difficulties (for example, [2]), including the use of qualitative research [17] and the involvement of patient and public groups where possible. Using these methods in the feasibility stage could help inform the recruitment process of the main trial resulting in a more efficient trial. Whilst we did not test the methods discussed by formal RCT, some were clearly too time consuming or unproductive to be useful whilst others appeared promising such as incentives for staff.
Successful recruitment of participants to a trial is central to its success and is dependants on the support and commitment of the whole research team. Poor recruitment can result in an underpowered study which may result in clinically important effects being missed. In an ideal world more time and resources would be assigned to the recruitment of collaborating centres and participants. However, constraints of most publicly funded research mean the amount of time to recruit is very limited. It is therefore important to have a recruitment and retention plan in place at the start of the trial to maximise recruitment.
Our article reflects on the methodological challenges of recruiting to a multi-centre RCT in UK gynaecology outpatient settings and the systems put in place in an attempt to address them. Trialists have a responsibility to publish their experiences of recruitment and lessons learned to improve the evidence base on clinical trial recruitment in different clinical areas and guide future trials. In addition, there is a need for future RCTs to evaluate, where possible, the effect of strategies designed to improve recruitment and retention.
DMEC:
PCRNs:
Primary care research networks
PCTRM&G:
Primary care trust research management and governance
PFMT:
Pelvic floor muscle training
POPPY:
Pelvic organ prolapse physiotherapy trial
POP-Q:
Pelvic organ prolapse-quantification system
RCTs:
Randomised controlled trials
TSC:
Trial steering committee.
The POPPY trial group thanks all the women who willingly participated in the POPPY trial and completed their questionnaires and attended physiotherapy and gynaecology appointments. We also thank the staff at each of our centres for recruiting, motivating and treating our participants. Thanks to the POPPY trial office staff in the UK (Kim Stewart, Lucy Pyart), and to those who administered the trial in Dunedin (Gaye Ellis) and Sydney (Wendy Allen). The TSC and DMEC members are thanked for giving their time in advising the trial team throughout the work.
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The trial was funded by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government Health Directorates (project number CZH/4/377) and is summarised at http://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/about/publications/focus-on-research-summaries/. NMAHP RU and HSRU are also funded by the CSO. However, the views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the CSO. The authors accept full responsibility for the research.
SD was the UK trial coordinator, was responsible for the day-to-day management of all aspects of the trial and the trial office, was responsible for centre initiation visits, and was responsible for the writing of the final manuscript. JL assisted with day-to-day UK trial management, liaised with centre staff, undertook reporting and contributed to the final manuscript. SH was the chief investigator of the study; had complete involvement in and oversight of the study design, execution, and data collection; and contributed to the final manuscript. DS contributed to the design of the trial overall and to the physiotherapy intervention specifically, was responsible for training the physiotherapists delivering the trial intervention, was responsible for centre initiation visits, and contributed to the final manuscript. CG contributed to the design of the study, its delivery, the choice and design of the outcomes measures, and contributed to the final manuscript. AMcD gave guidance on trial management throughout and contributed to the final manuscript. GMcP designed the programming of the study database and randomisation system and was involved in the data reporting. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Finding Farley
A young family undertakes a cross-Canada adventure to visit literary legend, Farley Mowat.
By The Bark, June 2010, Updated November 2017
In 2007, with their two year- old son Zev and pup Willow in tow, the couple undertook a third excursion, this time to see the venerable writer and environmentalist, Farley Mowat. Heuer has said that it was through Mowat’s books—Owls in the Family, The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be, Never Cry Wolf and A Whale for the Killing among them—that he learned about Canadian wildlife and threats to it, as well as gained a better understanding of his country.
When Mowat extended an invitation to visit him and his wife Claire at their Cape Breton farm, the couple—along with Zev and Willow—literally launched themselves on what turned out to be a five-month trans-Canadian odyssey, setting off by canoe from their home in Canmore, Alberta, and following a route that took them through the settings of some of Mowat’s iconic stories. From this, Allison created a feature-length documentary, Finding Farley, and Heuer is working on a book of the same name.
In 2005, we talked with Heuer about his Yellowstoneto- Yukon (Y2Y) trek, and when we learned that he had made yet another incredible dogenhanced journey—with a two-year-old child, no less— we made it a point to find out more.
Bark: On your 1998 Y2Y expedition, you were accompanied by Webster, a Border Collie mix. Is Willow his successor?
Karsten Heuer: There was a bit of an overlap. When Webster was about 13, he started to deteriorate cognitively; the vet described it as canine dementia. We knew his time was limited, but we really weren’t thinking about getting another dog while he was alive. Willow kind of came into our lives rather than us searching her out. At the time, we were living in a fairly remote part of British Columbia, surrounded by mountains; Willow was part of a litter born on a nearby farm. One day, a friend dropped by with her dog and this sixweek- old puppy. We went walking with Webster and her dog, and we’re holding the puppy, who’s nuzzling inside our jackets. Before we knew it, she was ours. She chose us rather than us choosing her, but it worked out well. Poor Webster was kind of overwhelmed by this puppy, who was constantly grabbing onto his tail and whatnot. But he was very tolerant.
B: How does Willow compare to Webster as a trail partner?
KH: They’re quite different characters. Webster was very mellow for a Border Collie—unbelievably quiet and very patient. Though he was active, he could also just lie down for hours. Whereas Willow, partly because she’s younger but also because she’s just wired differently, is high strung, with more typical Border Collie traits.
B: What kind of relationship does your son Zev have with Willow?
KH: The two of them are about the same age. We acquired Willow about the time Zev was born, and they’re very familiar with each other. I think it’s great for a baby or young child to grow up with an animal. Like most small children, Zev needed to learn how to interact with Willow, and she taught him a few lessons in respectful behavior.
B: In retrospect, what would you say was the primary benefit of traveling as you did?
KH: Leanne, Zev, Willow and I were together 24 hours a day within the very close confines of a canoe and a tent, in every kind of mood and weather. Zev was so intuitive and instinctual, in tune with his true animal nature. At the time, it was hard to see what he was getting out of it, but now, we notice that he has a sense for movement on water and a tolerance for the elements that he wouldn’t otherwise have; he understands that being wet or cold is temporary. Ultimately, the trip built an incredible foundation of shared experience that we constantly draw upon, whether through memories or what we learned or the people we met.
B: From the philosophical to the practical, tell us how you taught Willow to ride in the canoe, and how she occupied her time while she was in it.
KH: We didn’t actually teach her. Even to this day, she’s a little bit nervous in the boat, but she had a vested interest in staying with us, and as the trip went on, she settled down. All of us did, really. We’d been on a few day trips together but none of that was any benefit when we set out to “find” Farley. The routine with Willow was that she would hop aboard as we were leaving shore, then try to get as close to the front as possible—sometimes hilariously so. She’d have all four paws on the tiny front deck and be balancing precariously on the gunnels of the boat, leaning as far forward as possible. Then we’d find a more workable location for her, usually atop the load amidships. If there were waves, she’d get excited, leaning over the edge of the canoe and snapping at the water. She’d also snap at flies and mosquitoes; when bumblebees came by, she’d badger them, then go flying off the boat—she’d fall in, not purposefully jump in. We discovered that she’s a pretty amazing swimmer. Sometimes, when we were in appropriate areas—on public land and when birds weren’t nesting on the shoreline— we’d put her onshore for a bit of a run. She’d lope along, glancing back at us and watching us come down the river. Then she’d choose a good spot and swim out to us, and I’d haul her back onboard.
B: What would you say was the most challenging aspect of the trip? KH: Managing Willow and Zev. They’d be clambering around—he’d be stepping on her or she’d be stepping on him. Sometimes all Leanne and I wanted was just some peace and quiet, but that wasn’t usually an option. The bugs were another challenge. When the flies got bad, we couldn’t do much for Willow. Some of the travel arrangements were also an issue. For the maritime section— 30 hours from one land mass to the next—we lucked upon a perfect guy who was willing to take us on board. He was a total dog lover and didn’t object to having Willow on his ship, or to the accommodations we felt she needed. We made little bouquets of spruce branches and grass and left them in out-of-the way places so Willow would have something familiar to go on if she needed to.
B: Were you surprised by anything that Willow did?
KH: One thing that particularly impressed me was the role Willow assumed as Zev’s guardian. We didn’t train her to do that, she just took it upon herself. For example, on occasion, Leanne and I had to portage the canoe past rapids; we’d put Zev down in the safest place we could find, and Willow, of her own free will, would park herself right alongside him. They were never out of our sight, but we were sometimes many hundreds of meters away, and that was bear country. Willow’s a Border Collie crossed with a livestock guardian dog, so she has some of those guarding attributes along with her herding instinct.
B: Did having Willow along enhance the trip in other ways?
KH: Dogs really enrich the experience of these sorts of trips. Besides companionship, which is high on the list, their senses are much wilder and more acute than our own. They’re able to alert us to things we wouldn’t otherwise see, smell or hear. Willow was also a great early-warning system. One night, we were inside the tent and heard Willow growling. I looked outside and there was a black bear rooting through our stuff. We chased him off before he got into our food. Since we were about six weeks from our next cache of supplies, it would’ve been pretty serious if he’d cleaned us out.
B: How would you compare the Y2Y experience and this trip?
KH: Y2Y was completely different, partly because I was on foot most of the time rather than in a boat, but largely because I was usually alone with Webster. Those quiet, pensive moments that we all kind of imagine happen in the wilderness are rare with a two-year-old around. You find your mind drifting for half a second and then you’re pulled up by an emergency. On the Y2Y trip, I felt like I could go deep. On this expedition, I had a few of those moments, but they were infrequent.
B: Tell us about Farley and dogs.
KH: Throughout his life, from his first dog, Mutt, Farley’s had at least one dog— he’s just crazy about them. He mentioned that he has some unfinished manuscripts; one involves a Lab, Albert, who was apparently a great water dog. His current dog is named Chester, and Farley was always speaking to Willow on Chester’s behalf. Chester was mildly interested in Willow, but much more interested in Zev. At the beginning of the trip, we got quite a bit of media. One of the stories was a front-page article with a color photo. We sent him the clipping along with a letter to let him know we were off. We’d been exchanging letters for a few months before the trip, but he didn’t know what any of us—including Willow—looked like. In his next letter to us, which we couldn’t pick up until we reached Saskatchewan six weeks later, Farley said Willow reminded him of Mutt. “This could be the dog that would be,” he said.
B: What’s next? Are there more “incredible journeys” on the horizon?
KH: Our trips have all come about pretty organically—we tend toward experiences that have good stories and promote causes we believe in. Essentially, these longer trips are part of who we are. So we’re not searching out new ones, but if a good opportunity presents itself, we’re open to it.
Photography by Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison
Article first appeared in The Bark, Issue 59: Apr/May 2010
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Facebook’s blockchain head responds to calls for moratorium on Libra
Facebook’s blockchain head David Marcus has assured US policymakers that the social media company is taking the time to make sure that its recently announced cryptocurrency project, Libra, is done right, The Hill has reported.
In a letter dated July 3, Marcus said that the company was looking forward to cooperating with lawmakers and watchdogs to address the concerns that has been raised about the project.
“We understand that big ideas take time, that policymakers and others are raising important questions, and that we can’t do this alone,” Marcus wrote in the letter, as quoted by The Hill. “We want, and need, governments, central banks, regulators, non-profits, and other stakeholders at the table and value all of the feedback we have received,” he added.
The letter was addressed to members of the House Financial Services Committee, who recently urged Facebook to “immediately agree to a moratorium on any movement forward on” Libra and its cryptocurrency wallet. The lawmakers, including the chair of the committee Maxine Waters, said that the project raised privacy, trading, national security and monetary concerns and argued that it might lend itself to “an entirely new global financial system that is based out of Switzerland and intended to rival US monetary policy and the dollar”.
In his response, Marcus said that the “big idea” behind Libra was “to reduce transaction costs and expand access to the financial system using blockchain technology”.
The Libra project will be governed by a Geneva-based consortium called Libra Associations, which includes 28 “founding members”, including big companies such as MasterCard, Visa, Uber and Vodafone. Facebook’s recently formed blockchain subsidiary Calibra is among these founding members.
Marcus is set to have separate hearings before the US Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee next week.
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The vultures are back,’ he said dryly. ‘Now I can die.’
The gateman belched and rolled his eyes. He was making a Parsi joke. I smiled witlessly. He was a big-boned fellow wearing a large white singlet over loose black pants and thongs. His gut bulged out in a languid fashion, just sitting there, minding its own Parsi business. He wore a little black skull-cap over a broad, fat face. I had no idea what he was talking about.
I was still hunting down the minorities. We were in the doorway of Agni Mandir in Metcalfe Lane, the only functioning temple for the Parsis of Kolkata. Who were the Parsis of Kolkata? I had no idea either. Beside us bluish-grey stuccoed plaster walls, over our heads the second floor painted bright red, domed and vaulted, enormous columns reaching high – but, unless you looked heavenward in the narrow lane, you could walk by it and never notice it was there. The only clue hung on the wrought-iron gates; a gold rim enclosing a silver circle that held a golden goblet. From the goblet spring fifteen bright red flames. Together those fifteen flames make up the sixteenth flame, the ‘Fire of victory’, Atash Behram.
Inside, upstairs in a secret room, a flame really was burning, as it had been continuously since 12th October, 1912. This was quite a young flame, really – there was one in Yazd that had been burning continuously for 1,200 years. Kolkata’s flame was an Atash Adaran, the ‘Fire of fires’ – the next class down from the Atash Behram. Kolkata’s might have been a second class fire, but was tended to with as much devotion as if it had come direct from the hand of Yazdegard the Third himself. Yasdegard, as we all know, was the last Zoroastrian Emperor of Persia.
Well, you might know. I’d never even heard of Zoroastria, let alone Emperor Yazdegard the Third. All this was like a fairytale to me.
From the minute I walked into the courtyard I was hit with a barrage of bizarre information. I could tell you it all but you’d have to kill me. It was a pretty non-descript courtyard and, as a non-Zoroastrian infidel dog, I was not permitted to pollute the temple by setting foot inside, so there was nothing to see. It was a unique combination of fascinating and dull. In the gateway, standing mutely on the street looking in on us was a man with a withered leg leaning on a stick. In that most elegantly simple of gestures he held out one skinny arm, opened his palm to the sky.
‘M-a-a-n-e-e-e,’ he mouthed. I shook my head and looked away.
The priest appeared, a very charming man. He guided me conscientiously to the few doorways I was allowed to peer into while trying to confuse me with extraordinary facts I couldn’t process. I put my ‘oh yes, oh, how interesting…’ face on and nodded a lot but really, I wasn’t listening.
I was still thinking about the vultures.
In 1822, a Parsi gentleman called Nowroji Sorabji Umrigar is recorded to have built the first Tower of Silence in Kolkata. I’ve never seen a Tower of Silence but they sound pretty grim. This is a circular walled structure with a pit in the centre that functions as a repository for the Parsi dead. Since earth, fire and water are regarded as sacred elements in Parsi faith, they can’t be defiled by the dead so, in a tradition called Dokhmenishin, the bodies are kept en pleine air, dumped inside these towers, or dokhmas, to be consumed by vultures.
Everybody was happy with this arrangement; Parsis, their God and the vultures – till the vultures disappeared.
By the late 1990’s the Parsi leaders, and more than a few scientists, noticed a rapid decline in the vulture population. Under temple law, the Towers of Silence are forbidden to members of the Parsi community; only Khandiyas, the men who carry the dead, are allowed to enter. They knew what they were seeing; the bodies of their fellow Parsis remained untouched; as the months went by corpses piled up in the Tower of Silence, rotting. Nobody said a thing – everybody knew what was going on but nobody knew what was causing it.
The birds had vanished from Kolkata – there was nothing left to eat the Parsi dead. The purity of earth, fire and water was all very fine, but when it was Mum down there slowly decomposing, when the putrid smell of Uncle Pete started to waft down the street and particularly when an angry old woman in Mumbai leaked photographs of what was actually going on, people starting to take notice.
The photographs are truly dreadful. To outside eyes, and some few in the Parsi community, her point is made with a glance. The traditionalists were appalled – not at the state of affairs in the Towers, but at her treachery in exposing it.
While the Parsee neighborhood imploded, scientists were doing what scientists do. Their sleuthing eventually showed that vultures are highly susceptible to diclofenac – a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used by veterinarians in livestock. Vultures, not able to tell the difference between a dead Parsi and a dead cow, snacked away quite happily on any old rotting carcass they could find. A nip at the remains of an arthritic hoofer soon after it had been treated with diclofenac was enough to send that bird to his own Vulture Tower of Silence quick smart. Someone had the bright idea to ban the use of the drug in animals.
Now the vultures were back. In March this year about twenty birds were sighted near the Kolkata Race Course and a couple of nests spotted on a few tall trees near Victoria Memorial. They were breeding again. It didn’t much matter in the scheme of things. There were so few Parsis left to nibble these days.
‘Ten families,’ the gate-man said mournfully.
That was his estimate of what was left in Kolkata. Fifty people, sixty maybe, most living within a block of Agni Mandir – old, getting older, settled down – within a generation just the three priests would be left, maintaining a temple for no congregation, tending a vulnerable flame.
‘What will happen then?’ I asked the priest.
‘Of course – we will always keep the flame.’
Just like the vultures, the Parsis of Kolkata might return.
Thripasharan Mahasthavir, esteemed monk and scholar, sat very still in the courtyard of Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha, just on the corner of Buddhist Temple Road. He was a handsome man with fine chiselled features, not a spare ounce of flesh, the living instrument of Lord Buddha, straight-backed and cross-legged, soft robes falling loosely around him, holding an open book.
He founded the building we were standing in right now. He was a great man – but he wasn’t great enough. The stunning swirl of Buddhism, that golden pagoda’d faith that I’d seen all through South East Asia stopped right here. The Buddhist community in Kolkata is tiny. The humble little concrete temple offers paying guest accommodation, with ‘very spartan rooms – but a warm welcome’. Every little bit helps.
So Kripasharan sits – and he sits and he sits, waiting for the day, sculptured in perfect stone; ‘a simple, childlike and saintly personality, of large heart and high souled enthusiasm,’ with white marble lips and white marble eyes, white marble robe and hands. This life-size statue was created when he was still alive, placed here in this glass-fronted cupboard on 31st October, 1915 – as was the stone tablet I was reading. He was fifty.
I wonder what he thought when he looked at himself – in the right light, at the right time of day, in a swirling pattern of distortion, all of Kripasharan’s work is reflected back at him. I stood in front of the cupboard, looking through the phantom image of the orange walls of the little temple, its balconies and doorways stretched and waving like music in the glass – up and into the blank marble eyes of a dead Buddhist scholar.
Kripasharan stared vacantly over Dogster’s head into the distance. He doesn’t look in the least enthusiastic, I thought, not simple at all, not remotely child-like nor particularly saintly – bleached of colour, cast in pure white stone, he looked more like a severe German sports master counting push-ups. The steel will of his belief is all that remains, chiselled into marble, locked forever behind glass. He’s going to sit there and hold his breath till all of India turns Buddhist.
It’s just as well he’s made of stone.
Buried down in New Market is the last taste of the Jews. The Jewish confectioner Nahoum’s, founded in 1902, holds a special place in my heart. It is still run today by the original owner’s grandson, David Nahoum, a rotund octogenarian who spends his days sitting at a desk surrounded by cupboards and mirrors, scales and flour. I didn’t introduce myself, content to grab a pastry or two, walk away proudly with my little white cardboard box with ‘Nahoum’s’ in blue joined-up writing on the cover. That taste of pastry was all I needed. With the first bite I could almost hear the cash registers clinking, smell the business in the air.
Kolkata in the 1930s and 1940s was a lively city and Jews formed a solid minority; up to five thousand of them, wealthy, cultured, erudite – they were diamond traders, real estate dealers, spice wholesalers, exporters – their weddings and religious feasts were the talk of the town. Regulars at the fashionable restaurants in Park Street, punters at the Kolkata Race Club; the community built five synagogues and two schools – they were here to stay.
The Second World War, Indian Independence in 1947 and the creation of Israel the following year altered everything. Many left for the new Jewish state, others moved to Europe or the United States – Jewish Kolkata was virtually abandoned. By 1950 there were one hundred and twenty Jews left.
Sixty years later the last twenty-eight clung on, the children of those who stayed. There haven’t been enough able-bodied men to form a minyan, the quorum necessary for services, for twenty years – only one man regularly visits the two remaining temples to light a candle. They were carefully unlocked for me by their caretaker, a Muslim man who doesn’t think his job is strange at all.
Beth El Synagogue in Harford Lane is in fine condition. No wonder – it has barely been used in the last sixty years. Stuck to a bulletin board in a side alcove are notes from a meeting dated 21st May 1989 pleading for the few eligible parties to vote in an election to replace the board. These few papers are all that is left.
Maghen David was built in 1884 and has barely altered from that moment. The interior hangs suspended in time, kept exactly now as it was then, maintained and guarded by a tiny staff. Only a large pile of broken chairs just inside the main entrance and a thick layer of dust in the balcony upstairs give evidence to the passage of time. Quite what sinister force broke twenty synagogue chairs remains a mystery.
I stared at the forbidding portrait of David Joseph Ezra on the wall. His son Elia built this place in memory of him, obviously still terrified of his celestial wrath. Dad hangs there looking like Moses in a frock-coat, a fierce look on his bearded face, two beady eyes peering sternly through oval wire-rimmed spectacles. I was terrified too. I found Elia not far away. He didn’t look like a lot of fun, either.
‘Scary,’ I said to no one in particular.
The Muslim caretaker nodded proudly. He had no idea what I was saying. He didn’t care. This was his duty. He was happy when a foreigner came. Happier, probably, with the tip we left him. Outside, through freshly painted wrought-iron gates, Kolkata blasted away – in here all was calm, all was peace, all was silence. The caretaker smiled and bowed.
I thought he was genuflecting at me – then saw a youngish, distracted looking man with a thin beard glancing at us from a distance. He wore a tightly buttoned black coat and a yarmulke.
‘That’s him,’ whispered Ifte, ‘that’s Shalom Israel!’
Shalom is only thirty eight, the youngest of the Kolkata Jews by nearly twenty-five years. He lives in the Jewish cemetery guarding the bones of his ancestors, spending his time caring for the remaining two dozen elders; carting them off to the doctor, the dentist, the specialist, tending the infirm. He performs the last rites when they die – he even butchers their meat. It gives him meaning, a feeling of belonging – but to just what I’m not quite sure. In his lifetime he will see the extinction of all he knows.
He waited till we were out the door and into the driveway before he went in to the synagogue to light a candle, say a prayer, to think of all that came before him and reflect on the nature of impermanence. This is the mission of Shalom Israel, to be the last one standing; the ultimate Jew in Kolkata. Then, with all the majesty and power that he commands, he can slowly turn out the lights.
In Kumartuli the painter of faces sat rock-still, staring at another Durga. At his right hand was a low table. On it stood a large silver pot of water; next to that a spattered tray, three fine brushes and five small tins of colour; lurid carnival pink, electric green, honey brown, jet black and white. One for the Jews, Dogster thought, one for the Armenians, the Parsis, the Buddhists, the Chinese. I think Stella would be the carnival pink.
He sat there for a long time, looking straight ahead into the empty eyes of his goddess. She stared blankly back. His lips moved in a silent prayer. Then he turned slowly to one side and grabbed the finest of his brushes, ran its tip against his tongue. He reached over smoothly and dipped the brush into the white paint. For a second he sat poised, his brush hovering in the air, then, with a final stroke, put another light in another Durga’s eye.
That’s what they are, Dogster thought, my 0.42%; they are the secret glint in the city’s eye, the artist’s final touch; five tiny diamonds in the Kolkata crown, polished, finely cut, proud.
Kripasharan sat very still and held his breath.
The solicitor sadhu threw another handful of grain into the wind.
Whoosh! The pigeons scattered. At Nahoum’s the flour flew.
Upstairs in Metcalfe Lane the Parsi flame flickered on into eternity.
Stella locked her shop up tight.
One by one the birds settled back on the ghat.
The pigeons pecked at the seed, strutted, fluttered, cooed and fought. In the midst of it all the wise old sadhu sat smiling.
He knew the value of little things.
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Polycom promises simple video conferencing networks for partners
Polycom aims to take the complexity out of running, well, complex video conferencing networks.
Polycom came to a realization about video conferencing -- no matter how high the definition or how big the screen, it won't take off in wide-scale deployment until initiating a meeting is as simple as making a phone call and managing the system is just as easy.
That's the idea behind two Polycom products launched this week -- the Converged Management Application (CMA) and the RMX 1000, a video conferencing network server for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) or branch offices.
The CMA is a video conferencing network management device that can run integrated systems ranging from desktop video to telepresence through one central point. In fact, that central appliance can control every component in the video network, including hardware and software endpoints, bridges and streaming servers.
"This is the heart of the video conferencing network," said Laura Shay, director of product marketing at Polycom.
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The goal behind the CMA is to provide easier administration for IT managers. Using the device, IT administrators can do policy-based provisioning and bandwidth management, control call activity, manage directories and automate software updates for multiple systems.
The CMA also enables administrators to connect new employees to a video conferencing network application as easily as to a new email account or work station. And the CMA is based on the H.323 standard, which means it can manage video conferencing systems from multiple vendors. (The next wave of products will be based on session initiation protocol, or SIP).
Ease of use in video conferencing networks is a big selling point for partners. In fact, previous difficulty in managing sometimes disparate systems was a barrier to sales.
"Large deployments aren't as regular as we would like them to be," said Kirk Fernandez, president of Brentwood, Calif.-based Polycom partner Solutionz Inc. Many enterprises have video equipment but "are afraid to pull the trigger" on company-wide applications because of complicated implementation and management. "I think this will allow for larger deployment," he said.
In fact, the CMA can scale up to 5,000 seats, and companies can purchase it according to the number of seats necessary in the enterprise.
Partners can also push the Converged Management Application as a unified communications (UC) application. The CMA server can support the CMA Desktop application, which integrates voice, video and content, enabling chat and desktop video conferencing. The CMA server provides presence awareness so that users can be found in a directory, which will show if they are available or occupied. Users can click from the directory to launch a desktop video call using standard Web cameras or other devices, and they can call into a full-screen telepresence meeting.
"CMA creates a video conferencing world where people can easily call each other," Shay said. It makes a video call as "intuitive" or automatic as a phone call -- and that's what will make large-scale video deployment work, she said.
The application also allows users to visually share desktops during a call and control the camera on the other end of the call. For example, a doctor could call into a patient's room and control the camera on the patient's end for an examination, Shay said. Ultimately, because the CMA is standards-based, it will work with IBM, Avaya, Nortel and Microsoft UC systems.
Along with the CMA, Polycom launched the RMX 1000, a scaled-down version of the RMX 2000, a multi-point video conferencing bridge. The appliance brings together signals from multiple points, enabling the enterprise to act as its own service provider for conference bridging.
The RMX 2000 is for medium- and large-scale use, but the 1000 offers smaller companies and branch offices the same capabilities. Placing the servers in small branch offices of large enterprises "offsets bandwidth burden," Shay said. "It turns out it is more cost-effective to have a little bandwidth in 10 locations" than to have it centralized.
For both of the new products, partners will have to be recertified, though it won't be difficult, Shay said.
Partners need to learn a few more things for the new CMA, and the desktop endpoint "is a very easy, light application." As for the RMX, partners that are certified on the 2000 model won't have a hard time learning the 1000, she said. That process is more like a "recertification."
Fernandez expects the new products to play easily into partner practices. Polycom has "mapped out how to deploy" the new products, and it has learned that it can't "just build products and hand them off to partners." Fernandez said the company has made it abundantly easy to understand the deployment and management of the CMA and RMX 1000.
The Polycom CMA, which includes seat licenses for endpoints and CMA Desktop, starts at $20,000 and will be available in October. The RMX 1000 is currently available worldwide and starts at $21,600. Both are sold through Polycom partners.
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Dell’s stock is cheap despite being ‘shackled’ by investors
Scott Mlyn | CNBC
Dell Technologies is a “ridiculously cheap” stock, despite investor concerns that an economic slowdown in China will eventually harm its business, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday.
Shares of the computer software company rallied in early May to $70 per share. But since mid-May, the stock has come right back down, plunging by $16 per share from its highs, or 23%. Cramer said the share decline came from Dell’s “not-so-hot” fiscal first-quarter earnings report. The company cited some softness in server demand and some weakness in China, spooking investors.
“Between Dell’s China exposure, and a possible slowdown in their server business driven by a weaker economy, the stock can’t seem to get much traction,” the “Mad Money ” host said.
Cramer said China is a legitimate concern for investors. The world’s second largest economy has become a minefield for the tech sector, worse than other industries, amid the U.S.-China trade dispute, Cramer said. China’s trade war with the U.S. is also a threat to its economy as firms decide whether to relocate all or parts of their supply chains.
Still, Cramer likes Dell’s stock. CEO Michael Dell indicated to Cramer in March that a slowdown may not be as detrimental to the business as investors fear. Cramer also said the company is “sticking to its guns,” standing by its full-year earnings forecast of $6.05 per share to $6.70 per share.
Cramer expects China concerns have been fully priced into the stock.
“If they can deliver those numbers, the stock is ridiculously cheap, trading at 8-times this year’s earnings, and just 6.5-times next year’s numbers,” Cramer said. “I think most of these China fears are already baked into the stock here after its pullback from $70 to $54.”
“The bottom line? Unfortunately, Dell’s stock is shackled to China, so it could get hit again next week if we don’t get any kind of trade deal from the G-20 meeting. But if that happens, I think you can buy Dell into weakness. It’s still too cheap to ignore,” Cramer added.
– Jim Cramer Twitter – Facebook – Instagram
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Foreseeable Yet Lamentable: Pruitt’s Attack on Carbon Restrictions
By Daniel Farber, Center for Progressive Reform Few things were more foreseeable than the Trump administration’s repeal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The administration was never going to leave in place a regulation that disfavored coal and promoted the use of renewable energy in...
Trump and Pruitt Cooking the Books with Clean Power Plan Repeal
By Andres Restrepo, Sierra Club Today, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced their intention to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the Obama Administration’s landmark program to cut dangerous climate-disrupting carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants. We’ve also...
Trump EPA’s Scientific Fraud on Deadly Air Pollution
By John Walke, Natural Resources Defense Council The Trump Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to try to repeal the Clean Power Plan, and deny Americans annual health benefits that include avoiding 3,600 premature deaths; 90,000 asthma attacks in children; 1,700 hospital...
Pruitt Cooks the Books to Hide Clean Power Plan Benefits
By Kevin Steinberger and Starla Yeh, Natural Resources Defense Council In our last post, we covered how EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt fiddled with the accounts to inflate the costs of the Clean Power Plan, when in reality the rule is achievable at even lower cost than the EPA originally...
Amidst Climate Disasters, Trump and Pruitt Scrap Clean Power Plan
By Abigail Dillen, Earthjustice After two brutal category 5 storms in a row, Americans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have taken an unprecedented beating. They are still living without clean water, electricity, phone or internet, or reliable access to food, medicine and help. In the...
Cooking the Books
By Liz Perera, Sierra Club The Clean Power Plan protects the health of all Americans. Now that a date for its repeal has been officially announced, we are also learning about the crooked strategy this administration has employed to demolish this common-sense policy. Last week, Politico reported...
Why We Need the Clean Power Plan to Fight Climate Change
By Rhea Suh, Natural Resources Defense Council After three straight years of record-breaking heat, a devastating trio of hurricanes, and the costliest wildfire season ever, you’d think now might be a good time to step up commonsense national action to fight the growing perils and soaring costs...
Trump Administration Turns Its Back on Broad, Bipartisan Support for the Clean Power Plan
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2019 Fight Over Data Privacy Rights Heating Up Already
By Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. PIRG
Next year, a highly-anticipated privacy and data protection rights battle will occur in Congress. Powerful special interests from Google to Facebook are responding to the new European General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) by hiring a massive phalanx of lobbyists and PR flacks seeking to quash any similar effort to protect U.S. consumers while simultaneously seeking to preempt a new California privacy law before it even takes effect in 2020. Will we continue as data collector products, not their customers, or will we gain control over our own financial DNA? The state PIRGs are in this one; guess which side we’re on. Today, we joined 34 leading groups in issuing shared Privacy Principles. From the group news release:
“Irresponsible data practices lead to a broad range of harms, including discrimination in employment, housing, healthcare, and advertising. They also lead to data breaches and loss of individuals’ control over personal information. Existing enforcement mechanisms fail to hold data processors accountable and provide little-to-no relief for privacy violations. The privacy principles outline four concepts that any meaningful data protection legislation should incorporate at a minimum:
Privacy protections must be strong, meaningful, and comprehensive.
Data practices must protect civil rights, prevent unlawful discrimination, and advance equal opportunity.
Governments at all levels should play a role in protecting and enforcing privacy rights.
Legislation should provide redress for privacy violations.”
For years, we’ve been fighting bank and financial firm efforts to pass federal legislation that preempts stronger state laws on data breach notification and data security and replaces them with a weak federal standard. We call those the Trojan Horse proposals because a tiny new federal right sits on top of the horse but sweeping preemption of stronger state laws lurks inside the belly of the beast. We also call them the Equifax Protection Act because the bills would protect Equifax from accountability for its massive breach. Incredibly, while Congress has had numerous chances, it has so far failed to hold Equifax accountable.
But now the big social media platforms and telephone ISPs have joined the fray. They seek to prevent Congress from enacting a more comprehensive privacy law similar to the European GDPR — affecting not simply what happens if you lose data because you didn’t secure it, but what you can do and when with all the data you’ve collected. Can you share it? Can you use it to profile consumers? Can you track consumers? Can you do any of this and more without meaningful consent?
In the U.S., we have a narrow law that protects the accuracy and use of our data when shared or sold by credit bureaus for credit or employment decisions but when similar data are sold by the broader universe of data brokers for any other reason, no real protections apply. A few other narrow laws protect some of our health information (some of the time) and even the names of videos we’ve rented or streamed. But no comprehensive U.S. law establishes a true umbrella privacy framework giving all data collectors responsibilities and all data subjects (consumers) rights, as GDPR does.
As a kicker, just like the banks, the big social media platforms, the big data brokers and the numerous other smaller players that form the big Internet data surveillance, collection and tracking ecosystem seek to preempt any stronger state privacy protection protections or state Attorney General enforcement authority over them. They seek to prevent California’s 2018 Consumer Privacy Act from even taking effect in 2020 and, of course, to permanently deny other states their rightful roles as innovative, “laboratories of democracy.”
For more information on what GDPR does and why we need for a GDPR-type privacy law in the United States, see this Sunday night’s 60 Minutes show “GDPR: The Law That Lets Europeans Take Back Their Data From Big Tech Companies.” It features our colleague Jeff Chester of the Center for Digital Democracy.
At all levels, we’ve been active in the privacy fight this year:
This week, in response to a Request for Comment (RFC) titled “New Approaches to Consumer Data Privacy” of the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), we filed comments.
In April, we also joined EPIC and other leading groups in a petition calling for an FTC investigation of whether Facebook’s facial recognition programs and other practices violate its 2011 enforcement order with the commission. Today, the New York Times reported on Facebook’s response to Congressional questions on and violations of that 2011 order. Illinois PIRG has been a leading supporter of that state’s Biometric Privacy Law. After all, as Illinois PIRG director Abe Scarr notes: “Biometric information is uniquely sensitive. You can cancel your credit card but you cannot cancel your face.”
We’ve supported children’s privacy and strong enforcement of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by joining an April complaint against Google Youtube. In October, we joined Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, Center for Digital Democracy and leading groups in a Georgetown University Law Center Institute for Public Representation filing to the FTC regarding how in-app marketing to children may violate COPPA.
And, of course, we continue our now 30-year fight to bring Equifax and the other credit bureaus to heel. As gatekeepers to financial and employment opportunity, they must be held to the highest standard.
Expect industry to claim that there are no harms in what they do (but, see lower right box). And expect them to offer us the sop that they will promise to give us notice of what they do with our financial DNA, (but not control). In fact, industry’s goal, nothing less, is to normalize all their current business practices without offering us much more than notice. Notice is not a right. We are not a product for sale. Stay tuned.
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My experience with the Murchison Falls Park-
Nansinkombi Sharon Akiiki, Gayaza HS
On the 9th August at around 10 am after our stop over for break fast, I could vividly remember that afternoon of the 13th July when our faces were filled with excitement on the ED UWA.’s announcement of our all expenses paid trip too Murchison Falls National park.
Our journey commenced and arriving at the destination at 6 pm where Ms Joan Nimusiima the CCO in charge of Awareness UWA briefed us as on the rules and penalties, programme for our stay asked for our expectations of the trip. We were after that, led to our respective rooms and we then went for dinner, showered then slept.
The following day began at approximately 8:00 am after breakfast; we went on a boat ride to the bottom of the falls. En-route to the falls way we saw various animals such as crocodiles, hippopotami, and the African fish eagle, among others. It was an amazing sight as most of the hippopotami we saw were in schools. The water also had foamed as a result of the turbulence after it rains. Eventually we saw the beautiful falls and many of us managed to get pictures of it and there after we began our journey back.
On arrival back, we went on a lunch break and then embarked on our game drive. We were being guided by an amusing, interesting and skilled “professor” Guide called George. On our drive, we managed to have our fair view of Rhinos, buffalos, Kobs, our national emblem the crested cranes, Labong forest, beautiful savannah vegetation among others. We were also fortunate enough to witness a lioness hunt.
After we returned, we began the report writing and preparations for the camp fire that was to take place later on. At the camp fire, we were honoured by Professor George the guide from UWA who was in the course of events baptized professor George ‘Magembe’. He told us funny, interesting, important stories and communications about him, animals did the park as we enjoyed the beautiful goat meat, salad and Irish and after it all, we took our day’s rest.
The last day everyone was in a dull mood as the beautiful trip had come to an end; the friend we made and hoped to carry on, the animals, Joan, Professor George, the water and vegetation had all come to an end, showering and picking was all that went on.
All in all, it was such an awesome trip as it taught to be animal friendly and we witnessed the difference in climate between Kampala and the park. The park being cool and went due to the presence of the dense vegetation and then Kampala being hot and dries due to the ongoing pollution, deforestation among others. Environmental sustainability and disaster resilience must be built into local and national development to protect lives and assets, sustain livelihoods and manage climate change impacts. It remains a challenge to all the youth because the future is in our hands, together we can make a difference.
I would like to in a special way thank the Uganda Wildlife Authority for this wonderful experience and opportunity as well as care and for the funding more especially the out of pocket. I have learnt a lot and hope to teach it to others. Thank you very much.
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Children with links to social services are two grades behind at GCSE, report suggests
Eleanor Busby
The Independent 16 June 2019
Children who have had contact with a social worker at any time since the age of nine are around two grades behind at GCSE, a government review suggests.
The average classroom has three children who have needed support from social services at some point in last six years – a total of 1.6m children across England, according to the analysis.
Damian Hinds, the education secretary, will say in a speech on Monday that a greater understanding of the range of factors stunting social mobility will help break the cycle of disadvantage.
The minister will challenge “oversimplified concepts”, such as the north-south divide, and will highlight that poorer children in cities across the country often do better than their peers.
Disadvantaged pupils have highest attainment and progress in schools in cities rather than villages, new Department for Education (DfE) data shows.
On average, disadvantaged pupils achieved around six grades higher and made more progress in schools in cities than those in hamlets and isolated dwellings
Meanwhile, poorer pupils who live in coastal areas achieve around three grades lower at GCSE than their peers in non-coastal locations.
A new government report has also revealed that children who had been in contact with a social worker at any time since Year 5 achieved on average two grades lower in each GCSE subject than their peers.
The adversity that children have experienced often continues to have an impact on their ability to achieve well at school, despite no longer receiving support from social services, the review will add.
It comes ahead of a speech which will address the impact of multiple disadvantages, including parents’ qualifications and their engagement in a child’s education, on a child’s exam grades.
Mr Hinds said: “We must go further to maximise all children’s chances of reaching their full potential. To unlock social mobility, obviously you need to understand what holds people back. New data and analysis are giving us key insights on the nature of educational disadvantage, and how it has been changing.
“Parental income obviously matters but there are multiple other factors to consider, and these factors can and do overlap and reinforce each other.”
A Labour spokesperson said: “These figures emphasise that children’s services provide a vital lifeline not just to a few but to millions of vulnerable children and families across the country. It is all the more alarming that funding for those services has collapsed due to Tory cuts, harming the life chances of so many, just at the point that schools are also being denied the resources necessary to give proper support to those who need it the most.
“A Labour government will provide sustainable funding for councils, increase funding for schools and invest £500m in reversing Tory cuts to Sure Start.”
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Internet-Draft pEp Foundation Internet-Draft pEp Foundation
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Expires: September 9, 2019 Ucom.ch Expires: September 13, 2019 Ucom.ch
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Issues with email header protection in S/MIME have been recently Issues with email header protection in S/MIME have been recently
raised in the IETF LAMPS Working Group. The need for amendments to raised in the IETF LAMPS Working Group. The need for amendments to
the existing specification regarding header protection was expressed. the existing specification regarding header protection was expressed.
The pretty Easy privacy (pEp) implementations currently use a The pretty Easy privacy (pEp) implementations currently use a
mechanism quite similar to the currently standardized message mechanism quite similar to the currently standardized message
wrapping for S/MIME. The main difference is that pEp is using PGP/ wrapping for S/MIME. The main difference is that pEp is using PGP/
MIME instead. In LAMPS also voices have been expressed, that MIME instead, and adds space for carrying public keys next to the
whatever mechanism will be choosen, it should not be limited to protected message.
S/MIME, but also applied to PGP/MIME.
In LAMPS voices have also been expressed, that whatever mechanism
will be chosen, it should not be limited to S/MIME, but also
applicable to PGP/MIME.
This document aims to contribute to this discussion and share pEp This document aims to contribute to this discussion and share pEp
implementation experience with email header protection. implementation experience with email header protection.
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This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the
provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79.
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1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. The OpenPGP Radix-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.1. The OpenPGP Radix-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1.1. Radix-64 in the Context of MIME Messages . . . . . . 5 2.1.1. Radix-64 in the Context of MIME Messages . . . . . . 5
3. Use Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Use Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1. Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.1. Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2. Protection Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.2. Protection Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4. Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1. General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4.1. General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1.1. Sending Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4.1.1. Sending Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1.2. Receiving Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4.1.2. Receiving Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2. Additional Requirements for Backward-Compatibility With 4.2. Additional Requirements for Backward-Compatibility With
Legacy Clients Unaware of Header Protection . . . . . . . 7 Legacy Clients Unaware of Header Protection . . . . . . . 8
Legacy Header Protection Systems (if supported) . . . . . 8 Legacy Header Protection Systems (if supported) . . . . . 8
5. Message Format for Header Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5. Message Format for progressive header disclosure . . . . . . 9
5.1. Preparing a Message for Header Protection . . . . . . . . 11 5.1. Design principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.1.1. Requirements for the Original Message . . . . . . . . 12 5.2. Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.1.2. Building the Inner Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5.3. Inner message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.3. Building the Outer Message for Signed Inner Messages 14 5.4. Content-Type property "forwarded" . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.4. Building the Outer Message for Signed and Encrypted 5.5. Outer message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Inner Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5.6. Transport message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.1.5. S/MIME Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5.7. S/MIME Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6. Candidate Header Fields for Header Protection . . . . . . . . 16 6. Candidate Header Fields for Header Protection . . . . . . . . 15
7. Stub Outside Headers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 7. Stub Outside Headers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8. Processing Incoming Email with Protected Headers . . . . . . 17 8. Processing Incoming Email under Progressive Header Disclosure 16
8.1. Detecting Header Protection in Incoming Email . . . . . . 17 8.1. Resolving Conflicting Protected and Unprotected Header
8.2. Resolving Conflicting Protected and Unprotected Header Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8.2. Processing of Signed-only Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.3. Processing of Signed-only Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 8.3. Incoming Filter Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.4. Incoming Filter Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 8.3.1. Staged Filtering of Inbound Messages . . . . . . . . 17
8.4.1. Staged Filtering of Inbound Messages . . . . . . . . 19 8.4. Outgoing Filter Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8.5. Outgoing Filter Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 10. Implementation Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
9. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 10.1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
10. Implementation Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 10.2. Current software implementing pEp . . . . . . . . . . . 18
10.1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 11. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
10.2. Current software implementing pEp . . . . . . . . . . . 20 12. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
11. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 12.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
12. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 12.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
12.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Appendix A. Document Changelog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
12.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Appendix B. Open Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Appendix A. Document Changelog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Appendix B. Open Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1. Introduction 1. Introduction
A range of protocols for the protection of electronic mail (email) A range of protocols for the protection of electronic mail (email)
exist, which allow to assess the authenticity and integrity of the exist, which allow to assess the authenticity and integrity of the
email headers section or selected header fields from the domain-level email headers section or selected header fields from the domain-level
perspective, specifically DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) [RFC6376] perspective, specifically DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) [RFC6376]
and Sender Policy Framework (SPF) [RFC7208] and Domain-based Message and Sender Policy Framework (SPF) [RFC7208] and Domain-based Message
Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) [RFC7489]. These Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) [RFC7489]. These
protocols, while essential to responding to a range of attacks on protocols, while essential to responding to a range of attacks on
email, do not offer end-to-end protection to the headers section and email, do not offer full end-to-end protection to the headers section
are not capable of providing privacy for the information contained and are not capable of providing privacy for the information
therein. contained therein.
