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Homepage»More News»Feds ban legal marijuana growers from using government water supply
Feds ban legal marijuana growers from using government water supply
By USAHM-News on May 22, 2014 /
The United States Bureau of Reclamation delivers water to around 1.2 million acres of irrigated land west of the Mississippi, but certain customers in the states Washington and Colorado are now being told to find a new source.
On Tuesday this week, a spokesperson for the bureau said that that districts that rely on the government project for water are restricted from supplying that source to marijuana growers, even in jurisdictions where state law allows for weed to be lawfully harvested.
Farmers in Colorado and Washington recently became the first in the country to be allowed to harvest small amounts of marijuana due to recently enacted state law. Federal legislation, however, still considers weed to be a Schedule 1 narcotic on par with heroin and other opiates.
On Tuesday, Dan Dubray of the US Bureau of Reclamation emailed a statement to reporters reiterating agency policy with regards to how the US Department of the Interior-controlled water supply can be used.
“As a federal agency, reclamation is obligated to adhere to federal law in the conduct of its responsibilities to the American people,” the spokesman said, according to the North Colorado Business Report.
“Reclamation will operate its facilities and administer its water-related contracts in a manner that is consistent with the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, as amended. This includes locations where state law has decriminalized or authorized the cultivation of marijuana. Reclamation will refer any inconsistent uses of federal resources of which it becomes aware to the Department of Justice and coordinate with the proper enforcement authorities,” he added in a statement cited by NBC News.
Previously, US President Barack Obama’s administration said the federal government won’t go out of the way to have the Department of Justice go after marijuana growers in jurisdictions where state law interferes with national legislation. Now according to a statement of temporary police published on the USBR website, however, bureau employees made aware of any attempt to use government water on weed crops will be expected to take the matter up with the DOJ.
“Should Reclamation employees become aware that Reclamation facilities or the water they supply are being used to facilitate cultivation of marijuana, they will, through their line management, bring this to the attention of their regional director, who will report such use to the Department of Justice and document the reporting action,” part of the police change reads.
“We’re not an investigative agency. We’re an agency that provides water to irrigation districts,” DuBray added to the Associated Press this week. “The limit of our proactive stance is that if asked, we’re not approving it, and if we become aware of it, we report it.”
“Will they come and shut off the water?” one licensed grower from Washington state asked the AP. “Or will they just send a note to the Justice Department and say, ‘Hey, look over here’? That’s the question.”
Last week, another USBR spokesperson told Huffington Post that the new policy, which is scheduled to expire next May unless renewed, began “at the request of various water districts in the West.” According to NBC, a decision to make the policy permanent would require federal officials to begin a lengthy process that may not easily be resolved.
Formed in 1902, the bureau maintains the dams, power plants and canals that help irrigate water across 17 states, including Texas and California as well as Oregon and Washington.
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Rags to Riches! Here’s a Sneak Peek of Christy Altomare Looking Like Royalty in Broadway’s Anastasia
April 10th, 2017 | By Lindsey Sullivan
Heart, don’t fail us now! Anastasia fans (a.k.a. Fanastasias) could not be more excited to see the 1997 film come to life with a whole new twist and score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Christy Altomare, who plays the titular role, has already proven that she can sing the beloved “Journey to the Past” and twirl in her rags. In this dazzling hot shot from the Broadway musical, fans can see that Altomare looks like royalty—and Derek Klena’s Dmitry cleans up pretty nicely as well. Tony winner Linda Cho designed the magical costumes that are sure to “wow” Anastasia‘s audiences. We can’t wait to go to the Broadhurst Theatre and watch this enchanting rags to riches story unfold! Anastasia is currently playing previews and officially opens on April 24.
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Game Changer: Farhoud Shirzadi, CEO, VSETA
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As the Chief Executive Officer of VSETA, Farhoud Shirzadi is responsible for the development and validation of innovative business models by utilizing artificial intelligence and sensors to offer new services for smart buildings.
“Since we spend the majority of our time indoors, the task of managing security and comfort of thousands of building occupants in large facilities is merely guesswork at best and mostly reactive to needs of occupants,” said Shirzadi.
Farhoud Shirzadi
He went on to explain that his company enables real-time building monitoring by utilizing specially designed sensors for a variety of detection applications. These include live building occupancy monitoring, without requiring any Wi-Fi, electrical wiring or apps. VSETA also helps facility operators to anticipate facility needs in real-time or provide first-responders with live occupancy data during an evacuation.
In 2017, VSETA won the European Innovation Award (EIA) out of a field of over 2,000 global tech startup participants and also recently received government funding for Facility AI research.
Still new to the defence and security market, VSETA is growing. “Within seven months, VSETA grew from a concept model to millions of dollars in market valuation as a leading Canadian Facility AI startup,” said Shirzadi.
Due to his work in the AI and sensors field, Farhoud Shirzadi was selected as a Vanguard Game Changer.
Here is his interview with Vanguard.
What was your most challenging moment?
Learning from failure and keep moving towards achieving my company’s vision.
What was your A-HA moment or epiphany that you think will resonate most with our reader, tell us that story?
My first aha moment came after my first patent while working at BlackBerry. I was capable of coming up with an innovative solution. All I had to do was to think about anything and ask: “why this way?” I learned how to break a problem into subsystems and come up with patentable solutions.
That year I ended up collecting over a dozen of patents.
After a while, I wondered if it was possible to think of better products or services and bring it to market. This is how VSETA was incorporated.
Our first product was a sensor to prevent distracted driving. It could detect if the phone is inside the driver or passenger area in real-time and disable the phone automatically if the car was moving and the phone was in the driver’s area. We thought it could save many lives and billions of dollars in annual damages by preventing distracted driving.
Ultimately, the real aha moment was when I learned how to validate and execute ideas to market effectively.
What is the one thing that has you most fired up today?
Sharing my experiences with Vanguard readers. This is an excellent publication for connecting and educating people in the industry.
What is the best advice you received?
Be the best you can be. And it starts with knowing what you want. It takes passion and hard work to achieve your goals, but you grow and develop yourself in the ways you never expected on your way toward success.
What is a habit that contributes to your success?
Patience. It takes time and open dialogue to understand the market needs and to develop innovative solutions.
What people or organizations do you believe best embody the innovation mindset?
Humans survive by adjusting their environment to innovation for comfort and security.
The people or organizations who best embody the innovation mindset realize the need for these innovations and reflect the society’s needs with their well-timed, designed and executed products and services.
What factors do you consider important when designing a strategy?
When designing a business strategy the most important factors are market timing, identifying your customer segment, articulating value proposition and using available resources effectively.
How is your organization changing the game within your industry sector?
VSETA is changing how buildings operate more efficiently and securely with real-time building data. VSETA is a private wireless sensor network, which operates independent of Wi-Fi and requires no electrical wiring, making it extremely versatile, robust, low-cost and quick to deployment.
VSETA Facility Artificial Intelligence acts on big data collected from the building and recommends the most efficient operations according to current building needs. VSETA network is even capable of wireless service tracking to detect service completion for digital record keeping and analysis.
Thousands of people flow inside large facilities every day, until today there was no accurate way of telling how many people are located in various parts of the building and how they consume facility services or interact with the building.
This also meant ensuring security or responding to emergencies in large facilities without know-ing occupant movement or count of people inside the building has been difficult or impossible.
VSETA significantly helps facility operators to allocate services efficiently in real-time. Reducing complaints and costs. It also helps first-responders to get a real-time view of building occupants in emergencies.
What are some of the biggest impediments to innovation in your industry sector?
The biggest impediment to innovation is the fear of change which is a predominant characteristic of a human being. The resentment of new processes and technology slows down the progress. It takes patience and market engagement to introduce a better way of doing things.
How has innovation become engrained in your organization’s culture and how is it being optimized?
Having creative people on the team and enabling open communication is an essential part of our organization culture that enables us to continuously foster innovation and to think outside of the box.
What technologies, business models, and trends will drive the biggest changes in your industry over the next two years?
The biggest change over the next few years, in my opinion, will be driven by the further development of communication technologies, artificial intelligence and inter-connectivity of devices. These technologies will continue being incorporated into a more diverse range of applications while re-shaping many different industries.
What is your parting piece of advice?
Challenge yourself. Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone takes courage and determination in the face of criticism and failure.
The third revolution in warfare: AI Weapons
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Author: Marcello Sukhdeo
Marcello is the managing editor of Vanguard, IT in Canada and Canadian Government Executive and the host of Vanguard Radio and WRLWND Radio podcasts. He is an avid technology and security enthusiast, who has worked on content leadership strategies for a number of industries including the public sector, life science, technology and defence.
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Revision as of 10:35, 15 June 2019 by Alpha0176 (talk | contribs) (Added some more data from the statcard and crew screen in game. Updated old pros/cons from when the IS-7 was 8.0, and added a new con that reflects the current meta better)
The IS-7 is the culmination of decades of heavy tank development by the USSR, combining distinctive features of previous iterations of the IS series with more modern technology like an assisted loader. The IS-7 is the ultimate 'super heavy tank', rivaling the Maus and E-100 in pure survivability, with a massive 130mm naval gun. Nigh impenetrable from the front, even with all but the highest penetration HEAT rounds and ATGMs, this behemoth is more than capable of standing its ground at 8.3 when played correctly.
As with previous IS tanks, the IS-7 should be played at close to medium ranges, as the monstrous short-range power of the gun falls off with range. Unlike previous models, the IS-7 has far fewer issues with flankers, as the majority of its side armour is leagues ahead of what the earlier machines had. The frontal armour is impossible for almost any kinetic round to penetrate, and with very few weak spots it can be frustrating to deal with. The weapon has a fantastic assisted loader, allowing the 130 mm rounds to be loaded in as little as 10 seconds. This newly upsized C-70 cannon (exclusive to the IS-7) only has APCBC and HE rounds, but with 35mm additional penetration on the BR-482B over the top-tier ammunition from the previous D-25T gun (taking it to a total of 265 mm at 10 meters), an experienced IS driver will be able to deal with the vast majority of enemy vehicles they come up against.
The IS-7's extremely thick and well-sloped armour means that the player can comfortably engage multiple threats at once without fear of being penetrated through the sides of his/her turret. With heightened awareness and a good sense of targeting priority, a well-rounded IS-7 player can swiftly clear out entire enemy squads with ease.
Combat SPAA: This may sound absurd, but IS-7 can easily be doomed by SPAA. SPAA can easily use some cover to attack it's exposed track with cannons, making moving IS-7 topple over, then destroy second track, to immobilize it. Even if IS-7 fires back at it, APHE is going to over penetrate, if it's armour is less than 15mm. After that, someone can be called in to make a clean side shot (about 170 mm penetration required for sides). In case if SPAA is combat-capable and has APDS shells with 110 mm of penetration, it can try to get behind the turret, while breaking every MG with autocannons, to execute it personally. If IS-7 is aware of your intentions and keeps tracking SPAA with the turret, just set vehicle on fire by damaging the engine, the foe will have to extinguish the fire eventually, or face consequences.
Shots to the back of the turret will set off the ammo rack as that is where the first rack of shells that is loaded to the gun is
Lack of stabiliser can be an issue in uptiers
The development of this advanced Soviet heavy tank began in early 1945. Several outstanding scientific groups got involved with the work at once, and the new vehicle was supposed to combine all the latest developments and a great deal of military experience in the design of heavy tanks. After creating several prototypes and experimenting with the engine, armament, and suspension, a steel giant was born and christened Object 260, with the letter designation IS-7. Weighing 68 tons, the heavy tank was equipped with a naval diesel engine that took the monster up to a fantastic 60 km/h. The tank was armed with a powerful 130 mm rifled cannon with mechanized first-order ammo racks and an amazing eight machine guns: two high-calibre 14.5 mm KPVs (one twinned with the cannon and the other an anti-air gun) and six 7.62 mm RP-46 machine guns The armor of the IS-7 is its main feature with high protection value, along with a range of advanced technological solutions, some of which were successfully used on more modern tanks.
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WNBR London
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Date: Saturday 8 June 2019
Time: 14:30 assembly, for 14:45 departure
Location: Grant Road
We will meet on Grant Road, just outside Clapham Junction railway station, in the pedestrian area next to The Church of the Nazarene. The nearest post code is SW11 2NU. Gather at 14:30 for 14:45 departure. Please behave responsibly as this is a residential neighbourhood.
The Clapham Junction start as seen from Platform 1
The nearest exit from the station is via the underpass, near to platform 1. There are lifts from every platform to the overbridge, and from platform 1/2 to the underpass. So, if you don’t want to carry your bike downstairs from a different platform, you can use 3 lifts:
From your platform to the overbridge.
From the overbridge to the end of platform 1.
From the middle of platform 1 to the underpass.
After you go through the ticket barrier, turn left. There is a ramp behind the door, giving you step-free access to the road outside. The meeting place is in the square almost opposite.
It’s gonna be BIG this year. Tickets are for a donation or free if you really can’t afford it – coz we want you to come celebrate with us!
See Eventbrite for info:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wnbrlondon-2019-afterparty-tickets-61146421593
Return Ride
We will lead an optional return ride to Clapham Junction.
Details of how where to meet to join this will be announced at the start of the ride.
Feeder Ride
There is an optional feeder ride from Kew Bridge which will provide a long and scenic ride into town, criss crossing the Thames before joining with the Clapham Junction riders. 13:30 assembly, 13:45 departure. The assembly point will be at the North end of the bridge by the steps leading to the Strand on the Green, opposite the Strand Cafe. North end of Kew Bridge, W4 3NQ.
Link to Kew start page
14:30 Assemble for a ride briefing. Please keep your clothes on at this point, but you can use the time to decorate your bike, e.g. by attaching flags or signs.
14:45 Undress and depart.
15:00 Make a brief stop in Battersea Park (Carriage Drive North). If you want to wait for us there, that’s fine, but please don’t block the road or get undressed until we arrive.
16.30 Break (approx)
17:30 Finish at Wellington Arch. (approx)
There will not be any full body painting facilities at Clapham Junction. If you want to use body paint, please do it at home and then put your clothes on over the top.
If you come by train, you may want to use the toilets on your train (free of charge). There are also toilets inside the station (20p charge), in the underpass and on the overbridge by platform 17.
Click here to donate via PayPal.
It's got to be worth a fiver or more!
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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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Overview of Matthew
L. Jesus’ Great Prophecy About the Sign of His Presence (24:1–25:46)
Question about the sign of Jesus’ presence (24:1-3)
Features of composite sign and the great tribulation (24:4-22)
Dangers of being misled by false Christs (24:23-28)
The coming of the Son of man (24:29-31)
Illustration of the fig tree (24:32, 33)
This generation will not pass away (24:34, 35)
Day and hour unknown by man and angels; Jesus’ presence like the days of Noah (24:36-39)
Keep on the watch (24:40-44)
The faithful and discreet slave and characteristics of an evil slave (24:45-51)
Illustration of the ten virgins (25:1-13)
Illustration of the talents (25:14-30)
Illustration of the sheep and the goats (25:31-46)
Jesus—The Way, p. 255
jy 255; gt 110; w90 3/1 25
w74 681; pm 318
Truly: See study note on Mt 5:18.
by no means will a stone be left here upon a stone: Jesus’ prophecy was remarkably fulfilled in 70 C.E. when the Romans demolished Jerusalem and its temple. Apart from a few sections of the wall, the city was completely leveled.
Stones From the Temple Mount
Marginal References
+Lu 19:44
it-2 48, 1080; w88 10/1 3
w77 604; w74 428-429; w74 681; ad 823, 915, 932, 1586; kj 210; w68 743; w64 553; w62 233; pa 155; sr55 95; w54 439; w37 275
Mount of Olives: Located E of Jerusalem and separated from the city by the Kidron Valley. From this vantage point, Jesus and his disciples “Peter, James, John, and Andrew” (Mr 13:3, 4) could view the city and its temple.
presence: The Greek word pa·rou·siʹa (in many translations rendered “coming”) literally means “being alongside.” It refers to a presence covering a period of time rather than simply a coming or an arrival. This meaning of pa·rou·siʹa is indicated at Mt 24:37-39, where “the days of Noah . . . before the Flood” are compared to “the presence of the Son of man.” At Php 2:12, Paul used this Greek word to describe his “presence” in contrast to his “absence.”
conclusion: Rendered from the Greek word syn·teʹlei·a, meaning “joint end; combination end; ending together.” (Mt 13:39, 40, 49; 28:20; Heb 9:26) This refers to a time period during which a combination of events would lead to the complete “end” mentioned at Mt 24:6, 14, where a different Greek word, teʹlos, is used.—See study notes on Mt 24:6, 14 and Glossary, “Conclusion of the system of things.”
the system of things: Or “the age.” Here the Greek word ai·onʹ refers to the current state of affairs or features that distinguish a certain period of time, epoch, or age.—See Glossary, “System(s) of things.”
Mount of Olives
+Mt 13:39; 28:20
+Ac 1:12
+Mt 24:27, 37-39
New World Translation, pp. 1695-1696, 1707-1708
The Watchtower,
2/15/2008, pp. 21-22
it-2 676-679, 941-942, 1056; jy 257; nwt 1695-1696, 1707-1708; w08 2/15 21-22; w99 5/1 8-9; w97 4/1 5-6; w96 8/15 9-14; kl 98; w94 2/15 8-13, 16-21; w93 5/1 10-11; g93 3/22 6; g93 5/8 26-27; gt 111; w90 3/15 8; sh 353; gm 135; pe 148-149; w88 10/15 4; tp 36, 75-76; g86 12/8 4-7
w85 2/1 13-18; w85 10/1 9-10; int 1147-1149; w84 4/15 3; Rbi8 1576-1577; g84 10/22 5; w83 5/15 22; w83 6/1 3; w83 8/1 23-25; uw 178; ku 9; w81 8/1 22; w81 11/15 4; w81 12/1 5-7; kc 106-107; w80 10/1 17, 21-22, 25-26; w80 10/15 31; w80 12/1 5; hp 141-142; g80 6/8 8; w79 6/15 23; w78 1/15 8-9; w78 3/1 28; w77 394; g77 11/22 27; gh 146-147; w75 272-273; w75 621, 633; w75 686; sl 19-20; ml 26-27; w74 50; w74 399-400; w74 717; po 172; ka 167-169, 205-206; g73 7/22 5; ad 199, 372, 441, 478, 562, 1335-1336, 1430, 1501, 1567-1568; kj 210; w70 42, 49-50, 715; w68 746; w67 166; im 315, 333; g65 10/8 16; w64 47, 575, 677, 704; g64 11/22 27; w63 501; g63 6/22 27; w62 131; g62 5/8 5; w61 205, 626; w59 8; w55 622; w54 632, 710; gn54 20; w53 644; nh 246; w52 275; lg 249; w51 334; el 215; w49 196, 325; ni 13; w42 9, 175; w40 269; w33 68
+Col 2:8; 2Th 2:3
ka 296-297, 320; w70 42-43; w61 626; w57 614; nh 188
the Christ: Greek, ho Khri·stosʹ. The title “the Christ” is equivalent to “the Messiah” (from Hebrew ma·shiʹach), both meaning “Anointed One.” Jewish historian Josephus indicates that in the first century C.E., some who claimed to be prophets or liberators arose, promising relief from Roman oppression. These may have been viewed by their followers as political Messiahs.
+Mt 24:24
it-2 388-389
w75 273; w74 682; ka 296-297, 320; ad 1147; w70 42-43; w61 626; w57 614; nh 188
end: Or “complete end.” The Greek word used here (teʹlos) is different from the Greek word rendered “conclusion” (syn·teʹlei·a) at Mt 24:3.—See study note on Mt 24:3 and Glossary, “Conclusion of the system of things.”
+Mr 13:7; Lu 21:9
w85 2/1 14-15; w83 4/1 4; w80 10/1 22, 25, 28; w75 274; w75 388; ka 296-297; w71 406; w70 43-44; is 123; ev 161; g66 10/8 17; w61 626; pa 179; nh 246; w49 332
nation: The Greek word eʹthnos has a broad meaning and can refer to people living within certain political or geographical boundaries, such as a country, but can also refer to an ethnic group.—See study note on Mt 24:14.
rise: Or “be stirred up; be roused up.” Here the Greek word conveys the idea “to move against in hostility” and could also be rendered “rise up in arms” or “go to war.”
+Mr 13:8; Lu 21:10, 11
+Re 6:4
+Ac 11:28; Re 6:5, 6, 8
Teach Us, pp. 95-96
Bible Teach, pp. 88-89
Awake!,
10/2012, pp. 26-27
3/22/2002, p. 9
10/1/2008, pp. 6-7
9/15/2006, pp. 4-5
Does God Care, pp. 19-20
Isaiah’s Prophecy I, pp. 201-202
it-1 670, 810; bhs 95-96; bh 88-89; g 10/12 26-27; w08 10/1 6-7; w06 9/15 4-5; w05 10/1 4-5; g02 3/22 9; dg 19-20; ip-1 201-202; w98 9/15 7; w97 4/1 6-7; kl 99-100, 102-103; g95 4/22 7-8; w93 3/1 4-5; w93 12/1 3-4; w92 5/1 6-7; gm 136-142; rs 234-236; w88 10/15 3; g88 4/8 5-9; w87 1/15 21-22; w86 5/15 5; tp 14-15; Lmn 24-25
w85 2/1 14-15; w84 5/1 5; g84 10/22 5-7; w83 4/1 4; w83 4/15 4-6; w83 5/15 4-7; w82 5/15 14-15; g82 7/8 16; tr 86-87; g81 1/8 11; g81 5/8 8-9; w80 10/15 10; hp 148; g80 2/8 23; g80 10/8 20-21; w79 6/15 11; w79 8/1 4; w78 1/15 10; gh 148; w75 274; w75 388; g75 10/8 13; w74 72-74; w74 195-196; w74 243; w74 682; g74 3/8 8; g74 5/8 18-19; g73 6/22 12; w72 339; g72 10/8 15-16; w71 69; w71 406; ad 478, 566, 597; g71 10/8 16; w70 43-45; w70 269-270; g70 8/22 15; w69 69; is 123-124, 127; g68 10/8 8-9; g66 10/8 17; w65 294; im 321; w63 671; bf 503; w62 131; g62 3/8 11; w61 627; g61 2/22 6; w60 672; g60 12/22 15; w59 37, 335; mn 23-24; pa 179; w57 612; nh 248; w51 203; g51 5/8 7; el 208; g47 5/22 3; g47 9/8 6; g46 11/22 18; ni 16; tf 290; g43 11/10 18
pangs of distress: The Greek word literally refers to the intense pain experienced during childbirth. While it is used here to refer to distress, pain, and suffering in a general sense, it may suggest that like birth pains the foretold troubles and suffering will increase in frequency, intensity, and duration in the time period before the great tribulation mentioned at Mt 24:21.
1/15/2005, p. 17
w05 1/15 17; dg 19-20; w93 3/1 5; gm 136, 138-142; w87 1/15 22; tp 80
g85 3/8 3-5; w83 4/1 4-6; w82 5/1 15; kc 111-113; tr 87; w80 10/1 25; w80 10/15 31; w79 8/1 4; w78 1/15 10; g75 10/8 13; w74 682; ka 297; ad 432; g71 3/8 4; g71 10/8 16-17; w70 45; w69 69; ev 163; w65 294, 626; gn 20; gv 27; w62 131; w61 627; pa 180; w56 755; nh 248; na46 23; g45 3/28 16; ni 16; tf 290; w39 165; w33 70, 141
on account of my name: In the Bible, the term “name” at times stands for the person who bears the name, his reputation, and all that he represents. (See study note on Mt 6:9.) In the case of Jesus’ name, it also stands for the authority and position that his Father has given him. (Mt 28:18; Php 2:9, 10; Heb 1:3, 4) Jesus here explains that people would hate his followers because of what his name represents, that is, his position as God’s appointed Ruler, the King of kings, the one to whom all people should bow in submission in order to gain life.—See study note on Joh 15:21.
+Mt 10:17, 22; Joh 15:21; Ac 9:15, 16; 2Ti 3:12
+Joh 15:20; Ac 11:19; Re 2:10
+Joh 16:2; Ac 7:59; 12:1, 2; Re 6:11
3/1/2002, p. 14
it-2 61; re 40; w02 3/1 14; w98 12/1 5; w96 7/15 30; km 2/94 3-4; jv 642, 675-676; rs 238
w83 1/15 31; g80 2/8 23; w78 10/1 8; go 169-170; hs 141-142; w74 202; w74 682; po 178; w73 398; w73 657; w73 748-749; ka 297-298, 306-307; g73 3/8 25; w72 143, 340; ad 199, 924, 1394; w70 276; w68 696; w67 103; w66 559, 625; kd 27; g66 10/8 31; im 326; w64 653, 745; bf 503; w62 621; tc 23; w61 586, 629; ns 370; g61 9/8 14; w60 92; w59 37; yw 289; w53 276; nh 251; w47 355; w46 37; na46 36; g45 3/28 16; ni 22; w43 84; tf 290; fl43 29; w42 215; w41 221, 297; ci 249; w40 6, 270, 374; w39 324; w35 60; w34 316; v-3 121
will be stumbled: In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the Greek word skan·da·liʹzo refers to stumbling in a figurative sense, which may include falling into sin or causing someone to fall into sin. As the term is used in the Bible, the sin may involve breaking one of God’s laws on morals or losing faith or accepting false teachings. In this context, the term could also be rendered “will be led into sin; will fall away from the faith.” The Greek word can also be used in the sense of “to take offense.”—See study notes on Mt 13:57; 18:7.
2016 Yearbook, pp. 2-3
yb16 2; g 10/12 27-28
w66 559; yb63 312; nh 251; w46 37; g45 3/28 17; w43 84; w41 221; w40 270; w35 60, 372; v-2 247; v-3 121
+Mt 7:15; 1Ti 4:1; 2Pe 2:1
gm 146; rs 237
g81 12/8 14-15; g80 9/8 18; w74 100-101; w74 244; g66 4/8 8; w61 629; nh 251, 288
lawlessness: The Greek word rendered “lawlessness” includes the idea of violation of and contempt for laws, people acting as if there were no laws. As used in the Bible, it suggests disregard for God’s laws.—Mt 7:23; 2Co 6:14; 2Th 2:3-7; 1Jo 3:4.
the greater number: Referring not just to “many” in a general sense as some Bibles render this but to “the majority” of those who have been influenced by “false prophets” and “lawlessness,” as mentioned at Mt 24:11, 12.
+2Ti 3:1-3
The Watchtower (Study),
5/2017, pp. 17-18
it-2 279; w17.05 17-18; yb16 2; g98 10/22 3-4; g95 4/22 8; w92 10/15 32; w90 6/15 4; gm 144-146; rs 237; w88 10/15 5; tp 17-19, 81-82
w84 10/1 31; w84 12/15 30; w83 6/1 3, 7; w81 1/15 11; tr 89; g81 1/8 11; g81 5/8 10; w80 10/15 10; g80 2/8 23; w79 7/15 13; g79 10/22 27; w77 395; w75 37; w75 635; g75 11/22 15; w74 99-101; w74 244; w74 444; w74 682; w74 717-718; w73 691; g73 3/22 5; g73 4/22 13; w72 340; g72 10/8 16; w71 406; g71 5/8 6; w70 269-271; w69 70, 363; is 131-132; g68 1/8 18; g68 7/22 20; g68 10/8 9; w67 199, 361, 735; ev 166; g67 2/22 9; km 9/67 4, 6; g66 10/8 30; g66 10/22 29; g66 11/8 4; w65 202, 204; g65 10/8 20, 23; g65 11/8 16; w64 339, 585; g64 4/8 11; g64 8/22 16; w61 629; w59 335; mn 24; pa 184; g54 9/8 6; nh 251; w40 270; w35 372; v-2 247; v-3 121
has endured: Or “endures.” The Greek verb rendered “to endure” (hy·po·meʹno) literally means “to remain (stay) under.” It is often used in the sense of “remaining instead of fleeing; standing one’s ground; persevering; remaining steadfast.” (Mt 10:22; Ro 12:12; Heb 10:32; Jas 5:11) In this context, it refers to maintaining a course of action as Christ’s disciples despite opposition and trials.—Mt 24:9-12.
end: See study notes on Mt 24:6, 14.
+Mt 10:22; Heb 10:36; Re 2:10
it-1 724; w93 9/15 9, 14; w91 11/1 9-10; w90 1/1 19
w83 8/1 25-26; w82 12/1 17, 22; w82 12/15 26; w80 3/15 18; yy 91; w75 332; w74 55-56; w73 40; w65 586; w63 15; bf 503; yb63 20; w61 250; w56 752; nh 253; w48 105; w47 212; na46 36; w42 215; w40 6, 375
this good news: The Greek word eu·ag·geʹli·on is derived from the words eu, meaning “good; well” and ag·gelʹlos, “one who brings news; one who proclaims (announces).” (See Glossary.) It is rendered “gospel” in some English Bibles. The related expression rendered “evangelizer” (Greek, eu·ag·ge·li·stesʹ) means “a proclaimer of good news.”—Ac 21:8; Eph 4:11, ftn.; 2Ti 4:5, ftn.
the Kingdom: That is, God’s Kingdom. Throughout the Christian Greek Scriptures, the “good news” (see preceding study note on this good news in this verse) is closely linked with God’s Kingdom, the theme of Jesus’ preaching and teaching work.—See study notes on Mt 3:2; 4:23; Lu 4:43.
preached: Or “publicly proclaimed.”—See study note on Mt 3:1.
all the inhabited earth . . . all the nations: Both expressions emphasize the scope of the preaching work. In a broad sense, the Greek word for “inhabited earth” (oi·kou·meʹne) refers to the earth as the dwelling place of mankind. (Lu 4:5; Ac 17:31; Ro 10:18; Re 12:9; 16:14) In the first century, this term was also used in reference to the vast Roman Empire, where the Jews had been dispersed. (Lu 2:1; Ac 24:5) In its general sense, the Greek word for “nation” (eʹthnos) refers to a group of people who are more or less related to one another by blood and who have a common language. Such a national or ethnic group often occupies a defined geographic territory.
for a witness: Or “for a testimony,” that is, an assurance that all the nations would hear the good news. The Greek word mar·tyʹri·on (witness; testimony) and related Greek words often refer to a recounting of the facts and events related to a subject. (See study note on Ac 1:8.) In this case, Jesus says that there would be a worldwide testimony of what God’s Kingdom would accomplish and a recounting of events related to that Kingdom. Jesus indicates that the global Kingdom-preaching work itself would be an important feature of “the sign of [his] presence.” (Mt 24:3) The fact that all the nations would receive this witness does not mean that all the nations would convert to true Christianity—only that they would hear the testimony.
end: Or “complete end; final end.”—See study notes on Mt 24:3, 6.
+Mt 9:35; 28:19, 20; 1Co 9:16; Col 1:23; 1Pe 1:12; Re 14:6
5/2016, pp. 8-12
5/1/2015, pp. 3, 7
3/1/2012, p. 8
3/1/2011, pp. 3, 4-6, 7-9
2/1/2006, pp. 22-26
Teach Us, pp. 99-100
God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 60-61, 67, 92-95
Ministry School, pp. 279-281
it-1 771, 1089; it-2 673; w16.05 8-12; w15 5/1 3, 7; w15 7/15 6; bhs 99-100; bh 92, 94; kr 60-61, 67, 92, 95; w13 4/15 22-26; w12 3/1 8; w11 3/1 3-9; w09 3/15 16-18; w09 5/1 16; w08 5/15 12-13; w06 2/1 22-26; w06 5/1 27; w06 9/15 6; w05 7/1 24-25; be 279-281; w99 8/15 19-24; w97 4/1 8; w95 9/1 17-18; w94 2/15 10; w94 8/15 16-21; jv 556; w92 6/15 14; w92 9/15 20-21; w89 1/1 11; w89 9/1 13-14, 19-20; gm 147-148; rs 238, 327; w88 1/1 21-29; w88 7/15 10-11; g88 4/8 12; tp 82-83, 170; ws 115
w85 2/1 14, 18; w85 8/1 10-15; w84 7/15 15; w84 8/15 13; su 143; w83 1/1 8, 12; w83 5/15 25-26; w83 8/1 26-27; w82 1/1 30; w82 3/15 18; w82 5/1 12; w82 12/15 24-25; w81 3/15 26; w81 8/1 22; w81 11/15 20; tr 93; w80 8/15 25-26, 31; w80 10/1 26, 28-29; g80 2/8 24; w79 1/15 13; w79 7/15 14; w78 1/15 10; w78 3/1 29; w78 10/1 6; w78 11/1 16; w78 12/15 24; w77 281; go 66-67, 148-150, 153-154, 162, 164-165, 169; gh 146-147, 149; hs 144-145; sl 343, 371; w74 4; w74 37; w74 183; w74 332; w74 558; w74 682; po 174; w73 40; w73 658; w73 681-683; ka 227, 288-289, 297-298; g73 4/8 17; g73 7/22 6; w72 656, 728; or 4; pm 139-140; g72 10/8 16; w71 69; w71 302, 308; w71 401; w71 466; ad 476, 754, 1030, 1333, 1430, 1501; kj 62, 181, 301, 317; w70 45; w70 174-175, 273, 462; w70 715-716; g70 3/8 15; w69 72, 244, 687, 753, 755; w68 10, 31, 656; g68 10/8 12; w67 103, 687, 754, 756; w66 215; w65 576; gn 22; w64 242, 480, 632, 679, 745; pw 28; w63 71, 588, 621; bf 462-464, 515; wg 20; w62 103, 132, 239, 633, 721; g62 7/8 7; w61 50, 136, 238, 594, 617, 630; ns 322, 367; nu 14; g61 4/22 19; w60 38; sw 21; w58 699; pa 185; w57 569, 700; hn 28; w56 752; w55 621, 626; w54 633; gn54 23; w53 276; bi4 9; nh 253; na46 29; w45 298; dr 23; w44 260, 307; rw 58; w41 158; w40 300; w33 68; g33 1/18 255; w31 357; w30 373; g30 4/30 505-509
the disgusting thing that causes desolation: Daniel foretold that “disgusting things” would be associated with desolation. (Da 9:27) Jesus here indicates that “the disgusting thing that causes desolation” had not yet appeared; it was to come in the future. And 33 years after Jesus’ death, Christians witnessed the initial fulfillment of this prophecy when they did catch sight of a disgusting thing standing in a holy place. The parallel account at Lu 21:20 reads: “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by encamped armies, then know that the desolating of her has drawn near.” In 66 C.E., pagan Roman armies surrounded “the holy city,” Jerusalem, a place that the Jews viewed as holy and that was the center of the Jewish revolt against Rome. (Mt 4:5; 27:53) Discerning Christians, who recognized that the Roman army with its idolatrous banners was “the disgusting thing,” took it as the final signal to “begin fleeing to the mountains.” (Mt 24:15, 16; Lu 19:43, 44; 21:20-22) After the Christians fled, the Romans desolated both the city and the nation. Jerusalem was destroyed in the year 70 C.E., and the last Jewish stronghold, Masada, fell to the Romans in 73 C.E. (Compare Da 9:25-27.) The detailed initial fulfillment of this prophecy provides a solid basis for trusting that the greater fulfillment will also take place, culminating with Jesus’ “coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Mt 24:30) Many ignore Jesus’ statement that Daniel’s prophecy would be fulfilled after Jesus’ day, and they follow Jewish tradition in applying the expression “the disgusting thing that causes desolation” to an event in 168 B.C.E. when Syrian King Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) profaned Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem. Antiochus attempted to stamp out the worship of Jehovah, even building an altar over the great altar of Jehovah and sacrificing pigs as an offering to the pagan god Zeus of Olympus. (See study note on Joh 10:22.) The apocryphal book of 1 Maccabees (1:54) uses an expression similar to the one found in the book of Daniel (associating disgusting things with desolation) and applies it to the event in 168 B.C.E. However, Jewish tradition and the account in 1 Maccabees are human interpretations, not inspired revelations. Certainly, Antiochus provoked feelings of disgust by desecrating the temple, but his attack did not result in the desolation of Jerusalem, the temple, or the Jewish nation.
holy place: Referring in the initial fulfillment of this prophecy to Jerusalem with its temple.—See study note on Mt 4:5.
(let the reader use discernment): Readers should always use discernment when studying God’s Word, but there is apparently a special need to be alert to the application of this portion of Daniel’s prophecy. Jesus was cautioning his hearers that the fulfillment of this prophecy was not in the past but was yet future.—See the study note on the disgusting thing that causes desolation in this verse.
+Da 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
5/15/2009, pp. 9, 13
4/1/2007, pp. 9-10
it-1 635; jy 258; w13 7/15 4-5; w12 4/15 25-26; w09 5/15 9, 13; w07 4/1 9-10; w99 5/1 14-18; w99 8/15 29; w96 6/1 14-19; w96 8/15 16-17; w94 2/15 10-11; gt 111; w90 3/15 8-9; w86 10/1 4-5
w85 10/1 10-12; w84 4/1 17-18; w84 9/15 15; uw 180; w82 5/15 15-16; w82 9/15 12-22; w82 11/15 3-6; w82 12/15 30; kc 107; w80 10/1 22-23; w79 2/1 25; w79 9/1 23; w77 44-45; go 148-150, 152; w75 741; sl 19-20; ml 21-22; w74 682-683; w74 717; ka 298-302; w71 31; w71 718, 723-724; ad 22, 95, 415, 417, 454-455, 979, 1346, 1375, 1475, 1501; kj 257, 351; w70 45-47, 602, 717-719; w70 721-722; w63 54; bf 240; w62 390; g62 10/8 23; w61 630; w60 47, 217, 448; w59 598; yw 210, 318; w54 438; w53 559; nh 269; w48 26; w47 236; w46 367; na46 24; w45 107; dr 25; w42 174-175; w41 307; w39 54; w37 136; ar 45; g35 11/20 113; w34 357; g34 8/1 698; w31 245; v-1 80
Judea: That is, the Roman province of Judea.
to the mountains: According to fourth-century historian Eusebius, Christians in Judea and Jerusalem fled across the Jordan River to Pella, a city in a mountainous region of the Decapolis.
+Lu 21:21-23
it-1 635; it-2 134; w15 7/15 16; w12 4/15 25-26; w09 5/15 9, 13; w07 4/1 9-10; w99 5/1 18-19; w96 6/1 14-19; w96 8/15 16-17
w85 10/1 12-13; w82 9/15 13-14, 21-22; w82 11/15 3-4, 6-7; w80 10/1 22-23; w79 2/1 25; w79 9/1 23; w75 741; ml 21-22; w74 683; ka 298-299; ad 455, 979, 1122, 1186; kj 351; w70 45-46; w70 725-726; is 118; li 312-313; w63 361; w55 434; w54 438, 445, 464; w53 559; nh 269; na46 24; dr 25; w42 153; w40 331; w39 54; ar 45; wh 35; g35 11/6 85; ri 30; g34 5/23 515
on the housetop: The roofs of houses were flat and were used for many purposes, including storage (Jos 2:6), rest (2Sa 11:2), sleep (1Sa 9:26), and festivals for worship (Ne 8:16-18). That is why a parapet was required. (De 22:8) Generally, an external stairway or ladder allowed a householder to leave the rooftop without having to enter the house, which emphasizes the urgency of Jesus’ warning to flee.
12/15/2006, pp. 17-18
it-1 1155; w13 4/1 10; w12 4/15 26; w06 12/15 17-18; w99 5/1 14, 19; w96 6/1 16
w75 340; ka 298-299; ad 800; kj 351; w70 45-46; nh 269; w42 153; g35 11/20 113; jh 358; ri 56
w12 4/15 26; w06 12/15 17-18; w99 5/1 14, 19; w96 6/1 16
w75 340; ka 298-299; ad 467; kj 351; w70 46; nh 269; g35 11/20 113
+Lu 23:28, 29
it-2 675; w99 5/1 14, 19; w96 6/1 16; w89 8/1 29; w88 3/1 21
w75 158; ka 298-299; w72 108-109; ad 1334; kj 351; w70 46; w63 639; nh 269; w46 283; w42 38; w40 374; jh 358; ri 59
in wintertime: Heavy rains, flooding, and cold weather during this season would make it difficult to travel and difficult to find food and shelter.—Ezr 10:9, 13.
on the Sabbath day: In territories like Judea, restrictions associated with Sabbath law would make it difficult for a person to journey great distances and to carry loads; also, city gates remained closed during the Sabbath day.—See Ac 1:12 and App. B12.
Teacher, pp. 248-249
lr 248-249; w99 5/1 14, 19; w96 6/1 16; w86 4/15 19
ka 298-299; ad 223, 922, 969, 1651; kj 351; w70 46; w61 679; w58 311; w55 241; w53 559; nh 269; w52 51, 740; w51 333, 336; g48 8/8 25; w46 283; w42 203; w41 364; s 28; g35 11/20 113; jh 358
+Re 7:14
+Da 12:1
it-2 1127-1128; w09 3/15 18-19; w08 5/15 15-16; w96 6/1 16; w95 2/15 13-14; w94 2/15 10-11
w83 8/1 24, 27; w83 10/1 14, 16-17; w82 5/15 15-16; w82 7/1 15; w82 9/15 14-15; w82 11/15 3-4, 7; w81 2/1 18; w81 11/15 18-19; kc 108; w80 8/15 19-20; w80 10/1 25, 28; w80 10/15 11-16; w80 12/1 5; w79 2/15 31; w78 8/1 20; w78 8/15 31; w77 41-43; gh 147; w75 272-273; sl 355; ml 25; w74 400; w74 683; po 174, 181-182; w73 293; ka 299, 304-305, 316-318, 398-399; g73 4/22 18; w72 629, 637, 660; dn 25; ad 95, 242, 597, 1615-1616, 1672; kj 112, 146, 161, 257, 269, 281, 351, 359; w70 46-53, 55, 286, 717; fm 200; w68 748-749; km 1/68 4-5; li 353, 355; w64 50, 240, 628, 768; pw 19; bf 521, 572, 630; g63 6/22 28; w62 163, 623; tc 26; g62 10/8 23; w61 236, 631, 671; w55 434; sr55 341; nh 330; w49 333; w48 362; na46 24; dr 25; w44 261; w43 328, 339; w42 175, 186; w41 120, 219; w40 260; w39 110; s 22; w36 253, 281, 297; ch 318; w35 246; wh 35; jh 19; w33 67
+Mr 13:20
God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 223-226
it-2 47-48; w15 7/15 16; kr 223, 226; w13 7/15 5; w10 9/15 28; w99 5/1 10; w97 2/15 29; w96 8/15 15-20; w96 12/15 30; w95 2/15 13-14; w92 5/1 17; w89 9/1 19
w83 8/1 27; w83 10/1 14, 16-17; w82 7/1 15; w82 9/15 14-15; w82 11/15 3-4; w80 10/1 25; g80 8/8 19; sl 355; ml 25; w74 171-172; w74 683; w74 749; po 181-182; ka 299, 318-319; w72 629; dn 25; ad 242, 915; kj 146, 257, 269, 281, 351; w70 46-48, 50-53, 55-56, 627, 725; sv 24; w68 144, 748-749; km 1/68 4; li 353, 360; w65 415, 486; w64 240, 768; bf 521, 630; w62 623; tc 26; w61 236, 527, 631, 672; w58 311; w56 440; w53 689; nh 264; g50 10/22 26; w49 163, 333; w48 362; w46 377; dr 25; w44 261; w43 328, 339; w42 198; w41 219, 363; w40 262; w39 69, 111; w36 253; w35 246, 334; vn 59; w33 70; g33 12/6 156
+Mr 13:21-23
+Mt 24:5
w94 2/15 11
w81 12/1 5; w75 275; w74 749-750; ka 320-321; nh 288; w48 133
false Christs: Or “false Messiahs.” The Greek word pseu·doʹkhri·stos occurs only here and in the parallel account at Mr 13:22. It refers to anyone who wrongly assumes the role of the Christ, or the Messiah (lit., “Anointed One”).—See study note on Mt 24:5.
+Mt 7:15; 2Pe 2:1
+Mt 7:22, 23; 2Th 2:9
w80 7/15 21; w75 275; w74 749-750; ka 320, 322; w72 87-88; ad 84, 315, 599, 1322; nh 288; w48 133; w43 3; w30 70
Look!: See study note on Mt 1:20.
w74 749-750; ka 320
w93 5/1 12
w74 750; ka 320-321; ad 1656; w49 218
presence: See study note on Mt 24:3.
Son of man: See study note on Mt 8:20.
it-2 255; w93 5/1 12
w75 275; w74 750; ka 320-321; ad 1068, 1336; g63 6/22 27; g62 5/8 8; nh 258; w50 239; el 222; w49 217-218; w40 253; g34 3/14 381-382
it-1 664; gt 111; w90 4/1 24; w88 10/15 4, 6-7
w74 750; ka 320, 322; ad 474; w67 408; w55 158; nh 258; el 232; w49 230
+Mr 13:24, 25; Lu 21:25, 26
+Joe 2:31
God’s Kingdom Rules!, p. 226
“All Scripture,” pp. 147-148
it-1 1062-1063; it-2 1127; jy 258; kr 226; w99 5/1 12-13; w97 4/1 15; w95 10/15 23-24; kl 106; w94 2/15 17-20; w94 4/15 10; gt 111; w90 4/1 24; si 148
w83 3/1 27; w75 276; w74 750; ka 322-326; ad 733, 1068, 1346, 1552, 1559, 1616; w70 726; im 334; g63 6/22 27; w62 224; w61 631; w60 218; w58 549; yw 319; nh 258; w51 408; w48 25; w46 217; tf 291, 293
the sign of the Son of man: This sign is not the same as “the sign of [Jesus’] presence” mentioned at Mt 24:3. The sign mentioned here is connected with the “coming” of the Son of man as Judge to pronounce and execute judgment during the great tribulation.—See study note on coming in this verse.
beat themselves in grief: Or “mourn.” A person repeatedly beat his hands against his chest to express extreme grief or feelings of guilt and remorse.—Isa 32:12; Na 2:7; Lu 23:48.
see: The Greek verb rendered “see” can literally mean to “see an object; look at; behold,” but it can also be used metaphorically, of mental sight, meaning “to discern; perceive.”—Eph 1:18.
coming: The first of eight references in Matthew chapters 24 and 25 to Jesus’ coming. (Mt 24:42, 44, 46; 25:10, 19, 27, 31) In each of these occurrences, a form of the Greek verb erʹkho·mai, “to come,” is used. The term is here used in the sense of turning one’s attention to mankind, particularly to Jesus’ coming as Judge to pronounce and execute judgment during the great tribulation.
the clouds of heaven: Clouds tend to obstruct vision rather than facilitate it, but observers can “see” with eyes of understanding.—Ac 1:9.
Or possibly, “with great power and glory.”
+Mt 16:27; 26:64; Mr 14:62
+Da 7:13
“All Scripture,” p. 142
it-1 484; it-2 942, 1003; kr 226; re 19-20; w99 5/1 12-13; w97 4/1 15; w95 10/15 21-24, 26; w94 2/15 20-21; w93 5/1 22; gt 111; w90 4/1 24; si 142; rs 341; w86 10/15 6
w84 12/1 16, 19; w81 12/1 8; bw 169; go 153-155; w75 272-273; w75 742; w74 748, 751; ka 327-328; g73 7/22 6; ad 96, 360, 923, 1501, 1531, 1614; w70 54; g67 12/8 28; w66 37, 40; im 333-334; w63 126; g63 6/22 27; g62 5/8 7; w60 763; w55 623; w54 374; w53 120; nh 258; w51 599; w49 216, 232; tf 293; w33 314; w32 45
the four winds: An idiom referring to the four directions of the compass—E, W, N, and S—thus indicating “all directions; everywhere.”—Jer 49:36; Eze 37:9; Da 8:8.
+De 30:4
1/2016, p. 26
w16.01 26; w15 7/15 18-19; kr 227-228; w13 7/15 5; w95 10/15 24; w94 2/15 21
w85 2/1 16-17; w84 7/15 16; w84 9/15 14; uw 181; w80 2/15 16; go 153-155; hs 159-160; sl 201; w74 697-698; w74 751; ka 328-329; ad 1233, 1335; w70 54, 185-186, 726-727; w65 710; im 337; w64 109; w63 588; w61 166; w60 606; w58 177; pa 189; w56 694; sr55 142; w53 120; nh 258, 267; w51 407; w49 216; w48 25; w46 252; tf 305; w34 299; w30 183, 263
illustration: Or “parable; lesson.”—See study note on Mt 13:3.
+Mr 13:28-31; Lu 21:29-33
Jesus—The Way, pp. 258-259
it-1 830-831; jy 258-259; w03 5/15 26; gt 111; w90 4/1 25; op 14-16
ad 580-581; g62 9/22 27
+Jas 5:8, 9
jy 258-259; w03 5/15 26; gt 111; w90 4/1 25; op 14-16
w83 1/1 12; tr 94-95; g81 5/8 10; go 155-156; w69 101; w68 754; g68 10/8 24; g62 9/22 27
God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 11-12
it-1 90, 918; mwb18.03 5; w14 1/15 31; kr 11-12; w10 4/15 10-11; w10 6/15 5; w99 5/1 10-12; w97 1/1 12-13; w97 6/1 28; w95 11/1 10-21, 30-31; w95 12/15 30; jv 715-716; gt 111; w90 4/1 25; w90 10/15 20; op 14-16; w88 12/15 12-13; g88 4/8 13-14; w86 2/15 5-6
w85 5/1 4; w84 3/1 18-19; w84 5/15 4-7; g84 10/22 7; w83 10/1 19; uw 176; ku 15; w82 5/1 15; kc 140; tr 94-95; g81 5/8 10; w80 10/15 31; w78 10/1 31; w77 395; go 151-152, 155-156; gh 147; w75 276-277, 279; sl 356-357; gc 22; ml 24-25; g75 7/8 29; g74 4/8 18; tp73 88; g73 4/22 19; g73 10/8 19; w72 583; ad 64, 642; g71 10/8 16; w70 52; w69 101; w68 42; g68 10/8 7, 13, 24; ev 171; g66 10/8 18; w64 144; w62 132, 428; g62 9/22 27; w61 236, 626; w59 158, 336; mn 25-26; w53 124; bn 51; w51 335, 404
Heaven and earth will pass away: Other scriptures show that heaven and earth will endure forever. (Ge 9:16; Ps 104:5; Ec 1:4) So Jesus’ words here could be understood as hyperbole, meaning that even if the impossible happened and heaven and earth did pass away, Jesus’ words would still be fulfilled. (Compare Mt 5:18.) However, the heaven and earth here may well refer to the figurative heavens and earth that are called “the former heaven and the former earth” at Re 21:1.
my words will by no means pass away: Or “my words will certainly not pass away.” The use of two Greek negatives with the verb emphatically expresses rejection of an idea, vividly emphasizing the permanence of Jesus’ words.
w95 11/1 15, 20-21
w84 6/1 19; w70 52; w68 754; w62 431; g62 7/8 27; w61 239; el 260; w43 197
+Ac 1:7
+1Th 5:1, 2
Bible Teach, pp. 203-204
it-2 1149; rr 194-195, 198; w16.07 14; bh 203-204; w12 2/15 4; w98 9/15 10; w98 11/15 17; w97 3/1 11-12; w96 8/1 30-31; w95 11/1 11, 20
w84 2/1 7; go 157-158; w75 9-10; w75 277-278; w75 768; w74 56; w74 378-379; ad 322, 715, 1346; w64 55; w63 223; w62 415; g62 9/22 28; w61 58, 671; nh 291; w51 614; tf 288
the days of Noah: In the Bible, the term “day(s) of” is sometimes used with reference to the time period of a particular person. (Isa 1:1; Jer 1:2, 3; Lu 17:28) Here “the days of Noah” are compared to the presence of the Son of man. In a similar statement recorded at Lu 17:26, the expression “the days of the Son of man” is used. Jesus does not limit the comparison to the specific day when the Flood came as a final climax during Noah’s days. “The days of Noah” actually covered a period of years, so there is basis for the understanding that the foretold “presence [or “days”] of the Son of man” would likewise cover a period of years. Like Noah’s days, which climaxed with the Flood, “the presence of the Son of man” would culminate in the destruction of those who do not seek deliverance.—See study note on Mt 24:3.
+Ge 6:11-13
it-2 677; w06 5/15 21-22; w03 5/15 6-7; w03 12/15 14-19; w99 11/15 19; w97 3/1 11-12; w95 2/15 13; w92 12/15 30; w90 4/15 13-15; w89 9/1 19; w89 10/1 12-14; rs 341
su 50; w83 3/1 27; ku 17-18; w81 2/1 17-18; w81 11/15 10-11; g81 8/22 24; w78 10/1 9; gh 82, 84; w75 10; ka 332-334; w72 651; pm 11-12; w71 168; ad 441, 1335-1336; te 127, 130; g71 4/22 23; w67 238, 623; rn 15; w65 165, 607; w64 55, 240; g64 10/8 28; w62 429; w61 231, 631; g61 7/8 8; sr55 289; nh 95; w51 618, 679; w49 211; w43 110; tf 324; fd 10; w42 372; w40 196; cg36 11; w31 172
Flood: Or “deluge; cataclysm.” The Greek word ka·ta·kly·smosʹ denotes a large flood with destructive force, and the Bible uses the word with reference to the Deluge of Noah’s day.—Mt 24:39; Lu 17:27; 2Pe 2:5.
ark: The Greek term can also be rendered “chest; box,” perhaps to denote that it was a large boxlike structure. In the Vulgate, this Greek word is rendered arca, meaning “box; chest,” from which the English term “ark” is derived.
+Ge 7:7; Heb 11:7; 1Pe 3:19, 20; 2Pe 2:5
w05 9/1 18-19; w00 2/15 6-7; w99 10/1 6-7; w99 11/15 19; w97 3/1 11-12; w95 2/15 13; w89 10/1 12-14; w86 9/15 5
w85 12/15 26; su 50; ku 17-18; g81 8/22 24; w78 10/1 10; w77 200; w75 10; w72 651; w71 168; ad 441, 638; te 127-129; w69 427; w66 327; w65 607; w64 55, 144; w61 231; g60 11/22 6; w57 639; fd 10; w41 148; w40 196; cg36 11
+Ge 7:23; 2Pe 3:6
6/1/2008, pp. 6-7
w08 6/1 6-7; w05 9/1 18-19; w00 2/15 6-7; w99 10/1 6-7; w99 11/15 19; w97 3/1 11-12; w95 2/15 13; w89 10/1 12-14; w87 5/15 20; w86 9/15 5
su 50; ku 17-18; g83 12/22 9; w82 5/15 17-18; g82 4/22 15; w80 8/15 4; w80 12/1 5, 18; g80 7/8 15; w79 5/15 19; w78 10/1 9; w77 200; w75 10; w72 651; w71 168; ad 441, 1331, 1336; te 127, 129-130; w66 327; w65 165, 327, 607; w64 55, 144, 240; w61 231; g61 7/8 8; g59 2/8 5, 7; w57 639; fd 10; w41 148; w40 196; w37 360; g30 4/30 504
be taken along . . . abandoned: See study note on Lu 17:34.
10/1/2005, p. 22
12/15/2003, p. 20
w05 10/1 22; w03 12/15 20; w97 3/1 13; w88 10/15 6
w75 11; ka 335-336; g63 6/22 28; w54 376; w49 228
Hand Mill
it-2 953; w05 10/1 22; w03 12/15 20; w97 3/1 13; w88 10/15 6
Keep on the watch: The Greek term has the basic meaning “stay (keep) awake,” but in many contexts it means “be on guard; be watchful.” Matthew uses this term at Mt 24:43; 25:13; 26:38, 40, 41. At Mt 24:44, he connects it with the need to be “ready.”—See study note on Mt 26:38.
10/1/2005, pp. 21-23, 25
w05 10/1 21-23, 25; w03 12/15 14; w97 3/1 12-13; w94 5/1 21; w93 6/1 14-15; w92 5/1 20; w89 10/1 30
w84 6/1 22; w78 10/1 31; w76 441; w75 11; ka 336-337; ad 562, 1346; w40 233
Or “at what time of night.”
+1Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10
go 157-158; w75 11; ad 1335-1336
10/15/2011, p. 5
Jehovah’s Day, pp. 156-157
Kingdom Ministry,
11/2003, p. 1
w11 10/15 5; jd 156-157; km 11/03 1; w92 5/1 20
w84 6/1 22; w78 10/1 31; go 157-158; w76 441; gh 190; w75 11; w40 233
discreet: The Greek word used here conveys the idea of understanding associated with insight, forethought, discernment, prudence, and wisdom in a practical sense. The same Greek word is used at Mt 7:24 and 25:2, 4, 8, 9. The Septuagint uses this word at Ge 41:33, 39 regarding Joseph.
slave: The use of the singular form “slave” in Jesus’ illustration does not necessarily mean that the slave represented only one particular person. The Scriptures contain examples of a singular noun referring to a collective group, such as when Jehovah addressed the Israelite nation and told them: “You are my witnesses [plural], . . . yes, my servant [singular] whom I have chosen.” (Isa 43:10) In the parallel illustration at Lu 12:42, this slave is called “the faithful steward, the discreet one.”—See study note on Lu 12:42.
his domestics: Or “his household servants.” The term applies to all individuals who work in the master’s household.
Organized, pp. 18-19
7/15/2013, pp. 20, 21-23
Jehovah’s Will, p. 22
it-1 805-806; w17.02 26-28; od 18-19; w14 8/15 3-5; jl 19; w13 7/15 20-23; w09 6/15 20-24; w07 4/1 22; w07 11/1 30; re 201; w05 9/15 22; od05 15-21; w04 3/1 8-18; w02 3/1 15; w02 3/15 13-14; w02 12/1 17; wt 130-131; w01 7/1 11-12; w00 5/1 15-16; w98 3/15 20; w97 1/1 13-14; w95 5/15 16-17; kl 160-161; w93 5/1 16-17; w93 8/15 10; jv 142-143, 146, 626; w90 3/15 10-14; w87 5/1 15-16
w85 2/1 21; su 80; w83 8/15 23; uw 119-120; w82 12/15 26; w81 3/1 24-26, 28-30; w81 10/1 23-24; kc 147, 150; tr 120-121; yb81 6; w80 7/15 21; w80 8/1 20; w79 3/1 20-25; w79 7/1 7-8; w77 13-14; w77 750-751; go 158-159; w76 443; w75 45-46; w75 77-78; ka 338-347; w72 458, 636, 731, 755; or 8-9; w71 81; w71 462; w71 749-750, 755-756; ad 94, 372, 562; w69 51, 200; w68 656; w67 590; qm 380; yl 41; w66 558, 607; li 182; w65 144; im 339; g65 2/8 28; w64 68, 465, 613; w63 107, 176, 338, 539; w62 94, 430, 726; w61 144, 410, 631; ns 297-312, 367; w60 47, 434; jp 69; w58 486; w56 692; qm55 353; sr55 208; w54 163, 412, 532, 638; w53 215, 758; nh 260; w52 77; lg 199; w50 228, 387; w44 9, 331; w43 215; w39 75; hs34 39; v-3 121; w31 83; w30 5
coming: See study note on Mt 24:30.
+Re 16:15
7/15/2013, pp. 7-8, 24
it-1 805; w13 7/15 7-8, 24; w07 4/1 22; w04 3/1 11-12; w95 5/15 16-17; w93 5/1 16-17; w90 3/15 13-14
w81 3/1 26-28; w77 14; w77 751; w75 47; w75 77-78; ka 347, 353; w72 458, 731, 755; w71 462; w71 749-750, 755-756; li 182; w61 144; ns 297-312; w60 47, 435; w58 486; w57 370; sr55 208; w54 412; nh 260; w50 228; w47 199; w43 216; w34 133, 216; jh 196, 348; v-3 121; w31 83
7/15/2013, pp. 8, 24-25
it-1 805-806; od 19-20; w13 7/15 8, 24-25; w09 2/15 26; w08 1/15 24-25; w07 4/1 22-23; w04 3/1 12; w93 5/1 16-17; w90 3/15 14; w87 8/1 16-17
w85 2/1 21; uw 120; w81 3/1 29; tr 120-121; w77 14; w77 751; w75 77-79; w72 458, 731; or 10; w71 462; w71 750, 755-756; w69 200; w67 560; qm 380; w66 104, 607; li 182, 185; w64 465; w61 144, 595; ns 297-312, 367; w60 47, 437; w58 486; w57 370; sr55 208; nh 260; w52 78; w50 230, 387, 448; w47 199; w43 216, 348; w37 45; w34 133; jh 196; hs34 39; v-3 121; w31 316; w30 5, 201, 373
that evil slave: Jesus’ words here are actually a warning directed to the faithful and discreet slave, mentioned at Mt 24:45. Jesus is neither foretelling nor appointing an “evil slave” but is warning the faithful slave about what would happen if he were to start displaying the characteristics of an evil slave. Such a disloyal slave would be punished “with the greatest severity.”—Mt 24:51; see study note on Lu 12:45.
it-1 773; jy 259; w13 7/15 24; w04 3/1 13; w99 7/15 17; w88 10/15 4-5
w83 9/15 14-15; w81 3/1 29; w75 110; yb75 88; ka 358-359; pm 363-364; ad 84, 539; w65 144, 176; w63 405; w62 337; g62 2/22 28; g62 11/22 27; w61 409; w58 464; w55 206; w39 83; jh 270; w33 166; v-2 228; v-3 122; v-1 149; w30 292
w04 3/1 13; w99 7/15 17
su 142-143; w83 9/15 14-15; w75 110; yb75 88; ka 358, 360-361; pm 363-364; w65 144; w62 337; g62 11/22 27; w61 409; w52 78; w43 9; w39 83; v-2 228; v-3 122; w31 376
w75 110; pm 363; w65 144; w58 464; w43 218; w39 83; g32 2/3 277; w31 376
punish him with the greatest severity: Lit., “cut him in two.” This graphic expression is evidently not to be understood literally; rather, it conveys the idea of severe punishment.
hypocrites: See study note on Mt 6:2.
gnashing of his teeth: See study note on Mt 8:12.
w83 9/15 14-15; w75 110-111; ka 358, 361-362; pm 363-364; ad 1580; w65 144, 176; w58 464; w52 78; w43 218; w42 40; w39 83; w31 376
Parallel Translations
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Parallel Account
Matt. 24:2Mr 13:1, 2; Lu 21:5, 6
Matt. 24:3Mr 13:3, 4; Lu 21:7
Matt. 24:6Mr 13:7; Lu 21:9
Matt. 24:7Mr 13:8; Lu 21:10, 11
Matt. 24:9Mr 13:9, 13; Lu 21:12, 17
Matt. 24:13Mr 13:13; Lu 21:19
Matt. 24:14Mr 13:10
Matt. 24:15Mr 13:14-18; Lu 21:20
Matt. 24:16Lu 21:21-23
Matt. 24:21Lu 21:23
Matt. 24:23Mr 13:21-23
Matt. 24:29Mr 13:24, 25; Lu 21:25, 26
Matt. 24:32Mr 13:28-31; Lu 21:29-33
Matt. 24:15Da 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
Matt. 24:2Lu 19:44
Matt. 24:3Ac 1:12
Matt. 24:3Mt 24:27, 37-39
Matt. 24:3Mt 13:39; 28:20
Matt. 24:4Col 2:8; 2Th 2:3
Matt. 24:5Mt 24:24
Matt. 24:7Re 6:4
Matt. 24:7Ac 11:28; Re 6:5, 6, 8
Matt. 24:9Joh 15:20; Ac 11:19; Re 2:10
Matt. 24:9Joh 16:2; Ac 7:59; 12:1, 2; Re 6:11
Matt. 24:9Mt 10:17, 22; Joh 15:21; Ac 9:15, 16; 2Ti 3:12
Matt. 24:11Mt 7:15; 1Ti 4:1; 2Pe 2:1
Matt. 24:122Ti 3:1-3
Matt. 24:13Mt 10:22; Heb 10:36; Re 2:10
Matt. 24:14Mt 9:35; 28:19, 20; 1Co 9:16; Col 1:23; 1Pe 1:12; Re 14:6
Matt. 24:19Lu 23:28, 29
Matt. 24:21Re 7:14
Matt. 24:21Da 12:1
Matt. 24:23Mt 24:5
Matt. 24:24Mt 7:15; 2Pe 2:1
Matt. 24:24Mt 7:22, 23; 2Th 2:9
Matt. 24:29Joe 2:31
Matt. 24:30Re 1:7
Matt. 24:30Da 7:13
Matt. 24:30Mt 16:27; 26:64; Mr 14:62
Matt. 24:31De 30:4
Matt. 24:33Jas 5:8, 9
Matt. 24:361Th 5:1, 2
Matt. 24:36Ac 1:7
Matt. 24:37Ge 6:11-13
Matt. 24:38Ge 7:7; Heb 11:7; 1Pe 3:19, 20; 2Pe 2:5
Matt. 24:39Ge 7:23; 2Pe 3:6
Matt. 24:42Mt 25:13
Matt. 24:431Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10
Matt. 24:46Re 16:15
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According to Matthew
24 Now as Jesus was departing from the temple, his disciples approached to show him the buildings of the temple. 2 In response he said to them: “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, by no means will a stone be left here upon a stone and not be thrown down.”+
3 While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives,+ the disciples approached him privately, saying: “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence+ and of the conclusion of the system of things?”+
4 In answer Jesus said to them: “Look out that nobody misleads you,+ 5 for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.+ 6 You are going to hear of wars and reports of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for these things must take place, but the end is not yet.+
7 “For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,+ and there will be food shortages+ and earthquakes in one place after another.+ 8 All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress.
9 “Then people will hand you over to tribulation+ and will kill you,+ and you will be hated by all the nations on account of my name.+ 10 Then, too, many will be stumbled and will betray one another and will hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will arise and mislead many;+ 12 and because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold.+ 13 But the one who has endured to the end will be saved.+ 14 And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations,+ and then the end will come.
15 “Therefore, when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken about by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place+ (let the reader use discernment), 16 then let those in Ju·deʹa begin fleeing to the mountains.+ 17 Let the man on the housetop not come down to take the goods out of his house, 18 and let the man in the field not return to pick up his outer garment.+ 19 Woe to the pregnant women and those nursing a baby in those days!+ 20 Keep praying that your flight may not occur in wintertime nor on the Sabbath day; 21 for then there will be great tribulation+ such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.+ 22 In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short.+
23 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look! Here is the Christ,’+ or, ‘There!’ do not believe it.+ 24 For false Christs and false prophets+ will arise and will perform great signs and wonders so as to mislead,+ if possible, even the chosen ones. 25 Look! I have forewarned you. 26 Therefore, if people say to you, ‘Look! He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; ‘Look! He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.+ 27 For just as the lightning comes out of the east and shines over to the west, so the presence of the Son of man will be.+ 28 Wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.+
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened,+ and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.+ 30 Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief,+ and they will see the Son of man+ coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.*+ 31 And he will send out his angels with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together from the four winds, from one extremity of the heavens to their other extremity.+
32 “Now learn this illustration from the fig tree: Just as soon as its young branch grows tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near.+ 33 Likewise also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near at the doors.+ 34 Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.+
36 “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows,+ neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.+ 37 For just as the days of Noah were,+ so the presence of the Son of man will be.+ 38 For as they were in those days before the Flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,+ 39 and they took no note until the Flood came and swept them all away,+ so the presence of the Son of man will be. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken along and the other abandoned. 41 Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken along and the other abandoned.+ 42 Keep on the watch, therefore, because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.+
43 “But know one thing: If the householder had known in what watch* the thief was coming,+ he would have kept awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.+ 44 On this account, you too prove yourselves ready,+ because the Son of man is coming at an hour that you do not think to be it.
45 “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?+ 46 Happy is that slave if his master on coming finds him doing so!+ 47 Truly I say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings.
