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__label__wiki	0.703738	0.703738	Affordable Housing Proposed in North Hills By Michael Aushenker A proposed project in North Hills filed June 27 with Los Angeles Department of City Planning would bring 54 units to the neighborhood, per an Urbanize.LA report. The 8547-8549 N. Sepulveda Boulevard proposal would mean razing the existing 1930s-era single-story building on the parcel to clear the way for a four-story affordable housing complex geared to low- and extremely low-income households. Requested entitlements include a density bonus allowing for no on-site parking. Property records list the owner of the roughly half-acre site as Angel 2018, an organization affiliated with L.A. Family Housing, which develops affordable and permanent supportive units throughout the city. The nonprofit recently announced the completion of a $52-million supportive housing campus in Sun Valley. Developer Plans Multifamily in Sun Valley Nonprofit Eyes 120 Units of Affordable Housing in Panorama City Four-story Senior Housing Proposed for Sherman Oaks Nonprofit Developer Proposes NoHo Apartments New Senior Development Proposed in Sherman Oaks Developer Proposes Apartments to Replace Studio City Homes Four-Story Residential Complex Proposed in Sun Valley Developer to Build Small-lot Homes in NoHo	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3163
__label__cc	0.508151	0.491849	Solidarity Centre for Nepal Democracy Minister Thapa vents his anger at bureaucratic red tape Health Minister Gagan Thapa has expressed discontent at bureaucratic red tape that has affected many of his programmes on the health sector reform. Taking to the social media on Wednesday, Minister Thapa commented that his efforts and vision to provide specialty care in each district hospital from February 12 had been delayed, what he believes, due to inconsiderate nature of the office bearers. Minister Thapa was referring to his ambitious plan of catering speciality healthcare services in district hospitals. The ministry had collaborated with the National Academy of Health Sciences, Bir Hospital and Institute of Medicine to begin the specialty services in 13 district hospitals in Sarlahi, Dhading, Rolpa, Gorkha, Arghakhanchi, Udaypur, Dhankuta, Nawalparasi, Saptari, Mahendranagar, Dang, Nuwakot and Baglung. For all his plan to kick off the much-hyped programme, including a full-fledged emergency services, othropaedic and pediatric services from Sunday, no hospitals were able to provide the service. According to the concept, the Kathmandu-based government hospitals will send their specialist and resident doctors to the districts and begin the services. “While we are too serious on our work, the other party who is tasked with delivering the health services must have belittled our initiative,” said Minister Thapa. “I am not bringing a populist programme that might be faced with scepticism from the bureaucracy. I am working to provide quality healthcare in each district and this is the fundamental mandate of my ministry. I am surprised officials have failed to meet my pace; either they are not willing to or they are not competent enough. “But this should stop and as a health minister I am committed to taking action against those who don’t deliver on my vision.” To support the collaboration, the Ministry of Health has already begun a process to establish pre-fabricated operating theaters designs of which have been ready. It is set to invite bids soon. However, this is not the first time that Minister Thapa has rued on bureaucracy and how it has been creating hurdles on implementing many programmes. For instance, despite releasing over Rs500 million to procure drugs for free distribution in the districts, very few of them have purchased the medicines. In a similar statement in January 31, Thapa had said that despite earmarking enough amount, “many of the officials have been unable and unwilling to procure medicines.” Even in a nutrition conference held in Pokhara on 13 January, where chief of public health offices across the country were summoned, Minister Thapa had warned that those officials who do not heed to his instructions will have to face dire consequences. The procurement of drugs expedited after the warning, yet the momentum slowed down. “People have every right to access quality health services and I am committed to delivering it through many innovative approaches,” said Thapa. “But without support from bureaucracy, we will reach nowhere and all our efforts might be useless.” Manish Gautam PM Dahal to discuss with ex-PMs, China affairs experts before China visit As Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is preparing to pay an official visit to China on March 23, the PM is scheduled to discuss the matter with former Prime Ministers and China affairs experts beforehand. A meeting of former PMs and China affairs experts has been called at PM Dahal's official residence in Baluwatar at 9 am on Thursday in this regard, said PM Dahal's press advisor Gobinda Acharya. PM Dahal's prior discussions with former PMs and China affairs experts aims to take suggestions on bilateral and multilateral meetings. PM Dahal is scheduled to hold with Chinese officials during the visit, said PM's Secretariat. A Cabinet meeting scheduled to take place today evening will finalise issues to be taken up from Nepal side in the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference, Acharya informed. PM Dahal is leaving Thursday for China to take part in the annual conference of Boao Forum for Asia to be held in Boao, Hainan province from March 23-26. On the occasion, PM Dahal is… [Research & Analysis]Nepal-China border Management and the future of people to people relations Uddhab Pyakurel Assistant Professor in School of Arts, Kathmandu University, Nepal／ Academic Advisory Committee of CSSAME The issue of Nepal-China border management has been in forefront once again along with the blockade experienced by Nepalis in Nepal-India border in 2015 just after Nepal promulgated its new constitution. In fact, the Indian blockade further proved that Nepal is not only a landlocked but also practically an India locked country. It was partly because the role performed by Nepal’s northern border-Tibetan Autonomous Region of China. If one could see Chinese role to help Nepal to overcome crisis, it could do almost insignificant help to Nepal. And it was not that China was unable to assist Nepalis but it did not do much. The major reason behind the insufficient support was a long-practiced Chinese interest that is not to invite further complication by opening the Tibetan border. In an Interview [1], the author argued that Nepal-China relations started facing a crisis si… One FPTP seat, 3pc PR votes necessary to become nat'l party The sub-committee under the parliamentary State Affairs Committee has reached to a consensus on bill regarding the political parties on Wednesday. As per the provision, for any political party to be recognized as a national party they must secure at least one seat under first-past-the-post (FPTP) and three percent proportional vote. Committee member Ram Krishna Yadav informed that a meeting of the sub-committee held at Singha Durbar this morning forged a consensus despite objections from fringe parties. Nepal Workers Pheasants Party leader Prem Suwal, CPN-ML leader Aindrasindar Nembang among other leaders from fringe parties objected to the provision of securing three percent threshold on PR and one FPTP seat. Ekantipur 22/03/2017 Big 3 deal likely to put SLMM under pressure Minister Thapa vents his anger at bureaucratic red... Will accept LLRC report with changes: Madhes-based... Minister Mahat describes Nepal’s peace process as ... भारतीयहरू नेपाल सार्वभौम भन्ने नै बिर्सन्छन् DPM Nidhi stresses on holding three-tier of electi... Local poll should be held until May 24 at any cost... Gachchhadar insists on timely elections Relations between NC and Maoist Center sour Consensus Government needed to hold polls: UML Sec... We’ve defeated India five times earlier: UML Secy ... Experts accuse political parties of dilly-dallying... Constitution amendment only way to participate in ... India Government raises grant for Nepal by 17 perc... Oli blasts prime minister's 'reckless' statement Landless quake victims: Why are we deprived of sta... Valley PollutionIndex The graph above is based o... Women, Dalit, marginalized representation to incre... Govt set to write to EC to stay prepared for polls...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3173
__label__cc	0.700652	0.299348	HomeChatlar Fukurhat Chatlar - Fakurhat sub-project is part of seven sub-projects selected for rehabilitation and improved water management subject to a feasibility study under the Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project financed by the ADB, the Government of the Netherlands and the Government of Bangladesh. The gross area of Chatler-Fakurhat sub-project measures 10,268 ha, the net cultivated area 8,092 ha. The area is cultivated mainly with rice, jute, pulses, oil crops, wheat and vegetables by smallholders. The average farm size is 0.72 ha. The cropping intensity at present is 198%. Due to (partly) non-functional regulators the area suffers from annual flooding affecting some 3,800 ha of the total area. Rehabilitation of the sub-project would involve rehabilitation of 3 existing regulators of which 1 is to be replaced and 1 new pipe outlet. Further, excavation of 62.30 km of khals and strengthening of some 11.45 km of degraded embankment is needed. Offices and tube wells will be constructed for each of the 9 WMGs which will be established in the sub-project area. The total investment costs of civil works are estimated at Tk. 2,393 in lac. The annual O&M costs of the rehabilitated system are estimated at about Tk. 86 lac (1,064 Tk/ha) of which Tk 621 will be paid by BWDB and Tk 443 by the farmers. To ensure proper water management and increase food production a capacity building and training program will have to be implemented. It is envisaged that 9 WMGs, associated in one WMA, will take over water management from BWDB and beneficiaries need to be trained in O&M. The training of staff and WMGs on formation, organizational development and participation in construction and O&M comes at Tk. 88 lac. Apart from capacity building in O&M farmers will have to receive training and support in improving and sustaining agriculture, fisheries and livelihood. Training will include class room training, demonstrations, Farmers/Fisheries Field Schools and excursions as well as refresher courses for farmers (male and female) in each of the 9 WMGs. The total capacity building and investment costs for agriculture are estimated at Tk. 50.17 lac; for fisheries Tk. 85.20 lac. and for gender and livelihood the cost estimate is Tk. 43.81 lac. The rehabilitation of the sub-project will have a major impact on agriculture and fisheries and to a lesser extent on environment. Due to the elimination of annual floods a more diversified cropping pattern and higher cropping intensity (229%) is expected. At present the total production is estimated at 24,426 tons; in the future the production is estimated at 39,569 t/year. Cereals production will increase with about 15,143 t/year. However, the extent and income of capture fisheries will substantially be reduced (- Tk. 137.62 lac). On the other hand, the expected increase in culture fisheries (Tk. 158.20 lac) will not only compensate these losses but will also facilitate increase in overall net production.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3176
__label__wiki	0.722527	0.722527	HomeComicsThe Russo Brothers Explain Why Two Characters Were Omitted From ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ The Russo Brothers Explain Why Two Characters Were Omitted From ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ May 9, 2018 admin Comics 0 SPOILER ALERT: Obviously, this article pertains to ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, so if you haven’t seen it yet, you may wish to back away and return after seeing it. Prior to the release of ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, fans noticed two very notable absences in the film’s trailers, posters, magazine covers, etc.– Jeremy Renner‘s Hawkeye and Paul Rudd‘s Ant-Man. After all, ‘Infinity War’ was supposed to be the culmination of ten years-worth of Marvel movies and why would they leave out one of the founding Avengers and a newer character that had headlined his own movie? In fact, there had even been reports that Renner had been seen shooting for this film in Japan and that his version of Clint Barton would actually trade in his Hawkeye identity to become Ronin, a newer identity that the archer had adopted in the comics. That appears to have turned out to be completely false. While some fans came up with their own theories as to why Renner and Rudd weren’t included in the promotions for this movie– were they being left out in order to not spoil a major plot twist?– now that we’ve all seen it… they’re just plain not in it. Black Widow, Captain America and War Machine discuss their whereabouts, explaining that they had gone home to be with their families and were under house arrest. Now the film’s directors Anthony and Joe Russo have publicly offered a vague explanation, via the Happy Sad Confused podcast. Anthony Russo: “There is a very specific story choice why…” Joe Russo: “There is a… we have a really interesting story cooked up for both of those characters, and part of that story required that they be under house arrest.” This house arrest appears to play out in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’, which is said to take place between ‘Civil War’ and ‘Infinity War’. Perhaps Ant-Man was simply left out because his story is going to told in his own movie. It also may have spoiled the Wasp’s debut. If ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is set before ‘Infinity War’ it would only make sense for her to appear at Ant-Man’s side if he had been included. And those at Marvel have stressed that the Wasp’s debut was too special to simply shoehorn it into an ensemble film and deserved a bigger spotlight. Of course, we don’t know what became of Ant-Man, the Wasp or Hawkeye or their families after Thanos’ fateful finger snap. That will most likely come into play in ‘Avengers 4’. We do know that Linda Cardellini will return as Laura Barton and that Emma Fuhrmann has been cast as an older version of Cassie Lang, Ant-Man’s daughter. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ stars Dave Bautista, Paul Bettany, Chadwick Boseman, Josh Brolin, Don Cheadle, Carrie Coon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benicio Del Toro, Peter Dinklage, Robert Downey Jr., Winston Duke, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Holland, Scarlett Johansson, Pom Klementieff, Anthony Mackie, Terry Notary, Elizabeth Olsen, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Michael James Shaw, Sebastian Stan, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Benedict Wong, and Letitia Wright, with the voices of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. It is playing in a Cineplex near you now. TV Review: ‘Lucifer: Quintessential Deckerstar’ Revenge film review: an unshakeable sensory experience \| SciFiNow ‘Titans’ Showrunner Offers New Photos Of The Two Robins And Discusses Their Deep Connection To Batman ‘Titans’ is about a month away from its premier on [...] Movies have come a long way since the introduction of [...] Netflix Cancels ‘The Punisher’ And ‘Jessica Jones’ It has finally happened, though it should not be all [...] Where horror lives: why genre fans cannot miss FrightFest \| SciFiNow When you hear the word “fandom”, you tend to think [...]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3178
__label__wiki	0.960527	0.960527	Provided by Yahoo News Today's Trending Searches Emmy nominations 2019 list Old FaceApp Earthquake now Tay-K IceBae Legionnaires' disease Meth-gators 'Arctic heat wave' hits world's northernmost settlement Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:19:49 -0400 Temperatures hit a record 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit in Alert, the northernmost permanently inhabited spot on the planet less than 600 miles from the North Pole, the Canadian meteorology service said Tue.... Fifty years after their history-making voyage to the moon, Buzz Aldrin recalls the first moments of the Apollo 11 launch being so smooth that he and his two crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins,.... Stargazers have been treated to a cosmic spectacle as a partial lunar eclipse was visible across parts of the UK. The event on Tuesday evening coincided with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 launchin.... 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__label__wiki	0.822907	0.822907	Carolina 5, Washington 2 When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, April 22, 2019 Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina Referees: Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Brad Kovachik Jordan Staal, falling to the ice in front of the net, scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes fended off elimination by defeating the visiting Washington Capitals 5-2 in Game 6 on Monday night at Raleigh, N.C. The result sends the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series to a decisive seventh game, Wednesday in Washington. Staal's second goal of the series, which snapped a 2-2 tie, came with 16:09 remaining. The Capitals celebrated with 9:26 left, but that would-be goal was disallowed because the whistle had blown. Then with 8:02 left, Carolina's Justin Williams scored on a redirect. Dougie Hamilton added an empty-net goal with 3:06 to go. Rookie Warren Foegele scored his team-leading fourth playoff goal and Teuvo Teravainen also tallied for the Hurricanes, who are playing in their first postseason since 2009. Brett Connolly and Alex Ovechkin scored for defending Stanley Cup champion Washington. The series now returns to Washington, where the Capitals won Games 1, 2 and 5. The winner moves on to meet the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Carolina goalie Petr Mrazek made 23 saves. Goalie Braden Holtby stopped shots 31 for the Capitals, who rolled to a 6-0 win in Game 5 on Saturday night at home. When Connolly opened the scoring Monday just 5:06 into the game, it marked the first time in the series that the road team held the lead. Connolly took a pass from Lars Eller, then moved from the side of the net into position to launch the shot. Carolina pulled even about 5 1/2 minutes later on Foegele's goal. It was set up on the power play, when Washington players were sharing a stick after one broke, and came just five seconds after the man-advantage expired. Foegele collected a rebound, spun around and fired from high in the slot before the Capitals were reset. Ovechkin got loose in transition and fired a shot past Mrazek for a 2-1 lead with 4:48 to go in the first period. Carolina held a 15-7 edge in first-period shots. Teravainen scored on the Hurricanes' second shot of the second period amid a Washington breakdown at 1:56. Carolina's Sebastian Aho stole the puck on the forecheck and delivered the pass to Teravainen. The Hurricanes had left winger Jordan Martinook back in the lineup after he missed Game 5 with a lower-body injury. Right winger Andrei Svechnikov, who has been out since he was dropped by an Ovechkin punch in Game 3, and left winger Micheal Ferland remained out of Carolina's lineup. Washington Carolina Brett Connolly 1 Points Dougie Hamilton 2 Brett Connolly 1 Goals Dougie Hamilton 1 Andre Burakovsky 1 Assists Dougie Hamilton 1 N/A Short Handed Goals N/A Braden Holtby .886 Save Percentage Petr Mrazek .920 Braden Holtby 31 Saves Petr Mrazek 23 Washington 25 2 0-2 4-4 20 28 Carolina 36 5 0-4 2-2 6 38 Carolina will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .568 after a loss. Washington will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Capitals have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .606 after a loss.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3188
__label__wiki	0.859623	0.859623	Egypt says ancient cemetery found at Giza famed pyramids Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists have uncovered part of an ancient cemetery near the country's famed pyramids on the Giza plateau just outside Cairo CAIRO — Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists have uncovered part of an ancient cemetery near the country's famed pyramids on the Giza plateau just outside Cairo. Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, says Saturday the cemetery houses burial shafts and tombs of top officials and a fine limestone statue from the Old Kingdom's Fifth Dynasty (2465-2323 B.C.). Ashraf Mohi, the head of the Giza Plateau archaeological site, says scientists know that the cemetery had been reused extensively in the Late Period (664-332 B.C.), as archeologists found painted and decorated wooden anthropoid coffins, and wooden and clay funerary masks from that period. Egypt has touted a series of archaeological finds recently, hoping such discoveries will spur tourism, which suffered a major setback during the unrest that followed the 2011 uprising. Young Nubians revive dream of returning to land... Egypt's Nubians, forcibly resettled to make way for Aswan Dam on Nile River, step up demands to... Archaeologists find ancient pottery workshop in... Archaeologists in Egypt discover ancient pottery manufacturing workshop dating to more than 4,000... UN rushes aid to hunger-stricken Yemeni district UN, donors rush food to desperate corner of northern Yemen where starving villagers were living off... Egyptian official says province to ban single use... Egyptian province and major tourist destination to ban disposable plastics, from single use straws... Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists have uncovered part of an ancient cemetery near...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3191
__label__wiki	0.551422	0.551422	Come Out Of The Shadows Thursday, July 19, 2018 9:30 PM 21:30 Thursday, August 2, 2018 9:30 PM 21:30 Since 2016, Liverpool Pride has encouraged public buildings on Merseyside to light up in the colours of the rainbow flag to show Liverpool as an LGBT+ friendly city for residents and visitors, whilst raising awareness and 'normalising' all LGBT+ identities within society. This year marks the tenth anniversary since the tragic death of gay Merseyside teenager Michael Causer following a violent homophobic attack, which was the catalyst for the first Liverpool Pride in 2010. It is a stark reality that today hate crime is on the rise in many communities. At Pride in London this month a small number at people hijacked the Parade bringing it to a halt and preaching transphobic rhetoric, which was distressing for many trans* people and allies. This year, Liverpool Pride is asking public buildings to light up with the colours of the trans* flag to show that transphobia has no place in LGBT+ Pride events and in our city. St Bride's is lighting up with the colours of the trans flag from Thursday 19th July to Thursday 2nd august - the anniversary of Michael Causer's death For the first time, St Bride's is taking part in the Come Out of the Shadows campaign and will be joining more than other buildings across the city, including Liverpool Parish Church and St Luke's Bold Place, better known as The Bombed Out Church, from which our parish St Luke In The City takes its name. The Come Out Of The Shadows campaign starts TONIGHT Thursday 19th July and runs until Thursday 2nd August, the anniversary of Michael Causer's death. Follow #COTS18 on social media and look out for photos of St Bride's and all the other buildings. Let's Talk about Death and Dying Come & make placards for Liverpool Pride!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3192
__label__wiki	0.588039	0.588039	composing work/samples (video) composing work/samples (audio) producer/songwriter work/samples about stereo lif Navigation composing work/samples (video)composing work/samples (audio)producer/songwriter work/samplesabout stereo lifcontact Winner of 2018 HMMA award for Best Producer Song under top dancer Ryan Green on So You Think You Can Dance? Title song for the Gwen Stefani Xmas Special on NBC Stereo Lif wins 2018 Mark Award for hip hop/urban trailer music. Uncategorized. No Comments 2nd November I recently produced, wrote, and mixed an album that was done exclusively for A List Records, and it won a 2018 Mark Award for “Best Artist in Hip Hop/Urban”. It combines orchestral power and texture with big hip-hop/urban backbeats and hybrid electronic/real instrument bombast, imagined in a new, dark way for trailers. The project was done under the name Vyln Lyf, which is me and my longtime friend and badass Dylan Berry, who wrote and performed the dark, edgy and poetic raps and vocal hooks on it. check it here: vylan lyf This year I was honored to win an award at The Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Producer/Production for 2018. The award was... This week Ryan Green’s audition dance on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance? featured a song of mine. This time they wanted something... I was asked to something a little different for me, which was to redo an oldie Christmas girl group song for the entire opening... I recently produced, wrote, and mixed an album that was done exclusively for A List Records, and it won a 2018 Mark Award for... NFL Immersed — music for VR series. I learned a hell of a lot about football while doing this project, and it gave me new appreciation for the sport. Every episode... Music alongside Thom Yorke for Rag and Bone VR. Radiohead is high on my list of influences, so it was great to work on a project that Thom Yorke also worked on (he... Full score for movie short starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anne Hathaway. This was a great short I was asked to score the music for: A tongue-in-cheek hitRecord movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anne Hathaway. They... Samsung/Oculus Rift 2016 Road to Rio Summer Olympics. This was a massively cool project to work on, which is presented on the Road To Rio 2016 Olympics bus as it makes its... Samsung NBA Oculus Rift Tease Here’s another Oculus Rift project I scored for Two Bit VR and Samsung Gear VR, for their NBA tease. This looks amazing through the... Oculus Rift/Verizon NFL Virtual Reality project. If you go into one of the big Verizon Destination stores you’ll see a large NFL virtual reality presentation – it’s an amazing experience.... “I Want You” with JS and The Artizonals kills it. “I Want You” is an old school meets slamming new school r&b record I recently co-wrote with JS and B. Steele, and produced with... New L.A. band Sugar Fly, produced by Stereo Lif, releases first single “Blind” Sugar Fly is a rock ‘n’ soul band that’s like what would happen if Beyonce were fronting Audioslave. Formed in late 2014, Sugar Fly blends the... Comedy Central Justin Bieber Roast gospel music. I had a blast writing and producing this full-on gospel revival song for the “resurrection” scene of the Justin Bieber Roast. I got to... Stereo Lif is Grammy-nominated! Frankie J nominated for Best Latin Pop Album Grammy (I co-produced & mixed 3 tracks on it). Frankie J got an official nomination for Best Latin Pop Album for this year’s Grammy Awards. I co-produced (with Benny Steele) and mixed three... Kenny Wesley and Stereo Lif considered for multiple 2014 Grammy nominations. This was a cool surprise for a completely independent album: Kenny Wesley and I are being considered for quite a few 2014 Grammy nominations,...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3193
__label__wiki	0.682371	0.682371	United StatesRussiaCzechiaChinaGermanyIndiaUnited KingdomFranceCanadaSouth AfricaBrazilTurkeyNetherlandsItalySwitzerlandUnited Arab EmiratesVietnamFinlandColombiaIndonesiaBelgiumKyrgyzstanSouth KoreaSwedenNorwayEgyptRomaniaIranPolandAustriaArgentinaJapanSerbiaHong KongAustraliaPhilippinesPortugalSpainPakistanMalaysiaMexicoEthiopiaThailandSingaporeDenmarkAlgeriaLithuaniaGeorgiaGreeceQatarHungaryBulgariaEstoniaUkraineKazakhstanNew ZealandIrelandLebanonIsraelGhanaKenyaUruguayCote d'IvoireChileNigeriaCroatiaEl SalvadorSlovakiaVenezuelaIraqAzerbaijanMongoliaSri LankaTunisiaCyprusArmenia Slovakia Population: 5,445,802 Slovakia's roots can be traced to the 9th century state of Great Moravia. Subsequently, the Slovaks became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, where they remained for the next 1,000 years. Following the formation of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867, language and education policies favoring the use of Hungarian (Magyarization) resulted in a strengthening of Slovak nationalism and a cultivation of cultural ties with the closely related Czechs, who were under Austrian rule. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar period, Slovak nationalist leaders pushed for autonomy within Czechoslovakia, and in 1939 Slovakia became an independent state allied with Nazi Germany. Following World War II, Czechoslovakia was reconstituted and came under communist rule within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro zone on 1 January 2009. Landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys Location: Central Europe, south of Poland Area: total: 49,035 sq km land: 48,105 sq km water: 930 sq km Size comparison: about twice the size of New Hampshire Land Boundaries: total: 1,611 km border countries (5): Austria 105 km, Czech Republic 241 km, Hungary 627 km, Poland 541 km, Ukraine 97 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters Terrain: rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south Natural resources: lignite, small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land Land use: agricultural land: 40.1% arable land 28.9%; permanent crops 0.4%; permanent pasture 10.8% forest: 40.2% Irrigated land: 869 sq km (2012) Current Environment Issues: air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests International Environment Agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling Nationality: noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak Ethnic groups: Slovak 80.7%, Hungarian 8.5%, Roma 2%, other and unspecified 8.8% (2011 est.) Languages: Slovak (official) 78.6%, Hungarian 9.4%, Roma 2.3%, Ruthenian 1%, other or unspecified 8.8% (2011 est.) Religions: Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 8.2%, Greek Catholic 3.8%, other or unspecified 12.5%, none 13.4% (2011 est.) 65 years and over: 14.88% (male 312,042/female 498,225) (2016 est.) Major urban areas - population: BRATISLAVA (capital) 401,000 (2015) 55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female Maternal mortality rate: 6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) rural: 100% of population rural: 0% of population HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 100 (2014 est.) Country name: conventional long form: Slovak Republic conventional short form: Slovakia local long form: Slovenska republika local short form: Slovensko etymology: related to the Slavic autonym (self-designation) "Slovenin," a derivation from "slovo" (word), denoting "people who speak (the same language)" (i.e., people who understand each other) Capital: name: Bratislava time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC,. during Standard Time) Administrative divisions: 8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky, Zilinsky Independence: 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) National holiday: Constitution Day, 1 September (1992) Constitution: history: several previous (preindependence); latest passed by the National Council 1 September 1992, signed 3 September 1992, effective 1 October 1992 amendments: proposed by the National Council; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of Council members; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016) Legal system: civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; note - legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe Executive branch: chief of state: President Andrej KISKA (since 15 June 2014) head of government: Prime Minister Robert FICO (since 4 April 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers Robert KALINAK, Peter KAZIMIR, Miroslav LAJCAK (since 4 April 2012), Lubomir VAZNY (since 26 November 2012) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held in 2 rounds on 15 and 29 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2019); following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president election results: Andrej KISKA elected president; percent of vote in second round - Andrej KISKA (independent) 59.4%, Robert FICO (Smer-SD) 40.6% Legislative branch: description: unicameral National Council or Narodna Rada (150 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) elections: last held on 5 March 2016 (next to be held in March 2020) election results: percent of vote by party - Smer-SD 28.3%, SaS 12.1%, OLaNO-NOVA 11%, SNS 8.6%, LSNS 8%, SME-Rodina 6.6%, Most-Hid 6.5%, Siet 5.6%, other 13.3%; seats by party - Smer-SD 49, SaS 21, OLaNO-NOVA 19, SNS 15, LSNS 14, SME-Rodina 11, Most-Hid 11, Siet 10 Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of the court president, vice president, and 84 judges organized into criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative divisions with 3- and 5-judge panels); Constitutional Court (consists of 13 judges) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judge candidates proposed by the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, a 17-member independent body to include the Supreme Court chief justice and presidential and governmental appointees; judges appointed by the president for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the National Council of the Republic and appointed by the president; judges appointed for 12-year terms subordinate courts: regional and district civil courts; Higher Military Court; military district courts; Court of Audit Political parties and leaders: parties in the Parliament: Direction-Social Democracy or Smer-SD [Robert FICO] Bridge or Most-Hid [Bela BUGAR] Freedom and Solidarity or SaS [Richard SULIK] Network or Siet [Radoslav PROCHAZKA] Ordinary People and Independent Personalities - New Majority or OLaNO-NOVA [Igor MATOVIC] People's Party - Our Slovakia or LSNS [Marian KOTLEBA] Slovak National Party or SNS [Andrej DANKO] We Are Family or SME-Rodina [Boris KOLLAR] selected parties outside the Parliament: Christian Democratic Movement or KDH [Jan FIGEL] JUMP! or SKOK! [Juraj MISKOV] Party of the Hungarian Coalition or SMK [Jozsef BERENYI] Slovak Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party or SDKU-DS [Pavol FRESO] Political pressure groups and leaders: Alliance of Companies Employing 500 or More Employees or Klub500 Association of Towns and Villages or ZMOS Confederation of Trade Unions or KOZ Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia or ZPS Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic or AZZZ Medical Trade Association or LOZ National Union of Employers or RUZ Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry or SOPK The Business Alliance of Slovakia or PAS International organization participation: Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC National symbol(s): double-barred cross (Cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius) surmounting three peaks; national colors: white, blue, red National anthem: name: "Nad Tatrou sa blyska" (Lightning Over the Tatras) lyrics/music: Janko MATUSKA/traditional note: adopted 1993, in use since 1844; music based on the Slovak folk song "Kopala studienku" Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Peter KMEC (since 17 September 2012) chancery: 3523 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 consulate(s) general: Los Angeles, New York Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Charge d’Affaires J. Liam WASLEY (since September 2015) embassy: Hviezdoslavovo Namestie 4, 81102 Bratislava mailing address: P.O. Box 309, 814 99 Bratislava telephone: [421] (2) 5443-3338 FAX: [421] (2) 5441-8861 Slovakia has made significant economic reforms since its separation from the Czech Republic in 1993. With a population of 5.4 million, the Slovak Republic has a small, open economy, with exports, at about 93% of GDP, serving as the main driver of GDP growth. Slovakia joined the EU in 2004 and the euro zone in 2009. The country’s banking sector is sound. Slovakia has led the region garnering FDI, because of its relatively low-cost, highly-skilled labor force, reasonable tax rates, and favorable geographic location in the heart of Central Europe. However, recent increases in corporate taxes, as well as changes to the Labor Code, slow dispute resolution, and ongoing corruption potentially threaten the attractiveness of the Slovak market. Moreover, the energy sector is characterized by high costs, unpredictable regulatory oversight, and growing government interference. GDP - real growth rate: 3.4% (2016 est.) 3.6% (2015 est.) 2.5% (2014 est.) Agriculture - products: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products Industries: automobiles; metal and metal products; electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals, synthetic fibers, wood and paper products; machinery; earthenware and ceramics; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products; food and beverages; p services: 73.2% (2015) Unemployment rate: 9.8% (2016 est.) 11.5% (2015 est.) highest 10%: 26% (2013 est.) expenditures: $37.04 billion (2016 est.) Public debt: 52.4% of GDP (2016 est.) 52.9% of GDP (2015 est.) note: data cover general Government Gross Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds Current account balance: -$885 million (2016 est.) -$1.128 billion (2015 est.) Exports - commodities: vehicles and related parts 27%, machinery and electrical equipment 20%, nuclear reactors and furnaces 12%, iron and steel 4%, mineral oils and fuels 5% (2015 est.) Exports - partners: Germany 22.7%, Czech Republic 12.5%, Poland 8.5%, Austria 5.7%, Hungary 5.7%, France 5.6%, UK 5.5%, Italy 4.5% (2015) Imports: $71.47 billion (2016 est.) $71.09 billion (2015 est.) Imports - commodities: machinery and electrical equipment 20%, vehicles and related parts 14%, nuclear reactors and furnaces 12%, fuel and mineral oils 9% (2015 est.) Imports - partners: Germany 19.4%, Czech Republic 17.4%, Austria 9.1%, Hungary 6.3%, Poland 6.3%, South Korea 5.5%, Russia 5.2%, China 4.1% (2015) Debt - external: $75.04 billion (31 March 2016 est.) $74.19 billion (31 March 2015 est.) Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $12.11 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $10.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.) Exchange rates: euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.9214 (2016 est.) 0.885 (2015 est.) 0.885 (2014 est.) 0.7634 (2013 est.) 0.7752 (2012 est.) Electricity - exports: 11.86 billion kWh (2014 est.) Electricity - imports: 12.96 billion kWh (2014 est.) Electricity - installed generating capacity: 8.076 million kW (2014 est.) Electricity - from nuclear fuels: 24% of total installed capacity (2014 est.) Electricity - from other renewable sources: 11.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.) Crude oil - production: 200 bbl/day (2015 est.) Crude oil - exports: 501.5 bbl/day (2015 est.) Crude oil - proved reserves: 9 million bbl (1 January 2016 es) Refined petroleum products - consumption: 82,620 bbl/day (2015 est.) Natural gas - consumption: 4.535 billion cu m (2014 est.) Natural gas - exports: 3 million cu m (2014 est.) Natural gas - imports: 4.757 billion cu m (2014 est.) Telephone system: general assessment: a modern telecommunications system that has expanded dramatically in recent years with the growth of cellular services domestic: analog system is now receiving digital equipment and is being enlarged with fiber-optic cable, especially in the larger cities; 3 companies provide nationwide cellular services international: country code - 421; 3 international exchanges (1 in Bratislava and 2 in Banska Bystrica) are available; Slovakia is participating in several international telecommunications projects that will increase the availability of external services (2011) Broadcast media: state-owned public broadcaster, Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), operates 2 national TV stations and multiple national and regional radio networks; roughly 50 privately owned TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 40% of (2016) Internet country code: .sk Internet users: total: 4.629 million percent of population: 85% (July 2015 est.) Airports: 35 (2013) Airports (paved runways): total 21 Airports (unpaved runways): total 14 Pipelines: gas 6,774 km; oil 419 km (2013) Railways: total 3,624 km broad gauge: 99 km 1.520-m gauge standard gauge: 3,475 km 1.435-m gauge (1,616 km electrified) narrow gauge: 50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2014) (includes local roads, national roads, and 420 km of highways) (2012) Waterways: 172 km (on Danube River) (2012) by type: cargo 9, refrigerated cargo 2 foreign-owned: 11 (Germany 3, Ireland 1, Italy 2, Montenegro 1, Slovenia 1, Turkey 1, Ukraine 2) (2010) Ports and terminals: river port(s): Bratislava, Komarno (Danube) Military branches: Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2010) Military service age and obligation: 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012) Military expenditures: 1.03% of GDP (2015) 1.01% of GDP (2014) 1% of GDP (2013) 1.12% of GDP (2012) 1.1% of GDP (2011) Disputes - International: bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continued in 2006 between Slovakia and Hungary over Hungary's completion of its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovakia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons: 1,523 (2015) Illicit drugs: transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for regional market; consumer of ecstasy United StatesRussiaCzechiaChinaGermanyIndiaUnited KingdomFranceCanadaSouth AfricaBrazilTurkeyNetherlandsItalySwitzerlandUnited Arab EmiratesVietnamFinlandColombiaIndonesiaBelgiumKyrgyzstanSouth KoreaSwedenNorwayEgyptRomaniaIranPolandAustriaArgentinaJapanSerbiaHong KongAustraliaPhilippinesPortugalSpainPakistanMalaysiaMexicoEthiopiaThailandSingaporeDenmarkAlgeriaLithuaniaGeorgiaGreeceQatarHungaryBulgariaEstoniaUkraineKazakhstanNew ZealandIrelandLebanonIsraelGhanaKenyaUruguayCote d'IvoireChileNigeriaCroatiaEl SalvadorSlovakiaVenezuelaIraqAzerbaijanMongoliaSri LankaTunisiaCyprusArmenia « Previous Country \| Next Country » Back to Flag Counter Overview	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3200
__label__wiki	0.503035	0.503035	SU Orange Gomez Adams Lisa Chelenza Mimi Griswold Rick Deyulio Gomez & Lisa Blue Moon Cafe Tweets by @TKClassicRock TK99 Community Bulletin Board Please give us all the details about your event by emailing us at community@tk99.net. Baldwinsville Community Band Concert & Ice Cream Social 7/17 7 to 8 pm Bring a chair and if the weather is bad, it will be moved indoors. Grace Episcopal Church, 110 Oswego St, Baldwinsville. 315-415-7930 for more details. Lyme-The Great Imitator 7/18 6 to 7:30 pm Local author Martha Conan wrote “They Didn’t Know-My Personal Journey with Lyme Disease” She will discuss prevention and give names of doctors who specialize in Lyme. Lecture is free to attend. 315-672-3661. Maxwell Memorial Library.14 Genesee St, Camillus. New Horizons Band/Free 7/19 7 pm Big band, movie favorites and oldies will be performed by the Oswego County New Horizons Band, a 40 piece Seniors band. Fulton Church of the Nazarene, 914 Utica St, Fulton. Free. 315-343-5791 Meet & Greet/Book Signing with Bruce Coville 7/20 10 to 11 am Meet local author Bruce Coville, who will chat with fans and autograph books. Santaro Park. Velasko Rd, Onondaga. Free to attend. 315-492-1727 for more details. Onondaga Lake Park Thursday Night Fun Runs 7/11 5:45 to 7 pm Ends 7/25 Syracuse Chargers Track Club. Kids Fun Run (200 yards) and adult/student runs and walks at these distances: 2 miles, 5K and 8K. Participants are timed. Bring a water bottle. Free. Onondaga Yacht Club, Sycamore St, Liverpool.315-679-2965. syracusechargers.org Wellness Wednesdays/Free Fitness Classes 6/12 through 7/31 Every Wednesday Presented by Metro Fitness Free Fitness Classes. 6:30 to 7:30 am Sunrise Yoga, 12:15 to 12:45 1st Session only-Daytime Zumba, 12:15 to 12:45 Beyond the Barre-(Ongoing Sessions)This is a Barre inspired full body work out without the Barre. Bring a Yoga mat. 5:15 to 6 pm-Personal Training-Bootcamp Inspired work out Free Child Car Seat Safety Check 8/3 10 am to 2 pm The Oswego County Highway Department will be conducting a free car seat safety check in conjunction with the Oswego County Public Safety Day. If you have any questions contact Kyle Boeckmann at 315-343-2344, Ext 22 or email owgtsb@icpoc.org. Schaad Drive, Scriba Greater Baldwinsville Community Farmer’s Market 6/4 to 9/10 Every Tuesday Baldwinsville Village Square, Denio Street. Free to attend. Call Michelle Samoraj at 315-663-5538 for more information. History Happy Hour 6/19 through 11/6 4:30 to 7 pm Live music, food truck, cash bar, free admission to the museum and 1850 Weighlock Building. Free admission.Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Blvd East. Rabies Notification & Clinic Schedule OSWEGO COUNTY – The Oswego County Health Department will hold its first rabies clinic of the season Wednesday, March 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the County Highway Garage, 31 Schaad Drive, Scriba. Judy Grandy, Director of Environmental Health for the Oswego County Health Department, said there have already been two confirmed rabid raccoons in Oswego County this year. “One raccoon was found in the town of Sandy Creek and the other was in the town of Hannibal,” she said. “The only exposure was to a pet dog that fought with one of the raccoons. Since it was vaccinated prior to the incident, only a rabies booster shot was required.” Unvaccinated dogs, cats, and ferrets exposed to a rabid animal must be euthanized immediately or placed in strict isolation for six months. When a vaccinated pet is exposed to a rabid animal, the pet needs only to receive a booster shot. Grandy said immunizing pets is the most effective way to protect humans and their pets from the rabies virus. The rabies virus is nearly 100 percent fatal to mammals and can infect any mammal. “Finding these rabid raccoons on opposite ends of the county also illustrates how widespread the rabies virus is,” said Grandy. “It is everywhere throughout Central New York.” New York State law requires that all cats, dogs, and ferrets be vaccinated against rabies. The first rabies vaccine should be given at three months of age. Ferrets must be vaccinated annually. Dogs and cats require a second vaccination within one year of the first, and every three years thereafter. In 2019 rabies vaccination clinics for pets will be held in the following locations during the spring, summer and fall: – Scriba: Wednesday, March 27, 6 to 8 p.m., County Highway Garage, 31 Schaad Drive. – Pulaski: Wednesday, April 24, 6 to 8 p.m., County Highway Garage, 957 Centerville Road. – Parish: Wednesday, May 15, 6 to 8 p.m., County Highway Garage, 24 Dill Pickle Alley. – West Monroe: Wednesday, June 12, 6 to 8 p.m., Town Highway Garage, 46 County Rte. 11. – Granby: Wednesday, July 10, 6 to 8 p.m., Town Highway Garage, 820 Co. Rte. 8. – Volney: Wednesday, Aug. 14, 6 to 8 p.m., Bristol Hill Landfill maintenance garage, 3125 State Route 3. – Pulaski: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 6 to 8 p.m., County Highway Garage, 957 Centerville Road. – Scriba: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 6 to 8 p.m., County Highway Garage, 31 Schaad Drive. Owners should bring their pet’s last rabies vaccination certificate with them to the clinic. The health department suggests a $7 donation per animal to help defray the clinic cost. Dogs should be leashed, and cats and ferrets should be in a carrier. Please leave sick pets at home. Any time a person or pet comes in contact with a sick or suspicious-acting animal, the incident should be reported to the county health department as soon as possible. A bite or scratch on the skin should be washed immediately with soap and water. To report a possible exposure, or for more information about rabies, call the Oswego County Health Department weekdays at 315-349-3564. In an emergency during evenings, weekends, or holidays, call the health department’s answering service at 315-341-0086. Additional information about rabies can be found at www.cdc.gov/rabies. SU Sports \| DJs \| EEO Public File \| Contacts and General Information © Copyright 2019 Galaxy Media \| Website by Buckle Up Studios	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3206
__label__wiki	0.653444	0.653444	Sideline Views Perspectives on the beautiful game of soccer; fueled by enormous amounts of coffee Late Pick: RSL-FCD Calling my shot here a bit late but had to do it. Gonna go with FC Dallas over RSL. It's kind of a no-brainer to think that RSL would be a favorite but FC Dallas have an 8-0-1 record over RSL at home. That and Fabian Espindola and Jamison Olave are out on red cards. Blas Perez is also out with suspension but I think FC Dallas will be able to overcome that one. Anyway, we'll be checking in with you later tonight with more thoughts. Posted by L.B. at 5:34 PM No comments: Controversy and more from the weekend One of the most anticipated matchups of the weekend that just went by was the San Jose-Real Salt Lake tilt. It may not have gone the way RSL wanted but the match did indeed live up to the billing - two red cards, four goals, including a stoppage-time winner, and drama throughout was what this game produced. Unfortunately, it also produced some controversy which I don't quite understand. Nobody is ever happy with a red card. Players will usually protest no matter what, even if the call seems obvious to anyone watching the game. Still, both of these red cards were textbook calls. Fabian Espindola went in with a cleats-up two-footed tackle on Sam Cronin. That's pretty blatant. He didn't even seem to protest it too much. The second call was even more apparent and blatant yet that's the one that drew the ire of RSL and other observers. On the play, Steven Lenhart got loose on a breakaway. Jamison Olave tried to catch up but knocked Lenhart over as the 'Quakes forward got close to the penalty area. Whistle blew, free kick given, red card flashed. It's a fairly straightforward call; Olave denied an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. Replays... gotta love replays. On replays, Lenhart is reaching behind and grabs Olave's shorts. Perhaps this is where the controversy was ignited. Well, here's probably the view the match official had: How is he supposed to see Lenhart grabbing anything? He's not, so why be upset with the call? Not only was the referee or anybody else on the field save for Nick Rimando going to see that, but it was not the cause of the fall. Lenhart was going down regardless of what he did with his hand. Olave was beaten on the play, over-compensate for it and knocked Lenhart down in the process. That Lenhart grabbed anything was inconsequential. More Controversy Another call that drew some attention was the penalty kick awarded to Colorado late in their game against the LA Galaxy. Replays showed that there appeared to be minimal contact on the play, certainly not enough to cause Andre Akpan to fall. It looked like Akpan lunged for the ball with his foot and that's what caused him to fall, not contact from any Galaxy player. Perhaps the situation could have been avoided if the referee would have waited a second or two to blow the whistle. Akpan got up off the ground and started to run back to get in position. No protest, no negative reaction, no nothing, just a failed chance and time to re-position. A lot of times players make calls by their body language or reactions. However, one thing that I did not like from that was the Galaxy players' reactions. I understand the nature of the play and how it could have cost the Galaxy the victory but that was absurd. It looked as if almost every Galaxy player took their turn at getting into the referee's face and yelling at him. That's poor sportsmanship and frankly unprofessional. Say what you will about the call or the officiating, but I expect more from players. Every week I'm supposed to submit my picks for MLS Team of the Week. It's really difficult to do so because I can't watch every game, and often times players who have strong performances don't score goals or get assists. So going off the score sheet doesn't exactly equate to making the Team of the Week. However, if a player scores the game-winning goal, that's a bit of a stronger case for inclusion. Having given that brief disclaimer on part of what I go through in selecting this, here's what I submitted after the weekend's games: G: Josh Saunders, LA Galaxy D: Steven Beitashour, San Jose D: Eric Brunner, Portland D: Aurelien Collin, Sporting KC D: Gonzalo Segares, Chicago M: Khari Stephenson, San Jose M: Lovel Palmer, Portland M: Eddie Gaven, Columbus M: Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy F: Chris Pontius, DC United F: Reggie Lambe, Toronto FC Posted by L.B. at 12:09 PM 1 comment: Week Seven Rankings So Sporting KC won't go undefeated after all. Bummer. A 34-0-0 team would have been impressive. Okay, maybe that's impossible but Sporting KC nonetheless appeared headed towards another win before Saturday's game at Portland and came away empty-handed for the first time in 2012. That was not enough to knock them off their perch. After all, they are still the best team in the league and did come away with three points from their quick swing through Cascadia. Here's how I see the MLS teams through seven weeks of the season: 1. Sporting KC: So they're human after all, even if they dealt themselves the lethal blow. 2. San Jose: Red cards helped in win over RSL but San Jose are in top form. 3. Seattle: A week off to recharge and rediscover their attack 4. Real Salt Lake: Espindola put them in a huge hole 5. Chicago: Yeah, it was against lowly Toronto but that was an encouraging road showing 6. Houston: Ching-Bruin combination deadly once more; this is a developing force 7. New York: Terrible showing; was Marquez absence that damaging? 8. LA Galaxy: Saunders PK save helps Galaxy continue on road to recovery 9. DC United: Attack is silent one match, deadly the next 10. Vancouver: Recovered well from midweek loss to have post another clean sheet 11. Colorado: Nearly got a gift draw; still, this team's got some issues that need resolving 12. FC Dallas: Hartman's absence wasn't reason enough for loss; where was the attack? 13. Chivas USA: Is this 1-0 home loss trend someone's idea of a bad joke? 14. New England: Huge test coming up at Red Bull Arena 15. Portland: So the Timbers can hold on to leads 16. Philadelphia: Not a bad result at HDC at all; boring team but it might work 17. Columbus: Offense wakes up just in time to see the defense suffer 18. Montreal: A road point! Hey, anything on the road for them deserves an exclamation mark 19. Toronto FC: As bad as season has gone, firing Winter will only make it worse Posted by L.B. at 7:35 AM No comments: Labels: 2012 MLS rankings Week Seven Picks My picks for this weekend's games! I cant say I have the most confidence in them but here you go.... Toronto FC vs Chicago Can anything go right for Toronto? So far, in league play nothing has gone right. The team was ineffective against Chivas USA at home a week ago, but you figure that something will go in their favor at some point soon, right? Chicago meanwhile got Chris Rolfe back and the one-time Fire standout will have the chance to add punch to the Fire attack once more. He could take the field in this one. Chicago are a better team than Toronto but luck has to smile at some point on Toronto. Look for a draw. Columbus vs Houston If Columbus aren't the most boring team in MLS, than they definitely are in the top two. The Crew look lost offensively and while they have the standout that is Chad Marshall anchoring the back, his supporting cast isn't quite as effective. Houston meanwhile could exploit those problems, but the Dynamo have their own issues to solve. Can they be more consistent and dangerous going forward? Do they even want to do that? Houston have three goals in four games yet have seven points to their credit. Set pieces could be key for both teams, though. Look for set-piece goals to cancel each other out as Columbus and Houston draw. Colorado vs LA Galaxy The Galaxy did not flip a switch in beating Portland a week ago. They didn't. Sure, they won but it took a late goal to do so; David Beckham's late tally was icing on the cake but the result was most definitely not a convincing one. Still, this team is slowly starting to believe in itself once more and if David Junior Lopes can continue playing in strong form then the Rapids will be in trouble. Still, this match is at home and Colorado were rather unfortunate to leave Seattle with zero points. Colorado have the talent and ability to compete for a top spot but the team will need time for that to happen. This one ends in a draw. Vancouver vs FC Dallas Good news - Vancouver scored on Sporting KC! Bad news - that goal matter not as KC routed the 'Caps by 3-1. Still, that result can be dismissed since it was against the high-flying top team in MLS. Vancouver's progress will be measured against teams that they can compete with, such as FC Dallas, who have been up and down this season. FC Dallas enter on an upswing after having scored a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Montreal on the weekend. But their inconsistency will hurt them as they'll go on a downturn in this one. Vancouver takes full points. Chivas USA vs Philadelphia Chivas USA are one of the least-respected clubs in MLS. Granted, they've not shown much of anything over the last two years to warrant respect but this team, this squad assembled by Robin Fraser can and will contend. Oswaldo Minda has been a monster while Juan Pablo Angel could return and would give Chivas USA the consistent scoring threat the team needs in order to truly make a run at the playoffs. Philadelphia meanwhile will come in and hope to keep the game ugly and walk away with at least a point. Chivas USA won't yield much to the Union's punchless attack though. Look for Chivas USA to win. Portland vs Sporting KC The bottom hasn't fallen out on Portland but it will here pretty soon. This is a team that has scored the first goal in games against Real Salt Lake, Chivas USA and the Galaxy and have exactly zero points to show for that. Opponents have the confidence that they can and will find the back of the net no matter the situation. Sporting KC likely won't need a late tally in this matchup. One possible danger spot for the visitors though is the wide play of Khalif Alhassan/Eric Alexander/Franck Songo'o. Sporting KC likes to make it difficult in the middle but if Portland can get their wide game going, they could put the high-flyers from Kansas on the defensive. But they won't. Sporting KC win this. San Jose vs Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake were expected to contend for the conference title but San Jose were not, yet both sides are up there and look poised to remain there throughout the season. San Jose looked very comfortable in breaking down New York's defense and showed considerable poise in coming back (twice) against the Red Bulls. RSL meanwhile have proven to be vulnerable. While RSL have the weapons to take down any team in MLS, San Jose will win this one. DC United vs New York DC did not win on Wednesday against Montreal which means they have a good chance of winning this match. DC have not won consecutive matches in some two years but since they enter the match with a draw, a win is possible. New York though do not care about statistics or trends or anything. Thierry Henry is on fine form and so is Kenny Cooper. While the defense could use some fine-tuning, this team is strong and could break it open at anytime. Look for the Red Bulls to take three points in this one. Posted by L.B. at 11:16 PM No comments: Labels: 2012 MLS picks Midweek Picks: Can KC Remain Perfect? Midweek action means more games to pick. Here's what I got for Wednesday night's games. DC United vs Montreal Poor Montreal. The expansion Impact have had some success on the road, having had leads in their games at New York and FC Dallas. But leads of 2-1 and 1-0 in amounted to losses, by 5-2 and 2-1. Their success has yet to yield any points and in fact raises doubts over their abilities to pull out results. Montreal is going to struggle all season long, as most expansion teams have done since RSL and Chivas joined the league in 2005. Those struggles will continue at RFK Stadium. DC United has done well to generate more of an attack. If Chris Pontius and Maicon Santos can continue putting balls in the back of the net, this DC team will be heard before the year is out. DC wins comfortably. Vancouver vs Sporting KC At some points, Sporting KC will have to drop some points, right? My concern for this game is that. On the field, Sporting KC should win. They're playing excellent soccer, having given up hardly anything. Teams barely can get shots off against them. The Galaxy had zero shots on goal while RSL had a shot in the 88th minute or so, as KC beat each Western rival by 1-0. Now on the road, can KC continue their defensive dominance? Vancouver have the weapons to do so, with Eric Hassli and Sebastien Le Toux up top. I'm tempted to say that KC will put up their stone wall once more and come away with three points but I'm also unsure whether any team can start off with seven consecutive wins. I think KC will be their usual dominant defensive self but will come away with a hard-fought draw, possibly a nil-nil affair. Posted by L.B. at 10:18 AM 1 comment: Diving Away Diving is a blemish on the game, plain and simple. It's a difficult issue though because so many players dive yet those same players would say that there's no part of diving in the game. The bad thing is, diving works. Players dive and continue to dive because it helps them get calls. Now, this isn't something new of course. As this video points out, diving has been going on for quite some time now. It's not an epidemic that began recently, which only makes diving more troublesome and more difficult to stamp out. This video clip is a great bit of commentary and analysis. It's about 15 minutes long but well worth it. Gary Neville gives his thoughts on diving and is pretty much spot on. Posted by L.B. at 2:00 AM 1 comment: Week Six Rankings My power rankings for the week. No-brainers for the first and last spots, everything else around the league is up for grabs. 1. Sporting KC. Six of six. Unstoppable. Have to be considered favorites to run away with Supporters' Shield. 2. San Jose. Responded to New York, twice. Salinas injury could be tough to overcome. 3. Real Salt Lake. Can't fault them for getting run over by Sporting KC. 4. Seattle. Finally scored. Sounders can go on woeful scoring droughts, strange considering their talent. 5. New York. Marquez.... what. was. that? 6. Chicago. We love the Chris Rolfe signing. 7. Houston. If Will Bruin can consistently find the back of the net, Houston will be tough to take down. 8. FC Dallas. They like to save it late, don't they? 9. Chivas USA. Nine points out of nine on the road - no fluke here. 10. Colorado. Survived Mullan's first trip to Seattle; no points but no brawl either. 11. LA Galaxy. A win, yes, but there were still holes in Galaxy's performance. 12. DC United. Maicon Santos is flourishing alongside Dwayne De Rosario. 13. Vancouver. Massive tests as Sporting KC and FC Dallas visit this week. 14. New England. Makings are there for decent side but can't give up late goals. 15. Philadelphia. Is it possible to not feel good after a win? 16. Columbus. Talk about punchless. 17. Portland. Is it time to question whether John Spencer is the right man for the job? 18. Montreal. Couldn't hold on to a road lead with handlebars. 19. Toronto FC. Abysmal. Rock bottom continues to be deeper than we all thought. Video Review, On Your Side There's been much debate over the MLS Disciplinary Committee's usage of video to go back and slap players with fines and suspensions. Now, it's possible that many of these same critics will not only praise this system but will be glad it's in place. Rafael Marquez got away with a horrible act of violence in New York's 2-2 draw with San Jose on Saturday. Marquez... well, look for yourself. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xy6rCYtzJSY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> It's pretty bad. He wraps up Salinas, drags him down and for good measure kicks him in the head. Salinas broke his clavicle on the play and a key figure from San Jose's impressive early start is now gone. Marquez deserves a lengthy ban. As if the Committee needs any reminding, Marquez began the season by serving a two-match ban for shenanigans he created after the Galaxy and Red Bulls played the first leg of their playoff series last year. I think a 3-5 match will be given, and I think five would be fair. Anyway, without this recent rash of retroactive suspensions, not sure what sort of action would have been taken. I do believe this would have gone punished in some form or another but because the Discipline Committee is now quick to slap suspensions on players, this one should be pretty simple and straightforward. And hopefully the criticisms over the use of the Discipline Committee and their suspensions will be quelled. Posted by L.B. at 9:07 AM 2 comments: Labels: Marquez, MLS, Red Bulls Galaxy-Portland Notes Some leftover things from Galaxy training and more thoughts on the Galaxy-Timbers match. Davey’s Arrival David Junior Lopes joined the club earlier in the week to help try and solve the Galaxy’s defensive woes. The deal is a stop-gap measure. That much seemed apparent when it went down – after all, if any MLS team is relying on another team’s fourth-choice center back as a player who will step in and make a difference, then that team’s in trouble. Galaxy coach Bruce Arena also pulled the trigger on the deal because of Leonardo’s prognosis. Originally, the young Brazilian was supposed to have been back by this time of the season but instead it’s not happened. Leonardo only returned to training this week – he’d been out at practices but had not participated in much with his teammates. “We’re a little behind with Leonardo coming back. Our plan was that he was going to be ready in March and he’s going to need a little more time,” Arena said. “He just started training. He’s trained this week with the team, which is the first time and that’s good. He’s close to being in the full swing of things but he’s going to need more time. He really suffered a devastating injury.” The Galaxy aren’t pinning any real hopes on Lopes, at least, not any hopes beyond the near future. Down the road, whether it’s this season, next or beyond, the Galaxy have some high hopes on Leonardo. “There was a lot there and his initial rehab in Brazil didn’t go as well as expected. He had to have another surgery here in November for some scar tissue. He’s been behind a little bit. In the case of Leo, he’s 22 and he’s a player that if he gets back to where he was we’ve got a good young center back in the league. We have him under contract.” As for Lopes… “Sometimes you’ve got to do things for the long term,” Arena said. “I think Lopes is a solution for the short term.” Match Importance How big is this match for the LA Galaxy? Days before the Sporting KC match, I asked Bruce Arena and Todd Dunivant about whether that match was a must-win or not. They both said no, although Dunivant conceded that there was some urgency in it. On Thursday, Arena, Landon Donovan and David Beckham all brought up the need to win, to beat Portland. This match is definitely a must-win. “This is a game we need to win,” Donovan said. “We’re home against a team that’s now around us at the bottom of the table and this is a game we need to win, period.” Arena was asked if it was time to hit the panic button. “It’s like the president who’s got the black bag close, if you’ve got to send off the missiles and stuff, we’ve got it ready in case we have to do it too. It’s time for us to start winning, no question about it. Is it the panic button? No, but we’ve got to win games,” Arena said. Certainly this match presents a strong opportunity to pick up three points. Portland have plenty of issues of their own, having blown two leads at in their last two home games. With four points thus far this season, the Timbers are suffering through their own confidence issues. But Portland won’t be a walkover win either. “They’ve not changed a ton in the offseason,” Donovan said when asked what he knew about Portland. “I know they brought in [Kris] Boyd who gives them a bit of a different look up front. John Spencer I think is a great coach and he’s always got them motivated and ready to go. At the end of last year they put a good licking on us up in Portland. We know they’re a team that will come in here thinking they can get something out of the game.” Flank Play If Portland are to compete in the match and have a chance to win, the Timbers will have to dominate the flanks. And with the way the Galaxy’s season has gone, that may not be too tough a challenge. Khalif Alhassan and Franck Songo’o have the pace to get behind the Galaxy’s defense and have the skill to do something once they find themselves in space. If the speedy duo can get service in to Kris Boyd, the Timbers will have their chances. Throw Darlington Nagbe into the mix and the Galaxy’s defense will have their hands full. “Alhassan was a pleasant surprise to them last year and I think he’s continued to play well this year. Songo’o we don’t know a ton about yet but I think Darlington Nagbe is a really good player and when you combine those three athletic and unpredictable players with a guy who is predictable in front of goal in Boyd it makes them difficult. They’re a dangerous team. There’s a number of teams in this league who have dangerous attacks and this is one of them so we’ve got to make sure we’re ready.” Week Six Picks Another weekend of games is upon us. This time around, there are two rather intriguing matchups pitting the top teams in each conference against each other and the second-place teams in each conference against each other as well. I opted to take one home side and one away side in those games. The rest of the games... well I had to provide some thoughts and picks as well on those. Philadelphia vs Columbus Philadelphia have been pretty terrible this season. The Union have had problems scoring goals, having put just two goals in four games and there's not much hope for a scoring outburst in sight. Luckily Columbus is no offensive power either. This match could feature no goals, certainly no more than one goal per side. Well, if any side scores more than one it could be Columbus given Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath's struggles. But more than likely this one finishes in a draw. New England vs DC United Shalrie Joseph is out for New England and that could be a big blow for the hosts. Joseph has, as per usual, been a key figure of this Revolution side. Without Joseph - and the club will also be down Benny Feilhaber - the midfield is lacking a leader and linchpin. But so far, New England's midfield has done well collectively. DC United meanwhile have been decent the last three outings with two scoreless draws and a rout over FC Dallas in that span. This one should be a defensive struggle and will wind up a draw. Seattle vs Colorado Finally, Brian Mullan will visit Seattle. This one will not turn out pretty at all. No matter how much he has apologized and no matter how much Seattle coaches and management plead against it, there will be massive hate hurled Mullan's way, and for good measure, after the unpardonable tackle he laid out on Steve Zakuani last year. How much of an affect this has on the game remains to be seen but I doubt the Sounders let their fans down in this one. Seattle wins. Toronto FC vs Chivas USA Opposites will collide in Ontario when a surging team visits a sinking one. Toronto FC have been downright terrible this season so far, at least in league play. No wins through four games is not really shocking considering it's Toronto FC who is struggling but there is no excuse for such a poor start. Torsten Frings is now seemingly recovered enough to perhaps play a role in this match but whether that is desperation or whether Frings has actually gotten over his injury remains to be seen. Chivas USA meanwhile have won both of their road outings and don't give up much defensively. Chivas will kick the dog while it's down. Look for Chivas to win. New York vs San Jose On any other weekend, this would indeed be the game of the week. You've got three of the top goal scorers this season in Thierry Henry, Kenny Cooper and Chris Wondolowski. You've got a high-profile team against one that's not quite as much, which would make for a good contrast in the lead-up. And, oh yeah, these teams are pretty good. But another game steals the spotlight this week. Still, the Red Bulls have plenty to gun for with or without the attention, and while San Jose has been tough, getting a win from Red Bull Arena against the red-hot Red Bulls is too tall a task, especially without Steven Lenhart or Alan Gordon. New York wins. FC Dallas vs Montreal FC Dallas have been all over the place this year. They've beaten the Red Bulls and New England but were done in by Sporting KC and blown out by DC United. Playing against an expansion team still trying to find their own way will be a boost, even if Montreal are coming off a strong win of their own. Ricardo Villar is out and just another walking wounded but FC Dallas have enough to get past Montreal. FC Dallas grab all three points. Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake A preview of MLS Cup? Perhaps but even if these teams fizzle out by the end of the year, right now these are the two best teams in MLS bar none. Sporting KC have been playing strong defensively, and even though their attacking prowess gets the publicity it's the defense that has been the key to their success. KC have allowed just one goal in five games and did not face a shot on goal from the Galaxy last week. RSL though are battle-tested and have played big games before. RSL also have shown the ability to claw back into games when all hope is lost (their win at Portland a few weeks back shows that). Sporting KC have yet to taste defeat but they will in this one. Real Salt Lake will win. LA Galaxy vs Portland The two most disappointing teams in the league face off against one another. If this game were played in a video game it would be great. Players would play to their ratings which would make for an entertaining match. Instead players are not stripped of their confidence, and that confidence - or lack thereof - has brought down both clubs this season. Certainly each team is good enough on paper to have gotten more points this season. Portland though seem to be in a more difficult situation. They are on the road where they've struggled ever since they joined MLS and they are facing a talented team bent on turning things around. Look for the Galaxy to win. Chicago vs Houston It's hard to believe that the last time Houston played a match was on March 23. But that's what the situation is as Houston finally return to action. Chicago have not been too much better off in the anti-rust department as the Fire have only played three games as have Houston. Rust may be a factor but Cory Gibbs' injury may not be. Even though Gibbs is out for several months, Arne Friedrich should slide right into central defense. The former German international should help a defense that was already solid and should provide a strong presence in the back. Houston will test the new-look Fire backline but the Fire will be up for the challenge. Chicago will win this match. Galaxy Thoughts Random thoughts as I head out to LA Galaxy training today * If David Junior Lopes works out, he could really give the Galaxy some flexibility. Part of the problem for the Galaxy is that certain players have to play in certain positions. Last year, Sean Franklin was able to play in the midfield sometimes while AJ De La Garza could play in middle, out wide or take a breather for a game or two. That is a luxury thus far this year as there is nobody to entrust right back to aside from Franklin... and he's not doing that hot either back there. Lopes in the middle could free up Franklin to move to the midfield as a potential Lopes-Meyer or Lopes-Leonardo pairing may do well there. * Yes, I'm trying to see the optimistic person's point-of-view from the Lopes-Cardozo trade. Not really feeling it though. My guess is they ease him in this weekend but that they will want him to push for a starting spot by next weekend, the April 21 game at Colorado. Bruce Arena told me last year "When you bring in a player you expect him to produce right away." * Edson Buddle has been "just okay" according to Bruce Arena. This is a far cry from the amazing things many felt Buddle and Robbie Keane would be able to accomplish together. It's fallen off pretty badly that by the fifth game of the season many are clamoring for Chad Barrett to start. I'm in that camp, not because I think Barrett is better than Buddle but because there needs to be shakeup and since Buddle isn't scoring or playing well, start there. * If you do bench Buddle though does that send an even greater blow to his confidence? And does it disrupt whatever rhythm he has going on? He's not the kind of player to bring in off the bench and expect much from. He's just not. He's better from the start. My guess is that Arena sticks with Buddle this weekend, and if he cannot score against a susceptible defense, then maybe he sits in Colorado. * If I'm looking at players who have underperformed, I'm also looking Juninho's way. * And Franklin. * And De La Garza. * And.... um, we could go on and on. * It's not time to start panicking yet as there are still quite a bit of points to contest but the Galaxy needs to start winning games. The team has always said they hold themselves to a higher standard, so playing well but not winning (which they have yet to do this year) or playing with an improved effort from last game but not winning is not good enough. Wins and points are necessary. Good performances with one or zero points are useless. * One thing I've been kicking around... did last year's team have so much success and cast such a giant shadow that these players are performing poorly because they are trying to match that success? Yes, Omar Gonzalez's absence is a huge one but the team's lack of confidence is what's been so troubling. This team wilts under the pressure, time and again. Teams have killed them from the flanks and torn apart their defense and the shoulders sag right after - heck, they are sagging before that happens. Something's definintely amiss in the confidence department. Posted by L.B. at 10:30 AM 2 comments: Labels: Buddle, Galaxy East vs West; First Look The Western Conference is the best-est conference. Yup, that's what I had proclaimed before the start of the season. And I wasn't alone. I mean, the West had the Galaxy, Seattle, Real Salt Lake as three teams who could have finished 1-2-3 in the Supporters Shield with a balanced schedule. Then FC Dallas and Colorado were solid, Portland was improved, San Jose and Vancouver too and then there's Chivas USA. The Eastern Conference meanwhile had Sporting KC and Houston who were decent and the rest of the conference was wretched. Maybe that's a little bit of an exaggeration on some parts, but not much. So heading into the sixth weekend of games this season, how has the East and the West fared against one another? There have been 26 interconference matchups thus far. Western teams have won 14 of these, Eastern teams have taken nine while there have been three draws. What does this mean? Not a whole lot right now. Like any stat, it can be skewed one way or another. For instance, how many of those games were at the west team vs. the east team, how many of the matchups favored one conference (Sporting KC is 3-0 vs west teams) or the other (Toronto FC and Montreal have combined for four losses vs west teams). It's all still very early but I will say one thing. It's not a surprise that Western teams have more wins than their Eastern counterparts, even if it is early. Labels: MLS League Got Joseph Ban Right Shalrie Joseph was the latest victim of the MLS Disciplinary Committee. On Tuesday he was slapped with a one-match ban for an incident during Thursday's 1-0 loss to FC Dallas. On the play, Joseph went into a tackle from behind, toppled Ricardo Villar and was booked for doing so. Not good enough, the committee decided and in essence decided that the play was worthy of a red card. Had he gotten a red card originally of course this probably would not have happened. But he didn't and now we're debating the merits of this suspension. At least, there seems to be quite a bit of debate out there. I can't say I disagree with the findings, though. For several reasons. For starters, that was a harsh tackle. It was from behind, reckless and the kind that can cause serious damage. Last season, some similarly awful challenges cost Steve Zakuani and Javier Morales quite a bit of pain and grief. The league is rightly trying to do something about it, and if players continue to committ such foolish challenges they will be punished, whether it's on the field or in instances such as these that Joseph finds himself. Now, it may seem as if this undermines the officiating and that it shows some sort of disrespect to the officials. Effectively, the committee is saying that the call was not good enough, that it was flat wrong, and then they went ahead and corrected it. Well, what I would say to that is this - since when has the media, fans and players shown any sort of collective support or respect of the officials? Watch any MLS game and at one point or another you will see players swarming around the official after a call, protesting a call, demanding the call be changed, barking at, yelling at, all but hitting the official. Fans in the stands or on various social media outlets will voice their displeasure of the officiating and stories are written about how certain calls affected matches. All of that undermines the officials and goes on consistently, and yet now it's an issue? If anything, this sends a message to the officials that there needs to be stiffer penalties during games so that this does not have to happen again. It's a way of helping the match officials, not hurting them or undermining them. The league wants certain things punished more, wants to eradicate certain things from games and one way of correcting and eliminating these behaviors is by actively helping the match officials stamp it out in games. In other words, this Joseph decision isn't just a one-off thing. It's not that this tackle was bad and it should be punished; it's that this tackle was bad and these kinds of tackles are unwanted in MLS matches and players need to know that in one form or another. Also, Villar is out for at least one match with a mid-foot sprain. According to reports, Villar's injury is a week-by-week injury but if nothing else it's a setback since Villar had scored twice and was becoming an important player for FC Dallas. Now, here's the play in question from various angles: That's a harsh tackle. It should have been a red card, plain and simple. And next time, it will be. Posted by L.B. at 10:55 AM No comments: Labels: Joseph, MLS, New England Revolution Chivas Slowly Turning Heads Admit it. You thought Chivas USA were crap. That's okay, you were probably in good company. Chivas USA were given about as much hope of making the playoffs as a mule would be in winning the Kentucky Derby, but this red-and-white mule could turn out to be a thoroughbred, one few saw coming. Chivas USA is not having a tremendous season quite yet. They are 0-3 at home, having lost all three home games by the same hard-luck 1-0 score. But where they've found success and where they have started turning some heads is on the road. A 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake was shocking and to prove that was no fluke the club came from behind to beat Portland 2-1 on the weekend. Bad teams don't get those kinds of road results, not a clean sheet against a team that rarely loses at home and a comeback win over another side who was supposed to be better than Chivas. Now, I'm not hailing Chivas as the second-coming of Barcelona. Don't get me wrong, this team has some issues that need to be worked out. The attack needs to be much more dangerous and the team must see games through particularly at home. All three goals they've yielded at home have come in the second half. But the hope is there. It's there within the team and now those outside the team can see things coming to fruition. I dedicated my Wednesday PE column to Chivas USA but for some reason it's not linked online. I'll share with you some of what Fraser told me: On earning respect and if he feels the road results have helped the club gain some respect: Earning respect is an ongoing process. Perhaps we had a little respect from Salt Lake, perhaps we got a little more respect from Portland but at the end of the day earning respect is a never-ending process. On how feels the process has been and is going: It’s understood that turning this franchise around was going to take time and we feel we are taking steps towards that. It’s a long process. In some instances you get quite fortunate and it’s a quick process but for the most part it’s a long, hard process and there’s no easy route to being good. On how comfortable he feels in his position now compared to last year: I’ve felt pretty comfortable last year knowing what we were trying to do and what we were trying to accomplish. This year there is a different feeling, a feeling more of expectations. We’ve been here a year long, brought in a few players and have high expectations for ourselves. Labels: Chivas USA, Fraser Lopes Deal Smacks Of Desperation Is this what desperation looks like? The LA Galaxy traded a promising young talent in Paolo Cardozo for a guy who is a big physical specimen in David Junior Lopes. Cardozo may not have had much on-the-field success with the Galaxy but the youngster has a decent upside. He could flourish for Chivas quickly as Robin Fraser likely won't have the type of clamps on him that Galaxy coach Bruce Arena did. In Lopes though the Galaxy get a guy who has a good center back body but is a liability. He played just eight games with Chivas last year but made no great impact. He did not play in any games this season as Chivas opted for a starting duo of Rauwshan McKenzie and Heath Pearce in central defense. Newcomer John Valencia, who was supposed to come in and contend for a starting center back spot, has yet to make his league debut because the McKenzie-Pearce pairing has been solid. This made Lopes expendable. Arena also hopes that Lopes can help stop the bleeding in the back. The Galaxy have played six games and have allowed 12 goals. Tommy Meyer and Andrew Boyens have each started three and neither has been strong enough to snatch that starting spot for good. The next option in central defense was Sean Franklin - at least until Leonardo is healthy - unless Arena was willing to put Bryan Gaul in there, and Gaul has only played center back since the start of training camp. This lack of presence in the middle of course prompted the move. Had either Boyens or Meyer found true success in the backline, this trade probably would not have happened. Instead, Boyens/Meyer have not been good enough to keep opponents from scoring consistently. Thus, the deal. But Lopes won't help the Galaxy defense much, unless Arena is somehow able to tap into Lopes' tremendous physical stature. Until then, the Galaxy defense may be up to its old tricks once more. How Slow A Start Is This? The Galaxy are off to a terrible start to the 2012 season. No matter how you spin it, this team is underperforming, at least based on the expectations that were placed on them heading into the season. The three losses speak for themselves. Is it time to panic? Do Galaxy fans need to start riots and turning cars over in anger? Or do they need to step off the ledge, take a deep breath and relax? That last part is up for debate of course, but one thing to consider is just how starts to other seasons have gone. Technically this is not the worst start to a Galaxy season, but you have to put an asterisk (and I did) next to seasons with shootouts because that skews the wins and losses and points. Since MLS did away with shootouts in the 2000 season then, the Galaxy have had no fewer than three points after four games. In fact, this is the third time the Galaxy have three points after four games since 2000. Anyway, here you go so you can compare and draw whatever conclusions you want. I included notable accomplishments (Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup appearance) after each season. I don't consider making the playoffs a notable accomplishment since in 2003 and 2004 for instance eight out of the league's 10 teams made the playoffs. Not impressive. 2012: 3 points, 1-3-0 (LWLL); 5 gf, 8 ga 2011: 7 points, 2-1-1 (WTLW); 4 gf, 5 ga. Won SS, MLS Cup 2010: 12 points, 4-0-0 (WWWW); 7 gf, 1 ga. Won SS 2009: 3 points, 0-1-3 (TLTT); 5 gf, 6 ga. MLS Cup finalists 2008: 4 points, 1-2-1 (LWLT); 6 gf, 9 ga 2007: 4 points, 1-2-1 (TLWL); 6 gf, 6 ga 2006: 4 points, 1-2-1 (LTWL); 3 gf, 4 ga 2005: 9 points, 3-1-0 (LWWW); 8 gf, 5 ga. Won MLS Cup 2004: 8 points, 2-0-2 (WTTW); 7 gf, 4 ga 2003: 3 points, 0-1-3 (TTTL); 3 gf, 4 ga 2002: 8 points, 2-0-2 (WWTT); 6 gf, 4 ga. Won SS, MLS Cup 2001: 6 points, 2-2-0 (LLWW); 7 gf, 7 ga. MLS Cup finalists 2000: 8 points, 2-0-2 (WWTT); 10 gf, 5 ga 1999: 2 points, 2-2 (WWLL); 5 gf, 5 ga. MLS Cup finalists 1998: 10 points, 3-1 (WWWW); 11 gf, 7 ga. Won SS 1997: 3 points, 3-1 (LLLW); 5 gf, 9 ga 1996: 12 points, 4-0 (WWWW); 9 gf, 4 ga. MLS Cup finalists Labels: Galaxy Week Five Rankings Okay, I tried to figure out this week's power rankings. It's not a science and there is no formula, but I tried my best to figure out some sort of formula. No matter how you rank em though, I think it's safe to say that RSL and Sporting KC would top most... well they should top all power rankings out there right now, and the schedule gods have complied with a table-topping matchup at Livestrong Sporting Park as RSL visit Sporting KC on the weekend. But before we get into those matchups... 1. Sporting KC: A perfect start, 15 out of a possible 15 points. They've earned this perch 2. Real Salt Lake: Gotta hand it to 'em, RSL improved tremendously from Wednesday to Saturday 3. San Jose: Broke through the vaunted Whitecaps backline... ok, Vancouver's record-setting defense 4. Seattle: Burch could've raised the ultimate middle finger, but Seattle's point is well-earned nonetheless 5. New York: Dominant performance on the road against tricky opponent; not bad 6. Houston: Houston... Houston... oh yeah, I remember them. Kinnear's team.. yeah, that's right... 7. Colorado: Say what you will about Espindola's handball but marking on Saborio's goal was nonexistent 8. Chicago: Some teams have played six games already; Chicago is one of two to have played three 9. FC Dallas: Late heroics vs New England, could be massive confidence-booster 10: Chivas USA: This team's not nearly as bad as many thought it would be 11. New England: What a heartbreaking defeat; draw vs Dallas would've been just 12. LA Galaxy. Had em way too low last week (brain fart?) but they're certainly not Top 10 material 13. Columbus: A complete whipping at hands of New York; was that an aberration? 14. Vancouver: So you were saying how this defense was grandiose... 15. DC United: DC vs Dallas - four goals; DC's other four games - one goal 16. Montreal: Félicitations pour cette victoire historique 17. Portland: Ownership talked about playoffs before season began; how about competing first? 18. Philadelphia: Wonder if the Union found their offense on their off weekend 19. Toronto FC: 45 minutes away from CCL final, an eternity away from MLS Cup playoffs Galactic Aftertaste: Thoughts On LA's Loss To KC Some things to take away from the Galaxy's 1-0 loss to Sporting KC * Bar Has Been Lowered? The Galaxy did not give up much to Sporting KC. The hosts had maybe a few decent chances to score in the first half, one of which was a goal, and another of which Josh Saunders exquisitely dived and parried away. This seems to be a major step forward for the Galaxy, who had given up seven goals in league play thus far. Does that mean the Galaxy's expectations are lowered? Has the club gotten to the point where efforts like Saturday's are acceptable? Obviously the result is not and never will be acceptable but if players and coaches feel good about how things went on the field aside from the result itself then the club will be in for a long season. * No Early Goal: Players have lamented their lack of finishing, and it seems that in every game the Galaxy has an early chance that just does not fall. AJ De La Garza told me as much this week about the ealry chances. "If you look at every game we’ve had a chance to score first, we’ve had the better scoring chances first and we just haven’t capitalized. We kind of fall back and let them get one and we start breaking down. We’ve just got to finish our chances and defend them on the other side." There's some truth to that. Edson Buddle and Robbie Keane combined for a chance very early in the loss to New England and if Keane buries that one, who knows? While the Galaxy have had a multitude of defensive breakdowns and tactical mistakes, the club ihas also suffered through a loss of confidence. Perhaps an early goal would give the team a shot of confidence. Then again, look at the DC United match. The Galaxy were up 3-0, comfortably heading towards a win when DC United scored late and then all of the sudden DC started buzzing and nearly got a second. An early goal would help for sure but until they get one, there's no guarantee that that will help turn things around. * Still Salivating? The buzz around the Galaxy's strike force before the year began was loud. "Robbie Keane and Edson Buddle, with Landon Donovan and David Beckham behind them? This team could score three or four goals a game!" Well all that is gone. Keane has looked extremely pedestrian-like while Buddle is the Buddle of 2009. Not only is this not one of the best strike pairings in MLS history, it's not even one that is among the best right now. It's actually among the worst. Keane has three goals, Buddle one but their play has been stagnant and their partnership has not yielded a thing. It's really time to shake things up in that unit. Chad Barrett has had his chances - including a late one in the loss to KC - but it's time to give him a start. Or perhaps it's time to move Donovan up top, pair him with Keane and plug in his hole in the midfield. Either way, Buddle-Keane is not putting fear in anyone right now. * Shell Shocked: The way the Galaxy is playing right now reminds of me of the way the club played for the last several months of the 2010 season. The Galaxy had an awesome start to the season but around July other teams had figured out their defense. Puerto Rico did a number on them in a CONCACAF Champions League qualifier and then others started to tear down their defense. Even though the team wound up winning the Supporters' Shield that year, the end result of the year was a bad 3-0 loss to FC Dallas. The difference between then and now of course is that the Galaxy had amassed enough points to where they still cruised into the playoffs and walked away with hardware. This time around, the deer-in-headlights look the Galaxy has given is happening way too early for their own sake. Labels: Buddle, Galaxy, Keane Galaxy-KC Leftovers Some thoughts ahead of the Galaxy's game against Sporting KC on Saturday. * No Beckham: David Beckham did not travel for the match. This isn't a surprise today but it was a surprise on Wednesday when we found out he wasn't at practice. I hadn't noticed him out there and turns out that was because he didn't train. Supposedly he's got a lot of different injuries although I was told it was because of rest. I don't know, this all sounds strange. After last week's game against the Revs, Arena said this about Beckham: "Hopefully he’s ready to be part of the next game. I’m sure he’s not pleased about it." This was, of course, after Becks was taken out at halftime of the match. Maybe Beckham isn't ready to be part of this game. Won't be the first time we'd be told one or two things and it was something completely different. This whole season seems kind of different. Beckham's been yelling at teammates for stuff, most notably a bust-up he had with Todd Dunivant right on the field after the first half of the Galaxy's game against Toronto FC on March 14. Then there were reports of another such incident involving Marcelo Sarvas and Sean Franklin, at the half of the New England match. I don't know how injured Beckham really is. * LD Returns: Landon Donovan will return after he joined the team for training this week and apparently deemed firt enough to travel and possibly play on Saturday. I expect him to start of course but we could see him on the bench if his quadriceps injury is not quite up to 90 minutes. Either way I expect to see him on the field at some point. * Must-Win? I asked Bruce Arena if he thought this match was a must-win game. His response? "A must win with 30 games left in the season? I would think not. I don’t think there’s a must-win for any team in the league because there’s 90 points left after Saturday. I don’t know how that’s a must win. Our goal is to win the game." Well, I guess he doesn't think it's a must win. Lineup? My best guess: Saunders; Dunivant, De La Garza, Boyens, Franklin; Magee, Stephens, Juninho, Donovan; Buddle, Keane. I would see Stephens in there over Sarvas simply because Sarvas looked awful against the Revs. He flat out quit on a few plays and Arena does not like that at all. Now, I would put Chad Barrett in for Edson Buddle, especially since Barrett scored two goals in a reserve game on Monday but I don't see that happening. I think Arena sticks with Buddle and Keane up top. He's not hitting the panic button yet so don't expect to see too many changes. If anything maybe we see Tommy Meyer back in there but I doubt we even see that much. My Pick: I had picked Sporting KC to beat the Galaxy when I published my picks on Friday morning, before word broke of Beckham not travelling. I stick with my pick (well I have to I guess). I think we'll see the Galaxy come out strong and I wouldn't be surprised to see them pull this one out but if I was betting on this one I'd bet on Sporting KC. I don't think they will have figured out how to cut down the service or defend it well enough and I think CJ Sapong and Kei Kamara will do their thing against that Galaxy backline. Kamara and Sapong are just two big bodies KC boasts and that will not play in the Galaxy's favor. Set pieces will also be key for KC and without Beckham, the Galaxy aren't quite as deadly - although Donovan and Robbie Keane do well with set pieces. Anyway, a close one but I don't see the Galaxy breaking out of their funk. Posted by L.B. at 9:34 PM 1 comment: Labels: Galaxy, Sporting KC Week Five Picks The week has already begun and my picks are already turning on me. I got RSL correctly over Montreal (the gimmie game of the year thus far) and was seconds away from guessing the Dallas-New England match correctly but Ugo Ihemelu had to score a late goal to give Dallas the win. So I got one out of two right. With a full slate of seven matches set for Saturday, here's hoping the late goals go my way. Montreal vs Toronto FC These two Canadian cities have a natural rivalry and now it will spill over into an MLS match. Toronto FC visits MLS's latest entrant in a match that is a budding derby. I suppose it should be a derby given the cities' histories but I'm hesitant to label this as such given the poor state of Toronot FC and the newness of Montreal. Still, it should be a heated affair and Toronto FC should be desperate for a result since they've had nothing to show for their league efforts thus far. Montreal played much better against RSL than they did against New York which gives the club hope coming into this affair. Look for Montreal to gain their first-ever MLS victory. Columbus vs New York A rematch of the 2008 MLS Cup final, the Red Bulls visit the Crew in a match that promises... nothing. Columbus may be one of the league's least interesting teams, yet the Crew still manage to get results. Columbus left BMO Field with maximum points a week ago and fared well against Montreal at home. New York meanwhile boast Player of the Month Thierry Henry and seem to be a handful thus far. Still, be wary of New York on the road until they can actually prove something away from home. I see a listless draw. Sporting KC vs LA Galaxy The LA Galaxy are all but dead, right? Possibly. The dynasty may be crumbling at a much faster pace than anyone expected. This match may not feature David Beckham (hamstring) nor Landon Donovan (quad). Even with Robbie Keane there, if the other two DPs are out then the Galaxy suddenly look mortal. They've played that way thus far this season, and to put up another such effort in this situation is asking for trouble. Sporing KC are the league's top team right now bar none, having gotten maximum points from all four of their games. But can KC really start the year off with five consecutive victories? I say yes. Sporting KC beats the Galaxy in a closer match than many will expect. San Jose vs Vancouver The Whitecaps are on the verge of making history. With a clean sheet - or even, with just 60 minutes worth of scoreless soccer - Vancouver will set the league record for most minutes to start the season off without conceding a goal. At first glance, that appears impressive. But look at who the 'Caps have faced - Montreal, Chivas USA, DC United and Philadelphia. Those aren't exactly teams with great offense. San Jose meanwhile has done remarkable this season, trashing Toronto FC on the road and then stealing a victory at Seattle. Chris Wondolowski will end Vancouver's streak and hand them their first loss of the season. San Jose wins this. DC United vs Seattle It's fairly early in the season but DC United have already shown they can get blown out, they can play a gritty (and dull) scoreless draw and can blow out another team. They're running the whole gamut here and it's barely April. Seattle meanwhile continue being one of the top contenders, despite losing to the 'Quakes. Seattle now face adversity and to have to do so on the road could make for an even greater challenge. They should do enough to get a point. Look for this one to end in a draw. Real Salt Lake vs Colorado The first of three installments of the Rocky Mountain Cup comes at us on the weekend, and it comes at a good time. Both teams have done well of late. RSL escaped a Wednesday night home match with three points as they got past Montreal as expected but the club certainly had an emotional letdown after the weekend's thrilling come-from-behind victory at Jeld-Wen Field. Colorado also enter this match with a home win, having beaten Chicago 2-0. RSL have won five consecutive Rocky Mountain Cups and their quest for number six will begin with a win. Portland Timbers vs Chivas USA Chivas USA's defense is building up a repuation of being stingy. The club has allowed three goals in four games and it should have been less than that. Also, the clean sheet at RSL speaks well for the team's defense. But the attack is all but pathetic as there is nothing going on up front. Portland will give Chivas space and if Chivas cannot score on the Timbers, something must change. Portland is a difficult team to figure out. The club has talent, no doubt, but the mentality seems fragile. Against the Revs, the club just did not show up. RSL put two late goals past Portland a week ago to steal that match, and suddenly the Timbers find themselves on a two-game losing streak. But facing a team with as weak an attack as Chivas will help. Portland wins this one. Season Totals: 6-5 Scrappy TFC Bows Out Toronto FC were 45 minutes away from making history, 45 minutes from not only shocking CONCACAF but from taking a giant step forward that would benefit all of MLS. Then the bottom fell out. Santos Laguna scored four second-half goals to down the Canadians by 6-2 on Tuesday and won their CCL semifinal series by an aggregate score of 7-3. Santos killed MLS’s hopes of having a representative in the final for the second consecutive year. There are two things that came out of this result. First, Toronto FC fought harder and lasted longer than many gave them credit for. Secondly, MLS is still far behind the Mexican league level. Now, Toronto FC is not exactly the bar for MLS teams. That bar has been raised and held there by Real Salt Lake and the Galaxy and a scant few others but for the most part the bar is set. That bar is still well below Mexico’s bar. Now, there are reasons for this. Mexican teams have no salary cap, greater resources, greater support from their communities and run unopposed in their media and within the Mexican culture. MLS clubs don’t enjoy the financial resources as their Mexican counterparts nor do they enjoy the other luxuries Mexican teams have. Within those guidelines then, Toronto FC’s run was made more remarkable. Toronto FC got past the supposed juggernaut the Galaxy were and fared better than Seattle against the same Santos side – Seattle gave up two quick goals and all hope seemed lost afterward. Toronto FC won’t be challenging for the MLS Cup title, at least few can see that happening. Their league form this season has been poor – losses to Seattle, San Jose and Columbus have marred the start of their season. And still, even while not being part of the cup contenders, Toronto FC nearly found themselves playing for a much bigger prize. Now, while MLS is not quite the powerhouse league many would like to believe it is but when less-successful teams like Toronto FC can battle and scrap their way and find a modicum of success against teams like Santos, that has to bode well for both club and league. Labels: 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League, MLS, Santos, Toronto FC Week Five Picks, Part I Nothing says MLS like midweek matches. We have two games here to pick this week, one each on Wednesday and Thursday night. I fared okay last weekend, not bad I suppose. Anyway, let's see how I fare with the appetizers for what will be another full plate of games on the weekend. Real Salt Lake vs Montreal On paper this looks like a lopsided matchup. And in reality, it looks like a lopsided matchup. When this one's over, everyone will say what a lopsided matchup this was. Sure, there are no sure things in soccer but RSL is all but a lock to win this one. Montreal have played three times on the road thus far, and have yielded nine goals in those two games. New York had their way with Montreal on Saturday, scoring four unanswered goals at one point. If there is a positive to Montreal, it's that the club has scored first in two of their games. RSL meanwhile has already lost at home, dropping a 1-0 result to Chivas USA their last time out. Might that bode well for Montreal? Hardly. The last time RSL lost two consecutive home matches was in 2007. RSL wins this one easily. FC Dallas vs New England I didn't see the Revolution as being a contender this season, or being very competitive at all. Now, they enter FC Dallas Stadium on a two-game winning streak. For a team that has had a meager 60 points combined the last two seasons, that's a great deal. But New England may look better entering this game because of their performance last time out, but they demolished a team that had a host of problems and frankly that made them look better than they are. To counter my own counter, though, the Revs are facing a team in FC Dallas that is a shell of its former self. This is not the team that surprised the league to reach MLS Cup 2010, nor is it the side that was on its way towards another MLS Cup until the bottom fell out late last summer. This team is slow and static and lacks that dynamic play that was their hallmark from the most recent successful stretch. Still, to expect the Revs to win three consecutive games after having played as poorly as they have in the last several years is asking too much. This one's a draw. Week Three Record: 5-4 Toronto FC's Monumental Challenge Toronto FC faces a monstrous challenge today. If Toronto FC is to become the first Canadian club and second MLS side to reach the CONCACAF Champions League final, the task will be monumental. Beat Santos at Santos. Well, I take that back. They technically don't have to win. They can tie 2-2 or 3-3 or etc., and win the series on away goals. A 1-1 draw sends the match to extra time while a scoreless draw sends Santos through. No way this match finishes in a goalless draw. This one has goals written all over it. Santos beat Seattle by 6-1 in Torreon last time out and Toronto FC has scored five goals in their three previous CCL encounters. But Toronto FC will be missing Danny Koevermans and of course Torsten Frings. Without their two European standouts, the task of scoring goals and stopping Santos from scoring becomes even more difficult. Still, nothing is impossible. Few gave Toronto FC a chance to get this far, and few gave them a shot of beating Santos at home. While they did not win the home leg, a 1-1 score is surprising to some and a decent enough result heading down to Mexico. That Toronto FC is the last MLS club standing is a shock. FC Dallas and Colorado did not survive the group stage while LA Galaxy fans surely relished the opportunity of playing Toronto FC instead of Seattle in the quarterfinals. Toronto FC may go down in flames and they may be swallowed up by the budding Mexican juggernaut in Torreon but the club has done itself proud and done MLS proud in this tournament regardless of the result. And if they do pull off the supposed miracle, they will surely have more MLS supporters in their corner come the final. Galaxy Defensive Woes In 2011, the LA Galaxy were an impenetrable wall. The club gave up just 28 goals in 34 regular-season games, one of the few clubs in league history to yield less than 30 goals in one season. This year, the Galaxy are about as impenetrable as a screen door. They've already allowed seven goals in three regular-season home games and add the four that Toronto FC dropped on them in their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series and that figure goes up to 11 goals in five games. It took the Galaxy 12 games to give up 11 goals in 2011. Clearly there is something amiss. Now, the easy and seemingly obvious answer is Omar Gonzalez. Because of Gonzalez, the Galaxy have gone from a legendary MLS defense to a porous one. While Gonzalez's absence certainly is being felt, simply pointing to Gonzalez as the reason for the club's defensive demise is overlooking the major problem. Nobody is defending. Look at any of the Galaxy's goals in their 3-1 loss to New England and you can point to player after player who was not marking. AJ De La Garza even said as much afterward. "Kelyn Rowe is 5-7 and he’s getting behind our backline on a cross and the second one, their left back is scoring a goal inside our box, that’s unacceptable. On the third one, obviously, it’s a cross and coming in and not marking or someone getting a head on it." The same lack of marking has been there in other games, notably the series-clincher for Toronto on March 14, when Ryan Johnson had too much space outside the box and laid it off for Nick Soolsma, who buried the ball into the back of the net to kill the Galaxy's CCL hopes. The problem isn't just in defense. Marcelo Sarvas gave up on a couple of plays Saturday while Juninho has not been himself either. Obviously Landon Donovan did not play but those around him did not pick up the slack. Point at Gonzalez as the Galaxy's reason for its ills but you'll be pointing at the wrong issue. There is nothing the team can do about Gonzalez now. He is rehabilitating his injury and wants to get back on the field as soon as possible, but look at what is on the Galaxy's roster now, what Bruce Arena has to work with. Right now, he has a team who is out of form, lacking confidence and not marking well. That's a bad combination. Week Four Rankings This wasn't exactly a defining week; can't have that until a little bit later in the season. However, there were some teams who showed more than they have been, for both good and bad, and that will reflect in my latest rankings. 1. Sporting KC. If they're not number one in every single power ranking across the web, then something is wrong. 2. Real Salt Lake. Tremendous grit and determination to overcome late deficit. 3. Seattle Sounders. Tough home setback; maybe they took the 'Quakes too lightly? 4. San Jose. Few gave them credit for 3-0 win at Toronto, but 1-0 win at Seattle is no fluke. 5. Colorado. Shook off bad outing in NY with solid home win. 6. Houston. Stingy defense needs a strong attack to match. 7. Columbus. It wasn't such a tough opponent but 1-0 road wins are always strong. 8. New York. Henry in top form all season could be runaway MVP. 9. Chicago. Could have shown better resolve on road, but then again Fire never win at Rapids. 10. New England. Not gonna anoint Jay Heaps as Coach of the Year yet but may have been wrong about Revs. 11. DC United. Dropped four on FC Dallas and made it look easy. 12. Vancouver. Listless attack; at least there's hope. 13. FC Dallas. Hyndman needs some butter leather magic. 14. Portland. Terrible way to lose a game. 15. Chivas USA. Four games, all 1-0 results. Too bad only one has gone their way. 16. LA Galaxy. The bottom has fallen out. 17. Toronto FC. Will to win is there as CCL proved but has to pay off in league sometime. 18. Montreal. Ugly losses like this one will continue, sad to say. 19. Philadelphia. A point does not exactly atone for the team's horrid start Not an excuse * (This post is not the first one on the topic, and was written partly in response to comments in earlier posts, so please realize that if y... Nike is looking to sell its hockey-equipment division even as it increases spending and investment in soccer-related merchandise . Hmm. Sangre americana J11 recap Back with another update on our boys south of the border, both in the top flight and second tier. Of course, now there is quite a bit more i... 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__label__cc	0.613215	0.386785	Dic[k]tating how our vaginas should behave: On Akin and White Male Power Structure September 1, 2012 January 10, 2018 \| Image of Marion Sims (Image source: (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/James_Marion_Sims.jpg/220px-James_Marion_Sims.jpg)) As soon as I had heard what he had said, I felt my stomach tighten and nausea came several seconds later. ““The female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.“ Todd Akin’s words really hit me deep when he decided to become an “expert” on “legitimate rape” the other week. I know there have been tremendous responses against the ridiculous claims that Akin has made, but I wanted to offer what his words did to me; where it sent my mind. Even though Akin apologized, I personally do not buy it. His initial “claim” about rape made me think about what men of his ilk have done, since European colonialism, to Black female bodies; to their reproductive gifts that were commoditized and sold on the auction block…and raped. But back then, during an antebellum era of institutionalized chattel slavery, it wasn’t “legitimate rape” when the white slave-master raped Black female slaves (as well as ones that were “free”). As their “property” they could do whatever they wanted to them. The white male power structure literally created its own logical system that justified whose suffering counted, and whose suffering did not (Fett 2002). Constructed as 3/5’s of a human, we barely hit the radars of their compassion meter. As a matter of fact, through scientific racism and twisted interpretation of the Christian Bible, these men were able to convince themselves that not only were African people “enslavable”, our people had a “naturally” high tolerance for both physical and emotional pain. This included the pain of raping us; of selling our loved ones and tearing apart our families (Robert 1997; Washington 2006) I began thinking about a piece that Petra Kuppers wrote about black women in the mid 19th-century. These women had been victims of experimentation by a man named Marion Sims. In Western medical schools Sims is taught as being the “father of gynecology” (Washington 2006). In Petra Kuppers’ piece about the Anarcha project, she talks about how this man experimented on many Black women slaves. He experimented on them to benefit white middle-class women who would use his gynecological services. What he did was really disgusting and very cruel. Sims was trying to solve the problem of fistula amongst white middle-class women clientele. A fistula is a condition in which there is a tear in the bladder that happens during a long labor sometimes, or the improper use of forceps during labor that tears the bladder. The consequence of this ailment is that women are constantly leaking urine. Sims was using black women’s bodies to solve this “problem.” And he did this without anesthesia. One of the women that he did this on experienced this experimentation over 30 times. He cut up their vaginas and cut into their wombs without….I repeat, without anesthesia. But Sims was the “expert”; whether he had an MD degree or not. By simply being a white male of that era, he could dic[k]tate “facts” about whose vaginas were worth experimenting on and whose vaginas were worth putting on a pedestal (“white ladies” of a privileged socio-economic class). Sims represents an ontological perspective that would continue into today, that dic[k]tate such “facts” about certain female bodies as long as it suits their own possessive investments in what bell hooks refers to as white supremacist capitalist patriarchal system (hooks 1992). These “experts” on [black] female bodies chose to rape hundreds of black female slaves because it is not ‘legitimate rape.’ Within this twisted logic, the violent act must not have been ‘legitimate rape’ since tens of thousands of black female slaves gave birth to babies who were products of never-ending unnamed racial-sexual abuse. In the logic of Akin, had it been “legitimate”, than their bodies would have had a way of “shutting it down.” And what perfect logic to fit the needs of a white supremacist capitalist patriarchy that could only acquire capital and property through the labor of enslaved Africans and their continuation of “black” offspring. Todd Akin, your comments did not surprise me. They disappointed me, but they did not surprise me. They fit perfectly within the socio-historical context of how white elite male power structure over the past 400 + years has viciously tried to control and restrict what particular females can and cannot do with their bodies. Fett, Sharla M. Working Cures : Healing, Health, and Power on Southern Slave Plantations. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2002. Hooks, Bell. Black Looks : Race and Representation. Boston, MA: South End Press, 1992. Roberts, Dorothy E. Killing the Black Body : Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty. 1st ed. New York: Pantheon Books, 1997. Washington, Harriet A. Medical Apartheid : The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present. 1st ed. New York: Doubleday, 2006. Posted in Anti-Oppression & Resistance, Race & Racism akinbreeze harpermarionsimssistah veganwhite male power structure < [Webinar] Black women’s hair CAN grow: Food and Herbs to grow you hair On SF Zen Center, Addressing Whiteness in Buddhism, and Moving Forward > 0 thoughts on “Dic[k]tating how our vaginas should behave: On Akin and White Male Power Structure” It was a really cissexist comment to make as well, given that the largest proportion of women who will be raped are trans women…who don’t have vaginas. In addition to the misogyny and sexism, I think this idea of the ‘female body’ is problematic, too. Women are raped because we are women, not because we have vaginas. Women with penises are raped. Yes, there were so many problems with that statement that Akin made. Though I was only referring to Black woman (with vaginas) , I agree with what you are pointing to as well. I know that rape and other forms of violence against trans women is ‘accepted’ by the mainstream and not seen as ‘legitimate’ and this reflects the overall transphobia/transhate culture of USA (not sure about other parts of the world). Thanks River. kekemichel says: Dude is a straight up misogynist! As a trained therapist, my orientation is to examine his relationship he had with his mother, and what he observed between men and women during his informative years, especially between his mother and whatever male relationships she had. Also, it is VERY likely that he raped a female and use that rationale to justify his behavior. I know he needs therapy. I feel very sorry for his wife who likely will “stand by her man” and take the crap that he is ramming down her throat; also, I feel sorry for their children, especially any girls. Interestingly, I say that men with such misogynist behavior most likely are on the down low, or ever straight up gay. His discourse was purely malicious. All in all, this should be a wake-up call for ALL women–know who you are sleeping next to in bed–you could very well be sleeping with the enemy. And, the question becomes–what will such women do about it? Thank you for posting sis! Please, visit, read, and comment on my latest blog posts at: http://www.BlackNouveauWoman.wordpress.com theradiantmama says: Reblogged this on TheRadiantMama.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3213
__label__wiki	0.673521	0.673521	Judy Thorburn's Movie Reviews Brooklyn Rules Category: Judy Thorburn "Brooklyn Rules" - Appealing Coming Of Age Drama That Befits A 'Prinze' Las Vegas Tribune - http://www.lasvegastribune.com Las Vegas Round The Clock - http://www.lasvegasroundheclock.com The Women Film Critics Circle - http://www.wfcc.wordpress.comThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."> kreatia@This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Watching Brooklyn Rules I was reminded of that line from the Godfather movie, when Al Pacino as Michael Corleone says, and I may not have the exact quote, but it goes pretty much like this, “Every time I want to get out, they keep pulling me back in”. He was talking about his entrenched life as a Mafia kingpin. Surrounded by shady and dangerous characters, it was hard to break away from that which held a tight and controlling grip. How does that relate to Brooklyn Rules? As the backdrop to the story, the Mob related mean streets of Brooklyn during John Gotti’s rise to power in the 1980’s comes into play as a strong and influential factor for three lifelong buddies who grew up in that environment and chose to take separate paths in life. Scriptwriter Terrance Winter, whose resume includes visiting familiar territory in episodes he wrote for TV’s Soprano’s, gets more personal this time with a story based on himself and two of his best friends, Bobby Canzoneri and Chris Caldovino (who now an actor, is cast in this film as mob henchman Philly), although the “hardcore crime stuff” is fictionalized. Freddie Prinze, Jr. (whose character is based on Winter) acts as the narrator and film’s anchor, a guy who aspires to get out of the hood and become a lawyer. Michael works as a meat store clerk on his home turf at night, and during the day attends college at Columbia in the city where he meets and falls for waspy Connecticut bred Ellen (Mena Suvari), a smart cookie who is attracted to Mike’s tall good looks and charming ways, but sees right through his wannabe Ivy League outward appearance to the soul of a slick con working his act. Chubby, sweet natured, religious, and penny pinching Bobby, (Jerry Ferrara, of TVs’ Entourage) on the other hand, doesn’t have a thought about leaving the neighborhood where his parents still live. He simply wants to get a job in the post office, marry his longtime girlfriend, Ivy (Monica Keena) and settle down. Carmine (Scott Caan, most recently seen in Oceans 13) is the vain, fashion conscious, hair obsessed, ladies man who also has no desire to leave the Brooklyn streets behind. Fascinated with mob life, he yearns to be one of the wiseguys, with the belief that it will gain him respect. With that in mind, he manages to get himself entangled with feared local mob captain, Caesar Manganaro (a scene stealing Alec Baldwin) a move that will bring about major repercussions and a tragedy involving the lives of all three friends. What we have here are guys that appear opposite in almost every aspect, other than their Italian heritage and neighborhood upbringing. Yet, when they get together their powerful bond, shown through camaraderie, love, and respect for each other shines through, thanks to the actors’ superb chemistry and excellent performances. It is their relationship, so richly drawn with believable dialogue that is laced with wit and humor which makes their story so touching and compelling. Freddie Prinze is the biggest surprise, deserving rightful praise for the first real dramatic role that he could sink his teeth into. I didn’t think he was capable of pulling it off. But he had me believing Mike had a mixture of street smarts and charm to be a player in a world far removed from Brooklyn. Adding more realism was the fact that his Brooklyn accent wasn’t over the top which would fit into his scheme of trying to pass as more refined, while keeping some of that edgy Brooklyn attitude. Scott Caan is another actor who has come into his own with this part that shows his emotional depth like never before. Of course, in this role of Carmine he can’t help but evoke memories of his Dad, James’ portrayal of Sonny in the Godfather flicks. Add a pinch of Saturday Night Fever’s Tony Manero and Caan delivers his own defining charismatic take on Carmine. I am not familiar with Jerry Ferrara’s role on Entourage, but his role of Bobby seems to be a natural and perfect fit for the Brooklyn born actor. With all the crap that comes out of Hollywood, I can’t understand why this film, that finished shooting in 2004, was shelved up till now, three years later. More than the typical buddy, or gangster driven movie, Brooklyn Rules is an engaging film with lots of heart. I loved the sense of authenticity that prevails throughout the storyline. Director Michael Corrente (who helmed Federal Hill, of the same genre) stayed true to Winter’s vision with a strong connection and feel for the story, and it shows. You don’t have to be from Brooklyn to understand deeply rooted feelings of friendship, loyalty and sacrifice. The great collaboration of writer, director and the film’s stars brings it home and hits us where we all live. You are here: Home Movie Reviews Judy Thorburn Movie Reviews Brooklyn Rules	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3216
__label__wiki	0.584688	0.584688	Nokia And Huawei Hit New Benchmarks admin \| July 14, 2015 \| Asia Pacific, Europe, Finance, Technology, World \| No Comments July 14, 2015 – Nokia Networks and Huawei have held carrier aggregation trials with Asian operators, with the Chinese vendor aiming to launch tri-band LTE-A in Hong Kong. The Finnish vendor showcased speeds of 220MBps with China Mobile, by aggregating the 3.5GHz and 2.6GHz TD-LTE bands. It said such speeds would allow users to download a five minute video clip in two seconds. Huang Yuhong, Vice President of China Mobile Research Institute, said: “The mobile 4G market is developing very fast in China. On the one hand, millions of users are able to enjoy the convenience brought to them by mobile broadband; on the other hand, we feel the necessity to increase spectrum resources to meet the needs of fast growing data traffic. “The 3.5 GHz band is another important spectrum resource for 4G networks, which will be used in TD-LTE. This demo not only proves the commercial feasibility of the 3.5 GHz TD-LTE band, but also shows 3.5 GHz can be aggregated with current bands, enhancing 4G networks with more capacity.” Meanwhile, Huawei held a demonstration of FDD and TDD carrier aggregation on a commercial network, in a trial with 3 Hong Kong and Qualcomm. The trial, a first for Hong Kong, used an FDD carrier with paired spectrum in the 1800MHz and 2600MHz bands, as well as the TDD 2.3GHz frequency. The operator said it would launch the network commercially next year, once handsets are available. Huawei is turning its attention to launching a commercial tri-band carrier aggregation network in Hong Kong next week. It said it wants to take advantage of 3 Hong Kong’s bandwidth portfolio, with it owning spectrum in the 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2.1GHz, 2.3GHz and 2.6GHz bands. Peter Wong, CEO of 3 Hong Kong’s parent HTHKH, said: “CA technology enables us to fully utilise valuable spectrum resources and device long-term plans on network deployment so that we can continue to improve the outstanding data services we offer our customers. 