Also the need for means of Data Minimization, which includes data The need for means of Data Minimization, which includes data
spareness and hiding of all information, which technically can be spareness and hiding of all information, which technically can be
hidden, has grown in importance over the past years. hidden, has grown in importance over the past years.
End-to-end protection for the email headers section or header fields A standard for end-to-end protection of the email headers section
(HF) is currently not widely implemented - neither for messages exists for S/MIME since version 3.1. (cf. [RFC5751] and
protected by means of S/MIME nor for PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) nor [I-D.ietf-lamps-rfc5751-bis]):
any other form. A standard exists for S/MIME since version 3.1. (cf.
[RFC5751] and [I-D.ietf-lamps-rfc5751-bis]):
In order to protect outer, non-content-related message header In order to protect outer, non-content-related message header
fields (for instance, the "Subject", "To", "From", and "Cc" fields (for instance, the "Subject", "To", "From", and "Cc"
fields), the sending client MAY wrap a full MIME message in a fields), the sending client MAY wrap a full MIME message in a
message/rfc822 wrapper in order to apply S/MIME security services message/rfc822 wrapper in order to apply S/MIME security services
to these header fields. to these header fields.
No mechanism for header protection has been standardized for PGP/MIME No mechanism for header protection has been standardized for PGP
yet. (Pretty Good Privacy) yet.
At least two variants of header protection are known to be End-to-end protection for the email headers section is currently not
implemented. A recently submitted Internet-Draft widely implemented - neither for messages protected by means of
S/MIME nor PGP. At least two variants of header protection are known
to be implemented. A recently submitted Internet-Draft
[I-D.melnikov-lamps-header-protection] discusses the two variants and [I-D.melnikov-lamps-header-protection] discusses the two variants and
the challenges with header protection for S/MIME. The two variants the challenges with header protection for S/MIME. The two variants
are referred to as: are referred to as:
o Option 1: Memory Hole o Option 1: Memory Hole
o Option 2: Wrapping with message/rfc822 or message/global o Option 2: Wrapping with message/rfc822 or message/global
pEp (pretty Easy privacy) [I-D.birk-pep] for email pEp (pretty Easy privacy) [I-D.birk-pep] for email
[I-D.marques-pep-email] already implements an option quite similar to [I-D.marques-pep-email] already implements an option quite similar to
Option 2, adapting the S/MIME standards to PGP/MIME. Option 2, adapting the S/MIME standards to PGP/MIME (cf. Section 5,
ff.). Existing implementations of pEp have also added inbound
Existing implementations of pEp have also added inbound support for support for "Memory Hole" referred to above as Option 1, thus being
"Memory Hole" referred to above as Option 1. On par with other able to study the differences and the implementator's challenges.
implementations of "Memory Hole" support for it is currently limited
to the "Subject" header field only.
Interoperability and implementation symmetry between PGP/MIME and Interoperability and implementation symmetry between PGP/MIME and
S/MIME is planned by pEp, but still in an early stage of development. S/MIME is planned by pEp, but still in an early stage of development.
This document lists generic use cases and requirements for header This document lists generic use cases (Section 3) and requirements
protection and describes the header protection implemented in "pEp for header protection (Section 4) and describes progressive header
message format version 2", and how non-pEp mail clients may implement disclosure as implemented in the "pEp message format version 2".
header protection independently from other pEp standards. This format inherently offers header protection, and may be
implemented independently by mail user agents otherwise not
conforming to pEp standards (Section 5, ff.).
2. Terms 2. Terms
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].
o Man-in-the-middle attack (MITM): cf. [RFC4949]
2.1. The OpenPGP Radix-64 2.1. The OpenPGP Radix-64
In the examples following in this section, it is a common pattern to In the examples following in this section, it is a common pattern to
have a MIME encoded mail containing ("wrapping") another signed and have a MIME encoded mail containing ("wrapping") another signed and
eventually encrypted mail. Such enclosed mails are encoded following eventually encrypted mail. Such enclosed mails are encoded following
the OpenPGP standard, which specifies an encoding called "Radix-64", the OpenPGP standard, which specifies an encoding called "Radix-64",
which is 7-bit transport-encoding compatible by design. which is 7-bit transport-encoding compatible by design.
The Radix-64 consists of a begin and an end Armor Header Line, a The Radix-64 consists of a begin and an end Armor Header Line, a
stream of base64-encoded data limited to 78 characters per line plus stream of base64-encoded data limited to 78 characters per line plus
3. Use Cases 3. Use Cases
In the following, we show the generic use cases that need to be In the following, we show the generic use cases that need to be
addressed independently of whether S/MIME, PGP/MIME or any other addressed independently of whether S/MIME, PGP/MIME or any other
technology is used for which Header Protection (HP) is to be applied technology is used for which Header Protection (HP) is to be applied
to. to.
3.1. Interactions 3.1. Interactions
The main interaction case for HP is: The main interaction case for Header Protection (HP) is:
1) Both peers (sending and receiving side) fully support HP 1) Both peers (sending and receiving side) fully support HP
For backward compatibility of legacy clients - unaware of any HP - For backward compatibility of legacy clients - unaware of any HP -
the following intermediate interactions need to be considered as the following intermediate interactions need to be considered as
well: well:
2) The sending side fully supports HP, while the receiving side does 2) The sending side fully supports HP, while the receiving side does
not support any HP not support any HP
This subsection is listing the requirements to address use case 1) This subsection is listing the requirements to address use case 1)
(cf. Section 3.1). (cf. Section 3.1).
G1: Define the format for HP for all protection levels. This includes G1: Define the format for HP for all protection levels. This includes
MIME structure, Content-Type (including charset and name), MIME structure, Content-Type (including charset and name),
Content-Disposition (including filename), and Content-Disposition (including filename), and
Content-Transfer-Encoding. Furthermore, it must be defined, how a Content-Transfer-Encoding. Furthermore, it must be defined, how a
public key should be included. public key should be included.
G3: To foster wide implementation of the new solution, it shall be
easily implementable. Unless needed for maximizing protection and
privacy, existing implementations shall not require substantial
changes in the existing code base. In particular also MIME
libraries widely used shall not need to be changed to comply with
the new mechanism for HP.
G4: Ensure that man-in-the-middle attack (MITM) cf. {{RFC4949}}, in
particular downgrade attacks, are mitigated as good as possible.
4.1.1. Sending Side 4.1.1. Sending Side
GS1: Define which HF (Header Fields) should or must be protected for GS1: Determine which Header Fields (HFs) should or must be protected
all protection levels. at least for all protection levels.
GS2: Define which HF should or must appear in clear-text of an GS2: Determine which HFs should or must be sent in clear of an
encrypted email. encrypted email.
GS3: Define which HF should or must not appear in clear-text of an GS3: Determine which HF should not or must not be included in the
encrypted email. visible header (for transport) of an encrypted email, with the
default being that whatever is not needed from GS2 is not put
into the unencrypted transport headers, thus fulfilling data
minimization requirements (including data spareness and hiding
of all information that technically can be hidden).
4.1.2. Receiving Side 4.1.2. Receiving Side
GR1: Define which HF are displayed to the user in case of conflicting GR1: Determine how HF should be displayed to the user in case of
information between the protected and unprotected headers. conflicting information between the protected and unprotected
GR2: Ensure that man-in-the-middle attack (MITM) cf. {{RFC4949}}, in
particular downgrade attacks, can be detected.
4.2. Additional Requirements for Backward-Compatibility With Legacy 4.2. Additional Requirements for Backward-Compatibility With Legacy
Clients Unaware of Header Protection Clients Unaware of Header Protection
This sub-section addresses the use cases 2) - 4) (cf. Section 3.1) This sub-section addresses the use cases 2) - 4) (cf. Section 3.1)
B1: Depending on the solution, define a means to distinguish between B1: Depending on the solution, define a means to distinguish between
forwarded messages and encapsulated messages using new HP forwarded messages and encapsulated messages using new HP
mechanism. mechanism.
BS1: Define how full HP support can be indicated to outgoing BS1: Define how full HP support can be indicated to outgoing
messages. messages.
BS2: Define how full HP support of the receiver can be detected or BS2: Define how full HP support of the receiver can be detected or
guessed guessed.
BS3: Ensure a HP unaware receiving side easily can display the
"Subject" HF to the user.
BR1: Define how full HP support can be detected in incoming messages. BR1: Define how full HP support can be detected in incoming messages.
Header Protection Systems (if supported) Header Protection Systems (if supported)
This sub-section addresses the use cases 5) - 9) (cf. Section 3.1). This sub-section addresses the use cases 5) - 9) (cf. Section 3.1).
LS1: Depending on the solution, define a means to distinguish between LS1: Depending on the solution, define a means to distinguish between
forwarded messages, legacy S/MIME encapsulated messages, and forwarded messages, legacy encapsulated messages, and
encapsulated messages using new HP mechanism. encapsulated messages using new HP mechanism.
LS2: The solution should be backward compatible to existing solutions
and aim to minimize the implementation effort to include support
for existing solutions.
LSS1: Define how legacy HP support can be indicated to outgoing LSS1: Determine how legacy HP support can be indicated to outgoing
LSS2: Define how legacy HP support of the receiver can be detected or LSS2: Determine how legacy HP support of the receiver can be detected
guessed. or guessed.
LSR1: Define how legacy HP support can be detected in incoming LSR1: Determine how legacy HP support can be detected in incoming
5. Message Format for Header Protection 5. Message Format for progressive header disclosure
The pEp message format version 2 is designed such that a receiving 5.1. Design principles
Mail User Agent (MUA), which is OpenPGP-compliant but not pEp-
compliant - and which is not implementing header protection either -,
still has built-in capability to properly decode the mail and display
all information to the user.
No standard is currently available which enables MUAs to reliably pretty Easy privacy (pEp) is working on bringing state-of-the-art
determine whenever a nested message/rfc822 entity is meant to automatic cryptography known from areas like TLS to electronic mail
override the containing message, or if it was effectively forwarded. (email) communication. pEp is determined to evolve the existing
pEp currently intends to implement the proposal described by standards as fundamentally and comprehensively as needed to gain easy
[I-D.melnikov-lamps-header-protection], 3.2, which defines a new implementation and integration, and for easy use for regular Internet
Content-Type header field parameter with name "forwarded", for the users. pEp for email wants to attaining to good security practice
MUA to distinguish between a forwarded message and a nested message while still retaining backward compatibility for implementations
for the purpose of header protection, i.e., using "forwarded=no". widespread.
Header protecton provides both integrity and confidentiality. To provide the required stability as a foundation for good security
Confidentiality requires the same effective key distribution practice, pEp for email defines a fixed MIME structure for its
mechanism to be in-place as for integrity, such that when integrity innermost message structure, so to remove most attack vectors which
can be achieved, also can confidentiality. Integrity and have permitted the numerous EFAIL vulnerabilities. (TBD: ref)
confidentiality SHOULD always be used together.
Security comes just next after privacy in pEp, for which reason the
application of signatures without encryption to messages in transit
is not considered purposeful. pEp for email herein referenced, and
further described in [I-D.marques-pep-email], either expects to
transfer messages in cleartext without signature or encryption, or
transfer them encrypted and with enclosed signature and necessary
public keys so that replies can be immediately upgraded to encrypted
The pEp message format is equivalent to the S/MIME standard in
ensuring header protection, in that the whole message is protected
instead, by wrapping it and providing cryptographic services to the
whole original message. The pEp message format is different compared
to the S/MIME standard in that the pEp protocols propose
opportunistic end-to-end security and signature, by allowing the
transport of the necessary public key material along with the
original messages.
For the purpose of allowing the insertion of such public keys, the
root entity of the protected message is thus nested once more into an
additional multipart/mixed MIME entity. The current pEp proposal is
for PGP/MIME, while an extension to S/MIME is next.
pEp's proposal is strict in that it requires that the cryptographic
services applied to the protected message MUST include encryption.
It also mandates a fixed MIME structure for the protected message,
which always MUST include a plaintext and optionally an HTML
representation (if HTML is used) of the same message, and requires
that all other optional elements to be eventually presented as
attachments. Alternatively the whole protected message could
represent in turn a wrapped pEp wrapper, which makes the message
structure fully recursive on purpose (e.g., for the purpose of
anonymization through onion routing).
For the purpose of implementing mixnet routing for email, it is
foreseen to nest pEp messages recursively. A protected message can
in turn contain a protected message due for forwarding. This is for
the purpose to increase privacy and counter the necessary leakage of
plaintext addressing in the envelope of the email.
The recursive nature of the pEp message format allows for the
implementation of progressive disclosure of the necessary transport
relevant header fields just as-needed to the next mail transport
agents along the transmission path.
5.2. Compatibility
The pEp message format version 2 is designed such that a receiving
compliant, still has built-in capability to properly verify the
integrity of the mail, decode it and display all information of the
original mail to the user. The recovered protected message is
selfsufficiently described, including all protected header fields.
The pEp message format version 2 (as used by all the various pEp The pEp message format version 2 (as used by all the various pEp
implementations, cf. Section 10) is similar to what is standardized implementations, cf. Section 10) is similar to what is standardized
for S/MIME in [RFC5751] and its successor for S/MIME in [RFC5751] and its successor
[I-D.ietf-lamps-rfc5751-bis]: [I-D.ietf-lamps-rfc5751-bis]:
to these header fields. It is up to the receiving client to to these header fields. It is up to the receiving client to
decide how to present this "inner" header along with the decide how to present this "inner" header along with the
unprotected "outer" header. unprotected "outer" header.
When an S/MIME message is received, if the top-level protected When an S/MIME message is received, if the top-level protected
MIME entity has a Content-Type of message/rfc822, it can be MIME entity has a Content-Type of message/rfc822, it can be
assumed that the intent was to provide header protection. This assumed that the intent was to provide header protection. This
entity SHOULD be presented as the top-level message, [...]. entity SHOULD be presented as the top-level message, [...].
With pEp message format version 2, the original full MIME message is 5.3. Inner message
also wrapped in a message/rfc822 wrapper, but this entity is in turn
wrapped in a multipart/mixed entity. The purpose of the additional The pEp message format requires the innermost protected message to
nesting is to allow for public keys of the sender to be stored follow a fixed MIME structure and to consist of exactly one human-
alongside the original message while being protected by the same readable message which is represented in plain or HTML format. Both
mechanism. Thus, the top-level entity contains plain and html entities MUST represent the same message to the user.
Any attachment to the message must be laid out in a flat list. No
additional multipart entities are allowed in the pEp message.
These restrictions permit to build mail user agents which are immune
to the EFAIL attacks.
This message is herein further referred to as the "pEp inner
message".
A mail user agent wanting to follow this standard, SHOULD transform
any "original message" into a "pEp inner message" for safe
representation on the receiving side.
5.4. Content-Type property "forwarded"
One caveat of the design is that the user interaction with message/
rfc822 entities varies considerably across different mail user
agents. No standard is currently available which enables MUAs to
reliably determine whenever a nested message/rfc822 entity is meant
to blend the containing message, or if it was effectively intended to
be forwarded as a file document. pEp currently intends to implement
the proposal described by [I-D.melnikov-lamps-header-protection],
3.2, which defines a new Content-Type header field parameter with
name "forwarded", for the MUA to distinguish between a forwarded
message and a nested message for the purpose of header protection,
i.e., using "forwarded=no".
5.5. Outer message
With pEp message format version 2, the pEp standardized message is
equally wrapped in a message/rfc822 entity, but this time being in
turn wrapped in a multipart/mixed entity. The purpose of the
additional nesting is to allow for public keys of the sender to be
stored alongside the original message while being protected by the
same mechanism.
For the case of PGP/MIME, the currently only implemented MIME
encryption protocol implemented in pEp, the top-level entity called
the "outer message" MUST contain:
o exactly one entity of type message/rfc822, and o exactly one entity of type message/rfc822, and
o at most one entity of type application/pgp-keys o one or more entity of type application/pgp-keys
The current pEp message format version 2.0 also adds one entity of Notes on the current pEp client implementations:
type text/plain where the body part reads "pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info:
OUTER<CR><LF>". It is currently being discussed if this information
should be migrated to the headers section of the top-level entity;
such an upgrade would be part of the the pEp message format version
A pEp message MUST have a text/plain element. The original plaintext o the current pEp implementation also adds a text/plain entity
message is prepended by the string "pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info: containing "pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info: OUTER" as first element in
INNER<CR><LF>". Also this header may be moved into the headers the MIME tree. This element is not strictly necessary, but is in
section of the entity in message format version 2.1. place for better backwards compatibility when manually navigating
the nested message structure. This is part of the study of
various solutions to maximize backwards compatibility, and has
been omitted from the following examples.
[[ TODO: The pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info information is probably not o the current pEp implementation prepends "pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info:
needed for header protection. ]] INNER<CR><LF>" to the original message body. This is an
implementation detail which should be ignored, and has been
omitted in the following examples.
o the current pEp implementation may render a text/plain directly in
place of the multipart/alternate, when no HTML representation was
generated by the sending MUA. This is not strict according to
pEp's own specification, and is currently being investigated.
This is an example of the top-level MIME entity, before being This is an example of the top-level MIME entity, before being
encrypted and signed: encrypted and signed:
MIME-Version: 1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
boundary="6b8b4567327b23c6643c986966334873" boundary="6b8b4567327b23c6643c986966334873"
--6b8b4567327b23c6643c986966334873 --6b8b4567327b23c6643c986966334873
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; name="msg.txt"
Content-Disposition: inline; filename="msg.txt"
pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info: OUTER
--6b8b4567327b23c6643c986966334873
Content-Type: message/rfc822; forwarded="no" Content-Type: message/rfc822; forwarded="no"
From: John Doe <jdoe@machine.example> From: John Doe <jdoe@machine.example>
To: Mary Smith <mary@example.net> To: Mary Smith <mary@example.net>
Subject: Example Subject: Example
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2018 09:55:06 +0200 Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2018 09:55:06 +0200
Message-ID: <05d0526e-41c4-11e9-8828@pretty.Easy.privacy> Message-ID: <05d0526e-41c4-11e9-8828@pretty.Easy.privacy>
X-Pep-Version: 2.0 X-Pep-Version: 2.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; name="msg.txt" Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
Content-Disposition: inline; filename="msg.txt" boundary="29fe9d2b2d7f6a703c1bffc47c162a8c"
pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info: INNER --29fe9d2b2d7f6a703c1bffc47c162a8c
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
p=E2=89=A1p for Privacy by Default. p=E2=89=A1p for Privacy by Default.
-- =20
Sent from my p=E2=89=A1p for Android.
--29fe9d2b2d7f6a703c1bffc47c162a8c
Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8"
p=E2=89=A1p for Privacy by Default.<br>
-- <br>
Sent from my p=E2=89=A1p for Android.<br>
--29fe9d2b2d7f6a703c1bffc47c162a8c--
Content-Type: application/pgp-keys Content-Type: application/pgp-keys
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="pEpkey.asc" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="pEpkey.asc"
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
--6b8b4567327b23c6643c986966334873-- --6b8b4567327b23c6643c986966334873--
5.1. Preparing a Message for Header Protection 5.6. Transport message
Header protection requires an ideal "original message" to be
transformed into an "inner message", which must be signed and
preferably encrypted according to MIME Security with OpenPGP
[RFC3156], resulting in an "outer message" (not to be confused with
the "inner" and "outer" labels in the above mentioned pEp-Wrapped-
Message-Info header field). The resulting "outer message" requires
some additional adjustments so that the protected message is properly
handled on all Mail User Agents.
Note that pEp email clients are REQUIRED to sign and encrypt the
message as per [I-D.marques-pep-email], while non-pEp clients MAY
encrypt messages.
5.1.1. Requirements for the Original Message
The original message MUST be structured as a valid [RFC5322] message
with a header and a body.
Additionally, the body of the original message MUST be structured in
body parts according to the MIME standard [RFC2046].
The primary entity of type text/plain which is implicitly or
explicitly intended for inline display SHOULD be noted (the "message
entity"). The selection MUST adhere to MIME standards regarding
precedence of parts in multipart structures.
[[ TODO: It is currently undefined how to proceed if no such message
entity exists. ]]
5.1.2. Building the Inner Message
The original message entity is to be substituted with a text/plain
part (and the headers and parameters as specified later), which in
turn will contain a valid [RFC5322] message, where:
o the message SHOULD NOT be structured in MIME parts,
o the body replicates the body of the substituee message entity
decoded according to its eventual Content-Transfer-Encoding header
field value,
o the Content-Type header field is set to "text/plain"
* and the "charset" parameter is set to "UTF-8"
* and the "name" parameter is set to "msg.txt"
* and no other parameter is set on the Content-Type header field,
o the Content-Disposition is set to "inline"
* and the "filename" parameter is set to "msg.txt"
* and no other parameter is set on the Content-Disposition header
The new body of the message-body (which now contains a valid
[RFC5322] message) must be re-applied a Content-Transfer-Encoding
such that:
o if the message is to be signed and encrypted, the substituted
message-body part results in a valid UTF-8 string not containing
UTF-8 null symbols,
o if the message is to be signed but not encrypted, the substituted
message entity is 7-bit transport-safe.
The Content-Transfer-Encoding previously in place on the substitutee
message-body SHOULD be preferred for the substitued message-body
whenever it is not to be excluded by other criterias.
The inner message is then to be produced such that it can be
represented as a string which consists of only valid UTF-8 symbols
and additionally such that it does not eventually contain the UTF-8
null symbol.
No other Content-Transfer-Encoding other than "7bit", "8bit", or
"binary" is permitted for the root part of the inner message. The
headers section, the MIME boundaries and the headers sections of the
body parts MUST be limited to valid UTF-8 symbols and no UTF-8 null
symbol. Body parts and sub-parts which do not represent a valid
UTF-8 string or MAY include a UTF-8 null symbol, MUST be applied an
appropriate Content-Transfer-Encoding to make their encoded
representation valid in UTF-8 (e.g., with "quoted-printable" or
"base64").
The following shows an example original message and the resulting
message/rfc822 entity for inclusion in the outer multipart/mixed.
From: John Doe <jdoe@machine.example>
To: Mary Smith <mary@example.net>
Subject: Example
Message-ID: <05d0526e-41c4-11e9-8828@pretty.Easy.privacy>
p=E2=89=A1p for Privacy by Default.
Content-Type: message/rfc822; forwarded="no"
X-pEp-Version: 2.0
pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info: INNER
The protected message has the following structure.
+ message/rfc822; forwarded="no";
all protected headers, overridden by:
Content-Transfer-Encoding: ...
pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info: INNER (content-transfer-encoded)
[ original body ]
+ application/pgp-keys (optional)
5.1.3. Building the Outer Message for Signed Inner Messages
The outer message is an email with a body part of type multipart/
signed or multipart/encrypted resulting from applying security
services according to [RFC1847].
Signing, but not encrypting, a message with MIME Security with In pEp message format 2 the "outer message" consists of a full RFC822
OpenPGP ([RFC4880] and [RFC3156]), yields a message with the message with body and a minimal set of header fields, just those
following basic MIME structure. If any part directly below necessary to conform to MIME multipart standards.
multipart/signed is of type message/rfc822, then the property
forwarded="no" SHOULD be set.
= multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; The "outer message" should be encrypted and carry a signature
+ multipart/mixed according to the MIME encryption standards. The resulting message is
+ message/rfc822; forwarded="no"; the transport message which a root entity of type multipart/
| encrypted.
[ protected message ]
+ application/pgp-keys
Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename="pEpkey.asc"
+ application/pgp-signature
No additional requirements exist for a signed but not encrypted A minimal set of header fields should be set on the "transport
message with header protection. message", as to permit delivery, without disclosing private
5.1.4. Building the Outer Message for Signed and Encrypted Inner The structure of the transport message may be altered in-transit,
Messages e.g. through mailing list agents, or inspection gateways.
Signing and encrypting a message with MIME Security with OpenPGP Signing and encrypting a message with MIME Security with OpenPGP
[RFC3156], yields a message with the following basic MIME structure: [RFC3156], yields a message with the following complete MIME
structure, seen across the encryption layer:
= multipart/encrypted; protocol="application/pgp-encrypted"; = multipart/encrypted; protocol="application/pgp-encrypted";
+ application/pgp-encrypted [ Version: 1 ] + application/pgp-encrypted [ Version: 1 ]
+ application/octet-stream; name="msg.asc" + application/octet-stream; name="msg.asc"
{ {
Content-Disposition: inline; filename="msg.asc"; Content-Disposition: inline; filename="msg.asc";
[ opaque encrypted structure ] [ opaque encrypted structure ]
{ minimal headers }
+ multipart/mixed + multipart/mixed
+ text/plain [ pEp-Wrapped-Message-Info: OUTER ]
+ message/rfc822; forwarded="no"; + message/rfc822; forwarded="no";
[ protected message ] { protected message headers }
+ multipart/mixed
+ multipart/alternate
+ text/plain
+ text/html
+ application/octet-stream [ attachmet_1 ]
+ application/pgp-keys + application/pgp-keys
The header fields of the sub-part of type application/octet-stream The header fields of the sub-part of type application/octet-stream
must be modified to ensure that: SHOULD be modified to ensure that:
o the Content-Type header field's o the Content-Type header field's
* "name" parameter is set to the value "msg.asc", and * "name" parameter is set to the value "msg.asc", and
* parameter "forwarded" is set to "no", and * parameter "forwarded" is set to "no", and
o the Content-Disposition header field value is set to "inline" o the Content-Disposition header field value is set to "inline"
* and the "filename" parameter is set to "msg.asc". * and the "filename" parameter is set to "msg.asc".
5.1.5. S/MIME Compatibility 5.7. S/MIME Compatibility
S/MIME is on the roadmap of pEp. S/MIME is on the roadmap of pEp.
6. Candidate Header Fields for Header Protection 6. Candidate Header Fields for Header Protection
By default, all headers of the original message SHOULD be protected, By default, all headers of the original message SHOULD be wrapped
with one exception: with the original message, with one exception:
o the header field "Bcc" MUST NOT be added to the protected headers. o the header field "Bcc" MUST NOT be added to the protected headers.
7. Stub Outside Headers 7. Stub Outside Headers
The outer message requires a minimal set of headers to be in place The outer message requires a minimal set of headers to be in place
for being eligible for transport. This includes the "From", "To", for being eligible for transport. This includes the "From", "To",
"Cc", "Bcc", "Subject" and "Message-ID" header fields. The protocol "Cc", "Bcc", "Subject" and "Message-ID" header fields. The protocol
hereby defined also depends on the "MIME-Version", "Content-Type", hereby defined also depends on the "MIME-Version", "Content-Type",
"Content-Disposition" and eventually the "Content-Transport-Encoding" "Content-Disposition" and eventually the "Content-Transport-Encoding"
header field to be present. header field to be present.
Submission and forwarding based on SMTP carries "from" and Submission and forwarding based on SMTP carries "from" and
"receivers" information out-of-band, so that the "From" and "To" "receivers" information out-of-band, so that the "From" and "To"
header fields are not strictly necessary. Nevertheless, "From", header fields are not strictly necessary. Nevertheless, "From",
"Date", and at least one destination header field is mandatory as per "Date", and at least one destination header field is mandatory as per
[RFC5322]. They SHOULD be conserved for reliability. [RFC5322]. They SHOULD be conserved for reliability.
The following header fields should contain a verbatim copy of the The following header fields should contain a verbatim copy of the
header fields of the original message: header fields of the inner message:
o Date o Date
o From o From
o To o To
o Cc (*) o Cc (*)
o Bcc (*) o Bcc (*)
The entries with an asterisk mark (*) should only be set if also The entries with an asterisk mark (*) should only be set if also
present in the original message. present in the original message.
If signing, but no encryption is applied to the inner message, all
other headers of the original message SHOULD be copied verbatim to
the outer message as well.
Clients which follow pEp standards MUST set the header field value Clients which follow pEp standards MUST set the header field value
for "Subject" to "=?utf-8?Q?p=E2=89=A1p?=" or "pEp". Clients which for "Subject" to "=?utf-8?Q?p=E2=89=A1p?=" or "pEp". Clients which
do not adhere to all pEp standards should set the header field value do not adhere to all pEp standards should set the header field value
of "Subject" to a descriptive stub value. An example used in of "Subject" to a descriptive stub value. An example used in
practice is practice is
o Subject: Encrypted message o Subject: Encrypted message
The following header fields should be initialized with proper values: The following header fields MUST be initialized with proper values
according to the MIME standards:
o Message-ID
o Content-Type o Content-Type
o Content-Disposition o Content-Disposition
o Content-Transport-Encoding (if necessary) o Content-Transport-Encoding (if necessary)
8. Processing Incoming Email with Protected Headers 8. Processing Incoming Email under Progressive Header Disclosure
[[ TODO ]] [[ TODO ]]
8.1. Detecting Header Protection in Incoming Email 8.1. Resolving Conflicting Protected and Unprotected Header Fields
[[ TODO: Reverse of above. Multiple equivalent specs available. ]]
8.2. Resolving Conflicting Protected and Unprotected Header Fields
For the purpose of selecting messages based on search criteria, or
just for displaying them, pEp clients may have to temporarily rebuild
the unprotected representation of the email (pEp clients may
implement a caching mechanism to avoid rebuilding these messages
repeatedly, provided they can use a trusted storage for the cache).
Every pEp wrapper email MUST contain exactly one multipart/encrypted
MIME part, which contains the protected signed-and-encrypted email as
an application/octet-stream encoded as a OpenPGP Radix-64. Such a
protected email MAY be in turn a pEp wrapper email and contain
another protected email which the client MUST try to decrypt
recursively. Through recursion, intermediate protected emails will
be encountered and header fields encountered therein, protected or
not, MUST be ignored for the purpose of rebuilding the unprotected
representation of the email.
[[ TODO: Describe what happens when the messages do not validate;
difference between have-no-key-for-it, and broken-according-to-key-
we-have. ]]
Values of protected header fields always override the header fields
defined in the outer context. A single protected header field
requires to discard ALL header fields from the outer context with the
same header name.
A header field defined in the wrapper message and not in the
protected header section, or alternatively present in the protected
header section and not in the wrapper message, MUST be present in the
unprotected representation of the email.
For the purpose of rebuilding the unprotected email, the selection of Header field values from the transport message MUST NOT be shown,
headers in DKIM is not relevant. The unprotected representation of when displaying the inner message, or the outer message. The inner
the email MAY NOT validate to DKIM or SPF rules anymore. message MUST carry all relevant header fields necessary for display.
8.3. Processing of Signed-only Email 8.2. Processing of Signed-only Email
pEp either engages in a signed-and-encrypted communication or in an pEp either engages in a signed-and-encrypted communication or in an
unsigned plaintext communication. Inbound signatures attached to unsigned plaintext communication. Inbound signatures attached to
plaintext messages are duly verified but cannot enhance the perceived plaintext messages are duly verified but cannot enhance the perceived
quality of the message in the user interface (an invalid signature quality of the message in the user interface (while an invalid
degrades the perception) ([I-D.birk-pep]). signature degrades the perception) [I-D.birk-pep].
8.4. Incoming Filter Processing 8.3. Incoming Filter Processing
The Mail User Agent may implement outgoing filtering of mails, which The Mail User Agent may implement outgoing filtering of mails, which
may veto, alter, redirect or replicate the messages. The may veto, alter, redirect or replicate the messages. The
functionality may be implemented on the mailbox server and be functionality may be implemented on the mailbox server and be
configurable through a well-known protocol, e.g., by means of The configurable through a well-known protocol, e.g., by means of The
Sieve Mail-Filtering Language [RFC5490], or be implemented client- Sieve Mail-Filtering Language [RFC5490], or be implemented client-
side, or in a combination of both. side, or in a combination of both.
A mailbox server, which is required to process the full range of A mailbox server, which is required to process the full range of
possible filters, is requiring plaintext access to the header fields. possible filters, is requiring plaintext access to the header fields.
In an end-to-end-encryption context, which pEp enforces by default, In an end-to-end-encryption context, which pEp enforces by default,
upon first reception of the message the mailbox server is limited to upon first reception of the message the mailbox server is limited to
see the transport- relevant headers of the outer wrapper message. A see the transport- relevant headers of the outer wrapper message. A
pEp client configued to trust the server ("trusted server" setting pEp client configured to trust the server ("trusted server" setting
[I-D.marques-pep-email]) will later download the encrypted message, [I-D.marques-pep-email]) will later download the encrypted message,
decrypt it and replace the copy on the server by the decrypted copy. decrypt it and replace the copy on the server by the decrypted copy.
8.4.1. Staged Filtering of Inbound Messages 8.3.1. Staged Filtering of Inbound Messages
Inbound messages are expected to be delivered to the inbox while Inbound messages are expected to be delivered to the inbox while
still being encrypted. At this point in time, server-side filtering still being encrypted. At this point in time, server-side filtering
can only evaluate the unprotected header fields in the wrapper can only evaluate the unprotected header fields in the wrapper
message. message.
the mailbox server is limited to see the transport-relevant headers the mailbox server is limited to see the transport-relevant headers
of the outer wrapper message only upon first delivery. A pEp client of the outer wrapper message only upon first delivery. A pEp client
configued to trust the server ("trusted server" setting configured to trust the server ("trusted server" setting
[I-D.marques-pep-email]) will eventually download the encrypted [I-D.marques-pep-email]) will eventually download the encrypted
message, decrypt it locally and replace the copy on the server by the message, decrypt it locally and replace the copy on the server by the
decrypted copy. Server-side message filters SHOULD be able to detect decrypted copy. Server-side message filters SHOULD be able to detect
such post-processed messages, and apply the pending filters. The such post-processed messages, and apply the pending filters. The
client SHOULD easily reflect the post-filtered messages in the user client SHOULD easily reflect the post-filtered messages in the user
interface. interface.
8.5. Outgoing Filter Processing 8.4. Outgoing Filter Processing
The Mail User Agent may implement outgoing filtering of emails, which The Mail User Agent may implement outgoing filtering of emails, which
may veto, alter or replicate the email. They may also hint the MUA may veto, alter or replicate the email. They may also hint the MUA
to store a copy in an alternate "Sent" folder. to store a copy in an alternate "Sent" folder.
Filters which veto the sending or do alter the mail or replicate it Filters which veto the sending or do alter the mail or replicate it
(e.g., mass-mail generators) SHOULD be completed priorly to applying (e.g., mass-mail generators) SHOULD be completed prior to applying
protection, and thus also priorly to applying header protection. protection, and thus also prior to applying header protection.
Redirection to alternate "Sent" folders MUST NOT be decided priorly Redirection to alternate "Sent" folders MUST NOT be decided prior to
to applying protection, but MUAs MAY abide from this restriction if applying protection, but MUAs MAY abide from this restriction if they
they implement the "trusted server" option and the option is selected implement the "trusted server" option and the option is selected for
for the specific mailbox server; in this case, MUAs MUST NOT allow to the specific mailbox server; in this case, MUAs MUST NOT allow to
redirect a message to an untrusted server by these rules, to prevent redirect a message to an untrusted server by these rules, to prevent
information leakage to the untrusted server. information leakage to the untrusted server.
[[ TODO: Mention implicit filter for minimal color-rating for message [[ TODO: Mention implicit filter for minimal color-rating for message
replication. ]] replication. ]]
[[ TODO: How to produce key-export-mails manually this way? That is, [[ TODO: How to produce key-export-mails manually this way? That is,
what about non-pEp-mode? ]] what about non-pEp-mode? ]]
9. Security Considerations 9. Security Considerations
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pEp for Android, iOS and Outlook are provided by pEp Security, a pEp for Android, iOS and Outlook are provided by pEp Security, a
commercial entity specializing in end-user software implementing pEp commercial entity specializing in end-user software implementing pEp
while Enigmail/pEp is pursued as community project, supported by the while Enigmail/pEp is pursued as community project, supported by the
pEp Foundation. pEp Foundation.
All software is available as Free Software and published also in All software is available as Free Software and published also in
source form. source form.
11. Acknowledgements 11. Acknowledgements
Special thanks go to Krista Bennett for valuable input to this draft Special thanks go to Krista Bennett and Volker Birk for valuable
and Hernani Marques for reviewing. input to this draft and Hernani Marques for reviewing.
12. References 12. References
12.1. Normative References 12.1. Normative References
[I-D.birk-pep] [I-D.birk-pep]
Marques, H. and B. Hoeneisen, "pretty Easy privacy (pEp): Marques, H. and B. Hoeneisen, "pretty Easy privacy (pEp):
Privacy by Default", draft-birk-pep-03 (work in progress), Privacy by Default", draft-birk-pep-03 (work in progress),
March 2019. March 2019.
[I-D.marques-pep-email] [I-D.marques-pep-email]
Marques, H., "pretty Easy privacy (pEp): Email Formats and Marques, H., "pretty Easy privacy (pEp): Email Formats and
Protocols", draft-marques-pep-email-02 (work in progress), Protocols", draft-marques-pep-email-02 (work in progress),
October 2018. October 2018.
[I-D.melnikov-lamps-header-protection] [I-D.melnikov-lamps-header-protection]
Melnikov, A., "Considerations for protecting Email header Melnikov, A., "Considerations for protecting Email header
with S/MIME", draft-melnikov-lamps-header-protection-00 with S/MIME", draft-melnikov-lamps-header-protection-00
(work in progress), October 2018. (work in progress), October 2018.
[RFC1847] Galvin, J., Murphy, S., Crocker, S., and N. Freed,
"Security Multiparts for MIME: Multipart/Signed and
Multipart/Encrypted", RFC 1847, DOI 10.17487/RFC1847,
October 1995, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1847>.
[RFC2046] Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet Mail [RFC2046] Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet Mail
Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types", RFC 2046, Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types", RFC 2046,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2046, November 1996, DOI 10.17487/RFC2046, November 1996,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2046>. <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2046>.
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
[RFC3156] Elkins, M., Del Torto, D., Levien, R., and T. Roessler, [RFC3156] Elkins, M., Del Torto, D., Levien, R., and T. Roessler,
"MIME Security with OpenPGP", RFC 3156, "MIME Security with OpenPGP", RFC 3156,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3156, August 2001, DOI 10.17487/RFC3156, August 2001,
[RFC4880] Callas, J., Donnerhacke, L., Finney, H., Shaw, D., and R. [RFC4880] Callas, J., Donnerhacke, L., Finney, H., Shaw, D., and R.
Thayer, "OpenPGP Message Format", RFC 4880, Thayer, "OpenPGP Message Format", RFC 4880,
[RFC4949] Shirey, R., "Internet Security Glossary, Version 2",
FYI 36, RFC 4949, DOI 10.17487/RFC4949, August 2007,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4949>.
[RFC5322] Resnick, P., Ed., "Internet Message Format", RFC 5322, [RFC5322] Resnick, P., Ed., "Internet Message Format", RFC 5322,
DOI 10.17487/RFC5322, October 2008, DOI 10.17487/RFC5322, October 2008,
[RFC5490] Melnikov, A., "The Sieve Mail-Filtering Language -- [RFC5490] Melnikov, A., "The Sieve Mail-Filtering Language --
Extensions for Checking Mailbox Status and Accessing Extensions for Checking Mailbox Status and Accessing
Mailbox Metadata", RFC 5490, DOI 10.17487/RFC5490, March Mailbox Metadata", RFC 5490, DOI 10.17487/RFC5490, March
2009, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5490>. 2009, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5490>.
[RFC5751] Ramsdell, B. and S. Turner, "Secure/Multipurpose Internet [RFC5751] Ramsdell, B. and S. Turner, "Secure/Multipurpose Internet
* We probably have issues and overlapping specifications about * We probably have issues and overlapping specifications about
encoding for nested message/rfc822 entities, specified in encoding for nested message/rfc822 entities, specified in
[RFC2046]. Further study is needed to find and understand the [RFC2046]. Further study is needed to find and understand the
issues. issues.
o Signed-only protection needs further study o Signed-only protection needs further study
* pEp only does header protection by applying both signing and * pEp only does header protection by applying both signing and
encryption. Technically it is also possible to sign, but not encryption. Technically it is also possible to sign, but not
encrypt the protected messages. This needs futher study. encrypt the protected messages. This needs further study.
Authors' Addresses Authors' Addresses
Claudio Luck Claudio Luck
pEp Foundation pEp Foundation
Oberer Graben 4 Oberer Graben 4
CH-8400 Winterthur CH-8400 Winterthur
Switzerland Switzerland
Email: claudio.luck@pep.foundation Email: claudio.luck@pep.foundation
URI: https://pep.foundation/ URI: https://pep.foundation/
Bernie Hoeneisen Bernie Hoeneisen
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In her 1962 groundbreaking book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson wrote: “For the first time in the history of the world every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.” Of course humans have always been exposed to potentially harmful chemicals from plants and other sources, but Rachel Carson’s point is well taken. Modern living exposes all of us to an unprecedented number of chemicals on a daily basis. This includes environmental toxins such as heavy metals, pesticides, industrial compounds and chemical byproducts, medications, cosmetic additives, inorganic chemicals, etc. These chemical substances, which are foreign to the biological system, are referred to as “xenobiotics.” The good news is that the body was designed to detoxify and excrete xenobiotics. The bad news is our bodies may not always be equipped to handle the volume of modern environmental pollutants and toxic substances. This problem may be exacerbated by the fact that the refining of many of our foodstuffs has caused them to provide considerably less of the nutrients that are essential to the detoxification process.1,2
Ramifications of toxic overload
The ramifications of toxic overload can vary from one individual to another. One possible ramification is multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS). MCS is a condition in which a person experiences various symptoms in response to being exposed to certain types of chemicals, primarily (but not limited to) those of petroleum and coal-tar derivation. The possible symptoms are many and may include headaches, fatigue, depression and an overall feeling of malaise and being sick. MCS seems to develop after consistent, long-term exposure to certain chemicals at home or in the workplace. Eventually, the person develops intolerance to these chemicals, and starts suffering from MCS. For many MCS people, a sensitivity reaction will occur when exposed to even minute amounts of the offending chemicals, which in turn, can lead to severe symptoms characteristic of the MCS condition.3
Of course, an individual may suffer from toxic overload without having full-blown MCS. In fact, the most common symptom of toxic overload is probably fatigue. Other common symptoms include headache, muscle and joint pain, irritability, depression, mental confusion, gastrointestinal and/or cardiovascular irregularities, flu-like symptoms or allergic reactions including hives, stuffy or runny nose, sneezing and coughing.4,5
Furthermore, some researchers have suggested that toxic overload may contribute to autoimmune diseases including inflammatory and rheumatoid arthritis,6,7 and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.8
How to deal with toxic overload
The question of how to deal with toxic overload has a multi-part answer, which includes adapting to a healthier diet and reducing exposure to xenobiotics. The books Multiple Chemical Sensitivity by Gibson (2000, New Harbinger Publications, Inc.) and Staying Well in a Toxic World by Lawson (1993, The Nobel Press) provide good direction on how to do this. In addition there are four herbal teas, which if used correctly, may do much to help support and promote the body’s natural detoxification process. These teas include ginger root (rhizome), green tea, dandelion root and senna. Following is a discussion about the role that each of these herbal teas can play, including a subsequent explanation of how to use them as part of a detox program.
Circulation and ginger
Healthy circulation is of vital importance to an effective detoxification process.9 The fundamental reason for this is that toxins and metabolic wastes are flushed out of tissues and into circulation so they can be detoxified.10 If circulation is sluggish and toxins move more slowly through it, however, this may result in undesirable symptoms such as headache and fatigue.11
The root or rhizome (enlarged underground stem) of ginger (Zingiber officinale) is an herbal medicine that is valuable for the treatment of multiple problems, especially nausea. In fact, ginger has been reported to be effective in treating the nausea of seasickness, morning sickness and chemotherapy-induced nausea.12 Ginger is also a traditional carminative (gas relieving) herb,13 and has anti-inflammatory properties.14
For the purposes of detoxification, ginger is valuable since it promotes circulation, and has long been used for this purpose in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In fact, the most famous traditional medicinal practice of ginger is to promote the blood circulation for removing blood stasis and the mechanism is related to anti-platelet aggregation activity. In addition, ginger has a stimulatory action on heart muscle promoting circulation throughout the body. That increased circulation is thought to stimulate cellular metabolic activity.15,16
Liver detoxification pathways and green tea
Water-soluble toxins can pass through our bodies unchanged and be eliminated in the stool, sweat or urine. Fat-soluble toxins, however, cannot be excreted without undergoing metabolic transformation (detoxification) in the liver so that they can become water-soluble. Liver cells have sophisticated mechanisms to break down toxic substances. These include both endogenous (produced by the body) and exogenous (obtained from the environment; i.e., xenobiotics) substances. Every drug, chemical, pesticide and hormone, is broken down or metabolized via detoxification pathways in the liver called “phase 1” and “phase 2.” 17,18,19 During phase 1, a “functional group” is removed from the toxic molecule,20,21 and during phase 2 a water-soluble substance is coupled (attaching) or conjugated to the toxin. This makes the toxic molecule more water-soluble and therefore less toxic. If the molecule is large, it is then excreted via the bile. Otherwise, it is excreted in the urine.22,23
Green, Oolong and black tea are all made from the leaves of the same plant species, Camellia sinensis. Green tea, the world’s second most popular beverage after water, is perhaps best known for its antioxidant and thermogenic properties. It is the polyphenols in green tea, specifically the catechin polyphenols, which gives it biological and medicinal qualities.24
In fact, green tea polyphenols increase both phase 1 and phase 2 activities.25 Research shows that green tea may have liver protective properties.26,27,28,29 In addition, Green tea has been shown to block chromosomal (DNA) damage from chemicals in cigarette smoke.30 Perhaps not surprisingly, green tea polyphenols are associated with a reduced risk of certain cancers in humans.31 Other research has also shown an anticancer effect from these polyphenols,32 including an inhibition of metastasis in skin cancer cells.33 In short, the use of green tea helps improve phase 1 and 2 liver detoxification pathways.