48 “But if ever that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying,’+ 49 and he starts to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards, 50 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know,+ 51 and he will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his place with the hypocrites. There is where his weeping and the gnashing of his teeth will be.+
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Dark Souls III Review – A Step Forward In This Grand Finale
What makes Dark Souls series truly fascinating? It is the way it draws you into its strange dark world full of hideous monsters that could kill you easily. In the first entry, Dark Souls showed a new […]
What makes Dark Souls series truly fascinating? It is the way it draws you into its strange dark world full of hideous monsters that could kill you easily. In the first entry, Dark Souls showed a new harsh unexplored world, Dark Souls II expanded that world and this last entry Dark Souls III converges this world into one. FromSoftware has done wonderfully to continue both the intriguing lore and improving on the gameplay. Fans of the series will consider Dark Souls III a great conclusion to series and newcomers to the series will find it more accessible than the last two entries.
Gameplay mechanics are not much different than the last two entries. The release of Bloodborne (same developer but not a Souls game and exclusive to PS4) brought parts of its gameplay improvements incorporated into Dark Souls III. Actions are now faster pace than its predecessors and enemies are more aggressive in attacking. New to this entry is that each weapon type has a Weapon Art (deplete FP or Focus Point bar to use) separate from weak and strong attack where it performs a specific awesome action attack move. One example is a dagger type that could either parry like shields do, jump to the side of the enemy or axe type that have a warcry where it buffs the player’s character attack power for a short time.
Bosses, in addition, now have two phases where they are more aggressive like past entries but what is new is that once their attacking pattern changes when their health are depleted to a certain point changes if you die. Quests for NPC are new and have more variations but are easily miss. Other than that, gameplay still remain the same as fans have enjoyed. As for newcomers to the series, each weapon type has variety of a attacking move set that they could learn and try out. Difficulty in Dark Souls III feels accessible than past entries in the beginning and increasingly difficult in the later parts of the game instead of dying repeatedly on the first part like past entries.
Story & Lore
Story and Lore, as always, are simple and investment is needed in order to read item descriptions in order to piece together the whole coherent story. The basic plot for this game is that you rise from your grave as an Unkindled Ash that has one important mission. This mission is to bring the four Cinder Lords back to their thrones from which they fled no matter what, even if you need to kill them and bring their ash back. The reason to bring the four lords back is because the world flame (think it as something that is the creator of life) are weaken and fading. The four lords and you are needed to rekindle the flame again. If you want to know more you could look it up online if it is to time consuming; it’s truly a fascinating story.
Art & Sound Design
Art design direction in this game is truly beautiful. From a morning medieval castle to green forest at noon or torch hanging on wall giving light to catacombs, and many more. Adding up and making each play-through visit feel unique and exotic. Environmental design doesn’t stop there, each location feels like handcraft to optimize your experience. For example, when you are desperately in need of a checkpoint (bonfire) after a long stretch of the journey between fighting and exploring; you will always find it after you need it most either by checkpoint itself next to you or getting there via a shortcut. There are consumables out of reach that are visible and are possible to go there; if you look carefully, you will find an unexpected path leading to unexplored area. Dark Souls series always encourages exploring and this one is no different.
Music and sound effects in this game are still excellent. Moments when you fight a boss and music starts playing make it feel like an epic battle where your life is on the line. When you explore and hear sound enemies it sends a chill down your spine. The tone of your weapon impact against enemies or the wall sound weighty in your ears. These moments add up and help your immersion deeper into the world.
Dark Souls III is fantastic but still not without flaws. If you are a fan or have play a Dark Souls games before, then this is another excellent entry to the series. Despite the improvements not much has change for the series. Enemies feel familiar yet not much different; bosses are more unique but still borrow some attacks from previous entries. Multiplayer is still good, especially in how easier it is to join a cooperate session with your friend like in Bloodborne. In PvP (player vs. player) area, there is no new improvements at all. Fans who play on PC could still hack and cheat easily without any good solution to stop this. On consoles, game lags too much to have fun (one vs. one is not lagging as much but when there are more than two people then it’s impossible to play).
Despite all of this, Dark Souls III is still one of the best single-player RPG experiences that are fulling accomplishments when defeating a boss. If you are a fan the series then this game will rekindle your love with it more. If you are newcomer then this would a great starting point in the series to try out and have opportunity to see why many people love it.
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Publisher: Bandai Namco Developer: From Software
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Released On: April 12, 2016 Platforms: PC, PS4, X1
Players: 1 Online: 2-6 Price: $59.99
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GRIMES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Grimes family is warning parents after what they thought was the common cold turned into a mysterious polio-like disease in their 3-year-old son.
After being healthy his entire life, Camden Stravers came down with what his parents thought was the common cold over the summer.
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In a matter of days, he runny nose turned into something much worse.
“He stopped being able to support his head,” said Justin Stravers, Camden’s father. “His right arm function went away, and he couldn’t stand up.”
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“He was eating some food and he could get them out of the bag, but couldn’t get them up to his mouth,” said Camden’s mother, Kelli Stravers. “So, his arm literally quit working while we were in the ER at (Blank Children’s Hospital).”
After many tests, doctors diagnosed Camden with acute flaccid myelitis — a disease that mimics polio and causes paralysis.
“It’s a sudden onset of weakness in an arm, leg, face or the muscles that help us swallow and that we use to speak,” said Dr. Amaran Moodle, with Blank Children’s Hospital.
Moodley, who specializes in pediatric infectious diseases, said Camden is only the second documented case of acute flaccid myelitis ever in Iowa.
Many children may get the virus, Moodley said, but only 1 in 100,000 become paralyzed.
“He goes to an in-home day care, and every other kid in his day care literally could have had the exact same virus and just had a runny nose,” Kelli Stravers said. “For him, it just happened to attack his spinal cord.”
Doctors do not know why the virus affects some children differently.
After five weeks in the hospital, Camden’s parents said he is doing much better. On Tuesday, he moved to ChildServe in Johnston to receive therapy.
Moodley said the outcome of acute flaccid myelitis is unclear because there is still so much to learn about the disease.
“We don’t have any effective treatments, and so often we don’t know if the paralysis will be reversible,” he said.
In the meantime, Camden’s parents said they are staying positive for their son.
Kelli Stravers said she and her husband are grateful they acted right away and want to warn other parents to do the same.
“You know your kid, and if you think something is wrong, and seriously wrong, take them to the ER and get them checked out,” she said.
Moodley said parents should not panic if their child catches a cold and encourages parents to keep an eye on children with colds to see if they develop new weakness.
He also said the best way to stop the spread of acute flaccid myelitis is to wash your hands and avoiding close contact with someone who is sick.
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Celine was queen of the cats. She held her head high wherever she went — be it the dark alleyways of the city, the lighted sidewalks that the humans traveled, or through the secret roads only known by cats. No fear swayed her — how sharp her fangs and claws, ready to bite and tear at any foolish enough to confront her. The fiercest Toms and the meanest Mollies were nothing compared to her, and shirked away when she flicked her tail down their alleys. She ate whatever she wanted — the freshest refuse thrown away by the wasteful humans, and hunted only when the fancy took her. Though she was queen, she held a love for most cats.
There was one type of cat, however, that she could not abide: those cats that required the help of a human to live. Humans were fickle things — mean and petty, and any cat worth their salt would do better without them, or so she had been told and raised by her mother to learn, and any cat that consorted with their kind was hardly a cat at all. A few naive humans had occasionally tried to run their coarse hands over her calico fur, but it wasn’t long before they found out that those weren’t there for show. She had never been touched by a human, and she intended to live the remainder of her life that way.
Proudly that summer evening — when the sun was blazing orange, she strolled down her favorite alleyway. It always had the best foods: warm pork and beef, chicken and fish. It was a smorgasbord for an alley cat, and it was all hers as the cats that had gathered there scattered away, like usual. A broken cardboard can of salt had fallen free as they did so, and she lapped up the few grains, and hopped onto the tin garbage pail.
Ah…her favorite. Raw pork, with a bit of sugar from a split paper bag on top. She tore into it, and ate. So immersed in the flavors and smells of everything around her that she didn’t take notice of the four pair of paw pads coming down her alleyway. And it wasn’t until she heard a rumbling growl that she turned her head, and perked her ears.
Two dogs: black with brown accents on their mouths and chest, and two pointed ears on the top of their head, and snarling teeth, as long as her legs, made their way to her. She raised her tail and hissed, shaking her body. It was a display of aggression that was enough to scare off any cat, but it was laughable to the approaching doberman. As they approached the garbage pail, she leapt off and backed away, hissing all the while. Behind her, a redbrick wall rose to the top of the sky. There was no secret road. No fence to scramble over. Nothing. She was stuck.
They approached, and her tail brushed against the brick wall. Cornered. Her heart thumped and the first snapped at her. She leapt back and struck out with her sharpened claw, cutting thin red ribbons across the dog’s face. It yelped and pulled backwards. The other snapped as well, but Celine was faster: her fangs sinking into it’s throat, the coppery liquid flowed down her throat like fresh water.
She clung desperately, as it shook it’s head to try to throw her off. Not for long, however, as the other one took hold of the back of her neck and clamped down. The warm August air left her lungs in a pained hiss. It was only by a lucky claw connecting to the dog’s eye that it let go, and threw her against the red wall.
Her body smacked the brick, and her body went limp. The dogs inched closer and closer, red stained teeth flashing as her consciousness faded. This was it. She’d die in this alley, and the dogs will eat her flesh, and the crows will get what’s left. Such was the way of life for street cat. How cruel.
Rubber met concrete before her eyes closed, and the sound of dull thuds and pained whimpers and snarls broke the rising silence in her ears. The two dogs ran from the alleyway, and left her limp body on the concrete: warmth spilling from the tears in her neck. Ah, how cold.
His hands pressed against a cloth, stymied the flow of blood. But it was too late. She opened her eyes — oh, how hard it was: a human man, brown hair, down to his forehead, and a brown beard encircling his face. A human had touched her. How disgusting. She tried to hiss, to warn him off but all that came out was a faint whisper.
“It’ll be alright, baby.” He said, as wind rushed the two of them.
Ah, but it was too late…her eyes closed and all she knew was darkness.
She awoke in a bright room, humans in white clothes surrounding her, pulling at her skin. She tried to scramble away, but her leg burst in pain: broken? A needle entered the back of her neck and a coolness rushed over her again, putting her to sleep. Next time she awoke in a metal cage, surrounded by darkness and other animals, pawing at the latches. Captured. By humans, no less. There was a bowl of water near her head, and it was only then that she realized how swollen her throat was with thirst. She lapped up the water, and then some, then curled up as far away from the opening as she could.
Morning came, and she was pulled free from her slumber. She tried to scratch at them, but she found her claws gone. She tried to bite at them, but they stuck a cone around her neck, and she couldn’t reach. They washed her with a cloth, and she never felt so clean: the only itching she felt was where the dogs had bitten, as if it had scabbed over already. But that was impossible. She wanted to scratch at it, to explore it, but the cone stopped her.
The human man who rescued her came later in the day and picked her up, and gave the human female a plastic card, and she gave him an orange bottle that rattled with every step. She tried to bite at him, but she couldn’t. He carried her in his arms for blocks, into a small, cramped apartment, and placed her on a pillow on the ground, covered by a warm blanket. She hated to admit it, but it was comfortable. The most comfortable thing she ever felt, but it wasn’t enough to sway her — she was going to escape. Or at least she thought. As soon as she stepped forward, her front paw burst in pain. Broken, definitely. There was a white plaster around it.
The human would try to scratch her, but a sharp hiss from her was usually enough to shoo him away from her pillow. She wanted to scramble for
Everyday the human would put out food: the freshest fish, and coldest pork she ever tasted. Sometimes it had some of the small stones in the orange bottles in with it. They were bitter tasting, but if she didn’t eat it, he’d force to dissolve in her mouth. That resulted in more than a few scars on his arms. After a week or so of the bitter stones, her stomach stopped hurting, and she no longer felt the constant hunger she had for years, and a little while after that her heart never felt like it was running too fast. The bitter stones only lasted a month or so, but the effects were permanent.
It took more than that to earn her trust, though. The cone came off in that month, but the cast on her leg stayed, and she still couldn’t run. Every night when she fell asleep she could feel him scratching the spot she could never quite reach behind her ears and pretend she’d be asleep until it lulled her to it.
Another month and the cast came off, but her leg was still tender. Instead of the pillow, now she had a bed: enclosed on all sides except the top. It blocked out the wind from his fan, so she took it. It was winter before the tenderness started, and she decided that she’d run away when the cold left, and the white left the earth. She’d enjoy this warmth while it lasted. She felt the best she had since she was a kit.
Every day she feasted on the best foods, and slept in comforting warmth. Halfway through the winter she took to crawling in bed next to the human. No more would she bite at him. And her claws were gone. She wouldn’t be royalty anymore when she left, but at least she’d be free. He was warm, her rescuer, and she came to enjoy curling up in his lap whenever he’d sit and read, or watch the moving pictures.
The next winter came, and then the next. She saw him while he was angry, she saw him when he was sad. She saw him when he got the news that his mother had passed, and comforted him. She grew to love him, more than she loved any cat. More than she loved herself. She was with him when he brought other humans home, and with him when he made smaller ones and moved to a bigger house. She watched his family grow, and soon the scars on her neck were a reminder of when she was foolish.
Now the smaller humans were larger, and the kind young man who had taken her in and saved her life had strands of gray in his hair, and yet she loved him. How much better of a life was this? She curled up to him as he sit beside a blazing fire. Oh, the warmth and love she experience. The fullness of a life not spent scraping over garbage pails. She smiled…and awoke no more.
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FIREBRANDS Talisk have announced a run of 19 headline concerts, taking their explosively energetic live show to venues across the UK this November in what will be their biggest tour to date.
Following the release of their critically acclaimed second album Beyond, Talisk will be back on the road captivating audiences with a series of thrilling performances this autumn.
The trio have amassed a die-hard following over the past five years, been named Folk Band of the Year in 2017, awarded the Belhaven Bursary for Innovation (a prize matched only by the Mercury Award) in 2018 at the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, and collected in excess of 5.5 million streams online.
They will be headlining at, among others, the iconic King Tut’s in Glasgow, Liverpool Royal Philharmonic, Kendal, Cambridge Junction and London’s Kings Place Hall 1, following two consecutive sell-out years in Hall 2.
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Colombo, Sri Lanka latitude & longitude; 6°54'N 79°52'E.
Altitude; 7 m (23 ft).
The average temperature in Sri Lanka is 27.0 °C (81 °F).
The range of average monthly temperatures is 2 °C.
The warmest average max/ high temperature is 31 °C (88 °F) in February, March, April & May.
The coolest average min/ low temperature is 22 °C (72 °F) in January & February.
Sri Lanka receives on average 2397 mm (94.4 in) of precipitation annually or 200 mm (7.9 in) each month.
On balance there are 188 days annually on which greater than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) of precipitation (rain, sleet, snow or hail) occurrs or 16 days on an average month.
The month with the driest weather is January when on balance 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 8 days.
The month with the wettest weather is October when on balance 354 mm (13.9 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 21 days.
Mean relative humidity for an average year is recorded as 79.8% and on a monthly basis it ranges from 75% in January to 83% in October.
On balance there are 0 days annually registering frost in Sri Lanka and in January there are on average 0 days with frost.
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Weather in Sri Lanka in January 22 30 26 - 88 8 - 75 2 0 Average Temperature in Sri Lanka in January
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Temperatures in Sri Lanka in January 72 86 79 - 3.5 8 - 75 2 0 Climate in Sri Lanka in January
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Recently I spoke with dad and mom on the growing concern over college security measures in their kid’s college. The Eastman School of Music differs from the schools talked about previously on this article because it’s a university-based music school, a hybrid of sorts on this planet of music training. It issues lots to different schools within the borough the place the brand new school is constructed and when it opens. For instance, I am skeptical of objections to charter schools on the basis of their tendency to stratify public schooling—but not because I do not thoughts inequality.
On the same date, January 20, a category action grievance to the Office of Civil Rights of the US Department of Education was brought by thirteen mother and father on behalf of their youngsters with disabilities at eight different Success Academy charter schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx. Pavel Bogachenko of Odessa, Ukraine is next, and he talks about the university debate scene there and how it’s spreading debate on the schools stage, future hopes for the schools program, and a brief dialogue of how the political and security situation Ukraine has impacted debating.
One of my women will likely be taking this path and another will be going to public high school and taking school classes and CLEP checks for faculty credit score. This fall, PBS ran a section about the suspensions of younger children at the Success Academy Charter Schools. In the tip, what I understand once again is that this information is designed to measure districts and schools way more than to give us any helpful details about individual children.
The next speaker was Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers who said he was delighted to be at a gathering organised by parents and hoped there would be a whole bunch more prefer it across the country. Bradley I was the result of in depth litigation to convey about the desegregation of the schools in Richmond, Virginia. And yes, ALEs can have enrollment practices that are completely different from other schools.
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Vikings vs. Redskins Week 14 NFL Pick, Odds, and Predictions
Minnesota Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks NFL Football Monday, December 10, 2018 (8:15pm est) Current Odds: Seattle -3, Total Points 45.5
Minnesota Vikings Betting Trends:
Minnesota is 5-8-2 ATS in its last 15 games
Minnesota is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
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Being one win away from a Super Bowl appearance last season and armed with an upgrade at quarterback, the Minnesota Vikings expected to be one of the front-runners for the Lombardi Trophy in 2018.
While quarterback Kirk Cousins has lived up to his mega-deal for the most part, the Vikings have been a disappointment in the standings, currently sitting in second place in the NFC North with a 6-5-1 record and fighting for their playoff lives.
Playoff positioning with a month left in the regular season should come dashed with a grain of salt; much can still happen in the NFL to affect the playoff picture.
The Vikings know the realization well. They know, despite holding the final wild-card spot in the NFC heading into Week 14 and Monday night’s game at Seattle, that the next four weeks will determine everything.
“Which means all of the work we did through OTAs, training camp, preseason, regular season, it comes down to four games,” Cousins said Thursday about being the current sixth seed. “It comes down to other teams are in the hunt, other teams are fighting for their division title and whoever has the best four-game stretch. It doesn’t really matter what happened before.”
Despite these struggles, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll holds great respect for the Vikings heading into Monday’s “tough matchup” with postseason implications galore. He’s especially concerned about the presence of Cousins piloting Minnesota’s high-octane passing attack.
“It just seems he’s at his very, very best,” Carroll said when assessing Cousins. “As the guys keep growing, he’s the same year I think as Russ (Wilson), they just keep getting better as they grow and learn and they have great coaching and they just take advantage of it. They continue to become more in command of the game. He looks like he’s totally got it wired.”
After signing a three-year fully guaranteed deal worth $84 million in March, Cousins has thrown 23 touchdown passes and completed a career-best 71.3 percent of his throws in his first season with Minnesota. He’s quickly developed a rapport with top targets Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs, connecting on 15 combined touchdown passes with the league’s best receiving duo.
Thielen has evolved into one of best receivers in the game, as the ex-Minnesota State product has already caught 98 passes for 1,166 yards this season. As for Diggs, despite battling through some injuries over the course of the year, he has still produced 84 receptions and 839 receiving yards.
“They seem extremely well connected with Cousins. The intricacies of the things that they’re running, the timing that they’re able to show consistently on really good concept stuff,” Carroll said in regard to Thielen and Diggs. “The guys come through and make the catches, they’re both good after the catch, they both get down the field. They’re possession guys, they’re down-the-field guys, they have all that ability in them. … The execution is as good as it gets.”
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The Seahawks ranked among the league’s best at defending the pass during the first half of the season, but Carroll’s secondary has regressed over the past few weeks.
Two weeks ago, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton completed all 14 of his first-half pass attempts. Even against a third-string quarterback in San Francisco’s Nick Mullens last weekend, Seattle surrendered over 400 passing yards, a problematic development as the team pushes for a playoff berth.
Playing against one of the best passing teams in the league, Carroll didn’t sound overly concerned about the yardage totals given up in recent weeks. But he knows that a young secondary featuring second-year cornerback Shaquill Griffin, rookie cornerback Tre Flowers, and second-year free safety Tedric Thompson will have to tackle more effectively than they did last week when working against stud receivers such as Thielen and Diggs.
Wanting to avoid a repeat performance from last weekend, Carroll told reporters, “We missed three crucial tackles that were worth about 80 yards after the miss. So, it’s a couple errors we need to clean up and the tackling needs to be better and the game would be different.”
Fitting in nicely with Carroll’s primary theme about finishing, tackling will be vital on Monday. Thielen (309 yards) and Diggs (293 yards) both rank in the top 20 among NFL receivers in yards after the catch, possessing the ability to make defenders miss and pick up big chunks of yardage while presenting a major test for Seattle’s secondary.
As always, Carroll welcomes the challenge and understands what’s at stake for his team with only four games left.
He said, “We need tough matchups with teams that really challenge us in many ways and this is one of them for sure. So we’ve got to get it cranked up, have a good week, and get ready to go for a big opportunity on Monday night.”
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Trump and frequent target Megyn Kelly call truce
Posted: 10:07 PM, May 17, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly appear to have called a truce.
The two sat down for a much-ballyhooed interview that was the culmination — at least for now — of the frequent sparring between the now-presumptive Republican presidential nominee and one of the biggest stars on the conservative-leaning Fox News Channel. It was taped last month and aired Tuesday night on the Fox broadcast network.
Their fight began last August, in the first GOP debate, when Kelly lobbed several tough questions at Trump, including one about how he has publicly talked about women. Trump escalated the feud over Twitter for months.
But the brash celebrity businessman appeared somewhat sheepish in the interview when Kelly asked him about some of the insults he tweeted — or retweeted — her way, frequently including "bimbo."
"Uh, that was a retweet. Did I say that?" Trump asked.
"Many times," Kelly responded.
"Ooooh. OK," said Trump, who insisted that he didn't want his followers bombarding Kelly with ugly social media posts.
Kelly made a clandestine visit to the Trump Tower in April to negotiate the interview.
Trump praised her for that, saying he had "great respect" for Kelly's willingness to make the initial approach. He also turned, at times, somewhat introspective, saying "he could have done without" his retweet of a post that mocked the appearance of Heidi Cruz, the wife of former rival Ted Cruz.
"The thing that gets me in trouble is the retweet," Trump said. "The retweet is really more of a killer than a tweet. I seem to do pretty well with the real tweet."
But he largely defended his attacks as counter-punching and "not bullying."
"When I'm wounded, I go after people hard. I try to un-wound myself," said Trump.
"I'm responding," he added. "Now, I then respond times 10, I don't know. I then respond pretty strongly."
At the conclusion of the interview, Trump tweeted "Well done Megyn — and they all lived happily ever after!" But he told Kelly sometimes stayed angry and appeared to hint that their feud could re-ignite someday.
"This could happen again with us," he said.
But the proceedings clearly lacked any of the fiery denunciations Trump has been lobbing at Kelly since the night of the first debate, beginning with a tweet that declared Kelly was "not very good or professional."
The relationship only worsened from there. Trump skipped the second Fox News-sponsored debate because of Kelly (though he attended the third) and kept up a steady stream of insults on Twitter. He unleashed screeds about her "dopey lies" and how her show was better when she was on vacation. He later called her "highly overrated and crazy," retweeted a follower who called her a "bimbo" and called for a boycott of her show.
Kelly, meanwhile, told Vanity Fair that she could never be intimidated or "be wooed" by the celebrity businessman and insisted her coverage of Trump was fair.
Even as that largely one-sided feud raged, Trump enjoyed rather warm coverage from other hosts at Fox News. Kelly is in the final year of her contract with the network and has been non-committal about returning.
Trump had pledged to live-tweet the taped interview Tuesday night but instead largely engaged with followers who praised the show, all while insisting the interview "was not soft at all!" He also posted "I like Michael Douglas!" in praise of one of the other guests on Kelly's hour-long special.
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The Laws of Fesole: A Familiar Treatise on the Elementary Principles and Practice of Drawing and Painting
Allworth Press, July 1996. Trade Paperback. With the aging of Postmodernism, artists and academics are reappraising the aesthetics of Modernism. In this timeless classic, Ruskin offers criticism, appreciation, and instruction for artists at the very beginnings of the Modern movement. Long out-of-print, this edition includes a biographical note about Ruskin... More about The Laws of Fesole: A Familiar Treatise on the Elementary Principles and Practice of Drawing and...
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Drawing on the right side of the Brain
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Disegni del Pontormo
Istituto Italiano D'arti Grafi, January 1943. Oversize Softcover. More about Disegni del Pontormo
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Chichen Itza and Its Cenote of Sacrifice: A Comparative Study of Contemporaneous Maya and Toltec. (Memoirs of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Harvard University, Volumes XI and XII)
Peabody Museum, January 1957. Oversize Softcover. More about Chichen Itza and Its Cenote of Sacrifice: A Comparative Study of Contemporaneous Maya and Toltec....
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THE MODERNS. A TREASURY OF PAINTING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. CROWN PUB.
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Nobleman of Stone - Fifty Years of Collecting Jade in Birmingham, The
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Taschen, June 2017. Oversized Hardcover. The Book of Miracles first surfaced only a few years ago and is one of the most spectacular discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. The near-complete illustrated manuscript, created in Augsburg around 1550, is composed of 169 pages of large-format illustrations in gouache and... More about Book of Miracles: 2nd Edition
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Rise of the New York Skyscraper: 1865-1913
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In partnership with Galliard Homes we are pleased to announce the launch of the our exclusive Penthouse Collection at Trilogy, SE1.
Trilogy, a development of 27 stylish studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments is located on a historic site originally occupied by a Roman Temple and with links to John Dickens, the father of the novelist Charles Dickens. Overlooking London’s skyline, the collection was designed by award-winning architects Haworth Tompkins, infusing style and elegance at every angle.
With an interior design scheme by Style & Stage, the Penthouse Collection has its own exclusive specification with apartments ready for immediate occupation. Carefully curated furniture, accessories and soft furnishings help create a contemporary ambience with a clean, sophisticated finish. Though arguably the most breath taking feature, residents of Trilogy will enjoy panoramic views of London via access to a communal roof terrace. With some of London’s most iconic monuments in sight such as The Shard and The London Eye, Trilogy is truly a unique development centred in the heart of SE1.
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Home » There’s a Tool for That
Rental centers have long been the go-to resource for supplying equipment to contractors working on a wide range of jobs, from roadbuilding to commercial construction and demolition. As our economy and the number of infrastructure projects grow, so will the number of contractors bidding for and taking on more projects. Many are choosing rental as a way to establish their fleets. It’s no wonder; they get access to a wide variety of equipment. But beyond the convenience of a rental center’s fleet diversity, they also are a great no-risk way to discover how to improve jobsite efficiency and safety. Four tasks that can have big payoffs with the right equipment are groundwork, demolition, fueling equipment and work-at-height projects.
Extreme Compact Track Loaders
When it comes to light-duty work on a jobsite typically reserved for manual labor, such as small-scale dirt moving, the smallest size class of compact track loaders are an efficient – and less fatiguing – alternative. The industry’s largest CTLs, on the other hand, can serve as an economical and versatile alternative to even larger equipment.
The smallest sit-on CTL on the market is only 4 feet wide and comes from ASV Holdings Inc., a longtime compact track and skid-steer loader manufacturer. The 37.5-horsepower RT-40 Posi-Track loader is a great option for work in tight spaces. This maneuverability allows small CTLs to do some jobs more effectively than larger models. One example is using a power box rake attachment to prepare soil in a backyard for seeding. A small machine can complete the work much faster in the tight space. And because the smallest CTLs offer the lowest ground pressure, there is less risk of turf damage. When compared to similarly-sized walk-behind and stand-on loaders, CTLs offer more power and speed, and therefore more productivity. In addition, the small cab-equipped CTLs are much safer and more comfortable.
On the other end of the spectrum, the largest of CTLs allow contractors to potentially replace bigger equipment with a machine that costs less, is easier to transport and more versatile. CTLs with 120-horsepower engines, such as ASV’s RT-120 Posi-Track Loader, paired with a planer attachment can easily replace a larger milling machine on small- to mid-size roadbuilding projects. They offer productivity, ease of transport and a plethora of other valuable applications on the jobsite.
In applications that require land clearing and are typically reserved for costly, large 200- to 300-horsepower brush-cutting and mulching machines, a 120-horsepower CTL with a mulching head offers ample power for the job at a fraction of the cost. Not only is the CTL half the size and half the cost of the larger equipment, but it’s also faster and easier to transport. In addition, some models feature innovative hydraulic and cooling systems for high performance while equipped with demanding forestry attachments. This means no loss of travel speed while operating at 100 percent load, 100 percent of the time in ambient temperatures as high as 118 degrees Fahrenheit. CTLs can even be optimized for forestry work with extra guarding in key areas, a reinforced cab, hydraulic quick attach, 20-inch-wide tracks and an auto-reversing cooling fan to blow mulch debris out of the engine compartment screens.
Remote-Controlled Demolition Robots
Common demolition jobsite hazards – such as fall risks, falling debris and traffic hazards – are the norm, and contractors work to mitigate those risks during the planning process. Some contractors are finding, however, that the safest, fastest and most cost-effective option is to remove the worker from the hazardous area altogether.
Remote-controlled demolition machines, such as those offered by Brokk, are growing in popularity for this reason. Once considered a niche product, contractors are finding more and more ways to use robotic machines to improve productivity, reduce labor needs in an industry suffering from a skilled worker shortage, and – most importantly – remove employees from dangerous applications or scenarios. These reasons make renting or buying the equipment well worth the investment.
Operators use a belt-mounted remote-control box to operate the machine – typically from 10 to 20 feet away – a safe distance from the dangers of falling debris or fall risks near ledges. Demolition contractors often use the machines to replace handheld breakers, allowing improved productivity and eliminating repetitive strain injuries from pneumatic tools. Some key applications include bridge deck renovations, where the machines quickly break through the concrete but are precise enough to not damage the rebar; ceiling demolition, where the machine operator can stand away from the risk of falling debris; and any other concrete-removal tasks such as silo demolitions or concrete removal in confined spaces. Depending on the model, the machines often achieve productivity equal to three or more laborers with handheld tools.
They are also a safe alternative to similarly-sized mini excavators. Not only do the demolition robots provide more power, they get the operator out of the cab and away from precarious areas. Some contractors who use remote-controlled equipment instead of mini excavators have stories of projects where the machines were invaluable to crew safety, particularly in scenarios where the integrity of the surrounding structure was questionable. This involved a demolition robot falling hundreds of feet, hanging upside down from a bridge deck, or having the floor collapse beneath. Because operators weren’t in a cab, they were shaken, but unharmed.
The 500- to 11,300-pound machines range in footprint from just 5.5 to 62.5 square feet so some can fit through doorways, into elevators and can even climb stairs, which makes them incredibly versatile. Each is equipped with a three-part arm system that works with more than a dozen attachments, including breakers, concrete crushers, rock drills, drum cutters, grapples and saws. The arms extend 8 to 31.5 feet horizontally and 10 to 33 feet vertically, depending on the model. Most are electric-powered, eliminating fumes in tight areas, but diesel options are also available to allow the machine to move freely without a power cord.
Hydrodemolition robots, such as those from Aquajet Systems, a Brokk company, are another emerging technology that improves safety and productivity in ways similar to remote-controlled demolition machines. The robots can be programmed to direct a jet of water up to 40,000 psi through a ceramic nozzle at concrete. This quickly removes concrete while leaving any underlying rebar clean and unharmed, which is important in applications where the concrete is being replaced, such as on bridge decks and piers. The water-based method also has the advantage of minimizing the risk of silica dust exposure along with being safer and less labor-intensive than hand lances.
Hydrodemolition robots range from about 5 feet wide and 7 feet long to 7 feet wide and 9 feet long. Some machines are equipped with a mast system, allowing overhead or vertical work at 10- to 23-foot operating heights, depending on the model.
Contractors can rent remote-controlled demolition and hydrodemolition robots through some specialty rental centers in the U.S.
Low-Level Scissor Lifts
Opportunities to do work faster, easier and safer also exist on interior work, particularly during high-reach tasks. It’s long been accepted that a 19-foot lift is the go-to tool for work-at-height tasks, such as drywall, plumbing and electrical installations. Many operators have accepted the equipment’s shortcomings, including difficult maneuvering around corners and in smaller rooms, low platform capacities, floor damage risks and poor ergonomics. A great alternative that’s designed to solve these issues and enhance efficiency, are low-level scissor lifts. These types of lifts allow operators to work at 14 to 20 feet, prime range for more than 70 percent of projects. But they do more than just check the “height needed” box; they can have a huge impact on productivity and safety.
Many low-level scissor lifts offer as much as 250 pounds more platform capacity than a 19-footer, which means installers can load the lift with more materials. While low-level lifts hold more weight, they are significantly lighter than 19-footers. Nineteen-foot models weigh about 2,800 pounds on average, which equates to higher wheel loads that can damage finished floors and prolong the time before they can be used on green concrete. Self-propelled low-level lifts, on the other hand, weigh as little as 1,273 pounds and feature dual front wheels that distribute the weight, resulting in low wheel loads. Contractors can get onto fresh concrete sooner and work on finished floors, such as tile, raised floor panels and laminate, with minimal risk of damage.
When it comes to safety, entry height has a huge impact on preventing injuries from trips and sprains. For HJ Martin, the contractor installing the framing and drywall for the Duke LifePoint Hospital in Marquette, Michigan, this was one reason they chose to use more than 30 Hy-Brid low-level scissor lifts on the project.
A large portion of HJ Martin’s work is ongoing in the facility’s 8-by-8-foot and 10-by-10-foot hospital rooms, which all have 9-foot ceilings. These areas need floor-to-ceiling framing and drywall and 19-foot lifts are simply too large.
On many jobsites, this is the point where extension ladders or stepladders come into play. But, like many contractors who are starting to take a strong stance on preventing injuries from falls, HJ Martin employs a ladders-last mentality. That is, if there is a safer way to get work-at-height jobs done, then that approach must be used first, and only as a last resort should ladders be considered.
Ladders appear to be a straightforward tool, but there is quite a bit to know in terms of setup and usage. OSHA recommends users place extension ladders at a 75-degree angle, set it one-quarter of the working height away from a wall, and ensure the top of a ladder extends 3 feet higher than the elevated surface. Users must also choose ladders that are the appropriate Duty Rating for the task, which ensures it can hold the user’s weight and the weight of the load. And while working on or climbing up and down a ladder, the “three point rule” should always be enforced. This means users must maintain three points of contact at all times to minimize the risk of slipping and falling. But when trying to maneuver up a ladder with drywall, for instance, maintaining three points of contact is impossible.
The lifts gave HJ Martin the best of both worlds: a lift that rivals the working height and footprint of a stepladder yet has more capacity than a 19-foot model. Plus, it has better ergonomics than both.
The smallest sit-on and largest CTLs, demolition robots and low-level scissor lifts are just a few examples of machines contractors may not have known existed, but can have a huge impact on safety and efficiency on the jobsite. The most frequently overlooked equipment, however, isn’t operated by anyone and doesn’t even move around the jobsite often. While it doesn’t sound like they do much, fuel tanks do everything.
Fuel is possibly the most often overlooked opportunity to improve jobsite productivity. Regardless of the type of job, if there’s diesel equipment on site, it will need to stay fueled. For many contractors, refueling equipment means closely monitoring fuel usage to avoid running out and taking machines out of service while waiting for a fuel truck to show up. Renting onsite fuel storage eliminates waiting, downtime and inefficiency. These portable tanks range in size from less than 150 gallons to as much as 5,000 gallons, which makes them ideal for nearly any size jobsite.
Generally, if a contractor has at least two diesel-fueled machines at a job for two weeks or longer, renting a portable fuel tank is a smart option to minimize downtime and expenses. In fact, downtime can be nearly eliminated thanks to fuel management systems that alert contractors when levels are getting low. This means a call to the fuel supplier can be made well before any equipment runs dry.
Portable fuel tanks are also convenient options for supplying fuel to critical ancillary equipment, such as generators and light towers, drastically extending run times. Portable cube-shaped tanks, such as those from Western Global, allow fueling of up to three pieces of equipment at once, all while the fueling equipment and ports remain safely locked in a secure cabinet.
Trailer-mounted tanks are available for easy towing, and cube tanks approved for full-fuel transport offer great versatility and mobility as they can be easily loaded and secured on a truck or trailer. Full-fuel transport also enables tanks to arrive on site full and ready to use, eliminating the need for an initial fuel delivery. Many cubes tanks also feature crane-lifting hooks and forklift pockets for moving around the jobsite without tying up a vital machine.
Some manufacturers equip portable fuel tanks with features that help users keep pace with Tier 4 regulations and diesel exhaust restrictions. Western Global, for instance, offers models with on-board diesel exhaust fluid storage for easy compliance. Blanket heaters and DEF transfer pump kits are also typically available to simplify dispensing.
Whether work is at a hospital, in a backyard, on a bridge deck or at a construction site, there could be opportunities to work safer, faster and easier waiting to be discovered. Knowing each worksite inside and out as well as rental equipment options is a great start to ensuring productivity doesn’t get left on the table.
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Well that went as expected
Thread starter BabyTyrant
BabyTyrant
This Is Why People Are Talking About Adult Babies And A Woke Footballer On Twitter
Well I just found out about a time last year when a "Footballer" (as in Soccer to those that call "American" Football simply as "Football" ) had let a psychotherapist who runs a nursery as a form of Therapy (hey, why not? It could be so much worse) take over his Twitter account in an attempt to make people more aware of ABDL in a positive sense.
This Footballer apparently let's people take over his Twitter account for various causes ranging from LGTB causes, to awareness of various diseases and so on; so naturally this was simply done to make people aware that ABDL is nothing bad and in fact can be a good thing
We all know that ABDL isnt bad and can be therapeutic; but what can you do when you run into those morons that think "oh these ABDLs want to harm children" ; so long story short nothing was achieved - people assumed ABDL was purely a sexual thing (it can be, but even in the cases that it is Sexual, it still has no correlation to actual children) and that it had something to do with harming Children and it wasnt long before the Takeover got cancelled
Like WTH? I don't want anything to do with anybody's Bratty Children; Diapers helps me deal with my Mental Health issues in a better way than to get stressed out, lashing out at people (as I sometimes do when my emotions get to the point where I cant just shove them down anymore) and worse yet when I used to actually hurt myself to feel good (all I'm gonna say is it is stupid, it's like doing drugs; chasing a good feeling at any cost).
I know I am better off accepting my mental need for diapers and I know most people will probably never accept ABDL; but the association with Pedophiles will probably be something that always bothers me as I know why people hate Pedophiles as I do too and to me that is the worst thing in the whole world.
Like I find even murderers aren't as sinister as Pedophiles
Yes both are very bad; but one ends a life (no more suffering in this messed up world) and the other leaves them alive with trauma they will always have until they die; victims of Pedophiles may literally suffer for the rest of their lives unable to ever live a normal life ever again.
Wow, so many Jerry reactions is sounds like. Maybe they were all in the closet pedophiles because it sure sounded like projection.
Calico said:
Yeah, too many negative and also completely uninformed people.
Even in sexual cases there are no children involved so really they should have just left it alone and ignored Twitter for a while if they disliked it.
BabyTyrant said:
Even in sexual cases there are no children involved
Which is why I say they must have been in the closet pedophiles because that is called projection. It's amazing how many will will unknowingly come out as one. Not every pedophile is a predator and has sex with one nor have the desire too so the self hating ones will project.
StrangelyShapedTree
I think that is too easy for us to say. Maybe the truth is that they jump to conclusions and react out of both disgust and fear. Why should we expect anyone to like what we do? You can ask others not to judge but that simply won't happen 9 times out of 10.
StrangelyShapedTree said:
For me it is not a matter of if they LIKE what we do
I know that most people will not like or understand us
What I hate is the connection to Pedophiles; if people could at least stop spreading hateful misinformation that would be enough for me.
They don't have to like us; but there is no reason for the connection to Pedophiles - we like Diapers, not little kids.
Huge difference
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I don't understand how any ABDL can be okay with people calling us pedophiles. Call me one, I dont care what happens to you so any consequences that come with it, you made your bed.
Most of the time, I think it's based in simple ignorance. I think it is an easy enough leap to make. If you don't give the matter a lot of thought, this thing that is foreign and probably gross as well, seems like it could well involve pedophilia. If someone sticks around long enough to engage their brain and discern why it is different and just something harmless and odd that consenting adults do, it's worth the explanation. If they're going to stick to their guns without good reason, that seems like time to move along to more productive interactions.
From the pattern I have seen with this. People who do it are willful about it because they are not willing to learn and listen. My ex was this way and I gave seen it at tumblr and online in the comments. My ex saw it as shoving it in her face. She was male when we were together.
You got that right; they dont want to learn anything or listen to anyone - as far as they are concerned they know what they are talking about and that is all that matters.
I don't even interact with them because I know it doesn't make any difference; but that doesn't mean that it doesn't bother me.
I just wish they would keep their hateful ignorance to themselves; unfortunately this sort of thing goes around
You start with 1 or 2 people; next thing you know there are dozens on the "Hate Train".
And if you want to explain that they see it "by association" well Babies aren't the only people wearing Diapers
There are plenty of other people that need diapers due to Developmental Disability, Physical Disabilities, Age, etc.
But you dont see my chasing after any of them.
It's not "who" wears the diapers, I just like Diapers and I wish these people would keep their Hatred to themselves instead of spreading it around like a Venereal Disease.
I guess there are ABDLs who like to give benefit of the doubt and just assume these people are misinformed or confused. I used to be in this position but when you get burnt out trying to explain it and justify it, you get burnt out and started to write these people out. I don't think they are just naive, I just think it's deliberate and done with ill intention and there is projection involved here. Then of course they will use excuses like "I was sexually abused." Well some sexual abuse victims use ABDL so try again. I guess they are saying a ABDL sexually abused them? Next time someone uses this claim, I will be sure to tell them "I didn't realize a ABDL had sexually abused you. That person just happened to be ABDL."
I guess I should have told my ex when he used "My ex called me a pedophile so now I have PTSD" excuse "I guess if she called you one, you probably are then but you are just in denial so you don't want to do this because you're projecting."
Oh it is done by choice
They are choosing ignorance
I can forgive stupidity; people can choose to rise above stupidity by learning
But ignorance is choosing to have this opinion that "I'm 100% right, I know everything, and it doesn't matter what anybody says because I know everything"
As I have said it isn't that I want their approval
I know there will always be "haters" but what I cant stand is the vocal ignorant people that are trying to spread their hate
It's like, "okay I know you hate me and always will, but keep your fudging toxic opinions to yourself"
You're talking about willful ignorance. Everyone is ignorant because we don't know everything but willful ignorance is the refusal to learn.
....and this is why I've spent so much time trying to get us here to understand there is a difference from being abdl versus having a sexual diaper fetish. Only once we all understand this can we then beging to try and get the rest of society to understand it as well. Maybe then abdl's wont be prosecuted and misunderstood so much.
Slomo said:
Well I think most of us realize that ABDL isnt a sexual thing (of course it can cross over into that area) for the majority of us it is something we enjoy whether it is as a Lifestyle, like a type of Therapy (which is what the person that took over the Soccer Players Twitter account does with clients) or because some of us have a Physical need for Diapers anyways.
The biggest threat we could potentially face is from these uninformed people that act like ABDL involves Children and may actually try to ruin someone's life over it.
Even for the people that ABDL has a sexual part to it; it is still no worse than any other "Kink" and I think you would be hard pressed to find someone that doesn't have at least 1 or 2 Kinks.
Misunderstanding and hatred I accept is gonna happen anyways; but the whole "ABDL = Pedophile" thing is what I would like to see end.
I mean the Takeover Event being ended because there were that many people that wouldn't let it go on is crazy
They could have simply ignored it and it would have soon been over anyways.
Yes, and it's great most of us DO realize that- now. There are plenty even here who still get it all mixed up though. And 10 years ago, most didn't realize any of this at all. Everyone used to think being abdl was a fetish, heck even the medical community called this a paraphelia (and sadly still incorrectly does).
It has been a slow and mentally painful process, but in all this time of my correcting the misinformation I have seen it slowly improve. And from that I am seeing those us who do get it trying to explain it their own family, friends, and sometimes even coworkers. So yeah, it is working and we are begginging to dispel the hate and misinformation general society has for us. Like with this footballer case though, I do fear that will take much longer than anther 10 years to acomplish.
Mmm, if people think ABDLs are pedophiles, then what about people who like children shows, what about people who are child like and like childish activities? Do they think all these people are pedophiles. I can gaurentee those who call us pedophiles are probably the people who think anyone is a pedophile for any reason. Oh you saw a grown up without a child seeing a rated G movie, they must be a pedophile. My ex was like this so I can say all these people are self hating pedos so they project. They don't want anyone thinking they are one so they must keep talking about how much they hate them and how they don't want anyone thinking they are one if they do X Y or Z. People who are not one don't even think about these things and are not so self conscious and don't constantly obsess about how much they hate them.
Assuming the current generation of kids is taught to learn that nobody knows everything and it is better to learn things and spread positivity and kindness
rather than to act like you know everything, spread negativity and Hatred like some of these morons do.
I'm not saying people have to like everything; but it's better to act like things aren't going on and keep hatred to yourself; but apparently that is too much for those people to do.
Theres lot of things I would probably find weird and may even hate; but I dont go around telling people how they are wrong and shouldn't do things they enjoy; as long as it isn't harmful, illegal, or involving minors I really dont care what people do.
Whatever guy...there is no such thing as people who don't judge weird shit. Hell, everyone judges everyone for stupid shit every day. And that's the kicker...because of that their opinion shouldn't matter.
Who cares if people call us pedos. Those that love us will look further.
I care, as do most every other one of us! And whether you like it or not, collective opinions matter greatly. It's not only misleading but incredibly incorrect as well, AND potentially damaging for us too. If someone in society says we are pedophiles then our social lives become that much more difficult. EVERY abdl needs to care if we are labeled as such, because with the internet's information dissemination it affects us all. Your complacency not only undermines the rest of us, but furthers us from one day becoming accepted by society for whom we are. Like the quote goes, "when good does nothing, evil wins".
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180 Questions Enquiries About Islam Volume Two: Various issues
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A Few Words About This Book by Ayatullah Al-Uzma Makarim Shirazi
Biography of the Author
His Studies
The Religious Help and Support
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2. Organizing Gatherings to Offer Lessons in Theology and other Religious Teachings
3. Islamic Council to Protect the Youth
4. Struggles Against Deviant Thoughts
5. Establishing Organizations and Centres of Learning
6. Writings
1. What is the purpose of mankind’s creation?
2. Why did Allah (s.w.t.) not create mankind perfect from the onset?
3. What is the purpose of the perfection of man?
4. Why does Allah (s.w.t.) test people?
5. Is the ‘prosperity’ or ‘wretchedness’ of mankind, inherent?
6. What is the difference between Islam and Iman?
7. What is meant by ‘Shaytan’ in the Noble Qur’an?
8. What is the reality of the Jinn?
9. What is the reality of Angels?
10. What is ‘Raj'at (the Return)? Is its occurrence possible?
11. What is the philosophy of Raj'at?
12. What is the reality of Tawakkul and what is its philosophy?
The Philosophy of 'Tawakkul'
13. What is the philosophy behind Du'a and Invocations?
14. Why is it that our Supplications Occasionally Remain Unanswered?
Acting in Accordance with Divine Covenants
15. What is Islam’s perspective with regards to Jabr (compulsion) and Ikhtiyar (free-choice)?
16. Is the theory of evolution inconsistent with theism?
Arguments of the Proponents of Evolution
Answers of the Advocates of 'Constancy of Species'
The Theory of Evolution and 'Theism'
17. Is the theory of evolution of species inconsistent with the viewpoint of the Noble Qur’an with regards to the creation of Prophet Adam (a.s.)?
18. What is the Reality of Dreams?
19. What is meant by ‘The Courses’ (Sunnat) of Allah’?
20. Does ‘Injury by an Evil Eye’ Possess any Reality?
21. Does ‘Good Omen’ and ‘Evil Omen’ Possess any Reality?
22. Is Qisas (the Law of Retaliation) against the Norms of Intellect and Human Sentiments?
23. Is the Punishment of Amputation of the Hands, Rough and Violent?
The measure in which the hand should be amputated
Is this Islamic penalty rough and violent?
24. Were all the Companions of the Noble Prophet (S) Upright and Righteous?
What kind of irrational and illogical judgement is this?
25. Why is it that some of the Oppressors and Sinners are Drowned in Comfort and Bounties and do not Witness any Punishment?
Answer to one Question
26. Why is it that Nations, Devoid of Faith and Belief, Possess a Life of Ease and Comfort?
27. If Every Person’s Sustenance has been Decreed, then why are Some (found to be) Hungry?
28. What are the reasons for the backwardness of the Muslims?
29. What is the incident of Fadak?
30. Was Abu Talib a Muslim?
31. What is the Criterion with regards to the Greater Sins?
32. Why is it Necessary to Utter Allah’s Name at the Time of Slaughtering (Animals)?
33. How does Islam view Monasticism?
The Historical Origins of Monasticism
Ethical and Moral Evils Resulting due to Monasticism
34. What do ‘Spiritual Vision’ and ‘Mystical Intuition’ Mean?
35. How can ‘Allotment of Sustenance on the Part of Allah’ and ‘Working for One’s Livelihood’ be Consistent with one Another?
36. Is Naskh (Abrogation) Permitted in the Religious Laws?
37. Is it Correct to Label Days as Auspicious and Inauspicious?
38. Is the Incident of the ‘People of the Cave’ Corroborated by Present-Day Science?
Another Example, Burial of the Aztecs
Freezing The Body of a Living Person
39. What is Intended by the Seven Heavens?
40. Is the Annihilation of the Solar System during the Countdown towards the Day of Judgment Consistent with our Present-Day Knowledge?
41. What is Magic and how does Islam view it?
Magic, In the Eyes of Islam
42. What is the aim of Taqiyyah (Dissimulation)?
Taqiyyah, a Defensive Shield
Taqiyyah, a Change in the Form of Combat
43. What is the Myth of Gharaniq or ‘The Satanic Verses’?
Some of the Sunni brothers, due to the respect and importance attached to the 'first of the Muhajirs (Emigrants)' by the Noble Qur’an, have sought to infer that they had not committed any wrongdoing until the end of their lives and so, without exception, all of them ought to be looked upon with great esteem.
They then generalized this issue to include all the 'companions' because of Qur’an's praise for them in connection with the 'pledge of Ridhwan' and other events. In practice, without taking into regard the deeds of the companions, they considered all of them to be exceptional humans and refused themselves the permission to indulge in any kind of examination and criticism with respect to their deeds.
One of them, the celebrated commentator and the author of al-Manar, has vociferously attacked the Shi'ites as to why they single out some of the initial Muhajirs for criticism… little realizing the great inconsistency of such beliefs with the spirit of Islam and its history?
Undoubtedly, the companions, especially the initial Muhajirs, possess a special reverence; however, this would only have been until so long as they had continued to tread the correct path and exhibit devotion (towards Islam), but from the day some of the companions deviated from the true path of Islam, the Noble Qur’an would surely view them differently.
For example, how can we ever exonerate Talhah and Zubayr for reneging the pledge and opposing the leader - one, who, apart from the explicit statements of the Noble Prophet (S) attesting his leadership, had been elected by all the Muslims, including themselves? How can we clear them of the deaths of seventeen thousand Muslims, whose blood had been spilled during the Battle of the Camel? If a person were to shed the blood of one innocent person, he would have no excuse to present before Allah, what then to speak of this large multitude!
Basically, is it possible to conceive that 'Ali (a.s.) and his companions, as well as Talhah, Zubayr and some others of the companions of the Noble Prophet (S) who had teamed up with them, were both on the side of truth in the Battle of the Camel?
Does any logic and intellect accept this manifest contrast? Can we, in the name of 'inviolability of the companions' close our eyes, regard them as special personalities and shove the entire history of Islam after the departure of the Noble Prophet (S) into oblivion? And should we flout the Islamic criterion of:
إِنَّ أَکْرَمَکُمْ عِنْدَ اللٌّهِ أَتْـقَاکُمْ
“Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah (s.w.t.) s (he who is) the most righteous of you.”
Basically, does there arise any problem if, one day, a person or persons were to stand in the ranks of the inmates of Paradise and supporters of truth, while on another day in the ranks of the inmates of Hell and opponents of truth? Are all the people infallibles? Have we ourselves not witnessed all these transformations taking place within individuals?
The story of the People of Apostasy - a group of Muslims who had turned apostates after the departure of the Noble Prophet (S) - has been narrated by the Sunnites, as well as the Shi'ites in their books, that the first Caliph initiated a military expedition against them and suppressed their uprising. Had the People of Apostasy not witnessed the Noble Prophet (S) and were they not his companions?
More amazing is the fact that in order to escape from this strange inconsistency some have brought in the pretext of ijtihad (independent reasoning) and state that individuals such as Talhah, Zubayr, Mua'wiyah and their supporters had been mujtahids (religious jurists) and although they had erred in their ijtihad, they had not perpetrated any sin; on the contrary, for these very acts of theirs they shall receive their rewards from Allah!!
Honestly, what a disgraceful logic! Is rebelling against the successor of the Noble Prophet (S), breaking the pledge and shedding the blood of thousands of innocent people - and that too for the purpose of power, rank and wealth - so complex an issue that one is unable to perceive its evils? Does shedding that great measure of innocent blood entitle one to receive rewards from Allah (s.w.t.) ?
If we were to exonerate a group of companions, who had perpetrated offences in such a manner, without any doubt not a single offender would remain in this world, for we would have acquitted all criminals by this logic. Such unstructured defence of the companions would cause Islam to be viewed with great cynicism.
Consequently there lies no alternative except to look upon everyone - especially the companions of the Noble Prophet (S) - with reverence and esteem, however only for so long as they do not deviate from the path of truth, justice and the agenda of Islam!1
Numerous Sunni commentators have reported this tradition from Hamid ibne Ziyad, who says: I approached Muhammad ibne Ka'b al-Quradhi and said to him: What do you have to say in connection with the companions of the Noble Prophet (S)? He replied:
جَمِيْعُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مُحْسِنُهُمْ وَ مُسِيْئُهُمْ.
“All the companions are the inmates of Paradise - the righteous ones as well as the evil ones!”
I said to him: From where do you state such a thing? Whereupon he recited the following verse:
وَ السَّابِقُونَ الأََوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَ الأََنْصَارِ وَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ رَضِيَ اللٌّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَ رَضُوا عَنْهُ
“And (as for) the foremost, the first of the Muhajirs and the Ansars, and those who followed them in goodness, Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him.”2
And then continued: With respect to the 'Followers' there is a condition that they ought to have followed only the righteous deeds of the companions (only in this case would they attain deliverance, but this is not a condition for the companions to attain deliverance).3
However, this claim is unacceptable for several reasons:
The ruling mentioned in the above verse should also be applicable in the case of the 'followers', who, as we had alluded previously, are those, who follow in the footsteps of the initial Muhajirs (Emigrants) and Ansar (Helpers). Therefore, the entire ummah, without exception, should be of the delivered ones!
As for the fact that in the tradition of Muhammad ibne Ka'b it has been said that Allah (s.w.t.) has placed a condition of good deeds with regards to the 'followers' i.e. they should only follow the righteous deeds and conduct of the companions, and not their sins, this is an amazing statement.
This is because if the condition prescribed for the followers in order to attain deliverance is to follow the righteous deeds of the companions, then it is all the more necessary for this condition to be prescribed for the companions too.
In other words Allah (s.w.t.), in the above verse, says that His pleasure and happiness shall encompass all the initial Muhajirs and Ansar, who were righteous and treaded the correct path, and all those who follow them. The verse does not say that He desires to encompass the Muhajirs and Ansar with His happiness, irrespective of whether they are good or bad, but as for the 'followers', He shall accept them only on the basis of that specific condition.
Reason and intellect totally reject this issue; this is because reason does not consider the companions of the Noble Prophet (S) to possess any distinction over the others in this regard. Where lies the difference between the Abu Jahls and those, who initially embraced Islam but later deviated from it?
And why should those, who came into this world years and centuries after the Noble Prophet (S) and whose sacrifices and heroisms were no less than those of the early companions of the Noble Prophet (S), not be eligible for this Divine mercy? Especially since they possessed this distinction that despite not witnessing the Noble Prophet (S), they had accepted him and had brought faith upon him.
How can the Qur’an, which says: Surely the most honourable of you with Allah (s.w.t.) s the one who is the most righteous amongst you, ever approve of such irrational discrimination? How can the Qur’an, which in its various verses, curses the sinners and unjust ones, and regards them as deserving of Allah's chastisement, approve of this irrational safety of the companions with respect to Divine punishment? Can there be exceptions to these threats and curses of the Qur’an such that a particular group is kept exempted? Why and for what reason?
Apart from these, can such a ruling not be regarded as showing a green light to them to perpetrate any and every kind of sin and offence?
This ruling does not conform with the history of Islam at all, for there have been numerous individuals who once had stood in the ranks of Muhajirs and Ansar, only to later deviate from their paths and find themselves incurring the anger of the Noble Prophet (S) and consequently the wrath of Allah. Have we not heard of how Tha'labah ibne Hatib Ansari deviated and became the object of the Noble Prophet's (S) anger?
To state this more clearly, if what they have intended is that the companions of the Noble Prophet (S) did not commit any sins, and were pure and infallible from every kind of disobedience and transgression, this is tantamount to rejecting the most obvious and self-evident issues.
And if they meant that the companions did commit offences, but despite this Allah (s.w.t.) s pleased with them, this claim would mean that Allah (s.w.t.) has been pleased with sins!
Who is it that can absolve and acquit Talhah and Zubayr, who initially had been of the special companions of the Noble Prophet (S), and 'Aishah, his wife, of the death of seventeen thousand Muslims in the Battle of the Camel? Was Allah (s.w.t.) pleased with these killings and blood-shed?
Would opposition to 'Ali (a.s.), the representative of the Noble Prophet (S) - who, even assuming that he had not been appointed as the Caliph by the Noble Prophet (S), at the very least, had been chosen by the consensus of the ummah - and battling him and his loyal companions be acts that would obtain the pleasure of Allah (s.w.t.) ?
The truth is that the advocates of the notion of inviolability of the companions, by their insistence and emphasis for the issue, have disfigured the pure face of Islam, which has always considered faith and righteous deeds to be the measure for gauging a person's character.
And finally, the pleasure and happiness of Allah (s.w.t.) that has been mentioned in the verse under discussion is associated with four titles - emigration, assistance, faith and righteous deeds. Thus, as long as all the 'companions' and the 'followers' adhered to these, they would be the object of Allah's (s.w.t.) grace, but the day they distanced themselves from these, they also distanced themselves from Allah's (s.w.t.) pleasure.
From the above discussion it becomes plainly apparent that the statements of the erudite, albeit prejudiced commentator - the author of al-Manar - in which he criticizes the Shi'ites for their lack of belief in the purity and uprightness of all the companions, possess no value and worth. The Shi'ites have not committed any sin save for the fact that they have accepted the rulings of intellect and reason, and the testimonies of the Noble Qur’an and history, and disregarded the unfounded and incorrect distinctions presented by the prejudiced ones.4
1. Tafsir-e-Namuna, vol. 7, pg. 263
2. Suratul Tawbah (9), Verse 100
3. Tafsirul Manar and the commentary of Fakhr Razi, while discussing the above verse.
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Sexual problems of Youths
Philosophy of Islamic Laws
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Fatima Zahra’ in the Noble Qur’an
180 Questions Enquiries About Islam Volume One: The Practical Laws
A Summary of Rulings
Fatima az-Zahra’, The World's most outstanding Lady
Hazrat Zahra (s.a.) And the Heart, Rending Episode of Fadak
Commentary of Suratul Jinn
Ethical Discourses: Volume 1
Universal Government of the Mahdi
The Rites of Hajj, Practical Treatise and Rules
Religion of Mercy
Life under the Grace of Ethics
Justice of God
Commentary on Sermon 80 of Nahjul Balaghah
Lessons about Allah, Prophethood and the Prophet of Islam, Justice, Leadership (Imamate) and Resurrection
Wahabism At The Crossroads
Khums: A Support for Financial Independence Part 2
Let's Learn About Imamate
The Rites of Umrah al-Mufradah
The Philosophy of Martyrdom
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Home Philippine News Kickstart-up communications agency ComCo SEA ascends to the big league!
Kickstart-up communications agency ComCo SEA ascends to the big league!
Fresh off the heels of the 16th IABC Philippine Quill Awards, fast-rising and award-winning communications agency ComCo Southeast Asia has made a mark on the communications scene in a short span of two years since its launch in 2016. The past year has been a monumental one for the budding agency filled with new recognitions, new collaborations, and even a new headquarters! All of this is possible through ComCo SEA’s three agency thrusts, instilled in everything they do: Igniting Brand love, Igniting Social Change, and Igniting Talent.
After winning two IABC Quill Awards of Excellence for Igniting Brand Love – The Launch of ComCo Southeast Asia and M&M’s Vote PH Campaign the previous year, the company ascended into even greater heights this year by being nominated for Agency of the Year and winning 13 IABC Quill Awards!
The IABC Quill Award is the world’s most prestigious awards program in the field of business communication. It has been bestowing the seal of approval to the most reputable organizations and corporations in the nation for almost two decades, emphasizing the use of excellent communication to achieve business goals, and to make a difference in society. To win a Philippine Quill means being recognized as achieving the highest Global Standard for business communication practices.
ComCo Southeast Asia won the prestigious Quill Awards for the following: AirAsia – World Vision See the World Initiative for Audio-Visual, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Nonprofit Campaign; WWF Earth Hour Camp for Special Event and Nonprofit Campaign; Lamoiyan Corporation’s Licealiz KKK for Publication; Pioneer Insurance #MoveOnLang Song Writing Competition for Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility; Eastern Communications rebranding campaign for Internal Communications; AirAsia Red Talks season 1 for Marketing, Advertising and Brand Communications, Digital Communications and Audio-Visual; and #CitizenComCo – the ComCo Southeast Asia Advocacy Communications practice for Corporate Social Responsibility.
Likewise, Pioneer Insurance #MoveOnLang Song Writing Competition also bagged two silver Anvil Awards from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) earlier this year. In 2017, ComCo SEA was also recognized in Kidlat Awards and Spikes Asia by being part of the winning team of Snickers Don’t Drive Hungry and in Mumbrella Asia Awards for doing the Philippine leg of TCL Inspiring Bonding Moments.
New Business Wins
The past year was not only filled with recognitions and retaining long-term partners such as Electrolux, WWF, Eastern Communications and Lamoiyan Corporation’s Licealiz.
ComCo SEA also won a number of inter-agency pitches acquiring new accounts such as PR for SM Cinema (including IMAX, Director’s Club and SnackTime), environmental sustainability research project for Coca-Cola, Digital and Social for Dragonpay and SureTayo, PR for Lamoiyan Corporation’s Hapee Kiddie and GumTect, Healthcare Communications for The Medical City – Clark, PR for Oakley and Reef, Development Communications for UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), and PR for Bai Nian Tang Bao restaurant, Wake Up Manila job convention and Goodyear.
The New ComCo SEA Command Center
From starting out on a shared space in Makati CBD (Central Business District), ComCo SEA moved into its new and own headquarters they call home on the 32nd floor of the BPI-Philam Life Makati building along Ayala Avenue, Makati City.
Visitors and guests, as soon as they are in the hallway outside, will notice the company’s bubbly and vibrant imperial purple logo greeting them. The office, known as the ComCo SEA Command Center, is home to the ComCo Squadron composed of ComCoys (directors and staff) and ComCowans (apprentices), a reference to the love of the team has for Star Wars. This particular passion for pop culture is seen all through the office floor with each room’s name being a reference, such as the Millennium Falcon (the primary craftsmanship studio), the Watch Tower (the conference room), the Cerebro (the leader’s room) and the Room of Requirements, among others.
Igniting Talent
To celebrate the Agency’s 2nd Anniversary and plan ahead for its #RoadToYear3, the squadron spent their away days in a week-long trip in the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan! They were able to reflect, recalibrate, and regroup together for its next conquest.
The Squadron has also injected new and young blood into its team, enabling and turning its bright, talented, and passionate young associates into becoming full-fledged communication experts. They recently hired new Associates for Brand Communications and Finance & Administration, and engaged Enablers for Digital Solutions and Information Technology.
Most of its workforce came from ComCo SEA’s very own mentorship program called Camp ComCo. Now on its 8th cycle, over 20 apprentices have gone through its real-world and practical on-the-job training involving workshops and sessions delivered by industry leaders as well as a mentee-mentor relationship between employees and apprentices, enabling the interns to perform actual work in the field.
#RoadToYear3
The past two years were certainly full of exponential and positive growth for the Agency. The year 2018, however, is shaping up to be an ever better year for the kickstart-up now mainstream player ComCo Southeast Asia.
ComCo SEA Regional Integration and Executive Director Ferdinand Bondoy shared, “As Walt Disney said before – It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. Everything is overwhelming as we are just on our #RoadToYear 3. I guess if you are having fun in what you do best, with a fantastic team, in a more home like environment, where we can work on our crafts knowing everyone got each other’s back, the impossible becomes possible. We were able to create a culture that inspires all of us to pursue our life’s work, and make a difference, together.”
Whatever lies ahead in the next year, ComCo Southeast Asia is sure to ascend even further, reaching new heights and breaking new grounds. To know more and get in touch with ComCo Southeast Asia, please visit www.comco-hq.com or www.facebook.com/comco.southeastaasia or e-mail commandcenter@comco-hq.com.
In photo, the ComCo Squadron, dressed in its official brand color imperial purple, takes center stage in the recently held 16th IABC Philippine Quill Awards.
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Best of enemies: Extra scratch matches for Lions, Suns
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BRISBANE and Gold Coast will play each other in pre-season practice matches as the two young lists look for additional game play ahead of the premiership season.
With the JLT Community Series reduced from three matches for each team to two in 2018, Lions coach Chris Fagan says he has already been in touch with Suns counterpart Stuart Dew to discuss the scratch match concept.
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Fagan told Melbourne radio station SEN on Wednesday afternoon the more games his team could get together, the better.
"As a club we've just got to find a way to play that extra game or two we think we need," Fagan said.
"Our near neighbours, the Gold Coast Suns, are in a similar situation to us and I've been talking to Stuey Dew.
"We'll probably have a few hit-outs over the pre-season against each other to give us a little more match practice than would otherwise be the case."
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Brisbane lost both of its JLT matches in 2018 – to Sydney and Gold Coast – and struggled to gain any momentum once the season proper started, losing its first eight games.
Conversely the Suns won both of their matches, against Geelong and the Lions, and started strongly under Dew's tenure, winning its first two premiership matches.
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<p>Rolls-Royce indicated its new Bergen B33:45 engines will have cylinder power units that can be removed and exchanged as complete units, to reduced overhaul times</p>
Rolls Reveals More Powerful, More Efficient Marine Engine
Modular design for diesel or gas power, simplifies maintenance, cuts fuel consumption Ductile iron block cuts vibration Safer, simpler fuel system Meets IMO Tier III NOx emission requirements
Robert Brooks | Sep 17, 2014
Rolls-Royce introduced a new family of medium-speed engines for the marine market that will be available for diesel and gas fuel. The developer indicated the new Bergen B33:45 engines will produce 600 kW per cylinder, a 20% increase in power per cylinder, while cutting overall fuel consumption, engine emissions, and lifetime operating costs compared to the current models of its Bergen engines.
The first engine, a diesel-powered B33:45, was unveiled at at the SMM conference and exhibition in Hamburg, a maritime industry trade event.
At the core of the design is a new turbocharger that matches the exhaust system and provides multi-pulse charging, with charge air taken through a two stage intercooler, achieving a high turbo efficiency.
The diesel and the gas engines will share the same modular design, built on a ductile iron block that establishes easier maintenance strategies, and offers a more rigid construction than the current B-Series engine, with vibration levels reduced to 10-11 m/sec. The block supports a balanced crankshaft that is the same for both propulsion and generator applications. The cylinders are individual units that can be removed within a service height of 2.52 m above the crankshaft centerline. Three-piece connecting rods allow piston removal without disturbing end bearings. The strengthened camshaft design has one section per cylinder, again to simplify replacement.