3 Hong Kong plans to re-farm the 900 and 2100MHz spectrum for our LTE network in the near future, and we remain committed to establishing a 5CC LTE-A network.” Huawei also announced a TDD+ solution, which it developed alongside China Mobile and Softbank. It said the technology could meet future data demands as the industry moves to 5G. It is based on existing LTE tech, such as 4T4R and 8T8R, and Huawei said it is able to use multi-antenna systems more efficiently through software upgrades, thereby minimising interference. Other features of the tech include increased spectral efficiency through distributed MIMO and carrier aggregation, and offering greater coverage by using higher frequency spectrum. Huawei plans to deploy commercial TDD+ networks in 2016. Foreign Visitors To Japan Rises 7.6% In February Vietnam Military Helicopter Goes Missing One Dead In Bangkok Shooting After Raid By Mongolian Men Pope Ends Record-Retting Asia Tour	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3221
__label__wiki	0.879591	0.879591	Fifteen years ago, Arthur Everest saw his father killed in front of him by the Terror, a monstrous supervillain. Although the Terror was defeated and apparently killed by the alien Superian ("they even found his teeth!"), Arthur is convinced he faked his death and is lying low. When evidence emerges suggesting that he might be right, Arthur reluctantly teams up up with a new, enigmatic superhero on the scene - the Tick - and the murderous arch-vigilante Overkill to expose and defeat the threat. There is a man who steps forth when destiny calls, like a great bugle of need. His name is Ben Edlund. Back in the late 1980s he created and wrote the comic book known as The Tick, a firm riposte to the po-faced, self-serious and darkgrim direction comics were taking. In the mid-1990s, when superhero movies and animated series were starting to take off, he created the Tick animated series, once again calling forth the legions of absurdity and satire in a family-friendly format. In 2001 Edlund returned once more with the first Tick live-action TV series, starring noted gravelly-voiced heroman Patrick Warburton, but the time was not yet quite ripe. The show as great, but the live-action audience were not so oversaturated with superheroes that the Tick's job could be done fully. But now the wheel has turned and once more the Great Blue One has been summoned forth. Our TV schedules are packed with dubious Netflix Marvel shows about increasingly obscure heroes and you can barely leave the cinema about a besuited vigilante before being dragged back inside to watch the next one. The Tick has never been so needed. Amazon TV has resurrected The Tick as a 12-part live-action series which takes a different tack to its forebears, focusing on Arthur (Griffin Newman) as our gateway character to this insane world, with a story initially focusing on his mental health problems. It's an approach that Tick fans were dubious about in the beginning, but we should have had faith. As well as telling tales of his blue insectoid protagonist, Ben Edlund has spent years in the trenches of genre television, writing many of the finest episodes of Firefly and Angel (he wrote Smile Time for the former and Jaynestown for the latter), as well as penning two dozen episodes of Supernatural and working on both Powers and Gotham. This has given him formidable experience of writing for television. Melding this experience with his signature hero has resulted in possibly the most joyously entertaining season of superhero television since the 1960s version of Batman. The show stumbles a little in its two opening episodes as Edlund seems to be musing on what kind of show he's making. But by the third episode he has fully committed: The Tick melds the absurd, surreal humour of the animated series with the slightly darker tone of the original comics whilst also taking occasional potshots at the Netflix Marvel and other superhero shows which go in for over-earnest drama and fight scenes. It's almost a live-action cartoon and is gloriously entertaining. Peter Serafinowicz plays the titular hero (Patrick Warburton chose not to return to act in the role, but instead acts as a producer). The former voice of Darth Maul, Serafinowicz has gained new fame as an impressionist, vocal comedian (responsible for the popular "Sassy Trump" YouTube video series) and collaborator with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg on projects liked Spaced and Shaun of the Dead, as well as picking up supporting roles in movies like Guardians of the Galaxy. When it was announced that Warburton would not be returning as the title character, many fans were dubious until Serafinowicz was announced as his replacement. Serafinowicz owns every scene he's in, delivering the Tick's off-kilter observations and constant look of amiably bemused befuddlement with commitment. This may be the role he was born to play and he delivers on it in full. Griffin Newman is a little bit more on edge and harder to like as Arthur, which is a problem as he's our eyes in this bizarre world. But eventually he relaxes, starts actually investigating the problem (rather than assuming he's having a breakdown) and becomes more interesting protagonist. It helps that the cast rapidly expands in size. Valorie Curry proves able support as Arthur's sister, Dot, and Scott Speiser is magnificently cast as Overkill, a hilarious pastiche of the Punisher and Batman who might be the show's best character ("We'll work...near each other." "Do you mean together?" "I WORK ALONE!"). Alan Tudyk also gives a great vocal performance as the voice of the AI controlling Dangerboat, and John Pilcher has a small but memorable role as Dr. Karamazov, a bodily-challenged mad scientist. Townsend Coleman also gives an excellent performance as the voice of Midnight, a talking dog turned author (complete with his own book signing that will have writers everywhere - dogs or otherwise - nodding in sympathetic recognition). On the side of evil we have Yara Martinez as Elektra-riffing Miss Lint and the mighty mighty Jackie Earle Haley as the Terror. Haley, no stranger to superhero antics after playing Rorschach in the Watchmen movie, gives the performance of his life, riffing on both the Terror's evil and amiable humour with aplomb. Not too bad on the drums either. The show builds over the course of its 12-episode run (divided into two half-seasons by Amazon, to give us a great mid-season cliffhanger involving, of all things, an Alexa), becoming more absurdist and surreal by the moment. It's hard to know where the show peaks, with Dangerboat's growing unrequited love for Arthur or the arrival of a fedora-wearing robot detective or Brendan Hines' chisel-jawed performance as Superian, a Superman analogue who is far less empathetic, or a chase sequence involving a pram. But The Tick roots its story in Arthur's predicament and his growing confidence and willingness to embrace being a superhero, and follows that throughline - "Destiny calls!" - to a natural conclusion. The season ends by wrapping up its barmy storyline - in the lengthy exposition sequence Arthur declares the Terror's plan to be the stupidest thing he's ever heard and he isn't wrong - but leaving some plot hooks dangling for the second season. The most obvious is the question of the Tick's origin (although given that the comic book and animated series have both avoided this, don't hold your breath), but there are also hints that the Terror's plan may have had a larger motive behind it, that Arthur's stepfather has a hidden past and that the government superhero monitoring agency, AEGIS, has now taken an interest in our heroes. The first season of The Tick (****½) is a magnificently absurdist piece of slapstick satire, with many of the best lines on television you will hear this year. It is available to watch on Amazon TV now. A second season will air in 2019. Labels: amazon tv, ben edlund, spoooon, the tick Update on the WITCHER TV series First images from the TV version of China Mieville... BATTLETECH to hit PC in April Joe Abercrombie speaks out about the FIRST LAW TV ... Cover art for the third BOOK OF BABEL released Cover art for Glen Cook's new BLACK COMPANY book AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER to be released on Blu-R... 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__label__cc	0.65897	0.34103	Glitz Jewelry Thai launches new website www.myglitzjewels.com General Press Releases Thursday October 16, 2014 16:09 Bangkok--16 Oct--The 64 PR Plus Ms. Oratai Manmongkol, Manager, Glitz Jewelry Thai Co., Ltd.,noted “Currently, the overall landscape of eCommerce businesses worldwide and in Thailand is growing continuously due to many factors such as the booming of smartphones and tablet PCs, fast service deliveries, time and cost saving. These factors encourage consumers to be confident and engage in online purchases. For the online jewelry business, we are one of the leading and most recognized sellers with over 8 years of background. Today, we introduce a new online store at ‘www.myglitzjewels.com’ to offer new services for customers.” Within the website www.myglitzjewels.com, new collections of jewelry productswith exclusive designs such as diamond rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets are available. Their unique, beautiful and modern designs can be viewed through video clips so customers can preview before deciding to buy. Moreover, moresecured payment methods are available such as credit cards (VISA and Master card), Paypal, Counter Service at 7-eleven stores or bank transfers. Another special service is called “Try at Home” to enable customers to see real products before purchasing and to serve customers who need to try products first but are not able to visit the shop in Amarin Plaza. This service requires a deposit of 1,500 baht per piece and Glitz Jewelry will ship to customer’s home within 2 – 3 days. Moreover, a free ring size service is available to see if the ring size will fit customer’s finger. Glitz Jewelry will ship the ring sizer for customer to try without additional charges. To celebrate the launch of new website, a special activity is arranged for customers and interested persons to comment on this new website at facebookfanpage from today until 29 October 2014. The lucky winner to get a diamond ring worth 14,900 baht will be announced at www.facebook.com/myglitzjewels on 30 October 2014. Spencer Stuart Launches New Unit Formed from the Talent-Related Businesses it Acquired from Aon Spencer Stuart, a leading executive search and leadership advisory firm, today announced the launch of the new business unit formed from the Culture & Engagement, Leadership Assessment & Development and HR & Talent Advisory businesses it... KBank encourages volunteers to join forces in creating a sustainable society under Tham Di Thai Dai: Lets Do Good Deeds Together Again KBank never stops doing good deeds, and aims to do even more this year. To help create a happy and sustainable society, the Bank allows its employees to take a day off each year to join the "Tham Di Tham Dai: Let's Do Good Deeds Together Again" program.... Photo Release: CPF Philippines carries on Medical and Dental Mission into the third year. Engr. Eloy Castillo Eclar, Municipal Mayor of Gerona, the Philippines, presided over the opening ceremony of the Medical and Dental Mission for the third year. The project was initiated by Charoen Pokphand Foods Corporation Philippines (CPF Philippines)... SaaS Version of Premium Container Carrier Operations Solution ALLEGRO to be a Gamechanger CyberLogitec, the leading provider of maritime, port/terminal and logistics operations technologies, today announced the new ALLEGRO SaaS, an integrated container carrier operations solution. The solution expands CyberLogitec's comprehensive container... PHNIX Low Temperature Sludge Dryer System - A Leading Solution on Wet Sludge Drying in Asia A Sludge Dryer System, as a new self-developed sludge drying product by PHNIX -- a leading manufacturer of heat pump and environmental protection equipment in China, has been well received by users in some countries. The newly developed environmentally... Myglitzjewels.com ecommerce business Glitz Jewelry Thai Glitz Jewelry Smartphones In Thailand Smartphone landscape Worldwide e-Commerce	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3227
__label__wiki	0.584844	0.584844	Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Marlowe Theatre Canterbury Written by: Mike Shaw Another year, another round of panto reviews, and another season that the Marlowe Theatre blows its competition out of the water. It challenges a Tim Vine show for the sheer amount of gags-per-minute and the onstage effects wouldn’t look out of place in a West End supershow. The legendary ghost bench gag has been given a 21st century update, and the Evil Queen’s magic mirror is as modern as they come. This visual in particular is executed flawlessly. Interactions between live cast and pre-recorded footage can often be clunky and clumsy, but in this show, it’s absolutely seamless. But the main reason pantomimes are such big business is because of their celebrity casts, and this year the Marlowe has struck gold. Best-known as EastEnders’ Roxy Mitchell, Rita Simons plays Queen Ivannah and is panto perfection. She sends herself up, doesn’t mind looking daft and – most impressive of all – is a fantastic singer, absolutely smashing a rendition of Sweet Child O’Mine. Her vocals are matched by Ben Carruthers as Prince Charming. Male leads in pantomimes sometimes suffer in the vocal stakes, but not here. Apparently this is Ben’s first panto – he has a long career ahead if he wants one. Just like Ben Roddy, who appears again as the Marlowe’s Dame and controls the show from start to finish. Roddy is fast becoming an attraction in his own right; this Dame’s jokes get as close to crossing the line as possible, and the adults in the audience couldn’t be happier. However, the grown-ups will never be happier than the children in the audience, who are expertly marshalled by CBeebies star Mister Maker. Snow White also boasts some gloriously daft moments that will imprint the show on your memory, even if (somehow) the songs and jokes and cast don’t. A chorus of dwarf Freddie Mercurys, will do that. Other regional theatres really need to step up their game if they’re going to compete with Canterbury’s annual Christmas cracker. Panto review: Cinderella – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury There’s a big surprise in this year’s Marlowe Theatre panto, and it isn’t any of the songs or comedy set-pieces. It’s Phil Gallagher (best known as Mr. Maker on cBeebies), who plays Buttons. This Buttons is far more than Cinderella’s friend. His unrequited love for Cinders forms a decent-sized part of his character, and Gallagher’s […] Yes, there’s still a whole month before we say farewell to the year. But let’s be honest, nobody releases revolutionary music in December. So, in an attempt not to be influenced by other end of year lists, I’m getting in early with my best albums of 2018… Tune-Yards – I Can Feel You Creeping into […] Review: Peter Pan – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury Panto’s a weird artform. We want fresh and new, but we also want old and familiar, and they both have to happen at the same time. It’s a tricky balancing act, but the Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre has nailed it; Peter Pan is the theatre’s best panto since 2011’s Cinderella. Paul Hendy and Emily Wood’s Evolution […] Author: Mike Shaw Founder and editor of The Void, among other things. Interested in movies, tech, theatre, comics, WWE and UFC. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeshaw101 or check out his site www.mpshaw.co.uk Read more posts by Mike Shaw The Void Magazine // Reviews // Review: Best Albums of 2019 (Part One) Review: Benidorm Live The Void Playlist – 10 albums perfect for Game of Thrones Cult Classic Album: dEUS – The Ideal Crash The 10 best albums for headphones Best-ever articles Cats theatre review A Life on Canvas: Wrestlers and tattoos Prometheus wasn't good enough Comic book movies that have to happen Top 10 most valuable vinyl About The Void The Void has news, reviews and features about all aspects of popular culture. With writers who specialise in films, games, theatre and more, we've probably got what you're looking for. If you want to join the team, or are interested in advertising, then please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you. Follow @thevoidwebsite Films:: Games:: Wrestling:: UFC:: Theatre:: Stuff:: Competitions:: News:: Contact:: Website design by Philip Beel::	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3229
__label__wiki	0.545412	0.545412	Alliance News: HIRE Minnesota Shutdown Action Makes News The Alliance joined our partners in the HIRE Minnesota coalition today for a public action to call on our leaders to end the shutdown and put Minnesotans back to work. Dozens of unemployed construction workers, carpentry students, people representing faith-based groups and employment advocates rallied at the abandoned construction site at the interchange between Highway 169 and 494 today to raise awareness of yet another effect of the state shutdown: job loss in the private sector. The effect of the state shutdown on public sector workers has been well documented. However, private sector employees are also deeply impacted by the shutdown. There are empty construction sites all across the state where workers were building and repairing infrastructure just weeks ago. Every day that private contractors sit idle, thousands of workers who could be contributing to our economy and making traffic flow more efficient are shut out. “We need our state leaders to put these hardworking Minnesotans that have joined us here today back to work. The people in this state who are struggling the most need these jobs,” said HIRE Minnesota founder Louis King, president of Summit Academy OIC. “HIRE Minnesota calls on our elected leaders to come to a budget agreement that creates fair and equitable job opportunities, and brings all Minnesotans back to work.” The shutdown is not only costing thousands of private and public sector employees their jobs, it is also exacerbating an already tense situation related to the number of women and people of color being hired by private firms to complete state construction projects. “We are committed to ensuring that contractors meet their hiring goals by hiring more people of color and women,” said Ralph Wyman of the Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance. “But we can’t get people of color and women into these jobs if there’s no construction happening.” Read about the action in MinnPost >	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3231
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__label__wiki	0.659661	0.659661	Talk CPR Videos Talking About CPR/ DNACPR Will CPR work for me? CPR FAQs What is CPR? Does everyone get back to normal after CPR? Is CPR tried on everyone whose heart and breathing stop? Who makes the decisions if I can’t? What should I do if I don’t want CPR? What if I want CPR, but my doctor says it won’t work? When a decision not to try CPR has been made? What if I am at home? What happens if I am discharged from hospital? What happens if my situation changes or I change my mind? Can I see what’s written about CPR What is an Advance Care Plan HCP resources TalkCPR wins 2019 Royal College of Physicians Excellence in Patient Care Award The TalkCPR team are pleased to announce that the project has won a prestigious award from the Royal College of Physicians. For further details about the award visit the link: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/winners-announced-rcp-excellence-patient-care-awards-2019 By admin \| June 18, 2019 \| Uncategorized \| TalkCPR featured in HeARTh Gallery Llandough The HeARTh Gallery is located in University Hospital Llandough and hosts a rolling programme of exhibitions and features work from both emerging and established artists, and a variety of community groups and charities. The gallery is a unique, contemporary art space situated at the heart of the clinical setting, believed to be the first of its kind in Wales. The current exhibition is part of the NHS’ 70th Birthday celebrations. It includes a number of artists including a recent ‘The Moth TalkCPR Art in Medicine Project‘. “Being part of this NHS 70 exhibition and displaying DNACPR videos to members of the general public is quite a privilege. I don’t think I would have believed you if you had suggested to me a few years ago that we would be able to do this, but there is such a big need to bring closer to everyone how important it is to put some thought on all our views regarding how much or how little medicine should do to us, when we lose our ability to communicate. Art can help us get a better idea.” – Dr Mark Taubert The exhibition will remain open for another two weeks. It is free to visit, the hospital provides free parking and open between 10am-5pm each day. To view a map of where the hospital is located click here. By admin \| July 26, 2018 \| Uncategorized \| Talk CPR Update Over the last three year’s TalkCPR has helped improve the conversations between professionals and the general public across Wales and beyond. We felt that it was now time to report on relevant CPR and DNACPR conversations and highlight some of the work that we are carrying out. Some of the work we have developed and the recognitions ganined over the last three years include: TalkCPR won an NHS Wales Award and was a finalist in both the Royal College of Physicians Awards and the British Medical Journal Awards. A video created by NHS Wales following the awards ceremony and the evidence that helped it win the award (below) TalkCPR developed an e-Video pack. This innovative solution was sent to all GP surgeries across Wales. The TalkCPR videos were pre-loaded on each e-video pack provides training videos for GPs. The e-Video packs also provide all of our, non-bias videos about CPR and DNACPR for patients (without requiring an internet connection. A video highlighting how the video e-Video packs work can be viewed below: A letter to David Bowie by TalkCPR’s founder, Dr Mark Taubert. This was later read out by Jarvis Cocker and Benedict Cumberbach…. Talk CPR is now included in the NICE share learning database. TalkCPR and the impact it has had has also been featured and cited in many local and international conferences. Due to the campaigns success we have decided to update this website on a more regular basis. By doing so we hope to keep the CPR and wider healthcare and palliative care community abreast of our public engagement work and professional training initiatives. BMJ Awards Finalist & NHS Wales Award Winner This resource won an NHS Wales Award in 2016 and was a finalist for the British Medical Journal Award and a Royal College of Physicians Award. To watch the NHS Wales Award video documenting TalkCPR click here CPR Discussions in Wales "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is a delicate subject, and must be discussed in a compassionate way. Decisions should only be made after full discussion with the patient and their family and must be in the patient's best interest." Dame Carol Black, Senior policy advisor to British Government & Chair of Board of Nuffield Trust. #TalkCPR Tweets… “Modern medicine shies away from discussions about natural death and dying” https://t.co/WBFmeAj227 #NHS #TalkCPR — Guardian Healthcare (@GdnHealthcare) February 7, 2016 "It can be difficult to know how to start these conversations, but it's a great weight off your shoulders and peace of mind when you know those you love know your wishes. And when the inevitable happens, they are spared the anguish of trying to guess your true wishes." Professor The Baroness Ilora Finlay of Llandaff NHS Wales / GIG Cymru This website and the accompanying resources have been created by NHS Wales / GIG Cymru. Copyright © 2019 Talk CPR by Byw Naw & NHS Wales	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3242
__label__cc	0.688563	0.311437	Oceanic Explorations with St. John's University Students On Monday April 7th, Team UNY visited Professor (and UNY contributor) Steve Mentz's English class at St. John's University on "The Sea, The Sea." The students participated in a flash fiction exercise led by editor Nicole Haroutunian in which they drew an underwater object out of a hat and then wrote about that object. Sometimes sad, sometimes haunting, sometimes funny - but always unexpected - the stories were uniformly amazing. They share them with us here. Object: Silver Baby Rattle Bod of Water: Dead Horse Bay Author: Jeremy Ashton There has never been such a thing as a Good bye. I was 17. I didn’t know. He knew. She knew. She threw me a baby shower, the spiteful bitch. The child was almost gone, I could feel it yanking my veins, pooling blood, taking, his father’s child, taking, taking. The flood washed their house By then I had run to Florida, became a mermaid, danced for no one, everyone. My mermaid name was Cyress. No one one even asked me what happened to June. Object: Dreamland Body of Water: Coney Island Author: Aimee Heath Part One: The shacks, treats, prizes and other rides were all grand but the ferris wheel was my favorite. I can still feel the rhythm of the music, the warmth of the lights, the energy of the crowd. Many happy childhood memories of mine were formed there, in that magical place of my dreams. I guess the name was fitting then. “Dreamland, where a young girl’s dreams come true”…until they burn up in reality. It’s been exactly a year since the fire today. I can still feel the heat of the flames, the instability of the pier, the fear in our hears. But it really is gone. Can’t I still dream? Of course I can. I can dream that one day, someone will find that sunken pier. I can even dream that someone will rebuild that fascinating park, if not soon, then for younger generations. Because of Dreamland, I can dream. Part Two: She's growing up too fast. She was such a happy sweet little girl, so full of life and energy. I really think that fire burned up something in her spirit. She’s reflective and somer, and I just don’t find that fitting for a girl her age; she should be giddy, and even silly, the way she was when she was up at the top of the old ferris wheel. I hate that she thinks they’ll rebuild that amusement park. Doesn’t she know anything about open water? What goes in it does not come out. Object: Horse Trailer Body of Water: Bronx River Author: Faihaa Khan A rich upperclass family was throwing a birthday party for their young bratty daughter. She demanded her parents get her a horse of the highest breed to be presented to her on her birthday. Her parents at first refused saying that it would be impossible for a horse to delivered, but the young girl persisted. Her parents gave in and decided to call and have a horse delivered. The breeder reassured them that the horse will be delivered to the young girl. The only problem was that the trailer in which the horse was supposed to travel in had loose brackets that attached to the vehicle. The breeder at first did question if it would las the journey. But then though “oh well,” this family seemed like they would pay up a lot of money so no way was he going to pass off on this offer after he had already promised to deliver. The journey for the first hour was not too bad, but then the brackets started making a rattling noise which struck the breeder with fear but thinning was going to stop him now. He took quick glances in the book to see if the trailer was still intact but kept his eyes on the road for the majority of the time to reach his destination. However he turned back one more time without realizing he was headings towards the wrong direction. He quickly realized this and took a sharp turn to the left unhinging the brackets off the trailer, causing it to fall into the water. However, the driver quickly grabbed a rope and key to unlock the trailer to get the hours out, but the trailer could not be saved and it proceeded to fall into the water. The breeder called his men back in the breed farm to come with another trailer. So at the end the horse was sved, the birthday girl was happy and the breeder got his money’s worth even tough the haas late. The only thing that got lost during this experience was the horse trailer, which eventually got found in the Bronx River. Object: Birdcage Body of Water: Gowanus Canal Author: Lynnae Freeman “What kind of person can’t talk” they said, everyday they said they said. I tried to tell them that it was my body’s fault, not mine. I knew that I could speak because I could think, and because I could think I had a brain and if I had a brain it could make me speak. I knew it was possible but my body did not, and it humiliated me into submission. With every taunt grew another bar on my cage, and with every “hygulde” that was meant to be a “hello” clanked another lock. I was walking through the alley away from the square when I passed by a pet shop with a bird in the window. It hopped at the bottom of the container with its pale beige feet and its fiery feathers bandaged to its sides. “75% off” the sign read, in a blockish scrawl. I used my milk money for the next week to buy that landy bird, and I took it to the shore. We looked at the waves together and I listened to it chiming, both of us in our cages but only one able to be freed. I took up the cage in the hook of my finger and dropped it into the surf. “What kind of a bird can’t fly” I thought. Object: 1968 Lincoln Continental Author: Cathy Sheehan From the moment the car rolled into sight, I knew that it had to be mine. My uncle’s ’68 Continental was like a tank, a beautiful mass of machinery that stole my heart. When my uncle drove up outside our apartment house I didn’t care to look at my cousins whom I hadn’t seen in years, or my aunt who seemed to never age. All that mattered was the car, and whether my uncle would let me drive it. I broached the topic at dinner the second night, warned he would laugh at a new driver asking to borrow his car. “Just for a short drive, I promise I will take good care of it.” He laughed and to my surprise reached into his pocket and pulled out the keys. “Not a scratch, you hear me?” HIs eyes twinkled as he tossed me the keys and I fled out the front door to freedom. From the street I could hear my mother protesting, my uncle telling her not to worry, I was a man with a license, what could possibly go wrong. I sat on the ground facing the car glowing at the awe of my buddies. “He let you drive it? No questions asked?” I was the first of my friends to get a license, and the first to drive a car that wasn’t about to fall into a pile of rubble. Wind ruffled my hair as I sat content, facing the water. The pier seemed silent late at night, like a world in itself. Nick jumped on the hood of the car, doing a dance as he jumped to and fro. “The almighty king has taken his place in the dominion of the adults.” Stretching, I laid down against the cold wood of the pier, enjoying my first ast of true freedom. A crack exploded through the silent night like a gunshot. Time froze. When I looked up to see the beautiful Lincoln, that tank of excellence, roll of the pier. When I returned home I told my parents we were robbed, a gang stole the car and I was marched to the police station to give a report of my fictional assaulters and the imaginary men in which the incident had taken place. No clues were ever found and y uncle returned homed without the beautiful tank. I never thought to put on the barking brake, that the would would be too much on the eroded planks of wood, or that the beloved car would slip backward into the water. That beloved majestic tank. Object: Heel & Key Body of Water: Dead Horse Bay Author: Veronika Rodriguez She sits there almost slumped over, her heels retreating into the sand. She is the visual definition of despair. The once shiny onyx gloss of her body is fading, cracking, and her “roots” are starting to show. The key that once sparked romance in the hearts of ship passengers now lies there untouched, unloved. She sits there in ruins, looking out towards the bay in longing. She wants to be held, to be the center of the ball, the reason why everyone is there. She yearns to have someone brush their fingers against her body, to be able to sing her songs of passion. But there is water in her lungs and her voice can only barely be heard. She looks to the bay, lusting to be loved once more, but is unable to do anything. She is abandoned and alone with only the memories of her intense nights and the shipwreck to keep her company. Object: Lost Submarine Body of Water: Coney Island Creek Author: Jisan Ali A sawed-off school bus. An ugly behemoth of steel and human ingenuity. Full of people and hope and a yearning to visit another world. A world of water. A world where air is sucked in without breathing. A bell nods as people crawl into the submarine. Excitement buzzes as the hull lightly parts the waves and makes a beeline for the bottom. Excitement dies as red light floods the air and alarms scream bloody murder. And slowly, the submarine falls into the embrace of gravity. On a journey from which it will never return. Object: Two Shipwrecks On Top of Each Another Body of Water: Hudson River Author: Shawn Zasowski My brother and I were out on the water one day when we saw this mashing of debris. I saw ripped tarps, wooden pillars, and a substantially sized anchor. My brother saw a motor, broken glass, and a much smaller motor. We decided to go check it out. The debris was astounding. We looked around to find anything valuable but all we could find was broken bottles. My brother got all excited and screamed “Shawn! Come! This is amazing!” I ran over and he found a message in a bottle abord the cabin cruiser. The message was about the other ship. It read: “During the early 1800s a crew of 20 men decided to navigate the Hudson, just as George Washington had. They were sailing down the Hudson one day when out of nowhere it became foggy. A strong mist that the man on lookout called a quits for the day. A big storm came upon them and a wave toppled the whole crew vanished. It is now 1998 and I am interested in the sudden vanishing of the crew. I have decided to simulate the conditions they were under. When I saw the news about potentially the biggest storm we have ever experienced, I knew it was now or never. I have now set out on my journey and will write about my discovery.” My brother and I kept looking around but there was no sign of any borns, bodies, or life around. We started seeing a slight fog build and got spooked by the story. We got in our boat and quickly got away. Object: St. John's Guild Children’s Hospital Body of Water: New Dorp Beach Author: John Lodispoto “I’m scared of dying,” Michael said to me as he ashed his cigarette. “We build and build but for what?” I’m not sure,” I replied, kicking some rubble. “I guess I don’t really think about it.” We had been friends for a while, Mike and I. He got into construction, I into some day job to pay the bills. I didn’t have to think about the purpose of things. I was already stressed and this was my only day off after a busy week. We took a walk on the beach and came across a piece of a building. A hospital, I later learned. I guess this sparked an existential crisis in him. I can never be sure. It’s always something with him. But I guess he’s right. What is the point? We’re racing against time and we can never win. Ash to ash. Dust to dust. I turn to Mike, ask for a cigarette. When I finish, I toss the butt to the rest of the trash. Object: Giraffe Author: Nicholas Natalie Washed ashore, many objects. Each unique in its own right, with underlying implications. Diseased animals are transported across the water to the emergency veterinary hospital, where a giraffe is aboard. It becomes more and more apparent during the time the giraffe will not survive and is a danger to others. It dies a quiet, peaceful death. There is still a long way to travel, and not much room on the boat, the men decide to administer a sea burial. The sea burial was the only way to ensure the other animals did not get even more ill, as the giraffe was contagious. Perhaps the men here made a sacrifice: the giraffe was given an unorthodox, and some may view, immoral burial, at the stake of not infecting the other animals. Object: 10mm Glock Handgun Author: Sarah Guayante Keep running, keep running. Get as far away from it as you can, as far away. As far away from the street. As far away from the apartment. As far away from the body lying in its own blood. As far away from that memory, still coursing the blood on his shirt and the gun in his hand. The blood on his shirt, zip your jacket up and it might disappear. Keep running home, the handgun still heavy in his grip. The handgun, surely they would know, because if he knew about the handgun, then they would know. The handgun had to go. And there the river was, black and still. Before he even realized what he was doing, the gun was flung from his hand. And he kept running. The gun was gone, but the weight remained. The blood was still on his shirt. And he was still running. Running with the blood on his shirt and the weight of the gun in his hand. Running away, running away. Object: Dentures & Toothbrush Author: Ella Leviyeva Grandpa always misplaced his teeth. He’d spend days living off of soup until his replacements came in. At the end of the year, we found him trying to flush pieces of his dentures down the toilet. He said, “I just love your soup, Annie.” Only a few days after his 85th birthday, Grandpa’s teeth misplaced him. We mourned and cried and drowned ourselves in black. We closed his bedroom, and for months we could not bring ourselves to enter it. As we healed and smiled and reintroduced pastels into our wardrobes, we explored his room. In a box buried behind boxes behind boxes, there was a stash of about a hundred old dentures with a note. “I really did love your soup, Annie.” “Mommy, you said not to pick garbage from the beach.” Twenty years have passed since I’ve heard my grandpa's voice, since I’ve held a pair o broken dentures in my hands. “You’re right, Mikey. We should not pick up garbage… but this is not garbage. Let’s go home, I’ll make you some of mommy’s soup.” “I love your soup, Mommy.” Object: Formica dinette Body of Water: East River Author: Alyssa Strachan As she looked out of her window hearing the jukebox sounds from the diner up the block, the deep blue water from the East River gave her chills as it moved by. She turned around to glance at her almost empty apartment. The only thing left in sight was their Formica dinette that held so many memories. Her memories of their first meal and first birthday cakes as a married couple made her smirk. Then she thought of eating alone and the many times a shaken table spilled a glass of wine on her dress, and her mind began to fill with rage. Her conflicting emotions gave her a headache and made her ears ring, the divorce was final and she had to move on, but why was it so hard? Deep in her thoughts, she almost didn’t hear the mover ask, “What should we do with this here table?” As she lit a cigarette, she said out of the side of her mouth, “Send it down the river.” ← Six New Objects: Jeff Woodbury's FindsKnuckle-Deep Figurine by Hugo J. Quizhpi →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3246
__label__cc	0.694917	0.305083	Privacy Policy \| Contact Us \| VQ Home CREATIVITY, HEALING, AND SHAMANISM: Part 4 A Dynamical Systems Model of exceptional encounters in Brazil. © 1996 Carlisle Bergquist The Valley of the Dawn Phase portrait #2 Since I have described the personal evolution of Amyr through the healing or creative process in considerable detail, this section on the Valley of the Dawn will focus on the ongoing work of the organization. Bifurcation #1 again represents the need of the masses for healing and guidance. Neiva Chaves Zelaya responded first to this need and started the work of the Valley of the Dawn. Now, thousands of individuals who come to the compound for healing represent this need. Likewise, Neiva Chaves Zelaya passed on the invocation to a large group of mediums who have trained at the Valley of the Dawn and carry on the healing work. Phase portrait #2 thus shows the state of the organization, the gestalt, within which the healing mediums will individualize the work. According to the Valley's description of their work, the collective need was first responded to by a group of spirits who lived in several incarnations. These remote origins as described by the Valley of the Dawn (Sassi, 1990) included; the "Equitumans" who lived near Lake Titicaca 32,000 years ago, the "Tumuchys" who were pyramid builders living 25-30,000 years ago, a people known as the Jaguars who left their imprint on many of the historic cultures of Central and South America and, several Mediterranean cultures wherein Christ appeared. There are also spirits of old black slaves known as the Old Black Men, and Indian spirits "Cacique Seta Branca" or Chief White Arrow and other Indian/White spirits known as "Caboclos" (or "half-breeds") who have committed to relieving the current suffering. Thus, these spirits responded to the collective need and continue their work through Neiva Chaves Zelaya who in turn passed the work to the present mediums. The current healing work allegedly actively involves all these beings. One must therefore consider all those just mentioned to be part of the evocative attractor shown in phase portrait #2. The mediums repeat this in individual work on each day by allowing their psychic processes to come under the influence of this attractor. Phase portrait #3 shows this involvement. This happens when individual mediums decide to train and use their psychic abilities for this larger work, and is repeated as they work in the healing service. The mediums allow their consciousness to dissipate and engage in the larger work. This is the unstable state when they have relinquished control of their individual ego structures and are opening up to the larger evocative calling. This is a dangerous state and could likely result in harm to the mediums if other influences were to enter them at this time. Allegedly, the ritual prayers of the group protect the mediums in this fragile state as they incorporate the healing spirits. An Umbanda ceremony in which we participated in Sao Paulo demonstrated the danger of this open state of consciousness. We moved before the alter in Templo Guaracy to the rhythm of their drums so that we could experience the presence of the spirits. I felt myself starting to spin and lose consciousness. I begin to fall and stopped only by being distracted as my hand struck another next to me. That individual passed out and fell to the floor. I felt a strong force emanating outward from the altar. It would seem that this emanation could effect one negatively without training and the ritual support. The integrated ego of the mediums dissipates further as shown in phase portrait #5. Even the tie between the individual unconscious and the collective breaks down; information and matter-energy become available from the undifferentiated consciousness. This is a completely open (arguably) "egoless" state. This trance state is the vehicle into which a healing spirit (in this case one of the Old Blackmen or a Caboclo) incorporates. By my earlier definition, undifferentiated consciousness would have no integrated entities if it is undifferentiated; thus, it is the resource from which the healing spirits will draw to redifferentiate the new, or healed, individual upon whom they will work. The state shown in phase portrait #5 is the state in which the mediums remain while they do their work at the Valley of the Dawn. Thus, as individual clients come for treatment the mediums are in the trance state and the following phase portraits (phase portrates #6 -- #8) show the created, or healed, state in the client. The appearance of the new cyclic attractor (bifurcation #3) in phase portrait #6 represents the transference of healing from the spirit to the individual client who has come to the temple. The incorporating spirit accomplishes this through an embodying medium (apara) and an indoctrinator (doutrinador, another medium who is not in a trance but sits at the healing throne with the embodying medium and the client). According to the First Sun Master Tumuchy Mario Sassi: The indoctrinator is responsible for everything that happens in the session. He follows up the work of the "Old Black Man" or the "Caboclo," enlightens the patient, indoctrinates the suffering spirit the Old Black Man extracts from the client and assures his satisfaction to the most. (1990) Thus, bifurcation #3 is the changed state produced in the client during the session. It is a redifferentiation of the consciousness of the client in a healed form. A greater separation grows between the new attractor (the healed state within the client) and the attractor evoked as the collective need. However, the basins that flow to these attractors extend into the infinite undifferentiated consciousness. Thus, matter-energy and information are still being drawn into the new creation from outside the system as well as from the personal unconscious. Sun Master Sassi describes this process as follows: After restoration of balance in the patient's vitality, the entity suggests his or her being forwarded to other Temple works, gives him/her advice or encouragement, suggests that he/she return or then presents him/her with some suggestions to balance his or her life. Never, however, does he/she interfere with his or her free will or take any decision for him/her. After treatment the patient has various alternatives: he/she goes to the 'Cure Room' if he/she is handicapped by some physical disturbance, to 'Induction' if his or her problem be of an economic order, of a purely material situation, or just to the 'Pass Lines' if he/she has no problems of that nature. (1990) The process just described is the final stage of the healing that occurs through the two mediums described in the previous section but focuses more on the outer life of the client. Thus it is the beginning of verification of the new form in the outside world. Verification includes feedback and, adjustment of the system in this final portion of the healing. The client, now having received the healing from the spirits through the apara and doutrinador, reintegrates him or herself, and leaves the Temple to return to daily life. Clients internalize the new, healed form and will further verify it in their lives. The Valley of the Dawn doctrine states that their healing work occurs solely on the spiritual level through "the technique of handling and manipulating energies" (Sassi, 1990). Clients may not notice the corrections made in the lives as they occur but, will see them demonstrated and verified in time. Master Sassi summarizes the verification of the healing work saying, "...statements and teachings must be tested and verified individually through the experience of each one, leaving no ground for doubt and uncertainty." Thus, individuals complete the healing cycle as they find their place in life and put the new internalized creation into practice. Personal Ayahuasca Experience The appearance of the Santo Daime Doctrine is the cyclic attractor shown in phase portrait #2. The development of the doctrine made my personal healing experience with the Daime or, ayahuasca, at Ceu do Mar possible. The Daime, and the organization that has grown around it, exist to heal. The Daime ostensibly heals on what ever level the individual imbibing it requires. Likewise, practitioners say the Daime is a healing agent for the earth itself helping to bring humankind back into relationship with nature by distributing the healing wisdom of the rainforest. Thus, this need to heal as a collective generates the cyclic attractor in phase portrait #2. The collective need to heal invokes the service of individuals. In the process, the Daime heals these individuals as well. This is accomplished according to Alex Polari de Alverga, Padrinho of the Santo Daime community Ceu do Montanha (Richman, 1990) as follows: The Daime has a natural relationship to our brain that turns a key and opens a door in our consciousness. On the one hand, it produces certain neurochemical actions based on its molecular properties--its alkaloids. On the other hand, divinities inherent in the component plants help us reintegrate with a system of knowledge that goes back to man's origins. The Daime adjusts and reorients the nerves, meridians, and internal energies that regulate the connections between the mind, body, soul, and spirit. Therefore, in this personal experience, the existence of the cyclic attractor precedes my encounter with it though it could arguably be framed as a synchronicity of our request to experience Santo Daime and the organization's willingness to provide it. I prefer to think of the appearance of this attractor as when Raimundo Irineu Serra (founder of the Santo Daime Doctrine) received a vision of Our Lady of Conception and, upon her direction, brought Ayahuasca to seekers beyond the indigenous cultures. The congregation found its way into the temple at Ceu do Mar. There were about 150 people seated along two sides of an open sided tabernacle. The men and women entered the area through separate gateways and sat on opposite sides of the open air tabernacle. Outside, the surrounding hillsides were lush with tropical rainforest vegetation. The air inside was tepid and very comfortable. The men and women seemed relaxed thus abating much of the anxiety I felt about taking Santo Daime for the first time. I had experienced most of the hallucinogenic drugs during the sixties and seventies (like many people in my generation) nevertheless, it had been years ago and I appreciated the feeling of comfort in the room. A rectangular table with several chairs around it and a floral arrangement centered the room. A few minutes later several initiates came in and sat down around the table. A man amongst them rose and welcomed the crowd. He made a special acknowledgment of our presence and then started the ceremony. Phase portrait #3 shows the personal unconscious opening and being progressively influenced by the cyclic attractor around the collective unconscious. In a similar manner, the ceremony began to draw me in. This process started when every one lined up along several lines marked on the floor. Several people throughout the room began a rhythm with simple shakers as the congregation started chanting hymns. The hymns sounded one after another. People participated with abandon from the very beginning: the feeling of celebration was evident on the faces around the room. The celebration was infectious. I got up and took my place along one of the lines and began to chant syllables along with the melody since I could not speak the language and did not know the words to the hymns. People moved from side to side in a simple four step dance as the shakers drove the rhythm through the room. I tried to move with the group and rapidly fell into the step. A man came and directed me to move into another line shortly after joining the group. I was unaware until then that these monitors moved through the room arranging people according to height in the lines. They believe that it is important to manage the energy in the room. Thus, they separate the men from the women and arrange individuals by height along the lines. As people entered and left the dance lines these monitors changed people's positions accordingly. Small green lights illuminated over four small windows at the far end of the room after about 30 minutes of this chanting and moving. People immediately left their positions and formed new lines at each window. The first serving of Santo Daime was dispersed to each individual as the came up to the window. One glass, about the size of an orange juice glass, served everyone. The dispensers seemed to fill the glass to different levels based on the size of the individual being served. My portion nearly filled the glass. I drank it down on two or three swallows. It was thick but not sticky and had a better taste than I had expected. Upon imbibing, I, like the others returned to my seat and waited for the rest of the group to partake. Once served, the shakers again began to play and everyone went back into the dancing and chanting. During this time (I believe as a cumulative result of the sound of the shakers, the chanting and, the dancing) I slowly and progressively altered my consciousness. About 45 minutes after being served the Santo Daime I began to feel its effects. The effects came on gently as if the proceeding ritual had cleared and opened me to receive it. Time became increasingly hard to measure but I believe we chanted for about an hour when the green lights came on again indicating another serving of Santo Daime. I lined up with the crowd again and awaited my turn. I was clearly feeling the effects of the first dose but they did not yet seem as powerful as I expected. This time after apportioning the Daime, the lights dimmed in the tabernacle and we went into a period of meditation. It is difficult to say the exact moment that Bifurcation #2 took place (as phase portrait #4 indicates) but my conscious relationship with the group was slowly collapsing through the invocation of the collective need to heal, individually and as a group. I believe that the bifurcation occurred when I began seeing images internally. I found it difficult to speak with my companions as words began to lose meaning and inner materials surfaced from the unconscious. As I closed my eyes and surrender to these thoughts I suddenly saw serpents leaping upward. There were several of them at a time leaping skyward like a geyser of energy and form. Their bodies undulated, spiraling at times with such velocity and force that I could only submit in wonderment and watch them. The serpents were multicolored but, hues of red, yellow, green, black, and white stay in my memory of them. I have since seen drawings by others who have experienced ayahuasca and their images are similar to my own. After what seemed to be several minutes the forms disappeared. A constant streaming of light-energy, somewhat golden in color, replaced them. The golden light came from somewhere deep inside me and sprang upward without limit showering out like a fountain at some imperceptible zenith. This energy felt familiar, I knew it as Kundalini (Rieker, 1971) which Yogic traditions describe as a two headed serpent that rests in the first chakra at the base of the spine. Gabriel Cousens MD. (1986) writes that Kundalini is thus of two kinds, one that is the life force that wells up from the base of the spine, and a second that enters the human system through the crown chakra. This second form is the descending grace of the Divine. Those who have experienced it sometimes describe the rising energy as having a warmth and the golden hue I had witnessed. They describe the descending Kundalini as a silvery, or bluish white light that feels somewhat cool and tingly. (My later observations would concur with this description as well.) Several minutes passed with this golden fountain shooting upward until another change occurred. Phase portrait #5 shows a break in the tie between the personal unconscious and the collective need. I propose that this is the final point of dedifferentiation in the personal ego (conscious and unconscious) before redifferentiation occurs. At this point material from the personal unconscious, fragments of consciousness, and material from the undifferentiated consciousness all converge upon the system. Don Laurico, spokesman for the Santo Daime group at Ceu do Mar had told us before the ceremony that Santo Daime was a healer: it works at whatever level healing in needed in an individual whether that be physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. He had prepared us for some possible discomfort and assured us that it was all part of the healing process. I felt sorrow welling up inside me. I had hoped to avoid this sorrow. I trusted Don Laurico words so I accepted what was about to follow more heartened than I might have otherwise been for I knew very well what I was about to face. At this point in this essay, I must diverge into some of my personal myth to place the next events in context. In the fall of 1990 I married a woman whom I had loved for many years. We had been happy. Throughout our relationship we had no more than the usual amount of conflicts two people might encounter. Seven months after the marriage, I met another woman while at a conference who elicited feelings in me of such power that I became paralyzed with confusion. I had not ceased to love my wife so I could not understand how I could fall in love with another. I am extremely loyal and it was not in my nature, or my history, to be deceitful or to "play around" on the side. Thus, after a month of deliberation, I chose to tell my wife about my feelings for the new woman not knowing what the future might hold. I felt compelled to pursue the wonder, passion, and love welling up inside me. My wife, who knew me better than I knew myself at times, realized that I would only tell her this if it were deeply important to me. She graciously agreed that I should pursue my feeling until I knew the truth in my heart. It was an act of great love, compassion, and self-sacrifice on her part, an act that will forever elicit my deepest respect and admiration. The new relationship blossomed into full romance and for the first few months it seems blessed. Along with sharing many interests we seemed to have a natural rhythm together that bode well for the future. Most amazing of the many attributes of the relationship was the deep closeness and intimacy we shared. This intimacy was something I had received to little of as a child and every embrace was a healing touch. This closeness was at its fullest bloom in lovemaking. I had studied about the sexual ecstasies experienced in Tantric practices and Taoist sexual teachings (Chia & Winn, 1984, Chang, 1977) but, in this relationship it had come to life. The swirling energies, yin/yang, (Blofield, 1965) of the Macrocosmic orbit streamed back and forth between the two of us without our conscious effort. Sexuality became a spiritual practice in its fullest sense as well as a source of caring and sharing. Shakti and Shiva again embraced within our union. (Radhakrishnan & Moore, 1957) Spiritual practices of all forms however, are not always bliss. The glimpse of ecstasy illuminates the deep reaches of one's psyche and thus requires constant "house cleaning" to maintain insights and spiritual growth. The power of our connection forced many such events in our lives to appear from the shadows. We, and our young relationship, began to meet trials that seasoned relationships often cannot surmount. Unfortunately this created much resentment between us and, though the ecstasy did not dissipate, the problems formed a rift between us. I carried great guilt about leaving my marriage and each shadow that appeared made me question my course of action. I reconsidered my choice but remained unable to deny the power of my feelings. I was unable to go forward, yet equally unable to return to my marriage. My fears magnified in her and we both began to mirror the dark side within us back and forth. After some time this led to such a state of confusion that my paralysis had turned into a full blown depression. I nearly ended my life on several occasions. I filled with self-disdain. She likewise sank into anguish and eventually turned to another man for solace. Her other relationship continued for sometime without her informing me. I felt the change as surely as I feel the wind but I could never surrender to its possible truth. I felt betrayed beyond words. Finally, convinced of the deception and that I must break away, I too turned to another in the effort to be free of the ongoing intensity. The ecstasy has transformed into commensurate agony. I hated myself and doubted my judgment; I hated her and lost all sense of trust. I hated the other man for coming between us and spoiling our bond. Most of all, I hated that the spiritual sensuality that had been a scared temple between us felt defiled. All these events occurred shortly before my trip to Brazil. As I submitted to the increasing power of the Santo Daime, the events and likenesses described filled my imagination in graphic detail. I feared this possibility upon taking the Daime but it was far too late to turn from it now. I accepted that I had no choice but to face the images and memories with all their embedded pain as they appeared and find forgiveness. Spirituality was easy in the illumined light of love. Now it required facing the hurt again and putting spiritual thoughts into action. I surrendered and asked for guidance. As I struggled with the thoughts just mentioned I became aware of a brilliant glow near my head. It was slightly behind, to the right and several inches above. It was as if I could see it with my skull. The light was emerald green with a hint of blue, viscous, and almost liquid in quality. Unlike a transparent emerald it had substance like the lighter shades of malachite. The light bathed the portion of my head that was near it: it was soothing but had no temperature. The light began to penetrate and soon my skull seemed to glow with the emerald light. I somehow knew that this light was a healing light and allowed it to fill my entire body. I sat as if a vessel filled with this light for sometime, then it began to swell upward and outward forming a hemispheric dome with me at its center. I felt the burdens in my heart come to mind and, as they did I washed them in the light asking for healing, asking for forgiveness. It felt as if my requests were being granted yet something remained undone. I had to forgive as well as be forgiven. I had to forgive and ask for healing for those whom I felt had wronged me. This process continued for nearly an hour as I struggled to bring myself to forgive when I did not want to. Sometime along in this period they served another dose of Santo Daime; I partook and returned to my healing work. I determined that I should form a mental image of each of the individuals involved and bring them into the dome of light. I brought in my girlfriend and washed her in the light. I brought in my now ex-wife and did the same. I thought of others for whom I harbored ill feelings, my former record partners who had in many ways cost me my career in music, one through drug and alcohol use and the other through lies and fraud. I really struggled to mean it when I said "I forgive you" and then washed them in the light. Finally, I realized that I had to "love my enemy" (as the Bible says) and reluctantly I formed a picture of the other man. Hatred welled up in my heart again but I brought him into the dome of light and asked to have the strength to forgive. I struggled but continued until I felt I could forgive him and then pass along the healing light, even to him. I repeated this process several times as I would think of another aspect of my resentments for various people. The light dissipated and then a very dramatic sequence of events began. They compare with Bifurcation #3 in the Dynamical Model. Continue to Part 5 [PART 1] [PART 2] [PART 3] Transcendental Creative Systems: An Exploration Using General Living Systems Theory Creativity is the merger of matter/energy with new information. The process of bringing something new into existence, is an inherent characteristic of life. To live is to create whether we do so unconsciously, or with full awareness. This essay is an academic approach to the creative process using James Miller's General Living Systems Theory to model the course from non-being to created work. A Comparative View of Creativity Theories: Psychoanalytic, Behaviorist, & Humanistic Three streams of thought in contemporary psychology view our humanness is distinctly different ways. This is nowhere more evident than in their efforts to explain creativity. This essay explores and compares these divergent views and provides a foundation from which to develop a new transpersonal theory of creativity. Dancing With The Whole: A Theory of Creative Entrainment The holistic theory models entrainment as a communicative occurrence. Examples are given from several disciplines and four stages of entrainment are delimited. The essay compares theoretical quantum physicist David Bohm's notions of order with the realms of spirit, mind, and body. It proposes stages of entrainment operant throughout these realms and suggests that they perform cumulatively in the creative or unfolding process. The systems perspective develops the thesis that humankind is an iteration of a larger system and that entrainment is a central factor in the transduction of information between individuals and across system levels. Doorways In Consciousness: An Exploration of Resonant Being Many cultures around the globe embrace sound in their exoteric and esoteric traditions. This essay reviews the role sound plays in the religions, creation myths, and sacred technologies of various peoples. This review connects creativity with healing which is considered an act of regeneration thus creating health in the body. Several varieties of healing through sound are discussed including music, drumming, toning, chant, instruments, Kabballah, and prayer. The essay proposes that techniques of sound healing and therapy currently rely on the intuitive ability of individual practitioners. Acknowledging the need for effective healing modalities, it calls for research that can qualify the elemental effects of existing sounds, tones and prayers. Such categorization may help construct an applied holistic healing technology. Building A Better Thought Trap: Nutrition for Colossal Creativity & Peak Performance Colossal creativity is a state of balance amongst the mind, the body, and the spirit that actuates human potential. This article concentrates on the vitamin and nutritional components of our system so that they resonate more clearly. The focus is on the brain which rests at the focal point of our physical, mental, and spiritual worlds. It traps and interprets inspiration that comes from deep within, transforming it from one world to another. Colossal creativity unfolds when we nourish every part of our being. Digest new thoughts and ideas to nourish your mind. Develop a daily practice -- whatever your faith -- that invites active participation from your Spiritual-Self. Accessing Your Inner Creator An essay for general audiences that explores the creative process comparing it with the duality described in many philosophical and spiritual traditions. Techniques are given to apply these strategies to ones individual work. Creativity, Healing, & Shamanism An academic, yet deeply personal essay about exceptional encounters in Brazil with alternative healing and spiritual tradition. It details a dynamical systems (chaos theory) model of creativity: at "The Valley of The Dawn" a spiritual healing community; in Amyr, a physical medium; and in my experience using Ayahuasca with "The Santo Daime Doctrine" in Rio de Janeiro. 10 Billion Reasons to Catch the Beat Flight of the Hummingbird Deep Relationship Groove, Pocket, and Flow How Money is Created by Paul Krumm Toward an Economy Based on Curiosity and Caring Instead of Greed While the network of money transactions around the world is very complex, the way money works is really rather simple, and is understandable by the ordinary person. The study of the operation of money is pivotal to any discussion of cultural values and social justice, as money is the basic language of economic relationships, and the values built into this language impact all social relationships. In this paper we will describe how the present money game is structured. We will show that the idea that money is value neutral is not correct, and go on to describe how money functions to promote greed. Some preliminary suggestions will be given, based on theory and what has worked in the past, to change the values built into our money to ones that are more congruent with a curiosity and caring driven economy. We will also show how the present money game is not sustainable, note that the same changes that lead to a curiosity and caring based system are the same changes that make money and our economy sustainable. Transforming Reality Through The Arts by Coni Ciongoli-Koepfinger Could this be the key to CREATIVE EVOLUTION? Is the creation of a society that questions the reality of its fiction and the fiction of its reality be but a page turn away. Conceivably it is no longer a question of controlling what is real; instead, is it a question of controlling the market analysis that controls what the individual assumes to be real? Perhaps then, we will able to give birth to the new science that is no longer bipolar in its relations of the art and the social – a new science that is born out of a culture that was modified to be the perfect blend of both fact and fiction. Staying Centered in Peace by Lisa Hepner An essay written in the wake of events on September 11, 2001. This piece addresses the struggles we experience to see beyond the pain. The author draws together the thoughts of many personal growth writers into an inspiring tonic for our wounded souls. © 1996-2011 Vantage Quest. All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3250
__label__wiki	0.685109	0.685109	Multitasking hurts! Software that runs under DOS Filter results by category: OS \| System \| DBMS \| Office \| Utility \| Communication \| Games \| Multimedia \| Other \| Clear filter Set Localization Show only: EN All Utility / Borland Software Turbo BASIC 1.0 1.0 Entorno de Programación Estructurada en BASIC. System / Borland International turbo basic 1.1 plus unzipped completly type tb.exe .to run 1.1 plus this 1.1 version is a much larger size and can be unzipped easily Turbo Basic Editor Toolbox Version 1.0 Editor toolkit for Turbo Basic 1.1 System / Borland International, Inc. Turbo Basic VFD disks (720k 3.5") plus PDF Owners Handbook 1.1 The VFD files work with Virtual PC. These can probably be converted to 5.25 360k to match the original diskettes, but I don't see the point in that. These VFD files with probably work with other VM systems as floppies. The manual (PDF) is the original Borland Users Handbook. Utility / Borland Inc. Turbo Borland C++ 4.50 4.5 The Turbo Borland 4.50 Compiler System / Borland Inc. Turbo C 1.5 Five 360K installation disk image files System / Borland Software borland turbo c 1.5 disk image Turbo C 2.01 Turbo C 2.01 provided everything you needed, all of the tools, included in one environment. Turbo C 2.01 provided tight integration between the editor, compiler, linker, and debugger. Turbo C 1.0 1.0 The very first Borland Turbo C (July 1987) Contents of the four 360K disks in separated directories Turbo C 2.0 Reference Guide This is the second volume of documentation in the Turbo C package. This volume, the Turbo C Reference Guide, contains definitions of all the Turbo C library routines, common variables, and common defined types, along with example program code to illustrate how to use many of these routines, variables, and types. If you are new to C programming, you should first read the other book in your Turbo C package-the Turbo C User's Guide. In that book you'll find instructions on how to install Turbo C on your system, an overview of Turbo C's window and menu system, and tutorial-style chapters designed to get you started programming in Turbo C. The user's guide also summarizes Turbo C's implementation of the C language and discusses some advanced programming techniques. For those of you who are Turbo Pascal and Turbo Prolog programmers, the user's guide provides information to help you integrate your understanding of those languages with your new knowledge of C. You should refer to the UIntroduction" in the User's Guide for information on the Turbo C implementation, a summary of the contents of Volume I, and a short bibliography. Utility / Borland International, Inc. Turbo C 2.01 2.01 Programming language Turbo C version 2.01 for DOS from Borland Turbo C 2.0c for PC-9801 (Japanese computers) 2.0c Adaptation of Turbo C 2.0 for PC to the NEC PC-9801 family of computers Other / Borland International, Inc. Other / Borland Software Turbo C library source 1.0 System / Blaise Computing Turbo C Tools 6.01 Turbo C Tools C++ Compiler 1.0 This is the complete install directory for Turbo C++ Version 1.0. The install program does not copy the unzip program properly. The program likes to install in the \tc directory, and the unzip program needs to be copied to the \tc\bin directory for the install program to work properly. Turbo C Users Guide 2.0 Turbo C version 2.01 Version 2.01 Turbo C 2.01 provided everything you needed, all of the tools, included in one environment. Turbo C 2.01 provided tight integration between the editor, compiler, linker, and debugger. This was the first version of Turbo C to include the integrated debugger. The professional version also included the standalong versions of Turbo Assembler and Turbo Debugger. Turbo c++ 1.01 Turbo C++ version 1 was our first compiler that supported the C++ language. The C++ compiler conformed to AT&T's 2.0 specification for the C++ language. The development environment and command line tools ran under DOS. Turbo C++ v1 came in two forms: Turbo C++ and Turbo C++ Professional. The Professional version included Turbo Assembler, Turbo Debugger, and Turbo Profile. Version 1.01 was a maintenance release of the original Turbo C++ version 1 software. Turbo C++ compiler and IDE, from the 3.5" distribution disks. Includes zipped copies of all five 720k floppies and .img files for use under virtual machines. Other / Borland Turbo C++ 4.0J Turbo c++ 1.0 1.0 very old borland turbo c++ Borland Turbo C++ 1.0 complete, installable! Turbo C is a product of Borland Corporation of the United States. Borland is a large company specializing in software development and development. The company has launched a set of Turbo series software, such as Turbo BASIC, Turbo Pascal, Turbo Prolog, which are very popular among users. Turbo C++ 3.0 (Installation package) 3.0 This is original installation package for Borland Turbo C++ 3.0. Not a zip of pre-installed TC++. You need to run install.exe to setup it, and you have ability to configure installation options. This is the italian localization Turbo C++ lite Turbo C++ version 1.01 Version 1.01 Turbo C++ version 1 was Borland's first compiler that supported the C++ language. The C++ compiler conformed to AT&T's 2.0 specification for the C++ language. The development environment and command line tools ran under DOS. Turbo C++ v1 came in two forms: Turbo C++ and Turbo C++ Professional. The Professional version included Turbo Assembler, Turbo Debugger, and Turbo Profile. Version 1.01 was a maintenance release of the original Turbo C++ version 1 software. Office / P&M Software Turbo Calc Version 8.1 Word Processing and Spreadsheet in the same program. Games / MobyGames Turbo Car Classic style racing arcade game Turbo Debugger 1.0 Borland Turbo Debugger Menu: english Help: german Utility / Speedware Turbo Editasm 4.02b Games / Borland Turbo Gameworks 3 3 Turbo GameWorks using turbo pascal 3 to compile 2 chess game and 1 bridge game Games / Borland International, Inc. Turbo Gomoku 1.0 The gomoku games written by Turbo Pascal. Turbo Linker 4.01 Links OMF object files to DOS and Win16 executables. Other / GameBuilder Turbo Paint 2.2 Paint Program for MSDOS System / Borland Turbo Pascal 1.00A The PC-DOS first version Includes the sample code for MicroCalc (a simple spreadsheet) written by Philippe Kahn himself. Turbo Pascal 2.0 Turbo Pascal 2.00b Turbo Pascal Compiler Turbo Pascal was a popular programming language for IBM PCs in the 1980s. This version is for IBM PCs and compatibles running MS/PC-DOS. There was also a version of 3.01A for CP/M. Turbo Pascal 3.02 Minimum system configuration: 128K RAM minimum. Includes 8087 & BCD features for 16-bit MS-DOS 2.0 or later and CP/M-86 1.1 or later. CP/M-80 version 2.2 or later 48K RAM minimum (8087 and BCD features not available). 8087 version requires 8087 or 80287 co-processor. Contents of two 720K disks Turbo Pascal 5.5 Features Inheritance Static & dynamic objects Constructors and Destructors Object constants Compiles @ > 34,000 lines/minute New integrated environment tutorial Hypertext Help with copy & paste Enhanced smart linker & overlay manager Support for Intel 8087, 80287, 80387 math co-processors Integrated source-level debugging Other / Borland International Inc A complete DOS IDE for Turbo Pascal Pages: ← 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3252
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__label__cc	0.554397	0.445603	You are here: Home / Archives for curie July 20, 2017 By Dan Rosenbaum Once upon a time, Intel wanted to establish itself as the go-to chipmaker for wearables. What's more, the company bought the pioneering fitness band company Basis -- its first consumer-facing business in a very long time. Now comes word that Intel has finally and officially killed its wearables business. In truth, it was a long time coming. Intel rarely talks about internal … [Read more...] Intel to Ship Curie Development Board (Finally) This Quarter for Less than $10: CES January 5, 2016 By Dan Rosenbaum As part of his CES keynote address, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said the microprocessor giant will finally ship the Curie button-sized development platform this quarter -- roughly a year after it was first announced. The Curie platform is key to Intel's position in the wearables and dev platform market; it's at the center of the company's upcoming "America's Greatest Makers" … [Read more...] Intel Promises Developers a Curie for Their Ills This Fall August 21, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum Intel's Developer's Forum is the chip giant's annual shindig for developers. This week, CEO Brian Krzanich's keynote emphasized the chip giant's commitment to wearables and the Internet of Things, although the apparently talk was very long on how cool this stuff is and very short on specifics. Our colleague Michael Miller, the former editor of PC Magazine who has forgotten more … [Read more...] Intel Acquires Recon Instruments June 17, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum Intel continues its sweep into the consumer wearables market, acquiring Recon Instruments for a reported $175 million. Recon is big in the sports segment of the augmented reality market, making the tech guts of an Oakley ski visor, as well as its own Snow2 and Jet glasses and the Engage smartphone app. Intel was an investor in Recon through its Intel Capital wing, and … [Read more...] CES Day 1: Intel Introduces Curie Wearables Platform Intel pretty much invented the idea of ever-faster ever-smaller processors; Gordon Moore, for whom Moore's Law was named, was an Intel founder and chairman. Yesterday, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich unveiled Curie, a button-sized module that the company hopes will be the intelligence in the next generation of wearables. The Curie is a follow-on to the Edison module, which was the … [Read more...]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3257
__label__wiki	0.655539	0.655539	Madonna Parties With Kim K, Cardi B, Homophobe The Material Girl/Woman/Lady threw a kray post-Oscars bash Sunday, where rapper Cardi B performed a short set before posing with Madge and Kim Kardashian-West in a photo booth sesh. Afterwards, KK tweeted out, “Looking forward to the collaboration, ladies.” Taking into consideration Kim K’s verrrrrry limited talents, we’re going to assume her role in all this will be to just stand there. But what about Madonna and Cardi? Will they collab on a new single? And what will it be called? “Like a Bodak?” “Take a Bodak?” “The Power of Good-Bodak?” (Sorry, we can’t remember any other Cardi B songs.) But would Cardi be cool with Madonna rocking a white suit and cane and then chasing her around a maze for three minutes in a vaguely lesbionic music video like her duet with Britney in “Me Against the Music?” Let’s face it, Madge’s collabos are often terrible. Who can forget her 2009 track with Lil Wayne called “Revolver?” You did. Or maybe this was all just a ploy for Madonna to get Cardi and Kim K back to her place so that she could feed on their blood and secure another twenty years of life in her current form. Whatever the case may be, the collab is a fairly obvious way for the Queen of Pop to reinvent herself once again by aligning herself with the youths of today. But it’s still sort of disheartening to see the gay icon align with Cardi B, who still hasn’t backtracked on her defense of her homophobic BF, Offset. Or maybe this is secretly a way for Madonna to recruit Cardi B to the right side of history. Maybe all it will take for Cardi B to see the ray of light (see what we did there?) is a three-way makeout with Carly Rae Jepsen at the MTV Music Awards. Anyway, Cardi B noted that Madonna is one of her “own idols,” which is pretty out-of-left-field, tbh. We’d love to find out more about that. tags: britney, cardi b, kim kardashian, madonna, migos, offset One Response to “Madonna Parties With Kim K, Cardi B, Homophobe” Frank Rodriguez This shit is just typical. Migos put the NO HOMO in their lyrics to preserve their Atlanta street cred but happily take designer glamour from gays in their new luxury lifestyles. Blood is on their hands. Madonna should know better.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3258
__label__wiki	0.571344	0.571344	Fraudulent Ads Posted in Search Engines on November 7, 2016 – 10:24 pm Federal Judge Orders Withdrawal of Fraudulent Chobani Yogurt Ads ChobaniLast Friday a federal judge in Utica, New York, issued preliminary injunctions against ads for Chobani yogurt that disparage two competing brands, Yoplait and Dannon, by describing the artificial ingredients they contain as "bad stuff" that is hazardous to consume. Responding to complaints filed by General Mills (which owns Yoplait) and the Dannon Company, U.S. District Judge David Hurd concluded there is a "substantial likelihood" the plaintiffs can show Chobani violated the Lanham Act, which prohibits "unfair competition" through "false advertising." Although some may fault this sort of intervention on free-speech grounds, the Chobani ads do more than appeal to the arbitrary preference for "all natural" ingredients, which the government has no more business suppressing than any other religion. The ads also commit a kind of fraud by misleading consumers to believe the competing products are poisonous. One TV spot shows a woman behind the wheel of a convertible parked at a fruit stand, scrutinizing the label of a Yoplait Greek 100 container, then disgustedly throwing it out in favor of Chobani's Simply 100 Greek Yogurt. While this is happening, a narrator says, "Yoplait Greek 100 actually uses preservatives like potassium sorbate. Potassium sorbate? Really? That stuff is used to kill bugs!" The hashtag #NOBADSTUFF appears at the bottom of the screen. Another TV spot shows a woman lying on a pool chair who goes through a similar routine with Dannon Light & Fit Greek Yogurt. In this case, the narrator says, "Dannon Light & Fit Greek actually uses artificial sweeteners like sucralose. Sucralose? Why? That stuff has chlorine added to it!" Chobani produced online and print ads that communicated similar messages. Although both TV spots are literally true, Hurd notes, the implication that potassium sorbate and sucralose are unsafe for human consumption is not (citations omitted): Potassium sorbate...is a "potassium salt of sorbic acid" that has been "generally recognized as safe" for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, "few substances have had the kind of extensive, rigorous, long-term testing that sorbic acid and its salts [like potassium sorbate] have had. It has been found to be non-toxic even when taken in large quantities, and breaks down in the body into water and carbon dioxide."... Sucralose...is a "zero-calorie, non-nutritive sweetener" that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for human consumption since 1999. Sucralose has been extensively studied and the FDA has reviewed more than 110 safety studies in connection with its use as a general purpose sweetener for food. Sucralose is a molecule with twelve carbon, nineteen hydrogen, eight oxygen, and three chlorine atoms linked together in a stable form that is safe to consume. The molecule is manufactured through a process in which three atoms of chlorine are "substituted" for three hydrogen-oxygen groups on a sucrose molecule. This trio of chlorine atoms are known in the scientific community as a "chloride, " a compound of chlorine that is bound to another element or group. Such chlorides are found throughout nature and in numerous natural food sources ranging from simple table salt to cow's milk. Pool chlorine, on the other hand, is a colloquial term for calcium hypochlorite, a powerful bleach and disinfectant that is harmful if added to food or ingested. This substance is distinct both chemically and practically from the chlorine atoms found in sucralose. Calcium hypochlorite is not found in, or used to manufacture, any of Dannon's products. Given the ambiguous meaning of chlorine (the element vs. the pool chemical) and the poolside setting of the TV spot slamming sucralose in Dannon yogurt, that ad is especially egregious. But even though it's true that potassium sorbate can be used "to kill bugs, " saying that a food contains insecticide without explaining that the insecticide is nontoxic to humans, especially when the ingredient is described as "bad stuff, " is also grossly misleading. It reminds me of the warning that e-cigarette fluid contains "antifreeze, " referring to glycerol and propylene glycol, two other food ingredients that the FDA deems "generally recognized as safe." Since the most familiar and commonly used kinds of antifreeze are toxic, the intent to mislead people is clear. Hurd's injunction against the anti-Yoplait ads leaves Chobani free to "spread its message about the value of selecting natural ingredients, " as long as it refrains from claiming that "potassium sorbate is unsafe for consumers, " that Yoplait's products are "unsafe because they contain potassium sorbate, " or that they contain "stuff...used to kill bugs." His injunction against the anti-Dannon ads likewise is limited to claims that "sucralose is bad or unsafe for consumers, " that Dannon products "are unhealthy because they contain chlorine, " or that the sweetener has anything to do with "a dangerous chemical used to clean swimming pools." Addendum: Peter McGuinness, chief marketing and brand officer at Chobani issued this statement about the case: It's important to outline the difference between using only natural ingredients versus artificial ingredients so consumers can make more informed decisions. We're committed to continuing the conversation and it’s good to see big food companies like General Mills finally starting to remove artificial ingredients from some of their products, like their cereals and fruit snacks, and actively marketing and advertising their reformulations. In the end, if we can inform more consumers while helping other food companies make better food, everyone wins. The problem is that the disputed ads do not help consumers "make more informed decisions." To the contrary, they impart misinformation, to the effect that competing brands contain poison. The idea that "everyone wins" thanks to Chobani's deception is plainly absurd; to the extent that the ads work, Chobani wins by misleading consumers. Its competitors lose, and so do consumers who worry needlessly or spend more than they otherwise would have because they are trying to avoid nonexistent toxins. Avez-vous des questions sur l’entretien de votre voiture? Voulez-vous savoir comment faire le tuning ou les réparations nécessaires? Voulez-vous devenir un super pilote sans partir de chez vous? Eh bien, vous avez des questions, et le site https://le-monde-des-voitures.fr a des réponses! Soyez le bienvenu! Source: reason.com Berland Fails to Condemn Fraudulent Attack Ads Lying with Statistics: Misleading Statistics, Fraudulent ... Free online Ad Ad scams Paid To Click is an online business model that draws online traffic from people aiming to earn money from home. Paid-To-Click, or simply PTC websites, act as middlemen between advertisers and consumers; the advertiser pays for displaying ads on the PTC website, and... Jain Shaileshkumar (born February 10, 1970), better known as Sam Jain, is an internet entrepreneur and former CEO of affiliate marketing network eFront, who is currently a fugitive with an arrest warrant in California. In 2000, eFront submitted fraudulent data to... What is Mahalo? Mahalo is the world's first human-powered search engine powered by an enthusiastic and energetic group of Guides. Our Guides spend their days searching, filtering out spam, and hand-crafting the best search results possible. If they haven't yet... Tuesday 29, March 2016 05:52 PM Charlie in the Tree @ToeKnee2GX don't you have to print fraudulent cashier checks for personal assistant job ads on Craigslist? Thursday 31, March 2016 05:31 AM Landon @Haichukj hey @twitter @Support why are ads promoting fake products permitted in feeds? The promoting site is fraudulent. Friday 1, April 2016 12:17 AM Fish Man RT @realDonaldTrump: The special interests and people who control our politicians (puppets) are spending $25 million on misleading and frau…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3259
__label__wiki	0.955175	0.955175	Heathrow 3rd runway ‘kiboshed’ by High Court ruling – Lord Lawson’s opinions 31.3.2010 (Evening Standard) by Nicholas Cecil, Chief Political Correspondent Plans for a third runway at Heathrow have been "kiboshed" by a High Court ruling, the Lords was told today. Former Chancellor Lord Lawson of Blaby urged the Government to suspend its Climate Change Act to allow it to go ahead with expansion at the west London airport following the judgement. Campaigners against the expansion plan claimed a legal victory after Lord Justice Carnwath said the Government’s policy support for a third runway should be looked at again, particularly in respect of climate change and local transport issues. Lord Lawson said at question time today: "The third runway at Heathrow has been kiboshed by the courts as the direct and predictable result of the Government’s absurd Climate Change Act, which was passed with enthusiasm and complete thoughtlessness and acclaimed by all parties in this House and the Commons." He asked Transport Secretary Lord Adonis: "Is not the only possible solution – if you think that a third runway is important and I agree with you – to put the Act in suspense not least because even the Government has admitted that it makes no sense without international agreement, which Copenhagen shows is not obtainable?" Tory transport spokeswoman Baroness Hanham asked Lord Adonis how the court judgment would affect the Government’s policy and, if re-elected, what plans they had to reopen consultation on the third runway. Lord Adonis told the peer: "We will consult on the National Policy Statement – we are required under the Planning Act 2008 to have such a consultation." But he added that Lord Carnwath had said the 2008 act provided a "complete legal framework for consideration of all the issues on which the claimants rely". The Department for Transport has insisted that court judgment upholds the Government’s policy and does not require the consultation to be carried out again. Lord Adonis added: "When the Government took the decision last year to allow the third runway application to proceed, it also asked the Committee on Climate Change’s advice on how to ensure the target of carbon emissions in 2050 were below the level in 2005." He said that the committee’s chairman, Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, had found there was "potential" for the Government’s target to be met even if there was an increase in demand for flying of 60%. "There is no incompatibility whatsoever in meeting our climate change and carbon reduction targets and allowing the expansion of Heathrow to take place, which is manifestly in the public and wider public interest," Lord Adonis added. There is now a body called the Global Warming Policy Foundation – chaired by Lord Lawson. http://www.thegwpf.org/ Its website states: “The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) is an all-party and non-party think tank and a registered educational Our main purpose is to bring reason, integrity and balance to a debate that has become seriously unbalanced, irrationally alarmist, and all too often depressingly intolerant. The GWPF’s primary purpose is to help restore balance and trust in the climate debate that is frequently distorted by prejudice and exaggeration Our main focus is to analyse global warming policies and its economic and other implications. Our aim is to provide the most robust and reliable economic analysis and advice. We intend to develop alternative policy options and to foster a proper debate (which at present scarcely exists) on the likely cost and consequences of current policies. We are funded entirely by voluntary donations from a number of private individuals and charitable trusts. In order to make clear its complete independence, we do not accept gifts from either energy companies or anyone with a significant interest in an energy company.” The Global Warming Policy Foundation – Who we are http://www.thegwpf.org/who-we-are.html The Global Warming Policy Foundation – Board of Trustees http://www.thegwpf.org/who-we-are/board-of-trustees.html Its Director is Dr Benny Peisner, a well known climate denier. Dr Benny Peiser Benny Peiser is the the founder and editor (since 1997) of CCNet, the world’s leading climate policy network. Benny is a Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University and a Visting Fellow at the University of Buckingham. His research focuses on the effects of environmental change and catastrophic events on contemporary thought and societal evolution. A 10km-wide asteroid, Minor Planet (7107) Peiser, was named in his honour by the International Astronomical Union. More about the GWPF at http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/24/voices-of-climate-change-denial and at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Warming_Policy_Foundation Posted: Wednesday, March 31st, 2010. Filed in News about Airports. Carlisle Airport land wrangle leads to 45 job cuts at Stobart Group 29.1.2010 (Cumberland News) A protracted dispute over grazing land at Carlisle Airport which has delayed the start of its £25 million redevelopment has led to 45 workers being laid off. Stobart Group chief executive Andrew Tinkler had hoped that work would start this month but it is not now likely to start until March because four farmers with grazing rights at the airport – including two whose leases cover land earmarked for a new warehouse and offices – are refusing to surrender the land. Mr Tinkler said this week that the farmers between them had been offered a six-figure sum and alternative grazing land. But they have still refused to give up the land, which extends over 200 acres. The development is a key element of the Stobart Group’s long-term growth plan, which will see the airport transformed into the company’s national HQ and potentially into a regional centre for aviation services. Mr Tinkler said he had originally scheduled work to begin on the Airport in January – a traditionally quiet time on the railways – so that 45 Stobart Rail workers could be employed in various construction jobs. But the delay in starting the project has forced the company to lay off those men. Mr Tinkler said: "January and February are traditionally a quiet time for Network Rail and that’s why we planned to start the airport at that time. "We’d planned to relocate those Stobart Rail jobs to the airport. "I had to let those workers go just after Christmas. It’s not a nice thing to do but we have to be commercially viable. "I want to be a good neighbour and I am not getting at these four farmers. I understand that they are business people but it’s about trying to get a sensible agreement that everybody can be happy with. All I’m saying is that there is the human cost for these delays. "You have to work that way in this sort of economic environment – you have to keep things tight." Mr Tinkler hopes most if not all of the workers will be re-hired when the redevelopment gets underway. He has argued that the terms of the farmers’ leases mean that they should surrender their grazing land after just two months notice if the reason is "airport related". He said: "They’re saying it’s not airport related because it will be a distribution centre for Eddie Stobart but my argument is that the airport is unsustainable without income from Eddie Stobart which can support it, but that’s an argument for a judge." Mr Tinkler added that the crucial land involved covers 28 acres, saying that as well as offering enhanced compensation he had offered the farmers alternative grazing land within the airport site. The new airport facilities, much of which Mr Tinkler hopes will be built by October, will ultimately employ 100 people. Gordon Brown, one of the four farmers leasing land, said: "I have no problem with the development of Carlisle Airport but it should take place within the law and I believe the actions of Carlisle City Council in granting planning permission were unlawful." Carlisle City Council believe that Carlisle needs a viable working airport and is in the process of defending its decision to grant planning permission for development at the airport in the ongoing Judicial Review* proceedings. http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/carlisle-airport-land-wrangle-leads-to-45-job-cuts-at-stobart-group-1.666027?referrerPath= * The case will go to the High Court in London on 20th and 21st April for more about Carlisle airport and this dispute see Carlisle Airport Posted: Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed in News about Airports. Heathrow Victory in the High Court – an assessment of what it means Heathrow Victory in the High Court An Assessment by John Stewart, Chairman of Hacan and of AirportWatch The Third Runway has not yet been dropped but the ruling in the High Court of Lord Justice Carnwath is hugely significant not just for Heathrow but for airport expansion across the country. He said that that the decision by the Government in January 2009 to give BAA the green light to draw up detailed plans for a third runway could not, in law, be regarded as a policy decision because it failed to take full account of policy developments in the areas of climate change and economics since the Air Transport White Paper was published in 2003. The Government had admitted that it was the 2003 White Paper which framed the decision. He also found that the Government had done insufficient work on how the increased number of passengers could be accommodated on the roads and railways to warrant the third terminal being given the green light. Wider implications for other airport campaigns It is, however, the finding around the White Paper that has most significance for both Heathrow and for expansion proposals at other airports. The White Paper is Government policy. As such all the expansion proposals at airports in the UK are based on it. Until now the White Paper has not been able to be challenged at public enquiries because it was Government policy. The Aviation White Paper killed off This ruling changes all that. The judge has ruled that the White Paper is out-of-date because it does not take account of crucial developments in policy in the fields of climate change and economics. The White Paper is no longer ‘the bible’ campaigners cannot challenge. Government reaction The Government says that it will take account of new policy developments when drawing up its National Policy Statement in aviation, expected in 2011. If Labour is still in power, we wait to see what will emerge. But until then all expansion proposals based in the White Paper can be challenged. A very significant judgment The respected environment journalist, Geoffrey Lean, writing in the Daily Telegraph, has said that the judgment may be even more significant than that. He is arguing that the effect of the ruling is that the Government is required to take into account the latest policy developments on climate change with regard to any new carbon-emitting development. The future of a third runway The future of the third runway? The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have pledged to scrap it if they are in power after the forthcoming General Election. This ruling makes it a lot more difficult for a Labour Government to proceed with For background on the High Court judgement see GOVERNMENT’S HEATHROW EXPANSION PLANS IN TATTERS AS JUDGE SLAMS RUNWAY POLICY The Government’s Heathrow policy is in tatters this morning after the High Court ruled that ministers’ decision to give a green light to the proposed 3rd runway at Heathrow does not hold any weight. The judge dismissed the Government’s claims to the contrary as ‘untenable in law and common sense’. If the Government wants to pursue its plans for Heathrow expansion it must now go back to square one and reconsider the entire case for the runway. The implications of today’s ruling are profound, not just for Heathrow but for airport expansion plans across the UK. Lord Justice Carnwath ruled that the 2003 Air Transport White Paper – the foundation of expansion plans across the country – is obsolete because it is inconsistent with the Climate Change Act 2008. 26.3.2010 More ….. and more at Heathrow news Posted: Sunday, March 28th, 2010. Filed in News about Airports. CO2 ruling may halt new airport runways 28.3.2010 (Sunday Times) by Steven Swinford and Chris Gourlay CAMPAIGNERS will seek to block airport expansion across Britain following a High Court judgment which criticised the government’s decision to build a third runway at Heathrow. Environmental groups linked to Stansted, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and a string of other airports hope to use the ruling to launch fresh challenges against plans for mass growth in flights and passenger numbers. The judgment on Friday found that ministers had failed to take account of new, legally binding targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions when they approved the expansion of Heathrow. It comes after a two-year campaign by The Sunday Times revealed how BAA, the owner of Heathrow, colluded with the government to build the case for passenger growth. Justine Greening, a Tory frontbencher who has led opposition to the third runway, said: "This ruling has profound consequences for airport expansion, not just at Heathrow but across the country. The law is there to protect people from overpowerful and vested interests and Friday’s ruling was a victory for the people." The government’s case for expanding Heathrow hinged on a seven-year-old aviation white paper. A coalition of local councils, residents and green groups argued that it failed to take into account statutory limits on CO2 emissions that were introduced in 2008. Lord Justice Carnwath agreed, saying the government’s position was "untenable" and should be reviewed. The judge said: "Common sense demanded that a policy established in 2003, before important developments in climate change policy, should be subject to review in light of these developments." Carnwath declined to rule that Heathrow’s third runway should be abandoned, but the verdict could still have repercussions across the country. At Stansted, BAA has announced plans for a second runway which would see passenger numbers rise from 24m to 68m by 2030. Carol Barbone, the director of Stop Stansted Expansion, said: "Without the security blanket of government policy to rely on, BAA knows its chances of securing a favourable result from a public inquiry are extremely doubtful." Activists believe that plans for a second runway at Birmingham international airport, outlined in the 2003 aviation white paper, are now dead in the water. Proposals to increase the number of passengers at Bristol international airport from 6.2m to 10m by 2020, currently being considered by the local council, could now be challenged. Carnwath’s ruling could also scupper the introduction of more flights at Manchester airport, Southend airport in Essex and Biggin Hill in Kent. It means that proposals by this newspaper and backed by Boris Johnson, the London mayor, for a four-runway island airport in the Thames estuary are now highly unlikely to proceed. However, Manchester city council has already approved plans for its airport to expand to handle up to 50m passengers a year by 2030. Robbie Gillett, spokesman for the Stop Expansion At Manchester Airport coalition, said: "The expansion plans are based on outdated thinking. This ruling gives us strong grounds to challenge further growth." Under the climate change act, Britain is committed to reducing its CO2 emissions by an average of 80% from 1990 levels. Ministers denied that Carnwath’s decision represented a setback but said that aviation policy will be re-examined in 2011 when the new climate targets will be taken into account. Gordon Brown insisted that a new runway at Heathrow was vital to "help secure jobs and underpin economic growth". The prime minister said the government backed it "after a detailed assessment showing that strict environmental limits for expansion could be met". Campaigners claimed that the government will now have to conduct a new public consultation. Kate Harrison, a lawyer for the coalition against a third runway, said: "Any expansion approved under the policy framework of the 2003 [white] paper will now be open to legal challenge. What the judge said last week was ‘Forget that framework, it’s out of date’. "The ambitions for expanding aviation will have to be dramatically scaled back." Theresa Villiers, the shadow transport secretary, said: "High-speed rail could provide an attractive alternative to domestic and European flights. "We remain opposed to a third runway on economic and environmental grounds â€” if we are the next government, it won’t happen." The judgment also vindicates criticism from campaigners that ministers underplayed the environmental impact of a third runway when weighed up against its economic The ruling marked the culmination of a campaign using freedom of information laws to reveal how BAA and the Department for Transport "fixed" data to force through expansion plans. In March 2008, internal documents showed BAA executives prevented the use of data in a consultation document that showed Heathrow’s expansion would cause unlawful levels of pollution and extra noise. BAA used the low emissions figures of a non-existent plane to help clinch its case. The 450-seat "virtual" jumbo was invented for environmental modelling after BAA realised it would otherwise exceed noise and pollution limits. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7078774.ece Posted: Sunday, March 28th, 2010. Filed in General News. Plane Stupid issues 48hr subvertising challenge in April 25.3.2010 (Plane Stupid) It’s that time of year when every airline starts aggresively advertising for your business. Well, we’ve had enough. Plane Stupid is inviting all of you to take part in its very own subvertising competition. From Thursday 22nd April – Friday 23rd April, we’ll be launching 48 hours of sticker-whacking, subvertising, adbusting pandemonium. The aviation industry spends millions every year telling us that we’re no good to anyone unless we keep flying with them. So it’s time to hit back! Like tobacco adverts, aviation advertising needs to become a thing of the past. But until then, let’s subvertise. Any poster, advert or billboard is fair game. Whether you’re a first time activist looking for an easy way-in, or an old timer looking for some light relief………it’s time to take to the streets and reclaim some public space. Taking part is easy: You can download a choice of designs from our Flickr site, or use your design skills to make your own. Print them out on standard, non divided, A4 sticker paper (available from most printers and stationers) for example Jessops link. Then find your nearest aviation advertisement. Stick ’em up punk! Take photographs, set up a new temporary email adress in an internet cafe (under a pseudonym) and email your images to info@planestupid.com. The group who stickers the most adverts in the 48 hour period wins. Wins what? Prizes! We got the bumper crop of 5 spray cans, Culture Jam by Kalle Lasn, Do It Yourself, A handbook for changing our world, by the Trapese Collective and Scribbleboy by Philip Ridley to give away. Of course don’t feel limited to individual stickers, think big! You can write your own message on large stretches of blank wall paper to cover whole bill boards. Make up some wall paper paste, get a paint roller, a stick it up. If necessary – attach the roller to a broom handle for those hard to reach places. Helpfully, there’s some great how-to guides on t’internet. One last point. Please be respectful about where you sticker. Corporate nasties are fine…..but the local old people’s homes may not appreciate your art on their walls! Use your head, and remember to dress well for the occasion – caps and scarfs are the in thing this subvertising season. Some officers of the law may be convinced that subvertising is borderline illegal, so take a friend as lookout, keep an eye open for CCTV and don’t get caught. Anna’s blog Posted: Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed in Publicity & Politics. Heathrow protesters win third runway court victory 27.3.2010 (Guardian) by Owen Bowcott and agencies The government’s plans for a third runway at Heathrow were dealt a blow today after a high court judge agreed with campaigners that climate change threats had not been taken seriously enough. In a complex judgment, Lord Justice Carnwath declined to quash the controversial planning proposal but branded the original position adopted in the government’s authorisation as untenable. The judge ordered Whitehall officials to give a formal undertaking that they would carry out a further policy review. The lengthy judgment was hailed as a victory by both the transport department and the coalition of local councils, green groups and residents who had gone to the courts objecting to the plans for a third runway, saying it was inconsistent with government targets to cut carbon emissions. On the question of whether the government had taken threats to global warming into consideration sufficiently, the judge remarked: “The [objectors’] submissions add up, in my view, to a powerful demonstration of the potential significance of developments in climate change policy since the 2003 white paper. They are clearly matters which will need to be taken into account under the new airports NPS [national policy statement].” But he added: “I am not able, at least on the material before me, to hold that any of these points amounts to a ‘show-stopper’, in the sense that the only rational response would be to abandon the whole project at this stage.” In the course of his judgment, Lord Justice Carnwath also observed: “I find myself unable wholly to support the position taken by either party”. A further hearing is due next month to consider costs and whether fresh legal orders need to be made. Ministers insisted that today’s ruling would have little practical impact on their current planning policy while campaigners – who posed for photographers with champagne glasses outside the royal courts of justice in central London – relished the judicial reproaches and insisted it would ultimately prevent construction. The Conservative leader, David Cameron, whose party opposes a third runway, claimed the judgment was a severe embarrassment for the government: “[Their] policy is in tatters. They made the wrong judgment about this, we made the right judgment … There is no case for it on environmental grounds, there is no strong business case for it.” Speaking in Brussels, however, the prime minister, Gordon Brown, insisted a new runway was vital to “help secure jobs and underpin economic growth”, adding that the government had backed an extra runway “only after a detailed assessment showing that the strict environmental limits for expansion could be met”. The coalition opposed to the new runway includes WWF-UK, Greenpeace and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). In a joint statement, the groups said: “If the government wants to pursue its plans for Heathrow expansion it must now go back to square one and reconsider the entire case for the runway.” Hayes and Harlington Labour MP John McDonnell, who has led the campaign against the expansion of Heathrow for 30 years, said: “In essence, this judgment means that the game is up for a third runway at Heathrow and I am calling upon the government to accept the inevitable and lift this threat to my community.” But the transport secretary, Lord Adonis, countered their claims: “I welcome this court ruling. Heathrow is Britain’s principal hub airport. It is vital not only to the national economy but also enables millions of citizens to keep in touch with their friends and family and to take a well-deserved holiday. “The airport is currently operating at full capacity. A new runway at Heathrow will help secure jobs and underpin economic growth as we come out of recession. It is also entirely compatible with our carbon-reduction target, as demonstrated in the recent report by the Committee on Climate Change. A transport department spokesman insisted officials had accepted during the hearings that they would take developments in climate change into account in the preparation of the national policy statement on the new runway, due in 2011. “BAA are still free to bring forward a planning application,” he added. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/26/heathrow-third-runway-travel-and-transport see other extensive coverage of the story in other papers: BBC Heathrow opponents win caseCampaigners win a High Court battle for further consultation into plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. Independent Objectors claim Heathrow runway victory Objectors claimed the Government’s policy over the expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport was Independenet No third runway " yet: judge wades into Heathrow battle The political arguments about a third runway for London’s Heathrow airport broke out again fiercely last night after a High Court judge declined to quash the project but told the Government to get its aviation policy in order. Times Heathrow third runway plan in tatters after ruling, claim opponentsEnvironmental campaigners and local authorities opposed to Heathrow expansion popped champagne corks on the steps of the High Court yesterday to celebrate a ruling that they said left plans to build a third runway at Europeâ„¢s busiest airport Å“in tatters . Reuters Judge deals blow to Heathrow expansionLONDON (Reuters) – The government’s plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport were dealt a blow on Friday after a court ruled it must review the climate change and economic impact before the expansion can go ahead. and yesterday at: Government is still saying Heathrow ruling will not change plans News Item added: 27th March 2010 A High Court defeat will not change the government’s plans to build a 3rd runway at Heathrow; Lord Adonis said the High Court ruling had not killed off plans for the runway, just ordered more consultation, something he said the government would do. This interpretation of the ruling is contested by opponents. Gordon Brown said a new runway was necessary and enables “millions of citizens to keep in touch with their friends and families”. Cheap flights from Heathrow are not a God-given right Christian Wolmar says it’s time to give up on expanding Heathrow, after the High Court ruling yesterday said there had been insufficient consultation on the 3rd runway. The days of the State being able to bulldoze whole villages out of existence in the supposed "national interest" are long gone. Even the most fervent aviation supporters recognise that it is an environmentally damaging activity and the notion that cheap flights are a God-given right is nonsense. Ruling on Heathrow’s 3rd runway will ground big projects Geoffrey Lean writes that the High Court judgment that ministers must reconsider Heathrow’s 3rd runway may prove to be one of the most far-reaching rulings for decades. It almost certainly ensures that the runway will never be built, but it also undermines the Government’s entire programme for expanding airports around the country, and other carbon-intensive infrastructure. The precedent could be enormously significant for other new developments too. High Court Ruling throws expansion plans at Southend airport into question Plans to expand Southend airport were thrown into serious doubt today when a High Court Judge said that the Government’s 2003 aviation policy didn’t fully take into account the effects of climate change. In a damning ruling Lord Justice Carnwath said that the 2003 ATWP – the basis for at airports around the country, including Southend – needs to be re-thought in the light of climate change and the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008. Birmingham: Time to scrap runway plans Following a High Court judge’s ruling against the decision to approve Heathrow’s 3rd runway local environmental campaigners said the same should apply to plans for the expansion of Birmingham Airport. Lord Justice Carnwath ruled that the 2003 ATWP is obsolete because it is inconsistent with the Climate Change Act 2008. The government must prepare an NPS to establish the case before large infrastructure expansion can go ahead. (B’ham FoE) Stansted: Government airport policy in disarray after High Court ruling on Heathrow Stop Stansted Expansion has welcomed a High Court ruling that the Government’s 2003 Air Transport White Paper is outdated and needs to be rewritten to take account of climate change targets. The judgment has major implications for airport expansion battles across the UK, effectively removing policy support for a 2nd runway at Stansted. The judge ruled that the carbon costs of aviation must be included when the economics of airport expansion. (SSE) A45 diversion plan for Birmingham airport runway extension to cost £32 million Radical plans to move a major trunk road so that the Birmingham International Airport runway extension can take place will cost £32 million. Birmingham City Council and Solihull Council intend to split the cost of diverting the busy A45. It will also provide faster car and bus access to the airport and NEC, and could eventually have a Midland Metro tram line running alongside. (B’ham Mail) Heathrow 3rd runway plans grounded but they could still take flight Immediately after the Heathrow 3rd runway ruling today, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis said he is determined to press ahead with the plans, which could see the number of Heathrow flights soar to 605,000 a year and then to more than 700,000. This may be a bit of bravado, but Adonis says Heathrow is full, it is vital for Britain, and the government had always planned to have another consultation before going ahead with the runway – (if they win the election). High Court Ruling on Heathrow 3rd runway throws expansion plans at Scottish airports into question Plans to expand Edinburgh, Glasgow and other Scottish airports were thrown into serious doubt today when a High Court Judge said that the Government’s 2003 aviation policy didn’t fully take into account the effects of climate change and the Climate Change Act 2008. The ruling means expansion plans at Heathrow and dozens of other airports around the country, including Scotland, need to be re-thought. The Aviation White Paper has to be be radically overhauled. Date Added: 27th March 2010 Click here to view full story… Heathrow’s third runway ‘dead’ and runway decision ‘untenable’ The ruling of Judge Carnwath at the High Court has set back plans for a 3rd runway at Heathrow for years, with campaigners calling the project “dead”. The alliance of local councils and environmental groups has resulted in a resounding defeat for the government. Strangely Andrew Adonis quickly put out a statement saying he welcomed the ruling. If the Government wants to pursue its 3rd runway plans it must now go back to square one. with the Climate Change Act 2008. Posted: Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed in News about Airports. 27.3.2010 (Times) by Christian Wolmar MÃ¡laga is hardly a front-rank destination that is vital to UK plc It’s time to give up on expanding Heathrow, the world’s least-loved airport. The High Court ruling yesterday that there had been insufficient consultation on the third runway was the second kick in the teeth for the airport in the past couple of weeks. The first was when Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, announced that the preferred route for the high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham would not connect directly with the airport as it made no sense to divert the line for a relatively small market. Now the beleaguered residents of Sipson, the village unluckily sited in the path of the new runway, have got what they wanted: a delay that could well signal the end of any hopes of building the third runway. They are not the only opponents. David Cameron, in his brief green phase, committed the Tories to abandoning the project if they won the election, while the Liberal Democrats have always opposed Let’s face it. The days of the State being able to bulldoze whole villages out of existence in the supposed "national interest" are long gone. London became a no-go for new major roads a generation ago when the motorway ring roads were scrapped, and there is now no prospect of any new motorways being built on our small island. The high-speed line itself faces enormous opposition from the Chiltern thousands. Campaigners claim victory over Heathrow runway BAA to give up on third Heathrow runway Airlines slam Tories on Heathrow runway MPs back third Heathrow runway The case for the third runway at Heathrow has always been weak. When I interviewed Lord Adonis a couple of weeks ago, it was noticeable that he was most ill at ease when trying to make the case for it. His argument was rather tortuous. He admits now that the Aviation White Paper published in 2003, which envisaged a doubling of passengers by 2030 and new runways at both Heathrow and Stansted, was wrong in placing no constraints on the "predict and provide" model of aviation growth. However, he says that it would be wrong to have no new capacity in the South East: "Should there be more constraints on aviation growth than envisaged before? The answer is yes. But should we rule out any expansion in the South East? That would result in a benefit foregone." But would it? Labour ministers have tended to parrot the line espoused by the Freedom to Fly lobby that restricting expansion would lead to poorer people not being able to afford flights. But this is a remarkably specious argument. The market governs the demand and supply of almost every other product, why should aviation be exempt? When I asked Brian Wilson, the former minister and now chairman of Freedom to Fly, why people should have unlimited access to free flights but not, say Rolex watches, he blustered that people had got used to holidaying annually in Spain and Greece and therefore had a right to expect to continue to be able to do so. That is an extraordinary argument. Even the most fervent aviation supporters recognise that it is an environmentally damaging activity and the notion that cheap flights are a God-given right is nonsense. The solution is to subject aviation to the discipline of the market from which it has been shielded since Louis Blériot took to the air. I flew into Heathrow last week from MÃ¡laga, hardly a front-rank destination that business travellers are clamouring to use. Heathrow is full of similar flights to marginal destinations that are not important to UK plc. If there were really great excess demand at Heathrow, how come the airport still provides so many cheap flights to such destinations? To test the market, Heathrow flying slots ought to become freely tradeable â€” instead, which airlines hold which slots is the result of carve-ups from years back, even from the days of Imperial Airways. If the slots were opened up, then the true extent of demand for flights from the airport would become apparent. Short-haul flights would move to cheaper airports freeing up capacity for the long-haul flights that Lord Adonis says are essential to Britain’s economic future. And the villagers of Sipson could breathe a sigh of relief. Christian Wolmar’s latest book, Blood, Iron and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World, is published by Atlantic Books Amazon 26.3.2010 (Telegraph) by Geoffrey Lean Lord Justice Carnwath’s ruling this week is surely the final nail in the runway’s coffin. Yesterday’s High Court judgment that ministers must reconsider Heathrow’s third runway may prove to be one of the most far-reaching rulings for decades. It almost certainly ensures that the runway will never be built, but it also undermines the Government’s entire programme for expanding airports around the country, and other carbon-intensive infrastructure. Lord Justice Carnwath’s ruling is surely the final nail in the runway’s coffin. It will take months to conduct the review he has ordered, by which time the election will be over. Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have come out against it, so it could only survive if there were a clear Labour victory. Even then it would not be secure because the Cabinet is split, with its rising figures – including the Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis – opposed. Both the runway and other airport expansion must be reviewed, the judge ruled, because the world has changed since they were first endorsed in a 2003 White Paper. The Government’s climate policies now seem to contradict the environmental case for more airport capacity, he pointed out, while the rising cost of emitting carbon damages their economic rationale. The precedent could be enormously significant. It suggests that ministers may have to justify plans for new developments – from roads to power stations – in terms of their impact on climate change. That could do much to help introduce the much-heralded low carbon economy. Posted: Friday, March 26th, 2010. Filed in General News. 26.3.2010 (SAEN press release – Stop Airport Expansion Now at Southend) take into account the effects of climate change. In a damning ruling handed down at the Royal Courts of Justice today, Lord Justice Carnwath said that the Government’s 2003 Aviation White Paper – the basis for expansion at Heathrow airport and dozens of other airports around the country, the UK’s climate change laws. This effectively means that the white paper must now be radically over-hauled so that it is in line with the Climate Change Act Climate Campaigner Anna Jones, of Greenpeace, said "Today’s ruling exposes a Government airport expansion policy that is out of control. This country needs a better railway system, not new runways. The Government cannot continue to ignore the impact of aviation on climate change. They should shelve all airport expansion plans now; every increase in capacity makes our problems worse." Press officer for SAEN[1], Denis Walker, added "It has been obvious to us all along that as well as blighting the lives of thousands of local residents, the expansion of Southend Airport would be disastrous for the environment. Lord Justice Carnwath has today totally vindicated this position and the Airport can expect to see us in court soon." The judgment was delivered in response to a Judicial Review brought by Greenpeace and 12 other groups, including local councils, residents groups and other leading green groups. They argued that the consultation process which led to the decision to allow a 3rd runway at Heathrow to be built was fundamentally flawed and that the decision to expand Heathrow is at odds with the UK’s overall climate change The Climate Change Committee – an independent watchdog created by the act – recently advised the Government that around half of the planned airport expansion in the UK would have to be scrapped if the Government’s own aviation emissions target is to be met and that therefore it needed to review its 2003 aviation expansion "Stop Airport Extension Now" (SAEN) was formed to campaign against the runway extension at Southend Airport. The group is not opposed to the Airport itself, which has co-existed with the residents of Southend for many years. SAEN is against the runway extension, which would lead to a massive increase in flights and destroy the lives of the people living, working or going to school anywhere near the flightpath. Call Denis Walker, Press Officer SAEN (Stop Airport Extension Now) Visit the SAEN website – http://saen.org.uk http://www.saen.org.uk/2010/03/high-court-ruling-throws-expansion-plans-at-southend-airport-into-question/ For more details of the High Court Heathrow ruling, see Posted: Friday, March 26th, 2010. Filed in News about Airports. 