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Art therapy eases soldiers’ symptoms of PTSD
Art therapy can be used to treat PTSD. Learn how the Combat Paper Project has helped veterans use art to relieve their PTSD.
Sigal Sharf
A television show broadcast in Iowa in 2013 exhibited works created by a group of veterans who have turned their uniforms into art.
Titled the “Combat Paper Project: Iowa," the show featured art created by veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam who participated in workshops hosted by a national non-profit organization called the Combat Paper Project. The program provides therapeutic support through art therapy to encourage soldiers to share their experiences and to promote a broader public discourse about military service. The project, uniting artists, art collectors, universities, therapists and veterans, represents transformation and healing for soldiers while engaging civilians in conversations about war and society in general.
Art Lessons for Veterans
The art used in the Iowa exhibit was created in workshops held during the spring of 2010 with professional artists from the University of Iowa's Center for the Book who trained and guided veterans in the traditional art of paper making. Veterans participated in five-day sessions to learn basic techniques, pulping methods, and binding procedures. Other creative exercises were also offered, such as writing and group projects, providing veterans with safe and creative outlets for their emotions.
During the ongoing workshops, artists guided soldiers in cutting up their old combat uniforms and grinding them into slurry to form cloth canvases. From there, participants use silkscreen printing to create a variety of war images and military paraphernalia on the paper they created as artistic expressions of sometimes painful and traumatic experiences.
Offering workshops and exhibits throughout the world, the project is based in Burlington, Vermont that has produced ongoing national exhibitions since 2007 and permanent collections that are housed in universities all over the United States.
Art as a Release from PTSD
The program serves as an outlet for soldiers struggling with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a disabling anxiety disorder stemming from violent or traumatic events. Patients' symptoms vary, though most suffer from extreme fear, nightmares, flashbacks, and physical reactions such as sweating, fast breathing, and a racing heart when faced with reminders of the event. Some withdraw from social interactions, feeling detached and emotionally numb, while others experience angry outbursts and irritability. Such emotions sometimes lead to drug and alcohol abuse, along with problems with relationship and work.
Traditional treatments involve Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, an especially effective form of psychotherapy for PTSD that encourages veterans to discuss traumatic experiences and their associated thoughts and feelings. The two most commonly prescribed medications often given in combination with this talk therapy, are Zoloft and Paxil. Both drugs boost neuron transmitters in the brain.
With the country engaged in two foreign wars since 2001, PTSD among soldiers has risen sharply, and related suicides have skyrocketed in recent years. A 2008 RAND Corporation study of previously deployed soldiers from Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom revealed a 13.8 percent prevalence of PTSD among the new veterans.
The Combat Paper Project was started by a group of artists, some of whom are veterans themselves, as an artistic and original treatment for soldiers with PTSD. Project leaders ultimately strive to empower veterans to recover and regain control of their lives.
Date of original publication: April 11, 2013
Updated on: December 06, 2016
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Circles with Grandma
Publisher: Photics
Released: 11 Dec, 2017
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App Store Info
Circles with Grandma is based on a pen and paper (or pencil and paper) childhood game. It's more advanced than tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses) but it's still just as easy to play.
This "pass-and-play" game is meant to be played with 2 to 4 people. (If no friends or family are around, you can play against the computer.)
In this family friendly game, players take turns coloring in circles. The goal is to complete a row or column of circles. The one who completes the row or column gets a points for each circle in the completed row or column.
The goal is to complete a row or column. If a player completes a row or column, they go again. This leads to interesting strategies as the number of available spaces are reduced.
Watch out for combos!
This is a game that my family played in Brooklyn, about four decades ago. The aim of this app is to bring back the togetherness of family. The game is meant to be played in person, while using technology to remove the tedium of drawing a new game or coloring in the circles.
Each turn is as simple as a tap!
Family Friendly Features
– Universal Binary (Runs on iPhone & iPad)
– No advertisements
– Play in Landscape or Portrait modes
– No Internet necessary, play offline*
* You have to download it first though.
The file size is also very small for an iOS app. That means you probably won't have to delete a different app or game to make space for this one.
+ Updated App Icon
+ Fixed issue with unexpected zooming
+ Fixed pencil issue in "Story" mode
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17 Jun, 2019 $0.99 FREE
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TheCityFix Picks, November 4: Ecobici Expansion, Olympic Park Design Contest, Korean Hybrids
By Jeffrey Riecke November 4, 2011
Ecobici bike share of Mexico City announced plans to increase operations next year by 180 new stations and roughly 3,000 new bicycles. Photo by Angelica.
Mexico City’s Ecobici bike share announced plans for expansions next year, with 180 new stations and roughly 3,000 new bicycles.
A U.S. amendment’s passing was defeated this week that would have eliminated federal funding for bike paths. The effort was the third of its kind from Republican senators in less than two weeks.
The London City Council and the London Transit Commission announced it is currently working a plan to add a bus rapid transit (BRT) system to the city’s mass transit network. Though, London City Councillor Harold Usher remarked that plans are still in their infancy.
The Twin Cities’ metro transit provider is exploring the feasibility of BRT lines in eleven of its cities’ densely developed corridors.
The winner of Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Park design contest was announced. The contest submissions included plans for redeveloping the park space into a mixed use neighborhood following the Olympics proceedings.
A recent study found that 38 percent of private vehicle owners in Ahmedabad, India are hesitant to use the city’s BRT system because they feel it doesn’t reach close enough to their homes.
BNKR Architecture proposed a unique solution to increasing Mexico City’s urban capacity amidst little free space with an underground 1,000-foot, pyramid-shaped “earthscraper.”
ArtPlace offered $14 million in grants for “creative placemaking” projects. The grants are available to non-profits, governments, individuals, and companies.
A new study links recent increases in cyclone intensity around the Arabian Sea to a host of air pollutants, including aerosol accumulation, diesel emissions, and soot.
Amtrak celebrated its 30 million passenger service during the 2011 fiscal year.
GM Korea unveiled the first hybrid vehicle in its Korean segment, the Alpheon eAssist. The compact car offers a 25 percent improvement in fuel economy and a 22 percent CO2 emissions reduction as compared to the standard Alpheon.
Recent disruptions in BlackBerry email, Messenger, and internet services in Abu Dhabi were linked to a 20 percent decrease in traffic crashes.
Exposure to city smog is linked to cognitive deficiencies in children, according to a new study led by Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas of the National Institute of Pediatrics, in Mexico City, and the University of Montana.
The Pennsylvania Senate presented a texting while driving ban to Governor Tom Corbett for enactment. If signed, Pennsylvania will be the 35th state in the U.S. enlisting the ban.
University of Wisconsin researchers uncovered that if U.S. Midwesterners ran half of their short-distance errands by bike as opposed to car, the comparatively healthy active transport change would result in 1,100 deaths being avoided each year, and $7 billion saved in reduced health-care costs.
General Motors China Science Lab recently hosted their 2012 GM Global R&D Symposium in Shanghai. The event primarily highlighted the team’s work on automotive lightweight material and battery research and technology development.
Joining together in the fight against distracted driving, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Ad Council released three Public Service Announcements as part of a new campaign entitled “Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks.”
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Movie Review: Boyhood (2014)
Dan Franzen
Inspecting Dad.
Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s opus shot over a 12-year period, is utterly fantastic from start to finish. It’s a delicious slice of life about a boy from ages 6 to 18, and the spinning reality that is his life — complete with a caring mother, multiple stepfathers, a savvy sister, and a biological father who himself grows quite a bit over the years.
When we first meet Mason (Ellar Coltrane), he’s a precocious six-year-old who earlier had put a bunch of stones into his classroom’s pencil sharpener. You know, to see if he could get more arrowheads for his collection. At the time, he lives with his mother (Patricia Arquette) and sister (Lorelei Linklater, the director’s daughter), with his dad (Ethan Hawke) stopping by on the weekends in his flashy GTO to woo the kids and show them a fun time. Sort of the way a lot of so-called broken families are, come to think of it. Hawke’s Dad is slick, though he obviously cares about his kids; it’s just obvious that Mom’s made the right choice to move on without him, because Dad is sort of in a period of arrested childhood.
Later, Mom decides to go back to school so that she can get a job that will provide for her kids, and she falls for her professor (Marco Perella); they’re soon married, with the professor’s own son and daughter joining the growing family. Meanwhile, Dad still sees the kids when possible, offering more and more worldly advice and less and less fun time.
The kids grow, as do the adults, sometimes physically. Foibles are exposed; harrowing, realistic events occur. Mason and his sister see their roles in life rapidly evolve, from being wholly dependent on their elders to being more assertive and able to make (sometimes wrong) decisions. Mom (Wikipedia says her name is Olivia, but IMDb credits her as only Mom) grows from being a single, blue-collar working mom to a single, white-collar working mom, loving and helping her kids every step of the way. Dad (aka Mason Sr.) grows out of his advanced-childhood phase to become a new father with a new wife, thus giving him a second chance at being a true dad.
Boyhood is a movie packed with emotion. One immediately identifies with Mason, a good kid who learns about love and loss and responsibility and happiness, growing literally before our eyes. Yes, it’s the same actor for all of those shots — which makes it tough early on, when one might not be instantly sure which kid is supposed to be Mason. Mason is a regular kid, and we get to vicariously experience his, well his childhood. Having a sister. Having a stepbrother and a stepsister. Having stepfathers. Alcoholism. Checking out pictures of women in a lingerie catalog. Learning to shoot photographs, and later a rifle. Dealing with bullies and other authority figures. Falling in love, losing in love. Awkwardness disguised as nihilism; irresponsibility masquerading as honesty.
Learning on the computer.
One of the great benefits to shooting over such a long time frame is that the development of the characters can be grown rather organically, without the shoehorning of new actors. The same child actor, Coltrane, is six-year-old Mason as he is the 18-year-old Mason, on his first day of college. That precocious little boy, so smart but aimless, progresses to a high school graduation and attendant party, where we encounter various figures from Mason’s recent and distant past. And although both Coltrane and Hawke offer terrific performances, it’s Patricia Arquette who steals the movie as Olivia, who becomes empowered to provide for her children only to see them flee the nest upon graduation. It’s a tender, bittersweet coda.
Boyhood is not a joyous, euphoric fun ride; it’s reality made eminently watchable thanks to relatable characters, familiar situations, and powerful performances both in front of and behind the camera. It’s one of Richard Linklater’s finest.
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'Movie Review: Boyhood (2014)' has 1 comment
July 28, 2014 @ 9:42 pm Royality
I heard alot of good things about this.
Director(s): Richard Linklater
Actor(s): Elijah Smith, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater, Patricia Arquette, Steven Chester Prince
Writer(s): Richard Linklater
Producer(s): Cathleen Sutherland, John Sloss, Jonathan Sehring, Richard Linklater
Studio(s): Detour Filmproduction, IFC Films
Release Date(s): US: July 18, 2014 | UK: July 11, 2014
IMDb Info: Boyhood
Official Page: Boyhood
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Top 10 Brunch Spots In Walnut Creek, California
The eggs benedict at Loudons Cafe and Bakery. Very, very tasty.
Samantha Simonich
Updated: 6 November 2016
Located 30 miles from San Francisco, among the foothills of Mt. Diablo, Walnut Creek has become a local East Bay hub. For a great brunch that fulfills the desire both for tasty food and an energizing atmosphere, visit any of these great places to start the day off right.
The foothills of Mt. Diablo
© Trurl66/Google Images
Katy’s Kreek
Restaurant, American, $$$
Alamo Café | © Amy the Nurse/Flickr
A local favorite, Katy’s Kreek is a great spot to go any day of the week for an Iceland-influenced American breakfast. The restaurant has a cozy atmosphere with dim lighting, dark wood, and stone walls. It’s hard to go wrong with any of the 12 spins on the classic eggs Benedict that the menu offers. This popular spot tends to get crowded on the weekends, though, so plan ahead.
1680 Locust Street, Walnut Creek, California, 94596, USA
Alamo Café
Cafe, American, $$$
The Melt at Hubcaps | © Eliot/Flickr
This quaint restaurant is a hidden gem on the outskirts of Walnut Creek with dedicated regulars. The restaurant itself is relatively small with bar stools along the counter, a few four-person tables, and the griddle situated right behind the counter. The aroma of the amazing pancakes and country potatoes being prepared only a few feet away provides a comforting, homey feeling for all of the customers.
1 Alamo Square Drive, Alamo, California, 94507, USA
Diner, Restaurant, American, $$$
Mel’s Diner | © Nick Ares/Flickr
For the classic, old-fashioned American diner experience, Hubcaps does a pretty good job. The friendly service and quality food has led Hubcaps to a place among the Best in the East Bay by Diablo Magazine for the past ten years. After breakfast, if you’re still not full, why not satisfy your sweet tooth with one of the classic milkshakes.
1548 Bonanza Street, Walnut Creek, California, 94596, USA
Original Mel’s
Bakery, Cafe, Diner, American
The eggs benedict at Loudons Cafe and Bakery | © Jon Mountjoy/Flickr
Situated right downtown on Main Street, Original Mel’s boasts a retro feel with red vinyl booths and a jukebox in the corner. The Original Mel’s opened its doors in 1947, and the restaurants have held on to their old time feel over the years. From breakfast burritos to french toast, the menu has something for everyone, and the music and atmosphere will leave you longing for the past.
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1394 North Main Street, Walnut Creek, California, 94596, USA
The Original Hick’ry Pit
Restaurant, $$$
Pancakes | © Clotee Allochuku/Flickr
The Hick’ry Pit is one of the oldest restaurants in Walnut Creek, having opened its doors in 1928. It has been with the community for many generations. The restaurant has a big menu with a wide selection of delicious omelets and good-sized portions. With its welcoming, spacious environment, the Hick’ry Pit is a great place for families and big parties.
1495 South Main Street, Walnut Creek, California, 94596, USA
Sunrise Bistro
Bistro, American, $$$
Nutella Crepe | © Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar/Flickr
Providing both great service and food, the Sunrise Bistro is always a reliable choice for an enjoyable brunch. It maintains sustainable practices using organic and fresh ingredients, obtaining products from local sources. The menu has a great selection, and whether you order the yogurt pancakes or the corned beef hash, you will walk away satisfied.
1559 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek, California, 94596, USA
Crepes Ooh La La!
It may not be possible to squeeze a quick trip to Paris in for a weekend, but it is possible to satisfy a Parisian culinary craving at Crepes Ooh La La. Whether it is sweet or savory you are going for, Crepes Ooh La La provides a wide selection. The prices are reasonable and the food is delicious.
Crepes Ooh La La!, 1548 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA, USA +1 925 944 5790
Buttercup Grill and Bar
Restaurant, Diner, American, $$$
Açaí Bowl | © @rsseattle/Flickr
The first restaurant of this small, family-owned chained opened in Walnut Creek in 1988. It has now grown to five locations throughout the East Bay. The Buttercup offers hearty breakfasts and large portions in a family-style setting. The welcoming environment and friendly service makes dining here a real pleasure.
660 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, California, 94596, USA
Vitality Bowls
If you are looking for an alternative to the full eggs, bacon, and pancake breakfast, Vitality Bowls is the place to go. It uses all-natural ingredients and fresh fruit to create açaí bowls that will give you energy for the rest of the day. The bowls take a little longer to make, because they are all fresh, but the wait is definitely worth it. Along with the açaí bowls, Vitality Bowls also offers a variety of salads, paninis, and soups.
Vitality Bowls, 1528 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA, USA +1 925 464 7607
Denica’s
Denica’s offers a relaxed atmosphere, with orders taken at the counter and open seating. It is committed to serving organic and locally produced food and offers gluten-free options, as well. The menu is expansive, with a wide range of classic breakfast foods and a great selection of breakfast burritos. The big selection is sure to leave everyone in your party pleased.
Denica’s, 2280 Oak Grove Rd, Walnut Creek, CA, USA +1 925 945 6200
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Top Bathroom Ventilation Fans in 2019
Punareay Noue, 1 week ago 0 9 min read 72
Top 10 Best Bathroom Ventilation Fans in 2019
Best Bathroom Ventilation Fans | Great Quality!
10. Ultra Quiet Ventilation Fan
9. Delta Electronics RAD80L
8. Hunter 83002
7. RadonAway 23030-1 RP145
6. BV Ultra Quiet 150 CFM
5. Broan 688 Ceiling and Wall Mount Fan
4. Panasonic FV-08-11VF5
3. Air King BFQ 90 Bath Fab CFM
2. Delta Electronics SLM50
1. Panasonic FV-0511VQ1
Bathroom Ventilation Fans are essential parts of every single bathroom. However, a high-quality fan is never an easy job thanks to the multiple types available from different manufacturers. Not all the bathroom ventilation fans in the market today are worth purchasing. Therefore, this article has come up with a solid list that presents to you the top fans that you should consider purchasing. They present all the necessary concepts about these fans and all the crucial details about them. Ease your bathroom ventilation fans shopping by considering the list below. Click here if you are interested in Vacuum Sealers!
These products are bathroom ventilation fans from Win Air Production Company. The item serves as a bathroom exhaust fan that guarantees maximum air ventilation in the bathroom. Also, It is a 70CFM item which perfectly fits different bathrooms. Therefore, you should get one of these items for high-quality services at all times.
This fan has an elegant and classy design. It combines white and black and outputs a unique and stylish look. In addition, It has multiple similar slates that help in air ventilation. The product also mimics the design of a microscope at the top, and this eases its installation. In addition to that, it is safe and reliable.
Dimensions are 9 by 9 by 8 inches.
Each item has a manageable load of up to 9.2 pounds.
They are durable and reliable.
The fans operate quietly. As a result, if that, they are comfortable to have in your bathroom.
It is durable and reliable.
This product is an 80 CFM bathroom ventilation fan from Delta Electronics Production Company. It acts as a heater, fan and a lighter. The fans are available in multiple sizes and styles. As a result of that, you can settle for your perfect size and style. The item has an easy installation mechanism which is friendly to the customers.
The item combines black and white to output a classy design. In addition, It is a multifunctional bathroom ventilation fan that serves as a light source, fan, and heater. With this item in your bathroom, your comfort is a must. The product is durable and reliable to all the customers.
They save on energy by using a low-power input DC motor technology.
It has an inbuilt thermostat to achieve a consistent temperature.
Dimensions are 14.4 by 8.2 by 5.5 pounds.
Each item weighs up to 13.38 pounds.
These items are bathroom ventilation fans from Hunter Home Comfort Production Company. It is an 83002 ventilation system that serves as an exhaust fan with a lighting system. The interior bronze construction makes it durable and reliable. Purchase one of these fans for high-quality services.
This product has an elegant circular design which is visually appealing to all those who come across it. In addition, It is multipurpose and serves as both a lighting system and a bathroom fan. The white finish and black construction deliver a unique design. In addition to that, The fan operates quietly. Therefore, delivering no destructive noise to your ears.
It has a CFM output of up to 110 and 3.0 sones.
The maximum voltage input is up to 120 volts.
This product delivers maximum air circulation and eliminates odorless and revised the levels of moisture and humidity.
Dimensions are 16.7 by 16.5 by 15 inches.
Each item weighs up to 20.1 pounds.
These items are bathroom ventilation fans from RadonAway Production Company. It is available in different styles, 166 CFM, 150 CFM, 135 CFM, and 112 CFM. In addition to that, they are also available in multiple sizes. The product outputs high-quality services and guarantees maximum ventilation and comfort while in the shower. Get one today for quality time in the shower.
This ventilation fan has a unique and elegant design which is eye-catching. It has a white finish which delivers a universal match to different home decors. Also, the construction and shape ease its installation in different bathrooms as per your choice. In addition to that, it meets all the electrical code necessities and is thermally well-protected.
Dimensions are 9.7 by 9.7 by 8.5 inches.
Each item weighs up to 6 pounds which is a manageable load.
It comes with a thermally well-protected motor that meets all the electrical requirements.
It saves on power energy and operates under quiet operation.
These bathroom ventilation fans are 150 CFM and 2.0 Sones fans from BV Production Company. They serve as ventilators and exhaust fans. They are small size fans operating under an ultra quiet operation system. It has multiple slates to guarantee maximum air ventilation.
The item mixes white and black to deliver a unique and elegant design which is eye-catching. It has an easy installation mechanism which eases its operation. In addition, the quiet ventilation mechanism eases its use. Also, it makes the product comfortable for everyone. In addition to that, it also eliminates unnecessary humidity that can make you feel uncomfortable.
It has an inbuilt heavy-duty operating motor for high-quality services.
The product uses the clever silent technology which eliminates any unnecessary noise.
Dimensions are 9.25 by 9.0 by 7.5 inches.
It uses a maximum power input of 24 watts.
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These bathroom ventilation fans are wall-mountable fans with a unique and interesting construction. Broan Production Company is popularly known for producing great items, and these bathroom ventilation fans are no different. The manufacturers combine nice construction and design and high-quality output results.
The item has a cube-like design and construction with uniquely-designed slates that deliver a classy design. For easy operation, they are mountable on the wall. It is a 50 CFM fan with up to 4.0 Sones. Additionally, the item also has a white finish which delivers a universal match to different decors. Its inbuilt motor is an energy-saving item and operates quietly for the customers’ comfort.
They operate noise-free.
It weighs up to 3 pounds.
Saving on space is compact.
These bathroom ventilation fans are the ultimate bathroom fans to purchase. They are from the Panasonic Production Company. The manufacturers have put into place a nice construction, design and effective operation. Also, It is a high-quality fan with up to 110 CFM. The item has multiple slates and a single wide opening. Installation is fast and easy.
This product has a unique and worldly-accepted white finish which delivers a unique and elegant design. The CFM is adjustable between 80 and 110. Additionally, It has a compact fitting of 2 by 6. It also comes with two lightings each taking up to 3 watts if power.
They have a flexible and easy installation mechanism.
It comes with a built-in flow speed selector for easy CFM adjustments.
Dimensions are 10.2 by 10.2 by 5.6 inches.
When it comes to the different parts, the manufacturers offer a 3-year warranty.
These bathroom ventilation fans are from Air King Production Company. It is a 90 CFM fan with stylishly-designed slate construction. It combines black and white to output a great item. The item operates quietly for maximum comfort. Installation mechanism is fast and easy. Get one of these fans to deliver high-quality services.
The item has unique construction and covers a maximum area of up to 115 square feet. Additionally, the plastic housing is rust-free and makes the item free from harmful corrosion. The inbuilt motor is an energy-saving item that operates quietly at all times.
It operates at 2.5 Sones and 90 CFM.
The manufacturers offer a limited one year warranty on the parts.
Each item weighs up to 4.95 pounds.
It has a rust-free plastic housing.
These bathroom ventilation fans are yet other fans from Delta Electronics Production Company. It is a 50 CFM Single speed fan with sturdy construction. In addition, It combines a white and black finish which delivers a universal fit to different home decors. The slim ventilation fans are reliable to use in your bathroom.
The item has a unique and elegant design. Therefore, It has multiple similar slates that deliver maximum air circulation. They are perfect for both the warm mounting and ceiling mounting. Also, these fans save on energy and guarantee maximum fan output.
They have a fast and easy installation mechanism.
It has an inbuilt motor system technology that is reliable.
These items are powerful, durable and efficient.
These bathroom ventilation fans are from the Panasonic Production Company. This company is a leading manufacturer when it comes to high-quality production. This item delivers high-quality services at all times. Purchase one of these items today for great services.
This product has a simple design but efficient. It is a DC ventilation fan with an inbuilt speed selector. The fan uses the smart flow technology which operates quietly. In addition, the CFM can easily shift from 50 up to 110 CFM.
Dimensions are 13 by 13 by 8.5 inches.
Each item weighs up to 9.26 pounds which is a manageable load.
It uses the Smartflow technology that has an inbuilt sensor.
They are multifunctional.
It is reliable and durable.
The list above brings to you the top 10 best bathroom ventilation fans that are worth purchasing in the market today and all the important details about these fans. The fans have a nice construction, unique designs, different sizes and unlike operations. The differences do not come as a surprise since the production companies are different. However, the outcomes are the same. As a result of that, all the items on our list are worth purchasing. Consider, the list above, and you will be certain to settle for a great item.
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The Poverty of Liberal Economics
By Adrian Walker|2019-07-16T20:43:51-05:00May 8th, 2016|Categories: Christianity, David L. Schindler, Economics, Essential, Free Markets, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Second Spring, Timeless Essays|
Today’s offering in our Timeless Essay series affords readers the opportunity to join Adrian Walker as he explores the incompatibility of liberal economics and Christianity. —W. Winston Elliott III, Publisher The poor, Jesus famously said, will always be with us. Jesus’ followers have often been accused of misusing these words of their Master as an [...]
Superheroes Do Exist: #CapForStrat
By Bradley J. Birzer|2016-02-14T16:04:43-05:00June 14th, 2014|Categories: Bradley J. Birzer, Second Spring, Stratford Caldecott|
A quiet but tenacious scholar and gentleman, Oxford’s Stratford Caldecott has spent his life as an editor and writer, a promoter of everything and every and any one who seeks in this rather fallen world to discover the eternal good, the true, and the beautiful. For decades, through his own writings, through his excellent [...]
By Adrian Walker|2016-08-12T06:45:29-05:00September 9th, 2013|Categories: Christianity, Communio, Economics, Featured, Free Markets, Second Spring|Tags: Poverty|
The poor, Jesus famously said, will always be with us. Jesus’ followers have often been accused of misusing these words of their Master as an excuse to ignore the systemic causes of poverty. Christians, the charge runs, have preached private benevolence as a substitute for the more arduous, and more courageous, task of fighting [...]
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Survival guide: Diversions, car park closures and bus times for Lincoln Transport Hub
Emily Norton
Designs for the new Lincoln Transport Hub. Image: CoLC
A raft of closures will be rolled out across roads and car parks in Lincoln city centre over the next two weeks as work begins on the new £30 million Transport Hub.
The scheme will encompass a new state-of-the-art bus station, 1,000 space multi-storey car park, retail units and new facilities at Lincoln Central Train Station.
Work requires the demolition of the existing bus station, the closure of four car parks and a number of roads in the St Mark Street area.
Despite approving plans for a 584-space replacement car park off Beevor Street the City of Lincoln Council has not yet moved ahead to open the space to cars. The council is continuing to assess options for temporary parking.
Norman Street, Oxford Street and Pelham Road underpass will close for at least 18 months from Monday, September 5.
The diversion route will take people driving either north or southbound on Broadgate onto the East West Link Road, to the Ropewalk, over University Bridge, onto Newland and into Wigford Way.
Diversion routes can be found online here.
Drivers should also bear in mind the closure of High Street between Tentercroft Street and St Mary’s Street, and the northbound one-way system on Brayford Wharf East.
Four car parks have closed to make way for the hub – Tentercroft Street, where the temporary bus station is located, Sincil Street, Thornbridge and NCP St Mary’s Street.
Weekend visitors and shoppers can use Siemens staff car park in Waterside North, which costs just £3 a day.
A full list of open car parks can be found online here.
A temporary bus station will begin operating in Tentercroft Street from Sunday, August 28.
Passengers will still be able to get out in the city centre at a new bus stop outside the old bus station in Broadgate.
Southbound passengers will be able to alight opposite from their usual service, while northbound passengers can either walk into the city centre from the temporary bus station, or catch a service going that way.
Timetables and maps are available from the existing bus station until it closes, and then the temporary facility, or you can find them online here.
The number of services on the Nottingham, Newark and Lincoln line rose last year, with an extra 13 services a day stopping at Hykeham Station, just 10 minutes away by rail.
Access to the station from St Mary’s Street will be unaffected during the works.
Councillors and partners outside the old bus station before it is demolished to make way for the Lincoln Transport Hub. Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The work follows confirmation of government funding earlier this week.
Contractors Willmott Dixon Construction will move on site and begin clearance work in preparation for archaeological investigations set to take place under the old bus station.
Kate Ellis, Assistant Director for Growth and Regeneration at the city council, said: “By improving and connecting facilities for bus passengers, rail users and motorists the hub will not only help people get into and around the city, it will act as a catalyst for further growth and investment.
“With a regeneration project of this size and significance some disruption is unavoidable.
“However, we have been working closely with Lincolnshire County Council to minimise the impact on the roads, and we would encourage people to look at other ways they may be able to get around more easily.
“We appreciate there will be some inconvenience but we hope people will agree this will be far outweighed by the end result.”
Construction on the transport hub is expected to last up to 18 months, with the new facilities open by early 2018.
Further information, including a map of the diversions and bus timetables, is available online here.
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The Top 15 Outfits From Miss Universe's National Costume Contest
Zach Broussard
Last night at the Miss Universe competition in Miami, the pageant featured a National Costume contest where competitors had to dress in a costume that represents their home country. Some of the girls dressed a little on-the-nose, while some took more creative liberties. Either way, this is the one time other than Halloween where we get to look at extremely beautiful women dressed ridiculously, so let's savor it. Here's the top 15 from Miss Universe's National Costume contest.
15. Miss Venezuela dressed like a shrub. So if you're into that, here's possibly the one picture of the internet that can help you!
14. Miss Dominican Republic dressed as the Virgin Mary and had an image of the Virgin Mary on the costume itself. She makes the list for looking attractive under impossible circumstances.
13. Miss Russia is dressed as a Russian Pope? They don't pay me enough to research Russian history for these things, so the best you get is an educated guess.
12. Miss Spain was a HOT DAMN-sel in distress. Or a queen. Who knows.
11. Miss India is the perfect woman to date. You'd save so much money because she already has too much jewelry!
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March 16, 2018 | in Dispatches, News, Weekly Roundup | by Hodna Nuernberg, Jacqueline Leung, and Noah Ross
Our weekly roundup of literary news brings us to Morocco, Hong Kong, and the United States.
We are back with the latest from around the world! This week we hear about Morocco, Hong Kong, and the United States. Enjoy!
Hodna Nuernberg, Editor-at-Large, reporting from Morocco
Some seven hundred exhibitors from Morocco and around the world descended on Casablanca for the Salon international de l’edition et du livre, which took place from February 9-18. Half open-air souk (rumor had it that one of the ambulatory vendors went so far as to offer women’s panties for sale!), half oasis of high culture, the book fair counted over 125,000 titles from forty-five different countries. Egypt, this year’s guest of honor, accounted for nearly fifteen percent of the titles on offer alone, and managed to ruffle more than a few feathers when an Egyptian publisher was allegedly caught displaying a book (A Brief History of Africa) whose cover featured a map of the continent depicting a “mutilated” Morocco—the disputed territory of the Western Sahara appearing as an independent nation under the Polisario flag. The presence of the book was firmly denied by the Ministry of Culture.
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August 25, 2017 | in Weekly Roundup | by José García, Noah Ross, and Norman Erikson
The latest in literary news around the globe, all in one place.
If, like us, you can’t start the weekend without knowing what the literary world’s been up to this past week, we’ve got your back. We have dispatches from Central America, the United States and Indonesia with a real tasting board of talks, events and new publications. Wherever you’re based, we’re here to provide you with news that stays news.
Editor-At-Large for Guatemala, José García, reports on events in Central America:
Today Costa Rica’s book fair, the twentieth Feria del Libro 2017, kicked off in San José. During its nine days, CR’s fair will offer concerts, book readings, release events, and seminars. This year’s Feria will have the participation of writers like Juan Villoro (Mexico), Carlos Fonseca (Costa Rica), Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner Rita Dove (United States), Horacio Castellanos Moya (El Salvador), and Mayra Santos-Febres (Puerto Rico), among others.
Some of the books to be presented or discussed during the fair are Larisa Quesada’s En Piel de Cuervos, Alfonso Chase’s Piélagos, Carlos Francisco Monge’s Nada de todo aquello, Isidora Chacón’s Yo Bruja, and Luis Cháves’ Vamos a tocar el agua. Also, the renown Costa Rican writer Carlos Fonseca, famous for his first novel Coronel Lágrimas that was translated into English by Megan McDowell and published by Restless Books, will talk about his sophomore book, Museo Animal on September 2.
In Guatemala, the indie press Magna Terra continued the promotion of many of its titles released during this year’s Guatemalan Book Fair. On August 17 they officially presented Pablo Sigüenza Ramírez’s Ana es la luna y otros cuentos cotidianos. Also, they continue to push Pedro Pablo Palma’s Habana Hilton, about the most personal side of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, during his time in Guatemala and his early years in Cuba.
Fellow Guatemalan indie press, Catafixia Editorial recently finished a local tour that included their participation in FILGUA, the international poetry festival of Quetzaltenango FIPQ, and a quick visit to Comalapa, for the presentation of Oyonïk, by the twenty-two-year-old poet, Julio Cúmez. Additionally, Catafixia is preparing for their participation in the IV Encuentro de Pensamiento y Creación Joven en las Américas in Habana Cuba next month. And recently they announced the inclusion of writer, poet, and guerrilla leader Mario Payeras to their already impressive roster; they have yet to share which of Mario’s books they will republish.
Finally, Guatemalan writer, Eduardo Halfon, has a new book coming out August 28 titled Duelo (Libros Asteroide).
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A Matchmaker for a Marquess
The Heart of a Scandal, Book 3
By: Christi Caldwell
Narrated by: Tim Campbell
Series: The Heart of a Scandal, Book 3
Be prepared to smile, swoon, and sigh in Christi Caldwell's latest Heart of a Scandal installment where a matchmaker firmly on the shelf is about to fall head over heels for her best friend's younger brother.
She lived by a strict set of rules....
Meredith Durant believes those who won’t marry, matchmake, and she’s made a notable career for herself helping young women find the perfect mate. Having suffered a broken heart years before, she’s quite content in her work and determined to never fall prey to love again. Her most recent job finds her working for the unlikeliest of households, never expecting her assignment would be her best friend's younger brother, Barry - who's not so little anymore. He’s a grown man who leaves her breathless and wishing just maybe this time she could have a happy ending. But how can that happen when, once her job is done, she must watch him wed another?
He's decided to break her rules:
Barry Aberdeen, the future Duke of Gayle, knew his days of freedom were numbered. With his sister recently married, his mother turned her marital aspirations to him. She’s even gone as far as to hire a matchmaker. Worse, the matchmaker is a childhood friend - Meredith Durant. Only the rigid, serious creature is not the carefree girl he remembered. If he’s going to be saddled with a matchmaker, he’s going to have fun loosening Meredith’s too-tight chignon. What he doesn’t expect is how entranced he’ll be when those strands come falling down around her shoulders.
The Heart of a Scandal Series Includes:
Prequel Novella - In Need of a Knight
Schooling the Duke
A Lady's Guide to a Gentleman's Heart
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What a lovely and romantic, happily ever after book to listen to. I always enjoy Christi Caldwell books and I adore Tim Campbell as a narrator.
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Too young until we are not....
When Barry and Meredith shared a token of a loving friendship that would last forever, I knew they were a match for the future. I admit I was surprised at the twist that happened at the end. I would have loved to have found an epilogue. I wasn’t quiet ready for the book to end.
Deborah W.
A match maker for a Marquess
I loved this book so much. It has heart and humor, I believe the characters and their emotions.
LCWilson
Love always finds a way
After some dark, heavy books from Christi Caldwell she delights us with a lighthearted, feel good book. We first meet Barry, younger brother to Emilia, in A Lady’s Guide to a Gentleman’s Heart, where we get a glimpse of this charming mischievous rogue who defends his older sister like a true gentleman. Meredith is first seen In Need of a Knight, one of Aldora’s childhood friends, who has also know Barry since he was a baby. Inevitably life happens and Meredith moves away, eventually having to make her way in the world alone. Until a chance meeting with a handsome, charming rogue she knew as a boy, Barry. The Duchess of Gayle is determined to see her son married & settled organizes her usual summer house party with a twist. Meredith a well known Matchmaker reluctantly takes the job offered by the Duchess. As you can imagine mischief & fun ensues when Barry finds out why she is there. He makes a deal with Meredith and through their time spend together she learns to enjoy life again and together they fall in love. This was such an enjoyable read, Christi’s characters touch your heart and you root for them to get their Happy Ever After. She writes from the heart. I cannot recommend this book enough, you don’t have to have read any of her books before this could be your first but be warned you will want to read her others after this.
As always Tim Campbell’s performance is superb. He makes the books he narrates come alive, I could listen to his voice all day. He is a first rate narrator, best one I ha e listened to
Barry will steal your heart!
This sweet story takes us back to one of the Original 5 HOD girls. We catch up with Emilia and discover secrets held. Christi has the ability to make you fall in love with every hero and heroine. Tim brings the characters to life and transports you to another time. They make the best combo!
Joyce Reece
Love this story
I always love Christi Caldwell stories and she has again delivered a wonderful story full of great characters and a fun storyline. There are moments of great emotional turmoil but they add strength to the story. Tim Campbell, as always, delivers a great performance which adds depth to the story keeping you riveted the entire time. Love it, love it, love it!
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What does it take to reach success in business - the kind of success that lasts? How do you set yourself apart from competitors or venture out into different markets? What does it take to develop streamlined processes, become a stronger team leader, and work your way up the corporate ladder?
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Great for thinkers
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Club: $10.00
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Narrator: Nancy Linari
Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min
Genre: Fiction - Suspense
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Science Around Us
Ludwigshafen, Germany – October 14, 2016 – A new concept vehicle jointly developed by BASF and Hyundai Motor Company combines key solutions from the chemical industry with purposeful aerodynamic design and specialized high-performance technologies. Both companies will present outstanding features of the RN30 Concept Car at the 2016 K Fair in Düsseldorf from 19-26 October.
BASF and Hyundai Motor showcase RN30 Concept Car at K Fair
Hyundai RN30 Concept Car combines bold design with high performance technology
Key solutions from BASF enable lightweight, durable and sustainable materials for individual design options
From concept to reality: chemistry-driven solutions in the New Generation Hyundai i30
“We are very proud to be a vital part of the RN30,” said Raimar Jahn, President of Performance Materials at BASF. “Based on our great partnership and our innovation power, Hyundai Motor has invited us to demonstrate the capabilities of our materials in this unique concept.” This new Concept Car was created to offer pure driving pleasure on the race track for everybody. BASF’s material solutions helped Hyundai to realize even the most daring design ideas based on its impressive product portfolio and car enthusiasm.
Lightweight plastics for efficient performance
As a racing machine designed for race tracks, it is essential for the RN30 to be lightweight and have a low center of gravity. While high-performance cars generally contain carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) to reduce weight, the partners moved away from the fixed idea of using CFRP. Instead they explored new lightweight materials by BASF suitable for high-performance cars as an alternative. For example, due to their outstanding flowability, BASF’s Elastolit® rigid integral foam and reaction injection molding (RIM) systems developed for body panels permit the realization of even those most challenging designs like the fender and spoiler of the RN30. Combining high quality with low weight, they can even directly be painted thanks to their Class A surface. The RN30 also features semi-structural sandwich solutions for the trunk floor, providing a considerable weight reduction as well as a highly efficient production process. BASF’s Elastoflex® E, a spray impregnation polyurethane for very light and stiff sandwich structures consisting of a long-fiber reinforced surface layer and a paper honeycomb is the ideal material for these applications.
Durable materials for maximum safety
When driving at maximum speed, drivers have to rely on the uncompromising quality of durable and reliable materials. BASF’s Infinergy® is the world’s first expanded thermoplastic polyurethane. Combined with an elastic coating it is used in the roll bar padding of the RN30 because of its long-term durability and outstanding resilience. But speed is nothing without control. Thus, fast cars also need high-performance brake systems. BASF has developed a breakthrough technology, Hydraulan® 406 ESI, which exceeds all technical challenges and fulfills demanding legislative requirements by extending the durability of the brake elastomer.
For the complex and compact electronic assemblies of the RN30, BASF’s new Ultramid® Advanced N allows for miniaturization, functional integration and freedom of design. It can be used in electronic components as well as structural parts near the engine and the gearbox in contact with hot, aggressive media and different fuels.
An interior design optimized for racing experiences
During the interior design process, RN30 designers and racing experts from Hyundai Motorsport worked closely together to deliver a layout that helps the driver focus his attention more intensely on driving. A bucket seat for racing, which perfectly fits the driver’s body and an integrated roll cage, which increases the vehicle body strength, protect the driver in precarious situations.
For those parts with complex geometry such as the seat shell and pan, BASF offers Ultracom®, a thermoplastic composite system for parts with continuous fiber reinforcement in injection-molded structures. This allows the seat to be lighter while still maintaining optimum strength and rigidity. The seat shell and pan owe their final shape to a matched combination of semi-finished products like tapes or laminates and injection-molding compounds. In the realization of such parts, BASF’s unique simulation tool Ultrasim®, as well as its Ultratest™ parts testing facilities and processing technologies play a major role across the entire process chain of seat component production.
Efficient heat management and natural fibers contribute to sustainability
Race cars are reduced to the maximum to avoid any unnecessary ballast weight such as air conditioning. Keeping the car cool and comfortable can be achieved with heat management solutions like BASF’s near infrared-reflective films, protecting windows of the RN30 against solar heat. The entirely organic and transparent film has an advantage over metal films in that it is designed to filter out only infrared rays while allowing other rays such as light, GPS and telephone signals to pass through.
The water-based binder Acrodur® strengthens the natural fibers and enables an environmentally compatible, dimensionally stable and, above all, lightweight solution for car composites such as dashboards and door panels of the RN30 which can be finished in various ways for high-quality design.
Color and coating solutions for unlimited design options
Color inspires imagination and individualization. BASF’s waterborne ColorPro IC basecoat “Performance Blue” is one of the latest generation of individual colors with broad color spectrum, flexibility and unmatched quality. It gives the RN30 its dazzling appearance. In addition, BASF’s innovative iGloss® clearcoat with an advanced easy-to-clean effect helps to minimize microscratches significantly. In the interior, BASF’s patented transfer coating technology valure™ produces high-quality surfaces with almost limitless design options as well as unique material combinations with a wide variety of flexible substrates, like leather, in automotive interiors. The coated surface remains breathable and feels soft.
From concept to reality: experiencing chemistry-driven solutions in the New Generation Hyundai i30
The New Generation Hyundai i30 – “a car for everyone” and available in early 2017 – reveals how BASF’s solutions convert concepts into reality. BASF’s engineering plastic Ultramid® continues to set standards for innovation and global availability in established plastic applications for powertrain and chassis such as the transmission oil pan, cylinder head cover and air intake manifold in the i30.
BASF is a key partner to the automotive industry in efforts to reduce harmful emissions from cars with combustion engines. The EMPRO™ TWC (Three-Way Conversion) catalyst technology used in the i30 significantly outperforms conventional three-way conversion catalysts in the conversion of hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) over a wide range of conditions.
Catamold® is a feedstock for metal injection molding technology. It is used in the production of dual clutch transmission parts for the i30 because it is 50% lighter than traditional precision casting feedstocks and provides greater design freedom.
Cellasto® microcellular polyurethane elastomers are used to make jounce bumpers and top mounts. They help to minimize noise, vibrations and harshness, enhancing driving comfort in the i30.
Check out basf.com/rn30 for more information and images.
Visit us at our booth at K Fair: hall 5, booth C21/D21.
BASF live stream: Follow daily expert dialogues and presentations at our booth on www.basf.gomexlive.com
About BASF and the automotive industry
The automotive industry is one of BASF’s key customer industries. In 2015, BASF’s automotive driven sales totaled €10.2 billion – representing approximately 14 percent of BASF Group sales. BASF supplies and develops functional materials and solutions that enable vehicles to be built more efficiently and have a lower environmental impact, whatever powertrain technology they use. The product range from BASF includes for example engineering plastics, polyurethane and specialty foams, coatings, pigments, catalysts, fuel additives, coolants and brake fluids, as well as battery materials. With such an extensive range of products, BASF is the world’s leading chemical industry supplier to the automotive industry. BASF cooperates closely with customers all over the world through a network embracing Europe, Asia-Pacific, North and South America as well as Africa. Further information on BASF’s solutions for the automotive industry is available on the internet at www.automotive.basf.com.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 112,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of more than €70 billion in 2015. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information at www.basf.com.
BASF at K 2016
Where your ideas become ideal solutions: BASF at K fair from October 19-26, 2016 in Dusseldorf, Germany, in hall 5, booth C21/D21. You can find all related press releases, photos and further information here: www.basf.com/k2016
About Hyundai Motor Company
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is committed to becoming a lifetime partner in automobiles and beyond. The company leads the Hyundai Motor Group, an innovative business structure capable of circulating resources from molten iron to finished cars. Hyundai Motor has eight manufacturing bases and seven design & technical centers worldwide and in 2015 sold 4.96 million vehicles globally. With more than 110,000 employees worldwide, Hyundai Motor continues to enhance its product line-up with localized models and strives to strengthen its leadership in clean technology, starting with the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen-powered vehicle, ix35 Fuel Cell and IONIQ, the world’s first model with three electrified powertrains in a single body type.
More information about Hyundai Motor and its products can be found at: http://worldwide.hyundai.com or http://globalpr.hyundai.com/
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Women's U19 European Championship - Group B
England last won the tournament in 2009, defeating Sweden 2-1 in the final
Germany enter as runners up after losing 1-0 to Spain in 2018
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England Squad
Goalkeepers – Ramsey, Hampton
Defenders – Smith, Pattinson, Morgan, Eaton-Collins, Rodgers, Fitzgerald, Neville, Cashin, Hartley
Midfielders – Palmer, Rutherford, Syme, Hazard
Forwards – Naz, Hemp, Salmon, James, Hutton
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What is the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship?
The 2018/19 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship will showcase some of the top women’s under-19 talent from across Europe and will take place in Scotland from 16-28 July 2019. The tournament will act as a qualifier for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
There are eight teams taking part split across two groups.
Group A consists of the hosts Scotland, Netherlands, Norway and France, while Group B consists of England, Belgium, Germany and current holders Spain.
After the group stage is complete the tournament will progress straight to semi-finals where the winner of Group A will play the runner-up of Group B and vice-versa.
UEFA's allocation for the 2020 FIFA U-20 World Cup has not been confirmed but if needed a play-off will be held between the two third-place group finishers to determine a fifth entrant.
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About Bear Country
Wildlife Walk
The Animals of Bear Country
Bear Country USA is home to 20 species of North American mammals which live in large natural exhibits. While captive born, every effort is made to imitate a wild environment for our animal residents. Larger species roam freely throughout 250 acres of the drive-thru park. Smaller animals, as well as those younger than one year, are exhibited in the Babyland area. Visitors can observe these animals while strolling on foot.
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Arctic Wolf
HEIGHT: To shoulder 25-31 in.
LENGTH: Head and body, 3-5 ft.
WEIGHT: Up to 175 lb., female lighter
MATURITY: Males: 3 years
Female: 2 years
MATING: March
GESTATION: 63 Days
YOUNG: Called a litter: 4-5 Cubs
HABIT: Family oriented; packs of 7-10
DIET: Mainly arctic hares, mush ox, caribou, and lemmings
LIFESPAN: 8-16 years (20 in captivity)
FAMILY: Classified as “Canis lupus arctos” The arctic wolf is a subspecies of the gray wolf. Others include the Timber wolf of America and the common wolf of Eurasia.
Arctic wolves inhabit some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world: tundra, rolling hills, glacier valleys, ice fields, shallow lakes and green flats. They can live in places where the temperature is consistently below zero and the ground is always frozen. The arctic wolf is one of the few mammals that can tolerate these conditions. They have a keen sense of sight, smell, and hearing. The wolf preys on lemmings and arctic hare, but its most substantial source of food is the musk ox and caribou. Since there is not much grass on the “frozen tundra”, the wolf must travel great distances to find food.
A single wolf pack often travels distances up to 800 square miles in search of prey. When the temperature drops, the pack will follow the migrating animals south. Wolves usually live in small packs, or family groups, that consist of a breeding pair (the alpha male and female), their cubs, and their unmated offspring. All the wolves in the pack look up to and follow the Alpha male and female. The pack cooperates in feeding and caring for the cubs. Lone wolves are usually young males that have left the pack in search of their own territories. They avoid other wolves, unless they are potential mates. When a lone wolf finds unoccupied territory, it will claim it by marking it with its scent. The wolf will then start it’s own pack when other lone wolves enter the territory.
Wolves must hunt in packs because the animals they hunt (e.g. caribou) are too large for a single wolf to take down. Surprise attacks are almost impossible in the tundra. Once the pack has found a herd of caribou, the caribou will form a circle to protect their young. The wolves now have to somehow get the caribou to shift. To accomplish this, one wolf will move from side to side to try and get the caribou to shift. Once the wolf sees the chance, it acts. Once the wolves have infiltrated the circle the caribou will flee. The wolves will then take down the smaller and weak animals. This is the classic case of “Only the strongest will survive”.
The wolves are always on the move in the fall and winter. But after mating in March, the pregnant female will leave the pack to find a nursery den. Since the ground is often frozen, she is often forced to return to an old den. The cubs are born deaf, blind and helpless. They are totally dependent upon their mother, and she in turn relies on her mate to bring her the food she needs. After about four weeks, the cubs are able to eat meat. The whole pack shares in the job of feeding them with regurgitated meat from a kill. After about a year, the cubs break away of their dependence on their mother and go out on their own.
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[accordion_section title=”Badger”]
HEIGHT: 8-12 in.
LENGTH: 18-26 in.
WEIGHT: 13-25 lbs.
MATURITY: N/A
MATING: Young are born Feb.-May, depending on altitude and latitude.
GESTATION: N/A
YOUNG: 2-5 young at a time. Blind at birth.
HABIT: Mostly nocturnal, but often roam around during the day.
Excellent digger. Solitary.
DIET: Mainly small rodents.
LIFESPAN: Up to 12 years in captivity.
FAMILY: Classified as “Taxidea taxus”.
Related to the “European badger”
The badger prefers open plains, farmlands and the edges of woods. They can also reside in mountainous areas up as far as the arctic-alpine zone, farmland, marshy areas, prairies and deserts. The American badger can be found right across the western two-thirds of the US, and the range extends into Canada in the North and Mexico in the south.
The American Badger is the largest member of the “weasel” family. It has a distinctive black-and-white face and a white stripe from its nose to its shoulders. The wild, flat body is yellowish gray that becomes more yellowish on the tail and belly. It has short black legs with extremely long front claws, which it uses for digging rodents from the ground. The open burrows dug are very dangerous to rancher’s livestock. It feeds on ground squirrels, gophers, rats, mice, birds, and even rattlesnakes. Its long hair protects it from snakebites, unless a snake strikes it directly on the nose. This very ferocious animal has few enemies. They have been known to attack and kill animals as big as a horse. The Badger forages day and night, but is more nocturnal where humans threaten it. A badger can weigh up to 25 pounds and defends itself when cornered.
Weights vary greatly. Except in those parts of its range where the badger lives in warm conditions all year round, the animal puts on a great deal of body fat over the summer to see it through the winter, and weights are at their greatest at the onset of the cold season.
American badgers are loners, leading solitary lives except when males and females meet up to mate, and when females are rearing their young. Although they generally avoid contact with each other, American badgers occupy large ranges that sometimes overlap. If one badger meets another, they will attack each other.
Its hair is used to make paintbrushes, and the coarse bristles were formerly used in shaving brushes. Forest succession and encroachment into grasslands is reducing the habitat of the badger, an animal vital in controlling rodent populations.
[accordion_section title=”Beaver”]
LENGTH: 35.43 to 46.06 in.
WEIGHT: 28.6 to 70.4 lbs.
MATURITY: 3 years.
MATING: January or February
GESTATION: 3 months.
YOUNG: 1-4 kits.
HABIT: Nocturnal, monogamous, but if one mate dies, the other will “remarry”, or seek out a new mate.
DIET: Herbivores (eat vegeatation only) and eat the tree bark, branches, and trunks from Poplar, Willow, and Aspen trees
LIFESPAN: 10-20 years (23 years captivity)
FAMILY: Family: Castoridae Scientific Name: Castor canadensis
Beavers are found throughout all of North America except for the northern regions of Canada and the deserts of the southern United States and Mexico
The Beaver is North America’s largest rodent.
Beavers live in lodges, of which there are three types: those built on islands, those built on the banks of ponds, and those built on the shores of lakes. The island lodge consists of a central chamber, with its floor slightly above the water level, and with two entrances. One entrance opens up into the center of the hut floor, while the other is a more abrupt descent into the water. (Encarta, 2004)
Beavers have dark brown fur; large chestnut colored incisors; a black scaly tail; and webbed hind feet. Beaver fur is water repellent. Their nose and ears have valves that allow them to close underwater, and a thin membrane covers each eye to protect the beaver while swimming under water.
Beaver secrete Castorium, which is used in attracting a mate and marking territories, this is what gives the beaver its odd odor.
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HEIGHT: 2.5-3.5 ft. to shoulder
WEIGHT: Males (Rams) range from 125 to 275 lb.
Females (Ewes) usually weight in at 75 to 150 lb.
MATURITY: Females breed at 2.5 years.
MATING: Young are usually born from May to June.
GESTATION: About 180 days.
YOUNG: 1, sometimes 2.
HABIT: Gregarious. Rams usually separate in the Summer and rejoin with family in Fall.
DIET: Both a browser and a grazer. They feed on a great variety of plants.
LIFESPAN: Aver. of 8 years. Can live up to 17.
FAMILY: Similar species: Rocky Mountain Goat, Deer, and Pronghorn (antelope). Bighorn are classified as “Ovis canadensis”
Bighorn Sheep can be found in all of the southwestern deserts. In places such as the Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts of southeast California, Arizona and New Mexico. They reside in the foothills near rocky cliffs and permanent water when seasonally available. Bighorn Sheep rarely inhabit areas that are disturbed by humans. Bighorns spend their summers (when applicable) high in the alpine zone on grass-covered slopes. In winter, they may migrate a considerable distance to reach south or southwest-facing slopes where snow cover is minimal.
The Bighorn is covered with a brown coat. It’s belly, rump, back of legs, muzzle and eye patch are all white. The male has a hard and thick set of horns. The horns spiral backwards from the top of the head. The Bighorn Sheep is an excellent climber and jumper.
Bighorns are generally active during the day, feeding morning, noon and evening, then lying down to chew their cud. They retire to their bedding areas for the night, which may be used for many years.
The rutting season is from mid-September to late October. During this time, the males have butting contests where they “butt” each other with their horns. During this, they can reach speeds of 50-70 miles per hour and an estimated force of 2400 pounds.
Bighorn Sheep have superior eyesight and agility and therefore, have few natural predators. What is threatening to them is destruction of their natural habitat and diseases.
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HEIGHT: On all four’s: 3-4 ft. Standing: 4-7 ft.
LENGTH: 4-6 ft.
WEIGHT: Average male 425 lbs.
Average female 200 lbs.
MATURITY: About three years old.
MATING: Mating occurs in Late June and Early July.
GESTATION: About 7 months.
YOUNG: 1-5 cubs a year.
HABIT: Solitary, but come together for breeding.
DIET: Omnivorous: which means it eats fruits, nuts, vegetables, breads and meat.
LIFESPAN: Can live up to 25 years.
FAMILY: Family: “Ursidae”. Classified as: “Ursus americanus”
At Bear Country we have over 100 black bear, the world’s largest privately owned collection. In the wild, black bears live primarily in eastern forests, swamps, and western forests and wooded mountains. You rarely spot them higher than 7,000 feet.
To date, the total black bear population in North America is close to pre-settlement numbers – about 1 million. In the US alone there are more than an estimated 600,000 black bear. Stable populations of black bears are found in 38 states and most of Canada. Their range is extensive: Most of Canada, south on the West Coast through northern California, in Rocky Mountain states to Mexico, north MN, WI, and MI; in New England, NY and PA through the Appalachians; in the Southeast, most of Florida and southern Louisiana. They have recently been seen in Texas as well.
The black bear is omnivorous which means it eats vegetables, fruit, breads and meat. We also have a special “bear cake” produced at a local mill that provides them with all the necessary vitamins and nutrients. During autumn, they eat more than usual to gain body fat to sustain them through their winter “hibernation”. Bears do not hibernate, but rather fall into a deep sleep from which they can awaken quickly. When food is abundant, they will eat up to 45 lbs. a day and put on 5 lbs. per day in preparation for winter. During “hibernation”, the bear may only eat once a week, or if it is very cold he will not eat for a month. While “hibernating”, the black bear does not urinate or defecate. Bear Country participates with researchers at the University of Illinois in a project to study how the bear recycles toxins during “hibernation” with the hope of helping people with kidney disease and osteoporosis.
Breeding season is in late June to early July. The fertilized egg matures to the blastocyst stage and goes dormant. Blastocyst will not implant in the uterus until late November. In early December, embryo development proceeds normally (delayed implantation: a process shared with badgers, mink, weasels, otters, and wolverines). Birth occurs in late January. Gestation is approximately 7 months. The delay in gestation is approximately 5 months and true gestation is approximately 8 weeks. A black bear usually has between 1 to 5 cubs.
The cubs are born during the “hibernation period” in late January. When they are born, they weigh about nine ounces and are the size of a stick of butter. From then on, they grow very quickly. In March, when they weigh three to five pounds, we harvest the cubs from their dens. By May they can be 12 to 20 pounds. While they are on display in our Wildlife Center, their weight will increase to about 75 pounds by the end of the summer. An adult male can weigh as much as 650 pounds, but usually is about 450 to 500 pounds at full weight. The female will reach a maximum weight of almost 400 pounds.
The black bear’s name is deceptive. It is a species name and does not refer to their color. They can range from pure black to cinnamon to blonde. Black bears in the East are nearly black, while those in the West are black to cinnamon with a white blaze on their chest. The black bears in Alaska can have a blue or white color phase to blend with their snowy surroundings.
You will notice many black bears in trees. Unlike the grizzly, who does not have claws that are well-adapted for climbing, the black bear is a very proficient climber. The black bear’s curved claws allow them to easily and quickly climb high into trees and will often sleep in the crotch of branches. Grizzly bears, on the other hand, climb by hugging the tree and grasping branches with their mouth to pull themselves upward. Their claws are straighter, longer and adapted for digging.
Black bears are similar to hogs and are even named the same–males are boars and females are sows, but babies are called cubs. They can live to be about 25 years old.
Black bears breed in June and early July, but the cubs are not born until January. Researchers have found that the gestation period is not as long as it appears. There is a delayed implantation of the fertilized egg in the female bear in December and the gestation period is only eight weeks. This would explain the extremely small size of the newborn cub. Research is this area continues in the wild by government and conservation agencies.
You will notice that some younger black bears have coats that are shedding. They do not reach their full size, coat appearance or breeding age until they are about three years old. They seem to go through a sort of “puberty” stage between their first and third years.
Bear Country does sometimes take in orphaned bear cubs. We have a very famous cub named Coconino. Some hikers found her in 1990 at Big Bear in California. Her eyes were still closed and her umbilical cord attached, an obvious newborn. The hikers took her to a local vet who called Bear Country for advice on feeding the orphan. They named her Coconino, which means “little brown one” in Spanish. She is called Coco for short. The Department of Fish and Game in California found out the vet and his wife had this bear and was going to confiscate her, sending her to a rehabilitation center and turn her back into the wild. The vet and some concerned citizens knew that the cub could never survive in the wild after being hand-raised. They went to the intended rehab center and found that it was visitor facilities that allowed too much contact with humans and did not properly train the animals so survive in the wild. Soon all of Big Bear was on the campaign to find Coco a suitable home. She was featured on the news magazine show “Hard Copy.” Finally, by ruling of the court Coco was given to Bear Country, where she arrived under the media’s watchful eye. Here she is able to live a captive life in a natural environment. She quickly acclimated to the other cubs and seemed to enjoy their company. Some of Coco’s “friends” from Big Bear have come to visit her and they agree that she is in the best possible situation. Bear Country received several letters from her “friends” thanking us for allowing Coco to live here.
[accordion_section title=”Bobcat”]
HEIGHT: To shoulder: 12-18 in.
MATING: Young can be born in any month, but are usually born in the spring.
GESTATION: 50-60 days.
YOUNG: 1-7 kittens, but usually 2.
HABIT: Mostly nocturnal and solitary.
DIET: Small mammals and birds.
LIFESPAN: 15 to 25 years in captivity.
FAMILY: Similar species: Lynx and other cats. Classified as “Lynx rufus”.
The bobcat primarily occurs in scrubby country and broken forests, but adapts to swamps, farmlands and arid lands if they are rocky or brushy. They range from coast to coast throughout southern Canada.
The Bobcat is gray with distinct black spots. The tail is short and stubby with 2 or 3 black bars. The face has broken black lines that radiate onto the cheek.
is an excellent climber who often waits in the trees to pounce on their prey that includes rodents, hares, squirrels and birds; they also may take the occasional deer. Predators of the bobcat include cougars, coyotes, wolves and humans, who use their fur for trim.
The Bobcat may wander 25- 50 miles, but usually only venture 2 or 3 miles from their territory. The female bobcat is territorial, staking out a home range that varies from two to more than 40 square miles, with overlapping of female boundaries uncommon. Territorial boundaries are marked with urine, scent from anal glands, and feces deposited on the ground and vegetation during frequent boundary patrols. Male territories frequently overlap those of other males, and usually contain the territories of a number of females. Availability of food is the primary factor in determination of the extent of overlap in territorial boundaries. During the breeding season, the two sexes seek each other briefly, resuming their solitary ways after several days. Mating generally occurs in late winter to early spring resulting in two to four offspring arriving after a gestation period of about 60 days. The kittens are generally born in secluded dens, varying greatly depending on local habitat, including rocky outcrops, abandoned burrows, brushy thickets and rotting snags. Blind at birth and weighing less than one pound, the kittens are entirely dependant on their mother for protection and nourishment, although it is not unusual for the male bobcat to help provide food. The kittens first venture from the den at the age of five weeks and by nine months, become more independent and venture out to establish territories of their own.
[accordion_section title=”Buffalo”]
HEIGHT: 5-6 ft.
Tail Length: 3 ft.
WEIGHT: 800-2000 lbs.
MATURITY: 2-3 years.
MATING: July to October.
YOUNG: Normally 1.
HABIT: Diurnal; gregarious.
DIET: A grazing animal, feeds mostly on grasses.
LIFESPAN: 15-20 years, may live up to 30 years
FAMILY: Classified as “Bison bison”. Common name “Bison”.
Related to domestic cattle.
During the 15th century, buffalo dominated the American plains with numbers over 60 million. The Plains Indians followed herds sometimes up to 200 miles across the prairies. The Indians depended on the animal for survival and used every part of the buffalo. They used: hides for teepees and clothing, bones for tools and toys, the meat for food, tendons and muscles for sinewy sewing thread and bowstrings, horns for cups and spoons. They used the brains for hide tanning, the eyes for liquid paint thickener, and the buffalo chips for fuel and baby powder. The destruction of the animal, leading almost to extinction, began in 1830 when government policy advocated their extermination to subdue the “hostile” tribes through starvation. By 1900, less than 1000 buffalo remained. But thanks to federal regulation and careful breeding, there are now about 30,000 buffalo in national parks and privately owned rangeland such as Bear Country U.S.A.
A buffalo’s habitat varies. They live primarily on plains, prairies, river valleys and sometimes forests. Free ranging buffalo occur only in national parks and reserves such as Yellowstone and Custer. While we often call these animals buffalo, their proper name is bison. True buffalo only live in Africa and Asia.
The American buffalo is the largest terrestrial animal in North America. Bulls can weigh up to 2000 pounds, but are very good swimmers in spite of their weight. A buffalo will eat anywhere from 2% to 3% of their body weight “A DAY!!!” This means for every 1,000 pounds, 20 to 30 pounds of food is needed. Bison can weigh up to 2,000 pounds so if you do the math, that is over 60 pounds of food per animal per day.
During breeding season, the bulls will fight for cow harems. They stand 20 feet apart and charge colliding foreheads with no apparent injury. This continues until one gives up. Bulls have little time to eat during the breeding season and can lose up to 200 pounds. Gestation is anywhere between eight to nine months. Calves are born in late spring and are light tan or Carmel color. After a few days of birth, the calf can keep up with the herd and follows it’s mother until the next spring. As they grow older, they develop heavier and darker hair and the characteristic hump. Buffalo are closely related to cattle and have been successfully crossbred with their domestic cousins to produce a “beefalo.”
[accordion_section title=”Canadian Lynx”]
Tail Length: 4 in.
MATURITY: Females: 21 months
Males: 33 months
MATING: Breed between Jan. and Feb.
YOUNG: 1-4, usually 2.
HABIT: Primarily nocturnal and solitary.
DIET: Snow Hares, fish, toads, deer, and even grasshoppers if they have to.
LIFESPAN: 15-18 years.
FAMILY: Family “Felidae”. Classified as “Lynx canadensis”.
Related to the Spanish lynx, bobcat, and Eurasian lynx.