In addition, the external pipework has been reduced from the current standard, for a safer and simpler fuel system. The oil bores have been designed into the cylinder heads and the passages are joined by transfer blocks.
The B33:45 meets IMO Tier III NOx emission requirements thanks to a selective catalytic reactor (SCR), which uses urea to convert the NOx into nitrogen and water vapor. Using SCR technology, NOx levels within IMO levels have been validated from 10 to 100% load. The control unit is integrated into the engine controller and compact SCR units will come in various sizes to match a user’s selected engine power.
"Ship owners want better performance at a lower price and society wants cleaner oceans. This new family of engines will deliver what our customers need in terms of cost and the environment,” noted Mikael Makinen, president of Rolls-Royce Marine.
"We have been developing this engine over the past three years, and part of its future success will be down to the excellent collaboration and sharing of engine technology between our experts in Bergen, Norway and Friedrichshafen, Germany.
"Our Bergen engine range is renowned for its robust design and reliability, and this completely new modular engine architecture not only builds and improves on our existing capability, but gives us an engine family that is truly engineered for the future, with numerous configurations and multiple fuel options. It fits perfectly with our vision of providing better power for a changing world."
The B33:45 in-line engine platform will consist of 6, 7, 8 and 9-cylinder variants spanning a power range from 3,600 kW to 5,400 kW. A V-engine range will be introduced in the future, with a range of incremental power for the marine and land-based power plant market.
The engines are suitable for various offshore vessels, including anchor handlers, seismic, subsea construction vessels, semi submersibles, and drill ships. It also will be available for commercial vessels, such as ropax ferries, cruise, cargo ships, and fishing vessels.
The first B33:45 will be delivered in June 2015 to Prestfjord Havfiske AS, for a new Rolls-Royce designed fishing vessel.
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Are American NGOs Agents of Subversion?
Ammoland Inc. Posted on March 24, 2015 September 11, 2017 by Pat Buchanan
By Pat Buchanan
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Though “Bibi” Netanyahu won re-election last week, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will still look into whether the State Department financed a clandestine effort to defeat him.
Reportedly, State funneled $350,000 to an American Non Governmental Organization ( NGO ) called OneVoice, which has an Israeli subsidiary, Victory 15, that collaborated with U.S. operatives to bring Bibi down.
If we are now secretly pumping cash into the free elections of friendly countries, to dump leaders President Obama dislikes, Americans have a right to know why we are using Cold War tactics against democracies.
After World War II, my late colleague on CNN's “Crossfire,” Tom Braden, delivered CIA cash to democratic parties in Europe imperiled by communist parties financed from Moscow.
But that was done to combat Stalinism when Western survival was at stake in a Cold War that ended in 1991.
Hopefully, after looking into OneVoice and V15, the Senate will expand its investigation into a larger question:
Is the U.S. using NGOs to subvert regimes around the world? And, if so, who decides which regimes may be subverted?
What gives these questions urgency is the current crisis that has Moscow moving missiles toward Europe and sending submarines and bombers to probe NATO defenses.
America contends that Vladimir Putin's annexation of Crimea and backing for pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine is the cause of the gathering storm in Russian-NATO relations.
Yet Putin's actions in Ukraine were not taken until the overthrow of a democratically elected pro-Russian regime in Kiev, in a coup d'etat in which, Moscow contends, an American hand was clearly visible.
Not only was John McCain in Kiev's Maidan Square egging on the crowds that drove the regime from power, so, too, was U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk
In an intercepted phone call with our ambassador in Kiev, Nuland identified the man we preferred when President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted. “Yats,” she called him. And when Yanukovych fled after the Maidan massacre, sure enough, Arseniy Yatsenyuk was in power.
Nuland also revealed that the U.S. had spent $5 billion since 1991 to bring about the reorientation of Ukraine toward the West.
Now, bringing Ukraine into the EU and NATO may appear to Nuland & Co. a great leap forward for freedom and progress.
But to Russia it looks like the subversion of a Slavic nation with which she has had intimate ties for centuries, to bring Ukraine into an economic union and military alliance directed against Moscow.
And if NATO stumbles into a military clash with Russia, the roots of that conflict will be traceable to the coup in Kiev that Russians believe was the dirty work of the Americans.
If the U.S. had a role in that coup, the American people should know it and the Senate should find out whether Nuland & Co. used NGOs to reignite a Cold War that Ronald Reagan brought to an end.
And if we are now using NGOs as fronts for secret operations to dump over regimes, we are putting all NGOs abroad under suspicion and at risk.
Not in our lifetimes has America been more distrusted and disliked. And among the reasons is that we are seen as constantly carping at governments that do not measure up to our standards of democracy, and endlessly interfering in the internal affairs of nations that do not threaten us.
In this new era, U.S. foreign policy elites have boasted of the “color-coded” revolutions they helped to foment in Belgrade, Kiev, Tbilisi. In 2003, we helped to overthrow the Georgian regime of Eduard Shevardnadze in a “Rose Revolution” that brought to power Mikheil Saakashvili.
And Saakashvili nearly dragged us into a confrontation with Russia in 2008, when he invaded South Ossetia and killed Russian peacekeepers.
What vital interest of ours was there in that little nation in the Caucasus, the birthplace of Stalin, to justify so great a risk?
Nor is it Moscow alone that is angered over U.S. interference in its internal affairs and those of its neighbor nations.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt has expelled members of U.S. NGOs. Beijing believes U.S. NGOs were behind the Occupy-Wall-Street-style street blockages in Hong Kong.
If true, these U.S. actions raise a fundamental question:
What is the preeminent goal of U.S. foreign policy?
Is it to protect the vital interests and national security of the Republic? Or do we believe with George W. Bush that, “The survival of liberty” in America “depends on the success of liberty in other lands.”
If it is the latter, then our mission is utopian — and unending.
For if we believe our liberty is insecure until the whole world is democratic, then we cannot rest until we witness the overthrow of the existing regimes in Russia, China, North Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Belarus, most of the Arab and African nations, as well as Venezuela and Cuba.
And if that is our goal, our Republic will die trying to achieve it.
Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the new book “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.“
2 thoughts on “Are American NGOs Agents of Subversion?”
TEX says:
Everything about Barak Hussein Obama is a sham/lie/bullshit ! What I want to see is his ‘real birth certificate’ (real meaning the Kenya,Africa b.c.) The created one,the Hawaiian one,is for shits and grins only,it’s a joke for amusement purposes only !
USPatriotOne says:
These Muslim/Commies need to go to Jail, but we all know that nothing will happen…It’s all a dog and pony show for “We the People”..!!! NO ONE goes to jail in OB’s Administration for committing TREASON and Felonies..!!!
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Watchkeeper Update
Posted by wandering raven in Afghanistan, Elbit Systems, Thales, United Kingdom, Watchkeeper on January 29, 2016
News this month that the French government has decided against purchasing the Watchkeeper drone came as no surprise to anyone following the development of the Watchkeeper project over the past few years.
Back in 2005 a consortium of Elbit Systems of Israel and Thales of France won the right to provide the UK with a medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) drone with an estimated cost of about £700 million for 54 aircraft and associated ground stations. The Watchkeeper was to be based on Elbit Systems‘ ‘Hermes 450’ drone. Much was made of the potential of the project to provide jobs in Britain and for it to be sold abroad to legions of countries eager to purchase the latest drone technology. The new drone would be invaluable in the war in Afghanistan.
The project ran into problems right from the start, with delays attracting oversight attention, to the extent that some goals had to be abandoned to keep the project on track. Elbit Systems continued to sell Hermes 450’s, undercutting any market for the delayed Watchkeeper. (Watchkeeper is very similar to the Hermes 450, but is said to have enhanced ‘ISTAR’ —information, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. capabilities). Meanwhile, costs of the 3-year-delayed programme rose to almost £1.2 billion.
The first Watchkeeper was finally ready to be introduced in late 2014 and a system of four aircraft were sent to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan just before the British withdrawal. The visit was probably little more than an attempt to provide Thales and Elbit with a sales opportunity, as several French military officials were invited along. After a few hours of flying, the Watchkeepers were boxed up and sent home, where reside the remainder of the 54 drones acquired from the consortium. Thales continues to market Watchkeeper as ‘combat tested’, though because its Afghanistan mission can hardly be considered to be worthwhile, Thales must be referring to the extensive use of the Hermes 450 prototype in attacking Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
As outlined in this The Bureau Investigates article, the UK MOD has had a serious problem training enough pilots to fly Watchkeeper, and more surprisingly isn’t confident flying the drone in British weather. The lightweight drone is disproportionately affected by icing conditions common in the British winter, risking crashes. So the training programme was packed up and moved to Ascension Island, in the South Pacific ocean. (Where it is also conveniently out of sight of the prying eyes of the public who might be wondering what they got for their £1,200,000,000). Despite Watchkeeper being certified to fly in crowded civilian airspace, the military cites the uncrowded airspace of Ascension Island as one of the advantages for moving the training programme there.
In France, officials were trying to decide what drone to buy for the French military, with Watchkeeper touted as an important contender, especially because of security cooperation agreements between France and the UK. Some said that Thales was more in favour with the incoming Hollande government than the chief competitors. Nevertheless in January, 2016, France rejected Watchkeeper and chose the Sagem Patroller, to be delivered in 2019. (Perhaps they looked at the performance record of Thales -10 years to modify an existing prototype-and decided no, thanks)
One of the limitations of radio-controlled Watchkeeper is that it must fly near its ground troop controllers, so is only useful where the UK has troops in combat on the ground. It can’t be used to assassinate distant targets, like ISIS fighters. For that purpose the UK uses its Reaper drones acquired from the US and controlled from Waddington air base in Lincolnshire. As suggested in this The Bureau Investigates article, Watchkeeper appears to have been designed for wars of the past, and not the wars currently being fought.
Because of the secrecy around military contracts and commercial transactions, little attention has been paid to the role of Elbit Systems as the majority owner of the Watchkeeper consortium, supplier of key parts, and integral participant of the brutal attacks on occupied Palestinians by the Netanyahu government using the Hermes 450 prototype. Lack of transparency in military procurement contracts means there is little public accountability for mistakes made and bad choices promoted.
drone, Elbit, France, Thales, UAV, UK, Watchkeeper
Anglo-Israeli ‘Watchkeeper’ drone still being considered by French military
Posted by wandering raven in France, Watchkeeper on November 11, 2015
Defense News has reported that there are two remaining contenders for providing France with ‘tactical drone systems’. One is the Anglo-Israeli ‘Watchkeeper’ drone, and the other is Sagem’s ‘Patroller’. Other arms companies have dropped out of the competition. Watchkeeper is a joint project of Elbit Systems of Israel, and Thales or France, based on the Israeli Hermes 450 and paid for by British taxpayers. A choice between the two options is expected by the end of 2015.
In 2014 French officers viewed a ‘fly-around‘ of Watchkeeper in Afghanistan, as the UK staged a demonstration of Watchkeeper in the last days of the UK deployment there. The French observers proclaimed an interest in acquiring Watchkeeper. Defense News also notes that a French artillery unit has trained on a Watchkeeper drone sent to France. It isn’t clear if this was a Thales-owned ‘demonstrator’, or one of the dozens of military Watchmakers mothballed by UK MOD.
According to Defense News the French government wants to ensure national control over the technology and imaging of the new drones. claims that the source codes operating Watchkeeper were purchased from the Israel company and rewritten, so that neither Israeli or UK companies would share control of the French system. A report in AINonline.com says that Watchkeeper offered to France has 35% French content and is not dependent on Israel for ‘support or export permission’.
Defense News also notes that a French artillery unit has trained on a Watchkeeper drone sent to France. It isn’t clear if this was a Thales-owned ‘demonstrator’, or one of the dozens of military Watchmakers mothballed by UK MOD.
Watchkeeper is touted as ‘civilian airspace compliant’, widely claimed to be a comparative advantage of Watchkeeper, which otherwise doesn’t stack up well against competitors like the General Atomics ‘Predator’ or ‘Reaper’ drones. But Defense News notes that Sagem also claims to have demonstrated European civilian airspace compliance.
Defense-aerospace.com reports that there is no budget for the drone acquisition, and that there are questions about whether this drone procurement programme would be completed, because the French military has other options like Predator drones, and smaller drones, that already do what Watchkeeper or Patroller would contribute. Considering that the UK has mothballed most of its Watchkeeper drones, there is a real possibility that budget considerations will end the French procurement process.
The cost of Watchkeeper was borne by the UK taxpayer, much of the profit was likely taken by Elbit Systems, which supplied parts and owned the intellectual property rights to Hermes 450. Blogger ‘Think Defence‘ asked the pertinent question: Given that the UK taxpayer funded Watchkeeper, if Thales sells Watchkeeper abroad, will UK MOD and the British taxpayer, get anything back? (paraphrased).
drone, France, Patroller, Watchkeeper
Another £20 million Watchkeeper civilian-airspace-compliant drone crashes.
Posted by wandering raven in drones, Watchkeeper on November 11, 2015
A Watchkeeper drone crashed on Salisbury Plain in Southwestern England this week. The medium altitude, long endurance drone was adapted from the Israeli Hermes 450 drone in a billion pound upgrade, largely focused on making the drone compliant with civilian air regulations.
It is the third Watchkeeper to crash.
Dozens of the drones were purchased from a French-Israeli consortium but almost all have been mothballed, and the UK MOD has recently revealed that it has only six qualified, competent pilots to fly them. (After this crash perhaps only five). None are known to have been in active military service, save a perfunctory ‘fly-around’ arranged just before UK forces were withdrawn from Afghanistan. The boondoggle programme hasn’t received critical examination in Parliament because both major political parties had a role in its inception.
A recent report that Watchkeeper has been armed hasn’t been confirmed by MOD.
crash, drone, Elbit Systems, Watchkeeper
UK arms Watchkeeper drone, as drone killing spree continues
Posted by wandering raven in UK, Watchkeeper on October 30, 2015
The UK has armed its Watchkeeper drones with Hellfire missiles, according to ‘The Strategy Page’. The report has apparently not been confirmed by UK Ministry of Defence.
Watchkeeper is a medium range, long endurance drone based on the Israeli Hermes 450. The UK spent one billion pounds updating the Hermes 450 prototype, renaming it Watchkeeper, then basically mothballed the drone as it used its more effective US-purchased Predators drones to conduct campaigns of assassination in Afghanistan, Iraq and perhaps elsewhere.
Arming of Watchkeeper can be viewed as a UK MOD attempt to make the white elephant Watchkeeper look more relevant, as the MOD itself uses the more deadly Predators almost exclusively. Acting with the US, the UK has carried out countless armed sorties in Afghanistan and Iraq, killing a large number of individuals, most of whom were likely innocent civilians.
A view of how the UK uses its armed drones is provided by Drone Wars UK. Drone Wars UK has also commented on the lack of transparency that accompanies the UK’s drone attacks abroad.
drone, Hellfire, Hermes 450, Israel, UK, Watchkeeper
Canada goes for armed drones
Posted by wandering raven in Canada, JUSTAS, Predator, UAV, Watchkeeper on July 28, 2015
General Atomics may have eclipsed Israeli drone companies in the quest to sell Canada large drones. David Pugliese reports in Defense News that the Canadian military, under the JUSTAS programme, is favouring the General Atomics ‘Predator’ drone for addition to the Canadian aircraft fleet. The Canadian attempt to acquire large surveillance drones has been running for years with any concrete decision. Military brass now feel that say that a contract will be issued in 2019 for delivery in 2023. But anyone familiar with Canadian military procurement won’t be holding their breath.
Notable by its absence is mention of military support for the offerings of either of the large Israeli drone companies. Canada has leased Heron drones from Israel Aerospace Industries for use in Afghanistan, and Elbit Systems sells its ‘conflict tested’ (in Palestine) drones far and wide. But the Conservative government is known to be strongly supportive of the Netanyahu regime, and it seems absurd to believe that the cabinet will not pressure the military to favour any bid from either of the Israeli companies. As well there is the possibility of a bid from Thales, the French arms company selling the Anglo-Israeli Watchkeeper drone.
Pugliese also quotes unnamed air force officers as saying that the contract issued would be for armed drones. Certainly the Predator drone has the experience. Predator drones and their variants have carried out thousands of armed attacks and have left a path of destruction and death across Afghanistan, Africa, and the Middle East, whereas armed attacks by either of the Israeli options have mostly been carried out in maintaining the occupation of Palestine. Watchkeeper drones aren’t known to have been armed in conflict zones, and are mostly mothballed in their English bases.
(All surveillance drones are ‘attack’ drones when coupled with jet fighters, artillery, ground to ground missiles, etc).
Anglo Israeli, Canada, drone, JUSTAS, Pugliese, Watchkeeper
Thales Continues to Flog Anglo-Israeli Watchkeeper Drone
Posted by wandering raven in Thales, Watchkeeper on June 25, 2015
The French arms company Thales was the prime contractor and minority partner in the billion pound contract to convert the Israeli Hermes 450 drone into a British Watchkeeper drone for the UK armed forces. The project was plagued with delays. Touted as essential for the British forces in Afghanistan, Watchkeeper wasn’t ready until the UK deployment was almost at the end, in 2014. At the last minute one Watchkeeper system was sent to Afghanistan in August, 2014, for a quick fly around, more as a sales tool than a useful part of the British armed forces. Information was relayed to an armed RAF Predator drones which carried out an airstrike on the basis of that information, (leading the cynical to wonder who might have died to promote Thales latest product).
The demonstration was witnessed by a number of French military officials, who announced themselves enough pleased that they recommended to the French government that Watchkeeper drones be purchased for their own fleet. Thales is promoting Watchkeeper to the ‘Système de Drone Tactique’, a French procurement project, but no purchase has been made.
Since the project was completed, information about the Watchkeepers purchased by the UK government has mostly dried up, though it is believed that the majority of the 54 drones purchased have been mothballed into storage, as the military mostly uses Predator drones purchased from the US in its forays abroad.
Recently Thales has tried to sell Watchkeeper to other countries, as the public arm of a partnership that includes the Israeli company Elbit Systems as a majority partner. Countries that are embarrassed by interactions with companies associated with the apartheid Israeli government are able to put some distance between them and themselves by dealing with Thales. It also provides cover for the UK government, which is anxious to to sell these value-added, Israeli-based Watchkeepers, manufactured in UK factories.
Thales has offered the Polish military an armed version of Watchkeeper.
In late 2015 Thales plans to fly Watchkeeper from Parc Aberporth in public airspace over Cardiff, Wales.
Elbit, Poland, Thales, Watchkeeper
French company Thales would rent out Watchkeeper drone paid for by UK taxpayer
Posted by wandering raven in Elbit Systems, Israel, Thales, Watchkeeper on January 8, 2015
Back in July, 2014, Defense News reported that the giant French arms company Thales was trying to find markets for the imaging technology carried on the Watchkeeper drone. Thales was also interested in renting out the technology with the Watchkeeper drone included.
The Watchkeeper drone is based on the Hermes 450 drone produced by Israeli arms company Elbit Systems. It is produced by a company 51% owned by Elbit and 49% by Thales. It contains several components made by the Israeli company, included engines made in an Elbit owned plant in Lichfield, UK. Elbit Systems advertises its drones as ‘conflict tested’, due to their use in successive attacks on Gaza which resulted in thousands of deaths.
The UK government spent almost £1 billion to have Hermes redesigned and 54 drones produced. The programme was severely delayed and no drones were produced until immediately before Britain withdrew its forces from Afghanistan.
Though the UK government paid the development costs of Watchkeeper, that technology would be sold or rented on by Thales as a profit making enterprise. There is no published evidence that the government would benefit from exploitation of this expenditure.
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Tropical England
Anthony Watts / March 26, 2010
Guest post by Steven Goddard
National Trust image by Rob Collins
The UK National Trust is warning of a 2-4C rise in summer temperatures by the end of the century. They envision English gardens full of palm trees, Bougainvillea and tropical fruit, as seen above.
The apple orchards have been replaced with orange groves, the turf covered over with gravel and the summer borders replanted with cacti. They may look like scenes from a Portugese holiday, but these images could be the future of the traditional English garden, plant experts claimed yesterday. The striking images are part of a National Trust campaign to highlight how gardens will look if global warming brings Mediterranean weather to Britain in the next few decades.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1260213/National-Trust-campaign-highlights-gardens-look-global-warming-brings-Mediterranean-weather-Britain.html#ixzz0j46HSd0Q
And Met Office Climate models expect most of the northern hemisphere to turn red hot, particularly the Arctic which they expect to warm up by more than 16C in the next ninety years.
In the real UK (the one that exists outside the Met Office Supercomputers) the last three summers have all been complete washouts, the last two winters have been bitter cold, and over the last eighty years, summertime temperatures have risen only 0.5C.
Graph generated from Met Office UK temperature data
Most of the observed 0.5C rise has likely been due to UHI effects, as the UK population has increased by 50% since 1930. Many people in England would prefer to see the tropical paradise which the National Trust promises, but in the meantime they will just have to live with the usual UK rain. However, it is commendable that the National Trust employs top notch artists with an active imagination.
Summer of 2007 in Polesworth, Warwickshire
These studies by the Met Office and National Trust lead me to the inevitable scientific question – what are these people thinking with these forecasts?
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187 thoughts on “Tropical England”
R Shearer says:
That would be nice, if only it were true.
Binny says:
I enjoy reading science-fiction.
CO2/AGW crowd descends into fantastical thinking. Neocortical activity diminishing. Alpha spike subdued. People will not believe any of this; further conditioning needs to happen in ignorance of democratic protocols.
Dave Wendt says:
Do you suppose it means anything that the header for the Met Office website now features a kid bundled up in a parka?
Gary Hladik says:
“Honey, forget about moving to southern California. Southern California’s moving to US!”
R. de Haan says:
“what are these people thinking with these forecasts?”
Pig Farmer P Hearnden (10:34:56) : http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/03/24/the-uk-met-office-appears-to-have-disappeared-their-winter-forecast/
asked the same question!
He took the “warm” winter forecast serious until his pigs froze to death last winter!
They can’t continue to make warmist forecast as real world observations show they are wrong.
There will come a moment in time when some very angry people assemble on their doorsteps.
People like Pig Farmer P. Hearnden for example!
vigilantfish says:
A lot of assumptions in that article (needless to say). While with a 4degrees C rise in temperature the apple trees may no longer bud, the whole projection about replacing grass with gravel is nonsense. Grass grows quite nicely in the US south and deep south, where I bet summer temperatures easily average 4dC warmer than in England: the problem is keeping up with growth. Where we in the Great White North have to mow once a week, my bro in VA Beach has to mow twice a week. The issue for grass is rain, and I don’t see projections about precipitation in this article. Even if the grass browns and dies in a dry summer, as occurred frequently in past summers in Hogtown, it always comes back. In England it would thrive for most of the year, even in a hotter climate. One reason to get rid of grass is the anti-scientific herbicide ban which is turning lawns here into dandelion wastelands in Toronto and leading to astro-turfing (of the literal kind) – again, nothing to do with climate.
Richard deSousa says:
Did the National Trust hire Phil Jones?
Steve in SC says:
Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Navel oranges and grapefruit in Scotland!
david elder says:
The heat, Carruthers! Bring the gin …
Big Al says:
The National Trust images will make interesting viewing as the climate grows colder. A real monument to human stupidity!
“They envision English gardens full of palm trees, Bougainvillea and tropical fruit, as seen above.”
So they did a 180, and now are saying GW is a good thing.
Skip says:
Read the original article in the Mail and especially the comments section. The National Trust is being absolutely eviscerated.
Leon Brozyna says:
What’s with the Brits these days? The farther from reality their flights of fantasy take them, the greater are the flights of fantasy in which they engage.
First they give us Catlin with their pretend science. Now they engage in work that would make H.G. Wells proud; a new screenplay for a remake of The Time Machine perhaps?
“apple orchards have been replaced with orange groves’
To hell with oranges, go for the grapes.
Doug in Seattle says:
I’m sure a lot of Brits would like to replace their cold clammy winters with beach weather. Are these folks trying to sell the idea or frighten folks?
Anticlimactic says:
The Met Office forecast of an up to 16C rise is interesting. As most of the scary monsters of AGW have now been shown to be non-existent they now feel the need to invent a REALLY, REALLY scary monster! As with most exagerations it eventually becomes totally preposterous and unbelievable.
I think enough is enough. I would like to see all knowledgeable skeptics banding together to focus on this claim. To have the Met Office’s justification and data published. To analyse it in detail and publish the results. To continue week after week, month after month, to never let it go until it has been totally discredited. To demand the resignation of the Met Office Chairman and an overhaul of the Met Office, or even for it to be abolished and replaced by a company which CAN forecast the weather.
This is not just a game. Action taken based on reports such as this will cost tens of thousands of lives, it will cost millions of jobs, it may take the West back to Victorian times. People writing these reports need to be asked if they understand this, and that they still honestly believe it is fully justified.
Dr Pachauri said he wanted more power over the IPCC secretariat and an extra $1million (£671,000) a year to fund its work, on top of the $5million it already receives. The IPCC is planning to recruit more spin-doctors to help it promote its work and defend itself against attacks by climate sceptics.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7078140.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093
Mick J says:
I read about this in the London Telegraph but unfortunately comments were not enabled. It listed the usual list of signs of evidence…
Mike Calnan, the National Trust’s head of gardens and parks, said people were aware of the impacts of climate change on polar bears, ice sheets and ice caps but not their own back garden.
It did remind me of the Gardening programmes of a few years back, particularly those of the BBC where the accent was on how to plant up Mediterranean style gardens, these being required to survive the upcoming global warming as it was known then. These have long been washed away to be replaced once again by programmes with extensive use of decking, handy when the ground is saturated. 🙂
This text in the article just underwrites the nonsense for what it is. 🙂
The touring exhibition “A Flower in Time” will also display paper flowers made by the public and celebrities such as Jo Brand, Vic Reeves and Joe Swift in order to publicise the risk of climate change to rare plants in Britain.
GaryPearse says:
I did geological work in Nigeria in the 60s and a Brit horticulturist had a nice apple tree in a shaded part of his garden. That same year my clinical thermometer blew up with the heat. It was in the north, a dry savannah climate.
Snowfalls are now a thing of the past (reported 10 years ago in the Independent)
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/snowfalls-are-now-just-a-thing-of-the-past-724017.html
The UK has had snowfalls in the last several years with this winter breaking records. These people are just scammers!
Scientists are putting there own nails in their coffins.
Just a couple more cold years and scientists will fall like in the great depression and the financial markets.
Just can’t keep their OPINIONS to themselves.
Denihilist says:
Sorry, way off topic, but just too funny! Energy Star Program ok’s a gas powered alarm clock!
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gST3p_0UZPNsD28hz7d4N3aHULBgD9EMF1203
I believe their fanciful mental folly belies a bad case of cabin fever, exascerbated by too much recent exposure to snow and ice. Another “barbecue summer” with below-normal temperatures will shake them to their senses.
I hope England actually does warm up like this because it could save a lot of money for taxpayers. Instead of us spending lots of money to jet these climate scientists long distances to exotic tropical locations for their conferences they can now cheaply bicycle to what will be soon be tropical locations in their own back
yards. At least for the Brits but heck, global warming is, well, global. So maybe they all can cheaply stay close to home and still enjoy the exotic tropical experience. This will be especially useful for (the out of work) Phil Jones who may no longer be funded to go to Tahiti.
(P.S. This may by now be old news but this year’s climate conference is not in Mexico City as previously reported. I’ve discovered it’s in Cancun)
Dave N says:
Where the heck is England warming?
DCC says:
The key to it all is the 90 years they are expecting us to wait for proof. By that time, the entire scamming bunch of them will be dead. In actuality, the world will call their ignorance in twenty years when they will be retired on a nice fat pension. And notice that they didn’t append their names.
Whatever happens, it’s a “safe” forecast.
D. King says:
Gee, will we finally get our flying cars too?
I really want a flying car.
timetochooseagain says:
But wait just a minute-isn’t the Mediterranean heralded for it’s mild climate?
But seriously, the real mistake they are making is saying “decades” instead of some time sufficiently far off that nobody can falsify it.
davidmhoffer says:
It is obviously part of the ACC (Atlantic Crop Circulation) which moves in a counter clockwise motion. This drives the orange groves out of Florida, across the Atlantic, and then northward to Britain. Typical British crops are displaced toward the Canadian arctic, driving the seals and polar bears southward. This is very hard on the seals as they soon run out of ocean and become vulnerable to the bears. The real issue is the British Columbia hemp crop, and where it will come to rest. Inquiring minds want to know…
Al Gore's Holy Hologram says:
The UK’s population has increased mostly from immigration. Believe it or not but here’s a true fact, London’s population today is half a million lower than it was in 1934 despite all the new immigrants and the increase in size of the city.
The apple originally came from central Asia and spread out from there around 4000 years ago. I have no idea where they got the idea it only grows in crap weather like we have in England.
H.R. says:
Dave Wendt (18:37:37) :
Yes. It’s either “Get ready for another barbeque summer” or “Global warming causes global cooling.” (Their Magic 8-Ball is unclear.)
BTW, next time one of the readers here stops by the Met Office would you do us all a favor and check the calibration sticker on their Magic 8-Ball? I think it might be out of cal. Thanks.
“Leon Brozyna (19:05:31) :
That’s why British Airways is going on strike during Easter. Apparently the flight crew want higher wages because flying to Fantasyland is a long long journey.
UKIP says:
And yet we’re due another dumping in central UK of up to a foot of snow early to mid next week, nearly into April.
This is fast becoming even more farcical.
I see the Met Office still think they can forecast beyond 5 days ahead despite their terrible prediction rate whereby tossing a coin would be more useful. I think most people in the UK (except the deluded head-in-the-sand warmists such as our favour Pig Farmer) accept that whenever the Met Office say something, then expect the opposite.
bikermailman says:
Binny (18:30:18) :
Yes, but that implies science being involved.
/just sayin’
Mike McMillan says:
Sort of a ho-hum photoshop job.
Needs improvement –
http://i41.tinypic.com/fz692u.jpg
Anthony Scalzi says:
Didn’t the Met office say they were going to stop making long range forecasts?
Cornwall County, which is in England’s West Country, already has palm trees.
The Great Lakes Region of the US is supposed to warm 12C?! That is 1.2C a decade!
Hey, how is that prediction working out, anyway? I live here, so I would say it is not going well, but hey, I am no thermometer. 😐
Stephan says:
This is what will terminate AGW year 2010
http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover.uk.php
Its undeniable NH ice is increasing and looks like will remain normal for the whole season. This is THE main reason AGW used it. Well it ain’t there no more.
Archonix says:
@ Wren (19:56:13) :
There are palm trees on the Isle of Arran too. That’s a fair bit further north than Cornwall.
In fact, I do not like anything about this graph:
http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/tropical_england1.png
The catastrophic 4C of warming is green? The oceans only get, mostly, 1C of warming while the land gets 16? And there are more than a few weird spots on Greenland. Why is that one grid on West Greenland blue in a sea of red? That does not seem likely.
Sorry, that doesn’t seem likely at all.
Tom in Texas says:
Wren (19:56:13) :
Most of the palm trees in San Antonio died this past winter – hard freeze 4 nights in a row.
Fasool Rasmin says:
Some of the best apples in the world are produced on the Darling Downs here in Queensland Australia. The average height of the Downs is 2000 feet with the officially coldest place in Queensland being Stanthorpe on the Downs at height 3036 feet and latitude 28 degrees 37 minutes South
( Comparable in distance from the equator to Central Florida and the Canary Islands). Stanthorpe produces some of the best apples in Australia. The summer months in Stanthorpe have average temperatures of 14.6 degrees C at night to 28.8 degrees C in the day. Britain should pray for weather like Stanthorpes (and its apples!).
Isn’t that old news? They have been there for a long time now I thought.
“Promoted in the 1920s as the ‘English Riviera’, St Ives enjoys a climate of unusually mild temperatures due to the influence of the Gulf Stream.”
http://www.urban75.org/photos/stives/si043.html
Dennis Doubek says:
Interesting art, but I find it difficult to believe that the Atlantic storms will not keep England’s climate wet. A Portuguese-style climate would also require a significant latitude change.
John Whitman says:
”””’david elder (18:52:14) : The heat, Carruthers! Bring the gin …”””’
No matter what, it is always a good idea to bring the gin. Are you thinking tonic? Not me.
My Way – Ultimate Martini
1. Get martini glass that holds 5 shots easily. Put in freezer at coldest setting.
2. Ingredients:
Plymount Gin, the essential martini gin – in freezer or refrig
Noilly Prat vermouth, the essential vermouth – never refrigerate
Olives of your choice – I like big green ones lightly brined with pits inside
Ice from a mineral water you like. I like Evian, lowest freezer setting
Note: Big chunks not ice cubes
3. Tools – proper cocktail strainer and cocktail shaker (large size), hammer, old white towel
4. The methodology:
NOTE: Only make one martini at a time – this is important
a) put ice in towel and crack with hammer
b) put ice in chilled cocktail shaker
c) put in one cap (cap from vermouth bottle) full of vermouth in shaker
NOTE: forget Winston Churchill on the vermouth issue
d) shake, drain off all vermouth from shaker and throw it away
e) pour in 3 to 4 shots of chilled Plymouth Gin
NOTE: take a little swig of the gin right from the bottle too – important
f) shake hard, really really hard . . . get those ice chips into suspension
g) pour into one chilled martini glass
h) always use an odd number of olives – this is important
NOTE: if you put olive(s) in martini, rinse first with vermouth
NOTE: I like mine on the side, on a toothpick laid across top of glass
NOTE: lemon tends to overpower gin/vermouth, so I don’t do it
f) you must consume the martini within 15 mins
NOTE: never touch the bowl of the martini glass when drinking
NOTE: if you want to chat or snog or whatever, not during consumption
g) only two per customer : ( sorry. But two is way too much already.
CTM, next time you have a party . . . I will volunteer martinis
http://media.maps.com/magellan/Images/k3worldrivers.gif
Maybe it is just I, but perhaps those land plots are skewed by inland rivers? It looks like they roughly match. Maybe there is an assumption precipitation will stop and the rivers will dry up, adding more water vapor to the atmosphere in their model? Anyone else know how rivers are handled?
Anyway, I thought that after seeing the doom in store for my part of the world. 12C in 100 years. Just, wow. Where is all this energy hiding, again?
[REPLY – Wow! That is one hell of a predicate nominative! ~ Evan]
Doubting Thomas says:
While the UK National Trust is getting ready to plant palm trees, Florida seems to have a different problem – cold killing Manatees:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/23/1543436/431-manatee-deaths-documented.html
Florida is losing it’s long held primacy in providing oranges and other citrus crops because of four major freezes:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/vtnk61j0lu41m37t/
I guess we can start buying oranges from the new UK citrus groves.
Steve Goddard says:
When I was 12, I remember seeing a palm tree on the beach in Ullapool, Scotland at 57N.
http://www.ullapool.camusnagaul.com/localinfo.htm
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=57.932914,-4.9407215&z=9&t=h&hl=en
In English man! 😉
I don’t proofread on blogs, I do enough of it elsewhere, so I get sloppy. I assume you mean the sentence about the model?
Not only palm trees but, because of its unusual weather, (UNRELATED TO AGW) there grows “…20,000 exotic plants from 80 countries…” at Abbey Gardens.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/destinations/england/article6820161.ece
Gixxerboy says:
The Daily Mail appear to have pulled the comments section – it indicates 69 comments but none appear. Embarrassing?
Tom in Texas (20:12:03) :
I remember 1989 in Houston when a long ice storm appeared to kill all the palm trees in Houston, but they mostly grew back the next summer.
Archonix (20:08:39) :
I have been to Cornwall, but not Arran.
Steve Goddard (20:27:54) :
Must be the UHI. ;O)
Jimbo (20:16:28) :
Of course it’s old news unless you didn’t know it. I bet lots of Americans don’t know a small part of England has palm trees.
1DandyTroll says:
If the winter is per met office more wintery by an equal 2-4 minus, it all adds up to nil, zip, and friggin zilch.
Personally, if I happened to be the UK National Trust, I’d think I’d be more worried about having my numbers straight when the ever so pesky eurocrats comes calling to check the numbers concerning funds already received.
Andy Scrase says:
The “palm” tree that is seen in Devon and Cornwall (and also some parts of SW Scotland) is actually the “Cabbage Tree” (Cordyline australis) which is endemic to New Zealand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_tree_%28New_Zealand%29
I guess “palm” sounds better than “cabbage” when you are trying to sell the concept of an “English Riviera”
AnonyMoose says:
Steve Goddard, consider pasting the paragraphs of your post into the “historical figures” Einstein at http://www.xtranormal.com and make it a YouTube post.
I think it will work well. Just change “UK” to “U K” and “4C” to “4 degrees Celsius” so the robot can read it better.
rbateman says:
It’s the New Age battle of the imaginations.
One group sees Palm trees in the UK by 2100.
The other group sees the Earth coming to an end by Dec. 21, 2012.
Before any of that happens, Aliens will come back as in the Return of the Chariots of the Gods.
This is a good object lesson to your kids: Don’t smoke too much of that stuff, it’ll make you hallucinate SciFi into reality.
You sure get around.
David S says:
Would it do the same thing for the US? Palm trees along Lake Michigan? Wow I’m all for it!
@ 1DandyTroll (20:39:52) :
They figured out how to get around that a long time ago:
http://www.eastangliaemails.com/emails.php?eid=332&filename=1056478635.txt
Antonio San says:
They just repeat the same garbage over and over and over…
Should we start calling them the “Yet Office” because they have yet to be correct about anything?
Dave F (20:00:08) :
Oswego, NY on lake Ontario doesn’t seem to have warmed much over the last 80 years.
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/broker?id=306314&_PROGRAM=prog.gplot_meanclim_mon_yr2008.sas&_SERVICE=default¶m=TAVE&minyear=1930&maxyear=2008
I am getting up there a bit in years, and have lived numerous places in the UK and the US.
John Whitman (20:17:45) :
I was with you almost all the way, though I prefer M&R Bianco to the NP. However you lost me entirely at step f) shake hard, really really hard. Any barmen who even thinks about shaking a Martini should be summarily drummed out of the guild on a rail. If it’s my Martini he will, at minimum, forfeit his tip for the night.
Mmmm …… that’s not exactly what the Met said.
Try this –
The Arctic could warm by up to 15.2 °C for a high-emissions scenario, enhanced by melting of snow and ice causing more of the Sun’s radiation to be absorbed.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/news/latest/four-degrees.html
In projection terminology “could” does not equal “expect.” You wouldn’t expect all projection scenarios to turn out to be right.
The most amusing global temperature projection is the no-change extrapolation implied by the “let’s do nothing” crowd. Its’ backcast performance is a joke.
“Andy Scrase (20:40:23) :
Thankyou Andy for postig this little known fact about “Palm” trees in England, in particular Carnwall. It is called on as an indicator of global warming all too often by alarmists. Shame these very same alarmists don’t do proper due diligence in their fact finding before posting rubbish.
toyotawhizguy says:
The UK National trust and Met Office resurrect the CAGW monster.
It’s Alive!!!
David Hoyle says:
I left England for N.Z. 17 years ago… mainly because I was sick of the cruddy weather… and I see NO reason to return there for anything more than a holiday…
Antonio San: Just what I was thinking. This post had absolutely none of the stunning insights I’ve come to expect from WUWT.
Steve: Models can be run with a range of inputs, physics, parameterizations, etc., giveng a range of predicted outcomes. You neglect to mention that this forecast represents a high emissions scenario, and that the Met Office climate models furthermore represent the high end of predicted temperature change. The IPCC report has more details on this and on the range of outcomes predicted by climate models – it really is worth taking a look at.
You also mentioned UHI in passing, but there was no proof attached. Just two completely unrelated statements: (1) it’s warming in the UK, and (2) the population is increasing. Numerous studies (Hanson, 2001; Peterson, 2003; Jones, 2008) have shown that UHI has no effect on measured surface temperature trends.
””””’Dave Wendt (21:09:56) : – However you lost me entirely at step f) shake hard, really really hard. Any barmen who even thinks about shaking a Martini should be summarily drummed out of the guild on a rail. If it’s my Martini he will, at minimum, forfeit his tip for the night.””””
Mostly, I am very disappointed with bar martinis. I only found 3 bars in the world that had truly exceptional, after 45 yrs of martini sampling. So, bartenders are not a good benchmark, I think.
The logic of step f) is related to the idea that everything [except vermouth & olives] you compose the martini of and with (tools: shaker, strainer, gin, glass) are as cold/frozen to the lowest temp as possible. Therefore there is not quite enough water in the martini. That needs to come from the tiny ice chips. You need some water in the drink, but only a little and the little has to contribute to the coldness. AND IT MUST BE VEDY VEDY COLD. Therefore shaking hard, little ice chips. : )
I can probably be bribed into telling you the 3 best world bars for a gin martini, for the price of several martinis. I’ve invested a lifetime of research. It should be worth something.
And for free I can throw in, for a limited time only, my best martini joke that I will only tell in person . . . . . it is a little ‘racy’.
To the search for the perfect martini, it is the seach that counts . . . .
sunsettommy says:
AGW science making long range projection,verified by smart computers.
It is no wonder why their forecast accuracy is world renown.
Despite that it has not happened yet.
Ok, but the Midwest of the US is ‘projected’ to have a 12C warming. That is a hell of a projection. Of course, we should be well on the way, given the logarithmic effect of CO2 forcing. Would you like to postulate on where that energy is hiding? Or can we ‘expect’ that to turn out wrong?
jose (21:58:43) :
CO2 emissions are running far above expectations, so it makes sense to use the high end scenarios for reference. Beside which, the Met Office chose to use that map in their press release. Clearly that was the map they wanted people to see.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions at Record High
April 21st, 2008 by admin
According to a study by the Earth Policy Institute, global CO2 emissions reached a record high of 8.38 gigatons in 2006, and they’ve only increased since then.
In 2000 it was predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that the annual growth of CO2 emissions between 2000 and 2010 would only increase by 2.3%, but we’ve already passed this at 3.1% and counting.
http://www.greenstudentu.com/our_world_today/carbon_dioxide_emissions_at_record_high.aspx
Try this. Look at the map in the Met Office press release
The entire region north of 80N is shown as dark brown i.e. 16+ . Don’t blame me for their map.
One need not project no change in future global temperatures for the “let’s do nothing” proposal to be superior to any of the presently suggested solutions to the climate change “problem”. Given the increasing unlikelihood of any of the projected catastrophic effects of any likely rise in global temperatures and the high likelihood of profoundly negative effects of all the present proposals, if our only choice was either or, “doing nothing”would definitely be the choice to make. If you doubt it, I would recommend you review an Econ 101 textbook, Thomas Sowell’s is quite good, on the concept of opportunity costs. You may also benefit from Googling “The Law of Unintended Consequences”.
Whatever does transpire in the climate of the future, what will be most necessary and valuable for humanity will be those things that maximize human adaptability. If you review the performance of UN bureaucrats during any of the great natural disasters of recent times, you should realize that granting them overarching power in any situation that requires adaptability is undoubtedly the most stupid choice that could be made.
Jeff Alberts says:
Even if the grass browns and dies in a dry summer, as occurred frequently in past summers in Hogtown, it always comes back
That’s pretty much what happens to my 2.5 acres of lawn every summer. Due to lack of rain here just north of Seattle, not due to heat, since it’s rare to get into the 90s f here.
Wren,
Re: the “let’s do nothing” crowd.
You are infinitely more likely to get killed in a car crash than by global warming. Perhaps you should never get in a car?
All people who have breasts or prostate glands are likely to get cancer at some point in their lives. Does it make sense to do radical masectomies and prostate removal to teenagers in order to mitigate the risk?
Do you really believe that increases in CO2 are ever going to hurt your life in any meaningful way?
KimW says:
Well, here in NZ there are quite a few ‘traditional English Gardens’. A nice one is in Kaitaia – Mean Summer Temperature 24.6 degrees C. I also have been in Cairo – the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetry at Helwan is set out like an English garden – an oasis of peace and quiet from the dusty streets beyond. The range of daytime temperatures in Cairo, December to June is 18 -34 degrees C. UK Met Office simply are so focused on scaring people that they cannot bother asking simple questions or tell the truth.
“I see NO reason to return there for anything more than a holiday…”
The pubs, the football and cricket, the lack of diseases and dangerous animals, the varied coastline, the Lakes, and you also get to see Gordon Brown lobbed out of office very shortly 🙂
I also like the Yet Office suggestion. Wet Office is also a good one after the appalling nature of their last three summer forecasts before they hung up their boots and called it game over.
Dave Johnson says:
Oh my God, It’s happened already then!!!
Dave F: It’s hiding in the oceans.
Steve: are you suggesting that the IPCC and the climate models are actually being too conservative? That would be an interesting post.
The excessive aeration is still a deal breaker for me, but to each his own. BTW in regard to another element of your recipe, I recently saw an ad for some financial corporation which featured a friend encouraging a man to invest in his idea of ice cubes made from bottled water as a bad alternative to the advertisers’ sound financial judgement. I suggested to my wife that the fellow’s plan wasn’t really far fetched enough met the purpose. Looks like I was more right than I knew.
jose,
No, quite the opposite. I am pointing out that the climate model estimates of climate sensitivity are off the mark. CO2 emissions are growing faster than expected – yet temperatures are growing slower than expected.
@ jose (23:08:25) :
I can’t access that paper.
If it were hiding in the oceans, however, why is the warming up until now proof of global warming?
When can we expect the release of 12C worth of energy in this next century? Sooner or later?
Finally, why wouldn’t the water use the energy to evaporate faster, which is what I believe the positive water vapor feedback is? Why does every explanation bring up questions about previous explanations?
Of course not. I won’t live that long. But my descendants and the descendants of others could be adversely effected. Animals and plants also could be adversely affected.
But if a person only cares about himself, I can see how issues like global warming, peak oil, and energy independence wouldn’t seem important. I suppose you could even rationalize that future generations have never done anything for us so why should we do anything for them.
One need not project no change in future global temperatures for the “let’s do nothing” proposal to be superior to any of the presently suggested solutions to the climate change “problem”. Given the increasing unlikelihood of any of the projected catastrophic effects of any likely rise in global temperatures and the high likelihood of profoundly negative effects of all the present proposals…..
Hold on there! That “increasing unlikelihood” is not a “given.” It’s just wishful thinking, isn’t it?
SandyInDerby says:
Poolewe Gardens
The garden was created in 1862 by Osgood Mackenzie on the 850 ha (2100 acres) estate surrounding Inverewe House. It covers some 20 ha (50 acres) and includes more than 2500 species of exotic plants. The garden has been the property of the National Trust for Scotland since it was gifted to the Trust along with a generous endowment for its future upkeep by Osgood’s daughter Mairi Sawyer in 1952.
Said exotic plants include a Eucalyptus Tree and Corsican Pines.
In this thread, someone attributed those palm trees in England to global warming? I don’t think so.
ShotsFan says:
Its been a horrible cold dark miserable and long winter here in Surrey.
A few degrees warmer would suit my old age just nice and dandy.
Sadly, I no longer believe mush of what the Met Office tell me – even for day yo day stuff, so I fear that this is just fantasy land 🙁
Steve, that’s the link I gave you with my comment.
My point was there are projections based on different scenarios. The high-emissions scenario is not the only scenario. So the Met can’t “expect” all the scenarios to come to pass.
Ed Murphy says:
How does this stupid carp keep swimmin’ down the pike?
We’ve got numerous volcanoes trying to freeze and drown us out. The Sun is looking Maunder or Dalton, btw there were enormous sunspots during those minimums. This is insane!
You might get a good portion of the Sahara Desert to look like this in the time frame, but not England.
MartinGAtkins says:
They call Torquay in Devon the English Riviera. It has palm trees.
NS says:
Actually the article is from last year, look to the bottom and we find the actual model parameters used:
A DECC spokesman said: “This report illustrates why it is imperative for the world to reach an ambitious climate deal at Copenhagen which keeps the global temperature increase to below two degrees.”
Fortunately that agreement has been reached and not only that but the catastrophic daily sea level rise experienced on English coasts has been halted by government order.
Nigel Brereton says:
Please, please, please, please bring it on, we live centrally in England but have a holiday home on the coast in Cornwall. Regions in Cornwall have their own micro climates due to the nature of the coastline but if you suggested an increase of a degree or two across the board to any of the Kernow locals they would jump at the chance. Due to the death of industry and fishing in the UK the main source of employment in Cornwall is tourism, hotter temperatures = more visitors = more jobs. Now thats the way to get rid of the country’s financial deficit.
Lucijan Rejec says:
Well, I live only 60 km from the mediterranian sea, and believing the warmists in the past, I planted olive trees. They resisted a few years but the last two cold winters were too much for them. They froze!
TonyB says:
Said;
“Cornwall County, which is in England’s West Country, already has palm trees”
I live in Devon, adjacent to Cornwall and have 20 palm trees in my garden. Many areas in the South-particularly on the coast do. The South West has long had a temperate climate due to the Gulf stream and this extends right up the West coast. (in truth the palm trees grown here are pretty hardy)
The first palm trees were imported to the UK several hundred years ago by our many famous botanists.
One of them was Hooker, whose has many plants named after him and another was Banks, who similarly has plants with his suffix. Banks was of course President of the Royal Society in 1817 when the Arctic melted (again). I wrote about it here.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/06/20/historic-variation-in-arctic-ice/#more-8688
One of these days I’ll get round to writing about the great arctic melting in the 1920’s and 30’s.
Of our ten hottest summers 5 are still prior to 1950 despite bias due to UHI and changes in sites.
Do stop getting excited Wren and read up your history
We're all doomed says:
I do wonder whether the people who make these predictions ever get out much.
Seeds of my doubt over warming forecasts #1:
Some years back, I noticed, at the Malvern Garden Show (one of the biggest annual shows in the country), there was a stand from the local water company, filled with pamphlets about converting to low-water gardens due to the increasing temperature and dryness of the UK summer. Why I noticed the stand was that for several years running, you had to negotiate a sea of mud to get to it. Then one year, for some reason, the stand wasn’t there. Haven’t seen it since.
Seed #2
About ten years or so back, there was a forecast that due to warming, farmers would soon be able to grow maize and wine grapes in the Midlands. Which was news to me, having been out one day ten years or so earlier and seen a field of maize growing over head height. And there’s a fruit farm a few miles down the road from Malvern that’s been growing grapes for years….
And it still goes on. A recent forecast stated that warming meant that farmers will be able to grow exotic crops such as Kiwi fruit.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/7146440/Kiwis-and-peaches-to-be-grown-in-England-due-to-climate-change.html
You’ll notice it persists in the notion that grapes can hardly be grown in England, even 140 miles or so further south than already existing farms I know of, and that the Kiwi can’t grow here. Which is nonsense, the Chinese gooseberry, actinidia chinensis, to give the Kiwi its pre-branding real name, is perfectly hardy here. It’s grown on a large scale in New Zealand, which has a climate pretty much like the UK.
As for the desirability of Britain becoming warmer and dryer, I remember walking to work on cold, rainy miserable February morning around 1999, and thinking “the sooner we get this dump [Earth] terraformed, the better”
This is particularly for you, but will also be interesting to those unaware of the mild (until the last few years) climate of the English Riviera winter in the English South West.
This fabulous Pathe News reel from 1932 shows it was considered warm enough in 1932 to promote as a sensible (!) alternative to the French version. Enjoy!
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=2788
W. Richards says:
Re. palm trees on the Isle of Arran: for verification rent the movie “Wicker Man”, 1973. Not only palm trees, but the Old Religion, nekkid ladies, and barbecued police sergeant too. Al Gore forgot to include all that in his distinctly inferior flick.
Great, I will look forward to a bit of extra warmth for the old age.
Robinson says:
Sounds lovely. Where do I sign up?
Peter Hearnden says:
“R. de Haan (18:39:45) :
I didn’t write that post someone else did – using my name 🙁
It’s pretty sad that this place lets people post under the name of others….
Dodgy Geezer says:
@Al Gore’s Holy Hologram
“…Believe it or not but here’s a true fact, London’s population today is half a million lower than it was in 1934 despite all the new immigrants and the increase in size of the city….”
Without checking, if this is true, I suspect that this is just an artifact caused by boundary changes. At the beginning of the century many people lived in slums in the centre of major cities, such as New York and London – by the 50s and 60s the mass of the population had been moved out to estates in the suburbs, and (apart from the entertainment quarters) the centres of big towns started to become surprisingly deserted at night time….
Tony Price says:
I though the Met Office had abandoned long-range forecasts? They said 3-month forecasts had too much uncertainty in them, but obviously their super-computers can handle 90 years with no difficulty. “Believe me – I’m a climate scientist”.
I’m all for this “global warming” stuff – it’ll do wonders for the tourist trade in Britain. People will flock here to bathe in the cool 35C summer days, from baking France and Spain and Morocco. On second thoughts, I’ll go with the new “Ice-age” scenario, it’ll keep all those chattering masses out of our little “heaven-on-earth”. Now where’s my ski wax?
Allan M says:
If you want to see tropical Scotland, try this:
http://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/inverewe_garden.htm
“The Gardens are in a remote part of the country and were designed by scratch by Sir Osgood Mackenzie. It has to be one of the U.K’s most beautiful botanical attractions.”
http://www.ullapool.co.uk/inverewe.html
“There are giant yuccas, phormiums and plenty of other exotic species, from all over the world. Rhododendrons from the Himalayas, eucalypts from Tasmania, Oleria from New Zealand and other plants from Chile and South Africa.”
(But the NT will have to pay for their (piss) artists without my assistance.)
What has it been doing to get predicate? Naughty nominative!
Dave F: It’s hiding in the oceans. ”
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Mooloo says:
Numerous studies (Hanson, 2001; Peterson, 2003; Jones, 2008) have shown that UHI has no effect on measured surface temperature trends.
Ahhh, studies. The cure for any doubt.
Sadly a drive through any major urban environment with a thermometer will show that UHI is real. “Studies” be damned. Reality is somewhat more impressive.
I don’t live in a major city, but it is quite noticeable as I drive to work these days that the countryside is colder than home.
JohnH says:
Daily Mail comments have reappeared, this is my fav
If the “experts” are predicting a heat-wave, the let’s look at their OTHER predictions:
# No more recessions… EVER! (we’re now fast approaching the first ever Deep Global Economic Depression
# There are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (UM, really?)
# House prices always go up… ALWAYS, I TELL YOU ALWAYS!
# Summer of 2009 will be a BBQ Summer (it wasn’t)
# Winter of 2008/09 will be mild warm, and a bit rainy (it snowed like crazy)
# Winter of 2009/10 will be really mild and there won’t be much cold, let alone snow (well, they got that one wrong)
# The will never again be snow or ice in England…it’ll be so rare your children will never believe you (prediction made by Global Warming gurus in 1999)
OK, so now they are telling us that Britain will become Mediterranean?
In which case batten down the hatches, ’cause if their record is anything to go by, you;re in for an ICE AGE.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1260213/National-Trust-campaign-highlights-gardens-look-global-warming-brings-Mediterranean-weather-Britain.html#ixzz0jNAKjcQr
Which of the predicted catastrophes would you suggest has not become less likely in recent years?
I missed P. Hearnden’s post re the unfortunate demise of his pigs and his resultant disillusionment with the AGW cause that he fervently espoused in many previous postings here on wuwt.
A small example of the dangers of believing any of the twaddle promulgated by the rash of second rate scientists persuing projects financed by governments seeking restrictive powers over, and financial gain from, an electorate increasingly composed of the brainwashed product of the past 40 years of our wishy washy educational system.
Had this happened at an earlier point in Peter’s genealogy, when life was hard and wrong calls naturally punished, Darwin’s theory might well have kicked in, he might not have been begot, and we would have missed his always amusing contributions to our various discussions.
Here in UK we have a Labour Party promising in it’s election manifesto to create 1M new jobs in the “high tech green economy” – a cruel deception in the face of our present levels of unemployment and economic uncertainty, but one that is increasingly being swallowed by a frightened, economically illiterate portion of the electorate, who, as we all know here, are destined to be sadly disillusioned.
Ken Harvey says:
All those orange trees and no fruit! More heat, more water vapour, less sunshine, no oranges. They know all about temperature and nothing about climate.
An easy way to reduce your carbon footprint, don`t visit the trust properties.
Wren, most of the ‘palm’ trees in the UK are not any variety of palm, but are Cordyline Australis which were introduced from New Zealand by Sir Joseph Banks, Capt. Cook’s botanist. They are known in NZ as ‘Cabbage Trees’ and were a stone-age source of sugars, extracted from boiling the cabbage-like ‘heads’ from which the fronds develop.
Also, roses and other English garden favourites grow extremely well in Singapore, which is way hotter and wetter than the UK..
Hans Erren says:
Current climate is already mild
Cornwall has the UK’s only area of sub-tropical climate, at the extreme south-west of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Palm trees are a common sight in these areas. The sub-tropical nature has resulted in a number of botanical gardens, such as Trebah and the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Cornwall#Climate
tarpon says:
Thank God it’s spring, now the warmists can fire up the hoaxing machines again that almost froze last winter. The upcoming Copenhagen II world takeover summit is just a few weeks away, put it on high.
Welcome after… We already have a “tropical” palm garden in south western parts of Norway: http://www.florogfjare.no/
http://i2.pinger.pl/pgr184/1da19ebb0024284d48641133/flor_og_fjare_01.JPG
http://www.turbuss-as.no/images/flor.jpg
I’m assuming the authors have never visited the North of England.
It’s wet……all the time….sometimes it snows…….but then it’s wet again.
John Finn says:
Most of the observed 0.5C rise has likely been due to UHI effects, as the UK population has increased by 50% since 1930.
This is a somewhat dubious claim. I live pretty much slap bang in the middle of England in a city with a population of around 300, 000. I know exactly where our local weather station is located. It’s on the site of school in an area which has been relatively unchanged in the last 60 years. Summer temperatures at this location have risen by ~1.75 degrees since 1971 . Now if you still want to claim that UH is contributing to this trend, consider this: The city population fell by around 35,000 between 1971 and 2001 and is still well below it’s peak in the early 1970s.
In fact, while the population was rising (1950s & 1960s) temperatures were falling and while population was falling temperatures were rising.
The temperature data referred to in the post is from the Met Office and that shows an increase in summer temperatures since 1971 of ~1.2 deg but a) the data is for the UK as a whole – not just England and b) it may be already adjusted for UH. The CET record is certainly adjusted and I reckon they’ve tended to over-estimate the UH effect.
None of this necessarily means that increasing CO2 is responsible for all or any of the temperature rise. The huge reduction in industrial activity over the past 30 years could be a factor locally. However, I see no evidence that temperature records in the UK are contaminated by UH – despite the opinions of those who are commenting from thousands of miles away.
LearDog says:
Is the thought of a Mediterranean climate supposed to be horrifying to Britains? Let’s commission a poll and find out! 😀
It might be a horrifying thought for UK travel agents and hotel operators in Greece and Spain, but I submit that the average bloke would be quite ok with a little climate change !
Chuckles says:
@Peter Hearnden (02:12:46),
‘I didn’t write that post someone else did – using my name 🙁
Good thing you’re not named John Smith then?
Or enlighten us please as to how you think that a piece of software should decide that 2 text strings ‘Peter Hearnden’ and ‘P Hearnden’ are, or are not, the ‘same’.
I think you’d be on firmer ground if you complained about the content?
Have these people completely lost their marbles? What is going on inside their heads?
Bill Tuttle says:
…It is called on as an indicator of global warming all too often by alarmists. Shame these very same alarmists don’t do proper due diligence in their fact finding before posting rubbish.
Give it a rest, Wren. Patrick made a generalized statement about alarmists, not a specific rip at any poster here.
re: palm trees
There are many varieties of plants called palm trees. Some can withstand cold temperatures. My suggestion is to speak of coconut palms. They do not like temperatures under 40F and will die if exposed to temps under freezing. When any northern areas become warm enough to support coconut palms, that’s when I will believe in climate change. FWIW, this winter my coconut palms died and I live along the Gulf of Mexico in south central west Florida!!!!!!!!!!
You referenced the only map I included in this article.
Emissions have been at the high end, so the Met Office’s high end temperature prediction is the appropriate one to look at. That map is also the only map they included in their Sept. 28 press release.
The point of that press release was to scare people into believing that there is going to be a catastrophe, unless we do what they say. The standard Orwellian technique of modern government.
UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — President Obama joined other world leaders Tuesday in calling for immediate and substantive steps to combat climate change, saying failure to act now would bring “irreversible catastrophe.”
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/obama.climate.change/index.html
Companies developing genetically modified crops risk creating the biggest environmental disaster “of all time”, Prince Charles has warned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7557644.stm
(UPI) – Congress must take steps to prevent a economic crisis from becoming a catastrophe, Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday. Congressional members and Americans have concerns about the $700 billion bailout of market systems, Obama said during a rally at La Crosse, Wis., “But it is clear that this is what we must do right now to prevent a crisis from turning into a catastrophe,” he added.
http://www.southfloridastormaid.com/script2/print.php?page=/cc-common/political/article.html&article_id=4333959&feed_id=104707
Doctors warn of swine flu ‘catastrophe’
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6728888.ece
blah, blah, blah ….
Major snowfall forecast for almost the entire UK and Ireland
http://www.snow-forecast.com/maps/static/europe/next3to6days/snow
Most of the native trees in New Zealand can also be found in similar lattitudes in sub-tropical Argentina, a link with the era when Gondawandaland existed.
Since very early voyages of exploration, the explorers tended to return to their home ports with a fascinating array of flora, many of which responed surprisingly well to their new environment. Much of New Zealand, where the climate is similar to Southern England, is suitable for large-scale viticulture, citrus growing, etc. Cordyline Australus seems to be incredibly hardy and will grow in a wide range of climates and lattitudes. One of the healthiest examples I have seen in England grows in a prominent place in the Moat Garden at Windsor Castle, but many fine examples feature in gardens across suburban London..
Speaking of steamy-minded AGW spokesmen:
“The outspoken chairman of the U.N.’s climate change body is to adopt a neutral advisory role and has agreed to stop making statements demanding new taxes and other radical policies on cutting emissions.
In an interview with the Times of London, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, apologized for his organization’s handling of complaints about errors in its report.
He also apologized for describing as “voodoo science” an Indian Government report which challenged the IPCC’s claims about the rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers.
But Dr Pachauri, 70, rejected calls for his resignation and insisted he would remain as chairman until after publication of the IPCC’s next report in 2014.
He claimed he had the support of all the world’s governments and denied that, by remaining in post, he was undermining the IPCC’s chances of regaining credibility with the public.”
Atta boy, Choo-choo, you just stay right where you are. Nothing like a nefariously bad P.R. face to help the cause along.
‘merikuns ragging on the British about AGW? I must have missed the part about Gore being an Essex boy. Plenty of blame to go around here, to all developed nations.
Henk says:
So they predict a new Medieval Warm Period ?
You guys in the Northeastern parts of Canada be prepared: The Vikings are coming !!!
timbrom says:
OT, but maybe worth another thread, also from England comes this little gem – Earth ‘entering new age of geological time’
I guess the Anthropocene will only last until the next glaciaction, so we should be making hay while the CO2 shines.
TinyCo2 says:
I’ve been looking at long running records from the UK Met Office station data.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/stationdata/
I chose Armagh, Durham, Oxford, Sheffield and Stornaway and selected 1883 as a start date common to each. I’m assuming for this that the data is accurate enough. The different stations show some interesting features of their location and the general trend in the UK.
The annual average for each station gives the well recognised N shaped curve of a warming into the 30s and 40s and then a cooling for the 50s 60s and 70s and a warming to the mid to late 90s and then a levelling off. Armagh is a reasonable proxy for the average.
The most interesting features appear when the individual months and stations are considered.
All of the records show the least amount of warming during the winter months Dec, Jan and Feb and when I compare the average of years 1900-1954 to 1955-2009 for Stornaway there is no warming at all.
The annual pattern for temperature growth for all the stations is an M shape, with a varying drop in the temperature growth for the summer months. Stornaway shows no warming for June at all, while the summer dip for the cities is much less pronounced. The UK stations have shown most warming during the last century during the autumn, closely followed by the spring. October is the month contributing most to the annual temperature rise over the last century, followed by March.
Many of the months fail to show the well known N shaped curve at all and some look like step changes but not always during the same year.
Stornaway is probably the most free from UHI due to it’s small island location, even though it is based at an airport and upwind of a growing town. Oxford, central England, is the most urbanised and the fastest growing city. Despite being the most northerly station, Stornaway shows the least warming and Oxford, at the lowest latitude shows the most.
From these observations several questions arise.
1) Why is it warming more in the autumn and spring than the summer and winter?
2) Why isn’t there an increased warming signal in the north compared to the south?
Rich Day says:
The stench of desperation by the warmmongers is really and I mean really, irritating my allergies.
Enneagram says:
And Met Office Climate models expect most of the northern hemisphere to turn red hot
I agree about that it is going to become RED, but COMMUNIST RED. It has almost already.
This crescendo of hysteria that is desperately being pumped out by the die hards –
tropical England, another fruitless Catlin “survey”(“The conditions we’re experiencing are unlike anything I’ve seen in any of the nineteen expeditions I’ve previously been on,” ), Bengal Island succumbs to Global Warming, flowers are losing their scents, Psychology professors theory that brains of sceptic conservative big oil flunkies are hot wired for denial,…..
Is the evaporating tail of the CAGW comet.
Wren, Jose, other “non sceptics” are not going to change their minds, even if attacked by polar bears in New York. These “tropical England” stories are being told to give these people faith and hope at least until they have all died off. I see there is already a small group in the scare organizations that are planting the seeds of a turnaround and they and their organizations will be the new guard, scaring the world that a new ice age is coming as has been the pattern since the 19th century (every 40 years or so the story flips). Sorry for not linking all this – chose posts from this month for most of it. But here is a few re flip flops:
http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2006/10/newsweek_eats_c.html
http://www.lowerwolfjaw.com/agw/quotes.htm
Wren, Jose, isn’t it interesting to muse that you and all non sceptics would have bought into these reversals holus bolus if your were around in those periods, whereas, we – the mob identified as big oil and coal conservatives who have hot wired brains to be sceptical would have been right each time.
Henry chance says:
The Met Office is wrong. Apparently they are not smart enough to notice. They also can’t get their heads around how WUWT and other educated readers learn how wrong The Met Office is.
Like Joe Romm (The Blind One) says It is the narrative. No Blind one, Their facts and forecasts are wrong. Improving the story telling style will not change a single fact.
….Though, thinking it well, the United Kingdom, formerly known as “the Empire” has became a TROPICAL BANANA REPUBLIC
Anticlimactic (19:10:34) : “The Met Office forecast of an up to 16C rise is interesting. As most of the scary monsters of AGW have now been shown to be non-existent they now feel the need to invent a REALLY, REALLY scary monster! As with most exagerations it eventually becomes totally preposterous and unbelievable.”
The MET projections where made in Sept 2009.
Anticlimactic (19:10:34) : “I think enough is enough. I would like to see all knowledgeable skeptics banding together to focus on this claim. To have the Met Office’s justification and data published. To analyse it in detail and publish the results. To continue week after week, month after month, to never let it go until it has been totally discredited.”
You don’t even know how to check the date of what you are reading. Maybe, just maybe, the people how have studied climatology, who know something about math and physics are more likely to know what is going on than someone who can’t time time.
jaypan says:
So expect the 16° Arctic temperature rise to be found in next IPCC report, as peer-reviewed science.
But wait a minute … there will be an hour of lights-off organized byWWF.
Maybe this will reduce the rise significantly. Poor Brits then, apples, no oranges.
R. Gates says:
Perhaps this is case of deep reverse psychology…the British have always been envious of places with tropical climates (hence the reason they colonized so many!). So Met Office is just reflecting the deep seated unconscious hopes of the English…they will finally get their tropical empire…albeit right at home.
On a more serious note (only slightly), from the renderings, why would the Brits not be welcoming global warming with open arms? Doesn’t seem to be a good use of public funds to pay an artist for this work of complete speculation…
“ Chuckles (05:42:19) :
Or enlighten us please as to how you think that a piece of software should decide that 2 text strings ‘Peter Hearnden’ and ‘P Hearnden’ are, or are not, the ’same’.
