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__label__wiki	0.547331	0.547331	Url:Home » Achievements » Animal Breeding and Genetics » Poultry Application of RFID in the production traceability of native chicken In order to promote the overall competitiveness of the chicken industry and consumers safety cognition of poultry meat products, the Livestock Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan has utilized the “poultry foot ring” combined radio-frequency identification (RFID) and barcode identification technology to introduce feeding management of the native chicken production site. The Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) records the data of the native chicken production traceability completely. The “poultry farm commercial poultry production flow operating system” was also developed so that chicken farmers may set individual chicken farm standard operating procedures as required. Digitizing applications to assist in everyday feeding and management tasks not only strengthens control of internal operations, it effectively enhances the farm’s operational efficiency. The PDA is used to save production traceability information onto the poultry farm commercial poultry production flow operating system, and complete various production traceability records necessary for the broiler chicken in the system. Once native chickens are of appropriate age, they are delivered to the abattoir by the shipper. Even after depilation, the foot of the native chicken still retains identification in the form of the poultry foot ring so that it is not confused with native chickens from other chicken farms. This forms an important identifying mark so that consumers may recognize the brand of native chicken they love. This achieves the dual benefit of ensuring reasonable profit for producers and also providing consumers with peace of mind in their poultry consumption. (H. L. Liu, T. L Liu Y. F. Lin, C. M. Hung, C. H. Hsieh, Y. S. Cheng, L.Y. Wang) Investigation of sperm quality of silky chicken The experiment was to investigate the exterior characteristics and skin color of private silky chicken breeder farms, and to compare the difference among the farms. One farm in Kaohsiung city and two farms in Yunlin county were investigated as strain A, B, C and D. A total 74, 62, 35 and 45 chicks were hatched in strain A, B, C and D, respectively in LRI. The chicks were tagged with wing number and weighed. Feeds and water were provided ad libitum during 0-3 (CP 21.3%, ME 3243 kcal/kg), 4-6 (CP 16.1%, ME 3114 kcal/kg), 7-12 (CP 15.6%, ME 2843 kcal/kg) and 13-40 (CP 14%, ME 2664 kcal/kg) weeks of age. The top 4-10 heaviest birds were selected at 8 weeks of age for cage feeding afterward, and blood was collected 12 weeks of age for PD test. Positive reaction birds were eliminated. Semen was collected and sperm quality (sperm concentration, semen volume, activity, livability, and acrosomal integrity) was analyzed three times during 24-26 weeks of age. The results indicated that PD was 1.7% in strain B. The other strains were not detected. The sperm quality in the top 4-10 heaviest males indicated that acrosomal integrity in strain A, C and B was 76.5±14.4%, 72.7±13.2% and 58.9±20.3%, respectively (P<0.05). Comparison of the four strains showed no significant difference in sperm concentration (2.06-2.78 x 109/mL), semen volume (542.5-697.2 ul), activity (4.5-4.8), livability (87.7-99.1%) and mitochondrial membrane potential (14.5-22.6%). (C. M. Hung, Y. F. Lin, H. L. Liu, D. Y. Lin, C. H. Hsieh, Y. S. Cheng) COMPARISONS OF DIFFERNET CRYOPROTECTANTS AND FREEZING RATES ON CHICKEN SEMEN CRYOPRESERVATION There are many related factors could affect the results of semen cryopreservation, such as the different cryoprotectants, packagings, freezing and thawing rates. Several studies showed that the best performances of chicken thawing semen obtained from semen frozen by using glycerol/straws/slowly or dimethyl acetamide (DMA)/pellet/rapidly freezing methods. Nevertheless, considering about cryobanking, which demands high level of biosecurity and accurate identification, the former method is still the most effective way to preserve avian semen. However, the mechanism of glycerol which causes the contraception to females is still unclear. Even glycerol-exposed semen remains very good quality after thawing, but it always leads to terrible fertility rates. Hence, the purpose of this study was to use different levels of DMA and DMSO to replace glycerol cryoprotectant, and then freezing semen with different rates to evaluate the membrane integrity, acrosome membrane integrity, mitochondrial function and membrane phospholipid function of chicken thawing semen. The result index could be the useful reference to modify the methods of chicken semen cryopreservation in the future. (H. L. Lin, T. Y. Kuo, D. Y. Lin, Y. Y. Lai and M. C. Wu) THE PERFORMANCE TESTING OF TAIWAN GAME CHICKENS Taiwan game hen is the most popular broiler in Hualien area. However, the growth performance is not consistent between individuals and it causes the difficulty in management. Therefore, selecting the outstanding parent birds is the most important thing for improving the growth performance of Taiwan game hens.This study was conducted to understand the hatching rate in summer, growth performance and semen quality of Taiwan game chickens. In last August and September, there were 114 and 52 eggs hatched respectively.The results of hatching test of the eggs hatched in August is 80% fertilized rate and the average birth weight is 40.48g. Comparably, the results in September is 79% fertilized rate and the average birth weight is 38.61g. Birds will be weighed every month till 22 wks old, and then the top three roosters will be slaughtered, moreover, the breast meat and thigh will be collected for meat quality analysis. Other roosters will be trained for semen collections during 26-30 wks old, and the quality of semen will be analyzed. Eventually, the high quality semen production roosters will be selected. Selection and Application of High Feed Efficiency in Brown Tsaiya Ducks The objectives of this study were to investigate the feed intake, egg mass, body weight and delta body weight of Brown Tsaiya ducks from 34 to 37 weeks of age, to evaluate the residual feed consumption of ducks, and to evaluate the genetic improvement after selected for 3 generations. Ducks were individually caged after 12 weeks of age, feed consumption, egg mass, body weight and body weight change were recorded from 34 to 37 weeks of age. The results indicated that average feed consumption, average egg mass and average body weight change for 4 weeks of selected line ducks were 3270 ± 563 g, 1043 ± 328 g and -37.3 ± 64 g, respectively. The performance was better than the control line ducks were 3499 ± 748 g、1167 ± 532 g and -2.2 ± 69.5 g, respectively. But there was no significantly difference between these two lines for the average feed conversion rate (3.2 ± 0.8 and 3.2 ± 0.9). The breeding value of residual feed consumption was determined with genetic parameters estimates used h2=0.4, which were 1.1, -13.4, -25.6, -67.5 and -122.6 g for selected line and 1.5, 7.9, 0.1, -14.9 and -1.7 g for control line from G0 to G4, respectively. The predicted genetic responses to selection on residual feed consumption within generation between two lines (S-C) were 2.7, -21.3, -25.7, -252.6 and -120.9 g from G0 to G4, respectively. (H. C. Liu Y. Y. Chang and J. F. Huang) Productive Performance and Genetic Polymorphisms in Conserved Duck Populations One hundred and twenty individuals (30 drakes and 90 ducks) were selected from the germplasm preservation population for the 16th generation of Brown Tsaiya ducks, 14th generation of White Tsaiya ducks and 13th generation of black Muscovy ducks, respectively. The average body weights at 20 weeks of age of the 16th generation Brown Tsaiya drakes and ducks were 1.17 and 1.28 kg, respectively. The fertility rate and hatchability rate of the 15th generation Brown Tsaiya ducks were 69.6% and 79.8%. The average body weights of the 13th generation White Tsaiya drakes and ducks were 1.48 and 1.41 kg at 20 weeks of age. The fertility rate and hatchability rate of the 13th generation White Tsaiya ducks were 62.8% and 69.3%. The average body weights of the 13th generation black Muscovy drakes and ducks were 3.02 and 1.81 kg respectively at 20 weeks of age. The fertility rate and hatchability rate of the 12th generation black Muscovy ducks were 92.7% and 72.8%. The genetic polymorphisms of 40 Brown Tsaiya LRI No. 1 ducks were estimated by applying eleven microsatellites which specifically developed for Tsaiya duck. A total 47 alleles were observed with an average of 4.3 alleles and an average 2.9 effective alleles per microsatellite locus. The observed and expected heterozygosity of those polymorphic markers ranged from 0.13 to 0.85 with an average number of 0.58 and 0.47 to 0.78 with an average number of 0.62, respectively. Two of eleven microsatellite markers tested did not fit Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, which may be arisen from the effects after long term selection for increasing egg production. However, the evaluated FIS value was not significantly different from 0 which indicated that Brown Tsaiya LRI No. 1 population still not endangering with inbreeding depression. (Y. Y. Chang, H. C. Liu and J. F. Huang) Genetic Analysis for Heterozygosity in Conserved Black Muscovy Ducks The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic polymorphisms of conserved black Muscovy ducks. Heterozygosity was analyzed by applying eleven microsatellites which specifically developed for Tsaiya ducks. The result showed that, in all of the three conserved population, there were no significant differences in the growing and reproductive performance between the current population and their ancestors. In the part of genetic analysis, a total of 35 alleles were observed with an average of 3.2 alleles and an average 2.1 effective alleles per microsatellite locus. The observed and expected heterozygosity of those polymorphic markers ranged from 0.040 to 0.793 with an average number of 0.376 and 0.066 to 0.773 with an average number of 0.423, respectively. All of eleven microsatellite markers tested fitted Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and the evaluated FIS value was not significantly different from 0 which indicated that black Muscovy population still not endangering with inbreeding depression. Furthermore, the genotypic data of 9th black Muscovy was combined with the one of 13th black Muscovy to draw individual phylogenetic tree and to conduct STRUCTURE analysis. The results showed that 9th and 13th black Muscovy had similar genetic background, and it also revealed current conservation strategy could indeed be used to maintain the genetic diversity of black Muscovy. In the future, in order to conserve the biodiversity of endemic duck breeds, it is suggested that the genetic monitoring should be carried out continuously. (Y. Y. Chang, H. C. Liu and J. F. Huang) Promotion of breeding technique in commercial geese breeders The commercial goose breeders did not have correct breeding programs in the past. They only choose the geese of heavy body weight and did not care about pedigree of them. The above results led to the reduction of egg production in geese. Therefore, how to improve the egg production of geese is the top priority job. Firstly, we have already helped commercial goose breeder to set up a correct concept about the types of breeder and meat. Secondly, we designed a breeding program which is to select heavy White Roman goose. The closed White Roman goose flock used for genetic selection was originally imported from Denmark and USA in 1974 and 1985, respectively. Egg production and body weight were selected from 1994 to 1999 by Changhua Animal Propagation Station. In 2002, the flock was selected for heavy body weight until 2007. A total of 6 generations, 1,082 goslings, were hatched and weighted at 8 and 14 weeks of ages. Based on the collected data of body weight and their pedigree, breeding values of body weights at 8 and 14 week-old were estimated with BLUP animal model, thereafter 25 ganders and 100 geese were selected as breeders to reproduce next generation. The results indicated that body weights at 8 and 14 week-old of the ganders were 4.41 and 5.77 kg, respectively, and that of the geese were 3.95 and 5.04 kg, respectively at the 6th generation. The heritability of body weight at 8 and 14 week-old were 0.549 and 0.596, respectively, and their genetic correlation was 0.897 from the data of the 1st to 6th generation. The breeding values of body weight at 8 week-old estimated by BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased Prediction) animal model in ganders and geese increased by 152 and 267.8 g, respectively, up to the 6th generation. The above new line of White Roman goose is bred by Changhwa Animal Propagation Station. It had passed the designate committee of Beidou White Goose LRI-1 in 2009 by Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan. Thirdly, we designed a breeding program which is to select the high egg production line of White Roman goose. The experimental White Roman geese were the offspring of the second generation of high production of day old gosling line born in 2004. The reproductive performance including age, body weight and egg weight at the first egg, egg production and laying period would be investigated. The data of egg production and pedigree obtained will be analyzed with the statistics method of Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP). After that, 25 ganders and 100 geese selected will be bred at next breeding season. We expect this breeding program will improve the ability of egg production of geese after selecting 5 generations. Further, we help the breeders to select body type and body weight at 12 weeks old in geese, and select egg production in breeder geese. We hope the experimental results will be introduced with the productive benefit to commercial goose breeders and farmers. (M. J. Lin, S. C. Chang and Y. S. Jea) Food animal breeding research consortium (FABRC): Selection for high egg production line in White Roman goose The breeding program is to select the high egg production line of white Roman goose. The experimental White Roman geese were the offspring of the second generation of high production of day old gosling line born in 2004. The reproductive performance including age, body weight and egg weight at the first egg, egg production and laying period would be investigated. The data of egg production and pedigree obtained will be analyzed with the statistics method of Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP). After that, 25 ganders and 100 geese selected will be bred at next breeding season. We expect this breeding program will improve the ability of egg production of geese after selecting 5 generations. When the high egg production line of white Roman goose is named as a new line in the future, we can prove high quality goslings of the egg production line to commercial goose breeders and high quality goslings of the hybrid by the line of egg production mated the one of heavy body weight to commercial goose farmers. Experimental results will be introduced with the productive benefit to commercial goose breeders and farmers. Geese feeding 85% of basal ration feed restriction and 85% of basal ration feed restriction plus 1.5 and 4.5 kg of grass had higher hatchability of fertilize egg than feeding basal ration ad libitum (67.8, 63.7, 66.1 vs. 54.1%). Therefore, in view of economic benefits and animal welfare, feed restriction accompany with green grass is a good way to promote fertility and accompany with green hatchability of geese. (M. J. Lin, S. C. Chang, K. C. Wu, Y. S. Cheng and Y. S. Jea)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8864
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__label__cc	0.709725	0.290275	Tag: Hugo Glendinning Tim Etchells on storytelling Posted on June 18, 2018 June 19, 2018 by Phil Suggested Donation £2 Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of Essential Drama. Essential Drama will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of Essential Drama. No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security. Essential Drama will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation. Essential Drama will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to Essential Drama. Show Terms Hide Terms This is an extract from an interview with Tim Etchells, Artistic Director of Forced Entertainment – read the full interview here. We have a questioning attitude to story and storytelling – especially since we don’t make work that’s particularly character or narrative based. It’s not that there is an objection to story as such, it’s just that we have an understanding of story as one of the ways that theatre tends to organise itself, not the only one. Literary theatre often ties it’s meaning to narrative structures – neat and argumentative, where we’ve always been interested in structures that are more like music or architecture, structures in the work that are more like pattern or emotional journey or textural journey. In many ways our work has as much in common with dance or music or visual art performance as it does with theatre, if you think of theatre as literary theatre. That said, I think very often we’ve dealt with story as a material but we’ve tended to think about story pluralistically: why do you only have to have one?! I think a lot of our work is based on the idea that what you’ve got on stage is a machine for generating many stories or different possibilities for stories. One of the things that the audience is doing I think is linking things together and making connections. Some of the pieces we have made have a raw material that is very narratively charged and we work by combining and recombining that material. I’m thinking about relatively early but quite important works like Club of No Regrets or 12am: Awake & Looking Down. The latter has hundreds of named characters who’s names are written on cardboard placards and the performers change costumes constantly and appear as all these characters. It’s theatre as dressing up box. There’s no story but in a sense, as all of these figures move past each other, a kind of kaleidoscopic narrative happens: Elvis Presley goes this way and A Nine Year Old Shepherd Boy goes that way and just for one moment you’re thinking, “On what mountain side did they meet?” And then it’s gone. I think we like that idea of the stage as a space that generates story but we don’t like to get locked into telling one. E.M. Forster gives a great bit of advice to novelists which is “only connect”. Of course we have time for that impulse but I think we’re also interested in the idea of ‘also disconnect’. What happens when you put things down on the stage that don’t belong together and leave them like that? As an audience or watcher you’re then forced to somehow reconcile those things. 12am: Awake & Looking Down. Photo by Hugo Glendinning Read the full interview here. Tagged 12am: Awake & Looking Down, Cathy Naden, Claire Marshall, Club of No Regrets, Forced Entertainment, Hugo Glendinning, Richard Lowdon, Robin Arthur, Story, Storytelling, Terry O’Connor, Tim Etchells No Comments on Tim Etchells on storytelling	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8872
__label__wiki	0.619247	0.619247	Radical guru Noam Chomsky is more of a dishonest asshole than most people realize As the intellectual fairy godfather of dimwitted, radical western academic loons, Noam Chomsky has been an inspiration for polemical dunces such as Naomi Klein, Chris Hedges, and many of the vacuous drones who traverse the Dantesque chambers of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Chomsky is certainly an articulate individual, making him all the more admirable in the eyes of his airhead acolytes. Another aspect of Chomsky's appeal to his fanatical followers is his absolute detestation of the United States, shaping him a hero to both self-loathing American academics and foreigners who share that hatred. His open contempt for the country that gave him all his immense opportunities is such that aside from championing many of America's contemporary enemies, Chomsky has even acted as an apologist for Imperial Japan, its mortal enemy in World War 2 that was responsible for countless atrocities and war crimes. Nonetheless, Chomsky has a large following among muddleheaded western radical leftists; the types of people who usually fall prey to the personality cults of commissars and gurus. One of the common features of such cultists is that like other religious fundamentalists, they take the word of their messiahs as absolute truth, no matter how transparently false it may be. One such example is a recent speech Chomsky delivered a couple of months ago in which he claimed capitalism and democracy are incompatible. Leaving aside his inability to show any success that democracy has had under any other economic system, or the consistently repressive, anti-democratic nature of political systems Chomsky and his disciples find so appealing, the Ayatollah of anti-Americanism told some pretty blatant lies that day that his followers probably never picked up on. When trying to discredit libertarianism and its use of the theories of Adam Smith, the 18th Century Scot who was one of the fathers of political economics, Chomsky made the ridiculous, and patently untrue assertion that Smith's famous "Invisible Hand" theory was an argument against what anti-capitalists call "neoliberal globalization." Said Chomsky about Smith's Invisible Hand: "Adam Smith actually did use the term, rarely, but take a look at how he used it. In Wealth of Nations, his major work, it's used once, and if you look at the context, it's an argument against what is now called neoliberal globalization, and what he argued is this, he was concerned with England, of course, he said suppose in England that the merchants and manufacturers invested abroad, and imported from abroad. He said, well, that would be profitable for them, but would be harmful to the people of England. However, they will have enough of a commitment to their own country, to England, what's called a home bias in the literature, they'll have enough of a home bias so that as if by an invisible hand, they'll keep to the less profitable actions and then England will be saved from what we call the ravages of what we call neoliberal globalization." Chomsky basically goes on to claim that Adam Smith was essentially arguing for government intervention in economies and against the free market. Which is a mammoth crock of shit that Chomsky's worshipers are too stupid and gullible to challenge when coming from their god. In fact what Smith wrote in Wealth of Nations in reference to the Invisible Hand was that people, including manufacturers and importers, will unwittingly serve society through the natural course of acting in their own interest. Chomsky has it ass-backwards when he says Smith was claiming the English would not buy from abroad because of a home bias. That case would only apply if domestic goods were being sold at a comparable price to foreign ones. Smith goes on to argue against high tariffs to maintain nationalistic monopolies for a domestic market, and theorizes that national commerce will adapt to create that which is most efficient and cost-effective. But don't believe me. Here's what Smith wrote in Wealth of Nations regarding the Invisible Hand (pay particular attention to the last two paragraphs of Smith's quoted below): The produce of industry is what it adds to the subject or materials upon which it is employed. In proportion as the value of this produce is great or small, so will likewise be the profits of the employer. But it is only for the sake of profit that any man employs a capital in the support of industry; and he will always, therefore, endeavour to employ it in the support of that industry of which the produce is likely to be of the greatest value, or to exchange for the greatest quantity either of money or of other goods. But the annual revenue of every society is always precisely equal to the exchangeable value of the whole annual produce of its industry, or rather is precisely the same thing with that exchangeable value. As every individual, therefore, endeavours as much as he can both to employ his capital in the support of domestic industry, and so to direct that industry that its produce may be of the greatest value; every individual necessarily labours to render the annual revenue of the society as great as he can. He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry, he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was no part of it. By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. It is an affectation, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it. What is the species of domestic industry which his capital can employ, and of which the produce is likely to be of the greatest value, every individual, it is evident, can, in his local situation, judge much better than any statesman or lawgiver can do for him. The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume an authority which could safely be trusted, not only to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it. To give the monopoly of the home market to the produce of domestic industry, in any particular art or manufacture, is in some measure to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, and must, in almost all cases, be either a useless or a hurtful regulation. If the produce of domestic can be brought there as cheap as that of foreign industry, the regulation is evidently useless. If it cannot, it must generally be hurtful. It is the maxim of every prudent master of a family never to attempt to make at home what it will cost him more to make than to buy. The tailor does not attempt to make his own shoes, but buys them of the shoemaker. The shoemaker does not attempt to make his own clothes, but employs a tailor. The farmer attempts to make neither the one nor the other, but employs those different artificers. All of them find it for their interest to employ their whole industry in a way in which they have some advantage over their neighbours, and to purchase with a part of its produce, or what is the same thing, with the price of a part of it, whatever else they have occasion for. What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry employed in a way in which we have some advantage. The general industry of the country, being always in proportion to the capital which employs it, will not thereby be diminished, no more than that of the above-mentioned artificers; but only left to find out the way in which it can be employed with the greatest advantage. So in fact, despite what anyone stupid enough to take Noam Chomsky's word for something may believe, Smith was indeed arguing against government intervention and for what Chomsky calls "neoliberal globalization." If there is a valuable lesson to be learned from this, it's that radicals and anti-capitalists are not only dishonest, but they rely on the fact that the people who admire them are too stupid to be able to verify what they hear from the Chomskys, Kleins, and Hedges of this world and correctly process information. Unfortunately, in that final regard, Chomsky and his ilk may not be wrong. N.B. If you listen to Chomsky's description later in the video of the use of "Invisible Hand" in Smith's earlier work, Moral Sentiments, and compare it to Smith's actual words, you'll observe that Chomsky's assertion about it is also a big, steaming pile of crap. Chomsky claimed that Smith proposed that a rich landlord would be motivated by sympathy to the poor to provide a socialist-like wealth redistribution. What Smith actually wrote suggests that greedy landlords are motivated by self-interest, innately knowing if they don't keep the poor fed, then there will be no poor to produce goods for the rich, and thus, without intending it as such, provide for the social good. But again, don't take my word for it. Read what Smith wrote in Moral Sentiments for yourself: It is to no purpose, that the proud and unfeeling landlord views his extensive fields, and without a thought for the wants of his brethren, in imagination consumes himself the whole harvest that grows upon them. The homely and vulgar proverb, that the eye is larger than the belly, never was more fully verified than with regard to him. The capacity of his stomach bears no proportion to the immensity of his desires, and will receive no more than that of the meanest peasant. The rest he is obliged to distribute among those, who prepare, in the nicest manner, that little which he himself makes use of, among those who fit up the palace in which this little is to be consumed, among those who provide and keep in order all the different baubles and trinkets, which are employed in the oeconomy of greatness; all of whom thus derive from his luxury and caprice, that share of the necessaries of life, which they would in vain have expected from his humanity or his justice. The produce of the soil maintains at all times nearly that number of inhabitants which it is capable of maintaining. The rich only select from the heap what is most precious and agreeable. They consume little more than the poor, and in spite of their natural selfishness and rapacity, though they mean only their own conveniency, though the sole end which they propose from the labours of all the thousands whom they employ, be the gratification of their own vain and insatiable desires, they divide with the poor the produce of all their improvements. They are led by an invisible hand to make nearly the same distribution of the necessaries of life, which would have been made, had the earth been divided into equal portions among all its inhabitants, and thus without intending it, without knowing it, advance the interest of the society, and afford means to the multiplication of the species. When Providence divided the earth among a few lordly masters, it neither forgot nor abandoned those who seemed to have been left out in the partition. These last too enjoy their share of all that it produces. In what constitutes the real happiness of human life, they are in no respect inferior to those who would seem so much above them. In ease of body and peace of mind, all the different ranks of life are nearly upon a level, and the beggar, who suns himself by the side of the highway, possesses that security which kings are fighting for. truepeers said... Yes, Chomsky is a douche. However, it is reasonable to argue, as has the republican tradition in the US, that democracy and capitalism are, to some degree, incompatible. I mean just how long do you think the ponzi scheme, that is the welfare state, is going to last? Do you expect democracy to succeed in finding and happily assimilating ever more high value immigrants to pay the pensions and healthcare of our generation and generations to come? We are too busy trying, or not, to pay them to be able to keep Western demographics stable. How is democracy going to even out the resentments of the old and the newcomers? Democracy has a great problem with innovators, entrepreneurs, because they inevitably disrupt democracy's attempts to make us all equal before the sacred centre of the state. That is why the people at OISE are likely among those who chortle on about the late stages of neo-liberalism. Indeed liberalism and democracy had a couple of centuries of an unsteady marriage but it seems to be coming to an end. In our democratic and victimocratic state how many are still classical liberals, e.g. disagreeing with you perhaps but defending to the death your right to say it? But we need not get trapped in thinking that the alternative to democracy is tyranny. Rather, the argument here is that democracy may well trend to a kind of tyranny, especially for those democracy has a problem with (like Jews - who don't quite fit in like everyone else). No the alternative to democracy would be a kind of freedom in which private property and individual initiative is protected from big government's attempts to even everyone out. Democracy would be limited - and that is what Chomsky perhaps fears. These were the kinds of concerns Hannah Arendt tackled and she read Adam Smith, despite himself, as serving an incipient socialism, in the sense that she saw that his ideas about political economy could be co-opted by the likes of Marx because of Smith's assumptions about the totality of wealth being a product that could be calculated in term of its total labour input. Robert What? said... Is that fossil still alive? Richard K said... Yeah, the radical left is using every voodoo spell they have to keep Chomsky breathing. Because once he goes, their "intellectual giant" will be Judith Butler, and even they realize that when that moron becomes their standard-bearer, they're in deep trouble. 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__label__cc	0.617601	0.382399	GUNS Magazine May 2016 Digital Version 9’s R on a n o m m o C n U . E . C.O.R H 40 WILL DABBS, MD S&W’S M&P9 PORTED The trigger on the M&P9 C.O.R.E. has an adjustable over-travel stop, allowing you to fine tune where the trigger stops. Photos: Joseph R. Novelozo orace Smith and Daniel Wesson joined forces in 1852 to produce the lever-action Volcanic rifle, itself designed around Walter Hunt’s Rocket Ball cartridge. In 1856 Smith and Wesson allied themselves with Rollin White, the father of the bored-through cylinder, and started churning out handguns. Now after 1.5 centuries S&W’s penchant for designing superb pistols has reached critical mass with the M&P9 Ported C.O.R.E. (Competition Optics Ready Equipment), arguably the world’s best tool for launching 9mm rounds downrange. This pistol redefines the state of the art. continued on page 44 MAY 2016	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8881
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__label__cc	0.560313	0.439687	Green New Deal Hallucination - Printable Version +- BREAKING ALL THE RULES Forum (http://forum.batr.net) +-- Forum: SARTRE Commentary (http://forum.batr.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=19) +--- Forum: Utopia (http://forum.batr.net/forumdisplay.php?fid=393) +--- Thread: Green New Deal Hallucination (/showthread.php?tid=78581) Green New Deal Hallucination - SARTRE - 02-11-2019 http://batr.org/utopia/021219.html Utopia in the "Green" universe is a zombie parade of whackos sitting at the cool cafeteria table in a mental hospital. The "Green New Deal" is a script compiled by opiate medicated inmates at One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest salons. Tragically, granting any validity to a mindset that is totally inept of economics and the most rudimentary principles of business, would qualify for admission to their sanctuary. The eventual result of this hallucinogen religiosity causes the abandonment of all objective reality and common sense. According to Americans for Tax Reform the main points of this "Green New Deal" include some of the most absurd and foolish promises to come out of elected officials. · Rebuild every single building in the U.S. · Will end all traditional forms of energy in the next ten years. · Plans to ban nuclear energy within 10 years if possible. · Don’t invest in new technology of Carbon Capture and Storage, just plant trees instead! · Mandates all new jobs be unionized. · May include a carbon tax. · May include cap and trade. Such highlights must have been conceived under altered states of inspiration . . . No need to worry how much it will cost or how will it be paid for. The green dream moves these fanatical zealots. Review the entire tenets of the "Green New Deal". Especially note the impact on military spending that ignores the pushback and core mission of the Global NWO Empire. "We will cut military spending by at least half to bring our troops – currently stationed in over 800 bases worldwide – home to their families, deploying our valued servicemen and women in their own communities to build up our country’s future and prosperity here at home. Maintaining bases all over the world to safeguard fossil fuel supplies or to shore up repressive oil monarchies could no longer be justified as “protecting American interests.” While agreeing with a substantial retraction of military bases; assuming that their purpose is to safeguard oil, dismisses the record increases in domestic production, which have provided internal independence in supply. Climate Change Dispatch cites a National Review response from Jim Geraghty to an article NYT, Wash Post Promote ‘Ambitious’ Green New Deal. As any wise historian would acknowledge the term New Deal is reminiscent of that premier Socialist and Warmonger, FDR. Mr. Geraghty writes: "It would effectively nationalize the entire energy industry and shut down non-renewable energy companies, with workers given a vague promise to “provide resources to workers displaced from the fossil fuel industry.” According to the U.S. Department of Energy, roughly 1.1 million work in coal, oil, and gas production; 2.3 million jobs in transmission, distribution, and storage; and 2.4 million workers in motor vehicles and component parts (not counting dealerships). The vast majority of these 5.8 million jobs would be eliminated under the Green New Deal. The Green New Deal calls for “replacing non-essential individual means of transport with high-quality and modern mass transit.” This is a wonky way of calling for a ban on cars. Who decides whether your car is a “non-essential individual means of transport”?" This scheme against individual transportation has an underlying goal of creating urban ghettos. Herding the sheeple into paddocks of total surveillance by way of an electric power grid fence is the goal. Of course, little attention is given to the practical production by which those megawatts will be generated. Pure magic miracles will not materialize to power up those tracking devices. Examine the most outrageous electric generation frauds of the bunch, industrial wind factories. The Green New Deal Is the Antithesis of Green offers a few of those inconvenient facts that dispel that Al Gore fairy tale, An Inconvenient Truth. “Meeting present-day US electricity consumption, for example, would require 12 percent of the continental US land area for wind.” The two researchers didn’t spell out exactly what that means, so let’s do the math. The land area of the continental Unites States is about 2.9 million square miles (or 7.6 million square kilometers). Twelve percent of that would be about 350,000 square miles (or 912,000 square kilometers). Therefore, merely meeting America’s current electricity needs with wind would require an area more than twice the size of California, which covers about 164,000 square miles (424,000 square kilometers). In other words, just meeting existing electricity demand — and remember, this ignores the vast amounts of natural gas needed by industry and the millions of barrels of oil per day needed to fuel our airplanes, trucks, and cars — would require covering with wind turbines a land area twice the size of Nancy Pelosi’s home state. The idea of setting aside that much land is nonsense on stilts." Blowing in the wind does not store electricity, so base load demand requires fossil fuel generation. Solar production 'after dark' is a trick that is not ready for primetime. Both alternatives are not cost effective when compared to coal or natural gas methods. In fiscal terms only through government coercion with punitive taxpayer subsidies can the illusion of green energy render the curse of a statist economy be forced upon our society. Mike Adams expresses a flawless summary in the essay, The real Democrat agenda unveiled: a new UTOPIA. "Yes, Ocasio-Cortez is clinically insane. But her ideas — which are almost all rooted in communism and fascism — are shockingly popular among the drooling left-wing idiots who now run the tech giants, the media and the U.S. House of Representatives. If these people are allowed to gain power over the country, they will plunge America into an era of unprecedented human suffering, starvation and destitution." There is no deal in the affliction from an environmental neurosis. Proponents of this sickness admire the tyrant FDR because he imposed and expanded despotism of central planning and government. The green abusers hate LIBERTY and individuals who exercise their natural rights. The true danger has little to do with environmental risks and much to do from the extreme radicals who hate a sovereign America. SARTRE - February 12, 2019	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8884
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__label__wiki	0.703406	0.703406	HomeFACHEP vs. The People of the State of Michigan: Part I Dr. Shawn McElmurry FACHEP vs. The People of the State of Michigan: Part I Dr. Shawn McElmurry March 29, 2018 March 29, 2018 Siddhartha Roy Articles, Research Updates The Flint Area Community Health and Environment Partnership (FACHEP) The People of the State of Michigan: An investigative science reporting series by Flintwaterstudy.org When MDHHS’ Mr. Nick Lyons and Dr. Eden Wells were charged with felonies associated with the Flint Water Crisis back in June 2017, we took a wait and see attitude. Our original reading of internal e-mails produced through our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests had led us to blame misconduct by a few employees at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) as the primary cause of the Flint water crisis. We contended that the governor’s office and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) were certainly guilty of being overly trusting of those engineers and scientists, but that the true criminal acts were the lies told by these few MDEQ employees. While we always remain open to new information, nothing presented to Dr. Edwards in the preliminary hearings has changed our opinion. Anyone following us also knows we are not shy about calling out bad actors. In late September 2015, we wrote that some MDHHS employees were behaving unethically, but within a few days MDHHS reversed course by agreeing the water was unsafe, and after Dr. Wells started working with us in December 2015, we were impressed enough to call her out publicly in a good way on our webpage on January 7, 2016. Ever since, Michigan government has supported our scientific work and professionally answered all our questions, even when they were fully aware our research was showing that the switch to Flint River water was one key factor contributing to the Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak and associated deaths. We published two peer-reviewed journal papers documenting this science in 2016 and 2017. At no point did anyone at MDHHS or the governor’s office discourage or impede our teams ground-breaking research that helped reveal the Flint Legionella outbreak. Given our own positive experiences with MDHHS since December 2015, we were surprised when professors representing the Flint Area Community Health and Environment Partnership (FACHEP) alleged under oath that the State of Michigan had not cooperated with their Legionella research. Indeed, sworn testimony by FACHEP professors was a basis for felony “obstruction of justice” charges against Wells and Lyons. To date, the media has generally sided with the presumably noble FACHEP professors and against the maligned state employees in these disputes. Starting with this article, Flintwaterstudy will present an investigative series that calls that narrative into question, by examining FACHEP’s public leadership, especially as represented by Dr. Shawn McElmurry (Wayne State), Dr. Nancy Love (University of Michigan) and Dr. Laura Sullivan (Kettering University). Figure 1. Representative FACHEP leaders Dr. Nancy Love, Dr. Shawn McElmurry and Dr. Laura Sullivan (left to right). Photos from UM and Kettering In Part 1 of this series, we examine the role of Dr. Shawn McElmurry, an Associate Professor at Wayne State, who was essentially given carte blanc leadership of FACHEP in his formal role as Principal Investigator. Part 1: Dr. Shawn McElmurry’s Unique Qualifications The State of Michigan funded FACHEP with a $3.35 million “sole source” grant to study the Flint Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak. This was in 2016: AFTER the switch back to Detroit water, AFTER the declaration of federal emergency, and MONTHS AFTER the Flint Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak had ended. The logic behind awarding this large grant exclusively to Dr. McElmurry and his hand-picked team, without any competition, was summarized in public testimony by Wayne State President Roy Wilson to the Michigan legislature on February 28, 2016: “Wayne State is uniquely qualified to lead this investigation given its established relationships, expertise in urban water issues, and existing engineering, public health, and social science expertise…This effort is being led by Dr. Shawn McElmurry, who has been working in Flint for a number of years…” Indeed. McElmurry burst onto the scene of the Flint Water Crisis in October 2015, by introducing himself to Dr. Edwards of Flintwaterstudy as an extraordinary humanitarian who had just completed 5 years of research into the Flint water distribution system at the direct request of then-Mayor Dayne Walling. McElmurry also provided Dr. Edwards with his pre-proposal for an emergency research grant to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which stated that he was “able to respond with this rapid assessment based on our intimate understanding of the Flint regional water system and social infrastructure” and due to his “research focused on how to best adapt Flint’s existing water infrastructure to changes in population and industrial demand… over the last 5 years.” McElmurry further asserted to both NIH and Dr. Edwards that he possessed “a complete hydraulic model of Flint’s water distribution system” as a result of “his” research work. In the unfolding Flint Water Crisis, such a combination of local scientific knowledge, on-the-ground experience, social contacts and a working hydraulic model were urgently needed. McElmurry’s declaration that he possessed such expertise and assets represented a “golden ticket” to disaster relief research funding and a designated seat at situation room tables where important decisions would be made directly affecting the recovery. Edwards promptly introduced McElmurry to the inner circle of those working on the water crisis response and and wrote a letter of support for the $422,000 NIH grant which McElmurry was awarded. Within months, McElmurry’s “unique qualifications” and claims of “intimate understanding” based on his 5-year volunteer humanitarian research mission in Flint, snowballed into his designated sole-source leadership role in the $3.35 million FACHEP grant. He also was involved in winning three emergency grants from the National Science Foundation to study water filters, which Dr. Edwards also helped him to obtain, with his Wayne State colleagues and Dr. Nancy Love at the University of Michigan. By late 2016 and early 2017, Wayne State (and other collaborators) were awarded $12.3 million of other NIH grants which prominently boasted about McElmurry’s pioneering work in Flint. Wayne State University was so proud of how the emergence of FACHEP was playing out in the media and in garnering funding, that they even “branded” their Flint efforts with a heart-warming “Wayne State for Flint” logo. THE WORST KIND OF MISCONDUCT: a PRIVILEGED SELF-PROCLAIMED BUT UNQUALIFIED “EXPERT,” EXPLOITS A CRISIS AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITY Dr. McElmurry’s “EXPERTISE” was not what he claimed Unfortunately for everyone involved (e.g., unsuspecting Flint residents, accused state employees, prosecutors who have been relying on his expertise and testimony) McElmurry’s claims about his prior work in Flint were too good to be true. At best his experience in Flint was grossly exaggerated, and at worst he perpetrated outright academic identity theft, with profound long-term economic and social consequences for Flint and the State of Michigan. Herein we present just some of the evidence of unethical behavior by FACHEP’s founder, which led us to this regrettable conclusion. 1. Second Impressions: Motivation, Expertise and Social Connections By January 2016, McElmurry’s humanitarian story about his years of volunteer work in Flint, seemed demonstrably inconsistent with his behavior and performance as observed by Flintwaterstudy’s Dr. Edwards. McElmurry showed little interest in conducting quality science or actually helping Flint residents, but rather, was myopically focused on seeking funding and associated academic power. Whenever he was directly questioned about specifics related to his supposed “intimate knowledge” of the Flint water distribution system, McElmurry was completely clueless and unable to provide answers to even the most basic questions. In October 2015, McElmurry acknowledged he did not know how to contact Howard Croft, Flint’s Director of Public Works, and asked Edwards to introduce them. To date, we have not found anyone who can verify that McElmurry was leading the research that he claimed, into the Flint water distribution system from 2010-2015. When asked, former Mayor Walling stated that while he does not specifically remember McElmurry, he did recall research into Flint’s water distribution system that was led by Purdue University. 2. Meet Dr. Kasey Faust: The actual expert that McElmurry was pretending to be. At that point Dr. Marc Edwards reached out to Dr. Kasey Faust, a remarkable young woman from Purdue University who did work in Flint as part of her PhD dissertation (2011-2015). In 2011, Faust won a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which enabled her to conduct research helping “shrinking cities,” like Flint, understand and prepare for challenges to their water sector infrastructure. After Faust and her PhD advisor met McElmurry at an EPA organized workshop in April 2012, he was invited to be an external member of her PhD advisory committee in January 2013. Notably, the word “Flint” was not mentioned in McElmurry’s VITA or statement of qualifications provided to Purdue University at that time. Moreover, Faust and her advisor are not aware of McElmurry being independently involved in data collection related to Flint’s water distribution system, nor did McElmurry accompany Faust or her advisor on their trips to Flint, in his role as her external PhD committee member. In response to a FOIA from Mr. Lyon’s lawyers, Dr. Faust provided her e-mail correspondences with McElmurry, and they are quite revealing. Reading through the emails is truly heart-breaking: suddenly McElmurry’s “cluelessness” makes perfect sense. McElmurry literally stole Dr. Faust’s unique and visionary work and claimed it as his own in order to get his foot in the door and a leading seat at the table in Flint. How did he do it? First, in October 2015, McElmurry asked Faust to participate in his NIH emergency grant. This would have been a tremendous opportunity for Dr. Faust, who was now a newly minted assistant professor at the University of Texas, and it could have showcased her visionary expertise and continue her quest to help Flint residents. Next, McElmurry requested that Dr. Faust send him her Flint water network and associated hydraulic models from her dissertation work for the NIH proposal. Faust also introduced him by email to people in Flint with whom she had worked. Final step, once Dr. McElmurry had the data/hydraulic models and introductions to collaborators in hand, he subsequently claimed they were “his” and cut Dr. Faust out of his NIH grant. McElmurry then used her data/models into his NIH grant proposal (without her permission or knowledge). At some point he did inform Dr. Faust that he was sorry she was dropped from the NIH proposal, but that the research went in a different direction than anticipated. Thereafter, McElmurry essentially assumed Faust’s identity related to her Flint work and embellished it by adding three years additional effort for good measure. In this manner, McElmurry completed his academic identity theft, effectively lining his own pockets, opening the door to important leadership roles and harnessing the Flint disaster for his self-promotion—at the expense of Dr. Faust, Flint and MI residents. 3) Violating Ethical Canons of Engineering and Perjury? By now, McElmurry has told and re-told the story of his 5-year volunteer humanitarian research mission in Flint so many times, he probably believes it himself. He testified to this story under oath as the star witness in the prosecution case against Mr. Lyons and Dr. Wells, and it is prominently featured in FACHEP press commentary and in Wayne State pressroom materials. McElmurry occasionally cites a research paper written by Dr. Faust, on which he was included as the last (i.e., least contributing) author, to imply intellectual ownership of her entire dissertation work. Here is an example from a Wayne State page: “McElmurry [began] working in Flint in 2010 (Faust et al 2015)“. However, according to Dr. Faust and her advisor, he conducted none of the work in that paper related to Flint or any other specific city mentioned. Wayne State release states Dr. McElmurry began working in Flint in 2010 citing a research paper by Dr. Kasey Faust. According to Dr. Faust and her then-PhD advisor, McElmurry did none of the work on Flint (or other cities) described in that paper. As the veil is now being lifted, it is becoming more and more apparent that Dr. McElmurry seems to be in the habit of making false statements that benefit his career. When posing as a “uniquely qualified” leader for the FACHEP funding in 2015, he asserted in writing to the State of Michigan that his research specialty was in “urban infrastructure and human health.” This false claim was not added to his online VITA until mid-2017, before his sworn testimony in the case against Lyons and Wells. The reality is that McElmurry’s true experience and academic record do not qualify him to serve as a contributing member of a group like FACHEP, much less lead it on behalf of Flint residents and the State of Michigan. Our discoveries reported herein are truly shocking, and it is regretful to be put in a position where such information must be publicly shared, but it provides an explanation for the incompetence and disastrous consequences of McElmurry’s FACHEP leadership. Ironically, our engagement in Flint was initially compelled due to the first canon of Civil Engineering ethics: to hold paramount the public welfare. Herein, as painful as it is, we are now compelled to call out McElmurry’s blatant violation of the second canon of Civil Engineering Ethics that “Engineers shall perform services only in areas of their competence.” Accordingly, Dr. Edwards has submitted a corresponding complaint to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and has agreed to testify in a second canon violation hearing if necessary. He has also reported McElmurry to NIH for possible scientific misconduct in the midst of a Federal Emergency, due to falsifications that directly (and indirectly) may have won millions of dollars in research grants for himself, Wayne State University, and his collaborators. When it comes to truly criminal behavior related to the FACHEP grant, perhaps the individuals who are presently accused, should be star witnesses for the State of MI in the case against Dr. McElmurry. NEXT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: Dr. Nancy G. Love FOIA and other associated emails/documentation on FACHEP and Dr. McElmurry: Download (PDF, 4.72MB) Dr. Edwards’ complaint to Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs: Primary Author: Dr. Marc Edwards with help from Dr. Siddhartha Roy ← Bizarre Attack on FlintWaterStudy, Rigor, and Purdue Slide Rules: An Epic Failure to Measure Up Wayne State University Press Release Does Not Address our Allegations → 5 thoughts on “FACHEP vs. The People of the State of Michigan: Part I Dr. Shawn McElmurry” Wayne State University Press Release Does Not Address our Allegations \| Flint Water Study Updates says: […] contrast, the e-mails we obtained by FOIA, are perfectly clear that McElmurry gained access to Dr. Faust’s dissertation work under false […] The dark details of this case are truly fascinating; an unfolding engineering ethics case study that students should probably take a look at in ensuing years. What I still scratch my head over is this…. after achieving the funding, pubs and success within ones own institution wasn’t that enough?? This narrative points out correctly how the Michigan press has largely sided with the Prosecutor and their FACHEP witnesses (McElmurry etc.) against the unpopular and maligned state personnel. But provided motive to be a Star Witness for Prosecution of two state employees? Was it: 1). vindictiveness for trying to restrict and cut off funding for the FACHEP’s (perhaps poorly designed) ‘research’ program, 2). outrage at comments and treatment by these 2 officials indicating unprofessionalism and disregard for human life as witnesses professed, or, 3). was it a darker desire for even more of the Stage’s spotlight and limelight in the waning hours of this Flint water crisis? Consideration of these motives casts a frightening shadow over the human impulses driving modern scientific efforts. Ugly as they may be it is critical that they come to light for society to be able to effectively police such ‘research’ efforts. FACHEP vs. The People of the State of Michigan: Part II The Problematic Birth of FACHEP \| Flint Water Study Updates says: […] When we started to have problems with the Flint Area Community Health and Environment Partnership (FACHEP) in 2016, we first sought resolution through direct communication with FACHEP faculty. After about a year of vacuous responses we gave up. We helped Flint residents file Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, publicly called out behavior we deemed irresponsible, filed an ethics complaint with the appropriate authorities at the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), testified under oath in response to a subpoena, and then documented numerous concerns about FACHEP’s founder Dr. Shawn McElmurry. […] FACHEP vs. The People of the State of Michigan: Part III FACHEP makes a mockery of ethical codes — The FACHEP whistleblower from Michigan State University \| Flint Water Study Updates says: […] 2018, Dr. Edwards and Dr. Masten respected but did not really like each other. It was only after Dr. Faust informed Dr. Edwards that McElmurry had gone out of his way to malign Edwards with her, that he […] FACHEP vs. The People of the State of Michigan: Part IV Love The Alarmist — The Real Story on Shigella and Water Filters \| Flint Water Study Updates says: […] PART 1: Dr. SHAWN McELMURRY […]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8903
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Views: 11849171 Michael Wouters How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood \| Deep Look Support Deep Look on Patreon!! https://www.patreon.com/deeplook 🎇 2017 WEBBY PEOPLE'S VOICE WINNER 🎇 for Best Science & Education Video 📹 ! http://webbyawards.com/winners/2017/film-video/general-film/science-education/ Seen up close, the anatomy of a mosquito bite is terrifying. The most dangerous animal in the world uses six needle-like mouthparts to saw into our skin, tap a blood vessel and sometimes leave a dangerous parting gift. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look! http://goo.gl/8NwXqt DEEP LOOK is a ultra-HD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small. Scientists have discovered that the mosquito’s mouth, called a proboscis isn’t just one tiny spear. 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Directed by Stephen Parkhurst Starring Sara Jonsson, Nick Schwartz, Ronnie Fleming & Bridget Araujo #millennials #comedy #sketch Views: 3770098 Sparkhurst Why are Britain’s trains so bad - could nationalisation fix them? 2017 saw the most train delays in nearly 15 years. And as services seem to be getting worse, ticket prices are going up - leaving many passengers furious. But why are Britain’s trains so bad and what can be done to fix them? Is nationalising the railways the answer? (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) ------- Watch more of our explainer series here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Views: 930250 Channel 4 News You Suck by Abigail Breslin parody (You Rock) So yeah, random upload, hello! So as you may know 5SOS is my favourite band and the original of this song was written about Michael by his ex after a year of them not talking..weird, right? But anyway, I decided to make a fangirl parody. I hope you guise like it! Lyrics: I love your arm tattoo The one that says "To The Moon.." I think it so fucking cool and I'm head over. I'm crying 'cause I died, you know When I heard you wrote with All Time Low You really don't even know how hard I cried, And I cry hard I bet you're gonna hear this song I bet you're gonna sing along And tell your friends how I'm obsessed with you And its true. And I bet you didn't know that I scream like a young girl Every time I see videos of you drunk And all that I wanna say is You really rock I love the scar above your eye I wonder if you like pugs, And you really need to let me touch your hair. Overall, you're not smart You're just a dumbass Bleaching your hair, But I'll love you even if it falls out And it's falling out. I bet you're gonna hear this song I bet you're gonna sing along And tell your friends how I'm obsessed with you And its true. And I bet you didn't know that I scream like a young girl Every time I see videos of you drunk And all that I wanna say is You really rock Oh, and thanks for saving all our lives 'Cause now I realize For me, you're like my rock Oh, and I got for the tickets to your show I just wanted you to know I'll be stalking all your band mates as much as you. I bet you're gonna hear this song and say "Oh my god she's so obsessed with me dude" It's true. And I bet you didn't know that I scream like a young girl every time I see videos of you drunk I bet you're gonna hear this song I bet you're gonna sing along And tell your friends how I'm obsessed with you 'Cause it's true. And I wanted you to know I talked to other girls that feel the same and there all were with me when I say, You really rock. 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There was a time I thought, that you did everything right No lies, no wrong Boy I must've been out of my mind So when I think of the time that I almost loved you You showed your ass and I, I saw the real you Thank God you blew it I thank God I dodged the bullet I'm so over you So baby good lookin' out I wanted you bad I'm so through with that 'Cause honestly you turned out to be the (best thing I never had) You turned out to be the (best thing I never had) And I'm gonna' always be the (best thing you never had) Oh yeah, I bet it sucks to be you right now Views: 329016725 BeyoncéVEVO Soccer stars speak out on gender discrimination Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe tell "GMA" why the U.S. Women's Soccer Team is suing the United States Soccer Federation for equal pay. Views: 306056 ABC News Travis Scott - SICKO MODE (Official Audio) ASTROWORLD available at http://smarturl.it/ASTROWORLD Travis Scott online: https://twitter.com/trvisXX https://www.instagram.com/travisscott/ https://soundcloud.com/travisscott-2 https://www.facebook.com/travisscottlaflame https://travisscott.com/ (C) 2018 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment #TravisScott #SICKOMODE #Vevo #HipHop #OfficialAudio Views: 162593009 TravisScottVEVO KID IS MEAN ON FORTNITE THEN FINDS OUT I'M A GIRL... KID IS MEAN TO ME ON FORTNITE THEN FINDS OUT IM A GIRL... Leave a Like if you enjoyed and want me to upload Season 5! GUYS ON FORTNITE THINK I'M A LITTLE KID https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrtwJTXtBlI Subscribe to join the Wolf Pack and enable notifications! HIGH SCHOOL YOU VS. CHILD YOU: RELATIONSHIPS \| MyLifeAsEva here's whats different about relationships when you get older! i'm back and here to stay! ❤️❤️🌈🌈🌈🌈 LETS GET THIS VIDEO TO 100,000 LIKES!! 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READ MORE if u read this ur cool :) the reason I made this music video was to actually help myself. on the day i made this, my hair was greasy, my skin was bad, i had nothing to wear, and i didn't want to leave bed. i had just woken up in this video and you can definitely tell (lol) i felt really ugly but realized that it's perfectly okay to feel that way/have those types of days. the song is about a relationship i had where i felt I needed to be the perfect girl for another person.. whether that's wearing makeup, doing my hair, wearing things they like, or even changing the way i speak/WHEN i speak. so, i felt that the only way i could make this video was to have a lot of fun looking disgusting and not caring at all ! it's okay to have flaws and it's okay to embrace them and it's okay to be silly and stupid. you all might already know this, but i'm happy that i know this now Views: 35883117 Clairo Real Life Vampires Find Love At First Bite: EXTREME LOVE SUBSCRIBE to Barcroft TV: http://bit.ly/Oc61Hj When fetish model Lea met tarot-reader Tim, it was love at first bite. 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"how ironic of me... to be both woman and black and for him to ask this question." WELL I HAVE A RESPONSE FOR YOU. school sucks because while i am reprimanded for wearing a tank top, boys are allowed to play in the gym with no shirt on. it sucks because we have misogyny walk these halls in the backpacks of young boys blasting their trap music.... I have reported sexual harassment more than 3 times and two of those cases have been disregarded by my previous administrator. I have on-the-go pepper spray not even hidden in my bag that is ready to blast its poison at any given moment the young members of patriarchy decide to touch me because i have on leggings. When entering 9th grade my female administrator said to an auditorium full of all girls that she didn't want us coming to her with complaints of sexual harassment if we had on something too revealing. 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__label__wiki	0.895701	0.895701	Gebetsraum » Dein Gebet zum Thema » Reue/ Buße » the Stampeders offensive coordinator with a Grey Cup wi #1 \| the Stampeders offensive coordinator with a Grey Cup wi 08.03.2019 02:46 Two and a half weeks removed from one of the greatest fights in MMA history, the Ultimate Fighting Championship heads to Barueri, Brazil for UFC Fight Night 29. While no hardware is one the line for this event, there are a number of pivotal matchups in both the welterweight and flyweight divisions. Jordan Cieciwa is off this week for this article (probably still upset over fellow Winnipeg native Louis Fisette being ousted from the Ultimate Fighter last week) so Im riding solo. As always you shoot me a tweet on Twitter @LynchOnSports if you agree or disagree. As well feel free as well to leave your opinions in the comment section below. Demian Maia vs. Jake Shields Lynch A pair of ground specialists clash in the main event, as the Brazilian Maia battles Cesar Gracie student Shields. This match is intriguing because both fighters have been headed in opposite directions as of late. Back in 2010, Shields was considered a prized acquisition from the now defunct Strikeforce organization and after just one fight in the UFC (albeit a controversial decision win over Martin Kampmann at UFC 121), fought for the welterweight title against Georges St Pierre at UFC 129. Fast forward to today, the 34-year old has racked up a 2-2-1 record since his UFC debut, which included a first round knockout loss to Jake Ellenberger and a failed drug test against Ed Herman (Which caused that bout to be overturned). Even in his last victory over Tyron Woodley, UFC President Dana White was not impressed, going on his Twitter post-fight and writing “Woodley GOT Robbed!!!” The 35-year old Maia meanwhile has looked very impressive since his drop to welterweight, going a perfect 3-0 and dispatching the likes of Dong-Hyun Kim, Rick Story and Jon Fitch. The question is how will this fight play out? Both are well versed on the mat, with the edge going to Maia being a fourth degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. Shields arguably has better standup and may want to keep the fight on the feet if hes worried about the Maias submission game. While many pundits are claiming this is 35-year-olds fight to lose, I think well see very hungry and desperate Shields, as he potentially faces unemployment. The former Strikeforce Middleweight champion should use his underrated wrestling to control the fight and dictate the pace, something that Maia hasnt been accustom to in his last three fights. Expect Shields to pull off the upset and prove critics wrong yet again. Shields via unanimous decision Erick Silva vs. Dong Hyun Kim Lynch Another intriguing welterweight matchup serves as the nights co-feature as Team Nogueira fighter Silva battles Korean standout Kim. After a string of first round finishes starting off his UFC career, the hype train came to a halt for the 29-year old Silva when he lost to Jon Fitch back at UFC 153. A lack of conditioning and wrestling in that unanimous decision loss proved to be the biggest detriments to “Jungle Boy” losing that fight. He bounced back in his last contest dispatching Jason High back in June with a first round submission at UFC on FUEL 10. Kim meanwhile is on a two-fight winning streak, successfully using his clinch game to control his opponents in both those unanimous decision victories. Whats interesting is Kim has never tapped out during his 21-fight career, while Silva boasts nine submission victories on his resume. Could we see a first for the Busan Team M.A.D member Kim? Its unlikely for a number of reasons. For starters the 31-year old Kim is one of the biggest fighters in the welterweight division and holds a three inch height and reach advantage over the Brazilian. He also possesses exceptional judo, being a fourth degree black belt. Much like the main event, we should see another upset and a fight playing out similarly to what Fitch imposed in his victory over Silva, controlling the Brazilian over three rounds for the decision win. Kim via unanimous decision Thiago Silva vs. Matt Hamill Lynch Two 205lb fighters go to war in a wide open Light Heavyweight division, as the Brazilian Silva takes on Ultimate Fighter 3 contestant Hamill. After a string of failed drug tests, the Blackzillians member Silva finally got back on the winning track at UFC on FUEL 10, knocking out former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion Rafael Cavalcante. Hamill meanwhile came out his 2011 retirement (after losing to Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 133) to defeat Canadian Roger Hollett at UFC 152. While the 36-year old Hamill does have the superior wrestling which could threaten Brazilian, Silva is just too good in all other areas. A combination of being a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and possessing some of the most devastating knockout power in the division, the fight doesnt bode well for the Ohio native. Expect Sao Carlos native to find his range sometime in the second round and knockout “The Hammer” Silva via second round knockout. Fabio Maldonado vs. Joey Beltran Lynch In a contest that has “Fight Of The Night” honors written all over it, 33-year old Maldonado takes on “The Mexicutioner” Beltran. With 23-knockouts between the two of them, its no secret this will be a standup affair, but the question becomes who will get the better of the exchanges? Despite losing to Glover Teixeira last October, the Brazilian showed that hes extremely durable in that fight and that should serve him well in this bout. You should see Maldonado display more technical boxing than his foe and connect on his chin sometime in the second round for the knockout win. Maldonado via second round TKO Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Pierce Lynch After back to back losses against Alan Belcher and Hector Lombard, the Brazilian Palhares makes his welterweight debut against Mike Pierce. Physically these two fighters are identical in height and reach, but stylistically the ADCC silver medalist is far superior on the mat. Pierce is a former NCAA Division I wrestler and that should serve him well if hes able to keep Palhares against the cage and off the ground. It will be interesting to see how the weight cut affects the 33-year old as well, who at times was bullied in the middleweight division because of his size. Because Pierce is on a four-fight win streak and doesnt have to deal with a first time weight cut, I give him the nod over three rounds to take home a decision. Pierce via unanimous decision Raphael Assuncao vs. T.J. Dillashaw Lynch In what arguably is the most competitive matchup on the main card, 31-year old Assuncao goes to war with former NCAA Division I wrestler Dillashaw. Expect the Brazilian Assuncao to immediately try and take his American foe on the ground early on, as he boasts nine submission victories. For the TUF 14 runner up, its another chance to display his much improved striking, thanks to the addition of striking coach Duane Ludwig. Both fighters are on four-fight win streaks and could easily emerge as the next title challenger to current interim champion Renan Barao. Expect Dillishaw to use his wrestling and superior standup to earn himself a decision and a shot at the bantamweight title. 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__label__cc	0.621185	0.378815	Board index Harlan Ellison Literary Symposium 1976 - Jeffty is Five The SPIDER Symposion: in-depth discussion of specific Ellison stories and works. Moderators: Moderator, Jan, Duane Postby Jan » Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:29 pm OK, by now I sure hope I'm right. The thing is, I still can't see any substantial arguments from the two or three of you. The ending is a bit ambiguous, you can read it both ways. Mom does have a motive. Steve wrote: I really don't think he commited suicide: I don't think a five year old would take the reasons given into consideration. A five-year-old has feelings. I didn't talk about reasons being taken into consideration, I was trying to explain why he felt so bad. If you say that Jeffty was already dead when mom came down, are you saying she killed him, and then later by accident the radio fell in as well? What you say about the television sets is more or less what I meant, except I think the content was more important. He was assaulted by content he couldn't deal with, and he was unable to stop the assault due to the technology. Barney: Not self-realization, or existantial angst, but fear, lack of hope, pain... (If two people misunderstand me it must be my fault.) I think a five-year-old knows what electricity can do, especially one who listens to science fiction and mystery programs. Every kid learns early on not to take or drop electrical devices into the bathtub. Fell in, slipped in... doesn't quite sound like a decisive ending Ellison would write. Precarious position... I can't quite picture it, because we're to assume Jeffty turned it on before he died and listened for a moment. What then, an earthquake? Please quote the passage where mum is identified as a Jedi. Otherwise, "dropped in by mom" is out of the question. Last edited by Jan on Fri May 30, 2008 2:59 pm, edited 1 time in total. Mary Midnight Postby Mary Midnight » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:30 pm Recovering from a very bad cold, it is refreshing not only to my intellectual self but to my physical well being to read all of these interpretations. I can see the ending of "Jeffty" a lot more clearly now. I doubt Jeffty committed suicide, but I think in the end Jeffty did have to die, as much as I didn't want him to. I want to read over these again, but since we are discussing nostalgia and the past, I wanted to share something with all of you that infuriated me no end... I won't mention the music website from which this came from, but when I was looking for jazz, I was disturbed when I read this short paragraph: "Why listen to old, wrinkled jazz artists? These artists are young and cute--but don't take our word for it!" I wrote a very stiff reply to that website; I mentioned that without those "old and wrinkled" jazz artists, the "young and cute" ones wouldn't even be here! I also let them know that to me, young and cute means prefabricated and without talent. A lot of the younger jazz artists I'm sure aren't that way, but to write something like that was incredibly disrespectful. Why not listen to the older musicians? What makes the younger crowd more hip? Sheesh! Don't diss those great artists just because they don't have six-pack abs! Show some respect! "Old and wrinkled." Hmph! yamsham Location: Ohayo! Postby yamsham » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:34 pm Jan wrote: I still adhere to the murder theory, but I'll give you some ammunition. At one point, Donny does speculate that Jeffty must have sensed "in the way of a five year old" just how different he was. But I wonder, after being beaten so badly outside the theater, if Jeffty would have been in a right state of mind to even ponder such things. Maybe he was so in shock, he didn't even stop to think about how dangerous it was to reach for the radio. Does anyone know if simply touching a plugged-in radio while you are standing in a tub of water is enough to electrocute you, or would the radio have to fall into the tub? Mary Midnight wrote: I won't mention the music website from which this came from, but when I was looking for jazz, I was disturbed when I read this short paragraph: In a way, that's what "Jeffty" is all about. Respecting the past. Not rose-tinted, sentimentality, but simple respect. HE has a few stories that deal with that theme, notably "The Resurgence of Miss Ankle Strap Wedgie." Valerie Lone, a receptacle of the discarded Past, was consumed by the ravenous shadows of the Present as much as Jeffty was. Beautifully put, yamsham. Beautifully put. It is indeed about respecting the past, not relegating it to the trashcan just because it doesn't look like the newest pop sensation. It's why I love this story so much. Jim Davis Postby Jim Davis » Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:49 pm To say this is my favorite story of Harlan's is an understatement. For many years, I would reread "Jeffty" on my birthday as a special treat, and I can easily claim that I've read this work aloud (to lovers, friends, the odd crowd, myself) more times than any other piece of writing. Harlan may have written more innovative or virtuosic stories, but never one as utterly heartwrenching as this one. That said, for the longest time the mechanics of the ending eluded me. Oh, I understood what was happening on an emotional level--it was obvious that Jeffty's mother performed a mercy killing--but the exact method wasn't so clear. For the longest time, I thought the description of Leona "wiping her hands on her apron" meant she had drowned the kid in the bathtub, and the flickering of the lights was a sign of some reordering of the space-time continnuum, which had been disturbed by Jeffty's presence. It wasn't until several years after first reading it that I saw an alternative explanation, the "Leona-positioned-the-radio-so-Jeffty-would-knock-it-into-the-tub" one. To be honest, I thought it was the most Rube Goldbergesque way of killing someone I'd ever heard. It seemed to depend on so many variables, like the placement of the radio and Jeffty's reaction to it, that it raised even more questions than it answered. How did Leona know Jeffty would knock it into the tub? Was she giving herself an out, a way of claiming that she had no intention of hurting Jeffty? Did she think Donny would go to the police if she used a more direct method? Was the radio a Philco-style older model, or did Harlan not realize that the newer models are designed to short out in water without shocking anyone? Was there a significance to Jeffty being killed by the thing he loved most, or did Harlan think it was impossible for Leona to kill her son with her bare hands? (If this sounds like I'm nit-picking, I'm not. If anything, it gives the story an extra dimension that the "Leona drowned Jeffty" scenario lacks. What do you guys think?) "His plan therefore was not to refuse admission to the idea, but to keep it at bay until his mind was ready to receive it. Then let it in and pulverise it. Obliterate the bastard."--Samuel Beckett For some reason, I missed seeing the last page of comments, which address the same questions I raised (more or less). Personally, I think the idea of Jeffty committing suicide completely goes against the spirit of the story. The past doesn't voluntarily go away; it has to, in a sense, be put to sleep. Postby yamsham » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:47 pm Jim Davis wrote: It wasn't until several years after first reading it that I saw an alternative explanation, the "Leona-positioned-the-radio-so-Jeffty-would-knock-it-into-the-tub" one. To be honest, I thought it was the most Rube Goldbergesque way of killing someone I'd ever heard. It seemed to depend on so many variables, like the placement of the radio and Jeffty's reaction to it, that it raised even more questions than it answered. How did Leona know Jeffty would knock it into the tub? Was she giving herself an out, a way of claiming that she had no intention of hurting Jeffty? Did she think Donny would go to the police if she used a more direct method? Was the radio a Philco-style older model, or did Harlan not realize that the newer models are designed to short out in water without shocking anyone? Was there a significance to Jeffty being killed by the thing he loved most, or did Harlan think it was impossible for Leona to kill her son with her bare hands? The Rube Goldberg thing is something I've been considering. It does require a great deal of chance. But I think the scene outside the theater foreshadows the conclusion. Why would Jeffty reach for it? Well, because Hop Harrigan was on, or Terry and the Pirates, or Lights Out. Having lived side by side for so long, Leona must have known Jeffty's modus operandi. Location: Ithaca, NY Contact cookie Postby cookie » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:02 am Enjoying the comments here. "Jeffty..." is my very favorite of favorite HE stories. I heard this story spoken when I was 18 and fell in love with it. It hit me in a visceral way. Perhaps it was my age. I tend to think that had something to do with it. It just resonated with me. It's not natural to not grow up let alone to not change. I don't have much to add, but my attention was drawn to SteveEvil's post regarding the story's end because that is the way I perceived the rock music playing....as a sign that Jeffty was already gone, not as something that precipitated his death. Very interesting discussion. Glad I clicked in. Thanks. Like Jim Davis, I at first thought the crackling and dimming of lights was a signal of Jeffty's passing, like an accidentally open circuit closing at last. I felt she just lay his semi-conscious body in the water and let nature take its course. The reason for this is the fact that the radio was playing rock music, not Terry and the Pirates or something similar. I thought that meant that Jeffty was dying, that something was amiss. Now after reading the previous comments, I see where I am probably wrong. I do think Leona was the cause of Jeffty's death, and that she may have rationalized it as a euthanasia. I can see her bathing away Jeffty's pain, a stoic expression frozen on her face as she softly speaks comforting nothings to him and then says, "Would you like to listen to the radio, Jeffty dear? I can plug it in right over there and you could listen to it while you forget all about the bad things that happened today...." Here's the main reason why I think Leona did it: So I gave him to her. God help me, I gave him over to her. I think Donny knew what had happened to Jeffty and in retrospect felt he should have known what Leona was going to do when he handed Jeffty over to her. After all those years, she'd reached the breaking point. Using twenty-twenty hindsight, Donny could see that, and blamed himself for it. Another quote: "Honey, would you like on orange? A nice orange? I have tangerines. I could peel a tangerine for you." But there was clearly such fear in her, fear of her own child, that the offers of sustenance always had a faintly ominous tone. More than a hint that Leona wanted him either normal at last or gone. I can only chime in with the comments on nostalgia and how it relates to the story. I agree that what Harlan is suggesting here is that the past is the past, but it should get respect, not be discarded like yesterday's paper. To paraphrase a line from Miller's Death of a Salesman, the past is not to be allowed to fall into its grave like an old dog. Attention must be paid. Postby Jan » Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:23 am I'm still not convinced of the "murder theory", although Leona opened the door for Jeffty to kill himself. What you quote, Chuck, is a general indication that Donny distrusts the mother. If he had thought that she would murder him, he would not have handed him over. But she wasn't about to. She just didn't particularly care for him to be alive, and that informed the extent of what she did. Jeffty was in pain and despair, the two main causes of suicide. I grant you that it's not common for 5-year-olds to do such a thing, but we're talking pain here, not reason. Jim wrote: Personally, I think the idea of Jeffty committing suicide completely goes against the spirit of the story. The past doesn't voluntarily go away; it has to, in a sense, be put to sleep. Direct action is not the only way. With the passage of time, the circumstances changed, Jeffty was more and more out of place. It is obvious that this caused him pain, and he had no future. As for the other quote, there was never any doubt that mom had a motive. By the way, it should be meontioned that there is a German epic novel by Gunther Grass called THE TIN DRUM about a boy who decides on his birthday not to grow up. We see the Third Reich unfolding from his perspective. He escapes being perceived as an adult and can get away with a lot of things. Barney Dannelke Location: Allentown, PA. Contact Barney Dannelke Postby Barney Dannelke » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:26 am *Jan* Got many 5 year olds commiting suicide over there? I submit it's too many impossibilities before breakfast. - Barney ps. Any Dannelke's in the phone book where you are? There are only 5 in the USA and 4 of them live in this house. Just curious. BillGauthier Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts Contact BillGauthier Postby BillGauthier » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:04 am The thing with Jeffty's death is that I don't think he was five when he died. Although it happens off screen, I imagine Jeffty in that tub, listening to rock music, and growing up instantly. Everything you ever wanted and believed shattered in a moment. It would be too much for Jeffty -- who'd be too old to be "Jeffty" anymore by anyone except, possibly, his parents had he grown up -- and he'd escape. Of course, this is my reading of the ending. Postby Micheal » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:23 am No suicide, guys. No murder either. An end. I see less in this tale about nostalgia than about progression. For me, I see a man at a crossroads of his life, having to make a choice and knowing that either road he chooses something of immeasurable value must be sacrificed. The only thing worse would be to hold onto to that point in time in order to lose both. We'd all love to hold to youth, to the near eternity found of days spent in the luxury of play especially when we contrast that against the harried nature of adult life. The worst part are all those things we've kept with us, that call us back to that part of our existence when we never imagined pains better than skinned knees, especially when the agony of a divorce seems more likely in our experience. To have the endless summer where ones new running shoes just seemed to give us more speed, rather than the panic of knowing that report must be in today at five, dammit, or it's to be the sack. We can't have those days. We traded them in to be adult, to taste the flavours and sensations of maturity. Our bodies commanded it; the platonic incidences of childlike innocent sexual curiosity turned into lust, or if we're really lucky, love. Our minds grew from Batman and Superman to Joyce, Disch or Ellison. Our forts and treehouses became junkets to China or far-flung lands, the journey no longer made by our imaginations, but by jet. How many here aspired to these things, saying "When I grow up..." having that brief moment of anticpation in the heart of the child when we see that thing called future, that thing of promise fuel by the purity of a child's belief? I look at Jeffty is Five as the long look back once one has arrived at that land called Adult. To me, the tale is a reverse Peter Pan, where one sees both the necessitites and consequence of maturity. This is Ellison's loving farewell to Neverland, a gentle end to a love that dies hardest, the love and longing for the child. I noted the chronology of when this tale was written, about the time the author passed the age of forty. I wonder how great that pull was upon Ellison as this tale sprung from the empty page. David Loftus Contact David Loftus Postby David Loftus » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:56 am While there are incidences in which 5-year-olds commit suicide -- at least in this country; I had a high school classmate in forensics way back in the mid-1970s who did a competitive oratory speech on just that subject -- I don't think Jeffty is one. I haven't reread the story this year, but I don't think it's quite right to say Jeffty's mom murders him, either. Everyone in this story strikes me as strangely will-less, or slack of decisiveness: they know what's going to happen, even sort of what HAS to happen, and they participate in making it happen . . . but that's not exactly the same thing as clearly wanting it to happen. If that makes any sense. I think Jeffty's mom knows she's setting him up to die -- or short out, or whatever -- and Donny knows she knows and will do it, but it seems as if they all feel rather helpless in the progression of events. They can't fight, they can't change things; mostly, they're just tired. Glad to see you're back, Michael. > The only thing worse would be to hold onto to that point in time in order to lose both. Oh, boy. And don't we all do this, all too often, either because we keep wanting both ends, or can't seem to choose one over the other. So we keep choosing both, or refusing to choose, hoping events will offer a clear choice on our behalf, and end up destroying or at least degrading both options. Return to “Literary Symposium”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8918