The Canadian Lynx is found in the forests of northern United States and Canada. They are found mostly in forested areas, swamps, and in the tundra in Northern Canada.
They are stout-bodied animals with thick, soft fur and short, stubby tails. They also have a tuft of hair, more than 2 cm long, at the tip of each ear. Their backs are dark Grey and their belly is grayish-white, often with black spots. They have long legs and extremely large feet that enable it to travel easily over deep snow. They are very agile climbers, spending some of their time in good weather on the limbs of trees, waiting for the weaker mammals and terrestrial birds that constitute their prey to pass beneath them.
It is common for Canadian Lynx to stalk their prey. They generally hunt alone, although group hunting and ambushing has been observed. They feed mostly on Snowshoe Hares. They will also eat small birds, rodents, deer, and caribou. Although not a timid hunter, the lynx will rarely contest its prey if confronted by other carnivores and will leave the kill uneaten. But when it comes to protecting their young, nothing holds them back.
They den in hollow logs, caves, beneath roots and other sheltered places. The Lynx’s range is about 50 miles, but their breeding range is considerably smaller (5 miles). They breed in the months of January and February and the gestation period is about two months. Litters can be anywhere from one to four kittens, but usually the mother will give birth to two kittens. By the fall, the youngsters will be well on their way to fending for themselves. Kittens may take meat at one month, but are not weaned until five months old. When winter comes they have still not got their adult teeth or fully developed their claws so that, although they will be accompanying their mother on hunting expeditions for some time, they are not yet able to survive alone. They stay with their mother until the next mating season, when they are usually chased away by suitors. Siblings often stay together for a time after separating from their mother.
These cats have a function of predation to perform to keep the wild animals and birds in proper numbers. Where they have been eliminated by over-shooting and trapping, an over abundance of animals such as rabbits and grouse have occurred. Their only refuge is in the deep woods and sometimes not even that can save them from the site of the human’s gun.
[accordion_section title=”Coyote”]
HEIGHT: 12-20 in.
LENGTH: Head and body (32-37 in.)
Tail Length: 10-13 in.
MATURITY: Females breed at one year.
MATING: Mates Jan.-Feb. Will cross with the domestic dog.
YOUNG: 5-10 pups.
HABIT: Chiefly nocturnal, but has been spotted roaming in the daytime.
DIET: Will eat almost any animal or vegetable. Mostly small rodents
and rabbits.
LIFESPAN: 18 years in captivity.
FAMILY: Classified as “Canis latrans”.
Similar species: The Red Wolf, The Grey Wolf, and The Fox.
In the wild, the coyote lives in the open plains of the west and brushy areas of the East.
This opportunistic eater has adapted to man and his farmland. The coyote is very unpopular with farmers who think of him as a livestock eater. However, coyotes mainly eat rodents, rabbits and small animals. They will only hunt large animals, such as a deer, in groups of two or more.
The coyote is the best runner of the canids (dog family: wolves, dogs) reaching speeds of 25 to 30 mph, even 40 mph over short distances, and leaping up to 14 feet in a single bound.
The coyote is the symbol of the American west with his night howls, barks and wails.
[accordion_section title=”Elk”]
HEIGHT: To shoulder (5-6 ft.)
WEIGHT: Males (Bull) 700 to 1000 lbs.
Females (Cow) 500-600 lbs.
MATURITY: Female: 2.5 years
MATING: Starts in Sept. A bull will round up harems (a group of females) to breed.
GESTATION: 8 1/2 months.
YOUNG: Normally 1, rarely twins.
HABIT: Most active in the mornings and evenings. Usually seen in groups of 25 and up.
DIET: Feeds on grasses, twigs, bark, and herbs.
LIFESPAN: Lives 14 years in wild. 25 in captivity.
FAMILY: Also called “Wapiti”. Classified as “Cervus elaphus” Similar species: Moose, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, and Woodland Caribou Reindeer).
The elk are also called “Wapiti”, which is the Cree Indian word for “white” referring the color of the animal’s rump.
In the wild, elk live chiefly in high, open mountain pastures in summer, and in lower wooded slopes or dense woods during the winter.
They are named just like cattle: cow, bull, calf. We handle and manage then like cattle. In the summer, the cows and calves live together while the bulls form “bachelor” herds. In the fall, breeding season the bulls fight, sometimes to the death, for a harem. The bull elk will stand on its rear legs and strike out with his sharp, cloven hooves. Not only are the bulls strong, they are very fast, running up to 35 mph, and, unlike deer, they can move through the forest almost silently. The calves are born with white spots for camouflage just like a deer fawn.
Each March the bulls shed their rack of antlers. The rack will drop off completely and the next one is already starting to grow. The new antlers, which grow almost an inch a day, are filled with blood vessels and can weigh up to 35 pounds. The antlers have a velvet-like covering, which is why we call this process “in the velvet.” They will reach their full length in mid-summer when the blood vessels inside dry up and the much-lighter antler becomes calcified like a bone. Preparing himself for breeding season, the bull runs the velvet off on tree limbs and sharpens the tines.
[accordion_section title=”Grizzly Bear”]
HEIGHT: Average of 7 ft.
WEIGHT: Varies from 325-850 lb.
MATURITY: Males 4 years, Females 3 years
MATING: May-July
GESTATION: 6 months
YOUNG: Usually 2 cubs, occasionally 3, rarely 4
HABIT: Solitary, but sometimes seen with family.
DIET: Wide Variety of fruits, berries, bulbs, tubers, and nuts; also insects and grubs, honey, fish, rodents, and lizards.
LIFESPAN: In wild, 15-34 years. Maximum of 47 years in captivity.
FAMILY: The grizzly is a subspecies of the European and Asian brown bear. There are five other closely related species, including the black and polar bears.
Grizzlies are found in Canada, Alaska, and reserves in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington. The largest United States population is in Yellowstone National Park.
The grizzly is the most aggressive of all the bears. The grizzly has no enemies or predators. The grizzly rarely fights and when he does, it usually is the victor. Grizzlies forage for food in the spring and summer. They are omnivorous, which means that they eat both vegetable and animal matter. Its diet includes fruits, berries, nuts, roots, fish, rodents, and occasionally other animals. It can spot food up to 18 miles away with its keen sense of smell. On the rare occasion that the grizzly kills an animal, the kill can feed a sow (female) and her cubs for up to a week. The grizzly is a great fisherman. It stands in the river and can scoop a salmon out of the water with its enormous paw. Another method the grizzly uses is the “wait and pounce” method. In this, the grizzly waits for a fish to swim by and then, jumps into the water smashing the fish to the bottom of the riverbed.
Male grizzlies attract their mates by making low snorts and fondling the females back and neck with their paw. Mating occurs in June, but the fertilized egg does not enter the womb until fall. This gives the sow time to build up an adequate food supply for her growing cubs within her. Gestations take 180 to 250 days. The cubs are born blind, toothless, and almost hairless. They are unbelievably small: 8 inches long and weight between one and two pounds. The cubs will remain in the den until the spring when it is warm enough to come out. In early summer, the mother will take their cubs out to teach them the ways of survival. The sow teaches them how to hunt for food and to protect himself or herself. All the cubs stay with their mother for about a year and then, the cubs will ease into independence.
Grizzlies hibernate in much of the same way as other bears. During the summer and fall, they stock up body fat for the long winter sleep. They usually dig their dens in the fall. They are not “totally” asleep during the winter. If it is a nice, warm day, they will come to the ground in search of food.
[accordion_section title=”Mountain Lion”]
HEIGHT: To shoulder: 24-28 inches
LENGTH: Head to body: 42-54 in.
WEIGHT: 80-230 lb.
MATURITY: Males 3 years, Female 2 years
MATING: Year-round. Females usually breed once every two years.
GESTATION: 90-96 days
HABIT: Solitary and nocturnal, but are active by day in unpopulated areas. Rugged mountains and swamps.
DIET: Generally hunt from dawn to dusk. Most wild animals, mainly deer.
LIFESPAN: Up to 18 years
FAMILY: Belongs to the family “Felidae”. It is classified as “Felis concolor” Similar species: Jaguarundi Cat and Jaguar.
Mountain lions are found in very diverse habitats. They can be found in places from northern Canada to the southern tip of South America. Some other common names for the mountain lion are cougar and puma.
The Mountain lion is a very agile animal. It can easily cover 23 ft. in a single leap. They are known for their speed and quickness. One wouldn’t think that such a large animal could be quick, but they are.
Mountain lions are carnivores (meat eaters) and generally hunt in daylight where there are no humans. The mountain lion stalks its prey and when it attempts to flee, it pounces on the back of an animal with a powerful leap that knocks it to the ground. Once the lion has its prey on the ground, the prey can be killed with a single bite to the back of the neck. Mountain lions have huge hunting territories, and they eat all kinds of different animals. Deer is their principal source food, but they have been known to feed on rancher’s cattle. They can run very fast over short distances, but they tire quickly. Therefore, the cat must capture its prey on the first attack. If the prey is able to avoid the initial attack, it usually escapes. Mountain lions rarely share hunting territories and usually avoid each other. On the off chance two meet, they will make no attempt to defend their own territories or take over those of others.
The territories of male mountain lions may overlap those of females, so the males can detect when females are ready to mate. During a 14-day period of mating, a male and female hunt together and sleep next to each other. The female later gives birth in a carefully hidden den, located between rocks or in a cave. Blind at birth, the cubs have spotted coats until they are six months old. They begin to take meat provided by their mother at six weeks. Although they can hunt for themselves after nine months, they usually remain with their mother for two years. The cubs then leave her and wonder off to establish a territory of their own.
Many folk tales repeat the savagery of cougars, their numerous attacks on man and their bloodcurdling screams, but authentic, unprovoked attacks on man are far less numerous than those of the domesticated bull. Unless cornered, the cougar avoids contact with man, but at bay he is an adversary that should command respect and caution.
These cats spend most of their time on the ground, but they are adept at climbing trees and often do so when pursued by dogs. Their chief range preferences are rocky, precipitous canyons, escarpments, rim rocks or, in the absence of these, dense brush. Heavily timbered areas usually are avoided. Looking for scrapes, the signpost of the male, which consist of small piles of leaves, grasses and so forth, which he scrapes together and on which he urinates, can usually detect the presence of a cougar in an area. These are best looked for on their travel routes along the ridges and rim rocks.
Contrary to popular opinion, cougars seldom use caves as dens. An area under an overhanging ledge, a crevice in a cliff, a dry cavity in a jumbled pile of rocks, an enlarged badger burrow, a cavity under the roots of a tree or a dense thicket seem to be more desirable.
Their food is almost entirely animal matter, but. as with domestic cats, grasses may be eaten occasionally. The chief item of diet is deer Analyses of stomachs revealed that in the Southwest the mule deer accounted for 54 percent of the total food (by frequency of occurrence); white-tailed deer, 28 percent; porcupines, 5.8 percent; cottontails, 3.9 percent; jackrabbits, 2 percent; domestic cows, 1.6 percent; miscellaneous (including sheep, goats, skunks, foxes, coyotes, beavers, prairie dogs and grasses), 4.7 percent – In certain areas they are known to kill and feed upon horses, particularly colts. In general, the cougar’s food habits are of neutral or beneficial character. The high percentage of predation on deer probably is beneficial from a game management view in most instances because the cougar tends to prevent overpopulation of deer, which is the bane of the game manager in many areas where this cat has been exterminated.
Cougars are thought to be monogamous, at least for the mating period. The female is said to initiate the courtship and mating act. There appear to be no regular periods of reproduction. A female containing four large embryos was killed in April; another with three young nearly ready to be born was killed on January 20. Also, records are available for October and December. The gestation period is about 3 months. The number of young ranges from two to five, averaging three. At birth, the kittens are woolly, spotted, have short tails and weigh about 1 pound each. They develop teeth when about a month old, are weaned when about 2 or 3 months old and may remain with their mother until more than 1 year old. Adult females usually breed every other year.
[accordion_section title=”Porcupine”]
LENGTH: 23.62 to 35.43 in
WEIGHT: 11 to 30.8 lbs
MATURITY: Female: 2 yrs
Male: 2 ½ yrs
MATING: October – November
GESTATION: 210 days
YOUNG: 1 baby is born (with all of its quills)
HABIT: Nocturnal, feeding happens primarily at night.
DIET: Tree bark, raspberry stems, grasses, flowering herbs, and a large amount of apples.
LIFESPAN: 18 years
FAMILY: Family: Erethizontidae
Scientific Name: Erethizon dorsatum
Porcupines possess a very unique defense system. A porcupine’s first line of defense is escaping from danger by climbing up a tree. However, if such an escape is not possible, the porcupine has many options. Porcupines are the only mammal in North America to use quills to deter predators. Around 30,000 quills are present on the dorsal side of a porcupine. Because loosing quills is very expensive to a porcupine, these animals have developed several warning signs to precede their use of their ultimate weapon. If visual and accoustic warnings fail, a porcupine will erect its quills, and simultaneously release a nasty scent. Quills are only used if the threat has not been deterred by these other means. (Roze, 1989; Roze, 2002; Sweitzer and Berger, 1992)
Porcupines use a combination of acoustic, chemical, visual, and tactile communication.
[accordion_section title=”Raccoon”]
HEIGHT: 9-12 in. at the shoulder
LENGTH: 2-3 feet
Tail Length: 6-12 in.
WEIGHT: 15-35 lb.
MATURITY: Female: 1 year
Male: 2 years
MATING: Mates in February.
YOUNG: Called a litter: 4-5 kits born in late spring.
HABIT: Raccoons range from North, Central, and South America.
DIET: Omnivores (eat meat and vegetation) and eat frogs, small fish, crayfish, insects, corn, berries, and grapes.
LIFESPAN: 8-10 years in the wild, and 10-13 years in captivity.
FAMILY: Common Name: Raccoon
Classified as “Procyon lotor”.
Raccoons range from North, Central, and South America.
Raccoons inhabit forested areas with mature and/or hollow trees in which to nest. They have adapted to live in urban and rural areas.
Raccoons vary in color from blond to dark gray with the characteristic rings around eyes and tail. They have small, articulate paws used to pick up food, dig, or aid in climbing.
Fun Facts: Their species name “lotor” means “washer” in Latin. Raccoons are very vocal have been heard to purr and growl at each other. A raccoon is a curious animal and it uses its paws and nose to explore new surroundings.
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HEIGHT: Head and Body: 22-25 in.
LENGTH: Tail Length: 14-16 in.
MATING: Breed in Dec. and Jan.
GESTATION: About 51 days
YOUNG: 4-9 pups in a litter.
HABIT: Mostly active at night, early morning, and late evening.
DIET: Insects, hares, mice, berries, and other fruits.
LIFESPAN: 3 years in the wild. 10-15 years in captivity.
FAMILY: Classified as “Vulpes vulpes” Similar species: Coyote, Swift Fox, Kit Fox, Gray Fox, Arctic Fox
Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, prairie, desert, mountains, farmlands, and urban areas. They prefer mixed vegetation communities, such as edge habitats and mixed scrub and woodland. They are found from sea level to 4500 meters elevation. (MacDonald and Reynolds, 2005)
Coloration of red foxes ranges from pale yellowish red to deep reddish brown on the upper parts and white, ashy or slaty on the underside. The lower part of the legs is usually black and the tail usually has a white or black tip.
Red foxes use a variety of vocalizations to communicate among themselves. They also use facial expressions and scent marking extensively. Red foxes have excellent senses of vision, smell, and touch. (MacDonald and Reynolds, 2005)
Works cited: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Vulpes_vulpes.html
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HEIGHT: To shoulder (3.5 ft.).
LENGTH: Shoulder to rump: 3.5 ft.
WEIGHT: Female: 175 lbs
Male: 211 lbs
MATURITY: Female: year one
MATING: Calving takes place from April through May.
May reproduce til 10 years old.
GESTATION: Seven months
YOUNG: One or two
HABIT: Usually travel in herds.
DIET: Lichen, grass, birch and willow leaves, mushrooms.
LIFESPAN: 10-15 years
FAMILY: Other common name “Greenland Caribou”. Similar species is the Muskox. Genus: “Rangifer” Species: “tarandus”
Wild reindeer are found in Scandinavia and northern Russia. Both male and female reindeer have antlers. New antlers are fully grown by July, but do not harden until fall. These are the only members of the deer family (Cervidae) whose females grow antlers. The antlers are covered with “velvet”, vascularized tissue, in summer. The males drop their antlers in winter, while pregnant females usually retain their antlers until after they give birth in the spring. Their coats are very think which provides them with excellent insulation. Their hooves are very broad which enable them to travel efficiently through snow and swamp. Their hooves also make a clicking sound when they walk. When people hear the sound, they often think that the reindeer has an injured ankle. But this is normal. Their diet is mosses, lichens, and other tundra plants.
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are semi-domesticated caribou. Although similar, there are fundamental differences in the behavior of reindeer and their wild cousins, caribou. They tend to be smaller than caribou, with shorter legs, and are a lighter color. It is believed they have been domesticated in Eurasia for at least 7000 years, which is longer than the horse (Edwards, 1994) In Eurasia reindeer are classified as either domesticated or wild, while in North America they are called reindeer if they are of the Eurasian domesticated variety, or caribou if they are of the wild variety. This domesticated factor makes them different from caribou in that they need to be tended on the range to keep them safe from predators, and may need to be driven to a better grazing area if theirs becomes sparse.
Reindeer eat lichen in winter and spring, and grass, birch and willow leaves, mushrooms. They will always try to go to where the new greens are, which may be contrary to the direction the herder wants the herd to go. During the summer, herds move to breezy places, either near the shore or high up so they may avoid flies. Insects are very bothersome to the reindeer, making them very unruly and difficult for the herder to keep track of or round up. Near fall, the herd begins to move inland, toward more sheltered areas. They winter in open forest and on slopes, where the wind may blow the snow off the forage.
[accordion_section title=”River Otter”]
HEIGHT: 8 inches tall when standing on all four feet.
LENGTH: 35-51 inches long.
WEIGHT: 10-25 lbs
MATURITY: 2-3 years
MATING: River otters are induced ovulators, meaning that ovulation does not begin until copulation has occurred
YOUNG: 2-3 pups.
HABIT: River Otters reside in lakes and waterways.
DIET: River Otters are piscivores, which means they are carnivorous but primarily eat fish.
LIFESPAN: 9-10 years in the wild. 10-20 years in captivity
FAMILY: Classified as Lontra Canadensis. Similar species include the badger, fisher, marten, weasel and wolverine.
Otters can dive down to depths of 10 feet and can hold their breath up to 40 seconds under water. By using a combination of running and gliding otters have been clocked at speeds of 15-18 mph on ground, and can swim 6-7 mph.
Reed-Smith, Janice. North American River Otter Husbandray Notebook, 2nd Edition. John Ball Zoological Garden. 2001
Dewey, T. and E. Ellis. 2003. “Lontra canadensis” (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 16, 2007 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lontra_canadensis.html.
[accordion_section title=”Rocky Mt. Goat”]
Rocky Mt. Goat
HEIGHT: 3-3.5 ft.
WEIGHT: 100-300 lb.
MATURITY: 2.5 years.
MATING: Oct.-Dec.
GESTATION: 7 to 8 months.
YOUNG: 1-2 kids.
HABIT: Primarily diurnal. Usually seen in groups of 10 and fewer.
DIET: Feeds on high elevation vegetation and grasses and shrubs.
LIFESPAN: 12 years in the wild.
FAMILY: Classified as “Oreamnos americanus”
Similar species: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep and White Sheep.
This blunt, square looking animal has a narrow head with slender, black, shiny horns rising in a backward curve to a length of 10-12 inches. The coat is white and on the chin is a double beard of long hair. This animal is sure-footed and agile due to its hooves with cushioned skid-proof pads for grip. The mountain goat lives in rocky mountainous areas above the timberline throughout parts of North America. British Columbia’s population is by far the largest at approximately 100,000.
This animal feeds on alpine grasses and flowers to almost any tree and shrub. The rutting season occurs between November and early January and the young (often twins) is born in May or June. The greatest cause of death for these mountain dwellers is accidents and in the winter when the availability of food is decreased, they are more susceptible to disease, parasites, predators and accidents.
[accordion_section title=”Striped Skunk”]
HEIGHT: To shoulder 8-10 inches
LENGTH: Head and body, 22.64 to 31.5 in
WEIGHT: 2-4 lbs
MATURITY: 10 months
MATING: February and March
YOUNG: Called a litter: 5-6 young.
HABIT: Family oriented; packs of 7-10. Striped skunks are nocturnal, sleeping during the day in underground burrows and emerging around dusk to search for food.
DIET: They often eat vegetation, insects and other small invertebrates, and smaller vertebrates such as snakes, birds and rodents.
LIFESPAN: Up to 90% of skunks die in their first winter. In the wild skunks may live to be 2 to 3 years old. In captivity they have been known to survive for up to 15 years
FAMILY: Classified as ” Mephitis mephitis” the striped skunk is in the family mephitidae. The family Mephitidae includes the skunks and stink badgers.
Skunks use scent marking to communicate presence and reproductive state to other skunks. They also communicate visually, by raising their fur and changing posture. Skunks have a good sense of hearing, but their vision is poor. They are mostly silent, but do make a variety of sounds such as churring, hisses, and screams.
A skunk has perhaps the most widely known defense system of any mammal, the scent-spraying mechanism. Striped skunks usually do not discharge the foul smelling contents of their scent glands unless mortally threatened. When faced with danger they arch the back and erect the tail and hair. When mortally threatened they bend into a U-shape with both head and rump facing the enemy. They then emit two streams of fluid from scent glands located just inside the anus, which meet after travelling about a foot, finally spreading into a fine spray that can travel up to 2 or 3 meters. The spray often causes nausea and burns the eyes and nasal cavities of the unfortunate target. Because of their offensive odor, skunks are rarely preyed on by mammalian predators.
Works cited: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mephitis_mephitis.html
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HEIGHT: 26 – 33 inches.
LENGTH: 6.5 ft. (including tail)
WEIGHT: Can weigh up to 175 lb.
MATURITY: Two years old.
MATING: January through March
GESTATION: 9 weeks.
YOUNG: One to eleven pups.
HABIT: Most active at night, but may be seen during the day. Hunt in packs.
DIET: Small animals and birds. When in packs, will hunt sheep and other large animals.
LIFESPAN: N/A
FAMILY: Other common name: “Gray Wolf”. Family: “Canidae”. Species classification: “Canus lupis”. Related to the jackal, coyote, and domestic dog.
Timber wolves are widely distributed. They are found in various parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. In the United States, they range from the Rocky Mountain ranges to areas in the Great Lakes states. Timbers can be found of prairies and forests, but usually not in high mountain ranges because of the lack of food. Their color ranges from nearly white to nearly black, but are usually grayish.
The “pack” is a very complex and strict organization. They communicate through posture, voice, and scent. The alpha, or dominant, male is the leader. Only the alpha male and alpha female are allowed to breed. The entire pack cooperates in feeding, protecting, and training the pups. The pack distinguishes its territory by marking it with urine and feces. Dominant males can stare down other wolves in the pack to prevent a fight and dominate females do the same to prevent females from mating with her mate, but fights are very rare. Some members may stay with the pack for life.
Wolves are big game hunters. After a howling chorus, the pack will leave the den for the evening hunt with one adult guardian staying behind to watch over the young. Timber wolves will generally hunt is packs of 12 or more during the non-breeding season. They feed on anything that is available. They primarily hunt birds and mammals such as deer and caribou. Their hunting range can be up to 60 miles is diameter. Wolves can run up to 40 miles an hour and can easily cover 50 miles a day. By smell alone, wolves can locate prey, other pack members or enemies. It can tell them if other wolves were in the territory, if they were male or female, and how recently they visited.
In the spring, females have litters of one to eleven pups. The pups are born blind and deaf, so they have to depend on the their mother and other members of the pack. The whole pack takes care and raises the pups (non-breeding females produce milk and males compete to baby sit). The pups also eat regurgitated food. When the hunters return from a hunt, the pups will jump and bite at their throats to get them to regurgitate the undigested meat from the recent kill. The pups normally stay with the parents until the following winter, but may remain much longer. Parents and their young constitute a basic pack.
Under the Endangered Species Act, the gray wolf is listed as a threatened species in Minnesota and as an endangered species in the United States. The decreasing numbers of wolves are the result of encroachments on their territory by humans, who have regarded wolves as competitors for prey and as dangerous to livestock, pets, and people. However, very few wolves attack humans. There might be “some” isolated incidents, but which is usually the case in those, the wolf was only trying to protect itself from the invasion from the human. There have been some efforts to try to reintroduce the wolf back into the wild, but those efforts have been very controversial.
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February 2019 Issue of Becker's Healthcare Review
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February 2019 Issue of Becker's Hospital Review
Apple has quietly hired dozens of physicians: 5 things to know
Apple has quietly hired dozens of physicians, an indicator that it's serious about health tech, CNBC reports. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Massachusetts General Hospital might store patient data on blockchain through new partnership
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston partnered with Korean blockchain startup MediBloc to explore using the blockchain to store and share patient health information, according to CoinDesk. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
State-by-state breakdown of 93 rural hospital closures
Of the 26 states that have seen at least one rural hospital close since 2010, those with the most closures are located in the South, according to research from the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
4 questions to assess whether blockchain 'makes sense' at your hospital
David Houlding, chair of the HIMSS Blockchain in Healthcare Task Force, shared a set of guiding questions he suggested healthcare leaders ask themselves when assessing a new blockchain project. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Aetna's chief digital officer: 'Insurance will change dramatically'
Just over two years ago, Aetna hired Firdaus Bhathena as chief digital officer to lead the health insurer's technology strategy. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Dignity Health CFO Dan Morissette discusses CHI megamerger, Apple partnership
It has been a big year for Dignity Health, as the health system finalized a merger agreement with Catholic Health Initiatives and entered into other interesting partnerships. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Michigan Hospital CEO Will Take Pay Cut to Boost Facility's Finances
The CEO of Sturgis (Mich.) Hospital said he'll take a 10 percent pay cut to help the 84-bed acute care facility improve its finances amid planned job and services cuts, according to a Sturgis Journal report. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Federal judge in Texas rules ACA is unconstitutional: 8 things to know
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the entire ACA is unconstitutional, and a fight against the ruling is expected to ensue, according to The New York Times. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Bay Medical to lay off up to half of 1,450 staff
Panama City, Fla.-based Bay Medical Sacred Heart revealed on Dec. 4 it expects to lay off 635 staff members early next year once it reopens, according to a news release obtained by the Panama City News Herald. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
PwC names 6 healthcare issues to watch in 2019
PwC's Health Research Institute believes 2019 is the year the "New Health Economy" will finally become a reality. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Florida hospital CEO: 'Misunderstanding' led to outcry over new policy
The president and CEO of Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System said the system's new policy placing hospitalists in charge of patient care has been largely misunderstood as distressing toward physicians, according to Fox 4 News. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
The problem with patient surveys
Patient satisfaction is an important part of hospital operations, but hospital leaders should consider the nuances of measuring patient experience before acting on survey results, according to a blog post on the AMA Wire. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
15 physician specialists most in demand
Family medicine is the most common and in-demand medical specialty for physicians, according to a study from Doximity, a social network for clinicians. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
CFO / FINANCE
It has been a big year for Dignity Health, as the health system finalized a merger agreement with Catholic Health Initiatives and entered into other interesting partnerships. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUEhtml
Kentucky hospital files for bankruptcy
Pineville (Ky.) Community Hospital Association filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Nov. 29. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
4 hospitals in Oklahoma and Tennessee miss payroll
Several hospitals in Oklahoma and Tennessee managed by the same company missed payroll, prompting one CEO to resign. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Separately owned hospitals in Missouri capital 'not sustainable,' St. Mary's president says
St. Louis-based SSM Health is in talks to sell its Jefferson City, Mo.-based St. Mary's Hospital to a local competitor after deciding that having two separately owned hospitals in town is not sustainable, according to the News Tribune. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Outlook is negative for nonprofit hospital sector, Moody's says
Moody's Investors Service has issued a negative outlook on the nonprofit healthcare and hospital sector for 2019. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
UnitedHealth purchase price of DaVita Medical Group falls $560M
DaVita Medical Group has agreed to sell to UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary for roughly $560 million less than the previous $4.9 billion acquisition price, the Star Tribune reports. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Trinity Health gets $86M revenue boost from new hospital
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health recorded higher revenue and operating income in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 than in the year prior, according to unaudited financial documents. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
UPMC Pinnacle to close hospital
Harrisburg, Pa.-based UPMC Pinnacle plans to close its hospital in Lancaster, Pa., early next year and transition inpatient services to another facility. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Healthcare spending hit $3.5T in 2017
Growth in national healthcare expenditures slowed to 3.9 percent in 2017 due to slower spending growth across most categories, including hospital care and physician services, according to CMS data first published by Health Affairs. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Partners HealthCare's annual operating income soars 489%
Boston-based Partners HealthCare saw its operating income rise in fiscal year 2018 despite a decline in revenues, according to financial documents released Dec. 7. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Envision, UnitedHealthcare extend contract: 5 things to know
UnitedHealthcare and Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare, one of the country's largest providers of emergency room services, agreed to extend their contract, effective Jan. 1. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
CMS updates hospital price transparency requirement — again
CMS published an additional FAQ document that provides guidance for hospitals required to post their standard charges online. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
South Carolina hospital closes after 63 years
Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Winnsboro, S.C., the only hospital in its county, closed Dec. 18. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
CEO / STRATEGY
Nurses fill less than 25% of leadership roles at most healthcare organizations
Nurse leaders are critical to hospital care, but too few nurses enter the leadership pipeline, according to an NEJM Catalyst survey. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
CHS appoints new director: 5 things to know
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has appointed Elizabeth T. Hirsch to its board of directors. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Jefferson Health, Boston Medical Center + 5 systems join Medicaid project
The Medicaid Transformation Project added seven health systems to its national effort to transform how care is delivered to vulnerable populations. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
New University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics CEO: Growth is 'critical to our future'
Iowa City-based University of Iowa Healthcare recently has focused on expanding its footprint across the state, and Suresh Gunasekaran, the new president and CEO of UI Hospitals and Clinics, does not expect the growth mindset to change anytime soon, he told The Gazette. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Acadia Healthcare fires CEO
Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare has removed chairman and CEO Joey Jacobs from his roles with the company. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
St. Luke's Health System to cut positions, add 300 in redesign
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System confirmed it will eliminate positions and create about 300 new ones as it redesigns the organization under a new population health model. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Former Cleveland Clinic executive gets prison time in $2.7M fraud scheme
The former executive director of Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the development and commercialization arm of Cleveland Clinic, was sentenced Dec. 19 to 30 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Meet the 1st hospitals to join Humana's national value-based network
Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston and Cincinnati-based TriHealth are among the first hospitals to join Humana's national value-based Hospital Incentive Program, which reimburses hospitals based on quality improvement and performance metrics. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Obama, Bill Gates + 3 other leaders on their top business book picks
Some of the world's most successful leaders have one thing in common in terms of their daily routine: They're all avid readers. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Healthcare organizations will face these 23 risks next year, analysis says
Revenue cycle issues such as denials management and patient access are among the risk areas for healthcare organizations next year, according to an analysis from Crowe, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
CIO / HEALTH IT
Apple patents wireless earbuds with biometric sensors: 4 notes
Apple is looking to add health-monitoring features to its wireless earbuds, AirPods, according to a newly awarded patent reported by The Verge. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Apple Watch's ECG app is officially here: 5 things to know
The Apple Watch now offers two features OK'd for medical use, thanks to an update the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech maker released Dec. 6. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
GE files IPO to spin out its health unit: 5 things to know
General Electric confidentially filed to take its healthcare unit public, progressing its plans to spin the company out into a separate entity, Bloomberg reports. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Tablets, inpatient portals for patients linked with lower readmission rates, study finds
Offering patients access to an inpatient portal is correlated with lower 30-day readmission rates, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Suki CEO Punit Soni on why automated clinical documentation is just the 'tip of the iceberg' & more
Punit Soni, CEO and co-founder of Suki, an artificial intelligence, voice-enabled digital assistant for physicians, discusses how voice technology is helping decrease physician burnout as well as his predictions for how voice recognition software will affect the future clinician experience. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
64% of execs worry about losing their jobs throughout a new EHR rollout
More than half of healthcare executives — 64 percent — expressed concern about the future of their employment during an EHR implementation or replacement, according to a seven yearslong survey commissioned by Black Book. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Former Cerner president Zane Burke heads to wearables company
Livongo Health, a wearables company aimed at chronic disease management, tapped former president of Cerner Zane Burke as its CEO, according to Crain's Chicago Business. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Medical record errors are common, hard to fix, report finds
Patients often struggle to have errors in their medical records corrected, according to a recent CNBC report. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Primary care physicians most likely to report EHR-related burnout, study finds
EHR-related burnout hits some physician specialties more than others, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Change Healthcare buys health-focused blockchain startup
Change Healthcare has acquired PokitDok, a platform-as-a-service company for healthcare that uses advanced blockchain and application programming interface technologies. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
CMO / CARE DELIVERY
Stethoscopes carry broad range of bacteria — even after cleaning
Stethoscopes used in hospitals often contain a broad range of bacteria, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
How this Intermountain nurse comforts deceased patients' families
A registered nurse at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Medical Center is responsible for spearheading an initiative to comfort the families of patients who died at the hospital's respiratory intensive care unit, reports KSL TV. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Seattle woman dies of brain-eating amoeba after using tap water in neti pot
Clinicians at Seattle-based Swedish Medical Center witnessed the nation's first fatal case of a Balamuthia mandrillaris brain infection linked to improper nasal irrigation with tap water, according to a case study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Why this family heirloom could reveal how 1918 flu pandemic spread
Human tissue slides passed down to descendants of a British military physician and shared with researchers could help unearth new information about the 1918 Spanish flu, reports STAT. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Stressed surgeon makes up to 66% more mistakes, study finds
Surgeons who are stressed out in the operating room may make up to 66 percent more errors, according to a study published in the British Journal of Surgery. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Joint Commission to add more suicide risk screening requirements for hospitals
The Joint Commission will require healthcare organizations to maintain screening tools and other procedures for patients at risk of suicide as part of its accreditation process, starting July 1, 2019. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
23K patients received ineffective vaccines from California health clinic
About 23,000 patients may have received ineffective vaccines or medications between October 2017 and November 2018 at Ventura, Calif.-based Ventura County Health Care Agency, according to VC Star. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Olympus settles federal scope investigation for $85M
Olympus Medical Systems Corp. will pay $85 million to settle federal charges alleging it failed to file adverse event reports regarding bacterial infections linked to its duodenoscopes and continued to sell the devices despite infection risks. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
Nurses seldom disciplined for sexual misconduct, study finds
Fewer than 900 nurses have been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank for sexual misconduct in the last 14 years, according to a study published in Public Health Nursing. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
49% of nurses have considered leaving the profession in the last 2 years, study finds
Nurses continue to consider leaving their profession amid complaints of burnout, overwork and harassment, according to a new study by RNnetwork, a travel nurse staffing agency. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE
30% of hospitals have violated EMTALA, investigation finds
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A reading from The Government Lake
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The Government Lake
Last Poems and other favorites.
"The stunning, startling collection that is also the last work from a major poet
A woman named Mildred starts laying eggs after feathers from wild poultry begin coming down the chimney. A man becomes friends with a bank robber who abducts him and eventually rues his captor's death. A baby is born transparent.
James Tate's work, filled with unexpected turns and deadpan exaggeration, "fanciful and grave, mundane and transcendent," (New York Times) has been among the most defining and significant of our time. In his last collection before his death in 2015, Tate's dark yet whimsical humor, his emotional acuity, and his keen ear for the absurd are on full display in prose poems that finely constructed and lyrical, surrealistic and provocative.
With The Government Lake, James Tate reminds us why he is one of the great poets of our age and one of the true masters of the form."
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My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks and Friendship Games Movie Box Set
This Easter join the Canterlot High friends in not one but two feature-length animated adventures, as Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Sunset Shimmer take Canterlot High by storm. For the first time, you are able to get the Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks and Equestria Girls: Friendship Games movies together in one special DVD box set.
Classification: U
Number of discs: 2 – Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks / Equestria Girls: Friendship Games
DVD Release Date: 21 March 2016
Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks
Canterlot High is hosting a musical showcase, and Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy performing with their new band, The Rainbooms. But when The Dazzlings, arrive at CHS and turns the friendly showcase into a Battle of the Bands, tensions mount between friends.
When a reformed Sunset Shimmer realizes that The Dazzlings may be after something far more sinister than being named Best Band at Canterlot High, she calls Princess Twilight. But will the Equestria Girls be able to save the entire school in time?
Equestria Girls: Friendship Games
Canterlot High meets its rival school, Crystal Prep Academy, in a competition that’s a long-standing tradition: The Friendship Games, a series of exciting events that includes archery, motocross, and roller skating! Sunset Shimmer is tasked with keeping magic out of the games to keep things fair while she and her friends compete against Crystal Prep’s top students led by someone with an equal amount of interest in Equestrian magic: this world’s Twilight Sparkle.
My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks and Friendship Games Movie Box Set is available on DVD from Amazon and all other good DVD retailers priced at £9.99 – The perfect addition to any wannabe rock star’s collection.
To celebrate the release of the My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks and Friendship Games movie box set on DVD, Boo Roo, and Tigger Too are lucky enough to have a copy of the box set to giveaway.
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I would give them to my daughter, she loves Equestria girls
ashleigh allan March 20, 2016 at 9:16 am
I would give it to my daughter! 🙂
Tony Metcalf March 20, 2016 at 11:14 am
Looking to win for my niece.
Barbara Handley March 20, 2016 at 3:48 pm
I would give it to my granddaughters.
Angela Burgess March 20, 2016 at 4:04 pm
I would give this to my granddaughter.
laura banks March 20, 2016 at 5:05 pm
my goddaughter would love it
Mel Pearce March 20, 2016 at 5:41 pm
Perfect gift for. My friends little one
Natasha M March 20, 2016 at 6:55 pm
I would give them to my daughter 🙂
I’d give it to my bfs littler sister
Paul H March 20, 2016 at 7:47 pm
I would give this to my youngest daughter Lissy. An absolute MLP fan. Her rainbowdash pony sits on her back most of the time we go out!
helen tovell March 20, 2016 at 8:50 pm
I would give them to my daughter
Becky Duffy March 20, 2016 at 9:17 pm
I would give this to my daughter Sophie who is forever telling me what Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle are getting up to xxx
Lauren Tourle March 21, 2016 at 11:53 am
I would give this to my daughter 🙂
iain maciver March 21, 2016 at 12:09 pm
PERFECT FOR MY LOVELY NIECE
Annabel Greaves March 21, 2016 at 12:37 pm
My daughter Emily absolutely loves Equestria Girls and My Little Pony so would love to win xx
Rachel Craig March 21, 2016 at 3:01 pm
Niece, as she is fond of horses, and would truly enjoy this box set.
BECCA STAPLES March 21, 2016 at 3:04 pm
I’d give this to my niece x
joanna butler-savage March 21, 2016 at 6:32 pm
my daughter would love it
Katie Skeoch March 21, 2016 at 9:30 pm
My two lovely nieces , they just love my little pony!
Julie Ward March 21, 2016 at 10:20 pm
I would keep it at home for grandchildren to watch
Jessica Powell (Babi a Fi) March 22, 2016 at 12:57 am
I’d give it to my daughter 🙂
Lara Latchem March 22, 2016 at 6:18 am
I would give this box set to my niece ex
Bex Jones March 22, 2016 at 11:30 am
the biggest MLP fan that I know … my little girl Aimee xxxx
laura stewart March 22, 2016 at 1:12 pm
my daughter would love this x
Jo Carroll March 22, 2016 at 1:38 pm
I would give it to niece who’s my little pony mad and would love to be an equestria girl herself.
KK March 22, 2016 at 6:34 pm
It’d be for my daughter
Samantha O'D March 23, 2016 at 11:32 am
My girls aged 4 and 9 would love this
Kayleigh-Anne Watkins March 23, 2016 at 8:04 pm
I would love to gift this DVD box set to my 3 year old daughter Megan who absolutely loves my little pony, she has the castle and some figures, she had an Apple jack from Tesco this evening to distract her while I choose Easter eggs, she watches it on tv but doesn’t have any dvds yet xxx
Solange March 23, 2016 at 11:36 pm
I’d give it to my daughter.
Angie McDonald March 24, 2016 at 3:40 pm
I’d gift it to my niece as she loves Equestria Girls!
donna l jones March 24, 2016 at 5:39 pm
my granddaughter ava
Nicola Marshall March 25, 2016 at 11:40 am
It would be for my daughter,she would love this.x
Allan Fullarton March 26, 2016 at 8:38 am
For my daughter.
Rachael Mccadden March 26, 2016 at 4:26 pm
i would give it to my niece
Lorraine Bell March 26, 2016 at 9:06 pm
My niece Ruby
Michelle Corbett March 27, 2016 at 8:06 am
I would give to my two daughters Leah and Abigail. they are doing so good at school it would be a lovely treat for them.
Phyllis Ellett March 27, 2016 at 8:30 am
This would have to go our Grandaughter.
Sally Collingwood March 27, 2016 at 9:39 am
M granddaughter Skye aged 7
Kim Styles March 27, 2016 at 5:41 pm
I would give this to my little niece she is pony mad
adrian price March 27, 2016 at 6:07 pm
my niece Sacha
Lucy Carter March 27, 2016 at 7:54 pm
My daughter Sophie
My best friend’s child.
Lynsie Lynn March 27, 2016 at 10:38 pm
My beautiful Niece who is My Little Pony Mad, since I gave her all my old ones that I had when I was a Child! Great Giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity 🙂
Susie Wilkinson March 28, 2016 at 12:29 am
My Goddaughter would love it!
Lucy Chester March 28, 2016 at 7:19 am
I would give this to my niece
amanda walsh March 28, 2016 at 12:14 pm
I would give the dvd to my daughter
Eva Appleby March 28, 2016 at 8:58 pm
I would give it to my granddaughter for her birthday.
Tasha Corder March 30, 2016 at 8:57 am
My daughter she would love it!
Sophie Spiby March 31, 2016 at 6:38 am
My Niece Scarlett
Kirsty Hosty March 31, 2016 at 7:23 am
my daughter as she loves my little pony
Natalie Baskerville March 31, 2016 at 10:10 am
my son who is funnily in to it more than our daughter but then again he is only 3
aj templeman March 31, 2016 at 10:29 am
my niece would love this.
Harline Parkin March 31, 2016 at 11:34 am
My granddaughter would be pleased
kimberley ryan March 31, 2016 at 11:53 am
I would give to my daughter, she would just love this
Shalene Hodder March 31, 2016 at 4:48 pm
I would give it to my niece, we would watch it together 🙂
Michelle O'Neill March 31, 2016 at 5:53 pm
i would give it to my grandaughter x
claire woods March 31, 2016 at 7:46 pm
I’d give this to my niece.
rebecca austin March 31, 2016 at 8:39 pm
My daughter loves MLP, lovely giveaway
Ruth Harwood April 1, 2016 at 7:43 am
My niece loves MLP and her birthday is coming up soon!
Susan B April 1, 2016 at 12:21 pm
Our youngest would appreciate this very much indeed.
Jo Hutchinson April 1, 2016 at 1:15 pm
I would give to my daughter
Jennifer Rhymer April 1, 2016 at 5:39 pm
My little girl is a big My Little Pony Fan and she’d love this so I’d give it to her 🙂
Helen A April 1, 2016 at 6:00 pm
My nieces love it so I will give it to them
Kat Allinson April 1, 2016 at 8:12 pm
I would give this to my 2 daughters
Rebecca Phillips April 2, 2016 at 12:58 am
my two kids – they are obsessed!
Lynsey Buchanan April 2, 2016 at 2:10 am
I would give the My Little Pony movie box set to my daughter
Andrew Hindley April 2, 2016 at 9:08 am
I would give My Little Pony to my grand daughter
Samantha Atherton April 2, 2016 at 12:57 pm
I’d give it to my little girl she’s a huge my little pony fan and loves all three of the movies, Rainbow Rocks is her favorite, she sings the songs constantly and wants us to get her a keytar just like Rarity’s.
Angela Webster April 2, 2016 at 3:16 pm
I would give the box set to my little girl she loves My Little Ponies
Maria Hackett April 2, 2016 at 4:22 pm
This would be for my daughter
Claire Ward April 2, 2016 at 7:53 pm
Vickie Jackson April 2, 2016 at 9:16 pm
I’d definitely give this to my daughter. She’s mad on MLP 🙂
Miss Tracy Hanson April 2, 2016 at 9:26 pm
My great-niece would love this. 🙂 Thanks for the chance. Great prize.
ellie spider April 2, 2016 at 9:56 pm
I’d give this to my niece Harmony 🙂
Emma Whittaker April 2, 2016 at 10:25 pm
This would be for my daughter 🙂
Adrian Bold April 2, 2016 at 11:19 pm
For my Niece, Jemma
Rebecca Smith April 2, 2016 at 11:19 pm
my little boy
Sadiyya maryam April 3, 2016 at 7:08 am
For my daughter as she would love this.
Dee Griffiths April 3, 2016 at 7:27 am
My granddaughter would love this
pauline black April 3, 2016 at 9:10 am
My nieces Ariana and alayna
Samantha walker April 3, 2016 at 9:45 am
My 2 girls, the love MLP
Danielle Hatchett April 3, 2016 at 10:37 am
My little girl is My Little Pony mad x
Jackie Dawson April 3, 2016 at 12:04 pm
My little niece, she’s obsessed with My Little Pony 🙂
della pearson April 3, 2016 at 12:07 pm
would love to win for my daughter xx
zina tye April 3, 2016 at 2:46 pm
i have 2 god-daughters that are mad for Equestria Girls. perfect to put away for Christmas!
jackie curran April 3, 2016 at 4:10 pm
My daughter would love this , so it would be for her
Corinne Wright April 3, 2016 at 4:12 pm
My boy Harry absolutely loves My Little Pony.
Joanna Sawka April 3, 2016 at 5:14 pm
Would give it to my niece
tammi nutting April 3, 2016 at 5:19 pm
my princess , my daughter
Kelly cooper April 3, 2016 at 5:32 pm
My daughter Ellie
Lisa Mcalley April 3, 2016 at 6:53 pm
i have 3 kids who love mlp
judy parslow April 3, 2016 at 7:32 pm
my daughter charlee
Beryl drake April 3, 2016 at 7:42 pm
My great grand daughter
Victoria Shiel April 3, 2016 at 8:04 pm
My 5 year old daughter Sydney,she absolutely loves My Little Pony
Steven Beasley April 3, 2016 at 8:21 pm
If i won i would give this to my niece Ellie. I know she would love it!
Leila Benhamida April 3, 2016 at 8:24 pm
If I win I will give the prize to my daughter.
Victoria Prince April 3, 2016 at 8:56 pm
I would give this to my friend’s daughter 🙂
Jane Middleton April 3, 2016 at 9:06 pm
it would be a lovely gift for my niece
Kelly Simpson April 3, 2016 at 9:12 pm
My daughter Joanne
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Estuarine: Works by Trine Bumiller
Trine Bumiller pulls from the resources of nature to investigate geometry, patterning and chance. These irregularly shaped and active compositions are simultaneously fantastic and familiar. Learn more
New Age, Old Ways
Experimental and immersive, this group exhibition tackled fundamental questions about the nature of being indigenous in a contemporary world. Learn more
AIR LAB: Photography by Will Wilson
August 20, 2011 - November 6, 2011
In the Auto Immune Response (AIR) series, Will Wilson (Diné) addresses the relationship between a post-apocalyptic Diné man and the beautiful, but toxic environment he inhabits. Learn more
Native Roots | Modern Form: Plants, Peoples and the Art of Allan Houser
May 1, 2011 - November 13, 2011
Featuring more than 20 bronze sculptures by American modernist Allan Houser (Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache, 1914–1994), Native Roots | Modern Form served as a springboard for exploring the preservation of cultural and botanical heritage. Learn more
Between the Real and the Imagined: Installation by Truman Lowe
March 19, 2011 - August 7, 2011
Truman Lowe (Ho-Chunk) seeks to understand his natural surroundings through site-specific sculpture. With an installation embodying the movement of water, Lowe’s works offer a visual dialogue with the Gardens’ environment. Learn more
Story Keeper: Works by Melanie Yazzie
February 9, 2011 - May 8, 2011
Inspired by the plants in the Gardens, Dinè artist Melanie Yazzie creates new work evoking the memories of her many-worlds traveled. While whimsical, her work has serious undertones, referencing Native post-colonial dilemmas and matrilineal systems. Learn more
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By Robbie Wild Hudson
5 Worrying Signs of Vitamin C Deficiency
Are you suffering from any of these symptoms?
Vitamin C, also known as L-ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Humans, unlike most animals, are unable to synthesize vitamin C endogenously, so it is an essential dietary component.
Vitamin C is required for the biosynthesis of collagen, L-carnitine, and certain neurotransmitters; vitamin C is also involved in protein metabolism [1,2]. Collagen is an essential component of connective tissue, which plays a vital role in wound healing. Vitamin C is also an important physiological antioxidant [3] and has been shown to regenerate other antioxidants within the body, including alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) [4].
BENEFITS OF VITAMIN C
Necessary for the growth, development and repair of all body tissues
Strong antioxidant
Studies have shown that vitamin C may help lower blood pressure in those both with and without high blood pressure (7)
Improves Iron absorption
Boosts immunity by improving the functionality of white blood cells
Protect memory as you age
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Studies suggest that oxidative stress and inflammation near the brain, spine and nerves (altogether known as the central nervous system) can increase the risk of dementia (5). Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant. Low levels of this vitamin have been linked to an impaired ability to think and remember (6, 7). Moreover, several studies have shown that people with dementia may have lower levels of vitamin C in the blood (8, 9).
While deficiency is relatively rare in developed countries due to the availability of fresh produce and the addition of vitamin C to certain foods and supplements, it still affects roughly 7% of adults in the US (10).
Table 1: Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) for Vitamin C [11]
0–6 months 40 mg* 40 mg*
7–12 months 50 mg* 50 mg*
1–3 years 15 mg 15 mg
9–13 years 45 mg 45 mg
14–18 years 75 mg 65 mg 80 mg 115 mg
19+ years 90 mg 75 mg 85 mg 120 mg
Smokers Individuals who smoke require 35 mg/day
more vitamin C than nonsmokers.
* Adequate Intake (AI)
The most common risk factors for vitamin C deficiency are poor diet, alcoholism, anorexia, severe mental illness, smoking and dialysis (12, 13).
SIGNS OF VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY
While symptoms of severe vitamin C deficiency can take months to develop, there are some subtle signs to watch out for.
BRIGHT RED HAIR FOLLICLES
Hair follicles on the surface of the skin contain many tiny blood vessels that supply blood and nutrients to the area.
When the body is deficient in vitamin C, these small blood vessels become fragile and break easily, causing small, bright red spots to appear around the hair follicles.
This is known as perifollicular hemorrhage and a well-documented sign of severe vitamin C deficiency (14, 15).
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Diplomat Cable Leaks
Tommy Robinson
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Salvini vs Open Borders NGOs
Nearly 4,000 Migrants Arrive in Southern Italy in Multiple Rescue Operations
GIOVANNI ISOLINO/AFP/Getty
Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
On Tuesday morning, some 1,300 shipwrecked migrants were rescued in the Strait of Sicily and brought to Italy, joining the 2,600 migrants that came into Sicily over the weekend.
With the arrival of temperate weather, thousands of migrants continue to embark on the perilous crossing from northern Africa into Italy every week, many of whom have been picked up by ships of the Italian coastguard, the Italian Navy, and other vessels from groups such as Doctors without Borders.
On Tuesday, the Irish naval patrol vessel “Le Roisin” joined in the rescue efforts by bringing in 395 migrants from the southern Mediterranean, arriving into Sicily just after noon.
The 1,300 new arrivals have joined the more than 2,600 migrants that reached Italy between Sunday and Monday in boats that set sail from different points in North Africa. On Sunday, 636 migrants were rescued in Maltese waters as well from two failing vessels.
Tuesday’s arrivals brought the total number of migrants by sea into Italy to 31,000 so far this year, a trend expected to continue as Italy has become virtually the sole point of entry into Europe.
According to a number of humanitarian organizations, the sea passage between Libya and Italy has now become the prime route for asylum-seekers heading for Europe, as the so-called “Balkan route” was closed by Macedonian border controls and a European Union deal with Turkey on immigration.
Since the beginning of 2015, more than 1.2 million Arab, African and Asian migrants have flooded into the European Union in the hope of finding a better life than the one they are fleeing.
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UK core pay growth strongest in nearly 11 years, but jobs growth slows
Vehicle screens go super-sized at CES as tech catches up
By Editorial Bureau January 10, 2019 640
LAS VEGAS – Take a glance at the vehicle displays shown at CES and you could be forgiven for thinking you are at the movies.
“This is not science fiction!” announced the head of Byton, an electric vehicle startup, onstage earlier this week at the global technology conference in Las Vegas. CEO and Chairman Carsten Breitfeld was referring to the jaw-dropping, 48-inch (1.22 m) screen inside the Chinese-funded company’s M-Byte car.
Byton’s vehicle will not be built until later this year. But its super-sized display – supplied by China’s BOE Technology Group – is proving an undeniable trend in the automotive world, fueled by the rise of more connected cars.
“The screens are the window to the digital world,” said Gorden Wagener, chief design officer for Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz’s parent. “Screens are the new horsepower.”
The 2019 Mercedes EQC crossover features two 10.25-inch displays behind a glass surface forming a free-standing screen.
It is not just futuristic electric and luxury vehicles that are upping the size ante. Fiat Chrysler’s 2019 RAM 1500 truck boasts a 12-inch vertical display in its dashboard.
Besides the center console, instrument clusters, which house driving controls, and rear-seat entertainment displays are both growing in size. Automakers like Audi <VOWG_p.DE> that combine the center console and instrument cluster often refer to a “cockpit,” necessitating a wide, sweeping screen, like Byton’s, and more consolidated computing power.
Carmakers are adding a rear view mirror display to project images from a rear-facing camera, while “heads-up displays” – where projected images float on the windshield to impart valuable information to the driver – are an exploding market.
“We’re living in a display-centered world,” said Brian Rhodes, Connected Car Research Lead at IHS Markit. “I don’t think it’s coincidental we have a lot of screens in vehicles that look just like tablets. That’s clearly the trend.”
The average size globally of a vehicle’s center display in 2018 was 7.7 inches, according to IHS Markit, and it is projected to grow to 8.4 inches by 2024.
Heads-up displays are the fastest-growing display segment, Rhodes said. There are currently about 6.3 million cars in the world that have these displays, but that figure is expected to balloon to 14.1 million by 2024, he said.
CLUNKY USER EXPERIENCE?
Tesla Inc was the first to wow drivers and send rival automakers scrambling when it came out in 2012 with a 17-inch LCD display for the Model S. Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google subsequently introduced CarPlay and Android Auto, which allow streaming music, maps and other apps to be accessed through the car’s center display.
That, more than Tesla’s influence, is the primary reason automakers have embraced larger screens, Rhodes said. But Apple and Google’s debut inside the car’s main display ushered in fraught soul-searching by automakers, who have been loath to cede such valuable real estate to tech rivals, yet anxious to give consumers the iPhone experience they crave.
That tension is still playing out inside the car, where some automakers have been “passive-aggressive” about fully integrating Apple or Google for an optimal experience, said automotive research director at Gartner, Mike Ramsey. The result is an often clunky user experience.
In some cases, Ramsey said, “They’re supersizing the screen without any actual benefit.”
In October, influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports yanked the recommendations of four vehicle models from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Ford Motor Co and Honda Motor Co Ltd due to consumer feedback about freezing or blank screens.
Although such problems originate from the back-end tech that drives the content and not the screens themselves, “from the consumer’s view it’s one and the same,” Rhodes said.
Short of inviting the technology companies further into the car to control the user experience – as Volvo AB announced in November it would do with an Android-based infotainment system – automakers are faced with the task of designing an interface that consumers actually want to use.
“If it’s being led by the automaker to design the user interface it can be a big ask,” said Rhodes. Until recently, he said, it “wasn’t their core competency.”
Mercedes’ MBUX user interface released last year at CES is seen within the industry as the one to beat.
“Of course we want to own the real estate in our own car,” newly appointed Daimler AG CEO Ola Kaellenius told a small group of journalists on Tuesday. “You need to own your own digital soul of your car.”
Key to that, however, was having an “open source mindset” so that Mercedes’ ecosystem could integrate with others, he said, such as Google and Apple’s.
CLARITY IS KEY
Automakers say that if done properly, a bigger screen can enhance safety by providing more useful information, such as lights about to turn red, accident alerts or road conditions ahead.
Driver distraction would decline, not rise, with a larger screen, they say, as drivers would no longer need to struggle through a myriad of options cluttered on a small screen.
“You need a place to visually display that information to the driver in a way that is effective and not distracting. So you need real estate,” said Abe Chen, vice president of Digital Technology at Byton.
The optional 10-inch display on the 2020 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle – and the standard 8-inch display – were designed to discourage drivers from getting immersed in too much data by stacking information, including CarPlay and Android Auto, Ruth Vann, Ford’s user experience supervisor, told Reuters this month.
“There are things we will lock out while driving,” she said, adding that customers will be encouraged to use voice commands.
(Reporting by Alexandria Sage in Las Vegas; Editing by Greg Mitchell and Matthew Lewis)
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15 Entertainment Headlines We're Thankful For In 2012
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With Thanksgiving upon us, it’s time to give thanks to the things that matter most – families, friends, a roof over our heads, and the slew of Hollywood A-listers that keeps us entertained day in and day out.To celebrate the holiday, we’ve decided it’s also time to reflect on some of the great Entertainment moments of the past year.
From Kate Upton to Katie Holmes, here are the stories of 2012 we couldn’t get out of our heads.
From Jay Pharoah speculating on Obama's odd behaviour during the first live presidential debate, up until Jason Sudeikis as Mitt Romney secretly chugging milk after his defeat, Saturday Night Live nailed the 2012 election coverage.
14. Rihanna's 7th album rocking.
We're not sure if we're more impressed that the Barbados native released seven albums in seven years or that the last four have been million-dollar successes.
When Rihanna announced a new album earlier this year, we were wondering if she could pull off yet another album so quickly ('Talk That Talk' came out last November); however, 'Unapologetic' is an inviting change from the singer's sex-infused album of last year with another collaboration from David Guetta 'Right Now' and emotionally charged ballads in 'Stay' and 'What Now?'
The third Eminem collaboration aside -- the track 'Numb' introduces the repetition of the same lyric 30+ times before featuring a brief Em cameo -- Rihanna's seventh serving offers some of her best tracks yet.
Our picks?
Check out 'Loveeeeeee Song' (yes, there are seven e's), 'Nobody's Business,' -- Rihanna's eyebrow-raising Chris Brown collaboration -- 'Jump,' and, we can't stop listening to 'Stay.'
13. Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes always keeping us on our toes.
Trying to follow the child stars' run-ins with the law, including alleged DUIs and hit-and-runs, has been tougher than keeping up with the Kardashians.
While the verdict's still out on whether it was a good idea to split one 'Hobbit' book into three films, we trust the 'Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson will give us a fresh take on the book considering he's using 125 pages of appendix notes from LOTR's 'The Return of the King' to expand the story.
11. Everyone's favourite AMC shows return to DISH.
After a $700 million settlement, AMC returned for DISH customers just in time for the best season of 'The Walking Dead' yet.
(Not that we ever disliked the show, but it was beginning to lack in zombie killings.)
10. South Korean pop sensation PSY taking over America.
We may have heard 'Gangnam Style' one too many times by now; however, there's no denying a man who was able to get more than 700 million views on YouTube in four short months.
9. Daniel Craig returning for three more Bond films.
After seeing 'Skyfall' -- and the film became the highest-grossing Bond film of all time -- we can't see anyone else take over as 007 at the moment.
Debate about the ending all you want; however, 'The Dark Knight Rises' lived up to audience expectations.
Though it wasn't 'The Dark Knight,' and was overshadowed by theatre shootings, Christopher Nolan's final bow to the Caped Crusader still wowed audiences with $160.8 million opening weekend, and went on to earn more than $1 billion worldwide.
Despite blog feedback referring to her as 'a squishy brick,' we had no qualms with Upton landing the cover of 2012's swimsuit issue.
Unless we get a spin-off with Taylor Lautner.
It took six seasons, but the rest of Jersey finally bid adieu to Snooki and the gang with the ultimate fist pump!
3. Donald Trump's Twitter angst against Obama.
The best of Trump was his meltdown after Obama's re-election.
While we're speaking about election coverage, we're also thankful for Clint Eastwood.
2. The TomKat breakup.
After Katie Holmes blindsided her husband of five years when she filed for divorce in June, the breakup allowed Holmes to refocus her attention on her fizzling career.
After a few years out of the spotlight and in small films / TV spots, we get to see Holmes back on her feet designing her own clothing line, acting on Broadway, and even trying her hand at co-producing.
... that won't be directed by George Lucas.
Whether you greeted the news of a new 'Star Wars' film in 2015 with cheers or groans, there was one thing many could agree over -- their glee that Lucas would not be directing the film.
Appointed 'creative consultant,' he'll have more or less no say in the direction of the on-going franchise.
The jury's still out on our ultimate feelings on an impending future film; however, with Kathleen Kennedy at the helm (the woman responsible for bringing us 'Jurassic Park,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Schindler's List'), we're feeling hopeful.
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Greece resumes bailout talks with EU, IMF
Tue, Feb 28, 2017 - 8:54 PM
[ATHENS] Greece was back at the negotiating table with the EU and the IMF on Tuesday to secure a deal to keep crucial bailout funds flowing for its crisis-battered economy.
Talks between Greek officials and representatives from its creditors aimed at freeing up fresh funds resumed in Athens on Tuesday morning, the Greek finance ministry said.
Following a long standoff between the EU and the International Monetary Fund over debt relief and budget targets for Greece, the impasse was finally broken in Brussels last week in a compromise described as "honourable" by Athens.
The Europeans have been at loggerheads with the IMF over the Washington-based lender's demands for easier budget targets and for Athens' mountain of debt to be reduced.
The IMF insists that budget targets demanded of Greece by the Europeans are too ambitious.
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But if the eurozone is going to stick with its plans, then the IMF has demanded what it sees as the necessary tax hikes and pension cuts to meet them before it will lend further to Athens.
The deadlock has spooked markets with fears of a return to the crisis two years ago when Greece nearly crashed out of the euro, the European single currency.
Athens needs the latest tranche of bailout cash to meet seven billion euros of new debt payments in July or risk defaulting on its loans.
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Inflation spike puts Southeast Asian central banks on watch
Thu, Mar 02, 2017 - 12:36 PM
[SINGAPORE] After more than a year of disinflation, price pressures are quickly mounting across Southeast Asia as fuel costs rise, putting central banks on watch after years of policy easing.
In Malaysia, consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in almost a year in January and economists see that as closing the door on another interest-rate cut at Thursday's meeting even though the economy could do with more stimulus. From Singapore to Thailand, central banks are bracing for faster inflation.
The recent spike has been mainly caused by oil prices, which have surged 25 per cent in the past six months.
In a region where countries like Indonesia have been prone to high inflation in the past, and currencies are vulnerable - notably in Malaysia - central banks will need to monitor closely for any signs that rising fuel costs are spreading more broadly to prices in the economy.
"The obvious risk is that complacency leads central banks to miss inflation pressure spreading to the spending-driven CPI components, forcing more aggressive rate hikes and greater growth slowdowns down the road," said Timothy Condon, head of Asian research at ING Groep NV in Singapore.
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The pick-up in inflation isn't unique to Southeast Asia as higher commodity prices drive up costs across Asia. China's factory prices have snapped years of deflation, with some analysts saying this is the hidden side of the global reflation trade.
For now, core measures of inflation in Southeast Asia - which exclude volatile items such as energy and food costs - remain contained, taking the pressure off central banks to take immediate action to tighten policy.
In Malaysia, where inflation reached 3.2 per cent in January, the core measure was at 2.3 per cent. The government's projection is for headline inflation to average 2 per cent to 3 per cent this year.
"We've had a big swing from really depressed numbers," said Sean Callow, a senior strategist at Westpac Banking Corp in Sydney. "Until there's evidence that core inflation is on the rise and wages up with it, I don't think we're going to have any inflation dynamic going on in the region."
Malaysia's resolve will be tested on Thursday, with all but one of the 17 economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicting Bank Negara Malaysia will keep its policy rate on hold at 3 per cent. ING Bank NV is forecasting a 25 basis-point reduction.