This place has mods. The in question post is a pack of lies about me posted by someone impersonating me. How anyone can defend that beats me.
[Reply: The poster “P. Hearnden” you and others referred to has a different email address, and did not claim to be you. It is not an uncommon name. ~dbs, mod.]
@ DirkH (03:27:26) :
Yes, I wonder if sales of climate papers are falling off, so papers behind paywalls are thrown around in the comments section of blogs. No need to synthesize the argument, help out a starving artist. You know, rough economic conditions and all. 😉
Of course, the argument goes that the oceans are harboring all this energy, which is just waiting for some as yet unknown mechanism to release 16C of doom on the world. Where in the oceans? Why, in the deep ocean, of course, where no one can see it. That is why no one has found it yet.
Richard Wakefield says:
Interesting that you got this data from http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/seriesstatistics/uktemp.txt, yet on this site it’s considered restricted:
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/data/cet/
Would be nice to see the full range of temps, not just the means. The mean temp is quite meaningless unless one can see HOW the mean is derived becuase what I’m seeing in Canada, with Envrionment Canada’s data free to anyone to pick up on line, shows summers cooling, winters warming, which is causing the average of the means to increase. I’m now putting this all on line.
http://cdnsurfacetemps.blogspot.com
Richard Wakefield (08:40:44) :
The Met Office UK data set is probably not the same as the CET (Central England Temperature) data set.
The only difference between the article referenced in this thread and science fiction is that SF writers know they are writing fiction, and the authors of this piece of work are pretending they are writing non-fiction.
These people clearly don’t understand the hydrological cycle surrounding that spit of land. And that is the central issue of every climatologist who states something about CO2, methane or anything else they think will overpower some kind of “normal” Earth temperature through greenhouse gas action.
By the way John, I like my martini so dry it doesn’t even look like there is liquid in the glass. I also like them bitter. And with a green olive AND pickled onion on the little spear. Dry, very dry, very bitter, and very very cold. Yum.
This forecast of warming Britain spells economic disaster!
Where will an already bankrupt government find the money for the pensions of the elderly that don’t die of the cold each winter?
At least it’s not a problem this year: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4142031/Cold-snap-could-kill-a-dozen-pensioners-every-hour.html
AQ42 says:
Being a UK resident, I am reminded of what I used to say a few years ago: “Global warming is supposed to give us the climate of the South of France and raise sea level so that my house is on the beach. And they say this is bad?”!
[Unfortunately, I’ve since moved house.)
Gary Pearse (07:46:36) :otes.htm
Gary, I’m skeptical of people who say they are skeptics but aren’t even handed.
View from the Solent says:
Why so heavy with the vermouth? Don’t you like gin?
Steve, you seem to think “catastrophe” means something far far worse than it actually means, and that catastrophes are too rare to be of any concern. A catastrophe can be relatively minor thing( the Titanic sinking, and the ExxonValdez oil spill) or something more consequential(Chernobyl, and New Orleans). Whether a person regards something as catastrophic or not, can depend on how it affects him. For example, you may not think one-forth of homeowners being underwater on their mortgages is catastrophic, but many of those homeowners may.
But the Met press release wasn’t talking about an impending catastrophe anyway. I don’t understand why you think a press release about warming that may occur after most readers are dead is designed to scare readers. It could cause readers to think about how warming will affect future generation. But scare them? Nah!
Nigel Brereton (01:04:50) :
Please, please, please, please bring it on, we live centrally in England
How does one live centrally? Oh, you mean you live in central England.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catastrophe
Main Entry: ca·tas·tro·phe
Pronunciation: \kə-ˈtas-trə-(ˌ)fē\
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek katastrophē, from katastrephein to overturn, from kata- + strephein to turn
1 : the final event of the dramatic action especially of a tragedy
2 : a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
3 a : a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth b : a violent usually destructive natural event (as a supernova)
4 : utter failure : fiasco
Woops! That sounds like I’m skeptical of people who don’t have hands. I meant to say even-handed.
2. a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
Like I said.
oldtimer says:
They are probably being paid by the government to spout this propaganda. See this press release, where the NT was one of the beneficiaries:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/News/2009/090623c.htm
by the Ministry in question, DEFRA – otherwise known as the Department for the Elimination of Farming and Rural Activities.
EURefendum does a valiant job trying to keep up with this kind of nonsense.
Veronica (England) says:
It would take more than 2 degrees temperature rise to grow oranges here. And if we did, that would be bad… how? Vineyards in the Pennines, sunflowers in Sussex… there are thousands of British people who go to the South of France every summer because it is so pleasant.
Steve Koch says:
Urban heat island effect was first noticed 200 years ago. Anybody who has lived in or near an urban area and pays attention to the weather has discovered UHI for themselves. Hansen and Jones have zero credibility so citing UHI studies by them will only persuade the true believers.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/obama.climate.change/index.ht
Oranges die if the temperature gets below about -2C. Given that the UK got down below -20C this year, it seems like the climate would have warm a lot more than four degrees.
Temperatures in Florida average over 20C, compared to less than 10C in England.
As I recall downtown Dublin, Ireland had several palm trees that had been there for decades. These trees certainly provide some evidence of a mild climate. Does anyone know if those trees are still alive and well?
Don Penman says:
Government policies 1] invite everyone from abroad to enter Britain 2] build ever more houses to house these people coming into Britain 3] when temperatures start to rise from the first two the blame global warming. All this will lead to local and central government taking ever more money from the taxpayer
Steve Koch (11:05:16) : said
“Urban heat island effect was first noticed 200 years ago”
Sorry Steve, but the Romans were fully aware of UHI 2000 years ago. After the great fire Nero was petitioned to ‘build houses tall and steets narrow’ in order to minimise the effect.
Pliny noted that people moved to the country in the summer and that beech trees would no longer grow in the city. Ancient Rome attained a 1 million population and stretched for 70 miles.
Abefij says:
Jose: “Are you suggesting that the IPCC and the climate models are actually being too conservative? That would be an interesting post.”
I would suggest the models in their current state are nothing.
What do these models give you other than the the garbage assumptions put into them? What is their predictive value considering they have never successfully predicted anything? You can’t validate them with the data used to calibrate them. You can’t borrow from their credibility, because there isn’t any.
The climate sensitivity to CO2 can be directly measured. Richard Lindzen has done that, and successfully. I don’t have to fortitude to answer all of his critics other than to say they are full of it and anyone who is patient enough to understand it knows CO2 cannot drive temperature changes in any meaningful way.
I can’t believe the AGW movement is continuing, or that there are believers brave enough to post here. I agree with Vaclav Klaus, anyone who has been interested in these matters has know what is going on for many years.
Annei says:
I saw this hogwash in the Daily Telegraph a few days ago, written by Louise Gray, who else? What nonsense about UK gardens, if the temperature rises. In Victoria in southern Australia (where there were years of drought, followed by the searing dry heat and days of mid 40C temperatures, that led up to the horrifying Black Saturday firestorms), within a kilometre of the edge of the fires there are healthy fruiting apple trees; roses in heavy bloom, acers in healthy leaf and green grass, thanks to the rains they’ve had over the last few months. Of course the burnt out vegetation will take longer to regenerate, but where I once had some apple trees planted, in a place that was razed by the fires, I saw this year that the appletrees were growing out of the rootstock from below the soil; amazing.
I couldn’t find that Louise Gray article in the DT online a couple of days later; I was looking for it in order to comment on the vapid codswallop. It’s good to get the chance here!
TonyB (12:28:58) :
Climatologists tell us that Urban Heat Islands are irrelevant, and also tell us that painting roofs white will have a large effect on mitigating the non-existent UHI effect.
Gary, I’m skeptical of people who say they are skeptics but aren’t even handed
Wren, if you are sceptical of anything there may be hope for you. If I presented a scientific climate model that was so predictive (100% success so far for over a century) should it not convince anyone of the folly of throwing all their eggs into the CAGW basket (excuse the little Easter metaphor). Look again at one of the links that I gave in my earlier spiel:
Note in this century of climate forecasts that all the uncritical believers were wrong without exception and all the sceptics were correct in disagreeing. How’s that for support for scepticism. Read them all and note that there is often mention of a consensus or very broad agreement by world scientists and journals like Nature also published stuff on an imminent ice age looming, that within a few decades, we were all doomed.
I can tell you are a young man because if you had lived through a number of flip flops you would be a sceptic without a doubt (as I believe I detect intelligence in you). First time fooled but thereafter you look closely at whatever someone is trying to sell you – i.e. you become a sceptic. I started my life in the hot 1930s (which we have still not matched) and I lived through the following imminent ice age and then into this edition of a hot hell on earth. Let me predict that we are now turning and the next alarmists will be touting ice age again. Note in the news quotes from the past, that the biologist Ehrlich was so into the coming ice age that he predicted world corn crops failing and the world slipping into massive famine by 2000. Here is today, gathering together another gang of alarmist scientists and taking out an add in the New Y Times that the world is going to burn up. If he hasn’t died of famine or heat stroke in the next few decades, he will be back on the ice age wagon saying I told you so 50 years ago!
JimH says:
Could the rise in global temperatures (if they actually happened) cause the Gulf Stream to stop, thereby cooling the UK? Going by its latitude, the UK should be a lot colder, but the Gulf Stream keeps us warmer than we otherwise would be. If the ice all melted in the North, the cold water could redirect the Gulf Stream elsewhere, or destroy it. Then we’d be right in deep doodoo………..
Steve Goddard (12:53:46) : said
Tell them to go to speak to Emperor Nero-He knows better 🙂
Pete of Perth says:
Reminds me of Noel Coward’s song “Mad dogs and englishmen go out in the midday sun”
You know what I am skeptical of Wren? The 12C of warming. If you believe that 12C of warming for Midwestern US is about correct, tell me why. Also, please explain why this hasn’t occurred yet, and we are not even close to this track. No, it is not in the oceans. If it were, then Pinatubo would not have caused ~.5C of cooling, only to have the world return to ~.5C of warming, or ‘Pre-Pinatubo levels’. And you cannot blame future warming on the oceans when NASA is blaming the lack of significant warming on the oceans. That is trying to have your cake and eat it too, besides just plain wrong.
Remember, doubling CO2 is calculated to contribute 1.2C. What would magnify that tenfold?
Northern Exposure says:
Wow, living in a tropical environment surrounded by an abundance of flora and fauna…
What a scary thought !
/sarcasm
Ian L. McQueen says:
JimH (14:20:40) :
Could the rise in global temperatures (if they actually happened) cause the Gulf Stream to stop, thereby cooling the UK? Going by its latitude, the UK should be a lot colder, but the Gulf Stream keeps us warmer than we otherwise would be.
Jim-
I’ve read more than once that it isn’t the Gulf Stream that keeps the UK and W Europe mild, but the air. The article used the term “maritime climate” and compared it with a similar phenomenonon on the W coast of North America. The claim was that the climae would remain mild even if the GS stopped.
IanM
””””’Veronica (England) (11:03:02) : – It would take more than 2 degrees temperature rise to grow oranges here. And if we did, that would be bad… how? Vineyards in the Pennines, sunflowers in Sussex… there are thousands of British people who go to the South of France every summer because it is so pleasant.””””
It would be good for the consumers of oranges if they were grown in England because it got warmer.
BUT, the current major world orange producers in Florida and California wouldn’t appreciate it at all.
That’s capitalism.
“Bill Tuttle (05:57:56) :
Thanks Bill, it was a deliberate move on my part not to point fingers in this thread however, the main point in my post stands. Seems some are a little too paranoid.
Ian L. McQueen (18:31:43) :
There is no question that the Gulf Stream keeps England warm. The west coast of England tends to be much warmer than the east coast, because the water is warmer due to the Gulf Stream.
Temperatures in Greenland have been dropping at a rate of 1.5C / century since 1930.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/oimg?key=0AnKz9p_7fMvBdHVFMkJCV3NXekxaRlhJZ2RoeXVkSkE&oid=1&v=1269749620352
At that rate, how long will it take to warm 16C – as the Met Office predicts?
james griffin says:
Palm trees?…..I have Cordlyne or similar in my garden, one of them a very well established tree.
It died this winter due to the cold.
Nick Luke says:
How the blazes are we expected to believe anything this organization says???
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/7479776/National-Trust-allotment-hailed-by-Monty-Don-falls-into-disrepair.html
Pete H says:
Its simply a cunning plot to try to get me back to the UK from here I now live in Cyprus.
Interestingly, I still tie up my boat to the same mooring ring in a harbour that I used as a teenager in the 60’s. Not exactly science but no sign of predicted sea rise. Maybe the Island is sinking, It is near some fault lines!
Nope, the National Trust can keep their fantasies, I will stick with the real thing 🙂
Richard S Courtney says:
Several gardens similar to that in the picture exist in Cornwall, England, where we have a warm and wet climate.
Wild palm trees grow here (one has sprung up in my back yard) in the extreme SW of England.
So, the garden in the picture is not far-fetched. With the exception of the out-door orange trees, we have several gardens that look like that. Indeed, Trebah Gardens is about 5 miles from my home and looks very similar to that picture.
The National Trust owns several similar gardens in Cornwall.
So, a claim that England will have such gardens is a statement of ‘no change’, and dispute of the claim could be used against those who make the dispute in future.
But a claim of such gardens in the North of England would be a very different matter.
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A Reply to Hurricane Sandy Alarmists
Guest Blogger / November 2, 2012
A suggestion the Great Gale of 1821 was worse than Hurricane Sandy, and Alarmists are wrong to suggest otherwise.
Guest post by Caleb Shaw
While I am often humbled, when it comes to predicting the weather, I did correctly predict the fact that, when the inevitable happened, and a hurricane did clobber the East Coast, that certain individuals would use the event to promote their Global Warming Agenda.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/08/21/hurricane-warning-mckibben-alert/
Graphic from the August 21st 2012 story
The chief fact used, in the Alarmist argument about Sandy, is the simple truth the tide which New York City experienced during Sandy “beat the record.” This gives Alarmists the chance to dust off their favorite word, “unprecedented.” They love that word, because by suggesting something is, “without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled,” they somehow manage to convince themselves it means something has gone haywire; something is dreadfully wrong.
There are two good ways to calm such people down. First, it is helpful to explain to them that every newborn child is “unprecedented,” and “without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled,” because each newborn has fingerprints like none ever seen before on Earth. Therefore, there is no reason to panic. In fact, a new baby, and newness in general, is actually a delightful thing. Without newness life gets pretty darn boring.
In fact, that is why it is so much fun to try to predict the weather, even though you are bound to be humbled. Weather is always producing things never seen before. Weather is forever fresh and new.
The second way to calm down Alarmists is to point out hurricanes have happened before, and have actually been worse. Alarmists will then, of course, state no storm has ever been as bad as Sandy, for none had such a surge in New York. At this point you need to pat the back of their hand, say “now-now” and “there-there,” (and a few other anxiety-reducing things,) and ask them how much they know about the 1821 storm that set the “old” record.
Most Alarmists fail to study history much. Unfortunately, most don’t want to. They have their minds made up, because they hunger for an impossible thing called “closure,” which has a side effect of creating a closed mind. However if you coddle them, and ask them to “listen just to humor you,” you might get them to look at the history of the Great Gale of 1821.
Unlike Sandy, that hurricane didn’t dawdle. It came ripping up the coast, and was in and out of New York in a matter of hours. The people of the time reported a tide 13 feet above the ordinary high tide, but the best studies put the peak tide at 11.2 feet. Sandy reached 13.88 feet.
(You cannot fail to notice how much more scientific we have become. Back in 1821 they only measured a surge in tenths-of-a-foot. Now we measure in hundredths.)
Simple arithmetic suggests the 1821 storm’s high water was 2.68 feet lower than Sandy’s. However the interesting thing about the 1821 storm is that it came barreling through at dead low tide. Tides in New York vary roughly 6 feet between low and high tides.
Therefore, to be fair, it seems you should add six feet to the 1821 storm, if you want to compare that storm with Sandy’s surge at high tide. This would increase the 1821 high water to 17.2 feet.
On top of that, you have to factor in the influence of the full moon during Sandy. That adds an extra foot to the high tide. Add an extra foot to the 1821 score and you have 18.2 feet.
Joe D’Aleo at WeatherBELL brought up yet another fascinating factor: 1821 was at the end of the Little Ice Age, when a great chill had cooled the oceans. Because water contracts when it cools, the seas were roughly a foot lower back then. Therefore, to be fair, we need to add yet another foot to the 1821 storm, which gives us a total of 19.2 feet.
Joe Bastardi, also over at WeatherBELL, can do better than that. All you need to do is shift the track of the 1938 “Long Island Express” hurricane, with it’s last minute jog to the northwest, eighty miles to the West-by-West-southwest, and you have a storm surge of well over twenty feet surging up the Hudson River. That is practically a tsunami, and likely would reach Albany.
In other words, Sandy wasn’t so tough. In some ways, Sandy was a Wuss, and an imperfect storm, compared to 1821, which had wind gusts toppling chimneys in Philadelphia, entire houses in New York City, and flattening forests up through New England.
In conclusion, things could get a lot worse for New York City, even if storms are not a bit “unprecedented.” Things could be worse even if they are ordinary!!!!!
It helps a lot if you get a bit wild-eyed, as you say this. Alarmists are better able to listen to wild-eyed types, than they are able to listen to dull, factual sanity.
It might help even more if you grab them by the lapels and repetitively hoist them up and slam them down, launching into a rave. You’ll have to make up your own rave, (and it helps a lot if you practice the wild-eyes in a mirror beforehand,) but my own rave would be something like this:
“You stupid, ignorant, son-of-a-Susquash! We have known for decades New York‘s subways would flood in a perfect storm. It was a real threat. Why didn‘t we build flood-gates, to close up the subways in the face of storm surges or even earthquake tsunamis? Why did we waste billions on windmills and Solyndra?…”
You can move on from there, but in some cases all your efforts will be in vain.
Never stop trying, for you never know when an idiot might be redeemed, but don’t be discouraged if you fail, for in some cases explaining Truth to Alarmists is preaching to the mire.
November 2, 2012 in Alarmism, hurricanes, Weather. Tags: Hurricane Sandy, Joe Bastardi, Little Ice Age, New York, Storm surge
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Come on Caleb, you KNOW that the extra tiny amount of CO2 caused the high tide and the storm surge to coincide.
That’s how clever CO2 is !!! 😉
Like alarmists care for the truth or cold hard facts :o)
Peter Stroud says:
Someone should draw this to the attention of the mayor of New York. And Mr Obama, of course.
Frank Kotler says:
Thanks Caleb! I’ve been wondering about that “previous record” and how much we “beat” it by. Low tide, you say? That must be why it didn’t flood the subways! 🙂
observa says:
35 year old climate catastrophist/crisisist- ‘I’m the tallest I’ve ever been this last last fifteen years so naturally I’m worried about getting too tall.’
Now that’s what you’d call unprecedented except that there’s a helluva lot of them.
Green Sand says:
Have great sympathy for those who have suffered from Sandy’s wrath and as is said above there are lessons to learn. Doesn’t have to be a hurricane.
“The Floods of 1953”
“The 1953 floods were caused by a major storm surge which coincided with a naturally high spring tide. Storm surges are caused when air pressure and strong winds push a volume of water across large distances. The result is an elevated body or ‘hump’ of seawater which can move towards the coast and overtop sea defences. Small changes in atmospheric pressure can result in large volumes of water being displaced. The storm surge that caused the 1953 floods resulted in sea levels rising almost 3 meters above normal high water marks. Most sea defences along the east coast of England were not designed for such events and most could not prevent the oncoming wave of water.Sadly, many of the deaths caused by the floods could have been avoided if an effective flood warning system had been in place and communities had been given sufficient time to evacuate.”
http://thamesweb.com/1953-floods.html
Also at-
“North Sea flood of 1953”
A combination of a high spring tide and a severe European windstorm caused a storm tide. In combination with a tidal surge of the North Sea the water level locally exceeded 5.6 metres (18.4 ft) above mean sea level.
Duration: 31 January – 1 February 1953
Fatalities: 2,551 killed
Damages: 9% of total Dutch farmland flooded, 30,000 animals drowned, 47,300 buildings damaged of which 10,000 destroyed
Areas affected: Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953
Isn’t the severity of a storm in direct proportion to the number of tweets, Facebook posts and media coverage? Sandy was the worst storm EVAH!!!! /sarc off
Keith AB says:
Excellent article. Unfortunately the MSM has got hold of the AGW meme and are thrashing it to death now. You can’t blame politicians like Bloomberg and Gore for jumping all over this because that is their profession and they will never let a good crisis go to waste.
The enemy of truth is the MSM. That has always been true and never more so than now. Most people just see a headline or two and that fixes things in their heads for ever really and they are quite happy to let others do their thinking for them as they have lives to get on with.
The MSM has an ideology and it seems to be coordinated. They are left/liberal and that message transcends everything they report. You could be forgiven for thinking that they learn this bias at journalism school and have it reinforced daily by the corporate culture they operate in.
As for “unprecedented” I call bollocks on that.
Bloke down the pub says:
Thanks Caleb! I’ve been wondering about that “previous record” and how much we “beat” it by. Low tide, you say? That must be why it didn’t flood the subways!
And of course why it didn’t knock out the electricity.
You may wish to read these . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Hurricane_of_1938
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hazel
It isn’t sensible or honest to imply that Sandy was unprecedented in either scale or cause.
peterg says:
Do not hurricanes, cyclone, and low pressure systems in general rotate in a counter clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere? The graphic above appears to come from the southern hemisphere.
Otter says:
(and a few other anxiety-reducing things)
A 2×4 comes to mind…
I’ve had a person berating me for being ‘heartless’ in my writing as to how Sandy is far from the worst storm to ever hit NY. I told him if he really wants to avoid the death and destruction of hurricanes, best to evacuate the entire East Coast, inland, for at least 100 miles.
cRR Kampen says:
Just totally forget Irene.
Next year, when a comparably record large system moves mildly into the area where that highway could never be flooded at cat 4 strength, just forget Sandy, too. Remember 1821? Of course!
John Marshall says:
”Convince a man against his will, he’s of the same opinion still”.
English saying.
Very interesting report. Nothing like the truth to counter alarmism.
Blame environmentalists who have kept New York from building surge barriers across the Narrows or from Sandy Hook to Rockaway Point.
Seems the folks at SkS don’t want to learn history. I got banned for trying to teach them about it.
Pffft. No loss to me.
Oh, and since they like to come here and stalk the “deniers” and make lists of who to burn “when the truth is accepted”, they can add me to the list. I don’t want to live in a world run by them where history is rewritten and the truth suppressed.
P. Solar says:
Sure, the coincidence of landfall timing and high tide was big problem. 3ft of tide on top of almost 14ft of swell makes a _lot_ of difference to the resultant flooding.
Now hurricane energy IS related to surface temperature:
http://i49.tinypic.com/xbfqtw.png
We also see , immediately, that the current high AMO temperatures have little to do with anything that can be called AGW and are part of NORMAL climate variations.
Maybe current temp peak (and hence cyclone energy) is a bit higher than the last one and to be objective, this needs to be recognised and looked at. However, the biggest factor by a long way, is the fact that we are at the peak of a natural variation.
This is not “weird weather” , it is normal climate variation.
J Storrs Hall says:
A quick back-of-the-envelope: The AWEA says we have 50 GW of wind generating capacity (as of August; the NMWA says each MW of turbine needs about 500 tons of stuff, mostly steel and concrete. That means we’ve done 25 million tons of heavy/high-tech construction that could have been used to build seawalls or otherwise harden infrastructure.
Philip Finck says:
Thanks for the information. The information will be quite useful as part of a graphic discussing Hurricane Sandy. Would you provide a simple reference for the information. Unfortunately citing WUWT is not desirable when presenting to other geoscientists. No slur intended Anthony. WUWT is my first stop in the morning and last at night.
Highest wind speed ever recorded anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere was at Mount Washington, New Hampshire in 1931. Wind speed was a sustained 231mph! This was not a tropical cyclone – but it was a real “Frankenstorm” born from two frontal systems.
Of course the highest sustained regular winds are not related to tropical cyclones at all, but tend to occur nearer to the poles. The Scottish islands regularly experience wind speeds >90mph. Antartica rgularly experiences winds >110mph. I would fear the coming ice-age far more than any possible warming.
So Caleb,
You admit that CO2 is now also affecting the tides and the moon? That is also unprecedented! 😉
Good piece. The “unprecedented” bit is the size of the storm hitting such a high population. US only, we aren’t concerned about the rest of the world. It is terrible that the storm happened and I do feel for the folks involved. However, if you live near the ocean, tidal estuaries or rivers then you need to expect something like this every now and then. I’m pretty sure that the elected leadership will hype “unprecedented” to cover that, like New Orleans, they hadn’t prepared for something like this with flood gates and other protection. On the other hand, if the expected frequency is several decades, do you really prepare? And will the leadership be honest enough to admit they made the economic decision not to prepare?
Geoff Sherrington says:
It’s madness. Heard here in Oz, ” … the death toll from the hurricane is at least 87 and is not expected to increase unless more bodies are found”.
Whatever happened to education, use of English language, locig?
garymount says:
Years from now, when the average temperature of the Earth has plummeted from its high of 288 point something to a more climate friendly 288 point something a little lower, and after having spent 35 trillion dollars to do so, Parents will be able to bring their children to the scene of a natural hurricane disaster and gaze upon the billions of dollars of destruction and tell their children:
“See that children, none of that destruction can be blamed on us, its all natural”
[As you can imagine, you can fill out this storey with perhaps the children looking up at their parents and wondering about their delusion and how that 35 trillion dollars could have been better spent. Go ahead and create more storeys like this, I have a lot of work to do developing software related to tools for climate science researchers and enthusiasts that I hope to have available over the next few years. More details sometime next year, maybe 🙂 ]
Ric Werme says:
Thanks, a much more sensible post than one I got sucked into dickering over whether Sandy was a hurricane, tropical storm, or extratropical at landfall….
a reminder, i have no horse in your presidential race and believe your choice of candidates is laughable. however, here is the narrative of the day being built:
Bloomberg says Bloomberg endorsement has given Obama a boost:
2 Nov: Bloomberg: Julie Hirschfeld Davis/Henry Goldman: Bloomberg Post-Sandy Backing Gives Obama Unexpected Boost
Republican strategist Matthew Dowd, a Bloomberg Television analyst: “There just feels like there’s been a shift, and I think Mayor Bloomberg endorsing — and in the way he did it — I think just gives more of an impression that that shift is happening” in the presidential race in Obama’s favor.
That narrative “can be powerful going into an Election Day where this thing was dead even,” Dowd said…
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-02/bloomberg-post-sandy-backing-gives-obama-unexpected-boost.html
Ground Zero for the carbon cowboys – Reuters Point Carbon:
2 Nov: Reuters Point Carbon: Valerie Volcovici: NY mayor cites climate stance in endorsing Obama
Climate change was catapulted to the forefront of the U.S. general election on Thursday after New York’s independent mayor threw his weight behind Democratic President Barack Obama, citing his stance on climate change..
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/us-climate-obama-idUSBRE8A10CV20121102
David Karoly is on the Science Advisory Panel for the Climate Commission. Murdoch’s newspapers in Australia are reporting exactly the same nonsense and including the Bloomberg endorsement:
3 Nov: Age, Australia: Ben Cubby: This is the new normal, warn climate scientists
HURRICANE Sandy was a bigger, fiercer and more damaging storm because of human-induced global warming, an analysis produced by Australia’s Climate Commission has found.
The burning of fossil fuels had made a material contribution to the atmospheric conditions that bred and sustained the storm, the report said, echoing international studies produced over the past few days.
On Thursday the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, endorsed Barack Obama in the US presidential election, citing the urgency of tackling climate change…
”This requires urgent action on carbon dioxide emissions.”
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/this-is-the-new-normal-warn-climate-scientists-20121102-28phb.html
We have a version of all this in the UK, it’s called: ‘the closer the weather happens to London, the more catastrophic it is!’
I was brought up around London but lived in Scotland for 7 years in my 20s. For those that no anything of these parts, you will understand that the concept of ‘wind’ in Scotland is more vivid than in London, since each and every autumn and winter you will see close to hurricane force winds in the NW, on the mountain tops and on the Orkneys/Shetlands/Western Isles. Not for nothing are most houses in Northern Scotland only a single storey high……
When the 1987 hurricane came, it was dreadful because it minced up half the trees in the South East of England. It was no worse than a bad day on the top of Cairngorm in Scotland. But all the media hacks live in the SE, so they were affected.
In 1991, Western Scotland was treated to two weeks of snowfall in the mountains which created a quite magnificent snowbase for those that like winter mountaineering. We’re talking 6 – 12 feet depending on aspect on the mountain. No-one reported it in the SE. If you ever get 20cm in London, it’s a national disaster requiring ‘the world to be saved’ by investing billions in snow-clearing gear which, had it been present in the 1970s, would have lain completely unused between January 1971 and September 1979 (I know this because, bar one morning in May, our toboggan lay completely unused during my growing up years).
The first thing scientists need to do is to correlate the apocalyptic nature of the weather with the number of media newshounds who are affected by it. The formula for the apocalypse is as follows:
1. If it happens in Yellowstone Park, multiply by 0.7. Multiply by 10 if some idiotic preppy brat backpacking without proper gear gets snowed in as a result.
2. If it happens in Colorado, multiply by 1.0. Unless Mile High Stadium has to cancel the football game on NBC, in which case multiply by 50.
3. If it happens in Texas, Florida or California, multiply it by 3. If 15 feet of snow fall in Mammoth, who cares, if 6 inches fall in LA, wall-to-wall coverage on the news.
4. If it happens in the President’s home state or in the NE of the USA, multiply by 7. If it affects New York City, multiply by 750.
5. If it happens anywhere else, does anyone give a shit?
Steve from Rockwood says:
If you build your house 3 m above sea level you can expect to be flooded a few times in your lifetime. I’m surprised that people are allowed to rebuild in these low lying areas, often replacing bungalows with glass covered mansions. Who even offers flood insurance in these areas?
D. Cohen says:
I object to this part of your post:
“…Joe D’Aleo at WeatherBELL brought up yet another fascinating factor: 1821 was at the end of the Little Ice Age, when a great chill had cooled the oceans. Because water contracts when it cools, the seas were roughly a foot lower back then. Therefore, to be fair, we need to add yet another foot to the 1821 storm, which gives us a total of 19.2 feet…”
Adding to the 1821 record by going from low to high tide, and also by allowing for the extra tidal surge due to lunar position in its orbit is definitely OK, but it does not make sense to add another foot due to the rise in sea level from 1821 to now. Clearly these storm-surge records have the understood qualifier that they are taken with respect to the average sea level — so tidal changes and extra strong lunar effects are valid adjustments but a centuries long change in average sea level is not.
JohnWho says:
Because adult, er, rational leadership is so hard to find nowadays.
Tim Folkerts says:
It doesn’t help when your rebuttal has some significant flaws. You should rethink a few things.
Tides in New York vary roughly 6 feet between low and high tides.
Even the spring tides at The Battery are typically under 6 feet. http://www.saltwatertides.com/cgi-local/newyork.cgi
“On top of that, you have to factor in the influence of the full moon during Sandy. That adds an extra foot to the high tide. ”
No, that “extra foot” is ALREADY figured into your (slightly exaggerated) 6 foot tides. It does not need to be added again. In fact, since the 1821 storm was a neap tide, you need to add a foot to the LOW tides.
So, by rounding up the tides, double counting the effects of the spring tides on the high end and skipping the effects of neap tides on the low ends, you end up with an estimate several feet too high for the 1821 storm.
“…which had wind gusts toppling chimneys in Philadelphia [referring to the 1821 storm]”
That doesn’t sound quite so alarmist when restated “where winds of over 40 mph (60 km/h) downed trees and chimneys” [wikipedia]. Sandy brought higher winds than that to Philly.
As for “unprecedented” ..
* This area has been hit two years in a row by hurricanes, which IS unprecedented.
* This area has never (since records have been kept) been hit by a hurricane this late in the year, which is ALSO unprecedented.
Both of those do indeed suggest something odd with hurricanes lately (although random statistical fluctuations can and do occur).
vboring says:
All good points except for the flood gates. A system that fails for a few weeks every 108 years is acceptable. Especially if that failure only results in inconvenience rather than any actual hazard to life.
David Ross says:
Sandy may be unprecedented. It’s surge reached all the way across the Atlantic to the shores of Tripoli -washing away the inconvenient truths of Benghazi (and much else besides) from American television screens. You can fool most of the people some of the time and there’s not much time till the election. The Democrats are hoping that Sandy’s surge will become Obama’s surge. [It has more force than the ‘Prairie Fire’ metaphor of Obama’s old ‘Weather’ buddies.] It is much easier for Mayor Bloomberg to blame the damage and disruption to his city on smokestacks in China and cow farts in Nebraska than on his own administration’s lack of preparation. And a compliant press is milking this for all it is worth. In that, MSM et al. are no different from some Minister of Mufti taking advantage of a natural disaster -‘God/Allah/Gaia is punishing mankind for its sins’. Sandy may be unprecedented because it may be the first storm to sweep a candidate back into the White House.
Art Wannlund says:
In August 1893 NY was hit by a Hurricane that took out Hog Island with a storm surge that flooded everything below Canal Street.. it was reported that the only thing that saved the city was the storm hit at low tide. BTW a few days later another Hurricane hit Savannah Georgia killing 2000 people, the Red Cross was delayed in getting to the disaster as they were still recovering from the hurricane that hit in that area in June of that year. With today’s population density of NY and Savannah if those storms hit today the devastation is beyond comprehension.
Blaming AGW only takes the focus off of our need to prepare for major storm surge in hurricane prone areas with improved sea walls, levies, and surge barriers.. Subsidizing flood insurance is an incentive to build in high risk areas.. more building without adequate infrastructure to mitigate flooding is a formula for disaster..
_Jim says:
Thanks Caleb!
It’s good to see that someone has put together a summary of a ‘running of the numbers’ and shown how equalizing (or ‘handicapping’) for environmental/meteorological/climatic (e.g. end of LIA and a ‘compensated’ sea level owing to temperature) and celestial conditions (e.g. tide cycle) that existed during past storms would have changed their affects dramatically.
Now, if an op-ed can get inserted into the ‘paper of record’ just for full effect …
Philip Finck says November 2, 2012 at 3:54 am
Thanks for the information. The information will be quite useful as part of a graphic discussing Hurricane Sandy. Would you provide a simple reference for the information.
Referencing primary source(s) is ALWAYS a good thing. It also removes the focus from the presenter to the facts … ‘building on the work of others’ is a time-honored tradition and has enabled us to make the technological progress we have (the phrase * ‘… standing on the shoulders of giants’ comes to mind.)
* nani gigantum humeris insidentes – the metaphor whose contemporary interpretation means “One who develops future intellectual pursuits by understanding and building on the research and works created by notable thinkers of the past“.
kakatoa says:
eyesonu clarified some attribution about Sandy for me in this post-
http://wattsupwiththat.com/tips-and-notes-3/#comment-1132974
“It shows tide, moon, and wind related effects of Battery NY. Looks like the actual wind related part of the surge resulting from Sandy was five (5) feet above what the tide would have been without the wind and low pressure bulge. I spent quite a bit of time to find this because a 13 foot storm surge sound high.”
Alarmists and facts.
Oil and water.
Never the twain shall meet.
My minor addition to the rant: We have known for decades New York‘s subways would flood in a perfect storm. It was a real threat. Yet by your actions you think getting salt out of our resturants is more important than keeping salt-water out of the subways.
vboring says November 2, 2012 at 6:34 am
All good points except for the flood gates. A system that fails for a few weeks every 108 years is acceptable.
There may be more to it than that; inundation by highly corrosive, conductive sea water which upon removal results in a semi-conductive ‘residue’ presents the real problem; we are going to get to know EXACTLY the time required to get the system back ‘in service’ going forward … that may be more than just a few weeks. Juxtaposition that with the fact the NYC is not going away anytime in the next probably 200 years and it might be economically justifiable (replacement costs of ‘ruined’, required system-operational equipment could tip the economic balance toward flood gates.)
Re: David Ross (shores of Tripoli).
Hurricane Sandy might or might not have been the perfect storm. But 2011’s Hurricane Irene was the perfect dry run for New York preparations. With Irene, New York got lucky on timing and path. Just as there are memos and cables leaking out of Washington warning of impending doom and pleading for actions to reduce the threat, there must be memos and proposals after Irene to reduce the threat of storms to New York.
And the reason for that full moon? YEP! You guessed it, CO2. Too much CO2 is why Obama loaned money to Fisker Car company and too much CO2 is why their engineers screwed up the circuitry that allowed the batteries to overheat in a short circuit and catch fire when submerged in salt water from Sandy’s surge which was because of CO2. The real reason Bloomberg limits the size of soft drinks? YEP! To limit the CO2 coming from them.
pat says November 2, 2012 at 5:25 am
a reminder, i have no horse in your presidential race and believe your choice of candidates is laughable.
Please pat, (1) an examination of objective accomplishments in each man’s past tells volumes, as does their selection of past associates, (2) don’t believe all of what you hear vis-a-vis campaign rhetoric or ‘the news’.
Here is a nice article from 1888 that describes the discovery of an entire forest of ancient cedars in New Jersey that were felled by a cyclone of unimaginable intensity:
http://bassriverhistory.blogspot.com/2010/09/mining-cedar.html
Oh if only we could examine some cores….
From the 1888 article:
According to Clarence Deming and Dr. Maurice Beasely, eminent geological authorities in Southern New Jersey, the sea either broke in upon the swamps or the land subsided and the salt water reached the trees. This destroyed the life of many of them, and subsequently some prehistoric cyclone swept over the forest and leveled it to the earth.
Coach Springer says:
The word “unprecedented” is not just popular among alarmists. There wasn’t one Olympic event in London that I watched that didn’t have something that had never happened before that the announcers weren’t hyping strongly. It gets a bit tiresome when they’re noting that no two women of the same nationality have ever finished 1 and 3, although back in 1956 two women from another country did finish 1 and 4 – but even then this event was played under different rules that didn’t have as stringent requirements for the shoes. Same principle as when everyone is special.
Next weekend, my stepson willl be getting married for the second time, which will be unprecedented for him and possibly even in the building the ceremony will be held in and certainly never before involving this particular woman.
peterg says November 2, 2012 at 3:18 am
Do not hurricanes, cyclone, and low pressure systems in general rotate in a counter clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere?
… notably, this is the same (incorrect for northern hemisphere) direction as shown on Algore’s movie cover ‘inconvenient truth’ …
In this case, we are building on the shoulders of man-bear-pig …
Hu McCulloch says:
Thanks, Caleb.
BTW, isn’t the hurricane in the graphic turning the wrong direction?
tgmccoy says:
Rhys Jaggar – Here in Oregon substitute “Portland” for “London” and we have the same problem.
Oregon coast gets 75kts to 100kts of wind fairly regularly. I’d love to see some MSM “Hurricane
Studs” stand on Cape Blanco in the middle of a fair Sou’ Wester…
The damage from Sandy could easily have been paid out of the mind-boggling billions spent on alarmist advocacy science.
John West says:
@ Tim Folkerts
I think 1954/55 beats 2011/12:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_hurricanes
1954 — Hurricane Hazel – wind gust of 113 mph at Battery Park, highest ever recorded in New York City.
August 31, 1954 — Hurricane Carol makes landfall on Long Island and produces wind gusts of 120 miles per hour (190 km/h) on Montauk Point.[3] On eastern Long Island near where Carol made landfall, a pressure of 960 mbar is recorded.[28] Winds on the island gust to 120 mph (195 km/h). The hurricane’s storm surge covers the Montauk Highway in Montauk, effectively isolating eastern Long Island for a period of time. Due to the compact nature of the storm, most of Long Island is largely unaffected by the hurricane.[28] Specific damage totals for New York are unknown, although the storm in its entirety causes $460 million (1954 USD) in damage.[28]
September 10, 1954 — Hurricane Edna tracks to the east of Long Island producing 9 inches (230 mm) of rain.[3] Prior to the storm, New York City orders an emergency standby for the majority of its hospitals, and subways.[29]
August 13, 1955 — Hurricane Connie produces 13.24 inches (370 mm) of rain in Southeast New York, although damage is unknown.
Sparks says:
It’s interesting that a mild El Nino brought this tropical storm further up the coast, the tropical storm seemed not to have as much energy in the form of high winds but grew larger and less intense as it reached landfall meeting a large cold front as it quickly dissipated. As far as I can tell this was a typical storm, It was a very complex storm with many factors mentioned above such as High tides etc…
While watching the footage of the aftermath I noticed the majority of the damage was to timber framed housing and various other timber framed structures from strong winds, large storm surge in coastal areas typical of any storm, also fire was a destructive factor, maybe future storm preparation could involve securing mains gas supply in an evacuation area, also the construction of homes and other structures in coastal areas should always consider using a stronger material than timber, an investment in a brick home on a solid foundation would have easily survived this storm with maybe some water damage, people who will need to rebuild should get a good construction engineering company with a team of bricklayers. Oh! and the moral of the story about the three little pigs should be taught in schools, along with the little boy who cried wolf and chicken little.
Thomas T. says:
“Blaming AGW only takes the focus off of our need to prepare for major storm surge in hurricane prone areas with improved sea walls, levies, and surge barriers…”
No, blaming AGW accentuates our focus to prepare for major storm surge in hurricane prone areas with improved sea walls, levies, and surge barriers.
To paraphrase pastor Martin Niemöller, in the Northeast two years ago the eye of Hurricane Earl passed 15 miles to the east of me in Nova Scotia, but I didn’t speak out because Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm, after crossing the Gulf of Maine. Last year the eye of Hurricane Irene passed over my head in New Jersey, but I did not speak out because it wasn’t so bad a storm. This year the eye of Hurricane Sandy passed 100 miles to the south of me, but I didn’t speak out because the folks at WUWT said that 1821 was worse. Next week a Northeaster is going to hit me, but I won’t speak out because this week’s Hurricane Sandy was worse. This summer the arctic ice melted, but the folks at WUWT found a way for me not to speak out, something about the Vikings during the holocene, I recall. Next year… and the year after that…
WUWT will always have sandbag brigades ready to shelter from the gathering storms.
tjfolkerts says:
John West says: November 2, 2012 at 8:02 am
Those two certainly do give these past two years a run for the money. Hard to say which pair “wins”. So maybe the “worse pair of years” is not quite so “unprecedented”.
Anthony S says:
Aug. 21, 1954: Hurricane Carol, a compact, but powerful, borderline Category 3 battered New England, killing 68. With 100 mph winds, gusting up to 135 mph, Carol caused over $460 million in damage, destroying 4,000 homes, 3,500 cars, and over 3,000 boats. This was arguably the most destructive storm to hit Southern New England since 1938.
Aug. 17-19, 1955: Hurricane Diane dropped up to 20 inches of rain, setting flood records throughout the region. Diane was recognized as the wettest tropical cyclone to impact New England and was blamed for nearly 200 deaths.
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_21881164
Peter Pan says:
How about in 1940s there were cold years and also were hurricane storms, it was still globe warming problem?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Atlantic_hurricane_season
Politicians have said Sandy was not a hurricane when it came ashore. That way the homeowners insurance pays more.
Larry Ledwick (hotrod) says:
We discovered another “unprecedented” event during this storm as well.
Electric cars do not play well with salt water flooding.
http://updates.jalopnik.com/post/34669789863/more-than-a-dozen-fisker-karma-hybrids-caught-fire-and
Thomas, one major flaw in your argument is that AGW proponents are driving up energy and fuel prices in the name of preventing such storms (laughably) by reducing CO2 through carbon trading schemes and expensive unreliable alternative energy programs, Paying a higher price for energy will make the cost of raw materials and labour rise that will make the construction and improvement of sea walls, levies, and surge barriers much more expensive, possibly to a point where it would be uneconomical for any construction.
Imagine if those in the path of Sandy were subject to the visionary energy sources that some desire to impose on us all.
Think of it,,,,,
Where are the large scale windfarms and massive solar power generation plants after a storm like this?
They are Gone.
How long would people be without electricity in that environment ?
I look at the news and the biggest problem seems to be the lack of energy to run things that are necessary to assist in this recovery process. No gas or electricity to power the chain saws, trucks, pumps, and on and on, is proving to be a huge handicap to the process.
The exposure to the down side of alternative energy should be part of the learning experience and discussion after something like this.
Where is my solar powered chain saw or wind powered bulldozer ?
Jim Clarke says:
The lower part of the storm rotates counter clockwise, but the exhaust, or top part of the storm is a relative high pressure area (an anti-cyclone) and the air comes out in a clock wise direction. If the spikes are meant to represent the cirrus outflow, the graphic is correct. If they are meant to represent feeder bands in the lower part of the storm, it is incorrect. I will give the artist the benefit of the doubt.
RE: Tim Folkerts says:
Thanks for fact-checking my data about NYC tides. What I did was check my “Old Farmers Almanac,” which instructed me to subtract five feet from Boston tides to arrive at tides in NYC. Boston tides vary between 8.5 feet and 12.2 feet.
I went beyond Wikipedia, researching the Gale of 1821. The problem is they had few if any anemometers back then, and there is no objective record of the wind speed. Wikipedia has no business pretending authority, stating the winds were 40mph in Philadelphia. The fact of the matter is we have nothing but subjective first hand accounts. If you Google the 1821 gale, sit back, and spend a couple of hours reading all 1250000 results, (I am one heck of a speed reader,) you come across some very impressive descriptions of wind damage. At the very least, there were gusts well above 40 mph.
I recommend looking at the hurricane season of 1893.
Not only did the 4th storm directly hit NYC, in August, but a few days later the remnants of the terrible Sea Island Hurricane passed over. In October that year you had the Cheniere Caminada Hurricane clobber New Orleans with force 4 winds on October 2, (actually the second hurricane to hit there that year,) and then raking through the south before heading back out to sea south of NYC. A hurricane clobbered Myrtle Beach with 120 mph winds on October 13 and then took a track very much like Hazel’s in 1954, (and though Hazel was far west of NYC the city still got some strong winds. However what is most interesting to me is the eleventh storm, which hit the Delmarva peninsula October 23. Though it “only” had 60 mph winds, its track was very similar to Sandy’s. (And if that was not enough, a final storm that year headed right at the Northeast around November 10, before veering out to sea; If that happens again this year people will go nuts for a day or two.)
Considering the northeast was under the gun so much that 1893 October, I’m not sure this year is as rare as some suggest.
RE: Art Wannlund says:
One odd thing about that 1893 hurricane that hit NYC is that it somehow slipped through the cracks, when people collected records of bad storms. It is only recently that people noticed Hog Island pretty much vanished from maps, scratched there heads, and muttered, “Sheesh; that must have been quite a storm.”
“The only thing new under the sun is the history you haven’t read.” (And a baby’s fingerprints.)
David Larsen says:
I can think of others ways to calm them down but that might result in jail time.
DonS says:
This is known as the Gore Effect.
Camburn says:
SkS is a site that is not worth going to anymore. Dogma trumps any scientific literature. It is impossible to have a conginitive discussion with most folks there. They have a mind set that man is the cause of all warming, sea level rise, etc etc.
A total waste of time to go there as they have nothing valid to add to the discussion.
Sandy hit at high tide, and with normal adjustment factors, was not what one would consider an outlier storm. The storm of 1938 had wind speeds twice that of Sandy. Thankfully, Sandy was a small blurp in weather history when all is said and done.
The hell it does! Blaming AGW steals the necessary funds and focus from a very much needed adaptation response to tropical cyclones. Check the hurricane record. Rising CO2 in the atmosphere has had no impact on Atlantic tropical cyclones. Cutting emissions will be expensive (hundreds of billions of dollars) and equally have no impact on Atlantic tropical cyclones. For a fraction of that cost, we could make our coasts much more hurricane resistant. But no one in the MSM is talking about that. No…it is all about global warming. I guess it is a lot more fun and entertaining to blame someone else, than to do the required work to make homes and communities safer.
Blaming Sandy on AGW is completely anti-productive, and disparaging WUWT for having the cuts to point that out is completely irrational!
Presumed poster up-thread:
Thomas T. says November 2, 2012 at 8:20 am
_Jim:
A supposed/proposed-AGW cause may be the basis upon which this is ‘sold’ to the public; the bottom line remains that you have a ‘susceptibility to hurricanes’ (and all that come with them e.g. surge + heavy rains that inundate below-surge-level infrastructure) problem.
Thomas T. says November 2, 2012 at 8:20 am:
“This year the eye of Hurricane Sandy passed 100 miles to the south of me, but I didn’t speak out because the folks at WUWT said that 1821 was worse.”
Man[kind] builds below MSL (and below grade!) and what do you expect when a surge occurs due to a natural ‘phenomenon’ (yes, hurricane is natural although not an everyday occurrence) in combination with other contributing factors (e.g. the confluence of several rivers into the bay, strong offshore winds plus the full-moon tide)?
Don’t want exposure to earthquakes, avoid CA, don’t want exposure to tornadoes, avoid OK (et al), don’t want exposure to destructive coastal ‘storm’ factors (incl ‘storm surge’): avoid a whole list of states within 40 – 50 miles of the coast including NJ, NY, etc.
Paul Coppin says:
” Bruce says:
Not just the politicians. The NHC was at odds with itself. The Discussion group had pretty much evidenced that while big and strong, the hunter aircraft data and storm morphology had dropped Sandy below hurricane status as much as a day before it got to landfall, and that before landfall it had truly become a post-tropical cyclone. Now, PTCs can have higher windspeeds than the Saffir-Simpson categories and not be called hurricanes – they simply remain cyclones.
The Public Advisory group held up the viewpoint that even though the data was sparse, the sheer size made the case that there was likely cat 1 hurricane force winds somewhere in the storm. (these different viewpoints were actually in the published bulletins). The reason this was problematic for the NHC is built into the responsibility structure for advisorys and warnings. Once the storm goes post-tropical, the NHC drops out of the public advisory game and weather warnigs fall back to the NWS, which are local and not effectively co-ordinated.o a large scale. In short – the Public Advisory group kept the “hurricane” classification on the storm for a period after it became post-tropical in order to keep the integrated hurricane warning structure together.as it came ashore. After that, they could no longer support the storm because it now unequivocally became post-tropical, and out of their mandate. It was quite telling to follow the divergence of view in the public advisory bulletins, and the at-time contrary views being written into the Discussion reports. Sandy hadn’t really been a hurricane for the last 24-36 hours of its pre-landfall life, dumping its energy outwards, instead. It certainly had a low pressure core, but even it was fairly diffuse for most of its life.
Skiphil says:
The real problem is that we are too HOT (/sarcasm)
How foolish do Alarmists wanna be right now? This deserves a Friday Funny thread:
http://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2012/11/what-if-you-threw-flash-mob-and-nobody.html
cotwome says:
951 MB low off the coast of Alaska with a larger circulation than ‘Sandy’ and no one is talking about it! Very impressive looking.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/geo/index.php?satellite=west&channel=ir4&coverage=nh&file=jpg&imgoranim=8&anim_method=flash
Paul Homewood says:
Over here in the UK, it is noticeable that, apart from the snow in W Virginia, the only media coverage has been on areas close to the water.
I assume, therefore, that the amount of damage more than a few miles inland is nothing exceptional.
Don’t forget the Storm of 1938 that devasted New England. Also back then they didn’t have the communication and warning systems.
Phil. says:
You assume incorrectly. The damage in central NJ has been exceptional, extensive tree falls, power lines down and road blockages. My power went out at 5pm on Monday and came back on today (ahead of schedule), many here still without power. The unusual feature of this storm was its size and direction, most hurricanes here slide up the coast and we don’t get the full impact inland. This one approached from the east and made landfall exposing the NJ/NY coastline to sustained winds and storm-surge. A friend from Ohio told me that there were 15′ waves on lake Erie as the storm moved further inland. Many large trees here were ripped out of the ground like this one (at least 12 in our neighborhood alone):
http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/images/wpvi/cms_exf_2007/news/local/103112-IMAGE-sandy-Havertown-AP.jpg
Billy Liar says:
@Folkerts
It doesn’t help when your rebuttal of the rebuttal has some significant flaws. You should rethink a few things.
You appear not to know that the tidal datum is an arbitrary thing and that the lowest astronomical tide is not necessarily 0 feet with reference to the tidal datum. In the case of The Battery in NYC, the tidal range is 7.5 feet, from 1.3 feet below the tidal datum to 6.2 feet above the tidal datum so the statement that Tides in New York vary roughly 6 feet between low and high tides is patently false.
Your hit two years in a row by hurricanes was demolished pretty promptly by someone else so overall your post did not contain much of any note.
Monty says:
I’m afraid you guys are on the wrong side of history. You will argue that this is all natural or climate sensitivity is low for ever. That’s why you aren’t ‘skeptics’. You are trying to argue against fairly basic laws of physics and you lost the scientific argument in about 1896. Now, with Sandy, you are losing the political argument too and Sandy may just have cost the Republicans the White House.
The Germans have a great word for this. It’s schadenfreude.
Matt G says:
Fairly basic physics that the warmer the planet, the less temperature difference between the poles and the tropics so hurricanes become fewer and weaker?
Decsribe the basic laws of physics that determine the difference between a natural hurricane and a AGW one.
By the way, I agree with you that we shouldn’t use the term ‘unprecedented’ unless it really is (and we can prove it). This is why it’s not a scientific term and I would be intrigued to hear if any scientists have actually used the term (rather than, say, journalists). However, whether a storm is as big or bigger than one in the past is utterly irrelevant. It’s the recurrence interval that is important.
By the way, to all the ‘skeptics’ who thinks we are going into a renewed glaciation (and there’s always one or two on every WUWT blog) may I suggest they aquaint themselves with the concept of orbital forcing? Reading Tzedakis and Berger and Loutre may also be instructive. Thanks.
Duster says:
We speak ‘murican over here, and logic has been banned in many schools (in public schools it is considered not PC. Religious schools – except Catholic – regard it as a – ah, fundamental – threat.
Wishful thinking. Dream on.
thelastdemocrat says:
No one mentions the jet stream, which played Irene one way and Sandy the other. The jet stream has natural variability.
Matt G. You think that’s how hurricanes work? You and WUWT are made for each other!
“However, whether a storm is as big or bigger than one in the past is utterly irrelevant. It’s the recurrence interval that is important.”
Monty, you are digging yourself in a deeper hole, hurricanes that have hit the USA have been weaker and the interval less frequent over recent decades than virtually all the time since the 1850’s.
Calling us not skeptics is also a joke, you ignore all the data and questions presented to you.
No I don’t think that’s how they work, it is a lot more complicated than that. I am waiting for my question to be answered.
“Describe the basic laws of physics that determine the difference between a natural hurricane and a AGW one.”
KPO says:
Unfortunately the MSM has got hold of the AGW meme and are thrashing it to death now.
How right, just watched CNN’s Amanpour and guest, former NY Governor Elliot Spitzer tell me Sandy is the future. She did mention afterwards that “although global warming didn’t cause Sandy, it made the effects worse.” Huh?? Of course the governor thinks things like cap and trade and Obama standing atop the statue of liberty with his back pocket full of tax dollars facing down the tempest, shouting “be still – though shall not pass” will avert any such future event. I actually used to like her, now, sadly if they tell me the time, I check my watch for myself.
Monty answer it,
I’ll give you the basic physics, so answer the above question.
Waves in the trade winds in the Atlantic Ocean—areas of converging winds that move along the same track as the prevailing wind—create instabilities in the atmosphere that may lead to the formation of hurricanes.
The formation of tropical cyclones is the topic of extensive ongoing research and is still not fully understood.[39] While six factors appear to be generally necessary, tropical cyclones may occasionally form without meeting all of the following conditions. In most situations, water temperatures of at least 26.5 °C (79.7 °F) are needed down to a depth of at least 50 m (160 ft);[40] waters of this temperature cause the overlying atmosphere to be unstable enough to sustain convection and thunderstorms.[41] Another factor is rapid cooling with height, which allows the release of the heat of condensation that powers a tropical cyclone.[40] High humidity is needed, especially in the lower-to-mid troposphere; when there is a great deal of moisture in the atmosphere, conditions are more favorable for disturbances to develop.[40] Low amounts of wind shear are needed, as high shear is disruptive to the storm’s circulation.[40] Tropical cyclones generally need to form more than 555 km (345 mi) or 5 degrees of latitude away from the equator, allowing the Coriolis effect to deflect winds blowing towards the low pressure center and creating a circulation.[40] Lastly, a formative tropical cyclone needs a pre-existing system of disturbed weather, although without a circulation no cyclonic development will take place.[40] Low-latitude and low-level westerly wind bursts associated with the Madden-Julian oscillation can create favorable conditions for tropical cyclogenesis by initiating tropical disturbances.[42]
Monty, Monty, Monty. Whatever shall we do with you?
Arrhenius predicted a 1.6C warming effect from a doubling of C02. It was his fervent hope that this would stave off another ice age, as well as create a climate that was a bit warmer, and more life-friendly. All things being equal, he was correct, and noone here disputes the basic physics. The trouble is that with climate, not all things are equal. If you were actually the climate scientist you claim to be, you would know this. You need to aquaint yourself with the negative feedbacks. Climate just isn’t following along with the climate models, and it’s a travesty for the true Believers such as yourself.
Whether or not Sandy costs Romney the election is highly questionable, and a moot point anyway. All of the palaver and hype about it by the MSM is just as likely to galvanize Republicans as well as cause Independents to vote for him.
michaelwiseguy says:
I’m OK with the thousands of climate changers and progressers who lost their homes and everything they had in Sandy, not having the right to rebuild on the land they own, and having to give it all back to mother earth without compensation.
Matt G: isn’t Google wonderful! Warm waters are required aren’t they. I wonder why ocean surface waters are warming?
Bruce: negative feedbacks? Which ones are these then? Forget about cloud iris effects….they probably don’t exist. If the feedbacks were negative then we couldn’t get into an ice age, nor out of one. No serious scientist disputes that feedbacks to C02 warming are essentially positive. You can’t explain the paleo record with low S or negative feedbacks. You ‘skeptics’ are always arguing for a global MWP and LIA and conveniently forget that this would suggest higher rather than lower sensitivity. Talk about holding two mutually contradictory ideas in your heads! Any you accuse people like me of being unscientific!
I understand that it must be ‘inconvenient’ for you but that’s just the way it is. If you think all the feedbacks are negative then why don’t you publish your ‘research’? It’s all right…I’m not going to wait!
Anyway, your minds appear to be closed. At least Sandy looks like it will have helped scupper the climate skeptics in the Republican party.
Ask the people from North East US if they feel like a threat to the planet this week. This planet will eventually shake us all off like a bad case of flees. We all need to learn to be more self sufficient and not depend on the government to take care of us. Just ask those people who live on Staten Island NY, how well big government is working out for them this week.
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It’s saves me time then trying to remember them and typing them out, but you can’t even answer the question so your view on hurricanes that AGW caused it is completely down to ignorance. I wonder why you have not even read the basic physics that I have even presented. The reason is because hurricanes need a lot more than just warm water to occur, so again that shows your ignorance.
re Negative feedback’s, look up the water cycle. The rest of this is nonsense, if feedback’s were negative we couldn’t get into an ice age or out of one? Please do explain that one. So if feedback’s are positive we couldn’t get into a hot house or out of one? The feedback to CO2 requires water vapor and you can’t have water vapor in the cycle without some negative feedback. Unless you think low clouds don’t cool the planet when blocking the sun?
While all this is true, I don’t think it has much affect on my statements about the tides.
Specifically, the top post said “On top of that, you have to factor in the influence of the full moon during Sandy. That adds an extra foot to the high tide.”
The predicted tide at the Battery on the evening of Oct 29 was only 4.7 feet , not 6 feet + 1 more foot.
And since the 1821 hurricane hit at low tide AWAY from a spring tide , then the low tide was probably somewhere near 1 foot, which would subtract a foot from the top post’s estimate.
Certainly the 1821 had an impressive and dangerous storm surge, but there is no reason to be an “alarmist” about that hurricane and overplaying the severity by 2 ft or more in comparison with Sandy this year.
And yes, I have dialed back the “two hurricanes in one year” from “unprecedented” to merely “very unusual”.
Matt G: warmer ocean waters impact hurricanes. Other things are also clearly important (ENSO, wind shear etc) but warm waters are too. Why are the oceans warming?
Sea level rise is important. How often do you think we will have overtopping events with 1-2m slr by 2100? Do you think they will be more or less often than now? Do you agree that rising SST will make hurricanes more or less powerful?
If you think negative feedbacks dominate then explain how glacial-interglacial transitions work.
Honestly, this is isn’t even Climate Science 101. I’m amazed at your inability to understand how the carbon cycle works during glaciations. Isn’t this supposed to be a science website?
aquix says:
Absolutely right, but I would like a warning in the future since my nose is not well built for hot coffee. 🙂
Since Bronco Bamma promised to lower the sea level all this hot air about AGW and hurricanes could backfire on him as a broken promise.
This rush to restore power and gasoline supply is inconsistent with the warmy rhetoric. FEMA should be issuing solar panels and bicycles. Ban cars and gasoline. A perfect opportunity to move NY to a sustainable off-grid utopia is being wasted. It is irresponsible to return to emitting CO2 now that the proof is in as to what caused the damage.
As Monty says, simple physics.
/sarc
Why are the ocean warming?
http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/823/had3vlowcloudvsolar2.png
The sun heats the ocean more when there are less low level clouds globally.
Warming global SST’s have had little influence on more powerful hurricanes since 1850’s so far. The only exception seems to be with the AMO for frequency of them, but this is also sketchy at best. The jet stream has more influence on hurricanes than SST’s generally, but this is not clear either. Over the next 2 or so decades I do think hurricanes will increase, down to the general position of the jet stream changing. Also the period has been the quietest over recent decades since the 1850’s so only a matter of time until it picks up again.
The evidence shows that neither positive or negative feedback’s dominate for too long, they tend to complement each other eventually mainly down to the sun. The negative feedback’s dominate for longer periods than positive due to the major ice ages lasting roughly 6 times longer than inter-glaciers over the recent 3-4 millions of years. The sun giving enough energy keeps the planet from becoming one constant negative feedback and wakes the planet up from ice ages roughly about every 100,000 years. Overall there are both negative and positive feedback’s, but the sun determines which one becomes more dominate over long periods.
DesertYote says:
WOW the trolls are sure getting desperate. Most of them aren’t even close to making any sense.
Just for reference, here is a link to a Project Gutenberg text, The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror from 1915, before satellite weather–they did not know this one was coming . . .
Not recommended for the tender-hearted!
harrydhuffman (@harrydhuffman) says:
The average strength of all atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms, taken together, has not increased over the last 160 years:
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Strengths, 1851 to 2010
I’d like to thank all for their comments, even those who were less than flattering. I’ve spent the day hurrying to cut and load the back of my pick-up with firewood, due to the chance winter may start early next week, (according to Joe Bastardi.) It is really nice to sag in front of my computer and see so many have taken the time to respond.
One interesting confusion seems to involve tides and the “surge.”
Although I now live in the hills, I spent a large part of my youth on and beside the sea, in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts; Casco Bay, Maine; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Galveston, Texas (briefly;) and Santa Cruz, California. I also sailed from Boston, with big tides, to the Bahamas, with much smaller tides. So I do know a thing or two about tides.
In my experience full moons and new moons give you high high tides and low low tides, while half moons give you rather boring tides. For example, right after the half moon on November 6 Boston will have a high tide of 8.7 feet, while after the New Moon on November 13 gives Boston a high tide of 12.4 feet on November 15. That’s nearly two feet of difference, without any storm involved.
I recall, as a boy, being warned not to look at the sun during an eclipse over Cape Cod, and the amazing height of the tide after that eclipse. Also the low tide was amazingly low, and I was able to explore places usually covered by water. The weather was calm and cloudless.
Officially, the “surge” is the mathematical discrepancy between the level the water “should” be, according to your local tide charts, and the level the water actually is.
If a storm hit at dead low tide in Boston, a storm surge of twelve feet would only amount to an ordinary full-moon, high tide. However if it hit at high tide you’d have a tide twelve feet above an ordinary high tide, which would be an utter disaster for waterfronts.
I think a confusion arises because most people don’t care about tide charts and mathematics. All they care about is how high the water gets. Their definition of “surge” is not the same as the truly scientific definition. They just have a stick driven into the beach, with numbers on it, or a wall on Main Street, with a line painted on it. They simply say, “This is how far the water came up in 1821, this is how far it came up in the 1938 hurricane, this is how far it rose during Hazel in 1954, and this is how far it came up a couple of days ago, during Sandy.”
While it may be true such people don’t understand the rhythms of the tide, and the mechanics of a “surge,” you have to admit they are dealing with a fundamental reality. Who really cares why or how the water gets as high as it does, and about the phase of the moon and the status of the tide? What really matters is the yacht approaching your picture window, and the fact your Toyota is floating away.
My assumption is that, when I read the surge in 1831 was 11.2 feet and Sandy’s surge was 13.88 feet, it was not a measurement of the scientific and mathematical “surge,” but rather was a line drawn on the side of an old building on Staten Island.
We could skip a lot of our bickering if we could agree that this common-tongue definition of “surge ” is the one currently in use, and not the more scientific definition.
This is a slightly off-topic sideline, but I’ve been wondering about how far the storm surge moved up the Hudson River. After all, the Hudson River is tidal past Albany to Troy. If you have a surge hit in New york, shouldn’t it continue up the river? Or is it choked by The Narrows and dispersed by the width of the river at Tappen Zee?
I haven’t commented on your post yet but I’ve enjoyed and respect what and how you’ve put your post and comments that I’ve seen. You have a nice way of “putting things in neutral” while still going forward.
Tides and surges. Tides are what gravity (other than the Earth’s) does to water and surges are what weather does to water. (Maybe seismic stuff also.) Most people only notice a surge when the water level is higher than high tide so lots of surges aren’t noticed or noteworthy. Is that about right?
Another thing people don’t seem to comprehend is what a “surge” actually is.
Various things cause the ocean to rise. The gravity of the moon and sun cause the tides, which slosh to and fro in the ocean basins, and are accented by funneling shorelines in certain places.
Also, if the wind blows strongly onshore for a long period, it can “pile up” the water.
However a “surge” is a quite different thing. The best way to envision it is to stick a straw into your favorite beverage, and thoughtfully suck. You mouth is creating low pressure, which causes the beverage to rise up the straw. In the same way, the eye of a hurricane is a mouth of low pressure, sucking water upwards. However, in the case of a hurricane, the “straw” is many miles wide, and the “beverage” is the mighty sea, and a hurricane sucks the liquid higher than you ever possibly could.
If you don’t believe me, just get a straw thirty feet long, and climb up a ladder thirty feet tall, and attempt to suck up a mouthful of your favorite beverage. You’ll be blue in the face before you get the liquid half way to your mouth. Yet a hurricane can lift the sea thirty feet, in the case of extreme Force Five storms.
What you then have is a big mound of ocean, traveling along under the hurricane like a big wave. One thing which has recently become apparent, due to our increased scrutiny of such storms, is that the mound of water does not shrink as swiftly as the storm weakens. Therefore, even when a storm such as Katrina weakens from Force Five to Force Three, the mound of water it brings may be a Force Five wall of water.
The people down on Staten Island need to be forgiven for not understanding what a surge would be like. It is something which defies human understanding, because it is outside our ordinary experience. The oceans simply starts rising. It keeps rising. And rising.
The next time you are lolling on a towel on a beach, just imagine the water came up thirteen feet over a short period of time. It wouldn’t just wet your towel. It would float away your car in the beach parking lot. And that is without the howling wind and pelting rain.
A “surge” is something you can’t really imagine until you learn about it first hand. Until you see it, you can’t believe it.
Before I conk out for the night, I’d like to make a final comment about the feasibility of waterfronts.
Hurricanes like Katrina and Sandy make waterfronts seem like a very bad idea. All sorts of structures are built with the assumption that the sea level is what the sea level is, and then are ruined because the sea level is abruptly thirteen or thirty feet higher, for a few hours.