Bile flow and dandelion root
Bile is a digestive aid for fats, produced by the liver and transported to the gallbladder where it is concentrated. It then passes through the common bile duct into the intestines where it helps digest fat.34 From the standpoint of detoxification, bile also has a function as previously stated: it serves as a vehicle for disposing of toxic molecules that are too large for disposal via urine.35,36 Essentially, those toxins just hitch a ride until they reach the intestines where they can ultimately be excreted.
Dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale) is a traditionally used liver herb that has been shown to help stimulate bile production and promote its flow.37,38 This supports the aforementioned detoxification process via the bile duct, promoting the elimination of wastes.39 In fact, Germany and other official European health agencies have approved the use of Dandelion root for disturbances in bile flow, and restoration of hepatic and biliary function.40
Intestinal waste elimination and senna
It is well understood that waste is excreted from the intestines or, more specifically, the colon. During this process, bile that was secreted into the intestines is also excreted. Since that bile also contains some toxins that hitched a ride, it makes sense to make sure that it does not linger for too long in the gut, otherwise some of the toxins may be re-absorbed (clearly not a good thing). Constipation is the most obvious cause of waste lingering too long in the gut.
Senna leaf (Senna alexandrina) is used extensively as a natural laxative, and has been shown in research to be effective for this purpose and for reducing constipation.41,42,43,44 Furthermore, when used appropriately on a short-term basis, senna has been shown to have a good safety profile.45,46 Sennosides, the active compounds in senna, are not absorbed, but instead are activated by bacterial enzymes in the colon.47 The result is that senna exerts its laxative effect by inducing fluid secretion, which increases colonic motility and colonic transit.48 In some instances, senna can cause abdominal pain and discomfort, cramps, and diarrhea;49,50 so it is important not to exceed recommended doses.
Directions on how to use the teas
Following are directions on how to use the herbal teas discussed in this article. First, make sure to use only organic teas since there is no point in adding additional toxins to the body in the form of pesticides that may have otherwise been sprayed on non-organic herbs. Second, assume that all of the teas should be made by adding one tea bag in a cup and adding eight ounces of boiling water. The steep time and number of servings will differ depending upon the herb (as indicated below):
As long as you steep the teas according to the times indicated, it is acceptable to consume them hot or cold (as iced tea). If you like, you can even mix the brewed ginger root, Green tea and dandelion root (but not the senna) into a single beverage to make it easier to drink. In either case, it will probably be more convenient for you to brew all of the tea for the day in the morning, rather than having to brew it at three different times during the day (unless you’d like to do it that way). In the case of senna, it would be best to brew and consume the single serving in the evening before bedtime.
These herbal teas can be used to support detoxification for as little as two weeks or for up to one month. A twice annual “Spring and Fall cleaning” is recommended.
The herbal teas discussed in this article are certainly not the only natural products capable of supporting and facilitating the detoxification process. Compounds from citrus fruit and the Brassica or cruciferous group of vegetables (e.g., cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, etc.), as well as the dietary supplement alpha lipoic acid are some examples of other effective detoxifying agents.51 Nevertheless, the teas discussed in this article can be effective adjuncts to a program for detoxification.
In addition, it would make good sense to eat a diet high in fruit and vegetables, drink plenty of liquids and get at least 25 grams of fiber per day to support overall detoxification. Finally, it should be noted that the use of these teas as part of a detoxification program are meant to be used for general health and wellness purposes. If you have a serious health condition, you should seek the help of a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about the process before starting a detoxification program.
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Gene Bruno is the Dean of Academics and Professor of Dietary Supplement Science for Huntington College of Health Sciences (a nationally accredited distance learning college offering diplomas and degrees in nutrition and other health science related subjects. Gene has two undergraduate Diplomas in Nutrition, a Bachelor’s in Nutrition, a Master’s in Nutrition, a Graduate Diploma in Herbal Medicine, and a Master’s in Herbal Medicine. As a 32 year veteran of the Dietary Supplement industry, Gene has educated and trained natural product retailers and health care professionals, has researched and formulated natural products for dozens of dietary supplement companies, and has written articles on nutrition, herbal medicine, nutraceuticals and integrative health issues for trade, consumer magazines, and peer-reviewed publications. Gene's latest book, A Guide to Complimentary Treatments for Diabetes, is available on Amazon.com, and other fine retailers.
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Arizona Considers Ban on Wildlife Killing Contests
Citizens can weigh in to adopt policy forbidding mass killing events of wildlife
By Lain Kahlstrom
When the calendar turned to 2019, only two states could claim a ban on the disgraceful practice of Wildlife Killing Contests (WKCs). California passed a Fish and Game Commission agency rule in 2014, and Vermont passed a law in 2018 forbidding them. But 2019 may be the year that the movement to end the practice nationwide revved up. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has already signed a bill to ban coyote killing contests, and seven other states have taken up the matter, primarily through legislative action.
Legislative efforts in Nevada and Wisconsin haven’t progressed this session, but bills in Oregon, New York and New Jersey are alive and might get enacted. A related effort – a proposed bill in Montana to ban killing wildlife like wolves and coyotes by running them over with snowmobiles – stalled before it was even heard. (Yes, that’s really a thing, and it’s called ‘yote whacking’.)
With its libertarian bent, and its massive public lands, Arizona seemed at the start of 2019 to be a long shot to adopt a policy on the practice. The state, according to some accounts, staged killing contests 80 years ago, and today it is home to dedicated group of kill contest organizers and participants, who compete in more than 25 kill contests each year. They target bobcats, foxes, prairie dogs, mountain lions, badgers, coatimundi, rabbits, raccoons, and, most commonly, coyotes. Kill contest participants kill as many animals as they can during a specified time frame, then check in at the end of the contest with their piles of victims. They accrue points by killing the most, or the heaviest, or the smallest of the target animals, and walk away with cash, weapons, equipment, ribbons and belt buckles. What these animals have in common, generally, is that they are not consumed or used. It is mass killing as sport.
Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGF), alert to the growing public outrage, is alone this year in proposing a rule to ban WKCs through the authority vested in the Arizona Fish and Game and Fish Commission. Commissioner Kurt Davis opened the commission meeting with a statement outlining why they recommend ending the practice (read his full statement here). Their proposed rule is:
“ARTICLE 3. TAKING AND HANDLING OF WILDLIFE
R12-4-303. Unlawful Devices, Methods, and Ammunition:
Participate in, organize, promote, or solicit participation in a contest where a participant uses or intends to use any device or implement to capture or kill predatory animals or fur-bearing animals as defined under A.R.S. § 17-101. For the purposes of this subsection, “contest” means a competition among participants where participants must register or record entry and pay a fee and prizes or cash are awarded to winning or successful participants.”
While Action favors the rule, it needs tightening so that contest organizers can’t simply re-structure the contests and skirt the intent of the commissioners. To wit, the weekend of April 12 and 13th, there was a wildlife killing contests held in Arizona that was “Free to Enter.” Contest organizers have also publicly discussed starting a charity, 501(c)(3) status, and simply accept donations instead of a fee, as a work-around.
Action agrees with Commissioner Davis when he says “[T]hese events serve no wildlife management objective” and “predator contests have never been contemplated as an appropriate management tool and they are certainly not congruent with the North American Model”. But the change in the law is not without its critics. “This is a conspiracy by the liberal left and creeping incrementalism by the antis,” wrote one killing contest organizer, “to stop all hunting and take away our guns”.
If Arizona passes this new rule, it will become the fourth state in the country to ban or restrict WKCs and it will help pave the way for other states to follow Arizona’s example. A recent study by Colorado State University and Ohio State University reveals that “Americans’ beliefs about wildlife management are changing”, noting a decline in hunting participation and less tolerance for certain forms of it. These findings are a reminder to state fish and wildlife agencies that they allow spectacles like WKCs at their peril, jeopardizing public trust in agencies that conduct more conventional hunting programs.
As more states outlaw killing animals for fun and prizes, we need Congress to step up and introduce federal legislation to ban WKCs on our federal lands (one third of the physical area of the United States). Our Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands should not be staging grounds for the mass slaughter of wildlife, with lead left behind to compound the damage to wildlife and increase the amount of killing.
Arizona Game and Fish is currently accepting public comment about the proposed rule, and it will vote on the rule on June 21st. They need to hear from you – the public – that you support this new rule, and urge them to not only adopt this rule, but to modify the language to make it even stronger. They need to know that you disagree with animals being killed for entertainment and prizes, that contests violate wildlife management principles and are contrary to responsible stewardship of wildlife as a public trust, and contests are out of step with how the public wants wildlife treated. In your own words, contact AZGF to submit your comment at rulemaking@azgfd.gov by May 12th.
Lain Kahlstrom is the director of state affairs at Animal Wellness Action.
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The John Lewis Xmas Ad Is Here: Get Ready To P-P-P-Pick Up A Handkerchief
2014-11-06 Back to blog
Say hello to Monty the penguin – the lovelorn bird who looks destined to capture the hearts of many across the land this Christmas.
That’s right, after weeks of speculation, John Lewis finally released its Christmas ad this morning – and it’s no turkey.
Yep, they say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – and the two-minute film, once again created by Adam&Eve/DDB – the agency behind many of the UK retail store’s Xmas hits – sticks to the tried-and-trusted formula that has made their ads such a Christmas staple.
Sappy cover version of a classic song – check! Cute storyline that will inevitably make your eyes water – double check! So be prepared for an all-out assault on your emotions.
The story revolves around the everyday friendship of a boy called Sam and his pet penguin, Monty. They do everything together: build Lego, play hide and seek, jump on a trampoline, run around the park.
However, Sam knows there is something missing from Monty’s life – a partner. He looks enviously at couples kissing; he casts wistful glances at people holding hands in the park. But this is Christmas, and Santa has one last surprise for Monty – and an even bigger one for the viewers.
Whether it will surpass the success of last year’s Xmas hit, “The Bear & The Hare”, which attracted more than 1 million shares, we’ll have to wait and see.
However, it certainly stands a chance. Tom Odell squeezes out almost all of the emotion from John Lennon’s “Real Love”, while the final scene is sure to have you reaching for the Christmas hankies. But the undoubted star of the show is Monty and the people who created him. For an ad, the CGI work is extremely impressive and breathes a lot of personality into the loveable bird.
Penguins may not be able to fly – but this one just might!!
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‘Accounting’ From Squanchtendo Releases for Free On Steam Tomorrow
Update: Watch the full gameplay video in mixed reality here!
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally almost here: tomorrow, on October 18th, Accounting finally releases on Steam, according to an official announcement Upload received via email. We went hands-on with the game at PAX West last month and came away quite impressed with its humor and fantastic writing. Soon, anyone with a VR headset and motion controllers will be able to enjoy the game for themselves — totally free of charge.
The game is being released for the price of ‘complimentary’ according to Squanchtendo, a new VR game studio founded by Justin Roiland, the creator of Rick & Morty, and Tanya Watson, a former Epic Games producer. Accounting was created in partnership with Crows, Crows, Crows, the indie development company behind The Stanley Parable.
Accounting plays out like one large, ongoing series of small room-based puzzles. One area has you simply listening to directions and manipulating the world around you, while another area might have you more directly interact with characters. It’s very short, but you get what you pay for. The tone and polish are indicative of what we should expect from future titles.
To get an idea for the tone of the game, all you have to do is read the official description:
In early 2016, three highly qualified Accountants came together to see what potential economic savings and visualisations could be achieved with The HTC Vive. These Accountants were quickly and discreetly discarded to be replaced by award-winning game studio Crows Crows Crows and the newly announced VR studio Squanchtendo, to create the ultimate electronic number-crunching program.
Let’s get one thing straight: Accountancy is a mature profession and is not for children.
As you can tell from the trailer and that description, this is a super serious game. Definitely not being sarcastic at all right now, as it’s all about Accounting and that’s it. There is no gratuitous violence, cursing, suggestive content, or anything else at all. Absolutely not.
For more about the game, be sure to read our detailed hands-on impression, the official Accounting website, and our big feature story about Squanchtendo, which includes interviews with Roiland and Watson. Accounting releases on Steam tomorrow, Octoboer 18th, for the low price of free on the HTC Vive.
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By (author): Deb Loughead
Fiction Ages 9-12
Themes: cottages, summer jobs, mystery, sleuthing, holidays, troublemaking, pranks, crime
Dylan and his friends attract the attention of the police when a summer bonfire gets out of control. Dylan almost loses a job opportunity at a local inn because of his antics, but he is saved by the lies of Heather, an employee of the inn. When he is caught on camera stealing towels from a summer cottage after a skinny-dipping prank, Dylan and his friends become suspects in a number of cottage robberies. Dylan learns everything he can about the robberies, with the hope of clearing his name, and finds himself in more than one sticky situation in the process.
The Deakin Review of Children's Literature - May 20, 2015
"A quick read, recommended for preteens and teens looking for a relatable, funny story with some important take aways."
"A solid, interesting, never-too-threatening mystery."
"Action-packed, with everything a mystery aimed for this age group needs. Intrigue, misdirection, a hint of romance, some not-so-bad bad guys, some truly bad bad guys, and an intelligent young detective...Along with a very likeable main character, Loughead’s small town and support characters come alive...An enjoyable, fast-paced read with a good cast of characters, a plausible plot, realistic dialogue and language that is appropriate for the intended readers. Highly Recommended."
"A fabulous addition to Orca Current library...Loughhead constructs her characters carefully...Through it all, we really like Dylan, despite cringing over some of his choices, and are relieved at the end when all comes out well. It is to Loughead's credit that while narrative expectations led us to expect a satisfactory ending, Dylan's story in no way ensures one."
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Immediate hire Transcriber for Centro Disconnected Youth Project
E‐Commerce Assistant
Digitization Assistants
Library Reference and Archives Assistant
Oral History Team Researcher - off campus
Centro Library and Archives
Historical Preservation and Research Partnership Program
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library and Archives seeks partners to collect archival material, conduct research and disseminate new knowledge about the history of Puerto Rican individuals and communities in the United States.
Spring Application Deadline: February 23, 2015
RESEARCH & FELLOWSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES
Summer 2015 and 2015-16 Academic year
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (Centro) seeks proposals for fellowships and applications for other research opportunities in Puerto Rican studies. Centro will provide limited funding on a competitive basis for the study and interpretation of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Centro is committed to facilitating research projects and useful to those in community organizations, public policy, and academia.
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Regional Recruitment Director, West Featured
Location flexible between Los Angeles, Denver, San Jose, Seattle, and Sacramento. The Regional Recruitment Director leads a team of recruiters to create a pipeline of qualified and diverse 18 - 25 year old applicants who will be successfully admitted to the City Year corps from an assigned portfolio of top tier accounts, and incubator accounts within the region. As an exemplary relationship manager, this role inspires and grows relationships at the institutional level and at the regional and national level to attract applicants well - suited to and well - prepared for City Year. As an engaging and relatable communicator, this individual coordinates and conducts recruitment visits and presentations, providing excellent customer service to leads and applicants, and serving as an ambassador of City Year values and culture. The role requires an effective staff manager and talent developer who can coach team members to meet goals and expectations. The Recruitment Director reports to the Managing Director, Recruitment and Admissions. This position has a strategic relationship with the national Recruitment and Admissions team. This role is instrumental in growing and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of regional recruiting for a national organization. Job Description Recruitment Plan Development, Implementation, and Monitoring: Work with team leadership to create a strategy to identify, recruit, select, and matriculate a diverse class of high potential young leaders ages 18 - 25 to participate in City Year while achieving monthly, quarterly, and annual recruitment goals; Secure applications from top tier accounts and strategic partner accounts; Goals based on market, national and regional relationships, historical data, and relationship strength; Inform, strengthen, and innovate recruitment process for City Year, Inc.; and Participate in or support site - based Recruitment Managers participation in Recruitment activities. Department Management: Establish strategic goals by gathering pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information by identifying and evaluating trends and options, choosing a course of action, defining objectives, and evaluating outcomes; Accomplish financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions; and Support planning and execution of quarterly regional meetings. Manage Talent: Lead and manage team based at multiple locations; Hire, develop, and retain staff through effective recruiting, on - boarding, and employee development; Responsible for overall management of team, including communication of job expectations and planning, monitoring, and evaluating individual and team performance; Additional management responsibilities include coaching, counseling, and enforcing employee policies and procedure; and Individually contribute to and impact overall team effort by performing related tasks and accomplishing goals as needed. Develop Strong Internal Relationships: Build and manage relationships with City Year Headquarters and leadership at each regional site to address the evolving needs of recruitment in a local, regional, and national context; Facilitate solutions to challenges of competing priorities, and ensure that individual site needs are met while achieving overall regional goals; Inform and implement the Senior AmeriCorps Recruitment and Selections process, working closely with Impact Operations at each site within a region. Manage Grow, and Develop Partnerships: Develop and implement a plan to build strong relationships with key stakeholders such as college career counselors, professors, administrators, high school guidance counselors, and community leaders that produce a consistent and strong applicant pool from the portfolio; and Model best - practice relationship building for direct reports. Recruitment Events and Activities: Plan and implement 2 - 4 external engagements per week; Develop, coordinate, and conduct presentations at identified colleges and / or high schools and community organizations including career fairs, presentations to targeted student groups and classes, and tabling. This will include frequent travel and occasional evening / weekend work. Customer - focused Lead Management and Application Generation: Implement standard lead management process to identify and cultivate leads through targeted, customer - focused multi - channel (phone, web, in - person) communication that ensures that leads are well informed about City Year and the corps member experience; Utilize the established AmeriCorps member profile to identify sources of prospects with said characteristics and experiences; and Continue to engage and support qualified and high priority lead prospects through application submission. Performance Analysis and Strategy: Regularly compare activities to applicant and confirmation yield and assess Return On Investment for campus activities; In conjunction with Regional Admissions team, use established AmeriCorps member profiles to identify trends in successful applicants from portfolio schools; and Use data to report on progress and course correct recruitment activities and strategy as necessary. Regional Recruitment Growth and Development: Participate in weekly calls with the regional team to maintain connections and foster collaboration; In partnership with other members of the National Recruitment and Admissions team, work with recruitment teams and site leadership to continue building upon a regional and national recruitment and centralized admissions pool; and Travel to National Recruitment meetings and events. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent. 3 + years of relationship development with stakeholders and institutions such as colleges, high schools, clubs, and community based organizations. 3 + years of staff or volunteer management in a results - driven environment. Highly energetic, charismatic approach to engaging diverse groups, particularly young adults. Create persuasive written and verbal communication for internal and external audiences. Experience creating and managing a budget. Experience presenting to large groups. Proven experience with calendar management, event planning, and logistics experience. Proven track record of meeting performance objectives. Experience working in a team environment. Exhibit a passion for City Year’s mission and values. Ability to travel frequently within the region and to multi - day events at City Year’s headquarters in Boston. Preferred Qualifications Recruitment or service experience. Sales, customer service, or human relations experience. Volunteer, corporate, or academic recruitment experience. Qualified applicants should apply and submit a resume, cover letter, and references. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Los Angeles, CA, USA Full-Time Remote/Virtual
Remote Government Grants Specialist Featured
Responsibilities • Assist the Chief Strategy and Development Officer in the planning, coordination, and preparation of state grant applications and budgets, including Title I, Title II, School Improvement Grant, and other state and federal grants. • Execute with exceptional fidelity PLA’s proven resource allocation process. • Ensure grant budgets are aligned with network ’s strategic plan, and in compliance with all state and federal requirements. • Write applications for competitive government grant opportunities. • Research, identify and qualify funding opportunities from government sources. • Develop a deep understanding of the PLA platform to ensure integrity and quality of applications and budgets. • Coordinate efforts with internal departments and outside agencies to effectively secure and renew state and federal funds. • Ensure timely submission of projects, amendments, reports, etc. • Assist with the preparation for partner/donor site visits. • Provide technical assistance for key stakeholders as assigned. • Remain up-to-date on changing laws and requirements. • Willingness and ability to work some evenings and weekends. • Light travel to training, conferences and meetings as required. • Perform all assigned tasks in a timely and efficient manner. Qualifications • Bachelor or higher degree from an accredited university, preferably Education and Business related field. • 2-4 years of budgeting, grant writing/administration experience in K-12. Successful experience in fast-paced entrepreneurial environments preferred. • Superior writing, research, and project management skills. • Ability to develop, maintain, and analyze budgets. • Knowledge of federal and state grant guidelines. Proficiency in interpreting federal law and state rules. • High proficiency with Excel. Knowledge of productivity software including but not limited to Word, spreadsheets, and web-based applications. • Must be able to simultaneously execute multiple assignments with quality and follow through on all aspects of the position. • Adhere to the highest ethical standards. Demonstrate empathetic disposition and good judgment. • Capacity to listen to management direction and solicit feedback to improve performance. • Dependability, humility, sense of humor, and strong commitment to PLA’s mission and the communities we serve. Home Office The Grant Writer is a remote, home office position. A quiet working environment with high-speed internet is required . Employees supply their own cell phone and computer . Please note that only candidates capable of working in the US Pacific and Mountain Time Zones are currently considered .
Phalen Leadership Academies Remote Full-Time Remote/Virtual
Remote Grant Writer Featured
Summary The Grant Writer is a full-time position primarily responsible for the writing and development of response to RFPs; government grant application; and foundation proposals and reports. Background Entrepreneurial Ventures in Education is a non-profit organization working to improve the educational performance and life opportunities of children who live in underserved communities. Our flagship program, Phalen Leadership Academies, is a school turnaround operator that works to transform underperforming schools into high-quality schools that children need and deserve. Founded in 2013, PLA is currently serving over 5,000 children across 14 schools. Over 90% of PLA scholars are eligible for free school meals. We have developed a model that has successfully partnered with public schools and districts to raise student achievement, consistently transforming underperforming schools into A-rated schools. Our scholars experience significantly higher academic growth both at the local level and nationwide. Core pillars of the PLA model include rigorous curriculum; a coaching cycle that grows educators; daily enrichment opportunities; and authentic partnership with families. At PLA, we believe that with the right education, all children can fulfill their tremendous innate potential. Position Overview The Grant Writer will help maximize financial support to Phalen Leadership Academies by developing compelling responses to operator management opportunities, and seeking foundation and government grants that can increase the margin of excellence at our schools. Working under the supervision of the Chief Strategy and Development Officer, the Grant Writer will support the achievement of ambitious business development goals through research, analysis, writing, and editing for a broad range of audiences. The Grant Writer should exemplify intelligence, logic, empathy, tenacity, authenticity, and optimism. Ideally, you enjoy utilizing the writing process to go beyond a superficial response and do not quit until you find real substance. You are suspicious of answers that seem too easy and always want to know more. You are an optimist and hold a genuine belief in the potential of our students and communities that never falters. While the combination of a background in public education and large-scale grant writing experience is not a requirement, you should ideally have a solid track record in one of the two areas; have worked in a fast-paced, high performing environment; and be prepared for a steep learning curve. Essential Responsibilities · Write RFI responses for school management opportunities, as well as government and foundation grant proposals. · Develop interim and final grant reports. · Prepare project budgets and write budget narratives. · Research, identify and qualify funding opportunities from foundation, and government sources. · Initiate ongoing communication with key staff to analyze funding needs, gaps and opportunities. · Execute with exceptional fidelity PLA’s proven business development process. · Develop a deep understanding of program content to ensure integrity and quality of proposal writing. · Collect and synthesize information about PLA programs as needed to make strongest case for support. · Manage efficient operational system to ensure accurate records and timely communication with funders; oversee grants calendar and maintain up-to-date database records for institutional partners. · Support fundraising for PLA’s summer learning and STEM programs. · Develop materials showing progress of PLA programs for donor updates and ongoing communications. · Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications · Bachelor’s Degree required. · Broad knowledge of the principles and practices of writing winning proposals. · Combination of a background in public education and large-scale grant writing is highly preferred. Interested applicants should have a proven track record in at least one of the two domains and be prepared for a steep learning curve. · Successful work experience in fast-paced entrepreneurial environments. · 3-4 years of professional writing and project management experience, with a record of strong and creative problem solving. · Demonstrated superior writing, research, project management and organizational skills. · Must be able to simultaneously execute multiple assignments with quality and handle complex tasks in a fast-paced environment. · Adheres to the highest ethical standards, demonstrates empathetic disposition and good judgment. · Ability to understand the needs and interests of public agencies and foundations in order to communicate the short and long-term goals and priorities of PLA in a manner that is aligned . · Ability to handle problems as they occur, and follow through on all aspects of the position. · Ability to analyze and synthesize data and information from multiple sources and develop comprehensive recommendations. · Willingness and ability to work some evenings and weekends. · Knowledge of office and productivity software sufficient to function smoothly in a highly technology-based environment ( including but not limited to word processing, spreadsheet , database, email, and web-based applications ) . · Dependability, humility, sense of humor, and strong commitment to PLA’s mission and the communities we serve. Home Office The Grant Writer is a remote, home office position. A quiet working environment with high-speed internet is required . Employees supply their own cell phone and computer . Please note that only candidates capable of working in the US Pacific and Mountain Time Zones are currently considered .
Impact Manager Featured
$36,000 yearly
The mission of the Impact Manager (IM) role is to lead and develop corps members as a City Year team of idealistic, emerging leaders and practitioners focused on strengthening schools and supporting students as directed by the WSWC missions and practices. Reporting directly to an Impact Director, the IM role plays a critical part in implementing City Year’s school-based WSWC service model. Job Description Primary Responsibilities Service Delivery & Impact Implement City Year’s WSWC model with a high degree of quality to the right students, in the right time, at assigned schoolhouse(s). The IM will develop and manage partnerships with school administration and personnel to ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for corps members to deliver attendance, behavior, and course performance interventions for students. Corps Member Program Delivery & Experience Lead, manage, and coach a team of AmeriCorps Members to achieve service performance and standards requirements and to reach their leadership development potential. Model leadership that is animated by City Year's culture and values, and create spaces that empower corps members to access the power of our culture and values in personally meaningful ways. Guide AmeriCorps Members in developing their professional plans for the future once their service experience has concluded. The IM is also an effective talent developer who will lead corps members to have a successful and rewarding year of service through civic engagement and a citizenship development curriculum. The Impact Manager may manage anywhere between 8 to 16 City Year AmeriCorps members. Service Excellence: Impact Manager ensures that service tools are utilized effectively; school site supports a practitioner culture; Set and monitor clear, measurable weekly, and monthly deliverables for AmeriCorps members to ensure effective planning and execution of service priorities and parent/community engagement events. Service Partner Management Build and cultivate strong partnerships with teachers, principals, school officials, and other key decision makers and stakeholders. Manage implementation of school partnership agreement and conditions for success. External Relations and Site Support : Identify leaders and resources in the community to develop partnerships that support the ability of the team to implement its school-based and community-based service objectives; Work with team to manage relationships with local community organizations and neighborhood councils and direct team’s community engagement activities. Basic Qualifications Relationship Development : Demonstrated ability to develop and manage complex relationships with schools and community partners. Proven ability to have tough conversations and to hold staff accountable towards their performance goals. Manage relationships with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders to help achieve service goals and corps member development. Talent Development : Proven success managing diverse teams towards a common goal. History of coaching developing talent within young people between the ages of 18-25. Executes to Results : Must have a strong record of achieving transformational results with students from low-income communities, at the classroom, school, or network/multiple-school levels. Ability to problem solve, multitask key priorities, trouble shoot and show creative problem solving when faced with perceived barriers. Communication : Ability to translate mission and vision from organization level to corps members and talk about complex topics and parse them for specific audiences. Able to communicate effectively, efficiently, and with transparency to the right people at the right time to ensure success of our corps members in service. Additional Required Experience and Qualities Needed: Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred; or equivalent work experience. Candidates with a strong background and understanding of education practice and policy. Minimum 2 years of proven people management preferred. Sets high expectations for self and others they are leading and holds self and team accountable for performance goals. Able to develop diverse talent through performance plans, reviews, delegation, and leadership opportunities. Attitude Essentials—growth mindset, passion for City Year’s mission, community service, detail orientation, commitment to teamwork, commitment to Diversity, Belonging, Equity, and Inclusion. Thrives in diverse, youthful, high energy, entrepreneurial, and fast-changing environment. City Year/AmeriCorps experience a plus. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Jacksonville, FL, USA Full-time
Chief Financial Officer - Ednovate Network Support Team Featured
Ednovate Background Ednovate launched its first school, USC Hybrid High, a personalized learning high school, in 2012. Since then, Ednovate has grown to five schools in Los Angeles County and Orange County. Ednovate is committed to serving in areas where students traditionally lack access to a quality college prep education by building tuition-free, safe and high-performing public schools to neighborhoods that need it the most. Ednovate is currently planning for our next growth phase as we continue to fulfill our mission to make a positive multigenerational change within the communities we serve and in our profession. Position Description As a key member of the Leadership Team, the CFO will report directly to the CEO and play a critical role in the overall strategic management of the organization. The CFO will set the financial strategy for Ednovate's $30M operating budget and $50M real estate portfolio, while also designing and delivering effective financial systems across the organization. Additionally, the CFO will steward the organization as it embarks upon its next phase of growth, growing to 11 schools, serving nearly 6,000 students, with a $100M operating budget, and $200M in real estate assets. The CFO will serve as a strategic partner to organizational leaders, providing financial guidance to inform decisions, as well as leading long-term financial strategy, forecasting, and budgeting. The CFO is committed to Ednovate's mission, has deep financial planning and analysis expertise, and is an excellent communicator capable of distilling complex concepts into clear narratives for diverse internal and external audiences, including executives, board members, public officials, funders, and lenders. In carrying out his/her responsibilities, the CFO must be able to manage a complex long-term financial model to support strategic decision-making across the organization. This person will also manage Ednovate's external budgeting and accounting team, ExED, to lead the organization's budgeting process and financial reporting. This position will be based out of the Ednovate Support Team office in Downtown Los Angeles, though time spent in schools will be expected. Duties for this position include, but are not limited to: Organizational Leadership - the CFO will serve as a thought partner to and member of the Ednovate Leadership Team as staff financial lead, setting organizational vision and strategy, mentoring staff, and providing oversight. They will also work closely with the Board of Directors as well as key external stakeholders, including funders, lenders, and authorizers. Strategic & Annual Planning - the CFO will set the financial strategy and lead long-term financial forecasting & budgeting for Ednovate's $30M operating budget. They will review financial systems and processes and drive improvements that will enable leaders at every level of the organization to understand financial impact of decisions and consistently operate favorable to budget. Most importantly, the CFO will see around corners - recognize and anticipate opportunities and challenges as they relate to organizational plans; generate ideas, strategies, and solutions to drive impact. Capital Finance - the CFO will manage the financing strategy for $50M real estate portfolio, and $150M in new campus construction over the next five to ten years. They will also manage relationships with funding partners and lead project financing efforts to ensure timely acquisition of new permanent facilities. Financial Planning and Analysis - the CFO will manage a complex long-term financial model to support strategic decision-making and long-term sustainability across the organization including the development of alternative long-range and short-range scenarios. They will also define metrics to monitor and predict the financial performance of entities across the organization, develop systems to track performance metrics and make decisions around resource allocation. Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reporting - the CFO will lead the annual budgeting process, partnering with stakeholders across the organization, culminating with financially healthy budgets. They will oversee the budget implementation during the fiscal year, managing ExEd to ensure budgets are accurate and support solid decision-making. Key financial metrics will be presented on a monthly basis to ensure all key stakeholders routinely review performance to budget. Management and Oversight - the CFO will oversee all fiscal and fiduciary responsibilities for the organization, in conjunction with the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, and the Finance/Business Advisory Group. They will also manage and inspire the 4+ person ExEd external budgeting and accounting team. Candidate Qualifications MBA or other advanced degree, or comparable experience of a minimum of 12 years Minimum of 5+ years of progressive senior responsibility in developing and building out FP&A function with a major company or division of a large corporation. Experience in a not-for-profit/school environment is preferred but not required. Knowledge of capital and debt markets landscape, including facilities financing options, is a plus but not required Track record of building, leading, and inspiring effective teams; evidence of building an outcomes/data-driven team culture and coaching/developing others to maximize their potential Budget development and implementation experience in a complex organization Highly effective communicator, capable of distilling complex concepts Highly systems and process-oriented Strong project management skills and ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of constituents A multi-tasker with the ability to wear many hats in a fast-paced and hard-working environment Ednovate Non-Negotiables A history of high achievement and results Impressive work ethic ("good isn't good enough") Clear passion for Ednovate's Mission Obsessive attention to detail Service-focused mentality A belief that all Ednovate students will succeed in college and make a Positive Multigenerational Change Application Process Interested candidates should begin the process by submitting an application through Ednovate's website at http://www.ednovate.org/careers Compensation Compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. A comprehensive compensation plan will include a competitive benefits package. Statement of Non-Discrimination Ednovate does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
Ednovate Charter Schools Los Angeles, CA, USA Full-time
Special Projects Manager, Strategy, Growth and External Affairs Featured
The Special Projects Manager (SPM) is responsible for supporting the Chief Growth & External Affairs Officer (CGEAO) and the Chief Education Strategy Officer (CESO). The SPM will provide these two senior leaders with exceptional administrative support. The SPM must collaborate with staff members across multiple departments at headquarters as well as at City Year sites. This position requires a well-organized and flexible individual who possesses the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external teams, and autonomously on self-directed projects. The SPM must exhibit strong project management, critical thinking and communication skills. The selected candidate must be skilled at managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Administrative Support Provide excellent administrative support to two senior leaders at City Year HQ. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining calendars, scheduling meetings and conference calls, including agenda creation, note taking and follow up. Provide logistical support to CGEAO and CESO. This includes, but is not limited to, arranging travel (including multi-day trips), planning and preparing for internal and external meetings, conferences and retreat needs; reserving meeting rooms, arranging for appropriate ITS support, informing reception of visitors in advance, arranging for food and refreshments, welcoming and escorting visitors and ensuring meeting rooms are left in exceptional condition. Complete and submit check requests, purchase orders, book orders, mailings and expense reimbursements on behalf of the CGEAO and CESO. Prepare correspondence on an array of topics for a breadth of constituencies including writing emails, memos, creating presentations, etc. Create systems to ensure that CGEAO and CESO are on track with their weekly priorities and workstreams. Team Building Foster team alignment and unity; plan events for local and remote staff members to engage in team building and community service. Lead SGEA’s team buddy partnership: coordinate school visits, and drive initiatives for AmeriCorps member appreciation. Project Management Provide support for the CGEAO and CESO as the executive sponsor for organizational priorities and managing executive and interdepartmental committees by coordinating meetings as needed, managing priority activity list, providing thought partnership and maintaining project plans. Manage multiple, ongoing high-priority projects of CGEAO and CESO, work collaboratively with other departments, and ensure updates are shared with team in a timely manner. Maintain and strengthen SGEA’s relationships with internal and external City Year stakeholders. Special Projects Partner with CGEAO to respond to public advocacy requests; review policies and procedures, draft memos and correspond with site staff to provide guidance. Engage in a portfolio of ongoing projects across SGEA team to support Marketing & Communications, District Engagement, Strategy and Education Policy. Collaborate with the External Evaluation working group team to support ongoing and new evaluations of City Year’s impact, including but not limited to an ongoing evaluation sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of City Year’s Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) model. What you bring Exceptional oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal, time management, decision-making and problem-solving skills. A learning mindset and commitment to collaboration. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and proven ability to handle competing priorities and think critically. Proficiency using Microsoft Office programs, including Outlook and Skype for Business. Proven ability to work as both a team member and independent leader. Desire and ability to work with and learn from individuals of diverse backgrounds. Strong passion for and commitment to City Year’s mission of supporting student success; developing young people in the corps as powerful civic leaders and life-long active citizens; promoting and advancing the concept of national service; believing in youth as agents of social change. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Boston, MA, USA Full-time
Corporate Partnerships Manager Featured
City Year Boston is seeking a dynamic Corporate Partnerships Manager responsible for supporting efforts to secure financial partnership from companies in the metro-Boston area. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Corporate & Foundation Partnerships and working closely with the team’s fellow Corporate Partnerships Manager and Senior Director of Corporate Development and Civic Engagement, as well as other senior leaders, volunteers, and donors, the Corporate Partnerships Manager is responsible for supporting quarterly development goals. This work will include identifying, researching, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors, as well as supporting an infrastructure of organization and accountability for the larger Corporate & Foundations Partnerships team. The City Year Boston Development team is responsible for securing over $8 million in annual revenue from individual, corporate and foundation sources during the current fiscal year. More than $3 million of this revenue is generated specifically through gifts from corporations and foundations. City Year Boston’s plans for growth, which will be implemented over the next several years, necessitates a likely increase to the team’s annual fundraising goal, up to $13 million. This position will play a critical role in assisting the Corporate and Foundations Team in the creation and execution of a substantial and sustainable development program. This work will include: pipeline research; the creation of marketing & sales materials; interdepartmental collaboration; database & website management; support of events and service workshops; and direct work with corporate & foundation donors. Responsibilities Contribution to securing and maintaining sustainable new & existing corporate gifts for long-term growth. These gifts include Team Sponsorship through event sponsorships: • New: Identify prospective donors’ philanthropic interests and provide them with an opportunity to realize an outstanding philanthropic experience through their charitable investment of time, advocacy and financial support to City Year, thereby growing our current portfolio. • Existing: Play an active role in managing day-to-day stewardship of current major corporate sponsors including key communications, volunteer engagements, site visits, and event attendance. Ensure fundraising data integrity and effective revenue and pipeline reporting by maintaining donor accounts in our database and confirming that all relevant information is accurately recorded and updated. Lead in the creation & upkeep of marketing & sales materials, including pitch decks, fliers, update bulletins, the City Year Boston corporate development website, and more. Assist the Development team with the preparation and execution of special events, including City Year Boston’s Red Jacket Weekend, four Specialty Market Events (Legal Community Breakfast, Investment Community Breakfast, Women’s Leadership Breakfast, Real Estate Community Breakfast), Annual Gala (Starry Night) and numerous service workshops. Serve as the lead Development Operations point for one of City Year Boston's Specialty Market Events, providing support with event registration (pre- and post-event), committee management, and event gift processing. Work closely with other City Year Departments – including the Evaluation Team, Service Impact Team, Learning & Development Team, and more – to maximize communication and collaboration across the organization. Serve as a powerful City Year Boston representative at local corporate and community functions. Contribute to the intellectual and organizational capacity of City Year Boston by staying apprised of local and national trends in social justice, national service, public education, and fundraising. The responsibilities listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Qualifications Two or more years of work experience required. Preferred: One or more years of successful fundraising and/or partnership development experience for a non-profit or educational organization. Preferred: Experience using donor/relationship management software, namely Salesforce, to track donors, establish goals and generate reports. Knowledge of fundraising with a strong emphasis on corporate giving programs. Outstanding written and oral communication skills with an ability to engage and inspire a wide range of audiences. Outstanding organizational skills, ability to handle multiple tasks and think critically. Experience in Adobe, Creative Suite, InDesign is helpful. Deep understanding of City Year’s mission and the national service movement, as well as the values of servant leadership, the power of young people, social justice, empathy, inclusivity, teamwork, and excellence. City Year and AmeriCorps alumni are encouraged to apply. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
Individual Giving Manager Featured
City Year Los Angeles is seeking a dynamic Individual Giving Manager who will be responsible for leading efforts to steward current individual donors and identify and secure new donors at the $10K level and below. Reporting to the Individual Giving Director, the Individual Giving Manager will be a key member of the Development Team and will contribute to the site’s fundraising and relationship management strategies in a number of ways. The Individual Giving Director and Manager are collectively responsible for securing an annual revenue goal of $3.5M from both existing and new individual donors. The Individual Giving Manager maintains a sophisticated and nuanced understanding of current and prospective donors' and members' interests, enthusiasms, connections, and relationships with City Year Los Angeles, in order to advance successful engagement, cultivation, and stewardship strategies. The ideal candidate must take a creative approach to opportunities and have a hunger to build relationships. Exceptional organizational and written and verbal communication skills are necessary for this position, as is the ability to multitask, meet deadlines and achieve results in a team environment. Responsibilities Support the advancement of City Year’s mission by identifying potential supporters, working collaboratively across our organization to develop tailored donor engagement that matches their interests and resources, raising $500,000 from new and existing donors, $100,000 of which should come from new donors. Individual Donor Strategy (below $10K): Identify key networking/cultivation/social events to attend and in turn, develop a pipeline of prospects Maintain an active pipeline of approximately 80 prospects Strategize with Individual Giving Director to prepare unique engagement strategies tailored to prospect’s interests and resources Research prospects by scanning annual reports, gala sponsorships, etc. New Individual Donor Cultivation: Interact authentically with prospects at events to establish and deepen potential and current donor relationships Cultivate and engage new individual prospects weekly Engage donors in supporting AmeriCorps member professional development by planning and executing networking events Manage and execute end of year giving campaigns, Charitybuzz auctions, and other fundraising initiatives Existing Donor Management: Utilize events such as the Associates Board fall event and Spring Break fundraiser to solicit and engage new and existing donors Recommend new engagement opportunities and implement best practices for current and future donors Identify current donors with increased giving potential and collaborate with Individual Giving Director on strategy to increase gifts Successfully steward CYLA donor relationships, managing appropriate frequency of outreach, communication, appreciation and involvement Co-manage CYLA Associates Board with Individual Giving Director, supporting with intentional engagement and execution of all touchpoints Create opportunities that enable current champions to engage their networks and expand our community Donor Recognition and Ongoing Engagement: Maintain accurate records and donor information in Salesforce donor database within 24-48 hours, tracking cultivation and stewardship activities and progress to goals Ensure existing and new donors are added to mailing lists and campaigns Regularly monitor progress and follow up to ensure timely collection of gifts Support Major Gift Donor Engagement: Offer administrative assistance for activities that are related to the management of individuals donors and prospects, including school meet and greets and all Red Jacket Society (our major gifts program) events Gather information to prepare proposals and progress reports for individual family foundations Tracking for major donors and events; follow up for recognition and gifts for donor-facing engagements Additional Site and Team Support Support with AmeriCorps member development and trainings for donor-facing engagements such as school meet and greets and events Partner with CYLA departments and staff, stakeholder engagement, event and service day participation and cross-departmental committees as needed to ensure site-wide goals are met Attend and support at multiple service day events throughout the year in partnership with the Civic Engagement team Qualifications: 2+ years relevant experience in non-profit fundraising, marketing, relationship management or related fields Able to work effectively under pressure, handle competing priorities and respond to short deadlines with a team and independently Strong attention to detail with a focus on results and process Flexibility to meet sudden and unpredictable donor needs and willingness to work outside standard established business hours Strong track record in building and maintaining productive relationships with key stakeholders Strategic thinker with the ability to manage short- and long-term plans and goals, with a record of achieving results Solid, persuasive communication skills, i.e. verbal and written Strong research skills – ability to identify and research individual donor prospects Passion for and commitment to community service, national service and/or the development of young people as leaders Knowledge of Los Angeles donor community preferred Valid driver’s license and vehicle Familiarity with Salesforce a plus Additional Qualities Needed: In order to succeed in this role, an applicant must have the following competencies: Strategic Thinking & Natural Curiosity: Be able to think conceptually and analytically. Able to identify the information needed to develop strategies and know when to elevate or seek guidance. Willing and eager to learn as well as able to identify key pieces of information. Develop Relationships: Use interpersonal interactions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes and advances City Year’s mission. Demonstrate cultural/diversity competence. Build trust in critical partner relationships, both internal and external to City Year. Demonstrate personal presence and confidence when working with partners. Communication: Write articulate and persuasive proposals and other documents. Have strong written and verbal communication and be able to inspire diverse audiences through communication. Listens carefully and is responsive to feedback. Manage to Results: Set realistic and achievable goals and break them down into interim goals. Be able to adjust when faced with obstacles and lead others to achieve success. Takes initiative, can troubleshoot and work well with others. Team Player: Where necessary, be flexible to support other areas of the department such as the Corporate team and event coordination. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Los Angeles, CA, USA Full-time
Impact Director Featured
City Year Columbus is seeking an Impact Director, who is responsible for the overall management of the day-to-day programmatic operations and achievement of service outcomes. Reporting to the Managing Director of Impact, the Impact Director supervises Impact Managers who directly manage the AmeriCorps members to meet their service goals and have a rewarding year of service. The Impact Director oversees AmeriCorps member development, ensures a strong service impact, fosters opportunities for member development, and supports the overall efforts of City Year’s mission statement. Specifically, they will ensure the right conditions and resources are in place for City Year AmeriCorps members to deliver attendance, behavior, and course performance interventions for off-track students. Impact Directors will also drive strategy to promote the long-term sustainability of the site, fostering strategic relationships at the school house and community level, and serve on the Impact Leadership Team. Impact Manager Management Develop, manage, and coach Impact Managers through daily contact, site visits to schools, weekly check-ins, beginning of year goal setting and planning, midyear and end of year performance reviews, and professional development opportunities. Provide guidance on meeting monthly, quarterly, and annual Impact goals and administrative deadlines. Facilitate best practice sharing across teams. Support and work with Impact Managers in team leadership and to ensure that corps members are in AmeriCorps compliance. Service Impact and Evaluation Track Impact Manager’s data deliverables, teams' progress, observations, and general service impact. Work with Impact Manager to ensure quality-of, and coaches around, day-to-day service implementation. Regularly observe classroom and out-of-school activities. Support Impact Manager in placing corps members in classroom. Relationship Management Build and maintain relationships with principal and school liaison and serve as supervisory contact. Ensure Impact Managers are building strong relationships with school site stakeholders. Establish presence during any City Year and/or school crises. Create and oversee neighborhood engagement strategy Develop and advance relationships with specific school district stakeholders to advance service outcomes and remove barriers at the school and district levels. By June formally recommit all existing City Year school partners who meet Conditions for Success thresholds and secure additional City Year partners (as appropriate) Ensure all Service Partner Agreements are signed. AmeriCorps Member Management, Training, and Development Point for onboarding and offboarding AmeriCorps members. Maintain site’s adherence to standards and national programmatic baselines. Meet site retention goal. Meet as needed with Impact Managers and AmeriCorps members regarding team management, accountability and standards issues, and manage disciplinary action regarding AmeriCorps members. Communicate with Impact Managers regarding AmeriCorps member development needs. Work with the Impact Coach, Leadership and Development Director, and Evaluation Manager to develop trainings and training vision. Provide overall support for all AmeriCorps member trainings. Organizational Initiatives and Site Support Participate as a member of the City Year National Network’s Impact Team. Lead on selected network initiatives as needed, such as creating baseline trainings, collateral, and tools, or serving as a leader for special initiatives at City Year’s Summer Training Academy. Partner with City Year Columbus’ departments and staff through applicant interview process, stakeholder engagement, event, and service day participation and cross-departmental committees as needed to ensure site-wide goals are met. To succeed in this role, an applicant should have the following competencies: Communication: Understands audience to deliver convincing and well-organized presentations; facilitates effectively to move initiatives forward; uses brand to convey mission and goals; coaches others. Team Leadership: Successfully leads diverse teams of individuals to achieve results; sets vision and appropriately delegates tasks; holds people accountable - proven ability to have tough conversations and to hold staff accountable towards their performance goals. Talent Development: Maintains intellectual capital; shares leadership opportunities; supports talent development and staffing organization-wide; proven success managing diverse teams towards a common goal. Decision Making/Judgment: Understands and manages organizational decision-making, including integration across network/departments; effectively communicates, manages, owns, and champions decisions being implemented. Strategic Thinking and Planning: Develops and translates strategies into objectives, action plans, and measurements that build the capacity of the site/department. External Relationship Development: Takes initiative in establishing new partnerships and external opportunities; ability to secure commitments to organization. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree required; or equivalent work experience. Candidates with a background in education preferred. City Year/AmeriCorps experience is a plus. Sets high expectations for self and others s/he is leading and holds self and team accountable for performance goals. Able to develop diverse talent through performance plans, reviews, and leadership opportunities. Commitment to and experience with community service, national service, and/or the development of young people as leaders. Thrives in diverse, youthful, high energy, entrepreneurial, and fast-changing environment. Ability to work in a fast paced and diverse environment. Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytic, and problem solving skills. Negotiation and third-party mediation skills. Must have reliable means of transportation. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Columbus, OH, USA Full-time
Director of Government Grants - YES Prep System Office Featured
POSITION: Director of Government Grants – YES Prep System Office REPORTS TO: Managing Director of Federal & State Compliance & Grants START DATE: Immediate LOCATION : Houston, Texas THE CHALLENGE Across the nation, only half of all students from low-income communities graduate from high school and only 10% earn a college degree. Even though 85% of our students are economically disadvantaged, YES Prep provides evidence that different outcomes are possible. Eighty-seven (87%) of YES Prep alumni matriculate to college within one year and alumni like Eddie Zapata are earning their college degrees at five times the rate of their peers with similar socioeconomic backgrounds. How do we do this? Each of YES Prep’s 18 campuses serves 6th-12th graders like Monique Bowie . Students typically enter YES Prep one or more grade levels behind, but quickly find themselves on a different life trajectory. This is a result of transformative relationships with teachers and leaders, and access to excellent educational opportunities. As the first minority-majority city, Houston’s schools cannot keep up with demand from students like Eddie and Monique. Houston is the 4th largest city (on track to become the 3rd), and this booming population translates into 2,000 families on YES Prep’s waitlist. YES Prep’s student enrollment is estimated to grow 31% between now and 2023 (from just over 13,000 students currently to 17,000). THE OPPORTUNITY YES Prep needs a dynamic and diverse Director of Government Grants t to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice. THE ROLE When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work will include: Developing and leading a multi-million-dollar government grant fundraising campaign in alignment with and advancement of YES Prep’s strategic plan, pursuing local, state, and federal awards; Managing all government grant pre-award tasks, including prospect research, coordination with internal and external stakeholders, and narrative and budget development and submission; Managing all government grant post-award tasks, including compliance and monitoring, data collection, and evaluation and reporting; Developing and maintaining government grant award internal controls and resources (e.g., templates, forms, policies, guidelines, and handbooks) to ensure accountability and compliance; Advising and collaborating with campus and district-level staff on the successful implementation of grant-funded programs/projects; Researching, recommending, and implementing government grants best practices; Leading professional development for staff on government grants management; Serving as a liaison between YES Prep and government grantmaking departments at the City of Houston, Region IV ESC, Texas Education Agency, and U.S. Department of Education on grant-related matters; and Additional duties as assigned. THE PERSON We seek staff with diverse backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas to meet the needs of our growing body of students. Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, resilience, and humility. THE MUST HAVES Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year educational institution Minimum five years of experience writing and managing both formula and competitive government grants for public and/or charter schools Extensive knowledge of both state and federal grant award rules and regulations Exceptional writing and project management skills Experience with program/project budgeting and the ability to read and assess financial documents Proven track record of data analysis to solve problems and drive improvement Proven ability to manage projects, lead teams, and learn and utilize technological skills Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback Demonstrated ability to work on a team Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once Ability to maintain emotional control under stress Frequent prolonged and irregular hours of duty, including evenings and weekends THE TEAM As the Director of Government Grants , you will join a warm and welcoming Federal & State Compliance & Grants team at the Home Office . YES Prep teams understand they are setting the example for how their students experience their YES Prep education and want to make sure it feels like a second home to them. Teams are obsessed with improving themselves because they know that living the core values translates directly into stronger results and college access for all students. THE PERKS Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position that is grant funded; salary offers commensurate with experience. Competitive candidates will earn between $68,907 - $89,580. Health and Supplemental Insurance – A $0.00 medical option that includes $600 towards a Health Savings Account, in addition to a variety of supplemental benefits including Dental, Vision, Short and Long Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Life, etc. Retirement Plans – Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457 Retirement Plan Paid Time Off – 15 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures of our Academic Calendar Paid Leave Programming – In the event you need to be out due to a medical reason, YES Prep offers up to 12 weeks of full paid leave Professional Development - YES Prep values longevity and performance over time through our Commit to Five program. We invest in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development . Award Winning Culture – The strong cultures of our campuses and Home Office are just one of many reasons we were named Houston’s Best Place to work in 2018. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well. WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EQUITY & DIVERSITY YES Prep strives to recruit a diverse team of leaders. We believe there is a transformative academic and social benefit for students when their teachers and leaders reflect a diversity of backgrounds. Ninety-seven percent (97%) of staff members agree that the organization provides a welcoming environment given their background and identity according to our latest system survey. YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood. THE NEXT STEPS If this sounds like your just right job, please apply here . If you are not sure this opportunity is for you, are simply curious, or know someone who would be perfect, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team to be connected to a recruiter at [email protected] .