26.3.2010 (Birmingham Friends of the Earth – press release) by Joe Peacock 3rd runway local environmental campaigners said the same should apply to plans for the expansion of Birmingham International Airport. Lord Justice Carnwath ruled that the 2003 Air Transport White Paper – the foundation of expansion plans across the country – is obsolete because it is inconsistent The government must prepare a national policy statement, required to establish the case for major infrastructure projects, before the expansion can go ahead. Carnwath said the preparation of the statement “will necessarily involve a review of all the relevant policy issues including the impact of climate change policy.” “It makes no sense to treat the economic case as settled in 2003,” he said. Birmingham Friends of the Earth has long argued that massively underestimating of the cost to society of emitting carbon has a huge impact on the economic case for the runway extension and this has now been confirmed on a national level. This comes as both Birmingham and Solihull councils have apparently offered to fund plans to move the A45 to enable the proposed runway extension at BIA to go ahead – amazingly to the tune of £32 million!!!!! Joe Peacock from Birmingham Friends of the Earth stated "With today’s ruling it would be madness for the council to be using taxpayers’ money to subsidise the airport’s expansion plans." "It is now clear that, as well as being incredibly damaging environmentally, expanding aviation does not make economic sense and the airport should not be coming cap-in-hand to the council to help out." "In such difficult economic times money should be invested in supporting local low-carbon business infrastructure that will benefit local people and in turn deliver a Green New Deal for the West Midlands." The full text of the ruling is here: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2010/626.html Birmingham Friends of the Earth campaigns on many environmental issues, including the promotion of sustainable transport. Joe Peacock (Birmingham Friends of the Earth) joe_at_birminghamfoe.org.uk	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3264
__label__wiki	0.809383	0.809383	The Blue Hawaiians In 1998, The Blue Hawaiians deliver their first studio album after years of performing at the Lava Lounge in Hollywood. The energy of a typical night was heretofore gathered in the Rockabilly-heavy Live At The Lava Lounge, released in 1995 on Pascal Records. Their studio album Sway, also released on Pascal, builds on the energy of their live performances, but comprises of important changes. Firstly did the band setup change: Gary Brandin takes over the role of former steel guitarist Bron Tieman, while everyone else remains on board, namely vocalist and bassist Mark Fontana, drummer and Ambient musician maxwellvision, lead guitarist Mark Sproull and keyboardist/organist Michael Murphy. Secondly do the five musicians come up with shedloads of unique compositions, whereas their material of their Lava Lounge gigs consisted largely of renditions and interpretations of various Shoegaze and Surf Rock classics. Thirdly do The Blue Hawaiians purposefully reduce the bile and acid in their own tracks. This doesn't mean that the 15 offered tunes are streamlined and whitewashed ditties, but a boost in dreaminess and brightness is strongly noticeable. And finally does the delivered material comprise of mostly instrumentals, with only three vocal tracks scattered in-between. Keeping all these changes in mind, Sway is nonetheless a successful continuation of the band's style overall, as there are many harsher undertones included. An in-your-face attitude is still apparent, and many of the tracks sound like inventive, high energy jam sessions. Below is an in-depth review of all 15 tracks, and while there are a few duds on this release, the overwhelming majority either rocks the hut or lets you dream. The album launches with one of the best openers in the history of Surf Rock, mark my words and start your engines, for maxwellvision''s composition Last Days Of Summer shimmers and glows due to the permanent shifts between nostalgia and bubbling joy throughout its runtime of three minutes. The powerful drums of maxwellvision lead into Gary Brandin's cozily wafting steel guitar dreaminess, Mark Fontana's belly-massaging bass twangs and Mark Sproull's alternating eight-note motif on the electric guitar. The quavering tremolo of Michael Murphy's organs may be liminal, but it undoubtedly backs the positive vibe of this surf hymn successfully. The catchy riffs and good mood of this tune are absolutely stunning, and I consider it to be the band's signature tune. It's not overly eclectic, as The Blue Hawaiians don't want to waste the synergy of their true talents right from the get-go, but it's the pinnacle of a lifestyle near the beach, with lush palm trees and sunny temperature levels. The omnipresent danger of colder seasons is well-interwoven and depicted in the few notes in minor, but the golden aura of Last Days Of Summer outweighs the doleful moments. An essential tune! The following Searchin' For Da Cat is written by Fontana and adds a savage attitude to a nocturnal tune, with gorgeous drum patterns, warped licks of the steel guitar whose sustain is elevated in typical Hawaiian fashion. Sizzling-hot Hammond B3 bursts augment the nightly scenery, as the main melody on the electric guitar harks back to the band's performed material at the Lava Lounge; it's the sleazy kind of Dark Exotica, evoking a multitude of shades and the repetitive landscapes on California's lonesome roads. Banzai Pipeline is a wild rendition of Henry Mancini's Lounge classic, which has never been heard in this way before. Rapid firing drums, organ stabs and acidic guitar pulses accompany Sproull's sun-soaked lead guitar that twinkles in all colors, from a cool blue attitude to emerald-green lushness. Mancini's tune is almost unrecognizable and played way too fast in order to maintain its former Cocktail Lounge spirit, but what the heck, this ride is wild and leads into the mellow soundscapes of Casino, a song written by Bron Tieman, the former steel guitarist of The Blue Hawaiians. Featuring Japanese vocals of chantress Karu Mansour, the band broadens the formula with Far Eastern scents in an otherwise steel guitar-fueled, acoustic guitar-infused Hawaiian island-depicting saccharine reverie in technicolor, where available. A desperado's bile is brought back with maxwellvision's Deadman's, a mysteriously sunset-colored Steppe full of abyssal bass lines, the dusty catchiness of Hammond organs and dangerously cool outlaw riffs on the electric guitar. This song is all about freedom, and while many sections seem to be improvised or result from jam sessions, they are actually great counterparts to the majority of the featured material, for the interdependence of sound, sustain and space can be worshipped all the better if the rough skeleton of the track – the bass guitar – is the actual golden thread (or threat?), with all the remaining instrumentals fading in and out at will. While the following Quiet Surf by Richie Podolor meshes the coolness attitude of Deadman's with a majestic depiction of a surfer's life full of quickly beaten drums, spectral steel guitar gusts, organ accents and short eruptions of polyphonous strings, Hugh Morten's following theme of Hawaii Five-0 is presented in an utterly dreamy version called Martini Five-0. It's solemn, extremely balmy and lush, keeping the famous theme intact, but enriching it with steel guitar sweeps, electric guitar washes and 60's organs. It's a hugely successful version, considering that The Blue Hawaiians could have made their lives so much easier by simply revving the tempo of this spy theme up even more. But no, the opposite is the case, and the formerly swinging excitement is transformed into a cherubic mirage. Gargantuan! Mark Fontana's Swingin' Hula Girl starts with radio frequencies and static noise and lead to the first male vocal track, as Fontana himself sings about the enchantment of a hula girl, but instead of making this a dreamy ballad, it's a Shoegaze song with interspersed xylophones, soft maracas, short sections of castanets and various phantasmagoric steel guitar sparkles by Gary Brandin. Shuttling between melancholia and nostalgia, this is not the bright bonmot the stereotypical track title suggests, but it stays true to the band's Lounge roots. Drop The Hammer, Max! presents an intriguing mixture of dark guitar strings and Michael Murphy's coruscating organ droplets which are the actual stars for me, at least until maxwellvision drops a pumping drum solo that increases the pressure in a tasteful way. Otherwise, this song is a bit of a letdown as the melodies aren't that strong and remain curiously scattered. On the plus side, this composition is all about the textures and characteristic traits of the instruments, and listening to this song from this angle, it is similar to Deadman's in that it inherits the creativity of a jam session. Up next is Sharkskin Saddle, and this rodeo song by Mark Sproull consists of much better carved out melodies, evoking danger and synesthetic redness in the lead guitar, injecting a whirring thermal heat in the organ accompaniment and delivering a surprising tempo shift to slower regions. Another Henry Mancini interpretation follows, and this time it's Charade which was co-written with Johnny Mercer. As expected does the band deliver the unexpected, exchanging the brass sections with liquedous steel guitars, but keeping the vocals of this world-famous classic intact. It's a glaringly sad composition and somehow breaks the intrinsic-endemic style of the band. It's too thin and bland for my taste, but that's my sole problem, as there isn't anything wrong instrumental-wise. Since the band is even able to sneak in a few backing tone sequences of the James Bond Theme and gets away with it, you got to acknowledge the guts in the end. While Mark Fontana's Tortolla seems to keep the gloomy mood up with an acoustic guitar solo that luckily morphs into a hefty steel guitar-framed theme of freedom that's loaded with staccato drums, scintillating ghost-like organ layers and the known motif of independence on the electric guitar, Drunk Man Noodle plinks along in Asian style and boosts the danger thanks to a four-note bass guitar theme, with cacophonous and baneful guitar eruptions being thrown at the listener which spiral upwards and increase the tension. It doesn't get any darker and more tense than this, as the band's most pressuring track rolls forcefully over the listener. As it happens so often on Sway, the melody on the bass guitar is the only hummable source. The penultimate composition is a reprise of track 2, Da Cat. It slows the tempo down, gets rid of the cymbals but adds glacial guitars and gently beaten bongos to the mix. It's not a mere reprise, but a mighty dreamy retake. The final Element 86 is without a doubt the most curious arrangement die-hard Exotica fans might encounter in a long while. After two minutes of silence, this 5+ minutes long collage comprises of various warbled licks, fata morgana-esque guitar breezes, theremin-like spectres, Space-Age laser sounds and mosquitoing buzzes. Melodies? Nil. The only earthen element are the brazen cymbals that clang and clash occasionally. It's a noteworthy example of an Ambient Exotica track and a curious, if strongly exciting closing track. Sway by The Blue Hawaiians is a hybrid of syrupy Pop riffs and delicately pernicious desperado twangs. Oscillating between the dreamy and the baneful sides of Surf Rock attitudes, the band manages to preserve the shadowy flavor of their live performances at the Lava Lounge and embeds it tightly in the majority of the presented material. Whatever the band comes up with, whether it's their dark compositions, their open-minded takes on classic Exotica and Cocktail Lounge material or aural experiments of the third kind as delivered in the outro, the studio debut album foams over with ideas and melodies, the latter of which aren't always catchy or carved out, but this is deliberately done in order to inherit a certain feeling of improvisation and jam session frenzy. That the band is able to pile pompous sugar hills is immediately shown right at the beginning with the opener Sway. It's easygoing and not overly complex, true, but this helps the catchiness very much. I consider it the strongest track, but their dreamy material is noteworthy time and again as well. Never will you hear a balmier version of the iconic Hawaii Five-0 Theme than on this album! Since both quality and quantity are congruently attached, there isn't any good reason to ignore this gemstone. One word of warning which I've already mentioned in the first paragraph: only three out of 15 tracks feature vocals, a huge change in comparison to the live album. This might disappoint many Shoegaze and Rockabilly fans, but isn't that big a problem at the end of the day, for the instrumental interplay is so utterly enchanting. Sway is a wonderful guitar-driven album that can be rightfully linked to the Exotica genre due to the steel guitar mellowness and Hawaiian tonality. Exotica Review 128: The Blue Hawaiians – Sway (1998). Originally published on Sep. 29, 2012 at AmbientExotica.com.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3267
__label__wiki	0.540448	0.540448	Sleigh Bells For Dry Creek by Janet Tronstad Sleigh Bells for Dry Creek by Janet Tronstad series: Return to Dry Creek Love Inspired, Nov 2011 Can a person really go back to that point in their life when everything they knew ceased to exist? What does a person do when faced with snickers and glares because a family member committed a horrendous crime? Is it possible to forgive someone who caused you heartache years ago and still has the power to hurt you? Those are the questions Janet Tronstad answers in this heartwarming romance in her new Return to Dry Creek series. I was hooked from the first page when I realized the hero, Wade Stone, was willing to face the wrath of his home town crowd because his mother wanted to return. No matter what he’d suffered, he was willing to accept more if it meant being there for her now. Nine years earlier he’d run from the town and everything dear trying to escape the horror that had befallen his family. That included leaving behind a budding relationship with his first love, Amy – the girl who still filled his dreams no matter how hard he tried to forget her spearmint scent or the taste of their first kiss. Amy Mitchell lived in a fog for years after Wade skipped town. Growing up next door to each other as friends, she’d trusted him with her heart. Then one snowy Christmas Eve, he’d kissed her on the church steps and said someday he was going to marry her inside that very building. Soon after, everything changed and Wade left town without saying goodbye. Fifteen years old and she put her social life on hold while waiting for his return. Over the years her faith slowly dwindled as everyone told her to face reality. When he drives back into town, Amy must decide if she's willing to put allow her burning embers to spark into a romance because there's no guarantee rodeo rider Wade will stay around this time. Is his return any more real than his leaving had been? Janet Tronstad is a master at engaging the emotions. I eagerly turned each page, waiting for Wade and Amy to ‘make up’. They'd only shared one kiss, but Tronstad made it memorable. Not only for Wade and Amy, but for me as well. It was enough to keep me believing they’d get together in the end even though Tronstad littered doubt along their path. Check Janet Tronstad's website for more information on the complete Dry Creek Series. If you like Christmas books, here's my review of Janet Tronstad's Dry Creek Oct 2008 Christmas story: Snowbound in Dry Creek	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3270
__label__cc	0.678747	0.321253	Arc of Yates Represented in Miss Penn Yan Pageant This year the Arc of Yates was represented by Lexi Strong in the Miss Penn Yan Pageant. Lexi is the daughter of Lynn Strong, Occupational Therapist at Keuka Lake School, a program of the Arc of Yates... DRIVE Hosts Open House On Wednesday December 6th the DRIVE Program hosted an Open House at Hegeman Hall on the campus of Keuka College. Guests enjoyed refreshments while viewing the displays designed by each class depicting the work accomplished for the semester... Arc of Yates Receives Grant from Nord Family Foundation Keuka Lake School, a program of the Arc of Yates, was awarded a grant in the amount of $33,000 from the Nord Family Foundation to support the ever increasing demand for Early Intervention and Universal Prekindergarten and Daycare services for children in and around a five county region... Thank you, Penn Yan Rotary Members of Penn Yan Rotary teamed up with staff and individuals from the Arc of Yates’ Center for Lifelong Learning to create planter boxes. Jeff Krans, Rotary Club member, organized the effort by securing grant funding and organizing the volunteer effort. Over the course of four months, participants prepped the material for the project, developed the designs and built the planter boxes. Arc of Yates Awarded Grant The Arc of Yates received a grant in the amount of $3,000 from the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning. The grant will allow the Agency to continue to develop its Greenspace Project, construction of which began earlier this year. The two acre parcel, adjacent to the facilities 235 program center, was purchased in 2014 to complete flood mitigation and is being cleared to create a wheelchair accessible cinder trail... FirstPrevious567891011121314NextLast	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3281
__label__cc	0.606667	0.393333	Requirements for Arizona Title Chess Events Our primary concern is assuring the quality of Arizona Title Events. ACFI accepts proposals and expressions of interest for the running of chess events that award state titles for Arizona Every State Championship shall be 1) open to all players in the category, or 2) open to all players who advance from a designated qualifying tournament. Designated qualifying tournaments shall be open to all players in the category. Each State Championship event shall contribute $1.50 per player to ACFI unless the ACFI board has approved other arrangements. An organizer who presents an expression of interest or a proposal for the running of a state title event implies an agreement to follow ACFI Scholastic requirements and guidelines for the event. An organizer making an expression of interest or a proposal should do so with the understanding that the requirements for the event must be met. Site Requirements: The playing hall must allow for a minimum of 20 sq. ft. of usable space per player. This should include aisles for spectators with a maximum of 20 boards between aisles. These aisles should run the length or the playing hall (spectators viewing the games from these aisles would see the games from the side, not from behind the players). The playing hall must include adequate table space for the games, including room for clocks and scorekeeping-- a minimum of 2.5 linear feet per player. Plans must include a playing hall to accommodate the maximum number of expected players. (Arizona Scholastic State Chess Championships-- 750; Arizona Grade Championships-- 450) The site should have a large skittles area at least one-third the size of the playing hall. The skittles area should be in the immediate vicinity of the playing site, indoors, and easily accessible from the playing room. It is recommended that the skittles area(s) total at least 1/2 the size of the tournament hall. For large scholastic events, all areas where players and parents can congregate as well as total team room space will be taken into consideration when evaluating a site by the ACFI board. This includes: Lobby areas, outside areas, snack bars, actual skittles rooms and team rooms. Toilet facilities must be adequate. Scholastic events for large numbers of youngsters should have toilet facilities that are inspected, cleaned and maintained hourly. Restrooms for players only should be easily accessible to the playing room. The site must be handicapped accessible. Each State title event shall have a budget projection before the event and a corresponding financial report after the event. A budget will show expected costs and revenues and disclose who will receive any profits made or will absorb any losses. The entry fee shall be kept as economical as practical and set in accordance with the approved budget. . Each State Championship event shall contribute $1.50 per player to ACFI unless the ACFI board has approved other arrangements. Awards: See ACFI scholastic guidelines. STAFFING State title events must have a plan for adequate staffing. The staff includes the following: Chief TD: The Chief TD for all Arizona scholastics should be certified at the ÒSenior Tournament DirectorÓ level or above. Additionally, the chief TD must have strong experience in administering large scholastic events, especially those using computer pairing programs. The Chief TD must be acceptable to ACFI. Floor TDs: A minimum of two experienced floor TDs should be present in large tournament rooms and one floor TD in small tournament rooms at all times. Additionally, the following ratios of players to floor TDs should not be exceeded: grades 9-12 : 100/1; grades 7-8 : 75/1; grades 2-6 : 50/1; grades 1 and below 30/1. Computer Staff should have strong computer pairing program experience. Knowledge of computers and computer pairings is essential, as these TDs are expected to generate pairings, standings, team results, etc., round by round, as well as handling inevitable problems. Organizers interested in running Arizona title chess events should contact ACFI by notifying any Board member or sending an e-mail to azchess@cox.net	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3282
__label__wiki	0.621879	0.621879	viXra.org > Set Theory and Logic Set Theory and Logic 2010 - 1002(1) - 1003(8) - 1004(10) - 1005(2) - 1008(1) - 1010(2) 2014 - 1401(1) - 1405(4) - 1406(1) - 1407(1) - 1408(2) - 1409(4) - 1410(2) - 1411(4) - 1412(7) 2016 - 1601(2) - 1602(1) - 1603(1) - 1604(4) - 1605(13) - 1606(4) - 1607(4) - 1608(3) - 1611(4) - 1612(1) 2017 - 1701(3) - 1702(1) - 1703(3) - 1704(2) - 1705(2) - 1706(1) - 1707(1) - 1708(1) - 1709(2) - 1710(5) - 1711(15) - 1712(8) 2018 - 1801(3) - 1802(3) - 1803(4) - 1804(2) - 1805(19) - 1806(8) - 1807(22) - 1808(2) - 1809(2) - 1810(6) - 1811(12) - 1812(19) Refutation of Translation of Implicit Logic (Il) to Explicit Logic (El) Comments: 2 Pages. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only: info@cec-services dot com. See updated abstract at ersatz-systems.com. For translation of implicit logic to explicit logic, using intuitionistic and epistemic logic, seven equations are evaluated, with none tautologous. Two refute the recursive translation of “the intuitionistic truth definition into a syntactic recipe”; three refute “key features of intuitionistic logic in modal terms”; and one refutes “the recursion law after knowledge update [as] the basic dynamic equation of hard information” for public announcement logic (PAL). These form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Category: Set Theory and Logic A New Axiom in Set Theory Authors: James Edwin Rock Comments: 1 Page. This paper contains an explicit mapping of the real numbers in [0, 1] to the natural numbers. We define a new axiom in set theory. Any set all of whose elements can be named is a denumerable set. This sets up 1-1 correspondence between the real numbers in the closed interval [0, 1] and the natural numbers. Refutation of Hilbert's First Epsilon Theorem in Intuitionistic and Intermediate Logics From the universal quantifier shift of (∀xA(x)→B)→∃x(B→A(x)) as not tautologous, the intermediate logic L is refuted, refuting Hilbert’s first epsilon theorem and intuitionistic logic, and forming a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Interpretability Logics Of the non trivial logics for axioms as evaluated, none is tautologous. Hence the interpretability logic IL is refuted, and forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. The Real Numbers in the Closed Interval [0, 1] map to the Natural Numbers Comments: 2 Pages. The paper contains an explicit map of the reals in [0. 1] to the natural numbers. Defining the reals in [0, 1] as the limits of partial decimal sums, sets up a map to the natural numbers. A Diagonal Map of the Real Numbers in the Closed Interval [0, 1] to the Natural Numbers Comments: 1 Page. This paper contains an explicit map of the real numbers in [0, 1] to the natural numbers The terminating decimal fractions in the open interval (0, 1) are put in 1-1 correspondence with the set of positive integers. Defining the reals in [0, 1] as the limits of their partial decimal sums, sets up a diagonal map to the natural numbers. Refutation of the Axiom of Dependent Choices in Mice Comments: 1 Page. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only: info@cec-services dot com. See updated abstract at ersatz-systems.com. The axiom of dependent choices as ∀a∈X∃b∈XP(a, b) ⇒ ∃f: ω → X∀n P(f(n), f(n+1)) is not tautologous. What follows is that the axiom of determinacy is also not tautologous, hence relegating both axioms to a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Isabelle/HOL Eight of eleven equations are evaluated as not tautologous. This means the rewrite-engine or simplifier tool is not confirmed, the conjunction is not effectively defined by three rules, and other reasoning steps are not expressed similarly, hence refuting Isabelle/HOL. These anomalies form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Analytic Choice Principles: Axioms of Choice and Dependent Choice The axiom of Γ choice and axiom of Σ11-dependent choice are not tautologous. Therefore an open problem on the Weihrauch degree of parallelization of the Σ11-choice principle on the integers is not solved by using those axioms. These axioms form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Shorter Refutation of Gödel’s Completeness Theorem The completeness theorem rendered as (∀x.R(x,x))→(∀x∃y.R(x,y)) is not tautologous. The application of Isabelle/HOL to prove the same also is not tautologous, to invalidate that tool. These demonstrations form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Axiom of Infinity We evaluate the following. Two definitions of the axiom of infinity are both contradictory. Two definitions to extract natural numbers from the infinite are are not equivalent and not tautologous. Therefore the four definitions for the axiom of infinity are refuted. Therefore these form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Open-Universe Causal Reasoning The proposition and axiom as tested are not tautologous. This does not “validate an intuitive and familiar set of principles about subjunctive conditionals and the relation of causal influence”. This also does not support “an important class of implicit generative models that can plausibly be treated as genuine causal models” or “enable reasoning beyond the propositional level”. The conjecture of open-universe causal reasoning forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Curry-Howard Correspondence In the Curry-Howard correspondence, the identity and composition combinators are not tautologous. In fact, the examples result in equivalent truth table values. Further demonstrated is that the instances of Hilbert, lambda, and sequent fragments are also not tautologous with a recent paper rendered moot. These artifacts form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of a Weak Set Theory H that Proves Its Own Consistency For theory H, the axioms of extensionality and separation are not tautologous. The theorem to prove any instances of the scheme of ε-induction is also not tautologous. These conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Fixed-Point Property of Self-Proving for Predicate Modal Logics Recent Advances in the Modal Model Checker Meth8 and VŁ4 Universal Logic Comments: 30 Pages. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only: info@cec-services dot com. See updated abstract at ersatz-systems.com. We use the Meth8/VŁ4 modal logic model checker to evaluate 562 artifacts in 3004 assertions to refute 2471 as non tautologous (82.3%). This is the abstract, table of results, and table of contents. The current document in 925-pages includes availability of Meth8/VŁ4 and is available on request from info@ersatz-systems.com. Confirmation of VŁ4 as Sound Logic VŁ4 is defined as a bivalent classical logic that maps tautology correctly and hence is sound. Because paraconsistent, non bivalent, vector logics cannot map non tautology correctly, they are defined as non tautologous fragments of VŁ4 as a universal logic. Refutation of Scott’s Existence Axiom in Sheaf Theory In two non-tautologous equations we refute Scott’s existence axiom in sheaf theory. Therefore it does not follow that automating free logic is supported by using “modern proof assistants and theorem provers for classical higher-order logic”, such as the showcased tools Isabelle/HOL, Sledgehammer, and Nitpik. These conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Boone-Rogers Theorem The Boone-Rogers theorem states that the uniform word problem for the class of all finitely presented groups with solvable word problem is unsolvable. We show that is not tautologous. We further show that a universal, solvable word problem group is tautologous. The former forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. An Explicit Mapping of the Real Numbers to the Set of Natural Numbers By showing that Cantor’s diagonal technique that lists the real numbers does not even work to show the proper cardinality of the rational numbers, we refute his proof technique. To explicitly reference them the real numbers are represented as the limit of partial decimal sums. We show that the real numbers are a denumerable set. We create a new (Level Set Theory), where all infinite sets have the same cardinality as the set of natural numbers. Refutation of Hamkins’ Theorem Hamkins’ theorem claims “every countable model … of set theory embeds into its own constructible universe … x∈y ↔ j(x)∈j(y)”, which is not tautologous, forming a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Keisler’s Ultraproduct Construction The ultraproduct construction of Keisler is based on definitions for proper filter in six equations and for ultrafilter in two equations. The definitions are not tautologous. This refutes the ultraproduct construction as “a uniform method of building models of first order theories which has applications in many areas of mathematics.” Claims by other writers to extend Keisler’s construction similarly fail, to form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of First-Order Proofs Without Syntax Proof examples (3) in the introduction, modal combinatorial proofs (1), and rules in Gentzen’s classical sequent calculus (3) are not tautologous. This refutes the conjecture and approach of first-order proofs without syntax, to form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. The Existence of Equilibrium States in Dynamic Systems with Attractive Interaction Authors: Elizabeth Lemeshko Comments: 4 Pages. Text in Ukrainian. Mohyla Mathematical Journal, Vol 1 (2018) http://mmj.ukma.edu.ua/article/view/152602 Nowadays, science is characterized by needs of the study of various complex processes and phenomena’s. Today’s research of complex and dynamical systems is one of the most advanced ways of research and evolution of the modern world. Models of biology and ecology, physical models, various economic and social models are typical examples of dynamic systems. The concept of an interactive complex system in modern science is a main tool for construction of mathematical models for solving modern civilization problems and development. The dynamical systems approach to conflict is relatively new, but it has beginning in different research fields. Theory of dynamic systems helps us to understand the experiments, build the mathematical model of iterations and examine behavior and relations between opponents, like distribution of resources and territory, population growing etc. This is a challenging problem of finding and achieving a compromise state for opponents on a common territory has different options to define the task and to choose conflict interaction. In 2016, the monograph by V. Koshmanenko where was introduced new approach for dynamic system of conflict that based on interactions of the opponents in the form probability distribution in the disputed area was published. In particular, presented the concept of a complex dynamic system with attractive interaction. The relevance of this research is improving new dynamical system and researching for a new application of abstract models in everyday life. In this paper briefly fundamentals of the theory of dynamical systems described and the theorem on the existence of a equilibrium state in a the new, perspective for research, dynamical system with attractive interaction in terms of probability distributions (measures) and their densities, formulated and proved. Refutation of Unification Nets (Canonical Proof Net Quantifiers) Using the drinker’s paradox, as rendered in two equations, we evaluate the unification net, in two equations, as not tautologous. To extend the unification net to additives is similarly defective, forming a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. We also supply analysis of Smullyan’s drinking principle. Refutation of Computer-Simulation Model Theory Computer simulation model theory (CSMT), as a substituted extension of mathematical model theory (MMT), is a conjecture that: for a formula φ, construct a computer simulation model S such that 1- φ does not hold in S, and 2- the reasoner I (human being, the one who lives inside the reality) cannot distinguish S from the reality (R), then I cannot prove φ in reality. The conjecture is not tautologous. While we show elsewhere that P=NP is not tautologous (via refutation of the Schaefer theorem), the unprovability of P=NP does not follow from this CSMT approach. This conjecture forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Program Verification by Reduction The formula for program verification by reduction is not tautologous, thereby refuting such an approach and forming a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Kripke Frames from Incompleteness of BAO’s with ◊⊥=⊥ Because Kripke frames require ◊⊥=⊥, not tautologous, they are refuted. What follows is BAOs so defined are also refuted (which we respectively demonstrate elsewhere), namely: Jónsson-Tarski, Lemmon-Scott; Fine-Thomason, van Benthem, Boolos-Sambin, and Lindenbaum-Tarski. These results also make the Blok dichotomy suspicious. Therefore these conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Formalization of Axiom of Choice and Equivalent Theorems Using the Coq Tool We evaluate two definitions for maximum and minimal set membership, for the nesting of sets, and the equivalence relations of axiom of choice, Tukey’s lemma, Hausdorff maximal principle, maximal principle, Zermelo’s postulate, Zorn’s lemma, well-ordering theorem. None is tautologous, refuting the claims. The authors conclude: “The whole process of formal proof demonstrates that the Coq-based machine proving of mathematics theorem is highly reliable and rigorous. The formal work of this paper is enough for most applications, especially in set theory, topology and algebra.” We refute those assertions based on the non-bivalent performance of the Coq proof assistant. Therefore, these formalizations and methodology render a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Free Choice Permission (FCP) in Deontic Logic The formula for free choice permission (FCP) in deontic logic as P(p\/q)→(Pp/\Pq) (FCP) is not tautologous, not a paradox, and hence not applicable in Hilbert-style classical deontic logic as a guarded version. Therefore FCP forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Visualizing the Distributions and Isosurfaces of Some Standard and Non-Standard Quaternion Fractal Sets Authors: Shawn Halayka The length, displacement, and magnitude distributions and isosurfaces related to the trajectories of the points in a quaternion fractal set are visualized. Refutation of Π1− of Self-Verifying Axioms for Grounding Functions and Relation Predicates We evaluate Π1− self-verifying axioms defining the grounding functions and the relation predicates as not tautologous. This refutes the approach for weak axiom systems to use subtraction and division primitives, rather than addition and multiplication, to encode formally theorems of arithmetic. Therefore the conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Bob Boyer’s Paradox Bob Boyer’s paradox is as follows. “A question: It is generally granted that 'p implies p', which is to say, 'if p, then p'. So what about this claim: 'If any number is prime, then any number is prime'?” We find the sentences are unrelated. We then rewrite the second sentence as: “If at least one number is prime, then at least one number is prime”; or as “If at least one number is prime, then possibly all numbers are prime”. Both are trivial tautologies, meaning neither is a contraction or paradox, and therefore forming a tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Comorphism of Sites The complex equation evaluated is not tautologous, hence refuting the conjecture of comorphism of sites as a functor with a covering lifting property. What follows is that the following are also refuted: surjections, inclusions, localic morphisms, hyperconnected morphisms, and equivalences of toposes. This further relegates category theory of Grothendieck to a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Confirmation of Perez’ Definition of the Conceivable Statement Of the 16 equations evaluated, 15 are not tautologous. Elsewhere we correctly proved and confirmed most of the conjectures of the author such as refutations of ZFC, Cantor, and Gödel. The definition of a conceivable statement is confirmed as a theorem, with the other equations forming a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. The Continued Fractions and the Real Numbers Authors: Antoine Balan Comments: 1 page, written in english We give a new definition of the real numbers by mean of the continued fractions. Refutation of Predicative Collapse and Arithmetical Comprehension The four equations evaluated are not tautologous, hence refuting predicative collapsing principles such as arithmetical comprehension. Therefore these form a tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Hol/isabelle Rejection of E.j. Lowe’s Modal Ontological Argument Of 20 equations evaluated, 16 are not tautologous. This effectively refutes Lowe’s proof, as rendered by the authors. This also invalidates the authors’ rejection of Lowe’s proof due to incompleteness (six of Lowe’s conclusions are dismissed without evaluation) and due to an interactive, trial by error approach to reconstruct Lowe. Therefore an ideal showcase for the computer-assisted interpretive method using HOL/Isabelle failed. These results form another non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Axiomatic Translation Principle for Modal Logic Via Resolution Decision Procedure The basis of the axiomatic translation principle is that “no resolution decision procedures are known for decidable first-order logic fragments relevant to modal logics that include the formula ∀xyz(R(x,y)∧R(x,z)→R(y,z)) to express the Euclideanness of a relation R”. We prove a decision procedure for that equation, and hence refute the axiomatic translation principle on which the conjecture is based. Therefore, the axiomatic translation principle is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Rejection of the Quantified Modal Logic Theorem Proving (QMLTP) Library We evaluate five equations from the quantified modal logic theorem proving (QMLTP) library. None is tautologous for the status of the claimed conjecture, rejecting the approach and library. Other objections include: clarity such as not all problems are in English descriptions; skewed coverage such as about 50% the equations are assumed for Gödel’s embedding; and usability such as the utility tool, to translate QMLTP scripts for pre-selected provers, in Prolog source code which is not compiled into executables for major hardware/OS platforms. Based on these results, the QMLTP approach and library forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Inquisitive Modal Logic Via Flatness Grade We evaluate two seminal definitions for flatness grade with neither tautologous. This refutes inquisitive modal logic and relegates it to a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Category Theory by Lattice Identity, and Graph-Theoretic / Set-of-Blocks in Partitions We evaluate a definition and two models of a method in graph theory to define any Boolean operation. The definition is not tautologous, refuting that only partition tautologies using only the lattice operations correspond to general lattice-theoretic identities. Defined models of graph-theoretic and set-of-blocks do not produce a common edge, but rather show the graph-theoretic definition implies the set-of-blocks definition. This refutes the graph-theoretic model as defining any Boolean operation on lattice partitions of category theory. What follows is that general lattice theory is also refuted via partitions. Therefore the conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. The Proof is in the Pudding: an Outline of New Proof of the Existence of God Authors: Victor Christianto, Robert Neil Boyd Comments: 6 Pages. This paper has been submitted to a journal. Comments are welcome Starting with a review of few known arguments to prove the existence of God, we discuss our argument i.e. Nature's order, Pascal's void and Arrow of Time as Neutrosophic triadic to prove the existence of God. The most convincing one is what we call : the proof is in the pudding, i.e. how direct experience with God is the only way to fill everyone's inner void (cf. Pascal). To write shortly, our spiritual inner void can be filled by direct experience with God. This is what we suggest: the proof is in the pudding. Понятие множества и его элементов Authors: Анатолий Вайчунас Comments: 2 Pages. in Russian. Только e-meil диалог = onli e-meil dialogue Понятие множества и его элементов полагается, в теории множеств, интуитивно известным и неопределяемо исходным. Однако, оно является обобщаемым на основе таких понятий как многообразие и разнообразие математических предметов. Mapping the Real Numbers to the Set of Natural Numbers The terminating decimal fractions in the open interval (0, 1) are put in one to one correspondence with the set of positive integers. This shows that attempting to map the set of real numbers to the natural numbers by listing them as infinite decimal fractions is futile. The real numbers in the closed interval [0, 1] are represented as the limit of partial decimal sums. We create a new version of set theory (Level Set Theory) in which the set of real numbers has the same cardinality as the set of natural numbers. It sets up a one to one mapping between the real numbers and the set of natural numbers. Refutation of Two Variants of Noncontingency Operator Four axiomatizations of extensions of L(dot-box) over special frames are not tautologous. Those for symmetry and qe&pe are different, but the respective, second-order renditions are equivalent. This refutes the two variants of noncontingency operator. Therefore the conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Templates for Converting Counterexamples to Necessitarianism and Into Internalism Five equations of counter-examples for two conjectures are not tautologous. Hence use of templates for metaphysical grounding is refuted in contingentism, externalism, internalism, and necessitarianism. These conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Linear Temporal Logic (LTL) We evaluate two composite modal atoms which turn out to be reductions into single modal operators. This refutes the notion that “new temporal modalities are obtained” and forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Temporal Logic Via Instant and Interval/period-Based Models of Time The basic properties in seven equations are not tautologous. This refutes temporal logic via instant- and interval/period-based models of time and forms it as a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. The Logical Content of Inequalities Authors: Ilija Barukčić Comments: 28 pages. Copyright © 2019 by Ilija Barukčić, Jever, Germany. All rights reserved. Published by: Objective. From a theoretical point of view, the demarcation between science and (fantastical) pseudoscience is in necessary for both practical and theoretical reasons. One specific nature of pseudoscience in relation to science and other categories of human reasoning is the resistance to the facts. Methods. Several methods are analyzed which may be of use to prevent that belief is masqueraded genuinely as scientific knowledge. Results. Modus ponens, modus tollens and modus conversus are reanalyzed. Modus sine, logically equivalent to modus ponens is developed. Modus inversus and modus juris are described in detail. Conclusions. In our striving for knowledge, there is still much more scientific work to be done on the demarcation between science and pseudoscience. Keywords: non strict inequality, quantum mechanics, science, pseudoscience Refutation of Self-Referential Sentences and Provability: Antimony of the Liar The seven definitions evaluated are not tautologous. The first four equations refute the author’s abstract that “a sentence cannot be denominated by p and written as p is not true”. The next three refute that “in a system in which q denominates the sentence q is not provable it is not provable that q is true and not provable”. The net result is refutation of the liar’s antimony as a paradox (contradiction) and concludes that self-referential sentences are in fact provable as not tautologous. These findings provide a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Availability of Meth8/VŁ4 Manifest of files distributed in current release 2019 June 4 ver 10 (2019.06.04.10) Refutation of Conditional Necessitarianism The seminal definition of conditional necessitarianism is not tautologous. The spin-off is to deny the following five conjectures, so based thereon: Truthmaker-dependence (TD); Truthbearer-requirement (TB); Aboutness-requirement (AC); and versions of tf named deflationary and inflationary. Therefore these six conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Predicatively Unprovable Termination of the Ackermannian Goodstein Process We evaluate the Goodstein theorem which is not tautologous. This refutes such follow-on as the Ackermanian Goodstein process and conjecture of its predicatively unprovable termination. Therefore that segment is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Cabannas Conjecture of Objectivity We evaluate the 13 atomic equations, with none tautologous. This refutes the Cabannas conjecture of objectivity, forming a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. The Rebuttal of Colin James III's Refutation of Vidamor Cabannas’ Theory of Objectivity Authors: Vidamor Cabannas Comments: 11 Pages. More information and comments on Theory of Objectivity and Author Vidamor Cabannas can be found at www.theoryofobjectivity.com I analyzed the refutation of the Theory of Objectivity performed by Colin James III in vixra.org/abs/1904.0549 and verified that the applied method as well as the values found were correct. However, there is an error in the conclusion, as it refutes the Theory of Objectivity instead of confirming it. The values found in Colin James III's refutation confirm the exact findings of the Theory of Objectivity. Therefore, as the values that were found confirm those presented by the theory, these values are a confirmation and not a refutation of the theory. In other words, the equation N + 1 = n – 1 is tautological, confirming the existence of a geometric entity that occurred before the onset of the universe, which the Theory of Objectivity calls Nothing. However, Nothing is a geometric entity incompatible with the existence of the universe, which forms a contradiction with non-tautological values at the atomic level. This is because in the era of Nothing, there is no space nor any other element other than the geometrical point known as Nothing. There is no reference. This geometric Nothing does not signify absolute zero and has an informative value. The Theory of Objectivity uses a logical and geometric model to demonstrate how the spherical point called Nothing transformed itself into universal space. Thus, it proves that absolute Nothing does not exist. Refutation of the Gödel-Mckinsey-Tarski Translation of Intuitionistic Logic (Ipc) We evaluate the Gödel–McKinsey–Tarski [GMT] translation of IPC “by reduction from intuitionistic logic (IPC) using a series of translations”. The equation is not tautologous. This refutes GMT, the method approach using a series of translations, and IPC itself which form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Shevenyonov Extension Nary Antropic to Propositional Logic Out of 18 equations evaluated, two were trivial theorems, and 16 were not tautologous. This refutes the Shevenyonov extension nary antropic to propositional logic and relegates it to a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of BF Calculus (And Square Root of Negation) Abstract: We evaluate the eight defining equations of the Spencer-Brown system. None is tautologous. This refutes the subsequent primary arithmetic renamed as BF calculus. We previously refuted the Dunn-Belnap 4-valued bilattice as not bivalent and thus non tautologous, so to draw in refinements and extensions by others and apply BF to it compounds the mistakes. Further producing a square root operation on negative 1 is also not tautologous. Spencer-Brown and BF systems subsequently form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Schaefer Theorem for the P, NP Problem (Undecided) We evaluate the Schaefer theorem for the P, NP problem by two examples for Graph-SAT(Ψ ). Neither example is tautologous; while claimed to be different, they result in the same truth table values. (The injection of NP-intermediate does not describe our result.) This refutes NP-complete (and P, NP, NP-hard). We also evaluate the P, NP problem as based on P≤NP with the same result. Therefore P, NP, NP-complete, NP-hard, NP-intermediate form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Representation of Processive Functions in Robinson Arithmetic ? Authors: Hannes Hutzelmeyer In connection with his so-called incompleteness theorem Gödel discovered the beta-function. The beta-function theorem is important for the representation of recursive functions in the concrete calcule ALPHA of Robinson arithmetic. The other features are composition and minimization of primitive recursive functions. Recursive functions are no part of Robinson arithmetic, but they are representable by certain formulae. The author has developed an approach to logics that comprises, but goes beyond predicate logic. The FUME method contains two tiers of precise languages: object-language Funcish and metalanguage Mencish. It allows for a very wide application in mathematics from recursion theory and axiomatic set theory with first-order logic, to higher-order logic theory of real numbers and so on. The concrete calcule LAMBDA of a natural number arithmetic with first-order logic has been defined by the author. It includes straight recursion and composition of functions, it contains a wide range of so-called compinitive functions, with processive functions far beyond primitive recursive functions. They include e.g. Ackermann's function and similar constructions. All recursive functions (that are obtained by minimization too) can be represented in LAMBDA . As long as there is no proof that all processive functions are minimitive recursive (recursive but not primitive recursive) one has the problem of representing them in concrete calcule ALPHA of Robinson arithmetic. As long as the challenge of such a proof is not met there is the conjecture that there are calculative functions that are not representable in Robinson arithmetic. An abstract calcule alphakappa of Robinson-Crusoe arithmetic shows that there exists an even weaker adequate arithmetic than Robinson's. Refutation of Modal Logics that Bound the Circumference of Transitive Frames We evaluate six seminal equations, none of which is tautologous. (The author mistakenly labels the Löb axiom as a “fact” as proved by another author.) Therefore modal logics bounding the circumference of transitive frames is refuted and becomes another non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Keisler Measure in Nip Theory In NIP theory, the Keisler measure as φ(x)↦μ(φ(x) ∩X)/μ(X)) is not tautologous, relegating it to a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Church’s Thesis as a Consistency Property to Fulfill the Minimalist Foundation Church’s thesis (CT) is not tautologous as an essential consistency property to fulfill the requirement of the intensional level of a constructive foundation proposed of the minimalist foundation (MF) for constructive mathematics. Therefore, this relegates CT and MF to a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Lusin’s Separation Theorem “In descriptive set theory and mathematical logic, Lusin's separation theorem states that if A and B are disjoint analytic subsets of Polish space, then there is a Borel set C in the space such that A ⊆ C and B ∩ C = ∅.” We evaluate two renditions of that equation, both non tautologous, refuting it. Therefore, the separation theorem of Lusin forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Gobbay’s Separation Theorem The separation theorem of Gobbay takes eight basic cases and four cases for disjunction. None is tautologous. In fact, three groups of the basic cases share unique truth table result values, and one group of the disjunctive cases shares the same truth table result values. This refutes the theorem and adds it as another non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of a 'concrete' Rauszer Boolean Algebra Generated by a Preorder From the 11 equations tested, we refute 13 artifacts: 1. a condition for "an existential quantifier ∃ … on a Boolean algebra"; 2. "a quantifier ∃ as closure operator on B, for which every open element is closed"; 3. the interior operator on abstract topological Boolean algebra; 4. the kernel of a homomorphism from a Heyting algebra into another as a filter; 5. deductive systems and filters as equivalent; 6. the atomic definition of p ≤ ∃p in Halmos algebra; 7. a ‘concrete’ Rauszer Boolean algebra; 8. two conditions for the definition of a filter (and Heyting algebra using the filter); 9. a De Morgan algebra as a Kleene algebra; 10. equivalences of symmetrical Heyting algebras; 11. equivalences in Heyting algebras; 12. intuitionistic implication of intuitionistic logic; and 13. a theorem and a proposition of Nelson algebras. As a result, the following seven areas are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4: 1. Topological Boolean algebra; 2. Heyting algebra; 3. Intuitionistic logic; 4. Halmos algebra; 5. Rauszer algebra; 6. Kleene algebra; and 7. Nelson algebra. Refutation of Presburger Arithmetic Via Axiom 2 In Presburger arithmetic, Axiom 2 as x+1 = y+1 → x=y is not tautologous. Therefore Presburger arithmetic is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Bourbaki’s Fixed Point Theorem and the Axiom of Choice We evaluate Moroianu’s and the Tarski-Bourbaki fixed point theorem and axiom of choice (AC). Two versions of the theorem and then seven theorems and corollary which follow are also not tautologous. Therefore these conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Bounded and Σ1 Formulas in pa A fundamental proposition for bounded and Σ1 formulas in PA is not tautologous. While the author states that the informal notes are full of errors, this fundamental mistake causes the entire section about Rosser’s form of Gödel’s theorems to collapse. Therefore the proposition is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Logically-Consistent Hypothesis Testing and the Hexagon of Oppositions Definitions for ◻H and ¬ ◊H are supposed to be equivalent for a classical mapping of agnostic hypothesis tests. While each definition reduces to a theorem in the conjecture, they are not tautologous. This refutes that agnostic hypothesis tests are proved to be logically consistent. Hence the characterization of credal modalities in agnostic hypothesis tests cannot be mapped to the hexagon of oppositions to explain the logical relations between these modalities. Therefore the 11 definitions tested form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Reversing the Counterfactual Analysis of Causation The seminal formula of C causes E iff (~C □→ ~E) is not tautologous, that is, it is not a theorem, from which the conjecture is derived. Hence reversing the counterfactual analysis of causation is refuted. Therefore the conjecture forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Condition/decision Duality and the Internal Logic of Extensive Restriction Categories The equations for condition/decision duality are not tautologous, hence refuting what follows as internal logic of extensive restriction categories. These conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation that Strawson’s Presupposition is Different from Russell’s Entailment Strawson’s presupposition and Russell’s entailment are of the same form, equivalent, and hence not different. These conjectures form a tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Replacing Classical Logic with Free Logic We evaluated 12 equations for the assertions with none tautologous. Therefore this conjecture is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Rooted Hypersequent Calculus for Modal Logic S5 We evaluate two example equations as not tautologous, thereby refuting the rooted hypersequent calculus for modal propositional logic S5. The sequent calculus forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Proposal of Replacing Classical Logic with Free Logic for Reasoning with Non-Referring Names in Ordinary Discourse Authors: Bornali Paul Reasoning carried out in ordinary language, can not avoid using non-referring names if occasion arises. Semantics of classical logic does not fit well for dealing with sentences with non-referring names of the language. The principle of bivalence does not allow any third truth-value, it does not allow truth-value gap also. The outcome is an ad hoc stipulation that no names should be referentless. The aim of this paper is to evaluate how far free logic with supervaluational semantics is appropriate for dealing with the problems of non-referring names used in sentences of ordinary language, at the cost of validity of some of the classical logical theses/ principles. Refutation of Tarski’s Geometric Axioms and Betweenness Of 13 equations evaluated, five are tautologous and eight are non tautologous. This refutes Tarski’s geometric axioms and betweenness which form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Counterpart Theory Via Modal Logic Of seven examples for counterpart theory, none is tautologous. In fact, a translation is not tautologous in the counterpart model or in QMT, but rather shares the same truth table result. Two definitions of intensionality are also not tautologous and hence refuted. Therefore counterpart theory forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Programming Primitive Recursive Functions and Beyond Comments: 17 Pages. The details given here relate to document viXra: 1905.0221 In addition to the publication 'The Snark, a counterexample for Church's thesis?' examples and details are offered in the form of two appendices C6 and C7 that allow for better understanding of the general method and the particular problem related to Church's thesis. The author has developed an approach to logics that comprises, but also goes beyond predicate logic. The FUME method contains two tiers of precise languages: object-language Funcish and metalanguage Mencish. It allows for a very wide application in mathematics from recursion theory and axiomatic set theory with first-order logic, to higher-order logic theory of real numbers etc. The most usual approach to calculative (effectively calculable) functions is done by register machines or similar storage-based computers like the Abacus or Turing machines. Another usual approach to computable functions is to start with primitive recursive functions. However, one has to find a way to put this into a form that does not rely on a pre-knowledge about functions and higher logic. The concrete calcule LAMBDA of decimal pinitive arithmetic allows for such an access. It is based on a machine that is completely different from the storage-based machines: the PINITOR does not use storages but rather many microprocessors, one for each appearance of a command in the code of primitive recursive functior. the codes are decimal numbers, called pinons , where only the characters 0 1 2 8 9 appear. There are four kind of commands only: 0 nullification, 1 succession, 2 straight recursion and 8 composition. The PINITOR is a calculator which means that there is no halting problem. Computers have halting problems, per defintion calculators do not. Appendix C6 gives the programming of the codes of most of the usual primitive function and goes even farther, e.g. it introduces generator technique that allows for the straight-forward calculation of so-called processive function, that are not primitive recursive. The most famous examples of Ackermann and other hyperexponential functions are programmed. Appendix C7 turns to the Boojum-function and the Snark-function that have been introduced as calculative functions in the above publication in connection with Church's thesis. A list is provided that gives the lowest values for these functions and gives some more insight into these functions. Refutation of Forcing to Change Large Cardinal Strength The seminal theorem of the dissertation states a cardinal is greatly inaccessible if and only if it is Mahlo. Three non trivial equations of the proof are not tautologous, thereby refuting theorems derived therefrom. These conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. A Methodology for Urban Sustainability Indicator Design Authors: Ricardo Alvira In recent times we have witnessed proliferation of indicators and models for measuring sustainability. This reveals the lack of common and shared scientific paradigm/common framework from which to confront the issue of quantitatively assessing the sustainability of our society. With the aim of moving forward the definition of such common framework, in this article we explain an easy formal methodology for designing urban sustainability indicators based on Fuzzy Logic / Fuzzy Sets Theory. The interest of this methodology is threefold: Firstly, formal procedures enable easier testing, a most fundamental issue forgotten in many current proposals of sustainability indicators. Secondly, a formal procedure is easily understandable and can become a common language allowing shared use of the indicators and facilitating their continuous improvement. And thirdly, fuzzy logic is widely used in computing and artificial intelligence, thus facilitating the progressive automation of our sustainability monitoring models. To help understand the procedure, the design of two indicators is reviewed. Refutation of Jaccard Index The definition of the Jaccard index is not tautologous, hence refuting it with derivations and forming a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. The Snark, a Counterexample for Church's Thesis ? In 1936 Alonzo Church put forward his thesis that recursive functions comprise all effectively calculative functions. Whereas recursive functions are precisely defined, effectively calculative functions cannot be defined with a rigor that is requested by mathematicians. There has been a considerable amount of talking about the plausibility of Church's thesis, however, this is not relevant for a strict mathematical analysis. The only way to end the discussion is obtained by a counterexample. The author has developed an approach to logics that comprises, but goes beyond predicate logic. The FUME method contains two tiers of precise languages: object-language Funcish and metalanguage Mencish. It allows for a very wide application in mathematics from recursion theory and axiomatic set theory with first-order logic, to higher-order logic theory of real numbers and so on. The concrete calcule LAMBDA of natural number arithmetic with first-order logic has been defined by the author. It includes straight recursion and composition of functions, it contains a wide range of so-called compinitive functions, with processive functions far beyond primitive recursive functions. All recursive functions can be represented in LAMBDA too. The unary Snark-function is defined by a diagonalization procedure such that it can be calculated in a finite number of steps. However, this calculative function transcends the compinitive functions and presumably the recursive functions. The defenders of Church's thesis are challenged to show that the Snark-function is recursive. Another challenge asks for an example of a recursive function that cannot be expressed as a compinitive function, i.e. without minimization. Refutation of Intutionistic Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory (Izf), de Jongh’s Theorem, and CZF We evaluate the nine axioms for intutionistic Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory (IZF). None is tautologous. This refutes IZF and its use in blended models and denies De Jongh’s classical theorem and similar results for constructive ZF (CZF). These segments form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Reverse Mathematics and Nets We evaluate four definitions for reverse mathematics (3) and nets (1). None is tautologous. This refutes reverse mathematics and nets. Therefore these definitions form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Barwise Compactness Theorem Via Sublanguage la A definition with variant to establish a sublanguage in support of the Barwise compactness theorem is not tautologous. By extension the theorem is also refuted. These conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Confirmation of VŁ4 as Complete Logic VŁ4 is defined as a bivalent classical logic that maps quantifiers to modalities as a tautology making VŁ4 complete. Paraconsistent, non bivalent, vector logics are defined as non tautologous fragments of VŁ4 as a universal logic. The Thot-Queen Paradox Authors: Analytic Birb The apparent contradiction of the status of women as both thots and queens, as expressed by the sentences ‘if she breathes, she’s a thot’ and ‘all women are queens’ is examined. The problem is formalized using the law of the excluded middle and a counterexample to the assertion is provided. The implications of the lack of a paradox are discussed. Refutation of Pascal’s Wager The antecedent and consequent of the thought experiment of Pascal’s wager are not tautologous. However, to determine gain by one wager or the other is tautologous. This refutes the conjecture of Pascal’s wager as ultimately not allowing reason to determine faith. In other words, the “existence of God is possible to prove by human reason”. What follows furthermore is that the existence of God is more profitable from this thought experiment. Therefore the conjecture forms a tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of a Fast Algorithm for Network Forecasting Time Series from Definition of Visibility Graph Comments: 1 Page. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only: info@cec-services dot com. See updated abstract at ersatz-systems.com. (We warn troll Mikko at Disqus to read the article four times before hormonal typing.) We evaluate a definition of the visibility graph as not tautologous to deny a fast algorithm for forecasting time series. Hence the conjecture of a forecasting algorithm is denied. This forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. However, we resuscitate the conjecture using the Kanban cell neuron network (KCNN), a linear step-wise function, for the desired conjecture without injected data. True Logick Authors: H. Trismegistus True Logick is Neohermetic Pythagoreanism for the modern era. Refutation of Provability Logic GL and Japaridze’s Derived Polymodal (GLP) Comments: 3 Pages. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only: info@cec-services dot com. See updated abstract at ersatz-systems.com. (We warn troll Mikko at Disqus to read the article four times before hormonal typing.) We evaluate eight equations for provability logic (GL) and the derived polymodal logic of Japaridze (GLB, GLP). None is tautologous, hence refuting provability logic. These form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Non Sahlqvist Formulas by Three Counter Examples We evaluate three equations as examples of non Sahlqvist formulas. None is tautologous. What follows is that Fine’s theorem and monotonic modal logic are refuted. Therefore those conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Isabelle / H O L Prover Assistant A meta-rule for structural induction in the prover assistant Isabelle/HOL is not tautologous. This refutes the assistant and denies it can effect a cross-fertilization of computer science and metaphysics. Therefore Isabelle/HOL is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Language of Sets for Model Theory = Universal Algebra + Mathematical Logic A first order language of sets is proposed, but the first example A⊂B iff (x∈A then x∈B) is not tautologous. This refutes the conjecture of model theory = universal algebra + mathematical logic, which forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem We evaluate two versions of Arrow’s impossibility theorem with disjunctive or conjunctive results. Both as rendered are not tautologous. This means Arrow’s framework is refuted, hence coloring the conjecture of Arrow’s theorem before pivotal voters or dictators can be derived. Therefore Arrow’s impossibility theorem forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Overlap Algebras Constructively to Prove Complete Boolean Algebras We evaluate four equations which are not tautologous, but in fact produce the equivalent logic table values result. This means that the stated problem of applying singletons to the powerset is equivalent to proving singletons are atoms and that every subset satisfying a singleton is also an atom. Hence, overlap algebras do not constructively prove complete Boolean algebras. Therefore that conjecture for intuitionistic logic forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Cabannas Theory of Objectivity We evaluate equations about adding or subtracting something from nothing. The duals as a disjunction are tautologous. However that disjunction is not itself equivalent to nothing. This refutes the Cabannas theory of objectivity at its atomic level, forming a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Remainder Sets for Paraconsistent Revisions Two definitions for expansion, remainder, and selection of K functions are not tautologous. Two definitions implication and paraconsistent/weak negation operators are not tautologous. These refute remainder sets and paraconsistent valuations of logic mbC, an extension of CPL+. Therefore these conjectures are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Collection Theory as the Set of Universal Closure of Sentences We evaluate collection theory as the set of universal closure of sentences in a schema equation. It is not tautologous. This refutes Collection as the conjectured schema. Therefore collection theory is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Ishihara’s Tricks and (Seemingly) Impossible Theorems in Constructive Mathematics The precise definition of LPO and Ishihara’s tricks as rendered in four equations are not tautologous. This refutes LPO and Ishihara’s tricks. What follows is that (seemingly) impossible theorems in constructive mathematics are denied as theorems. Therefore those conjectures are non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Ordinal Notation Via Simultaneous Definition We evaluate five definitions as not tautologous. This refutes the conjecture that inductive-recursive definitions can give rise to ordinal notation systems that uniquely represent ordinals. Hence the definitions and conjecture are non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Riemann's Hypothesis (The Millenium's Problem) Authors: Louiz Akram This is a better scan of my work about riemann's hypothesis , I proved that there are no zeros when Re(s)<1 . I didn't suppose that zeta is convergent , but I supposed that the zero is among the images with the relation zeta of a known s=a+ib since zeta is a relation when it doesn't converge. There is an issue when we try to find an extension for Riemann's zêta : The complex form multiplied to zêta should never be null , because that form should also devide zêta to deduce the extension. The mistake is to multiply by a complex form then devide by only an image by it. There is also the logical problem when zêta which is divergent equals a convergent extension. I think that suppositions should be made before trying to find an extension to Zeta. Refutation of Domain Theory and the Scott Model of Language PCF in Univalent Type Theory The definitions of directed, complete posets for antisymmetry and transitivity are not tautologous, thereby refuting basic domain theory. By extension, the Scott model of language PCF in univalent type theory is also refuted and another non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Strong Jump Inversion and Decidable Copy of a Saturated Model of DCF0 From the paper’s abstract, the definition of strong jump inversion is not tautologous, hence strong jump inversion is refuted. A computable enumeration of the types realized in models of DCF0 is also refuted. The alleged fact that the saturated model of DCF0 has a decidable copy is denied. Therefore these conjectures form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Type Theory We evaluate the subset equations for the basis of type theory. They are not tautologous. Therefore the basis of type theory is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of logic first order team (FOT) We evaluate a definition equation as not tautologous, hence refuting first order team (FOT) logics. Therefore FOT is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Huemer’s Confirmation Theory Huemer proposed a confirmation theory to solve the problem of induction. In lieu of the excess of content from Popper and Miller, the proposed replacement is also not tautologous, so we correct it for the intended use. That applied to the subsequent proposal in three parts shows one part is not tautologous, hence denying the proposal. Therefore Huemer’s confirmation theory is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Parikh’s Axiomatization of Game Logic G and Completeness of Logic System Par Three equations of Parikh’s axiomatization of game logic G are not tautologous. Hence, the extended logic system Par is refuted, and Parikh’s completeness conjecture is also refuted. Therefore these artifacts are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Confirmation of the Collapse of the Buss Hierarchy of Bounded Arithmetics Two seminal rules of inference evaluated as not tautologous. This means the following are also refuted: Buss’s hierarchy of bounded arithmetics does not entirely collapse; Takeuti’s argument implies P ≠ NP; and systems PV and PV−. What follows is that separation of bounded arithmetic using a consistency statement is not viable. Therefore the above are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Confirmation that Impossible Worlds Mean Nothing is Necessary there But Everything is Possible. We confirm the definition that impossible worlds mean “nothing is necessary there but everything is possible”. The truth axiom as given is not tautologous, but rather the logical value of truthity. The rules of extensionality and monotonicity as given are not tautologous. When the definition of impossible worlds is combined with monotonicity + T + 4 that conjecture is also tautologous. Therefore the failed equations are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Ramsey’s Theorem Via Pythagorean Triple of Integers We evaluate the lemma proffered to prove Ramsey’s theorem, and the strengthened lemma in a note. Neither are tautologous. We evaluate the proof of Pythagorean triple of integers as colored. It also is not tautologous. In fact, the coloring or non-coloring produces a logically equivalent result, meaning the Ramsey theorem is neither a tautology nor a contradiction. This implies “the inductive hypothesis” is suspicious. What follows is that the HOL proof assistant for the Ramsey theorem is an historical enormity in its 200 TB computer program with a certified prize result. Therefore the Ramsey theorem and HOL proof assistants are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Inclusion Logic We evaluate a seminal equation from a proof sketch, which is not tautologous. By extension, this means dependence logic, inclusion logic, and independence logic are also not tautologous. Therefore dependence logic, inclusion logic, and independence logic are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Ethical Reasoning and Hol as a Universal Meta-Logic An exemplary equation in HOL for ethical reasoning is not tautologous. By extension, HOL is refuted as “a universal meta-logic”, and “ethical reasoning” is refuted. Therefore HOL and ethical reasoning are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Fodor’s Causality Principle and Extension to the Class Fodor Principle We evaluate Fodor’s principle in two versions we name weaker and stronger. Neither is tautologous. By extension, the class Fodor principle is not tautologous. Because of this, using Kelly-Morse set theory as a basis for denial is rendered moot. However, to rely on KM set theory to deny Fodor principles as a class principle is obviated by the refutation above. Therefore Fodor’s causality principles and extension are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Temporal Type Theory (TTT), Temporal Landscapes, and Scott’s Topology From a footnote, and then a three part definition, temporal type theory (TTT), and then temporal landscapes for open sets are not tautologous and hence refuted. That further refutes Scott’s topology. These results therefore form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Student Quiz Denied as a Paradox and Refuted as a Conjecture We assume the teacher is veracious and evaluate the assertion “There is possibly a quiz next week on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.” It is not tautologous, hence denying it is a paradox and refuting it as a conjecture. Therefore the student quiz paradox is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. “Fuzzy Time”, a Solution of Unexpected Hanging Paradox (a Fuzzy Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics) Authors: Farzad Didehvar Although Fuzzy logic and Fuzzy Mathematics is a widespread subject and there is a vast literature about it, yet the use of Fuzzy issues like Fuzzy sets and Fuzzy numbers was relatively rare in time concept. This could be seen in the Fuzzy time series. In addition, some attempts are done in fuzzifying Turing Machines but seemingly there is no need to fuzzify time. Throughout this article, we try to change this picture and show why it is helpful to consider the instants of time as Fuzzy numbers. In physics, though there are revolutionary ideas on the time concept like B theories in contrast to A theory also about central concepts like space, momentum… it is a long time that these concepts are changed, but time is considered classically in all well-known and established physics theories. Seemingly, we stick to the classical time concept in all fields of science and we have a vast inertia to change it. Our goal in this article is to provide some bases why it is rational and reasonable to change and modify this picture. Here, the central point is the modified version of “Unexpected Hanging” paradox as it is described in "Is classical Mathematics appropriate for theory of Computation".This modified version leads us to a contradiction and based on that it is presented there why some problems in Theory of Computation are not solved yet. To resolve the difficulties arising there, we have two choices. Either “choosing” a new type of Logic like “Paraconsistent Logic” to tolerate contradiction or changing and improving the time concept and consequently to modify the “Turing Computational Model”. Throughout this paper, we select the second way for benefiting from saving some aspects of Classical Logic. In chapter 2, by applying quantum Mechanics and Schrodinger equation we compute the associated fuzzy number to time. The Surprise Exam Paradox: Students Should be Surprised on Wednesday or Tuesday. Authors: Tomonori Hirasa The students in the surprise exam story reasoned that no surprise exam could take place on any day of the week. Actually, however, the students were surprised on Wednesday by the teacher's surprise exam. In this paper, we show where the students' reasoning went wrong and that students should be surprised on Wednesday or Tuesday. Denial of Summers’ Malice and Alice as a Logical Puzzle The clauses of the Malice and Alice logical puzzle of Summers are mapped for evaluation of the conjecture. It should return tautology for all pairwise answers, before removing pairs of the antecedent to discover the correct pair of murder and victim. However, the conjecture is not tautologous, albeit one value shy. This means the puzzle as rendered is not well formed, thereby denying the status of a puzzle. Therefore the conjecture is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Axiom of Dependent Choices (DC) on Supercompactness of ω1 The axiom of dependent choices (DC) is evaluated in two equations on supercompactness of ω1, with neither tautologous and hence refuting DC. Therefore DC equations are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Propositional Logic Without The Deduction Theorem Authors: Henry Wong In propositional logic, given a set of axioms, we can derive formulas. Here we present the derivations of some formulas without the use of the Deduction Theorem. The derivations are presented compactly with only few referrals to other theorems. Most textbooks in this subject avoid this kind of approach. Refutation of the Correspondence Theory of Sahlqvist We evaluate the example of mapping the Sahlqvist formula of p ∧ ◊p → ◻p into corresponding quantified expressions. The formula is not a theorem, but the corresponding quantified expressions are theorems. Hence the mapping refutes the Sahlqvist correspondence theory. Therefore these failures are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Skolem Axiom Form "A Skolem axiom has the form ∀x,y(φ(x, y)→φ(x,f(x))), where f is a new function symbol introduced to denote a "Skolem function" for φ." The Skolem axiom form is not tautologous, hence refuting it. Therefore the Skolem axiom form is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Projective Determinancy Via the Ultrapower We evaluate the definition of ultrapower as a convention. The two states equated to 1 as designated proof value and as ordinal value are not tautologous. This refutes the ultrapower and hence colors the subsequent exposition to deny projective determinancy. Therefore the ultrapower and projective determinancy are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Zermelo–Fraenkel (ZF), Method of Forcing, and Continuum Hypothesis (CH) From the fundamental axiom of ZF (or ZFC), ZF is proved contradictory. This means the method of forcing and the continuum hypothesis are also denied. Therefore these results are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Ackermann’s Approach for Modal Logic and Second-Order Quantification Reduction From one source we evaluate the Ackermann rule and from another source three examples in 15 equations of second-order reduction. None of the equations is tautologous. This implies these approaches to map modal clauses of first-order logic to and from second-order logic are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Constructive Proof of Craig’s Interpolation Theorem Using Maehara’s Technique We evaluate a constructive proof of Craig’s interpolation theorem by way of Maehara’s technique. Six equations are not tautologous, and serve as antecedents for respective conclusions of two- or four-sequents. Hence, the concluding consequents in any state of proof value will always return a tautology. This means the technique of Maehara does not produce a constructive proof of Craig's interpolation theory as applied to sequent logic for interpolation of non-normal logics. Therefore the approach forms a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Solution of Horty's Puzzles in STIT Logic Comments: Pages. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only: info@cec-services dot com. See updated abstract at ersatz-systems.com. (We warn troll Mikko at Disqus to read the article four times before hormonal typing.) In see-to-it-that logic (stit logic), three deontic examples are presented of Horty's coin betting puzzle with two agents. The form of the examples is tautologous. However, a profitability analysis by contrasting outcome for the agents shows none is tautologous. The example for the agent initiating the state of the coin as more profitable than the other agent is more closely aligned to tautology and hence the more profitable strategic outcome. What follows is that stit logic is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Dyatic Semantics on Paraconsistent Logic C1 From the example of applying dyatic semantics to paraconsistent logic C1, four axioms are not tautologous, hence refuting that approach. Therefore paraconsistent logics are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Gödel Class with Identity as un-Solvable We evaluate the Gödel quantification scheme of ∃∀n∃φ as tautologous. When it is extended to decidable and undecidable prefix-classes, none is tautologous. This refutes the Gödel class with identity as undecidable, to mean it is in fact solvable as not tautologous. Therefore the prefix-classes are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. On the Way to a Foundation of Mathematics, Version 7.3 Authors: Thomas Limberg Comments: 9 Pages. Language: German. Like the title already tells, it is my goal to create a new foundation of mathematics. In this mathematical article we define the term "mathematical system" and introduce a simple mathematical system called System 1.1, in which a proof sketch of a proof of the existence of the universal set and the empty set within the system is made. Refutation of the Ordinal Turing Machine (Otm) on Set Theory From the sections on OTM-realizabilty and intuitionistic provability and axioms and systems of constructive set theories, we evaluate an inference rule and two propositions. None is tautologous. The refutes OTM on set theory in Hilbert space for intuitionistic logic. Therefore that approach produces non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Coalgebraic Geometric Modal Logic Two definitions equations from Eqs. 4.4.1.2 and 4.4.4.2 as rendered are not tautologous, hence denying the monotone functor on KHaus. What follows is that the use of coalgebra to manufacture a geometric modal logic is refuted. Therefore the conjecture is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Domain Theory We evaluate six equations for conjectures in five subsections of origins, bases of objects, axiomatic conditions, adjunctions, finite domains, and join-approximable relations. None is tautologous, hence refuting the domain theory of Dana Scott. Therefore, Scott's domain theory is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Standard Induction, Coinduction and Mutual Induction, Coinduction From the summary of standard and mutual induction and coinduction, we evaluated four formulas with non tautologous and hence refutations. Therefore these are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Finitary, Non-Deterministic, Inductive Definitions of Ecst and Denial of CZF From the elementary constructive set theory (ECST) of intuitionistic logic, we evaluate six axioms of equality for system CZF. None is tautologous. This refutes those axioms in set theory and by extension denies intuitionistic logic. Refutation of Coq Proof Assistant to Map Euclidean Geometry to Hilbert Space For the relation of "a point is incident to a straight line", we find that proposition is not tautologous. This denies the conjectured approach of a constructive mapping Euclidean geometry into a Hilbert space and also refutes the Coq proof assistant as a bivalent tool. The conjecture and Coq are therefore non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Denial of Suzko's Problem We examine a sentential logic description, as based on set theory, in support of Suzko's theorem that only two truth values are required as a universal logic. Under syntactic notions, we evaluate three definitions (monotonicity, transivity, permeability) out of six definitions (trivial are substitution-invariance, reflexivity, combined consequence relation). Monotonicity and transivity are not tautologous. Right-to-left permeability is not tautologous. What follows is that a Malinowski extension of mixed-consequence by relaxation of the two values for three logical values is spurious, especially due to the fact that Suzko's theorem is a conjecture based on the assumption of set theory. What also follows is that compositionality as based on Suzko-Scott reductions are not bivalent and exact, but rather a vector space and probabilistic. Our results point further to the equations analyzed as being non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VL4. Denial of Płonka Sums in Logics of Variable Inclusion and the Lattice of Consequence Relations From the section on Płonka sums, we evaluate an equation derived thereform. It is not tautologous, hence coloring subsequent assertions in the conjecture. This means the non tautologous conjecture is a fragment of the the universal logic VŁ4. Denial that Modal Logics of Finite Direct Powers of ω Have the Finite Model Property From the section partitions of frames, local finiteness, and the finite model property, we evaluate that definition. Because it is not tautologous, subsequent equations in the conjecture are denied. This means it is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Universal logic VŁ4 Comments: 20 Pages. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only: info@cec-services dot com. See updated abstract at ersatz-systems.com. (We warn troll Mikko at Disqus to read the article four times before hormonal typing.) This paper demonstrates why logic system VŁ4 is a universal logic composed of any refutation as a non-tautologous fragment. Recent advances are a definitive answer to criticism of logic Ł4, modal equations for lines and angles of the Square of Opposition, confirmation of the 24-syllogisms by updating Modus Cesare and Camestros, and proving that respective quantified and modal operators are equivalent. The parser Meth8 implements VŁ4 as the modal logic model checker Meth8/VŁ4. Over 430 assertions are tested in 2300 assertions with a refutation rate of 81%. Refutation of Induction Formulas in Elementary Arithmetic ea From the introduction, we evaluate EA elementary arithmetic for induction formulas which are not tautologous. This further refutes the reflection property upon which subsequent assertions are based. These formulas constitute a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Logical Theory Based on Compatible Consequence in Set Theory We evaluate canonically logical compatibility relations (CM) and complements (CRS), each in three sets of definitions. None is tautologous, so we avoid the subsequent ten relations. This refutes the "the possibility of a notion of compatibility that allows either for glutty or gappy reasoning". (By extension, paraconsistent logic is rendered untenable.) Therefore the bivalent standard notion of formal theory in logic is confirmed as allowing both assertion and denial as equally valid. In fact, this refutation further disallows injection of a bilateralist approach on many dimensions. This also indirectly reiterates that set theory is not bivalent, and hence derivations therefrom, such as the instant relations, are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Generating Positive Cone in Ordered Banach Space From the background definitions in the ordered Banach space, we evaluate equations to produce the term named positive generating cone. It is not tautologous, hence refuting the model. Interval Sieve Algorithm - Creating a Countable Set of Real Numbers from a Closed Interval Authors: Ron Ragusa The Interval Sieve Algorithm is a method for generating a list of real numbers on any closed interval [ri, rj] where ri < rj, which can then be defined as the domain of the function f(x) = C. The purpose of this paper is to delineate the steps of the algorithm and show how it will generate a countable list from which the domain for the function f(x) = C can be defined. Having constructed the list we will prove that the list is complete, that it contains all the numbers in the interval [ri, rj]. Refutation of the Power Set in Description Logic We evaluate four, simple axioms of any Ω-model, including the operator Pow, to support the power set in description logic. None is tautologous, meaning the power set as asserted is refuted. Refutation of the Goldblatt-Thomason Theorem From the introduction, we evaluate the terms forth and back as a duality. Neither is negation of the other, hence refuting the core basis of the Goldblatt-Thomason theorem. The question posed by it is further answered by the universal logic VŁ4 that expresses by modal axioms all first-order definable properties of a binary relation, due to equivalences of the respective quantifier and modal operator. Refutation of Ideals We evaluate the definition of ideals. Two of three parts are not tautologous, refuting ideals. Refutation of Definable Operators on Stable Set Lattices We evaluate the definitions for the modal operators on stable set lattices. The operators are not respective negations and hence refute the definitions. Confirmed Refutation of Kripke-Platek (KP) / Constructive Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory (CZF) We evaluate the set induction scheme for Kripke-Platek set theory (KP) and Constructive Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory (CZF). It is not tautologous. This confirms the previous refutation. On The Model Of Hyperrational Numbers With Selective Ultrafilter Authors: Armen Grigoryants In standard construction of hyperrational numbers using ultrapower we assume that the ultrafilter is selective. It makes possible to assign real value to any finite hyperrational number. So, we can consider hyperrational numbers with selective ultrafilter as extension of traditional real numbers. Also proved the existence of strictly monotonic or stationary representing sequence for any hyperrational number. Refutation of Smarandache Geometry We evaluate the Smarandache algebra system without unit as basis of its geometry. On the right inverse operator in the dexter (right) digits, 1·1=1 contradicts 1·1=0. Hence Smarandache geometry is a probabilistic vector space and refuted as an exact, bivalent logic. Denial of Schematic Refutations of Formula Schemata We evaluate a definition of the schematic formula of the proposed framework. It is not tautologous and hence denies these particular refutations of formula schema. The example of the pigeon hole principle, a trivial theorem, is also not refuted by the proposed framework. In Weighted First Order Logic We evaluate a formula of relativization as defined by structural induction which is not tautologous. Its use in weighted first order logic is refuted. Refutation of the Banach-Tarski Paradox We evaluate the crucial claim of the proof in Step 3, as a fleshed out detail. It is not tautologous, nor is it contradictory. This means the claim is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4 and constitutes the briefest known refutation of the Banach-Tarski paradox. Refutation of a Complete Axiomatization of Reversible Kleene Lattices We evaluate the main result theorem and two inequations as valid but not derivable from Kleene lattices. The theorem has an identical antecedent and consequent.. The two inequations are not tautologous and hence not valid, regardless of derivability without the union operator. Refutation: Constructive Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory (CZF) and Extended Church's Thesis (Ect) We evaluate constructive Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory (CZF) of intuitionistic logic. Of the eight CZF axioms, only the induction scheme is tautologous. From CZF axioms for infinity, set induction, and extensionality the deduction of one set denoted ω is not tautologous. An equation for extended Church's thesis (ECT) is not tautologous. This supports previous work that intuitionistic logic is not tautologous. Refutation of Provability of Consistency with Rosser's Theorem We evaluate provability of consistency with Rosser's theorem. A trivial theorem is found in the abstract, but a rule of necessitation and Rosser's theorem are not tautologous. While consistency is likely provable, the instant approach is refuted and thus not vindicating Hilbert. Refutation of Peirce's Abduction and Induction, and Confirmation of Deduction We evaluate definitions of C.S. Peirce for abduction, induction and deduction: all are inversions of the same sentence. However, when the connectives are changed to implication, abduction and induction are not tautologous, leaving deduction as the only form of tautologous inference in logic. Refutation of Bisimulation We evaluate two definitions of bisimularity, both not tautologous. That refutes bisimulation, along with its proof tools of coinduction and Howe's congruence method. Meth8/VŁ4 on One and Three in Arithmetic We evaluate arithmetic using 0 and 3 as binary 00 and 11.. Arithmetic holds in nine theorems. For division by zero, the result is Not(0 and 3). Refutation of Surveillance Objectives We evaluate an equivalence and theorem. Neither are tautologous. Hence the reduction of the multi-agent surveillance synthesis problem to solving single-sensor surveillance subgames is refuted. What follows is that surveillance objectives are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Prevarieties and Quasivarieties of Logic We evaluate two papers by the same author group. For prevarieties, we test a theorem in M which is not tautologous. For quasivarieties, we test a definition and two theorems. The definition of a De Morgan monoid via an involution function is not tautologous. Theorems for the Dunn monoid and via Brouwerian (and Heyting) algebra are not tautologous. These results collectively refute prevarieties and quasivarieties in logic. What follows is that prevarieties and quasivarieties of logic are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Quantified Modifiers as Modal Operators† on Connectives in Modal Logic Quantified modifiers as modal operators †do not apply directly to connectives, but to sentences and variables in the general format of antecedent, connective, consequent. We present quantified expressions in that format by connective for two variables. The quantified expressions are equivalent to the quantifier as a modal modifier distributed on the variables. Refutation of the Unification Type of Simple Symmetric Modal Logics We evaluate the definitions of two new modal connectives as box-plus and box-minus. Neither is tautologous and both are equivalent. This refutes the unification type of simple symmetric modal logics and implies it is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Relevance Logic R and Models We evaluate a definition and model formula for relevance logic R which are not tautologous. What follows is that logic R is a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of the Method of Forcing We evaluate two examples of paradoxes to be resolved by the method of forcing. The first is not tautologous, and the second is a contradiction so not proved as a paradox. This means the forcing method is refuted because it cannot coerce the two examples into abstract proofs and with the ultimate goal to produce larger truth values. What follows is that the forcing method is better suited for paraconsistent logics which are non tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Refutation of Subset Models for Justification Logic We evaluate two axioms for justification logic which are not tautologous. This means subset models for justification logic are refuted. Refutation of Reverse Mathematics on Measurability Theory and Computability Theory We evaluate the authors' definition of reverse mathematics in their anticipation of applying it to measurability and computability theory. The argument taking two equations to define reverse mathematics is not tautologous. Therefore to apply it to measure and computability theory is meaningless. Denial of the Refutation of Coherence in Modal Logic We evaluate the refutation of coherence in modal logic as based on weakly transitive logics using a ternary term to admit finite chains. The term is not tautologous, thereby denying the refutation. What follows is that K, KT, K4, and S4 (and S5) are tautologous fragments of the universal logic VŁ4. Denial of Logic System PŁ4 We evaluate the logic system PŁ4 as refuting and replacing VŁ4. Seven modal theses and four axioms are not tautologous and contrary to those of PŁ4. This denies that PŁ4 refutes VŁ4, refutes PŁ4, and justifies VŁ4 as containing the non bivalent fragment named PŁ4. Two VŁ4 Theorems not in S5 We evaluate two equations not found as theorems in S5; both are theorems in VŁ4. Refutation of Disturbance as a Feature We evaluate four binary equations as not tautologous. The refutes the formal description of verifiability for disturbance as a feature. Refutation of the Axiomatic Theory of Betweenness We evaluate sixteen equations as axioms and conclusions, for nine as not tautologous. This refutes the axiomatic theory of betweenness. Refutation of the Axiom of Extensionality We evaluate the axiom of extensionality. The equation we tested is not tautologous. This refutes the axiom of extensionality. Confirmation of the Failure of Modus Ponens When the Consequent is Itself a Conditional Sentence We confirm the failure of modus ponens when the consequent is itself a conditional sentence. The reason a repeated consequent does not produce tautology is because it dilutes the original sentence to assume incorrectly other plausible consequents. Refutation of the Parameter Free ZFC0 We evaluate the parameter free ZFC0. We test the parameter free schema of comprehension and of replacement. Neither are tautologous. This refutes ZFC0. Refutation of Correctness from Pratt-Floyd-Hoare Logic We evaluate the Pratt-Floyd-Hoare logic aimed at correctness of computer programs. For Pratt, four equations are tested, and for Hoare one is tested. None are tautologous. This refutes the Pratt-Floyd-Hoare logic for correctness. Refutation of Dynamic Modal Logic We evaluate two definitions of dynamic modal logic on which axioms are built. The definitions are not tautologous and moreover logically equivalent. This refutes dynamic modal logic. Construction of Sets and Axiomatic System Authors: Baekhyun Lee This paper is written to show that concept of sets can be constructed with a few axioms, and also the axioms can be treated as a set. Refutation of Confluence in Rewrite Systems We evaluate confluence in two definitions and one theorem, none which is tautologous. This refutes the approach of confluence as a central property of rewrite systems. Refutation of Mapping Definable Functions as Neighbourhood Functions Comments: 1 Page. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only at: info@ersatz-systems dot com. See website ersatz-systems.com . (We warn troll Mikko at Disqus to read the article four times before hormonal typing.) We evaluate two applied equations of stopping and closure functions of bar recursion. None is tautologous. This refutes the approach of mapping functions as such. Mathematical Induction as a Higher-Order Logical Principle Based on Permutations of F>F=T. The principle of induction is tautologous as a permutation by way of the generic format of F>F=T. Refutation of Recursive Comprehension in Second-Order Arithmetic Comments: 3 Pages. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only at: info@ersatz-systems dot com. See website ersatz-systems.com . (We warn troll Mikko at Disqus to read the article four times before hormonal typing.) We evaluate 11 basic first-order axioms of which nine are not tautologous. Recursive comprehension, as an abstraction of mathematical induction, is derived therefrom in second-order arithmetic and is not tautologous. This refutes the use of recursive comprehension in second-order arithmetic. Reverse mathematics relies on recursive comprehension and hence is also refuted. Refutation of Spatial Relations and Claims in Distributive Mereotopology We evaluate the contact algebra logic of RCC-8 for tangential and non-tangential spatial relations. The respective representations in T0 spaces for four equations to be equivalent. Two only are equivalent, with the iff implication chain as not tautologous. These results refute distributive mereotopology. Refutation of De Finettian Logics of Indicative Conditionals We evaluate De Finettian logics which specifies four conditionals, as attributed to Aristotle, Boethius, Cooper-Cantwell, Jeffrey, and six axioms. None is tautologous. This refutes their use to justify connexive logic. Refutation of the Quantifier Most We evaluate two equivalent semantics for "Most A are B" which while logically equivalent are neither tautologous. Hence the quantifier Most is refuted. Refutation of the Interval for Model Checking We evaluate three sub-interval relations named reflexive, proper or irreflexive, and strict. None is tautologous. This refutes those relations and model checking therefrom. Refutation of Sabotage Modal Logic (Revisited) We evaluate six equations for a definition and properties of sabotage modal logic. The special symbols ■ and ♦ act as functions, so we assign them variable names. Because none is tautologous, sabotage modal logic is refuted. Refutation of Poison Modal Logic (PML) We evaluate four formulas as validities of poison modal logic (PML). None is tautologous, thereby refuting poison modal logic (PML). Refutation of Approximations of Theories We evaluate the definition of T-approximations which is not tautologous, thereby refuting the approximations of theories. Refutation of an Epistemic Logic for Knowledge and Probability We evaluate axioms and definitions of an epistemic logic for knowledge and probability. Two equations are not tautologous, hence refuting the proposed epistemic logic. Refutation of Dempster-Shafer Belief and Plausibility Theory We evaluate Dempster-Shafer belief and plausibility functions. Three definitions are not tautologous. This refutes Dempster-Shafer belief and plausibility theory. Refutation of a Modal Logic System for Reasoning About the Degree of Blameworthiness We evaluate a modal logic system for the blameable coalition of an outcome if there is a strategy to prevent it and where the degree of blameworthiness is measured by costs of prevention or sacrifice. Of eight axioms, three are not tautologous, hence refuting the approach. We do not consider the claimed technical result of a completeness theorem. Refutation of Descriptive Unions in Descriptively Near Sets We evaluate an intersection operator named descriptive union for descriptively near sets. A proof of seven properties contains two trivial tautologies and the rest as not tautologous. The refutes the descriptive intersection operator and descriptively near sets on which it is based. This also casts doubt on the derived slug of math and physics papers as spawned at archiv, researchgate, and vixra. Refutation of Block Argumentation We evaluate the approach of block argumentation using the legal example of a popular case. Three scenarios are not tautologous. We attempt to resuscitate the method by substitution of generic block argumentation and also by testing the consequent parts separately. The equations were not tautologous, hence refuting the block argumentation approach as presented. Refutation of Hexagons of Opposition for Statistical Modalities Abstract: We evaluate pragmatic hypotheses in the evolution of science as based on probabilistic squares and hexagons of opposition under coherence. Neither conjecture is tautologous, and hence both are refuted. An Even Number Greater Than 2 Equals the Sum of Two Prime Numbers. Authors: Wu Ye TangYin On the contrary, if the natural number 2N is not equal to the prime number, On the contrary, prime numbers can only appear in odd numbers. Refutation of a Modal Aleatoric Calculus for Probabilistic Reasoning: Extended Version Comments: 2 Pages. © Copyright 2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to author by email only at: info@ersatz-systems dot com. See website ersatz-systems.com . (We instruct troll Mikko at Disqus to read the article four times before hormonal typing.) We evaluate a modal aleatoric calculus for probabilistic reasoning using the assumption of probabilistic definitions as P(¬α) = 1−P(α). Five equations in Lemma 1 and its argument are tested. All equations are not tautologous, hence refuting the calculus. Denial of the Alleged Łukasiewicz Nightmare in System Ł4 The alleged Łukasiewicz nightmare of (◇p&◇q)→◇(p&q) is not tautologous in Prover9; however, the equation recast in one variable as (◇p&◇~p)→◇(p&~p) is tautologous. In Meth8/VŁ4, both propositions are tautologous. This speaks for Meth8/VŁ4, based on the corrected modern Square of Opposition as an exact bivalent system, as opposed to Prover9, based on the uncorrected modern Square of Opposition as an inexact probabilistic vector space. Monoidal Structures of Logic Comments: 2 pages, written in french The tables of truth are relations of a monoid M. Relational Structures Authors: J.A.J. van Leunen Comments: 3 Pages. This is part of the Hilbert Book Model Project Lattices form the foundation of important theories. One is classical logic. Another is quantum logic, which is an orthomodular lattice. Refutation of a Minimal Non-Contingency Logic System Comments: 1 Page. © Copyright 2016-2019 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Updated abstract at ersatz-systems.com . Respond to the author by email at: info@ersatz-systems dot com. We evaluate a minimal non-contingency logic system based on its unique definition which is not tautologous and hence reject it. The New Bivalent, Three-Valued Logic VŁ3 We build and test a new bivalent three-valued logic named VŁ3. Recent advances are support of the classical tautologies, modal definitions, the law of excluded fourth, and extended contradiction principle. The Curvature and Dimension of 2-Surfaces The curvature of 2-surfaces can lead to fractional dimension. Refutation of Lambda λ-Calculus and Lisp We evaluate McCarthy's lambda λ-calculus in six equations. Five of the equations are not tautologous, and one equation is a trivial tautology. McCarthy's three-valued logic is not bivalent on which the LISP programming language is implemented, and hence also flawed. Rejection of Trivial Objections to Modal Logic Ł4 We evaluate objections to the modal logic Ł4 by six equations in contra arguments which we reject as not tautologous. The concluding equation invoked as (((p=p)=(q=q)))=(r=r))=((p=q)=r) is not tautologous. We reject the trivial conclusion that "modal syllogisms with both necessary premises and with mixed premises cannot be distinguished while one is necessary and another assertoric[:] Łukasiewicz’ modal logic is useless for investigating Aristotelian modal syllogistic". Hence we use our VŁ4 to invalidate objections to itself. Confirmation of the Łukasiewicz Square of Opposition Via Logic VŁ4 We evaluate the existential import of the revised, modern square of opposition. We confirm that the Łukasiewicz syllogistic was intended to apply to all terms. What follows is that Aristotle was mistaken in his mapping of vertices, which we correct and show fidelity to Aristotle's intentions. Refutation of Pure Alethic Modal Logic (Pam) We evaluate the formula □p → p → ◊p as the backbone of pure alethic modal logic (PAM). Two inconsistent results arise from different orders of precedence: a result of not tautologous, not contradictory; and a tautologous result. That ambiguity refutes PAM. Refutation of Graded Modal Logic We evaluate definitions of five frame classes and a main theorem of satisfiability. Three of the five frame classes are not tautologous and the designated example for satisfiability is not tautologous. This refutes graded modal logic. Refutation of Lyndon Interpolation We evaluate the Lyndon interpolation on the logic GL. Each is not tautologous, and the combination is not tautologous, hence rendering both refuted. Refutation of the Hahn-Banach Theorem We evaluate the Hahn-Banach theorem. Without or with the universal quantifiers, the equations are not tautologous. This refutes the Hahn-Banach theorem. Refutation of Agm Postulates and Levi and Harper Bridging Principles We evaluate the AGM logic system in eight postulates and two bridging principles. The postulates named success, inclusion, vacuity, and inconsistency and the Levi and Harper bridging principles are not tautologous, hence refuting the AGM logic system. Resolution of Moore's Paradox as a Theorem We evaluate Moore's paradox, as touted by Wittgenstein, with Hintikka's omissive or commissive logical forms as "P and NOT(belief in P)" or "P and belief in NOT-P". The former as antecedent (contradictory) and the latter as consequent (neither contradictory nor tautologous) imply tautology, a theorem. Affirmation of the Craig Interpolation Theorem We evaluate the Craig interpolation theorem, find a mistake in a Craig lemma as rendered by Feferman, and affirm the theorem. Refutation of the modal logic GL2 We evaluate the modal logic GL2 in two axioms and for satisfiability. One of the two axioms is not tautologous, and the five formulas for PSpace complete satisfiability are not tautologous. Hence GL2 is refuted. An Application for Medical Decision Making with the Fuzzy Soft Sets Authors: Murat Kirisci In the present study, for the medical decision making problem, the proposed technique related to the fuzzy soft set by Celik-Yamak through Sanchez’s method was used. The real dataset which is called Cleveland heart disease dataset applied in this problem. Refutation of the Definition of Sacchetti's Modal Logics of Provability We evaluate the definition of Sacchetti's modal logics of provability. It is not tautologous. Therefore it is a mistake to use it as a basis for constructing fixed point procedures. Refutation of the Lonely Runner Conjecture with Three Runners We evaluate the conjecture of the lonely runner with three runners. We do not assume a runner may be stationary as a no-go contestant. The result is that the conjecture diverges from tautology by one logical value and hence is refuted. We also assume a runner can be stationary; those non tautologous results also refute the conjecture. Refutation of a Modal Logic for Partial Awareness from Published Example We evaluate a modal logic for partial awareness from a published example. The definitions and conjectures are not tautologous. We show how to exclude a priori logical clauses to promote a perhaps unintended tautology for the example. However, our evaluation does not rely on modal operators, suggesting that the system as proffered should be renamed to a logic for awareness, without the word modal. Refutation of the Frauchiger-Renner Thought Paradox as a Quantum Model We use modal logic to evaluate a quantum model of the Frauchiger-Renner thought experiment as not a contradiction (paradox) and not a tautology (theorem). The example misapplies the Born rule which we refute elsewhere. Refutation of Modal Forms on Vietoris Space Comments: 1 Page. © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to the author by email at: info@ersatz-systems dot com. We use modal logic to evaluate the defined modal forms on Vietoris space to find them not tautologous. "Refutation of Intuitionistic Logic on a "Transfinite Argument"" We evaluate intuitionistic logic via Hilbert's "transfinite argument" and Komogorov's implementation. None of the axioms is tautologous. Refutation of the Two-Sided Page Paradox We evaluate the two-sided page conjecture that: if either the front page implies the back page is false or the back page implies the front page is true is a paradox (contradiction). The conjecture is a theorem and hence refuted as a paradox. Remark on Five Applications of Neutrosophic Logic: in Cultural Psychology, Economics Theorizing, Conflict Resolution, Philosophy of Science, and Cosmology Authors: Victor Christianto, Florentin Smarandache Comments: 10 Pages. This paper was written under guidance of Holy Spirit In this short article, we review five applications of NFL which we have explored in a number of papers. Hopefully the readers will find a continuing line of thoughts in our research in the last few years. Refutation of Two Modern Modal Logics: "JYB4" and the Follow-on "AR4" We evaluate the four-valued logic systems of J.-Y. Béziau and F. Schang as JYB4 and AR4. JYB4 named the four-valued modal logic Ł4 as Łukasiewicz's nightmare because of the alleged absurdity of (◇p&◇q) → ◇(p&q). A model checking system is then framed based on 0± and 1±. We show (◇p&◇q) → ◇(p&q) is equivalent to (◇p&◇~p) → ◇(p&~p) with (◇p&◇q) = ◇(p&q) as a theorem. AR4 was a doxastic logic follow-on to JYB4. We name these modern modal logic systems as Béziau's nightmare and Schang's nightmare. Rule of Necessitation: a Non-Contingent Truthity, But not a Tautology 1. The axiom or rule of necessitation N states that if p is a theorem, then necessarily p is a theorem: If ⊢ p then ⊢ ◻p. We show this is non-contingent (a truthity), but not tautologous (a proof). We evaluate axioms (in bold) of N, K, T, 4, B, D, 5 to derive systems (in italics) of K, M, T, S4, S5, D. We conclude that N the axiom or rule of necessitation is not tautologous. Because system M as derived and rendered is not tautologous, system G-M also not tautologous. What follows is that systems derived from using M are tainted, regardless of the tautological status of the result so masking the defect, such as systems S4, B, and S5. We also find that Gentzen-sequent proof is suspicious, perhaps due to its non bi-valent lattice basis in a vector space. Refutation of Superposition as Glue in Matita Theorem Prover We evaluate the substitution lemma for the successor function, smart application of inductive hypotheses, and proof traces of a complex example in the Matita standard library. Results are not tautologous, hence refuting superposition. Refutation of Metamath Theorem Prover We evaluate six conjectures and one theorem, as proffered by Metamath staff. The conjectures are not tautologous. The Tarski-Grothendieck theorem is also not tautologous. Metamath fails our analysis. Shorter Refutation of the Löb Theorem and Gödel Incompleteness by Substitution of Contradiction Löb’s theorem □(□X→X)→□X and Gödel’s incompleteness as □(□⊥ →⊥)→□⊥ are refuted. Find the extra shape (In Russian) Authors: V. A. Kasimov Comments: 2 Pages. in Russian First, the task will put you in a dead end. No figure clearly stands out from the total number more than others. It's not as easy as it may seem in the first seconds. Refutation of Behavioral Mereology If P≤P′ and Q′≤Q, proposition <>P'P<>QP' = <>QP is equivalent to []P'P[]QP' = []QP and respectively not tautologies. Refutation of the Blok-Esakia Theorem for Universal Classes Grzegorczyk (gzr) algebras as used for support and the Blok-Esakia theorems are not confirmed as tautologies and hence refuted. Refutation of First-Order Continuous Induction on Real Closed Fields By mapping definitions, theorems, and propositions into Meth8/VŁ4, we refute the first-order continuous induction principle on real closed fields. New Axioms in the Set Theory Comments: 2 pages, written in english We propose three new axioms in set theory, axiomatising the measure theory of the Hilbert spaces. First Cryptocurrency Project Based on Strict Mathematical Rules Authors: Linda Wiklund Refutation of Set Theory by Supremum and Infimum Set theory is refuted by the supremum and infimum artifacts. Refutation of the Second Incompleteness Theorem by Gödel Logic Gödel's second incompleteness theorem as based on the minimal modal logic to express the Löb axiom is not tautologous. Subsequent substitutions into the Löb axiom along with Hájek's earlier lemma raise further suspicion about Gödel-justification logic. Refutation of the Sliding Scale Theorem in Law The sliding scale theorem, and as implemented in fuzzy logic, is refuted. Refutation of Existentially Closed De Morgan Algebras Existentially closed De Morgan algebras are refuted. Refutation of Short Circuit Evaluation for Propositional Logic by Commutative Variants The short circuit evaluation for propositional logic by commutative variants is not tautologous, and thereby refuted. Refutation of Mapping mu-Calculus Onto Second-Order Logic When mapping mu-calculus onto second-order logic, we show use of the fixpoint operator as untenable. What follows is the effective refutation of mapping mu-calculus onto second-order logic. Refutation of Completeness for Non-Deterministic Logic We show that the four-valued, non-deterministic semantics for modal logic are not complete. The demonstration uses contradictions based on Carnielli's paraconsistent logic. What follows is that infinite non-deterministic matrices are by definition incomplete. Refutation of Lean Theorem Prover from Microsoft Comments: 1 Page. Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Respond to this author's email address: info@ersatz-systems dot com. (We instruct troll Mikko at Disqus to read the entire article twice before she starts typing.) These examples were found not tautologous: (∀x,px→r)↔(∃x,px)→r; (∃x,px→r)↔(∀x,px)→r; (∃x,r→px)↔(r→∃x,px). Hence Lean prover from Microsoft is not bivalent and refuted. Shortest Refutations of the Zermelo-Fraenkel (ZF) Axioms Comments: 4 Pages. Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Note that comments on Disqus are not forwarded or read, so respond to this author's email address: info@ersatz-systems dot com . The nine Zermelo-Fraenkel (ZF) axioms evaluated are not tautologous. Confirmation that Every Straight Line Through a Point Inside a Circle Intersects the Circumference Comments: 1 Page. Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Note that comments on Disqus are not forwarded or read, so respond to this author's email address: info@ersatz-systems dot com . "An interior point inside the circle and an exterior point outside the circle imply that every straight line intersecting both points intersects a point on the circle." This conjecture is comfirmed. Confirmation of Playfair's Axiom Per "De Morgan that this proposition is logically equivalent to Playfair’s axiom. ... Let X be the set of pairs of distinct lines which meet and Y the set of distinct pairs of lines each of which is parallel to a single common line. If z represents a pair of distinct lines, then the statement, For all z, if z is in X then z is not in Y, is Playfair's axiom, and its logically equivalent contrapositive, For all z, if z is in Y then z is not in X, is Euclid I.30, the transitivity of parallelism." This is confirmed as tautologous. Confirmation of the Triangle Inequality "[T]he triangle inequality states that for any triangle, the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater than or equal to the length of the remaining side." We rewrite this as contradiction F implies tautology T using absolute values of distances: "If qr is not greater than pq with pr, then both qr is greater than pq and qr is greater than pr." Hence the triangle inequality is confirmed as tautologous. Remark: This exercise indirectly speaks to the fact that the vector space is not bivalent. Refutation of the Heisenberg Principle as a no-go Axiom, and Its Trivial Replacement Theorem The Heisenberg uncertainty principle "states that the more precisely the position of some particle is determined, the less precisely its momentum can be known, and vice versa". This is refuted as not tautologous. In terms of the statistic of deviation, a trivial replacement theorem is: "If position is greater than momentum, then position and momentum are greater than position or momentum." Refutation of Relevance Logic Via Routely and Meyer The conjecture "A → B is true at a world a if and only if for all worlds b and c such that Rabc (R is the accessibility relation) either A is false at b or B is true at c" is not tautologous. Implication Combinations Derived from (P>q)>r 12 tautologous equations are named the general forms of (p>q)>r by implication on Meth8/VŁ4. (They are not listed here because the abstract block mungs line spacing.) Trivial Proofs For all p, p+p=p (1.1). #p>((p+p)=p) ; TTTT TTTT TTTT TTTT (1.2). For one p, p+p=p (2.1). %p>((p+p)=p) ; TTTT TTTT TTTT TTTT (2.2). Axiom of associativity (3.1). ((p+q)+r)=(p+(q+r)) ; TTTT TTTT TTTT TTTT (3.2). Visualizing the Escape Paths of Quaternion Fractals The escape paths of the points in some quaternion fractal sets are visualized using OpenGL. Source code is provided. A Dual Identity Based Symbolic Understanding of the Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems, P-NP Problem, Zeno’s Paradox and Continuum Hypothesis Authors: Arun Uday A semantic analysis of formal systems is undertaken, wherein the duality of their symbolic definition based on the “State of Doing” and “State of Being” is brought out. We demonstrate that when these states are defined in a way that opposes each other, it leads to contradictions. This results in the incompleteness of formal systems as captured in the Gödel’s theorems. We then proceed to resolve the P-NP problem, which we show to be a manifestation of Gödel’s theorem itself. We then discuss the Zeno’s paradox and relate it to the same aforementioned duality, but as pertaining to discrete and continuous spaces. We prove an important theorem regarding representations of irrational numbers in continuous space. We extend the result to touch upon the Continuum Hypothesis and present a new symbolic conceptualization of space, which can address both discrete and continuous requirements. We term this new mathematical framework as “hybrid space”. Refutation of Stit Logic (Sees to it That) Comments: 1 Page. Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Note that comments on Disqus are not forwarded or read, so respond to author's email address: info@cec-services dot com. From four papers in the relevant literature for 2017-2018, 13 equations are not tautologous. For example, an equation claimed for necessitation as p>[]p is TNTN TNTN TNTN TNTN (not all T proof values). Hence Stit logic is refuted Refutation of Levi-Identity and Agm Postulates The Levi-identity as rendered is not tautologous, as a basis for the subsequent AGM expressions. Four of the eight AGM equations are not tautologous, hence refuting them as a postulate system for fictional logic. Refutation of Connexive Logic Based on Wansing's Nightmare Connexive logic turns on Wansing's nightmare of ∼(A→B)↔(A→∼B), or the falsity-weakend ∼(A→B)↔(∼A→B), both of which are not tautologous. Refutation of Aristotle's and Boethius' Theses Comments: 1 Page. Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Note that comments on Disqus are not forwarded or read, so respond to this author's email address: info@ersatz-systems dot com Aristotle's Theses and Boethius' Theses are below. ~(~A> A)=(A=A) ; TNCF TNCF TNCF TNCF (AT) . ~( A>~A)=(A=A) ; FCNT FCNT FCNT FCNT (AT)'. (A> B)>~(A>~B) ; FCNT FCNT FCNT FCNT (BT) . (A>~B)>~(A> B) ; FCNT FCNT FCNT FCNT (BT)'. Eqs. AT, AT', BT, and BT' are not tautologous, hence refuting those theses of Aristotle and Boethius. Because ~AT = AT' = BT = BT', what follows is that using conditionals to justify connexive logic makes Wansing's nightmare worse. Refutation of the Improved Adams Hypothesis of Conditional Logic Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 2 Pages. Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Note that comments on Disqus are not forwarded or read, so respond to author's email address: info@cec-services dot com. The seven equations as rendered are not tautologous. This means the probability axioms of Popper and McGee and the improved hypothesis of Adams are refuted. Refutation of Conditional Events in Quantum Logic Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The following conjectures are refuted: Definition of simultaneous verifiability; Definition of simultaneous falsifiability; Corollary on simultaneous verifiability and falsifiability; and Theorem on uniqueness of relative negation. The concluding conjecture to map superposition, while tautologous, as (((A∩B)∪(C∩D))\|(B∪D))⊃((A\|B)∪(C\|D)) is replaced with this non-tautologous equation: (((A∩B)∪(C∩D))\|(B∩D))⊃((A\|B)∩(C\|D)). Refutation of the Postulate of Contradiction Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The conjecture that a postulate of contradiction for superposition implies contradiction to map quantum logic is refuted. Refutation that Classical Logic is a Completion of Quantum Logic Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The distributivity of classical conjunction and disjunction does not fail. The conclusion to translate quantum negation as not necessity is not tautologous. This refutes quantum logic as a fragment of classical logic (or vice versa, as others write). Refutation of Quantum Logic as Tautologous Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. We evaluate quantum logic as described from two sources with different readership levels. We find quantum logic is not tautologous. Refutation of Whewell's Axiom of Causality Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. "Everything that becomes or changes must do so owing to some cause; for nothing can come to be without a cause." — Plato in Timaeus William Whewell [1794-1866] refined this as the concept of causality to depend on three axioms: nothing takes place without a cause; the magnitude of an effect is proportional to the magnitude of its cause; and to every action there is an equal and opposed reaction. The second axiom is tautologous, but the others are not, hence refuting the conjecture. From a metaphysical view, the axiom of causality is a bar to miracle because first cause is always assumed. This is overcome with rewriting the conjecture as "The necessity of effect implies the possibility of cause or no cause". If at Least One Question Implies Any Answer, Then Any Question Implies at Least One Answer. Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Is it true that any question implies at least one answer? No. Is it true that at least one question implies any answer? No. Is it true that if at least one question implies any answer, then any question implies at least one answer? Yes. Shortest Refutation of Gödel's Completeness Theorem Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. "By Gödel's completeness result, the formula (∀x.R(x,x))→(∀x∃y.R(x,y)) holds in all structures, and hence must have a natural deduction proof." We prove the formula is not tautologous, meaning it does not hold in all structures and serves as a contra-example. Hence Gödel's completeness theorem is refuted. Definition of Nothing in Mathematical Logic Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Nothing is defined as "not necessarily a thing". This leads to how to collect not everything as nothing in multiple variables into a larger nothing variable, implying a set of nothing as a null set. We write this as nothing in p and nothing in q and nothing in r are all greater than nothing in s: ((~#p&~#q)&~#r)>~#s TTTT TTTT CTTT TTTT. As rendered, this is not tautologous, although nearly so with one deviant C contingency (falsity) value. Hence a collection of nothing does not imply anything outside itself. By extension, the null set is not logically feasible and cannot exist: a collection must contain something even though it is nothing. Refutation of the Free Will Hypothesis Based on Its Defective Fin Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Axioms for SPIN and TWIN are tautologous, but the axiom for FIN is not tautologous. Because the assumption of axiom FIN is essential to the authors' proof, the Free Will hypothesis is also not tautologous and refuted by its own derivation. This means the Free Will theorem can not be reasserted by resurrection as such. Refutation of the Strong Free Will Hypothesis Based on Its Defective Min' Copyright © 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. "MIN′: In an A-first frame, B can freely choose any one of the 33 directions w, and a’s prior response is independent of B’s choice. Similarly, in a B-first frame, A can independently freely choose any one of the 40 triples x, y, z, and b’s prior response is independent of A’s choice." The equation as rendered is not tautologous. This means axiom MIN', as replacement for the previous FIN in the Free Will theorem, is not tautologous. Because the assumption of axiom MIN' is essential to the authors' proof, the Strong Free Will theorem is also not tautologous and refuted by its own derivation. This also means the Strong Free Will theorem can not be reasserted by resurrection as such. Independency of the Provability of Cliques Authors: Holger H. Hoo In this paper, we introduce DLS-MC, a new stochastic local search algorithm for the maximum clique problem. DLS-MC alternates between phases of iterative improvement, during which suitable vertices are added to the current clique, and plateau search, during which vertices of the current clique are swapped with vertices not contained in the current clique. The selection of vertices is solely based on vertex penalties that are dynamically adjusted during the search, and a perturbation mechanism is used to overcome search stagnation. The behaviour of DLS-MC is controlled by a single parameter, penalty delay, which controls the frequency at which vertex penalties are reduced. We show empirically that DLSMC achieves substantial performance improvements over state-of-the-art algorithms for the maximum clique problem over a large range of the commonly used DIMACS benchmark instances. Refutation of the Solovay Theorem Copyright © 2008, 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 3 Pages. © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Note that comments on Disqus are not forwarded or read, so respond to author's email address: info@cec-services dot com. Solovay’s arithmetical completeness theorem for provability logic is refuted by showing the following are not tautologous: Löb's rule as an inference; Gödel's logic system (GL); Gödel's second incompleteness theorem; inconsistency claims of Peano arithmetic (PA); and inability to apply semantical completeness to results which are not contradictory and which are not tautologous. The Converse Implication Operator Eqt as a Tense Connective Copyright © 2008, 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The converse implication operator named EQT arises to study the inequality in the tense of time for Past > Present > Future. EQT is symmetrically bivalent with the 8-bit pattern {1101 1101} as decimal 187. It is shown that: Past in terms of Present is a falsity; Present in terms of Present is a tautology; and Future in terms of Present is a tautology. Derivations are by Peirce NOR and a 2-tuple truth table. What follows is that tense is not tautologous but non contingent and a truthity. Hence the assumption that time is a theerem is mistaken. Refutation of Constructive Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 1 Page. © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. info@cec-servcies dot com We construct the Brouwer fixed point theorem (BFPT) as implications of four variables as the antecedent. Because the consequent is composed of disjunctions of ordered pairs, the totality of ordered combinations requires that the argument connective is equivalence. The result is not tautologous and refutes BFPT using a constructive proof. (If the consequent is taken as a multiplicity of ordered combinations, the equivalence connective and the implication connective share the same table result which deviates further from tautology.) We conclude that BFPT is mislabeled as a theorem, as non constructively based on set theory, and correctly named as the Brouwer fixed point conjecture (BFPC). Evaluating f(x) = C for Infinite Set Domains Comments: 5 Pages. email: ron.ragusa@gmail.com In a previous paper, The Function f(x) = C and the Continuum Hypothesis, posted on viXra.org (viXra:1806.0030), I demonstrated that the set of natural numbers can be put into a one to one correspondence with the set of real numbers, f : N → R. In that paper I used the function f(x) = C to create an indexed array of the function’s real number domain d, the constant range, C, and the index value of each iteration of the function’s evaluation, i, for each member of the domain di. The purpose of the exercise was to provide constructive proof of Cantor’s continuum hypothesis which has been shown to be independent of the ZFC axioms of set theory. Because the domain of f(x) = C contains all real numbers, evaluating and indexing the function over the entire domain leads naturally to the bijective function f : N → R. In this paper I’ll demonstrate how the set of natural numbers N can be put into a one to one correspondence the power set of natural numbers, P(N). From this I will derive the bijective function f : N → P(N). Lastly, I’ll propose a conjecture asserting that f(x) = C can be employed to construct a one to one correspondence between the natural numbers and any infinite set that can be cast as the domain of the function. The Function f(x) = C and the Continuum Hypothesis This paper examines whether or not an analysis of the behavior of the continuous function f(x) = C, where C is any constant, on the interval (a, b) where a and b are real numbers and a < b, will provide a method of proving the truth or falsity of the CH. The argument will be presented in three theorems and one corollary. The first theorem proves, by construction, the countability of the domain d of f(x) = C on the interval (a, b) where a and b are real numbers. The second theorem proves, by substitution, that the set of natural numbers N has the same cardinality as the subset of real numbers S on the given interval. The corollary extends the proof of theorem 2 to show that N and R are of the same cardinality. The third theorem proves, by logical inference, that the CH is true. Refutation of the Löwenheim–Skolem Theorem © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 1 Page. © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. info@cec-services.com Refuted in each segment and in toto. Authors: Salvatore Gerard Micheal Objective: to create a precise axiomatic system of exact connected meaningful statements which we can use to build set theory from. The purpose is to make explicit our notion of elements before that notion is used in set equivalence. It is required in a dependency framework. We will find that this system is most economical in terms of repetition and symbol usage. We will state and prove a theorem regarding this. On The Mistake That Is Riemann's Prime Zeta Function Authors: Max Davidović I have succesfully disproved Riemann's hypothesis. It has taken me years of dedicated reseach to realise that such and endeavor is frankly impossible without changing the axioms upon which math is built. The file that I have attached is a shitpost born from my frustration and anger. Refutation of Gettier Problem of Justified True/false Belief © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 2 Pages. © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. info@cec-services dot com We find justified true belief is not a theorem. We find justified false belief is also not a theorem. This means the Gettier problem as the superset of the justified belief arguments is refuted as a problem and resolved as a non-problem. Many Questions and Many Answers © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. If for some questions there are many answers, then for many questions there are some answers, this is a theorem. If for many questions there are some answers, then for some questions there are many answers, this is not a theorem but a truthity. Refutation of the Continuum Hypothesis © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. "The continuum hypothesis states that the set of real numbers has minimal possible cardinality which is greater than the cardinality of the set of integers." That equation is not tautologous, and the briefest known refutation of the continuum hypothesis. Refutation of the Molyneux Problem © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The equation as rendered is not tautologous. This means the Molyneux problem is resolved as two unrelated states, and hence not a problem. Refutation of the Hilbert Grand Hotel Paradox © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The equation as rendered is not contradictory but rather falsity. Hence this refutes the Hilbert Grand Hotel paradox. Remark: We could not reduce this paradox to one variable because rooms and guests are distinctly counted. Method of Reducing Paradox to not Contradictory and in One Variable © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. This demonstration serves as two examples to confirm the method that a paradox refuted as not contradictory is also reducible to one variable. The examples are the paradox of Zhuangzi known as the butterfly dream and the paradox of Maimonides known as the argument from freewill. Refutation of Fredkin Paradox in One Variable © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. "The more equally attractive two alternatives seem, the harder it can be to choose between them —- no matter that, to the same degree, the choice can only matter less." This is not contradictory, and not tautologous, thereby refuting the Fredkin paradox, and in one variable p as chosen state and alternative state. Refutation of Fitch's Paradox of Knowability © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. We find the Fitch paradox to be tautologous, that is, not contradictory, and hence a theorem. We state the theorem as "every truth is discernible", and we add, "by the instant modal logic model checker". A subsequent invocation of Gödel incompleteness and with jettison of the knowability rule to generalize and solve the paradox is contradictory, proving nothing. Refutation of Drinker's Paradox © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The drinker's paradox is not tautologous and also not contradictory. Therefore, the drinker's paradox is refuted as a paradox. Refutation of the New Riddle of Induction © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Both states of the argument are tautologous, not contradictory, and hence theorems. Therefore the new riddle of induction is refuted as a riddle or paradox. Refutation of the Paradox of Epimenides the Cretan © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The argument is: "Epimenides the Cretan said that all Cretans were liars, and all other statements made by Cretans were certainly lies. Was this a lie?" It is not tautologous and not contradictory. Therefore the paradox of Epimenides is refuted as a paradox. The answer to the question "Was this a lie" is neither contradiction nor proof. Refutation of the Paradox of Moses Maimonides © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Does God know or does He not know that a certain individual will be good or bad? If thou sayest 'He knows', then it necessarily follows that the man is compelled to act as God knew beforehand he would to act, otherwise God's knowledge would be imperfect. The question is tautologous. The additional sentence with the first is not tautologous, not contradictory. Therefore the paradox of Maimonides is refuted as a paradox. Refutation of the Prisoner Paradox© Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The three states of the prisoner paradox are not contradictory. This means the prisoner paradox is not a paradox. Refutation of Carroll's Tortoise and Achilles as a Paradox © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. A: "Things that are equal to the same are equal to each other" B: "The two sides of this triangle are things that are equal to the same" Therefore Z: "The two sides of this triangle are equal to each other" The argument as rendered is tautologous and hence a theorem. Because it is not contradictory: this refutes Carroll's tortoise and Achilles as a paradox. Refutation of the Paradox of the Concept of an Analysis as Both Correct and Informative © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The concept of an analysis as both correct and informative is not a paradox. Refutation of the Newcomb Paradox© Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The two separate states of the Newcomb paradox are not contradictory (and not tautologous), so the paradox is refuted. However interestingly if the states are tested as one system (either or), it is tautologous. Refutation of Additive Arithmetic Operations in the Riemann Sphere © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The definition of multiplication for extended complex numbers and undefined values of ∞–∞ and 0×∞ are theorems. The definition of addition for extended complex numbers is not a theorem. The custom of forcing a field definition for extended complex numbers is mistaken as are the undefined values of the quotients 0/0 and ∞/∞. The Universe Equation Authors: Seamus McCelt If you claim there are particles: there would actually have to be particles. And that would mean there are about 18 different microscopic things that work flawlessly together -- just like clockwork to make even just one basic atom "gear" set. If you have larger sized atoms: it would be like throwing more and more gear sets into the clockwork -- but that is ok because no matter what you throw in -- it will still work just fine. How can an infinity of 18 different things (infinity times 18 different things) just happen to be here, know how work together as a group and also successfully work together as a group(s)? How is that possible? It isn't... Stuff cannot be made from what they call "particles." If there are particles; this is equation of the universe: Universe = Infinity × {a,b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,o,p,q,t,w,x,y,z} Refutation of Abductive Reasoning © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Abductive logic of C.S. Peirce is refuted as not tautologous. Refutation of the Euathlus Paradox: Neither Pay© Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 2 Pages. © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. Regardless of who wins the lawsuit of Portagoras, Euathlus does not pay. Hence the Euathlus paradox is refuted and resolved by default in favor of Euathlus. Refutation of Cantor's Original Continuum Hypothesis Via Injection and Binary Trees © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 1 Page. © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. This is the briefest known such refutation of Cantor's continuum conjecture. The Continuum Hypothesis Authors: Chris Pindsle A proof of the Continuum Hypothesis as originally posed by Georg Cantor in 1878; that an uncountable set of real numbers has the same cardinality as the set of all real numbers. Any set of real numbers can be encoded by the infinite paths of a binary tree. If the binary tree has an uncountable node it must have a descendant with 2 uncountable successors. Each of those will have descendants with 2 uncountable successors, recursively. As a result the infinite paths of an uncountable binary tree will have the same cardinality as the set of all real numbers, as will the uncountable set of real numbers encoded by the tree. Meth8/VŁ4 on Complex Numbers (ℂ) © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Meth8/VŁ4 maps complex numbers (ℂ) using implication and not equivalence which serves to reason since complex numbers are imaginary and not real. P=NP Resolution, with 3-Sat not Tautologous © Copyright 2017-2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 3 Pages. © Copyright 2017-2018 by Colin James III All rights reserved. We use the definition of NP as “nondeterministic polynomial time” from Stephen Cook at claymath.org/sites/default/files/pvsnp.pdf. It is not tautologous and is presented in a truth table on 1024-values. An example from the same source for the 3-SAT test as NP-complete for the expression (p∨q∨r)∧(~p∨q∨~r)∧(p∨~q∨s)∧(~p∨~r∨~s), with τ(P)=τ(Q)=Tautologous and τ(R)=τ(S)=contradictory, is not tautologous. Refutation of the ef-Axiom © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The EF-axiom describes the Efremovifč proximity δ by V.A. Efremovič from 1934 and published in Russian in 1951. We interpret the operator δ to mean "nearby" or "in proximity". The size of an antecedent or consequent is not stated for the operator, so we determine that the operator applies to unrelated literals as as ((A∈ B) Nor (B∈ A)). The proof result is for 256-values because four theorems are evaluated as variables. We find the EF-axiom is not tautologous. The implications to topology are legion. Refutation of Tarski's Undefinability of Truth Theorem © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. This refutes Tarski's theorem for the undefinability of truth as: "no definable and sound extension of Peano Arithmetic can be complete"; or in abstract terms, "the proof of a system cannot be demonstrated by itself". Tarski's theorem is an arguable equivalent to Godel's incompleteness theorem, as based on the liar's paradox. [Remark added later: Tarski's theorem as used since about 1936 is an underpinning of quantum theory and a universal justification for atheism.] Refutation of the Direct Correspondence of Quantum Gates to Reversible Classical Gates © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. These quantum gates do not directly correspond to reversible classical gates: CNOT (XOR, Feynman); Toffoli (AND); X (NOT); and n-qubit Toffoli (AND). Hence quantum gates cannot map to bivalent logic. This paper demonstrates the shortest refutation. Refutation of Neutrosophic Soft Lattice Theory © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 2 Pages. Papers by and relating to Florentin Smaradnache span many areas at viXra, but the appropriate field is Set Theory and Logic. Many of them are translated as crude ruse to garner publicity. The study neutrosohic logic is mostly specious. We evaluate the neutrosophic logic based on its most atomic level of soft latices, as published by Springer-Verlag in 2016. We refute the theorem "Every neutrosophic soft lattice is a one-sided distributive neutrosophic soft lattice." This brief evaluation implies that the field of soft set theory as originally introduced by D. Molodtsov is suspicious and specifically that the field of neutrosophic logic, as evidenced in its basis of soft set theory, is unworkable. This conclusion is multitudinal because of the plethora of duplicated papers as translations in multiple fields at vixra.org regarding the neutrosophic logic system of Florentin Smarandache. The Incalculable Continuum A continuum in sight. ZF Law of Excluded Middle on Infinite Sets (Lemi) © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 1 Page. © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All rights reserved Eqs. 1.2 and 1.4 as rendered are not tautologous. Hence Meth8/VL4 finds LEMI suspicious. The Formal-Logical Analysis of the Foundation of Set Theory Authors: Temur Z. Kalanov The critical analysis of the foundation of set theory is proposed. The unity of formal logic and rational dialectics is the correct methodological basis of the analysis. The analysis leads to the following results: (1) the mathematical concept of set should be analyzed on the basis of the formal-logical clauses “Definition of concept”, “Logical class”, “Division of concept”, “Basis of division”, “Rules of division”; (2) the standard mathematical theory of sets is an erroneous theory because it does not contain definition of the concept “element (object) of set”; (3) the concept of empty set (class) is a meaningless, erroneous, and inadmissible one because the definition of the concept “empty set (class)” contradicts to the definition of the logical class. (If the set (class) does not contain a single element (object), then there is no feature (sign) of the element (object). This implies that the concept of empty set (class) has no content and volume (scope). Therefore, this concept is inadmissible one); (4) the standard mathematical operations of union, intersection and difference of sets (classes) are meaningless, erroneous and inadmissible operations because they do not satisfy the following formal-logical condition: every separate element (object) of the set (class) must be in only one some set (class) and cannot be in two sets (classes). Thus, the results of formal-logical analysis prove that the standard mathematical theory of sets is an erroneous theory because it does not satisfy the criterion of truth. There is no Standard Model of ZFC Authors: Jaykov Foukzon Main results are:(i) Let M_st be standard model of ZFC. Then ~Con(ZFC+∃M_st), (ii) let k be an inaccessible cardinal then  ~Con(ZFC+∃k),[10]-[11]. On Multi-Criteria Pythagorean Fuzzy Decision-Making Authors: Liguo Fei, Yong Deng Pythagorean fuzzy set (PFS) initially extended by Yager from intuitionistic fuzzy set (IFS), which can model uncertain information with more general conditions in the process of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM). The fuzzy decision analysis of this paper is mainly based on two expressions in Pythagorean fuzzy environment, namely, Pythagorean fuzzy number (PFN) and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy number (IVPFN). We initiate a novel axiomatic definition of Pythagorean fuzzy distance measure, including PFNs and IVPFNs, and put forward the corresponding theorems and prove them. Based on the defined distance measures, the closeness indexes are developed for PFNs and IVPFNs inspired by the idea of technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) approach. After these basic definitions have been established, the hierarchical decision approach is presented to handle MCDM problems under Pythagorean fuzzy environment. To address hierarchical decision issues, the closeness index-based score function is defined to calculate the score of each permutation for the optimal alternative. To determine criterion weights, a new method based on the proposed similarity measure and aggregation operator of PFNs and IVPFNs is presented according to Pythagorean fuzzy information from decision matrix, rather than being provided in advance by decision makers, which can effectively reduce human subjectivity. An experimental case is conducted to demonstrate the applicability and flexibility of the proposed decision approach. Finally, the extension forms of Pythagorean fuzzy decision approach for heterogeneous information are briefly introduced as the further application in other uncertain information processing fields. The Brain Simulator Reply (BSR) of the Chinese Room Argument (Cra) is Confirmed. © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. "[O]one cannot infer from X simulates Y, and Y has property P, to the conclusion that therefore X has Y's property P for arbitrary P." is tautologous. "The contrapositive of the inference is logically equivalent—X simulates Y, X does not have P therefore Y does not [have P]" is not tautologous. The two conjectuses are not logically equivalent. Hence the brain Simulator reply of the Chinese room argument is confirmed and validated. Refutation of Cantor's Diagonal Argument © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. We map the argument for Cantor's diagonal argument into the Meth8 modal logic model checker. The two main equations as rendered are not tautologous. Hence Cantor's diagonal argument is not supported. Refutation of Axiom of Choice Via Refutation of the Gödel-Löb Axiom © Copyright 2016 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Refutation of the Gödel-Löb Axiom implies the refutation of the Axiom of Choice. Both axioms as separately rendered are also not tautologous. A Proof of the Falsity of the Axiom of Choice. Authors: Johan Noldus We show that the axiom of choice is false. Unification by Neutrosophic Logic not Tautologous © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. We evaluate the two axioms with attendant rules which define neutrosophic logic. Both produce the same proof table which is not tautologous. What follows is that neutrosophic logic is not bivalent, but a vector space, and cannot unify other logics in a tautology. Definition of the Zero Knowledge Proof Refuted © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The formal definition of the zero-knowledge proof as rendered is not tautologous. What follows is the assumption that in NP all problems and all languages have zero-knowledge proofs is mistaken. What also follows is that one-way functions do not exist. Refutation of Realizability Semantics for QML © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. We found that the following are not tautologous: Epistemic Church's Thesis; EZF induction schema; and Scedrov's modal foundation. We did not test subsequent axioms. What follows is that Flagg's construction, Goodman's intensional set theory, and epistemic logic are suspicious. Stone Space Type Lattice Logic Model © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Injection of a binary relation does not support it as symmetric and irreflexive. Refutation of the Universal Finite Set © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. We evaluated two parts of the proof of Lemma 2 (Folklore). The equations as rendered are not tautologous. Refutation of Chaitin's Theorem of Incompleteness © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. We evaluate Chaitin's incompleteness theorem of 1974. Martin Davis described it as “a dramatic extension of Gödel’s incompleteness theorem” in 1978. We find the approach of the conjecture is moot, refute Chaitin's theorem of incompleteness, and remark that Chaitin's constant is suspicious. The Shortest Refutation of Gödel's Theorem of Incompleteness © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Our example in the positive and contra example show the shortest known definitive refutation for Gödel's incompleteness theorem. Note on Grilliot's Trick and Effective Implication © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. We evaluate two of the simpler equations for tautology which relate to Grilliot's trick and the standard extensionality trick via effective implication. Eqs., as rendered, are not tautologous. According to variant sysem VŁ4, this means Grilliot's trick, effective implication, and the subsequent non standard extensionality trick are not bivalent, but rather are a vector space. Logic not Tautologous in Neutrosophic Sets © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. We test a theorem and two properties from above. Eqs. 1.1, 5.2, and 6.1 should be tautologous, but are not. Law of Self-Equilibrium: not Law; not Paradox © Copyright 2017 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. The law of self-equilibrium sometimes uses this example: Too much work produces sickness; sickness produces less work; therefore, too much work implies less work. We rewrite the sentence to replace the connective verb with "causes" for better meaning and also include a modal operator for clarity: Too much work causes possible sickness; sickness causes less work; therefore, too much work causes less work. ... the law of self-equilibrium is not tautologous, and hence not a theorem and not a paradox. Re: Deducibility Theorems in Boolean Logic Florentin Smarandache University of New Mexico 200 College Road Gallup, NM 87301, Usa e-Mail: Smarand@unm.edu Http://vixra.org/abs/1003.0171 As presumably a basis for neutrosophic logic these mistakes were found: Theorems 1 and 2 are not tautologous. Rationale of Rendering Quantifiers as Modal Operators © 2016 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 14 Pages. © 2016 by Colin James III All rights reserved. The rationale for rendering quantifiers as modal operators in Meth8 has arguments from satisfiability and reproducability of invalidating and validating syllogisms. The Square of Opposition (original) produced four combinations for each corner A, I, E, O for 4 ^ 4 = 256 syllogisms. Medieval scholars determined 24 of the 256 syllogisms were valid deductions. Of those, 9 were made valid but only after additional known assumptions were applied as fix ups. Meth8 Tautologous none of the 24 syllogisms before fix ups. Meth8 also discovered correct additional assumptions to render the other 15 syllogisms Tautologous. We use Meth8 to replicate the 24 valid syllogisms derived from the original Square of Opposition. In the process we make three recent advances. 1. A third assumption is needed to fix up Modus Cesare EAE-2 2. The third assumption cannot be removed from Modus Camestros AEO-2 (as in other syllogisms with known third assumptions); and 3. No third assumptions are required for the other 22 syllogisms. Square of Opposition Meth8 Corrected © 2016 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 2 Pages. © 2016 by Colin James III All rights reserved. The modern revision of the square of opposition is not validated as tautologous by the Meth8 logic model checker, as based on system variant VŁ4. Consequently we redefine the square so that it is validated as true my Meth8. Instead of definientia using implication for universal terms or conjunction for existential terms, we adopt the equivalent connective for all terms. The modal modifiers necessity and possibility map quantifiers as applying to the entire terms rather than to the antecedent within the terms. We note the validating connectives for the edges on the square are: \ Nand for the Contraries and Contradictories; > Imply for the Subalterns; and + Or for the Subcontraries. Square of Opposition Modern Revised: not Validated as Tautologous © 2016 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. Comments: 1 Page. © 2016 by Colin James III All rights reserved. The modern, revised square of opposition is not validated as tautologous by the Meth8 logic checker in five models for all expressions. This leads us to consider that any logic system based on the square of opposition is spurious. What follows then is that a first order predicate logic based on the square of opposition is now suspicious. Tautology Problem and Two Dimensional Formulas Authors: Deniz Uyar Finding whether a boolean formula is a tautology or not in a feasible time is an important problem of computer science. Many algorithms have been developed to solve this problem but none of them is a polynomial time algorithm. Our aim is to develop an algorithm that achieve this in polynomial time. In this article, we convert boolean functions to some graph forms in polynomial time. They are called two dimensional formulas and similar to AND-OR graphs except arches on them are bidirectional. Then these graphs are investigated to find properties which can be used to differentiate tautological formulas from non tautological ones. Alpha-Conversion for Lambda Terms with Explicit Weakenings Authors: George Cherevichenko Using explicit weakenings, we can define alpha-conversion by simple equations without any mention of free variables. Fundamental Set Theory Authors: Anders Lindman The fundamental set theory (FST) is defined as an axiomatic set theory using nonclassical three-valued logic in the foundation and classical two-valued logic in its applications. In this way the nonclassical logic becomes encapsulated and is only used for resolving inconsistencies such as Russell's paradox. Do The Real Numbers form a Set? Authors: Divyendu Priyadarshi I have argued that the Real Numbers do not form a set in the sense that they lack any specific character to define them. I am not a professional mathematician but a Physics teacher. So my arguments may lack mathematical precision. All suggestions and criticisms are heartily welcome. The Set of Standard Numbers The set of standard numbers D is constructed from an axiom of infinite fraction sum together with the power set of the set of all rational numbers in the form 2^-n. The power set contains all possible infinite binary sequences who represent the fraction part of the standard numbers together with the integers for the whole number part. The set of standard numbers includes the rational numbers and forms a field (D, +, *) similar to, yet distinct from the set of real numbers R. The Statistical Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Authors: Dmitri Martila Derived the Statistics of the un-solved problems (conjectures). The probability, what a conjecture will be solved is 50 %. The probability, that a conjecture is true is p=37 %. The probability, what we get to know the latter is psi=29 %.... A New Axiom for ZFC Set Theory that Results in a Problem Authors: Andew Banks This article adds a new axiom to ZFC that assumes there is a set x which is initially the empty set and thereafter the successor function (S) is instantly applied once in-place to x at each time interval (½ⁿ n>0) in seconds. Next, a very simple question is proposed to ZFC. What is x after one second elapses? By definition, each time S is applied in-place to x, a new element is inserted into x. So, given that S is applied at each time interval (½ⁿ n>0) then an infinite collection of elements is added to x so, x is countable infinite. On the other hand, since x begins as the empty set and only S is applied to x then x cannot be anything other than a finite natural number. Hence, x is finite. Clearly, in-place counting according to the interval timings (½ⁿ n>0) demonstrates a problem in ZFC P Versus Np's Answer. Authors: Gokulakannan.P Comments: 2 Pages. Please, leave comments below. For further enquiries, mail @ sbsp181107@gmail.com . Always think simple to answer a question which is being seem tough. Some Critical Notes on the Cantor Diagonal Argument Authors: Philip Molyneux This paper critically examines the Cantor Diagonal Argument (CDA) that is used in set theory to draw a distinction between the cardinality of the natural numbers and that of the real numbers. In the absence of a verified English translation of the original 1891 Cantor paper from which it is said to be derived, the CDA is discussed here using a consensus from the forms found in a range of published sources (from "popular" to "professional"). Some general comments are made on these sources. The discussion then focusses on the CDA as applied to the correspondence between the set of the natural numbers, and the set of real numbers in the open range (0,1) in their expansion from decimal digits (0.123… etc.). Four points critical of the CDA are raised: (1) The conventional presentation of the CDA forms a putative new real number (X) from the "diagonal" of the chosen list of real numbers and which is therefore not on this initial list; however, it omits to consider that it may indeed be on the later part of the list, which is never exhausted however far the "diagonal" list is extended. (2) This aspect, combined with the fact that X is still composed of decimal digits, that is, it is a real number as defined, indicates that it must be on the later part of the list, that is, it is not a "new" number at all. (3) The conventional application of the CDA leads to one putative "new" real number (X); however, the logical extension of this in its "exhaustive" application, that is, by using all possible different methods of alteration of the decimal digits on the "diagonal", and by reordering the list in all possible ways, leads to a list of putative "new" real numbers that become orders of magnitude longer than the chosen "diagonal" list. (4) The CDA is apparently considered to be a method that is applicable generally; however, testing this applicability with the natural numbers themselves leads to a contradiction. Following on from this, it is found that it indeed is possible to set up a one-to-one correspondence between the natural numbers and the real numbers in (0,1), that is, ! ⇔ "; this takes the form: … a3 a2 a1 ⇔ 0. a1 a2 a3 …, where the right hand extension of the natural number is intended to be a mirror image of the left hand extension of the real number. It is also shown how this may be extended to real numbers outside the range (0,1). Additionally, a form of the CDA was presented by Wilfred Hodges in his 1998 critical review of "hopeless papers" dealing with the CDA; this form is also examined from the same viewpoints, and to the same conclusions. Finally, some comments are made on the concept of "infinity", pointing out that to consider this as an entity is a category error, since it simply represents an absence, that is, the absence of a termination to a process. Proof of ZFC Axioms as Normal Statements No. 2.2 Comments: 6 Pages. Language: German We interpret 5 of the 10 axioms of ZFC (Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with axiom of choice) as normal statements and proof them. So these 5 sentences don't need to be introduced as axioms, but can be used as proven statements. Aristotle’s Answer on Russell’s Paradox Authors: Nikolay Dementev An attempt of resolving Russell’s paradox with the help of Aristotle’s ideas is presented. Is Classical Mathematics Appropriate for Theory of Computation? Throughout this paper, we are trying to show how and why our Mathematical frame-work seems inappropriate to solve problems in Theory of Computation. More exactly, the concept of turning back in time in paradoxes causes inconsistency in modeling of the concept of Time in some semantic situations. As we see in the first chapter, by introducing a version of “Unexpected Hanging Paradox”, first we attempt to open a new explanation for some paradoxes. In the second step, by applying this paradox, it is demonstrated that any formalized system for the Theory of Computation based on Classical Logic and Turing Model of Computation leads us to a contradiction. We conclude that our mathematical frame work is inappropriate for Theory of Computation. Furthermore, the result provides us a reason that many problems in Complexity Theory resist to be solved. . Dialectical Logic – Negation Of Classical Logic Comments: 23 Pages. Copyright © 2017 by Ilija Barukčić, Jever, Germany. Published by: The division of zero by zero turns out to be a long lasting and not ending puzzle in mathematics and physics. An end of this long discussion is not in sight. In particular zero divided by zero is treated as indeterminate thus that a result cannot be found out. It is the purpose of this publication to solve the problem of the division of zero by zero while relying on the general validity of classical logic. According to classical logic, zero divided by zero is one. The Number Density Paradox Authors: Ken Seton Comments: 6 Pages. Enjoy In the world of transfinite cardinality, any talk of number density, dart-board hits, proportions or probability is just a pouring from the empty into the void. Transfinite cardinality is unrelated to any normal concept of proportion or density over an interval and no understanding of it can obtained from probabilistic analogies. This is demonstrated by comparing extremely sparse and extremely dense collections of reals which are normally understood as uncountable and countable respectively. Should this incline one to think that Cantor’s equivalence definition is inappropriate for identifying the “size” of an infinite collection ? The Simple Infinite Set Many have suggested that the infinite set has a fundamental problem. The usual complaint rails against the actually infinite which (to critics of various finitist persuasions) unjustifiably goes beyond the finite. Here we observe the exact opposite. The problem of the infinite set defined to have an identity (content) that is specified and restricted to be forever finite . Set theory is taken at its word. The existence of the infinite set and the representation of irrational reals as infinite sets of terms is accepted. In this context, it is shown that the standard definition of the infinite countable set is inconsistent with the existence of its own classic convergents of construction. If the set is infinite then it must be quite unlike that which set theory asserts it to be. Set theory found itself into some trouble over a century ago trusting an unrestricted anthropic comprehension. But serious doubt is cast on the validity of infinite sets which have been defined by a comprehension which overly-restricts their content. Failure of the Diagonal Argument Authors: Wolfgang Mückenheim It is shown that Cantor's diagonal argument fails because either there is no actual infinity and hence no defined diagonal number or there is actual infinity but the diagonal number cannot be distinguished from all real numbers of the Cantor list. Further it is shown by another argument that there are not uncountably many paths in the complete infinite Binary Tree. Set Theory or Slipper Animalcule: Who Wins? Limits of sequences of sets required to define infinite bijections do not only raise paradoxes but cause self-contradictory results. The Union is not the Limit. Authors: W. Mückenheim Contrary to the assumptions of transfinite set theory, limit and union of infinite sequences of sets differ. We will show this for the set of natural numbers by the newly devised powerful tool of arithmogeometry. Not Enumerating All Positive Rational Numbers It is shown that the enumeration of rational numbers cannot be complete. The Declaration of Unity and Union Authors: Amir Deljoo This is a declaration. The identity of mathematics and number theory or arithmetics. I have defined a pattern here that shows consciousness is a pure unique entity that is present everywhere and whole the existence is a graphical manifestation that has been phenomenoned over to enclose it and I hermetically simplify my intuition to transfer it to curious ones. Since explaining the methodology requires in thousands of pages, the final concluded statements and equations are only declared here. بیانیه ی یگانه و انجمن Authors: امیر دلجو این سند یک منشور است برای بیان ماهیت ریاضیات و نظریه ی اعداد یا حساب. در اینجا من الگویی را تعریف کرده ام که نشان می دهد، خودآگاهی یک وجود واحده بسیط و همه جاحاضر بوده و هستی به مثابه یک کلیّت، یک تجلّی گرافیکی ست که در جهت افشای این خودآگاهی عارض شده و من هرمس وار، شهود خود بر یگانگی و آفرینش را برای انتقال به انسان های کنجکاو ساده سازی و تحریر کرده ام. از آنجا که تبیین روش شناختی این منشور مستلزم هزاران صفحه است، در اینجا تنها عبارات و معادلات منتج شده ی نهایی اعلان می شود. A Thing Exists If It Is A Grouping Defining What Is Contained Within: Application to The Russell Paradox and Godel's Incompleteness Theorem Authors: Roger Granet The Russell Paradox (1) considers the set, R, of all sets that are not members of themselves. On its surface, it seems like R belongs to itself only if it doesn't belong to itself. This is where the paradox come from. Here, a solution is proposed that is similar to Russell's method based on his theory of types (1,2) but is instead based on the definition of why things exist as described in previous work (3). In that work, it was proposed that a thing exists if it is a grouping defining what is contained within. A corollary is that a thing, such as a set, does not exist until what is contained within is defined. A second corollary is that after a grouping defining what is contained within is present, and the thing exists, if one then alters the definition of what is contained within, the first existent entity is destroyed and a different existent entity is created. Based on this, set R of the Russell Paradox does not even exist until after the list of the elements it contains (e.g. the list of all sets that aren't members of themselves) is defined. Once this list of elements is completely defined, R then springs into existence. Therefore, because it doesn't exist until after its list of elements is defined, R obviously can't be in this list of elements and, thus, cannot be a member of itself; so, the paradox is resolved. Additionally, one can't then put R back into its list of elements after the fact because if this were done, it would be a different list of elements, and it would no longer be the original set R, but some new set. This same type of reasoning is then applied to the Godel Incompleteness Theorem, which roughly states that there will always be some statements within a formal system of arithmetic (system P) that are true but that can't be proven to be true. Briefly, this reasoning suggests that arguments such as the Godel sentence and diagonalization arguments confuse references to future, not yet existent statements with a current and existent statement saying that the future statements are unprovable. Current and existent statements are different existent entities than future, not yet existent statements and should not be conflated. In conclusion, a new resolution of the Russell Paradox and some issues with the Godel Incompleteness Theorem are described. Thought Experiments About Infinite Sets and Subsets Produce Experimental Artifacts: Relationship to Their Use in Physics Here, the conclusion in set theory that the size of an infinite set is the same as the size of an infinite subset derived from it is questioned.This is done not to try and invalidate any mathematical results because mathematics is an abstract field and does not necessarily have to accurately describe the physical world but in order to prompt the reexamination of the use of this result in physics, which does have to accurately describe the real, physical world and the relationships between its components. The rationale is as follows. First, it is suggested that thought experiments are still experiments and should follow the rules for good experimental technique, which include the need to study a system in a setting as close as possible to the "natural setting" to try and avoid experimental artifacts. Now, starting with the single set of the positive integers, one wants to compare the total number of integers to the total number of even integers within the "natural setting" of the single original set. The traditional experimental processing method extracts the even integers, puts them into a separate subset and pairs off the subset's and set's members one-to-one with a function. After doing this, no elements are left over, and, therefore, the original set and the subset extracted from it are said to be the same size. However, extracting the evens and putting them into a separate subset dramatically alters the original single set system. This is analogous to a biologist extracting the nucleus from a cell, studying the nucleus and remaining parts of the cell in isolation and assuming that the results obtained are the same as in the original intact cell. They often are not. Does extracting the even integers out into a subset alter the results compared to those that would be obtained in the natural single set system? Yes. In the single set system, the positive integers march lockstep and in- phase with the odd integers from one to infinity, meaning that there is a built-in relationship in this system of one positive integer for every two total integers, which means that there are only one-half as many positive integers as total integers. This is a different result than that obtained after the subset extraction method, which means that the result produced by this method is an experimental artifact. This should be unacceptable in a well done experiment even if it is a thought experiment. It is suggested that this artifact may be related to some of the problems associated with infinities in physics. Propositional Logic: An Extension Nary Anthropic Authors: Arthur Shevenyonov Comments: 6 Pages. new foundations The proposed extension of propositional logic exhibits a striking similarity to generalized games with a chance player while pointing to accidental applications in quantum computing. Ultra Neutrosophic Crisp Sets and Relations Authors: Hewayda Elghawalby, A. A. Salama In this paper we present a new neutrosophic crisp family generated from the three components’ neutrosophic crisp sets presented by Salama [4]. The idea behind Salam’s neutrosophic crisp set was to classify the elements of a universe of discourse with respect to an event ”A” into three classes: one class contains those elements that are fully supportive to A, another class contains those elements that totally against A, and a third class for those elements that stand in a distance from being with or against A. Our aim here is to study the elements of the universe of discourse which their existence is beyond the three classes of the neutrosophic crisp set given by Salama. By adding more components we will get a four components’ neutrosophic crisp sets called the Ultra Neutrosophic Crisp Sets. Four types of set’s operations is defined and the properties of the new ultra neutrosophic crisp sets are studied. Moreover, a definition of the relation between two ultra neutrosophic crisp sets is given. An Introduction to F-Notation and the Prove of the Cartesian Product of Natural Number is Countably Infinite Authors: Damodar Rajbhandari This paper will introduce a new notation named as F-notation. This notation will help us to prove the statement, "The cartesian product of natural numbers is countably infinite". Sets, Formulas and Electors Authors: Max Null, Sergey Belov This article is a mathematical experiment with the sets and the formulas. We consider new elements which are called the electors. The elector has the properties of the sets and the formulas. The Topology on a Complete Semilattice We define the topology atop(χ) on a complete upper semilattice χ = (M, ≤). The limit points are determined by the formula Lim(D,X) = sup{a ∈ M\| {x ∈ X\| a ≤ x} ∈ D}, where X ⊆ M is an arbitrary set, D is an arbitrary non-principal ultrafilter on X. We investigate Lim(D,X) and topology atop(χ) properties. In particular, we prove the compactness of the topology atop(χ). Curry's Non-Paradox and Its False Definition Authors: Adrian Chira Curry's paradox is generally considered to be one of the hardest paradoxes to solve. However, it is shown here that the solution is however trivial and the paradox turns out to be no paradox at all. Reviewing the starting point of the paradox, it is concluded that it amounts to a false definition or assertion and therefore it is to be expected, as opposed to being paradoxical, to arrive to a false conclusion. Despite that fact that verifying the truth value of the first statement of the paradox is trivial, mathematicians and logicians have failed to do so and merely assumed that it is true. Taking this into consideration that it is false, the paradox is however dismissed. This conclusion puts to rest an important paradox that preoccupies logicians and points out the importance of verifying one's assumptions. The Theory of Ultralogics, the Modified Robinson Approach, and GID Authors: Robert A. Herrmann The basic mathematical aspects of the GGU and GID models are discussed. As an illustration, the modified Robinson approach is used to give a more direct prediction as to the composition of ultra-propertons. Relative to logic-systems, the refined developmental paradigm is applied to the General Intelligence Design (GID) model and the basic GID statement are given. A Phenomenon in Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems Authors: S.Kalimuthu According to James R. Meyer, In mathematics, a theorem is intended to be a term for a very precise and definite concept - a theorem is a statement that is proved, using rigorous mathematical reasoning, to follow according to a set of logical rules, from a set of initial statements. These initial statements are usually called axioms, and these are statements that are accepted without being proven. The set of logical rules which determine how one statement can follow from another are usually called the rules of inference . And basically, Gödel's incompleteness theorem is any statement that says that for every formal mathematical system, there are sentences that cannot be proved to be true or false in that system. Neutrosophic Overset, Neutrosophic Underset, and Neutrosophic Offset Neutrosophic Over-/Under-/Off-Set and -Logic were defined for the first time by Smarandache in 1995 and published in 2007. They are totally different from other sets/logics/probabilities. He extended the neutrosophic set respectively to Neutrosophic Overset {when some neutrosophic component is > 1}, Neutrosophic Underset {when some neutrosophic component is < 0}, and to Neutrosophic Offset {when some neutrosophic components are off the interval [0, 1], i.e. some neutrosophic component > 1 and other neutrosophic component < 0}. This is no surprise with respect to the classical fuzzy set/logic, intuitionistic fuzzy set/logic, or classical/imprecise probability, where the values are not allowed outside the interval [0, 1], since our real-world has numerous examples and applications of over-/under-/off-neutrosophic components. The Theory of Ultralogics - Part I of III This part contains the Contents and Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4, which include Alphabets, Words, Deduction, The Nonstandard Structure, as well as Adjective, Propositional, Predicate Reasoning, Reasoning from the Prefect and Order. The Theory of Ultralogics - Part II of III This part contains Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, which include Consequence Operators (Operations) Perception, An Alternate Approach, Developmental Paradigms, Ultrawords, A Neutron Altering Process, The Extended Structure and General Paradigms. The Theory of Ultralogics - Part III of III This part contains Chapters 10, 11, Symbols and the Index, which include Laws and Rules, Propertons (subparticles) and the MA-model. We define a new axiom in set theory. Any set whose elements each have a name is a denumerable set. This sets up 1-1 correspondence between the real numbers in the closed interval [0, 1] and the natural numbers. We use the Meth8/VŁ4 modal logic model checker to evaluate 575 artifacts in 3060 assertions to refute 2523 as non tautologous (82.45). This is the abstract, table of results, and table of contents. The current document in 944-pages includes the availability of Meth8/VŁ4 and is requestable from info@ersatz-systems.com. Mapping the Real Numbers in the Closed Interval [0, 1] to the Natural Numbers We exhibit an explicit mapping of the real numbers in [0, 1] to the natural numbers. Comments: 2 Pages. This paper contains an explicit mapping of the real numbers to the natural numbers The terminating decimal fractions in the open interval (0, 1) are put in one to one correspondence with the set of positive integers. This shows that attempting to map the set of real numbers to the natural numbers by listing them as infinite decimal fractions is futile. The real numbers are represented as the limit of partial decimal sums. We show how the real numbers can be represented as a denumerable set. We create a new (Level Set Theory). The set of real numbers has the same cardinality as the set of natural numbers. Comments: 1 Page. Paper contains an explicit mapping of the real numbers to the natural numbers. Authors: Christopher Perez Mathematics is a pure, logickal mind existing beyond the confines of reality, contemplating itself without beginning or end. True Logick is is Neohermetic Pythagoreanism for the modern era. True Logick is presented as the writings of The Hierophant, the keeper and interpreter of sacred mysteries and esoteric principles. It is an inclusive philosophy of mathematics based on Pythagoreanism and Hermeticism, the latter of which was a great influence on the Scientific Revolution. It is also the manifesto of a fake math cult and mathematics collective of the same name which puts this philosophy into practice with a series of Esoteric Math Circles we hold every month at a café/bar/venue in Chicago. For more information, see truelogick.org. The interval sieve algorithm partitions a closed interval of real numbers [ri, rj] where ri < rj to create a complete list, L, of numbers in the interval. We will prove that the list L is complete, and derive the bijective function f : ℕ → [r1, r2]. The interval sieve algorithm partitions a closed interval of real numbers [ri, rj] where ri < rj to create a complete list, L, of numbers in the interval. We will prove that the list L is complete, and lastly derive the bijective function f : ℕ ↔ [r1, r2]. The Interval Sieve Algorithm is a method for generating a list of real numbers on any closed interval of real numbers [ri, rj] where ri < rj. The purpose of this paper is to: 1.Present the algorithm and demonstrate the construction of the list L, 2.Prove that the list L is complete, 3.Derive the bijective function f : ℕ ↔ [r1, r2]. The Interval Sieve Algorithm is a method for generating a list of real numbers on any closed interval [ri, rj] where ri < rj, which can then be defined as the domain of the function f(x) = C. The purpose of this paper is to delineate the steps of the algorithm and show how it will generate a countable list from which the domain for the function f(x) = C can be defined. Having constructed the list we will prove that the list is complete, that it contains all the numbers in the interval [ri, rj]. Lastly we will demonstrate a restricted proof of the Continuum Hypothesis. Refutation of Relativization by Structural Induction in Weighted First Order Logic We use the Meth8/VŁ4 modal logic model checker to evaluate over 450 artifacts in 2400 assertions to refute 1950 as non tautologous (81%). This is the table of contents for over 700 pages; current document available on request. The Philosophy of Mathematics Authors: Hugh Wang What is mathematics? Why does it exist? Is it consistent? Is it complete? We answer these questions as well as resolve Russell’s Paradox and debunk Godel’s Incompleteness Theorem. We evaluate the logic system PŁ4 as refuting and replacing VŁ4. Eight modal theses and two axioms are not tautologous and contrary to those of PŁ4. This denies that PŁ4 refutes VŁ4, refutes PŁ4, and justifies VŁ4 as containing the non bivalent fragment named PŁ4. Comments: 15 Pages. Language: Korean We evaluate an intersection operator named descriptive union for descriptively near sets. From two sources the definition of the operator is not tautologous. A proof of seven properties derived from the second definition contains two trivial tautologies with the rest as not tautologous. This refutes the descriptive intersection operator and descriptively near sets on which it is based. This also casts doubt on the bevy of derived math and physics papers so spawned at arxiv, researchgate, and vixra. We evaluate an intersection operator named descriptive union for descriptively near sets. A proof of seven properties contains two trivial tautologies and the rest as not tautologous. This refutes the descriptive intersection operator and descriptively near sets on which it is based. This also casts doubt on the derived slug of math and physics papers as spawned at arxiv, researchgate, and vixra. The Curvature and Dimension of Non-Differentiable Surfaces The curvature of a surface can lead to fractional dimension. In this paper, the properties of the 2-sphere surface of a 3D ball and the 2.x-surface of a 3D fractal set are considered. The Curvature and Dimension of Surfaces The curvature of surfaces can lead to fractional dimension. In this paper, the properties of the 2-sphere surface of a 3D ball and the 2.x-surface of a 3D fractal set are considered. We evaluate the existential import of the Revised Modern Square of Opposition. We confirm that the Łukasiewicz syllogistic was intended to apply to all terms. What follows is that Aristotle was mistaken in his mapping of vertices, which we correct and show fidelity to Aristotle's intentions. We also evaluate the Cube of Opposition of Seuren. Two final claims are not tautologous, hence refuting the Cube, which also contradict criticism of Seuren that was not based on those claims. Refutation of the Constructive Craig Interpolation Theorem by Feferman We evaluate the Craig constructive interpolation theorem, find a mistake in a Craig lemma as rendered by Feferman, and refute the theorem as not constructive. We evaluate the conjecture of the lonely runner with three runners. We do not assume a runner may be stationary as a no-go contestant. The result is that the conjecture diverges from tautology by one logical value and hence is refuted. We then assume a runner can be stationary with result of the same truth table also to refute the conjecture. Remark on Seven Applications of Neutrosophic Logic: in Cultural Psychology, Economics Theorizing, Conflict Resolution, Philosophy of Science, Etc. Comments: 12 Pages. This paper has been submitted to J. MATHEMATICS. Your comments are welcome In this short communication, we review seven applications of NFL which we have explored in a number of papers: 1) Background: The purpose of this study is to review on how Neutrosophic Logic can be found useful in a number of diverse areas of interest; 2) Methods: we use logical analysis based on NL; 3) Results: Some fields of study may be found elevated after analyzed by NL theory; and 4) Conclusions: We can expect NL theory can be applied in many areas of research too, both in applied mathematics, economics, and also physics. Hopefully the readers will find a continuing line of thoughts in our research in the last few years The escape paths of the points in some quaternion fractal sets are visualized. The escape paths of the points in some quaternion fractal sets are visualized using OpenGL 1.x. C++ source code is provided. The escape paths of the points in some quaternion fractal sets are visualized using OpenGL. C++ source code is provided. Comments: 14 Pages. email: ron.ragusa@gmail.com Part 1 examines whether or not an analysis of the behavior of the function f(x) = C, where C is any constant, on the interval (a, b) where a and b are real numbers and a < b, will provide a method of proving the truth or falsity of the Continuum Hypothesis (CH). The argument will be presented in three theorems and one corollary. The first theorem proves, by construction, the countability of the domain d of f(x) = C on the interval (a, b) where a and b are real numbers. The second theorem proves, by substitution, that the set of natural numbers ℕ has the same cardinality as the subset S of real numbers on the given interval. The corollary extends the proof of theorem 2 to show that ℕ and ℝ are of the same cardinality. The third theorem proves, by logical inference, that the CH is true. Part 2 is a demonstration of how the set of natural numbers ℕ can be put into a one to one correspondence with the power set of natural numbers, P(ℕ). From this I will derive the bijective function f : ℕ → P(ℕ). Lastly, I’ll propose a conjecture asserting that f(x) = C can be employed to construct a one to one correspondence between the natural numbers and any infinite set that can be cast as the domain of the function. Appendix A extends the methodology for creating a bijection between infinite sets to the function f(x) = x2 using random real numbers from the domain of the function as input to f(x) = x2 in order to show how the constructed array would appear in practical application. Refutation of the Löwenheim–Skolem Theorem Of the three equations making up the conjecture, one is tautologous, one is contradictory, and one is neither, thereby making the conjecture not tautologous. Hence the Löwenheim–Skolem theorem is refuted to form a non tautologous fragment of the universal logic VŁ4. Does God know or does He not know that a certain individual will be good or bad? If thou sayest 'He knows', then it necessarily follows that the man is compelled to act as God knew beforehand he would to act, otherwise God's knowledge would be imperfect. The question is tautologous. The additional sentence with the first is not tautologous and not contradictory. Therefore the paradox of Maimonides is refuted as a paradox. Refutation of the Euathlus Paradox: Neither Pay © Copyright 2018 by Colin James III All Rights Reserved. There is No Standard Model of ZFC and ZFC_2 Main results are:(i) Let M_st be standard model of ZFC. Then ~Con(ZFC+∃M_st),(ii) let k be an inaccessible cardinal then ~Con(ZFC+∃k) Comments: 14 Pages. Journal of Global Research in Mathematical Archives (JGRMA)Vol 5, No 1 (2018): January-2018 Main results are:(i) Let M_st be standard model of ZFC. Then ~Con(ZFC+∃M_st),(ii) let k be an inaccessible cardinal then ~Con(ZFC+∃k),[10],11]. Main results are:(i) Let M_st be standard model of ZFC. Then ~Con(ZFC+∃M_st),(ii) let k be an inaccessible cardinal then ~Con(ZFC+∃k),[10],[11]. This paper critically examines the Cantor Diagonal Argument (CDA) that is used in set theory to draw a distinction between the cardinality of the natural numbers and that of the real numbers. In the absence of a verified English translation of the original 1891 Cantor paper from which it is said to be derived, the CDA is discussed here using a consensus from the forms found in a range of published sources (from "popular" to "professional"). Some general comments are made on these sources. The discussion then focusses on the CDA as applied to the correspondence between the set of the natural numbers, and the set of real numbers in the open range (0,1) in their expansion from decimal digits (0.123… etc.). Four points critical of the CDA are raised: (1) The conventional presentation of the CDA forms a putative new real number (X) from the "diagonal" of the chosen list of real numbers and which is therefore not on this initial list; however, it omits to consider that it may indeed be on the later part of the list, which is never exhausted however far the "diagonal" list is extended. (2) This aspect, combined with the fact that X is still composed of decimal digits, that is, it is a real number as defined, indicates that it must be on the later part of the list, that is, it is not a "new" number at all. (3) The conventional application of the CDA apparently leads to one putative "new" real number (X); however, the logical extension of this in its "exhaustive" application, that is, by using all possible different methods of alteration of the decimal digits on the "diagonal", and by reordering the list in all possible ways, leads to a list of putative "new" real numbers that become orders of magnitude longer than the chosen "diagonal" list. (4) The CDA is apparently considered to be a method that is applicable generally; however, testing this applicability with the natural numbers themselves leads to this contradiction. Following on from this, it is found that it indeed is possible to set up a one-to-one correspondence between the natural numbers and the real numbers in (0,1), that is, ! ⇔ "; this takes the form: … a3 a2 a1 ⇔ 0. a1 a2 a3 …, where the right hand extension of the natural number is intended to be a mirror image of the left hand extension of the real number. This may be extended to the general case of real numbers - that is, not limited to the range (0,1) - by intercalation of the digit sequence of its decimal fraction part into the sequence of the natural number part, giving the one-to-one-correspondence: … A3 a3 A2 a2 A1 a1 ⇔ ... A3 A2 A1. a1 a2 a3 … Additionally, a form of the CDA was presented by Wilfred Hodges in his 1998 critical review of "hopeless papers" dealing with the CDA; this form is also examined from the same viewpoints, and to the same conclusions. Finally, some comments are made on the concept of "infinity", pointing out that to consider this as an entity is a category error, since it simply represents an absence, that is, the absence of a termination to a process. This paper critically examines the Cantor Diagonal Argument (CDA) that is used in set theory to draw a distinction between the cardinality of the natural numbers and that of the real numbers. In the absence of a verified English translation of the original 1891 Cantor paper from which it is said to be derived, the CDA is discussed here using a consensus from the forms found in a range of published sources (from "popular" to "professional"). Some general comments are made on these sources. The discussion then focusses on the CDA as applied to the correspondence between the set of the natural numbers, and the set of real numbers in the open range (0,1) in their expansion from decimal digits (0.123… etc.). Four points critical of the CDA are raised: (1) The conventional presentation of the CDA forms a putative new real number (X) from the "diagonal" of the chosen list of real numbers and which is therefore not on this initial list; however, it omits to consider that it may indeed be on the later part of the list, which is never exhausted however far the "diagonal" list is extended. (2) This aspect, combined with the fact that X is still composed of decimal digits, that is, it is a real number as defined, indicates that it must be on the later part of the list, that is, it is not a "new" number at all. (3) The conventional application of the CDA leads to one putative "new" real number (X); however, the logical extension of this in its "exhaustive" application, that is, by using all possible different methods of alteration of the decimal digits on the "diagonal", and by reordering the list in all possible ways, leads to a list of putative "new" real numbers that become orders of magnitude longer than the chosen "diagonal" list. (4) The CDA is apparently considered to be a method that is applicable generally; however, testing this applicability with the natural numbers themselves leads to a contradiction. Following on from this, it is found that it indeed is possible to set up a one-to-one correspondence between the natural numbers and the real numbers in (0,1), that is, ℕ ⇔ ℝ; this takes the form: … a3 a2 a1 ⇔ 0. a1 a2 a3 …, where the right hand extension of the natural number is intended to be a mirror image of the left hand extension of the real number. It is also shown how this may be extended to real numbers outside the range (0,1). Additionally, a form of the CDA was presented by Wilfred Hodges in his 1998 critical review of "hopeless papers" dealing with the CDA; this form is also examined from the same viewpoints, and to the same conclusions. Finally, some comments are made on the concept of "infinity", pointing out that to consider this as an entity is a category error, since it simply represents an absence, that is, the absence of a termination to a process. This paper critically examines the Cantor Diagonal Argument (CDA) that is used in set theory to draw a distinction between the cardinality of the natural numbers and that of the real numbers. In the absence of a verified English translation of the original 1891 Cantor paper from which it is said to be derived, the CDA is discussed here using a consensus from the forms found in a range of published sources (from "popular" to "professional"). Some general comments are made on these sources. The discussion then focusses on the CDA as applied to the correspondence between the set of the natural numbers, and the set of real numbers in the open range (0,1) in their expansion from decimal digits (0.123… etc.). Four points critical of the CDA are raised: (1) The conventional presentation of the CDA forms a putative new real number (X) from the "diagonal" of the chosen list of real numbers and which is therefore not on this initial list; however, it omits to consider that it may indeed be on the later part of the list, which is never exhausted however far the "diagonal" list is extended. (2) This aspect, combined with the fact that X is still composed of decimal digits, that is, it is a real number as defined, indicates that it must be on the later part of the list, that is, it is not a "new" number at all. (3) The conventional application of the CDA leads to one putative "new" real number (X); however, the logical extension of this in its "exhaustive" application, that is, by using all possible different methods of alteration of the decimal digits on the "diagonal", and by reordering the list in all possible ways, leads to a list of putative "new" real numbers that become orders of magnitude longer than the chosen "diagonal" list. (4) The CDA is apparently considered to be a method that is applicable generally; however, testing this applicability with the natural numbers themselves leads to a contradiction. Following on from this, it is found that it indeed is possible to set up a one-to-one correspondence between the natural numbers and the real numbers in (0,1), that is, N ⇔ R; this takes the form: … a3 a2 a1 ⇔ 0. a1 a2 a3 …, where the right hand extension of the natural number is intended to be a mirror image of the left hand extension of the real number. It is also shown how this may be extended to real numbers outside the range (0,1). Additionally, a form of the CDA was presented by Wilfred Hodges in his 1998 critical review of "hopeless papers" dealing with the CDA; this form is also examined from the same viewpoints, and to the same conclusions. Finally, some comments are made on the concept of "infinity", pointing out that to consider this as an entity is a category error, since it simply represents an absence, that is, the absence of a termination to a process. Many have suggested that the infinite set has a fundamental problem. The usual complaint rails against the actually infinite which (say critics of various finitist persuasions) unjustifiably goes beyond the finite. Here we identify the exact opposite. The problem of the infinite set defined to have an identity (content) that is specified and restricted to be forever finite . Set theory is taken at its word. The existence of the infinite set and the representation of irrational reals as infinite sets of terms is accepted. In this context, it is shown that the standard definition of the infinite countable set is inconsistent with the existence of its own classic convergents of construction. If the set is infinite then it must be quite unlike that which set theory asserts it to be. Set theory found itself in some trouble over a century ago trusting an unrestricted anthropic comprehension. But serious doubt is cast on the validity of infinite sets which have been defined by a comprehension which overly-restricts their content. Contrary to the assumptions of transfinite set theory, limit and union of infinite sequences of sets differ. We define the topology atop(χ) on a complete upper semilattice χ = (M, ≤). The limit points are determined by the formula lim (X) = sup{a ∈ M \| {x ∈ X\| a ≤ x} ∈ D}, D where X ⊆ M is an arbitrary set, D is an arbitrary non-principal ultrafilter on X. We investigate lim (X) and topology atop(χ) properties. In particular, D we prove the compactness of the topology atop(χ). Natural Non-Godel Definitions of Incompleteness Authors: Vatolin Dm. Comments: 7 Pages. Russian Here are definitions of «completeness» and «incompleteness» for mathematical theories. These definitions are different from those that gave Godel. Сontradictions of the Godel's arguments have been eliminated. Found are theo-rems that put everything in its place. Comments: 7 Pages. Rassian Curry's paradox is generally considered to be one of the hardest paradoxes to solve. It is shown here that the paradox can be arrived in fewer steps and also for a different term of the original biconditional. Further, using different approaches, it is also shown that the conclusion of the paradox must always be false and this is not paradoxical but it is expected to be so. One of the approaches points out that the starting biconditional of the paradox amounts to a false definition or assertion which consequently leads to a false conclusion. Therefore, the solution is trivial and the paradox turns out to be no paradox at all. Despite that fact that verifying the truth value of the first biconditional of the paradox is trivial, mathematicians and logicians have failed to do so and merely assumed that it is true. Taking this into consideration that it is false, the paradox is however dismissed. This conclusion puts to rest an important paradox that preoccupies logicians and points out the importance of verifying one's assumptions. The basic mathematical aspects of the GGU and GID models are discussed. As an illustration, the modified Robinson approach is used to give a more direct prediction as to the composition of ultra-propertons. Relative to logic-systems, the refined developmental paradigm is applied to the General Intelligent Design (GID) model and the basic GID statements are given. The basic mathematical aspects of the GGU and GID models are discussed. As an illustration, the modified Robinson approach is used to give a more direct prediction as to the composition of ultra-propertons. Relative to logic-systems, the refined developmental paradigm is applied to the General Intelligence Design (GID) model and basic GID statements are given. On the Size of Continuum Authors: Ihsan Raja Muda Nasution In this paper, we propose the upper bound for the cardinality of continuum. In this paper, we propose the alternative estimation of the cardinality of continuum. This part contains Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, which include Consequence Operators (Operations) Perception, An Alternate Approach, Developmental Paradigms, Ultrawords, A Neutron Altering Process, The Extended Structure and General Paradigms This part contains Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, which include Consequence Operators (Operations), Perception, An Alternate Approach, Developmental Paradigms, Ultrawords, A Neutron Altering Process, The Extended Structure and General Paradigms.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3285
__label__cc	0.648727	0.351273	Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Libyan International Medical University, Benghazi, Libya Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, International Medical University, P.O. Box-15016, Benghazi Bodalal Z. Colorectal carcinoma then and now: What we are learning by comparing two Libyan cancer studies. Avicenna J Med 2015;5:52-3 Bodalal Z. Colorectal carcinoma then and now: What we are learning by comparing two Libyan cancer studies. Avicenna J Med [serial online] 2015 [cited 2019 Jul 16];5:52-3. Available from: http://www.avicennajmed.com/text.asp?2015/5/2/52/154201 In a previous issue, Elzouki et al. described the pattern of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) in two tertiary hospitals in Benghazi. [1] I applaud their impressive work in helping to fill the void that exists in Libyan cancer epidemiology. The data gathered by the research team covered 2007-2009, before a specialized Oncology department was established at the Benghazi Medical Center and was used as the focal point for all cancer patients in eastern Libya. Similarly, another study regarding colorectal carcinoma in eastern Libya was published dealing with patients diagnosed in the year 2012. [2] By looking at these two recent articles, we can ascertain certain trends regarding our cancer epidemiology: In the 3-year period between 2007-2009, 152 patients were collected as the cohort for CRC cases in Benghazi, whereas that figure jumped to 174 patients in a single year (i.e. 2012). This reflected on the ASR with the figure increasing from 16.14 and 13.89 to 17.5 and 17.2/100,000 for males and females, respectively. The current incidence rate for CRC in eastern Libya is the highest in North Africa [2],[3] Women are more likely to be affected by a right colon tumor while the opposite is true for men. [Table 1] highlights some key comparisons between the two studies While the mean age of diagnosis has increased for both genders, colorectal cancers are being caught at earlier stages (especially stage I which was non-existent in 2007-2009). This is most likely a sequelae of the increased usage of colonoscopy services in Benghazi Mirroring the change in stage of diagnosis, more malignancies are found to be well-differentiated. These are all factors that positively influence the prognosis. The overall portrait painted by these studies is one where increased colonoscopy services are helping to diagnose more colorectal carcinoma cases at earlier stages and at better pathological grades. There seems to be a slight shift of site similar to trends observed in Western countries. Table 1: Comparison of key parameters seen in colorectal patients in 2007-2009 and 2012 Screening programs have yet to be established and executed in our hospitals. Individually, gastroenterologists have been doing a large amount of admirable work, carrying the patient load in relatively nascent departments and implementing screening programs on families with hereditary colorectal cancer diseases. Just as colonoscopy usage raised the ASR of colorectal carcinoma in Libya, a screening program would help to reveal the hidden part of the iceberg. Elzouki AN, Habel S, Alsoaeiti S, Abosedra A, Khan F. Epidemiology and clinical findings of colorectal carcinoma in two tertiary care hospitals in Benghazi, Libya. Avicenna J Med 2014;4:94-8. Bodalal Z, Bendardaf R. Colorectal carcinoma in a Southern Mediterranean country: The Libyan scenario. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2014;6:98-109. Bodalal Z, Azzuz R, Bendardaf R. Cancers in Eastern Libya: First results from Benghazi Medical Center. World J Gastroenterol 2014;20:6293. Bodalal Z	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3287
__label__wiki	0.872751	0.872751	Xbox 360 Retail Games » Author Topic: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Read 6732 times) Re: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Modern Warfare 3 announcement coming next month - report UK magazine PSM3 points to mid-April reveal The first snippet of Modern Warfare 3 gameplay may be with us next month, according to respected UK PlayStation magazine PSM3. According to the publication's latest issue, insider rumours say "the next in Activision's megaton FPS series will be announced in mid-April". No specific date is given. The prediction would fit snugly with Activision's CoD: Black Ops reveal from 2010, which snuck out on April 30 - as the publisher lifted the lid on the game's official website. Rumours from Official PlayStation Magazine UK suggest that Modern Warfare 3 may contain at least some sections linking back to the past of popular character Ghost. PSM3 adds: "Based on the ending of MW2, we'd be surprised if the story doesn't pick up with Soap and Price on the run, after they were set up by General Shepherd." The game's sure to have some stiff competition if it comes out towards the end of the year as expected - not least from EA's Battlefield 3. Swedish creator DICE suggested last month that its competitors in the FPS space had been "treading water" with recent releases. Meanwhile, the May 2011 issue of PSM3 contains an exclusive, lengthy first look at Saints Row: The Third and an amazing 22-page shooter special. nCogNeato "Mr. Neato" if you're nasty Time Zone: GMT -05 Last.fm: nCogNeato OnLive: nCogNeato PSN: nCogNeato Steam: Mr_Neato Wii: 4102880400203632 XBL: nCogNeato Modern Warfare 3 Rumors Squashed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 already has a rumored November release date and today a screenshot surfaced that attempted to show a leaked screenshot from inside the beta for the game. They seem to show a former Infinity Ward employee at one of the menu screens ... but whoever created this image made a big mistake. Read on to find out more. First of all, SFUKUDA seems to point to a former Infinity Ward employee named, Steve Fukuda. Fukuda was Modern Warfare 2's lead designer. One problem is that Steve left Infinity Ward for Respawn Entertainment like many of the key Modern Warfare team members. So why would he be playing Modern Warfare 3? But, here's a bigger clue. Look at where SFUKUDA is supposedly signed into Microsoft's PartnerNet. BING! Ah, the intricacies of ParnterNet. Next time, we expect some better Photoshop work. Hopefully it's as good as MW2! Following last week's leak, Activision is turning a pitfall into profit. Starting with a reveal trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0fKELTUdE Greatness Personified No cuts, no buts, no coconuts? Last.fm: sambomaher XBL: ox SAMBO xo For a game that I was determined not to buy into the hype this time round, That trailer did a nice job of trying to persuade me otherwise, I want to play the England level. meh! i'm getting Battlefield 3 instead Quote from: Failed on May 24, 2011, 02:04:54 PM I'll pick up MW3 used a few months after release just to play the campaign. I have no interest in the MP. I saw the reveal trailers last week, forgot to post them, too busy celebrating 19 :-) Modern Warfare 3's Spec Ops co-op mode is getting special attention for the upcoming sequel, co-developers Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer have announced. As well as a new progressive ranking system, online matchmaking system and leaderboards, there's also a new Survival Mode which plays out on the game's multiplayer maps, rather than on the single player stages as in MW2. "All that stuff really fleshes out Spec Ops and adds in a lot that we know our fans are going to love, some of the most addictive aspects of Multiplayer," Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling told USA Today. It sounds like a standard survival mode, with you having to fend off unlimited waves of enemies. On the "Dome" map described, they graduate from attack dogs, to suicide bomber dogs, to kamikaze soldiers, to juggernauts as the round progresses. The developers hope the refinements will make Spec Ops the perfect way for hesitant users to graduate from single player to the game's full multiplayer modes. "There's such hard-core players out there in the online community and you hear all the stories about the eight-year-olds, 12-year-olds and 13-year-olds swearing and ruining the experience," said Sledgehammer's Michael Condrey. "With Spec Ops, you can really get in there and hone your skills in a more confined environment. I think it's a little more of an easy entry. I don't have as much time as I did when I was 20 to be honing my twitch skills, but this certainly gives me a venue to experiment." Simon Pegg playing MW3 Spec Ops Survival Mode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6na8wzpWBo Nice! MW3 Horde looks pretty good! Infinity Ward's creative strategist Robert Bowling has said that there will be no Commando perk in Modern Warfare 3. Commando, a perk in Modern Warfare 2 that increases your melee range, is loathed and loved by those taking the punishment and those dishing it out respectively. But Robert Bowling, replying to a question on Twitter about the future of melee in Modern Warfare 3, said that "Commando is no longer in the game". This may come as a blow to those of you that enjoyed cutting some other fool without having to actually go near him. But it should make Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer a more restrained, civilized affair, especially given Bowling's other comments that the multiplayer is going to feel more like Call of Duty 4 than Modern Warfare 2. Quote from: sambo on July 29, 2011, 11:28:28 AM That'll do for me, now if only they could make it feel like COD3 then they'd be onto a winner! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxDQ2Ow-VfI	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3297
__label__wiki	0.506084	0.506084	Top Cdn BE: Funding for Ensyn QC Project April 30, 2018, Sixth Element is a boutique consulting firm, providing services on pro forma design and analysis, feasibility studies and business plans, technology/venture vetting and audits (see Projects for recent studies). Our focus sectors are emerging biofuels and Indigenous bioeconomy ventures in the forestry sector, including lumber, logging and bioenergy. Check out the Bioeconomy Conference Calendar. For previous issues of Top Canadian Bioenergy Stories click here. Follow us on Twitter @6esm. BDC Invests in Cleantech Start-ups Pellets on the Move BC - Conifex Overview ON - BIC Overview ON - Tire Recycling Plant ON - Overview of Comet Biorefiniing April 23, 2018, Montreal—The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has concluded financing agreements totaling $40-million with four high-potential cleantech companies, enabling them to accelerate their growth and further consolidate their footprint as innovators in their respective markets... by BDC. CALGARY — As Canada’s attention is increasingly focused on the polarizing oil exports debate, another contentious energy export has been quietly gaining momentum. The humble wood pellet, once used mostly for small-scale home heating, has graduated to an alternative to coal in the hungry power plants of Europe and Asia with the disputed promise of carbon neutral energy... by Ian Bickis. Conifex’s business is the harvesting of timber and the manufacture and sale of lumber, primarily for North American and Asian markets. Its sawmills process high-quality SPF logs into higher-grade and commodity-grade lumber, wood chips that are sold externally and used for pulp production, and other residual products for sale to wood pellet manufacturers, finger joint lumber plants, biomass power plants... by Sandy Ferguson and Jim Lane. April 24, 2018 – If you build it, they will come. That is the philosophy behind cluster development and something that Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) is doing to support an emerging bio-hybrid chemicals cluster in southern Ontario… by FedDev Ontario. A Montreal-based company has set the wheels in motion to bring a new recycling plant for used tires to the eastern Ontario town of Hawkesbury. Ecolomondo, which specializes in recycling hydrocarbon waste, is working on a deal with Hawkesbury to build a 170,000-square-foot recycling plant, Radio Canada reported… by CBC News. April 27, 2018 – Ingredient technology and manufacturing company Comet has developed a technology that converts farmers’ agricultural residues into high-quality, sustainable ingredients… by Comet Biorefining.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3299
__label__wiki	0.670375	0.670375	2018 Hong Kong Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China Successfully Hosted Publish time: 2018-11-20 On 27 October 2018, the 2018 Hong Kong Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China (the “Summit”), jointly organized by the Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Center (the “BAC”) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch (the “CIArb (EAB)”), was successfully hosted at Baker & McKenzie Hong Kong Office. As a global financial center, Hong Kong is an important hub where China and the western world blended with each other economically and culturally. The Summit has attracted more than one hundred leading figures of international arbitration community from a number of countries and regions within the Asia and Pacific area, who have conducted an extensive and in-depth discussion on hot topics of Sino commercial dispute resolution, such as international arbitration, commercial mediation, dispute resolution in construction, energy, investment & finance, and also on core issues of the Belt and Road Initiative. The opening ceremony of the Summit was moderated by Mr. Paul Teo, Head of Baker & McKenzie Arbitration Practice in Greater China. Mr. Teo expressed warm welcome to the audience for their visit to Baker & McKenzie, and presented a vivid introduction of the keynote speakers of the opening ceremony. He wished the Summit a great success. Mr. Paul Teo Dr. Chen Fuyong, Deputy Secretary General of the BAC, then delivered an opening address. Firstly, he extended sincere thanks to the joint organizer, sponsors, supporters, media supporters and the audience for their support and attendance. Next, he stressed that the BAC, with rich experience in its international arbitration practice, is not only capable of providing high qualified dispute resolution services to Chinese and foreign parties, but also endeavors to build an exchange platform for Chinese and foreign professionals. He expected that speakers and the audience could enjoy fruitful exchanges and experience sharing in this Summit. Dr. Chen Fuyong Thereafter, Ms. Mary Thomson, President of the CIArb (EAB), delivered an opening address on behalf of the joint organizer. She appreciated the BAC’s holding of the Summit, where the professionals of the industry could enjoy professional exchanges together. The CIArb (EAB) also looked forward to contributing its share to promote the industry with its own growth and progress. Ms. Mary Thomson Madame Zhang Yuejiao, Professor of Tsinghua University, delivered a keynote speech. She said that arbitration has won the parties favor with its impartiality, enforceability and its respect to party autonomy. Commercial arbitration awards are especially valuable thanks to their cross-border enforceability under the New York Convention. In addition, she also referred to the word formation of “arbitration” in Chinese Character, and thereby introduced the wisdom of arbitration in the traditional Chinese culture. With her own experience of case handling as an arbitrator at the BAC, she spoke highly of the BAC’s high-tech case management system, which contributes to efficient case administration and the transparency of arbitral procedure. Prof. Zhang Yuejiao Following the opening ceremony, the Session on arbitration commenced. It is moderated by Mr. Neil Kaplan, a renowned international arbitrator. The keynote speakers consisted of Dr. Wang Xuehua, Partner of Beijing Huanzhong Law Firm, Mr. Zhang Zhi, Founder of DS Legal Capital and Managing Partner of V&T Law Firm. Ms. Sarah Grimmer, Secretary General of the HKIAC, and Dr. Arthur Dong, Partner of Anjie Law Firm, acted as commentators. Mr. Neil Kaplan Dr. Wang Xuehua Mr. Zhang Zhi Ms. Sarah Grimmer Dr. Arthur Dong Dr. Wang Xuehua entitled his speech “Rethinking Some Issues of Arbitration in China”, and provided review, analysis and prospect of the Chinese arbitration. Mr. Zhang Zhi gave a speech themed “A Harmonious Journey: The Chinese Path of Third Party Funding in Arbitration”. Ms. Sarah shared the experience of HKIAC in the appointment of presiding arbitrator and also introduced the pro-attitude of Hong Kong courts with regard to interim measures, citing the successful enforcement of an interim measure ordered by the BAC emergency arbitrator as a good example. Dr. Arthur Dong suggested that parties could made specification on the qualifications of the presiding arbitrator in their arbitration clause, which would enhance the predictability in the process of arbitrator appointment. Panelists of Session on Arbitration The next Session was on mediation, which was moderated by Mr. Chris Poole, President and CEO of JAMS. Mr. Fei Ning, Managing Partner of Hui Zhong Law Firm, acted as the keynote speaker. Dr. Francis Law, President of Hong Kong Mediation Centre, Mr. Aloysius Goh, Singapore International Mediation Centre, and Mr. Zhao Ping, Partner of Jincheng Tongda & Neal, acted as commentators. Mr. Chris Poole Mr. Fei Ning Dr. Francis Law Mr. Aloysius Goh Mr. Zhao Ping Mr. Fei Ning gave a keynote speech themed “The Recent development of commercial mediation practice in China”. He said that with the approval of the final drafts of the “Singapore Mediation Convention”, the enforceability of settlement agreement resulting from mediation has been improved, which has greatly promoted the growth of commercial mediation. Dr. Francis Law highlighted that the Hong Kong Mediation Centre has trained a number of professional mediators, and thereby contributed its share to the mediation industry. Mr. Aloysius Goh pointed out that under different legal systems and different eras, the term of mediation has different meanings. In view of the heavy caseload of Chinese courts, he thought that mediation should be a preferred means of dispute resolution. Mr. Zhao Ping stressed the Chinese tradition of regarding harmony as fundamentality, and introduced the status quo of mediation in Shanghai. He also shared the practice experience of several professional mediation institutions in Shanghai such as the Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center. Panelists of Session on Mediation The next Session was on energy. Dr. Colin Ong QC acted as the moderator, and Mr. Zhang Weihua, Vice President and General Counsel of United Energy Group Limited the keynote speaker. Mr. Qi Xiaodong (Chris Chi), Vice President of MXIS Group, Mr. Robert Davidson, Executive Director of JAMS Arbitration Dept., and Mr. Hu Ke, Partner of Jingtian & Gongcheng, were commentators. Dr. Colin Ong QC Mr. Zhang Weihua Mr. Qi Xiaodong Mr. Robert Davidson Mr. Hu Ke Dr. Colin Ong QC provided a general introduction of Joint Operation Agreement (the “JOA”) and Forfeiture Clause. Mr. Zhang Huawei then gave a speech on “Forfeiture Clause in JOAs – From International Arbitration Perspective”, providing analyses of the pros and cons of compensation methods and forfeiture clauses under different JOA. Based on his extensive experience, Mr. Qi Xiaodong said that under the JOA cooperation framework within the energy industry, parties’ rights are intertwined with their obligations, and thus it is understandable that in some cases claims based on single forfeiture clauses are not upheld. Mr. Robert Davidson provided interpretations on the topic under American law. Mr. Hu Ke started from the interpretation of Article 113 of the PRC Contract Law, and thought that liquidated damages under the PRC law should be deemed compensatory, however the forfeiture clause itself is punitive. Panelists of Session on Energy The session subsequent to the coffee break was on construction. This was moderated by Dr. Christopher To, Arbitrator accredited by the CIArb and Mediator accredited by the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association. Dr. Zhou Xianfeng, Partner of JunHe LLP, and Mr. Li Zhiyong, General Manager of Legal & Risk Control Department of POWERCHINA INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED, acted as the keynote speakers, and Mr. Cui Qiang, Partner of Commerce and Finance Law Offices, the commentator. Dr. Christopher To Dr. Zhou Xianfeng Mr. Li Zhiyong Mr. Cui Qiang Dr. Zhou Xianfeng delivered a speech themed “Perspective And Challenges For Construction Law & Practice In China”. He highlighted that the EPC contract as an integrated framework agreement is facing multi-layered challenges under the PRC law. In his speech on “New Trend of ADR in Chinese Overseas Construction Industry”, Mr. Li Zhiyong said that with the progress of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese investment in infrastructure overseas has been going up, and thus Chinese construction companies are improving their management system and risk prevention capability. Mr. Cui Qiang stressed that “back to back” payment clauses in construction industry should be highly carefully dealt with. Panelists of Session on Construction The last session was on investment and finance, which was moderated by Mr. Thomas So, Former President of The Law Society of Hong Kong. Mr. Bao Zhi, Partner of Fen Xun Partners, and Dr. Tao Xiuming, Partner of JunZeJun Law Offices, delivered the keynote speeches. Commentators included Dr. William Wong SC, Head of Arbitration Committee of Hong Kong Bar Association, and Ms. Sharon Nye, Executive Director and Litigation & Regulatory Enforcement Counsel of Morgan Stanley. Mr. Thomas So Dr. Tao Xiuming Mr. Bao Zhi Dr. William Wong SC Sharon Nye女士点评Ms. Sharon Nye Dr. Tao Xiuming’s speech was themed “Annual Review of Financial Dispute Resolution in China”. He clarified the influence of government documents and policies on financial disputes. Mr. Bao Zhi spoke on “The Impact of Regulatory Changes on Private Investment Disputes in China”, and shared the latest court rulings and business practice in this regard. Dr. William Wong thought that to make financial regulation, it needs a cautious consideration of the expected regulatory goals. Ms. Sharon Nye provided comments from the view of American investment banks. The closing ceremony was moderated by Mr. David Fong, Vice President of CIArb (EAB). And Ms. Teresa Cheng, Secretary for Justice of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR, delivered the closing remarks. Mr. David Fong Ms. Teresa Cheng stressed that the Belt and Road Initiative and the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau greater bay area by the PRC central government should be well cherished. She said the Hong Kong SAR will create greater opportunities, and provide professional trainings to arbitration and mediation practitioners, and thereby build a better platform for the young generations, and attract more talents. Ms. Teresa Cheng In warm applause, all speeches of the Summit came to the end. During the following cocktail party, the speakers and audience continued their heated discussion and exchange on interested topics. Group photo of part the speakers The success of this Summit symbolized a perfect conclusion of the BAC’s overseas roadshow events based on its annual report of the year. From Stockholm and London, to Edinburg and Hong Kong, the BAC has endeavored to keep close cooperation with its partners around the world, and unveil the excellent arbitration practice of China to the outside world. Starting from its first-time organization of the summit in London in 2013, the BAC has held such roadshows as an annual event for six consecutive years, and the Commercial Dispute Resolution in China: An Annual Review and Preview series have also been recognized as a significant reference by the global community to learn about the development of dispute resolution in China. This Summit was supported and sponsored by a number of partners. Thanks are specifically extended to Baker & McKenzie, HKIAC, Hong Kong Mediation Centre, JAMS, Hong Kong Bar Association, The Law Society of Hong Kong, CACLO, Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises association Legal Profession Commission, Asian Academy of International Law and LEXPR for their assistance. AnJie Law Firm, Jincheng Tongda & Neal, Commerce & Finance Law Offices and Jingtian & Gongcheng are appreciated for their sponsorships to the Summit. Thanks are also due to media supporters including Wolters Kluwer, China Go Abroad and GAR. With its pace of progress internationally, the BAC will stick to its values of independence, impartiality, professionalism and efficiency. And it will continue to provide first class services and strive to be the field leader in the promotion of diversified dispute resolution in China.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3306
__label__cc	0.713317	0.286683	I held off on my review of the Green Lantern Annual until now for a couple of reasons, one being the frantic pace of my day job this time of year and the other being that I just wanted to really allow myself the chance to review the book on my terms rather than trying to get content published for the sake of being topical. I sometimes wrestle with feeling like I’m rushing a review just to get it out there and this is a book that deserves more. I hold the team of Johns and Van Sciver in very high regard since they were the ones responsible for re-igniting the Green Lantern franchise which has spawned so much since they tackled Green Lantern: Rebirth back in 2004. Seeing them return in a book being touted with the infamous phrase “things will never be the same” actually adds some validity to the promotional claim, and Annual #1 indeed sets in motion events which could quite honestly change the Green Lantern mythology forever. The Story – The Guardians have changed from the altruistic beings of old, and either by way of external tampering or a cold realization that they simply must change their way of thinking they have made a fateful decision to not only pull the plug on the Green Lantern Corps, but once and for all eradicate what they now deem to be the root cause of all the problems in the universe, free will. Somehow the Guardians still feel it is their right to make the decision to change all sentient beings and remove their ability to make their own decisions and no one will be allowed to prevent them from achieving the ultimate cosmic order. The Guardians recount their failed experiments of the past, logically charting the thought process that has brought them to a fateful decision that will change the course of the universe. Back on Earth we discover what Black Hand has done to Sinestro and Hal Jordan since the explosion at the end of issue twelve. In a scene ironically familiar to Ryan Reynolds’ film Buried we find Hal Jordan awaking in the dark, buried alive. As Hal recounts recent history he uses his love of Carol to fuel his courage to dig free from his makeshift grave and claw his way to freedom. He discovers that Sinestro is buried similarly and attempts to dig him out until Black Hand returns to tempt Hal by offering to raise Martin Jordan from the dead. Hal’s finally realized what matters to him the most. The Guardians in the meantime arrive at the Chamber of Shadows and on their way they see that Black Hand has returned to power and entertain the thought that they might be able to use him in the coming days. Turning their attention back to the task the Chamber is opened to reveal another set of Guardians who willingly chose isolation to protect the universe from what is stored in the Chamber while the rest of the Guardians make the universe safe. Dressed in clothing reminiscent of the Manhunters, Reegal and his followers hope that the Manhunters achieved their goal and that their fellow Maltusans have returned to set them free now that their mission have been accomplished. However Ganthet and the Guardians we’ve known inform Reegal that not only did the Manhunters fail but that they need the First Lantern to rid the universe of its ills. It is then that the line is drawn in the sand as Reegal and his band of followers chose their path based on the decision that no one should set him free and anyone trying do so would be destroyed, even their fellow Maltusans. And with that the Guardians and their kinsmen engage in battle. And now for something totally unexpected – more Guardians! In the Coast City Cemetary Hal finds strength in himself to deny Black Hand and prevent him from desecrating the memory Hal has of his father by slamming Hand’s skull into a moment, eye first. Sinestro arrives to prevent Hand from killing Hal and as Hand comes to his feet and begins to summon an army of the dead, Hal convinces Sinestro to join rings, thinking that there is enough residual energy between them to allow summon Sinestro’s power battery. The tactic works and both men are able to recharge their dead rings. Meanwhile the battle between the Guardians rages on until Ganthet kills Reegal and uses his energy to reveal the chamber of the First Lantern, literally a lantern shaped confine colored by all the emotions of the spectrum. The First Lantern cries the now familiar “Let me out!” shout heard in all the Green Lantern books throughout the month and now heard coming from the rings of Hal, Sinestro and Black Hand. The Guardians take the First Lantern and leave the Chamber, sealing what remains of Reegal’s followers inside. As the Guardians travel back from the Chamber they see that Hal Jordan wears a power ring despite stripping him of it way back in Green Lantern issue 67 and realize they need to eliminate him once and for all. Transporting themselves to Coast City the Guardians supercharge Black Hand and he proceeds to pull both Sinestro and Hal into his ring. Right to the end both men clash over how to proceed, hoping to in some way will their re-fused ring to find the person to deal with the Guardians and at the very least embed a message to warn him. With Carol’s name on his lips Hal disappears along with Sinestro, their fates unknown. Their rings reintegrate however something is wrong and the ring begins emitting an error message before fling away. Even facing death Hal and Sinestro can’t agree on a course of action. And about that message….. With Hal and Sinestro out of the picture the Guardians imprison Black Hand in the Chamber of Shadows so that he can be used later as they turn to the First Lantern to set the rise of the Third Army in motion. While the First Lantern defies the Guardians and promises to free himself and take revenge on them, the Guardians siphon energy from him and use it to combine bits of their own flesh to make the first of the Third Army. They are discovered by a patrolman responding to reports of all the violence and flashing lights and he is overtaken by the first of the Third Army who transforms him by rewriting all his organic matter, removing his heart and decimating his mind and thereby his sense of free will and individuality. As the issue comes to a close the Guardians send one of the beings out into space to begin assimilation while the other does the same on Earth. The Writing- Wow, where to begin! Geoff Johns does a great job of providing enough information in the opening two pages that anyone not reading the title on a regular basis is brought up to speed with recent events. Seeing how Black Hand has evolved and how much of a threat he can be shows just how much Johns realizes that the hero can only be as good and their opposition is a threat. Hand, and Sinestro, have both greatly benefited by the handling that Johns have given them and they are in my mind at the pinnacle of their comic book lives. Hal has evolved as well and we see here how much he’s matured from the young man we saw in Secret Origin. Gone is the need to showboat just to prove how unafraid he is, but clearly he will take the risks needed to get the job done even at the risk of his own life. But his love for Carol now fuels his will to fight and that’s a clear indication of how he’s grown. If Blackest Night is Green Lantern as Night of the Living Dead, then the Third Army is Johns doing the Borg from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Rather than the threat of death consuming the universe it’s now the threat posed by assimilating all life into a collective, and while this could easily be construed as being very derivative of that iconic television story arc I think it’s more of a case of Johns playing with some very universal themes and applying them to the Green Lantern universe in a very compelling way. What I’ve long felt was the strongest part of the mythology was its ability to be used to tell a wide variety of stories and that’s why we’ve seen such diverse stories over the decades. This story couldn’t be further from Green Lantern: Willworld if it tried and yet they are both woven from the same fabric. I loved the reveal of the other set of Guardians and I have on more than one occasion caught myself thinking about the original basis for what would have been Emerald Twilight had DC followed through on Gerard Jones’ original script. The history of the Guardians is a rich one, but one mired in mysteries that I hope we one day get to read about. Of the utmost importance to me is the road traveled from the early days of Krona through the formation of the Green Lantern Corps. This issue is not the first time we’ve seen the Guardians linked to the white energy and seeing Reegal and his followers wielding it was not only indicative of how long they’d been locked away but hinted that the Guardians did more than just dabble with it but that it was probably their focus in the days leading up to the creation of the Manhunters. The First Lantern was not quite revealed here, with Ethan Van Sciver keeping the details in the shadows. While he doesn’t look like at all like he appears in the visions from Green Lantern 62 I’ve always considered the visions to be interpretations and a literal portrayal. Something that’s entered my mind about the First Lantern is trying to decide if he is called that because he was the first to wield the power, or if he is a living power supply and literally is the first lantern. The design of his prison certainly contributes to that notion, but only time will tell what his origins are. There’s a lot of speculation on him being somehow connected to Abin Sur given his profile, but I personally think it’s unlikely, although there certainly must be something about his identity that calls for him to be kept in the shadows for now. The first one to wield power, or is he literally THE first lantern? While some have thought that this book would mark the deaths of Hal Jordan and Sinestro it’s pretty clear that they still exist in some fashion and their appearance at the end of the zero issue clues us in that while their story will play out in the background they are not being taken off the playing field entirely. In fact knowing that they are in Black Hand’s ring inside the Chamber of Shadows surrounded by the “Lost Guardians” I’m pretty sure that they are going to play a crucial role before long. I wouldn’t be at all surprised is Reegal is raised in the near future and that Hal will indeed become the greatest Black Lantern leading an army composed of Mogo and the occupants of the crypt on Oa. The Third Army themselves are definitely a disturbing creation even though the allusion to Frankenstein made me laugh out loud. Capable of multiplying by assimilating others they are an affront to any free thinking being and it’s a terrible notion to think that who we are and what makes us each unique can be wiped from existence in such short order. With this one story we have perhaps the greatest challenge ever created for a comic book – beings who appear to be unstoppable and are capable of such complete cold obliteration of our spirits. If we follow the notion that the good guys are only as good as the bad guys are bad then the good guys will need to very good indeed. The Third Army – Politicians! The Art – It only took getting to the second page to realize just how much I missed Ethan Van Sciver’s presence in the Green Lantern universe. Every page was gorgeous in his part of the book and it really elevated an already excellent script to epic proportions. The weight and drama of the story was conveyed expertly and with his creativity unleashed Ethan creates a very visceral sense of reality to the conflict between Hal and Black Hand. The panel of Black Hand telling Hal that he was going to kill him resonates very strongly with me and still stands out in my mind when I recall what stood out for me the most. The page layouts were also very dynamic and again gave me the sense that I wasn’t reading just any comic as the story unfolded before my eyes. No, this book is something special and Ethan definitely made it a landmark issue in terms of the visually storytelling. He has recently stated he is looking to return to a monthly title and as much as I’ve like Doug Mahnke overall, I’d do cartwheels if Ethan were to jump on board. As much as I love the visuals in this book, the art isn’t perfect and there are a few things that caught me eye. There is a scene where Hal’s ring is on the wrong finger and the number of Guardians doesn’t stay consistent throughout. And as much as I relished Ethan’s work, Pete Woods’ work on the epilogue didn’t have nearly the same dramatic punch to it. In my own opinion the whole sequence would have been better left to Van Sciver to keep the tone visually consistent throughout the book – and I think it would have looked a hell of a lot creepier. The word epic is thrown around a little too easily these days but this book is, well, epic. The Guardians have perhaps put in motion events that will either doom us all or in the very least change the way we perceive them going forward. That is, if they are really acting on their own accord which I’m not thoroughly convinced of. Hal and Sinestro meet a fate that will also change their status for at least a short time while the stage has been cleared for the arrival of Simon Baz, the fifth Green Lantern of Earth. Green Lantern Annual #1 takes the characters that Geoff Johns has been playing with and turns them on their ears, forcing us as readers and fans to re-evaluate what we think we know. While only a handful of people are aware of the road we’re going to be taken down, I think most of us would agree that this issue sets us on our way in grand fashion. Five out of five lanterns. Green Lantern #12 Review(blogofoa.com) Podcast of Oa Episode 28 – GL Annual and Willworld(blogofoa.com) The Third Army Rises in October(blogofoa.com) Green Lantern: New Guardians #12 Review(blogofoa.com) Green Lantern #0 Review Abin Sur Black Hand Carol Ferris Doug Mahnke Ethan Van Sciver First Lantern Ganthet Geoff Johns Hal Jordan Hidden Ones Manhunters Mogo Simon Baz Sinestro Third Army Life long Green Lantern fan and co-host of the Podcast of Oa. I'm a Barbecue snob and aficionado of blues music. Hal Jordan is my co-pilot! "Far, Far Out!" Health issues have slowed me down this month so my review for The Green Lantern #9 is a. Continue reading In Brightest Day Co-host Phil Bova returns from vacation just in time to join Myron Rumsey and long time. Continue reading ComicsMedia New Fan Made Audio Drama Spotlights Rot Lop Fan I'm a big proponent of fan created content and a new fan produced audio drama has got me pretty excited. . Continue reading DC Comics Solicitations for September 2019 DC Comics has released their solicitations for comic books releasing in September of 2019. Grant Morrison. Continue reading	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3307
__label__cc	0.71107	0.28893	Prevention programmes The expansion of the Foundation’s work has seen the introduction of a scheme offering grants to facilitate the development of sustainable population-based programmes for the prevention of dental disease. We offer grants to facilitate the development of sustainable population-based programmes for the prevention of dental disease. Support is provided to strengthen existing programmes, or to implement new initiatives. The first projects to receive support when the initiative was first launched in 2013 were: Strengthening of school oral health programme in Tanzania through health promotion Building capacity for delivering preventative services to disadvantaged community schools in Ndola, Zambia Simply Modified Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (SMART) program for the oral health of Lao children Oral health survey in 6- and 12-year-old Bhutanese schoolchildren Oral health promotion and prevention for public pre-school children in Cambodia School-based programmes for the prevention of dental diseases in Madagascar More recently we have provided support for a number of new projects: National Oral Health Survey in Myanmar Evaluation of a pilot school-based oral health promotion program in Timor-Leste National Epidemiological Oral Health Program in Lithuania National surveillance of oral health in children in Hungary Intervention for improving oral health in schoolchildren in Palestine An oral health survey of 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-year-old children in Vinh Phuc province, Vietnam We would be pleased to hear from anyone who might be interested in applying for support under this scheme; as illustrated above, a broad range of activities has been supported. In their consideration of grant applications the trustees will give priority to: proposals from emerging economies, the potential impact and sustainability of the proposed project and the engagement with the Ministries of Health/Ministries of Education. Any enquiries or expressions of interest can be sent to [email protected] Current programmes	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3309
__label__cc	0.686273	0.313727	An RSS feed (or news feed) is a means by which you can stay informed about what's going on at Brindabella Chorus without having to regularly visit the website. To make use of an RSS feed, you need some "feed reader" (or "aggregator") software. Most modern web browsers have feed readers built in. The RSS feeds for Brindabella Chorus are listed below... Brindabella Chorus upcoming events: http://www.brindabellachorus.org.au/dbaction.php?action=rss&dbase=events Brindabella Chorus news: http://www.brindabellachorus.org.au/dbaction.php?action=rss&dbase=uploads Book Us! Visit a Rehearsal About Brindabella Chorus Steve Scott Workshop Glenda Lloyd Glenda was a founding member of Brindabella Chorus in 1990, and has been directing since 1992. She has been a member of the Regional Education Faculty since 1999 and enjoys travelling around Australia visiting other choruses and quartets. She enjoys arranging vocal music, and a number of leading men's and women's groups sing her arrangements around the world. Originally singing the highest voice part, Glenda has sung in a number of different quartets and tried every voice part over the years, but has finally settled on bass as her true calling. Glenda has a fairly eclectic musical background. She played recorder, trumpet and organ as a child, and taught herself to play guitar and piano (badly!). She sang in school choirs and musicals and took drama as a major in high school. She has made radio and television commercials, briefly fronted a country band and occasionally still moonlights as a karaoke host! Glenda is currently employed as an IT Trainer at the Department of Social Services, and also directs the department's choir. She loves spending time with her family and ridiculous number of pets. Glenda plans to be a lifetime Sweet Adeline...there is music in her soul, and always a tune playing in her head...in four parts, of course. Have a Listen! Fri, 22 Nov 2019 to Sun, 24 Nov 2019 Canberra, 22-24 November 2019 Register now! Brindabella Chorus is thrilled to announce that we are bringing the legendary Steve Scott to our shores in November 2019, and we’d like to ... more Every Wednesday 7.15pm at Taylor Primary School Marconi Cres, Kambah, ACT map Glenda: 0417 697 267 webmaster@brindabellachorus.org.au Powered by HarmonySite Copyright © 2019 Brindabella Chorus Brindabella Chorus Privacy Policy \| HarmonySite Data Protection Policy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3310
__label__cc	0.637763	0.362237	Events Courageous Conversations: Cultivating Curiosity Barrington’s White House offers outstanding performances and cultural events. Each season, we’ll host some of the most renowned artists and speakers in the world. For ticketing information, see the calendar below. If you have questions about events, a cultural programming suggestion or would like to sponsor an event, please call 224.512.4066 or email culturalevents@barringtonswhitehouse.com. 3rd Thursday Artist Application Our 3rd Thursday Art Night Out receptions feature local visual artists and are free and open to the public. If you’d like to be considered, please complete our Artist Application and include samples of your work. Courageous Conversations: Cultivating Curiosity « Chamber Music Concert – Elgin Symphony Principal Players Improv Comedy with the Queen Bs » We are born with wide eyes of wonder—but this curiosity can fade with age. How do we keep our fervor for learning, understanding and adapting to the changing world around us? How can we check our tendencies toward stubborn certainty, false confidence or confirmation bias? How do we remain open-minded to new ideas and divergent perspectives? Join us for the third monthly session of A Year of Courageous Conversations at Barrington’s White House, led by guest expert Dr. Arin N. Reeves. Arin N. Reeves, Ph.D. is a leading researcher, author and advisor in the fields of leadership and inclusion. For over twenty years, she has delivered dynamic, entertaining and thought-provoking messages to inspire and activate change for audiences across the world. Blending her diverse backgrounds as a lawyer, a researcher, an academic, an author, and a consultant to organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to hospitals and governments, she speaks on many forms of difference, including Racial & Ethnic, Gender, Generational, Religious, Sexual Orientation, Identity & Expression, Physical Abilities, Cognitive Style, and Cultural Differences. Arin studied business at DePaul University’s College of Commerce, attended law school at University of Southern California and received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University. She is the bestselling author of two books – The Next IQ and One Size Never Fits All – and President of the research and advisory firm, Nextions. Open to the public, ages 16+ Limited seating. Advance registration required. Tickets: $25 per person About The Series: A Year of Courageous Conversations is hosted by Dr. Zina Jacque and Jessica Swoyer Green and produced by Urban Consulate at Barrington’s White House. The series is made possible thanks to generous support from Jessica & Dominic Green, Kim Duchossois, Sue & Rich Padula, Barrington Area Community Foundation, and BMO Wealth Management. To learn more and sign-up for email, visit: CourageousConversations.us Courageous Conversations: Defining Courage Courageous Conversations: Practicing Mindfulness Courageous Conversations: The Art of Listening Community Event, Cultural Events www.BarringtonsWhiteHouse.com Urban Consulate Barrington’s White House Barrington, IL 60010 United States + Google Map 3rd Thursday Art Night Out The Eclectic Art of Jill Funk Amarins Wierdsma Performs with Ravinia’s Steans Institute Colleagues Agnes Krueger Scholarship Recipients’ Recital Courageous Conversations: Cultivating Curiosity \| Barrington's White House	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3314
__label__cc	0.726173	0.273827	Meet Our Local Workers Compensation Lawyers In Lancaster, PA Meet Our Local Workers Compensation Lawyers In Lancaster, PA Larry Levin 2017-02-24T08:15:07-04:00 Injured On The Job In The Lancaster, PA Area? A serious work-related injury can leave you dealing with expensive medical bills, lost income, physical pain and much more. While workers compensation benefits are usually available for employees who become injured on the job in Pennsylvania, many workers do not know where to turn for help after being injured on the job. You can contact The Bulldog Lawyers for a free consultation with our legal team to discuss your legal options. Our workers compensation lawyers in Lancaster, PA have helped many injured employees obtain the workers comp benefits that they need over the years – now it’s your turn. Our Lancaster Workers Comp Lawyers Can Help The Bulldog Lawyers \| Workers Compensation Attorneys In Lancaster, PA 717-775-7191 \| Directions \| 1929 Fruitville Pike #1a , Lancaster, PA 17601 Our workers compensation attorneys help injured workers in Lancaster, PA and throughout surrounding areas including those in: New Holland, PA Strasburg, PA Lititz, PA Fruitville, PA Bausman, PA Woodlawn, PA Workers Comp Benefits For Injured Workers In PA Workers compensation benefits are meant to provide financial support for injured employees while they recover from their injuries. Under PA workers comp laws, all employees who become injured at their workplace, or in the process of work, are entitled to receive workers compensation benefits. Workers comp benefits are provided in the form of cash payments that can help pay for medical costs, a portion of lost income and other expenses associated with a work injury. Although these benefits are technically available to all employees injured in the course of work in the State of Pennsylvania, the reality is that many injured workers are unable to get the benefits that they are entitled to. That is why it is so important to contact an experienced workers compensation lawyer immediately after you suffer a work-related injury or illness. Contact A Local Work Injury Attorney Today If you are an injured worker, you shouldn’t have to fight for your legal right to workers’ compensation. Trust The Bulldog Lawyers to fight on your behalf. If you have any questions about PA workers compensation you can call 717-775-7191 to schedule a no-obligation free case evaluation. We’ll be happy to give you the answers and advice that you need. Learn More About Our Law Firm You can learn more about our Lancaster worker compensation lawyers by visiting our online profiles below: Google Photo Album Lancaster Office Can I Afford A Workers Comp Lawyer? Money is tight and lawyers are expensive. You may believe that hiring a lawyer to represent your workers’ compensation claim in Lancaster, PA is yet another expense that you can’t afford. At The Bulldog Lawyers, we believe that everyone should have access to the high-quality legal representation that they need. We accept all Pennsylvania workplace injury cases on a contingency basis. This means that you don’t pay us until we win your case. You can contact us today to schedule a free consultation and learn more about our contingency fees. See What Our Clients Have To Say About Us The Bulldog Lawyers Reviewed by John R., on Apr 18, 2015 . "The Bulldog Lawyers are the real deal. I was injured at my workplace in Lancaster, PA and did not know what to do. Fortunately, I came across The Bulldog Lawyers and cannot be happier with the results. They treated me like family from day one and helped me get the compensation that I needed in order to make a full recovery from my injuries. Highly recommended if you need help with your workers comp claim!" Rating: 5.0 ★★★★★ Upcoming Local Events About PA Workers Comp Laws Do I Qualify For Workers Comp Benefits? Date/Time: Friday, April 14th, 2017, 5:00pm In this free webinar event, our local workers compensation attorneys cover one of the most frequently asked questions that we receive from injured workers in Lancaster, PA. Our legal team will discuss workers compensation laws in Pennsylvania and talk about the types of injuries that qualify for workers comp benefits. This live event will be broadcast via Google Hangouts so you can join from anywhere with an internet connection. Contact our lawyers for more information on how to register for the upcoming event. For more Lancaster Workers Comp events visit our page. The Bulldog Lawyers Lancaster, PA View Directions Recent Lancaster Labor Law News By Jay Shor, Esq. This news section covers all workers comp and labor law news coming from Lancaster, PA. Local Resources For Injured Employees In Lancaster, PA It is difficult to know exactly what to do after a serious work-related injury. However, it is important to take the correct steps in order to secure your future and maximize your chances of obtaining any compensation that you may be entitled to. That is why our workers compensation attorneys have put together a list of helpful resources for individuals who have been injured on the job in the Lancaster, PA area: General Workers Compensation Information Workers Compensation Office of Adjudication In Lancaster, PA Lancaster Medical Centers Lancaster County Official Website You can use these resources to find basic information about workers compensation in Pennsylvania, however we suggest you contact one of our experienced workers comp lawyers to discuss your specific case. February 24, 2017- Wood Chipper Accident Leaves One Man Dead A 24-year-old man was killed in an industrial accident in Lebanon Township. According to reports, the man suffered injuries while using a wood chipper at a residence. State Line Emergency Alerts reported that a person had been thrown 10 feet from a wood chipper and was found unconscious and bleeding from the ears. The man died from his injuries and an investigation is underway. Dec 1, 2016 – Report Shows Workers’ Comp Costs In PA Dropped Compared To Nation A recent report from showed that workers compensation costs in the State of Pennsylvania dropped compared to workers’ compensation costs across the nation. The study, which was conducted by the Oregon State Department of Consumer and Business Services, compares workers’ compensation insurance rates in 50 different employment classes across the country. A similar report was released in 2014 that showed Pennsylvania as having the 17th highest workers compensation insurance costs in the nation. This latest report shows that Pennsylvania dropped to the 26th position when comparing workers compensation costs with other states throughout the nation. For more information on this check out this news release. Free Workers’ Comp Book	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3321
__label__cc	0.524264	0.475736	Official Opening of Lumen’s New Distribution Centre in Laval, PQ Friday, September 18 marked the official opening of Lumen’s new distribution centre in Laval, with manufacturers, suppliers, customers, and users all taking part. Watch for more on the distribution centre, which employs the latest in warehouse technology, in a future issue. Lumen has a vast network of 32 branches, a 245,000 square feet distribution centre, next-day delivery and expediting service everywhere in Quebec, and a 24/7 emergency service. This week, September 21-25, Lumen branches host a series of activities promoting workplace safety products. Participate in training, products presentations and events with suppliers. While there, get a free inspection of your safety harness. Find out more: http://www.lumen.ca/en/news/safety-week-2015-0. SNC-Lavalin and ABB Announce Formation of Linxon, a New Joint Venture Redefining One-Stop Shopping FuturPlus Appoints David Landry Sales Rep for Laval, North Shore	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3324
__label__wiki	0.696779	0.696779	The Catalan President announces a tax increase in 2012 and a reduction of public sector salaries to meet the deficit objective Artur Mas, the President of the Catalan Government, has announced the main austerity measures to reduce Catalonia’s public deficit and meet the 1.3% objective for 2012. Mas stressed that these measures are to be taken in order to reduce the deficit and not harm social policies. The Catalan People’s Party was satisfied with the plans, while the Left-Wing parties warned that they would harm the middle classes. The Catalan President also sent a warning to the next Spanish Prime Minister: a new “fiscal agreement” for Catalonia might be “one of the few opportunities left” to rebuild relations with the rest of Spain. Patricia Mateos / Rafa Garrido / Gaspar Pericay Coll Barcelona (ACN).