Inflation will probably accelerate to 4 per cent in February, and average 3.5 per cent this year, up from a previous forecast of 2.5 per cent, according to Mohamed Faiz Nagutha, an economist with Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific in Hong Kong. After surprising the market with an interest-rate cut in July last year, Mohamed Faiz is predicting the central bank will be on hold for the rest of the year.
"We do not expect BNM to react to these spikes in headline CPI and rather focus on measures of core inflation," he said.
Malaysia's ringgit was little changed at 4.4490 against the dollar as of 12 pm in Kuala Lumpur, taking its decline in the past month to 0.6 per cent.
The Philippines, which had the fastest economic expansion in Southeast Asia last year, may be the first country in the region to tighten monetary policy this year, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
Inflation is running at the fastest pace in two years and the currency is the worst performer in Asia this year, down 1.1 per cent against the dollar.
"The Philippines has been seeing strong growth, so greater scope for inflation pass-through," said Khoon Goh, the Singapore-based head of Asia research at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group.
In Singapore, consumer prices rose for a second month in January after almost two years of declines, while a government report on Wednesday showed a surprise slowdown in Thailand's inflation in February to 1.4 per cent.
Aside from the Philippines, most of the economies in Southeast Asia are growing below par, which supports calls for more policy easing.
Growth in Malaysia slowed to 4.2 per cent last year from 5 per cent in 2015, while Indonesia's economy expanded 5 per cent in 2016, below the government's goal of 7 per cent.
"The inflation outlook across the region is one that things will start picking up," said Rahul Bajoria, an economist at Barclays Plc in Singapore.
"What we need to watch is second-round impacts of higher fuel inflation and the core inflation" measures, he said. "If that was to start picking up, then I think we'll see central banks becoming a bit more cautious about the inflation outlook."
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This Guy Proposed To Minnie Mouse And Mickey Mouse Wasn't Impressed
When 21-year-old Johnny Jean proposed to Minnie Mouse, he had no idea what he would unleash.
Jenna Guillaume
Editor-at-Large, BuzzFeed Australia
I'm so glad you clicked on this post, because I have a video here that will DELIGHT you, if you have a heart.
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So this happened today ..
It features 21-year-old Johnny Jean, from Florida, proposing to Minnie Mouse at Walt Disney World.
Twitter: @NairobySandoval
Johnny told BuzzFeed it was his first time at the park. "When we got to the character spot in Epcot, we got the chance to meet Mickey and Goofy first," he said. "Minnie was the last person we met. When we were walking up to her is when I got the idea to propose."
After Johnny proposed, he stood up and hugged Minnie, which is when she called Mickey over.
"Mickey and Goofy’s reactions made the whole interaction and experience so much better."
Johnny's friend, Nairoby Sandoval, who was the one who took him to Disney World, shared the video to Twitter, where it's racked up over 2 million views. People are really loving the whole interaction.
Johnny said he was surprised the video had received so much attention. "I was just enjoying my day at the park, I had no idea this video would blow up like it did."
"I couldn’t ask for a better experience, also everyone seems to love it. It has made a lot of people’s day, just like it made mine."
Here's hoping Johnny stays safe from Mickey.
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How A Scientist And An Environmentalist Solved A Smelly Smog Mystery In Texas
An enormous pollution plume that spun around central Texas last year appears to have been triggered by a single oil and gas collection facility. The plume is just one example of how the fracking boom is changing the environment in the Lone Star State.
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Natural gas compounds leak from the Goliad, Texas gas works in August, as seen on infrared camera.
The air hangs heavy and low in Texas in the winter, and that meteorological quirk means pollution from the state's thousands of fracking facilities lingers and drifts all season long.
But last year, a 50-mile plume of smog, sour air pungent with the smell of oil and gas, swept across homes south of San Antonio. The source of the plume was a mystery to scientists.
"There's plenty of plumes, but this was two to three times larger than any others," Gunnar Schade, an atmospheric scientist at Texas A&M University, told BuzzFeed News. "Where did it come from?"
Schade suspected it had something to do with the 17,000 gas wells dotting the Eagle Ford Shale that stretches south of San Antonio. The 400-mile-long belt of of crackly rock filled with natural gas and other hydrocarbons is one of the world's most heavily drilled geologic formations. Natural gas wells there widely burn, or "flare," excess gasses, creating a nighttime medley of smoke-wreathed lights across the state that are visible from space.
That means that, on many days, the air in rural Texas is as dirty as the most polluted part of Houston. And similar air pollution seen in Colorado, Utah, and Pennsylvania threatens to violate tighter smog limits announced on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency, an unexpected and unwelcome surprise to fracking regions and cities such as San Antonio.
These higher smog levels are linked to asthma, nosebleeds, fatigue and other health impacts. By finding the source of last year's mysteriously large plume, Schade thought, he might be able to help people made sick by pollution.
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So he started searching records from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and found a series of complaints tied to one particular facility from March of 2014.
He was glad to see them. "People don't like to complain in Texas," he said. "A lot of them have family in the industry."
The complaints sprang from the Sugarhorn Central Facility, owned by Marathon Oil of Houston. Sugarhorn, a collection center for natural gas and other fracking fluids, has been the center of investigations and complaints dating back to 2012.
But Schade didn't know who was complaining, or what, specifically, they were complaining about. So he started asking environmental activists in Texas.
"He asked me if I knew who had made the complaint, and asked if I could help track them down," Sharon Wilson, a pollution activist with the Earthworks' Oil and Gas Accountability Project in Texas, told BuzzFeed News. That was easy, she said, because she had made all of the complaints.
A high-tech activist, for years Wilson has used specialized infrared cameras to capture "fugitive emissions" — such as ethene, benzene, and formaldehyde — escaping from wells and pipes at night.
On March 6, 2014, after hearing complaints from nearby residents, Wilson arrived at the Sugarhorn facility and started filming. "There was just a fog-like appearance of smog that lasted for hours," she said.
Natural gas leaks from the Sugarhorn facility in March 2014, seen on infrared camera.
The pollution seemed to rise from compressors and tanks at the site, rising only slightly before slamming into what seemed like a hard ceiling in the sky. The smog got even worse the next day.
Marathon Oil did not reply to a request for comment on the complaint from BuzzFeed News.
What Wilson was seeing that night was likely an effect of an "inversion" of cold winter air common to Texas, several atmospheric scientists told BuzzFeed News. At night, the air on the ground grows colder and thicker, hugging the terrain within a "boundary layer" distinct from a warmer layer of air just above. This makes the smog pool and hang low in the sky.
After seeing Wilson's videos, Schade began reconstructing wind patterns from the nights of the leaks. His analyses found a link between a smog leak from the Sugarhorn facility and an enormous pollution plume that spun counterclockwise across the state, observed by an air quality monitor 20 miles away in Floresville, Texas, for three days.
"It does not at all surprise me," that there are higher smog markers seen down of the Eagle Ford Shale, Chelsea Thompson, an atmospheric scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's earth science lab in Boulder, Colorado, told BuzzFeed News. Her own research has found higher smog levels in Colorado downwind of oil and gas operations exceeding pollution levels in Denver.
Thompson was more cautious about the plume's origin however, noting uncertainty in the measurements made by ground data stations.
Another NOAA scientist, Joost de Gouw, added that the chemistry required to create smog from hydrocarbons is poorly understood. So he isn't entirely convinced that the Sugarhorn facility was the culprit in the March, 2014, pollution plume.
"There are thousands of sources in these oil and gas production areas, and connecting an episode with higher concentrations to a single source is difficult to prove definitively," he told BuzzFeed News by email.
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In March 2014, a pollution plume blew north over San Antonio, Texas (marked SA on map) and then swung south.
Wilson’s complaint to TCEQ did not lead to an official investigation, despite her infrared camera evidence.
She said she was told that because she was a local resident, the agency wasn't obliged to investigate. The agency confirmed this in an email to BuzzFeed News.
But odor complaints from residents did trigger investigations in April and June, according to TCEQ's Andrea Morrow, spurring TCEQ to visit the Sugarthorn facility. At that time, investigators reported no issues, and the agency contends that there is not enough evidence to show that the facility caused the pollution.
But Schade said that their lack of findings is no surprise, given that they missed the winter and nighttime conditions that lead to smog inversions.
The air monitors 20 miles away from the facility that he used to reconstruct the plume in 2014 did not report levels of pollution high enough to cross legal limits for pollution, Morrow said.
But if investigators had visited the source then, Schade countered, they might have found violations. TCEQ has cited Marathon more than 20 times in the last two years for pollution violations.
Last month, Wilson spoke as a witness at an EPA meeting in Dallas convened to hear public comments on new limits on the amount of natural gas, or methane, allowed to leak from wells and facilities. Along with leaks of smog-producing hydrocarbons, methane leaks from natural gas pipes and wells across North America appear at least 25% to 75% larger than official EPA estimates, according to a 2014 analysis in the journal Science.
"Industry keeps saying it costs too much to keep an eye on these emissions," Wilson said. "I told them at the meeting [that] they can borrow my camera any time they want."
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Demands for cyclists and pedestrians to be allowed over Mill Road bridge during closure
Camcycle has asked National Rail to invest in Mill Road while the works take place
Freddie Lynne
Camcycle has raised issues with plans to close the Mill Road bridge for two months, and asked National Rail to invest in the local community while the work takes place.
Yesterday (November 1), representatives from Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railways (GTR) met with Cambridge residents to hear their comments regarding planned work to expand at the Cambridge train depot.
Camcycle asked Network Rail to adjust the work plan and allow pedestrians, wheelchair users and dismounted cyclists to be able to cross the bridge during the works, although they accepted there would be "short periods of time when it would be unsafe to provide this."
They also wanted Network Rail to invest in Mill Road during the works saying the investment would mean "although the bridge may be closed, the street will remain fully open with thriving businesses and a united community."
They added they wanted the road left better than it was before the works.
The railway bridge in Mill Road, Cambridge, which is set to close for two months (Image: David Johnson)
Camcycle’s executive director, Roxanne De Beaux, said: “Camcycle supports improvement works to the bridge to expand train services and enable further development of the Chisholm Trail. However any disruption as a result of this work must be offset by adequate mitigation of the impact on people walking or cycling.
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"The proposed diversions will place an excessive burden on pedestrians and fail to recognise that people walking and cycling over the bridge are vital to local trade. We want to see imaginative ideas from local councillors to encourage activity on the street during the closure and would like to see an appropriate investment in this from Network Rail.”
GTR say work will bring Cambridge station into 21st century
GTR aim to add additional train stabling and service areas to the depot, but require another line between the north and south end of the depot to move trains around. That line is due to run underneath the east end of the bridge, but requires work to restructure the archway, which will make the bridge unsafe for cars and other road users.
The work will reportedly allow more frequent trains running from Cambridge station making it easier for commuters and travellers to get around.
Kevin Parker and Paul Marshall from GTR in front of the Mill Road bridge (Image: Freddie Lynne)
Speaking to Cambridgeshire Live on Monday (October 29) GTR project manager Beth Fellowes-Prynne said: "The reason why we have to go through the bridge itself is it will be an additional route between the north and south yards, as well as having a carriage wash allowing us to wash up to 12 cars.
"I know it's something really negative having the closure, but we are trying to do something really positive about the railway."
GTR product delivery manager Paul Marshall added: "People want more frequent trains, but to have more frequent trains, you have to stable them and service them and this is why this work has to be done."
Residents expressed their concerns for the closure
When the closure was first announced, many local business owners had concerns about what such a long closure would do to their businesses.
Speaking to Cambridgeshire Live when the closure was first announced, Mike Malloy, manager at the Mill Road Butchers, said: "The bridge closure will massively affect the business. Lots of our customers walk over the bridge to get here, and with it closed they are going to have to drive or take the footbridge. "Chances are most probably won't bother to come here."
Mill Road Bridge which will likely be closed for two months next year (Image: David Johnson)
Fellow business owner, George Allen, of Grill House, said: "It's more peaceful and quiet this side of the bridge. People often stop and come in, and they won't come down here if the bridge is closed.
"It will greatly affect our business and two months seems such a long time for the closure."
However, the sentiments don't represent the entire street. The bar manager at the Earl of Beaconsfield pub said: "Quite a few of our customers are local people. When the road has closed before for roadworks it hadn't made a great deal of difference."
Many Cambridgeshire Live readers expressed their thoughts on the closure, with many both for and against the planned works.
What are your thoughts on the bridge closure? Is the closure going to have irreparable damage on the local community or is it the price we have to pay for upgrades to our local transport? Let us know in the comments.
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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission invites comments on part II of draft REGDOC-2.13.2, Import and Export , version 2
From: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is asking the public, Indigenous peoples and stakeholders to provide their comments on part II of draft regulatory document REGDOC-2.13.2, Import and Export, version 2.
September 29, 2017 – Ottawa, ON
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is asking the public, Indigenous peoples and stakeholders to provide their comments on part II of draft regulatory document REGDOC-2.13.2, Import and Export, version 2. To review and comment on the document, visit the REGDOC-2.13.2 Web page. The deadline for feedback is November 28 2017. Comments submitted, including names and affiliations, are intended to be made public.
Part I of draft REGDOC-2.13.2 sets out the CNSC’s guidance for current and prospective licensees who intend to import or export nuclear and nuclear-related dual-use items (also known as controlled nuclear substances, equipment and information). Part I also identifies a change to the implementation of Canada’s nuclear non-proliferation policy with respect to evaluating export applications of foreign-origin uranium. Part I was approved by the Commission and published on September 2016. For this reason, consultation on part I is now closed.
Part II of draft REGDOC-2.13.2 sets out the CNSC’s guidance for current and prospective licensees who intend to import or export risk-significant radioactive sources (Category 1 and 2 radioactive sources), as set out in International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) RS-G-1.9, Categorization of Radioactive Sources. It is part II alone that will be consulted on.
In addition, a copy of the existing schedule to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations (NNIECR) has been added to draft REGDOC-2.13.2 as appendix E. This schedule will eventually be replaced with an updated version if the currently proposed amendments to the NNIECR are approved and published. The updated version of the schedule previously underwent public consultation as part of the CNSC’s discussion paper DIS-15-01, Proposal to Amend the Nuclear Non-proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations.
Draft REGDOC-2.13.2 also provides information about the CNSC’s import and export control program for licence applications, the licence evaluation process and compliance with regulatory requirements.
The CNSC regulates the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect health, safety, security and the environment; to implement Canada’s international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy; and to disseminate objective scientific, technical and regulatory information to the public.
The Government of Canada is committed to implementing the provisions of the IAEA Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources and its supplementary Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources. The CNSC has implemented an enhanced import and export control program for risk-significant radioactive sources in keeping with Canada’s international obligations.
Canada is a major manufacturer and supplier of Category 1 and Category 2 radioactive sources used globally for beneficial purposes.
The CNSC’s enhanced import and export control program for risk-significant radioactive sources ensures that Canadian-origin radioactive sources are not provided to vulnerable states or to states lacking the appropriate regulatory infrastructure. This ensures the safety and security of radioactive sources throughout their lifecycle.
Nuclear Non-proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations
General Nuclear Safety and Control Regulations
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Cost Recovery Fees Regulations
Regulatory framework overview
Aurèle Gervais
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How Supercars' Own Regulations Could Kill Them
Early this week, Kia made a public statement claiming that they are not committed to entering Supercars, and have not had serious discussions with any teams. This follows reports that DJR Team Penske are a still a long way from homologating Ford Mustangs. Nothing has been heard from Alfa Romeo either. While Supercars are holding on to Holden and Nissan, they have lost Ford and Volvo. Supercars are struggling for manufacturer support, and they need it to survive.
Supercars introduced the current Car of the Future regulations in 2013. Designed to attract new manufacturers, eligibility rules were broadened to any sedan that would fit on the new control chassis. Manufacturers could use their own engine, or the LS-based generic V8 Supercar engine. In early 2012, Nissan announced their entry with Kelly Racing, running an Altima with a 5.0 version of the VK56 V8. AMG customer GT3 team Erebus Motorsport followed, buying Stone Brothers Racing and running E63s with permission but not sponsorship from Mercedes Benz. Volvo made it five manufacturers in 2014 with Garry Rogers Motorsport. Volvo reportedly paid more for their two car program than Nissan paid for four cars. The S60 was about as small a car that would fit with on the chassis, and the Yamaha B8444S engine had easily the smallest external dimensions. Scott McLaughlin finished second in the Volvo’s first race at Adelaide.
Nissan were the first new manufacturer to enter V8 Supercars
From there things went downhill. Ford pulled out of the championship at the end of 2014. They paid for the homologation of the FG-X Falcon for 2015, but elected not to continue as a sponsor. In 2015, after losing factory status, Prodrive had their best season yet, winning the driver's championship with Mark Winterbottom. Mercedes was next to leave after 2015. Development of the AMG V8 was too expensive for Erebus to continue with, so they switched to Walkinshaw Commodores for 2016. In mid-2016, Volvo, too, announced they would end their involvement. Unlike Ford, they would not allow GRM to continue to run Volvos as a privateer team, forcing GRM to revert to Commodores for 2017.
Late last year, things looked like turning around. Kia expressed interest, and Alfa Romeo were rumored to be looking. Bringing the number of factory teams back up to four, would put the sport in a much healthier position. Prodrive and DJR Team Penske were also working towards running Mustangs, with or without Ford sponsorship. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be working out that way now. Kia isn't particularly interested, and we've heard nothing from Alfa Romeo. Progress on a privateer Mustang is glacial. Supercars is looking more and more like a privateer championship.
That could be a problem. Because the current rules require replica carbon composite body panels, teams need, at minimum, IP permission from the manufacturer to reproduce those body panels. As Erebus demonstrated with the E63, that is possible, but as GRM found out, it doesn't always happen. The other difficult part is the engine. Any team looking to run a different manufacturer as a privateer would have a hard time competing with Holden and Nissan if they want to run a matching engine. It was the engine that put a stop to Erebus' Mercedes program.
Supercars were so heavily focused on attracting new manufacturers, that they forgot to plan for the event where they didn't come. No other major touring car championship has done this. DTM, Super GT and NASCAR wouldn't survive in their current forms as privateer-only championships either, but their rules were developed with much greater collaboration from the ones they already had. Supercars wrote their rules speculating on what new manufacturers might want, and assumed five of them would turn up to support five factory teams and privateers buying panels. Now there are only two. Holden is in the first year of a three year contract for Triple 8 to run the Holden Racing Team. NIssan in their first of two years with Kelly Racing as Nissan Motorsport. Nissan are in it for the long haul. They have said multiple times that they will use the current two year contract to evaluate what they might do next. It's two years of Kelly Racing V8 Altimas, followed by something else or more of the same. Holden on the other hand have given no indication for the future beyond the next three years. If one goes, the other will probably follow. Why bother being the only factory team?
A solution often suggested by armchair experts is using production cars. Going back to production-based racing would sidestep any IP issues, but it would introduce its own series of problems. It would be difficult to source appropriate cars, turn them into racing cars and then achieve technical parity. The cars would be cheaper, but not nearly as cheap as you'd expect. They also wouldn't be fast enough to allow the championship to remain Australia’s premier motorsport. Many of the drivers, being professionals, won't want to race production cars currently favoured by amateurs, and would leave to compete in the Australian GT Championship.Despite what proponents say, audiences won't be interested in it either. We already have a production car championship in Australia, and despite being free to watch online, few people bother to watch it.
Few people watch production car racing in Australia
You can go with a more loosely production derived formula. The World Touring Car Championship is production based, but makes use of Super 2000 and Diesel 2000 rules, with 1.6 litre turbo four cylinders. The Next Generation Touring Car regulations used in the BTCC are similar, with production body shells, 2.0 litre turbo engines, and control suspension, brakes and gearboxes. Neither of these would appeal to the traditional Australian touring car audience.
They could adopt a similar formula for larger cars running V8 and twin turbo V6 engines, but there aren't many options. Notably, Holden would have nothing to race if they went down this path. Medium-large production touring cars are largely dead globally. Aside from luxury brands, most are front wheel drive, not an appropriate layout for a big, heavy racing car. If Holden wants to run Commodores, Nissan the Altima or GT-R, and Prodrive and Penske the Mustang, they'll have to go silhouette.
DTM and Super GT both use the same silhouette formula. Supercars could run these rules and, teams would have cars from at least seven manufacturers to choose from. However, DTM cars would be prohibitively expensive for all but the wealthiest teams.
Perhaps the solution lies with MARC Cars Australia. MARC is a Queensland-based company that builds and races V8 Ford Focuses and Mazda 3s. Both run Ford Coyote engines. Like a Supercar, both use the same control chassis. Unlike a Supercar, the body panels are taken straight off the road car. They're not replica panels. Ford and Mazda are not involved, they don't have to be. MARC aren't replicating Ford or Mazda’s IP, they're simply buy Focus and 3 panels and attaching them to their chassis. There's even more good news. The cars cost half as much to build as a Supercar. They produce some 200 fewer horsepower, but that could be resolved by using a different engine.
Supercars should seriously consider adopting the MARC formula, or something similar. The Gen 2 regulations that come in next year and are due to be replaced in 2023. Supercars hasn't committed to anything for Gen 3, aside from making it easier to fit coupe body shells. Hybrids have also been suggested. Given the lack of manufacturer interest, Gen 3 should also involve off the shelf production body panels so the sport can survive without factory teams. Under the current rules, if Nissan and Holden pulled out and took their IP with them like Volvo did, teams would be left with nothing to race. That's not likely to happen, but it could, and Supercars should plan for it in mind.
The MARC Mazda 3 V8
The cars don't have to be small. They could use a variation on the existing control chassis. It could work. The Nissan Altima Supercar’s panels are the same size and shape as the road car’s, aside from some wheel arch flaring. If they had to, they could change the chassis rules to allow wheelbase changes. As long as the chassis is wide enough that no likely competitors have to be narrowed (which is considerably harder to flaring the arches to widen them), there shouldn't be too many issues. A 2850mm wheelbase and 1900mm width would accommodate most mid-sized sedans.
Supercars may soon have to concede their car regulations have a major flaw. Trying to attract new manufacturers is a worthy pursuit, but there needs to be contingencies for a privateer-only scenario. To avoid a grid full of Commodores and Altimas, or something even worse, Supercars needs to adopt MARC-style cars for Gen 3.
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BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe 2020 teased ahead of reveal
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BMW to produce another four-door coupe.
BMW has teased the upcoming 8 Series Gran Coupe ahead of its reveal later in 2019.
Following in the same footsteps as the former 6 Series Gran Coupe - which it will directly replace - the 8 Series Gran Coupe is being touted as a “four-door sports car of consummate elegance,” according to BMW.
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Just a single teaser image has been revealed so far, which shows the car’s slinky roofline and obvious four-door coupe bodystyle.
Possibly debuting the brand’s M8 performance variant at the same time, the 8 Series Gran Coupe is expected to use the 8 Series coupe’s drivetrains: the 390kW/750Nm 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 M850i, and the 235kW/680Nm 3.0-litre turbo-diesel six used in the 840d.
The 8 Series Gran Coupe will use the same bold grille as the 8 Series coupe.
Both engines are paired to BMW’s 'xDrive' all-wheel drive system matched to an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Despite a bespoke back seat, the interior of the 8 Series Gran Coupe is expected to be identical to the coupe with a 12.3-inch digital driver’s display and 10.25-inch central multimedia screen as standard equipment.
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The 8 Series Gran Coupe will compete with the Audi A7 and Mercedes-Benz CLS and will be priced north of $180,000.
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JAMIE & KERRY
The luck of the Irish smiled upon Jamie and Kerry on Saint Patrick’s Day in 2007, when they were introduced by mutual friends who had started dating. “We became inseparable from that moment on,” Jamie says. A few years later, they traveled together to Ireland and visited the peak of Dun Aengus Island to explore a prehistoric fort. “Unlike most days in Ireland, the weather was sunny and perfect,” she remembers. “The area was crawling with tourists, so Kerry had me scale a couple of rock walls and run past a few ‘Do Not Enter’ signs until we found a quiet place.” There, he proposed with a ring that he’d kept in his jacket pocket for the journey.
“Following the proposal, we took the ferry service back to the main land and drove up to our favorite hotel in Ireland, Ashford Castle, where four years earlier we’d had our very first conversation about marriage and a future together. It was such and beautiful and perfect day,” Jamie says.
The couple spent a year planning for their wedding, which actually consisted of two separate events on different days and at different locations. “We approached the weekend as a fantastic celebration and didn’t want to be tied down to the typical traditions that surround weddings,” says the bride. In search of something unique, the couple selected Hills Estate, a private residence in Napa Valley, for their intimate ceremony. “While the house is spectacular, it was really the outdoor setting that we fell in love with,” Jamie notes. For the larger reception, the couple expanded on what they describe as a “Napa Valley Elegant” theme, working with innovative event designer Scott Corridan.
For her wedding day, Jamie chose a beaded A-line halter dress by Jenny Packham & Temperley London, which she paired with shoes by Jimmy Choo and her own accessories. Her hair and makeup were styled by Julie Morgan. She also decided to observe a classic wedding tradition. “My ‘something old’ was a bracelet given to me by my mother-in-law— a gift she received from Kerry’s father. My ‘something new’ was my wedding band from my husband, and my ‘something borrowed’ was Kerry’s father’s class ring, which was tied to my bouquet. My ‘something blue’ was my post -wedding dress,” says the bride.
The couple hosted a small ceremony for thirty guests atop a knoll at the base of the Stags Peak Palisades and overlooking a vineyard. The officiant was William Moore, a friend of the couple, and music was provided by Geoff Hawkins. At an elegantly appointed olive grove on the property, the ceremony was immediately followed with a five-course dinner. Chef Kevin Miller from The Vintage Estate personalized the meal by incorporating the couple’s favorite foods into the various courses. “It was intimate, beautiful, and so special to share that moment with our closest friends and family. It felt like we had the Napa Valley all to ourselves that night,” says Jamie.
The following evening, celebrations shifted to The Vintage Estate for a big party with 350 friends and family. With so many guests, the couple decided to have numerous bars and dining stations located throughout the property, so that people could freely move around and mingle without having to wait in a line. Scott Corridan extended the theme of Napa Elegance into this celebration, with rough wood furniture, natural linens, rustic fabrics, lanterns handing from every surface, and plenty of beautiful flowers in fall colors.
After a short honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas,Kerry and Jamie have now settled into life in San Francisco with their dog Buddy and cat CC. “We are blessed with an amazing group of family and friends, and our wedding weekend was simply perfect in every way,” says Jamie. “We look forward to a very happy life together.”
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Armored Volvo XC90 Weighs Nearly 10,000 Pounds
By Drew Dowdell
By Drew Dowdell • June 27
...Odjuret is how you said "Beast" in Swedish...
If you're a diplomat, politician, or evil genius in need of protection when you are out and about, a new option just arrived on your shopping list. Volvo has just released the XC90 Armored, an SUV that looks normal, but isn't.
Volvo worked on the XC90 Armored for about two years, aiming for a protection rating of VPAM VR8, the second highest rating possible. Decoding that rating, the VR8 means that the XC90 has 360 degree ballistic resistance. However, it also provides explosive resistance too.
Starting off as a standard Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Inscription, the SUV heads to Bremen, Germany to complete the process of armoring. High-strength steel and glass are added. The additional armoring brings the total weight of the vehicle plus 5 occupants to 9,899 pounds. With all that weight, Volvo upgrades the brakes and suspension to compensate.
Volvo tried to make the XC90 Armored look as close to a standard issue Volvo as possible so as not to draw any attention from the outside.
If this odjuret (beast) is too much for you, Volvo also makes a lightly armored version of the XC60.
Source and Image: Volvo
daves87rs 960
Could come in handy.....
With incompetence in Government around the world, an armored auto could become a standard purchase for people, especially executives.
smk4565 967
10,000 lbs and a 4 cylinder engine? Yeah, pass on that. Mercedes has a V12 in their armored car, or a V8 if you aren't in a hurry.
ccap41 3,061
If you're driving an armored vehicle, you're not in a hurry. 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 cylnders in a 10,000lb vehicle will be slow.
19 hours ago, ccap41 said:
You might be in a hurry if trying to get away from a terrorist attack.
8 minutes ago, smk4565 said:
And you'll still be screwed because of traffic and TEN THOUSAND POUNDS OF VEHICLE. That's what the armor is for.
Yeah, more power is more gooder but even with 1000hp you have to try and bring that thing to a halt at some point and speed is your enemy there. Maybe slow and steady is better. I mean you are in an armored vehicle.
32 minutes ago, ccap41 said:
Larger Brembo 8 piston brakes.
Course I could take this the EV route and say Hybrid would be better so you have the instant Torque of electric motors and the regen on braking.
I honestly think a 10,000 lb armored auto would be best if a Hybrid. This is the one time an efficient Diesel generator with AWD Electric motors and over sized traditional brakes to support the Regen could really help move these protective Beasts.
Drew Dowdell 10,150
Edited July 1 by Drew Dowdell
By Drew Dowdell, in Mercedes Benz, 9 hours ago
June 2019: Volvo Car USA
ROCKLEIGH, N.J. (July 2, 2019) - Volvo Car USA LLC, (VCUSA) reported U.S. sales of 9,934 vehicles for the month of June, an increase of 0.7 percent from the same period last year. Year-to-date VCUSA has sold 50,120 vehicles, an increase of 5.2 percent from the previous year.
“The first half of 2019 was Volvo’s best U.S. performance in 12 years. June was a great month, topping a monthly record set back in June 2006.” said Anders Gustafsson, President and CEO, Volvo Car USA & Senior Vice President Americas.
The XC90 was popular in June, posting the best sales month of 2019 at 3,475 cars sold, a 7.6 percent increase versus June 2018. The S60 and V60 saw the largest year-over-year gains, with S60 growing 184 percent and V60 growing 113 percent.
The America’s region, which includes the United States, Canada and Latin America, also showed growth in June. Sales for the entire region were up 1.9 percent for the month; posting a 6.3 percent year-over-year gain.
“The first half of 2019 showed great momentum for sales and fantastic progress on new services for customers.” Added Gustafsson. “Tow for Life and Accident Advisor joined our Volvo Lifetime Replacement Parts & Labor Warranty earlier this year. These services are designed to make life less complicated for our customers and have shown strong early success.”
May 2019: Volvo Cars US
Volvo Cars posted strong sales in May, with volumes up 12.4 per cent compared with the same period last year.
The company sold 60,196 cars during the month, as China, Europe and the US all reported a growth in sales compared with the same period last year.
The double digit volume growth in May was led by the continued strong demand for Volvo’s award-winning SUV range led by the XC60, and followed by the XC40 and XC90. Volvo’s latest models, the V60 estate and the US-built S60 sedan, also contributed to the strong performance.
In the January to May period, Volvo sold a total of 278,051 cars – up 9.6 per cent, compared with the same period last year.
China reported a strong sales growth of 17.4 per cent in May compared with the same period last year. Total sales in the region reached 12,425 cars during the month. The growth came on the back of high demand for the locally assembled XC60 and S90 models.
European sales in May grew 16.9 per cent to 29,681 cars, led by strong demand for the XC60, followed by the XC40 and the V60 estate.
US sales reached 9,761 cars in May, up 4.5 per cent compared with the same period last year. XC90 was the best selling car in the region followed by the XC60.
A detailed break-up of regional sales is given below:
January-May
In May, the XC60 was the top selling model with sales reaching 17,510 cars (2018: 16,171), followed by the XC40, with total sales at 10,574 cars (2018: 5,413 units), and the Volvo XC90 at 8,621 cars (2018: 7,979 units).
April 2019: Volvo Car USA
Volvo Car USA, LLC, (VCUSA) reported U.S. sales of 8,367 vehicles for the month of April, an increase of 0.4 percent from the same period last year. Year-to-date, VCUSA has sold 30,425 vehicles, an increase of 7 percent from the previous year.
April 2019 was the best April sales performance since April 2007. The XC90 was the top seller for April, up 27 percent over the prior year, with 2,700 sales recorded. The new XC40 had another record-breaking month, selling 1,824 compact SUVs.
“Led this month by the XC90, our award-winning SUV line was up 10 percent for the month,” said Anders Gustafsson, President and CEO, Volvo Car USA. “Together, the XC90, XC60 and XC40 have led to a 14 percent increase in SUV sales year-over-year.”
Models April 2019 April 2018 % Year To Date 2019 Year To Date 2018 % S60 1,232 575 114.3 % 5,041 2,604 93.6 % S60 CC 0 8 - - 122 - S90 258 583 -55.7 % 1,051 2,408 -56.4 % V60 27 183 -85.2 % 139 593 -76.6 % V60 CC 0 626 - 38 1,226 -96.9 % V90 40 30 33.3 % 148 82 80.5 % V90 CC 35 150 -76.7 % 361 702 -48.6 % XC40 1,824 1,404 29.9 % 5,401 2,483 117.5 % XC60 0 16 - - 204 - XC60 II 2,251 2,476 -9.1 % 8,887 8,321 6.8 % XC90 2,700 2,282 18.3 % 9,359 9,671 -3.2 % Total 8,367 8,333 0.4 % 30,425 28,416 7.1 %
March 2019: Volvo Car USA
United States - Retail Sales By Car Model - March 2019
Models March 2019 March 2018 % Year To Date 2019 Year To Date 2018 % S60 1,428 621 130.0 % 3,809 2,029 87.7 % S60 CC 0 13 - - 114 - S90 181 659 -72.5 % 793 1,825 -56.5 % V60 37 230 -83.9 % 86 410 -79.0 % V60 CC 15 292 -94.9 % 38 600 -93.7 % V60 II 21 0 100.0 % 26 0 100.0 % V90 49 18 172.2 % 108 52 107.7 % V90 CC 116 224 -48.2 % 326 552 -40.9 % XC40 1,550 1,001 54.8 % 3,577 1,079 231.5 % XC60 0 48 - - 188 - XC60 II 2,936 2,331 26.0 % 6,636 5,845 13.5 % XC90 3,236 2,796 15.7 % 6,659 7,389 -9.9 % Total 9,569 8,233 16.2 % 22,058 20,083 9.8 % * I, II, III etc shows which generation the car model belongs to.
Volvo News: Volvo XC40 Getting All-Electric Version
Volvo is planning on releasing an all-electric version of its Volvo XC40 crossover sometime later this year. This will be the first pure EV under the Volvo brand and the second one in the automaker group after the Polstar 2 that was shown at the Geneva Auto Show earlier this year.
In addition to the all-electric version, Volvo will reportedly be offering a 3-cylinder plug-in hybrid version of the XC40, though no official specs have been announced yet. Two variations would be offered, at T4 Twin-Engine and T5 Twin-Engine.
While the Polestar 2 is aiming for a 275 mile range, don't expect similar range from the taller and flatter XC40, but somewhere in the 225 area should be doable.
Volvo is expecting 25% of sales to be plug-in hybrids, up from the 10% - 15% of sales today. Volvo's goals for electric vehicles is even higher, with an aim for a full 50% of sales by 2025.
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Developer of school-shooting video game defends it as victims complain
By Dave Collins
| Hartford, Conn.
This screen shot taken from YouTube shows a still frame from the video game "Active Shooter." Acid Software, the developer of the school shooting video game is defending the product and vowing to continue selling it online as parents of slain children and other mass shooting victims work to get the game wiped off the internet. (YouTube)
The developer of a school-shooting video game is vowing to continue selling it online as parents of slain children and other mass shooting victims work to get the game wiped off the internet.
The "Active Shooter" game was created by Anton Makarevskiy, a 21-year-old developer from Moscow, Russia, and is being marketed by his entity Acid Software. Acid said in a Twitter posting Tuesday that it will not be censored and cited free expression rights.
The game is branded as a "SWAT simulator" that lets players choose between being an active shooter terrorizing a school or the SWAT team responding to the shooting. Players can choose a gun, grenade or knife, and civilian and police death totals are shown on the screen. Acid had been selling an early version of the game online for $20 and plans to release a new version next month.
Acid recently set up two websites for "Active Shooter" after the game was removed from the webpages of video game marketplace Steam and crowdfunding site Indiegogo, which is refunding contributors. The removals followed complaints and online petitions by anti-gun violence advocates including parents of children killed in school shootings in Parkland, Florida, and Newtown, Connecticut.
"You cannot censor us and what we do," an Acid Twitter posting said . "Our game does not violate any ToS (terms of service) nor promotes any violence and/or extremism. #ActiveShooter will remain on our website and continue its course!"
One of the sites included a discussion section where one person recommended adding more "blood from shot civilians (LOTS AND LOTS)" and increasing noise and chaos to add to "the drama."
The new webpages were shut down Tuesday night by Bluehost, the Burlington, Massachusetts, company that hosted the new sites, according to Acid. A representative of the company said the sites were up and running again Wednesday afternoon using Russian servers.
Representatives of Bluehost did not return a message seeking comment.
School shooting video game removed online after backlash
Bluehost was asked to remove the sites in an online petition organized by Sandy Hook Promise, an anti-gun violence group formed by parents whose children were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in December 2012. Twenty first-graders and six educators were shot to death at the school, including Nicole Hockley's son, Dylan.
"Even more than five years later, I'm still not ready to face all the details of Dylan's last moments," Hockley said in an email urging people to sign the petition to Bluehost. "The fact that someone has programmed such details into a game for others to play is beyond sickening."
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The game also was recently condemned by parents of children killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Ata Berdyev, of Seattle, who is helping Makarevskiy promote the game, told The Associated Press in emails Tuesday that the new sites generated about 300 free downloads of a demo, 14 sales of the initial game version and four pre-orders of the new version in less than a day.
Berdyev said Makarevskiy "does not keep up with US news" and the release of the game was "just a bad timing."
"He obviously expected some criticism, but not as much as it got," Berdyev wrote. "It's a video game, not reality. It also does not promote any violence or hate. People need to focus on real-life issues rather than a video game. There are lots of other games which are even worse, but people seem not to care as much."
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2013 TIFF Kids International Film Festival, Apr 9-21
THE TIFF KIDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LIGHTS UP SCREENS AND IMAGINATIONS WITH THE BEST OF CHILDREN’S CINEMA FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Toronto – TIFF has announced the Opening Night and Feature Film Presentations that will enrich, engage and entertain young audiences at the 16th annual TIFF Kids International Film Festival™. The Festival’s opening night film, The Legend of Sarila (La légende de Sarila), is Canada’s first 3D animated feature, a gorgeous-looking adventure inspired by various Inuit legends and featuring the voice of Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer. This year’s Closing Night Film is the International Premiere of the German film Famous Five 2 (Fünf Freunde 2), an adaptation of the Enid Blyton classic.TIFF Kids ®, the only film festival for children aged 3-13 in Toronto, takes place at TIFF Bell Lightbox from April 9 through April 21, 2013.
“We’re thrilled to be opening TIFF Kids 2013 with Canada’s first 3D animated film, The Legend of Sarila, exploring themes offriendship, hope, perseverance and self acceptance,” said Elizabeth Muskala, Director, TIFF Kids. “Other highlights from this year’s programme include our Closing Night Film Famous Five 2, the sequel to last year’s TIFF Kids Audience Award-winner Famous Five; the award-winning Mother, I Love You from Latvia; and everyone’s favourite little white bunny finally up on the big screen with Miffy the Movie, from the Netherlands. This year’s programming line-up features the absolute best in world cinema that will both inspire and delight TIFF Kids audiences.”
“We are proud to have directed and produced our first feature film as a 100 per cent Canadian 3D animated film, an original story aimed at children that reveals an exotic corner of our country," said The Legend of Sarila director Nancy Florence Savard and producer Marie-Claude Beauchamp. "It was an experience as unforgettable as The Legend of Sarila itself. And being picked as the opening film for TIFF Kids is just the cherry on top."
“This year’s TIFF Kids line-up will inspire and empower a new generation of film-goers,” said Shane Smith, Director of Public Programmes, TIFF. “This Festival offers children an opportunity to see some of the best films from around the world, as they should be seen: on the big screen.”
TIFF Kids 2013 features 117 films - 29 Features and 88 Shorts - representing 40 countries. Audiences can explore the world through high quality, youth-oriented films from the following countries: Germany, Australia, India, China, The Netherlands, Norway, Iran, Mexico, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Azerbaijan and many more. As a further engagement element to the films themselves, TIFF Kids presentations often feature in-person appearances by filmmakers and special guests who introduce their films and answer questions from the audience following the screening. Guests for 2013 include The Legend of Sarila director Nancy Florence Savard and producer Marie-Claude Beauchamp who will engage with audiences at the screening of their film on TIFF Kids opening night.
The TIFF Kids International Film Festival takes place at TIFF Bell Lightbox from April 9 through April 21. Tickets for the TIFF Kids public programme go on sale to TIFF Members today (March 5) and to the general public on March 9. TIFF Members and the general public may also purchase tickets to school programme screenings subject to availability, beginning March 26. Prices range from Adult $12, Student/Senior $9.50 and Children (12 and under) $8.50. Opening Night $25.00 and Closing Night $15.00 per person. TIFF Kids 10 packs are available for $75.00 (valid for digiPlaySpace and film tickets). Entry to the TIFF Kids digiPlaySpace is $8 or $5 with paid screening ticket to the TIFF Kids International Film Festival and Comic Book Heroes programme, discounts apply for TIFF Members.
Some activities are free. For more information on screenings and activities, or to purchase tickets, please visit tiff.net/kids call 416-599-TIFF (8433) or 1-800-599-TIFF, or visit the Steve & Rashmi Gupta Box Office at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
FEATURE FILM PRESENTATIONS
TIFF Kids is pleased to present the following 29 feature films:
The Legend of Sarila (La légende de Sarila), director: Nancy Florence Savard, Canada. Both English and French language
screenings.
OPENING NIGHT FILM!
Toronto Premiere
Canada's first 3D animated feature is about three Inuit youths living on the Arctic tundra who go in search of Sarila, a promised land, hoping to save their clan from famine. It is also the story of a fight to the death between two shamans, the young Markussi, who finds his destiny on the journey to the mythical Sarila, and the aged Croolik who feels his power threatened by the young shaman. Voice actors include Academy Award-winner Christopher Plummer as well as rising Canadian talents Dustin Milligan and Rachelle Lefevre. Age recommendation 8 and up.
Famous Five 2 (Fünf Freunde 2), director: Mike Marzuk, Germany. German with English subtitles.
International Premiere
The world’s favourite crew of young detectives is back in this sequel to last year’s TIFF Kids Audience Choice Award winner. On their first camping trip without their parents, the Famous Five gang runs into trouble when their teammate Dick is kidnapped by a band of crooks who believe he can lead them to the Green Eye, the most valuable jewel in the world. The Famous Five are determined to stop at nothing to protect the precious jewel and bring their friend back safe and sound. Age recommendation 9 and up.
A Horse on the Balcony (Das Pferd auf dem Balkon), director: Hüseyin Tabak, Austria. German with English subtitles.
Mika, a 10-year-old boy with Asperger’s Syndrome, has no idea how his life will change when he hears a strange sound outside his building one night and discovers a racehorse on the balcony of his housing project apartment. He and his friend Dana form a remarkable bond with the horse and together they make a bold plan to keep their new friend. Age recommendation 8 and up.
A Turtle’s Tale 2: Sammy’s Escape From Paradise, director: Ben Stassen, Belgium. English.
Sammy and Ray, leatherback turtles and friends forever, are enjoying life in their tropical paradise, shepherding new hatchlings Ricky and Ella out to sea. Suddenly, a poacher swoops in and ships the turtles off to be part of a spectacular aquarium show for tourists in Dubai. The kingpin of the place, a seahorse named Big D, enlists them in his plans for a great escape. But with their new friends, Sammy and Ray hatch breakout plans of their own. After a series of thrilling adventures and narrow escapes, our heroes head south to meet up with Shelly, Sammy’s first and only love.
Believe, director: David Scheinmann, United Kingdom. English.
Set in 1984 and inspired by true events, Believe is a tale about the legendary Manchester United football manager Sir Matt Busby, who helps a wayward boy fulfill his dream. An act of petty crime by 11-year-old Georgie becomes a collision of fate as Sir Matt tracks him down, only to discover that the boy is an extraordinarily gifted footballer and captain of a team of unruly talents. Age recommendation 10 and up.
Buta, director: Ilgar Najaf, Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani with English subtitles.
Self-confident young dreamer Buta –whose name derives from the Azerbaijani term for the pattern known as paisley-lives with his elderly grandmother in a remote mountain village, where she supports them by weaving beautiful and intricate rugs. Befriended and inspired by an old man who dreams of restoring the old mill in the village, Buta becomes determined to create his own buta pattern on a mountaintop with stones dragged from a local river, despite being harassed and bullied by a group of local boys. Age recommendation 11 and up.
Casper and Emma – Best Friends (Karsten og Petra blir bestevenner), director: Arne Lindtner Næss, Norway. Norwegian with English subtitles.
North American Premiere
Emma is just days away from celebrating her fifth birthday, what she wants more than anything is a dog, but her mom says she must be a little older to look after a pet. Emma meets Casper on his first day at a new kindergarten; both have their favourite stuffed animals, Miss Rabbit and Lion Cub, and from that day on Casper and Emma are best friends. Emma soon enlists Casper’s help in attempting to convince her mom that she is now old enough to take care of the new dog she wants. Age recommendation 6 and up.
Cinnamon (Canela), director: Jordi Mariscal, Mexico. Spanish with English subtitles.
Canadian Premiere
El Molcajete is a traditional Mexican food restaurant in downtown Mexico City owned by Maria’s grandmother Tere, and run by Chef Rosi. After her daughter’s death, Tere lost her passion for cooking and stopped working at El Molcajete. Meanwhile, Chef Rosi has introduced new dishes to the menu, in an effort to make it trendier. But neither Maria nor Tere will let their beloved traditional flavours and cooking secrets fall into oblivion. Age recommendation 9 and up.
Echo Planet (Echo-Jew-Kong-Lok), director: Kompin Kemgumnird, Thailand. Thai (dubbed in English).
Join Jorpe and Norva, a brother and sister from a distant Karen village, on an adventure to the metropolis of Capital City. The two children and their new friend Sam - the son of the Capital State President - desperately try to find a way to stop an oncoming natural global disaster using ancient Karen knowledge, or it will mean the end of all human life! Age recommendation 9 and up.
Ella and Friends (Ella ja kaverit), director: Taneli Mustonen, Finland. Finnish with English subtitles
Ella and her friends find out that their much-loved neighbourhood school will be shut down, and all the kids will be relocated to a massive central school. The group discovers that their own school is scheduled to be demolished and replaced with a Formula One race track. Ella and her friends decide to team up with the teacher to fight for their old school. Age recommendation 7 and up.
Elmo's Alphabet Challenge, director: Joey Mazzarino, USA. English.
Are you up for an alphabet challenge? Abby shows off her new Fairy Fly Pad, but accidentally traps her friends inside the video game world! To get back to Sesame Street, Elmo, Telly and Abby must beat challenges that test their alphabet knowledge. Bonus: Special guest to introduce the film! Age recommendation 2 and up.
Ernest & Celestine (Ernest et Célestine), directors: Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier,
France/Belgium/Luxembourg. French with English subtitles.
Giant bears and tiny mice don’t tend to mingle much, but when Ernest and Celestine cross paths, the two become inseparable friends and embark on an adventure of a lifetime in this animated film based on the children's books by Belgian author Gabrielle Vincent. Age recommendation 8 and up.
Eskil & Trinidad, director: Stephan Apelgren, Sweden. Swedish with English subtitles.
Eskil is torn between loyalties to his father up in the north of Sweden with his ice hockey ambitions, and his desire to meet his mother down in Copenhagen. When he encounters Trinidad, an unusual character who's building a boat to sail to the Caribbean, new and unexpected possibilities begin to open up. Age recommendation 9 and up.
Fame High, director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy, USA. English.
From the nail-biting freshman auditions to the spectacular graduation performance, Fame High captures the in-class and at-home drama, competition, heartbreak, and triumph of a single year as it follows a group of struggling freshmen and seniors at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. Here, both underprivileged and privileged teenagers reach for their dreams of becoming actors, singers, dancers, and musicians. Fame High is where intensely devoted teachers and highly motivated students go about the business of making the best better. But all that talent means a lot of pressure when students are competing for the same roles, the same teachers’ favours, and the same career opportunities, and the favour of the same teachers. They are also struggling with grades, family and young love, while defying complications of race, culture, and economic challenges at every turn. Age recommendation 12 and up.
Igor & the Cranes' Journey (Igor VeMasa Ha'Agurim), director: Evgeny Ruman, Israel/Poland/Germany. Hebrew, Russian with English subtitles.
During his move from Russia to Israel, 11-year-old Igor faces challenges that are not unlike those of the baby crane that he observed hatching while he was visiting with his ornithologist father. Tracking the cranes’ migration from Russia to Africa via a classmate’s website, Igor is lead on a great adventure that will reunite him with his dad. Age recommendation: 10 and up.
Know My Name (Siirt'in Sirri), directors: Kristen Stevens and Inan Temelkuran, Turkey. Turkish, Kurdish, with English subtitles.
Surviving discrimination and violence in Turkey's poor southeast, 15-year-old Evin trains to be a top international wrestler and support her Kurdish family of 13. One of 150,000 girls in Turkey who choose fighting as a path to university and independence, she is one fight away from a title of her own. Age recommendation 12 and up.
Miffy the Movie (Nijntje de film), director: Hans Perk, The Netherlands. English.
Miffy, her friends Melanie and Grunty and her dog Snuffy set out on a treasure hunt through the zoo. Father and Mother Bunny give them five riddles through a Treasure Hunt Song, about a colour, a shape, a movement, a number and a sound. While discovering animals that answer to the riddles, Miffy and her friends learn how to work together, find creative ways to collaborate and to reward each other for a job well done. And in the end, they are rewarded with a big surprise. Age recommendation 2 and up.
Mother, I Love You (Mammu, es tevi milu), director: Janis Nords, Latvia. Latvian with English subtitles.
Mother, I Love You is the adventurous and touching story of Raimonds, a misunderstood adolescent who, while trying to reconcile with his mother, stumbles into a world of trouble and petty crime. Age recommendation: 10 and up.
Once in a Lullaby, director: Jonathan Kalafer, USA. English.
The PS22 chorus from Staten Island became world famous after their YouTube videos went viral. This documentary follows them to their biggest performance yet, as the closing act at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony, where creative differences, lost voices and homesickness threaten their performance. Age recommendation 9 and up.
Rafiki (Bestevenner), director: Christian Lo, Norway. Norwegian with English subtitles.
TIFF Kids Festival Favourite
Julie, Mette and Naisha are best friends. They have snowball fights with the boys, race down steep hills on sleds, and are looking forward to Christmas. One day, Naisha suddenly vanishes, and no one knows where she and her mother have disappeared to. With no clues other than an address written in invisible ink, Julie and Mette sneak onto the night train bound for Oslo. Will they manage to get their best friend back? Age recommendation: 8 and up.Satellite Boy, director: Catriona McKenzie, Australia. English. Pete lives with his grandfather in an old abandoned outdoor cinema in the Australian desert. When the old drive-in is threatened with demolition, ten-year-old Pete takes off to the city with his best mate Kamlain to save his home. Age recommendation 12 and up.
Stepping on the Flying Grass (Cita Citaku Setinggi Tanah), director: Eugene Panji, Indonesia. Indonesian with English subtitles.
Assigned by their teacher to write an essay about their most cherished dream, four young friends in rural Indonesia each take a different approach to their assignment, and one of them sets out to make his dream come true. Age recommendation 8 and up.
The Diary of Summer, director: Chen Jing, China. Mandarin with English subtitles.
When troublemaker Ma Xiaopang is caught lying on his latest homework assignment, which was to do a good deed and write about it, his teacher punishes him by ordering him to complete ten good deeds and write them down over the summer holidays. Worse, xhe appoints Xiaopang’s classmate and nemesis, Wang Xiaohu, to supervise him. Age recommendation: 8 and up.
The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life (Les Pee-Wee 3D: l'hiver qui a changé ma vie), director: Éric Tessier,
Canada. French with English subtitles.
A team of young hockey players living in a small Québec village are preparing to play the most exciting hockey season of their lives. They will be fighting for a spot in the most prestigious minor hockey tournament in world: The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. Age recommendation 10 and up.
The Rooster Trademark Paper (Kaghaze Khoroos Neshan) director: Maryam Milani, Iran. Farsi with English subtitles.
In 1971 Iran, Amir is a young boy who lives with his mother and sister and sells newspapers to help his family. When he sees an advertisement for a visual arts competition in the newspaper, he is eager to enter, but must first find money for the costly Rooster Trademark paper in order to qualify. Age recommendation: 8 and up.
The Zigzag Kid (Nono, Het Zigzag Kind) director: Vincent Bal, Netherlands/Belgium. Dutch, French with English subtitles.
Nono wants to be like his father — the best police inspector of the world — but he gets into trouble all the time. Two days before his Bar Mitzvah, he’s sent away to his uncle Sjmoel in order to stay on the right track. During the train ride, however, Nono gets one last chance to prove himself as a detective. Along with master burglar Felix Glick, an old acquaintance of his father’s, he enters a world of disguises, chases, and French chansons—and meets Zohara, a mysterious lady whose secrets will change Nono’s life forever. Age recommendation: 10 and up.
Vampire Sisters (Die Vampirschwestern) director: Wolfgang Groos, Germany. German with English subtitles.
Dakaria and Silvania are 12-year-old half-vampire sisters, with a vampire father and a human mother, who move from Transylvania to Germany, where they try to become accustomed to the conditions of human daily life. They go to school during the day, using a lot of sun block, and fly during nighttime hours only. But the hardest part is making friends, as they need to be careful with whom they share their secret. Age recommendation: 9 and up.
Victor and the Secret of The Crocodile Mansion (Das Haus Der Krokodile) directors: Philipp Stennert and Cyrill Boss, Germany.
German with English subtitles.
Eleven-year-old Victor is both thrilled and mystified when his family moves into his grand-uncle’s mansion filled with African masks, taxidermy crocodile mounts, and a dark secret: Four decades ago, his grand-uncle’s daughter, Cecilia, died at age 11 under mysterious circumstances. Convinced that the elaborate drawings in his cousin’s diary contain clues to a long-lost treasure, Victor becomes obsessed with deciphering them and finally uncovering the secret buried deep within his ancestral home. Age recommendation: 10 and up.
Waves (Alegalu) director: Prithvi Konanur, India. Kannada with English subtitles.
Putta and Basu are unlikely friends who live in a small fishing village. While Putta does well in school and loves being out on the water in his boat, Basu struggles in class and has a fear of the ocean. When both boys get into trouble they decide to try and solve their problems by sailing Putta’s boat out to the nearby island, where legend has it that if you leave something behind for the island spirit Panjurli, your wishes will come true. But when their journey takes an unexpected turn, Putta and Basu quickly learn that they cannot escape their responsibilities as easily as they had thought. Age recommendation 9 and up.
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Shock after wrong spelling of road sign in Chorley
Road sign for Barnes Wallis Way was incorrently spelled Barnes 'Wallace Way'. Chorley Council are looking to replace the sign in the next few weeks.
Published: 18:24 Monday 18 July 2016
Residents have complained to Chorley Council after a new road sign was spelled incorrectly on a road in Buckshaw Village.
The sign on Barnes Wallis Way, Buckshaw Village instead said ‘Barnes Wallace Way’.
It is due to be replaced by the council within the next few weeks.
Euxton Councillor and Buckshaw Village resident Aidy Riggott said: “When I was contacted about this in late June by some of the businesses based on Barnes Wallis Way, it was clear to me that it was an obvious and understandable oversight and I immediately contacted Chorley Council to arrange for this to be corrected.
“I am pleased that this has been agreed and that the correct signage will be in place in the coming weeks.”
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New Jeep Wrangler, two large SUVs tee up for LA auto show
Early bets on the stars of the upcoming Los Angeles auto show include the new Jeep Wrangler, and larger SUVs from Subaru, Lexus.
Wayne Cunningham
FCA US LLC
Next week, when we all emerge from our Thanksgiving-induced food comas, the Los Angeles auto show serves up another kind of feast, a table full of hotly anticipated cars, and likely some surprise unveilings. Roadshow editors are eager to hit the show floor, with the big draw this year being an all-new version of the venerable Jeep Wrangler.
SUVs seem the order of the day for this year's show, as Subaru, Lexus and Infiniti have teased new and updated vehicles. In addition, Toyota promises an intriguing SUV concept. Passenger cars in the mix include a new Mercedes-Benz CLS and a Mazda6.
The new Wrangler keeps the boxy shape, but gets new engineering for the 2018 model year.
Rumors racked up about a new Jeep Wrangler over the last year, along with a few details from internal leaks at parent company FCA. But the real goods came out at SEMA last month, when Jeep released a few photos of its 2018 Wrangler. Jeep followed up with a set of interior photos of the new Wrangler.
Wrangler has been an offroad icon for many years, the apex of Jeep's Trail-Rated reputation. We expect Jeep to maintain, and likely improve, the Wrangler's offroad chops, as the company knows this model's value to the brand. Hints suggest that Jeep will lighten the Wrangler's load with aluminum in its structure, boosting fuel economy. Leaks suggest the new model will get a 2-liter turbocharged engine, along with a V6.
For modern comfort, there's a hint that a power-retractable top will be available. The Wrangler is likely to be available with FCA's latest UConnect infotainment system, with connected navigation features. We also expect historic Wrangler cues to remain, such as a fold-down front windshield, for those whole live on a diet of bugs, and removable doors to help dust up the cabin.
Will the production Ascent SUV look like this concept?
Sarah Tew/Roadshow
Fans of Subaru with growing families will be happy to know they can stick with the brand, as the automaker will show off its new Ascent SUV in Los Angeles. Ascent is an all-new model for Subaru, an SUV able to carry at least six, and probably seven, in its three seating rows. Given Subaru's fans, that might mean any combination of kids and dogs.
At the New York auto show last April, Subaru showed off a concept version of the Ascent, which we don't expect to change much for production. The grille looks beefier than that on the Outback, but the low roofline keeps the concept from looking too mammoth. We expect a 2.4-liter flat four cylinder engine under the hood, along with the availability of Subaru's Eyesight driver assistance system, which uses cameras to detect traffic and pedestrians ahead.
As with Subaru's other SUVs, expect all-wheel-drive to come standard, and a ground clearance specification of 8.7 inches.
Lexus RX 350L
Given the popularity of Lexus' five passenger luxury SUV, the RX model, a don't-mess-with-success strategy might seem wise. But as its recent jaw-dropping redesign hasn't hurt sales, it looks like Lexus has a bit of wiggle room, so came up with a larger, three-row seating version of its most popular SUV. Enter the RX 350L, where we assume the "L" designation stands for large.
Lexus released little information about the new RX variant, but it is fair to guess it won't deviate much from the five-passenger model. The stretched body will likely carry the same, massive "spindle" grille and sharp lines. The 3.5-liter V6 engine of the RX 350 will certainly serve for the RX 350L. The biggest questions come around how that third row will be packaged, including how easily it will be to access. Will it seat adults comfortably or serve as a rolling black site detention center?
Infiniti SUV update
After a period of little activity, Infiniti has been showing increased life in the past couple of years, reenergizing its model line-up. For the Los Angeles show, the company has promised us "the most advanced Infiniti in our history." With no photo or other information beyond a designer's sketch of the car's profile, we're left to mere speculation.
However, it looks like Infiniti is updating its QX50 small crossover model. If it follows the update given to the Q50 sedan, that would mean a new, efficient engine and sport handling technology. Given Infiniti's boast, we expect a bit more, like maybe Infiniti's equivalent to sister-brand Nissan's Pro-Pilot driver assistance technology.
Toyota FT-AC concept
Toyota reveals just a little in its FT-AC teaser image.
In Toyota nomenclature, "FT" means Future Toyota, signifying a concept vehicle, and in this example, "AC" stands for Adventure Concept. What we have from Toyota about the FT-AC concept debut is a name and a very dark photo of the front end. What we expect is a look at Toyota's thinking towards what a future small to medium-sized SUV might look like.
The photo released by Toyota shows a set of LED lights on either side at the top of the windshield, a modern take on rollbar-mounted KC lights of the past, suggesting offroad capability. Might the FT-AC be a Wrangler-competitor, or a future version of Toyota's 4Runner? It might be an evolution of the FT-4X concept shown at the New York auto show earlier this year. We have questions, and will soon have answers.
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
Leaving the world of SUVs for high-end luxury, Mercedes-Benz sent out a couple of teaser images for its new CLS-Class. This top-to-bottom update promises to take the existing four-door coupe, with its very lovely styling, and applying the company's latest engineering, styling and technology.
So far, we know that this updated model will be sold in the US as the CLS450 and CLS450 4Matic, as rear-wheel- and all-wheel-drive versions. Under the hood, expect a turbocharged six cylinder engine. The new CLS-Class shares a platform with the E-Class, so expect some carry over equipment, but Mercedes-Benz is likely to push this new car into a higher echelon with more luxurious cabin appointments.
And a few more things
Along with these highly anticipated cars, we're looking forward to a roadster version of BMW i8 hybrid sports car and a refreshed Mazda6 sedan, not to mention a few debuts that automakers are currently keeping under quiet about, waiting to pull back the curtain.
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Colorado tax hikes proposed by DU researchers not at all radical
John Tomasic - September 6, 2011
News outlets in Colorado reported last week that researchers at the University of Denver recommended tax hikes to fill yawning future budget gaps. In fact, the researchers made no recommendations. What they did was offer two scenarios for public consideration by which the state could meet its obligations (download the study summary). The first scenario included only program cuts. The second included only tax hikes. Even though the tax-hike scenario has already drawn fire, it is no radical proposal. The hikes, as detailed to the Colorado Independent by the director of the study, would establish rates that would still compare favorably with those in its neighbor-state competitors of the Great Plains and Mountain West.
Colorado state budget researcher: ‘We’re headed off a cliff’
There is nowhere near enough money for Colorado to continue to do the business of the state as things stand, according to an influential team of researchers at the University of Denver. State lawmakers will either have to raise more money or cut away the kind of programs and services most Americans view as measures of the baseline quality of life achieved over centuries in the world's wealthiest nation.
Invasion of Wyoming may be only way out of Colorado budget...
Joseph Boven - February 26, 2011
A full scale invasion of Wyoming by Colorado was one of the recommendations the presenters of a University of Denver study facetiously proposed as it was explained that Colorado's revenue structure is broken and would not be fixed even by a good economy.
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Columbus › City Council › News Releases › Columbus City Councilmembers Urge Residents to Properly Dispose of Prescription Drugs
Columbus City Councilmembers Urge Residents to Properly Dispose of Prescription Drugs
[COLUMBUS-OH] On Saturday April 29, Columbus residents have the opportunity to drop-off unused or unwanted medicines at Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave., for proper disposal from 10am-2pm during the “Drug Drop-off Day” event.
“I am happy to stand up and support Columbus Public Health as a drug drop-off site,” said Council President Pro Tem Priscilla Tyson. “These drop-offs are extremely important to the health and safety of Columbus families.”
Prescription medications play an important role in the health and vitality of our community. However, the misuse and improper disposal of unused or unwanted medicines can harm families, the community and the environment.
“Most people who abuse prescription drugs get them from friends or family members. Proper disposal of prescription drugs is an important step in tackling the opioid epidemic,” said Council President Zach Klein. “Through Columbus’ 'Drug Drop-off Day,' our community is taking an active step to be part of the solution.”
In addition, typical methods for disposing unused medicines include flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash. Both pose potential safety and health hazards.
“The City of Columbus provides clean drinking water to over 22 communities and nearly 1.2 million consumers. Most residents do not think about where their water goes or where it comes from,” said Public Utilities Committee Chair Michael Stinziano. “Keeping drugs and potential contaminates out of our water supply is of great importance to our residents’ and families’ health and safety.”
Columbus Public Heath will accept: prescription pills, over the counter pills, patches, pet medications, vitamins and needle sharps. Liquids, gel caps, aerosol cans, thermometers and inhalers will not be accepted.
The event is sponsored by Columbus Public Health, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Columbus Division of Police and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO).
Last October, Americans turned in over 730,000 pounds of prescription drugs at almost 5,200 sites. Overall, in 12 previous take back events, the DEA and its partners have taken in over 7.1 million pounds of pills.
For more information visit: https://www.columbus.gov/publichealth/features/Drug-Drop-Off-April-29/.
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CelJaded Top 100: Best Video Game Music (#10-#1)
The final part of the 2nd anniversary Top 100 list for CelJaded's Best Video Game Music. Features entries #10 to #1.
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Windows XP survival guide: How to upgrade (or not)
Whether you're fleeing to a new OS or battening down the XP hatches, read this to survive unscathed.