YES Prep Public Schools 5515 South Loop East Freeway, Houston, TX, USA Full-time
Program Director Featured
Reporting directly to the Senior Program Director, as a member of the Program and Service team, the Program Director (PD) plays a critical role in implementing City Year Los Angeles’ school-based service model. The PD spends the majority of the work week in the field, supervising up to 6 Program Managers and overseeing up to 80 AmeriCorps members. The PD is responsible for the overall management of the day-to-day programmatic operations of his/her team. The PD is also responsible for leading his/her team to ensure that all goals and service outcomes are met. The PD oversees AmeriCorps member professional development, ensures a strong service impact, and supports the overall efforts of City Year’s mission statement. The PD also serves on the site’s Leadership Team and is responsible for working to promote the long term sustainability of the site, fostering strategic relationships, serving on committees/portfolio teams, etc. Job Description Responsibilities People and Partnership Management Program Manager Management Develop, manage, and coach Program Managers through daily contact, site visits to schools, weekly check-ins, beginning of year goal setting and planning, midyear and end of year performance reviews and professional development opportunities. Provide guidance on meeting monthly, quarterly and annual Program and Service goals and administrative deadlines. Facilitate best practice sharing across teams. Support Program Managers in team leadership and work with Program Managers to ensure that AmeriCorps members are in compliance with AmeriCorps regulations. Relationship Management Build and maintain relationships with principals and school liaisons and serve as supervisory contact. Ensure Program Managers are building strong relationships with school site stakeholders. Establish presence during any City Year and/or school crises. Work with Program Manager and Managing Director, Impact to develop strategy to secure continuation of funding allocations from school partners. Create and oversee neighborhood engagement strategy. AmeriCorps Member Experience AmeriCorps Member Management & Training Maintain site’s adherence to standards and national programmatic baselines. Meet as needed with Program Managers and AmeriCorps members regarding team management, accountability and standards issues, and manage disciplinary action regarding AmeriCorps members. Communicate with Program Managers regarding AmeriCorps member professional development needs. Work with Senior Service Director, Senior Learning & Development Manager and fellow Program Directors to develop trainings and training vision. Provide quality trainings around service implementation to groups of staff and AmeriCorps members (ranging in size from a minimum of 8 to a maximum of 80). Provide overall support for all AmeriCorps member trainings. Team Development Ensure team is well-developed, strong, connected to their work, and the organization. The PD must be well respected by Program Managers and AmeriCorps members and be effective leaders of the team. Support professional development of staff and AmeriCorps members. Community Awareness Engage team in activities and experiences that deepen their understanding of the communities in which they serve. Leverage City Year Values and frameworks to help staff and AmeriCorps members develop perspective on their role in the school community. Work with team to understand the resources provided by local community organizations that may benefit students and the school community. Program Fidelity Service Model Fidelity Ensure Program Managers are implementing Whole School Whole Child model with fidelity to enhance service quality and maximize impact. Ensure that service tools are utilized effectively. The PD ensures that Program Managers are setting and monitoring clear, measurable weekly and monthly deliverables for AmeriCorps members to ensure effective planning and execution of service priorities and parent/community engagement events. Service Impact & Evaluation Support evaluation team in collection of data. Track Program Manager’s data deliverables, teams' progress, observations and general service impact. Work with service team and Program Managers to coach around and ensure quality of day-to-day service implementation. Regularly observe classroom and out-of-school activities. Support Program Managers in placing AmeriCorps members in classroom. After School Program Ensure that Program Managers are leading City Year teams to provide a high quality, effective, safe, and well-organized after school program. Collaborate with school partners to ensure the successful launch of the program. Routinely monitor all elements of the program for quality and make necessary adjustments. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree; or equivalent work experience 5-10 years of work experience. Candidates with a background in education preferred. A least 3 years of management experience with strong track record of results: Setting high expectations and holding self and team accountable for performance goals Developing diverse talent through performance plans, reviews and leadership opportunities Using progress and outcome data to inform team management Ability to meet deadlines, plan ahead, and manage competing priorities in a fast paced and diverse team environment. Tenacity and flexibility in the face of challenges; working in high-need environments. Experience setting-up structures for effective teams and ability to delegate effectively and appropriately. Strong track record in building and maintaining productive relationships with key stakeholders. Must have reliable means of transportation and a valid Driver’s License. Occasional travel out of state is required. Passion for service and the City Year mission. City Year/AmeriCorps experience is a plus. Additional Qualities Needed: In order to succeed in this role, an applicant must have the following competencies: Communication: understands audience to deliver convincing and well-organized presentations; facilitates effectively to move initiatives forward; uses brand to convey mission and goals; coaches others. Team Leadership: successfully leads diverse teams of individuals to achieve results; sets vision and appropriately delegates tasks; holds people accountable - proven ability to have tough conversations and to hold staff accountable towards their performance goals. Talent Development : maintains intellectual capital; shares leadership opportunities; supports talent development and staffing organization-wide; proven success managing diverse teams towards a common goal. Decision Making/Judgment: understands and manages organizational decision-making, including integration across network/departments; effectively communicates, manages, owns & champions decisions being implemented. Strategic Thinking and Planning: develops and translates strategies into objectives, action plans and measurements, that build the capacity of the site/department. External Relationship Development: takes initiative in establishing new partnerships and external opportunities; ability to secure commitments to organization. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Full-time
Development Manager, Individual Giving and Events Featured
Reporting to the Managing Director Development, the Development Manager - Individual Giving and Events will be responsible for supporting the sites private revenue fundraising goal of $2.5 million and engaging donors through ongoing service activities. The roles' primary mission is to develop new donor relationships while also leveraging and cultivating existing relationships to create inspirational event experiences to drive retention and acquistion of new donors and stakeholders. Job Description In conjunction with Development Director, raise at least $250,000 from non-major gift individual giving and event sponsorship revenue per year and increase annually to achieve site scale. Responsible for visioning, planning, execution, and evaluation of site-wide events including but not limited to, Opening Day, MLK Day, Graduation, Annual Gala, and annual donor cultivation events. Identify new donor prospects and cultivate relationships that will result in broadening donor base for City Year Jacksonville. Assist the Executive Director and Development Director in the creation and implementation of the annual development plan and strategy - focused primarily on annual fund giving and event revenue. Support Site Boards (advisory, alumni, and associate boards) fundraising capacities. Support the implementation of Customer Relationship Management database (cychannel) and donor engagement protocol systems, maintenance, and reporting. Qualifications 1 + years of experience and proven track record of success in fundraising, event planning, nonprofit management; emphasis on corporate event sponsorship and relationship management is a plus. Demonstrated ability to prospect, cultivate, and manage new accounts. Experience managing volunteers in fundraising, event planning, and coordination efforts. High energy, positive, “can-do” attitude, flexibility, teamwork, and attention to detail; high degree of initiative. Strong verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively. Demonstrated ability to think strategically and thorough understanding of strategic development. Thorough understanding of all components of a diversified funding base. Good computer skills and knowledge of database programs (salesforce a plus). Strong passion for and commitment to City Year’s mission of delivering high impact service to children and the Jacksonville community; developing young people in the corps as powerful civic leaders and life-long active citizens, and promoting and advancing the concept of voluntary national service. Willingness to wear City Year uniform on a regular basis and work irregular hours to ensure the success of events. Starting Salary is $40,000 or commensurate with experience. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
Grant Writer - National Featured
About College Track College Track is a national nonprofit that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college. From ninth grade through college graduation, students access academic, financial, and social-emotional support along with one-on-one coaching, career exposure, and other holistic growth opportunities. Our uniquely seamless, 10-year commitment to students and individualized approach are the keys to our ongoing transformative impact: College Track students graduate from four-year colleges at double the rate of their low-income and first-generation peers; and, five years after graduation, 87% of alumni earn more than their parents. Over more than 20 years, College Track has grown from a cohort of 25 students in a single East Palo Alto center to a network of 10 College Track centers across California, Colorado, New Orleans, and the D.C. Metro Area that now serve more than 3,200 students. With a disciplined approach to growth, we have increased the number of students we serve and continuously improved the quality and impact of the services we provide. By 2020, College Track will empower more than 3,650 students as they pursue four-year college degrees and celebrate 750 alumni rising in the workforce as models to their families, friends, and communities. To learn more, please visit www.collegetrack.org Our Values At College Track, our values drive the way we do our work, and we look for individuals who share our passion. We blend an entrepreneurial spirit with our nonprofit roots, cultivating a dynamic culture where everyone's contributions are valued and encouraged. COMMITMENT: We have an unwavering belief in our students. PASSION: We are dedicated to changing our nation’s college completion story. JOY: We create environments rich with smiles and laughter. AUTHENTICITY: We believe relationships matter. EXCELLENCE: Our students deserve nothing but the best. Position Overview College Track seeks a driven and organized Grant Writer who has strong and persuasive writing skills and thrives in a fast-paced environment. This position provides an essential role to the organization, creating the grant proposals and reports that enable multiple regions to serve more than 3,200 students in 2019-20. The Grant Writer must be passionate about empowering students from underserved communities to graduate from college. Location: College Track seeks a Grant Writer to work out of our national headquarters in Oakland, CA or one of our regional offices in Sacramento, CA Los Angeles, CA Denver, CO New Orleans, LA Suitland, MD (D.C. Metro Area) Primary Responsibilities Conduct the full range of activities required to prepare, submit, and manage grant proposals to foundations, corporations, individuals, and government entities. Collaborate with College Track national departments—Finance, Organizational Performance, Program, and Human Resources—and regional teams to gather information necessary to report to current funders. Comply with grant report and proposal requirements, utilizing templates and providing mandatory information in a persuasive, thoughtful, and sophisticated writing style. Build and maintain a knowledge sharing system capable of maximizing the development team’s collective grant proposals and reports. Maintain a comprehensive understanding of College Track history and programming across all regions—Bay Area, Sacramento, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Colorado—to create clear, concise, and compelling reports and proposals. Compile and manage excellent historical and prospective data to effectively prioritize work; Salesforce experience is highly preferred. Skills & Experience Required Minimum of 3 years experience grant writing and reporting, with a proven track record of raising money from foundation, corporation, and government sources; experience writing for multiple regions is preferred. Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal; highest priority is the ability to write clear, concise, structured, articulate, and persuasive proposals/reports; in essence, highly sophisticated writing skills are required. Excellent ability to monitor and meet deadlines. Knowledge of fundraising techniques and strategies. Excellent computer skills with all Microsoft Office programs; Salesforce experience preferred. Understanding of budgeting process, with the ability to create compelling narratives based on the organization’s financial data. Strong interpersonal and process management skills, with a strong interest in and talent for working on teams. Undergraduate degree in communications, English, writing, or similar field. Compensation & Benefits College Track offers a competitive salary based on the organization’s compensation philosophy, which is grounded in market data. We also offer comprehensive health & welfare benefits and top of the market paid time off. To Apply Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter with your application. We will only contact candidates chosen for further consideration. No phone inquiries please. College Track is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce. College Track does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.
College Track Oakland, CA, USA Full-time
Development Coordinator Featured
City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley is seeking a detailed and process-oriented Development Coordinator to support the Development Department’s day-to-day operations and external relations. The Coordinator will collaborate with members of the department to plan projects and coordinate activities. The ideal candidate for this role will have prior project management experience, a “can-do” attitude, and knack for solving problems. This position reports to the Managing Director, Development. Job Description Responsibilities Event Planning: Lead the planning and execution of all aspects of service projects, including logistics, programming, budget, team management, communication, and fundraising Collaborate with site leadership and staff to maximize attendance and revenue As part of event team, manage guest RSVPs, registration, and donor recognition Marketing and Communication: Lead and coordinate site based communications and Social Media plan Oversee the school site specific social media accounts to ensure excellence is represented Prepares and executes Development related mailings of invitations, thank you’s, reports, and speaker briefings for Development events Other marketing duties as assigned in the Adobe Suite and Microsoft Publisher Support Managing Director, Development: Manage and track upcoming stakeholder meetings through organized pipeline meetings Assist the director with any necessary preparation as assigned Support relationship management by building relationships of their own Volunteer Engagement Programs: Plan and execute projects designed to engage volunteers to deepen their investment in City Year. Including in-school activities and AmeriCorps member professional development activities School Visit Program: Collaborate with programmatic staff, to lead, plan, and coordinate school tours for donors and prospective donors Organizational Initiatives: Support AmeriCorps member recruitment, including phone calls and interviews Attend professional development sessions as available Qualifications Enjoys planning and executing complex, time-bound, logistical projects Flexible and adaptive Diplomatic communicator, team player, critical thinker, problem solver Project management experience Preferred: Strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills Relationship management experience Passionate about social justice, diversity, and nonprofit management Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year San Jose, CA, USA Full-time
Reporting to the Impact Director, the Impact Manager (IM) is responsible for leading a team of AmeriCorps members through a full-time school-based service program with the goals of keeping students on track to graduate, building and cultivating strong school partnerships and providing a leadership development experience for AmeriCorps members. The IM will lead, manage, and coach a team of 8-15 AmeriCorps members through a ten-month journey of learning, reflection, and service in schools to build AmeriCorps members civic capacity and civic identity. Service Delivery & Impact Implement City Year’s WSWC model with a high degree of quality to the right students, in the right time, at assigned schoolhouse(s). The IM will develop and manage partnerships with school administration and personnel to ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for AmeriCorps members to deliver attendance, behavior and course performance interventions for students AmeriCorps Member Program Delivery & Experience Lead, manage, and coach a team of AmeriCorps members to achieve service performance and standards requirements and to reach their leadership development potential. Model leadership that is animated by City Year's culture and values, and create spaces that empower AmeriCorps members to access the power of our culture and values in personally meaningful ways. The IM is also an effective talent developer who will lead AmeriCorps members to have a successful and rewarding year of service through civic engagement and a citizenship development curriculum. The IM will manage up to 15 City Year AmeriCorps members. Service Partner Management Build and cultivate strong partnerships with teachers, principals, school officials, and other key decision makers and stakeholders. Manage implementation of school partnership agreement and conditions for success. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Manchester, NH, USA Full-time
Program Manager Featured
The mission of the Impact Manager (IM) role is to coach and develop AmeriCorps Members as a City Year team of idealistic, emerging leaders and practitioners focused on strengthening schools and supporting students. Reporting directly to an Impact Director, the IM’s role plays a critical part in implementing City Year’s school-based Whole School Whole Child mission and practices within their partner schools by leading AmeriCorps Members and working closely with school leadership in pursuit of meaningful outcomes at a student level. Primary Responsibilities Service Delivery & Impact Implement City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child supports and interventions with a high degree of quality to the right students, in the right dosage, at 2 assigned schoolhouses. Observe and coach AmeriCorps Members on their implementation of academic intervention programs and student engagement strategies, providing feedback to support their continued growth. Oversee ACM-led school climate activities and organizational initiatives, including student/parent engagement events. Manage/oversee Extended Day programming (Before and After School) Oversee weekly Social Emotional Learning intervention implementation by reviewing lesson plans and Observation and Coaching Effectively gather, analyze, and utilize data Oversee collection and input of data by AmeriCorps Members Track progress to goals Utilize data to inform decisions and strategy Partner with Evaluations Manager for support with data collection and analysis AmeriCorps Member Program Delivery & Experience Lead, manage, and coach a team of up to 20 AmeriCorps members to achieve service performance requirements, meet corps practitioner standards, and reach their leadership development potential. Lead ongoing AmeriCorps member mentoring, support, and development Build a positive culture across team of AmeriCorps Members in which AmeriCorps Members feel valued, supported, challenged, and successful. Plan and execute weekly team meetings. Conduct consistent, formal one on ones with AmeriCorps Members. Partner with Impact Coach and Impact Director to identify trends across teams in order to provide support through trainings and coaching. Partner with Learning and Development Manager on AmeriCorps Member Career development and training (Leadership After City Year, resume reviews). Work closely with Learning and Development Team to follow up with AmeriCorps Members following trainings and development spaces. Service Partner Management Build and cultivate a strong partnership with Teachers, Principal, school officials, and other key decision makers that will support the successful implementation of City Year’s Whole School Whole Child model and will create the necessary conditions for ACM success. Monitor implementation of school partnership agreement and conditions for success. Participate in school leadership meetings, sharing updates and offering support with school-based initiatives. Meet weekly with school/City Year liaison, leveraging strong communication and negotiation skills to ensure best possible implementation of WSCW for positive student and ACM outcomes. Engage in formal meetings quarterly with Principal and school leadership team for continuous alignment on services and student support Coach Team Leaders on organizing and leading culture building activities and trainings within the schoolhouse. Work in partnership with school to ensure AmeriCorps Members are positioned for success. Use data to continuously evaluate partnership progress. Engage regularly with instructional coaches at school site to ensure AmeriCorps Members receive additional coaching and support. Participate successfully in MDCPS/school Impact Reviews, sharing updates and receiving feedback on the work of AmeriCorps Members Consistently check in with AmeriCorps Member partner teachers Organizational Stewardship Support the overall success and sustainability of City Year Miami and the Impact Team by supporting with site and Impact level initiatives and operating in ways that advance our site mission and vision within the Miami community. Join and contribute to one Impact Team Working Group supporting progress in priority areas for City Year Miami Impact Team for the fiscal year. Support Recruitment and Admissions with AmeriCorps Member candidate interviews. Work closely with City Year Miami’s Development Team on the execution of fundraising and partnership events, including as part of at least one planning committee leading up to the event. Effectively manage school team budgets and prioritize responsible use of organizational resources. Engage fully in City Year Miami’s Performance Management Process. Communicate effectively across departments. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Miami, FL, USA Full-time
Reporting directly to the Senior Impact Director, as a member of the Impact Leadership Team, the Impact Manager (IM) plays a critical role overseeing successful implementation of City Year Sacramento’s school-based service model. In this role, the IM manages a team of up to 16 City Year AmeriCorps members at their designated school, where they spend the majority of the work week. The IM is an effective talent developer who will lead AmeriCorps members to have a successful and rewarding year of service through civic engagement and a citizenship development curriculum. The IM develops and manages partnerships with the school administration and personnel to ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for AmeriCorps members to deliver attendance, behavior, and course performance interventions for students throughout the school day. The IM also works with school staff and AmeriCorps members to support after-school programming. This position announcement will remain posted until all positions are filled. The target start date for these open positions is July 1, 2019. People and Partnership Management AmeriCorps Member Management: Ensure the professional accountability of all team members, including Team Leaders (TL), through ongoing one-on-one check-ins and formal performance reviews. Team Leader Management: Effectively manage and leverage Team Leader experience to support service delivery; engage school administrators and partner teachers; coach and provide feedback for TL professional development. School Partner Management: Build strong and sustainable partnerships with all school-based stakeholders; Impact Manager ensures that Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) platforms are understood and implemented; reinforce commitment to shared goals with school leaders and deliver on City Year’s contributions. External Partnership Management: Identify leaders and resources in the community to develop partnerships that support the ability of the team to implement its school-based and community-based service objectives; support City Year Development department in securing and engaging team sponsors AmeriCorps Member Experience Observation and Coaching: Actively support AmeriCorps members in service with regular observation and coaching in English Language Arts & Math; AmeriCorps members are coached and managed to meet performance standards for service excellence and inspirational standards that are expected of all City Year members. Team Development: Ensure team is well-developed, strong, connected to their work, and the organization; Impact Manager is well respected by AmeriCorps members and is an effective leader of the team; IM supports professional development of AmeriCorps members by effectively facilitating content to groups of 8-66 AmeriCorps members. Community Awareness: Engage team in activities and experiences that deepen their understanding of the communities in which they serve; leverage City Year Values and frameworks to help AmeriCorps members develop perspective on their role in the school community; work with team to understand the resources provided by local community organizations that may benefit students and the school community. Program Fidelity Service Model Fidelity: Use Whole School Whole Child model with fidelity to enhance service quality and maximize impact; ensure that service tools are utilized effectively; school site supports a practitioner culture; set and monitor clear, measurable weekly and monthly deliverables for AmeriCorps members to ensure effective planning and execution of service priorities and parent/community engagement events. Results & Outcomes: Ensure effective and timely collection of data through the administration of summative and formative standardized assessments, implementation of quantitative and qualitative evaluation tools, and that evaluation results are used to make service and program improvements. After School Program: City Year team supports high quality, effective, safe, and well-organized after school programs. In collaboration with the contracted after school program provider ensure the successful implementation of the program; routinely monitor all elements of the program for quality and make necessary adjustments. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred; or equivalent work experience 2-6 years of work experience A least 1 year of management experience with strong track record of results: Setting high expectations and holding self and team accountable for performance goals Developing diverse talent through performance plans, reviews and leadership opportunities Using progress and outcome data to inform team management Ability to meet deadlines , plan ahead, and manage competing priorities in a fast paced and diverse team environment Tenacity and flexibility in the face of challenges; working in high-need environments Experience setting-up structures for effective teams and ability to delegate effectively and appropriately Strong track record in building and maintaining productive relationships with key stakeholders Passion for service and the City Year mission Background in education preferred City Year/AmeriCorps experience is a plus Additional Qualities Needed: In order to succeed in this role, an applicant must have the following competencies: Executes to Results: City Year is a data-informed organization and all staff members are held accountable to performance metrics. These metrics are used to ensure that our organization is achieving transformational results with students. These outcomes are also central to our federal and state grants, as a mechanism for ensuring the effectiveness of City Year’s program. Successful applicants must understand and be able to articulate the importance of utilizing a data-informed approach to provide excellent program services. Desire to Learn: City Year has a unique service model and organizational culture. Successful applicants will have strong experience and a proven track record of success in the above areas, but must also be willing and eager to continue to learn and must be self-aware of their areas for continued professional growth and development. Communication: Ability to translate mission and vision from organization level to AmeriCorps members and talk about complex topics and parse them for specific audiences. Able to communicate effectively, efficiently and with transparency to the right people at the right time to ensure success of our AmeriCorps members in service. Grit and Resilience: As a direct service program, City Year AmeriCorps members and Impact Managers are faced with challenging and emotional circumstances during their in-school service. Impact Managers must be able to lead their teams through these emotional circumstances; they must demonstrate resilience to support AmeriCorps members while also ensuring that the team continues to maintain focus on addressing the needs of our students and communities. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Sacramento, CA, USA Full-time
The Impact Manager (IM) is responsible for driving the successful implementation of the Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) service model by building and cultivating strong school partnerships and developing and training a team of committed, idealistic leaders and school practitioners. The Impact Manager plays a crucial role in leading a team of AmeriCorps members (ACM) through a ten-month long journey of learning, reflection and service in schools (civic action) that builds their civic capacity and civic identity. Job Description Responsibilities: Service Impact Delivery: Oversee the execution of City Year’s WSWC Tier 1 supports and Tier 2 interventions. • Oversee the implementation of whole school and class service; includes instructional support, thematic events, culture and climate • Provide structure and common understanding of service model between HQ, the site, AmeriCorps members (ACMs), and service partners • Create clear, realistic and measurable objectives for accomplishing WSWC goals • Actively support AmeriCorps Members in service by providing regular observation and coaching to ensure they meet performance standards for service excellence. • Facilitate training for AmeriCorps Members around all components of the WSWC model • Capture best practices and share with the larger City Year community of practitioners • Analyze and use data from teacher and AmeriCorps member (ACM) surveys, student, school and district level data and classroom observations to explain trends and identify opportunities to improve: interventions, whole school and class service and AmeriCorps Member (ACM) performance • Oversee one of seven coordinator role positions that the AmeriCorps members execute in addition to their service delivery with students. Areas include: Attendance, Academic, After School Programming, SocioEmotional Learning, Positive School Climate, Outreach, and Resource In-Kinding. Corps Impact Delivery: Guide ACMs to meet their service performance requirement and leadership development potential. • Inspire the ACMs to embrace a culture of power and idealism using City Year leadership tools, team building exercises, organizational culture and best practices • Use performance management tools to set performance expectations, identify strengths and development opportunities and partner with each ACM on a development plan to maximize leadership potential • Ensure ACMs are committed to student success and equipped to meet City Year standards as practitioners in their school • Support the management of ACMs to meet City Year professional standards and to meet all hours and graduation requirements • Effectively translate information and messages from various stakeholders (the school, City Year, the community) to ACMs so they understand and are empowered but not overwhelmed • Manage, lead and develop Returning AmeriCorps members (RACMs)/Team Leader(s) to ensure they are empowered to assist with leading teams of ACMs Partner Impact Delivery: Build and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders to enhance service performance and ensure partners want to retain a City Year team the following school year. • Build a strong partnership with school leaders including principals, teachers, and other key decision makers by demonstrating an understanding of the school’s priorities and working collaboratively to craft and implement solutions that leverage ACM talent and align with City Year WSWC outputs, outcomes and impact goals. • Maintain a strong presence in schools by cultivating and maintain key relationships • Use student data strategically to gain support for initiatives and interventions • Coach ACMs on developing productive partnerships with teachers and other student support staff • Help cultivate strategic community relationships to enhance service performance • Access and leverage community resources in support of our program and initiatives led by the school Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree preferred • Proven relationships and experience working with/in Chicago Public Schools or as a contracted provider with Chicago Public Schools is a plus • Experience with and the ability to work with principals, assistant principals, and teachers regarding meeting shared goals which includes having difficult conversations around partnership accountability • Previous experience leading individuals and teams to achieve goals • Demonstrated ability to work with diverse teams of young adults which includes experience coaching young people and working with diverse populations • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including active listening skills • Excellent facilitation skills and the ability to train other around the Whole School, Whole Child model • Demonstrated organizational, project, and financial management capabilities • Strong problem solving, time and project management skills; ability to prioritize projects and tasks, assess and deploy resources • Ability to execute a strategic plan and motivate staff • Willingness to take on new challenges, pursue self-development and self-directed learning • Ability to work as an independent leader and as a team member in a collaborative environment • Proficiency in computer skills (i.e. MS Office) and experience using databases to document service work • City Year/AmeriCorps/Peace Corps experience is a plus • Passion for working with urban youth, developing young leaders, national service, and education reform • Strong connection to City Year culture and values, for more information visit: https://www.cityyear.org/aboutus/culture-values Required Documents A cover letter and resume must be submitted to be considered for this position. Preferred resume formats will depict not only a candidate’s responsibilities and job functions in previous work, but will include specific, quantitative results where applicable. Additional quantitative context around specific budget sizes, team sizes, or other work environment information will help City Year compare the scale of your work environment with our operations.
City Year Chicago, IL, USA Full-time
Program Managers (PMs) serve as full-time City Year staff, managing and mentoring a team of full-time AmeriCorps members by coordinating academic support services for students at one school. They are responsible for three main areas: program implementation, corps member program delivery and experience, and service partner management. This position is primarily based at one school site, with additional time spent at our CYSKC offices. Responsibilities managing school based programming (85% of job) Program Implementation: Implement City Year’s whole school and small group activities with a high degree of quality to the right students, in the right time, at assigned school. The PM will develop and manage partnerships with school administration and personnel to confirm AmeriCorps members utilize the appropriate curriculum and track student data to ensure academic gains are being made, as well as ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for corps members to deliver attendance and behavior interventions for students. Corps Member Program Delivery & Experience: Lead, manage, and coach a team of (6-14) AmeriCorps members to achieve service performance requirements, meet AmeriCorps practitioner standards, supporting members through their individual equity journeys and in reaching their leadership development potential; The PM will use performance management tools to set performance expectations, identify strengths and development opportunities, and partner with each AmeriCorps member on a development plan to maximize leadership potential. Service Partner Management: Build and cultivate a strong partnership with teachers, principal, school officials, and other key decision makers. Engage with partners (individuals, corporate, and foundation) to ensure resourcing for schools and larger community. Responsibilities as a part of the CYSKC staff team (15% of job) In addition to these main priorities, Program Managers are also responsible for site wide projects (such as race and equity work, academic coaching, professional development for AmeriCorps members, etc), leading trainings on our Learning & Development days, collaborating as a team to share best practices, and more. Qualifications Experience and Qualities Desired: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. Background working in a school setting preferred. Thrives in complex and fast-changing environments. Committed to addressing personal, cultural, and institutional biases. Experiences partnering with and engaging communities of color, and/or with immigrant and/or refugee and/or indigenous and/or trauma-effected populations. In addition to what we’ve stated above, we desire that candidates have experience, skills, or confidence in at least two of the four competencies stated below: Relationship Development: Ability to develop mutually beneficial relationships and manage complex relationships with schools, community partners, students, and families. Willingness to have tough conversations and to hold people accountable towards their goals. Manage relationships with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders to help achieve service goals and corps member development. Understands institutional barriers to services for students and families. Talent Development: Experience managing diverse teams towards a common goal. History of coaching/leading young people between the ages of 18-25 – with an eye toward identity exploration and development Sets high expectations for self and others they are leading and holds self and team accountable for performance goals. Executes to Results: Demonstrates an orientation towards goals, solutions, and strong follow through. Ability to problem solve, trouble shoot and show creative problem solving when faced with perceived barriers. Communication: Ability to translate mission and vision from organization level to corps members, talk about complex topics and adapt them for specific audiences. Able to communicate effectively, efficiently, and with transparency to the right people at the right time to ensure success of our corps members in service. Demonstrates an ability to articulate their own journey around race and equity, as well as how that journey intersects with power and privilege. Compensation The starting salary range for the full time Program Manager Position is between $45k-$50k and will be commensurate with candidate qualifications and experience. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
City Year Seattle, WA, USA Full-time
Learning and Development Director Featured
City Year Philadelphia is seeking a Learning and Development Director (LDD) who is responsible for planning and implementing an inclusive and equitable full-year training program for the ~200 AmeriCorps Members (ACMs) serving with City Year Philadelphia. Reporting to the Managing Director, Service & Strategy (MDSS), the LDD supervises a Learning and Development Manager and collaborates closely with a team of directors, managers, and instructional coaches to create learning spaces that build the skills and knowledge AmeriCorps Members need to implement City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child model to effectively reach our school and student outcome goals and to consistently strive toward equity in the Philadelphia education system. In addition to leading this work for City Year Philadelphia’s ACMs, the LDD partners with the MDSS, the Managing Director of Impact, and the Senior Director of Impact Delivery to plan and implement inclusive and equitable role-specific training for the organization’s Impact Managers and department-specific training for Impact staff. Ultimately, the LDD strives to best answer and deliver on the same questions for both corps and Impact staff: “what do they need to learn, why do they need to learn it, when do they do so, and how will that be accomplished?” Job Description Manage Learning and Development Staff Team Manage and develop L&D Manager in leading the execution of CYP’s overall learning strategy Create consistent spaces of coaching and feedback through weekly 1 on 1’s and observation and coaching of the L&D Manager’s general duties Create environment that allows any applicable L&D interns to have a successful working experience that positively impacts the individual and the site Oversee City Year Philadelphia’s Annual AmeriCorps Member (ACM) Learning & Development (L&D) Program Develop the formal learning program for CYP’s ACMs Engage in consistent critical thinking around how internal and external systems impact our service through the lens of racism and poverty and actively work toward anti-racist, equitable and inclusive learning and development Work with the L&D Manager and a staff working group to oversee the execution of a 4-week July/August training institute for CYP’s new class of Senior AmeriCorps Members (SCMs) to ensure their readiness to begin leading teams Work with the L&D Manager and a staff working group to oversee the execution of a 3-day Summer training for CYP’s new class of Second Year AmeriCorps Members (SYACMs) to ensure their readiness to begin serving in a modified version of their role for a 2nd year Work with the L&D Manager to oversee the execution of a 3-4-week Basic Training Academy each August to introduce CYP’s new class of ACMs to City Year and ensure their readiness to begin serving in schools Develop and work with the L&D Manager to oversee the execution of approximately 13 L&D Days throughout the school year that further prepare CYP ACMs to serve in schools, on teams, and to prepare them with durable skills for their Leadership After City Year (LACY) Develop and work with the L&D Manager and a working group of staff to oversee the execution of a 3-day Mid-Year Summit (MYS) that further prepares ACMs for their service and acts as a mid-year inspiration to ACMs and staff Oversee the L&D Manager in their implementation of CYP’s LACY program Oversee the L&D Manager in the logistical implementation of BTA, L&Ds, and MYS Lead and prepare site staff to create and facilitate content for the corps Lead the SCM & SYACM Development Team with 2 Senior Impact Managers, supporting two annual retreats and monthly SCM professional development days Oversee Impact staff onboarding and formal professional development Develop the formal learning program for CYP’s Impact staff at large and Impact Managers (IMs) Oversee the execution of IM role-specific and Impact Department-specific onboarding, in collaboration with the People Team Oversee ongoing learning for Impact staff members, partnering with the MDI, SDID and MDSS to lead biannual retreats and additional learning sessions that support the formal learning program Lead the IM Development Team with 2 Senior Impact Managers, supporting IM Idealist Journey, IM Summit, and quarterly learning sessions Impact Department Leadership Serve as a member of the Impact department’s leadership team, collaborating broadly on the department’s overall leadership Engage in consistent critical thinking around how internal and external systems impact City Year through the lens of racism and actively work toward an anti-racist, equitable and inclusive work environment for all team members Organizational Initiatives and Site Support Participate in network-wide meetings and calls, providing insight, feedback, and collective problem solving. Serve as a member of the City Year Site Leadership Team (SLT), providing strategic insight into site priorities Serve as a member of the site’s Staff Development Team, a committee of the SLT that collaborates regularly to align professional development efforts across departments Engage in structured discussion and training on diversity, belonging, inclusivity and equity aimed at developing stronger cultural competency, both individually and collectively as a site Partner with City Year Philadelphia’s departments and staff to ensure that site-wide goals are met, including, but not limited to, the AmeriCorps member applicant interview process, staff interviews, stakeholder engagement, event and service day participation, and cross-departmental committees Attend overnight conferences throughout the year, including Summer Impact Charger, a week-long training conference for City Year staff held in Boston in July, as well as additional engagement and training activities throughout the year Basic Qualifications In order to succeed in this role, an applicant must have the following competencies: Executes to Results: Assigns clear accountability, backed by appropriate authority and resources, to ensure for the achievement of priority goals at multiple organizational levels and actively monitors results that drive organizational success; orchestrates the pace and process of change to maintain organizational effectiveness Problem Solving and Decision Making: Applies knowledge, experience, creativity, and critical thinking in solving challenges; looks beyond the obvious for answers; uses sound judgment to make well-informed, ethical decisions Team Collaboration and Leadership: Builds systems and structures to facilitate collaboration and teamwork across the organization; inspires and mobilizes City Year communities to accomplish more than they thought was possible Talent Development: Takes a systematic approach to meeting the organization’s future leadership needs and builds a diverse talent pipeline; invests in maintaining longer-term mentoring relationships and personally invests in the continued learning of others across the organization Strategic Thinking: Collaborates cross-functionally to develop strategies and ensure alignment through all levels of management; constructively challenges organizational paradigms and norms to consider changes that will foster long-term, sustainable growth and scaled impact Additional Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree preferred Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, with proven ability to deliver strong, measurable results Knowledge of adult learning practices required; experience leading adult learning a plus Knowledge of social emotional learning principles preferred; instructional background a plus Comfortability with leading and facilitating in both large and small group settings Strong initiative and ability to work independently to achieve goals Proven track record of building highly effective teams and coaching to exceed goals through the delivery of high-impact service Energized by working with diverse teams and stakeholder groups committed to expanding educational opportunity in Philadelphia and advancing social justice High emotional intelligence and experience in developing a diverse and inclusive workforce and working effectively with people of different work styles and backgrounds Attention to detail and proven project management skills Effective systems builder and developer of process and protocols, along with the ability to socialize them as useful tools for department and site Ability to translate an organization or department’s vision into an operating plan, effectively communicate that plan and timeline to internal and external audiences, establish accountability metrics, and monitor performance Track record of anticipating challenges, securing resources to meet needs, linking decisions to their potential benefits and consequences, and seeking guidance and input through the planning or change process Ability to adapt and excel in diverse, youthful, high energy, entrepreneurial, and rapidly-changing environment Attitude essentials: growth mindset, passion for City Year’s mission, committed to teamwork, grit and resilience Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans. To Apply Qualified applicants should apply and submit a resume with cover letter and salary requirements. Applications without each of these 3 items will not be considered . No phone calls, please.
City Year Philadelphia, PA, USA Full-time
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Kinsale was the first destination for the Munster Rankings held over the weekend of the 17th & 18th September. West Cork took up a squad of 13 players with a number entering for the first time. The U15s kicked it off in the morning with Erik Olsson and Jasmine Kelly up for West Cork. They both put in a solid performances after working hard during the summer months. Erik lost out to eventual winner Ciaran O’Donoghue in the semi final and he returned to the table with a 3/0 victory over the U18 Finalist John Gould to claim 3rd. Jasmine narrowly lost out 2/3 for a 3rd place finish with Alannah O’Flynn and had to settle for 4th.
There were once again 2 West Cork players in the U11 event with Eli Reynolds finishing 5th overall and Seamus Riordan 9th. This was a great result from the Bantry lads and we look forward to seeing them progress this season.
We had 6 players entering the U13 boy’s event with Daniel Collins and Cathal O’Driscoll both reaching top 10 places. Donal Riordan knocked out Odhran Sommers in the Plate and went on to reach the Final. Eli reached the ¼ finals while Ben Horgan made it to the last 16.
It was a great day out for the youngsters and we are looking forward to a few more trips this season.
The Sunday saw the U18, U21 and Senior events with our 4 U18 Boys and U21 Woman in action. James Kelly once again dominated the U18s only dropping 2 sets on his way to the title and one of them was against Tom Walsh who is back in action this season with a 5th place after defeating both Isaac Leahy and Conor O’Callaghan. Niall O’Driscoll had a poor start but recovered top win the Plate and revenged his first match defeat against Donagh Griffin. Oisin Barrett playing in his first ever rankings was knocked out by Niall in the ¼ finals.
Meanwhile Mair Kelly was tearing up a strip in the U21s Mixed giving Shane O’Connor a hard time in her opening group. She eventually went onto win the plate against former West Cork and Bantry player James Heap and finish as the top girl on the day.
The Seniors in another mixed event with two Bands. James had a fine match against Sophia Wawrzniak coming out on top 3/2. He reached the ½ finals against Philip Shaw and went 2/0 down. He recovered to draw level 2/2 and the final set was once again a closely fought affair but he had to settle for joint 3rd on the day. Tom Walsh had a good win in the Band 2 Semi Final 3/2 vs Darragh Boyd and went onto win the Final against Gary O’Mahoney. Niall O’Driscoll finished 5th seeing off the challenge of Kevin Browne in another 5 setter and Oisin Barrett was 9th on the day.