However the logical conclusion, which is that we should ban waterfronts, is even a worse idea. The simple fact of the matter is that our commerce and economy is hugely dependant on waterfronts. All sorts of things, from the fish we eat to the fuel in our cars, are dependant on waterfronts.
The sane response is not to ban waterfronts, but rather to make them more resilient and able to recover from the occasional superstorm. In other words, build thoughtfully.
One thing struck me, when I revisited my old stomping grounds in Myrtle Beach after Hurricane Hugo. As I headed down the Grand Strand south of Myrtle Beach the damage got worse and worse, until I arrived at a stretch down near Merrill’s Inlet where there was nothing left of the shorefront properties but piling poking up towards the sky. But there was one exception to this rule; one lonely cottage standing alone on its pilings, with its staircases swept away, but still bravely a habitable structure.
Of course I became very curious and inquired, and what I discovered was that the owner of that particular cottage had gone the extra mile. While all his neighbors had build cottages on pilings twelve feet high, he spent a few extra bucks and built his cottage on pilings fourteen feet high.
In other words, build thoughtfully.
Bob Fernley-Jones says:
Phil. @ November 2, 12:19 pm
Good to hear you survived Sandy OK Phil, but gosh, you say at least a dozen trees blown down in your neighbourhood! Did you ever hear about the big European storm in 1987 mostly wreaking southern coastal areas in England? It was reported that an estimated fifteen million trees were blown down, at a time near the start of the recent warming period. (the worst such storm since 1703).
An interesting account in Wikipedia is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Storm_of_1987
It seems that the high winds were the problem rather than spring tide, high population density, and tidal funneling etc
Good morning. Checking over various sites I’ve noticed there is some concern about what the nor’easter next week might do to unprotected shorelines. However after big storms the coast is not as unprotected as some imagine.
When I used to live along beaches I noticed that, during the winter, the beach’s sand gets eaten away, but an off shore sandbar gets built up. The off shore sandbar breaks waves further out, protecting the beach from further erosion. Then, during the summer, that off shore bar melts away and the beach builds back outwards. It is a natural cycle. Coastal geology is very mobile.
However I hope the nor-easter doesn’t happen. I think folk can use a long dose of sunshine.
1821, you say..? 1936..? Don’t believe you.
Everyone know that ‘climate’ started in 1975….
beng says:
Bruce: negative feedbacks? Which ones are these then? Forget about cloud iris effects….they probably don’t exist.
Evidence?
If the feedbacks were negative then we couldn’t get into an ice age, nor out of one. No serious scientist disputes that feedbacks to C02 warming are essentially positive. You can’t explain the paleo record with low S or negative feedbacks. You ‘skeptics’ are always arguing for a global MWP and LIA and conveniently forget that this would suggest higher rather than lower sensitivity.
Of course there’s regional positive feedbacks (the N hemisphere) — ice/snow albedo effects. The lower the latitude of the snow/ice, the greater the effect. That’s why the climate is so variable/unstable during glacial compared to interglacial (IG) periods. Seen the ice-core records? The variability of interglacials are much smaller. Why’s that? Pretty clearly, ice-albedo positive feedback is relatively subdued during IGs — the remaining glaciers are too far poleward to reflect much light. The slightly declining temps during the IGs correlate nicely w/declining N hemisphere summer insolation, so there’s no evidence of significant positive feedback.
So the question becomes — what about the overall global feedbacks? One would think positive feedbacks would keep the earth in a LGM-state (20 kyrs ago) forever, or even lead to an ice-ball. But no, it routinely, at ~100kyr intervals, overcomes that and briefly returns to an IG, correlating w/maximums of Milankovitch parameters. So even during the last 2 mil yrs, the climate is “cycling”, warm and cold, around a relatively constant mean. That’s the classic pattern of an overall negative feedback system.
I’m not convinced there’s any net CO2/water-vapor positive feedback. For positive feedback, more H2O vapor has to get up high. and that means more convection, clouds & greater albedo. There’s no evidence of significant positive feedback except the well-known ice – albedo effect.
John B. says:
Anthony has previously documented the expansion of lower Manhatten (http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/11/28/freaking-out-about-nyc-sea-level-rise-is-easy-to-do-when-you-dont-pay-attention-to-history/). Anyone calculate what the in-filling of New York harbor and constriction of flood area by construction of sea walls contributed to the height of the storm surge as measured in lower Manhatten?
eyesonu says:
Caleb, you are a truely objective voice of reason. You have my sincere respect.
fujirider says:
Went to Dr. Mann’s FB page, saw reference to an interview by Alan Colmes on FOX. Listened to interview – Mann says Sandy’s effects were worsened by the 1 foot increase in sea level. I went back to FB, posted a question how sea level rising millimeters per decade could exacerbate a storm surge, and something to the effect that I was not aware of any recent one foot sea level rise. Mann replied (Flattered!) but says :
Michael E. Mann comment byThomas L. Bowden Sr. “How does sea level rise measured in millimeters per decade relate to storm surge measured in tens of feet?” Response: Thomas–sea level rise at NYC past century was > 1 foot. More than 1 foot of the record-breaking 13ft coastal surge was arguably therefore due to SLR. Its the difference between a bad flood and a disastrous flood.
Then he revises response:
[Thomas L. Bowden Sr. claims hasn’t seen any mention of 1 foot of SLR anywhere] Response: Thomas, then you need to read up a bit more: http://www.skepticalscience.com/hurricane-sandy-climate-connection.html
That’s a helpful, (albeit patronizing) link that explains his frame of reference – If Sandy happened 100 years ago, maybe the subways would not have flooded. OK
But then he hides my initial question, and blocks me from further comments. Apparently, he “knows” I am not worth his time. Related the event and posed the question why I would be blocked over in the SkepticalScience thread and another blogger tells me “Dr. Mann is very busy – post your questions in a relevant topic discussion” HELLO this is the one he sent me to!
I know this is trivial and all, but it’s interesting to experience the smugness first hand. Maybe I was ignorant to ask the question – as no one seems to contest the 1 foot rise over the last 150 years or so, but that’s not really what I was asking and I think he was disingenous in the Colmes interview because in the context of the question, his response seemed to suggest he was talking about a recent AGW driven 1 foot increase. I guess if you are a paleoclimatologist, a hundred years is “recent” but it still seems a bit extreme to block me just for misunderstanding (or trying to clarify) his frame of reference.
Maybe it had something to do with posting this excerpt from the IPCC statement:
“The prize was awarded to the IPCC as an organization, and not to any individual associated with
the IPCC. Thus it is incorrect to refer to any IPCC official, or scientist who worked on IPCC
reports, as a Nobel laureate or Nobel Prize winner. It would be correct to describe a scientist
who was involved with AR4 or earlier IPCC reports in this way: “X contributed to the reports of
the IPCC, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.”
Monty says; negative feedbacks? Which ones are these then? Forget about cloud iris effects….they probably don’t exist. If the feedbacks were negative then we couldn’t get into an ice age, nor out of one. No serious scientist disputes that feedbacks to C02 warming are essentially positive.
The Iris effect is one negative feedback. Sure, it hasn’t been “proven” definitively, but why “forget about it” – unless, of course, your mind is already made up. That’s it, isn’t it? Others include clouds – specifically fewer high thin ones and an increase in low, thick ones, all types of storms, particularly t-storms, cyclones, and hurricanes.
No one said anything about the feedbacks being all negative, so that’s a strawman. By “serious scientist”, you must mean folks such as yourself -you know, the ones whose minds are already made up.
I wouldn’t get my hopes up too high on Sandy delivering the political result you want, which would be the one keeping your CAGW gravy train rolling along for just a bit longer – at least until you retire, right?
What is going to happen in the discussions on Sandy’s “unpresidented storm surge” when someone posts documentation that the effect of Sandy was only 5 feet above what the tide level would have been without the effect of Sandy?
E.M.Smith says:
Well done article…. especially liked that ‘preaching to the mire’ 😉
On the nightly news one set of folks were moaning about several days without power and running out of food after 2 days… I can only wonder at them. Growing up ‘in the boonies’ we expected to have food on hand for a week, or two, or more. Having the power go out was common. We kept candles and Coleman Lanterns on hand. On person moaned about needing to throw out all the food in the Fridge…. They could have: Eaten it in a big party day one, used a camp stove to cook and preserve it, canned it, dried it, salted it (use water softener salt if needed), smoked it, etc etc etc. Of course, that takes the mind set of someone who doesn’t live in Manhattan…
What I keep ‘around the house and in the car’:
https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/crisis-kits-and-preparedness-packs/
Used in various storms, one 7.1 quake, and sometimes the food was used ‘between jobs’.
Oh, and all the folks in a panic over electricity could just plug this into a car:
http://chiefio.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/minimalist-emergency-power/
Or just one of those rechargeable ‘car jumper packs’ that sell for about $40 and have a cigarette lighter outlet on them too. Mine also has a nice built in light…
With an LED bulb, one of those packs would give a few WEEKS of lighting. Just leave it plugged into the wall to charge once a week while waiting for the “aw shit” to happen….
Yes, it takes a tiny bit of thinking ahead, and about $400 for the deluxe kit (or about $200 going cheap) and you, too, can have a disaster hit and just cruise right on through it…
In the (roughly) 30 years I’ve had these kits, I’ve used them about once per 5 years for one thing or another (not counting the day to day use of a tool, food, or money out of a kit ‘for convenience’ reasons). On one occasion, we could not get a hotel and at about midnight stopped the car in a KOA Campground instead. Used the ‘minimal’ car kit for everyone to stay warm sleeping in the car and have snacks and water. ( It was along the coast near Oregon and what wasn’t dead empty was booked solid). Space blankets work surprisingly well.
So while I have a lot of sympathy for the folks who lost so much, and hate to see the suffering involved; a little bit of preparation goes a very long ways. So “for next time”, maybe the folks there could stock up a bit on food, water, “camping” equipment…
BTW, as in a fit of “none to bright” it looks like several of the high rise buildings have their electrical switch rooms in the basements… that are flooded… even getting the power back on to lower Manhattan will not cure the residents power issues. (Per a local on the nightly news). They have to pump out, dry, and test / repair the electrical closet in the basements… and that is going to take a long while. Were I designing for such an area, I’d have put the electrical and switch gear on the 13th floor… but they didn’t ask me 😉
If you live within a mile of the shore in hurricane country, expect to be flooded and hungry in the dark at least once per lifetime, and probably more…
Re : DesertYote says:
Perhaps the problem is not one of trolling, but understanding what people accused of trolling are saying. Do you need some help with clarifying some claims that have been made that you don’t understand yet?
RE: fujirider says:
I think it is good you asked Mann questions and were polite. While I do enjoy going nose to nose at times, it tends to get me excluded from discussions, except on sites like this. I have learned it is better to at least begin by being polite. Also questions are a great form of subtle debate. You just have to expect to sometimes get the “baffle them with b—sh–” answers. When you do get b—sh–, you can sometimes continue the discussion by playing dumb, and asking further questions beginning with, “I ‘m sorry, but I don’t understand how…” Eventually you may get some denigrating response about your low IQ, and how only Climate Scientists understand, However you have had an effect, and perhaps have caused a silent lurker witnessing that site to think more deeply.
I think it is important to hit the Alarmist sites. Not that I myself do so all that often, but in theory we should be constantly wearing them down.
It is wrong to assume all scientists working for the government are moochers and willingly involved in fraud. In my curiosity about the ice up at the north pole I have emailed various government departments, and received some wonderfully polite and detailed responses.
Long ago my Mother used to tell me, “You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar,” when I was crabby. Of course I would always respond, “Flies should be swatted.” However it doesn’t hurt all that much to be polite, and sometimes it can even be more satisfying than curses, especially when it gets the person you are debating knocked off balance, because he or she was insulting because they expected you to explode.
Regarding Mann stating the ocean rose ” > foot in NYC in 100 years,” my source was Joe D’Aleo over at WeatherBELL, and he commented it had risen roughly a foot since 1821, which is closer to two hundred years. (191 years to be exact.) I think I’ll inquire of him about his source.
There. Did it. I’ll tell you if he sends me his source.
Thanks Caleb – I look forward to learning the source of that information.
When talking about ‘Sea Level Rise,’ it is important to be able to distinguish between that due to an actual increase in sea-water volume and those due to tectonic or ground level changes in the land used as a reference.
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Feb 29th – Mini Update
My main blog will be posted tomorrow because it’s the start of the new month and I’ll be able to collate some January and February data, which is I think interesting. I wanted to quickly update you of an application window which is here for today and may suit some of you. (even though you may be frozen solid this morning with a -3.9°C windchill as we are this morning)
At the present we have a peak in the jet stream passing through on Monday night / Tuesday that will bring both mild weather and rainfall. The latter will be a theme for this week I’m afraid, more on that tomorrow. With mild rain falling it will very quickly elevate the soil temperature and of course provide an opportunity to wash in a granular fertiliser applications.
So if you have granular products to go out, like Mosskiller’s for example on back / front tees or you’re looking to get an early start to March because you have aeration planned in the first part of the month, today represents an application window. It will be going cold after this peak so it won’t push that much growth, but it will prime the plant up for growth as soon as the temperatures rise next.
Currently that isn’t going to be anytime soon as certainly the first half of March is likely to roll out cooler than usual due to a prevailing trough in our old friend the jet stream and a blocking high out in the Atlantic.
More tomorrow…
This entry was posted in Mark Hunt's Weatherblog on February 29, 2016 by mark.hunt.
February 22nd
Just one week till we’re finished with February and we are into March This past weekend gave a glimpse of spring with mild temperatures and even some warm sunshine. You’d be forgiven for thinking we are home and dry and done with winter but that certainly isn’t the case I am afraid.
Over the last two weeks I’ve done a couple of talks and highlighted how the jet stream controls our weather and can deal up ‘Peak’ and ‘Trough’ patterns with very little notice. Well last weekend was a peak and now we’re heading into a trough. The image below contrasts last Saturday with this Saturday coming..
This suggests that our transition into the beginning of March will be a cold one with a risk of some snow next weekend depending on the behaviour of a low pressure system.
So let’s put some detail on the coming week..
Monday looks to be a quiet day for many with overnight rain slipping south slowly out of the south west and south of England through the morning. Further north we see some wintry showers over The Highlands and these will also affect the west coast of Scotland down to The Borders. As we move through the morning we’ll see some sunshine break through across Ireland, Scotland and most of England with the exception being the south coast where cloud cover will linger. By the afternoon this cloud will have slipped south and we’ll see sunshine and broken cloud over all of the U.K and Ireland. As we close out the day, some wintry showers will push in to North Wales and the north of Scotland. Temperatures will be down on Sunday with high single figures the order of the day and a light north west wind.
Clear skies over most areas will see temperatures drop sharply after dark and lead to the prospect of a ground frost for many, particularly over Scotland and the north of England. So Tuesday sees the wind swing round to a more northerly aspect and this will push colder air down across all of the U.K and Ireland. For many it’ll be a bright, dry winter’s day after a hard overnight frost, but there will be some snow showers pushing down the east coast of Ireland, west coast of Scotland and possibly the north east coast of Scotland, England later in the day. Winds will be light to moderate and temperatures will struggle towards the mid-single figures even in the middle of the day. In other words it’ll feel pretty parky.
For Wednesday we pretty much have a repeat of Tuesday’s weather with a sharp frost starting the day and a lot of sunshine right from the word go. That northerly air stream will continue to feed down wintry showers into north west Scotland, The Highlands during the morning. By the afternoon you’ll see more cloud cover over the north west of Ireland and that could see some wintry showers creep into Donegal and also North and later South Wales. Those wintry showers look to persist over The Highlands pretty much all day, fed down on a moderate north west wind. If anything temperatures will be down on Wednesday with most areas struggling to hit mid-single figures and in the wind chill it’ll feel close to or below freezing.
Thursday sees a similar picture to Wednesday with a dry, bright and cold, frosty start to the day. Those snow showers remain overnight feeding into North Wales and then extending down into South Wales through the early morning. Elsewhere we look to be dry and bright but cloud cover will build from the west as a low pressure begins to exert a weak influence on the weather. This will initially pull the wind around to the west / north west for most places on Thursday but it won’t stay that way. Later on Thursday night we’ll see some light rain, sleet and snow showers along the west coast of Munster and Connacht and in addition they’ll also affect the south west and north west of England.
Overnight into Friday we see that rain, sleet, snow move across Ireland (where it’s likely to be rain at low altitudes and sleet, snow higher up) and feed wintry showers into the south west and north west of England. We’ll also see wintry showers over the north west of Scotland. Through the morning these will feed inland across Ireland, the south and north of England turning readily to snow as they meet the cold, continental air. These wintry showers will continue to affect Ireland, Wales, the south and east of England through Friday afternoon, extending up into the South Midlands later in the day. With more cloud cover it’ll be a duller day over most areas on Friday with only the east seeing much in the way of sun. Temperatures will be on the raw side, mid-single figures most likely and the wind will be on the change swinging round to southerly and then south easterly by close of play Friday.
So how do we look for the all-important weekend ?
Well as you’d expect from sitting in a jet stream trough and having a low pressure nearby it’s likely to be dull and cold with some pretty bracing south east / east winds. There’s some uncertainty about exactly where the low pressure will sit next week, if it’s south of the U.K, it’ll feed in cold winds and some isolated wintry showers through Saturday. If it’s a bit further north, the potential for more snow is higher so time will tell. At this stage the projection is for a dull weekend with strengthening easterly winds on Sunday and some isolated wintry showers likely across the south of England. That cloud cover will probably just keep us the sunny side of a frost but it’ll be close. Your best bet is to keep a close eye on the forecast nearer to the weekend to see how this low pressure develops.
Looking ahead to next week, are we likely to stay in this trough coming into March ?
Well we have a battle between an Atlantic high pressure and continental low pressure in the early part of next and we know what that means don’t we ? Effectively the wind will be squeezed between the two and will turn to northerly so a cold start to next week with strong northerly winds. During the course of Tuesday a low pressure system is projected to slip down across the U.K and Ireland and it’ll bring rain, some of it heavy as it does so. With cold air sitting close to the east of the U.K this may mean wintry showers along the east coast and south east of England by mid-week. By Thursday that low pressure is away and high pressure tries to push in so the winds turn northerly again but it may introduce milder air into Ireland and the west of the U.K. The east though will still be sitting cold. So it looks like a dry but cold end to next week with strong to gale force northerly winds. These may relent by the weekend and turn to a more milder, westerly and wetter orientation, time will tell.
Forecasting Uptake Windows..
Last week I talked about the milder weather that was forecasted for the weekend and how it presented a good uptake window. I’ve joined two Meteoturf images together to show last week, the weekend and this week (above) and you can see that the growth window represented 3 days – Saturday, Sunday and Monday and then it’s gone. If you were looking to raise your turf vigour or initiate some growth at the end of February in order to gain early recovery from winter wear, this was a good window because at the weekend air temperatures increased to 16°C and the plant put on a nice bit of growth.
Interestingly the soil temperature also increased quickly from a lowly 5-6°C to 11°C in a matter of hours.
So my point or points are these – Meteoturf correctly forecast a growth peak and uptake window 5 – 7 days before it occurred. This growth peak allowed the application of either granular or foliar nutrition to initiate a response and now the grass plant has responded it will effectively be primed to grow again when temperatures oblige.
You can see if you missed that window that applying a product this week will do very little as the growth potential beyond Monday is effectively nil.
A Whole Lot of Pecking Going On…
I’ve noticed a lot of Corvid (Crow family) pecking activity over the past couple of weeks in particular and I think we’re in for quite a heavy grub spring in terms of damage to turf. The milder weather and greatly extended growing season of 2015 has caused a number of knock on effects in terms of larvae activity, life cycle and feeding habit. I noticed that the mild weather of December caused Crow’s to start nesting earlier and I’m pretty sure they will have active young earlier this year because of this. Those young will need feeding and that’s what should concern us.
Last week I saw a number of incidences of grub activity from the typical ‘countersunk’ hole effect (image right) on a golf green where a Leatherjacket has been coming up and eating the turf around its exit hole at night.
I also found very small Chafer Grub larvae on a piece of outfield turf which had been subject to pecking.
The latter has me a bit bemused because I understood that the life cycle of most Chafer species culminated in the grub developing in the autumn to maximum size and then moving deeper in the soil profile to escape the effects of winter. To find extremely small grubs in February close to the surface was interesting. (see below)
You can see in the image on the left how small the grub is compared to a 1p coin (you can tell I work for a small company as the multinationals take pictures with pound coins or maybe I’m just tight )
I then used the excellent Veho Discovery portable scope (image right) to take a picture at 50x magnification which clearly highlights the presence of front legs and a distinct head to confirm identification as a Chafer Grub. (which species I don’t know to be honest)
It is clearly an immature larvae so that might suggest that the eggs were laid much later in the year than normal so is it possible that Chafers can have two life cycles in a year ?
Of course we are limited in terms of treatment options now with no Chlorpyrifos available in the amenity market (for Leatherjackets only) and a ‘use up’ period with Merit specifically for Chafer control.
It’s tricky because we know the larvae will have an effect on the turf and pecking by Corvids and / or Badgers / Foxes can be extremely destructive. In terms of minimising the effects of the larvae on the grass plant’s root system the only option here (as far as I know) is to try and encourage more rooting so the plant can sustain itself whilst the grub is in its feeding stage. That means slitting, spiking, vertidraining and good organic matter control (so the roots aren’t confined to the surface organic matter layer).
The lack of insecticide options out there is a major challenge to our industry for sure and I feel this spring will illustrate the severity of the challenge we face.
Superficial Fairy Rings
Chafers aren’t the only thing up early this year and over the weekend I received an image of what looks to me to be Basidiomycetes activity on fine turf. (Fairy Ring Species)
Now I’ve seen this before during the winter and it’s clear that some species of Basidiomycetes can be active very early in the season. I expect this activity to fade during this weeks return to winter.
Looking at our Meteoturf for the coming week it’s clear very little will be happening in terms of grass growth so applying nutrition won’t achieve a whole bunch till we see some milder air move in. If conditions allow though you may be able to aerate this week and encourage some root development. It’s worthwhile remembering that even when the grass plant appears dormant due to lack of shoot growth it often uses this time to develop roots and so aeration can tie in with that process nicely.
Ok that’s it for this week, can’t even see the in tray, it must be close to March
Out walking yesterday I took the opportunity to check on the sun’s progress in our sky using Sunseeker 3D (the sharper amongst you will notice the actual sun and the sun graphic don’t line up because I didn’t wait to calibrate the compass, must keep up my mile walking average on Fitbit you know :)) and you can see how much higher it is in the sky now (yellow line) vs. the blue line of mid-winter. It’s nice that the evenings are getting some pace on and sitting here we are two weeks to March and hopefully some nice temperatures and a growing spring. (sunshine and showers)
A real up and down temperature and rainfall week in store as we move from trough to peak to trough to peak in the space of 7 days culminating with what will be a pretty mild weekend I think for all of us. (but likely a wet one as well for some ) so without further ado, onto the weather for this week. (I have to finish my talk for the BIGGA London section tomorrow :))
Monday starts off fine and dry for many with a sharp frost and clear, blue skies, lovely. And that’s the way it looks to stay for the entire day save for some cloud cover over north east / eastern coasts and the risk of some snow showers pushing in on the back of that cloud. It’ll be a pretty cold day with light to moderate northerly wind holding back temperatures in the mid-single figures. Clear skies will put us into freezing temperatures pretty early on in the evening so another hard frost in store.
Tuesday sees a similar start for most of the U.K and Ireland, but cloud starts to build from the off across Connacht and Donegal and that heralds the arrival of rain mid-morning to the north-west of Ireland. That cloud cover will extend over Scotland to make it a duller start for the west coast of Scotland, but further south and east, it’ll be dry, bright and cold after another penetrating frost. Through the late morning that diagonal band of heavy rain (/) will cover Ireland and push into north west Scotland falling as wintry showers over higher elevations. By the evening rush hour it’ll still be situated over most of Ireland and Scotland, but will then begin to sink south into northern England, Mid and North Wales later on Tuesday night. Temperatures will be milder under that rain, high single figures possibly, but will remain in the mid-single figures for the U.K. The wind on Tuesday will be moderate to gale force over western areas (lighter further east) and swing round to the west / south-west.
Overnight into Wednesday the rain will continue to sink slowly south, so by the morning rush hour it looks likely to affect the south west of England, Wales and across to The Midlands with only the south east of England dry initially. This rain will fall as wintry showers over higher elevations. By mid-morning it has cleared Scotland and Ireland too and it remains fixed in a static band through the late afternoon and into the evening. You can see though that the south east looks at this stage to miss the worst of it on Wednesday.Temperatures will remain on the cold side across most areas so not only a wet day, but a chilly one as well, with mid to high single figures the order of the day despite a westerly, south westerly air flow. With the rain front being a slow-moving one, amounts will be significant for some areas I’m afraid.
As we progress into Thursday the rain eventually moves over the east and south east of England but as it does so it meets that colder, eastern air and we could see some snow accumulations here overnight into Thursday. So by the morning rush hour it sits in a line drawn down from The Humber to the Isle of Wight and is falling as rain, sleet and snow. Elsewhere over Ireland, Wales, Northern England and Scotland we have a dry start to Thursday and a cold one to boot with the risk of frost high again for Thursday morning. By lunchtime Thursday that band of rain, sleet and snow over south east / east England reluctantly pushes off into The North Sea though East Anglia may see that moisture extend right till dusk. Behind that rain, sleet and snow, skies clear over Ireland and the U.K to give a cold, clear night with a penetrating frost. Temperatures similar to Wednesday, mid to high single figures and for most of the U.K, a cold northerly wind will call the shots. (Further north it’ll be more westerly / south-westerly)
Closing out the week on Friday sees a band of rain into Ireland from ‘first knockings’ and this will quickly push eastwards to affect the west coast of Scotland, Wales and England. Where that rain butts up against the colder air mass we could see it readily turning to snow, particularly over higher elevations. Through the morning this band of rain stays pretty much in place, but during the afternoon it begins to sink south and east into Northern England, The Midlands to give a dull wet end to the day here and across pretty much all of the U.K and Ireland unfortunately. You may notice as we progress through the afternoon it’ll feel milder and that increase in temperatures will hold through Friday night. You’ll also notice the wind on Friday which will ramp up to moderate force and blow from the south west heralding the onset of milder air.
The outlook for the weekend looks unsettled particularly for the north and west where the change to a south westerly air stream will push rain into Ireland on Saturday morning and across western coasts of England, Wales and Scotland through the course of Saturday morning and inland as well. By afternoon that rain looks to become isolated to north-west England and south-west Scotland. Further south it’ll be drier, brighter and very much milder with temperatures right up in the early to mid-teens, quite a transition from the week. Sunday looks to be a much nicer day for everyone with strong westerly winds and sunny intervals. It’ll feel a little cooler than those Saturday highs but still into double figures across most areas. There is a potential though for more rain across north west Scotland and Ireland on Sunday p.m. but at this stage it is tricky to say.
At this stage it looks like another topsy-turvy week coming up next week with a number of weather systems coming to play. So Monday looks to start off unsettled with cool, cold north-westerly winds and these will push frequent blustery showers across Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England through the course of Monday and Tuesday. It shouldn’t be too wet from what I can see at this stage and temperatures will be high single figures, so not much to write home about really Wednesday looks to be a quieter day with high pressure exerting a brief and albeit temporary influence sadly. So dry and settled for Wednesday for most except Ireland where I think a new rain front will push in Wednesday p.m. By Thursday we see that rain clear Ireland and push south into The Midlands and south of England along with some milder temperatures I think. The end of the week looks windy, mild and unsettled with strong south westerly winds.
Looking at grass swards on my travels I’m seeing a lot of moss in the canopy and this pretty much vindicates my thinking of earlier in the year regarding the type of grass growth we produced at the back end. You’ll still remember hopefully my graphs of Growth Potential at the back end of the 2015 and how they reflected so much more growth in November and December vs. anything we’ve seen before. I’ve updated them for a couple more locations so you can see how the picture relates to other areas of the U.K and Ireland.
Interestingly you can see that although Dublin showed the same pattern as Watford, the growth level in the Watford was much higher in November and December and that’s because Central England picked up a southerly air stream rather than a cooler, wetter, westerly air stream for Ireland.
So what has this to do with Moss ?
Well logic would dictate that if the grass plant was growing so much more strongly at the back end of the year (as it shows in the G.P graphs above) this would surely lead to tipping the balance in favour of grass over moss ?
This clearly isn’t the case and I think it’s to do with the ‘type of growth’ that took place in November and particularly December. November 2015 was the dullest on record with only 18.4 hours of sunshine recorded for the whole month at the meteorological station at Reading. That compares with a normal sunshine level for November of 63 hours, so only approximately 30% of the normal sunlight. December was also a dull month with 25-35% less sunshine hours.
So we had high air temperatures, abundant moisture and low light and for me that means the type of growth that took place had a more elongated habit with less basal tillering. Effectively it’s a bit like growing a plant on your window sill, it’ll stretch towards the light source. This type of grass growth then is more upright (so you’re still having to cut a lot) and less basal and to me that means it’s less effective at out-competing moss which lives deeper down in the canopy. “What’s good for the Goose is good for the Gander” the saying goes and I think the warmer winter temperatures and ever-present moisture also encouraged a higher rate of growth for moss as well as grass. There’s not a lot of information on the growth rate of moss in the U.K and Ireland, but what I did find suggested that moss growth was significant during the winter when air temperatures were above 5°C. So a warm, wet November and December isn’t ideal for grass growth, but is for moss.
Spring Aeration – Why March and April can be tricky months…
Continuing a theme from my earlier posts this year on spring aeration and our changing climate, one of the subjects I’m covering tomorrow at the BIGGA London Section / Oaklands College seminar is how our springs of late are pretty poor for consistent grass growth. (The seminar is creatively named the 4 ‘W’s Seminar, of which I am ‘W’ no.3, no suggestions please in my case what the ‘W’ actually stands for) . For ‘Pretty poor’ grass growth, read ‘Providing poor recovery’.
Here’s a couple of interesting graphs to highlight my point from March / April 2015.
What we are looking at here are two graphs – The first maps out minimum and maximum air temperatures through March and April 2015 and the second translates that data into daily Growth Potential figures.
If you look at the two lines on the top graph these are drawn at 7.5°C and 15°C air temperature respectively. If you look at the bottom line (7.5°C), count the number of days when the air temperature at night (minimum air temperature) exceeded 7.5°C during the two months of March and April last year. The number of days was 4 out of a possible 61.
Next look at the bottom graph showing daily Growth Potential for the same period and count the days when the figure exceeded what I would call as the good growing figure cut-off of 0.6. That is to say when we measure a G.P of 0.6 we usually get very good growth in the spring. The number of days was 5 out of a possible 61.
The work above shows that in order to get good growth in the spring you either need the night temperature to exceed 7.5°C and the day temperature 15°C or the day temperature to exceed 25°C, full-stop.
This illustrates how critical good night temperatures are to consistent grass plant growth rates and therefore even if we have 20°C maximum during the day, if the night temperature is 7.5°C or below, we won’t get a daily G.P figure high enough to reflect good growth.
So if we have aeration planned for March and April as most facilities do it can often be a really slow process to gain recovery and a consistent grass sward. Bear this in mind when you’re selecting tine size / spacings or Graden blade width / depth.
Just to finish off the slightly negative vein, the first two days of The Masters at Augusta 2015 coincided with two night frosts back home and Daily Growth Potential figures of 0.3 or lower
With dry weather early on this week and a wet interlude mid-week rolling into Thursday for some places it’s a good time to get those granular applications out on areas where you want to start to push some early recovery. (Because of the milder weekend coming)
By this I mean wear pathways, thin areas of outfield turf and tees that have been on all winter. On the subject of moss control, this week is a good week to apply a granular mosskiller I’d say either before mid-week or after (once the moss is nicely wetted up)
On finer turf my only concern is the rapid temperature rise predicted by Meteoblue for Friday night / Saturday morning and this could kick in a bit of disease activity, particularly on old scarred areas of turf.
Ok that’s it for this week’s blog.
As Storm ‘Posh Totty’ or rather Imogen joins what seems to be a long list of Atlantic storms that have battered our shores since the back end of last year, you could be forgiven for wondering if there is any end in sight to this weather phenomenon ? Well I think we will have a temporary reprieve in some parts of the U.K and Ireland this week.
As we know the path and strength of Atlantic storms has a lot to do with the jet stream and I managed to pull a lovely graphic off Netweather Extra that highlights why they keep on heading our way. The white circle in the middle of the map is the North Pole and the red / yellow / orange band is the Northern Hemisphere Jet Stream.
Image courtesy of Netweather
When the jet stream dips below us then the storms tend to affect the south of the U.K, when it goes straight across us, the storms tend to affect the west, north west and Scotland. This week it’s likely to be the former so the north gets a reprieve from the wind and rain. Another feature of a dipping jet stream is that it tends to drag down cold air into a trough and this is the case for the coming week so a much colder (but drier for some) outlook.
Traditionally this week and next week are the coldest two weeks of the year with February 17th down as the coldest day. Certainly this week will enhance those statistics.
We start Monday suffering the after-effects of what for many in the south was a wet weekend, particularly Saturday and Sunday p.m. So we have that familiar pattern of rain affecting Ireland and the western coastline of the U.K from Devon / Cornwall all the way up to south west Scotland. As we move through the morning this band of rain and wintry showers sinks south into Northern England and south Munster / Leinster and by lunchtime it is into The Midlands. This moisture is accompanied by some pretty strong south west / westerly winds and these will peg that temperature back to mid-high single figures. Through the afternoon this band of rain / wintry showers sinks further south and east to affect all areas of the south into the evening.
For Tuesday we see three separate bands of rain in place over the U.K and Ireland and these are positioned horizontally. The first is over Northern Scotland and through the morning it’ll push into the north east of Scotland. The second stretches from Connacht / Donegal across Ireland and into Northern England. This will be wintry in nature so expect to see some snow at elevation. The last is skimming the south west / south coast of England. If you’re located between these bands you’ll get to see some sunny intervals. By Tuesday afternoon these bands tend to push south into The Borders, Leinster, South Wales, Northern England and the south west of England bringing a mix of rain, sleet and some snow at higher elevations. Again it’ll be breezy, but less so than Monday. This will do nothing for the temperature though because I don’t expect it to struggle much above mid-single figures even where there’s no moisture.
For Wednesday we have a much drier day in prospect for large parts of the U.K and Ireland after the last of those bands of moisture has cleared the south east of England. Some areas will wake up to a ground frost as well, particularly across the west. So dry and bright for most of us until lunchtime anyway when a band of wintry showers pushes into Donegal, The Highlands of Scotland and the south west of Scotland as well. Through the afternoon these push east into north east Scotland and The Lakes, with some rain also just tipping a hat to south west Kerry. The wind on Wednesday will tip round to the north west so that’ll bring a colder edge to it and again I wouldn’t expect temperatures to rise much above 5-6°C. For many Wednesday will be a nice, cold, bright winter’s day.
Moving onto Thursday we still have that north west wind in situ so that means it remains cold. It will be a largely dry day with plenty of winter sunshine but right from the off you’ll notice that shift in the wind and that means it’ll drag in some even colder air. That colder air arrived overnight so many places will see a ground frost to start the day. As we progress through the morning there’s a risk of wintry showers moving along the south coast of England and more substantial snowfall along the north east coastline of the U.K. These wintry showers will move south through the afternoon but hopefully they’ll just miss the east coast of England. For Ireland we look to have some moisture moving into Connacht pretty much from ‘first knockings’ and this will stay in place most of the day pushing north into Donegal during the afternoon / evening. As hinted above temperatures will be pretty parky Mrs in that north westerly wind so although it may reach 4-5°C, the windchill will keep things only just above freezing.
Closing off the week Friday looks to go one step further with a pretty hard ground frost to start the day for most areas. I say most areas because for the west and south west of Ireland it’ll be milder as heavy rain pushes in overnight. By the morning rush hour this rain will be into the south west of England as well and it’ll slowly move north east through the course of the morning. Away from this rain / wintry shower mix it’ll be bright initially with a hard ground frost, but as the rain pushes north east it’ll bring more cloud into the equation. By lunchtime this band of heavy rain and wintry showers will have edged into Leinster, but across the Irish Sea it doesn’t looked to have moved that from the south west of England and West Wales. The reason why this band of moisture makes slow progress is because of a change in the wind direction to the east and it’ll be a bitter one for sure with temperatures barely above freezing all day, with a negative windchill.
Looking to the weekend I think Saturday looks to be a re-run of Friday with heavy rain / wintry showers pushing into south west Munster overnight and moving north east into Leinster and Connacht. Again across the Irish Sea, this moisture will make landfall across the south west of England and South Wales and these showers could fall as sleet and snow depending on your elevation. Again away from this moisture and cloud cover you can expect another penetrating frost overnight into Saturday and a cold, bright day initially. Again this moisture stays pinned in place across Ireland, Wales and the south west of England by a very cold easterly / north-easterly wind. During the afternoon / evening though there is a risk of that south west moisture pushing along the south coast into the south east of England and the South Midlands. As it meets the cold air I predict a snow event. Sunday looks to be the drier day of the weekend but with north east winds in place it’ll feel bitter and of course that brings with it the risk of snow showers coming in from The North Sea. So don’t be surprised to see some white stuff on Sunday at some point and another ground frost depending on your level of cloud cover.
So how are we looking next week ?
We look to start next week with that cold trough still in place. I say in place because that cold air is extending all the way down to Southern Spain and The Med. So a continued cold start to next week with northerly winds in place and that means a risk of snow, particularly for eastern coasts. As we move onto Tuesday, the west (Ireland) picks up some milder air, but the U.K looks to stay cold but with lighter winds so I think Monday and Tuesday will see continued ground frosts. By the second part of Tuesday those strong westerly winds are in place as a very deep low passes close to the north of Scotland so I expect high winds and plenty of rain / wintry showers for the north and west I’m afraid by late Tuesday / mid-week, next week. This rain may extend down into Northern England and The Midlands for the 2nd part of Tuesday. Further south it’ll be windy, but milder with strong westerly winds. For Thursday and Friday those winds shift round to the north west so a cooler theme to the weather and that will push showers of rain into all parts for the end of next week accompanied by a strong north westerly wind.
That Drying Wind
Last week I quoted some stats from The Oxfordshire for the last 10 days of January when they had consistent rainfall but also some good drying winds. The stats showed that most of the rainfall they received was evaporated off by E.T (Evapotranspiration).
Of course one size hat doesn’t fit all as I was reminded by a comment sent in by Lee at Woburn Golf Club who presented some very different stats for the same period of time. (Thanks Lee)
Although both of these golf courses are quite close to each other (25 miles apart as the crow flies) they feature very different locations and design and this has a massive impact on their weather stats as we can see below ; (a.s.l = above sea level by the way)
So being at a higher elevation and tree-lined made Woburn the recipient of more rainfall and less E.T (because the trees block out the wind). Of course there is a flip-side to this as I will demonstrate this summer (if I remember) when we will hopefully be running very high E.T’s and you’ll then see the benefit in terms of lowering E.T that having a wood-lined situation brings.
It does highlight how location and design have such a great impact on how a sports facility performs and brought to mind those football and rugby stadiums you see with all-enclosing stands, how do you dry the leaf off there when there is no wind ?
I will however risk the continuing wrath of Lee (:)) though by continuing in the same vein
If you look at the top of Meteoturf, you can see a temperature dynamic for the week ahead and the declining temperature that is projected to occur as we progress through the week. You can also see a thin blue line that oscillates between day and night and this represents relative humidity. (Highlighted by red arrows)
At the beginning of the week it sits around 80-85% during the day and goes up to 90-95% at night, hardly surprising when we have plenty of rain around so the atmosphere is saturated. Watch what happens to that line during the day as we get colder, the relative humidity drops in the day down to 60% and that means the air is a lot drier. It therefore presents the opportunity for more moisture from the ground to be evaporated. (that’s why you can get desiccation even in the middle of winter)
Diagram contrasting a wet day with high relative humidity with a cold day with lower relative humidity…
Not a lot happening this week plant-wise….But…
You can also see from the same Meteoturf image above that the projected GDD total for the coming week is all of 0 and for Growth Potential, it is only 0.2 for the whole week. This means the plant will be dormant for I think the next 7-8 days depending on your location of course and so little or no leaf shoot production will be taking place.
It won’t have totally stopped growing though because if the soil temperature is above freezing then it will still be making roots, particularly if no energy is being diverted into top growth. So if ground conditions allow you to, this week is a good time to aerate and make things easier for the grass plant to physically develop roots, whether that’s pushing out of a compacted surface fibre layer or developing deeper roots into a less-compacted rootzone courtesy of a vertidrain.
I know, (I know) if your facility is at filled-capacity, it’s a no no, but not everyone is in the same boat and this blog casts a wide net…
I’ve already had reports of some golf courses taking the opportunity to hollow core and top dress last week because their site conditions allowed it. Above is an image of one such course taken last Thursday, 4th February. I’m going to follow this one on my blog on a regular basis to monitor recovery and report back.
Ok, I think I’ve reached my own saturation limit today, dig out those winter buffs (God knows how I managed without one before) and for all you guys in San Diego, firstly I’m so so jealous, secondly you’re going to have quite a temperature change to cope with when you return this week so I hope you enjoy some warm sun before freezing your nads off
This entry was posted in Mark Hunt's Weatherblog on February 8, 2016 by mark.hunt.
February 1st
Well that’s January done and dusted and now we move onto what is traditionally the coldest month of the year. As I type this it’s 11°C outside and the soil temperature is a whisker above 10°C, so it’s probably fair to say we’re going into February warmer than ever. Still it’s a short month and then we’re into March, personally I can’t wait.
Before we lull ourselves into a false sense of security it does indeed look like February will live up to its reputation for cold snaps as the projections are for us to move from a warm peak to a pronounced deep trough. (see above) That will pull cold air down from Siberia and for sure I think some pretty bracing temperatures and snowfall, particularly as there is a low pressure associated with this trough. So let’s put some detail on it…
Monday kicks off with another of those meaninglessly-named storms (‘Enry’ this time) affecting principally the north of the U.K and Ireland although it’ll be windy everywhere. Thankfully there isn’t too much moisture associated with this one, just very strong winds for Scotland in particular. It’s there that will also pick up the rainfall and a mix of wintry showers, principally affecting western coasts. Some of these may drift southwards into north-west and northern England as well and it’s likely that we will see some more showers affecting the south west of England and Wales this morning. Ireland looks to miss most of the rain with maybe North Donegal getting some, but elsewhere (U.K and Ireland) it looks like being a dry day with some sunny intervals. You’ll notice though that it’ll get chillier as we move through the day because that mild peak is passing us by and introducing cold air into the equation. As intimated above that wind will be pretty strong especially over Scotland where I anticipate we will top 100mph across the top of The Highlands, so take care up there on the road and at work. Temperature-wise we look to start in the low double figures but drop as we progress through the day to 7-8°C.
Tuesday follows a similar pattern to Monday as ‘Enry’ continues to “slap to all over” Scotland (At this point anyone under the age of 35 looks quizzically at the PC and wonders quite what MH is on ?…..For the younger audience there was a famous advert in the 70’s for Brut Aftershave and one of the advocates was the late, great Henry Cooper and that was the catchphrase:)) so a continuation of wintry showers for north and west Scotland with some of these drifting south to affect The Pennines. They’ll be some additional rain over North Connacht and this will drift south through the morning into Munster and Leinster I’ll warrant you. Those northerly wintry showers look to slip south through the afternoon into The Lakes and North Wales by dusk. Again south and east of this we will have a cold, dry but bright day with a chilly westerly wind pegging the temperature down to mid to high single figures.
Onto Wednesday (clever use of bold to accentuate the day of the week you know..) and that mix of wintry showers finally departs Scotland for Northern England and North Wales, so a mucky start to the day here. Elsewhere it’s another dry and bright start to the day possibly with a ground frost in sheltered areas. That band of moisture slips south into the North Midlands by lunchtime but fizzles out after that. Ireland looks to start with a bit of cold rain over North Connacht and Donegal again but this also fizzles out to leave a cold, dry and bright day for most regions. The same is true for England. That cold westerly wind may lighten off a tad but it’ll still feel pretty parky Mrs wherever you happen to be located with temperatures struggling into mid to high single figures, about normal for February.
As we move into Thursday we see a peak of milder, wetter air into Ireland overnight and this will rapidly push into the west coast of Scotland, England and Wales by the early hours. As it moves west though it fizzles out but still there may be some showers inland through the morning. What it does give is a much milder, but duller day with temperatures into double figures again for most areas. That rain never really leaves Ireland so a mix of showers continuing through the day, particularly across the north west and eastern coasts. By close of play, we see more moisture into north west Ireland and this is heavier in nature. The wind will again be brisk to strong and from the west to south west.
So Friday starts off pretty wet for Ireland and Scotland with that rain soon pushing into north west England and Wales. By mid to late-morning the heavy rain is principally affecting the west coast of Scotland, England and Wales and this pushes inland by lunchtime. Ireland will have a bright, cooler interlude before a new rain band pushes in to the west later in the afternoon.By dusk this rain will be into central areas and clearing western coasts thankfully. Much cooler as we progress through the day as that milder rain passes through so mid to high single figures again, even where you see the sun. By Friday night that second band of moisture is falling as a mix of wintry showers across Scotland, the north west of England and Wales, so not a nice end to the week really.
The outlook for the weekend isn’t great I’m afraid (though i said that last week and some places had a nice dry Saturday :)) with that moisture still in situ over Scotland, the west coast of England, Wales and Ireland. It will break up though during the morning to give some sunny intervals so not all bad. Later in the day a strong band of rain and wintry showers pushes into Wales and moves across The Midlands and Central England through Saturday night into Sunday. For once the north of England, Ireland and Scotland is drier. Onto Sunday and that moisture should have exited stage right into The North Sea though it may still linger down across the south east of England. There’s a risk of another low pushing in heavy rain to the south west and south of England during Sunday extending up into The Midlands. Elsewhere a drier and bright day but very much on the cool side as that still strong westerly wind pulls down cold air from the north.
So next week starts with us still firmly wedged in that trough I highlighted at the beginning of this blog. With low pressure systems associated with this trough it does mean we will be unsettled with plenty of moisture around but I think they’ll be a difference in who gets the worse. I think that the trend from the weekend will continue i.e that the south of England and Wales will get the worst of any moisture next week, they’ll still be some for the north, but the Lion’s share will be down south. So Monday looks to be unsettled, with sunny intervals and heavy, blustery showers, some of them wintry in nature down to low levels possibly. Tuesday looks to offer a day of respite but not for long as a deep depression is heading towards us and aimed at Ireland and the south of England. So Wednesday sees the wind change direction to the south west pretty much straight away and that milder air pushes heavy rain into Ireland and the south of England through Wednesday. It’ll probably reach northern England, but the worst will be in the south. Thursday sees us back to unsettled and then as that low passes eastwards it’ll drag down northerly winds for the end of the week, so a pretty cold end to next week could be on the cards. I expect next week to see wintry showers through the week, rain mid-week and then back to wintry showers at the end of the week with a cool wind throughout (except on Wednesday).
As we start a new month, we can look back at a topsy-turvy January from a growth perspective courtesy of those peak and trough jet stream patterns.
GDD Spreadsheet
When I watched Countryfile last night, they said this was the mildest January according to the Met Office, but I can’t see how that was actually the case because a monthly GDD total of 28.5 is similar to most other years and nowhere near 2012 at 40.5.
Looking into the growth patterns in more detail using some Growth Potential Stats from Long Ashton and The Oxfordshire, (cheers guys for hitting my in tray this morning) we can see a pronounced period of active growth at the end of month when a warm peak in the jet stream pushed up mild / warm air.
This peak in growth gave us noticeable clip yield on greens and outfield areas alike and also some recovery on thinner areas / disease scars. It did also push some disease activity into life but much less than you’d expect and mainly on older scarred areas.
This holds with my theory that the main activity period for Microdochium remains October through November and if you are able to keep the population low then, your chance of getting re-infection is much lower (not nil, but lower). Of course this growth didn’t occur at an easy time of the month because in some areas (particularly the north and west) it coincided with high rainfall events as well. This is clearly shown on the daily rainfall stats from the two locations.
Interestingly in terms of total rainfall levels, the more central location was wetter than the west, but that said I know across The Bristol Channel, up north and in Scotland, totals were much higher than this for January.
Dry Days and E.T (Evapotranspiration)
In common with November and December, January showed around 2/3 (66%) of the days were wet so the periods when the turf could actually dry down were few and far between.
Interestingly at the end of the month in the Thame location, the total rainfall for the last 10 days of January was 13mm and the total E.T was 10.9mm, so that means 84% of the rainfall was actually evaporated off. This may be one of the reasons that some areas have dried down well lately (not west or north) and possibly why there’s been a lower disease incidence because the leaf is drying more quickly.
Again this high (for January) E.T was down to that warm air pushed up from Africa on a peak in the jet stream. You can see when these peaks in the jet stream passed through by looking at not just the maximum air temperature for the day but the actual change in air temperature across 24 hours. January 2016 was noticeable for some really big swings in daily air temperature. (see below)
I again appreciate that in the west and north site conditions preclude a lot of the suggestions of last week but I’ll make them again anyway. For south and eastern locations this week presents a good opportunity to aerate and particularly hollow core if you’re in need of snicking in an extra organic matter removal event. The same advice also holds in terms of moss control although with high wind speeds this week, it’s likely that a granular product will be the only one possible to be used.
Bibionid Control Query
Last week I featured an image and some content on Bibionid larvae and I stated that there was no control on the market. Always one to slap my wrists :), Kate Entwistle came back and queried this comment (quite rightly) and sent me a link of the CRD website to a range of products (all with the same A.I – Esfenvalerate) that appear to be labelled for this pest on managed-amenity turf. Whether this approval is still current is tricky to ascertain but if anyone can shed some light on this, please drop me en email or comment to the blog.
Ok that’s all for now…
There may or may not be a blog next week depending on whether I actually make it out to GIS2016 in San Diego.
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Daniel Libeskind unveils Hampstead Maggie’s Centre designs
'Shard of Glass' ego trip puts London at risk
As a formal objector to the London Bridge Tower, I have received notice of the decision from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister that the inspector's views are accepted by the secretary of state and, subject to the 'customary' conditions, permission is granted. This is despite recognising that 'the proposed development conflicts with Policy E.2.2 in the adopted UDP which states that 'Southwark is not considered to be an appropriate area for high buildings'' and that 'there are material considerations which indicate that he should determine the application other than in accordance with the development plan'.
In the overall conclusions: 'the secretary of state considers that for a building of this height to be acceptable (note: proposed tallest building in Europe), the quality of its design is critical, in line with government's commitment to the achievement of good design. In this case, like the inspector, he is satisfied that the proposed tower is of the highest architectural quality. Had this not been the case, the secretary of state might have reached a different decision, but he considers the quality of design of this particular building is a very strong argument in its favour.'
I regard the decision as one of the most problematic and potentially damaging to London's character. No part of the Greater London area can be considered 'safe' from tall and large buildings, since the decision has set aside the views of the local UDP and rates the assessment of design quality as virtually the determining criterion. The precedent has been set. We do not have the wisdom demonstrated in Paris, which protects its historic centre and safeguards its character.
In my objection to the proposal, I drew attention to the fact that the 306m-high building was of huge size and mass. Any perspective illustration of the proposal shows the enormous thickness of the building at the height equivalent to the top of Guy's Hospital. It is a truly dense, thick building, completely out of scale with its surroundings and setting. There can be no case to be made that the proposal is satisfactory in urban or civic design terms, where scale is an important criterion.
With regard to English Heritage and CABE's joint 'Guidance on Tall Buildings', regrettably there is little recognition of the relationship of mass, size or scale to tall buildings.
Where the word 'scale' is included as in paragraph 2.6 of Planning Policy, it urges the identification of suitable locations for tall buildings being determined 'after a detailed urban design study' has been carried out, which would consider 'historic context scale, urban grain, natural topography'. Under paragraph 4.4, Evaluating Tall Building Proposals, 'CABE and English Heritage will therefore assess proposals in terms both of contribution and any adverse impacts which they may bring. These proposals should be considered as pieces of architecture in their own right, and as pieces of urban design sitting within a wider context; and in this respect they should be assessed in the same way as any other project, and against the most demanding standards of quality.' It was clear at the inquiry, and has been borne out, that the understanding of mass and scale were not properly taken into account by the inspector or the secretary of state.
Furthermore, in cross-questioning during the inquiry, Richard Rogers, while not being able to say precisely how many tall buildings should form a cluster at London Bridge, did consider that there should be a cluster. In conceiving that not only one tall building but a number of tall buildings at London Bridge would be acceptable, desirable, suitable or appropriate, the impact for the future could be devastating.
The pressures behind the opinion that design exceeds all criteria, and that the current proposal is one of the highest quality in design terms, is dangerous and mischievous.
However brilliant architects may consider the work of another, this does not override the first principles of scale, mass and context. I fear that this has been the case here with disastrous consequences.
Should the proposed London Bridge Tower not proceed, due to a downturn in office demand for instance, the fact remains that by this decision precedent is set and all London is at risk. Is the uniqueness of London to be destroyed forever, for the benefit of a few developers and the ego trip of a handful of powerful people; or should a proper considerate planning process prevail?
Tom Ball, London
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One of the first things that spring into mind when discussing British motoring is of course the Mini. This small city car conceived in the 1960s won the hearts of drivers all over the world. Last series of the original Mini went on sale in 1995 and was the most refined iteration of the British city car. It also lost none of the original character or timeless style despite numerous modern touches and bold colours.
Example shown in the catalogue is a vehicle in perfect condition. It was destined to be a classic right from the moment it left the showroom. It was originally sold in 1998 and remained in the hands of a single family based in Germany. Last year the car was sold to a Polish collector and enthusiast of the brand. Remarkably deep Tahiti Blue paint still looks really fresh despite the fact that the car is 20 years old. The only metal part that was replaced is the front left fender, the rest remains intact. Monaco Leather upholstery and Horizon Blue carpets perfectly match the exterior colour. The dashboard has no signs of bleaching, which can often be found in cars from this period. Factory Minilite 13×6 wheels, flared wheel-arches and chrome tailpipe give this charming classic a sporty character. The owner committed himself to cover all the import fees before the car is sold at auction.
The late Mini Cooper is a great offer for those who are after a car with real heritage, but also one that allows trouble-free ownership and can be driven on a regular basis. Its mint condition is a perfect proof of low mileage, which is a considerable factor that increases collector value. Prices of these cars are already on the rise in Western countries. To sum up, the Mini offered here is a perfect combination of a recognizable retro-style body shape with modern technology, such as airbags for example. On top of that, it definitely has a potential to go up in value.
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From Diversity & Inclusion to Balance & Belonging
Atlassian's mission is to unleash the potential in every team—including our own. We know that the highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems. We also know that in order to help those people do their best work, they need to feel like they can be authentic at work and feel that they belong on their team. Research has shown that diverse teams perform better, but how can companies reap these benefits? Diversity starts at the team level, and we must think more deeply than simply top-line representation, and think more broadly than defining diversity in terms of gender and race.
"We're building for a wide variety of customers, and thus, our teams need to reflect their perspectives as we create products and practices to address their needs."
This year, we've realized that in order to continue making progress, we've got to go beyond diversity. It's not about how many people of a specific demographic are represented at the company level, it's about balancing perspectives across teams, at all levels of the organization and how people feel when they come to work. What, exactly, is beyond diversity?
We're moving away from the idea of "diversity" in order to build balanced teams. Our 2018 State of Diversity Report showed that people associate the word “diversity” with underrepresented people, which is getting in the way of progress. Why? It subtly suggests that people from majority groups aren’t a part of diversity, which isn’t correct or right. We're trying to build teams where people can bring their unique viewpoints, and know that they're valued. We're trying to build balanced teams. We believe that helps everyone feel like they have a stake in the conversation, and helps create greater incentives for people to be involved.
We’re also thinking beyond “diversity” as our ultimate goal, and moving past inclusion. We want to focus on something deeper, a fundamental need that we all have: belonging. We've always said that we want people to be able to do the best work of their lives at Atlassian, and we know that feeling like you belong is crucial in order to fulfill that promise, and for people to feel like they can be authentic at work. In order to draw greater focus to this crucial issue, we're releasing data on belonging at Atlassian for the first time.
We're building for a wide variety of customers, and thus, our teams need to reflect their perspectives as we create products and practices to address their needs. To ensure that we're reflecting the diversity of our audience, we looked at the diversity within our teams for the third year in a row. We broke out our data at the team level, and went beyond race and gender to understand the unique challenges faced by other groups in our company. We're seeking to build balanced teams, where all members feel a sense of belonging.
What we learned
We learned a lot over the past year, not only from success, but from our failures (see our 2017 Diversity & Inclusion Report for additional year-over-year data). We recognize that building balance and belonging happens over time, and what we learned this year will inform where we invest in the upcoming year.
This year, we learned three key lessons:
The foundations matter
Manager training and rigorous fair performance assessment processes drive change by building infrastructure that supports equity of experience. We implemented training programs for our managers, built a new bias-resistant performance assessment process and audit, and implemented an improved feedback model.
Manager training and rigorous fair performance assessment processes drive change by building infrastructure that supports equity of experience. We implemented training programs for our managers, and taken a new approach to performance assessments, including separating the performance review process from raises, making peer feedback optional, and implementing a continuous feedback model.
Belonging matters
A sense of belonging was correlated with greater likelihood to stay engaged at work and remain at Atlassian. This is the first year we've collected data around belonging, which we are releasing for the first time with this report. Going forward, we'll be looking at how feeling that you belong on your team impacts your experience at work and sharing what we learn.
#BLM
Grouping Black and Latinx employees together as "underrepresented minorities" in many of our analyses obscures important patterns that we need to dig into. For a variety of reasons, our Black employees face different challenges than other underrepresented groups, and we need to do better to understand those challenges and create an environment where folks feel they can show up authentically and feel that they're valued contributors. We've seen a gap in this area, with no progress in representation from 2017 (representation is 2.1%), and a lower sense of belonging compared to other groups in the company.
We're actively building partnerships to help grow the Black community at Atlassian, and are working with our teammates to build a more robust community internally.
Grouping Black and Latinx employees together obscures important patterns that we need to dig into. For a variety of reasons, our Black employees face different challenges than other underrepresented groups, and we need to do better to understand those challenges and create an environment where folks feel they can show up authentically and be valued contributors to the TEAM.
“At Atlassian, we're playing the long game, valuing progress over perfection.”
What we got right
We saw an increase in representation among several groups, including women in technical and leadership roles, underrepresented minorities in our U.S. offices, and employees over 40 years old. In addition to quantitative improvements, we also saw qualitative improvements, evidenced by new dialogue and discussion around gender identity, autism, mental health, parental status, and personality differences like introversion and extroversion.
For additional information about year-over-year progress and areas for improvement, take a look at Atlassian's 2017 Diversity & Inclusion Report.
Key representation statistics
women in leadership roles
increase from 26.8% to 27.1%
employees over age 40
women in technical roles
increase from 14.6% to 17%
Discussion insights
Learn more about how you can improve balance and belonging in your organization.
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We're excited about what we've been able to achieve this past year, but we know that we're only at the beginning of building the Atlassian we want to see. We know these initiatives must be a team effort: driven both at the grassroots level and with leadership-level investment. We can't achieve balance and belonging without the individual actions of each of us every single day. This year, we wanted to broaden the conversation and highlight the contributions of teams across the business in building a more balanced, equitable Atlassian.
- Mike Cannon-Brookes, Scott Farquhar, Aubrey Blanche, and Helen Russell
Hear more about how Atlassian is addressing Balance & Belonging
Creating an environment where everyone is supported on their growth journey regardless of where they're at, is critical to creating an equitable company.
- Glenn Carter & Jamie McCollugh, Learning, Development, & Performance
Creating an environment where everyone is supported on their growth journey regardless of where they're at, is critical to creating an equitable company. This includes providing employees with clear expectations of their role, giving them actionable feedback on the impact they're having in their role and on their team, and providing them with meaningful learning experiences. That's why our Learning & Development and Performance Development teams have partnered up - to build the foundational processes and programs needed to support all Atlassians. This year, we've launched a more structured approach to growth planning, new bias-resistant approaches to assessing both performance and Atlassians' anticipated future impact, and will be launching a new model for continuous feedback.
We also know how important the relationship between an employee and manager is to creating a culture of growth and equitable advancement opportunities. In order to do this, we need to build strong growth partnerships between people leaders and individual Atlassians. A growth partnership between a people leader and an individual Atlassian weaves together formal learning, opportunity exposure, and experience in a coherent and layered way that helps each employee gain new skills. To assist in this journey, we've designed and curated a portfolio of online learning resources, tools and frameworks to support in-person conversations, and facilitator-led workshops to practice and embed the skills. We also help employees optimise their self-directed learning budget through Learning Fairs, connecting employees with preferred learning vendors. We're always striving to create a personalized learning experience for our employees.
We know that in order to hire a balanced team at scale, we must hold ourselves to the highest standards in how we attract and evaluate new Atlassians.
- Rob Allen, Talent Acquisition
We know that in order to hire a balanced team at scale, we must hold ourselves to the highest standards in how we attract and evaluate new Atlassians. Over the last few years, we've strengthened our interview process and introduced a structural behavioral interview to assess for values alignment (rather than the biased concept of culture fit) across our graduate and experienced hiring pipelines. As we've scaled, a significant portion of our new Atlassians in experienced roles are directly sourced, which has helped us direct our efforts to improve. We've implemented the diverse slate approach for hires director-level and above, and provided our team with access to a wide range of sourcing platforms and partnerships to ensure we're bringing in a balanced set of candidates. We've taken full advantage of our status as a global company, implementing cross-border recruiting techniques to reach a broader, more balanced set of candidates across a variety of axes. Over the last year, we've also made significant investments in our technology and analytical infrastructure, which will help us more proactively identify further areas for improvement.
Redefining our illustration style was a chance to step up and become a more proactive and responsible member of our community.
- Sara VanSlyke, Brand Illustrations
For a company that wants to unleash the potential in every team, depicting people is especially important. How we represent the people who make up teams should be just as important. Redefining our illustration was not only a chance to make it a more powerful and usable tool for advancing our brand message, but to step up and become a more proactive and responsible member of our community. Our illustrated characters, or "meeples" as we call them, have been through many iterations over the years, but our recent rebrand gave us an opportunity to completely change the standard we hold ourselves to. We started by widening the spectrum of skin tones, hair colors, and other features to better reflect real people. This not only allowed us to more effectively represent people of color, but helped people of all ages see themselves in our brand too. We expanded on how our meeples express gender and individuality with more hairstyles and clothing options. We added to the number of cultures and religions that can be expressed and experimented with new ways to present meeples of varying ability, starting with the addition of glasses and hearing aids. These new features served as a great foundation, but we went further to examine the actions and relationships between the characters in the narratives we create for them. The roles we give to each character matter, so we take care to be conscious of the power-dynamics we create and are careful to not solidify stereotypes by always casting certain characters into certain roles. This journey has taught us that promoting diversity and inclusion within our brand is a persistent and multi-faceted effort, and we continue to explore ways to make our brand more inclusive. Read more about the evolution of our brand, and get tips for your journey here.
The Atlassian Workplace is the physical manifestation of the values and culture that we're always building at Atlassian.
- Scott Hazard, Real Estate & Workplace Experience
The Atlassian workplace is the physical manifestation of the values and culture of belonging that we're always building at Atlassian. It goes well beyond the walls and the desks, and influences how individuals show up at work and how teams work together. We're taking the approach of balancing "good global citizenry" with the concept of "individual needs and personal efficiency". Many companies use a purely mathematical approach to building out a space: we have X amount of square footage, divided by Y number of employees, so we need Z number of desks to fill the space. We're thinking about how different people and teams work, who they are, and how to celebrate both the common and the unique needs for each type of team and individual.
We are asking our teams questions such as: Does the team have a lot of remote workers or folks who travel often? Does the team work on sensitive projects, like legal, finance, or HR? How does our choice of themes and room names help ensure everyone can see themselves reflected in our space? How do we balance the need for collaborative spaces that may be noisier with the needs of folks who can get overstimulated, like introverts or team members on the autism spectrum? How can we inclusively Design for the whole spectrum of visible and invisible disabilities? We're looking at how to make all employees feel like they belong in all our global workspaces by including a reflection room, parents' room, communal kitchen, and a number of unique spaces to allow for 1:1 conversations, 1:many meetings, and even quiet spaces to work away from your desk in each one of our offices. See how we're bringing Atlassian values to life in our behind-the-scenes videos of the Pine St. build-out!
2018 Team diversity highlights
TOTAL TEAMS
1 OR MORE IN SYDNEY
1 OR MORE WOMAN
1 OR MORE PERSON 40+
1 OR MORE BLACK / AFRICAN AMERICAN
1 OR MORE HISPANIC / LATINX
27 29.6% 92.6% 81.5% 14.8% 25.9%
4 75.0% 100.0% 75.0% 25.0% 50.0%
14 57.1% 100.0% 57.1% 7.1% 28.6%
17 47.1% 82.4% 94.1% 5.9% 17.6%
6 66.7% 83.3% 100.0% 0.0% 16.7%
128 71.1% 66.4% 71.9% 5.5% 7.8%
Data excludes “teams” of one. Race data only available for U.S.-based team members.
Have questions about our data? Check out our methodology here.
2018 Team averages by department
Stats represent average number per team within each department.
For example, the average team in IT is composed of 8 people, 2 of whom are women, 2 are 40+, etc.
23 4 16 7 5
2018 Company stats
The tabs below contain company-wide statistics. Race data only available for U.S.-based team members.
Women in the workforce
Total Women
12-month Hiring Rate
Sense of belonging by gender
Women Baseline
Men +1%
Decline to state +6%
Race and/or ethnic identity
Race data only available for U.S-based team members.
Company total
Hispanic or Latinx
Decline to state
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander
Sense of belonging by race/ethnic identity
RACE/ ETHNICITY (U.S. ONLY)
White +6%
Asian +5%
Black or African American Baseline
Hispanic or Latinx +5%
Two or more races +6%
Decline to state -6%
50s+
Number of countries represented by Atlassians.
Total Nationalities
Sense of belonging by office
Sydney Baseline
Manila +6%
Yokohama +3%
San Francisco +2%
Mountain View -1%
Austin -1%
New York -8%
Amsterdam +8%
Home Office -3%
Race/Ethnicity by Gender (U.S. Only)
Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander
Women 0.2% 0.5%
Men 0.4% 0.0%
Women 11.0% 15.9%
Men 14.2% 56.2%
We have combined all Native / Indigenous peoples into a single category.
Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
We recognize that gender is a spectrum, but currently have access to binary data for our employees.
Our team's great, but we've got room for more if you're interested.
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Written by: Stephen King
Narrated by: Craig Wasson
On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King - who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer - takes listeners on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.
Another Good Story That Just Kind of Ends
By Big Cajun Man on 2019-06-18
4.5 out of 5 stars 377 ratings
Price: CDN$ 69.47
World War Z: The Complete Edition (Movie Tie-in Edition)
An Oral History of the Zombie War
Written by: Max Brooks
Narrated by: Max Brooks, Alan Alda, John Turturro, and others
World War Z: The Complete Edition features 21 additional Hollywood A-list actors and sci-fi fan favorites performing stories not included in the original edition. New narrators include Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, Spiderman star Alfred Molina, The Walking Dead creator Frank Darabont, rapper Common, Firefly star Nathan Fillion, Shaun of the Dead’s Simon Pegg, and members of the casts of Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes and more!
Brilliant but could expand to its own benifit.
By Braden O'Dowda on 2018-03-30
Narrated by: Max Brooks, Alan Alda, John Turturro, Rob Reiner, Mark Hamill, Alfred Molina, Simon Pegg, Henry Rollins, Martin Scorsese
Written by: Philip K. Dick
Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some 20 years earlier the United States lost a war - and is now occupied jointly by Nazi Germany and Japan.