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It's coming: XPocalypse--the end of Microsoft's support of Windows XP on April 8. Anyone who still has a PC with Windows XP is either scrambling to figure out what to do with it--or in some state of blissful denial about it all. Or, they are lashing themselves to the mast of their old XP schooner, determined to ride out the storm.
We recommend you upgrade. But whichever fate you choose, you'll need some key information to survive the event unscathed.
Help, I'm upgrading!
If you opt for the wisest path (upgrading), you still need to choose between buying an entirely new PC or just upgrading the OS on your current machine.
Buying a new PC. This is by far the easiest route, because the OS will be preinstalled and the hardware will be up to current standards. Microsoft is even wooing you with offers of $100 discounts on new hardware.
"Hassle-Free PC" columnist Ian Paul provides a quick rundown of the five things you should consider as you prepare to shop for a new Windows system. While it'll be easiest to find a system with Windows 8.1, with a little extra legwork you can still find a Windows 7 PC. Jared Newman discusses the pros and cons of Windows 7 versus Windows 8. And Marco Chiappetta offers a handy checklist for setting up your new PC just the way you like it, too.
What about other operating systems? Tony Bradley introduces you to Mac OS X, Linux, and Chrome, all of which are viable alternatives to Windows.
If you're jumping to Windows 8.1, there are various utilities and tweaks that can ease your transition to the radically different interface. Brad Chacos tells you how to sweep away the Metro-style interface for the good ol' desktop. If nothing else, you can restore the Start menu with a third-party utility. This'll tide you over until Microsoft brings it back at some unannounced (but eagerly anticipated) point in the future.
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Who knew an operating system could inspire such loyalty? Some XP true believers plan to stay put, no matter what happens. They, too, have some decisions to make.
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Before we leave you holdouts, it's worth one more try: Upgrade from Windows XP. It's not a ploy to get you to buy a new system. It's a reasonable recommendation to move on to newer and better things. It doesn't even have to be Windows 8--although the latest updates, also starting April 8, address many of the objections people have had with the latest OS. Windows 7 would be fine. But sticking with Windows XP is something only stalwart--or stubborn--souls should dare.
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Cirque du Soleil Shows & tickets VOLTA Tickets
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Atlantic Station Atlanta, GA
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Price Policy
Site Venue F.A.Q. Price Policy Reduced mobility
The Grand Chapiteau (Big Top)
The Grand Chapiteau seats over 2,500 spectators per performance. The Grand Chapiteau is a temporary structure which is supported by four masts. All seats are cushioned with backs.
* Please be advised that all backpacks or other items larger than a handbag or briefcase will not be allowed on Cirque du Soleil premises. All bags and persons entering Cirque du Soleil premises are subject to search by designated and qualified security personnel before being allowed onto the premises. As such, we recommend that you plan to arrive in advance, as these searches may slow down the speed at which access to the venue is granted. Cirque du Soleil reserves the right to refuse entry to any person who refuses to submit to security measures, in which case no refund for ticket purchase shall be accepted.
Entrance Tent
The Entrance Tent and concessions open 45 minutes prior to show time. The Grand Chapiteau opens 30 minutes before show time.
The show starts on time and latecomers are admitted only during a suitable break in the performance. Late-coming wheelchair-users can only be admitted at the intermission.
Box Office Hours (at the Big Top)
Open: 90 minutes prior to show
Close: 30 minutes after start of performance*
*Box Office supervisors on duty for guests attending the show until after intermission.
Many exciting merchandise items ranging from, but not limited to, souvenir programs, apparel, accessories and home goods are available for purchase.
Arrays of alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments as well as snacks are available for purchase.
The following show contains flashing lights which may cause difficulties for peoples with photosensitive epilepsy.
Smoking is not permitted in the venue.
Mobile phones must be turned off during the show.
For the safety of our artists and the comfort of our guests, flash photography, video recording and live video are not permitted during the show.
Animals are not allowed, except for guide and service dogs (or according to local laws).
The Big Top has poles and stands to hold up equipment. These may block portions of the stage, but the show has been choreographed so that the main action takes place in the center of the the stage, which is visible from all seats.
Prices are displayed on the first steps of the booking process, according to your performance and seat selections. Start by choosing the tickets of your choice.
Book as early as you can to secure the best choice of seats at the best possible prices. Prices are subject to change without notice.
The children's discount applies to children 2 to 12 years old. Children under 2 years old are permitted to attend for free, but must remain seated on a parent's lap at all times.
Children are not permitted to be left unattended on site. Tickets purchased for children must have an adult seated beside.
Students, Seniors and Military
The student discount applies to individuals 13 years old and over with a valid student I.D. (includes College and University student I.D.). The senior discount applies to individuals 65 years old and up. The Military discount applies to those who have valid Military I.D. Student, senior and military discounts are available for select performances only.
Wheelchair & reduced mobility seating
At Cirque du Soleil we make every effort to ensure that every one of our shows offers accommodations to our patrons with special needs. That is why an area in each Grand Chapiteau (big top) has been made wheelchair-accessible. Below you will find all necessary information regarding booking space or seats in this area. Enjoy the show!
Reserve Ahead
Patrons with reduced mobility should specifically ask for wheelchair accessible seats.
Please note that these reservations can be made by phone through Cirque du Soleil Customer Service or online using the above accessible seating ticket link. Phone lines are open 7 days a week, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Reduced mobility patrons and up to 3 escorts each are entitled to a specific price reduction, corresponding to the next lower price level. Delivery fees apply.
Additional accompanying people may have to sit in the regular seating area due to a limited number of reduced mobility seats. We cannot guarantee the availability of seats near to the designated wheelchair users' area.
Once you arrive on the site of the show, ushers will guide you towards the appropriate door, section and seats.
Cirque du Soleil does not provide wheelchairs to its patrons.
In order to ensure that our patrons who have reserved space or seats in the reduced mobility area are comfortably seated, we ask that they arrive 30 minutes before the performance is scheduled to begin
Wheelchair users and patrons with reduced mobility who arrive late will be seated at appropriate time. Our ushers will escort you to the appropriate seating area within the tent.
Handicapped parking spaces are always located as close as possible to the main entrance. If necessary, patrons with reduced mobility may be dropped off at the entrance before parking. Regular parking fees apply.
At every Cirque du Soleil site, wheelchair-accessible washrooms are made available for the exclusive use of our patrons with special needs.
If you need assistance at any time, our ushers will be more than happy to assist you. We hope you have a wonderful Cirque du Soleil experience.
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HelixNet Partyline Intercom System Wins
Clear-Com®, a global leader in mission-critical voice communication systems, is proud to announce that its HelixNet™ Partyline Intercom System is the recipient of a 2010 STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award given by the editorial staff of TV Technology Europe magazine at the 2010 IBC convention.
Clear-Com unveiled the HelixNet system, a unified intercom platform, and its first two products, the HelixNet Main Station (HMS-4X) and HelixNet Beltpacks (HBP-2X) at the recent IBC 2010 show. HelixNet is uniquely designed and developed from the ground up to deliver five benefits that are common across all its platform of intercom products─ cabling simplicity, ease-of-use, networking flexibility, system intelligence and audio clarity. HelixNet combines the powerful configuration and network capabilities of point-to-point matrix systems with the flexible cabling and simplified user interface of 2-wire partyline systems, offering a technologically advanced yet simplified solution for the broadcast and live events industries.
“We are thrilled that HelixNet has been honored with a STAR Award from TV Technology Europe,” says Matt Danilowicz, Managing Director, Clear-Com. “Clear-Com is proud to offer users this latest innovation in the evolution of intercoms and is so pleased that the magazine’s editors have recognized HelixNet in this capacity.”
The STAR Award is designed to celebrate and showcase the preeminent technological innovations available to the broadcast industry. TV Technology Europe’s editors reviewed a variety of products, examined the technical applications and their overall contribution to the industry, and then chose 25 winners.
“STAR awards are given to interesting new products that help a user save money or accomplish a task in an easier way,” says Mark Hallinger, Editor of TV Technology Europe. “The products selected help advance the industry – some were chosen because of technical novelty or innovation, some because they filled an important gap in the production or transmission chain, and some because they were just cool products.”
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Man knocked down in New Year's Day hit and run as police appeal for witnesses
A man was knocked down with the driver of a vehicle failing to stop following the incident in Tarbolton.
Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident
A man was knocked down after being the victim of a hit and run attack in Tarbolton.
Now police are appealing for information after the 29 year-old man was struck by a vehicle in Tarbolton on New Year's Day.
At around 10.35pm on Tuesday, January 1, the victim was walking westbound along Westport, near to Kirkport when we was struck from behind by an unidentified vehicle.
Emergency services attended and the man was taken to Ayr Hospital and treated for a facial injury.
The driver of the vehicle failed to stop.
Police Constable Mike Prout, Irvine Road Policing Unit, said: "We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward and speak to us.
"There are a number of houses overlooking the area and we believe there were other people in the area at the time.
"We know that a taxi passed by shortly after the incident so we would appeal for the driver to come forward, you may have information that can help us.
"Anyone who has dash-cam footage from in and around Tarbolton may also be able to help us, if so we would urge you to get in contact."
Anyone with information should contact Police via 101, quoting incident number 5535 of Tuesday 1 January 2019.
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Jobs with the best commute - work at St Michael's Mount
The National Trust is also looking for people to join them at other properties
Ginette Davies
St Michael's Mount is steeped in mysterious and enchanted tales (Image: nilfanion)
It is one of the most iconic National Trust properties - a magical rocky island with a medieval castle and church perched at the top. And now you can work there.
Few working experiences compare to strolling the 400 metres along the cobbled causeway every day, or catching the boat across if the tide is in to get to work.
The mount is managed jointly by the National Trust and St Aubyn family, who still live in the castle and open up their home to the public.
Meanwhile the Trust owns most of the island and the causeway and is responsible for its conservation and upkeep.
Surrounded by myth and legend, it is said the castle was built by a giant by the name of Cormoran who would go ashore to raid livestock from local farms and who was killed by a boy called Jack who was named "Jack the Giant Killer".
Mist rolls over St Michael's Mount as the sun rises (Image: Greg Martin)
And now you could be lucky enough to work on the island during the summer season. The trust is advertising for a number of positions, including visitor services guides.
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You could be the ideal candidate if you enjoy meeting new people, inspiring them with stories of the mount and going the extra mile to make someone’s day.
You must be able to work at least three days a week and have customer service experience. Email your CV and application form to richard.james@stmichaelsmount.co.uk
Visitors to St Michael's Mount walk across the causeway as the tide drops in the morning (Image: Greg Martin)
Staff are needed for front of house at the Island Cafe and Sail Loft which serves local, seasonal and sustainable food and drink.
If you have a passion for customer service, work well in a busy environment, love food and work well in a close-knit team - the trust would like to hear from you.
Tourist guide mistakenly swaps St Michael's Mount in Cornwall for Mont Saint Michel in France
There is also a new pop-up food outlet opening on the island and serving staff are needed. Previous front of house or catering experience is required.
Kitchen porters are also needed and candidates should be able to multi task, work well in a busy environment, have a high attention to detail and communicate well within a team.
Email your CV and application form to paris.taylor@stmichaelsmount.co.uk
St Michael's Mount in Mount's Bay
Retail assistants are required for the two shops on the island which sell a range of bespoke items, Cornish products, accessories and gifts created by local artists.
The ideal candidate will be friendly, attentive and enthusiastic with a passion for customer service. The successful applicant would be responsible for till sales, restocking and pricing goods.
Email your CV and application form to shirley.hosking@stmichaelsmount.co.uk
For more details visit the website here
How to sign up to National Trust
The National Trust looks after more than 500 places across the UK which includes some of the best beaches, parks, forests and wildlife areas in the country.
For a monthly or yearly fee you can enjoy as much of it as you like when becoming a National Trust member.
Individual memberships are priced at:
Adults (aged 26 and over) - £69 a year, or £5.75 a month
Young person (aged 18-25) - £34.50 a year
Junior (aged 0-17) - £10 a year
Here's what you get:
Free entry to over 500 special places
Free parking at most National Trust car parks
National Trust Handbook full of ideas to help you plan a visit
National Trust Magazine sent to you three times a year
Regular newsletters sent straight to your inbox
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National Trust jobs elsewhere
The trust also has some other roles available including visitor experience officers at East Pool Mine in Redruth, part of the Cornish World Heritage Site.
The two beam engines were originally powered by high-pressure steam boilers introduced by Richard Trevithick and are preserved in their towering engine houses.
The role will involve working with the manager to deliver an engaging programme of events to teach, move and inspire visitors.
A view of Taylor's Shaft at East Pool mine, Redruth, from the summit of Carn Brea (Image: John Husband)
They are looking for someone with excellent people skills, high standards of customer service, experience of working to multiple deadlines, outstanding organisation and planning skills, excellent communication skills, hard working, strong IT skills and experience of producing interpretation, marketing or promotional material.
The closing date is May 27 and you can apply online here
Benefits of working for the trust include free parking at most locations, discounts, flexible working and a health care plan.
A ranger is required for Trelissick Gardens near Truro to help protect and care for the habitats, wildlife, property and machinery.
The trust said: "The voice of our landscapes, conservation champions and lovers of all things outdoors, you'll help to keep the British countryside and coast wonderful."
"Come rain or shine, your love of the outdoors will inspire others as you strive to ensure that landscapes are beautifully presented and continue to take our visitors' breath away."
The job will involve interaction with visitors, delivery of outstanding outdoors experiences and excellent conservation work from Thursday until Monday.
It will also involve small-scale survey work, habitat management and regular maintenance.
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BMW Cosmetic Repair Insurance
When you truly love your BMW, you want to protect it in the best way. That’s why we created BMW Protect, our comprehensive range of insurance products designed to help maintain that sheer driving pleasure, whilst protecting you from damage costs.
Within this suite of BMW Protect products is BMW Cosmetic Repair Insurance, developed to protect the beauty and finish of your vehicle, covering the costs for repairing minor cosmetic damages so your BMW leaves a lasting impression.
BENEFITS OF BMW COSMETIC REPAIR INSURANCE:
• Cover available for 2 or 3 years
• Available for new and Approved Used BMWs up to 7 years old at the start of the policy
• Repairs can be carried out at your local BMW Retailer or by our mobile repairer network
• Pay for your policy upfront or in 12 monthly payments (at no extra cost)
• 5 year guarantee on cosmetic repairs carried out under this insurance
• You have up to 60 days to purchase your policy after you have collected your BMW. Cover will start after you have purchased the policy
• Up to £250 contribution towards a body shop repair for damage that falls within the size parameters but cannot be cosmetically repaired
Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. This website only provides a summary of the cover provided by BMW Cosmetic Repair Insurance and does not include the full terms, conditions and limits of cover. Please refer to the policy document below.
Making a claim.
In the unfortunate event that you need to make a claim, BMW Protect Services are available to assist you. If you purchased your policy before 1 April 2018, please call 0345 641 9735. If you purchased your policy on or after the 1 April 2018, please refer to the policy document below for full details of how to make a claim.
Find out more about BMW Cosmetic Repair Insurance.
BMW Cosmetic Repair Insurance Policy.
Get a quote:
To get a quote, please contact your participating local approved BMW Retailer or call BMW Protect Services for more information on 0330 400 1514.
BMW Protect Services lines are open Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm.
BMW Cosmetic Repair Insurance is administered by Abraxas Insurance Administration Services Limited, registered in England and Wales with company number 02928787 and its registered office is at One Victoria Street, Bristol Bridge, Bristol, BS1 6AA.
Abraxas Insurance Administration Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Insurance is underwritten by MAPFRE Asistencia Compania Internacional de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. Dixon House, 72-75 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4BR. Company Number: FC021974. Branch Number BR008042. MAPFRE Asistencia Compañía Internacional de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. is authorised by Direccion General de Seguros y Fondos De Pensiones and is subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
Details about the extent of regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority are available on request.
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Want a job? South Jersey company seeks 800 holiday workers
Radial, which handles mail orders for online companies and stores, is looking for 800 workers for the holiday season
Want a job? South Jersey company seeks 800 holiday workers Radial, which handles mail orders for online companies and stores, is looking for 800 workers for the holiday season Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/2018/10/02/season-jobs-available-burlington-city-south-jersey-radial/1498969002/
Carol Comegno, Cherry Hill Courier-Post Published 2:13 p.m. ET Oct. 2, 2018 | Updated 12:09 p.m. ET Oct. 3, 2018
Interior of a Radial facility fulfillment center in Burlington Township, which is hiring 800 seasonal workers. Employees process, box and ship mail orders for other companies.(Photo: Courtesy of Radial)
BURLINGTON TWP. – Radial, a company that handles mail orders for stores and online companies, is having a job fair Wednesday to fill 800 full-time jobs for the November-December holiday season.
Job fair hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Radial facility at facility 200 Richards Run in Burlington Township.
Employees, called fulfillment associates, will be filling online retail orders for customers that includes processing, picking, sorting, packing, and shipping, said company spokeswoman Simone Groper.
"Positions are currently available for first and second shifts with the ability to earn up to $11.75 an hour for the first shift and $12.33 an hour for second," she said.
She said there are flexible benefits and that company has a "fun work environment with frequent employee events, community involvement, rewards and company recognition."
Applicants are encouraged to come for interviews Wednesday but to apply online first at https://www.radial.com/about/careers
Carol Comegno: @carolcomegno; 856-486-2473; ccocmegno@gannettnj.com
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Before Moon Landing, Astronauts Learned Geology in Arizona
July 8, 2019 July 8, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arizona, astronomy, Env3, geology, Grand Canyon, history, space
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center shows Apollo 15 astronauts Jim Irwin, left, and Dave Scott driving a prototype of a lunar rover in a volcanic cinder field east of Flagstaff, Ariz. The rover, named Grover, now is on display at the science center. (U.S. Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center via AP)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin knew they would be the first to walk on the moon, they took crash courses in geology at the Grand Canyon and a nearby impact crater that is the most well-preserved on Earth.
Northern Arizona has had deep ties to the Apollo missions: Every moon-walking astronaut trained here, and a crater on the moon was even named in honor of the city of Flagstaff.
“It’s a really interesting and unique part of our history, and it’s really cool to think that this relatively small town in northern Arizona played such a big role in the Apollo missions,” said Benjamin Carver, a public lands historian at Northern Arizona University.
Today, astronaut candidates still train in and around Flagstaff, which is among many cities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969.
They walk in the same volcanic cinder fields where the U.S. Geological Survey intentionally blasted hundreds of craters from the ground to replicate the lunar surface, testing rovers and geology tools.
Scientists used early photos of the moon taken from orbit and re-created the Sea of Tranquility with “remarkable accuracy” before Apollo 11 landed there in 1969, the Geological Survey said.
Astronauts studied moon mapping at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff where Pluto was discovered and peered at their eventual destination through telescopes at various northern Arizona sites.
The region’s role in moon missions is credited to former Geological Survey scientist Gene Shoemaker, who moved the agency’s astrogeology branch to Flagstaff in 1963. It wasn’t long before Shoemaker guided Armstrong and Aldrin on hikes at Meteor Crater as he pushed to ensure NASA would include geology in lunar exploration.
A story passed down by geologists at the crater says Aldrin ripped his spacesuit on jagged limestone rocks that are part of the aptly named “tear-pants formation,” forcing a redesign, head tour guide Jeff Beal said.
Armstrong and Aldrin also hiked the Grand Canyon. A historical photo shows Armstrong carrying a rock hammer, a hand lens and a backpack for rock samples.
Harrison “Jack” Schmitt was the only Apollo astronaut who didn’t train at the national park. The geologist left Flagstaff to become an astronaut, and while his comrades were learning geology, he was learning to be a pilot.
In another historical photo, Apollo astronauts Jim Irwin and David Scott ride around in Grover, a prototype of the lunar rover made in Flagstaff from spare parts and now on display at the Astrogeology Science Center.
The eventual lunar rover used in three Apollo missions famously got a broken fender on a 1972 mission to the moon. Astronauts cobbled together a quick fix that included a map produced by geologists in Flagstaff.
In yet another historical photo, Pete Conrad and Alan Bean stand in the volcanic cinder field bordered by ponderosa pine trees holding a tool carrier. Bean would later say: “I now love geology, thanks to these early experiences in Flagstaff,” local historian Kevin Schindler co-wrote in a book on space training in northern Arizona.
Lauren Edgar, a research geologist at the Astrogeology Science Center, is working with the 2017 class of astronaut candidates who will be in Flagstaff later this year for field training.
“It will be pretty inspiring for them. It’s inspiring for us being involved in this, but knowing you’re walking in the boot steps of these previous astronauts here in Flagstaff and, hopefully, some day on another body,” she said.
Flagstaff is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing with tours, exhibits, talks and moon-themed food and art.
Charlie Duke, the youngest astronaut on the moon, is returning to Flagstaff in September as the keynote speaker at an annual science festival. He and Jason Young, who were on Apollo 17, named a moon crater “Flag Crater.”
Retired Flagstaff geologist Gerald Schaber plans to celebrate the lunar legacy wearing the same turquoise bolo tie that distinguished Shoemaker’s Arizona crew from others who worked on moon missions. Schaber was at Mission Control in Houston in 1969, monitoring black-and-white images while bent over a map trying to gauge the distance between Armstrong and Aldrin using cutouts of the men.
“I was just trying to do the best I could with the primitive tracking ability we had in those days,” he said from his home in Flagstaff where he has a signed photograph of a hill on the moon that Apollo 15 astronauts referred to “Schaber Hill.”
Of the three crater fields created in northern Arizona for astronaut training in the late 1960s, only one has a sign acknowledging its importance in the moon missions. Visitors can walk through gaps in a barbed-wire fence and feel their feet sink into the volcanic cinders, although not as deep as the astronauts’ feet on the moon.
The craters don’t come into view without being close up, some as darkened, shallow depressions and others as giant welts in the ground partially lost to the weather.
Arizona has approved a nomination to list several of the training sites on the National Register of Historic Places to better preserve them, but federal approval is still needed.
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press
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Presidential Hopeful Castro Pushes Housing Agenda in Iowa
June 14, 2019 June 14, 2019 ROX LAIRD
Democrats, Elections, housing, Iowa, politician
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro speaks during a Fox News Channel town hall event on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
WAUKEE, Iowa (CN) – Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro put on his hat as former head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in a visit Friday to an Iowa mobile home park where residents were recently stunned by rent increases by the new out-of-state owners.
Castro, housing secretary during the Obama administration, is making affordable housing a key part of his campaign, so on a campaign swing through Iowa this week he asked to meet with residents of a mobile home park who have made the news for protesting the recent rent increases.
The presidential hopeful’s visit to the Midwest Country Estates mobile home park in Waukee, a booming suburb west of Des Moines, comes after residents of the park got hit with substantial increases in rent for their lots. The same thing is happening at four other mobile home parks in Iowa, all of which were recently purchased by Havenpark, a privately held company based in Orem, Utah, that has acquired more than 25 mobile home parks around the country.
A spokesman for Havenpark said the company is investing in mobile home parks like Waukee’s to preserve affordable housing.
On Friday, Castro met in the home of Maria Munoz, 54, and other residents of the Waukee mobile home park for a brief roundtable discussion of their plight.
Daniela Fanco, 29, Munoz’s daughter who also lives in the park, said low-income residents facing steep rent increases ask themselves, “Do I buy more food for the week, or do I save that for the rent?”
Castro asked the residents what they want from the new owners of the park.
Fanco said it would help if the owners spread the rent increases over a longer period. “At least give us time to get another part-time job to pay for it,” she said.
“Folks are going to lose their homes here,” Matt Chapman, 55, who has lived in the park for 10 years, told Castro. His rent went up 66%, which he said means he will have to work additional hours to make ends meet, he said.
“One reason I wanted to come out here is because there is a housing affordability crisis” in the United States, Castro said, which he said is especially bad for manufactured housing.
“We see these companies come in here with an agenda to move these people out. For these people who are displaced,” he said, “it sends them scrambling,” often to live in their cars or double up with others.
Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, plans to issue what he called a “comprehensive” housing policy on Monday that will include, among other things, refundable tax credits and stronger legal rights for mobile home park residents.
Residents in the Iowa parks were shocked with rent increases, reportedly ranging from 20% to 70% per month, along with new fees, which they say is a particular burden because they chose mobile homes that are affordable housing for people with low incomes.
The outcry from mobile home owners led to an effort in the Legislature to enact protections for mobile home parks, but the bill did not get through both houses beore lawmakers adjourned last month.
Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne has taken up the residents’ cause as well after meeting with the Waukee mobile home owners recently. She wrote a letter to Havenpark executives calling the rent increases “unacceptable” and asking the company to respond to a list of her questions about its investments in Iowa.
Not all residents are unhappy.
“I like the new owners. It seems like they are trying to do things,” Joyce Spalek, a mobile home park resident near Indianola, told the Des Moines Register in May. “Some of the new rules are outrageous, but I understand why they have most of them.”
For its part, the company said its goal in buying up mobile home parks is to preserve affordable housing, and they argue that the fate of many of the aging mobile home parks could be worse in fast-growing communities – such as Waukee – where other buyers would evict tenants and replace them with new commercial or residential development.
“Our overall mission is to secure and preserve affordable housing,” the company said in a statement released earlier this month. “We look forward to continuing to invest in this and our other communities to make them great, safe, clean places for individuals and families alike.”
The company said it is investing more than $1 million in improvements at Midwest Country Estates. As for the steep rent hikes, in response to the outcry, it said the increases will be phased in rather than taking immediate effect. And the company said with the increases, rents will still be less than comparable mobile home parks in the greater Des Moines area.
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Montreal Celebrated M155
Canada celebrates M155, making the month of June as “Filipino Heritage Month”. Here in Montreal June 2, 2019, is the first year of celebrating the occasion together with other Filipinos and Filipino-Canadian across other provinces. The celebration was held at the Community Center, 6767 Cote Des Neiges, Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 11:00 am-2:00 pm with more or less 100 people. This was organized and hosted by the newly created committee now an organization, Filipino Heritage Montreal lead by Chairman Mr. Al Abdon and Vice Chairman Mr. Bert Abiera.
The event was graced by the presence of some political leaders in the city who expressed themselves of their admiration and support to the community namely: Member of the Parliament, Hon. Anthony Housefather MP of Mont-Royal, Hon. Frank Baylis MP of Pierrefonds-Dollard, Hon. Rachel Bendayan MP of Outremont, Member of National Assembly of Quebec, Hon. David Birnbaum MNA D’Arcy-McGee, Mariam Ishak Pierrefonds-Dollard Conservative Candidate, Councilor Lionel Perez of Darlington District, Councilor David Torjman of Cote St. Luc, a representative from the Philippine Embassy in behalf of the Ambassador’s absence Alvin l. Conchas III, Attaché and Executive Assistant to Amba. Garcia and Protocol Officer, leaders of various organization, youth and children with different talents in the community.
Panday Tinig
Pamana Ng Luzviminda Dance Group
Lumad Mindanao
Knights Of Rizal With City Councilor Lionel Perez
Lumad Mindanao With Mrs. Montreal
Vice Chairman Of FHM Mr. Bert Abiera
FHM Officers
Kalinga Dance Troup
Despite the rain and unavailability of public transport due to simultaneous “Tour de Î’île de Montreal” going on in the city, transport difficulties resulted in many participants arriving late at the venue. The hired sound system didn’t come that cause some problem in the program communication ànd delivery of messages to the public. Having all those hindrances that made also some adjustments in the flow of activities made the organizer be flexible and the first celebration succeed.
Various Filipino dance presentation from Pamana Ni Luzviminda, Kalinga Dance Troup, FHM Auxiliary and children’s dancers, Filipino Martial Arts exhibition and singing of Filipino lullaby’s from individual and Panday Tinig Choral Group was rendered showcasing the diversity of Filipino culture. There was also a presentation of many Maria Clara designed gowns and winners of some fundraising activities held previously by many Filipino organization.
Little display of some souvenirs of T-shirts and mugs in remembrance of the first celebration can be bought at the entrance. Little food packs and bottles of water were served free to everyone who was hungrily witnessing this historical the celebration of Canada’s tribute to the Filipinos presence in the country.
The work to declare June as a Filipino Heritage Month started in November 2016. Paulina Corpuz, a community leader and President of the Philippine Advancement Through Arts and Culture (PATAC) in Toronto. Alberta was the first Canadian province to declare June as Filipino Heritage Month. After their official declaration, Montreal City, followed where a motion to make also the month of June be declared at CDN-NDG Borough. The motion was sponsored by Councilor Marvin Rotrand of Snowdon District, and seconded by Councilor Lionel Perez of Darlington District. Having it known the Borough as the center of the Filipino community in Montreal. The unanimous approval of the motion during the Borough meeting on Feb. 12, 2018, was also done in the whole Montreal City and the province of Quebec. Thus, Filipino Heritage Montreal FHM, ad hoc Committee was created to manage the launching event and other activities celebrated in attribution to the Filipino Heritage Month in the Province.
The Ad Hoc Committee after the launching last year was formally organized by electing officers and become a registered organization in Canada here in the province of Quebec.
During that time, a pending motion was passed by Scarborough Center, Ontario Member of the Parliament Hon. Salma Zahid, which was seconded by Montreal-Mont Royal Member of the Parliament Hon. Anthony Housefather. During the first reading of M155, Filipino Heritage Montreal representatives, some media and Filipino publications together with Filipino leaders from Toronto and Ottawa went to Parliament Hill at the House of Commons to show support. Luckily before the end of the year 2018, recognizing the service, role and diversity of more than 800,500 Filipinos citizens and residents in the country, the motion 155 was unanimously approved last Oct. 30, 2018. Celebrating Month of June as the Filipino Heritage Month all across Canada.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on June 3, 2019 by DJ Lady Explorer.
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Cray Wanderers vs Greenwich Borough – Monday 2nd April, 3pm – Match Preview
Cray Wanderers vs Greenwich Borough – Match Preview – 2/4/18, 3pm
The Easter weekend concludes on Monday with a massive match at the top of the Bostik South as 4th placed Cray Wanderers face 3rd placed Greenwich Borough with both sides in good form and one point separating the sides.
Cray who had to work extremely hard to claim the three points at Chipstead on Saturday making it four wins in a row take on Paul Barnes’ Borough side who have won their last six and scored 16 in their last three away games.
Tony Russell’s side had to show the full capacity of their patience and perseverance to get by a dogged and resolute Chipstead side and on a difficult pitch. The Wands basically knocked on the door for the entire second half with shots go just wide or being denied by a Chipstead keeper having the game of his life. Cray wouldn’t be denied and tremendous determination from Aaron Rhule to challenge for the ball with the keeper and turn the ball into the net was one of the highlights of the season.
Defensively Cray have been very strong on two travels into Surrey and Nick Blue has had to make one save of note in both games at Corinthian Casuals and Chipstead and the defence all season away from home has seen the Wands concede just 12 league goals.
Greenwich Borough have since February quietly worked their way back into the automatic promotion contention and on Saturday had a comfortable 4-1 win at home to East Grinstead Town making it six league wins in a row. Jack Barham scored twice taking his season total to 30 with 24 for Borough whilst recent signing from Herne Bay, Junior Aikhionbare and Nassim Dukali scoring the goals.
When the two sides met at the DGS Marine Stadium on New Years Day the two sides played out a 0-0 draw which was a game of two halves. Borough had much the better of the first half with Cray coming closest to pinching the points in the second. Since then Paul Barnes has taken over from Gary Alexander and seen points amassed very steadily. They won the first four games of his management before a mini blip in February which saw two defeats but they bounced back well in March.
Away form as you expect has been good with wins on the road at Guernsey (2-1), Thamesmead Town (4-2), Carshalton Athletic (3-0), VCD Athletic (1-0), Phoenix Sports (2-0), Ramsgate (2-1), Hastings United (5-2), Horsham (2-0), Molesey (6-1), South Park (8-1) and Sittingbourne (2-1). They drew at East Grinstead Town (2-2), Whyteleafe (1-1), Walton Casuals (1-1), Hythe Town (0-0), Chipstead (2-2) and Faversham Town (2-2). Their only defeats have come at Corinthian Casuals (0-1), Shoreham (0-1) and Lewes (0-2). Home form has seen wins against Phoenix Sports (3-0), Molesey (4-1), Corinthian Casuals (2-0), Ramsgate (3-0), South Park (2-1), Ashford United (5-0), Sittingbourne (5-1), Guernsey (4-0), Herne Bay (1-0), Shoreham (4-0), Chipstead (1-0), Faversham Town (1-0) and East Grinstead Town (4-1). They drew with Whyteleafe, Walton Casuals, Lewes and Cray Wanderers and were beaten at home by Carshalton Athletic, Horsham and VCD Athletic.
The Wands and Borough were regular opponents in the Kent League days and played for twenty consecutive seasons between 1984-2004. Borough were elected to the Kent League in 1984-85 and won the title twice in 1987 and 1988 and were a very strong side at that level for a number of years.
They did struggle for a few seasons but had a resurgence from the 2013-14 season with astute financial investment and became first a major cup side under former Wands manager, Ian Jenkins and then in 2015-16 won the Southern Counties East league to earn a crack at the Bostik League at their new home of the DGS Marine Stadium (Badgers Sports Ground) after a couple of seasons playing at Princes Park, Dartford. Last season, their first in the Isthmian League South they finished in third and reached the playoffs where they lost an exciting semi-final 3-4 at home to Corinthian Casuals. Overall, Greenwich have the better of the head to head with a record of P. 43 W. 11 D. 11 L. 21.
Last season’s game at Hayes Lane also on Easter Monday finished in a 0-0 draw, the last Cray Wanderers home game played on grass.
This match is very close to call as the very tight recent encounters have proved. Two old rivals and near neighbours and the Isthmian League Show cameras will be at the game with the stakes so high.
Admission Costs: £10.00 adults, £5.00 concessions/U16s/Students on presentation of card.
1st April 2018 Club News Cray Wanderers First Team
Cray Wanderers April 1st Team Fixtures and 100 Club Draw on Easter MondayChipstead 0 Cray Wanderers 1 – Bostik South – 31/3/18
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Nerd Nite London - February 2019
Backyard Bar & Comedy Club
Date Night, Something A Little Different and Classes
Tickets from £5.00 - £7.50
Wed, 20th Feb 2019 @ multiple start times (see ticket info)
Multiple start times (see ticket info)
Nerd Nite London is a monthly event where three speakers give 18-21 minute fun-yet-informative talks across all disciplines, while the audience drinks along.
Address: the Backyard Comedy Club, 231 Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 0EL
Details: Wednesday, February 20th
Tickets: Early nerd tickets £6, general admission £7.50.
Doors open: 6.30pm, Event starts: 7.30pm
Nerd Nite London aims to teach you details about subjects which you didn’t even know you were curious about, while you drink beer and learn things you didn’t know you didn’t know. This month, we'll learn about dragons, flesh eating diseases and brains on drugs.
This is your brain (scientist) on drugs
Neuroscientists go to great lengths to understand their beloved object of study, the brain. This usually means marathon experiments in the lab working on animals or petri dishes, but sometimes it can also involve a little "self-experimentation." Grace will talk about historical examples of scientists who used their own experiences with hallucinogens to further their understanding of the brain, and the extent to which this practice has led to scientifically sound results.
Grace Lindsay (@neurograce) got her PhD in computational neuroscience from Columbia University and will soon be starting a postdoctoral fellowship at University College London. She is also currently writing a book about all the fascinating ways that mathematics has helped us understand the brain. Yes, that's right---mathematics, not drugs.
The Funny Side of the Flesh Eating Disease
When thinking of fun diseases, the bacteria that cause flesh-eating disease may not top your list. However, there is more to these vicious little bacteria than you might first expect, from causing a variety of embarrassing diseases to being touted as a miracle cure, and even providing names to no less than four heavy metal bands. Faz will tell you some of the weird stories associated with this bacteria, and hopefully, you too will see the funny side of the flesh-eating disease.
Faraz Alam (@DefectiveBrayne) studied the Flesh Eating Disease during his Ph.D, where he made it glow in the dark. While he has moved on to the world of scientific publishing and research integrity, he hasn’t been able to shake off his fascination with the disease and the bacterium that causes it.
Dragons and Warfare
Is there a link between draconic imagery and how weaponry has evolved? To answer that we'll delve through language, the first firearms and journey across the world. Along the way, get ready to hear some of the dumbest ideas and stories in human history.
Kai Lawrence is a geek in nerd's clothing. Usually he's working towards his Bachelor's in Electronic and Information Engineering at Imperial College London. His accumulated knowledge on dragons, experimental genetics and weaponry is definitely NOT part of his 24 year plan for world domination.
All proceeds from Nerd Nite London go to charity. This year we are partnering with the Shine Trust to help foster a new generation of nerds. More information about Nerd Nite London can be found by following us on Twitter @nerdnitelondon, liking us on Facebook or visiting www.london.nerdnite.com. For more information about the Shine Trust visit www.shinetrust.org.uk
Early Nerd
Early nerd (limited availability)
19:00 - 22:00 £6.00
Disability discount 19:30 - 22:30 £5.00
231, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 0EL
Bethnal Green (Tube)
Pint of Lager £3.40
Bottle of Lager (330ml) £3.20
Bottle of Cider (568ml) £4.50
Spirit and Mixer (50ml double shot and mixer) £3.70
Bottle of House Wine £14.00
Bottle of Champagne £22.00
* Prices shown are the starting price.
A word from the chef:
A range of gourmet burgers on freshly baked rolls, sandwiches on freshly made bread and pizzas cooked by our Jamie Oliver trained chef and served until 10pm every night and 11pm on Saturdays!
Nerd Nite London
Regular events during which several folk give 15-20 minute fun-yet-informative presentations across all disciplines. With beer. Be there & be square.
Comedian Lee Hurst's re-established Backyard Bar in Bethnal Green showcases pro acts and the rising stars of comedy. This London comedy club attracted 300 people for the opening show and promises big things to come. Connected to a Travelodge and known for its friendly, relaxed atmosphere visitorscan…
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When I told people I was going to my 40th high school reunion, I might as well have said I was jumping off a cliff. Almost across the board, the reaction was shock, though the reasons varied. Granted, I hadn’t been in touch with my classmates, so some degree of surprise was legitimate. But my friends and family also projected their own reasons: high school had been the “worst time of their lives”; that they had never “fit in”; they didn’t want to open their present lives to judgment. But I’m a developmental psychologist, and I wanted to understand what a reunion ritual might mean. Nothing is more interesting to me than discovering how children grow up and their lives turn out.
As the date approached, I finally became apprehensive myself. Most of us had been together since kindergarten, but what if I didn’t recognize people after forty years? After all, I now have silver hair and 40 additional pounds; others would also have changed. Or what if we didn’t have anything to talk about? How would I react to an old “flame,” or he to me? Could I finally uncover the story behind a friend who had so traumatically “dropped” me in sixth grade? When nervous jokes started showing up on the Facebook reunion page, I saw that I wasn’t the only one with anxiety. I recruited a childhood friend to go with me.
“I’m only doing this for you, you know,” Vic joked when she greeted me at my hotel. Our mothers went to high school together and been friends long before we were born. Vic remembers the fuzzy socks I wore in second grade and how my father had carried me into school in his arms when my broken leg was in a cast. I remember making vinegar and baking soda volcanoes at Vic’s house and singing soprano next to her in choir.
We arrived at the Curling Club (home to the winter sport of sliding granite stones on ice) to a frenzy of slightly boozed-up greetings. About a third of my class of 140 was there. A current of excitement crackled through the crowd—hails from across the lawn; flying wisecracks and boisterous teasing; and enthusiastic, if somewhat self-conscious, hugging. It was a relief to find my old friend Dave, who was just as unruffled as I’d remembered him—a straight shooter, unperturbed by his surroundings. He had worked for a time for my father, a milkman; his mother had been my beloved third grade teacher. I was happy to meet Dave’s wife, and a meaningful conversation ensued about parents, illness, children, and more.
Sociologist Vered Vinitzky-Seroussi has observed that high school reunions can trigger a sudden threat to one’s identity. In the space of a short gathering, we are called upon to reconcile past expectations with our present reality, among people who shared that past. At my reunion, the actual list of predictions that our peers had made about each other 40 years ago hid amidst the memorabilia. “Diana will run a computer dating service,” it read, and the old memory of craving connection amidst my chaotic environment flashed. Other predictions were equally unpredictive: that a high school romance would end in marriage (it didn’t) or that a career would peak in a grocery store stockroom (it didn’t); and predictions for women centered on marriage and children. Predictions can be entertaining, but since these weren’t about activating our best future selves, I regretted their presence. Reunions are not just happy gatherings, Vinitzky-Seroussi writes. They “telescope the life course” and create pressure to evaluate, or protect, or project our choices, often in the space of a very short, catch-up conversation.
But this was not our tenth or even twenty-fifth reunion, the early ones that Vinitzky-Seroussi studied. This was our fortieth, a time when life achievements are behind for most of us and some are even looking toward retirement. Fortunately, I felt well-anchored in the present, and I think others did, too.
The conventional wisdom about reunions is that people can surprise you, and I found that to be true. Who would have known that the quiet boy in the back of the band would be a pillar of the community as the trusted funeral director? Or that the guy who seemed lost in high school would be so crisp and successful at 58? Psychologists use the terms “equifinality” and “multifinality” to describe how very different paths can lead to similar outcomes, or, conversely, how similar paths can lead to very different outcomes. At the same time, our perceptions of what’s important changes, too: The kids who once dominated in popularity might now appear boring and superficial, and the former “outsiders” often turn out to be the really interesting ones. And yet when I asked Vic if she recognized everyone, she replied, “Not so much from their faces, but their energy—it’s the same.”
Even though we all shared a large part of our pasts, we couldn’t have truly known each others’ lives while we were children. A few kids had seemed to sail through with equanimity—they ran the student council at school and collected maple syrup at home–but even then, there were hints of malaise. I knew that it wasn’t right that the gentle, deer-like boy who sat in front of me in seventh grade homeroom smelled like alcohol and cigarettes. Another child was rumored to have been abused, though there was no action taken to protect her. I was a high achiever but suffered with parents who were in constant conflict; they struggled with mental health and substance use issues. Many parents were alcoholics before the disease was even named.
Psychologists now know that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are predictive of later physical and mental health problems, including heart disease, depression, and suicidality. Research suggests that about a third of kids are lucky enough to escape trauma, but about a quarter suffer such high doses that it affects brain development, immune and endocrine functioning, and can create mental and physical disease systems that reduce the lifespan by an average of 20 years. How different might many students’ lives have been if an adult had recognized their feelings and had the skill to approach them and say, “You look down. What’s going on, and can I help?” Today, innovative schools throughout the country are feathering emotional skill development into their academic curricula, and studies show that both individual kids, and the school as a whole do better. Pediatricians, too, are beginning to screen for ACEs and offer early intervention services to families and children at risk.
Childhood is not easy, even at the best of times, and middle school is an especially stressful period. Conventional wisdom used to hold that it was the changing sex hormones that made kids “crazy,” but scientists now understand that puberty kicks off changes in the brain that make youth more emotionally sensitive, more sensitive to their social world, more willing to take risks, and more vulnerable to mental illness and addictions. Combine all of that with changes in schools, new peer groups, or family troubles, and you quickly get a pile-up of stressors that can be overwhelming.
Jockeying for status in peer groups begins as early as the fifth grade, and, in my day, peer dynamics were raw and lacking any guidance. Consistent with the research, it was the male athletes and the conventionally pretty girls (especially cheerleaders) who were conferred high status, and kids who were “different” were often marginalized—through teasing, exclusion, and gossip. Girls who physically matured earlier than average, or boys who matured later than average, were at greater risk, just as they are today. Too tall, too skinny, too heavy, too awkward, too shy, too country, too slow…the “faults” can be endless.
Kids naturally form and re-form friendships, but without real social skills, the process can be excruciating. In sixth grade, I was shattered when my best friend of six years decided one day to simply stop talking to me. While it’s natural for a child to feel ready to find new friends, this particular friend had had no skills with which to explain her needs. Her silent treatment left a mark, and I used it both as a cautionary tale for my own children and an illustration in the college courses I taught on teen development. Research now shows that humans are such intensely social creatures that social ostracism lights up physical pain pathways in the brain; it can be more damaging than even physical abuse. Sometimes, I imagine how our friendship “breakup” could have gone differently, had we had the social skills kids can learn in school nowadays to navigate peer conflict. Though my well-being is no longer affected by that experience, I was curious to know my former friend’s side of the story. Yet when we greeted each other at the reunion, we didn’t get much beyond a hello. I took that to mean that it was not likely to be the place—or perhaps the person—where such a conversation could happen.
“Humans are storytelling, story-loving creatures,” says psychologist Matthew Lieberman, author of Social Brain, Social Mind. One of the most powerful ways we understand the experience of being human is by constructing a narrative of our lives. Young children begin this process as soon as they learn the word “I,” and parents begin telling them stories about when they were little. And at the other end of lifespan, elders engage in a “life review,” telling and retelling their stories to help them make sense of their lives.
Reunions—where our past selves meet our present selves—can be a special opportunity to re-weave our stories. I observed it happening all evening. One woman who had seemed defiant and tough in junior high apologized to the PE teacher, telling her that she hadn’t meant to be the teacher’s “nemesis” but in fact was a military kid who got moved around a lot.
“I never knew that,” the teacher breathed, empathically.
A man who had been a geek before geeks were cool enthusiastically shared that he was an inventor, held patents, had designed a part of the space shuttle and a medical device, and had made millions doing so.
A friend divulged her confusion about some same-sex experimentation that had gone on at a childhood sleepover. Of course there had been no framework for normalizing that, or even language to name it.
I, too, had a story to revise. When a popular biology teacher’s name came up, I shared that six years after we’d graduated, he had prevented my Lutheran church from marrying me and my husband, because my husband is from India. “He’s not a good guy,” I grumbled about the teacher.
The life stories flowed, from what it’s like for a Minnesotan to be transplanted to the Deep South, to taking care of grandchildren, to being the youngest in a senior citizen woodworking shop, to losing a child. There was a lot of loss and growth to process, as well as joy to celebrate.
One evening is not enough time together to truly span 40 years; it’s just a sliver of reality. But I happily put new numbers and email addresses into my phone. I want to keep up with some old friends, and I discovered new ones that I’d missed earlier.
And that old flame?
“I learned from you,” he told me. “Your family had high expectations, and I craved some of that.”
“You sheltered me at a stormy time,” I replied, remembering his laughter and easy-going manner.
Class reunion? For me, at least, it wasn’t so scary. What we went through together mattered, and bearing witness to one another’s stories—from our shared past and the years that had followed— felt like a good way to honor that.
Tags emotional and social intelligence, bullying, trauma and healing, age 5-10 - children, age 11-15 - young teens, age 16-18 - teens
When I sent my 86-year old father my photos from Burning Man, he replied that he didn't understand: Wasn't it for "hippie kids"? What was I doing there, and what did the experience do for me?
The Love Bus (photo by Zai Divecha)
The Burn is famously different for each participant. Some Burners go to strut and party, some to share their art, a few to network and get ahead. Approaching our 60s, my husband and I get the most pleasure from camping there with our 20-something kids who extended an open invitation for the second time. But I also go to stay fresh, keep up on emerging ideas, and to prevent the fixed mindset I fear might creep in with age.
Like everyone, I bring my own kaleidoscopic lens to the playa. In my everyday life as a developmental psychologist, I experience much of my social world through a chronological telescope: When I look at children, I see the adults they may become; when I meet adults, I see the children they likely were. I’m keenly aware that we are all developing, all the time.
And I recognize that we are not nailed uniformly to a single rung on some developmental ladder. While some parts of us are reasonably established in adulthood, some parts of us remain deep in childhood. Psychologists call this normal developmental unevenness décalage, a French word that translates to “lag” or “gap.” Many people are not stuck but move flexibly and adaptively—like various spiritual teachers I’ve encountered, whose equanimity is spacious and evolved, yet who can erupt with the laughter and delight of young children.
My headdress (photo by Zai Divecha)
At home, preparing for Burning Man, I gave myself permission to go the craft table and the dress-up corner to immerse myself in the elixir of creativity and make-believe. I emerged wearing a homemade caftan, wooden necklaces, and a medieval horned headpiece, along with a second headpiece of papier-mâché branches sprouting from a drywall skullcap anchored inside a turban. By the time I hopped on my bike at the edge of the playa, I could see my 10-year-old self in the mirror.
In my adult life, I advocate for improving childhood through my research, speaking, and writing. And there's much to do. In the first twenty years of life, we find out how the world works and we wrangle a place in it. For some, the process is kind, and for others it is bumpy yet manageable. For a surprising number, though, it is a tortured and traumatic path and they are deposited at the door of adulthood with handicaps and scar tissue. In a famous study of over 17,000 adults, about a third said their childhoods were free of “adverse childhood experiences” (one of ten serious conditions that can derail a child’s life), but about a quarter reported three or more types of traumas— a number that science now links to emotional and physical problems that persist well into adulthood.
And in a Hansel-and-Gretel world, the places meant to shelter, nurture, and protect children are the ones that do the most damage. Many children are traumatized in their homes, and show up at school unable to concentrate or manage their strong feelings. They are frequently misdiagnosed, drugged, punished or expelled. When adults have emotional problems, they are treated as mental health concerns, but when children have emotional struggles, they are often "behavior problems" to be controlled. Schools, too, can be unsafe: Punishment is a popular but harmful approach to managing children, while cultivating kind, emotionally supportive school cultures is effective but slow to catch on. About a quarter of kids are bullied or harassed at school--an experience that can undermine the rest of their lives. Children do not enjoy the same relationship rights that adults are privileged with; they're made to return, day after day, to the places and people who abuse them.
Burners are a well-educated, modestly financially secure group, but emotional difficulties are equal opportunity. The playa is sometimes described as a kind of playground, but through my eyes it is unlike the one of our childhoods. This one acknowledges some real developmental concerns. Through installations, workshops, and talks, Burning Man offers a chance for some re-dos. Some rewiring.
And it can start with letting go of some of the grief collected on the journey so far. The Temple of Promise, a stunning Gothic cornucopia rising 97 feet above the playa—is a paean to both the normal and the outsized suffering of being human.
Temple of Promise (photos by Diana and Arjun Divecha)
Visitors walk through its increasingly narrowing form, leaving baggage, burdens, pains, fears, and mementos to be burned away at the end of the week. Messages fill and are hung from every available surface, and this year someone left three small suitcases. One woman vented an angry diatribe of suffering at the hands of an abusive stepfather and a complicit mother. Another message was written to parents who had died in a plane accident: “I have not been in a small plane since yours was taken down,” it said. “A friend has offered to fly me over this temple, and I am going to try to overcome my fear. My love is eternal.” On our fourth walk through the temple, my husband quietly released some of the sorrow of losing his mother three months ago.
Reflect (photo by Diana Divecha)
A giant 20-by-40-foot colored tear drop, called Reflect, was captured at the point where it hits water, to represent all the tears shed by those left behind when someone takes his or her own life.
In childhood, adult power hierarchies—based on social status, gender, ethnicity, even height and attractiveness—are replicated inside the school walls, and kids learn early who’s on top and who’s pushed to the exit ramps. Kids often punish each other for being different, and power structures like schools and other institutions use whatever behavioral control possible to keep kids “in line.”
A 50-foot chapel called the Totem of Confessions contained dioramas of surreal and dreamlike black-and-white photos, oddities that might pop up from the subconscious into dreams or fantasies or fears, and that would likely be considered shameful by others. And as a reminder of ever-present judgment, there was a confessional in the interior of the chapel.
Totem of Confessions (photos by Diana Divecha)
Time Out Corner (photo by Diana Divecha)
A Time Out Corner appeared out of nowhere on the playa, recalling the frequent punishment—deserved or not—of our childhood transgressions. Timeouts for children are now understood to be ineffective, even harmful. Brain imaging studies show they light up the same neural pathways as physical pain.
Some days, after writing about bullying and trauma, I marvel that most of us make it to adulthood as well as we do. The striving to connect, to still try, to be able to still wonder, was manifest in the sculpture Love. There, two massive wire adult forms were seated back-to-back, heads down in withdrawal, while the glowing child inside each of them reached out for the other, touching hands.
Love (photo by Diana Divecha)
Identity Awareness (photo by Diana Divecha)
At Burning Man, there is an invitation to sort out what is personal encumbrance and artifice, from what authentically belongs to us. A giant question mark, barely propped up by a human figure reminded us to question the source of our choices, the source of our identity.
One of the Ten Guiding Principles of Burning Man—radical self-expression—is a direct antidote to the censoring—and censuring—of growing up, making space to question the conventions we take for granted. We took part with our crazy clothes, our go-with-the-flow schedules (some of us got up before dawn when others were just going to bed), and our explorations of new topics (from beekeeping to twerking). We passed the “Dick Parade” where 150 men bicycled through camp, bottomless, while gentle hecklers (a thing) encouraged the liberal use of sunscreen. In its counterpart, women paraded topless in "Critical Tits." Overhead, a man flew a glider, naked. “You’re guaranteed to not be the weirdest kid in the classroom,” the online guide soothes. It would be easy to dismiss the naked experimentation as exhibitionism, but I'm sure some riders may have been struggling with their body image or health concerns; for some it may have been a healing process from being bullied, targeted, or abused; and perhaps others simply wanted to walk through the wall of a conventional boundary. There are as many possible reasons as there were riders.
(Photos by Arjun and Zai Divecha)
(Photo by Diana Divecha)
But by radical, they mean deep, not crazy: Consent is the cornerstone of a civil community, the Burning Man literature reads. It doesn’t refer to just sexual and physical touch, but anything that “will radically alter the experience of another person.” Prompts to good behavior were everywhere.
Another principle, "radical inclusion," is the antidote to the emotional abuse and social exclusions suffered in childhood. The consistent expectation of kindness is refreshing and softening, and people are just more present. I felt my own guardedness melt just a bit, with hugs, gifts, conversations, and gentle heckles.
Developmental psychologists find that play is the cauldron of intellectual, creative, and social development in childhood, and according to the Burner census, many people come to the playa just for that. The playful mood is their "top priority."
Everything that can be climbed on, is:
(Photos by Arjun Divecha)
You can be a flamethrower, safely:
Serpent Mother (photo by Jordana Joseph); Fire safety rules (photo by Arjun Divecha)
Puns are everywhere:
Burning Man: What Where When (photo by Arjun Divecha); Camp Nevada (photo by Diana Divecha)
And a Disney singalong and Thriller flashmob are open to all comers—not something we normally have an opportunity to attend.
The Bunny March Against Humanity herds humans into a bus and they exit dressed as bunnies. Humans haven’t done such a good job of being in charge, the organizers say. So let’s give the bunnies a chance.
“The only cure for reality,” says the author Gary Lindberg, “is imagination.”
And finally, our sense of wonder was on full throttle much of the time. The location itself is dramatic, and the playa was saturated with one stunning installation after another.
(Photos by Diana, Arjun, and Zai Divecha, and Julie Light)
The burning of The Man at the end of the week might not just represent an anger toward the political and economic establishment but perhaps a rebellion against the colonization of the heart and spirit as well.
This is a struggle we are all wired for. As we watched a group of young yogis strain, falter, and ultimately succeed in positioning themselves atop giant letters, an observer called out encouragement, shouting “This is what it is to LIVE!”
DREAM LIVE BE OK (photo by Arjun Divecha)
Tags trauma and healing, emotional and social intelligence, age 5-10 - children, age 11-15 - young teens, age 16-18 - teens, family dynamics
Originally published by the Huffington Post on September 10, 2014.
I checked my packing list for the long Labor Day weekend: antler headpiece, hair extensions, hot pants, fur coat, support hose and estrogen cream. My husband and I were going to Burning Man for the first time -- under the tutelage of our 26-year old daughter, Zai, her partner, Phil, and a large group of their friends.
We packed up the car with food and water for five days, drove to the Nevada desert, and, after a three-hour wait at the gate watching the sunset -- some waited 23 hours while the gates closed for rain on the playa -- it was our turn at the entrance. A distant din and twinkling lights beckoned in the otherwise dark void ahead.
"Welcome home," the young attendant smiled as she took our tickets. "First time?" We told her it was. "Birgins! Please get out of the car, roll in the dust, and ring the bell!"
It's easy to make fun of Burning Man from a distance, and many have. It's even easier up close: People stroll naked or half-naked, in Star-Wars-meets-Mad-Max-meets-Indian-guru garb. Sessions are offered on respectful fisting, penis worship, and making your own greeting cards by stamping your genitals with colorful paint on cardstock -- a craft I typically enjoy, though I've never used that particular stamp.
There is no Internet or cell coverage, no plumbing and no power grid. My husband Arjun gravitates to new experiences, and while I'd rather meditate in a lush forest, I was determined to keep an open mind. I respected our daughter and trusted that what she valued here would be revealed to me. After all, her visit the previous year had inspired her decision to leave a secure job and pursue her passion for metal working and furniture design. I wanted to know -- what could be so powerful here?
Tags play, age 19-25 - young adults, age 16-18 - teens, trauma and healing, emotional and social intelligence
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Less than a month after IBM claimed the world's fastest computer crown from NEC, the Japanese company is trying to win it back...
Less than a month after IBM claimed the world's fastest computer crown from NEC, the Japanese company is trying to win it back with a new supercomputer that will be available from December.
NEC's SX-8 is a vector supercomputer that has a peak processing performance of 65 teraflops (trillion calculations per second), said Susumu Sakamoto, a spokesman for NEC.
That is almost twice as fast as the 36.01 teraflops achieved in September by a prototype version of IBM's Blue Gene supercomputer.
That performance, measured using the standard Linpack benchmark, made Blue Gene the fastest supercomputer in the world ahead of the NEC-built Earth Simulator supercomputer, which had managed a sustained performance of 35.86 teraflops on the same benchmark.
However the SX-8 hasn't edged out Blue Gene yet. Its performance figure is only an estimate, albeit one NEC thinks it can achieve.
There are three versions of the SX-8 available, two single-node and one multi-node, and the 65 teraflops performance refers to the top-of-the-line multi-node machine. This has the maximum of 512 nodes, each with eight processors to make a total of 4,096 processors.
The maximum memory is 64Tbytes and the maximum data transfer rate is 262Tbits per second. The two single node versions are the SX-8/A, with between four and eight processors, and the SX-8/B, with between one and four processors.
NEC is planning to begin shipping the SX-8 to customers from December. Monthly rental costs will begin at ¥1.17m (£5,966) for the SX-8/B single-node version of the machine. Prices for other models were not available.
The company hopes to sell more than 700 SX-8 computers in the next three years, it said. The machine's architecture is typically suited to work involving analysis of large amounts of data, such as meteorological forecasting, environmental simulation and automotive crash analysis.
Even if NEC's SX-8 does succeed in knocking Blue Gene off the top spot on the supercomputer ranking, it is unlikely to hold the number one position for long.
The IBM machine benchmarked in September is an eight-rack prototype for a system IBM is developing for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It is expected to be delivered in early 2005 and will have an estimated peak performance of 360 teraflops.
Martyn Williams writes for IDG News Service
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Poverty and lack of services in Iraq force refugees back to the camps
Poverty and a lack of services are preventing rebuilding in Mosul, forcing thousands to choose the lesser of two evils and return to the camps. Over 2 million have yet to go back home. Judit Neurink reports from Mosul.
"My children collect scrap iron to sell," Abbas Mohammed said, picking up the iron pipe that one of his sons was playing with. The war against the "Islamic State" (IS) group left a lot of scrap lying around in Mosul, and trucks full of it leave the city daily.
"They pay us 250 dinars per kilo," Mohammed told DW. That is about €0.20, which in Iraq's second city will buy you a sweet tea in a teahouse. Many kilos a day need to be collected for a family of eight to get by.
Mohammed lives with his wife and six children in a poor part of west Mosul, the part of the city which suffered the most during the battle to evict IS. "Everyone here is tired and poor," he said. "We have no money."
Much of west Mosul lies in ruins, but Mohammed's Al-Amal neighborhood was only partly damaged. When he returned after fleeing the battle, he found the roof of his simple home destroyed. But he has no money for repairs. Like his neighbors, his poverty has grown since the IS occupation and the subsequent war, and nine months after the city was declared liberated their homes remain barely habitable.
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Poverty levels rising
According to the World Bank, the poverty rate in Iraq's liberated territories has doubled to over 40 percent, and the UN warns that one in four Iraqi children now live in poverty. The World Bank and Iraq's government set up a special fund of $300 million (€248 million) in February to improve living conditions for more than 1.5 million poor households by increasing access to basic services and creating job opportunities.
Mohammed is one of the 700 lucky recipients of housing units; the UNHCR, the UN's refugee organization, has placed it in his garden. These temporary shelters were supposed to tide people over while they repaired their homes, but the lack of money has turned them into permanent features. According to the UN, in Mosul alone more than 40,000 houses need to be rebuilt or repaired. The organization estimates that rebuilding in Iraq's liberated territories will cost at least $17 billion.
Destruction and a lack of basic services have left much of western Mosul inhabitable
Read more: Mosul's displaced: 'I'm at the end of my years and have to live in a tent'
Besides that, there is a lack of basic services, says Hovig Etyemezian, who heads the Mosul office of the UNHCR. "For a sustainable return, water, electricity, schools and hospitals are needed. There is also the security situation, the presence of a number of factions, and tensions between the communities in Nineveh," he told DW. In some parts of Mosul, the rubble, and the mines and bodies beneath it, continue to prevent returns.
The situation in East Mosul is very different, with rebuilding in full swing. Here, the wealthier citizens have access to loans from friends and institutions. Etyemezian points to the private-sector solutions introduced there to counter the lack of state-provided electricity and water: "Generators and water [are] brought in by trucks. The issue is whether you can afford to pay for it."
Overcrowded schools, sub-standard services
What's more, schools are overcrowded and health services are below standard, he says. Faris Brow, who returned months ago to his damaged home in the western Al-Obour neighborhood, confirms this. He has a problem getting to a hospital on the other side of the Tigris for his kidney treatment. "I need dialysis twice a week. No clinic here is up to it, and I have no money for transport."
Brow says he can only get by because his son finds work as a laborer every now and again.
Etyemezian confirms that the lack of jobs is a major problem. "People here are highly dependent on the government. But how many can it really employ?" According to the World Bank, the unemployment rate in Iraq's liberated areas is currently around 21 percent.
This explains why over 37,000 Mosul returnees have chosen to go back to the IDP (internally displaced person) camps since January. This is an unwelcome development both for aid organizations and the Iraqi government, which wants to close the camps, mainly for propaganda purposes in view of the parliamentary elections scheduled for mid-May. Aid organizations announced in March that some 2.2 million people are still registered as displaced.
The lack of basic healthcare and access to transport is a further burden for many in Mosul
Read more: Children survive 'Islamic State' hungry and traumatized
"There is a clear trend and it is driven by people running out of resources," said Etyemezian. "People no longer have the means to live and are returning to the camps. Their actions are not linked to the security situation or the armed conflict."
The quest for a dignified life
Some people return to the camps because their homes are too badly damaged, others because they found another family living in their house, or because they are scared of unexploded mines. In some cases, their neighbors will not accept them back because of their real or perceived affiliation to IS.
Read more: 'Islamic State' sleeper cells spread fear in Iraq's Hawija
In some of the camps to the east of Mosul, the returnees outnumber those who are leaving to go home. If this continues, camps will have to be reopened. Yet aid organizations do agree with the Iraqi government that the camps should be emptied: "Camps for me are the final and the worst option," Etyemezian said. "They are supposed to be temporary, the last resort."
"Displacement leads to trauma every time. Meaning that if people return because it did not work out, they suffer additional trauma. The more displacements you experience, the more traumatic and the less dignified your life becomes," he added.
Something he has seen time and again, "is the assumption, when a war ends, that the problems are solved. But actually, you often need more money after a conflict. Because it's only when the dust settles that you realize how much damage has been done. It is easier when a conflict is at its peak, as people come to you and the media and donors can see it. Now it is much more complex."
Syrians start from scratch in Raqqa
Mangled steel and concrete
Much of Raqqa, once an "Islamic State" stronghold, now lies in ruins. What remains of the city are destroyed building shells of concrete and mangled steel. Local traffic uses hastily cleared paths and roads to avoid any hidden IED’s (improvised explosive device).
Sticking together
Families use various modes of transport to get around the city. These include bicycles, motorcycles or a home-made wheelie box shown in the image above.
No transport too small
A familiar sight on the region's roads and streets: Here three young girls, two adults and a child squeeze on to a small motorcycle. It’s the quickest way to get around town.
Row the boat ashore
Small rowing boats ferry people and goods across the river. Local say the Raqqa bridge over the Euphrates river was destroyed by IS forces in a preemptive strike to slow down the Syrian Democratic Forces approaching the city.