A good first outing and the players really enjoyed the experience. Thanks to the Munster Branch and Tony Higgins for all their organising over the weekend.
Posted in UncategorizedBy 69owen2 Comments
2 thoughts on “The Dawn of a new Season in Munster”
tonyhiggins2015 says:
http://munstertabletennis.weebly.com/west-cork-report.html
I didn’t take many photos this weekend (St. Multose is the darkest of all the halls!) but they do add to the reports.
69owen says:
Your photos always look great Tony, I love the one of Tom umpiring at the end very rock’n’roll
← Bantry Top of the Form in Kinsale
1st West Cork Rankings →
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VERA Files' statement on the reported "Oust Duterte plot" alleging involvement by VERA Files and its president, Ellen T. Tordesillas
This is the initial statement of VERA Files' President Ellen T. Tordesillas on the reported "Oust Duterte plot" alleging involvement of VERA Files and its president, Ellen T. Tordesillas. A longer statement will follow soon:
It's downright false.
But what I find disturbing is, if this is the kind of intelligence report that the President gets and bases his actions and policies on, the country is in big trouble.
Oust Duterte plot
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Stop the intimidation of independent media
The law provides relief for those whose rights have been violated and we are keeping our options…
Statement of Ellen Tordesillas on the latest tirade of President Duterte
"He is a danger to the Filipino people."
ELLEN TORDESILLAS
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VERA Files’ Tordesillas refutes Malacañang’s ‘silly diagrams’
"I challenge him to present evidence." Tordesillas said.
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Maplewood South Orange
South Orange-Maplewood District ‘Soft Launch’ of New Online Registration Takes Parents By Surprise
By Mary Mann access_timeJan-07-2019
A “soft launch” of a new online registration system by the South Orange-Maplewood School District caught many parents of incoming kindergartners off guard this past weekend, as the launch came without explanatory communication from the district.
In response to questions from Village Green, the district apologized for the manner of the soft launch today and assured parents that “no one will receive an advantage for having completed the online registration during the soft launch, and no one will be disadvantaged by beginning the process after the official launch date.”
The district’s statement continued, “We will send out a general notice with links to online registration later this week. The appointment scheduler will not open until after public notice goes out.” (Read the full statement below.)
Over the weekend, parents posted their concerns, anxieties, questions — and some compliments — to social media. One parent who contacted Village Green said that parents were “bent out of shape” over the launch. Many described the system as “glitchy” (for instance, registrants were required to fill in a third parent) and wondered why it had not be tested.
What they didn’t realize was that they themselves were helping to test the system. Per the district’s statement: “Thank you to those who participated and provided feedback to help us fine tune the process.”
Meanwhile over the weekend, many parents expressed concern that they hadn’t heard about registration in a timely manner and worried that their children would get shut out of the school they preferred. Many parents also expressed appreciation that the district was moving registration online.
Some representative comments via text and social media:
— The new online registration system for SOMSD 2019-20 is rather problematic. Lots of glitches, lots of confusion and frustrated parents. The system was not properly tested before opening it. I know a lot of parents feel very in the dark about what to do about it.
— I have been able to do preregistration, but not set up an appointment. I emailed to set up an appointment and they turned me back to the website.
— 1) The form makes you enter previous addresses for your child, even if there is none. 2) makes you enter date of entry into U.S., even if your child was born in U.S. (I put her birthday I hope that is ok) 3) makes you put start day in U.S. school even if there is none.
— There are no instructions for those who want to opt in to Seth Boyden. I registered for my zoned school as that was the only option, and I saw that there was an opt in form, but it’s not clear when/ how I’m supposed to submit it?
— This is the 4th child I’ve registered with SOMSD and so far it has been the easiest. Yes I had to repeat some info (it’d be nice if it auto-filled my address on all the pages) and some questions – like requiring a previous address when my child has only ever had one address – were annoying it was way, way easier and less cumbersome than the old method.
Parents and guardians with questions can email the SOMSD Administration at [email protected].
Read the full statement from the South Orange-Maplewood School District in response to Village Green’s queries here:
The original plan for online registration was to do a “soft launch” with new students enrolling after the start of school to help us stress test the system and fix any validation errors that existed before kindergarten registration began. Technical issues delayed the process, so the soft launch began last week for kindergarten registration instead. We realize that this has caused some confusion, since we did not follow our standard procedure of announcing kindergarten registration publicly before beginning the soft launch.
We apologize for any anxiety caused, but assure you that no one will receive an advantage for having completed the online registration during the soft launch, and no one will be disadvantaged by beginning the process after the official launch date. Thank you to those who participated and provided feedback to help us fine tune the process.
We will send out a general notice with links to online registration later this week. The appointment scheduler will not open until after public notice goes out.
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Buy-Out Saves British Retailer GAME
Hevva
1 POSTED: 2 Apr 2012 13:22
A financial acquisitions firm has purchased the bankrupt British games chain and safeguarded the immediate future of its remaining stores.
The past few weeks have been fairly unsettled for The Game Group, Britain's largest specialist games retailer. The business finally folded early last week, a collapse which resulted in the loss of 2,000 jobs and the closure of hundreds of stores. Now, for the first time in 2012, there's good news to report: The Game Group's British operation has been bought over and rescued from bankruptcy by a financial firm, safeguarding the 3,000+ jobs still attached to the company.
OpCapita, a large conglomerate which owns one of the UK's biggest electronics retailers, brokered a deal with The Game Group's creditors which transferred effective ownership of the business to a financial firm called Baker Acquisitions Ltd. This means that, for the forseeable future, The Game Group's remaining GAME and Gamestation stores are safe from closure.
However, the agreement reached between Baker and the restructuring firm overseeing The Game Group's return to solvency does not include provisions for severance- and back-pay owed to the 2,000 employees who were laid off during the company's bankruptcy.
Former employees in the Republic of Ireland were given no information about severance whatsoever, and their occupation of eleven shuttered GAME stores across the Republic is still in effect at time of writing (you can get in touch with them here). No protests over the abscence of severance pay have been reported in the United Kingdom.
Commenting on the deal, OpCapita managing partner Henry Jackson said that, "We strongly believe there is a place on the high street for a video gaming specialist and GAME is the leading brand in a £2.8bn market in the UK."
"We have assembled a strong team of experienced industry operators to implement the programme of operational change that is needed. There is a huge amount to do but we look forward to the challenge of restoring GAME's fortunes in partnership with its employees and suppliers," concluded Jackson.
What does the future hold for GAME and Gamestation, then? No details have yet been released on any possible changes to the fundamentals of The Game Group's business model, though the deal indicates that the new owners do not intend to close any more stores in the immediate future. Regardless of how we all felt about GAME, the British games industry as a whole would likely have suffered without the presence of a large and very visible high-street retailer for its wares; the loss of jobs is lamentable, as is the continued severance-limbo faced by the company's ex-employees, but hopefully the continued survival of the chain will mean good things for the British industry.
Source: MCV UK
Electric Alpaca
I knew this was to happen, and finally it's official.
Now what will be interesting to see is how relationships between publishers are handled - I would find it highly probable that those that did not abandon last minute will be given a more favourable station (i.e. increased floor space, reward points multiplier), I'm mainly looking at Microsoft and Activision, whom tried to drive the boot in.
Sony, however, made a very intelligent business decision and declared their faith in the retailer.
I see in the future their product in both Comet and Game Group alike being granted preferential treatment.
I just need to wait now for the company to be re-listed (if it is to be re-listed separate of OpCapita) and continue to make money from them.
SmashLovesTitanQuest
Lets hope with the new ownership doesnt continue down the road of "Fuck over all the big guys for a profit since it will never bite us in the ass, ever".
Pedro The Hutt
And there go all chances of a resurgence of smaller independent retailers in the UK.
Scarim Coral
Unless the new business structure is to lower their game price to match those selling online I still have no interest in them.
TheKasp
This is like ME3. I had fun watching this retailer slowly die... and then the shit finally arrives.
I hope baker will cough up the dough for the employees.
Brightzide
...now im unemployed. Curse you fate!
Proverbial Jon
Hevva:
OpCapita, a large conglomerate which owns one of the UK's biggest electronics retailers...
I wouldn't have said that Comet was really "one of the biggest" electronics retailers. Based on that description I expected to see that OpCapita owned Currys/PC World. Still, they have only just bought Comet out so I guess there's still a possible future for both them and GAME/Gamestation.
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Pedro The Hutt:
While i'd like to see smaller companies take over this market niche if Game collapsed you wouldn't see them make a reappearance, all you'd get is supermarkets like Tesco taking up even more of the market. The only area Game beat the supermarkets in was trade-ins and resale, both of which I could easily see supermarkets moving into when they saw the gap.
CardinalPiggles
Hopefully being the operative word.
I don't shop at GAME anymore, but I still at least browse GameStation when I pass it, it would be nice if it stayed open.
And it would be even better if they managed to pay back their poor employees who not only lost their jobs but lost out on money they are owed.
Captcha: gee whiz. Probably my favourite ever.
1337mokro
To bad, would have been more than glad to see the first obsolete rickety old price setting industry exploiting monopolizing shitty store go right out of the door.
It might still go that way and this might just be a really really stupid investment, but even in the best case scenario it'll take a few fiscal years before they pull the plug permanently.
I REALLY hope the entire collective game industry just says fuck you to GAME and pulls their stock. No matter what the investors do if no games are coming in there ain't going to be no sales (which there already are barely any off except for used).
Not G. Ivingname
The company was a terrible one! It was like if Gamestop had even more of a monopoly!
Game was able to utterly screw the industry over constantly, screwed over it's own employees, bought out all it's competition, and was holding the U.K. game store market with an iron fist. It over saturated the market with far to many stores. It NEEDED to die.
Agent Larkin
No luck for the Irish workers. Our Game shops are still screwed.
WingedWalrus
So pleased by this news! If nothing else, at least more people won't lose their jobs. As much as I want to support local smaller game retailers, in my area, Game is all we've got, and I'd much rather buy in-person than off the internet.
-Torchedini-
While I'm happy for the people who haven't lost their jobs I can't be happy about the takeover. Because I think this is gonna be another big money sink. Just a big waste of money.
There is a reason why it neared bankruptcy, and that in combination with the rise of digital distribution I don't see any future for a company that specializes in regular videogamesales.
Bvenged
It's not saved until it changes its business model.
Simple solution that would get myself and many otehrs going there again: sell games for less, rework trade-in model, redesign special-offer promotions.
The games at game/gamestation are sometimes double the price of its online counterpart INCLUDING postage. They don't have to pay postage to the customer so I would have expected it to be AT LEAST £1.50 cheaper than online, per game. But it's not. It's more like 80% the price on top. If a game is £20 new with free delivery at Amazon.co.uk, at a game store it would be £21 second hand there and £27.99 new. That's why I rarely shopped there.
MarsProbe
Good news this. I think we now have one Game (and one Gamestation) open in the city here - it's better than nothing. I just hope things get sorted out stockwise fairly soon. It's rather depressing to visit a nearly empty Game shop with only a smattering of games and accessories spread around the shelf space.
doggie015
This + Your avatar = win
Dogstile
Good news. Its not like they offered games for a stupidly high price anyway. They offered it at the standard and if you really wanted a deal you'd just got to CEX instead.
Asuka Soryu
Even if someone buys GAME, won't they still keep burning into ashes if they don't fix the main problems that caused it to crash in the first place?
Ha. The Captcha is: "it's over".
fi6eka
So, even GAME got a better ending than Mass Effect 3.
Gromril
1337mokro:
Short sighted and hate fuelled. They employed alot of people and still sold games cheaper than most other places in the UK that do (Tesco, HMV etc) as well as a catalogue of older games. Trade ins is gone without them too, unless you have a blockbuster near you.
Seriously, just because you use digital distribution/amozon doesn't mean the rest of us do.
Also, mits of my avatar you villain!
ManThatYouFear
There goes my hope in the indy shops been able to get back on there feet.. fucking hate this store, and there sister store.
I went into Game on Saturday and walked straight back out.
The PC shelf was abysmal, their other games were over-priced (despite the Spring Sale sign which promised half-price on numerous games) and most of their stock was second hand which was still quite expensive. In the end I opted for Cex because although the game was second-hand it was £6.00 cheaper than Game.
Please Game - lower some prices if you can and broaden your PC selection. PC games are usually cheaper than X-Box and 360 so please don't price them the same.
Buizel91
I for one, am very thankfull for this.
See, In Middlesbrough, there are 2 GAME stores close to hand, One in M-Bro town centre, the other in a retail park called "Teesside Park" and these 2 game stores (apart from Grainger Games and CEX) are pretty much the only stores to get games from.
Now, Grainger is heavily in the Used games department (However they do have new games for usually a cheaper price than GAME), and CEX only sell pre-owned games and DVD's, Without GAME there, i doubt CEX would of lasted and Grainger would of felt the pain as well, however because they sell new stuff, they would of probably become the best place to go for games.
All in all, i'm glad they are open, yeh sure their games are overpriced, but the people who work there are fantastic, definitely a chain i did not want to see go.
FamoFunk
Good news. Nice to see jobs being saved and the high street not looking even more emptier and depressing.
Gromril:
My short sightedness is based solely on longevity. If you employ people with fake jobs, in other words by prolongation a dead system, you only shove the problem ahead in time. There were TRILLIONS of websites that delivered at your door, required no credit card and quite honestly had better customer service whilst still shaving of 10 quid off the price that Game offered. It could not have survived in such a market and it didn't.
Many publishers seeing GAME bleed out didn't step in to help but instead pulled their stock because 1: GAME was a monopolizing ass hole of a store. Do you know why Steam doesn't sell Mass Effect 1 in the UK? Cause of GAME.
2: They actively undermined the gaming industry by sabotaging new game purchases in various ways.
It had no future with so many competitors. Not to mention it actively promoted used games sales, because the money it made from those exceeded a new copy. I have friends who have worked there. Who were instructed to reseal used copies and swap them with the new ones so they could mislead customers and get a greater profit margin. They quite frankly underpaid and overworked their employees and had little perspective on the long run.
GAME's own short sightedness cost it dearly. If that means it's employees pay, well guess what they still will with massive lay-offs and withheld payments in Ireland. The only difference is that the cancerous monster gets a second chance to screw it all up again.
But the real problem here is of course the fact that I got my avatar before you did, so you better change it before I REALLY start trolling you!
Er......Iv'e had this avatar since I joined. Which appears to be before you did. Moving on.....
Yeah, they were a terribly badly run company, I can't fault you there, and the executives deserve to suffer for it (spoiler, they won't) but I fail to see how ANY business going under is a good thing provided they weren't selling uranium laced condoms or something.
Geez, have a little hope, maybe (and ill concede it's a big bloody maybe) they will do better the next time.
Sure you had it first on THIS site. But I was using it the day the Halo video came out :). The internet is a big place Steve.
Anyway guess what the executives always get of scot free, that's not much of a surprise, but hey are they changing management? Nope. So what do we gain except the same people running the same company. If GAME went under it would free up the market. Guess what's so good about a free market? Competition. You'd have foreign or domestic retailers expanding to fill the void of GAME, hiring the people, or a part, that got let go and overall because of the higher level of competition the end result will be a better service.
That's why companies die. Because they fail to compete, it's the reason why Kodak died, they might have invented films but their camera's were overpriced and of lower quality than the Japanese ones. What would have been gained by buying out and inflating Kodak? Jobs would be saved yes, but what for? There will just be another company popping up soon to take in those that lost their jobs or they will move on to greener pastures.
Jelly ^.^
I walked into a GAME store at the shopping centre I work in on Wednesday.
They had the lights dimmed, nobody had any energy, and they were clearing the hell out of all their pre-owned games.
It felt terrible to be in there, and I bought DOW:WA for $3 and a Red Faction 1&2 double pack for $2 out of pity.
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The Vorkosigan Saga Reread: Cetaganda, Part 8
Posted in Cetaganda, Vorkosigan, tagged Benin, books, Bujold, Cetaganda, Haut, Mia Maz, Miles, reread, Rian, science fiction, Vorkosigan, Vorob'yev, Vorpatril, Vorreedi, Yenaro on May 15, 2012| 2 Comments »
Miles watches from the floor as Benin’s squad arrest Naru, Kety and his retainers. Kety pauses on the way out to congratulate “Lord Vorpatril” on his victory, confusing Ivan, but Miles decides it’s not worth it trying to correct him. Ivan and Vorreedi come over to check on Miles; upon discovering Miles is only suffering from the shock-stick, Ivan hoists him to his feet and helps keep him upright.
Colonel Vorreedi looked him up and down. “I’ll let the ambassador do the protesting about that.” Vorreedi’s distant expression suggested he thought privately that the fellow with the shock-stick had stopped too soon. “Vorob’yev is going to need all the ammunition he can get. You have created the most extraordinary public incident of his career, I suspect.”
“Oh, Colonel,” sighed Miles. “I predict there’s going to b-be nothing p-public ’bout this incident. Wait ‘n see.”
Vorreedi tells Miles that Ivan has explained everything, and he’s still assimilating it. Ivan complains about how Miles left him there and went off with no backup, and Miles explains that Ivan was his backup, and quite capably, too. After Ivan awoke, Rian managed to get him in touch with Benin–who strolls over to join the conversation–and clue him in on what was happening. Benin adds that he was already aware of odd occurrences around the Star Crèche, and so had orbital squads ready; Ivan says there’s three battle cruisers around Kety’s ship. Ghem-General Chilian has been detained, not arrested, for questioning about his wife’s activities. Miles glances over to where Pel and Nadina seem to be arranging for the float-chair with the Great Key locked inside to be conveyed directly to the Star Crèche.
Vorreedi asks Miles why he kept the incident secret, even from his own side. Miles says that by the time he discovered the significance of the Great Key, it was too late. He admits that he didn’t want to have the investigation taken away from him–he wanted to prove that he wasn’t just a cripple with a cushy job, but was actually capable.
Ghem-Colonel Benin slowly deciphered this outpouring. “You wanted to be a hero?”
“So badly you didn’t even care for which side?” Vorreedi added in some dismay.
Miles points out that he did do Barrayar a good turn in defusing Kety’s plot, even if his own personal survival had still been in jeopardy when the rescuers showed up. Ivan says he should just sign up for Cetagandan Security then; Miles points out that he wasn’t serving Cetaganda as much as the haut, which Benin admits is a valid point. Benin tells Miles that, nevertheless, Emperor Fletchir Giaja demands that Benin bring Miles to him immediately. Ivan and Vorreedi may join him, as long as they remain quiet unless authorized to speak. As they leave the room, Nadina and Pel murmur their approval of Benin, and agree that they should do something for him. Miles notices that Benin seems ever so slightly smug about having been able to arrest his superior officer.
Miles ventured, “By the way, if I didn’t say it before, congratulations on cracking your very tricky murder case, General Benin.”
Benin blinked. “Colonel Benin,” he corrected.
“That’s what you think.”
Miles, Ivan and Vorreedi are escorted to a small, enclosed building in the Celestial Garden that even Vorreedi is not familiar with. They cool their heels in an antechamber for an hour, attended by ghem guards and thus unwilling to talk too openly, after Benin goes off with Pel and Nadina. When they are admitted into the next room, where they are forced to stand, they find Yenaro there as well, with his own attendant, looking like he hasn’t had a chance to change his clothes since they last saw him, and barely willing to acknowledge their presence. Benin arrives, dismissing the rest of the guards, followed by Nadina, Pel and Rian, in float-chairs but unshielded, and then Emperor Fletchir Giaja himself.
Emperors per se did not unnerve Miles, though Yenaro swayed on his feet as though he were about to faint, and even Benin moved with the most rigid formality. Emperor Gregor had been raised along with Miles practically as his foster-brother; somewhere in the back of Miles’s mind the term emperor was coupled with such identifiers as somebody to play hide-and-seek with. In this context those hidden assumptions could be a psychosocial land mine. Eight planets, and older than my father, Miles reminded himself, trying to inculcate a proper deference to the illusion of power Imperial panoply sought to create. One chair at the head of the room rose from the floor to receive what Gregor would have sardonically dubbed The Imperial Ass. Miles bit his lip.
Miles restrains his impulse to babble and waits for the Emperor’s questions. The Emperor asks him to explain his role in the affair; Miles says he was intended to be sacrificial lamb, but refused it. When the Giaja wants elaboration, Miles glances at Rian for authorization, then tells the whole tale, conveniently also confessing to Vorreedi at the same time. Miles says that after Ba Lura’s death he was in the position of having to prove a negative, that the Barrayarans had done nothing to the Great Key, so he had to find the real Key. It was also clear he couldn’t trust Cetagandan Security, with the possible exception of Benin, who looked like he was also being set up as a sacrifice. He compliments Benin on finding Yenaro before Kety did; Benin says that Yenaro and his carpet did a lot to support Ivan’s story. Miles adds that Rian also refused her role, of accuser, by being willing to listening to Miles’s story and help him discover the truth, and says she was well-chosen as Handmaiden.
“That is hardly for you to judge, Barrayaran,” drawled the haut Fletchir Giaja, whether in amusement, or dangerously, Miles’s ear could not quite tell.
“Excuse me, but I didn’t exactly volunteer for this mission. I was suckered into it. My judgments have brought us all here, one way or another.”
Giaja looked faintly surprised, even a little nonplused, as if he’d never before had one of his gentle hints thrown back in his face.
The Emperor asks Miles about his encounters with Yenaro, and Miles describes them in detail; even Vorreedi is taken aback by the story of the asterzine carpet bomb. Miles says that Yenaro was as much of an intended victim as Miles himself, and doesn’t have the nerve to be an actual traitor, which Yenaro doesn’t gainsay; he confirms Miles’s story when asked. After a pause, Giaja instructs Benin to take Ivan and Vorreedi out and leave Miles and the three haut women.
When the others have left, the three haut women’s aspect changes from meek to confrontational as they move into a circle around the Emperor. Pel notes Miles swaying on his feet and tells Giaja to provide him with a seat; the Emperor complies. Giaja then tells the haut women that he hopes they see now why the Emperor is to be the only interface between the haut and the Empire, so that the haut-genome is insulated from the political affairs of the Empire. Ghem, such as Naru, don’t fully comprehend the purposes of the haut. Rian says that it was Kety’s treason that shook her faith in the haut the most, and now she thinks they might not be ready for the next step, the “winnowing and reaping” of competition.
Giaja says that the haut still have plenty of space to expand, into the realms of the servitor classes, before they need to expand into new territory. The others agree that the Constellations haven’t been breeding as much as they should, trying to keep their economic positions, and should perhaps be forced to cross-breed more. Miles pipes up an opinion about how they should be trying to do better than natural selection; he is stared into silence, and wonders why he has been allowed to witness this conversation at all.
Rian says she will convey Giaja’s veto to the Consorts, but the diversity issue, and the bottleneck of the single Key, need to be dealt with sooner than later. Giaja asks whose idea it was to spill the Great Key’s contents all over the system, and Pel fingers Miles, who points out that he was hoping to salvage as much of the Key as he could, whether they survived or not.
“The best strategies run on rails like that,” Miles pointed out. “Live or die, you make your goal.” He shut up, as Fletchir Giaja’s stare hinted that perhaps outlander barbarians had better not make comments that could be construed as a slur on his late mother’s abilities, even when those abilities had been pitted against him.
Miles asks what will happen to the conspirators. Naru will be executed; Kety will be offered retirement due to “ill health”, or else suicide. The other governors will not be punished, but will find it difficult to obtain good posts in the future. Vio will also be offered a choice between serving in the Garden as a ba, or else suicide, which they suspect she would prefer. As for Rian and Miles himself, the Emperor says he will think further.
Benin returns to escort Miles back to his Barrayaran companions, and tells Vorreedi that while they can’t control what the Barrayarans report to their superiors, the Emperor hopes strongly that it won’t become “social gossip”. The Barrayarans give their sworn words, which satisfied Benin. In the embassy aircar, Miles wishes they could just go home, but there is one final day of the funeral ceremony, and he should see it through to the end. Vorreedi has only one more question for him.
“What did you think you were doing, Vorkosigan?”
“I stopped the Cetagandan Empire from breaking up into eight aggressively expanding units. I derailed plans for a war by some of them with Barrayar. I survived an assassination attempt, and helped catch three high-ranking traitors. Admittedly, they weren’t our traitors, but still. Oh. And I solved a murder. That’s enough for one trip, I hope.”
Vorreedi then asks Miles if he’s really a special agent; Miles decides he’s not on the need-to-know list, and says that at least he succeeded like one…
Miles tries to be impressed by the Cetagandan Emperor, but, as he says, his upbringing is against him. Despite everything else, he was raised in an Imperial Palace, and while he wants to prove himself outside of that context, he can’t help but feel that the powerful are people just like everyone else. Even the haut can’t daunt him for long. It’s amusing how irrepressible he is.
For some reason I remembered the scene between Fletchir Giaja and the haut women as having more than just the three of them, but I suppose the three of them are enough in this case. We don’t need all nine to be escorted in. Obviously Giaja is used to haut women, so even three of them isn’t enough to daunt him, since he is freakin’ Emperor, after all, and one presumes the pinnacle of haut development to date. Also, he does have veto power of them, when they bother to consult him, at least.
The bit about the haut expanding into the space currently occupied by servitors was interesting. Does that mean that their goal is to have the entire population of the Cetagandan Empire made up of haut? I can see that being a hard sell, since it will result in a steady decline in the overall grandeur of the haut. Or maybe there will still be ba to do all the actual dirty work, and if they still want ghem to do things like fight and demonstrate the value of various genes in an arena of competition… They do plan things for the long term, though, even being as long-lived as they are.
Also amused to hear him paraphrasing Cavilo’s advice about making sure all paths lead to victory, however unimpressed Fletchir Giaja is with it…
Ivan wakes Miles up the next morning, but Miles doesn’t want to get out of bed. Ivan says it’s just his “post-mission sulks”, and comments on how attractive the shock-stick mark on the side of his face is. While he forces Miles to get up, Ivan tells him that Benin is coming to pick him up so he can arrive an hour early for the cremation ceremony. Miles racks his brain as to what the Cetagandans could have planned for him while Ivan helps him prepare. Miles wonders if they want to arrest or kill him, and Ivan helpfully points out that they could easily give him some kind of untraceable poison or disease that would kill him months later.
In the lobby they find Mia Maz, who tells them that Vorob’yev will be down soon. Miles is puzzled at her presence until she tells him that Vorob’yev asked her to marry him and she accepted. Miles thinks that will solve the embassy’s female staff problem, at least. She asks Miles about his mother and how she found Barrayaran society; Miles says that egalitarians seem to do fine when they end up as aristocrats.
Just as Vorob’yev appears, Benin arrives, sure enough, with the insignina of Ghem-General. Vorob’yev asks what’s going on, and Benin says that the Emperor wishes Miles’s presence, but he will be returned. Vorob’yev reluctantly accedes to the request, and Miles is led out to a large, non-military groundcar.
“May I ask what all this is about, ghem-General?” Miles inquired in turn.
Benin’s expression was almost . . . crocodilian. “I am instructed that explanations must wait until you arrive at the Celestial Garden. It will take only a few minutes of your time, nothing more. I first thought that you would like it, but upon mature reflection, I think you will hate it. Either way, you deserve it.”
“Take care your growing reputation for subtlety doesn’t go to your head, ghem-General,” Miles growled. Benin merely smiled.
Miles is brought to a small audience chamber where Fletchir Giaja sits, in his elaborate mourning robes, with three haut-bubbles in attendance. A ba servitor brings a box to Benin, who hands it to the Emperor.
“Do you know what this is, Lord Vorkosigan?” Giaja asked.
Miles eyed the medallion of the Order of Merit on its colored ribbon, glittering on a bed of velvet. “Yes, sir. It is a lead weight, suitable for sinking small enemies. Are you going to sew me into a silk sack with it, before you throw me overboard?”
Giaja glanced up at Benin, who responded with a Didn’t I tell you so? shrug.
“Bend your neck, Lord Vorkosigan,” Giaja instructed him firmly. “Unaccustomed as you may be to doing so.”
He does, and Giaja puts the medal on him. Miles tells the Emperor that he refuses the honour, but the Emperor says that he doesn’t, because of his “passion for recognition”, much like that of a ghem-lord. Better than being likened to a ba, Miles decides, haut science projects that they are. He says he won’t be able to wear it at home, and the Emperor says that’s fine, as long as he keeps quiet about how he earned it, apart from classified military reports. Miles reluctantly agrees, beginning to wonder if these private chats arranged with the Emperor are designed to plant suspicions about him in Barrayaran minds.
Giaja summons him to walk on his left hand, but Miles turns to the haut-bubbles and asks to speak to lady Rian one last time. Giaja allows it, leaving at his stately pace with one of the haut-bubbles, leaving two others behind. One disappears to reveal Rian.
She floated closer, and raised one fine hand to touch his left cheek. It was the first time they had touched. But if she asked, Does it hurt?, he swore he’d bite her.
Rian was not a fool. “I have taken much from you,” she spoke quietly, “and given nothing.”
“It’s the haut way, is it not?” Miles said bitterly.
“It is the only way I know.”
She removes a coil of hair from her sleeve and presents it as a gift, the only thing she could think of. Miles thinks to himself that her hair is one of the few things she truly owns. He asks her what it symbolizes, and she admits she’s not sure. He says he’ll keep it for memory, and asks if she’ll remember him. She says that there is no danger she’ll forget him anytime soon, as he shall soon see.
Miles emerges in Giaja’s train into a dell with the Dowager Empress’s force-sphere-enclosed bier at the centre, surrounded by ghem, haut and delegates. The Emperor strides right down the centre, past the consorts and remaining governors, Miles extremely conspicuous in his house blacks and Order of Merit, with his visibly bruised face. The Emperor is probably sending some message to his governors, Miles decides, by granting him this place of honour. The Barrayarans certainly seem to be confused and suspicious when they see him. He spots Lord Yenaro, who seems by his garb to have been granted a position at the Celestial Garden–the absolute lowest, but still an honour, intended to keep him in line.
As they arrive at the centre, Miles becomes aware of hunger and grogginess, and tries to distract himself by calculating the total cost of all of the funeral ceremonies. A force-bubbled Rian and her ba approach, proffering the Empress’s regalia, including the recovered Great Key, to the Emperor. While Miles is wondering who will end up as empress, Giaja calls Rian back and Miles soon realizes that Rian herself is going to be the new Empress. Miles isn’t certain how he feels about it, even though he has no idea what kind of actual relationship she and Giaja will actually have, apart from mingling their genomes to produce new Imperial children. She must have known before the ceremony, and she hadn’t seemed unhappy at the prospect.
Giaja gives the orders, and the force-bubble with the Dowager Empress inside begins to glow with increasing brightness as the contents are incinerated. Then a hole opens in the force-bubble above them, and another hole in the bier, and white fire shoots up into the sky. The bubbles close again, the force-dome brightens, and the smaller bubble vanishes without even a mark on the grass. The Emperor changes out of his white mourning robe into something more colourful, and the procession winds its way back out of the dell. Giaja bids farewell to Miles and hopes they don’t meet again soon.
Ghem-General Benin, at Miles’s elbow, almost cracked an expression. Laughing? “Come, Lord Vorkosigan. I will escort you back to your delegation. Having given your ambassador my personal word to return you, I must personally—redeem it, as you Barrayarans say. A curious turn of phrase. Do you use it in the sense of a soul in a religion, or an object in a lottery?”
“Mm . . . more in a medical sense. As in the temporary donation of a vital organ.” Hearts and promises, all redeemed here today.
The Barrayarans are waiting for float-cars to take them to another buffet meal, but Miles implores Ivan to leave right away, especially when Ivan points out that all the ghem-ladies will be there. Vorreedi asks Miles what that was all about, and Miles says it’s “high irony” on the part of the Emperor. Mia Maz exclaims what a great honour it is, but Vorob’yev says that most Barrayarans will be highly dubious about it. Miles asks if it can be a military secret; Ivan points out that thousands of people just saw it, and Miles says it’s Ivan’s fault for not bringing him enough coffee to properly wake him up.
Vorreedi’s brows twitched. “Yes . . .” he said. “What did you and the Cetagandans talk about last night, after Lord Vorpatril and I were excluded?”
“Nothing. They never asked me anything more.” Miles grinned blackly. “That’s the beauty of it, of course. Let’s see you prove a negative, Colonel. Just try. I want to watch.”
Back on the courier ship, Miles chews on a ration bar, while Ivan ceremoniously and mournfully disposes of the ghem-lady invitations that had been waiting for him at the embassy, asking why Miles is eating such bland food, wondering if his stomach is acting up again. Ivan’s gaze falls on the Order of Merit and he offers to dispose of it too, but Miles snatches it away; Ivan says that proves it does mean something to him, and Miles says he bloody well earned it. He mourns the fact that, if he ever gets into an actual military command, nobody will know about his actual experience, and he’ll have a hell of a time getting their respect.
Miles reflects that the haut-women may have had an easier time conquering Barrayar than the ghem-lords ever did. Ivan wonders how much longer the haut-lords will actually be human, and Miles asks in return how long the haut-lords will still consider_them_ human. Miles says that the Cetagandans will remain dangerous until they actually reach their goal, whatever it is, with the ghem kept around to provide variation, like wild seeds kept around just in case even when you have a monoculture. The best bet is to keep punishing the ghem for their expansionism, and maybe they’ll give up.
Keeping one eye out for sudden moves from his cousin, Miles re-hung his medallion.
“You going to wear that? I dare you.”
“No. Not unless I have a need to be really obnoxious sometime.”
“Ivan.” Miles let his voice grow unexpectedly chill. “Why should the haut Fletchir Giaja decide he needed to be polite to me? Do you really think this is just for my father’s sake?” He ticked the medallion and set it spinning, and locked eyes with his cousin. “It’s not a trivial trinket. Think again about all the things this means. Bribery, sabotage, and real respect, all in one strange packet . . . we’re not done with each other yet, Giaja and I.”
A bit of an ominous line at the end, there…well, not quite at the end, but still. Let me just reveal that there hasn’t really been that much more between Miles and Fletchir Giaja. Miles has intersected with Cetagandans a few more times, but only indirectly (as in Ethan of Athos) or non-adversarially (as in Diplomatic Immunity). So the next book doesn’t really contain the next phase of Miles’s cat-and-mouse game with the Emperor of Cetaganda. Though (if you consider Memory, the next book written) it does contain the scene where he needs to be “really obnoxious”… Can’t wait until we get there, but there’s still another four books or so until then, so you’ll just have to be patient (or, as always, read ahead on your own).
The actual last line is “Miles settled back with slitted eyes, and watched the shining circle spin like planets.” It keeps making me think that the beginning of the first chapter should have been a sentence that mirrored it, something about watching planets spin like shining circles, except, you know, probably better. I guess she decided to go for some nice banter between Ivan and Miles instead. Can’t fault that.
Miles’s last scene with Rian is fairly touching, especially her gift of hair. We already know how special their hair is, from the scene with Nadina refusing to let them cut it. Did Rian actually cut out a lock of hair, or did she just pull out a few strands? Perhaps they were caught in her comb that morning or something. Assuming they haven’t bred for hair that doesn’t need to be combed, or have split ends, or even come out except on purpose. (And now I’m picturing Rapunzel as a haut-lady. Wonder if that’s a popular folk-tale in Cetaganda?) (And do you say “in Cetaganda”? You can’t say “on Cetaganda”, since it’s not an actual planet, but is “the Cetagandan Empire” the same as “Cetaganda”? I suppose it must be, but it still sounds wrong to me.)
Mia Maz is one of those people that should have turned up at some point on Barrayar, unless Vorob’yev has just never come home at the same time as Miles. Did he not, say, warrant an invitation to Gregor’s wedding in A Civil Campaign? I realize that we can’t always bring back every single character in later books, but a surprise once in a while could be nice. Ah, well. For all I know, she and Vorob’yev split up three years later, or Vorob’yev got assassinated or something.
Overall Comments
I promised I’d do this, didn’t I? Okay, what was it that I wanted to say again? (“Take notes”? What’s that?)
Well, obviously the book takes a nice deep look into Cetagandan culture, or, as I’ve said over and over again, haut culture. In other books, it was just the ghem military we saw; here we see a little more ghem, the young dissolute idlers, but we see a lot of haut, or least of the women. Bujold is no stranger to in-depth cultural examinations–the Cordelia books are really showing the view of an outside on Barrayar, for instance, and of course we get to see the quaddies both in Falling Free and later in Diplomatic Immunity–but this book manages to be both that and a murder mystery.
After the last couple of books with the Dendarii, having Miles in his Barrayaran role, and with Ivan as his foil, shakes things up a bit. Again, taking things in publication order, it’s really Brothers In Arms that’s the first real Ivan-and-Miles-Show, but this is a worthy companion to that one. And this book was written between Mirror Dance and Memory, both containing large doses of character development on Barrayar, so it’s kind of a departure from those as well. Anyway, Ivan works well as a counterweight, holding back Miles’s exuberance and impulsiveness, or at least trying to, and pointing out the possible flaws in any plan. And yet, in a pinch, he will come through–he led the rescue effort in this book, didn’t he? (I also can’t forget him tackling Vordrozda at the end of The Warrior’s Apprentice.) Also, he makes a good decoy/damsel in distress. Gregor had this sort of role in The Vor Game, actually, but less cautious and more fey…
I’m still amazed at Vorreedi and Vorob’yev’s forbearance. Perhaps it’s that Miles and Ivan were actually sort of visiting diplomats, there not because of their military rank but because of their bloodlines, so they weren’t technically under the command of anyone at the embassy…or were they? Maybe I’m just remembering the idiot on Earth in Brothers In Arms, who I recall as being much less accommodating.
That’s all I can come up with for now, so next I get a week off, and then it’s on to Ethan of Athos, the first book to not actually contain any Vorkosigans. But it does have Elli Quinn in it (who you may remember from The Warrior’s Apprentice), plus definite plot links to Cetaganda itself, so I decided to include it this time. The one-year anniversary of this blog will come during the two-week interval, by the way, so that’s something, I suppose. Until then, keep on reading! Forward momentum!
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Hello, and welcome back to the Vorkosigan Saga Reread, the reread devoted to the Vorkosigan Saga. Too obvious? Well, if you don’t know what the Vorkosigan Saga is, then…this is probably the wrong place to start, you want to go back to the beginning of this blog and read the whole thing through, though preferably you should buy all the original books by Lois McMaster Bujold first, and read them in some order or other. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Okay? All up to speed? Good, then let’s move on to Chapters Nine and Ten of Cetaganda, in which we see inside the Star Crèche, almost get blown up, and see the infamous kitten tree. Intrigued? Then read on!
The ba leads Miles through the Celestial Garden, past such biological wonders as tiny peacocks and spherical cats. He keeps quiet, certain that he’s being monitored. When they arrive at an opaque white bubble, the ba leaves, and Miles cautiously makes a general inquiry, since he has no idea if it’s really Rian inside or not. It is, though, and she formally offers him a short tour, because of his interest in genetic matters. Miles, who agrees that he is always looking for ways to fix his physical issues, is pleased that she is being circumspect, though disappointed that they can’t pretend to be having a love affair instead.
Shortly they reach a building which Miles soon notices has sealed windows and door-locks, as is proper for a biocontainment facility. They enter, and Miles finds a fairly functional setup inside, almost deserted because of the funeral ceremonies. The Star Crèche symbol is prominent. Without ceremony, Rian deactivates her force bubble and stands up.
Her ebony hair today was bound up in thick loops, tumbling no farther than her waist. Her pure white robes were only calf-length, two simple layers comfortably draped over a white bodysuit that covered her from neck to white-slippered toe. More woman, less icon, and yet . . . Miles had hoped repeated exposure to her beauty might build up an immunity in him to the mind-numbing effect of her. Obviously, he would need more exposure than this. Lots more. Lots and lots and—stop it. Don’t be more of a idiot than you have to be.
She informs Miles that they can talk here, as he sits self-consciously in a chair across from her. Miles asks if she will get in trouble with Security for bringing him there; she says that all they can do is ask the Emperor to reprimand her. Miles asks her to be brief, before he gets in trouble with Security himself. She tells him that she knows who the traitor is now–Slyke Giaja. He had visited the Star Crèche the day previous and asked to see the Empress’s regalia, which he inspected carefully before he left. She sees this as evidence that he knows about the substitution. Miles wonders if he knows they know it’s a decoy, since he didn’t ask for a demonstration.
He speculates on what the traitors’ plan would be, if they would just wait for the funeral to end and see the Key exposed as a fake. That would suffice to make Cetaganda angry at Barrayar, but if they desire open conflict, they need to make Barrayar angry at Cetaganda as well. He wonders what story the Ba Lura had intended to give them, and wished they’d found out.
Miles brings up the possibility of one of the consorts being a traitor, but Rian considers this unthinkable, though she has trouble explaining why. The consorts are haut women, not haut men, and as such not involved in the men’s affairs. The traitorous governor is not only acting against the Emperor–as might be expected–but against the haut, which cannot be condoned. Rian tells Miles that the consorts are appointed for life by the Celestial Lady, and he wonders to himself if they can trust any of them or not. The Empress surely didn’t want her plot to fragment the haut quite this soon, but now her plan is being used to further someone else’s short-term goals.
“I believe your Celestial Lady’s plans have fractured at their weak spot. The emperor protects the haut-women’s control of the haut-genome; in turn you lend him legitimacy. A mutual support in both your interests. The satrap governors have no such motive. You can’t give power away and keep it simultaneously.”
Miles tells Rian that Barrayar doesn’t want Slyke Giaja (or whoever) to succeed, but neither do they want the Empress’s plan to succeed. He offers his help, but only if she abandons the Empress’s plan. He proposes to sneak onto Slyke’s ship, retrieve the Great Key and possibly swap it with the decoy. Then the problem goes away, since none of the governors will want to incriminate themselves. He suggests posing as the servitor of a consort or ghem-lady with access to Slyke’s ship, since Rian herself rarely leaves the capital. He briefly considers passing the matter over to Cetagandan Security, but doesn’t think he can count on them not having been penetrated by Slyke’s spies. Rian asks Miles how he could possibly disguise himself, and Miles suggests he pretend to be a ba, which would be a good disguise precisely because it seems so unthinkable.
They are interrupted then by a comconsole call from a Cetagandan security officer in face paint. Rian tells the officer, Ghem-Colonel Millisor, that she deliberately made herself unavailable, as it isn’t a good time, as Miles checks that he isn’t in range of the vid pickup. He eavesdrops shamelessly on the conversation.
“I used the emergency override. I’ve been trying to reach you for some time. My apologies, Haut, for intruding upon your mourning for the Celestial Lady, but she would have been the first to wish it. We have succeeded in tracking the lost L-X-10-Terran-C to Jackson’s Whole. I need the authorization of the Star Crèche to pursue out of the Empire with all due force. I had understood that the recovery of the L-X-10-Terran-C was one of our late Lady’s highest priorities. After the field tests she was considering it as an addition to the haut-genome itself.”
Rian agrees that the matter is important, and uses the Great Seal to give him the authorization he needs. After she signs off, Miles asks what that was all about, and Rian tells him it is nothing but old haut-genome business. Miles nonetheless files it away to relay to Simon Illyan when he gets back, because he’s going to need all the help he can get.
He presses Rian for solid details on the plan, telling her they need to set up the meeting ahead of time. He suggests that she find the woman to get him aboard Slyke’s ship, and send her to meet him at the Bioesthetics Exhibit the next afternoon. Rian is uneasy at the swift timeline, but Miles points out that they’re not yet certain about Slyke, and they need some slip time in case they need to choose another target. Miles asks how they can find the Great Key, and Rian says she may be able to find a sensor to detect its old technology. Miles is happy that they are taking action at last, though he suppresses an impulse to implore her to run away with him. She, unfortunately, has shown no sign that she even notices his crush on her.
He asks her about Benin, who she hasn’t talked to yet; he tells her the story he’d given to Benin, so it’ll match up with hers. They also come up with a story for Miles’s current visit, based largely on Slyke Giaja’s, mentioning Miles’s interest in correcting physical disabilities. He is unable to stop himself from babbling about how his problems are not genetic in origin; he can’t gauge her response.
They exited into a cool and luminous artificial dusk. A few pale stars shone in the apparently boundless dark blue hemisphere above. Sitting in a row on a bench across the entry walk from the Star Crèche were Mia Maz, Ambassador Vorob’yev, and ghem-Colonel Benin, apparently chatting amiably. They all looked up at Miles’s appearance, and Vorob’yev’s and Benin’s smiles, at least, seemed to grow a shade less amiable. Miles almost turned around to flee back inside.
Benin notes that Miles has been given an unusual privilege, and Miles burbles on about how the haut-lady was nice enough to deal with his questions, even if the answers didn’t give him any hope of using Cetagandan techniques to avoid further surgeries. Neither Benin and Vorob’yev seems quite satisfied with Miles’s account of himself, and Benin ushers them toward the dome exit. They stop briefly for an arresting performance by luminous frogs tuned to sing in chords before leaving the dome.
Miles and Benin have a little conversation about taxes, and how Cetagandan citizens are taxed less than Barrayarans. As the air-car departs, Miles thinks of the actual size of the Cetagandan Empire, and wonders if the Great Key will really suffice to change it.