A Philosophical Foray into an Under-utilized World
By David.D.Kentie on 2018-02-20
Awaken Online: Dominion
Written by: Travis Bagwell
Narrated by: David Stifel
Following Jason's evolution into a Keeper, he finds his fledgling city once again in turmoil. A new and deadly enemy threatens the Twilight Throne - one that has no difficulty contending with Jason and the members of Original Sin. Jason must work quickly to consolidate his city's power. That means securing the villages within the Twilight Throne's influence, finding a steady stream of income, and growing the city's military strength.
By melgar on 2019-07-15
Series: Awaken Online, Book 4
Equalize: A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG
Ether Collapse, Book 1
Written by: Ryan DeBruyn
Rockland Barkclay has had a rough year. On top of everything else, his father has just passed, and Rocky has to go it alone on their annual trip. But his plans for drinking alone in Algonquin Park are rudely interrupted by a sea of cosmic energy that governs the universe...With the awakening of the very planet they reside on, humans are in a desperate fight to survive in an evolving world. If only Gaia hadn’t woken up so very...very...unhinged.
just wow
By Anonymous User on 2019-06-29
Series: Ether Collapse, Book 1
The Silence of the Girls
Written by: Pat Barker
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Michael Fox
The great city of Troy is under siege as Greek heroes Achilles and Agamemnon wage bloody war over a stolen woman. In the Greek camp, another woman is watching and waiting: Briseis. She was a queen of this land until Achilles sacked her city and murdered her husband and sons. Now she is Achilles' concubine: a prize of battle. Briseis is just one among thousands of women backstage in this war - the slaves and prostitutes, the nurses, the women who lay out the dead - all of them voiceless in history.
A Must-Listen!
By Jesslovescoffee on 2019-01-09
Written by: Ian McEwan
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power, and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda's assistance, he co-designs Adam's personality.
By Catherine on 2019-06-21
The Calculating Stars
A Lady Astronaut Novel
Written by: Mary Robinette Kowal
Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the East Coast of the US, including Washington, DC. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the Earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space and requires a much-larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York’s drive to become the first lady astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her.
Easy reading alternate history of space program
By Blythe on 2019-07-13
Series: Lady Astronaut, Book 1
Of Frost
Tales of Aranea: Ardellon, Book 1
Written by: Amily Cabelaris
Narrated by: Emily Swain
Evelyn is many things - servant of a countess, soldier for Lockmire’s army, and survivor of childhood abuse. But most importantly, she is the girl with the golden hair, always learning and never, ever giving up.
The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of 30 million souls, to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet.
By Jamie on 2019-02-26
Narrated by: Max Brooks, Alan Alda, John Turturro, Rob Reiner
The Daily Struggles of an Immortal: A Superhero Adventure
Immortal Supers, Book 1
Written by: Kurtis Eckstein
Narrated by: Christopher Boucher
In a world where almost everyone has a superpower, Sam Archer finds himself with one of the most useless abilities of all - immortality. Sure, he can’t die, but he sure as hell can’t fight back either. If anything, the incapacity to die has turned out to be a hassle for Sam, with ridiculous requests for obnoxious favors being a primary concern. However, his coworker Lily Dodson is about to make his life a lot more interesting with her unique proposal. Warning: This book contains adult content that may not be suitable for all audiences.
Series: Immortal Supers, Book 1
The Fated Sky
Lady Astronaut, Book 2
Mary Robinette Kowal continues the grand sweep of alternate history begun in The Calculating Stars. The Fated Sky looks forward to 1961, when mankind is well established on the moon and looking forward to its next step: journeying to, and eventually colonizing, Mars. Of course the noted Lady Astronaut Elma York would like to go, but there’s a lot riding on whoever the International Aerospace Coalition decides to send on this historic - but potentially very dangerous - mission. Could Elma really leave behind her husband and the chance to start a family to spend several years traveling to Mars?
A MUST Read/Listen!!!
By BriM on 2019-03-30
Rally Cry
The Lost Regiment, Book 1
Written by: William R. Forstchen
Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Boarding a transport ship after the Battle of Gettysburg, Colonel Andrew Keane and his 35th Maine regiment are swept into an alternate world. The first human civilization they encounter on this planet resembles medieval Russia, with boyars and priests ruling over the peasants and townspeople. Soon Keane and his regiment learn this world's terrible secret: that cannibalistic hordes of large, fierce Tugars circle the planet and demand tribute - including humans to be devoured.
Fun summer blockbuster
By Travis Lucivic on 2019-04-08
Series: The Lost Regiment, Book 1
Written by: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
Highly acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin lends a resonant voice to a pivotal yet often overlooked character of Vergil's The Aeneid. Born into peace and freedom, Lavinia is stunned to learn that she will be the cause of a great war - or so the prophecies and omens claim. Her fate is sealed, however, when she meets a man from Troy.
The World Set Free
Written by: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Eric Brooks
This book is considered a prophetical novel foretelling the advent of nuclear weapons. A constant theme in Wells’ work, such as his 1901 nonfiction book Anticipations, was the role of energy and technological advance as a determinant of human progress. The novel opens with this: "The story of mankind is the history of the attainment of external power. Man is the tool-using, fire-making animal...."
The monotonous narrator nearly put me to sleep.
By Donald on 2018-03-29
2 out of 5 stars 1 rating
War Aeternus 2: Sacrifices
Written by: Charles Dean
Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Annie Ellicott
Desperate to save as many people as he can from a horrible fate in the cruel game of the gods, Lee and his small group of friends abandon the relative safety of Satterfield for the great city of Kirshtein. Tensions within the city have reached a breaking point after the arrival of an enemy Herald, and Lee is soon caught up in the struggle for power.
Procrastination inducing
By Amazon Customer on 2018-09-17
Series: War Aeternus, Book 2
Written by: Charlaine Harris
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
After the assassination of FDR in the 1930s, the US collapses and is picked off by the UK, Canada, Mexico, and Russia. Gunnie Lizbeth Rose tries to piece out a life, running security on runs from Texoma across the border to Mexico, where work and prospects are stronger. When two Russian magicians come looking for a man named Alex Karkarov, they hire Lizbeth, but there are problems: The man they're looking for is dead, but he has a daughter they now need to find, as an ever-growing set of sorcerers and gunnies do not want them to succeed.
Written by: Harry Turtledove
What would happen if the ancient prophecy of the End of Days came true? It is certainly the last thing Eric Katz, a secular archaeologist from Los Angeles, expects during what should be a routine dig in Jerusalem. But perhaps higher forces have something else in mind when a sign presaging the rising of the Third Temple is located in America, a dirty bomb is detonated in downtown Tel Aviv, and events conspire to place a team of archaeologists in the tunnels deep under the Temple Mount.
Written by: Franz Kafka
If Max Brod had obeyed Franz Kafka's dying request, Kafka's unpublished manuscripts would have been burned, unread. Fortunately, Brod ignored his friend's wishes and published The Trial, which became the author's most famous work. Now Kafka's enigmatic novel regains its humor and stylistic elegance in a new translation based on the restored original manuscript.
Famous Men Who Never Lived
Written by: K Chess
Wherever Hel looks, New York City is both reassuringly familiar and terribly wrong. As one of the thousands who fled the outbreak of nuclear war in an alternate US - an alternate timeline - she finds herself living as a refugee in our own not-so-parallel New York. The slang and technology are foreign to her, the politics and art unrecognizable. While others, like her partner Vikram, attempt to assimilate, Hel refuses to reclaim her former career or create a new life. Instead, she obsessively rereads Vikram's copy of The Pyronauts - a science-fiction masterwork in her world.
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Psychotic Disorders Treatment
What are psychotic disorders and what are the symptoms of psychotic disorders?
Why consider residential treatment for psychotic disorders?
What benefits does a therapeutic community provide in the treatment of psychotic disorders?
How does an integrated treatment team approach work in treating psychotic disorders?
How does psychiatric treatment in an open setting work?
How does our comprehensive treatment prepare patients to return to a world beyond Riggs?
Additional resources on psychotic disorders.
Psychotic disorders are characterized by disruptions in social, emotional and/or cognitive functions. Disturbances tend to cluster in one or more of the following domains: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking or speaking, disorganized or abnormal motor behavior, or negative symptoms, such as decreased emotional expression or interest in pleasurable activities.
Immersion into our treatment program helps patients with psychotic disorders to:
develop an awareness of the context of their troubles
come to grips with the emotional impact of having this kind of disorder, including the potential benefits—and risks—of a medication regimen
understand how their behavior affects others
improve their ability to understand the meaning of their symptoms and behavior
communicate in words instead of behavior
develop better emotional regulation and ability to tolerate previously overwhelming feelings
learn adaptive functioning
make better life choices with the benefit of increased understanding of themselves and their motivations
discover a life worth living
Successful treatment of people with psychotic disorders recognizes the complexity of the etiology of psychotic symptoms. Over a hundred genetic loci have been identified that may play a role, but it is clear that genes alone are not the answer, and that genes and environment interact in powerful ways (so called epigenetics) in this and other disorders. Studies link psychotic disorders to trauma, including histories of bullying and social isolation. Data suggests that early intervention that includes dialogue with patients and family members can help to keep these types of disorders from becoming chronic. Early, intensive intervention holds the best prognosis.
People struggling with psychotic symptoms often feel isolated and marginalized. At the Austen Riggs Center, we recognize both the importance of being part of a community and the challenges this may pose for people with psychotic spectrum disorders. Community and nursing staff work to get to know each individual well enough to be able to provide support in finding a place within community life. Those who need individual attention to structure their day or find their way into the community can enter a program that provides daily nursing contact.
At Riggs, we recognize that symptoms have meaning. Symptoms that may appear illogical or irrational often mark a story the individual has not yet been able to put into words. We take an extensive individual and family history that helps us discover these stories that may need to be worked through and addressed more directly. Helping the family make sense of the symptoms their loved one has been experiencing can be an important learning tool for all family members. Feedback from our intensive evaluation and treatment process can help family members to better understand the difficulties encountered by their loved ones and themselves in ways that reduces strain in the family. Much as we hope to help patients better understand their vulnerabilities and make use of their strengths, we hope to help family members recognize ways their good intentions may go awry, so that they can better support one another through difficult times.
Medications often play a role in treatment of psychotic disorders. We attend carefully to a patient’s preferences and concerns, educate patients about the benefits and risks of medications and attend not only to the potential biochemical effects of medications, but also to what they mean to patients and families—an approach called “psychodynamic psychopharmacology” that Riggs has introduced to the field.
Psychotic disorders can be quite varied and complex, making our intensive integrated, comprehensive psychodynamic treatment and evaluation important, to help to locate the types of difficulties that the individual encounters and thereby devise a treatment plan that targets those particular difficulties.
Exploring Different Roles with the Clinical Staff and the Therapeutic Community
At the Austen Riggs Center we have substantial clinical expertise and experience working with patients who have psychotic disorders. Our treatment program is intensive, including four times weekly psychodynamic psychotherapy within a therapeutic community. The psychotherapists are all doctors (MDs, DOs, PhDs and PsyDs) who recognize the specific treatment dilemmas involved in working with someone with psychotic disorders.
Patients have rich opportunities to learn about themselves within the therapeutic community. Through experiences in the therapeutic community they learn how others affect them, how they affect others, and are often able to shed unproductive roles. As a result of successful treatment at Riggs patients develop a better understanding of the meanings of their symptoms, and learn to recognize signs of strain and discomfort in ways that allow them to develop greater confidence and more adaptive coping skills. The goal of this comprehensive approach is to help patients develop ways of facing their future with greater competence and integrity.
An Integrated, Multidisciplinary Treatment Team Works with the Patient
Each patient works with a multidisciplinary team that develops with them a treatment plan. Members of the team include doctoral level psychotherapists, at least one psychopharmacologist (who may also be the therapist to some patients), team nurses and a substance use counselor. A therapeutic community staff member helps patients find their way into the formal groups and informal leisure activities within the therapeutic community program. A team social worker provides liaison contact with the patient’s family, convenes family meetings, provides family therapy with the patient’s therapist if indicated, and works with the patient on such practical issues as getting a driver’s license, applying to school, preparing for job interviews, and making discharge plans when the patient is ready to transition to life outside Riggs. The same multidisciplinary team of clinicians generally works with a patient throughout their entire treatment at Riggs.
Beyond Psychotic Disorders -- Exploring the Open Setting
One of the distinguishing features of the Austen Riggs Center is the open setting--our way of saying patients have complete freedom, but in return take up responsibility for their safety. There are no locked units or physical restraints and no privilege system. All admissions are voluntary. That means that after being carefully assessed as potentially suitable for the open setting both prior to and during a face-to-face preadmissions consultation, patients must decide whether to accept an offer of admission. But with freedom comes responsibility. Patients learn what it means to take responsibility for their behavior and for the decisions they make. There is ample opportunity for staff input and recommendations, but also an emphasis on developing a partnership between patients and staff that keeps in mind the patients’ developmental needs and goals.
Patients Can Take On New Roles and Responsibilities During Their Stay
As patients move through our treatment program, this they may take on new responsibilities, learn new skills, and build confidence by accepting a position of leadership within the patient community. All these efforts are designed to enable the individual develop greater skills and more adaptive functioning in preparation for the transition to life after discharge from Riggs. As patients progress, they may step down in level of care, increasing their involvement in the world beyond Riggs as they taper their participation in the therapeutic community of Riggs.
What are Psychotic Spectrum Disorders?
More About Psychotic Spectrum Disorders and Working with Psychosis
What Psychosis Looks Like
Treatment of Psychotic Spectrum Disorders at Riggs
Psychotic Spectrum Disorder Outcomes, Recovery, and Further Resources
Assessing Psychotic Symptoms During Admissions Process at Austen Riggs
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A3 saloon 'in spirit of Audi 80'
Audi confirms plans to launch an A3 saloon, billed as the spiritual successor to the 80
by Greg Kable
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Audi boss Rupert Stadler has given the production green light to a new saloon version of the A3 — a car Ingolstadt insiders describe as a spiritual successor to the Audi 80.
The premium-priced four-door, slated for a UK launch in 2013, will join newly designed three-door hatchback (pictured), five-door Sportback and two-door cabriolet models in an expanded third-generation line-up.
The A3 saloon is planned as an entry-level model in the world’s two largest car markets: the US and China. But Audi also sees the saloon as a car to slot below the A4, which has grown in length by 220mm since it arrived in 1994.
The A3 saloon’s styling is expected to follow today’s family look, and at 4.51 metres long it will be slightly shorter than the new Volkswagen Jetta.
Under the skin is VW’s new MQB modular platform, which is said to be cheaper and easier to make than today’s PQ35 platform. The suspension layout is the same — front struts and rear multi-link — and both front and four-wheel drive are available.
Petrol engines for the UK are likely to range from a turbocharged 1.4-litre four to a 2.5-litre, five-cylinder turbo powering an RS3 performance flagship. Among the diesels will be 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre four-cylinder units. Also planned is a hybrid based on the 1.4 turbo and lithium ion battery pack shown in VW’s Compact Coupé concept.
The A3 saloon will battle new compact four-doors from BMW and Mercedes: a still-secret booted version of the second-generation 1-series and a production version of Mercedes’ F800 Style concept, based on the new platform of the third-generation A-class.
Re: A3 saloon 'in spirit of Audi 80'
Interesting to see they plan to do a hybrid version. Audi and Audi Sport's power train guru, Ulrich Baretzky in particular have been adamant that hybrids are not the future for the last few years and that they were going focus on full electric vehicles, range extender hybrids and super efficient, super light weight conventional petrol' and diesel cars instead...I wonder why they've suddenly changed their minds. That was my first thought when they unveiled the e-Tron hybrid concept (the third one with no roof). I hope it's not just due to public perception or that they now have in-house access to Porsche's hybrid systems.
Quattro369
"Petrol engines for the UK are likely to range from a turbocharged 1.4-litre four..." Erm, have you forgotten the 1.2TSi? The saloon will be of very little relevance here as Brits prefer the hatchbacks, but I sure hope the hatch is styled slightly more adventurously then these images!
CarDesign
Too big.... an e36 BMW 3-series was 4.43m long and I am sure the A3 will be no roomier nor better to drive....How do they expect their customers to park in cities???
RobotBoogie
And why do we need a new Audi 80? Because the successor to the 80, the A4, has grown ridiculously in each subsequent generation and is now much bigger than the original 100/A6 and dwarfs its direct competitors. Why has it grown? Well, crash legislation has got a bit to do with it but mostly it is down to sheer design lazyness. It's easier to add inches and pounds that generate ingenuity when you want your product to stand out.
disco.stu
4.51m is only fractionally shorter than the B6/B7 A4 (2000-2008) and, I think, longer than B5. Does Audi really need an A3 saloon that's not that much smaller than the current A4?
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[quote RobotBoogie]Why has it grown? Well, crash legislation has got a bit to do with it but mostly it is down to sheer design lazyness. It's easier to add inches and pounds that generate ingenuity when you want your product to stand out.[/quote]
No - it's product-planners and who dictate dimensions and platforms. Designers works around hard-points given to them.
jelly7961
[quote Quattro369] The saloon will be of very little relevance here as Brits prefer the hatchbacks, but I sure hope the hatch is styled slightly more adventurously then these images[/quote]
This looks like a hatch to me. Certainly not a three box saloon that's for sure
"Brits prefer the hatchbacks"
...but only in sub-premium cars. Hatchbacks are for the Ikea generation, i.e., people who can't afford to have things delivered/all the family are working so there is nobody at home to accept deliveries.
[quote michael knight]
Whatever the reasons its that riduculous process again, make each incarnation of a model a bit bigger, then, surprise surprise, you end up having to slot another model in below because youve left a gap lower down your ranges.
Do consumers really demand that each model gets larger? If I wanted something bigger I'd just buy the next model up.
What b*llocks why don't they just say that its a niche they haven't filled so "here we have a smaller Audi saloon".
I've been around Audi's all my life as my dad always drove an Audi 80 for as long as I can remember (I'm 40) and I ran his last one, a B4, for 10 years and currently have 2 A6's so which 80 is this car the "in the spirit of".
Is it the B1 and B2 which where equal in size to the Passat and where family saloons?
Or is it the B3 and B4 which became compact executive cars to chase the 3 series market?
Or is it drivel thought up by some marketing guy who thinks none of the target market will be old enough to remember or have driven the 80 and will believe his cr*p?
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Chandler council approves Banner Health hospital despite residents' concerns
The Chandler City Council approved the city's first Banner Health hospital despite concerns from residents who felt it would increase traffic and noise
Chandler council approves Banner Health hospital despite residents' concerns The Chandler City Council approved the city's first Banner Health hospital despite concerns from residents who felt it would increase traffic and noise Check out this story on azcentral.com: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler/2018/11/09/chandler-council-approves-banner-health-hospital-residents-concern/1935555002/
Paulina Pineda, Arizona Republic Published 3:02 p.m. MT Nov. 9, 2018 | Updated 3:44 p.m. MT Nov. 9, 2018
Chandler Vice Mayor Rene Lopez explains why he supports the proposed Banner Health hospital during a Chandler City Council meeting. Paulina Pineda, Arizona Republic
Dozens of residents opposed to the Banner Health hospital attended the Chandler City Council meeting wearing stickers saying, "Save our neighborhood."(Photo: Paulina Pineda/The Republic)
The Chandler City Council unanimously approved the city's first Banner Health hospital just south of Loop 202 on Thursday despite protests from neighbors who fear the development will lead to an increase in traffic and noise.
Banner Health already operates a primary-care center on the edge of the 18-acre site on the corners of Alma School and Willis roads. The non-profit health care system plans to expand into a 245,000 square-foot hospital and future phases could increase the size of the medical campus by another 82,800 square feet.
Construction of the $155 million project's first phase is expected to begin this month and be completed in November 2020.
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The council's decision was met with disbelief from the dozens of residents opposed to the project who attended the meeting, wearing stickers that said, "Save our neighborhood."
Nancy Ryan, who helped spearhead the opposition effort, urged the council to reconsider its decision during the call to the public, the meeting portion set aside to let residents address the council on any topic.
MORE: Banner Health proposes Chandler hospital, but some residents don't want it
But the resounding sentiment shared by the council was that a hospital would bring not only jobs to the city, but also provide more health care options for residents.
Economic Development Director Micah Miranda said the hospital will employ more than 650 people once it's built out, which represents payroll benefits of $340 million over 10 years.
Banner Health Facilities Services Vice President Kip Edwards said 66 percent of patients drive more than 10 miles to receive health care and 22 percent of inpatients leave the southeast Valley to receive care. The new hospital would provide a closer option for residents, he said.
Resident Oscar Salazar said he supports the hospital as one of the estimated 80,000 southeast Valley residents in Banner's insurance network. Paulina Pineda, Arizona Republic
Resident Oscar Salazar, who spoke in favor of the project, said going to an out-of-network hospital is costly. He said he is one of the estimated 80,000 southeast Valley residents who are part of Banner's insurance network who will benefit from the new facility.
William Bruno, another Chandler resident in Banner's insurance network, said he doesn't want to drive to Mesa to be seen at a Banner hospital.
"I want a Banner facility in this community," he told the council.
Residents unsatisfied, despite concessions
Not everyone welcomed the project.
Resident Eric Lee, one of five residents who spoke against the project, told the council that not only is the hospital's size much larger than what Banner proposed in 2012 when the land was rezoned for medical offices, the residents don't believe another hospital is needed in the area. Dignity Health's Chandler Regional Medical Center is less than 2 miles away.
Resident John Wilson said a hospital of that size would lead to increased traffic in the already congested area. He said data from the Chandler Police Department show there have been 44 reported accidents near the intersections of Loop 202 and Alma School Road and Alma School and Willis roads in the first nine months of 2018.
As part of the project, Banner will expand Alma School Road from two to three lanes from Loop 202 to Maplewood Street and add a left-turn light at the Alma School and Willis roads intersection.
Chandler resident Erik Lee said he opposes the Banner hospital because it would lead to increased noise and traffic in his neighborhood. Paulina Pineda, Arizona Republic
Vice Mayor Rene Lopez said the improvements would help alleviate some of the traffic and the council is committed to further studying ways to improve road access in the area.
Residents were also concerned that Banner would continue expanding the site without community input and would open a behavioral health or substance abuse center at the site.
Edwards said there isn't room for further expansion once the second phase is completed, and the council would have to approve any modifications to the development plan.
Edwards also agreed Thursday to add a stipulation to the development agreement that would prohibit Banner from opening a licensed behavioral health or substance abuse facility at the site. He said Banner already operates specialized behavioral health and substance abuse centers at other hospitals, and the Chandler location would not be appropriate for such use.
Nevertheless, residents weren't satisfied with the concessions.
They asked that the city address traffic issues first, that Banner build the medical offices it had committed to build in 2012, and that the hospital be built according to 2012 plans if it is "absolutely needed." They also asked that Banner not include a helipad in the plans.
Reach the reporter at paulina.pineda@azcentral.com. Follow her on Twitter: @paulinapineda22.
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Onion (Allium cepa L.) and garlic (Allium sativum L.), among the oldest cultivated plants, are used both as a food and for medicinal applications.
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The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg Series #1)
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The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg Series #1) 5 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 5 reviews.
I chuckled all the way through this inventive story - always good to have a laugh or two, even if the wistful feelings of the protagonists sincerely reflect our own nobler human instincts.
Look forward to more of Ulf Varg.
cloggiedownunder 8 months ago
The Department of Sensitive Crimes is the first full-length novel in the Detective Varg series by popular British author, Alexander McCall-Smith. And he’s having a lend of us, the reader. If that’s not obvious from the title and the characters, then the cases they deal with should confirm it. Those characters, though, do give him enormous scope for insightful observations and wise words. The DoSC consists of Carl (incredibly conscientious), Erik (obsessed by fishing), Ulf (kind and sensitive and in impossible love with his married colleague), Anna. The annoyingly enthusiastic but less than competent Officer Blomquist also lends a hand. And let’s not forget Martin, Ulf’s deaf, depressed, lip-reading dog, Mrs Hogfors, his neighbour and Dr Svensson, his therapist. The cases, passed on from Malmö’s Criminal Investigation Authority because they are slightly unusual, are also a rich source of material for philosophical discussion: an unwitnessed stabbing in the back of a knee; a missing boyfriend who’s imaginary; and a possible werewolf. As Ulf and his team carry out their investigations, they are extremely prone to heading off on (often amusing) tangents during questioning. All are successfully resolved, but not without much deep discussion of the behaviours encountered. McCall Smith’s characters discuss, debate and ponder topics as diverse as imaginary friends, politically correct terminology for small people, the canine environmental footprint, osmotic knowledge, vegan objection to pets and whether the obsessed can be happy. When Ulf muses on gentlemanly behaviour, it’s very pertinent to the current “me too” cases: “...although he knew that nobody talked about being a gentleman any more, the concept still existed somewhere under the burden of the new language of relationships, the language that stressed self-determination and personal space. That was not all that different from the code of gentlemanly conduct that had previously prevented men from inappropriate conduct in their relations with women. The things that men were now supposed not to do were precisely the things that gentlemen were not meant to do anyway - so what was the difference? Were we simply becoming old-fashioned again, as societies tended to do when they saw the consequences of tearing up the behavioural rule book?” While it sounds like a crime novel, McCall Smith describes it as Scandi Blanc (as opposed to Scandi Noir) and anyone who is reading his work for the crime aspect has the wrong end of the stick: McCall Smith’s crime books are an exercise in examining human behaviour and the gentle philosophy which that inspires. Delightfully tongue-in-cheek.
Anonymous 22 days ago
Always+enjoy+Mr.+Smiths+quirky+characters+and+engaging+stories
suekitty13 8 months ago
The Department of Sensitive Crimes had everything I expect from an Alexander McCall Smith book: Quirky characters, ridiculous situations, lovable characters, good natured humour, a few life lessons and a lot of heart. The story was utterly charming. The several cases that the Department examined were unusual and were all solved in the course of this book. I’m not sure if this will be a series or not but it probably should be. There are no cliff-hangers and everything felt complete but I can’t help but hope there are more sensitive crimes to be investigated in the future. This isn’t an action packed story by any means. It is more about the relationships and thoughts of the characters. There is a lot of talking, mostly about nothing. In that respect it reminded me of Seinfeld which is often referred to as a show about nothing in particular. The characters are what are important and the plot is just a vehicle to let them shine. That isn’t to say that the story wasn’t compelling, because I found it engaging, but don’t expect shootouts or dead bodies. There is one werewolf chase in the dark but for the most part this is a quiet type of book. It’s also a feel good book that will leave you with restored faith in humanity. This author never lets me down when I need a positive to counteract all the negative in life. This is the definition of cozy and I’m ready to curl up with more! Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada and Knopf Canada for providing an Electronic Advance Reader Copy via NetGalley for review.
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A Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules VerneJules Verne
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When Axel deciphers an old parchment that describes a secret passage through a volcano to the centre of the earth, nothing will stop his eccentric Uncle Lidenbrock from setting out at once. So, with silent Hans the guide, the two men embark on a perilous, astonishing, terrifying journey through the subterranean world - the most incredible voyage ever!
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"The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived." — Arthur C. Clarke. Jules Verne started out composing librettos, but the French-born author's passion for travel and exploration compelled him to turn to adventure tales, creating the prototype for today's science fiction. One of the most translated authors in the world, Jules Verne is best known for his classics, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days.
Place of Death:
Amiens, France
Nantes lycée and law studies in Paris
It was on Sunday, the 24th of May, 1863, that my uncle, Professor Lidenbrock, came rushing suddenly back to his little house in the old part of Hamburg, No. 19, Königstrasse.
Our good Martha could not but think she was very much behindhand with the dinner, for the pot was scarcely beginning to simmer, and I said to myself:
"Now, then, we'll have a fine outcry if my uncle is hungry, for he is the most impatient of mortals."
"Mr. Lidenbrock, already!" cried the poor woman, in dismay, half opening the dining-room door.
"Yes, Martha; but of course dinner can't be ready yet, for it is not two o'clock. It has only just struck the half-hour by St. Michael's."
"What brings Mr. Lidenbrock home, then?"
"He'll probably tell us that himself."
"Here he comes. I'll be off, Mr. Axel; you must make him listen to reason."
And forthwith she effected a safe retreat to her culinary laboratory.
I was left alone, but not feeling equal to the task of making the most irascible of professors listen to reason, was about to escape to my own little room upstairs, when the street-door creaked on its hinges, and the wooden stairs cracked beneath a hurried tread, and the master of the house came in and bolted across the dining-room, straight into his study. But, rapid as his flight was, he managed to fling his nutcracker-headed stick into a corner, and his wide-brimmed rough hat on the table, and to shout out to his nephew:
"Axel, follow me."
Before I had time to stir he called out again, in the most impatient tone imaginable:
"What! Not here yet?"
In an instant I was on my feet and in the study of mydreadful master.
Otto Lidenbrock was not a bad man. I grant that, willingly. But, unless he mightily changes, he will live and die a terrible origi- nal.
He was professor in the Johannæum, and gave the course of lectures on mineralogy, during which he regularly put himself into a passion once or twice. Not that he troubled himself much about the assiduity of his pupils, or the amount of attention they paid to his lessons, or their corresponding success. These points gave him no concern. He taught subjectively, to use a German philosophical expression, for himself, and not for others. He was a selfish savant— a well of science, and nothing could be drawn up from it without the grinding noise of the pulleys: in a word, he was a miser.
There are professors of this stamp in Germany.
My uncle, unfortunately, did not enjoy great facility of pronunciation, unless he was with intimate friends; at least, not when he spoke in public, and this is a deplorable defect in an orator. In his demonstrations at the Johannæum the professor would often stop short, struggling with some obstinate word that refused to slip over his lips—one of those words which resist, swell out, and finally come forth in the anything but scientific shape of an oath. This put him in a great rage.
Now, in mineralogy, there are many names difficult to pronounce—half Greek, half Latin, barbarous appellations which would blister the lips of a poet. I have no wish to speak ill of the science. Far from it. But when one has to do with rhomboidal crystallisations, retinasphaltic resins, galena favosite, molybdates of lead, tungstates of manganese, and titanites of zircon, the most nimble tongue may be allowed to stumble.
The townsfolk were aware of this pardonable infirmity of my uncle's, and they took advantage of it, and were on the watch for the dangerous passages; and when he put himself in a fury laughed at him, which was not in good taste, even for Germans. His lectures were always very numerously attended, but how many of those who were most regular auditors came for anything else but to make game of the professor's grand fits of passion I shouldn't like to say. Whatever my uncle might be, and I can hardly say too much, he was a true savant.
Though he sometimes broke his specimens by his rough handling, he had both the genius of a geologist and the eye of a mineralogist. With his hammer and steel pointer and magnetic needle, his blow-pipe and his flask of nitric acid, he was a master indeed. By the fracture, the hardness, the fusibility, the ring, the smell, of any mineral whatever, he classed it without hesitation among the six hundred species science numbers to-day.
The name of Lidenbrock was consequently mentioned with hon-our in gymnasiums and national associations. Humphry Davy, Humboldt, and Captains Franklin and Sabine, paid him a visit when they passed through Hamburg. Becqueul, Ebolmann, Brewster, Dumas, Milne-Edwards, Sainte Clarice Deville, took pleasure in consulting him on the most stirring questions of chemistry, a science which was indebted to him for discoveries of considerable importance; and in 1853 a treatise on Transcendent Crystallography, by Professor Otto Lidenbrock, was published at Leipsic, a large folio, with plates, which did not pay its cost, however.
Moreover, my uncle was curator of the Museum of Mineralogy, belonging to M. Struve, the Russian ambassador, a valuable collection, of European celebrity.
Such, then, was the personage who summoned me so impatiently.
Fancy to yourself a tall, spare man, with an iron constitution, and a juvenile fairness of complexion, which took off full ten years of his fifty. His large eyes rolled about incessantly behind his great goggles; his long thin nose resembled a knife-blade; malicious people declared it was magnetised, and attracted steel filings—a pure calumny; it attracted nothing but snuff, but, to speak truth, a super-abundance of that. When I have added that my uncle made mathematical strides of three feet at every step, and marched along with his fists firmly clenched—a sign of an impetuous temperament—you will know enough of him not to be over-anxious for his company.
He lived in his little house in Königstrasse, a dwelling built partly of brick and partly of stone, with a crenated gable-end, which looked on to one of those winding canals which intersect each other in the centre of the oldest part of Hamburg, which happily escaped the great fire in 1842.
The old house leaned forward slightly, and bulged out towards the passers-by. The roof inclined to one side, in the position a German student belonging to the Tugendbund wears his cap. The perpendicular of the house was not quite exact, but, on the whole, the house stood well enough, thanks to an old elm, firmly imbedded in the façade, which pushed its flower buds across the window-panes in spring.
My uncle was pretty rich for a German professor. The house was his own, and all its belongings. These belongings were his godchild Gräuben, a Virland girl, seventeen years old, his servant Martha, and myself. In my double quality of nephew and orphan, I became his assistant in his experiments.
I must confess I have a great appetite for geological science. The blood of a mineralogist flows in my veins, and I never grow weary in the society of my beloved stones.
On the whole, it was possible to live happily in this little house in Königstrasse, notwithstanding the impatience of the owner; for though he had a rough fashion of showing it, he loved me for all that. But, the fact was, he was a man who could not wait, and was in a greater hurry than nature.
When he used to plant mignonette and convolvuluses in his terra-cotta pots in the spring, every morning he went regularly and pulled their leaves, to hasten their growth.
With such an original, there was no alternative but to obey, so I darted into the study immediately.
The study was a complete museum, every specimen of the mineral kingdom was to be found there, all labelled in the most perfect order, in accordance with the three great divisions of minerals—the inflammable, the metallic, and the lithoid.
How well I knew this alphabet of mineralogical science. How many a time, instead of loitering about with boys of my own age, I amused myself by dusting these graphites, and anthracites, and pit coal, and touch-stones; and the bitumens, and the resins, and organic soils, which had to be kept from the least particle of dust; and the metals, from iron up to gold, the relative value of which disappeared before the absolute equality of scientific specimens; and all those stones, enough to build the little house in the Königstrasse over again, and an extra room besides, which I would have fitted up so nicely for myself.
But when I entered the study now, I scarcely thought of those wonders. My mind was entirely occupied with my uncle. He had buried himself in his big arm-chair, covered with Utrecht velvet, and held a book in his hands, gazing at it with the most profound admiration.
"What a book! What a book!" he exclaimed.
This reminded me that Professor Lidenbrock was also given to bibliomania in his leisure moments; but an old book would have had no value in his eyes unless it could not be found anywhere else, or, at all events, could not be read.
"What! don't you see it, then?" he went on. "It is a priceless treasure! I discovered it this morning while I was rummaging about in Hevelin's, the Jew's shop."
"Magnificent!" I replied with forced enthusiasm.
Really, what was the good of making such a fuss about an old quarto volume, the back and sides of which seemed bound in coarse calf—a yellowish old book, with a faded tassel dangling from it?
However, the professor's vocabulary of adjectives was not yet exhausted.
"Look!" he said, asking himself questions, and answering them in the same breath; "is it handsome enough? Yes; it is first-rate. And what binding! Does it open easily? Yes, it lies open at any page, no matter where. And does it close well? Yes; for binding and leaves seem in one completely. Not a single breakage in this back after 700 years of existence! Ah! this is binding that Bozerian, Closs, and Purgold might have been proud of!"
All the while he was speaking, my uncle kept opening and shutting the old book. I could not do less than ask him about the contents, though I did not feel the least interest in the subject.
"And what is the title of this wonderful volume?" I asked.
"The title of it?" he replied, with increased animation. "The title is ‘Heims Kringla,' by Snorre Turleson, the famous Icelandic author of the twelfth century. It is the chronicle of the Norwegian princes who reigned in Iceland."
"Indeed!" I said, doing my best to appear enthusiastic. "And it is translated into German, of course?"
"Translated!" cried the professor, in a sharp tone. "What should I do with a translation? Who cares for translations? It is the original work, in the Icelandic—that magnificent idiom at once grand and simple—which allows of the most varied grammatical combinations and most numerous modification of words."
"Like German," I said, making a lucky hit.
"Yes," replied my uncle, shrugging his shoulders; "without taking into account that the Icelandic language has the three numbers like the Greek, and declines proper names like the Latin."
"Does it?" said I, a little roused from my indifference. "And is the type good?"
"Type? Who is talking of type, you poor, ignorant Axel. So, you suppose this was printed! You ignoramus! It is a manuscript, and a Runic manuscript, too."
"Runic?"
"Yes. Are you going to ask me to explain that word, next?"
"Not if I know it," I replied, in a tone of wounded vanity.
But my uncle never heeded me, and went on with his instructions, telling me about things I did not care to know.
"The Runic characters were formerly used in Iceland, and, according to tradition, were invented by Odin himself. Look at them, and admire them, impious young man!—these types sprang from the imagination of a god."
1 My Uncle Lidenbrock 1
2 The Stange Parchment 7
3 My Uncle is Baffled 13
4 I Find the Key 21
5 Hunger Defeats Me 26
6 I Argue in Vain 33
7 Getting Ready 42
8 The First Stage 50
9 We Reach Iceland 58
10 Our First Dinner in Iceland 66
11 Our Guide Hans 72
12 Slow Progress 79
13 Icelandic Hospitality 85
14 A Final Argument 92
15 The Summit of Sneffels 99
16 Inside the Crater 106
17 Our Real Journey Begins 113
18 Ten Thousand Feet Below Sea-Level 119
19 Upwards Again 126
20 A Dead End 132
21 The New Columbus 138
22 I Collapse 144
23 We Find Water 148
24 Under the Sea 154
25 A Day of Rest 159
26 Alone 165
27 Lost and Panic-Stricken 169
28 I Hear Voices 173
29 Saved 179
30 An Underground Sea 184
31 The Raft 193
32 We Set Sail 199
33 A Battle of Monsters 207
34 The Great Geyser 215
35 The Storm 221
36 An Unpleasant Shock 228
37 A Human Skull 235
38 The Professor Gives a Lecture 240
39 Man Alive 247
40 We Meet an Obstacle 255
41 Down the Tunnel 261
42 Going Up 267
43 Shot Out of a Volcano 274
44 Back to the Surface 281
45 Home Again 288
The intrepid Professor Lindenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth's very core. In his quest to penetrate the planet's primordial secrets, the geologist—together with his quaking nephew Axel and their devoted guide, Hans—discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of prehistoric proportions. Verne's imaginative tale is at once the ultimate science fiction adventure and a reflection on the perfectibility of human understanding and the psychology of the questor. As David Brin notes in his Introduction, though Verne never knew the term "science fiction," Journey to the Centre of the Earth is "inarguably one of the wellsprings from which it all began."
1. Deciphering Arne Saknussemm's parchment does not come easily to Professor Lidenbrock, the profound analyst. Indeed, Verne has shown us, right from the start, that he will not take his audience's suspension of disbelief for granted. Discuss the role of logic in the novel; how does Verne's meticulous manipulation of science and history increase the believability–and ultimately the reader's enjoyment–of the adventure?
2. Dwelling on their shared hardships, Axel says, "My uncle bore them like a man who is angry with himself for yielding to weakness: Hans, with the resignation of his placid nature; and I, to speak the truth, complaining and despairing the whole time. I could not bear up against this stroke of ill-fortune." Compare Professor Lidenbrock, Axel, and Hans in terms of intellect, bravery, determination, and humor. How does each of their personal skills come into play in times of crisis, and how do theirshortcomings complicate the journey? Does Hans, the Icelandic guide of superhuman devotion, even have a weakness? If not, how does this affect your evaluation of him as a whole character?
3. Ingenuity and adaptability are vital to the explorers' success. Trace the many instances of resourcefulness in the novel, considering the adventurers' ingenious use of simple phenomena such as gravity, acoustics, and natural propulsion. How does this relate to David Brin's assertion in the Introduction: "Destiny– readers learned–was something you might craft with your own clever hands."
4. The long and often monotonous trek down to the earth's core poses some plot challenges for Verne. With only three characters, one goal, and little change in scenery, how does Verne create suspense in order to sustain the reader's interest?
5. Compare the competing characterizations of science in the novel: "When science has spoken, it is for us to hold our peace" versus "Science is eminently perfectible." Discuss how Verne's novel can be read as a tribute to scientific progress and the pluck of the explorer who contradicts accepted fact in search of greater truths.
6. Describe Axel's sublime hallucination on the subterranean ocean and the "abyss attraction" which overtakes him earlier in his descent. Why is Axel particularly affected by the romantic conception of the sublime?
7. How is Gräuben a "necessary" character, not only in the beginning but throughout the novel? Evaluate Brin's assertion in the Introduction that "science fictional women tend to be bolder than their eras, and science fictional men seem to like it that way."
8. Describe the subterranean world that the journeyers discover. How does Verne account for the underground ocean and the blanched species of flora and fauna? Did Verne's exposition of this primitive world meet your expectations? What surprises would have been in store in your own imaginative rendering of this peculiar environment?
9. How can Journey to the Centre of the Earth be interpreted as a psychological quest? Consider the roles of ambition, despair, and hope in the novel. Is the journey ultimately more important than the final outcome?
10. Jules Verne's extraordinary tales continue to fascinate readers because they capture the thrill of the unknown. In his Introduction, David Brin writes, "Verne knew what his contemporaries did not. . . . For his tales to continue taking hardy adventurers into strange locales, he would have to redefine the very idea of wilderness, the whole notion of a frontier." Why does the notion of the frontier continue to fascinate us? In this Internet age of globalization and routine space travel, what frontiers are left to science fiction? If not physical, might these remaining frontiers be mental and moral?
Simon Prebble reads Jules Verne's fabulous expedition with such power and glee that listeners are transported right along with Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew, and their guide deep under Iceland toward the center of the earth. Beck fans will delight in the mysterious runic code that eventually leads the three men to the crater entrance, as well as in the vivid descriptions of the prehistoric animal and plant life that they discover. While not as fast-paced as today's modern adventures, Verne's novel invented many of the elements Beck, Rollins, and Reilly rework. Prebble adds to the text with his fine sense of pacing and marvelous characterization. — Neal Wyatt, "RA Crossroads," Booksmack! 1/6/11
Library Journal - BookSmack!
Gr 6 Up—The graphic novel format has been applied to these literature classics, with a result that sacrifices much of the literary integrity of the original works, while at the same time relying heavily on descriptive text in order to move the plot forward. Each book in this series begins with an introduction to the characters, and concludes with information about the source author, notable historical events from around the time of the classic's first publication, and a bibliography of the source author's works. The story is depicted through a series of paneled illustrations with accompanying text summarizing the plot. Each spread has been given a heading that relates to the main plot point therein. The images are realistic, and focus primarily on the protagonists' faces. Opportunities to depict the lush settings, such as Paris in Hunchback, or the unknown landscapes in Journey, are given over to close-ups on the characters mentioned in the accompanying text. An uninviting use of the format with limited appeal.—Matthew C. Winner, Ducketts Lane Elementary School, Elkridge, MD
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3.9 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 358 reviews.
If you have read other reviews of this book you noticed that some people find it repugnant and others delightful. This is a book for those who truly love to read and who are truly eager to learn. It is best to describe a book in a sentence or two if possible, so here's my try at it: Upon discovering a remarkable map, the nervous Henry and his eccentric Uncle are off to Iceland, where the ancient map leads them to a dormant volcano that witholds the path to the center of the earth. Along with them is their guide, Hans, who, being always calm and cool, leads them imperterbably through fields of diamonds, underground animal habitats, and dangerous encounters. The reader soon finds, along with the entertaining characters, that successfully descending to the earths center will not be as difficult as ascending back to the earth's crust! Again, don't bother reading this book if your attention span is minimal, Jules Verne does sometimes get pedantic! That is why I have given this book four stars. It really is a shame to waste 12 dollars, so I ask that you be a responsible reader and know your interests. If scientific things are not for you than find something else. If your a science-fiction reader, you know that sometimes the author lavishes you with details. So there, I hope this is helpful.
As other Jules Verne books, this has excitement, adventure, danger, monsters, suspense, etc. I loved it as a child and loved it again when I read it to my child.
ninjad3ath2010 More than 1 year ago
Jules Verne is an astounding author who, for his time, had excellant scientific ideas. He is known as the father of science fiction for good reason. He set a standard for all authors to come. While the story may begin at a slow pace, it quickly picks up in intensity and realism as our heroes descend to the depths of our planet. For his time, Jules Verne was very advanced. This gives his story an aspect of truth which, with the suspenseful storline, compels you to keep turning the page. I highly recommend this book for any mature reader who wants to be opened to new ideas.
beepear More than 1 year ago
I watched the new movie with Brendan Fraser and thought, it's time I read this book. I found it to be enjoyable, though long in places. Definitely look forward to reading another Jules Verne.
This book is full of imagination and wonder. If you have a big imagination and enjoy science fiction then I recommend reading it. Although the text is somewhat difficult you can feel the amazement an excitement int the protagonist roles. The ending of the story could have been better. It seemed a little over dramatic and hard to believe because of the circumstances . If I could change anything it would be the end of the story.
This is a great book. I liked it very much. It is good for people who like adventure stories and/or unexpectedness. The book is very well written, in my opinion. One of the best books I have read.
If you like adventure in the early 1900's, then this is the book for you. Set in Germany, Professor Otto Lindebrock discovers a hidden, incripted page from the Heims-Kringla of Snorro Turleson, a fomous Icelandic writer or the twelfth century, from Arne Saknussemm, a celerated alchemist of the sixteenth century, that is written in a code. As the Professor and his nephew/lab assistant crack the incription, they find out it is a written discritpion of how to get to the center of the earth. As this journey begains, with the help of and Icelandic guide Hans, they head out for a journey of darkness,strange seas under the earth, wild storms that can eltrify a compass, dormant volcano's to wild rafting up a active volcano. Come and feel the excitement as they take A Journey to the Center of the Earth. What will they find? Will society or family ever hear of these three brave explorer again? How do they live in the center of the earth? Come and join them in this epic advenure.
This is a fun story that was one of my favorites as a child.
Excellent+story.
Kayla-Marie on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
This book was nothing like what I had expected. I picked it up because I was in the mood for something fast-paced and action-packed, and I figured this was the perfect book (going off of the movie). It wasn't at all. This book was all science. There were no dinosaurs (though there were prehistoric giant sea-monsters at one point) and *major spoiler* they never made it to the center of the earth. They didn't even get one third of the way there before a volcanic eruption spurted them to the surface again after weeks of traveling. I gave this book 4 stars. Why in the world would I do that? Because I like the way Jules Verne writes. He kept me interested in the story even when there was no adrenaline-rush happening. I admit, if this book had been 400 pages rather than 200 I probably would have given it 1 or 2 stars. Verne can't keep me interested with science facts alone forever!
Prop2gether on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
I loved this book! I seriously cannot believe that I avoided Verne for decades because I found Wells somewhat plodding. Of course, I've seen the movies made of both authors' works, but it was the most recent (2008) version which piqued my interest. By following the story by telling a narrative which encompassed it, I was having so much fun that I decided to read--and what a trip! It's on my favorites list now.
andreablythe on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Based on the discovery of a mysterious parchment detailing the entrance to the center of the earth, a passionate scientist drags his nephew to Iceland. There, with the help of their trusty Icelandic guide, they gain entry to travel deep into the earth,, where they have many great adventures including dangerous tunnels, an underground ocean, prehistoric creatures, and other natural hazards.I have seen so many versions of Journey to the Center of the Earth from the good to the very, very bad. This book is so much better than all of them. Much of the book is just traveling through dark tunnels before they make their more outrageous discoveries (the movies seem to insist on adding more complications).I had been worried that it was going to be dry like some books of the older style of prose, but i was pleasantly surprised. The narrative is entertaining throughout, keeping the reader on the edge of their seat, and often quite funny. I loved Professor Liedenbrock, whose wild passions often lead to humorous situations, as well as his more timid nephew Axel, who was not nearly as excited by the trip. I even enjoyed Hans, the silent and stoic guide.This is a fun, entertaining adventure novel. I loved it, and am quite excited to read the rest of Verne's works.
jjmcgaffey on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
It's...interesting. I hadn't realized how much the story was a treatise on evolution (as understood at the time). Now I need to read more Verne to see if he's done the same (presumably in other fields) in his other books. It's a little hard to read - the viewpoint character is ridiculously variable - wild mood-swings from "We're all going to fail and die! Now!" to "Let's go! We are great adventurers!". Got a bit hard to take. Verne did some neat elision to get past the most unbelievable part - finding the interior cavern; since the VP character (I really can't call him the hero) is unconscious after tremendous strain, that whole event never gets told. And like that. I spent much more time noticing the writing and the agenda of the author than I did enjoying the story. That may be a mood thing, but right now I feel like there's not a lot of story (and _very_ little characterization - lots of cardboard 'traits', though) to this book.
fillechaude on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
I guess I've been spoiled by modern fast-paced writing. While I did enjoy this book, and it had some great parts, I found a lot of it to be time-killing "filler" type material. Was it really necessary to take 90 pages to actually descend into the earth? Not in my humble opinion.The afterword by Nimoy was interesting, though.
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The Book Jumper
by Mechthild GlaserMechthild Glaser
In this English translation of the hit German young adult novel from Mechthild Gläser, each book is its own worldwith its own dangers. Can a young girl navigate these new worlds and get out alive?
Amy Lennox doesn't know quite what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland, heading to her mother's childhood home of Lennox House on the island of Stormsay. Amy's grandmother, Lady Mairead, insists that Amy must read while she resides at Lennox Housebut not in the usual way. It turns out that Amy is a book jumper, able to leap into a story and interact with the world inside. As thrilling as Amy's new power is, it also brings danger: someone is stealing from the books she visits, and that person may be after her life. Teaming up with fellow book jumper Will, Amy vows to get to the bottom of the theftsat whatever cost.
Praise for The Book Jumper:
"The lore of the two families and... descriptions of Stormsay and the library are meticulous and moody, creating a gothic atmosphere that serves this star-crossed love story well." ?Publishers Weekly
Praise for The Book Jumper German Edition:
"Suspense, action, love and humor: As a reader one wishes one could plunge into the world of books like Amy!" Bookmark Magazine
"Exciting and imaginative, not just for young readers." Andrea Wedan, Buchkultur
"Mechthild Gläser is bursting with ideasthis book is a firework." Tanja Lindauer, Eselsohr
Square Fish
Mechthild Gläser is an award-winning author in her native Germany. The Book Jumper is her first book to be translated into English.
By Mechthild Gläser, Romy Fursland
Feiwel and Friends
Copyright © 2015 Mechthild Gläser
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS AN ISLAND
Once upon a time there we stood, Alexis and me, chucking things into suitcases. Socks, sweaters, pants. I tugged handfuls of clothes from my wardrobe and flung them into the wheeled suitcase that lay open behind me, and Alexis did the same in the next room. We barely even registered what we were packing, whether we'd included our favorite clothes or not. The main thing was to get it done quickly. That's what we'd agreed. Because if we'd taken our time over the packing and made a list, the way we usually did, we would surely have realized that what we were doing was completely and utterly crazy.
Everyone in my family was crazy. That's what my mum, Alexis, always said anyway, when I asked her why she'd run away from her home in Scotland at the age of seventeen with nothing but a suitcase in her hand and me in her belly. She'd upped sticks and left for Germany — pregnant and not even legally an adult yet — and ended up in Bochum. I think she felt too young to be a mum, so she wanted me to call her by her first name instead, which I always had and still did. And now I was nearly seventeen myself (well, in fourteen months I would be) and it was starting to look like I'd inherited the "crazy" gene. That morning at breakfast — an hour ago now — I, too, had spontaneously decided to leave the country. We'd gone online and booked ourselves flights on a budget airline, departing that same afternoon. All we had to do now was pack. I rooted around in a drawer and hurriedly dug out a few bras and pairs of underwear.
"Bring your warm jacket with you, Amy," said Alexis as she wheeled her suitcase (stuffed to bursting with clothes) into my bedroom and tried to squish my pillow in on top. Inside the case I could see her organic cotton corduroys and a shirt from Etsy decorated with a brightly colored apple print.
"I don't really think I need a parka in July," I muttered. My suitcase was pretty full by now, too — although mainly with books. Clotheswise I'd packed only what was strictly necessary. The way I saw it, it was better to take one less cardigan than have to do without one of my favorite books.
"I think you're underestimating the weather over there," said Alexis, eyeing the contents of my suitcase and shaking her mahogany-brown locks. Her eyes were red and swollen; she'd been up all night crying. "Just take your e-reader. Won't that do?"
"But I don't have Momo or Pride and Prejudice as e-books."
"You've read both those books about a hundred times each."
"And what if I want to read them for the hundred-and-first time while I'm there?"
"They've got more than enough books on that blessed island, Amy, believe me. You have no idea."
I ran my fingertips over the cover of my well-thumbed copy of Momo. I'd often wished I had an enchanted tortoise like the one in Momo to guide me on my journey through life. I needed this book. It comforted me when I was sad. I needed it now more than ever.
Alexis sighed. "Well, make sure you fit the jacket in somehow, OKAY? It can get pretty chilly there." She sat down on the suitcase and tugged at the zipper. "I'm worried this whole thing is a bad idea anyway," she fretted. "Are you sure that's the only place you'll be able to take your mind off things?"
I nodded.
The tiny boat pitched in the swell, tossed back and forth as though the sea were playing ball with it. Lightning flickered across the sky, where dark storm clouds were massing, shrouding the ocean in a cloak of surreal gray pierced by sudden flares of light and ominous rolls of thunder. The water had turned the color of slate and the rain was coming down in sheets — heavy, biting gray raindrops that hammered down on the waves and sharpened their crests. What with the thunderstorm and the giant waves smashing against the cliffs that loomed on the horizon, Mother Nature was putting on a pretty formidable display. It was terrifying, awe-inspiring, and wonderful all at the same time.
On second thought, "wonderful" was possibly a bit of an overstatement. The problem was that I happened to be sitting in this tiny little boat, in the middle of this thunderstorm, clinging onto my seat for dear life to keep myself from falling overboard. Spray shot into the air and into our faces. Alexis tried gamely to hold on to our luggage, while the man driving the boat cranked up the engine till it roared.
The rain had come down quite suddenly and within seconds I'd been soaked through. I was also freezing cold, and all I could think about was arriving — I didn't care where, as long as it was somewhere warm and dry. During our flight from Dortmund to Edinburgh, the sun had still been shining, in a bright, cloudless sky. And though a few clouds had appeared by the time we'd boarded the little plane to Sumburgh Airport on Mainland (the biggest of the Shetland Islands, off the Scottish coast), I certainly hadn't reckoned with this apocalyptic scene.
I blinked at the burning of the salt water in my eyes as another wave rocked our boat and nearly swallowed up Alexis's handmade felt handbag. It was getting harder and harder to hold on to my seat. The ice-cold wind had long since numbed my fingers to the point where I could barely control them. Reading about a storm like this in a book was a far more pleasurable experience. When I was reading — even when I was scared, when I shuddered in horror, when the story plunged me right into the midst of the most terrible disasters — I never entirely lost that warm, cozy tucked-up-on-the-sofa feeling. There was no trace of that feeling now, and I realized that real-life storms, unlike literary ones, were most definitely not my idea of fun.
The next wave was even more savage than the last, and it washed clean over my head. At the same moment I gulped frantically for breath — not the best idea, as it caused me to choke on a huge mouthful of water. Coughing and gasping, I tried to empty my lungs of seawater while Alexis landed a few hearty thumps on my sodden back. This sent her bag sailing overboard. Oh, crap! But Alexis seemed to have given up on the idea of bringing all our possessions safely ashore anyway, and didn't even spare a glance for this portion of her worldly goods.
"Nearly there, Amy. Nearly there!" she called — no sooner had the words crossed her lips than they were carried away on the wind. "We did want to come here, remember. I'm sure we're going to have a lovely holiday on Stormsay." It was probably supposed to sound cheerful, but her voice cracked with suppressed panic.
"We're here because we're running away," I replied, although too quietly for Alexis to hear. I didn't want to remind her or myself of the real reasons for our trip. After all, we were running away to forget. To forget that Dominik had broken up with Alexis and gone back to his wife and children. Completely out of the blue. And to forget that those stupid idiots in my year at school ... No — I'd promised myself not to even think about it anymore.
The boat's outboard motor howled as if trying to drown out the storm, and the rain grew heavier, beating down on my head and shoulders and lashing at my face. It was literally impossible for me to get any wetter. But I was relieved nonetheless to see that the island seemed to be drawing nearer. Stormsay, the home of my ancestors. Through a curtain of wet hair, I squinted at the shoreline and hoped the skipper knew what he was doing and that we were not about to get smashed to smithereens on the rocks.
The cliff face looked immense, jagged, and deadly. It towered nearly a hundred feet above the slate-gray waves and at its summit, way up high where the raging of the wind was at its most treacherous ...
... there was somebody standing at the cliff's edge.
At first I thought it was a tree. But then I realized it was a human being, leaning into the storm and looking out to sea. A figure with short hair, coat flapping in the wind, watching us from the clifftop. It had one hand raised to shield its eyes, and the other rested on the head of a huge black dog.
I stared back, shivering, as the boat hove to. We left the cliffs behind us and battled on, arcing around toward the eastern shore of the island. The figure receded into the distance, eventually disappearing from view.
And then, finally, we came to a jetty. It was half submerged and wobbled precariously, but our captain managed to moor the boat with a few deft movements and we tumbled out onto dry land. At last.
The embankment was slippery and the rain was still falling hard, but we'd reached our destination. Stormsay. The word tasted of secrets. It sounded somehow full of promise and slightly eerie at the same time. This was the first time I'd ever been to the island. For a long time Alexis had never even mentioned it to me — until at some point during primary school I'd realized that not all children learned both German and English from their parents, and that my name sounded different from everyone else's. Amy Lennox. And even then Alexis had been reluctant to admit that we came from Scotland. When she'd left, in fact, aged seventeen, she'd vowed never to go back. And now ...
We trudged along a muddy street, the wheels of our suitcases sinking into the sludge. On either side of us, scattered at intervals along the road, were little houses — no more than a handful of cottages, really, with crooked roofs and cob walls and windows of bulging glass, some of which flickered with yellow light. I wondered which one my grandmother lived in, and hoped that the little houses were more weatherproof on the inside than they looked from the outside.
The man who'd ferried us across to the island mumbled something about the pub and beer and disappeared through a doorway. Alexis, however, plowed straight on past the last of the cottages. She seemed determined to leave even these meager remnants of civilization behind us, and it was all I could do just to keep up with her. My suitcase had gotten stuck in yet another muddy puddle and I had to tug at the handle with all my strength to get it out.
"Your mum does live in an actual, like ... house, right?" I grumbled, wondering why I hadn't questioned Alexis more closely as to what exactly it was that was so crazy about my grandmother. After all, "crazy" might mean she ate tree bark and wore clothes made of pinecones and lived out in the wild with the creatures of the forest. ...
Alexis didn't answer but simply gestured toward something in the darkness ahead of us and beckoned to me to follow her. At that moment my suitcase suddenly came unstuck with unexpected force. I was splattered from head to toe with mud. Brilliant!
While Alexis still looked gorgeous, even with her wet hair (as if she'd stepped straight out of a shampoo ad), I was starting to feel more and more like a drowned rat. I muttered away to myself crossly as I trudged on.
The road soon narrowed into a track and grew even muddier. The lights were far behind us now. We could barely see the little village at all anymore, though the icy wind still blew alongside us like a faithful friend and wormed its way through all the little gaps in the knit of my woolly sweater. Raindrops whipped into my face as I caught up with Alexis. We really were heading out into the wilderness.
"There was somebody up on the clifftop. Did you see?" I said breathlessly, trying to distract myself from the feeling that any minute now I was going to freeze to death.
"On Shakespeare's Seat? In this weather? I'd be very surprised," murmured Alexis, so quietly I could barely hear her. Then, from the top of a steep little slope she'd just clambered up, she offered, "Here — let me take your suitcase."
I heaved the case into her arms and scrambled up after it. When I reached the top, I realized we were standing on a sort of plateau. In the distance I could see another cluster of lights, and towers that looked like the turrets of a castle etched against the night sky. And there were lights close by, too, in some of the windows of a huge mansion to our right. We were standing at a fork in the path. Straight ahead, the track carried on across the moor.
But Alexis took the right-hand fork and marched up to a wrought-iron gate between two hedges, behind which I glimpsed something like a park or a gravel drive with a fountain in the middle. These big houses (in the movies, at least) almost always had gravel paths flanked by crisply clipped shrubs, statues, climbing roses, and often a classic convertible for good measure. You had to have an imposing backdrop for the lovers' kiss, or the tracking down of the murderer. ... The house behind the gate looked pretty grand, at any rate, even from this distance. The walls were studded with countless bay windows, and a whole host of little towers and chimneys jutted into the sky, grazing the storm clouds. Behind the windowpanes hung heavy curtains, with flickering candlelight shining through the gaps between them.
The rain grew heavier again now and the individual raindrops merged to form a veil as if trying, at the last moment, to hide the mansion from view. But it was far too late for that. We'd landed on the island, and there was no going back now.
Alexis laid her fingertips on the ornate handle of the gate and took a deep breath. "All happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way," she murmured at last, pushing open the gate.
"What?" I said.
"Oh — it's just the first line of a novel I often used to ... read here." She sighed.
"I see," I said, though I didn't really. My teeth were chattering so loudly by this time that I could hardly think straight.
We hefted and hauled our luggage across a small park made up of gravel paths and crisply clipped shrubs, past a fountain and several climbing roses, and up a flight of marble steps. The only thing missing was the classic convertible. Without further ado, Alexis rang the doorbell.
A gong sounded loudly inside the house.
But it was still a long time before the oak door swung open and a large wrinkly nose emerged from behind it. The nose belonged to an old man in a suit, who eyed us keenly over the top of his glasses.
"Good evening, Mr. Stevens. It's me, Alexis."
Mr. Stevens gave a curt nod. "Of course, ma'am. I can see that," he said, stepping aside. "Were we expecting you?"
"No. But I'd like to speak to my mother," said Alexis. Mr. Stevens nodded again and helped her heave her battered suitcase over the threshold. When he reached for my case with his liver-spotted hands, I quickly sidestepped him. I'd lugged the thing this far, I could carry it the last few feet without dumping it on an old man who must surely be even more of a weakling than I was! But Mr. Stevens gave me such a stern and un-old-mannish look that in the end I let him take the suitcase and stuffed my hands in my jacket pockets instead. And indeed, the weight of our luggage seemed to give him no trouble at all.
"Wow," I gasped the moment we stepped in out of the rain.
The entrance hall to the mansion was bigger than our entire flat. When you stepped into our hallway at home, you found yourself in a dark, narrow tunnel with ancient daisy-patterned wallpaper peeling off the walls. Alexis had tried to spruce it up a bit with a beaded curtain and an indoor palm tree but the tower block apartment remained stubbornly unglamorous. The living room, which also served as Alexis's bedroom, the kitchen with its '70s tiles, the bathroom, and my bedroom, where the carpet had bunched up with age — they all felt like boxes. Concrete boxes with tiny windows, in which even bookshelves and colorful polka-dot teapots couldn't counteract the gray.
My grandmother's hallway, on the other hand, was incredible. The ceiling arched so high above our heads that looking up at the paintings on it almost made me dizzy. Instead of fat naked angels on clouds and other such popular motifs, the artist had painted pictures of people with books. Some of them were reading, some were pointing toward bulging bookcases, and others had placed open books across their faces. Interspersed with the pictures of people, the same coat of arms appeared again and again: a green stag with huge antlers, perched proudly atop a pile of books against a wine-red background. A chandelier hung at the center of the entrance hall, its arms made up of strings of golden letters. Matching lamps were mounted at regular intervals along the wood-paneled walls, and between them were more stag coats of arms. The floor was spread with brightly colored Oriental rugs, with letters woven into them that I'd never seen before, and on the opposite wall a staircase swept upward, its oak banister fashioned from carved books. It was just possible I'd inherited my love of reading from my grandmother, I reflected.
"Follow me, if you please. I shall attend to your luggage shortly," said Mr. Stevens. For a man of his age, his back was remarkably straight, and his polished shoes made not the slightest sound on the opulent rugs.
(Continues...)
Excerpted from The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser, Romy Fursland. Copyright © 2015 Mechthild Gläser. Excerpted by permission of Feiwel and Friends.
TITLE PAGE,
COPYRIGHT NOTICE,
PROLOGUE,
1 ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS AN ISLAND,
2 THE SECRET LIBRARY,
3 CHEWING GUM FOR OLIVER TWIST,
4 BETWEEN THE LINES,
5 IN SEARCH OF THE WHITE RABBIT,
6 THE GREAT FIRE,
7 DISCOVERIES,
8 A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER,
9 THE CHASE,
10 VISITORS TO LENNOX HOUSE,
11 THE CHILD ON THE MOOR,
12 A MIDWINTER NIGHT'S DREAM,
13 SHAKESPEARE'S SEAT,
14 IDEAS,
15 THE FORGOTTEN GIRL,
16 THE PRINCESS,
17 THE MONSTER,
18 THE KNIGHT,
19 THE END,
ABOUT THE AUTHOR,
The Book Jumper German Edition:
The Book Jumper 4.1 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 11 reviews.
Kaits_Bookshelf More than 1 year ago
I’ll be honest, I totally judged this book by its cover…and I was right! This book was very creative and is basically a bibliophile’s dream. What book lover hasn’t wished at some point that he or she could jump into the book of his or her choice? (A trip to Hogwarts anyone?) Mechthild’s protagonist is a teenager named Amy. Anyone who ever had a rough time in high school will relate to Amy and her adolescent woes. Add a mansion on an island, an ancient hidden library, distant relatives who seem to be guarding family secrets, oh and the ability to jump inside books, and I was hooked! Also featured are Amy’s mother, grandmother, and of course a potential love interest, Will, and the mean girl, Betsy. All of these characters’ lives intertwine in what starts out to be an adventure for Amy but quickly turns into a matter of life or death. There is a mystery woven throughout the story, which I enjoyed unraveling. I also loved all of the classic stories and characters that Mechthild wove into the story by combining the “real” world with the literary world. Several classic stories and famous book characters are mentioned throughout this book, and I think readers will enjoy the book more if they are familiar with at least some of them (Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Oliver Twist), though I think you can enjoy the book even if you are not. Read full review at KaitsBookshelf.com
HONESTLY, one of the best books I've ever read. Which is rare because I usually can't ever remember "that book" or "that book." POINT IS: I've read so many books and this has honestly been one of the best. I definitely recommend buying this book.
gaele More than 1 year ago
AudioBook Review: Stars: 4 Narration 5 Story 4 A treasure of a story with an amazing premise sure to tickle the fancy of every reader out there: Gläser’s story is not without issues, but I’m torn between wondering how much do they actually matter to the feel of the story, and did the blurb promise something that was, ultimately, unimportant. Amy Lennox and her mother Alexis live in Germany, away from the little Scottish island where Alexis grew up. When her mother decides that they will return to Scotland after a bad breakup, the story starts to take interesting twists. See, there are only two families on Stormsay: Lennox and Macalister, and in a convenient device, they don’t get along. But it is Amy’s grandmother Mairead who insists that Amy read – in ways that only those on Stormsay can: by jumping. Book Jumping: what a lovely way to spark imagination and show the joys of being lost in a story. Amy is in the books she reads: interacting with the stories as if she were written in. If you’ve ever been a reader who loses track of time, thinks about the characters after the last page, or even finds (or found) yourself imagining your place and actions in a fictional world: these moments are sparkling examples of deft writing, plotting and imagination. Gläser excels in the creation of Amy and her discoveries: her point of view and approach are spot-on, she melds with the stories she inhabits and shares that magic with everyone. Yet there were problems: the mystery hinted at in the synopsis was quickly and rather conveniently resolved, even as the ideas behind the thefts from the story were cleverly placed and offered plenty of options to drop clues and misdirect those intent on solving the mystery. Amy’s mother Alexis, is described as young but what is missing from her is the empathy gene. Spoilt and rather cold, she’s not particularly endearing – a trait that works well to show Amy’s desire to retreat in books and hints at a general unfitness for parenthood and a happy life. Other characters appear and disappear at random, and the underlying tension from the Lennox / Macalister struggles and competition wind through, adding a bit of misdirection that ultimately remains rather nebulous in the impression. Narration for this story is provided by Mary Sarah, and I think I have found a new favorite! Her ability to present appropriate accents, distinguish characters and allow the moments to take center stage without over-working emotions or tone gave the story a sense of solidity and presence. Amy becomes real and tangible with the combination of writing and performance, and her approach to each new adventure carries a sense of excitement and wonder. Each character is presented clearly, bringing the listener the ability to understand and feel what each is to bring to the story. Dangerous or questionable intentions are easy to recognize, as are the excitement and wonder woven through the story. A favorite listen for me for the writing and promise in the concept, the sense of Amy and her journey and the clear presentation that kept me engaged and hanging on every word. I received an AudioBook copy of the title from Tantor Audio for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
I read this book for fun and I have no regrets. This story brings together the world of fiction to a character many can relate to. overall an awesome book, would recommended.