Work is just around the corner
Teams of manual workers sit on street corners. With people returning to the city eager to rebuild their homes, these workers are in high demand.
Buy two, get one free!
Coffee, soft drinks and energy drinks are in high demand among the laborers drafted in to rebuild homes and businesses. The owners of make-shift food and drinks carts are doing brisk business.
A typical view of a residential area in one of the city’s neighborhoods. A woman with her two children walks past a family that has recently returned home. The father has rebuilt the apartment’s outer walls but with no running water and electricity, many obstacles remain.
As the sun sets a family arrives where a block of flats once stood. Each collapsed floor rests on the one below. Rummaging through the rubble two men covered in dust manage to salvage a king-sized mattress. A few moments later the father finds his son’s school book.
Spent force
Two boys walking down one of the city streets hold two used shells. IED’s still present a real threat and are a common cause of death and injury. IS fighters booby-trapped bodies, money, toys and rubbish among other things.
Author: Filip Warwick (Raqqa)
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Review: Until The Flood by Theatre en Bloc
by Michael Meigs
We lost the first weekend of Until The Flood by Dael Orlandersmith (Donna Brown) due to illness, so this sensitive re-creation by Florinda Bryant was only briefly on view at the Vortex in Austin. Two weekends seemed insufficient, for this was an event that required thought to digest and would have benefited from more word of mouth.
The Saint Louis Repertory commissioned the playwright to create a work connected with the August 19, 2014 shooting of 18-year-old African-American Michael Brown, Jr. by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson. The killing provoked widespread demonstrations and many denunciations of police violence, both in Ferguson and across the country; both a Missouri grand jury and a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found no grounds to prosecute the police officer.
Until The Flood is not about what happened that August 19, however. Anyone who wants a detailed -- in fact, exhaustive -- account can look it up on Wikipedia. Instead, Orlandersmith went to Ferguson and through extensive interviews searched for attitudes and opinions of town residents. The work she performed in 2016 as a one-woman show used that source material to present first-person accounts of eight of those she'd encountered.
This is an approach to art that in some ways goes counter to conventional structures of the drama. Often the audience's expectation is to receive a story, presented with beginning, middle and resolution so that through empathetic identification they are moved through an experience almost as if on a Disney ride: the playwright gives them the impression that when they emerge from their hour or more in the sacred space, they have learned something.
That's not the case here. The individuals portrayed by Orlandersmith do not interact and, indeed, are unaware of one another. Instead of progressing smoothly through a story tunnel, the audience descends eight distinct, deep and sometimes dark shafts of storytelling.
Anna Deavere Smith, actress and founder of the NYU Institute on Arts and Civic Dialogue, researches, writes and presents thematically in this fashion. She did two pieces about Los Angeles riots and a collection of portraits, Let Me Down Easy, in which she appeared at the Zach Theatre in 2009. Zach Theatre will present Smith's Notes from the Field in February, 2019, with a cast portraying African-Americans, Latinos and native Americans. Moises Kaufmann with the Tectonic Theatre Project used similar research and presentation on the The Laramie Project concerning the murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man, and a followup ten years later. One could say that first-person incarnation of characters is older than theatre itself; a reading, recital or rendition of The Iliad or The Odyssey could achieve similar effects, as Cami Alys demonstrated in Penfold's An Iliad at the Scottish Rite Theatre.
Florinda Bryant the actor becomes each distinct character, using Orlandersmith's transcriptions/reworkings to illuminate not the killing of Michael Brown but the context. Among those who speak to us are an African-American grandmother long resident in Ferguson; a white teacher confused to find that because of the shooting she has lost a close African-American friend; a smart, verbal, "fluid" young man from the projects who knew "Mike-Mike" Brown to nod to, and who fears a similar fate; a middle-class African-American barber who dimisses two idealistic college students, one black and the other white, who want to do something to relieve the "oppression" they think he's feeling; a high-school boy enamored of learning and art who wants more than anything to get out, to get away, to grow up and find something better than all this; and a hard-scrabble West Virginia man who escaped poverty and abuse and now views young blacks in Ferguson as the enemy. Bryant shifts voice and attitude for each, changing garments or accessories.
The presenter remains on a platform surrounded by tributes and candles for most of the performance. To mark each change of character she returns to an upstage table to exchange the book in hand for another. The book prop somewhat hinders her movements. This convention seems unnecessary and artificial, perhaps meant to remind us that these people were captured via interviews. And it's all the more curious, considering that almost everyone in the audience can look down and see that the pages are blank. Bryant's final set piece, performed away from the platform, is a verse recital that wasn't memorable, principally because it seemed not to be attached to a particular character. Perhaps it was commentary by the playwright.
Once the work is finished, one is left a bit disoriented. There's no artful conclusion or lesson here, unless it's the appeal simply to listen and understand the depth of feeling, the constraints, and the rigidities that underlie the insoluble problems of race, class, territory and perception.
That's not a comfortable finish to your experience in the sacred space of the theatre. But it's exactly why the threat of the title Until The Flood cannot be ignored.
Click to view the program sheet for Until The Flood.
[photo by Jane Birchum displayed on CTXLT front page is via the Austin Chronicle]
Until The Flood
by Dael Orlandersmith
Theatre en Bloc
Thursdays-Sundays,
November 01 - November 11, 2018
Vortex Repertory Theatre
2307 Manor Road
Opening delayed due to exceptional circumstances.
Runs November 1 - November 11, 2018, Thursday - Sunday nights at 8 pm.
Tix: vortexrep.org
[image from 2016 production by Repertory Theatre of St. Louis]
Michael Meigs established AustinLiveTheatre.com, now CTXLiveTheatre.com, in June, 2008. He has written more than 700 reviews of live narrative theatre produced in Central Texas and published another 200 ...
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Residents can use 311 to report graffiti
CARLSBAD >> Almost everyone has seen it around town: the spray-painted curse word on the stop sign, or the...
Residents can use 311 to report graffiti CARLSBAD >> Almost everyone has seen it around town: the spray-painted curse word on the stop sign, or the... Check out this story on CurrentArgus.com: http://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/residents-can-use-311-report-graffiti/32380093/
Katie England, Carlsbad Published 4:39 p.m. MT June 18, 2015
Felipe Villareal, the foreman for community service for the City of Carlsbad works to cover up graffiti found on a dumpster. Villareal said that he goes across the city multiple times a week to clean up the graffiti.(Photo: SARAH MATOTT — CURRENT-ARGUS)
CARLSBAD >> Almost everyone has seen it around town: the spray-painted curse word on the stop sign, or the stenciled smiley face on the dumpster.
The amount of graffiti reported in Carlsbad has gone down over the course of the last few years, according to statistics compiled by the Carlsbad Community Anti-Drug and Gang Coalition.
In 2010, 178 calls were made to report a total of 503 tags. In 2013, the last year for which there are complete statistics, a total of 159 reports were made for 343 tags.
But that doesn't necessarily mean that graffiti itself has abated, it could just mean that fewer people are aware of how to report graffiti when they see it, some community leaders said.
The numbers are based on 311 calls, said Eve Flanigan, program manager for the Carlsbad Community Anti-Drug and Gang Coalition. The highest number of graffiti reports came after 3,000 postcards were mailed to key areas containing information about how to report graffiti.
"I cannot emphasize enough how important the 311 system is," said Mary Garwood, Carlsbad's beautification and special events coordinator.
The 311 system is a non-emergency information line managed by the city that allows Carlsbad residents to do anything from ask when a parade starts to report graffiti.
Flanigan warned that the 311 system works with land lines and some cell phones, but most people with cell phones will need to call 575-887-2101.
"People just need to give the location," said Tom Carlson, director of public works. "We also report graffiti to ourselves, but we also use the 311 system so there's a record."
The Carlsbad Public Works Department typically has one man every day devoted to removing graffiti around town, Carlson said.
Community service foreman Felipe Villareal had already been to six locations by 2 p.m. Thursday to remove graffiti around Carlsbad.
"New tags and graffiti will reappear in many of the spots I go to in the next week," Villareal said.
Villareal said he tries to cover up the bad words first because he has kids.
"They'll read anything, and I don't want my kids seeing words like that," Villareal said.
Kids being exposed to graffiti is one of the reasons the Anti Drug/Gang Coalition decided to attack it.
"Some graffiti, particularly gang-related, is a statement of ownership of the area," Flanigan said. "And this goes with our risk factors that we measure. Kids report seeing it on a regular basis. If you can remove that claim, that's a tremendous statement both to vandals and children."
Flanigan said that it is very difficult to catch vandals in the act of tagging, and that removing graffiti as soon as possible is the best tactic.
"The turnaround needs to be quick," Garwood said. "And we can't do that without people calling in."
Though all graffiti can be reported, vandalism on public property can sometimes be responded to more quickly.
"One thing to be aware of is, we can only take care of graffiti on public property," Carlson said. "If there is graffiti on private property, we will make note of it and contact the owner. With a permission slip, we will cover that over as well."
In 2014, parks and public or civic buildings were the most common targets of tagging.
Carlson said that the city has a water blaster to remove paint from rock work or bricks, but on most painted surfaces, it is best to paint over the tagging.
Katie England can be reached at 575-628-5516.
Reporter Sarah Matott also contributed to this report, and can be reached at
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Volkswagen has introduced 1,500 e-Golfs in Berlin, Germany, as part of the world’s largest fleet of all-electric vehicles for a public car sharing service.
The WeShare service, which allows users to access free-floating vehicles across the city using their smartphones and park them in designated charging spaces when finished, will also introduce 500 e-up cars in the next few months.
WeShare is starting in Berlin with a full-electric fleet of 1,500 e-Golf-vehicles.
WeShare is an app-based service powered by Vulog, a leading shared mobility technology provider, that makes it debut in Berlin, but plans are in place by Volkswagen to also see the service in Prague, Hamburg and more cities across Europe.
“We are proud to support one of the world’s leading carmakers for its entry into the fast-growing carsharing market. WeShare is going to drastically change the way people move in Berlin, and allow urban users to engage with e-mobility. All carmakers have this incredible opportunity in front of them to transform urban mobility by deploying large shared electric fleets into our cities where sustainable mobility has become a top priority,” said Gregory Ducongé, CEO of Vulog.
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Welcome to the New Sexy: Irina Aleksander discovers how fall's draped silhouette relives the heyday of feminine sportswear
By Irina Aleksander
courtesy of Donna Karan (Donna Karan backstage); GoRunway.com (Theysken's Theory and Joseph Altuzarra backstage); Imaxtree.com (remaining images)
I hate dresses," says Maria Cornejo, the Chilean-born designer who showed 22 of them in her fall collection. "That's why I'm forever trying to figure out what a cool dress would look like. And I hate ruffles. I've tried to figure out a cool way to do a ruffle or a floral... I haven't."
On an overcast day in New York, Cornejo is in her studio on Bleecker Street, describing what has become her own niche of modern dressing, straddling the fraught ridge between edgy austerity and unapologetic romance. Looks from her fall collection are suspended from a metal clothing rack: a cape-like cocoon coat in cardinal red; slackened leather skirts and jackets; and, yes, many of Cornejo's deceptively simple (and ruffle-free) silk dresses that lightly drape and flatter the body.
"My clothes don't really have hanger appeal because they just droop," Cornejo says. "For a while, even the edgiest designers were doing these armor-plating dresses that made everybody look like robots. I like a sexuality that is more intimate." Cornejo reaches out and traces the curvature of my waist with her hand. "There is nothing sexy about someone touching you and feeling armor," she says, "It's just not sensual."
Searching for an antidote to the blunt severity of constricting, skin-revealing garments that prop up and mold a woman's figure to project an artificial eroticism, designers like Cornejo have dreamed up a new, relaxed fit that, with its tactile fabrics and long, clean lines, offers an authoritative femininity for fall. Victoria Bartlett at VPL presented figure-grazing jersey dresses and draped jackets in tan-on-tan and gray-on-gray tones; Reed Krakoff got on board with dropped-waist, wrapped silhouettes and roomy outerwear; Ohne Titel's Alexa Adams and Flora Gill moved from their neoprene bodysuits for spring into softer fabrics, adding sections of primary colors to their mostly gray and black collection; and at Theyskens' Theory and Derek Lam, full-legged trousers with slouchy tops embodied a certain new, low-key allure when they came swaying down the runway.
Doing away with the in-your-face, body-con dresses that have made the more demure among us blush in recent years, these
designers have generously deployed single-tone fabric, cowling and suspending it from every angle of a woman's figure. Instead of squeezing us into a preemptively sculpted dress—like those maddeningly stiff Victoria's Secret bras—the new shapes take the form of each wearer, giving her a smart sexuality compared with that of the navel-and-cleavage-bearing adolescents who ran wild on the runways of the mid-aughts. The new sexy seems to be more about liberation than bondage. Not overly wrought—though design is, most certainly, there—and existing outside of recent trends, it presents something exquisitely cool to the consumer who has been bewildered by dizzying prints and ever-traveling slits and crops.
"It's a more fluid and sensual architecture because it touches the body as opposed to confining it," says Narciso Rodriguez, by phone from his studio, describing the slip-like silk dresses he layered under structured coats for fall. "This new fit feels very fresh and young. It has to do with life and dressing, which is so much more important than trends."
For Rodriguez, the aesthetic recalls a specific image. "It feels so cliché to say Jackie O.," he says, "but when you saw the way women like that dressed day to day—that perfect pant and a great sweater.... That ease is so American."
Life...dressing...ease...American. Sounds familiar. In the late '60s, Hannah Golofski of Manhattan founded a women's sportswear line of wearable separates based on those very principles. Starting the company under her married name, Anne Klein, and elevating utilitarian dressing to the runway, Klein became known as one of the first American sportswear designers. When she died in 1974, an ambitious 26-year-old designer at her company by the name of Donna Karan became her successor and got to work softening Klein's tailored skirts and blazers. In an interview with The New York Times in October 1977, Karan—who revisits the look in 2011, showing beautifully draped jumpsuits for fall—said that her empowering wrapped jersey dresses for Anne Klein would reinvent the American uniform of jeans and T-shirts. "I like an ease about clothing," she said at the time, "clothes that move with the body and are extremely feminine."
It is perhaps no accident then that what was once known as American sportswear is resurfacing stateside and not in Europe, where—with the exception of Céline's Phoebe Philo, who, as the new femininity's leading ambassador, heralded it overseas—fantasy continues to rule the runways. Reimagined in unexpected fabrications and shapes, what has emerged is not an identical twin of the past, but a revival of the sensibility that once liberated the American woman: easy, wisened-up clothes with a commanding, modern sexuality.
Michael Kors, whose fall collection of monotone bodysuits and ankle-length coats looked like reincarnations of his own greatest sportswear hits, puts it this way: "After seasons of girly ruffles and skintight vixens, the new sexy to me is all about liquid shapes that play off pajama dressing with a sporty ease."
Meanwhile, Rodriguez pronounced it the "purging of logo-mania." "You rarely see people wearing an ad campaign anymore," he says. "This is a very sober approach to dressing." (As Anne Klein once said, "Shock treatment belongs to psychiatry, not fashion.")
In 1987, upon graduating from Parsons The New School for Design, Reed Krakoff landed an internship at Anne Klein. "I loved that it was elevated American design, that it was sexy with utilitarian roots," Krakoff says. "That's what sportswear used to mean before it became chinos and jeans—in the '80s, it was very much what you saw on the runways." When, in 2010, after 13 years as Coach's executive creative director, he decided to launch his own namesake line, Krakoff wanted to experiment with what he once knew as sportswear. "I was taking something that is usually more day and rendering it in fabrications that are more rarefied and luxurious, giving it that new feel," says Krakoff, who paired monochromatic silks and satins with shearling and wool in his fall collection. "You don't typically think of sensuality and desire when you think of American sportswear."
Maybe not, but the consumer is open to the idea. "I'm just madly in love with this look right now," says Chicago boutique owner Ikram Goldman, reached on an afternoon when her store is noisy with the clinking sound of shoppers fussing with garment hangers. "The younger customers reacting to it don't even have the references to recognize it. People now are looking for design that isn't so severe." Goldman, whose store carries fall collections from Rodriguez, Cornejo, and Ohne Titel, searches for the right words to describe the look, settling on another '80s staple: the beloved, loosely cinched Thierry Mugler jumpsuit—a piece that would indeed be hard for the under-40 set to recognize. "You have to be a very controlled designer to master something as simple as a perfect jumpsuit," says Goldman, referring to the elevated tailoring of the revived staple. "We've been seeing so many geometric and floral prints that suddenly these tone-on-tone minimal pieces look very new."
Explaining how she arrived at her fall collection, which combined tough fabrics stretched across the body with loose feminine draping, VPL's Bartlett says she was inspired by the unique moment in American fashion when the constricting garments of the 1920s gave way to the soft silhouettes of the 1930s. "The '20s were about removing femininity—hiding the bosom and binding it—and the '30s were about exposing and draping, and in the crossover time you got the mix of the two," Bartlett says.
Perhaps the new silhouette is also a composite of the casual minimalism and couture-inspired tailoring that have arisen almost simultaneously on the New York runways in the past decade.
In fact, when Adams and Gill of Ohne Titel were designing their fall collection, they looked to voluminous couture shapes for inspiration, giving their modernist garments rounded, dropped shoulders and high collars rendered in heavy knits. "We had these large shoulders, but we did it supersoft, so that it would trace the women's body but not be overpowering," says Adams, passing the phone to her codesigner. "We've been moving away from a harder edge and toward a looser volume," Gill says. "Before, we were always known for body-con things, but this is a new relaxed feeling."
What Gill means is that this new feminine cool has an unexpected easy feel without sacrificing design—a sensibility that seems poised once again to replace, as Karan had hoped in '77, the casual American uniform.
"I'm so glad people are starting to understand that American design is not about jeans anymore," Cornejo says on the afternoon in her studio. The designer is dressed in a loosely slung, asymmetrical blouse and a long, clean pant, an all-gray look from her spring collection that she says will take her from a day stacked with meetings to drinks after work. Friends abroad used to ask Cornejo why, when starting her line in 1998, she chose to show in New York and not Paris. "But it's not about Paris; it's not about torturing someone into something," she says. "I couldn't have had this business elsewhere. Everywhere else, people only buy designer clothes to wear to an event." The designer considers this for a moment, smoothing out a wrinkle in her pant. "It's a very American sensibility," she says. "You wear the clothes."
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February 12, 2014 Music
The Ballads Album Miles Davis Never Recorded
Local duo Cava Menzies and Nick Phillips releases a debut album of lush, emotional performances.
By Lee Hildebrand
Capriece Batchelor
Nick Phillips and Cava Menzies.
Cava Menzies and Nick Phillips will perform at Yoshi's (510 Embarcadero West, Oakland) on Monday, Feb. 17. 8 p.m., $18. Yoshis.com
Moment to Moment, the gorgeous new debut album by trumpeter Nick Phillips and pianist Cava Menzies, immediately calls to mind Miles Davis: Phillips' improvisations and melodies sound a lot like Davis', and Menzies' accompaniment and impressionistic solos suggest onetime Davis pianist Bill Evans.
In some ways, Moment to Moment is the ballads album Davis never recorded. Sure, there are Davis discs on the market with titles like Miles Davis Plays for Lovers and Beautiful Ballads and Love Songs, but those are collections of romantic songs such as "My Funny Valentine" and "When I Fall in Love" taken from various Davis albums and compiled after his death in 1991.
One might call the lush performances on Moment to Moment — of the old standards "For All We Know" and "You Don't Know What Love Is," more recent compositions by Kenny Barron and Elvis Costello, and originals by Menzies and Phillips — "music to make out to," although Menzies doesn't entirely agree. "I don't think ballads are all love songs," the 36-year-old pianist said in the dining room of her East Oakland home, following an afternoon rehearsal with Phillips.
When Menzies and Phillips wrote lead sheets for themselves, bassist Jeff Chambers, and drummer Jaz Sawyer to refer to during the recording sessions last summer at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, they included lyrics to those songs that originally had words.
"I've always been attracted to ballads because of their storytelling," said the 48-year-old trumpeter. "If you're gonna tell a story through your instrument, it helps to understand what the story is."
Menzies, who doesn't sing on the album, suddenly broke into lines from the 1934 Sam M. Lewis/J. Fred Coots composition "For All We Know" — For all we know, we may never meet again. We come, we go, like ripples in a stream — then explained, "Sometimes you're playing and you're not keeping the lyrics in mind, but on that one, how we decided to come up with the arrangement was very much dictated by the lyrics."
The Davis/Evans flavor that's exhibited throughout Moment to Moment may not have been planned, but it was something neither musician could avoid. "We weren't going for that, but they're definitely players who influenced us in different ways," Menzies said.
"I feel like I'm every bit as influenced by Bill Evans as I am [by] Miles," Phillips said. "[The piano] is a different instrument [than the trumpet], but the thing about both of them is a heartfelt lyricism that really resonates with me and I know resonates with Cava. Every note was intentional with both of them, and how they interpreted music emotionally and the way they communicated with each other was profound."
Menzies — the daughter of noted jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson and granddaughter of Vivian Brown, who once danced at the Cotton Club in Harlem and appeared in Fats Waller "soundies" (both "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose" can be found on YouTube) — has taught voice and directed choirs at the Oakland School for the Arts since the charter school for students in grades six through twelve opened a decade ago. "Working with singers to extract emotion and interpret songs and making arrangements for them probably influences why my playing is lyrical," she said.
Two years ago, on the recommendation of a friend, Menzies hired Phillips as a sub for a regular member of her band for a gig at a Berkeley restaurant. Even though Phillips hadn't been playing much at the time — due to the demands of his day job as vice president of catalog and jazz A&R of the Beverly Hills-based Concord Music Group — the two made an immediate musical connection.
"He was playing super tasteful stuff," Menzies recalled. "I was really surprised that he hadn't been picking up his horn."
"The first time we played together inspired me to want to play more," Phillips added. "It made me realize how much I missed playing."
Phillips and Menzies released Moment to Moment — which is available digitally from The Orchard and physically from CD Baby — on their own label rather than offer it to Concord. "I felt that would be the worst form of self-nepotism, given my position as VP of A&R," Phillips explained.
No matter. Moment to Moment holds up on its own. Whether playing open horn or with a Harmon mute attached, Phillips' trumpet radiates warmth and sweetness as it floats over Menzies' delicate piano chords on the eight down-tempo tunes.
"I felt like we had something really special happening," Phillips said of playing ballads with Menzies. "We both like to leave space and let the music breathe. When I'm soloing, it's not just like a solo thing. There's communication happening."
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My thoughts on the issue of fake reviews, companies requesting reviews, and book reviews on Amazon.
What Should You Do, When Someone Requests You Write A Review?
My thoughts on SBI's request for reviews.
Why I'm leaving SBI
#1381253 by Carl from dadsguidetowdw.com
Let me say this is very hard for me to write and it makes me very sad.
I am making a plan to leave SBI and I think you need to hear why.
First, let's talk about what I think is wrong with SBI. For the last couple of years it's become obvious to me that SBI has lost it's way. The posts about the 500 reviews and the hints that SBI would go away were the last straw for me. They leave the wrong impression.
But that's not the real problem. The real problem is SBI is a dying brand because they've lost their core message. When I started with SBI back in 2008 it had a clear message. "We are going to teach you how to build a site that sells." That resonated with me. That was exactly what I was looking for. I had tried blogger and was looking for a place to call home for my ideas and building a website that sells was the perfect hook.
Fast forward to today. What is SBI selling? What is SBI going to do for my realtor buddy Dennis who's never heard the term Solopreneur and runs a company with around a hundred employees and never worked a day solo in his life, but needs a website? How does SBI's message resonate with him?
What is SBI's business? Who is their core customer? What is the target audience?
From the SBI'ers I know most of us didn't come to SBI to build a business. We had an idea and we wanted a website. We weren't thinking of building a business. Most that I know are still in the build a website mode. Yes, some of us built businesses, but most didn't. Most business types already have a business and need a website to help that business grow. They aren't looking for business building help, especially not from a website hosting company.
It seems to me that SBI is 4 companies in one. Website hosting, Website building training, Software Tools, Business Coach. While those things are complementary, when you try to do too much, sometimes nothing gets done well and the message gets muddled.
I think it would benefit SBI greatly if it went through the Action Guide and really tuned it's core message and focus. Do some keyword research, market research, customer research (looking at the current customer base and seeing how to replicate it), create a marketable sales plan and build a site that sells.
Now is the time to focus. As you're always telling us Ken, keep it real. Build a website for real people. Real working people. Make them want to build websites that sell. Not run a business. Building a website is something that people need and understand. Running a business (especially without help) sounds hard.
OK, now for why I'm leaving SBi.
SBI has fallen behind. Back in 2008, SBI was kind of cutting edge. Wordpress was clunky, hard to use, prone to bugs and crashes and generally not ready for prime time. SBI had similar capabilities and lots better stability.
Now, Wordpress has grown up. For the most part (with good hosting) Wordpress is stable, fast and easy to use. SBI is still using tools that seem a little old and outdated.
One difference I see between SBI and Wordpress is Wordpress has better tools. Wordpress now has WooCommerce, membership plugins, course building plugins, all kinds of page templates, and it's just easy to use. I just updated my SBI site (I upload) and it took a couple of weeks to mess with the CSS to get things just right. I changed my Wordpress blog associated with the membership site in a couple of hours.
Wordpress also makes it easy for me to sell stuff. My SBI site gets a ton of traffic but only makes about $3,000 a month. Partly my fault because I didn't start out with products in mind, but partly because it's not easy to sell stuff on SBi.
My Wordpress magazine makes over $15,000 per month. I can't do that on SBI because the tools aren't there. I would love to have SBI's hosting on the magazine, but I need tools that SBI doesn't offer.
I wrote a book for my SBI site, but had to build a Wordpress site to host the membership part of the book. Oh yeah, I could of added a subdomain through Infinit, but wait, I'd still have a Wordpress site.
The bottom line while my decision is not final, I am looking and planning to leave SBI. I'm sad. I love SBI. The hosting is FABULOUS, but the tool set is outdated and I can no long build a site that sells using SBI.
Please Ken, take this to heart. Clarify your message. (Yes, stolen from Donald Miller and Storybrand.) Decide what business you are in and help us build websites that sell!
I find it interesting that you are leaving SBI to go to WP.
I in fact left WP for SBI.
My WP site, which was started in 2003 and had new pages added daily and today has 300k+ email subscribers (yes it's still online, see link to visit it), started crashing around 6,000 pages. The only way to keep the site online, was to remove the bulk of the illustrations and reduce the site to a plain, black text on white background, with no template at all. With 6,000 pages, even just adding a template to it was enough to crash the servers. Once it reached 9,000 pages it struggled desperately to stay online AT ALL. October 15, 2017 is crossed 10,000 pages and is desperately overloaded... even though since 2013, I've not posted ANY long pages on it, posting only updates link to my other sites --- a necessity as it crashes every time I try to add a new full length article page to it. I had to do back and do a pot by post edit to strip most of the photos and images out of the posts, just to be able to keep it online in the current, disheveled, shambled state you currently see it in today!
Look around this page you are reading right now. What do you see? Bright colours, lots of images, photos, illustrations, embedded videos, dancing gifs, link lists, ... My Word Press site looked JUST LIKE THIS when I built it back in 2003. Look at it now! It's horrific!
Bland.
Absolute, ugly nothingness of white, white, and more white.
Like every other dime a dozen, crap site out there, EK's Star Log has had to lose it's psychedelic pink glory, for the sake of bandwidth and hiccuping servers.
And THAT is why I moved to SBI.
I pity you and your move to WP. You say you have 6,000 pages? And you REALLY think you are going to be able to stay online? You'll be stuck with some shitty looking piece of crap carbon copy of every one else white template.
I just want to vomit every time I see those dime a dozen WP templates. No originality or creativity at all.
When I founded Space Dock 13 in 1996 on FreeWebs it was a 1990s nightmare of pneon text on blinking backdrops. When I first learned hoe to make gifs I made those bananas and posted them everywhere. Made the sheep and tossed them everywhere as well. When I moved from FreeWebs to BlogSpot the bright colours and bananas went with me. Soon they made their way to MySpace and then WordPress, and of course Squidoo.
I haven't used MySpace since they tried to be FaceBook and removed the ability to make customized profiles. And we all know what happened to Squidoo.
At first WordPress was great. But the more pages I added the slower page load times got and the more the site crashed. In June 2013 WP crashed and LOST more then a 1,000 of my posts. That was the last straw. I began moving my site to SBI September 2013.
WP does not have the bandwidth or the server capabilities to handle a 10k page, graphic heavy, site with 14,000+ images, and 2,000+ videos, and 300k+ daily traffic.
Since moving to SBI I've not had a single crash, not one second of downtime, no bandwidth issues, no video playback issues, and heck... I've tripled the amount of dancing banana's and glitter sheep gifs my site is known for.
Try doing ^^^THAT^^^ on WordPress and see what happens.
In my case, I'm not using SBI for a business, but rather as a website for my business, so income I make from my SBI site is not a driving force for me.
Yes, WP did have a lot of nice flashy apps and widgets that SBI doesn't offer, but, what good are the apps and widgets when the WP server can't keep my site online long enough for visitors to use said apps and widgets?
WP is good if you want a plain, blank, black text on white background site, with no illustrations, no photos, no moving gifs, and no videos embedded. But I'm an author and an artist, and my site largely is there to showcase my novels, my paintings, and my photography..and WP ain't got the server power to host a site like mine.
That's why I like SBI... it can handle a site like mine. It's had a few hiccups... but in every case, support was right on top of it and had the issue fixed in a few days, sometimes a few hours, and did so without my site going offline. That's a big plus for me after struggling with monthly downtime issues on WP for 9 long years.
But anyways, that's all differences in user goals.
You are using your site as a business. I am using it as a showcase for my business.
As I've said before, SBI is not for everyone. It's intended for people who want to write articles and don't want to submit them to content farms, but want to instead have full control over the publication of their work.
So, for the most part I agree with what you are saying. SBI is great for some, not so great for others. I just think your reasons for going to WP are a bit off... greater stability and fewer crashes? Honey, my WP site is still live and kicking, and still struggling to stay online, 10,000 pages you know... their servers can't handle it. Your other reasons for going to WP make sense, but... don't be fooled... they have NOT fixed their server crashing issues. Not even close.
But that's not I want to focus on...
No... the part of your post I'm wanting to comment on is what you say about Ken's request for the Top 500 to write reviews, specifically to write reviews based off of a template...
Yeah... those posts DO leave the wrong impression... and that wrong impression reflecs back on me more then any other SBI user.
I'm not particularly happy with the spotlight he's put on me.
Did you read all of his posts requesting reviews? Have you ever seen how he keeps referancing "Wendy" and "her RV".
I'm the Wendy he's talking about.
I'm the one he's shining that review request post on.
And I didn't ask for that.
I didn't even know he did it.
"Wendy and her RV"... that's me... here... here's Wendy and her RV that he can't stop talking about in those 500 review posts...
So there's "Wendy and her RV" that Ken keeps talking about in his posts requesting 500 reviews...
if you want to read the article he's been copying pieces of in his posts, IT"S THIS ONE.
sadly a template I wrote and ... well, he just grabbed it out of my post and ran off with it and said in his request for review posts: "Look at this review, here write one like this"... but... it wasn't a review! I did NOT write a review! He only took a small piece of what I wrote, took it out of the rest, thus taking it out of context, and them used it to say: Here, Wendy wrote this review about SBI and why don't we find 500 more people to do the same thing.
See, he's not just sending out the wrong impression in general, he's also sending out the wrong impression about me in particular!
Thing is, he then used it in his 'Here's all the things wrong with Wealthy Affiliates' look at this review from a real SBI user....
...and I found out about it a month later when suddenly I got 400 page views an hour (when normally I only get that many views a day) and I looked to see what link was sending me traffic and found it was Ken's blog post on SBI, AND also 2 different ones of his forum posts!
Okay, sure, the extra traffic is great, but if it's not meaningful traffic (as in people ACTUALLY interested in my topic) then it's pointless waste of my time traffic. I don't need or want people trafficing my site, that have no interest in my topic. There's no point in sending the general population to my site, when the general population is offended by gay men fuck not gay men, and unicorns fucking Elves and half-elves fucking sheep... I an author and I write Yaoi.
Monster Porn Yaoi. CBT (Cock and ball torture) Yaoi. Not a lot of people interested in fetishes that focus on mutilating an Elf's testicles, and that's what I write.
The average American is a white power, straight Christian with their heads up their ass and their Bibles where a brain should be. They are vicious, violent, brutal cat murdering, house bombing bastards who blew my house up with a bomb and cut my cats heads off, because they had to teach little gay-supporter me a lesson.
THAT is the thing that comes from large amounts of general population traffic to a niche topic site that general population people are shocked, horrified, and repulsed by.
So NO, I DO NOT want droves of general population hate monger prone American traffic going to my site.
The only traffic my site needs is from people interested in the topic I write, so when someone starts driving a bunch of offtopic traffic my way, that's not a good thing for me.. or my family.
So I'm suddenly getting lots of traffic, because not only did he tell people he wanted 500 more reviews like this one that I wrote, but he linked to my site in his post as well! Okay, sure, linking to my site, when pulling part of it off and reposting it elsewhere is the proper thing to do (and at least he created my work and didn't claim it was his template for writing reviews, but still...)
...but still, he's making out like I wrote that as a review (when I did not) and making it sound like I was endorsing SBI (again, I wasn't) and as I said in my response to his forum post, (I responded in the thread he posted this request for reviews in) nothing good can come from this bold and brash request for members to write reviews.
Yes... it bothered you... but think of how much it bothered me? I'm the one who's aricle he was quoting (and misquoting) in his request for SBI members to write reviews!!!!!
That sort of thing reflects back on me, with him making it sound like it was my idea and it was not!
Eric from decorsure.com wrote:ken-admin wrote:... the message I took from Dee's post was that being open and transparent to the world at large was allowing the likes of WA to use information gained from that transparency against SBI.
Yes, Eric, that's my concern. Since the other day, when I discovered how our forums were being used against us, I've had the awful feeling that we're all feeding the vultures.
It would be one thing if our forums were still private, as they used to be. But they're not. And try as I might, I can't conceive of anything good that can come from putting what (IMHO) should be private, internal SBI communications out there for public consumption.
But that horse is already out of the barn, as they say. Ken has his reasons for doing things the way he does. So, I'll just carry on building my site/business, supporting Ken in his efforts going forward ... and trusting that Ken's instincts - and his plan - are on target. Onward and upward!!
Yes... this was the thing I had mentioned on the request for reviews thread a few months back... the fact that I had NOT written a review and couldn't see any reason to do so, specifically BECAUSE the request to do so was posted on the forum.
If I had written a review BEFORE the request (which I in fact had done a few years back) then that is one thing, because it was me writing a review of my own free will. But I've seen the Wealthy Affiliate reviews... not just about SBI either... WA reviews every web host in a bad light making it bluntly obvious that the reviews are fake.
If you go through the About pages on my site, you fins in addition to the typical FTC compliance, ToS, disclaimers, etc, there are 2 other pages not commonly used by others: "Media Statements" and "Endorsements". As a public figure (I'm am author) I am often approached by companies ask me to make endorsements for them. This is something I have long refused to do. Sure others can make more money by smiling and holding a product for 5 seconds and be in some ad. But what happens when that product goes south for whatever reason?
In the 1970s every actor wanted to be on Camel or Virginia Slims ads. Tobacco got a bad rap in the 1980s and suddenly every actor who ever endorsed those products was without a job. No one would hire them. They endorsed the "in" product when it was "in" and went that product got a bad rap, they got dragged down with it.
Look at Marion Zimmer Bradley. Biggest name in Fantasy fiction. She supported a man in his endeavors. Then he goes to prison for child rape. And what happened to her career? No publisher would touch her manuscripts after that.
Sure, writing a review for a company may not seem like a big deal... but it is. It really is.
You want a comparision closer to home... how about another webhost then:
Who here remembers Squidoo?
Do you know what happened to Squidoo?
Fastest rising webhost out there. King of web hosting for nearly a decade... then POOF... gone over night... do you know why?
Squidoo ran on a pay-share system. They added AdSense ads to all the sites, they kept 50% of the revenue and you kept 50% of it. Traffic to your site, you got 50% of
Seth Godin sold the company in 2012. The new owners, 2 women, decided they wanted to keep more then 50%, so they changed the system... only the top 100 most trafficed pages, would recieve pay... and only 10%. ALL the ad revenue from ALL 2million+ pages was pooled together... those 2 women kept 90% and the remaining 10% was divided to the top 100 pages.
Very few people had pages in the Top 100. 20 of the Top 100 pages were mine. I suddenly overnight was getting 1/5th of the 10% of Squidoo.
That last exactly one month... when one day I woke up to find ALL of my top 100 pages DELETED off of Squidoo....
or so I thought...
until a week later... one of my fans sent me an emaill, asking:
"Bonny claims she built this car, but I'm pretty sure this is your car, did she just steal your content?"
THIS car:
Sure enough, ALL 20 of my deleted top 100 pages, were now moved to Bonnie's account. Bonnie, owner of Squidoo... STOLE my top money making Squidoo pages. The Lord Sesshomaru CosPlay, Amphibious Aliens, On Being Homeless, On Being An Adult With Autism. The Dazzling Razzberry aka The Autism Awareness Car (see above), and Publishing Methods... the articles that EVERYONE knew were mine, heavily illustrated with my own art, and photos of me, my cas, and the tarp I lived under for 9 years, details of my personal life... STOLEN and the new owner of Squidoo claiming was hers!
I checked with Fluffernutter, Jaguar Julie, Squid Pirate and the other top 100s... all their pages had been deleted as well, and when they checked, they'd all been moved to Bonnie's account as well! We were stunned! ALL top 100 pages were stolen from ALL their creators and were now ALL displaying on Bonnie's account... meaning Bonnie was now earning the full 100% of all income from Squidoo.
Squidoo's top 100, banded together in a lawsuit against Bonnie and Dawn, owners of Squido... 4 months later Squidoo was gone. They deleted the ENTIRE website, to avoid going to court on plagerisim charges.
That's what happened to Squidoo.
Squidoo... the company you used to see me promoting from the rooftops, because Squidoo is the webhost that took me from a hobby webbuilder to being able to live full time off my online income.
I wrote tons of reviews glorifying Squido in it's heydays when Seth Godin ran it. I drove thousands of people to join Squidoo.
And then Seth Godin retired and sold the company... and the new owners were scam artists who stole other's people's content and drove it to the ground.
THAT, is why I don't write reviews for companies anymore. THAT is why I no longer do endorsements and media statements. I used to. And I promoted Squidoo more then any other company. I loved Squidoo. I loved it so much I became one of it's forum moderators. Even those of us who worked for Squidoo were shocked and horrified with what the new owners did, and how quickly it destroyed the company.
I don't want to get tangled up in a mess like that again.
Yes, I love SBI. But I also loved Squidoo... and look what happened there. I trust Ken Evoy and SBI, but I also trusted Seth Godin and Squidoo.
It's a case of once bitten, twice shy.
I have my own career to look out for. My own family. And I can't put them at risk, for the sake of reviews for a company, that I have no control over and therefor can not guarantee something will not happen to in the future.
Now take all of that and combine it with this point here:
Yes, the public can see that Ken is actively recruiting people asking for reviews...
And the public can see that.
So how does that reflect on us... those of us who had previously written reviews before this request went out?
It comes off looking like we only wrote those reviews because we were told to do so.
And that gives off a bad vibe...
people who want to take SBI down (which WA obviously does and are making no secret about that fact) now have added fuel to their fire. They can now head to the forums and say: "See? Look that that! SBI reviews are fake! See? They only write reviews because that's what they are told to do. Being good little sheeples writing reviews for SBI"
Keep in mind here, that I am an author and reviews are part of my career. We authors RELY on reviews from readers to help sell our books.
And then people like John Locke come along.
If you are anyone who reads a lot, or watches Survivor, or is in the publishing industry, you know who John Locke is and what he did... for the rest of you... here's what he did:
He was a struggling author. Self-published. Couldn't sell many books. Ended up on a reality TV show. Survivor... and WON. Now... he didn't need the money, so he decided instead of spending it, he was going to invest it in his failing writing career.
In less then a month, he was New York Times #1 bestseller.
On the heels of Amanda Hocking he stunned the publishing world, by being the 2nd person to become "A Kindle Millionaire".
He didn't sell a single book.
He hired a man. A computer hacker. To write 1 million fake reviews, and post them all on Amazon on his books.
That's what he did with the money he won on the Survivor reality show. He paid a hacker, to hack Amazon, create 1 million FAKE Amazon accounts, and post 1 million FAKE reviews on his books.
For a few months, he was on every TV talk show. Because NO ONE in self-publishing history had ever sold a million copies of their book. NO ONE. EVER. And he did it, in one week.
And then, BECAUSE of the 1 million FAKE reviews, suddenly he had sales. A lot of them. Within 30 days of posting those 1 million fake reviews, he earned $3million dollars.
And set of every Amazon red flag... Amazon started researching... and they saw it.
Amazon sued John Locke, and New York Times sued the hacker and John Locke. The hacker went to prison and John Locke had to pay insane amounts of fines.
And then, in June 2015 Amazon did the unthinkable... because of what John Locke did, Amazon rewrote their algorithm, to track author's ispns, match it to FB, and then... DELETE every review on every book, written by anyone on their FaceBook account.
In the blink of an eye, books that had thousands of REAL, HONEST reviews from fans who followed the author on FaceBook... vanished. Millions of book reviews were deleted off of millions of self-pubbed books, June 2015. In some cases the books themselves and or the author's accounts were deleted.
Self published authors, promote their books on FaceBook to their fans who follow their FaceBook pages... but thanks to scam artist John Locke, today, Amazon tracks the authors' ispns, matches to their FB accounts, cross references it with the ispn of their followers, and deletes any review that authors fans wrote, because according to Amazon, if they follow you on FB they are relatives.
THAT's the power of a fake review. The long term side effects we are now seeing because one author decided to game the system.
In 2010 to 2013, it was easy to sell self-pubbed books, because it was easy to get reviews. But since John Locke's fake review scam and Amazon's 2015 response to it, now ALL self published authors struggle to get book sales, because it's next to impossible for any book review to get approved by Amazon, due to so many self pubbed authors relying on their FB fans to buy their books.
Which again, brings us back to this...
I've had the awful feeling that we're all feeding the vultures.
As per Amazon's very detailed blog post on the matter of fake reviews... if the author ASKS the reader for a review and Amazon can prove it, the review is classified as fake.
And so, by Amazon's standards on reviews, if Ken asks for a review,, any review resulting from that, no matter how honest, is still deemed as fake, because the reviewer wrote it by request instead of deciding of their own volition to do so.
As Dee and Eric state, no, it's not bad that Ken asked for reviews, no it's not bad that people are writing reviews at his request, but in the long run, I can't see how it'll be anything but bad, because people like WA are going to use that as fuel...
The issue here is, yes, WA is writing fake reviews, HOWEVER... they are NOT publicly asking people to do so!
And so when people search for info on WA, they are not going to find any posts made by WA asking for members to write reviews.
On the other hand, when people search for SBI, they can, do, will, and are finding Ken's posts asking members to write reviews, and so, while his intentions are good, they will be used against him, and in fact, they already are!
Which is why, as I had said before on one of the review request threads... I don't feel comfortable, writing a review when I'm approached by the person seeking said review. Not SBI or any one else.
I used to be one of Amazon's top reviews. I used to have a review blog that I reviewed, books, movies, and products on. And I stopped doing it because people started coming to me asking for reviews. I did it with books I had read, movies I had watched, products I had used... no one was asking for those reviews. I don't mind writing reviews for things I've used and they helped me... but when people say: "Here's I'll give you a free bottle of my product if you give me a 5 star review on Amazon"... I'm not comfortable with that. I am not comfortable with someone asking me to give them a review. It makes me feel like I'm being pushed into a corner and forced to give a good review. Maybe I like their product and would in fact want to give it a good review, but what if I don't? How can I write a poor or even a bad review of their product, when they came to me requesting a review? It puts me in an uncomfortable position and doesn't allow me to write a fully unbiased review, knowing that they are expecting the review.
So, in the end, while I love SBI, and I do actually talk about it quite a lot on my site, (I've over 100 pages in my series on "Web Building For Authors Using SBI"), but still I do shy away from writing an actual review and I worry about WA's long term backlash that will no doubt come as a result of the request for 500 reviews to be written.
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Professor William Black Flunks Bethany McLean for Giving Hall Passes to Goldman Sachs and Wall Street
Posted on 18 August 2012 by Patrick Byrne
I first heard of William K. Black over 20 years ago as the regulator who had stood up to the “Keating 5” and come out the hero of the S&L crisis (in which I gained some early experience: hence my awareness of him). Later, as a professor of law and economics at University of Missouri in 2005, Black wrote a book about control fraud, “The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One,” available here. You should read it.
Yet I had never heard Black speak until one night in April, 2009, when he appeared on Bill Moyers. How refreshing it was to see the tabloid analyses be at last replaced with discourse about the system itself (and remember that while the following claims now seem barely controversial, in 2009 most were still heretical): Banksters. Fraud versus trust. Moral hazard and pathological incentives in the financial system (e.g., lending firms’ Ninja Loans + investment bankers pooling mortgages + captured ratings agencies = toxic waste = systemic risk). FBI warned on mortgage fraud in 2004, but the Machine failed to react. Bank lobbyists. Glass Steagall. Brooksley Born and Credit Default Swaps. Bailout of the elites. Bank CEOs. Cover-up. Strategy to keep the public from understanding how bad the problem is. Prompt Corrective Action Law: Nationalize zombie banks. WHERE IS OUR PECORA COMMISSION? Scared of insolvent banks being revealed. Mimicking the strategies of Japan’s Lost Decade. AIG-to-Goldman bailout. Increasingly horrific give-aways of taxpayer money. Stop hiding the losses. The current bleak numbers still vastly underestimate the fraud problem.
Black had me at “control fraud.” I leave it to the community of readers to judge the familiarity of the other claims he made:
Alas, Bethany McLean and I are not so sympatico, and in fact have had a challenging relationship. Her side of the story is told here:
Is Overstock the new Amazon?
DeepCaptures’ side, here:
Bethany McLean: your benefit of the doubt is hereby revoked
Rocker Partners and Bethany McLean: the smarmiest guys in the room
David Einhorn, Cheryl Strauss, and the “Unavailable” Bethany McLean
One interesting aside: in the last year I have had numerous journalists bring up to me Bethany’s emails wherein she schemes with a hedge fund (emails obtained by DeepCapture from a New Jersey courthouse and published in Bethany McLean: your benefit of the doubt is hereby revoked). These journalists have told me that they know about it and see it as a tremendous breach of journalistic ethics. So there it sits, an open secret, although not, apparently, a secret anymore, but just something about which one whispers. In a similar fashion, Jim Cramer’s video sat on DeepCapture for a couple of years drawing no comment, until Comedy Central confronted Cramer with it.
In any case, this week on CNBC Maria Bartiromo invited William Black and Bethany McLean on as guests to discuss the Justice Department’s decision not to pursue criminal charges against Goldman Sachs for its role in the financial crisis in general, and for selling financial products from whose specific failure Goldman profited. Truly remarkable performances were delivered by all, albeit in different ways.
Black responds to Maria’s opening by stating the obvious: Generating liar loans and packaging them for resale is fraud. There is no evidence that there was a significant federal investigation, or that a grand jury was convened. There is an absence of accountability. Goldman has been given a pass by Obama and Bush.
Bethany responds with bromides delivered with a dulcet confidence intended to suggest that she knows what she is talking about. Her analysis: I don’t think anybody is giving Goldman Sachs a pass to be honest. I think this is a tough case to make. I do think integrity needs to be restored to the financial system, but you don’t do that by bringing a case that shouldn’t be made. Goldman Sachs didn’t make liars’ loans – they actually among the Wall Street firms were not on the ground making mortgages. So if you can’t bring a case against Countrywide how can you possibly bring a case against Goldman Sachs? … From an overall perspective Goldman Sachs as a firm lost money in the mortgage business. Awfully tough to bring that case to a jury and win, I think… I’m not giving Goldman a pass or any of Wall Street a pass. I think I’m with Bill on that. But I don’t think this was a criminal case. I think Goldman’s customers should make the call: Do we want to do business with this firm? …
These vapid apologetics draw Maria Bartiromo’s stammering, nodding approval: As you said earlier, stupidity does not mean criminality.
Bethany: Greed and venality do not make a criminal case.
There are two remarkable items about Bethany’s performance. First, note the air of confidence she exudes when in fact (as will become clear) she has essentially no idea of what she is talking about (hence the expression “a journalistic understanding”). Second, note that Bethany is apparently unaware that the man she is debating on-air, Professor William K. Black, knows a lot about what she is talking about. In fact, he is perhaps the nation’s foremost expert on precisely the issue she and Maria are trying to spin to Goldman’s behalf: the federal prosecution of white collar crime at financial institutions.
Professor Black continues like a gentle professor with two weak students: Critical area here…. First, I’m the type of person that was involved in training the FBI agents, the assistant US attorneys, serving as the expert witness in these successful prosecutions where we had a 90% successful rate. Um, clearly people are not understanding fraud mechanisms. In accounting control fraud, the firm – loses – money. Indeed that is one of the defining elements because the way you maximize it is by making bad loans. And Goldman did make liar’s loans, it did it through subsidiaries, and Goldman purchased loans that it knew to be fraudulent, and it packaged them and sold them as if they were good loans. This belief that this is the first virgin crisis in which fraud was not driving it is amazing. Nobody believes it about the savings and loan debacle. No one believes it about the Enron era fraud. And given what you’ve seen in the last three weeks, how can you believe it out of the current…”
Bethany appears to panic slightly then, unable to respond substantively to a single one of Black’s arguments, simply locks into a repetitive, droning regurgitation of the talking points she just delivered a moment earlier (which amplifies my suspicion that some Goldman PR flack gave them to her to memorize). Behold Bethany McLean’s verbatim analysis of legal culpability in the greatest financial collapse of our lifetime (so far):
Maria, I think there was a hue and a cry and a lot of political pressure to bring charges in this case. And I think that if they could have, they would have. And I don’t think that any of our interests are served… I think it’s just as dangerous to bring a case that shouldn’t be made as to not bring a case that should be made. Neither one helps with the integrity of the financial system. I agree – peoples’ behavior during this crisis was unethical, it was abhorrent, it was every word you can come up with for ‘wrong.’ But if you are going to bring a case against Goldman Sachs you have to bring a case against every single other Wall Street firm as well as every mortgage originator as well as every home owner who lied on his or her mortgage application. You cannot single out one firm and say we are going to charge Goldman and we’re not bringing charges against everybody else. That’s wrong.
Maria Bartiromo: That’s a great point.
William Black (like a professor exasperated with dull students he can no longer humor): No, it’s not a great point. It’s a terrible point. You’ve got to start with somebody. Your first prosecution is always your first prosecution. And you can always say where there’s been an epidemic of fraud…”
Goldman Sachs Avoids Prosecution from CNBC.
Bethany’s nails-on-a-chalkboard apologetics have received a fair bit of shocked attention this week:
Columbia Journalism Review: “Bill Black goes on CNBC and shreds Maria Bartiromo and Bethany McLean on whether Goldman Sachs (and others) could and should have been prosecuted for fraud related to the financial crisis…”
Bill Black vs Goldman Sachs Apologists
WATCH: Bill Black On CNBC Debates Wall Street Fraud-Deniers Maria Bartiromo, Bethany McLean
Bethany McLean Demonstrates her Profound Lack of Understanding of Control Fraud, Gresham’s Dynamics, and Justice: “In this painful CNBC segment, former Goldman Sachs employee Bethany McLean provides a heartfelt apologia for her much-maligned former employer. Bethany says it is time for us all to move on for the good of confidence in the economy…In the process of prostrating herself for GS, she demonstrates her complete lack of understanding of control fraud, Gresham’s Dynamics, and how white collar crime can be pursued.”
I think this interview was unusual in that her panic drew Bethany into baring her biases incautiously (though frankly, the first sentence she uttered the first time she called me in 2004 conveyed to me that she is a shill and a Mean Girl). Asserting without argument that political pressure supported bringing charges against Goldman, Bethany appears literally incapable of considering the possibility that net political pressure ran in the opposite direction, and that in fact were it not for “political pressure” Goldman Sachs would have been prosecuted years ago.
But personally, I think Bethany is not really incapable of considering such a possibility, and that her adamancy thus has other motive.
Daily headlines disappoint with lack of prosecution, making clear that this will go down as history’s “first virgin financial crisis” (in Professor Black’s phrase) in which fraud played no role. When you read these headlines, imagine Bethany McLean, or someone very much like her, standing in an oak-paneled room in Washington, DC, droning through the same set of talking points to some senior decision-maker, and that decision-maker slowly getting snowed in under the same dulcet non sequiturs as appear in this remarkable exchange.
Patrick Byrne - who has written 226 posts on Deep Capture.
I am a concerned citizen who has been focused on systemic instability since 2004.
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321 Responses to “Professor William Black Flunks Bethany McLean for Giving Hall Passes to Goldman Sachs and Wall Street”
bbhindyou says:
I think WE THE PEOPLE MUST have a say in the form of a trial by JURY.
No more back room deals, no more ‘without admitting or denying’ slap on the wrist fines.No more Congressional ‘hearings’ that result in large amounts of T.V coverage and no convictions.
JUSTICE!!
If the average person on the street does not get this soon, then the justice sought may be taken to the streets.
We sure wont find it through the courts or Washington.
Wall Street has committed crimes against the American People and must face justice for their crimes.
Nothing else will stop the rage of the people who have lost all.
Notbehindyou says:
You need to edit this blog post. This is not your best work. Take a nap, think it out and then hit send.
Patrick Byrne says:
Thanks. I did post this at 3 AM. Long week. I slept in, then woke up today and cleaned it up. Thanks for noticing.
UPDATE !! YES !! GREAT
ONE BIG CONCERN:
“So there it sits, an open secret, although not, apparently, a secret anymore, but just something about which one whispers. (Just as Jim Cramer’s video sat on DeepCapture for a couple of years drawing no comment, until Comedy Central confronted Cramer with it).”
Just something about which one whispers?! Do you realize the significance of this? It is smoking gun evidence that Deepcapture.com is an abominable marketer! Or does not like promotion, branding…
Your Cramer video would have easily gone viral on YouTube, and every European and Asian channel that follows Wall Street if a good strategy was employed. It probably still could go viral given the right video mixing and linking.
The only reason Comedy Central picked the story up was the sheer luck of the Daily Show having a spat with CNBC at the same time you were on the Daily Show set. That is serendipity.
You have done absolutely brilliant work with exposing all of this… but seriously, consider getting someone like Stormy onto promoting your crusade against Wall Street criminals.
let them all steal who cares at this point, Whoever fights for this country and gives their life is a MORON. And Bethany and Maria are playing stupid, at they are GREAT at doing that without practice
Set up charity drives for all them criminals so they don’t have to steal!
Keep them articles coming Patrick!
Goldman, Still Playing in Bayou’s Mud
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
THE story of the Bayou Group, the hedge fund firm that collapsed in a whirl of lies and drugs, was always a little weird. But it just keeps getting weirder.
Times Topic: Gretchen Morgenson
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Go to your Portfolio »
You may recall Bayou — or at least its founder-turned-con man, Samuel Israel III. To the world, Mr. Israel was a trading whiz. Then, one August afternoon in 2005, the police responded to a 911 call from Bayou’s offices in Stamford, Conn., and found a note explaining how he had perpetrated a giant fraud.
Mr. Israel, it turned out, wasn’t managing a hedge fund at all. He was running a Ponzi scheme — a small-time version of the Madoff racket that, at that very moment, was still going strong. Mr. Israel, who said he’d become addicted to painkillers, was later sentenced to 20 years in prison — then two more for jumping bail, faking his suicide and going on the lam. His abandoned vehicle was found on the Bear Mountain Bridge over the Hudson River, the words “suicide is painless” written in the dust on the hood.
Now, as Mr. Israel sits in jail, this tale has taken yet another twist. It came late last month from, of all places, Goldman Sachs.
Goldman had executed and cleared trades for Bayou, and there were questions about how well Goldman supervised the account. On July 30, Goldman paid $20.7 million to roughly 200 Bayou investors in the United States. Those investors, unsecured creditors in a separate Bayou bankruptcy case, were awarded that amount by a securities arbitration panel in June 2010.
It was one of the few bright spots of the Bayou story, but it didn’t last. The same day Goldman paid the investors, the firm filed its own creditor’s claim for the same amount — $20.7 million — in the Bayou bankruptcy. Goldman contended that paying the award had made it, too, a Bayou creditor. If the court agrees, the investors who won their arbitration case — also unsecured creditors of Bayou — will be out of luck.
So, what is it, actually, the Bethany and her crew wish for the rest of us? Wall St. basically is one big pickpocket convention. There was a big car auction this week, and one of the participants said, “If you buy a car for a million, put it in the garage, when you open the garage door in the morning, the car is still there, unlike a stock.”
Do they think this subterfuge makes everything all right? That the system will protect itself? There has to be a reason, and that reason is, I think, that if prosecution starts, it can’t stop, and lot of elite dance backwards for a long, long time. She took the easy money, now she has to work to defend her employers. A guess, but as good as any.
Naked Short Selling says:
What alias does Gary Weiss post under on the Investors Hub website?
no idea. who cares.
SAC of Capital says:
How close do you think America is to understanding that they have just been fleeced by these crooks?
All you can do , is what you can do. Anybody here knows more than his peers. Just keep telling the story. I know the Deepcapture boys will bug the top tier of this, but our job, as I see it, is to tell everybody that has an interest. We’re a lot better off than we were at the beginning of this.
I think, the more people keep looking around, knowing SOMETHING is wrong, will understand this is part of it. N ever get up or lose hope. That’s what they’re counting on.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/38175434/september%2030%20shareholder%20rights.docx
Trying to do my part.
Use it if you can. feel free to alter as needed. I am just a average middle class person losing my 401K, housing value, job and sanity trying to understand this.
Not giving up.
Nice work on those linked documents. Thanks.
I have not checked those links for a while.
I wish things would stay working once linked, but that just can’t seem to happen.
I am sorry if they do not work, they lead to some great information.
Feel free to update links as they quit working.
I wish some one computer savvy could post a active copy of the survey.One that could keep track of how many people answered which question what way.
A interesting data field could be generated.
Who knew what and when.
http://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-bankers-shorting-facebooks-stock-2012-8
How do you know that you can write Bull on an SEC subpoena, air it on TV and not get in trouble.
http://media.nowpublic.net/images//3e/c/3ec810cde52e7383ece5d8b6bbd91ae4.jpg
As a result of this, the SEC dropped the subpoena.
Ano says:
That’s the least of it!!
What they do not mention is that upon receiving his subpoena, Jim Cramer immediately began selling his shares of TheStreet.com without informing the public of his subpoena! According to his own lawyer, Jim Cramer had never previously sold TheStreet.com stock).
https://www.deepcapture.com/how-not-to-respond-to-a-subpoena-by-the-sec/
https://www.deepcapture.com/what-we-should-learn-from-jim-cramer-vs-the-daily-shows-jon-stewart/
Hedgefunds can’t touch this website because lawsuits require a pre-trial phrase called “discovery” that legally allows Deepcapture access to more evidence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_(law)
http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/08/20/banks-legally-steal-customer-funds-private-checking-accounts-171111/
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/jon-corzine-taken-task-excessive-chutzpah-125941607.html
tangled tireless says:
deflect the crap that gets thrown at you.
hard work will get you to the Desired destination.
the media cover up says:
can you have body language experts look over these media videos investigating planned facial expressions and write about it… bill black interview looks rigged… designed for disinformation into the market.. ask bill to make a post about potential of all cnbc capture and
and orchestration of how maria and bethany should act and how they should speak. bethany has idea what she is doing and why she is doing it. it is disinformation done purposely. the body postures from two media people do not add up to honest discussion.
#First, note the air of confidence she exudes when in fact (as will become clear) . no, wrong, this is wrong.
:::: this is done to discredit bill black and same body posture of maria always agreeing with bethany and making body language that doubts bill black, trying to downplay all his points, cutting him off with doubts and shrugs at the end. watch bethany roll her eyes, when bill says he was not on the team, this is a fake planned eye roll, not honest one. have any body posture expert analyze this.
she has essentially no idea of what she is talking about (hence the expression “a journalistic understanding”) :::: this is false she worked at goldman, wrote enron and big book contract because james chanos, … she prepares to disinform, maybe coached by her husband. she knows is acting for a purpose, she is a criminal look at the collusion with cohodes .
Second, note that Bethany is apparently unaware that the man she is debating on-air
::: impossible, this is rigged, prepared interview and wikipedia article on Bill makes information easy
interview did not draw panic in bethany, her gasp was only because the plan was not being followed so she needed 1-2 seconds to think about how she has been coached, then decide on how to act base on coaching.
watch video again focus on body postures, planned
Dr. John L. Faessel
Commentary and Insights
Attn: Mark Zuckerberg – Illegal Naked Shorting Is Killing Your Share Price ― Wake Up!
Attn: Mark Zuckerberg
Some Wall Street gangsters are in the process of destroying your public company, stealing the wealth off of it through an illegal practice called naked short selling. (A Google search of “naked short” yields 190,000,000 results.)
Before I begin my appeal to you, Mr. Zuckerberg, let me begin by saying that I believe that the legal shorting of stocks is OK. I’m all for it and use the practice myself at times.
In a legal short sale, traders borrow stock before they sell it. In illegal naked short sales, traders do not borrow shares before selling them. They simply sell shares that they do not have. They are in essence counterfeiting stock. They are flooding the markets with phantom shares-phony supply that drives down prices.
In this case, they are driving down Facebook’s share price.
This practice has been exposed by (among others) a Bloomberg News article and an excellent and informative documentary titled Phantom Shares, an Economist magazine article, and the magazine story of Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone’s highly respected financial journalist. In every case, these media outlets described naked short selling as being the equivalent of counterfeiting stock. Moreover, they have all stressed that the creation of this “phantom stock” has done massive damage to share prices and has often destroyed the companies that were targeted.
Mr. Zuckerberg, Facebook has been and is being targeted. More than that, “your” company has become the premier “target de jour,” and you need to do something to protect both your company and your investors. To date Facebook shares have been cut in half since the IPO and the market-cap is down $40 billion in 90 days.
I highly recommend that you contact Patrick Byrne, CEO of internet retailer Overstock.com Inc. (OSTK). His company was attacked by naked short sellers and since then he has become an expert on this illegal practice. He has filed one lawsuit (which was settled before going to trial) against a short seller who was using other tactics to drive down OSTK’s share price, and has filed another lawsuit against prime brokers who were facilitating naked short selling for their clients. Discovery in the lawsuit against the prime brokers yielded documentary evidence (cited in stories by Rolling Stone, Bloomberg Newswires, and others) that the brokers were “failing to deliver” stock because it had been naked shorted. That is to say, the traders did not borrow stock and in fact did not have stock before they sold it. They “failed to deliver” the stock because they were selling counterfeited phantom shares.
Not only will a few moments’ conversation with Mr. Byrne educate you about the practice of naked short selling and help you to understand the damage that it has done to your company and many others as well; once you become familiar with the practice, you might be motivated to do a great service by helping to inform the wider public about this problem. No one has a better platform than you for getting an important message to the public.
Given the full-scale onslaught by Wall Street against Facebook (FB), it is essential that you come to understand this crime and become a leader in the fight to stop it. You have built a fabulously successful company and you need to do what you can to protect it. In addition, you have established yourself as a leader-and your leadership is needed to help others who are being hurt by this crime.
Once you become familiar with the problem, I think you will understand the need to educate regulators at the SEC who have failed to prevent the crime. You will also learn that other important organizations, such as the DTCC, have facilitated the criminal practice. Both the SEC and the DTTC have, to some extent, allowed themselves to become beholden to outfits like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), Bank of America (BAC), and JP Morgan (JPM), which profit extensively from naked short selling and spend large sums on lobbying efforts that have had some success in convincing regulators to look the other way.
Central to this theme is that the DTCC-the quasi-regulator responsible for ensuring that stock sold short is not phantom stock, and that the stock does not “fail to deliver”-is owned by the banks and brokers that are doing the naked short selling.
See this DTCC page that makes clear that the rules are for the benefit of the broker-dealers, not for the benefit of the investing public.
It is not just companies that are affected by naked short selling. The investing public-average Americans-have lost billions to this practice. As average Americans have begun to learn more about the crime, some have begun to call on officials in Washington to address the problem, but their voices alone are not enough. Many victims have yet to be sufficiently educated about the problem to effectively speak out.