Miles also seems to be thinking now of how exactly he’s going to account for all this to Simon Illyan when he gets home. I don’t think we actually get to see that, because Memory was the next book written, and apparently this incident on Eta Ceta wasn’t part of Bujold’s timeline until now, so there are no coy references to it otherwise. Well, unless you count the conversation with Millisor, which leads to the whole plot of Ethan of Athos, but I don’t believe in that book it ever really came up how Miles had discovered that information. Since that’s the next book, I guess we’ll be finding out relatively soon…
Miles’s most intimate moment yet with Rian…which is not saying that much. Just the two of them (and that ba cleaning up in the background), her bubble down, talking about emotionally-charged topics… Pity she doesn’t slow the slightest interest in him.
At least we now know who the bad guy is! It’s Slyke Giaja, no doubt about it! Definitely not that Ilsum Kety guy, or Este Rond, or anyone else. Good thing that Rian is such a canny detective, able to take all her piece of evidence and put it together. Shouldn’t be too long now before they have him on the ropes!
Miles pleads with Ivan to help him out, because Lord Vorreedi has come with them to the Bioesthetics Exhibit, rather than Mia Maz as Miles had hoped. He tells Ivan that he may need a distraction so he can make a break for it, possibly telling Vorreedi that Miles is with a lady, or introducing Vorreedi to some of his ghem-lady friends, but Ivan doesn’t think that will work.
“So use your initiative!”
“I don’t have initiative. Ifollow orders, thank you. It’s much safer.”
“Fine. I order you to use your initiative.”
Ivan breathed a bad word, by way of editorial. “I’m going to regret this, I know I am.”
Miles tells Ivan that it wlil be over soon in a few hours, one way or another. Ivan reminds him of the time, when they were children, that they found an old hovertank in a guerrilla weapons cache and knocked over a barn with it. Miles protests that the situations are nothing alike. Vorreedi rejoins them then from talking with the security people, and they enter the hall.
The competition here is for women only; Miles asks if the haut-women compete, but Vorreedi says that no ghem-ladies would ever win in that case. The first exhibit they see, of coloured fish swimming in patterns, is that of a twelve-year-old girl, and even black orchids and blue roses are routine; another girl tows behind her a tiny unicorn on a leash. A flowered vine begins to climb up Ivan’s leg, until a ghem-lady rescues him from it and goes off in search of other escapees.
Next they come across a tree covered in fruit with kittens in them. Ivan tries to rescue one, but when he removes the fruit pod, the kitten dies; Miles shows him how the kitten was joined to the plant, and Vorreedi offers to surreptitiously dispose of it. Ivan is ready to leave the whole affair, but Miles asks him to stay until he can meet his contact. From a balcony, they spot Lord Yenaro further down. Miles notes that his presence could be a coincidence, that this exhibit is right up his alley, but he and Ivan agree it’s probably more than that. They wait a little longer, and then a middle-aged ghem-lady approaches and flashes Miles a ring with the Star Crèche symbol on it. She asks him to meet her at the west entrance in half an hour.
Vorreedi returns a few minutes later, and says that they’ve spotted a known professional (professional killer, in this case) on the perimeter, and he’s going to check it out. Ivan tells him about Yenaro, and Vorreedi dismisses him as a mere annoyance, probably harmless, before leaving to deal with the professional. Miles is counting down the minutes when they are interrupted by Lady Arvin and Lady Benello, who ooze in on either side of Ivan and each try to woo him into joining them. Ivan temporizes, unwilling to offend either of them, and Lady Benello begins to turn her attentions to Miles instead. Miles protests that he has to go soon, but Benello persuades him to come see her sister’s exhibit, at least, and the four of them head down to the lower levels, while Miles wrestles with the question of Rian the unattainable vs. Benello the available.
Lady Arvin turned in at a small circular open space screened by trees in tubs. Their leaves were glossy and jewel-like, but they were merely a frame for the display in the center. The display was a little baffling, artistically. It seemed to consist of three lengths of thick brocade, in subtle hues, spiraling loosely around each other from the top of a man-high pole to trail on the carpet below. The dense circular carpet echoed the greens of the bordering trees, in a complex abstract pattern.
Lord Yenaro is sitting nearby, and tells Lady Benello that her sister, Veda, has stepped away briefly and he agreed to look after it for her. Benello says that the smell of the fabric, perfume changing to suit the mood of the wearer, is the real point, and tells Yenaro that Veda should really have made it into a dress. Yenaro invites them to come closer and experience it, and Ivan and Miles sniff dubiously, not quite daring to step closer, wondering where the trap is.
Miles notes an odd, acrid underscent, just as Yenaro comes forward with a pitcher, and suddenly he recognizes it. He yells to Ivan not to let Yenaro spill it, and Ivan grabs it away from him. Miles takes the pitcher from Ivan and asks Ivan to smell the carpet, carefully; the ladies are mystified, since the carpet isn’t even part of the exhibit. Ivan recognizes the carpet’s scent as asterzine, and Miles recognizes the scent from the pitcher as well. Ivan picks a few threads from the carpet and they drag Yenaro off into a secluded corner. There, they demonstrate by setting the carpet threads down on the marble floor and telling Yenaro to add a couple of drops from the pitcher; the result is a small explosion. Miles tells him that the whole carpet would have gone up in a blast big enough to destroy the dome, including the Barrayarans and Yenaro.
Miles tries to persuade Yenaro that whatever trick he thought he was playing on them, “the haut-governor” was trying to use him to dispose of the Barrayarans, and himself. Yenaro says it was supposed to just give off alcoholic vapours to get them all drunk. Miles also gets him to confirm that the ‘Autumn Leaves’ sculpture had been deliberate, though it was only supposed to shock, not burn. They sit Yenaro down, and Miles tells him that this is part of a treason plot against the Cetagandan Emperor, and he’s a pawn, like the Ba Lura, and just as disposable. Yenaro would have been set up as an incompetent assassin, with a blood-feud between his clan and those of the victims, and bad blood with Barrayar.
Yenaro says he didn’t like them that much, but he really want to kill them. He’d been promised a post, as Imperial Perfumer, which he thinks he would have been good at.
Miles rose. “Good day, Lord Yenaro, and a better one than you were destined to have, I think. I may have used up a year’s supply this afternoon already, but wish me luck. I have a little date with Prince Slyke now.”
“Good luck,” Yenaro said doubtfully.
Miles paused. “It was Prince Slyke, was it not?”
“No! I was talking about Governor the haut Ilsum Kety!”
Miles tries to reconcile this with Rian’s story. He can’t decide whether Kety had sent Slyke to the Star Crèche, or Slyke had used Kety to manipulate Yenaro. Just then, Vorreedi appears around the corner, relieved at having found Miles and Ivan at last. Miles introduces Yenaro to Vorreedi; Vorreedi tells Yenaro that he just happened to meet up with a man who, apparently, was tasked with making sure Yenaro didn’t leave the dome alive. When Yenaro doesn’t volunteer any information in response, Vorreedi tells him that he’s got ten minutes until the fast-penta wears off. Yenaro leaves hastily.
Miles asks Vorreedi if it was true, and Vorreedi confirms it. He wonders, given Yenaro’s interest in Miles, if it’s more important to Barrayaran interest than it seems, though Miles quickly denies having been so angry at Yenaro to have hired the assassin himself. He does encourage Vorreedi to try to follow the link to whoever hired the assassin, calling it a hunch. As they leave the dome, Miles spots his contact-lady, and asks to speak to her; Vorreedi insists on coming along.
“Pardon me, milady. I just wanted to let you know that I will not be able to accept your invitation to visit, uh, this afternoon. Please convey my deepest regrets to your mistress.” Would she, and the haut Rian, interpret this as intended, as Abort, abort abort!? Miles could only pray so. “But if she can arrange instead a visit to the man’s cousin, I think that would be most educational.”
So maybe it’s not Slyke after all? Huh! Well, the first suspect is almost never the correct one, right? Though Ilsum Kety is really not a big surprise. A big surprise would have been, I don’t know, the old guy Miles ruled out almost at once. Though I guess there is still a potential co-conspirator with a float-chair out there. Anyway, it looks like between Yenaro’s revelation and Miles talking to the ghem-lady he’s decided in favour of Kety over Slyke, or at least wants Rian to consider him as a potential suspect as well, I suppose. It’s hard to tell exactly what he’s getting at with his circumlocutions.
I guess Vorreedi doesn’t take Miles’s wanderings as a serious issue yet, or he wouldn’t have let him and Ivan unattended so many times. Is he technically Miles’s superior on this mission? Let’s hope he ends up better than the ones in The Vor Game. The assassin is an actual sub-ghem, by the way, though we don’t get to see him, so he still doesn’t count as an actual civilian.
The kitten tree is always one of the most memorable scenes, and images, in the entire book. I like Miles’s description of Ivan as someone who is just as set on liberating kittens as he is on chasing women, and it reminds me of that scene in A Civil Campaign, with the kitten on the breakfast tray. I was never quite clear on whether the fruits “just weren’t ripe” yet, if the kittens would eventually be released or not. Compelling, and a little grotesque. And very Cetagandan. On the other hand, I had completely forgotten Yenaro’s final “prank” attempt…
Poor Miles, he could have gotten lucky with Lady Benello, though of course he would have felt guilty about it (for betraying Rian, perhaps?), and it came at a fairly bad time, too. Probably wouldn’t have worked out any better than the fetish girl on Beta Colony, either.
Into the second half of the book now, only six chapters left, so the action should be speeding up fairly shortly, I think. So until next week…
Posted in Cetaganda, Vorkosigan, tagged books, Bujold, Cetaganda, Haut, Miles, reread, Rian, science fiction, Vorkosigan, Vorpatril, Yenaro on April 10, 2012| 2 Comments »
Happy 10th of April, everyone, or should I say, April the 10th be with you? No? Well, most of you are probably seeing this on the 11th, or later, so never mind. Welcome back to the Vorkosigan Saga Reread, my attempt to do some justice and attract some well-deserved attention to the works of Lois McMaster Bujold, particularly her science fictional masterwork wherein she follows the adventures of Miles Vorkosigan and his friends and family. This week we continue another couple chapters further into Cetaganda, chronologically earlier than some novels published before it, covering Chapters Five and Six, where the true plot of the book at last emerges. Or should that be, already?
Miles and Ivan arrive at Yenaro’s party by groundcar. They confirm their comlinks are both working, and the driver tells them they have three units of backup nearby just in case, and a medic in a lightflyer forty-five seconds away. Yenaro’s mansion exhibits clear signs of aristocratic decay, apparently left to Yenaro without the money to keep it up. Miles notes that the ‘Autumn Leaves’ sculpture was Yenaro’s first, which he finds odd, and he wonders what they’ll find checking into the actual workers who put it together. Miles, in his fanciest dress blacks, has the Great Key with him, and has had it in his pocket all day, through a tour of the city and a classical dance performance, but so far no contact from Rian.
On one level, Miles was growing extremely sorry he had not taken the local ImpSec subordinates into his confidence on the very first day. But if he had, he would no longer be in charge of this little problem; the decisions would all have been hiked to higher levels, out of his control. The ice is thin. I don’t want anyone heavier than me walking on it just yet.
Yenaro greets them after they enter, and takes them to a shabbily but comfortably decorated room with a dozen other young ghems, more male than female, some of them with daringly unpainted faces. Incense burning nearby is apparently one of Yenaro’s own blends, incorporating a relaxant. Miles evinces an interest in seeing Yenaro’s laboratory, Ivan staying behind to strike up an acquaintance with two beautiful ghem-women. Another ghem-woman asking after a perfume she’d commissioned from Yenaro accompanies them. The lab is in a different building, across the garden, and Miles sees money spent on the lab rather than on the main house. The ingredients are all organized, and Yenaro says he can’t bear other people mucking with his system; Miles mentally contrasts this with the “hands are to be hired” attitude toward ‘Autumn Leaves’. Someone else, who Miles dubs ‘Lord X’, must have supplied the expertise there, and possibly knowledge of Miles’s vulnerabilities as well.
Fact One about Lord X: he had access to Cetagandan Security’s most detailed reports on Barrayarans of military or political significance . . . and their sons. Fact Two: he had a subtle mind. Fact Three . . . there was no fact three. Yet.
They return to find Ivan snuggling with the two women. Yenaro offers him a special beverage, putting Miles on the alert for poison, but Yenaro and other ghem-lords drink the “zlati ale” as well, and Ivan seems to enjoy his drink. Ivan shoos Miles away, and Miles turns his efforts to questioning the other ghem-lords, who are eager enough to talk about themselves. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be much of substance to any of them, locked in place with small horizons until they may happen to inherit something.
Excusing himself from the group, he finds a slightly older woman watching him; she smiles at him, comes forward, and asks if he’d like to walk in the garden with her. Her smile fades as they leave the house, and she leads him to a gate where a robed ba is waiting to escort him. Miles pointedly calls in on his comlink to let them know he’s “walking with a lady”. Miles and the ba cross a ravine onto another neglected estate, over a pond on a footbridge and into a wooded pavilion, where a haut-lady sphere waits.
Haut-lady Rian tells Miles she’s contacted him as promised for her “thing”, and Miles tells her he knows it’s the Great Key. He takes it out and she asks for it back, but Miles holds on to it, asking for information on how it came to be in his possession in the first place. He asks why Ba Lura had it on the space station in the first station; it couldn’t have been just theft, since there were surely more valuable artifacts available among the late Empress’s regalia. He asks Rian if Ba Lura was planning to blackmail her, and if she had it murdered, which Rian hotly denies. She says that Ba Lura would not have been selling it, so Miles presses her for more information. Rian says she doesn’t know who Ba Lura would have been bringing it to, and that she and the ba had had a disagreement.
Miles goes back to the beginning, telling the incident of the “man” with the false hair arriving at the airlock, and then of Miles seeing the same face on the dead ba. Rian tells Miles that she had found it missing that day, but she hadn’t used it for a couple of days before that. She’d seen Ba Lura the evening before, but could have come and gone at any time after that, and had refused to see her until the next morning. Then, it had confessed entering the wrong docking bay and losing it to the Barrayarans (after being attacked by six soldiers), and Miles swiftly asks who, in orbit, had been the intended recipient, which Rian refuses to answer. The Barrayarans had supposedly insulted the Celestial Lady and then tossed the ba out, where it returned home in shame.
Miles asks why the ba, if it were going to kill itself in shame, would have done so publicly, advertising its shame. Miles reiterates that there weren’t six Barrayaran soldiers, no slurs on the Celestial Lady, and the ba gave up its prize far too easily for such a degree of public shame. Rian asks for the Key back, but Miles says he still doesn’t understand who is trying to drag Barrayar into this Cetagandan issue, and why. He wants confirmation of her and her identity–he wants to see her through the force-bubble. She accedes to his condition, and makes her bubble transparent.
“Oh,” said Miles, in a very small voice.
She sat in a float-chair, clothed from slender neck to ankle in flowing robes of shining white, a dozen shimmering textures lying one atop another. Her hair glinted ebony, masses of it that poured down across her shoulders, past her lap, to coil around her feet. When she stood, it would trail on the floor like a banner. Her enormous eyes were an ice blue of such arctic purity as to make Lady Gelle’s eyes look like mud-puddles. Skin . . . Miles felt he had never seen skin before, just blotched bags people wore around themselves to keep from leaking. This perfect ivory surface . . . his hands ached with the desire to touch it, just once, and die. Her lips were warm, as if roses pulsed with blood. . . .
How old was she? Twenty? Forty? This was a haut-woman. Who could tell? Who could care? Men of the old religion had worshipped on their knees icons far less glorious, in beaten silver and hammered gold. Miles was on his knees now, and could not remember how he’d come to be there.
Miles instantly knows that he has fallen hopelessly in love with this unattainable woman, and without another word he lays the Great Key at her feet.
I left out most of the somewhat snide remarks Miles had made to himself about Rian up to this point, about how she was probably an “old battleaxe” or some such. Apparently not, then. It does seem that a certain amount of the haut (and ghem) genetic development, in the female line, at least, is aimed at sheer physical beauty, according to standards universal enough that a Barrayaran is ensnared by them. One wonders why they bother, unless, as Mia Maz might postulate, the ability to inspire devotion in men is just part of their power base. I’d theorize that haut males would have bred resistance to haut women, except that it’s the women who control the genome, isn’t it?
Looking at the idle rich ghem-lords makes me wonder again about the Cetagandan commoners. There must be some, right, just like there are many Barrayarans who aren’t Vor. There must be billions of them, in fact, but we never get to see them. On this visit, of course, the foreigners are somewhat circumscribed, but one wonders if Vorob’yev or even Mia Maz has any more contact with them. How do they fit in with the breeding plans of the Empire? Do the haut and ghem genes ever percolate down to them? How oppressed are they, anyway?
The mention of Yenaro’s capabilities with his perfumes makes Miles think that he could easily get a position with some corporation. Sadly, Yenaro probably never will, since “work” is something for the plebes, though he does seem to have a little cottage industry producing perfumes for his peers, at least. Assuming that they pay for them; it’s not clear that the ghem-lady who is fetching her perfume has paid for it, though maybe she did in advance, or maybe worrying about money is another one of those plebe things. Of course, perhaps Yenaro is getting money from another, more sinister source…
Rian picks up the Great Key and inserts a ring worn around her neck into the bird pattern at the end of the seal. Nothing happens, and she accuses Miles of having tampered with it, since it should have opened. Miles protests that he had done nothing, and says there are three possibilities–it was broken by someone else, it was reprogrammed, or it was replaced with a duplicate. Rian’s reaction leads Miles to think the last theory is the most plausible to her. Miles wonders if this substitute was supposed to have been sent back to Barrayar after being planted with him, but he can’t quite figure it out.
“Milady, talk to me. If it’s a duplicate, it’s obviously a very good duplicate. You now have it, to turn over at the ceremony. So what if it doesn’t work? Who’s going to check the function of some obsolete piece of electronics?”
“The Great Key is not obsolete. We used it every day.”
Miles says they have until the end of the funeral ceremonies, at least, to find the real one, or recreate it from backup. He can see that Rian is beginning to despair and think that Ba Lura had the right idea. She says there is no backup of the data on the Great Key, that its indispensability is a matter of control. Miles asks for an explanation, and Rian tells him that the Great Key contains the index to the Cetagandan gene banks; without it, it would take a generation to physically re-examine each sample and recover the information.
Miles rises to his feet, steeling himself to resist her beauty, and insists that, outlander or no, he’s involved in the problem now. He tells her she needs an ally, since she seems to be out of her depth, and doesn’t seem to want to involve local security. He asks he how she thinks he could possibly make matters any worse. She begins to speak, then stops. Miles reminds her that if Ba Lura was murdered, it was obviously done by someone with a dark sense of humour to leave the body in the rotunda.
Yes. Look past the surface. See me, not this joke of a body. . . . “And I am the one person on Eta Ceta you know didn’t do it. It’s the only certainty we share, so far. I claim a right to know who’s doing this to us. And the only chance in hell I have to figure out who, is to know exactly why.”
Still she sat silent.
“I already know enough to destroy you,” Miles added earnestly. “Tell me enough to save you!”
Rian tells him that the Dowager Empress disagreed with her son the Emperor about the gene bank. The Emperor wanted to keep it centralized, under his control, while the Empress wanted it dispersed, and backed up, for safety. The Emperor prevailed, until the Empress began to reach the end of her life, and she decided to put her plan into action. She had made eight copies of the gene bank–one for each satrap governor. The Great Key itself had not been duplicated yet–“control” again–when she died, leaving Rian and Ba Lura as executors of her plan. They were left without instructions for the duplication, and the original creation of the key had demanded much of the Empire’s resources. Ba Lura’s only plan was to enlist one of the satrap governors for help, which Rian herself thought too risky.
Miles interrupts to ask what would happen to the empire if each governor had their own copy of the gene bank. Rian says that each satrap would, in effect, be its own copy of the Cetagandan Empire–the Empire would have divided, like a cell, according to the Empress’s plan. Miles’s mind boggles at the chaos of war, civil and otherwise, that would erupt in this situation. He asks if the Emperor would consider her actions treasonous. Rian replies that she was merely following the Empress’s orders, but the satrap governors have all committed treason, having already received their gene banks. Each of them has been told he is the only one to have received the bank, to encourage secrecy.
“Do you know—I have to ask this.” I’m just not sure I want to hear the answer. “Do you know to which of the eight satrap governors Ba Lura was trying to take the Great Key for duplication, when it ran into us?”
“Ah,” Miles exhaled in pure satisfaction. “Now, now I know why I was set up. And why the ba died.”
Miles says that Ba Lura must have taken the actual Great Key to one of the governors, received the copy in return, and then deliberately planted the copy with the Barrayarans, though perhaps not as it had expected to. Then the governor arranged for Ba Lura’s death, silencing the only remaining witness, and planning to get a head start on his new gene bank after the funeral is over. Meanwhile, Barrayar gets the blame for the loss of the Great Key. Only Miles’s odd actions have kept this plan from coming to fruition. He asks Rian if she can verify it by examining the key, but she points out that she suspects Barrayar is fully capable of producing this nonfunctional duplicate, so Miles will have to find the real copy to prove his innocence.
“It seems that is just what I must discover, milady, to, to clear my name. To redeem my honor in your eyes.” The intrinsic fascination of an intellectual puzzle had brought him to this interview. He’d thought curiosity was his strongest driving force, till suddenly his whole personality had become engaged. It was like being under—no, like becoming an avalanche. “If I can discover this, will you . . .” what? Look favorably upon his suit? Despise him for an outlander barbarian all the same? “. . . let me see you again?”
He asks Rian if they can set up a better means to communicate. She offers him a comlink that she uses to communicate with her servitors, but when pressed she admits she doesn’t know how secure it is, and Miles suspects that Cetagandan security would make short work of it. He tells her to be careful, that whoever killed Ba Lura wouldn’t balk at targeting Rian herself, so she should conceal her possession of the fake Key, since Miles is obviously not following the script. He asks her to find out more about Ba Lura’s activities over the days before its death, and she tells him she will be in contact. She opaques her force bubble, and Miles returns to Yenaro’s house.
The party is still going on, some new faces, and many intoxicated by some means or another. Yenaro asks Miles where he’s been, and Miles tells him about taking a walk with a lady. Yenaro says that Ivan has been with the two ghem-ladies for a long time, which seems to puzzle him. Miles accepts a drink from Yenaro, reassessing the ghem-ladies in comparison to haut Rian; they come off much the worse, and Miles hopes this effect on his perception isn’t permanent. Miles and Yenaro kill time with idle chit-chat until Ivan finally appears from upstairs, descending quickly to rejoin Miles. He whispers that he thinks he’s been poisoned, though not seriously enough for the medic in the lightflyer, and insists they leave before Yenaro goes upstairs. He refuses to tell Miles more until they’re in the car.
In the groundcar, Ivan tells Miles that Yenaro seemed to have spiked his drink with an anti-aphrodisiac, probably hoping to humiliate him with the ghem-ladies, and he’s now more willing to believe Miles’s conspiracy theories. Ivan was forced to invent a tale about how Barrayarans pride themselves on self-control, and must satisfy their ladies before themselves. It took much time and effort, but Ivan was able to satisfy them and leave them asleep but happy. Ivan doesn’t want to tell ImpSec, but he does want a medical scan to reassure himself that the effect isn’t permanent. Miles reassures him that it was probably in the zlati ale, which Yenaro drank himself, so it’ll probably metabolize. Miles wonders if it’s just Yenaro playing these tricks, or if there’s someone else behind him, like Ba Lura’s murderer.
Ivan asks if Miles has gotten rid of the Great Key, and Miles says he has, but there’s still unfinished business, which is verging from security concerns into diplomatic ones. Which he’s not sure he trusts to someone in charge of a local ImpSec office. Still, he doesn’t know how long he’ll be able to continue without backup.
In his room, Miles avoids looking at his body as he strips off his somewhat soiled uniform. He assures himself that as a Barrayaran Vor, he’s practically a ghem-lord, and it’s not unknown for ghem-lords to be assigned haut wives, for great deeds. Like saving the Empire–always one of his goals, he just never thought it would be the Cetagandan Empire… Unfortunately, for the Emperor to reward him, he has to foil the Dowager Empress’s plan, but carrying it out is more likely to help win Rian’s affections. Either way, he needs to find Lord X, one of eight choices, which don’t seem like good odds.
The Empress’s plan to fission the Empire does seem more than a little destabilizing, though Rian, at least, doesn’t seem to think that’s her problem. Not much of a giveaway that Miles’s goal is, in the end, to stop that from happening, because otherwise the expansion of the Cetagandan Empire might have come to dominate the rest of the series. Spoiler alert–it didn’t. Maybe it’s just “status quo bias”, but the Barrayarans would probably rather the Cetagandan Empire remained stable. Unless, of course, it were guaranteed to become weaker in the process, I suppose… But I don’t think that Gregor, Aral and Illyan are quite that cold-blooded, luckily.
So does Miles turn out to be, after all, the best person to handle this delicate affair? The only one who wouldn’t have divested themselves of the thing in the first place (as Ivan probably would have), leading to the unprovable assertion “We don’t have it!” when challenged…or sent it back to Barrayar, as Miles suspects the ImpSec types would have? The only one to risk everything to try to keep someone else’s Empire stable? Because Miles does believe that honour does apply to enemies as well, something not every Barrayaran would admit. Bujold does manage to convince us, first that Miles’s curiosity is engaged, and his unwillingness to give up his pet intelligence project, until he sees the greater implications. Maybe he should trust his fellow countrymen a little more, but I suspect he wouldn’t trust Ungari, or Overholt, with the Key, and certainly not Metzov, and since Vorreedi is an unknown quantity, he’s forced to rely on Ivan, who at least has familial bonds, and a certain amount of friendship, to make him inclinced to help Miles, at least to a point…
Next week, on the exciting 17th of April, it will doubtless be time, unfortunately, for us to be introduced to eight potential suspects at once. Oy vey, that’ll be fun to summarize. I may have to use bullet points or something. We’ll see if I’ve reached the point (on, what, my fourth or fifth read of the book) where I can actually remember who the bad guy(s) is/are. I’ll try not to give it away, unless I’m pretty sure I’m wrong…
Posted in Cetaganda, Vorkosigan, tagged books, Bujold, Cetaganda, Marilac, Mia Maz, reread, science fiction, Vervain, Vorkosigan, Vorob'yev, Vorpatril, Yenaro on March 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Welcome back to the Vorkosigan Saga Reread, as we enter a whole new era, by which I mean a new omnibus. This one is, for some reason, called Miles, Mystery and Mayhem, and it looks like it contains Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos, and “Labyrinth”, only two of which actually have Miles in them, but I suppose they all have mystery and mayhem to a greater or lesser degree. The first of them, Cetaganda, probably contains a fair bit more mystery than mayhem, depending on how you define them, of course. It comes fairly late in publication order, later even than The Vor Game, and I think is the last one published that was out of chronological order–that is, the last one to come chronologically before any other already-published novels. So she hasn’t done that in a while, but I suspect that, given the large gap before Cryoburn, we wouldn’t mind something filling that in at some point…
I am amused to note that at the beginning of Miles, Mystery and Mayhem electronic copy (I don’t have a paper copy to check, alas) there is a nice little wormhole map of Barrayar and some of its environs, including Komarr, Pol, The Hegen Hub, Vervain, Aslund… Yes, that’s right, this is the map that actually should have been in The Vor Game, a.k.a. Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Omnibus. Oops. Anyway, that’s enough ado, so on I shall proceed to cover the events of the first two chapters of Cetaganda…
Lieutenants Miles Vorkosigan and Ivan Vorpatril are in a small personnel pod being piloted from a Barrayaran courier vessel toward a station orbiting the Cetagandan homeworld, Eta Ceta IV. Miles compares the many lights on the planet below to the comparative sparseness of population on Barrayar, as he compares Ivan’s stature and handsomeness to his own stunted figure.
Barrayaran Imperial Security didn’t pay him to be pretty, thank God, they paid him to be smart. Still, the morbid thought did creep in that he had been sent along on this upcoming circus to stand next to Ivan and make him look good. ImpSec certainly hadn’t given him any more interesting missions, unless you could call Security Chief Illyan’s last curt “. . . and stay out of trouble!” a secret assignment.
On the other hand, maybe Ivan had been sent along to stand next to Miles and make him sound good. Miles brightened slightly at the thought.
They are there to attend the funeral of the haut-lady Dowager Empress, and they speculate idly whether her death was natural. Miles points out that she was a generation older than his grandfather, after all, and if it were at all suspicious, likely Illyan would have kept them home. And if the Emperor had died instead, then they’d be in some defensive outpost hoping the Cetagandan war of succession didn’t spill over. As it is, they’re just there to pay their respects and report on the event for Illyan later. All the haut-lord satrap governors are going to attend.
“If any two governors come, I suppose the rest have to show up, just to keep an eye on each other.” Ivan’s brows rose. “Should be quite a show. Ceremony as Art. Hell, the Cetagandans make blowing your nose an art. Just so they can sneer at you if you get the moves wrong. One-upmanship to the nth power.”
“It’s the one thing that convinces me that the Cetagandan haut-lords are still human, after all that genetic tinkering.”
Ivan grimaced. “Mutants on purpose are mutants still.” He glanced down at his cousin’s suddenly stiff form, cleared his throat, and tried to find something interesting to look at out the canopy.
“You’re so diplomatic, Ivan,” said Miles through a tight smile. “Try not to start a war single . . . mouthed, eh?”
The pod is piloted into their assigned docking station, and Ivan and Miles unbuckle and head for the airlock. As it opens, a man hurtles inside, white-haired but with no facial hair. As he reached for a pocket of his uniform vest, Miles shouts “Weapon!” and Ivan launches himself at the man. The man pulls a nerve disrupter from his trouser pocket, but Ivan dislodges it, and it ricochets throughout the cabin before Miles snatches it. Ivan gets him in an armlock, and Miles pulls the object out of his vest pocket, an odd wand somewhat like a shock stick. The man cries out in dismay as Miles takes it, continuing to struggle.
The intruder shook off Ivan’s grip and recoiled to the hatchway. There came one of those odd pauses that sometimes occur in close combat, everyone gulping for breath in the rush of adrenaline. The old man stared at Miles with the rod in his fist; his expression altered from fright to—was that grimace a flash of triumph? Surely not. Demented inspiration?
The man ducks back through the airlock, and kicks Ivan back into the pod when he tries to follow. By the time they emerge from the pod, he’s disappeared out of the docking bay. Miles tells Ivan the man had a desperate look to him, even before he drew a weapon. They look around and realize that nobody else is there, Barrayaran or Cetagandan, and wonder where their welcoming committee is. Miles points out two surveillance cameras ripped from their moorings, so it looks like the man wasn’t any kind of official emissary. They speculate on whether he wanted to pod for an escape, or if he was after Miles, and wonder where station security is. Ivan notes that the man must have been in disguise, since the hair that came loose during the struggle has an obvious adhesive at one end, and Miles wonders if station security has cleared personnel out of the station to try to hunt down a fugitive.
The pilot tells them that flight control has stated quite forcefully that they are in the wrong dock, and orders them to leave the station and wait for instructions, even though he’s sure he docked at the coordinates he was given. They reboard the pod and the pilot undocks. He asks if he should report the incident to station security, and Miles tells him to wait until they ask, since it’s not their job to do the Cetagandans’ work for them. Ivan is dubious, but Miles says the competency of Cetagandan station security is doubtless something Illyan would be interested in. Miles examines the items they captured. The nerve disrupter is civilian make, not military, high quality but not decorated, meant to be concealed.
The short rod was odder still. Embedded in its transparent casing was a violent glitter, looking decorative; Miles was sure microscopic examination would reveal fine dense circuitry. One end of the device was plain, the other covered with a seal which was itself locked in place.
“This looks like it’s meant to be inserted in something,” he said to Ivan, turning the rod in the light.
“Maybe it’s a dildo.” Ivan smirked.
Miles snorted. “With the ghem-lords, who can say? But no, I don’t think so.” The indented seal on the end-cap was in the shape of some clawed and dangerous-looking bird. Deep within the incised figure gleamed metallic lines, the circuit-connections. Somewhere somebody owned the mate, a raised screaming bird-pattern full of complex encodes which would release the cover, revealing . . . what? Another pattern of encodes? A key for a key . . . It was all extraordinarily elegant. Miles smiled in sheer fascination.
Ivan asks if he’s going to give it back, and Miles says he will if they ask for it, otherwise he’ll keep it as a souvenir. Or give it to Illyan, whose cryptographers could probably spend a long time picking it apart. To placate Ivan, Miles gives him the nerve disrupter. They receive new docking instructions, and end up two rows up from their original dock. They debark again, a little more hesitantly this time. They are met by Lord Vorob’yev, the Barrayaran ambassador, with four Barrayaran guards, and two Cetagandan station officials. Miles is taken aback by the lack of Cetagandan security he was expecting, and realizes they didn’t connect their pod to the fugitive below.
They give a coded diplomatic disk to Vorob’yev and declare their six pieces of luggage, but don’t mention their more recent acquisitions. One of the Cetagandans takes their luggage off, no doubt to be searched, but Vorob’yev tells them not to worry, it will be returned, eventually. Miles tells Vorob’yev their trip was uneventful, but comments that they were redirected to a different docking port at first, and Vorob’yev says this is just a particularly ornate runaround to put the Barrayarans in their place. They go to Vorob’yev’s diplomatic shuttle, leaving their Cetagandan escort outside, and relax in Vorob’yev’s lounge with a glass of wine.
Miles debates on whether to tell Vorob’yev about the incident, as Ivan silently urges him, but he tries to consider possibilities. The Cetagandans could be stringing them along waiting for them to incriminate themselves, or they may just not have caught up with the fugitive yet. Their luggage arrives as they finish their wine, and as Vorob’yev goes to deal with it, Ivan asks Miles what he’s up to. Miles isn’t sure, off-balance because the Cetagandans failed to respond as he thought they would. He tells Ivan they should be reporting to Lord Vorreedi, who’s in charge of ImpSec at the embassy. Miles doesn’t look forward to having this little mystery taken out of his hands, though.
Vorob’yev returns and tells them they are welcome that evening to attend a reception at the Marilacan Embassy, which he heartily recommends. Ivan asks about clothing, and Vorob’yev recommends they stick to uniforms, which will help keep them from running afoul of the complex Cetagandan language of clothes. The shuttle undocks from the station, and Miles concludes that the fugitive must have eluded the Cetagandans, and nobody else knows of their little prizes.
Miles kept his hand down, and did not touch the concealed lump in his tunic. Whatever the device was, that fellow knew Miles had it. And he could surely find out who Miles was. I have a string on you, now. If I let it play out, something must surely climb back up it to my hand, right? This could shape up into a nice little exercise in intelligence/counter-intelligence, better than maneuvers because it was real. No proctor with a list of answers lurked on the fringes recording all his mistakes for later analysis in excruciating detail. A practice-piece. At some stage of development an officer had to stop following orders and start generating them. And Miles wanted that promotion to ImpSec captain, oh yes. Might he somehow persuade Vorreedi to let him play with the puzzle despite his diplomatic duties?
I never remember Vorob’yev’s name, though now I wonder how I could forget it with its awkward (from the Anglophone standpoint) apostrophe in the middle. Apologies to my friend Anna Korra’ti if she happens to be reading this, but I’ve never been sure about the usage of apostrophes in fantasy names, so I’m obscurely troubled when I find them in real-world names too. I find it a little puzzling, since from what little I know of Russian, the apostrophe is often used to represent the glottalization of a consonant…but so is the “y”, so are they really both needed? Not sure. In any case, it’s awkward to type.
Earlier I think I mentioned Cetaganda as one of the “planet” books, but I guess that’s not strictly true. Cetaganda isn’t a planet, it’s an empire, and each of the planets (as we see later) is Something Ceta, where Something tends to be a Greek letter. Where this actually comes from is unclear, since it’s not an astronomical thing, or at least not an Earth-centered one. The constellation of Cetus, the whale, is well known for the star Tau Ceti, among the nearest sunlike stars, but Tau Ceti appears on the Nexus map and is not part of Cetaganda; there’s a completely different Tau Ceta which is one of the Cetagandan worlds. Anyway, it’s clear where the “Ceta” comes from, but what about the “ganda”? It’s a mystery, I guess.
I can understand Ivan’s frustration with Miles’s refusal to offload the mystery onto their superiors, though it’s entirely in character for Miles not to want to. Here he is on a completely non-Dendarii mission, which he doesn’t want to be just boring and diplomatic, and this thing drops right into his lap; of course he wants to explore it. One can already see him burning through another superior or two, like ImpSec Captain Lord Vorreedi…
Reading chronologically, it’s almost a little frustrating to see Miles with no Dendarii. First we see him in The Warrior’s Apprentice, at the end of which he’s forced to leave the Dendarii behind, and then in The Vor Game he is reunited with them and assigned as a liaison. And now we have Cetaganda, where (spoiler alert) the Dendarii never appear. Again, this was written chronologically out of order, as Bujold filled in a time gap, and explained some of the events in her (very early) novel Ethan of Athos, and by that point she’d already written several Dendarii stories. She never really did a straight Dendarii novel, if there really was such a thing, and one presumes she was never really that interested in that kind of story, so there’s lots of gaps in the timeline.
Miles dawdles about getting dressed for the reception, trying to figure out whether he should carry the rod with him or leave it in the room. Ivan chides him for his slowness and says that maybe it’s a practical joke designed to drive Miles crazy. Miles makes a quick sketch of the symbol on the end on a plastic flimsy and leaves the rod in his dresser, telling Ivan that since they don’t have a lead-lined box, it doesn’t really matter where they hide it. Ivan says they have one in the embassy, but Miles says that since Vorreedi is out of town, trying to deal with some Barrayaran merchant ship impounded at a jump station, he’s reluctant to tell anyone else at the embassy about it.
Ivan once again tells Miles to finish getting ready. Miles puts his leg braces on under his uniform trousers, lamenting the fact that he hasn’t had his bones replaced with plastic yet. They join Vorob’yev in the foyer and head over to the Marilacan embassy, which he tells them is “neutral but non-secured territory”. There won’t be any haut-lords there, but there may be some minor ghem-lords. Vorob’yev notes that Marilac has been accepting much “aid” from Cetaganda, thinking that that will keep them safe.
“The Marilacans aren’t paying sufficient attention to their own wormhole nexus maps,” Vorob’yev went on. “They imagine they are at a natural border. But if Marilac were directly held by Cetaganda, the next jump would bring them to Zoave Twilight, with all its cross-routes, and a whole new region for Cetagandan expansion. Marilac is in exactly the same relationship to the Zoave Twilight crossings as Vervain is to the Hegen Hub, and we all know what happened there.” Vorob’yev’s lips twisted in irony. “But Marilac has no interested neighbor to mount a rescue as your father did for Vervain, Lord Vorkosigan. And provocative incidents can be manufactured so easily.”
Miles is worried briefly that Vorob’yev is alluding to Miles’s own experiences in the Hegen Hub, but concludes that he has no way of knowing of Miles’s involvement. They discuss the way that the ghem-generals are subdued by the failure in Vervain, and Ghem-General Estanis having committed suicide, even though he may have some help along the way.
“Thirty-two stab wounds in the back, worst case of suicide they ever saw?” murmured Ivan, clearly fascinated by the gossip.
“Exactly, my lord.” Vorob’yev’s eyes narrowed in dry amusement. “But the ghem-commanders’ loose and shifting relationship to the assorted secret haut-lord factions lends an unusual degree of deniability to their operations. The Vervain invasion is now officially described as an unauthorized misadventure. The erring officers have been corrected, thank you.”
“What do they call the Cetagandan invasion of Barrayar in my grandfather’s time?” Miles asked. “A reconnaissance in force?”
Vorob’yev tells them that ImpSec has been informed of his suspicions about Marilac, but so far it’s just a theory. He asks them to keep an ear open for interesting gossip and information, and relay it to Vorreedi when he returns, while trying to not to give away too much in return. Their car drives into the Marilacan embassy’s garage and into a foyer, then the lobby where the reception is taking place.
The center of the lobby was occupied by a large multi-media sculpture, real, not a projection. Trickling water cascaded down a fountain reminiscent of a little mountain, complete with impressionistic mountain-paths one could actually walk upon. Colored flakes swirled in the air around the mini-maze, making delicate tunnels. From their green color Miles guessed they were meant to represent Earth tree leaves even before he drew close enough to make out the realistic details of their shapes. The colors slowly began to change, from twenty different greens to brilliant yellows, golds, reds and black-reds. As they swirled they almost seemed to form fleeting patterns, like human faces and bodies, to a background of tinkling like wind chimes. So was it meant to be faces and music, or was it just tricking his brain into projecting meaningful patterns onto randomness? The subtle uncertainty attracted him.
The Marilacan ambassador, Bernaux, tells them that the sculpture, called ‘Autumn Leaves’, is a gift from a local ghem-lord. After being introduced to Bernaux, they are set loose to mingle, though Miles wishes he could listen in on Vorob’yev and Bernaux’s conversation. Miles and Ivan separate, and Miles watches ‘Autumn Leaves’ cycle through to a cold, bleak winter. He doesn’t see any hairless faces that could be their mysterious fugitive, but he watches as Ivan quickly corrals himself a ghem-lady. Miles considers the difference between himself and Ivan, how Ivan can bounce back from rejections until he finds an acceptance, while Miles takes them personally and spends his time brooding instead.
Ivan, Miles and the ghem-lady are soon joined by a ghem-lord who is introduced as Yenaro, who turns out to be the sculptor who created ‘Autumn Leaves’. The ghem-lady, Gelle, introduces the Barrayarans to Yenaro, who tells Miles that they have a connection–his grandfather as the ghem-general who commanded the Barrayaran invasion (not “reconaissance”) that Miles’s grandfather Piotr repulsed. Miles points out that General Yenaro was only the last of the five commanders, and received more than his due share of blame as a result.
Gelle asks Yenaro about the “banal” sculpture in the lobby, which Yenaro says is only a practice piece, but the Marilacans are happy enough with it. He prefers to create scents, himself, putting down Gelle’s own scent in the process. He also tells her how Ivan is a biological body-birth, which Gelle apparently finds faintly off-putting, deploring Yenaro’s obnoxiousness and taking her leave.
Yenaro tells them that they should experience the sculpture from the inside. Miles agrees, but is then called over by Vorob’yev, though he promises to return. Vorob’yev introduces him to an attractive, slightly older woman named Mia Maz, from the Vervani Embassy. Maz specializes in women’s etiquette, and has apparently been trying for some time to convince Vorob’yev that he needs a women’s expert as well. Vorob’yev protests that he hasn’t one with the experience, and Miles suggests that Maz could take on an apprentice. Vorob’yev excuses himself, and Maz expresses her gratitude to Miles for his father’s help against the Cetagandan invasion attempt.
Miles asks Maz if the ghem-ladies are really that different, and Maz insists they are, though she admits the Barrayarans have more in common with the ghem-lords than many other cultures do. The haut-lords and ladies, on the other hand, are entirely different, each sex with its own area of power and control, though mysterious to outsiders. Miles takes a chance and shows her the sketch of the bird-logo from the rod, asking her if she recognizes it. Maz says that it looks like a personal seal, rather than a family, but it lacks the decorative cartouches which have been in vogue for three generations so it must be an old one.
Ivan reappears with Yenaro, turning his charms on Mia Maz, and insisting that Miles take a turn passing through the sculpture as Ivan has just done. Miles reluctantly takes leave of Maz and lets Yenaro escort him inside. Miles asks for technical details, and Yenaro says that the floating flakes are driven by magnetism, not gravity, but it emerges that it was really put together by technicians, with Yenaro as the designer. Yenaro and Miles get into a discussion on whether design is sufficient, or if physical work is equally of value, and Yenaro invites Miles to a private gathering at his home two nights hence, which Miles decides to accept.
They enter the sculpture, and Miles is interested enough until he realizes that he can feel burning sensation in his legs–something about the magnetism is heating up his leg braces, and he frantically peels them off, leaving burns on his legs and hands. Yenaro calls for help, and Miles finds he’s drawn the attention of most of the attendees. Miles concludes that the magnetic fields used by the sculpture had a bad effect on the metal of the braces, like shoving them in a microwave.
Bernaux asks if he wants to go visit the embassy infirmary, but Miles says he’d rather go home. Yenaro, distraught, insists that the sculpture be destroyed, though Bernaux temporizes that they may settle for just doing a thorough safety check. Ivan and Vorob’yev escort Miles to the Barrayaran groundcar and head back to their embassy. They discuss whether this was more than an accident–the field would have been harmless to anyone not wearing a lot of metal, but it seems like it would have taken too much lead time. Their departure had been scheduled two weeks ago, the reception invitation came three days ago, and the sculpture had only been installed the day before.
Vorob’yev thought it over. “I think I must agree with you, Lord Vorpatril. Shall we put it down as an unfortunate accident, then?”
“Provisionally,” said Miles. That was no accident. I was set up. Me, personally. You know there’s a war on when the opening salvo arrives.
Except that, usually, one knew why a war had been declared. It was all very well to swear not to be blindsided again, but who was the enemy here?
Lord Yenaro, I bet you throw a fascinating party. I wouldn’t miss it for worlds.
Second bizarre incident, check. No suspicious deaths, yet–the Dowager Empress’s doesn’t count, I don’t think–but definitely a mystery looming. We have nowhere near enough information about anything yet, but what’s going on is definitely very Cetagandan, if nothing else. Or “Byzantine”, if you prefer. I don’t recall yet if Cetaganda is really a hotbed of intrigue, but I suspect that it is, with haut-lords plotting and ghem-lords carrying out their schemes, or something like that.