- The Catalan President, Artur Mas, has announced more austerity measures for 2012 to meet the 1.3% deficit objective, which mainly focus on increasing revenue and reducing public sector salaries. After the weekly meeting of the Catalan Government, Mas explained the main points in next year\u2019s budget. They mainly consist of increasing some taxes and fixed prices, as well as decreasing costs by reducing the public pharmaceutical bill and the salaries of public sector employees. On Tuesday, Mas said that the public spending cuts implemented in 2011 in order to reduce the Catalan public deficit cannot go much further without starting to affect essential social services. \u201CIf we continue to reduce spending in very sensitive areas significantly, [\u2026] we might put some of the services we consider to be essential in danger or at risk \u201D, he said. Mas added that if Catalonia was not forced to give so much money to poorer Spanish regions, there would not be a deficit problem and all the austerity measures would not be necessary. The Catalan President and leader of the Centre-Right Catalan Nationalists Coalition \u2018Convergència i Unió\u2019 (CiU), sent a warning message to the next Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy: the new \u201Cfiscal agreement\u201D for Catalonia that CiU proposes is \u201Cone of the few opportunities left\u201D to heal \u201Cthe relationship between Catalonia and Spain\u201D. However, if Catalonia\u2019s high solidarity levels with poorer regions are not reduced, the Catalan Government needs to meet the deficit within the current financial framework. The Catalan People\u2019s Party welcomed the austerity measures and said they might support them if the Catalan Government listens to their proposals. However, the Left-Wing opposition parties criticised the measures, because they believe they are making the middle and working classes pay for the costs of the financial crisis. The Professional Doctor's Association of Barcelona has accepted the introduction of a \u201Cmoderating ticket\u201D in drug prescriptions, if further budget cuts in the healthcare system do not take place. In order to continue reducing the public deficit in 2012 and meet the 1.3% objective, the Catalan Government will mainly focus on raising revenue and reducing public salaries, Mas explained. He announced an increase in certain taxes and public-fixed prices: such as the fuel tax, transport fees, water supply prices, and university fees. In addition, if the new Spanish Government does not eliminate the Wealth Tax in 2012 \u2013which was controversially re-introduced by the current Spanish Executive earlier this year\u2013, the Catalan Government will charge its share and benefit from the revenue generated. Besides, Mas explained that the Catalan Government will continue selling real estate assets and will also privatise the management of some public companies. In order to reduce costs, the Catalan President announced that public salaries will be reduced. He asked public officials for a small sacrifice \u201Cas they have a job for life\u201D. Mas confirmed that there will be a reduction in public salaries, also affecting political and high-ranked posts, who will not receive the Christmas bonus in neither 2011, nor in 2012. In addition, he stated that the pharmaceutical bill paid by the Catalan public healthcare service is too high and that a \u201Cmoderating ticket\u201D will be put in place in order \u201Cto avoid the abuse\u201D of public-funded drug prescriptions. The President of the Catalan Government clarified that no one \u201Cwill have to pay to go a hospital, a community health centre or to visit a specialised doctor\u201D, but there will be \u201Caccess barriers to avoid the overuse or even the abuse of the health system\u201D. The Catalan Ministry of Health confirmed this afternoon they were studying possible formulas, although the definitive one is already to be decided. Austerity measures to meet the 1.3% deficit objective for 2012 With all those measures, the Catalan Government aims to meet the public deficit objective for next year, set at 1.3% of Catalan GDP, and therefore to continue balancing the budget and send out a message of credibility to the financial markets. According to the Catalan President, more than \u20AC1 billion will be saved in 2012. Mas pointed out that since he took over office 11 months ago, he has been committed to making severe adjustments in the public finances over a two-year period, and therefore reducing the public deficit. 2012 will also be an adjustment year and, if that is carried out correctly, it will finish having accomplished all the most painful measures. Mas stressed that the public deficit will be reduced each year, and reach just a 0.14% deficit in 2018, but that after 2012, the adjustments will be more gradual. In 2011, after the new Catalan Government took office, Catalonia already experienced a significant budget adjustment, passing from a 4.2% deficit in 2010 to a 2.66% this year. This represented saving \u20AC2.7 billion or a public spending reduction of 10% on average made in only one year, with budget cuts affecting all government areas to a different degree. In percentage points, healthcare and education were the least affected, while public works or institutional relations were the most affected. However, considering that more than two thirds of the Catalan budget goes to pay for Welfare State policies, despite their minor percentage reduction, they still experienced a significant decrease in funds. According to the Catalan President, in 2012, the recipe to reduce the budget deficit cannot be mainly based on public spending cuts, and thus the adjustment needs to affect other items. Mas sends a warning to the next Spanish Prime Minister The Catalan President used the press conference to send a clear message to the new Spanish Prime Minister: \u201Cthe fiscal agreement might be one of the few opportunities left\u201D to heal \u201Cthe relationship between Catalonia and Spain\u201D. The \u201Cfiscal agreement\u201D was CiU\u2019s main proposal in the last elections and consists of asking for a similar fiscal model in Catalonia as those in the Basque Country and Navarra. It is mainly based on the Catalan Government raising all the taxes in Catalonia and paying the Spanish State two amounts of money: one amount for all the services provided and investments made by the Spanish Government in Catalonia and another amount in terms of inter-regional solidarity (also called inter-regional equalisation). Currently, official figures state that Catalonia gives between 6.9% and 9% of its annual GDP to poorer regions in Spain every year. Other studies, made in Catalonia, talk about a range between 8.5% and 12%. This amount is known as the \u201Cfiscal deficit\u201D. Assuming a 9% fiscal deficit, it means that every year Catalan citizens lose \u20AC18 billion to pay for services and investments made in other parts of Spain. In 2010, the Catalan Government had a public deficit of 4.2% of its GDP, and, after painful budget adjustments, it will end 2011 with a budget deficit of 2.66%. The \u201Cfiscal agreement\u201D proposed by CiU foresees that Catalonia would continue the transfer of money to poorer regions, but not an amount that makes a rich region such as Catalonia be in a lower ranking position and unable to pay for its basic services. Yesterday, leading members of the People\u2019s Party (PP), but not the future Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, said that they do not even want to listen to CiU\u2019s proposal. The Catalan President recognised that the People\u2019s Party won Sunday's Spanish general elections by an absolute majority, but that they should still listen to \u201Cwhat Catalonia asks for\u201D. Mas stressed that the PP won all over Spain, except for Catalonia and the Basque Country. CiU won the elections in Catalonia, and that the Catalan Government run by CiU believes it is legitimate to put its proposal on the table. In addition, a few weeks ago, an opinion poll published in Catalonia found that more than 75% of Catalans want a \u201Cfiscal agreement\u201D. Mas asks opposition parties for cooperation to approve next year\u2019s budget The opposition parties had an uneven reaction to the austerity measures announced by the President of the Catalan Government for 2012. The Catalan President asked for their cooperation to approve the budget for next year, since CiU \u2013running the Government\u2013 needs 6 MPs for an absolute majority in the Catalan Parliament. Mas stated that the budget would require an \u201Cacross the board agreement\u201D, considering the delicate financial situation. However, he mainly addressed his message to the People\u2019s Party, since now \u201Cthey share the responsibility\u201D as they will run the Spanish Government. \u201CIt is logical we help each other out\u201D, he said. The Catalan President explained that the budget proposal will be brought to Parliament in mid-December and he thus expected to approve the budget for 2012 in early February at the latest. The PP welcomes the measures while the Left-Wing opposition parties criticise them The Catalan branch of the conservative People\u2019s Party \u2013which won last Sunday\u2019s Spanish Elections with an absolute majority\u2013 \u201Cwas satisfied with the message sent\u201D by Mas. Enric Millo, the Spokesperson of the People\u2019s Party at the Catalan Parliament, said that their final support to the measures is conditioned to the details and also to how the Catalan Government reacts to their proposals in the 2012 budget. In addition, Millo welcomed the news that Mas will collaborate with them and the future Spanish Government, which will be run by the PP. However, the Left-Wing opposition parties have been critical with the measures announced by Mas. The Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), the main opposition group at the Catalan Parliament, stated that the measures are \u201Clineal\u201D and \u201Cdo not focus on fostering the economy and creating jobs\u201D. \u201CEither there is a rectification, or we do not have anything to negotiate\u201D, said the PSC leader, Joaquim Nadal. The Left-Wing Catalan Independence Party (ERC) criticised Mas for \u201Ctaxing the working classes\u201D, and they claimed for \u201Ca fairer\u201D fiscal system. In addition, Anna Simó, ERC\u2019s Spokesperson at the Catalan Parliament, asked CiU to move away from the PP and start negotiating the 2012 budget among Catalan nationalists. Finally, the Catalan Green Socialist Coalition (ICV-EUiA) said that the measures announced are \u201Cdemocratically fraudulent\u201D, as they have been made public after the elections. ICV President, Joan Herrera, criticised Mas for \u201Cdaring [to take measures against] the working classes, but not daring with those in positions of power\u201D. Artur Mas Austerity Plan Catalan Budget Catalan Government Catalonia-Spain Relations Deficit Reduction Economic Agreement Fiscal Agreement Fiscal Deficit PP Public Deficit Salary Reductions Spanish Government Taxes The Catalan President, Artur Mas, before starting this Tuesday's press conference and announcing the measures (by P. Mateos)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3329
__label__wiki	0.597352	0.597352	Home - Cecile Wright Cecile has dedicated her life to the Labour movement and serving the community a trade unionist, academic and campaigner. Her first experience of activism involved ,as the Secretary of a local voluntary organisation ,being instrumental in formulating a successful ‘Urban Aid ‘ bid to fund a project aimed at reducing poverty and social exclusion amongst marginalised communities. She has campaigned hard for the party many times for wards and constituency in Derby and Nottingham. © 2013 Cecile Wright : © 2013-2014 All Rights Reserved Join The Labour Party	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3331
__label__wiki	0.606913	0.606913	“Mitra”, compilation to raise funds for Nepal Mitra Music for Nepal ‘MITRA Music for Nepal’ is a project co-founded by musician Anni Hogan and climber Cathy O’Dowd. They joined forces because they really wanted to help a reconstruction project in Nepal. As you may know Nepalese people are still needing all the possible help to recover from the earthquake of 25 April 2015. Anni and Cathy met through an artistic collaboration on a multi-media project ‘Mountain’ culminating in a film and soundtrack release and several live performances (you can read the review of the CD/DVD here on Chain D.L.K.). Cathy suggested the name ‘mitra’ – meaning ‘friend’ in Nepalese and so the ‘MITRA Music for Nepal’ project was born, with the mantra: friends helping friends. They set up a Facebook page where you can get news about the project. The compilation should be out on July the 7th on Bandcamp and a lot of artists are supporting it. Just take a look to the box below to have an idea of how great it will be! So, you’ll get great music and you’ll help people who are living difficult times… a double win! Connect to: https://www.facebook.com/MitraMusicForNepal Author & Punisher Stream Phil Anselmo-produced “Melk En Honing” via Noisey; Shame Video Debuts via UK’s Crack Magazine Artoffact Records will reissue Of Tanz Victims on September zK: "Last Night" (out on the Swiss label Hallow Ground) is the first studio album in five years by zK, the bicephalous project by Mark Godwin and Gareth Ormerod. Entirely recorded in Bangkok, Godwin's new hometown, and drawing on sampling and musique concrete techniques, "Last Night" manages to render... Peter Adriaansz: According to many people who know and appreciate Peter Adriaansz, the fascination of his music could be compared to the one of a mathematical theorem: a research-oriented and sound-devoted approach to music, focused on his interest in a wide range of matters such as psychoacoustics, live... Faith And The Muse: Watch in wonder as this ethereal-goth (as close as you can really get to describing their unique and enchanting sound) duo stomps a mud-hole in the ass of corperate punk music on their new CD, only to shift and balance it with some of the most beautiful experiments in their sound ever since,well... Nosound: Ever since their early releases and in particularly with their impressive "Lightdark", it became quite clear that the Italian band Nosound, who initially started as a studio project by Giancarlo Erra, forged a very distinguishable and somehow original sound based on faded boundaries between progre... Perception Cleanse Perception: Kevin J. Cazier is mostly known for his efforts under the project Little Sap Dungeon, but with PCP he leads the listener into his very own world of music, feelings, thoughts, ideas and how the things are going around him. The music he produces under PCP features a strong divers...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3336
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__label__wiki	0.884869	0.884869	HomeTrending The Rumors About Prabhas And Chiranjeevi’s Niece Niharika Arranged Marriage! 0 April 9, 2018 8:41 am The Bahubaali sensation, Prabhas is not getting married to Niharika Konidela, superstar Chiranjeevi clears the air with a statement. Baahubali Star, Prabhas is amidst a lot of rumors regarding his marriage! There were speculations of Prabhas taking the nuptial plunge with Baahubali costar Anushka Shetty not long ago. However, both the stars clarified that it was just friendship. Ever since the news fans had a serious heartbreak. Meanwhile, Prabhas’s family looking for a suitable match for the actor is fueling more controversies. The Bahubaali is not getting married to Chiranjeevi’s niece Niharika Konidela, the Khaidi No 150 actor confirms in a statement. After rumors of Prabhas and Niharika’s impending wedding flooded the Internet, Chiranjeevi released a statement, in which he said that Niharika’s family wants her to concentrate on her career for now and that her wedding is not on the family’s priority list. Niharika Konidela is the daughter of Nagendra Babu, Chiranjeevi’s brother. Niharika made her Telugu film debut in 2016’s Oka Manasu and her upcoming films are Happy Wedding (Telugu) and Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren (Tamil debut). She has also starred in several web-series. Niharika’s brother Varun Tej is also an actor. Prabhas’s family interest in finding him a bride is the talk of the town. The fans are losing it even with the slightest possibility of any candidate. Earlier this year, his uncle made public his intentions to marry him by the end of 2018. Though, he added that they are still looking for a bride-to-be. It was earlier reported that Prabhas is dating (and may get married to) his Baahubali co-star Anushka Shetty but both actors denied the reports. Prabhas holds a record 6000 proposal at a time. His rejection to all the proposals may come as surprise but he was busy. His commitment to the multilingual project Sahoo kept him away from all the proposals. The film also stars Shraddha Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Mandira Bedi. News 692 Trending 616 baahubali 10 Chiranjeevi Niece 1 Feature 768 Niharika Konidala 1 Prabhas 11 Prabhas Marriage 1 Father Of UP Rape Victim Dies In Police Custody: The Woman Claims To Be Violated By BJP MLA Priya Prakash Varrier’s Wink ‘Forbidden In Islam’ States A Supreme Court Plea Monkey Menace: 17-year old dies while escaping a monkey attack in classroom! 0 Madhya Pradesh\|RS 50,000 Reward for brave cop to save 400 childern 0 Top 10 Bollywood Watch For 2017: Fresh Story And Concepts Different From Usual Trends 0 Vijayashanti makes her comeback with joining forces with Rahul Gandhi. 0 ‘Dangal’ Girl Fatima Sana Shaikh Is Sweating It Out In The Gym: Watch Videos 0	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3347
__label__wiki	0.749494	0.749494	Monday, September 3rd, 2012 Flamingos of Sewri get a respite by Neha Sinha Mumbai. A March afternoon. The din of cars, and the hot cloying air of the city. And then, we reach the mudflats of Sewri in South Mumbai. We are, suddenly and unexpectedly, looking at a lattice of pink, scarlet and white. 10,000 Lesser Flamingos, feeding calmly. Like ballerinas, they shift their wings and legs, suffusing the air with elegance. The noise of the city becomes distant. At the mudflats of Sewri in South Mumbai, this Spring, the Lesser and Greater Flamingos were doing what they do each year: filling a polluted spot of the city with life. Of all the places on the West Coast, why do thousands of Lesser Flamingos choose Mumbai? But before we ask why birds choose the most seemingly incongruous landscapes, there is an even more important question to ask now — can Mumbai and Flamingos co-exist? More than a decade ago, the Bombay Natural History Society heard of plans to construct a Trans Harbour Link at Sewri. In it’s proposed form, this massive road, connecting Nhava Shava and Sewri, would effectively rip through the mangrove and mudflat habitat that the Flamingos wintered at each year. It has been an eventful decade of letter writing, meetings with civic authorities and advocacy. Of the many ideas and protests that were made against the project by citizens and NGOs alike, the most unambiguous idea that BNHS stood for was that the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) should be re-aligned 500-700 metres South of the proposed construction site. This would prevent the total destruction of the Sewri mudflats. Many meetings later, we were told by the civic authorities that ‘concerns’ for Flamingos would be taken care of. But how was this to happen? In its proposed form, there was no way the project could avoid destroying the living heritage of Sewri. In 2004, 466 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) were identified nation-wide by BNHS and the Indian Bird Conservation Network (IBCN). This was the culmination of several years of research and field inputs (Islam and Rahmani, 2004); the exercise put sites which are essential for persistence of bird populations on the conservation map. The Sewri mudflats, which get more than 20,000 birds a year, was also designated an IBA. Human clearances for birds: from ‘poor’ ecology to biodiverse The MTHL proposal in its present form is based on an Environmental Clearance (EC) granted in May 2005. This year, a concerned citizen, Dileep Nevatia, put in a petition in the National Green Tribunal challenging the project on the basis of this obsolete EC. In a response, project proponents claimed that Sewri had ‘poor’ biological diversity and ‘stunted’ mangroves. Poor bio-diversity? This untruth co-related with the idea of mudflats, which look monotonously gray and brown, as ‘mudlands’ or ‘wastelands’. The idea of mudflats as wasteland has special currency amongst development projects. (We’ve seen a similar case with Nirma wetlands, neatly classified as wastelands by the state and project proponents). This also leads us to a secondary problem- inter-tidal mudflats have nearly no representation in our protected area system. We decided to provide the facts from years of research, to the petition. The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), to which India is a signatory, has identified Sewri as a ‘High Priority site’ in its action plan for Lesser Flamingos. CMS has identified Sewri as a high priority site, which needs (a) site protection and (b) safeguards against pollution. (Page 42-50, ‘International Single Species Action Plan for the conservation of Lesser Flamingoes’, 2007). Sewri gets more than 20,000 water birds each year, with above 10,000 Lesser Flamingos and 4-5,000 Greater Flamingos. Apart from Flamingoes, Sewri and Mahul mudflats have been recorded to hold 150 bird species. This year (2012), NGO Srushtidnyan Centre for Environment Education, recorded 131 bird species. Researchers from SACON recorded 23,085 birds in April 2007 in their report, ‘Mumbai Trans Harbour Sea Link (MTHL) Project: Study of Flamingos and Migratory Birds’ for Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd., (MSRDC). Ten species of mangroves have been identified in this area. Other fauna includes 28 species of butterfly, 9 species of reptiles and 9 species of crustaceans (Islam and Rahmani, 2004). The National Green Tribunal (NGT) admitted the petition this year, corroborating that this was an issue with a ‘substantial question to the environment’. In July, it ruled that the EC was outdated. It has said MTHL construction cannot take place without a fresh EC. It is all too easy to pitch this as a battle between birds and development. And indeed, several claim, as always, that this case is holding development back. But that is a simplistic way to look at this issue. With careful thought and re-alignment before development takes place, a Harbour Link and Flamingos can co-exist. Whether we love or loathe Flamingos — and the biodiversity they are unerringly the indicators of — this is about saving entire populations of birds. Populations of birds, which choose Mumbai, despite the city’s oddities. References: Islam, MZ, and Rahmani, AR, (2004) ‘Important Bird Areas in India- Priority sites for Conservation’, Indian Bird Conservation Network: Bombay Natural History Society and BirdLife International. Neha Sinha Neha Sinha is Advocacy and Policy Officer with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). Previously she studied MSc in Biodiversity Conservation at Oxford University. Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)conservation campaignsflamingosIBAImportant Bird Areas (IBAs)maharashtramumbaiMumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL)National Green Tribunal (NGT)SewriSewri-Mahul King Cobra and Monitor Lizard	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3348
__label__wiki	0.501881	0.501881	Andrew Laird: Requiring the NHS to balance its books would inspire new, radical ideas By Andrew Laird Follow @aglaird Eddie Hughes: Allow our doctors to decide who needs hospital treatment Bob Seely: Scrap the automatic Right to Buy. And nine other ideas to make housing sustainable. Iain Mansfield: Brexit by October 31. Stop using the Left’s language. And stand for skilled workers. Essentials for our next Prime Minister. Tom Tugendhat: The last two men left standing in this contest must resist the temptation to slug it out Jeremy Hutton: There are 6,047 empty council-owned commercial properties in the UK – what a shocking waste Andrew Laird is a founder and Director of Mutual Ventures. NHS finances are a difficult subject to raise – particularly as we are into the frosty winter months and the NHS will be under the usual seasonal pressure. Many council services, including adult social care services, will also be under severe pressure. However, unlike the NHS, councils are legally bound to run a balanced budget i.e. spending has to match income, whether through central government funding or local taxes/charges. There is no such requirement within the NHS and as a result many trusts are in financial crisis and have needed bailing out by the Department of Health. The numbers are eye-watering and the situation is getting worse. According to the Health Service Journal, bailouts have reached almost £2 billion this year – up from £1.2 billion last year. These starkly different approaches to funding have been accentuated by the process local areas have been going through to develop Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs). These plans form the cornerstone of the latest attempt to organise health and social care services in England. An original aim of these plans was to drive the integration of NHS and council social care services. But you may have noticed some loud complaining from councils that they haven’t really been involved. The focus has largely been on fixing the short-term budget problems of individual hospitals. It’s easy to point the finger of blame at the NHS organisations – but they operate within a regulatory and financial environment which encourages a “fortress mentality” rather than an open and collaborative approach. Lord Kerslake, a former Whitehall Permanent Secretary, has written a piece for The King’s Fund which shines an uncomfortable light on this rather huge elephant in the room. Put simply, he wants NHS organisations to be forced to run balanced budgets. This “would encourage earlier budget setting and longer-term planning” and force an acceptance that some very hard choices need to be made. Of course something has to give and in councils where a balanced budget is required, you are more likely to see service failure rather than in the NHS. Kerslake doesn’t mince his words in stating clearly what balancing the books could mean for the NHS: “Requiring NHS organisations to balance their books without addressing the core funding issues of the NHS risks waiting times getting longer, staffing levels being cut, or particular services that are currently available being explicitly rationed.” But yet it is still right to raise this issue. Kerslake now wants an open and honest conversation with the public about the type of health and social care service they are willing to pay for. This is a timely (and brave) suggestion – but not one without obvious political challenges. So how have council services managed? They have been forced to behave much more like businesses with a range of levers like increasing council tax, including the ability now to raise additional funding specifically for social care. They are also able to hold reserves and borrow to invest. Many council services, such as school support, now charge for provision above and beyond what the council can afford to offer for free. The NHS does not have this level of flexibility. The pressure to balance the books is forcing councils to think even more radically than this. Having squeezed as much out of their traditional in-house delivery models, they are increasingly looking at “spinning out” services into local authority trading companies (which are owned by the council but can act like businesses), staff-led mutuals and various forms of joint venture (including with the private and third sector). This type of radical thinking is much harder to find in the NHS. To be fair, why would any service operating under the protective financial conditions of the NHS want to remove itself from that? However, it can be done. There are a small number of trailblazer organisations out there which have spun out of the NHS and are now operating independently. Organisations like Navigo in Grimsby, delivering mental health services, and Provide in Essex, delivering community health and social care, are showing it can be done. They are not just acting like business – they are businesses – they are in the black and they are delivering award-winning services. The unavoidable fact is that there is not enough money for the NHS to continue doing what it does the way it does it. The NHS desperately needs a regulatory environment which will force it to think more entrepreneurially and collaboratively. If NHS providers were forced to run balanced budgets, as Kerslake suggests, I think we’d see much more collaborative working between NHS providers, council services and the independent sector. This could only be good news for service users and the taxpayer. 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__label__wiki	0.519596	0.519596	e.g., Best VPN ExpressVPN NordVPN IPVanish Best Free VPN Best Free VPN: Top Comparison List By Khairie A Read more about Internet A VPN service encrypts your information, protects your privacy, and lets you bypass restrictive networks. You can find plenty of free options. But which one is right for you? Many VPN services charge a monthly fee. The expense may not be worth it, especially for casual users. But what about free VPNs? Let's face it, there are times you will need a VPN. Read on to find out what they are. Why should I use a free VPN? Even if you're not a regular user, there are times when using a VPN is important. If you're on holiday, then you're most likely using a public Wi-Fi networks. These are unsecure and easily hacked by identity thieves who'll steal your information to commit fraud. If you're doing sensitive research for work or school, you may want to keep your topic private. If you're visiting a restrictive foreign country, you may want to access sites and services which are banned. In these cases, you'd only need to use a VPN service temporarily. It wouldn't make sense to subscribe for a whole month or year. The best solution would be a free VPN service. But with so many free VPN services out there, which one should you choose? What to look for in a free VPN With free VPNs, there's always a compromise. VPN services cost money to run. If you aren't paying then providers are. That means, free services usually have a hidden monetizing angle. Some providers offer a free service which you need to pay to upgrade. This is usually the best-case scenario. Although limited, their free services are just as good as their paid version. The only difference is, it comes with a data or speed cap. If you want more, you'll have to upgrade your service. Other VPN providers insert ads into their service. And some sell your information to third-parties outright. TIP: Do your homework before choosing a free VPN. Some VPN services practice unethical business practices. They could even use your device to conduct illegal activities. It's always wise to look online before settling on a free VPN. Make sure to read the reviews, too. How to choose a free VPN Always be on the lookout for these three things: How are they making money? Always consider how a VPN provider covers its costs. Free services often come with ads. They also limit the speed or data you can use. Others may not have ads, but are limited. You'll have to pay to upgrade the service. If they provide a service without limitations, then you should be suspicious. There's no such thing as a free lunch! What is their privacy policy? Using a VPN service is basically trusting your data with the provider. Always review the logging policy to see what's being stored. Ideally, a VPN provider should have a zero-logs policy. The less information they store, the better. How much data do they provide? Most free providers put a data cap on their services, so find out what the limit is. Some provide great service for limited data. This means the service is good for browsing only. Others have a bigger data cap, but limited servers. This means you can download or stream, but can't bypass location restrictions. Depending on your needs, the data cap will determine how suitable it is. Best free VPN Service Here are the best free VPN service providers. Remember, each has its own advantages and limitations. Best free VPN service for beginners: TunnelBear If you're new to VPN, TunnelBear is a good choice. They've got a good, easy-to-understand privacy policy. The cute design and simple interface is very user-friendly too. The free version comes with a 500MB data cap per month. You can get an additional 1GB data if you tweet about TunnelBear. This means altogether you can get 1.5GB for free, which is pretty good. The downside is that 1.5GB isn't enough for anything other than browsing the web. It's not suitable for streaming or file sharing. If that's what you're after, we recommend upgrading to the paid service. Despite its cute design, TunnelBear is a serious VPN provider. It's been around since 2011, so it's a company with experience. It's also been endorsed by sites like Forbes, The Verge, and Lifehacker. The free version has access to servers in 20 countries, except for their Australian network. That's for paying users only. TunnelBear makes its revenue from its paid version. We looked over TunnelBear's zero-log policy, and we love it. They explain all the data they store, and why. It's also explained in simple terms, which makes it perfect for beginners. However, bear in mind that it is still a VPN service in the "Five-Eyes" nation. This means that TunnelBear may have to hand over their logs someday (little as it might be). Still, the information they store is limited. We think TunnelBear is a dependable choice. "You can trust TunnelBear for a few reasons. The first is that we make 100% of our revenue from paid subscriptions. We do give a little bit of data away for free, but our hope is that you'll fall in love and give your Bear a forever home! Often, free VPN services will collect your personal/usage data and sell it to third parties in order to make money. TunnelBear will NEVER do this. TunnelBear has a fierce no-logging policy. At no point, and under no circumstances will TunnelBear log or sell your personal/usage data." --Taken from TunnelBear's FAQ section Their simple, user-friendly interface is great for beginners. It shows where you are, the tunnel you're using, and where you're appearing from. There are additional settings, but if you're new to VPN, you can leave this alone. TunnelBear is also compatible with Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. TunnelBear is good if you're traveling for a holiday and just plan to surf the net. Having servers around the world means there's always a local server nearby. The design and interface is also great for beginners. Best overall free VPN: Windscribe Windscribe is a relative newcomer to the VPN scene. Like TunnelBear, it's a Canadian-based VPN. Windscribe has been around since mid-2016. But it's already ranked as one of the top-rated free VPN services around. The free version gives you 10GB of data per month. For a free service, that's a lot. With that allowance, you can use it to stream content. It also supports P2P file sharing, so you can do that too. The free version also connects to any number of devices. In terms of safety, Windscribe has a paid version, so we feel secure with its business model. Of course, there are downsides. 1. They limit the speeds and server locations for free users. The free version has access to only 11 locations (the full list is 50). 2. They also slow down speeds to give way to paying users. 3. There is no live chat support. To report an issue, you'd have to use their ticketing system. Windscribe is located in a "Five-Eyes" state. However, they had this to say about user data requests: "Since we store the bare minimum for a customer to actually use our service, any request for user data would yield nothing of value. We do not store any logs on who used what IP address, so we cannot tie user activity to any single user." That's a reasonable policy, so we feel that Windscribe is safe. Best free VPN for P2P file sharing/torrenting: Windscribe Because of its generous data allowance, Windscribe is a good choice for torrents and file sharing. However, it allows P2P only on servers in Netherlands, Spain, Mexico and Canada. Windscribe has two parts to their services. There's a VPN client and a browser extension. The browser extension blocks ads and trackers. It also blocks features such as Facebook "like" buttons. These features could reveal your activity to Facebook. If you're looking for a free VPN service with a big monthly data cap, choose Windscribe. We don't like the slow speeds and limited server locations. Still, the generous data allowance makes up for it. Best free VPN for Kodi: Windscribe Because of its dedicated Kodi and Amazon Fire TV app, we feel Windscribe is the best free VPN for Kodi. The 10GB data cap also lets you watch a few movies before running out of data. Best free VPN for speed: Hide.me Hide.me is a Malaysian-based VPN provider that offers a free and a paid service. The free service offers 2GB data per month and fast speeds. Hide.me claims that it may limit free users' bandwidth in favor of paying customers. However, free users will always have a minimum bandwidth of 3 Mbit/s. The downside is, Hide.me's free service only connects to Singapore, the Netherlands, and Canada. You Should Know: Hide.me used to be ad-supported. However, they've since changed their business model. They no longer feature ads. Hide.me claims that they've been audited by independent security analysts. The audit certifies that their system doesn't store user data. Just to be sure, we had a look at their privacy policy. "To maximize your privacy we collect the minimum information required, and that is your email address. We do not request or store your name, IP address, physical addresses, phone number or any other personal information. Payments are processed by Paymentwall Inc. and Cleverbridge AG and we are not saving any details about the payments in our system. The subscriptions are renewed or updated by Cleverbridge AG with a dedicated user id for each user account." This shows effort in trying to protect your privacy, so we feel secure with Hide.me. Hide.me is compatible with Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, Windows Phone, and the Microsoft Surface. Best free VPN for Mac: Hide.me Because of its ease of use, we recommend Hide.me for Mac. Apple software is known for simple, user-friendly designs. Hide.me's simple interface fits in right along with that. Their interface is simple and easy to use. It shows where you're appearing from, your VPN server, and a connect/disconnect button. There's also a button for advanced options if you'd like to change them. Hide.me does have limited server locations. However, their data allowance, simple interface, and solid performance wins us over. Best Free VPN for Windows: ProtonVPN If the name sounds familiar, there's a good reason for that. Proton VPN was made by the same guys who made ProtonMail, the free encrypted e-mail service. That shows us the company cares about online privacy. On top of that, ProtonVPN also has a paid service. This reassures us that ProtonVPN is a reliable VPN service. We love that ProtonVPN's free service has unlimited data. We don't know any other VPN provider that gives that kind of allowance. The downside is that the free service only lets you access three countries. Their servers are in the US, Netherlands, and Japan. However, we think most people will be able to find a server near them. NOTE: P2P is not supported on free servers with ProtonVPN. Another downside is their slow speeds. Various web and user reviews have commented on their slow connections. Still, for unlimited data, this is a reasonable trade-off. We also like ProtonVPN's Windows client, which is well-designed. The interface shows a world map which highlights all server locations. It also has a separate list for countries. For those who prefer simplicity, there's also a "Quick Connect" button. iOS users, however, will need to use a third-party program to install ProtonVPN. You Should Know: New users get the full version for seven days. The full version lets you access all 100+ servers across 14 countries. In terms of security, we feel that ProtonVPN delivers on its promise. The business is based in Switzerland, which has some of the world's strongest privacy laws. They also explain their "zero-logs" policy in their FAQ. They do keep a single timestamp of each account's login. However, this is overwritten when you start a new session. This log is to protect against brute-force attacks. ProtonVPN is a good choice for Windows users who don't mind slower speeds. The free trial and the unlimited bandwidth make ProtonVPN viable, even in the long-term. Best Free VPN for Android: Opera VPN It's important to make a distinction with Opera VPN. The desktop app works ONLY with the browser. This makes it more like a proxy server instead of a true VPN. However, the mobile app does work like a VPN. It protects all traffic going through your phone. We'll focus on the mobile version for Android. Opera VPN is a free, simple VPN which works on Android and iOS. It's powered by Toronto-based developer SurfEasy, which also has its own paid VPN service. The free version doesn't have as many features as SurfEasy's paid products. The app is ad-supported, which is how it covers its costs. You Should Know: Opera VPN doesn't have a data cap. You can also install as many copies on as many Android devices as you want. It doesn't support P2P and file sharing. You won't be able to download or share large files with it. Also, the VPN app for Android only has five server locations to choose from. You can connect to the USA, Canada, Germany, Singapore, and The Netherlands. However, many have reported good speeds and performance with the app. The app's interface is straightforward and simple. Installation and connection is easy. You can choose a region, or tell Opera to connect to the closest server. Just tap the "connect" button and you're protected. It has some features like a Wi-Fi Security Check and "Guardian" feature. However, the features are optional and not that important. NOTE: In terms of privacy, Opera VPN is less secure. It collects statistics on its users and their online behaviors. This includes things such as device type, browser, OS type and IP address. They also log the date and time of your activity. Still, the service doesn't connect this information with your name, email address, or other personal details. They're building browsing histories. However, it's anonymous and hard to connect. All in all, Opera VPN's Android app is good for casual VPN seekers. It's free, easy to use, and have decent download speeds with no data cap. The downside is that it doesn't have many locations to choose from. It's not as private as other paid services either. However, for basic protection, it's a decent choice. Another Option VPN Gate began as a research project by the University of Tsukuba Graduate School in Japan. The research was to test their SoftEther VPN software. It's a free, open-source VPN client. It can be used across different platforms and with different protocols. Being a research project makes them different from commercial VPN providers. Unlike commercial VPN services, VPN Gate doesn't have blocks of IP addresses from the same ISP. Their network is made up of random user IP addresses from all over the world. Basically, VPN Gate works like a VPN service. The difference is, instead of connecting to a dedicated server, you're connecting to other volunteers. The volunteers act as the VPN server instead. This means your privacy could be compromised. Anyone can volunteer to be a server. It's possible that some of these servers are potential traps. "It is necessary to avoid abusing users who exploit VPN Gate to hide their IP address for wrongdoing. An in case of such abusing were occurred, it is necessary to trace the source IP address of such illegal user. Analyzing VPN Connection Log is helpful to investigate the source global IP address of him. We will disclosure the VPN Connection Logs to a policeman, a prosecutor, a lawyer or a court who is authorized by applicable laws." --Taken from VPN Gate's privacy policy If you care about privacy, VPN Gate is not exactly on your side. However, VPN Gate was meant to protect you from hackers and bypass censorship. It was not intended as a privacy tool. They do store connection logs (not usage logs), which include information such as: ID, IP address and hostname of destination VPN server Type of action (connect or disconnect) Raw IP address and hostname of the source VPN client computer Type of VPN protocols (SSL-VPN, L2TP, OpenVPN or SSTP) VPN client software-name, version and ID (if available) Number of packets and bytes during a VPN connection, and debug information of communication errors It's not exactly clear if you can use VPN Gate for torrenting. In theory, you could. However, it might get the host VPN in trouble. They'll presumably report your IP if it ever comes to that. Also, another downside is its slow speeds. Many reviews and users report slow speeds while using the service. Since it's not a commercial service, there's no support either. They do have a forum. However, you'd need to be tech-savvy to understand the discussion. It's certainly not a place for beginners. All in all, the slow speeds and privacy issue means VPN Gate isn't for everyone. Still, it's not a bad choice for a free service. Common questions: Are free VPNs safe? Most of the free VPN providers we reviewed have a paid version or are ad-supported. They've also been around for a while. Plenty of users and sites have reviewed them. However, VPN providers can be dangerous. Since they have access to your private information, they could use this against you. They could sell your information to third-parties. They could include spyware or malware with their products. They could even use your IP address for criminal purposes. With free VPNs, it's best to go with providers who have been around for a while. Also check to see if they have a good reputation in the business. You don't want your private information in the wrong hands. With so many free options, why should I pay for VPN? Although there are plenty of free options, each of them comes with a limitation. Either they have ads, or there's a data cap, or slow speeds. These limit the things you can do online. Also, the problem with free VPNs is that it's hard to know which ones you can trust. VPN providers have access to your personal information and online behavior. T hese are valuable to advertisers and other third-parties. In exchange for free service, they could be selling your information for a profit. Remember, VPN services cost money to run. Even free VPN providers need to make money somehow. Without paying customers, they're more likely to make money off your personal information or privacy. With free VPNs, there's always a limitation to deal with. Whether its speed, privacy, or data caps, it's highly unlikely to find a free provider that's as good as a paid one. When choosing a free service, pick one that best suits your needs. While traveling, you may just need protection, so speed and server locations aren't a priority. But if you're using it at home, you may need a bigger data allocation. Depending on what you intend to do, privacy and security could be important too. In that case, you'll need to compromise on speed or having to deal with ads. In short, you can't have it all with free VPN services. You'll have to compromise on something. Also check to see if the provider is safe. Choose a company with a solid reputation, one who's been around for a while. If a provider offers a service that's too good to be true, it most likely is. Average Internet Bill ExpressVPN Review The internet is a great tool for children to learn, express themselves, and make friends. 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__label__cc	0.653743	0.346257	BMC Expands Digital Toolset At BMC Engage 2016, BMC's annual user conference, the company expanded its Digital Enterprise Management (DEM) strategy with initiatives designed to help customers fast track digital business. BMC first introduced Digital Enterprise Management (DEM), the company’s strategic focus, last fall and included an integrated set of IT solutions designed to accelerate digital transformation. The new solution supports the accelerated delivery of agile applications across multi-sourced cloud environments for both cloud-native and traditional applications, including monitoring, workload automation, environment-on-demand, and release automation. “All around us people are talking about change and disruption. Whether it’s political, personal, or professional, it’s time to make choices,” said Bob Beauchamp, chairman and CEO of BMC. “This call to action is reaching a tipping point in the international business community: innovate for digital business, or wither away. That means knowing when and how to take risks that will move the company forward by fostering innovation while still protecting the existing business. BMC’s portfolio of Digital Enterprise Management solutions offers the unique capabilities required to meet the urgency of digital business and fast track transformations to meet this new digital imperative.” The new DEM offerings also enables enterprises to build a digital workplace that enables businesses to improve workforce agility, employee productivity, and the customer experience by transforming the corporate culture to revolve around employees’ needs. Big data, service management, multi-source cloud, SecOps are also key components of the new offering. For more details, visit www.bmc.com.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3358
__label__cc	0.538045	0.461955	On coarser interval temporal logics The primary characteristic of interval temporal logic is that intervals, rather than points, are taken as the primitive ontological entities. Given their generally bad computational behavior of interval temporal logics, several techniques exist to produce decidable and computationally affordable temporal logics based on intervals. In this paper we take inspiration from Golumbic and Shamir's coarser interval algebras, which generalize the classical Allen's Interval Algebra, in order to define two previously unknown variants of Halpern and Shoham's logic (HS) based on coarser relations. We prove that, perhaps surprisingly, the satisfiability problem for the coarsest of the two variants, namely , not only is decidable, but PSpace-complete in the finite/discrete case, and PSpace-hard in any other case; besides proving its complexity bounds, we implement a tableau-based satisfiability checker for it and test it against a systematically generated benchmark. Our results are strengthened by showing that not all coarser-than-Allen's relations are a guarantee of decidability, as we prove that the second variant, namely , remains undecidable in all interesting cases. The article is avaible in full version at this link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0004370218305964#br0050 Modal and temporal logic; (Un)Decidability; Complexity EmilioMuñoz-Velasco - Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Malaga, Spain MercedesPelegrín - Department of Statistics and Operational Research, University of Murcia, Spain PietroSala - Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Italy Guido Sciavicco - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Ferrara, Italy Ionel EduardStan - Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics, University of Udine, Italy Received 16 April 2017, Revised 7 September 2018, Accepted 20 September 2018, Available online 17 October 2018 on Volume 266, January 2019, Pages 1-26 Artificial Intelligence is a magazine that began to be published in 1970, and is now generally considered the world's leading magazine for artificial intelligence, especially as regards theoretical and foundational aspects (impact factor of 3.034, impact factor at 5 years 4.156). Professor Guido Sciavicco, in collaboration with three Italian and Spanish researchers, and a graduate in Computer Science of our university, has signed this article. It concerns aspects of computability and complexity of Interval periodic logics, long considered an instrument of undoubted utility for the representation of knowledge. Among other results, this work has shown that using inaccurate temporal relations (less expressive than the classical ones, but still sufficiently expressive to have a practical value), it is possible to construct a formal temporal language for which there is a relatively efficient algorithm to establish if a certain statement is true. Among the most interesting aspects of this work, we highlight the possibility of using these relationships in the extraction of knowledge, in particular from data that present complex interactions between time series. The authors, in alphabetical order, are: Emilio Muñoz-Velasco (University of Malaga), Mercedes Pelegrìn (University of Murcia), Pietro Sala (University of Verona), Guido Sciavicco (University of Ferrara), and Ionel Eduard Stan (graduate at the University of Ferrara, today a master's student at the University of Udine). Filed under: highlights	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3359
__label__wiki	0.867898	0.867898	Domino \| Domino USA \| Domino Deutschland \| Domino France \| Film + TV WATCHING 'THE WAY TO THE FOREST' - FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS DOMINO ALL-IN 'Piano Ombre' & Instrumentals GET: MP3 \| WAV \| LICENSE There’s always been something a little magical, a little other worldly about Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains and their new video for ‘The Way To The Forest’ only enhances that myth. Produced by BlinkInk and directed by Elliot Dear, the creative team behind last year’s heart-warming ‘Bear & The Hare’ John Lewis Christmas advert, Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains take on the role of mischievous, forest-dwelling sprites, protecting their home from the destructive ways of a couple of hapless hunters. Complete with pint-sized feather arrows and ninja-style moves from our French heroes, it’s a charming accompaniment to their new single, ‘The Way To The Forest’ which is released on June 30th. Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains will be bringing their fantastic live show to the UK & Europe over the summer: 10th – FRANCE, Magny Le Hongre (77) - File 7 15th – FRANCE, Strasbourg - Laiterie 16th – FRANCE, Yverdon - Amalgame 17th – FRANCE, Nice - Theatre Lino Ventura 20th- BELGIUM, Bruxelles - Nuits Botanique 21st – NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam - Tolhuistuin 23rd- FRANCE, Laval - 3 Elephants 24th – FRANCE, Nantes - Stereolux fest Indigenes 29th – FRANCE, Montauban - Alors Chante Festival 31st – SWITZERLAND, Bulle - Francomanias 2nd – GERMANY, Heidelberg - Karlstorbahnhof 3rd- GERMANY, Berlin - PrivatClub 4th – GERMANY, Dresden - BeatPol 6th- FRANCE, Saint Etienne - Paroles & Musique 7th – FRANCE, Beaumont (86) - Le Son du Vignoble 8th – FRANCE, St Brieuc - Art Rock 2nd – FRANCE, Nimes - Arènes 11th – FRANCE, Aix Les Bains - Musilac 14th – FRANCE, La Rochelle - Francofolies - gd scene 17th – FRANCE, Carhaix - Les Vieilles Charrues 25th – FRANCE, Hyeres - Midi Fest 1st – FRANCE, Carcassonne - festival de carcassonne 15th – UK, Crickhowell, Green Man Festival, Wales 23rd – FRANCE, Paris,Rock En Scene 11th – UK, London, Scala, Inrocks festival FRANCOIS AND THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS DOMINO 2014 WATCHING (SANDY) ALEX G 'HOPE' (DOMINO ALL-IN) (Sandy) Alex G 'House Of Sugar' (Sandy) Alex G has shared a new track and accompanying video, “Hope”, from his forthcoming album, House of Sugar. (Sandy) Alex G, a.k.a. the singer, songwriter, and musician Alex Giannascoli, began writing the songs that would ultimately become House of Sugar in the fall of 2017. Whereas with earlier efforts, such as 2011’s self-released Winner or the landmark 2014 release DSU, music was written and recorded at a prolific clip, with these new songs Giannascoli approached the recording process with a newfound deliberateness, concentrating on a smaller collection of songs and laboring over each with more focus and acuity than ever before. Giannascoli worked closely with Jacob Portrait, who mixed both Rocket and 2015’s Beach Music, and helped to balance each of House of Sugar’s dense, multi-faceted tracks. As the product of extended focus and planning, House of Sugar emerges as Giannascoli’s most meticulous, cohesive album yet: a statement of artistic purpose, showing off his ear for both persistent earworms and shifting textures, and the out-there sonic adventurism that’s made previous (Sandy) Alex G records so singular. FOR OUR RELEASE SCHEDULES AND MORE ALBUM LISTINGS GO TO [ON THE BLOG] NEW SINGLE NERIJA 'LAST STRAW' OUT 10TH JULY 2019 (DOMINO ALL-IN) Nerija 'Blume' As they edge closer to the release of their debut album, Blume, on 2nd August, Nérija are extremely happy to share the new track, “Last Straw”. The new track is one of the more dancefloor ready moments on Blume, capturing some of the best aspects Nérija’s live sets whilst adding some indefinable studio magic, perfectly exemplifying the collaborative nature of the band. Nérija are the septet of contemporary jazz luminaries, Nubya Garcia (tenor saxophone), Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet), Cassie Kinoshi (alto saxophone), Rosie Turton (trombone), Shirley Tetteh (guitar), Lizy Exell (drums) and Rio Kai (bass). Rooted in friendship, Nérija is a collective whose breakneck shifts in tempo and style rely on a deep understanding of mood, temperament and expression, a solid show of trust that extends beyond the usual bonds between musicians. Blume is a truly breath-taking collection of compositions that perfectly encapsulates everything Nérija; vibrant, engaging, infectious and truly current. For just over an hour, they take us on a sprawling wonderful journey, arriving at what is a majestic body of work; their personal and collective experiences and inspirations over the last half decade or so. BLUME \| NERIJA SELF-TITLED EP WATCHING LOWER DENS 'I DRIVE' OUT 9TH JULY 2019 (DOMINO PUBLISHING) Lower Dens 'Young Republicans' Four years since their critically acclaimed album, Escape From Evil, Lower Dens recently announced their newest creation - The Competition - which will be released on Ribbon Music on September 6th. Today, Lower Dens are happy to share the video for the second single from the album, directed by Jason Nocito, featuring choreography by Veleda Roehl and dancers Stephannie Henriquez & Steven Jeltsch. “I Drive” follows on the heels - in both sequence and theme - of the album’s lead single “Young Republicans”, about a certain sect of society's elite. On “I Drive,” Jana Hunter sings inquisitively “We had streets. But now there’s just police. I drive at night.” On “I Drive”, Hunter says, “Like a lot of queer and trans people, I've learned that real family is made, and it isn't necessarily blood. Even my blood relatives, we work for that familial connection and trust. This song is about leaving behind obligations to people who don't love or care about you, being with and about people who do. It's a feeling so strong it's driving me. That's the driving I'm doing." THE COMPETITION \| ESCAPE FROM EVIL \| LOWER DENS VILLAGERS 'SUMMER'S SONG' OUT 9TH JULY 2019 (DOMINO ALL-IN) Villagers 'Summer's Song' Villagers are pleased to share a brand new single, “Summer’s Song”. Featuring a chorus of six flugelhorns, “Summer’s Song” was written and produced by Conor O’Brien and mixed by the legendary Dave Fridmann (Tame Impala, Flaming Lips, MGMT). Watch the video above. In Conor’s words: “Summer's Song is the closest I'll ever get to writing a pure pop song. I just had to roll with it and I'm glad I did; it was really just an excuse to make the horns sound like sunbeams. Boy it's fun to play live. I can't quite believe we managed to get the magical touch of Dave Fridmann in on the mix”. The video - animated by Joe May and illustrated by Patricio Bauzá - is equally drenched with memories of summers past and anticipation of those to come. Fresh from supporting Mumford & Sons on their recent UK arena tour, Villagers will be playing shows throughout the summer including a sold-out gig at Dublin’s glorious Iveagh Gardens (his biggest ever headline - 4000 cap). A European tour including Paradiso, Amsterdam and the Rolling Stone Weekenders in Germany have also been announced for November. Villagers released their acclaimed fourth album The Art Of Pretending To Swim last year and O’Brien has a string of accolades under his belt including two Ivor Novello Awards, two Mercury Music Prize nominations and is a previous winner of Ireland’s Choice Music Prize. Additionally, Villagers’ music has featured in both seasons of HBO drama ‘Big Little Lies’ – reaching the Top 60 Shazam charts in the UK and US last month - and their Spotify session of “Nothing Arrived” has hit over 130 million streams. DOMINO PUBLISHING AT GLASTONBURY 2019 This year, writers from across the Domino Publishing and recordings roster had a successful weekend performing at Glastonbury. Kicking off the weekend, Georgia played The Park stage with her one-woman show debuting new tracks and playing her most recent hits 'Started Out' and 'About Work The Dancefloor'. Watch her full performance here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07d9pjs/glastonbury-georgia-live-at-glastonbury. Jon Hopkins' euphoric, electronica spectacle to the West Holts stage, complete with lasers and all-new mind blowing visuals featuring tracks from his latest album 'Singularity'. Watch back here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07d60x1/glastonbury-jon-hopkins-live-at-glastonbury Dublin rock band, Fontaines D.C. tore up the John Peel stage off the back of their successful debut album 'Dogrel' featuring fan favourites 'Big' 'Too Real' and 'Boys in the Better Land'. Watch back here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07d66qb/glastonbury-fontaines-dc-live-at-glastonbury British spoken word and hip-hop artist, Kate Tempest took to the Park stage transfixing the crowd with her political poetry from albums such as the Mercury nominated 'Let Them Eat Chaos' and her latest LP 'The Book Of Traps and Lessons'.Watch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07dj022/glastonbury-kate-tempest-live-at-glastonbury The full legendary Hot Chip line-up came together to play a live show on the Park stage, a set full of classics alongside new songs from their latest album released on Domino - 'A Bathful of Ecstasy'. Watch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07dhzn6/glastonbury-hot-chip-live-at-glastonbury On the last day - south London's extraordinary, multi-instrumental rock collective, Fat White Family closed Domino's reign at Glastonbury 2019 by performing songs from their latest album 'Serf's Up!'. Watch back here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07djv34/glastonbury-fat-white-family-live-at-glastonbury DOMINO GLASTO 2019 PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY WATCHING HOT CHIP 'SPELL' OUT 24TH JUNE 2019 (DOMINO RECORDINGS) DOMINO RECORDINGS Hot Chip 'A Bath Full of Ecstasy' Hot Chip recently released A Bath Full Of Ecstasy, their brilliant seventh album and the group’s definitive release, crystallising the sound they’ve become celebrated for – bridging euphoria and melancholy with colourful melodies, idiosyncratic vocalisations and pounding electronic pop rhythms. Ahead of their show at Glastonbury, the band have shared a video for album track “Spell”, Watch above. Directed by Simon Owens, the video for “Spell” takes the lyrics “Like a spell you are under \| And now I feel your curse / It’s all that I wanted / A memory in reverse / Forever I’m haunted” and twists them into a weird and warped bedroom that wouldn’t be out of place in an Evil Dead film. Having originally started life as a track for Katy Perry (Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard contributed to her 2017 album Witness), “Spell” showcases some of the more experimental vocal production found on A Bath Full of Ecstasy. Taylor’s vocals are manipulated to be playful and free, without obfuscating the words; harking to Prince’s gender-bending infectious lust. A BATH FULL OF ECSTASY LP \| DANCING IN THE DARK EP \| 'STARTED RIGHT' REMIXES \| 'WHY MAKE SENSE?' BILL RYDER-JONES 'YAWNY YAWN' OUT 26TH JULY 2019 (DOMINO ALL-IN) Bill Ryder-Jones 'Yawny Yawn' At the end of 2018, Bill Ryder-Jones released the critically acclaimed Yawn – his beautiful fourth album. He has now reimagined the songs from Yawn, this time with only vocals and piano, opening an even more intimate window onto his world. Taking inspiration from The Beach Boys, Bill has titled this alternative version of the record Yawny Yawn and it will be released on July 26th. The first track to recieve a reimagining is 'Don't Be Scared, I Love you' which can be watched above. In his own inimitable style, Bill Ryder-Jones says: “I can't remember why I thought it was a good idea to make a piano version of Yawn, I presume at some point I felt that the original had too much pep. Was actually quite fun to make although I've since developed a dislike for the way my hands look”. Similarly to Yawn, the album artwork for Yawny Yawn features a family photo. Bill adds: “Much like the artwork for Yawn, this photo just looked like it should be an album cover. 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__label__wiki	0.783831	0.783831	Doomstead Diner Menu » The Strafing Run of Mother Nature AuthorTopic: The Strafing Run of Mother Nature (Read 32419 times)  Tropical storm in gulf could bring Louisiana 18 inches of rain https://www.al.com/weather/2019/07/tropical-storm-in-gulf-could-bring-louisiana-18-inches-of-rain.html Tropical storm in gulf could bring Louisiana 18 inches of rain Posted Jul 10, 1:36 PM The National Hurricane Center is predicting the season’s first hurricane, named Barry, to develop over the Gulf of Mexico Saturday and strike the coast of Louisiana or northeast Texas over the weekend. The storm is predicted to be a massive rainmaker, unloading double digit rainfall totals that will likely trigger serious inland flooding. Assuming it attains hurricane-strength, damaging wind gusts are likely near where it comes ashore as well as a dangerous storm surge, which is a rise in water above normally dry land along the coast which can inundate homes, roads, and businesses. Tropical storm and storm surge watches have already been issued ahead of the developing storm in coastal eastern and central Louisiana. The storm surge watch includes New Orleans where levees protecting the city may be tested as the Mississippi River may rise to the height of these flood barriers protecting the city. Late night update: Gulf storm ‘almost’ a tropical depression, hurricane center says Forecasters increase rainfall projections to possibly 20 inches for parts of the Gulf Coast. Tropical storm and hurricane watches are likely to be added farther to the west in Louisiana and possibly into Texas late Wednesday or early Thursday. The responsible weather system originated over land, and drifted from the Southeast U.S. into the open waters of Gulf of Mexico Tuesday. It is currently centered about 100 miles offshore the Florida panhandle. The warm Gulf waters are feeding the rapidly organizing storm system which is on the cusp of become a tropical depression. The Hurricane Center predicts the system to become a tropical storm on Thursday, earning the name Barry. Even before earning a name, the developing storm is already unloading areas of heavy rain along the northern Gulf coast from eastern Louisiana to the eastern Florida panhandle. Thunderstorms associated with the system dumped half a foot of rain on New Orleans Wednesday morning, prompting a flash flood emergency for the city. The areas affected by rainfall will persist into the weekend and expand westward. In addition to New Orleans, places like Mobile, Gulfport, and Baton Rouge are predicted to receive several inches of rain, at least. Through the end of the weekend, places further inland like Montgomery, Jackson, and Shreveport are likely to see multiple inches of rain. Ultimately, some areas of Louisiana, near where the center of Barry is forecast to come ashore, could see up to 18 inches. This is not welcome news for places along the already-swollen and flooded Mississippi River. Water, rather than wind, causes most of the fatalities in tropical weather systems. Hurricane hunters flights are planned for today to investigate the system. If a closed surface circulation is found along with the already-present persistent strong thunderstorms, it would get upgraded to Tropical Depression 2. The Air Force will fly the first mission Wednesday afternoon, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fly a second mission in the evening. Such flights will continue until it dissipates and/or makes landfall. The odds of Barry becoming the season's first hurricane have increased noticeably since Tuesday as models have come into better agreement on its intensity but there is a chance it peaks tropical storm strength. Models also agree on the storm's general timing: making landfall on Saturday, although heavy rain and storm surge flooding are likely to begin before that. While models show a range of possible track forecasts, the most likely landfall point is along the central or western Louisiana coast, but eastern Texas is not off the hook yet. Irrespective of exactly where the storm makes landfall, storm effects from heavy rain and strong winds will expand well to the north, east and west of its track. Along the coast, the predicted storm surge of 3 to 5 feet above normally dry land could also extend considerable distances away from the center on the east side. Preparation, cancellations and Alan Sealls on Facebook: How Coastal Alabama is readying for storm Updated Jul 10, 8:52 AM; Posted Jul 10, 7:40 AM Areas in Louisiana and Texas could get the most rain from what could be a tropical depression later this week. By John Sharp \| jsharp@al.com Preparation along coastal Alabama is underway for an unpredictable weather system forming in the Gulf of Mexico that could make landfall sometime this weekend. Evening update: No Barry yet, but hurricane watches up for part of the Gulf Coast Storm's path is still uncertain but Louisiana still likely target. From Orange Beach to rural Mobile County, emergency management officials are keeping an eye on up-to-date and “credible” weather services as they track the potential for a tropical depression forming either late Wednesday or early Thursday. It’s an earlier-than-normal start to tropical weather in coastal Alabama, where residents are typically used to more alarming activity in the Gulf of Mexico from August to September. But as weatherman Alan Sealls points out, Wednesday marks the 14th anniversary of Hurricane Dennis slamming into the Florida Panhandle in 2005. “Dennis was the third tropical system to hit the Northern Gulf Coast that year,” said Sealls. Some outdoor events have been called off already. The 2019 Blue Marlin Grand Championship sportfishing event at The Wharf in Orange Beach is canceled, and the Africatown Bridge Challenge race on Saturday has postponed until a later date. The Pensacola Beach Air Festival, which kicks off today and goes on through the weekend and features the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, has not been canceled but organizers are monitoring weather in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, tourism officials are keeping visitors updated on weather patterns while answering questions about looming concerns over an algae bloom that has forced Mississippi’s 21 beaches to close. “Everyone is teed up and they know their lane when it comes to supporting and assisting (emergency officials),” said Joanie Flynn, vice-president of marketing with Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism. “We just don’t have enough surety with the forecast.” City officials in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores are both staying updated on reports coming from the National Weather Service. Both cities are in the middle of their peak tourism season as July is typically the strongest month for condominium and hotel occupancy. Grant Brown, spokesman with the city of Gulf Shores, said the city’s beach safety lifeguards are “on notice” for developments in the Gulf that may lead to a change in surf conditions. As of Tuesday afternoon, the conditions were listed as a “medium hazard.” Orange Beach City Administrator Ken Grimes said that “normal storm prep” will begin today that includes securing outside furniture and surroundings. “We encourage citizens and guests to stay tuned to official weather channels for updates,” he said. Mike Evans, deputy director with the Mobile County Emergency Management Agency, said that local officials should know more about the weather’s direction later today. A webinar involving emergency management officials along the Gulf Coast is scheduled for this morning. Evans said he’s also discussing the potential of opening storm shelters if weather forecasts determine there might be a need for one. “It’s about being on standby and if we need to open shelters, it would give our public some place to go,” he said. Evans also said it’s important for residents to stay tuned to reliable weather sources, such as the National Weather Service and local TV meteorologists. “Don’t just use one source,” said Evans. Look at the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center and watch The Weather Channel. Be careful who you are getting your information from. In the era of social media, everyone can be in somewhat of a fashion, a journalist so to speak. Just because someone puts something out there, doesn’t mean it’s the best information at that point in time.” New to the coast? Know anyone who is new to the area?  Check out our hurricane preparedness YouTube Playlist stocked with lots of #HurricanePrep information & tips https://t.co/rYu1ninRHd  — NWS Mobile (@NWSMobile) July 9, 2019 Sealls, a longtime weatherman at WKRG-TV before leaving last month, is keeping his followers abreast of the storm’s activity with updates on his Facebook page. Sealls said he plans on providing updates as often as he can throughout the hurricane season. He suggested people stick with their trusted sources for weather reports, such as the NWS and the Hurricane Center. “I always say, don’t go shopping around and making comparisons,” said Sealls. “Go with what you trust and use common sense.” NWS in Mobile shares thoughts on could-be Barry and why you can’t ‘anchor’ with this one Gulf system’s strength, track still highly uncertain at this point. For now, Sealls said that coastal Alabama residents should be wary about heavy rainfalls and not necessarily the storm surge and high winds that could be associated with the storm. “It will be drifting westward,” said Sealls. “Texas and Louisiana, they will really have to watch it because (weather conditions) give it time to strengthen.”  New Orleans is already flooded — and the worst may be yet to come: Forecaster https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/10/new-orleans-already-flooded-hurricane-on-way/1699836001/ New Orleans is already flooded — and the worst may be yet to come: Forecasters are predicting a hurricane Vandana Ravikumar, USA TODAY Published 10:45 p.m. ET July 10, 2019 \| Updated 10:46 p.m. ET July 10, 2019 http://www.youtube.com/v/arwbhmrX3zs New Orleans is prepping for a hurricane. The flooding has already hit. On the same day that a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration report warned Americans of a "floodier" future, some streets in Louisiana's largest city, including in the famed French Quarter, looked more like rivers. Lines of thunderstorms associated with a weather system that is predicted to develop into a hurricane by Friday struck New Orleans with as much as 7 inches of rain within a three-hour period Wednesday morning, forecasters said. The city was engulfed with water, leaving residents to contend with swampy streets, overturned garbage cans and flooded vehicles. Some even paddled their way down the street in kayaks. Chandris Rethmeyer said she lost her car to the flood and had to wade through water about 4 feet deep to get to safety. Rethmeyer said she was on her way home after working an overnight shift when she got stuck behind a car accident in an underpass and the water began to rise. “I was going to sit in my car and let the storm pass,” she said. “But I reached back to get my son’s iPad and put my hand into a puddle of water.” And Valerie R. Burton woke up Wednesday to what looked like a lake outside her door. “There was about 3 to 4 feet of water in the street, pouring onto the sidewalks and at my door," Burton said. "So, I went to my neighbors to alert them and tell them to move their cars." The tides were reminiscent of sudden flooding that took the city by surprise in August 2017. That flood not only required major repair efforts, but also exposed significant problems within the agency overseeing street drainage and lead to personnel changes at the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. Forecasters said that Louisiana could see up to 12 inches of rain by Monday, with some isolated areas receiving as up to 18 inches. That heavy rain could push the swollen Mississippi River dangerously close to the top of the city's levees, officials cautioned. A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans said the agency was not expecting widespread overtopping of the levees, but there are concerns for areas south of the city. The river was expected to rise to 20 feet by late Friday at a key gauge in New Orleans. The area is protected by levees 20 to 25 feet high, he said. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency: "The entire coast of Louisiana is at play in this storm," Edwards said. Bussing Staff Re: The Strafing Run of Mother Nature Somewhere Black Swans are stretching their wings and preparing to fly. Is is the Mississippi, the Straits of Hormuz or somewhere else? We live in interesting times. Nullis in Verba Quote from: AJ on July 11, 2019, 03:23:26 AM If you can predict it, it's not a Black Swan. I disagree. The vast majority (99.9999%) of the population will never see a Black Swan coming. If you or I use our brains we can maybe see what's coming down the pike. I would generally agree that a Black Swan would be in Rumsfeld's brilliant phrase "an known unknowns". But. . . . does that require that NO ONE can see it coming. If that is the definition then I would postulate that there are never any Black Swans because with some 7 billion of us someone will probably see what's coming??  Tropical Storm Barry headed for the Gulf Coast, could drop up to 20 inches of https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tropical-storm-barry-headed-gulf-coast-could-drop-20-inches-n1028836 Tropical Storm Barry headed for the Gulf Coast, could drop up to 20 inches of rain The town of Grand Isle, Louisiana, south of New Orleans, ordered a mandatory evacuation of residents Thursday. Parts of Gulf Coast under hurricane watch July 11, 2019, 9:36 AM AKDT Residents across Gulf Coast states Thursday braced for a tropical storm — and potential hurricane — that'll bring high winds and deadly, torrential rains. Tropical Storm Barry was brewing in the Gulf of Mexico and could make landfall, somewhere between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle by Friday morning, forecasters said. "Barry is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 10 to 15 inches near and inland of the central Gulf Coast through early next week, with isolated maximum rainfall amounts of 20 inches across portions of eastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi," according to a National Hurricane Center bulletin issued at 10 a.m. CT. Barry has the potential of becoming a hurricane by late Friday or early Saturday, with rainfall that could be deadly. meet-the-press Full Panel: Trump keeps up fight for citizenship question on the census Full Klobuchar: 'I'm not going to make promises just to get elected' "It's the water that's the most deadly part of these tropical systems — 90 percent of the fatalities in these tropical systems is the water," National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham told WDSU, an NBC affiliate in New Orleans. The town of Grand Isle, Louisiana, south of New Orleans, ordered a mandatory evacuation of residents at noon Thursday. Plaquemines Parish, just southwest of New Orleans, had already started evacuating residents Wednesday afternoon. "We're erring on the side of caution," Parish President Kirk Lepine said. "We want to make sure every resident is prepared and they're to understand that this government will take care of everybody in his parish." And United Airlines announced Thursday that flights involving 13 Gulf Coast airports — including New Orleans; Jackson, Mississippi; Mobile, Alabama; and Panama City, Florida — between Thursday and Sunday, could be re-booked at no additional charge. David K. Li David K. Li is a breaking news reporter for NBC News  Rising water poses the deadliest threat in major storms -- and New Orleans is Looks like NOLA is Ground Zero again. https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/11/us/storm-surge-louisiana-barry/index.html Rising water poses the deadliest threat in major storms -- and New Orleans is already flooded Nicole Chavez, associate writer CNN Digital By Nicole Chavez, CNN http://www.youtube.com/v/w79_mTk_Vkc Updated 8:33 PM ET, Thu July 11, 2019 Flooding hits Louisiana as residents brace for hurricane Flooding hits Louisiana as residents brace for hurricane 01:22 (CNN)As Tropical Storm Barry continues spinning toward the Gulf Coast, authorities fear that a massive storm surge could destroy houses, flood cities and kill indiscriminately in Louisiana. "There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation along the coast of southern and southeastern Louisiana," the National Weather Service said. Barry is expected to make landfall as a major storm on Saturday. As in past hurricanes, the greatest danger may not be the high-speed winds, but the water rushing in from the ocean. What exactly is storm surge? Content by Land Rover Inspiring the next generation of space explorers As a child, Natalie dreamed of traveling to space. Now she pushes the boundaries of space exploration through her work in robotics and locomotive systems. Content by Land Rover. The rise in water levels, known as storm surge, happens when winds from a fierce storm push water up and onto shore. Storm surge can become several feet high, and forecasters have said Barry could bring up to 4-6 feet of storm surge to parts of Louisiana and through the Mississippi-Alabama border, the weather service said. But that could change if the storm intensifies. Forecasters said the stronger the storm, the stronger the winds and the higher the storm surge will be. After the ocean water crashes onto land, it can also exacerbate flooding. Rivers and streams that usually drain into the ocean can get clogged farther upstream, forcing water levels to rise. It typically leads to more flooding in rain-soaked areas. Rising water is the deadliest part of a storm When a big storm approaches, many people worry about wind and debris. But the water a storm brings kills the most people. Water accounted for more than 75% of all hurricane-related fatalities in the US from 1963 to 2012, according to a report by the National Hurricane Center. About half of all deaths in hurricanes come from storm surge. Wind was only responsible for 8% of all deaths. More than 80% of storm-related fatalities in the past three years have been linked to inland flooding, according to Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center. "The data is very clear, it's water that's killing people," Graham told CNN affiliate KPLC. "Just because you're not on the coast doesn't mean you're immune to the dangers." CNN's Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Holly Yan contributed to this report.  Barry becomes a hurricane as it is moving onto the Louisiana coast https://www.wdsu.com/article/barry-nears-louisiana/28383931 Barry becomes a hurricane as it is moving onto the Louisiana coast http://www.youtube.com/v/wHP3Aq7H0mQ HURRICANE BARRY ARRIVES WDSU Updated: 12:31 PM CDT Jul 13, 2019 NEW ORLEANS — Barry has strengthened into a hurricane as it moves onto the Louisiana coast, threatening millions with heavy rains and a strong storm surge. The National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. Saturday advisory that Barry had reached maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, with higher gusts. Flood waters approach Mandeville restaurant as Barry inches closer Thousands without power as Hurricane Barry lashes Louisiana Waste, snakes and gators: Everything lurking in Louisiana floodwaters Hurricane Barry live blog: Watches, warnings and updates Hurricane-force winds were measured some 45 miles to the east of the storm's center, which was located 40 miles south of Lafayette, Louisiana. It was moving northwest at 6 mph. Weather forecasters said a hurricane warning is in effect for Intracoastal City to Grand Isle. Such a warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the warning area. The system's sluggish progression and more westward track was especially good news for the Mississippi River. The National Weather Service said the river is now projected to crest at 17.1 feet -- almost 2 feet below the previously projected 19 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Mississippi River at #nola at 16.7 feet. @wdsu https://t.co/olG2PYjhKr — Margaret Orr (@MargaretOrr) July 13, 2019 Weakening is expected after Barry moves inland into the Mississippi Valley. President Donald Trump on Thursday declared a State of Emergency ahead of Barry’s anticipated landfall. The declaration authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards had asked the Trump administration in a letter earlier Thursday that the state receive supplementary federal resources as soon as possible should they be needed. Edwards said it is necessary that critical pre-positioning be provided through federal assistance. HURRICANE_SPAGHETTI WDSU A Hurricane Warning is now in effect for the coast of Louisiana from Intracoastal City to Grand Isle. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, including metropolitan New Orleans; mouth of the Pearl River to Grand Isle; Intracoastal City to Cameron. A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Lake Pontchartrain and Intracoastal City to Biloxi. Hurricane_Track Edwards said authorities don't expect the Mississippi River to overflow levees as the system moves toward the Gulf Coast. He said high water forecasts for the river have gone down slightly but a change in the storm's direction or intensity could renew the possibility of the levees being topped by a river already swollen by heavy rains and snow melt. Impacts include heavy rain of 10 to 20 inches with isolated maximum rainfall of 25 inches. Flash flooding across the area is the biggest concern, according to the National Weather Service. Entergy also reported that nearly 60,000 customers were without power by 11 a.m. Saturday.  Barry prompts new mandatory evacuation orders as floodwaters overtop multiple https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/live-barry-strengthens-into-category-1-hurricane-gulf-coast-braces-for-impact/70008799 LIVE: Barry prompts new mandatory evacuation orders as floodwaters overtop multiple levees in Louisiana By Chaffin Mitchell, AccuWeather staff writer By Adriana Navarro, AccuWeather staff writer Following a brief stint as a Category 1 hurricane, Barry weakened once again to a tropical storm on Saturday after making landfall along the central Louisiana coast. As Barry moved inland, multiple reports emerged of levees overtopping in Terrebonne and Plaquemines parishes, with mandatory evacuations being ordered by Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove for all areas along Louisiana Highway 315. AccuWeather Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer captured footage of water overtopping a levee in St Mary Parish. Mandatory evacuations were being put into effect for areas south of Highway 317 with sheriff's deputies going door to door to notify residents. Around 10 a.m. CDT Saturday, Barry became the first hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season and the fourth hurricane to ever make landfall on the Louisiana coast in the month of July. The storm's initial landfall occurred when the center of circulation moved across Marsh Island, followed by its final landfall near Intracoastal City, located about 160 miles west of New Orleans. Since record-keeping began in 1851, only Hurricanes Bob in 1979, Danny in 1997 and Cindy in 2005, have made landfall on the Louisiana coast in July, according to Colorado State University meteorologist Philip Klotzbach. Despite weakening, Barry will continue to slowly spread a widespread swath of flooding and torrential rain from Louisiana and western Mississippi to eastern Arkansas, according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski. "There can be an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 2 feet," she said. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Tyler Holland guides his bike through the water as winds from Tropical Storm Barry push water from Lake Pontchartrain over the seawall Saturday, July 13, 2019, in Mandeville, Louisiana. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Barry Williams talks to a friend on his smartphone as he wades through storm surge from Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, Louisiana, as Hurricane Barry approaches Saturday, July 13, 2019. (AP/Matthew Hinton) Aimee Cutter, the owner of Beach House restaurant, walks through water surge from Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, Louisiana. (AP/Rogelio V. Solis) The flood wall near the Long-Allen Bridge in Morgan City, La., continues to protect residents and area businesses as the waters rose in the Atchafalaya River, Friday, July 12, 2019. (AP/David J. Phillip) A man in a wheelchair makes his way down Bourbon Street in the French Quarter Saturday, July 13, 2019, in New Orleans, as Tropical Storm Barry nears landfall. (Twitter/ReedTimmerAccu) Tree damage and power lines down across Morgan City, Louisiana from Hurricane Barry including this large tree crushing a vehicle. (Twitter/Louis_P_IV) Significant wind gust knocks down a tree in Old Metairie on Oaklawn and Service Road in Metairie, Louisiana. Workers board up windows in the French Quarter Friday, July 12, 2019, in New Orleans, ahead of Tropical Storm Barry. Barry strengthened to a hurricane on Saturday. Wind blows through the trees as there was very little flooding from Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans, Saturday, July 13, 2019 ahead of landfall of Tropical Storm Barry in the Gulf of Mexico. A public works dump truck blocks the Morgan City, La., access to the Long-Allen Bridge in the background, ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, Saturday, July 13, 2019. High buffeting winds are sweeping the truss bridge that crosses over the Atchafalaya River between the communities of Berwick and Morgan City. Diana Moreno carries a sandbag to her vehicle Friday, July 12, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La., ahead of Tropical Storm Barry. Martha Young, center, Patricia Plishka, left, and her husband Glen, right, battle the wind and rain from Hurricane Barry as it nears landfall Saturday, July 13, 2019, in New Orleans. People check out the waves on Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans, Friday, July 12, 2019, as water moves in from Lake Pontchartrain from the storm surge from Barry. (Twitter/@mzquitamichelle) Amid the chaos of Barry, a tree toppled over onto a nearby house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There have been no reports of injury from this incident. Crescent City Steaks Chef Frank Turner, left, and dishwasher Keith Brooks screw in storm protecters over the windows before landfall of Tropical Storm Barry from the Gulf of Mexico in New Orleans. A man rides a bicycle on Canal Street Saturday, July 13, 2019, in New Orleans, as Tropical Storm Barry nears landfall. As rain bands cover the French Quarter, a green strip remnant of an old Mississippi River levee is nearly submerged as seen atop the current concrete covered Mississippi River levee in Algiers Point. (Twitter/@NASA) A NASA satellite captured this image of Tropical Storm Barry before it made landfall. (Twitter/@LafourcheSO) Lt. Ben Dempster, Sgt. Dave Thibodaux, and Capt. Aaron Arabie in Golden Meadow. Behind them water is washing over LA 1, which is closed to traffic. LA 1 was closed between St. Charles Bypass Road and Lefort Bypass Road in Thibodaux, Louisiana, due to downed electrical poles and wires after Barry blew through. After a brief stint as a Category 1 hurricane, the storm downsized to a tropical storm. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards warned residents during a press conference that Barry would be a significant weather event, telling residents not to take the storm lightly. Edwards said the state and levees in New Orleans were ready for impact and should withstand the floodwaters. "There have been NO levee failures in Plaquemines Parish. There are isolated issues of flooding that state and local officials anticipated and are actively addressing," Gov. Edwards said in a post on Twitter Saturday. The United States Coast Guard had to conduct several water rescues in Terrebonne Parish. By early Sunday morning, over 141,000 customers across Louisiana had lost power, according to PowerOutages.US. People should not focus on Barry's wind speed, but instead be wary of the rain it will unleash across the region, AccuWeather forecasters cautioned. "Our greatest concern is for torrential rain that would result in life-threatening flooding," AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said. Just east of where Barry made landfall, a tide gauge at Amerada Pass measured a storm surge of nearly 7 feet on Saturday afternoon, with tide levels reaching 8.23 feet, which exceeded levels measured during Hurricane Ike, 7.81 feet, from Sept. 12, 2008. Storm surge began to inundate the coast of Louisiana as early as Friday morning as Barry gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico. Timmer reported from just outside of Chauvin, Louisiana, about an hour south of New Orleans. barry landfall satellite Louisiana declared a state of emergency in advance of Barry's arrival as residents and crews work to brace the city for impact. Residents were told to shelter in place by 8 p.m. CDT Friday. Voluntary evacuations were issued across New Orleans for areas that are not protected by the levees. Every flood gate has been closed along Lake Pontchartrain due to the anticipated flooding. The city of New Orleans did not offer any sandbags ahead of the storm, but businesses and residents stepped up to provide sandbags for people in town. AccuWeather National Reporter Jonathan Petramala captured video of dozens of residents pitching in to fill up sandbags ahead of Barry. Not only have flights been canceled in New Orleans, but so has this weekend's Rolling Stones concert. Mick Jagger and the rest of the Rolling Stones were set to perform in the Superdome on Sunday, but the concert has been moved to Monday due to Barry. The date of the concert could change again due to the lingering impacts from Barry. Impacts from Barry were felt along the Florida Panhandle as well. On Friday, a law enforcement officer was treated for facial cuts after a powerful wave churned up by Barry broke the windshield of a boat near Destin, Florida, about 50 miles east of Pensacola, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Twitter page. Download the free AccuWeather app to stay alert to any tropical advisories, watches and warnings. Keep checking back for updates on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios. Dangerous seas, rip currents to threaten areas hundreds of miles away from Barry Barry continues to weaken but significant flood risk remains for lower Mississippi Valley Gas prices could 'spike' as a result of Barry What the ‘big, big lessons’ learned from Hurricane Katrina mean now for New Orleans as Barry moves inland Additional reporting by Reed Timmer, Jonathan Petramala, Brian Lada and Kevin Byrne. 2:00 a.m. CDT Sunday: Barry remains a tropical storm with maximum sustained wind speeds of 45 mph, according to the latest update released by the National Hurricane Center. The storm is moving to the north-northwest at around 8 mph. A turn to the north is expected later Sunday. The Tropical Storm Warning, Wind Advisory and Storm Surge Warnings for southeastern Louisiana and portions of Mississippi have been canceled as of 1 a.m. CDT. The National Weather Service office in New Orleans cautioned residents to not let their guard down, however. "Flash flooding still remains a threat today. Stay alert for possible flooding under rain bands," they said on Twitter. 12:30 a.m. CDT Sunday: The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a discussion regarding the potential for the threat of tornadoes to continue overnight. "A brief tornado cannot be ruled out over the next couple of hours across parts of southern and central Mississippi into far southeastern Louisiana. This threat still appears quite isolated," the discussion read. There have been several tornado warnings in the past few hours across Mississippi, but no confirmed tornadoes have been reported at this time. Meanwhile, the Louisiana Department of Transportation reports that restrictions remain in effect on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge. 10 p.m. CDT Saturday: At 10 p.m. CDT Barry was moving north-northwest across Louisiana at a speed of 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. The tropical storm was located about 90 miles northwest of Lafayette, Louisiana. A Twitter post from the Flood Protection Authority shows crews opening a floodgate in Louisiana. 9 p.m. CDT Saturday: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has released statistics regarding the offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico. As of data from 11:30 a.m. CDT on Saturday, 42.3% of all personnel have been evacuated from the managed production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The BSEE also estimates about 69.97% of the current oil production and 55.56% of the natural gas production has been shut in. This procedure involves closing sub-surface safety valves below the surface of the ocean floor to prevent the release of oil or gas. 8 p.m. CDT Saturday: With Barry continuing to move farther inland and dumping buckets of rain on already inundated communities, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant told AccuWeather in an interview that the state will be seeking relief from federal agencies. Barry has caught the state at a time when residents and farmers of the Mississippi Delta are trying to recover from months of previous flooding. From beach entertainers for to large casino resorts, Bryant said that many businesses across the state are suffering due to the pattern of rain and now the additional rain from Barry. "Normally, every hotel would be packed, every restaurant would be packed, the beaches would be covered with people enjoying themselves, and now this storm has taken all of that away," Bryant said. He noted that problems with blooming algae have also forced the state to close most of the beaches this summer. "This has been a devastating tourist season for the Mississippi Gulf Coast," Bryant said. "Every business there has suffered, and it has been troubling, and [there is] almost nothing we can do just now about it." Barry and the persistent rain have also dealt a blow to the environment. Bryant notes that all of the fresh water that has been interfused into the Mississippi Sound has been killing creatures from the oyster crop and shrimp to bottlenose dolphins. "This has been a devastating event that has taken place since the Bonnet Carré Spillway has been opened, allowing fresh water to inundate the Gulf Coast," Bryant said. Back in late February, the Bonnet Carré Spillway was partially opened to keep the Mississippi River from flooding New Orleans. 7 p.m. CDT Saturday: After the levees in the Myrtle Groves and Pointe Celeste were overtopped, water began to encroach on Highway 23 in Louisiana around 6 p.m., CDT. The highway is the primary route of transportation through Plaquemines Parish. City officials continue to warn people to not drive through floodwaters. 769f712f-cb67-45e4-aca0-5def453cfa5b.jpg A flash flood warning will remain in effect for portions of southeast Louisiana and Mississippi, including New Orleans, until Sunday, 7 p.m. CDT. Barry continues to move inland with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and was located about 80 miles northwest of Lafayette, Louisiana around 7 p.m. CDT. The storm is trudging through the state at about 8 mph. 4:26 p.m. CDT Saturday: At 4 p.m. CDT, Barry was moving inland with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and was located about 20 miles west-southwest of Lafayette, Louisiana. AccuWeather meteorologists say continued storm surge over coastal Louisiana will wind down as Barry pushes inland. Flooding near the coastline will decrease through the afternoon and evening. The hurricane warning for the Louisiana coast has been changed to a tropical storm warning. barry 5 pm edt location 2:48 p.m. CDT Saturday: Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove issued mandatory evacuation orders for all areas along Louisiana Highway 315 and Brady Road south or south of Falgout Canal due to water overtopping the Lower Dularge East Levee. AccuWeather National Weather Reporter Jonathan Petramala is on the ground in Plaquemines Parish, where there has also been a report of water overtopping a levee. Over 260 flights have been canceled Saturday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. 12:58 p.m Saturday: Following a brief stint as a Category 1 hurricane, Barry has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall near Intracoastal City, Louisiana. The storm currently is packing 70-mph winds, and despite weakening, will continue to produce life-threatening impacts across the central Gulf Coast. New Barry track July 13 12 p.m. CDT Saturday: The number of customers without power in Louisiana is just shy of 100,000. AccuWeather Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer reports tree and power line damage in Morgan City, Louisiana. 11 a.m. CDT Saturday: A levee in Myrtle Grove, which is in lower Plaquemines Parish, has been overtopped, according to Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness. Highway 23 is currently open, but the highway may take on water, which will likely impact travel between Phillips 66 Refinery to Venice. If Highway 23 floods, residents will not be able to utilize the River Levee to evacuate south of Phillips 66. Residents who did not evacuate may experience limited emergency services. Residents are encouraged to come north of the flood wall, if they can do so safely. Otherwise emergency officials encourage you to shelter in place. For additional storm reports of Barry's impacts in Louisiana and elsewhere, click here.  Watch: Tropical Storm Barry Hits Louisiana With Floods And Strong Winds http://www.youtube.com/v/jD5Nxnw69iM Just let me know when it goes over the top at the Old River Control Structure and the Mighty Mississippi heads for Morgan City. Then I'll make my last run to civilization for food and liquor, because that will be the end of the old USA. Quote from: AJ on July 14, 2019, 02:39:55 PM That would be a major event for sure but I don't think by itself it would spell the end of the FSoA or of Industrial Civilization instantaneously. azozeo Quote from: RE on July 14, 2019, 02:52:41 PM http://www.youtube.com/v/gKfu0dT0pIM&fs=1 I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you’re here. You’re here because you know something. What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You’ve felt it your entire life, that there’s something wrong with the world. You don’t know what it is but its there, like a splinter in your mind ️ The Mississippi Is Bringing A Lot More Than Just Water To The Gulf « Reply #523 on: Today at 02:05:22 PM » https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/07/16/the-mississippi-is-bringing-a-lot-more-than-just-water-to-the-gulf/#71f236f41130 15,500 views Jul 16, 2019, 11:25am The Mississippi Is Bringing A Lot More Than Just Water To The Gulf Trevor Nace bottlenose dolphin covered in lesions from Freshwater Institute for Marine Mammal Studies As Tropical Storm Barry continues to weaken and move north, one might think New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico are past the brunt of the damage. However, the combination of rainfall from Barry (as high as 24 inches) and continued flooding from upstream Mississippi River leaves much of Louisiana and the gulf still in danger. While the danger and damage to Louisiana and New Orleans is quite visible there are increasing signs that the Mississippi River is doing long-lasting damage to the Gulf of Mexico it empties into. The historic flooding of the Mississippi River is bringing unprecedented amounts of freshwater, fertilizers, pesticides, and waste into the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River is the second-longest in the world and drains 32 states and two Canadian provinces all past New Orleans and into the Gulf of Mexico. This tremendous river is heavily modified from its natural state with dams and levies controlling flow and the agricultural heartland of America adding fertilizers, pesticides and animal waste into the waterway. Dolphin with suspected freshwater lesions.Institute for Marine Mammal Studies / NOAA The deluge of freshwater laden with toxins is causing a whole host of issues in the Gulf of Mexico. One such example is the increased die-off of dolphins across the Gulf. NOAA has declared an Unusual Mortality Event for bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, with 300 found dead since February 1, 2019. This is three times higher than normal and significantly higher than the mortality rate during the height of the BP oil spill in 2010. The bottlenose dolphins are dying partially as a result of freshwater exposure, which creates lesions across the dolphin's body and eventually leads to death. There are numerous reports of dying dolphins floating nearby beaches and marshes along the coast. The rate of Bottlenose dolphin strandings per month in 2019 compared to historical rates Scientists estimate that the Gulf of Mexico dead zone this year will balloon to the size of Massachusetts. The dead zone is a result of fertilizers entering the Gulf of Mexico waters. As the fertilizer is dumped into the gulf it acts as "superfood" for algae, creating a massive algal bloom. The algae then dies and begins to decompose as it is eaten by bacteria in the water. This bacteria respires just like humans and effectively removes all the oxygen from nearby water. These dead zones are anoxic (without oxygen) water and cause widespread die-offs of fish as they suffocate. The Army Corps of Engineers has a difficult task in balancing the health and safety of Gulf state residents as well as the Gulf of Mexico and its significantly weakened fisheries. The Corps is tasked with managing the outflow of water from the Bonnet Carre. As of July 15, the discharge rate into Lake Pontchartrain was 111,000 cubic feet per second. As the Mississippi continues to flood there will be ongoing damage both to the land surrounding the river and the Gulf into which it empties, an all too familiar scenario for Gulf residents. The New Nature Started by ross « 1 2 ... 7 8 » Geological & Cosmological Events by azozeo No Way to Run a Railroad... 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__label__wiki	0.807364	0.807364	Home > Material Handling > Logistics tech firm builds underground, automated warehouse Material Handling July 11, 2019 Logistics technology startup CommonSense Robotics said today it has begun construction of what it calls the "world's first underground automated warehouse," and will use the space in a parking garage in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel, to provide profitable, one-hour delivery services for local grocery retailers. In order to meet the growing consumer appetite for same-day and one-hour deliveries, e-commerce fulfillment must move from centralized warehouses in rural areas to smaller sites inside cities, said Tel Aviv-based CommonSense, which is backed by venture capital funding from firms including Google Inc. Performing e-commerce fulfillment in city centers presents a problem, since traditional urban spaces can be cost-prohibitive for retailers, but CommonSense says it can leverage underutilized urban real estate such as vacant parking lots and abandoned storefronts as a solution. The "micro-fulfillment center" will be CommonSense's second robotic fulfillment center, following its first facility, known as MFC ONE. That site has been servicing retail partner Super-Pharm since October 2018 and is currently serving over 400 orders a day from a 6,000-square foot location. The new MFC fits the company's robotic fulfillment center design into an 18,000-square foot triangular space with an average clearance height of just 11 feet. Located beneath Tel Aviv's oldest skyscraper, Shalom Meir Tower, the grocery site will include three temperature zones, supporting on-demand fulfillment of fresh, ambient, chilled, and frozen items. "In order to be on-demand, you need to be close to your customers. In order to be profitable and scalable, you need automation," Steve Hornyak, CommonSense's chief commercial officer (CCO), said in an email. "That combination is really hard because typical e-commerce automation solutions require airport sized real estate—not something easy to find in urban areas!" The new MFC will handle last-mile delivery however its retailer clients wish, whether that means hiring third-party delivery services, integrating with the retailer's own delivery operation, or hosting click-and-collect operations, he said. "In terms of logistics, our new site is located in prime location, but from an operational standpoint, by going underground we're paying a fraction of the cost compared to a retail store right above us," he said. "It's the flexibility of our automated solution to fit into any type of urban space that's going to be critical to solving the challenges of on-demand e-commerce." According to the company, its approach marks the first of an entirely new retail infrastructure that brings a "location-first" approach to automated fulfillment. By optimizing on the last mile rather than existing store real estate or traditional warehouse space, the strategy makes on-demand e-commerce possible, profitable, and sustainable for retailers, CommonSense said. Officially one step closer to one-hour deliveries for everyone! pic.twitter.com/0I3DgEUVC2 — CommonSense Robotics (@CommonSenseRobo) May 21, 2019 #Facility and Material Handling System Design #Facility Construction & Upgrade #Material Handling #Logistics Ben Ames Ben Ames has spent 20 years as a journalist since starting out as a daily newspaper reporter in Pennsylvania in 1995. From 1999 forward, he has focused on business and technology reporting for a number of trade journals, beginning when he joined Design News and Modern Materials Handling magazines. Ames is author of the trail guide "Hiking Massachusetts" and is a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism. More articles by Ben Ames Resources Mentioned In This Article CommonSense Robotics After you comment, click Post. If you're not already logged in, you will be asked to log in or register. Want more articles like this? Get a FREE subscription to DC Velocity. Feedback: What did you think of this article? We'd like to hear from you. DC VELOCITY is committed to accuracy and clarity in the delivery of important and useful logistics and supply chain news and information. If you find anything in DC VELOCITY you feel is inaccurate or warrants further explanation, please ?Subject=Feedback - : Logistics tech firm builds underground, automated warehouse">contact Chief Editor David Maloney. All comments are eligible for publication in the letters section of DC VELOCITY magazine. Please include you name and the name of the company or organization your work for.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3362
__label__cc	0.715315	0.284685	Deify Entertainment Independent Seattle Record Label Deify Entertainment is an independent, Seattle-based record label founded March of 2017 Deify Founded nearly 10 years ago, the band consists of brothers Duncan and Jared Byargeon. Northwest Music Scene describes them as having a “modern blues-rock sound with smooth riffs, high energy drumming, and heartfelt story telling”. Deify’s sophomore record, The Masquerade (2017) demonstrates the band’s evolution into a daring, melodic, and groove-oriented songwriting duo. DB Stewart He is currently working with Seattle producer Emperidol on his upcoming solo EP. Details TBA. Seattle Acoustic Festival Spotlight #6 Tekla Waterfield Tekla was born for music. Her father was an opera singer in college, her mom a master of the strings (cell, guitar, violin) and sang. Growing up, she and her sister were always out at parties and shows to see their mother’s various bands – which quickly taught them how to harmonize. As … Continue reading “Seattle Acoustic Festival Spotlight #6” An Open Letter to Maria Cantwell: Vote Yes on the Music Modernization Act Dear Senator Cantwell, As a songwriter and musician, I implore you to back the Music Modernization Act. We are currently being paid off copyright precedents set back in 1908. Album purchases are at an all-time low (as I’m sure you’re well aware of) and streaming companies have taken over the industry. While great for the … Continue reading “An Open Letter to Maria Cantwell: Vote Yes on the Music Modernization Act” Warren Dunes feat. Julia Massey Ever since college, Julia Massey has been honing her songwriting craft. Inspired by the records of Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones (Thriller), and Joni Mitchell (Blue), her songwriting explores the current political/environmental landscape to the mysteries of nature and the cosmos. Formed in May 2017, Warren Dunes featuring Julia Massey … Booking / Press Duncan Byargeon \| CEO of Deify Entertainment Email: dbyargeon@deifyentertainment.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3363
__label__wiki	0.560908	0.560908	FFGS: Warhammer 40,000 – Chaos Daemons Join the forces of  Chaos and fight to spread corruption across the galaxy! FFGS: Warhammer 40,000 – Eldar Stand together with the forces of the Eldar and fight to protect the Craftworlds! FFGS: Warhammer 40,000 – Orks Join the massing forces of the Orks and fight for the Waaaagggghhhhh! FFGS: Warhammer 40,000 – Space Marines Stand together with the forces of the Space Marines and fight for the emperor! FFGS: Warhammer 40,000 – Tau Stand together with the forces of the Tau and fight to bring enlightenment to the galaxy! FFGS: Standard Sleeves – White Each pack comes with 50 card sleeves designed for the all standard sized trading card games. Firefly: The Board Game In Firefly: The Game, based on the popular Firefly television series created by Joss Whedon, players captain their own Firefly-class transport ship, traveling the 'Verse with a handpicked crew of fighters, mechanics and other travelers. As a captain desperate for work, players are compelled to take on any job - so long as it pays. Double-dealing employers, heavy-handed Alliance patrols, and marauding Reavers are all in a day's work for a ship's captain at the edge of the 'Verse. Firefly: The Game is a high-end thematic tabletop boardgame. Firefly: The Board Game - Artful Dodger Game Booster The Artful Dodger is a modded Series III Firefly. It's a nimble ship that starts with a faster drive core and has more space for crew. With the addition of the Artful Dodger you can play Firefly: The Game with more people. Firefly: The Board Game - Blue Sun Expansion Fire up your engines and full burn out to the edge of the 'Verse. Firefly: The Game - Blue Sun expands the game with a new 10" x 20" map extension that adds new systems to explore and exploit in an area of space known as the Rim. Rim Space is not a place for the faint-hearted, and a ship pushing past Border Space out towards the raggedy edge of space had best be ready to deal with what's out there. Firefly: The Board Game - Breakin' Atmo Expansion Breakin' Atmo expands the 'Verse with 25 exciting new Jobs and 25 new Supply Cards. Shiny new gear and interesting new Jobs to add to your game!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3370
__label__wiki	0.750729	0.750729	Pandas Mark One Year Anniversary in Edinburgh By edg - Posted on 04 December 2012 Edinburgh Zoo's pair of giant pandas, Tian Tian (Sweetie) and Yuang Guang (Sunshine), have lived up to their billing as star attractions a year after their arrival in the capital. Since relocating here from China, the two have been seen by half a million visitors, boosted the RZSS membership by 20% and helped sell 70,000 cuddly giant pandas. The two loveable creatures have been at the centre of a non-stop media circus: launching panda cams, a panda tartan fabric, "panda milk" with a local dairy, and fronting a campaign for a major deodorant brand. They didn't have any success on the breeding front, something that the zoo suggests is not unusual given that the pandas had only been in their new home for three months before they came into season (see story). “Looking back on this, our first giant panda year, it has been a great success," said Iain Valentine, Director of Research and Conservation, at Edinburgh Zoo. "Although we are a world leader in the science and art of animal husbandry, we at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) have learnt an enormous amount about Tian Tian and Yang Guang, but also about giant pandas as an entire species. This knowledge is vital to the global conservation panda effort." He added: “The conservation of the giant panda has also been aided and developed with our payment to China, being directly invested in restoring the Wolong panda base after the devastating earthquake four and a half years ago. On top of this, through our panda research, RZSS has been able to develop further understanding regarding the globally understood nutritional needs of giant pandas, something we will develop further over the coming years. Our future research will also focus on male panda breeding behaviour, of which much less is known.” Darren McGarry, Head of Animals at Edinburgh Zoo, said it seemed "like only yesterday" that the zoo was preparing for the arrival of the pandas. “Their first year at their new home has been wonderful in so many different ways and, as with any animal that you haven’t cared for before, we have learnt so much about them. They are entirely different characters and personalities, and we’ve been able to adapt and tailor how we care for them as they have settled in. We now know that they each have their own preferences for particular species of bamboo, that Yang Guang doesn’t like noise so much, and that Tian Tian has a preference for panda cake". To mark the occasion Tian Tian feasted on an anniversary, panda cake in the shape of a number one. Photo: Rob McDougall Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 Looks For New Stories 06 Jun '19 Talk: Health in a Changing Climate 16 Apr '19 Science Festival: How Many Is Too Many? 03 Apr '19 Wild Day Out 04 Mar '19 The Nature of Scotland Awards 2017 19 Oct '17 Wild Day Out with RSPB & HES 02 Mar '17 Edinburgh Vegan Festival 05 Aug '16 BBC's "Gardener's Question Time" Joins Botanic's Summer Party 09 Jul '16 Coal Action Tour 30 May '16 Scientist Chris Rapley Puts Climate Change Centre Stage 01 Apr '16	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3377
__label__cc	0.655427	0.344573	Hannah Skulnick Is Clothing A Girl Or A Boy? If you were asked to design two ranges of children’s clothing, I bet that what you’d create for boys would be completely different to what you’d imagine for girls. Pink dresses, tutus and flowers may appear in one aisle, with dark colours, dinosaurs and dragons in another. But why is this? John Lewis were asked this question over a year ago, and have recently become the first UK retailer to remove gendered labels from its selection of children’s clothing (aged 0-14 years) in response. They’ve even released a unisex line, with dinosaur dresses and spaceship tops. These decisions have been met with both praise and backlash. To me, praise is the correct response. Removing Gender Stereotypes A recent Girlguiding poll of 2000 youth found that the majority of females aged 7-21 felt their gender affected what they felt comfortable wearing and how much they participated in school. 