__label__wiki	0.944135	0.944135	Home > Entertainment > Nicki Minaj is set to launch her own radio show on Beats 1 radio. Nicki Minaj is set to launch her own radio show on Beats 1 radio. by admin - August 9, 2018 Though Nicki Minaj has twice postponed her new album Queen’s release, she has something else for fans waiting patiently. The rapper is launching her own Beats 1 radio show titled Queen Radio on Thursday night. Minaj announced the news on Wednesday on social media with posts that tease the possibility of new music dropping on the show’s inaugural episode. “#QueenRadio begins tomorrow @applemusic!” she tweeted. “The new dynasty begins on @beats1official tomorrow at 7pm PT/10pm ET. AND I might have something special for you too!” Nicki shared additional details on Instagram about what to expect from the show, which follows in the tradition of Beats 1 programs by Drake, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd and Vince Staples. Queen Radio will feature a live Q&A segment with Nicki that will award autographed albums and other perks to fans with the best questions and comments. “I’ll be conducting a live Q&A portion of my very first show,” she wrote. “Prizes for the best comments & questions include signed albums, signed merch, tour tkts, AND plane tickets to discuss #QUEEN w\|ME & other members of the magical KINGDOM.” So far, Barbie has let loose four tracks expected to appear on her forthcoming project: “Chun-Li,” “Barbie Tingz,” the Lil Wayne-assisted “Rich Sex” and “Bed” featuring Ariana Grande. Last week, she pushed back the release date from Aug. 10 to Aug. 17 after revealing that she’s in the process of attempting to clear a Tracy Chapman sample used on a song featuring one of “the greatest rappers of all time.” Read Nicki Minaj’s posts announcing Queen Radio on Beats 1 below. The first episode will stream Thursday (Aug. 9) at 10 p.m. ET. Femi Otedola awards 11-year old . artiste Megabyte a full scholarship for the rest of his academic career. Samsung unveils their new smartphone.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8922
__label__wiki	0.740067	0.740067	Surrounded by stupidity Sometimes it just feels like we, as a culture, are just getting stupider thanks to powerful people spreading ignorance. I'll let my friend Dan explain why -- This morning, ESPN's Colin Cowherd made the unfounded assertion that "Outside of Boston and St. Louis, fans are much more passionate about their pro football teams than they are about their MLB teams." Colin has obviously never been to a game at Mays Field, Shea Stadium, or Yankee Stadium, just to name a few. The fans there are dead serious when it comes to baseball. Cowherd is a prime example of what is wrong with sports talk radio: the announcers think they have to spout their unfounded assertions without any regard for the truth; they detract from any serious discussion of the issues, just as Fox "News" cheapens our political discourse. The LA Times keeps embarrassing itself Ken Tremendous at Fire Joe Morgan ("Where Bad Journalism Comes to Die") does an impressive deconstruction of Kurt Streeter's awful column in the LA Times, which gushed with praise for Angels owner Arte Moreno for signing a 5-year $90 million deal for Torii Hunter -- a 32-year-old guy who's got a .327 career OBP, isn't any good as a base stealer and will be 37 when the contract's over. Here's a particularly noteworthy response to Streeter's stupidity (boldfaced) -- One more thing, Arte. Please don't forget that getting Hunter was only half smart. The other half was who you didn't get.Alex Rodriguez, for example. Amen, brother. Who the hell wants to lock up the best or second-best hitter in all of baseball? That would be insane. How would ARod protect Vlad in the line-up, what with all his post-season choking and therapy-going? Fuck that. Take Torii Hunter and his .327 OBP, and his 28 HR in a career/walk-year, and protect your line-up that way. You don't need ARod and his like 54 HR and .994 EqA and 108 walk-off HR and 3.456 SLG and runaway-wins in MVP voting. You need a moderately good hitter who never ever walks, and who missed more games in 2005 than ARod has this entire millennium, and whose career high in HR is a decent All-Star-Break total for ARod, and whose 37 year-old hitting totals are going to make you long for the days of this guy. Only Hunter's speed will be gone, too.ARod? A-no-thanks, if you get my drift. The ugliest baseball card ever The always entertaining Josh Wilker at Cardboard Gods posts a stunningly ugly card (check out the rotten cars in the background) in a dismal location with a 10 degree tilt to the horizon for a less-than-handsome player (Warren Brusstar) who's in a crappy mood, then tops it off with a seriously funny story. Why I despise Maury Wills Every now and again, some stupid Los Angeles sportswriter will go back to the 1962 rip-off MVP award to Maury Wills and proclaim that Wills should be in the Hall of Fame. It's this kind of idiocy that makes Dodger fans the stupidest in MLB. This idiotic fan site even has a positive comment from resident SF Chronicle dingbat Bruce Jenkins -- America's most embarrassing sportswriter after the LA Times Bill Plaschke. I got to thinking about this while writing on another board about why Tim Raines should be in the Hall of Fame. One of the reasons why Raines is the best candidate this year is that he was a great base-runner. As you probably know, I think that caught stealing is a very ignored stat; if you're not successful at least 75% of the time, you're actually harming the team by creating too many outs. Rickey Henderson stole 1,406 bases but got caught 336 times -- leader on both lists; Raines stole 808 bases (5th highest) but got caught only 146 times (23rd highest). Raines had six straight seasons of stealing at least 70 bases. He also scored over 100 runs six times. He's 46th all time in runs scored -- even though he played on mostly crappy teams. After Henderson and Lou Brock, two over-rated Dodgers are the next two leaders on the caught stealing list -- Brett Butler is third in caught stealing with 258 but only 24th on the SB list with 558; and Maury Wills is 4th with 206 caught stealing and only 19th on the SB list with 586. In other words, these guys ran their teams out of a lot of innings. The very under-rated Davey Lopes was a far better base runner than either Wills or Butler. He stole 557 bases (25th on the list) but was caught only 114 times (70th on the list). I realize Butler was a Giant for 3 of his 17 seasons, but I remember him as a real rally-killer while in the Orange and Black -- getting thrown 16 out 47 times one year and 20 of 63 times another. posted by Big D at 1:04 AM 14 comments Something to look forward to Artolog shot this great photo at Mays Field in June, 2006 Lowry for Hamilton? photo of Josh Hamilton homering by Johnny Nikon Rather than obsess over Brian "Dingbat Weasel" Sabean possibly being stupid enough to consider trading Matt Cain and/or Tim Lincecum, Paulie at Give Em Some Stankeye got cooking with a fine post reviewing the trading activity and suggesting two thirds of the way down that if the Reds are willing to move Josh Hamilton, the Giants should offer Noah Lowry right now. I agree with Paulie -- Speaking of the Reds, there was a small rumor that they might be open to trading Josh Hamilton in order to clear out some of the crowd in the outfield. I'm going to say it right now: Noah Lowry for Hamilton. Hamilton's history of injury and personal problems make him a risk, but he can flat out rake (.292/.368/.554 in his rookie season) and the Giants need some young power hitters. He's a 35-homer guy if he can stay out of the trainer's room and out of the back of a squad car.The question is, would the Reds do it? I'm not so sure. Any baseball front office-type should be able to look at Lowry's numbers and see that a lot of his good fortune last season came because he was very stingy with the home run ball. Now take him out of Mays Field and put him in Great American Ballpark, a much more homer-friendly ballpark, and it's not hard to see Lowry's ERA ballooning. Suddenly, you've traded a young, All-Star-caliber slugger for a cheaper, marginally less-shitty version of Eric Milton.I'd take the risk if I were the Giants, mostly because I'm very down on Lowry at this point, but I really can't see the Reds willing to go for it, especially when they have two near-frontline starting pitchers already and a couple of other potential aces on the horizon. Of course, the Reds aren't exactly the paragon of intelligent baseball decision-making, so stay tuned. Nen, Beck on Hall of Fame ballot What a fine honor for these two Giants -- both who always seemed to give absolutely everything they could -- to be included on the ballot. Even though the Hall has embarrassed itself by accepting Marc Ecko's defaced baseball. My guess is that Tim Raines and Goose Gossage will make it in this time. Dayn Perry is a dingbat Hard to believe this Fox Sports guy gets paid to write sports coverage when he's so poorly informed. He's claiming Pedro Feliz is one of the top 10 under-the-radar bargains as a free agent -- whatever that means -- for a team "without prexisting OBD issues." In other words, if you want production from a power spot in your lineup to suck, sign this guy. Let's hope someone besides Brian "The Brain" is delusional enough to agree that having a sub-.300 OBP from your third baseman makes sense. The 1962 MVP rip-off In my Wednesday rant about Eric Byrnes, I completely forgot the insanely awful voting in the 1962 MVP award in the NL in which Maury Willis won over Willie Mays. Richard Lally of Baseball Library notes that Wills made the third highest number of outs in the NL that year as part of a larger discussion about bad MVP decisions. Lally also has a longer piece about how Wills managed to score 100 runs only once -- in 1962 and how he never got enough walks to be a decent lead-off hitter. In other words, he's over-rated because he had the good fortune to play on teams with Sandy Koufax. "Acting stupid is contagious" That's one of the last lines of a long but very well-reasoned essay about the current state of the Barry Bonds case and the mostly pathetic reaction to it, written by D.K. Wilson for the Chicago Sports Review. Over-rated = Eric Byrnes Jimmy Rollins is a good choice for MVP but I could not help but notice that no Giant received a single vote, while the incredibly over-rated Eric Byrnes wound up at No. 11 with 43 points. Give me a damn break. Here's Byrnes line -- 626 ABs, 103 runs, 179 hits, 21 HRs, 83 RBIs, 57 walks, .353 obp, .460 slg And here's Bonds -- 340ABs, 94 hits, 28 HRs, 66 RBIs, 132 walks, .480 OBP, .565 slg If Bonds weren't named Bonds, don't you think a few writers might have given the second guy some votes instead of Byrnes, just based on the MLB-leading .480 OBP? That's why these elections are shady and always have been. The worst of all was Ted Williams not winning in 1947 but Jeff Kent winning in 2000 over Bonds is also something of a travesty. Kent's season was excellent but Bonds was better. He was clearly the more productive player, but that's not something that many sports journalists care about. Here's Kent's line -- 587 ABs, 114 runs, 196 hits, 41 2bs, 33 HRs, 125 RBIs, 107 walks, .334 ba, .424 obp, .596 slg Here's Bonds' line -- 480ABs, 129 runs, 147 hits 28 2bs, 49 HRs, 106 RBI, 117 walks, .306 BA, .440 OBP, .688 SLG Mig returns to the Bay Area? photo of Miguel Tejada at Camden Yards last May by hoodwinks Matthew Pouliot of the Rotoworld site is predicting that the Giants will make a trade for the Orioles' Miguel Tejada, giving up Jonathan Sanchez, Brad Hennessey and Manny Burris. The Giants would have to take on his $13 million a year salary for the next two years. Here's his take -- With Tejada apparently willing to play third base for a contender, it looks like a good time for the Orioles to move on. The Cubs, Angels, Dodgers, White Sox, Giants, Blue Jays, Indians, Astros and Phillies all have fits on the left side of the infield and could conceivably afford Tejada's $13 million salary for each of the next two seasons. The Orioles should be looking for a young shortstop and pitching in return. I'd say go for it. Tejada missed about a month last season and still had a decent season. He's going to be 32 and has shown that he can hit with power year in, year out -- 258 HRs in 11 seasons. He'd be huge upgrade on Pedro Feliz. Pouliot also predicts that the Giants will move Noah Lowry and Brad Hennessey to Mariners for C Jeff Clement and OF Wladimir Balentien. I should add that Pouliot also predicted that the Chisox would trade Jon Garland to the Dbacks; instead, he went to the Angels today for Orlando Cabrera. But he was right that Garland was going to get moved. Tyler Walker will be back The Giants have signed Tyler Walker to a one-year deal and hired Roberto Kelly as their first-base coach. I like it. Walker was pretty effective when he made it back -- two earned runs in 15 appearances. He is recovering from Tommy John surgery but this feels like a fairly low-risk move. "Dubious at best" David Pinto's excellent Baseball Musings has posted a link to a thoughtul and unhysterical take on the Bonds indictment by Baltimore Sun columnist Rick Maese. Here's one of his best points-- Catching Bonds is a symbolic victory - for prosecutors, for baseball, for the president - but ultimately, it's also an empty one.Four years is a long time. Maybe you can justify chasing a mob boss, a corrupt politician or a dirty CEO for that kind of time. But an egomaniacal ballplayer who just wanted to hit a baseball farther than anyone else?Consider this: The longest-running grand jury investigation into clerical abuse ran for three years. It revealed hundreds of children had been abused by 63 priests over a 35-year period. With yesterday's indictment, in four years' time, all we've learned is that Bonds isn't the best role model and he might not be very truthful. That's not a good return on our investment. In fact, I suspect if you devoted four years to similarly focused crusades, we might learn that much of corporate America, a good chunk of the legal world and many of our elected officials are guilty of similar character crimes. I was particularly impressed with a similar comment by a poster named Kent, in response to a dismissive putdown of Kent's assertion that the charge is on shaky legal grounds and a waste of government recources -- I'm in federal law enforcement and I'll tell you that a four year grand jury that culminates in a charge of perjury against a baseball player is dubious at best. It's also a tremendous waste of money and time. Attacking and dismantling Balco is one thing; attacking and dismantling one asshole baseball player thumbing his arrogance at you is something different. What scares me about people like you and so many others is that you have a personal axe to grind with someone that you don't know. And then, when that person is brought to face charges against him you celebrate like you're at the Roman Coliseum. Is your life really so pathetic? All the real and serious problems around you, us, this country and you're celebrating millions of dollars spent on catching-that-son-of-a-bitch-for-lying-how-dare-he? Man, too bad. And you have the balls to think that I'm the unhinged one? No, Bill. It's Michael Vick who brings shame to the game America's worst sportstwriter -- the LA Times Bill Plaschke -- embarrasses himself as usual. Well, this should bring his asking price down... From the Associated Press 2:13 PM PST, November 15, 2007 Barry Bonds was indicted today on perjury and obstruction of justice charges, culminating a four-year federal investigation into whether he lied under oath to a grand jury looking into steroid use by elite athletes.The indictment came three months after the 43-year-old Bonds passed Hank Aaron to become baseball's career home run leader. Bonds parted ways with the San Francisco Giants after the season.While Bonds was chasing Aaron, a grand jury was working behind closed doors to put the finishing touches on the long-rumored indictment. My comment -- I suppose that Bonds can now be had for much cheaper for 2008. He may be thinking "If I cop a plea and apologize, maybe I can get a deal."My early guess for his destination -- Tampa Bay. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" MLB announces a celebration in 2008 for the 100-year anniversary of one of the greatest songs ever written. I always sing the song; it's the only thing that Dodger fans do right. Why Sabean and Magowan are idiots Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports rates the free agent class and finds that Barry Bonds ranks 4th -- after A-Rod, Andruw Jones and Torii Hunter -- out off 144. Neifi Perez is dead last and Pedro Feliz is No. 28, which shows this isn't a particularly strong free agent class. Here's his comment about Bonds -- Love him or hate him, the old man can still rake. The thinking man's sport Colin Cowherd on ESPN radio said "Football has replaced baseball as the thinking man's sport." Sorry, Colin. Football is the equivalent of kindergarten when stacked up against baseball. Many thanks to Dan! The SF Giants worst hitter ever When you think of bad hitters, you think of good field-no hit shortstops like Mario Mendoza and Mark Belanger. So -- with Omar Vizquel and his lousy bat back for another year -- it's time to explore who was the worst hitter ever for the Orange and Black since the team came to San Francisco. The answer -- supplied recently by the Recondite Baseball blog -- surprised me. It's not Neifi Perez or Royce Clayton or Johnnie Lemaster or even Omar Vizquel, even though his OPS was the lowest of any regular this past season. No, it's Hal Lanier by a wide margin. He put up the worst OPS season ever for a starting shortstop with enough ABs for a batting title in 1968; the fourth-worst in 1967; and the 13th worst in 1969. I remember him being a pretty good fielder but the guy could not hit worth a damn. Since 1920, all MLB shortstops have recorded only four seasons with OPS under .500 -- and Max Lanier's son had two of them. I noted with some satisfaction that the 9th worst season ever for a SS was logged by Alfredo Griffin of the 1990 Dodgers. Looking at Lanier's record, it's truly stunning that he managed to last 10 years in the show. He had 8 homers and 11 stolen bases and 11 caught stealings and walked a total of 136 times in over 3,700 at bats. It's just bad, bad, bad. One of the bizarre things I just noticed -- in the four seasons between 1966 and 1969, he scored 37 runs in each of those season. What are the odds? Home opener -- April 7, 2008 Photo of Mays Field by Zuhaib The 2008 home opener is against the Padres. Giants Win will make every effort to attend. Trading Cain or Lincecum Martin Lee at ObsessiveGiantsCompulsive has an excellent post in response to a talk radio suggestion that Cain or Lincecum be traded -- Still, I cannot agree with trading either of them. Trading them is a similar to the dog trying to get the bone in the water, but ending up losing the bone in the water: you lose what you had before, trying to get something illusionary. We have a great situation with our pitching rotation with Cain and Lincecum in our rotation: two starters who can totally dominate the other team, both in keeping hits (and thus runners) down plus striking out a lot of batters.It is idiocy to suggest that we trade off either one. If trading one of them would suddenly make our offense above average, then I would be for it, but even if we added Delmon Young and Carl Crawford to the team for Lincecum, we still have nothing at 3B (with the ugly thought that Feliz might return - <>) and 1B will be unproven, as well as 2B, with either Durham or Frandsen there, plus we will have an offensive sinkhole at SS again with the return of Omar Vizquel, who at age 41 for next season, can not be expected to have a rebound year, only players like Ted Williams can do that, and Omar, you are no Teddyball. Time for a big deal John Perricone at Only Baseball Matters makes a convincing case for trading prospects to the Fish for Miguel Cabrera. Here's how he starts -- OK, so obviously the A-Rod express isn’t gonna land in SF, but how about Miguel Cabrera? It’s hard not to love the idea of adding a 24-year old with 138 career home runs, who posted a .400-plus OBP for the last two seasons, with a career line of .313/.388/.542 .929 OPS. He also notes that the John Sickels Minor League Report says the Giants are lousy in terms of having useful prospects with only 7 better than a C level -- 2007 San Francisco Giants Prospects Tim Lincecum, RHP, Grade A (terrific) Jonathan Sanchez, LHP, Grade B (a solid pitcher if he stays healthy) Marcus Sanders, 2B, Grade B (this assumes that his shoulder injury was the cause of his problems last year. I am not certain of this grade and am open to arguments either way). Billy Sadler, RHP, Grade B- (I like him best of all the middle relief candidates) Kevin Frandsen, 2B, Grade B- (is this too high?) Eddy Martinez-Esteve, OF, Grade B- (this assumes good health) Emmanuel Burriss, SS, Grade B- (borderline C+ but draft status boosts him a bit) Feliz robbed photo of the Big Swing by Costa Rica Music Man Paulie at Give Em Some Stankeye has an interesting post about how Pedro Feliz got overlooked in the Gold Glove voting this year. The award went to David Wright. Paulie and I agree that Pedro's fine as a fielder but a joke as a hitter in a power position. A-Rod pro and con photo by yankeeman515 John Shea, who I've hammered from time to time, does an OK job of exploring whether it's a good idea for the Giants to get into the A-Rod business. I think it's a moot point -- someone like the Cubs, Angels, Dodgers or Bosox will step up -- but it's a discussion worth having. Shea's best point for getting him -- He fills a need. The Giants have no legitimate 3-4-5 hitters in the organization. This year, Bonds was it. Rich Aurilia and Ray Durham, who were supposed to be the other guys, combined for 16 homers. It also shows what an incredibly crappy job Brian Sabean has done, which Shea doesn't point out. So I will. This old team Photo by Ben Lei taken at Petco Park Even without Bonds, the Giants continue to show the love to old players. They just signed Omar Vizquel, 40, to a one-year deal. Michael New Jr., who runs the San Francisco Giants Blog, thinks this is pretty good news -- Let it be known that I am a HUGE Vizquel fan. So, needless to say, I am very excited to have him back. I’m also glad that they are only signing him to a one year deal. This gives us the opportunity to look for a new quality shortstop in free agency after next season, and continue to groom our minor league sensations. I think it was the appropriate move for the Giants given our options. I do love Omar's glove, too, and it probably will help the Giants take advantage of just how good Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum are. But I'm a bit mixed as to how good an idea it really is, given the absence of Bonds, Omar's subpar 2007 season and the general offensive lousiness of the remaining players. When Randy Winn is your best offensive player, you've got some real problems. I just discovered Michael's site, thanks to him posting a positive comment about Carney Lansford coming on board. He's posting from Provo, Utah and is obviously a huge Giants fan with some nice insights. And his site is one of the very best-looking Giants blogs. Vizquel coming back? The SF Chron's reporting that he'll probably be back at $5.5 million for one year. As long as he bats in the 7 or 8 slot in the lineup, that sounds good to me. Lansford comes on board Carney Lansford -- who always seemed like a pretty normal guy in his playing days -- is the new SF Giants hitting coach. He's got his work cut out for him. It seems like he'll be dealing with the same kind of player that he was -- given that he put up only 151 HRs in 15 years, an astoundingly low total for a full-time player at a power position (third base). And it's certainly worth noting that Lansford is a winner of the Hutch Award, honoring competitive spirt and named after former pitcher and manager Fred Hutchinson, who died of cancer at the age of 45. Jim Brosnan's excellent book, "Pennant Race," gives some nice insight into how respected Hutch was. Giants who have won the Hutch Award include Omar (as an Indian), Stretch, Big Daddy Reuschel, Don Robinson and Dave Dravecky. Calm down, Dodger fans The LA Times Jerry Crowe points out that Joe Torre wasn't much of an NL manager -- It's probably worth noting amid all the hoopla that before Joe Torre was hired by the free-spending New York Yankees, won four World Series championships in 12 seasons and developed a reputation as a calm and steady skipper, he managed for 14 seasons in the National League with little success. . . . His only division title was won with NL most valuable player Dale Murphy, 17-game winner Phil Niekro and the Atlanta Braves in 1982. . . . He won no playoff games. . . . Torre's overall National League winning percentage, including below-.500 stints with the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals, was .471. . . . Grady Little's was .525. . . . Another reason why Brian Sabean is an idiot Bill James identifies the 50 top young MLB players, starting with Prince Fielder. The Giants have exactly one guy on the list -- Matt Cain at No. 8. That's how badly run the Giants farm system has become. Here's James' comment: His 7-16 record disguises one of the league's best pitchers; his slider is probably his best pitch. He had the same number of quality starts last year as Brandon Webb (22), but whereas Webb was 17-2 with three no-decisions in those games, Cain was 6-8 with eight no-decisions. Bonds won't show at Cooperstown Barry Bonds is telling the Hall of Fame to go to hell for accepting the defaced baseball for HR 756. I'm still disgusted with the Hall for not having the guts to tell the weasel Marc Ecko to forget about Cooperstown taking in a deliberately vandalized piece of history. You'll be sorry, Joe Joe Torre doesn't realize that he's now working for a seriously incompetent owner and playing in front of the stupidest fans in baseball. My prediction is that he won't make it to the end of his contract; my guess is that he wanted to take the first available offer after being treated so shabbily by George Steinbrenner. In any case, New Yorkers are depressed over Torre and I have no sympathy for them -- given the massive amount of winning the Yanks have chalked up. Still, Roger Angell of the New Yorker has a pretty good essay about why Yankee fans are sorry to see Torre go. Here's a good excerpt -- The shock of Torre’s departure will not soon go away, but of course we should have known how it would play out. Only the owners, down in Tampa, seemed startled (at times, anyway) by his decision, but if they knew anything about him how could they not have known what would follow? Is it possible that they have no sense of the calamity to the franchise and to the fans and to baseball itself that the departure of Joe Torre from New York represents? He, at last, supplied the touch of class, the Augustan presence, that the Yankees had so insistently proclaimed for themselves and have now thrown away.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8928
__label__cc	0.579911	0.420089	Rails: Aspect-Oriented Programming / Decorator Pattern Rails implements the Decorator in such an unusual way that its worth asking if it is a good idea or not. In my opinion it isn't. I don't see any advantages in Rails' implementation - do you? But I do see several disadvantages. The biggest one is that its removes an obvious extension point from Rails. Once two methods are linked together using Ruby's alias method you can't break them apart. For example, if A aliases B then you can't insert C between them. This might not seem like a big deal, but for some extensions it quite important. For example, when I wrote our REST controller implementation last year I struggled mightily to fit it into Rails aliases method calls and finally gave up and took a different approach. Its worth noting that its often possible to work around this problem since Ruby is such a flexible language. Instead of adding a new decorator, in many cases you can replace the original method to achieve what you want. Its not nearly as elegant, but it usually does the trick. A second disadvantage is that it complicates Rails architecture. What's the difference between a decorator and a filter? Nothing. By using the Decorator pattern you could merge Rail's filter functionality with its method chaining functionality, thereby reducing its overall code base. A third disadvantage, albeit a minor one, is that the method chains Rails creates are hidden. You can't look at a single piece of code, or configuration file, and see the method chains. The closest is action_controller.rb and action_view.rb, but I can't get a handle on a chain object at runtime and say "please print yourself on STDOUT so I can see what is happening." Charlie Savage: Rails' Unusual Architecture "Hello World" In DNA Yes. Really. (Via the disturbingly keen-eyed Quinn Norton.) A More OO Alternative To Rails? Components Built On Top Of Rails? Too busy to blog in detail; but check out this: Posted by Giles Bowkett at 12:12 PM Im In Ur Budgets, Wasting Ur Moneys (Twitter Downtime Tantrum) The (in)famous Twitter lolcats were funny, cheap, and cool. This is condescending - "thanks for noticing"? oh, you're so welcome - and somebody paid good money to employ an artist to draw it. The artist obviously had talent, and obviously didn't invest a whole lot of passion. It's also very intellectually sloppy to say that "something is technically wrong" when you mean "something technical went wrong." "Something is technically wrong" implies that it isn't really wrong. But obviously, if the site is down, something really is wrong. Because the site's supposed to be up. If the site's supposed to work, and it doesn't work, that's not a mere technicality. That's actually kinda the nub and gist of the whole brouhaha. Sometimes "upgrading" to a more professional demeanor isn't really an upgrade at all. They should have just kept the lolcats. Who doesn't love a good lolcat? Paul Graham (who finally delivered Arc yesterday) once gave a great speech on "What Business Can Learn From Open Source," and said that the most painful lesson business can learn from open source is that people who program in their pajamas while making fart jokes on the Internet outperform the world's top technology companies just about every single time. The standard response to an influx of venture capital is to hire graphic designers to create inferior, tiresome, and anonymous replacements to funny, cheap, and engaging graphics. But just because everybody's doing it doesn't mean you have to do it. If I recall Twitter's history accurately, the venture capitalists came to them. If they come to you, it means you get to decide what to do with the money. Again, going back to Paul Graham, he wrote a great essay explaining that the major goal of technology acquisitions is hiring the people who produced the technology; purchasing a company is really just a socially acceptable way of handing over a truly gigantic signing bonus. So if somebody puts money in Twitter, who says Twitter can only do Twitter? If you can make a kickass product in a very short span of time, and somebody's just given you a metric ton of legal tender, don't hand that money over to some bored graphic designer so they can buy marijuana and expensive shoes they'll have forgotten in a year. Do something interesting with it. Don't you know the rule? The rule is, if you're bored then you're boring. Don't throw away money making your site less interesting. Make another cool product we'll also use every day. Posted by Giles Bowkett at 8:51 AM Utility Belt: JRuby vi Bug Utility Belt exposes a small bug in JRuby. The JRuby team knows about it and are working on it. It involves their Readline implementation and goes beyond the extent of my fu, but I'll be putting a simple fix in Utility Belt svn soonish. Utility Belt won't have its next release until at least late Feb, due to general scheduling insanity in my life, but for the time being, avoid using vi or emacs from within JRuby's IRB with Utility Belt. (TextMate integration still works fine.) Update: The simple fix is in svn; that's the good news. The bad news is it's possible the backticks thing is a limitation of Java's ability to communicate with the world outside its virtual machine. One JRuby developer commented that the ticket might be a "can't fix." Let The System Design Itself Designing before you build is a very bad habit. I'm working on an aleatoric music system right now. (And I do mean right now, at 3:30am Friday morning. I am an insomnihacker occasionally.) I'm using pretty much exactly the design I had anticipated using. However, when I first started, I created a ton of empty files around this design, the design I basically had in my head from go. I laid out the general object architecture as a first step. It was a disaster. The results were bulky, sloppy, and stupid. Then I remembered Ezra Zygmuntowicz saying twice at Ruby East that he believed all great projects start as hacks. So I stopped using my big dumb Object Architecture™ and wrote up a quick hack. Pretty soon it was working beautifully, and I had thrown away like twenty unnecessary files. It only took a tiny little shard of time after that for me to factor out the quick hack into a few classes and end up with nice, clean, well-factored files - the hallmark of good design, if good design even exists. That's a real question, by the way. Does good design really exist? Brian Marick told me that Ron Jeffries once said or wrote this of Kent Beck: Beck has those rules for properly-factored code: 1) runs all the tests, 2) contains no duplication, 3) expresses every idea you want to express, 4) minimal number of classes and methods. When you work with these rules, you pay attention only to micro-design matters. When I used to watch Beck do this, I was sure he was really doing macro design "in his head" and just not talking about it, because you can see the design taking shape, but he never seems to be doing anything directed to the design. So I started trying it. What I experience is that I am never doing anything directed to macro design or architecture: just making small changes, removing duplication, improving the expressiveness of little patches of code. Yet the overall design of the system improves. I swear I'm not doing it. Kent Beck is usually my programmer role model. I don't know why I coded my first sketch of the music system in this backwards way. Just before building this system, I hammered out a quick proof-of-concept version of a system which allows you to program Lego Mindstorms robots in Ruby. I followed Beck's rules and never even considered what the design might look like. That system was harder to write, because it exploits language quirks to enable a DSL, but the process of writing it was much smoother - I didn't have to junk it midway through and start over. It's possible that good design is kind of like good ethics. There's a reason we say both designs and people can have integrity. Using the language of design patterns to design a system before you build it literally undermines the design's integrity. Just as there are hypocrites in the world doing brutal violence in the name of a man who preached kindness, there are programmers building bulky, inelegant systems while thinking about good designs. But if you're thinking of one thing and doing another, you don't have integrity, and if you're thinking of one system and building another, your design doesn't have integrity. And it literally happens like that. If you're building design-first, you're saying, "The system will do XYZ - I'll put that here." But just because you know it'll do XYZ, you don't necessarily know how or where, and deciding ahead of time imposes an arbitrary and unnecessary structure on your code. So then you have a file called XyzFile, which is supposed to do XYZ, and then you have other code elsewhere in the system which actually does XYZ, and it's in some other file, because the design you imagined will always be different from the design which emerges. It's like coding in Java. There's the structure of your actual program, and the structure that Java requires you to accomodate. That second structure is just unnecessary mental overhead, and the bigger your system gets, the more wasteful that overhead is. You'll have a structure that emerges naturally, whether you want to or not. It's as inevitable as gravity. You might as well just let the macro follow the micro, like it's supposed to, and get the good design which emerges naturally as a byproduct of that process. It's important to realize that just because you can forecast what the likely design will be doesn't mean that starting off with that design is anything but a horrible, time-wasting mistake. They're called design patterns, not design templates. Designing to them is bad; seeing them emerge is good. The Mecha Theory Of Consciousness A very rough under ten-minute "documentary" (video of me rambling) which started when I was building some Legos and expanded over the course of several groggy breakfasts. It really is totally unfinished but just in case it entertains somebody, here it is. 20MB MP4 because I couldn't be bothered with YouTube (sorry). Speaking 3/2008: MountainWest RubyConf, Emerging Technologies Philadelphia I'm speaking at MountainWest RubyConf in late March. Pat Eyler's posted a mini-interview with me about my talk and about which other talks I'm most interested to see. (One addendum: Jim Weirich's keynote wasn't posted, and now that it is, it looks to be a highlight.) I'll also be speaking at Emerging Technologies For The Enterprise, in Philadelphia, just days before. The Most Important Benefit Of TDD/BDD: Scope Reduction An excellent post on scientific research validating the TDD/BDD methodology notes one of the methodology's benefits: Since the scope of a single test is limited, when the test fails, rework is easier. In my opinion, this more than anything else is the benefit of TDD. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. TDD sizes problems down to the smallest possible bite. It may be a journey of a thousand miles, but if every single step is buoyant, light, and easy, you'll be there before you know it. Extremely Informal Dynamic Music Demo So I haven't been blogging as much as I usually do, at least not about Ruby or programming. Here's what I've been up to. It's a useful but very informal screencast, purely in case you happen to be curious. It relates to my experiments generating music via Ruby. Unfortunately the actual audio sounds like crap, because I set the music-generating code to a higher process priority than the screencast video capture code, which was pretty unwise of me. But it could be interesting. The first interesting part is that I created a way overkill Object Architecture™ and had to scuttle it in favor of a quick hack, based on Ezra Zygmuntowicz' saying that everything great starts as a hack. The other interesting part is that my first implementation took arrays of notes arranged in the order to play and played them, whereas my new hack implementation takes an array of notes arranged in no order at all, but each one has a programmatic rule about when it likes to be played, and the new hack version plays the notes by testing against the programmatic rule. However, it's just a quick progress report, some people might dig it, some might not, so I just threw it together real quick. 115MB QuickTime .mov file. Ruby: Strategy Pattern / Dispatch Tables Something I'm working on stores Procs in objects a lot. I started out using a dispatch table and then realized I'd have a much cleaner system if I encapsulated the dispatch table within an object. Then I realized the object would need two additional dispatch tables, and created a Struct to store them in, and gave the object the Struct. (The additional dispatch tables were very closely related in theme and the variable names were just infinitely cleaner that way.) At this point the fact that I'm using dispatch tables is a lot less obvious. Further refactorings will probably emphasize this effect. There's a question here: when does a set of dispatch tables encapsulated for convenience within objects become a Strategy pattern? The Rails community is notoriously disrespectful of its competitors, and because of this there's a great deal of people who scorn design patterns as a relic of Java's pre-Ruby Jurassic Age. The alternative point of view is that design patterns are some of the valuable discoveries of the object-oriented avenue of investigation. My interest in dispatch tables comes from the Lisp world via Perl, but the fact that it ends up in design patterns territory seems to validate the whole concept of design patterns to some degree. Inspired Obama Rant By Jennifer Lynn Larkin He's still all "think about the children!" I don't want to vote for anyone who is out there talking to evangelical churches saying that the solution to many of the world's troubles is to build strong families. I just read his stance on "strong families and fatherhood" on his website and it even cites irrelevant statistics. It's rhetoric designed to sucker in people who stand for "family values" and not only do I not stand for "family values," I dislike political maneuvering like that. Clinton is even worse in that regard. "Family values" are anti-homosexual, anti-single parenting, and pro-domestic violence. There is no data that suggests that the crime rate or the fall of the economy or anything bad at all is caused by single-parent child rearing or single sex paired child rearing but there IS data to suggest that people who stay in abusive relationships rear violent and criminal children. It's a religious issue and it makes me very mad that people use this "rational" posturing to promote a religious issue for which the rational posturing is either not truly rational or does not support the religious stance. His plan for "strengthening fathering and families" includes domestic violence prevention, increasing child support, and ensuring that child support payments don't go to government collection fees. None of those "strengthen fatherhood," so why is it called "strengthening fatherhood?" Because it's a ploy to make the plan fall under "family values" and thus get support from religious conservatives and religious liberals who think that divorce and homosexuality are evil. Because I see the ploys, I hate the stance. I don't like candidates who use their religion as a political platform and I don't like candidates to try to hide their religious political platform in some areas by claiming that it is not a religious platform. I further don't like religious platforms designed to mimic more popular religious platforms in order to garner support. Besides, these people are senators, people who know that the people of the US mandated that the US get out of the Iraq war and know that the Democratic control of Congress was intended by the people to end the war in Iraq, yet almost all of them continue to vote for the war and if they make a gesture vote against it, they don't follow up when the president vetoes it. They have already proven that they have no interest in following the will of their constituents in any meaningful way. I just don't see how I can trust someone to follow the will of the people in running the nation when they can't bear to do it in their current job. They need to grow some fucking balls. Kucinich may look like an elf but he has balls the size of his head. That's why he gets the totally hot wife. The Other Reason The Media Blocks Ron Paul There's a candidate on either side getting downplayed systematically by the American media - Edwards and Paul. Each is consistently represented across the mainstream media as winning less than he wins, having less supporters than he has, etc. In each case, the main reason the media blocks him, of course, is because people with money don't want to broadcast his views, and in the United States, people with money control the systems for broadcasting political views. (Even YouTube; the reason YouTube makes available a much wider variety of political views than most American systems for making political views available is because YouTube makes Google money.) It sucks that the media does this, but it's awesome that libertarians and progressives are finally becoming part of the mainstream political debate in the US. But as much as that cheers me up, and as much as I want to support his struggle against The Man, with Ron Paul at least there's an additional reason the media shuts him down: a history of controversial, unpleasant remarks which appear to indicate bigotry pretty conclusively. The people who own and operate the media are isolated from those kind of sentiments, whereas many other people in the US have to deal with them regularly. Nobody in the media class wants to be reminded about the fact that there are still people all over the place supporting those views also. It's not just censorship; it's also distaste. I'm not an expert on Paul, but if you're thinking about his campaign, that's one thing to keep in mind. Update: Stolen from Ara T. Howard: How To Get Threatened In Whole Foods With Twitter I Shook Obama's Hand Yesterday Porn Bot Vs. Turing Test: Porn 1, Turing 0 I've blogged before about scammers and pranksters beating the Turing Test. Turns out that technically I was wrong: In a true Turing Test, the humans aren't blindly conversing with the assumption that their conversant is human -- they're actively seeking to verify the presence of a human. I got that from a blog post about a Russian porn bot which beats the informal Turing Test: Russian crooks have unleashed an artificial intelligence, called CyberLover, that poses as a would-be paramour in sex chat rooms, enticing randy gentlemen to reveal personal information that can then be put to criminal use. Amazingly, the slutbot appears to be successful in convincing targets that it's a real person. (via Ara Howard) Just to brag a little, I predicted this somewhere between two to five years ago. The difference between a bot which successfully pretends to be human and a bot which successfully pretends to be human even though people are actively trying to catch it is a big enough difference that we can still call the Turing Test unbeaten, but that difference is only a few years away from becoming a matter of splitting hairs. Fanboy Beta Hardware CrunchGear's sharp-toothed and cantankerous review of the Apple thin laptop - whatever it was called - totally misses the point: the Air is an extremely impressive piece of technology. The miniaturization, the optimization of space, the blatant disregard for current standards — it’s everything a revolutionary machine should be. Except it isn’t one. It’s a flight of Apple vanity that is completely impractical for anyone who needs to do more than the most basic functions with their computer. A whole page of commentary follows, explaining why the Air is impractical. Like somewhere out there on the Web, there was some puzzled idiot who actually believed up until this minute that $3000 for a 1.8GHz processor and 60GB of hard drive space could somehow be practical. Now that idiot has been set straight. Wonderful. My latest toy is equally impractical - it's shiny and cool but the software support is so minimal that as a consumer appliance it hardly even works - and the only way I'll be able to use it at all is if I code a driver for it. So guess what I'm going to do? Duh. I'm going to code a driver for it. The market for this device comes from the salivating that its big brother caused as a design prototype. Both the Optimus Mini 3 and the new Apple wafertop are fanboy beta hardware. The iPhone came very, very close to being the same thing, and the iPod Touch obviously is the same thing. Fanboy beta hardware is for the people who get excited about something even though they know it isn't useful yet. Think of the Sony Aibo. Yes, I need to spend $3000 on a robot dog, because otherwise. Because. Otherwise. Oh. Wait. There is no good reason to buy a Sony Aibo. But there is a market for one. Consider advances in manufacturing which make short runs more feasible financially. If you've got fanboys worldwide peeing their pants in excitement over something you haven't even finished yet, you don't wait until it's perfect. You take their money the minute they're willing to spend it. Because manufacturers are businesses with fans. Have you ever noticed how, with famous writers, their early books are perfectly spelled, tightly structured, and grammatically precise, while their later works apparently skipped the editing and proofreading phases completely? It's because the publishers already knew the books would sell. Just because Apple's selling the whatever-it's-called doesn't mean it made very many of them. The world is not overflowing with people willing to spend that kind of money on what is essentially not a computer but a trailer for one - a preview of coming product attractions. But the world does have those people, and Steve Jobs is happy to take their money. It's as green as anyone else's. And you have to remember his philosophy - "real artists ship." All Steve Jobs is is Warhol plus electricity and math skills. A proof-of-concept which people are willing to spend serious cash to play with is high art in Jobs' book. The CrunchGear thinbook attack/review misses the point completely. CrunchGear, of course, is a spinoff of TechCrunch, and like TechCrunch is basically run by and for monkeys who make their money by "managing" programmers. So they see something for sale, they assume its goal is to take over the world. Its goal is much simpler: cash, bragging rights, and the beauty of the thing itself. They're not trying to give you something practical. This is what Apple will have on every lap and desk a few years from now, and if you're wiggy enough in the brainpan to want to buy it before it becomes genuinely useful, Apple will not nobly decline to line their pockets with your cash. The thing is, that's cool. Fanboy beta hardware exists because it makes fanboys happy. In 2008, hardware is a type of entertainment, like movies and music, and just like with movies and music, there are fanboys who love everything their favorite creators do, and there are vibrant underground scenes full of creative people who prefer to do it themselves. That's fine. That paired dynamic, the fanboys and the underground, is the engine that drives every other group of creators in our society, and it's the engine that drives hardware too. OS X: Turn Spotlight Off I personally never use Spotlight, but its indexing process mds still runs on my box. (It's possible that I turned it off completely using a different hack before I upgraded to Leopard, and the Leopard upgrade restored it.) Occasionally mds will use a lot of CPU. Here's a simple way to fix that. Now Spotlight will not index anything. The process still runs, but obviously it doesn't have any reason to take up a lot of CPU any more. Update: To remove Spotlight's menu bar icon, do this: sudo chmod 0 /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app killall Spotlight (May only work on Leopard.) Update: I have a couple new machines. One's an older MacBook I bought cheap off Craig's List as a backup box in case anything else breaks. I think it's still got some files in there from Tiger, although I could be wrong. So when mds was churning away despite my chmoding the binary into oblivion, I also did this and this. Srsly What do I want from Apple, both tomorrow at MacWorld and then over the coming months? Easy. I want to see fewer cool features... A Simple Solution For Fradulent Voting Machines Here's how you - yes, you, whoever is reading this - can fix the fradulent voting machines problem in America forever. Hack the machines. Make Porky Pig the next President of the United States by an unanimous vote. Do that, and everything else which is necessary to fix the problem forever will happen for you. "δος μοι πα στω και ταν γαν κινάσω." - Άρχιμήδης Control Is A Business Disadvantage A lot of businesses on the Web seek control - for instance, the otherwise awesome Instructables, which normally gives you a sequence of steps in a how-to article. If you want to see every step at the same time, you get an idiotic and insulting pop-up: As far as I can tell the only reason to see every step at the same time is to eliminate the tiresome busywork of clicking "next" a dozen times - in other words, to save time. If I take an action to save time, and you tell me the only way I can do that is by starting a whole separate task of user-registration busywork, so I can have a login I'll never use again in my life, and another password I won't remember - or more accurately, for most users, another place where the same password I use for my bank account will be stored, possibly in thief-friendly plaintext format - then I'm not going to be happy. I'm not going to do it, either. Instead I'll give your Web site the finger and post it a rant about it a few days later when I'm feeling particularly grumpy, and I'll put the words "jackass bullshit" in a filename along with the name of your Web site, which means that if users google "instructables jackass bullshit" in Google Images a few days or hours or minutes after the blog post, they'll see exactly what I'm talking about. You can't buy that kind of publicity. ThinkGeek lost some business from me this way in October. I order a few hacker toys from ThinkGeek once every two or three years - usually at the holidays, usually for my dad, who, despite his years, has a real appreciation for USB-powered dart guns. I order from ThinkGeek frequently enough to have an order history, complete with redeemable geek points. In fact I recently got a free USB plasma ball with my geek points. That's cool. But I also order from ThinkGeek infrequently enough that practically every time I order anything from these guys, I have to have them e-mail my password to whatever my e-mail address was two or three years ago, and then see if I can still log in to that to retrieve my old ThinkGeek password. It's time-wasting bullshit, and in October it cost ThinkGeek money. It may have cost them money other times that I don't know about. It's awesome. Buy it from ThinkGeek, if you have the patience. Meanwhile, a site called Topix found that "registration keeps out good posters and attracts trolls." Removing the registration requirement on their forums improved the signal-to-noise ratio and dramatically increased the volume of posts. And a programmer who built a zero-registration free dating site to teach himself ASP.NET made $10 million with it in 2007. People like to skip registration, because it's an insulting waste of time. It's like when Radio Shack asks you your phone number before they'll sell you AA batteries. Here you go, sir. Now all I need is a sample of your DNA. Please give me one of the hairs on your balls. What's funny about this is that technology companies are making the same mistake they have laughed at entertainment companies for making every time entertainment tries to "embrace" new technology - overemphasizing control at the expense of profitability. Overemphasizing control at the expense of profitability is insane for companies to do, yet companies are doing it all the time. For whatever reason, the culture of business makes certain assumptions about your relationship to your customers which just aren't true. You don't need control. It's bad for your business. Attempts at obtaining it fail, costing you money in the process. When you give up control, you make more money. Always favor respecting privacy over asserting control. It's not just good usability. It's not just the right thing to do. It's not just a good business decision. It's all of the above. Update: Control is a business disadvantage because one size does not fit all. Saying "they can have any color they want, as long as it's black" is perfectly okay as long as they can always go out and buy a can of paint and a brush. Get Ready For Urban Wildfire 1967 in 2015. No matter who wins 2008. Count on it. Flight 404 Speaking At UCLA The Processing wizard will be at UCLA on January 24th. Seaside Screencasts Back Online After months of delay, I finally quit procrastinating and uploaded my Seaside screencasts to S3. In my defense, I thought they were on an external hard drive in storage in Pecos, New Mexico, but in my non-defense, they were sitting on my laptop all along. Seaside / Rails screencast Seaside: Framework And IDE screencast Program Lego Mindstorms NXT Robots In Ruby (Rubotz v0.0.1) Announcing Rubotz, a Ruby code generator for Lego Mindstorms NXT. First, download and install NXC. Then gem install rubotz. Then fill out the config YAML (it only takes a second). Next write your program in Ruby, and use the Rubotz.compile command to generate an executable .rxe file in your NXC bin directory. Finally, use a third-party library like NXTBrowser to transfer your executable to your Mindstorms NXT brain. Boom: robot. Programmed in Ruby. However please note: Rubotz v0.0.1 is a proof-of-concept developer release only. It currently only supports one sensor, synchronized motor functions, and single-threaded NXC. The full complement of available sensors, motor functionality, and threads should become available in future releases, and if you want to help that happen, go for it. RubyGems: Gem::Specification#autorequire= Deprecated; Use Require Instead Packaging up gemspecs which up until now had been trouble-free produced two warnings for me: WARNING: no rubyforge_project specified WARNING: deprecated autorequire specified The no rubyforge_project one doesn't check to see if you've already declared a rubyforge value for homepage: s.homepage = "http://rubotz.rubyforge.org" s.rubyforge_project = "rubotz" But if you don't do both, you get either a no homepage specified or a no rubyforge project specified warning. The deprecated autorequire warning is a little weirder. It's pretty obvious that you can just use require instead; what's less obvious is why you have autorequire instead. My gemspec was initially generated by Hoe, so like with any generated code, there's a certain air of mystery involved. You have to wonder if require is enough, because if it was enough, why did autorequire exist in the first place? Fortunately, Google can find you an excellent explanation from Jim Weirich: The autorequire feature is a holdover from the days when regular requires didn't work in rubygems. It avoided the need to do a require_gem and a regular require. Since the regular require is all that is needed today, autorequire is a holdover from the past. Long story short, just use require. I’ve gotten a fair amount of feedback from the Ruby community that my book is an ‘advanced’ Ruby book because I talk about things like open classes, method_missing, DSLs and metaprogramming. I have to say that I think that we Ruby people need to stop describing these techniques as ‘advanced’; all we are doing is scaring people. We need to shout out to the world our little secret: we only use those scary-sounding ‘advanced’ techniques because they make our lives easier. We use them because we are a bunch of lazy sods (as all good programmers are) and they let us write programs that work, with less effort. Take metaprogramming for example: It’s not easy to write that first metaprogramming program. Metaprogramming is one of those techniques that you need to work at when you first try it. Well, my son is studying algebra, and he occasionally has trouble wrapping his head around ideas like simultaneous equations or open intervals, but that doesn’t make algebra advanced mathematics. Fundamentally the concept of metaprogramming is really quite simple: in order to solve the problem at hand, your program modifies itself at runtime. Anyone who can write code at the keyboard can learn to write programs that write code at runtime. It’s just not that complex. Writing guidance software for a Mars probe, now that’s advanced programming. Metaprogramming, not so much. This is important because there are a lot of programmers out there who are massively frustrated with trying to solve problems with the traditional programming languages and are looking for an alternative. I think we Ruby folks have a professional responsibility to shout out, “Hey, for many of your problems there is an easier way.” Now that easier way involves some programming techniques that seem strange in the beginning, but once you get used to them they stop being so strange and all you are left with is easier. -Russ Olsen One of the great accomplishments of Ruby is that its object and class model bring about a wonderful unity and simplicity. Even things that might seem like they should be hard or obscure are actually very transparent, once you have the hang of how the model works. Unfortunately, there’s a trend toward drawing an increasingly sharp line between regular programming and “metaprogramming” in Ruby discussions, where metaprogramming is understood to mean… well, I’m not sure what it’s understood to mean, the way it’s getting used in connection with Ruby, and that’s the problem. There’s no natural separation between programming and metaprogramming in Ruby, and no reason to make life harder by breaking them apart. The thrust of Ruby’s design is to dissolve complexities, so that even things that appear to be “wizardly” or full of “dark magic” actually make perfect sense in terms of a relative small number of underlying language principles. I’m not saying it’s all a snap to learn. But I do consider it counterproductive to posit some kind of special barrier or fortification surrounding a particular set of Ruby programming techniques. Learning Ruby isn’t like scaling a mountain. It’s more like exploring a plain, with interesting features and a distant but very attractive horizon. One thing leads to another, but not in a way that requires you to fight gravity to get there. -David Black You might be inclined to think that metaprogramming is another hacker word and was first overheard in private phone calls between fax machines. Honest to God, I am here to tell you that it is stranger than that. Metaprogramming began with taking drugs in the company of dolphins. In the sixties, a prolific scientist named John C. Lilly began experimenting with his own senses, to uncover the workings of his body. I can relate to this. I do this frequently when I am standing in the middle of a road holding a pie or when I am hiding inside a cathedral. I pause to examine my self. This has proven to be nigh impossible. I have filled three ruled pages with algebraic notation, none of which has explained anything. The pie, incidentally, has been very easy to express mathematically. But the scientist Lilly went about his experiments otherwise. He ingested LSD in the company of dolphins. Often in a dark, woeful isolation tank full of warm salt water. Pretty bleak. But it was science! (Lest you think him criminal: until 1966, LSD was supplied by Sandoz Laboratories to any interested scientists, free of charge.) Drugs, dolphins and deprivation. Which led to Lilly’s foray into things meta. He wrote books on mental programming, comparing humans and computers. You may choose to ingest any substance you want during this next quote - most likely you’re reaching for the grain of salt - but I assure you that there’s no Grateful Dead show on the lawn and no ravers in the basement. When one learns to learn, one is making models, using symbols, analogizing, making metaphors, in short, inventing and using language, mathematics, art, politics, business, etc. At the critical brain (cortex) size, languages and its consequences appear. To avoid the necessity of repeating learning to learn, symbols, metaphors, models each time, I symbolize the underlying idea in these operations as metaprogramming. -John C. Lilly, Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer, New York, 1972. To that end, you could say programming itself is a meta-language. All code speaks the language of action, of a plan which hasn’t been played yet, but shortly will. Stage directions for the players inside your machine. I’ve waxed sentimental on this before. But now we’re advancing our study, venturing into metaprogramming, but don’t sweat it, it’s still just the Ruby you’ve seen already. -why the lucky stiff Telling people that metaprogramming isn't that hard is a public service, but it's kind of like telling people to read SICP: anyone who will listen when you say it was probably going to figure it out for themselves sooner or later anyway. SICP has 82 5-star reviews on Amazon, 53 1-star reviews, and virtually nothing in between. Of course two of the five-star reviews come from Paul Graham and Peter Norvig. Some of the reviewers complain that SICP doesn't teach the basics of OO design, and so on. In a sense they are right. The book doesn't directly tell you how to design and write an object-oriented program using the subset of object-oriented principles that show up in the syntax of Java or C++. Rather, the book tells you what those principles are, how they came to be selected as worthwhile, how they can be implemented from the ground up, and how a different combination of principles might be more appropriate for a particular problem. This approach requires you to understand the range of possibilities, and to think about trade-offs as you go through the design process. Programming is a craft that is subject to frequent failure: many projects are started and abandoned because the designers do not have the flexibility, experience and understanding to come up with a suitable design and implementation. SICP gives you an approach that will succeed, but it is an approach based on principles and wisdom, not on a checklist. If you don't understand the principles, or if you are the kind of person who wants to be given a cookbook of what to do rather than to think creatively, or if you only want to work on problems that are pretty much like the problem you worked on last time, then this approach will not work for you. There are other approaches that will be more reproducible for a limited range of simple problems, but there is no better way than SICP to learn how to address the truly hard problems. -Peter Norvig SICP is a great book for beginners, as long as what they're beginning to do goes beyond cut and paste. Metaprogramming is not an advanced technique, unless you treat "advanced" and "new" as synonyms. An Utter Disregard For Freeloaders Emboldened by Zed's fine example, Dreamhost is letting off some steam: the solution from the Rails community itself was quite honestly, stupid. They said to stop using Apache and FastCGI (a combination that successfully powers bazillions of websites, just not Ruby on Rails ones) and instead to entirely retool our servers with Lighttpd and SCGI (a FastCGI like protocol that may be technically superior, but next to nobody uses). That suggestion shows either a complete lack of understanding of how web hosting works, or an utter disregard for the real world. It’s all good and fine to recommend that users use higher end dedicated server hosting for their commercial applications but you simply cannot ignore the fact that nearly everyone will want to use lower cost shared hosting for getting started. It’s just simple economics. Additionally, people who use systems like Ruby on Rails want to spend time programming and not time setting up servers. Recommending technologies that are not widely used or supported by any major web hosting company is putting too much of a burden on your users, the people you want to keep happy! An interesting, somewhat weird thing about the Rails community is that everybody knows Rails is a free open-source project created because somebody wanted to have a really cool Web framework, yet people complain that Rails is hard to use for some reason or another. Rails is not a sofa. It is not designed for your comfort. It is designed for usefulness to the people who develop it. The basic idea is that if you want to make it better, go for it. Complaining is simply disregarded as noise. There are code contributions and there is noise. That's basically how it works. Since anyone can join the ranks of the people who develop Rails the framework, the fact that Rails is designed for the people who develop it is not a bug, but a feature. It's not a Bug, it's a feature. Everything I just quoted Dreamhost saying came from a paragraph which started off like this: These issues were later mostly mitigated by a single user of Ruby on Rails who wanted it to work better on our servers That's how it's supposed to be. Open source works in the same way markets do: supply and demand. If the demand exists for a patch, it will come into being, guaranteed. That's why complaints are just noise. If they were worth paying attention to, they would be expressed as patches. I'm not saying the Rails core team is perfect. I'm saying the whole idea that Rails ought to be easier or different or whatever is only true if you make it true by (to use Ghandi's phrase) being the change you want to see in the world. If you think the world needs somebody to fix Rails, then be that somebody. I've come across this idea before: And responded before as well. DHH responded too, and said almost exactly the same thing: Most Rails contributors are not big users of shared hosting and they tend to work on problems or enhancements that'll benefit their own usage of the framework. You don't have to have a degree in formal logic to deduce that work to improve life on shared hosting is not exactly a top priority for these people, myself included. The Dreamhost guys in particular sounds like they're experiencing a lot of hurt running Rails in their shared hosting environments. That should be a great motivator to jump in and help improve things. they have a substantial economic interest in making the shared hosting scenario for Rails easier. That's both a personal motive for having a less stressful day and a profit motive for making your business more money. Sounds like a match made in heaven for someone like Dreamhost to get involved and help do the work to make Rails a great shared host experience. Although I think he's a brilliant programmer, I have to say DHH might not be the greatest diplomat, because he followed this excellent common-sense reasoning with a request for Dreamhost to shut up and quit whining: Don't treat the current Rails community as your unpaid vendor. Wipe the wah-wah tears off your chin and retract the threats of imminent calamity if we don't drop everything we're doing to pursue your needs. But then again, given the title of this post, for me to call DHH a lousy diplomat is at best the pot calling the kettle black, and at worst the black object calling the grey object black. That's not the point, anyway. I bring in his post because I initially wrote this a few days ago, before his response, and the response I predicted is pretty much the response the world got. It's probably not worth yammering on about, except for one important piece: Open source projects accurately reflect supply and demand. This is why they clobber commercial software so frequently. This whole Rails attitude of "I'm only going to work on something if it makes a difference to me personally, so don't expect me to do work for you unpaid to make your life easier, and don't expect me to care if you complain but don't contribute code" is actually a perfectly reasonable attitude to drive an open-source software project with. The self-interest which motivates code contributions is, in a way, a nice, dependable metric for determining demand for a feature. If enough demand for the feature exists, the feature comes into existence. There's a tautological nature to it that makes it very clean and neat. Supply and demand are so closely linked as to become almost indistinguishable. The huge irony of commercial software development is that commercial software development by its nature cannot capture the market efficiencies that make capitalism so valuable. In software development, it's only free, open source projects that get free-market effects. That might seem like a contradiction in terms, but only if you don't really understand capitalism. Capitalism is effective not because greed is inherently good; capitalism is effective because market efficiencies can only exist where freely-operating agents act for their own benefit. Greed is just one mode of leverage which can create that kind of situation. Capitalist economies are systems where freely-operating agents act for their own benefit, so they get free-market efficiencies. But open-source software projects are also systems where freely-operating agents act for their own benefit, so they get free-market efficiencies too. It's not really about the market; it's about the efficiency. The capitalist free market uses greed to achieve that efficiency; open-source software projects leverage convenience. In either case, you get a system with the required freely-operating independent self-interested agents, so you also get the inevitable concomitant efficiency. (Technically even the process of evolution is another example of this same fundamental dynamic.) The nature of commercial software development is such that nobody really writes commercial software for their own benefit. They write it for some hypothetical customer. The customer's hypothetical nature means any and all features match their needs. Since the customer is hypothetical, their needs are hypothetical too. This is a big reason so many pieces of commercial software are chock-full of garbage features that could clearly only ever have originated with some soulless human gerbil who wanted to prove that when they came to work they were in fact awake throughout the entire day. Or at least most of it. (Yes, Adobe Photoshop developers, I saw what you did there. You can fool some of the people some of the time, and apparently you can fool all of Adobe's project managers all of the time, but if I ever find you, I'm gonna kick your ass.) I too have been emboldened by Zed's fine example. Everybody's getting punk rock on the Web in 2008. (Probably because nobody ever has to put their money where their mouth is. Yay the Web. Now everybody can be a tough guy.) Anyway, if you really want to understand what I'm talking about, you need to get this book: Linux is clearly a decentralized system, since it has no formal organization and its contributors come from all over the world. What decentralization offers Linux is diversity. In the traditional corporate model, top management hires the best employees it can, pays them to work full-time, generally gives them some direction about what problems to work on, and hopes for the best. That is not a bad model. It has the great virtue of making it easy to mobilize people to work on a particular problem, and it also allows companies to get very good at doing the things they know how to do. But it also necessarily limits the number of possible solutions that a corporation can come up with, both because of mathematical reality (a company has only so many workers, and they have only so much time) and because of the reality of organizational and beauraucratic politics. Linux, practically speaking, doesn't worry much about either. Surprisingly, there seems to be a huge supply of programmers willing to contribute their efforts to make the system better. That guarantees the field of possible solutions will be immense. There's enough variety among programmers, and there are enough programmers, that no matter what the bug is, someone is going to come up with a fix for it. And there's enough diversity that someone will recognize bugs when they appear. In the words of open-source guru Eric Raymond, "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." In the way it operates, in fact, Linux is not all that different from a market, as we saw in Chapter 2 on diversity. Like a bee colony, it sends out lots of foragers and assumes that one of them will find the best route to the flower fields. This is, without a doubt, less efficient than simply trying to define the best route to the field or even picking the smartest forager and letting him go. After all, if hundreds or thousands of programmers are spending their time trying to come up with a solution that only a few of them are going to find, that's many hours wasted that could be spent on something else. And yet, just as the free market's ability to generate lots of alternatives and then winnow them down is central to its continued growth, Linux's seeming wastefulness is a kind of strength (a strength that for-profit companies cannot, fortunately or unfortunately, rely on). You can let a thousand flowers bloom and then pick the one that smells the sweetest. The long and the short of it is that free-market efficiencies aren't really about capitalism. Capitalist economies are just one way to harness the fundamental dynamic. The fundamental dynamic is essentially that good decision-making emerges naturally from any context where large groups of people operate freely, acting for their own individual benefit. Capitalist economies are one such context, free open-source software projects are another. Science, as Surowiecki explains in the book, is another. Every scientist who puts forward a successful new idea or who finds a flaw in an existing idea or who validates an existing idea sees their career improve as a result of the accomplishment. So science is an arena in which large groups of people act independently for their own individual benefit, and blam, we get electricity, TiVo, spaceships, and sliced bread. Or whatever it is science has given the world. I don't know off the top of my head but I'm sure there's something. LSD. Science has given the world LSD. Good call, Science. Now give us sex robots, world peace, and cholesterol-free hot dogs. Daylight's burning, Science. Look alive. ANYWAYZ...I forgot my point. But dammit, I had one, and it was worth making, probably. Oh yeah. People who complain about Rails are silly. You must be the change you wish to see. You must invent the cholesterol-free hot dogs you wish to eat. The general superiority of open-source software to commercial software is intrinsic and inevitable. Capitalism is not the defining example of free-market efficiencies, and harnessing free-market efficiencies by giving things away for free makes a lot more sense than you might think, primarily because "free-market efficiencies" is a misnomer. It's really "efficiencies due to the free operation of independent agents acting for their own benefit." (You can see why the less accurate phrase is nonetheless the more popular one.) Capitalism isn't the definitive example for situations where good decision-making operates as an emergent phenomenon from the interaction of independent agents; it's just one example of a broader dynamic which can be harnessed economically but which is not actually intrinsically economic in nature. Thus commercial software development serves a capitalist purpose but operates in a manner very unlike capitalism, while open-source software development operates in a manner very similar to capitalist free markets but has very different outcomes and goals. ("Market efficiencies" are not inherently market-oriented.) Where commercial software development is not inherently powered by people who are being the change they wish to see, open-source software development is. Finally, Science has given the world LSD, but not sex robots, yet. I'm sure they're working on it. iTunes Desperately Needs This Feature You need to be able to have iTunes treat your laptop's hard drive as a virtual iPod. The reason is simple. There's no way in hell my entire music library will ever fit on the hard drive of any laptop at any time in the immediate future. At no time in the iPod's existence has my iTunes storage strategy ever been anything but putting my media files on an external drive. I don't want to lug my external media drive everywhere I go, but I do want iTunes to be useful software for listening to music. It's probably possible to do this by creating a partitition on your hard drive and then giving it all the usual "iPod_Control" magic files and folder names. I wonder if anybody's tried this yet. (Unfortunately, though, even if you did that, you'd still have the usual thing with iTunes where if you open it without your media drive attached it starts labelling files as missing.) Note to self: add virtual iPods somehow. Fix iTunes. Harder Better Faster Stronger The Problem In A Nutshell RIAA -> Napster == Catholic Church -> Galileo (Paraphrasing a Yahoo! VP.) Drive Propellerhead Reason With Ruby In 2006 I wrote a couple MIDI code generators for Ruby. The cooler of the two I unfortunately lost to the mists of time; it could generate simple ambient soundscapes in Reason. The more experimental one, v0.0.1, I put on my old Web site, gilesgoatboy.org, which still houses a lot of my art, video, and music. Topher Cyll's mind-bogglingly cool Ruby book contains code to drive Pete Yandell's SimpleSynth with Ruby, but if you want to drive Reason instead, it's really easy. Assuming you're on OS X, download MIDI Patchbay, also by Pete Yandell. Then just set up a blank MIDI input and a blank MIDI output. Next you'll want to set up something equally basic in Reason. Go into Preferences, and in Advanced MIDI, select the output bus you just created in MIDI Patchbay. Make sure you've got some kind of actual instrument plugged into a sound output in Reason - usually this'll happen if you just create a Subtractor synth - and in the Hardware Interface wire up MIDI channel 1 to your actual sound-making instrument. Voila. You can now make music in Reason by generating MIDI in Ruby. Therefore You Need Street Smarts Sketch: Dance Music Generator Design This awe-inspiring compendium of awesomeness provides what is probably (haven't actually put it to the test yet) a workable skeleton: I think a framework for generating dance music would probably best be implemented as either a set of self-permutating code generators or, as it appears to be in the book and the Perl.com article, a stack of permutations. I think a set of self-permutating code generators is actually a much more powerful design, with the caveat that you would want some way of prioritizing, tracking, and correlating the existing permutations. (After all there has to be a meta-pattern to the selection of permutations.) What I have in mind here is not necessarily a giant music-generating code-brain, as much as a musical equivalent to Rails scaffolding - something you can use to auto-generate a skeletal "song" which you then work on manually. Anyway, I'm just thinking aloud, but it could be pretty cool, especially when combined with Live's controller-mapping facility, which would make operating a device of that nature in real time pretty easy. As long as you had good patches to work with in the live context, a combination of knob-twiddling for sonic shaping and drumming for sequencer control would be pretty cool. (I initially wasn't going to mess with Live, since I don't own it and it's beaucoup dinero, but the MIDI controller mapping is just way too cool.) The Looks Or The Lifestyle? A Pop Will Eat Itself album - not their best. When I was younger, I had a steady corporate job, and I wore raver orange all the time. I sat at a cubicle for eight hours a day wearing baggy jeans and looking different. Sitting in a cubicle for eight hours a day means something special when you do it wearing baggy jeans. These days, I move around a lot, I study acting, I take time off working to draw, and I dress so normal people could think I was a cop. It's a false dichotomy. (As much as I loved them, pretty much all the questions PWEI ever asked revolved around false dichotomies.) But I've fallen into it, and chosen the lifestyle, not the looks. In the past I was also trapped in the same false dichotomy, but back then I went with the looks, not the lifestyle. If you're facing the same false dichotomy, trust me when I say the only good answer is: both. Zed Freaks And The Chat Logs Go Nutz Shoes Is Not A Ruby GUI Platform I see this misconception from time to time, so here's a quote from why the lucky stiff on that very question: I really only have two reasons for writing Shoes: (1) to act as the new runtime for Hackety Hack and (2) as an experimental programming platform for beginners. I don't think Shoes appeals at all to GUI programmers or to the marketplace. I don't even use the acronym GUI anywhere in Shoes docs or materials. I want Shoes to get in the hands of hobbyists and kids!! I think it's safe to say that Shoes is a toy - not in the dismissive programmer-slang sense, but in the literal sense that its primary design goal is to be fun. I think toy design is probably more important than people realize. D. Ramirez Future Music Production Videos via Google The really amazing thing about my programming career is that I even have one. I put programming very much on the back burner for several years where all my brain power went to music, writing, and art. The total lack of commercial and critical success I had during that time doesn't speak well of my brain power, but these things remain an interest for me. Here's a pretty excellent series of videos from Future Music found on Google Video (via BijouBreaks) where successful English electro-house producer D. Ramirez walks through the process of building a remix. Zed Shaw's Marketing 101: How To Carve A Market Niche Over the past few days, who do you think just became the worldwide "expert" in everything that could possibly be considered a bug in Rails? Giles Doesn't Need Coffee In The Morning Keeping it allllllllll natural. Why Some People Dig Zed Saw a couple tweets between Dave Thomas and Tim Bray expressing surprise over positive Web response to Zed Shaw's rant. It's easy enough to understand. There's a rule in business called The Asshole Rule. It's a simple rule: don't hire assholes. The problem with the rule, however, is that everyone is an asshole at some point in their lives. Asshole isn't really an identity; it's a state of mind. It's not an intrinsic quality like the color of your eyes; it's a thing you do. And some people do it more often than others. Those are the people not to hire. But everybody does it sometimes. The benefit of a rant like Zed's is that you get to find out exactly when; we now all know what leads to asshole mode for Zed Shaw. Apparently it's six months of financial struggle and Rails programmers. That makes him less patient than Mother Teresa and more patient than Ben Stiller, who, if the trailer for "Heartbreak Kid" told the truth, can do zero to asshole in only thirty seconds of mariachi music. Some people do asshole very publicly, very loudly, leaving you in very little doubt as to whether or not they're doing the asshole thing. Some people do asshole very quietly, with great subtlety, and you can still be wondering if they were really an asshole years later, even though you know for a fact that the money is gone, or the woman is gone, or things at that particular job really were never the same. It's the difference between the sixty megaton asshole and the X-Files ninja asshole. The X-Files ninja asshole is a serious problem. The sixty megaton asshole is fun to watch. I could believe it if somebody told me that even Koz enjoyed Zed's rant. I think even its major targets had to appreciate the sheer sincerity of it. And let's face it - six months of financial struggle could do that to anybody, and six months of Rails programmers could do it to a lot of people. It definitely does depend on which Rails programmers, and how you interact with them. There's a tiresome, unpleasant cliche type of Rails programmer. This programmer mocks "enterprise" and Java the same way DHH does, but that whole thing DHH did with, like, actually reading Fowler's "Patterns Of Enterprise Architecture" and owing his primary career-making stroke of genius to that book? Not so much so. Not so much with the actually learning about the things they criticize. Not so much with the being diplomatic, considerate, or fair-minded either. Or knowledgeable, for that matter. My grandmother once described driving a small British car through a huge automatic car wash as like being assaulted by teddy bears. Disagreeing with the cliche ex-PHP know-it-all Rails programmer is like getting lectured by Teddy Ruxpin. (I apologize that I was not able to link in any videos of Teddy Ruxpin playing a Metallica tape. For once YouTube has fallen short of its promised greatness.) The tiresome, unpleasant cliche ex-PHP ignorant know-it-all Rails programmer is a serious fucking asshole. Some people dig Zed because watching the sixty megaton asshole take on the asshole who had it coming is like watching Godzilla battle a giant robot. It doesn't matter who wins; either way, it's still bad for the whole city of Tokyo, and it's still fundamentally watchable entertainment. I've got nothing againt either Koz or Kevin Clark, but that's not the point here. They point is why do some people enjoy this rant even though they don't have anything against those guys either. I'm In The Advanced Rails Recipes PDF With LA Times co-worker John Dewey. Neato! Like Tim Bray, Except Cool Tim Bray hinted at it; Ola Bini explains it: I have a firm belief that the end of big languages is very close. There won't be a next big language. There might be some that are more popular than others, but the way development will happen will be much more divided into using different languages in the same project, where the different languages are suited for different things. This is the whole Polyglot idea. And my take on it is this: the JVM is the best platform there is for a Polyglot platform, and I think we will see three language layers emerge in larger applications. Now, the languages won't necessarily be built on top of each other, but they will all run on the JVM. Just Another Seaside Hacker I really think that anyone that is looking at Ruby On Rails for a startup should consider Seaside as well. TechCrunch Comments About Zed Shaw The night is starry Hey Kid, Want A Crappy OS X Screensaver? Here you go. Stick that in your /Library/Screen\ Savers/ and smoke it. Grr Apple Grr Arrgh Etc.: Video Out Hoops To Jump In 2005, if you wanted to use a simple Radio Shack cable to plug your iPod into a TV, you could - but you had to juggle the standard red-yellow-white cable colors in a particular order, matching red to yellow and yellow to white arbitrarily, like learning the cheat codes to a Nintendo game. In 2008, if you want to plug an iPod into a TV, your iPod will first check for the presence of a tiny Apple-approval indicator chip on the physical cable. Computer companies have been making moves like this for years. What a lot of people don't realize is that such activities violate the spirit and in many cases the letter of antitrust law. But the law is only relevant when enforced, and today antitrust law is very rarely recognized for the incredibly valuable resource it is. Even the allegedly liberal Clintons studied under Robert Bork, who's made dismantling antitrust law his life's work. The good news is that anybody with a decent amount of Perl experience should find setting up GNUpod really easy. More news as events warrant. Rails: Aspect-Oriented Programming / Decorator Pat... A More OO Alternative To Rails? Components Built O... Im In Ur Budgets, Wasting Ur Moneys (Twitter Downt... Speaking 3/2008: MountainWest RubyConf, Emerging T... The Most Important Benefit Of TDD/BDD: Scope Reduc... Program Lego Mindstorms NXT Robots In Ruby (Rubotz... RubyGems: Gem::Specification#autorequire= Deprecat... D. Ramirez Future Music Production Videos via Goog... Zed Shaw's Marketing 101: How To Carve A Market Ni...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8931
__label__wiki	0.679283	0.679283	Gillian Mann 1939-2007 An interview with Gillian in 2006 Gillian's passing The art of Gillian Mann artistmann pages www.artistmann.com Home‎ > ‎Gillian's passing‎ > ‎Gillian's funeral‎ > ‎Eulogies‎ > ‎ Eulogy by Fiona Lawry I have been charged with the somewhat daunting task of speaking today about Gillian the Artist. Daunting because art was so central to Gillian’s life and also because there are so many others in the art community, no doubt present today, who may be more qualified or who may know other parts of her career that I don’t. None-the-less I am greatly honoured and will do my best to do Gillian the Artist the justice she so well deserves. I first met Gillian in the mid to late eighties when I was a student and she my lecturer at the Canberra School of Art. Art School in those years was a rich and vibrant place – a heady mixture of good resources due to the ACT being federally funded, the excellent quality of our lecturers - many of them from Europe, the atmosphere of intellectualism and experimental creativity, and above all a wonderful sense of community which lecturers like Gillian helped to create by socialising freely and generously with the students. Gillian would often come along for a drink to the Friday Happy-hour. You knew Gil had arrived when you heard “HELLO DUCKIES!” GILLIAN THE TEACHER Gillian trained first at the Lancaster College of Art as a painter in the early 60’s and completed her graduate studies at Hornsey College of Art, London in 1968. She then got her first job as a printmaking technician at Garnett College, London and stayed for three years. In 1972 she had moved to Australian and joined the Printmaking Department as an Intaglio and Relief Lecturer. She worked in the department in various capacities, including numerous stints as Acting Head of Department, until 1994 when she left to start the new Computer Aided Art Studies Department at the school of art. It was then that her exploration into innovative and unconventional printmaking techniques began. After 25 years of lecturing she retired from the Art School in 1997 to concentrate on her art practice. Gill was a much loved and admired teacher and became a mentor and an inspiration to many of her pupils. She was tireless and selfless in her teaching and rigorous in her critique and analysis. I remember when I first joined the department Gillian described in no uncertain terms my early attempts at original image making as “adolescent” - which at the time was fairly hard to take. Later, under Gillian’s patient tutelage I began to explore more authentic and personal concerns through explorations of feminism and body image. Now I definitely had Gillian’s approval – and we really hit it off! Gillian has always known how to break down the barriers between student and lecturer without loosing respect or authority. Gillian did not judge people by what level they were at, be it first year student or a practicing artist doing postgraduate studies. An example of this is of when I was at about third year level in my studies she was instrumental in organising an exhibition for a small number of us – both lecturers and students of figurative work at the Print Council of Victoria. As evidenced in the blog provided by Julian, there are many accolades and comments about Gil’s abundant and generous teaching style and over the past few months I have become acutely aware of how important, influential and nurturing Gillian was as a mentor and teacher to so many. Artist Tanja Reese recently described to me how shortly after the birth of her second son, Gillian came to visit her near Bega and spent a week of her time to teach Tanja the basics of Photoshop. “She was always prepared to share openheartedly her research and her knowledge.” Tanja also describes dropping in on Gillian at very short notice in August 07 in Binalong while she was printing the last of her etchings in preparation for her Megalo show, and how Gil graciously dropped what she was doing to play host to an old student and friend. GILL THE ARTIST Creatively Gillian had a unique vision and was unafraid to tackle difficult subjects including feminist concerns, religion and male violence – often making difficult, confronting and challenging imagery. These were subjects that she explored with enviable intellectual rigor – her personal library is diverse and amazing – Her last series – The Journey of the Cardinal’s Head - exhibited recently at Megalo, was the culmination of at least a decade of work and thorough artistic investigation on a single theme. As many of you will know, undoubtedly the highlight of Gillian’s artistic career was wining the Blake Prize for Religious Art in 1990 – the first time a printmaker had won the prize and she was an atheist to boot! Other achievements include Being selected as a finalist in the Sulman Prize (2005) Being profiled in many publications including Australian Printmaking in the 1990’s, Sasha Grishin, Craftsman House She had work in - the collection of the National Gallery of Australia The Print Council of Australia, and Galleries in Belgium, Poland, Italy and Brazil A long list of exhibitions both in Australia and throughout the world. Personally, I often felt frustrated for Gillian when I perceived a lack of recognition of the work of such a senior artist. She never had a commercial gallery. I once made an appointment for her and we went to show her work to the curators at the National Gallery of Victoria – they loved her work but alas had no money to purchase any. Like many artists, after leaving her tenured position at Art School, Gillian would at times have to work as a fruit picker in the late summer to make ends meet. She was still doing this when she was 60! Gil was characteristically pragmatic about this. For Gil, making the work and living her life as an artist was the most important thing! LIVING THE LIFE OF AN ARTIST She was generally self-effacing about her achievements as an artist and was not one to blow her own trumpet or seek self-promotion. Art was simply at the core of who Gillian was. She was engaged and single-minded about her work. Always thinking about the next image or the next project, how to push things further, her research of imagery and technique. Although Gillian had many important and significant personal relationships in her life, my personal feeling is that Gillian’s primary relationship was with her artwork – such was the level of her commitment and engagement. Right up to the end of her life Gillian was observing things as only an artist and a visual thinker does. Although ravaged by the Cancer, when I visited her in hospital before Christmas, Gil was still noting and making visual observations… about the room, the view, the changing light, her hospital surroundings. She even made a comment to a senior surgeon about how lovely his surgical outfit was. To which I understand he was gruff and unresponsive – Obviously he had never met an artist before! * (I would like to close with a personal note now) TO GILO MY FRIEND Here is a woman in whom there is much to admire! Encouraging, supportive, intellectual, thoughtful, inquisitive, open-minded and inspiring. Tough, single-minded and unafraid to tell people what she thought and believed in. Sensitive, loving, generous, warm, openhearted, young at heart, tolerant and a humanist. Gillian leaves a legacy of important work and important relationships and communities behind her. I am proud and honoured to have had Gillian first as my lecturer and later as my mentor and close friend for 20 years. Without Gillian’s belief in me as an artist I would have given up years ago. I greatly admire you Gillian for your dedication to your life of art and ideas, for your open-mindedness, your tenacity and the strength of your convictions. The personal struggles you have overcome and your dedication to and concern for others. Rest in heavenly and divine aesthetic peace my friend. printmakingworkshop2.jpg jules mann,	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8932
__label__cc	0.615515	0.384485	Archive Works Wood / Stag antler The Myochin school has been the most active family of samurai armor makers. Thank to the wide diffusion of their branches all over Japan, they influenced the art of kabuto and menpo construction during the Edo period. Some of the most important samurai armor makers, such as Nobuie, belonged to this group. There are scarce information about where and when the Myochin family was originated, but it is likely the period is the beginning of the 16th century, regardless of the "official" genealogies that go way far back (4th century!) but that have been made up by some later members of the Myochin in order to build a higher reputation in samurai armor making. This trick, anyway, somehow worked out, since in 1794 the Myochin smiths were appointed as official armor makers of the militari government (bakufu), which included the most important daimyō and samurai of Japan. Consequently, various members of the Myochin family moved to different parts of Japan, where they could work on different styles of kabuto and menpo construction, creating various branches, whose names we can find in their signatures: Jōshū Myōchin, Sōshū Myōchin, Fujiwara no Myōchin, etc. The most important branch of the Myochin school is probably that of the Ki region. Founded by Kunimichi, it became popular between 17th and 18th century for the works of Munesuke, who had the technical ability and the artistic capacity to create samurai armor of great beauty, In fact, this is the period when Japanese armor makers became aware that they were living in a peaceful time and their works begun looking back at the mediaval samurai armor as an inspiration: kabuto started again to be of circular shape and decorations became again large and rich, as in the old o-yoroi armor. The best ability of Munesuke was the hammering technique (uchidashi): his menpo look almost exagerated in their shapes, with a very long chin, sharp and deep wrinkles on the cheeks and theatrical mouth. Moustaches are often inlaid in silver or gold, instead of being in fur as on Nara style menpo. But the armor maker who really brough the uchidashi technique to the highest level is Muneakira, pupil and adopted son of Munesuke, which we can consider the best maker for samurai armor of modern times: his hammeried works are extraordinary, with precise and sharp lines of a quality that nobody else achieved. phone.: +39.02.36564455 \| email: info@giuseppepiva.com Monday- Friday: 10.00 - 18.00 Copyright © 2016 - giuseppe piva - VAT: 05104180962	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8933
__label__cc	0.714837	0.285163	Projects and People We Love! Love ‘n Aid Invite Love’n Aid Donate Airline Mileage Warning: mysqli_real_escape_string() expects parameter 2 to be string, array given in /nfs/c06/h02/mnt/90987/domains/huntinghappinessproject.com/html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1171 What is Love’n Aid? Lemonade? No, it’s love and aid! We’re out to bring kindness to the forefront of popular culture worldwide! We have designed just the right ingredients for a most refreshing dose of happiness! First, the LOVE – walk up and select from a menu of FREE gifts! If you love what we’re doing and want to give back, we encourage you to check out our other menu full of wonderful ways to keep the kindness rippling on! World Tour! Sara and her team embarked on the first Love’n Aid International Tour to New Zealand and Australia in 2013. They visited 5 cities in 4 weeks where they worked with local partners to host super mega fun Love’n Aid events that promote kindness culture. Love’n Aid programs support individuals, empower communities, demonstrate the impact of kindness, and advance world happiness through in-person, localized events and experiences. Love’n Aid is addressing the need for human connection, compassion and support. We are creating simple yet meaningful events and experiences. These events are designed to encourage participants to engage in acts of kindness with each other. Our Love’n Aid project was selected to participate in the 2012 Pepsi Refresh Project. We competed for a $50,000 grant with our “Vote for Love” campaign. We had so much fun that we decided to continue to remind everyone that we all win when we Vote for Love! If you love the idea as much as we do, go to our store to get your shirt now! See Sara Lahey at TEDx New Haven at Yale University. Other speakers at this event included, Gretchen Rubin, author of best-selling book “Happiness Project,” and the former advisor to the King of Bhutan, Nima Tshering. To invite Sara to speak at your event, please CONTACT US. Celebrate Sara’s 30th birthday for 30 days from October 7th to November 5th! Join people all over the world who are using the hashtag #onegoodthing to share photos and stories of their acts of kindness. We’re creating a buzz of good things, because one good thing ALWAYS leads to another… Join us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Make friends all over the world who are participating in this World Happiness Movement. Remember – no act of care and consideration, thoughtfulness or generosity is too small, too silly, too ANYTHING… every act of kindness counts. Copyright © 2013 Hunting Happiness Project. All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8936
__label__wiki	0.761712	0.761712	dave graney - The I-94 Bar Dave Graney & The Mistly in Adelaide Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton, Australia, August 31 & September 1, 2013 Parallel worlds are, I am convinced, real places. You just have to find a doorway. Get some Cosmic Love with Malcolm Hill Written by The Barman on 06 October 2018 . Signed-up member of the Melbourne Music Mafia, Malcolm Hill, is premiering a new single with his band Malcolm Hill and Live Flesh. "Cosmic Love", and its companion song "Anybody Seen My Girl", are a digital precursors to a full album later this star from Geelong-born Hill, a writer and staple of the 1980s Melbourne underground music scene with Buick KBT and Head Undone. Hill has guested with the likes of Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes, Nick Cave and The Dirty Three so he's well-credentialled to say the least. Grab a download of his new songs here. Harry Howard and the NDE in Adelaide Harry Howard and Dave Graney - Trish Nacey photo The Metro - November 22, 2012 It's been over two years since I've seen Harry Howard and the NDE live and I feel a bit like a kid with too much red cordial and wedding cake sloshing around inside. So I'm on the lemonade tonight. Arriving at the Metro a little late (it's Friday night and we've been home to feed, listen to the band do a sterling four songs and interview on local radio 3D, guzzle red cordial and cake, change and dash back out) I catch a few songs of the St Morris Sinners ripping up a rug and am dragged just outside to breathe the same air as half the smokers in Adelaide. Harry Howard and the NDE, The Holy Soul and The Nice Folk in Sydney Harry Howard and The NDE at The Facory Floor. Lyndal Irons photo Many years ago when Sydney was full of thriving, original music venues, Friday night for me was always a combination of either playing gigs or checking out new bands. There was never a shortage. I grabbed my copy of "On the Street" on the Wednesday, eased into my chair and sat there with my red pen. After reading the odd review, I would scrawl and circle names of bands to see in the “What’s On.” Every now then I would get to the Lansdowne, Evening Star, Hopetoun and many others and be happy with just finding a new band. Well, times change. Nothing remains the same. Seeing a new band is a rare night out these days. Living Legends honours Dave Graney and Clare Moore, Steve Lucas Written by The Barman on 06 July 2015 . The Melbourne music scene is world-renowned for being a bubbling volcano of rock 'n' roll fire and creativity that throws up rare diamonds and musical gems. The Leaps and Bounds Music Festival honours its stars each year with its Living Legends series. Beginning in 2014, the Living Legends feted that year were rock gods Spencer Jones, Kim Salmon and Charlie Owen. This year the honour is bestowed on another trio who are fully legendary in the eyes of their peers and music lovers. Munster Times issues 21 and 22 Written by The Barman on 07 February 2018 . Everybody of a certain vintage who follows non-mainstream rock and roll has a soft spot for ‘zines. One of the reasons you’re reading this electronic magazine is down to two, 48 Crash and Vicious Kitten. 48 Crash was the archetypal Sydney zine of the early ‘80s. Hand-written (and coloured, sometimes), its photocopied pages spoke of Le Hoodoo Gurus, the Visitors, the three-piece Screaming Tribesmen and the Lipstick Killers - bands that struggled to attract mainstream attention elsewhere. It championed the so-called Detroit Sound that fuelled the Sydney music scene for more than a decade. Ten years later, Vicious Kitten was an offshoot of the record label of the same name and professional publication that aimed its lens at people like Johnny Thunders, Kevin K, Jeff Dahl and Freddy Lynxx. Very Lower East Side, in spirit. An honourable mention also to Sydney's B Side, that covered the left-of-centre, extreme local musical scene. Unbelievably Bad fills the same niche today. There were the rock local papers (RAM, the bible, and Juke) that were consumed religiously, but zines had all the cool stuff and never mentioned Chisel, Icehouse or Farnham. Play mystLY For Me – Dave Graney and The mystLY (self released) Don’t call it cabaret. Dave Graney makes reference to the tag on one of these tracks, pointing that he and his band, the mystLY, would be on a higher pay-scale, and no doubt playing in a different class of gin joints, if that’s what they were. In longevity terms, Graney is an “elder statesman” of the Australian music scene. He was a punk. He existed as expatriate dirt amid critical acclaim in London. He came home, entered the major label lifestyle for a time, became our King of Pop and decided that he could get along just fine on his own terms, playing music that didn’t fit radio programing templates. Plenty of Soap - Speedboat (Tom Stehlik) and Love In Other Diminsions - Go Go Sapien (HQR) If you enjoyed the Laughing Clowns and their slightly wonky, soaring horns, and which Hunnas later wielded to equally great effect, you're in for a treat. Speedboat (from Adelaide) supported both bands and, I can attest, to great effect. While LC and H&C certainly influenced Speedboat, one wonders if the influence was all one-way. If you don't know Speedboat, what they were about came from many unlikely sources (their name apparently springs from an Elvis movie), and I'm not giving away the joy of Tom Stehlik's liner notes). Liner notes? Do Speedboat rate that? By fuck they do. 'Plenty of Soap' holds the equivalent of four LPs plus a fistful of singles and b-sides, Stehlik's liner notes actually tell the story of the band. Frankly, most bands - especially a band held in such high regard as Speedboat (and all without a recording contract) - fuck up entirely. Sleepless Girls - Harry Howard and the NDE (Spooky Records) This one gets seven bottles. Seven. Harry Howard and Ed Preston have excelled themselves in the most extraordinary way. Right, I’ll calm down and try and explain. First, both HHNDE records have been natural progressions, with damn fine songs, and plenty to bounce around the room to. Memorable in every sense. In 2016, it seems that times have changed. Time was when the “third album” was perceived as “difficult’; that a band found it difficult to develop onwards from their initial impetus and squirt to stardom. The Ramones’ third LP was written at the same time as their first, so no problem there. I suspect much the same could be said of the Stranglers, whose live sets in 1977 featured 90 minutes of ugly hits. However, these are exceptions. Snakes alive! Sir David reforms his rock band Written by The Barman on 15 June 2015 . For those waiting for the grooving Dave Graney to re-enter the rock world, wait no more. The Golden Wolverine, High Plains Drifter and The Savage Sportsman is reforming his hard-arsed but grooving 1990s chart outfit, The Coral Snakes, for a handful of shows. Graney, Rod Hayward, Gordy Blair, Robin Casiander and Clare Moore were The Coral Snakes and they had a string of major label albums, pushing their way into the mainstream. They ain't afraid to be heavy and rock and roll is where Sir Dave hides Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes 2015 7 & 8 – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda 4 – Newtown Social Club, Sydney 5 – Lizottes, Newcastle 23 & 24 – Crown & Anchor, Adelaide Stinky Lines, Avant Gardeners, Harry Howard and the NDE If the '90s and early '00s were the era of young folk aping the look of punk junkies (see Buffy the Vampire Slayer), the Twenteens will be remembered as the era of OI! BEARDFACE! YOU! FACE THE FUCKING AUDIENCE! You are PERFORMING! YOUR BACK DOES NOT PERFORM! YOU FUCKING TWAT! Workshy by Dave Graney (Affirm Press) Let's get one thing straight: Musicians do work. It may not be work as we know it, Jim, but it is a form of employment, and it requires a well-defined skillset. Talent is important but so is patience. Professional musicians do more waiting around than almost any other occupation on Earth. Other than midwives - and at least they receive universal praise. Solo artist, ex-Moodist and leadr of the White Buffalos, Coral Snakes and more, Dave Graney, knows this about his trade and much more. He conveys much wisdom in "Workshy". It is the ideal read for anyone thinking about sending their offspring into rock and roll. Which is where Dave hides. Pun intended. "Workshy" is Dave's second autobiography. I know what you're thinking: He might have been crowned King of Australian Pop but where does Graney get off writing TWO books about himself? Well, Billy Thorpe managed to do it. And more of Dave's books might be true. Both men have bodies of work with parts that are wryly funny. I could be referring here to The Aztecs' "The Hoax Is Over". "Workshy" is considerably more focussed than that mess. ZIPPA DEEDOO WHAT IS/WAS THAT/THIS? - Dave Graney & The MistLY (Cockaigne) There are more musical and cultural references in the latest Dave Graney album than a shelf-full of fourth year undergraduate sociology theses. Over a baker’s dozen songs, “ZIPPA DEEDOO WHAT IS/WAS THAT/THIS?” - we’ll call it “ZIPPA” for short - is a wander through the backblocks of Graney’s singular musical mind. It’s self-described “classic rock” but don’t expect Journey or Van Halen to spring out of the speakers. “ZIPPA” is in-the-pocket, pop-rock played by a well-drilled ensemble. Drumming national treasure Clare Moore, consummate bassist Stu Thomas and jazzy guitarist Stuart Perera have been in more trenches together than the cast of “Hogan’s Heroes” and Graney’s respect for stylistic boundaries is on a par with Nancy Pelosi’s affection for Donald’s pipe-dream Wall. Opener “Baby I Wish I Could Have been a Better Pop Star” is classic Graney: There’s more piss being taken here than in the bathroom of a highly-paid Macquarie Street urologist, and you don’t have to wait for the results from the lab to know who Dave’s talking about.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8937
__label__cc	0.741013	0.258987	REUTERS \| Molly Riley How to create a mentally healthy legal workplace by Elizabeth Rimmer at LawCare At LawCare, the charity offering emotional support to legal professionals, we have listened to thousands of people tell us about the stress, anxiety and depression that they are experiencing, which is often caused or exacerbated by a difficult working environment. Lack of support or supervision, an overly critical manager, being undermined after a career break, an unreasonably heavy workload, long hours and sleep deprivation are all common issues we hear about. Organisations need to do their best to create a healthy and happy place to work, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because there is a strong proven business case for it. Happy employees lead to greater productivity, better morale, better retention of valued and experienced staff, and reduced sickness absence. Related topics: Legal department management, Mental health REUTERS \| Ricardo Moraes The turning of the tide? The role of in-house lawyers, and quotas, in tackling gender inequality in the law It’s been shown repeatedly that diverse workplaces make business sense (McKinsey made the point in its “Women Matter” report back in 2007; a World Economic Forum blog by Vijay Eswaran repeated it in April this year). Yet there is still a long way to go before big businesses will be in a position to challenge the “pale and male” stereotype. The business of law is no stranger to that label. As regards gender equality, the consultancy “20-first” has produced research showing that of the top 10 UK law firms, only one has 30% female partners and therefore (just) makes it into 20-first’s “Progressing” category (the other nine are either “Asleep” or “Starting” to make progress). The Law Society’s International Symposium on “The power of gender equality to transform the business of law” took place on 20 and 21 June and was the launch event for its “Women in Law Pledge”, which aims to tackle gender inequality in the legal profession. A message which surfaced loud and clear throughout the two days of Symposium discussions was the power held by law firms’ clients to “move the needle” on this issue. I was also struck by how much support the usually divisive subject of quotas received from both panellists and attendees. Related topics: Diversity, Hot topic Mentoring Opportunities Amongst In-house Counsel by Claire Debney at MOSAIC by Emma Sharpe MOSAIC stands for Mentoring Opportunities Amongst In-house Counsel and is the global mentoring programme for in-house legal professionals. People frequently ask us how MOSAIC came into being and where it’s going in the future, and why it’s set up as a not-for-profit company. We are always happy to talk about the philosophy behind MOSAIC’s creation as it’s very much part of the strategy for the future. Having been in-house lawyers ourselves for several years, we understand the benefits and the challenges that working in-house can bring. Thankfully, the tired old cliché of a nice, comfortable 9-5 sleepy job has passed, and in-house lawyers are able to give our private practice confreres a run for their money. Related topics: Personal development What’s on the agenda for in-house lawyers in July 2019? With the announcement of a new Prime Minister due in July, Brexit remains at the top of the agenda for businesses. This month there are also some corporate governance developments to keep an eye on and Thomson Reuters is hosting its annual GC Leadership Summit. Related topics: Brexit, Contracts, Corporate governance, HR REUTERS \| Julius Hunter Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies by Elise Perraud at NEDonBoard NEDonBoard recently welcomed James Wates CBE, chair of the Wates group and the chair of the coalition group for the Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies (the Principles), to an event promoting the Principles. The discussion was chaired by Clare Chalmers, an experienced board effectiveness reviewer and NED, and was introduced by Ben Ward, corporate partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, our host for the evening. Key points from the discussion are outlined below. Related topics: Corporate governance REUTERS \| Ognen Teofilovski Deloitte launches essential climate change resource centre for professionals In the last couple of years in-house lawyers have been flooded with extra work, first from GDPR preparedness and then Brexit. Were it not for these two events it is likely in-house lawyers would already be focusing their minds toward climate change risks. However, despite the ongoing distraction of Brexit, climate change is a fundamental risk that in-house lawyers need to get ahead of. REUTERS \| Gloabl Creative Services (no copyright) Not just somebody else’s problem: notes from the launch of the IBE’s Board Briefing on “Corporate Ethics in a Digital Age” Last week, the Institute of Business Ethics launched its Board Briefing on “Corporate Ethics in a Digital Age”. A wide-ranging panel discussion and Q&A session at the launch event tackled some of the implications of new technology for ethical business practice and emphasised that, despite its novelty and seeming complexity, it should be subject to the same standards of review and control as any other risk the board might consider. For those board members exasperated at hearing that they might be expected to drill down into the detail of AI and machine learning on top of their usual agenda, the discussion gave some practical examples of when ethical problems arise out of the use of technology, and reassurance that in fact they may already have all the tools they need. Related topics: Artificial intelligence, Directors, Ethics REUTERS \| Vasily Fedosenko Thinking beyond M&A litigation risks: quasi-judicial mechanisms and human rights by Anna Triponel Business and Human Rights Advisor at Triponel Consulting M&A lawyers are well aware of the importance of assessing the possibility of litigation when their companies (or clients in the case of external lawyers) are acquiring new companies. No company likes to get sued, and even less so when this relates to actions taken by a predecessor. We have discussed elsewhere that anticipating and quantifying litigation risks is increasingly challenging to do when it comes to a target company’s human rights-related actions: we now have a surge in human rights-related litigation and law suits against companies for allegations of past human rights violations, resulting in acquisitions that can end up costing significantly more than anticipated. Related topics: Human rights, M&A Privacy and cybersecurity: Summer agenda 2019 by Rob Beardmore In our Spring agenda piece, Brexit dominated the horizon in the privacy and cyber world. And while many of us will still be transfixed by political events, the extension of the Article 50 process, in all likelihood up to 31 October, has given us momentary relief. With the Brexit hiatus, attention has turned back to day-to-day compliance concerns. The summer is traditionally a quiet time of year of course but this agenda piece will highlight a number of events coming up you may need to be aware of. It will also highlight some of the key recent developments you may have missed. Continue reading → Related topics: Brexit, Cyber security, Data protection REUTERS \| Global Creative Services (no copyright) Artificial Intelligence and data ethics: understanding human values to design values-led systems by Guendalina Dondé Head of Research at Institute of Business Ethics “I’ve done some questionable things” says Roy – a replicant, a robot – to its maker in a famous scene of the sci-fi cult movie Blade Runner. The movie came out in 1982 and it was set in an imaginary future – the year 2019 – where humanity was struggling with the question of what to think of machines that think and with the ethical and moral implications of artificial intelligence (AI). 