One thing I don’t recall us ever seeing is regular, everyday Cetagandans. We see the lords and ladies, and a few police-types, but what about the Cetagandan civilians? Are they oppressed, or fairly free? The fact that they still live in a monarchy implies something closer to the former, since the Cetagandans seem a little more paranoid, if more technologically sophisticated, than Barrayarans. Or are there any civilians? Is everyone either ghem or haut? I suspect not–after all, we see a lot of Barrayaran Lords, but there are still regular people out there too, in the cities as well as the backwoods.
More than a few references to past Cetagandan adventures–Mia Maz and her thanks from Vervain–and future ones, with Vorob’yev’s discussion of Marilac’s relationship with the Cetagandans. From books already published, by this point, so this is more backfilling, like the links to Ethan of Athos I mentioned earlier (though they don’t come up until much later).
Yenaro is so obviously a rebellious youngster, like a teenager, emotionally, an artist working with scents as a way of annoying his no-doubt militaristic ghem-lord father. This is probably why we haven’t had nearly as much trouble with the Cetagandans in a while, if the up-and-coming generation are this kind of “retro-avant” spoiled dilettantes.
So, two chapters in, we can see that Cetaganda is shaping up to be a mystery, of a sort, though what kind is not quite clear. We have an implicit promise from the author that things will be explained if we read to the end, though, so please join me next week as I continue to do so.
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Sheikh Salih al-Fawzan directs an "unprecedented" attack on suicide bombings, condemning them as being "in the path of Satan." He also condemns terrorist groups, saying those in the West who associate Islam with terrorism do so "to deceive, or out of ignorance," but then goes on to says that "Jihad comes by authoritative decree, which cannot be given except by the responsible authority." In other words, there's nothing wrong with jihad terrorism per se, but the Saudis should be the ones declaring it, not al-Qa'ida or other terrorist groups.
Sheikh Salih al-Fawzan directs an "unprecedented" attack on suicide bombings, condemning them as being "in the path of Satan." He also condemns terrorist groups, saying those who associate Islam with terrorism do so "to deceive, or out of ignorance," but then goes on to says that "Jihad comes by authoritative decree, which cannot be given except by the responsible authority." In other words, there is nothing wrong with jihad terrorism per se, but the Saudis should be the ones declaring it, not al-Qa'ida or other terrorist groups.
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Translations of Arabic/Islamic Media
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A member of the Senior Ulema Council in Saudi Arabia directed an unprecedented attack on suicide operations, considering their perpetrators as mujahideen in the path of Satan.
Sheikh Salih al-Fawzan, one of the most important members of the Saudi Senior Ulema Council, ruled that killing oneself through suicide operations is not permissible...
In his comments regarding the Alexandria church bombing, he said: "This is treachery. If it was done by Egyptian Muslims, then it was treachery, for these Christians have a dhimma pact with the Egyptians, for they are their neighbors and reside with them. Therefore treachery is not permissible with them. If (the perpetrators) were from outside of Egypt, then this would not be counted against Egypt."
Sheikh Salih al-Fawzan expressed his dismay over the connection of terrorism with Islam, saying: "As you know, the word 'terrorist' and the word 'Islam' have now become connected. If you say 'Muslim,' they say, "This is a terrorist, for their Islam is terrorist," whether intending to deceive, or out of ignorance of Islam."
The member of the Senior Ulema Council stressed that, "Jihad comes by authoritative decree, which cannot be given except by the responsible authority. The terrorist acts carried out now are not jihad but sabotage." [...]
A Member of the Saudi Senior Ulema Council: Those Who Carry Out Suicide Operations Are Mujahideen in the Path of Satan
Turki al-Sahil, Riyadh, al-Sharq al-Awsat, January 7, 2011
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==News items and articles==
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===2011===
Maynard, Melissa. "[http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=591002 Outsourcing the local library can lead to a loud backlash.]" Stateline, August 1, 2011.
Goldberg, Beverly. "[http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/07272011/privatization-and-pushback-proceed-santa-clarita Privatization—and Pushback—Proceed in Santa Clarita]." American Libraries, 07/27/2011.
Kelley, Michael. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/891415-264/santa_clarita_library_opens_its.html.csp Santa Clarita Library Opens Its Doors to LSSI as Toronto Gears Up for an Outsourcing Fight]." Library Journal, July 26, 2011.
Cunningham, Matthew. "[http://www.city-journal.org/2011/cjc0609mc.html Don't Privatize That Book!: The Service Employees International Union tries to stop California cities from outsourcing library services]." City Journal, June 9, 2011.
"[http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jun/07/editorial-time-to-shelve-bad-library-bill Time to shelve bad library bill]." Editorial, Ventura County Star, June 7, 2011.
Dave, Paresh. "[http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/despite-strong-opposition-from.html Make it hard to privatize libraries, California Assembly says]." Capitol Alert Blog of the Sacramento Bee, June 3, 2011.
Bell, Steven. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/890580-264/outsourcing_or_partnerships__from.html.csp Outsourcing or Partnerships? | From the Bell Tower - Academic libraries have largely been unaffected by the outsourcing of services to private entities seen in the public library sphere, but what if that trend catches on in higher education?]" Library Journal, May 12, 2011.
[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ron-dubberly-becomes-president-of-lssi-121658973.html Ron Dubberly Becomes President of LSSI: Library industry leader is promoted to President of the company]. PRNewswire, May 11, 2011.
Morris, David. "[http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/the-public-library-manifesto The Public Library Manifesto: Why libraries matter, and how we can save them.]" YES! Magazine ([http://www.yesmagazine.org/about About YES!]), May 6, 2011.
Castro, Tony. "[http://www.dailynews.com/ci_17685487 Santa Clarita wins court battle in privatization of its libraries: Suit blocking secession from county system is dismissed.]" Daily News Los Angeles, March 23, 2011.
Munsil, Leigh. "[http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/carrollton-farmers-branch/headlines/20101117-farmers-branch-council-votes-unanimously-to-privatize-mankse-library.ece Farmers Branch council votes unanimously to privatize Mankse Library]." The Dallas Morning News, November 17, 2010.
"[http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=16662 VIDEO: Should public libraries be managed by private firms?]" CVBT: Central Valley Business Times (Stockton, CA), 10/24/2010:
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors is exploring with the city of Stockton the potential benefits of privatizing their jointly owned public libraries, using Library Systems & Services LLC, of Germantown, Md., which refers to itself as LSSI. Two leaders of the opposition to the move -- Vince Perrin, president of the Friends of the Stockton Public Library, and Colleen Foster, retired director of the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library, talk with CVBT about their concerns. Please click on the play arrow below to watch.
Kelley, Michael. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/887353-264/lssi_wins_new_contract_in.html.csp LSSI Wins New Contract in California]." Library Journal, Oct 19, 2010.
Clerici, Kevin. "[http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/oct/15/ventura-might-take-page-out-of-camarillo-library Ventura may take page out of Camarillo book, leave library system]." Ventura County Star, October 15, 2010.
Kahl, Glenn. "[http://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/archive/17741 Council hopefuls on different pages about privatization of Manteca Library]." The Manteca Bulletin, 10/15/2010.
Storer, Mark. "[http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/oct/14/camarillo-council-votes-to-leave-county-library Camarillo council votes to leave county library system]." Ventura County Star, October 14, 2010.
Solis, Dianne. "[http://farmersbranchblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/10/two-proposals-received-to-run.html Two proposals received to run the Manske public library]." Dallas Morning News, October 12, 2010:
Two proposals are in to take over administration and operation of the Manske Library in Farmers Branch. One comes from Danita Barber, the current head librarian at the Mankse on Webb Chapel Road. The second comes from Library Systems & Services, LLC., a Germantown, Maryland-based firm that was founded in 1981. The potential outsourcing of the library has kicked up [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/090610dnmetfblibrary.26ee90b.html plenty of controversy] in Farmers Branch over spending priorities and the role of government in a sagging economy. City officials have said they can save about $290,000 by outsourcing or privatizing. But many citizens have protested a privatization or outsourcing move, saying the administration of the library should be retained. Others have suggested shorter hours and work furloughs for library staff--measures instituted by the city of Dallas. Bruce Crozier, a library board member, says a decision shouldn't be made "purely" on dollars. A decision is expected in November.
Morgan, Mary. "[http://annarborchronicle.com/2010/10/05/ann-arbor-district-library-board-election Ann Arbor District Library Board Election: Seven candidates vie for four seats on Nov. 2]." The Ann Arbor Chronicle, October 5, 2010:
On Sept. 28, the League of Women Voters hosted a combined forum for candidates for Ann Arbor District Library board . . . Five of the seven candidates attended the forum . . . The forum took place at Community Television Network studios and was recorded – it is [http://a2cititv.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=acd186e08d1dde263c73f77a2f2f9fa5 available online] through CTN's video-on-demand service. The hour-long event was moderated by Nancy Schewe, and questions covered a broad range of library-related topics. . . (including) Privatization of Libraries -- Question: A private company in Maryland has taken over public libraries in many cities in California, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas. What's your opinion about privatizing libraries? Do you foresee privatizing any library services – and if so, what?
Stevens, Roberta (ALA President 2010-2011). "[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/opinion/l04library.html Public Libraries: Endangered or Saved?]" New York Times, October 3, 2010. (Letters to the Editor section, followed by letters by: Frank A. Pezzanite, President and Chief Executive, Library Systems & Services, Germantown, Md., Sept. 29, 2010; Librarian Margaret M. Churley, River Edge, N.J., Sept. 27, 2010; and Library board member Joan Larsen, Park Forest, Ill., Sept. 27, 2010)
Snell, Lisa. "[http://reason.org/blog/show/why-the-new-york-times-and-library Why the New York Times and Library Patrons Shouldn't Be Angry About Privatized Libraries]." Out of Control Policy Blog of Reason Magazine, September 27, 2010.
Streitfield, David. "[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/business/27libraries.html Anger as a Private Company Takes Over Libraries]." New York Times, September 26, 2010. [http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/business/27libraries.html Comments to article] (New York Times would accept no more after receiving 599 of them).
Goldberg, Beverly. "[http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/07142010/california-groups-oppose-library-privatization-talks California Groups Oppose Library Privatization Talks]." American Libraries, 07/14/2010.
Neale, Rick. "[http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100711/NEWS01/7110316/Brevard-checks-out-private-option Brevard checks out private option]." FLORIDA TODAY, July 11, 2010.
Wyatt, Dennis. "[http://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/article/15588/ Checking out private partnership: Library system pondering exploring management outsourcing]." The Manteca (California) Bulletin, June 27, 2010.
Kressel, Shirley. "[http://www.mysouthend.com/index.php?ch=columnists&sc=city_streets&sc2=&sc3=&id=106710 Allow privatization of public domain at your own peril]." South End News (of Boston, Massachusetts), Jun 12, 2010.
Wyatt, Dennis. "[http://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/archive/14977/ Privatization of library is possible: Manteca council may revive library task force]." The Manteca (California) Bulletin, June 4, 2010.
Library Journal NewsDesk: "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprint/currentissue/884453-403/newsdesk.html.csp Nevada County, CA, Nixes Library Outsourcing]." 03/15/2010:
After major public outcry, including a community fundraising drive, the Board of Supervisors of Nevada County, CA, unanimously voted November 23 to reject outsourcing the Nevada County Library to Library Systems & Services, LLC (LSSI). They modified the recommendation of County Executive Officer Rick Haffey, who followed the lead of two committees and County Librarian Mary Ann Trygg.
While that proposal would reduce staff hours without layoffs, in anticipation of better times, the plan adopted includes layoffs and a loss of 3.75 FTE positions. (The county economy relies significantly on tourism, and the sales tax supporting the library is off by $400,000.)
Oder, Norman. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6719120.html In Nevada County, CA, an Outsourcing Proposal Stirs Controversy - Committees recommend against LSSI bid; county administrator to make recommendation this week]." Library Journal, 02/16/2010.
Oder, Norman. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6718973.html LSSI Loses Challenge to Florida Rule Requiring Full-Time Directors: Claims it hampers effort to get contracts; has spent $600,000 on marketing in Florida]." Library Journal, 02/12/2010.
Larsen, William. "[http://www.theunion.com/article/20100116/OPINION/100119804/1024 Other Voices: Privatization should not be an option]." TheUnion.com (Serving Western Nevada County California), 1/16/2010.
Moran, Jessica. "[http://www.theunion.com/article/20091013/OPINION/910129967/1024/NONE Other Voices: Library privatization wouldn't be better]." TheUnion.com (Serving Western Nevada County California), 10/13/2009.
Moller, Dave. "[http://www.theunion.com/article/20091012/NEWS/910119996/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1053 To survive, public libraries going private]." TheUnion.com (Serving Western Nevada County California), October 12, 2009.
Walker, Keith. "[http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/manassas_park/article/manassas_park_eyes_own_library/44997 Manassas Park eyes own library]." InsideNoVA.com News & Messenger (Serving Prince William, Manassas, and Manassas Park of Virginia), October 11, 2009.
Mann, Damian. "[http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090917/NEWS02/909179998/-1/NEWSMAP Library use up: Despite reduced hours, more patrons are checking out books]." Ashland (Oregon) Daily Tidings, September 17, 2009.
Carroquino, Carmen. "[http://seminolevoice.com/Seminole_Voice/article.asp?ID=2158 Seminole's people protest library privatization]." Seminole Voice (of Orlando, Florida), July 31, 2009.
Library Journal NewsDesk: "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6657403.html FL County Drops LSSI Idea]." 5/15/2009:
After receiving a petition signed by nearly 700 residents, the Board of County Commissioners in Hernando County, FL, unanimously tabled a proposal to consider privatizing the management of the Hernando County Public Library to outsourcing vendor Library Systems & Services LLC (LSSI).
According to Hernando Today, county officials were skeptical about LSSI's plans to save $500,000 a year running the six library branches, especially since unionized public employees transferring to the private sector would cost the county some $250,000 in accrued benefits.
See April 4, 2009 ''Hernando Today'' story, [http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2009/apr/04/ha-privatizing-libraries-idea-put-on-hold Privatizing Libraries Idea Put On Hold], by Michael D. Bates.
Oder, Norman. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6642143.html MA Library, After Rejecting LSSI, Lays Off Director To Save Money]." Library Journal, 3/5/2009.
"[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6535070.html Grace Under Pressure: Maria Redburn, Bedford Public Library]." Library Journal: Movers and Shakers, March 15, 2008, 10.
Fialkoff, Francine. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6561373.html The Privatization Threat]." Library Journal, 6/1/2008.
Oder, Norman. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6523462.html Consultant Dubberly Joins LSSI]." Library Journal, 02/01/2008.
"Jackson County System Reopens." American Libraries 38, no. 10 (November 2007): 23-24:
It's official: The reopening of the shuttered 15-branch Jackson County (Oreg.) Library Services began October 24, thanks to the county commission's approval in September of a management outsourcing contract with Maryland-based Library Systems and Services (LSSI). LSSI will receive just over $2.2 million for the remainder of FY2007-08 and planned to hire up to 60 workers to staff the system, which used to employ 100 people. Branch operating hours per week will range from eight to 24.
The first two branches to reopen were the central library in Medford and the Ashland branch, with the rest expected to begin reinstating services at the end of October. Ashland residents had approved a levy to reopen its branch facility's doors by November 1, the week before the LSSI contract was signed. Local support, coupled with Jackson County's contribution, is enabling the Ashland branch to maintain a 40-hour week service instead of the 24 hours proposed by LSSI, while the Talent branch was poised to make a 36-hour-per-week comeback because of a monthly utility surcharge of $1.25-$1.50 per household that city council members approved September 20. Other communities are exploring similar options to expand service hours, according to the October 9 Medford Mail-Tribune.
County funds come from a one-year emergency renewal of a $23-million federal timber subsidy with which many county departments are financed. "This is a temporary fix," said Susan Huntley, spokesperson for the grassroots Coalition for Libraries' Future, in the October 8 Tribune. "We're looking at how we can create a long-term funding solution."
"[http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2007/august2007/bedfordnixes.cfm Bedford (Texas) Mayor Nixes Library Outsourcing]." American Libraries 38, no. 9: 29-30. Posted August 31, 2007.
Lawton, Patrick. "[http://www.tnla.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=51 A Challenge with a Happy Ending]." Tennessee Libraries ([http://www.tnla.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=38 Conference Issue: Programs from the TLA/SELA Joint Conference, Memphis, TN, April 5-7, 2006]) 56, no. 2 (June 2006): 129-134. - Presented as a part of the program "Outsourcing Library Management and the Wolf River Library Consortium: A Successful Shared Partnership"
Conference Abstract: Deanna Britton, Director of the Collierville Burch Library, moderates a panel discussion in which representatives of the Wolf River Library Consortium present their views of outsourcing and discuss their experiences in working with Library Systems and Services (LSSI), based in Germantown, MD. After individual presentations, the panel will take questions from the audience.
Reprinted with permission from the October 2005 issue of Public Management (PM) magazine published by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), Washington, D.C.
Oder, Norman. "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA456252.html When LSSI Comes to Town -- Public libraries, private company: the outsourcing compromise]." Library Journal, 10/01/2004, ''with sidebar'' "[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA457652.html More On LSSI]."
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Similar to ALA's reading lists of recommended books, ALA has lists of recommended Websites, sets for both library patrons and for those working in libraries.
ALA Recommended Websites -- List of recommended Websites and online resources for all ages, along with Internet use and safety tips for parents; Internet use policy help for librarians, trustees, and educators; and a list of ALA Events Promoting Use of Technology
For Children - Includes link to Great Web Sites for Kids
For Young Adults/Teens - Includes links to Teen Tech Week and Social Networking Guide
Online Reference Resources - Includes links to Best Free Reference Websites and Best of the Best Business Websites lists as well as to the archive of "Web Site of the Week" posts on the Points of Reference Blog of ALA's Booklist magazine
For Families, Parents - Includes links to Navigating the 'Net With Your Kids brochure and Sites for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers & Others of the Great Web Sites for Kids
For Librarians, Trustees, and Educators - Includes links to the RDA: Resource Description and Access Toolkit and the E-Government Toolkit and to the Landmark Websites for Teaching and Learning and Top 25 Web sites for Teaching and Learning lists and the College Library Web Site of the Month
Previous Lists of Recommended Websites
Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace: The original 1990s Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents & Kids -- which initially included a list called 50+ Great Sites for Kids and Parents which evolved into the 700+ Great Sites for Kids (whose full name was 700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them) -- had become outdated, with many web site links no longer working. ALA's Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC, a division of ALA) and the ALA public relations department, the Public Information Office (PIO), revised the guide in 2004. The list of links ultimately became the Great Web Sites for Kids at http://www.ala.org/greatsites and the additional information in the print brochure evolved into The Librarian's Guide to Great Web Sites for Kids brochure, which was available online as an Adobe Reader PDF. Then, a press release dated December 27, 2011, announced, ALSC's Great Websites for Kids relaunches with fresh new design:
Great Websites for Kids (GWS) http://www.ala.org/greatsites, the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) online website directory, has been completely redesigned. The updated site boasts a fresh and colorful kid-friendly look and interactive social media enhancements.
There wasn't an accompanying brochure -- but in 2008, the Children & Technology Committee of ALSC developed the brochure, Navigating the 'Net With Your Kids (PDF), addressing similar issues, along with resources on social networks and cyberbullying.
Back to Websites.
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Because web-based journals do not face the same kind of cost pressures as printed journals, the WCJ is able to consider articles of greater-than-average length, hence we currently consider articles of between five and eight thousand words. All manuscript submissions should follow the MLA Style and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Email submissions are accepted, in MS Word format, by the general editor Joanne Ella Parsons (Bath Spa University, UK): j.parsons1@bathspa.ac.uk.
The WCJ also undertakes reviews of major new publications on Wilkie Collins and related topics. The reviews editor, Tara MacDonald (University of Idaho), welcomes enquiries from publishers and authors: tmacdonald@uidaho.edu
Current Calls for Articles
Special issue: Neo-Victorian Collins
Guest editors: Jessica Cox (Brunel University) and Claire O’Callaghan (Loughborough University)
The fiction of Wilkie Collins features heavily in contemporary neo-Victorian cultural interventions. Recent stage and screen adaptations include the BBC’s TheMoonstone(2016) and TheWoman in White(2018), and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End musical version of TheWoman in White(2004-2006; 2017-18). His influence is similarly ubiquitous in neo-Victorian writing, from James Wilson’s bio-fiction, The Dark Clue(2001) to Sarah Waters’s Booker-nominated Fingersmith(2002), to YA novels including Linda Newbery’s Set in Stone(2006) and Jane Eagland’s Wildthorn(2009). These recent adaptations and reworkings of his fiction continue a tradition begun by Collins himself, who adapted several of his novels for the Victorian stage. This tradition continued throughout the twentieth century, encompassing silent films and early radio adaptations, Golden Age mystery novels, and numerous television adaptations. Yet to date, in contrast to that of his friend and collaborator, Charles Dickens, neo-Victorian studies has paid relatively little attention to Collins’s cultural legacy.
This special issue of The Wilkie Collins Journalwill contribute to the small but extant body of work devoted to the way in which his works have been revisioned, reappraised and transformed beyond the nineteenth century. It aims to locate his cultural legacy across diverse media. Accordingly, papers are invited that examine the diversity of Collins’s neo-Victorian afterlives. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
Collins and adaptation/rewritings in literature, film, TV
Reworkings of specific texts
Collins and the neo-Sensation novel
Collins as a character/figure in neo-Victorianism and contemporary biofiction
Influence and intertexts
Collins and contemporary genre
Intersections between Collins, Dickens and the neo-Victorian
Please send a 500-word proposal for articles between 5-8000 words to the guest editors, Claire O’Callaghan and Jessica Cox by 20 December 2018, including a short biographical note. Notifications on the outcome of proposed articles will be sent by early January 2019. Completed articles will be due by April 2019 and should be sent as a Word.doc attachment via email to C.OCallaghan@lboro.ac.ukand jessica.cox@brunel.ac.uk.
Please consult The Wilkie Collins Journalwebsite for submission guidance (http://wilkiecollinssociety.org/journal/submissions/).
Queries about potential papers or any aspect of the special issue can be sent to the guest editors at the email addresses listed above.
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My Boyfriend’s Back
Published on September 9, 2016 September 12, 2016 by Andy Lane Chapman
“My boyfriend’s back and you’re gonna be in trouble.
(Hey, la-di-la, my boyfriend’s back.)
When you see him comin’, better cut on the double.
~The Angels
It's Kershaw Day.
— Joe Davis (@Joe_Davis) September 9, 2016
OMG YOU GUYS ITS KERSHAW VS FERNANDEZ DAY!!!!
— Stinkerbell (@originalCynic) September 9, 2016
HAPPY KERSHAW DAY!!
— Andy (@DodgerGirlinPA) September 9, 2016
Finally, the day we have all been waiting for is here — Clayton Kershaw is returning to the Dodgers‘ rotation. 75 longs days of having baseball games without the best pitcher on the planet. 75 days where the Dodgers could have caught the San Francisco Giants in the National League West, instead of laboring so far behind without their ace. In the words of John Kruk, “Without Kershaw, they’re done”
Oh yeah, that’s right. That’s not what happened. What did happen was that the Dodgers put on their big boy pants, and doubled their efforts, and turned an eight game deficit into a five game lead. They went 38-24, second best in the majors to only the Chicago Cubs in that time span. Sure, it took a gazillion different pitchers to make up for the loss of Kershaw. Ok, maybe not a gazillion. But the Dodgers did use 11 different starting pitchers in the time that Kershaw was on the DL. Five of those pitchers are now either on the DL or rehabbing. As has been the theme of the year, they were there to fill in for the time that they could.
In fact, the Dodgers did so well without Kershaw, that there are some people out there who feel that the Dodgers should just shut down Kershaw for the rest of the season. I suppose I could see someone not wanting Clayton to get injured worse, but this is just an asinine idea.
And it seems so long since all we were worried about with Kershaw was whether he could maintain that insane strikeout to walk ratio throughout the rest of the season. Even with the three months of not pitching, some are thinking he could still be in the running for the Cy Young Award. At the point of Kershaw’s injury, he was 11-2, with a 1.79 ERA, 145 strikeouts, a 16.1 strikeout to walk ratio, and a 0.73 WHIP. It’s quite possible that Kershaw doesn’t pick up where he left off. But if he does, why should he not still be in the conversation? It would just go to show that he is the most dominant pitcher, regardless of injuries and missing time.
I think the biggest thing tonight is for us all to be tempered in our expectations in what Kershaw can accomplish. He will be on a limited pitch count, and we all know Dave Roberts‘ propensity for pulling starting pitchers out too early. The absolute worst thing that could happen is that Kershaw pushes himself too far too soon, and then we are left without him for the postseason. I’m hoping for a nice five to six inning outing and he leaves the game with the lead. Facing Jose Fernandez and the Marlins, though, may not be the easiest thing to accomplish. But I’m willing to bet that the rest of the team is as jacked to have Kershaw back as the fan base is, and they will continue their grinding and get Kershaw his first win since June.
Categories Dodgers Game Previews, Dodgers Starting Rotation•Tags Clayton Kershaw, gam, Los Angeles Dodgers, Starting Rotation
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Thousand Movie Project
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#142. The Lady Eve (1941)
Published July 31, 2018 July 31, 2018 by Alex Sorondo
it’s come up a lot in the Project at this point, the fact that I don’t really enjoy animated movies for kids, and I cringe at bringing it up because it sounds kinda pretentious but I also wanna confront it because, as Thousand Movie Project has repeatedly demonstrated about every genre bias I have: you can’t group everything together. Every genre has stereotypes, and every genre has exceptions. It’s naive to say you just hate a whole genre. So here’s my thing: I’ve got this disposition where it’s like if you’re gonna show me a movie, a two-hour piece of art, that doesn’t shine a really incisive light on what it’s like to be alive, or that doesn’t illustrate some grave injustice, or excite me with some really complicated story or some beautiful feat of photography, set design, acting or action or dancing or whatever, it’s like I want nothing to do with it. Don’t know why. But the idea of sitting down with something that’s just pure fun doesn’t…seem fun to me — which I know is gonna change with time. Everybody tells me. Says that eventually my life’ll’ve accrued so much loss and failure and doubt and stress that I’ll be begging strangers to tell me jokes and complaining to the manager when the cashier doesn’t smile. (As for the whole disinterest in animated features especially: I just don’t seem to have an eye for appreciating the art. With Walt Disney it’s changing — you can catch that in the essays about Snow White or Fantasia or Pinocchio — because, having read Neal Gabler’s biography of him and the story of the studio, I appreciate these Disney animated movies within the context of their being the final product of so much human labor. They don’t really stand on their own in my mind.)
And I do know for a fact that I’ll eventually go that route because, much as I bitch and moan about the tedium or pointlessness of levity, I do sit down to watch Bob’s Burgers or South Park or A Night at the Opera or Arthur or Love and Death on a pretty regular basis, and I get really into them, and when at the end of those runtimes I haven’t been emotionally gutted or prompted toward some philosophical breakthrough, I don’t feel like it was a waste of time.
The Lady Eve isn’t trying to be ball-bustingly hilarious, I don’t think, nor is it pretending to be the least bit dour or philosophical or whatever — it is, however, a romantic comedy, and the stars — Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda (about whose charm I rhapsodized in reference to John Ford’s Grapes of Wrath) — are beautiful young famous people who’re delightful to look at and brimming with charm. And there’ve been a lot of romantic comedies on the List so far and so I sat down to this feeling kinda worn out by them, and then I kinda kept checking my phone through the first fifteen minutes or so, but, predictably, ended up loving it. Not just liking it. Like it might be one of my favorite rom-coms from the List. Something I’ll be recommending to people forever. And I don’t love it because of the visual beauty, necessarily, or because the jokes are so outlandishly clever or the acting’s to die for or the language is on point — I love it because the stakes feel low and the romance is tender and the stars’ve got such a lovely dynamic that i just smiled the whole time.
Just stared at the screen and fell in love.
I also kinda got the sweats about Barbara Stanwyck’s legs — which I’d be quick to confess if this was a usual thing, but it’s not, and nor do I think it was really just her legs that was getting to me but maybe just her vibe, y’know? Cuz even though she tends to play pretty hapless characters there’s something masterful about it where, as a viewer, there’s this interesting dual reaction of believing in that haplessness, that vulnerability, while at the same time noticing the authority behind its execution. That complicated response is probably what accounts for the strangely fervent attraction I’m feeling here. Also: this is Stanwyck’s first role on the List in which she’s clearly sexualized, so maybe it’s opening the gates to some feelings I didn’t know were there. She played more conservative characters in The Bitter Tea of General Yen and Stella Dallas.
Quick summary of the movie: Henry Fonda plays Charles, a snake expert (ophidiology is what that field’s apparently called) who’s also the very rich heir to a line of beer, hops onto a boat, on his way back from an expedition, where he meets Jean (Stanwyck) and her father — both of whom are card sharps (it was only in checking the Wikipedia entry that I realized they’re not called “card sharks”). They start hustling Charles in some card games until Jean starts falling for him, and has to step in so that her dad doesn’t totally exploit the guy. So Jean and Charlie fall for each other, naturally, but their fondness for one another is one of the few relationships in a romcom from the era where it seems way more like lust than love. There’s this really tender scene in Jean’s room where she’s laying with Charlie and just stroking his hair while they gaze off into the same distance and talk in a dazed and tipsy way.
Eventually they’re separated — but we don’t get the usual rom-com spell of thinking that all is lost. They cross paths again shortly thereafter, Charlie stumbling upon Jean in the midst of some spectacular hustle. It’s cool. Very much a movie by Preston Sturges — on whose career and sensibility I’ll elaborate in a couple days, when we get to Sullivan’s Travels, which is far from being my favorite title on the List but definitely rang an important bell for me.
Anyhow — the movie is conventional, in its ways, but it bears the cynical “we’re here to have fun” mark of director Preston Sturges, which, like Ernst Lubitsch, feels a bit subversive. We find at the end of the movie that both Jean and Charlie are married to other people, and that it isn’t gonna stop them from consummating their relationship.
Good stuff, my dudes. Good stuff. Check it out.
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How to Design a Life – Debbie Millman (#214)
“Hard decisions are only hard when you’re in the process of making them.”
– Debbie Millman
For some of you, this may be most important podcast episode you ever listen to. I don’t say that lightly.
It has nothing to do with me and everything to do with my guest, who walks us through gripping stories, tactical details, humor, pain, and emotional redemption. We cover some sensitive and extremely important ground. Thank you, Debbie.
Graphic Design USA has named Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) “one of the most influential designers working today.” She is also the founder and host of Design Matters, the world’s first and longest-running podcast about design, where she’s interviewed nearly 300 design luminaries and cultural commentators including Massimo Vignelli and Milton Glaser.
Debbie’s done it all. Her artwork has been exhibited around the world. She’s designed everything from wrapping paper to beach towels, greeting cards to playing cards, notebooks to t-shirts, and Star Wars merchandise to global Burger King rebrands.
Debbie is the President Emeritus of AIGA (one of only five women to hold the position in the organization’s one-hundred-year history), the editorial and creative director of Print magazine, and the author of six books. In 2009, Debbie co-founded (with Steven Heller) the world’s first masters program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, which has received international acclaim.
We cover a lot in this discussion: how to recover from rejection, how to overcome personal crises of faith, class exercises from her most impactful mentors, and much more.
Please enjoy (and reflect on) this wide-ranging conversation with Debbie Millman…
#214: How to Design a Life - Debbie Millman
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Want to hear another episode with an influential podcaster? — Listen to my interview with Stephen J. Dubner. In this episode, we discuss how to grow a podcast, the President’s actual influence over the economy, how virtual reality might affect education, and much, much more (stream below or right-click here to download):
#199: Stephen Dubner -- The Art of Storytelling and Facing Malcolm Gladwell in a Fist Fight
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Connect with Debbie Millman:
Twitter | Website | Facebook | Instagram | Design Matters Podcast
AIGA (Founded in 1914 as the American Institute of Graphic Arts)
The Masters in Branding program at the School of Visual Arts
Books by Debbie Millman
See Debbie’s childhood drawing that predicted her future in this interview with The Great Discontent.
The Complete Gidget Collection
Working on the UAlbany student newspaper is where Debbie was bitten by the design bug.
Hanlon’s razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
NO MORE | Joyful Heart Foundation
HOT 97 | Where Hip Hop Lives
Eleven Madison Park Restaurant
365 | Design Effectiveness Competition
AIGA: Sold Out — the Speak Up open letter by Felix Sockwell and its follow up, Is the Dark Side Prevailing?
Landor
Stop Being Sheep (PDF)
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works by Erik Spiekermann and E.M. Ginger
Debbie in Ironic Chef garb
How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer by Debbie Millman
Wally Olins: The Brand Handbook
This is Historic Times by M. Kingsley & Debbie Millman, Speak Up
VoiceAmerica
Al Pacino in The Godfather: Part III
Don’t know a lot about design? Debbie recommends checking out her interviews with Chris Ware, Amanda Palmer, Alain de Botton, Krista Tippett, Nico Muhly, and…Tim Ferriss. (Thanks!)
As someone who has such a diverse tapestry of backgrounds, how does Debbie describe what she does to someone she meets for the first time? [07:14]
How a rediscovered childhood drawing predicted Debbie’s future. [09:13]
Debbie never set out to become a designer. [14:47]
On being thwarted by (and recovering from) initial rejection. [21:59]
What would Debbie say to her college self after her first big rejection? [26:38]
Empathy for those who reject us vs. feeling slighted by them. [30:53]
How did a lifelong desire to live in Manhattan figure into Debbie’s pursuit of happiness and influence what she does today? [36:54]
Debbie talks frankly about a history of abuse, and how it guided her desire for self-sufficiency and her work with NO MORE and the Joyful Heart Foundation. [44:34]
On coping with the aftermath of abuse and feeling profoundly alone because the ordeal seems “so surreal, and unnatural, and punishing.” [51:18]
Debbie tells us what it was like to be called a “corporate clown” and a “she-devil.” [57:57]
The lowest point becomes the catalyst: the journey from she-devil to godmother. [1:14:21]
Brochures can change the world. [1:18:07]
The origins of Debbie’s Design Matters podcast, and how it’s changed over the course of twelve years. [1:24:08]
Debbie explains the impact of Milton Glaser on the world of design and her life. [1:28:03]
Debbie shares “Your Ten-Year Plan for a Remarkable Life” exercise she modified from Milton Glaser and teaches in her classes. [1:33:51]
“Hard decisions are only hard when you’re in the process of making them.” [1:40:00]
Design Matters episodes Debbie recommends for people who might not know much about design. [1:49:50]
Massimo Vignelli
Steven Heller
Chris Sacca
Robert Edelstein
Scarlett O’Hara
Maile Zambuto
Felix Sockwell
Dave Weinberger
Armin Vit
Erik Spiekermann
Bryony Gomez-Palacio
Michael Bierut
Paul Archer
Joyce Rutter Kaye
Mark Kingsley
Bill Drenttel
Austin McGhie
Naval Ravikant
Aisha Tyler — How to Use Pain, Comedy, and Practice for Creativity (#327)
Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox (#334)
Posted on: January 12, 2017.
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106 comments on “How to Design a Life – Debbie Millman (#214)”
rsterbal —
I hope people also join the conversation in one of the numerous Facebook groups that have been created around Tim and his work.
StevanPopo —
Is there any one group in particular that you’d recommend? I’d be keen to join.
stupidpsychology —
Thank you Debbie (and Tim.) I relate a lot with her early life and drive. I find it meaningful to hear these stories of healing and personal triumph; not only does it remind me that I’m not alone, but also how strong and expansive the human spirit is. She’s a warrior and her courage should be applauded as much as her many accomplishments.
kamal.sabi —
WOW !!! words alone cannot describe how i feel right now after listening to this podcast. Thank you so much for having her on your show and thanks to Debbie as well for sharing her life story with us. Again, thank you Tim, you are the best !!!
Prashant Pillai —
This podcast is absolutely of super value Tim. The way Debbie puts in her “Ten-Year Plan for a Remarkable Life” shifts you into a reflective mode right away.
Terry Curry —
Tim! I bought your new book to read while backpacking Southeast Asia and it’s way to heavy! I hold you personally responsible for the entire situation because I wouldn’t be here without the 4HWW and I wouldn’t have this stupidly heavy book I don’t want to leave behind if you could just stick to your investing!
I’m going to need to leave it at a book exchange in Thailand.. any chance you can send me a digital copy so the heartbreak isn’t so real?
ya ya ya —
Which bookstore? I can go find it at discount lol.
Derian —
Love the part about dealing with rejection! Great podcast Tim.
Luisa —
Tim, I love your podcast and am willing to read Tools of Titans. It´s the next one waiting for me on my list 🙂
Congrats for the great work
Meeghan Murdoch —
I found you via another podcast and have begun listening to yours as well as buying Tools of the Titans, which I love! It was the perfect Christmas gift to myself. ありがとうございます
McCrazy —
Wow what an amazing woman!
I’m going to work on that 10 year plan exercise right now – thanks for the gift.
Tim, looks awesome.
Please interview Derren Brown. He was the real life basis for the TV show ‘The Mentalist’.
troy —
a simpler version of the exercise can be any perfect average sustainable day, without exception or consequences ( e.g. if arm is broken, its not broken, can’t do crystal meth and heli skiing every day)
Dalibor Vaněk —
Why children are able to draw a future life explains psychology theory of Eric Berne. Acording to his theory people unconsciously choose life path at age 6-10 by unconscious decition and later by unconsciously following that decition. Berne explains it in book What Do You Say After You Say Hello.
Asmaa —
As an architect and designer, I have great fascination for other creative people’s design process and just overall life design. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of Design Matters ! Might be because I live in France, and the podcast “culture” is not there yet.
Anyhow, I loved the interview, must be one of my favorites. I was very touched by her sincerity when telling her life story. I related very well to the part where she explained how sensitive she was and how hard it was to take rejection. Inspite of fear, humiliation or shame, everything happens for a reason or at least, there’s always a silver lining if you care to look.
Also, I did a version of the 10 year-plan a couple of years ago, I should definitely take a look back at it.
To answer your QOTD, my favorite quote from the interview is : “In order to take that first step, you need courage and that’s much more important than confidence. So for all you who are waiting for that confidence to show up, take that first step in that moment of courage, even it’s abhorrent courage.”
Off to listen to Design Matters !
Bharat Sarollia —
1, “Aberrant moment of courage”
2, “Don’t accept the first rejection ever – give yourself options”
3, “Don’t ascribe to malice what can be explained by incompetence or busyness”
4, “Ambiguity is always perceived negativity”
I couldn’t choose one Tim, so here are my top four. If you use them as chapter headings you could write a narrative piece of a person on the first part of achieving their first dream.
laughingirl71 —
This is from my blog today…”She is also the survivor of some pretty horrific childhood shit. Debbie very pragmatically states, “I spent the first 18 years of my life in constant terror.” She continues to say that she doesn’t share this part of her life very often (a testament to Tim’s interviewing skills) because she has so much shame.
Millman now does some work with the Joyful Heart Foundation. (an organization founded by Law and Order SVU’s Mariska Hargitay in response to the cries for help she received from REAL survivors of abuse) She states that her skills as a designer and branding expertise, dovetailed with her personal background, led her to feel as though “her whole life makes sense.”
TIM’S RESPONSE? (and this is the money, this is MY TAKE AWAY)
“I HAVE HAD MY OWN BATTLES WITH DARKNESS. IT’S VERY EASY TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE ALONE OR ISOLATED.” THEY DISCUSS FURTHER, AND DEBBIE SIMPLY STATES, “I FELT LIKE I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD THIS WAS HAPPENING TO.”
Tim, your interviews are long form, and I catch them when I’m walking, but dayum, you’re GOOD at what you do. . And the content of this podcast is proof of your skills. And maybe even proof that you have a soul. Bwahhahaaa.
Trevor Howell —
Hey Tim, I saw your pilot episode of gym cribs with Kelley Starrett and thought it was fantastic! I am biased however… having earned my MS in Kinesiology, working as a strength and conditioning coach with the Baltimore Orioles and being a local gym owner. My name is Trevor Howell and I live just down the road from you In Pebble Beach, California. Anyway, I have a beautiful home garage gym including a washer and dryer! Haha. Joking aside, if you would like to film another episode and you think my credentials and proximity are appealing then let me know! I also have access to some very cool flywheel technologies that you, the great tinkerer/explorer might be interested in.
Trevor Howell
Carolyn Porter —
Remarkable interview. Debbie is so honest about success and rejection. Love her idea of imagining life in ten years and reading it every year.
Vero Guevara —
Great episode. She’s brilliant, resilient and inspiring. Thank you Tim!
Another great interview! Formula One style learning as usual! Tim, will you be contributing to the fight of Opiate addiction? Your approach towards learning and breaking subjects down could be a huge benifit to this epidemic. I encourge you to look at the dichotomy between use and medicinal treatments. Thanks bro!
Kerry —
She had me at red soled boots.
alexhabiby —
I wanted to have her instructions for the 10 year plan for a remarkable life written down so I transcribed them and figured other people would like the instructions as well:
“It is Winter 2027. What does your life look like? What are you doing? Where are you living? Who are you living with? Do you have pets? What kind of house are you in? Is it an apartment are you in the city are you in the country? What does your furniture look like? What is your bed like? What are your sheets like? What kind of clothes do you wear? What kind of hair do you have? Tell me about your pets, tell me about your significant other, do you have children? do you have a car? Do you have a boat? Talk about your career? What do you want? What are you reading? What are you making? What excites you? What is your health like? Write this one day ten years from now. So one day in the winter of 2027, what does your whole day look like? Start from the minute you wake up, brush your teeth, have your coffee or tea, all the way through until minute you tuck yourself in at night. What is that day like for you? Dream big, dream without any fear. Write it all down. You don’t have to share it with anyone other than yourself. Put your whole heart into it. Write like there is no tomorrow; write like your life depends on it because it does. And then read it, once a year, and see what happens.”
Nic Kuiper —
Cheers! Much appreciated.
Thank you Alex Habiby – I immediately copied for next weekend’s journalling.
Thanks Alex
Awesome, and you called it. I was going to go searching for this myself! Thanks, Alex!
Chris Burfield —
Frank Kern taught me this exercise years ago…I’m sure he got from someone else. Start by describing the perfect day….because the perfect day leads to the perfect wrk, day, month, year, decade, century.
Adrianne. —
Thanks Alex, exactly what we needed.
mattlriddle —
Thanks. Was trolling the web just for this. I didn’t want to relisten to it but read it.
Conor Sweetman —
You are a legend. Thanks!
kristyharris —
Love this! On my to do list for a couple of weeks. Off to do it today!
Todd —
Outstanding! The way Debbie sets up the exercise is really powerful. Thanks for transcribing the instructions.
arlynab —
Marge —
I was very impressed with the 10 yr plan essay and brought tear to my eyes. I am 74 and will do this exercise and wish that I had someone to advise me when I was younger. Tim you are my favorite interviewer and I have purchased 2 of your 4 books, the 4 hr body and Tools are so usedful to people of any age. THanks for what you are doing.
Texas Hippie —
This episode was wonderful throughout, but I was most struck with how candid she was about her childhood assaults. As a male who has gone through similar traumas, I applaud you for working to help the foundations targeting preventing these sorts of abuses from happening, but especially focus on helping to rebuild the lives of the victims. You are truly an inspiration! I totally understand the feelings of being alone due to the abuse, and have been in therapy to focus on those feelings in myself. Thank you for sharing yourself with the podcast, and know that you have been a tremendous force for good in the world!
Dave Johnson —
Incredible. IMO one of Tim’s best ever podcasts Thanks so much Debbie.
Zyra Meholli —
My 10 year plan has 9 full pages of what I like a day to look like in the future. Amazing exercise. Only when we apply what we learn will we see a difference in our lives. Absolutely loved this interview. Big fan of the podcast and thank you for your service!
Bryan —
Absolutely the best episode!
Thank you, Tim and Debbie for sharing such incredible wisdom. Had goosebumps listening to her stories… Keep up the amazing work.
Panagides —
Perhaps one of my all time favorite podcasts because Debbie shared timeless life lessons that often reaffirm how life happens for us and not to us. We might hold grudges or resent certain situations, but if we choose, they can serve as beautiful gifts to be opened in the future. Thank you Tim and Debbie.
Moni —
Hi Timothy – I just sent you an email on linked in (not business related but I didn’t want to post it on here – too embarrassing!)! Hopefully you make some time to read it! Enjoy the weekend. Moni B
Suman —
Thank You Tim !
What would you suggest / advise for someone ( like me ) who lack imagination and are living by default , in going through the 5 year or 10’year excercise ?
Varia —
I was skeptical about the opening comment (“this may be most important podcast episode you ever listen to”) until I got 3/4 of the way through the interview. Nothing resonated until she described that exercise. I’m doing it now. I think it can be life-changing. It’s not a new concept (you yourself prescribe something similar in 4HWW) but for some reason the way she described me has given me the fire to REALLY do it and take it seriously this time. Thank you for another delightful episode – there truly is something to take away from every one.
I guess it’s not 3/4, it’s more like 9/10ths 🙂
Armond Mehrabian —
I’m 1hr 11minutes into it and still wondering “so where’s the ‘most important ever’ part coming. So I should listen to the rest of it?
I just listened to the “10 year plan for a remarkable life” which starts at 1:33:51. In fact, I just started the sentence “It’s Monday in January 2027 and I woke up at 5am to go to the gym.” I like where this is going already.
Roger K —
Strangely enough, my lesson was listening to her voice. It was warm, and drew you in, which one would not have expected from a NYer that was dealing with trauma and abuse. Instead of walls, she welcomes; I see that as a triumph in human spirit. Other lesson was the “where” you live. I don’t think that gets enough attention when people design their lives, and for some people it is the most important thing. For some, it is not. Good interview, I will have to go back and listen to her podcast now.