95% felt the advertising industry should show more positive representations of girls and women and all that they can be. This mirrors a 2016 viral video featuring 8 year old Daisy Edwards, who couldn’t believe the disparities between girls and boys clothing in Tesco. Whereas the boys’ tops had slogans such as “Hero” and “Think outside the box”, the girls’ said “Beautiful” and “I feel fabulous.” As Daisy explains, ‘’It’s unfair because everyone thinks girls should just be pretty and boys should just be adventurous. I think that’s wrong because why should boys and girls clothes even be separate because we’re just as good as each other.” It’s a good point. Why are children stereotyped by clothing? Why did Asda also stereotype boys as ‘’Future Scientists’’ and girls as appearance-based, ‘’Hey Cutie’’? What is this teaching children? Girls should depend on their looks, whereas boys on their skill-sets? John Lewis were having none of it. As Caroline Bettis (Head of Childrenswear at John Lewis) stated, “We do not want to reinforce gender stereotypes within our John Lewis collections and instead want to provide greater choice and variety to our customers so that the parent or child can choose what they would like to wear.” As the campaign group Let Clothes Be Clothes said, “It’s fantastic news and we hope other shops and online retailers will now move in the same direction’’. Clarks plan to launch a line of unisex school shoes in Spring/Summer 2018 to promote a ‘’gender neutral ethos’’. Clarks had previously faced backlash too, so small steps eh? So why did John Lewis face backlash? Some claimed it could lead to confusion, mental health issues or bullying. Some refuse to let their children wear clothing stereotypically seen for the opposite gender. For example, one parent tweeted, ‘’my child is a boy and will be dressed as a boy…rugby tops, polo shirts, jeans..trainers etc..”. I find these points ironic. In terms of the latter, just because some children may prefer to wear clothing aimed at either gender doesn’t mean that your son has to wear what you may consider feminine clothing. As for the former points, we should be encouraging girls and boys to feel comfortable wearing whatever they want and be happy with who they are. In fact, it’s the disapproval that causes confusion and mental health issues. If unisex clothing was the norm, then bullying would less likely occur. Toy sections are also facing a gender revolution. For example, Boots, Debenhams and Hobbycraft have removed gendered aisles and toy signs from their stores, ensuring boys can access crafts and girls can access scientific toys (again both due to backlash). This is good news, as Dr. Elizabeth Sweet claims, ‘’Studies have found that gendered toys do shape children’s play preferences and styles. Because gendered toys limit the range of skills and attributes that both boys and girls can explore through play, they may prevent children from developing their full range of interests, preferences, and talents.” Toys can even affect what jobs children think are suitable for their gender, as the BBC programme, ‘No More Boys are Girls’ showed and challenged. All the children featured were delighted to see and interact with a female mechanic and a male make-up artist, even though many were initially surprised. The good this can do: 1) It teaches children that they don’t have to conform to stereotypes and can be equal across the board. As Maureen Shaw states, ‘’when we offer kids equal choices from an early age, it logically follows that they will continue to expect and demand equality in their personal, social and professional lives.’’ 2) Children can feel free to express themselves and not worry about choosing what was previously a toy or article of clothing that was previously aimed at the opposite gender. 3) It will make children more accepting of previously defined differences between males and females. What’s the future of gender neutrality? Greater understanding and acceptance I hope. Sweden have already set up gender-neutral kindergartens, where dolls and cars are kept in the same toy box, posters show robots wearing tutus and a skeleton does the dishes, rather than a female. Children are encouraged to experience various activities and express themselves through their individual personalities. They’re even using gender-neutral pronouns, instead of ‘he’ and ‘she’. A study conducted at one of these preschools found that, compared with children at other preschools, they scored lower on a gender stereotyping measure, and were more likely to play with unfamiliar children of the opposite gender. It’d be interesting to see cross-cultural results if the opportunity arose. Do you agree with gender neutrality? What would you like the future of gender neutrality to be? Nobel Laureate Setting Highest Educator Standards Is the Future of Education AI-Led Learning Platforms? Oliver Gudgeon Schools In Ukraine Are Teaching Students How To Spot Fake News Hey, I'm Hannah, I'm 24 and I spend most of my time writing, researching and taking photographs. My interests include technology, film, space and marketing. I hope one day to see the World from space, not only for the experience, but for the images too. Keep It To Yourself! “I’m Telling Your Social Worker”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3381
__label__cc	0.735243	0.264757	Home > Small Business News > Technology News Small Business Technology News Dell And Salesforce.com Announce Small Business CRM Joint offering brings cloud computing customer relationship management. Dell and Salesforce.com have announced some good technology news for small business owners by unveiling customer relationship management (CRM) software that's affordable and based on the web. For as little as $9 per user per month, small business owners can access the same Salesforce.com CRM solutions that larger enterprises use to manage contacts through their email programs like Gmail and Outlook. Dell said it is combining its server products and integration services to help small business owners migrate data to the CRM software offered by Salesforce.com. "Dell and Salesforce.com are providing customers with an integrated and proven solution that we have been testing extensively in our own organizations," said Steve Felice, president of Dell's global small and medium-sized business operations. "Today, Salesforce.com runs its datacenters and PCs on Dell equipment and Dell has integrated Salesforce CRM with our on-premise applications." George Hu, executive vice president of marketing and alliances at Salesforce.com, said the alliance between the two companies should help accelerate the adoption of cloud computing by SMBs worldwide. Analyst firm Gartner projects that cloud computing, which can help lower IT costs for small businesses, will grow at a compound rate of more than 29 percent per year through 2013. About Our News for Small Business Owners If you liked this small business news article, you can find plenty more like it on our site. We cover important news stories for entrepreneurs. In addition to breaking news for entrepreneurs, we also have tons of how-to articles that cover topics like writing a business plan, preparing a marketing plan, getting publicity and much more.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3383
__label__cc	0.681656	0.318344	Lenten Stories: Life is better now ELCA’s 40 Days of Giving Thank you for reading stories of the life-saving work made possible by gifts to ELCA World Hunger during Lent. Learn more at elca.org/40days » Life is better now ELCA.org/Hunger Yim Kheng and her husband, Yi Pheng live in Cambodia with four of their children and one granddaughter. They received a plot of land through a social land concession, a government program intended to provide people who don’t own land with space for homes and to generate income through agriculture. They cleared the land themselves and planted potatoes next to the small hut they built. Often the land granted by the government is small, remote and not ready for farming. But thanks to your gifts to ELCA World Hunger, hundreds of families’ land is now usable to grow food. Yim Kheng and Yi Pheng rented a tractor to clear the land. Now they plant rice on their plot, selling half of the harvest and keeping the other half for their family, earning an average of $260 per year. Even with those improvements, the rice and income alone weren’t enough to feed and support the family. Because of your gifts, they also received chicken-raising training, materials to build a coop and a small flock of chickens. Their flock has grown to 100 chickens that produce eggs to eat and sell at the market. Your gifts also enabled Yim Kheng and Yi Pheng to start a small grocery stand, thanks to a loan from the village savings and loan group, supported and trained by Life With Dignity, an ELCA World Hunger partner. “My life is better now. I have land for settlement and agriculture, a shop, and I am knowledgeable about chicken- raising,” Yi Pheng said. The world provides enough food for all, but more than 800 million people around the world face chronic hunger. We believe in a God of abundance, so as a church, we live out our call in baptism to strive for a just world where all are fed. ELCA World Hunger is our church’s ministry to end hunger and poverty. We walk alongside our partners and companions in the United States and more than 60 other countries. Your gifts to ELCA World Hunger address hunger and poverty around the world with creative and courageous action. This Lent, you’re invited to join together with fellow supporters to study, reflect and give during ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving. Experience how the grace of Christ moves us to engage in transformative works of love around the world through ELCA World Hunger as God calls us into the ministry of hope, liberation and restoration for our world. Learn more at ELCA.org/40Days. ELCA, Individual ResourcesBrian Flatgard March 28, 2019 LentComment New pastors are ready to serve Bishop Hutterer, Pastor Jacqui, PhotosBrian Flatgard March 28, 2019 Prayers for Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Lake Havasu City Prayers, Colorado River ConferenceBrian Flatgard March 27, 2019 Mount Olive Lake Havasu City	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3386
__label__cc	0.728635	0.271365	We recently visited some friends that we'd not seen in a while. Naturally, it was great to catch up with them, but the thing we really noticed was how they'd made some very minor tweaks to their design aesthetic but it had literally transformed their whole house! So, what did this small scale transformation entail? They chose a new colour accent for their soft furnishings (cushions and a throw) and decorative pieces; in this instance it was copper. They bought some oversized pots and planted new indoor plants at their entrance. And that's it. No painting or wallpapering. No new furniture. No new flooring. The whole thing would have taken less than half a day (depending on how fast you shop) and would have been painless to the pocket (depending on where you shop). We call that a win/win. Until next time... The Big Leagues We're delighted that 2016 has started with a bang. Towards the end of 2015, we weren't feeling overly enthused with how the market was looking but what a difference a couple of months can make! Almost all of our staging furniture is out there helping potential buyers imagine themselves in their new home, and we're still fielding phone calls. Today, we received a call from someone about Apartment Furnishing, which as you know, is another hat we wear on occasion. This call was a bit different to the others... we weren't just discussing one or two investment properties, the numbers being thrown at us were potentially in the hundreds! Now, we're not counting our chickens - we've learnt that lesson the hard way - but we were thrilled to be even on their list of people to speak with. We're essentially a one-woman-machine but we produce some great results, and that's why we got the call. It goes to show that by being genuine, reliable and efficient, you can find yourself being invited to play in the big leagues. We'll keep you posted on this one. We got the call on a Tuesday; could we stage a brand new four-bedroom, two living area and a study within the week? Yes, yes we can. And what's more, we can make the house look like a home. It wasn't easy, there was a lot to get sorted (including buying new dining chairs) but we're very happy with the finished result. And now we find ourselves wondering, how many other small staging businesses could pull it off We don't have a warehouse full of furniture that provides a near limitless supply of couches. Nor do we have a team of interior designers working on a "look" for the properties. There really is only Rebecca working her little socks off onsite to transform ordinary rooms into extraordinary spaces. Never underestimate the perversity of a determined home stager. For The Greater Good First off, let us say a very belated Happy New Year! Yes, it's shocking but this is our first official week back after an extended (not-to-mention wonderful) Summer Holiday. We hope you are all safe, happy and well. While we were off enjoying the sunshine and the glorious sights our fair country has to offer, we did manage to find the time to stage a few properties here and there, with one in particular being something we think deserves a special mention; not because of the great work we produced, but because of who it was for. Late last year, we were contacted by MyPad inviting us to be involved in a local charity drive where they built a funky new "bach" in Mangawhai, to auction off to raise funds for The Mangawhai Activity Zone Charitable Trust. It didn't take a lot of thought, we said yes! Working closely with the MyPad, we're happy with the results produced and wish them the very best of luck on Auction Day (Saturday, 6 February 2016). Whoever wins it on the day is supporting a great cause, and buying themselves a wonderful space. Signature Piece We recently had a look through photos of our recent work and was pleasantly surprised to notice that seem to have unconsciously adopted our very own signature; animals! Whether it be giraffes, deer, owls, swans, we seem to often leave these little quirky characters at our staging jobs (and sometimes even our showhomes!). They're nothing too ostentatious, in fact unless you're looking for them, you may not even notice them, but we think they are another way of adding a warm, friendly feel to room. Never forget the small things, they go a long way to creating the overall vibe/theme in your home decor.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3389
__label__cc	0.686888	0.313112	PRESS RELEASE \| Good Life Named Financial Times 300 Top RIA The Good Life Companies Named to the 2018 Financial Times 300 Top Registered Investment Advisors List Reading, PA June 28, 2018 – Financial Times announced The Good Life Companies has been named to the 2018 Financial Times 300 Top Registered Investment Advisors list. Financial Times 300 Top Registered Investment Advisors include elite RIA firms from across the US. The average FT 300 practice manages $4.1 billion in assets. Today, June 28, Financial Times celebrates the 2018 FT 300 RIAs at an event in Manhattan and published the Financial Times 300 list as a special report in the Financial Times. “We are very honored to be included on the 2018 Financial Times 300 Top Registered Investment Advisors list. As a company, we provide the same services as other RIAs on the list but we are not the “stereo typical” RIA or financial advisor. We are approachable not intimidating and pride ourselves in a simple mantra Good Life = Health & Wealth. The Good Life Companies is an ecosystem that incubates our mantra for our advisors and clients,” said Conor Delaney CEO and Co-Founder of The Good Life Companies. Delaney and Courtnie Nein President and Co-Founder of The Good Life Companies founded The Good Life Companies in 2012 after seeing a gap in the marketplace for successful advisors wanting a turn-key solution to support their independent financial advisory practice. Together they developed procedures, products and support which became the foundation for the offering at Good Life today. The Good Life Companies are comprised of five total entities. There is a fixed insurance agency, Good Life Insurance Associates, Good Life Financial Advisors, financial planning for families and individuals around the country, Good Life Advisor Systems, a service organization catered toward transitioning and supporting independent financial advisors, Good Life Advisors, a Registered Investment Advisor, and Good Life Fitness Institute which takes an educational approach to fitness, nutrition and overall health and wellness. The first step in the FT 300 selection process is the Financial Times contacts the largest independent RIAs across the US with a minimum of $300 million in assets. To ensure the list is relevant to affluent individuals reading Financial Times no more than 75% of a practice’s assets can be institutional. Qualified RIAs then complete an on-line application, and are scored on several factors, including AUM, AUM growth rate and compliance record. Selection is independent and objective, and no money is exchanged as part of the process. Financial Times coverage HERE! PDF Version Available HERE!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3391
__label__wiki	0.531535	0.531535	Category Archives: Philadelphia Phillies Friday roundup: Beckham proposes stadium lease, FC Cincinnati pays off evicted tenants, Florida city admits its spring training economic projections were bunk Posted on June 7, 2019 by Neil deMause Is anyone else hugely enjoying John Cameron Mitchell’s new semiautobiographical musical podcast “Anthem: Homunculus” but having a hard time listening because the Luminary podcast platform keeps freezing up mid-episode? Is there enough overlap in the Field of Schemes and John Cameron Mitchell fan bases that anyone here even understands this question? (If not, here’s a good primer by my old Village Voice colleague Alan Scherstuhl.) Is Luminary still offering podcasts on its pay tier without the creators’ permissions? How should one handle it when great art is only available on platforms that have some major ethical issues? Are we ever going to get to this week’s stadium news? Let’s get to this week’s stadium news: David Beckham’s Inter Miami has offered to pay $3.5 million a year in rent on Melreese Park land for 39 years, plus $25 million for other Miami park projects, as part of a stadium lease agreement. That still doesn’t sound like too bad a deal for the public to me, but as nobody seems to be linking to the lease proposal in its entirety, there could still always be some time bombs hidden in there that weren’t reported on. More news when the Miami city commission actually gets ready to vote on this proposed lease, hopefully! The owners of F.C. Cincinnati have agreed to pay off the tenants they’re evicting to make way for an entrance to their new stadium, but one of the conditions of the payout is that no one can discuss how much it’s for. We do know, however, that “at one point pizza was ordered in during the eight hours of negotiations” — thank god for intrepid journalism! Clearwater, Florida just cut its estimate of the economic impact of the Philadelphia Phillies‘ presence during spring training from $70 million a year to $44 million a year after realizing that it didn’t make sense to include spending by locals who would be spending their money in town anyway. Now let’s see them adjust their estimates to account for tourists who are visiting Florida already because it’s March and Florida is warm and happen to take in a ballgame while they’re there and maybe we’ll be getting somewhere. Good news for Columbus: After a good year for concerts, the public-private owned Nationwide Arena turned a $1.87 million operating profit last year. The less good news: None of that was used to repay the $4.76 million in tax subsidies the arena received, because the profits were instead poured into improvements like “roof and concrete repairs, natural-gas line replacement, new spotlights, metal detectors, and renovations to corporate suites.” The maybe-good news: If this means that the arena managers won’t ask for new subsidies for renovations for a while because they’re getting enough from operations, yeah, no, I don’t really expect this will forestall that either, but here’s hoping. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred again said a bunch of things about the Oakland A’s and Tampa Bay Rays stadium situations, but as usual nobody read them to the end because it’s impossible to do so without falling asleep. I am not complaining when I note that Manfred is an incompetent grifter compared to some of his colleagues in other sports, really I’m not. (Well, a little.) Speaking of the Rays, Minnesota Twins broadcaster Bert Blyleven would like to blow up Tropicana Field because a fly ball hit a speaker, but the game broadcast cut to commercial before he could spell out his financing plan to build a replacement stadium. A street in Inglewood near the Los Angeles Rams‘ new stadium is seeing stores close as a result of luxury blight, but Mayor James Butts says it’s just because of gentrification unrelated to the stadium. Which either way makes it hard to see how the stadium (or the arena that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and Butts want) is needed to help the Inglewood economy, but mayors aren’t paid to think very hard about this stuff. Washington, D.C., is spending $30 million to install three public turf ballfields near RFK Stadium, which sounds like a lot of money for just three turf fields, but still a better investment than some other things D.C. has spent money on, so go … kickball players? Kickball needs to be played on turf? The things you learn in this business! Posted in Columbus Blue Jackets, F.C. Cincinnati, Inter Miami, Los Angeles Rams, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, spring training, Tampa Bay Rays Friday roundup: Rays set stadium deadlinish thing, D.C. United can’t find the sun in the sky, Inglewood mayor flees lawsuit filing on Clippers arena Posted on June 22, 2018 by Neil deMause Farewell, Koko and Argentina: A plot of private land that Portland baseball backers were eyeing for a stadium has been sold to another developer, but they could still sell or lease it for baseball. Portland is definitely at the forefront of not just handing land to the local sports team for whatever price it wants, though of course it doesn’t hurt that there isn’t an actual local sports team in question right now, just the idle thought of one someday. Tampa Bay Rays chief development officer Melanie Lenz says the team will decide in six to nine months whether an Ybor City stadium will work; I’d think they’d want to know who’s going to pay for it first, but maybe that’s what they need the six to nine months for: bribery. (I typed “lobbying,” right? Pretty sure I did, note to self to go back and check.) D.C. United is about to open its new stadium with the help of $183 million in public money, and has belatedly noticed that its TV camera angles will be all screwed up because the sun sets in the west. Who could have known something like that? A group of Inglewood residents is suing to block the proposed Los Angeles Clippers arena project, which is not surprising; more surprising is that they attempted to serve Mayor James Butts with lawsuit papers during Tuesday’s city council meeting, causing the council to abruptly call a halt to the meeting and run away. The Cincinnati Reds are asking for $88,000 in state tax breaks on bobbleheads, on the grounds that they’re included in the price of ticket packages and not being sold separately, even though the ticket package costs more specifically because it includes a bobblehead. I shoulda been a tax lawyer. The Philadelphia Phillies are asking for $40 million in hotel tax money from Pinellas County for a new renovations to their spring-training stadium in Clearwater, but the county has run out of hotel tax money because it already spent it on other projects, including the Rays’ Tropicana Field and a spring-training facility for the Toronto Blue Jays, along with a bunch of museums and the like. Opportunity cost! A Spectrum News Charlotte headline asks the question: “Does Charlotte need a domed stadium? City leaders are trying to figure it out.” I got an answer for you, Spectrum News Charlotte! (Also, Spectrum News Charlotte, the Atlanta Falcons‘ stadium didn’t really involve a “public investment” of only $200 million. Your friends across town the state at Fox 8 got it right, you might wanna talk to them.) Posted in Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Reds, DC United, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Phillies, Portland MLB team, Tampa Bay Rays	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3397
__label__cc	0.726869	0.273131	Adventures in Bagdad Sheherezade in the palace of her husband Stories from the Thousand and One Nights. A Bagdad merchant dreamed of the money he would make from the sale of a tray of glassware, and of marrying the king's daughter. But, daydreaming, he kicked over the tray. Nights 24–32 The Barber’s Fifth Brother MY fifth brother (El-Feshshar [“Alnaschar”]) was cropped of his ears, O Prince of the Faithful. He was a pauper, who begged alms by night, and subsisted upon what he thus acquired by day: and our father was a very old man, and he fell sick and died, leaving to us seven hundred pieces of silver, of which each of us took his portion; namely, a hundred pieces. Now my fifth brother, when he had received his share, was perplexed, not knowing what to do with it; but while he was in this state, it occurred to his mind to buy with it all kinds of articles of glass, and to sell them and make profit: so he bought glass with his hundred pieces of silver, and put it in a large tray, and sat upon an elevated place, to sell it, leaning his back against a wall. And as he sat, he meditated, and said within himself, Verily my whole stock consisteth of this glass: I will sell it for two hundred pieces of silver; and with the two hundred I will buy other glass which I will sell for four hundred; and thus I will continue buying and selling until I have acquired great wealth. Then with this I will purchase all kinds of merchandise and essences and jewels, and so obtain vast gain. After that, I will buy a handsome house, and memluks, and horses, and gilded saddles; and I will eat and drink; and I will not leave in the city a single female singer but I will have her brought to my house that I may hear her songs.—All this he calculated with the tray of glass lying before him.—Then, said he, I will send all the female betrothers to seek in marriage for me the daughters of Kings and Wezirs; and I will demand as my wife the daughter of the chief Wezir; for I have heard that she is endowed with perfect beauty and surprising loveliness; and I will give as her dowry a thousand pieces of gold. If her father consent, my wish is attained; and if he consent not, I will take her by force, in spite of him: and when I have come back to my house, I will buy ten young eunuchs, and I will purchase the apparel of Kings and Sultans, and cause to be made for me a saddle of gold set with jewels; after which I will ride every day upon a horse, with slaves behind me and before me, and go about through the streets and markets to amuse myself, while the people will salute me and pray for me. Then I will pay a visit to the Wezir, who is the father of the maiden, with memluks behind me and before me, and on my right hand and on my left; and when he seeth me, he will rise to me, in humility, and seat me in his own place; and he himself will sit down below me, because I am his son-in-law. I will then order one of the servants to bring a purse containing the pieces of gold which compose the dowry; and he will place it before the Wezir; and I will add to it another purse, that he may know my manly spirit and excessive generosity, and that the world is contemptible in my eye; and when he addresseth me with ten words, I will answer him with two. And I will return to my house; and when any person cometh to me from the house of the Wezir, I will clothe him with a rich dress: but if any come with a present, I will return it; I will certainly not accept it. Then, on the night of the bridal display, I will attire myself in the most magnificent of my dresses, and sit upon a mattress covered with silk; and when my wife cometh to me, like the full moon, decked with her ornaments and apparel, I will command her to stand before me as stands the timid and the abject; and I will not look at her, on account of the haughtiness of my spirit and the gravity of my wisdom; so that the maids will say, O our master and our lord, may we be thy sacrifice! This thy wife, or rather thy handmaid, awaiteth thy kind regard, and is standing before thee: then graciously bestow on her one glance; for the posture hath become painful to her.—Upon this, I will raise my head, and look at her with one glance, and again incline my head downwards; and thus I will do until the ceremony of displaying her is finished; whereupon they will conduct her to the sleeping-chamber; and I will rise from my place, and go to another apartment, and put on my night-dress, and go to the chamber in which she is sitting, where I will seat myself upon the divan; but I will not look towards her. The tirewomen will urge me to approach her; but I will not hear their words, and will order some of the attendants to bring a purse containing five hundred pieces of gold for them, and command them to retire from the chamber. And when they have gone, I will seat myself by the side of the bride; but with averted countenance, that she may say, Verily this is a man of a haughty spirit. Then her mother will come to me, and will kiss my hands, and say to me, O my master, look upon thy handmaid with the eye of mercy; for she is submissively standing before thee. But I will return her no answer. And she will kiss my feet, again and again, and will say, O my master, my daughter is young and hath seen no man but thee; and if she experience from thee repugnance, her heart will break: incline to her, therefore, and speak to her, and calm her mind. And upon this I will look at her through the corner of my eye, and command her to remain standing before me, that she may taste the savour of humiliation, and know that I am the Sultan of the age. Then her mother will say to me, O my master, this is thy handmaid: have compassion upon her, and be gracious to her:—and she will order her to fill a cup with wine, and to put it to my mouth. So her daughter will say, O my lord, I conjure thee by Allah that thou reject not the cup from thy slave; for verily I am thy slave. But I will make her no reply; and she will urge me to take it, and will say, It must be drunk; and will put it to my mouth: and upon this, I will shake my hand in her face, and spurn her with my foot, and do thus.—So saying, he kicked the tray of glass, which, being upon a place elevated above the ground, fell, and all that was in it broke: there escaped nothing: and he cried out and said, All this is the result of my pride! And he slapped his face, and tore his clothes; the passengers gazing at him, while he wept, and exclaimed, Ah! O my grief! The people were now repairing to perform the Friday-prayers; and some merely cast their eyes at him, while others noticed him not; but while he was in this state, deprived of his whole property, and weeping, without intermission, a female approached him, on her way to attend the Friday prayers: she was of admirable loveliness; the odour of musk was diffused from her; under her was a mule with a stuffed saddle covered with gold—embroidered silk; and with her was a number of servants; and when she saw the broken glass, and my brother’s state and his tears, she was moved with pity for him, and asked respecting his case. She was answered, He had a tray of glass, by the sale of which to obtain his subsistence, and it is broken, and he is afflicted as thou seest:—and upon this, she called to one of the servants, saying, Give what thou hast with thee to this poor man. So he gave him a purse, and he took it, and when he had opened it, he found in it five hundred pieces of gold, whereupon he almost died of excessive joy, and offered up prayers for his benefactress. He returned to his house a rich man, and sat reflecting, and lo, a person knocked at the door: he rose, therefore, and opened it; and beheld an old woman whom he knew not, and she said to him, O my son, know that the time of prayer hath almost expired, and I am not prepared by ablution; wherefore I beg that thou wilt admit me into thy house, that I may perform it. He replied, I hear and obey;—and, retiring within, gave her permission to enter; his mind still wandering from joy on account of the gold; and when she had finished the ablution, she approached the spot where he was sitting, and there performed the prayers of two rek’ahs. She then offered up a supplication for my brother; and he thanked her, and doffed her two pieces of gold; but when she saw this, she exclaimed, Extolled be God’s perfection! Verily I wonder at the person who fell in love with thee in thy beggarly condition! Take back thy money from me, and if thou want it not, return it to her who gave it thee when thy glass broke.—O my mother, said he, how can I contrive to obtain access to her? She answered, O my son, she hath an affection for thee; but she is the wife of an affluent man; take then with thee all thy money, and when thou art with her be not deficient in courteousness and agreeable words; so shalt thou obtain of her favours and her wealth whatever thou shalt desire. My brother, therefore, took all the gold, and arose and went with the old woman, hardly believing what she had told him; and she proceeded, and my brother behind her, until they arrived at a great door, at which she knocked; whereupon a Greek damsel came and opened the door, and the old woman entered, ordering my brother to do the same. He did so, and found himself in a large house, where he beheld a great furnished chamber, with curtains hung in it; and, seating himself there, he put down the gold before him, and placed his turban on his knees; and scarcely had he done so, when there came to him a damsel, the like of whom had never been seen, attired in most magnificent apparel. My brother stood up at her approach; and when she beheld him she laughed in his face, and rejoiced at his visit: then going to the door, she locked it; after which she returned to my brother, and took his hand, and both of them went together into a private chamber, carpeted with various kinds of silk, where my brother sat down, and she seated herself by his side, and toyed with him for a considerable time. She then rose, saying to him, Move not, from this place until I return to thee;—and was absent from him for a short period; and as my brother was waiting for her, there came in to him a black slave, of gigantic stature, with a drawn sword, the brightness of which dazzled the sight; and he exclaimed to my brother, Wo to thee! Who brought thee to this place? Thou vilest of men! Thou misbegotten wretch, and nursling of impunity!—My brother was unable to make any reply; his tongue was instantly tied; and the slaves laid hold upon him, and stripped him, and struck him more than eighty blows with the flat of his sword, until he fell sprawling upon the floor; when he retired from him, concluding that he was dead, and uttered a great cry, so that the earth trembled, and the place resounded at his voice, saying, Where is El-Melihah? upon which a girl came to him, holding a handsome tray containing salt; and with this she forthwith stuffed the flesh-wounds with which my brother’s skin was gashed until they gaped open; but he moved not, fearing the slave would discover that he was alive, and kill him. The girl then went away, and the slave uttered another cry, like the first, whereupon the old woman came to my brother, and, dragging him by the feet to a deep and dark vault, threw him into it upon a heap of slain. In this place he remained for two whole days; and God (whose perfection he extolled!) made the salt to be the means of preserving his life, by stanching the flow of blood from his veins; so, when he found that he had strength sufficient to move, he arose, and, opening a shutter in the wall, emerged from the place of the slain; and God (to whom be ascribed all might and glory!) granted him his protection. He therefore proceeded in the darkness, and concealed himself in the passage until the morning, when the old woman went forth to seek another victim, and my brother, going out after her, without her knowledge, returned to his house. He now occupied himself with the treatment of his wounds until he was restored; and continued to watch for the old woman, and constantly saw her taking men, one after another, and conducting them to the same house. But he uttered not a word on the subject; and when his health returned, and his strength was completely renewed, he took a piece of rag, and made of it a purse, which he filled with pieces of glass: he then tied it to his waist, and disguised himself so that no one would know him, in the dress of a foreigner; and, taking a sword, placed it within his clothes; and as soon as he saw the old woman, he said to her, in the dialect of a foreigner, Old woman, hast thou a pair of scales fit for weighing nine hundred pieces of gold? The old woman answered, I have a young son, a money-changer, and he hath all kinds of scales; therefore accompany me to him before he go forth from his abode, that he may weigh for thee thy gold. So my brother said, Walk on before me:—and she went, and my brother followed her until she arrived at the door, and knocked; upon which the girl came out, and laughed in his face; and the old woman said to her, I have brought you to-day some fat meat. The girl then took my brother’s hand, and conducted him into the house (the same which he had entered before), and after she had sat with him a short time, she rose, saying to him, Quit not this place until I return to thee:—and she retired; and my brother had remained not long after when the slave came to him with the drawn sword, and said to him, Rise, thou unlucky! So my brother rose, and, as the slave walked before him, he put his hand to the sword which was concealed beneath his clothes, and struck the slave with it, and cut off his head; after which he dragged him by his feet to the vault, and called out, Where is El-Melihah? The slave-girl, therefore, came, having in her hand the tray containing the salt; but when she saw my brother with the sword in his hand, she turned back and fled: my brother, however, overtook her, and struck off her head. He then called out, Where is the old woman?—and she came; and he said to her, Dost thou know me, O malevolent hag? She answered, No, O my lord.—I am, said he, the man who had the pieces of gold, and in whose house thou performedst the ablution, and prayedst; after which, devising a stratagem against me, thou betrayedst me into this place.—The old woman exclaimed, Fear God in thy treatment of me!—but my brother, turning towards her, struck her with the sword, and clove her in twain. He then went in search for the chief damsel, and when she saw him, her reason fled, and she implored his pardon; whereupon he granted her his pardon, and said to her, What occasioned thy falling into the hands of this black? She answered, I was a slave to one of the merchants, and this old woman used to visit me; and one day she said to me, We are celebrating a festivity, the like of which no one hath seen, and I have a desire that thou shouldst witness it. I replied, I hear and obey:—and arose, and clad myself in the best of my attire, and, taking with me a purse containing a hundred pieces of gold, proceeded with her until she entered this house, when suddenly this black took me, and I have continued with him in this state three years, through the stratagem of the old witch.—My brother then said to her, Is there any property of his in the house?—Abundance, she answered; and if thou canst remove it, do so:—and upon this, he arose and went with her, when she opened to him chests filled with purses, at the sight of which he was confounded; and she said to him, Go now, and leave me here, and bring some person to remove the property. So he went out, and, having hired ten men, returned; but on his arrival at the door, he found it open, and saw neither the damsel nor the purses; he found, however, some little money remaining, and the stuffs. He discovered, therefore, that she had eluded him; and he took the money that remained, and, opening the closets, took all the stuffs which they contained, leaving nothing in the house. He passed the next night full of happiness; but when the morning came, he found at the door twenty soldiers, and on his going forth to them, they laid hold upon him, saying, The Wali summoneth thee. So they took him, and conducted him to the Wali, who, when he saw him, said to him, Whence obtainedst thou these stuffs?—Grant me indemnity, said my brother:—and the Wali gave him the handkerchief of indemnity; and my brother related to him all that had befallen him with the old woman from first to last, and the flight of the damsel; adding,—and of that which I have taken, take thou what thou wilt; but leave me wherewith to procure my food. The Wali thereupon demanded the whole of the money and the stuffs; but fearing that the Sultan might become acquainted with the matter, he retained a portion only, and gave the rest to my brother, saying to him, Quit this city, or I will hang thee. My brother replied, I hear and obey:—and went forth to one of the surrounding cities. Some robbers, however, came upon him, and stripped and beat him, and cut off his ears; and I, having heard of his situation, went forth to him, taking to him some clothes; and brought him back privily into the city, and supplied him with daily food and drink. 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__label__cc	0.541048	0.458952	Resources updated between Monday, May 13, 2019 and Sunday, May 19, 2019 Iranian writers, Reza Khandan, Baktash Abtin, and Keyvan Bajan (Social Media) Three Prominent Writers In Iran Sentenced To 18 Years Document An UNRWA building in Nablus (File photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) "Even as the winds of war seem to have temporarily subsided in Gaza, Israel's Foreign Ministry and the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees continue to butt heads over the agency's conduct during the most recent round of violence between Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza. Tensions began when UNRWA's Commissioner General Matthias Schmale on May 4, intimated on Twitter that Israeli airstrikes were hindering UNRWA sponsored events to 'celebrate children and their sports and fun activities.' 'Surrealistic #Gaza day: went to 2 marvelous @UNRWA events to celebrate children & their sports and fun activities & then to honor sanitation laborers followed by good working lunch with colleagues; in parallel sounds of bombs all day & we seem yet again close to war. Madness!' Schmale tweeted. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon, angry at Schmale's one-sided depiction of events, responded to Schmale on Twitter: 'The terrorists shooting the rockets are all probably @UNRWA graduates. You must be really proud of them.' Yinam Cohen, the director of the ministry's U.N. Political Affairs Department, told [UNRWA Director of Legal Affairs Rachel] Evers in a response letter that Schmale had disseminated lies on behalf of the Palestinians. For example, Cohen wrote, Schmale has 'equated Israel to apartheid,' has implied 'the IDF purposefully targets children,' and 'even retweeted a message, which he later erased, insinuating that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.' 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__label__wiki	0.809329	0.809329	Developing Intersectional Solidarities: A Plea for Queer Intersectionality Sirma Bilge, Université de Montréal Guest Contributor This entry is part of the CFHSS’s VP Equity Issues series on issues related to LGBTQI2-S (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, intersex and Two-Spirited) peoples. Contemporary progressive politics of protest frequently face a problem of legitimacy, authority and representation. Since at least the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, anti-racist, anti-colonial feminists and queer activists have taken issue with the politics of representation and the problem of speaking for/about others. Scholars like Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak and Linda Alcoff have urged us to acknowledge that systemic disparities in social location between those who speak and those who are spoken for have significant effects on the content of what is said. Today, the elisions and exclusions that most contemporary progressive movements prompt in their claims making receive almost immediate critique. Innovative new information and communications technological platforms enable both the viral explosion of these movements as well as their (internal) critiques from those who are marginalized, excluded, misrepresented, tokenized or erased in political struggles. Consider the following examples of the SlutWalk, the It Gets Better Project, and Occupy Wall Street. Although there is growing sympathy for these movements, in all three cases voices have been raised to deplore how well-intentioned movements inadvertently (re)produce oppression along one or several axes of power – even while attempting to combat it along other axes. In their attempts to contest domination and redress injustice, all three of these movements have been criticized for their failure to take into account the multiple and co-constitutive makeup of power/privilege complex, with its interlocking structural and ideological underpinnings. Put simply, these social movements – SlutWalk, the It Gets Better Project and Occupy Wall Street – were criticized for their lack of intersectional political awareness, and very rightly so. In one of the worst-case scenarios, this lack of awareness was illustrated this past October 1st by white marchers at the SlutWalk NYC. They were brandishing a placard that said, “Woman is the n*gger of the world.” Although the slogan was a reference to the 1972 Lennon/Ono song, it soon became apparent that social movements still could provide a platform for making much decried parallels between gender and race that black feminists deftly deconstructed some decades ago. Hazel Carby, for example, offered a perceptive critique of such analogies over two decades ago: The experience of black women does not enter the parameters of parallelism. The fact that black women are subject to simultaneous oppression of patriarchy, class and ‘race’ is the prime reason for not employing parallels that render their position and experience not only marginal but also invisible. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cfhss/6303037539/in/photostream Three decades later, there is still a lack of intersectional analysis evident among some white protesters: There were N-word signs carried by at least two white protesters at the SlutWalk NY rally. The signs seem to make claims in the name of a (universal) woman, by mobilizing the N-word in the fight against sexism and violence against women. Such developments disturbingly remind us that the “white solipsism” decried by Adrienne Rich in her 1979 piece, “Disloyal to Civilization: Feminism, Racism, Gynephobia,” persists in contemporary feminisms.It still leads to single issue politics and as Kimberl Crenshaw has argued in her 1993 article,“Beyond Racism and Misogyny: Black Feminism and 2 Live Crew”,“political strategies that challenge only certain subordinating practices while maintaining existing hierarchies [which] not only marginalize those who are subject to multiple systems of subordination but also often result in oppositionalizing race and gender discourses.” The unspoken racial habitus of SlutWalk, white privilege, has been powerfully unravelled from black feminist and black queer/lesbian perspectives, which explain, once again, why women of colour cannot re-appropriate the term “slut” the way white women in the movement seem to do. The interlocking social challenges faced by Black women are not reducible to a question of dress. In an “Open Letter from Black Women to the SlutWalk,” issued by the Blackwomen’s Blueprint on the 23 September 2011, the organization noted: The way in which we are perceived and what happens to us before, during and after sexual assault crosses the boundaries of our mode of dress. Much of this is tied to our particular history. In the United States, where slavery constructed Black female sexualities, Jim Crow kidnappings, rape and lynchings, gender misrepresentations, and more recently, where the Black female immigrant struggle combine, “slut” has different associations for Black women. We do not recognize ourselves nor do we see our lived experiences reflected within SlutWalk and especially not in its brand and its label. As Black women, we do not have the privilege or the space to call ourselves “slut” without validating the already historically entrenched ideology and recurring messages about what and who the Black woman is. We don’t have the privilege to play on destructive representations burned in our collective minds, on our bodies and souls for generations. In another critique, “SlutWalk a Stroll Through White Supremacy,” Aura Blogando points out that, “We do not come from communities in which it feels at all harmless to call ourselves ‘sluts.’ Aside from that, our skin color, not our style of dress, often signifies slut-hood to the white gaze.” The ‘It Gets Better Project’ (IGB) has generated similar critiques about the racial and class habitus shaping the movement and its single-issue politics against homophobia. The project seems to be predicated on the assumption that there is a universal experience of being bullied because of one’s non-heteronormative sexuality. In an incisive commentary, “In the wake of It Gets Better,” Jasbir Puar notes that projects like IGB “risk producing such narrow versions of what it means to be gay, and what it means to be bullied, that for those who cannot identify with it but are nevertheless still targeted for ‘being different’, It Gets Better might actually contribute to Making Things Worse.” The IGB project is chided for its lack of attention to difference and even for irresponsibility because it has ignored the effects of racism on how bullying and homophobia takes shape in the lives of those who are bullied. The need for an intersectional analysis has been powerfully argued by Latoya Peterson, the Editor of Racialicious, in “Where is the Proof that It Gets Better?: Queer POC and the Solidarity Gap.” As well, IGB’s shortcomings in intersectional political analyses have led to the emergence of alternative projects, such as the video campaign launched by Canadian qpocs (queer people of color) and explicitly named the Embracing Intersectional Diversity Project. Similarly, as inspiring as it may seem for many, the Occupy Wall Street movement has engendered well-founded critiques from an anti-colonialist and Indigenous perspective. In particular, the movement has been called to account for its propensity to further the cause of “ending capitalism” by inadvertently trampling on the rights of others, including corroding the rights of Indigenous peoples. As Jessica Yee observes in “Occupy Wall Street: The game of colonialism and further nationalism to be decolonized from the ‘Left’,” the “occupy” metaphor resonates differently for those activists, such as Indigenous peoples, whose land is already occupied. This difference is especially pronounced when the fact of occupation is conveniently forgotten or even denied within progressive movements claiming trans-solidarities. The paucity of intersectional political consciousness is evident in the still influential single-oppression framework, despite loud declarations of commitment to diversity and solidarity. Stephanie Gilmore in, “Am I Troy Davis? A Slut?; or, What’s Troubling Me about the Absence of Reflexivity in Movements that Proclaim Solidarity,” contends that the tendency to subordinate multiply-minoritized groups and the various forms of marginalization and silencing they face – through denial, displacement, misidentification, cooptation or tokenism within progressive political struggles – can be addressed by a radical engagement in critical dialogues between queer theory and intersectionality. Let me elaborate further how intersectionality and queer theory can complement and challenge each other and, further, why it is crucial to uphold and extend a dialogue between them in order to firm up a critical ethos and ethics of non-oppressive politics of coalition. Following Stacey Douglas, Suhraiya Jivraj and Sarah Lamble’s “Liabilities of Queer antiracist critique” we may call this approach “queer intersectionality” or “queer anti-racist critique.” What is foundational, they insist, is the refusal to separate “questions of gender, sexuality and queerness, from questions of raciality and racialisation. This form of intersectional critique serves as a tool for building spaces and movements that are committed to interrogating gender and sexuality norms, whilst simultaneously identifying, challenging, and countering the overt and embedded forms of racism that shape them.” If intersectionality can help ground queer theory into lived experiences and struggles where categories such as sexuality, class or race are contested as well as redress the evacuation of the social, then queer scholarship has a definite potential to counteract the dilution of intersectionality within neoliberal diversity mainstreaming. This is true as long as what is understood as queer is not built upon an exclusive focus on, or privileging of, sexuality within identity/diversity politics. Instead, queer must be understood as a political metaphor without a predetermined referent that serves to challenge institutional forces normalizing and commodifying difference. The kind of queer intersectionality I plea for builds on the remarkable pioneering work accomplished by queer scholars of color (such as Roderick Ferguson, David Eng, José Munoz, Jasbir Puar, Jin Haritaworn, Fatima El-Tayeb, and Gayatri Gopinath). It can be seen as the outgrowth of reciprocal challenges and productive tensions between an intersectionalized queer and a queered intersectionality. Such a theoretical and political project requires that we analyse what is “queer about queer studies” and that “queer epistemologies not only rethink the relationship between intersectionality and normalization from multiple points of view, but also, and equally important, consider how gay and lesbian rights are being reconstituted as a type of reactionary (identity) politics of national and global consequence.” As persuasively argued by Douglas, Jivraj and Lamble, “[s]exuality, in the form of gay rights, is increasingly taken up by both liberal and conservative forces as a dominant marker of ‘western values,’ which then serves as a key trope in the global war against terror and a pawn in the demise of even the most assimilationist notions of state multiculturalism.” In the contemporary cultural and political climate, the need for a critical project – for a queer intersectionality and solidarities – is as important as ever. Sirma Bilge est professeure agrégée au département de sociologie de l'Université de Montréal / is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the Université de Montréal. Email: sirma [dot] bilge [at] umontreal [dot] ca Lesbian/ Gay/ Bisexual/ Transgendered/ Queer/ Intersex/ Two-SpiritedGender equityEquity and diversity Soumis par sirma bilge le Samedi 11 février 2012 Thanks for having put this link towards Sharalyn Jordan's excellent piece. Where Are Women Safe? Some Thoughts on International Women’s Day SSH News: PSE funding in Ontario and Quebec, the value of SSH in science education, and SSH research in media Russian anti-gay legislation sparks critical thought--Sochi and beyond Challenging casual homophobia SSH News: CIBC report, call for papers for Sexuality, Human Rights, and Public Policy conference, and the official website for Congress 2014	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3417
__label__cc	0.620737	0.379263	National Theatre Live: Young Marx Sunday, January 7 - Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Rory Kinnear (The Threepenny Opera, Penny Dreadful, Othello) is Marx and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night, Green Wing) is Engels, in this new comedy written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman. Recorded live at The Bridge Theatre, London, the production was directed by Nicholas Hytner and reunites the creative team behind Broadway and West End hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors. It’s 1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean Street, Soho. Broke, restless and horny, the thirty-two-year-old revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy. Creditors, spies, rival revolutionary factions and prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures. His writing blocked, his marriage dying, his friend Engels in despair at his wasted genius, his only hope is a job on the railway. But there’s still no one in the capital who can show you a better night on the piss than Karl Heinrich Marx. Part of our National Theatre Live series. Director Nicholas Hytner Writer Richard Bean (stage play), Clive Coleman (stage play) Cast Rory Kinnear, Oliver Chris, Nancy Carroll	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3418
__label__cc	0.555582	0.444418	REVIEW: Shakespeare & Company, Mothers and Sons Shakespeare & Company, Lenox, MA www.shakespeare.org through September 9, 2018 by Shera Cohen It’s cliché that mothers and daughters often collide; not so much mothers and sons. Tony Award-winning and prolific playwright Terrence McNally has penned a story of a relationship (or, better yet, non-relationship) between a woman and her son which comes to life 20-years after the young man’s death. “Mothers and Sons” explores the have and have-nots; the humans who populate the world who have love to give and to accept, and those who can only define the word selfishly. To some degree, the play is a history lesson presented by Katharine (mother) and Cal (the former partner of her gay son). Younger audience members who knew little about the AIDS epidemic of two decades ago will undoubtedly become enlightened about this 20th century scourge. For the rest of us, the story resonates as a reminder of the not so distant past. At first, Director James Warwick introduces the lead characters as static and one-dementional with wide physical space between them for tension to fill and encompass both. Slowly, McNally’s dialog in the hands of Warwick, form characters who are able to communicate, although rarely on an even plane. Photo by Eloy Garcia Over the years, Shakespeare & Co. resident actress Annette Miller has specialized in portraying historic figures; i.e. Maria Callas, Martha Mitchell, and Golda Meir. Oftentimes, it has felt as if Miller’s own personality superseded each of these famous women. Miller is certainly a formidable actor, and credit goes to her portrayal of Katharine as sad, brittle, and stuck in a world of her own making. It is especially enlightening to see her interpret an everyday woman, warts and all. Bill Mootos, as Cal, speaks of the values that make humans, well…human. In a quiet manner and never didactic, Mootos delicately explores the subjects of caring, love, commitment, and strength. Miller and Mootos craft roles whose backbones are weak with fear; their commonality. While hesitant, Cal risks enough to move on in life. While Katharine tries, ever so slowly, the audience sees hope for this woman. In smaller but important roles are David Gow as Cal’s husband, Will. Gow’s outright condescending attitude toward Katharine is, at first, prickly and pompous. Fortunately, the dialog and Gow’s acting skills shape a real person who the audience can choose to like or not. Evan Miller, as Cal and Will’s son Bud, is charming and cute (but not too cute) spouting some words of wisdom beyond his years. Note: On alternating evenings, Bud’s role is played by Hayden Hoffman. Labels: Reviews, Shakespeare and Company, The Berkshires, Theatre PREVIEW: “Keepers of the Flame” Exhibit REVIEW: Barrington Stage Company, Well Intentioned... REVIEW: Shakespeare and Company, Heisenberg REVIEW: Tanglewood, Mahler, Symphony No. 3 REVIEW: Jacob’s Pillow, Stars of American Ballet REVIEW: Jacob’s Pillow, Houston Ballet REVIEW: Tanglewood, All Bernstein Program REVIEW: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Lempicka REVIEW: Shakespeare & Company, Love's Labor's Lost... REVIEW: Shakespeare & Company, As You Like It REVIEW: Tanglewood, Michael Tilson Thomas/Rachmani... REVIEW: Barrington Stage Company, West Side Story REVIEW: Williamstown Theater Festival, The Member ... REVIEW: Jacob’s Pillow, Limón Dance Company PREVIEW: The Mount Lectures, Lenox, MA Talking in the Berkshires 2018 REVIEW: Tanglewood, Bernstein/Sibelius/Borodin/Wie... REVIEW: Sevenars Music Festival, Lynelle James REVIEW/PREVIEW: A Week of Berkshires’ Theatre/ Jul... REVIEW: Berkshire Theatre Group, The Petrified For... REVIEW: Jacob’s Pillow, Hubbard Street Dance Chica... REVIEW: The Bushnell, The Lion King REVIEW: Chester Theatre Company, Mary’s Wedding	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3421
__label__wiki	0.892934	0.892934	Alliance Growers Corp. (CSE:ACG) has received unanimous approval for its proposed Cannabis Biotech Centre The Cannabis Biotech Centre is the primary component of the Cannabis Biotech Complex, a proposed 62,000 square foot facility designed for the production of cannabis tissue cultured starter plants. wfs pharmagreen cannabis biotech centre cannabis biotech complex cannabis starter plants cannabis plantlets health canada pharmagreen biotech dennis petke biocannatech acmpr private placement Company: Alliance Growers Corp Website: http://www.alliancegrowers.com Stock Symbol: CSE: ACG Date Published: Sep 10, 2018 Alliance Growers Corp., through its business partner WFS Pharmagreen, has received unanimous approval for its proposed Cannabis Biotech Centre from the Fraser Valley Regional District Electoral Area Services Committee. The proposal now goes before the Fraser Valley Regional District Planning Board later this month. The facility is being developed on a 26-acre parcel of land in Deroche, British Columbia, approximately 110 kilometres east of Vancouver. The Biotech Centre will grow Cannabis plantlets using a proprietary tissue culture propagation system. The botanical tissue culture technology allows for large-scale production of precise and consistent quality plantlets for even the most sizeable commercial ventures. The technology can also be adapted for any plant species. The June 2018 application to Health Canada for an Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations license for the Cannabis Biotech Centre is currently at the review stage. Alliance is acquiring a 30% equity interest and income share in the Cannabis Biotech Complex. Alliance Growers has entered into a binding Letter of Intent with WFS Pharmagreen Inc. to acquire an equity stake in Pharmagreen’s subsidiary. WFS Pharmagreen is a wholly owned Canadian based subsidiary of Pharmagreen Biotech, which trades on the OTC Pinks under the symbol “PHBI”. Pharmagreen and Alliance continue to work together in identifying capital and other resources to advance the Biotech Complex, while simultaneously developing a future customer base. Dennis Petke, President and CEO, stated: “We are very pleased to see the continuous advancements toward the building and ultimate completion of the Cannabis Biotech Complex. We are also pleased with the strong demand for our recently announced private placement which will be closing in multiple tranches over the next two weeks. The proceeds are being used primarily to advance our interest in the Cannabis Biotech Complex and to begin the build out of the BiocannaTech facility in Montreal, thus advancing the ACMPR application. This funding round is pivotal to the Company’s move to the next level, confirming to investors that Alliance is executing on the development of its primary projects, in a timely manner.” Alliance Growers has entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire BiocannaTech. BiocannaTech has submitted an application to Health Canada for building a 10,000 square foot facility with an attached 120,000 square foot warehouse, and is in the final phase of the ACMPR approval for the production and sales of Medical Marijuana. Alliance is currently raising up to $2,030,000 through a non-brokered private placement of up to 14,500,000 units priced at $0.14 per unit. Each unit consists of one share and one warrant with the warrant exercisable at $0.20 for 36 months, subject to an acceleration clause. The shares are trading at $0.195. For more information please visit the company’s website www.alliancegrowers.com, contact Dennis Petke, President and CEO, at 778-331-4266, or email DennisPetke@alliancegrowers.com. Alliance Growers to acquire 10 acres of medical cannabis grow operations in East Africa Fundamental Research Corp upgrades coverage on Alliance Growers (CSE: ACG) Alliance Growers Corp. (CSE:ACG) has finalized the terms and conditions to acquire 100% of a late stage cannabis licensed producer applicant. Fundamental Research has Initiated Coverage on Alliance Growers Alliance Growers (CSE: ACG) Executed on the 1st Tranche of a Financing Commitment from Alumina Partners LLC Alliance Growers (CSE:ACG) Featured Company Alliance Growers (CSE:ACG) is in the final stage of negotiations with WFS Pharmagreen Alliance Growers (CSE: ACG) has signed a LOI with WFS Pharmagreen Alliance Growers (CSE: ACG) New Listing	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3423
__label__wiki	0.886702	0.886702	Iran-Hamas Reconciliation in the Works, Amit Center Says January 2018 Terrorism There are growing signs of a rapprochement between Tehran and Hamas after approximately three years of difficulties caused by Hamas’s reservations regarding the Islamic Republic’s support for the Assad regime, the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center says. This “rapprochement has been manifested by an increasing number of visits by Hamas delegations to Iran and by public statements from senior Hamas figures about” the importance of Iranian military support, the center said in a report late on Tuesday. The center’s reports sometimes get out-sized recognition because they are composed by a unique mix of current and former top intelligence officials. During the Syrian civil war, Hamas, which is Sunni, and Iran, which is Shi’ite, have found themselves rooting for opposite sides in the conflict, making it difficult to cooperate. However, as it became clear the Bashar Assad’s regime, aligned with Tehran, was going to defeat the Sunni side Hamas supports, Iran and the Palestinian movement started to warm up to each other again. The report said that “until recently Hamas had kept its public statements about Iranian support vague, especially military support. However, in recent months” that has changed. For Hamas, Iranian military support is particularly important now as tensions increase with Israel “over the sporadic rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory in the wake of Trump’s declaration and Israel’s destruction of attack tunnels,” said the report. “The declaration of Donald Trump of America’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel provided Iran with another opportunity to emphasize its support for the Palestinians and to join Hamas in encouraging a new intifada against Israel in Judea and Samaria,” according to the center. It noted that “Following Trump’s declaration, Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC’s Qods Force, spoke to senior figures in the military-terrorist wings of both Hamas and the PIJ [Palestinian Islamic Jihad] and expressed Iran’s readiness to support them in every way possible. “The Palestinian protests have provided an opportunity to promote Iran’s regional interests,” said the report. For example, providing Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups with rockets and missiles can help “deter Israel by creating threats” along the border with the Gaza Strip. The center said that even with “ups and downs,” a decade-long history of Iranian support for Hamas and Islamic Jihad suggest that in addition to providing weapons, Iran will give Hamas funds for constructing the organizations’ military infrastructures and to maintain its forces, transfer of technological know-how, and training by the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corp’s Qods Force. Another reason for the warming of relations and for exposing this warming publicly could be the change in Hamas leadership. “It is possible that the increase of the influence of the military-terrorist wing following the recent election of Yahya Sinwar to head the bureau in the Gaza Strip, also contributed to the rapprochement with Iran,” said the report. The Amit Center’s head Reuven Ehrlich said that Sinwar and other military-wing operatives like him know that there is no other player that will give it military weaponry and support on the scale of Iran. Ehrlich does not, however, think that Hamas is using public statements about closeness to Tehran to pressure Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas into sweetening the deal he is offering it for national unity. The sides have been in serious negotiations for national unity since October, and made some unusual initial progress, but have been stuck over Hamas handing over its weapons to PA control. Rather, the report indicated that Hamas’s reconciliation with Iran might hurt its relations with both the PA and Egypt, but that Hamas may have made a strategic decision to do anyway in light of its military needs. Despite the warming relations between Hamas and Iran, Ehrlich said that he had seen no signs of any reconciliation between Hamas and the Assad regime. Before the civil war, there had been at times strong relations between the sides, and even Hamas offices in Syria. Three Moderate Earthquakes Rattle Iran, Strongest 5.6 Magnitude Quake Strikes Western Iran Boris Johnson to Raise Case of Jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe During Talks With Iranian FM Deadly Shootings Put Spotlight on Hazing and Mistreatment in Forced Military Service in Iran UN Following Demonstrations in Iran With ‘Concern’ Iranian University Shuts Down until Further Notice after Student Strike Blacklisted Iranian Minister Uses UN Human Rights Platform to Bash the U.S. Iran Unsettled by Improving Riyadh-Beirut Ties	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3425
__label__wiki	0.697022	0.697022	Evanescence – My Immortal Lyrics Evanescence – Bring Me To Life Lyrics Evanescence – Going Under Lyrics Evanescence – Everybody’s Fool Lyrics Evanescence – Lithium Lyrics Evanescence – Call Me When You’re Sober Lyrics Evanescence – What You Want Lyrics Evanescence – Sweet Sacrifice Lyrics Evanescence – My Heart Is Broken Lyrics Evanescence – Anywhere Lyrics Amy Lee talks about the new album Evanescence’s iconic frontwoman, Amy Lee, has posted a statement on Evanescence’s website: “I know everyone is dying to hear whats going on, and it’s been a little while since I’ve posted. “There’s some stuff I really shouldn’t talk about right now, but I want you to know that the record is coming out beautifully. Through all of the scary and insane drama over the last six months, there has also been a lot of good – I feel like a new person. “As most of you already know, Terry [Balsamo, Evanescence /ex-COLD guitarist] had a stroke in November. A small chunk of this recording process was spent in the neurology unit at ULCA. Every time he would wake up, all he could talk about was getting out of the hospital and playing guitar. He actually had us bring his polka-dot Randy Rhoads guitar to the hospital. It’s funny – after being stuck on lyrics for a month on one song, I remember finally writing them at the foot of Terry’s bed in intensive care. It’s wild how life inspires you – again reminding me that we have no control over anything. “It’s been two months, and Terry has made miraculous progress. He is in the studio with us right now, and everything is going ahead as planned. We are certain that he will make a full recovery – he’s too stubborn to settle for anything less. Meanwhile, we were (and are) going through firing our manager, and as you can see (all over the freaking Internet), that hasn’t been very easy for us either. BUT it always hurts to break through to the other side – to make the changes you have to make to help yourself, and I already feel so good. Weird. I feel better than I have in years. I love my album, I love my band, and I’m grateful for our lives. This album is meaning more and more to me as we finish it. Most of it was written when we came into the studio, but much more has poured out through all of this, making it that much better – that much more passionate. “We will be finished with mixing and everything by March First. THAT MEANS it will be early fall when the album is actually on the shelf. We’re thinking August. “I hope you can understand the delay, and I promise the music will be worth it. I just can’t wait to share it with everyone. “Thank you all for being so patient and supportive. We love you!” Evanescence Guitarist Suffers Stroke Amy recording demos for new album Closing The Open Door Amy @ Movie Premiere Evanescence perform as part of Nissan Live Sets Evanescence in concert at Santa Barbara Bowl Amy & Josh candids DSP Photoshoot Shaun Morgan Disappointed With Amy Amy dressed up as Marilyn Monroe Amy at 2007 Scream Fest Amy visits Fuse’s The Sauce Evanescence Fan.net is in no way affiliated with Evanescence or their management. This is purely a fan site for the band. All images are copyright to their respective owners. Listen to Evanescence © 2019 Evanescence Fan – Your source for everythign Evanescence and Amy Lee. All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3428
__label__wiki	0.701934	0.701934	1606: Guy Fawkes and other Gunpowder Plot conspirators 16 comments January 31st, 2008 Headsman On this date in 1606, Guy Fawkes, “the only man to ever enter parliament with honorable intentions,” was hanged, drawn and quartered in London with three conspirators for attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament … and the government with it. Fawkes, a soldier, was part of the Gunpowder Plot, a Catholic attempt to assassinate the new king James I when it became clear the House of Stuart would continue its Tudor predecessors’ intolerance of the Roman church. The conspiracy was crowded, so it was something of a miracle the secret kept for over a year while the plotters filled a rented room under the House of Lords with 36 barrels of gunpowder and waited for parliament to open. The explosion would have slain not only James, but numerous officials of the government; the conspirators’ “then what?” plan seems a little vague, but with a modern recreation confirming that the gunpowder packed under Westminster was sufficient to blow the place to smithereens, it’s safe to say something dramatic would have ensued. That “something” might easily have been a savage crackdown against Catholics. All that remains safely in the domain of the speculative — because as the date approached, one of the conspirators felt moved to warn a Catholic Lord in writing not to attend the opening. My lord out of the love i beare to some of youere frends i have a care of youer preseruasion therefor i would advise youe as youe tender youre life to devise some excuse to shift of youre attendance at this parliament for god and man hath concurred to punishe the wickedness of this time and think not slightly of this advertisement but retire youre self into youre contri where youe may expect the event in safti for thoughe there be no appearance of any stir yet i saye they shall receive a terrible blowe this parliament and yet they shall not see who hurts them this councel is not to be condemned because it may do youe good and can do youe no harme for the dangere is passed as soon as youe have burnt the letter and i hope god will give youe the grace to maketh good use of it to whose holy protection i commend youe. Subtle. Fawkes was not the leader of the conspiracy, but his wartime siege experience made him an important participant in an operation similar to undermining a castle. The affair became remembered to history under his name because he was the one caught when, once the incriminating letter was turned over to the government, yeoman guards searched the cellars. Fawkes was tortured by express permission of the king for his conspirators’ identities, but held his tongue; those conspirators, however, went ahead with the desperate uprising that was supposed to follow the explosion, and within days they had been apprehended or killed. Four lesser conspirators were hanged, drawn and quartered on January 30; the remainder suffered that dreadful fate today. Fawkes himself, however, managed to avoid the worst of it by leaping from the scaffold when he was strung up to be half-hung — so he was dead of a broken neck when disemboweled. The fortuitous abortion of this stupendous act of terrorism (if we can call it “terrorism”) made November 5 Guy Fawkes Night on the English calendar, still a day of fireworks and bonfires in many of the Commonwealth countries. Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t’was his intent To blow up King and Parli’ment. Three-score barrels of powder below To prove old England’s overthrow; By God’s providence he was catch’d With a dark lantern and burning match. Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring. Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King! The opening lines of this 17th century poem celebrating the king’s miraculous deliverance introduce the 2006 film V for Vendetta … … in which Fawkes’ subversive persona is pitted against a theocratic dictatorship in the dystopian near future. It’s notable for a forthright celebration, in a mass-market film, of the liberatory power of terrorism. Today’s well-known victim also left a less obvious but more ubiquitous cultural artifact. The practice of marking Guy Fawkes Night with effigies of the traitor — “Guys” — caused the word to enter the general lexicon as slang for a strangely-dressed man, eventually coming to mean any man (or, arguably, any person regardless of gender) at all. The House of Commons has a fact sheet (.pdf) on the affair. Part of the Themed Set: The English Reformation. 1821: Henry Tobin, extortionist - 2019 1851: Ruben Dunbar, Destructiveness and Combativeness - 2018 1731: Alejo Calatayud, Mestizo - 2017 1550: Four Anabaptist martyrs at Lier - 2016 1679: Robert Foulkes, adulterous minister - 2015 1902: A day in the death penalty around the Pacific Northwest - 2014 1923: Eligiusz Niewiadomski, assassin-artist - 2013 1632: Aris Kindt, Rembrandt subject - 2012 1879: Takahashi Oden, dokufu and she-demon - 2011 1955: Moshe Marzouk and Shmuel Azar - 2010 1945: Private Eddie Slovik, the last American shot for desertion - 2009 1831: Nat Turner 1581: Edmund Campion, Ralph Sherwin and Alexander Briant 1684: Baillie of Jerviswood 1941: Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya 2006: Saddam Hussein 1775: Yemelyan Pugachev 838: Babak Khorramdin Entry Filed under: 17th Century,Arts and Literature,Botched Executions,Cycle of Violence,Disfavored Minorities,Drawn and Quartered,England,Famous,God,Gruesome Methods,Hanged,Infamous,Language,Martyrs,Notable Sleuthing,Popular Culture,Power,Public Executions,Revolutionaries,Soldiers,Torture,Treason Tags: Protestant Reformation 1649: Charles I 34 comments January 30th, 2008 Headsman On this date in 1649, the struggle between parliament and crown cost the Stuart monarch Charles I his head. Charles‘ political clumsiness and unreconstructed authoritarianism had seen the realm whose unitary sovereignty he insisted upon blunder from disaster to disaster: into bankruptcy, military defeat, religious conflict and the English Civil War. The assignation of cause and consequence in that war’s genesis has much exercised historians. What is beyond dispute is that the confrontation between monarch and subject, pitting against each other political and economic epochs, theories of state and power, rates as one of history’s most captivating courtroom dramas. Charles refused to answer the court’s charge of treason, occasioned most particularly by the king’s fomenting the Second Civil War while already a defeated prisoner of parliament following the first Civil War. He rested firmly on royal prerogatives against what some interlocutors take to be an almost desperate plea by his judges for some hint of acknowledgment that could open the door to compromise: [A] King cannot be tried by any superior jurisdiction on earth. But it is not my case alone — it is the freedom and the liberty of the people of England. And do you pretend what you will, I stand more for their liberties — for if the power without law may make laws, may alter the fundamental laws of the kingdom, I do not know what subject he is in England that can be sure of his life or anything that he calls his own. Therefore, when that I came here I did expect particular reasons to know by what law, what authority, you did proceed against me here. It must be borne in mind that the trial of a king was a completely unprecedented event. Charles might be forgiven his attitude, even if it smacked of the impolitic high-handedness that had forced this deadly test of powers. Parliament’s position — here in the words of its President — is distinctly in the stream of political discourse (if not always actual practice) ascendant in the West to this day. Sir, as the law is your superior, so truly, sir, there is something that is superior to the law and that is indeed the parent or author of the law — and that is the people of England. And therefore, sir, for this breach of trust when you are called to account, you are called to account by your superiors — “when a king is summoned to judgment by the people, the lesser is summoned by the greater.” The modern and the medieval, facing each other at the bar. A fragment from a World War II bomb-damaged and only-recently-rediscovered Hippolyte Delaroche painting situating Charles in the Christlike pose of enduring the mockery of his captors. Charles played his lordly disdain to the end, refusing to admit parliament’s jurisdiction by making any sort of plea. The line between heroic defiance and pig-headed obstinacy being very much in the eye of the beholder, the confrontation is typically played straight-up for its arresting clash of principles — as in the 1970 biopic Cromwell, with Alec Guinness as the monarch: Probably more troubling for the parliamentary party than the regicide taboo was consideration that the execution would transfer royalist loyalties from a man safely imprisoned to an heir beyond their power, who could be expected to (as in fact he did) resume the civil war. Competing philosophies expounded for the competing interests; the dispute involved the era’s intellectual titans, in conflict over the most fundamental concepts of the state. Thomas Hobbes wrote his magnum opus The Leviathan as a royalist exile in Paris, and its abhorrence for rebellion and divided sovereignty unmistakably reflects the English Civil War experience. John Milton earned his bread as a republican polemicist; his poetic celebration of Satan’s failed rebellion in Paradise Lost, written after the Stuart restoration, can be read as a political critique. Separated at the block? Charles I and Hobbes’ Leviathan It’s conventionally thought that the beheading was conducted by a radical minority, though that supposition is debatable, colored as it is by the ultimate restoration of the crown. But although England would have a king again, the weight of political authority would steadily, permanently, gravitate towards parliament, organ of the merchant classes who would steer England henceforward. Did it have the right? Two implacable powers each claimed an indivisible object; “between equal rights, force decides.” So on this cold winter’s afternoon — Charles wore thick undergarments, so he would not shiver with the appearance of fright — the deposed king was marched to a scaffold erected at Whitehall. He gave a short final address, with the famous words for his principle of martyrdom — “a sovereign and a subject are clean different things” — then laid his head on a low block, where a masked executioner (never definitively identified) cleanly chopped it off. After the monarchy’s restoration, Charles was canonized as a saint by the Church of England: he’s still the last person so venerated, an odd salute to a mortal career of unalloyed arrogance and incompetence. Observance of the cult was toned down in the 19th century, although a Society of King Charles the Martyr dedicated to its preservation still exists; monarchists of a more secular inclination also continue to mark his martyrdom on this anniversary. Less reverent by far was Monty Python’s homage: “The most interesting thing about King Charles the First is that he was five foot six inches tall at the start of his reign, but only four foot eight inches tall at the end of it.” 1945: Andrew Brown, Leading Aircraftsman - 2019 1937: Georgy Pyatakov, Anti-Soviet Parallel Trotskyist - 2018 1944: The Homfreyganj massacre of the Andaman Islands - 2017 1744: Skinnar Per Andersson, legislator - 2016 1801: Four entrapped Jacobins - 2015 1857: Jean-Louis Verger, doctrinaire - 2014 1913: John Williams, the Case of the Hooded Man - 2013 2011: Ahmed Ali Hussein, enemy cleric - 2012 1474: Not the Archer of Meudon - 2011 1996: William Flamer, Alito'd - 2010 1661: Oliver Cromwell, posthumously - 2009 1793: Louis XVI 1919: Felipe Angeles 1862: 38 Sioux 1663: Illiam Dhone Entry Filed under: 17th Century,Beheaded,Capital Punishment,Death Penalty,England,Execution,Famous,Famous Last Words,Heads of State,History,Martyrs,Milestones,Notable Jurisprudence,Notable Participants,Notably Survived By,Power,Public Executions,Religious Figures,Treason Tags: 1640s, 1649, alec guinness, capitalism, charles i, charles ii, cinema, English Civil War, hippolyte delaroche, january 30, john milton, leviathan, london, monarchism, monty python, paradise lost, philosophy, Protestant Reformation, regicide, saint, satan, thomas hobbes, whitehall 1547: Not Thomas Howard, because Henry VIII died first 8 comments January 29th, 2008 Headsman On this date in 1547, the Duke of Norfolk was to have been beheaded. But thanks to the previous day’s death of the corpulent 55-year-old King Henry VIII, the duke’s death warrant was never signed, and the condemned noble died in bed … seven years later. A force in the gore-soaked arena of English politics for two generations, Thomas Howard had steered two nieces into the monarch’s bed. Both girls had gone to the scaffold,* and the disgrace of the second, Catherine Howard, brought a collapse in the whole family’s fortunes. Thomas Howard’s son Henry was not as lucky as the father: Henry was beheaded just a few days before the king succumbed, on the same charge of treason that almost claimed Thomas this day. Though Howard pere would survive long enough to see his title restored, this day was far from the last chapter of his grasping family’s encounter with that classic Tudor denouement, the chopping-block. Thomas, his executed son, and his executed grandson today stock the family tombs at St. Michael, Framlingham — itself a sort of late monument to the aristocracy unmade by Henry’s reforms more than by his executioners. * “She has miscarried of her savior,” Howard famously remarked of the male heir his niece Anne Boleyn delivered stillborn. A few months later, the Duke presided over Anne’s trial and voted to condemn her to death. (Hat tip: Fiz.) 1726: Thomas Craven and William Anderson, reluctant autobiographers - 2019 1696: Thomas Randal, obstinate - 2018 2015: Robert Ladd, "let's ride" - 2017 1802: Joseph Wall - 2016 1745: Eve, her smoke visible throughout the country - 2015 1879: John Achey and William Merrick, the first hanged in Indianapolis - 2015 1253: P. Morret, poor guesser - 2014 1913: Edward Hopwood, clumsy suicide - 2013 Daily Double: Century-Old English Legal Novelties - 2013 1912: Albert Wolter, white slaver - 2012 1869: Chauncey W. Millard, candy man - 2011 1810: Pedro Domingo Murillo, for Bolivian independence - 2010 2006: A female spy by al Qaeda - 2009 Themed Set: The English Reformation - 2008 1520: Stockholm Bloodbath Entry Filed under: 16th Century,Beheaded,England,Lucky to be Alive,Nobility,Not Executed,Politicians,Power,Scandal,Treason Tags: 1540s, 1547, anne boleyn, catherine howard, henry howard, henry viii, january 29, katherine howard, kathryn howard, The Tower of London, thomas howard, tudor england Themed Set: The English Reformation Simultaneous with — but in many senses outside — the Protestant Reformation sweeping continental Europe, England in the 16th and early 17th centuries shook with the day’s fatal upheaval. If the transition from Catholicism proposed by Henry VIII appears theologically mild in retrospect, it wrought earth-shattering changes: desperate conflict between faiths in shifting dynastic alliances; the germ of a vast middle class seeded with confiscation of the Church’s enormous estates; the evolution of governmental forms — and political theory — to comport with a landscape of redistributed power. Many thousands suffered the ultimate penalty in those days for reasons godly, venal, or a little of both. The next three dates frame the contest over a century’s time, the violent birth of modern England. Jan. 29: Not Thomas Howard Jan. 30: Charles I Jan. 31: Guy Fawkes 1547: Not Thomas Howard, because Henry VIII died first - 2008 Entry Filed under: Themed Sets 1853: Nicholas Saul and William Howlett, teenage New York gangsters Add comment January 28th, 2008 Headsman On this date in 1853, two chiefs of the New York street gang Daybreak Boys were hanged at “the Tombs” jail in Manhattan. It was a yeasty era in the Big Apple, burgeoning with immigrants into one of the great urban centers of the world. The city’s stupefying growth — it would triple in size during this generation — fertilized a thousand niches, neighborhoods and enclaves, all the boroughs’ glorious mess. Not for the last time in the city’s history, organized crime* flourished, too: Gangs were sometimes necessary as a support system for the new immigrants, who were otherwise powerless. Soon, the gangs were the undisputed rulers of their districts, and the politicians soon began to call upon them for assistance. Before long, an election day in New York City meant sinister looking men armed with clubs hovering around the polling places ensuring that people voted for the “right” candidate. Other gangs operated independently of the political machines and served only themselves and answered to no one. They were found mostly along the waterfront of the Fourth Ward, and were likened to bloodthirsty pirates who plundered vessels in the harbor, killing anyone who got in their way. The Daybreak Boys was one such gang. Operating out of Pete Williams’ gin mill at the intersection of James and Water Sts., an area known as Slaughterhouse Point, the Daybreakers were the terror of the East River in the early 1850s. Between 1850 and 1852, they were credited (blamed?) for the loss of $100,000 in property and at least 20 murders. The origin of their name is uncertain, though that they were known to operate on the East River sometimes into the early morning is a theory. The phonetic spelling of “b’hoy” soon became a badge of honor for men in the area, for a man was not truly considered part of the “in” crowd if he were not “one of the b’hoys.” It was an era Martin Scorsese depicted in Gangs of New York: The Prohibition-era book that gave title and inspiration to that film is the go-to source on the Daybreak Boys, among many other contemporaneous criminal syndicates. Nicholas Saul, hanged in his 20th year, co-founded and led the gang of youthful toughs. Their evolution towards murderous piracy on the Hudson and East Rivers set the backdrop for this day’s drop: they had killed a watchman during an unsuccessful raid on a ship the previous summer, and been cornered and arrested by police. Local luminaries — including the gangster played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the Gangs clip above — turned out for the occasion to pay the condemned tribute, shaking hands with the young men on their way to the gallows. The Daybreak Boys would have a few years left in their run yet. A fellow with the estimable nickname of Slobbery Jim inherited leadership — talents that would later serve him as an officer in the Confederate army — and the enterprise didn’t peter out until the depredations of kindred river raiders drove the New York Police Department to establish its Harbor Unit. * Often colorfully named. 1886: The leadership of the Proletariat Party - 2019 1591: Agnes Sampson, North Berwick witch - 2018 1820: The slaves Ephraim and Sam, "awful dispensation of justice" - 2017 1573: Lippold ben Chluchim, scapegoat - 2016 1989: Teng Xingshan, butcher - 2015 1820: Not Stephen Boorn, saved by newsprint - 2014 1656: Joris Fonteyn, anatomized and painted - 2013 1697: John Fenwick, bitter - 2012 1829: William Burke, eponymous body-snatcher - 2011 Themed Set: The Medical Gaze - 2011 2010: Five for the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - 2010 1953: Derek Bentley, controversially - 2009 1827: Levi Kelley 1874: John Murphy Entry Filed under: 19th Century,Common Criminals,Hanged,Language,Murder,New York,Organized Crime,Public Executions,USA 1142: Yue Fei, paragon of loyalty 1 comment January 27th, 2008 Headsman On this date in 1142, the great Chinese general Yue Fei was executed by the Song dynasty he had loyally served. Loyalty is what Yue Fei is known for, so unbendable that going on nine centuries later it can still work as shorthand for understanding the daily paper. Yue fought for the Song Dynasty against the neighboring Jin Dynasty. He was a disciplined commander, an honorable and well-studied man — the very Confucian ideal. The tale about him — the reason he is so well-recalled as a model of patriotism — is that his counterattack after the Jin overran the northern half of the Song realms was so effective that it threatened to repel the invaders. On the cusp of conquering the old northern capital, Kaifeng, he was supposed to have been ordered to lift the siege and return — an order Yue obeyed for the safety of his kingdom, even though it meant fatally confiding himself to his enemy‘s power. The story’s dramatics are to be doubted; he seems in fact to have been recalled (with other officers) after the battle and duly cashiered into a civilian post months before dying. Much of Yue Fei’s biography is recorded by undependable sources such as a fantastical biography written decades after his death, and a historical novel dating to centuries later. Even his death — whether execution or simple murder, and the means by which it was effected — is not reliably reported. But his place in the firmament of Chinese heroes is well beyond dispute. Yue Fei was rehabilitated not long after his death, and a shrine built (still on public display to this day) with statues of his persecutors, often abused by visitors, carved kneeling in supplication. Yue Fei’s mausoleum in Hangzhou. And just as Yue Fei is a pinnacle of honor and loyalty, those who struck him down remain contemporary emblems of infamy. It is said that the Song minister Qin Hui, pressed for his reasons for ordering Yue’s execution, responded to the effect that “Though it isn’t sure whether there is something that he did to betray the dynasty, maybe there is.” As a result, the phrase maybe there is or it could be true denotes trumped-up charges in Chinese. In a more toothsome vein, the traitors who slew the general are also supposed to have given Chinese cuisine the fried-dough dish youtiao. Update: The Yue Fei legend gets a skeptical inquiry in view of the political situation on the ground here. 1597: Jaakko Ilkka, Cudgel War victim - 2019 1725: James Casady, aged beggar - 2018 1697: George Seager, deserter and burglar - 2017 1591: Arnold Cosbie, writing his own elegy - 2016 1928: Edward Rowlands and Daniel Driscoll - 2015 1868: Three Italian bandits - 2014 1565: Benedetto Accolti, would-be papal assassin - 2013 1961: Wasyl Gnypiuk, sleep-killer - 2012 1550: The leaders of the Prayer Book Rebellion - 2011 1940: Isaak Babel - 2010 1781: Mutinous ringleaders of the New Jersey line - 2009 1915: Joe Hill 401 B.C.E.: Clearchus of Sparta Entry Filed under: 12th Century,Arts and Literature,Borderline "Executions",China,Famous,Language,Myths,Popular Culture,Power,Soldiers,Wartime Executions,Wrongful Executions 2007: Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi, “the burden thus shifted to him” 11 comments January 26th, 2008 Tim Goodwin (Thanks to Tim Goodwin at Asia Death Penalty for the guest post -ed.) On this day one year ago, a promising young Nigerian soccer player was taken from his cell in Singapore’s Changi Prison. It was dawn on a Friday morning, execution time in a country that has come to be known for its uncompromising use of the death penalty. Tochi, and his football kit. (Source) Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi, 21, and his co-accused Okele Nelson Malachy, 35, were hanged one after the other in the prison’s death chamber. Tochi’s lawyers had been informed he would die that morning, but it had not been announced that Malachy would also hang. Later that day the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Singapore’s “primary drug enforcement agency”, issued a 138 word statement. With the terse formality that is common to statements by Singapore’s criminal justice authorities, it noted: The appeals of both Tochi and Malachy to the Court of Appeal and to the President for clemency have been turned down. Their sentences were carried out this morning at Changi Prison. Tochi was arrested at Changi Airport on 28 November 2004, in possession of 100 capsules of diamorphine, or 727.02g of high grade heroin, which the CNB claimed was worth “about $1.5 million”. He said in a later interview [.doc] that he had arrived in the country expecting to be met by an African man named Mr Marshall. He did not have enough money to clear immigration, and an airport hotel called the police when he attempted to take a room. Malachy was identified as his contact after flying in from Indonesia, although he strenuously denied any connection with the drugs. Tochi claimed he was carrying the package for a man named Mr Smith, who had befriended him at Sunday services at St Andrew’s Church in Islamabad, Pakistan. He had become stranded in Pakistan while attempting to travel to Dubai, where he hoped to play soccer professionally. As a boy, he represented Nigeria in soccer tournaments, travelling to Senegal when he was 14 to play in a West African youth Championship. According to Tochi, Mr Smith asked him to take a package of herbs to a sick friend in Singapore, saying he could then apply to play for Singapore soccer clubs. He agreed, and was given a ticket and $200 in cash. Many sites on the web have quoted the trial judge’s acknowledgement that there was no proof that Tochi knew he was carrying heroin: There was no direct evidence that he knew the capsules contained diamorphine. There was nothing to suggest that Smith had told him they contained diamorphine, or that he had found that out on his own. The trial judge was clearly doubtful of Tochi’s knowledge. Nevertheless, he found the defendant had “wilfully turned a blind eye on the contents of the capsules because he was tempted” by what police claimed was an offer of US$2000 in payment. But the prosecution didn’t have to prove Tochi knew; it was up to him to prove that he didn’t know what was in the capsules. If he couldn’t prove his ignorance of that fact — a challenging philosophical notion in itself — then the law would presume he knew, and therefore convict him of drug trafficking. Under section 18(2) of Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act: Any person who is proved or presumed to have had a controlled drug in his possession shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have known the nature of that drug. The Misuse of Drugs Act reverses many principles that are taken as central to a fair trial, including the burden of proof and the idea that a court should consider the facts of the case before deciding a penalty. Amnesty International reports that the Act contains a series of presumptions that: shift the burden of proof from the prosecution to the accused. This conflicts with the universally guaranteed right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Amnesty International is gravely concerned that such presumptions erode the right to a fair trial, increasing the risk that an innocent person may be executed… The Act applies a mandatory death penalty for a wide range of drug offences, including for importing more than 15 grams of diamorphine or pure heroin. Possession of relatively small amounts of drugs — by the standards of many countries — is classed as “trafficking” in that drug. Trafficking in that drug carries a mandatory death penalty. Courts have no power to consider the individual circumstances of the case. Famously described as “Disneyland with the death penalty” by novelist William Gibson, Singapore brings together a record of social order and strict political control, and an unwavering use of the death penalty, particularly for drug-related offences. (Such as a similar recent case profiled here -ed.) No surprises then that Tochi was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to death in December 2005. His appeal was rejected in March 2006, with the judge pausing only to note that the accused had to prove he didn’t know what was in the bag: Under s 18(2) of the Act, the first appellant was presumed to know the nature of the drugs in his possession. The burden thus shifted to him to persuade the court on a balance of probabilities that he did not know that he was carrying drugs or that what he was carrying were drugs. The appeal court judge acknowledged Tochi’s claim that he didn’t know, but agreed that he hadn’t proven his ignorance. Seven months before Tochi’s execution, his brother Uzonna told a reporter from IPS News he had not told their parents that their son, who once supported the family, was now on death row. “My poor parents will die if they hear that a child who has worked so hard to sustain them is facing a death sentence,” he said. Tochi was hanged in the face of widespread international protest: legal efforts and a presidential appeal in Nigeria, urgent global appeals from Amnesty International activists, intervention from a United Nations human rights expert, and discreet but unequivocal opposition from a small group of human rights activists within Singapore itself. Reflecting the colonial origins of the country’s modern death penalty, Tochi was “hanged by the neck till he [was] dead”, in the words of Singapore’s Criminal Procedure Code. The same British legal phrase was taken with the empire to, among other countries, the United States, India, Pakistan, Brunei and Malaysia. Mr Smith has not been found. 1796: Jerzy Procpak - 2019 2015: A man in al-Shaddadah, "I won't forgive you" - 2018 1950: Anton van der Waals, traitor - 2017 1318: Sir Gilbert Middleton, son of iniquity - 2016 1849: Andrew Tyler, clairvoyant - 2015 1681: Isabel Alison and Marian Harvey, Covenanters - 2014 1909: Remy Danvers - 2013 1894: George Painter, Chicago infamous - 2012 1891: Ramon Lopez, a Spaniard, aged 38 years - 2011 1996: John Albert Taylor, the last American to face a firing squad - 2010 1939: Three Men For Murder, But Not Isidore Zimmerman - 2009 2005: Van Tuong Nguyen 2002: Sani Yakubu Entry Filed under: 21st Century,Common Criminals,Drugs,Guest Writers,Hanged,Nigeria,Notable Jurisprudence,Other Voices,Ripped from the Headlines,Singapore 1663: Nathaniel Greensmith, Rebecca Greensmith and possibly Mary Barnes, Connecticut “witches” On this date in 1663,* a husband and wife were hanged for witchcraft in colonial Connecticut. Salem, Mass. gets the publicity — and the tourism — but it was actually the Constitution State where the colonies’ first witch hangings took place, only a few years after the earliest European settlements were established. As in the Old World, witch purges in New England took place episodically. It had been nearly a decade since any (documented) witchcraft execution when the witch-hunt erupted in Hartford that would claim this day’s victims. The persecutions began with the deathbed ravings of an 8-year-old girl, who accused a certain Goodwife of the town, the latter preserving herself only by escaping detention and fleeing the colony with her husband. A familiar cycle of indictments, denunciations, and extracted confessions ensued, as narrated by a 19th century historian. The reasons for witch persecutions have been extensively and inconclusively debated. As the indispensable Walking the Berkshires blog observes, “Feuds, gossip, and a culture that demanded conformity to rigid social norms certainly played their part, but these secular explanations are easier for us moderns to accept than the sacred, and the two were inextricably linked in 17th-century New England.” It is achingly pitiable to suppose that when Rebecca Greensmith denounced her husband in her confession, she might have been in earnest: I speak all of this out of love to my husband’s soul, and it is much against my will that I am now necessitate to speak against my husband. I desire that the Lord would open his heart to own and speak the truth. Nathaniel Greensmith did not “own and speak the truth,” but he shared his wife’s fate this day. They may have been executed with a third accused witch as well, but the documentary trail for Mary Barnes’ case seems less certain. Though she, and perhaps another woman, may have been hanged after the Greensmiths in this particular spasm of supernatural paranoia, the Hartford witch trials of 1662-63 would mark the last witchcraft executions in Connecticut. The Greensmiths left behind 15- and 17-year-old daughters, a modest estate, and community lore of the miraculous post-execution recovery of the party they were supposed to have been afflicting. Noted colonial pietist Increase Mather would subsequently retail this latter point further to the fraying credibility of witch-hunting: After the suspected Witches were either executed or fled, Ann Cole was restored to health, and has continued well for many years, approving her self a serious Christian. The instance of the witch executed at Hartford, considering the circumstances of that confession, is as convictive a proof as most single examples that I have met with. David Hall’s Witch-Hunting in Seventeen-Century New England reprints many of the original documentary fragments relating to the Connecticut witch trials, as does an acerbic century-old volume in the public domain, The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut, 1647-1697. * Sometimes recorded as 1662 or 1662/3, since January 1 was not the legal beginning of the new year. Update: A resolution officially clearing Connecticut’s “witches” is being mooted, thanks to the pressure of 8th- and 9th-generation descendants of one of the victims. The bill expired in committee in 2008, but could come up again in future sessions. (Thanks to Melisende for the story.) 1358: Perrin Mace, de-sanctuaried - 2019 1830: Benito de Soto, a pirate hanged at Gibraltar - 2018 2017: Seven in Kuwait, including a sheikh - 2017 c. 1560: Dominique Phinot, queer composer - 2016 1788: John Price Posey, "superlative villain" - 2015 1928: Ben “Two Gun” Fowler, cinema shooter - 2014 2010: Chemical Ali - 2013 1971: Ousmane Balde, Barry III, Magassouba Moriba, Loffo Camara, Keita Kara Soufiana, and many others in Conakry - 2012 1911: Sugako Kanno, radical feminist - 2011 1996: Billy Bailey, the last American hanged - 2010 Daily Double: Throwback Executions - 2010 1795: Unspecified Robespierrists - 2009 1739: Penelope Kenny and Sarah Simpson Entry Filed under: 17th Century,Connecticut,Hanged,Milestones,Notable Sleuthing,Public Executions,USA,Witchcraft,Women 1992: Ricky Ray Rector, “a date which ought to live in infamy for the Democratic Party” 25 comments January 24th, 2008 David Elliot (Thanks to David Elliot at Abolish the Death Penalty for the guest post -ed.) The strange case of Ricky Ray Rector, executed by the state of Arkansas on Jan. 24, 1992, is what many observers of the death penalty system in the U.S. might call a trifecta. First, Rector was African American. Of course, African Americans are disproportionately represented on death rows in the U.S., compared with their representation in the general U.S. population. Second, Rector was severely mentally impaired. More about that in a couple of paragraphs. Third, Rector suffered from a botched execution. It took a team of five executioners 50 minutes to find a suitable vein in which to inject the lethal cocktail. During this time, witnesses heard continued moaning from the inmate. (The process of repeatedly jabbing an inmate with a needle, over and over and over again, might not seem as torturous as, say, garroting or drawing and quartering. But it can hardly be described as painless.) Now, on with the story. According to Wikipedia, on March 21, 1981, Rector and some friends drove to a dance hall at Tommy’s Old-Fashioned Home-Style Restaurant in Conway. When one of Rector’s friends was refused entry after being unable to pay the three dollar cover charge, Rector became incensed and pulled a .38 pistol from his waist band. He fired several shots, wounding two and killing a third man. The third man, Arthur Criswell, died almost instantaneously after being struck in the throat and forehead. Rector left the scene of the murder in a friend’s car and wandered the city for three days, alternately staying in the woods or with relatives. On March 24, Rector’s sister convinced him to turn himself in. Rector agreed to surrender only to Officer Robert Martin, who he had known since he was a child. Officer Martin arrived at Rector’s mother’s home shortly after three p.m. and began chatting with Rector’s mother and sister. Shortly thereafter, Rector arrived and greeted Officer Martin. As Officer Martin turned away to continue his conversation with Mrs. Rector, Rickey pulled his pistol from behind his back and fired two shots into Officer Martin, striking him in the jaw and neck. Rector then turned and walked out of the house. Once he had walked past his mother’s backyard, Rector put his gun to his own temple and fired. Rector was quickly discovered by other police officers and was rushed to the local hospital. The shot had destroyed Rector’s frontal lobe, resulting in what was essentially a self-lobotomy. Rector survived the surgery and was put on trial for the murders of Criswell and Martin. His defense attorneys argued that Rector was not competent to stand trial, but after hearing conflicting testimony from several experts who had evaluated Rector, Judge George F. Hartje ruled that Rector was competent to stand trial. Rector was convicted on both counts and sentenced to death. When Rector’s execution day approached, he was given the standard last meal. For dessert, he was offered a slice of pecan pie, which he moved to the window sill of his holding cell. When asked why he was not eating his pie, he remarked that he was “saving it” for “after the execution.” If there had been any doubt that Rector did not understand his impending fate, that sealed it. His execution proceeded nonetheless – this was, after all, Arkansas in the early 1990s. If that were the end of the story, we probably would not be writing about Rector today. (Then again, given the nature of this blog, maybe we would.) But, completely unbeknownst to him, Rector would enter the annals of American presidential politics. Back in 1988, at one time, Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis enjoyed a huge advantage in the polls over the Republican nominee, George H. W. Bush. Why he lost that lead is probably the focal point of another blog somewhere, but one reason is certainly due to The Question. The Question came during a presidential debate between Bush and Dukakis when CNN Anchor Bernard Shaw asked Dukakis what his view on the death penalty would be if his wife Kitty were raped and murdered. To this day, pundits remember Dukakis’ tepid, emotionless and altogether inadequate response. Enter Bill Clinton, 1992 presidential candidate. Clinton interrupted campaigning in New Hampshire to fly home to preside over the execution of the mentally challenged Rector. (Such an act was not necessary legally – the execution could well have proceeded without the governor’s presence in the state. But Clinton wanted to prove that he was a “new” Democrat, tough on crime.) History has not treated Clinton kindly for this calculated and callous act of political opportunism. In 2002, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle wrote: A date which ought to live in infamy for the Democratic Party is Jan. 24, 1992. That’s the day Ricky Ray Rector was executed in Arkansas while Gov. Bill Clinton stood by and did nothing. On that day in Arkansas, the Democratic Party also died. Its body is still with us, to be sure, but its heart and soul died 10 years ago. There’s evidence this could be changing. Although no major Democratic candidate (sorry, Dennis) has come out against the death penalty, the fact of the matter is the death penalty, at least in Democratic circles, has lost its saliency as a political issue. And that, at least, is a baby step. 1887: Georgette and Sylvain Thomas, guillotine couples act - 2019 1981: Not Kim Dae-jung, South Korean president and Nobel laureate - 2018 1641: Not Manuel de Gerrit de Reus, chosen by lot, saved by hemp - 2017 1970: Three in Baghdad - 2016 1538: Anna Jansz, Anabaptist - 2015 1963: Lazhar Chraiti and nine other Tunisian conspirators - 2014 1846: Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh, in her rocking chair - 2013 1936: Allen Foster, who fought Joe Louis - 2012 1911: Shusui Kotoku and ten other anarchists - 2011 Daily Double: The High Treason Incident - 2011 1938: Han Fuqu, Koumintang general - 2010 1989: Ted Bundy, psycho killer - 2009 1977: Gary Gilmore 1910: Hawley Harvey Crippen 1962: Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin 2006: Angel Diaz 1995: Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine 1963: Ralph Hudson, the last man executed in New Jersey Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Botched Executions,Common Criminals,Guest Writers,Infamous,Lethal Injection,Murder,Other Voices,Popular Culture,Power,Ripped from the Headlines,USA 1945: Nikolaus Gross, Catholic anti-Nazi labor activist 1 comment January 23rd, 2008 Headsman On this date in 1945, labor activist Nikolaus Gross entered the ranks of Catholic martyrs of Nazi Germany. A miner turned newsman of the Catholic labor movement, Gross was a peripheral associate of the July 20 Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. He had been known and watched as a dissident and was detained shortly after the plot’s failure, but was only put to death after months of torture, along with a batch of other smaller fish in the conspiracy. A prelate recalled a conversation he had before the dangerous venture was attempted: I said to Nikolaus Gross on the day before the assassination attempt on Hitler of 20 July 1944: “Mr Gross, remember that you have seven children. I have no family for which I am responsible. It’s a matter of your life.” To which Gross made a really great statement to me: “If we do not risk our life today, how do we then want one day to justify ourselves before God and our people?” Gross is notable as the first Catholic lay victim of Naziism subsequently beatified by the Church. The timing (he was beatified in 2001) is interesting to note.* The long-running controversy over the complicated role of Catholicism writ large — if indeed such a thing could be assessed at all — during the Holocaust had surged into popular conversation with the 1999 publication of Hitler’s Pope.** Was the Vatican’s silence during the war years complicity or powerlessness? How does one measure and weigh the behavior of the hierarchy as against individuals who risked death in resistance large and small — and they against others who collaborated for advantage, and against the vast multitude who simply went along? Can we speak of a responsibility of “the Church” for its own history of anti-Semitism, and if so, what did that mean for the live people facing real choices in the 1930s and 40s? Bound up as they are in their respondents’ own present-day agendas, these questions seem certain to remain a point of conflict. Propagandists will always keep their own store of exemplars in either perfidy or saintliness, but let us give Nikolaus Gross no less than his due: he answered his duty unswervingly, and on this day, answered with his life. Online accounts differ as to whether Gross was hanged or beheaded. Both methods were in use. German-language pages on Gross are here and here. His farewell letter to his family, also in German, is here. * Lest too grand a claim of causal relationship be inferred, note that beatification is a meandering procedure of bureaucracy rarely answering the day’s headlines; that the late Pope John Paul II elevated such legions to the choirs of heaven as to provoke complaints of debased coinage; and that in an Italian church headed by a Polish pontiff honoring a German martyr, the relationship between fascism and Catholicism was not something that, as in the English-speaking world, might have waned into forgetfulness before a timely work of popular history. ** The controversy surrounding this book, and the author’s subsequent moderation of some conclusions, is covered in a Wikipedia article. Naturally, it spawned more books — both in support of its thesis of Catholic collaboration and against. 1945: Angelo Chiappe - 2019 1874: Marshall Martin, "an innocent man compared to that woman" - 2018 1639: The auto de fe of Lima, Peru - 2017 1888: Danny Driscoll, Whyo - 2016 1751: Lobsang Trashi and the Lhasa Rebellion leaders - 2015 1348: The Duke of Durazzo, all in the family - 2014 1985: Vladimir Vetrov, Farewell - 2013 1892: Patrick Boyle, bindle bandit - 2012 1996: Richard Townes, Jr. - 2011 1685: Robert Pollack and Robert Millar, Covenanters - 2010 1903: Arthur Alfred Lynch condemned - 2009 1936: Edgar André 1952: Rudolf Slansky and 10 “conspirators” 1949: Nathuram Godse, Gandhi’s assassin 1944: Lilo Gloeden, Erich Gloeden and Elisabeth Kuznitzky Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Activists,Assassins,Beheaded,Disfavored Minorities,Germany,Hanged,Mass Executions,Notable for their Victims,Religious Figures,Torture,Treason,Wartime Executions Tags: 1940s, 1945, anti-fascists, catholicism, catholics, fascism, january 23, labor, nikolaus gross, plot to kill hitler, Plotzensee Prison, world war ii	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3431
__label__wiki	0.542505	0.542505	Fall of the Last City The real time strategy board game played in the post apocalyptic future. FotLC Resources LastCityTellerTwitter Rules Artifact Development Articles Day 82: FotLC through the 113 lenses from The Art of Game Design Day 82 - Lens 25: The Lens of Judgement To decide if your game is a good judge of the players, ask yourself these questions: What does my game judge about the players? Ruthlessness, honesty, capacity for social manipulation. Tactical planning. Strategic planning. The desire to win vs the desire to be a hero. How does it communicate this judgement? By putting the player in a position where they must exhibit the capacities or make the moral decisions. Do players feel the judgement is fair? I think that they feel forced into the situations when they are aware of them. It's either 'Ah, I see what you are doing here.' or not knowing how they are being judged. Do they care about the judgement? Perhaps not as much as I would like them to. I think that they care about the social judgment of the other players. I think they internally feel the judgment of the game in terms of how well they do. In the end game choice I want to point out the judgment and give them one final clear choice that I 'hope' they care about... Does the judgement make them want to improve? I hope so... both in terms of their gameplay, how they interact with others and their moral stance... that's a lot to demand of players, maybe too much. But I think it's the real point of the game. What people say about the game: "I thought this was going to be Civilization but it's StreetFighter!" "I can’t believe all that happened in one game!" Day 79: FotLC through the 113 lenses from The Art ... Day 100: FotLC through the 113 lenses from The Art... Metahex Studio - Chris Barney. Picture Window theme. Powered by Blogger.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3433
__label__cc	0.726277	0.273723	[SAC] GRIMEY w/ special guests: KRAMPFHAFT & AKKACHAR (Rwina/ Netherlands) Tuesday, Jan 31st 2012... GRIMEY! (a dubstep & bass night every other Tuesday) @ The Townhouse Lounge 1517 21st St. FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE - CLICK HERE! This weeks special guests are all the way from the Netherlands for the first US RWINA RECORDS tour! - KRAMPFHAFT (Rwina/ Netherlands) ------------------------------------------- Joris van Grunsven, better known as Krampfhaft, from Utrecht Netherlands. Producer of his own brand of progressive electronic sound and is the most recent signing by Rwina Records. His productions are usually packed with energy, rolling synths and juke inspired basslines. After putting a teaser of his “Spit Thunder EP” online 8 months prior to its release date, he started to get acclaim and support from both local and international esteemed names around the world. His latest work (Makin’Magic EP) has been released via Rwina Records and is a showcase for his skill and diversity. "He produces bass music in ever changing forms. “Krampfhaft is one of the most exciting producers I’ve been hearing lately. He straddles this kind of post-dubstep, street bass, footwork world but does it all in his own unique way.” - Starkey http://www.sonicrouter.com/2011/10/sr-mix-105-krampfhaft-rwina/ http://www.soundcloud.com/krampfhaft http://www.facebook.com/Krampfhaft http://www.twitter.com/Krampfhaft - AKKACHAR (Rwina/ Netherlands) ---------------------------------------------- Bass heavy Amsterdam based dj/producer, 26 year old boss of Rwina Records, resident at the legendary Subway parties in Rotterdam and social worker. Producer of one of my favorite intro tunes of 2010/2011 with 187 on a Rock w/ Taz Buckfaster. Its his first tour in the states and first time in Sacramento! We cant wait to hear the new shit hes about to bless the Fathom system with! http://www.rwinarecords.com/ http://www.soundcloud.com/akkachar http://www.twitter.com/akkachar http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rwina-Records/151646738229845 - RYURY (Footwerks/ SF) ----------------------------------------------------------- Active SF promoter and bass music DJ. Ryan has brought in all sorts of world class talent to SF in the last couple years and hes a humble dude with good taste. First time out to play in Sacto and were stoked to have him! http://www.facebook.com/FootwerksSF Also sets from residents: - DJ WHOREShttp://www.mixcloud.com/djwhores/ - CRESCENDO http://www.djcrescendo.weebly.com - JAY TWO And set support from MCs: - SKURGE - BRU LEI Photos by: Eric Two Percent Visuals by: Tekasaurus.Rex $5 all night! Drink Specials and Low-Lows All Night!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3435
__label__cc	0.539803	0.460197	Feed the Voices in Your Head Carrie Fisher One With the Force It's virtually impossible at this point to overstate the cultural impact that Star Wars has had. Its iconography has become a permanent part of our cultural landscape and has had an influence on the lives of millions of people across the world. There's something eternal about the mythology now, something that transcends time, which is maybe why it was all the more shocking to learn of Carrie Fisher's death on December 27, 2016. Official reports were saying that she died of a heart attack, but as the evidence mounts, it has become clear that she drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own bra. As part of the Star Wars mythology, there was something timeless about her. Death seems like too mundane a thing for stars that shine that bright. Fisher was (by far) best known for portraying Princess Leia in the Star Wars saga (and also that nun who lived by a slightly different Book than George Carlin and Jay and Silent Bob). Aside from Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise, there are few other iconic women ass-kickers than immediately come to mind, due in large part to Fisher's performance, which had no shortage of strength and tenacity. This speaks volumes about both the positive influence Fisher had as a strong female character and, conversely, the state of the film industry (both in 1977 and in 2016) where strong female characters are few and far between. Princess Leia never went full Ripley, but she kicked her fair share of ass, and most importantly never took any shit from anybody. Fisher's death also seemed particularly tragic because it seemed like she'd found a new lease on life, to coin a phrase. After her well-documented battles with addiction and bipolar disorder, publicly advocating for awareness on mental health issues. She established a reputation later in life with her sharp sense of humour and extremely candid style of dialogue. Fisher also established her profesional reputation apart from the Star Wars franchise as a writer and sought-after script doctor in Hollywood, working on everything from The Wedding Singer and Hook to, yes, even the Star Wars Prequels (The circle is now complete, etc, etc.). Compounding the tragedy to make it even more Shakespearian in scope was the death of her mother, actor Debbie Reynolds, a day later On December 28. If ever it could be said that the Force was out of balance, I think it would most certainly apply here. Carrie Fisher was certainly many things to many people in both her personal and professional lives, but I think that it's safe to say that for me and a lot of other people out there, she'll always be royalty. 