Aila More than 1 year ago
While this book was a fun, magical ride, it also didn’t really impress me that much. The premise is super unique, as the main character Amy discovers that she can jump into the stories of books, and her family has a duty to preserve those stories. The setting is on a picturesque island, away from the advanced technology of the modern ages. Despite these fun additions, I couldn’t really connect to the characters (as quirky as they were) and I felt like the author could have made them more empathetic, and develop other aspects that she implemented, such as the family dynamics and romance. Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable read while it lasted, yet not something I’d reread. I really feel like I would have enjoyed this book if I were a couple years younger. It reads a lot more like an MG novel, but nonetheless I still thought it was a magical and fun ride. The resolution was pretty satisfying, although leaves some ideas rather open-ended. The relationship dynamics, stemming from friendship to romance to family, could have been expanded on in my opinion, but the central mystery, magic plot was definitely worth the read. Fantasy readers looking for a light, fun adventure should pick this one up!
I+Loved+this+story.+
PriceGirls More than 1 year ago
THE BOOK JUMPER was a mellow, fun read for me. I believe readers who like literary fan fiction and fantasy will want to read this book. For me, the book was interesting, but lacked the overall excitement it had the potential for. I was exited to see what book Amy would jump into and with whom she would interact with, but I was left a little disappointed when I realized that the characters she interacted with were basically actors in a play and when the curtain went down they had different personalities then what we would traditionally read. This book did have a good mystery that had me guessing who was stealing from the stories and why they were after Amy, but I was aggravated when Amy and her love interest Will kept letting their suspects get away. The ending of the story fell flat as it felt rushed and left me with a lot of unanswered questions.
EA_Solinas More than 1 year ago
Every bibliophile has wanted to step into their favorite book occasionally, if nothing else to watch the story unfold before their eyes. And Mechthild Gläser clearly knows this, because she wrote an entire book that revels in the idea of entering and interacting with the characters and worlds of various (public domain) books. "The Book Jumper" blends together elements of fantasy, mystery and romance into a single whimsical little tale, all about a girl who does what every devoted reader secretly wants to do. Fleeing their personal woes in Germany, Amy Lennox and her mother Alexis travel to the Scottish isle of Stormsay, where Amy's grandmother Lady Mairead Lennox holds court in a vast manor house. Lady Mairead is all too willing to welcome them there... but only if Amy agrees to read while she stays at Lennox House. And soon, Amy finds out what that means -- she is a book jumper, who has the power to leap into the stories that she reads. Then a body washes up on shore -- it's Sherlock Holmes from "The Hound of the Baskervilles," who was a personal friend of fellow book jumper Will. And he's been murdered. At the same time, the books are being ravaged by a thief who is stealing the fundamental ideas of them -- the White Rabbit, the Little Prince's rose, Dorothy's cyclone, a monster from "The Odyssey," and so on. But to uncover the identity of the thief, Amy must dig up the old secrets of Stormsay, and place herself in deadly danger. "The Book Jumper" is a book that rides on a wave of whimsy and bibliophilia, almost like a young-adult version of "Inkheart" in reverse. Mechthild Gläser was clearly having a blast when she wrote this story, especially in crafting a sort of all-books dimension where characters hang out together in an in-between zone (such as Young Werther being tormented by the hags from "Macbeth"), drinking ink and fully aware of their status as fictional characters. And Gläser writes in a style that befits that kind of story: breezy, nimble and overflowing with affection for the books that Amy loves enough to jump into. However, she also makes her story grow progressively darker after the halfway point, with the stakes becoming far more serious than missing fictional elements -- there are stabbings, thefts of a burned manuscript, and a chilling climax that ties together most of the plot threads in a bittersweet fashion. However, the book is rather fuzzy about some of the details -- for instance, we never hear what the book-jumpers are protecting the literature FROM (termites? Damp?), and the rather abrupt ending leaves (really, it could have used a few more chapters) some dangling plot threads (such as the financial woes of both clans, and the question of whether Amy and Alexis will leave the island). Amy is a pretty likable heroine whom any reader will probably identify with -- she's awkward and bookish, and currently still smarting from a social-media-based betrayal involving nude pictures. Her mother Alexis sort of fades in significance when the other book jumpers appear -- bratty Betsy and Will, a boy tormented by his own mistakes in book-jumping. There's also the comic relief in the form of Werther, who pines after Amy but also seems to have a good heart under his moping and prissiness. "The Book Jumper" is a fantasy-romance for people who adore books -- not just the experience of reading them, but the characters and the vicarious experiences. For bibliophiliacs who love a little whimsy.
TheThoughtSpot More than 1 year ago
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review. Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for the opportunity to read and review The Book Jumper by Mechthild Glaser! This translated book begins with Amy and her mom, Alexis, packing for a trip to a Scottish Island for a well deserved break. Alexis is from this island and her mother lives there and that's where they will be staying. Amy's family has a special gift that her mother has kept a secret until now. The Lennox family, along with the neighboring family that also inhabits the island, are book jumpers. Book jumping is both of their family's legacy and responsibility. They book jump to keep the stories and characters in line and to keep the plots from going astray. Amy, Betsy and Will book jump to solve the mystery of why stories have all of a sudden become unpredictable. They discover that the ideas are being stolen from several different stories, but they don't know why or by whom. I enjoyed how the author brought literary classics into the story with the details readers know and love and also used these stories as the main point of the mystery. The Book Jumper is a refreshing read with characters to love and characters to hate, as well as an imaginative plot, some romance and suspense - 4.5 stars!
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Donald Trump: I Rejected ‘Psycho Joe’ from New Year’s Party; ‘Crazy Mika’ Was Bleeding from Face Lift
Charlie Spiering
President Donald Trump turned his ire on MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and his fiancé Mika Brzezinski, branding them with new nicknames and dishing embarrassing details about their relationship.
Trump called Scarborough “Psycho Joe” on Twitter Thursday morning and labeled his co-host Brzezinski “low I.Q. Crazy Mika.”
He recalled that the television couple both wanted to join him during a New Year’s Eve party at his Mar-a-lago club, but he refused.
“Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year’s Eve, and insisted on joining me,” he wrote. “She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!”
Trump again insisted that he did not watch their show anymore but was told that the couple “speaks badly of me.”
Prior to Trump’s tweets, the pair sneered mockingly at Trump because of his healthcare bill and started ridiculing the president because of a fake TIME magazine cover spotted in his golf club.
Brzezinski mocked the photo of the cover, calling Trump’s hands “teensy” and said he was “lying every day and destroying the country”:
The Morning Joe couple has struggled with their relationship with Trump, alternating between fawning coverage to outright war with the president.
Brzezinski responded to Trump’s latest attack by posting a picture of a Cheerios box on Twitter that said it was “made for little hands,” employing a common insult of the president.
MSNBC reacted to Trump’s attack in a statement.
“It’s a sad day for America when the president spends his time bullying, lying and spewing petty personal attacks instead of doing his job,” the statement read.
First lady Melania Trump’s office also reacted to the news.
“As the First Lady has stated publicly in the past, when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back 10 times harder,” the statement from the first lady’s office read.
In January, news of Scarborough’s visit to Trump’s club leaked, prompting mockery from fellow journalists. In response, an outraged Scarborough insisted he was not there to spend time with Trump socially but wanted to set up an interview.
He spoke at length about the media in an interview with CNN:
The media actually needs to look at themselves — actually, media reporters need to look at themselves and ask why they are treating Donald Trump and the coverage of Donald Trump differently than other people. If they want to try to justify the attacks that way, they can do that. But it’s intellectually dishonest, and it’s intellectually dishonest to say that we are any chummier with Donald Trump and the incoming administration than we were with the Obama administration. It’s just not true.
In May, Scarborough and Brzezinski revealed details of their engagement, claiming they had lunch with Trump in January during their time at Mar-a-lago.
According to their story, Trump suggested they get married at Mar-a-lago or even the White House, while his son-in-law Jared Kushner even offered to marry them.
“The White House that I grew up in was an amazing place. If it weren’t Trump, it might be something to think about,” Brzezinski told Vanity Fair. “The mental picture is just fascinating, but the reality is just . . . no. No, no, no, no, no.”
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Good Bye, Lenin!
Feb 9, 2003 | Wolfgang Becker, Jürgen Vogel [...]
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Good Bye, Lenin! actor Michael Gwisdek and German director Tom Tykwer in front of the Berlinale Palast
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Good Bye, Lenin! director Wolfgang Becker receives the AGICOA’s award Blue Angel for the best European film, endowed with EUR 25,000
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John Abrams Ferrari have the chance to avenge their frustrations in Canada as the European season resumes with the French Grand Prix.
French Grand Prix Predictions – Formula 1
23 Jun 19 13:10 event ended
By: John Abrams
#French Grand Prix
French Grand Prix - Formula 1
Ferrari have the chance to avenge their frustrations in Canada as the European season resumes with the French Grand Prix.
Amidst all the controversy of Sebastian Vettel’s penalty last time out, the story should be one of a resurgent Ferrari who now have an excellent opportunity to close the gap in the standings.
Mercedes have won all seven Grands Prix so far.
Paul Ricard will prove testing
Part of what makes the French Grand Prix so intriguing is that no driver can claim to be that familiar with the Circuit Paul Ricard, which was out of action for several years.Upon Formula 1’s return in 2018, Hamilton earned a victory that would prove a pivotal moment in the season as it saw him go top of the standings above Vettel. That was a relatively rare instance in recent years of three different teams on the podium, Hamilton having been joined by Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen
The one factor that might derail the world champion is the hot weather that is expected in southern France, with no rain forecast. If anything, Hamilton seems to thrive in wet conditions and has found excessive temperatures off-putting in the past.
Despite its modifications in recent years, Paul Ricard is still a complex track to navigate. Since the change back to over three miles, lap times are longer and the asphalt in the ‘Blue Zone’ is designed to reduce speed and punish any driver who makes a slip-up rounding the corner.
Can Ferrari impress again?
Both Vettel and Charles Leclerc made a measured improvement in Canada and rightly so, because Ferrari’s engine power ought to be give them the upper hand.
There was a genuine sense among Ferrari that Vettel was robbed of victory, though the reality is that for the German, his season has been strewn with errors and he will have to shoulder much of the responsibility for that.
The Prancing Horse’s best option may be to adopt the same one-stop strategy that Hamilton utilised in France in 2018.
Most teams have made similar tyre choices again, with the exception of Red Bull who are moving Verstappen onto medium tyres.
Lewis Hamilton 162 points
Valtteri Bottas 133 points
Sebastian Vettel 100 points
Max Verstappen 88 points
Charles Leclerc 72 points
Hamilton to win
As the pace-setter goes in search of his fourth consecutive Grand Prix triumph, 888sport inevitably put him at 17/20 to pull it off again, though some sportsbooks have Hamilton at evens.
Vettel to win
The 31-year-old is by no means the favourite, and with good reason given the season so far, but should inspire more confidence than in previous weeks.
Ricciardo to finish 1-3
While it’s almost unthinkable that the odds would be upset to such a degree, Daniel Ricciardo is at 33/1 with 888sport for a podium finish. A real dark horse, but one who might tempt some racing fans given Renault’s aero updates which will be ready in time for France.
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First Home Super Saver Scheme
T he Government announced a scheme that will allow first home buyers to use superannuation as a means of saving to buy their first home. They will be allowed to salary sacrifice superannuation contributions up to $15,000 per year and $30,000 in total can be contributed within existing concessional contribution limits of $25,000 per annum.
Voluntary contributions to superannuation made by first home buyers from 1 July, 2017 will be able to be withdrawn from 1 July, 2018 for a deposit on a first home, along with associated deemed earnings. Currently, withdrawals usually cannot be made from a superannuation fund until a person has reached 55 to 60 years of age, depending on their date of birth. These concessional contributions and the associated earnings (calculated on the 90 day Bank Bill rate plus 3%) can subsequently be withdrawn from the superannuation member’s account. On withdrawal, these funds will be taxed at marginal tax rates less a 30% tax offset.
In most circumstances, the net tax paid on contributions and earnings under the scheme would be 15% and the overall net tax benefit achieved for a first home buyer who contributes and withdraws the full $30,000 and who has a marginal tax rate of 39% (including Medicare levy) will be $4,500.
Members of a couple will each have access to the scheme (taking this to potentially $60,000 in total). Self-employed individuals and employees who are not able to access salary sacrifice will be able to claim a tax deduction on personal contributions.
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helpWhat is title?
helpWhat is a title defect or encumbrance?
helpWhy is transferring the title to real estate different from transferring the title to other items such as a car?
helpWhat is title insurance?
helpWhy do I need title insurance?
helpWhat is a title search?
helpWhat kind of problems can a title search reveal?
helpAre there any problems that a title search cannot reveal?
helpCan a deed serve as proof of ownership?
helpDoes an abstract show property limitations and restrictions?
helpWhat about a title opinion?
helpThe property owner already has title insurance. Why do I need another title search?
helpIs title insurance as important as homeowner's insurance?
helpHow much does title insurance cost?
helpHow long does title insurance coverage last?
helpHow does title insurance protect my heirs?
helpWhere can I get title insurance?
helpCan I decline having title insurance?
What is title?
Title is a collective term that makes up your legal rights to own, possess, use, control, and dispose of land. Title takes into account all previous ownership, uses, and transfers. In order to legally transfer real estate property, a title search must be performed, and in most cases the title must be determined as clear or free of defects or encumbrances.
What is a title defect or encumbrance?
A title defect is something missing from the title, for example, an undisclosed heir from a previous owner who could make a claim on the land. An encumbrance is a claim made upon the land but not by the landowner. For instance, your local power company may have an easement for a power line that will serve your house.
If you are borrowing money to purchase land, your lender will require your title to be cleared of any outstanding defect or encumbrance before the land is transferred.
Why is transferring the title to real estate different from transferring the title to other items such as a car?
Land is permanent and the usage of land can change over the years. A land owner can transfer various rights from the title such as mineral, water, or utility rights. Even if the land is vacant when you buy it, it may have a history you don’t know about, so it is first necessary to search the title to determine if any defects or encumbrances are outstanding and to clear those that you or your lender do not accept.
What is title insurance?
Title insurance is an insurance policy that protects against future loss should the title condition be any different than when the policy was written.
Why do I need title insurance?
There are two types of title insurance policies: a lender’s policy (also called a loan policy) and an owner’s policy. The lender’s policy financially convers the amount of a loan and provides protection to the lender. A lender’s policy usually does not represent the full property value. An owner’s policy protects the land owner and can financially cover the full property value. While a loan policy is often required as part of a real estate transaction, an owner’s policy generally is considered optional.
With an owner’s policy, the land owner is protected against any title loss which ensures the value of the property. Because a title policy is considered insurance, if a claim is made against the title, the title insurer must pay any and all cost associated with defense against the challenge and, if unsuccessful in that defense, reimburse the land owner for any reduction in the value of the land.
What is a title search?
A title search is a detailed examination of the historical, public records concerning a property. These records include deeds, court records, property and name indexes and many other public documents. The purpose of the search is to verify the seller’s right to transfer ownership and to discover any defects or encumbrances on the title.
What kind of problems can a title search reveal?
A title search should show all title defects and encumbrances as well as liens and other restrictions. Among these are unpaid taxes, unsatisfied mortgages, judgments against the seller and restrictions limiting the use of the land.
Are there any problems that a title search cannot reveal?
Yes. There are some hidden hazards that even the most diligent title search may never reveal. For instance, the previous owner could have incorrectly stated his or her marital status, resulting in a possible claim by a legal spouse. The other hidden hazards include fraud and forgery, defective deeds, mental incompetence, confusion due to similar or identical names and clerical errors in the records. These defects can arise after you have purchased property and can jeopardize the right to ownership.
Can a deed serve as proof of ownership?
No. A deed is just a document used to show transfer of ownership and is evidence only that you have taken over whatever rights the seller had in the property. A deed does not eliminate the rights others may have, and a deed won’t show you liens or claims that may be outstanding against the title.
Does an abstract show property limitations and restrictions?
Possibly. An abstract is a history of the property title as revealed by the public records. In many cases, an abstract is considered an abbreviated title. An abstract only protects against loss related to the title examiner’s oversight, not hidden hazards as described above.
What about a title opinion?
An opinion is the conclusion and judgment of a trained professional, often an attorney, based on a search of the public records. Just like an abstract, a title opinion only protects against loss related to an oversight on behalf of the individual making the opinion, not hidden hazards.
The property owner already has title insurance. Why do I need another title search?
A title policy insuring your seller does not protect you. Also, many things could have happened to the land since that owner’s policy was issued. Your seller could have a mortgage, a home equity loan, judgments or unpaid taxes that would not be covered in the seller’s title policy
Is title insurance as important as homeowner's insurance?
Absolutely. Homeowner’s insurance typically provides protection against theft, accidental damage, or natural disaster such as a tornado, earthquake or hurricane. While these types of loss can certainly be substantial, losses from a defective title could be devastating. If a fire destroys your home, you can rebuild and buy new possessions. If the title to the land fails, you could lose the right to inhabit your home as well as the land it occupies.
How much does title insurance cost?
Title insurance probably costs a lot less than you think. Charges vary in different sections of the country; however, the important thing to remember is that you pay for an owner’s policy of title insurance only once, and there are no monthly premiums.
How long does title insurance coverage last?
The lender’s policy of title insurance lasts until the mortgage is paid in full. An owner’s policy of title insurance lasts for as long as you or your heirs retain an interest in the property.
How does title insurance protect my heirs?
A title insurance policy provides coverage from the time of its effective date back to the origin of title. After the property has passed to your heirs, if any defect prior to the policy should arise, the title insurance company would defend the title for your heirs just as it would for you if you were alive.
Where can I get title insurance?
You can obtain title insurance from any licensed title insurance company or its agents operating in your state. When choosing a title insurer, it is important that you look for a company with expertise and experience, as well as the financial strength to protect you should the claim arise. Brokers Title is an excellent choice.
Can I decline having title insurance?
Yes and no. While the lender will likely require a loan policy of title insurance, the purchaser can choose what type of owner’s protection, if any, to use with regard to title. It’s important to remember, however, that only title insurance protects the owner against hidden hazards, and only title insurance reimburses the owner for legal expenses for defense of claims that affect the value of the property.
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Written by Roy Turnbull
BSCG is among Highland environmental groups that have written objections to Highland Council Planners over controversial proposals for a golf course on designated land at Coul Links in East Sutherland. If approved this seriously damaging development would set a precedent of allowing development that conflicts with sustainable development. Below is a personal letter of objection from Roy Turnbull that draws attention to two issues that illustrate the far-reaching repercussions raised by the Coul Links proposal.
17/04601/FUL - Development of 18 hole golf course, erection of clubhouse etc.
Land 1700M NW of Embo Community Centre School Street, Embo.
I write to add my strong objection to the above proposed development.
I have studied the detailed objections you have already received from numerous informed and knowledgeable sources concerning the damaging impacts this proposed development would have upon the exceptional and valued flora and fauna and landscape of this important designated site. Whilst there is little point in my repeating all this information, which I trust you will study and absorb, I would like to draw your particular attention to just two issues:
1. From the Scottish Wildlife Trust objection, dated 27th October 2017:
“assessing the impact of the development is not simply a case of totalling up the areas of the various habitats which the footprint of the development will cover. The creation of a golf course, and aspects of its management such as drainage, irrigation, seeding, cutting, fertilising, application of pesticides, water abstraction from boreholes and resultant impacts such as changes to grazing, and disturbance, will fundamentally affect the operation of these natural processes which have created the sand dune features which are a notified feature of the Ramsar site.
The development will freeze this dynamism over time and steadily impoverish the biodiversity to make it a very ordinary place, like most of Scotland’s links golf courses (lawns and scrub). Construction and management will fundamentally affect these processes of seasonal and longer term changes”
This, it seems to me, gets to the crux of the matter. It is simply not possible to make large scale alterations to the functioning of a complex, dynamic, living system of sand, water, plants, animals and fungi without fundamentally degrading and unravelling the whole system. A similar warning was sounded during consultations over the Menie golf course development near Aberdeen, and the recent announcement by Scottish Natural Heritage that de-designation of the SSSI there is under consideration because of the damage to its special features following development emphasises the validity of such warnings. I submit that the developers should heed the advice contained in both the SNH and SEPA objections: to consider an alternative site on agricultural land.
2. Please assess this proposal beyond just the confines of local concerns. There is widespread and increasing global concern about the continuing incremental loss of biodiversity and of natural and semi-natural habitats. For example, a very recent global study by the University of Queensland, Australia
[ https://www.uq.edu.au/news/node/121416 ] states,
“Despite their importance, wilderness areas are being destroyed at an alarming rate and need urgent protection with almost 10 per cent being lost since the early 1990s. Their conservation is a global priority.”
Approving this application would damage Scotland's reputation for looking after its own natural and semi-natural areas, and weaken its voice on the global stage at a time when stopping the loss of such areas is an urgent necessity. As one of the wealthier and better educated countries on Earth, Scotland should be leading by example.
How long can anachronistic & damaging land uses prevail?
On Monday, April 4, The Scotsman published an article giving the sporting estates' defence of muirburn - the burning of heather during grouse moor management.
On Friday, you published the results of research from Edinburgh and Aberdeen Universities, indicating that adopting the latest "sustainable land use practices" would allow the locking away, or sequestration, of huge quantities of greenhouse gases in "farmland and natural wild spaces".
Thus we witness a nineteenth century indulgence confronted by twenty first century reality.
Recent muirburn next to woodland in the Cairngorms National Park, Spring 2016.
Grouse moors and deer stalking estates have this in common: they both minimise carbon sequestration.
Burning of grouse moors and over-grazing of stalking estates prevents woodland regeneration and devastates ground vegetation, whilst compacting soils and reducing their carbon retention capacities. These systems are the very opposite of "sustainable land use practices" if that sustainability has any reference to the aspirations of the recent Paris summit on climate change, to which our governments are committed.
The questions arise: How long, in a world divesting its money from fossil fuels and increasingly desperate about global warming, can these anachronistic and damaging land-uses prevail? When will the monetary value of sporting estates begin to plummet? How long will it take before the Scottish Government faces up to this reality and provides scientifically appropriate legislation to govern the demise and transition of Scotland's sporting estates?
Roy Turnbull
Nethy Bridge, Inverness-shire
http://www.scotsman.com/news/gamekeepers-campaign-to-explain-why-heather-is-set-on-fire-1-4089784
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/scottish-research-finds-soil-crucial-to-climate-change-fight-1-4093629
The Scotsman letter: Rich Wasteland
Mature Scots pine burnt during grouse moor management, Dorback, Cairngorms National Park. Note also eroding soil and burnt ground vegetation.
You report (24 September) the pledge from the UN New York summit on climate change to stop natural forest destruction and restore hundreds of millions of acres of degraded land by 2030, in order to help sequestrate carbon in woodlands.
What will Scotland's response be to this welcome news?
In much of the world, such destruction and degradation of forests is caused by the desperately poor, seeking fuelwood or land to grow food.
In Scotland, it is caused by what might be called the desperately rich: burning land for grouse shooting, overgrazing it with red deer for deer stalking or, as in the Cairngorms National Park, building housing estates, often for holiday or second homes, in native woodlands. Scotland's uplands with respect to carbon sequestration (not to mention biodiversity, landscape or social justice) are a wasteland compared with what they could be.
Let us hope that this summit finally opens the eyes of the Scottish Government to the deplorable state of much of Scotland's land, in thrall as it is to sport shooting or speculative development interests.
How many of those hundreds of millions of acres of degraded land will be restored in Scotland? When will we stop destroying native woodlands for housing? What will be the Scottish Government's response to the New York Declaration on Forests?
The Scotsman 25 September 2014.
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Plans to short-circuit planning gain announced
The government this week sped up its plans to provide a short cut for developers anxious to avoid protracted planning gain negotiations.
Under the plans, developers would have the option of accepting a local authority's standard tariff for a particular type of development.
The plans are being worked on by Kate Barker's Treasury-sponsored review on the undersupply of housing, which is due to report next month.
However, planning minister Keith Hill has announced the plans now so that they can be added to the planning bill, currently being read in parliament.
Hill emphasised that the government was hoping to persuade developers that the tax would be better than the existing system.
He said: "It will give developers a choice. If they wish to negotiate a traditional section 106 agreement then they can. But if they want greater speed and certainty they can pay the charge."
A Housebuilders Federation spokesperson said the move would not improve the system. "If the tariff is too high then the developer will exercise his right to a negotiated settlement, which will bring us back to square one," he said.
One housing specialist was also sceptical of the new flat rate system.
He said: "The tax and the alternative amount to little short of a tax on betterment, with all pretence that the payments are necessary to release the development abandoned."
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By MARGARETTA WA GACHERU
The Rosslers, through their travels and work around the region have collected art all over from Somaliland to Mozambique, Sudan to Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
They have had the advantage of living and working around the region for a variety of NGOs, such as the Save the Children Fund and with church-affiliated agencies concerned with development and rural health care issues as Public Health care workers.
They have collected the works of some well known artists in the region and have exhibited in Kenya including Sudanese artist Abusharia and Ugandan sculptor John OdochAmeny.
The Red Hill Art Gallery opens on Saturday with the late Geoffrey Musaka, of Uganda, paintings being the only ones on display. Musaka, whose works have been represented by the Tulifanya Gallery of Kampala for 15 years, is widely known outside of Africa.
Inaugurating the Red Hill Art Gallery with an artist like Musaka sets a high standard of East African art, which the Rosslers plan to retain. Musaka himself was brought up in the palace of the Buganda Kingdom in Bulange, Mengo where he had access to deep features of the Ganda culture.
Included in this show, which has been carefully hung and brilliantly lit in the spacious white-walled gallery the Rosslers recently built, are images of hauntingly beautiful Africans.
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Hellmuth and Erica Rossler-Musch, in their Red Hill Art Gallery, which opens September 8, 2012. Photo/Margaretta wa Gacheru
Hellmuth Rossler had for the longest time only associated East African art with curios and tribal art until the early 1990s when he was exposed to contemporary art from the region.
Thereafter, Ruth Schaffner of Gallery Watatu convinced him and his wife, Erica Rossler-Musch, that there was so much of contemporary art in the region besides the usual sculptures, which most casual observers associate with East Africa, or that ‘real’ modern African art was only in West Africa.
Schaffner quickly quashed this misconception by exposing her fellow German to the art of resident Nairobi artists such as Zachariah Mbutha and Jak Katarikawe, Charles Sekano and Ancent Soi, some of the artists whose work is represented in the Rossler –Musch collection.
Since then, the Rosslers, through their travels and work around the region have collected art all over from Somaliland to Mozambique, Sudan to Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
However, many remain unknown to the general public but recognized within the industry. Names like Dastani Simun Nyedi from Mozambique, Dar es Salaam’s Mzuguna, Ssengendo and Geoffrey Musaka from Kampala may be less known locally, but now that the Rosslers have opened their Red Hill Art Gallery, off Limuru Road, the public will have a to see this expansive assemblage of East African artistry.
Theirs must be among the most diverse and eclectic collections of regional art in metropolitan Nairobi. I make that claim with some reservation because I know there are quiet art collectors in Kenya who prefer their privacy to notoriety. But the Rosslers have chosen to share their cultural coffers with the public with the opening of the new gallery.
He is less known in Kenya, despite his having exhibited at the National Museum of Kenya, in 1994, as part of a “Colours of Uganda” show.
Completing his fine art studies in India between 1978 and 1984, he specialized in painting, print-making and drawing, winning countless art competitions in the process.
Musaka died in 2009, still in his 40s. But thanks to the Rosslers’ collaboration with Maria Fischer of Tulifanya Gallery, local art lovers now have an opportunity to see the vigor and vibrancy of Musaka’s colorful style of painting.
All featuring eyes that look penetratingly into space, Musaka was clearly a lover of women opting to paint young beautiful girls and old women as well.
His family portraits also come alive in skin tones that may be blue or green, brown or black, red ochre or bronze. And even his still life studies are striking, with bright and bold hues.
Maria Fischer has produced a catalogue of the artist’s major works. Wisely putting the text together while loving memories of the man are fresh, she has assembled images and biography as well as comments from international collectors of Musaka’s art.
At Fischer’s insistence, the paintings will run from Sh588,000$ (7,000) to Sh1.26 million ($15,000).
The exhibition is only open on weekends throughout this month or by appointment.
Call 0700108989 to make an appointment
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Lancashire Gets First Chance To Tap Into £20m Manufacturing Business Support Programme
Andy Walker from Lancashire County Council
Made Smarter, the government-backed £20m business support programme aimed at North West SME manufacturers who want to embrace more digital technologies, has announced details of its first Lancashire event.
Taking place at County Hall in Preston on the morning of February 4th, the Manufacturing Made Smarter In Lancashire workshop will give the region’s manufacturers a chance to find out first-hand all about the new Made Smarter programme.
This includes finding out more about how to qualify for free advice and funding support to help with the adoption of new, smarter production methods such as 3D-printing, the use of ‘big’ data and the latest design software.
Experts in robotics and automation, additive manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IOT), and other advanced manufacturing processes, will also be on hand to give advice and share their knowledge.
North West companies who already have some ideas about how they would like to upgrade their technology, or explore something new and radical, will be able to speak to specialist digital technology advisors about Made Smarter’s match-funded grant scheme.
Firms who attend will also get the chance to register for an audit of their business from a Made Smarter consultant who will visit their premises. The consultant will then prepare a diagnostic report together with recommendations regarding how new technology could potentially help the company increase productivity, cut operating costs and develop new processes and products.
Leading the Preston event, which is a co-production with Lancashire’s Boost business support service, will be Made Smarter Programme Manager Alain Dilworth.
He said: “Lancashire was at the very heart of the first industrial revolution and remains home to hundreds of high-quality engineering, automotive, aerospace, food production and other manufacturing businesses.
“It’s therefore fantastic that we are hosting this event in the county, and we are greatly looking forward to tapping into Lancashire’s long, passionate and proud tradition of innovation, production and global commerce.”
Andy Walker from Lancashire County Council said: “Programmes like Made Smarter, together with our own Innovation Strategy, have the potential to transform the way Lancashire does business and is especially relevant for smaller firms across the county.
“Also, as this event will demonstrate, Made Smarter isn’t for just for tech companies or advanced manufacturers, it’s for any manufacturing business which is interested in finding out about new ways of working but isn’t sure where to start.”
Places for the Manufacturing Made Smarter In Lancashire session are free but limited and registration is essential.
More information and details of how to book can be found on the Boost website.
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Essex residents to get ultrafast broadband speeds from Gigaclear
Wednesday, July 1st 2015 by Ellen Branagh
More than 4,500 Essex homes and businesses will be able to access ‘ultrafast’ broadband speeds thanks to a new a contract between the county council and gigabit provider Gigaclear.
The project, part of Superfast Essex’s ‘Rural Challenge Project’, will see Gigaclear deliver its pure fibre network across the north east of Epping Forest District.
The move will bring upload and download speeds of up to 1Gbps – up to 1000x faster than are currently available, and up to 40x faster than the UK average.
Work on the £7.5m project will start in October, aiming to get the first customers live before Christmas.
The project is the first in Essex to be awarded to an alternative provider rather than BT as part of the government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) project, which aims to bring superfast speeds (24Mbps and above) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2017.
Gigaclear said it will invest more than £2 for every £1 of state aid, contributing a £5.5m investment towards a new fibre network that will run in parallel to the existing copper network.
Using its ultrafast broadband, a three-hour film can be downloaded in 53 seconds, and 200 photos would take less than nine seconds to upload, it said.
'Fast and reliable broadband'
The move is another milestone towards making Essex one of the best-connected counties in the UK, said county councillor Kevin Bentley, deputy leader and cabinet member for economic growth, infrastructure and waste and recycling.
Councillor Alan Lion, portfolio holder responsible for technology at Epping Forest District Council, said: "I am very pleased that Epping Forest has been selected to pilot the rural challenge project in Essex.
“Faster broadband speeds means that our residents and businesses based in rural areas of the district will benefit from much better connectivity than currently available and will provide a much more reliable internet service."
Gigaclear CEO Matthew Hare added: “Fast and reliable broadband is so important today.
“It enables families to connect and businesses to compete.
“That’s why we are determined to help communities like those in Epping Forest District – who have not yet been reached by the Superfast Essex programme – have the best possible connections.
“We’re not simply bringing the broadband here up to date; we’re going to give people living and working in this area the kind of speeds that others in major cities can only dream of.”
In May Cable.co.uk reported that the Superfast Essex programme had reached its halfway point of 32,500 homes and businesses that could access superfast broadband, a milestone that was praised by culture secretary and local MP John Whittingdale.
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Paul Lewis joins Dover Athletic on loan
The midfielder joined the U's from Macclesfield in January but has struggled for game-time recently.
U's defender Paul Lewis has joined Dover Athletic on loan. Picture: Simon Lankester
Cambridge United midfielder Paul Lewis has joined National League outfit Dover Athletic on a one month loan deal.
The 22-year-old joined the U's from Macclesfield in January on a three-and-a-half year deal and made 13 appearances last season.
Game-time has been difficult to come by so far this campaign, however, with Lewis only making one league appearance from the bench against during the U's 1-0 loss away to Crawley Town.
Lewis, who scored 17 goals in 108 National League appearances for the Silkmen will feature in the Whites' squad for this afternoon's match against Guiseley.
When asked about Lewis a few weeks ago, U's boss Shaun Derry said: "“Paul has just got to continue to show the right attitude and application and intensity to training and, when his chance arrives, he has to take it – but there’s no gimmes.
“You can’t preach that to any player, absolutely none of them.
“And that goes for whether it’s a young player coming into the group or the more senior professionals.
“This is the hardest industry to be involved in, as a professional footballer. You can see the lads in the group of 22, we’ve got three or four young players – the scholars who are dying to be professional footballers – so you’ve always got to be on it.”
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When data meets creativity
Sifting through ‘real’ from ‘fake’ data is important but a more challenging issue confronting brands and marketers might be the ethics of data.
How to build brands that win in the new economy
Dentsu’s new brand index for marketers re-invents brand value by looking not at where a brand is today, but where it’s headed.
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Purchase launches iProspect in the market.
Multinationals struggle to localise in Japan
The adage that people want to see themselves in a piece of advertising isn’t necessarily true, but they do need to be able to relate to it.
At TikTok, Akira Suzuki wants to usher in a new era for marketing
The former Dentsu creative director sees the video sharing app as an example of a platform that doesn’t just understand its audience, but “sympathises” with them.
Magna upgrades global ad forecast, citing strong growth in China and US
IPG Mediabrands' Magna has upgraded its global advertising forecast—one week after both Dentsu and GroupM downgraded theirs.
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Marvel Re-Introduces The Sentry's Family, Sidekicks to Continuity
by Tim Adams
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The final pages of Doctor Strange #382 delivered a shocking moment when the Sentry was reintroduced into the Marvel Universe. After helping Stephen Strange defeat Loki to reclaim the title of Sorcerer Supreme, Sentry will embark in a new solo series from writer Jeff Lemire and artist Kim Jacinto, debuting June 27.
The Sentry's background is pretty complicated, especially when you factor in his history being wiped from everyone's subconsciousness, Sentry's tremendous power level, his status in the superhero community and of course, his evil persona, the Void.
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Created by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee in 2000 (with contributions from Rick Veitch), Sentry's civilian alter ego is Robert Reynolds, a regular guy who stumbled upon a government-sanctioned serum similar to the one that granted Captain America his superhuman abilities. For Robert, this Super-Soldier serum gave him the power of a million exploding suns. Taking the superhero name Sentry, Robert led a pretty successful career fighting alongside staples like the Hulk, X-Men and Fantastic Four, as well as his sidekick, Scout. However, it wasn't until the Void appeared that Robert's life took a dramatic turn for the worst.
After a confrontation with the Void resulted in massive casualties, Sentry tasked Reed Richards, Doctor Strange and his Centrally Located Organic Computer (CLOC) with removing his presence from everyone's mind on the planet, including his own. Brian Michael Bendis would dig the character out of mothballs during his run on New Avengers, with the character going on to play an important role in The Mighty Avengers and Dark Avengers.
Siege To Horseman Of Apocalypse
No matter how hard Sentry fought, he could never keep the Void from plaguing him time and time again. In fact, Norman Osborn played on Robert's broken psyche to manipulate the extremely powerful figure into attacking Asgard in the 2010 event series, Siege. One of the more memorable -- and brutal -- moments came when Sentry ripped the god Ares in half while hovering over the battlefield.
Sentry (under control by the Void) would also go on to kill Loki as well. Luckily, Robert was able to hold the Void off long enough to allow Thor to put him out of his misery. Sentry would lay dormant following Siege, only returning after the Apocalypse Twins revived him in Uncanny Avengers, turning Sentry into the Horseman of Death. The conclusion of that story arc left Sentry back among the good guys again, but no one expected the character to make a surprise return last year.
RELATED: Doctor Strange #382 Reintroduces [SPOILER] to the Marvel Universe
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Annapolis may see first property tax increase since 2014
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Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley wants to raise city property taxes for the first time since 2014. The first-term Democrat called righting the city’s financial health his ultimate goal for the budget he is set to introduce Monday to the City Council. Buckley proposed raising the property tax rate about 13 cents for every 100 dollars to meet expenses.
Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley wants to raise city property taxes for the first time since 2014.
The first-term Democrat called righting the city's financial health his ultimate goal for the budget he introduced Monday to the City Council. Buckley proposed raising the property tax rate about 13 cents for every $100 of assessed property value to meet expenses.
If adopted by the council, the hike would bring the city property tax rate to about $0.779 for every $100 assessed.
Buckley presented his roughly $120 million budget and gave his first State of the City address Monday evening. A newcomer to the budget process, he is looking to Teresa Sutherland, a former county auditor who the council confirmed Monday as city manager, to help hammer out the details.
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In his remarks, Buckley updated a packed crowd on city projects, ongoing efforts to quell violence and fight the opioid epidemic and explained the need for the city to "deal with our fiscal reality we have been handed." The new mayor, without getting specific, posed the tax increase as a solution to past lack of political will to make "tough decisions."
A tax hike is inevitable, Buckley said in a meeting Thursday with the Capital Gazette Editorial Board, as the city will not take in sufficient revenue this upcoming year to cover step increases in salaries of city employees and manage other liabilities. Though property value assessments were up this year, because those assessments are phased in over three years, the city will see only a .9 percent bump in property tax revenue.
The move has caught early criticism from former mayor Michael Pantelides, who said Buckley promised during his campaign not to raise taxes. The hike will be the largest in 16 years, Pantelides wrote in an email."Raising taxes is always the easy way out," he wrote.
Buckley said he couldn't remember a "read my lips" moment, but may have indicated he didn't want to raise property taxes in his first year as a "bleeding-heart liberal" mayor. During the campaign, he said, he took the large increase in property assessments for this year to mean the city would be set. He later learned about how the phase-in and assessment appeals would affect revenue.
The city's total revenues were $106.9 million and total expenditures were $106 million in the current budget. The five-year Capital Improvement Program of infrastructure projects and acquisitions, which includes projections through 2023, totaled $85,785,640.
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The city gets about 60 percent, or $45 million, of its general fund revenue from taxes. Money generated from charges for service, licenses and permits and appropriations from the state make up most of the rest. The city will have to either raise taxes or cut services — or some of both — to meet its obligations and stay financially stable. Buckley noted Monday that unlike the county and state, the city cannot alter local income tax or excise tax rates.
With the tax increase, Buckley said, the city will be able to eliminate the structural deficit in the parking and transportation funds, fully fund police and fire pensions and fund the additional firefighters added to the department via grants. He said the tax increase also would help reduce the $50 million liability for health and retirement benefits.
"I've decided to confront those things in my first year," he said Thursday. "I could have chosen to push it off for another year for a popularity contest or whatever. But I think that ... people expect me to come at this from a business standpoint and fix things."
PDF: Annapolis State of the City Address
The city tax rate increased slightly between fiscal 2013 and 2014, from .640 to .650. The last significant tax increase was between 2012 and 2013, when the rate went up .08 from .560 to .640. Pantelides decreased the tax rate to .649 in 2016, where it has remained.
Together with state and county rates, Annapolis residents pay a 1.3050 tax rate. For the median home, valued at $400,100 according to Zillow, that amounts to about $5,221 annually. If Buckley's increase sticks close to a 13 cent increase, all other rates the same, the owner of a median-valued home would pay $5,741 annually. Buckley, in his state of the city speech, likened it to $1.50 a day per household.
Home values in Annapolis are among the highest in the state. Residents of Frederick, a historic town Buckley has often referenced, pay property taxes based on a .7305 rate. In Gaithersburg, which has a larger population than but similar median home value to Annapolis, residents pay taxes at a 0.2920 rate.
Alderman Ross Arnett, who chairs the Finance Committee, said Annapolis should have been incrementally raising taxes for several years. The committee will review the mayor's proposed budget as part of the legislative process.
Arnett, D-Ward 8, said a tax hike is necessary but should be coupled with some reductions in services.
"I never feel that we should balance the budget entirely on the back of the tax increase," he said. "I'm waiting with bated breath to see the cuts."
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Buckley on Thursday said he hadn't identified areas for cuts yet, but that he and Sutherland would conduct an operational review of city departments to "look for efficiencies."
Beyond the general fund, Buckley will seek to use a pay-as-you-go method to do repairs on roads and sidewalks instead of using bond funding and incurring debt for routine maintenance. He intends to fund some of his bigger ideas — a downtown boutique hotel, an art collective, a permanent home for the film festival — through public-private partnerships. There will be no big surprises on the Capital Improvements Program, he said.
The finance committee and financial advisory commission will review the proposed budget.
The finance committee will present its budget report to the Council during the first May meeting. The commission does not have a deadline but typically reports prior to the budget's public hearing date, city finance director Bruce Miller said.
Both the operating and capital budgets plus accompanying resolutions governing fees, fines, compensation and classification of city employees need to be adopted by June 30.
Drafting the Annapolis budget
The Annapolis budget process gets underway Monday night when Mayor Gavin Buckley presents his first budget.
Mayor Gavin Buckley will present his budget and a state of the city address to the council at 7 p.m. The finance committee and financial advisory commission will review the proposed budget in several public hearings over the next few weeks.
The finance committee will present its budget report to the full Council Council on May 14. The financial advisory commission, an appointed advisory panel, does not have a deadline but typically reports prior to the budget's public hearing date, city finance director Bruce Miller said.
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Both the operating and capital budgets plus accompanying resolutions governing fees, fines, compensation and classification of city employees need to be adopted by June 30. The fiscal year begins July 1.
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Cigna Foundation Grants $60,000 to Three Nashville Non-profits to Develop Important Health Programs for Seniors
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The YMCA of Middle Tennessee, FiftyForward and Bethlehem Centers of Nashville each receive $20,000 grant
NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 09, 2015 - As part of its focus on Senior Care, the Cigna Foundation today announced grants totaling $60,000 to be divided among three Nashville-based non-profits to help area seniors enjoy healthier, more secure lives. The YMCA of Middle Tennessee, FiftyForward, and Bethlehem Centers of Nashville each received a $20,000 grant to aid and develop important senior-specific health programs.
"We are pleased to support these three great organizations that share our mission of supporting senior health in the community," said Greg Miller, market manager for Cigna-HealthSpring of Tennessee. "Their senior programming is highly utilized and designed to have a deep and lasting impact in our community."
These charities represent a diverse sample of non-profit organizations in Nashville. Their programs reflect the Middle Tennessee community's growing commitment to join together in turning the tide on health crises by giving people the knowledge, skills and resources to develop sustainable healthy habits-a movement championed by Nashville Mayor Karl Dean.
"Education is at the heart of these programs," said David Figliuzzi, executive director of the Cigna Foundation. "Through them, seniors gain new knowledge about how to live healthfully and affordably, oftentimes using resources already available to them. It is our hope that the information, knowledge and resources offered by these programs will not only improve the health and lives of senior participants, but also have far-reaching effects long after people complete the classes and programs."
Beginning in March, the YMCA of Middle Tennessee will use its Cigna Foundation grant to launch "A Matter of Balance," a new fall prevention program, at three of its locations, reaching 75 percent of its senior customers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among older adults, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries. According to its own research, Cigna-HealthSpring identified a fall prevention program to be a top priority. The YMCA's program is based on a previous successful pilot program.
FiftyForward, a local thought leader with nearly 60 years of experience providing programs, centers and services for older adults, is using the grant money to support their Adult Day Services available at no cost to high-risk seniors, their Meals on Wheels program, and their Bordeaux Center, which offers high-risk seniors health screenings, social services and education at no cost. All three of these programs hit on a key component of healthy aging: peer interaction. Socialization helps all areas of well-being, delays the onset of chronic disease, and keeps older adults living independently, longer.
Bethlehem Centers of Nashville, a family resource center founded in 1894 and one of the oldest Nashville non-profits serving the community, is using its grant to update and install a commercial kitchen to bring its highly successful Meals on Wheels program back to the headquarters, and to continue to grow their reach in the community. The grand opening of the new kitchen will be celebrated on March 19 during their "Community of Champions" event which is open to the public and includes local officials pitching in to help raise awareness and prepare hot meals for seniors. The grant enables BCN to expand its Meals on Wheels program and reach its goals by 2017 to serve 275 recipients hot meals Monday through Friday - a 48 percent increase - and to grow at a rate of 15 percent year over year. Additionally, the kitchen will be used to teach members how to make heart-healthy and diabetic-friendly recipes. Free cooking classes will be available to BCN community members. BCN plans to use local affordable produce, much of which is grown in the center's teaching garden.
"Cigna's employees have a great desire to help others. Through its sponsorships, charitable giving and fundraising activities across the country, Cigna is able to offer meaningful ways for us to connect with our fellow employees and with our neighbors. We are excited about supporting these organizations and look forward to collaborating for meaningful and positive change in our community," added Greg Miller.
Currently, the Cigna Foundation's four health-related areas of focus are Women's Health, Children's Wellness, Senior Care and Health Equity.
In 2013, Cigna's combined charitable giving totaled more than $11 million and Cigna employees donated nearly 50,000 hours of service to charitable organizations across the country. Read more about Cigna's commitment to community in Cigna's 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report. In 2013, Cigna Foundation grants totaled more than 3.7 million dollars to support organizations.
About the Cigna Foundation
The Cigna Foundation, founded in 1962, is a private foundation funded by contributions from Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI) and its subsidiaries. The Cigna Foundation supports organizations sharing its commitment to enhancing the health of individuals and families, and the well-being of their communities, with a special focus on those communities where Cigna employees live and work.
About Cigna-HealthSpring
Cigna-HealthSpring, a Cigna company (NYSE:CI), is one of the country's leading health plans focused on delivering care to the senior population, predominately through Medicare Advantage and other Medicare and Medicaid products. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Cigna-HealthSpring offers a national stand-alone prescription drug plan and operates health plans in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.cignahealthspring.com.
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IL Voting Rights Leaders Sound Alarm: President Trump's Voter Fraud Commission Could Lead to Voter Suppression
CHICAGO (May 18, 2017)--The following is a statement from the Just Democracy Illinois coalition, a nonpartisan voting rights coalition that works for civic empowerment and expansion of democracy, in response to President Trump’s executive order on May 11 establishing a Presidential Advisory Commission to be chaired by Vice President Mike Pence to investigate systemic “improper voter registration” and “fraudulent voting.”
“The establishment of this commission follows President Trump’s insistence, without a shred of evidence, that he would have won the popular vote in the November presidential election if not for the ‘millions of people who voted illegally.’ This fabricated allegation has curried support from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a longtime proponent of voter suppression efforts who has been tapped to help lead the Commission. Advocates for voter access fear this Commission is not designed to be a fair and impartial investigation of either voter fraud or voter suppression.
The Just Democracy Illinois coalition condemns the Trump administration’s baseless allegations, and warns that the Pence-Kobach Commission could lead to efforts to justify voter suppression in marginalized communities. We will oppose this effort with every legal and advocacy tool at our disposal.
“The real voter access problem during the 2016 election was the implementation of more than 30 state voter suppression laws, voter intimidation, and other barriers to access. These tactics were reminiscent of those used in the Jim Crow South to disenfranchise communities of color, low-income voters, individuals with disabilities, and other marginalized populations. Members of the Just Democracy Illinois coalition witnessed this phenomenon firsthand through voter engagement and voter protection efforts across the state.
“Just Democracy Illinois has worked successfully with Republican and Democratic election administrators and government officials who understand that our democracy is stronger when our voting systems are modernized and when we protect the rights of all eligible voters. With bipartisan support for solutions like automatic voter registration, we are proud that Illinois voters and government officials are working to move forward rather than backward with regard to voter access.
“Now more than ever, we need Gov. Rauner to stand up against nationwide threats to democracy from the Trump Administration, and support the bipartisan efforts in Springfield to enact Automatic Voter Registration (SB1933), a bill that would help nearly a million eligible voters be registered in Illinois. It is more important than ever to update our voter registration system, protect the rights of citizens, and ensure that our democracy remains intact.”
Just Democracy Illinois is led by a steering committee that includes Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and Illinois PIRG.
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Bradley J. Schlang
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The term “difference maker” has been in Bradley J. Schlang’s vocabulary for as long as he can remember. Schlang, a partner in Cedar Brook Financial Advisors, has been raised to make a difference, and a difference he has made.
Schlang recently has focused his money, time and energy into the fulfillment of children’s potential in the Cleveland area.
Schlang explained the hardships and challenges brought about to inner-city youth. Through the preparatory schools for Breakthrough Schools, Schlang provides time and money to attempt to give every child the opportunity to attend an excellent prep school.
Schlang also puts most of his time and energy into Bellefaire JCB, which he believes, “helps kids achieve their full potential.”
Bellefaire JCB has been an aspect in Schlang’s life for the last several decades, moving around from biathlon organization to strategic direction.
He finished his term as board chair of Bellefaire JCB in July, and now provides leadership for key fundraising initiatives as Bellefaire looks to expand its services. The transition of his role is timely as Bellefaire continues to grow and respond to the needs of community members facing the challenges of autism, behavioral health and psychiatric disorders
“I want to help expand Bellefaire’s capability for the autistic and mentally disabled population that it serves,” said Schlang.
As a financial adviser, Schlang has refocused his time to help charitable families maximize their gift to public institutions. He works to optimize the benefits for both the family and charity in that the money given is used for the correct purposes, as well as expanding the capability that the money actually contains.
Name: Bradley J. Schlang
As a professional: Cedar Brook Financial Advisors
Spouse: Heather
Children: Sam, 20; Brian, 18
Synagogue: Park Synagogue
In the community: vice chair of Community Relations Committee, Community Investment Committee for Education for United Way, Promise Partners, Professional Advisory Council, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, immediate past chair of Bellefaire JCB, immediate past chair of Wingspan Care Group, Park Synagogue, Prep Schools for Breakthrough Schools, Northern Ohio Planned Giving Council
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While Jeff Glass has been a great story, Anton Forsberg has provided the Blackhawks with good to very good goaltending on most nights .A lot is going through our mind right now, Williamson told reporters after the game.Julian Weigl wants to leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season.You can simply repeat yourself.And that’s what I wound up doing.
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How Startups like Airbnb Measure Customer Satisfaction
September, 2018 Alexander Dobronte Market Research, Net Promoter Score No comments
“The ability to learn faster from customers is the essential competitive advantage that startups must possess”, wrote Eric Ries in his book The Lean Startup, the unofficial bible of the startup movement. Measuring customer feedback is extremely important to startups, and in this blogpost we will show you how three of them (TransferWise, Uber and Airbnb) do it.
New to customer satisfaction? Read our other blog post about the subject.
TransferWise is an Estonian startup based in London founded by the people behind Skype. They offer cross-border money transfers and to date raised almost 400 million euros in funding.
TransferWise asks for the Net Promoter Score (NPS) after they process transactions. NPS is a popular way of measuring customer satisfaction among startups. First it is simple and provides a clear target metric to focus on. Secondly it measures growth because it rates word of mouth marketing and recommendations, very useful when you run a startup that wants to grow explosively.
Unsurprisingly the Vice President of Growth of TransferWise, Nilan Peiris, is a strong supporter of NPS, and the company uses it as their most important metric (he has a presentation on the NPS-led growth here).
The company, however, did not always use NPS. When they got started they relied mainly on interviews and open questions. At this time TransferWise’s product was still in development, and in-depth feedback was necessary to develop it into a product ready for wider adoption.
Only after this stage, according to Peiris, NPS becomes the key metric to measure and to push growth. “Only focus on NPS once the product is working” in his words.
By focusing on this single metric, and consistently improving it through actions such as referral programs or social media marketing, TransferWise expanded from a small startup to a company which handles millions of transactions every year.
Airbnb was founded in 2008, since then it expanded into a global company present in 191 countries. In 2017 Airbnb processed 500.000 stays every night globally, and feedback from customers is key to handling this volume of travelers.
Airbnb asks customers to leave behind a review after their trip is over. The review is optional and asks the users a broad number of questions.
It asks for:
textual feedback (open question)
the general experience, accuracy, cleanliness, check-in, communication, location and value of their stay on a scale of 1 to 5 (Customer Satisfaction Score or CSAT)
the NPS of Airbnb as a whole
For many people, going on vacation happens only once or twice per year, which allows Airbnb to ask this many questions without boring their customers. The resulting data serves two purposes: rating individual homeowners who rent out their properties (part of which future customers can see), and providing input for Airbnb itself.
Unique about Airbnb’s approach is that they invest heavily in their research team (listen to this podcast to hear from the director of that team), and part of their task is to play with the above data to see how it can inform business decisions. We get a glimpse of their work in a blogpost written by an Airbnb data scientist about how NPS scores relate to future bookings (spoiler: it does, but only in a limited way).
Uber is a global ride-hailing company that provides millions of rides every day by connecting drivers and riders. The company uses a simple 5-star rating system similar to CSAT. And while there might be good reasons to use this system, Uber’s interpretation of it caused some problems.
Uber uses this data to adapt their service, but also to rate their drivers. In some cases a low rating causes drivers to be deactivated and not being able to drive for the company anymore.
This quickly caused problems, for much of its history the company would deactivate drivers that went below a 4.3 average score during the first 25 trips. Uber interprets only 5-star trips as normal, but users often only give a 5-star rating if the service was exceptional: Uber interpreted the rating differently than their customers.
Frances Frei, a Harvard Business School professor, even called their interpretation of the 5-star rating “close to useless.” Unsurprisingly, Uber recently announced they would update their rating system: when the rider now gives a rating lower than 5 stars, they can select a reason why. This keeps the simplicity of the system, yet adds more information for Uber to work with.
This shows that customer satisfaction ratings always depend on context and how customers perceive them. Where in the case of TransferWise a single metric can be very useful and provide focus, in the case of Uber it did not accurately reflect reality, asking for more information can improve results in such cases.
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Graham Dumps on Trump: Channels 'Dark Side of Politics,' Supporters Are 25% Who Believe Obama Is Muslim
CP Current Page: Politics | Wednesday, August 26, 2015
By Ray Nothstine, Christian Post Reporter | Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Donald Trump talks to the media before proceeding to the Iowa State Fair on August 15, 2015. | REUTERS/Jim Young
GOP presidential contender Lindsey Graham unloaded on Donald Trump Tuesday calling him "a complete idiot" when it comes to Middle East policies and that he appeals to Republicans who believe Obama is a Muslim.
"Twenty five percent of our party probably thinks Obama was born in Kenya, or at least wants to believe that," declared Graham.
"There is 25 percent of our party that wants him to be a Muslim because they hate him so much," continued Graham, "There is a dark side of politics that Mr. Trump is appealing to." If Trump is the nominee of the party, Republicans "will get killed" in the general election, he added.
Trump has raised questions in the past about President Obama's background and offered a $5 million donation to Obama's charity of choice if the president released his college and passport applications.
Graham and Trump have frequently feuded over policy and the direction of the GOP during the Republican presidential race. Graham, who appeared on CNN, was asked why he was polling so poorly in his home state of South Carolina compared to Trump.
Graham is only polling at 4 percent in South Carolina, compared to 30 percent for Trump in South Carolina, which holds the second primary after New Hampshire. Graham challenged Trump, saying, "I'll beat his brains out" in South Carolina.
Graham was easily reelected to the U.S. Senate in 2014 after many thought he may be vulnerable after some high-profile compromises with Democrats.
True to his word of responding to detractors, Trump immediately fired back in a mocking tone on Twitter, "Congrats Lindsey Graham, You just got 4 points in your home state of SC — far better than zero nationally. You're only 26 pts behind me."
In July, Trump gave out Lindsey Graham's cell phone number while speaking at a live rally in South Carolina.
Graham's harsh critique of Trump's immigration policies and rhetoric included calling them "ridiculous" and "illegal."
"His approach to describing immigrants are hurting [Republicans] with Hispanics. The way he attacks women is going to be a deathblow to the future of our party," said Graham. He added that Trump's immigration policies are "Joseph McCarthy like" and "demagoguery."
The South Carolina Senator defended Megyn Kelly, who has come under attack from Trump for unfairness. Trump has also retweeted messages from his supporters calling the Fox News anchor "a bimbo."
Graham said he "wants to be on the other side of history" when Trump talks about Megyn Kelly.
Graham has previously stated Trump is "inflicting permanent damage on GOP" and has called the New York businessman and entertainer "a bully" and "jackass" who "intimates people by calling them names." Graham added of Trump, "This guy is so unfit to be commander-in-chief."
"Donald Trump is not going to be the nominee of the Republican Party," proclaimed Graham, "if he is that is the end of the Republican Party." Graham stated Republicans will lose in November with Trump at the top of the ticket and said Republicans "should lose" if that were to occur.
Graham called Trump's foreign policies on the Islamic State "worse than Obama," because he believes Trump's threats to take Iraqi and Syrian oilfields would be a boon for ISIS recruiting.
"His policy positions are complete gibberish" and "shallow," warned Graham.
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Snowden withdraws Russia asylum petition as options dwindle
Fugitive whistleblower has filed for political asylum in more than 20 countries; none appear ready to take him in
Jaikumar Vijayan (Computerworld (US)) 02 July, 2013 20:00
Former Booz Allen Hamilton employee-turned-fugitive document leaker Edward Snowden withdrawn his request for political asylum in Russia as his options for shelter in other countries appear to be dwindling.
Numerous media outlets reporting from Moscow say that a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Snowden withdrew his request for asylum in that country less than two days after submitting it.
The spokesman did reiterate that Russia has no intention of extraditing Snowden back to the United States.
Snowden has been in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport since arriving there from Hong Kong about 10 days ago.
On Sunday, a lawyer from Julian Assange's WikiLeaks organization, who is traveling with Snowden, had submitted a formal request for asylum in Russia.
Snowden apparently decided to withdraw the request after Putin said he could only remain in Russia as long a he did not leak more information that could harm American interests.
Meanwhile, WikiLeaks on Tuesday published a list of more than 20 countries including France, Poland, China, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, India, Italy, Venezuela and Germany, where Snowden has requested asylum.
From this list, Brazil and India have already rejected the request outright and Poland has said it would reject it as well, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
Others countries, including Austria, Finland and Germany, indicated they would consider an asylum request if it was made in person from within their territories, the Times said. Italy is said to be considering the request but has not made any decision yet, the report added.
Ecuador, initially said to Snowden's likely destination, has become less likely to offer asylum In an interview from Quito with The Guardian newspaper, Ecuador President Rafeal Correa made it clear that Snowden would have to be in Ecuador before an asylum petition could be considered.
Correa told The Guardian that Ecuadorian officials in its London embassy mistakenly issued a temporary safe travel permit to Snowden allowing travel from Hong Kong to Russia without a passport. The U.S. has revoked Snowden's passport.
Correa insisted that Ecuador would not issue another safe conduct visa for Snowden to travel from Russia to Ecuador.
In a statement posted on WikiLeaks, Snowden said the U.S. unfairly put pressure on other countries to deny him asylum. Snowden pointed to a statement by President Barack Obama that the U.S. government will not engage in diplomatic "wheeling and dealing" to get him back to the United States.
"Yet now it is being reported that after promising not to do so, the President ordered his Vice President to pressure the leaders of nations from which I have requested protection to deny my asylum petitions," Snowden said in the statement.
"Although I am convicted of nothing, it has unilaterally revoked my passport, leaving me a stateless person. Without any judicial order, the administration now seeks to stop me exercising a basic right," to seek asylum, Snowden added.
Snowden is currently wanted in the U.S. for violating provisions of the Espionage Act of 1917.
Snowden, a former employee of government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, admitted that he illegally accessed numerous classified documents while working on contract at a National Security Agency facility in Hawaii. He has claimed that he leaked the documents to reporters only to expose widespread surveillance activities being carried out under the aegis of counter-terrorism.
The U.S. government has accused him of leaking information that is critical to national security.
Jaikumar Vijayan covers data security and privacy issues, financial services security and e-voting for Computerworld. Follow Jaikumar on Twitter at @jaivijayan, or subscribe to Jaikumar's RSS feed . His email address is jvijayan@computerworld.com.
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American Gunsmithing Institute Lincoln, CA
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American Gunsmithing Institute Brings Training Courses In Lincoln, CA Into Your Home
During its twenty year tenure, AGI realized that something was missing. While there were various gunsmiths and gun enthusiasts in Lincoln, CA and throughout the U.S., they were missing an outlet to come together, share ideas, stories and most importantly, have some fun together! So AGI created The Gun Club of America (GCA). It stands upon four pillars: education, fun, savings and fellowship.
AGI Teaches Basic and Advanced Firearms Maintenance, Customizing, and Gunsmithing Repair for hobbyist and Professional. Study at home and get Certified as a Gunsmith.
AGI American Gunsmithing Institute In Lincoln, CA Has Over Two Decades Of Experience
Two decades ago, American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) Founder and President Gene Kelly saw an increased demand for gunsmiths in the firearms industry in Lincoln, CA and realized that there was a growing need to train new gunsmiths on a faster and more efficient basis.
Kelly made it a goal to preserve the art of gunsmithing for future generations and to provide a way for gun enthusiasts in Lincoln, CA to pursue their hobbies from the comfort of their own homes through AGI’s course load.
With over 330 million firearms in this country, at any given time 10 to 20 percent of those are in some need of cleaning, repair or customizing. After WWII, a large crop of new gunsmiths appeared, but now they are retiring or passing away and demand for new, young blood in the gunsmith world in Lincoln, CA is growing.
Gunsmithing Programs Offered Across the Country
Prior to AGI’s founding, gunsmithing programs were only offered in Lincoln, CA at a couple of campus based schools and most people could not afford to attend them so the number of gunsmiths continued to decline.
This gave Kelly the idea to found AGI. Using Master Gunsmith Bob Dunlap’s teaching methodology, combined with the video techniques developed by AGI, Kelly was able to create a unique teaching method that allowed students to learn at home in Lincoln, CA at their own pace. And thus, AGI was born. Since its inception in 1993, AGI has gone on to use this same method to teach people welding, machining, locksmithing and other trade skills.
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Lincoln, CA, Long before Europeans first set foot upon this continent, people found this area hospitable. The verdant hills and plains held an abundance of resources, and the Nisenan—a branch of the Maidu Indians—established a large village on the site that would become the City of Lincoln.
With the discovery of gold, Easterners began streaming toward the Sierra Nevada, in search of their fortunes. Towns sprung up overnight, but the site of Lincoln remained unsettled until 1859.
It was Theodore D. Judah who first envisioned a new town upon this land. Judah, a young railroad engineer, surveyed the area for the Sacramento Valley Railroad and held title to the site of the planned railhead. But when funding problems temporarily halted track construction, Judah sold his property to the railroad’s president. Within weeks of his purchase, Charles Lincoln Wilson had mapped out a town site. On November 23, 1859, Wilson sold 46 lots at auction. These new landowners would lay the foundations for the City of Lincoln.
The coming of the railroad on October 31, 1861 had an immediate effect on Lincoln’s economy. People arrived from all points of the compass to transfer from stage to rail, but layovers could last for days. These ready-made customers were a boon for local hotels, restaurants and shops, but the town’s initial success was short-lived. The railroad extended its line northward and passengers moved along with it.
But Lincoln wasn't meant to be a ghost town. Civil War veterans moved west in search of productive farmland providing the next economic wave. They planted orchards and grazed cattle upon the neighboring hills. By the late 1800s, the first of several fruit packing plants opened in Lincoln, providing employment to the town for 50 years.
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Lincoln, CA, Lincoln has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) that is characterized by cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. The "wet season" is generally October through April.
Lincoln averages nearly 250 sunny days per year. During summer, days can become quite hot with an average high of 94 °F (34 °C) in July. Some days have even hit 104 °F (40 °C) and been known to last several weeks. Fortunately, the cooling effect of the delta breeze from the Bay Area helps bring night temperatures down to comfortable levels.
Spring and fall months are quite short transitional periods with mild temperatures. During winter months, temperatures are quite chilly with an average low of 39 °F (4 °C) in January. Some nights(although uncommon) have reported below freezing temperatures. Lincoln receives a little over 20.45 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is extremely rare in Lincoln but it does happen from time to time.
Lincoln remained a sleepy town until the mid-1990s, when the suburbs of Sacramento started expanding out past nearby Roseville. The city is now experiencing a new period of growth. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,819, for a growth rate of 282.1% since 2000, making Lincoln the fastest growing city in the United States over the last decade.[9]
In June 2004, Lincoln gained additional notoriety when it opened the first casino in the greater Sacramento Metropolitan Area, Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
In 2006, Lincoln was named an All-America City by the National Civic League. It was the only California city to be named an All-America City that year and only one of 10 cities to receive the prestigious award.
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David Cameron’s modernising movement divided as long ago as 2007, when George Osborne declared that he was not “an uber-moderniser”. The Cameron leadership had had a bad summer, a new Labour Prime Minister had had a good one, and a snap general election looked a distinct possibility – bringing a fourth successive Labour Government with it. “I don’t take the kind of über-modernising view that some have had, that you can’t talk about crime or immigration or lower taxes,” Osborne said. He was preparing the ground for the inheritance tax cut and stamp duty cut pledges that sent the Tory poll ratings soaring back up, Labour’s plunging back down, and averted that election altogether.
What the then Shadow Chancellor may have been getting at was that, as time passed after Cameron won the leadership in 2005, some in his circle seemed increasingly to believe that the Party’s electoral appeal could not be broadened if its electoral base was not first alienated. Most Tories and business people wanted airport expansion, but this imperative clashed with new green policies, so it must be junked (along with any new nuclear power stations that were not self-financing). Most Conservatives and voters wanted tough law and order measures, but voters got the message that they should “hug a hoodie” (not, admittedly, a phrase that Cameron himself used). Immigration had been over-stressed in the 2005 election, so the leadership went to the other extreme, and minimised mention of it.