I have been writing about the unlawful practice of naked short selling for over 10 years and I have watched it needlessly destroy many companies and harm countless investors. The more companies that fight back, the better-and FaceBook could / should be the new poster child for the fight against this prohibited, dishonest, and illegal practice.
To date, the penalties dished out by the courts and regulatory bodies have been token hand slaps. They are what I like to call “Fines for Crimes.” And the legal teams from the major investment banks are formidable and they can string out litigation for decades. Indeed, this is precisely what they have done.
When traders on Wall Street plunder, they do not use a gun. It is easy for people to understand a mugger with a gun, but the crimes of Wall Street are more difficult to understand and they are often perpetrated without attracting the attention that they deserve. Too many investors do not even realize that they have been robbed, their investments wiped out. This is especially true in cases of naked shorting.
Although media outlets like the Economist, Bloomberg, and Rolling Stone have brought attention to the problem of naked short selling, generally the media has not done enough. However, a documentary film on the subject has now been made. Here’s a short clip.
There are many who know that Facebook has been targeted by naked short selling, and that is in part why some well known investors such as Mark Cuban have abandoned their interest in your company. A growing number of investors believe you can’t fight the big boys on Wall Street. But they are wrong. You have the platform to fight back, and you can make a big difference.
As I noted, I have been in this slog for a long time, and many others have been waging the battle as well. But for the naked short sellers it has been business as usual, and the regulators whose job is to protect investors have let us down.
Now it is your company-Facebook-that is under attack. It is your investors who are getting hurt. But this time is different in one respect. Facebook is considered by many people to be not just a company, but a new American icon. The people who use Facebook consider themselves to be part of it. They are an enormous community of 995 million active users, and if they were to know that Facebook were under this illegal and destructive attack, maybe they would voice their objections, and perhaps their collective voice would be heard. This is an opportunity like never before to spread the word.
But even your voice alone would make a big difference. Because you are the face of Facebook, you are in a unique position to help tackle a problem that has caused immense damage to companies, the markets, investors, and the American economy.
It is with considerable hope that I (on behalf of thousands of others) now ask you to stand up and fight.
Contributing to an already bad technical situation, on Thursday Facebook freed up 271 million of its shares, as a ‘lockup expired for early investors adding 60% the number of shares that could be traded adding to concerns that have weighed on the stock since the company’s initial public offering. The FB shares sold off 6% and closed at new lows of $19.87. On Friday it closed down another 4.13% at $19.05 hugely down from its IPO opening price of $42.05. Wall Street’s naked shorts considers this to be a free shot-a chance to steal; they yell “Fire!,” and like a machine gun they shoot out sell tickets in an avalanche to overwhelm the natural buyers. That’s right; they steal by driving the price of the stock down and cover on the sale of these shares as the longs throw in the towel. While this “bear raid” is an old practice, now with computer driven sell programs it’s like swimming against the torrent of Niagara Falls.
Left unchecked, Wall Street will continue the practice of the naked short attack and drive the stock as far down as possible to make the sellers sell at lowest possible price. They will do all they can to create panic in the market; indeed, obviously the well-crafted panic has already set in. Moreover, the shorts will plant negative stories about Facebook in the financial media, throwing more gasoline on the fire and driving the stock still lower. As I’m sure you know, some are even calling for your removal as CEO.
So to Mr. Zuckerburg-and to all your young co-workers, and to all the investors who believe in Facebook-a grand welcome to the very tawdry world of Wall Street. You can continue to stand by and watch this happen over and over again, or you can play a major, even decisive role in stopping this singularly brazen heist.
Mr. Zuckerburg, it is your call.
One more lick: Is it any wonder that the investment public is abandoning the stock market? As the New York Times recently reported: “Investors withdrew a staggering $33.12 billion from domestic stock market mutual funds in the first seven months of this year, according to the Investment Company Institute, the mutual fund industry trade group.”
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
Sad but true. Abetted by a spineless, crooked SEC.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/winning-record-prosecutors-insider-trading-164204661.html
Laugh or cry?
othersideofenron says:
Your Bethany Mclean article is most excellent, as is your Gary Weiss article. Could you please write a “caught plagiarizing article” comment or article for the three articles below. We are biased about Enron and need you objectivity, philosophy professor.
1. Jonathon Weil September 2000 Enron piece: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB105545983187165000.html
2. Felony McLean March 2001 smear piece of Enron: http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/13/news/companies/enronoriginal_fortune/index.htm
3. Jim Chanos Prepared Witness Testimony: http://www.actwin.com/kalostrader/EnronTestimony.htm
Warren Buffett and Francois Chou both huge investors in Goldman Sachs. (and Overstock)
Buffett is a coward that lent a helping hand to evil. He choses the temporal pleasure of McLean’s lips on his ass over exposing her ongoing criminal behavior.
You still have the chance to join the good side Warren — just expound on her emails to Cohodes at the next Berkshire Conference. Don’t let Charlie’s jihad against exercise and nutrition fill up your calender too!
Do they dare refer to themselves as “journalists”?
To Patrick:I see that NYP Holdings,Teri Buhl,Sykes and David Patch are mentioned in the Bankruptcy Trustee’s case and his claims involving SpongeTech.Today the news was found on SPNGQ’s Message Board on Yahoo Finance.I think it’s for 10 million bucks damages for certain statements made over various forums and websites.Looks to me like the Bankruptcy Trustee from NY (Silverman) is gaining traction in this case.Conspiracy is a wide net that is cast in these Bankruptcy cases and is a very efficient and effective law.Compare to IEAM case and what lawyer Thomas did for them.Very good,going after Baker & McKenzie for 500 million and winning.Not saying any on the Trustee’s list are guilty until proven otherwise.This type of law needs to be expanded and explored by others.Very interesting angle of law.
JOHN L. FAESSEL
KENNETH D. LAUB, Plaintiff, v. JOHN L. FAESSEL and WORLDCO, L.L.C.
The complaint alleges that, in 1993, defendant John L. Faessel introduced himself to plaintiff Kenneth D. Laub as a “duly registered investment advisor, specializing in advising high net worth individuals” regarding the stock market. In particular, Faessel represented that he had “extensive training and expertise as a technical analyst and chartist” and that he was regularly and successfully providing advice to a broad client base. Unbeknownst to Laub, however, none of this was true — Faessel’s only formal training is as a dentist. Relying on these misrepresentations, Laub retained Faessel as an “investment advisor” and paid him $ 18,000 between January 1, 1995 and June 30, 1995.
In July 1995, Faessel falsely told Laub that he had become a consultant to defendant WorldCo and encouraged Laub to continue to use his services, now with the purported benefits of WorldCo’s resources.
In reliance on these false statements and Faessel’s continuing misrepresentations as to his qualifications and expertise, Laub paid $ 17,500 for and relied upon Faessel’s advice in purchasing securities. These investments resulted in a loss of $ 15,557,848.
Faessel then falsely told Laub that he had become a registered representative with WorldCo and was qualified to execute trades for Laub’s WorldCo accounts. Faessel encouraged Laub to consolidate several of his accounts at WorldCo and to allow Faessel to clear Laub’s trades through a “prime brokerage account” at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg (“SLK”) because he said
such accounts supposedly offer “priority over retail accounts.”
Apparently these statements were also false. Laub, ignorant of the deception, agreed to open an account at WorldCo and a prime brokerage account at SLK and on December 8, 1995, he extended Faessel “limited trading authorization” to Faessel on his account.
Relying on Faessel’s recommendation, Laub bought and sold securities with WorldCo through Faessel which resulted in further losses of $13,988,362.
In May 1996, Laub discovered that Faessel was neither a registered investment advisor nor a registered WorldCo representative and that he had no formal training in analyzing securities.
Note: The complaint was dismissed but the factual findings by the Court remain
Mitchell’s writing style makes the Dendreon and Miscreant story almost unreadable. Consider making a a table or infographic of all the players involved. Then create a new story without all of the “remember X, he was the person who did a, then b, with c, who knew d, doing jail time for e, partners with f and g. That mess can be solved with interactive visuals.
Feel free.
Goldman Sachs had nothing to do with it .
It was all the fault of those thrifty China peasants.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-not-wall-street-caused-102129161.html
Laugh do NOT cry.
Laugh right in their faces for even TRYING to put this one over.
The federal reserve is the root of all evil and Goldman Sachs is a large part of the Poisonous plant growing out of those roots.
I say we rip the whole growth out and BURN it.
Nextplaneout says:
To kill the root of all evil you need Roundout (which is Agent Orange from Viet Nam) made by Monsanto.
Death to Evil by Death Merchant. The devils playground.
RoundUP is a derived from Glyphosate. pretty much it’s ground up rocks.
Mixing two phenoxyl ( 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D ) makes Agent Orange.
While Monsanto made both – they are vastly different.
I was thinking more along the lines of ‘burning’ these institutions by making them delivery to the buyers full value of EVERYTHING they sold and never again allowing them to ‘sell’ what they do not ‘own’.
That would burn the whole ‘growth’ at this point.
Hypotheification has never been at higher levels.
Not even before 2008.
NotbehindyouNotbehingyou says:
My point is you do not know what you are talking about.
And that in regard to both subjects.
The entire meltdown in value of the worlds finances, Real estate, stocks and bonds.
The destruction of economies the loss of jobs, all these things have happened they are real.
The peasants in China did not do it.
The average Joe six pack has continued to work more for less money and IS paying his bills he did not do it.
Facebook’s IPO price was twice what the company is worth now, is it facebooks ‘fault’.
I do not think so.
Since you have the opinion I do not know what I am talking about, as may well be true, then please explain why these things are occurring in YOUR opinion.
I would LOVE to hear it.
Until then a empty phrase like ‘you do not know what you are talking about’ has no meaning either.
You cannot dismiss a idea without at least a better hypothesis being presented.
So what is yours?
I promise not to dismiss your theories with empty statements.
Large banks broken up, financial criminals put into stocks at prison shower facilities.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=9e2a4ea8-6e73-4be2-a753-62060dcbb3c3
Link to THE FEDERAL RESERVE AUDIT.
What DOES lie beneath the surface.
Get some power today.
May not be available through major news outlets or other media.
Dendreon at $4.49.
Somewhere Mitch Gold is driving a Ferrarin and Grandma is eating dog food.
Company is burning capital like a Ferrari goes through fuel.
Wolfram Alpha has personal analytics —- run deepcapture criminals through the service?
http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2012/08/30/wolframalpha-personal-analytics-for-facebook/
Also William Black does not mention that Lehman’s downfall was because of naked short selling:
Testimony before Congress on the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers
On April 20, 2010, Black testified before the House Financial Services Committee in a hearing titled “Public Policy Issues Raised by the Report of the Lehman Bankruptcy Examiner.” He testified about the role that Alt-A mortgages, what he called “liars loans,” on residential real estate played in the downfall of Lehman Brothers. His testimony was that “Lehman’s failure is a story in large part of fraud. And it is fraud that begins at the absolute latest in 2001, and that is with their subprime and liars’ loan operations.”[10] As explained in his prepared statement, his reference was to Aurora Loan Services, Inc., which was a subsidiary of Lehman: “Lehman’s principal source of (fictional) income and real losses was making (and selling) what the trade accurately called ‘liar’s loans’ through its subsidiary, Aurora. (The bland euphemism for liar’s loans was ‘Alt-A.’) Liar’s loans are ‘criminogenic’ (they create epidemics of mortgage fraud) because they create strong incentives to provide false information on loan applications.”[11]
On the same page in his prepared testimony Black referenced an article from the Denver Post dated September 16, 2008, the day after Lehman filed for bankruptcy. The article reported on the uncertain fate of Aurora Loan Services, which was based nearby, and quoted Lehman’s chief financial officer as saying the previous week that, “The majority of our write-downs were in Alt-A driven by an increase in.. . delinquencies and loss expectations.” The article also said that Lehman was “among the first of its peers to originate home loans and securitize them for sale across the globe, and it fueled the growth of the Alt-A loan.”[12]
Patrick on TV with a hilarious line, says government is like Pointy-Haired Boss of Dilbert comic strip.
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1824640731001/overstockcom-ceo-need-to-create-human-financial-capital/
National and racial sentiment, not the criminality of market manipulation, brings Chinese together in protest against hedgefunds shorting Chinese ADRs. The Chinese national news reports!
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-09/06/c_131831287.htm
KAIFU LEE AND 60 CHINESE BUSINESSMEN ATTACKING MANIPULATIVE SHORT FUNDS — HELP THEM OUT — GOING FOR THE CHINESE CONNECTION
http://www.citronfraud.com/kaifu-lee-ten-questions-for-citron/#comments
DONALD STOECKLEIN DEPOSITION, 1-24-06
In said deposition, Donald Stoecklein testifies that naked short expert Jim Decosta, with 25 years of experience, told both Bill Frizzell and him that a 14 to 1 short position exists in CMKM stock.
That means that for every one legitimate share that exists, 14 naked short shares exist, which in turn means that numerous naked short sellers exist. In said deposition, Donald Stoecklein testifies that they obtained a NOBO list and the number of CMKM shares on that NOBO list exceeded the number of CMKM shares on the list of 1st Global Stock Transfer, which in turn means that naked short sellers exist. The Coalition demands that Jim DeCosta’s report be made public along with the cert pull deposition which shows the Authorities made false statements in this case to cover up the crimes of many Wall Street brokers by making it look like corrupt insiders were the only sellers of unregistered shares of CMKX stock.
“The NSS of CMKX did to my family in 2004 what the deteriorating economy my do to many other families in 2009 – and imho, the 2008-2009 market collapse which has been blamed on the Collateralized Debt Securitization (CDS) of mortgages to bogues was greatly exaserbated if not caused almost totally by the same problem: UNBRIDALED NAKED SHORT SELLING of the stock even of the financial pillars of our economy.” (Jim DeCosta)
http://noahltl1.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cmkx1&action=display&thread=3526
CMKX should have been a red flag to alert the investing public to the disaster to come.
The CMKX ‘smell of smoke’ should have been heeded then the whole economy would not have ‘burned’.
Instead we had the top regulators and enforcement arms of the financial community telling everyone naked short selling did not exist.
This is akin to the fire Marshal telling theater patrons there is no smoke it does not exist as the theater burns down killing all inside.
All because the fire Marshal’s buddies have a heavy insurance policy on the theater and want to collect.
Criminal charges are not enough.
It would appear (again) that Patrick and Deepcaptures’ account of the actions of Mr. Pink and his Cohort miscreants are being corroberated by a jilted spouse. Sound familiar (Steve Cohen same thing last year) Could Perry buy the justice system like Cohen did and get this thrown out again? Only time will tell.
Fairfax in the news recently
The estranged wife of a hedge fund executive is suing her husband (Jeffrey Perry) in federal court after she says he hid assets from her in the Cayman Islands and engaged in a wide-ranging fraud to destroy a financial services company.
Her name is Elizabeth Bingham-Perry. She says much of Jeffrey Perry’s wealth was acquired illegally, after he and his partners at Third Point devised a scheme to destroy a Toronto-based financial services company, Fairfax Financial Holdings, to make money from short-selling Fairfax’s stock, or, betting on it to lose. “Hell Hath no fury like that of a woman scorned”
“Her name is Elizabeth Bingham-Perry. She says much of Jeffrey Perry’s wealth was acquired illegally, after he and his partners at Third Point devised a scheme to destroy a Toronto-based financial services company, Fairfax Financial Holdings, to make money from short-selling Fairfax’s stock, or, betting on it to lose.”
http://www.lohud.com/article/20120904/NEWS/309040082?nclick_check=1
Sorry about the redundancy in the above post.
Fairfax loses lawsuit against U.S. hedge funds
Published 52 minutes ago
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A New Jersey judge has tossed out an $8 billion lawsuit filed by Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. against U.S. hedge funds accusing them of conspiring with analysts and researchers to drive down Fairfax’s stock price.
Superior Court Judge Donald Coburn dismissed the long-running case, filed by the Canadian insurance and investment firm in 2006, on Wednesday.
The suits against other hedge funds including Third Point and S.A.C. Capital had been dismissed earlier, so the remaining defendants were Exis Capital Management Inc., a New York-based hedge fund, and Morgan Keegan, the brokerage firm that has since been sold to Raymond James.
“We were getting ready to pick a jury, and there were a few other motions,” said Exis lawyer Mark Werbner in a telephone interview. “Then the judge tossed the case …that there was no legal support for the claims they were making.”
In its lawsuit, Fairfax, which is led by Prema Watsa, accused the hedge funds of a massive and fraudulent disinformation campaign that began in 2003 which included negative stock analyst reports and the accumulation of short positions that drove the share price down.
Werbner said Exis is pleased the case has been thrown out because the lawsuit had a negative impact on the fund, given it has dragged on for six years. He added the judge amended the claim amount to $3.2 billion in August.
“I think the result today shows that criticizing a company, shorting the stock, stating honestly held opinions are part of the market system,” Werbner said. “I think analysts’ right to express their opinion was vindicated.”
Lawyers for Fairfax said the court acknowledged that Fairfax suffered economic losses in this particular case, but that the law did not permit a means for the company to recover the damages.
“We strongly disagree with the decision that the massive damage caused by that indisputable and intentional conduct is not recoverable,” said Michael Bowe in an email.
“We will appeal this erroneous ruling and are confident the appellate court will find there is a remedy for what the trial court has described as ‘a scheme of tremendous proportions.’”
I wonder how much a Judge Donald Coburn costs?
All the gold men will want one for Christmas now.
Maybe Overstock could carry them, there seem to be a lot of Judges for sale around.
I wonder how many pairs of garden sheers were thrown through his window as warnings from the criminals… might also be protecting himself and family…
When you take a job with a OATH OF OFFICE the perks are great and so is the responsibility.
Death before dishonor.
Big part of what it means to be a defender of the people through the law.
As a judge he should know that is working for the American people and justice.
Anything else is dereliction of duty under fire.
Treason.
Don’t they shoot traitors?
That is wishful thinking… not everyone has the disposition to be an untouchable law enforcer.
Would a police officer or a member of the military please try enlightening anonymous?
I am neither, just a simple person who has studied history, the Constitution, and American government.
I feel that there is someone with more personal experience in this particular subject who may be better suited to take this one.
bbhindyou,
Yeah, I agree — the better suited person would be the judge coming on the message board here and explaining himself to us. Throwing out the case before trial by jury… ugh. Could have been a hero but he pussied out.
For rampant corruption among law enforcement, prohibition era in the USA is a good example.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121005/METRO/210050382/Tiny-Michigan-town-rallies-around-an-injured-native-son?google_editors_picks=true
The fight for OUR freedom has many battlefields.
We need our domestic defenders to be as committed to preserving the rule of law and justice as those who fight outside of America to keep US free.
From the courtrooms to the streets of America WE must uphold the ideals that have been hard won for US by the blood of patriots.
Veterans Day.
Those who have given all for freedom.
Not freedom for the powers that be to abuse the people who they rule, not for only the rich and powerful but for all of the people who ARE ruled to have the freedoms outlined in the AMERICAN CONSTITUTION.
Was a central bank a institution our forefathers WANTED for the PEOPLE?
How about taking of tax money from Americans to send to banks around the world , because they are too big to fail, without the knowledge or permission of the people or their elected Congressional and Senate representatives?
Are the rulers and legislators working for the Constitutional freedoms they are sworn to protect?
Have our veterans been betrayed?
What freedoms are preserved here now that have been so hard won with the lives of our loved ones?
I honor you veterans by never giving up as I know YOU have fought for ME.
The poison is in America’s veins. All over folks.
This is what happens when you mess with the Cabals” game.. The “Suicide” you.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-10/japan-financial-services-minister-matsushita-dies-at-73.html
This site went from compelling to….
to silent — maybe because lawsuit is in trial stage, restrictions on writing.
Nope. Just busy in my other job.
Two request for Deepcapture and Patrick:
Article about Citron and Andrew Left if possible. Huge audience in China at the moment: http://www.citronfraud.com
Article about the Galleon case and Rajat Gupta. Huge audience in India at the moment: http://friendsofrajat.com/read-the-open-letter/
Lapdog leaving SEC…. to be replaced by another
SEC you later, pal! Schapiro may be heading for the exit
By KAJA WHITEHOUSE& MARK DECAMBRELast Updated: 12:46 AM, September 18, 2012
Wall Street’s abuzz that its top watchdog — Mary Schapiro — is considering resigning even before her term expires in June 2014, as she recuperates at home from a recent illness.
Execs inside and outside the Beltway are speculating that the 57-year-old Securities and Exchange Commission chief, who has served nearly four years, is mulling leaving her post and may announce her plans as early as November after the presidential election is decided.
“I suspect sometime after the election — regardless of how the election turns out — she will say, ‘I’m outta here,”’ said one former SEC official.
Chatter surrounding Schapiro’s status at the regulatory agency has reached a crescendo in the past few days as an undisclosed medical procedure has resulted in her taking a leave of absence — set to end tomorrow.
An SEC official told The Post that Schapiro has been on medical leave since last Thursday and has been working from home as she recovers.
Schapiro, who was appointed SEC head by President Obama in 2009, replacing Chris Cox, has been a lightning rod for criticism.
Sources say that Schapiro is chafing under the political gridlock in Washington that she feels has stymied a number of her initiatives.
“Part of the problem for [Schapiro] is that the tone in Washington has been so partisan,” said Christopher Whalen, of Tangent Capital Partners.
The chairwoman’s recent handling of talks surrounding new rules governing money-market funds, some detractors say, has also created bad blood within the SEC. “She’s just frustrated,” Whalen noted.
However, Schapiro’s critics say she hasn’t cracked the whip hard enough on Wall Street bad guys.
One former Washington insider said that Schapiro is liked by President Obama and would stay on until a replacement is named, should he win re-election.
One possible early front-runner to replace Schapiro may be FINRA CEO Richard Ketchum, sources speculate.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/sec_you_later_pal_peruFt7YLLFvSAf4B9OrYJ#ixzz26povZ0Ov
Post from InvestorsvillageOSTK board.
What happened to all the comments on old articles and the Slim Virgin article?
More rats jumping ship and they are admitting to it!!
http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2012-09-17/bradley-departs-jp-morgan-amid-fears-of-christmas-bloodbath?mod=outbrain&=obinsite
Chinese businessmen banding up to go after short sellers at http://www.citronfraud.com:
FOLLOW OR CONTRIBUTE!
If you have more information on fraud committed by Citron or other short sellers, send email to:
Byrne on government:
“Taxing isn’t a tithe one pays to the gods… Taxes are the price a government charges for its services.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/20/collecting-taxes-costly-unfair-web-seller-argues/
Tithing isn’t a tax one pays to the gods. Tithes are the price a deity charges for Its services?
But before Mr. Burkle’s name ever appeared in Page Six, before he ever met Mr. Clinton, he was a dental school drop-out getting rich on supermarkets.
In 1986, he co-founded The Yucaipa Companies, a private investment firm. Thanks in part to Michael Milken’s junk bonds, he was able to start buying supermarket chains such as Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer and Ralph’s. He converted Ralph’s into one of the most popular grocery stores in Southern California. In 1998, he sold his holdings to the Kroger Company, making billions in the deal. In 2000, according to The New York Times, he attempted to repay Mr. Milken for his early help by lobbying President Clinton to grant Mr. Milken a pardon. His efforts were unsuccessful.
http://observer.com/2006/04/the-complete-ron-burkle/
In February 2004 Mr. El-Batrawi negotiated with the Ron Berkle’s Yucaipa Companies, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, on behalf of Piccadilly Restaurant investment Group, LLC to acquire the assets and ongoing operations of Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. Piccadilly Cafeterias is one of the largest cafeteria restaurant chains in the United States and is the dominant one in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions. Founded in 1944, Piccadilly currently operates 132 cafeterias in 15 states. The Company expects to generate $260 million in net sales in the first twelve months following acquisition.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/09/21/50520.htm
To add to Anons previous post…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-gongloff/sec-high-speed-trading-fraud_b_1909821.html
It is estimated that JPMorgan is now short over 31 percent of the Comex futures market in silver all by themselves…
When is CFTC going to STOP this crime that has been going now for many years? And is weekly documented by required governmental reports?
Ted Butler posted another article on this ongoing crime yesterday called:
Theodore Butler | September 24, 20
http://www.silverseek.com/commentary/transparency-6501
Ted Butler’s article in part says:
In the same true spirit of transparency and of honesty being the best policy, three weeks ago I wrote to each member of the board of directors of JPMorgan. Since my main intent is to see the silver manipulation ended and not to hurt JPMorgan, I wanted to give them time to respond before publishing the letter. I didn’t want to sandbag or sucker-punch the bank by rushing to make public something I undertook on a good faith basis. If someone at JPMorgan had contacted me indicating the matter was being genuinely reviewed, I would have held off. However, the lack of response suggests to me that it may be business as usual as far as no one in charge moving against a blatant crime in progress. I’m not prepared to patiently wait indefinitely until someone decided to respond.
My allegations in silver are incredibly specific. I believe that JPMorgan, by virtue of a massive concentrated short position in COMEX silver futures, is manipulating the price of silver lower than it would be otherwise. If JPMorgan’s concentrated short position did not exist, the price of silver would be substantially higher. It does not matter if the bank is hedging or engaged in market-making; the mere existence of such an unprecedented large and concentrated short position proves manipulation. That’s a key feature of commodity law and is why the CFTC monitors concentration closely.
For some reason, however, the Commission treats silver differently than other commodities. In addition to ignoring the concentrated short position, it glosses over the results of the concentration on price. Silver witnessed, among other large and uneconomic sell-offs, two distinct sell-offs in 2011, in which the price fell 30% and 35% within a few days. Not one word was heard from the Commission on the two most pronounced sell-offs in modern commodity history. Yet, this week Commissioner O’Malia promised that the Commission was looking into the 4% price decline in oil. A decline in oil of 4% gets same day comment; 35% down in silver is not worthy of any comment. This amounts to a level of discrimination that is not tolerated in society or in regulatory matters.
In addition to being specific, my allegations around JPMorgan manipulating the silver market are consistent and continuous. Four years ago, instead of responding directly to public complaints about JPMorgan’s concentrated short position, the Commission chose to investigate as a way of kicking the can down the road. After four years, the issue remains because JPMorgan’s concentrated short position remains. No one in authority wants to make the issues around this short concentration more transparent; not the CFTC, not the CME, not JPMorgan itself. Transparency is good in principle and for the other guy; but when it comes to silver, not so much.
I ask you to read the letter as if you were a director on JPMorgan’s board. These are responsible people who have a duty to guide and protect the bank and to make sure the company is operating with ethics and within the law. As a director, how would you react to allegations that the bank is manipulating the price of silver lower? What about reputational damage? Would you just ignore the allegations? For a list of directors and as a launch site to JPM’s code of conduct, start here – http://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/About-JPMC/board-of-directors.htm Also, try to reconcile the oft-stated words of JPM’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, that he and the bank are only interested in doing the right thing. Is manipulating the price of silver the right thing to do?”
…. MORE AT LINK,,
Goldman Sachs and Yankees stiff waiters.
“The servers claim that the 20-percent service charge that Yankee Stadium patrons paid went straight into the pockets of the Yankees and Legends Hospitality LLC, a corporation created to run the stadium’s concessions. Legends Hospitality was formed by the Yankees, the Dallas Cowboys and Goldman Sachs, meaning pretty much everyone in America has a visceral dislike of at least one of its prongs. (Legends Hospitality did not return a Yahoo! Sports inquiry seeking comment.)”
..Waiters: New York Yankees owe us between $500,000 and $1 million in unpaid tips
……..Two words guaranteed to make sports fans sick to their stomach: service charge.
You know, that little extra fee that teams or ticket brokers tack on to your purchase to skew the final cost higher, sometimes much higher than you expected. Every industry exists to make a profit, but the “service charge,” by its very existence, is all too often a naked profit grab, a way of squeezing a few more bucks out of customers you’ve already hooked. Fans’ passion is teams’ business, and its teams’ business to make money off fans’ passion.
Certain sections of Yankee Stadium offer waiter service from your seat. (Getty Images)Even worse than a service charge, though, is a service charge that’s not going to the place its payers expect. Consider, for instance, the service charges fans paid in Yankee Stadium’s elite Field Level section for food and beverage service from 2009 to 2011. While sitting in seats that cost between $100 and $300 a pop, fans could order food off a menu and have it delivered to them without ever getting up, albeit for an extra 20-percent “service charge” that was noted on said menu.
That’s a mandatory tip going to the server, right?
Not so, according to 32 Yankee Stadium servers. They’ve banded together to seek payment from the Yankees for their justly earned gratuities – between $500,000 and $1 million worth over the course of three seasons.
Even so, before we go full-on Occupy Yankee Stadium, let’s remember: This particular service charge did have its purpose. Patrons were indeed paying for a “service,” and if the actual service providers didn’t have a deal that stipulated they received that “charge,” well, is that the Yankees’ fault? Or responsibility?
Yes, says the lawsuit, which charges that state law specifically speaks to this question. The waiters note that from 2009 to 2011, the “service charge” was added to customers’ bills as a mandatory fee, and a line on the menu noted that “additional gratuity is at your discretion.” (The service charge was discontinued after the 2011 season.)
The lawsuit submits that customers assumed that the charge was a tip for the wait staff, and that the team owes the waiters between $500,000 and $1 million in unpaid gratuities. The suit seeks payment of those gratuities, plus liquidated damages and attorney’s fees.
The complaint, the server’s attorney Brian Schaffer said, is “based on what the menu said and what the customer believes. It’s a New York State law. Does it happen a lot? Yes, in bars, nightclubs and now stadiums.” Schaffer was not aware of any other labor-related complaints at the new Yankee Stadium that had reached a courtroom.
The waiters, dubbed “in-seat service” personnel, receive a flat rate of $35 per game plus 4- to 6-percent commission on all their sales. Schaffer said that at the high end, a waiter could receive $20,000 for a full season in shift payment plus commission.
For purposes of comparison, a waiter in New York City will either earn $7.25 per hour (minimum wage) or $5.00 per hour with a “tip credit” (generally 12 percent of revenues, for tax purposes) plus tips, according to the New York State waiter-watchdog website WaiterPay.com.
(Of note: The retention of the “service charge” is by no means unique to Yankee Stadium; WaiterPay lists it as No. 4 on its “Top Ten Violations” committed by restaurants against their employees.)
The lawsuit was filed on Friday in the Bronx. The Yankees have not yet responded to the complaint.
Vindication…yet again. I can wait for the spin from some of the Anonymi. LOL..
Five SAC Traders Implicated In Insider Trading Case
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/25/2012 – 16:55 Dell Insider Trading New York Stock Exchange SAC Securities Fraud
Two years ago nobody would dare touch Steve “Blue Eyes” Cohen’s firm. Then we dared to ask some questions. Then the entire expert “information arbitrage” network pyramid got exposed (with a one year delay after ZH) and hedge funds returns aka “alpha” plunged. And now this. From Bloomberg:
•FIVE SAC CAPITAL EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED IN INSIDER CASE
•SAC MANAGER SAID TO BE UNCHARGED FIGURE IN HEDGE FUND SCHEME
•SAC FUND MANAGER MICHAEL STEINBERG SAID TO BE TIED TO PROBE
•SAC CAPITAL’S STEINBERG SAID TO BE UNINDICTED CO-CONSPIRATOR
How long until we go from unindicted, i.e. extensively questioned, to indicted? Just which bigger fish are these “unindicted co-conspirators” expected to throw under the bus? And what happens to the NYSE if/and or when the firm that trades 10% of its daily volume is busted?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-09-25/five-sac-traders-implicated-insider-trading-case
si_ravenseye says:
Maria Bartiromo is married to a Steinberg, Jonathan “Jono” (son of Saul who was in Milkins inner circle according to “The Fall of the House of Steinberg”) nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/features/3421/index1.html
Prior to being Director and CEO of WisdomTree Investments Inc a look back in history shows Jono
http://www.writenews.com/2001/071001_individual_investor_sells_list.htm
founded Individual Investor Group, Inc. a financial media company. The company’s properties include individualinvestor.com, ShortInterest.com and Individual Investor’s Special Situations Report newsletter. The company also owns the intellectual property to the family of America’s Fastest Growing Companies indexes.
Have Maria or Bethany reported about the US Mortgage take force to take action soon?
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/20/idINL1E8KKM2220120920
Wikipedia editors wrote up a prosecution guideline for all individuals involved in the Galleon case. Are people doing the same thing for the SAC, fairfax, overstock, SAC related cases?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Rajaratnam/Galleon_Group,_Anil_Kumar,_and_Rajat_Gupta_insider_trading_cases
Don’t know Anon and frankly don’t care. All I care about is that this is coming to a head!!!
If Germany can see theissue and the corruption why can’t the U. S.? I’ll tell you why.. because they are captured and corrupt!!!
Germany Does What The SEC Hasn’t – Prepares To Ban HFT
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/26/2012 – 11:30 Circuit Breakers Commodity Futures Trading Commission Dow Jones Industrial Average France Germany HFT Securities and Exchange Commission Trading Systems
The EU assembly just voted affirmatively to impose a spate of rules to control ‘high-frequency-trading that, as the WSJ reports, was advanced by Germany following their concerns that speedy traders have brought instability to markets. It is somehow reassuring that three-years after we first brought HFT to the mainstream’s agenda, at least one nation is taking it seriously, doing something about it, instead of being filibustered into the ‘liquidity-providing’ meme. The rules will initially require registration, collect fees on excessive use of HFT methods, and install circuit breakers with the goals to “limit the risks associated with high-frequency trading” per a senior German FinMin; but the more stringent rules to come will have the greatest impact as they intend to include requirements for orders to rest on the exchange book for at least half-a-second, and potentially order-to-trade ratio caps. Not surprisingly, the HFTs believe a “one-size-fits-all approach would be very harmful.” Indeed – to their profits.
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Another one down many thousands to go..
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-28/ex-sac-analyst-said-to-plan-guilty-plea-in-insider-case.html
Oldepro says:
Patrick, Mark,
Is the war over? Did we win or lose?
Oldepro,
DC needs your help to win!
Wikipedia editors have set a nice standard for white collar fraud: An FBI wiretap is up on the Rajat Gupta and McKinsey page, and a detailed analysis is on the trial page. This is a great start.
See the standards here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajat_Gupta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insider_Trading_2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Rajaratnam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anil_Kumar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinsey_%26_Company
The same standard on the Galleon case articles applies to all other white collar criminals. Deepcapture details the activities of many white collar criminals and crimes…
I need your help, and other help, with information for other criminals. We can use the DC comment section for evidence synthesizing, then I will update the Wikipedia article.
As this article is about Bethany McLean, we start with her, and we follow the template on:
“The tapes caused concern for several reasons:”
Ref: https://www.deepcapture.com/bethany-mclean/
Bethany McLean’s Fairfax Financial emails have raised concern at business corruption blogs for several reasons:
1. _______: McLean’s participation was ______, as though it were _______.
2. _____: McLean’s participation was _______, as though _____
3. _____: McLean’s response after not moving the stock price with her article was of __________, as though ____
4. _______: McLean’s response “I’m getting the same question from other people”, as though _______________
5. _______: McLean meeting with a former SEC Attorney Richard Sauer, as though _________________
6. _____ : ______
7. ______ : ___________
8. ________ : McLean’s response “Maybe it’ll be a long, slow thing..” as though _______________
WHEN NEXT ARTICLE??? , BIG FANS HERE !
YOU ARE HERO !
Patrick on hairstyles
http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2012/10/03/buzzkill-a-ceos-take-on-baldness-and-success/
Silver Manipulation Update:
“I would contend that the effort to force the CFTC to end the silver manipulation (and their continued silence) has legitimized the allegations.
Let’s face it, in making public allegations about [and to] the CFTC, JPMorgan and the CME Group, we are at the very top of the financial hierarchy. That these entities can’t respond to the allegations openly, is empowering”.”
– Silver Analyst Ted Butler, 03 October 2012
(http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/eye-equities-gold-bears-head-hills)
James R. says:
It seems obvious, at least to some who know the basis of most current fraud, that it resides in our currency system, which like a rotten apple has set about and spoiled the whole basket, meaning everywhere on planet Earth.
So Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and the whole crime syndicate linked to central banking has as the genesis of its criminal intent fraudulent currency systems, otherwise defined as fiat money.
So this is something that no politician (but a couple who get publicly ignored for their efforts) or individual high in the Federal court system will attack. The whole issue of fiat money is at the heart of virtually all current fraud. It is not in the judiciary’s interest to do so since it is so pervasive it is obvious that they feel they could not survive in their capacity, were they to take on the money powers of the central banking systems, despite a legitimate basis in the US Constitution. This is the REAL deep capture. So much for all the rhetoric pumping up William Black, or any that he takes issue with, such as Bethany McLean. They all know what the basis of fraud is, but prefer to beat around the edges of the problem to retain themselves in the spotlight.
Some speak as though the public is unaware and ignorant of monetary fraud visited upon all of us by governments and corporate villains who find it in their best interest to see it continue. The Occupy Wall Street movement has dismissed the argument of widespread ignorance of this basic fraud in many ways, and so has been infiltrated to destroy its credibility. However, like all attempts to visit boundless tyranny through monetary means it will fail, just as it always has throughout history.
Of course the countervailing argument will be that in order to kill the basis of monetary fraud, counterfeit money, you first have to attack some of the big players. But when the basis is NEVER discussed it becomes obvious that killing the basis is insincere, and therefore so are any presumed attempts on the usual suspects. If you listen to any of William Black’s interviews available on the Internet he NEVER addresses the issue of counterfeit (fiat) money. Instead he takes the typical academician’s stance, relying on the type of economics flowing out of university systems whose economics departments receive substantial support from the Federal Reserve System in this country. But what else would you expect from a bank regulator, like William Black?
It is somewhat interesting the total seeming lack of understanding of the basic fraud, counterfeit money, flowing out of all posts on this website. Certainly there are many others who have a well grounded understanding of this on other websites, which begs the question as to whether there is substantial removal of posts that make this argument. We shall see, at least on this end.
Whats the latest on Ali’s suit against the truthseeker?
Occupy OKC Could Reach Settlement in Lawsuit Against Del City
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK– Occupy OKC demonstrators involved in the “Occupy Walmart” incident on Black Friday may reach a settlement in their pending lawsuit against the City of Del City.
“We think it is very significant,” said Mark Faulk, a demonstrator arrested after the incident, “both in our cases and across the country.”
Faulk filmed the group’s encounter with Del City Police Officers, he says charges against the ten protesters could be dismissed as early as this week. All ten protesters were charged with disorderly conduct, Faulk says some were also charged with resisting arrest.
Faulk says he believes officers used excessive force against demonstrators.
“It is not okay for them, to act against their citizens in an overly aggressive manner,” he said.
Del City Police and the City of Del City would not comment on the case, but the group’s attorney Brittany Novotney says she hopes Del City will re-evaluate their practices after they reach a settlement.
“Hopefully we don’t see one of these incidents pop up again,” she said.
Faulk says as members of the Occupy OKC mark the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the movement is far from over.
“A movement is not a location, a movement is not a tent, a movement is not people spending the night in a park,” he explained, “a movement is a concept that eventually awakens something in everyone’s heart.”
Occupy OKC’s one year anniversary is October 10.
Posted: Monday, September 17 2012, 09:24 PM CDT
Settlement between Del City, Occupy OKC could resolve charges, lawsuit
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press
Published: 9/20/2012 2:33 AM
Last Modified: 9/20/2012 4:05 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY – An attorney for 10 Occupy OKC protesters who were arrested last year for chanting at a Del City department store said Wednesday that she is nearing an agreement with city officials.
Attorney Brittany Novotny said she has reached an “agreement in principle” with city officials in the working class suburb east of Oklahoma City that could settle criminal charges against the protesters and a potential lawsuit from the group.
Novotny declined to discuss details of the agreement, and the city attorney for Del City did not return a telephone message.
The protesters are scheduled to appear in court next week. Criminal charges against them and a potential tort claim from the group could be settled if an agreement with the city reached, Novotny said.
“A settlement hasn’t been signed officially,” she said. “I’m awaiting paperwork on that, but it looks like this should be officially settled within the week.”
The 10 protesters were arrested by Del City police Nov. 25 after conducting a group chant inside a Walmart store. They were jailed for disorderly conduct. One member of the group also was charged with resisting arrest.
The group was inspired by the national Occupy Wall Street movement that began one year ago and was protesting wage disparities between store workers and high-level company officials.
Occupy OKC participant Mark Faulk said the store in Del City was the third the group had visited that morning and conducted a group chant. In the first two stores, both in Oklahoma City, the group headed toward the exits after being asked to leave, Faulk said.
He maintains that Del City police used excessive force by tackling and handcuffing participants who were heading toward the exit after being asked to leave.
“It’s very obvious that their intent all along was to aggressively detain and arrest us,” Faulk said.
Del City Police Capt. Jody Suit said he could not comment because of the pending cases.
Original Print Headline: Settlement between Occupy OKC, Del City could clear legal issues
Copyright 2012 World Publishing Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
If you want to see a reasoned protest against the criminal activity in the financial markets Google, or use whatever browser you are familiar with, the name, Captain Midnight and Chris Savvinidis. His protest among the OWS movement was reasoned and perfectly within the guidelines of the US Constitution’s 1st Amendment.
Savvinidis was interviewed by Judge Napolitano and Peter Schiff. He was the voice of many who point to the real threat to our way of life under a system that rewards criminal activity within the financial system, and specifically emanating from the Federal Reserve System which underwrites the losses, at taxpayers’ expense of course. Jon Corzine, of MF Global, by the way, has not been charged for his role in that company’s use of its customers’ funds which stole from the segregated accounts of many customers, among whom was the well known financial commentator, Gerald Celente.
And going back to the original premise, most all current crime in the financial markets is linked to the usage of counterfeit money. And this is the REAL Deep Capture. There is no way current financial crimes could exist with an underpinning of honest money because that presumes that assets so described would place those involved in the theft of those assets in prison, instead of all the smoke and mirrors displayed by financial crimes of the “too big to fail”. Unfortunately, many in business have a certain dependency on the continuation of the current system of counterfeit money. They can raise their prices, secure in the knowledge that the reason can all be laid to the banksters’ definition of such price increase as “inflation”. They can also fail to pay their employees unfairly by refusing to acknowledge the declining value of their current pay rate. The whole system relies on the money printing scheme of those who have been given the authority to print it. So, yes, FTDs are a form of counterfeiting. But the concept got its genesis by way of the introduction of counterfeit (fiat) money, and failure to acknowledge this raises questions of just how sincere are those who want to bring justice back so integrity is again installed in financial markets.
” failure to acknowledge this raises questions of just how sincere are those who want to bring justice back so integrity is again installed in financial markets.”
James, your posts would be much better if you dropped the needless rhetoric.
FTDs are like fiat currency without a reserve requirement… and stock certificates can be used as medium of exchange, as a store of value, and as a unit of account.
“…FTDs are like fiat currency without a reserve requirement…”
So you think there is a reserve requirement for counterfeit (fiat) money? When is the last time you took one of your Federal Reserve Notes to the bank and requested that they issue you specie in exchange? No one who is aware of the scam is going to be impressed by YOUR rhetoric, which by all appearances is to back bankster fiat money deceit. Again, to repeat, counterfeit money preceded FTDs and paved the way for them to be created along with all the other criminal activity on Wall Street.
Stock certificates rarely are held by investors, contrary to what you are implying. There has been much discussion on this web site of how that plays into the current FTD fraud associated with naked short sales and inadequate clearing house procedures.
Assigning stock certificates the quality of a “store of value” is laughable when markets plunge, and plunge they will when fiat money becomes widely recognized as having no intrinsic value.
Please assign yourself a screen name so you can be distinguished from all the other “Anonymous” posters.
James, only one sentence you write is factual. The rest are rhetorical, false, or useless.
Stock manipulation takes place regardless of the monetary system, and problems associated with naked shorting have been around for 300 years.
So I will pretend one of your false assertions is true (“There is no way current financial crimes could exist with an underpinning of honest money”) and ask you this:
Do you also get aroused denigrating physicians and scientists developing medicine for health problems caused by obesity because the real culprit is poor exercise and nutrition?
“…Stock manipulation takes place regardless of the monetary system, and problems associated with naked shorting have been around for 300 years. …”
Sooo? If the assertion was a bit over the top, your tendency to soft pedal fraud, LARGLY emanating from counterfeit money, speaks volumes about where you are coming from.
Perhaps Barry Goldwater said it best: “”Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice… and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”
However, being on the opposing side of the counterfeit money issue… and its handmaiden, counterfeit stock (naked short sales and related FTDs), if understood by enough people, will again return integrity to financial markets.
But enough moderates, like you, just insure the continued drift into ignominy. It is fact that no country, or civilization, has survived intact under a system of counterfeit currency, nor will ours by continuing to allow counterfeit stock (FTDs) to exist in a manner not unlike Federal Reserve Notes and all the other types of smoke and mirrors the Fed engages in like QEs, Operation Twists or any of their electronic equivalents. All these criminal operations have had seemingly authoritative names attached to them to befuddle average individuals so they are unaware of the scams being perpetrated on them. This parallels the complexities of FTD operations so they remain hidden from most by a private banking system, the Fed, that implies deceitfully that it is part of the Federal Government.
WTF is your problem? Patrick has been calling to end the Fed for years. More recently:
Overstock.com CEO “Abolish the Federal Reserve” – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAb1aGaZX6g
12 Jan 2009 – Overstock.com CEO “Abolish the Federal Reserve”
There was a reply from this screen name to your post. Unfortunately it was not published, either because it was censored, or for some technical reason.
Basically what it said was Byrne’s comments about the Fed way back in 2009, more than 3 years ago on a YouTube interview, is far too little and too late. People in the business community are the ones to come together and demand, as a group, an end to the Federal Reserve System. What anyone writes here is of no consequence unless it moves the above named in that direction. You are included, Anonymous. The fact that it has not so far means they are as much “deep captured” as the crooks who have been exposed on this website.
Another way to say this is that all that is required for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing. All of this weeping and gnashing of teeth regarding lesser crooks is nothing but a distraction not dissimilar to the jailing of Bernard Madoff as the sacrificial lamb to quiet the restless natives. Meanwhile people like Jon Corzine of MF Global are free to continue their life of crime.
If this doesn’t post either, the conclusion will be obvious, at least on this end.
Patrick is the chairman of the Milton Friedman’s legacy foundation — Milton was a vocal critic of the Fed, and Patrick’s position on ending the Fed goes back long before 2009. So that’s good. My guess is that Patrick’s approach is cutting off the arms of the Vampire Squid to get a better shot at striking the center.
If the media was not corrupt, then more publications would be calling to end the Fed and for punishing Jon Corzine. So there are media tentacles in need of slaying.
Deepcapture has shown that Bethany McLean is likely a media plant from Goldman Sachs. She protects Goldman Sachs, by extension she would protect Corzine.
I have an idea, James R. I propose we update all of Bethany McLean’s open articles out on the internet to reflect the fact that she is a criminal, thus cutting off a Corzine tentacle, and moving in the right direction. I’ll start with an outline, and we can fill it out over time:
Criticisms
>Plagairism
>Enron
>Market Manipulation
>>Fairfax Financial Holdings
>>Fairfax emails
>>History of Fortune articles
>Shilling for Goldman Sachs
Bethany McLean: Plagiarism.
Thanks for having such a great idea to focus on criminals related to Goldman Sachs, James R, it is a great tie in to this Bethany McLean article.
Let’s start with the plagiarism header I listed below:
Looks like Bethany McLean has been lifting from articles for at least a decade without attributing the source. The internet has caught up to her now that smaller magazines are putting their print editions online.
Her article on IBM in Fortune in 2000 was taken from an independent research firm that circulated print copies:
“Hi, Bethany. Are you aware of my articles from 4-5 years ago on the stuff you’ve just written about IBM?”
“And when the [McLean] Fortune story did venture into offering some of its own opinions, their stupidity was staggering.”
http://www.truthinmedia.org/Bulletins2000/tim2000-6-6.html
(The website is now mirrored by the way)
I’m sure you will enjoy stabbing a tentacle of Goldman Sachs, James R. What is your analysis of Bethany McLean here?
How does this compare to the treatment of Fareed Zakaria by the New York financial press? Where he was later vindicated? Do you remember that media circus? Would you say Bethany McLean’s instance of plagiarism in 2000 is also isolated and unintentional? Can you help check that?
https://www.deepcapture.com/bethany-mclean/
When McLean is emailing Rocker Parter, Marc Cohodes, about the smear article they are planning for Fairfax Financial, McLean writes “Makes sense. Send me whatever you can think of – the more documents the better!” If the hedge funds are sending McLean documents to cut, paste, and rephrase, does that constitute plagiarism, or is this just speculation on my part? What’s the analysis, James, should that just go under the Market Manipulation header?
What is everyone getting from Googling McLean + plagiarism? Anything more?
Does anyone have articles from the 1980s and 1990s relating Bethany McLean to Manuel Asensio?
Is your request meant to imply that those who criticize short sellers are ignorant of the positive benefits? And are you therefore implying that the previous connections made between the growing threats of counterfeit (fiat) money have no similarities to illegal naked short selling?
Of course this statement assumes that you are the same “Anonymous” that replied to “James R”. If the assumption is correct, why don’t you establish a screen name to distinguish your remarks? That way it will be much easier to attach ownership to statements whose intent is to destroy the notion that there is no connection between counterfeit “money” and counterfeit shares (FTDs), both of which sprang from the same sort of criminal mindset.
Here’s a little logic to readers of this post:
FTDs are to fiat “money”, as covered short sales are to specie. The first is engaged in by crooks. The second exists in markets exhibiting integrity.
The absence of naked short sales is comparable to a system that only allows honest money, in other words money, or its proxie, that is fully backed by specie. This, by the way, is the only type of securities transaction that is allowed in some other countries in order to extinguish the ability to defraud.
I doubt you’ll find what you’re looking for from the 80’s cuz she was born in 1970, graduated college in 1992, apparently worked as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs for 3 years until 1995 (two years in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department and one year in Real Estate Principal Investing) then joined Fortune as a reporter, and left 13 years later as editor-at-large by going to Vanity Fair in July 2008 as a contribuiting editor and a columnist for Slate since October 2010. …
JournalismJobs.com: But how did you come across Fortune of all publications?
Bethany McLean: The guy I was dating at the time, his father knew someone at Fortune. I said, “Why don’t you send my resume there,” and he’s like, “yeah, right.” …
how did she got into GS because she had been quoted as saying: “I went to a liberal arts school and never read The Wall Street Journal.” makes one wonder why she left a high paying job at Gs with the help of the father of some guy she was dating, and who he is don’t it?
as to asensio who ever had his back should be exposed too!
http://www.asensioexposed.com/
Raven, Yeah that’s interesting. Great information.
McLean called out for shilling for Goldman Sachs because of this William Black interview by multiple publications;
Deepcapture exposing her with the fairfax financial;
The other side of Enron exposing her on Enron;
her first publications and following years at Fortune follow research reports of Manuel Asensio.
This supports the hypothesis of various non mainstream media publications stating she is a media plant for Goldman Sachs/Wall Street.
Would be nice to get the opinion of that ex-boyfriend and father
her claim to fame (yuk) was enron, right?
per wikipedia: …In May 2008, McLean married Sean Berkowitz, a partner with the law firm, Latham & Watkins. Berkowitz is the former Director of the Enron Task Force;…
makes one wonder how much advancement was from pillow talk!
Raven,
Yes, Bethany McLean’s previous claim to fame was Enron. The claim to fame now is continuous participation in market manipulation schemes and covering up financial crimes.
Bethany McLean plagiarizes too.
What do you think her intentions are kissing Warren Buffett’s ass?
Asensio and McLean
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/11/08/268538/index.htm
Naked Short Selling and High Frequency Trading to be Featured on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies Friday, October 12 at noon CT
HOUSTON, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies will feature naked short selling litigator Wes Christian, Overstock.com CEO Patrick M. Byrne and Robert J. Shapiro, the Chairman and Co-Founder of Sonecon, LLC. They will discuss naked short selling and high frequency trading, as well as The Wall Street Conspiracy ( http://thewallstreetconspiracy.com ), a new documentary film premiering in Houston at the South Texas College of Law on October 18. The Wall Street Conspiracy exposes the international collusion surrounding illegal naked short selling. Listen live at noon central on Friday, October 12 on http://www.winningstrategies.net . CRN Digital Talk Radio Network on CRN 4, broadcast by over 200 affiliate stations nationwide listed at http://www.crntalk.com . Winning Strategies is Co-hosted by bond expert Marilyn Cohen, CEO of Envision Capital Management, Inc.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/naked-short-selling-and-high-frequency-trading-to-be-featured-on-tim-connollys-winning-strategies-friday-october-12-at-noon-ct-2012-10-11
Patrick and his website strategists apparently think that discussions can be opened up by allowing “Anonymous” postings. Unfortunately what this allows is confusion about the source of what is presented. So it becomes impossible to refute in any sort of direct way what “anonymous” people write.
It’s a funny thing about responding accurately and critically to those who post their flawed views under a screen name. Eventually they go away because it becomes apparent, even to them, that their comments are not appreciated by the majority of those who access the website.
FTDs are a serious threat to the integrity of financial markets, which has as its genesis counterfeit fiat money. Providing a way to counter that threat over the Internet on websites such as this can have the effect of moving policy makers in the right direction when the pressure to do so becomes apparent.
But this is just a suggestion and as the saying goes; “If you don’t like, leave.”
The following is quoted from the book, “The Creature from Jekyll Island”, by G. Edward Griffin.
“…The basic plan for the Federal Reserve System was drafted at a
secret meeting held in November of 1910 at the private resort of J.P.
Morgan on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia. Those who
attended represented the great financial institutions of Wall Street
and, indirectly, Europe as well. The reason for secrecy was simple.
Had it been known that rival factions of the banking community
had joined together, the public would have been alerted to the
possibility that the bankers were plotting an agreement in restraint
of trade-which, of course, is exactly what they were doing. What
emerged was a cartel agreement with five objectives: stop the
growing competition from the nation’s newer banks; obtain a
franchise to create money out of nothing for the purpose of lending;
get control of the reserves of all banks so that the more reckless
ones would not be exposed to currency drains and bank runs; get
the taxpayer to pick up the cartel’s inevitable losses; and convince
Congress that the purpose was to protect the public. It was realized
that the bankers would have to become partners with the politicians
and that the structure of the cartel would have to be a central
bank. The record shows that the Fed has failed to achieve its stated
objectives. That is because those were never its true goals. As a
banking cartel, and in terms of the five objectives stated above, it
has been an unqualified success. …”
If anyone has doubts about the PERVASIVE threats of counterfeit (fiat) money on financial markets even a cursory reading of its contents will cause them to think otherwise. The book is available online free of charge, and is electronically searchable. But all who take the suggestion to read it are urged to buy it on Amazon, or directly from the author at his website. It currently sells for approximately $20 and is over 600 pages of assertions and obvious conclusions based on quotes taken directly from the people involved, their descendents or historical documents.
One has to be virtually brain-dead not to notice the tight linkage between counterfeit (fiat) money and financial market fraud. But then, as previously stated, that is the last thing any of the mobsters occupying the financial markets wish to become apparent.
So James R. —- All knowing about the intentions of mobsters, yet ignorant of the beliefs and positions of Ron Paul, Jim Grant, or Patrick Byrne?? Right… Right… Right… We believe you…
“In 1992, the Minneapolis federal reserved asked Milton Friedman, “what’s the biggest economic challenge facing the US?” And Friedman told them, “The #1 economic challenge facing the US is ‘how do we get rid of the Federal Reserve?'” “That’s probably too outside the box for most people, but the federal reserve… this is all a natural progression and a natural function of the fact that we have fiat money. There may become, there’s James Grant…”
James Grant:
“What Does the Fed Do?” with James Grant — Ron Paul Fed Lecture … ► 63:41► 63:41
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRipVd5wxhI
23 Mar 2012 – 64 min – Uploaded by CongressmanRonPaul
Rep. Ron Paul sponsored this Congressional lecture on…
While you might find Grant to be the brain trust of within the very small population of Fed critics, he does not speak to the vast majority that have their financial lives damaged by Fed operations. That follows from what has been its policy from its founding. It was founded as a cartel to empower certain individuals at that time to increase their power over all of mankind. The makeup of those who came together at Jekyll Island in a highly secret meeting in 1910 to create their cartel makes clear what their intention was, and it had nothing to do with any of the statements made by Grant. He is nothing but an apologist that attempts to postulate the argument that if they have erred it was through incompetence. Nobody looking at past history, not among the naïve, buys that argument. The following, from “The Creature from Jekyll Island” is a comedic representation of the mind twisting machinations of Fed operations:
The following exchange was published in the British humor magazine, Punch, on April 3, 1957. It is reprinted here as an appropriate introduction and as a mental exercise to limber the mind for the material contained in this book.
Q. What are banks for?
A. To make money.
Q. For the customers?
A. For the banks.
Q. Why doesn’t bank advertising
mention this?
A. It would not be in good taste. But it is mentioned by implication in references to reserves of $249,000,000 or thereabouts. That is the money that they have made.
Q. Out of the customers?
A. I suppose so.
Q. They also mention Assets of $500,000,000 or thereabouts. Have they made that too?
A. Not exactly. That is the
money they use to make money.
Q. I see. And they keep it in a safe somewhere?
A. Not at all. They lend it to customers.
Q. Then they haven’t got it?
Q. Then how is it Assets?
A. They maintain that it would be if they got it back.
Q. But they must have some money in a safe somewhere?
A. Yes, usually $500,000,000 or
thereabouts. This is called Liabilities.
Q. But if they’ve got it, how can
they be liable for it?
A. Because it isn’t theirs.
Q. Then why do they have it?
A. It has been lent to them by customers.
Q. You mean customers lend banks money?
A. In effect. They put money into their accounts, so it is really lent to the banks.
Q. And what do the banks do
with it?
A. Lend it to other customers.
Q. But you said that money they lent to other people was Assets?
A. Yes.
Q. Then Assets and Liabilities
must be the same thing?
A. You can’t really say that.
Q. But you’ve just said it. If I put $100 into my account the bank is liable to have to pay it back, so it’s Liabilities. But they go and lend it to someone else, and he is liable to have to pay it back, so it’s Assets. It’s the same $100, isn’t it?
A. Yes. But …
Q. Then it cancels out. It means, doesn’t it, that banks haven’t really any money at all?
A. Theoretically ….
Q. Never mind theoretically. And if they haven’t any money, where do they get their Reserves of $249,000,000 or thereabouts?
A. I told you. That is the money they have made.
Q.ell, when they lend your $100 to someone they charge him interest.
Q.How much?
A. It depends on the Bank Rate. That’s their profit.
Q. Why isn’t it my profit? Isn’t it my money?
A. It’s the theory of banking practice that …
Q. When I lend them my $100 why don’t I charge them interest?
A. You do.
Q. You don’t say. How much?
A. It depends on the Bank Rate.
Say half a per cent.
Q. Grasping of me, rather?
A. But that’s only if you’re not going to draw the money out again.
Q. But of course, I’m going to draw it out again. If I hadn’t wanted to draw it out again I could have buried it in the garden, couldn’t I?
A. They wouldn’t like you to draw it out again.
Q. Why not? If I keep it there you say it’s a Liability. Wouldn’t they be glad if I reduced their Liabilities by removing it?
A. No. Because if you remove it they can’t lend it to anyone else.
Q. But if I wanted to remove it they’d have to let me?
A. Certainly.
Q. But suppose they’ve already
lent it to another customer?
A. Then they’ll let you have someone else’s money.
Q. But suppose he wants his too… and they’ve let me have it?
A. You’re being purposely obtuse.
Q. I think I’m being acute. What if everyone wanted their money
at once?
A. It’s the theory of banking practice that they never would.
Q. SO what banks bank on is not having to meet their commitments?
A. I wouldn’t say that.
Q. Naturally. Well, if there’s nothing else you think you can tell me … ?
A. Quite so. Now you can go off and open a banking account.
Q. Just one last question.
A. Of course.
Q. Wouldn’t I do better to go off and open up a bank?
Patrick writing in Ron Paul for President of the United States.
http://www.dailypaul.com/258369/ceo-patrick-byrne-im-writing-in-ron-paul
Patrick !! — You are linked on Daily Paul. Do you have an account to post on the forums at Daily Paul? There are great people over there. A great place with people that will help with your efforts if you can provide project ideas.. lead, guide, and direct (and market and promote well). Such as “new movie out, The Wall Street Conspiracy!”
You got linked onto Daily Paul in 2008…. but in 2008 you seemed to be in the “internal scorecard” mode and not giving a shit about what people write about you. This allowed Weiss/Antar/Others to walk all over you on the Daily Paul forums. They made quite a good smear campaign and left most everyone with a foul impression of both you and Overstock.com. You should of had tens of thousands of Ron Paul by now!
Writing in Ron Paul is a waste of Patrick’s vote, or that of anyone else for that matter. He is no longer a serious candidate. It would be more effective to cast one’s vote for Gary Johnson, past Governor of New Mexico.
Wikipedia lists Johnson’s legacy as follows:
“Andrew Sullivan quoted a claim that Johnson “is highly regarded in the state for his outstanding leadership during two terms as governor. He slashed the size of state government during his term and left the state with a large budget surplus.” According to one New Mexico paper, “Johnson left the state fiscally solid”, and was “arguably the most popular governor of the decade . . . leaving the state with a $1 billion budget surplus.””
Down with the 1% that try to control our political system. That goes for you to Patrick Byrne. Your family is the largest political donors in the state of Utah
Munger Siblings Spend $54 Million to Sway California Vote
By Alison Vekshin – Oct 12, 2012 Siblings Molly Munger and Charles Munger Jr., whose father is vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A), have poured $54.4 million into California ballot measures, stoking a battle with Governor Jerry Brown and powerful labor unions.
Molly Munger, whose plan to raise taxes to help schools is competing with the governor’s budget-balancing tax proposal, has spent $31 million, according to MapLight, a nonpartisan research organization. Her brother has given almost $23 million to oppose Brown’s proposal and pass one barring unions and corporations from using payroll-deducted funds for politics.
“They’ve emerged as a major power in California because of their money,” said Bob Stern, who was president of the former Center for Governmental Studies in Los Angeles, a group that examined the initiative process. “They’ve set the agenda for California in many ways.”
The Munger-supported initiatives are among 11 ballot measures state voters will consider Nov. 6, the most in a single California election since 2008. Voters will decide whether to require labeling of genetically modified food, abolish the death penalty and increase penalties for human trafficking.
California is among 24 states that allows unelected individuals such as the Mungers to circumvent the Legislature and take their ideas directly to voters. In 2010, a ballot measure financed largely by Charles Munger Jr. won approval, stripping California lawmakers of responsibility for drawing the boundaries of congressional districts and giving a commission the authority to do so.
“In recent years, I have supported political reforms that have placed more power back in the hands of citizens,” Munger, 55, a physicist who lives in Palo Alto, said by e-mail.
His sister, a 64-year-old lawyer in Los Angeles, says she’s “not a political person.”
“I’m a civil-rights lawyer, I’m an advocate,” said Molly Munger, a partner with English, Munger & Rice. “We have an enormous problem in California with our underfunded schools, and I’m just trying to do what I can.”
At Loggerheads
Her initiative, Proposition 38, would increase taxes for 12 years on income of more than $7,316 from 0.4 percent for the lowest earners to 2.2 percent for those making more than $2.5 million a year. It would raise $10 billion annually. While 30 percent of the added revenue would pay down school-bond debt for the first four years, all the money would go to educational operations for the remaining eight years.
Brown, a 74-year-old Democrat, is campaigning for Proposition 30 to avoid deep cuts to schools. It would temporarily boost the state sales tax to 7.5 percent from 7.25 percent and raise the levy on income starting at $250,000. A rejection by voters would trigger $5.5 billion in education cuts. The budget he signed in June counts on more than $8 billion from the higher taxes.
If both measures pass, only the tax increases from the proposal that gets the most yes votes would take effect, under the state constitution.
“Unfortunately, because of their resources, they are able to attempt to drown out the voices of the united education community that is supporting Prop. 30,” said Dan Newman, a spokesman for the pro-Proposition 30 campaign.
‘Money Tie’
Charles Munger Jr. has donated $21.9 million to the Small Business Action Committee, which opposes Brown’s measure. The group also supports Proposition 32, which would ban corporations and unions from contributing directly or indirectly to candidates and candidate-controlled committees. The proposal also would forbid unions from using payroll deductions for political purposes.
“It prevents an organization with power over an employee, whether it be a corporation or a union, from taking money automatically out of an employee’s wages to pursue politics the employee doesn’t support,” Charles Munger Jr. said.