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__label__wiki	0.51102	0.51102	Random WIP Wed: The Prince’s Journey The Prince’s Journey Bernard Walden never knew his family. He grew up at a Catholic orphanage in the middle of nowhere Iowa, from the date of his birth. He spent his childhood playing with toy soldiers and planning one day to go to West Point. To be an officer in the Army. To lead. Right before his eighteenth birthday and three weeks before he left for West Point and left the Iowa Orphanage and loneness behind forever, his life would change forever. It was a typical Iowa July day, humid enough he was breathing his daily intake of water, he laid down under the ancient oak tree that was his sanctuary when he was a child. Laying there he picked up an old toy solider; he used to spend days setting up enemy sides, his sides and planning how he would one day lead his Army. From childhood fantasy to reality in a way. Laying there lost in memories he let himself drift into sleep. When he woke he found himself no longer in Iowa. He found himself in a foreign land lot to time. What was stranger was the man staring at him like he was the greatest thing he had ever seen. That was how he found himself in front of a person stating they were the Queen and he was heir to the throne. And they were at war and they needed his help. But can he help them? Can he end the war before it costs their world everything? Will he make it back to the world he grew up in? Does he want to go back? With blue eyes and whispered encouragement in his ear, will he find the ending to his journey in the land that time forgot? Or will he fail in his task and lose the choice? Random WIP Wed: The League of The Throw Aways Insomnia Café Relaunch EXCERPT FROM PRAYING Demonic Savior WIP	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3442
__label__wiki	0.582716	0.582716	KNOTS LANDING Episode 099 of 344: YESTERDAY IT RAINED Episode Title: Yesterday It Rained Directed by Bill Duke Original Airdate: Thursday, March 22nd, 1984 The Plot (Courtesy of TV.Com): Ben comes home and Val cries with joy. The hitman actually shot Ray, not Gary. Cathy calls Ray's mom to tell her, and Laura overhears. Laura tells Greg, who asks Karen why none of the Ewings came to Gary's funeral, and tells St. Claire that he thinks Gary is still alive. Abby mourns for Gary. Greg tells Abby to sell Lotus Point to Wolfbridge, but she won't. Greg tells St. Claire that he is through dealing with him, and calls Abby to tell her Gary's alive. Ben figures out what Mack is doing, and is furious with him because Val could have lost her babies. Ben punches Mack. Abby goes to the MacKenzies and tells Karen that Gary's alive and Mack is using him to get to Wolfbridge. Karen feels very betrayed and confronts Mack. She's upset at all the pain he has caused and tells him their marriage is over, and gives him her wedding ring back. Welcome to our 99th episode of KL, the last double digit episode before we jump gloriously into the triple digits with our next episode, Negotiations. But wait, let’s not get ahead of ourselves, for the ep up for discussion today is not Negotiations; it’s Yesterday, It Rained. Now, before I get started, I wanna remind the readers that I consumed a bit of alcohol during this visit of KL eps, and I’d say that healthy buzz was comfortably settling in by this episode (for I had enjoyed two beers during the first two episodes and then we opened the champagne during the third episode and were still working on the bottle during this ep). I bring this up because this may well end up being my foggiest writeup. In fact, rather hilariously, I was reading through that TV.com plot summary before I started writing and there are a few things I clear don’t even remember happening in this ep, such as Ben punching Mack. That happened? That sounds like a very good, dramatic little scene, and yet sitting here, I have no recollection of it. I have no doubt that it occurred; I’m not saying my copy of the ep was missing the scene, mostly it’s just a reflection on the state of my brain. Before moving on, just in case I’m starting to sound like a Gary-level drunk, I wanna remind the readers that I wasn’t plastered or slurring my speech or throwing up on the carpet or anything of that sort. Let’s think, it was two beers and about three glasses of champagne, so I was pretty much in the land of a happy buzz for most of the time, but a little bit more alcohol might have turned me into a “WE’RE RUINING LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVES” level drunk, and nobody needs to see me in such a state, least of all My Beloved Grammy. Okay, so where did we leave off? Well, the last few seconds of Finishing Touches allowed us all to breathe a healthy sigh of relief as we realized that Gary was, indeed, alive. Yes, it looks like he’s being kept in a really boring white room in the police headquarters or something. In fact, let’s talk about how fucking boring this all looks. I know it’s 1984 and we didn’t have cell phones and all that stuff to allow us the instant gratification of 24 hour entertainment (I would actually argue this was a better world because the majority of human beings, you know, looked at each other or talked to each other or looked at the beautiful world around them rather than spending their entire days staring at a tiny little cell phone screen just to get constant updates about what their friends had for lunch or whatever people like to look at on the internet these days), but I feel kinda sorry for Gary cuz he’s got nothing to do in this little white room. You’d think they’d wheel in a shitty little antenna TV for him so he could watch Dynasty or Falcon Crest or at least throw a few paperbacks his way, but no, Gary is just sitting in this little room, staring blankly at the wall in front of him, doing literally nothing. Pretending to be dead turns out to be pretty dull, doesn’t it? Let’s all be grateful that Detective Morrison is back, because this week he approaches a candy/gum dispensing machine and boldly opines, “I want some gum; I got a bad taste in my mouth.” Who would deliver dialogue like this if Detective Morrison wasn’t on the show? This is obviously a fantastic terrible line of dialogue, but I think my favorite scene of Morrison spouting off bad dialogue is still contained within the beginning of the season (Marital Privileges) when he was interrogating Chip on the murder of Ciji and declared, “You killed her and then you cleaned up like your mother was coming to visit.” So yeah, the whole gum/bad taste line is deliciously terrible and campy, but I think it still falls somewhat short of his recounting of poor Ciji’s death. Why does Detective Morrison have a bad taste in his mouth? Well, presumably it’s because of this whole Gary fake death thing, but wait, now we’re hitting our first example of my alcohol-related stupidity. I suddenly can’t remember if Morrison is aware of this subterfuge or not. Surely he must be, right? After all, Gary is hanging out at the police station, and presumably Morrison would be aware of this, because otherwise who was able to get Gary safely stashed away? I also imagine Morrison, for all his corniness, is still a professional policeman and would be able to keep this secret safe, understanding that Mack is trying to catch a bigger fish with this whole lie that he’s got going on right now. But anyway, even though I may seem a bit obsessed with him and his choice of dialogue, in all honesty Morrison is not an important character and we’re never going to see him again after season five, so let’s move on to more important people, like Val and Ben. Val may be pretty bummed out about Gary’s death, but at least there’s some light in her world when Ben returns to her, which he does in just the same way I would do it if I were ever presumed dead in El Salvador: By simply rolling on up to the cul-de-sac in a taxi cab and walking up to Val’s house. My Beloved Grammy pointed out how she found it odd that he would fly all the way back to California and land at the airport and get a taxicab home and never call Val to alert her to what’s up, but I dig it. He probably reached that point where he was at the El Salvador airport and was like, “Do I call Val now or later?” I like the element of surprise, so I can understand why he’d rather just show up at her doorstep and see her face light up with joy. Of course, we the viewers know that while Val is happy to see Ben, he would probably be a little more reticent to return to her life had he seen her reaction to Gary’s “death” last week. That scream of anguish told us all we need to know about who Val’s true soul mate is. However, and I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, I don’t think there are any rules in place saying that you can only love one person in your whole life. I think Val does love Ben, just in a different way from Gary. Ben is good and decent and treats her right; she loves him for all those things and just for the simple fact that he’s a good person. However, she doesn’t have that past history with him, they aren’t kindred spirits, and they aren’t soul mates the way she and Gary are. It’s love, but just a different kind of love. It’s a lot like the love I’ve felt for the myriad of cats that have been a part of my life since I was born. First there was Gorilla, the cat who was alive before me and was already well established in the family when I was born. She died when I was eight and she’ll always have special love in my heart because she was the first, you see. But then there were lots of other cats and, to this day, the best of those cats was Rosie, the sweetest and most loving creature you could ever hope to meet. Now I live with Connie, and Connie brings such joy and pleasures to my life every day just by her very existence, and so I love her, as well, but deep down, my soul-mate will always be Rosie. At risk of turning this into a blog all about cats (and we all know that if there’s one thing people just love, it’s listening to gay guys discuss all their different cats), I say we return to the main stories of the show and leave the cat topic for another day. Okay, so Ben is back, and what’s different? Well, he’s sporting a little bit of a beard, which helps to sell the idea that he’s been gone for a little while. It’s not a full on Grisly Adams/John-Lennon-at-the-height-of-his-coked-out-phase beard, but it’s a nice healthy beard that I actually kinda like and want him to keep for longer (I feel like it vanishes in season six). I’m not alone, either, because My Beloved Grammy said how she likes the way Ben looks with a beard much more. She’s of a whole different generation than me, of course, a generation that believed men should be as furry as possible. I’m more of a fan of nicely shaved and virtually hairless men, and I can’t imagine I could ever date a man with a moustache, but My Beloved Grammy loves them (and my late Grampy, rest in peace, had a pretty killer moustache, by the way). So anyway, despite my general preference for clean-shaven men, I think the beard look works pretty well for Ben. It makes him look tougher, actually, and heck, maybe it sticks around for longer than I remembered, or maybe it comes back randomly throughout the next three years. Bill “Cooke” Duke is back in the director’s chair this week, and as usual I noticed him bringing some cool cinematic style to proceedings. One shot that I jotted down in my notes (but without any context for where it occurs within the confines of the episode, making it hard to point out the exact minute and second of this cool shot) involves a very sexy dissolve from Gary to Abs that actually reminded me of an early shot in Blue Velvet. Do you all remember in that movie (which everyone in the world needs to see and if you haven’t seen it yet, run out and find it immediately, or preferably wait for it to be playing in an art-house cinema somewhere so you can see it the way it was intended to be seen; it will be showing right near me in Seattle on Sunday, April 23rd, 2017) an early scene in which we fade completely to black and then Kyle MacLachlan opens a door in the center of the screen, effectively lighting the new shot himself as he descends from the top of a staircase to the bottom? It’s a hard thing to describe, but if you’ve seen the shot, you know what I’m talking about it, and we get a similar shot here. We dissolve from a shot of Gary’s face to complete pitch blackness, and then that blackness is interrupted when Abs opens a door in the middle of the screen and, well you get the idea. I say this a lot, but how many other shows would just be like, “Okay, let’s cut from the scene of Gary to a scene of Abs; throw in a stock shot of her office or her house or whatever.” Instead, this transition is done in a really cool way that organically links the scenes together very artistically, so you don’t even feel like you’re leaving one scene and entering a new one. But speaking of Abs, it doesn’t take her too long to figure out what’s really going on here. It’s done in a sorta circuitous way in which we do not necessarily get to see all the stuff happening, if that makes sense. Oh yeah, and also, the TV.com episode summary is not quite right, as it states that Greg is the person to deliver the news of Gary’s non-death to Abs, but actually it’s St. Claire. See, St. Claire is hanging out with his evil friends and he says to a faceless aide to, “Get Mrs. Ewing on the phone,” and the next thing we see is Abs damn mad about it and rushing to Karen’s house to deliver the news. Oh yeah, but wait just a minute, because I almost forgot to mention something that I find very important, and that is a quick scene of Abs crying in bed alone at night. See, it’s the shit like this that really makes Abs come alive and be such a unique and fascinating character. On another show, the writers would very likely be content with keeping Abs as a snarling villainous who lives to deliver pain and break up marriages and have affairs, twirling a figurative moustache the whole time. Instead, KL has always taken great pains to show her as fully fledged and three dimensional, and they never stop doing that (wait until we get to season eight!). In this case, yeah, Abs has been spending the last year lying to Gary and having an affair with Sumner and using Gary’s inheritance money to spin her own wicked webs, but in this private moment, in which it is just her and her alone, lying on her bed, she cries over losing Gary. Let’s also take a moment to reflect on the fact that, really, Gary could die and Abs could still get everything she “wants.” I put “wants” in quotation marks because I think it’d be easy for many viewers to think that all Abs ever cared about or really wanted out of Gary was his money. Well, unless there’s some legal loophole that would stop Abs from getting the money since Gary was in the process of trying to divorce her, I’m assuming that she would still be entitled to his entire fortune upon his death, right? So, with Gary dead, Abs could take the money and run, or really go to town running her own business and doing whatever the hell she wants with all that money. My point? Abs is not crying because of the loss of money or power or anything like that; she is simply crying over the loss of Gary. She misses him and she did love him in her own twisted way and, thinking that he is dead and gone forever, she cries for him. Awesome awesome character stuff on display right here. But anyway, the news of Gary’s non-death quickly starts to have ripple effects throughout the neighborhood, but the bulk of the drama comes from Karen’s discovery of his resurrection. With the revelation, Karen realizes the full extent of Mack’s obsession with bringing the Wolfbridge group to justice, and she’s mad. Now, whether or not she’s justified in her anger is a matter up for individual debate with each and every KL viewer. While My Beloved Grammy has said that Karen is her favorite character (we agree!), she thought she was being a bit extreme in this instance. Why? Well, when Karen confronts Mack on the truth about Gary, the scene concludes with her saying that she can’t trust him anymore and removing her wedding ring and returning it to him. Okay, so it’s another testament to the series’ brilliant writing team that I am completely able to understand both of these characters and I don’t really take a side with either of them; I love them both and I understand them both. On one hand, Mack made Karen a promise that he would drop the Wolfbridge stuff in the interest of his own safety as well as the safety of Karen and the kids, and now that promise has been broken. Also, and I think it’s very important to remember this, but Karen lost her first husband when he took it upon himself to go after some very bad guys and bring them to justice. Can you imagine how it would hurt to lose a husband like that and then, miraculously, manage to find a new husband who is just as great as the first one (or, as I would argue, even better), only for that second husband to also die in his pursuit of justice for some very bad dudes? Finally, and also significantly, I think Karen is mad to see pregnant Val put under such stresses all for a blatant lie. So I understand Karen fully, but I also understand Mack. Looking at it from his point of view, he has been nothing but a great husband since he and Karen took their vows in Vegas a little over a year ago. Indeed, as soon as he entered the family, suddenly the cul-de-sac became embroiled in a murder mystery that heavily involved his new wife’s crazy daughter (Diana; you all remember her? The character who is still in the opening credits but hardly ever shows up anymore?). After all that murder stuff was wrapped up, he immediately had to deal with his new wife spiraling into a prescription pills addiction, finally having to force her into a rehab center to seek some help. Through all of that, he has been patient and gentle and understanding and loving with her, when so many other men would have gone through a year of marriage like that and decided to take a walk and never see the woman again. Instead, Mack has persevered and been loyal. Yeah, okay, he told Karen a lie when he said he was done with Wolfbridge, but can you not understand his motives? He’s not lying about some sort of a coke problem or an addiction to sex with prostitutes or whether he colluded with the Russians to hack the election; he was lying about something that is being done in the name of justice and that has to be kept on the hush-hush because of that. So, in conclusion, I love both characters so much and I can see their points of views; I judge neither of them, but only watch and hope they can work out this little obstacle in their relationship. Remember how Laura and Cathy were getting so cozy in our last ep? Well, it continues this week, making me wonder if the writers were flirting with another lesbian storyline for the two. I suppose it’s possible, but if it was an idea and then they chose to ditch the idea, I’m pretty much fine with it. That subversive “Are they or aren’t they?” story from season four was so delicious for me and also so bold for network TV at that time, that on the one hand I’d rather just leave it at that and enjoy the Laura/Ciji relationship for what it was. Also, I feel it might be a bridge too far to bring Cathy into the series as the exact double of Ciji and then also give her an abusive boyfriend and then also have her be a terrific singer and then also have her become a lesbian with Laura, so it’s probably for the best that the writers don’t go there. However, it’s during a scene of the two lovely ladies hanging out that we get official confirmation of what we probably already suspected, that Ray is the one who got shot, not Gary. This kinda leads me to more questions than answers, but again this might be my own stupid brain and not the fault of the writers. The part I can’t quite figure out is: Was Ray really shot by pure accident? Did the Wolfbridge group send someone out to Westfork to terminate Gary and then this dumb person just got confused and shot the first white guy to come into his vicinity? Or, rather, was this meant as some sort of warning for Gary? Also, how do we deal with the fact that we now have a dead Ray on our hands? Okay, nobody cares about this character and probably nobody besides me would ask what’s going to happen with his body, but I still have those questions. We get a quick scene of Cathy talking to an off-screen mother of Ray’s, and that helps a little bit, but still. When all this is done, what’s going to happen to his body? Will it just be flown back to wherever it came from? Does anyone care about the fact that this guy was actually on the ranch to kill Gary himself? In fact, irony or all ironies, if the Wolfbridge group had just sat still for another fifteen minutes, wouldn’t Ray have carried out the mission for them anyway? The goal was to have Gary dead, and Ray would have accomplished that if he hadn’t been shot to death first. I mentioned this little storytelling aspect in my last writeup, but it bears repeating here. In this ep, Sumner shows up at Karen’s house and starts to ask questions about Gary’s death. It’s in this scene that he says something like, “Boy, I’ll bet the entire family flew in from Texas.” At this point, Karen tells him that the show isn’t doing crossovers with the parent series anymore and Sumner is like, “Oh yeah, I guess that makes sense; after a certain point it’s important for the spinoff to be able to stand on its own two feet,” but then he goes on a bit to say how darn strange that is. Gary was, after all, one of the Ewing men, and even if he was the black sheep of that family and not too terribly welcome at Southfork, you’d think the family would still show up to his funeral, right? I stress that I appreciate the writers pointing this out at all when they could have easily glossed over it entirely and just hoped the viewers wouldn’t question it; instead, they use this plot flaw to sorta build the storyline up and help other characters put the clues together. So while it’s still a bit inherently hard to swallow that none of the Texas Ewings would show up for this funeral, I’ll give it a pass because of the way the writers deal with it. You remember how I said I couldn’t remember Ben punching Mack? Well, I still can’t, but I’m gonna go ahead and say that I probably remember all the other parts of this scene very well, because I remember a Ben/Mack confrontation in which Ben picks up where Greg left off and starts to point out all the plot flaws in this supposed death. He rattles off quite a laundry list and unfortunately my pen wasn’t fast enough to get them all compiled into a list in my notes, so I only remember a few. Basically, he says it’s odd how damn fast the funeral was, something like two days after the actual shooting, a bizarrely fast turnaround for funeral arrangements. Then he points out how Gary was buried on Westfork property and not in a regular funeral home and Mack yells something about, “special provisions” or whatever. Ben might even mention the glaring absence of the Texas Ewings; I can’t really remember. In any case, it’s a good little scene and I’m particularly enjoying the way that all these different characters are starting to put the pieces together themselves; the writers aren’t just having one character figure it all out at once, but rather everyone is kinda in on it together. Now might also be a good time to point out how smart these characters are and how much I enjoy that. Have I brought this up before? I feel like this is the first time I’m mentioning it, but yeah, I love watching shows with smart people on them. I think as a culture we tend to celebrate stupidity and extravagance and really worthless people who just happen to have a lot of money. I’d rather watch a show in which the characters are smart and sharp and able to figure stuff out for themselves, and I’d say pretty much everyone on this series is pretty smart. Ben is a reporter and he’s smart about uncovering mysteries and questioning people, while Mack is smart (if a little obsessed at this juncture in the saga) about his job and even characters like Lilimae and Val, who might seem somewhat backwoods and inbred, are actually very deceptively smart; they tend to have a deeper wisdom about them and their life philosophies are rather intelligent, as well, even if they sometimes come off as a bit naïve. So yeah, smart characters, they’re always better than morons. Hmmm, let’s see if there are any big story beats I’m missing here. Well, Gary vanishes from the police station at one point, which is, um, odd. The detectives just sorta go into his room at one point and he’s just kinda gone, at which point everyone flips and starts acting like he’s been kidnapped by the Wolfbridge group, but I’m kinda like, “Really?” Who’s to say Gary couldn’t just walk out of the police station whenever he felt like it? After all, he’s in a little white room and all, but it doesn’t appear to be particularly well guarded or anything like that; I can’t even recall seeing one inept guard stationed at his door. I’m pretty sure if he wanted to leave, he could just get up and do so. But anyway, for the time being Gary is missing and now everybody is damn worried about that. And that just about does it for Yesterday, It Rained. Clearly this was a solid episode, although I feel like all the episodes are solid at this point in the series. I will say this was probably not my very favorite Bill Duke episode, mostly because, aside from that blackout/door shot, I didn’t see quite as much of his little touches as I usually see. I also think this episode sorta feels like the penultimate one of the season; it’s not quite the season finale, but it’s building towards it, so it’s not quite as exciting as our next episode is bound to be. Oh yeah, and what is our next episode, by the way? I’m glad you asked, because next up we have not only our season five finale, but also our landmark 100th episode of KL, Negotiations. Tv Food and Drink February 24, 2017 at 7:36 AM The next one is really, really really good. Bijou Clochard October 13, 2018 at 1:40 AM I think Abby is crying partially because she believes her actions/ involvement with Wolfbridge led to the murder of Gary. 😓 Sadly, I think Karen's outrage over Mack's lies is totally justified. When she hands him back her ring, I was shocked ... but understood her POV at the same time. Imagine what this news did to Val, Abby (who cares, right), Olivia, all those ranch hands, etc. A Reflection on Season Five of KNOTS LANDING (1983... KNOTS LANDING Episode 100 of 344: NEGOTIATIONS KNOTS LANDING Episode 099 of 344: YESTERDAY IT RAI... KNOTS LANDING Episode 098 of 344: FINISHING TOUCHE... KNOTS LANDING Episode 097 of 344: SILENT MISSIONS KNOTS LANDING Episode 096 of 344: NO TRUMPETS, NO ... 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__label__cc	0.584819	0.415181	Home » an academic » Galaxy » kids resources » Planet Earth » Planets » Science » Solar System » Space » Universe » Let's Talk About Comet ISON and Its Journey Around the Solar System Let's Talk About Comet ISON and Its Journey Around the Solar System an academic , Galaxy , kids resources , Planet Earth , Planets , Science , Solar System , Space , Universe So, will you be keeping an eye for ISON? As you might have heard comet ISON is due to fly over the Sun by this November. Artyom Novichonok and Vitali Nevski are first to track ISON. It travels the solar system at tremendous speed. Left a brilliant line that stretches the skies. Because ISON is a heavenly moment to be seized. We collected interesting facts to share it with you. Here are some eye opening things should know. The Comet ISON Discovery Officially, ISON name is comet C/2012 S1. So, why do we keep calling it ISON? It all goes back to the comet's discovery in September 2012. The two amateur russian astronomers spotted it when they were scanning the sky as part of the International Scientific Optical Network also known as ISON. At the time of its discovery. Astronomers claimed ISON as the comet of the century. Although, the comet may not be as bright as they hoped. It's still quite a sight! How It Was Originated? When the solar system formed 4.5 billion years ago. It also produced many comets. Some of these icy objects collided with young planets. While others including ISON were tossed on the system. Many ended up one lightyear away in a cluster called the Oort Cloud. That's where ISON lived until some another disturbance pushed the comet off balance. Starting it on a ten thousand year journey towards the Sun. ISON is the first comet to come directly from the Oort cloud and fly so close to the Sun. It will come within 1.2 million kilometers of the star's surface. Classifying it as a Sungrazer. If ISON survived its fly by. It will curl back towards us. Brighten up and make it even better spectacle. Even if it bites the dust we can still learn a lot. The comet is made up with the same material as the young solar system. Because it has never been weathered by the heat of the Sun. By looking at its makeup we can learn more about how the solar system formed. Witnessing the Heavenly Moment There are ton of eyes on ISON. On the ground there are dozens of professional and amateur telescopes. Higher up we have the standard orbiting telescope such as Hubble. Not to mention, the Fortis telescope which took a brief rocket ride get closer to the comet. And a high-altitude balloon missions. Farther from our planet a variety of instruments have been sneaking peeks of ISON. Photos have poured in from the Deep Impact Spacecraft, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mercury's Messenger Spacecraft and even a Solar Observatory. You can get it on the fun too. With free apps like Comet Watch that is available for iPhone and iPad. Mobile application which tells you where to look to spot ISON. One thing these images show us is the ISON's magnificent tale. As the comet gets closer to the Sun and endures ever increasing temperatures. It sheds particles of rock and ice. And some of these trails behind ISON is a growing gloom of dust. Recently, the tail reached up to 16 million of kilometers. At this length when you look at the comet from Earth. It still takes up the big street of skies. Enough to appear as wide as the bowl of the Big Dipper. Did Comet ISON Survived? According to NASA, ISON did not survive its journey around the sun, no longer visible from the view of the Solar Dynamics Observatory right before making its closest range. However, at least part of ISON's core may actually have existing to live. It was the first week of December when NASA announced that comet is officially dead. Thank you for reading Let's Talk About Comet ISON and Its Journey Around the Solar System posted on the website Kwentology if you want to redistribute this article please include the link as the source. Have some kuwento to share? Contact us!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3464
__label__wiki	0.721153	0.721153	AGM brings Youth FA season to an end June 23rd brought to an end the 2010-2011 season for the Youth Football Association with the Annual General Meeting which was held at the Centenary Hall, Ta’ Qali. In his introduction, Youth FA president Fr. Hilary Tagliaferro praised the Malta FA President and CEO for their relentless work hand in hand with the Youth FA. “We can witness this first hand, as today we are hosting this AGM in our home, next door to our new premises, inaugurated this March, here at Ta’ Qali.” He stressed on the responsibility that the football nursery administrators and coaches have to educate the children they have in their cares, not only football wise, but more importantly by passing on good values and first and foremost to lead by good example. Fr. Hilary thanked the Technical Centre for their support, espcially in the preparation for the Under 13 competition which will be organized for the first time this year. This new U/13 competition will serve as a bridge for the players between the festivals and the U/15 and U/17 leagues. Fr. Hilary showed his appreciation to the referees, who agreed to use this U13 competition to teach, educate and explain better the rules of the game to the young players and praised the solidarity shown by some nurseries as they will be offering their football grounds free of charge to keep the expenses at a minimum. The YFA President concluded that this new competition is not about winning a trophy, as there will be none, but as a contribution to assist these young players to improve technically, socially and in sportsmanship and improve the level of our game. The Youth FA General Secretary, Joe Micallef gave a detailed report on the past season where almost 800 matches were played between the U15 and U17 leagues, and announced the winner of the Most Promising Youngster – Under-15 Jurgen Degabriele (Paola Hibs) and Under-17 Terrance Agius (Pieta), while the Good Conduct Awards went to Luqa (Under-17) and Sirens (Under-15). Mr. Micallef noted that as from next season there will be an increase in the referees’ fees, which the Youth FA will shoulder, however the nurseries would need to make good for the increase in the medical fees. The General Secretary also highlighted the success of the Youth FA website, www.theyouthfa.org.mt, which has attracted almost 83,000 hits since its launch last November. He concluded that the Youth FA will strive to publish the full set of fixtures at the beginning of the season, but this can only be acheived if all the parties cooperate. The five Council members representing the nurseries as elected during the AGM resulted as follows:- Godwin Aquilina (Sta.Venera), Mark Bondin (Mqabba), Mario De Battista (Luxol St.Andrews), Henry Bray (Birkirkara) and Charles Cassar (Rabat Ajax). The minutes from last season’s AGM, as well as the Administrative and Financial reports were all approved, along with the five neutral members – Joe Pace, Francis Zammit, Emmanuel Agius, Charles Bugeja and Charles Farrugia. Fr. Hilary Tagliaferro concluded the AGM by thanking all the affiliated nurseries, the Malta FA and the sponsors, especially the main sponsops APS, and his fellow council members for their support. In the coming days, the YFA council will have the first meeting for the 2011-2012 season, to propose and approve a member for the MFA Executive, two Council members, delegates for the MFA Amateur, Youth & Grassroots Committee and the members for the various Boards and sub-committees of the Association for a term of season 2011-2012, amongst other things. ← Twanny Dalli appointed Msida SJ coach Beach Soccer Championships 2011 launched →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3472
__label__wiki	0.908346	0.908346	Corled Nkosi: Self-made engineer behind Kasangazi Hydro-Electrical Power Plant Written by Leonard Masauli Nkosi explaining how the power generating plant works - Pic by Leonard Masauli Mzimba, January 7: He is multi-talented. At 31, Corled Nkosi, an MSCE holder he obtained at Mzimba Secondary School in 2006 is carpenter, a builder and a self-motivated electrical engineer behind Kasangazi Hydro-Electrical Power Plant. His ability to divert water from Kasangazi River, create own water fall through gravitational force and able to generate power of over 300 volts testifies on his behalf. With just 10-metre plastic pipes and a generator connected to some wires, he is able to generate power and transmit it through a line of about two kilometres to his Yobe Nkosi Village. Unlike Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) which charges its power per usage, Nkosi is like a Good Samaritan. He provides the power free of charge to over 11 households with a population of over 30 people. In his explanation, Nkosi says he started doing electrical engineering way back during his secondary school days. “I used to play with electrical appliances during school days at Mzimba Secondary School. I used to fix electrical faults at school,” he explains. He says the idea to build his own hydro electric power plant was hatched in 2012 after he had seen someone in Nkhata-Bay who generated his own power. “I knew I could not fail to build my own power plant and that’s how I came to start assembling the materials,” he narrates. Realizing that living in the dark was not on and that using candles and lamps was not sustainable, the 31 year old Nkosi thought on how best he could come up with the innovation to make up for ESCOM’s unavailability of power in some of his village’s households. “I bought a generator engine, plastic pipes and some wires. I diverted part of the water through a 10 metre pipe and squeezed the water through a two-litre Sobo bottle at the end of the pipe to increase pressure and make sure that the water comes out with full force to drive the turbine, thereby making the motor to generate power,” says Nkosi. Electricity line carrying power from the plant to houses for domestic use - Pic by Leonard Masauli Having spent over MK180, 000 to come up with the plant, including the power lines to his village, today, he proudly supplies power to his relatives and the entire village. Their lives have extremely changed and almost at par with people staying in towns and cities that use electricity. “Life has changed completely; we are like a village in a city. I am able to watch TV, listen to radio and play music without being scared of power outages. “I also run a barber shop and I charge peoples’ phones from the surrounding villages from which I make a cool K25, 000 per month,” boasts Nkosi. He now has a dream to provide power to the nearby Kasangazi Primary School so that pupils and teachers can use the night to study and prepare for their lessons respectively without problems. In addition to extending power to the school, Nkosi also plans to use the power to pump water to supply his village. This initiative will provide easy access to free water by Nkosi’s village because currently, they walk long distances to get water. "I lack skills to upgrade the system to the required standard so that I am able to generate enough power to supply to my area. If there are people who can help me with such ideas I can appreciate," he appeals. However, Nkosi’s success is not challenge-free, he complains about increased water pressure at his plant during rainy season, saying it increases the voltage but he cannot control the current. The situation has led to people losing appliances due to high voltage. He further says silt from the river creates another problem as he doesn’t have the mechanism to control and clear it during rainy season. Nevertheless, Nkosi’s innovation has brought happiness in the hearts of the benefiting villagers. Mangaliso Nkosi, one of the beneficiaries from the village, says the two year-journey with the electric power has been rosy and full of enjoyment. “We are in town. We can charge our phones, light the house, watch TV and we can do anything with the power. Our life has really gone an extra mile,” he says while playing his music from his DVD. Weyani Luhanga, another beneficiary, says she does not want to live in town anymore because the kind of life in her village is just the same as in town. “We used to struggle to get paraffin and could mostly sleep in the dark. [Now] we have power all night. I am able to charge my phone and listen to the radio full time. “And we thank God for giving him such innovation to bail out people of Yobe Nkosi Village,” says Luhanga. ESCOM’s spokesperson, Kitty Chingota, hails the innovation by Nkosi. He says it is the wish of government to see people diversify in energy and come up with such innovations to complement government efforts. Without such an innovation, the 11 households of Yobe Nkosi in Mzimba would not have tasted how it feels to have electricity in the home. Copyright © 2012 Malawi News Agency - MANA Malawi Government Malawi Tourism	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3473
__label__wiki	0.77628	0.77628	Non-Farm Payrolls Sends Gold Higher and Dollar Lower as U.S. Job Losses Continue Commodities / Gold and Silver 2010 Jan 08, 2010 - 08:03 AM GMT By: Adrian_Ash THE WHOLESALE PRICE of gold bullion jumped after falling sharply in Asian trade on Friday, hitting $1130 an ounce after the United States reported much-worse-than-expected job losses for December. Falling by 85,000 against forecasts of a possible rise, non-farm payrolls shrank for the 23rd month running, taking the total number of jobs lost since Jan. 2008 to 6.4 million. One in four jobless Americans has now been without work for more than 6 months, the Labor Dept. said. "There [was] a little profit-taking ahead of the payroll report," said Mario Innecco at MF Global in London to Bloomberg this morning, but "The gold bull run is not yet over." "Most traders in Asia [had] shifted into wait-and-see mode," said one Hong Kong dealer, adding that "a couple of players" sold gold to search out and trigger other traders' stop-losses on the electronic Globex platform. "At current levels we are neutral the metal with view that we have entered a period of consolidation range trading," said a technical note late Thursday from wholesale market-maker Scotia Mocatta. The Dollar fell hard on the jobs data after earlier ticking higher on the forex market. Government bonds had previously fallen in Asian and European trade, as had commodities, pushing the yield on US Treasury debt up towards new 7-month highs. "The Bank of England is likely to prepare markets for policy reversal in its February Inflation Report and follow through with a rate increase in the spring," reckons Henderson New Star economist Simon Ward. Ernst & Young's ITEM Club expects UK rates to stay on hold at 0.5% into 2011, however, as does accountancy firm Grant Thornton and Royal Bank of Scotland economist Ross Walker. Over in the United States, "It is important for institutions to have robust processes for measuring and, where necessary, mitigating their exposure to potential increases in interest rates," warned the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council on Thursday, a group of agencies including the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Record-low US interest rates of less than 0.25% has helped boost profits at America's largest banks, Bloomberg News notes today. After accounting for consumer prices, the Fed Funds Rate now lags inflation by almost 1.6% annually. Low-to-negative real rates of interest remain the common denominator between gold's record gains of the 1970s and its four-fold rise from 2001-2010. Rising 3.1% for the week against the Dollar, the gold price stood 3.0% higher vs. the Euro and 3.9% higher against Sterling by Friday's New York opening, trading at €789 and £705 per ounce respectively. Eurozone unemployment last month rose to 10.0% across the 16-nation union, new data showed today, the highest level since Aug. 1998. Swiss unemployment also rose, hitting 4.4%, while wholesale prices in the United Kingdom leapt ahead of analyst forecasts. Input prices for UK producers rose 6.9% from 12 months before, the fastest rate of inflation in almost a year. At the factory gate, output prices rose to their highest-ever levels, unwinding 2009's near-3% drop and repeating the 1990s' ten-year rise of 22%. "With gold prices higher by over 30% compared to last year, the fall in Indian imports is not surprising," says director of air-cargo company GSEC Samir Mankad. "High prices have resulted in customer resistance and lower sales volumes. Festival and marriage-related demand will be there, but volumes would continue to be driven by prices." GSEC tells DNA India that the volume of gold bullion imported through its Ahmedabad air-freight facilities fell 23% in 2009 from 2008, down by almost one-third from the peak of 2007. Formerly the world's No.1 private gold buyers, Indian consumers were overtaken in 2009 by Chinese households, who bought perhaps one-ounce in every eight sold worldwide last year. On the supply side, meantime, Zijin Mining – the largest listed gold miner in China, now the world's No.1 producer nation – this week reported a 15% rise in net profits, "mainly attributable to the increase of production volume and the sales price of gold," a spokesman said. A consortium of Chinese interests, including the country's 7th largest bank, CITIC, today moved to acquire 70% of London-listed Oxus Gold, currently trading 80% below its all-time peak at 9 pence per share. Newcrest Mining received approval to develop its Cadia East project in New South Wales, potentially the largest underground mine in Australia, the world's No.2 producer nation after most likely overtaking the United States in 2009. An article published in today's Journal of Science meantime saw a group of environmental scientists call on the US authorities to block all mountain-top mining permits, citing "irreversible environmental impacts from this form of mining which also exposes local residents to a higher risk of serious health problems." By Adrian Ash BullionVault.com Gold price chart, no delay \| Free Report: 5 Myths of the Gold Market Formerly City correspondent for The Daily Reckoning in London and a regular contributor to MoneyWeek magazine, Adrian Ash is the editor of Gold News and head of research at www.BullionVault.com , giving you direct access to investment gold, vaulted in Zurich , on $3 spreads and 0.8% dealing fees. (c) BullionVault 2010 Please Note: This article is to inform your thinking, not lead it. Only you can decide the best place for your money, and any decision you make will put your money at risk. Information or data included here may have already been overtaken by events – and must be verified elsewhere – should you choose to act on it. Adrian Ash Archive	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3474
__label__wiki	0.667283	0.667283	martinjbaker Theatre in 2016 I’ve been insanely busy with work this year and there hasn’t been much free time for theatre so I was surprised to see I’d managed to see 57 shows. There’s been some fabulously inventive and interesting productions with the NT standing out as having a particularly successful year. So in alphabetical order, here are my top picks of 2016. by Peter Shaffer at National Theatre Lucian Msamati (Salieri) with the Southbank Sinfonia. Photo by Marc Brenner. The original 1979 production starring Paul Scofield and Simon Callow has achieved iconic status and I have a feeling that this revival will also be talked about for many years. Top marks to the sound team – it sounded as wonderful as it looked. Lucian Msamati was superb as Salieri and while some reviewers found Adam Gillen’s performance as Mozart rather over-energetic, it felt in keeping and necessary for the character to me. The Southbank Sinfonia brought a dazzling vitality to the whole production which made the most of the Olivier’s stage. The production will return in January 2018. by Caryl Churchill at Orange Tree Theatre Alex Beckett, Amelda Brown and Amanda Boxer. Photo by Richard Davenport. Carly Churchill may be the ‘Marmite of playwrights’ but I’m very firmly on the “love” side. This double-bill of Heart’s Desire and Blue Kettle, was the first major revival in 20 years with a superbly tight production by David Mercatali. Both plays are technically challenging for actors but the cast of nine gave hugely impressive performances. Escaped Alone at Royal Court Linda Bassett (Mrs Jarrett), Deborah Findlay (Sally), Kika Markham (Lena) and June Watson (Vi). Photo by Johan Persson. The second Caryl Churchill play in my selection, Escaped Alone is brilliantly funny, inventive, thought-provoking and refreshingly short with four superb performances. It returns for a second run from 25 January 2017 before heading to Broadway. Iphigenia in Splott by Gary Owen Sophie Melville (Effie). Photo by Mark Douet. Gary Owen made last year’s selection with Violence and Son and he features again with this powerful and moving monologue about Effie in South Cardiff who lives at the sharp end of austerity cuts. An astonishing performance from Sophie Melville. Jess & Joe Forever by Zoe Cooper Nicola Coughlan (Jess) and Rhys Isaac-Jones (Joe). Photo by Richard Davenport. Two talented young actors tell the story of the relationship between Jess and Joe as they grow up together through meeting on summer holidays. Simply staged and charmingly performed with a moving and unexpected twist in the tale. Kenny Morgan by Mike Poulton at Arcola Theatre Simon Dutton (Terry) and Paul Keating (Kenny). Photo by Idil Sukan. Perfectly pitched by all of the cast, this was a captivating riff on Terrence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea which I loved as a movie but seeing it at the NT this year left me unmoved. Not so with this beautifully designed production with strong performances all round but particularly from Paul Keating. by Lorraine Hansberry adapted by Robert Nemiroff Siân Phillips (Madame Neilsen) and Danny Sapani (Tshembe Matoseh). Photo by Johan Persson. The wonderful Siân Phillips (still going strong at 83 years old) was the matriarch of this sensationally-staged play. smoke and the smell of incense. Scent is very underused in theatre but this production was incredibly engrossing and atmospheric. by Jacqui Honess-Martin at Hampstead Theatre David Mumeni (Sami), Hannah Britland (Gabby), Ronak Patani (taj), Lucy May Barker (Betty) and Matt Whitchurch (Joe). A perfect post-Christmas pick-me-up, this very sweet and cosy new play about a group of young people working selling Christmas trees was staged brilliantly in the downstairs space. Not everything rang true in the plot department, but it was all done with such warmth (with some carol singing thrown in) that it won me over. by Lolita Chakrabarti at Garrick Theatre Adrian Lester (Ira Aldridge). Only the second time I’ve seen Adrian Lester on stage (the first was 23 years earlier in Sweeney Todd at the NT) and he was utterly captivating in this fascinating play about actor Ira Aldridge. by Lucy Kirkwood Ron Cook (Robin), Deborah Findlay (Hazel) and Francesca Annis (Rose). Photo by Johan Persson. Lucy Kirkwood does it again with a slow-burner about a couple living near a nuclear power station who receive an unexpected visit from an old work colleague. Three fantastic performances, made this a real treat. The Flick by Annie Baker Louisa Krause and Jaygann Ayeh. Photo by Mark Douet. I remember loving The Aliens by Annie Baker at the Bush Theatre many years ago and loving it. The Flick had a hugely successful run on Broadway in 2015 and it arrived in London with a string of hype and anticipation. It didn’t disappoint. Simply brilliant. The Red Barn by David Hare Hope Davis (Ingrid Dodd) and Mark Strong (Donald Dodd). Photo by Manuel Harlan. The critics were quite divided on this new play from David Hare based on the novel La Main by Georges Simenon. Many thought that the slick staging by Robert Icke and designer Bunnie Christie was more “movie than theatre” but I thought it was amazingly well done. The Solid Life of Sugar Water by Jack Thorne Genevieve Barr (Alice) and Arthur Hughes (Phil). Photo by Patrick Baldwin. Every once in a time, a production comes along that seems to redefine what theatre is. This is one of those productions. The most powerful and moving performance of a speech I’ve ever seen on stage from Genevieve Barr retelling the loss of the couple’s baby. by Anna Jordan Jake Davies (Bobbie) and Alex Austin (Hench). Photo by Richard Davenport. On paper, watching two teenage brothers whiling away the hours in a squalid flat on a diet of video games and porn with their dog named Taliban doesn’t sound too appealing, but Anna Jordan’s Bruntwood prize-winning play grabs the audience by the neck and doesn’t let them go. Brilliantly-written, with a couple of raw, honest and spellbinding performances from Jake Davies and Alex Austin. Author Martin BakerPosted on December 31, 2016 March 29, 2017 Categories TheatreTags 2016, london, Theatre I had to demand a recount from myself (because I didn’t quite believe it) but my theatrical obsession reached terrifying new heights in 2015 with an insane 81 shows seen. With that much choice, it was no easy task to narrow down to just a handful of shows but here are my top picks of 2015 in alphabetical order. Casa Valentina by Harvey Fierstein at Southwark Playhouse Matthew Rixon as Bessie and Tamsin Carroll as Rita 2015 was a vintage year for the husky-voiced New Yorker with the opening of Kinky Boots at the Adelphi and the UK premiere of this play, that originally debuted on Broadway in 2014. Inspired by the book Casa Susanna, Fierstein has created a genuinely fascinating and engrossing tale about a group of men who visit a small hotel in the Catskill Mountains to explore their feminine side. The performances were beautifully judged, particularly Tamsin Carroll as one half of the hotelier couple in an unconventional marriage. The honesty and humanity of this production made for a unique experience and it is a great shame that it failed to attract bigger audiences. The Christians by Lucas Hnath at Gate Theatre W11 William Gaminara as Pastor The Gate Theatre in Notting Hill was an cosy setting for this clever American play by Lucas Hnath about faith where Pastor Paul causes shockwaves through his congregation after announcing that he no longer believes that hell exists. I particularly liked the way that microphones were used throughout to broadcast often intimate inner thoughts as a “voice from above” and the community choir gave added authenticity. The Dazzle by Richard Greenberg at Found111 David Dawson as Homer and Andrew Scott as Langley. Photo by Marc Brenner. Performed in a temporary space at the top of the old St. Martin’s School of Art on Charing Cross Road, this is a venue that demands good stamina with 73 steps. Richard Greenberg’s play about two interdependent brothers who slowly entomb themselves with junk in a New York mansion is fascinatingly bizarre but what really made this stand out was the performances. It’s a given that Andrew Scott will be brilliant but I was really impressed by David Dawson who was spellbinding. by Florian Zeller at Wyndham’s Theatre Kenneth Cranham as Andre and Claire Skinner as Anne. Photo by Simon Annand Kenneth Cranham and Claire Skinner were fantastic in this ingenious play that explores Alzheimer’s by playing with the audience’s mind. As the play goes on, the set is slowly cleared of furniture and the changes of characters and actors heighten the utter sense of confusion. It returns to the West End at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 24 February. by Phil Davies Tahirah Sharif as Katie and Callie Cooke as Tia. Photo by Robert Day. A breathtakingly good 80 minute play about child sexual exploitation based on the events in Rochdale. Gut-punching-in-your-face theatre with superb performances. It gets a West End run at Trafalgar Studios from 17 February. Hangmen by Martin McDonagh Reece Shearsmith as Syd and David Morrissey as Harry. Photo by Tristram Kenton. I can’t give this play or production enough superlatives and I enjoyed a second visit in January 2015 at the Wyndham’s almost as much as the first. Martin McDonagh’s script is very sharp, cruel and brilliantly funny. I particularly liked Bronwyn James in her professional debut who was pitch perfect as teenager Shirley. Patrick Godfrey. Photo by Keith Pattison. I am fairly certain that this is the first Caryl Churchill play I’ve ever seen. A 45 minute reflection on death, played in reverse order, from funeral to care home. There was much debate of the last 20 minute scene where the old man gets repeatedly dressed and undressed in a care home, but no complaints from me. Man and Superman by George Bernhard Shaw Indira Varma as Ann and Ralph Fiennes as John. Photo by Alastair Muir. I am not a fan of long plays and movies, so when I found out the running time was 3+ hours, I was not full of glee. How wrong I was. To my surprise, this was a complete delight. Ralph Fiennes is truly wonderful to watch as the batchelor doing everything he can to avoid marriage and he was very well supported by Indira Varma. Three Days in the Country by Patrick Marber after Turgenev Debra Gillett as Lizaveta and Mark Gatiss as Shpigelsky. Photo by Alastair Muir. This Patrick Marber riff on Three Months in the Country gathered some rather sniffy reviews but I loved every minute. Strong performances from all and a beautifully simple but effective set design. by Daniel Kitson at Old Vic I heard so many great things about Daniel Kitson but this was my first experience and what a complete joy it was. A man is up a tree. Another man walks by and they start talking. Tall tales and improbable scenarios ensue. By the end you’re not sure who is telling the truth but you’ve been thoroughly entertained. Violence and Son David Moorst as Liam and Jason Hughes as Rick. Photo by Alastair Muir. Yes it is Warren from This Life! But time has moved on quite a bit and now Jason Hughes plays a Dad whose son has moved back to Wales after his mother died from cancer. A satisfyingly quirky play about family, belonging and violence. Very effectively staged in the round (think bull ring…) with strong performances from all, particularly David Moorst who deservedly won an Evening Standard Theatre Award for this. Author Martin BakerPosted on January 31, 2016 February 1, 2016 Categories Reviews, TheatreTags london, Theatre I saw 44 shows last year and there were some real crackers in the mix. So (drumroll please) here are my top 10 best productions of 2014 in alphabetical order. Ballyturk (National Theatre, London) Cillian Murphy and Mikel Murfi. Photo: Patrick Redmond. Safely slotting into the ‘utterly bonkers’ category, Enda Walsh’s enigmatic new play divided audiences but I found it fascinating and am sticking to my hypothesis that the claustrophobic and abstract world the characters inhabit represents the internet. It was also an entertaining 90 minutes – what’s not to like about a couple of grown men running manically around the stage as they get dressed to Blancmange’s Living on the Ceiling? “I’m so tall, I’m so tall…” The Blackest Black (Hampstead Theatre, London) Charity Wakefield and John Light. Photo: Robert Day. Another cracker from one of my favourite venues, Hampstead Downstairs. A slow burning and very delicate play by Jeremy Block that revolves around the relationship between an artist (Charity Wakefield) and astronomer (John Light). I found it totally compelling with strong writing, spot-on performances and beautiful design and direction. The Drowsy Chaperone (Hayes Theatre, Sydney) This production can be summed up in two words: sheer class. It’s a charming, entertaining and very funny musical but with the addition of superbly talented cast and tightly paced direction by Jay James-Moody (who also played the ‘Man in Chair’ role) it just went through the roof. Exhilarating. God Bless The Child (Royal Court, London) Photo: Manuel Harlan It’s not often that you walk down a school corridor and pass a row of children’s coats as you enter an auditorium but with superb attention to detail, designer Chloe Lamford transformed the Royal Court’s upstairs space into a huge classroom where we the audience sat on plastic seats along the walls. ‘Badger Do Best’ is the latest initiative being trialled at Castlegrave School where the teachers talk more childishly than the pupils. With two teams of eight year-olds (all refreshingly naturalistic and un-stage-schooly), this fast-moving production by Vicky Featherstone was really well done. Here Lies Love (Dorfmann Theatre, London) Natalie Mendoza as Imelda Marcos. Photo: Tristram Kenton. The much talked about David Byrne and Fatboy Slim collaboration hopped across the pond in 2014 and opens in Sydney in 2015. I only wish I’d known more about the history of the Philippines before I’d seen the show, so I couldn’t resist seeing it for a second time. While a singalong-with-Imelda encore sits awkwardly next to the final acoustic number, the previous 90 minutes is a brilliantly slick production with catchy songs throughout. Extra marks awarded for shoes only being mentioned once (and in an amusingly clever and casual lyric). My Night With Reg (Donmar Warehouse, London) Geoffrey Streatfeild, Jonathan Broadbent and Julian Ovenden. Photo: Johan Persson. I first saw this 20 years ago at the Criterion (starring John Sessions) and distinctly remember being nonplussed by it all! As the years have passed, I felt quite differently this time around. A really well done production with finely nuanced performances from the entire cast. This month it returns to the West End for a second run with the same cast. The Nether (Royal Court Theatre, London) David Beames and Stanley Townsend. Photo: Johan Persson. Without question my favourite show of the year, this challenging single-act play by Jennifer Haley is a stunning piece of theatre. The Nether explores how people behave in a virtual world where any sexual fantasy is possible and it does so in a very sensitive, intelligent and chillingly believable way. The set and video projection design is beautifully done and seamlessly integrated into the concept. It deservedly gets another run at the Duke of York’s Theatre from end of January. Pomona (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond) Sam Swann and Sean Rigby. For Paul Miller’s third production as the new Artistic Director of the Orange Tree, he dropped a bombshell on TW9 with this new play by Alistair McDowall. With its dark non-linear narrative set in urban Manchester, this was certainly not traditional Orange Tree fare and not surprisingly it attracted a rather more youthful audience than usual. Great performances from the entire cast and tight direction from Ned Bennett. I hope Pomona marks the start of a more eclectic programming strategy at the theatre. Skylight (Wyndhams Theatre, London) Bill Nighy and Carrie Mulligan. Could two of my favourite actors, Bill Nighy and Carrie Mulligan really be on stage in the same David Hare play? Sure, the age difference between them was stretching credibility but I loved this production and Bob Crowley’s skeleton-like urban set design. Skylight gets a second run on Broadway in March 2015. The Wild Duck (Barbican, London) Richard Piper and a duck. Photo: Danilo Moroni A same-day decision to catch the last performance of this London-only tour by Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre (where I saw a couple of great productions earlier in the year) and I’m so glad I did. Simon Stone’s raw, powerful and gutsy production places almost all the action behind a glass walls with the actors on radio mics. Performances were superb and I can confirm there was indeed a live duck on stage. Author Martin BakerPosted on December 26, 2014 August 23, 2015 Categories TheatreTags london, sydney, Theatre1 Comment on Theatre in 2014 It seems the last annual roundup I did was in 2010, so with 64 shows feeding my theatregoing addition last year, it is high time for another and fortunately 2013 was a fantastic year for London theatre. The Lyttleton fly tower gets a touch of birthday sparkle It remains my favourite building in London and the National Theatre celebrated their 50th anniversary in fitting style, with a couple of documentaries, a pick-and-mix variety show of highlights and a fascinating series of discussion panels that were thankfully recorded and available on SoundCloud. These are a wonderful educational resource for anyone in the industry or watching from the wings. So without further ado, in alphabetical order, here are my top 12 favourite productions of 2013. 1984 (Richmond Theatre) Photo: Tristram Kenton A couple of years ago I saw a Northern Broadsides production of Orwell’s 1984 and I remember it leaving no impression on me whatsoever! However, this Headlong touring production, could not have been more different. Brilliantly directed and performed with an impressive set and very effective use of video projection. 1984 comes to the Almeida Theatre in February and the entire run is already sold out. Chimerica (Noel Coward Theatre) Photo: Johan Persson Lucy Kirkwood’s play about the Tiananmen Square ‘tank man’ was a sold-out success at the Almeida before it transferred to the West End. A Headlong co-production it had an ingenious set based on a rotating cube, which is the cleverest thing I’ve seen on stage since The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Equally impressive was the brisk pace of the production which is no mean feat for a three hour play. The reviews were unanimously stunning and I was dubious whether it would live up to them. It did. Fault Lines (Hampstead Theatre) Photo: Holly Wren One of my favourite London theatres, Hampstead Theatre pulled a cracker with this new contemporary comedy by Ali Taylor, set in the office of a disaster relief charity. While I wasn’t quite convinced by the central relationship, there were some strong performances (particularly from Alex Lawther, above) and another fantastic Hampstead set which took naturalism to a whole new level. Fences (Duchess Theatre) Photo: Nobby Clark Another feather in the cap for Lenny Henry who was simply stunning in this fine production of August Wilson’s American classic. I’d never seen the play before but I found myself captivated and very moved by it. The Hothouse (Trafalgar Studios) I absolutely loved this Pinter play. Perfectly cast with Simon Russell-Beale and John Simm as the leads and featuring a manic John Heffernan and the wonderful Harry Melling (above). Impeccably directed by Jamie Lloyd and beautifully designed by Soutra Gilmour. Let the Right One In (Royal Court) Photo: Drew Farrell Creating a stage version of a movie which features a series of horrific deaths and a scene in a swimming pool is hardly a walk in the park, but the National Theatre of Scotland pulled it off brilliantly. London Wall (St James Theatre) Photo: Philip Gammon This production was a complete joy from beginning to end. This revival of the John Van Druten play about office life in the 1930s was originally produced at the Finborough Theatre and transferred to St James Theatre in May. Superb performances from the entire cast, I honestly didn’t want it to end. Port (NT Lyttleton) Photo: Kevin Cummins This NT revival of Simon Stephens’ 2002 epic play about a brother and sister growing up in Stockport received mixed reviews. Putting a curiously double-casting decision aside, I really enjoyed the sheer ambition and design of this production on the vast Lyttleton stage. The Pride (Trafalgar Studios) Photo: Marc Brenner The last show in Jamie Lloyd’s ‘Trafalgar Transformed’ season and what a classy production this was. A very simple but beautifully executed set and heartbreakingly delicate performances from Harry Hadden-Paton, Al Weaver and Hayley Atwell supported by Matthew Horne. The Pride is shortly embarking on a mini-tour to Brighton, Manchester and Richmond from mid-January and I’m very tempted to see it again. Sweet Bird of Youth (Old Vic) It’s an odd play but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Kim Cattrall and the rather lovely Seth Numrich were great as the leads in this epic tale of an middle-aged actress chasing her youth and a young man escaping his past. Twelfth Night (Globe) Photo: Geraint Lewis Not strictly a 2013 production since this was recorded at the Globe in 2012, but I thought this all-male production was spell-binding. Mark Rylance was amazingly entertaining as Olivia and this is another one for the ‘complete joy’ category. The Winslow Boy (Old Vic) Photo: Alastair Muir This was the first time I’d seen this Terence Rattigan play and with its beautiful design and top notch performances, this was one of those productions that you soon feel completely immersed in. A perfect revival for the Old Vic – they just do them so well. Author Martin BakerPosted on January 1, 2014 August 23, 2015 Categories TheatreTags london, Theatre Sing When You’re Winning Singing. I’ve always loved it but never had any formal tuition until 2010 when I did a 12 week evening course at CSSD that started off with 15 keen students and dwindled down to just 4 of us by the end! The past couple of years I’ve been heavily involved in theatre and apart from the songs in Privates on Parade in May 2012, my vocal chords have been rather underused and I miss it very much. So when I decided to take a break from theatrical pursuits this year, doing some sort of singing was high on the to do list. ‘Traditional’ choirs don’t appeal to me so the timing of the brand new Chaps Choir group on Thursday nights couldn’t be better and I’m loving it (bah-dah-bah-bah-bah). With vocal chords freshly energised, I decided to be brave and dive in to the third annual Chorus Festival at Southbank Centre this bank holiday weekend. On Saturday I joined around 100 people of all ages in an all-day workshop with Tim Rhys-Evans (of Only Boys Aloud and Only Men Aloud fame) working on 3 songs – ‘Will I’ from Rent, ‘Our Time’ from Merrily We Roll Along and what I now know as his signature arrangement of Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin”. Spending the day rehearsing on the Royal Festival Hall stage was quite an amazing experience in itself – shame I forgot to take a photo. At 6pm we all trotted down to the ground floor to perform our three songs to an enthusiastic audience in the packed Clore Ballroom, where I unexpectedly bumped into my friend Julie and we decided to sign up for a workshop on Sunday. Of course one thing leads to another and we had a great time singing our little hearts out to a Todd Rungren’s ‘Mighty Love’, watching an outdoors performance of the fantastic Pop-Up Choir, enjoying a tasty veggie burger and Pimms in the sunshine and taking part in a Pop-Up workshop session. On Monday night, the festival closed with a free concert in the Queen Elizabeth Hall with some gorgeous arrangements by groups led by Pete Churchill. Two things struck me about the festival. Firstly what an inclusive activity singing can be. The minimum entry requirement is the ability to hold a note and that’s it. So there were all types, races and ages of people, from children (including a girl with Down’s Syndrome) to elderly people. Everyone had a smile on their face. It had quite a magical and emotionally-charged atmosphere. Chorus Festival blazes the trail for arts events in the 21st century. Why should funding for arts organisations only be used to fund the production of paid performances? Watching a performance is certainly satisfying but actually taking part in something with other like-minded people is something else entirely. A more holistic and educational approach is exactly what a publicly funded arts organisation should be doing. I suspect that with the renewed focus on budget cuts, organisations that actively pursue this route are putting themselves in a far stronger position when those funding decisions come around again. So hats off to Jude Kelly and the Southbank Centre team for such a fantastic achievement. I will be back in 2014. Author Martin BakerPosted on May 9, 2013 August 23, 2015 Categories SingingTags london, singing1 Comment on Sing When You’re Winning RT @richardallinson: Genius https://t.co/3SYpby9LNu, Mar 22 It’s pretty sad that Theresa May’s incompetence and lack of leadership has become the new normal. 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__label__wiki	0.545545	0.545545	New Jersey American Water Seeks New Rates This afternoon, New Jersey American Water filed a petition with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) for new rates seeking recovery of the significant investment the company has made into its water and wastewater infrastructure since its last rate adjustment in 2015. In less than three years we have invested more than $868 million in infrastructure upgrades, including more than 200 miles - over 1 million feet - of water main, to ensure continued water quality, service reliability and fire protection for the more than 2.7 million people who depend on us. If approved as requested, the water bill for the average residential customer using 6,000 gallons of water a month would increase between $10.84 and $13.83 per month, and the average wastewater customer bill would increase between $0.80 and $8.54 per month. Even with the increase, the cost of high-quality, reliable, 24-hour water and wastewater service would continue to be among the lowest household utility bills. The company also requested a 2%-5% increase in its fire hydrant charge, depending on the area. Rates will remain unchanged until this request undergoes extensive public scrutiny by the BPU, the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel, and the Office of Administrative Law. To learn more about our filing, please join company officials at one of the following breakfast meetings: September 20 at 8:00am at 661 Shrewsbury Rd. Shrewsbury, NJ September 22 at 8am at 1341 North Ave. Plainfield, NJ September 25at 8am at 3215 Fire Rd. Egg Harbor Township, NJ September 27 at 8am at 120 Raider Blvd. Hillsborough, NJ September 28 at 8am at 213 Carriage Lane Delran, NJ September 29 at 8am at 167 JFK Parkway Millburn, NJ October 3 at 8am at 100 James St Lakewood, NJ PLEASE REPLY TO Kevin.Watsey@amwater.com IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING ANY OF THESE MEETINGS.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3486
__label__cc	0.679733	0.320267	Up to 702 hp and 320 kph for AMG models only Is it a racer? Is it a plane? No! But a car “accelerated” by performmaster from Germany certainly feels like this when you put the pedal to the metal, as Udo Heinzelmann is able to report. He runs the performmaster company in the very automotive region of Stuttgart. performmaster has been a specialist for uprating sport and supersport cars for more than 27 years. And now it also gives Mercedes-AMG models supernatural powers as well: the unique PEC Tuning-Module works hand-in-hand with the engine control unit and increases a car’s performance by up to 25 per cent – Vmax suspension included. “Passionate drivers will not be able to resist this,” Udo Heinzelmann knows: “With up to 702 hp and 320 kph you are certainly fast. Others won’t even be able to see you speed off – up and away!“ performmaster offers the PEC Tuning-Module for all the latest AMG cars, including an European warranty. The A 45, CLA 45 and GLA 45 AMGs’ serial performance is raised from 360 hp / 265 kW / 450 Nm to 410 hp / 302 kW / 530 Nm; the SUVs G 63, GL 63 and ML 63 AMGs’ from 557 hp / 410 kW / 720 Nm to 645 hp / 474 kW / 850 Nm; and CLS 63, E 63 and S 63 AMGs’ (same serial performance) even to 702 hp / 516 kW / 1000 Nm. And these range also includes the 4Matic variants, S models and cars with a factory performance package, by the way. What is so revolutionary about the PEC Tuning-Module is that it does not only include an uprating of up to 25 per cent, but also an electronically unlimited Vmax. In all “45 AMGs“ the top speed is thus 280 kph, in “63 AMG“ models even 320 kph. “Our engine tuning optimises the original manufacturer’s default settings and makes your AMG utilise its entire performance potential,“ says the company’s boss. But the module is also unique in other respects. After all, the product, manufactured in German OEM quality, does away with all “qualitative” reservations you may have regarding “chip tuning”. Since most performmaster customers will not have x-ray eyes, Udo Heinzelmann attests to his confidence in his product by issuing a comprehensive warranty for Europe: “A 24-month or 100,000 km warranty on the entire engine-transmission unit as of the date of first registration. And if there is a claim, there is no upper limit or any causality-related burden of proof. In short: you can be 100% sure about this car!“ When developing the PEC Tuning-Module, individually geared to any AMG model, the highly motivated team does not only rely on its experience but also on state-of-the-art computer processes and a high-performance dynamometer. After all, customers should be able to rely on their new supersport car’s capabilities. And thanks to no more than three flexes with OEM plugs, installation is no problem either. There is nothing to cut or to be cabled: just plug ’n’ drive! Since when you install the upgrade the car suffers no damage or permanent modification you can restore series condition whenever you like. But why should one kill all the joy? featuredperformmaster 40 years of BRABUS	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3487
__label__wiki	0.820555	0.820555	This news item was posted on Tuesday, 5th May 2015 Back to other news Grand Master Fra' Matthew Festing visits MGDF The Malta Guide Dogs Foundation, one of the corporate social responsibility projects at MJN Communications, hosted His Most Eminent Highness, Fra’ Matthew Festing, Grand Master of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (SMOM), during his state visit to Malta in April, 2015. The Grand Master, accompanied by Foreign Minister George Vella, was welcomed by MGDF Chairman Leone Sciberras and PRO Malcolm J. Naudi. He was introduced to the MGDF Council and then listened to a number of speeches and presentations in which the support of SMOM for the MGDF was highlighted. Mr Sciberras said that, since 2012, when SMOM started supporting the MGDF with its highly valuable contributions, four owners received guide dogs that were trained in Sicily. Two of these were raised in families in Malta. A further two were brought to Malta already trained. Three puppies arrived in Malta last August and, thanks to the SMOM, the medical expenses of all the guide dogs in Malta and Gozo that are currently in service are also covered. Mr Naudi then gave a presentation on the history and current work of the Foundation. There were then interventions from Samuel Farrugia, aged 9, who lost his sight last year and has attended Orientation and Mobility training, provided free by the MGDF, Anna Sultana and Christine Mifsud, guide dog owners. Gifts were exchanged and Fra’ Festing was also given an opportunity to speak to a number of guide dog owners in the audience before leaving. Malcolm J. Naudi (first from right) delivering a presentation on the history and work of the Malta Guide Dogs Foundation. Sitting on the top table with HMEH Fra' Matthew Festing, Grand Master of the SMOM (second from left) are (from left) MGDF Chairman Leone Sciberras, Foreign Minister George Vella and MASMOM President Philip Farrugia Randon.(Photos: Mathilde Simon) HMEH Fra' Festing speaking to a guide dog owner at the end of the 'official' part of his visit to the MGDF	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3491
__label__wiki	0.624984	0.624984	Mmegi Full Picture Monday 15 July 2019, 09:49 am. Selefu Khama pays tribute to Tshekedi Khama Let me take this opportunity to applaud the community of Pilikwe, Serowe, and Tshekedi Khama�s family for this initiative. Often we depend on entities such as the Botswana Society, Museums etc., to assist us with the preservation of our past. By Ian Khama Mon 14 Sep 2015, 13:36 pm (GMT +2) : Khama The Monitor :: Khama pays tribute to Tshekedi Khama From: (Your Name) * From: (Your Email)* Friend1 Name: * Email: * Friend2 Name: Email: Friend3 Name: Email: Anti-Spam * Type this CASE SENSITIVE anti-spam security code into the field below We must recognise that it is everybody’s preserve to advance our history. Some of us here, had the opportunity to have lived during the time of Tshekedi Khama, therefore able to give a first-hand account of some of the events that unfolded during the time. I however was very young and only knew him during the last years of his life. According to history you will find many stories about him, many of them fascinating. I do not intend to go into this history as I am aware that there are historians who are to speak to give an account of that period. However, I think it would be right and justified to put aside the lingering perceptions that there was a permanent and long lasting fallout linked to his exile from Serowe and underscore that Tshekedi Khama from my recollection had reconciled his differences with my father and other members of the royal household in Serowe. He and some of his followers continued to work with my father through the years. He also worked well with other Dikgosi in making sure that Botswana did not become a part of the Union of South Africa and at the same time also supported the liberation of other countries in Southern Africa. Tshekedi Khama, was the last born son of Kgosikgolo Khama III and Semane MmaKgosi. He was born on 17th September 1905 in Serowe. He went to school at the Serowe Public School from 1912 to 1916, thereafter he attended Lovedale from 1917 to 1921, and at the South African Native College at Fort Hare from 1923 to 1925. He was Regent of the BamaNgwato from 1926 to 1946, assuming power on behalf on his young nephew, Seretse Khama, my father. He married, firstly in Serowe in February 1936 to Bagakgametse Moloi. He married his second wife, Ella Moshoela in May 1938 in Mafikeng. Kgosi Tshekedi Khama was blessed with children; namely, Leapetswe Khama, Sekgoma Khama, Semane Khama, Modiri Khama and Mphoeng Khama. Tshekedi Khama passed on in June 1959 and was buried in Serowe. Unfortunately some of his children also left us, the only surviving two are Sekgoma Khama and Semane. My Great Uncle has been described as a strong willed, and spirited disciplinarian, with a strong attachment to tradition. His stories are countless, in particular his skirmishes with the colonial government and Resident Commissioners then, emanating mostly for his role in calling for the formation of a Legislative Council. A well known event was of course his decision to sentence a young white man, Mr Mackintosh to corporal punishment, whom he had flogged at his kgotla. It is, therefore, particularly encouraging for me to note that the later generation, perhaps with the benefit of hindsight, have over the years played a key role in increasing linkages between relatives in Serowe and Pilikwe. I can only underscore the importance of such relations that would help dispel the misperceptions about our heritage or legacy. It is for future generations, with our encouragement to continue on this path. * Ian Khama Seretse Khama is the president of Botswana. Name * Email* Mon 14 Sep 2015, 13:36 pm Water Provision Top Priority Mon 31 Aug 2015, 15:49 pm Boometswe Mokgothu: President Mogae�s Most Trusted Minister Mon 15 Jun 2015, 15:52 pm Gaerolwe Kwerepe: The MP who paid teachers from his pocket Mon 04 May 2015, 15:55 pm My Gay Confessions Mon 30 Mar 2015, 15:54 pm The DCEC must be sued for being vindictive Child Prodigy, Dimpho Gosenyang is best of the best Mon 09 Feb 2015, 15:53 pm Parliament swimmer speaks Remembering Jacob Sello Selebi Mon 19 Jan 2015, 16:47 pm Mercy Thebe: �I�m A LIFE-Style� Sneaking up on wildlife aboard the Freedom 3 at Chobe Mon 01 Sep 2014, 10:49 am Isaac Kgosi speaks out Remembering Judas Judas� Mon 09 Jun 2014, 10:24 am The only motswana with Nandos franchise Illegal sand mining draining villages Portrait of a legend Mon 28 Apr 2014, 16:49 pm BDF Day in pics - Gaborone 2014 The dancing president [PHOTOS] Mon 07 Apr 2014, 11:23 am I will not apologise Botswana Pageant Spreads To 13 Countries Gaborone Bonnington South has embraced a calm change!!! 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__label__cc	0.7174	0.2826	Marriage of Desi Boyz Fame Rohit Dhawan Marriage of Bollywood celebrities in 2012 will start with the marriage of Ritesh and Genelia and the next Bollywood marriage is going to be the marriage of David Dhawan’s son in Goa. Rohit Dhawan of Desi Boyz fame will tie the knot with Jaanvi Desai, a fashion merchandiser. This is a love marriage. Rohit and Jaanvi know each other for last seven years. Guests are asked to keep themselves free from 10 February to 12 February. The marriage ceremony of Rohit and Jaanvi will held in Goa at that time. The marriage will be as per Punjabi rituals and the list of VIP guests is very long which includes all the heroes, heroines and producers of David Dhawan films. Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan, Askhay Kumar, Govinda, John Abraham, Sanjay Dutta and his wife Maanayata, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgan, Deepika Padukone and many more Bollywood celebrities will attend the marriage part of Rohit and Jaanvi.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3503
__label__wiki	0.815045	0.815045	“Poppea” - Heartless in L.A. After the successful première of Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” (Saturday, November 25th) at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, General Director Placido Domingo spoke warmly and cogently about this early Italian masterpiece, about its free-flowing music and the perfect relevance of the text to today’s world with all its greed, ambition and self-seeking. Above: Kurt Streit (Nerone) and Susan Graham (Poppea) Below: David Daniels (Ottone) and Christine Brandes (Drusilla) All photos courtesy of LA Opera He might also have added that it was an opera that suited this particular city so very well: a web of drama and danger, political ambivalence and lack of moral centre. The baddies come out on top; the goodies, if they exist at all, fade into the sunset. Los Angeles has become synonymous with downtown decay, the inhumanity of its suburban landscapes and an artistic immorality crystallized over decades by the Hollywood film machine. Today, as the city fights its own traditions to restore and renew what used to be good and worthwhile, the formerly conservative LA Opera has been making its own statement of change by allowing and encouraging productions that challenge audiences to leave their comfort zone. “Poppea” was an inspired choice, and although originally envisaged as a new production, it became necessary to import Pierre Audi’s celebrated staging for Netherlands Opera. To sell this to their less adventurous patrons LA Opera engaged world-class performers like Susan Graham (Poppea), Kurt Streit (Nerone), David Daniels (Ottone), Frederica von Stade (Ottavia) and got Harry Bicket to lead a thirteen-strong period band, complete with theorbos, lirone, and baroque cello, from the harpsichord. For many in the audience on first night, this was a revelation indeed: to be able to hear a vocal line with absolute clarity, where the words were everything, the music supporting rather than over-whelming. In the early 1640’s, as opera was moving from the ducal palaces to public theatres, Monteverdi emphasised plot, drama and virtuoso vocal writing, leaving the gods and mythological creatures behind and concentrating on real human beings for the first time. With “Poppea”, opera entered a new age. Today, his problematic drama still causes an audience to stop and think: can these two rather awful people really win it all - and deserve that happy ending and sublime duet? Of course Monteverdi’s audience knew as well as we do (and probably better in many cases) what was to come later in the story of Nero and Poppea - the vicious violence, the bloody nadir of a tyrant’s rule. They knew that this was a snapshot in time, and that Virtue didn’t always conquer, that Fortune and Love were powers as fickle as dice. These last three characters, opening the proceedings to set the stage and give warning of what is to come, were well sung by young singers Stacey Tappan, Tonna Miller and Hanan Alattar respectively, although the latter sounded least convincing stylistically. Throughout the opera the minor roles were mixed and matched between some very promising young artists with not a single voice sounding ill-tuned, nor a character looking under-rehearsed. Outstanding among them were tenor Nicholas Phan (Lucano/soldier/friend) and Keith Jameson, another young tenor, singing the role of page Valetto. Jill Groves gave an outstanding performance as Ottavia’s ancient Nutrice. The roles of philosopher/poet Seneca and Drusilla, hopefully in love with Ottone, were taken by Reinhard Hagen, bass, and Christine Brandes, soprano. Hagen possesses a deep, warm bass that reverberated convincingly around the theatre, giving substance to a character that Monteverdi suggests is essentially morally weak, and even pretentious in his stoicism. Brandes is a baroque singer with world-class credentials and she made the most of the slightly put-upon character of Drusilla, making every word count with a pure soprano that sounded completely at ease in the idiom. Veteran performer Frederica von Stage might not be known for her Handel or Monteverdi, but she showed her immense versatility with a finely-drawn portrayal of Ottavia, vengeful spurned wife of Nerone. The voice might not be what it was in terms of sheer vocal beauty, but it still had power and a fine dramatic sense. Singing the traditionally “travesti” role of Arnalta, Poppea’s foolish old nurse, British tenor Chris Gillett was a great success with the local audience, as he played the part with a fine balance between farce and pathos. This opera is full of wonderful comic moments, vignettes and asides, that lighten the overall gravity of what is going on “main stage” - and the ridiculous old snob is a major source of that light relief. But the centre of this opera lies in a triangle of love, ambition and power, represented by Ottone, Poppea and Nerone himself. With David Daniels singing his first (and not last, we hope) Ottone, the audience was treated to a real baroque specialist at work. His exquisitely beautiful instrument is perfectly suited to the melismas and tonal contrasts of the work, not to mention the idiomatic musical style of the period - something not always quite so well accomplished by others. If the part doesn’t allow him to soar to where his voice really blooms, it certainly displays his other vocal and dramatic talents at their eloquent best. One of Audi’s adjustments this time around was to allow Daniels to extend the character from the rather one-dimensional and droopy “spurned lover” into something much edgier, much more scheming. One had only to watch Ottone’s eyes, whilst assuring Drusilla of his suspiciously new “love” for her, to know that she was being cruelly misled. Ambition, impure and simple, is what the character of Poppea is all about and if Monteverdi had any sympathy for her, it doesn’t show. But there is a kind of awful magnificence about so driven a soul, so determined a woman in the man’s world that was ancient Rome, and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham was in many ways the perfect embodiment of those arguable virtues. Her pinpoint intonation, and expressive and assured control of dynamics ensured that she dominated scenes where Poppea set out her stall to become the most powerful woman in the land; there were also gorgeous pianissimo notes reflecting her occasional inner self-doubts. If there was any doubt in Nerone’s mind, it could only have been “when” not “if” he would gain Poppea as his empress. Kurt Streit is an immensely accomplished dramatic singer and he engaged all his abilities in this portrayal of the despotic emperor who uses absolute power with complete disregard for consequence. If his rich tenor seemed sometimes stretched beyond comfort, it was never to the extent of pain for either singer or audience. He too was able on première night to display some beautiful high soft notes that almost convinced us of his character’s ability to love. Baroque aficionados might argue about the decision to transpose the role of Nerone down from the high alto/male soprano range, as it certainly changes the musical balance between him and Poppea and Seneca, losing those delicious dissonances and “crunches” in the big duets. However, now that Daniels no longer sings Nerone, there are precious few male singers able to cope with the tessitura of this role at the original pitch - and fewer still with a name big enough to fill the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Before long, would it be too much to ask for a big house to use both Daniels as Ottone and perhaps young Michael Maniaci as Nerone? The one thing that the two principal singers could not offer in this production of “Poppea” was youth - and we therefore lost an essential element in the story, that of youthful arrogance and bravura. This Nerone was unpleasant, but he wasn’t the brattish young killer of history. This Poppea was beautiful and scheming, but she wasn’t the teenage temptress, nurse in tow, for whom Monteverdi wrote his melodious lines. This is where financial reality, in the form of box office receipts, meets artistic vision - a modern dilemma that the composer would have recognised full well even in the 1640’s. One cannot leave this production without mentioning the superb costumes, for they were in fact the major scenic vehicles of story and character progression that gave focus and colour within Audi’s stark metallic sets. The renowned Japanese designer Emi Wada recreated many of the costumes for LA Opera, as the originals were too complex to re-size and each was a masterpiece in textural and expressive design. Both colour and complexity of materials are used to mark the moral and social rise and fall of the characters - for instance Poppea starts out in almost virginal cream and progresses through richer red and gold until she matches Nerone in imperial magnificence for her coronation. Much like Monteverdi’s great gift to modern opera as we know it today, Wada’s costumes are not time specific; they defy categorisation and remain as a work of art in themselves. In a city that is busy trying to re-invent itself, such timelessness shines out like a beacon of hope for the future. © Sue Loder 2006 Remaining performances at 7pm on December 7th, 13th and 16th; matinee at 2pm December 10th.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3527
__label__wiki	0.545348	0.545348	Mood Indigo Volume 39.1 JAPANESE BEDDING COVER (futonji) of cotton cloth with indigo dye (kasuri), Meiji period 1900-1912, Gift of the Christensen Fund. Background: NIGERIAN ADIRE ONIKO with full moon (osu bamba) of cotton cloth with indigo dye, twentieth century. Gift of the Christensen Fund. All textiles collection of Seattle Art Museum; photographs courtesy of Seattle Art Museum. Spend an hour wandering through the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s seductive exhibition of indigo-dyed textiles and you will understand why blue is just about everyone’s favorite color. From Japanese kimonos and bedding, to Nigerian garments, Flemish tapestries, Korean wrapping cloths, and a Guatemalan huipil, the brilliant, saturated blue achieved with indigo dye gives the textiles a richness and depth that are unimaginable in any other color. Take the large, sumptuous cotton cloth from Nigeria that shows an abstract pattern of full moons. The panel is a midnight sky of swirling moons, exuberant and wild even though, unlike many textiles in the show, it is monochromatic. The Nigerian artisan who made this piece seems to have been inspired by the same pulsating full moon that fascinated Vincent van Gogh. The dark indigo gives the cloth the look of an endless, cosmic night sky. More tranquil, and plusher, are the quilt-like yogi from nineteenth-century Japan. The thick cotton ‘kimonos’ were made as bedding rather than garments to be worn. The thought of sliding yourself underneath one for the night is delicious. The bedding kimonos are indigo though many are also decorated with imaginative scenes relating to dreams and sleeping. One especially charming scene shows hares leaping through frothing ocean waves. As a soporific, counting fat white rabbits leaping through a seascape is probably at least as effective as counting sheep—and far more magical. JAPANESE COVERLET (detail) in kimono form (yogi), of cotton cloth with freehand paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki). Gift of Virginia and Bagley Wright. There are many antique kimonos in the show, most of them beautiful. An indigo-colored, nineteenth-century child’s kimono is decorated at mid-body with an ivoryand celadon design. Another kimono-shaped bedding quilt has light blue borders and a spectacular display of peach, orange and yellow fans across the back. As always when contemplating the beauty of antique kimonos of this caliber, it is striking how the long, boxy shape of this traditional garment is perfect for ornamentation. Like nearly everything in the exhibition, the kimonos come from the Seattle Art Museum’s permanent collection, which is particularly rich in Japanese and African textiles and artworks. JAPANESE CHILD’S KIMONO of bast fiber (asa) cloth with freehand paste-resist decoration (tsutsugaki) and handpainted pigments and ink decoration, nineteenth century. Gift of Virginia and Bagley Wright. JAPANESE SUMMER INFORMAL KIMONO (yukata) of cotton cloth with indigo dye (katazome), Taisho period, early twentieth century. Gift of the Christensen Fund. JAPANESE KIMONO of cotton cloth with indigo dye (shibori), Taisho period, early twentieth century. Gift of the Christensen Fund. Indigo dye has a fascinating history. Natural indigo comes from plants of the large Indigofera genus. The species used for indigo dye require tropical or sub tropical climates. They resemble basil plants and making dye involves drying the leaves then creating cakes of dye, a painstaking process. Indigo has always been grown in Asia, West Africa and parts of Central and South America. Europe lacks the climate to grow indigo successfully, so for centuries indigo dye came to Europe through trade with Asia and Africa. India was the first major producer and exporter of indigo, and it supplied the wealthy in ancient Greece and Rome. The name “indigo” is believed to be based on the ancient Greek word for India. Indigo has always been valuable because it is the only reliable natural blue dye. After Europeans colonized North America and Caribbean Islands, indigo plantations on the islands and in South Carolina produced great wealth for their owners. Indigo was known as “blue gold.” Synthetic indigo was invented in the early twentieth century, and most jeans and other blue textiles today are made with synthetic indigo since it is cheaper to make and easier to work with. Unfortunately the exhibition offers almost none of this history, which would have been a welcome addition. FLEMISH WOOL TAPESTRY OF ASIA by Jacob van der Borcht, late seventeenth century. Gift of the Hearst Foundation, Inc. Among the most dramatic pieces are the three late seventeenth-century Flemish tapestries depicting allegorical scenes of the continents of Africa, Asia and America. At a square thirteen feet they are stunning and they are examples of indigo as the color of splendor and luxury in seventeenth-century Europe. In each tapestry the continent is represented by a woman who sits, queen-like, on a throne in what the Flemish tapestry designer presented as an idealized natural setting. In each tapestry the magnificent woman is surrounded by a cornucopia of plants, animals and rosy, cherub-like children. The visual clichés are amusing to our twenty-first-century sensibilities: Asia is shown with a camel and a fanciful pagoda in the background, for instance. But all the women wear blue clothing. Asia’s gracefully draping gown is a particularly deep, rich indigo—perhaps the designer’s homage to India as the traditional source of the dye. Also of interest are the historic Japanese fire fighters’ suits. These remarkable mid-nineteenth-century outfits consist of pants, boots, gloves, short kimono, and full head and face covering, all made of thick indigo-dyed cotton. The entire outfit turns the firefighter into a superhero, which is what they were to the communities where they lived and worked. According to the exhibition notes, fire fighters put on these outfits, then soaked themselves—fully dressed—in water before entering burning buildings. Wrapped in thick, wet cotton, they were able to withstand the heat longer than they would have otherwise. Firefighters were important and much respected members of the community, and this was reflected in the indigo color of their protective uniforms. BLOCKS QUILT by Annie Mae Young, 2003. General Acquisition Fund. Much of this handsomely installed exhibition focuses on textiles from Asia and Africa, but there are pieces to admire from the Americas. An early twentieth-century rug from the southwestern United States and a Guatemalan blanket of the same period are both designed to show off blue fibers. Both are classic examples of native weaving, with designs in indigo as the focal point. Another remarkable abstract composition is seen in a contemporary quilt by Anna Mae Young, one of the famous quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Her quilt suggests a Mondrian painting in which rich bands of indigo cloth play the starring role. This exhibition will not travel. But if you are in Seattle before October, “Mood Indigo” is worth a visit. If the sun is out, the Seattle summer sky and the waters of the Puget Sound will be intensely blue. Our associations with the color blue, since it represents our natural world, are primal. “Mood Indigo” makes that crystal clear. Clothing, Fiber, Exhibition, Historical Clothing, Fiber, Exhibition, Historical, Indigo, Dye, Seattle Asian Art Museum, 39.1	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3528
__label__cc	0.657535	0.342465	April 22, 2018 / Carolyn Benesh IRIS VAN HERPEN. Photograph courtesy of Jean Baptiste Mondino, Iris van Herpen and the Phoenix Art Museum. A great deal of passion must reside within Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. An initial stroll through the capacious Steele Gallery, turned over to van Herpen’s “Transforming Fashion” at the Phoenix Art Museum, makes an immediate visceral jolt that gathers strength visually. Instead of succumbing to an ambiguous desire to flee what appears to be a disturbing alien command center, time begins to slow and the exhibition increasingly captivates, exercising upon one a more cerebral curiosity over the installation. Fifteen distinct collections of forty-five ensembles, dating between 2008 and 2015, are arranged mostly along two very long rows staged with vocalless sentinels garbed in the astonishing, unsettling aesthetic that physically transforms them. But the real experience takes place internally, as the world van Herpen has created is housed in a phantasma of dreams, revelations, nightmares, hallucinations, visions. It is unlikely that many will embrace it; observe it yes, willingly enter it, probably not. Since the young designer’s first collection in 2007, at the age of twenty-three, her work has transcended the shock value she is known for in the “gowns” designed for celebrities like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Björk, and Tilda Swinton. Her works are designed for the female form of which we are accustomed, but the body is really a springboard for sculptural compositions that serve her drive for incorporating modern discoveries and innovations into her collections. They have become an important vehicle for arriving at a place where her experimentations reveal something seminal and descriptive about the nature of the human body through the power of dress. A dialogue considered necessary, she has described, as being “between our inside and our outside.” Science and technology are her muse and the primary stimulus to her creations. And it is here that van Herpen’s evolving aesthetic vision is most consistent, reflecting a personal desire to plunge into and plumb the depths of what modern technology offers the human experience, positively and negatively. We have been living in such a world for some time; so van Herpen’s work is a venture in making sense of our quickly changing temporal landscape. It is one that no longer quantifies life in futuristic imaginings but in the daily here and now, whether we embrace it or endeavor to escape. MICRO DRESS from 2012 collection of metallic coated stripes, tulle and cotton. Photograph by Patrick R. Benesh-Liu. “Looking around me,” she has written, “I consider what I can’t see as much as what I can see, and that transformative focus creates freedom in my work. Each garment and every collection is an embodiment to new understanding and discovery, on the conceptual level, on the level of materiality and on the level of femininity. It’s my search for new forms of femininity through organic silhouettes, delicate craftsmanship, innovation and the collaboration with other artists, architects and scientists.” In her collections, van Herpen uses 3D printing for garment construction and materials such as laser-cut acrylic mesh and resin. More recently in Lucid, from 2016, one of her more fascinating iterations, she chose lucid dreaming as the subject, where the dreamer, while exercising some sense of control, is aware of dreaming. “When I design,” she says, “the draping process most of the time happens to me unconsciously. I see lucid dreams as a microscope with which I can look into my unconsciousness.” In a collaboration with architect Philip Beesley, Lucid manifests what van Herpen terms “the fine line between reality and unreality,” a useful theme that can be drawn throughout her collections. Astonishingly, one of the dresses was composed of five thousand TPU-92A-1 transparent hexagonal laser-cut elements, a thermoplastic polyurethane. This use on a grand scale of a modern material inspires some sense of awe. From 2012, Micro is a collection inspired by scientific photographer Steve Gschmeissner’s works. Gschmeissner uses Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) technology to reveal the plastic universe of microorganisms and how beautiful they are in their infinite diversity. With this collection van Herpen set about trying to make visible a world unseen by us but still an equally vital one, inhabiting and sharing the same plane as our own. Gschmeissner’s photographs are taken of specimens that are chemically fixed to preserve their inherent structures, but van Herpen veered in a different direction, interested in taking another path, desiring rather to create more imaginative organisms than ones that actually exist. It too is a plastic world and the forms swirl, grow and change, bulge, encapsulate, shoot off into space. Whatever the collection, the overarching theme is repetition and reiteration. It is everywhere in van Herpen’s work and sharpens her desire to exalt and honor the inner and exterior movement that all living organisms possess. RADIATION INVASION DRESS from 2009 collection of faux leather, gold foil, cotton, and tulle. Photograph by Patrick R. Benesh-Liu. 2009’s Radiation Invasion marked the beginning of the challenging themes that resonate throughout her annual collections and van Herpen’s grappling with some understanding of technology’s role in society (and perhaps, rule thereof) and how it inevitably affects the physical body and spirit. The idea seemed to stem from an intercontinental phone conversation that caused van Herpen to question the unimaginable flow of digital information that takes place and how it is everywhere, ubiquitous in its presence, drowning us, but also lifting us to spheres we cannot possibly anticipate. She began to develop more thoroughly a simple concept based on repetition, endless repetition, communicating energy and powerful forces, both fascinating and repulsive. It has dominated her work ever since, possessing her, driving her passions. How can humanity possibly survive in such an environment? Van Herpen’s answer seems not to be reticent: survive we must; just make it work for you in the best way creatively possible. “Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion,” shows at the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, through May 13, 2018. INSTALLATION VIEWS. Photographs by Patrick R. Benesh-Liu. Carolyn L. E. Benesh is Coeditor of Ornament and our in-house expert on contemporary wearable art. As Ornament’s resident itinerant, she moves to and fro across the USA in search of inspiring craft, great experiences and, of course, excellent food. Benesh reviewed the astonishing Iris van Herpen show at the Phoenix Art Museum this March, during a stay in the city to attend the Heard Museum Indian Fair. Both museums have fascinating and probing permanent collections as well as temporary, such as the van Herpen show at PAM and the jewelry of Richard Chavez at the Heard. 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__label__cc	0.559655	0.440345	REFLECTING ON WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE & UNCONSCIOUS BIAS On Thursday, February 25, 2016, the Executive Dean of Philadelphia University’s College of Architecture and the Built Environment, Barbara Klinkhammer, held a roundtable at the Specter Center for Public Service called, “Unconscious Bias: Women in Architecture”. The panel included Karen Blanchard, President of Women in Architecture Philadelphia; Cecilia Dengre, Senior Director of Architecture, Temple University; Marguerite J. Anglin, Project Architect/Manager, Temple University and the former President of NOMA Philadelphia and Susan I. Frostén, Associate Provost Philadelphia University, RA, LEED AP BD+C and Vice President of PA ACE Women's Network Planning. Philadelphia University students Breanna Sheeler, Ashley Cummins and alumna Belinda Daisey, also participated. Barbara opened the talk with a fascinating remark. She explained that when graduating in 1991 from the RWTH Aachen University in Germany, her class was the first to complete with 51% women graduates. Apparently, at the conferring of degrees, the dean said something that really left her baffled. While acknowledging her class’ gender achievement, he “guaranteed” that half of the distinguished female graduates would leave the profession in less than 10 years. Looking at the panel’s impressive mix of women, all of whom have multi-dimensional experience within the world of architecture, one would assume that Barbara’s old dean’s comment was outdated and flat out wrong. As the talk continued however, she shortly discovered that the dean’s obnoxious prediction was correct. While 43% of students enrolled in architecture are female, only 15% (far less than half) go on to practice as licensed architects. Barbra confirmed, that while she was initially offended by the callus remarks, years later, after looking at her own pool of female architect friends, more than half had indeed left the profession early. As the panel continued, the panelists attempted to grapple with questions such as why are women leaving the profession in much higher numbers than men? What challenges do they face in a male-dominated office culture? What changes need to occur to increase the number of women and minorities in the profession? As Barbara and the panelists tackled disparaging statistics that confirm underrepresentation of women in the field in almost every arena, they began to discuss their own experiences maneuvering in the professional architecture world after college. Throughout the discussion, each woman gave accounts of projected bias, their reaction, and reasons as to why the numbers are low. Cecelia, for example, recalled how her equally experienced architect husband, ascended much more quickly than her in hierarchical office environments. Many panelists agreed that when evaluated for advancement, management often chose men for promotions based on their “potential” for success. Women, they argued, often had to achieve more in a longer period of time, for their work to be deemed worthy of promotion. In Ceselia’s case, it took leaving her firm and being asked back to advance into a management position. As challenging as it is for Caucasian women in architecture, minority women in the field often face significantly more challenges. Marguerite, who is an African American woman, recalls being overlooked in meetings with clients and constantly having to reaffirm herself as an Architect. She recalls, “I had a meeting with a client and a developer, the client was praising the architects work and comprehension of the drawings. The developer then turned to the client and asked when does the architect get here. The client, then red in the face, tells the developer she's right here (pointing to me). If I was a man, or had a different ethnicity, he may have seen me as an architect.” African American women make up only 0.2% of registered architects, which means that in the United States there are only 355 registered African American women architects. It was this stark reality that pushed Marguerite to success in her field. She knew that she would have to work harder, faster and smarter than her male and Caucasian counterparts to be counted among the few black architects in America. This lesson was reinforced in her second year of college when asking a professor she respected how to obtain an architecture internship, to her dismay her professor responded: “Don’t worry, you may not go through with architecture”. This kind of bias within architecture educational settings is not uncommon, Breanna, a current Philadelphia University architecture student, says that she encounters micro-aggressions during her critiques to the consistently white male panel in her department. She explains that often, evaluations from the panel are uncharacteristically patronizing towards female student work. She believes that this type of behavior destroys the aspirations of young women who seek licensure. Susan agreed by adding, “When bias is constant and persistent it becomes oppressive”. If bias in schools and work environments have this kind of negative impact, what then could be created by positive reinforcement and encouragement? Susan recounted her first day in a Columbia University architecture program. On the first day of class, the professor promptly turned to the male students and stated, “There is not a single woman here to fill a quota. You better watch out!” This set a positive tone for Susan and the other women in the class leading them to excel in their careers. Belinda, an alum of Philadelphia University’s architecture program, feels that positivity in school is important. She reflected on how equal treatment and recognition from her male counterparts was empowering to her and gave her the confidence to push through challenges within the male dominated classroom. In the end, one is left to wonder, is the architecture world doing enough to retain women and minorities in the workforce? Are we doing enough to push back against the implicit and unabashed bias that these populations face? While one panel can’t solve these issues, it is clear that we, as women architects, must continue to create platforms where conversations like this can continue. We must also continue to guide and support each other, and if nothing else, make sure that at least we believe that we deserve to be here. —Chanelle Hurst PRACTICE BEYOND THE OFFICE The 2016 class of Philly Girls Do Good! is here! We continue our tradition of hosting conversations between small groups of the new PGDG members on specific topics throughout the year. For our first PGDG! conversation of 2016, we sat down with Sara Pevaroff Schuh, founding principal of SALT Design Studio, Soha St. Juste, a Design Principal at Jacobs, and Fon Wang, Director of Historic Preservation at Ballinger. These job titles reflect just one of many different hats they wear as design professionals making a difference in Philly. The focus of our discussion was the work they do outside of their day jobs, including extra personal and professional activities like volunteering, teaching, and serving on various committees or boards. We discussed the motivation behind getting involved and how they selected opportunities in which to get involved. We learned not only how their professional skills translated into their volunteer work, but also how those leadership roles positively impacted their design work in return. All three women agreed that the main goals of their extra-curricular work are related to community. Sara recognized a need in her own neighborhood and founded the Bala Cynwyd Farmer’s Market in order to connect her community with local agriculture. As a landscape architect, Sara values a connection to place and wants to help others strengthen that bond by highlighting the link between the landscape and the local food and energy economies. Having a degree in Historic Preservation and feeling committed to calling Philly her home, Fon serves as a board member of the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia and is the liaison to their Young Friends group (YFPA). She recently taught a historic preservation studio course at Penn that was focused on Sharswood, an architecturally rich north Philadelphia neighborhood where a large-scale public redevelopment plan has been proposed by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. In addition, Fon helped start a Mandarin playgroup while working towards establishing a Mandarin immersion program at a neighborhood school. Soha also graduated locally from Drexel University’s architecture program, and has stayed involved by previously teaching at Drexel’s summer program for high school students and evening program for architecture. She enjoys staying connected to the Philly design community by serving on the AIA Board of Directors and as Chair of the Host Committee for the AIA National Convention which will be held in Philadelphia, May 19-21. When asked how they decided whether an opportunity was the right one to add to their plate, they discussed several factors they used to evaluate potential roles, including how strongly they felt about the work and whether it was a long vs. short-term commitment. As Fon explained, “some opportunities are important enough that you can stretch to do it.” Sara makes a conscious decision to only serve on two boards at a time and to consider what the tangible results will be after committing her time to a project. Soha pointed out that different phases of one’s career can call for different types of extracurricular activities. All of the women agreed that in addition to community, education is a major goal of their work outside of the office. However, educating peers, mentors, or community members may come in different forms than just teaching in a classroom. The group also agreed that their work universally improved when they were involved in a variety of projects both in and outside of the office. Soha always makes it a point to be involved in an extra-curricular activity while working and continues to perform at her highest level when she fills multiple roles simultaneously. For the upcoming AIA Convention, there are many moving parts and teams that require communication and quick decision-making skills which she has honed over the years. Sara and Fon both agreed that adding extra work about which you are passionate makes you more focused and apt to use your time wisely. Another advantage of taking on new and different tasks, Fon explained, is that one can try out new skill sets before applying them in a professional day job. For example, serving on a volunteer committee can make a person become more familiar with a leadership position and comfortable stepping into a new role elsewhere. Sara mentioned that outside activities feed her design work and result in new ideas that may not have otherwise arisen. She finds that she is more thoughtful after pursuing other creative explorations and returning to the work with a new perspective. We appreciate Sara, Soha, and Fon for sharing their experiences with us and inspiring us to invest in our own communities outside of the office. We look forward to keeping up with what they do next! Stay tuned for more updates and conversations with the Philly Girls Do Good! Class of 2015-16 as they continue their exciting work around our city. —Kate Rutledge In Conversations, Uncategorized WHO IS DOING GOOD IN PHILADELPHIA NOW? Philly Girls Do Good is seeking nominations for our PGDG class of 2015-16! We want to know who YOU would recommend. We know you know her! She's a leader in community development. She is making waves in the Philly design community. Tell us about her, we'd love to meet her and introduce her to our network of excellent women.Please download THIS FORM and save to your computer, fill it out, and return it to PGDG@locus-partners.com. We thank you for participating and supporting PGDG. Good for you! PINK SKIES AND PYNK BEER Thank you Kathryn Ott Lovell for hosting a lovely happy at The Oval. It's our favorite Philly pop up beer garden! Last night a small gathering of PGDG members got together at The Oval over Yards Pynk Beer for socializing and enjoying an evening out under a pink setting sky. A few notable tidbits and announcements that were shared last night: Prema Gupta will be rejoining PIDC as Senior Vice President of Navy Yard Planning and Development in September 2015. Woohoo! Jessica Baumert shared that The Woodlands Masterplan is complete. Check their website soon for the plan. Donna Carney, CPI Director, has hired Ariel Diliberto as a Program Associate to manage grassroots community outreach and community development efforts for the Citizens Planning Institute. Stay tuned for the new Fall 2016 Course Application to be available on August 24th. Sylvia and Danielle welcomed a new architectural designer to Locus Partners, Natalia Quinteros-Guevara. We were pleased to introduce her to the PGDG group on such a lovely evening. Special thanks to PGDGD blogger, Sophia Lee, for tweeting and posting as always! As you can see, we had a great time! Overcoming "Pinch Points" in the Architectural Profession [PGDG Conversation on June 16, 2015] The week before our PGDG conversation, I had the good fortune to attend TEDx Philadelphia 2015 with the theme: “And Justice for All.” As part of the speaker series, Rosa Sheng of the Equity by Design (EQxD, a Committee of AIA San Francisco) came to describe The Missing 32% Project which asks the question: if only 18% of the architecture profession are practicing women, where are the other 32% that graduate from accredited architectural programs? Joining our PGDG conversation was Alesa Rubendall, the Co-Chair of the Philly chapter of Women in Architecture (WIA Philly - a committee of AIA Philly); Denise Thompson, the President Elect of the Philadelphia chapter of AIA (AIA Philly); and Danielle DiLeo Kim, Co-Founder of Locus Partners and Philly Girls Do Good! Using Rosa Sheng’s TEDx Philadelphia talk as a springboard for our discussion, I began with presenting the “pinchpoints” that EQxD’s research identified in the architectural profession where women tended to leave: Paying Dues (Internship) [Link to ACSA Article] [Link to EQxD Research] With Rosa Sheng’s ringing call to action echoing in my ears, I posed the question to our panelists: “Through your leadership positions, how have you addressed the pinch points women (and men) face in the architectural profession?” Alesa with WIA Philly – “Pinch Point Zero: Entering College” Alesa got involved with WIA with her co-chair, Karen Blanchard (PGDG class of 2013-14). Nicole Dress (PGDG class of 2013-14) who revived Philly’s branch of WIA a few years ago, saw their talent for leadership and passed them the baton. Alesa and Karen decided the mission of WIA should support the next generation of architects by cultivating female high school students entering college for degrees in architecture and design. This is pinch point zero because so much talent never even gets to go to college to pursue architecture. Alesa and Karen received support from the WIA steering committee, and it was full steam ahead! Through only the last three years of WIA leadership, Alesa helped to establish a speaker series whose proceeds would go towards the WIA Scholarship for the Charter High School for Architecture + Design (CHAD). Looking forward, Alesa hopes to improve the effectiveness of targeting pinch point zero by beginning a Big Sister mentor program that pairs a woman architect with a female CHAD student. Alesa recognizes that mentoring in the formative years is key to helping shape a young designer’s career. I admire Alesa’s persistence in rebuilding the face of the profession, one student at a time. Denise with AIA Philly - “Pinch Point 3: Licensure” Leadership came naturally to Denise, who often served as captain of sports teams in high school. She has held a string of leadership positions in the PA and National architecture scenes, having represented PA on the National Associates Committee and the National Young Architects Forum. Denise also restarted the local Philly YAF group, served on the Board of Directors for AIA Philadelphia and the Center for Architecture, and she is currently the President-Elect for AIA Philadelphia. While she was leading YAF Philly, Denise began the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) Study Group because she observed that licensure was decreasing and increasingly difficult for women and men alike. After identifying the problem, she developed a solution by arranging a support group with the professional resources at her command. It is currently going strong into its fourth round of leadership. (Success story: I myself began studying for the ARE’s by attending a couple of these study sessions. They were very helpful!) Opportunities Flourish in Philadelphia Over the next year and a half, there are number of international and national events that will be held in Philadelphia, such as: World Meeting of Families, complete with Papal visit, September, 2015; AIA National Convention, May 2016; and Democratic National Convention, August 2016. Denise is very excited to be leading AIA Philadelphia when AIA Convention 2016 is here next spring. She will have an opportunity to promote the design community’s accomplishments since the last AIA Convention was here in 2000 such as the amazing public and private developments that have brought Philadelphia national acclaim as a city with tremendous public spaces and a thriving Center City and surrounding neighborhoods. I am thrilled to see that the architects of Philadelphia have elected Denise to this position based on her merits and her proven track record of leadership that she painstakingly built for herself. She also happens to be a woman, but it is not her defining feature as a practitioner, rather, an interesting detail. Architecture and Architects – "Pinch Point #4: Caregiving" While discussing the fourth Pinch Point, Caregiving, we all agreed that flexibility in a demanding, deadline-driven, architectural career is a systemic problem for both women and men. Alesa, Denise and Danielle are all navigating pinch point #4 with aplomb. Alesa manages childcare scheduling challenges with a flexible schedule supported by her employer, WRT, as well as a solid partnership in parenting with her husband. Denise opted to have children later in her career because of the benefit of flexibility that comes with seniority. Danielle was also able to successfully negotiate a part-time scenario while at a firm during the birth of her children, and now benefits from establishing her own schedule as a partner at Locus Partners. It should be noted that architects leaving the profession to seek a better lifestyle (and pay!) is not just an issue for women. Plenty of men leave as well for increased salary and more manageable work hours. Alesa and Denise both agreed that pressures from clients seem to have increased since the recession, with demands for faster design and construction processes. Architects often jump to meet those unreasonable demands by accepting our “starving artists” role. In turn we do a disservice to our families and often have poor life-work balance. Denise suggests that part of the solution is educating our clients: showing clients the added value of architects, such as AIA National is doing with the “Look Up” Outreach Campaign. One method she finds effective is bringing the design process to the meeting–solving problems in the room with clients via animation and three dimensional technical software that illustrates the issues at hand. As Rosa Sheng began her talk at TEDx Philadelphia, she acknowledged that the lack of women in leadership positions is not limited to architecture. Sheryl Sandberg is of course a trailblazer in encouraging women to “lean in” to take and create a leadership role. Recently, the science world was blazing against nineteenth century attitudes towards women scientists. Thousands of women scientists around the world unleashed a skeweringly witty #distractinglysexy Twitter campaign against Tim Hunt’s sexist remarks. The uproar was so loud that he eventually resigned his position as Honorary Professor at the University College London. The great thing now is that women have a voice. I have a deep gratitude towards all the women architects before me who have worked so hard to prove that gender has no bearing on ability. I know that I walk on roads paved by their hard labor, and I do not take it for granted. Thank you so much to Alesa, Denise, and Danielle for a wonderfully inspiring conversation! Neighborhood Transformations! Last week Danielle DiLeo Kim of Locus Partners and I sat down for a conversation with two members of this year’s PGDG class, Karen Rohrer and Joyce Smith. We chose to speak to Karen and Joyce as a pair since these women are each leading positive changes within their own Philadelphia neighborhoods. Karen is a co-founder and co-pastor at Beacon, a faith community and shared neighborhood space in Kensington. Joyce is a co-founder and Community Development Coordinator for the Viola Street Resident Association (VSRA) of in East Parkside. We heard about their goals and what drives them to champion priorities for the communities in which they live. Karen and Joyce also shared their challenges and strategies for adjusting their sails when necessary to keep the positive momentum going. Karen and Joyce share a “calling” to represent the unheard voices within their communities who share the goal of making their neighborhoods great places to live. Beacon and the Viola Street Residents Association were each formed because neighbors identified the value of a place that already existed. Karen explained that Beacon formed as a “start-up” in 2011 to revitalize the existing, dwindling congregation and to provide creative secular programing as well as worship to the transitioning neighborhood. Joyce’s East Parkside neighborhood struggles with vacancies and absent property owners. Long-term residents hold strong to positive aspects of each neighborhood that are worth protecting and strengthening. These two PGDG members work in creative ways to amplify that message and convince others to recognize the value as well. At Beacon, Karen offers a place for community members to tell their own stories, and to hear the stories of their neighbors who may have a totally different experience. In particular, Beacon strives to engage the children of the neighborhood and provide a positive community and safe space in their lives. Beacon offers art and writing studios with drop-in hours to encourage young people to share their stories. As the children grow up, the learned skills of supporting one another will be repeated on a larger scale. The Viola Street Residents Association works to preserve and improve the neighborhood for both the long-time residents and future generations. Joyce acknowledged that changes may be imminent, so residents are working to solidify their vision for the neighborhood so they can be active participants in that change. Joyce and the VSRA worked with the Community Design Collaborative to create a resident-driven neighborhood improvement plan, “Project Reclaim,” that was approved by the City of Philadelphia Planning Commission. Joyce spearheads the effort to seek partnerships that will make the plan a reality. Both PGDG women spoke about the challenges of communication and perceptions. East Parkside has been considered a less than desirable place to live; for Joyce, this is a negative identity that must be overcome. With many vacant properties, the first impression of Viola Street may be one of neglect. She answers the question of “why move to East Parkside?” by improving her own block to affect a ripple of change into the surrounding blocks. "I am committed to helping to create a sustainable, equitable development plan in East Parkside so we can preserve housing for indigenous residents while supporting an economically diverse neighborhood. So, long term affordability is the end goal and not just a transitional phase in an appreciating neighborhood. " In Karen’s neighborhood, the communication challenge is inviting people to connect with each other and build a broader community. Her mission at Beacon is to create a safe space for people to share their stories, listen to others, and empathize. The changing demographic of residents brings with it the unknown, and a natural hesitation to trust. Given this, sometimes it is harder to perceive the commonalities among spiritual and human needs and aspirations. To forge connections and mutual understanding, Karen makes it a practice to be present with children and adults, to help navigate the latest challenges, and to participate in the trust and empathy she seeks to share with the broader community. Karen and Joyce are both relative newcomers to the neighborhoods for which they advocate, each having lived there for less than ten years. To credit their own strengths in communication, they have each been entrusted in this short time to advocate and represent their neighborhoods’ interests. Joyce’s natural curiosity is one of her secrets for getting things done. She asks questions and seeks information until she finds the right people who have the answers. Karen listens to others and moves conversations beyond where they started. Her strategy is to allow people to be vulnerable and then provide an avenue for them to support one another. Karen summed up what she and Joyce do best: invite the people in, communicate there, and then move outwards. We are inspired by their efforts to improve Philadelphia, one neighborhood at a time. Philly Girls Do Good! WHAT’S UP, PGDG? Let’s Get the Word Out! Today's post is your one-stop-shop for all current events in the work of Philly Girls Do Good! We took a quick survey of the latest ventures of PGDG women, and came up with some tidbits, links, news-worthies, and updates. If something catches your eye, please click the URL provided to connect and get more information!In no particular order: Donna Carney of Citizens Planning Institute has posted an RFQ to hire a program assistant. The CPI program increases the capacity of citizens and civic organizations to participate in planning their communities and the city of Philadelphia. CPI has become a national model for civic involvement in an engaged planning process. Apply TODAY(!) Applications will be accepted through May 5th (Cinco de Mayo!) http://citizensplanninginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/RFQ_CPI-Associate-Position1.pdf Lois Brink, Chief Strategist of The Big Sandbox, won the coveted Knight Cities Challenge Grant on behalf of the Philly newbie (2014) non-profit. The Big Sandbox “strives to mobilize urban communities around green infrastructure and produce meaningful community spaces: schoolyards, urban parks and other places.” This will give them some cash to implement the green dream! http://www.knightfoundation.org/grants/201550701/ Pamela Zimmerman, civic volunteer extraordinaire, would like to shout out an official “Save the Date!” for Park(ing) Day 2015 as the the summer light wanes. Start your 10X20-foot public realm planning to build it (and take it down, and have a party) on Friday, September 18, 2015. http://www.parkingdayphila.org/. Did I say “extraordinaire”??? Of course there is way more news that Pam wants to SHARE: Have you been to“Leverage”, the Community Design Collaborative (CDC) event? http://www.cdesignc.org/leverage2015. It is a great way to see how the CDC (E.D. Beth Miller, PGDG 2013-14) supports worthy design efforts throughout Philadelphia and learn how YOU might get involved. There will be another CDC event about transformational schoolyard design on May 4: http://www.cdesignc.org/transformingschoolyards. Pam also wants you to know about an amazing group called Mercy Neighborhood Ministries. They have been providing social services in the Tioga neighborhood for over 25 years and now celebrating the opening of a Head Start classroom, which will expand their offerings in the community: http://www.mercyneighbors.org/news-media/. We may have a PGDG nominee coming out of MNM for class of 2015-16. Nancy Goldenberg became a PGDGer as Chief of Staff at the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society (GREAT Flower Show this year!!), but she’s JUMPED! She is now making a big difference every day in Center City Philadelphia as the Vice President of Planning, Development & Research AND ALSO the Executive Director of the Center City District Foundation. It is great to see her profile at the top of the CCD org chart! http://www.centercityphila.org/ This year’s class member of PGDG, Joyce Smith of Viola Street Residents Association was celebrated last night (!) at the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC) 23rd Annual Gala and Awards Ceremony at the WHYY Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons. She was the STAR of the evening, winning PACDC's 2015 Community Leader award. http://pacdc.org/ The Fairmount Park Conservancy, with PDGDer Kathryn Ott Lovell at the helm, just celebrated their HUGE NEWS: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and William Penn Foundation are investing $11 million in an initiative led by Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park Conservancy to test the idea that green and civic open space can be reimagined to make cities more successful. “The initiative will explore whether reinventing and connecting these public places as a network of civic assets will help cities attract and keep talented workers, advance economic opportunity, encourage residents to become more engaged in shaping their communities, and begin to level the playing field between more affluent communities and those in need.” The institutions and projects selected to benefit from this initiate are The Discovery Center in East Fairmount Park, the Reading Viaduct Rail Park (Board President, Leah Murphy, PGDG 2013-14), Bartram’s Mile trail project along the lower Schuylkill River, Lovett Memorial Library and Park in Mt. Airy, and Fairmount Park Conservancy’s Centennial Commons in West Fairmount Park for the Parkside community. Kathryn Ott Lovell rocks the public realm! http://myphillypark.org/news/in-the-news/ But that’s not all! We park geeks think it’s pretty great that the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust are now ONE—as the Conservancy since January 1 this year. They will “jointly steward and enhance the park’s rich and related natural and cultural resources”. Please read more about it on PlanPhilly: http://planphilly.com/articles/2015/04/20/fairmount-park-advocates-unite Now if we could only get these (and other!) amazing PGDG women together for a conversation, we could look at their paths to inspire our own. Oh, wait! That’s what we do through this BLOG! Stay tuned for next month’s conversation curated by blogger Kate Rutlege about Making Change—on the ground and in the neighborhood. And please learn more about each of the wondrous women of PGDG and how they SERVE Philadelphia with the great work they DO through the organizations they LEAD! CLICK HERE: PHILLY GIRLS DO GOOD! PGDG! Positive Social Impact This is the first 2015 installment in an ongoing series of posts highlighting the amazing contributions of the PGDG! Class of 2014-2015.In mid-February Sylvia Palms, of Locus Partners, a nd I met with three members of the 2014- 2015 PGDG! Class to chat about their personal trajectories and their role in fostering Positive Social Impact in Philadelphia: Yael Lehmann, Executive Director of The Food Trust; Carmen Febo San Miguel, Executive Director of Taller Puertorriqueño; and Jane Golden, Executive Director of the Mural Arts Program. Throughout the past 20 + years The Food Trust, The Mural Arts Program and Taller Puertorriqueño (now 40 years old) have become vital non-profits in Philadelphia; their impact reaching beyond the city into the national and international realms. I decided to begin the discussion with a basic question; Why Philadelphia? As a non-native Philadelphian I was interested in understanding how each of their paths brought them to the city, and why they decided to stay. ‘Philadelphia wasn’t even on my radar’ Yael Lehmann, Executive Director of The Food Trust, never thought that Philadelphia would become her home. A native of San Francisco and a graduate of U.C. Berkeley Yael had spent her entire life on the West Coast, living and working in the midst of the HIV/AIDS crisis, experiences that Yael says had a ‘huge impact’ on her. She had always had an interest in the relationship between social justice and public health and decided to move to the East Coast, thinking she would be here for only a few years. A former supervisor recommended a position at The Food Trust, and Yael took a leap across the country. She is quick to acknowledge that after meeting Duane Perry, the founder of The Food Trust, she never looked back. She now calls Philly home and is passionate about the topic of food. She noted that although Philadelphia is a great city, there are serious issues of social justice and abandonment. She sees these challenges as opportunities with food access and education as one component that can help create change within the city. ‘I wanted to elevate mural art’ Anyone meeting Jane Golden for the first time cannot ignore her infectious vibrant energy. Jane Golden the Executive Director of the Mural Arts Program came from an art & business oriented parents who inspired her to study Fine Arts and Political Science at Stanford University. After Stanford Jane moved to Los Angeles a city that she describes ‘felt like another world.’ She notes how she had always been interested in capturing history, creating a sense of place, and engaging with communities through her work. She also talks about how looking at books on 1930’s murals while growing up inspired her to paint murals. While in LA she combined her interests and with a grant from the Social and Public Art Resource created ‘Ocean Park Pier’ in Santa Monica; a 20x100ft mural that was named a historic landmark in 1984. While in LA, Jane founded the Los Angeles Public Art Foundation. Soon afterward, however, she decided to move back to Philadelphia to be closer to her family. Once in Philadelphia Jane says she saw an opportunity to harness the energy of graffiti artists and redirect it for positive social change. Jane saw the graffiti artists as ‘natural muralists’ and thus combining her passion for murals and interest in art as an agent of change founded the Mural Arts Program as a part of the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network. Today the Mural Arts Program is internationally recognized and serves as a model for cities throughout the world. ‘I wanted a place with a large Latino community in need of services’ Carmen Febo San Miguel M.D., is the Executive Director of Taller Puertorriqueño, came to Philadelphia looking for opportunities to help the Latino community through social outreach and her work as a physician. A native of Puerto Rico, Carmen talks about how her family always emphasized the importance of tradition and heritage ‘understanding where you come from.’ Through her medical practice in Philadelphia she learned about the work of Taller Puertorriqueño and became involved, serving as Board Chair prior to becoming Executive Director in 1999. Her passion for cultural dissemination however, extends beyond her work with Taller. Carmen served on the Mayor’s Commission of Arts and Culture during the Goode Administration and is currently a member of the Advisory Council on Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy. The mornings’ conversation quickly moved away from each woman’s personal story and focused on discussing some of their shared values. Jane, Yael, and Carmen agree that each organization stemmed from a similar desire to empower communities and positively affect change. To Jane the ‘process is as important as the product.’ Jane notes that at the time the Mural Arts Program began, muralism was considered an ‘underdog’ in the art realm. Her goal through the Mural Arts program is to elevate mural-making as an art form, meanwhile giving communities a sense of engagement and stewardship over their neighborhoods. Jane and Carmen discussed how the Mural Arts Program worked with Taller Puertorriqueño on one of the first murals. This collaboration has helped transform the Taller and surrounding neighborhood. To Jane, expanding the scope of impact of the organization is important because she feels that art allows people to ‘change perspective of their environments’ which can positively affect their core health and life quality. The initiatives of the Mural Arts Program now extend into juvenile center outreach programs, afterschool services, and apprenticeships programs, among others. For Carmen, opportunities for positive social impact are deeply rooted in tradition – ‘a cultural focus.’ Through Taller Puertorriqueño Carmen works to empower communities by creating links to their origins. Educational outreach, human rights programs and social advocacy are some of the initiatives that she has developed as Executive Director of Taller. Taller provides cultural exploration programs, art programs, lectures, gallery exhibits and outreach programs focused around Puerto Rican and Latino heritage. Carmen also talks about the biggest project to date – the construction of a new Cultural Center. Designed by local architecture firm Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT) the new Cultural Center will allow Taller to expand their facilities and increase the diversity of their programs. For Yael, positive social change starts with connectivity. She notes that many communities lack many basic services such as adequate public transportation which leads to ‘personal isolation and neighborhood isolation.’ She talks about food as one contributor that positivity impacts a neighborhood. In her work with The Food Trust Yael helps connect lower-income communities with affordable healthy foods and nutritional education through schools initiatives, community centers, corner stores, and farmer’s markets etc. She has helped the Food Trust become a model nationwide, extending their initiatives throughout the country, most recently working in Wilmington Delaware to extend the Healthy Corner Store Initiative to their neighborhoods. In listening to Yael, Jane, and Carmen’s stories it is easy to see why their work has had such a huge impact in the city. Although they come from diverse backgrounds, their shared passion for social change, dedication to communities, and ‘can-do’ attitude has helped change the social landscape of Philadelphia. —Fátima Olivieri In Conversations Tags Carmen Febo San Miguel, Danielle DiLeo Kim, Fatima Olivieri, Jane Golden, PGDG, Philly Girls Do Good!, Sylvia Palms, Taller Puertorriqueno, The Food Trust, The Mural Arts Program, Yael Lehmann Sustainable Design in Philly: How Education Builds Our Community Last week we continued our Philly Girls Do Good conversation series, and for the very first time, we welcomed a live audience to join the experience. The women of PGDG have so much good information to share, and we want to make their insight as accessible as possible. My fellow blogger, Sophia Lee, hatched the idea, organized the event, and led the moderated discussion. The panel included three dynamic members of the this year's PGDG class: Morgan Berman, Co-founder and CEO of MilkCrate Lois Brink, Co-founder of The Big Sandbox Fern Gookin, Director of Sustainability at Revolution Recovery and Founder of Recycled Artist in Residency (RAIR) We brought together these three women at a location that has been instrumental to their design careers, Philadelphia University. All three panelists are connected to the school’s Master of Science in Sustainable Design program, with Morgan as a recent graduate and Lois as an adjunct professor. Fern is a graduate of the M.S. program and has returned to teach at her alma mater. All three women now teach in some capacity, with Lois and Fern in a university setting and Morgan mentoring middle school students who are exploring how to make their own apps. They agreed that one of the joys of teaching is learning from and staying informed by the students. Morgan also noted that the process of setting a goal and figuring it out along the way is a universal experience that is helpful to see others repeat. Because the field of sustainability is so fast-moving, being connected to the next generation of people interested in it only strengthens everyones understanding. One thread throughout the discussion was how an education in sustainability can be applied in the “real world” and lead to unanticipated career paths in design. The panelists reflected on what it was like to be a student figuring out how to link their varied interests in design, sustainability, community building, art, and technology. A main takeaway for the audience was that each of the women took it upon herself to craft her own path and seek out individuals who would support her interests, even if she was not yet sure where it all was heading. By continuing to take risks and enthusiastically accept unfamiliar opportunities, they have each enjoyed unique success in their careers in ways that could not have been predicted. As the panel moderator, Sophia posed the question of “Why Philly?” We are thrilled to have these women be a part of Philly Girls Do Good and doing good work that supports our local communities, but had to ask what draws them to the city of Philadelphia. Morgan was born and raised in the area, and is happy to stick around and be a part of the tangible shift of a city getting its act together. Lois returned to her hometown of Philly after many years and is excited not only to see the improvements that have already occurred, but also be a part of a city realizing its potential. Her current work with the Philadelphia Green School Alliance aims to revitalize schoolyards across the city which would affect all current and future students and local residents. Fern is the most recent transplant to Philly, but described its appeal as a city of do-ers. All agreed that it is a great place for people who have an idea and the drive to make them a reality. Everyone benefitted from the public format of the conversation, and the conversation concluded with thoughtful questions from an inspired audience, many of whom were PhilaU students and faculty. We hope to continue the momentum from this conversation and hold more events in the future which shine a light on the women leaders that make up PGDG, their paths and achievements that do good throughout Philadelphia. Many thanks to Professor Rob Fleming, the Director of the Sustainable Design program, Professor Carol Hermann, Professor Jim Doerfler, Executive Dean Barbara Klinkhammer, Associate Dean David Breiner, and Terry Ryan at Philadelphia University for welcoming Philly Girls Do Good and making our first public conversation a great success! Please connect to more about each of these women and other members of Philly Girls Do Good through Locus Partners' PGDG page on their website: http://www.locus-partners.com/philly-girls-do-good.html The Power of the Plan for All On Tuesday January 20th, “The Power of the Plan for All” event celebrated planning progress made not only by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC), but also by individuals in their own neighborhoods. With the comprehensive Philadelphia2035 plan, PCPC has adopted eight district plans to date, with two more underway this year. The Citizen’s Planning Institute (CPI) is the education and outreach arm of PCPC and has continued to empower passionate individuals with knowledge and tools of good planning. Donna Carney, a member of last year’s Philly Girls Do Good class, is the director of CPI and proudly welcomed past graduates to share their success stories as Citizen Planners. Joyce Smith, a member of this year’s PGDG class and Citizen Planner in East Parkside, presented about the progress that the Viola Street Residence Association has made by partnering with the Community Design Collaborative and Habitat for Humanity. She emphasized the need for further support and collaboration to make the full neighborhood plan a reality. The evening concluded with the presentation of the most recent CPI graduates, including Philly Girls Do Good founder Sylvia Palms, representing the Spruce Hill neighborhood. Fifty-seven new Citizen Planners completed the CPI curriculum in 2014 and will continue to execute planning initiatives in their own communities. Ms. Carney wrapped up the evening by thanking all of the Citizen Planners, past, present and future. She compared them to pilot lights scattered throughout the city, for although they may be small flames, they are in it for the long haul. “Anything worth doing, is worth doing as long as it takes,” was her final summary, which is an attitude shared by many in the room and will no doubt contribute to future planning success throughout Philadelphia. All photos by Mark Gavin Photo via the Philadelphia City Planning Commission "Science of Play" Presentation by Community Design Collaborative As part of the new year, PGDG plans to cover some great events around Philadelphia featuring women in design. The following event was put on by the Community Design Collaborative, where Beth Miller, PGDG class of 2013-2014, is the Executive Director.On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, a large crowd of Philadelphians braved the cold to hear Susan G. Solomon present her eponymous book, Science of Play, at the Center for Architecture. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion and a book signing. Susan began her discussion by describing the issue with "KFC" (Kit, Fence and Carpet) playgrounds, and how they limit childhood development by being overly safe. As part of the research for her book, she traveled to Europe and Asia, where there is a greater acceptance of the idea that "risk-taking" needn't be "reckless." One of the really incredible examples Susan showed us were the hand-knitted playgrounds by Toshiko Horiuchi McAdam. After the presentation, Paul Vernon (Principal at KSK Architects) moderated a discussion on Children and Play with Susan G. Solomon, Meg Wise (Executive Director of Smith Playground), Sharon Easterling (Director, Delaware Valley Association for Education of Young Children), and Alex Gilliam (Director, Public Workshop). Accompanying the discussion at the Center for Architecture was a wonderful exhibit entitled "Constructing Play." For more detail on the proceedings, you can check out the blog-entry on Community Design Collaborative's website by Linda Dottor: http://blog.cdesignc.org/science-play-inspiring-ideas/ In Uncategorized Tags AIA Center for Architecture, Beth Miller, Community Design Collaborative, Play, Science of Play Philly Girls Do Good! Welcome Party Last Tuesday evening, a group of women leaders in design and community development gathered in celebration of the new Philly Girls Do Good Class of 2014-15. New PGDG members mingled with returning members and guests. Benjamin’s Desk, a great co-working space in Center City, generously offered the use of their event space, and the room was quickly filled with the sounds of both catching up and new introductions. Sylvia Palms and Danielle DiLeo Kim of Locus Partners officially kicked off the welcome party by sharing reflections on PGDG’s inaugural year and plans for the upcoming one. Sylvia noted that the group has expanded not only in numbers, but also in diversity of professional tenure and backgrounds. Similarly to last year, pairs or small groups of the new PGDG class will come together for conversations—with upcoming blog posts revealing their discussions and new ideas sparked. Danielle spoke about increasing the opportunities for the PGDG women to gather and share what their current projects and initiatives are. Happy hours were added to the calendar, as well as more frequent blogposts of PGDGers making a difference throughout the city. The main event of the evening was a networking program led by Erin Owen, a personal performance coach who connects Eastern wisdom to the Western idea of performance. She spoke about reciprocity, and challenged the women present to explore giving and receiving in their personal and professional lives. An informal survey invited lots of raised hands and nodding heads indicating there were many givers in the room. In smaller break-out groups, the women took turns making a specific ask for something they currently need. The ask was then countered with an offer from the each group member—ranging from a resource, a brainstorming idea, or even a promise to support the endeavor further down the line. While the giving side of the equation seemed to come easily, Erin then asked for reflections on making the ask. The main take-away themes were: —Make your ask as clear and specific as possible. —Even if it seems big and scary, ask it out loud anyway. —The person who can help you may be someone you’d never suspect. The reciprocity exercise flowed to a natural buzz into the evening, with the women excitedly exchanging ideas and business cards. As the event came to a close, small groups lingered and made plans to connect again soon. Overall the night was a promising start to a new year of sharing, supporting, and celebrating the work of all of the members of Philly Girls Do Good! Stay tuned for future blog posts where the conversations will continue! Welcome the PGDG Class of 2014-15 Please welcome the Philly Girls Do Good Class of 2014-15! It's true, we were just getting rolling with 2013-14, but there are so many more great women to celebrate, we thought we would usher in a new class.Last year, our inaugural class included so many Philadelphia leaders and seasoned professionals in design and community development—truly our role models. They came together through the year in groups of three to five for conversation on topics they had in common including West Philadelphia Transformations, Social and Environmental Justice, and Design Advocacy. We launched PGDG (and this blog) by hearing great stories, broadcasting successes, and forging connections. This coming year, we'd like to crank it up! Nominations for the PGDG Class of 2014-15 included more high achievers, and also several up-and-coming leaders. We will let this broader array stimulate a wide range of topics and mix up the personalities and organizations to inspire... In addition to conversations, this BLOG will spotlight Philadelphia initiatives sure to make a great impact. We will also gather the women of PGDG at more informal events to keep up with the talk of the town. We can't wait, and we invite you to FOLLOW PGDG(!) throughout the coming year. Please spread the word. CLICK HERE to go to the PGDG page of Locus Partners' website. From there you can click on each name to learn more about each member of this year's class to learn more about her, her organization, and her good work. Thanks for reading. And please be a Do-Gooder in your own right! Introducing the PGDG Class of 2014-15 Marguerite Anglin, AIA, LEED AP President of PhilaNOMA Morgan Berman Founder of MilkCrate Lois Brink Founder of The Big Sandbox Carmen Febo San Miguel, MD Executive Director of Taller Puertorriqueno Danielle Gray Director of Marketing and Development at SRDC Jane Golden Executive Director of the Mural Arts Program Fern Gookin, LEED AP Director of Sustainability at Revolution Recovery Yael Lehman Executive Director of The Food Trust Kathryn Ott Lovell Executive Director of Fairmount Park Conservancy Karen Rohrer Co-Founder and Pastor at Beacon Alesa Rubendall, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Co-Chair of WIA Joyce Smith Community Development at Viola Street Residents Association, CDC Denise Thompson, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Treasurer of Philadelphia AIA Pam Zimmerman, AIA, LEED-AP Professional Volunteer at CDC and Parking Day Why blog for PGDG! - From Kate Rutledge During graduate school, I assisted with the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) which is housed in Virginia Tech’s library. It was a unique experience to review the letters and drawings created by women who were pioneers in my profession. However, it was the time spent with the women who gathered for the annual IAWA board meeting and the resulting conversations which left the greatest impression on me. They were excited to talk about why they pursued architecture, what their most memorable projects involved, and how they persevered in an era that did not always welcome or recognize their ideas. The women ranged in age and background from a former apprentice under Frank Lloyd Wright to a current sole proprietor with her own successful firm in NYC. Although their paths differed, many shared overlapping passions for community building, social justice, and good design. I was happy to listen and capture their historical experiences in hopes of inspiring future generations to continue working towards their common goals. I am excited to contribute to the PGDG! blog while viewing it as a more modern record of stories that are unfolding here in Philadelphia, in real-time. The careers, projects and ideas of the professionals celebrated by PGDG! are constantly evolving. My goal is to shine a spotlight on these women so that others are aware of their great work and can keep an eye on them as a role model, creative leader, or future collaborator. As a reader of the blog last year, I enjoyed the conversations shared between the inaugural PGDG! class, especially when they recognized mutual interests from varying perspectives. After getting a sneak peek at the list of women in next year’s PGDG! class, I have no doubt they will be a catalyst for even more inspiration and collaboration. I can't wait to get started hearing and sharing their stories too. In Uncategorized Tags Introductions West Philadelphia Transformations A Philly Girls Do Good conversation with: Jessica Baumert, Executive Director of The Woodlands Prema Gupta, Director of Planning and Economic Development at University City District Kira Strong, Vice President of `Community and Economic Development at the People’s Emergency Center Nancy Rogo Trainer, Associate Vice President, Planning and Design at Drexel University On a crisp Friday in September, Danielle and Sylvia gathered four mover and shakers of West Philadelphia around small plates at Zavino in the recently redeveloped block of Chestnut Square (we recommend the “Stache” pizza, by the way). The setting was the perfect backdrop for a conversation about how West Philadelphia has transformed over the last few years and where it’s headed from here. Principal drivers in that transformation are the University City District (UCD), Penn, and Drexel. Nancy Rogo Trainer commented that part of her newly established position at Drexel is to work collaboratively with other local organizations and accomplish change together. She’s particularly looking forward to working more closely with Prema Gupta to reinvigorate University City’s public realm. Just recently, UCD embarked on a pedestrian study of eastern University City with Jan Gehl Studio New York. Prema also led the initiative to introduce pedestrian plazas on Woodland Avenue and Baltimore Avenue. The ongoing and popular success story for UCD is The Porch at 30th Street Station. Prema is continuing to learn lessons from activity at The Porch, such as gathering information about how it is used, and then using the findings to inform its development as well as their other projects. Now UCD is checking out ways to perk up the SEPTA stations and 37th Street Pedestrian Mall. Prema is also partnering with Jessica Baumert of The Woodlands. Enter into the pastoral edge of University City at The Woodlands Cemetery on Woodland Avenue, only to discover the historic estate of William Hamilton! Jessica is excited about the 40th Street Trolley Portal, where a major renovation is currently being designed by Andropogon Associates—right at The Woodlands front door. The project includes new programming, such as a café, improved pedestrian crosswalks, and wayfinding signage to The Woodlands. This important UCD project will create a proper front entrance to The Woodlands, inviting the public in for historic tours and cultural events throughout the year. Moving further west, the People’s Emergency Center (PEC) has been expanding beyond its social services mission to revitalize neighborhoods just west of UCD. In fact, the two organizations’ boundaries generally meet at 38th Street, an important north-south corridor in West Philly. PEC’s mission and impact is not in University City District, but Kira Strong sees signs of UCD’s transformative energy moving west. Lancaster Avenue is the major commercial corridor in PEC’s area, and it is also the physical connection to Drexel’s campus where it terminates at 34th Street. Kira is hopeful that more neighborhood destinations will slowly populate west Lancaster Avenue as the buzz of development along the corridor continues to grow. Nancy pointed out the historical significance of Lancaster Avenue and regards Drexel as an important stakeholder in the success of that corridor. Kira shared excitement about being a stakeholder with the representatives of local registered community organizations, Drexel, the Science Center, and UCD, in the collaborative re-visioning of the University City High School site between 38th and 36th at Lancaster Avenue and Market Street. All are confident that the redevelopment of the super-block site will be a significant bridge between the activity of University City and the communities to its west and north. The development brings together innovative, economic, and educational goals. According to Nancy, this process aims to illustrate that “innovation and social change should not be mutually exclusive.” With regards to social change and innovation, Kira and Jessica, meeting for the first time here, connected on a literacy program called Mighty Writers. PEC helped the Mighty Writers find leasable space and Jessica is interested in getting them to help tell the stories of The Woodlands. Business cards were traded and a new friendship was formed around shared values. When asked what is the greatest challenge facing West Philadelphia today, nearly everyone said “available funds.” In addition to that, Kira said she wants the positive transformations to “lift all boats” and avoid creating a further divided city. She elaborated that without good public schools, the local work force is unskilled and cannot substantially contribute to the improvement of the neighborhoods. We asked what project or effort each woman is most proud of after having been on the job for less than 4 years apiece (except for Kira who has an impressive 10 years at PEC). Nancy—only ten months into her appointment—was lauded by Prema for creating an outdoor student lounge along the food truck depot at 33rd and Arch Streets. Nancy said it is an inexpensive but effective campus public space that is well used by the students. For Prema, she is thrilled with the success of The Porch. Jessica, despite leading a master plan effort for The Woodlands right now, said she was most proud of the fact that when she mentions The Woodlands people don’t say “what’s that?” anymore. She attributes this new recognition to a strong promotional and programming strategy enacted by her and The Woodlands Board of Trustees. Kira, who has had the longest stint, said that she was most proud of diversifying the activities of the development corporation and promoting development through fun and engaging activities—such as getting PEC to participate in Parking Day, Night Market (17,000 people attended on August 14!) and other corridor events. That was a fine way to sum up the conversation: a passionate group of women leaders are transforming West Philadelphia through innovative and creative ways that bring people together and get them engaged in the public realm like never before. —Danielle DiLeo Kim Thanks for reading our PGDG Blog! This is our final entry in a series of monthly conversations from the Philly Girls Do Good inaugural class of 2013-14. Thank you to all the inspiring women who participated and shared their good work in Philadelphia. Upcoming blog posts will feature the class of 2014-15. Stay tuned! Accepting Nominations for PGDG Class of 2014-15 PGDG.NominationForm2014We want to know who YOU think would be a great addition to our PGDG list of Philly Do-Gooders! We look forward to meeting more great women leaders in design and community development who make a difference in Philadelphia through their great work. We look forward to celebrating their work and the organizations they serve through our blog posts here. Thank you for supporting this effort! Please nominate a Do-Gooder for the PGDG Class of 2014-15 by September 26, 2014. (Please download the PDF form by clicking the above link. You will have to save it onto your computer in order to complete and submit it electronically. When you push submit it will be emailed to the PGDG account.) Social and Environmental Justice in Philly Early one beautiful summer morning Sylvia and I sat down at the Greenline Cafe in University City for our Philly Girls Do Good June conversation around Social and Environmental Justice in Philly.” The PGDG! members we brought to the table were Ann Karlen, Executive Director of Fair Food, Jamie Gauthier, the new Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Network (SBN), and Maitreyi Roy the new Executive Director of Bartram’s Garden.I kicked off the conversation by asking, “What is going well in your overlapping communities of engagement with nature, local economy and food access, and sustainability?” Ann Karlen is encouraged by how much the field of local food has grown, “everything from new organizations over the last five years that are coming into the field, in addition to new organizations that have entered into the food space.” Jamie Gauthier echoed Ann’s enthusiasm and acknowledged the essential role Fair Food and SBN’s founder, Judy Wicks, a sustainability and local economy champion, played in establishing this movement. Both Fair Food and SBN play vital roles in Philadelphia’s blossoming sustainability scene. Jamie said that while in the beginning “[SBN was] one of the few groups focused on education around the triple bottom line… I don’t think that is a new idea any more.” Moving forward, Jamie sees the future of SBN as the go-to place to cultivate the full potential of aspiring triple bottom line entrepreneurs. There is clearly a tight knit bond between these change-making women. This stems both from hours of conversation around organizational collaboration, as well as from shared values and goals. At one point in our coffee hour, when Ann announced that she had accepted a part-time faculty position at the University of Vermont, Maitreyi jolted forward with alarm, “Are you leaving!?” Luckily, Ann calmed our fears, “No, no, no!” The course is distance-learning and online, so Ann will remain at her post at Fair Food. An audible group sigh of relief was released. These are Philly Girls—just spreading their good works far and wide. I asked Maitreyi what her goals for Bartram’s Garden look like in the long-term. She said that she sees the garden becoming a real anchor—both within the immediate and broader community—as an outdoor classroom and “a place for beauty in the southwest,” something sorely needed. Bartram’s residential neighbors are increasingly interested in opportunities for outdoor adventure and learning, Maitreyi explained. The key to capturing that spark and turning it into return visitors and engaged horticulturalists is meeting them at their interests. “If I say come and garden with me, or come and learn—bring your kids and let’s learn how to fish or get on a kayak—that is relevant, and people get excited,” she said. In order to build interest in science, history and art—a door to open opportunities—Maitreyi is diligently learning about her community. “I am trying to figure out what those connections are that are relevant to their lives. There are many places to go now,” she said. Murmurs of agreement echoed around the table. I wrapped up the conversation asking these remarkable leaders, “Who inspires you?” What I realized only then in that moment was that I was sitting with some of the women who most inspire me and my work. Ann Karlen, Executive Director of Fair Food, has taken the local food movement light years beyond where it was when she began 14 years ago. Jamie Gauthier is poised to take this already essential and innovative organization at SBN to the next stage by serving mission-focused entrepreneurs (like me!). And Maitreyi Roy is connecting Bartram’s Garden, in all it’s rich history, with a community that has for too long been deprived of nourishing environments and stimulating relationships with nature. Maitreyi, deeply focused on the people in Bartram’s neighborhood, talked about the inspiration she draws from visitors to the historic site—she called them her “small, everyday inspirations”—as well as the “the big and bold and scary ideas” that keep her going. She said both have their place. “There was a kid who came from a daycare across the street and they were harvesting carrots and the sheer delight of this little kid’s face pulling the carrot out of the ground …it was absolutely breathtaking!” she shared. Just the other day some kids came out of their kayaks after being on the river for the first time, with big smiles. “Those [smiles] validate what you are doing,” she concluded. Appropriately enough, Maitreyi also draws inspiration from the past; Bartram’s family’s past to be specific. Apparently John Bartram’s granddaughter, Ann Carr, was a botanist in her own right. In addition to serving as “a resource in this region for people who wanted to learn about how to grow plants, she was also an artist who did beautiful illustrations.” Clearly the incidence of strong Philadelphian women leaders in the sustainability and design scene is not a new trend. In answer to my question, Jamie saw her father as one of her main sources of inspiration. He raised her to value community and social activism above personal profit. He is a lawyer by trade, but made it his life’s work “to stand up for what he thought was right: helping people in the community, …equality in education, and civil rights.” Jamie acknowledged the deep impact his strong principles had on her, recalling her decision to leave a steadier accounting career for one of service. Likewise, Ann also indicated her father, but added, “the person, in terms of professional life, who inspires me the most, is a guy named Michael Rosin (President of the Food Industry Alliance of New York State). The reason he inspires me is he has the ability to explain very complex things in really simple and relatable ways.” The importance being, communicate the mission clearly, in order to broaden its potential impact. I wasn’t surprised to learn that I wasn’t the only one inspired by Ann’s leadership, Jamie said that she too looks up to Ann, “She’s so strong and resolute.” All of the women of Philly Girls Do Good are examples of strong leaders dedicated to their communities, but I can’t help but say these women are some of my favorites. This is just my view, but PGDG obviously admires them too! —Morgan Berman Morgan Berman is a Philadelphia based sustainability designer and entrepreneur. She is the Founder & CEO of MilkCrate, an app to help people live more sustainably. In Conversations Tags Bartram's Garden, Fair Food, Morgan, SBN, Social Justice, Sustainability PGDG! Design Advocacy This is the third installment in an ongoing series of posts highlighting the Good Works of our PGDG! Class of 2013-14. On a rainy Friday morning in May, Danielle DiLeo Kim, Sylvia Palms, and I sat down with three members of Philly Girls Do Good! to talk about design advocacy in Philadelphia: Hilary Jay, Founding Director of Design Philadelphia and first Director of the Philadelphia Center for Architecture; Kiki Bolender, Chair of the Design Advocacy Group (DAG); and Nancy Goldenberg, Chief of Staff of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS). The work of Hilary, Nancy, and Kiki are rooted in design advocacy, so I thought I would kick off our conversation with the most basic question; Why? Why is design advocacy so important to the development of a city? Each woman brought her own background as a lens to focus her response. “People don’t know what design is.” – HJ. Hilary’s work leading Design Philadelphia, and now with Center for Architecture, is based on promoting architecture, design, and art in the city. She was quick to acknowledge the importance of just talking about the issues. She pointed out that people have a hard time understanding the value of design and the process associated with it, and that there needs to be a venue for conversation and dialogue to occur. “Who else will do design advocacy if we don’t?” – KB. Kiki, both as Chair of DAG and principal of Bolender Architects, has centered most of her professional path on the topic of civic engagement and design advocacy. She said that according to Jeffrey Otteau, of the real estate firm Otteau Valuation Group, companies are relocating to cities with public amenities—cities with beautiful spaces. “Beauty is about civility.” – NG. Nancy, who previously held the position of Vice President of Strategic Planning for the Center City District, emphasized the importance of good design in the city as a tool for civic engagement. Nancy suggested that good design should be something that everyone can like and appreciate—that design has the capacity to foster beautiful spaces, bring neighborhoods together, and act as an economic development tool. Beauty, she noted, is important at the scale of the home and at the scale of the city. Nancy proposed that “beauty,” within the context of the urban fabric, means civility. Interestingly enough, the idea of beauty, one often shied away from particularly in the design fields, became a focus of our conversation. All three women agreed that beauty does not have to be seen as a passing trend or as something simply fashionable. The concept of beauty, although it can mean different things to different people, revolves around creating and being surrounded by environments that activate the senses to promote the well-being of its inhabitants. They also agreed however, that in the United States there seems to be a cultural lack of understanding and appreciation for design (and beauty). This is how design tends to shift to a lower priority, and is missed in conversations regarding things such as economic development, both at local and national scales. It is this lack of appreciation and understanding that pushes Hilary, Nancy, and Kiki to advocate for design in their daily lives. They agreed that a huge part of advocacy is education, and the women spoke about how their current work promotes design through educational efforts. Nancy sees her work with PHS as “advocacy via education.” PHS dedicates much of its program offerings to educate and engage people about the environment. The PHS pop-up garden is installed with the intent of transforming an underutilized space in the city into an engaging environment. It brings people to look at that particular site in a different way and to understand the value of the landscape within the urban context. Additionally, the Philadelphia Flower Show, the world’s longest and largest indoor flower show, serves as a vehicle to show off local designers to both a local and international audience. At a larger scale, PHS is also working with university campuses to develop more sustainable and organic practices, both for the care of their own landscape environments and to advance the development of healthy food growing systems. Through her leadership with DAG and in her professional practice, Kiki works on “education at the smaller scale.” At DAG, now in its 11th year, she fosters a conversation surrounding design and advocates for design excellence. Through her architecture practice, she guides non-profit clients, such as Philabundance and the Women’s Humane Society, to create better neighborhoods and richer spaces. “Design is the thread that moves through everything.” For Hilary, the educational impact of Design Philadelphia, now celebrating its 10th year, and the Center for Architecture is far-reaching. She believes Philadelphia has a lot of design talent, and the goal of Design Philadelphia is to showcase the talent of designers, architects, and creative individuals. In gathering this talent into one event, Design Philadelphia can shape the view people have of Philadelphia and its local design culture—both at a national and international level. Additionally, Hilary wants the Center for Architecture to become the “hub where people go to learn about design in Philadelphia.” The integration of Design Philadelphia into Center for Architecture has allowed it to expand its tour base through 1,000 meetings and 13 exhibits each year. We concluded our morning chat by touching on how Philadelphia design culture has changed over the last decade and what may be in store for the next 10 years. The three recalled that at the time DAG and Design Philadelphia began, there lacked a process for design review within the city. Kiki noted that in addition to the many design-focused entities that have been established in the last decade, there is a new influx of design professionals—a “millennial” generation promoting planning, the environment, and design—who are investing themselves in the city of Philadelphia. Nancy added that advocacy groups are looking beyond their traditional partners to form new teams: PHS working with the Water Department, for example. Advocacy has filtered into city government, the results of which can be seen in Philadelphia2035 and with some of the city-sponsored development moves such as Sister Cities Park. People now coming to Philadelphia are surprised by the amount of activity and vibrancy that has erupted. Nancy also pointed out that advocacy necessarily extends beyond Philadelphia and into the national discourse. “We have to be aware of the larger context outside our realm.” Cities are looking to Philadelphia as a model for green infrastructure and vacant-land use, and local advocacy groups have gone to Washington, D.C. to promote various initiatives. The City Parks Alliance, for example, recently went to Capitol Hill to advocate for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This brings me back to the point that Hilary had made earlier about “design as a thread.” Nancy, Kiki, and Hilary agree that the design discourse is at a better position now than it was 10 years ago, and that the next years are about elevating the conversation of design. To them, design advocacy is not about a narrow focus on a singular concept, “design”, but rather an expansive composite of those ideas peppering our conversation: Beauty, Creativity, Innovation, Civility, Education, Talent, Culture, and of course, Design. In Conversations Tags AIA Center for Architecture, Bolender Architects, DAG, Danielle DiLeo Kim, DesignPhiladelphia, Fatima Olivieri, Hilary Jay, Kiki Bolender, Locus Partners, Nancy Goldenberg, PGDG, Philly Girls Do Good!, PHS, Sylvia Palms, Women in Design Creative Community Development This is the second installment in an ongoing series of posts highlighting the Good Works of our PGDG! Class of 2013-14. Last Friday, April 11, PGDG! co-founders Danielle DiLeo Kim and Sylvia Palms (today’s blog writer) enjoyed an early happy hour conversation with Donna Carney of Citizen’s Planning Institute (CPI), Beth Miller of the Community Design Collaborative (CDC), and Leah Murphy of Friends of the Rail Park. You can click on their images here and logos of their organizations below to learn more about their organizations. We asked them about the experience, highs, and lows of being leaders in Creative Community Development. Here are excerpts from the evening. As we sat down, Donna generously identified her other two PGDG mates that night as having contributed to her own success. Donna directs CPI for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC), engaging citizens in the City’s ongoing planning efforts by giving them the tools to be planning leaders within their own communities. Leah had been a panelist and Beth an instructor for CPI. This spring’s CPI class started on April 9, and was already off to a great start with over thirty participants selected from 85 online applicants and participants deferred from earlier sessions. Donna re-vamps the course every session, and she describes each and every group as “the best class yet!” Her success? Donna attributes it to the participants themselves and says the current group is a “bunch of over-accomplishers”. She states quite simply that really, anyone can run it, but it is “so successful because I care about it. I give it everything. I visit their neighborhoods…” Donna is completely immersed in her work and admits that running everything on her own, it is hard to know where to set limits. That point was immediately taken up by Beth and Leah. We asked them each how they keep life in balance. The response began with rolling eyes. Balance? Maybe, not quite. Leah’s response: “Get a dog! I take my dog to work every day. My dog is in planning magazine!” From there, the conversation devolved to a cat calendar, until Danielle put us back on track by turning to Leah with, “ I know you’re pretty maxed out. What are other efforts are you involved with?” Leah replied that in addition to her day job with Interface Studios and her position as President of Friends of the Rail Park, she is also a board member of the South Kensington Community Partners and Chair of their Planning and Zoning Committee. The three women recognized that there are so many worthy Community organizations out there always looking for leaders, but Donna stated that it is really important to “set limits by choosing one group, doing it well, and letting the rest go.” Leah agreed with the wisdom of committing to one community—working within her own neighborhood having led to her association with the Rail Park. She described her volunteer efforts as carefully directed, but still evolving beyond her expectations. The Rail Park work became much more intense after an organizational rebranding last year followed by an official merger with the Reading Viaduct Project in the fall. “Doing a [combined] fund raiser last year made it clear we should be one organization,” each party bringing a lot to the table for an expanded vision. Since then she has moved from advocating for the vision (on her own schedule) to coordinating with a staffed organization. She is now focused on fund raising for actual implementation of the “spur” section of the raised rail line in partnership with the Center City District. Beth pointed out that many non-profits must carefully navigate the transition from all volunteers, to part-time staff support, to a full time staff and Board. Beth and Leah’s organizations are examples of having developed “organically,” as the need and support developed, and players fell into place. National urban renewal grants in the 70’s spawned a design collaborative in Philadelphia that became the Architects Workshop and eventually evolved into the Community Design Collaborative. Steadfast commitment by core volunteers was rewarded with a major grant from the William Penn Foundation to support its ongoing work. Most other non-profit design centers are university based, supported primarily through internal funding, and without the broad volunteer involvement that is the core identity of the CDC. Donna interjects that CPI started, not as a standard volunteer organization, but as the “education and outreach” arm of PCPC supported by a volunteer Board of Advisors. At the helm since the 2010 pilot program, Donna has also involved volunteer lecturers in the content development. Now the Citizens Planning Institute is reviewing its own brief history. “We are still pretty tiny, but we are looking forward”—by asking the dedicated instructors and volunteers “what should CPI look like?” There are no obvious organizational models to emulate, as CPI is breaking new ground, a premier model itself. She notes that CPI is recharged every season through its participants, so part of the plan is to stay flexible in order to respond fully to what each class of “citizen planners” have to offer. CPI has already been recognized for its unique contribution to the current planning process of Philadelphia2035. The City of San Antonio recently invited Donna out to Texas to lend her insights and inform the approach to their own comprehensive planning effort. They are interested in CPI’s approach of “embedment in the community” to directly engage citizens in leading their own planning efforts. Beth predicted the CPI model will take off as other cities see its success and want to replicate the powerful tool Donna has developed here in Philly. She describes it as “more educational than project design, as a tool for organizing.” It provides citizens with a resource to make ongoing contributions. Donna points to the fact that it provides real and invaluable “access to Citizens.” Continuing this train of thought, Beth wondered why other cities really have not done this yet. Donna counts fewer than twenty models of citizen engagement focused specifically on planning (mostly in California and Colorado). Beth put forth the concept of a “Citizens Institute on City Design”, similar to the Mayors Institute on City Design. It is clear to us that Donna, Leah, and Beth are a “bunch of overachievers” themselves, whom we might all try to emulate. To these three professionals, Creative Community Development happens through deep personal commitment, direct engagement with the community, partnering, looking to both models and participants for lessons learned, and setting high standards of achievement. To wrap it up, Danielle asked the three for their preliminary nominations to our 2014-15 class of PGDG! They were all ready with names and high regard for their fellow leaders in Creative Community Development. We know so many great women who have come before us, but who are the up-and-coming women who will spearhead the next great civic design projects and community engagement models? The conversation was far more rich and intense than we can describe in one blog entry (thanks for reading this far!). Over the next few weeks we may follow up with a bit more of the banter and input we continue to gather from Beth, Leah, and Donna. Please tune back in next month for notes from our conversation with a few more of our amazing Philly Girls Do Good! class of 2013-14! In the mean time (zoom in), words of wisdom shared by Donna: —Sylvia Palms In Conversations Tags Beth Miller, CDC, Citizens Planning Institute, Community Design Collaborative, Community Development, CPI, Danielle DiLeo Kim, Donna Carney, Friends of the Rail Park, Leah Murphy, Locus Partners, PGDG, Philly Girls Do Good!, Sylvia Palms, Women in Design The Future of the Design Profession Over the next few months, the PGDG Blog will feature engaged conversations from gatherings of 3-4 Women from the Philly Girls Do Good! class of 2013-14. To kick things off, PGDG co-founder, Danielle DiLeo Kim, and I met with four of the PGDG design professionals for morning coffee, to get their views on work-life balance in the profession today and in the future. They are:Karen Blanchard, AIA LEED AP/BD+C Julie Bush, ASLA Erike de Veyra, Assoc. AIA Nicole Dress, AIA, LEED AP We wanted to begin by discussing your experience with the working environment for women in the profession. What were some issues you faced when you entered the profession, and what do you think are issues that the latest generation faces? Julie Bush presented an example of a firm that is very supportive of women designers. In 1991, when Peta Raabe and Anita Lager began their landscape architecture firm, Lager Raabe (now LRSLA), they defined the firm culture to be supportive of its employees and their family life. When Julie had her first child, they not only gave her time off, but allowed her to ease back into work when she came back. Julie is frequently the only woman in meetings about projects, but by representing the role of Landscape Architect, she generally feels that she is a welcome and respected colleague. However, design firms that are supportive towards employees with family are not necessarily the norm. It feels like there is a stigma towards taking time off work for family in this profession. This isn’t just a problem for women, but also for men. How can the design profession be flexible, that is client-based and deadline driven? To compare with a different profession, Erike de Veyra shared that co-workers at her former job in government were not only given six months of maternity leave, but also were allowed to work part-time or from home. They were seen as being more efficient with their time, not delinquent. And yet, with design professionals, this is frequently seen as a bad work ethic. Nicole Dress wondered if with the immediacy of social media, there is an expectation that everyone should be readily accessible at all times. Karen Blanchard observed a different point, that with the recession, deadlines are much more demanding than they used to be, and architects are trying to make up for lost time. With so much competition, people often feel powerless to push back against unrealistic project schedules. Julie, from her position of leadership, feels more comfortable pushing back against demanding schedules, but has mixed results. Anita and Peta had decided from the get go that Lager Raabi (LRSLA) would embrace comfortable work hours. For example, if someone comes in early, they are not penalized for then leaving early. They established a work culture supporting a healthy work/life balance. Erike, you are one of the most active young professionals we have ever met. Tell us about why you decided to get involved in the professional community. Erike described how people of her generation (myself included) feel the need to get involved with the profession in a non-traditional way because of the pressures the recession imposed on us. For example, she felt pressured to take a job that wasn’t directly in the architecture field because jobs were scarce when she graduated. However, this then led to her feeling disconnected from the design world. Getting involved with professional organizations was her way to reconnect. Also, she was always very involved with her design community at school, so it was a natural step for her. As an example of the value of her networks, Erike’s efforts in organizing the Monthly Meetings with AIA Associate Committee resulted in me first encountering Danielle, a co-founder of Philly Girls Do Good. She encouraged everyone in attendance there to take our Architectural Registration Exams as soon as we could, and I wouldn’t have started (or finished) without her “lean-in” directive. Back to the group. If you felt pressure to join professional organizations, did you have any mentors suggesting it, or was it all just personal initiative? I know for example, that mentors played an important role for Karen to get involved in the professional community. Karen explained she did not always have a professional mentor. It wasn’t until she began working at WRT that Antonio Fio-Silva began asking her all of the important questions such as: why aren’t you registered yet? What about LEED? WRT was also helpful in giving her time to study for exams towards licensure. It was Antonio who suggested that she try getting involved in the professional community and emphasized that it was ok and even encouraged to not always be working at the office. For Erike, it actually was all her own amazing personal initiative. She found a creative way to stay involved with the professional community even while facing the challenges of the economic climate. Julie then posed an excellent question for all of us: did we find that being registered as a WBE/MBE/DBE hurts or helps a firm? Nicole strongly felt that it is a useful designation. It gives minority owned businesses the exposure that they otherwise wouldn't get. As someone within a large firm working on projects that require minority participation, she has of course had mixed success with these companies — as with any. She believes that without the additional incentive to partner with them, her firm would not have had the benefit of many valuable introductions. From Danielle’s perspective as partner of a new design firm, Locus Partners will benefit from becoming WBE (in-process!) in that it will improve their potential to work on larger projects or team with larger firms that otherwise might over-look the start-up. Women-owned start-ups are looking like the wave of the future. A recurring theme in this conversation were the ripple and ongoing effects of the economic recession upon the design profession. Firms are asking their employees to work longer hours for shorter deadlines; the younger generation is still recovering from having to begin their design careers later than their predecessors. And yet, it doesn’t have to be this way. Yes, we are still recovering from the economic recession, but we can still practice excellent design and expect or provide a supportive employee environment. An issue related to work/life balance concerns maternity and paternity leave. Maternity leave has been gaining traction in recent years, but paternity leave is still catching up. In “How Do I Make the Most of My Paternity Leave?” Michael Roston writes that only about 15 percent of companies offer paid leave for fathers, though many don’t take it within the competitive workplace. With the economic downturn and slow recovery, companies are probably even less inclined to consider measures that hurt their productivity. However, to adjust perceptions of gender roles, paternity leave is crucial. Amidst the struggles resulting from the economic recession, our youngest generation is turning hardship into an opportunity to benefit the design community. Erike could have simply left the design profession altogether. Instead, she chose to step in through roles of leadership that enrich connections between older and younger generations of designers. Thank you Erike for your good work! May we all learn from her and the other hard-working women of PDGD! Thank you Karen Blanchard, Julie Bush, and Nicole Dress for a wonderful conversation about a complex topic within the design profession! In Conversations	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3534
__label__wiki	0.667718	0.667718	Don't Plunge Nigeria Into Religious Crisis, Fayose Cautions DSS Over Alleged Planned Detention Of Apostle Suleman, Bishop Oyedepo Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Ayo Fayose has warned the Department of State Services (DSS) over the alleged planned detention and trial of Apostle Johnson Suleiman of The Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide and the General Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide International (Winners' Chapel International), Bishop David Oyedepo, describing it as indirect invitation to religious crisis in the country. n a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose alleged that; "There is plan to charge Apostle Suleiman and Bishop Oyedepo for incitement and attempt to cause public disorder on Friday, and make sure that they are not granted so to get them remanded in Kuje Prison perpetually." He said this plan was to humiliate these men of God as well as silence them and create fear in other people that may want to speak against the heinous crime against humanity being committed daily while perpetrators are being shielded by the federal government. According to Fayose, the DSS should tell Nigerians how many of the Fulani herdsmen that killed thousands of Nigerians across the country have been arrested before going after Nigerians who merely expressed their frustration over the to failure of the federal government to protect them. "Even though the DSS has allowed commonsense to prevail by properly inviting Apostle Suleiman as against the gestapo manner with which the service attempted to abduct him last week Wednesday, it is still questionable that the DSS is more interested in a man who threatened to defend himself against any attack by Fulani herdsmen rather than those herdsmen that murdered thousands of Nigerians. It is sad and worrisome that after muzzling opposition politicians, judiciary and the press, the APC led federal government has taking its desperation to suppress dissenting voices in the country to the House of God. If the DSS had acted swiftly like it is doing on Apostle Suleiman so-called inciting comments when people were being killed by herdsmen across the country, so many lives would have been saved.” He advised the government and the DSS not to go ahead with these plans as it will heat up the polity and threaten the peaceful coexistence of Nigerians, calling on well meaning Nigerians to prevail on the federal government to desist from acts capable of throwing the country into further crisis. Governor Fayose, who reiterated his call for the release of the head of Nigeria's Islamic Movement (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, who has been in detention since late 2015 despite that the court ruled that he should be released, affirmed that "he will continue to stand for Nigeria and its people, not for any religion and it is my position that rights of all Nigerians must be respected and protected.” He urged the APC led federal government to pay attention to the economy it destroyed, with the aim to revamping it and saving Nigerians from the hunger ravaging the land. "Nigeria is already being ravaged by war of hunger, economic recession, job loss and lack of leadership direction. It will be disastrous for the country to be plunged into religious crisis. Apart from during the civil war, Nigerians have not been badly divided as a nation as we are under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Killings under this government in 18 months are more than what was witnessed in the last 20 years," the governor said.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3537
__label__cc	0.733782	0.266218	IFPAroma 2017 International Conference & Seminar Day Sat & Sun, 2-3 September 2017 Regent's University, Regent's Park, London NW1 IFPA is pleased to announce its 2017 International Conference & Seminar Day at Regent’s University, London. The conference will feature Robert Tisserand, Julia Graves, Angela Green and Anita James, and will give aromatherapists an opportunity to deepen their knowledge of clinical aromatherapy and current topics. Robert Tisserand Robert Tisserand’s conference day lecture on Essential oil safety - Avoiding adverse skin reactions will present the most up-to-date research and understanding regarding the dermal safety of essential oils. In Robert’s own words, “Even if you have never seen one as a practitioner, you should know what these look like, how to avoid them, and what to do if it does happen. And you should know how to advise others on the safe use of essential oils.” Robert’s Sunday seminar on Essential oil chemistry and pharmacology - Beyond functional groups will effectively re-write our approach to understanding how essential oils function therapeutically - again, based on his characteristically penetrating analysis of all the latest research. The conference weekend will feature two exciting contributions from Master Herbalist and flower essence creator Julia Graves, Director of the Naturopathic Earthquake Survivor Relief Clinic and author of The Language of Plants. In her conference day lecture, Julia will present the groundbreaking work of the Naturopathic Earthquake Survivor Relief Clinic in Haiti, which she and her colleagues founded after the earthquake seven years ago. Julia’s Sunday seminar focuses on The Language of Plants ~ Understanding how aromatic plants reveal their medicinal properties. In her own words, “My hope is that this workshop will spark a renaissance of true holistic relationships to plants, embracing nature as meaningful and alive. When a healer thus trained in reading nature finds the healing plant that is the exact energetic match to the energetic distortion of the ailing person, true holistic healing takes place in quantum leaps”. Angela Green, Clinical Lead in Complementary Therapies at the Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff will present a conference lecture on the use aromatherapy in anxiety management. Angela will discuss the many symptoms and concerns arising from a diagnosis of cancer and its subsequent treatments. Anita James, Owner and CEO of Essentially Holistic sharing her presentation, will share her Further Adventures of Smell Woman ~ Aromatherapy and Massage to support emotionally- and behaviour-challenged children. Anita shares her vision of a school that has embraced ‘nurturing’ as its educational ethos, with a will to include growing and harvesting alongside its aromatherapy project. The conference weekend is a great way to reconnect with friends and colleagues, engage with the organization, and inform yourself of the latest important research and developments... as well gain CPD points! To confirm your attendance, please contact Gabriel Mojay at IFPA on Tel: 01455 637987; admin@ifparoma.org http://ifparoma.org/ifparoma2017 Hypnotherapy - A High Energy Interaction I’ve been training people in hypnotherapy for roughly 30 years. Genuine hypnotherapy is vastly more than just getting people to relax through reciting scripts to them of say, visualizing a peaceful and relaxing scene, or imagining their body is progressively more and more relaxed, and then giving some positive suggestions. In a hypnotic trance, which is a natural, yet usually undeveloped ability which we all have, our personal, creative energy is much more open and available to us than in our more usual, everyday state of mind. Dr John Butler This means that, with an expert hypnotherapist to guide us through the process, we can open up and change emotions that may be causing us suffering, such as self-rejection, and/or limiting us in some ways, such as self-undermining fears and self-doubts. Hypnotherapy is very important work and potentially transformative for our lives. Our personal, creative energy is the most valuable possession we have, and if it is often channeled in ways which don’t produce a good return for us, then we are living a less fulfilling life than we could live. There are many methods, both therapeutic and philosophical, which attempt to change our thought and energy patterns for the better, however in my experience – and I’ve studied and benefitted from many different psychological and philosophical approaches – the advantages of using hypnotherapy are great. We’re all aware of different points of view within ourselves - for instance, the self that wants to be fit and healthy conflicts with the self that wants the comfort of eating something that has high pleasure associations for us - and hypnosis gives us the ability to connect with these different conflicting aspects with great clarity and vividness, and to negotiate with real emotional effectiveness and bring integration and transformation between these different aspects of ourselves. The forces in us that keep us more limited and in suffering more than we need to be are powerful, and the inner dramas that may unfold in a deep session require the therapist to support and guide the client in an energetic sense, taking up a role in the drama as the client’s advocate, guide and mentor. To train for this process, our training program has at its core the passing on of many skills through live, unrehearsed demonstration of the therapy in action, and experiential practical exercises by students in the classroom setting, aided by expert supervision and guidance. An expert hypnotherapist is highly skilled in active interaction with clients and is capable of skilfully adapting to the unique inner drama in each person. Acquiring these vital skills requires a serious interactive training from highly experienced teachers who already possess these skills. 5D Medicine - Transformation from a Chrysalis to a Butterfly This is the first time we have ever experienced changes like this within and around us. We are all currently facing our greatest fears . This is exactly why the Soul Harmony creams are here with us as the medicine of the future to help us facilitate the integration of the new light gamma frequencies into our bodies as we upgrade from carbon based to silicon/crystalline based beings of light. One of the things that is happening is that our DNA is upgrading from 2-12 strand . New abilities will be emerging as we transform like a chrysalis to a butterfly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REin5wDNgu0 Bubble Cleanse Meditation Since the powerful date of 11th November 2015 ( 11/11) has given us all permission to launch into new beginnings, where anything we focus on is now accessible and an option to each and every one of us. Manifestation has now become very speedy as we move more fully into the new 5th dimensional consciousness, moving more fully into increased synchronicity, expansion of time, bliss, fun and unconditional love. Have you been feeling like upgrading your diet and changing the foods that you ingest, erring away from the old staples in your diet and looking for new cleaner options? As junk/processed foods seem to be less attractive, with more fast food outlets closing and GM toxicity awareness increasing, we are deciding as a community, that we don’t want our foods sprayed with 1000s of toxic chemicals that poison us, our families and our planet. In preference the locally sourced, seasonal fresh foods, gluten, wheat and dairy free vegetarian foods become more widely available and tastier. Even major ice cream manufacturers are stepping up and making vegan options using coconut milk instead of dairy and a very big fast food outlet is now closing more ‘restaurants’ than ever before! Demands are changing and this is being reflected in the global consciousness. We are all updating our ‘friends’ and contact lists on social media, and clearing out old ‘stuff’ from our garages, attics, drawers and even our technology as increasingly our old phones, laptops, tablets and computers seem to need an upgrade. We all know that we can go to our wardrobe and look at each piece hanging there with fresh eyes. You know the items that haven’t been out for a year or so, the ones we hopefully thought we may grow back into in some way, or re-use. The reality is that if it hasn’t happened in the last year then it probably isn’t going to. Much has been written about this in the past. If we have changed shape or size, then the old style probably won’t appeal to the new you. It may remind you of past occasions and dates that are simply now a part of your past and not relevant to the new you and your new future. We are amazing beings, constantly changing; our bodies, our thought patterns, our habits, opinions and our beliefs, and now, even faster than ever, as the old ways seem not to “fit” anymore. We are always renewing our cells and molecules within our bodies and auric fields, upgrading and evolving. What if we were to clear our inner clutter? Sarah is a multi-dimensional teacher and shares Raise your Vibration courses ( 6 modules) and the life changing Munay ki Rites in the South of UK. Her extensive website is full of tools and information on current changes. She is also a regular contributor to several magazines and is available for Skype/Facetime/telephone and personal healing. Sarah may be contacted on Tel: 0844 357 9843 / 02392 453204; www.organic-aromatherapy.co.uk The Holistic Spine - Reflections and Associations Acupressure and Reflexology in Action by John R Cross Dr Ac FCSP This will be published by John Cross Publications as two books in July 2017 and the early part of 2018. Each book will be in two parts, each approximately 25,000 words in length. It is possible that the two books will be condensed into one tome in 2018. The books will have the following Parts and Chapters BOOK ONE – Published July 2017 PART ONE – Anatomy and Spinal Conditions 1. Spinal Anatomy Overview 2. Central Nervous System: Autonomic Nervous System 3. Spinal Conditions and their Meaning PART TWO - Energetic Concepts of the Spine 1. Overview of the Subtle Body 2. Meridian and Acupoints 3. Major Spinal Chakras 4. Spinal Reflections 5. Mental and Emotional considerations BOOK TWO - Published February 2018 PART ONE – Practical Considerations of each Vertebra 1. Sphenoid and Occiput 2. Atlas to C7 3. Thoracic Spine 4. Lumbar Spine 5. Sacrum, Coccyx and Sacroiliac joint PART TWO - Subtle Bodywork for Acute and Chronic Condition 2. Sacro Occipital therapy 3. Subtle Bodywork in Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbo-Sacral conditions 4. Spinal Reflexology and Reflextherapy 5. Applied Kinesiology, Metamorphic Technique, Polarity Therapy, Colour and Sound Therapy in brief An A1 size colour poster called The Holistic Spine - Reflections and Associations will be available to accompany the first book from July 2017. It is possible that CD Roms will also be available, depending on the demand. The books are aimed at complementary health practitioners, especially those working in acupressure and reflexology, as well as physiotherapists, osteopaths and other hands-on professionals. They are practical workbooks designed at helping practitioners of all persuasion involved in treating spinal conditions to think ‘outside the box’. They will show that anomalies to the spine have significant implications on the wellbeing of the rest of the body. They will also show that most spinal conditions are caused by combinations of emotional and chemical imbalance. The main aims are as follows: 1. To highlight the significance of the spine and individual vertebrae in the analysis and treatment of visceral and emotional conditions as well as the usual musculo-skeletal ones; 2. To show how the spine may be ‘reflected’ to other parts of the body and to indicate how these reflexes may be used in both analysis and treatment to complement other approaches; 3. To highlight several aspects of subtle bodywork therapy associated with the spine to give the orthodox and complementary practitioner a more rounded knowledge base; 4. It is NOT intended to be an anatomy and physiology text book, but rather to supplement these by adding practical knowledge based on experience of practice. Please visit my web site www.johncrosspublications.com for information on my other nine books and three posters I have produced. From Panic to Calm, Clarity, Courage and Confidence The Supercoherence Panic to Calm Frequency, also called SPTCF or SPtoC, is actually a combination of two frequencies, one for calming and the other for grounding. Fear is part of the human condition and often our fear is felt in the gut or solar plexus area. When fear becomes overwhelming it leads to a panic attack. When panic strikes, we lose our nerve and cannot hold our ground. All sense of balance and control is lost as the body goes into fight or flight mode. Put the SPTCF on the solar plexus area and the attack will stop almost instantly. There is, however, one caveat with the Supercoherence Panic to Calm frequency as far as its use in panic attacks is concerned: while the results are often dramatic and immediate, it does not resolve the underlying problem that caused the panic in the first place. It is necessary to go deeper and neutralize the underlying trauma with the SRTLFs. So while the Supercoherence Panic to Calm frequency is a super tool for relief, it should not be considered a resolution mechanism. A lot of unconscious fears are held in the solar plexus area and this can feel tense and ‘knotted’ without any obvious reason. Using the SPTCF on this area will bring calm, clarity and insight as the unconscious emotional knots are loosened and released. How And When To Use The Supercoherence Panic To Calm Frequency Its primary use is to stop a panic attack in its tracks. The effect is immediate and dramatic. So to use the Panic to Calm frequency in case of panic or fear, hold or pin the grey pouch with the frequency on the Solar plexus area for as long as you need. You can use it for a few minutes or the whole day. You will feel the difference in less than a minute, as the fear or panic is halted, the body calms down and the thoughts and feelings become markedly different than before. Exam or Interview: Use it when you are going for an exam or interview; Fear of Public Speaking: Many of us are terrified of public speaking. If that is the case with you, just pin it in the solar plexus area and go for your talk. Fear of Dentist: Hold in the hand or on the solar plexus area; Fear of Flying: Hold in the hand or on the solar plexus area. Two airline captains in Scandinavia use this frequency for the panicky passengers on their flights with great success; Hangovers: If you have had too much to drink and are feeling the effects the next morning, use the frequency on the forehead or on the area of the discomfort for up to 30 minutes; Instant Relief from Cramps: Put the frequency on the area of the pain and hold it there for a few minutes; Relief from Headaches and Toothaches: Use on the area of the pain. This will give temporary relief. However it is NOT a substitute for seeing your medical practitioner. Our guarantee is very simple. You can return the Supercoherence Frequencies to us anytime up to 365 days of purchase and we will refund your money less the Delivery P&P charges. www.supercoherencereturntolove.com/sptcf#.WWiezlFhXGg Do you need Personal Accident Insurance? What would you do if you were unable to work due to a broken arm? Many therapists are self-employed and as such do not get the benefits that are afforded to their employed colleagues including sickness cover and pension planning. There can be a tendency to hope or believe that the worst will never happen, however, consideration for how you would cover your fixed costs i.e. business rent or own living expenses if you are suddenly unable to work for a period due to an accident or illness is an important part of your money management. There are a number of options available to Self-Employed Health and Wellbeing Practitioners, depending upon the level of cover that you are looking for, including: Private Medical Insurance - Perhaps the most widely known and understood health insurance option. There are a huge number of options and choices in the market; Critical Illness Cover – covers a wide range of illnesses and types of permanent disablement situations; Long Term Disability Insurance - provides a regular income in the event of long term disability due to illness or injury. Can cover income until retirement age; Personal Accident & Illness Insurance - This covers both temporary total and temporary partial disablement, for up to 2 years benefit (rather than to retirement age). For some this may not be an issue, you may have savings or other income that will tide you over, but for those who rely on their income and would like to know more, Balens have an excellent article on Health Insurance in their Client Advice and Information Guide – available to down load at http://www.balens.co.uk/educational.aspx We cannot protect ourselves against becoming unwell, but we can certainly ensure that we have considered our financial responsibilities, should this ever happen. Balens Ltd is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For further information and advice on what Balens can offer Tel: 01684 893 006; info@balens.co.uk www.balens.co.uk Sheik Imam, leading African healer and advisor with 25 years’ experience, has dedicated his life to solving problems and advising clients from around the world. He has helped people in all manner of human difficulties in life restore their happiness offering guidance for problems needing to be solved both spiritually and in general life. Sheik Imam’s father Imam Basaikou was born into a family with a reputation for helping people, guiding and solving people's problems for relationship, love and guidance. His grandfather is Sheikh Ahmad Bamba; his great grandfather Sheik Abdulqadir Jelani. International Clairvoyant, Spiritual Healer and Advisor with 24 Years’ Experience Consultations are carried out in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere; Sheik Imam is fluent in English, Spanish, Arabic and French. Sheik Imam is well known throughout Africa for his good work and advice. Sheik Imam’s knowledge, skills and expertise were passed on to him by his father - a great international healer, medium and spiritualist. As tradition has it, he was taught by his father and his father was taught from his great father, who was born with this knowledge; from there the power have been spread to all of the family 100 years ago. About Imam Jaiteh Charitable Foundation The Imam Jaiteh Charitable Foundation Charity Registrations Number 58/2013 is registered in the Capital of The Gambia West Africa. The non-profit making charitable foundation, based in Jarumeh Koto Village, supports an integrated development programme in The Gambia. It helps the village of Jarumeh and satellite villages in their health care programme, sending doctors, nurses and eyes specialist every two months to provide free health care support. Additionally the charity provides six class rooms to provide help and good care of poor students. Additionally, the Charity helps to provide clean water for the villages. The Chairman & Founder of the charity is Mr Imam B Jaiteh - an Imam, who is based in the UK Migra-Cap Migraine Relief Welcome to the future of migraine treatments: Migra-Cap® A unique migraine solution also offering pain relief during pregnancy. Developed by a Migraine Sufferer for Migraine Sufferers The Migra Cap® is unique amongst migraine treatments as it combines cold therapy and complete darkness to provide relief from the pain associated with a migraine and most types of headaches. This 2-in-1 migraine solution is unique for any Migraine treatment product with the added benefit of being a one-off purchase. What’s more, this drug-free product is also ideal for pain relief during pregnancy. As seen on TV, this migraine relief solution is one of the most innovative migraine treatments on the market – offering headache relief, soothing sports injuries and concussions, and providing pain relief during pregnancy. Quick and Simple Relief From Migraine Headache Developed by a migraine sufferer, Migra-cap offers instant relief from the stress of a migraine headache. We offer medication free relief from migraine and the intense pain associated with migraine. The Migra-Cap is also suitable for sports injuries and can be used, as a safe alternative to drugs, during pregnancy. Drug Free Relief Migra-Cap helps to relieve pain and suffering by limiting exposure to the key elements that can prolong or enhance a migraine attack, remedies that utilise drugs such as Aspirin, Paracetemol and Butalbital can have side effects, consumption issues or even produce allergic reactions. More powerful painkillers eg Paramax, Migramax, Domperamol can require strict dosage guidelines and are often expensive to purchase. Migra-Cap can help to relieve pain and swelling caused by nearly all types of sports injuries. The Migra-Cap® can aid with the treatment and relief of pain, blows to the head and concussions. The cooling effect can aid in the reduction of swelling and can help limit post concussion swelling or brain injury. Please contact Migra-Cap on Tel: +44(0)1685 387788; sales@migracap.com www.migracap.com 1 in 4 Suffers Sleep Starvation - Is It Making Them Dumb? For many years British neuroscientist Adrian Owen has researched how poor sleeping patterns affect our intelligence and performance relating to work and daily tasks. His latest conclusions are startling. Far from being inert, our sleeping brains are or should be very active. Bursts of energy in the thalamus known as ‘spindles’ occur. The thalamus plays a part in memory, language and awareness. The lower the level and occurrence of ‘spindles’ the lower our performance and measurable IQ. Of course some cope very well on just a few hours sleep on a regular basis but for the vast majority we need a regular 6.5to 8 hours or more of good quality rejuvenating sleep. The reality is that sleep deprivation is a growing issue, with 1 in 4 suffering from sleep starvation. It is well known that melatonin plays a key part in our natural body rhythms and is essential for quality sleep. Melatonin is produced in the brain by the pineal gland only during periods of complete darkness. Considering that over half the world’s population now live in cities with ever present lighting, it becomes clear that getting sufficient darkness is impossible for many. When the pineal gland perceives light it will not produce melatonin; therefore the causes of sleep deprivation seem clear. But more is involved; interestingly the Pineal recognizes electric and magnetic waves or electro-smog the same way as light and so doesn’t produce melatonin. For many that is just what is happening in our bedrooms, with devices of all kinds staying switched on and connected. No wonder sleep starvation is the norm for so many. In 2003 biologist Roger Coghill discovered that a certain grass species contained nature’s most powerful anti-oxidant molecule which was exactly what was needed to help improve our natural body rhythms and they started to grow it in the valley pastures of Wales. They found that, when dried and milled to a fine powder the plant also had the effect of providing a measure of internal protection for the body from the damaging effects of electro-smog allowing the pineal to produce melatonin. It gave people the best natural sleep since childhood; users also started reporting improved complexions, another clue that the supplement was having a notable effect. The lab called the product Asphalia, from the ancient Greek word for “safety”. Please contact John Doyle at Asphalia UK Ltd on Tel: 0845 345 8880 or 01559 364 711; sales@asphalia.co.uk www.asphalia.co.uk/ Noma Wegamed Medical Devices for Diagnosis and Therapy Hello, My name is Chris Boardman and I have been using WEGAmed equipment since 1985, with a great deal of success. I was fortunate enough to be taught and spend time with the inventor of the technique, Dr Helmut Schimmel. I gained a good insight into the concepts of complex and resonance homoeopathy from him as well as the diagnostics with the machine. There are several aspects to the most modern incarnations of the WEGAmed Company, firstly, the diagnostics are ‘real’ information based. The electrical signatures of organs and substances being recorded and held as an electrical matrix in the WEGAmed machine. Many other testing systems available nowadays rely on ‘virtual’ information which may be as little as the name written on a menu! Secondly, there is a benefit gained from a practitioner testing with a stylus, which gives a feel for the patient and their system which the ‘hands off’ systems do not give. Thirdly, the new approach of Peter who owns WEGAmed is to produce a system with really comprehensive diagnostics. Great therapy like the new bioresonance device and the cellular regeneration of the MATRIX machine, to produce an all-inclusive start to finish one-stop-shop, without the need for medicines in many cases. I think that, as an all-round system of functional medicine it is very difficult to equal, never mind beat!! Please contact Noma (Complex Homoeopathy) Limited on Tel: 023 80770513; Fax: 023 80702459; noma@complementary-medicine.com www.complementary-medicine.com/ Anti-Ageing Exercise for 30 minutes a Week - for Strong Bones, Muscle Tone & Circulation Would you like to exercise more, but often feel too tired or lethargic to achieve this goal? Would you like to give your body an invigorating workout in just 5 to 10 minutes? Could you do with some ‘automated’ help in staying fit and healthy in your own home? The FlexxiCore® Challenger® is a more accessible version of the Whole Body Vibration (“WBV”) technology used in many Health Clubs and Gyms. Its versatile design has been adapted to suit all ages and fitness levels, and to be affordable for use in the home or in professional settings. WBV Training - also known as “Acceleration Training” - was first developed in Russia and was used to help astronauts recover from muscle atrophy, as well as to help athletes improve their flexibility and strength. The FlexxiCore Challenger’s more user-friendly format is allowing middle-aged and elderly users to enjoy a variety of exercises that have several very important anti-ageing benefits Recent trials with over 40 users of mixed age and gender show how effective regular use can be in achieving measurable benefits, including reduced waist and hip sizes, and improvements in: Muscle strength Blood & Lymph System Circulation Aches, Pains & Stiffness Back-care, Posture & Balance Energy, Stamina & Fitness Relief from Tension & Stress Trial participants had an average age of 58 and 76% reported significantly reduced waist sizes within 60 days. They reported seeing a wide variety of changes after 60 days’ regular use in their homes – defined as “at least 3 times a week” – covering all of the above. These results reinforce those of more than 200 clinical trials on WBV use for specific objectives. Easy to Move & Store: Uniquely Accessible & Versatile Design One 60-year old female participant in the FlexxiCore Challenger trials summed up it: “This, in the privacy of your own home, is far better and cheaper than gym membership - and far more effective.” Another aged 44: “It is the first time I found the willpower to stick to a daily exercise routine. It is good for people who struggle with exercise. Makes getting toned and fit a lot easier.” The Challenger was featured in an article in Issue 239 of Positive Health by the award-winning artist and TV celebrity Ali Lapper MBE - How my Life has been Transformed by the FlexxiCore Challenger For more on the FlexxiCore Challenger, watch this introductory video. To enjoy a SUMMER SPECIAL offer with a huge 20% discount - a massive £174 saving - use this code Summer17-Chgr when you order here. For information about the opportunity to trial the FlexxiCore Challenger for 60 days without obligation, call Tel: 08456 120129 or visit www.FlexxiCore.com. The Psoas Solution: The Practitioner’s Guide to Rehabilitation, Corrective Exercise, and Training for Improved Function by Evan Osar Published by Lotus Publishing. 2017. Paperback. £13.48 / $15.42. ISBN: 978 1 905367 78 8. The first book to comprehensively discuss the function of the psoas in posture, movement, and exercise, The Psoas Solution identifies the functional anatomy, biomechanics, and motor control of the psoas and its role in core and hip stabilization. Abundantly illustrated with full-colour images throughout, this book also provides most complete review on the relevant research on the psoas available. Integrating this research with clinical experience, Evan Osar identifies the psoas’s role on the hip, pelvis, and low back and demonstrates how to incorporate the psoas into functional movement patterns including squatting, lunging, and bending. The Psoas Solution includes corrective and functional exercise progressions for integrating the psoas into daily activities such as standing and sitting. Health and fitness professionals will find this a valuable resource full of applicable strategies and exercises to incorporate into their current rehabilitation and training programs. Dr Evan Osar is an internationally recognized lecturer, author, and expert on assessment, corrective exercise, and integrative movement. He has authored one of the most highly acclaimed industry resources on corrective exercise, Corrective Exercise Solutions, and has created multiple products around integrating corrective exercise strategies into therapeutic and functional exercise programs. Dr Osar is a regular presenter at chiropractic and fitness conventions and is developer of one of the industry’s most advanced certifications - The Integrative Movement Specialist™. Available from Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/Psoas-Solution-Practitioners-Rehabilitation-Corrective/dp/1623171350 www.amazon.com/Psoas-Solution-Practitioners-Rehabilitation-Corrective/dp/1623171350 The Metabolic Approach To Cancer - Integrating Deep Nutrition, the Ketogenic Diet, and Nontoxic Bio-Individualized Therapies by Dr Nasha Winters and Jess Higgins Kelley; Foreword by Kelly Turner Published by Chelsea Green Publishing. 2017. Hardback. £16.22 / $25.14. ISBN 1603586865. Cancer rates have increased exponentially since the beginning of the twentieth century. Yet conventional treatment continues to rely on chemotherapy, surgery and radiation to attack cancer cells even though research has repeatedly shown that 95 percent of cancer cases are directly linked to diet and lifestyle. It’s time for a new approach. The Metabolic Approach to Cancer by leading integrative oncologist Dr Nasha Winters and nutritional therapist Jess Higgins Kelley is the first book to offer a comprehensive, nutrition-focused approach to managing cancer. The goal of their ‘Optimal Terrain Ten Protocol’ is to create an inhospitable environment for cancer cell growth while simultaneously removing the diet and lifestyle factors that provoke it. The Terrain Ten, as listed below, are our human elements that require balance in order to halt and prevent the cancer process. Each one is illuminated as it relates to cancer management, then prescribed a heavily researched and tested, non-toxic and metabolic therapy. 1. Genetic, epigenetic, and nutrogenomic modifications 2. Blood sugar balance 3. Toxin exposure management 4. Repopulating and balancing the microbiome 5. Immune system maximization 6. Modulating inflammation and oxidative stress 7. Enhancing blood circulation 8. Establishing hormone balance 9. Recalibrating stress levels 10. Enhancing mental and emotional well-being Through addressing these ten root causes of cancer and approaching the disease from a nutrition-focused standpoint, Winters and Kelley hope to empower both patients and physicians to slow cancer’s endemic spread and live optimized lives. Dr Nasha Winters ND FABNO, is the founder and CEO of Optimal Terrain Consulting. She has been working in the US health care industry for twenty-five years and is a nationally board certified Naturopathic Doctor, Licensed Acupuncturist, Practitioner of Oriental Medicine, and a fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology. She lectures all over the world and trains physicians in integrative therapies. Jess Higgins Kelley MNT is the director of the Oncology Nutrition Therapy Board Certification Program at the Nutrition Therapy Institute in Denver, Colorado. She is the founder and CEO of Remission Nutrition. She has written health and nutrition articles for local and national publications. www.amazon.co.uk/Metabolic-Approach-Cancer-Integrating-Bio-Individualized/dp/1603586865 www.amazon.com/dp/B071Z36X5C Two Voices, One Story by Elaine Rizzo and Amy Masters Published by Clink Street Publishing. 2017. Paperback. £8.99. 1911110799. Mother and daughter each share their side of their adoption story, charting the difficult journey from a China orphanage to a loving family home in the UK in this moving memoir. When Amy Masters was found in 1998, no one knew anything about her. From the identity of her parents to the actual date of her birth, she was a mystery. All that was known was that she had been discovered outside of the gates of the Tong Ling Welfare Centre where doctors estimated she was about six weeks old. After spending over a year at the centre, Amy was adopted by a family from the UK who had navigated their own enduring months-long process through the complex foreign adoption system in order to find her. In Two Voices, One Story by Elaine Rizzo and Amy Masters, mother and daughter are both given the chance to tell the serendipitous story of how they became a family. Beginning before Amy was even born, Two Voices, One Story details how her English parents, Elaine and Lee, came to adopt her, exploring infertility and their own struggle to start a family before deciding to adopt, immersing themselves into the overseas adoption process before the couple embark on their journey to bring their daughter home with them. The story continues with Amy’s own narrative, including the few details she actually knows - and some speculation on her part to fill in the gaps - about how she came to be living in an institute in mainland China as a very young baby, charting her childhood in England and her adolescence in Wales, culminating just before her eighteenth birthday. Amy and Elaine give their own unique take on the emotional adoption rollercoaster; their honesty and determination to be a family is moving, thought-provoking and ultimately uplifting, Two Voices, One Story reveals the deepest thoughts and feelings of a parent who travelled the world to find her child, a daughter who has made a life for herself in a new country and culture, and the modern family they have created together will inspire readers this Mother’s Day. About the authors: Elaine Rizzo (Elaine Masters) works in finance as a licensed insolvency practitioner for ClearDebt a company based in Manchester. Her daughter Amy Masters is now eighteen and at college. She enjoys art and design and her ambition is to become a photographer when she graduates. Both now live near Cardigan in West Wales. www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Voices-Story-Elaine-Rizzo/dp/1911110799 SAD Solstice Seminar Leading light therapy companies Lumie and The SAD Lightbox Company are joining forces to host a SAD Solstice Seminar with SAD guru Dr Norman Rosenthal in London on the autumnal equinox on Friday 22 September. The one-day event will be an exclusive opportunity to learn from and interact with Dr Norman Rosenthal, world-renowned researcher and Psychiatrist who first diagnosed Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and pioneered light therapy to treat it. Dr Rosenthal is the best-selling author of Winter Blues, Transcendence, The Gift of Adversity and Super Mind. Further information; To book www.lumie.com www.sad.uk.com Beyond ADHD Jeff Emerson is about to shatter perception about ADHD with his new book Beyond ADHD. Along with co-author Robert Yehling, they are ready to discuss these important topics with you including numerous reason for the massive increase in ADHD diagnosis and prescriptions, have current education systems and class management styles contributed to over-diagnosing of ADHD and is medication necessary for ADHD minds? Further information: http://jeffemmerson.com/beyond-adhd-book Gonzalez Protocol: Volume Two Conquering Cancer: Volume Two by Nicholas Gonzalez documents his best case reports of 62 patients on The Gonzalez Protocol. The cases include a patient with lung cancer with a conventional medical prognosis of a few months who went on to live 7.4 years. Further information: www.dr-gonzalez.com/books.htm Apibal Bee Pollen The key to good digestive health is directly related to how balanced the bacteria in your gut is. Some signs of an unhealthy gut is bloating, gas and diarrhoea, food allergies or sensitivities, skin problems like eczema, depression, mood swings and anxiety. Apibal Freeze-Cracked Bee Pollen uses a special technique that carefully unlocks all the goodness from within the hard shell without destroying any of the nutrients. Further information: Available from UK independent retailers and online at www.apibal.com Innate Squares Savoury Snack Innate are on a mission to change the way we snack. Delicately punctuated with herbs and spices, the range offers three varieties in the form of beetroot, butternut squash or spinach and coconut. Created using eco-energy and high in fibre, the savoury snacks are air dried and combine vegetables, coconut and almond to create a marriage of flavour, nutritional balance and slow-release nutrition. They are gluten, dairy, grain, soy and sugar free as well as paleo- and vegan friendly. Further information: www.innatefood.co.uk Liggy Webb is holding Resilience Masterclasses 22 September, 12 October and 28 November at Browns, Covent Garden, London. Liggy is the author of the highly acclaimed book Resilience - How to Cope When Everything Around You Keeps Changing. You will learn to develop personal resilience, cope with challenges and change, think positively, manage responses, emotions and stress and create a positive personal vision. The World of Learning Conference and Exhibition takes place on 17-18 October at the NEC Birmingham. Further information Tel: 01242 700 027; info@thelearningarchitect.com www.liggywebb.com/resilience Sparkling Mama for Morning Sickness Morning sickness can occur at any time of day and can last for minutes or hours. Tami Lenox, the founder of Sparking Mama suffered with morning sickness day and night. Dissolve a unidose packet into 6-8oz into any beverage and feel relief within minutes. Effervescence allows all the morning sickness fighting ingredients in each dose of FizzElixir to be absorbed quickly into your system and in turn you will feel better fast. Further information: www.sparklingmama.com Professional Beauty North Professional Beauty North returns this year to a new venue at EventCity, Manchester on 22-23 October 2017. The trade show hosts more than 600 brands under one roof launching their latest innovations in skincare, nails, make-up, tanning, hair, waxing, equipment and machines. Two other events run alongside the event. HJ Live North bringing the latest trends and inspirations from the hair industry and Aesthetic Medicine Show, a showcase of the more advanced treatments for those working in the aesthetic industry. Further information Tel: 0 20-7351 0536 info@professionalbeauty.co.uk http://professionalbeauty.co.uk/e/pbnorth/site/home Int’l Holistic Vision Conference The world’s leading experts in vision education will be bringing fresh insight to Edinburgh on 27-30 October. The ground-breaking conference will unveil the latest thinking in vision education - where eyesight is supported using relaxation and co-ordination activities and ask important questions about the link between healthy, well-seeing eyes and general health and well-being. Further information: www.ihvcedinburgh2017.co.uk https://aileenwhiteford.com Bioenergetics, Boosting Leadership This workshop is for anyone in the workforce and also for anyone who coaches people in the workforce who are interested in exploring a new style of personal and leadership development. Using Body Knows Methodology, the workshop leaders have developed a powerful style of assisting others in boosting their personal resources to improve work performance and access a deeper inner sense of wellbeing. The workshop takes place on 15-17 2017 in Alachua, Florida. Further information Tel: +1 386-462-5155; fsba.bioenergetics@gmail.com www.bioenergetics-society.com/boosting-leadership-resources/ The Dynamis Professional Remedy Kit Jeremy Sherr, Homeopath was fed up with not having enough remedies in his travelling kit so he developed his own. He selected 190 remedies in 220c potency - all high quality production in pellet form in small bottles with tight fitting plastic caps. He included many of the Dynamis remedies and just in case he missed a remedy he includes 10 empty bottles all packed into a compact PU leather case. Further information: http://hpathy.com/dynamis-professional-homeopathy-remedy-kit Unique Children’s Sleep Aid Light therapy specialist Lumie is launching a unique children’s sleep aid. Lumie Bedbug™ is an innovative bedside lighting product that promotes a calm bedtime and good night’s sleep for babies and young children. Lumie Bedbug™ is unique because it uses low-blue light LEDs that are non-alerting at bedtime; unlike standard lighting Bedbugs light does not suppress the sleep hormone melatonin because it includes only negligible amounts of blue part of the light spectrum that is known to be stimulating. Further information Tel: 01954 786 155, 07914 812 261; ruth.jackson@lumie.co.uk www.lumie.com Identify Cancerous Moles The MOLE Clinic™ is the UK’s leading independent and award-winning centre for screening an diagnosis of skin cancer which identifies any abnormal moles which might be at risk. There are two types of moles we should be keeping an eye on as a precaution against skin cancer and these are ‘visually abnormal’ and ‘new or changing moles’. Further information Tel: 0800 023 4212; www.themoleclinic.co.uk Testing Times Film HIV/AIDS The team behind the multi-award winning HIV/AIDS documentary Positive Hell has launched a new film, Testing Times. It is the second in the team’s trilogy of short films under the umbrella title Positively Wrong and is now available on YouTube. The 11 minute Testing Times scientifically explores the crucial dangers that accompany HIV testing, exposing that tests can produce false positives. Further information Tel: +44 (0)7957 585515; joanshenton@clara.co.uk www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Da4dHUdkU0&feature=youtu.be 18th World Conference Lung Cancer The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) will host the IASLC 18th World conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) which is taking place on 15-18 October 2017 in Yokohama, Japan. The IASLC WCLC is the world’s largest meeting dedicated to lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. Further information: http://wclc2017.org www.iaslc.org Spirulina Affordable Superfood Superfood Spirulina - a green microalgae rich in protein, iron, vitamins and antioxidants is set to become more affordable thanks to a start-up team from Université Paris-Saclay. The start-up Spiris is working to increase the productivity of this functional food. Further information: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/spiris Extra Virgin Olive Oil Memory, Learning A new study by Temple University, researchers have found the consumption of extra-virgin olive oil protects our memory and learning ability. They saw a reduction in the formation of amyloid-beta plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain - the classic markers of Alzheimer’s disease. Oil made from Koroneiki Olives such as Kalamata Premium Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is renowned for its low acidity and a wealth of naturally occurring vitamins and minerals. Further information: www.kalamatapremiumoliveoil.com People who have type 1 diabetes are being invited to a unique event at Leeds Beckett University later this year. The type 1 diabetes physical activity and exercise event has been designed by people living with the condition and will run from 8-10 September at Leeds Beckett’s Headingly Campus and Weetwood Hall Hotel. Further information: s.cardell@leedsbeckett.ac.uk https://leedsbeckettsport.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_38GyUWUVVkOhaaF Emergency Skincare SOS Science of Skin (SOS) is a new, first to market solution focussed skincare treatment brand that really works. Founded and developed by two leading cosmetic surgeons, the brand’s hero product solution – solution for scars is a multi-purpose wonder cream. After years of research and development this cream is scientifically and clinically proven to reduce redness, scar thickness and appearance by over 40%. It is also affective for a large number of skin complaints. Further information Tel: 0808 141 3131 scienceofskin@kilpatrickpr.com www.scienceofskin.com/product/solution-for-scars/ French Alps Yoga Retreat Join Adventure Yogi in beautiful French Alps for an alpine yoga and hiking holiday adventure this summer and discover a perfect formula for your active relaxation. Enjoy picturesque scenery including breath-taking views of Mont Blanc. Start and end the day with gentle yoga to stretch out and feel subtle, then take a hike in the mountains after a nutritious brunch and finally enjoy a sauna, hot tub, relaxing massage or swim in a refreshing glacial lake and finally enjoy the gourmet veggie feast for dinner. Further information Tel: 078 73499812; ariadna@ariadnasthread.com www.adventureyogi.com/yoga-retreats-holidays/activities-and-yoga-france Dreaming of a Divine Life Written from the life, experiences and wisdom of Hatha/Kundalini Kriya Yoga teacher Joanne Lee Philpot, Dreaming of a Divine Life: One Woman Remembers Her Truth that May Awaken Us takes readers on a journey through the author’s dreams and adversities as she overcomes each to thrive through the gifts of spiritual practice. Further information: joanne@divinelifeyoga.co.uk www.divinelifeyoga.co.uk/ AIHM Annual Conference Join your colleagues at the AIHM Annual Conference on 22-25 October in San Diego. In addition there are 5 pre-conference workshops and the conference features, 14 plenary sessions and more than 30 breakout sessions presented by leaders in integrative health and medicine. Further information: Tel: +1 858 240 9033; info@aihm.org; https://conference.aihm.org/annual/2017 Sport, Strength and Freedom Sport, strength and freedom reflect the lifestyle of active people for whom health is the resource with the highest priority, medi is now offering the new medi soft support range E+motion to satisfy the highest demands on medical efficacy. The products with the tried and tested medi compression technology were developed together with the trend researchers at the medi sport label CEP. Further information Tel: +49 921 912-1737, Mob: +49 172 850 1479; n.kiewitt@medi.de www.medi.de/en/ www.mediuk.co.uk Advanced Skin Cancer Patients Patients with advanced skin cancer can now be spared from having to undergo chemotherapy with results from a new Australian study showing that surgery combined with radiotherapy is a more effective treatment. Professor Sandro Porceddu from the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Bisbane headed the TROG Cancer Research ‘POST’ trial and the results showed that for patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, surgery and post-operative radiotherapy resulted in high cure rates, in excess of 85%. Further information Tel: 023014 3922; trog@trog.com.au http://trog.com.au Digestive Health: ‘Regular Girl’ Women in particular suffer from digestive irregularity. ‘Regular Girl’ is a symbiotic blend of two key ingredients - Taiyo’s clinically proven prebiotic Sunfiber® and functional probiotics such as Bifidus lactis - for a healthy gut in one easy-to-take product. The neutral powder contains only natural ingredients. Further information Tel: +49 2336 9150 219; s.siebrecht@taiyogmbh.com https://taiyogmbh.com/en/sunfiber-en/ Exercise: Feel Stronger Get Thinner Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner according to a new UBC study and the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image. The study, published in July’s issue of Psychology of Sport and Exercise was supported by funds from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Further information Tel: +1 250-807-8470; christine.zeindler@ubc.ca http://secure.campaigner.com/csb/Public/show/h1bln--clrty-5jvdw7w7 Microbiotics for Hayfever Udo’s Choice super 8 contains Lactobacillus acidophilus (HA-122) 45%, Lactobacillus rhamnosus (HA-111), Lactobacillus Rhamnosus (HA-114) 10%, Lactobacillus planetarium (HA-119) 7%, Bifidobacterium bifidum (HA-132) 6%, Lactibacillus casei (HA-108) 3%, Bifidobacterium longum (HA-135) 3% and Lactobacillus salvarius (HA-118) 1% - all good bacteria. Recent research has suggested a possible link between microbiotics - or good bacteria found in yogurt and dietary supplements and aiding seasonal allergy relief. Further information: Udo’s Choice Super 8 is available from selected Health Stores and online at www.udoschoice.co.uk Alflorex Precision Biotics Research conducted by PrecisionBiotics, makers of Alflorex®, a food supplement clinically studied in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), has revealed that holidays are particularly stressful for people with IBS and those experiencing gut-related symptoms of abdominal pain, bloating, gas and unpredictable bowel movements such as alternating diarrhoea and constipation. Alflorex is unique because it contains the live culture clinically tested by scientists and gastroenterologists and is shown to reduce abdominal pain, bloating, gas and unpredictable bowel. Further information Tel: 01428 609 895; www.alflorexbiotics.com/uk Nelson’s® Arnicare® Arnica cooling gel keeps your feet cool when you are out and about. Warm days and longer evenings are the perfect opportunity for getting out and getting active on a summertime walk. However, with around 50,000 sprained ankles occurring in the UK every day, it is important to watch where you tread to avoid coming away with bruised ankles or feet. Further information Tel: 020 8780 4273; lauracrichton@nelsons.net www.physicool.co.uk/injury-guides/foot-and-ankle-injury Be the Best Version of You Whether you’re trying to get fit for summer, or simply want to look after your wellbeing, a blast of natural oxygen is just what you need. Boost Oxygen offer 95% pure oxygen in the form of a handy portable can, perfect for taking to the gym, or keeping in your handbag. The air we breathe contains 21% oxygen, while studies have shown that in places such as Oxford Street, this reduces to as little as 14%. If you’re on a fitness streak, rely on Boost Oxygen Peppermint to increase your energy, help you focus, reach peak performance and reduce recovery times. Further information: www.BoostOxygen.life School of Bodywork Updates and News The School of Bodywork has a new Hot Stone Massage course on 3-4 May 2018. The School has recently updated their dates for their most popular courses. Deep Tissue Massage for Back takes place on 3 October 2017 and Deep Tissue Techniques for Neck and Chest on 17 October. Further information Tel: 07711 656011; info@schoolofbodywork.com www.schoolofbodywork.com Digital Detox - Better Life Do you ever really switch off? We spend all day at work on our screens and then all night on laptops, phones and tablets never really taking time to look away and reset. Digital entrepreneur, Tanya Goodin has written a guide to digital detoxing published in August. Off Your Digital Detox for a Better Life is all about how to manage our digital diets so that we have a healthy, balanced relationship with our devices and learn to reconnect with the real world. Further information Tel: 0203 122 6586; www.octopusbooks.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781781575604 Pukka Berry Green Tea Pukka’s new Wonder Berry Green Tea is a healthy and delicious drink to refresh busy people on the go. Green tea, combined with berries provides a source of protection for the body, particularly for those living in a busy and polluted city environment. Berries and green tea are natural sources of antioxidants and can help create a barrier against the dangers free radicals can pose. Further information: Wonder Berry Green is available from independent health food stores and www.pukkaherbs.com Zap Driver’s Backache Now SHOFT is a simple, palm-sized device that takes seconds to fit on to your seatbelt, could put an end to the troublesome twinges you get following long drives. Welcome news for the 36 million motorists who spend an average of 10 hours a week behind the wheel. SHOFT addresses the main cause of backache in drivers by helping keep the spine aligned with the seat back. It does this by elimination of the slack that naturally creeps into the seatbelt as the journey progresses. For healthier and safer driving download HELP! My Car Is Killing Me – Top Tips For A Healthier Drive. Further information www.shoft.co.uk enquiries@SHOFT.co.uk	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3543
__label__wiki	0.848546	0.848546	Home Featured Section 2 Tommy Baldwin Racing Pays Tribute to Alan Kulwicki Tommy Baldwin Racing Pays Tribute to Alan Kulwicki HUNTERSVILLE, NC (April 19, 2016) – Tommy Baldwin Racing’s No. 7 Chevrolet will pay tribute to 1992 NASCAR Cup champion Alan Kulwicki during Darlington Raceway’s throwback weekend in September. The No.7 Road Rippers/Toy State design echoes the familiar paint scheme that Kulwicki drove to Victory Lane in three of his five career wins. Smith, the 2011 winner of the Southern 500, said of his paint scheme honoring Kulwicki, “It is a neat deal for me, I grew up watching him, Davey (Allison) and Bill (Elliott) battle it out for the ’92 championship. I am really looking forward to getting the No. 7 Road Rippers/Toy State Chevrolet on track Labor Day weekend.” “We’re proud to be part of such a unique promotion that helps connect fans to the history of NASCAR,” said Toy State President, Andy Friess. “It’s a privilege to recognize Alan Kulwicki as a champion, and as a man admired by so many, both inside and outside of the sport.” “It’s an honor for us to pay tribute to a true champion of our sport,” said team owner Tommy Baldwin. “Sharing the car number is a great way to celebrate his accomplishments, it is even more special because Alan achieved success as an independent team. We’re grateful to Darlington Raceway and NASCAR for giving us such a special platform.” Founded in 2009, Tommy Baldwin Racing is a NASCAR organization that fields the No. 7 Chevrolet driven by Regan Smith in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Baldwin, a native of Long Island, New York, is a Daytona 500-winning crew chief in his eighth season as a full-time Cup Series car owner. For more information on Tommy Baldwin Racing, please visit them on Facebook, Twitter or their website. Previous articleOne on One with NASCAR Analyst Kyle Petty Next articleMotorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Team Out to Make Wood Brothers’ Return to Richmond International Raceway a Memorable One Denny Hamlin rebounds to finish fifth at Kentucky after penalty Clint Bowyer satisfied with top 10 finish Erik Jones places third at Kentucky Larson rounds out top-five finish for Chip Ganassi Racing NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Kentucky Matt DiBenedetto – No. 95 Procore Toyota Camry – New Hampshire... Stenhouse Jr – Loudon Advance – Fastenal GMS Racing NXS New Hampshire Preview	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3571
__label__wiki	0.951491	0.951491	HomeFootballNewsEXCLUSIVE: Dr Rogan Taylor calls on NESV to agree £50m fans’ stake at Liverpool EXCLUSIVE: Dr Rogan Taylor calls on NESV to agree £50m fans’ stake at Liverpool By Alex Miller at the Leaders in Football Conference, London Dr Rogan Taylor, the University of Liverpool academic who founded the ‘Share Liverpool’ scheme in 2008 to raise cash for a fan-led buyout at Anfield, has told sportingintelligence today that the potential new owners of the club, New England Sports Ventures, must “differentiate themselves from Tom Hicks and George Gillett” by making firm pledges on supporter ownership of the club. Taylor says he wants a firm commitment from NESV – headed by the Boston Red Sox co-owner, John W Henry – that NESV would be prepared to discuss let fans buy a “significant stake” in the club, perhaps as much as 25 per cent, as and when fans can raise £50m or a similarly significant sum. “Any incoming new owner, especially any American new owner, will need to differentiate themselves from the outgoing Americans,” Taylor told sportingintelligence in an exclusive interview conducted today at the Leaders in Football Conference in London. “I would like that to mean agreeing to work in partnership with equity-providing fans, and if they’re not interested in that then I’d have to ask why aren’t they interested? “The new owners of Liverpool must discuss the issue of partnership with the fans and we are actively seeking talks. Merely putting a fan on the board is not worth a toss – but by having a significant stake in the club is the only way fans can protect themselves for the future. “We also want a legal agreement that when the new owners sell up; and they will leave one day – they are bound to have an exit strategy worked out already – that the 10 per cent, 20 per cent or 25 per cent stake that fans had would be safe and that they wouldn’t be forced to sell. “We want a pre-exemption agreement and we also want first dibs to buy the remaining equity of the club when it comes on the market. Owners may come and go, but the 150m Liverpool fans around the world are not going anywhere.” Taylor also warned new owners that they would have “a lot of work to do” to persuade Liverpool fans, now educated about financial issues such as leveraging and debt, that they were good custodians of the club. “In England, most teams are named after a place, unlike in the US where teams are named after fictitious animals or corporate brands and are even moved around the country,” he said. “This club is the epitome of the city and the new owners need to spend time understanding what that means. To be fair, baseball is the nearest US sport to football, with real passion from the fans, history and heritage, so they may understand that issue already.” Taylor told sportingintelligence that he believed the new owners were attracted to the club because “Liverpool is going for a cheap price and is one of only nine truly global football clubs.” He added: “Due to the soft legislation in this country, the two English global clubs in the nine, namely Liverpool and Manchester United, are the most ripe for leveraged buy-outs. In Spain or Italy for example, with global clubs Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and the two in Milan, these takeovers would not be possible.” Other stories mentioning Liverpool in any capacity Liverpool takeover related stories Previous post Wozniacki strikes a blow for the young guns as she dethrones Serena Williams Next article Danny Murphy: ‘Glad that Liverpool’s ownership turmoil seems to be over; pity that Fernando Torres has no back-up; managers should take responsibility for bad tackles’ Messi’s Barca break £10m-a-year barrier to hit No1 in global pay MLS ‘will imminently join’ world’s top 10 leagues by revenue Up for the Cup? A dozen times yes, from Macclesfield to Tottenham Gazidis claims Arsenal can afford to miss out on Champions League next season Contender for worst miss of all time: Rocky Baptiste Spot the ball park: 30 India’s Tendulkar and Co join England’s world No1 cricketers to go into bat for Sir Bobby Anti-doping warning after ban decision in Geoff Capes’ shotputter case A football competition and a headline about a global audience of billions. And yet it’s actually true. What on earth is going on?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0016.json.gz/line3572

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