Phenomenal conclusion to the podcast. This was the first time I had heard of Debbie Millman and Tim’s edification of her set the bar very high and it didn’t seem like it was going to get there until BAM! The 10 year exercise and Debbie’s decision making agony landed like a ton of bricks. Afterwards I listened to Tim on Debbie’s podcast and the two conversations combined make an extremely impactful whole. Tim’s tireless work and the insights from Tony Robbins, Ramit Sethi and Kamal Ravikant have kept me going when all I wanted to do is just throw in the ultimate towel.
TanyaM —
Wonderful podcast. Debbie’s experiences with rejection (or perceived rejection) rang true, particularly from my younger days. What Tim shared also seemed familiar. Good to know I’m not the only one and continue to learn to pause and reconsider. Thanks to Alex H for writing out the 10 year plan. I’ll certainly try it.
Angela Shurina —
Thank you so much for this one guys!
I love you both!
Dream without any fear.
Put your whole heart into it.
Write, like there is no tomorrow.
Write, like your life depends on it.
Write and see what happens.
It’s MAGIC.”
I’m so fascinated and inspired by Debbie’s journey!
I moved to Manhattan, NYC, from Siberia 6 months ago.
Went through hell and now magic starts happening.
I just felt I got to be there.
That was my life path.
I had to make it happen.
That was my goal.
This place making me more me and It’s only beginning…
December 31st 2016.
I wrote down EXACTLY what I want to happen now.
Fitness/spokes model
Online health business
My own health products…
My own show…
And I am on my way…:) IT’s MAGIC!
Thank you Debbie and Tim! Thank you SO MUCH!
I’m happy to hear about Debbie’s success. It was very refreshing to listen to her honesty. I too jumped around after I (also) graduated from college in 1983. I’m on the West Coast but I can relate to a lot of her story. I too was always into being creative, and realize I still live my life that way, no formula wanted. I’m a bit too defiant to give up on my success story, even though I still goof up. Thanks, Tim, for your enlightening interviews and for showcasing some great people.
I actually found that intensely uncomfortable to listen to, but fascinating and engrossing, non the less.
Interesting point about how feeling that rejection is final, and the end of the story.
I wonder how that idea develops in the mind?
Well worth listening all the way, for the 10 year plan bit towards the end.
Kelsey Hallmon —
There have been 3 Tim Ferriss podcasts that have had a profound, lasting impact on my life.
#1 – Sebastian Hunger.
#2 – Jamie Foxx.
#3 – This one! Debbie Millman.
Thank you Debbie, for being so open and candid! Tim – superb interviewing skills with this one (as always; x10 with this one). You did a fantastic job listening, delving deeper, and respecting Debbie when she brought up deep topics.
The 10 Year Plan for a Remarkable Life is BRILLIANT – I will be writing my essay tonight.
Tim, please do an Episode 2 with Debbie. This was beyond fantastic; I take my hat off to both of you!
Sturmfrei —
Hi Tim !
I got the best gift for my birthday after weeks of depression and feeling the lowest low for the first time ever in my life. Gift was finding your podcast…..(also my first podcast). I picked episode # 210. I immediately felt my life was and could be more than what I was thinking it to be. Since then I have got books (Rumi, Ernest Hemmingway, Tool Of Titans, 4HourWorkWeek, 4 Hour Body(audible)), started my morning pages, meditating and found myself being a whole new person. I got myself out of the dump that I found myself in and came out stronger. I continue listening to your podcasts and discovering myself to be capable of so much more, feeling wiser, stronger and courageous with each podcast. I am excited to see how I shape myself in the next couple of months with all these tools that I have gathered from your podcast. It amazing how through your work you have helped many like me by steering us towards such wonderful treasures of wisdom and saved us …or given us a new life.
BJ Paul —
hii all..
Glad to be part of this community
Josh Miles —
Tim – excellent interview! I had the honor of interviewing debbie as the first episode of my show as well. If you’re planning on a round two, there might be some bits you’d enjoy digging into:
Joel Drake Smith —
My favorite podcast so far! Thank you.
sjcolegrove —
Recommended guest: Werner Herzog
That conversation could be mind blowing
She seems like a very likable person. But your best ever podcast episode? I’m 1 hour and 10 minutes into it. So maybe it gets better.
It’s definitely not the “best” for everyone, but for those dealing with similar issues or traumas, I would wager so.
Totally agree and validated by the many comments.
I just listened to the “10 year plan for a remarkable life”. In fact, I just started the sentence “It’s Monday in January 2027 and I woke up at 5am to go to the gym.” I like where this is going already.
When are you coming to San Diego?
A.Y. —
Kudos to you, Tim, for making Debbie feel so comfortable to open up. It reminded me of your strategies for podcasting as explained in Tools of Titans.
Thanks for everything. You are a constant inspiration for me!
PS: The book has several references to Argentina (mate, Malbec, Borges) which shows you still have us in your mind. Need to come back here ASAP!
was definitely best for me! I felt like it’s my story with a happy ending (especially Manhattan part) 🙂 gave me more inspiration.
Tim, thank you sooooo much for this episode! As a female and as a graphic designer who graduated the same year as Debbie, I could really relate. She’s such a great speaker, so articulate, so easy to listen to. Loved listening to her journey, the lessons she imparted. It’s refreshing to hear someone other than a health or workout fanatic. That drawing she made as an eight year old? That is amazing!!!!!
A punch in the nose of profundity here, thank you so much Debbie. And, so apt for early into January 🙂
I started journalling daily since before Christmas during annual review (finally, thank Tim) and the exercise is scheduled for my longer sit next weekend. I hope to let you both know how the magic turned out in 5 years time!
I most valued the discussion around the one most important thing – and Tim’s interjection on how we tend to underestimate “the where”:
“humans tend to put why at the top, what somewhere lower and the where as an after thought. But the where is much more critical than we give it credit for and you can start there…the geography defines who we’re surrounded by all the time…”.
For the ocean (surfing) and its eclectic searching soul, I left London from San Francisco six years ago and that decision explains much…
Part II please!
freedom40guy —
Another great podcast with tons of great take-aways! Thanks Tim!
David Giltner —
Wow. Thank you so much to both of you for this episode. Debbie – what wonderful insight, delivered with such sincerity and authenticity. Your description of the 10 Year Plan for a Remarkable Life was so much more powerful in audio format. It would not have moved me the way it did if I had read it in print. You really sold it.
Tim – This is your best episode yet. Please keep this up. You really have something here.
Anelxander Perez —
Brilliant podcast! Thanks Tim and Debbie, the 10-Year Plan was one my takes from this interview, I’ve recently working on that but this has expanded my perspective. Fantastic interview, thanks Debbie for being open about the life experiences you shared.
Hugs from Australia
OHMYGOSH!! I know I already posted my favorite take away: “We’re NOT alone!!”
I also determined to do the Life writing exercise, TODAY. Historically, I have had trouble completing such activities, as I just had no vision, no hope, and didn’t dare to DREAM BIG. (that’s changing!!)
So, today, this happened. LOL. Words are powerful. I’m sorry it’s long form, but dayum…sometimes I just have to tell the story!!
FOUR YEARS AGO, dyslexia was NOT on my radar. I was a traditional classroom teacher in a 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts class. My journey to become a dyslexia therapist would not even be a thought in my mind or heart for 2.5 more years. (I am currently completing a post-grad 2 year program to become a certified academic language and dyslexia therapist. This program EATS MY LUNCH, but that’s another post)
Today, THIS interaction popped up in my Facebook page memories:
I HAD A COLLEAGUE INFORM ME TODAY THAT SHE “WOULD NOT HAVE HER STUDENTS WRITE FAIRY TALES BECAUSE IT WAS FRIVOLOUS AND SHE DIDN’T HAVE ANY WALT DISNEY’S IN HER CLASS.” I TOLD HER I FULLY PLANNED ON TEACHING WALT, AND HAVING HIM THANK ME PERSONALLY IN HIS OSCAR SPEECH.
Walt Disney had dyslexia, which I had NO CLUE about at the time. I just knew that I loved fairy tales (still do) and that reading and writing them brought joy, imagination, and hope to both myself and my students.
Be careful what you say. Words are POWERFUL. What are the stories we tell ourselves? Are we too fat? Too female? Too weak? Too drunk? Too poor? Too depressed? Too MUCH? Change your words, change your story, write your own fairy tale. YOU. DO. YOU. And I’m going to keep on doing me. As challenging as that has historically proven to be!
Here’s to all the Walt’s in the world. And to Fairy Tales.
Richard Czerniawski —
Hi Tim. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this podcast with Debbie. I was touched by her many challenges. She is a most resilient and courageous person. I learned a lot from listening to her and, while I’m 69-years old (and still doing the work I love), I will write out a day in my life 5-years hence. (At my age I don’t want to press with 10-years. There’s an old saying, “When (wo)man plans God laughs. Haha.) Here’s wishing you and Debbie much joy, success and good health in the many years to come. Peace and abundant blessings, Richard
Mark Lazenby —
For me, your best interview so far Tim. Thank you Tim and thank you Debbie. I’ve done the 10 year exercise before but, from the starting point of ‘if money was no object’ Debbie’s starting point of ‘if you could do anything you wanted without any fear of failure’ is such a better place to start.
Luiza —
Hi Tim, I would really appreciate if you could make a small audio of the thought exercise (remarkable life) in the same fashion you did with Tony Robbins gratitude exercise. I believe other people would find value in it as well. What do you think?
Dijana —
Great episode, thank you both! I got so much out of it, and at a very challenging and, dare I say, critical point in my life.
Weirdly, serendipitously, unexpectedly, I am in a middle of making big, critical decisions that I keep putting off; when all I really want is to travel the Dalmatian coast (I speak the language but my cat doesn’t) and have a go at a six month mini retirement project. So I did the obvious thing and bought Tools of the Titans. Wonderful stuff.
Joachim Chen —
Truthfully, when Debbie describes the Ten Year Plan, there’s a bit of podcast magic there. It just brings you into a meditative and reflective state.
Jeremy Friedberg —
When I first started this episode I wanted to end it after 5 minutes. Not because it was bad but probably because I was not really listening. Today it started up automatically where it left off and WOW I am glad I continued to listen.
One of the best interviews I have heard to date, specifically with regards of how rejection lead to major shift in Debbie´s life.
I will be using the 10 year essay with my team as well.
I was very taken with the section about the 10 year plan and had started to write it. By chance I then heard Duncan Trussell’s interview with Jordan Peterson – about half way into that they talk about Peterson’s self-authoring program which seems to me like a much expanded version of what Debbie is talking about with added benefit of sections that explore your past and present to help to free you of psychological obstacles that are hindering you realising your plan. The Peterson interview is well worth listening to (he would be a great guest on Tim’s podcast) and also explore his website: http://selfauthoring.com
Noelle —
Beautiful monologue by Debbie Millman. Sweet. Smart. Honest.
She talks about healing, about shifting her negative inner voice to a positive one. When her inner negative voice whispers doubts and insecurities, she voices them out loud. ” I was trying to be sexy but that didn’t work.”
Debbie might not have healed everything she needs to heal but she imposes the discipline of honesty on herself. Very few people openly share with others when they feel inadequate. Constantly striving to be truthful with oneself and others is the only true healing. The journey to process our shadow self and ‘heal’ never ends, there is one layer of shadow-self after another. The braver you are, the more honesty you can withstand. Debbie is a champ.
I think the more spiritually evolved we are as human beings, the funnier we naturally become because pure honesty is hilarious. Debbie made me laugh so much. Her saying something and doing the opposite, being insecure, being overly self-aware, all of it is funny. We are all insecure, incoherent, and scared. Serious people are always the most scared and insecure ones and as they use seriousness to try n hide it. If you’ve got little to hide, you’re naturally funny.
Thanks to Debbie and thanks to you.
Please disregard. I confused Debbie Millman and Whitney Cummings.
Kevin Shelton —
I did the exercise as a 5 year exercise I am not of college age anymore. I have been on a runner’s high ever. A copy of the link to my shrink, a copy of the link to my wife, and copies of the link out to a few friends.
I highly suggest doing a list at the end of the exercise. It provided a ton of clarity for me while the prose was from the heart. I found writing as I looped back Debbie’s instructions was really helpful. Her voice, particularly during the instruction of “write like your life depends on it….because it does” gave the exercise additional meaning.
Absolutely fantastic stuff! I will be returning to my list weekly and look forward to re-reading the prose next year.
Much appreciated Tim! Looking forward to the inevitable part 2 with Debbie.
Jeremiah Ashcraft —
I had some similar ups and downs, and I’m actually going into a design program later this year.
Jaclyn —
Wow! I went through Debbie’s exercise and wrote (what looks like an essay) on “My Remarkable Life” in 2027. What a powerful exercise! I feel goose bumps with excitement and was left with a confidence that my dreams really will be my reality. I look forward to reviewing this annually.
Tim – I am new to your blog and podcasts, but after just a few months of listening and reading The Four Hour Workweek, you have me hooked. (My husband has been following you for years now, and went to your latest live podcast in NYC, but I have been missing out all of these years, and kicking myself for not listening to you sooner.)
I had a question for you or any others who read this post. (It’s not directly tied to Debbie’s podcast, but I was not sure how frequently the blog comments were read on prior posts that may be more applicable.)
I have decided to open an e-commerce store and would like to find a mentor or coach who could assist me with some questions on the initial set-up. (I have done a lot of research myself, however I am almost bordering on too much research, and want some assistance in drawing me back in.) I have come across many self-declared “experts” in the field, but I’d like to work with someone who comes recommended, rather than just picking someone blindly(especially since some charge $1,000+). Are there any coaches or mentors that you would suggest?
C Martin Bullard —
Hi Tim, excellent podcast! Ms. Millman mentions being in a long term psychoanalytic psychotherapy – I wonder how many of your other Titans are as well? I am a psychoanalyst & know the (slow, inexorable & deep healing) power of this practice. You yourself might be interested in psychoanalysis as subject for study. It is a very deep & very storied “life hack” method. Keep up the excellent work Tim!! Regards!!
Tim, I have been an avid listener of this podcast for the last two and half years, but this episode brought tears to my eyes and so much inspiration. I started my career in graphic design and buried myself in my work at a young age to escape a similar upbringing. Just want you to know this podcast at least made a huge impact on one of your listeners, thanks for doing what you do!
Deletememories —
Im happy you dare to speak up. It tears up long buried childhood pains and abuse. But it’s needed. I can’t speak up as the person abusing me was my father and it would break my mother’s heart. I never had pro counseling on the issue. I think it’s time to reach out for help now, 26 years later. As I was hoping I’d forget it or the horror would go but it never did… So there is help out there. Thanks for sharing it.
Marta Perales —
Tim, I have not finished listening to the episode; and I don’t want it to end. Thanks so much for having her; and thanks to Debbie for sharing so much. This one will probably be one of those that I want to back and listen often. She’s amazing, and my heart is broken for everything she went through. Looking forward to finish listening to it. Really, THANK YOU
“Don’t accept the first rejection, ever.”
sandrajhodges —
Debbie Millman – for 2 days I have been teaching my 4 classes to write their “My 10 Year Plan for a Remarkable Life”. Very remarkable, inspirational, and invigorating. Students quiet, talking about the task, questions, then “wow, I love this”, “can I take it home and work on it?”, and others stumbling, finding their way today. Thank YOU! I Love this picture! of you and Mrs. Obama. I was posting this on FB, but we are not friends there.
Jennifer Davison —
Fantastic interview. I wonder if Tim and Debbie think the “10 year plan excercise” can also work magically for those of us who are not student age, I. e. at the beginning of their professional lives, but rather in the middle of their lives or at some sort of crossroads. Does it make sense to “dream big” if it’s not all out in front of you any more? Thanks for what you are sharing with all of us!
Hi Tim. Thanks for a great episode.
And thanks for probing her on the specifics of her practices. Particularly the 10 year plan exercise.
And great call leaving the interview at that – on a good rep! Cheers!
freejuniper —
I loved listening to this. I want to hear more on the geography-happiness topic!
Jessica Lustbader —
Tim, re: your comment on the importance of where you live. Have you ever read the Paul Graham essay, “Cities and ambition?” I think you’ll enjoy it! http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html
ASMAA SAAD —
Loved the article ! Thank you for sharing the link.
Joe Boccardo —
Thank you (and Tim) for sharing this. This essay is perfect.
Carolina Bautista Rivera —
I absolutely loved this episode. My favorite pice besides the “remarkable life essay” is when she talks about rejection. “Don’t accept the first rejection ever”. She is amazing, she really has master a life designing and the way she communicates it is so touching and real. Great episode!
shafiq —
just love your website, that’s it for now
reeveschristian —
Tim, after hearing you and Debbie’s conversation about Manhattan living and re-reading PG’s essay about Cities and Ambition from your rec via 5 bullet Friday, I immediately thought of a book exploring the same topic that I read last year and thought I’d recommend (although it’s likely you’ve already read!). It’s called “Geography of Genius”, by Eric Weiner. Aside from that, I’d also like to thank you for your body of work and the transparency with which you pursue Truth. Coming across your work as a Freshman in college sparked my own interest in continual personal evolution and truth-seeking and an intellectual curiosity that I don’t think I would have had the courage to explore so early and at such depths without your work. Keep up the good living man!
Nayereh Pater-Rov —
Outstanding episode. Debbie Millman really nailed the systems versus goals approach.
Jackson Potter —
In regards to your chosen quote at the top. That’s the worst quote I’ve ever read. You can’t more blatantly state the absolute obvious better than that.
Kaitlin —
Great episode! Debbie mentioned a book at 1:11:40 called Cool Girl. I can’t find it! Does anyone know which book she’s talking about?
Thanks for taking the time to record this. I really like Debbie’s distinction between courage (doing something the first time) and confidence (which comes from doing something repeatedly). I think this distinction alone can help people to feel as if they can take on something new.
Thank you for this amazing episode. I have listened to this already three times so far!
Thank you thank you! My mind is blown – this episode gets better and better and better as it goes on. Is it possible to get a transcript? My bf is hard of hearing and I would love for everyone I know to be able to access this amazingness, especially him! Thank you, again.
ChrisD —
I’d love to see an interview with Dr. Carol Dweck! This episode was fabulous, and based on the conversations you both had around bouncing back from challenging feedback I think you’d love her work. Plus I know her book has been mentioned by other guests.
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A veterans monument is to be dedicated on Veterans Day, Nov. 12, at Cherokee Veterans Park near Canton. Public forums have been set for Aug. 28 and Sept. 6 on program spaces in the planned L.B. Ahrens Recreation Center, also at the park. CHEROKEE COUNTY
Cherokee sets public forums on new rec center
David Ibata, For the AJC
Two public forms have been set to take citizen comments on the types of program spaces they’d like to see in the planned L.B. Ahrens Recreation Center at Cherokee Veterans Park.
The forums are scheduled for 7 p.m., Aug. 28 and Sept. 6, in the cafeteria of Macedonia Elementary School, 10370 East Cherokee Drive, Canton. Residents also are invited to participate in an online survey at: https://bit.ly/2MMuFBa The survey will be available until Sept. 7.
Possible amenities include gyms, community rooms and fitness areas, officials said. Cherokee Veterans Park opened about a year ago at 7345 Cumming Highway (Ga. 20) near Canton.
The county plans to dedicate a veterans memorial at the park on Veterans Day in november, Cherokee Board Chairman L.B. Ahrens said at a recent Board of Commissioners meeting.
Those wishing to purchase commemorative bricks, offered at prices of $75 to $125 apiece, should do so by Aug. 31 if they wish the bricks to be engraved and ready by the dedication, Ahrens said. Information: https://bit.ly/2JvSI6L
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Father’s Day comes with grief to Palestinian children
Father's Day is celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood and paternal bonds
Mahmoud Barakat | 15.06.2019
While Father’s Day brings joy to millions of children worldwide, the occasion comes with to thousands of Palestinian children, who lost their fathers during the Palestinian intifada (uprising) against the decades-long Israeli occupation.
In a statement on Saturday, Naim Abu Riash, head of Izdihar Palestine Association, a Turkey-based NGO, said a total of 9,914 Palestinians lost their lives and 101,558 others were injured in the conflict that began on September 28, 2000.
Abu Riash pointed out that 134 Israeli children lost their fathers as well in the same conflict.
Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in society.
It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March, April and June according to the home nation's customs.
Unlike the First Intifada, which lasted from 1987 to 1991, the Second Intifada was marked by frequent clashes and military escalations between Palestinian resistance groups and the Israeli army.
According to official Palestinian and Israeli figures, 4,412 Palestinians were killed and 48,322 injured during the Second Intifada, while 1,069 Israelis were killed and 4,500 injured.
During the Second Intifada, which lasted from 2000 to 2005, the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip were both subjected to Israeli military invasion, in which thousands of homes were destroyed and thousands of acres of farmland devastated.
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Pacific Islands Forum: Climate change and illegal fishing on agenda for Samoa meeting
By Pacific affairs reporter Liam Fox
Posted September 04, 2017 11:50:52
Photo: This year's gathering of Pacific leaders comes as the Australian Government pledges to renew its engagement with the region. (Photo: Supplied)
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Leaders from around the region will attempt to form a collective voice on such varied topics as climate change, illegal fishing and labour mobility as they gather in Samoa's capital Apia for the annual Pacific Islands Forum.
The official theme of this year's forum is The Blue Pacific: Our Sea of Islands, Our Security through Sustainable Development, Management and Conservation.
In an address to journalists ahead of the forum, Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said the theme provided a new narrative for how the forum engaged with the world with a unified voice.
"By the sheer fact of our geography, such as trends associated with shifts in the centres of global power, this places the Pacific at the centre of contemporary global geopolitics," he said.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is due to arrive in Apia later this week ahead of the main event, the leaders' retreat, on Friday.
This year's gathering comes as the Australian Government pledges to renew its engagement with the region.
Last month in Suva, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told her regional counterparts the Australian Government is focused on three goals in the Pacific.
"We seek stronger partnerships for economic growth; we seek stronger partnerships for our security; and we seek to support relationships between our people," she said.
Pacific leaders will be looking to see how Mr Turnbull builds on the stated commitment to a renewed engagement with the Pacific.
The first event on the program is a meeting of the leaders of Small Island States group.
It began with a moment of silence to mark the recent death of Tony de Brum, the former foreign minister and climate change ambassador of Marshall Islands.
Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna said Mr de Brum was an important figure in the negotiations at the Paris climate talks in 2015.
"Tony de Brum was integral and a very important part of that united front that we the Pacific presented to the world," he said.
Topics: world-politics, climate-change, illegal-fishing, oceans-and-reefs, environment, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, pacific, samoa, australia
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About Abingdon Science Partnership
The Abingdon Science Partnership (ASP) is primarily a science outreach organisation supported and funded by Abingdon School. The aim of the ASP is to strengthen participation in science in a wide variety of ways across the Abingdon district and beyond. The ASP works with local primary and secondary schools; community groups such as Scouts and Guides and local organisations such as the ATOM Society and Science Oxford. In addition ASP is an official partner with national organisations including the Institute for Research in Schools, the Young Scientists Journal and the Ogden Trust Primary Science Partnerships.
The ASP can offer support for science related events in many different ways including school visits, equipment loans and use of our dedicated and well equipped science teaching laboratory. These facilities are available to all types of school and community groups.
The Abingdon Science Partnership has been shortlisted on three occasions for the prestigious TES Awards for both the Community and Collaboration category and the Independent State School Partnership category.
To find out more about our activities and how we can help your school or other group please follow the appropriate link below, or contact Jeremy Thomas, the ASP co-ordinator at Abingdon School: jeremy.thomas@abingdon.org.uk or telephone 01235 849151.
You can also follow us on Twitter: @AbSciPart
We support science activities for the primary school age group in several ways:
Bespoke workshops in our dedicated Partnership Laboratory where pupils can experience facilities and resources not usually available in primary schools – and wear lab coats! We can offer standard workshops on a number of KS1/KS2 Science Topics but we can accommodate most requests. Examples of our popular workshops include:
Animal adaptations
The science of The Iron Man
Forces and spaceflight
Evolution and inheritance
Exploring space
Plants and photosynthesis
Visits to your school for classes or larger groups. Several of the workshops listed above can be adapted for travel, but we can also deliver curriculum specific sessions such as Light and Shadow and Electric Circuits.
British Science Association CREST Star Science Investigator award programmes. We offer this to a small number of mainly KS1 classes in the immediate area but we can offer CPD, advice and resources to help teachers run this scheme in their own schools. See the CREST Awards website.
Equipment loans for topics such as the human skeleton, fossils, electric circuits and others.
After school Clubs and Masterclasses in the ASP Partnership Laboratory.
Partnering your school science club or project with a sixth form Science Ambassador from one of the secondary schools in Abingdon.
For more information please contact jeremy.thomas@abingdon.org.uk.
Secondary Science
The Abingdon Science Partnership works collaboratively with local secondary schools as well as providing resources and events to inspire local, young people to engage in science and to study science subjects at the highest levels. The secondary programme is constantly developing, but regular events and activities include the following:
Annual Masterclasses in Biology, Chemistry and Physics aimed at extending the knowledge and skills of secondary pupils to a higher level.
Hosting workshops for organisations such as the National Space Academy and Isaac Physics.
Offering a GCSE course in Astronomy, open to pupils from any school in the Abingdon area.
Arranging the loan of apparatus and use of a our dedicated Partnership Laboratory by other schools and groups.
Co-ordinating the local, Abingdon hubs of the Young Scientists Journal and the Institute for Research in Schools.
Encouraging a local network of pupil Science Ambassadors to work with younger children in primary schools and science clubs.
Organising inspiring talks and presentations for secondary pupils.
Community Science
The ASP has supported science activities for a wide variety of community groups, particularly helping Scout and Guide groups of all ages with Science or Astronomy badges, but also working with adult organisations such as the Abingdon ATOM Society and the Oxford Geology Group.
Scout and Guide Science Badges can be completed in one or two evening visits and the laboratory can also be used for investigations and experiments to help with other awards and projects. A great example of this was when 30th Abingdon Beavers used the lab to help with their Million Hands project, described here.
Organisations such as the Abingdon ATOM Society and Science Oxford have used the ASP Lab for adult science evenings, such as ‘Back to School Science’ and ‘Gunge for Grown Ups’. The Abingdon Science Partnership is an official sponsor of the Abingdon ATOM Festival of Science and Technology, hosting and helping to run many of the events during the annual Festival in March.
For more information or to discuss use of the ASP lab please contact jeremy.thomas@abingdon.org.uk.
Continuing Professional Development for Science Teachers and Technicians
The ASP Lab provides an ideal venue, within Abingdon School’s Yang Science Centre (YSC), where hands on CPD courses can be run in a well equipped and supported school, science laboratory. The YSC also has spacious breakout areas for small group discussions and where catering can be provided through the school’s appointed catering organisation. CPD courses have been hosted regularly for organisations such as The Ogden Trust Primary Science Clusters and Oxfordshire Science Learning Partnership.
ASP staff have developed a great deal of expertise in running science clubs, outreach workshops and in delivering the British Science Association CREST Star Science Investigator awards. This expertise can be shared with other schools, either by individual discussion or ASP CPD events for larger groups.
The ASP Co-ordinator at Abingdon School, Jeremy Thomas, currently acts as co-ordinator for the Ogden Trust Abingdon Primary Science Partnership and chairs the Science Co-ordinators’ Group of the Abingdon Partnership for Schools.
For more information please contact jeremy.thomas@abingdon.org.uk or Sarah Twinn, Partnership Co-ordinator, Abingdon Partnership for Schools twinn.s@caldecott.oxon.sch.uk.
ASP Partner Organisations
ASP works with a number of larger, science education and outreach organisations both locally and nationally. The ASP hosts the official Abingdon Hubs for both the Young Scientists Journal and the Institute for Research in Schools, both of which are open to any secondary age pupil in the Abingdon district.
ASP plays a large part in organising and providing events and venues for the annual Abingdon ATOM Festival of Science and Technology which takes place in the town in March of each year.
ASP is the lead organisation in the Ogden Trust Abingdon Primary Science Partnership, which consists currently of Fitzharrys School, St Edmund’s RC Primary, Caldecott Primary, Thomas Reade Primary, Long Furlong Primary and Benson CofE Primary:
ASP runs the Abingdon sessions of Science Oxford’s extremely popular Saturday Science Clubs for younger children. Details of Science Oxford events can be found here.
ASP has also worked closely with, hosted workshops for or organised educational visits with the following organisations:
National Space Academy
International Space School Educational Trust (ISSET)
Isaac Physics
What our partners say...
”'Brilliant, awesome, inspirational!' are some of the words my 10 year old daughter used to describe her experiences with Abingdon Science Partnership. From making circuits and slime at the Saturday Science Club, to Stargazing with her Brownie Pack at an evening workshop, to taking part in Royal Institution Maths lectures with her school, to meeting the famous Michael Foale and hearing about his amazing space adventure; such a wide range of events that ASP have planned and organised and which my daughter has taken part in at their excellent facilities.
The ASP have made a significant, positive impact on the local community in providing these wonderful opportunities for children and their local schools, clubs and societies - opportunities many children would never normally have. As a Brownie leader in the Girl Guiding Association, the ASP were nothing short of fantastic when it came to helping out my Brownie Pack. Using the criteria for the Science Investigator Brownie badge, the guys set up two fun-filled yet educational workshops, which we attended over two evenings in order for the girls to gain their badges. The Brownies did nothing but smile and work well together as they faced different tasks. At the end of the second session the girls were awarded their badges and they all said that it had been their “best Brownie meeting ever!”. We also awarded Jeremy and Richard a badge, which I believe they wear on their lab coats! It was such a big hit that I contacted Jeremy some months later, this time for the Brownies to gain their Stargazing badge.
Nothing is too much trouble; the staff and sixth formers are friendly, helpful, hardworking and outstanding in their delivery making it easy to understand. As a parent I feel truly grateful that my daughter has been fortunate enough to be able to access and take part in their activities. Thank you ASP!”
Sarah Smith, Abingdon Brownies and Parent
“Last year, we had the privilege of being able to send 3 of our classes to the Abingdon science lab. The children all returned, challenged and enthused having taken part in a wide range of activities from investigating floating and sinking and using levers to create water extraction devices to the excitement of bunsen burners heating different compounds. They had access to excellent facilities and equipment, high quality teaching and - got to wear lab coats! Thank you for having us back this year. Our Y 5/ 6 children were captivated by comparing the DNA of a human and shark whilst our younger ones await their turn with great anticipation.”
Louise Warren, Head-teacher, Buckland CE Primary School
“As Chairman of the ATOM Festival of Science and Technology I and my committee have worked closely with Abingdon School for the past five years. Their support has been outstanding. Their role in organising the participation of local schools through the Abingdon Science Partnership which they have established has been excellent and has been greatly appreciated by the teachers, children and parents. The manager of this Partnership is one of the most active and valuable members of the ATOM Festival Committee. Many of the Festival events take place in the school premises including the theatre and science block, both of which are of the highest standard. The enthusiastic and consistent support of the Headmaster, teaching and non-teaching staff, and the pupils have been most appreciated and valued. The school is not only a major supporter of the ATOM Festival but organises events throughout the year to promote an interest in science among pupils in all local schools. I have the highest admiration for what they do.”
James White, Chairman, ATOM Festival of Science and Technology
“IRIS is thrilled to work with Jeremy and the ASP. They embrace new projects being the perfect hub where schools from the region can work on a range of research areas. They have run the Minecraft project building the ATLAS detector in Minecraft, lead on CERN@school and are playing a key role in the upcoming polar MELT project. Their enthusiasm to embrace new projects and involve many students makes them an incredibly valued key IRIS centre.”
Becky Parker, Director, Institute for Research in Schools, Physics teacher, Visiting Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London
“The Abingdon Science Partnership has been invaluable in supporting our programme of fun, interactive science activities for young people and their families in Abingdon and beyond. Jeremy actively encourages community engagement and works with a wide range of young people to excite and enthuse them about science. The sessions that he runs are always well received – families love the exciting mix of hands-on science and inspirational teaching that the Partnership provides.”
Sophie Batin, Education Outreach Manager, Science Oxford
“The Ogden Trust are delighted to collaborate with Abingdon School, to provide a programme of continuing professional development. The Ogden Trust roots it's expertise and experience in physics curriculum development and applied research. Through working in partnership with Abingdon School, this ensures the high quality of delivery, together with the science department at the school and the outstanding facilities, to promote high quality physics professional learning. Schools in the Abingdon/Oxfordshire area benefit greatly from the interaction between Abingdon School and local teachers - propagating discussions about excellence in teaching and learning in science education, through developing effective partnerships and associations with a variety of stakeholders.”
Wendy Cox, Head of School Partnerships, The Ogden Trust
“At Practical Action we really value our relationship with the Abingdon Science Partnership. Initially working with them enabled us to trial materials for a new STEM teaching resource and evaluate the impact of those materials on pupil learning. ASP then showcased the resulting ‘Stop the Spread’ materials at the Association for Science Education (ASE) annual conference and Jeremy Thomas, ASP co-ordinator, wrote an article on the activity published in Education in Science, a key science journal from the ASE with a subscription of over 10,000. We are also aware that ASP use our materials in their work with primary schools in the region and promotes through their teacher network. All of these activities raise the profile and kudos of our work amongst teachers and education practitioners which is invaluable to us. We look forward to a continuing relationship with ASP and would highly recommend them.”
Julie Brown, Head of Education, Practical Action
Partnership Activity Summary
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Cabinet Office fail to address sector concerns on anti-advocacy
Published: Friday 8 April 2016 - 11:00
Charity leaders have today criticised Cabinet Office Minister Matthew Hancock for failing to address key concerns about the Government’s proposed anti-advocacy clause
In early February 130 charity leaders wrote to the Prime Minister urging him to reconsider a Cabinet Office proposal to impose an anti-advocacy clause on charities in receipt of Government grant. The concerted campaign against this proposal to restrict charity campaigning was driven by charity leaders’ network ACEVO and charity umbrella organisation NCVO.
In a joint statement today both organisations express their deep disappointment at Mr Hancock’s response yesterday to the concerns raised with the Prime Minister. In a joint statement, ACEVO Director of Public Policy Asheem Singh and NCVO Head of Policy and Public Services Charlotte Ravenscroft said;
“The response from The Cabinet Office is deeply disappointing. It fails to address the very substantial concerns raised by 130 Charity Chief Executives in their letter to the Prime Minster on February 10.
“This letter outlined why the anti-advocacy clause represents an existential threat to the relationship between Government and charities and to the people and causes they both serve.
“The effect of this threat will be that organisations begin to withdraw from the field because they cannot separate their advocacy from their wider purpose. Without a Government grant they cannot carry out important work, but with a grant qualified by anti-advocacy they cannot function in a way that fits their values of trying to do the best for their beneficiaries.
“Charities need to talk to their MPs about developments in their area, need to advise on improvements to policy and legislation, in short need to represent the people and causes that they serve.
“Matthew Hancock talks of the paramount need for the efficient use of public money but the result of the clause will be an increase in cost to Government as services disappear and inappropriate policies remain in place for lack of sector advice to Government.
“It is a sad indictment of the Government's position that Mr Hancock says that concerns can be addressed by individual charities talking to their grant managers. It is ironic that he suggests charities endeavor to resolve problems by discussing them with government, when the purpose of his clause is to deter charities from doing precisely that.”
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Scandium ion (1+)
Formula: Sc+
Molecular weight: 44.955363
InChI=1S/Sc/q+1
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MHBCCBGBYYHDBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar
+ = ( )
By formula: Sc+ + C2H4 = (Sc+ C2H4)
rH° 220. ± 10. kJ/mol PDiss Ranashinge and Freiser, 1992 gas phase; M
Enthalpy of reaction
rH° (kJ/mol)
131. CID Armentrout and Kickel, 1994 gas phase; «DELTA»rH >=, guided ion beam CID; M
240. (+20.,-0.) CID Armentrout and Kickel, 1994 gas phase; guided ion beam CID; M
By formula: Sc+ + H2O = (Sc+ H2O)
rH° 130. ± 10. kJ/mol CID Magnera, David, et al., 1989 gas phase; M
By formula: Sc+ + CH2 = (Sc+ CH2)
rH° 411. ± 22. kJ/mol CIDT Sunderlin and Armentrout, 1989 RCD
By formula: Sc+ + C5H5N = (Sc+ C5H5N)
rH° 231. ± 10. kJ/mol CIDT Rodgers, Stanley, et al., 2000 RCD
By formula: Sc+ + CS = (Sc+ CS)
rH° 133. ± 7.9 kJ/mol CIDT Rodgers and Armentrout, 2000 RCD
By formula: Sc+ + C4H4N2 = (Sc+ C4H4N2)
rH° 214. ± 9.2 kJ/mol CIDT Amunugama and Rodgers, 2001 RCD
Ranashinge and Freiser, 1992
Ranashinge, Y.A.; Freiser, B.S., Gas-Phase Photodissociation of MC2H2+ (M = Sc, Y, La). Determination of D0(M+ - C2H2), Chem. Phys. Let., 1992, 200, 1-2, 135, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(92)87058-W . [all data]
Armentrout and Kickel, 1994
Armentrout, P.B.; Kickel, B.L., Gas Phase Thermochemistry of Transition Metal Ligand Systems: Reassessment of Values and Periodic Trends, in Organometallic Ion Chemistry, B. S. Freiser, ed, 1994. [all data]
Magnera, David, et al., 1989
Magnera, T.F.; David, D.E.; Michl, J., Gas -Phase Water and Hydroxyl Binding Energies for Monopoisitive First - Row Transition - Metal Ions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 11, 4101, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00193a051 . [all data]
Sunderlin and Armentrout, 1989
Sunderlin, L.S.; Armentrout, P.B., Periodic Trends in Chemical Reactivity: Reactions of Sc+, Y+, La+, and Lu+ with Methane and Ethane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 11, 3845, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00193a015 . [all data]
Rodgers, Stanley, et al., 2000
Rodgers, M.T.; Stanley, J.R.; Amunugama, R., Periodic Trends in the Binding of Metal Ions to Pyridine Studied by Threshold Collision-Induced Dissociation and Density Functional Theory, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122, 44, 10969, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0027923 . [all data]
Rodgers and Armentrout, 2000
Rodgers, M.T.; Armentrout, P.B., Noncovalent Metal-Ligand Bond Energies as Studied by Threshold Collision-Induced Dissociation, Mass Spectrom. Rev., 2000, 19, 4, 215, https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-2787(200007)19:4<215::AID-MAS2>3.0.CO;2-X . [all data]
Amunugama and Rodgers, 2001
Amunugama, R.; Rodgers, M.T., Periodic Trends in the Binding of Metal Ions to Pyrimidine Studied by Threshold Collision-Induced Dissociation and Density Functional Theory, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2001, 105, 43, 9883, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp010663i . [all data]
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‘Justice League’ Trailer Announcement Teaser [VIDEO]
via Warner Bros. Between the mixed (and that’s a kind word) reviews of Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad, the turmoil surrounding Ben Affleck’s The Batman, and the fact that Marvel continues to churn out billion-dollar movies, the pressure is ON Warner Bros. to deliver with Justice League. So far, reports out of production are that director Zack Synder took the... Read More
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via Warner Bros.
Between the mixed (and that’s a kind word) reviews of Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad, the turmoil surrounding Ben Affleck’s The Batman, and the fact that Marvel continues to churn out billion-dollar movies, the pressure is ON Warner Bros. to deliver with Justice League.
So far, reports out of production are that director Zack Synder took the criticisms of his first attempt to heart, and has significantly lightened the mood for the sequel. Let’s hope that’s the case because even as the biggest Batman fan going, BvS was a drag.
That said, I think BvS had some bright spots. There IS a good movie somewhere in there. Somewhere between too many subplots and the studio getting too involved, the good movie it probably could have been was lost. And apparently, anyone who has seen the director’s cut says it’s actually pretty good.
So, here’s to hoping they get it right this time. I’m hearing Wonder Woman is pretty damn good, so back to back hits would go a longgg way in terms of the long term success of the DC Extended Universe (which is still a stupid name).
Official synopsis:
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s (Henry Cavill) selfless act, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes — Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash — it may be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
Justice League will hit theaters on November 17, 2017.
A New Jersey native & Rutgers University graduate who firmly believes it’s better to be lucky than good. My goal in life is to one day write a Batman screenplay. You can probably find me somewhere cooking either too little or too much pasta.
contact me – [email protected]
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Minneapolis: June 6 to June 7, 2018
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 6 to June 7, 2018.
Little Dragon: Best Friend
Swedish band Little Dragon's fourth album Nabuma Rubberband (Loma Vista Recordings) album has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Dance / Electronic Album category for 2015. ...
+ Lenka Paris
The last time we saw Sweden’s Little Dragon was in May 2015 and we said, “I'm happy to report that Little Dragon is all grown up. Since we last saw the Swedish band in November 2009 (six years ago), the band has grown in terms of sound, stage, and fanbase. With the larger stage of First Avenue's mainroom, the band had custom diamond light setup with a massive backdrop image. Musically, the band is doing more dance club, even tribal, sound. This music appeal to a new larger legion of club music ... only a little more diverse with various ethnic groups.”
Little Dragon new song “Best Friends” (available on limited 12”) is out now.
DJ Lenka Paris to open.
06/01 Upstream Music Festival 2018
06/02 Knitting Factory, Boise, ID, US
06/04 Slowdown, Omaha, NE, US
06/06 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, US
06/07 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, US
06/08 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI, US
06/09 Deluxe, Indianapolis, IN, US
06/11 Voodoo Lounge, North Kansas City, MO, US
06/12 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, US
06/14 Ogden Amphitheater, Ogden, UT, US
06/16 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, US
06/17 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, US
06/18 Marty's On Newport, Tustin, CA, US
06/20 The Republik, Honolulu, HI, US
Caroline Rose 2018 Poster
Bad Wolves / From Ashes To New 2018 Poster
Michael McDermott 2018 Poster
Cold Cave 2018 Poster
Opening up the show was Caroline Rose, a self-described Americana band, but I would throw them in the country category as well. They were actually more excited to be playing …
New York rock band Bad Wolves said Dolores O’Riordan was set to record her vocals for their cover “Zombie”, but upon hearing the tragic news, the band decided to release their version of “Zombie” in her memory. …
From Ashes to New
Special guests From Ashes to New will open the show. Tour dates: 03/09/15 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts 03/10/15 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall 03/11/15 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre …
+ Cardioid
Americana musician Caroline Rose is on her very first headlining tour with her album Loner (New West). We previously caught Rose with Lord Huron in June 2016 and said, “Rose is joined on stage by Pat Melvin on bass, Brett Lanier on pedal steel, and Dan Davine on drums. Notably gone is the upright bass! Now that Rose’s national debut album I Will Not Be Afraid is out, the 26-year-old songwriter looked even more confident about playing to a large audience. Rose confessed that she wasn’t quite comfortable playing so early (7:30pm), after they finished playing their first song ‘When You Go’.”
Los Angeles’ Cardioid (Lizzy Ellison and Riley Geare) to open. This upcoming show at the 7th Street Entry is sold out.
Caroline Rose Tour Dates:
05/30 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
06/01 – Nelsonville, OH @ Nelsonville Music Festival
06/02 – Toledo, OH @ Maple and Main Festival
06/04 – Davenport, IA @ Redstone Room
06/06 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
06/07 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
06/08 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
06/09 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
06/12 - Seattle, WA @ The Sunset
06/13 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
06/15 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
06/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
06/21 - Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Jr.
BAD WOLVES/FROM ASHES TO NEW
+ Diamante
The co-headlining Bad Wolves and From Ashes To New show will be heading to the Varsity Theater on Wednesday, June 6th.
06/06 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
06/07 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
06/08 – The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
06/09 – Piere’s – Fort Wayne, IN
06/11 – The Basement – Columbus, OH
06/12 – The Westcott Theater – Syracuse, NY
06/13 – Aura – Portland, ME
06/16 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
06/18 – Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA
06/19 – Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
06/20 – Albany - Upstate Concert Club
06/22 – Norva – Norfolk, VA
MICHAEL MCDERMOTT
The Warming House
Chicago-based singer-songwriter Michael McDermott will be playing the “listening room” stage of The Warming House in Minneapolis. McDermott’s album Out From Under Set is out now.
Michael McDermott’s Tour Dates:
06/06 The Warming House Minneapolis, MN
06/08 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
06/09 Marquette Waterfront Festival Madison, WI
06/24 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
07/14 Roscoe Village BurgerFest Chicago, IL
07/18 Pearl Street Warehouse Washington, DC
07/19 The Loft at City Winery New York, NY
07/20 Log House Concerts Westport, MA
07/21 Music and Arts Festival Templeton, MA
+ Choir Boy, Black Marble
Philadelphia and New York City’s Cold Cave will be headlining the Turf Club on Thursday. The group will be releasing a 10” picture disc of You & Me & Infinity to coincide their upcoming tour:
05/30 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
06/01 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
06/02 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
06/04 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
06/05 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
06/07 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
06/08 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
06/09 Detroit, MI @ El Club
06/11 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
06/12 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount
06/13 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
06/14 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
06/15 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
06/16 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
06/17 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
06/19 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
06/20 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Posted by W♥M on Wednesday, 30 May 2018 at 06:38 AM in Bad Wolves, Black Marble, Cardioid, Caroline Rose, Choir Boy, Cold Cave, From Ashes to New, Lenka Paris, Little Dragon, Michael McDermott, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Music Guide, Vu | Permalink | Comments (0)
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