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__label__wiki	0.709481	0.709481	“Ms. Sobel is an elegant stylist, a riveting and efficient storyteller, a writer who can bring the dustiest of subjects to full-blooded life — poignant, in the case of Galileo; cautious but also loving, loyal and feisty in the case of Copernicus. ” — Katherine Bouton New York Times on A More Perfect Heaven In her elegant, compelling style, Dava Sobel chronicles, as nobody has, the conflicting personalities and extraordinary discoveries that shaped the Copernican Revolution. A More Perfect Heaven by Dava Sobel By 1514, the reclusive cleric Nicolaus Copernicus had written and hand-copied an initial outline of his heliocentric theory-in which he defied common sense and received wisdom to place the sun, not the earth, at the center of our universe, and set the earth spinning among the other planets. Over the next two decades, Copernicus expanded his theory through hundreds of observations, while compiling in secret a book-length manuscript that tantalized mathematicians and scientists throughout Europe. For fear of ridicule, he refused to publish. In 1539, a young German mathematician, Georg Joachim Rheticus, drawn by rumors of a revolution to rival the religious upheaval of Martin Luther&“39;s Reformation, traveled to Poland to seek out Copernicus. Two years later, the Protestant youth took leave of his aging Catholic mentor and arranged to have Copernicus&“39;s manuscript published, in 1543, as De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres)-the book that forever changed humankind&“39;s place in the universe. In her elegant, compelling style, Dava Sobel chronicles, as nobody has, the conflicting personalities and extraordinary discoveries that shaped the Copernican Revolution. At the heart of the book is her play And the Sun Stood Still, imagining Rheticus&“39;s struggle to convince Copernicus to let his manuscript see the light of day. As she achieved with her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo&“39;s Daughter, Sobel expands the bounds of narration, giving us an unforgettable portrait of scientific achievement, and of the ever-present tensions between science and faith. Prev: A Moment of Weakness Next: A Most Magical Girl	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8942
__label__wiki	0.693548	0.693548	Home / Religion / > News Dodon proposes hosting Pan-Orthodox Council in Moldova Chisinau, October 16, Interfax - Moldovan President Igor Dodon has backed the initiative of Patriarch John X of Antioch to convene the Pan-Orthodox Council and noted that Moldova host meetings between all heads of local Churches. "The church schism could become an open wound on the body of the entire Orthodox world. The authorities of the Orthodox countries, together with the heads of the local Churches, should do their utmost to overcome it," Dodon wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. He expressed support for the initiative to convene the Pan-Orthodox Council voiced by Patriarch John X of Antioch and supported by clergy and laypeople of the Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, and Polish Orthodox Churches, as well as the Orthodox Churches of Alexandria and Jerusalem and the Orthodox Church in America, in order to resolve one of the most pressing issues in the history of Orthodox Christianity. "In light of the above, I'm putting forward an initiative to host the Pan-Orthodox Council in Moldova. We are a unique Orthodox country situated in the very heart of the Orthodox world, and this is why Moldova could become the venue of meetings between all heads of local Churches at this most challenging time," Dodon wrote. He described the conflict between the Patriarch of Constantinople and the Russian Orthodox Church as one of the most serious issues in the history of Orthodox Christianity. "Moldova has been and will remain a canonical territory of the Moscow Patriarchate," he said. On October 11, the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople rehabilitated the leaders of the unrecognized Ukrainian Orthodox churches, announced the opening of a mission in Kiev, and abrogated an ordinance dating back to the 17th century that put the Kiev Metropolitanate under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate did not recognize these decisions, nor did the Moscow Patriarchate itself, which declared the discontinuation of full communion with Constantinople on October 15. . Customize latest news Metropolitan Hilarion doesn't consider Moscow "the third Rome" 15 July 2019, 12:10 Church split isn't matter for Russian, Ukrainian presidents - Russian Orthodox Church 15 July 2019, 11:16 Rights of sexual minorities should not be violated in Russia – Moskalkova 10 July 2019, 14:10 Priest's statement that women are less smart than men is nonsense - Russian human rights council head 10 July 2019, 11:50 Holy Synod of Russian Church speaks out against split of Serbian Church in Montenegro 10 July 2019, 10:38 Lukashenko denies rumors of secret talks he might have with Putin in Valaam 09 July 2019, 12:25 Almost half of Jewish Europeans considering emigrating over antisemitism - report 08 July 2019, 18:41 Women less smart than men - head of patriarch's commission 08 July 2019, 17:46 Filaret 'Moscow's ally' - Orthodox Church of Ukraine 08 July 2019, 17:44 Georgian priests demand square before parliament be cleared of protesters' banners 08 July 2019, 13:19 Georgian LGBT community calls off Tbilisi action due to threats 08 July 2019, 12:06 Putin speaks of pope's favorite writers, Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy 05 July 2019, 13:20 Pope hails Russia's efforts to protect Christian holy places in Syria – Peskov 05 July 2019, 13:09 Putin, Pope Francis did not discuss latter's visit to Russia – Peskov 05 July 2019, 13:07 Putin talked with Pope Francis about protection of Christians in Syria 05 July 2019, 12:14 Names of submariners killed in Barents Sea to be perpetuated on Kronstadt Naval Cathedral's walls 04 July 2019, 18:28 Russian Orthodox Church hails contacts between Putin, Vatican 04 July 2019, 17:54 Putin - Pope Francis meeting lasted exactly one hour (updated) 04 July 2019, 17:06 Inviting Pope to Russia not to be raised during Putin's visit to Vatican - Ushakov 03 July 2019, 18:22 Putin in Vatican to discuss restoration of Christian shrines in Syria, Roman Church's humanitarian projects in Donbas, Venezuela 03 July 2019, 18:20 Filaret declares tomos granted by Constantinople to Ukraine false 02 July 2019, 18:03 Peskov unaware whether Putin plans to invite Pope to Russia 01 July 2019, 14:39 The Russian Orthodox Church condemns the law on bishops’ citizenship adopted in Latvia 01 July 2019, 13:29 Soil from royal family burial site in Yekaterinburg to be re-examined - Memorial of Romanovs foundation 01 July 2019, 10:55 Elton John musical genius but errs on issue of attitudes towards gays in Russia – Putin 01 July 2019, 10:39 Russian Orthodox Church offers to set up the rights of embryo in legislation 28 June 2019, 17:35 Ukraine is turning in Waterloo for Patriarch Bartholomew, the Russian church official believes 28 June 2019, 17:32 Russian Orthodox Church can change its statute to include Russian exarchate of Constantinople 28 June 2019, 14:12 Synod of Ukraine's new church deprives Filaret of right to run Kiev Diocese 24 June 2019, 17:53 Underground church discovered in Moldavia 24 June 2019, 17:49 Make Religion your homepage Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the situation in Montenegro Patriarch John: Patriarch Bartholomew is called Ecumenical as he bears more responsibility Other exclusive topics	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8944
__label__wiki	0.52195	0.52195	Jack Stone Dev About Portfolio LinkedIn Hi, my name is Jack, and I'm a full-stack developer studying computer science at Harvard. I've developed with a wide variety of languages and technologies including JavaScript, Python, Node, Meteor, Angular, Ionic, Cordova, jQuery, Objective-C, Java, HTML, CSS, PHP, and SQL. I like to do all my own design and UX work. I believe that good products are crafted, not made. Selected work. SafeSide (Startup) SafeSide is a procedural and patient identification system aimed at preventing wrong-site surgery in hospitals. I am currently serving as CTO. CardShare (iOS and Android app) A fast, fun, and free way to exchange contact information with people you meet. You can create multiple contact cards, each with its own QR code that others can scan. Dancing Dots (iOS app) An addictive game about quick thinking. It's simple: tap the dot that doesn't match the others. iEdline (iOS and Android app) A fully-featured mobile app for the educational service Edline that allows students to check grades, view assignments, read school news, and more. Bond.js (open source) A JavaScript screen recorder. Demonstrates how much information companies can track on the web, and also serves as a warning to all internet users. (iOS and Android app) An unofficial mobile app for Metacritic that can retrieve results on games, movies, tv shows, and music. Note: Metacritic Reviews has been removed for legal reasons. Springboard (open source) A collection of extremely lightweight CSS defaults and utility classes, easily extendable for your website, that will help jumpstart front-end design. Crambuster (website) Winter-Spring 2013 Crambuster is an educational social networking service designed to enhance the study process by allowing students to collaborate online with their classmates. Syn (website) If you're editing a document or email and trying to think of a synonym for a word, it's really a pain to look it up in a thesaurus. With a single button click, Syn gives you quick and easy thesaurus access for every word in a piece of text and allows you to replace words in a snap. Androfications (Android app) About to launch Androfications is a sleek, easy-to-use scheduling app that utilizes flexible speech recognition and dynamic calendar functions to make setting little reminders a snap. It was developed in about eight hours during an all-night Hackathon at the Microsoft N.E.R.D. complex as coursework for Harvard's CS50. CSAT (website) CSAT, or Computer Simulation Assessment Tool, is a virtual utility originally developed at Mass General Hospital that simulates doctor-to-patient psychiatric encounters. I revamped its interface and made back-end changes mostly related to security. Additionally, I switched all of the videos over to an embedded Vimeo player. Physics+ (iOS app) An intelligent app that not only solves your physics equations, but shows all its steps in the process. It also utilizes speech recognition technology. Kinematics+ (iOS app) The free predecessor to Physics+, Kinematics+ can solve all of the kinematics equations while showing its work completely.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8948
__label__cc	0.599056	0.400944	Skip to Search form SoCal Phil Physics 10 May 2014, 3pm, LPS seminar room Tomasz Bigaj (Warsaw) on “Weak discernibility for quanta: why settle for less?” Abstract: My talk will consist of two (connected) parts. In the first part I will share with the audience the frustrations resulting from my struggle to understand the multitude of weakly discerning quantum-mechanical relations that have recently been proposed in the literature (Muller & Saunders 2008, Muller & Seevinck 2009, Caulton 2013, Huggett & Norton 2014). On the basis of my understanding of the philosophical motivations behind the whole weak discernibility program, I will attempt to argue that virtually all the proposed methods of discerning quantum particles are fatally flawed. In the face of this setback I will subsequently try to reverse the fortunes of discernibility by arguing that even absolute discernibility of fermions and bosons of the same type is sometimes attainable if we do it right, i.e. using properly symmetrized projection operators. Previous acquaintance with the papers cited in the abstract can be helpful but is not necessary. The second part of the talk will be loosely based on the unpublished manuscript “Quantum particles, individual properties, and discernibility”. 13 April 2014, 3pm, LPS seminar room Eleanor Knox (Kings College, London) on “Spacetime Structuralism or Spacetime Functionalism?” Abstract: I examine some currently popular articulations of ontic structural realism with respect to spacetime points, and find them lacking. Instead, I propose functionalism about spacetime itself (with at most derivative consequences for its points). This has much in common with structuralist positions, but has the virtue of usefully applying to emergent spacetimes. Please read Eleanor’s preprint in advance of the meeting. 22 February 2014, 3pm, LPS seminar room Holger Lyre (Magdeburg) on “Berry phase and quantum structural realism” Abstract: The purpose of the talk is to analyze the phenomenon of the Berry phase, to spell out its relevance for the quantum state space structure, and to argue for a realist position about this structure. While common wisdom tells us that the quantum state space is the projective Hilbert space, the appropriate structure rich enough to account for the Berry phase turns out to be a U(1) principal bundle over that projective space. Call this the quantum bundle. The Berry phase is the only known instance of a geometric quantum holonomy that, in the absence of any further causal mechanism to bring about this phenomenon, is directly rooted in the curvature of the quantum bundle. This motivates the claim that Berry’s geometric quantum holonomy supports ontic structural realism. Please read Holger’s preprint in advance of the meeting. 11 January 2014, 3pm, LPS seminar room David Wallace (Oxford) on “Thoughts on the Gauge Principle” Abstract: Gauge symmetry occupies a paradoxical position in contemporary physics. How can one and the same thing be (a) the third pillar of relativistic quantum field theory, alongside special relativity and quantum mechanics, and (b) a mere descriptive redundancy, indicating that we have overdescribed the theory’s degrees of freedom? Working mostly in classical field theory but motivated by its application in quantum field theory, I will attempt to get some clarity on what we are really saying about a theory conceptually and metaphysically when we say that it has gauge symmetry. Along the way I hope to shed some light on the vexed question of in what sense general relativity is also a gauge theory. There is no reading for this meeting. 7 December 2013, 3pm, LPS seminar room Foad Dizadji-Bahmani (CSU Los Angeles) on “A New Model of Intertheoretic Reduction” Preamble/Motivation: Intertheoretic reduction is a perennial theme in philosophy of science; it is a topic that has been present since the very beginning of analytic philosophy of science. There is a striking variety of reductive claims. Some claim that the very modus operandum of science is reductive, others that the history of science is replete with reductions, others still that the putative exemplars of reduction in science are not reductions after all, and yet others that intertheoretic reduction is not possible. Tied up with intertheoretic reduction are the notions of ontological reduction and reductionism. Yet, before one can consider whether or not reductions are ubiquitous, numerous, few, or impossible; whether science aims at reduction; whether all of science does reduce to physics; and so forth, one must first settle what it is for one theory to reduce to another. Abstract: In this paper I develop and defend a new model of intertheoretic reduction. First, I advocate a particular method for developing some such model, which is a constitutive approach in contradistinction to one based on reflective equilibrium. Second, using this method, I take the relation between the Boyles-Charles law of classical thermodynamics and the so-called kinetic theory of gases to be constitutive of reduction. Third, I discuss how this model compares to Nagel’s well-known model, and, in particular, how my model avoids many of the well-known problems with Nagel’s. Fourth, I apply the model to the relation between a) the classical 2nd Law of Thermodynamics and Boltzmannian statistical mechanics, and b) the classical 2nd Law of Thermodynamics and what in previous work I have called the Aharonov approach to quantum statistical mechanics. This is no reading for this meeting. 2 November 2013, 4:15pm, LPS seminar room Kerry McKenzie (Western) on “Prescriptions on Priority” Abstract: In my recent work ‘Priority and Particle Physics’, I suggested that ontic structural realists could use resources gleaned from analytic metaphysics to sharpen up their fundamentality claims — most obviously that concerning the supposed priority of structures over objects. In this talk I want to reconsider that strategy, and investigate whether the fundamentality metaphysics needed for philosophy of physics can in fact be done ‘in house’. After walking us through some priority claims made by philosophers of physics, I will argue that our handling of priority could definitely use some conceptual clear-up. But I’ll also argue that the task of better articulating the concept will be largely continuous with other, antecedently familiar issues in the philosophy of science. While this seems to prise fundamentality questions a little way out of the armchair, what is noteworthy — and dare I say disappointing?! — is that the conception of ontological priority we thereby arrive at looks a lot like that defended in contemporary analytic metaphysics. The significance of this for the much-discussed antagonism between the two fields is a question I’ll leave on the table. Readings: Although there isn’t a paper associated with the talk, Kerry suggests reading her earlier paper for background. 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__label__wiki	0.588706	0.588706	Home \| KUP \| Bui Advances Diaspora University Medical Hospital Plan During President Kenyatta Visit to Cuba Bui Advances Diaspora University Medical Hospital Plan During President Kenyatta Visit to Cuba 25/03/2018 01:40:00 KUP At Havana Cuba (from Left:) Njeri Ndichu of California; Bui of California; Olive Muchiri, wife of Ambassador; President Uhuru Kenyatta, Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri, Kenya Ambassador to Cuba; Ann Muchiri of Kenya and Maria Gachiri of California. Bui Thuo, of Diaspora University Medical Hospital Plan, and a team of Kenyans from California, U.S. visited Cuba during President Uhuru Kenyatta visit. The president visit to Cuba was for advancing the Kenya healthcare system as well as opening the Kenya Cuba embassy. Bui took the opportunity to advance and align the Diaspora University Medical Hospital plan with the President Kenyatta big four plan of healthcare, food, housing and SMEs. President Kenyatta goal during the next 5 years Plans to advance healthcare to achieve universal healthcare and the right as established in Kenya Constitution 43. (1) Every person has the right— (a) to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care. Cuba has advanced healthcare to reach the highest attainable standard that contributes to achieving the right to life through achieving a life expectancy of 80 years. Currently Kenya life expectancy is at 63 years as per World Health Organization (WHO). This shows there is a lot of work to be done if Kenyans right to life will increase to a life expectancy of 80 years. The Diaspora University Medical Hospital plan is set up and led by Diaspora professionals with the aim to progress the Kenya healthcare system through: increasing the number of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals; establishing new hospital and clinics; and advancing all sectors that support healthcare to reach the highest standards with the goal to reach the level currently in the U.S. The U.S Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is today at $18 trillion. Of this GDP, estimates are that about $2 trillion directly contributes to the highest attainable healthcare standards through: Education of healthcare professionals; research, medicine and vaccines development; 950,000 doctors of diverse specialties, 3.5 million nurses and 1.5 million nursing assistants; over 1 million professionals in other fields of healthcare; over 5,000 medical facilities that include hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and others; thousands of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that produce medical equipment, medical supplies and medical services; and, a public health system that supports preventive care. Share on: Facebook del.icio.us Digg StumbleUpon Twitter No tags for this article More from KUP Attorney Njoroge Kamau & DUT Founding Don’t Fear ICE Join DUT to Develop Kenya Global Research and Innovation University Town Jobs Plan Diaspora Jobs Creation, Houses Development & GDP Growth Bank Stakeholders Progress Diaspora University Town at NEMA SEA Validation Workshop	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8951
__label__cc	0.670462	0.329538	Preview: Nick Sheehy’s “Metamorphosis” at Atomica Gallery by Nastia VoynovskayaPosted on May 23, 2014 London art space Atomica Gallery is gearing up for the debut solo show of Australian artist and illustrator Nick Sheehy, opening June 12. Sheehy’s new series of graphite and watercolor works on paper is dubbed “Metamorphosis,” a reference not only to the yarn-like shapes that appear to represent a state of flux in his work, but to the transition between life and death and what lies in between. Skeleton characters are Sheehy’s focus, though they take on a humorous and even personable appearance through the artist’s caricature-like style. Skulls are exaggerated while the limbs remain an afterthought. Though Sheehy’s line work is clean and sophisticated, the proportions of the characters add something childlike to the work. His skeletal beings appear to be experiencing a physical transformation. With fungus and plants springing from their eye sockets, they remind us that death is a part of life. One thought on “Preview: Nick Sheehy’s “Metamorphosis” at Atomica Gallery” Pingback: Bizarre Skeletal Figure Illustrations by Nick Sheehy - What an ART	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8966
__label__cc	0.725044	0.274956	MI SHEBEIRACH LIST (prayers for healing) Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (New Year’s and Day of Atonement) are the biggest gathering of the tribe each year. A time of personal discernment surrounded by family, friends, and fellow synagogue congregants. Kehilla observance traditions include rousing music, contemplative music, prayer, meditation, and dance. How do we collectively access our deepest selves surrounded and supported by our community? How do we re energize ourselves to continue our work for justice in the world in the coming year? We rediscover the secret each year. Learn more details about Kehilla’s High Holy Days here. Watch highlights from Kehilla’s High Holy Days 5778/2017 here. For more information on Kehilla’s High Holy Days 5779, 2018, Click here. Sukkot is a seven-day harvest festival that commemorates the time when the Israelites dwelt in the Sinai wilderness. We celebrate by building and decorating a temporary dwelling called a Sukkah. It is customary to wave a lulav, a bouquet of four different plant species (palm, myrtle, willow, and citron), in six directions, which connects the Sukkah to the world/divine force beyond it. Kehilla offers a community Sukkah to visit during the holiday. Simchat Torah celebrates the beginning, ending, and cycle of the Torah. On this holiday, we read from both the last parsha (portion) of Deuteronomy as well as the first parsha of Genesis, reminding us that there is joy to be found in endings and beginnings. We also celebrate that we have cycles in our lives that allow us to experience both endings and beginnings, sometimes in the same evening! Sometimes we unroll the entire Torah scroll during services on Simchat Torah, but every year Kehilla celebrates by bringing movement into the sanctuary and dancing with the Torah! For more information on Jewish Renewal Simchat Torah Celebration & Dance Party – Click here. We celebrate Hanukkah at Kehilla with an annual family-friendly Hanukkah party! We light our menorahs together and enjoy a vegetarian potluck, with music and a special children’s program. Delicious latkes are provided. On Purim, we retell the story of Megillat Esther (the Book of Esther). This story follows Esther, a courageous Jewish woman who wins the courtship of King Achashverosh (yayyy!!). She quickly learns that his adviser, Hamen (booooo!!!), is plotting against the Jews, and Esther comes up with a plan to save her people. Esther’s story is often acted out on Purim with a joyful and, traditionally, funny rendition. It is customary to wear ridiculous costumes on Purim, eat hamentashen (triangular, fruit or chocolate filled cookies), retell Esther’s amazing story, and celebrate her bravery and wit. Kehilla has a fabulous family friendly Purim Carnival for kids and their grown ups on a Sunday near Purim — on March 24, 2019, 2:00-4:00pm. Passover retells the story of the Jews’ escape from our enslavement in Egypt. This holiday last eight days and it is customary to have a seder (a ritual dinner that walks us through the events leading up to and our escape from Egypt) on the first three nights. At Kehilla, Passover is an opportunity to explore how oppression continues to exist in our world and asking what we can do to support other groups who are trying to part their Red Sea and find liberation. We also use Passover to not only acknowledge how we are constricted in our own lives, but try to expand our hearts, minds, and spiritual awareness to help those around the world who continue to be enslaved. Shavuot commemorates Israelites receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai and entering into a holy covenant. We celebrate by staying up all night and studying Torah along with Jews and friends from all over the East Bay at the Berkeley Jewish Community Center.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8967
__label__wiki	0.858676	0.858676	From the North... The blog of author, journalist and broadcaster yer actual Keith Telly Topping. His autobiography, "I've Had Her" will be published posthumously. Stone Cold Dead In Studio Five Two previously unseen Doctor Who mini-episodes will be released on the upcoming season five DVD collection. According to the Los Angeles Times, two newly filmed sequences called Meanwhile, In The TARDIS will show fans what The Doctor (Matt Smith) and Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) were up to in between episodes. As if that euphemistic description isn't enough to get a bit of wax exploding in the ears of some lice at the Daily Scum Mail. Both mini-episodes were written by Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat. The series five box set will be released in the UK and US in November. TV quote of the night: And, again it's from yer Keith Telly Topping's beloved Celebrity MasterChef, which has given this blogger more laughs in the last week than then entire current series of That Mitchell & Webb Look. When Gregg Wallace asked misery-guts Neil Stuke if he was happy with his two - very good - meals in the classic recipe section, Neil replied that he was. Gregg merely added 'well, can you tell your face that!' Sarky bastard! Actually, come to think of it, that wasn't quite his most cutting moment of the episode. That came when he described Lisa Faulkner's lemon meringue pie thus: 'Taste like meringue, looks like polyfiller!' Ian Wright was last night sensationally sacked from Channel Five after refusing to promote the broadcaster's shows claims the Daily Scum Mail. The former Arsenal player was 'axed' - tragically, not literally - from the nightly show, the wretched Live From Studio Five, allegedly after a row with executives when he refused to promote the channel's ailing talent show Don't Stop Believing. And, amazingly, not because he was a completely rubbish presenter of a show that has become, over the last fifteen months, a virtual by-word for everything that is wrong with British television. A 'friend' of the veteran sportsman is alleged to have said: 'Ian is not a puppet.' A muppet, possibly. But, certainly not a puppet. 'Don't Stop Believing has lost nearly a million viewers and he was told to come on air and say how great the show was, but he refused.' As opposed to a programme which the Scum Mail insist on calling 'Live At Studio Five' [sic] throughout their 'exclusive' and which, on Wednesday evening - Wright's last appearance - had an audience of just over one hundred thousand viewers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Don't Stop Believing is anything other than a cheap and tawdry X Factor knock-off which is amateurishly presented and the sooner that it disappears into the dustbin of history, the better. But to hear somebody involved with Live From Studio Five of all shows criticising another programme for losing its audience really is a case of the pot calling the kettle something or other. Wright had hosted the appalling chat show from its launch last year. Badly. And, I mean, really badly. Live From Studio Five has always attracted strong criticism from just about every quarter. In Yahoo's poll: The Worst TV Shows of 2009, it came third receiving eleven per cent of all the votes, whilst From The North's own best and low list of 2009 also featured the show, at number twelve. Veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson was quoted as saying 'If there was a category for worst ever show, it would win hands down.' Drew Peacock of the Mirror described it as 'excruciatingly awful, amateurish and virtually pointless.' The comedian Dom Joly nicknamed the initial presenters 'Tits, Teeth and Mouth.' And, the doyen of TV critics, Charlie Brooker wrote in his Screenburn column that the show plumbed new depths for television news. 'Here is a TV show that makes any and all previous accusations of "dumbing down" seem like misplaced phoney-war hysteria. A show with a running order Heat magazine would consider frighteningly lightweight. A show which, incredibly, boasts Melinda Messenger as its intellectual touchstone.' According to the Scum Mail story, Wright was taken off air last night following his dispute with new executive producer Chris Shaw, who has made a series of format changes to the programme. Wright was only told the news hours before he was due to arrive at the studios. The 'source' said: 'Ian knew he didn't want to go on the show and act like he loved Don't Stop Believing.' The former footballer was also said to be upset with the drastic changes, which included cutting the show from an hour to half an hour – and telling Wright's co-hosts, Jayne Middlemiss and Kate Walsh, to stop their ceaseless blather. The 'source' allegedly added: 'In half an hour you can't have an opinion, the presenters can't talk amongst themselves. Ian believed that Channel Five put no money into promoting his show and all the money into Don't Stop Believing.' Ian Wright could have an opinion in half-a-second, pal, and it would probably be worthless just as the vast majority of his opinions are. He could also hold an argument in a phone box with nobody else present. And, as for the presenters 'talking among themselves,' isn't that what the staff canteen is for? Wright had been continuing to host the show, despite having an operation to fuse his ankle bones last month. Wright's 'friend' - note, please, how he's gone from being a 'source' to a 'friend' in just one paragraph - added: 'Ian wouldn't have walked out because it would have been unprofessional. He had even been coming in in a wheelchair and then crutches after the operation. But to be honest he doesn't need to do it, so it's probably best to be off what is now a steadily sinking ship.' So, he couldn't have 'walked out' anyway, then. Hobbled out, possibly. The last bit of Wrighty's 'friends' rant, the bit about the 'sinking ship', at least, does appear to be true - industry speculation is that with Richard Woolfe, Live From Studio Five's major standard-bearer at Five, having gone the way of all flesh in Richard Desmond's recent Night of the Long Knives, the show's days may well be numbered. No matter which giggling non-entity they get to present it. A spokesman for Wright told the Scum Mail: 'Ian will no longer be appearing on Live At Five.' It's really impressive, is it not, that both his 'friend' and his 'spokesman' don't even know the name of the show that he's just had his ass fired from! Earlier this year Wright had described his former co-presenter, Melinda Messenger, as 'annoying.' She later hit back claiming that the 'intolerable' ex-footballer was the sole reason that she had quit the show. And, speaking of Richard Woolfe, independent production suppliers to Five have, allegedly, been 'split' over the axing of the Channel Five controller and speculation has already begun over his possible next step. This is all according to a piece in Broadcast magazine which - as usual - uses half-a-dozen unattributed sources. So, even more than the Scum Mail piece, dear blog readers are advised to take all of the following which the sort of salt levels that normally cause heart attacks. Woolfe has had a mixed reaction from the independent sector during his sixteen-month tenure at the channel with one - anonymous - source allegedly labelling his career 'clearly a disastrous and expensive appointment.' Anonymous this chap may be, but it's hard to argue with that. Woolfe has presided over some successful formats such as The Business Inspector, The Gadget Show and Fifth Gear - all of which pre-date his appointment - but other entertainment shows including the Justin Lee Collins-vehicles Heads Or Tails and Good Times have failed to get much viewers' interest and have been scrapped. And, then, there's Live From Studio Five. 'Woolfe likes the sort of shows that only certain people like. He failed at Sky now he's failed at C5,' said one person whom Broadcast describe as an 'indie managing director.' One who is, it would appear, too chickenshit to put his name to his criticisms in case he and Woolfe should meet again five years down the line. I loathe unattributed sources, it is the single lowest form of journalism. It's bad enough when the Daily Star are doing it with made-up quotes to support today's "Doctor Who exclusive" but Broadcast is doing it more and more and, for a media organ which I used to really respect, I find it repulsive. 'Is it a case of the emperor's new clothes?' their 'source' continues rhetorically. 'But good luck to him as he is very passionate about TV.' What a lovely way to end what was little short of a character assassination, I'm sure you'll all agree, dear blog reader. Most recently, the channel's new flagship entertainment show Don't Stop Believing slipped from an initial audience of one and a half million viewers to under six hundred thousand by its fourth week on Sunday. Because, as Ian Wright so wisely noted, it's crap. Albeit, bad as it is, it's still got an audience four times that of the show Wright himself has just got the tin-tack from. Another 'indie managing director' whom, Broadcast claims, is 'close to the outgoing C5 boss' said he thought Woolfe would have been taken by surprise with the news of his departure, having led the channel through a rocky financial climate. 'I think Woolfe was led to believe he would stay,' the 'source' said. 'It would take anyone time to turn C5 around and Richard has been there during one of the toughest times in TV's history.' Yes, mate. But he also gave us Live From Studio Five so, you know, no mercy. The source went on to question the logic of Woolfe's axing if new owner Richard Desmond wants to focus the channel on celebrity content, an area that Woolfe is considered to be strong in. 'Woolfe's departure is the one I'm most surprised about because if the ambition of the channel is in line with what seems obvious - i.e. celebrity crossover with magazines - then he would seem like as good a fit as any,' the source is alleged to have said. 'But if they go back to showing films and football then they don't need him. It's too early to say if it's the right or wrong thing to do because they haven't delivered their strategy.' The magazine goes on to claim that 'several other leading independent bosses' have said that they expected Woolfe to head to the US following his departure from Channel Five at the end of this month as it represents 'a good fit for him culturally.' Richard Hughes, managing director of Transparent Television was quoted as saying 'Richard Woolfe is such a big character and I could see him going to States because he loves the bright lights and showbiz.' Tremendous. Take Ian Wright with you, Richard. Another added, the magazine claim, that Woolfe's list of options in the UK had all but run dry. 'There is nowhere for Richard Woolfe to go in the UK really, so he might resurface in the States, where he must have very good contacts,' the 'source' said. In a separate article, the magazine also claims that the 'merciless' senior job cuts imposed by Channel Five's new regime had 'shocked' its programming suppliers, who now expect 'more changes to follow.' No shit? Well, of course they will you morons. The blokes hasn't paid over one hundred million quid for a failing broadcaster with less than five per cent of the audience share to leave things the same and hope they improve, has he? Jesus, has everybody in television taken the 'stupid pill' this week or what? The departure of Woolfe, chief executive Dawn Airey and five other directors, along with up to eighty staff, 'shocked' Five's suppliers, with one boss labelling the decision, 'a bit baby and bathwater.' Earlier this week, Desmond sacked almost all of Five's management team, at the same time as pledging a three hundred million pounds annual investment for the next five years. While many independent production company executives were expecting changes, the extent of the overhaul caught them off guard. Now the independent community is questioning how the commissioning team will shape up. One - again anonymous and, therefore possibly fictitious - source said: 'Andrew O'Connell and Donna Taberer are Woolfe loyalists and will probably go. Steve Gowans is a survivor and they need someone for news, so Chris Shaw is probably safe.' Another 'source' - again anonymous - added: 'There are a lot of good people there, and the hope is the new owners will work out who they are,' while a source whom the magazine describe as 'very close to Five,' but fail to name, said: 'Maybe the head's been cut off with the departure of Woolfe, but the heart's still pumping underneath.' Whatever the hell that means. Many programme makers expect Desmond to draft in staff from his print titles to help reshape Channel Five. 'Jeff Ford's a talented man but I'm surprised that he's been promoted to the programme director position,' said someone whom the magazine describe as 'a supplier.' Blimey, I knew things were bad at Broadcast but I didn't think they'd stooped to talking to dealers. 'I wouldn't have been surprised if the editor of the Daily Star had become head of programmes. There is a consensus that a celeb-focused strategy is on the cards, in terms of news and documentaries. Smaller indies will win less business and some of the bigger ones who have access to celebrities could sign deals with Desmond for a set number of hours a week. There could be a series of big output deals,' said another - again anonymous - source. Yet another predicted that Channel Five will 'go downmarket' and cut back on commissioning. 'It will replicate the Express, which started virtually printing press releases and cutting journalists, so won't need so large an exec team,' he said. A third source thought the braodcaster could 'get around' its PSB requirements by continuing to broadcast the likes of Live From Studio Five before eventually asking Ofcom to reduce the number of PSB hours that it is required to broadcast. Several of Five's chief suppliers are already lining up talks with the new management, and are said to be confident that there is still the potential for further business. North One, who makes Fifth Gear and The Gadget Show - probably Five's two most popular shows with audiences - and chief executive Neil Duncanson said, 'Once the dust has settled I am looking forward to sitting down with the new owners and working out how we move forward. There are so many more things we can do. Jeff Ford is real pro and a smart appointment. I'm confident he'll get Five going in the right direction.' Richard Hughes, the managing director of Transparent Television said, 'It's a sad occasion – these things can be so swift and unmerciful. But we're talking to C5 about the Extraordinary People strand, which did really well for them in the ratings.' Well, really well in Five terms, anyway. 'I think they have got to listen to that.' Another - anonymous - managing director said: 'I'm already in dialogue with Northern & Shell about their papers promoting our shows. It's a good sign that hopefully there's some synergy across Desmond's media outlets, which is something he's very good at.' Nice bit of crack-licking there, anonymous source. Moving, at last, away from the rank numskullery at Five, John Slattery has claimed that Mad Men creator Matt Weiner refuses to let the show's network, AMC, have any input. Speaking to New York Magazine, Slattery explained that decisions about television programmes are often made for the wrong reasons. 'What you don't experience most of the time is someone treating the experience in a grown-up way,' he said. 'So many people on network TV make creative decisions they have no business making - that whole bureaucracy of executives making bullshit decisions based on likeability and all that other horseshit which has nothing to do with why they bought the show in the first place. The system is so screwed.' However, he added: 'Matt runs interference on all that stuff - he doesn't tolerate any interference from AMC. The trickle down is that we don't have to either.' V producer Scott Rosenbaum has criticised the SF drama's first season. He told the Futon Critic that the show had originally lacked direction. 'In a complicated show that needs a mythology, you have to have answers,' he explained. 'I think the reason the show had some problems in the beginning was because there weren't answers to the questions [being posed].' Rosenbaum replaced V's original showrunner, Scott Peters ,after the first four episodes had aired. 'It was tough in the beginning,' he admitted. 'I had to create the mythology but then also back-track it so that it made sense with what the first four episodes [had set up].' Rosenbaum insisted that the forthcoming second season would be more consistent. 'Going into season two, I spent a lot of time completely solving the mythology [and working out] where the aliens came from, where they'd been before Earth and why they're at Earth now,' he revealed. 'They're a little different than a typical alien,' he continued. 'You're going to understand what they are, how they were created and what they consist of. They're not necessarily just lizards.' Rosenbaum added that the new version of V still held some surprises for viewers who had seen the 1984 original. 'A lot of people think they know the end of the show because they've seen the original,' he said. 'What they don't know is how it started in the beginning. [That's why] I created this backstory and mythology that we can unveil this season.' Being Human actress Lenora Crichlow has revealed that the third season of the show will be lighter in tone. She told Collider that the central characters will begin to come to terms with their supernatural nature in the new episodes. 'I think they're all more comfortable,' she explained. 'There's a level of acceptance [in the third series]. We all cannot only laugh at our conditions, but we're accepting them and moving on, so there's a little bit more comfort. in our own state.' The new run of the show is set in Wales, following events in the second series finale that saw Annie, George and Mitchell forced to flee their Bristol home. 'It's a new start with a level of acceptance,' said the actress. 'We're not fighting the impossible anymore, and things that we can't change.' ITV2 has confirmed that The Saturdays' new fly-on-the-wall documentary series will begin later this month. Wow, that's gonna be must-see telly if ever yer Keith Telly Topping heard of such a thing. The four-part documentary will follow the group as they prepare for the launch of their current single 'Missing You.' Each one-hour episode of the series will include an 'exclusive' performance from the band, with 'Ego' featured in episode one. Frankie Sanford recently admitted that she was 'paranoid' about how she would come across in the programme, adding: 'It is really scary, putting ourselves out there like this.' Well, don't do it, then. The viewers will forgive you. Jennifer Aniston has defended herself against recent criticism from ignorant right-wing numskull Bill O'Reilly. The FOX news broadcaster - and opinionated gobshite - previously 'blasted' Aniston for comments that she made in support of single parents and branded her 'destructive' to young women. 'Blasted' of course, being tabloid-speak for 'criticised', only with less syllables. However, the actress clarified her stance this week, insisting that she supports traditional families. 'Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age. Parenting is one of the hardest jobs on earth,' she told People. 'And, of course, many women dream of finding Prince Charming (with fatherly instincts), but for those who've not yet found their Bill O'Reilly, I'm just glad science has provided a few other options.' Rockin' Ronnie Wood has said that he is happy for his old mate Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster on hearing the news that they are expecting their second child together. The couple revealed the pregnancy earlier this week in a statement to Hello magazine. Wood and Stewart were bandmates for five years in The Faces, who recently hosted a reunion concert at London's O2 arena. However, Stewart declined an invitation to appear and was instead replaced by Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall. According to the Daily Star, so this may well be a load of made-up old toss, Rockin's Ronnie told the crowd during the gig 'Good luck to him, he's a great dad. We do miss Rod but having Mick here is just unbelievable because it's one of those situations that you probably at first think wouldn't work but it's magic.' Yer Keith Telly Topping did have the opportunity to go to the gig but, to be honest, the idea of The Faces without Rod The Mod and Ronnie Lane is a bit like the idea of The Doors without Jim Morrison. Oh, hang on, that one's been done as well, hasn't it? Sky News, Al-Jazeera English and an edition of Channel 4's Dispatches have all been nominated for the International Emmy news and current affairs awards. In the 'News' category, Sky News was nominated for its Pakistan: Terror's Frontline series of programmes. Broadcast in March of last year, the series documented the emerging threat from terrorist groups and the Taliban in Pakistan. The Al-Jazeera English channel was also recognised in the 'News' category for its coverage of Israel's ground operations against Hamas in Gaza. An episode of Channel 4's Dispatches, titled Pakistan's Taliban Generation, was nominated in the 'Current Affairs' category. Produced by the independent firm October Films, the programme examined how Pakistan's radical Islamists were bringing violence to the country and beyond. Other nominations in the 'News' category included Russian broadcaster RT Channel's coverage of Barack Obama's visit to Russia in July last year, and TV Globo's reports on a major blackout in Brazil in November 2009. Big fat Vanessa Feltz has been fined after a weekend-long house party disrupted neighbours. The forty eight-year-old lard bucket pleaded guilty to breaching council noise levels during her daughter's engagement party in March, and was subsequently ordered to pay more than three thousand smackers. Feltz delivered her guilty plea by letter, as she was presenting her regular BBC London radio show at the time of the court hearing. She was fined fifteen hundred quid and told to pay costs of around seventeen hundred pounds, reports the Press Association. Westminster City Council noise patrol officers were first called to the TV presenter's house in St John's Wood, shortly before 5pm on 27 March, where Feltz and her daughter explained that they were carrying out sound tests. Despite serving the family with a statutory noise notice, neighbours complained again five hours later and Feltz was forced to turn down the volume. However, both the party and the complaints continued throughout the night. Council workers visited the property again at 10.45am to ask that the music be turned down further. The City Council's licensing manager, Andy Ralph, said: 'All our residents have a right to a reasonable level of peace and quiet. We investigate all complaints and treat each one as seriously as the next, no matter who makes them or who they are made about.' Posted by Yer actual Keith Telly Topping at 8:04 am dazmck said... Happy with last night's Masterchef result then, Keith? Our man wasn't exactly gracious in his departure, was he? Saturday, August 14, 2010 6:51:00 am Keith Telly Topping said... Aw well, the lad was disappointed, can't blame him for that. Saturday, August 14, 2010 1:52:00 pm I was more surprised that Neil chose to do pretty straight-forward, rustic cooking when he was clearly the most talented of the four. Played it too safe, I think. I mean, I could have had a stab at that risotto myself! Wonder what odds I might have got at the bookies way back at the start for Christine to win? But it could happen... 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All Are Welcome, Yes Indeed Who He Is & How He Came To Be A full-time survivor, dandy highwayman, bon vivant, self-unemployed author, journalist and broadcaster Keith Telly Topping's bibliography includes over forty books on mainly pop culture subjects. He was the co-editor of two editions of The Guinness Book of Classic British TV and has written or co-written factual volumes on television series as diverse as The X-Files, Star Trek, The Avengers, 24, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Charmed, The Sweeney and Stargate SG-1 as well as music, film and literary critique. He authored four Doctor Who novels (including the award-winning The Hollow Men, with Martin Day) and a novella. His work includes two editions of the acclaimed The West Wing programme guide Inside Bartlet’s White House, A Vault Of Horror: A Book Of Eighty Great (and not-so-great) British Horror Movies, Do You Want To Know A Secret?: A Fab Anthology Of Beatles Facts and Doctor Who: The Discontinuity Guide. He was a regular contributor to numerous TV and genre magazines and was a former Contributing Editor to DreamWatch. He is widely considered to be one of Britain's foremost experts on the bewildering complexities of US network television. No, he hasn't the faintest idea why either. Notoriously suave, articulate and a right wow with the ladies (allegedly), Keith Telly Topping was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne on the very day that his beloved (though even then unsellable) United lost three-two at home to Northampton Town. Things haven't improved much since. He was the presenter of the monthly The Book Club (2006-08) and the daily Keith Telly Topping & His Top TV Tips preview slot on BBC Newcastle (2005-2012). He contributed to the BBC television series I ♥ the 70s, Call The Cops and The Perfect Detective and has also written for Sounds, the Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times Culture Supplement, Radio Times, TV Zone, The Doctor Who Magazine and many other publications and periodicals. Keith Telly Topping writes, and occasionally performs stand-up, and has written radio comedy, co-wrote the stage musical comedy Monopolise! (performed at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival with Alfie Joey and Mark Deeks) and two TV pilots both of which are, currently, stuck in 'Development Hell.' A failed pop star at the age of fourteen as bass guitarist in (the never-legendary) Slime, Keith Telly Topping lives, works and occasionally sleeps on Tyneside. His interests include foreign travel, listening to bowel-shatteringly loud pop music, socialising with friends, eating in nice Chinese restaurants, watching football and cricket, reading, British horror movies of the 1960s and 70s, military, political and social history and lots of other malarkey and shenanigans too numerous to list. Keith Telly Topping still dines out on the tale of how he and three friends once - accidentally - stalked George Harrison down pretty much the entire length of Oxford Street. True story. 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__label__wiki	0.799333	0.799333	Thought for the day: left vs. right "Industrial wind [for example] is not a partisan issue. It is big energy–funded power politics against the people. Both right and left support wind. And both right and left are against it." Left/right divisions as played out in the U.S. are a charade allowing the real struggle to wither and die. The true "right" of institutional control and exploitation is allowed to continue, because its victims — for whom the true "left" fights — have been empowered to choose sides in a cartoon version of their struggle. Thus the victims of the true right fight amongst themselves: one group of victims, calling themselves the left or liberal, fighting the other group of victims as their oppressors, and the other group of victims, calling themselves the right or conservative, fighting the first group as threatening the small advantage granted them by the true power. We are fighting over crumbs and the occasional sop. The robber barons only laugh, when they should be cowering in shame and fear. anarchism, ecoanarchism, anarchosyndicalism (Thanks to windturbinesyndrome.com and commenter Pam Supign for stimulating these thoughts on the anachronism of a green fist wielding an industrial wind turbine) Update: Pam Supign has written to me that the editor of windturbinesyndrome.com has removed her last comment responding to the editor's reply to her first comments (and they're on the same side!, illustrating the point of the present post). Apparently experienced with the "Big Brother" censorship of comment forums, she had saved what she wrote, which she shares with us here: The clenched fist originally and primarily and still represents solidarity of the people against oppressing power. It began with trade unionism. Communism ideally is also about uniting labor against its exploiters. It is about standing strong against violence, not wreaking it. Your equation of communism and anarchism with violence is no more valid than damning the Protestant Reformation or any fight for greater freedom because it sometimes forced people to fight back against those whose control was threatened. The clenched fist is an apt symbol for the fight against big wind. It no more implies violence than saying "United we stand." That's why the outrage of that conference is the misuse of the fist image in the name of industrial development, not the evidence of a connection with a pop T-shirt version of the Comintern. Update 2: Now the editor of windturbinesyndrome.com has removed Pam's first comments as well and added an apologia to his post to explain his fear of leftist solidarity. He has also edited, so that its pop origin isn't as obvious, the T-shirt graphic with which he raised the specter of Stalinist greens. The post remains ridiculous. And the one comment remaining to elaborate the green/nazi/commie plot makes it even more so. Unfortunately, we don't have the editor's reply to it, but Pam has provide us with her original comment: First, so-called “deep greens”, such as members of Earth First, are against industrial wind. The symbolism highlighted here is more incoherent than revealing. Foster’s own bio notes that “we have reached a turning point in human relations with the earth, and that any attempt to solve our problems merely by technological, industrial or free market means, divorced from fundamental social relations, cannot succeed”. Industrial wind epitomizes the dream of technological/industrial “alternatives” saving those doomed relations. Rather than raise the flag of demonization and fear, it should be clear that greens such as these are the “useful idiots” of predatory capitalism when it comes to climate change — again, for believing, against their own philosophies, that big new technology will be fundamentally different from big old technology just because its marketers sell it as green. Many greens are not so taken by the centralized energy “solutions” perpetuated by big wind and are appalled by the license it enjoys to invade otherwise protected land [and flout existing environmental laws]. Finally, the raised fist image was an early symbol of labor solidarity, particularly used by the IWW union (the Wobblies). It was used by the German Communist Party, which was brutally suppressed by the Nazis. During the Spanish Civil War, it was known as the anti-fascist salute. It has also stood for black power in the struggle for civil rights and for rights of workers, native Americans, and women, among others. Interestingly (I’m getting all this from Wikipedia), the fist here is the left hand, which began use in opposition to Stalinism (the Big Brother specter evoked in this post). A green raised left fist is the symbol of Earth First, who oppose industrial wind, so the outrage should be for this conference’s offensive appropriation of a venerable symbol to imply support of such non-green non-progressive energy development. Plus, as far as I can determine, the symbol of the Soviet Red Army was a red star, never a fist. The image used here — with its silly use of the Cyrillic letter "ya" for an "R" — is completely modern and meaningless. It's a T-shirt design. Update 3: Now Pam tells me that our friend the editor of windturbinesyndrome.com (which work I otherwise completely support, by the way, which is why I read the "Big Brother" post there — and Pam Supign's comments — in the first place) has added a picture of a dragon eating its own tail as representing violence. Well, Pam had to comment, and again is forced to offer her words here, because now she is apparently completely banned from windturbinesyndrome.com: More abuse of symbols! The ouroboros is a symbol of eternal recreation, not violence! Update 4: In an earlier post, our windturbinesyndrome.com editor (Calvin Luther Martin, PhD) calls for ruckus-raising tent cities to publicize the harm done by industrial wind turbines, and suggests referring to municipal bureaucrats who facilitate and ignore that harm as "criminals — committing torture against their neighbors". And here's the clip art he uses to illustrate the idea of protest: Clenched fists! People power! And, looking at just the first page of indexed posts, there's this, used as the thumbnail of at least three posts at windturbinesyndrome.com, Québecois are angry!, Australians are angry!, and Ontarians are angry!: Are you scared yet? link: September 21, 2011 Label(s): Occupy Wall Street Our One Demand Stand with the People! Mountain maid, maiden mount — a song Palestine is already an independent state. How-to guide for wind farm negotiations At last! 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__label__wiki	0.77495	0.77495	Costs and clinical outcomes of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in first remission: role of PET/CT surveillance Koung Jin Suh1, Ki Hwan Kim2, Ryul Kim3, Ja Min Byun2, Miso Kim3, Jin Hyun Park2, Bhumsuk Keam3, Tae Min Kim3, Jin-Soo Kim2, In Sil Choi2, Dae Seog Heo3 1Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea 2Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea 3Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Correspondence to Ki Hwan Kim, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, 20 Boramae-ro 5-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 07061, Korea Tel: +82-2-870-2229 Fax: +82-2-831-0714 E-mail: floresta405@gmail.com In Sil Choi, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, 20 Boramae-ro 5-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 07061, Korea Tel: +82-2-870-2229 Fax: +82-2-831-0714 E-mail: hmoischoi@hanmail.net Received 2017 May 06; Revised 2017 September 30; Accepted 2017 October 27. The role of [18F]-f luorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in first remission is unclear. Medical costs within the first 3 years of treatment completion and clinical outcomes of 118 patients with DLBCL in first remission with and without surveillance PET/CT (PET/CT [+] group [n = 76] and PET/CT [–] group [n = 42], respectively) were retrospectively analyzed. In a propensity matched cohort with adjustment for International Prognostic Index risk and relapse, the PET/CT (+) group was shown to have similar medical costs as the PET/CT (–) group. Relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were comparable between the two groups (median RFS not reached [NR] for both groups, p = 0.133; median OS NR, p = 0.542). Among 76 patients with surveillance PET/CT, 31 (40.8%) had findings suggestive of recurrence and 16 of these (51.6%) were later confirmed to have recurrent disease. Fifteen patients (48.4%) were confirmed to not have recurrence after follow-up CT or PET/CT evaluation (n = 10) and biopsy (n = 4). None of the patients with negative PET/CT findings had disease recurrence. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of PET/CT for detection of recurrence were 1, 0.75, 0.52, and 1, respectively. Surveillance PET/CT resulted in similar clinical outcomes and medical costs compared to no surveillance PET/CT. Approximately half of patients with PET/CT findings of recurrence had no recurrence after follow-up imaging and biopsy, which would not have been carried out if PET/CT had not been performed in the first place. Keywords: Lymphoma, large B-cell, diffuse; Positron emission tomography computed tomography; Costs and cost analysis; Sensitivity and specificity; Survival The prognosis of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has been significantly improved after the introduction of CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone), and even more with the introduction of rituximab into the treatment regimen [1-4]. However, the improvement in treatment results with rituximab in the first-line treatment has been reported to adversely affect treatment outcomes when these patients recur [5]. Therefore, for patients with complete remission (CR) after treatment with rituximab, the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of disease recurrence has increased. [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) is a useful tool for the diagnosis and prognostication of DLBCL, as well as for evaluation of treatment response [6]. The usefulness of PET/CT follow-up to detect relapses after CR has been demonstrated [5,7]. However, whether this early detection of recurrence found by PET/CT surveillance leads to any survival benefit has not been proven yet. Moreover, considering the characteristics of DLBCL with its high cure rate, there is concern that tracking all patients with PET/CT will lead to an increase in medical costs [8]. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of PET/CT in patients with DLBCL in first remission along with an analysis of its effects on clinical outcomes and medical costs. Study design and patient population A retrospective study of patients diagnosed with DLBCL at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) and Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center (SNU-BMC) was conducted. Costs incurred specifically for DLBCL from the date of CR after completion of standard chemotherapy through the subsequent 3 years were calculated. Patients newly diagnosed with DLBCL between January 2005 and January 2015 were eligible for inclusion. The Institutioanl Review Board at SNUH and SNU-BMC approved this study (IRB No.26-2014-98), and it was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was not acquired because it was a retrospective study. All patients’ records/information were anonymized and deidentified prior to analysis. Cost definitions and data sources Costs consisted of the following two components: inpatient and outpatient costs. These data were retrieved from the institutional accounting system. Costs related to emergency room visits were regarded as inpatient costs. Costs of prescription drugs sold in the hospital pharmacy were included in the cost analysis. However, costs of drugs bought outside the hospital could not be included due to insufficient data. The proportion of medical expenses not covered by the National Health Insurance Service was determined to evaluate the economic burden on patients and the government separately. All cost estimates are represented according to the annual exchange rate in 2016 (1,189.50 Korean won = 1 US dollar). The duration of follow-up was defined from the date of diagnosis to the end of follow-up at our institution. Relapse-free survival (RFS) was measured from the date of diagnosis to either the date of disease recurrence or death. The overall survival (OS) was defined as the interval from the date of diagnosis to death. The t test was performed to evaluate the association between clinicopathological variables and undergoing surveillance PET/CT. Both hospitals in this study used the same PET/CT scan (Briograph mCT 40, Siemens Medical Solutions, Knoxville, TN, USA) for examination. RFS and OS were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the values were compared using the log-rank test. Costs were compared between variables by using the t test and analysis of variance, as appropriate. We used multivariate analysis with backward stepwise multiple linear regression to analyze clinicopathological factors as well as PET/CT surveillance that may have been associated with costs. p values of < 0.05 were considered significant. All analyses of data collected through February 2017 were performed by using SPSS software version 21 (IBM Co., Armonk, NY, USA) and GraphPad Prism 5 (GraphPad Software Inc., La Jolla, CA, USA). Characteristics of 118 patients diagnosed with DLBCL are summarized in Table 1. A total of 76 patients (64.4%) received PET/CT surveillance after achieving CR (hereafter, PET/CT [+] group), whereas 42 patients (35.6%) did not (hereafter, PET/CT [–] group). The median age was 57 years in the PET/CT (–) group and 59 years in the PET/CT (+). The PET-CT (+) group was more likely to have poor performance status; however, stage and International Prognostic Index (IPI) risk were similar between the groups. Most of the patients received the R-CHOP regimen for their initial treatment. The median follow-up was 31.8 months for the PET/CT (–) group and 49.6 months for the PET/CT (+) group, respectively (p = 0.021). Univariate and multivariate analysis of medical costs Data on the outpatient number of clinic visits and admission, and costs by follow-up PET/CT are described in detail in Table 2. When the follow-up duration was limited to the first 3 years after achieving a CR for the medical cost comparison, the median duration of follow-up was longer in the PET-CT (+) group compared with the PET-CT (–) group (36 months [range, 6 to 36] vs. 28 months [range, 3 to 36], p < 0.001). Accordingly, the number of outpatient visits and associated costs were also higher in the PET/CT (+) group. There was no statistically significant difference in the number of hospitalizations and any associated costs between the two groups. Within 3 years, the total medical costs were 2,499,689 won for the PET/CT (–) group and 5,229,901 won for the PET/CT (+) group, respectively (p = 0.755). There was no significant difference in costs paid by patients (326,819 for the PET/CT [–] group vs. 636,100 for the PET/CT [+] group, p = 0.460). Univariate analysis for medical costs during the first 3 years after achieving complete response In univariate analyses, factors associated with higher medical costs were relapse (p < 0.001) and IPI risk (p = 0.003; low risk vs. high-intermediate risk, p = 0.003; low-intermediate risk vs. high-intermediate risk, p = 0.012). Older age was associated with lower medical costs, but statistical significance was not reached (NR, p = 0.071). PET/CT surveillance and duration of follow-up were not associated with medical costs (p = 0.755 and p = 0.639, respectively). In the multivariate analysis, relapse was the only factor associated with medical costs (p = 0.008) (Table 3). Older age was associated with lower costs, but statistical significance was NR (p = 0.069). Results of multivariate linear regression models analyzing total medical costs Characteristics and medical costs of patients who received regular follow-up PET/CT and who did not received any follow-up PET/CT To more accurately analyze the medical costs of a group that routinely performed, PET/CT, we limited our analysis to patients who regularly performed PET/CT and patients who never performed PET/CT (n = 77). Baseline characteristics of these patients are described in Supplementary Table 1. There was no significant difference in age, sex, stage, IPI risk, and treatment between the groups. Follow-up duration was longer in regular PET/CT surveillance group, and accordingly, number of outpatient visits was higher in regular PET/CT surveillance group. However, there was no significant difference in in the medical costs associated with outpatient visits. There was no statistically significant difference in the number of hospitalizations and any associated costs between the two groups (Supplementary Table 2). Propensity score matching We used propensity score matching to analyze the effects of follow-up PET/CT on the costs. In order to minimize the bias caused by nonrandom allocation to follow-up PET/CT, we developed a matching scheme that included variables that were shown to be associated with costs. We included the following domains: age, IPI risk, and relapse. We then used propensity score matching to match 41 patients (96.7% of the relevant group) in the PET/CT (–) group and 41 patients (53.9% of the relevant group) in the PET/CT (+) group. With the exception of follow-up duration, there were no significant differences in age, ECOG PS, IPI risk, or relapse (Table 4). In this propensity-matched cohort, the number of outpatient clinic visits were significantly higher in the PET/CT (+) group compared with the PET/CT (–) group (median number of visits, 27 vs. 14, p = 0.003). Costs associated with outpatient clinic visits and hospitalization were numerically higher in the PET/CT (+) group, although statistical significance was NR (p = 0.077 and p = 0.535, respectively) (Table 4). Patient characteristics and medical costs during the first 3 years after achieving complete response of propensity-score matched cohort (n = 82) Median RFS and OS were similar between the PET/CT (+) group and PET/CT (–) group (median RFS and OS NR for both groups, p = 0.133 and p = 0.542, respectively) (Fig. 1). A factor associated with both RFS and OS was IPI risk (median RFS NR for all subgroups, mean RFS 122.1 months for IPI low risk patients, 91.4 months for low-intermediate risk patients, 90.2 months for high-intermediate risk patients, and 57.4 months for high risk patients, p = 0.008; median OS NR for all subgroups, median OS 129.1 months for IPI low risk patients, 106.3 months for IPI low-intermediate risk patients, 122.8 months for high-intermediate risk patients, and 74.7 months for high risk patients, p = 0.022). Poor performance status was associated with shorter OS (median NR, mean OS 127.9 months for ECOG PS 0 to 1 patients vs. 73.6 months for ECOG PS 2 to 3 patients, p = 0.007). Kaplan-Meier plots of (A) relapse-free survival (RFS) and (B) overall survival (OS) based on follow-up positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT). Results of PET/CT and subsequent evaluations Among 76 patients with follow-up PET/CT, 31 patients (40.8%) had findings suggestive of recurrence. Sixteen of these patients (51.6%) were confirmed to have recurrent disease at the time of PET/CT without further evaluation (n = 2; maximal standardized uptake value [SUVmax], 17.3 and 4.2, respectively), after follow-up CT evaluation (n = 3; SUVmax 2.5, 23.7, and 32.4), after follow-up PET/CT evaluation (n = 1; SUVmax, 5.3), and after biopsy with or without follow-up CT evaluation (n = 10; median SUVmax, 8.2; range, 3.1 to 15.9). Fifteen patients (48.4%) had positive PET/CT findings yet were confirmed to have no recurrence without further evaluation (n = 1; SUVmax, 0.0), after follow-up CT evaluation (n = 9; median SUVmax, 4.07; range, 1.5 to 4.9), after follow-up PET/CT evaluation (n = 1; SUVmax, 6.4), and after biopsy with or without follow-up CT evaluation (n = 4; SUVmax, 4.3, 5.2, 5.8, and 9.9). None of the patients with negative PET/CT findings (n = 45) had disease recurrence. Sensitivity and specificity of PET/CT for detection of recurrences were 1 and 0.75, respectively, and positive and negative predictive values for PET/CT in detection of recurrences were 0.52 and 1, respectively. In this study, we demonstrated that surveillance PET/CT resulted in similar clinical outcomes and medical costs compared to no surveillance PET/CT. Moreover, due to its low specificity and positive predictive value, approximately half of patients with PET/CT findings of recurrence were found to have no evidence of disease after followup imaging and occasionally biopsy, which would not have been carried out if PET/CT had not been performed in the first place. Routine surveillance imaging in first remission is a common practice; however, the clinical utility of serial imaging in asymptomatic patients remains questionable [9,10]. The role of PET/CT in surveillance of patients with DLBCL in first remission remains even more unclear. PET/CT is useful for detecting recurrence and re-staging since it can discriminate residual cancer against fibrosis or necrosis following treatment. However, PET/CT has a risk of false negative results due to partial volume effects or suppression of metabolism after chemotherapy, as well as false positive results due to inflammatory changes [11]. Patient anxiety associated with imaging and false-positive results is also a problem to consider. Despite this uncertainty, nearly 50% of patients receive at least one PET/CT during surveillance [9]. Similarly, in our study of 118 patients, 64.4% of patients had at least one PET/CT during their follow-up, in opposition to consensus guidelines that question the role of routine PET/CT during follow-up of asymptomatic patients [12-14]. Considering the prevalence of tests in the absence of validation of the usefulness of PET/CT, many investigators continue their efforts to find a subset of patients who could benefit from PET/CT follow-up with minimization of radiation burden and cost. Petrausch et al. [8] recommended surveillance PET/CT only in patients < 60 years with clinical signs of relapse and in all patients > 60 years. Cost as well as clinical utility are also important issues, since cost is not only a burden to the patient but also a burden to the state. Huntington et al. [15] undertook a cost-effective analysis comparing three strategies: routine clinical follow-up without serial imaging, routine follow-up with CT scans every 6 months for 2 years, or routine follow-up with PET/CT every 6 months for 2 years. In this analysis, 2 years of routine PET/CT were associated with little survival benefit compared with clinical follow-up (life-years gained, 0.04 years) and with substantial costs (incremental cost-effectiveness ratios of $168,750/quality-adjusted life years). In our small-scale study, PET/CT surveillance did not show an increase in overall medical costs. However, since there is a significant association between outpatient visits and related costs, it is anticipated that surveillance PET/CT in all patients will result in ineffective increases in medical costs. If a cost-effectiveness analysis had been performed in our study, the results for our patients would have been similar. Our study has limitations. It was a retrospective analysis, and performing PET/CT scan was a matter of a physician discretion, which might have led to selection bias. In addition, cost-effectiveness was not analyzed and only a simple cost-analysis was performed. We calculated costs related to hospital admission and outpatient visits from the accounting system of SNUH and SNU-BMC, but patients may have visited other hospitals and incurred additional costs related to the disease, which were not captured. Moreover, cost comparisons with other countries are difficult because of different healthcare systems and reimbursement policies of the governments. Despite these limitations, our study is the first attempt in Korea to better understand the role and cost of PET/CT surveillance in patients with DLBCL in first remission. More than 60% of DLBCL patients in first remission in two tertiary hospitals in Korea had PET/CT at least one time during their follow-up. Although PET/CT surveillance was not associated with significantly increased costs in our group of patients, there was no evidence of any survival benefit from PET/CT surveillance either. Moreover, a significant proportion of patients had to undergo additional imaging and biopsy due to false positive results of PET/CT. The role of routine surveillance PET/CT in DLBCL patients with first remission has not been elucidated yet. To confirm our results and establish the role of PET/CT in DLBCL in first remission, larger studies with a cost-effective analysis and quality-of-life measures addressing imaging-associated patient anxiety should also be considered. 1. Surveillance positron emission tomographycomputed tomography (PET/CT) in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients in first complete remission resulted in similar clinical outcomes and medical costs compared to no surveillance PET/CT. 2. Due to its low positive predictive value of 0.52, significant proportion of patients had to undergo additional imaging and biopsy due to false positive results of PET/CT. 3. The role of routine surveillance PET/CT in DLBCL remains unclear. Supplementary Table 1. 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Risk-adapted FDG-PET/CT-based follow-up in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after first-line therapy. Ann Oncol 2010;21:1694–1698. 9. Abel GA, Vanderplas A, Rodriguez MA, et al. High rates of surveillance imaging for treated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: findings from a large national database. Leuk Lymphoma 2012;53:1113–1116. 10. Thompson CA, Ghesquieres H, Maurer MJ, et al. Utility of routine post-therapy surveillance imaging in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 2014;32:3506–3512. 11. Long NM, Smith CS. Causes and imaging features of false positives and false negatives on F-PET/CT in oncologic imaging. Insights Imaging 2011;2:679–698. 12. Zelenetz AD, Gordon LI, Wierda WG, et al. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, version 2.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2014;12:916–946. 13. Cheson BD, Fisher RI, Barrington SF, et al. Recommendations for initial evaluation, staging, and response assessment of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: the Lugano classification. 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PET-CT (–) PET-CT (+) No. of patients 42 (35.6) 76 (64.4) Age, yr 57 (29–85) 59 (23–82) 0.524 Sex 0.738 Male 24 (57.1) 41 (53.9) Female 18 (42.9) 35 (46.1) ECOG PS 0.022 0 17 (40.5) 12 (15.8) 2 4 (9.5) 10 (13.2) 3 0 12 (2.6) LDH, IU/mL 210.5 (99–5,110) 216.0 (125–3,742) 0.481 Extranodal involvement 0.240 No 33 (78.6) 52 (68.4) Yes 9 (21.4) 24 (31.6) Stage 0.456 3 6 (14.3) 13 (17.1) IPI risk 0.671 Low 24 (57.1) 36 (47.4) Low-intermediate 9 (21.4) 16 (21.1) High-intermediate 3 (7.1) 9 (11.8) High 6 (14.3) 15 (19.7) Treatment 0.125 R-CHOP 40 (95.2) 76 (100.0) R-EPOCH 2 (4.8) 0 Duration of follow-up, mon 32 (7–135) 54 (11–133) < 0.001 Values are presented as number (%) or median (range). PET-CT, positron emission tomography-computed tomography; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; IPI, International Prognostic Index; R-CHOP, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone; R-EPOCH, rituximab, etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin. PET-CT (–) (n = 42) PET-CT (+) (n = 76) Duration of follow-up, mon 28 (3–36) 36 (6–36) < 0.001 Relapse 3 (7.1) 16 (21.1) 0.049 No. of visits 14 (4–103) 25 (6–57) < 0.001 Costs 2,256,327 (214,178–38,923,231) 4,959,357 (1,021,569–10,941,483) 0.021 No. of hospitalization 0 (0–15) 0 (0–14) 0.691 Costs 0 (0–91,291,439) 0 (0–6,440,852) 0.862 Total costs 2,499,689 (340,094–130,214,670) 5,229,901 (1,596,393–71,140,025) 0.755 Total costs paid by patientsa 326,819 (64,540–108,837,381) 636,100 (176,051–33,422,478) 0.460 Values are presented as median (range) or number (%). Statistical significance test was done by independent t test. PET-CT, positron emission tomography-computed tomography. Costs that were not reimbursed by the National Health Insurance Service; thus, paid by the patients. Costs are stated in Korean won. Variablesa Age –185,986 101,263 0.069 Relapse 11,618,666 4,320,967 0.008 Adjusted R2 = 0.403, F = 14.140. SE, standard error. Other variables in the model included International Prognostic Index risk score, and positron emission tomography-computed tomography follow-up. Age 56 (29–85) 58 (23–82) ECOG 0 (0–1) 0 (0–1) IPI risk Low 24 (50) 24 (50) 1.000 Low-intermediate 9 (50) 5 (50) High-intermediate 2 (50) 2 (50) High 6 (50) 6 (50) FU duration 28 (3–36) 36 (7–36) 0.002 Relapse 3 (7.3) 3 (7.3) 1.000 No. of visits 14 (4–103) 27 (6–45) 0.003 Costs 2,270,235 (214,178–38,923,231) 4,818,810 (2,005,402–7,646,772) 0.077 No. of hospitalization 0 (0–15) 0 (0–8) 0.539 PET-CT, positron emission tomography-computed tomography; ECOG. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; IPI, International Prognostic Index; FU, follow-up.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8971
__label__wiki	0.565948	0.565948	Current–2010 House of Vettii: Steven Baldi, Greg Bogin, Martin d’Orgeval, Candida Höfer, Ridley Howard, Georges Hugnet, Pam Lins, Lilly Lulay, Olivier Mosset, Lisa Oppenheim, Sigmar Polke, Matthew Porter, Carissa Rodriguez, Andreas Schulze, Philip Taaffe, Carolyn Salas, Sara VanDerBeek, and Lily van der Stokker House of Vettii: Steven Baldi, Greg Bogin, Martin d’Orgeval, Candida Höfer, Ridley Howard, Georges Hugnet, Pam Lins, Lilly Lulay, Olivier Mosset, Lisa Oppenheim, Sigmar Polke, Matthew Porter, Carissa Rodriguez, Carolyn Salas, Andreas Schulze, Philip Taaffe, Sara VanDerBeek, and Lily van der Stokker. December 12, 2013–January 18, 2014 Opening reception: Thursday, December 12, 6–8PM Taking its name from a house belonging to two brothers, Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus, House of Vettii looks back at a visual culture that was inadvertently preserved by volcanic ash when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79. Born slaves, the brothers amassed enough wealth by selling wine to buy their freedom. As freedmen, they settled in Pompeii around 62, the same year that damage from an earthquake weakened the city’s posh reputation. In addition to driving away Pompeii’s wealthiest residents, the earthquake unexpectedly shook the city’s rigid social structure, providing new opportunities for those of a lower social status. The House of Vettii diverges from the contemporary idea of a home in that, similar to the Roman domus, the house was much more a public manifestation of the owners’ identity. It was considered the owners’ forum, where delineations of public and private, personal and professional, were extravagantly indistinct. The brothers set themselves apart from other merchants, eschewing the common practice of using a street-facing room as a storefront. Instead, the rooms are resplendent in early examples of architectural conceit, trompe l’oeil, figuration, illusionistic windows, mannered interiors, and mythological imagery. The House of Vettii’s baroque combination of all Pompeiian painting styles makes it emblematic of the Fourth Style. The House of Vettii also reveals the aspirations of a burgeoning middle class that used homes to express the combination of personal values and spectacle, to present inner contemplation and outward gregariousness simultaneously. In the exhibition, the past presents a hypnotic sway in Sara VanDerBeek’s updated iconography, while works by Sigmar Polke and Philip Taaffe weave mythical symbols of protection and transformation. The interior of the Villa Borghese, documented by Candida Höfer, echoes these fables and provides symmetrical vistas through trompe l’oeil windows. Andreas Schulze and Matthew Porter frame illusory interiors, while Lilly Lulay’s collages construct landscapes. Paintings by Pam Lins and Ridley Howard employ elements of the quotidian while playing with perspective. Meanwhile, Olivier Mosset and Martin d’Orgeval make direct reference to the historic walls’ surfaces, as Georges Hugnet playfully exalts the erotic drawings that likely appeared in private quarters. The monumental is reconsidered by Greg Bogin and Carolyn Salas. Carissa Rodriguez leaves clues about mercantile machinations and Lily van der Stokker gives away the trade secrets. Conflating past and present, Lisa Oppenheim captures sublime beauty in the advent of destruction. With deft wit, Steven Baldi’s faux clock tricks time. Koenig & Clinton gives special thanks to: A.B., B.D., A.H., C.H., L.K., and G.W. For further information please contact info@koenigandclinton.com or call (212) 334-9255. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday, 11AM–6PM and by appointment.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8972
__label__cc	0.711799	0.288201	NCT 127, Kim Chung Ha, and Shaun to become certified Platinum on Gaon Charts! Sarah Lee, Dec. 6, 2018, 1:20 p.m. Gaon Chart has announced the newest addition to its certification system - one new addition in album sale certification, and two new additions in streaming certification. In December, NCT 127's 1st full album 'NCT #127 Regular-Irregular' will be certified Platinum in album sale certification for surpassing 250,000 copies in sales. Kim Chung Ha's "Roller Coaster" and Shaun's "Way Back Home" will both be certified platinum for surpassing 100,000,000 streams on various domestic music sites. Congratulations to the artists!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8973
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SS's debut was on September 12, 1965 in The World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel prime-time special on NBC. The first seven episodes of the 1960s Secret Squirrel series was broadcast in front of the 1994–1995 season of Hanna-Barbera's2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1995). Years later, Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole were revived in 1993 for back-up segments of TBS Superstation's animated series2 Stupid Dogs. The reason to revive Secret Squirrel is because it was one of Cook's favorite Hannah Barbera shows. Upon being called in by a scientist, Secret and Morocco attempt to catch what seems to be a cat containing explosive atoms inside. Morocco takes the liberty of locating a gold shipment stolen by Yellow Pinkie all by himself. An evil sea lion named Goldflipper (Jim Cummings) creates a giant gold magnet steals golden teeth, which calls the "Molar-Acoustic-Synctro-Bicuspid-Dental-Magnetic-Electro-Platt-Conductive-Postiviser". Expensive paintings are stolen on the night of a museum gala and Secret Squirrel discovers an art-loving, sophisticatedchameleon, known as ("Panoleon") P. In an attempt to cut down his expenses, the Chief replaces Secret Squirrel with Penny and hires Morocco as his secretary. Secret and Morocco appear as part of the cast in Yogi's Ark Lark and its spin-off series Yogi's Gang, but the two characters have no dialogue in either series. Secret Squirrel makes a cameo appearance in an episode of Squirrel Boy in which his hat was seen on a gravestone. Secret Squirrel made numerous appearances in his 1965 form for Cartoon Network in its first years on the air. Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole appeared in some Cartoon Network UK ads in both there 1965 and 2 Stupid Dogs form. Secret Squirrel makes an appearance in the show The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy in an episode with Hoss Delgado who is driving in his monster truck and almost runs over Secret Squirrel. Secret Squirrel made a cameo appearance in The Angry Beavers episode "Partying is such a Sweet Sorrow" as one of the guests at Norbert and Daggett's party. Hanna-Barbera Records released a Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole: Superspy (HLP-2046) LP album in 1966. John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element that threatened world peace. Secret State explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks. Cannes 2016: IMDb's VIP Dinner Check out photos from IMDb's annual dinner at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Live Twitter Q&A With Jodie Foster for 'Money Monster' Join us for a live Twitter Q&A with Money Monster director Jodie Foster on Friday, May 20, beginning at 9 a.m. He was given his own show in 1966, but was reunited with Atom Ant for one more season in 1967. But after only two episodes were completed, McGoohan quit the series to devote his energies to The Prisoner. Secret first appeared in a prime-time animated special calledThe World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel, which aired on NBC on September 12, 1965. Beginning in 1993, thirteen new Secret Squirrel cartoons appeared in between the 2 Stupid Dogs episodes, with the updated title, Super Secret Secret Squirrel and a new cast. Secret Squirrel had his own show in 1966 and was then reunited with Atom Ant in 1967 until 1968. He assigned animator David Feiss to the storyboards to hilarious results, with the conventional wisdom that the cartoons had superior humor to the original, somewhat drab films. Secret Squirrel has an uncle named Uncle Undercover (voiced by Greg Burson) who owns The Invention Dimension store in Jellystone Mall. Mel Blanc voiced Secret Squirrel, but Daws Butler voiced Morocco Mole instead of Paul Frees. Episodes were broadcast in syndication and as part of The Banana Splits variety and compilation series. These new shorts also introduced Penny (voiced by Kimmy Robertson), a female squirrel assistant to the Chief (a la Miss Moneypenny) as a possible love interest for Secret (as hinted at in the episodes Queen Bea and Quark). One shows Drake walking towards the camera in negative, then a sharp closeup of his eyes in positive. Morocco's color scheme has been redesigned, had his wardrobe's patlette swapped, wears sunglasses, and has an evil twin brother, Scirocco Mole (voiced by Jess Harnell). With the exception of "Agent Penny", every episode is named after the foes Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole encounters. Secret's art design remained relatively intact, but with a more modern design than the previous animated series' version of the character, featuring hard lines and sharper angles, giving him a leaner and more slick style. Patrick McGoohan was born in the US but based in Europe, and in one episode of the 1964 series, John Drake says he is Irish. Secret also loses his signature lisp given to him by Blanc's portrayl similar to Sylvester the Cat (although it was homaged in the episode "Goldflipper" where Secret spoke with it to mock Morocco's sudden lisp in that episode), but Harnell's portrayl gives Secret an update suave voice in reminiscent of him sometimes breaking into his Wakko Warner voice without the Scouse accent, most notably when he is screaming. Cummings' portrayl of Morocco makes his voice less of a Peter Lorre impersonation but high-pitched with the kept Moroccan accent. The Chief speaks with a British accent now as evidenced by his catchphrase; "Good show Secret". Apparently, in the 1993 revival, the personality and traits of Secret and Morocco have been switched opposed to their original '60s personality. Morocco was more of a chauffeur and is quite intelligent but in the revival, he is more independent as a sidekick, became too much bungling and is more childlike often getting injured at most scenes, which was Secret's department in the '60s series, and often saying his catchphrase "Okay!". Secret is more displayed as a bumbling hero in the original while in the new version, Secret is capable of doing his job right and at some aspects can be part-workaholic and part-easy going, able to get the job done. Most of his injuries either come from his job or are from the influence of Morocco's actions. John Drake was now a Special Security Agent for MI9, getting his exotic assignments exclusively from Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Like the original, he has a gadget used for almost everything but mostly relies more on his mixed martial arts combat. This version of the series introduced far more Bond-like gadgets, from exploding tie-pins to tape-recording shavers, and emphasized fast action. This new series seems to have fallen under the villain of the week formula and Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole have once appeared on a 2 Stupid Dogs story in the episode "Let's Make A Right Price" which was an advertisement for Granny's Joybone Doggy Treats, and Little Bog and Big Dog appeared on a Secret Squirrel story in the episode "Scriocco Mole" as contestants in a game show. McGoohan’s subtle yet intense acting and well-choreographed fightscenes, as well as minorities and women in the roles of intelligent,important people are far ahead of their time and worth watching again andagain. I had thought this wouldmakeit seem dated, but actually it became an important detail of awell-craftedcharacter, and is part of why I grew to like him better than Bond afteronlythe first disk. Better atwhat it does than what Seinfeld did for its genre, better even, thanthe BBC’s The Office. Better still, than its successor, The Prisoner.Despite what has dated, what is stunning about Danger Man is what hasnot. In a sense, it’s sickeningly depressing, because the plot concernsare eerily of the moment. Right wing takeovers, identity theft,internment camps, Geneva and Rome endings for unlucky agents and amajority of episodes concerning the Middle East, which- either throughhuge coincidence or prescience, relate to Iraq, Israel and Lebanon!There is even a slightly anti-Israeli cautionary tale how likely isthat, today or any day? Drake uses brainand brawn- he throws a good right hander, for example, though hispathetically slow running, is thankfully, kept to a minimum. There are exoticexteriors McGoohan who incidentally, co-wrote several of the betterepisodes, let his camera people fly around the world and film whateverthey liked. McGoohan, who must be a peacenik, seems, fromalmost 40 years ago, to warn us across the chasm of time, of thedangers of a society under constant surveillance, plagued by right-winglunatics, both harassed and sold out. Patriot and lover of Britain to the end, handy man with gadgets,hater of guns and promiscuous sex, these are part of the appeal. While most reviewers find them stilted, (McGoohan lost interestafter filming the episodes and immediately ended the series) I beg todiffer. The showsare also now 1 hour episodes, and for seasons 2 & 3 (combined total 45episodes) are filmed in black and white. He doesn’t usewomen, rarely carries a gun much less uses one, and prefers to think hiswaythrough his missions. The gadgetry ismoresparse and more believable than that found in the Bond films, with themostcommon spy accessories being a camera hidden in a cigarette lighter, andanelectric razor that doubles as a tape recorder. Unfortunately, due to its maturenatureand age, chances of it being televised grows less year by year…Alas poorYorick. Drake is back in1 hour episodes and looking at these you will find an a to z ofcharacter actors involved in some fantastic stories. Drake is a lonerwho will not let himself get involved with anyone romantically due tothe nature of his job, in fact he is the ultimate gentleman spy and hehas to get close to people to solve the case. Ahundred times over the years, facing my own moments of challenge, Iremembered how John Drake had handled things. Inspite of the inconvenience, I made it my business to see as many aspossible; my first was when Drake had a car crash, blacking out . I had no idea itwas the progeny of an earlier show about a NATO operative, a few episodesofwhich I saw in 1961 (and none since). It seems some of the later ones (did theseries run into 1967?) were the weakest: Far-fetched and in a few casesridiculous without being tongue-in-cheek. I cannot say whether SECRET AGENTcame to an end because it ran out of petrol or because the more ambitiousTHE PRISONER was on the drawing boards. It was brilliantly written andplayed and although most of the episodes are in black and white, itdoesn’t make much difference as long as it is so fascinating andreliable. And, yes, that statementapplies to his over-hyped and underwhelming portrayal as Number Six inThe Prisoner. All the Danger Man episodes, including the earlier run of30 minute episodes, are available on DVD. Perhapsif enough people contacted them they might think again?.At least one videotape is available commercially of Danger Man, I have seenit recently in a store in London, as there are 4 episodes on one tape Iassume that these are from the 1960 series, when the stories ran for 30minutes. 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__label__wiki	0.784951	0.784951	Taylor Swift Plastic Surgery Rumors Taylor Swift is still so youthful. And yet, she has enjoyed so much success. The plastic surgery rumors surrounding Taylor Swift includes rhinoplasty and boob job. Taylor Swift is 4 years younger than Lady Gaga. In any case, she has turned into another star in America. Many people the world over love her voice and music hits. Notwithstanding, the 26 year old singer and song writer may feel somewhat tipsy because her name is often linked with plastic surgery. In addition plastic surgery specialists believed that she underwent procedures like nose job and breast augmentation. Photo Credit: (left) Celebrity Photo Taylor Swift Has A Successful Music Career Taylor Swift is one of the fastest rising stars in Hollywood. And being young is one of her greatest assets. Her second album “Fearless” has already won 4 Grammy Awards, making Taylor Swift the youngest ever Album of The year Winner. She followed up with two albums Speak Now and Red which both sold more than a million copies each within their first week of release. Watch Taylor Swift being interviewed at a tender young age of 17: Compare that to a recent interview below: In a short span of time, Taylor Swift has already sold more than 40 million albums and 130 million singles downloads. In 2015, Taylor Swift became the youngest woman to be included in the Forbes Magazine “100 Most Powerful Women” List. Thus, it is important for Taylor Swift to keep looking young and achieve more success along the way. Though she has never admitted to the use of plastic surgery, her success has driven much speculation about her looks. Taylor Swift and Rhinoplasty Dr. Anthony Youn gave a clarification about the gossip to radar on the web. The plastic specialist trusted that Taylor swift got her new nose subsequent to having a plastic surgery, rhinoplasty (nose work). He asserted that the nose employment made her nose more refine, straighter and slimmer. It could be seen from the before and after pictures. The differences in her nose shape and structure could very well be caused by a rhinoplasty procedure. However, it is observed that the changes in her nose, though apparent, was not the result of multiple nose jobs. Perhaps Taylor Swift got the right plastic surgeon and got the job done with just one try. This is good news because multiple revision rhinoplasty causes a loss of nose cartilage and can end up disastrous like Michael Jackson and LaToya Jackson. Her newly shaped nose fit her better as the size is in balance with the rest of the facial features. Taylor Swift and Breast Augmentation Taylor Swift boob job rumor has been ongoing since 2013.A media source reported that she showed up with bigger bosoms when she attended one glamour event. But Taylor Swift simply disregarded the gossip and ventured forward with no affirmation. Before, a source ever told in media that Taylor was proposed to get bosom inserts in light of the fact that she has level midsection. On the off chance that the boob work theory was genuine, Taylor may have reevaluated the recommendation as something to be thankful for. On the other hand some of her fans asserted that the change on the bosom was created by the push up bras. Whether it was the work of a skilful plastic surgeon or a very well fitting push up bra, Taylor Swift has gotten what she wanted. Her current bust line shows a set of perky looking boobs that fits her slim body superbly. At least she did not overdo things like Heidi Montag or Dolly Parton. Taylor Swift And Philantrophy We believe that Taylor Swift enjoy such tremendous success is not down to just her looks or talent. Many fans appreciate the good heart of Taylor Swift. It is well known to all that Taylor Swift gives back to society in whatever ways she can. Some of her ways of giving back includes: In 2012, she pledged $4 million to fund the building of a new education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Also in 2012, Swift partnered with textbook rental company Chegg to donate $60,000 to the music departments of six US colleges In response to the May 2010 Tennessee floods, Swift donated $500,000 during a telethon hosted by WSMV. In 2014, she donated $100,000 to the V Foundation for Cancer Research and $50,000 to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Swift has donated auctionable items to a large number of charities, including theElton John AIDS Foundation,the UNICEF Tap Project, Oxfam International,Habitat for Humanity, MusiCares and Feeding America. Many times, celebrity news gossip focus on the looks and behavior of the celebrity. But rarely do we recognise the kind deeds that celebrities have done for the society. Taylor Swift, though successful, is not proud or loud. Her fine example of remembering where she came from is for everyone to learn. In fact, in 2012, Michelle Obama presented Swift with The Big Help Award for her “dedication to helping others” and “inspiring others through action”. Now that is something that money cannot buy. So, Taylor Swift deserves our utmost support in her philantrophy. Plastic surgery or not, may we be presented with years of musical entertainment from Taylor Swift. What do you think about Taylor swift Plastic Surgery? Do you trust that she underwent plastic surgery? Than share your opinion below. Taylor Swift Plastic Surgery Before and After Photos – Boob Job? Eva Mendes Plastic Surgery Before and After Tori Amos Plastic Surgery Before And After Marie Osmond Plastic Surgery Before and After Amanda Holden Plastic Surgery Before and After Kari Byron Plastic Surgery Before And After Published by Plastic Surgery News, in Musicians. Tagged with Plastic Surgery Before and After, Taylor Swift Plastic Surgery. 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__label__cc	0.729828	0.270172	DH Read: “Just Google It: A Short History of a Newfound Verb” This WIRED piece by Virginia Heffernan reminded me of something that Jessica Dauterive, the other 2016-2018 DH Fellow, has brought up in our weekly DH Fellow meetings—that there was something much more playful, open-ended, and less structured about digital history during its earliest phase in the 1990s and that this playfulness is no longer integral to how digital historians think about their work (for more on this idea, see Jessica’s Omeka exhibit on The Lost Museum). It seems that this development has sort of mirrored a similar change in online search from an activity initially imagined as almost whimsical to something more purposeful and directed: [F]or insiders, “to Google” started as an intransitive verb; a pastime without an object; search for search’s sake; a Sunday drive through cyberspace. But by 2002 we layfolk had gotten our mitts on it and knew what Google was really for—forensics, stalking, the transitive stuff. “Have you Googled her yet?” Willow asks Buffy in the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. “She’s 17!” cries Xander, finding some nice prurience in the word. Corrects Willow: “It’s a search engine.” The next year, the American Dialect Society named Google, transitive verb, “the most useful” word of 2002. The Oxford English Dictionary minted it in June 2006. Heffernan finds Google’s claim of organizing the world’s information problematic. As she explains: Part of the shared pretending done by Google and anyone who uses it is to act as if “information” on the web already existed in some kind of natural state prior to Google’s mission to organize it. Instead, information in its present form is, in fact, a product of Google and would be nothing without the company’s decision to recognize it as Googleable, rank it in the algorithm’s esoteric hierarchy, and incentivize its renovation so it might make itself prettier to Google. “To Google” something, therefore, is to accept the fiction that Google is both the whole information world—and the only path through it. It’s probably unfair of me to compare Google to any digital history project (Google’s reach into so many aspects of our lives is certainly unparalleled by even the most popular, well-funded DH project imaginable), but this does make me wonder what epistemological message newer digital history projects send compared to the more interactive and creative projects of the past, ones that imagined the use of hyperlinks as a way to encourage nonlinear thinking and exploration. I think it’s also worth thinking about how Google has shaped DH work over the last two decades and what the implications of that might be… is it possible to work against the grain of Google’s view of and vision for the internet when your project’s success depends on appearing at the top of Google searches? In what ways does a project buy into or replicate Google’s particular brand of information management? We should be asking these questions of our work. These are just some of the not-so-fully-formed thoughts I have after reading Heffernan’s brief article. Read the original piece here. Tagged future of history, humanizing the digital, online search DH Read: “Colonial and Postcolonial Digital Humanities Roundtable” DH Read: “Is Google Home a History Calculator?”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8984