The measure “also cuts the money tie that allows corporations and unions to make direct contributions to influence elected officials,” he said. “These reforms place more power back in the hands of the citizens.”
Charles Munger Jr. has also given more than $872,700 directly to the campaign for Proposition 32, according to MapLight data.
Outsider Effort
“In a certain sense, both of these people — the Mungers – – are sort of policy entrepreneurs,” said Jack Citrin, a political science professor at the University of California, Berkeley. “They have ideas, they want to implement them, they know they can’t get it through the Legislature, so they have this opportunity.”
Apart from the initiative process, any state tax increase would require a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.
Molly Munger dismissed criticism of her use of family wealth to shape California politics.
“I’ve given years of my life to influence policy,” she said. “I’ve trudged around Sacramento. To me, being able to help a big coalition of people fight for kids is just a natural extension of work that I’ve done for a very long time.”
San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee, 60, said voters will look past the money spent to understand the issues involved.
“We have been very much used to, and we have a lot of examples throughout the state, where there was a lot of money spent on special-interest groups and the public has been able to pierce that,” Lee said.
Making Enemies
Both Mungers said they’re not interested in public office.
“I have absolutely no interest in ever running for political office,” Molly Munger said in a telephone interview.
Charles Munger Jr. said, “If running for public office had been my intent, I would have been well-advised not to raise up as many adversaries as my quests to pass political reform have done.”
Their father, Charles “Charlie” Munger, 88, has served as vice chairman of Warren Buffett’s Omaha, Nebraska-based company for more than 30 years. His net worth is estimated at more than $900 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Propositions 30, 32 and 38 are among 11 measures facing voters, the most in a single California election since 2008.
A campaign to make California the first state to require labeling of genetically modified foods, Proposition 37, has drawn more than $34 million from opponents including Monsanto Co. (MON), the world’s biggest seed producer, DuPont Co. (DD), the biggest U.S. chemical maker by sales, PepsiCo Inc. (PEP), the world’s largest snack-food maker, Nestle SA (NESN)’s Nestle USA and Coca-Cola Co. (KO)
Proposition 31 would create a two-year state budget cycle. Proposition 33 would allow auto insurers to set prices based on whether a driver was previously covered by insurance.
Shadow of Death
A proposal to abolish the death penalty, Proposition 34, would change the maximum sentence to life without parole, and would apply retroactively to prisoners now on death row.
Proposition 35 would increase penalties for human trafficking. An effort to change the state’s three-strikes law, Proposition 36, would reduce the prison sentence for third-time offenders whose latest crimes were “nonserious, nonviolent felonies” from the minimum sentence of 25-years-to-life.
Proposition 39 would require multistate business to calculate their California income-tax liability based on the percentage of their sales in the state.
Charles Munger Jr. also gave more than $463,700 to support Proposition 40, according to MapLight data. The measure would let voters approve or reject the state senate redistricting plan approved by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
To contact the reporter on this story: Alison Vekshin in San Francisco at avekshin@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Stephen Merelman in New York at smerelman@bloomberg.net.
Patrick has been trying to put Utah back into the hands of the 99%. Everyone in Utah who follows politics and education has known this since at least 2007. Just read his comments about Huntsman Jr.
Patrick’s philosophy stems from Adam Smith, FA Hayek, and Milton Friedman. Aligned with Ron Paul.
Charlie Munger, on the other hand, listen to all his inane comments about Singapore. It is clear he is an elitist who favors top down central planning, and I wouldn’t be surprised if his children want crowns too.
For central government, Government Sachs is calling the shots at the moment. If the 1% always controls the political discourse, who of the 1% would you want calling the shots?
Patrick Byrne or Goldman Sachs?
Deepcapture.com or Goldman Sachs?
(Milton)Friedman Foundation or Goldman Sachs?
Patrick is writing in Ron Paul for President.
Ron Paul or Goldman Sachs?
Rest in Peace Arlen Specter
Levin, Grassley, Specter Release GAO Report onSEC Actions to Curb Stock Failures to Deliver and Manipulative Naked Short Selling
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 ,,,
http://www.levin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/levin-grassley-specter-release-gao-report-onsec-actions-to-curb-stock-failures-to-deliver-and-manipulative-naked-short-selling/?section=alltypes
Politcal Maverick Arlen Specter dies at age 82
Thank You Arlen for attempting to correct a wrong in regards to naked short selling, you will always be remembered for standing up for what is right!
“…And as has been stated by GATA and others, this is probably a U.S. government-backed operation…and is the big reason that the CFTC can’t, and won’t, move against the “da boyz” no matter how overwhelming the evidence.
And there’s enough evidence contained in the Commitment of Traders Report, the Bank Participation Report…and the quarterly OCC Report on Derivatives to lock up the top managements and boards of directors of all these companies [and the CME Group] for the rest of their natural lives. When the regulators won’t move against the collusive behavior of these traders, no matter what their own reports show, you know that the system is corrupt to its core…and no one at the top gives a damn, because they will never have to pay for their sins. This is a case of absolute power corrupting absolutely.” [written by Ed Steer]
(http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/john-dizardfinancial-timesas-money-hides-away-gold-heads-blow)
“…And there’s enough evidence contained in the Commitment of Traders Report, the Bank Participation Report…and the quarterly OCC Report on Derivatives to lock up the top managements and boards of directors of all these companies [and the CME Group] for the rest of their natural lives. …”
Do you have anything against the death penalty for these SOBs? Their criminality is worldwide. If the Coinage Act of 1792 is not going to be enforced in the United States it is only a matter of time before a bankster in some other country will become a recipient because of the massive fraud counterfeit money is reeking on all of mankind. At that time the impetus to impose more of these penalties elsewhere will be unstoppable. It is outrageous that such massive fraud continues unaddressed while news stories of petty theft with penalties measured in years are a commonly occurring news event. It does appear that we are nearing the tipping point as financial markets are signaling a massive downturn in the very near future, the likes of which will eclipse that of 1929.
Hello ! ! !!
I have an idea to share with everyone !!!!!!
Someone asks me to loan them $10 and I don’t think much of it readily accept the fact that it might not never come back. Even if they returned the money, and with interest two years later. Whoop-de-doo, one or two extra dollars.
So 10,000 people on $10. That’s good funding.
So much like Groupon, Group Coupons. I suggest a Group Loan business where instead of coupon price, amount of coupons, and product/service descriptions… there is a loan amount, number of loans, and idea/purpose descriptions.
It can be called Groan. Sounds like Grow, and own too. Chewbacca of Star Wars can be the mascot, GERGRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAEERRR
Alex Baldwin and Harrison Ford an be the spokespeople
Let’s just say we’d like to avoid any banking entanglements.
Well, that’s the trick, isn’t it? And it’s going to cost you
something extra. Ten dollars, all in advance.
Patrick lecturing on the education guilt and government schools:
“The Department of Philosophy sponsored the event at Alexander Library on the College Avenue campus, where more than 80 students came together to hear Byrne’s lecture “Praxis, Praxis, Praxis: How Entrepreneurship, Philosophy and Libertarianism Made Me 2007’s ‘Most Hated Man on Wall Street.’”
http://www.dailytargum.com/news/university/ceo-analyzes-government-s-education-budget/article_071bf4f8-1808-11e2-9c6c-0019bb30f31a.html
jgh777 says:
I can’t wait to find out how well Patrick and Co. come out regarding the Goldman law suit. I stop around the website once a week to find out the outcome. Can’t wait! I’m confident they will win!!
Patrick is by far my personal hero!
Past US President, Andrew Jackson, is mine, except for his stand on slavery and American Indians. He destroyed the 2nd Bank of the United States (forerunner of the Fed). The impact of this was far, and away, more important than placing FTDs, or any related derivatives, as the most important fraud to confront. I would also place those who attend OWS movements in somewhat the same category, except for the infiltrators whose objective is to destroy them wherever they appear by behaviors that can be broadcast in the most negative of terms.
Also donates to and is voting for Ron Paul(end the Fed), chairing Milton Friedman’s legacy foundation(~1993 — end the Fed), and supports, has attended OWS(many protesters calling to end the Fed)
Goldman’s days are numbered. You can’t unscramble scrambled eggs right Anons? LOL
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57536831/goldman-sachs-vp-explains-why-he-quit/?tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel
Greg Smith and Anderson Cooper forgot to mention the Overstock.com lawsuit against Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
https://www.deepcapture.com/joe-floren-screws-the-pooch/
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/accidentally-released-and-incredibly-embarrassing-documents-show-how-goldman-et-al-engaged-in-naked-short-selling-20120515#ixzz1v0HLbfvH
Anon if they mentioned all the lawsuits against Goldman it would take a lot more than 60 minutes!! LOL!!!
GeddyT says:
Been looking for an answer all over the site/forum, so figure I’ll just ask here since it’s the most recent post.
What happened to Miscreants’ Global Bust-Out. Had to stop reading in the middle because of the Canadian court gag order, but I thought you guys won that battle and the story would be going back up? Are we never going to get to finish reading that report?
By “half-way” – how many chapters do you mean?
I don’t remember how many chapter’s I’d read, but I was current when they pulled the story. Can’t even tell you where I left off, because even the part that I’ve already read haven’t been put back up.
Just curious if the report is ever going to be restored/completed.
There are some comments about that over here GeddyT:
http://cmkmgrapevine.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=info&action=print&thread=1038
Thanks for the link, Anon, but I’m not sure if you sent the right one. That link just sends me to the first 21 chapters of the report as they were originally posted, which is where I had left off before. I looked around on that thread and didn’t see any comments about what’s going on now.
I followed things after the injunction was lifted, saw Mark Mitchell put the first chapter back up again (although that link just leads to a blank page now), and nothing has followed.
So it’s nice to have an archive of the story as it appeared before, but are we ever going to see the rest? And should we be worried about the delay?
Yes, it does seem that only the first 21 chapters are available – though there are rumours of a mystery Chapter 22. I haven’t managed to find this anywhere yet.
Yeah, the story was definitely not finished at 21. There was a big buildup, then kaput. I’ve been hoping to see it finished, but at this point I’m worried that maybe there’s been more legal shenanigans or threats that are preventing that from happening. Figured I’d finally chime in and aks what’s up.
I think Deepcapture wrote about IP addresses from the offices of Michael Milken and SAC Capital regularly follow the articles… evolving their criminal activities after new information comes out.
Patrick also mentioned something about being way ahead of the curve on the Miscreant’s Global Bust Out story, gaining a dedicated following from Saudi Arabia.
My guess is that they handed material over to the NSA and CIA… and publishing new information would impair bringing criminals to justice.
Dear ‘Anonymous’
Gave info to the NSA and the CIA? Please stop drinking at 9:30 in the morning.
Tjat would make sense. Just hope that all is well with Patrick and Mark.
But then, if the NSA and CIA are anything like the SEC, they would impair bringing criminals to justice, would they not?
http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/24/14671246-us-sues-bofa-over-alleged-mortgage-fraud?lite
But will they still face charges AFTER the election?
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/major-banks-governmental-officials-and-their-comrade-capitalists-targets-of-spire-law-group-llps-racketeering-and-money-laundering-lawsuit-seeking-return-of-43-trillion-to-the-united-states-treasury-2012-10-25
About time!!!
It seems obvious from the Market Watch report that President Obama has been involved with the racketeering spelled out in the article. If that isn’t “high crimes and misdemeanors”, what is?
But then again it seems all those in high places these days get a pass when they break the law.
James I think you need to go further back in history to find the true ‘master’ behind the master plan.
Central banking and fiat currency are just the most recent manifestations of the plan.
It has to do with restoring the rulers over the people, the separation of law one set of laws [ or no laws] for the ruler and other laws for the ruled, religion,education, and industry.
Key things to research are What happened AFTER the Magna Carta was signed.
The inquisition what information and behavior was REALLY suppressed.
England during the French revolution and during the Napoleonic wars.
America and the people in charge of its political foundation in the 1670-1790’s.
Why were the slaves not freed without a civil war, and who did that war benefit the most.
Why De-industrialization makes a population easier to control, and speaking of making a population easier to control the chemistry behind endocrine disruptors BPA and others what were the initial experiments using these chemical and how did they end up in everything.
I have spent too much time and brain effort in trying to figure it all out only to come to the conclusion I have no idea what is going on myself but I do not think it is MY best interests as a member of the rapidly vanishing middle class of America.
I also know more is going on here than I will ever know.
I will continue to bang my head against this mass of information until it makes sense or I lose all ability to reason.
Jame R. says:
When you realize that most of the rest of the population knows only a tiny fraction of what you’ve posted you will also realize what the real problem is.
On your comment: “…Why were the slaves not freed without a civil war, and who did that war benefit the most. …”
Lincoln supported the Fugitive Slave Act, therefore it is obvious that the war was not about creating freedom for that segment of the population. Thank goodness for the Internet. It is certain that most in the North knew little about details such as that, since as has been said, “The first casualty of war is the truth.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/idUS138172+30-Oct-2012+PRN20121030
How did they take down the biggest mobsters?
A piece at a time.
I also find it interesting that recently a legal standing has been established for litigation against governmental and regulatory entities.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/allen-stanford-billionaire-inmate-185652992.html
Things seem to be lining up.
Interesting stuff. Speaking of Ponzi schemes and unbridled fraud, why can’t the Federal Reserve be disbanded?
I refer you to the following quote taken from the book, “The Creature from Jekyll Island”. If you follow the logic it is obvious that Carlo Ponzi was preceded for many centuries by the concept of “fractional reserve” banking. Ponzi merely adapted the model for his own particular brand of fraud. And that is why “banking” is the basis of most fraud, which finds it easier to exist when the business community is accommodated with the proceeds of the fraud, making it nearly impossible to erase it.
It has given rise to things like “unionism”, in which their leadership also are willing participants by promising their membership wage increases to offset the continued devaluation of the currencies of the particular nation they reside in. There have been countless stories of the mob activity within the various labor unions where the bosses are mostly the ones who gain monetarily, speaking of the “mobsters” you refer to. And that is just one of many, many examples.
Q. Why doesn’t bank advertising mention this?
A. Not exactly. That is the money they use to make money.
A. Yes, usually $500,000,000 or thereabouts. This is called Liabilities.
Q. But if they’ve got it, how can they be liable for it?
Q. And what do the banks do with it?
Q. Then Assets and Liabilities must be the same thing?
A. I told you. That is money they have made.
Q.How?
A. Well, when they lend your $100 to someone they charge him interest.
Q.Howmuch?
A. It depends on the Bank Rate. Say five and a-half per cent. That’s their profit.
A. It depends on the Bank Rate. Say half a per cent.
Q. But suppose they’ve already lent it to another customer?
Q. But suppose he wants his too … and they’ve let me have it?
Q. I think I’m being acute. What if everyone wanted their money at once?
Patrick on Fox News talking about Overstock
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1927023724001/
Ideas for Fox News:
DA: Overstock.com, a company where talking about stock price is grounds for employment termination, has seen share prices rise 40% this week and triple since April lows.
DA: Talking with us today is Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne
PB: Nice to be here.
DA: Recent price advances have created an ideal opportunity for Overstock to ensnare uncultured employees. Any plans for a Monday phishing trip with spoof websites? “CNBC: Overstock.com price crashes 50% after huge run up” linking to termination notices? YOU’RE FIRED!
The real reason I can get away with labeling JPMorgan as crooked and have the bank remain silent is because a 33% market share by one participant in any futures market is against every concept of commodity law and US antitrust policy intent. Do you remember past days of the discussion of position limits and how disappointing it was when the CFTC ignored thousands of public requests for a position limit of one percent (of either world production or total open interest) and established a formula instead calling for 2.5%? The agency further wimped out and sided with the CME in goosing the formula to as much as 5% for markets the size of COMEX silver (how convenient). Please think of those proposed numbers – 1%, 2.5% and 5% and compare them to the 33% that the crooks at JPMorgan now hold in silver. And just so I’m clear, without JPMorgan’s manipulative position in silver, the price would now be well over $100 right now. It is not possible to make that assertion in any other market. – Silver analyst Ted Butler…27 October 2012
(http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/der-spiegel-snickers-about-germanys-gold-avoids-serious-questions)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/australias-federal-court-issues-landmark-judgment-against-p-041835914–sector.html;_ylt=AqYw4ZfyWF78ziuddvTq2VKiuYdG;_
I am really liking Australia. Almost as much as Iceland.
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/11/04/bankings-big-lie-breaks-cyprus/
http://buzz.money.cnn.com/2012/11/02/stock-certificates-sandy/
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp (DTCC) holds trillions of dollars of stock certificates in trust for their owners, through its subsidiary Cede & Co.
DTCC subsidiary Deriv/SERV also clears substantial volumes of derivatives such as credit default swaps.
The international headquarters for DTCC and its Cede & Co. and Deriv/SERV subsidiaries is located at 55 Water Street in Manhattan, and the vault storing trillions in stock certificates and other instruments was apparently flooded by Hurricane Sandy.
More on the Cede and Co. flood of trillions of dollars of certs.
http://www.silverdoctors.com/the-dtccs-36-5-trillion-flood-fraud-bix-weir-andy-hoffman/
Patrick Byrne says Goldman Sachs is an enemy of the Republic on the Q3 2012 Overstock.com earnings call. Jonathan Johnson provides Goldman Sachs lawsuit update:
“two big things are happening in that case. We’ve recently filed our response to the Goldman and Merrill filings of whether the documents that the judge looked at in dismissing the case should be released to the public. It’s called a motion to unseal or motion to seal by Goldman. So that is in front of the court. And we will see that, I would suspect, in the springtime. The court will decide whether to unseal those documents.
The other big thing that’s coming up is we will file our appeal of the judge’s dismissal of the case and that filing will happen in early December. I would think sometime early fall or so all the briefs will be in and the court will be considering that. But, we like the work that our lawyers have been doing on this.
We expect to win on the unsealing and we expect to win on the appeal, so that we can get back to trial sometime in the next years.”
http://investors.overstock.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131091&p=irol-calendarpast_pf
http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/Plaintiffs%20Opp%20to%20MSJ.pdf
Judd Bagley on TechCrunch:
Former DeepCapture writer on TC:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/04/discount-e-commerce-giant-overstock-is-dabbling-in-a-new-market-social-media-apps/
The following link is additional information on the Spire Law Group lawsuit against major government officials and mega-banks. Within there is also information on the murder of the children of the CNBC exec whose children were murdered just after he authorized release of the story. It indicates the nanny was the culprit, but because her throat was slashed she is unable to speak. (Hmmmmm!) It is assumed that she can read and write, however.
http://www.dailypaul.com/260706/cnbc-digital-vps-children-murdered-after-43-trillion-bankster-lawsuit-suit-post-post-removed
There has been a whole lot of shakin going on in the world lately from the impact of a hurricane and the hero’s and questions [wet cert’s?] that emerged from that, to the elections and the ‘resignation’ of some top people for some dubious reasons on several fronts.
No comment?
The silence is getting louder all the time.
I will have faith.
C’mon guys, we need you.
The wet cert. thing is ridiculous after they lost all their records (original in WTC 1 and backup in WTC 2). Didn’t it occur to someone that an underground vault could get flooded?
Ridiculous or do they just want to get rid of paper certs. that could prove that the DTCC thieves only fractionally back share, debt and other security ownership.
It makes you wonder where the value goes. When us investors are left with a fraction, who gets the value from the remaining fraction that was resold to someone else?
The biggest problem is the foxes run the hen house.
http://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item.aspx?bid=Z-C:MTV-1969277&symbol=MTV&news_region=C
http://itcouldhappentoyou.org
Silver Manipulation update – By Ted Butler.. Let me speak in simple terms. JPMorgan is stuck in silver, in my opinion. They bought a pig in a poke when they bought Bear Stearns in 2008 and took over the manipulation of the silver price. Armed with US Government financial assistance that probably included a promise of immunity against being charged with manipulating the price of silver, JPMorgan plunged headlong and willingly into that manipulation. Armed with virtually unlimited capital and regulatory carte blanch from the government, JPMorgan set out to dominate the paper silver market, just as Drexel Burnham, AIG and Bear Stearns did before that. Because the counter party technical funds could be bamboozled into and out of the market by the rigging of prices, JPMorgan came to “own” the silver market. But they became too clever for their own good. JPMorgan became such a dominant force in silver that the tables became reversed and it is unclear if whether silver now owns JPM. That may sound extreme, but let’s look at the facts.
There is an unusual concentration on the short side of COMEX silver. So unusual is this concentration that the CFTC, when faced with hundreds of complaints about the concentration began a formal investigation more than four years ago, unresolved to this day. In response to requests from lawmakers back then, the CFTC (inadvertently) identified JPMorgan as the biggest silver short. Since then, it has been easy for me to calculate JPMorgan’s continuing concentrated position. Even though it is perhaps the most aggressive and litigious of all financial firms, JPM has remained silent to continuous allegations that it is behaving illegally in silver. That silence has only help spread the growing awareness of JPMorgan as being the big silver crook.
No one reading this has ever witnessed a giant financial organization ignoring allegations that they are breaking the law. That includes me and I admit that it seems other worldly to me that I am the one making the allegations, as that was never the plan. But that doesn’t change the fact that whatever JPMorgan does will determine the price of silver. JPMorgan recently added 100 million oz in paper shorts because no other combination of traders was willing to do so. If JPM hadn’t sold short such large quantities of paper contracts, silver prices would have exploded, threatening to expose that silver had been previously manipulated in price. Having added such a manipulative short position, JPMorgan must now somehow rig prices lower to force the technical longs to sell so that JPM can buy back its manipulative shorts. When you get to the extreme position that JPMorgan holds in silver, you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t. I hope this is simple enough.
(http://goldsilverworlds.com/gold-silver-experts/silver-manipulation-explained-in-a-simple-way-by-ted-butler/)
Tom Vallarino says:
It’s sad to see an spirit developing in this country that says: Can’t do”, along with no will for shared sacrifice for a common good.
I’m all for can do and shared sacrifice and I bet most of the readers are, too.
Despite what the counterfeiters that run this country think, most Americans want the world to be a better place and are willing to help their neighbors.
We just need to extricate the parasites from the system, so the country can become healthy again.
We need more guillotines and less sanctimonious .00001% rhetoric.
Hi Patrick.
Did Mark Michell read this before he wrote about Elgindy? This is from David Patch’s web site
http://www.investigatethesec.com/drupal-5.5/files/Elgindy%20unsealed%20testimony%20part%202.pdf
A similarly false allegation that the government seeks this Court’s approval to put before the jury is an accusation that came from Matt Tyson, a person who by the government’s own description was an Uestranged fonner Elgindy business associate” and who was at the time involved in a lawsuit against Mr. Elgindy. (Gov’t Mem. at 13.) Tyson reported, among other things, that Mr. Elgindy had donated $5000 to an organization called “Mercy USA,” an organization he believed was previously known as “Mercy International.” (A Confidential 0062.) While Tyson originally described this organization as a “charity to benefit children in developing nations,” he soon thereafter advised the FBI that a published letter he had viewed indicated that Mercy International “purchased the vehicles that were used by Osama Bin Laden to bomb the U.S. embassies both in Kenya and Tanzania.” (Gov’t Mem. at 15-16; A 3681.) The implication that Tyson apparently hoped to suggest through his reports -that Mr. Elgindy had contributed to a charity that supports terrorism -turned out to be false. As indicated in a later FBI 302, Mercy International Relief Agency, the terrorist-supporting-organization, and Mercy International-USA, the legitimate charity, were separate and distinct entities and the FBI was “unaware of any association Elgindy might have with” the former. (A Confidential
The government’s memorandum never expressly acknowledges the falsity ofthis allegation; instead, the first and only reference to the falsity ofthe allegation comes on page 20. when the government simply quotes a later FBI report refuting the earlier allegation.
Case 1:02-cr-00589-RJD Document 692 Filed 01/05/2007 Page 9 of 26
3697-98.) Nevertheless, the government wishes to parade this highly inflammatory accusation before the jury.3
A second fact that is significant (but which the government nowhere expressly
acknowledges) is that the proposed testimony ofthe government’s star witness Derrick
Cleveland -a convicted cocaine dealer and now two-time cooperator -would put before the jury
a dramatically exaggerated and inaccurate version of the allegations the government was
investigating, significantly exacerbating the already highly prejudicial nature ofthe
government’s proposed evidence. For example,
Cleveland apparently will testify that Royer told him that the FBI was looking into allegations that, immediately prior to September 11 th, Mr. Elgindy ‘”had liquidated a $6 million trustfund at Smith Barney, which Elgindy had established for his children, as well as a $3 million account at Schwab.” (Gov’t Mem. at 23 (emphasis added).) In fact, the FBI was looking into something an order of magnitude smaller: a Smith Barney broker’s report that Mr. Elgindy had attempted -butfailed -to sell less than $300,000 in securities in his children’s accounts on September 10,2001. (A Confidential 3678-80.) And there had never been any allegation, much less evidence, concerning any liquidation ofadditional millions from an account at Schwab or anywhere else.4
In addition, Cleveland apparently is prepared to tell the jury that Royer told him the FBI was looking into allegations that “”Elgindy donated money to several Middle Eastern charities ofwhich two or three had ties to Al Qaeda .. (emphasis added), and that the FBI had ufound a solid money trail between Elgindy and
A visit to the mercyusa.org web-site shows that Tyson’s initial description was accurate: the Mercy organization to which a contribution was made under Mr. Elgindy’s name helps children around the world and is funded by the U.S. government as well as the United Nations.
As with so much ofthe innuendo reflected in the government’s proposed proof, the attempted but failed stock sales on September 10th -which Mr. Elgindy openly spoke about that day over the internet -can be explained by wholly innocent facts, including, among other things, recent major losses in those accounts and Mr. Elgindy’s perfectly legitimate and stated beliefs that the market might soon suffer a major setback for reasons having nothing to do with terrorism. (See Gov’t Mem. at 14 n.6 (excerpts ofSeptember 10,2001 chat log); ELG 53769-73, ELG 53883-89, ELG 53523-27 (Adam, Gabriel. and Sammy Elgindy Smith Barney Account Statements indicating significant decline in managed stock portfolio from previous period). attached hereto as Exhibit C; A Confidential 3679 (FBI 302 ofDavid Ross stating that Mr. Elgindy would have received these statements on approximately September 3, 2001).)
-7Case
1:02-cr-00589-RJD Document 692 Filed 01/05/2007 Page 10 of 26
some questionable organizations that were linked to terrorism.” (Gov’t Mem. at 23.) But the FBI reports disclosed by the government tell a very different storyindicating that there was only one suggestion ofone contribution by Mr. Elgindy to a terrorist-supporting charity and that charity turned out to be a U.S. government sponsored charity supporting children in developing nations. (See A Confidential 0062, A Confidential 3681, A Confidential 3697-98; supra, at 6 n.3.)
This site is obviously gagged because of the Nazeralli case. Is there another site we can continue the fight at in the mean time?
Send all of Deepcapture’s McLean articles to editors at major papers asking for them to write an expose?
stirring says:
Calm through the uproar.
More Patrick More….
Hey Anon (s) you still think Patrick and D.C. are scared to put out more info. Look at how strong their “Pimp hand” is. LOL!!!
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2012/comp-pr2012-11.pdf
http://www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=3532&mn=42603&pt=msg&mid=12300421
Hey Sean,
My guess is that DC is constrained from all of Patrick’s other obligations and his disposition to be a recluse. Totally a hermit. DC needed(still needs) a media machine and some organizers, but it’s hard to get people to go up against organized crime.
One easy thing for DC to do is have regularly updated timelines of news articles, research reports, and short positions (of interest) of DeepCapture miscreants. I think you actually suggested this in the comments somewhere 3 years ago. Ridiculously easy to do, would provide DC with regular news that gets linked to, and would help the website spread.
Patrick is probably constrained by the Rocker settlement, other under the table dealings with the miscreants, or threats of some sort.
Patrick! You have at least one person that will contribute a small amount of time every month to update timelines for DC. Once the timeline structure/architecture/format is set in place, comments posted from readers make updating even easier(user contributions for all those wanting to help you!).
Anon, you speak with Forked tongue. Patrick and Deepcapture are not constrained by anything. Are you trying with these childish antics to illicit some sort of response? If so “Very Weak” on you.When has Patrick or D.C. ever asked for any donations of any kind to shine a light on u/these roaches? The D.C. team is painting a masterpiece, and it is not quite done yet. When it is you will know and trust me you and your cohorts will rue the day you went up against this man and his company.One other thing I don’t this Patrick is the kind of individual that can be “Constrained” by anyone, let alone these miscreants. Just my honest opinion and observation. Peace and lets continue enjoying watching the house of cards fall apart as predicted by the good Dr. on CNBC years before it began. LOL!! Peace ANON!!!! p.s. If I am wrong about you, my apologies in advance.
This is the same Anon.
1. The Rocker settlements had agreements. Patrick can’t (legally) talk about some of the things, he mentions this in his interview with Gnostic Media, peace revolution podcast.
Patrick honors verbal agreements too, he is a very nice guy. Probably too nice.
2. It’s my opinion that DC should ask for people’s time, and direct some user contributed projects.
3. DC has many masterpieces that no one knows about, and I think a regularly updated website would help “spread the word”
4. You are probably completely wrong about me, but that’s OK. You are a “watcher” and “observer” type… there are other users that are/would be/want to be contributors.
5. I don’t think the word hermit/recluse is insulting. The Doug Fabrizio interview on UtahNOW spends the most time discussing Patrick’s introverted personality type.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324712504578137300622922348.html?mod=djemalertNEWS
Bits and pieces.
That’s all we ever see, never the whole picture, just bits and pieces.
Has something turned?
Deepcapture 1
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/schapiro-head-of-s-e-c-to-announce-departure/
Is something finally happening?
Do you think Mark Cuban is right by calling this a scam product?
Mark Cuban rips NBA over bracelets
Updated: November 26, 2012, 4:17 PM ET
By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes that one of the NBA’s marketing deals is “a scam,” and he said Monday that he banned the product from the team’s locker room.
Cuban made his opinion clear in a video he posted to YouTube last week in which he criticized Power Balance bracelets before throwing the display case that was in the Mavericks’ locker room in the garbage.
“See this stuff?” Cuban said on the video, grabbing the display. “It was a scam when they were on ‘Shark Tank.’ It’s still a scam. I don’t care if the NBA was dumb enough to sign an agreement; this is going where it belongs.”
At that point, Cuban put the display case in a trash can.
“But have no fear, we do recycle,” Cuban said. “What are you thinking, NBA?”
The NBA declined comment Monday afternoon.
The rubber bracelets have a distinctive hologram that is “based on Eastern philosophies of health and wellness,” according to the company’s website. Power Balance bracelets featuring NBA team logos in the hologram are available for $32.99 on the league’s official website.
However, Cuban said via email Monday that he will not allow the product in the Mavs’ locker room.
In November 2011, Power Balance LLC reportedly agreed to a $57 million settlement to a class action false-advertising lawsuit by some customers who alleged that the company intentionally exaggerated its products’ ability to improve balance, flexibility and strength.
Cuban hastily dismissed a similar product when watches with holograms were pitched on “Shark Tank,” the ABC entrepreneurial reality show on which he stars.
“No, I’m allergic to scams,” Cuban said on the February episode of “Shark Tank.” “Seriously, this is not new. It’s been disproven. What you saw is the placebo effect. There’s athletes that wear it. It’s a joke. It’s a scam. It’s not real.”
Finally….SAC(ked)
http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2012-11-28/sac-wells-notice-doesnt-name-steve-cohen#r=lr-fs
Goodbye SAC.. Hello Bubba. And please note SAC is not the only Major Hedge fund Cheating.Thanks to Patrick, Mark and Judd for the heads up about these crooks years ago. The wheels of justice may turn slow…but they are finally turning with major proof!!!
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-27/harvard-doctor-turns-felon-after-lure-of-insider-trading.html
Just a matter of time…Stevie baby. Miliken could be the Piece de resistance in all of this. Remember the Miscreants ball and the Master Manipulator. Its all coming to fruition.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/eating_his_words_YZtwTSaT2WVaiEfZmoEfCJ
The jig is up and the criminals are being exposed one by one.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100001182
Is’nt it a thing of beauty when a plan comes together…
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-03/dream-insider-informant-led-fbi-from-galleon-to-sac.html
Fast and Furious does’nt even begin to describe how fast the news and exposures are ocurring, It is incredible. Let the jail terms begin..
Creditors are asking for a court order entitling them to investigate Goldman Sachs’ trading activities for evidence of naked short selling.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/12/03/wamu-trustees-seek-goldman-probe/
The cover-up and take-over continues. These miscreants would’nt want the world to see the trades and shennigans that really went on inside Knight on their behalf now would they?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-knightcapital-cerebrus-idUSBRE8B303620121204
WaMu Trust Alleges Naked Shorting By Goldman, Seeks Probe
By Lisa Uhlman
Law360, New York (December 04, 2012, 5:34 PM ET) — Washington Mutual Inc.’s liquidation trust asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday to let it investigate Goldman Sachs & Co. for potential breach of contract claims, saying new evidence shows Goldman betrayed its client by driving its stock price down through a naked short-selling scheme.
The WMI Liquidating Trust asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary F. Walrath for authorization to conduct a limited examination of Goldman and its affiliates, arguing that evidence recently developed by its litigation subcommittee suggests that breach of contract and other claims could be a source of substantial value to the trust’s remaining creditors and WMI’s former equity holders.
Goldman served as WMI’s investment bank before its bankruptcy, underwriting several of its securities and assisting it in raising capital and identifying investment partners, according to the motion. Those services became increasingly important as the financial crisis worsened and turbulence in the mortgage markets threatened WMI unit Washington Mutual Bank.
WMI relied on Goldman’s expertise and reputation to bolster market confidence in WaMu and prevent a collapse as the parent sought a reliable source of liquidity, and it paid the company millions of dollars in fees to assist it, the motion says.
“Instead of providing this promised support to WMI, it appears that Goldman Sachs may have decided it could make more money by betraying its client,” the motion said.
“In this motion, WMILT seeks evidence of Goldman’s participation in a scheme to drive WMI’s stock price down as a way of generating massive profits for Goldman and its favored investor partners,” it added. “Such conduct, if it occurred, was directly contrary to the obligations Goldman undertook in its investment advisory agreement with WMI.”
The trust argues that in the final months before WMI filed for bankruptcy protection, major investors participated in a scheme to drive down its share price through a so-called bear raid, or a slew of short sales and other securities transactions that weakened its share price.
Investors betting against a stock through short sales can generate huge profits by “fomenting a self-perpetuating cycle of panic,” the trust says, noting that financial institutions are especially susceptible to bear raids because their value depends on public perception of their strength. Stock crashes can cause bank runs, further dropping the stock price and continuing the cycle — exactly what happened with WaMu, it says.
In naked short sales, investors seeking to profit from a bear raid will agree to sell stock short without first finding shares to sell, the trust says. Large amounts of naked short sales can artificially depress a stock’s price by increasing the supply of shares, and naked short selling is recognized as abusive market manipulation that is almost always illegal.
The trust says there is overwhelming evidence that WMI’s stock was subjected to naked short selling and that the decline in its value is largely due to naked shorting, not to any weakness in WaMu.
“This potentially unlawful trading activity created a classic death spiral for the bank,” the trust said.
It asks the court to allow it to conduct discovery to determine if Goldman participated in or facilitated the shorting and naked shorting of WMI’s stock, arguing that if evidence of that behavior exists, there would be a basis for a breach of contract claim and possibly market manipulation and other securities-related causes of action against Goldman.
It argues that the trading records it needs to determine Goldman’s involvement are solely within the investment bank’s possession, but that even without them there is good reason to believe the bank participated. Goldman’s involvement in other bear raids and naked shorting has been widely reported, and it’s been named as a defendant in several suits over alleged naked short-selling, the trust says.
It wants to conduct discovery of certain trading records, arguing that the request shouldn’t put a significant burden on Goldman because of its limited scope.
“On the other hand, the potential benefit to WMI’s creditors and other stakeholders is substantial given the magnitude of the damages at issue,” it said. “Granting this motion will facilitate WMILT’s efforts to fulfill its fiduciary obligation to its constituents to identify and liquidate all claims that it received from the estate.”
The trust is represented by Scott D. Cousins, Paul D. Brown and Mark D. Olivere of Cousins Chipman & Brown LLP and Edgar Sargent and Justin A. Nelson of Susman Godfrey LLP.
Counsel information for Goldman was not immediately available Tuesday.
The case is In re: Washington Mutual Inc. et al., case number 1:08-bk-12229, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
–Editing by Richard McVay.
http://www.inthesetimes.com/issue/26/10/feature1_1.shtml
Deutsch Bank making headlines again..More fraud and their former General Counsel is now Head of Enforcement at the SEC. You cant make this sh/stuff up!!
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-12-05/bombshell-deutsche-bank-hid-12-billion-losses-avoid-government-bail-out
bunnyb says:
I am getting dizzy watching the spin the ‘major news outlets’ are trying to put on this one!!!
Humpty dumpty getting ready for that big fall. Stevie is about to join Rocker and Samberg for the Hedge Funds that just go POOF in the night!!!
Citi Tells Clients To Avoid Steve Cohen
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/05/2012 12:59 -0500
CitigroupCohenFBIGETCOSACSteve Cohen
If the beginning of the end started two years ago as we predicted, is this end of the end?
•CITIGROUP PRIVATE BANK SAID TO PUT SAC CAPITAL ON `WATCH’ LIST
•CITIGROUP SAID TO ADVISE CLIENTS AGAINST ADDING MONEY TO SAC
•CITIGROUP PRIVATE BANK ALLOCATES CLIENT MONEY TO HEDGE FUNDS
Next up: all other private wealth groups halt capital allocations to SAC? Redemptions of all non-employee funds and liquidations? FBI raids, but only after orderly winddowns? It sure gets interesting…
And without Stevie Cohen running stops 24/7 in ES and every other stock that is still widely traded, what then? Will GETCO run the entire market?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-12-05/citi-tells-clients-avoid-steve-cohen
Silver Manipulation Update: The unavoidable attention that will attach to the termination of the silver manipulation is also one of the main forces delaying the coming resolution. If ever there was a can that needed to be kicked down the road by important insiders, the sudden end to the silver manipulation is surely that can.
JPMorgan and the CME, as well as the various federal agencies involved, are dreading the resolution of the silver manipulation, probably as much as informed silver investors are cheering for it. In a nutshell, this is why it has taken so many years to put a wooden stake through the heart of the silver manipulation; those who should be ending it know that in its termination they will be exposed for not ending it sooner.
After all, there is a documented 25 year history of the CFTC being continuously alerted to the silver manipulation with the agency always rejecting the allegations. There’s no way any termination of the silver manipulation won’t be connected to the clear prior public warnings. No one rushes to their own funeral. Postponing the shame is particularly relevant in the case of many at the CFTC, as an oath of office was taken to protect the public and the public’s pleas for relief were ignored. – Silver analyst Ted Butler…05 December 2012
(http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/bbcs-panorama-killed-report-exposing-silver-market-manipulation)
They’ve completed their objective.. screwing over the investors and protecting their future employers. Now its time to collect those (or return) to those cushy jobs that they’ve been promised as a reward!!
By JESSICA HOLZER
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission’s top markets official is leaving the agency, the latest top staffer to head for the exits as SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro prepares to step down next week.
Robert W. Cook has been atop the SEC’s markets and trading division since 2009, a period marred by the 2010 “flash crash” and several other stock-market glitches.
Zuma Press
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro confers with Robert W. Cook at a Senate hearing in May. Mr. Cook, the agency’s top markets official, is leaving
A handful of Ms. Schapiro’s lieutenants have left the agency over the summer amid speculation that her tenure was coming to a close. She said last week that she would leave the agency next Friday. The Obama administration named SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter to take over for Ms. Schapiro as chairman but signaled that the choice was temporary and it was looking for a permanent chairman.
Also Wednesday, the SEC said the agency’s general counsel, Mark Cahn, would step down.
The departures of Ms. Schapiro’s top staffers may complicate the job for her close friend and successor, Ms. Walter, who may find it difficult with so many vacancies atop the agency.
Any new chairman could have a difficult job attracting talent to the SEC, said former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, Jr., who said the “constant harassment” of regulators by Congress has made public service less appealing at many federal agencies. Still, Mr. Levitt said Ms. Walter is well-suited to recruiting key people to the agency because “she has been so involved in the fabric of the commission for so many years.”
Mr. Cook plans to leave the SEC after helping with his successor’s transition to the new role, the SEC said Wednesday. One possible successor is Mr. Cook’s deputy, James Burns, who had been a member of Ms. Schapiro’s staff since March 2010.
Mr. Cook led the SEC’s review of the causes of the flash crash, when hundreds of stocks plunged in a matter of minutes, and he oversaw the implementation of some pieces of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law. He also played a role in building a framework for a new computer system to help the SEC track stock trading across markets.
Under Mr. Cook’s watch, the SEC turned its attention to the dominance of high-speed traders, though critics said the agency has done little to rein them in.
On Tuesday, the SEC announced that Meredith Cross, a close adviser to Ms. Schapiro and the head of the division that reviews companies’ public offering documents, would leave at the end of the year to return to private practice.
Robert Khuzami, the SEC’s enforcement director, is an outside contender to take over from Ms. Schapiro. But he could also leave the agency as part of a change in leadership, people familiar with the matter said.
Mr. Khuzami, whom Ms. Schapiro recruited in 2009, has led the agency in bringing a record number of cases but faced criticism over the perceived leniency of some of the deals reached with Wall Street firms.
—Scott Patterson contributed to this article.
Write to Jessica Holzer at jessica.holzer@dowjones.com
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/08/us-hedgefunds-sac-insidertrading-idUSBRE8B700020121208
Closing in Stevie.
Does Reed Hastings know that Netflix is being completely manipulated by criminals and the SEC investigations are a result of it?
Financial criminals Icahn, Loeb, Einhorn continue their move on Silicon Valley
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/Facebook-post-lands-Netflix-CEO-in-spot/articleshow/17529095.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Netflix-vs-Icahn
It’s getting hot in here.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/12/09/insider-trading-dwarfs-earlier-era-officials-say.html
Why not go for a swim Stevie, you have no reason to fear the sharks.
Patrick gifting 263,000 shares of Overstock — any guesses?
Knowing Patrick,
Most likely charity I would guess?
Recent lecture by Patrick at Rutgers:
Praxis, Praxis, Praxis: How Entrepreneurship, Philosophy and Libertarianism Made Me 2007’s “Most Hated Man on Wall Street”
Patrick M. Byrne, who holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Stanford University, is Chairman and CEO of Overstock.com, Inc. The billion-dollar business, which has 1,300 employees, was named the best retailer to work for in America by Forbes in 2010. At the time, the magazine noted that Byrne’s 92% employee approval rating was the highest of any CEO in the nation. So why is Byrne so much less popular among investment bankers, traders, and analysts? Find out by watching this video of the lecture he gave at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on October 16, 2012
Mr. Byrne spoke before an audience of Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences and Business School students at the Scholarly Communication Center, Alexander Library, College Avenue Campus, Rutgers-New Brunswick, at the invitation of Ernie Lepore, Professor of Philosophy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWg_b59Cktk
Patch’s website is down
http://www.investigatethesec.com/ — any guesses?
Stevie Cohen going to Jail…when? Any guesses?
I will guess exactly 441 days.
Any other places on the web have the Elgindy transcripts?
What goes around eventually does come around..
http://www.propublica.org/thetrade/item/from-bernie-madoff-to-steven-cohen-enabling-suspiciously-high-returns
NoOneCares says:
Look at all these idiots embarrassing themselves. Patrick is a whiny CEO who is mad his company is barely worth 300 million. People keep shorting his stock and hurting his personal wealth and he cries about it. He claims to be an “SEC expert” when his head is stuck up his ass.
Oh, and hey Patrick, a monkey can run this company better than you. And great job claiming Allied Capital is a “victim.” By your definition, apparently people running pyramid schemes are victims. Did Bernie Madoff pay you off?
No one cares about you.. Patrick won’t dignify your stupidity with and answer but I will. I know that Patrick and Deepcapture have cost you and your ilk a crapload of money and some serious anticipated jailtime but fear not, there are unpleasant suprises coming your way. Just be patient, Karma (sp) is a bi-ch and so are you and your just deserts are being served.. if you don’t believe me just ask Stevie Cohen and other..many more to come.Really is this the best you can come at Patrick with, name calling. LOL!! Too funny.
When cornered and about to be killed RATS can be dangerous.
I think the desperation level is at a all time high amongst the rats.
Please be careful all you rat hunters.
We may be coming to the end of the Hunt.
Do NOT waver in our efforts, as if even a single RAT escapes we will have to hunt RATS again sooner than we would like to think about.
Continue to be strong, smart and wary.
Remember as well all those who have fallen to the RATS and the systemic diseases they spread.
It is not so much how much the RATS take from us in our hard earned resources, but the diseases they spread doing so.
IE: Plague and corruption.
We cannot survive with RATS among us.
Nobodycares(about you) here is some more wood for the Cohen fire!!!LOL!!!
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-17/sac-e-mails-show-steve-conen-consulted-on-key-dell-trade.html
In jail..in jail without the bail!!! LOL!!! Apparantly the Regulators do care!!
NCAU more wood for the fire. Its getting hot in here huh big guy?
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/2-former-hedge-fund-managers-found-guilty-in-insider-trading-case/
How about some more name calling? LOL!! You’re toast big boy!!!
Ha ha ha NoOneCares — your paymasters must care, otherwise you would not come to DeepCapture to mouth off party lines written on their cocks.
Bethany McLean leaves Goldman Sachs and starts immediately shilling for criminal Manuel Asensio (John Paulson’s roommate). Then onto shilling for Chanos, Rocker, Einhorn, SAC, Ackman, Goldman Sachs.
How is a hedge fund planting journalists in the media “capture”?
Silver Manipulation Update: Lost in the weekly observations of COT changes is the enormity of the size of JPMorgan’s COMEX silver short position. It would be impossible for any one entity to hold a short position equaling 23.4% of the world annual production of most food or industrial commodities (like corn or crude oil) because such a position would require a size well in excess of current total open interest levels in most markets. For instance, someone holding 23.4% of world annual oil production would have to hold 7 million NYMEX contracts; a neat trick for a market that has a total open interest of 1.5 million contracts. The record still indicates that JPMorgan added more than 100 million oz of COMEX short positions since the summer, making the bank the only real silver short seller during that time. When there is only one buyer or seller in any market, that market is manipulated. –
by Silver analyst Ted Butler…15 December 2012
(http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/noting-markets-have-been-destroyed-chris-martenson-earns-his-tinfoil-hat)
My Worst Fear – Theodore Butler | December 17, 2012 –
Recently, I have received a good number of emails containing conversations between readers and CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton about the allegations of a silver price manipulation because of the large concentrated COMEX short position held by JPMorgan. Chilton had previously led the move to begin the current silver investigation in September 2008 and has always been quick to respond to those writing to him, a rarity for high officials. I couldn’t help but notice that Commissioner Chilton had recently begun to say things that seemed to try to explain away the allegations of a silver manipulation, much different from his former stance of promising to look into it. I found this change disturbing and it has influenced my thinking that the CFTC would never do anything about the silver manipulation… CONTINUED AT LINK…
(http://www.silverseek.com/commentary/my-worst-fear-8306)
Judd Bagley featured on Wired
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/12/mahout/
Great work Judd!
Under estimated fraud, price of business fines, no admissions of guilt, more too big to jail [the criminals] too small to matter [the little people who were victims of this CRIME].
Where is the JUSTICE ?
Now we’re cooking with grease right NBCAU???? LOL!!
Cramer’s TheStreet.com Charged With Accounting Fraud
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/18/2012 – 13:03 Counterparties Mad Money Securities and Exchange Commission
Over two years ago, while scouring through TheStreet.com’s filing we stumbled upon something interesting: “As a result of the need for the Company and its independent registered public accounting firm to focus attention on matters related to the Company’s previously-announced review of the accounting in its former Promotions.com subsidiary, which subsidiary the Company sold in December 2009 — including matters related to the preparation and filing by the Company in February 2010 of a Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008, a Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009, respectively, and matters related to an investigation commenced by Securities and Exchange Commission in March 2010 — the Company requires additional time to prepare its financial statements, assess its internal controls and file its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (“2009 Form 10-K”).” Oops. We can’t wait to see how Mr. Cramer will explain to the Mad Money faithful this particular twist on the hangover of the show’s five year birthday bash. Also, we wonder if CNBC will finally cancel the ludicrous Jim “truth” Cramer campaign once this news breaks. We doubt it- in the quest for evaporating eyeballs, all is fair.” This was in April 2010. Today, we got resolution on the matter, as the SEC finally has put the matter to close.
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NBCAU.. Tic Toc…Tic Toc
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-19/sac-indictment-deadline-may-show-u-s-hand-on-cohen-deal.html
Night can only last for 12 hrs (or so) before day catches it!!! LOL!!!
Ginger says:
“TheStreet.com and three former executives settled a Securities and Exchange Commission probe into accounting fraud at the company yesterday.
The SEC said the fraud occurred from 2008 to 2009 while slapstick CNBC stock picker Jim Cramer served as chairman of the financial website.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/street_com_settles_an_sec_fraud_DyPNPdi8EUSC69YW3suZuM?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Business
The New York Post!
Proud alumni include shill, hack and criminal lapdog:
“Roddy Boyd. @BoydRoddy. Financial muckraking for the public interest”
CEO’s are mad as hell and they are not gonna take it anymore. Watch CNBC shill for there Hedge Fund masters AGAIN!!
Overstock.com should start selling shares of stock for small businesses under “Main Street Revolution”, have the product description as the business valuation. Make a big deal out of it publicly when the government comes in.
Companies in silicon valley are silently moving to sharespost.
http://welcome.sharespost.com/companies-on-sharespost
No worst CEO of the year from CNBC for Patrick?
Secret Santa for Stock Pickers
Dana Blankenhorn
My third present is Overstock.com. This has long been a laggard in the e-commerce space, but founder Patrick Byrne, who is most-often blamed for its problems, is slowly stepping away. He’s no longer OSTK’s biggest shareholder.
More important, the company has figured out how to get value from “big data,” using an open source program called Apache Mahout to deliver customized gift recommendations that actually make sense.
Since April, when a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of the company’s operations ended with no action, the stock is up about 170 percent. The company is now a prime takeover candidate for any brick-and-mortar operator, and its shareholders are in a receptive mood to hear the pitch.
That’s it? What happened to the Worst CEO of the Year awards? Dana’s writing is triple bogey. Bring back Herb Greenberg’s ghost writer.
WORST CEO OF THE YEAR GOES TO PATRICK BYRNE.
Even Trading Algorithms Think Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Is A Failure.
“Share price sunk early 2012 after trading algorithms adjusted to 2011 year end LOSSES. 2012 also witnessed Byrne’s gross incompetence. His legal team LOST racketeering and price fixing lawsuits against Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley on location technicalities despite evidence so obvious that even Rolling Stone readers understand the crime. We see this LOSER as the best short of 2013.”
More about the lawsuit on Daily Caller:
http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/18/goldmans-blunder-exposes-shorts/
is the founder and principle owner of the hedge fund shaking in his shoes?
http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/December12/MathewMartomaIndict/Martoma,%20Mathew%20Indictment.pdf
December 21 CHARGING DOCUMENT: U.S. v. Mathew Martoma (Indictment)
U.S. v. Mathew Martoma Indictment
conflict of interest & a federal pay to play rule re einhorns
http://www.jsonline.com/business/einhorns-contribution-to-walker-could-trigger-paytoplay-rule-t57t0k7-182683161.html
Hello Anon and NC(AU) It would seem that SAC can’t afford the press anymore.. remains me of the soon to be fate of the NRA.
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SAC Loses Anchor Investor As Noose Tightens Some More
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/22/2012 – 13:44
First it was Citi, then SocGen, now a third key investor has decided to pull their money from SAC – the once vaunted hedge fund which now everyone is now avoiding like the plague, and for which the only question now is “when” – when will Stevie close down shop, and will this happen before or after the paddywagons finally arrive at 72 Cummings Point road. The WSJ reports: “Titan Advisors LLC recently told clients that it had decided to withdraw its entire investment from SAC, said clients who received phone calls from Titan. “They’ve told us they still think SAC is a good firm but Titan doesn’t need the headline risk, and we sure don’t,” said Tom Taneyhill, executive director of the Fire & Police Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Baltimore, on Friday. Société Générale SA, which has client money in SAC through its Lyxor asset-management arm, also decided to pull its money from SAC, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month. At the time, an SAC spokesman declined to comment. Titan’s departure is significant given SAC’s long-standing relationship with one of Titan’s founders. Titan co-founder George Fox began investing in SAC in the mid-90s, several years after Mr. Cohen started what became the firm in 1992.”
Man its going to be a rough couple of months for ole Stevie boy. Patrick told him this would happen 4 years ago!!!
First it was Citi, then SocGen, now a third key investor has decided to pull their money from SAC – the once vaunted hedge fund which now everyone is now avoiding like the plague, and for which the only question now is “when” – when will Stevie close down shop, and will this happen before or after the paddywagons finally arrive at 72 Cummings Point road.
floyd use to write about sunday calls. were journalists hooked into those sunday calls too?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/business/steven-cohen-of-sac-is-fascinating-to-investigators-too.html?pagewanted=all
Go to 5:11.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixurN0e5oo4
The idea of avoiding the counterfeiters that run this country and letting the government and companies control the value of money and shares by limiting the real amount they issue.
The current situation is that a criminal cartel controls the DTCC, but they also control the media, the police and the politicians and that’s why nothing is ever done, other than bailing them out and sticking the taxpayers with the bill in 2008.
Jail they told Stevie
Pa rum pum pum pum
Arrests at S.A.C
Anon…NC(AU) do you guys feel that noose tighening..if not I feel it for you!!LOL!!!
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-26/rejection-of-intermune-s-drug-told-early-to-fda-advisers.html
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck… then I guess, its must be a Duck!!!! LOL!!! Thanks Patrick and D.C. it took a long time coming, but I think a “Change gonna come”
Linked to Herbalife:
William Ackman
Whitney Tilson
“Herbalife Hires Moelis as Adviser”
“Herbalife is working with law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP”
Moelis is a New Yorker and CNBC regular.
Boies defended Rocker
Looks like the criminals have moles inside Herbalife.
Herbliafe would be better off with:
Attorneys: James Wesley Christian
http://www.csj-law.com/attorneys/jchristian.html
Stein&Lubin
http://www.steinlubin.com/
Silver Manipulation Update: “The danger of a further sharp silver sell-off still exists because JPMorgan’s concentrated short position still exists. Based upon physical market considerations, there is also a danger that JPMorgan could lose control and silver could explode. That’s what’s wrong with a concentrated position and manipulated market in the first place. Through the cut-off date, JPMorgan was still short 34,000 contracts, down 1500 for the reporting week. Remarkably, this is still a third of the entire net short side of COMEX silver (minus spreads) and represents more than 22% of annual world mine production. Here’s another tidbit – the 170 million oz of equivalent silver that JPMorgan is short on the COMEX is more than 20% of the all the visible silver bullion in the world (817 million oz – source http://www.sharelynx.com).
To give you a sense of the dimensions of holding a paper short position of this magnitude in gold, silver’s precious metal sister, please consider that if one entity held 20% of the two billion oz (minimum) of all visible gold bullion in the world short on the COMEX, it would require a short position of 4 million COMEX contracts, nearly ten times the current total open interest. (2 billion oz gold oz X 20% and then converted into 100 oz COMEX contracts). My point here is that the more you compare JPMorgan’s concentrated silver short position to other markets, the more you are amazed at the audacity of their silver manipulation.”
by Ted Butler
(http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/blog/4401/very-early-monday)
The WaMu bankruptcy court filings may shed light on a Goldman Sachs naked short-selling scheme while efforts are made by the trustees to collect a damage award. Overstock.com should contact WaMu trustees to share details. Maybe they could compile enough information for a solid class action lawsuit too. http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/12/03/wamu-trustees-seek-goldman-probe/
All evil requires to succeed it for fear to cause good to do nothing.
In the big picture if cheaters are allowed to win then SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WILL end the whole game. There is more to heaven and earth than can be seen by our physical perceptions, and I am sure the reason we exist does not have anything to do with letting the cheaters intimidate us and ‘win’.
Have faith and fight for what you know to be right.
We do no favors to those we ‘save’ from harm if all we save them for is to be future slaves.
Unless we all live by the same laws then there is no law.
Unless we all have the same rights then there are no rights.
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Wall street’s riskiest trades
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2013/01/03/wall-streets-riskiest-trade/
The SAC fall-back strategy is working as planned. By the time law enforcement actually knocks on SAC’s door, the investors who made illicit returns from its trading tactics will be gone with their money. As with Rocker/Copper River. The insider trading profits are such a minute portion of the total loot taken by naked short selling, the designed-to-blow MBS, the credit default swaps, and on and on.
It’s been too long since a Deep Capture, but thanks for the continuing comments to keep us somewhat up to date, at least about what shows up in the news.
Mid february redemption notice deadline ie sac capital
Does Eisinger the Easter Bunny hunter have a new target?
Former SAC Analyst Cooperates in Insider Trading Case
By PETER LATTMAN
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/former-sac-analyst-cooperates-in-insider-trading-case/?ref=business
A former analyst at SAC Capital Advisors, the hedge fund owned by the billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen, has given federal agents the names of about 20 people he said had engaged in insider trading, according to a court filing.
The disclosure of the extraordinary cooperation by the former SAC analyst, Wesley Wang, emerged in a pleading filed by federal prosecutors. In a letter to a judge, the government credited Mr. Wang with substantial assistance in its broad insider trading crackdown.
In addition to the 20 names, the government said information provided by Mr. Wang had contributed to the criminal convictions of more than 10 people.
The letter, which was filed in connection with Mr. Wang’s sentencing, named 12 individuals who have already been charged or identified in public as part of the investigation. But the section that gave specifics about Mr. Wang’s help – and named other people, according to a person with knowledge of the letter – was heavily redacted.
Prosecutors emphasized that Mr. Wang’s help was still yielding fruit.
“The full extent of Wang’s information and cooperation remains to be fully realized,” the government said in the filing. “Even taking into account what has been developed to date, it is exceptional.”
Prosecutors praised Mr. Wang’s assistance in advance of the sentencing, which is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in Federal District Court in Manhattan. They urged Judge Jed. S. Rakoff to hand down a lenient sentence. Government cooperators have been vital to prosecutors in the insider trading investigation, which has resulted in the guilty pleas or convictions of more than 70 individuals since mid-2009.
A lawyer for Mr. Wang, Michael Celio, declined to comment.
Mr. Wang is one of a number of former traders and analysts previously associated with SAC Capital, which manages $14 billion and has one of the best investment track records on Wall Street. At least six former SAC employees have been tied to insider trading while at the fund, which is based in Stamford, Conn. The most recent case – an indictment of a former SAC portfolio manager, Mathew Martoma – connects Mr. Cohen to questionable trades.
Mr. Cohen and SAC have not been charged with any wrongdoing, and Mr. Cohen has told his employees and clients that he believes he and the firm acted appropriately at all times. The Securities and Exchange Commission has warned SAC that it may file a civil action against the firm in connection with the Martoma case.
The case against Mr. Wang, a journeyman hedge fund analyst who spent just a couple of years at SAC nearly a decade ago, has largely gone unnoticed.
A native of Taiwan, Mr. Wang, 39, of Berkeley, Calif., worked as a technology stock analyst at the SAC unit Sigma Capital from 2002 to 2005. The F.B.I. first learned about Mr. Wang’s insider trading in 2008 from another cooperator. Agents approached him in early 2009 and he almost immediately began cooperating, agreeing to wear a wire in meetings and also recording telephone conversations with his Wall Street and corporate contacts.
“While these meetings caused Mr. Wang considerable stress, he nonetheless maintained his composure throughout them,” the prosecutors wrote in the sentencing letter.
Last summer, Mr. Wang appeared in a federal court and entered a guilty plea, admitting to leaking confidential information about technology stocks to a former Sigma portfolio manager, Dipak Patel, and to the former head of Whitman Capital, Douglas F. Whitman.
A jury convicted Mr. Whitman in August. He has yet to be sentenced. The government has not charged Mr. Patel.
Mr. Wang testified at Mr. Whitman’s trial. He said that he obtained inside information about Cisco Systems and passed it on to Mr. Whitman, who in turn shared secret data about other companies.
In the sentencing letter, prosecutors said the information provided by Mr. Wang led to their being able to approach certain other people who then also agreed to cooperate. They included Karl Motey, a crucial figure in the government’s extensive investigation into expert network firms – middlemen connecting traders to public company employees – that led to dozens of convictions.
Prosecutors emphasized that they still had plenty of work to do with all of the information supplied to them by Mr. Wang, and requested that his continued cooperation be made a condition of his sentencing.
“Wang has also identified a number of individuals involved in insider trading whom the F.B.I. has not yet approached and/or whom the government has not yet charged,” the letter said.
DEEP PENETRATION OF SAC BY UNDERCOVER WANG.
WIRED WANG TAPS SAC
WANG’S PENETRATION OF SAC “STILL YIELDING FRUIT”
WANG’S PENETRATING SAC “STILL YIELDING FRUIT”
Extent of Wang’s penetration yet to be fully realized.
Antar and Minkow started the spiel
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/loeb-counters-ackmans-bet-against-herbalife/?smid=tw-nytimesdealbook&seid=auto
“weirdest question I’ve ever been asked:
“If the Kool Aid character were to fall down, causing his juice to completely spill out, would he die?”
the employer? The Securities and Exchange Commission.
speaks volumes about that agency”
SEC DRINKS THE KOOL AID
It must suck being a SAC client knowing it will take a year to redeem your investment by being limited to 25% quarterly.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/client-redemptions-loom-for-sac-capital/
Is Goldman Sacs really side stepping the Volcker rule?
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-10/a-goldman-sachs-trading-team-sidesteps-the-volcker-rule
DCN says:
Looks like Bethany’s career has come to this:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/02/zumba-alexis-wright-prostitution
writing stories about small town New England prostitution.
How the mighty have fallen.
Bethany Blowjob writing a sympathetic piece for a fellow prostitute.
Anon, just thought I would add this to ur postings!! LOL!!
4 more years baby !!!I’m sure he is singing or has sung like a canary. Hello STEVIE!!!
Keep articles coming Sean!
Kinnucan “shadow of himself”, loses 35 pounds, and becomes depressed: Regret after squandering chance to probe other males.
Gives a new meaning to broadband network
http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2013/oregon-based-research-consultant-john-kinnucan-sentenced-in-manhattan-federal-court-to-51-months-in-prison-for-insider-trading-scheme
The wife claims to have only spoken to him once since the arrest and his aggresive posturing was highlighted by one of his court appointed lawyers. If he keeps growing that beard, he’d potentially be able to get a Santa Claus job after serving that 4 year sentence but he will have to stop refusing to bathe.
“In the end, everybody breaks, bro…”
– Zero Dark Thirty
Time to break up this pump and dump in the making that the SEC doesn’t seem to acknowledge happening.
http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=46ad0c9c-1276-4867-b491-2026cd31a930
bahaha, good one Anon!
Was the “flying saucer landing in the hood” comment a coded message to Roddy Boyd?http://www.nytimes.com/video/2010/11/23/business/1248069367931/cnbc-interview-with-john-kinnucan.html
Whole Foods’ Mackey Says Employees Should Come Before Investors
By Brooke Sutherland – Jan 18, 2013 12:01 AM ET Facebook Share
Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM) Co-Chief Executive Officer John Mackey said employees, not shareholders, need to be the first priority for businesses.
“I really don’t think shareholders should come first, I think it’s fundamentally a bad strategy,” Mackey said yesterday at a Captains of Industry series interview with Norman Pearlstine, chief content officer of Bloomberg News. “Happy team members result in happy customers, happy customers result in happy investors. If you put shareholders first, you won’t get there.”
The event at the 92nd Street Y in New York was sponsored by Bloomberg Businessweek.
Mackey, 59, a self-styled “conscious” capitalist and longtime nonconformist, has written a new book in which he criticizes companies that focus solely on maximizing profit. The book, “Conscious Capitalism,” was released this week.
In the book, Mackey and his co-author, Raj Sisodia, a Bentley University marketing professor, discuss ways to create value and lift people from poverty. Mackey’s bottom line: making money need not be a zero-sum game.
“Business has got to rediscover its higher purpose,” Mackey said in the interview.