__label__cc	0.600433	0.399567	The Irrigation Association welcomes water infrastructure bill signed into law \| KRVN Radio The Irrigation Association welcomes water infrastructure bill signed into law BY Irrigation Association \| October 26, 2018 Home › News › Crops The Irrigation Association is pleased to support America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which was signed into law on October 23. This sweeping legislation includes many provisions backed by the IA over the past few years. Included in America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 is the congressional authorization of the WaterSense program. A priority of the IA, this issue was a top focus during legislative fly-ins and grassroots advocacy efforts. The IA also congratulates the greater water provider community, along with the coalition partners and leaders, who advocated tirelessly to get authorization included in this legislation. “We are excited to see the WaterSense program now authorized by Congress,” said IA Government and Public Affairs Director John Farner. “The IA’s membership, along with our coalition partners, should be commended, as years of advocacy efforts have culminated in legislation that is signed by the president. We now look forward to working with elected officials to ensure WaterSense remains a strong, market-enhancement program for water-efficient technologies and services.” In addition to authorizing the WaterSense program, America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 expands water storage capabilities. removes “pilot” designation from and reauthorizes the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program for two years at $50 million per year. authorizes federal funding for water infrastructure projects, which leverages billions in water infrastructure spending. “The IA thanks congressional leadership for spearheading this strong bipartisan legislation focused on our nation’s water resources,” Farner continued. “We look forward to these programs being implemented and creating real results for our nation’s aging water infrastructure.” IrrigationIrrigation associationWaterWater Infrastructure © 2019 Nebraska Rural Radio Association. All rights reserved. Republishing, rebroadcasting, rewriting, redistributing prohibited. Copyright Information Two people detained following Dawson County pursuit Tuesday evening Gov. Ricketts to host Nebraska economic development summit (AUDIO) Potential Heat Stress this Week KDA Alerts Livestock Owners of Virus in Nearby States	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8985
__label__wiki	0.597023	0.597023	Department of Libraries & Research Government of Jammu & Kashmir dirlibraries@gmail.com ORGANIZATION SETUP DIRECTORY OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES Providing Modern Library Services to Book Lovers Workshop on e-Granthalaya Release of Khawariqus Saliqeen Gani Kashmiri’s memory relived Book Exhibition at Jammu and Srinagar Inauguration of District Library Pulwama Art, Culture and Languages Archives, Archaeology & Museums The Department of Libraries & Research is upholding the long tradition of public library service in Jammu & Kashmir dating back to AD 1879 when the first public library was set up in the State. The Department is engaged in the dissemination of knowledge and information by way of providing free library and reading room facilities to people of Jammu & Kashmir through its network of public libraries in the State. The Department runs various categories of public libraries at block, tehsil, district and division level where titles on a variety of subjects for both specific and general i Forms, Applications... Future, Past events... Catalogue of Manuscripts Automation & Networking Catalogue of Rare Books Selection of Books Construction Programme Recently Completed Works Digitization & Archival Phone No's (May to Oct) SMC Building Karan Nagar, Srinagar, Kashmir- 190010 (Nov to Apr) SRS Central Library Complex, Kachi Chhawni, Jammu- 180001 Copyright © 2017 Department of Libraries & Research Developed By Directorate of IT & SS, University of Kashmir	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8988
__label__wiki	0.579658	0.579658	By Michael Colligan, Get A Grip On Lighting America and the rest of the world that uses electricity is completely flooded by super cheap, low-cost LED light bulbs from China (never mind smartphones and other electronic gadgets). How did this come about? It is an interesting story. Worth understanding if you sling light bulbs every day for a living. It starts with the greatest human catastrophe of all time, which is the period in China between 1927 – 1979. Like most things involving China in the 20th and 21st centuries, the scope of upheaval, devastation and human tragedy in this era is impossible for Americans and Westerners to fathom. To put this in perspective, the casualty rate of the first part of the Chinese Civil War alone (1927 – 1937) makes the American Civil War, in all its devastation, look like minor skirmish and a statistical blip. We need to get into the weeds a bit in order to understand China’s rise and how they came to dominate so many industries so quickly. Imagine if Britain decided to invade America in the middle of the American Civil War? Well in 1937, Japan invaded China and the two sides in the Chinese Civil War decided to put hostilities on hold and become “co-belligerents” in order to drive the Japanese out of China. This was easier than it might have seemed from the outside because Japan, like Germany, premised their 20th Century expansion on grounds of ethnic and racial superiority. The Japanese government at the time was racist from top to bottom, and racism leads to grandiosity, irrational decisions, and eventually to disaster (more on this later). But the war against Japan was a one-sided affair, significantly weakening Chiang Kai-Shek’s Chinese Nationalist Army the Kuomintang (KMT). Yes, General Mao and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), did skirmish with the Japanese guerilla style during the war. But Mao was basically biding his time; stealing and stockpiling Japanese military equipment and ammunition in preparation for the resumption of the civil war. When China (KMT and PLA), the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, Mongolia, America, and others eventually defeated Japan (no America didn’t even come close to doing it alone) the KMT was exhausted. Somewhere between 12 and 18 million Chinese people were dead (mostly civilians and not including the 7 million from 1927 – 1937), the country was in shambles, and famine and chaos reigned. But General Mao and the PLA were stronger than ever. They saw their chance and took it, and this is the beginning of the story of Chinese dominance of the LED trade! Huh? What is the Circadian Canadian talking about? Yeah, it is hard to see, but this is where the story of our industry kind of begins. But to tell the tale properly requires that we suspend our disbelief. To piss off everyone equally, here comes a “what if” American allegory loosely based on events that occurred in China between 1945 and 1979. With allegorical license fully deployed and tongue firmly planted in cheek, let us imagine that American society and politics had become completely polarized. Even the silent majority and people who rarely paid attention were openly taking sides. The “truth” was becoming something politicians manipulated, claiming absolute truth or total lies, no nuance or analysis (people hate losing what they have more than they value gaining what they don’t, and as political compromise starts to break down people become entrenched). In our fictional scenario, a deep distrust for those on “the other side” begins to form in the land of the free and the home of the brave; rather than solving problems, leaders engage in one-up-manship and deceitful machinations. Looking to consolidate power rather than improve the standards of living. So, let us pretend that Bernie Sanders is a maniacal military genius all ginned up on some crazy communist ideology; hiding his enormous ego by spewing lies of a glorious socialist future to anyone who will listen. “Promises, promises” – everything will be ok once we are in charge and redistribute all the wealth properly. To back up his tough talk, he has armed a band of disaffected hipsters. We need to give him a name, let’s go with Chairman Bernie. In the other corner we will use Donald Trump. Why? Because it’s just too perfect and hilarious and I’m Canadian. In this version of events he is a viciously divisive fellow, officially in charge, representing people from an ethnic majority along with elites, aristocrats, moneyed merchants and the rest of the bourgeoisie. He seems glorious, daring and in charge, but be careful. What he says goes or you are screwed, and he tends to shoot from the hip and talk a lot of shit. And not everyone is as loyal to him as he thinks. He is dangerous, only in our allegory of course, because he lacks a strong supporting cast of lieutenants. Why? Because he pisses everybody off. Let’s call him Director General Trump. A civil war breaks out and Holy Emperor Wu! Who would have thought? Chairman Bernie and the rebel hipsters defeat Director General Trump and the US military. With mass defections and the mainland in full-blown chaos, Director General Trump and those left and loyal to him retreat to Cuba to regroup and fight another day. Director General Trump claims to be the legitimate government of America in absentia. The war doesn’t end but the shots cease to fire. After the retreat, Director General Trump, like most paranoid dictators would, declares Martial Law, sets up a police state and maintains it for 38 consecutive years! He is in charge for life. During this period, he proceeds to execute or imprison anyone suspected of supporting Chairman Bernie. If you were going to live in “America 2,” the Real America, you do what Director General Trump says or it’s a throat slit. Interestingly enough and concurrently, Director General Trump and those he deems loyal (all the people with experience making stuff and who have all the money) turn Cuba into a major manufacturing hub for electronics and begin to export these gadgets around the world. Chairman Bernie and the hipsters can’t believe their luck! “Justice and Equality for all” they proclaim, and immediately begin to implement all those fantastic ideas they’d been cooking up over single batch craft brewed pale ale and homemade Merguez North African lamb sausages. But after a while not even Denver’s best cappuccino or the craft brewed stars and stripes ale can appease Chairman Bernie. He grows mercurial, secretive and paranoid. Things get worse when they start to run out of the basics. I mean even a low-brow hipster has an herb garden, but what are you gonna do, “grow your own hops?” Eventually, the hipsters begin to turn on each other and everyone starts to starve. Chairman Bernie is as paranoid as it gets. In Chairman Bernie’s world, equality means equity in the distribution of starvation and terror. He brags about the casualties and the starving and claims it’s all Director General Trumps fault. The once proud hipsters now kowtow and genuflect to the “mighty Chairman, defender of the people.” Instead of focusing on economic development, however, Chairman Bernie, now increasingly isolated and paranoid, spends all of America 1’s resources developing weapons and a consistent tension exists between America 1 and America 2. A further tension begins to develop between both Americas and the rest of the world. Near the end of his life, Chairman Bernie is paid a visit by another corrupt world leader, and they shake hands. Chairman Bernie doesn’t listen, but the hipsters kowtowing around him jockeying for power are, intently. The corrupt world leader points at America 2 and says – “do it like that.” Eventually, Chairman Bernie and Director General Trump die. America 1 is a complete disaster of starvation and tyranny and America 2 is a serious police state that puts the German Democratic Republic to shame. But hell, they are good at making stuff. Both the Chairman and the Director General maintain spiritual control from the grave and cults develop around both of their legacies. America 1’s new leader, the Hipster King, remembers the advice of that corrupt world leader and looks across the strait at America 2 (Cuba) and all the wealth and technology being developed and says “ok, come back, but only the guys who know how to build factories, and you can only build them in Florida. And, yeah, you can bring your dirty money as long as you are willing to perpetuate our lies, not yours. You must agree that Chairman Bernie was a mighty, honorable leader, the Founding Father, the new George Washington for our great nation of the people, and Director General Trump a traitor!” You guessed it, lightED reader – money talks and bullshit walks. “We can cut a deal, man!” Back to reality and The China Question. Who is this corrupt world leader character modeled in our little allegory? What President in U.S. history do you think would have the stomach for striking a deal with a communist dictator responsible for killing more people than Hitler and Stalin combined? It is none other than Richard “the trickster” Nixon back in 1972. Look at the smile on his face as he presses hands with the greatest murderer of all time – Chairman Mao. Heck, if you put a red suit, white beard and wig he could be the Chinese Santa Clause – Ho. Ho. Ho. Forget about the slaughterer of tens of millions of his own people. But Tricky Dick showed Mao what was up – the American Way! The jolly old Chairman wasn’t quite ready to take over the lighting business yet, but those in his inner circle were listening intently to what the unindicted conspirator had to say. Oh yeah, baby. If you are over 40, you might remember popular national monikers which you don’t see much of anymore: “Made in Taiwan” and “Made in Hong Kong.” Well, in 1979, there was a small fishing village backwater in China with a population of 30,000 people close to Taiwan and right across the water from Hong Kong. It is called Shenzhen. After Chairman Mao died (not Bernie – no more pretending) a dude named Deng Xaoping, who had listened very closely to Nixon’s advice, declared “To become rich is glorious!” What he really meant is “we have more cheap labor than you can dream of or imagine, and these racist Americans think we are an afterthought because we aren’t white.” He was right. He set up a special economic zone geographically close to Taiwan and Hong Kong. He allowed factories to be built in public-private partnerships with the dudes who knew how to make stuff from Hong Kong and Taiwan on the premise of “Technology Transfer.” Technology transfer is the exchange of opportunity with the price being intellectual property. He then carried out the “normalization of relations” with the United States recommended by “Richie Rich” Nixon. “Deng, I told old Mao, start with light bulbs, man!” Believe it or not, in 1979, seven short years after it was revealed that he was crooked, Deng insisted to then-president Jimmy Carter, that Richard Nixon, the Wizard of Watergate, the man that all future political scandals would be named after, be invited to the White House dinner to symbolize the continuity of the Mao-Nixon initiatives. And Holy Emperor Wu again! The frickin’ President of the United States of America, far and away the most powerful man on the planet, acquiesced to Deng’s request! The unindicted conspirator rolled in hot to seal the pact. Never mind the Great Leap Forward or the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution; with the spirit of Chairman Mao invoked, the greatest heist of all time, the rise of Shenzhen and China in general was officially toasted by Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Deng Xaoping at the Whitehouse in 1979; a deal with the devil? Sorry, this was a deal between devils and our little industry hasn’t been the same since. Tagged with The China Question Comment on the story Cancel reply	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8989
__label__wiki	0.687927	0.687927	Jenny Packham Showroom 34 North Row W1K 6DQ One of the UK's most successful and independent fashion brands with global recognition, Jenny Packham has become the design house of choice when it comes to social dressing. Launched in 1988, Packham's distinctive signature style has contributed to revolutionise the bridal industry, introducing a contemporary approach to design and styling. The eponymous label now comprises ready-to- wear, resort, bridal, accessories and lingerie collections. Jenny Packham has flagship stores and showrooms in London, Paris and New York. The collections are available at the world's most discerning stores: Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Neiman Marcus, Net-A-Porter and Bergdorf Goodman. Red carpets the world over are graced with Packham's designs worn by the most iconic, talented and influential women of our generation including: Taylor Swift, Uma Thurman, Angelina Jolie, Emily Blunt, Kate Winslet, Dita Von Teese, Kate Hudson, Oscar winner Adele Adkins and The Duchess of Cambridge. Ebi Rezaeiafsah sales@jennypackham.com Harriet Caul pr@jennypackham.com SALES SHOW TICKET REQUESTS Laura Rifkind Unit A, Spectrum House 32-34 Gordon House Road London NW5 1LP www.jennypackham.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8994
__label__wiki	0.571351	0.571351	RABBIT-PROOF WRITING As I said a while back, I'm in the thick of writing Aussie nature poems. Writing Aussie nature poems for publication, in fact. They should emerge in the first half of 2014. There are many challenges: writing what hasn't been written on this subject before; shaping poems that are unique and unexpected; avoiding predictable gum and wattle references; steering clear of bush poetry; playing with purposeful form and layout; avoiding sentimentality and writing too many poems that pay homage to our natural world (which is easy to do, when you're a birder and wilderness tragic). I'm trying to balance things out, compose fantastical and truthful pieces. I also want to highlight this irony: our wilderness sustains us, but doesn't give a toss about us. Eighteen poems are done. Another two are in mind. There's fire, rain, leeches, glow worms, a bowerbird, a funnel-web, a wombat, Putin, Avatar, Hamlet, Harry Potter, family, heritage, scraps of indigenous culture... Just as long as the reader isn't bored, as long as they want to turn the page, as long as they wish to have my poems in their life for a little while. And, that at the end of it all, the reader turns away from their life of deadlines and dead ends and gets back out into nature, soaks it up, strives to preserve it for previous generations. Who knows whether my work will have that much impact? LJ, November 29 2013. After 10 glorious days in Scandinavia earlier in 2013, I had to sink my teeth into some Scandi Crime when back home. I recently finished watching the entire series of The Eagle - A Crime Odyssey, which I found enthralling. I loved how everything ended with Halgrim (our haunted, complex, intuitive, daring, pig-headed, philandering Icelandic-Danish police hero) most content as an independent bachelor in a brightly-lit new apartment. LJ, November 25 2013. A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT Britpop supremo (and vegan) Johnny Marr is playing the Oxford Art Factory early in January 2014. I'm a big fan of his work with The Smiths and Electronic. His new solo album, The Messenger, rocks. His recent gigs in the UK have been getting glowing reviews. THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS POETRY ANTHOLOGY How fine it was to come home yesterday (after another demanding day of teaching and HSC marking) to my contributor's copy of The Southern Highlands Poetry Anthology which Peter Lach-Newinsky (editor of the Anthology) placed on my doorstep. Peter was the brains behind the eighty-page volume, which marries Anglo-Saxon and indigenous voices in a sustained hallelujah for everything worth preserving in the Southern Highlands. I thank him wholeheartedly for including six poems of mine, several of which have been published here at The Ultraviolet Range (sometimes in different forms). My poems leap from one thing to the other - you'll come across Don Bradman, Bowral teenagers, glow worms, fly agaric, foxes, native flowers, sooty owls, Smith St Melbourne, Adolf Hitler and the Abu Sayyaf. Peter's editorial suggestions re. my work were deeply considered and most beneficial. It's an honour to be in a collection that meditates on many Southern Highland things including our notion of home, our shaping by history, what we owe the natural world and what we owe each other. Mark Tredinnick, Jennifer Compton (who just won the Newcastle Poetry Prize), Jennifer Rankin, Grace Perry and Peter himself are amongst the other poets in the Anthology. You can purchase copies of the book from Peter via his website and at those precious few places that still value poetry and place and humanity. LJ, 7 November 2013.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line8995
__label__cc	0.501297	0.498703	Rudridge walk raises thousands in memory of colleague A team of 30 walkers from Rudridge, along with its customers and suppliers, has raised over £7,000 after walking up to 50km in memory of a colleague. Tony Marshall, who worked at the company’s Farnham branch for many years, suffered a fatal stroke in 2016. The company organised its F.A.S.T. Road to Rudridge event, named in recognition of the acronym that helps identify stroke symptoms and act on them (Face, Arms, Speech, Time), to support The Stroke Association. The walkers could choose to trek one of five routes varying in length from 13km to 50km. Of the 32 participants, 25 completed the 50km route with 30 of the walkers making it to the finish line after two walkers had to withdraw due to minor injuries. All routes took in the beautiful scenery of the Downs Link Path and the North Downs Way, finishing at Badshot Lea FC’s new ground on Westfield Lane in Wrecclesham. After completing the route, all walkers were treated to a well-earned pizza and awarded with their medal, which was presented by Rudridge’s Sales Director, Paul Duke. He said: “I’m so proud of our team of amazing walkers and thank them for all their courage, determination and commitment they have put into completing this extremely tough challenge. There were some really difficult parts to the day, but I’m sure we will all go away with some great memories. “Our goal was to do something together to not only commemorate Tony, but to raise money for a really important charity and increase awareness of stroke symptoms. I believe we have truly achieved this and the funds raised will make a big difference to The Stroke Association. Thanks to all our supporters and to those who helped on the day. “In particular Jo, Gary and Greg from Rudridge, who supported us from start to finish and PMW Communications, Pied a Terre Adventures and Badshot Lea FC who all assisted with organising the event.” To make a donation, visit Rudridge’s JustGiving page www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rudridge. Rudridge’s Community Project winner celebrates with new home ground Smith Brothers open day hits the bullseye Merchant raises hundreds for charity during family fun day BHETA’s Toolstation ‘Meet the Buyer’ day another big success Seccombe Builders Merchants introduces new landscaping breakfast event	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9000
__label__wiki	0.580468	0.580468	More from Kontorovich: The Constitutionality of International Courts: The Forgotten Precedent of Slave Trade Tribunals The Constitutionality of International Courts: The Forgotten Precedent of Slave Trade Tribunals by Eugene Kontorovich, Northwestern University Law School, has just been posted on SSRN. Here's the abstract: The United States' participation in international courts, and in particular, the potential accession to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which would have jurisdiction over U.S. nationals and U.S. territory, raises serious constitutional questions. These questions were thoroughly analyzed in the course of the debate about the constitutionality of international courts proposed by Britain in the early 19th century. This episode has never been examined by legal scholars or historians, despite its great relevance to a current legal and policy debates. This Article presents that historical debate over the slave trade courts, and draws lessons for the present legal questions. The permissibility of joining international tribunals spans several major constitutional issues: delegating federal powers to supernational institutions; the limits if any on what can be done through the Treaty Power; and vesting judicial power in non-Article III courts. While these are all famously confused and contentious areas of law, a preponderance of scholarly opinion concludes that the Constitution does not bar joining international courts, the ICC included. However, the jurisprudence and literature on these questions has entirely neglected an important evidence. In the wake of the Napoleonic Wars, a network of international tribunals to punish slave trading as created. Many European nations joined these "mixed courts." The United States, however, saw the courts as unconstitutional. It refused to join the mixed court system for forty-five years, spanning eleven presidencies. The constitutional objections were formulated by some of the leading statesmen of the early Republic, and even some members of the Founding Generation. They raised several constitutional objections of both structural and individual rights varieties: that the court would not be reviewable by the "Supreme" Court; and, even more importantly, that it would subject U.S. nationals to criminal trials without jury trial and other Bill of Rights protections. These objections were held unanimously in the distinguished Cabinet of James Monroe; shared by Congress; and undisputed by anyone for decades. This suggests that giving an international criminal court jurisdiction over certain offenses within the ICC's charter would be unconstitutional. This does not mean that U.S. participation in international criminal courts would always be unconstitutional. Those interested in seeing the United States participate in such courts will find in the slave trade court episode not a constitutional straitjacket but rather a guide to tailoring their jurisdiction to avoid constitutional constraints. This Article unpacks the constitutional objections stated at the time and shows that some but not all international criminal courts are likely to be unconstitutional, while non-criminal international tribunals are far less problematic. Aside from the precedential significance, the nineteenth century discussion of why joining such a court would be impermissible speaks directly to today's constitutional jurisprudence in modern terms. It provides surprisingly relevant guidance on questions like the permissibility of non-Article III courts; constitutional restraints on the Treaty Power; and the binding effect of judgments of international courts. Additionally, nearly every argument made today about American exceptionalism in international law and the conflict between domestic and international law was rehearsed nearly 200 years ago. Posted by Mary L. Dudziak at 7:09 AM Labels: Constitutional studies, Courts and judges, International Law and Foreign Affairs, Slavery Au Revoir, Emily Kadens! History of Bankruptcy Discharge Louis Auchincloss: The Swaim Tape Yu on old and new agendas in the history of develo... Page on the Gary Dinners Tirres on Lawyers and Legal Borderlands Another Judicial Fillip for Austrialian Legal Hist... History and Economic Regulation: The Tobin Project... One More Word on Justice de Grey 20th Century British History Essay Prize Eyal-Cohen on small businesses, the tax code, and ... Law and History Review 27:1 Now Online Possible Topics for Graduate Students in 18th-Cent... Bellia and Clark on The Federal Common Law of Nati... Howe on Slavery as Punishment and the Original Pub... Revise & Resubmit? 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__label__cc	0.514481	0.485519	Divisions > “We’re committed to compassionate clinical care, advancing novel research and training future leaders in our field,” says division chief Bruce Troen, MD. Geriatrics and gerontology have had a presence at the University at Buffalo since the establishment of the fellowship in geriatric medicine on July 1, 1980. In addition, the division also offers a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine. Faculty members within the division provide clinical care, engage in research, and contribute to the education of medical students, post-graduate trainees in medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine and surgery, and of practicing physicians in internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine and surgery. The faculty’s areas of expertise include: comprehensive geriatric assessment polypharmacy management of behavior disturbances associated with dementia frailty The multidisciplinary programs of the division interface with nursing homes, tertiary-care hospitals and community-based settings. Participating institutions include the VA Western New York Healthcare System, Kaleida Health System (Buffalo General Hospital, DeGraff Memorial Hospital, HighPointe), Erie County Medical Center, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care and its subsidiary, Hospice Buffalo. In addition, the division plays an active role in the Alzheimer’s Disease Assistance Center of Western New York. Our faculty have distinguished themselves as innovative researchers, dedicated teachers and trusted clinicians. Whether you’re a medical student, resident or fellow, we’re committed to furthering your interests and skills in geriatrics and palliative medicine. Our pursuit of groundbreaking research in geriatrics and palliative medicine complements our division’s commitment to excellence in clinical care and education. Every day, our physicians dedicate themselves to raising the standard of care in geriatrics and palliative medicine. Read the latest news and media coverage about our division, faculty and research. Learn about upcoming events in our division. Contact us if you have questions about our division. Chief, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Bruce Troen, MD Professor of Medicine & Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine UB-CTRC Room 8030 F, 875 Ellicott Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Email: troen@buffalo.edu Department of Medicine City-Wide Grand Rounds - "Thyroid Function Testing" CTRC Room 5019 with live video stream to ECMC-3rd Fl-Dr. Steven Noyes Medical Education Center and VA WNY Healthcare System Conf Rm 803C Calendar Suture Import medical school events to your personal calendar. Customize by selecting different event categories and receive automatic reminders of the school events that matter most to you.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9010
__label__cc	0.73262	0.26738	Department of Physiology and Biophysics Confocal Microscope and Flow Cytometry Facility Physiology and Biophysics > Research & Facilities > Anthony L. Auerbach, Professor; Ph.D., Oregon, 1978. Ligand-gated and synaptic-receptor ion channels; molecular kinetics; molecular basis of drug action. Joan S. Baizer, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Brown, 1973. Neuroanatomy and physiology of vision. Donald Campbell, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Texas Medical Branch, 1986. Cardiac ion channels; drug effects; neuromodulation of ion channels, nitric oxide. Michael E. Duffey, Professor of Physiology, Biophysics and Medicine, and Director of Graduate Studies for Physiology; Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon, 1977. Regulation of epithelial ion channels. Jian Feng, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Tennessee, 1997. Mouse genetic models for neurological disorders; molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration. Perry Hogan, Distinguished Teaching Professor; Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1968. Electrophysiology of cardiac muscle. Randall Rasmusson, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Duke University, 1991. Cardiac ion channels; mathematical modeling; structure-function analysis of channels. Frederick Sachs, Professor; Ph.D., SUNY Upstate Medical Center, 1971. Cell and molecular mechanisms of mechanical transductions; light and atomic force microscopy; mathematical modeling; software and instrumentation development. Malcolm M. Slaughter, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for Biophysics; Ph.D., Fordham, 1977. Retinal physiology and synaptic neuroscience. Susan B. Udin, Professor; Ph.D., MIT, 1975. Developmental neurobiology of visual systems. Zhen Yan, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1997. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of ion channel regulation; signal transduction in CNS neurons. Salerno EE, Patel SP, Marshall A, Marshall J, Alsufayan T, Mballo CSA, Quade BN, Parker MD. Extrarenal Signs of Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis Persist in Nonacidemic Nbce1b/c-Null Mice. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Caitlin Dudley A. Morell M. Duffey S. Patel. Effects of amantadine on corneal endothelium. Exp. Eye Res.. 2019 Investigating the Action and Physiological Role of Slc4a11 in the Cornea. Michael Duffey (Co-Investigator), Mark Parker (Principal Investigator), Sangita Patel (Co-Investigator). National Institutes of Health. $1,972,804. 2/1/2018-1/1/2023. Role of myosin IC in prostate cancer metastasis. Wilma Hofmann (Principal Investigator). NIH/NCI. $478,500. 8/1/2017-7/1/2020. A Novel Epigenetic Mechanism for Alzheimer's Disease. Jian Feng (Co-Investigator), Zhen Yan (Principal Investigator). NIH. $1,993,750. 4/1/2017-3/1/2022. See all recent funding>	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9011
__label__wiki	0.77703	0.77703	Categories Archives: 2017 2017 Women’s World Cup Kicks Off! The Girls in Green are set to kick off their 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s World Cup bid on Thursday, 13 July 2017 against New Zealand. The Women’s National team finished in 10th place at the 2013 World Cup in Oshawa, Canada, falling to Japan in in 2017, featured, General, Headlines, Women's National Team Women’s National Team – Player of the Game Sponsor Announced Ireland Lacrosse is pleased to announce AMC Consulting, LLC as the named Player of the Game sponsor for the 2017 Women’s World Cup campaign! For more information on AMC Consulting, LLC contact: info@amc-clinops.com Women’s National Team – High School Intern Opportunity May 17, 2017 – Women’s National Team High School Intern Program @ 2017 World Cup Ireland Lacrosse is pleased to announce the availability of select intern positions with the Women’s National Team as they travel to and compete in Women’s U19 National Team Coaching Staff Selected Ireland Lacrosse is proud to announce the coaching staff of the organisation’s inaugural Women’s U19 National Lacrosse Team. Eileen Ghent, Head Lacrosse Coach at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, has been selected as Head Coach of the FIL Releases 2017 Women’s Lacrosse World Cup Schedule Guilford, England – The official schedule of the 2017 Women’s Lacrosse World Cup has been released by the FIL. The tournament features 25 nations, squaring off at Surrey Sports Park in Guilford, England from 12-22 July to be crowned World Champion Women’s National Team Party, Arlington VA on 11 March Arlington, VA – There is no greater honor in lacrosse than representing a country of your heritage on the international stage. The goal of the Women’s National Team staff is to ensure that all the players selected to the team get the opportun Ireland Lacrosse Men’s & Women’s National Teams Partner with STX Dublin, Ireland – Ireland Lacrosse, the governing body of lacrosse in Ireland, announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with STX, LLC, to be the official equipment supplier of all the Men’s and Women’s National teams; Senior, U19 an in 2017, featured, General, Headlines, Men's National Team, Men's U19 National Team, Women's National Team Sign-up for IL Membership Today! Click the logo below! RT @IrelandWLax: Thrilled to announce our tri-captains for @EuropeLacrosse Championship: 🇮🇪Dee McKim 🇮🇪Caroline Peters 🇮🇪Nonie Andersen A…Irelandlacrosse RT @IrelandWLax: We have completed training camp, a scrimmage, opening ceremonies, and kick off our @EuropeLacrosse Championship campaign t…Irelandlacrosse RT @IrelandWLax: We might need to go to a team meeting, but Robyn & Noreen are busy in the lobby supporting @Kerry_Official & @MayoGAA. Tea…Irelandlacrosse RT @IrelandWLax: Excellent 2nd session - especially now that Head Coach Cacki Helmer has finally arrived! Looking forward to Day 2 tomorrow…Irelandlacrosse RT @IrelandWLax: Fantastic first training session here Netanya! Temps are high but spirits are higher. Looking forward to lunch, classroom…Irelandlacrosse	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9012
__label__wiki	0.961344	0.961344	/ Headlines ‘AFP skims P40m bounty’ posted April 12, 2014 at 12:01 am by Christine F. Herrera and Solon also tags Gazmin, Roxas in reward scheme AN OPPOSITION lawmaker on Friday accused the Armed Forces, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Interior and Local Governments Secretary Manuel Roxas II of pocketing almost half of the P41.45 million in reward money for the arrest of top communist leaders. The accusation by Bayan Muna Rep. Isagani Carlos Zarate came in the wake of the misdeclaration by the Armed Forces of the bounty imposed on captured communist leaders, one of whom was shown to be a case of mistaken identity, and another of whom was discovered to be missing since 2007. The top two communist leaders, Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, claimed they had P1.5 million in hard cash intended for the Yolanda victims when they were captured in Cebu last month but said the military claimed it only recovered P23,000 from the couple. Zarate said the documents from the Defense Department under Gazmin and the Interior and Local Government Department under Roxas showed the bounty on the heads of the Tiamzon couple was pegged at P10 million each, for a total of P20 million. But the Armed Forces had understated the amount and publicly announced the reward collected was P11.52 million, or P5.6 million per head, Zarate said. “Secretary Gazmin and Roxas, as well as the AFP, should account for the total amount actually released as the two officials have been quiet about the AFP’s understated funds for reward money that they had collected. This involves a total of P41.45 million, of which amount, the AFP claimed to have collected only some P22.4 million. So where is the rest of the reward money?” Zarate said. He said a “hit list” issued by Roxas and Gazmin was used as a money-making venture by the Armed Forces, even after the Court of Appeals ascertained that one of the “leaders” was just a security guard. “The AFP collected the P5.6 million in reward money and refused to return the bounty despite the CA ruling,” Zarate said. Zarate gave credence to the claim made by the Tiamzon couple that the Armed Forces, along with other state agencies that arrested them, might have taken the P1.5 million meant for the victims of super typhoon Yolanda “considering that it seems to be standard AFP practice to misdeclare funds.” “Case in point is the supposed bounty for Benito Tiamzon and Wilma Austria which after about a week of their capture the AFP announced that they had P5.6 million each on their heads, but based on the Joint Memorandum 2012-14 of the DILG-DND which they are using, the bounty is P10 million each. It was only after we filed a resolution to investigate this that they corrected the figure,” Zarate said. Aside from the understating of the Tiamzons’ bounty, Zarate said, three other similar cases had been recorded. “Another case is the supposed bounty for Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos, which again they said was P5.6 million but in actuality was P7.85 million,” Zarate said. Zarate also cited the case of Leo Velasco, which the Armed Forces stated to carry P5.6-million bounty on his head but based on the joint memorandum was more than P8 million. “What is more bizarre though is that they increased his bounty even if they knew that Velasco was missing since 2007,” Zarate said. “With this pattern of fund misdeclaration, it is not far off that the AFP also got the P1.5 million and only declared P23,000, dividing the remainder among themselves,” he said. Zarate said the memo from the Defense and Interior departments with a 235-person hit list for communist leaders was just being used by officials to collect reward money. This was the same list used to arrest Rolly Panesa, a security guard, who the Armed Forces said was a ranking communist leader , Danilo Benjamin Mendoza, with a P5.6 million reward on his head, Zarate said. “The Fifth Division of the Court of Appeals ordered Panesa freed last August 27, 2013,” said Zarate. “This is dangerous and alarming. The hit list allows anyone to be captured, just like in the case of Panesa, who was mugged and tortured by his military captors. Panesa, a security guard, was jailed for several months in a case of mistaken identity that the CA declared as such,” Zarate said. What was worse, Zarate said, was that the Armed Forces had collected the supposed P5.6-million bounty and never returned the money despite the CA ruling. “This hit list and other similar lists should not be used again because it endangers the lives of individuals even those not in the list,” Zarate said. 3 kg-tilapia caught in Pasig River's Estero de San Miguel	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9016
__label__cc	0.725732	0.274268	Library of Memories I've been taking the Library of Memories class over at Big Picture Scrapbooking recently, taught by Stacy Julian. We're at the end of week 3, and it's definitely a whole new way of thinking about how to organize my photos for scrapbooking. I've had to go through my photos, sort them all chronologically, put them in easy-to-pull-out albums, pull photos for categories from the ones I just sorted, find random connections between photos that otherwise didn't exist, and finally go through all my existing scrapbooking layouts and determine what type they are from an existing list given to us. Phew. All in 3 weeks. I'm having a blast so far though since I've seen some photos I completely forgot I had. My parasailing pictures from the one time when I went. I called my parents after the fact. Pictures of Leif dyeing his hair blue and then getting a call the same day saying he had to go meet a client for work RIGHT NOW. Besides that, I finished reading The Dam Book, and have decided to rename and reorganize all my digital photos using that method. Oh I can still do my Library of Memories stuff, but first I have to rename all the digital pictures, then sort them by year, and then I can bring them into a program like Bridge and start tagging them. This is going to take months, but I feel like I definitely have a process for this. Read more about Library of Memories Big Joe Has Hart Yeah yeah, cheesy headline. We just finished watching the NHL Awards show aired on OLN. The big MVP award (Hart trophy) goes to...JOE THORNTON OF THE SHARKS!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! A good story on this on the Sharks website. Read more about Big Joe Has Hart Yahoo Hack Day I participated in my first Yahoo Hack Day yesterday and today. Coding was from noon on Thursday to 1pm on Friday, with hack submissions closing at that time. Basically the idea is what cool Yahoo thing can you write in 24 hours, be it something useful, something fun, or just something you've always wanted to do. The demos started at around 1:20 on Friday, and ended at 4:30, just in time for pizza and beer. While I can't talk about anything publicly since it's Yahoo internal stuff, mine had something to do with how long employees have been at the company. I didn't win anything of course, but I was not only impressed that I got something finished, but it looked decent, and I got a large round of applause when presenting (and several laughs as well), and it's something I can cross off my "must do" list. I've never participated in anything like this before because my coding skills...well...haven't been up to snuff, but as this was all web based (my code was Perl, PHP, MySQL, and an AJAXified (is that a word?) UI) I was able to hold my own without any problems. 6/21 - I found the NBC 11 video of the Hack Day story they did on their website. Unfortunately it's in Windows Media player format (asx actually), and my Intel MacBook Pro wouldn't play it, my parents couldn't play it, and few of my friends could, so I moved it over to YouTube for easy access. Read more about Yahoo Hack Day Foul Beast, Thy Name is Microsoft Like every other single person who's bought a Windows PC over time, those PCs have come with a copy of Windows. Computers the past few years have come with Windows XP. With upgrades and such, I think between the 2 of us we have about 5 Windows XP licenses - 3 of which are currently in use. With the announcement of the coming Parallels for the Intel iMacs, I figured this would be a "nice to have" thing. I don't really need it since I have a PC already, but still would be something cool. I downloaded Parallels, installed it, installed a version of XP that I wasn't using, ignored the activation request (heck, I had 30 days), and went on my way. 30 days passed, and now Windows wouldn't let me log in without activation. "No problem!" I said as I went and grabbed the corresponding license key and typed it in. "Incorrect license key" Uh..ok. I tried a few more times with the same result, and finally called the activation phone number I was given. After reciting a 50 digit number into the phone at some computer, it transferred me to a real person. Said real person informed me that you are unable to transfer Windows XP to another computer if it came bundled with that first one. I looked around a bit on the web, and sure enough, last year along with the whole activation thing they made it so the copies which came bundled on computers could not be moved to other computers. "Piracy" was the claim, because people would get computers bundled with Windows XP, then either sell the license key or give it to a friend because they installed Linux or something. I guess the fact that I already paid for the copy with my computer doesn't matter, and I was still the legal owner of said computer and said copy. I must be a pirate! Sad to say I won't be using Parallels on my nice Macbook Pro since I do have an XP machine, but it just would've been cool, dammit. Read more about Foul Beast, Thy Name is Microsoft Published in Time Magazine Every once in awhile I'll send in a letter to the editor for one of the various magazines I subscribe to. Usually they don't get published because I bash on how everyone likes American Idol, or something unpopular like that. Imagine my surprise when at the end of last week I received an email from Time Magazine mentioning my recent letter was going to be published. I couldn't locate the original at the time, but I knew it had something to do with gaming. Here's what they published: Aiming for New Gamers "A Game for All Ages" [May 15] reported that Nintendo hopes its new game controller, which senses a player's hand movements, will appeal to girls and grandparents. As a female gamer who has been playing video games since the days of Pac-Man, I am always amused by game companies that feel the need to target female gamers. Not one of the games aimed at girls has appealed to me. You know what I want in a game? How about realistic female characters instead of bouncy, skinny, half-naked ones? I've given up playing female characters in any game because of how they look. Does anyone really believe female warriors ran around wearing little more than a metal brassiere? If Nintendo is serious about wanting to reach the female audience, it should treat us with some respect. We like questing too! MICHELLE HEDSTROM Santa Clara, Calif. They definitely changed a few things, and made it look like I was commenting on Nintendo's new controller, which I absolutely wasn't. I can't find the original I sent since I didn't send it from my main email account, but either I used the word "skanky" and they took it out, or maybe I censored myself. I definitely know I used the term MMORPG someplace, and that's what I was referring too, since now my last sentence doesn't make a whole lot of sense without it (and the letter is out of context) but hey, I'm still published. Read more about Published in Time Magazine Michelle's New Mugen With our weekend days spent at the RC track, Leif was getting increasingly frustrated because I always wanted to drive his car. My mini LST batteries didn't last that long, he never could get the LST2 to work properly, so that left his buggy. We took turns driving it, but obviously that wasn't a good solution, so he hit upon the bright idea to just build me another one! So it was a project we started working on together. The directions were in Japanese translated to English, and I think the translators just didn't get the concept. It would point to a part and then list "Bag F" as the place to find the part. Well huh, Bag F doesn't even exist on the parts list, and it would turn out to be in Bag J. I think it took us roughly about 3 days on and off to finish the car, but we eventually did! The problem with that was that I still wasn't able to drive it immediately since I was going to some scrapbooking things for 2 weekends in a row, and then we flew to Denver for Memorial Day weekend. While I was at the scrapbook things, Leif broke in the engine so at least I didn't have to do that, and finally on Memorial Day, I was able to drive it. It was everything I hoped it would be - fast, sleek, and I didn't break it. Check out Leif's amazing paint job - before I drove it through the dirt and mud! 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__label__wiki	0.940418	0.940418	Home > Films > P > The Prestige The Prestige \| 2006 The Prestige location: the grand London theatre: Los Angeles Theater, South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles \| Photograph: flickr / J Eric Lynxwiler Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johanssen, Piper Perabo, David Bowie, Andy Serkis, Christopher Neame, Roger Rees, Ricky Jay, If Christopher Nolan’s film of Christopher Priest’s novel just misses the inexorable logic of Bryan Singer’s The Usual Suspects and his own Memento, it still repays multiple viewings and the internet is bound to be full of theories and counter-theories. Set in Victorian England (according to production notes – yet there’s a reference to ‘the King’ in the prison scene, which makes it Edwardian), the film makes brilliantly inventive use of real locations in, of all places, Los Angeles. Beneath the elaborate dressing (Nathan Crowley's Production Design was deservedly Oscar-nominated), exterior street scenes are the familiar Universal Studios backlot. Four downtown Los Angeles theatres stood in for London’s West End: the Los Angeles Theatre, the Tower Theatre, the Palace and the Belasco. The most dazzling is the Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway, used for the opening ‘Transported Man’ trick. Beautifully restored, its opulence has made it a cinema veteran. It became ‘Carnegie Hall’ for Milos Forman’s shockingly underrated Man on the Moon, with Jim Carrey as subversive comic Andy Kaufman, and hosts the sad premiere of George Valentin’s silent film in The Artist. It’s the theatre’s lavish red and gilt lobby which is most often seen on screen. This was the site of the premiere of Limelight in Richard Attenborough’s biopic Chaplin, Cameron Diaz’s dance fantasy in Charlie’s Angels, Gotham’s casino in Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever, a somewhat raunchier casino in Michael Bay’s Armageddon and even as the Vatican in End of Days. The Prestige location: more Victorian grandeur: the Palace Theater, 630 South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles Another lavish venue is the Downtown Palace, 630 South Broadway, the loft of which became the workshop of Alfred Borden (Christian Bale). Formerly the Palace Theatre, the same loft was previously seen as the studio of performance artist Maude Lebowski (Julianne Moore) in Joel Coen’s The Big Lebowski. The Prestige location: the 'Pantages' theatre: Tower Theatre, 802 South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles The Tower Theatre, 802 South Broadway, which is actually a cinema, is a more modest venue. Its exterior is seen as the ‘Pantages’ (although set in London, the film mysteriously uses the names of famous Los Angeles theatres – Pantages, Orpheum – though those two real theatres weren’t used for filming. The Tower was also featured in The Replacement Killers, while Megatron perches on its tower in Michael Bay’s Transformers. The Prestige location : demonstrating the trick for Ackerman: Belasco Theatre, 1050 South Hill Street, downtown Los Angeles The deserted theatre in which Angier (Hugh Jackman) demonstrates the ‘Real Transported Man’ trick to an amazed Ackerman is the Belasco Theatre, 1050 South Hill Street. You might have seen the Belasco as the ‘Kyoto’ dance hall in Rob Marshall’s Memoirs of a Geisha and the hideout of John Travolta in Dominic Sena’s Swordfish (with Jackman again) The Prestige location: the London restaurant: Herald Examiner Building, 1111 South Broadway, downtown Los Angeles You won’t be able to enjoy a meal at the restaurant, which is the interior of the old Herald Examiner Building, 1111 South Broadway, downtown. Looks similar to the ‘New York’ restaurant in which Gabriel Byrne is picked up at the opening of The Usual Suspects. It is. Much of Bryan Singer’s film was shot in this abandoned newspaper office. The entrance to London’s ‘Royal Albert Hall’ is the imposing lobby of the Park Plaza Hotel, 670 South Park View Street, overlooking MacArthur Park. Remember Leslie Nielsen deluged by terrorists and runaway prams in Naked Gun 33 1/3 on these steps? Or Nicolas Cage bashing out someone’s brains in the opening scene of David Lynch’s Wild At Heart? The abortive demonstration of Nikola Tesla’s scary machine is in the hotel’s grand Terrace Room (which was the ‘Coco Bongo Club’ in Jim Carrey comedy The Mask). The Prestige location: Tesla's machine in the 'Colorado' hotel: Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel, 607 South Park View Street, downtown Los Angeles The Park Plaza pops up again. Its wood-panelled Ballroom is the ‘Colorado’ hotel in which Angier finds Tesla’s machine. For more on the Park Plaza’s Ballroom, see Steven Spielberg's Hook. The Prestige location: the courtroom and the 'London' pub: Bank Building, 650 South Spring Street, downtown Los Angeles The old bank building at 650 South Spring Street, downtown Los Angeles, also crops up twice. It’s not only the courtroom in which Borden is tried for murder, but the pub in which Cutter (Michael Caine) and Alley (Andy Serkis) meet up. The same interior can be seen in David Fincher's Se7en, Ghost, The Mask, John Schlesinger's Marathon Man and Spider-man 2 among other appearances. The Prestige location: Angier's mansion: Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles The mansion of Robert Angier is the Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills. Another veteran location with a long cinematic history, the house and grounds have been seen in plenty of other films including Spider-Man, Ghostbusters, Star Trek Into Darkness, The April Fools, The Loved One, The Big Lebowski and There Will Be Blood among many others. The mansion is not open to the public, but you can visit the extensive grounds – free of charge .And another David Lynch connection. Greystone used to house the American Film Institute, where interiors for Eraserhead were filmed. Visit: the Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014 (tel: 213.629.2939) Visit: the Downtown Palace, 630 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014 (tel: 213.553.4567) Visit: the Tower Theatre, 802 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014 (tel: 213.629.2939) Visit: the Belasco Theatre, 1050 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 (tel: 213.746.5670) Visit: Greystone Park & Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (tel: 310.285.6830)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9031
__label__wiki	0.771765	0.771765	The Shack – Movie Home News ‘The Shack’ Trailer: A Grieving Sam Worthington Gets Some Heavenly Help ‘The Shack’ Trailer: A Grieving Sam Worthington Gets Some Heavenly Help Re-posted from Collider BY KAYTI BURT DECEMBER 1, 2016 Add The Shack to the growing list of faith-centric mainstream movies coming out this holiday season and beyond. The Lionsgate drama based on a New York Times bestselling novel by William P. Young stars Sam Worthington as Mack Phillips, a grieving father who meets the Holy Trinity, as one does. There is also a shack involved. The Shack also stars Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw, Sumire Matsubara, Radha Mitchell, and Graham Greene, and is directed by Stuart Hazeldine, who has previously been better known for his screenwriting than his directing. The Shack will be his second feature film, following his directorial debut: the 2009 British psychological thriller Exam. The trailer, which Lionsgate just dropped, includes an original song from McGraw and Faith Hill, and some beautiful, diverse shots. You’ve got winter, you’ve got summer. You’ve got an Eden-like garden, you’ve got a shack. I’m adding The Shack to the list of upcoming movies featuring grieving fathers who form relationships with non-tangible beings played by tangible Oscar winners. So far, there are two items on this list: The Shack and upcoming Will Smith vehicle Collateral Beauty. More broadly in the category of mainstream movies interested in exploring questions of faith, we also have Martin Scorsese’s much-anticipated passion project Silence, adapted from the 1966 Shūsaku Endō’s novel about two Jesuit priests who go looking for their mentor in 17th century Japan. The Shack, which was adapted for the screen by John Fusco (Marco Polo, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Drago: Sword of Destiny), will hit theaters on March 3. Here’s the official synopsis for The Shack: Based on the New York Times best-selling novel, The Shack takes us on a father’s uplifting spiritual journey. After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips [Sam Worthington] spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa [Octavia Spencer]. Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever. Previous articleBestseller lists for the week ending Feb. 12 Next articleTim McGraw’s New Movie ‘The Shack’ Is a ‘Story of Redemption’ Read More: Tim McGraw’s New Film ‘The Shack’ Is a ‘Story of Redemption’ To fellow Christians who are boycotting ‘The Shack’ (and those who are loving it!) – here’s how God can use you. Get Your Theology From the Bible and Enjoy ‘The Shack’ Friday Box Office: ‘The Shack’ Soars, ‘Before I Fall’ Falls, ‘Table 19’ RSVPs ‘No’ ‘The Shack’ Premieres at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums Chart The Shack Premier in LA March 2nd ‘The Shack’ Soundtrack Is A Stunning Collection By Music’s Elite To fellow Christians who are boycotting ‘The Shack’ (and those who... ‘THE SHACK’ TAKES MOVIEGOERS ON AN EMOTIONAL JOURNEY Friday Box Office: ‘The Shack’ Soars, ‘Before I Fall’ Falls, ‘Table... Hillsong UNITED Release New Song And Music Video “Heaven Knows” Interview with Avraham Aviv Alush about “The Shack” Soundtrack5 Music Video4 Behind the Scenes2 © The Shack Official News Site - Powered by Tribus	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9032
__label__wiki	0.791574	0.791574	Glass Jaw ★★★★ Liz Rodriguez Director: Jeff Celentano Starring: Lee Kholafai, Korrina Rico, Jon Gries, Jaime Camil, and Reynaldo Gallegos. Released: October 26th 2018 (USA) Glass Jaw is a knock out action film produced by Eleven Seven Productions and AZ Films. It is directed by Jeff Celentano and features a talented cast consisting of Lee Kholafai, Korrina Rico, Jon Gries, Jaime Camil, and Reynaldo Gallegos. The film is set to be released, through Vision Films, on October 26th, 2018 and revolves around the character of Travis Austin (Lee Kholafai), a boxing prodigy whose glory turns to ashes after a tragic event that takes place in his life. No spoilers, but the sequence displays Travis’s struggles and his return journey to salvation. Filmed on various stunning locations in and around Los Angeles, Glass Jaw in its true essence, is a very unique film which explains a very important life lesson through the eyes of the main character. Reality is something that can force people to fall on their knees, regardless of who they might be. This is the case with Travis who, despite being a successful boxer, loses his title, honor, and most importantly, the love of his life. The film does quite well in developing the character personality of Travis, whose sole purpose in life becomes regaining his lost treasures. Thus, viewers get to see an intense struggle full of blood, sweat, and soul searching determination. One of the most significant highlights of this film is, not just the struggle within the sequence, but the efforts made by the brilliant cast, specifically Lee Kholafai, who performed most of these iconic stunts without taking support from high-tech machinery. According to Kholafai himself, the producers used very little computer-generated visual effects and mostly focused on real-time stunts. So when audiences watch the film, during most of the fight scenes, actor Kholafai is taking those hard punches to the jaw causing him to naturally fall to the ground full force. Clearly, the determination could be felt both within and outside the boundaries of the scene. If the high octane action isn’t enough, Glass Jaw features a very diverse ensemble cast, including first-time actor, Boosie from the hip hop world and some great original music. Overall, Glass Jaw is a very intense and entertaining film that provides a heap of motivation to its viewers. It depicts failures that every human being faces while also providing them the confidence to overcome them by simply not giving up. Glass Jaw is a knock out in theaters and on demand October 26th. Related Topics:Glass Jaw movieGlass Jaw ReviewGlass Jaw Vision FIlmsVision Films Glass Jaw LFF 2018 Review – Museum ★★★★ LFF 2018 Review – VS. ★★★★ High Action ‘Glass Jaw’ Releases Oct 26	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9033
__label__wiki	0.83464	0.83464	Manchester United to concentrate on Alvaro Morata over Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United may have been alerted to the possible availability of Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, which is only the way they would be with the Portuguese forward having the ability to make any team much better. However, United should not sit and wait for something to develop in the Ronaldo saga as they could miss out on other targets. Jose Mourinho has been trying to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata for the past few weeks. Real Madrid are said to want around £65 million price tag according to The Mirror, something which could be closer to the £78 million figure which was reported over the past few weeks. United need to bring in the target they need, rather than wait and be disappointed once again. The Mirror suggest that Mourinho would rather concentrate on bringing original targets such as Morata to the Old Trafford club, rather than getting involved in the prospect of luring Cristiano Ronaldo back to the Theatre of Dreams. The Mirror suggest it could cost £175 million to sign Ronaldo, which with it being a massive transfer fee, the sponsorship and advertising could soon see the club recoup some of the money paid out and it would set another spell of interest amongst the clubs supporters, which would see tickets even for the less popular matches of the season sell out, which could be the same if Mourinho did conduct some good business anyway – but more people will be blinded by the appeal of Ronaldo once again. Morata has been keen to leave the Santiago Bernabeu this summer, being somewhat of a peripheral figure at the club during the past season, coming off the bench more times than he actually started, scoring twenty goals for the club in their bid to lift the La Liga title and retain the UEFA Champions League trophy, becoming the first club to do that since the competition was rebranded when the Premier League era in England began. Morata signed for the Madrid club last summer after a clause was met and the club paid Juventus £26 million to re-sign their former player. Madrid president Florentino Perez has confirmed that no offers have been made for Morata this summer, which suggests that the media have been making things up with bid apparently being submitted. “We haven’t received offers for anyone this summer. No one has offered us anything – not for Cristiano [Ronaldo], not [Alvaro] Morata – not James [Rodriguez]. We have a great team and, when the time comes, we will improve it.” United do not need any distractions this summer. What they need to do is sign the players to improve the squad so Mourinho and his team can find the right formation, the strengths, weaknesses and find the best way to put United on the road to recovery in the Premier League where they will be expected to mount a title challenge over the likes of Chelsea this coming season. Mourinho knows what he is doing and I am sure he if wanted Ronaldo and he wanted United, there would be a quick deal going through, but like all the other times the player has been linked to United, it will end up with the player signing a new bumper contract, telling everyone how much he loves Madrid and how he wants to retire there. The boy who cried wolf only wants things that see him at the pinnacle of everyone’s interests and moving back to Manchester will not do that. Performance over ego are the characteristics Jose Mourinho looks for Chelsea midfielder wants Jose Mourinho reunion - reports Starting XI: Martial starts as Manchester United look for three wins in three… First Team, Managers, News, Opinion, Starting XI 0 Manchester United face their third battle of the new Premier League season, taking on Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. Jose Mourinho’s side have … Read more Manchester United to battle with Paris Saint-Germain for Brazilian midfielder? First Team, Managers, News, Opinion, Transfer Rumours 0 Manchester United will reportedly battle Paris Saint-Germain for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred this summer. Jose Mourinho is reportedly keen to add the 25-year-old pla… Read more Ole Gunnar Solskjaer becomes Manchester United interim manager… Feature, First Team, Managers, Opinion 0 Manchester United have confirmed that former striker, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will become the interim manager of the club after the sacking of Jose Mourinho on Tuesday morni… Read more Starting XI: Manchester United v Southampton – Premier League 2016/17 Manchester United face Southampton at Old Trafford in the Premier League this evening. Southampton, at Old Trafford at least, has been a bit of a bogey side for United wi… Read more	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9034
__label__wiki	0.629473	0.629473	2006-olympia-expo-19 Jay Cutler at the 2007 Mr. Olympia Prejudging 2008-arnold-classic-429 1998-noc-06 1994-night-of-champions-new-45 Muscletime.com Articles Bodybuilding News 2008 Pro Bodybuilding Weekly IFBB Tampa Pro in August 2008 Pro Bodybuilding Weekly IFBB Tampa Pro in August Written by Wolfgang Koellerer with Millard Baker We've been excited all year long to have a pro men's bodybuilding show in the sunny state of Florida! But we have even more reason to celebrate now that the 2008 IFBB Tampa Pro Show lineup is close to being finalized. It looks like we'll finally have a very strong and interesting field of competitors on stage. This is something we haven't had since the Arnold Classic early this year. It will clearly make up for the weak lineups we've seen in New York and Houston. The contest brings major excitement for us with the debut of two IFBB pro newcomers. James "Flex" Lewis from England and Clarence DeVis won their pro cards within hours of each other last October. We've been impressed with Flex Lewis in his amateur competitions and we were able to celebrate Clarence DeVis' victory with him at the 2007 Belgium Nationals where he earned his pro card. The major narrative for the 2008 Tampa Pro Show is the emergence of a young breed of new talented bodybuilders represented by Lewis and DeVis competing against a long list of seasoned IFBB veterans who are all approaching the age of 40 if not surpassing it. The list of bodybuilding superstars in the latter camp is very long indeed with Dennis James, Darrem Charles, Toney Freeman, Quincy Taylor and of course Chris Cormier seeking to prove their glory days are not behind them in their pursuit of an Olympia qualification. Will the two IFBB Pro newcomers James Flex Lewis from England and Clarence DeVis be able to defeat some of the established veterans in the sport of bodybuilding and place in the top five? The old timers will need to bring their A-game - no question about it! We feel that Chris Cormier will come on strong after a long absence from competition. But his triceps injury may well prevent him from going home with the first place prize. Yet he still may qualify for the Olympia. The fight for the top three spots that qualify for the Olympia will be incredibly competitive and we predict a very difficult task for the judges. We do not believe all the big names will be able to achieve their best conditioning. This leaves the door open to James "Flex" Lewis and Clarence DeVis; both are excellent bodybuilders with a lot of potential for success in the sport. The fact that they are also really nice guys makes it easy to root for them. This does not discount the potential threat from Japan's former rising star Hide Yamagishi who is back from an unfortunate "forced" break in his career. After becoming the first Japanese bodybuilder to ever compete in the Mr. Olympia contest, he is eager to return to the Olympia stage once again and will no doubt be in great shape! And don't forget Mark Dugdale who along with the aforementioned eight bodybuilders all expect (and have a realistic chance at) a placing in the top five. With only one spot remaining in the top ten, we have several incredible bodybuilders who all have the potential to surprise the field and break into the top ten. These include the massive Marcos Chacon from Spain, the symmetrical Jaroslav Horvath from the Czech Republic, New York Pro top 10 finalist Charles Dixon, the ever improving Khalid Almohsinawi from Holland, the incredibly ripped Frederic Sauvage, Steve Name from Hungary and Canada's Fouad Abiad. Every single one of these competitors wants a top ten spot! To all the east coast fans: Make sure to travel to sunny Florida for the Tampa Pro on August 9th for the next big IFBB weekend! It will be a great show in a superb venue with a great organizing team assembled by promoter Tim Gardner and the voices of pro bodybuilding Dan Solomon and Bob Cicherillo (Pro Bodybuilding Weekly). And if you live on the West Coast, there is the Europa Super Show in Dallas on August 16th where Ed and Betty Pariso are certain to promote another spectacular production and expo! Many of the top bodybuilders from the Tampa show will also compete in Dallas. Of course, a few additional top pro bodybuilders will jump into the fray like Texas' Johnnie Jackson who will switch gears to bodybuilding from powerlifting. View the forum thread.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9037
__label__wiki	0.859563	0.859563	Prooftexts The Wandering Jew Comes Home Leah Garrett 10.1353/ptx.2000.0018 Sidra DeKoven Ezrahi . Booking Passage: Exile and Homecoming in the Modern Jewish Imagination. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. xii + 358 pp. Jewish "exile" and "return" have been analyzed from a variety of perspectives that often fall into two interpretive standpoints: historical readings focusing on how Jews throughout the ages understand the causes and repercussions of Jewish displacement, and religious readings that see Jewish exile and return as connotative of larger things. Instances of religious readings include Jewish perspectives in which exile and return became galut and "homecoming," with the displacement read through the lens of sanctified Jewish history; and Christian understandings in which the Jewish wanderer is the Wandering Jew, forced to roam the earth for having hurried Christ [End Page 362] along on the way to Calvary. The Wandering Jew is both dignified and debased-dignified for becoming a repentant Christian, and debased for originally being a Jew. Historical interpretations of Jewish exile and return include W. D. Davies's The Territorial Dimension of Judaism,1 in which Davies seeks to assess "the nature and place within Judaism of the doctrine that in various ways asserts that there is a special relationship among the God of Israel, the People of Israel, and the Land of Israel";2 and Arnold Eisen's comprehensive Galut: Modern Jewish Reflections on Homelessness and Homecoming,3 a "history of Jewish exile"4 that traces the development in Jewish thought of ideas of exile and homecoming from the Bible through the twentieth century. Though historically anchored in their interpretations, Davies and Eisen assert that they have chosen the theme of exile and return for personal and political reasons-Davies as a means to work through his feelings about Israel in the wake of the Six-Day War,5 and Eisen to further the debate between American and Israeli Jews about galut and homecoming, and to find a middle ground between the two sides.6 The writings of Daniel Boyarin and Jonathan Boyarin on exile and return lie somewhere between ideological and historical interpretations. Their examinations into the socio-historical basis of Jewish concepts of Diaspora seek to "privilege Diaspora" against Zionist consciousness.7 In the 1970s, a new reading of exile and return became popular, generated from literary critics, rather than rabbis, priests, historians, and theologians. In the "nomadic" perspective, as occasioned in the writings of Deleuze and Guattari and taken up by a variety of poststructuralist and postmodern critics, exile and return become extra-historical. For instance, in the writings of George Steiner and Edmond Jabès, the literary and the real, the text and the world, unproblematically merge together rhetorically, with the text becoming the home and writing an act of return. The narrative is the world rather than the marker of a real world beyond the book, while the real exile is submerged into literary notions of fluidity and slipperiness that are instrumentally utilized to break down entrenched precepts. Exile is no longer merely a historical situation but, as in a religious interpretation, becomes representative of something else. Exile is "good" because it resists fixed concepts and works to corrode stability, while return is "bad" because too much stability brings on nationalistic and fixed agendas that lead to abuses of power. [End Page 363] In opposition to nomadic readings of exile and return, a broad array of postcolonial, diaspora, Jewish, and feminist critics have pushed for a return to historically anchored readings. Starting in the 1980s, postcolonial critics such as Gayatri Spivak showed how in nomadic thinking, as generated from French poststructuralists, critics appropriate the historical displacements of those with less power for their own theoretical ends (much as the colonialist instrumentally views the native).8 Diaspora theorists such as James Clifford and Edward Said challenge critics historically to ground their interpretations and not to dehistoricize real exile.9 Philosophers such as Susan Shapiro point out the troubling way that postmodern critics, particularly Jean-Françcois Lyotard, continue the Christian tradition of viewing the Wandering Jew as a positive figure of dislocation, thus erasing the real suffering of the Jews.10 Feminists such as Caren Kaplan show how modern, postmodern, and poststructuralist theories that...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9038
__label__wiki	0.516789	0.516789	The first interview series of Irina Nikitina’s television cycle 'Enigma' featuring the pianist Dmitry Alexeev has been aired on the TV Channel Kultura http://tvkultura.ru/brand/show/brand_id/60307/ The Enigma cycle features distinguished musicians, artists and cultural leaders who have powerfully shaped and contributed towards a more creative, civil, and cultural world. The next show will be dedicated to a distinguished conductor Mariss Jansons and will be broadcasted on March 28 at 23.50 MSK The Musical Olympus Soloists took part in the Rhapsody-in-School program in Berlin Participants of the Musical Olympus festival – violinist Alexey Semenenko, pianist Ilya Maximov and percussionist Simone Rubino – visited three secondary schools in Berlin on March 1 upon invitation from the Rhapsody-in-School Program. Rhapsody-in-School is an educational project initiated by renowned soloists to present classical music to schoolchildren & teenagers. The unique feature being the musicians visiting kids in their classroom. The meetings at schools held by the young soloists of the Musical Olympus aroused vivid interest among the kids and a long line of scholars wishing to get an autograph of Alexey Semenenko could be seen in one of the schools. March 2, Berlin. The Musical Olympus Gala Concert The 5th Musical Olympus Gala Concert under the Patronage of the World Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations takes place in the Chamber Hall of the Berlin Philharmonics on March 2nd at 8pm with the 'Parade of Winners': Simone Rubino (Percussion), Vasilisa Berzhanskaja (Soprano), Ilya Maksimov (Russia), Alexey Semenenko (Ukraine) and Seyoung Park (South-Korea). The concert program features works of Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Verdi, Xenakis, and Rachmaninov. Tickets are available at: www.berliner-konzerte.de THE FIRST MUSICAL OLYMPUS CONCERT OF 2015 SEASON TOOK PLACE IN SWITZERLAND On 4 February 2015 the concert hall of the Hotel Laudinella in St. Moritz (Switzerland) hosted the concert of Daniil Kharitonov participant of thXVII International Musical Olympus Festival. The concert programme featured works by J.S.Bach, F.Liszt, L.v. Beethoven and S.Rachmaninoff. VIOLINIST SOLENNE PAIDASSI NAMED AUDIENCE FAVOURITE AT THE GALA NIGHT IN BERLIN Solenne Païdassi (violin, France)received the Audience Award and an exquisite prize – golden Easter egg handcrafted by the famous Russian jeweler Vladimir Mikhailov – at the gala night of the Musical Olympus Foundation in Berlin. She stepped in at the last moment to substitute for Marc Bouchkov who had fallen ill. MUSICAL OLYMPUS FESTIVAL PERFORMS IN BERLIN UNDER THE MOTTO "MUSIC - FOR PEACE" On November, 14 the concert and presentation of the Musical Olympus Festival was a great success at the Chamber Music Hall of the Berliner Philharmoniker. That night the following festival participants performed on one of the best concert stages in Germany: Igor Yeliseev (double bass, Russia), Rémi Geniet, (piano, France), tenor Mario Chang (Guatemala), as well as Solenne Païdassi (violin, France). The latter stepped in at the last moment to substitute for Marc Bouchkov who had fallen ill.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9039
__label__wiki	0.856945	0.856945	Tag: Lyric Video AFTERMATH Release Lyric Video for “Gaslight” Chicago based Progressive Thrash Metal Band AFTERMATHhas released the lyric video for “Gaslight,” off of their recently released LP, There is Something Wrong. To Gaslight someone means to manipulate a person into questioning their own sanity. The song and video are integral parts of the greater message behind this ambitious concept album. “The song is about waking up and having an open-mind in order to avoid the elite’s attempt to Gaslight you,” says frontman Kyriakos “Charlie” Tsiolis. “It tells the real rulers of the world we are on to their ways and we will destroy them and their symbols.” Track List: 1. Can You Feel It 2. FFF (FalseFlagFlying) 3. Diethanasia 4. Scientists and Priest 5. Smash Reset Control 6. Gaslight 7. Handful of Dynamite 8. Temptation Overthrown 9. Pseudocide 10. There is Something Wrong 11. Expulsion Download / Stream There is Something Wrong Online iTUNES \| SPOTIFY \| AMAZON Advance Praise for There is Something Wrong “This album is fing awesome from start to finish.” – The Dirty Room “It’s bullish, belligerent and fueled by anger…it will punch your fin’ teeth in!” Chris Jennings – Worship Metal “It really packs a punch.” – caemanamelio – Metal Anarchy “I can’t even begin to tell you how badass this entire album is.” – Allyson Kingsley – Boston Rock Radio “This one will be difficult to knock of the Gauntlet’s Top 10 list for the year.” – The Guantlet “Aftermath is back with another album of wild thrash” – Daniel Cordova – Metal Injection “This album will score the hearts of listeners old and new.” – Kenny Lenehan – Silence is the Enemy “What lies within the message of the songs on ‘There is Something Wrong’ is the truth etched into the songs with a fervor.” – cherribird.com “…surprises lie in wait at every corner, with twists and turns following in dizzying succession recalling the works of other visionaries…” – Bayern – Encyclopaedia Metallum The Metal Archives SHARE \| FACEBOOK \| TWITTER \|YOUTUBE CARPATHIA Releases Lyric Video for “Sacrifice” Off of Upcoming ‘1912’ EP Boston based Alternative Progressive Metal CARPATHIA has released the lyric video for, “Sacrifice,” off of their upcoming EP, 1912, due out 6/10/2019. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/carpathia “1912 the EP is the culmination of three years of growth and hard work, loss and repair once as a band and now, as a family.” – CARPATHIA A band is not created solely from a group of people deciding to get into a room and write music together, it’s not that simple. Once you’ve found that ‘sound’, it becomes impossible to ignore that you’re now bound to these songs you find yourself pouring every last drop of blood, sweat, and tears into. You will, quite literally, fight for them. It is with those individuals that make up a truly unique and inspiring band. Carpathia and its members have a history, and it all started with Bobby Drinkwater. As an East Boston, Massachusetts native, Bobby has been consistently involved in music, and in 2016 started a nameless band with long term goals. Bobby keeps the conversations short, but has so much to say behind his instruments. Bobby plays multiple instruments including guitar, violin, piano, and drums. Bobby first found co-member Jason Barsotti to join his new project. Born and raised in Malden, Massachusetts, Jason first picked up his drum sticks at the age of 10, and his long term practice has lead him to a fast paced, hard hitting sound that resonates. Jason’s humble and pleasant personality quickly takes a backseat when he steps behind his drumkit. Bobby had continued his search in bandmates close to home when joining forces with Andrew Miller, the two had met and worked together in a previous project back in 2014. Andrew is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but has resided in Lynn, Massachusetts since 2013. Throughout Andrew’s life he has been surrounded by family and friends who have been hitting stages in music and comedy. It is no wonder that Andrew’s charismatic humor filled personality would follow in similar footsteps. Andrew has played guitar long term in a number of bands both in North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He had transitioned to playing bass in 2013 for a previous project and found his own unique sound in the process. These three musicians had wrote and played music together between 2016 and 2017 as an instrumental band while trialing a number of potential vocalists. Finally, in January 2017, Samantha Alice of North Kingstown, Rhode Island joined as the last vital part of this project. Samantha brought her strong vocal skills and even stronger personality to the group. Samantha’s history in singing has taken her from talent competitions to all state choir, and beyond. Samantha was first approached by Bobby after meeting at a local show and sparked an interest in trying out for his new project. It took no time at all for the solidification of this band to come to completion and Carpathia was officially named as such on April 22, of 2017. IGNESCENT Release New Single & Lyric Video,“Into the Night” Chicago Rock Band IGNESCENT has released the lyric video for their newest single (out 3/29/2019), “Into the Night.” “There is no picture so precious as unconditional love and nothing so freeing.” – Jennifer Benson (Vocals) Stream / Download “Into the Night” Online: iTUNES \| SPOTIFY \| AMAZON \| GOOGLE Female fronted and from Chicago, Illinois, Ignescent is a rock band founded by Jennifer Benson. Since 2011, the band has been primarily touring throughout the Midwest and Nashville area. Ignescent is comprised of Jennifer Benson on lead vocals, Deven Elion on lead guitar, Joey Sepulveda on rhythm guitar, and Chris Calix on drums. Ignescent’s first CD, Electrified, was produced by Grammy Nominated producer Travis Wyrick (10 Years, P.O.D.) and recorded at Lakeside Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. The first song on the CD, “Calling Out to You”, was co-written with former lead guitarist of Skillet, Ben Kasica. Ignescent’s 2nd CD was produced by Eric LaBrosse of Cherry Pit Studios. Their song, “You Got Me“, has been played on many radio stations including 95 WIIL Rock. Ignescent’s new song, “Into The Night,” was produced by Cameron Mizell (Memphis May Fire, Sleeping With Sirens). Ignescent has had the honor of opening for Flyleaf, Eve 6, Megadeth, Stryper, Saliva, Stitched Up Heart, Lacey Sturm, Otep, Fight The Fury – featuring John Cooper of Skillet, Another Lost Year, Art of Dying, Letters From The Fire, Like a Storm and has played at fests with Switchfoot, Colton Dixon, Memphis May Fire, The Devil Wears Prada, and Veridia. Ignescent has also played on Vans Warped Tour, at world famous – Rock Fest – in Cadott, Wisconsin with Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Anthrax, Lita Ford, Slayer, and Sevendust, at Summerfest, and recently co-wrote a new song with Sameer Bhattacharya of Flyleaf. Ignescent combines their musical backgrounds to form a harmony that is both addictively musical and inspiring. Ignescent is more than just a rock band, they are real people with a combination of great stories. These stories, combined with moving guitars riffs and a driving beat create a sound people enjoy and relate to. Their influences include Flyleaf, Evanescence, and Paramore. Ignescent’s music is a great mixture of rock and pop with a great message. You can tell that their music has a rock/alternative edge that sounds right at home with most Top 40 formats. Ignescent is excited to share their music. They have been working hard creating and perfecting their sound. Relatable lyrics with a rock and roll vibe, Ignescent is sure to entertain and inspire. “We’re authentic people that just want to encourage others with our message. We’re also a rock band and put on a great show! The music is addicting, it’s catchy with a real message.” DEAD GIRLS CORP Release New LP, ‘Bloody Noses and Hand Grenades’ Goth Industrial Rock Band DEAD GIRLS CORP has released their new album, Bloody Noses and Hand Grenades, introducing the brutal 12 track LP with the release of a lyric video for the single “From the Bottom” as well as an official music video for “Dead Girl.” Out now via Monsterman Records/ EMP Label Group, Bloody Noses and Hand Grenades is available on digital and physical formats. Dead Girls Corp. represents the goth chick cliques in Hollywood and like scenes. Reincarnated in 2016, Toddy T. (aka Toddy Deadboy) has collaborated with guitarist Dave Teague, bassist Bruce Miyaki, and drummer Mel McFail to generate a sound influenced by new wave, industrial, and post punk. Track List: 1. Dead Girls Corporation intro 2. DeadGirl 3. From the Bottom 4. X’s no O’s 5. Alleys of Death 6. Ask for it 7. Flesh for Fantasy 8. Cant Change 9. Promise Me 10. VDAY 11. Just the same 12. Dynamite 13. Worth Stream / Download Bloody Noses and Hand Grenades Online Click to Order Physical Copy of ‘Blood Noses and Hand Grenades’ & Dead Girls Corp Official Merchandise In Hollywood, Ca, a dark alleyway forbodes, connecting Studio 56 and the Record Plant. Music legends of today and yesterday from Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and Mel Torme holed themselves into these studios, all of them making records in the same one hundred yard radius. And, like many stories of legend, the lost replaced the heroes, the junkies replaced the giants, and Satan replaced Sinatra. In the middle, another entryway leads to DeadZone Sound Design. Home of Dead Girls Corp. for the past 10 years. Imagine Depeche Mode with a beat box through a distortion pedal , playing ultra pop at a Satanic disco. Dave Teague burns a hypnotic guitar straight into the psyche. Bruce Miyaki churns the vulgarity within the soul on his bass. Then Mel Mcfail hammers the earth like a sledge , forcing trauma to the body. And all of this abrasion is honed and torqued by the pop-evil song crafting of Toddy T..With the old millennium come and gone, the real Apocalyptic party is ready to begin…. YEAR OF THE LOCUST Release Lyric Video for “Stay Alive,” Pre-Order NOW New York Hard Rock Band YEAR OF THE LOCUST has released the lyric video for their single “Stay Alive.” Featuring Troy Lucckette (TESLA) and Brian Bonds (FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE), “Stay Alive” off of YEAR OF THE LOCUST‘s upcoming, self-titled EP. “‘Stay Alive’ is a redemption song; when you think it’s time to give up is just the best time to turn it up.” says Scot McGiveron (Vocals). “Troy is so creative and brought so much energy to the drum track, while Brian’s energy and guitar-play is just always so powerful.” Pre-Order “Stay Alive” on iTunes! YEAR OF THE LOCUST is also currently on the road with TESLA on their SHOCK USA tour. Tour Dates: 02/08 @ The Pageant – St. Louis, MO 02/09 @ Murat Theater – Indianapolis, IN 02/12 @ Palace Theater – Greensbourg, PA 02/15 @ Penn’s Peak – Jim Thorpe, PA 02/17 @ House Of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC 02/19 @ Ryamn Auditorium – Nashville, TN 02/20 @ Buckhead Theater – Atlanta, GA 02/22 @ House Of Blues – Orlando, FL 02/23 @ @ House Of Blues – Orlando, FL Click for Additional Dates & Ticketing Information Year of the Locust is a motley collection of personalities from the American Northeast. Hailing from NYC, Washington Dc, and West “By God” Virginia, the band’s sound has come into it’s own under the watchful eye of producer/guitarist Brain Bonds. “I remember going to see them at The Masquerade in Atlanta. In the moments before YOTL hit the stage I (and everyone else) heard some sort of guttural gang chant erupt from the backstage area. It really grabbed everyone’s attention. The tenacity they brought to their show and the way they commanded the stage was reminiscent of the arena bands I enjoyed as a kid. That type of power is a unique thing, and I knew I wanted to know more about them.” -Brian Bonds MYNAS Release Lyric Video for “Tearing Down The Clouds” Melodic Death Metal band MYNAS has released the lyric video for “Tearing Down The Clouds.” Originally premiered on HM MAGAZINE, “Tearing Down The Clouds” is off of their upcoming LP, Dead to the Unknown, due out 1/25/2019. “Tearing down the clouds is a song that demonstrates where we have been and where we can go…It was one of the first songs we wrote for this record and it really had us testing our limits as writers. Musically and lyrically we all came together and really found our “sound” per se. During recording, it was just full of possibility. We all felt each moment had to be monumental. “tearing down the clouds.” Track List: 1. A Time to Fall 2. Tyrant 3. Dead to the Unknown 4. Frail 5. Tearing Down the Clouds 6. Emptiness in Me 7. Oblivian 8. Worse for Ware 9. Into Silence 10. My Machine 11. End of All 12. Until I Go Pre-Order Dead to the Unknown Online: Make no mistake, the Las Vegas-based Mynas is here on business. The band consists of seasoned musicians with the kind of die-hard work ethic that has gained them the reputation of a relentless & must-see live act! They say that the fans are what fuels this relentless drive and ferocity! January of 2019 finds the band unveiling their next offering as a follow-up to their well-received CD Fear The Slave now available globally on all digital outlets. Their next CD Dead To The Unknown hit’s the streets on 1/25/19 and is followed by a massive hometown release show on 2/1/19. Mynas continue to write, record & play select regional dates as they prepare for spring & summer touring in support of Dead To The Unknown. VARNA Release Lyric Video for “The Craving” Los Angeles Hard Rock Band VARNA has released the lyric video for their single, “The Craving.” “We are extremely proud to release such high driven female powered beast as ‘The Craving’ for 2019. This song about the push and pull of primal emotions you have instantly with someone–that carnal desire–but it never transforms into what you would like. You are stuck with the craving. Sometimes we just want what we aren’t meant to have.” – VARNA “’The Craving”’hit my ears last Friday and I definitely had it on REPEAT all weekend. You should, too. Singer Tiana Woods once again knocks it out of the park, delivering a track that lyrically arrives just in time for Halloween. The hook is infectious, and the overall tempo would go great alongside a scene where the hero or heroine is running away from their obsessed would-be paramour.” –Amps & Green Screens Stream / Download “The Craving” Online: SHARE \| AMAZON \| SPOTIFY \| GOOGLE Led by vocalist and lead songwriter Tiana Woods, the daughter of legendary 80’s pop and soul singer Stevie Woods, VARNA is the only unsigned female fronted rock band with not one but TWO consecutively charting singles, “Living A Lie” and “Survival of the Fittest” to hit TOP 40 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Indicator Charts. They have opened tours for major rocks acts such as Drowning Pool, Adelita’s Way, and Stitched Up Heart. They won ‘People’s Choice’ at the North American Rock Independent Music Awards and are in the running for “The Craving” as ‘Best Hard Rock Song’ at the 19th Annual Independent Music Awards. AMORIELLO Release Lyric Video for Debut Single, “Battle Song (feat. Vinny Appice),” Off of Upcoming, Self-Titled Album Neo-Classical Hard Rock Project AMORIELLO–launched by renown guitarist, educator, and author Tom Amoriello and featuring former members of Black Sabbath, Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Quiet Riot, TNT, Loudness, Dokken, Impellitteri, and Cacophony–has released a lyric video for “Battle Song (feat. Vinny Appice),” the debut single off of their upcoming self-titled LP. A tribute to metal legand Ronnie James Dio, “Battle Song (feat. Vinny Appice)” includes a thunderous drum solo for 16 bars by the former Sabbath/Dio drummer with an emotional vocal delivery from Nick Z Marino from the current Malmsteen lineup. Impelliterri bassist James Amelio Pulli and ex-Yngwie keysman Michael Troy also contribute their substantial talents to the track. “The entire AMORIELLO album is emotional, and ‘Battle Song (feat. Vinny Appice)’ is one that takes on the unending conflict between two sides: aggression versus calm, combativeness versus compromise. The music is taut and stormy, then somber and solemn. The whole album is a testament to the metal legends who inspired me, written with world class musicianship from those same icons. I dedicated this track to Ronnie James Dio (I attended his last concert in Atlantic City, NJ) and wanted someone who had been a part of his sound, hence Vinny Apice. In the course of of recording, showcasing his unique style, he let loose for 16 bars in that incredible solo, and all of the ambitions were met.” ▪ Thomas Amoriello Guitarist & Lyricist Guitar – Thomas Amoriello Vocals – Nick Z Marino (Yngwie Malmsteen), Mark Boals (Ex Yngwie Malmsteen), Mike Vescera (Ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) Bass – James Amelio Pulli (Impellitteri), Neil Murray (Ex Whitesnake), Phil Soussan (Ex-Ozzy Osbourne), Bjorn Englen (Ex Quiet Riot) Drums – Vinny Appice (Ex-Dio), Kenny Stavropoulos (Ex-Le Mans), Shane Gaalaas (Ex-MSG), John Macaluso (Yngwie Malmsteen), Atma Anur (Ex-Cacophony) Keys – Michael Troy (Ex Yngwie Malmsteen) Share \| Facebook \| Twitter PRIMITIVE RACE Release Lyric Video for “Bed Six” Off of ‘Soul Pretender’ PRIMITIVE RACE, featuring the late, legendary former FAITH NO MORE and BAD BRAINS front-man Chuck Mosley, has released a lyric video for the single “Bed Six,” off of their 2017 released Soul Pretender LP. “The funny thing about Bed Six is all of our songs on Soul Pretender had working titles of Bed and just a number. For whatever reason Chuck decided he was just going to call this song Bed Six and work the title into the song. I gave him so much hell about that and he refused to change it. So we ended up just going with it. It was just an inside joke.” – Chris Kniker “When I listened to the music, ideas just came pouring out,” Mosley had previously stated. “I couldn’t say no to doing the record. When we completed the first few tracks, I found myself wishing I had written them. Not just the lyrics…just good heavy riffs and grooves really sucked me in. The melodies and words came super easy with this music. Even though it’s a whole different vibe it brought out a side of me I haven’t experienced since writing with Faith No More.” Click HERE to Buy ‘Soul Pretender’ Physical CD via Metropolis Records 1. Row House 2. Cry Out 3. Cranial Matter 4. Take It All 5. Bed Six 6. Stepping Stone 7. Turn It Up 8. Soul Pretender 9. Nothing To Behold 10. Dancing on The Sun Download / Stream ‘Soul Pretender Online’ bc \| iTunes \| Spotify \| amazon MP3 Early Praise for Soul Pretender: It’s hard not to view Primitive Race’s sophomore outing, Soul Pretender, as the next chapter in Chuck Mosley’s epic comeback story. On the record, out Friday on Metropolis, Mosley is positively radiant, sounding better, sharper and more engaged than he has since the heyday of Faith No More’s Introduce Yourself. After years of being relegated to the struggles of “solo” outings and hard-to-find Cement discs, Mosley here is raspy – he wears his age incredibly well – and utterly menacing as he lurks behind lurching guitars and the occasional twinkle of a keyboard, the landscape darker than his previous work. And, damn, does it work! – Pop Dose If Primitive Race’s stylistic trajectory is to be considered, as exhibited in the group’s two albums; add to that, the invigorating (but at the same time, inadvertent) inclusion of Mosley’s memories into this latest offering – then there should be something more that can be expected from the collective’s future projects. For the meantime, let your senses get drowned in pleasant torture in the sonic machinery of this scorching undertaking. – CrypticRock Time will tell what the next incarnation of Primitive Race will hold, but if the first two albums are any indication, then it should be just as great while continuing to establish the supergroup’s place in the world of punk and industrial rock. – mxdwn “Mosley discussed Soul Pretender with me during our interview about two months ago, praising it as unlike anything he had ever heard and claiming that it spoke to him in a way that he felt beyond compelled to work on this project. After listening to the album, I can understand why Mosley was drawn to the project as Soul Pretender is a unique and seamless collision of alternative, industrial, and punk rock. Just as Mosley said, it really is unlike anything else. His pride for the album as a whole was not only completely justified, but his own performance stands out as one of the best among his diverse career. While it is a common cliché to claim someone went out with a bang at the top of their game, it’s clear that Mosley truly did. As a whole, Soul Pretender, is an excellent record and a must hear for fans of 90’s alternative and hard rock as well as those who prefer modern rock from the last decade. After listening to Soul Pretender a number of times, it is clear that Primitive Race is truly a band to watch out for.” Spill Magazine Share \| Facebook \| Twitter \| Soundcloud BRIDGE TO BREAKDOWN Releases Official Lyric Video for “Rain” Independent, Jacksonville, NC based Funk Rock Trio BRIDGE TO BREAKDOWN has released the official lyric video for their single, “Rain.” Fans can watch BRIDGE TO BREAKDOWN’s behind the scene antics for “Rain” online HERE. “Rain is a song that focuses on one’s inability to control that which occurs around them and the struggle in accepting that.” – Bridge To Breakdown Stream / Download “Rain” Online: iTunes \| Spotify Comprised of three lifelong friends dating back to their high school days, Bridge to Breakdown is one of the most unique acts to surface out of the North Carolina scene. The group takes direct inspiration from legendary acts such as Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine and more. With Talyn Detmers, who has been referred to as the “spawn of Mick Jagger and Jim Morrison” laying down powerful vocals and guitar riffs, Malcolm Matthews who brings the rap and rhythm vibes on guitar and vocals, and Taylor Cefalo rounding out the group on drums, the trio is an unstoppable force. More recently the guys have started early production and writing for their first full length album with JP Audio Labs out of Greensboro, NC and working with the same production team known for Something Clever and Between the Buried and Me. They hope to drop the full length LP sometime in late-2019 to early-2020.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9043
__label__cc	0.742396	0.257604	No, your zodiac sign hasn't changed Tattoo parlor owners must be salivating. An assertion in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article that our understanding of the zodiac is off by about a month - and that therefore people have been identifying themselves with the wrong sign - caught fire on the internet Thursday, and many folks are in an absolute panic on social media. "If my zodiac symbol has been changed to a Libra, what am I supposed to do with my Scorpio tattoo?!?!," read one tweet Thursday. Some vowed to get their tats removed. Others groaned about losing the sign with which they’ve identified themselves for years. The zodiac and related terms - including Ophiuchus, said to be a 13th and neglected sign - were trending Twitter topics much of Thursday. But before astrology fans scrape the ink from their arms because they think they're now a Virgo instead of a Libra, they should consider this: If they adhered to the tropical zodiac - which, if they're a Westerner, they probably did - absolutely nothing has changed for them. That's worth rephrasing: If you considered yourself a Cancer under the tropical zodiac last week, you're still a Cancer under the same zodiac this week. That's because the tropical zodiac - which is fixed to seasons, and which Western astrology adheres to - differs from the sidereal zodiac - which is fixed to constellations and is followed more in the East, and is the type of zodiac to which the Star Tribune article ultimately refers. Two zodiacs. That's nothing new. "This story is born periodically as if someone has discovered some truth. It's not news," said Jeff Jawer, astrologer with Tarot.com. The hubbub started with Sunday's Star Tribune article, which said the following: "The ancient Babylonians based zodiac signs on the constellation the sun was 'in' on the day a person was born. During the ensuing millenniums, the moon’s gravitational pull has made the Earth 'wobble' around its axis, creating about a one-month bump in the stars' alignment." "When [astrologers] say that the sun is in Pisces, it’s really not in Pisces," Parke Kunkle, a board member of the Minnesota Planetarium Society, told the Star Tribune. "Indeed," the article continued, "most horoscope readers who consider themselves Pisces are actually Aquarians." The article also asserts Scorpio's window lasts only seven days, and that a 13th constellation, Ophiuchus, used to be counted between Scorpio and Sagittarius but was discarded by the Babylonians because they wanted 12 signs per year. True enough, Jawer says, the sun doesn't align with constellations at the same time of year that it did millennia ago. But that’s irrelevant for the tropical zodiac, codified for Western astrology by Ptolemy in the second century, he says. In the tropical zodiac, the start of Aries is fixed to one equinox, and Libra the other. "When we look at the astrology used in the Western world, the seasonally based astrology has not changed, was never oriented to the constellations, and stands as … has been stated for two millenniums," Jawer said. People who put stock in astrology can ask whether they should adhere to the tropical zodiac or the sidereal zodiac. Jawer argues for the tropical. "Astrology is geocentric. It relates life on Earth to the Earth’s environment, and seasons are the most dramatic effect, which is why we use the tropical zodiac," he said. Post by: CNN's Jason Hanna Filed under: Space soundoff (1,485 Responses) Tony'sGirl I agree with firefightersgurl January 14, 2011 at 2:07 am \| Report abuse \| That's so Taurus! F60.....only to confuse people Shut up woman Tony'sGirl'sFriend You leave her alone Tony! variax Astrology is a myth, if not a crime. The positions of a few stars trillions and quadrillions of miles away cannot POSSIBLY have any effect on any aspect of anyone's life here on Earth. neutral agent You've completely missed the premise of astrology.The constellations were an afterthought: imposed interpretations of random shapes in the stars that were picked out as symbols of basic human archetypes, and come into play in different combinations over the course of the year. Astrology is focused mainly on the influences of the bodies in our solar system, and how they vary in shorter and longer cycles, creating changes in energies on Earth. An obvious example would be the Moon's influence in the oceans' tides, and your mama's menstrual cycle. Take a look around; there's more to life than your narrow little scope has let in. btinc Uh, no neutral agent, you've missed the premise of variax's post: astrology is a myth. Even if the moon has some effect on our personalities, the effect described by astrological adherents is wholly made up, a myth. Nice of you to dismiss the effect of the stars, since the whole discussion here is about the zodiac constellations, which are stars. If they have no meaning in astrology, why is their position used to mark what effect planets have if they are insignificant in the myth? Mickmeister Neutral Agent, the moon influences the tides because of gravity. The ocean weighs just a tad more than a person – the gravitational pull on a human from heavenly bodies is about as close to zilch as you can get. The idea that it can have any influence on our lives is ridiculous. Unfortunately this is a logical fallacy. Just because you don't know the mechanism doesn't mean there is no effect. The fact that psi seems to violate the laws of physics and there isn't anything in the brain that would explain it doesn't change the results if the effect is proven (idk if psi is real or not) I think that astrology picks up on some natural rhythms on earth and invents the rest due to pattern seeking. But you can't rule out that alignments or relationships to other galaxies influence or have meaning to us. Hey if you look at the cosmic microwave background and you see the pattern of unevenness that led to the variance we see in todays universe, you could argue everything is part of the same explosion and the relationships are harmonic and... Focus on the effects! In astrology you can give a $500 reading to a hundred people and most will think it's perfect for them which is the best debunking. ashley deans The way to test your hypothesis is through scientific research. History is full of examples where people thought something was impossible but it turned out that it was possible. For example, a particle existing in many places at once is impossible in classical physics but is standard in quantum mechanics. Using accurate birth times and locations it would be quite possible to construct experiments to compare western astrological predictions to eastern jyotish predictions. If neither turn out to be accurate then your hypothesis is reasonable. Some experiments have been done on western astrology and have not found any evidence of accuracy. However, I am not aware of any experiments that have been done on jyotish predictions. coffegirl My guess is variax is either a Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn. labrat There's a new branch of astrology called Jetology that predicts your life based on the positions of airplanes at nearby airports and the skies around you. The planes have a far greater gravitational pull on your body than the moon, planets or any of the stars or galaxies. So if Southwest is taking off, United is landing and American is high overhead there's a good chance that I'll meet a brunette today and cross a body of water on my way home. small questions come to mind after reading this article and comments...who wrote the characteristics of each astrological signs – what they mean is more important than where they are located? I find that Leo fits my personality traits a whole lot more than say Aries...I also find, oddly enough, that I have more Capricorn friends than any other, is this just a coinciedence? Even though my astrological sign of Leo is not the most compatable with Capricorn compared to Aries and Sagittarius...Astrology has a place in this world. There is no doubt that the the planets in our universe affect us using the moon and it's affect on our tides is proof enough, not to mention Sun flares and their affect on causing Earthquakes and Volcanoes, same as Lunar Eclipse's. Astrology definitions are never 100% but the do offer a guideline in defining the many characteristics of people. Q: So if I was an Aries, does that now make me a Pisces? Soo confusing. I'd rather be a Pisces bc that totally explains me better January 16, 2011 at 10:29 am \| Report abuse \| Cat MacLeod This wouldn't have to do with the grand procession of constellations that signifies the passing of an age (2150 years) would it? This has to do with the constellation that coincides with the spring equinox every year, it shifts VERY slowly. I know we are currently in the age of Pisces which began at year 0 before that was age of Aries which began 2150 BC. The age of Aquarius begins in another 139 years. It takes almost a whole age for a sign to shift. Is that what this is all about? So in 139 years the moon will be in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars? Good to know. Aries4-eva Then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars. Eh, I like my new Zodiac sign over the one from the traditional Tropical system. The Cosmic Connect-The-Dots can suck it for all I care. All of you are shortsighted. If your own beliefs are at odds with another's and it makes you angry, that is a personal problem. DosX He once went to a psychic... to warn her. Im sure Yogi Bear and Santa Claus are really upset about this. Please report some real news, and not just bank money on what's hot on the net. kthxbye Leila Pilien Wes Johnson wow...say what you want: I will always be a capricorn Jake Webb Hell yeah!! And I will ALWAYS be a Taurus!! Well, what they're sayin is if you live in the Western hemisphere... then yeah. You still are. Nothing changed. Did you read the article? God these comments are full of epic butthurt... I am a staunch atheist who doesn't put an ounce of credence in this new-age hippie crap, but even I will read the occassional horoscope out of boredom or for a quick laugh. ...Whiners. I completely agree with you that astrology is total crap, but it's crap that preceeds hippies and new agers by 2,000 years. Your Mom Let the kid's have their fun, Mike. No one keeps you off of your World of Warcraft at night. ;3 Lol. These comments crack me up! 🙂 Astrology may be silly but there far worse things many believe in. Seems we are hard wired to believe something, its an offshoot of evolution. Our brains are associative and emotional first and reason is only an element of who we are, not who we actually are. Belief systems provied comfort in a world that we are simply not equiped to fully comprehend. A world without belief is sterile and inhuman. I am sure that everyone here holds beliefs that are based on unproven faith of some sort. I am not saying that all beliefs are equivalent only that all humans hold them to varrying degrees and that one should not be to smug, after all we are only human. i am not hard wired to believe any of this crap. keep your assumptions to yourself. some of us are immune to these ridiculous beliefs – astrology, religion, dogma of any sort. many of us have seen the truth that is absent from your dark world.... Mike, isn't being so adamantly biased saying everything other than your atheism being crap also a form of being hardwired into some belief? Seems to me you do believe in something. Tamooj Mike is flatly wrong here. We are all semi-slaves to our biology, and evolution has left a lot of trash behind in our brains; structures whose usefulness is vestigial at best, but they still cast long shadows on our thinking. I don't 'believe' in anything supernatural (including God), but I understand why many people still do, and seem to need to. I also recognize that I likely have 'beliefs', or at least predilections to think in one way or another, because of my hard-wired instincts; try as I might to look past them, they will influence me to some degree. Especially if I'm not paying attention to them – thinking about how we think is very hard (which is why most people don't do it very often or well). Astrology is really about a deep emotional need to see patterns in the noise. Our brains are soooo good at doing this that they will invent a signal when they fail to discern a real one. This is why we sometimes think we hear a tune in the air conditioner hum, or why we believe in God or Astrology. Nameflaca Astrology could be what ever it wants but people still like using it like I love to say im a scorpio and it may not mean a damn thing but its something that many people enjoy having in their life juss for fun or what ever the case may be so if u think its a crime then that's u but many of us love the fact of having to say what their sign is and it simply wont matter Wat anyone or anything else will say I know imma be a scorpio no matter what anyone say so have a good day Does this take into account that there used to be 10 months in the year? Sept-ember once was the 7th month, Oct-ober the 8th, Nov-ember the 9th and Dec-ember the 10th. The original calendar got out of sync with the seasons so new months were added in the middle. That is completely untrue. The Roman year, when it had ten months, began on the vernal (spring) equinox, and lasted 304 days, comprising 10 months (that much you had correct), however 'winter' (about 61 days in the middle) did not have months associated with it. The new months, Ianuarius and Februarius (January and February), were added at the beginning of the year. Contrary to popular belief, it was not Julius and Augustus (July and August) added to the calendar: those months already existed; they were called Quintilus and Sxtilus and merely renamed in honor of the emperors. The Romans added a 'leap' period to keep the solar and calendar years aligned, but they did it every so often, with the leap year being around 378 days from the Kalends of Martius (March 1) to Kalends of Martius of the next year. I read once that there are actually 13 months in a year, that each month is supposed to be between 27 &29 days, like Feb. & that the remaining days comprise a 13th month. Just something to think about. Our months &stars& constellations &astrology are all irrelevant anyway Because they are all man-made concepts. ravenlynne @Arielle: OOO we can mamufacture stars now? Wow! Arielle: There are 13 LUNAR months in each year. This article (and astrology in general) are pertaining to the solar cycle. Of course they are man-made concepts: but that doesn't make them irrelevant. You go through your entire life adhering to concepts that man has created out of thin air: like MONEY (and economics), mathematics, religion, and language. January 14, 2011 at 2:59 pm \| Report abuse \| Hmm. I was directed towards this article by someone who said our signs didn't change, but I'm not an astrologist, I barely understood what was going on. What is this article generally saying?? It's saying that there are two different kinds of astrology. The one you are most familiar with (assuming you are in the Western Hemisphere) is not based on the apparent position of the sun & planets in relation to the stars, so the fact that the Earth moves on its axis gradually over time has no effect on your astrological sign. Don't feel bad, it's a little complicated. Here's a different article http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/your-astronomical-sign.html . Basically, if you look into the sky at noon on the equinox (the first day of Spring, when day and night are the same length), you are pointing at a particular constellation. But because the rotation of the Earth changes over the centuries, a few thousand years from now you will be pointing to a different constellation at noon on the equinox. That's what precession is, and it's the change in astrological signs that the article is talking about. A change in the signs of the zodiac shouldn't affect people too much. 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__label__cc	0.67507	0.32493	ICS Home Isabella Guthrie-McNaughton, Director of Library and Information Services It is with real sadness that we say goodbye to Isabella Guthrie-McNaughton from her role as ICS’s Director of Library and Information Services. Isabella joined us in August 2004, after working at the Royal Ontario Museum for 24 years and also at Redeemer University College. Isabella has been a highly valued colleague, an integral member of our community, these more than twelve years. She has been, and remains, fully committed to the vision and mission of ICS, bringing her great expertise to her varied tasks, and regularly rising above the call to duty in her humble, self-sacrificial way. We pray God’s richest blessings on Isabella as she takes on her new role as Public Services Librarian at Tyndale University College and Seminary. We will sorely miss you, Isabella! Labels: announcement, ch229, faculty Wednesday March 1: Scripture, Faith and Scholarship Wednesday March 1, 2017 Scripture, Faith and Scholarship Dr. Natasha Duquette Associate Academic Dean and Professor of English When: 1:45-4:30 Where: ICS Classroom on First Floor of 229 College St. Who: The ICS Community of Junior and Senior Members What Else: Tea Time as a Special Treat Natasha Duquette is Associate Academic Dean of Tyndale University College. She is a literary scholar whose area of speciality is 18th century women's writing. She has contributed multiple chapters to the Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters, and two monographs of interest: an earlier monograph using the notion of the sublime to explore the intersection of Literature, Aesthetics and Theology—Sublimer Aspects: Interfaces Between Literature, Aesthetics and Theology and a newer monograph called Veiled Intent: Dissenting Women' Aesthetic Approach to Biblical Interpretation. Labels: academic, announcement, ch229, event Dan Jesse in South Carolina Dan Jesse (MA, 2008) will be presenting a paper entitled "An Invitation to Sorrow -- Saturating our Liturgy With Sadness" at the 2017 Meeting of the Society for Continental Philosophy and Theology at Furman University (March 23-24). Labels: alumni, announcement, ch229news Prayer Letter: March 2017 Wednesday, March 1: On Monday morning, former Senior Member Shannon Hoff (Memorial University) and Professor John Russon (University of Guelph), began teaching a course for ICS. Please pray for their leadership and for stimulating interaction among all involved. We are thankful indeed for their generosity in offering their time and expertise. You can find details of Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit on our website. http://courses.icscanada.edu/2017/01/hegels-phenomenology-of-spirit.html. Thursday, March 2: On Tuesday, we sadly bade farewell to Isabella Guthrie-McNaughton. We praise God for leading her to serve ICS so faithfully and expertly over the past twelve years, and ask for blessings on her as she takes up a new position at Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto. [See News ] Friday, March 3: You will soon receive our annual membership renewal mailing. Let us give thanks for one another, members of the body of Christ at work in support of Christian graduate education. Please pray also for those confirmed as nominees to fill vacancies on the Board, as you vote in your various regions, and for “at large” trustees also. Monday, March 6: Dianne Bergsma wishes blessings to all and thanks everyone for the responses to the February Prayer Letter received for her husband Jerry. Your prayers were very much appreciated by Dianne, Jerry and their family. She asks for continued prayers for Jerry as he continues in palliative care due to spreading cancer of the spine at the Hotel Dieu Shaver hospital where they now try to balance the medication to manage the pain while trying to keep him awake and somewhat alert. Tuesday, Match 7: We give thanks for the successful MA thesis defences in recent weeks by Héctor Acero-Ferrer and TJ Skulstad-Brown. We pray they will find many ways in which to bring their insights to bear in their varied callings, in service of our Lord Jesus Christ and their neighbours, whoever and wherever they may be. Wednesday, March 8: This afternoon is the meeting of the Educational Policy Committee, one of our most active teams. Please pray for insight and discernment as they deliberate on curricular matters that are at the core of our mission. Thursday, March 9: Tomorrow morning at ICS the Board of Trustees will convene a special meeting with faculty, staff and Junior Members to discuss plans for the future, particularly with respect to a potential merger with The King’s University, Edmonton. The Board will reconvene in the afternoon and again on Saturday morning to continue its deliberations around this matter. We ask the Holy Spirit to hover over these conversations, gifting all involved with the wisdom promised if only we have the humility to entreat God for this. Friday, March 10: This evening we will celebrate the retirement of Lambert Zuidervaart after many years of faithful service to ICS, including a long period before he was appointed Senior Member in Philosophy in 2003. Please pray for a wonderful time of conversation and reflection, and of thankfulness to our Lord and to Lambert for his inestimable contribution. May he be blessed as he continues to follow Christ on the path which has been his lifelong vocation. Monday, March 13: The Finance Committee is busy preparing the 2017-18 budget proposal for consideration by the Board at its meeting on May 12. The goal is to achieve a balanced budget, obviously a crucial step in doing all we can to ensure ICS’s sustainability, knowing that throughout we depend utterly on the grace of God to uphold us in the task with which we are entrusted. We beseech our Father in Heaven to aid us in our calling to strive that His will be done on earth and praise Him in His power and glory. Tuesday, March 14: Bob Sweetman will be making a number of conference presentations over the next few months. Details of these will be announced in our News column as they come closer. Please pray in the meantime for the strenuous hours, days and weeks he will be putting in to bring his papers to their final form. Wednesday, March 15: Academic Council convenes this afternoon for its monthly meeting to consider proposals from its various sub-committees and the offices of the Academic Dean and President. May the hand of God guide each one, and the committee communally, to do what is pleasing to Him and to the honour of His name. Thursday, March 16: The anticipated sale of our shares in 229 College Street has been delayed by the requirement for an Environmental Assessment, a matter of course for buildings of its age, of which there are many in our vicinity. Please continue to uphold ICS before the throne of God, that there will be a positive and expeditious outcome Friday, March 17: As we prepare for the meeting of the Senate meeting on May 11, we pray for those diligently at work on the materials necessary for this event, noting especially Registrar Jeff Hocking and Academic Dean Bob Sweetman. We pray also for the Senate itself, as it oversees the academic program of ICS, and for Dr. John Kok in particular as he provides leadership as Senate Chair and Chancellor. Monday, March 20: The Leadership Team meets again this morning to update one another, review the various facets of the Institute’s operations and advise the President. Please pray for insight and discernment in their consultation. Tuesday, March 21: Junior Members will once again delight us with an issue of Perspective they are putting together. Please pray for them as they write, collaborate and edit. It’s sure to be a joy to read! Wednesday, March 22: Please bring our administrative staff before the Lord for His encouragement and blessing: Jeff Hocking, Kathy Lynch, Vidya Williams, Harley Dekker and Pat Webb. Thursday, March 23: We pray for ICS’s discussions with The King’s University, that there may be a strengthening of a distinctively Christian witness in higher education in Canada that redounds to the glory of God. Please pray for Dan Jesse as he presents his paper at Furman University (see News). Friday, March 24: It’s less than two weeks until the ICS Art Talks! event on April 3 and 4. This conference on film and spirituality, in collaboration with the Toronto International Film Festival, is overseen by Rebekah Smick and Ron Kuipers, working also with a number of other partners. Please pray for the final planning and successful conduct of this significant public outreach. Monday, March 27: Our faculty are at the heart of our mission, to help the next generation shape their thoughts and lives in service of the Kingdom of God, whose thumbprint is as broad as creation itself. Please pray for them: Nik Ansell, Ron Kuipers, Rebekah Smick, Gideon Strauss and Bob Sweetman, bringing their names before the one whose name is above all names. Tuesday, March 28: The task of graduate students -- also at the heart of our mission -- is demanding in many ways, the rigours of research itself, of course, but also the stresses and strains of being far from home in most cases and the financial burdens they carry. We invite you today to pray for our Junior Members and their families, some with young children, as they seek to honour the call of Jesus to serve Him in the field of Christian scholarship. Wednesday, March 29: Let us give thanks to Jesus for one another, ICS supporters in prayer and financially, for the wonderful response to our Advent Appeal. May God bless and keep you, in the various ways you serve in our Lord’s vineyard. Pray with us for bountiful fruit on the vine in the second half of this financial year. Thursday, March 30: The Undergraduate Workshop at Scarboro Missions is just over six weeks away (May 16-19). We are grateful for the Missions’ generous provision of this facility and travel support and pray for all those who have taken up this wonderful opportunity. Some of our “senior” Junior Members (who organised this event) and some Senior Members also will participate in this mentoring experience; we give thanks for those who took the lead in this initiative, especially PhD candidate Josh Harris. We continue to pray for further enrolments. Friday, March 31: The biennial “Our Whole Society” conference, under the auspices of the Canadian Interfaith Conversation, this year has the theme of “Religion and Citizenship at Canada’s 150th” (Ottawa May 8-9). CPRSE, represented by Director Ron Kuipers, is a “Conversation Partner” in this event. Please pray for this gathering, and for Ron in particular as he engages in its planning and execution. 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__label__cc	0.556571	0.443429	Chicago Closing Comments - Friday Night 14/03/14 -- Soycomplex: Beans closed lower, with the worst of the weakness at the front end in expiring Mar 14. Concerns about the Chinese economy, and the suggestion that Reuters apparent "confirmation" of the cancelling 500-600 TMT of South American soybean purchases yesterday was only the tip of the iceberg, unsettled the market. The Commitment of Traders report shows fund money shedding around 15,000 of their near record long position in soybeans for the week through to Tuesday night. Even so, they still hold a hefty long position of over 192k contracts. Goldman Sachs estimated the US 2014 bean acreage at 81.0 million, versus Allendale's suggested 83.2 million, the USDA's Outlook Forum figure of 79.5 million and 76.5 million a year ago. The NOPA February crush report comes out on Monday, with the trade expecting a figure of around 140.9 million bushels. In January the crush was 156.943 million and in February last year it was 136.322 million. Brazil is forecast mostly dry over the weekend, whilst scattered rains and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Argentina. Funds were estimated to have been net sellers of around 3-4,000 soybean contracts on the day. Mar 14 Soybeans closed at $13.76, down 14 3/4 cents; May 14 Soybeans closed at $13.88 1/2, down 7 3/4 cents; Mar 14 Soybean Meal closed at $449.00, down $0.60; Mar 14 Soybean Oil closed at 42.02, down 75 points. For the week that puts Mar 14 beans down over 80 cents, with meal down $16.00 and oil shedding more than 200 points. Corn: The corn market closed generally a cent or two higher, with the exception of the expiring front month Mar 14, which crashed 12 cents lower. Massive fund buying continues to support corn, with today's Commitment of Traders report showing them adding more than 50k lots to their relatively new long-holding, to add to the more than 70k that they bought the previous week. They are now net long of almost 210k lots. The spec community clearly feel that if the Ukraine crisis is going to affect anything, then it's more likely to be unplanted corn. The country also still has around 3 MMT of corn left to ship in 2013/14. Ukraine's grain stocks as of March 1 were said to be 16.2 MMT, up 23 percent on a year ago. Ukraine ports, except those in Crimea, are said to still be functioning more or less as normal. The USDA attaché in Japan estimated the country's 2014/15 corn imports at 16.0 MMT versus 15.5 MMT in 2013/14. Goldman Sachs estimated the US 2014 corn acreage at 93.5 million versus Allendale's 92.349 million from yesterday, the USDA Outlook Forum figure of 92.0 million and the 95.4 million planted a year ago. Informa's US acreage estimates come out next week. The USDA will issue theirs at the end of the month. A dry weekend in Brazil should aid the soybean harvest and safrinha corn planting. There's talk that Argentine port workers may strike next week. Oman bought 20,000 MT of Argentine corn for May/June shipment yesterday. Low prices mean that many EU countries such as Romania, France and Poland will cut their corn area this year, according to a report on Reuters. Mar 14 Corn closed at $4.72 1/4, down 12 cents; May 14 Corn closed at $4.86, up 1 cent. For the week, Mar 14 corn fell 8 3/4 cents, with May 14 down 3 cents. Wheat: The wheat market regained it's mojo, generally closing with gains of 10-14 cents on the day. Estonia’s President added some fuel to the fire after he was quoted as saying that Big Bad Vlad plans to invade Ukraine. He may well be right too. Whilst the country plants very little spring wheat (which contributes around 5% of the national crop), the crisis is seen having a negative impact on the usage of inputs and therefore potentially cutting winter wheat yields. Fund money has also been busy coming into the wheat pit in the past week, with the latest Commitment of Traders report showing them flipping to a net long position of around 10,500 contracts in Chicago wheat from a short of around 6,000 a week previously. They've also been adding to their net long in Kansas and Minneapolis wheat, with Benson Quinn Commodities saying that their long holding in the latter is the highest since late 2011. Fund money was estimated as adding further 5,000 CBOT wheat contracts to it's new long-holding today. In addition to Ukraine, the market is fretting over US wheat conditions. "Drought has worsened in Texas and Oklahoma this winter - two of the top US bread-wheat states. Very dry conditions are beginning to creep into southern Kansas as well," said Martell Crop Projections. "It has been the coldest Midwest winter in decades causing deep penetrating frost that threatens to delay corn- and spring wheat planting. Strong warming with sunshine would be most desirable to melt snow and begin warming frozen fields. However, the temperature outlook is still threatening below-average temperatures in the majority of corn belt," they added. Oman bought 40 TMT of Australian wheat, 20 TMT of Canadian wheat and 20 TMT of Argentine barley for May/June shipment yesterday. Mar 14 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.90 1/4, up 11 1/4 cents; Mar 14 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.44, up 13 3/4 cents; Mar 14 MGEX Wheat closed at $7.51, unchanged. All these contracts went off the board today. For the week CBOT wheat added 44 cents, with Kansas putting on 28 3/4 cents and Minneapolis losing a cent. EU Grains Mixed As Market Ponders What's Next For Ukraine 14/03/14 -- EU grains closed mixed on the day, and mixed for the week, with Mar 14 London wheat unchanged at GBP166.80/tonne, whilst new crop Nov 14 was GBP0.50/tonne lower at GBP159.35/tonne. May 14 Paris wheat closed unchanged at EUR211.50/tonne, Jun 14 Paris corn was up EUR0.50/tonne to EUR186.25/tonne and May 14 Paris rapeseed rose EUR2.00/tonne to EUR402.50/tonne. For the week, that puts Mar 14 London wheat GBP2.15/tonne firmer, with Nov 14 adding GBP3.60/tonne. May 14 Paris wheat fell EUR3.75/tonne, Jun 14 Paris corn rose EUR2.25/tonne and May 14 Paris rapeseed fell EUR9.25/tonne versus last Friday's close. The trade is uncertain whether the recent price spike is fully justified by the problems between Russia and Ukraine, or whether things may have got overdone. Certainly there's been a flood of fund money pouring into the sector in recent weeks, which has contributed to this latest rally. Tonight's Commitment of Traders report shows fund money in Chicago wheat is now sitting on a net long of more than 10,000 contracts (versus a short of around 6,000 last week) as of Tuesday night. They are also now net long more than 200,000 lots in corn, and approaching that number in soybeans. A big weekend looms in Ukraine, with Crimea looking almost certain to vote in favour of going back to being part of Russia, whether the West say it's legal or not. Ousted Ukraine pro-Russian President, Viktor Yanukovych, won around 82% of the Crimean vote back in the 2010 elections. The question to ask after that is what comes next? Violence has now spread to other parts of the the country, including Donetsk (where Yanukovych won more than 96% of the 2010 vote) and Kharkiv (around 70%). The Russian Foreign Ministry said today that they "reserved the right to take (Russian) people under it's protection" in these regions, which sounds like staging a repeat performance of what happened in Crimea a couple of weeks ago. If Putin stops at Crimea, then the real impact on world grain markets should be minimal, and the 20% rise in the price of wheat that we've seen in Chicago since the Russian invasion took place is indeed an over-reaction. If not then we might see Ukraine, almost literally, ripped in half. A glance at this map Ukraine shows the clear split between the pro-European and pro-Russian parties at the last election, and where wheat and corn are grown. Note that Russia re-taking the pro-Russian east and south would also conveniently give then full control of the Black Sea ports, and divide the arable land area up almost in half. What's left of Ukraine would be land-locked. Meanwhile, early spring planting in Ukraine goes on, amidst all the uncertainty. Planting has been completed on around 306k hectares, about 11% of the planned early spring area (which excludes corn and sunflowers), made up mostly of barley (221k ha). Ukraine agronomist Mike Lee tells me that "Winter crops are looking well, spring has arrived early and as each day goes by the risk of frost damage diminishes. It is dry, very little snow this winter meant there has been very little snow melt to recharge soils. On top of that we have not had much rain. At this stage it is starting to impact on shallower rooted cereals with deeper rooted oilseed rape still OK. I expect we will see rain soon as the weather usually balances the budget so I don't anticipate any problems come planting in April and May." "Cash is in short supply and credit terms are becoming tighter so I see plantings being down and what is planted receiving less inputs, particularly fertiliser," he adds. In other news, spring also appears to have arrived early in Europe, and fieldwork is active. FranceAgriMer said that 99% of the French winter wheat crop is tellering versus 90% this time last year. They said that 19% of the crop has an ear of at least 1cm versus only 2% a year ago. Winter wheat rated good/very good was pegged at 75%, up a point on a week ago, and versus 67% a year ago. French winter barley rated good/very good was unchanged on a week ago at 71%. Spring barley plantings are ony 20% done versus 52% this time last year. Agrimoney reported that the weaker pound versus the euro this week allowed UK feed wheat to trade into the near continent. Ensus are said to be taking scheduled down-time after trialling a 70:30 corn/barley mix with zero wheat inclusion. Chicago Mixed, Beans Up, Corn And Wheat Mostly Lower 13/03/14 -- Soycomplex: Beans closed higher, aided by weekly export sales of 113,500 MT of old crop and 776,900 MT of new crop, which beat trade expectations for a combined 350-700 TMT. Actual exports themselves are slowing, but boy do they need to. At 863,200 MT they were down 27 percent from the previous week and 40 percent from the prior 4-week average. The primary destination was unsurprisingly China at 389,500 MT. The US has now shipped 38 MMT of soybeans so far this season, and has another 6.2 MMT on the books waiting to go. That equals 106% of the USDA's target of 41.64 MMT for the entire season. Reuters reported that China had cancelled 5-600 TMT of South American soybeans booked for Mar-May shipment, seemingly confirming recent rumours. "They have washed out 10 panamax cargoes and want to cancel 30 more," an un-named Singapore-based trader was quoted as saying. There is no way of knowing how accurate these figures are though. What the trade does know is that very little in the way of US soybean purchases have been cancelled, and this is maybe where the direction of prices hinges from here. Safras cut their Brazilian soybean production forecast from 91.8 MMT to 86.1 MMT. Dr Cordonnier said that the soybean harvest in Brazil's Mato Grosso is approaching 75% done. Somar say that the 5-year average for the state is only 60% at this time. So much for the harvest being delayed by rains. MDA CropCast cut their forecast for Brazil by 2.16 MMT from last week to 86.37 MMT, due to late season wetness in the north west of the country. They also trimmed Paraguay by 0.53 MMT to 8.19 MMT. Allendale forecast that US farmers will plant a record 83.212 million acres this spring. That's a hefty near 6.7 million, or 8.7%, more than last year's 76.533 million and massively above the USDA's February Outlook Forum forecast of 79.5 million. Mar 14 Soybeans closed at $13.90 3/4, up 9 cents; May 14 Soybeans closed at $13.96 1/4, up 9 1/4 cents; Mar 14 Soybean Meal closed at $449.60, up $1.30; Mar 14 Soybean Oil closed at 42.77, down 43 points. Corn: The corn market was mostly a little lower. Weekly export sales of 683,400 MT of old crop and 103,600 MT of new crop were in line with expectations of a combined 700 TMT to 1 MMT, but not greatly so. The old crop sales were were down 55 percent from the previous week and 37 percent from the prior 4-week average. Exports of 907,400 MT were down 20 percent from the previous week. Shipments this season now stand at 19.2 MMT, with outstanding sales of a further almost 19 MMT, taking total commitments to 38.2 MMT which is nearly 91% of the USDA's target of 42 MMT for the season. Note though that unlike in the case of soybeans, a large proportion of these commitments are still unshipped. Unshipped sales is just stock. Safras cut their Brazilian corn production estimate from 75.6 MMT to 71.2 MMT. Dr Cordonnier estimated that Mato Grosso safrinha corn is more than 90% sown, and said that plantings could be wrapped up by the end of the week. Russia said that they'd exported 422 TMT of corn in February, almost three times the volume shipped out twelve months previously. The traditional home for US corn of South Korea was the main recipient. Allendale forecast that US farmers would plant 92.349 million acres of corn this spring. That's a drop of more than 3% on last year's 95.365 million, although slightly higher than the USDA's February Outlook Forum estimate of 92 million. Funds were given credit for being net sellers of around 6,000 corn contracts on the day. The big question as to where we go from here maybe depends on whether they are now prepared to add to their newly established corn long, or if they feel that they may have over egged the pudding a bit too quickly in relation to the "crisis" in Ukraine. The USDA are playing down the effect that this is having on spring planting potential, saying that normal lines of credit are available to allow farmers to purchase seed, and that there is presently no shortage of it (or indeed other inputs). Mar 14 Corn closed at $4.84 1/4, unchanged; May 14 Corn closed at $4.85, down 3 1/2 cents. Wheat: The wheat market had a very choppy day, trading with both double digit gains and losses through the day/night session. Mar 14 CBOT wheat traded at $7/bushel for the first time for a front month since last October during the overnight session, but couldn't hold onto those gains in daytime open outcry trade. All Mar 14 contracts go off the board tomorrow, so further erratic trade in those might be anticipated. Other months generally closed with losses of around 10-12 cents on the day across the three exchanges though. Weekly export sales of 476,900 MT of old crop and 89,200 MT of new crop were unspectacular, although in line with expectations. Maybe this indicates that the world doesn't want US wheat as badly as fund money has done recently? Again, they key to where we go from here might be spec money's willingness, or lack of it, to continue to buy US wheat like it's going out of fashion. On wag on Twitter said something like "wheat, one minute it's in the 70's, the 80's the 90's and then the 70's again. A bit like my haircut." It was that sort of a day. "While the posturing over Crimea continues to intensify with threats of sanctions from the west and Russian military exercises along the Ukrainian border, the major US media is more concerned about the missing plane at the moment. Many participants may be waiting for reaction to this weekend’s vote in Crimea before making their next move," Benson Quinn Commodities sagely observed. Kazakh wheat was said to be the lowest offer in a Lebanese tender for 25,000 MT of optional origin milling wheat for arrival by April 7 at the latest. Allendale estimated the US all wheat area at 55.324 million acres, versus the USDA's Outlook Forum forecast of 55.5 million and the 56.2 million planted last year. Mar 14 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.79, down 9 cents; Mar 14 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.30 1/4, down 11 cents; Mar 14 MGEX Wheat closed at $7.51, unchanged. EU Grains See Choppy Trade, Have Ukraine's Problems Been Blown Out Of All Proportion? 13/03/14 -- EU grains closed mixed in choppy two-sided trade. Support came from the overnight Globex wheat market trading at $7/bushel for the first time for a front month since October. May 14 Paris wheat meanwhile hit EUR216/tonne - the best level for a front month since last May - before giving up all of the day's gains, and then some, by the close. Today's overnight high in Chicago wheat represents a more than 20% jump on where the market closed immediately prior to the Russian invasion of Crimea just a couple of weeks ago. The day ended with Mar 14 London wheat GBP0.20/tonne lower at GBP166.80/tonne, and with new crop Nov 14 London wheat closing GBP0.55/tonne firmer at GBP159.85/tonne. May 14 Paris wheat closed EUR2.00/tonne lower at EUR211.50/tonne, Jun 14 Paris corn was up EUR0.50/tonne to EUR186.25/tonne, whilst May 14 Paris rapeseed fell EUR2.50/tonne to close at EUR400.50/tonne, whilst other months were unchanged. "Wheat rallies to 4-month high on Ukraine supply concerns," was typical of many of the headlines around this morning, but has the market gone up too far, too soon, and without sufficient fundamental reason? It looks that way as far as the USDA are concerned. In a special report into current conditions in one of the world's leading wheat and corn exporting nations, they said that "prospects for Ukraine's winter crops and spring-sowing campaign remain generally favourable." "The country’s wheat crop is already in the ground, and the availability of most inputs for spring sowing (including fuel, fertilizer, seed, and credit) has not been interrupted," they said. However "the use of certain imported inputs, specifically plant-protection chemicals and hybrid seed, could decrease from last year's level if Ukraine’s currency exchange rate does not improve within the next few months," they added. Winter wheat was planted on 6.3 million hectares, down about 5 percent from last season, but winter losses have been below average, they noted. This has also been observed by other commentators, with some suggesting that one will offset the other, and that wheat production in 2014 may therefore be broadly similar that year ago levels. "Spring planting is underway but will not be in full swing until later in March," they said. This begins with spring barley and some spring wheat (which only accounts for around 5% of the nation's total wheat output), plus oats and pulses, before progressing onto corn, sunflowers etc in late April. "Access to the standard sources of agricultural credit for Ukrainian agricultural enterprises has not been impeded," they said. "Seed companies report that sales are proceeding as usual, and fertilizer and fuel are being delivered on time as well," they added. "Escalating prices for imports, resulting from a decline in the exchange rate for the Ukrainian hryvna, could have an impact on the purchase of some key agricultural inputs, including hybrid seed and plant-protection chemicals," they conceded. Although they also noted that "seed companies report that the majority of seed for this year's spring crops has already been imported" and that "chemical companies have not yet reported a significant decrease in the importation of products to date." The Crimea region typically produces around 5% of the nation's wheat crop (presumably most, if not all of which is already in the ground), and only minimal amounts of corn. That tonnage may simply be Russian wheat, not Ukraine wheat, by the time they get around to harvesting it. Yields may be lower due to reduced inputs, but does say a 20% drop on 5% of Ukraine's wheat crop justify a 20% rise in world prices? Based on last year's national production, we are talking about a figure of around 200-250 TMT being in jeopardy here. "Poultry production is Crimea's largest industry, and the territory accounts for 6.5 percent of Ukraine's total poultry output, along with 3.1 percent of the beef, and 2.5 percent of the pork," the USDA added. The market doesn't yet seem to have paused to consider that the current crisis may have a more negative impact on domestic feed demand than it will on grain exports. In other news, Russia's Stats Office reported that they'd shipped 422 TMT of corn in February, almost three times the volume exported in the same month in 2013. South Korea was the top home, but even the UK got a look in as a featured buyer, the first such sale in more than a year. The German Farm Cooperatives Association, DRV, estimated the 2014 wheat crop at 24.64 MMT, a 1.8% fall on last year. "Following the continued mild weather with only one strong period of frost in most of Germany, grain plants have come through the winter period without significant damage," they said. They estimated that growth is 3-4 weeks ahead of normal. They forecast the 2014 German rapeseed crop at 5.57 MMT, a 3.2% fall versus last year due to reduced yields and a lower acreage. Corn production will rise 6.7% to 4.79 MMT, winter barley output will increase 0.6% to 8.45 MMT and the spring barley crop will be 7.8% higher at 2.11 MMT, they said. Brussels announced that they granted 571 TMT worth of soft wheat export licences this past week, versus 563 MMT a week previously and 932 TMT the week before that. Corn import licences were issued for 371 TMT. Cumulative soft wheat export licences now stand at 21.3 MMT versus 14.2 MMT a year ago. Corn import licences are at 9.3 MMT versus 8.2 MMT this time last year. Chicago A Mixed Bag, Fund Activity Dominates Price Movements 12/03/14 -- Soycomplex: Beans fell sharply on what one observer called "negative macro economic vibes" - which is short-code for "nothing specific". That said, they did at least manage to close well off session and overnight lows with the nears having been down well over 40 cents at one point. There's some pretty widespread talk/gossip that China may be looking to wash out as many as 30 Brazilian soybean cargoes, let alone purchases from the US. They may even be offering some of these Brazilian cargoes to the US, according to some. We will have to wait and see how much truth is in these rumours. At least one major northern Chinese port was reported to have stopped discharging beans last week as it was already full to capacity. The enormity of the speculative fund long position in soybeans was always going to leave the market vulnerable to a significant downside correction once any sell-off built up a head of steam, and not necessarily for anything more than "negative macro economics" and/or Chinese rumour reasons. In other news, Brazil's CONAB estimated the soybean crop there at 85.4 MMT, a sharp drop on the 90 MMT forecast previously. That's still a record, but a long was off some of the trade estimates around January of around 92 MMT. Too much rain in the north, and heat and dryness in the south of the country were the reasons given. CONAB also cut their estimate for Brazilian soybean exports from 47.7 MMT to 45.3 MMT. US hog prices hit new all-time highs again this week, on thoughts that the ongoing PEDV epidemic would sharply reduce pig numbers this year, potentially cutting feed demand for meal. Trade estimates for tomorrow's weekly export sales report for beans are 350-700 TMT. Mar 14 Soybeans closed at $13.81 3/4, down 29 3/4 cents; May 14 Soybeans closed at $13.87, down 26 cents; Mar 14 Soybean Meal closed at $448.30, down $4.00; Mar 14 Soybean Oil closed at 43.20, down 31 points. Corn: The corn market closed around 5 to 6 cents higher on further fund buying (estimated at around 9,000 contracts on the day). Spillover support from resurgent wheat was probably also a factor. The Ukraine Ag Minister said that spring grain planting in Crimea would be minimal due to a problem distributing fuel to the region. That got some excited, although Reuters reported that Crimea only accounted for 1.2% of Ukraine's 63 MMT grain crop in 2013. It would be a problem if it started affecting a more widespread area of the country though, but for now spring plantings are off to a timely start, although what they've planted so far is only a drop in the ocean compared to the more than 8 million ha that is/was originally expected to be sown. The situation certainly wants monitoring. Ukraine's corn exports (around 480 TMT shipped last week) so far also appear to be proceeding largely unhindered, although this too wants keeping an eye on. CONAB cut their forecast for the Brazilian corn crop only relatively modestly, from 75.5 MMT to 75.2 MMT, which is still well above the USDA's 70 MMT forecast from Monday. They are banking on a much larger "safrinha" corn crop from Brazilian growers than the USDA it would seem. Planting of that is underway now. US ethanol production for the past week was only 869,000 barrels/day, down from 894,000 bpd the week previously and well below the more than 930,000 bpd required to hit the USDA's target for the season. Israel bought 50 TMT of optional origin corn in a tender. There was some speculation that this would have normally been sourced from Ukraine, but that this consignment will now most likely come from the US due to the current tensions in the Black Sea region. Trade estimates for tomorrow's weekly USDA export sales report are around the 700 TMT to 1 MMT mark. Mar 14 Corn closed at $4.84 1/4, up 6 1/4 cents; May 14 Corn closed at $4.88 1/2, up 5 1/4 cents. Wheat: The wheat market closed sharply higher, with the exception of the extremely thin front month in Minneapolis. The North American Millers Association forecast the 2014 US soft red winter wheat crop at 437.0 million bushels, down 23% from the 564.9 million harvested in 2013. Continuing problems with rail logistics in Canada saw front month and in delivery (and therefore limitless) Mar 14 oats close almost 80 cents higher - almost four times the daily limit move, with the next two positions of May and Jul 14 closing locked in up 20 cents. This is adding spillover support to wheat, and so too is fund buying as they unwind long beans/short wheat spreads. The US and Canada remain very cold, prompting some to already discuss later than usual spring plantings, and therefore the possibility for reduced yields. "Very severe drought has also developed in the US Southwest expanding into the Plains and damaging hard red winter wheat in the Southern Great Plains. Oklahoma and Texas have received 15-40% normal rainfall over the past 11-12 weeks, the number 2 and 3 top bread states," said Martell Crop Projections. The stand-off between Russia and Ukraine is also adding support to the market, even if it did prompt Russia's Ag Ministry to today up their 2013/14 grain export forecast by 2 MMT to 22 MMT. Morocco were said to have bought up to 400,000 MT of milling wheat from various origins, including Russia and Ukraine, last week. Israel were said to have bought 25,000 MT of feed wheat, said to be most likely of Russian/Ukraine origin too. There's some debate that some Middle Eastern buyers will shy away from booking business with Ukraine just at the moment, but others may see it as an opportunity to simply bid a little lower. The recent price hikes that we've seen in the market aren't all being fully reflected in US cash prices, much to the disenchantment of some, it is reported. Tomorrow's weekly export sales are estimated at around 350-750 TMT. Mar 14 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.88, up 24 3/4 cents; Mar 14 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.41 1/4, up 19 1/4 cents; Mar 14 MGEX Wheat closed at $7.51, unchanged. EU Wheat Up, Rapeseed Down On Money Flows 12/03/14 -- EU grains finished mostly higher on the day, with the exception of rapeseed which fell sharply as US soybean/meal futures caved in. Wheat figured in two-sided trade, but the bulls won the day as fund/spec money continues to flood into the market sniffing the chance of an easy buck. Fund money meanwhile is diving out of a near record long in soybeans. Mar 14 London wheat ended the day GBP2.25/tonne higher at GBP167.00/tonne, and with new crop Nov 14 GBP2.60/tonne firmer at GBP159.50/tonne. May 14 Paris milling wheat rose EUR3.25/tonne to EUR213.50/tonne, Jun 14 Paris corn was EUR2.50/tonne firmer at EUR185.75/tonne and May 14 Paris rapeseed fell EUR7.25/tonne to EUR403.00/tonne. "Wheat futures continue to defy any sense of negativity from a technical and fundamental standpoint. The Agriculture Minister for Ukraine suggested that the major area for spring grains could remain unplanted due to fuel shortages," said one market observer. Yet, the area referred to - Crimea - accounted for an almost insignificant (1.2%) of Ukraine's total net grain output in 2013. We are in (literally) blind panic mode here. London wheat has shot up over 7% since Russia helped itself to Crimea at the end of February, with Paris wheat up 6% and Paris corn up by almost 10% during the same period. Yet there is no evidence whatsoever at this stage that Ukraine's grain exports or spring plantings have slowed by any significant degree at all. The $6 million question is does this provide a Putin-given selling opportunity, or is this a major reversal of direction in the grain markets? Ukrainian farmers have already planted 106,000 hectares of spring grains this year. Winter grains are rated 93% good to satisfactory. Russia has planted 65,800 ha of spring grains. The Agriculture of Ministry in Russia indicated that 96% of the winter grain crop planted there is in good to satisfactory condition for this year. Both are above the average ratings for this time of year. The Russian Ag Ministry today revised their forecast for 2013/14 grain exports up from 20 MMT to 22 MMT, citing Ukraine "uncertainty" and the weak rouble. FranceAgriMer cut their forecast for 2013/14 French soft wheat exports from 18.41 MMT to 18.19 MMT, and raised ending stocks from 2.85 MMT to 3.17 MMT. The USDA's FAS pegged the Indian 2014/15 wheat crop at a record 96 MMT versus 93.1 MMT last year. The HGCA said yesterday that UK winter grain crops are largely in good condition, given some notable exceptions in the badly flooded areas. That all points to lower prices down the line, not firmer ones, but as has been proven many times before, the power of fund money should never be under-estimated. They can make things happen that shouldn't really happen. A prudent course of action would probably be to have a fair proportion of your 2014/15 crop forward sold at this point if you are a producer. If you are a buyer, then again a fair degree of forward cover is perhaps advisable. Consider that a Reuters poll earlier in the year gave a potential upside to CBOT wheat of $8.50/bushel at the turn of the year, more than 23% higher than last night's close on the Mar 15 future, which will be the front-month then. The downside was $4.75/bushel, 31% below last night's close. Chicago Wheat Jumps As Funds Go Long 11/03/14 -- Soycomplex: Beans ended the day mixed, lower on the nears and higher on new crop. The very large spec long, which is approaching record levels, is seen leaving the market vulnerable to a significant downside correction even if the supply and demand fundamentals continue to lean bullish. Once again Chinese cancellations were not forthcoming today, prompting Goldman Sachs to say that "the US is running out of soybeans". They forecast US 2013/14 soybean ending stocks at 139 million bushels versus the USDA's 145 million of yesterday. Having had time to digest yesterday's USDA report in detail, fresh news today was scarce. The trade is keeping an eye on developments in Ukraine, with the EU, US, IMF and World Bank all seemingly in the frame to extend them some credit. They've exported just over 3 MMT of oilseeds so far this season, including 2.07 MMT of rapeseed and 0.96 MMT of soybeans. Mar 14 Soybeans closed at $14.11 1/2, down 7 3/4 cents; May 14 Soybeans closed at $14.13, down 5 3/4 cents; Mar 14 Soybean Meal closed at $452.30, down $0.40; Mar 14 Soybean Oil closed at 43.51, down 13 points. Corn: The corn market closed around 4 to 6 cents higher on the day, with fund money stepping in for an estimated 8-10,000 corn contracts. As with soybeans, after yesterday's deluge of USDA today, today was a no news sort of a day. Agritel reported that Ukraine had shipped 480 TMT of corn last week, indicating that the current problems with Russia haven't yet made much of an impact on grain exports. Year-to-date Ukraine exports now stand at almost 25 MMT, including more than 15 MMT of corn. Early spring grain planting is underway in both Ukraine and Russia, aided by unusually mild weather. Trade speculation ponders whether Ukraine farmers will plant as much spring grain as the 8.6 million acres that the government say that they will. Ukraine's Ag Minister said that little arable land in Crimea will probably get sown this spring due to a lack of fuel. The region is not a major grain producer though, accounting for only 765 TMT of the country's 63 MMT harvest in 2013. Separately, the Ukraine Ministry increased their forecast for 2013/14 grain exports from 32.5 MMT to a new record 33 MMT. South Korea passed on a tender to import 60 TMT of optional origin corn. Mar 14 Corn closed at $4.78, up 6 cents; May 14 Corn closed at $4.83 1/4, up 5 cents. Wheat: The wheat market jumped around 15-20 cents (if we ignore the soon to expire nearby positions) across the three exchanges on fund buying/further short covering. They were estimated to have been net buyers of around 4,000 Chicago wheat contracts on the day, and almost certainly now sit on a net long in CBOT wheat for the first time in more than a year. The market might be getting a little ahead of itself. "There was talk that fuel shortages will limit the ability to plant spring crops in Crimea, which may end up being the case, but is no reason to pay 25 cents higher for wheat," said Benson Quinn Commodities. How true, when you consider that Crimea only produced 1.2% of Ukraine's 2013 grain crop. Concerns remain for US winter wheat. "Winter precipitation in the US breadbasket, the 7 leading states, has amounted to only 1.55 inch, compared to 3.34 inches normally," said Martell Crop Projections. Despite a sharp decline in wheat condition ratings across the winter, these are still significantly better than they were a year ago mind. Meanwhile crops in Europe and the FSU are generally in good health. Mar 14 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.63 1/4, up 18 1/4 cents; Mar 14 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.22, up 17 1/4 cents; Mar 14 MGEX Wheat closed at $7.51, up 5 cents. EU Grains End Higher On Spec Buying 11/03/14 -- EU grains began the day lower, but clawed their way mostly higher by the end of the trading session as US markets turned around on fund buying. Mar 14 London wheat closed GBP1.30/tonne firmer at GBP164.75/tonne, whilst new crop Nov 14 was GBP2.20/tonne higher at GBP156.90/tonne. May 14 Paris wheat closed EUR3.25/tonne higher at EUR210.25/tonne, Jun 14 Paris corn was up EUR0.75/tonne to EUR183.25/tonne and May 14 Paris rapeseed rose EUR1.25/tonne to EUR410.25/tonne. Spec buying continues to push the market higher. How long this will last is anybodies guess, but this is the casino type environment that we are in at the moment. Ukraine is getting inundated with offers of financial assistance, including a mooted $15 billion loan from the EU, a $3 billion credit line from the World Bank and a US Senate aid package proposal which is said to include IMF funding. I'm sure that they will gratefully accept it all, but will we ever see them again? Agritel said that Ukraine had exported 480 TMT of corn last week, so there's little sign of a slow down there. They've shipped 24.9 MMT of grains (to Mar 7) so far this season, including 15.12 MMT of corn. At that rate they will hit the USDA's corn export target for the season of 18.5 MMT in seven weeks. They've also shipped 7.44 MMT of wheat and 2.14 MMT of barley so far this season. In addition, Ukraine has exported over 3 MMT of oilseeds so far this season, including more than 2 MMT of rapeseed. Trade reports suggest that Ukraine 11.5% milling wheat traded at $276/tonne FOB for April shipment today, with corn for May delivery trading at $236.50/tonne. Morocco bought 260 TMT of wheat on the domestic market in their tender. In the UK, the HGCA said that "good conditions in the autumn allowed winter drilled crops to establish well and start tillering early. This left crops in a good position going into winter and there are few crops outside the main flooded areas that are of questionable viability, despite the high rainfall across the country." "The wet weather over the period mid-December through to February has delayed the start of spring crop drilling, although, typically, less than 5% of the area is usually drilled by the end of February. Spring barley drilling has now started on lighter soils in the east of England, with cultivations and drilling a priority as soon as soil conditions allow. Given the increase in winter cropping, spring crop areas are likely to be much lower than in 2013, although positive experiences with spring cropping on heavy land has encouraged more farmers to include spring crops in rotations as part of their black-grass management strategy," they said. "Given the increase in winter cropping, spring crop areas are likely to be much lower than in 2013, although positive experiences with spring cropping on heavy land has encouraged more farmers to include spring crops in rotations as part of their black-grass management strategy," they added. Chicago Markets Decline Following USDA Numbers 10/03/14 -- Soycomplex: Beans closed sharply lower, with front end months showing the biggest declines, with funds dumping an estimated 14,000 of their length - simply a volume that the market was unable to comfortably absorb. Talk of Chinese cancellations abound, although there was no official confirmation of any today. The USDA increased their 2013/14 US soybean export forecast only a little from 41.1 MMT to 41.64 MMT. That's versus existing commitments of 44.2 MMT, of which 37.2 MMT has already been shipped. Brazil's crop was trimmed from 90 MMT to 88.5 MMT, putting the USDA in line with other trade estimates. Argentina was left unchanged at 54 MMT. Brazil and Argentina's soybean export potential was also left unchanged at 45 MMT and 8 MMT respectively. World soybean ending stocks were cut from 73 MMT last month to 70.64 MMT this time round, which was below the average trade guess of 71.5 MMT. US ending stocks this season were cut from 150 million bushels to 145 million, which was a little less than the market expected. "For the most part, these aren’t numbers that scream sell on the old crop, but given the strong move of the last couple of months, the spec trade got ahead of itself," said Benson Quinn Commodities. I'd tend to agree with them. Net cancellations of over 2.5 MMT, and no further sales whatsoever for the rest of the season are what's needed to eek out US soybean stocks through to new crop. Mar 14 Soybeans closed at $14.19 1/4, down 38 1/4 cents; May 14 Soybeans closed at $14.18 3/4, down 39 cents; Mar 14 Soybean Meal closed at $452.70, down $12.30; Mar 14 Soybean Oil closed at 43.64, down 45 points. Corn: The corn market stumbled around 10 cents lower on what looks like buy the rumour, sell the fact trade. Funds were judged to have been net sellers of around 14,000 corn contracts on the day, despite the USDA cutting US corn ending stocks by 25 million bushels to 1.456 billion, versus trade expectations of a small increase to 1.488 billion. US corn exports were raised 1 MMT to 42 MMT. Brazil's and Argentina's production and exports were left unchanged from last month. The EU-28 was seen importing 0.5 MMT more corn than forecast last month as it continues to displace wheat in feed rations. Global corn ending stocks were raised by almost 1.2 MMT to nearly 158.5 MMT, which was over 2 MMT above the average trade guess. Weekly export inspections were reported at 933,974 MT, which is slightly above the level required to hit the USDA target for the season. Texas corn was said to be 10% planted versus 8% a week ago and 18% normally at this time. News over the weekend that Russian troops had reportedly taking control of a Ukrainian border guard post in Western Crimea could rekindle some supply side fears from the region again. The USDA didn't make any alteration to their forecast for Ukraine corn exports of 18.5 MMT in 2013/14. Russia's corn exports were also left unchanged at 3 MMT, whilst Europe's were dropped 0.5 MMT to 2 MMT. Mar 14 Corn closed at $4.72, down 9 cents; May 14 Corn closed at $4.78 1/4, down 10 3/4 cents. Wheat: The wheat market finished down anywhere from a cent to over thirteen cents across the three exchanges. The USDA left US wheat ending stocks unchanged from last month at 558 million bushels, compared to trade expectations of a small increase to 570 million. World ending stocks came in virtually unchanged at 183.8 MMT, which was in line with expectations. Not a lot to get excited about there. The 2013/14 world wheat crop was increased from 711.9 MMT to a new record 712.7 MMT. Australia's crop was increased by 0.5 MMT and India's by around 1 MMT. World consumption was increased by just under 1 MMT to 704.8 MMT. Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Morocco and Turkey were all seen importing more wheat in 2013/14 than was forecast last month, in amounts ranging from 200 TMT to 1 MMT in the case of Iran. Weekly US wheat export inspections came in at a disappointing 429,081 MT, compared to the 609,867 MT inspected last week, and the 780,887 MT inspected during the same week last year. The trade continues to monitor US winter wheat crops on the Plains which have all demonstrated a significant deterioration in conditions over the winter. Texas wheat was rated 28% good/excellent today. Mar 14 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.45, down 1 1/4 cents; Mar 14 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.04 3/4, down 10 1/2 cents; Mar 14 MGEX Wheat closed at $7.46, down 6 cents. EU Grains Lower, USDA Report Largely In Line With Expectations 10/03/14 -- EU grains closed lower, in consolidation from the recent rally ahead of this afternoon's USDA March WASDE report, and disappointment after Chinese manufacturing data came in much weaker than expected. Other news was thin on the ground. The day ended with Mar 14 London wheat GBP1.20/tonne lower at GBP163.45/tonne, and with new crop Nov 14 London wheat closing GBP1.05/tonne easier at GBP154.70/tonne. Mar 14 Paris wheat went of the board EUR6.75/tonne lower at EUR208.50/tonne, Jun 14 Paris corn was down EUR1.50/tonne to EUR182.50/tonne, whilst May 14 Paris rapeseed fell EUR2.75/tonne to close at EUR409.00/tonne, whilst other months posted double digit losses. In the end, the USDA report didn't really tell us anything that we didn't know already. "Global wheat trade is forecast at a record and the EU is in the best position to benefit from the expansion with its freight and logistical advantages to markets in the Middle East and North Africa," they said. "In addition, supplies are abundant as a result of resurgent production and less use in feed rations. EU corn supplies are plentiful on account of a large crop and another year of sizeable imports. Low corn prices are driving a shift from wheat to corn in feed rations, freeing up more wheat for export," they added. They increased the size of EU-28 wheat exports by 1.5 MMT to a record 29 MMT, noting that "export licenses of nearly 2.7 MMT in the last 4 weeks reflect continued strong sales." Russia's export potential was increased by 1 MMT to 17.5 MMT "as a result of increased competitiveness evidenced by recent sales to Egypt and Iran." Australia's 2013/14 wheat crop was increased by 0.5 MMT to 27 MMT, and India's upped by 1 MMT to 93.5 MMT. World wheat ending stocks were virtually unchanged at 183.8 MMT, which was in line with trade expectations. The EU-28's corn imports in 2013/14 were raised by 0.5 MMT to 11.0 MMT, whilst corn exports were cut by a similar amount to 2 MMT. Russia continues to makes strategic moves to tighten their grip on the Crimea, which keeps the market nervous. Chicago Markets All Sharply Higher For The Week As Fund Money Floods In 07/03/14 -- Soycomplex: Beans surged to the best closing levels for a front month since September, and the highest close on nearby Mar 14 ever. Fund money continues to pour into grains, suddenly disenchanted with equities, with the Commitment of Traders report revealing them now sitting on a net long of over 208,000 contracts as of Tuesday night. They were judged to have been further net buyers of around 5,000 contacts today. "Soybean ownership in the western belt continues to struggle with the idea of a higher board as there are very few opportunities offered on the cash side," noted Benson Quinn Commodities. Highlighting that cash prices have failed to keep pace with the rapid rise in the futures market in recent weeks. With a big report coming up from the USDA on Monday, you'd have thought that some profit-taking and consolidation might have been in order at the end of a week where soybeans have increased in price every day, but not a bit of it. The very strong pace of US soybean exports and sales appears to have the market thinking that the USDA has little room to manoeuvre in their well-known capacity to spring a bearish surprise for beans on Monday. With total net sales commitments already at over 107% of the USDA's target for the season, these can only be increased, not reduced surely? Even if there are no more sales (and no more cancellations), the USDA would need to adjust soybean exports higher by 104 million bushels. This would leave ending stocks at only 46 million bushels. That's way below their comfort zone minimum of 150 million. Consider here too that this assumes that the 2012/13 carryout of 141 million was correct - many think that it was less than that - so the volume of beginning stocks that we started 2013/14 with was possibly overstated. Meanwhile the US domestic crush continues to see strong demand, they can hardly cut that surely? On top of that, last month's USDA estimate for a Brazilian soybean crop of 90 MMT is now at the high side of trade estimates, some of which are as low as 85 MMT, so a downwards revision to say 88-89 MMT could be expected. Monday's report sees traders estimating the USDA cutting US 2013/14 soybean ending stocks to 141 million bushels, versus 150 million last month. The USDA attaché in China today estimated their 2014/15 bean imports at a record 72.0 MMT versus 68 MMT this season. Mar 14 Soybeans closed at $14.57 1/2, up 20 cents; May 14 Soybeans closed at $14.57 3/4, up 19 3/4 cents; Mar 14 Soybean Meal closed at $465.00, up $6.60; Mar 14 Soybean Oil closed at 44.09, down 18 points. For the week, nearby beans added 43 1/2 cents, with meal down $2.90 and oil up 257 points. Corn: The corn market fell a little, heading into the weekend, but still managed to finish at the highest levels on the Mar 14 weekly chart since last September. The latest Commitment of Traders report shows funds adding a very meaty more than 70,000 contracts to their newly acquired net long position in CBOT corn for the week through to Tuesday night. They now sit on a net long of over 158,000 contracts. "The COT report showed the commercial short jumped from 294.4 thousand to 364.4 thousand contracts week over week, a good reflection of the ample amount of producer selling that has occurred throughout the rally," said Benson Quinn Commodities. Again this appears to highlight the fact that this is very much a fund buying led rally. Unlike soybeans, maybe the trading community thinks that the USDA might have a bit more "wiggle room" at their disposal to spring a bearish corn surprise on Monday, hence today's profit-taking and book-squaring? The trade sees US corn ending stocks averaging 1.488 billion bushels on Monday, from within a range of estimates of 1.431-1.656 billion and the February USDA estimate of 1.481 billion. The USDA seems to be in a position to raise exports by 25-50 million bushels, total commitments so far are nearly 92% of the USDA's target for the season which is only halfway through. World corn ending stocks are seen falling around 1 MMT from last month to 156.27 MMT, from within a range of estimates of 154.80-158.40 MMT. The Argentina corn crop has an average estimate of 23.35 MMT versus 24 MMT last month. The Brazilian corn crop is seen at 69.03 MMT versus 70 MMT in February. CONAB's Brazilian crop estimates come out on 12 March. Heavy and unwanted rains are in the forecast for this weekend in Mato Grosso, Brazil, with up to 3 inches with 90% coverage. That should further hamper the soybean harvest and getting the remainder of the "safrinha" corn crop into the ground. The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said that the corn harvest in Argentina is 2% done versus 8.4% a year ago. Mar 14 Corn closed at $4.81, down 4 3/4 cents; May 14 Corn closed at $4.89, down 2 cents. For the week Mar 14 corn was 23 1/2 cents higher. Wheat: The wheat market closed around 4-10 cents higher on the day, with the erratic front month Mar 14 Minneapolis wheat displaying the most strength in very thin trade. The Commitment of Traders report shows fund money continuing to slash their Chicago wheat short, which now stood at only 6,000 lots as of Tuesday night. Monday's USDA report is likely to be more about corn and soybeans than it is for wheat. Trade estimates for US 2013/14 wheat ending stocks are averaging 570 million bushels, from within a range of estimates of 549–615 million and the February USDA estimate of 558 million. For world wheat ending stocks the average estimate is 183.65 MMT, from within a range of estimates of 182.10–185.00 MMT and the February USDA estimate of 183.73 MMT. Paris wheat futures jumped to the best levels since last May on ideas that the situation in the Black Sea might encourage further EU wheat exports. These are already running at 20.8 MMT versus 13.7 MMT a year ago for soft wheat. Reuters report that the southern Crimea region will vote on March 16 on whether to join Russia in a poll condemned by Kiev and the West. Despite grain exports out of Ukraine continuing virtually as normal, there's some speculation that the current tensions, and rapidly falling local currency will encourage "hoarding" of unsold grains as a hedge against inflation, similar to the situation that we've seen in Argentina. There is also some debate as to where some Ukraine farmers will find the money to fund spring plantings and farm inputs such as fertiliser and agrochemicals, potentially harming yields later in the year. Concerns for US winter wheat remain, although despite a sharp deteriorating in good/excellent ratings across the winter, current levels are still significantly better than a year ago. Reuters report that the Canadian government have issued the newly nationalised railways there with a minimum "quota" for the volume of grains they must move per week to clear the huge backlog that exists, or face financial penalties. Mar 14 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.46 1/4, up 4 3/4 cents; Mar 14 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.15 1/4, up 9 cents; Mar 14 MGEX Wheat closed at $7.52, up 10 3/4 cents. For the week, Chicago wheat added 47 1/4 cents, with Kansas up 38 1/4 cents and Minneapolis adding 81 1/4 cents. EU Grains: Welcome To The Casino! 07/03/14 -- EU grains finished mostly higher on the day, with the exception of rapeseed, and sharply higher for the week across all commodities on Ukraine uncertainty and a sudden huge rush of speculative money flooding back into the sector. Mar 14 London wheat ended the day GBP3.05/tonne higher at GBP164.65/tonne, and with new crop Nov 14 GBP2.50/tonne firmer at GBP155.75/tonne. Mar 14 Paris milling wheat jumped EUR7.00/tonne to EUR215.25/tonne, Jun 14 Paris corn was EUR1.25/tonne firmer at EUR184.00/tonne and May 14 Paris rapeseed fell EUR2.25/tonne to EUR411.75/tonne. This was the highest close for a front month on London wheat since before Christmas. It was Paris wheat's best finish since the old crop May 13 contract expired last spring, and similarly Paris corn's highest front month close since the Aug 13 contract went off the board last summer. For Paris rapeseed yesterday's close was the best since last June. It's interesting how the unforeseen Russian invasion of Crimea, which has a landmass roughly the size of Belgium, could cause such a rapid change of wind direction in the grains market. In Chicago, fund money had been not just pulling out of wheat, but actively shorting it for well over a year until recently. It had also built up a sizeable short in corn throughout the second half of 2013. Today's Commitment of Traders report shows fund money reducing their net short in CBOT wheat by over 14,000 lots for the week through to Tuesday night, to hold a net short of just 6,000 contracts. The same community were short more than 100,000 futures and options combined at the end of 2013. For corn, fund money has re-positioned from being short approaching 250,000 contracts last November to now long over 158,000 lots, of which a whopping more than 70,000 was added in the week through to Tuesday night alone. Note, that these positions are based on Tuesday night, it seems likely that the funds have been further net buyers subsequently too. Whilst I and others, didn't ever doubt for one minute that fund money had gone away forever, never to return to the grain markets, most of us didn't see it coming back quite so soon. The question now has to be how long is it going to hang around this time? Because you can be sure that something will happen left of field to entice them to fall out of love with the grains sector again, we just don't know what it will be and when it will happen. Welcome to the casino! Fundamentally nothing that much has changed to justify London wheat now being more than fifteen quid, or 10%, higher than it was at the end of January. Grain is still moving out of Ukraine, almost unhindered, save with the exception of shipments out of the Crimean port of Sevastopol which require "special permission" to leave (although this is not a major exporting port accounting for only 3.6% of the country's grain exports in February). Indeed, APK Inform say that grain shipments in February were a record volume for the month at 2.3 MMT, of which 85% (nearly 2 MMT) was corn. Odessa (58%) was the main exporting port, followed by the terminals of the Nikolayev oblast (32.2%), they say. This takes Jul/Feb grain exports to 24 MMT, versus an APK Inform estimate for full season shipments of 31.7 MMT. If we ignore the argument that the dispute will harm exports, the other main area of concern is how might it affect production prospects in 2014. Informa Economics this week forecast a Ukraine wheat crop of 20.5 MMT, versus 22.3 MMT last year, with Russia's output declining from 52.1 MMT to 49.5 MMT. Both seemingly on reduced winter plantings, the result of the wet autumn in the region. Kazakhstan's wheat crop however will rise from 13.9 MMT to 16.3 MMT. The net end product being 88.3 MMT of wheat coming out of the three main FSU producing nations later this year, which is only 2 MMT less than last year. That's hardly a cataclysmic disaster, but when the fund elephants are stampeding around the room it's maybe best to stand to the side and let them get on with it. Note carefully though, that not one ounce of actually real end-user demand is created by fund buying. 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__label__wiki	0.560129	0.560129	Chicago Corn Manages Small Weekly Gains, But Wheat And Beans Post Minor Losses 23/10/15 -- Soycomplex: Beans, meal and oil all closed lower on the day and for the week. Dollar strength was a bearish factor across the grains sector today. Good soybean demand from China at these levels continues however. The USDA announced 208,000 MT of US beans sold to unknown for 2015/16 shipment, and also said that previously reported sales of 236,000 MT of US beans to unknown destinations for 2015/16 shipment had been switched to China. China’s central bank cut interest rates by 0.25%, for the sixth reduction since November in an effort to shore up the economy. Argentina’s September soybean crush was reported at 3.815 MMT, up 500,000 MT from a year previously. The Argentine president elections take place on Sunday. The promised export tax reductions on offer from the opposition in particular could be a "game changer" for Argentine agriculture, says Dr Cordonnier. "It would instantly raise prices for corn and soybeans resulting in higher profit margins and renewed optimism for farmers to increase their production going forward," he adds. Oil World reported that the EU imported 14.17 MMT of soybeans in 2014/15, up 4% versus 13.62 MMT in the previous marketing year. Monday brings the latest weekly export inspections report from the USDA. Inspections last week were a very impressive 2.365 MMT. The USDA will also update us with soybean harvest progress in the US. This was 77% complete a week ago. The market is expecting things to be around 86-90% done as of Sunday night. Nov 15 Soybeans closed at $8.95 1/2, down 3 1/4 cents; Jan 16 Soybeans closed at $8.96, down 5 cents; Dec 15 Soybean Meal closed at $305.10, down $2.70; Dec 15 Soybean Oil closed at 28.57, down 28 points. For the week front month beans were 2 3/4 cents lower, with meal down $6.90 and oil 3 points lower. Corn: The corn market closed around a cent or so higher, and also with small net gains for the week. The USDA announced 130,000 MT of US corn sold to unknown for 2015/16 shipment. In Monday's weekly US crop progress report the trade is expecting the 2015 US corn harvest to be around 74-77% complete versus 59% done a week ago. Weekly export inspections of 459,812 MT last week were a bit below the expected 500-700,000 MT. That meant that actual inspections had fallen below expectations for three weeks in a row. The trade will be hoping this doesn't happen for a fourth week. Season to date inspections were 24% behind those of a year ago as of last week, as strong competition from South America remains a thorn in the side of US export ambitions. FranceAgriMer reported that the 2015 French corn harvest was 58% complete as of Monday, up from 38% done a week previously and versus 32% this time last year. The Russian Ag Ministry said that their 2015 corn harvest was 67.3% complete for a crop of 9.3 MMT so far versus 8.8 MMT this time a year ago. Ukraine said that their corn harvest was now 66% complete on 2.74 million ha for a crop of 14.13 MMT so far. That implies a final crop of around 21.2 MMT. Yields are averaging 5.15 MT/ha. The USDA currently estimate production at a seemingly too high 25 MMT, using an average yield of 6.25 MT/ha. The EU announced that they'd authorised 328 TMT worth of corn import licences this past week, taking the season to date total to 2.3 MMT, down 8% on this time a year ago. Based on a Reuters survey South Africa’s 2016 corn area is estimated at 2.63 million ha, little changed from the 2015 area of 2.65 million. Dec 15 Corn closed at $3.79 3/4, up 1 1/2 cents; Mar 16 Corn closed at $3.88 3/4, up 3/4 cent. For the week Dec 15 corn was 3 cents higher. Wheat: The market closed little changed, but a bit lower for the week. Thailand were said to have bought 125,000 MT of US wheat for December shipment. The Philippines bought 60,000 MT of US wheat for Jan-Feb shipment and Malaysia bought 40,000 MT of US wheat for December shipment this week. South Korea's CJ are tendering for 51,100 MT of US wheat for March shipment and also bought 50,000 MT of Australian wheat for May shipment. Russia said that their 2015 grain harvest was 97.4% complete at 104.5 MMT versus 106.2 MMT this time a year ago. The wheat and barley harvests are both said to be 99.5% done. Wheat production so far this year is pegged at 63.7 MMT versus 60.9 MMT this time last year, and barley output is 18.2 MMT versus 20.9 MMT in 2014. All these figures are before cleaning and screening. Concerns about dryness holding up plantings in southern/central Russia and Ukraine remain, although some rains are said to have now reached the area. The Ukraine Ag Ministry said that winter grain plantings had been completed on 5.96 million ha, or 81% of the original target. A year ago that figure was 6.98 million ha. Winter wheat planting is reported at 84% complete on 5.2 million ha, and barley plantings are said to be only 58% done on 611k ha. It's getting very late, and risky, for farmers to plant much more now in the hope that crops will get establish before the harsh Ukraine winter sets in. In Russia meanwhile the Ag Ministry say that winter grain plantings are 90.7% complete on 15.5 million ha versus 16.2 million a year ago at this time. Dec 15 CBOT Wheat closed at $4.90 1/2, down 1/4 cent; Dec 15 KCBT Wheat closed at $4.75 1/2, unchanged; Dec 15 MGEX Wheat closed at $5.08, also unchanged. For the week that puts Chicago wheat 1 3/4 cents lower, with Kansas wheat down 8 cents and Minneapolis 4 1/4 cents lower. London Wheat Falls, As Paris Markets Gain On Weak Euro Outlook 23/10/15 -- EU grains closed mixed on the day and for the week. London wheat was lower on both counts due to the firmer sterling/weak euro. At close, Nov 15 London wheat was down GBP0.55/tonne to GBP113.50/tonne, Dec 15 Paris wheat was up EUR1.25/tonne at EUR179.00/tonne, Nov 15 Paris corn was EUR1.00/tonne firmer at EUR165.00/tonne, whilst Nov 15 Paris rapeseed was EUR0.50/tonne lower at EUR380.25/tonne. For the week, London wheat shed GBP0.75/tonne, whilst in Paris wheat gained EUR2.75/tonne, corn advanced EUR3.75/tonne and rapeseed rose EUR2.75/tonne. The euro finished the week sharply lower, down 2.2% against the pound at 1.39 and 3% lower versus the dollar at 1.10. The move came following the monthly policy decision at the European Central Bank on Thursday where ECB Predident Draghi indicated that increased QE and a further cut in the deposit rate from the current level of -0.2% was a possibility. The weaker euro was consistent with many analyst's forecasts calling for sterling to be in the 1.40-147 range by the end of the year, and the EUR/USD rate to fall to 1.03-1.05 before hitting parity in Q1 of 2016. At the risk of repeating myself, this continues to point to Paris grains out-performing London and Chicago grains in the coming months. It should also help EU exports, although the news that Brussels issued more barley export licences than they did for soft wheat this past week doesn't read too friendly for wheat just yet - the competition from the Black Sea remains a little too intense for the time being. Soft wheat export licences this week came in at 278 TMT, down 33% on last week, taking the season to date total to 6.47 MMT. That's 29% below the 9.1 MMT worth of licences that had been issued this time a year ago. For barley however the story reads better. Export licences this week totalled 282 TMT, taking the season so far cumulative total to 4.1 MMT, which is 41% above those of a year ago. EU corn import licences this week were 328 TMT, making the total for the season to date 2.3 MMT, down only a little on 2.5 MMT a year ago. If there is some upside for Paris wheat, aided by the weak euro, then it's probably already priced-in, according to Rabobank. In their latest monthly market report and price forecasts they predicted Paris wheat at EUR180/tonne in Q1 of 2016, rising to a peak of EUR185/tonne in Q2 before falling back to end next year at EUR180/tonne. Dec 16 Paris wheat closed at EUR191/tonne tonight. Concerns about dryness holding up plantings in southern/central Russia and Ukraine remain, although some rains are said to have now reached the area. The Ukraine Ag Ministry said that winter grain plantings had been completed on 5.96 million ha, or 81% of the original target. A year ago that figure was a little over 1 million ha higher. Winter wheat plantings in Ukraine are said to be 84% complete on 5.2 million ha, and winter barley sowings are only 58% done on 611k ha. In Russia meanwhile the Ag Ministry say that winter grain plantings are 90.7% complete on 15.5 million ha versus 16.2 million a year ago at this time. The Russian Ag Ministry went on to say that at 99.5% complete, both the 2015 wheat and barley harvests are just about over. Wheat production in bunker weight is said to be 63.7 MMT versus 60.9 MMT a year ago, barley output is reported at 18.2 MMT versus 20.9 MMT in 2014. In other news Oil World reported that the EU imported 14.17 MMT of soybeans in 2014/15, up 4% versus 13.62 MMT in the previous marketing year. FranceAgriMer reported that the 2015 French corn harvest was 58% complete as of Monday, up from 38% done a week previously and versus 32% this time last year. French winter wheat plantings (excluding durum) are 58% done, which is 8 points up on a year ago. Winter barley sowings at 78% complete are 7 points ahead of last year. Chicago Grains Correct Lower 22/10/15 -- Soycomplex: Beans closed lower as the market simply currently seems to view being above $9/bu as a selling opportunity. The move came despite strong weekly export sales of over 2 MMT beating trade expectations of 1.2-1.8 MMT. Actual exports of 2.33 MMT were a marketing-year high and were up 49 percent from the previous week. Despite another strong week of sales, current commitments are only 77.4% of what they were a year ago, although accumulated exports are 11% ahead of a year ago. The USDA also announced 463,000 MT of US beans sold to unknown for 2015/16 shipment under the daily reporting system. Dryness concerns remain in northern/central Brazil. "October rainfall typically is 150-200 millimetres, but planting conditions this season have been very dry. Mato Grosso’s Centre West soybean area received only 26% of normal rainfall over the past 30 days. The Centre East was similarly dry," said Martell Crop Projections. This could ultimately threaten yields and support prices in the region, said Rabobank. They are therefore more cautious on production potential this year, currently estimating Brazil's crop at 97 MMT. They forecast prices remaining in the $9.00-9.25/bu region, with meal at $315-325 and oil at 28.0-30.5 across the next 12 months. They forecast US 2015/16 ending stocks below 200m bu. MDA CropCast raised their forecast for the global soybean crop by 0.1 MMT from a week ago to 308.3 MMT, with the US 2015 crop unchanged at 3.863 billion bushels. A Bloomberg survey into trader/analyst sentiment in soybeans found 12 bulls, 8 bears and 6 neutrals. Nov 15 Soybeans closed at $8.98 3/4, down 6 1/2 cents; Jan 16 Soybeans closed at $9.01, down 8 1/2 cents; Dec 15 Soybean Meal closed at $307.80, down $2.70; Dec 15 Soybean Oil closed at 28.85, down 33 points. Corn: The corn market closed around 2-3 cents lower. Weekly export sales of 248,000 MT for 2015/16 were down 59 percent from the previous week and 57 percent below the prior 4-week average. The market was expecting sales of 450-650,000 MT. Total sales so far are only 65% of what they were a year ago at this time. Exports of 409,800 MT were less than stellar too, being down 33 percent from the previous week and 39 percent below the prior 4-week average. Media reports suggested that China could buy about 50% less corn for state reserves in the 2015/16 season than in 2014/15, as local governments offer subsidies to encourage processors to use more domestic grain. Purchases at this sharply reduced level would still raise Chinese corn stocks to 200.0 MMT, it is said. CNGOIC estimated China’s 2015/16 corn crop at a record 228.0 MMT, up 6% from a year ago. MDA CropCast were unchanged on their 2015/16 world corn production estimate, and likewise on this year's US crop at 13.695 billion bushels. They said that they expect final 2015 US corn yields to be closer to 166 bu/acre than the 168 bu/acre currently being used by the USDA. That would tighten US 2015/16 ending stocks by around 160m bu, taking them almost 20% below last season's carryout, they said. That however assumes that the USDA's export numbers are correct. Rabobank forecast US corn prices at $3.80/bu at the turn of the year, rising modestly to $4.10 and $4.20 in the first two quarters of 2016, before falling back a little to end next year at $3.90/bu. A Bloomberg survey into trader/analyst sentiment in corn found 12 bulls, 5 bears and 9 neutrals. Indonesia’s Ag Min estimated Indonesia’s 2015/16 corn imports at 3.0 MMT, little changed versus 3.1 MMT in 2014/15. Russia's 2015 corn harvest is said to be 67.3% done at 9.3 MMT with average yields of 5.10 MT/ha, up 11.8% on a year ago. Dec 15 Corn closed at $3.78 1/4, down 2 1/2 cents; Mar 16 Corn closed at $3.88, down 2 1/4 cents. Wheat: The wheat market closed around 4-5 cents lower, in tandem with the other markets. Weekly export sales predictably failed to "pull up any trees" at 357,500 MT for delivery in marketing year 2015/16, being down 22 percent from the previous week. They were however in line with albeit modest trade expectations. Exports of 211,900 MT were rather poor, being down 43 percent from the previous week and 60 percent below the prior 4-week average. Concerns over Russian/Ukraine dryness with regards to winter plantings continue, although better weather is said to be in the forecast. The head of Russia’s Grain Union apparently said that 30% of Russia’s winter grain area is currently at risk due to dry weather. The Russian Ag Ministry said that winter grains have been planted on 15.5 million ha, or 90.7% of their forecast, down from 16.2 million this time a year ago. Rusagrotrans estimated Russia's October grain exports at 3.5 MMT, up a little on 3.42 MMT a year ago. Wheat exports this month will total 2.7 MMT versus 2.46 MMT a year ago, they said. Total Jul/Oct grain exports will be 14.62 MMT versus 14.94 MMT a year ago, with wheat shipments down to 11.51 MMT from 12.31 MMT. Exports of both barley (2.17 MMT versus 1.91 MMT) and corn (845 TMT versus 584 TMT) are seen higher than a year ago during this period. Ethiopia are in the market for 1 MMT of wheat, with Black Sea offers said to be the keenest. Japan bought 134,352 MT of food wheat for Nov-Dec shipment split mostly in favour of US origin. South Korea's CJ are in for 50,000 MT of Australian hard wheat. MDA CropCast were unchanged on their world and US (2.218 billion bu) wheat production estimates. Rabobank estimate US wheat prices around $5.00-5.25/bu through until the end of 2016. In line with other analysts they see Australia's crop at 23-24 MMT versus the USDA's "toppy" 27 MMT estimate. Bloomberg's survey found 8 wheat bulls, 6 bears, and 12 neutrals. Dec 15 CBOT Wheat closed at $4.90 3/4, down 4 cents; Dec 15 KCBT Wheat closed at $4.75 1/2, down 5 cents; Dec 15 MGEX Wheat closed at $5.08, down 3 3/4 cents. EU Grains Mostly Higher For A Third Day 22/10/15 -- EU grains traded mostly higher for a third day in succession, although Paris rapeseed was slightly off last night's 10-week highs for a front month. At the close, Nov 15 London wheat was up GBP0.55/tonne at GBP114.05/tonne. In Paris, Dec 15 wheat was EUR2.0/tonne higher at EUR177.75/tonne, Nov 15 corn was up EUR0.50/tonne to EUR164.00/tonne and Nov 15 rapeseed was down EUR1.00/tonne to EUR380.75/tonne, although other months ended around EUR2.00/tonne higher. The pound was up sharply against the euro following the news that September UK retail sales were well ahead of expectations. Month-on-month growth of 1.9% smashed market ideas of an advance of only 0.3%. Annual sales growth is now 6.5% versus market expectations of 4.8%. With numbers like that traders are wondering how much longer can the Bank of England argue that the UK economy isn't strong enough to handle a modest interest rate rise. One or two are even suggesting that the UK could break ranks and beat the US to it to become the first major central bank to begin raising rates. The ECB met today, and said that that would re-examine their eurozone QE program in December. Any increase in that would put the euro back onto the back foot again. A Reuters survey estimated the GBP/EUR exchange rate at 1.40 by the end of the year, Lloyds predict 1.47 and Barclays at 1.43 are somewhere in the middle. Again, all of this points towards Paris grains out-performing London wheat in the months ahead. Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher overnight, and are now around 23% up on their late August lows on the back of El Nino-related production worries. Oil World said that oil palms in many parts of Malaysia and Indonesia have been further stressed by the ongoing very dry conditions that they've experienced in the first 20 days of October. This is one of the factors supporting rapeseed prices at the moment. Another is the fact that Ukraine's 2015 rapeseed production was low, and that is expected to fall significantly further in 2016 as dryness there means that only around 75% of the intended area got sown this autumn. The FAO forecast that Algeria will import 7.2 MMT of wheat in 2015/16 versus their previous 5-year average of 6.0 MMT. Chief supplier is usually France, although they regularly also buy wheat from Canada, Spain, the US, Germany and Mexico. Bangladesh are reported to have rejected a 20,000 MT cargo of French wheat for failing to match the tender specifications. This is not the first time that this has happened in recent months. Ethiopia are said to be in the market for 1 MMT of wheat, with the results expected tomorrow. Black Sea origin material is rumoured to be the cheapest offer. Rusagrotrans estimated Russia's October grain exports at 3.5 MMT versus 3.42 MMT a year ago. Wheat will account for around 77% (2.7 MMT) of that total, they predict. Russia's Jul/Oct grain exports are called at 14.62 MMT, down 2% on a year ago. That includes wheat shipments of 11.51 MMT (down 6.5%), barley exports of 2.17 MMT (up 13.6%) and those of corn of 845 TMT being up nearly 45%. Kazakhstan said it's 2015 grain harvest was just about finished at 19.83 MMT, some 4 MMT more than was produced a year ago. Chicago Grains Rise For Second Day 21/10/15 -- Soycomplex: Beans closed with decent gains, building on yesterday's advances, and managing a close above $9/bu on front month Nov 15 too. Demand seems pretty solid. The USDA announced 20,000 MT of US soybean oil sold to China, along with a similar quantity to "unknown" under the daily reporting system today, both for 2015/16 shipment. China customs data pegs the country's September imports at 7.26 MMT, up 44.27% from a year ago. Of that total 5.13 MMT came from Brazil and 1.62 MMT from Argentina. The US traditionally wouldn't be a big supplier to China in September as it falls just right at the start of the new US harvest. China's Jan/Sep soybean imports are 59.65 MMT, up 13.09% from a year ago. That includes 33.04 MMT from Brazil, 6.92 MMT from Argentina and 17.00 MMT from the US. AgroConsult estimated Brazil’s 2015/16 soybean crop at a record high of 100.6 MMT, up 4.6% on last year's 96.2 MMT in it's first estimate for the new season. They see Brazil’s planted area at 33.1 million hectares, up 3.3% from a year ago and have the country's exports at 54.0 MMT. They said that they expect the average price of soybeans in 2015/16 to be around $9.00/bu. Plantings were 14% complete as of October 15th compared to 11% done a year earlier, they said. Deral said Parana’s soybean crop is 51% planted versus 36% a week ago the 5-year average of 49%. Trade estimates for tomorrow's weekly export sales report for beans are 1.2-1.8 MMT and 150-300,000 MT for meal. EU rapeseed futures finished at a 10-week high tonight. Nov 15 Soybeans closed at $9.05 1/4, up 9 1/4 cents; Jan 16 Soybeans closed at $9.09 1/2, up 8 1/2 cents; Dec 15 Soybean Meal closed at $310.50, up $1.00; Dec 15 Soybean Oil closed at 29.18, up 52 points. Corn: The corn market closed higher for a second day, helped by gains in beans and wheat. The US Energy Dept put weekly US ethanol production at 951,000 barrels/day last week, up a modest 2,000 bpd from the previous week. Ethanol stocks tightened by 100,000 barrels to 18.9 million barrels. Unlike the soy complex though, there's been a dearth of daily announcements from the USDA of impressive corn sales under the daily reporting system. Tomorrow's weekly export sales report will therefore be of interest, with trade forecasts for that a relatively modest 450-650,000 MT. AgroConsult estimated Brazil’s total corn area at 16.7 million ha, up 5.1% from a year ago. They see 2015/16 production at 88.5 MMT, up 3.5% from a year ago. Exports are estimated at 32-34 MMT. They said that Brazilian growers have sold 30-40% of their 2015/16 winter corn crop. Corn loadings at the southern Brazilian port of Paranagua were said to have been suspended again today due to rains. Port operations have now been halted for 11 days in October due to rain. They were also called off for 15 days in September. Talk of buyers looking at switching purchases to other origins remains. Deral said Parana’s first corn crop is 82% planted versus 76% a week ago. Russia said that their corn harvest is 66.3% complete on 1.8 million ha for a crop of 9.2 MMT so far. Yields are said to be averaging 5.09 MT/ha versus 4.56 MT/ha a year ago and the USDA's prediction of 5.0 MT/ha. Chinese customs data has them importing only 170,000 MT of corn in September. Calendar year to date imports are 4.53 MMT, up 180% compared to Jan/Sep 2014. Their September DDGs imports were 934,000 MT, up 73% on a year ago. Dec 15 Corn closed at $3.80 3/4, up 4 cents; Mar 16 Corn closed at $3.90 1/4, up 3 cents. Wheat: The wheat market finished the day around 3-4 cents higher. Russian material was said to be the cheapest offer in Iraq's recent hard wheat tender, although US wheat wasn't completely blown out of the water, especially when considering the much more expensive freight costs. Still, as with corn, there's been a distinct lack of action with regards to US wheat sales of late. Marketing year sales to date are down 18% from the previous year’s pace. Cumulative sales thus far are just 51% of USDA’s target for the year versus 62% this time last season. Note too that this season's target is the lowest total of the past 44 years. Trade expectations for tomorrow's weekly export sales report for wheat are around 300-500,000 MT. Concerns about dryness in the Black Sea and Australia remain. Chinese customs data has them importing 207,000 MT of wheat in September, with Jan/Sep imports of 2.25 MMT down 20.9% on a year previously. Barley imports last month were 1.3 MMT and 2015 calendar year imports are 8.72 MMT, up 104% year-on-year. Customs data shows Japan imported 1.93 MMT of grain in September, down 9% from a year ago. Tunisia bought 167,000 MT of optional origin durum wheat for Dec-April shipment in a tender. The FAO estimated Algeria’s 2015/16 wheat imports at 7.2 MMT versus the five year average of 6.0 MMT. Russia said that it's 2015 wheat harvest was now 99.5% compete at 63.7 MMT, with yields at 2.51 MT/ha versus 2.63 MT/ha a year ago. The 2015 Russian barley harvest stands at 18.2 MMT off a similar percentage area. Winter grains have now been planted on 15.5 million ha, say the Russian Ag Ministry. That's now over 90% of their forecast, but still 700,000 ha less than this time last year. Dec 15 CBOT Wheat closed at $4.94 3/4, up 3 1/2 cents; Dec 15 KCBT Wheat closed at $4.80 1/2, up 4 cents; Dec 15 MGEX Wheat closed at $5.11 3/4, up 2 3/4 cents. EU Grains Mostly Higher - Rapeseed Hits 10-Week High 21/10/15 -- EU grains finished mostly higher, in a fairly quiet news-light day. Nov 15 Paris rapeseed pressed on to a new highest close for a front month in 10 weeks. At the close, Nov 15 London wheat was up GBP1.00/tonne at GBP113.50/tonne. In Paris, Dec 15 wheat was EUR0.25/tonne firmer at EUR175.75/tonne, Nov 15 corn was EUR2.25/tonne higher at EUR1630.50/tonne and Nov 15 rapeseed was EUR2.50/tonne steadier at EUR381.75/tonne. Russian material was said to be the lowest offer in Iraq's recent tender for hard wheat, at a reported $254 C&F. The 2015 Russian grain harvest is now said to be 97% complete at 104 MMT. Wheat and barley harvesting are both said to be 99.3% complete at 63.7 MMT and 18.2 MMT respectively. The corn harvest is reported at 64.5% done on 1.8 million ha for a crop of 9.0 MMT so far. Russian winter plantings for the 2016 harvest are said to be approaching 90% done on 15.3 million ha. Weather models are now in fairly close agreement predicting above normal precipitation for most of the Russian winter grain areas across the next 15 days. Normal to warmer than normal temperatures are also now forecast in the region from Friday onwards. The first rains in a month have finally appeared on the main Ukraine plains, after a lengthy period of a water shortage, said Agritel. Low intensity rains have now fallen for the last 24 hours. These are gaining in intensity and the depression causing them will migrate eastward and should allow Russian regions to benefit as well, they add. The minutiae of yesterday's delayed Defra report into UK 2015 yields shows that the top yielding wheat region in England this year was Yorkshire and Humberside with an average 9.5 MT/ha, followed by the North East and East Midlands, both achieving 9.0 MT/ha. Yorkshire and Humber also easily topped the English winter barley table with a very impressive yield of 9.1 MT/ha, and ditto spring barley with yields of 7.2 MT/ha. Yorkshire and Humber shared top spot honours with the North East as the top English rapeseed area, with yields in both averaging 4.0 MT/ha. That's not quite the full story though, a special mention must go to Scotland. They beat Yorkshire and Humber in wheat with an even better yield of 9.7 MT/ha, and on rapeseed (4.2 MT/ha) as well, and were second in the UK winter barley table (8.3 MT/ha) and joint third with regards to spring barley yields (6.2 MT/ha). They were also incidentally the top oat yielding region in the UK with an average of 7.0 MT/ha. Of course all this success comes at a cost. A Scottish wheat crop in excess of 1 MMT for the first time since 1992 means that the premium being paid for wheat north of the border is one of the lowest since the start of the century, say the HGCA. So far in 2015/16, average UK ex-farm prices are currently at their lowest levels since 2009/10. The July-October average UK ex-farm feed wheat price this season is down more than GBP8/tonne compared with last season and almost GBP45/tonne lower than in 2013/14, they add. A Reuters poll forecast the GBP/EUR exchange rate at 1.40 by the end of the year, rising to 1.4365 by the end of Q1 in 2016. These forecasts are consistent with the predictions discussed yesterday made by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Barclays. Standard Chartered meanwhile say that the pound and dollar should both outperform their G10 and Asian rivals over coming months, but that the GBP/USD rate will continue to struggle to break through and hold above the 1.55 area. The general consensus among most of these market analysts is that the Fed may still raise US interest rates around the end of the year, and that the Bank of England will follow suit here fairly early in 2016. If they're right, then we can expect Paris wheat to do better than it's London and Chicago counterparts over the remainder of the season. Chicago Grains End Higher In "Turnaround Tuesday" Style 20/10/15 -- Soycomplex: Beans closed higher in "Turnaround Tuesday" style. It was only a relatively modest rebound though, and one that came after four consecutive days of losses. The USDA announced 132,000 MT of US beans sold to China for 2015/16 shipment under the daily reporting system. The weather in Brazil remains "a game of two halves" - hot and dry in northern and central areas and wet in the south. "Extreme heat has developed without significant rainfall in Brazil’s tropical soybean states. Conditions have been extremely dry in October. Without evaporative cooling, temperatures have soared. Maximum temperatures yesterday reached 107 F (41.7 C) in Mato Grosso and Goias. Typically, showers are already underway in late October, but this season the monsoon has been delayed. The slow arrival of tropical rainfall may be related to a very strong El Nino, among the most potent on record. The forecast calls for below average rainfall again in the upcoming week in Mato Grosso and the tropics at large. South Brazil would continue wet, as generous rainfall is predicted in Parana, Rio Grande do Sul and southern Mato Grosso do Sul," said Martell Crop Projections. Dr Cordonnier estimated the Brazilian 2015/16 soybean crop at 100.0 MMT, unchanged from his previous estimate. In Argentina he goes for plantings of 20.9 million ha, up 2% from a year ago. He has production there currently at 60 MMT, also unchanged from previously, but is indicating that this may be lowered in future reports. A group pf Chinese industry analysts estimated the country's October soybean imports at 6.0 MMT, rising to 7.0 MMT in November and 7.2 MMT in December. Nov 15 Soybeans closed at $8.96, up 5 cents; Jan 16 Soybeans closed at $9.01, up 5 1/2 cents; Dec 15 Soybean Meal closed at $309.50, down $1.30; Dec 15 Soybean Oil closed at 28.66, up 52 points. Corn: The corn market closed around 3 cents higher, more or less reversing yesterday's losses. Safras e Mercado said that Brazil’s first corn crop is 53.8% planted versus 41.9% a year ago, helped by abundant rains in the south of the country. This wet weather in the south continues to disrupt corn exports out of the Brazilian port of Paranagua. This may lead to some Asian buyers switching purchases to other suppliers it is being mooted. Dr Cordonnier estimated the Brazilian 2015/16 total corn crop at 81.2 MMT, unchanged from his previous estimate. He said that there's a lot of uncertainty surrounding Argentine farmers' corn planting intentions, and that the final area sown this year could be down anywhere from 15% to 40% compared to 2014. Japan's use of corn in animal feed in August was 45.7% versus 45.0% a year ago. Russia said that their 2015 corn harvest was 62% complete on 1.7 million ha for a crop of 8.6 MMT to date. Yields are said to be averaging 5.1 MT/ha versus 4.54 MT/ha a year ago. That leaves them on target for a record crop this year. Not so in Ukraine, where production is seen almost 20% lower at 22.9 MMT by the Ag Ministry, and some estimates are now lower than that. Good weather is forecast in US Midwest in the week ahead, which should accelerate this year's corn harvest from the 59% done estimated by the USDA last night. The US Energy Dept are due out with their usual weekly ethanol production and stocks data tomorrow. Production was 949,000 barrels/day last week. The market will be hoping for an increase, especially with US corn exports remaining at a sluggish pace. It's the Argentine presidential elections on Sunday. The polls indicate that it will be a close contest. Both leading candidates are promising export tax cuts on grains for farmers. "If the opposition win, and they carry through on their promise of eliminating the export taxes and to stop interfering in the export market, it could be a 'game changer' for Argentine agriculture," said Dr Cordonnier. Dec 15 Corn closed at $3.76 3/4, up 3 3/4 cents; Mar 16 Corn closed at $3.87 1/4, up 3 1/2 cents. Wheat: The market closed around 4-5 cents higher, correcting some (but not all) of yesterday's losses. Russia said that their 2015 grain harvest was 96.8% complete at 103.6 MMT versus 105.7 MMT this time a year ago. Wheat accounts for 63.6 MMT of that total off 99.3% of the planned area. Barley adds another 18.2 MMT, also off 99.3% of plan. Winter grain plantings for the 2016 harvest are said to be 88.5% complete in Russia at 15.1 million ha, down 1 million ha on this time a year ago. Dry weather in Ukraine means that their winter wheat crop is only 81% sown, and less than half of the planned winter barley area has so far been planted. The Ukraine Ag Ministry said that winter wheat plantings could now only total 5.5 million ha versus a previous estimate of 6.2 million. Japan seeks 134,352 MT of food wheat for Nov-Dec shipment in their regular weekly tender. This week that's split between US and Canadian origin, with no Australian material required. Jordan cancelled a tender to buy 100,000 MT of optional origin hard wheat. US Wheat Associates said that in US hard red winter wheat the average protein content is 12.4% which is lower than the 5-year average. The average US hard red spring wheat protein is 14.1% versus 13.6% a year ago, they added. The US winter wheat weather outlook is mixed. "Very heavy rainfall is predicted for the southern Great Plains, the US breadbasket, though soft wheat areas in the Midwest would continue dry. The 5-day forecast calls for drenching rain in the Great Plains, 4-6 times normal in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, the 3 leading bread wheat states. Strong showers would develop in Colorado, Nebraska and South Dakota, all significant hard red wheat states. Midwest soft red wheat areas are expected to miss out on the rainfall, perpetuating drought. Very dry Midwest field conditions have developed in the past month, slowing wheat emergence and growth. Rainfall the past 30 days has been negligible," said Martell Crop Projections. Dec 15 CBOT Wheat closed at $4.91 1/4, up 5 1/2 cents; Dec 15 KCBT Wheat closed at $4.76 1/2, up 4 1/4 cents; Dec 15 MGEX Wheat closed at $5.09, up 4 1/2 cents. EU Grains Mixed, London Wheat Stymied By GBP/EUR Outlook 20/10/15 -- EU grains closed mixed, but mostly a touch higher. London wheat was under pressure on a firmer outlook for the pound, which hit 1.55 versus the US dollar today, a level it has only been above for a few says since August. At close, Nov 15 London wheat was down GBP0.50/tonne to GBP112.50/tonne, Dec 15 Paris wheat was up EUR0.50/tonne at EUR175.50/tonne, Nov 15 Paris corn was EUR2.25/tonne firmer at EUR160.75/tonne, whilst Nov 15 Paris rapeseed was EUR1.25/tonne higher at EUR379.25/tonne. Sterling strength today stemmed from comments by one member of the Bank of England's MPC that called for UK interest rates to rise sooner, rather than later. Bank of America Merrill Lynch echoed those comments, saying that the market had pushed back expectations for a UK rate rise too far deep into 2016. They predicted the euro falling to 0.71 against the pound by the end of the year, from around 0.7350 currently. Barclays are even lower at 0.70 for the EUR/GBP. The Merrill Lynch prediction is the equivalent of a GBP/EUR rate of around 1.4080 and the Barclays one equals around 1.4280. Both banks predict further euro weakness once we get into 2016 too, with 0.69 on the cards on Q1 (circa GBP/EUR at 1.45) and 0.68 thereafter (around 1.47). The ECB meet tomorrow, and few are ruling out the possibility of them increasing QE, if not at this meeting then at some point over the next few months - something that ECB President Mario Draghi has consistently indicated that he is prepared to do. That puts the eurozone at the back of the queue when it comes to possible interest rate rises. As mentioned many time s before, that would support Paris wheat relative to it's London counterpart going forward, as it would help the competitiveness of euro-priced wheat on the export market. BoA Merrill Lynch see the EUR/USD exchange rate falling quite sharply from the current 1.14 area to 1.05 by the end of the year, and Barclays' expectations are even lower at 1.03. Both then see parity on the cards by the end of Q1 in 2016. Again this would support the notion that Paris wheat could firm relative to US prices too. Although EU wheat exports have begun 2015/16 in less impressive fashion than a year ago, these should start to pick up in the second half of the season anyway. There are already signs that Ukraine have "shot their bolt" on wheat and barley, with corn shipments overtaking both in volume last week for the first time this season. They should now start to major on corn exports, but with an anticipated crop at least 20% lower this year, then the longevity of these will not be the same as it was in 2014/15. That could leave more homes for EU wheat in the second half of the season. The Ukraine Ag Ministry yesterday forecast total grain production there this season at 59.5 MMT, down 6.7% on a year ago. Corn production was estimated at 22.9 MMT versus 28.5 MMT a year ago. One Ukraine Ministry official said that winter wheat plantings there are currently only 81% complete, and that only 45% of the planned winter barley area had been sown so far. Today marks the end of the optimum planting window for winter grains, but this may be extended for another 7-10 days, he said. The Ministry said that Ukraine’s winter wheat area for the 2016 harvest could now fall to 5.5 million ha versus a previous estimate of 6.2 million. The USDA has total wheat plantings for 2015 at 7.0 million ha - note that traditionally very little spring wheat is sown in the country. On top of that winter rapeseed plantings in Ukraine have only been completed on 74% of the government's forecast, and the recommended last planting day for that crop was a month ago. At home, Defra said that UK wheat yields averaged a record 8.8 MT/ha this year. They now peg production at 16.17 MMT, a 2.6% decline on a year ago due to a 5.3% cut in planted area. The see average UK barley yields at an also record 6.6 MT/ha, with production of 7.28 MMT representing a 5.3% increase compared with 2014. UK OSR yields were said to have averaged 3.6 MT/ha, the same as last year, but production has declined 5.6% due to a lower planted area. Chicago Grains Begin The Week In The Red 19/10/15 -- Soycomplex: Beans closed lower on a combination of harvest pressure and gloomy economic news from China, despite stellar weekly export inspections of 2.365 MMT. News that the Chinese economy grew by 6.9% in Q3 of 2015 was viewed as bearish, even if it did beat forecasts of 6.8%, as it was the first time that growth has fallen below the government's target of 7% since early 2009. China’s September industrial output only rose 5.7% versus the expected 5.9% and compared to 6.1% in August. The impressive weekly export inspections number, which easily beat the expected 1.2-1.8 MMT, means that the season to date total is now nearly 15% larger at the same time a year ago. And that is amidst supposed concern over Chinese demand/sales. In addition, the USDA announced 238,000 MT of US beans sold to China for 2015/16 shipment under the daily reporting system today. The slow start to planting in Brazil's leading state of Mato Grosso appears to be picking up. IMEA said on Friday that Mato Grosso soybean planting is 14.3% complete versus 6.1% a week ago and now ahead of 9.3% a year ago. Rains are in the forecast next week for northern Brazil. The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange forecast Argentina’s 2015/16 soybean area at 19.8 million ha in it's first estimate of the season, down 1% from last year. The Ukraine sunflower harvest is said to be 96% complete at just over 10 MMT, and they've also produced more than 3 MMT of soybeans off 84% of the planned area. After the close the USDA said that this year's US soybean harvest was 77% complete, up from 62% a week ago and versus 68% for the 5-year average. Nov 15 Soybeans closed at $8.91, down 7 1/4 cents; Jan 16 Soybeans closed at $8.95 1/2, down 6 1/2 cents; Dec 15 Soybean Meal closed at $310.80, down $1.20; Dec 15 Soybean Oil closed at 28.14, down 46 points. Corn: The corn market closed around 3-4 cents lower, it too overshadowed by Chinese woes. Weekly export inspections of 459,812 MT were a bit below the expected 500-700,000 MT too. Last week's inspection were also below expectations, as indeed were those of the week before that as well. Season to date inspections are now 24% behind those of a year ago. Strong competition from South America remains a thorn in the side of US export ambitions. Taiwan were said to have bought three cargoes of South American corn for Feb-April shipment. Mexico, Japan and Egypt are said to be seeking corn. The US should win the Mexican business, but perhaps not the other two. South American corn is said to be offered around $10-12/tonne cheaper than US material on a FOB basis. Dr Cordonnier said that heavy rains in southern Brazil continue to hamper corn export activity. Paranagua missed 10 days of exports in September and has been closed for a further 7 days so far this month due to rain. Waiting times there are now up to 40 days to get vessels loaded, he added. The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange forecast Argentine 2015/16 corn plantings to be down 20% from the previous year at 2.72 million ha, and some private estimates are even lower. China offered 5.4 MMT of state-owned corn stocks up at auction last Thursday and Friday and apparently didn't sell anything at all. Russia said that it's 2015 corn harvest was 59.7% complete at 8.3 MMT off 1.6 million ha. Ukraine said that it's corn harvest was 61% complete at 12.88 MMT. The Ukraine Ag Ministry had cut their forecast for this year's corn crop there to 22.9 MMT, a near 20% slump on 28.5 MMT a year ago due to heat and dryness. The USDA were unchanged on US corn crop conditions at 68% good to excellent versus 74% this time last year. They said that 98% of the crop is mature, up 4 points from a week ago and 2 points ahead of the 5-year average. The 2015 US harvest is 59% complete versus 42% a week ago, 30% done a year ago and 54% for the 5-year average. Dec 15 Corn closed at $3.73, down 3 3/4 cents; Mar 16 Corn closed at $3.83 3/4, down 4 cents. Wheat: The wheat market closed lower to start the week. Chicago wheat fared the better of the three, although all sustained some fairly significant losses. Poor weekly export inspections of only 205,468 MT set the tone. Expectations were a fairly modest 300-500,000 MT, but even that bar proved to have been set too high. Season to date inspections are down around 20% on a year ago. South Korea's CJ Cheiljedang Corp bought 61,000 MT of US wheat for Feb shipment in a tender for 31,000 MT. South Korea's Daehan bought 50,000 MT of Australian wheat for April shipment and the country's KFMC bought 61,300 MT of Australian and US wheat for Feb-March shipment. Russia said that it had harvested 63.6 MMT of wheat so far this season off 99.1% of the planned area. Russian customs data says that they exported 894.6 TMT of grains last week, including 496.8 TMT of wheat and 134.1 TMT of barley. Season to date exports are said to be 13.57 TMT, including 10.02 MMT of wheat. Calendar year exports are 26.2 MMT, of which 60% (15.7 MMT) is wheat. A chief commodity analyst at ABARES estimated Australia’s 2015/16 wheat crop at 24.0 MMT versus the previous official ABARES estimate of 25.28 MMT and the USDA's current estimate of 27.0 MMT. Jordan are tendering for 100,000 MT of hard wheat and 100,000 MT of barley, both of optional origin. The USDA said after the close that US 2015/16 winter wheat plantings had caught up, with 76% of the crop on the ground versus 64% a week ago, 75% a year ago and 77% for the 5-year average. They put the crop at 49% emerged, exactly in line with the 5-year average. They were expected to release their first crop condition ratings of the season but didn't. India announced a sharp upward revision to its wheat import tax, up from 10% to 25%. The increased duty will be in effect until March 31, 2016. Ukraine's winter grain crop is said to be 78% planted, and Russia's is 88% done. Much needed rains are in forecast for central Ukraine and southern Russia in the next 10 days. Dec 15 CBOT Wheat closed at $4.85 3/4, down 6 1/2 cents; Dec 15 KCBT Wheat closed at $4.72 1/4, down 11 1/4 cents; Dec 15 MGEX Wheat closed at $5.04 1/2, down 7 3/4 cents. EU Grains Dragged Mostly Lower By China 19/10/15 -- EU grains closed mostly lower, with more gloomy economic news from China setting a negative tone from the outset. The pound was up against both the dollar and euro on the perception that the UK is better insulated against a Chinese slump than the US or eurozone are. At the close, Nov 15 London wheat was down GBP1.25/tonne at GBP113.00/tonne. In Paris, Dec 15 wheat was EUR1.25/tonne easier at EUR175.00/tonne, Nov 15 corn was down EUR2.75/tonne to EUR158.50/tonne. Just rapeseed managed a higher close, with Nov 15 up EUR1.00/tonne to EUR378.00/tonne. This was the first time that a front month on Paris corn has closed below EUR160/tonne since the first few days of June, and this comes despite sharply lower production forecasts here in Europe and in near neighbour and large exporter Ukraine. News that the Chinese economy "only" grew by 6.9% in the third quarter was seen as bearish, even if some expectations were for growth of 6.8%. This was in fact the first quarter to see growth of less than the official target of 7% since the start of the global economic crisis. That seemed to overshadow everything else today, including news that the Ukraine Ag Ministry had cut their forecast for this year's corn crop there to 22.9 MMT, a near 20% slump on a year ago due to heat and dryness. The ongoing Ukraine corn harvest is now said to be 61% complete at 12.88 MMT. The bare bones of that data suggests that even hitting 22.9 MMT could still be a tall order as it implies a final crop of only 21.1 MMT unless yields pick up from here on in. The Ukraine sunflower harvest is 96% complete at just over 10 MMT, and they've also produced more than 3 MMT of soybeans off 84% of the planned area. Winter grain plantings, almost exclusively wheat, are said to be 78% complete on almost 5.75 million ha. Wheat plantings of just over 5 million ha are at 78% of the government's expectations, and barley sowings of 525k ha are just 50% of what the Ukraine Ag Ministry originally forecast. In Russia, the 2015 harvest is said to be 96.5% complete at 103.1 MMT. That includes 63.6 MMT of wheat (off 99.1% of the intended area), 18.1 MMT of barley (99.2%) and 8.3 MMT of corn (59.7%). Russian winter grains are said to be planted on an area of 15.1 million ha (88.1% of the Ministry forecast), which is 800,000k less than this time last year. Kazakhstan's harvest is said to be 99.8% complete at 19.6 MMT versus only 15.78 MMT this time a year ago. APK Inform said that Ukraine seaports exported 550.3 TMT of grains last week, down from 896.2 TMT the previous week. Corn exports are now starting to pick up, as they accounted for 258.9 TMT of last week's total, that's the first time that they have beaten wheat this season. Wheat exports were 225.4 TMT and barley shipments were 66 TMT. Russia's Ag Ministry said that it's grain exports Jul 1 to Oct 14 were 11.75 MMT, a 16.2% decline on a year ago. Wheat accounted for 9.12 MMT of that total, barley 1.94 MMT and corn 617 TMT. Nogger's Theory Of London Wheat Price Relativity 19/10/15 -- As mentioned in Friday's EU grains report Nov 15 London wheat was trading at a slightly more than GBP15/tonne premium to the front month Nov 14 a year ago, and the differential between the near Nov 15 and long Nov 16 positions are almost exactly the same today. Twelve months ago, and much the same today I guess, few probably fancied the idea of selling the long Nov position, fifteen quid premium or not. GBP130/tonne is below the cost of production most would say, so what's the point of locking in a loss at this early stage of the game? Well, one point would be that IF the next 12 months turns out to be a carbon copy of the last twelve, then in a year's time prices will be fifteen quid less than what's on offer today, so your "hold off" strategy might just end up costing you more money. What you are guilty of here is ignoring several of the golden rules of trading: a) Letting your emotions get the better of you. "It's got to go up, we can't carry on producing wheat at a loss." Maybe that's true in the long run, but have you (or any of your neighbours) significantly scaled back (or plan to) your wheat plantings for 2016? No. Strategie Grains forecast EU wheat plantings down just 0.4% for next year's harvest. b) Running with the herd. "Everybody" around me (ie every other cereal grower you know who is in exactly the same boat as you) says that the price has to go up. They're saying it because they want to believe it. They wanted to believe it 12 months ago too, that's why very few took the GBP15/tonne long Nov premium then. c) Recency bias. "Wheat has spent much of 4 of the last 5 years in the GBP150-200/tonne range, therefore it HAS to go back to that sort of level." It spent most of the previous 25 years in the GBP70-90 region. d) Money imbalance. Viewing money already spent or lost as more important than money that could be spent or lost in the future. "Well, I've lost X thousands already, what difference is another 15 grand (or whatever) going to make?" It's 15 grand - if it's that unimportant to you send it to me! All these rules apply equally when the market is in an inverse. Back in Nov 2012 you could have forward sold Nov 14 London wheat at GBP175/tonne, but very few did. Why? Well spot stuff was making GBP220/tonne back then, so GBP175/tonne (even though it guaranteed a healthy profit unless yields were an unheard of disaster) was viewed as locking in a loss. Money imbalance. Tick. Your emotions got the better of you back then. Tick. "Everybody" said that finally wheat was going to be GBP200/tonne forever, yipee! Tick. What had happened in the last year or two was far more important and relevant than everything that had gone before in your entire lifetime. Tick. Footnote: Yes, I do still believe that we will see wheat at GBP200/tonne again one day in the not too distant future (just probably not in 2016). I took plenty of stick in the trade for saying that the other week - just as I took plenty of stick for forecasting prices to drop back to the GBP100/tonne level when they were over GBP200/tonne. Look at where the price of spot wheat is now, and look at the Nov 16 price. If you sell Nov 16 and it ultimately proves to be the worst sale on your books will you be happy? I would be if I was you. Tick. It would also mean that all the unsold 2015 crop that you have sitting in the barn should move up in price too. Tick. If the market repeats the last 12 months in the next 12 then you'll at least have some wheat sold at 15 quid over the market next year. Tick. Chicago Corn Manages Small Weekly Gains, But Wheat... London Wheat Falls, As Paris Markets Gain On Weak ... EU Grains Mostly Higher - Rapeseed Hits 10-Week Hi... Chicago Grains End Higher In "Turnaround Tuesday" ... EU Grains Mixed, London Wheat Stymied By GBP/EUR O...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9055
__label__wiki	0.961543	0.961543	Suicide instructions spliced into children's videos By Norwalk Reflector staff • Mar 2, 2019 at 6:00 PM The Momo Challenge turned out be a hoax. However, reports of suicide instructions being spliced into children's videos are true — they just don’t involve Momo. As a result, some parents have demanded better automatic restriction filters and a faster response time on videos flagged for inappropriate content on YouTube Kids — a supposedly kid-friendly version of the video-streaming app intended for audiences 8 and younger. The dangerous content has been spliced into otherwise seemingly-innocent YouTube Kids videos featuring children’s show characters such as Nick Jr.’s Peppa Pig. Florida mom and pediatrician Free Hess recorded and documented one on pedimom.com. “It makes me angry and sad and frustrated,” Hess told CNN. “I’m a pediatrician, and I’m seeing more and more kids coming in with self-harm and suicide attempts. I don’t doubt that social media and things such as this is contributing.” In some cases, in the middle of the episode, Peppa Pig is shown being tortured at the dentists office, harming herself with a knife or even killing her father in the cartoon show. These clips have been made by users, not the creators of Peppa Pig. In other cases, the video will pause — seemingly hacked — to allow a man in sunglasses to walk on the screen, hold his arm up and tell children how to slit their wrists. “Remember kids, (this way) for attention, (that way) for results. End it,” he says before walking back off the screen and allowing the video to resume. The whole splice lasts just nine seconds, meaning parents may not even be aware of what their children are being exposed to. Some of these videos, which were then flagged by parents and other viewers as disturbing, have been removed from YouTube. Hess wrote about the issue on her blog and said in a quick search on the “kid-friendly” version of YouTube, she found videos “glorifying not only suicide but sexual exploitation and abuse, human trafficking, gun violence and domestic violence.” She also shared an example of one video, inspired by the Minecraft video game, which depicted a school shooting. In response to Hess' allegations, YouTube said in a statement that it works to make the videos on YouTube Kids family-friendly and takes feedback seriously, CNN reported. "We appreciate people drawing problematic content to our attention, and make it possible for anyone to flag a video," the statement to CNN said. "Flagged videos are manually reviewed 24/7 and any videos that don't belong in the app are removed. We've also been investing in new controls for parents including the ability to hand pick videos and channels in the app. We are making constant improvements to our systems and recognize there's more work to do." YouTube Kids is filtered by an automatic algorithm designed to filter out content that may be inappropriate for young children. Once a video either on YouTube or YouTube Kids is flagged, it is reviewed for removal by the YouTube team. It may also instead be labeled with a warning advising that content may be inappropriate for some audiences. YouTube has removed tens of millions of predatory comments, and terminated more than 400 channels who were found to be posting predatory messages, according to the Verge. The company also terminated several channels, including FilthyFrankClips, for inserting disturbing content into children’s programming. A recent major scandal involved the discovery of a “soft paedophile ring” operating in YouTube comments, where users leave chilling comments on videos of children and exchange numbers to share further images, according to The Verge. Norwalk Police Chief Mike Conney said his department has not received reports about inappropriate children’s videos. However, Conney said he wants to “remind parents to take an active role in monitoring their children’s activities, online and otherwise.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9060
__label__wiki	0.692563	0.692563	NYCHA: “No Heat..No Hot Water”—Again By Staff on February 21, 2019 Residents in the Taft Houses say the problem is not that they lost heat and hot water, but that it happens so often By Olivia Eubanks and Lucas Manfield As has become the new normal, thousands of New York public housing residents went without heat or hot water on February 20, as temperatures dropped below freezing and snow fell across the city. At the Taft Houses in Harlem, residents reported they had no hot water since that morning. Fliers posted on the walls in the lobby warned of an emergency and said that there would be no heat after 2:30 p.m. The complex houses over 3,000 people in ten buildings. “You can’t even get in the shower: you put it to hot, it’s too cold,” said Jose Ramos, who lives in the complex with his aunt and works at McDonalds. As of Wednesday evening, a portable boiler was parked in the middle of the development and by about 6 p.m. residents reported that the water had reached “lukewarm.” But the real problem, residents told NYCityLens, is that they lose heat and hot water all the time. No Heat..No Hot Water signs in Taft lobby (Lucas Manfield/NYCityLens) “We’re used to it,” said Kamal Robinson, whose eighth-floor apartment lost hot water. “Sometimes you wake up to no hot water, sometimes no water at all,” said Kim Allgood, a 12-year resident of the complex. The all-too-regular problems in NYCHA housing have been gaining increased attention, partly because Lynne Patton, who oversees New York and New Jersey public housing for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is in her second week of living in HUD housing in the region and tweeting about conditions she sees. At the moment she is living in the Frederick Douglass Houses on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. On Tuesday she was briefly stuck in the elevator there, and tweeted about the experience. She plans to spend four weeks in four NYCHA buildings in all. More than 400,000 New Yorkers live in over 300 NYCHA developments. Nearly 4,000 public housing residents across the city were affected by heat, hot water, or gas outages on Wednesday as temperatures dipped as low as 27 degrees, according to a Housing Authority website. Repeated heat and hot water outages, lead paint issues, and other problems have plagued the New York City Housing Authority this past year, leading to the resignation of its chair, Shola Olatoye, in April. Following her resignation, Governor Cuomo called for a state of emergency last April to expedite NYCHA repairs. Mayor Bill de Blasio, for his part, has been calling for more federal funds for NYCHA. At the end of January, de Blasio and Patton’s boss, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, jointly announced that HUD would install an independent monitor charged with reforming NYCHA, with hiring and firing power. It was after that that Patton moved in to take a firsthand look at living conditions. Through the last several days, she has been tweeting about the problems she is coming across in the houses where she is visiting. For example: In order to truly fix @NYCHA, we must put people first & politics aside. This will require a trinity partnership at all levels of government regardless of a settlement outcome. That said, buy more boilers NOW. Hire more maintenance workers NOW. You have the money – USE IT! 🗽 pic.twitter.com/uRT1GbzgI9 — Lynne Patton (HUD) (@LynnePattonHUD) December 19, 2018 #NYCHA UP CLOSE: Federal housing official @lynnepatton is moving into another New York City public housing unit today – this time the #UWS Frederick Douglass Houses – to continue her up-close look at the state of New York City Housing Authority: https://t.co/Z3fS03JHHT — CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) February 18, 2019 Elderly @NYCHA resident, Thomas Gilbert, hasn’t been able to use his shower for OVER TWO YEARS. @NYCHA fixed the leak in the apartment above, but never came back to finish the repairs to his unit. A 73-year-old resident shouldn’t be forced to bathe in a SINK! 😤 #ChangeIsComing pic.twitter.com/9CarJfsY3C — Lynne Patton (HUD) (@LynnePattonHUD) February 20, 2019 BREAKING 🚨 Walking back to @NYCHA’s #DouglassHouses w/@rosaquinones, a GIANT RAT ran across our path! Unfortunately, I couldn’t get my phone out fast enough, but when I turned toward the pile of trash where he came from, I caught his TWIN red-handed! 🐀 #ChangeIsComing #WeekTwo pic.twitter.com/QoeRVOOtDl Housing and Urban Development big-wig Lynne Patton was trapped inside a broken-down elevator with reporters and photographers inside the Douglas Houses in Manhattan.https://t.co/2mmbjyCM9W	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9061
__label__wiki	0.726469	0.726469	An almost unknown artist That Which Conceals, Reveals - The Masks of Lauren Raine Anoop Negi`s India: people and surroundings Mathias Rust - the fall of an angel Red Rocket 7 - the (secret) rock history in comics published on music by fabio machado Diverse conspiracy theories have been linking great events of human history to alien interventions: for several reasons, spatial beings have been helping our techno development since the beginning of ages, being sometimes confused with gods and mystical creatures. Mike Allred decided to go beyond usual conspiracy theories with the following purpose: and if our well-known rock'n'roll had a touch (or some chords) from outer space? The result is Red Rocket 7, graphic novel published in 1997, a hybrid kind of epic sci-fi with a declared love for the history of rock. Allred is a writer and a drawer; besides, he's a The Gear member and shows up his knowledge about instruments, records, places and mythic characters of musical world for more than two hundred pages that composes the edition. The protagonist of the plot is a spatial fugitive whose characteristics remind us about Ziggy Stardust, Superman and Forrest Gump: with a bodyguard robot, he literally collides with our humble blue planet, getting a serious injury at the process. In order to assure the alien survivor, the robot uses ctrl c + ctrl v and creates six clones from Red's original DNA with the same physical semblance -- red hair, numbers tattooed on their forehead, but with different talents: one had math abilities beyond expectations; another had considerable strength and skillfulness, and the luck number Seven won the gift of musical and artistic expression. Then, even without flying or curve iron bars, Seven could change our planet by living with those who would define rock'n'roll: he thought dance steps to Elvis Presley, he got a ride with Little Richard, he helped Beatles and Stones since the first tours until fame, and he obviously gave some advices for a David Bowie who was starting his career, inspiring a wardrobe changing and anthems like "Life on Mars?" and "Space Oddity". More recent artists like The Dandy Warhols, had also crossed the way of the alien rockstar. Around guitar riffs and lysergic journeys, Red and their clones have to deal with the persecution by executioners from an enemy planet, fans' siege, deaths and the drama of being "strange on a strange land", as they don't even have a father figure (the original Red Rocket got exiled on an unknown dimension). As telling more details would damage the reading, it's enough to say that Allred -- famous at the comics market for surreal Madman - magisterially sewed the history and he behind-the-scenes of a fiery musical style, showing his abilities as narrator and artist. His backgrounds and dynamic figures have retro and pop art references, with varied sceneries, going from the spatial confines to bucolic musical instruments' store in USA little towns. In few pages, we have rockets, lasers, amplifiers and caves from 1950s until our days. More than a paste-up among different genres (comics and music) or a simple homage to rock, Red Rocket 7 approaches philosophic concepts as death and resurrection through the characters' beliefs and his original planet. Around bizarre situations, he examines our human condition, full of contradictions and prejudices, but that also can produce artists and ways of expression that can take us to a new evolutive path. It's art that goes beyond the entertainment boundaries and provokes our brains: it seems to be Mike Allred's target, a guy who also expanded the concept of his graphic novel to a movie, Astroesque, and to The Gears' musicality too. Mike Allred's official website. version 1/s/aliens,Allred,and,comics,Mike,Red,rock,Rocket,roll,music// //	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9062
__label__cc	0.668343	0.331657	newswire article announcements portland metro 29.Apr.2006 17:25 human & civil rights \| immigration may day 2001-2007 2 Days Left-MayDayPDX06!!! author: Get educated! e-mail: akasalove@hotmail.com Outline of facts from the coalitions that are organizing the May Day events in Portland on monday. This outlines the efforts of the May day coaltion nationwide and the details of the day for Portland, Oregon. Also following is an incredible essay written to encourage those who might not yet be excited to participate in the people's movement and also gives an opportunity to sign a national petition that will bring awareness to the current rascist/classist/nationalist infastructure this country is wrought with. CELEBRATE MAY DAY! International Workers Solidarity! Respect workers' rights! No human being is illegal! STOP the INS raids! We demand: - Legalization with a clear path to citizenship - Restoration of civil rights and liberties, end the Patriot Act - An end to free trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA that benefit corporations at the expense of workers Please Bring Food and Water The Legal Defense Hotline number is 503-234-4518. People should call and report if they witness an arrest or any police misconduct. It is suggested that you write the number on your body because many times people lose the flyer with that number (which will be passed out at the rally) but also they can be taken or thrown away if you're arrested. Place: Meet at the South Park Blocks (SW Park Ave and Mill) Time: Monday May 1 9:30am - Music, dance, and a play 11am - Rally Noon - March 3pm - more music & speeches 4pm - Rally The Coalition that organized these events include the following groups: American Friends Service Committee, Center for Intercultural Organizing, Freedom Socialist Party, Portland Anti-Imperialists, Portland Central America Solidarity Committee, Portland IWW, Portland Jobs with Justice, Radical Women, VOZ:Worker's Rights Education Project, Portland Workers Celebrate May Day!! Join the Great American Boycott of 2006 International Workers Solidarity Respect Workers' Rights No Human Being is Illegal Stop the ICE Raids Portland, Oregon (April 27, 2006) On Monday May 1st beginning at 10am, Portland immigrant rights, labor, environmental, religious, women's rights, indigenous rights, GLBTQ, and other community groups will gather at the South Park Blocks (SW Park and Mill) to celebrate International Workers' Day with music, theater, and speeches, culminating in a march which will begin at Noon. May Day is recognized around the world as a working class holiday, a day of solidarity between workers of all nationalities. The May Day events in Portland are being organized as part of the Great American Boycott of 2006/el Gran Paro Americano 2006. Nationwide, hundreds of thousands are expected to walk out of work and school in solidarity their fellow immigrant workers to demonstrate the invaluable contributions immigrants make to the economy of the United States and to demand an end to anti-immigrant legislation like the Sensenbrenner Bill (HR 4437). Criminalization is not the solution. We call for immigration policy that includes the following: Legalization with a clear path to citizenship, family reunification, and the restoration of civil rights and liberties. We ask each worker to access their situation and if at all possible join us that day. Certainly almost every one can join in economic solidarity and not buy anything that day. Consider this: Immigrants contribute $7 billion in social security per year; Immigrants contribute $25 billion more to the U.S. economy than they receive in healthcare and other social services; The Coalition that organized these events include the following groups: American Friends Service Committee, Center for Intercultural Organizing, Escuela Magdalena Mora, Freedom Socialist Party, Latino Network/La Red Latina, Portland Anti-Imperialists, Portland Central America Solidarity Committee, Portland IWW, Portland Jobs with Justice, Radical Women, VOZ:Worker's Rights Education Project, and many more. Petition & Facts & Opinions: For May Day and Beyond: White People Step up for Immigrant Rights! In the past month, five million people, mostly immigrants of color, have mobilized for justice and are making history, flooding the streets in unprecedented numbers. Meanwhile, the most visible participation by white people is coming from the racist and right wing leaders who are defining and dominating the debate in the Federal government and in the news, radio and opinion pages. Where are the voices of anti-racist white people in this crucial moment, when the worst anti-immigrant legislation in decades is still poised to drop? We, white people who believe in justice and ending racism, have a responsibility and a historic opportunity to stand with immigrant communities and unite behind their demands. As white people, most of us with U.S. citizenship, we call out to our white communities to take to the streets for immigrant rights. We must demonstrate that the rightwing racists, from the Minutemen to in the Congress, do not represent us! Anyone who has experienced this month's electrifying, grassroots explosion feels the power and excitement growing. Working-class immigrants, with their crucial roles in the economy and culture of the U.S., have real power to reshape this country, as a vibrant part of broad multiracial movements for justice and equality. As anti-racist white people, we have a role to play in this struggle. Immigrants are the direct targets of these policies, and we know enforcement will aim at immigrants of color. But we are all endangered by the accelerating drive of this country towards greater abuse of working people, more criminalization of poor/working-class people, and of all communities of color, particularly African-Americans. Our futures are tied together and now is the time to stand with immigrants fighting for their rights. The ruling class in the United States has historically led anti-immigrant campaigns to divide working people, getting people to blame one another for stealing their jobs while corporations build their financial empires from all of our labor. Building from a foundation of enslaved African labor and mass land theft from indigenous nations, corporations used anti-immigrant campaigns against the Irish, Italian, Jews. Chinese, Japanese, Eastern Europeans and other immigrants, to deny them legal protections, attack unions and maintain cheap labor to under-cut better waged jobs. These campaigns intensified with the Chinese Exclusion Act in the 1880's and as more and more European immigrants were assimilated into white society, immigrants of color from Asia and then Latin America were targeted to be a permanent low wage, legally unprotected, work force to drive wages down and corporate profits up. White people have led and rallied behind anti-immigrant campaigns in the millions throughout the history of this country and today a new history for immigrant justice is being written and we have a responsibility to be part of it. We're fighting two racist agendas: big businesses need to retain a vulnerable pool of exploitable labor, and the blatant organized racists want to preserve white political dominance and agitate for mass deportations. This divided right wing unites to dehumanize immigrants of color, working to strip them of any rights or protections. The small handful of mostly white billionaires backing and benefiting from these strategies depends on our complicity. Instead, let's build upon the legacy of anti-racist white people who have refused to participate in divide and conquer strategies, where the ruling class historically uses race to pit us against each other. White people need to take responsibility for countering the attacks generated by white racists, from the border to the White House. If you're a white person who stands for justice, we encourage you to step it up. How can you more actively support immigrants fighting for their rights, and encourage your families and friends to get more involved? What local organizing by immigrants can you support with your time, money, and resources? On April 23rd in the Bay Area, and throughout the country on May 1st (International Workers' Day) immigrant communities around the country will again take the streets. Let's be there in greater numbers: on the streets beside our friends and neighbors, raising our voices in the national debate, making a commitment to organizing more white people to stand up against attacks on immigrants. This letter comes to you from two Bay Area-based white anti-racist organizations, Catalyst Project and the Heads Up Collective. Heads Up is a member organization of the Deporten a La Migra Coalition, which is primarily composed of organizations based in working-class immigrant communities. We ask you to act in solidarity with the principles generated by the Deporten a La Migra Coalition, Immigrants Fighting For Our Rights. The land is for those who work it! No more displacement The border is hypocritical Unity makes us strong Demand dignity and equality for all immigrants In every neighborhood, organize! (please read full text at http://www.liberationink.com/revised/navigator.php?s=2&a=deporten) If you agree with these principles, we invite you to sign this letter and make your signature a commitment to putting them into action in your work and life. In struggle, > >>Catalyst Project and the Heads Up Collective Catalyst Project and Heads Up Collective were inspired by the work of white anti-racists with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice in New York City, and Italian Americans for Immigrant Rights in the Bay Area, who put out similiar open letters to move white people to stand for immigrant rights. By signing here, we are also joining with the thousands of white people participating in those and other efforts. > >>Please sign on if you stand with the principles > above. To add your > >>signature to those below, go to this link: >> http://www.petitiononline.com/mayday06/petition.html dont drive 29.Apr.2006 18:25 if u can link Don't drive on may day continuing boicott beyond May 1st 30.Apr.2006 17:23 pesticide + industrial ag = farmworker cancer link these are two different articles pertaining to breast cancer and farmworkers; 1) about exploitation of breast cancer "pink ribbon" campaigns by corporations 2) and the links between breast cancer in farmworkers and pesticides used by industrial agriculture bcaction.org Breast Cancer Action by ThinkBeforeYouPink.org http://www.bcaction.org http://www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org Hello! It's time for another installment of Breast Cancer Action's monthly e-alert-- a collection of news, notices and action alerts for people concerned about the breast cancer epidemic. Welcome to any new e-alert members! If you think you've been added by mistake, please follow the directions at the bottom of the email to unsubscribe. SPREAD THE WORD - if you like this e-alert, please help us by sharing it with your friends and family. Forward this message and let them know that they can subscribe. WE PUBLISH A SNAIL MAIL NEWSLETTER TOO - We just can't get enough of you ...and hope that you can't get enough of us! If you're not already on our mailing list we'd love to send you our bimonthly print newsletter filled with information on treatment, diagnosis, politics, and true prevention updates. Check out the archives and subscribe online. 1. NEW AT BCA: BCA Welcomes New Staff 2. IN THE NEWS: STAR Trial Results Released, BCA Urges Caution; Study Challenges Chemotherapy's Benefits; Study Examines Estrogen Therapy in Women with Hysterectomies 3. TAKE ACTION: Tell Avon to Be More Transparent 4. SAVE THE DATE: First National Conference on Precaution, June 9-11, Baltimore, MD; LGBT Pride Celebration, June 25, San Francisco, CA 5. FAQ OF THE MONTH: What is raloxifene? BCA Welcomes Katrina Kahl, Communications Associate I'm Katrina Kahl, BCA's new Communications Associate. I have a background in science and education and come to BCA fresh out of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. I am excited to be a part of an organization dedicated to the fundamental principles of public health -- prevention of disease, the precautionary principle, and access to quality care. My personal commitment to these principles will guide my work towards advancing BCA's mission of ending the breast cancer epidemic. STAR Trial Results Released, BCA Urges Caution Long-awaited results from the STAR (Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene) trial were released by the National Cancer Institute on April 17. Despite the fact that many press reports characterized the results as related to breast cancer prevention, BCA noted in a press release that they are in fact about risk reduction, and urged people to be cautious in interpreting them. The trial compared five years of tamoxifen versus raloxifene in healthy women with a higher than average risk of developing breast cancer. Women in both arms of the trial developed breast cancer. While no peer-reviewed results have yet been released, the data that the NCI provided indicate that, overall, the women taking raloxifene experienced fewer side effects than those taking tamoxifen. However, side effects were still present in women taking raloxifene, and the absolute benefit was much smaller than the relative benefit touted by the NCI. Absolute benefit is what individuals can expect, while relative benefit explains what is observed in large populations. The patterns that are true in a large population are usually much different (and much smaller) for individuals. BCA has long been concerned about using powerful drugs in healthy women to "prevent" breast cancer. True prevention can only come from finding and eradicating the underlying causes. And the pills offered will almost certainly increase the risk of other diseases. For healthy women, the risks and benefits of taking a powerful drug with multiple side effects for many years mean very different things than for women living with breast cancer. Barbara Brenner was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article stating, "We're very concerned that the ultimate result will be disease substitution instead of disease prevention." Barbara Brenner was also quoted in a USA Today article on the topic. BCA's perspective on the STAR trial is expressed in our press release and a past newsletter article. Study Challenges Chemotherapy's Benefits In mid-April the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study that chemotherapy may be more effective for treating certain types of breast tumors than others. In particular, women who had positive lymph nodes and estrogen receptor (ER) negative tumors fared better with standard chemotherapy than did women with positive lymph nodes and ER positive tumors. What this means is that science is beginning to confirm what breast cancer advocates have long knownthat many women are overtreated with harsh and toxic chemotherapies that may not do much to increase their chances of survival. An article in the New York Times noted that the kicker is "that there is as yet no reliable way to identify the women who may not need chemotherapy." BCA Executive Director Barbara Brenner's letter to the editor, which asked "For all the billions of dollars spent on breast cancer research, why dont we have the answer to that question? Could it be that some of these research dollars are being misspent?" was printed by the Times on April 15. The questions raised by this study are right in line with some of the questions posed by BCA's Puzzle Project. Study Examines Estrogen Therapy in Women with Hysterectomies Researchers recently re-examined results from one of the studies in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in which women without a uterus took estrogen therapy or a placebo. In contrast to other evidence from the WHI that showed an increased risk of breast cancer when estrogen is combined with progestin (the standard hormone therapy for women who have not had hysterectomies), this study found that, in women without a uterus, there appeared to be no increased risk of breast cancer. The original estrogen-only arm of the WHI study was stopped early because there was an increased risk of stroke and no decrease in the risk for heart disease, which was a benefit researchers were expecting to find. Another adverse effect noted was that the women who received estrogen had more questionable mammograms and had to have more biopsies than the women receiving the placebo. The researchers will continue to follow the women in this study to see whether their risk of breast cancer increases over time. Once again, it is important for women to weigh the risks and benefits of all types of treatment. As a lead author in the study told USA Today, "What is worse? A hot flash or a stroke, more mammograms or more breast biopsies? That's the kind of discussion a woman has to have with her physician." Tell Avon to Be More Transparent As many of you know, we are still trying to get Avon to clean up its cosmetics and be more transparent about the money raised in its walks. The annual Avon shareholder meeting will be on Thursday, May 4, and shareholders will be voting on two issues important to BCA. One resolution calls for a report on the company's methods for analyzing the safety of its products and the steps it will take in finding safer alternatives. The other resolution calls for transparency in the company's breast cancer fundraising and funding. If you are an Avon shareholder, there are some steps you can take to voice your concerns. - If you own stock in Avon, submit your vote for these two resolutions on the proxy card that comes in the mail, or vote your proxy by calling in or voting online (the contact information will be in your Annual Meeting notice). You can also send a stockholder letter to Avon explaining why you think the company needs to be more transparent about the safety of its products and its breast cancer funding. Send copies to your fund manager and to BCA. - If you own shares in mutual funds, contact your mutual fund managers and urge them to vote their Avon shares in favor of the product safety report and fundraising transparency resolutions. Whether or not you hold shares in Avon, there is a lot of power that you have as a consumer. We encourage you to write a letter to Andrea Jung, the CEO of the company, to voice your concerns. Spread the word! Tell your friends about the Follow the Money campaign, and urge them to get involved. First National Conference on Precaution, June 9-11, Baltimore, MD The precautionary principle charges us to take action to protect public health when there is credible evidence of harm, rather than waiting for absolute proof. Join with groups across the U.S. who are applying the precautionary approach to environmental hazards by shifting the focus from "what level of harm is acceptable" to asking, "how can we prevent harm in the first place?" This national event will bring together people working on conservation, disease prevention, environmental justice, environmental health, green purchasing, precautionary business practices, toxic and nuclear pollution prevention, worker safety and more to build a stronger movement to protect our health and environment. For more information and to register, visit the Be Safe Network web site. LGBT Pride Celebration, June 25, San Francisco, CA Have fun while volunteering with BCA! Please join BCA at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration on June 25th in San Francisco. We'll have a BCA information booth and will also have a 'bucket brigade' group collecting donations at one of the entrance gates. We need volunteers for 2 to 3 hour shifts from about 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM that day. This is one of the liveliest and most well-attended events we go to, so it's a great way to get the word out about BCA and to raise some money. You don't need to be an expert on BCA or breast cancer to participate; you just need enthusiasm about sharing information with others. If you'd like to help out, email Pauli Ojea or call (415) 243-9301 x11. Raloxifene (trade name Evista) is a drug that is FDA approved only for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. It is being studied for its ability to reduce breast cancer risk because studies that looked at its effectiveness in fighting osteoporosis also found that women taking raloxifene developed fewer breast cancers than women taking the placebo. It is not approved, nor being considered as a breast cancer treatment drug. Like tamoxifen, raloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM). SERMS are synthetic hormones that bind to the estrogen receptors in a woman's breast cells in place of her own estrogen. SERMS "fake out" the estrogen receptors because, unlike natural estrogen, they do not stimulate breast cell growth. Doctors often explain the relationship of SERMS to estrogen with the analogy of a lock and keys. SERMS like tamoxifen and raloxifene act like a plug in a keyhole, blocking estrogen from being able to turn the lock. The STAR trial, mentioned above, looked at raloxifene versus tamoxifen in reducing the risk of breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease. Like tamoxifen, raloxifene is a strong drug that may increase the risk of developing blood clots and uterine cancer. The manufacturer of raloxifene is Eli Lilly, the same company that made and promoted diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first widely marketed SERM. The company has already been admonished by the FDA about promoting raloxifene for breast cancer risk reduction. To learn more about the history of raloxifene, visit our web site. -- YOUR INPUT WANTED: Is there a question you want answered, or an issue that you want BCA's opinion on? Send it to pojea@bcaction.org and we'll try to answer it personally or feature it in a future e-alert! That's it for this edition! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments about this listserv. Thanks for your continued support of BCA. Until next time, Pauli Ojea, Community Organizer Toll free at 877-2STOPBC (278-6722) Our members are the driving force behind our efforts to end the breast cancer epidemic. Because Breast Cancer Action does not accept funding from the government or the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, we need your support. You can donate online, or call 415-243-9301, or toll-free at 1-877-278-6722. All gifts are deeply appreciated. pesticide dependency in Sacramento Valley increases breast cancer rates in farmworkers/residents Thanks for collecting the info above. Would like to add some extra links specific to breast cancer rates in the Sacramento (& San Joaquin) Valley of CA. Am also in agreement that prevention of breast (& other forms of) cancer needs to be the priority, not ineffective and toxic chemotherapy pharmaceutical treatments that speed the cancer victim faster towards their grave.. In the Sacramento Valley industrial agriculture corporations continue the dependecy on petrochemically derived pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers to increase yield of monoculture crops. The response by nature is to evolve pesticide/herbicide resistant weeds and pest insects, thus requiring increased applications of even more toxic pesticides/herbicides. This is referred to as the 'pesticide treadmill', an ongoing cycle of dependency on these petrochemically derived toxins. Many of these pesticides are applied via aeriel spraying when there are slightly windy conditions and the chemical product can remain in air and water for days or months after initial spraying, depending on weather conditions. The basin effect of the valley surrounded by mountains traps this chemically toxic air in the basin inversion layer for weeks at a time during the dry seasons. Many people who either work directly in the ag fields or live in the nearby towns and villages are exposed to these carcinogens from an early age for many years of their life. For years research has indicated higher rates of breast cancer in these rural locations than elsewhere.. Organophosphate (OP) pesticides do not remain in the ecosystem or human fat cells for long time periods, though they show up frequently in human urine, enough to indicate that people are exposed to OP pesticides on a regular basis. OP pesticides are so common in the Sacramento Valley that nearly every resident has OP exposure of varying levels. Of course migrant farm workers are exposed to OPs the most frequently and at the highest doses, therefore exhibiting the most sypmtoms of OP poisoning.. "Q: How do organophosphorus pesticides affect our health? A: OPs are chemically similar to the chemical warfare agents originally produced during World War II, and they work by interfering with the nervous system of insects, as well as mammals, birds, and fish. Organophosphorus compounds block production of an enzyme called cholinesterase (ChE), which ensures that the chemical signal that causes a nerve impulse is halted at the appropriate time. Symptoms of exposure include nausea, headaches, twitching, trembling, excessive salivation and tearing, inability to breathe because of paralysis of the diaphragm, convulsions, and at higher doses, death. OPs are among the most acutely toxic pesticides, with most of these chemicals classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as toxicity class I (highly toxic) or toxicity class II (moderately toxic). In addition, some OP pesticides cause developmental or reproductive harm, some are carcinogenic, and some are known or suspected endocrine disruptors. Detailed information on specific OP pesticides is available at http://www.pesticideinfo.org/. Sample chemical structures are available on Pesticide Action Network's pesticide tutorial page." article continues @; http://www.chemicalbodyburden.org/cs_organophos.htm Another category of pesticides are organochlorines (OCs), used primarily as insecticide. OC pesticides remain in the human body and ecosystem for longer time periods.. "Q: Are organochlorines in our bodies? How do they get there? A: Yes. Organochlorines are some of the chemicals found most often in the hundreds of tests of human body tissue - blood, adipose tissue, breastmilk - that have been conducted around the world. Because of their chemical structure, organochlorines break down slowly, build up in fatty tissues, and remain in our bodies for a long time." http://www.chemicalbodyburden.org/cs_organochl.htm The northern part of the Sacramento Valley is isolated from air circulation and traps the pesticides in the smog collecting basin, combining drift from further south and adding more pesticides on top of that. Increased rates of cancer can be found in the northern valley residents.. from the Butte Environmental Council; "According to Susan Kegley, lead author of the report, "Pesticide use trends show California is hooked on toxic pesticides." She adds, "the use of the most toxic pesticides remains alarmingly high, indicating that the state is on the wrong track." How do we fare in Butte County? According to the same report, not well. Butte County is listed as having one of the largest increases in the use of "CA Bad Actor" pesticides in the state, an increase of 68% from 1991-1998. "CA Bad Actor" pesticides are the most toxic pesticides currently in use. Furthermore, in the Sacramento Valley where 24,212,000 pounds of pesticides were used in 1998, we led the pack with 4,272,730 "gross pounds of active ingredients" applied to our forests, homes, and schools. Even worse, once applied, pesticides do not always stay put. They have been found in the jet stream, in the rain, in glacial aquifers, in our waterways and in our groundwater. Fifty years later, we are still, in effect, chasing the DDT fog down our neighborhood streets. Daily we're exposed to deadly pesticide contamination even while studies document its link to cancer, sterility, birth defects, and damage to the nervous system. The 127% increase documented in "Hooked on Poison" is especially alarming considering the concurrent increase in age-adjusted incidence of cancers associated with pesticide exposure: childhood leukemia, brain tumors, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, testicular cancer, and some forms of breast cancer." http://www.becnet.org/Bylines/Pesticides.html Since MAYDAY May 1st is a nationwide boicott action for immigrant rights, the Sacramento Valley industrial agriculture corporations in particular have a debt to the countless migrant farmworkers (most are from Mexico) who work in the fields at close proximity to toxic petrochemical pesticides/herbicides on a daily basis.. from Natural Resources Defense Council; "Chronic Impacts "Twenty-two years that I have been working in the fields, I've seen more illnesses, more children being born ill, more families that miss work because every day they have more problems, headaches. Sometimes their children are sick and they have to miss work. . . . We live in a depression. We don't know if it's because of the chemicals." -- Laura Caballero, Lideres Campesinas (Salinas, CA Public Meeting July 25, 1996) Chronic effects of pesticide exposure may include adverse effects on neurological function, cancer, reproductive harm, reduced growth and development, and birth defects. Much of the evidence of chronic effects is based on studies of adult workers who are exposed to a mixture of chemicals every day, making it difficult to pinpoint specific pesticides. The effects of individual pesticides during specific periods of fetal life, infancy, and early development have been studied in laboratory animals. Little research on the chronic effects of pesticides has been done directly on children, and even less on farm children." http://www.nrdc.org/health/kids/farm/chap1.asp The suffering of migrant farmworkers from pesticide exposure was ignored by the corporate media & agribusiness for too many decades. NO MAS! There needs to be ZERO TOLERANCE for exposure to toxic chemical pesticides. This boicott effort needs to happen beyond a one day strike on May 1st. Please support organic (pesticide/GMO-free) produce whenever possible, and boicott industrial agriculture until they either go organic or go out of business. Far from being cruel to farmers, this effort will help lower the price of organic produce (industrial agriculture is heavily subsidized by taxpayers, thus forcing organic farmers to raise their price to remain in business), lower the rates of cancer and provide farmworkers with a safe place to work and live. The frogs will get their cojones back and be able to reproduce and help eat the mosquitos.. "WASHINGTON, June 18Scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency say there is "sufficient evidence" to conclude that the country's most widely used pesticide, atrazine, causes sexual abnormality in frogs." article cont's @; http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/2003/Atrazine-Frog-Sexual19jun03.htm For the farmworkers, residents and surrounding ecosystem, the Sacramento Valley needs to be pesticide/herbicide free ASAP. We need to get off the pesticide treadmill permanently. When corporate spokespeople throw this demand back as being "unrealistic" than we need to respond with the ecological wisdom of farmers who have provided nutritious food for people over thousands of years without depending on toxic pesticide/herbicide or genetically modified seeds (also pesticide dependant).. Vandana Shiva recently visited the Sacto Valley at UC Davis and made her case for crop diversity in organic farming as the solution to poverty, famine, cancer and the other side effects of industrial agriculture. The claim that "without petrochemically derived pesticides/herbicides the amount of food available would be decreased and result in mass starvation" is an industry myth supported by the chemical corporations that manufacture pesticides. V. Shiva has visited small farms in India and throughout the world that proved they could use permaculture and crop diversity to increase yield and nutritional variety. Monoculture industrial agriculture is not able to meet this standard of biodiversity and is also unable to maintain a healthy ecosystem and work environment.. from "Monocultures, Monopolies, Myths and the Masculinization of Agriculture" by V. Shiva; "In Indian agriculture women use 150 different species of plants for vegetables, fodder and health care. In West Bengal 124 "weed" species collected from rice fields have economic importance for farmers.[6] In the Expana region of Veracruz, Mexico, peasants utilise about 435 wild plant and animal species of which 229 are eaten.[7]" http://www.ratical.org/co-globalize/shiva.html Another good example of organic success stories is the Cuban people's response to the trade embargo eliminating pesticide imports. Making the best of a bad situation may prove that the initial situation (depending on soviet style industrial agriculture pesticides) wasn't so great to begin with. Now Havana is filled with organic gardens (huertos intensivos) in every empty lot and rooftop, and insectos beneficios (beneficial insects) have rebounded to ther previous numbers.. "Cuba: Case Study in Food Security" "Another innovation has been the huerto intensivo (intensive garden), which employs intensive gardening methods to maximize yield in small areas. Vegetables are planted close together on raised beds enriched with organic matter to provide adequate nutrition for the plants, but without retaining walls." http://www.organicconsumers.org/OFGU/cuba010405.cfm Another factor of the Sacramento Valley is the restoration of tule reed wetlands as flood buffer zones (cheaper & more effective than levee reconstruction), seed bank for indigenous (pre-Columbus) plants like tule, wild rice and other native edibles. This can combine organic farming with ecological biodiversity, providing habitat for beneficial insects like dragonflies and by keeping water circulating preventing low lying regions from becoming mosquito breeding ground. Eutrophication from excess fertilizer runoff may be the greatest contributer to stagnation of water and thus increasing mosquito larvae. Lack of predator insects like dragonflies also increases numbers of mosquitos.. For thousands of years before Columbus arrived, indigenous peoples of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley have used wetland reeds like tule in construction of homes, boats, baskets and other practical cultural tools. Modern day indigenous peoples and anyone else are interested in continuing this tradition.. The 16th annual gathering of the California Indian Basketweavers Association (CIBA) is meeting Saturday, June 24th at the Soboba Reservation in San Jacinto, CA. More info on CIBA; http://www.ciba.org/ A few more things about tomorrow 30.Apr.2006 23:05 la maestra de los inmigrantes link Just wanted to add a couple of things about tomorrow's general strike: YES this is a nationwide general strike. 1. Students, stay home from school and go to the rally instead! 2. If you have to go to work or school and want to show solidarity, wear a white shirt or white armband. 3. Some communities in other parts of the US are doing a blackout from 8-9 pm (an energy boycott) to go along with the economic boycott. Consider participating in this as well. 4. This is a buy nothing day in the immigrant community. The rest of us working stiffs can also make a point that our labor is what keeps the capitalist machine running. 5. Have fun! May Day 2006 aside from being a historic day for Civil rights, and workers rights, is also an ancienty pagan holiday that deserves to be celebrated. Don't forget to have fun while you're changing the world. Emma Goldman would approve.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9082
__label__cc	0.560828	0.439172	OnoBello.comAround The World Discreet News Category Archives: Around The World OB Cuisine: Easy One-Pan Cauliflower And Coriander Curry Recipe Written by: Style Writer This sumptuous looking cauliflower curry is easy to make and a tasty healthy option for the family. Cauliflower, itself offers impressive amounts of vitamin C, vitamin K and beta-carotene, and it’s easily roasted in this delicious, Indian-spice-inspired dish that takes less than 30 mins to prepare with a cooking time of 10 to 30 minutes.… Chris Brown Regains Freedom, Speaks On Rape Allegation Written by: Ono Bello Popular U.S. singer, Chris Brown, who was arrested in Paris on Monday with two other persons on allegations of rape, has been released from police custody. The police are still investigating the case, the French prosecutor’s office added. Recall that Brown alongside his bodyguard and a friend were detained after a 24-year-old woman alleged she was… Shocking! Residents Fetch Water From Mysterious Tree (Video) Many people have been left in a state of shock after residents were spotted fetching water from a mysterious tree. Some residents of Adidome in the Volta Region of Ghana have been seen fetching water from a mysterious tree. According to Yen Ghana, the tall tree which is called “Kporkplor” in the Ewe language, has an outlet… Regular Sex Improves Brain Power, Study Confirms A study carried out by researchers from the University of Coventry and the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom, has revealed that regular sexual activity could be linked to improved brain function in older adults. The researchers found that people who had regular sex scored higher on tests that measured their verbal fluency and… Jealous Husband Kills Wife After She Left Him For Old Crush She Found On Facebook A man has brutally murdered his wife after she left him for his old crush she found on Facebook. A pensioner has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife after she left him for an old flame via Facebook. David, 74, and 69-year-old Sheila Thomas had been married for 50 years when Mrs Thomas,… OB Cuisine: The Oreo Milkshake From South Eatery & Social House Looking to “Honour thy Belly”, just like the Instagram bio of South Eatery & Social House reads, we recommend their refreshing Oreo Milkshake. Located in an ambient environment on Younis Bashorun Street, Victoria Island, New Orleans inspired gastro pub serves as a good space for a first date, happy hour, hangout with friends or even a small birthday party. Photo Credit: Eat… Privatise Nigeria’s Oil Industry? Easier Said Than Done Category: Around The World, Breaking, Discreet, News A leading contender in Nigeria’s presidential election next month has pledged to privatise the country’s oil industry, but that’s a promise that might prove hard to keep, some observers say. Atiku Abubakar, the main opposition party contender, has vowed to break up the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), which he called a “mafia organisation“. The… OB Cuisine: Black Olive’s Creamy Penne Pasta Today, the so easy and so good Penne Pasta spotlights our OB Cuisine. Wonderful made with crab, shrimp or chicken and served with varieties of sauces from fat free cream cheese (if you’re watching your calories), to grated Parmesan and bacon sauce, get treated to this special dish at upscale casual dining restaurant known as Black Olive Lagos.… House Help Arrested After Running Away With Woman’s 6-months Old Baby (Photo) A young lady has been arrested by the police for allegedly absconding with a six-month old baby left in her care. At about 10 a.m on Sunday, January 13, 2019, the mother of the baby, Abena Kubilla, left her six-month-old baby boy in the care of 20-year-old Patience Anane at Kwame Antwi Lorry Station, Kumasi, Ghana… OB Cuisine: Lovely “Galette Des Rois” From Maison Kayser Nigeria One of the bakeries of famous french baker, Eric Kayser, Maison Kayser Nigeria is currently situated in the heart of Victoria island and the standard ambience combined with the taste of their pastries is second to none. The well decorated cafe boasts a cross section of pastry including croissants, pain au chocolat, des chaussons aux pommes but the tastiness of their “Galette des… Page 24 of 244« First« Previous...171819202122232425262728293031...5075100...Next »Last »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9084
__label__cc	0.528569	0.471431	14700 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, IL 60462 Village of Orland Park Commissions & Advisory Boards Bids / RFPs Election / Voter Information Village Manager's Office Agendas, Minutes & Audio Village Code Explore Orland Park Parties / Rentals / Your Event Permits, Licenses, Inspections Preschool / Day Camp / Afterschool Roads & Current Construction Projects Volunteer / Donate / Sponsorship Zoning & GIS Maps special-recreation ADA Transit Program CodeRED® Emergency Notification System Village of Orland Park » News » What's New » Village Announces Fall Clean Up Campaign Village Announces Fall Clean Up Campaign Autumn weather in Orland Park means changing leaves, a drop in the temperature and the village's annual Fall Clean Up Campaign. This year's campaign enables residents to dispose of normal household refuse, recycle electronics and textiles and shred unwanted documents. "The village has held its semi-annual clean up campaigns for several years," said Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin. "Each year, we look for more ways to help residents recycle and get rid of what they no longer need, helping the environment at the same time," he added. Orland Park will hold its annual fall clean up, in cooperation with Waste Management of the South Suburbs, October 20 through October 22. During the fall clean up, residents are invited to dispose of normal household refuse in dumpsters placed at Public Works, 15655 South Ravinia Avenue. Hazardous materials and construction debris are not accepted and all items must be placed inside of the dumpsters. Access to the dumpsters will be available on Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, October 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The village will hold its Electronics Recycling Event during the fall clean up, in cooperation with VetTech.US, a company that helps military veterans with career opportunities. "We're encouraging residents to take advantage of the electronics recycling because of the new legislation that goes into effect in January 2012," the mayor said. "Governor Quinn recently signed legislation that requires more electronic products to be recycled rather than thrown away in landfills," McLaughlin explained. On Saturday, October 22, VetTech representatives will be at Orland Park's Public Works Facility from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. to accept items for no charge. Acceptable items include batteries, blenders, CDs, cell phones and accessories, chargers, computer parts, computers, cords and adapters, curling irons, DVDs, electric shavers, fans, fixtures, George Foreman grills, hair dryers, keyboards, lamps, magnetic tape, computer mice, microwave ovens, monitors, phone systems, phones, power tools, radios, record players, software, stereos, sump pumps, tape decks, televisions, toasters and vacuum cleaners. Additional information is available at www.vettech.us. Beginning in January 2012, items banned from Illinois landfills include televisions and monitors, computers, printers, keyboards, computer mice, scanners, zip drives, tablet computers, fax machines, video cassette recorders/players, digital video recorders/players, portable digital music players (IPODS, MP3 players), cable converter boxes or satellite receivers and game consoles (PlayStations, Xbox, etc.) Paper shredding by Pro-Shred will be available on October 22, also from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., enabling village residents to dispose of four banker boxes of no longer needed documents. Textile recycling, the reusing or reprocessing used clothing, fibrous material and clothing scraps, will be provided by 7th Generation Recycling, also from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 22. Items accepted by 7th Generation include shoes, clothes, towels, bedding, curtains, toys, china, small appliances, household items, picture frames and books. 7th Generation does not accept furniture, tires or large appliances. "Textile recycling is a great option for people who have items that are too worn to donate to the clothing collectors," said Trustee Ed Schussler, chair of the village's Public Works Committee. "This is a great alternative to simply throwing these things away. They can be recycled despite their being worn or no longer useful," he said. "October 22nd will be a busy day in Orland Park," McLaughlin said. "Residents will be able to get rid of normal household garbage, recycle their electronics and textiles and shred documents they no longer need -- all free of charge," the mayor added. Further information is available by calling the village's Public Works Department at 708/403-6350. Email Elected Officials Parks & Grounds 911 - Emergency 811 - Call J.U.L.I.E. 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__label__wiki	0.725975	0.725975	North America, Greenland, Schweizerland, Fox Jaw Cirque, Various Ascents Fox Jaw Cirque, various ascents. During July, Matteo Della Bordella, Richard Felderer, Lorenzo “Pala” Lanfranchi, and Simone Pedeferri from the Ragni di Lecco climbed four new routes in the Fox Jaw Cirque. The team climbed five routes in 20 days and enjoyed an experience that an unusually loquacious Pedeferri described as “aesthetically very beautiful.” If this climber-artist feels this way, then it must be true. He added, “Tasiilaq Fjord, where we established base camp, is one of the most beautiful and wildest I’ve ever seen. The granite walls in the cirque are fantastic, with truly superb rock.” He concluded with a statement all alpinists dream of hearing: “You’re so isolated, and there are still so many walls to be climbed, it seems as if you’re in Patagonia 30 years ago.” Pedeferri describes the area as so wild that “it is nature that dictates the rules—nature as unbeatable as the absurd number of mosquitoes that infested our base camp.” However, there were “no mosquitoes on the rock faces, and you could climb for 20 hours non-stop, with constant daylight. What you usually achieve in three days, you manage in just one.” Emozione Polare, put up by all four climbers, ascends the Incisor in the same area of rock as Beers in Paradise (V 5.10+ AO, 600m, American-Canadian team, 2007). Pedeferri described it as “perfect, on extraordinary rock, one of the most beautiful routes I know.” The four ascended the 15-pitch line during July 15 and 16, in a 26-hour push from base camp to summit and back, with difficulties up to UIAA VIII. They placed one protection bolt and equipped some belays for rappels. Using minimal gear was a fundamental aspect of the style they wished to achieve. “We wanted to climb clean—British style—on-sight and without leaving a trace,” explained Pedeferri, who with Lanfranconi had already put up two routes. On July 8 they produced Il Gemello Diverso (7b, 630m of climbing, 20 hours camp-to-camp, no bolts), a 13 pitch line on Left Rabbit Ear in the same vicinity as Naeterqaabin-Jebbananee (IV 5.10, 550m, 13 pitches, American-Canadian team, 2007). On the 12th they climbed El Cavajo dell’angel (7b, 420m, 16 hours camp-to-camp) on the Molar, again with no bolts. “We didn’t think we’d be able to climb El Cavajo dell’angel without bolts, but in the end we managed, thanks to our combined experience” stated Pedeferri. The route appears to be near to the line attempted in 2007 by Becknar, Furman, and Panagoulis. Also on the Molar, Della Bordella and Felderer spent two days making the first ascent of Ingirumimusnocte, a beautiful 420m line with difficulties up to 7b+, 6c+ obl. Although they placed 28 bolts, including belays, this is a truly psychological outing, with long runouts. (Della Bordella is well-known for his scary climbs at Wendenstock, the European temple of bold routes.) Later, Della Bordella and Felderer repeated Doublemint Direct (III 5.8, Lundin-Warten, 2007) on Baby Molar, which they graded UIAA VI. Pedeferri complimented the other climbers, in particular Della Bordella who, despite being on his first expedition (or perhaps because of it) proved unstoppable. “Matteo has attributes I’ve rarely seen in other climbers. He really is talented and incredibly at ease when on-sighting a big rock face. He has a pure, insatiable passion for climbing.” And then the climber-artist concluded, “Yes, I’m really happy. In Greenland I really felt free to climb!” As everyone knows, there is nothing better for a climber. Fabio Palma, Italy, and Lindsay Griffin, Mountain INFO	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9094
__label__wiki	0.781815	0.781815	Home NEWS Sokoto Partners BOI to Empower Entrepreneurs with N2bn Loan Sokoto Partners BOI to Empower Entrepreneurs with N2bn Loan The Sokoto State Government has announced a partnership deal with the Bank of Industries (BoI) to support businesses in the state with N2 billion loan. Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Media and Public Relations, Imam Imam in a statement in Sokoto said the government had released its counterpart fund of N1 billion to BoI for the take-off of the programme. “All necessary processes have been concluded and we expect disbursements to start soon after a thorough screening of beneficiaries by both the Sokoto State Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency (SOSMEDA) and the BoI. “We hope to support these entrepreneurs to enable them improve on their businesses as most of the beneficiaries will be women,’’ Imam said. According to him, by engaging more female entrepreneurs, government is seeking to enhance their economic status, which will have ripple effect on the economy of the state in general. “As for all the beneficiaries, we believe this support will allow them to be more self-reliant and create additional employment opportunities,” he added. The media aide said that the terms of the MoU with the bank of industry stipulated that the N2 billion would be used to assist micro, small and medium scale enterprises. Imam described SMEs as important because they are critical component in implementing the industrialisation policy of this administration. He expressed the determination of the state government to give the people all the required support to improve their businesses and urged entrepreneurs to partner with the government to ensure the success of “this important policy.’’ He added that government’s decision to set up SOSMEDA was done to harness the potential in the sector for the benefit of the citizenry. Previous article[South Africa] Government and Table Grape Industry to launch Seedless Breeding Programme in Germany Next articleSenegalese national, Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, to head UNDP’s Global Policy Bureau Ghana’s Sec to Review Quarterly Reports Of All SOEs [Nigeria] Proparco Provides $25 Million to Access Bank to support Agri-Food Sector Kofi Annan: The tributes Africa Has Resources to Finance Its Citizens’ Education – Akufo-Addo Africa Public Sector - February 3, 2018 NITDA begins Registration and Licensing of all Indigenous Information Technology (IT) Contractors INEC, security agencies can’t subvert people’s will, says Dogara Gov.Ambode commissions new Palace, commends Ikorodu Monarch on 3rd Anniversary Sierra Leone’s Bio visits Ghana Monday	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9095
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__label__cc	0.534499	0.465501	EP#36 The Matrix (1999) Retro Ramble Podcast In this month's episode, Charlie and George go in search of an answer to the question that drives us, "What is The Matrix?" As part of The Matrix's 20th Anniversary the boys are back in "Keanu Korner" to discuss the film's Eastern influences, extensive fight choreography, 90's dance music and the marvellous... EP#35 - Big Trouble In Little China (1986) In this month's episode, Charlie and George hop on board the Pork Chop Express, heading for Big Trouble in Little China! The boys journey into the murky mystical underworld of the beloved cult comedy classic to discuss the beautiful partnership of John Carpenter and Kurt Russell. Along the way, they chat synthesizers,... EP#34 Speed 1994 Pop quiz, it's Speed's 25th anniversary and you've got a retro film podcast, whaddya do hotshot?! What do you do?! In this month's episode, join Charlie and George as they discuss the origins of the high concept, hi-octane action classic. From it's impressive (and ridiculous) stunts to its witty script and the... EP#33 - Aliens (1986) In this month's episode, Charlie and George journey to the new colony on LV426 to review superior sci-fi sequel, Aliens! From first memories to how the film has stood the test of time and the cult following it created. Join the Brothers McGhee as they go into detail (be warned, it's a long episode!) on the... EP#32 - True Romance (1993) In this month’s episode, Charlie and George finally venture into Tarantino territory with Tony Scott’s 90’s classic, True Romance! The boys discuss the film’s origins, it’s amazing and exhaustive cast list and their favourite standout scenes. As usual, there’s regular features Coulda Woulda Shoulda and...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9104
__label__wiki	0.628475	0.628475	It's fun to pretend Fails from the crypt Craig Weiler David Farrant Hans Bender Marfa lights Michael Grosso Ovilus Princess Märtha Louise Spontaneous human combustion Spring Heeled Jack The Men Who Stare at Goats Not to be confused with spirituality, which features more "inspirational" Deepak Chopra quotes. “”Anyone can talk to the dead — it's getting the dead to talk back that's the hard part. —Michael Shermer, Skepticism 101: How to Think like a Scientist[1] Spiritualism is the belief that one can contact the dead through a medium leading a séance. The various tricks mediums use to perform this apparent miracle are described below. 1 Beliefs 1.1 Mediumship and spirits 2.1 Fox Sisters 2.2 Exposure 3 Mediumship 3.1 Cold reading 3.2 Hot reading 3.3 How to detect the baloney 3.4 Physical fraud 3.5 List of debunked mediums 3.6 List of confirmed mediums and spiritualists 3.7 Unconscious fraud 4 Debunkers 5 Explanation 6 Hallucinations 7 Spiritualism in the UK 8 Spiritualists Beliefs[edit] Although various Spiritualist traditions have their own beliefs, known as Principles, there are some shared concepts: A belief in spirit communication. A belief that the soul continues to exist after the death of the physical body. Personal responsibility for life circumstances. Even after death it is possible for the soul to learn and improve. A belief in a God, often referred to as "Infinite Intelligence". The natural world considered as an expression of said intelligence. Mediumship and spirits[edit] Spiritualists believe in communicating with the spirits of dead people. According to spiritualism mediums are humans gifted to do this, often through seances. They believe that spirits are capable of growth and perfection, progressing through so called "higher spheres" or "planes" in the afterlife and that anyone may become a medium through study and practice. The Fox sister frauds. The origins of the modern spiritualist movement can be traced to the 19th century. It initially seemed to offer the possibility of scientific inquiry into the afterlife, although hard evidence proved less common than fakery. Because mediumship maintained that divine truth was accessible to any individual, regardless of gender, it became linked to the first-wave feminism of the 19th century.[2] Most mediums were female, and according to (Owen, 2004), mediumship maintained that women were uniquely qualified to commune with spirits of the dead and offered "female mediums a new independence, authority, and potential to undermine conventional class and gender relations in the home and in society." It also became linked with other social reform movements around that time, such as the abolition of slavery and various proto-socialist utopian movements such as the Fourierists. In addition to the evident quackery, there is a more (shall we say) bodily side to the history of spiritualism. Many female mediums of the 19th century took part in sexual activities with their male audiences in the séance room.[3] Eusapia Palladino and Eva Carrière were both known for their erotic and sexual behavior in the séance room.[4] Fox Sisters[edit] In Hydesville, New York in 1848, the farmhouse of John D. Fox was allegedly filled with mysterious rapping sounds. The noises created a buzz throughout town, and the farmhouse became a local phenomenon. Two of the Fox daughters, Margaret and Kate (who the noises seemed to center around), attributed the sound to a spirit named Mr. Splitfoot. Eventually, a pattern was established to the knocks in response to questions, whereby one knock meant yes and two knocks meant no. Leah Fox, the older married sister of Margaret and Kate, returned home for a visit and discovered the town's fascination with the raps. Sensing a great money-making scheme, she took her sisters on the road to Rochester and founded the Society of Spiritualists. As the spirit seemed to follow them, people in Rochester could, for a price, ask the spirit yes or no questions. The sisters went on a tour of cities, including Philadelphia and New York. As Spiritualism increased, so did the number of séances not involving the Fox sisters. Mediums would lead them, asking spirits yes or no questions, which were responded to with the same system of raps. Exposure[edit] On October 21, 1888, Margaret, done with traveling, wrote to the New York World. She explained that everything the Fox sisters had done was a fraud. They had begun in their house by pulling an apple connected to a string, and eventually discovered that by snapping toe joints against wood, the sound would resonate throughout the house. It is speculated that at the time of the confession, there were 8 million Spiritualists in the United States. After her confession, Margaret gave a demonstration of the tricks she used for her "spirit" rapping in front of a large audience.[5] The Spiritualists were undeterred. Mediumship[edit] Eusapia Palladino with fake ectoplasm hands. “”There are people who pretend, quite wrongly, that dead people can speak. Which they can't. They're dead. They won't talk to you, they're dead. But there are people, a class of fraud, and I'm saying this directly into camera, you are a fraud. If you are a medium, you are fraudulent, and... —Stephen Fry before being cut off by rapturous applause, QI: Kit and Kaboodle A medium is someone who claims to speak with spirits. It's the main belief of spiritualism. Most mediums are charlatans helping people to part with their money and have been exposed as using tricks. While the majority of mediums claim psychic powers, there are a few - known as mentalists - who are honest about their use of the psychological principles and tricks that it is almost certain that the "real" mediums actually use. Some mediums may even be unaware that they're using these techniques and genuinely believe they have special powers - the rest that are well aware that they're not really speaking with spirits from the spirit world but are usually considered to be the most reviled. Some of the tricks that mediums use include: Cold reading[edit] Cold reading is a process in which the medium has little to no information regarding their subject, so they must rely on guesses. Although guesses would seem random and easy to spot, many people are tricked into believing that the medium is indeed talking to the dead. This process is facilitated by the subject's willingness to cooperate in order to assuage their grief by communicating with a dead friend or relative. This approach works well on a crowd, since this increases the chances of someone seeing relevance in the guesses. Subjects are very good at volunteering information, particularly when correcting errors, and the medium will feed this information back to them later in the reading. Many subjects don't even realise this is happening, and tend to ignore the times when a medium is wrong, concentrating entirely on the random successes - this is known as selective reporting. Hot reading[edit] A hot reading is when the medium is provided with some background information on their subject. For example, they may be provided the name of the dead person or details on the location. This can backfire, such as in the case when TV medium Derek Acorah contacted a fake ghost that had been invented by a sceptical member of his production crew.[6] How to detect the baloney[edit] There is one simple method for checking if a medium is trying to read you with psychology rather than with super powers: avoid volunteering information! Simple yes or no answers will prevent the medium from mining information to be used for follow-up questions. Cold reading is almost entirely reliant on people volunteering extra information without realising it. For example, a medium would ask about a dog, but the unwitting participant may suddenly divulge that it's a cat—and with a clever twist, a medium can then say something about the cat being scared of dogs and suddenly they were right all along (and they don't even need to say "abracadabra" for that trick). Similar to this reversal approach, mediums frequently start from a detail and gradually "widen the net" a little, such as when Colin Fry begins with "let's talk about scars..." and then adds "...both physical and emotional" a few seconds after seeing no reaction from the participant. A final one to watch out for is taking "facts" that seem to be missing and then bringing them back up when enough detail has emerged to shoehorn them back into the supposedly psychic narrative, changing details and hoping no one notices.[7] The importance of reading can be seen in the fact that mediums are very unforthcoming with details early on in a reading as they probe the mark participant, who unknowingly are filling in the details themselves! Spirits may express regret at having missed seeing a child grow up, or they could relay information about their favorite clothes, but they forget the little things—such as their name. Consider the following options and choose the one you feel is more likely to be accurate: Mediums are deluded and/or fraudulent Spirits have a lousy memory for specifically difficult-to-guess information, such as names and loved ones Spirits enjoy teasing their loved ones by engaging them in bizarre guessing games Perhaps the best tool to reveal mediums as less than accurate is a record of the entire session, ideally a recording or written transcript. A review of this record will reveal the sheer number of incorrect guesses made by the medium. Mediums rely on manipulating their subjects into ignoring the misses, and elaborating on the hits—something that is clearly illustrated by reading the transcript. Televised mediums can be more directly deceitful, dropping their missed guesses on the cutting room floor so that the vast bulk of their audience doesn't even have the chance to notice the cold reading techniques in action.[8] Physical fraud[edit] A doll dressed in cloth in a séance. There is a long history of fraud in spiritualist practices such as those found in mediumship and séances. Many mediums have been caught using tricks and even using theatrical props in their séances to convince their audience of the presence of spirits. On the subject of fraud Paul Kurtz wrote: “”No doubt a great importance in the paranormal field is the problem of fraud. The field of psychic research and spiritualism has been so notoriously full of charlatans, such as the Fox sisters and Eusapia Palladino–individuals who claim to have special power and gifts but who are actually conjurers who have hoodwinked scientists and the public as well–that we have to be especially cautious about claims made on their behalf.[9] Most nineteenth-century mediums were caught out in fraud at some point in their careers. (Owen, 2004). Mediums would even use acrobatic techniques during séances to convince audiences of spirit presences. Séances always take place in darkness, so the poor lighting conditions become an easy opportunity for fraud. Ectoplasm was a substance that spirits use to take physical form, according to mediums and spiritualists of the 19th and early 20th century; however the substance was revealed to be made of cheesecloth, butter, eggs or soap. Mediums would also use plastic toy dolls, or stick faces from magazines and newspapers onto props to pretend spirits were contacting them. Ectoplasm has been an embarrassment for spiritualism, and recent spiritualist practices in the 21st century only focus on mental mediumship. Mary Marshall with fake ectoplasm. List of debunked mediums[edit] Eva Carrière Warren Caylor Mina Crandon Geraldine Cummins Pearl Lenore Curran Helen Duncan Leslie Flint Eileen Garrett Kathleen Goligher Gladys Osborne Leonard Gary Mannion Kai Muegge Eusapia Palladino Leonora Piper Estelle Roberts Schneider brothers List of confirmed mediums and spiritualists[edit] Unconscious fraud[edit] Some mediums who perform trance mediumship claim that spirits take over their body and consciousness to communicate with people in the séance room. It is clear that many mediums fake these trances, but unconscious fraud by an alternate personality from the medium's subconscious mind has also been suggested by some psychologists and psychical researchers. Debunkers[edit] The claims of the spiritualism regarding the reality of mediumship were investigated by the Society for Psychical Research, founded in London in 1882 who came to the conclusion that many mediums were using fraudulent techniques and trickery in the séance room. Psychical researchers who had exposed fraud in mediumship came from a variety of different backgrounds such as Frank Podmore and Harry Price. During the 1920s, professional magician Harry Houdini undertook a well-publicised campaign to expose fraudulent mediums. Houdini wrote "Up to the present time everything that I have investigated has been the result of deluded brains".[10] Other Professional conjurers such as John Nevil Maskelyne exposed mediumship by appearing in the audience during their shows and explaining how the tricks were done. The American magician John Mulholland had also exposed the tricks of mediumship.[11] Authors who were well known for exposing the fraud in spiritualism included the magician William Robinson author of Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena, Joseph McCabe author of Is Spiritualism Based on Fraud?, Frank Podmore the author of Modern Spiritualism: A History and Criticism and the book The Follies and Frauds of Spiritualism by Walter Mann. Explanation[edit] Science[edit] There is no scientific evidence that spirits can communicate through mediumship. There has been over one hundred years' investigation into mediumship and so far all results have proven natural explanations such as fraud and psychological factors, not spirits coming through. Spiritualists are well known for quote mining early reports from parapsychologists and the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) in defence of the view that spiritualism has been scientifically proven. There are problems with this as most members of the SPR did not endorse the view that spirits can communicate with mediums and the minority of experiments which claimed to have proven spiritualism were never replicated by any other scientists. Skeptics such as Robert Todd Carroll have written that some psychical investigators did not use scientific controls in their experiments, so it made it easy for the medium to perform trickery, especially in dark séance conditions.[12] Research and empirical evidence from psychology for over a hundred years has revealed that where there is not fraud, mediumship and spiritualistic practices can be explained by psychological factors. Trance mediumship which is claimed by the spiritualists to be caused by discarnate spirits speaking through the medium have been proven in cases to be personalities from the medium's subconscious mind.[13][14] The psychologist Andrew Neher wrote "There is no conclusive evidence that mediums or psychics have produced phenomena that are not explainable in terms of either deception of ordinary psychological processes."[15] Hallucinations[edit] There is evidence séance sitters have experienced phenomena that have no objective existence. According to the psychical researcher Eric Dingwall, during a séance various sitters had reported hearing music such as an orchestra, and witnessing full-form phantasms and materialized dogs laying on the laps of the sitters. However according to Dingwall he could not detect any of these phenomena, and all the experiences were purely subjective.[16] Another investigator, Harlow Gale, reported that many attenders of a séance claimed to see Jesus, an Italian girl playing a harp and a dove bringing herbs in an envelope to a séance sitter. Gale and his wife who were at the séance wrote they had not observed any of these things.[17] Psychical researchers have also set up fake séances with the sitters claiming to have observed genuine phenomena.[18][19][20][21] The psychologist Gustav Jahoda attended a séance during which he kicked the table leading other sitters to believe spirits were communicating. One of the sitters asked the non-existent spirit to materialize and the sitters claimed to have observed the spirit materialize in the corner of the room as "a little grey man". Jahoda claimed there was no man but just a faint shadow cast by a curtain in a slight breeze. A year after the séance he came clean to a séance sitter that he had faked the phenomenon of the table. The séance sitter did not believe Jahoda and claimed the séance was genuine evidence for spirit communication.[22] Spiritualism in the UK[edit] There are over 300 spiritualist churches in the UK.[23] In April 2008 the British government intends to introduce a law which will make claims made by spiritualists subject to consumer legislation. Consequently if a clairvoyant charges an individual for services and that consumer subsequently deems those services to be "defective" then the consumer will have a legal right to seek compensation and damages.[24] The spiritualist movement is unsure how best to respond to this situation.[25] Spiritualists[edit] The following is a list of spiritualists who ignore evidence of fraud in mediumship. Julia Assante Julie Beischel Stephen E. Braude Piero Calvi-Parisetti Robin Foy George P. Hansen Brian Inglis Robert McLuhan Frederic William Henry Myers Daniel Neiman Guy Lyon Playfair Tricia Robertson Gary Schwartz Michael Schmicker Bruce Siegel Michael E. Tymn Actions which demand the death penalty in the Old Testament Spiritualism at the Skeptic's Dictionary A Brief History and Examination of Modern Spiritualism by Edward Clodd Spiritualism: A Popular History From 1847 by Joseph McCabe Spiritualism Exposed: Margaret Fox Kane Confesses Fraud Christine Andreae Seances and Spiritualists Lippincott, 1974 ISBN 039731583X Ann Braude Radical Spirits: Spiritualism and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America Indiana University Press, 2001 ISBN 0253215021 Ruth Brandon The Spiritualists: The Passion for the Occult in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Prometheus Books, 1984 ISBN 0879752696 Jenny Hazelgrove Spiritualism and British Society Between The Wars Manchester University Press, 2000 ISBN 071905558X Georgess McHargue Facts, Frauds, and Phantasms: A Survey of the Spiritualist Movement Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1972 ISBN 0385053053 Antonio Melechi Servants of the Supernatural: The Night Side of the Victorian Mind Random House UK; Reprint edition, 2009 ISBN 0099478862 Alex Owen The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late Victorian England University Of Chicago Press, 2004 ISBN 0226642054 Ronald Pearsall Table-Rappers: The Victorians and the Occult The History Press, 2004 ISBN 0750936843 Jim Steinmeyer Hiding The Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible Arrow Books; New edition, 2005 ISBN 0099476649 ↑ Chapter 8, 8:28 (Audiobook) ↑ Anne Braude Radical Spirits: Spiritualism and Women's Rights in Nineteenth-Century America Indiana University Press; Second Edition, 2001 ISBN 0253215021 ↑ Marlene Tromp Altered States: Sex, Nation, Drugs, And Self-transformation in Victorian Spiritualism State Univ of New York Pr, 2006 ISBN 0791467392 ↑ William Kalush, Larry Ratso Sloman The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero Atria Books; Reprint edition, 2007 ISBN 0743272080 ↑ Earl Fornell. (1964). The Unhappy Medium. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 179 ↑ Derek Revealed – Again, James Randi's SWIFT newsletter, 11 November 2005 ↑ Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, Series 2, Episode 2 (video), a nice look at Colin Fry ↑ Syvlia Browne's Winda Snipes reading (Sylvia's dialogue is preceded by the letter A) ↑ The Problem of Fraud by Paul Kurtz ↑ Harry Houdini A Magician Among the Spirits Fredonia Books, 2002 ISBN 1589638956 ↑ John Mulholland Beware Familiar Spirits Scribner, 1979 ISBN 0684161818 ↑ Robert Todd Carroll The Skeptic's Dictionary Wiley; 1 edition, 2003 ISBN 0471272426 ↑ Joseph Jastrow Fact and Fable in Psychology Macmillan, 1901 also see Millais Culpin Spiritualism and the New Psychology, an Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge Longmans, Green & Co., 1920 and Wilfrid Lay Man's Unconscious Spirit the Psychoanalysis of Spiritism Dodd, Mead and company, 1921 ↑ Leonard Zusne, Warren H. Jones Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking Psychology Press; 2 edition, 1989 ISBN 0805805087 ↑ Andrew Neher. (2011). Paranormal and Transcendental Experience: A Psychological Examination. Dover Publications. p. 222 ↑ Eric Dingwall. (1947). Some Human Oddities. London: Home & van Thal. p. 128 ↑ Harlow Gale. (1901). A Study in Spiritistic Hallucinations. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 15. pp. 65-69. ↑ Theodore Besterman. (1932). The Psychology of Testimony in Relation to Paraphysical Phenomena. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 40. pp. 363-387. ↑ Richard Hodgson. (1887). The Possibilities of Mal-Observation and Lapse Memory. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 4. pp. 381-495. ↑ Richard Hodgson. (1892). Mr. Davey's Imitations by Conjuring of Phenomena Sometimes Attributed to Spirit Agency. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 8. pp. 253-310. ↑ Joseph Rinn. (1950). Sixty Years of Psychical Research. New York: Truth Seeker. pp. 200-205 ↑ Gustav Jahoda. (1969). The Psychology of Superstition. Baltimore: Penguin. pp. 50-51 ↑ Spiritualism homepage ↑ Psychic crackdown ↑ Spiritualist response Retrieved from "http://rationalwiki.nom.pw/w/index.php?title=Spiritualism&oldid=2060333"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9108
__label__cc	0.745431	0.254569	Rusty's Wranglers Amateur Kickball Club I trust our reputation precedes us, but if for some reason you have been living under a rock for the last year, you might want to read on. We are an adult kickball team kicking mad crunk in Chicago. We are really good. Layla is very impressed by Dooley's big win in the bake-off. # posted by Rusty's Wranglers @ 3:54 PM Name: Rusty's Wranglers Location: Chicago, IL, Djibouti We started this kickball club in the summer of 2004. Some might call it dumb luck, some might call it serendipity, still others might even say it was a most blessed miracle. But anyway you slice it, we're all better people for being Wranglers. It turns out there's a kickball craze that's sweeping the nation ... and we got swept up sho nuf. It started out innocently enough, about 15 friends getting together for a little recreational sport and socialization along the beautiful lake shore of Chicago. But the first week of league play was rained out, and we found ourselves at the Bird's Nest pub deciding that each week should have its own theme, and a costume to go with it, and each player should have a theme song that we would play when that person came up to bat. And Tim would keep stats. Yes, that would be important. The first week was Cabana Night, and from there it just got sillier, including season highlights like Toga Party, Get Your Wig On, and Running of the Bulls. We're now in our second season. We play every Tuesday night, so every Wednesday there's a new weekly recap, and we'll put up some silly pictures, too. Remember: Stay Classy, Wrangler Fans. The World Adult Kickball Association IL Deep Dish Division	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9111
__label__wiki	0.545422	0.545422	Bill Edwards, Rick Baker to help open FEMA center Published on September 13, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry St. Petersburg entrepreneur Bill Edwards, in association with the St. Petersburg branch of the NAACP, state Rep. Wengay Newton and mayoral candidate Rick Baker, will open a FEMA Disaster Recovery Registration Center Wednesday night. The center is slated to be open 6-9 p.m. and is located at 6090 Central Ave. The facility will be equipped with power, computers with internet access for FEMA registration and some phone charging stations, all crucial amenities for the more than 90,000 residents in St. Petersburg still without electricity days after Hurricane Irma teared through the region. “Rick Baker came to me with a need,” Edwards said in a statement. “We were spared the worst of Irma, but people in St. Petersburg are still hurting and in need of assistance. Without power or internet, it’s impossible. “I am happy to open my doors to give people the chance to apply for aid. The sooner people get help, the sooner they can get their lives back to normal, and that’s what we are all hoping for.” Registration is estimated to take approximately 20 minutes for those who attend the event. Residents are being told that to complete the FEMA application, they’ll need to be provide lots of financial and contact information, in addition to being able to identify the type of insurance coverage they have. If it’s determined that they are eligible for assistance and would like those funds to be directly transferred to their personal bank account, they need to have that information available as well. Heavy’s Food Truck will also be on site providing free hot meals while supplies last. The announcement comes while there has been a pause in the St. Petersburg mayoral campaign over the last week. That’s when preparations began to be made in St. Petersburg for Irma’s arrival. Baker faces incumbent Rick Kriseman on Nov. 7. The two finished in a near tie two weeks ago in the primary race, with both getting 48 percent of the vote (Kriseman received 69 more votes than Baker). Kriseman has been all over the city and in the media as he has led the city through the storm crisis. The biggest issue remains the the number of residents without power, which includes Kriseman. He downplayed any mention of the campaign at a press conference on Tuesday, saying that all of his energies are devoting to taking care of the citizenry in St. Pete. Baker has worked for Edwards at the Edwards Group for the past five years. Newton, a Democrat, crossed party lines to endorse Baker in the (officially) non-partisan race. Tags: Bill EdwardsFEMARick BakerRick KrisemanWengay Newton Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — Darden Rice on St. Pete’s campaign finance ordinance — it’s ‘by no means over’ Two days after the St. Petersburg City Council passed an ordinance limiting campaign contributions, which is Leading nation, St. Pete Council is 1st to ban corporate campaign cash After hours of debate, the St. Petersburg City Council approved a campaign-finance reform measure Thursday, which Mitch Perry Mitch Perry has been a reporter with Extensive Enterprises since November of 2014. Previously, he served as five years as the political editor of the alternative newsweekly Creative Loafing. He also was the assistant news director with WMNF 88.5 FM in Tampa from 2000-2009, and currently hosts MidPoint, a weekly talk show, on WMNF on Thursday afternoons. He began his reporting career at KPFA radio in Berkeley. He's a San Francisco native who has now lived in Tampa for 15 years and can be reached at mitch.perry@floridapolitics.com. Jeff Brandes wants Florida to prepare for future wave of electric cars GOP consultant Anthony Pedicini subject of direct mail attack in bitter HD 58 race Previous Story Previous post: Citizens Insurance reports 8,000 claims and rising as policyholders return home Next Story Next post: Community Health Centers reopen after Hurricane Irma Latest from The Bay and the 'Burg Two days after the St. Petersburg City Council passed an ordinance limiting After hours of debate, the St. Petersburg City Council approved a campaign-finance Rick Baker, Rick Kriseman reload campaign coffers for general election If there was any doubt about the interest level in the ‘battle Soon, a lot more electric vehicles will be on Florida roads. Jeff Brandes Republican consultant Anthony Pedicini is the latest target of a negative mailer Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain Two days after the St. Petersburg City Council passed an	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9112
__label__wiki	0.594579	0.594579	salimbal Studio Salimbal Comics Menu Left Menu Right "Man, Was I Wrong": Butch Mapa on "The Comeback" With Butch Mapa's Throwback comic "The Comeback" ending yesterday, I spoke to Butch to ask him to tell us a bit about his experience working on the project. Here's what he had to say: I accepted this gig thinking that it would just be job like any other, but man, was I wrong. I guess in terms of the plot, The Comeback is a fairly typical post-modern superhero story. A group of former heroes decide to get back together for another shot at glory. Heard that before, right? But what I found out while reading the script, and even while drawing the pages, was how easy it was to fall in love with these wonderful characters that my writer, Ben Gilboa, created. The characterization of each of the principal characters is top-notched, and develops quite organically. Each member of the team goes through a distinct and interesting character arc, sometimes intertwining with others', to build a core group of characters that a reader, and certainly an artist, can root for and be invested in. Did I just admit to relating to an intelligent female gorilla? Mayyyyybe. But yeah-- I'm sure you'll fall in love with Jenny, Cory, and the rest of the gang like I did. You'll cry when they're at their lowest (and they get pretty low), and you'll smile when they're on top. I had a blast working on this story, and I'm happy Salimbal gives me another opportunity to share it with more people. Serialization of "The Comeback" has just concluded, so you can now read the adventures of the entire team from start to finish here. Butch Mapa © Studio Salimbal	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9113
__label__wiki	0.546711	0.546711	Seth M. Rudman Seth M. Rudman: Curriculum Vitae Post Doctoral Researcher Department Biology Supervisor: Dr. P. Schmidt 102 Leidy Laboratories, 433 S University Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 19104-6313 Email: srudman@sas.upenn.edu Previous positions Mentoring Experience Service and Public Outreach Peer-Reviewed Research Publications ThinkSwiss Fellow Center for Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeochemistry-EAWAG PhD in Zoology BSc in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Pennsylvania Field Biology grant ($1800) \| 2017 FishEcology symposium talk award, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science \| 2016 ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship ($3,500) \| 2016 Zoology Graduate Student Travel Award, UBC ($400) \| 2016 NSF International Travel Award, Theo Murphy meeting ($1,500) \| 2015 Doctoral Four-Year fellowship, UBC ($68,000)\| 2012-2016 BRITE Graduate Student Fellowship, UBC ($12,000) \| 2010-2011 De Kewiet Summer Fellowship, University of Rochester ($4,000) \| 2009 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates, Organization for Tropical Studies ($3,100) \| 2009 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates, Avila University ($4,500) \| 2008 (Total funding awarded: $98,800) Teaching accolades Nominated (by M. O’Connor) for the University of British Columbia Killam Teaching award \| 2015 Consistently rated >4.8 /5 in teaching assistant reviews Teaching assistantships BIOL 465 Diversity and Evolution of Fishes, UBC \| 2015 BIOL 402 Aquatic Ecology, UBC \| 2014 FRST 386 Aquatic Ecology, UBC \| 2013 BIOL 334 Classical Genetics, UBC \| 2012 BIOL 224 Introduction to Genetics, UBC \| 2011 BIO 247 Environmental Animal Physiology, University of Rochester \| 2009 Invited undergraduate lectures BIOL 495 Biology Senior Seminar, Monmouth University \| 2017 Organization of undergraduate class field work BIOL 465 Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Vancouver Island, BC, UBC \| 2015 BIOL 402 Sea-to-Sky alpine lake sampling British Columbia, UBC \| 2014 o Created field trip and handled field logistics FRST 386 Musqueam Creek, Vancouver, BC UBC \| 2013 Undergraduate Co-supervisor In addition to the individuals listed below that chose to pursue independent research I have had 7 undergraduate researchers that have worked with me. Post-graduate research, M. Kinney, “Effects of eutrophication on reproductive isolation in threespine stickleback” \| 2015-present Honors Thesis, Q.Q. Qu, “Co-evolution between stickleback and their calanoid copepod prey “ \| 2013-2014 Undergraduate research J. Heavyside, work together lead to 3 co-authored publications (papers 6,7,11) \| 2012-2016 Honors Thesis, E. Sit, “Effects of Repeated Adaptive Radiations in Stickleback in Emerging Insect Communities” \| 2011-2012 Effects of rapid evolution on communities and ecosystems: University at Buffalo Biology Department (invited talk)\| April 2017 EcoLunch Seminar Series, University of Pennsylvania (invited talk) \| Oct. 2016 Genomic Basis of Eco-Evolutionary Change, Ascona, Switzerland (poster) \| June 2016 Biology Seminar Series, University of Victoria (invited talk) \| Feb. 2016 Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science, Lucerne, CH (invited talk) \| June 2015 Joint Aquatic Sciences Conference, Portland, OR (Symposium talk) \| May 2014 American Society of Naturalists, Pacific Grove, CA (talk) \| Jan. 2014 Zoology symposium, University of British Columbia (talk) \| Apr. 2013 Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Ottawa, ON (talk) \| July 2012 Ecology & Evolution Retreat, Brackendale, BC (poster) \| Nov. 2011 Trophic cascades in Freshwater Ecosystems: Ecology & Evolution Retreat, Brackendale, BC (talk) \| Nov. 2015 Genes to Ecosystems: Effects of genetics changes on communities and ecosystems: European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Groningen, NL (talk) \| Aug. 2017 FishEc symposium, EAWAG, Lucerne, CH (talk) \| July 2016 Academic service Expert Peer-Reviewer for: Biology Letters Copeia Evolutionary Applications Proceedings of the Royal Society of Biology Trends in Ecology and Evolution Grant reviewer for: Czech Science Foundation Volunteer community education As part of the Community Scientist program at Science World Vancouver, I designed an interactive exhibit and answered questions from the public about the effects of eutrophication on aquatic ecosystems \| 2013-2015. Field guide for BioBlitz community biodiversity surveys in Whistler, BC and Sunshine Coast, BC \| 2013-2014. As a volunteer at the Beaty Biodiversity museum, I talked with the visiting public about ecology, evolution, and biodiversity. I also assisted the staff with questions about rapid evolution and fish ecology \| 2011-2013. Presenter for the University of Pennsylvania Biology Department High School Science Day for a seminar on how students can get involved in academic research \| 2017. Best Practices in Teaching, UBC \| Apr. 2015 Food Web Theory, UBC (K. McCann) \| Mar. 30 -31 2015 Stickleback Molecular Genetics Course, Stanford University (D. Kingsley and F. Jones) \| July 2012 Published (h-index 6, Google Scholar) : Notice: This list is from 2017 and is not up-to-date. Please see my Google Scholar page for a complete list. Rudman, S. M., M.A. Barbour, K. Csillery, P. Gienapp, F. Guillaume, N.G. Hairston, A.P. Hendry, J.R. Lasky, M. Rafajlovic, K. Rasanen, P.S. Schmidt, O. Seehausen, N. Therkildson, M.M. Turcotte, and J.M. Levine. 2017. What genomic data can reveal about eco-evolutionary dynamics. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2: 9-15. Gibbons, T.C., S.M. Rudman, and P.M. Schulte. 2017. Low temperature and low salinity drive putatively adaptive growth differences in populations of threespine stickleback. Scientific Reports. 7: 16766. Rudman, S.M., M.A. Kreitzman, K. Chan, and D. Schluter. 2017. Rapid evolution and the provisioning of ecosystem services. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 32: 403-415. Rodriguez-Cabal, M.A., M.N. Barrios-Garcia, S.M. Rudman, A.D. McKown, T. Sato, and G.M. Crutsinger. 2017. It’s about time: genetic variation in subsidy phenology drives cascading effects on aquatic ecosystems. Freshwater Biology. 62: 356-365. Rudman, S.M., J. Heavyside, D.J. Rennison, and D. Schluter. 2016. Piscivore addition causes a trophic cascade within and across ecosystem boundaries. Oikos. 125: 1782-1789. El-Sabaawi, R.W., M.L. Warbanski, S.M. Rudman, R. Hovel and B.M. Matthews. 2016. Investment in boney defensive traits alters organismal stoichiometry and nutrient cycling in fish. Oecologia. 181: 1209-1220. Rudman, S.M. and D. Schluter. 2016. Ecological consequences of reverse speciation in stickleback. Current Biology. 26: 490-495. Gibbons, T.C., S.M. Rudman, and P.M. Schulte. 2016. Responses to simulated winter conditions differ between stickleback ecotypes. Molecular Ecology. 25: 764–775 Rudman, S.M., M.A. Rodriguez-Cabal, A. Stier, T. Sato, J. Heavyside^, R.W. El- Sabaawi, and G.M. Crutsinger 2015. Adaptive genetic variation mediates top- down and bottom-up control in an aquatic ecosystem. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Biology. 2015: 1234. Crutsinger, G.M., S.M. Rudman, M.A. Rodriguez-Cabal, A.D. McKown, T. Sato, A.M. MacDonald, J. Heavyside^, A. Geraldes, E.M. Hart, C.J. LeRoy, and R.W. El- Sabaawi. 2014. Testing a genes-to-ecosystem approach to understanding aquatic- terrestrial linkages. Molecular Ecology. 23: 5888-5903. Rudman, S.M., R. Powell, and J.S. Parmerlee, Jr. 2009. Ameiva fuscata on Dominica, Lesser Antilles: Natural history and interactions with Anolis oculatus. Herpetological Bulletin. 109: 17-24. Daniells, E.A., J.W. Ackley, R.E. Carter, P.J. Muelleman, S.M. Rudman, P.A. Turk, N.J. Velez-Espinet, L.A. White, and N.N. Wyszynski (2008). An annotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Dominica. Iguana, 15: 130-141. Rudman, S.M., M. Kreitzman, K. Chan and D. Schluter. 2017. Contemporary Evoystem Services: A reply to Faith et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 32: 719-720. Rudman, S.M., R. Powell, and J.S. Parmerlee, Jr. 2009. Ameiva fuscata (Dominican Ground Lizard). Arboreal activity and diet. Herpetological Review. 40: 219. Geneva, A. J., J. Ng, D. Scantlebury, A. Ossip-Klein, S. Rudman, A. Kelly, C. Reinhardt, and R. E. Glor (2010) Natural history of West Indian amphibians and reptiles [book review]. Herpetological Review 41:249-250. Rudman, S.M. and R. Powell. 2009. Typhlops dominicanus. Cat. of American Amphibians and Reptiles (879):1-4. In review or revision Gygax, M.^, A.K. Rentsch^, S.M. Rudman, and D.J. Rennison. Predation alters cryptic pigmentation in Threespine Stickleback. (In review at Journal of Evolutionary Biology) ^ Undergraduate co-authors Harmon, L.J, C.S. Andreazzi, F. Debarre, J. Drury, A.B. Martins, C.J. Melian, A. Narwani, S.L. Nuismer, M.W. Pennell, S.M. Rudman, O. Seehausen, D. Silvestro, M. Weber, and B. Matthews. Detecting the macroevolutionary signal of species interactions. (In review at Ecology Letters) Rennison, D.J, S.M. Rudman, and D.S. Schluter. Experimental test of evolutionary divergence in a species interaction network. (In review at Science) In final stages of preparation (available upon request) Rudman, S.M., D.J. Rennison, and D.S. Schluter. Repeated ecological speciation is associated with parallel shifts in gut microbial function. Rudman, S.M., M. Barbour, J. Heavyside, and D.S. Schluter. Ecological speciation governs prey community biomass and stability. Rudman, S. M., S. Rajpurohit, S. Greenblum, M.M. Turcotte, D. Petrov, J.M. Levine, and P.S. Schmidt. Rapid evolution dictates population dynamics and drives evolutionary rescue in Drosophila melanogaster. © 2019 Seth M. Rudman · Powered by the Academic theme for Hugo.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9117
__label__wiki	0.85333	0.85333	Big East CBB Articles #3 Xavier Musketeers’ Season Ends in 75-70 Loss to Florida State in Round of 32 By Donnie Menke, Lead Scout The Xavier Musketeers were unable to hold off furious Florida State comeback and see their season come to an end in a 75-70 loss. The game started off with Xavier going down 5-0 in the first 45 seconds before a made jumper by senior JP Macura opening the scoring for the Musketeers. After Florida State made another three-pointer to make the game 8-2, Xavier would go on an 8-0 run to give them a 10-8 lead just under four minutes into the game. The few minutes were back and forth, featuring six lead changes before Xavier took the lead and started to take control. They led by as many as nine after a dunk by sophomore Tyrique Jones, pushing the lead to 24-15 with 9:33 left in the first half. That would be the last make for Xavier for almost nine and a half minutes, as their next made shot would come with 16 seconds left in the half on a three-pointer by Macura. Florida State managed to come back to tie, and even lead, the game before they went through their own scoring drought. As a result Xavier went into halftime with a slim 34-32 lead. Macrua led the team in scoring, putting in 10 points. Graduate student Kerem Kanter was second on the team with nine and also grabbed three rebounds. Freshman Paul Scruggs provided a scoring boost as well, chipping in six points. Xavier came out of the break strong, making their free throws and getting points in transition. Sophomore point guard Quentin Goodin was responsible for four transition points, slamming home a dunk and finding Macura for a transition layup to give Xavier a nine point lead with 15:44 left in the game. After Goodin picked up his fourth foul with 12:17 left, Xavier switched to its 1-3-1 zone defense and forced two straight misses from the Seminoles from three-point range. As a result, Xavier led 56-44 with 10:32 to go. Macura picked up his fourth foul with 8:55 left in the game and was forced to sit on the bench. Despite two starters on the bench with foul trouble, Xavier managed to hold a 62-53 lead with 7:26 left. The Seminoles continued to keep it close however, going on a 7-0 run before a Kanter basket pushed Xavier’s lead back to four. With 3:34 left, Xavier only led 68-64. Florida State would end the game on an 11-2 run, and win the game 75-70. Macura led Xavier in scoring with 17 points in addition to grabbing five rebounds and two assists. Kanter was second with 15 points in addition to six rebounds. Scruggs also finished in double figures with 11 points. Senior Trevon Bluiett had eight points and two steals. Historic season for Xavier comes up short It was a historic season for the Xavier program. Bluiett reached several milestones to put himself in the conversation for best Xavier career. Macura moved into the top-20 on Xavier’s all-time scoring list and continued to play with a fire and passion that drove opposing fans crazy. The team even won the Big East regular season championship. With a few minutes left, it looked like Xavier would avoid the same fate as two years ago when they lost a heartbreaker to Wisconsin. Although they technically avoided that, this one hurts just as much to end a historic year the program. Related Items:JP Macura, Kerem Kanter, Paul Scruggs, Trevon Bluiett, xavier, Xavier Basketball, Xavier Musketeers #3 Xavier Musketeers Defeat Texas Southern University 102-83: Recap and Reactions Xavier Weekly Roundup: 3/5-3/11 NCAA March Madness Bracketology: Selection Sunday The impact of one and dones in march madness.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9123
__label__cc	0.572081	0.427919	March into the archives : gender essay/fiction The following short story was written for an anthropology class on gender in 1998. All of the best bits come from the work of Anka Radakovich, shown with Michael Jackson in the photo above. Sex and the City hadn't started screening in Australia yet. “Sex is to gender as nature is to culture. Discuss” An essay/mock-article/short fiction by Jason Richardson for ANTH2025 Before civil rights and the second wave of feminism, James Brown told a generation of sisters that “It’s a man’s world”. Well, I’ve always wanted to penetrate it. You might expect this would require years of hormone treatment and extensive surgery but I’ve found a scoop. By switching gender identities I wanted to see the world through the male gaze. I’d deconstruct our differences. I wanted to test Simone de Beauvoir’s theory that the roles of male and female are shaped by our reproductive organs. Think about it. Women, with our internal, squishy accommodations tend to be more self-protective and introspective. On the other hand, men, because of their fleshy protuberances are constantly reminded of their biological imperative: a mission discovered during puberty to spread the seed and conquer the planet. Women don’t make a big deal of what’s downstairs. After all, it’s one thing guys aren’t too judgemental about. Men are clearly more vain when it comes to genital appearance. That’s why they’ve built monuments throughout the world to resemble the phallus. It’s a man’s world all right. And for the full manly experience I needed my own Twilight Zone episode. Y’know, the one where Jane Doe turns into Joe Average and no one notices. The next best thing on offer was a reconnaissance mission as a gender spy. An undercover Bond girl. I’d once been told that I had balls. It was time to time to weigh them. I arranged to collect the evidence and, ultimately, I wanted to rock the world with my counter-cultural excursion by writing the type of thing that makes footnotes for a decade. An article that reappeared on reading lists throughout my years at university was ‘Throwing like a girl’ by Iris Marion Young. She was a phenomenological existentialist - which sounds like an overstatement for someone who makes sense of a phenomena such as nature. She argued that as a Western woman my understanding of femininity is based on a biological fact. That as a woman, my existence was shaped by my physical abilities and actions. I figured that if there were any truth to this, then by experiencing life as a man I could compare the theories and stereotypes to my gender reality. Furthermore, if I could pass as a man in the world, it would be because my actions didn’t unselfconsciously give me away as a woman. To guide me out of the Yang - my big, black hole of femininity - I enlisted the skills of Alexis Jones. She runs a performance group - Feminine Disposal Unit - who promise a culture shock without leaving town. Something like an out-of-gender experience. A passport to the Men’s room. Alexis explained what was involved and suggested traits to incorporate into my new male character. “The trick to passing as a man is thinking and behaving rather than looking and acting” Jones encouraged. “If you feel confident then nobody will suspect. And rather than being bemused, you’ll be surprised at the man you’ve become”. To begin we picked out a wardrobe. For it to fit properly I flattened my boobs with bandages. My make-up came off and I unclipped my hair. Finally, I removed my jewellery and put it into the toe of my heels. There was an eerie moment when I felt a sensation like the type of unconfidence that plagued me around puberty. It was gym changeroom all over again. The sentimental shiver passed as Alexis slicked my hair back and rubbed a dark powder onto my face. Slowly I developed blackheads and pores and even a five-o’clock shadow. With a little more make-up she’d simulated an Adam’s apple and a cleft chin. Then Alexis applied the masculine veil of facial hair. Just an arch or three: a 70s cop show moustache and fattened my eyebrows. I was almost too stunned to stop Jones from applying a hairy mole upon my cheek. Almost. After completing my disguise with a pair of glasses, I found myself wondering if the mirror never lies. Surprised at the man I’d become? Horrified more likely. If you’ve seen Herb Ritts’ photographs of Cindy Crawford in drag you would know why. I’d expected to look like a studly, young guy. Instead I looked like a freak, a short low life, a statistic from the column marked long term undesirable. If clothes make the man then the outfit and glasses made me Mike, an uneducated geek. A walking contradiction and I seriously didn’t want to recognise myself. Before the shock wore off Alexis handed me a condom and a tube of some blue gel with the instructions to “Fill ’er up!”. The joy at shaping my own manhood did little to discourage Freud’s theories of penis envy but I was determined to have something match my expectations. Alexis was horrified at the thick balloon in my hand: “Don’t make it too big,” she warned. “Just remember you’ve got to wear it”. After reconsidering how much weight my pants could hold, I began my life as a man. Alexis suggested I practice a masculine strut and with much gusto I gave her a walk-by. I was literally a step ahead on the path to manhood thanks to my research. It was a dramatic paraphrasing of Iris Marion Young’s observations. She noted that even in the most simple bodily movements you can detect a gendered style and extension. Men are typically more open with their bodies and their gait and the masculine stride is proportionally longer. A man will typically swing his arms in a more open and loose fashion and keep a ‘Reggae’ rhythm in his step. Alexis promised to read Young’s article and suggested it helps to visualise each movement as an athletic activity. “While putting on your glasses you should be flexing your muscles. Because, men are by no means superior athletes,” observed Jones. “More often their sporting efforts are displays of bravado than genuine skill”. We spent an hour evaluating each other’s deportment, swigging beer and smoking cigarettes, before dialling a pizza. We burped, Alexis farted and I became accustomed to re-adjusting my crotch. She emphasised the use of strong language for emphasis and warned against buying anything labelled ‘diet’ (though Pepsi Max is considered acceptable). A revealing lesson detailed men’s room etiquette. In public toilets Jones recommended avoiding both eye-contact and the trough (unless researching the phenomenon of ‘stage fright’). “Remember the mantra” said Jones in closing, “real men shake dry...”. To test my disguise Alexis suggested a visit to a local nightclub. After spending the afternoon getting dressed and drinking beer on an empty stomach I was keen. She drove and, though a well-informed local, I was soon lost. Thumping music grew louder as we climbed the stairs and entered through a partition directly onto the dancefloor. Writhing bodies surrounded us and self-consciously we joined the rhythm. I looked around at the crowd expecting to see strange looks at my awkward dancing. Instead, I saw tall awkward women dancing with a few men. Alexis grabbed my arm, led me over to the bar and ordered drinks. I asked where we were. “Just the place for a drag king” said Jones, “Sydney’s most popular transvestite bar. You’d think that if anyone could see through your disguise it would be a fellow cross-dresser”. Apparently not. As we watched, topless she-males circled the bar. I saw one guy who had quite obviously applied concealer to the five o’clock shadow on his breast implants. A pretty woman who looked like a bad Joan Collins glided by, tweaked my drawn-in cleft chin and whispered explicit nothings into my ear. My bladder reminded that some beer was demanding an urgent exit, so I mimed to Alexis that I was going to the toilet and became very confused. Both the Men’s and the Ladies’ rooms were filled with men in dresses. The suffocating smell of ammonia in the men’s coupled with the stalls with no doors left me with no choice but to use the Ladies’. But when I tried to enter a bunch of guys dressed as women wouldn’t let me through. They thought I was a guy. I probably represented half of the club’s female patronage! My bladder was getting gender bent out of shape. So I went back to the Mens’ and hoped I wouldn’t drop my phoney baloney. With a great sense of relief I headed back to the bar and found Alexis absent. She must be having better luck in the ‘Ladies’ I assumed and took a seat. Minutes ticked by and anxiously I began to look around the club for her. In the process I made eye contact with a she-man who started to walk over. “Buy a lady a drink?” she asked with a deep, hoarse moan. Before I could reply she ordered a Rum and Coke and a Clit-Licker. She introduced herself as Julie and made small talk while I looked around hoping to spy Alexis. The drinks quickly disappeared. Twenty then thirty minutes ticked by and Jones still hadn’t shown up. Julie asked me to dance and before we’d got to dance floor had rubbed my chest and exclaimed “Wow, what pecs!”. Her suggestive dancing was exceptionally good and unnerved me. Flirting is a gendered language like French but at a transvestite disco the roles seemed hilariously wrong. Julie began to rub against me and I twisted out of her arms giggling. If a chick with a dick got it on with a woman crossed-dressed as a man: wouldn’t it be heterosexual sex? It was getting warm and I worried that sweat would wash away my masculine facade. I waved to Julie and headed out the door thinking to catch a cab back to Alexis’ for my car. The cool air hit me as the alcohol did. Then Julie stepped through the door behind me. “Are you going to ask me back for a coffee?” Julie enquired. That wouldn’t be such a good idea I said and started down the street. With long strides she walked up next to me. “Fine” she said, “it’ll be the cafe around the corner then”. We sat at a booth waiting for the waitress. I nervously looked at the young guys across the room and Julie explained that sexuality was like a beverage: “Some people develop a taste for flavours that defy the menu. See, you’ve got coffee or you’ve got hot chocolate. But some people like mocha” she said with a wink. The waitress arrived and asked our orders. “Two mocha’s” said Julie. “No I’ll have a strong flat white” I said as the waitress turned to leave. “Men” Julie cursed under her breath. Within hours of becoming a man I was being blamed for the entire sex. It was enough to make me want to confess but I decided to play devil’s advocate. “You say that like you’re not male yourself” I argued. “Are you a Decaf?” “I’m not” said Julie flatly and annoyed, “I’m a transsexual woman”. This was like a big, red STOP sign in front of my argument. “You’re gay, right?” Julie asked - now erecting an entire set of traffic lights. I hesitated before nodding, considering that as a heterosexual woman this would make me a homosexual man. (Which reminded me of Valerie Solanas’ line in her SCUM Manifesto, that: “To be sure he’s a ‘Man’, the male must see to it that the female be clearly a ‘Woman’, the opposite of a ‘Man’, that is, the female must act like a faggot”). “So remember how you felt coming out” she continued. “All the shit and innuendo, the homophobia - now multiply it. Trannies are ridiculed by society, misunderstood and rejected. My father and brother think I’ve betrayed manhood by transitioning to my true female gender. My self-fulfilment isn’t about sex, it’s about reassigning my anatomy. I’m genitalia-challenged” Julie said with a sad, wry smile. “It’s the same old ism of fearing what you don’t understand” I offered, trying to sound sympathetic. “Yes - but that’s not going to solve anything. Transphobia is just another word, a label to counter all the insults. Society has got two sexes and a few labels and it keeps things simple if it stays that way. Hopefully these entrenched views will change. People will realise that transexuality is not a lifestyle decision. It isn’t cosmetic surgery, it’s a medical condition called gender identity disorder”. “That sounds almost hormonal” I injected. “But isn’t it just another word like transsexual? Another label with another connotation to detail another aspect of gender?” “Well what is gender but a hormonal process in the foetus?” replied Julie. “Our reproductive organs aren’t who we are. Gender interprets nature with a series of labels, but really it’s a scale, a spectrum, like the DJ’s crossfader switch between two turntables. One record’s playing testosterone and the other oestrogen. They’re extremes of masculinity and femininity” she said, warming to the metaphor. “You can label different spots on the mix and maybe market them as a new song. But really, somebody just put my record in the wrong cover”. We laughed. Later, after my coffee and more conversation, Julie invited me back for a hot chocolate. Novak, Julie. 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__label__cc	0.604969	0.395031	ICLEI 회원 Three Indian cities selected as finalists for WWF global city challenge Rajkot, Pune and Coimbatore are in the final run-up to become the global capitals under World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) 2015-16. One out of these is bound to be named as India’s National Earth Hour Capital 2016. Launched in 2011, EHCC inspires and supports cities to become solution hotspots for building sustainable cities. This challenge aims to mobilize action and support from cities in the global transition towards a... Ten Indian cities take first step towards global Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) The Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) 2015-2016 is an initiative by ICLEI and World Wide Fund (WWF) to promote renewable energy and prepare for climate change. In this year-long competition, cities across the world are recognized for their efforts to create more sustainable and resilient cities. The participants also compete for the title of Earth Hour Capital. The competition encourages cities to come forward and report their Greenhouse Gas... Will your city be the next Earth Hour Capital - Earth Hour City Challenge 2015-16 is now open! Cities have been actively participating in Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) for three consecutive years. Acknowledging the zeal and vigour of the numerous cities which have been a part of this initiative, the EHCC 2015-16 campaign was launched on 1 July, 2015. WWF has invited over 20 countries this year to demonstrate their climate leadership and ambition by reporting their inspiring climate commitments, performance and actions. The theme for... Thane wins “National Earth Hour Capital 2015” title At the Earth Hour City Challenge award ceremony in Seoul, Korea on the 9th April 2015, Thane was announced as India’s National Earth Hour Capital 2015, with Seoul winning the title of the Global Earth Hour Capital. After a rigorous exercise of deliberating and assessing the sustainable activities reported by the finalist cities under the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC), an expert jury panel has declared Thane as the winning... Aiming towards creating a climate friendly future for Pune at the Green Energy Fair More than 500 people visited the Green Energy Fair, organised in Pune city on 4 March 2015, with support from Pune Municipal Corporation and WWF – India, as part of the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) project. The fair, wherein essential information on various applications of renewable energy was shared with the citizens of Pune city, was inaugurated by the additional commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation, Mr. Rajendra Jagtaap followed by... Rajkot takes a leap towards a greener lifestyle with the Green Energy Fair As part of the global Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) and the associated people’s choice campaign called We Love Cities, a Green Energy Fair was organised jointly by Rajkot Municipal Corporation, WWF-India and ICLEI-South Asia, at Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Energy Park, Rajkot on 9 February 2015. The fair attracted many people from across the city and included various renewable energy manufacturers, school students, teachers and other people... Pune, Rajkot and Thane in the run for WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge 2015 Pune, Rajkot and Thane are among the three Indian cities that will compete to bag the title of Global Earth Hour Capital in WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) 2015. A total of 50 cities from across 17 countries have entered the final round. The three Indian cities will also be competing with each other for the title of National Earth Hour Capital. Coimbatore was named as the National Earth Hour Capital in 2014. All the three finalist... 13 Indian cities will be competing this year for the EHCC 2015 crown The 13 Indian cities that have been finalised to compete for the Global Earth Hour City Challenge 2015 are Ahmedabad, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Gandhinagar, Gwalior, Kota, Nashik, Panaji, Pune, Rajkot, Shimla and Thane. All the cities have successfully reported all relevant data on energy consumption, mitigation and adaptation actions, action plans, etc, on carbonn Climate Registry (cCR). 7 out of these 13 cities are from the... Deadline extended for Earth Hour City Challenge Registration for the Earth Hour City Challenge has been extended to 15 September, allowing interested cities ten extra days to confirm their involvement. Run by WWF in collaboration with ICLEI and the Swedish Postcode Lottery, the EHCC initiative celebrates cities and towns that are taking actions to create a greener, cleaner and more sustainable urban environment, while inspiring other cities to do the same. Cities can register for EHCC... Earth Hour City Challenge – Helping cities create climate friendly lifestyles “Earth Hour City Challenge has clearly demonstrated that global level of ambition can be easily raised with ambitious local leaders and actions. Now it is the responsibility of national governments to tap this potential into the new global climate regime,” said Gino Van Begin, Secretary General of ICLEI, the focal point of local governments at the UNFCCC. From 6 countries in 2012-13 to 14 in 2013-14 and 18 in 2014-15, the participants in the Earth Hour City Challenge have been increasing at a commendable pace, making it even more exciting. Cape Town in South Africa was awarded the title of the Global Earth Hour Capital in 2013-14, with Coimbatore having won the India Earth Hour Capital Award for 2013-14. This year again more than 160 cities will participate and commit to sustainable development. The primary focus of the challenge in 2014-2015 is on city actions that help move investment flows from fossil fuels to renewable and sustainable energy solutions. In India, the participating cities have increased from 6 in 2012-13 to 11 in 2013-14. This year 14 cities are proposed to take part in Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) 2014-15, started in June 2014. The potential cities have already been informed and help has also been extended to them by ICLEI South Asia and WWF India to make them aware of the rules and regulations of the competition and any other things they would have to bear in mind while participating. 13 cities have already filed their nominations to participate while few are yet to confirm. Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) is an initiative designed by WWF to mobilize action and support from cities in the global transition towards a climate friendly, one-planet future, and to stimulate the development and dissemination of best practices for climate mitigation and adaptation. It is run as a recurrent and increasingly global challenge for cities to present ambitious, holistic, inspiring and credible plans for low carbon development and for dramatically increasing the use of sustainable and efficient renewable energy solutions in the next few decades. Cities upload this data on an online platform which is then reviewed by an international jury of experts. Cities having actions strongly promoting renewable energy and innovations across sectors are given preference by the Jury Members. More than being a challenge, it is a global movement that has encouraged cities to switch to renewable energy sources from fossil fuels and become sustainable and resilient. It has inspired cities to act locally towards sustainable development and at the same time be connected to a global platform to share experience for a climate friendly future. For more information on ICLEI South Asia’s EHCC activities, visit: http://southasia.iclei.org/our-goals/low-carbon-city/earth-hour-city-challenge/ Coimbatore - the 2014 crown bearer of Indian National Earth Hour Capital! At a ceremony in Vancouver, Canada, on 27 March 2015, WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) awarded Coimbatore as the National Earth Hour Capital for India; Cape Town, South Africa was awarded the Global Earth Hour Capital 2014. Over 160 cities from 14 countries joined the competition, more than double the participation from last year. This year, the jury paid particular attention to each city’s level of ambition and innovation for low carbon development in relation to the local context. The other National Capitals are Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Brussels Capital Region, Belgium; Chicago, The United States; Copenhagen, Denmark; Edmonton, Canada; Lappeenranta, Finland; Mexico City, Mexico; Monteria, Colombia; Muangklang, Thailand; Semarang, Indonesia; Seoul, South Korea; Stockholm, Sweden. With its long daylight hours and high investment in technology, Coimbatore is well placed to become a true Solar Power City. Solar cookers in schools and plans for a new 5MW solar plant are just one part of the picture: the city has great community, waste and energy programs too. The City Challenge also invited people around the globe to voice their support for renewable energy and for the 33 green city finalists through the social media platform We Love Cities. The online voting campaign collected more than 300,000 votes from people who truly love their cities and want to see them become more sustainable. Tied for first place were Medellin, Colombia and Khunhan, Thailand. Both cities successfully engaged their citizens in contributing votes and online feedback, including hundreds of suggestions on how their lovable cities can be even more sustainable. Visit Carbonn Cities Climate Registry for more information on what these cities are doing to develop sustainably and to transition toward a 100% renewable energy future. Cochin, Coimbatore and Hyderabad among the final 34 cities for EHCC 2014! Cochin, Coimbatore and Hyderabad are among the 34 finalists chosen to compete for the Earth Hour City Challenge 2014 crown. These 34 finalists have been chosen from an array of 163 cities from 14 countries worldwide. The cities have reported their GHG inventory including low carbon actions and action plans on carbonn Cities Climate Registry (cCCR), an internationally recognised greenhouse gas emissions reporting platform for local governments, managed by ICLEI. One of these 163 cities will be chosen for the title of Global Earth Hour Capital 2014 and will be honored at Vancouver, Canada on March 27, 2014. Vancouver was awarded the title of Global Earth Hour Capital 2013 for its outstanding holistic and strategic approach. In additional to the overall EHCC winner, an expert jury will review the actions and commitments reported by all cities and will select one National Earth Hour Capital per country – Delhi being the Indian winner in 2013. These three Indian cities are in the esteemed league of the most sustainable cities worldwide due to their impressive and continuous actions in the field of sustainability. Hyderabad has been leading India to more sustainable real estate through tax rebates, eco-building guidelines and energy auditing. Hyderabad Municipality is also the first Indian city to create a ‘biodiversity’ wing – an administrative body to improve local flora and fauna. Coimbatore, with its long daylight hours and high investment in technology, is well placed to become a true Solar Power City. Solar cookers in schools and plans for a new 5MW solar plant are just one part of the picture: the city has also great community programmes in the field of waste and energy, during which residents are felicitated and acknowledged for any noteworthy work done in relevant fields. Cochin is already a leading low-emission city compared to the Indian national average, but is still looking for new ways to reduce its CO2 emissions. As home to the first Indian airport with solar-powered operations, as well as a solar-powered crematorium, Cochin is a hub of applied innovation. In addition to the winners selected by an official jury, all 163 cities will also compete in a public campaign to select the city most deserving of the We Love Cities Award, to be presented in Vancouver. You can also join this global celebration of the most lovable sustainable cities by visiting http://www.welovecities.org/, and voting for your favourite one! You could also Tweet, Like and Share on Twitter (#WeLoveCities) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Earthhourcitychallenge) and add your voice! Help Indian cities rise and shine on this esteemed global platform and see whose sustainable actions prove fruitful this year. Vote now for your city and help them win the award for the most popular city. Eleven Indian cities ready to contend for EHCC crown! The eleven Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) Indian contenders are now finally selected: Pune, Panaji, GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation), Bhubaneswar, Shimla, Ahmadabad, Cochin, Nagpur, Coimbatore, New Delhi and Kota confirmed their participation in the 2013 EHCC edition. The Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) is a global initiative by WWF and ICLEI, designed to encourage cities to report their plans for low carbon development and to increase the use of sustainable, renewable and efficient energy options in the future. ICLEI South Asia has been carrying out Stakeholder Consultation meetings in all the eleven cities, to introduce them to the Challenge and collect information on the cities’ climate change related initiatives, which have been entered in the carbonn Cities Climate Registry. A panel of judges will now review the entries received from across the globe, especially focusing on sustainable development plans for building, transport, energy and food systems. In the end, the best city from each country will be announced as the Earth Hour National Capital (Delhi being the 2012 Indian winner), and the winner from these will be declared the Earth Hour Capital. Introduction to Earth Hour City Challenge webinars Is your city planning to rise to the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC)? Then you might want to join the webinars organized by ICLEI on 25 September and 2 October, to find out all about it. Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) is a global initiative by WWF and ICLEI designed to encourage cities to present their plans for low carbon development and to increase the use of sustainable, renewable and efficient energy in the future. It also recognizes cities for adopting renewable energy and preparing for climate-related severe weather. As of now, eight Indian cities are already confirmed for the EHCC 2013 edition: Pune, Panaji, GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation), Bhubaneswar, Shimla, Ahmadabad, Cochin and Coimbatore. ICLEI South Asia is currently carrying out Stakeholder Consultation meetings in all these cities, to introduce them to the challenge and start a first collection of data, that will later be entered in the carbonn Cities Climate Registry. ICLEI is currenty offering four webinars: Time: 1:30-2:30 pm IST Competition starts among Indian cities for title of EHCC Indian Capital Shimla, Pune, Coimbatore, Cochin and Hyderabad are ready to contend among themselves the title of “Indian Earth Hour Capital” and aim to become the Global one. While Coimbatore, Cochin and Hyderabad participated also in the 2013 edition, Shimla and Pune are new additions to the list of Indian cities that joined the Earth Hour City Challenge, a global initiative by WWF and ICLEI designed to encourage cities to present their plans for low carbon development and for increased use of sustainable, renewable and efficient energy in the future. This year, cities from 14 countries (Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, The Netherlands, Finland, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Mexico, Norway, South Africa, Sweden and USA) can enter the competition. In addition to a Global winner, each country will nominate their National EHCC Earth Hour Capital – Delhi was crowned with the 2013 title in India. ICLEI South Asia will select a total of nine Indian cities, based on the interest they show and the energy efficient initiatives they are undertaking. Webinar on Earth Hour City Challenge 2014 on 10 July 2013 To better prepare cities compete in the Earth Hour City Challenge, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) is offering two introduction to Earth Hour City Challenge webinars on 10 July 2013: Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM IST The EHCC is run by WWF in collaboration with ICLEI and the Swedish Postcode Lottery. Founded in Sweden to celebrate Earth Hour 2011, the Earth Hour City Challenge initiative was created to celebrate cities and towns that are taking innovative actions towards creating a greener, cleaner and more sustainable city to live in, while inspiring other cities to do the same. For the 2013/2014 edition, local governments from the following countries can enroll: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Italy, India, Mexico, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden and USA. In the EHCC 2013, six cities from India (Bhubhaneshwar, Cochin, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Jaipur and New Delhi) were shortlisted based on the expression of interest they submitted; New Delhi stood finally out among Cochin and Coimbatore and was crowned in March as National Capital from India, In cooperation with WWF India, ICLEI South Asia is again looking to support Indian cities in joining the EHCC 2014; in addition to the six competitors of last year three more cities will be selected to be part of this global quest to find the EHCC champion – the names will be released soon. Participating cities and towns can already start reporting their commitments, performances and actions on the carbonn® Cities Climate Registry (cCCR), an internationally recognized greenhouse gas emissions reporting platform for local governments, managed by ICLEI. The Registry will remain open until 13 October 2013 for EHCC reporting. The evaluation process conducted by an international jury of expert will then lead to the nomination of one Earth Hour capital per participating country and one selected global Earth Hour Capital. All finalists will be celebrated and promoted through social media, web, films, conferences and a global award ceremony close to Earth Hour in 2014. Call out to Indian cities: are you the next Global Earth Hour Capital 2014? While the city of Delhi still basks in the recognition awarded by the WWF, who crowned them National Earth Hour Capital, other Indian cities can start preparing to take over the title next year, as the Earth Hour City Challenge 2014 has officially been open! Delhi was one of the three Indian finalists of the 2013 edition (together with Cochin and Coimbatore), and competed in the challenge together with other 66 cities from Italy, US, Canada, Norway and Sweden - the City of Vancouver being ultimately awarded the title of Global Earth Hour Capital 2013 for its outstanding holistic and strategic approach. This year, the competition expanded to include 15 countries, including the six from 2013. Although urban dwellers currently account for over 70% of global CO2 emissions, cities also have the potential to create conditions for climate smart and sustainable lifestyles, allowing the world’s population to live well within the boundaries of our one and only planet. WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge was designed to highlight and reward cities that are prepared to make substantial long-term efforts to combat global warming. ICLEI South Asia invites Indian cities with ambitious energy efficient initiatives and plans to accept the challenge: write to iclei-southasia@iclei.org to find out if you have what it takes to become the Global Earth Hour Capital 2014! New Delhi awarded the National Earth Hour Capital title On 19 March, at the Earth Hour City Conference in Malmö, Sweden, the winners of the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) were finally been unveiled: while Vancouver was recognized as the Global Earth Hour Capital, New Delhi stood out among Cochin and Coimbatore and was crowned “National Earth Hour Capital”! A similar title was awarded to Forli (Italy), Oslo (Norway), San Francisco (USA) and Uppsala (Sweden). In New Delhi, the mandatory requirement for the bus fleet and autorickshaws to run on CNG since 2004 has played a significant role in reducing air pollution and release of emissions. The Delhi Metro Rail, which carries close to 2 million people everyday, has helped in reducing private cars on the roads and bringing down pollution levels by 630,000 tonnes every year. India will be again one of the participating countries for the 2013 edition of the Earth Hour City Challenge. More information about entering the competition will be soon available on the ICLEI South Asia website. EHCC: New Delhi, Kochi and Coimbatore are finalists Seventeen cities from across the world made it to the final round of the Earth Hour City Challenge, a global initiative by WWF and ICLEI designed to mobilize low carbon action in cities by engaging them in a climate- friendly competition. These seventeen were chosen out of 66 cities that participated from 6 countries: Canada, India, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the United States. India was the first developing country to join this initiative. Of the six Indian cities selected initially -- Bhubhaneshwar, Cochin, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and New Delhi – New Delhi, Kochi and Coimbatore were selected to go through to the final round. Indian cities compete for the Earth Hour City Challenge The Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) programme gained momentum this month with introductory stakeholder meetings held in the six Indian cities selected: Bhubaneswar, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jaipur, New Delhi and Coimbatore. The cities were introduced to the challenge and the energy and emissions data of each were collected with their low carbon action plans. These details along with each city’s basic information are reported on Carbonn an online platform used by cities to report the energy and emissions inventories. The jury, represented by Accenture, will select the winning city based on its carbon footprint, and climate mitigation initiatives already taken. The challenge is on: low carbon reporting begins The first stakeholder consultation has been concluded in the six Indian cities selected to take part in the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC): Hyderabad, Kochi, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Bhubaneswar and Delhi. The EHCC – a global initiative by ICLEI and WWF – is designed to encourage cities to present their plans for low carbon development and to increase the use of sustainable, renewable and efficient energy in the future. Italy, the US, Canada, Norway and Sweden are also taking part in this challenge. The selected Indian cities are uploading their city level emissions, as well as their low carbon actions and commitments on ICLEI's global reporting platform i.e Carbonn (http://carbonn.org/) Six Indian cities shortlisted to take part in the Earth Hour City Challenge The cities of Hyderabad, Kochi, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Bhubaneswar and Delhi have been shortlisted to participate in the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC). The EHCC – a global initiative by ICLEI and WWF – is designed to encourage cities to present their plans for low carbon development and to increase the use of sustainable, renewable and efficient energy in the future. Italy, US, Canada, Norway and Sweden are also participating in this challenge, which aims to inspire cities to lead global footprint reduction, encourage the disclosure of city emissions and climate action plans, increase the engagement of urban dwellers, and build constituencies for bold action by state and local governments. The first stakeholder and project launch meeting was held in Coimbatore xxx. Stakeholder consultation is on, after which data collection will commence. The cities of Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Jaipur, Coimbatore and Bhubaneswar have been shortlisted to participate in the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC). The EHCC – a global initiative by ICLEI and WWF – is designed to encourage cities to present their plans for low carbon development and to increase the use of sustainable, renewable and efficient energy in the future. Italy, US, Canada, Norway and Sweden are also participating in this challenge, which aims to inspire cities to lead global footprint reduction, encourage the disclosure of city emissions and climate action plans, increase the engagement of urban dwellers, and build constituencies for bold action by state and local governments. The first stakeholder and project launch meeting will be held in Coimbatore in the last week of September. Calling on cities to be part of the Earth Hour City Challenge ICLEI South Asia is inviting Expressions of Interest to Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) – a global initiative by WWF and ICLEI- designed to encourage cities to present their plans for low carbon development and for increasing the use of sustainable, renewable and efficient energy in the future. Italy, US, Canada, Norway and Sweden are also participating in this event. Seven cities will be selected and of these, one city in each country will win the EHCC 귀하의 지역에서 우리를 찾을	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9129
__label__wiki	0.566022	0.566022	LAW Directed Research [ A ] Advanced Criminal Law and Public Policy: A Research Practicum Law, Slavery and Race Constitutional Law: The Fourteenth Amendment Contemporary Issues in Law and Politics Corrections, Punishment, and Public Policy Law and Economics of Death Penalty Mass Incarceration and Its Effects Sentencing and Policy Advanced Topics in Criminal Law and Policy Advanced Wrongful Convictions Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Justice, and Social Policy Liability, Responsibility, and Punishment Three Strikes Project: Criminal Justice Reform & Post-conviction Litigation Veterans in the Criminal Justice System History of American Law Advanced Evidence Mental Health Law: Forensics Poverty Law: Policy and Practice Guns, Drugs, Prisons, and Other Empirical Debates in Law and Policy Policy Practicum: Law and Economics of the Death Penalty Policy Practicum: State Law Enforcement Access to Customer Records of Communication Companies Policy Practicum: Rethinking Penal Code Enhancements in California The Death Penalty: Human Biology, Law, and Policy Cost-Benefit Analysis and Evaluation (PUBLPOL 301B) Economics of Legal Rules and Institutions (ECON 154, PUBLPOL 106) Social Psychological Perspectives on Stereotyping and Prejudice Advanced Religious Liberty Clinic Advanced Three Strikes Project Advanced Three Strikes Project: Criminal Justice Reform & Individual Representation Religious Liberty Clinic Three Strikes Project: Clinical Practice Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog FourthAmendment.com Lethal Injection Not Guilty No Way Sentencing Law and Policy Sentencing Law and Policy Blog Sex Offender Issues StandDown Texas Project American Criminal Courts by Cliff Roberson and Frank DiMarino Cases and Materials on the Law and Policy of Sentencing and Corrections (9th ed.) by Lynn S. Branham Convicting the innocent: Where criminal prosecutions go wrong by Brandon L. Garrett Crime and punishment : a history of the criminal justice system by Mitchel P. Roth Criminal justice research methods : theory and practice by Gerald J. Bayens and Cliff Roberson Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional by Norman M. Garland Criminal law, procedure, and evidence by Walter P. Signorelli Criminal Law: A Contemporary Approach by Russell L. Weaver, John M. Burkoff, and Catherine Hancock Cybercrime: Investigating High-Technology Computer Crime by Robert Moore Ethics in criminal justice: In search of the truth by Sam S. Souryal (5th ed.) Forensic science in court : challenges in the twenty-first century by Donald E. Shelton Just Sentencing: Principles and Procedures for a Workable System by Richard S. Frase Justice, Crime, and Ethics (7th ed.) edited by Michael C. Braswell, Belinda R. McCarthy & Bernard J. McCarthy Not Guilty: Are the Acquitted Innocent? by Daniel Givelber and Amy Farrell Problems in Criminal Procedure (5th ed.) by Joseph D. Grano and Leslie W. Abramson Professional ethics in criminal justice : being ethical when no one is looking by Jay S. Albanese Criminal Law Reporter California Sentencing Institute [ Academia ] Criminal Law: General [ Academia ] as a Key Elective : Every academic needs to know how to formulate an interesting and tractable research question, the answer to which will make a contribution to the existing academic literature. Independent research projects give students the opportunity to develop ideas and work on their own scholarship. Directed Research is an extraordinary opportunity for students beyond the first-year to research problems in any field of law. The final product must be embodied in a paper or other form of written work involving a substantial independent effort on the part of the student. A student must submit a detailed petition of at least 250 words, approved by the sponsoring faculty member, outlining his or her proposed project and demonstrating that the research is likely to result in a significant scholarly contribution. Sample petitions are available in the Registrar's Office. A petition will not be approved for work assigned or performed in a course, clinic, or externship for which the student has or will receive credit. A petition must indicate whether the product is intended for publication in a law review or elsewhere. A student may petition for "Directed Research: Curricular Development" when the work involves assisting a Law School faculty member in developing concepts or materials for new and innovative law school courses. Both the supervising faculty member and the Associate Dean for Curriculum must approve petition for "Directed Research: Curricular Development." Students must meet with the instructor frequently for the purposes of report and guidance. Unit credit is by arrangement. Students whose projects warrant more than four units should consider a Senior Thesis or the Research Track. See SLS Student Handbook for requirements and limitations. Course Frequency: Offered three times a year	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9134
__label__wiki	0.883091	0.883091	5:30 PM PT6:30 PM MT7:30 PM CT8:30 PM ET1:30 PM GMT9:30 PM 北京时间6:30 PM MST8:30 PM EST, Nov 18, 2018 TD Arena, Charleston, South Carolina Attendance: 3,985 No. 16 Virginia Tech, No. 23 Purdue to get defensive When the No. 16 Virginia Tech Hokies meet the No. 23 Purdue Boilermakers in the championship game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday night, the teams know where the game will likely to be decided. Virginia Tech and Purdue are riding their defenses into the tournament finale. The teams have played Ball State this season and each defeated the Cardinals by nine points -- the closest either has come to losing this season. The Hokies and Boilermakers won emphatically in the Charleston semifinals Friday, and their defenses were the catalysts along with plenty of rebounding support. Virginia Tech trailed Northeastern 24-23 before holding the Huskies to two points in the final 6:16 of the first half, using a 23-2 run to take a 46-26 lead at the break. The Hokies were never seriously threatened after that en route to an 88-60 victory. Virginia Tech had similarly tightened up its defense at the end of the first half Thursday against Ball State, allowing seven points in the final nine minutes of the period. The Hokies allowed only seven two-point baskets to Northeastern. It shut down Huskies guard Vasa Pusica, who torched Alabama in Thursday's quarterfinals for 20 points on 4-of-4 3-point shooting. Against Virginia Tech, Pusica finished with eight points on 2-of-10 shooting. What also helped the Hokies, who are missing multiple players for various reasons and are generally undersized at the moment, is team rebounding. Virginia Tech needs to avoid getting crushed on the offensive glass. Against Northeastern, the Hokies won the offensive boards 10-7. Virginia Tech also forced 18 turnovers and committed only nine. After the Ball State game Thursday, Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams told ESPN about team rebounding: "Our guys are gonna have to consider a field goal attempt as a loose ball in the air -- we gotta get it." The Hokies' rebounding from the backcourt against Purdue's superior size will be one of their foremost keys -- and challenges -- Sunday. Justin Robinson was superb for Virginia Tech against Northeastern. He scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first half and ended with 19 on 8-of-10 shooting in 29 minutes. Williams had this to say about Robinson: "When he has the ball in his hands, you feel peaceful. Whatever comes from his decision-making, you feel at peace. Honestly, I've felt that way since he's been part of our program." Virginia Tech will find it hard to remain peaceful against Purdue. The Boilermakers steamrolled Davidson in Friday's second semifinal 79-58. Purdue led 33-26 at halftime, then held Davidson to four points in first 5:25 of second half and gained a 47-30 lead it easily protected the rest of the way. Carsen Edwards powered Purdue with 29 points and six 3s against Davidson, giving him five straight games with at least 20 points. Purdue's non-Edwards players didn't shoot particularly well against Davidson -- -- 37 percent -- but the Boilermakers hounded the Wildcats into 10-of-31 3-point shooting and allowed only six foul shots. Purdue also hammered Davidson on the offensive glass 18-4. Evan Boudreaux came off the bench to score 12 points and grab five offensive rebounds (seven total) for Purdue. Virginia Tech's bench recorded 14 points and 13 rebounds -- six offensive -- versus Northeastern. Sunday's game figures to be a clash between Virginia Tech's constant defensive pressure and Purdue's sturdy and more powerful form of defense, with added size on the glass. The Hokies will want to create a more frenetic kind of game, while Purdue hopes to lean on Virginia Tech with their size and strength near the basket. The Boilermakers also hope to wear down Tech with their deeper bench. Virginia Tech has not yet needed its bench to be dynamic, but it probably needs something extra Sunday. With senior guard Chris Clarke and freshman guard Landers Nolley unavailable, Virginia Tech might run into limitations Purdue can expose. Purdue coach Matt Painter knows, however, that while his team might test Virginia Tech in new ways, the Hokies are likely to give the Boilermakers a sterner test than anything they have encountered over the past two weeks. "When you play them," Painter said about the Hokies, "you know you better bring your lunch pail."	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9139
__label__wiki	0.782391	0.782391	/ Press Release 20110321 dole REBOOT YOUR LIFE…. WITH DOLE! Campaign Brings the Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables to Consumers Nationwide Innovative Nutrition Awareness Program Includes Film Screenings of Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead and Special Product Offerings Reboot Your Life, the health and wellness company that produced the film Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, and Dole Food Company, the world's largest producer and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables, today announced the launch of their co-branded campaign Reboot Your Life…with Dole! The promotion, which begins in Los Angeles this April, is designed to spread the good word aboutfruits and vegetables and help consumers understand how easy it can be to incorporate more of them into their diets. The campaign is a unique collaboration between author/entrepreneur Joe Cross and a Fortune 500 company, with both Reboot Your Life and Dole sharing the mission so compellingly described in Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead –to encourage people to improve their health and vitality simply by consuming more fruits and vegetables. Reboot Your Life… with Dole! takes inspiration from the documentary Fat,Sick & Nearly Dead which chronicles the story of a man who vows to do a 60 day juice fast during across-America tour. As the film premieres nationwide, Reboot YourLife… With Dole! will embark on its own tour. The filmmaker and star Joe Cross will hit select U.S. cities to share his message, screen the film, and bring to life the regimen he so successfully followed during his own transformation from fat and sick to fit and healthy. Components of the tour include: A film screening; A Q&A with Joe Cross; Give-aways and contests offering Reboot Your Life… With Dole! prizes (aBreville juicer, Reboot Your Life nutrition program, Fully Juiced T Shirt, The Dole Nutrition Handbook, Dolecoupons for a week's worth of fruits & vegetables to follow the nutrition program); and, Opportunities for a groups to come together to do a local Reboot to be documented on the www.jointhereboot.com website. The program will launch in Los Angeles and will continue to Albuquerque, Miami and beyond. "Reboot Your Life… With Dole! is an innovative way for us to connect with consumers and help bring about meaningful changes in the eating and nutritional habits. Dole and Reboot share a common goal of promoting and supporting healthy food choices and a diet rich in fruits and vegetables," said Joe Cross, Founder of Reboot Your Life. "By providing consumers with special offers, support, community interactivity and, of course, a little entertainment, we can make eating right, easy and fun." "We're thrilled to partner up with Joe Cross, who has entertainingly dramatized the amazing, life-changing benefits of fruit andvegetables," says Jennifer Grossman, Senior Vice President, Dole Nutrition Institute. "Now we're excited to bringthat enthusiasm to inspire others to Reboot their life…with Dole!" ABOUT REBOOT YOUR LIFE Reboot Your Life is a health and wellness company that offers support, encouragement, community, media and tools toeveryday people (like you and me). The company helps people change their eating habits by simply adding more fruits and vegetables into their diets. We are a consumer brand offering productsand entertainment. We are an onlinecommunity and nutrition portal, and we are a friend reminding you that yournutrition choices impact your health, well-being and vitality. We provide a guiding hand to help you make a change and Reboot Your Life. Visit www.jointhereboot.com today. Our first product is the release of the documentary film Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (in theatres now and available nationwide via digital download at www.fatsickandnearlydead.com) ABOUT DOLE Dole is the world's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, and is the leading producer of organic bananas. Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen fruit and is a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research. The Dole Nutrition Institute educates the public about the health benefits of a plant-based diet through its award-winning newsletter, books, videos and more.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9141
__label__cc	0.536311	0.463689	You are here: Home › End of Season Reviews 2015 › Reviews of the Season: pathetic, spineless lows but a Montyesque goalkeeping high End of Season Reviews 2015 May 26, 2015 Reviews of the Season: pathetic, spineless lows but a Montyesque goalkeeping high Jake: ‘you get the idea Ken’s seen better’ The end-of-season reviews continue to flow in. Ken Gambles is another of our writers with a wealth of experience of watching Sunderland, good and bad. It’s fair to say he felt cheated at times in the season he now reviews, but at least he found one huge positive. All the reviews in this series can be seen at http://salutsunderland.com/category/end-of-season-reviews-2015/ … Having successfully digested my second slice of humble pie in two years — yes I thought we were goners — it’s surprising to be able to reflect on a season where we retained our Premier status, which for all its deficiencies is the place Sunderland need to be. A nerve-shredding 0-0 at the Emirates completed what in my 51st year of following the Lads is by my reckoning the 26th relegation battle. I’m getting too old for all this strain. If I can begin with the negatives (well, some of them). Jozy Altidore is up there with some of the worst players ever to wear a Sunderland shirt. Prolific with the USA, pathetic with us. I didn’t dislike the bloke; I just couldn’t understand how he managed to make it as a pro. Some of our “performances” this year have been down with some of the most spineless I’ve witnessed. Bradford City in the FA Cup was truly awful and I felt Poyet should have gone there and then. Hull, Villa and Palace at home were dreadful games, but probably the worst 45 minutes I’ve witnessed in my lifetime (a big claim I know) was the first half away at Hull, inept, clueless and utterly shocking. Thank goodness we salvaged a point in the second half. I have come to really dislike Hull, who in all games against us in the past two seasons, have dived, overreacted and tried to get players booked, and sadly two of the worst culprits were our ex-players Elmohamady and Meyler. I’m not sorry to see the back of them. If there are any positives to be drawn then they probably start and end with Dick Advocaat who exuded control, confidence and football knowledge which clearly communicated itself to players and fans alike. His understated yet accurate assessment of matches was first class and at long last the team played with organisation and commitment. Cattermole, Larsson and O’Shea were generally decent and reliable throughout, but the star for me was Pantilimon who had some outstanding games winning us vital points. I was right behind the Charlie Adam shot in the dying minutes at Stoke and the way Pantilimon clawed it to safety from behind him was breathtaking. We’ve had some good keepers in the past two decades: Sorensen, Poom, Myhre, Mignolet and Mannone but if Pantilimon continues to turn in displays like that at Arsenal, then I feel he’ll be the best since the Magnificent Monty. It would be nice to write a season’s review where we finished in the top half and had no relegation worries but that’s hardly the Sunderland way. Thankfully we’ve survived again and I now must buy myself a fawn scarf. Let’s hope the future is beige and orange. Please stay Dick. Ken Gambles Tags: end of season review, Ken Gambles, Sunderland The Chapman Report from Chelsea: summer relief for the well-travelled SAFC fan Season reviews: tough love in a far-reaching view from a ‘positive guy’ 3 Responses to “Reviews of the Season: pathetic, spineless lows but a Montyesque goalkeeping high” Subscribe Jeremy May 26, 2015 at 1:30 pm # Superb review Ken. I’m not far behind you with “years served.” 46 and counting. You’ve done well to be able to figure out the number of relegation battles we’ve been involved in because it would be easier to tally the seasons when we haven’t. There can’t be another club that has tormented its fans for so long in this league or any other. Poyet’s management almost did it all in for me, in the way that Alan Brown did for a lot of our previous generations. Dire and dismal, and completely uninspiring. Let’s hope DA is there to carry on the sterling work he’s put in so far. The man’s a winner and we aren’t used to having those around. There’s clearly some moron who thinks we should have kept Poyet (or maybe Alan Brown!) 🙂 KenG May 26, 2015 at 6:48 pm # It’s probably Smoggie trying to gain a bit of pleasure from the end of the Boro’s season	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9145
__label__cc	0.502727	0.497273	Town Plan & Community Plan WW I Centenary Sandy’s World War I Commemorations Highways Matters > The Council > WW I Centenary > Sandy’s World War I Commemorations One hundred years on from the outbreak of the First World War, we are all connected with this significant event. Some of us are connected through our own family histories, and the heritage of our community but all of us are influenced by the impact this war had on the world and on the society we live in today. Communities across the world have participated in commemorative events and Sandy is no different. In August 2014 there was a commemorative service and parade to mark the outbreak of the war. A plaque marking the centenary was put up near our public war memorial and an interpretation board was also installed in Bedford Road. The RNBL (Sandy Branch) will be spearheading the commemorations but other groups and local schools also marked the occasion in some way. In 2018 the Town Council will be commemorating 100 years since the end of WW1 by hosting a series our WW1 talks and participating in Novembers 'A Nations Tribute'. The Council are also inviting members of the public to sponsor lamp post poppies along the route of the Annual Day Procession. The Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War Talks During 2018 the Town Council held a series of talks by local historian Steve Fuller as part of its efforts to commemorate 100 years ince the end of WW1. 'With our backs to the wall' Tuesday 3 April 2018 Talk from local historian and author Steve Fuller about operation Michael, March 1918. The Bedfordshire Regiment during the 1918 Spring Offensives. " Hurry up Quint, we're liable to blow up at any Minute" Wednesday 2nd May 2018 Talk from local historian and author Steve Fuller about stories from the Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War. Seven VC's for the Sixteenth Foot Wednesday 6 June 2018 Talk from local historian and author Steve Fuller about the Victoria Cross stories of the Bedfordshire Regiment. 'This is a nasty business' Wednesday 5 September 2018 Talk from local historian and author Steve Fuller about the 100 days Offensives of 1918. The Bedfordshire Regiment during the final offensives of the war. An unexpected find Wednesday 3 October 2018 Talk from local historian and author Steve Fuller about Lieutenant Walter Graves of Sandye Place. His story, a surprise discovery and a trip to Ypres. 'We will remember them' Tuesday 6 November 2018 Talk from local historian and author Steve Fuller about the Sandy War memorial. Some of the stories hidden in the memorial's stone. You can find out more about other centenary events and about the history of the First World War by visiting these sites: First World War Centenary Partnership Government World War Centenary BBC World War I Centenary Sponsor a Lamp Post Poppy As part of its efforts to commemorate the centenary of WW1 ending Sandy Town Council placed lamp post poppies along the route of the Annual Remembrance Day Procession. The poppies were installed in Autumn 2018. Members of the public generously sponosored poppies and left messages of remembrance which have been recorded on the Town Council's website. By sponsoring one of these large poppies residents and businesses helped ‘bring life’ to the route of the Annual Remembrance Day Procession through Sandy and helped Sandy Town Council commemorate 100 years since the end of WW1. A full list of the messages of remembrance can be found be following the below link; Messages of remembrance > Back to WW I Centenary Have your say... Name Email Address Reason for contacting us... Select... Burial & Cemetery Community Safety Complaints Contact a Councillor Contact the Mayor General Enquiry Local Information Parks & Playgrounds Premises Booking Report a Fault Streetlighting What's On Message	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9147
__label__cc	0.571078	0.428922	NATO Threatens Gaddafi If Libyan Violence Continues By: Michael McIntee \| August 22, 2011 Click Picture To Watch NATO Secretary General's Statement On Libya NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, calls for a “new Libya” as rebels are bringing about the demise of the Libyan government and offers NATO’s continuing assistance in organizing a new government. His statement also includes a threat: “We will continue to monitor military units and key facilities as we have since March. And when we see any threatening moves towards the Libyan people we will act in accordance with our United Nations’ mandate. Our goal throughout this conflict has been to protect the people of Libya and that is what we are doing. Because the future of Libya belongs to the Libyan people. And it is for the international community to assist them with the United Nations and the Contact group playing a leading role. ” Complete text of NATO statement on Libya “The Gaddafi regime is clearly crumbling. The sooner Gaddafi realizes that he cannot win the battle against his own people, the better, so that the Libyan people can be spared further bloodshed and suffering. “The Libyan people have suffered tremendously under Gaddafi’s rule for over four decades. Now they have a chance for a new beginning. Now is the time for all threats against civilians to stop as the United Nation’s Security Council demanded. Now is the time to create a new Libya, a state based on freedom, not fear, democracy not dictatorship, the will of the many not the whims of a few. “That transition must come peacefully. It must come now and it must be led and defined by the Libyan people. NATO is ready to work with the Libyan people and with a transitional national council which holds a great responsibility. They must make sure that the transition is smooth and inclusive. That the country stays united and that the future is founded on reconciliation and respect for human rights. “Gaddafi’s remaining allies and forces also have a great responsibility. It is time to end their careers of violence. The world is watching them. This is their opportunity to side with the Libyan people and choose the right side of history. “We will continue to monitor military units and key facilities as we have since March. And when we see any threatening moves towards the Libyan people we will act in accordance with our United Nations’ mandate. Our goal throughout this conflict has been to protect the people of Libya and that is what we are doing. Because the future of Libya belongs to the Libyan people. And it is for the international community to assist them with the United Nations and the Contact group playing a leading role. “NATO wants the Libyan people to be able to decide their future in freedom and in peace. Today they can start building that future. ” Video courtesy of the NATO Channel muammar gaddafi Iraq War Over. Troops Home By Holidays President Obama says that the death of Moammar Qadhafi in Libya and the announcement that troops from Iraq will return home by the end of the year are strong reminders that the United States has renewed its leadership in the world. He says the role of our brave pilots and crews has given the Libyan people a chance to seek a democratic future for their children, and after a decade of war in Iraq, the United States is moving forward and focusing on strengthening the economy and security at home. Libya Celebrates Gadhafi's Death Qaddafi's Rule Over Says Obama, Time To Lay Down Arms In Libya View all Libya Posts → Libyans celebrate after the news that their former leader Muammar Qadhafi, had been killed in Sirte. Cynthia McKinney Adds Courage and Energy to Peacestock 2011 Rep. Ellison Comfortable With Libya Action View all muammar gaddafi Posts → Peaceful Minnesota NATO Protestors Joined 20,000 In Chicago Four Minnesota women who participated in the mass protest of the NATO meeting in Chicago, May 12 - 13, 2012, describe their reactions to the 20,000 demonstrators that filled Chicago streets. The primary issue was the military force used by NATO against many civilian populations. War, Economy, Anti-Corporate Sentiment Drive Chicago Marches Chicago Cop Refuses To Give Badge Number During NATO Protests View all nato Posts → View all rebels Posts → View all tripoli Posts →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9157
__label__wiki	0.983825	0.983825	Watch France 5 Live TV from France Last Update: August 11, 2017 at 10:47 pm General TV Channel / France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring educational programming, the channel's motto is la chaîne de la connaissance et du savoir (the knowledge network). In contrast to the group's two main channels, France 2 and France 3, France 5 concentrates almost exclusively on factual programming, documentaries, and discussions – 3925 hours of documentaries were broadcast in 2003 – with fiction confined to one primetime slot of around two hours' duration on Monday evenings. Rate Channel: Subscribe to RSS feed to get the latest updates: Updates and news: TheWatchTV.com Telegram Channel Tags: France, France 5 Live TV from France, Live TV from France Watch Sultanate of Oman Television Live TV from Oman Watch TemA TV Live TV from Albania Watch Vietnam News Agency TTXVN Live TV from Vietnam Watch ERT 3 Live TV from Greece Watch Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Live TV from Zimbabwe Please send your comments and suggestions:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9158
__label__wiki	0.655167	0.655167	Yes Bruce Nauman Because Yes! Joanna de la Fontaine Artist/Author: Bruce Nauman / Publisher: Zwirner & Wirth / Field: Art, Gallery / Media Type: Invitation card / Region: North America / Period: 2000s The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd was founded by former Tramway director Charles Esche, writer and curator Will Bradley and Toby Webster in 1997 (Esche left in 1999, Bradley in 2001). In 2006, Andrew Hamilton became Webster’s partner. As Time Out puts it: “A perfect example of Glasgow’s internationally renowned contribution to contemporary art, The Modern Institute was once described by Art Review magazine as ‘a model for galleries around the world’.” The flyers were originally done on Riso in an old paper store in Glasgow called Nashes, hand fed into the machine. Until today, they keep their special appeal for their low quality, and their choices of colors, forms and fonts. They always reminded me of flyers for some obscure bands and concerts. More on the gallery’s history here. Daniel Baumann Artist/Author: Daniel Baker, Dirk Bell, Duncan Macquarrie, Eva Rothschild, Jack Goldstein, Jim Lambie, Mary Redmond, Monica Sosnowska, Richard Wright, Sue Tompkins, Urs Fischer / Publisher: The Modern Institute / Field: Art, Gallery / Media Type: Invitation card / Region: Europe / Period: 1990s, 2000s Jorge Pardo, design for Gallery neugerriemschneider, Berlin, part 2 In 1994, Jorge Pardo (b. 1963, Havana, Cuba) designed the invitation cards for Berlin’s gallery neugerriemschneider. The design is still in use today, here some more examples. Jorge Pardo is the key art/architecture cross-over artist of the current generation. Architectural elements such as walls, seating, lighting and circulation solutions are combined with ‘art’ elements such as murals, coloured glass and sculpture to create highly livable, elegant spaces. He combines modernist aesthetics and ‘form-follows-function’ dogma with his highly sensitive attention to colour, materials and texture to create his signature streamlined sculptures and built environments. Havana-born, California-based Pardo is often called upon to ‘heal’ the uncomfortable spaces created by neglect all around us. Pardo looks at the unlivable spaces produced primarily by automobile-culture and consumer-culture, and creates unity and harmony through subtle architectural solutions. For example, he was invited to offer an aesthetic and utilitarian renovation of lobby, bookstore, and frst-floor gallery at New York’s Dia Centre.There, Pardo created an ebullient design for the 9,000-square-foot lobby and first-floor space, reconsidering the audience’s experience by smoothing circulation and enhancing visitor amenities. He infused the ground floor with natural and refracted light by means of a ceramic tiles in an exhilarating combination of sky blues, mustard yellows and lime greens. Pardo’s architectural work includes a pier for Sculpture Project Munster in 1997 (now permanent) as well as other commissions, including a cafe for the Leipzig Messe in Germany in 1996, and the renovation of the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. Recipient of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Lucelia Award, Pardo’s work has been internationally acclaimed in over 100 exhibitions and is featured in many museums’ collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Tate (London), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), and the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum (Rotterdam).In the interview, Lane Relyea discusses Pardo’s life and motivations, his move from Cuba to Chicago when he was a child, his desire to emancipate himself from the suburban emigre’ community, his school days at the Los Angeles Art Center, and his break in the art world. Christina Vegh’s survey examines the evolution of Pardo’s work from the early, minimal sculptural pieces through more space-concerned, less object-related installation, ultimately culminating in large-scale architectural work. Chris Kraus focuses on 4166 Seaview Lane, a house Pardo presented in 1998 in the context of a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and where he now resides. Source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jorge-Pardo-by-Christina-Vegh-Free-Shipping-/281809656775 Artist/Author: Antje Majewski, Elizabeth Peyton, Jorge Pardo, Keith Edmier, Michel Majerus, Olafur Eliasson, Pae White, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Simon Starling, Thaddeus Strode, Tobias Rehberger, Vicinato 2 / Publisher: neugerriemschneider / Field: Art, Gallery / Media Type: Invitation card / Period: 2000s Jorge Pardo, design for Gallery neugerriemschneider, Berlin In 1994, Jorge Pardo (b. 1963, Havana, Cuba) designed the invitation cards for Berlin’s gallery neugerriemschneider. The design is still in use today. Artist/Author: Antje Majewski, Elizabeth Peyton, Franz Ackermann, Isa Genzken, Michel Majerus, Olafur Eliasson, Pawel Althamer, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Thaddeus Strode / Publisher: neugerriemschneider / Field: Art, Gallery / Media Type: Invitation card / Region: Europe / Period: 1990s Mladen Stilinović. Insulting anarchy Mladen Stilinović, born 1947 in Belgrade. Read the text “Insulting Anarchy” announcing his show at Martin Janda in Vienna in 2001 by clicking on the image. Amazing! Also: don’t miss Stilinovićs biography on his homepage. Artist/Author: Mladen Stilinović / Publisher: Martin Janda / Field: Art, Gallery, Literature / Media Type: Press release / Region: Europe / Period: 2010 Marcel Broodthaers. First invitation card Die erste Einladungskarte des belgischen Künstlers Marcel Broodtaers. Darin legt er unverfroren einen Teil der Mechanismen hinter dem Galeriesystem offen (30% für den Künstler, damals noch…), gleichzeitig parodiert der Text auf der Karte seinen Übergang vom Schriftsteller zum Künstler. Marcel Broodthaers first invitation card reveals certain mechanism of the gallery system (30% for the artist, well back then), and he explains, in the form of a parody, why he wants to become an artist. “Marcel Broodthaers (1924–1976) decided to become an artist only at the age of 40. Previously he had lived as a freelance writer in Brussels and Paris, publishing various volumes of poems and art criticism. On the invitation card to his first exhibition in 1964 he revealed the reasons for his change of career: “I asked myself if I couldn’t sell something and succeed in life. That was a moment when I felt good for nothing. I am forty years of age. The idea of ultimately inventing something insincere crossed my mind and I set to work immediately. After three months, I shall show my production to Edouard Toussaint, the owner of the Saint Laurent gallery. ‘But it’s art,’ he said, ‘and I will gladly exhibit all that.’ ‘Okay,’ I replied. If I sell something, he will take 30 per cent. These appear to be the usual conditions.” Wilfried Dickhoff, July 2008 Artist/Author: Marcel Broodthaers / Publisher: Galerie Saint Laurent / Field: Art, Gallery, Literature / Media Type: Invitation card / Region: Europe / Period: 1960s	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9159
__label__cc	0.603653	0.396347	Now Available - The Faith Reader: A literary chronicle of the struggle between power and passion. Rich Rice from Tulsa by Rebecca Makkai Imaginary Oklahoma is an ongoing project in which some of today’s most important and influential writers combine with artists to provide a fictional take on this place we call home. Through a wide variety of voices, styles and literary devices, these works prove that “Oklahoma” is much more than a place, it’s an idea. Carl’s roommate, Rich Rice, had gone home to Tulsa for spring break. There were six of us in Carl’s room, with jobs or low funds or sex plans, staying on campus, trying not to think of The Shining as we walked home each night past abandoned white message boards, past forgotten laundry. There was no TV. No one cared about the party we’d been invited to by the drunk townie at the Harris Teeter. Jen, Laing’s girlfriend, rooted through Rich’s desk. She said, “What the hell kind of name is Rich Rice?” Carl said, “Swear to god, he never talks.” Jen found a framed photo. It was Rich, three brothers, two gray parents, and six matching Christmas sweaters. “Wow,” she said, and though I hated Jen, hated her for dying her hair red and taking diet pills and flirting with our sociology professor, I laughed along. Matching sweaters, red and white. Rich and his brothers looked alike: perfect crop circles of brown hair, pale faces. Jen said, “I thought he was from Tulsa. Why would they need sweaters in the desert?” Poor Jen had Tulsa confused with Tuscon. We mocked Jen relentlessly while Carl drew a map in the back of his Mandarin book. Laing laughed hardest. He hit her with Rich Rice’s pillow. He found her ignorance charming. I said, “At my Montessori school there was this wooden map of the U.S., and when the teacher wasn’t looking we’d use Oklahoma as a gun.” Dolph said, “My uncle went to Oklahoma when he got divorced.” Jen wanted the crowd back. She lined up Rich’s things on his bed: photo, calculator, seashell, shampoo. She said, “Who the hell is from Oklahoma anyway? What kind of person is from Oklahoma?” We pawed the things. A museum of Oklahoma. None of us had any idea. Rebecca Makkai is a Chicago-based writer whose first novel, The Borrower (Viking, June 2011), is an Indie Next pick and has garnered rave reviews in O Magazine, BookPage, and Booklist (starred review) among others. Her short fiction will appear in The Best American Short Stories this fall for the fourth consecutive year, and appears regularly in journals like Tin House, Ploughshares, New England Review, and Shenandoah. Sign up for our weekly newsletter:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9161
__label__cc	0.661194	0.338806	6412 Views September 27, 2018 88 Comments Moveable Feast Herb Swanson ioan on September 27, 2018 · at 9:06 am EST/EDT Not my best day either, forgive my poem I wrote in Romanian for those Romanians who may visit here – they will understand the meaning – I’ve tried to translate it in English as best as I could (the rhymes are missing though) but maybe you can catch the meaning – a shorted and concentrated poem for the Romanian tragedy after 1989, made by the same you know who : Prin staini Trandafir pe piept de mire Ca podoaba de amor Savarsit-au in acele zile Un complot si un omor Omorat-au mirele Vandut-au mireasa Intunecandu-i zilele, Daramandu-i casa… Frunza verde, dor si jale Drumu-i larg si locu-i sfant, De pe munte pana-n vale Raul, ramul, toate plang Pe-acel mire in mormant, Si mireasa fara mire Prin straini, de ani de zile… (Mirele ne este tara Iar mireasa e poporul) A Rose on the bride’s chest Like an amorous adornment They committed in those days Evil plot and evil murder They killed the bridegroom They sold the bride Darkening her days, Demolishing her home … Green leaf, longing, mourning Path is wide and place is holy, From the mountain to the valley River, sprig, they all are crying That bridegroom in the grave And the bride without her groom Among strangers, for years … (The bridegroom is the country And the bride is its people) kinterra on September 27, 2018 · at 11:27 am EST/EDT I join you at this funeral, which should have been a wedding, with the Soul as Bride wed to the Bridegroom of the Spirit. We are in the time when the beast rises and we must witness murderous acts everywhere, and we mourn and suffer and mourn and suffer more, thirsting for truth and justice and peace. Yet we are asked to be watchful of other signs. John salutes us with the sign of peace and the Word of God. “Behold a great sign appear in Heaven. A woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under Her feet, and on Her head a crown of Twelve Stars. She s prepared as a Bride adorned for her husband. Let us rejoice and exult for the wedding of the Lamb is at hand. And His Bride has made Herself ready. She is clothed in white linen, white and pure. She is coming down from Heaven, Prepared as a Bride adorned for Her husband. Blessed are those who are invited To the sacred Wedding Feast of the Lamb and His Bride.” Amid chaos and decay there descends something so effluent. We are fitted for this wedding garment by our trials of suffering. In our faithfullness to the Eternal we are wed to the Lamb. Our power is our refusal to worship the beast. Kent on September 27, 2018 · at 11:43 am EST/EDT Hi there my friend. You are still here, I’m still here. All is good. Thank you kinterra and Kent for your friendship, and let me thank to everyone who is visiting this blog and in particular this Cafe which is traveling in time and space, in this speedy, unstoppable heavy race. motorcity on September 27, 2018 · at 11:16 am EST/EDT does anyone know exactly WHAT the syrian army and russian airforce is/are doing during this sitzkrieg?! Karl Pomeroy on September 27, 2018 · at 10:26 pm EST/EDT As far as I can tell, there’s been a near total media blackout on the Syrian war. For example, Inside Syria Media Center, an alternative pro-Syria website, has apparently been shut down. I can no longer get to it. Sophie Mangal, its chief editor, has been accused by the New York Times of having “Russian connections” and of posting articles that support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. I emailed Sophie, many of whose articles I myself have published, a few days ago asking her about this, but have not heard from her yet, which worries me. She is a frequent contributor to The Duran and Global Research. Somewhat oddly, the government-sponsored Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) had nothing but happy-face articles last time I looked, with no news even of the IL20 downing. And of course, SANA has been banned by You-Tube. Moreover, a Twitter search using a search string listing various locales in Syria brings up virtually no war information, whereas this method used to be a way of getting on-the-ground combat reports. The one Twitter source who remains is @A_J_S_B, but even his tweets are watered-down now compared to a few months ago. I’ve been very frustrated the past couple weeks about getting clear information on Syria. What for example does Assad really think about the Putin-Erdogan Idlib deal? He can’t like it. It goes against everything he’s fought for. One commenter at Quemado Institute claims Assad was not even consulted. But do we know? I’ve looked but find no conclusive information. “But do we know? I’ve looked but find no conclusive information.” Do we conclusively know that Assad invited the Russians into Syria at all (even though, as we now know, the Russians would permit unhindered Israeli bombing of it while concurrently doing arms deals with the Saudi Wahabbis)? Do we conclusively know the global elites (including Assad) had not decided to use Syria as a weapons proving ground and window for global arms sales? Unfortunately we conclusively know practically nothing of the machinations at the “hidden” level but can be fairly confident the Syrian death toll is in the hundreds of thousands. Yes, you’re right that we’ve never known conclusively the details of the Syrian war and its causes, and questions arise about Russia’s intent. (My own home page, for better or worse, features a rather angry article on the Putin-Erdogan Idlib deal.) My point, however, is that there used to be a fairly consistent picture to be gleaned from internet sources, so speculation at least had some factual basis. The ongoing media blackout has grown worse in the past few months, and alarmingly so in recent weeks. I’m conscious of this because I run a website with a Syria page, and frequently look for on-the-spot news. Censorship has blocked, I would guess, about 90% of the material. The ongoing media blackout has grown worse in the past few months, and alarmingly so in recent weeks. I’m conscious of this because I run a website with a Syria page, and frequently look for on-the-spot news. Censorship has blocked, I would guess, about 90% of the material. I used to watch RT as a (hopeful) viable alternative before realising it is utter bullshi* too. We are cornered by the plutocracy on a global scale. All moderation policy points of this blog are not always in my head i’d appreciate you try to post your url? Mod: Anon – Really recommend you review the moderation policy at http://thesaker.is/moderation-policy/ and try harder to abide by it. That being said, posting of the link of the Syria page website should be OK if the link is valid. Nothing after 10 September…https://beastwatchnews.com/category/articles/sophie-mangal-inside-syria-media-center amarynth on September 27, 2018 · at 11:35 am EST/EDT This is a bit of a continuation of my comments to Bro at the previous cafe. I’ve been wanting to write about this speech at the UN but Kent supplied the word .. bewildered. I truly did not have the words because I was flummoxed with not believing what my eyes saw, or what my ears heard. So, Bro talks about Morphonius. These are his comments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUDMKlFoR50 If you don’t feel like listening to another whole video, forward to timestamp 31.30 and check out the juxtaposition between an older Obama speech and a current Trump speech. So, now tell me that the visible part of the hegemon, the part that we can see, has changed in any way or form at all. This is a short piece, the last few minutes of the video, which is worth while watching, in my view. Bear in mind, I don’t fight Trump as in my view, he is the result of many years of hegemony and we can learn by watching – the song from Lee Camp’s Redacted Tonight plays in my head. Let’s roll, let’s roll, never give them control, they’ve got their money but we have our souls! So, I try not to get too emotionally involved in the current state of US politics. (Just now they catch me for thought crimes or something .. ). @Kent, yes and thank you for your thanks. Over at the community site I get my equilibrium back, talking to good people, like Patrick deBoard who does remodeling in the Portland Maine area .. an old style craftsman. https://saker.community/2018/09/24/deboard-remodeling-home-repair-and-remodeling-in-the-portland-maine-area/ And then, we get poets such as these: https://saker.community/2018/09/25/normalize-this-by-remi-kanazi/ Listening to Remi, something happens, and I know, we can cry, but we must fight for a decent humanity. And then musicians such as these: https://saker.community/product/the-legacy-project-album-by-carl-n-hull/ And I get to talk to these folks and they are all our friends here at The Saker, and it is a tonic, a restorative. OMG, there are real and honest people left in our world – we have our jobs to speak out, and they keep the space of honesty and reality. Good eh! I just posted this on another forum Subject !”bellingcat) (Insult to any cat) .Bellingcat is a one man operation with a VERY large staff, with individuals, and organisations totally out of his control/influence/knowledge, that supply him with some sort of intel, and a constant flow of money. He is now used to that and to enjoy his “Fame”, and when they dump him as a short term useful tool, he will be surprised, and will disappear into oblivion. However, when that happens he will also face the consequences of allowing himself in getting used to a lifestyle of having lots and lots of money, and spend them as a celebrity with, or without a fortune. His “Celebrity” days are over, and he has to go back to his small flat, as an ordinary person, without any influence whatsoever, but to abandon his excessive lifestyle, won’t be easy (bills keep coming in), so personal bankruptcy is (and have been for a while) in the cards. Karma is not a bitch. kinterra on September 27, 2018 · at 12:34 pm EST/EDT I appreciate the Bcat insight Kent. I think it is similar with many who decide to worship the beast, and see a similar thing with Trump. His wildly untamed ego has been shorn up with immense false celebrity power, wealth and fame. In his last two public appearances he appeared as someone drunk- so inebriated with power he can’t recognize the world is laughing at him. If you wanted to make a caricature of the inflationary ego of American exceptionalism- he would be it. ” If you wanted to make a caricature of the inflationary ego of American exceptionalism- he would be it.” Yes, he would/is, and apart for the very much needed time he bought us being elected instead of the (insert whatever) Hillary it is actually a good thing, all things considered. kinterra on September 27, 2018 · at 5:11 pm EST/EDT Agreed. Trump’s hot headed and blown up ego is the countenance of a less dangerous devil. Hellary channels from the colder sub zero regions of hell. Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. Wind of Siberia on September 27, 2018 · at 12:05 pm EST/EDT Latest Bellingcat nonsense already been picked apart/debunked by Craig Murray. The pictures don’t even show the same people! https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/09/boshirov-is-probably-not-chepiga-but-he-is-also-not-boshirov/ Thanks for this Wind of Siberia, to me, the initial “Chepiga” picture actually looks more like Boshirov’s companion… The whole thing is very strange. Not surprisingly the BBC is going full-blown fake news with this. I hope RT are looking into debunking this, as well as the Russian state. This is after all a state/diplomatic affair with the uk. If the real Chepiga exists, and is not one of the two men that went to Salisbury, then he needs to step forward now. I take that back..I meant Boshirov. The picture bares a passing resemblance alone, but when put side by side next to Boshirov’s passport picture it doesn’t match. This cafe presents us with the image of the Madonna. In her tee shirt, against the background of some kind of modern ruckus, She is there “The Mother of All in All.” Both the “mud of the serpent of old” and ‘a kind of Godly fluid’ runs through the human race. The serpent will never cease trying to convince us of the power of the intellect over the wisdom force of creation, to blind and deafen us to the Eternally present presence of the Eternal. ‘Mother’ is the strongest of all powers, the force of all forces, bringing the infinite into the finite and transmuting form into formlessness, eternally guarding the evolutionary spiral. Tis the heel of a Woman shall crush the head of the serpent. Amid the ruckus of war maintaining our duty to honor and tend Her, the Source of Life, will shield our soul from becoming a spoil of war. She cannot hear us if we do not speak to Her. Our great power is in the Word. Dear kinterra, I always appreciate your observations, this one is spot on, truly. Thank you again ! a spotted fawn clinging to its mother’s side young moon the tiger cub, gingerly shadow stalking is the light that fills with gentleness ALL, Norwegian military installations (even the secret ones) as interactive map, published by our National Security Agency, as a tool for people/organisations flying drones of any kind to avoid these Areas. https://nsmstat.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=872fc758d9bb40459758243fc56f0aa9 Articles in Norwegian: https://www.aldrimer.no/avslorer-topphemmelige-militaeranlegg/ https://nsm.stat.no/aktuelt/nye-regler-om-fotografering-fra-luften/ https://nsm.stat.no/om-nsm/tjenester/fysisk-sikring/foto-fra-lufta/ Publishing something similar in the US would be 10 life sentences or more. S75 ponny on September 27, 2018 · at 5:26 pm EST/EDT Just one Old tune. Russians by Sting https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EiWvlpSyzbw&list=RDEiWvlpSyzbw&start_radio=1 I’m searching for ways to keep it more compact. The answer, I suppose, is more punchlines. After one of those you pretty much have to ……like Amazing Polly says at the end of all of her videos, “OK, I’m going to Stop Talking, now.” ……..STOP! I was following up on Ben and Rob……and saw only Part 3 of their series on The 13 Bloodline Families…. and what these families believe and so forth. https://youtu.be/7gxbhxBB1YA These guys are slick, not stupid, (though they act kind of goofy and fun….for the younger demographic…) and some zingers are often embedded in their material. Like the report that two of the Romanov children may have been spared…..for Illuminati “breeder” purposes. I have my reservations about that one and also about the main source for their video, Fritz Springmeier…who ………we will meet again. I noticed on the menu on the right that they were going to deal with “Flat Earth” vs Spherical Earth believers. If these guys are flat wrong here, I decided, I could drop them PDQ. They passed the test, treating the flat earthers very gently, but firmly: https://youtu.be/qB1aqIO3B5c But you know, sometimes I read the comments before I play the video and almost always after playing it, to judge whether the content is making people smarter or dumber. In this case I saw the video first, and only needed to read one comment to decide: Smarter! Simon Roberts said, “The only thing Flat Earthers have to fear…..is Sphere Itself!” “Silent Understanding” A crowd had gathered. It was that family On the edge of town Creating another spectacle. What cruel destiny Had brought them together Outcasts one and all? Long dead parents Had bequeathed a sliver of land, So sustaining a meagre existence. No one really cared. As long as they were over there And not over here. In passing I heard the commotion, The misshapen boy pleading. His brother, the giant Had ventured beyond the yard… “Please, please return!” As they hobbled back home People began to whisper. “We’re lucky to be so fortunate. God knows we could’ve been like them.” A sudden squall arose; Birds wildly screeching Down by the river wood. The third, mute sibling Running like lightning To aid the fallen bird. While we stand about like fools, Looking at empty displays Beauty unfolds around us. Thank you for sharing, my friend ! Cheers, brother! Alexander Mercouris break down Russia’s plan to effectively seal up Syria’s airspace in response to last week’s downing of a Russia IL-20 electronic reconnaissance plane. The United States, and specifically John Bolton, have warned Russia on its decision to deploy the S-300 system in Syria. And. he does it so brilliantly. Listen carefully. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=69&v=Z0bAnFMhirY Aegentina agrees to $50bn loan fom IMF amid national protests https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/08/argentina-loan-imf-protests-peso Good night and sweet dreams for everyone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFm_NlohUw Poem from the scorched earth war between the sexes: Looneylandia Fall 2018 Vive La defiance !! (trans: Long live “mistrust “–(not “defiance” for those who might assume a parallelism) Lame stream media charges onward ranting Dribbling falsities and vague details slanting The message made so deviously subliminal: men are to blame-they’re inherently criminal Ideologues previously placed in cozy sinecures Exit Dim Dems an all reaching pall to insure No man’s past is safe nor his future secure His sex life bared all for the public drooling His reputation resting on legislative ruling. Thus demons cast nets of mental castration No young man dares attempt personal relation They’re sent into a grim no-female isolation What’s left for love/joy but self Mastur–tion? Mission accomplished, a culture demolished Hand out the Wax, Fem- robots to polish Bro 93 on September 28, 2018 · at 12:48 am EST/EDT It’s minefield out there for sure. For either of the two natural genders. And mostly projection by some of the most deviant creatures on the planet. Sad and sick reality for many youths today. More MI6 gutter press: “The UK has warned Russia that it will pay a “high price” if it continues to use chemical weapons following the Salisbury nerve agent attack.” https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45668986 For Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt I recommend a good dose of Grandma’s Lie Soap. Kate Rosser on September 27, 2018 · at 10:10 pm EST/EDT Absolutely no one says it better than Paul Craig Roberts. https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/09/26/chuck-baldwin-sums-it-up-trump-blew-it/ https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/09/25/is-russia-being-betrayed-by-its-own-intelligensia/ https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/09/24/truth-is-evaporating-before-our-eyes/ Must read. “Israel and Russia have no common interest whatsoever. “ That is total nonsense https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Despite-Syria-Israel-Russia-relations-are-the-warmest-in-history-485062 Last year we saw the most intensive political dialogue in history between Jerusalem and Moscow, said Alexey Drobinin, deputy chief of mission at the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv, in a conversation this week. “For us, Israel is an important partner in the Middle East. Why? Because we believe Israel is a vibrant economy, strong state, especially if you compare it to some other states in this region which have been weakened over the past years. We believe we have a lot of potential to tap into in the coming years with Israel in the political, tech and economic fields, and movement is both ways; Russia has a lot of things to offer, and Israel has a lot to offer,” says Drobinin. Kentucky on September 28, 2018 · at 12:46 am EST/EDT I don’t understand why the Soviet Union gave missiles to Cuba, much less Castro actually accept them. While the US and NATO in Europe can have missiles pointed at every country under the pretense of protecting Western Europe or Middle Eastern allies, missiles in Cuba would have never really protected Cuba. Because so much as a fired shot to the US mainland and the US response would at the very least be destruction of the Cuban government if not the entire island, and possibly to go to total war against the Soviet Union. Kennedy peacefully got the missiles removed with the agreement of removing US missiles in Turkey aimed at the USSR, but Khrushchev got a lot of flack at home because the removal of the missiles in Turkey was confidential as terms of the agreement. UK Authorities Identify 3rd Suspect in Salisbury Poisoning Case https://sputniknews.com/europe/201809281068409758-uk-salisbury-suspect/ Bro 93 on September 28, 2018 · at 2:23 am EST/EDT If Amarynth had not referenced the prior café here, I never would have seen her reply there: I can’t keep up with the rows of grapevines….much less the Community Clubhouse. I made a note to check it out one of these days. I’m going to shift gears soon and I warn Kent in advance: Long one coming. On the cryptoverse. No not an epic poem in binary code, nor a “deep dive” into the crypto-currency Po.et….. Just an update on “the space”. Can’t totally drop the ball on the assignment amarynth gave me months ago…despite the crypto-doldrums of the Summer of 2018…. A Great Fall may have begun! Do you see how those last six words just above can be interpreted in diametrically opposite ways? The interpretation depends on the subjective state of mind of the reader,…with a rare few on one extreme eagerly anticipating possible “moon shots” and another extreme dreading the entire foreign-to-them topic as something decidedly sinister. The majority as always, simply tune the subject out and go on as before. There’s a limit to the number of things you can put your attention on, after all! Emotion is a HUGE part of perception and while I share some DJT apprehensions with amarynth….wow, I can’t even come close to matching the emotional intensity. People that have been beaten down and lost hope that rush to Trump rallies with a 100% different emotional reaction than amarynth’s have to appear like cult followers. It’s the most common thing among human beings to flock to the “leader” and wish to kiss his or her toes. But fear of “brownshirt” violence from them??? Don’t cooler heads at least for a nano-second hesitate to express that dread…..which the MSM and Deep State expressly went….Memetics…..Meme Weapons, the new SDI….(Satanic Deflection Initiative) with to back The Fullback Who Always Fumbles On the One Yard Line of the Opponent (Alex Jones) by deploying a mind-controlled nut job to enter Comet Pizza and Ping Pong…and put a bullet through James Alefantis’ hard drive (so I heard) and a few more in the floor, to then successfully ridicule the idea that a lousy pizza parlor owner who somehow got ranked as one of the most powerful persons in DC could possibly be doing anything perverse and evil and very, very lucrative there…..because “We don’t even HAVE a basement.” ???? You have to weigh all the factors and layers of deception going on…and keep your powder dry because ANYTHING is possible….instead of “The Boss”….DJT appears as The Devil’s Apprentice???? Buckle up, butter cup. The only surprise to me would be no surprise ending to this one. Meanwhile…..ignore the groupies and teenage age girls that wept and jumped up and down for hours and wet their panties when the Fab Four or Elvis got on stage. You’re going to get that at most any polarized, well attended, high energy venue. This guy can change course on a dime and confound nearly all observers. One thing does stand out though to me, that is not mentioned here much at all: From top to bottom from the goofiest MAGA groupie to smart guys like Neon, Praying Medic and many others you have a growing, voting demographic that is as free of Russophobia of ANY grouping of millions of Americans as you are likely to ever encounter. That doesn’t calm your jitters at all, until many more of them are a lot more like you, and highly critical of what millions of them see as a …..Last Chance??? Could it all be a trick on them and us?? But meanwhile there ARE already tactical advantages that may really, really count….Big Time in how all this shakes out in terms of obliterating the Fake Left and their Pied Pipers…..and Soros and REAL bona fide Nazis. Keep you powder dry…..but don’t fire til all this comes into clearer focus (soon!…this year!) and you see the whites of the eyes of the Real Greater Evil. Right now, I don’t expect ANY affirmation for this complexity except from maybe Terenam 13. And Dennis, in absentia. Talk about complexity! How does THAT work???? LOL Can’t resist the Temptations to post this, from 1970 or thereabouts. And the band played on….. Great lyric too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmRsWdK0PRI&start_radio=1&list=RDQmRsWdK0PRI#t=152 From the same era, another great lyric too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbmS3tQJ7Os&index=3&list=RDQmRsWdK0PRI ” It’s the most common thing among human beings to flock to the “leader” and wish to kiss his or her toes.” Only for halfwits that can’t think for themselves. Here’s PCR’s latest appraisal, hot off the press, with elements of truth but mostly just obfuscation https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/09/27/trump-an-assessment/ I agree that PCR’s deflection of blame for Trump’s hand-in-handedness (or subservience) to Israel in Kushner’s direction stinks but that Dennis would have loved that smell. Also, pretending that Trump is not a member of the US (or global) oligarchy / plutocracy is comical https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2017/04/250-donors-shelled-out-100k-or-more-for-trumps-inauguration/ So who anted up for the schmoozefest with the new gang at the top? Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson was most generous, giving $5 million to the inaugural committee – perhaps to atone for the paltry $5,400 he gave Trump’s effort during the campaign. Other familiar megadonors included hedge fund managers Steven Cohen, Paul Singer and Robert Mercer. Cohen and Singer gave not a cent to the Trump campaign or his supporting super PACs. Mercer was another story: He invested more than $15.5 million in super PACs backing Trump. He and his daughter, Rebekah, had major influence behind the scenes during the campaign and continued to be big players in the early days of his administration. Even if the Koch Brothers aren’t pulling Donald’s strings (and he is a genuine Nationalist) – god help the rest of the World when America becomes great again https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States (Insults removed,MOD.) Fair enough although It’s a pretty hit & miss moderation policy considering bro’s Lepretardthingumy. perhaps Isabella or someone else might wish to comment whether SERG should see this as the big deal that SERG seems to imagine it is (but has, so far, remained silent): http://thesaker.is/september-25-2018-syrian-military-to-get-s-300-systems-other-assistance-from-russia/#comment-564003 Serg on September 26, 2018 · at 6:18 pm EST/EDT I’ll take a guess and assume you’re the same person posting about the S400 deal in multiple articles. What’s the point of repeating this insignificant information over and over? The S400 is a defensive weapon. The Saudis can not use it in Yemen and they can not use it in Syria, or anywhere else. Do you think Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Russia itself or anyone else on their side, so to speak, seeks to attack Saudi Arabia? No they don’t, so the S400 is no issue to them. Russia has the right to sell their weapons to whomever they choose, even the despicable Saudis. Unless they start giving them bombs, I don’t see what the big deal is. “The S400 is a defensive weapon” https://www.rt.com/business/410410-russias-arms-sales-middle-east/ “In October, Russia sealed a range of arms contracts with Saudi Arabia. The deals include the supply of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, anti-tank guided missiles, heavy flame systems, grenade launchers as well as Kalashnikov AK-103 assault rifles” The Salisbury nonsense continues: Полковник Роза Клебб maybe -with a Novichok tipped boot dagger? amarynth on September 28, 2018 · at 12:35 pm EST/EDT Cheap. She did not even bring cookies like Nuland did. Megaphone diplomacy: US envoy Nikki Haley calls for ouster of Venezuela’s Maduro in street protest https://www.rt.com/usa/439823-nikki-haley-venezuela-maduro/ It is time for Anony-mouse to get really, really alarmed. House and Court cats are on the prowl. Vote scheduled for “Friday Afternoon”. Kavanaugh vote could be any minute now. Friday afternoon started 15 minutes ago on the east coast. https://www.neonrevolt.com/2018/09/28/the-existential-threat-of-justicekavanaugh-and-the-inflection-point-for-the-gop-and-america-newq-qanon-supremecourt-scotus-maga-kavanaughconfirmation-neonrevolt/ I would say, in response to the usual whiny leftist loser nonsense, the following clear and (should be) self-evident points, to any fully-witted person: 1. $5 million from Adelson is “chump change” for him and for Trump. He probably gave more to Hillary. Could be just insurance, hedging of bets being in the game of trying to exert influence and pull the whole over people’s eyes. The most intriguing thing I heard about Adelson is that he was involved in the Vegas shooting false flag…which was set up as a distraction…..to facilitate the assassination of the president. Who was IN Vegas that night. Do I know that? NO! But I don’t yet know that it is NOT true, either. If it IS true, that is a mighty, mighty interesting lead! 2. Trump may end up a supremely negative force in world history…or a surprisingly positive force….if for example the Koreas are reunited and other Deep State operations for dividing and conquering the human race are dismantled during his presidency. If the latter, your whiny criteria are particularly lacking in wit and insight. If the former, your criteria of prejudice are equally daft. Just consider the case of John F Kennedy. He was rich too, Catholic and Irish-American. And I would not be the least bit surprised if among the powerful forces responsible for his death, there were not several that kept up appearances and alibi by slipping him some 7 figure donations of chump change. “$5 million from Adelson is “chump change” for him and for Trump” That is 100% true however it is probably only the tip of the iceberg https://www.timesofisrael.com/adelson-set-to-give-over-100-million-to-israel-supporting-trump/ That’s a sizeable portion of the orange baboons fortune but a paltry sum from Adelson’s $35B and since the Donald won’t release his tax return I guess we’ll never know if the money was actually ever paid. More importantly, here’s some wishful (but sad) thinking from the folk at the sharp end of Donald’s stick https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/how-trump-accelerating-israels-loss-support Israel loves Trump Hoffman is right to be worried. Trump’s tight embrace of Israeli leaders is undoubtedly further alienating young, predominantly progressive American Jews from Israel. But it’s important to understand that Israel is also galloping away from them. In another new survey measuring the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on global perceptions of the US, Gallup finds that “US leadership approval ratings declined substantially.” One year into the new administration, the report finds that “the median global approval rating of the job performance of US leadership across 134 countries stands at a new low of 30 percent.” This is down nearly 20 points from the last year of the Obama administration and four points lower than the last year of the George W. Bush administration. There were only four countries where US leadership approval increased by 10 points or more: Belarus, Macedonia, Liberia and Israel. Moreover, according to Gallup, “Israel was the only country in Asia in which US approval increased substantially” – with Israeli approval of US global “leadership” surging to 67 percent – a 14 point jump from 2016. Gallup points out that interviews with Israeli respondents were done before Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, suggesting that approval of the Trump-led US might be even higher if the poll were taken today. The poll does not give a breakdown of the opinions of Israeli Jews versus Palestinian citizens of Israel, but it’s a safe bet that support for Trump among the former is considerably higher. For comparison, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, Gallup found just 12 percent of Palestinians approving, and 72 percent disapproving, of US leadership – scarcely changed from 2016 undoubtedly because Palestinian opinions of Israel’s biggest backer were already near rock bottom. If the Palestinians only knew that Global Gallup perceptions of Trump had zero influence on his, or his Zionist masters, perceptions they would not be so hopeful. It’s no wonder that, at a point, the near bankrupt Donald has become very good friends of the Saudi’s over a very short period of time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asFLn9RAEs8 or that “the Russians” want a slice of that money with their Saudi weapons contract . Kavanaugh is entertainment for the halfwits (or those sleeping with the enemy). Period. PS: Mod: Slur removed. JFK was was probably a war criminal https://irishstudentleftonline.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/john-f-kennedy-the-warmonger-ireland-can-be-proud-of/ Homeless Family: Dog and all Breezing through a parking lot bicycles two, dog in tow side carriers, stuff in tow The day was hot “We stop–next outside plug” The girl motioned towards a local shop. Under awning’s shade, phones filled, dog given water and a hug. witnessing them stilled. Hopefully your cat shall return one day, maybe he/she found somewhere in the neighborhood a lover, as you say the weather is warm, so there is a possibility. My grandma’s pussycat disappeared for a while and when she came back, she came with her kids. Boy cats remain there only until the babies are born, after that, the mum-cat is no more lover, the boy has to go. Thanks, Ioan… Last night I found her casually sitting in a neighbor’s yard not far away. It was not so much the loss as was the “not knowing”. Hmmmm. maybe that last is food for thought for a poem? be well my fellow poet! Long posts short posts Long John Silver’s ghost Short posts fat posts Roll her over she’s a rover False flag true flag Games not over Q’s on the wag – Look here look there Over where? This way! Sway away Camelot Side step back step Swing us all around Someones pointing Up front and waving Let’s all go too now A can-can dancing Grab a gun as you go (Jeez it’s scary stuff) Catch him if you can Hold him by the toe And bow down low Bow down low Groundedkiwi on September 29, 2018 · at 4:06 am EST/EDT Can anyone explain why, in the Cafe photo the metal rings are around the tree. Is it to contain the width of the tree? I have tried to google the reason, but only get ring barks as a history of the tree. Reliable website SouthFront is reporting the following: Russia is ready to provide Iraq with military assistance similar that it has ptovided to Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East and North Africa Mikhail Bogdanov stated on September 28. According to him, the key point is the political will of Iraqi leadership to approve this assistance. Especially relevant as USA have started a new base on Syrian Iraq border….. one minion on September 29, 2018 · at 11:01 am EST/EDT Nothing can physically contain the width of a tree, haven’t you seen tree roots breaking through concrete in every urban space? Trees grow toward the available light source and nothing gets in the way. My guess would be cable ties for an electrical source, based on the lighting which can be seen strung on the opposite side of the square and the metal cage/fence that has been erected around the base of the tree to keep the café frequenters from getting too close or messing with it. Just a guess, though. I couldn’t work out with any accuracy where the photo was taken, grass square, night market, could be anywhere, and the rings could be for a totally different, local, purpose altogether. Not enough information to me for a conclusive answer. Groundedkiwi, I wouldn’t mind sitting under that tree and watching the world go by, for a while, myself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wMYpKRHUns Lyrics. My world is miles of endless roads That leaves a trail of broken dreams I hear you say? I will meet you at the Blue Cafe Because, this is where the one who knows Meets the one who does not care The cards of fate The older shows To the younger one, who dares to take The chance of no return Where have you been? Where are you going to? I want to know what is new I want to go with you What have you seen? What do you know that is new? Because I want to go with you So meet me down at the Blue Cafe The cost is great, the price is high Take all you know, and say goodbye Your innocence, inexperience Mean nothing now Meets the one that does not care I hear you say I’ll meet you at the Blue Cafe So meet me at the Blue Cafe We have many trees on our property, and benches in various materials under, and close to quite a few of them. That aside,. Any attempt to analyze any picture/photo that is 52 kilobytes, and for whatever reason and angle, is futile, there is absolutely no discernible/usable information in pictures of that size to conclude anything. In comparison.. If this was one of my photos, it would be appr. 172 megabytes in full res (TIFF), and appr. 25 megabytes as compressed jpg in 300 dpi., and for screen res in 72 to 90 dpi, it would be appr. 600 kilobytes, using the very best algorithm available. Groundedkiwi on September 29, 2018 · at 7:52 pm EST/EDT Oh ,absolutely. I also would take a picture exactly the same. However, the zoom on my screen worked wonderfully , hence the question. It seems that the params were much more modest than your preferred choices: MFT (how appropriate for an MFC picture) at 12800 ASA, Picture size 48MP full, 3,5MP compressed jpg, Location – a wine festival at a mostly unknown place God knows where exactly: Could you imagine such a crappy environment (including those metal rings) at a wine festival in Oslo, Dusseldorf or Shanghai? A photographer „MB“ obviously, instead of „MP“ – what a stupid mistake! By the way: 864 x 400px with EXIF are ca 130-200kB, the reduction to 51kB without EXIF probably being achieved by a further reduction in image quality. Still, such a picture was good enough for a lengthy discussion of picture content a month ago or so in the Cafe. The current picture, if enlarged on my internet laptop‘s 1280×800 screen, shows enough detail to find four rings, not three, and a waitress balancing her tablet at an amateurish angle with on it a tin can left, a bottle on the right and inbetween a cup of probably coffee with a big glass of water to its right – thus, the location should be within the former Austro-Hungarian empire, where coffee without water was impossible. Some weeks ago I saw a report about the NASA mission to Pluto, and the pix and videos were stunning although they used probably less than the 172/25MB picture power which you prefer – if only because the mission was started years before digital photography reached it‘s present luxury stage, not to speak about the transmitting An Olympus C-760 camera which I bought a while ago for 5 Euro at a flea market makes photos of excellent quality (preferably in sufficient daylight) – with a sensor capable of only 3.2MP. Trees!! They do grow high sometimes if conditions are right. Are we also some sort of trees?, Even that we actually grow to fast for any tree to comprehend. You decide, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKiCex5GAQY How an American Anthropologist Tied to US Regime-Change Proxies Became the MSM’s Man in Nicaragua https://www.mintpressnews.com/how-an-american-anthropologist-tied-to-us-regime-change-proxies-became-the-msms-man-in-nicaragua/249868/ “The Guardian, The Washington Post, the BBC and NPR have assigned an American anthropologist with no previous journalistic experience to cover the crisis in Nicaragua. The novice reporter, named Carl David Goette-Luciak, has published pieces littered with falsehoods that reinforce the opposition’s narrative promoting regime change while relying almost entirely on anti-Sandinista sources. An investigation for MintPress reveals that Goette-Luciak has forged intimate ties to the opposition, and has essentially functioned as its publicist under journalistic cover. Having claimed to work in the past as an anthropologist and “human rights defender,” Goette-Luciak operated side-by-side with activists from a U.S.-backed opposition party known as the Sandinista Renovation Movement, or MRS. As we will see in this investigation, U.S. government-funded organizations have supplied the MRS with millions of dollars worth of election assistance, and continue to fund its activists by funding their NGO’s and social media training. Goette-Luciak now lists himself as “director of investigations” for an obscure outlet called Radio Ciudadana that was founded a month before the chaos erupted last April. That outlet’s founder, Azucena “Chena” Castillo, is an outspoken member of the MRS party who has devoted herself to the government’s overthrow. Goette-Luciak’s social-media profile reveals intimate ties to numerous MRS leaders and, in a recently deleted podcast interview, he has described his own work to encourage indigenous opposition to the Sandinista front. Media outlets like the Guardian, NPR and The Washington Post feign objectivity before their readers, presenting themselves as arbiters of truth in an era of fake news. However, in countries where Washington is pushing regime change, these same outlets have dispatched a corps of writers to embed with U.S.-backed opposition elements, provide them with publicity, and sell their goals back to the American public. Goette-Luciak is one of clearest embodiments of the disturbing trend.” This is one of the many very good reasons why the zionazi-gay media should be boycotted to put them out of business. parrhesiastes on September 30, 2018 · at 7:52 am EST/EDT When I was a student I was for a time an anthropology major. One of the first things I was taught was that with a PhD in anthro one could choose between two kind of employment…serve the CIA at the university, or serve the CIA in field work. This was in 1967… The basic assumption about anthropologists is that they are spooks. This is sometime true of other suitable types, journalists, geologists…if they get into the place they’re liable to be spooks. parrhesiastes on September 29, 2018 · at 12:41 pm EST/EDT It is claimed that off-guardian published a story about who done it to Comrade Z and then an hour later removed it… However it can be found now at https://russia-insider.com/en/senior-french-intel-head-donetsk-zakharchenko-was-assassinated-ukraine-intelligence-support-us-uk#disqus_thread Excerpt: “… I know who killed Alexander Zakharchenko in Donetsk. This was done by the 3rd Special Operations Regiment of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. Training was provided by US instructors at the Khmelnitsky Training Centre, one of their bases in Ukraine.” and: “…The CIA and Green Berets have the world’s most advanced booby traps, and the one in the “Separ” restaurant is a “signature” British or American job.” True? Well if it was removed so quickly there are implications of “D-Notice” sorts of pressure on off guardian, and also implications that it is a red-herring… If the latter, then this will be obvious to the locals in DNR… That would not advance Imperial goals… So it’s probably true… Ok…if we can’t sleep at night, you can’t sleep at night. http://tass.com/defense/1023513?_ga=2.68786705.1439481206.1538222446-2012358156.1536063727 In the collective delusion of many people 9-11 is iconic… however the icon is made of clay…and Time washes away the soft surfaces… here’s an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNwKo402zoY Evidently ATC ordered a pilot to “squawk a hijack” – which would quite possibly result in a shoot-down of a passenger airliner… Something new about the Great False Flag… I really like/enjoy being here. We are “Brothers in arms” in more ways than one, right? Live version from 2007. I do not have to post the lyrics, do I? Sidenote. I do actually own a cannon, made it years ago, works beautifully, copy of an 17th. century ships cannon. (a little downscaled version, but shoots fairli large balls of lead or Iron. Enjoy, my friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMRJT2ebvAk And then (since I’m at it anyway) I’m not quite sure how the video actually represents anything remotely real to the intention in the title. Anyways. the music is very nice,. So are the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqHdzatTBhA Maybe “Flying Free” would have been better, anyway the music and videos is soo good. Why worry? Fear killer if there ever was one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhmkZ5yp8w4 Павел (Paul) on September 29, 2018 · at 7:11 pm EST/EDT … the truth about the recent Russian pension reform … “The argument advanced by the defenders of the reform, including Vladimir Putin, that it is necessary to maintain the pension system and raise pensions, is recognized as a transparent lie. Putin speaks for a super-rich oligarchy whose wealth is based on the ruthless plunder of the working class and raw material resources. It is in their hands that the resources necessary to meet the needs of society, including pensions and salaries on which workers can actually live, are concentrated. They include billionaires like Alisher Usmanov with $12.3 billion, Viktor Vekselberg, who is worth over $13 billion, Vladimir Potanin ($14.8 billion), Alexei Mordashov ($18.4 billion) and Leonid Mikhelson (over $20 billion).” Read the complete article with additional links at … https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/29/russ-s29.html Read the comments and note the Google is blocking the World Socialist Web Site from search results. (Use the DuckDuckGo search engine for all socialist political searches) “Putin speaks for a super-rich oligarchy whose wealth is based on the ruthless plunder of the working class and raw material resources.” All while US and Russian arms sales to Saudi expand in order to exterminate the Houthis. Putin has as much care for the Russian people as Trump does for the American – none. So did FDR, though he had plans to put them in their place after the war…of course it was entirely coincidental that with his death they did not get arrested, and indeed they began to loot or “leverage” all that had been achieved. Betrayal and Victory are a natural couple. We may yet see the oligarchs do away with VVP, or see VVP do away with them… I expect the latter, by degrees, as the war goes on. On what basis do you assert that Putin is not one of them http://www.topnews.ru/news_id_52014.html ? In the beginning of his reign Vladimir Putin opposed the Yeltsin bureaucracy and looked like a new face, said Deputy Director of‘Levada centre Alexei Grazhdankin. Now, according to the sociologist the people see that Putin has definitely taken the part of the state bureaucracy, big business and those people whose main focus is resources and is rapidly becoming distant from the main population. The most striking example, is the increased the number of citizens who believe that Putin supports the oligarchs, bankers and big business (from 26% to 39%) and Directors of large enterprises (from 18% to 26%). Votes for Vladimir Putin are due to the ‘promises’, most often the population is very gullible,‘ says Alexei Gramdankin. The most recent example is the pension haircut for the Russian population. I did not say that VVP was “not one of them”. If he is, which seems unrealistic anyway, it does not change either history or logical deduction and is in fact irrelevant. Oligarchs have no love for one-another, do they? I myself do not see any material evidence that VVP is an oligarch…he is in obvious fact a patriotic lawyer-cop-boy scout turned President, trying to do his duty. But ok, assume he is. Does that make any difference? But History suggests that Betrayal and Victory are a pair and arrive together. Either they subsume VVP, or he subsumes them…unless The Empire manages to subsume both VVP and the oligarchs. My speculation was and remains based on logical deductions derived from history. I asserted nothing beyond known fact. Some, however, conflate what sociologists say (assert) about polls with reality. How some say others see VVP is surely mere assertion. Would anybody propose that VVP been seen by Oligarchs as “supporting the people” against them? That would be a path to defeat…at this time. It was also so for Caesar… http://www.michaelparenti.org/Caesar.html On the cusp of a hotwar would be a good time, does anybody seriously imagine, for VVP to initiate internal strife? We shall see what happens…the last time oligarchs were overthrown the US and England invaded Russia…. Meantime VVP needs (and uses) “his” oligarchs, and they need him – the betrayals come after or with Victory, not as the war goes hot. Later the Law may change, as law does…and VVP will, as all do, leave the arena… Would anyone prefer a real Oligarchy? (That’s what rules the Empire…) I thought not… Where did I make such “assertion”? If VVP is Oligarch, how would that change the dynamics? Beginning of hotwar is a dumb time to dump Oligarchs…just when the hotwar would and is forcing them to obey the State. Is judo. Like “sanctions”. Later pensions can rise…but if war is lost so is all of pension…and the State probably needs these people to keep working for “duration” due to demographic situation. Critical skills and all that… Still, quite a few of these around, not for very long though. Diamond life, lover boy He move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy City lights and business nights When you require streetcar desire for higher heights No place for beginners or sensitive hearts When sentiment is left to chance No place to be ending but somewhere to start No need to ask, he’s a smooth operator Smooth operator, smooth operator Smooth operator Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale Face to face, each classic case We shadow box and double cross Yet need the chase A license to love, insurance to hold Melts all your memories and change into gold His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_95UuA93k18 We don’t, do we?? No frikkin way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc Because, (among other things). The sound of silence is deafening! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j8095bdqIs Red Meat, Anyone?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss7xrfi_UCY She plays with Otis taylor, have done for years.. Meet the other Anne Harris, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_8bfoAKDXU Great lyrics ! thanks for sharing my friend ! Bellingcat MI6 Tabloid Swill continues: Russian spy poisoning: Woman ‘identifies’ suspect as Anatoliy Chepiga No match whatsoever. Canada’s CSIS via the state broadcaster CBC lends a hand -and discredits both organisations plus NATO: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.4842602/how-an-investigative-team-id-d-skripal-poisoning-suspect-as-a-russian-colonel-1.4842607 Bellingcat: “All of our findings in the past have either been proven right or Russia has stopped trying to rebut them because they have no way to rebut them.” Does it come any richer? For our friend from Norway ( in case you missed it) https://russia-insider.com/en/circumcision-source-jewish-angst-genital-mutilation-and-psychic-trauma/ri24861 When the Cat’s “Away” Red Diaper Anony-mice come out to play… (That’s a line only Mods are apt to fully get.) They run amuck, rejoice, have a field day! Dropping throughout the house and forget! That the Cat has is never all THAT far off, And smell of its droppings alert the cat Through walls, windows, down the block, There’s cheesy insurrection to combat! Mice love cheese from the best master Of the house that they have ever seen. Less than a hundredth,their lot, piastre (look it up) Their allowance, how it’s always been. They care not for sanitation, even less For truth or any nation or deeper justice Than their free cheese allotment. Yes! Whether Nero, Claudius or Augustus. Thus with mice it has always been! And so they bitch, loudly squeaking If the kitchen cabinet is EVER clean. Or if Cats get milk… so to speaking! Demo-rats, the messiest in any house, Drop more cheese than even RINOs. That’s why FORD’s ties, Anony-mouse, Are none of your concern, ..,..I knows! “If Putin puts Russia in any better order. Or Xi lifts a billion in Asia out of poverty, No good! There’s still a cheese hoarder In Jack Ma or Deripaska, It bothers ME!” Well, sorry to break it to you silly mouse, Humans live by more than silly cheese, Capitalist or Communist can be a louse, Take off your ideological blinders, please. Kavanaughs nothing to Red Diaper Mice, Yeah, I get it. “Feinstein, have a field day!” Delay, delay, delay, and to be more precise So blindly:You’re with FORD and the C.I.A Documentation coming, this afternoon. https://veritassempervincitscaricaturesdrawings.wordpress.com/ veritas semper vincit( truth always wins) … with humor” A new caricature site i found on MoA, his first 2 was not bad. Don’t worry. Per. “Israel is last.” Other things must happen first. Only then will we know. At last. LOL This year. Until my laptop co-operates I cannot find Stroppy Me’s own citation from Russia. It’s in its history but the thing won’t open right. But in the search at this desktop I found a comment that is indicative of the accelerated learning that is now going on, among a few, happy, happy few in various parts of the world. In this case, William Robinson, probably an American giving Stroppy, an Australian some information in his comment section of this Stroppy Me Video https://youtu.be/cr-75KPz4D8 Latest Qanon-Related News 9-29-18 : Kavanaugh and the CIA Connection ……… that may or may not go beyond what Stroppy knows to be the case……or merely intuits. Herein lies victory for truth. As messy as that process is, as full of false starts, errors of judgment and disturbing paradoxes, as that process might be. this new connection of starting to think, in small pockets, all around the world, is also what we have a bit of here. Robinson says “Kavanagh was helpful in the defeat the Bush cabal showing great courage which is why he was recommended to Trump for the position. All Kavanaugh wanted was to be free.. he did not expect nomination at all not even a little bit.. to go from a prisoner for years to the position of freedom and Power was very humbling for Kavanagh.. his testimony was sincere knowing full well that the system that he was liberated from was attacking him full force disingenuously trying to destroy him for being free finally. This was more than about abortion by far that is a minor issue this was about trying to destroy Kavanagh to make an example out of him to the world for betraying the treasonous consensus of the New World Order cabal like a slave escaping from the plantation being made an example of so all the other slaves keep their place. When Cavanaugh becomes Supreme Court Justice it is like a Beacon of Hope to others who are trapped. And all of those people will know that they have an advocate against the New World Order deep state in Justice Kavanaugh especially now that they openly tried to destroy him and his family publicly after he had been rescued. They have no clue what they just created because he was ready to just fade away live with his family and be at peace with them safe and sound. This attack has purged him in the fire and what will emerge from this finally will be something completely without Mercy to the Deep state globalist treason,, with extreme prejudice.. the president has given him national security protection not only for him but his family and in the safety of the permanent position they have transformed a merciful devout man into a devout flaming sword of judgment.. they have no idea what they just created but they will find out in short order… there will be no mercy..” Robinson sounds to me like a bit more than just some ordinary person. But that’s just a hunch. Meanwhile, preview: Twitter Wars Coming. FANG (Big Brother in Silicon Valley) going down? OK with me! That’s next. But first, here’s another for Stroppy and y’all from commenter Vincent Garzoli: “Dear Stroppy, RE: Red October–The reference is historic (“October” Revolution of 1917 in Russia), not literary (Tom Clancy’s ‘The Hunt for Red October’), and is VERY RELEVANT to the US Mid-Term Elections as the elections will be held on November 6th, 2018 (results generally to be confirmed on Nov 7th-8th). Now for some trivia: That “October” Revolution actually took place in November 1917, because the Russian calendar had somehow fallen behind a number of days…..Care to guess???? Yep, the true dates of the Red “October” Revolution were November 7th, and 8th, 1917 ! (I will ape Q and ETS)….The More You Know (indeed)!” and the Aussie says: Stroppy Me The best explanation I have heard as to what it means. Thank you! I don’t know about that. Could be! All I know is Stroppy is trying real hard to figure things out from down under and has 34,000 views in less than 24 hours ….and that’s just one little symptom of what worries the AZ Empire. Anonymous on October 01, 2018 · at 10:26 am EST/EDT We have seen how it has been proposed for there to be an FBI Investigation of limited scope regarding the Allegations of one Person against a Judge who has attended Senate Confirmation Hearings for his eligibility to become a Judge on the Supreme Court of America, and where it is said that the FBI Investigation should not have to be extended for more than a week of investigation. This is because there is Enough Material on the Internet for a Non Clinton/Obama/Strzok/McCabe/Comey FBI to make an Unbiased and Honest Assessment of that matter, and they can do it from Information that is available on the Internet, and that is with regards to who is More Credible and Honest between these, however, there is the Presumption of Innocence unless Evidence beyond a Reasonable doubt can be provided, then there are Americans who think that the American Justice System of the Presumption of Innocence and that an accused Person does Not have to prove their innocence at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presumption_of_innocence , and the Presumption of Innocence is a Human Right, and where an Accuser has to Prove Guilt beyond a Reasonable Doubt, and that is Why All Fair Minded Americans think that there is an Obligation to Appoint this Brett Kavanaugh to of America’s Supreme Court This is because this was Alleged to have occurred Decades ago, and so it Cannot be proved now, even if it happened, and even if the American Shadow Regime was to Bribe Judge Kavanaugh with a Lifelong Supply of Vaccines against Genetically Engineered Lethal Viruses, if he was to Falsely admit to that Allegation in exchange for Receiving a Very Tempting Lifelong Supply of Vaccines against Genetically Engineered Lethal Viruses for himself and for his family at https://interestingengineering.com/us-lifts-ban-on-genetically-engineering-deadly-viruses-in-labs . The People Alleged to be involved in this Alleged matter are Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Psychologist Professor Christine Blasey Ford, and my opinion after watching their Testimonies to the Senate Committee is, and with being Diplomatic, then I Believe that Judge Brett Kavanaugh has the More Credible and the More Honest Testimony, and the Video is Titled: Body Language: Brett Kavanaugh Hearing Christine Blasey Ford at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGxr1VQ2dPI . It is my opinion of her performance, that it reminded me of the performances of Crisis Actors who are Acting and who are Lying, and she is a Physiologist, and it has been said that Professor Christine Blasey Ford’s father worked for the Clinton/Brennan CIA, and that he continues to work for the CIA, and that Christine Blasey Ford Could be a CIA MKULTA Mind Control subject or a CIA Mind Controller, and she Knows how to Fake Symptoms of Mental Illness and to use Medications to assist with certain emotions or states of mind, and she Knows how to Act like some Psychiatric Patients act as an Insurance Policy, in case it is one day Proven that this was an Elaborate Hoax and a Conspiracy to try to commit a Coup, to try to Harm America with an Improper impeachment of a Democratically Elected Legitimate American President, and according to the Video that is Titled: Kavanaugh Accuser’s Husband Breaks His Silence, Exposes The Sick Issue His Wife Has at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GHBQpvw7FU , then Perhaps her Husband Knows, or was Instructed to Know that this matter Needs a Real or a Conveniently Vital Fake explanation of Mental Sickness in case it is ever Proved to be a Criminal Conspiracy, while there Could be People who think that she may have a Grudge, if Brett Kavanaugh was Never interested in her or her possible advances towards him, if there were any advances by Christine Blasey Ford toward Brett Kavanaugh that is. We Know that she read in the Media that Brett Kavanaugh was on the list for a nomination for Supreme Court Judge, and then she may have went to visit Senator Feinstein, or did that with the use of an Intermediary, while there are People who think that Ford is Lying for the Corruptocrats for Money and for Vaccines against Genetically Engineered Lethal Viruses, and/or that it Could be that she was Blackmailed because of being Secretly Filmed by the Clintonite Corruptocrats, or by the Secret Service of a Middle Eastern Country that Senator Diane Feinstein, who is Jewish, Knows that this Middle Eastern Country exerts a lot of Influence on America, by means of the George Soros Funded Corruptocrats. We Know that the Multi Billionaire and Puppet of the American Shadow Regime George Soros is Jewish, and Hollywood is a Place where there is Film Making Equipment, along with Bribe Money, and it seems Highly Implausible that a young Christine Blasey Ford with a memory for studying to become a Professor would have such an Alleged poor memory of saying that Professor Ford cannot remember several basic details, such as the Alleged location, which People would Not forget that, and Everyone is Presumed Innocent, Unless proven guilty, but the Corruptocrats have acted Corruptly, because with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the Corruptocrats are Presuming him to be guilty until he is proven guilty, which is how it is with the Corrupt and Unjust Mueller ‘investigation’, and Perhaps Bill Clinton, Harvey Weinstein, and Eric Schneiderman , or should that be Eric SchneiderPerson to be Politically Correct as one of those who could give Speeches at the me too Conventions, and we Know that the Deputy Attorney General is Jewish, and he Corruptly appointed the Corrupt and Illegal Mueller ‘investigation’, and there are People wondering if Senator Jeff Flake who asked for the FBI Investigation spoke to the Deputy Attorney General before he asked for an FBI Investigation, even though the Deputy Attorney General Knows that the Presumption of Innocence Applies, and that therefore Brett Kavanaugh Should be Appointed to the Supreme Court, and Americans are wondering if Senator Jeff Flake has ever discussed Receiving a Lifelong Supply of Vaccines against Genetically Engineered Lethal Viruses if he becomes a Puppet of the American Shadow Regime. It was announced in the Media on 5 July 2018, that Brett Kavanaugh was on the short list of nominees for Supreme Court Judge, and it was said that Senator Feinstein received a Letter Dated 30 July 2018 from Christine Blasey Ford, making allegations regarding Brett Kavanagh, and which was Leaked to the Media, rather than giving it promptly to the FBI so that they Could Investigate if Christine Blasey Ford have any Psychological Issues that Needed a Therapist, or if she was Lying, and Senator Feinstein put herself and the Corruptocrats above the Interests of America and the American People and it would Not surprise People in the slightest if Senator Feinstein Co authored that Letter with Professor Ford, and perhaps Writing Experts Could examine the text to try to determine who might be the Real Author(s) of that Letter, and we Know that Hillary Clinton is a Lawyer who has met Senator Feinstein, but leftovers in John Brennan’s CIA would have Known of these things, and perhaps they had set ups for the other nominees for the Supreme Court possibly using People other than Christine Blasey Ford, or Ford Could have had a Different Slanderous Story for some or for All of the other nominees for Supreme Court Judge at http://conspiracy-cafe.blogspot.com/2018/09/christine-blasey-fords-deep-ties-to-cia.html . There are Americans who think that the FBI Investigation Should ask Professor Ford to have New Lie Detector Tests that are Conducted Properly this time, and the Video is Titled: Damning Detail On Christine Ford’s Lie Detector Test Surfaces at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO0f-khsYWI . There are Americans who Know that the FBI was Corrupted by the Corruptocrats, and that James Comey and Others in the FBI may have been Secretly Filmed, and that is Why they think that Foreign Non Anglo American Detectives Should Investigate these matters at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfidious_Albion . There are People who think that the American Shadow Regime Corrupocrats want to use bring more False accusers to try to Disrupt the Confirmation process of a Supreme Court, and Senator Diane Feinstein Should have been the First to do the American Thing and Defend the Human Rights of Judge Brett Kavanaugh with regards to the Presumption of Innocence, and to Explain that to Professor Ford, because both of them Should be past the age of thinking with their emotions rather than thinking with their Brains, but Psychologist Professor Ford works for the CIA, and Senator Feinstein is a Corruptocrat, and a Secret Foreign Agent, who has heard of Vaccines against Frenetically Engineered Lethal Viruses. There are Americans who think that the FBI Should Investigate Allegations made by a Person who Claims to Know Senator Diane Feinstein, and Perhaps Feinstein has been Secretly Filmed, and Could be Asked that Question during a Lie Detector Test, and the Video is Titled: Feinstein Gets Brutal Dose Of Karma When Female Victim Demands Investigation On HER at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL7s3y_7z60 , and this may determine if Feinstein Should Disqualify herself from Voting on Judge Kavanaugh. There are Americans who think that Diane Feinstein and Ford worked Hard on their Lying Excuses, and the Video is Titled: I never Gave Feinstein Permission To Release My Letter Christine Blasey Ford admits Under Oath, even though Ford said that she did not know if she gave Senator Feinstein or anyone else permission to release that Letter, which gives whoever released that Letter, an Excuse and which Many Americans think is more Accurately Titled: Feinstein And Ford Conspired To Release The Christine Blasey Ford Letter Regardless Of Lies To The Contrary Made Under Oath at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4s83lKpC-w . It looks Very Much like, and Could Very Easily be a Conspiracy between them, because Corruptocrats are Corruptocrats, and they are Euphemistically Known as the Democrats, and Abraham Lincoln said that No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar, and Christine BlaseyFord has Not said more than the Necessary Minimum to Slander an Innocent Person. We can see that the Democrats do Not like America’s Constitution or Standards that can be Considered as what are Essential Standards that enable a Social Contract among Ordinary Americans, such as Not Deliberately having things such the Mueller ‘investigation’, because they did Not like the Election result, and the Confirmation process of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and where Christine Blasey Ford Knew that he was a Circuit Judge of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but that she Only looked for ‘therapy’ to recover an Allegedly repressed memory that Allegedly told her that Judge Brett Kavanaugh Allegedly did what she Alleged he did, but where she cannot remember any other details, because those other Invented details Could be Disproved, and that is Why Unnecessary Lies were Not Invented and Not added to the other Lie at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6177971/Kavanaughs-mother-ruled-against-accusers-father-1996-court-case.html , and while that Could be a Motive, and where she did Not need therapy for an Alleged repressed memory, we Know that Ford has Heard of Vaccines against Genetically Engineered Viruses. It is because of the Mueller ‘investigation’ and the Kavanaugh confirmation ‘process’, and the World will see because of the American Election result, with how many vote for the Corruptocrats, if it should Prove that American Voters are fickle with regards to Proper Standards of their Social Contract they have among other Americans, regardless of whether or not there are Honest Representatives in Washington, and the World will see if America is a Failed State, and if there are Not enough Sensible People in America, and that because of the type of Country that America is, that America Could be a Danger to itself and to the Rest of the World, and whether America Must be Supervised as an Irrepressible Spoilt Brat Child Must be Supervised, because America’s Leaders have a Duty to Manage what appears to be America’s Intellectual decline, and do that by ceding its Sovereignty to the United Nations, and that the United Nations Charter might Need to become the American Constitution.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9173
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__label__wiki	0.700498	0.700498	فلمیں Club فلمیں Posts on Fanpop فلمیں My سب, سب سے اوپر 10 Best and Worst Actors posted by KataraLover Well, I کہا I would get to my best and worst actors مضمون and I did. These are in my opinion the best and worst actors and if آپ saw my best and worst actresses فہرست you'll know how this works. I will provide a link to the actor acting and will دکھائیں honorable and dishonorable mentions. If آپ like the actors on the worst list, please don't take offense to this, it's just my personal opinion. Everything about this مضمون is CLEARLY opinion based, so please be polite. Please تبصرہ to let me know what آپ think, just don't be rude about it. If you've watched the Nostalgia Critic, you'd see the Critic complain about this guy's acting A LOT and it's clear to see why. He's very bland, has emotionless facial expressions, and his voice is completely lifeless. I mean, even in something like The Lion King his acting is very bad, though at the same time I can't imagine anyone else as Simba because I'm so used to it. He's not versatile, he can't دکھائیں emotion in his face یا voice, isn't convincing AT ALL, has bland line delivery, and feels really stiff and lifeless. I've seen him in quite a few فلمیں and he's always appeared to me as an awful actor that I'm surprised actually gets hired for anything. The only time he's decent is as Simba but even than his acting is really bland and lifeless. He's not higher because of his role as Simba. Yes, I know it's not fair to use a clip from the سٹار, ستارہ Wars prequels but I've seen him act in other things and he pretty much acts just like this in every role that he's in. He has no facial expressions, lifeless line-delivery, is bland, and looks like he doesn't really give a crap about what he's doing. He's a good example of an underacting actor. No matter what role he's in, he always acts the same in them with no real technique and is never convincing, even when he's not saying the ridiculous dialogue in the سٹار, ستارہ Wars prequels. He is truly awful but isn't higher because the others are even less convincing than he is. Surprising how a wrestler that fakes wrestling isn't able to fake emotions. But he's definitely fake in his acting with how hammy and over-the-top he is and not able to give a single convincing emotion یا line delivery. But what do آپ expect from a fake wrestler? I mean, Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is also a wrestler but is also a pretty good actor because he's able to give some emotion, even if he's mainly in comedy. He's a MAJOR ham, much like Zendaya, except even worse. His acting is very awkward and cartoony, so the point where آپ feel like you're watching a Looney Tunes short rather than an actual movie, except not funny. He's not higher because he can at least give emotion, unlike the others. Here's one reason you'll agree he should be on this list, he was in Son of the Mask. NUFF SAID! But I'll go into detail as much as I can. He's completely fake, over-the-top, bland, he plays the same character, has bad projection, and just annoys the hell out of me with his acting. He's another reason why comedians don't always translate well into actor. Nothing about him is convincing in the very least. How does he get hired for anything? WatchMojo was right when they کہا that he was one of the worst actors EVER and he deserves that عنوان for a reason. He's not higher because the others are just worse. One of the many reasons why a lot of comedians don't translate well into actor, because they're simply not very good at it. He's very fake and robotic in every single role that he's in and is unable to give one single convincing performance in the slightest. He's even aware of how bad he is and makes a joke out of it. He's horrible with line-delivery, facial expressions, and his movements. Nothing he does is convincing at all and it's clear that he's only hired to be funny, which doesn't do a thing for me. He's won several awards for his acting but they were all for Razzies for worst actor, so that should tell آپ something. He's not higher because the others are just worse. Another awful actor that pretty much plays the same one-dimensional character. He's not versatile, pretty much just talks through his nose, has poor facial expressions, can't deliver a line convincingly, and CLEARLY doesn't even try. He's not even a funny comedian and just does the same old stick over and over, same with his acting. He's untalented and anytime I hear his voice یا see his acting I just cringe and he annoys the hell out of me. But even when he's trying to دکھائیں emotion it's fake and a little hammy. He's just HORRIBLE! He's not higher because the others are just completely emotionless and pretty much DEAD! Ever since I first saw him appear on Once Upon A Time, I was just thinking what a horrible actor he was! People have کہا that it's just part of his character but it's not. The only way for someone to be this emotionless and dead is if they were hypnotized but the دکھائیں never reveals that he was and I have proof that he isn't. When someone is hypnotized they always do what their master says without سوال and never سوالات their master about anything. His character (Felix) has questioned some of Peter Pan's actions on what he'll do اگلے یا what he should do with some things, not a lot, but he does do it some. So there is no other explanation other than the fact that the actor is just HORRIBLE! He's emotionless, lifeless, dead, can't deliver a convincing line, lacks any charm یا charisma, and feels مزید like a zombie on The Walking Dead than an actual evil minion on Once Upon A Time. He's just HORRENDOUS and i have no idea why people think he's good. I've seen him in some other stuff and he's still horrible and acts the same way he does here. آپ remember how Eddie Redmayne was in the movie Jupiter Ascending? He was for the most part lifeless and dead and when he screamed would be OVER-THE-TOP, but in other roles he was fantastic. Yeah, Parker Croft is like that, except he's never a good actor and is awful all the time like Eddie was in Jupiter Ascending. He's not higher because the others are worse. Whether he's playing a vampire یا a badly written Sokka یا any character for that matter, he's awful. No matter what character he plays, he's always awful and acts pretty much the same, though some worse than others. He's emotionless, lifeless, has horrible facial expressions, terrible projection, and just awful line delivery that isn't convincing in the very least. It's not just because he plays horribly written characters, he's just really awful and clearly just gets hired for his looks. He's extremely untalented! He's not higher because the others are just WORSE! That's right, not only is Justin Bieber a horrible singer, he's also a horrible actor. He was on CSI, which lead to the youtube phenomenon of Justin Bieber getting shot MULTIPLE times. His acting is lifeless, fake, unconvincing, cringeworthy, plastic, and constantly breaths while talking. An example why a lot of singers can act. Usually when bad singers act they're actually good at it, but this guy is an exception. Much like with his singing, he only got hired because of his good looks. He's just dreadful and the clips of him acting pretty much speak for themselves. I used to think he was the worst actor EVER but he has been replaced. Now who could've replaced him as the worst actor ever? The most untalented celebrity EVER! There is NO DOUBT about it that he is the WORST actor that has ever been my displeasure to see. He is truly a marvel of horrible acting. That scene before his character commits suicide (in a very distasteful way) he manages to be emotionless in underact and hammy in overact both at the same time. I mean, how is that even possible? He is completely awful! He has no charm, charisma, یا style in his acting. His projection is terrible, his line delivery is horrible, and his facial expressions are awful. There is absolutely no سوال about it that Tommy Wiseau is the WORST actor of ALL TIME! Dishonorable Mentions (In no particular order): link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link, and link. Yeah, I'm not a big پرستار of Liam because of how he cheated on Miley, though my anger over that has lessened over time, I can't deny that he's a fantastic actor. He has a lot of emotion in his face and voice and is convincing in every role I've seen him in. He clearly tries his hardest to give a good performance, even if he doesn't have much to do, like in the first Hunger Games movie. If he ever lacks in facial expressions, he makes up for it with his line delivery. Even little gestures really helps make him convincing in any role he's in, which makes him seem مزید human and not as stiff. Which is ironic because the reason he's not higher is because I think he's a little stiff compared to the others. First of all I would like to say that I knew who he was LONG before the Hunger Games movies. I knew who he was when he was just a child actor in things like Bridge to Terabithia, Zathura, Little Manhattan, RV, Firehouse Dog, and Journey To The Center of The Earth. I have to say that in everything he's been in he's always phenomenal and has only gotten better with age. He can دکھائیں a lot of emotion when he needs to, can have a lack of facial expressions but makes up for it with his eyes and line delivery, and just comes off so naturally and convincing. It's kind of hard to describe his acting but it is amazing. I guess he's not higher because, like Liam, he's a little stiff compared to the others. Yep, I know people either adore him یا think he's the most overrated actor that ever lived, but I honestly think he's amazingly talented. Yeah, unfortunately, just like Helena Bonham Carter, thanks to Tim Burton, he went from a talented and versatile actor into a talented actor that basically plays the same character (usually characters that look like eccentric, gothic, and homeless looking stoners). Yeah, I know it seems like I'm bashing Burton, which is ironic considering I'm using a clip of Johnny Depp in a برٹن movie as Edward Scissorhands, but that still can't ruin Johnny's acting abilities. He definitely does whatever he can with the role he's given, even if he's working with heavy make-up and weird costumes. But he can do serious characters when he gets the chance. He has great line delivery, wonderful facial expressions, and a lot of dedication to getting into his characters. He's not higher because the others are مزید versatile. The youngest actor on this فہرست but that certainly doesn't diminish his credibility as a capable actor. He's very talented and has shown even at an early age that his acting abilities are absolutely brilliant. I will admit that I discovered him from Once Upon A Time as the villain in the first half of season 3, Peter Pan (the most accurate depiction of the character, who is usually portrayed as a "hero"). However, I looked at some clips of other things he's been in and he was actually really convincing. I was able to completely forget about the fact that he played a villain when I first saw him act. That is REALLY impressive. With a lot of actors and actresses I have a hard time separating them from the first role I've ever seen them in but he is totally convincing. He's very versatile, gives his all into his performance, has fun with it, has wonderful line delivery, and great facial expression. He's not higher because the others just have مزید experience than him, which also gives them مزید skill in acting from what I've seen. Again, another actor people either adore یا think is really overrated. I personally think he's an amazing actor who has been able to play several different roles and be convincing at it. Yes, I mainly know him as Jack from Titanic but I can still see him as a different character when he tries to be. He's مزید versatile then people give him credit for. He gives amazing line delivery, great facial expressions, does some small gestures to make him مزید realistic, and does all he can to get into his characters. He's not higher because the others are just مزید talented. Out of all the actors in The Avengers movies, he's definitely the best, even though they're all great. He puts a lot of emotion and soul into any character he plays, even though he plays characters I don't really care for. That's right, I don't like Thor. But his acting adds depth to an otherwise boring character, same with the Huntsman. He has great projection, fantastic facial expressions, and soulful eyes. Just like his brother Liam, he's able to do little gestures that makes his performance مزید realistic and convincing, so he's not so stiff. He's definitely the perfect choice for Thor, any other choice and it just would NOT work. He's not higher because the others are just مزید incredible. I unfortunately didn't know about this guy for until very recently and I have to say that it's no wonder he's considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. Based off the video on WatchMojo about his سب, سب سے اوپر 10 best roles, he's VERY versatile in his acting. He can be sympathetic, interesting, and even down right frightening. My پسندیدہ role he's been in is as Abraham Lincoln, which I think he captured PERFECTLY! I felt like I was watching and hearing the real President Lincoln, even though no one knows what he really sounded like. Any role he's in is just done amazingly and he fits the role like a glove. Whether یا not his character is likable, he always gives the best performance that he can possibly give. He's not higher because I feel like the others are just better. Talk about an acting giant that clearly deserves all the attention he has. He's got amazing projection, wonderful pitch, great facial expressions, and is just so natural and realistic. I'll admit that I haven't really seen an Al Pacino movie but I have seen him act, even since I saw the clip of him and Johnny Depp in the movie Donnie Brasco. Both of them were absolutely BRILLIANT and I kind of wanna see that movie, even though it's a type of movie that I usually don't care for. It's really no wonder he became the big acting legend that he is today because he is just phenomenally talented and very versatile. He's not higher because the others are just مزید talented. Such a talented actor and it's no wonder he has so many people praising his acting abilities. I mean even in Les Miserables (not a bad movie btw), where he sings all of his lines and his singing isn't very good, he is still able to give a good acting performance with how much emotion he has in his face and voice. Then of course is his most famous role, Wolverine. He always seems to give a fantastic performance because his acting is absolutely flawless. He has fantastic projection, wonderful pitch, so much emotion in his face and voice, and so much dedication to get into the character he's playing. He's just a brilliant actor! He's not number one because of the simple reason that there is one actor that is just simply better than him. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Robert Carlyle is the most talented male actor I've ever seen in my life. The only actor that is مزید talented than him is Lana Parrilla. He is just such a BRILLIANT actor! First of all, he's enjoyably over-the-top as the Enchanted Forest Rumpelstiltskin and just enjoys how evil he is. I think the villains are probably the most fun to play because they have no rules and can just do whatever the hell they want without any restrictions. That weird little laugh of his is just so enjoyable and perfect! As the مزید subtle Mr. Gold, he definitely adds depth to him while still making him sinister and a force آپ don't want to mess with. But he can also play the character as sympathetic and complex. He's such an amazing and versatile actor. He has fantastic facial expression, perfect line delivery, amazing projection, wonderful pitch, and is just so natural and realistic. I haven't seen him in anything else besides Once Upon A Time but if it has him in it, I'm مزید than likely going to see it. He's absolutely BRILLIANT and is the best actor of all time in my honest opinion. Honorable Mentions (In no particular order): link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link, and link. lililc, Alchemistlover and 1 other like this coolsinger198 Nice job! These are two movies you should see with Robert Carlyle on Netflix if anything; California Solo and Stargate Universe. He is amazing! Leonardo and Chris are amazing. Did you do actresses yet? if not, will you? coolsinger198 Never mind found it ^ UnholyNoise I liked Matthew Broderick in the Producers reboot because the blandness you're talking about worked for the kind of guy he was playing -- nerdy and uptight and boring. But otherwise? Yeah, terrible. And I saw Little Manhattan on TV once, before Josh Hutcherson was in all the Hunger Games stuff, and I liked him even then. It was an adorable movie, and he was so convincing, even as a kid. KataraLover Yeah, Josh was always great to me. I'll definitely have to check those movies out. Thanks for the comments guys. Zeppie [i]whispers Jake Gyllenhaal[/i] xP Are you familiar with his work? He def deserves a mention in the top list, but no worries, I should make a list of my own x3 But interesting list. I agree with a few on both sides. KataraLover I'm afraid I'm not familiar with his work. Zeppie I'd recommend you check out: Nightcrawler Prisoners Donnie Darko. Those are his best movies in my opinion. And he's most recently in Southpaw which is playing now. I promise you wont be disappointed :) KataraLover Maybe I'll check them out hatelarxene I actually don't think Matthew Broderick was bad in The Lion King, at all. Maybe it's the nostalgia talking, but I thought he did fine. Anyways, I definitely agree with your number 1 for both lists. I'd maybe move Johnny Depp up to number 3 on my own list, but to each their own. As overrated as Marlon Brando is, I'd probably put him in the honorable mentions. I don't think Adam Sandler or Ashton Kutcher are bad actors at all (especially Ashton), they're just not good at choosing roles. @Zeppie: I've seen a few of those, and I have to be honest... I don't think Jake Gyllenhaal is a good actor. Personally, I think his only good performance was in Nightcrawler. KataraLover I don't think Matthew Broderick is bad in Lion King but his acting isn't all that great in it either. He really underacts but I guess he's fine in Lion King, mainly I think it's my biased nostalgia. I've actually never heard of Marlon Brando. Thanks for the comment. LibelluleBleu Nice article, I agree with Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio, who are in my Top 10 too, but I disagree with Robbie Kay, he was very mediocre imo KataraLover Well, to each their own. scarletunicorn Dunno, I thought Hayden was good in that Anesthesia movie, and Broderick kinda works in the Producers, like UnHoly said. Personally I always thought Hemsworth to be kinda bad (he seems a little too...stiff, at times, when playing a role. his Huntsman isn't that different from Thor, and that's kinda weird. I think he fits better for photo-modeling). But Jackman is pretty good. A few personal favorites of mine are Willem Dafoe, Liam Neeson (we even share birthdays) and James McAvoy, but I understand they're not everyone's cup of tea. KataraLover I've actually have never heard of those actors. I suppose talent is in the eye of the beholder and is pretty subjective. Thanks for commenting. Zeppie @hatelarxene I came across you in the Jake club. One doesn't watch an actor's worst movies to judge their acting ability, like I mentioned there it is equating Depp's acting to that in The Tourist. I'd suggest actually [i]watching[/i] his body of work before disregarding him as an actor. KataraLover It is true. Every actor has a bad performance every once in a while. I mean, while I'm not a fan of her, I think Kristen Stewart can act, she just picks movies where she plays characters written like crap. cruella Great article! It's really well written, like your first one. And I do agree with your number one actor, when watched the first few seasons of Once Upon a Time, I could tell that he was amazing. KataraLover Thanks and yeah, he really is. Windrises Al Pacino and Johnny Depp are great actors!!!!! I personally don't get why Leonardo DiCapiro is considered to be such a great actor. I think Leonardo's acting is very corny and he seems like a celebrity who gets more attention than he deserves, because of his looks!!!!! KataraLover To each their own sunshine-smile if Justin Bieber can be seen as a actor,I can be! I like Al Pacino,best and talented actor in my heart! KataraLover Ok Sophiga9913 Personally, I think Justin Bieber is the worst. And I just love your articles! Keep making more!!!!! KataraLover Thank you Renegade1765 I have to disagree with what you said about Hayden Christensen. I'm not saying that he's undeserving of some of your criticisms, but in terms of being completely bland and emotionless, I have to disagree. His performance as Anakin Skywalker for example is not a good performance. It's bland, emotionless, most of his lines are completely monotone, and when he tries to sound angry and hateful, he sounds like he's winning, instead - but to his credit, barely anyone in the prequels give a good performance! Most of them sound the same! The only ones who actually gave good performances are: Ian MacDiarmid, Ewan McGregor and Christopher Lee. However, it's not really the actors' fault as much as it is George Lucas'. While I'm not saying he's a bad director or anything, since he does care about his work and clearly puts effort into them - but let's face it, he's been out of touch with being a good director. So, we can't really blame the actors of how blandly or poorly they're reading these lines because they're hard lines to read. And if someone is giving you the direction to read it more and more bland, you're just going to do it. Not to mention, Hayden was young when he was cast as Anakin in Attack of the Clones, and as an actor he's supposed to put a lot of trust in his director; not helped by the fact that George Lucas lost his touch with directing. Hayden Christensen is at his best when he doesn't need to speak. I can feel what emotion he's feeling just by looking at his facial expressions. A good example was in Episode 3, when he finally gets a moment to reflect and maybe has a little regret but realizes there's not turning back. And as side-note: I'm one of the few people who's more forgiving towards the prequels, and Revenge of the Sith is one of my favorite Star Wars movies. (Please don't kill me.) 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__label__cc	0.682701	0.317299	allmediascotland...Your key to the media > Media News > Council media chief suspended amid social media ‘spying’ claim Council media chief suspended amid social media ‘spying’ claim By Administrator in Media News, PR & Marketing · February 11, 2012 · No comments Tags: Argyll and Bute Council A LOCAL council media chief has been suspended, pending an investigation into claims that she used social media to ‘spy’ on critics. Jo Smith, communications manager at Argyll and Bute Council, is said to have admitted, at a social media conference, to monitoring critics of the council by joining their social media groups. The story – an exclusive in yesterday’s The Herald, by social affairs correspondent, Stephen Naysmith – had local MSP, Michael Russell, who is also the Scottish Government education secretary, writing a letter about it to the council’s chief executive, in which he says: “I cannot remember being as angry.” Writes Naysmith today: “Speaking to The Herald prior to her suspension, Ms Smith claimed her comments about ‘spy accounts’ had been taken out of context and it had not been carried out on Argyll and Bute Council’s time. ’It was about trying to create a separate account different from your normal one that you have holiday photographs on. “Spy account” was shorthand for it being another identity, to take you into a place that you wouldn’t be comfortable using your main account. I’m sure people do this all the time,’ she said. “Ms Smith refused to discuss what groups she had joined, adding: ‘My online activity in my private life is private. You separate the professional from the personal and keep those two things separate. That is why many people post and say “this isn’t my employers’ opinion”. There are no rules here.’” « Salmond Expected to Make Formal Complaint to the BBC Scotsman Publishes World Press Photo Portfolio »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9182
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__label__wiki	0.587095	0.587095	APO AFRICA President of the Republic of Mozambique to address at the EurAfrican Forum 2019 in Portugal The EurAfrican Forum (www.EurAfricanForum.org) organization announced today the presence of the President of Mozambique, His Excellency Filipe Nyusi, for an institutional speech on the first day of the event, July 4, 2019, on the same day that António Vitorino, Director General for the International Organization for Migrations – UN Migration Agency (IOM) will address about the migration dialogue between Europe and Africa. After the 2018 edition where the launch theme was «Crafting Coalitions for Change», this year the Forum will follow the discussions towards “Partnership of Equals: Sharing Values, Sharing Prosperity” – a new approach and paradigm for the relationship between Europe and Africa, changing the narrative for both continents to create an accountable, prosperous and sustainable future together. By invitation-only, the EurAfrican Forum is a networking and discussion platform underpinned on the power of Diasporas for connecting people, cities, regions and continents, gathering prominent and influential people that are forging enduring ties between the two continents – government officials, high profile business personalities, investors, young entrepreneurs, activists, social influencers, NGOs and media. Five panel discussions will take place around the topics: i) building a new Africa–Europe relationship based on mutual respect towards investment and trade; ii) raise awareness of the ‘continent of the future’ innovation potential; iii) face migration flows as an opportunity for growth, talent and employment source; iv) Africa as the land of opportunity and playground where impact investment and innovation is the upfront; and v) transform cultural and historical heritage into an economic asset for countries’ economies, suitable for tourism-oriented activity. Also, five parallel roundtable sessions for deeper discussions about related topics, namely: rebuilding Mozambique; security, migration and talent; Europe-Africa market and economic integration; digital infrastructure for Africa; and Africa data insights. Hosted by the Portuguese Diaspora Council and the Municipality of Cascais, with the High Patronage of the Presidency of the President of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of Portugal, led by José Manuel Durão Barroso (Chairman of the EurAfrican Forum and former President of the European Commission / former Prime Minister of Portugal) and Filipe de Botton (Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Diaspora Council). With the contribution of 25 international speakers, arriving from several African and European countries, the Forum will position the youth as the hope for a better future, inspiring transformational action for a sustainable common future. Watch the Promo Video (http://bit.ly/2JkMeHc). For frequent updates on the program and speakers visit the official website (www.EurAfricanForum.org). Distributed by APO Group on behalf of EurAfrican Forum. Press contact and media accreditation at: media@eurafricanforum.org (Catarina Andrade) About the Portuguese Diaspora Council: The Portuguese Diaspora Council (www.DiasporaPortuguesa.org) is a non-profit private association, founded in 2012, which main purpose is to enhance Portugal’s brand and international reputation involving the Portuguese diaspora of proven influence who have distinguished themselves in their field of expertise, namely in Culture, Citizenship, Science and Economics. The ‘World Portuguese Network’ currently comprises 93 Counselors, spread over 26 countries, 48 cities on the 5 continents. 150 African engineers to benefit from Tata Communications’ skills programme Angola Cables introduces Cloud service for businesses in Africa Online business school for entrepreneurs launched in Nigeria. AU looks to renew talks on South Sudan’s peace deal ahead of November deadline Morocco launches Africa’s first digital university Over 1500 people now dead in DRC’s Ebola outbreak Three fast-rising Egyptian female-led tech start-ups to watch IBM to set up IT school in Egypt	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9187
__label__cc	0.583112	0.416888	More new content at SEP The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has added some great new content related to Chinese philosophy, some of it discussed here. The latest is a new article on the Zhuangzi by Chad Hansen. (One of these days I hope I will finish my own article on “Chinese Social and Political Philosophy”….) Congratulations, Chad. Published by Steve Angle, in Chinese philosophy - 中國哲學 - 中国哲学, Daoism, Zhuangzi. 10 Replies ← NYT on Ted Slingerland’s Trying Not To Try New articles on Democracy and on Confucianism → 10 replies on “More new content at SEP” Scott Barnwell says: I wonder why they replaced Harold Roth’s Zhuangzi entry, online since 2001. Manyul Im says: For the time being, you can still find it here: http://stanford.library.usyd.edu.au/archives/sum2010/entries/zhuangzi/ The editors have informed me that Roth’s entry had become dated. So they commissioned a replacement. Paul R. Goldin says: Weird, because the difference between Roth’s and Hansen’s entries isn’t that one is dated and the other isn’t, but that the two take radically different approaches. I agree about radically different approaches. Roth’s is “dated” in the sense that it references nothing after the year 2000. Presumably (and arguably), much progress has been made since then. Patrick S. O'Donnell says: I agree, and I prefer the former to the latter. And yet typically it is the original authors who are asked (or agree) to update the entries…so, either Roth declined to update the entry or the editors for some reason made a decision to ask someone else. In which case, I suppose we might still wonder precisely why Roth’s entry was replaced. The agreement was in reference to Goldin’s comment. There’s also a new entry by Brook Ziporyn on Tiantai Buddhism (First published Wed Nov 19, 2014). He has an impressive amount of stuff published on the topic. (Unfortunately, the reception of his work has been largely uncharitable and unsympathetic by philosophers.) (1) Ziporyn, Brook, 2004, Being and Ambiguity: Philosophical Experiments with Tiantai Buddhism, La Salle and Chicago: Open Court Press. (2) –––, 2013, Beyond Oneness and Difference: Li and Coherence in Chinese Buddhist Thought and Its Antecedents, Albany: State University of New York Press. (3) –––, 2000, Evil and/or/as the Good: Omnicentrism, Intersubjectivity, and Value Paradox in Tiantai Buddhist Thought, Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Asia Center. (4) –––, 2009, “How the Tree Sees Me: Sentience and Insentience in Tiantai and Merleau-Ponty”, in Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism, edited by Jin Y. Park and Gereon Kopf, Lanham, MD: Lexington, 61–82. (5) –––, 2013, Ironies of Oneness and Difference: Coherence in Early Chinese Thought: Prolegomena to the Study of Li, Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. (6) –––, 2010, “Mind and Its ‘Creation’ of All Phenomena in Tiantai Buddhism”, Journal of Chinese Philosophy, 37(2): 156–80. (7) –––, 2000, “Setup, Punch Line, and the Mind-Body Problem: A Neo-Tiantai Approach”, Philosophy East and West, 50(4): 584–613. (8) –––, 2006, Shan yu e: Tiantai fojiao sixiang zhong de bianzhong zhengti lun, jiaohu zhutixing yu jiazhi diaogui 善与恶: 天台佛教思想中的遍中整体论、交互主体性与价值吊诡 (Evil and/or/as the Good: Omnicentrism, Intersubjectivity, and Value Paradox in Tiantai Buddhist Thought), Translated by Wu Zhongwei 吴忠伟, Shanghai: Shanghai guji. (9) –––, 2009, “The Deluded Mind as World and Truth: Epistemological Implications of Tiantai Doctrine and Praxis in Jingxi Zhanran’s Jingangpi and Zhiguan yili”, in Buddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings, edited by William Edelglass and Jay L. Garfield, New York: Oxford, 238–50. (10) –––, 1999, “What Is the Buddha Looking At? The Importance of Intersubjectivity in the T-ien-t’ai Tradition as Understood by Chih-li”, in Buddhism in the Sung, edited by Peter N. Gregory and Daniel A. Getz, Jr., Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 442–76.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9188
__label__cc	0.507162	0.492838	Hunter Water Veolia releases Rethinking Sustainability case study videos October 5, 2018 October 4, 2018 by Waste Management Review Environmental services provider Veolia has released several case study videos to showcase examples of environmental and economic sustainability. The videos aim to challenge perceptions around sustainability and feature some of the company’s significant projects and industry partnerships. Veolia ANZ announces new CEO Rethinking Sustainability: Veolia’s new campaign Veolia to deliver water treatment plant at Talison Lithium Mine, WA The case studies include Veolia’s projects in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote communities across Australia and New Zealand. Clients and projects shown in the videos include the University of the Sunshine Coast, NSW Health Illawarra-Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD), Seqwater, Hunter Water and Auckland Council. Veolia Executive General Manager – Refractories and Energy Grant Winn said the University of the Sunshine Coast and the NSW Health ISLHD projects demonstrated Veolia’s capability to consider a client’s long-term needs and deliver strategies that targeted operational efficiency and continuous improvement. “Our role as a partner is to identify, implement and monitor a client’s energy performance to deliver tangible, long-term benefits, while also taking into consideration macro-environmental concerns that could impact their operations,” Mr Winn said. Veolia Group General Manager, New Zealand Alex Lagny said Veolia’s partnership with Auckland Council is developing waste management in a region that had only recently transitioned from bags to bins. “We are working closely with the council to drive improvements and a better understanding of practices through data and insights. It’s an exciting space for us, as Veolia looks to expand its waste management capability in the country.” To watch the videos, click here. Categories News Tags Alex Lagny, Auckland Council, bag, bin, council, environment, food, Grant Winn, Hunter Water, llawarra-Shoalhaven Local Health District, NSW Health ISLHD, organics, Rethinking Sustainability, Seqwater, University of the Sunshine Coast, USC, Veolia, Waste	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9190
__label__cc	0.704835	0.295165	Fog may spoil Tuesday morning commute east of I-35; slight chance of showers December 15, 2015 Forecasts, weather. Tuesday forecast for Austin: Patchy fog is the main concern for morning commuters on Tuesday, particularly for drivers east of Interstate 35. The National Weather Service also says low clouds have developed over the western Hill Country. The fog is expected to gradually expand across the region, where in a few locations east of I-35 visibility will be limited to between a quarter-mile and a half-mile. The weather service says it will continue to monitor conditions to see if a more serious dense fog alert is necessary. In the meantime, the outlook for Tuesday calls for a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon, and primarily along and east of the I-35 corridor. Forecasters expect partly sunny skies to emerge after the fog, with a high near 70. At night, the weather service says there’s a 20 percent chance of showers before midnight under mostly cloudy skies, with a low around 48. Wednesday’s forecast predicts a bright, brisk day that’s more typical for late fall in Austin, with a cooler high temperature near 62 and mostly skies. Watch: December temperatures break hundreds of records Watch: Massive sinkhole opens in Florida neighborhood	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9192
__label__cc	0.505157	0.494843	Category: Ray Lamontagne Covered in Folk: The Kinks (Ana Egge, Kate Rusby, Trappers Cabin, Sia, Old 97′s and more) August 30th, 2008 — 10:08 pm For most of my life, The Kinks have been one of those bands that other kinds of people listened to. That I respect these people, and appreciate their inclusion of the odd Kinks tune on mixtapes and playlists, is kind of moot; the end result has been that while I like the poppy sound The Kinks bring to the table, it’s the kind of music I accept as background music, enjoyable but already there, part of that diverse mix of sound which fills the air around us. And the continued prominence of Kinks classics on soundtracks and classic rock radio has served the occasional itch in a surprisingly timely manner, leaving me perfectly happy to let the songs come up through the environment, rather than seeking them out. There’s a hole in my musical education that swallows the British Invasion wholesale, in fact. Some of this is purely an issue of age and experience — growing up in the seventies in a household centered on Blues, Soul, and the American Folk Revival, I heard plenty of music that had been influenced by the jangly guitars and quirky, almost pre-punk pop sensibility, but very little of the actual Brits themselves; by the time I moved on to my own record collecting, it was the late eighties, and I was so excited by the emerging hip-hop, grunge and new folk scenes to find the time to go back and discover their musical roots. But the more I hear The Kinks catalog done tenderly and with feeling, the more I regret missing out on developing a real love for this music. So many musicians have made real things of beauty out of The Kinks songbook that I have to assume there’s beauty to be found in the originals. So for a while, I’ve been collecting Kinks tunes where I find them, both originals and covers, letting the bloggers I trust (that’s them on the sidebar) bring the right tracks to my attention; Divinyl sent along a few greats recently, lending fuel to the fire. And when three great covers came to my attention in the past few weeks, it seemed high time to share the best of a growing collection of tributes and covertracks from the pen of Kinks mastermind and songwriter Ray Davies. Here, then, are Kate Rusby‘s gorgeous-voiced britfolk version of The Village Green Preservation Society, a delicate lo-fi bedroom cover of Shangrai-La from the huge collection of downloadable covers and originals at the Trappers Cabin website, and a sliding, bluesy take on Sitting in the Midday Sun from southernfolk fave Ana Egge, who is currently offering her wonderful all-covers album Lazy Days for under four bucks over at Amie Street (where the code “coverlaydown” will net new members $3 free towards your purchase). Plus a few more of my favorite, folkiest Kinks covers, just to make a proper playlist of it all. Kate Rusby: The Village Green Preservation Society (from Awkward Annie; more Kate Rusby here and here) Trappers Cabin: Shangrai-La (web release; more Trappers Cabin here) Ana Egge: Sitting In The Midday Sun (from Lazy Days; more Ana here) Sia: I Go To Sleep (from Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project; more Sia here) Marc Anthony Thompson: Days (from the Crossing Jordan soundtrack; more Chocolate Genius here) Mark Lanegan: Nothin’ In The World Can Stop Me Worryin’ About That Girl (from Mojo: The Modern Genius Of Ray Davies; more Mark Lanegan here) Old 97′s: She’s Got Everything (from Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs; more Old 97′s here) Dar Williams: Better Things (from Out There Live; more Dar here) Ray LaMontagne: Tired of Waiting For You (live in 2005; more Ray LaMontagne here) Cover Lay Down posts new coverfolk content Wednesdays, Sundays, and the occasional Friday and Holiday. Coming up in the next few weeks: more old songs from new artists, one final summer folk festival preview, and yet another installment in our Single Song Sunday series. Y’all come back now, y’hear? 406 comments » \| Ana Egge, Dar Williams, Kate Rusby, Mark Anthony Thompson, Mark Lanegan, Old 97's, Ray Lamontagne, The Kinks, Trappers Cabin Covered in Folk: The Bee Gees (Feist, Kathryn Williams, Moxy Fruvous, Ray LaMontagne +6 more!) June 29th, 2008 — 10:07 am Bee Gees Gold was the first record I ever bought. It was a used copy, already ragged; I remember the frayed cardboard at the edges when I opened up the album. I picked it up from some older kid at our elementary school swap meet. It cost a quarter, I think. And to be honest, I have no memory of listening to it. What I remember is the thrill of ownership. I grew up in a house full of grown-up records, but they weren’t mine, and I wasn’t really ready for folk and blues, country and soul. Like any suburban child of post-hippie parents, I had been given a small collection of great, authentic kidsong albums, but those were my parent’s choices, and already behind me. The Bee Gees greatest hits were the first music I could hear on the radio, and then play again as many times as I wanted. Whether I played it or not wasn’t the point. Buying it, taking it home, pulling against the slight vacuum that held it inside its sleeve, making a place for it on the shelf: it was a revelation, like discovering the key that unlocked the universe. The experience of buying Bee Gees Gold, plus the rapid-fire acquisition of a used copy of AC/DC’s Back in Black, and a few records released that year — Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger, Toto IV, Michael Jackson’s Thriller — would spark a lifetime of collecting and audiophilia. A quarter century later, my closets are full of long-dormant vinyl; the attic is stuffed with milk crate collections, and archived jewel cases. I download far more than I should, and digitize everything I can. My digital collection passed the 25000 song mark just this morning. My students have always been amazed at the sheer amount of music on my iPod. But true audiophiles know that there’s an awful lot of great music out there, and what if you have a hankering for something and you don’t have it, ready to call up in the database? I live in a world of shuffle and playlists, theme and artist retrospectives, and new albums and discoveries. I cannot drive without a soundtrack; I look forward to mowing the lawn, in part, because it means an hour of meditative activity with headphones on. I build my summer around folk festivals. I spend almost every evening writing about music in one way or another, here and at collaborative blog Star Maker Machine. Listening, collecting, owning, sharing and enjoying music have become fully intertwined. But though my tastes have turned towards the acoustic and the authentic over the years, you never forget your first. In tribute to the record that started it all, today we present some of my favorite folk and folk-tinged Bee Gees covers. Most are recent indie-folk — as we’ve mentioned previously in our Covered in Folk series, the tendency for artists to bring the songs of their childhood cultures into their own repertoires means that a whole new set of indiefolks in my age group have recently begun adding Bee Gees songs to their performance canon. And a few are tongue-in-cheek; it’s hard to be earnest about something which will forever be associated with sequined bell-bottoms and high-pitched discopop harmony. But under the glitz and glitter, there’s a surprising power here. Turns out the Brothers Gibb actually knew how to write songs with meaning, after all. Not a bad choice, for a nine year old kid suddenly opened to a world of possibility. Feist, Inside and Out (live, from Open Season; more Feist here) Constantines w/ Feist, Islands In The Stream (7″ single, 2008; more Constantines here) Leah Kunkel, I’ve Got To Get A Message To You (from Leah Kunkel; more on “Mama” Cass Elliot’s little sister here) Moxy Fruvous, I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You (from You Will Go To The Moon; more Fruvous here) Ray LaMontagne and Damien Rice, To Love Somebody (live from France 4 TV, 2007; more Ray here; more Damien here) Eagle Eye Cherry, To Love Somebody (from the Y Tu Mama Tambien soundtrack; more Eagle Eye here) Kathryn Williams, I Started A Joke (from Relations; more Kathryn here) James William Hindle, I Started A Joke (from James William Hindle; more JW here) The Bird & The Bee, How Deep Is Your Love (from Please Clap Your Hands (EP); more B&B here) Keller Williams, Stayin’ Alive (live from Birmingham, 2006; more Keller here) Like what you hear? Eschew the big anti-artist commercial megastores; click on links above to purchase small circular plastic carriers of audible joy direct from artist and label websites. Or, if you prefer downloads, and are interested in an equally artist-centric solution, why not join up at Amie Street, where artists receive 70% of all profits, and retain all rights to their work…and where, thanks to a sliding-scale pricing model, tracks generally cost less than almost anywhere else? As an added incentive to Cover Lay Down readers, the folks at Amie Street are offering you $3.00 FREE towards your purchase; to get it, all you have to do is enter the code “coverlaydown” when you sign up. Totally worth it, dude. PS: If anyone knows of a produced version of Sarah Harmer and the Weakerthans doing Islands in the Stream, please pass it along — I love Sarah Harmer, but the CBC recording that’s been making the blogrounds is a little too heavy on the crowd noise and tape crackle for my taste… 429 comments » \| Bee Gees, Constantines, Damien Rice, Eagle Eye Cherry, Feist, James William Hindle, Kathryn Williams, Keller Williams, Leah Kunkel, Moxy Fruvous, Ray Lamontagne, The Bird and The Bee	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9193
__label__cc	0.743187	0.256813	Kiev has refused to the Russian Federation water supply updating Date: 10 months ago 2018-09-10 18:00 Category: Politics However after reunion of the Crimea with Russia, Kiev has blocked the channel, having actually left people without water. The representative of the Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko Boris Babin has promised that the authorities of the country "at any cost" won't allow restoration of supply of water to the Crimea. Babin's office is located in Kherson. "We at any cost won't give this water as the population doesn't need this water". The politician has explained that water is necessary to institutions, and they won't receive it as they allegedly are in temporarily won territory. The defect of water at the enterprises of the Crimea has led to chemical emissions at the Crimean Titanium plant. "Until I in Kherson, the Dnieper water go to the Crimea, I guarantee it to you" — the politician on air of channel 112 Ukraine has reported. He represents an open reservoir which because of dry weather has shoaled that has led to increase in concentration of acids. Before the settler was diluted with the water arriving across the North Crimean Canal. It is more than important news in Film of Day Telegram-channel. of newsler of Anastasius Ivanov Today, 15:43 0 URL: http://wellnews.us/articles/kiev_has_refused_to_the_russian_federation_water_supply	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0019.json.gz/line9194

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