The college dropout co-founded a natural-foods store in Austin, Texas, in 1978 with his then-girlfriend, Renee Lawson Hardy. The store was called Safer Way, a spoof on the Safeway Inc. (SWY) chain, which operated supermarkets nearby. Two years later, Mackey and Hardy merged their company with two other grocers to form the original Whole Foods.
The company began expanding beyond Austin in 1984 and acquired regional grocery stores and chains in the 1990s. Sales rose 16 percent to $11.7 billion in the fiscal year ended in September, the third straight year with revenue growth of at least 12 percent. Since the grocer went public in 1992, the shares have soared more than fivefold.
Mackey says he practices what he preaches at Whole Foods by capping executive pay at 19 times the company’s average hourly wage. For the four years through 2011, he earned $1 in salary and received no bonus. Whole Foods has no corporate jet.
In the book, Mackey and Sisodia write that Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST), Google Inc. (GOOG) and Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) also practice conscious capitalism.
To contact the reporter on this story: Brooke Sutherland in New York at bsutherland7@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Robin Ajello at rajello@bloomberg.net
Anon.. don’t forfet this please! Is a Wells Notice a bad thing? LOL!!!
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000132039
“Without daily feed coming from SAC, Blowjob Becky looks like ass in newscast.”
I WILL EXPLAIN BECKY… DEEPCAPTURE IS PATRICK’S WEBSITE, HE IS BEHIND IT!
Sorry.. forget
two cents says:
believing in the honesty and reliability of others.
The Apartment (1960)
Jack Lemmon/Shirley MacLaine.
Good movie.
betting on truth.
Peeping Tom TSA spies Patrick’s 4 inch barrel
http://www.kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_3503.shtml
Silver Manipulation Update: “It’s just a fact of life that we can’t usually see the full picture on any significant silver development at the time. That’s because all the details aren’t available or visible when we first learn of something new. The best example I can give you was of JPMorgan’s takeover of Bear Stearns in 2008. I even wrote an article about it back then titled “Life After Bear Stearns” [http://www.investmentrarities.com/ted_butler_comentary/03-18-08.html] in which I talked about many of my usual themes, COMEX, COT, SLV and the first sell-out of Silver Eagles by the US Mint. I stand by everything I wrote in that article, but I admit that I had no clue at the time that Bear was the big COMEX silver short. Nor did I know that Bear Stearns most likely failed because of its giant silver short position and its inability to meet a $1 billion margin call on silver. It was only when the August 2008 Bank Participation Report was released and subsequent correspondence from the CFTC that the full facts became known.”
“I feel similarly about the big SLV deposit [Jan. 16, 2013 – SLV Adds Record 572 Tons Of Silver In One Day, More Than In All Of 2012 – http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-01-17/slv-etf-adds-record-572-tons-silver-one-day-more-all-2012%5D in that we know it is significant, but all the details are missing. At this stage of the game, I feel confident that if and when the full story is known it will parallel and confirm the silver manipulation story to date, just as the real story on Bear Stearns did. The central conclusion of just about everything that comes out in silver is that this has been a manipulated market that is destined to end at some very high final price, no matter what is thrown at it in the interim.”
(— by Ted Butler —-)
Ted mentioned the August 2008 Bank Participation Report in silver in the above commentary. Here’s Nick Laird’s chart of that monthly report in silver going back twelve years. A cursory glance at the red bars on charts #4 and #5 for August 2008 shows the sudden appearance of Bear Stearns’ mega-short position…now on the books of JPMorgan Chase. Bear Stearns didn’t have to report this position to the CFTC on a monthly basis, because it wasn’t classified as a bank. It was, in fact, an investment house. But that certainly wasn’t the case for JPMorgan. They are a bank…and they had to report. And they did.
Chart Image Link: (http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/sites/default/files/Bank%20Participation%20Report_2.png)
(The above is From:
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/forget-germany-its-turkeys-central-bank-we-should-be-watching)
The rabbit hole gets deeper and the crooks continue to protect Wall Street and hurt and rip-off main street!!
Deepcapture and Gary Aguirre remember this miscreant protector very well.. do you Anon?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-24/tough-as-nails-prosecutor-white-to-tackle-sec-policy-stalemates.html
Title for sean’s link:
“Obama nominates participating member of organized crime Mary Jo White to head the SEC.”
Mary Jo White, employee of Debevoise & Plimpton, instrumental in helping bankers buy off SEC regulator Paul Berger
Mary Jo White instrumental in protecting the criminal activities of Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack and Pequot Capital(trading on inside information).
Mary Jo White connected to corrupt SEC leaders fired American hero Gary Aguirre for investigating the suspected criminal activity of Stanley CEO John Mack and Pequot Capital.
Mary Jo White connected to corrupt SEC leaders who turned a blind eye to Bernie Madoff.
Mary Jo White was President Bill Clinton’s U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
Mary Jo White reviewed Clinton’s pardons of (Marc Rich, et al.) for President Bush and she found no problems.
Apparently Mary Jo White finds nothing wrong with Marc Rich making his fortune illegaly trading with Iran and Libya while they were taking Americans hostage and killing GI’s in Berlin nightclubs.
Apparently Mary Jo White finds nothing wrong with Marc Rich fleeing America to become a fugitive and hiding out in Zug, Switzerland rather than face legal consequences for his actions.
Apparently Mary Jo White finds nothing concerning about Marc Rich being ineligible for a pardon as he never took responsibility for his actions or served any sentence for his crimes.
Apparently Mary Jo White finds nothing wrong with March Rich being a traitor to the United States of America
And apparently President Obama finds nothing troubling about this either.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,99302,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_J._Aguirre
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Icahn, Ackman in Epic Showdown of Billionaires
Icahn usually stays in the shadows to buy whats left of companies after bear raids from Einhorn, Ackman, et al. Setting himself up this time as an antagonist to Ackman to win over Herbalife to manipulate the company later on.
Who is parking stock for Michael Milken this time around?
Reference article: Notes on David Einhorn the predator in a cute t shirt.
Anon. I notice u post anything negative that u can find about this Websites’ owner Patrick Byrne but u neglected to put out and links or mention the stellar earnings report this quarter.. any reason for that? (Let’s pretend we don’t already know) LOL!!!
Also congratulations to Patrick, and Overstocks staff!! U guys just cost some shorts a lot of money!!
I think there are two or three regulars that post as Anon, there was one posting Overstock news regularly before the comment section got axed. Are you buying more Sean?
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At the center was a photograph of Steven A. Cohen, the billionaire owner of SAC, according to two lawyers briefed on the meeting who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly. The agents compared Mr. Cohen to a Mafia boss who sat atop a criminal enterprise, the lawyers said.
What’s your opinion on why the FBI is sticking him with insider trading rather than all the other crimes?
More news outlets are picking up.
“Is Steven Cohen the Lance Armstrong of Wall Street?”
http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/editors-pick/articles/Is-Steven-Cohen-the-Lance-Armstrong/1/18/2013/id/47484?page=full
Silver Manipulation Update: With this extremely concentrated silver short position, we still must remain vigilant for further engineered price drops…but the short position is also so extreme as to represent a real danger to JPMorgan and other big shorts. I think it instructive to recall that JPMorgan got into big trouble on the London Whale derivatives position because they kept adding to a bloated position going the wrong way. Added to the growing pressures from the physical market and the attention that the silver short position has garnered (is there any commentator not talking about the silver short position?), I get the feeling something will break soon. More than ever, I am mindful of Izzy Friedman’s “full pants down” circumstance.
I think we are at the point where nothing should surprise us, except perhaps that calm price patterns will break out. It looks like it could get very interesting, especially considering the recent changes in the COT market structure. Regardless of short term price changes, the big move in silver must inevitably be to the upside. I still think that may come sooner than most expect.
— Silver analyst Ted Butler…02 February 2013 —–
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/no-one-selling-european-central-banks-seen-letting-gold-sales-limits-expire
Silver Manipulation Update: A Manipulation Timeline
by Theodore Butler | November 26, 2012 – 10:28am
While the commercials learned to behave collusively when dealing with the technical funds, there was an additional requirement that there would be one large commercial standing ready to be the short seller of last resort to backstop the combined commercial effort. Without a “Mr. Big” standing behind and guaranteeing that the combined commercial effort to trick the technical funds would never get overpowered, the long term silver manipulation would not have been possible. Over the past 30 years, there have been a series of Mr. Big’s that have been the paper silver short sellers of last resort. Therefore, the history of the silver manipulation can be recorded along the lines of who was the big short seller at any particular time.
In 1983, the big COMEX silver short seller was Drexel Burnham Lambert, although the origination of Drexel’s short position began earlier at J. Aaron and A.C. Leon Israel (ACLI). After Drexel went bankrupt in the late 1980’s, the Drexel Trading operation was taken over by AIG Trading. Around 2004, the big silver short position was transferred to Bear Stearns. I believe AIG was forced to dispose and transfer their big short silver position on the COMEX due to pressure from then-NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer who in turn was pressured by public petitions to crack down on the concentrated short position. Nine years ago, I wrote a number of articles (available in the archives) which focused on AIG as the big COMEX silver short. I couldn’t know it at the time, but it appears most likely that the transfer from AIG to Bear Stearns was due to Spitzer….”
… CONTINUED AT LINK…
http://www.silverseek.com/commentary/manipulation-timeline-7831
Silver Manipulation Update: JPMorgan held 96% of the total commercial short position of 24,000 contracts in the latest COT report…..
by Silver analyst Ted Butler…30 March 2013
I would now calculate JPMorgan’s net short position to be 23,000 contracts as of the cut-off. While down 12,000 contracts from their large short of 35,000 contracts on Feb 5, simple math shows that JPMorgan held 96% of the total commercial short position of 24,000 contracts in the latest COT report. I doubt such an extreme measure of concentration has ever occurred in any other regulated futures market. On this measure alone, it is safe to conclude that JPMorgan has manipulated the silver price, as there would be virtually no commercial short position in COMEX silver without this crooked bank.
That the CFTC and the CME Group can sit by and allow such an unnatural concentration to exist shows how inept and corrupt the regulators have become.
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/fed-shorting-gold-to-support-the-dollar-former-assistant-treasury-secretary/
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We're Living in a World Overrun by Rare Shit Bandits
If you can't put a price on it, somebody probably went after it last week
By Michael Howard
Guard your rare shit, because bandits are on the loose. Their specialty: rare shit.
A Stradivarius was stolen from an unsuspecting musician in a Milwaukee suburb last Monday night. Concertmaster Frank Almond of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra had the multi-million-dollar violin on loan when he was ransacked by the nondescript gaggle of rare shit bandits.
Almond was strolling along a parking lot with the pricey slice of history after his performance at the Wisconsin Lutheran College when a stun gun jolted him out of nowhere. Thieving hooligans seized the artifact from the shocked victim and fled the scene in a burgundy, 1989-ish minivan.
Recognized among music aficionados as the Lipinski Stradivarius, the violated violin was handcrafted in Cremona, Italy in 1715, and there are believed to be a mere 600 of its variety in existence. A Stradivari violin of comparable value was sold for $3.5 million in a 2006 auction, but the stolen instrument will be difficult to peddle on the black market.
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6.11.2014 Benjamin Gubler
Cosmic rays are incessantly striking our planet and radioactive particles come from supernovae and other more mysterious sources to flood our Earth. They interact with our atmosphere and by the time they reach humans, they become imperceptible, unnoticeable and not really something to think about.
Just because they are unnoticeable, it doesn’t mean they are not there and we don’t think and care about them though. The $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station is proof of that and lower tech methods have enabled us to keep track of them for centuries now. Last month, a Wisconsin University scientist announced that we can use our mobile phones to track these cosmic rays, how very peculiar.
Justin Vandenbroucke, a researcher at IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center along with his team has designed an app that pulls data from handset camera chips to pinpoint those secondary particles created by cosmic rays after they have punctured our planet.
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Vandenbroucke said that the apps basically transform the phone into a high-energy particle detector and it uses the same principles as these very large experiments.
The app is an educational tool and will most likely be used solely for that purpose. More powerful detectors can be employed to analyze and capture more powerful rays. But for those of us who can’t fathom taking part in any operations regarding cosmic rays and other cool astronomical projects like the ISS, this app would be a cool one not to miss.
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Florida harvester ants regularly relocate
Nest relocation may be intrinsic to ants' life history
IMAGE: The old ant nest is in the background, and the new nest is in the foreground. view more
Credit: Walter R. Tschinkel
Florida harvester ants move and construct a similar subterranean nest about once a year, according to a study published November 19, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Walter Tschinkel from Florida State University.
The Florida harvester ant excavates up to 2 meter deep nests in the sandy soils of the Gulf and Atlantic coastal plains. Scientists tracked and mapped nest relocations of over 400 colonies in a north Florida coastal plains pine forest from 2010 to 2013 and monitored the progress of entire relocations of 20 of these nests.
The researchers found that the architecture of old and new nests was very similar. The entire relocations were completed in 4 to 6 days and averaged 4 m, with few moves exceeding 10 m. A minority of workers carried seeds, charcoal, and brood, with the proportion of workers carrying large loads increasing throughout the move. Individual colonies varied from one move in two years to four times a year, averaging about one per year. Measured from year to year, small colonies gained size and large ones lost it, but colonies moving more than once in two years lost more than those moving less often, suggesting that moving may bear a cost for ant survival and reproduction. The researchers posit that relocation is probably intrinsic to the life history of this species, but understanding the causes of relocation will require further research.
In your coverage please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112981
Citation: Tschinkel WR (2014) Nest Relocation and Excavation in the Florida Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex badius. PLoS ONE 9(11): e112981. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112981
Funding: This work was supported by National Science Foundation Grant No. IOS 1021632. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Oxford Handbook of Urology (Oxford Medical Handbooks)
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Disponibilitate: la comandă (vezi secțiunea "Despre livrare")
Autor: John Reynard, Simon Brewster, Suzanne Biers, Naomi Laura Neal
Editura: Oxford University Press
Ediția: 4
Categoria: Urology
The fourth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Urology has been fully updated to reflect the significant advances in medical and surgical opportunities since the previous edition, including pelvic laparoscopic and robotic surgery, new drugs in incontinence and male sexual health, and new laser devices for prostate surgery. Guidelines from the European Association of Urology, the American Association of Urology, and the British Association of Urology, as well as NICE, have all been updated to reflect the best evidence-based clinical practice.
Featuring both additional and expanded topics, the new edition is up to date for use in everyday urological clinical practice, and now includes recent urological controversies such as the use of vaginal mesh, to offer the newest guidance to help with doctors' consultations with the patient.
The handbook is a comprehensive and concise resource, spanning the whole field of urology in an easily digestible format, including the basics of patient assessment and investigations. Providing bite-sized topics with easily navigable sections and summary diagrams and photographs, it is a key source for quick reference during clinical duties in clinics, theatre, and A&E settings, whilst providing enough information for urology doctors taking the FRCS exam. The authors have a wide range of subspecialist interests, and have welcomed a brand new co-author to ensure coverage of the needs of junior doctors. The Oxford Handbook of Urology is an invaluable resource for junior urology doctors, A&E and general surgery doctors, urology ward and theatre nurses, and medical students.
A fully comprehensive reference, packaged in a compact size suitable for pockets and bags
Written by an author team with a diverse range of subspecialist interests, providing a full breadth of expertise in all areas
Clear pictures and diagrams aid comprehension throughout the handbook, including techniques for surgical procedures and anatomical illustrations
Presented in a concise bullet-point format, which helps readers find information quickly
Offers management pathways to help deliver evidence-based patient care
Provides an excellent revision tool for junior doctors specialising in urology, and for clinical medicine students, with a level of detail suitable for preparation for the FRCS exam
Features new and expanded topics, including transplant and dialysis, paediatric antenatal hydronephrosis, megaureter and incontinence, pelvic floor dysfunction, and a review and revision of cancer topics to come in line with new recommendations.
Fully updated guidelines and recommendations from national and international bodies, including AUA, EAU, NICE, and BAUS.
A new co-author, Naomi Sharma, has been added to the author team to ensure the handbook caters to the level and needs of junior doctors.
Urological controversies have been included, to guide doctors' consultations with the patient.
1: General principles of management of patients
2: Significance and preliminary investigation of urological symptoms and signs
3: Urological investigations
4: Bladder outlet obstruction
5: Urinary incontinence and female urology
6: Infections and inflammatory conditions
7: Urological neoplasia
8: Miscellaneous urological diseases of the kidney
9: Stone disease
10: Upper tract obstruction, loin pain, hydronephrosis
11: Trauma to the urinary tract and other urological emergencies
12: Infertility
13: Sexual health
14: Neuropathic bladder
15: Urological problems in pregnancy
16: Paediatric urology
17: Urological surgery and equipment
18: Basic science and renal transplant
19: Urological eponyms
John Reynard, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK, Simon F. Brewster, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK, Suzanne Biers, Consultant Urological Surgeon and Honorary Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK, and Naomi Laura Neal, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
John Reynard is a consultant urological surgeon based in Oxford. He also provides a specialist neurourological service for patients with spinal cord injury at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. He has published widely in the field of neurourology. He teaches medical students from the University of Oxford Clinical Medical on a variety of topics and has written several books on urological subjects for both medical students and trainee surgeons.
Suzanne Biers graduated from St. George's Hospital in London with a distinction in surgery. She trained in Cambridge, Oxford, and Wessex, completing a postgraduate research degree in functional bladder problems at the Oxford University Department of Pharmacology, and achieved the John Blandy Prize for her work. After completing a female urology fellowship in Leicester, she became a consultant Urological Surgeon at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, sub-specialising in female and male lower urinary tract symptoms, incontinence, and reconstruction. She is lead for the Urology Masters Degree in Cambridge, and director of the Cambridge Emergency Urology Course, Emergency Surgical Skills Workshops, and Reconstructive Techniques in Urology Course. Suzanne remains active in teaching, publication and research.
Mr Simon F Brewster Bsc MD FRCS (Urol.) is Consultant Urological Surgeon and Clinical Director at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Oxford University. His main clinical and research interest is prostate cancer, with over 50 journal publications and contributions in 3 textbooks. He is former Secretary of the British Prostate Group and Board member of the European Society of Oncological Urologists. Simon enjoys teaching students and junior doctors, and is a MB Finals examiner.
Naomi Neal graduated from the University of Nottingham Medical School and completed her basic surgical training in Leeds. She then took up the first national Academic Clinical Fellow post in Urology and completed a PhD in prostate cancer in Cambridge with Professor David Neal. Naomi continued post-doctoral research in bladder cancer with Professor Freddie Hamdy and completed her specialist registrar training in the Oxford Deanery, developing her surgical skills in complex stone surgery. Naomi holds a postgraduate certificate in medical education and has a strong interest in delivering teaching to undergraduates, including as a surgical tutor with the University of Oxford, and junior doctors.
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Average 11:50 2.5 42.9% 42.9% 0% 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0 0 1.7 0.5 2
EuroCup 2012-13 individual rankings
Index rating 14 Lukoil Academic Sofia vs. Ploiesti 12/17/2013
Points 10 Lukoil Academic Sofia vs. Ploiesti 12/17/2013
Offensive rebounds 3 Igokea Aleksandrovac vs. Lukoil Academic Sofia 12/11/2013
Defensive rebounds 5 UNICS Kazan vs. Lukoil Academic Sofia 1/6/2009
Total rebounds 7 Lukoil Academic Sofia vs. RETAbet Bilbao Basket 11/21/2012
Assists 3 Lukoil Academic Sofia vs. Ploiesti 12/17/2013
Steals 2 Igokea Aleksandrovac vs. Lukoil Academic Sofia 12/11/2013
Blocks 1 Lukoil Academic Sofia vs. DYNAMO MOSCOW 1/13/2009
Minutes 28 Barons Riga vs. Lukoil Academic Sofia 12/16/2008
Made his debut with Slavia Sofia (Bulgaira) during the 1998-99 season.
Signed for the 1999-00 season by Buba Basket Sofia.
Signed for the 2001-02 season by Levski Sofia.
Played college basketball at Casper CC (2001-02) and at W.Virginia State (2004-06).
Moved to Bulgaria for the 2006-07 season, signed by BC Levski Sofia.
Signed for the 2008-09 season by Academic Sofia.
Won the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 Bulgarian National Championship with Academic Sofia.
Won the 2011 and 2012 Bulgarian National Cup with Academic Sofia.
Played the 2011 All Star Game.
Has been member of the Bulgarian U-18 and U-20 National Team.
Member of the Bulgarian National Team.
2008-09 Lukoil Academic 6 28 4.7 11/18 61.1 1/6 16.7 3/5 60 23 3 8 1
2011-12 Lukoil Academic 4 0 0 0/0 0 0/2 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0
2012-13 Lukoil Academic Sofia 6 15 2.5 3/7 42.9 3/7 42.9 0/0 0 13 3 1 0
2013-14 Lukoil Academic Sofia 3 14 4.7 5/8 62.5 1/9 11.1 1/1 100 9 3 4 0
Totals 19 57 3 19/33 57.6 5/24 20.8 4/6 66.7 46 9 14 1
Averages 19 57 3 19/33 57.6 5/24 20.8 4/6 66.7 2.4 0.5 0.7 0.1
2006/07 Levski 35 379 10.8 96/181 53 37/118 31.4 76/107 71 150 47 45 1
2007/08 Levski 42 455 10.8 140/231 60.6 33/119 27.7 75/107 70.1 187 55 111 3
2008/09 Academic 30 166 5.5 48/74 64.9 19/46 41.3 13/19 68.4 87 18 24 4
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Get fit - by going green in Norwich
PUBLISHED: 13:45 03 April 2010 | UPDATED: 09:22 02 July 2010
Kate Scotter
BTCV volunteers working to restore Mousehold Heath
People are being urged to get fit by going green and helping conservation projects in the Norwich area..
With the arrival of spring, KATE SCOTTER takes a look at how people can enjoy the outdoors, improve a community and get fit at the same time.
People are being urged to get fit by going green and helping conservation projects in the area.
The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV), the conservation charity which runs Green Gyms and food growing projects groups across the region, is calling for more volunteers to join its “carbon army”.
There is a long list of projects people can get involved with in the Norwich area, including conservation work at St Faith's Common, once an ancient heath-land site, and clearing invasive rhododendron at Norwich's Cottage Plantation near Blue Boar Lane.
Pam Cranston, who lives in the city, is one of 300,000 people who volunteer regularly with BTCV. She joined Norwich Green Gym in May last year after she had struggled to stay motivated at traditional gyms.
The 34-year-old said: “It's great because you feel healthier in yourself but also because you see a positive result in your surroundings. We've been managing a river and woodland and keeping an allotment.”
The Green Gym in Norwich was set up about two years ago and even though it lost its funding, people are still keeping it going.
Volunteers usually meet on Sunday, Mondays and Wednesday afternoons and they go through some warm up and cool down exercises before they get to work.
Mark Webster, project officer, said: “The thing about our activities is that it's exercise without the lycra and you go out into green spaces in around the city, explore somewhere new, meet new people and have a laugh.
“When you go to traditional gyms, all you have to show for it is a sweaty t-shirt but at the end of a session of working on a conservation project, you can see what you have done - you're making a local green space better for the wildlife and for people to enjoy.”
Other projects in and around Norwich include black poplar conservation and allotment maintenance at Sycamore Crescent allotments, hedge laying in Bowthorpe and clearing an invasive plant at Lion Wood, near Pilling Park.
Volunteers have also been carrying out work to improve an area of Mousehold Heath and next month will be helping to build steps up to the heath at St James Mill.
About five to 15 volunteers tend to turn up to each of the sessions and there is usually a tea break.
Mr Webster added: “The social aspect is at least as important as the physical side and it's great that people can get outdoors somewhere that's on their doorsteps.”
The Norwich project was recently recognised for the work that it does in the city at the Eco Awards, which are organised by Norwich City Council in partnership with the Evening News.
The BTCV Norwich Environment Action Team won the new Eco Commitment title which was added to celebrate ongoing environmental projects.
As well as the Norwich scheme, a North Norfolk Workout Project was recently launched and there is also a Green Gym in Thetford.
Sir David Attenborough, a vice president of the charity, said: “Volunteering with BTCV brings together people from all walks of life and gives them a common purpose - to learn about, to understand and become part of the natural world.
“They volunteer not just because they want to bring about change to their local environment, but because it's fun - it gets you outdoors, it makes you fit and you're learning something new all the time. BTCV is working hard to make that happen.”
For full details about the BTCV volunteering opportunities in Norfolk, call 01603 767300, email norfolk@btcv.org.uk or go to www.btcv.org/norfolk
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Review: Film Socialism
PUBLISHED: 09:47 18 July 2011
Film Socialism
Jean-Luc Godard occupies a position very similar to Woody Allen: you only really like his early fun films yet, no matter how many times he's bored you comatose, you still feel inclined to give him one last chance. And there's always somebody on hand to proclaim his latest film as a return to form.
This one is another formless, shapeless, pointless essay which says nothing about anything but does it enigmati-cally.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Godard was a key exponent of the Nouvelle Vague, a movement of young, impas-sioned film-makers who rejected cinema conventions to express emotions and their political beliefs in imaginative and daring new forms.
The veteran film-maker remains faithful to those beliefs in his latest meditation on life.
The first part is set on a Mediterranean cruise where ordinary documentary people, shot casually on cheap hand-held cameras, try to have a bit of fun while important people in beautifully shot and carefully composed images talk weightily about serious things like Hitler and Palestine.
It is a tradition in Godard, dating all the way back to A Bout De Soufflé, that the middle part will be the dull talky bit and in Socialism this takes place in a garage. Then at the end there’s a bombardment of images and text.
It’s a kitchen sink job — you get snippets of Derrida, Sartre, Heidegger, Beethoven, Arvo Part, Eisenstein, John Ford, the world and his wife and her thesis on contextual deconstruction.
Any hope of understanding is hampered by the minimalist subtitling which reduces the on screen spoken language — which consists of various languages — to a few basic words, usually no more than three.
Of all the film’s provocations this is both the boldest and the most infuriating. It’s as if we, the little people, are not deemed worthy of the master’s thoughts; it’s a fine turn of events when even a Godard film is dumbing down its content.
Of course all this challenges your tired old preconception of filmmaking and though my tired old preconception could do with a quick kicking, they were quickly able to rebuff its weak challenge and hold their own.
It is not though the incomprehension that annoys, but that the film generates no interest in its mystery.
FILM SOCIALISM (PG)
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
With: Catherine Tanvier, Christine Sinniger, Jean Marc Stehle, Agatha Couture, Mathias Domahidy.
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Top marks for pupil who attended three Glasgow schools
ONE student has defied the odds to become one of Glasgow’s top achievers while attending not one but three city schools. Valentina Kanife moved to Glasgow from her home country of Italy in September 2015. When the 16-year-old joined the S4 class in St Margaret Mary’s in Castlemilk, she could not speak any English. Soon after starting the school, it became apparent that Valentina had a skill for languages and began working towards gaining her National 4’s. Staff at St Margaret Mary’s staff organised for Valentina to attend Holyrood Secondary for Higher Italian and Kings Park Secondary for Higher ESOL, while being taught Higher Spanish and National 5 maths at her own school. With the help of a bus pass, the teenager travelled between the three schools, sometimes on the same day. After a year of handwork, Valentia managed to gain all three Highers and a National 5 Maths qualifications, all within two years of being in Glasgow. She said: “I’m really pleased with my results. Going to three different schools was really difficult but the teachers were all really helpful and my friends kept me up-to-date in my other subjects. “Next year I’ll be going to Holyrood Secondary School to study Advanced Higher Spanish and I’m looking at going to university after that.” St Margaret Mary’s head teacher Elaine Seery, said: “Valentina never once complained or questioned having to attend three different schools even though it was difficult. “She is naturally a very bright and happy character and this helped her to establish friends in all the schools. “I will sorely miss her smile and her presence. I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for all that she has achieved. “I am also very appreciative to my teaching colleagues in Holyrood Secondary and Kings Park Secondary who allowed this opportunity to happen. “Well done to all teachers in the schools that taught Valentina.”
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JLS star goes on trial accused of raping 'zombified' woman in a hotel room
JLS star Oritse Williams goes on trial accused of raping 'zombified' woman in a hotel room
By Evening Times Online
JLS star Ortise Williams raped a "zombified" female fan in his hotel room and let his tour manager join in after getting her drunk following one of his concerts, a court heard.
The 32-year-old singer is accused of launching a sex attack on a 20-year-old tattoo artist after plying her and two pals with booze on December 2, 2016.
A court heard the three women had queued to meet the pop star to have their picture taken "for a joke" after he had performed at Gorgeous night club in Wolverhampton.
Williams told one of the girls she "should be a Victoria Secret model" before he gave them free alcohol and they spent the the night "dancing and mucking about" in the VIP area.
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At the end of the evening, one of the women went home in a taxi while the two remaining friends went back to the city's Ramada Hotel with Williams.
The girls ended up in the room that the former JLS singer was sharing with 32-year-old pal Jamien Nagadhana and at one point started cuddling on the bed, jurors were told.
A court heard Williams then took this opportunity to try and have sex with one of the girls, who were described by hotel staff as looking "spaced out and zombified".
Prosecutor Miranda Moore QC said the victim made it clear she didn't want to sleep with Williams and both women ran out into the hotel corridor.
One of them returned to the room as she had lost her phone, which "was a grave mistake" as Williams allegedly picked the woman up and “plonked her down on the double bed”.
He then took off her underwear and started performing a sex act on her while groping her, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.
It is alleged at that point "his really weird friend" Nagadhana joined in and "put his finger up her bottom" as she struggled on the bed while Williams raped her.
The victim said she told the pair to "p**s off" and "f**k off" but had not been as "fighty" as she could have been before she ran from the room crying after several minutes.
Hotel staff put the woman into a room so she could calm down, where she curled up in a ball and then said she had been sexually attacked.
Police were called the following day and both Williams and Nagadhana were arrested.
The alleged victim told officers how Williams "was straight up my skirt and down my pants" after she climbed onto the bed with her female pal.
After she returned to the room she described how "with the blink of an eye my pants were off" before he forcefully had sex with her as she told him to "get off."
Williams went on trial accused of rape while Nagadhana is accused of assault by penetration.
Opening the case, Miss Moore QC said: "The two ladies and the guys went back to the Ramada Hotel in taxi and ended up in room 216, which was the men's hotel room.
"A hotel member of staff remembers seeing them come into the hotel.
"He said the two women were spaced out and looked zombified and were not properly with it.
""In the room was a double and single bed.
"Her friend got on the double bed and asked the victim to cuddle her.
"When she did this Mr Williams tired to have sex with her and he had his trousers down and had a condom on.
"The victim said no and she didn't want to have sex with him.
"The girls went into the bathroom and managed to leave. Her friend started to have a panic attack in the corridor.
"They were making a lot of noise and a woman called Marinda came out, she was also a member of staff but had rented a room for the night.
"She said the friend was shaking and sweating and looked after her.
"The victim was concerned and said she couldn't find her phone and wanted to go back to the room to get her phone.
"That was a grave mistake.
"She knocked on the door and it opened and she walked in. Mr Williams picked her up and plonked her on the bed.
"She is on her own in the room with the two men, the woman said what are you doing and kept saying 'no' and to 'get off'.
"He put her on the bed and took her pants off and started giving her oral sex.
"He said she had a nice bum and called her baby, she said she felt scared and pathetic.
"She tried to get away. She eventually got away crying and got out of the room.
"She wanted to act like that never happened."
At one point, the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said she had "laid down like a dead body" in a bid to end her ordeal.
In her police interview, she said: "'I was quite scared. I felt more pathetic, if that makes sense. I felt just worthless.
"He got in behind me and pulled down his pants and was trying to grind on me like he was trying to have sex.
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"This other was just sat on the bed just watching this all happen, it was weird.
"I was pushing him away, I shoved him with my legs. I wish I had pushed him off more harder.
"I just felt I wanted it to be over. He didn't stop until I started crying, I just got my stuff and left."
Describing events earlier in the night, she said: "We were drunk but we weren't paralytic drunk.
"I was kissing my friend and he jumped in and started to put his tongue in and we told him to stop it.
"He started grabbing us on the bums whilst we were sat down, it just went really weird in a split second
"We decided to go and he came in front of us and made the suggestion to go back with him to a hotel.
"My friends said no because they had boyfriends so I think he just latched on to me.
"He put his arm around me and we were walking out and I was telling him I need to get my stuff out of the locker room but he was having none of it, he was edging me out.
"Then we got into a taxi, he didn't force me in but he was really pushy."
Williams claimed in his police interview that had drunk a similar amount to the women that evening and that the sex was consensual.
He told officer he had problems performing and the woman had been annoyed that he hadn't been able to keep going.
Williams also said Nagadhana had nothing to do with the incident and was under the covers at the time.
The singer said the alleged victim and her friend had wanted to go back to the hotel and had instigated sexual activity.
Williams told police there had been a "free-flowing vibe" at the nightclub, and he was "getting on well" with the alleged victim.
Williams said: "I'm the artist. I think both of them, they both kind of wanted to be involved with me in some degree."
Nagadhana told police he had touched and kissed the woman on her bottom but claimed he was trying to sleep when the alleged rape took place.
Williams, of Croydon, south London, and Nagadhana, of Hounslow, west London, deny the charges.
JLS shot to fame on X Factor in 2008 after finishing runners-up to Alexandra Burke and went on to sell over ten million records.
Williams set up a music firm and sang solo under stage name OWS after the band split in 2013
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Oceanside, CA — Oceanside, California-based Pacific Marine Credit Union (PMCU) is changing its name and brand identity as part of a strategic initiative to differentiate and disrupt the Southern California financial services competitive landscape. PMCU will change its name to Frontwave Credit Union and begin its transformation in November 2018.
Founded in 1952, on Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, Pacific Marine Credit Union exclusively served Marines and their families on bases throughout Southern California. In 2002, PMCU expanded its membership beyond the bases to serve the communities that support the Marines in San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
“Although being open to the community has helped our growth over the past 16 years, our name was polarizing and created confusion. We were too often mistaken as a credit union that served only Marines,” said Bill Birnie, President and CEO of Pacific Marine Credit Union. “We believe our new name is more approachable and conveys that we are open to the broader community,” said Bill. “Our new name and brand is a reflection of our history, legacy, philosophy of service, and commitment to our Membership. All with a big dose of personality, authenticity, and grit,” said Bill. “There aren’t many communities like this one. Home to the world’s greatest fighting forces, and a community of people fighting every day for their families, their friends, and for what’s right,” remarked Bill.
PMCU collaborated with Weber Marketing Group to reimagine the name and brand of the credit union. “We are so pleased to have a great partner like Weber Marketing Group to collaborate with,” said Todd Kern, Chief Marketing Officer for PMCU. “We wanted to reach for an evergreen name that would help us grow toward our future and evoke inclusivity while representing Southern California’s unique landscape and culture. Our new name and brand is bold, innovative and youthful,” said Todd. Mark Weber, CEO and Chairman of Weber Marketing Group commented, “Frontwave Credit Union evokes PMCU’s historical ties to the Marines, the military’s First Wave of Fighters, while reflecting the community with authenticity and distinction. It is a strong, trusted name that is open to the broader community while staying tethered to its historical roots.”
In the past 18 months, as part of a larger strategic investment in the credit union, PMCU has launched new Mobile and Online Banking platforms, opened two new branches on Camp Pendleton, one new branch in Wildomar, CA, and will open yet another new branch in Escondido, CA in November. “This is an exciting time for our credit union. We are growing, innovating, and transforming. Our vision is to make Frontwave Credit Union the best place our members have ever banked, and we are dedicated to making our members’ financial dreams come true,” said Bill Birnie, President and CEO of PMCU.
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Pacific Marine Credit Union is a member-owned not-for-profit financial institution serving San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Pacific Marine Credit Union provides a portfolio of financial products and services including checking and savings accounts, auto loans, mortgage loans, credit cards, home equity loans, and financial planning. Forged in 1952 as Camp Pendleton Federal Credit Union in Oceanside, California, PMCU has grown from 8 civil service employee members and $40 in assets to more than 87,000 members that manages more than $840 million in assets. To learn more, visit pmcu.com.
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The Ladder of Success by William Ogden Haynes
Larry Leonard takes a break from University to visit Colorado, but his summer doesn't go as planned; by William Ogden Haynes.
It was the year that Larry Leonard was taking a break from Northern Michigan University for the summer semester. He had no classes to take for that term and he looked forward to seeing his parent's new home in Colorado. Larry Leonard's father was a Major recently stationed at Ent Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, home of the Air Force Academy. Colorado, Larry imagined, was a lot like California. They sold 3.2% beer to eighteen year olds, the women looked like tanned surfer girls, the weather was sunny and everyone was cool and laid back. It was a far cry from the cold weather in the upper peninsula of Michigan where the girls were mostly pale-skinned Scandinavian types with Canadian accents. Larry would look out across Lake Superior and listen on the car radio as the Beach Boys sang, I wish they all could be California girls. But absent spending the summer in Malibu, Colorado would be the next best thing. When the boys in the dorm found he was taking a road trip out west, they lined up to give Larry twenty dollars each for a case of Coors beer which was not then sold in Michigan. Somehow Coors had increased value just because it was unobtainable in Northern Michigan and Larry took only enough orders to fill his trunk on the return trip. In the fall, Larry's popularity would soar among those who received a case of that Rocky Mountain spring water.
One of the best days of Larry's life was when he moved away from home to go to college. His father was a martinet who rigidly controlled the family and all those around him. In high school, he would tell Larry how to dress, eat and talk. On the other hand, Larry's mother was a housewife, gentle soul and amateur artist who enjoyed arising each morning to share a cup of coffee and gaze at the spectacle of Pike's Peak through the living room picture window. And Larry, a gentle soul in his own right, was looking forward to a laid back summer of chasing girls, drinking beer and having some enviable experiences he could describe while holding court in the dorm lounge of Spooner Hall back at NMU. But one thing about living with parents again is that old habits tend to re-establish themselves. The Major insisted that if Larry was going to be living at home, he needed to obtain employment. "This isn't a resort where you can just lay around, you know. I want you to get a summer job as soon as possible!" Thankfully, Larry was spared the stories about how his father washed Al Capone's car on the north side of Chicago for only a dollar when he was a boy and how he shoveled coal during the depression for ten cents a ton. So now, Larry's aspirations for a fun vacation were going to be confined to non-working hours, that is if he could land a job. But if he was lucky, at least he would earn some extra money and perhaps meet some girls in the bargain.
The second day home, Larry went downtown to the Stokes Employment Service to fill out the paperwork for obtaining a summer job. The only position immediately available was kitchen staff at the Homestead Restaurant on West Fillmore and he was given a referral letter from the employment service. Larry drove to the restaurant and interviewed with the manager, a Mr. Clyde Stephenson, who wore a white shirt, tie and had thick glasses that made his eyes look like two marbles floating in oil. As soon as Larry said he was in college and his father was in the Air Force he was hired on the spot.
The first day on the job at the Homestead, Larry was assigned duties of bussing and cleaning tables. He pushed around a cart onto which he placed all the dirty dishes, glasses and silverware. Then he wiped down the tables with a towel and swept up any droppings from the floor. When his cart was full, he wheeled it into the kitchen and parked it by the dishwasher conveyer belt for the dishwasher to unload and place in plastic carriers. The dishwasher was a man of about sixty named Bill Dempsey. Bill had been the dishwasher at Homestead for over ten years and ran the washing equipment on automatic pilot while smoking the stub of a cigar. He wore a white t-shirt and jeans with a baseball cap that said "smile if you are not wearing panties" which the manager said he could wear as long as he stayed back in the kitchen and left the establishment through the back entrance. Bill had a red face seemingly ready to explode, dark circles under his eyes and a round belly covered by a large white apron that went from his chest all the way to his knees.
The only thing fun about bussing tables was being able to watch the people and flirt with the bored young girls dining with their parents. But after only three days, Larry proved to be so adept at bussing that the manager decided to move him into the kitchen to assist with food preparation.
The first kitchen job Larry was assigned involved shelling and deveining shrimp. Bill the dishwasher told him that if he had not made any friends in Colorado Springs since his arrival, that situation would soon change. Larry didn't know what he meant by that. He sat on the concrete steps at the back door of the kitchen facing an alley with his knife, a plastic bucket of shrimp between his legs, a second bucket into which the shells and veins were thrown and a large stainless steel bowl into which the cleaned shrimp were placed. The first visitor to peek around the corner was a blue-eyed Siamese. The cat padded cautiously down the alleyway, climbed up the bottom two steps and started nuzzling Larry's leg. Larry gave one of the cleaned shrimp to the cat who began to eat greedily. When Larry looked up again, four more furry heads were looking around the corner of the building and when they saw the Siamese, they ran up to the bottom of the steps. Larry gave a shrimp to each of the new diners and the Siamese was already rubbing up against his tennis shoe looking for more. It was then that he realized that at this rate, his bowl of cleaned shrimp would never truly fill up after all his work at cleaning. So, he dumped some of the shells and veins at the bottom of the steps to keep his new "friends" busy. They rummaged through the shells, licking them and eating the veins just as if they were cleaned shrimp. By the time Larry was done with the bucket of shrimp, there were ten cats looking up at him adoringly from the bottom of the steps. No doubt they would be back again tomorrow.
When Larry went inside, he was told to dip the shrimp in batter, roll them in breading and put them on a tray for baking. He had three other related jobs. The first was making onion rings from scratch. He had to peel the onions, cut them into large slices and disconnect the concentric rings from small to large. Then they were dipped in the same batter and breading used for the shrimp and deep fried. The second job was to keep the French fries coming. This was easier because the fries came frozen in large bags and all he had to do was dump them in the baskets of the deep fryer, lower them into the oil, take them out, salt them and let them drain. The third responsibility was to make sandwiches and salads. There was a workspace about the size of a small salad bar across from the dishwasher that contained cutting boards and tubs full of cold cuts, chicken, bacon, bread, lettuce, tomatoes and all the fixings for salads. This is where Larry spent most afternoons, putting together lunches that didn't require cooking.
When Larry was in his corner with the shrimp, onion rings and fries and when he was at his station making sandwiches and salads, he had a lot of time to watch the head fry cook work his magic on the griddle. Floyd "Rummy" Radowski had been a cook in the Navy for twenty years and got his nickname because since high school he had loved to play gin rummy. He also had a penchant for the gin without the rummy and came to the Homestead every morning with a low grade hangover. Yet, this did not detract from his skill as a cook. Rummy could take two eggs in each hand, crack them on the griddle, squeeze them just so and they would run out on the grill with no yolk broken. Those customers who did not want their eggs sunny side up had their yolks pierced by the edge of Rummy's large steel spatula. His griddle was segregated into little plots populated by hash browns up in the corner, scrambled eggs in the center, bacon, ham and sausage to one side and always an omelet or two in progress. Rummy had nerves of steel. He was never rattled, even on mornings when the customers stood in line out the front door and waited patiently for a table. The spinner with breakfast orders filled up as fast as Rummy emptied it and he could keep up this pace from seven in the morning until noon when the sandwich and burger orders began to come in. A permanent fixture in the corner of Radowski's mouth was an unfiltered Lucky Strike cigarette that stuck to his lips even when he talked and the ashes always seemed to drop in the narrow space between the edge of the griddle and his round belly.
As time went on, however, Rummy became progressively more unreliable. Instead of arriving at six, he would be half an hour late. While he used to look cool and calm, now his hands trembled and beads of sweat accrued on his forehead. Orders were prepared more slowly than usual and sometimes sent back for adjustments. He began to sneak sips of brandy from a pint beneath his apron just to get by. And as every day became just a little worse, nothing escaped the watchful eye of the manager.
Since Larry was involved in food preparation, Mr. Stephenson took him aside and asked if he felt he could fill in for Rummy if he became ill or didn't show up for work. Larry was amazed that he might move up the ladder from bus boy to potentially the head fry cook in less than a month and a half. It actually came to pass, but unfortunately the first creation he prepared on the griddle was vomit.
On the morning of July 15th Larry was making onion rings when he heard a horrible sound; BLAUGHHHHH! He paused in his battering and looked over at Rummy who again threw up a projectile onto the griddle. BLAUGHHHHH! Dempsey turned from his dishwasher, said "Jesus!" and began to shake his head from side to side. Mr. Stephenson who was standing in the doorway grabbed Rummy by the scruff of his neck and threw him out the back door down the concrete steps yelling "You're fired! Don't you EVER come back here or I'll have you arrested!"
Larry looked at the vomit sizzling on the griddle and didn't know what to do. The whole kitchen smelled like throw up. Stephenson slammed and locked the back door and told Larry "the only way to get it off of there is to cook it, flip it over, cook the other side, get it on the spatula and put it in the trash can." Larry did as he was told, just like cooking scrambled eggs.
"Now turn up the heat and get a lot of wet towels. Towel it until it makes steam over and over again. I'll go out and tell the customers that we are having trouble with the grill and we will have to close for the rest of the day. Tonight I'll get everything disinfected and be ready to go for breakfast tomorrow." He pointed at Larry. "You're the fry cook starting tomorrow morning."
Larry cooked breakfast and lunch for the remainder of his summer break. Mr. Stephenson had another cook to handle the evening meal so Larry was off by five o'clock every night. Sometimes he would cook himself a burger at the end of his shift and other times he would go for a meal at home. For the rest of the summer he would frequent the night spots and try to meet girls, but for some reason his heart was never in it. He felt more mature than the average college student, tired from an honest day's work and he knew the alarm would sound at 5:30 AM. He did earn quite a sum of money that summer to take back to Michigan. When he drove back to college he had a trunk loaded with twenty cases of Coors reserved for his friends. Larry had no tales to tell the boys in Spooner Hall of surfer girls, sexual exploits or falling in love in Colorado. But his friends wanted to hear again and again how he worked his way up from busboy to head fry cook in the space of just a few months in the summer of 1965.
Labels: funny stories, real life stories, short stories, William Ogden Haynes Posted by Charlie Fish at 8:00 AM
Life is what happens when you're making plans!? The pace and playful humour, backed up by descriptive gems e.g 'eyes like two marbles floating in oil', help us to manage the disgust quotient of the climax to the story - the cooking vomit, and to respond well to the 'sick' humour. The characters are wittily constructed and tangible. A very funny narrative: and also a nice reflective piece in terms of the trials and tribulations of a young person returning to the parental home after a period of relative independence. Well done,
Ceinwen Haydon
No breakfast this morning! Stretches 'funny' but it works well. A zappy little read
Brooke Fieldhouse November 3, 2014 at 11:30 AM
Speaking as one who worked for 3 summer vacations as a hotel kitchen porter I sense a true story here, and - I cringe to say - authentic to its regurgitated core! Vivid real characters and scene setting, well contrasted with the quiet of the narrator who is busy being caught up in his rite of passage. Thanks for the verbal warning in the 'header' Charlie!
Realistic and believable. A touch of humor at its core, a nostalgic interlude for anyone trying to go home again and dreading it, only to learn another, maybe greater, lesson.
James Shaffer
I wasn't expecting the kitchen horror in the middle there! I don't think I'll ever look at corned beef hash the same way again. A fun read.
I liked the beginning of this confirming every young man's idea of life, money, drink, sun tanned girls and surfing fun. The story however did bring reality home to Larry, at least he made the money part of his holiday expectations. But what came across here was the work ethic and the contradictions involved, working a hot kitchen is not for everyone. I enjoyed reading this,
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EqualMed donates medical supplies to Health Ministry
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EqualMed chief executive officer Nivita Sharma (in red) during the donation today. Picture: LUKE NACEI
EQUALMED, a charitable organisation based in Georgia in the United States today donated medical supplies and equipment to the Ministry of Health and Diabetes Fiji. Founder and chief executive officer of the organization Nivita Sharma said the equipments would further boost service delivery in respective health centres and hospitals in the country. She said as […]
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Social Media Shaping Election Landscape
By Patty McCormac on December 21, 2010 in Local News
Over the last several years, Americans have consumed social media applications at a record pace and are allocating more and more of their waking hours on sites like Facebook and Twitter.
“When it comes to election cycles, they’re spending increased amounts of time using social media sites to learn about their favored politicians on their online profiles. They receive regular updates in their feeds after they follow or like them,” said Lisa Loeffler, owner of Flagstaff-based Genuine Media, a firm that provides social media and integrated marketing solutions.
“These [social media] communities provide political candidates a direct connection to their supporters, volunteers, donors and potential voters to share their messages and platforms without disruption and allow them to develop strong relationships and two-way discussions that aren’t possible through traditional communication and advertising formats,” Loeffler said.
But, the question is: Are the candidates with the most friends on social marketing sites more likely to win an election?
No, at least not as evidenced by past election cycles, according to Paul Bentz of High Ground Public Affairs who helped manage Governor Jan Brewer’s election and transition into the office.
“In that respect, it was used to communicate with folks with what was going on with the transition, major announcements and give people the chance to ask questions,” he said.
During the last election, Brewer had 350,000 followers on Facebook.
“That’s a pretty hefty following,” he said.
As in Brewer’s case, she has a lot of friends, but not all of them are from Arizona or Arizona voters, Bentz says.
He and his company provided content and video to get the word out there on behalf of Brewer.
Still, who has the most friends does not al- ways have an influence on who wins elections. He used the example of the gubernatorial
race between Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown in California.
“She had significantly more followers than Jerry Brown. The number of followers does not always translate to victory, but it can trans- late into influence.”
But, he says, as time passes, the sites seem to have more and more influence on voters.
“It’s funny because it went from a thing you did on the side and now is a pretty essential [tool for] providing content for folks out there,”
Bentz said. He believes the emphasis on social media started getting more intense in the 2008 election.
“President Obama used it pretty effectively in the 2008 election,” he said.
Just about everyone had Facebook or Twitter accounts by then. Bentz said he believes that social media sites are replacing the traditional press releases.
Anthony Smith, who handled logistics for Congressman-elect Dr. Paul Gosar, says using social media certainly didn’t hurt. “It was a good way for people to be informed about where he was every day out on the campaign trail,“ he said. “We would do about three tweets a day.”
He says, for instance, that a larger article written by Gosar that would not fit on a tweet could be put on Facebook and then linked to Twitter.
Locally, Joe Haughey, an associate broker at Flagstaff Top Producers Real Estate, ran and lost the election against Flagstaff Mayor Sara Presler. He says social media helped in some ways and not in others. He had both Twitter and Facebook accounts during the race and he would tweet information, but did not like being limited in the number of words allowed.
Haughey, who spent eight years on the Flagstaff City Council, says Facebook was more useful in that he could post photos and messages to get the word out and that his 400 followers were able to provide feedback.
Indeed, as Loeffler says, social media platforms allow political candidates and potential voters to develop strong relationships that are often limited by traditional communication methods. Information is knowledge, and in the case of politics, providing information is essential, especially during elections. Creatively using social media is an effective and efficient method to make that happen. FBN
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The Telephone Christmas
Or how a New Yorker in London spent 40 hours on the phone (and $420 on candied yams) to make his first holiday dinner.
The year after I finished grad school, I moved into an apartment in London, where I had my first kitchen. I was at that time an enthusiastic consumer of fine cooking, but the only piece of kitchen equipment with which I was entirely comfortable was the dishwasher.
At the end of two months in my new place, I felt proud and accomplished. I had mastered the art of getting a roast chicken and some steamed asparagus to come out at the same time. Heady with this success, I decided that I could do anything in the kitchen. It was the only year I have ever spent Christmas away from home and, refusing all invitations, I decided to stage my own Christmas dinner for a variety of American friends similarly far from their families. It was as though, having learned how to ride a bicycle, I had blithely climbed into the cockpit of a jumbo jet.
The episode has since come to be known as the Telephone Christmas. I called my mother and we went over the basic menu of Christmas dinners past. She recited a few recipes, which I wrote down. She helped me make a schedule that would spread the work over three days, each of which was to be easy and stress-free. We spent a good three hours on the phone figuring out the details.
On December 15, I set out to buy ingredients. In keeping with my plans for a pecan pie, I went to my neighborhood greengrocer and asked for corn syrup. I might just as well have asked for eye of newt or toe of frog. The grocer explained to me, confidingly, that you couldn't get syrup out of corn. When I insisted otherwise, he told me that if I bought some canned corn and got rid of the corn, I'd have some liquid left behind, but that he wouldn't call that syrup. I explained that I was making a pie. He said that pies don't have corn in them. Five days later, I found "Corn Syrup from America" at Fortnum & Mason for $15 per bottle, tied up with red ribbons as though it were a stocking stuffer.
At the butcher's, I ordered a turkey. As I was leaving the shop, I heard someone else order a plucked turkey. I went back to the counter to make sure I was getting a plucked turkey. I was not. The butcher changed my order. My advice to travelers is always to eavesdrop in butcher shops.
Then I went to Sainsbury's, the big grocery store. I asked where I'd find the tinned candied yams. My mother had said that since I was doing everything else from scratch, I should give myself a break and use canned yams. She told me that by the time I'd added various extra ingredients and baked them in a casserole, no one would guess they were not fresh. Unfortunately, no one at Sainsbury's had ever heard of tinned yams (or corn syrup). Neither had the people at Fortnum's (where there was also a display of "Cranberries from America"). At Harrods, they told me they had tinned candied yams on special order, sold in lots of 12 tins. Hoping that over time I would have use for 12 tins of yams, I agreed to take 12 tins for $35. I left an imprint of my credit card. Three days later, I returned to collect my order. "Oh," said the man at the front counter, "you're the yam man." I smiled politely. "You must really like these things."
I had somehow failed to understand that "special order" meant that the yams would be purchased by a person in the U.S., put in a taxi to the airport, carried by plane to London and brought to Harrods in another taxi. I had committed to a case of S&W candied yams that cost, to my total astonishment, $35 per can. That was $420 for a box of 12 cans. After some extensive conversation about fiscal responsibility, my father agreed to cover the costs of the Yam Episode.
ONCE I HAD ALL THE INGREDIENTS, THE PREPARATIONS BEGAN. The first day was cranberry day. My mother always made two kinds of cranberry sauce: one cooked, with ginger, the other raw, with orange. The raw-with-orange one went just fine, though I covered my shirt, my jeans and (oddly) my socks with cranberry. Unruffled, I put the cranberries for the cooked-with-ginger version into a pot and lit a low light, then went into the next room to change my clothes. I sat down with a book and waited for the berries to start popping, which they soon did. It was only afterward that I noticed the words "a covered pot" in my notes. By that time, my little kitchen looked like the scene of a shoot-out, with strange red splotches on every wall, some of them dripping in a sinister fashion: long red steaks that went behind the oven and under the sink and down the backs of the doorknobs. I covered the pot. While I scrubbed down the walls, the cranberries continued to pop.
Then they stopped popping. I looked at the third line of the four-line recipe. "Whatever you do, don't overcook it until the cranberries get mushy," I read. I took the cranberries off the stove. "Now mix in the stem ginger which you have diced while the cranberries were cooking," I read. Fearful that I would overcook the cranberries but also concerned that they would somehow reject the ginger if they got too cold, I put the pot of cranberries in the oven and diced the ginger. The mushy cranberries now broiled. It was in this way that I discovered a surprisingly successful caramelized ginger cranberry sauce.
That was the first day.
The second day was stuffing. My mother had told me to keep the broken-up stale bread and the seasonings and the cream and so on off to one side while I sautéed the items I would be adding in separately--celery, onions, sage, wild mushrooms, veal sausage and so on--draining the pan after each item to prevent the different flavors from blurring into greasy banality. It did not occur to me that one could sauté these items sequentially in one pan, so I took all four of my pots and put one on each burner of my diminutive stove and stood over the four stirring away with a wooden spoon. The doorbell rang as the turkey arrived; and when I staggered back into the kitchen with it, the spoon was on fire. Using a pair of asparagus tongs, I removed the burning spoon and put it in the sink, where it melted the stopper for the drain. I reported the episode to my mother. (We had spent perhaps 15 hours on the phone by then, working through each drama.) "Well," she said, "better the spoon and the plug than you, the house or the stuffing."
I managed to make the yams, the salad, the dill bread and the chestnut puree without incident.
I also made the candied orange slices, the Christmas cookies and the eggnog without incident.
Then came the pecan pie. I had never before baked a pie. My mother had started to give me a simple piecrust recipe, but I said I wanted to make the same crust she always did, which was mostly butter and "tricky," she warned me. I said I was game. She said that the crust should be rolled out on a marble slab. Since my kitchen did not contain anything much like a slab, its counters being undersized and made of perpetually sticky, faded brown Formica that seemed to be biodegrading rapidly, I removed the various decorative objects from the front hall table (it had come with the apartment and was too heavy to move) to reveal a particularly pretty piece of marble distinguished by an etched border of acanthus leaves. For days after Christmas, I was to find pastry in the filigree. But that was later.
Now I called my mother. (We were nearing 30 phone hours by this time.) I had refrigerated the dough to within an inch of its life. With the same elaborate and specific rhetoric and the same air of supernal calm employed by a ground crew directing astronauts in orbit, my mother said: "Put the ball of dough on the marble slab." I hadn't told her it was the front hall table; some things it was best she not know. "Take the rolling pin and gently press down so that the ball begins to flatten into a pancake. Roll once in one direction, and then roll the second time across that direction."
I did as I was told. "It's sort of breaking apart," I reported.
My mother remained focused and clear. "You are pressing too hard," she said. "Lift the pin. Now, take a drop of ice water and use it to repair the split. Now roll again."
"OK, I'm lifting the pin. I'm putting it down again. This time it's not breaking."
"Good. Now try drawing the pin toward you."
"It's breaking again."
"You're pressing too hard and by now your dough is too warm. Roll it back in a ball, put it back in the refrigerator and call me in an hour."
On the fourth attempt, the piecrust rolled perfectly.
On Christmas Day, I got up and stuffed the turkey. "It doesn't fit," I said.
"Both cavities," my mother answered. She was arranging the table at the other end of the phone. I could hear my brother singing carols in the background and my father opening drawers as he looked for something. "Listen," my mother said, "everyone is going to arrive here any minute. Anything else you need to know?"
"This oven doesn't have any 375°," I said, looking at the "heat settings," which were numbered 1 to 5, and which a manual I had found translated to centigrade. We did some quick math. The doorbell rang at my parents' house. While I finished cooking, I said hello to all the crowd at home. It was odd to think that 3,000 miles away they were smelling the same familiar smells that I was smelling. I spoke to extended family in sequence for another hour (the total was nearly 40 hours of conversation, we discovered when our phone bills came) while the turkey roasted.
"There can be little question," my mother was to say after the fact, "that it would have been cheaper and easier for me to take a plane to London, cook that dinner and catch a plane back in time to do Christmas in New York." "But," she added, "then I would have felt like you were away at Christmas, and this way I felt the whole time as though we were in the kitchen together." Every December from then until she died, we cooked Christmas dinner together, and now, seven years after her death, though I am sometimes flummoxed by a simple rack of lamb, I can turn out Christmas dinner for 16 adults (and little Calvin, my nephew, who will someday learn all these things too) as though I were to the kitchen born.
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Brut IPAs Are the IPA Variety Beer Drinkers Need Right Now
This newest take embraces some of the style’s neglected core characteristics.
By Mike Pomranz
Courtesy of Social Kitchen & Brewery
Over the past couple of decades, the India pale ale, or IPA, has emerged as the de facto signature beer of the American craft beer revolution. Nearly every brewery makes one, and as often is the case with such a ubiquitous offering, variations on the style have become the norm: In no particular order and certainly omitting plenty, we’ve seen imperial IPAs and session IPAs, white IPAs and black IPAs, West Coast IPAs and, the most recent explosion, New England IPAs.
Now, we’ve seen a new trendy take on the IPA, the brut IPA… but interestingly enough, in many ways, this latest variation helps bring the IPA back to its roots—which is a more tantalizing prospect than it might sound.
Let’s start at the beginning: What is an IPA? It’s actually a question that has gotten more complicated over the years. At its heart, as the name somewhat implies, a traditional IPA is a pale ale brewed with extra hops to elevate the overall hop character. That definition holds relatively true today, but is far from always accurate. Take the oxymoronically named “black India pale ale,” which isn’t pale at all. In this case, the IPA indication is simply one of a stronger hop character.
But what is the hop character of an IPA? Even that has changed. West Coast IPAs were an arms race of bitterness, often focused around piney and pithy flavors that pounded your palate from start to never-ending finish. To balance out all of that bitterness, West Coast IPAs often upped their malt bills, resulting in beers that were, even to the naked eye, not always so pale. More recently, New England IPAs have instead focused on tropical and other fruity notes. To push this juiciness to dizzying heights, brewers started adding additional ingredients to buoy this perceived sweetness, leaving flavors that significantly deviate from a pale ales traditional dryness.
As its Champagne-inspired name attests to, the brut IPA brings dryness and paleness back to the forefront of the IPA experience.
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Though the style has quickly spread across the country and even around the world, the origins are credited to Kim Sturdavant, brewmaster at California’s Social Kitchen and Brewery. The simplest explanation of the style is that Sturdavant brewed an IPA with the addition of an enzyme known as amylase glucosidase, which is able to further break down sugars to create a drier beer. “I’d been wanting to make a standard-strength IPA with [the enzyme] to just be as dry as possible, and that evolved into thinking, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to make it as light in color as possible and keep the bitterness low and make this super refreshing, pale, effervescent beer?” he told The Takeout.
He offered a similar explanation to Vinepair. “Pale, sparkling, refreshing, and bursting with hops, sounds good, right?” Sturdavant told the site.
Ironically enough, it doesn’t just sound good (minus the “sparkling” part, depending on who you're asking); it sounds like what an IPA really should be at heart. In British brewing parlance, which is where the term IPA comes from, pale ales stand in contrast to two other styles: bitters and golden ales. In simple terms, bitters tend to be about as bitter as pale ales, but are darker; meanwhile, golden ales tend to be as pale as pales ales, but feature more malt sweetness. Many IPA variants have deviated away from this central idea of a pale ale, but with the brut IPA, pale and dry come home to roost.
Admittedly, in other ways, brut IPAs are as far from traditional as possible. Following along with the Champagne theme, brut IPAs do tend to be more sparkling. Meanwhile, the flavors – which are meant to feature fruit notes over pure bitterness – definitely skew towards the modern juicy, New England-style IPA trend. Furthermore, Sturdavant told The Mercury News that, beyond the usual barley, he also uses plenty of rice and corn to make his brut IPA as light as possible, both in color and on the palate. Using adjuncts like these, the kinds of grains we’re used to finding in Budweiser and Coors Light, might made a traditional IPA brewer’s head spin.
Still, with all the innovation and variety we’ve seen in the IPA over the years, it’s interesting to think that going as dry and pale as possible hasn’t really been at the forefront before. Maybe that explains why rumors of the brut IPA have spread so quickly. New England IPAs broke through because they gave our palates a rest from intense bitterness. Now, Brut IPAs are finally a chance to give our palates a rest from a malt intensity many drinkers probably didn’t even spend much time contemplating before.
Since they're still a still-developing style, of course, breweries are still tinkering away, making it difficult to actually find the beer that so many people are talking about. For those looking to head to the source, Social Kitchen and Brewery in San Francisco now calls their brut IPA “Puttin’ on the Spritz." Meanwhile, not far away in San Leandro, hop-driven brewing stalwart Drake’s has been continually churning out all sorts of experimental brut IPAs in its taproom. On the other side of the country, apparently even Sam Adams has tried its hand at the style to serve at the brewery. Distribution right now is on the local scale, so do a little research on your local breweries to find out who else is getting in on the game.
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Phil Collins: Led Zeppelin Live Aid 'reunion' a 'disaster'
Phil Collins wanted to storm off the stage in the middle of his Live AID performance with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, insisting: "It was a mistake - I was not welcome."
The ex-Genesis drummer was invited to pick up the sticks and join the former Led Zeppelin stars during their set at the U.S. leg of the historic charity concert in 1985.
However, in the run-up to the event fans began eagerly anticipating a Led Zeppelin 'reunion' and by the time the big moment came, Collins was convinced Page didn't want him on the stage and fellow percussionist Tony Thompson was hampering the drummer's efforts to keep time.
Collins has branded the performance a "disaster" and insists he wanted to walk off the stage but knew it would be the main talking point of the whole day.
He tells Q magazine, "I thought it was just going to be low-key and we'd all get together and have a blow, have a play. But something happened between that conversation and the day, and it became a Led Zeppelin reunion. I turned up and I was a square peg in a round hole. I was not welcome. Robert was happy to see me, but Jimmy wasn't.
"I went out there and as soon as we started I thought, 'This is a mistake.' You could sense that I wasn't welcome and Tony was not making life easy and if I could have walked off, I would have done. But then we'd all be talking about why Phil Collins walked off of Live Aid. So I just stuck it out. It was a disaster, really. Robert was not match-fit with his voice and Jimmy was out of it, dribbling. It wasn't my fault it was crap."
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