Then, in the summer of 2007, came David Willetts’s speech on grammar schools. It helped to propel Cameron into the very crisis that it took Osborne’s tax-cutting speech to extract him from. Once in government, the uber-modernisers carried on where they left off in opposition. There are arguments for and against same-sex marriage. (I am opposed.) But whatever the merits of the case, it could scarcely have been handled worse than the Conservative leadership handled it – as the Prime Minister has as good as admitted. In today’s Guardian, Ryan Shorthouse of Bright Blue concedes that the uber-modernisers “made mistakes by allowing themselves to be depicted as obsessed with metropolitan issues. ‘We’re now being pigeonholed into just caring about and being obsessed with metropolitan issues like gay marriage and green issues,” he said. (See also his Independent piece.)
Shorthouse, who the paper makes a point of saying, “is close to [Andrew] Cooper” (Cameron’s recently departed director of strategy), is right to say that there must be more to the Conservatives than opposition to immigration and welfare. We’re scarcely likely to say otherwise: a balanced conservatism had been the leitmotif of this site since Tim Montgomerie first set it up. I want to see a conservatism for Bolton West that will appeal to the no-nonsense voters in the northern and midlands marginals that we must win in 2015. That means homes, jobs and savings for all – more housebuilding on public land as well as the welfare cap, for example; more cuts in jobs taxes as well as tougher border controls. It means groups of Tory candidates fighting on more local manifestos and putting their areas first; a rise in the NI threshold; more nuclear power stations; English votes for English laws, perhaps a cut in fuel duty.
Maybe policies such as these will crop up in the “liberal Conservative manifesto” that Bright Blue is to publish in the spring: we shall see. (A declaration of interest: I am writing for it on gaining more ethnic minority votes and support.) But if such a programme is to have any cut-through with Party members, those who are shaping it will have to learn from the past, and fast. The uber-modernisers should face up to the fact that if they have been “pigeonholed” as “obsessed with metropolitan issues”, it is largely their fault, and admit that the widening and deepening of the Party’s electoral support are not mutually exclusive objectives – unless one wants to act as a recruiting-sergeant for UKIP.
In short, they could do worse than show a little bit of love for the institution that they are actually trying to help – and that includes the Party’s activist base. Otherwise they might as well observe Attlee’s famous period of silence, for all the good that complaining to the Guardian will do.
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Cellular Connected Industrial Machine Shipments to Grow at 43% CAGR till 2025
|In Press Release
|By Prachir Singh
ABB, Siemens, Mitsubishi Electric, Panasonic and Dürr to account for 34% of total cellular connected industrial automation machine shipments during 2018-25.
New Delhi, Hong Kong, Seoul, London, Beijing, San Diego, Buenos Aires – April 11, 2019
The global cellular connected industrial automation equipment market is expected to grow at 43% CAGR between 2018 and 2025, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s IoT Devices Tracker Service. Industrial automation machines include control systems like PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), servo motors, drives, CNC (Computer Numeric Control) machines, HMI (Human Machine Interface), robots, and others.
Key players in this industry include ABB, Siemens, and Panasonic. Other players included in the study are Dürr, FANUC Robotics, KUKA, Yaskawa, Mitsubishi Electric, Kawasaki, and Epson. These industrial automation and robotics OEMs have introduced embedded modules with several sensors using wireless cellular communication technology to remotely monitor the machine’s health and efficiency. Moreover, most of these companies have their own Industrial IoT (IIoT) platform. ABB Ability, Dürr’s ADAMOS (ADAptive Manufacturing Open Solutions), FANUC FIELD (FANUC Intelligent Edge Link & Drive System), Siemens’ MindSphere, and KUKA Connect are some of the examples.
In 2018, ABB had the highest market share, followed by Siemens and Panasonic. ABB has been the clear market leader due to an early mover advantage both in robotics and factory automation. Since 2007, ABB has delivered more than 40,000 robots with embedded connectivity. ABB is expected to expand its focus on the Robotics and Automation division since they have sold their 80% of Power Grids division to Hitachi. It has recently partnered with Ericsson to accelerate its industrial automation segment. It will do so by combining Ericsson’s 5G technology with its Industry 4.0 products. Siemens is also focusing on software solutions in addition to products for IIoT. Factory automation products such as PLC, CNC, and others dominate their product portfolio.
Exhibit 1. Cellular Connected Industrial Automation Machine Shipment Share in 2018
Commenting on the findings of the study, Senior Analyst, Prachir Singh said, “Industrial equipment firms are increasingly showcasing new use cases that enable high-level process control, maintenance systems, and automated factories. In addition, these firms are leveraging big-data analytics platforms to achieve operational efficiency and cost optimization. The advent of 5G will bring innovation in use cases particularly in robotics-related applications. The low latency network will enable quick command-control mechanism, and boost innovation in manufacturing processes. Robotics firms, especially Japanese, are targeting large-scale manufacturing firms, particularly in China, as the cost of labor continues to go up.”
Adding his perspective, Senior Analyst, Hanish Bhatia said, “Overall, the industrial automation and robotics industry is very keen on adopting IoT enabled equipment due to multiple benefits such predictive equipment maintenance, increasing production quality, and optimization. This results in a reduction in costs, increasing efficiency, and workplace safety. Due to these benefits, we expect the overall industrial landscape to readily adopt the IIoT equipment. However, cellular penetration will be higher only in mobile robots and remote factories. Stationary machines will continue to rely on wireline or Wi-Fi networks.”
Key IIoT specific developments in Industrial Equipment segment:
ABB has finalized acquisition of General Electric Industrial Solution (GEIS) division for US$2.6 Billion to expand its presence in North America.
KUKA’s joint venture with Midea group in China is expected to give a surge in its robotics division. KUKA has set very high targets to take up their production capacities to 75,000 robots per year in China by 2024.
FANUC has a huge presence in Chinese markets. It is expected to grow its robotics segment by expanding its presence in the automotive industry in addition to smartphone manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and food packaging industries.
Dürr is looking to expand its geographical reach to include South East Asia. Recently, Dürr has built a paint shop for VinFast in Haiphong, Vietnam with smart technologies for IIoT.
Yaskawa has setup Yaskawa Solution Factory at its Iruma Plant in Japan and will serve as a state-of-the-art IoT validation plant that will visualize manufacturing and operation status leveraging artificial intelligence (AI).
The comprehensive and in-depth report on “Global IoT Industrial Automation Equipment Forecast: 2018-2025” is a part of our Counterpoint’s IoT (Internet of Things) Service. This report is available for download here.
Counterpoint Technology Market Research is a global research firm specializing in Technology products in the TMT industry. It services major technology firms and financial firms with a mix of monthly reports, customized projects and detailed analysis of the mobile and technology markets. Its key analysts are experts in the industry with an average tenure of 13 years in the high-tech industry.
Industrial IoT IoT Robotics
Prachir Singh
Prachir is a Senior Research Analyst at Counterpoint Research based out of Gurgaon. In Counterpoint, he closely tracks mobile devices and ecosystem. He also tracks Emerging Tech Opportunities. He has 4+ years of experience in Management Consulting, providing strategical and operational insights to SMBs. He is an engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
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Elkhead Reservoir fishing tournament concludes in Moffat County
Gary Fry, from Hayden, fishes near shore while a ski boat recovers its skier in the background. Fry said he was "having a blast" fishing in the tournament.
A nine-day fishing tournament concluded at Elkhead Reservoir on Sunday afternoon and a few lucky anglers walked away with big prizes.
The tournament was hosted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and was part of an effort to reduce small mouth bass and northern pike populations in Elkhead Reservoir as part of the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program.
CPW Senior Aquatic Biologist for the Northwest Region, Sherman Hebein, said he absolutely viewed the tournament as a success, for multiple reasons.
“I don’t believe the success of this tournament can be metered solely on the number of fish harvested, because what we did is demonstrate the resolve, cooperativeness and the collaboration,” he said.
Hebein said the collaborative effort between CPW and the community has come a long way and the help of local anglers will still be important in moving forward.
Prizes were given out daily for biggest fish, smallest fish and most caught in a day. About 54 groups consisting of an estimated 150 individuals competed throughout the tournament.
As far as the big prizes go, Josh Hoff walked off with an inflatable pontoon boat for catching 159 small mouth bass over the course of the tournament, as did Lee Goodloe for catching nine northern pike.
Goodloe said he fished every day of the tournament. He was excited for the prize, but was beat after nine days of fishing.
“It’s awesome,” he said. “I feel tired.”
For a chance at the three top prizes — a 16-foot aluminum boat, a float tube with oars and a life jacket and a trolling motor — anglers had to catch a fish with an electronic tag to be entered in the drawing.
Only three fishermen caught tagged fish.
The third place winner was Samuel Newman, 18, whose smallmouth bass gained him entry to the final drawing. Newman’s grandfather, Gabriel Daigel, was holding out for the boat.
“He said I could use it all summer,” Gabriel joked.
But Newman was happy with the trolling motor and happy with his two days spent fishing on the reservoir.
“For one fish, it’s a really good prize,” he said. “The two days I came out were nice days, both of them.”
Second place was Mark Ybarra from Fort Collins who also caught a tagged-smallmouth bass.
Ybarra, who fished the tournament four days, said he already had plans for the float tube, starting immediately.
“I know three lakes right off the top of my head that I’m going to take this to,” he said.
Ybarra also said he was a big fan of the fishery Elkhead and he plans to be back.
“It’s definitely one of the gems,” he said. “I’ll tell my friends about it.”
The winner of the grand prize was, Tye Hammond, was not present for the drawing on Sunday afternoon.
The tournament ended in good spirits but the events surrounding Elkhead have been controversial for locals.
Hebein said he was willing to host the tournament and give away significant prizes because getting anglers involved in controlling the non-native smallmouth bass and northern pike population is an important part of the state’s involvement in the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program.
CPW originally suggested lowering the water level in the reservoir and poisoning it but that turned out to be unpopular and unfeasible.
Instead, the recovery program hopes to complete a $1.2 million project to install a net on the reservoir this fall to prevent the escapement of predatory nonnatives and work with local fisherman to improve the fishery.
But Hebein said for CPW to reach its goals, it is going to take the help of local anglers.
CPW will be stocking 20,000 large mouth bass as part of its effort to transition the fishery away from small mouth and northern Pike and Hebein said he would be recruiting fishermen to distribute the fish and help improve habitat.
Burt Clements, local angler, said he thinks the fishery can be improved with cooperation and he plans to help with stocking.
“It’s a great deal,” he said. “It’ll make things go down a little smoother with the locals.”
Other participants agreed that as long as some sort of fishery can be maintained at Elkhead, it would continue to draw anglers from all areas.
Hebein said the tournament will likely take place again next year.
“This is about promoting Craig, Colorado,” he said.
Contact Patrick Kelly at 970-875-1795 or Contact Patrick Kelly at 970-875-1795 or pkelly@CraigDailyPress.com or follow him on Twitter @M_PKelly.Contact Patrick Kelly at 970-875-1795 or pkelly@CraigDailyPress.com or follow him on Twitter @M_PKelly.
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The Best Beach Reads For Summer 2019
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Fill your beach bag (and stock up the beach house) with these new books from breakout writers and beloved best-selling authors. Because summer is all about the beach read.
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess
To buy: $18, amazon.com
The Last Book Party is a propulsive tale about aspiring writer Eve Rosen as she tries to break into the 1980s publishing industry in New York. In the midst of a complicated summer romance, Eve forges valuable relationships that help her move up in the literary world. As Eve discovers unsavory truths about the industry she adores, she is forced to discard her naïve illusions and find a voice of her own.
The Travelers by Regina Porter
Regina Porter’s character-driven debut tells the story of a cast of unique characters who face racial tension, heavy life choices and the many trials life has in store for them. From a father trying to make a meaningful connection with his son to two long lost half-brothers who reconnect at a crayon factory, the new book is a fresh standout.
A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell
Caroline seems to have it all. She's built a successful life and appears to have a perfect marriage. But underneath that veneer, things (of course) are not as they seem. When she suspects her husband of an affair, she pursues a young bartender from the wrong side of the tracks and what follows is an obsessive affair filled with lies and drama. Told from two different perspectives, A Stranger on the Beach will keep you reading—and guessing—from one end of your beach weekend to the other.
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Growing up black in the racially oppressive Jim Crow South of the early 1960s, Elwood Curtis is careful to stay out of trouble. But his entire life is turned upside down when an innocent mistake lands him in the Nickel Academy—a juvenile reformatory known for abuse. To get out alive, Elwood and a fellow student will make dangerous decisions that will change their lives (and history) for decades to come.
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Inspired by Wuthering Heights, You, Me, and the Sea tells the coming-of-age story of Merrow Shawe. Although Merrow’s childhood in a coastal Northern California town seems nothing short of idyllic, Merrow struggles beneath the surface with the mystery of her mother’s death and the unexplained harshness of her older brother, Bear. As if flipped by a rogue wave, Merrow’s life turns upside down when Amir, a young man from India, is brought to stay in her family’s home. As a romance begins between the two, threatening secrets come to light.
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COCA-COLA ENTERS THE PREMIUM SPIRITS ARENA BY LAUNCHING COCA-COLA SIGNATURE MIXERS
Specially formulated Coca-Cola recipes designed to mix with premium dark spirits
Four delicious flavours developed in collaboration with world renowned mixologists
Coca-Cola Signature Mixers marks the iconic brand’s first liquid collaboration in 134 years
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced a new milestone in its 134-year history by officially launching Coca-Cola Trademark into the mixers category, with the creation of Coca-Cola Signature Mixers – a range of four specially crafted drinks, designed to be mixed primarily with premium dark spirits.
Coca-Cola Signature Mixers builds on the brand’s longstanding reputation as the original, authentic mixer enjoyed across the world. The range is available to pubs, bars and restaurants in Great Britain from June.
Coca-Cola Signature Mixers draws on the craftsmanship, skill and passion that sits at the heart of the brand’s heritage – starting with founder and inventor, Dr. Pemberton in 1886. A global first, the iconic brand collaborated on its liquid by challenging a handful of the world’s leading bartenders to create a range of new taste experiences, with access to over 200 contemporary and traditional ingredients.
The range of premium colas are available in four distinctive cola flavours, created to provide a sophisticated accompaniment to dark spirits:
Coca-Cola Signature Mixers Smoky Notes by Max Venning contains Ylang Ylang, dried fruit and warm brown spices, with subtle hints of oak
Coca-Cola Signature Mixers Spicy Notes by Adriana Chia and Pippa Guy is mixed with lime, ginger and jalapenos to provide a fiery finish
Coca-Cola Signature Mixers Herbal Notes by Antonio Naranjo is blended with dill leaves, citrus and lemongrass for a refreshing taste
Coca-Cola Signature Mixers Woody Notes by Alex Lawrence has a tart citrus flavour provided by patchouli, yuzu and basil
We’ve also found that some of the range mix particularly well with some clear spirits e.g. Coca-Cola Signature Mixers Herbal Notes goes well with premium vodka and is one of our recommended serves.
Research shows that after a decade long ’ginaissance’, discerning drinkers are now exploring the mysterious world of dark spirits and are looking to mixologists to help them experiment with more complex flavour profiles.[1]
The collaborative project started back in March 2018, when a number of renowned mixologists were invited to attend a Coca-Cola curated workshop held at a secret location in London. The group set to work experimenting with numerous ingredients to create the most complex flavour compositions to enhance the original taste of Coca-Cola.
Inspired by the brand’s heritage, Coca-Cola Signature Mixers are served in a contemporary Hutchinson glass bottle – a silhouette that pre-dates the iconic Contour – first used by Coca-Cola in 1894 when product was bottled rather than served at a soda fountain. The 200ml glass bottles are ideal for instant mixing and each batch is stamped with the signature of its co-creator.
Cola is currently the number one mixer category in GB and this growth is driven by the premium segment[2], highlighting the opportunity for retailers to boost their sales with Coca-Cola Signature Mixers.
The launch will be backed by a marketing campaign spanning social media, digital and proximity OOH that will kick off with a takeover of the iconic Piccadilly sign. There will also be trade and consumer experiential activity at various events between June and December as well collaborations with mixologists and spirit brands. Training will be available to the licensed trade as well as back bar displays that hero the range and Hutchinson bottle, bespoke glassware and menus.
Simon Harrison, Vice President, Commercial Development at Coca-Cola European Partners GB, said: “Coca-Cola has always been part of cocktail culture and history, from the Cuba Libre of the 1900s to some of the world’s best cocktails today. Coca-Cola Signature Mixers marks an exciting new frontier for the Coca-Cola Trademark and a reflection of our ongoing commitment as a Total Beverage Company. By collaborating with experts, we believe that we have developed a totally innovative and unique product range for mixology that only Coca-Cola can do.
“There is no other brand or recipe that is more mysterious and iconic than Coca-Cola and we’re excited to be able to introduce this new and innovative product to the on-trade. We have started to see strong growth in dark spirits like whisk(e)y and rum[3] and a brand like Coca-Cola innovating in this segment with complex flavours and distinct pack design - in keeping with our heritage - will bring more interest and curiosity to an exciting sector.”
[1] The Future Laboratory Research commissioned by Coca-Cola
[2] IWSR Spirit Mix Derivative Vol Assessment 2018 – Total Channel GB
[3] IWSRSpirit Mix Derivative Vol Assessment 2018 - Forecast Vol Data CAGR 2013-17 – Total Channels GB
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Live: “Jana Balaya Kolambata” Protest March Today
The protest, organized by the Youth Wing of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) led by MP Namal Rajapaksa, agitated against the proposed ‘separatist constitution,’ selling of national assets, protecting those accused in the Central Bank bond scam, the exacting of political revenge, attacks on the Buddhist clergy, imprisonment of ‘war heroes’ and imposition of new taxes, and drew crowds from all parts of the country.
The event was headlined by the presence of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as well as all JO parliamentarians including those from the National Freedom Front and Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, SLPP representatives of local government bodies, and the ‘Group of 16’ who recently reneged from the government. Another notable attendee was the former president’s brother Gotabhaya Rajapaks, a man touted to be the presidential candidate of the SLPP.
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa stated that the demand was for a better and effective government which will also ensure national security. He endorsed the leadership of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa and laughed off leading questions regarding his political future.
The crowds filled all roads leading to the Lake House roundabout once the location was announced a little after 3 pm.
Spokespersons of the SLPP pointed out that the government had gone to great lengths to thwart the demonstration. A bus allegedly carrying persons planning to attend the demonstration was attacked in Badulla, which road construction work had been suddenly commenced in Nittambuwa causing heavy traffic and long delays along the Kandy-Colombo Road, a main artery along which crowds were to arrive from the Central and North Western Provinces.
Anticipating unruly behavior, security was tightened at Temple Trees, the President’s House and the Court Complex. The organizers however insisted that it was to be a peaceful demonstration.
Milinda Rajapaksha, CMC Member (SLPP) and spokesperson of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, tweeted at 7.30 pm that a ‘sathyakriyawa’ will be held at the Lake House roundabout. Mahinda Rajapaksa, addressing the crowds said that the protest will continue until tomorrow morning.
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Tamil from the north / September 7, 2018
Gamaya bugger, his gamaya brothers and low class coolies are going to govern this country. Good elect this goon and lets see what happens. Champa will open brothel franchises everywhere. Sumanaya will open up toilet cleaning franchises everywhere…………….oh well we will have a clean country with a lot of entertainment. Great!!!!!
chiv / September 7, 2018
Edwin Aiya I really had a good laugh reading your comments.( the number game was hilarious) Thanks buddy, you made my day which otherwise would have been mundane.
edwin rodrigo / September 7, 2018
Thanks, Chiv. I am glad that the overpowering smell of shit did not keep you from reading my comments.
Laws of Nature: Guys, on the 6th I stated a Law of nature just as true as Newton’s Laws of motion, namely that, When they gotta go – they gotta GO.. And that is exactly what happened. They marched in buses, trains and the rich in SUV’s. But while they were coming they were already going or at least going was top most in their minds – thanks to the Aralu.
So from the start each one of them was also going in anyway they can and in any place they could find. The SUV guys were coming and going in top star class hotels while the others were going in every nook and cranny.
It was not a pretty sight, I am telling you.
The main thing however is that they finally went, leaving their shit uncollected and stinking to high heaven.
wannihami / September 8, 2018
Breaking News: Some of the September 5th protesters were allegedly intentionally poisoned by goons of the UNP, if that is true I feel sorry for the UNP members, to stoop to such lowly acts they must be certain of Rajapaksha’s return. And Edwin Rodrigo mate be careful what goes around comes around.
Aralu Theory: Wannihami, Thanks for the warning, which I assume is a friendly one.
I standby my Aralu theory. It is only a theory to explain the confusion about the numbers. Surely you do not blame Newton or his Theory of Gravitation, when some one is injured by a falling coconut, even if the coconut is dropped purposely by a someone up in the tree.
There is a saying that one would not build a house in a cemetery if one were afraid of ghosts. So I reiterate my Aralu theory without any fear.. However, the idea was not an original one but one that I got from a folk story.
I will relate that in a later comment.
Native Vedda / September 8, 2018
wannihami
The September 5th protesters (wannabe b***s carriers, rent a mob,… ) would have consumed anything that was a freebie imported from the moon.
This could be another myth worth pursuing.
The Aralu Story: Here is the much awaited Aralu (Terminalia chebula) story. Once upon a time in a land called Lankadeepa, a numerically superior army of invaders surrounded the small fortress where the local King was known to be with his soldiers. Seeing the huge army, the local soldiers lost all hope and wanted to desert the army.
Finally, unable to decide on a suitable course of action, the King asked for ideas and someone suggested consulting the Aralu Veda, known by that name because he always prescribed Aralu for any problem. It was a desperate move but the only one available and the King sent for the Aralu Veda. Not surprisingly, he prescribed that Aralu be given to all the soldiers and this was done.
By about 2 AM next day, the spotters of the invading army could see hundreds of soldiers moving out of the fort with Hulu Eli (Burning torches made of coconut leaves). They waited in line at the toilets and went back after completing the job. Of course, the spotters were unaware of the Aralu factor that amplified the apparent number of soldiers by at least 10.
The spotters called their Captain, who in turn called his General who in turn sent for their King. When asked what was going on, the General answered that the number of soldiers in the Fort were at least 10 times more than their initial estimates. The King, seeing it with his own eyes, said, “Oh My God! If they have so many soldiers there is no way we can win. Start decamping’.
By morning there was no sign of the invaders.
To all who carry the torch to Yahapals, if the latter poisoned the protesters you all should be ashamed of being the cheer leaders for such a cowardly, desperate, group of people.
Breaking news: The contaminated milk has been sent to a highly reliable analysis company, who can not only analyze the milk but also check finger prints. Hold your breath mates.
Tell them to look for hoof marks. After all it was cow’s milk and even cows would not have liked the way Mahinda and the clan were screwing around when he was in power.
Milk contaminated with Arrack. Finger prints of JO.
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Che Guvera / September 9, 2018
However much unorganized the protest was, there was a sufficient crowd present. Govt. says it was less than 5000. Po. Pe. estimates it is more than 2 laks. My estimation is it is about 100,000. This is mainly the results of the efforts of Namal Rajapakse. Other Rajapashas although participated are only passive observers of the event. The present govt. should take the message seriously without ridiculing the protest and do something to prop up its popularity. The undisciplined nature of the crowd itself is a grave warning to the govt. or the State.
K.Pillai / September 11, 2018
How many protestors from N&E? In bus loads?
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Justin Amash says the U.S. wasn't 'validly' in Paris climate agreement
The congressman held a town hall in Battle Creek just a few hours after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw.
Justin Amash says the U.S. wasn't 'validly' in Paris climate agreement The congressman held a town hall in Battle Creek just a few hours after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw. Check out this story on coloradoan.com: http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/local/2017/06/02/justin-amash-says-u-s-wasnt-validly-paris-climate-agreement/364616001/
Jennifer Bowman, Battle Creek Enquirer Published 7:41 a.m. MT June 2, 2017
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, took questions from constituents for two hours during his town hall Thursday in Battle Creek.(Photo: Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer)
Hours after President Donald Trump officially announced withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Congressman Justin Amash told a crowd of constituents at his Battle Creek town hall he believed the U.S. never "validly" was in the climate accord.
"We were never in it because the Senate didn't ratify it," Amash, R-Cascade Township, said.
The congressman met with constituents Thursday, taking questions for two hours. Earlier in the day, Trump began the process of withdrawing from the climate deal, arguing it submitted the U.S. to unfair environmental standards.
Trump said he wanted to renegotiate the agreement, which former president Barack Obama joined nearly two years ago.
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash spoke witth constituents Thursday, June 1. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
Amash, responding to a question from a town hall attendee, said Thursday that while other countries took the agreement to their legislative bodies, Obama unilaterally signed the U.S. into the accord.
"We are not validly in the agreement so pulling out of the agreement is almost nonsensical," Amash said.
Enjoyed tonight's town hall in Battle Creek. Excellent questions and helpful comments. I'll take your ideas and concerns back to Washington. pic.twitter.com/vqvAGTFcgD
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 2, 2017
Under the terms of the international agreement to reduce greenhouse gases, the earliest a nation can formally withdraw is November 2020 — the same month Trump faces re-election. But because the greenhouse gas reduction targets are largely voluntary, Trump said he would immediately "cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris Accord."
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Amash called the agreement vague and "loosey-goosey."
"In many ways it looks like it's for appearances and not for actual function," Amash said. "You have a lot of things developing countries must do but it's pretty undefined, and there's things developed countries must do, but again, it's pretty undefined."
Amash said the U.S. can be a leader but such an agreement should be debated and voted on by the Senate.
Thursday marked the third time Amash held a town hall this year in the Battle Creek area.
Amash holds Battle Creek town hall
Carl Gibson raises concerns about President Donald Trump during U.S. Rep. Justin Amash's town hall Thursday in Battle Creek. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash during his town hall Thursday in Battle Creek. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, took questions from constituents for two hours during his town hall Thursday in Battle Creek. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
Battle Creek resident Don Bradstreet reads a statement he prepared during U.S. Rep. Justin Amash's town hall Thursday in Battle Creek. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash listens to questions from constituents during his Battle Creek town hall Thursday. The congressman has regularly held meetings in his district, often being met with contentious crowds. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
Battle Creek resident Marcie Telfer asks U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, a question during the congressman's town hall Thursday. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
About 100 people gathered at the Kool Family Community Center, 200 W. Michigan Ave., for U.S. Rep. Justin Amash's town hall. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
A sign is held at U.S. Rep. Justin Amash's latest town hall in Battle Creek. The meeting was held Thursday at the Kool Family Community Center, 200 W. Michigan Ave. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, spoke with constituents for two hours during his town hall Thursday in Battle Creek. Jennifer Bowman/The Enquirer
USA Today contributed to this report. Contact government reporter Jennifer Bowman at 269-966-0589 or jbowman@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow her on Twitter: @jenn_bowman. Listen to the podcast she co-hosts, The Jump Page, at soundcloud.com/thejumppage.
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Buffs school spirit: Paint your face and run…
Buffs school spirit: Paint your face and run with an ungulate
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Duuude, look at that glorious Vader-Viking-Buff helmet. This Buff wins the Best Headgear of the Game award. But someone will figure out a way to top this. Will it be you?
Who has spirit? Yes, we do! Thousands of dollars in fines' worth of spirit, in fact.
CU's Ralphie handlers are a well-oiled, elite squad of buffalo whisperers. Only the best of the BEST of the best should even THINK about tryouts.
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CU Buffs fans are so spirited, it actually cost the university money last year.
Excited spectators rushed the field during the last football season, causing CU to face at least $25,000 fines under a new rule created especially for Buffs.
The first offense for rushing the field in the first minute after a game ends is $25,000, the second is $50,000 and the third is 100,000.
So unless you want to see your parents’ hard-earned tuition dollars going to pay for your five minutes of fun after a football game, here are some other options to express your school spirit.
The C-Unit
The C-Unit is like a giant, undulating Trojan Magnum condom wrapper — full of bluster and decked out in black and gold.
Much like a condom with a boastful name, black and gold doesn’t always mean someone has game.
But the Buffs’ had game this year, rising from the overly expensive underground wine cellar of the Pac-12 to playing in the championships. Er, where they lost, but still.
Taylor Thomas, a senior studying computer science engineering, has taken on the Sisyphean task of encouraging CU students to go to sports games and, more importantly, she coordinates the card stunts.
Card stunts are when whole sections of the stadium flips over a giant card and the full effect is a phrase or design.
Thomas said she was very proud of the most successful card stunts during the past football season — when scores of students spelled out #TheRiseIsReal to denote the Buffs’ rise from the aforementioned cellar of their conference.
Joining the C-Unit is easy and relatively cheap.
All you have to do is go find something black or gold and show up to games. If you want to go all out, hit up the C-Unit Facebook page at Facebook.com/folsomfrenzy to coordinate card stunts, chest paintings and more.
Thomas said students get very creative.
“I see students at Michael’s all the time getting fabric to create costumes. One day, we dressed up as priests against ASU, and another time we all wore Moses costumes,” Thomas said. “It’s to tease the other team and distract them a little bit — you know, be a little rowdy and catch the other team off guard.”
Ralphie handlers
If you thought running beside a live buffalo in front of a rabid, screaming audience would be an easy way to flesh out your extracurricular resume, think again (and also, like, maybe calm down a little bit).
John Graves, the program manager for the Ralphie live mascot program, said each handler puts in about 30 hours per week year-round, without pay.
The handlers build up their strength and conditioning, do practices with Ralphie and perform basic buffalo care for her. Yes, Ralphie is a her. It’s 2017 — get with the times, man.
Five handlers run with Ralphie per game — two on each side and one at the back to control her speed. Ten other people make sure the path is clear and no objects (or stupid freshmen) are in the way.
Graves said the position of Ralphie handler is coveted.
“We replace handlers as they graduate, and this year there are only three seniors graduating, so we’re looking to take three, and typically between 50 and 70 people apply each year and try out. Most years, it’s very competitive, and this year it’s very, very competitive to get one of those three spots.”
What are Ralphie handler tryouts? If you were picturing a Gladiator-style standoff in front of the entire school like I was, we are both going to be sorely disappointed.
Graves and his team review all the applications and have everyone come out for speed trials, which are three timed 100-yard sprints. Then, all the applicants are invited to a spring football game to see what the handlers do on a game day to prepare.
Once the field is narrowed down to about 15 applicants, wannabe Ralphie handlers still must pass the in-person interview with coaches and the outgoing seniors.
Think you have what it takes? Go get started with an application at bit.ly/2gW0Ha8.
Karen Antonacci: twitter.com/ktonacci
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Valley Echo once again offering free online content
The Valley Echo is revving up its digital presence. Black Press recently removed the paywall from the paper’s website.
Steve Hubrecht
The Valley Echo is revving up its digital presence. Black Press, the company that publishes The Echo, recently removed the paywall from the paper’s website.
Online Valley Echo content is now available to everybody everywhere, allowing residents, visitors and those who haven’t lived here for years but who still like to keep tabs on the community, to keep a finger on the political pulse of the Columbia Valley.
“Black Press is proud to announce that the Valley Echo is no longer behind a paywall and will be available within the ColumbiaValley and beyond to keep readers informed of news and events,” said publisher Dean Midyette.
The paywall began in late spring 2012 and was in place for nearly five years before coming down last week.
The Valley Echo has been published since 1957, and is the Columbia Valley’s heritage paper and go-to source for the latest on the inner workings of municipal and regional governments as well as analysis of how provincial and national trends play out in the valley plus in-depth coverage of the Columbia Valley Rockies Junior B KIJHL hockey team.
Paywalls at several other neighbouring Black Press newspapers in the Kootenay region have also been taken down and online browsers can now freely jump from The Valley Echo to the Golden Star, Cranbrook Townsman, Kimberley Bulletin, CrestonValley Advance and others.
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Athlete Advance – Vancouver
By Canadian Sport Institute Pacific 08/04/2018
Registration and further information coming this November
Athlete Advance – Victoria
Canadian Sport School Information Night
Are you a talented, hardworking, and motivated young athlete driven to represent Canada at the highest level of competition? The Canadian Sport School is designed to support the most dedicated individuals who strive to find daily balance through the pursuit of excellence in the classroom, in their sport, and in the community. All interested applicants…
Mental Performance: Sport Life Balance? (Workshop)
As a high performance athlete or coach, you have a busy schedule and it can be challenging to find time to dedicate to areas outside of sport. This can be a tough situation to navigate as we often feel pressure to give sport and life equal attention. You might find yourself wondering, can sport life…
2017 SPIN Summit
The SPort INnovation (SPIN) Summit is Canada’s leading edge symposium for professional development and networking in the areas of applied sport science, sports medicine, and innovation. This annual conference combines experts from around the globe to build knowledge and tools, for future Olympic and Paralympic sport success through technological and scientific research. The 12th annual…
Mental Performance: Sport Life Balance? (Webinar)
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Helps Team BC Reach New Heights
Athlete Coach News, Canadian Sport System News, Press ReleasesBy Canadian Sport Institute Pacific 18/08/2017
VANCOUVER – The Team BC delegation of 354 athletes, 52 coaches, 22 mission staff and 27 managers and technical support staff garnered a record 146 medals at the 2017 Canada Games that concluded Sunday in Winnipeg and two-thirds of those podium berths were recorded by athletes registered with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific or an…
RBC Training Ground Earns Top Honours at Sponsorship Marketing Awards
Institute FeaturesBy Canadian Sport Institute Pacific 20/04/2017
The Sponsorship Marketing Council Canada (SMCC) announced the recipients of the 2017 Sponsorship Marketing Awards (SMAs) at the awards ceremony held yesterday in Toronto. The annual awards event honours top tier properties, brands and companies who have positively shifted the landscape of sponsorship marketing through not only meaningful connections with communities across Canada, but also…
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Mourns the Loss of Bill Thomson
Athlete Coach NewsBy Canadian Sport Institute Pacific 09/03/2017
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Bill Thomson, ChPC, a true visionary in our Canadian sport community who played a pivotal role in the growth and formalization of coaching in Canada. As the inaugural Chairman of Canada’s first National Coaching Institute (NCI) in Victoria, B.C., Bill mentored more than…
Registration Opens for Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s International Coaching School
Athlete Coach News, Press ReleasesBy Canadian Sport Institute Pacific 08/03/2017
Victoria, BC – The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific has launched registration for the 2017 International Coaching School, an annual event with educational opportunities for high performance coaches. The International Coaching School is set to take place from May 27 to June 3 at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Victoria campus, located at the Pacific Institute…
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SPSS Request: Strength & Conditioning: Force-Velocity Profiling to Inform Programming
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PODIUMCAST Request: Athlete Interview with Nate RiechAthlete Interview with Nate Riech, World-Record Holding Para-Athlete
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PODIUMCAST Request: Athlete Interview with Ellen Pennock, National Team Triathlete and Sharleen Hoar, Mental Performance Consultant
SPSS Request: Strength & Conditioning: Force-Velocity Profiling Using New Technologies
PODIUMCAST Request: Coach interview with Brittany Waters
One of the best ways to learn in sport is to hear the stories and lessons from the athletes that came before. Brittany Waters represented Canada over a ten year career on both the women's rugby 15's team and the 7's team, bringing home world cup silver medals in each world cup event.
Listen to Brittany's anecdotes and personal points of view from an athlete that went as far as she could go in her sport. Brittany is now taking her experience as an athlete and transferring her skills into becoming a very successful coach for the University of Victoria; also hear how her experience as an athlete has helped to shape her coaching philosophies and what she looks for in her current athletes.
PODIUMCAST Request: Athlete interview with Caileigh Filmer
Check out the live Athlete interview with Caileigh Filmer, World Champion Rower
PODIUMCAST Request: Athlete interview with Riley Pickrell
Riley Pickrell is a track and road cyclist based in Victoria, BC. Riley is a high school student at Claremont Secondary School as well as at the Canadian Sport School in his grade 12 year.
Over the past 4 years, Riley has competed in five age group National Championships, winning a total of 36 national medals on the road and track. This past summer Riley competed at the Tour De L'Abitibi, a Junior World Cup Stage Race and the Junior Track Cycling World Championships. At the Tour De L'Abitibi Riley Competed for team Canada winning 3 stages and 2 additional podiums. A month later at Junior Worlds, Riley finished the Scratch race in 4th.
Riley shares his ideologies on school balance, the training and social benefits of the Canadian Sport School, an individual’s "happy place" and the personal gains found from selflessness training.
PODIUMCAST Request: Athlete interview with Harry Jones
Harry Jones plays for the National Rugby 7’s team. He captained Canada’s team at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in Japan. He also competed for Canada at the Under-17 and Under-19 levels while also playing in the Canadian Rugby Championship for the BC Bears.
Harry is an extremely consistent player on Canada’s Men’s Sevens Team and played in all 10 tournaments during the 2017-2018 season before competing at the Commonwealth Games.
Harry and the National 7’s Rugby Team are currently training for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics’.
In this Athlete Interview, Harry discusses being in a leadership position on a high performance team, the balances of being an athlete and thinking about the future after sport, and what it’s like battling with injuries during season and overcoming not only the physical aspect of being injured but the mental battle too.
PODIUMCAST Request: Athlete interview with Celina Toth
Celina Toth began diving at the age of 12 after retiring from gymnastics. Her transition from one sport to the next occurred in only a handful of days – she quickly found herself at the pool five times a week.
A national team member for the last decade, Toth won her first international medal in 2015, when she finished 3rd in the 10m at the FINA Grand Prix in Madrid. Since then, the Ontario native contributed in qualifying a second Rio 2016 Olympic berth for the country when she finished 4th in the semifinal and wrote her ticket to the final. Recently, Celina won her first International win on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit in Germany.
In this Athlete Interview, Celina opens up about her experience as an athlete in a judging sport- battling with body image, mental health issues, and seeking support from external sources as well as internal reflecting and self improvement techniques. Join Kendra and Celina as they discuss openly and honestly about some mental health difficulties associated with being a high performance athlete as well as every day life struggles with self image.
PODIUMCAST Request: Athlete interview with Hayato Sato
Hayato has been involved with the sport for 8 seasons now, with my roots starting in Coquitlam. Growing up, he saw his brother curling, and watched him play the sport and being able to travel all across B.C. competing in various events. This got Hayato interested in curling and he decided to give it a try. He became a member of the Coquitlam Curling Club, where he was able to meet various athletes, coaches, and parents who all loved the sport.
- Under 21 Provincial Silver (2018) and Bronze (2019) Medallists
- Under 18 Provincial Champions (2018) and Silver Medalists (2019)
- Canada Winter Games Gold Medallists (2019)
PODIUMCAST Request: Interview with Darci Nyal, Owner & Yoga Teacher at Yoga Lab Westshore
SPCC 2019 - ADVANCED PRACTICE PLANNING
ADVANCED PRACTICE PLANNING
PISE – 329A/B
Wednesday, May 29th – 8:00am-12:30pm
Note: Performance Planning is a recommended pre-requisite for this module
For individual training sessions to effectively contribute to the overall objectives of an annual training plan, a coach must understand the outcome of each training session and how their cumulative effects will contribute to athletic development. The Advanced Practice Planning module examines the impact of daily training sequencing and the manipulations that can affect training outcomes.
After completing this module, coaches will be able to:
Identify the factors that affect practice planning.
Ensure that practice plans are consistent with the microcycles and phases of which they are part.
Sequence exercises in a practice so that their order is consistent with the research on sequencing.
Develop a plan for training athletic abilities over a microcycle.
Develop a plan for training technical and tactical abilities over a microcycle.
Develop a plan for a microcycle that helps athletes taper before a competition.
Speaker Series on Demand: Podiumcast
The CSI Pacific PodiumCast is a collection of one-on-one interviews between our Athlete Coach Services team and a variety of high performance athletes, coaches, and support personnel.
Listen to each and learn from Canada’s best as they share their wisdom and sport experience with the intention of passing on their expertise and guiding the next generation of great Canadian talent.
Speaker Series on Demand: Certificate Programs
Think you have learned enough in one of our subjects to show your expertise? Earn a Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Sport Education Certificate by completing all requirements listed!
1. Watch the designated presentations for your course
2. Take the follow-up tests and a earn a grade of 100% on each (you will receive an electronic completion certificate whence you have passed)
3. Submit the required completion certificates to Drew Todd, Athlete Services Lead (dtodd@csipacific.ca)
Speaker Series on Demand: Mini-Series
Occasionally, CSI Pacific plans individual presentations that build on one another creating a mini-series in a particular subject that allows the speaker to go deeper on the topic.
Watch all four parts in our two currently offered mini-series: Mental Performance and Nutrition.
Speaker Series on Demand: Presentations
The Sport Performance Speaker Series offers numerous workshops, webinars, and education events throughout the year. Where possible, presentations are recorded and repurposed for additional engagement on-demand.
Here you will find more than 50 such presentations, across eight high performance disciplines, to help educate and support elite athlete development.
SPSS Request: Nutrition: Competition Phase
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Nutrition: Competition Phase
In this session, athletes will start to plan out their individual competition needs, based on what a competition schedule looks like for their sport. This session will also look at situations where athletes are travelling to competition, or where there may be a lack of access to familiar foods, and how best to adapt their competition nutrition plan.
Genevieve Masson works as a Sport Dietitian at Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, supporting elite athletes from a variety of sports including: freestyle skiing, ski cross, snowboarding, luge, cross-country skiing, biathlon, wrestling and softball. Gen enjoys helping the athletes perform at their best through nutrition-based interventions and research.
Gen Masson, Performance Dietitian
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Competition Phase: Performance On Demand - Any Time, Any Place, Any Conditions
SPCC 2019 - PREVENTION AND RECOVERY
PREVENTION AND RECOVERY
Friday, May 31st – 9:00am-5:00pm
After taking this workshop, coaches will have the knowledge needed to:
Identify common injuries in their sport and develop appropriate prevention and recovery strategies to keep their athletes injury-free during training and competition.
Offer valuable information and guidance on hydration, nutrition, and sleep as they relate to injury prevention.
Choose skills and drills that help athletes perform appropriate warm-ups and cool-downs.
Develop functional evaluations for an athlete’s return to play.
Implement recovery and regeneration techniques to help an athlete maintain or return to optimal performance post-injury.
SPCC 2019 - PSYCHOLOGY OF PERFORMANCE
PSYCHOLOGY OF PERFORMANCE
Thursday, May 30st – 8:00am-5:00pm
Completing this workshop will allow coaches to:
Help athletes learn to manage distractions and use visualization techniques to prepare themselves technically and tactically for training and competition.
Learn how to work with athletes or teams to identify performance and process goals related to their ability to focus on performance.
Learn debriefing skills that can be used to help athletes assess their performance in both training and competition.
SPCC 2019 - LEADING DRUG-FREE SPORT
LEADING DRUG-FREE SPORT
Wednesday, May 29th – 1:00pm-4:30pm
After taking this module, coaches will be able to:
Fully understand and explain the consequences of using banned substances in sport.
Educate athletes about drug-testing protocols at major competitions.
Encourage athletes to safeguard their sport values and take greater responsibility for their personal actions.
Apply the NCCP Ethical Decision-Making Model to their coaching as it relates to keeping their sport and athletes drug-free.
SPCC 2019 - MANAGE A SPORT PROGRAM
MANAGE A SPORT PROGRAM
As coaches begin to take on more responsibility, they are expected to plan and execute tasks that go beyond the delivery of daily training and the management of the daily training environment. The Manage a Sport Program module provides coaches with the opportunity to plan and interact with program budgeting, setting staff and team expectations, arranging team travel, building athlete agreements, and reporting on athlete/team progress. This module is perfect for any club head coach, provincial team coach, aspiring team manager, or technical administrator.
Manage administrative aspects of the program and oversee logistics.
Manage staff’s roles and responsibilities.
Manage camp and tournament finances and travel.
Report on athlete progress throughout program.
SPCC 2019 - DEVELOPING ATHLETIC ABILITIES
DEVELOPING ATHLETIC ABILITIES
Monday, May 27th – 1:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday, May 28th – 8:00am-5:00pm
After completing this module, coaches will:
Be able to implement general and sport-specific training protocols and methods to effectively develop or maintain the athletic abilities necessary for their sport.
Know how to apply training principles and variables to training methods that build fitness, endurance, strength, speed, and sport-specific conditioning.
Be able to select and adapt testing and training protocols.
*Includes two-hour online pre-workshop session.
SPCC 2019 - PERFORMANCE PLANNING
PERFORMANCE PLANNING
In order to achieve peak performance, an athlete’s training program needs to be periodized according to the demands of their sport as well as their individual development needs. The Performance Planning module allows coaches to reflect on the structure of a yearly plan and appropriately sequence training and development priorities so as to achieve peak performance.
Perform a thorough analysis of the demands of their athletes’ sport at the elite (high performance) level.
Outline a program structure based on training and competition opportunities.
Identify appropriate measures for promoting athlete development within their own program.
Integrate yearly training priorities into their own program.
Organize and sequence training priorities and objectives on a weekly basis to optimize adaptations.
Evaluate the ability of their athletes/team to perform up to their potential in competition.
SPCC 2019 - COACHING AND LEADING EFFECTIVELY
COACHING AND LEADING EFFECTIVELY
Sunday, May 26th – 9:00am-4:00pm
Monday, May 27th – 8:00am-11:30pm
This module gives coaches the skills needed to:
Promote a positive image of sport, and model it to athletes and those supporting their performance.
Deliver clear messages and explanations when communicating with athletes and their supporters.
Identify opportunities to interact with all athletes and use feedback to improve and correct performance and behaviour.
SPCC 2019 - MANAGING CONFLICT
MANAGING CONFLICT
Saturday, May 25th – 12:30pm-5:30pm
This module will allow coaches to:
Identify common sources of conflict in sport.
Determine which individuals or groups are most likely to find themselves in situations involving conflict.
Learn important skills that will help coaches prevent and solve conflict resulting from misinformation, miscommunication, or misunderstanding.
Develop skills that will empower you to listen and speak effectively in conflict situations while maintaining positive relationships with athletes, parents, officials, and other coaches.
SPCC 2019 - MAKE ETHICAL DECISIONS
MAKE ETHICAL DECISIONS
Saturday, May 25th – 8:30am-12:00pm
By successfully completing this workshop, coaches will be fully equipped to handle virtually any ethical situation with confidence and surety. MED is one of the NCCP’s cornerstone workshops, and leaves coaches with no doubt as to what to do when the going gets tough.
Upon completing this module, coaches will be able to:
Analyze a challenging situation and determine if it has moral, legal, or ethical implications.
Apply the NCCP Ethical Decision-Making Model to properly respond to each situation in a way that is consistent with the NCCP Code of Ethics.
*Optional for completion of Sport Performance Coaching Certificate
Harry Jones
SPSS Request: Physiology: Anti-Doping Do's & Don'ts
SPSS Request: Nutrition: Series 3 - Preparatory Phase B: Supporting the Breakdown
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Specific Preparation Phase: Competition Planning and Objectives for Success by Design
Jo Irvine, Performance Dietitian
Joanna (Jo) Irvine, Registered Dietitian, obtained her undergraduate degree in nutrition from the UBC and is also a graduate of the specialized Sport Nutrition program from the International Olympic Committee. Over the past several years she has been working with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific providing nutrition support to a variety of teams including Canada Soccer, Cycling Canada, and Swimming Canada to help optimize athletes’ performance during both training and competition. Aside from her passion for work and drive to stay current with sport nutrition research, Jo enjoys being active and outdoors with her very energetic family.
Trent Stellingwerff, Director, Performance Solutions
Since 2011, Dr Trent Stellingwerff serves as the Director of Performance Solutions / Innovation & Research at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (Victoria, Canada).
In this role, he directs 15 different major research projects across different sport performance discipline areas, with 6 PhD to Master’s students involved. He is also the Director of Sport Science & Sports Medicine for Athletics Canada. His primary sport and research focus is via his physiology and nutrition expertise primarily to Canada’s National track and field team.
Prior to this, Trent was a senior scientist in Performance Nutrition for PowerBar at the Nestle Research Center (Lausanne Switzerland). Trent has more than 80 peer-reviewed scientific publications in the areas of exercise physiology, skeletal muscle metabolism and performance nutrition and supplementation. Furthermore, he has co-authored 7 book-chapters focusing on the role that nutrition can play in supporting elite athlete performance.
In 2010, Trent was a lead author and presenter for the IOC (International Olympic Committee) Consensus Meeting in Nutrition. Over the years, Trent has attended 3 Olympic Games, 4 Commonwealth Games and 5 World Championships.
Riley Pickrell
Riley Pickrell is a track and road cyclist based in Victoria, BC. Riley is a high school student at Claremont Secondary School as well as at the Canadian Sport School in his grade 12 year. Prior to competing in Cycling, Riley formerly competed recreationally in most seasonable sports including hockey, baseball, lacrosse, tennis, water and alpine skiing and short track speed skating. In 2011 Riley sailed with his family to New Zealand and back. After returning, Riley began competing in cycling.
Over the past 4 years, Riley has competed in five age group National Championships, winning a total of 36 national medals on the road and track. This past summer Riley competed at the Tour De L’Abitibi, a Junior World Cup Stage Race and the Junior Track Cycling World Championships. At the Tour De L’Abitibi Riley Competed for team Canada winning 3 stages and 2 additional podiums. A month later at Junior Worlds, Riley finished the Scratch race in 4th.
Riley shares his ideologies on school balance, the training and social benefits of the Canadian Sport School, an individual’s “happy place” and the personal gains found from selflessness training.
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: General Preparation: Establishing the Mental Performance Building Blocks
SPSS Request: Nutrition: Series 2 - Preparatory Phase: Supporting the volume and/or increased intensity
SPSS Request: Nutrition: Series 1 - Transition Phase: Off Season Nutrition
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Transition Phase: Debriefing and Decision-Making for Health, Wellness, and Performance
Anastasia Chomlack
Anastasia is passionate about storytelling, capturing moments and generously sharing her expertise with creatives and business owners as a partner, collaborator and mentor.
As an entrepreneur’s daughter, she’s often felt that business was in her blood and she feels lucky to have waded through a lot of creative confusion early in her career. Anastasia credits her decision to be the photographer she wanted to be, not the photographer she thought she had to be, with defining her authentic photography style and providing so much personal and professional fulfillment.
Later in her career, building a network of people with shared values and interests and being relentlessly loyal, generous and curios opened up a new passion in her for mentoring women. In 2016, she launched two new women-centered businesses.
In reflecting on your profession over the last 2 years of incredible growth, the same thought kept coming back; the thought that she could link the exact path of people and moments that moved her ahead in her career and life to actual experiences or meaningful conversations. Anastasia knew she wanted to pass that on. She wanted to talk and connect, inspire and encourage. With Anastasia Creative, she helps businesses create authentic content and tell fearless stories to connect them with the people who will appreciate their work the most. Talking about branding and values with anyone who will listen, is what inspires her the most.
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Being Intentional with Social Media to Influence & Boost Your Personal Brand
It’s likely you know at least one person who speaks in hashtags and live posts everything from their training to meal prep. It’s less common to find people actively using social media as a tool to boost their productivity, deepen their creativity, and enhance their careers.
Whether you spend all your time on social media, or avoid it altogether, you may be overlooking an effective tool to plan for success and connect with your community.
This workshop is designed to give you the tools to put Instagram to work for you whether you are a pro user or just need it broken down into simple steps.
We will cover everything from crafting your Instagram bio, to clarifying your visual values, and appealing to your prospective target market…. That is… after defining them.
YOUR INFLUENCE WILL SOAR WHEN THE FIRST PERSON YOU INFLUENCE IS YOU.
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Mental Performance: Competition Phase: Performance on Demand - Any Time, Any Place, Any Conditions
This session will focus on putting it all together when it matters … performance on demand. Mental performance strategies and concepts for tapering, travel, managing ‘threats’ to performance, and executing the competition plan will be addressed so to allow for ‘success by design’.
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Mental Performance: Specific Preparation Phase: Competition Planning & Objectives for Success By Design
This session will allow the athlete to refine the topics presented in the 2nd workshop (Establishing the Mental Performance Building Blocks). Establishing competition plans & objectives, combined with increasing specificity, complexity, and adversity in training will be explored in relation to helping the athlete refine their mental performance routines and abilities.
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Mental Performance: General Preparation Phase: Establishing the Mental Performance Building Blocks
This session will help the athlete identify the mental performance building blocks and create the blueprint to set the tone and course for the season to allow for ‘success by design’. Strategies around self-awareness, motivation, lifestyle management, injury & health management, focused & purposeful training, developing mental performance routines, and characteristics of excellence will be explored.
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Mental Performance: Transition Phase: Debriefing & Decision-Making for Health, Wellness, & Performance
This session will explore the challenges and strategies that athletes can face when moving into the off season, including reduced training loads, changes to daily routines, lack of structure & accountability, and involvement in other life / social activities. Strategies around debriefing and decision-making to maximize the benefit of the transition phase with health, wellness, and performance as part of the framework.
Bruce Pinel, Mental Performance Consultant
Bruce has worked as a mental performance consultant in a variety of contexts for over 20 years. Sport, Health & Injury Rehabilitation, Education, & Business.
Sport: Bruce has worked with teams and athletes ranging from Olympic / National to Provincial / Regional, and down to grass-roots local youth sport participants. Through this he has enjoyed being part of the fabric of success at all levels, and being a part of Team Canada at a variety of major events, including the Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games, and numerous World Championships and other international events.
With over 450 medal performances at international events by athletes he has supported, Bruce has an excellent background in helping athletes and teams excel and achieve optimal performance. Areas of focus include mental preparation routines, mental resiliency, team dynamics, injury management (mental performance perspective), performing under pressure, performance consistency, high-performance lifestyle routines, and athlete wellness.
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Live Coach interview with Brittany Waters
One of the best ways to learn in sport is to hear the stories and lessons from the athletes that came before. Brittany Waters represented Canada over a ten year career on both the women’s rugby 15’s team and the 7’s team, bringing home world cup silver medals in each world cup event.
Join us this July 26th at 6pm to hear anecdotes and personal points of view from an athlete that went as far as she could go in her sport. Brittany is now taking her experience as an athlete and transferring her skills into becoming a very successful coach for the University of Victoria; also hear how her experience as an athlete has helped to shape her coaching philosophies and what she looks for in her current athletes.
Do not miss this chance to learn from a very real experience!
Brittany Waters
Brittany Waters is the head coach of the University of Victoria (UVIC) Women’s Rugby Program. Brittany recently retired from the National Senior Women’s Team this past September after a ten year career with the program. Brittany has competed in five World Cups, including the 2013 7s World Cup and 2014 XVs World Cup where Canada earned silver medals.
Brittany first started playing rugby at UVIC in 2005 and played out her five years of eligibility there. She returned to UVIC in 2012 as an assistant coach while training with the centralized 7s program. In 2015 Brittany took over as head coach and has since helped lead the team in winning two CanWest Championships and a National 7s Championship.
Coaching at UVIC and playing rugby at the National level simultaneously for over three years has provided Brittany with a greater understanding of the athlete/coach dynamic. This experience has provided her a unique look at both the athlete and coach perspective, and has helped her to become a better athlete and coach.
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Nutrition: Prepatory Phase B: Supporting the breakdown – injury/immunity
With increased stress on the body comes the risk of illness and possibly injury. This session will focus on ways nutrition can help protect you and help with your recovery from injury or illness.
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Nutrition: Prepatory Phase A: Supporting the volume and/or increased intensity
This session will outline dietary strategies for athletes to help them match their increased training demands. The focus will look at adjusting carbohydrate, protein and antioxidant rich foods to maximize energy availability and training adaptations to support health and performance. Although this session will focus on food first solutions, discussion will look at situations where a tested sport supplement may be necessary
Sport Performance Speaker Series - Nutrition: Transition Phase: Off Season Nutrition
This session will explore the challenges that athletes can face when moving into the off season, when training load is significantly reduced. Nutrition strategies addressed will include periodizing nutrition, optimizing satiety, mindful eating practices, and recognizing hunger cues. Recommendations from this session can also be used during taper periods before competition.
Ashley Armstrong, Performance Dietitian, CSI Pacific
Ashley is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Specialists in Sport Dietetics, with a degree in Nutrition & Dietetics from Acadia University, and a Masters in Exercise and Sport Science from the University of Sydney, Australia. Over the past several years Ashley has been working at the Canadian Sport Institute in Victoria, working closely with the National Men’s and Women’s Rugby 7’s team as well as with Triathlon Canada and within the National Mountain Bike program through Cycling Canada.
Beyond the performance support she provides athletes, Ashley is dedicated to their short- and long-term health. While immersed in rugby, she took a keen interest in the role of nutrition on brain health and concussion recovery. She has developed post-concussion recovery protocols for both rugby players along with other high risk athletes. Ashley is currently involved in a research project alongside Texas Christian University examining the role of DHA in sub-concussion injury risk in elite men’s and women’s rugby players.
SPSS Request: Life Services: Taking Ownership of Your Personal Brand
Sean Hayes, professional skateboard coach
Born in Vancouver, Canada, Sean Hayes was a competitive ski racer in his early teens. He brought his love of sports to the streets, where he picked up a skateboard and landed his first sponsor at 16. Sean traveled the world competing and doing demonstrations, as well being featured in many magazine interviews and cover shots. His keen interest in sports led him to enroll in the Sports Science program at Douglas College while recovering from a surgery. During this time he also took on the role Team Manager for DC Shoes (canada).
An amazing opportunity was given to Sean when he was given the opportunity work for Plan B Skateboards, and he took his experience to California to manage the worlds most elite team of professional skateboarders. He worked with athletes such as Ryan Sheckler, Paul Rodriguez, Colin McKay and many more. His role expanded as he took more responsibilities, executing athlete, and brand marketing initiatives internationally.
In 2010 Sean left his role as Team Manager to focus on his ever growing passion for high-performance coaching. Since then the athletes he’s worked with have won X-Games gold medals (Ryan Sheckler), Dew Tour Championships (Ryan Decenzo), and broke the Guinness World Record for the highest ollie (Aldrin Garcia).
His experience with elite athletes, global marketing strategies, and a social media savvy complemented his transition into the literary world, where he wrote his first book Five Weeks in the Amazon, following a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Sean can now be found spending his time between British Columbia and California, coaching Canada’s top professional skateboarders as they pursue their dreams to be the best skateboarders they can be.
SPSS Request: Life Services: Navigating the NCAA: Recruitment, Commitment and Experience
Breanne Watson, Associate Director of Athletics, SFU
Breanne Watson is a former four-year letterwinner and four-year starter for the Washington Huskies…member of back-to-back NCAA Tournament teams as a junior and senior…ended her career with 861 career points, 492 rebounds…three-time Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention selection…tallied 36 career double-figure scoring games which ties for 26th in UW history…named MVP of two regular season tournaments in her career – the 2004 WBCA BTI Classic and the 2006 Basketball Travelers Husky Classic…averaged 10.0 points in all NCAA tournament games played…represented Canada at two World University Games in Daegu, South Korea (2003) and Izmir, Turkey (2005)…upon graduation from Washington, Watson went on to have a successful professional basketball career in Europe.
Currently, as Associate Athletic Director at Simon Fraser University, Breanne provides leadership to Canada’s only NCAA school. In this role Breanne oversees 30 full and part-time coaches, 17 varsity sports and 400+ student athletes – in addition to managing responsibilities for day to day operations, varsity budgets, event scheduling, presentation and team travel.
SPSS Request: Coaching: Welcome to HeadStart: Improve Performance / Prevent Injuries
SPSS Request: Life Services: Sport/Life Balance
SPSS Request: Physiology: Anti-Doping - Mistakes Can Happen and How We Can Avoid Them
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Goal Setting for Success in High Performance Sport and Life
Danelle Kabush, Mental Performance Consultant
Danelle holds a PhD in Social Psychology and an MA in Sport Psychology from The University of Ottawa, as well as BSc in Psychology and a BA in French from the University of Washington. For her doctorate, Danelle looked at how coaches and athletes communicate about training in endurance sport and how such communication affects athletes’ self-determined motivation.
For over a decade, Danelle has worked as mental performance consultant with several national sport teams via the Canadian Sport Institute – Calgary, and currently through the Canadian Sport Institute – Pacific. Along with teaching sport psychology part-time at Camosun College, Danelle works collaboratively with parents, individual athletes, teams and coaches on mental preparation strategies for optimal performance and wellness in sport.
As an athlete, Danelle grew up competing in soccer, basketball, volleyball, and track and field. She is a three-time Xterra World Championship Medalist, a former Professional Mountain Bike Racer and NCAA Division One Collegiate All-American in Track. During her off-road triathlon career Danelle competed for the Luna Pro Team between breaks to give birth to her now 10-year old daughter and 7-year old son. Competing into motherhood, Danelle has also been an advocate for mom’s to stay active and even competitive after having children.
In her spare time, Danelle enjoys blogging on topics related to motherhood, sport and performance psychology at www.danellekabush.com. She currently resides in Victoria BC, Canada.
SPSS Request: S&C: Strength & Conditioning for High Performance Athletes
Jennifer Joyce, Coach, Canadian Sport School
Currently In her fourth year as the Canadian Sport School Victoria Lead Coach, Jennifer has a strong coaching background that involves working with athletes at various levels: Youth, NCAA, CIS, Professional, and Olympic including a NCAA and World Champion. She has a BA from the University of California at Berkeley where she double-majored in American Studies and French while competing in NCAA Division I Track & Field. Her passion is working with high school and young elite athletes to help give them a strong foundation for success at the next level.
As a coach, Jennifer holds the following certifications: Strength & Conditioning (NSCA-CSCS), Olympic Weightlifting (NCCP & USAW), Sprints & Hurdles (NCCP), Run, Jump, Throw (NCCP), Fundamental Movement Skills (NCCP), Neurokinetic Therapy (Level 1), and Functional Movement Screen (FMS Levels 1 & 2).
Having retired from competition in 2012, Jennifer has represented Canada internationally in the hammer throw and is the 2006 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, a four-time Canadian Champion, and a two-time World Championship team member (2005, 2009). Additionally, Jennifer is a two-time NCAA All-American (2000, 2003) and the former Canadian record holder.
Jennifer brings a strong understanding of the high performance sport system and is very involved in athlete advocacy with experience serving on the IAAF Athlete Commission, Athletics Canada Board of Directors & Athlete Council, AthletesCAN Board of Directors, BC Athlete Voice Board of Directors, and Commonwealth Games Canada Athlete Council.
SPSS Request: Nutrition: Individual Fueling Needs and Meal Planning
Sharleen Hoar, Mental Performance Lead, CSI Pacific
Sharleen has been supporting elite and aspiring performers through her work as a mental performance consultant for 20 years. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from University of Waterloo and a Masters of Science in Applied Sport Psychology from University of Idaho before completing her Doctorate in Sport & Exercise Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Sharleen is a professional member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association.
Over the past six years Sharleen has been intimately involved with high performance sport through her work with national teams of cross country skiing, mountain biking (cross-country), rugby, swimming, triathlon and paratriathlon. She attended the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Pan American Games, and supported athletes and coaches through three Olympic Games including the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver (Canada) and Sochi (Russia), respectively, and 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
Sharleen is an adjunct professor with the University of Lethbridge. She actively publishes her research on self-regulation and emotion management as well as sport talent development. Sharleen’s commitment to practical and scientific understanding of the psychological foundations of performance excellence affords a cutting edge approach towards training athletes, coaches, and sport performance staff to achieve personal and performance excellence.
Ethan Carmichael Denum
Ethan Carmichael Denum, 19, of Coquitlam, BC, passed away surrounded by family and friends on Saturday January 7, 2017, after a year-long battle with cancer. As a baby, he was eager to make an appearance and entered the world seven weeks early on January 29, 1997, at Royal Columbian Hospital. He had a short, but meaningful and accomplished life. If he wasn’t at the pool playing or refereeing water polo, he could be found travelling the world with his family, playing his favourite video games, eating or cooking in someone’s kitchen, or filling screens with an endless number of witty posts on social media. Perhaps his most notable accomplishment was the network of good friends he nurtured, many of whom the Denums consider family. We will miss his extra big hugs, fierce loyalty, positive attitude, and his unlimited capacity to love – this, above all, was his greatest gift.
“Think of me as living in the hearts of those I touched. For nothing loved is ever lost and I have loved so much.”
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: HP Athlete Experience
Hear from some of Canada’s most experienced and successful high performance athletes, and how they got to the top of their sport. This course features presentations from Olympic, Paralympic, and World Champion athletes covering everything from dealing with sport/life balance to competing at an Olympic Games.
To obtain this certificate, score 100% on the following tests:
– Pursuing Excellence During and Beyond Your Sporting Career – Rob Fagan, Natalie O’Leary
– You’re a High Performance Athlete, Now What? – Andrea Burk, Natalie O’Leary, Chris Wong
– The Rio Recap Panel (Victoria) – Hilary Caldwell, Bianca Farella, Kristen Kit
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Mental Performance Concepts
This course provides an overview of some of the most common mental barriers, and how athletes and coaches can power through them. Covered are concepts such as motivation, anxiety, stress, and consistency and include strategies for using each to an athlete’s advantage.
– Optimizing Performance Consistency – Mandy March, Bruce Pinel
– The Evolution of Motivation for a Long, Satisfying Athletic Career – Danelle Kabush, Melanie McQuaid
– Managing Anxiety and Stress – Sean Duke, Bruce Pinel
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Applied Performance Recovery
This course teaches athletes and coaches the importance of recovery to the overall training program within high performance sport. The concept of recovery includes nutrition, rest (physical and mental), hydration, and sleep which are all presented in detail through the modules collected within the Applied Performance Recovery course.
– Competition Recovery Strategies – Hilary Caldwell, Liz Johnson
– Fueling in a Flash – Joanna Irvine
– Sleep Strategies for Success in Sport – Amy Bender
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Athlete Sponsorship
Securing financial support in most sports does not come easy. This course presents strategies and solutions for athletes to approach, connect, and close the deal with external organizations to help fund their athletic goals.
– How to Effectively Approach and Engage Sponsors – Chris Center, Erin Keam, Stan Rey
– Athlete Sponsorship – Vickie Saunders
– Building Your Brand and Securing Sponsorship with Social Media – Trevor Turnbull
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: Sport Medicine
Having a basic understanding of health in a high performance sport context is essential to athletic performance. The Sport Medicine course helps athletes stay fit and able to compete and train at their best by teaching athletes and coaches what they need to know to keep injury and illness at bay.
– Injury Prevention – Adam Kleeberger, Derek Vinge
– Medical Screening 101 – Julien Bahain, Paddy McCluskey
– Staying Healthy in the Winter for Athletes – Andre Lui
SPSS On-Demand Certificate: S&C 101
This course offers a collection of modules introducing athletes and coaches to the principles of Strength & Conditioning (S&C). Beginning with an overview of developing a S&C program and how it is applied to a high performance sport context, the course narrows into specific concepts such as periodization and physical testing.
– Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Gym – Adam Kleeberger
– Periodization: What It Is, and How It Wins Medals – John Abreu, Kit Wong
– Tips and Tricks for Testing Success – John Abreu
SPSS Request: Life Services: The Rio Recap Panel (Victoria)
SPSS Request: Life Services: The Rio Recap Panel (Vancouver)
SPSS Request: Life Services: Building Your Brand and Securing Sponsorship with Social Media
SPSS Request: Life Services: Athlete Sponsorship
SPSS Request: Life Services: Media Interview Tips for Athletes
SPSS Request: Life Services: Income Tax Preparation
SPSS Request: Life Services: You’re a High Performance Athlete… Now What?
SPSS Request: Life Services: How to Effectively Approach and Engage Sponsors
Natalie O'Leary, Game Plan Advisor
After spending 13 years as a competitive short track speed skater and seven years as a competitive soccer player, Natalie is no stranger to the world of high performance sport. In addition, she also has experience in the world of athlete career transitions. With a Master’s Degree in Athletic Counselling as well as several years of field and firsthand knowledge, Natalie brings a winning combination of personal passion and professional expertise to Game Plan.
Natalie’s (non-sport) career highlights thus far include her time as an Academic Coordinator at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts where she helped student-athletes develop and enhance the skills necessary for academic, athletic, and personal growth. On top of that, she was the Athletic Counsellor at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts where she specialized in performance enhancement, goal setting, stress management, focus, and mental preparation.
Building on those specialties, Natalie’s ‘Game Plan’ goal is to help educate athletes on the athletic performance benefits of career exploration while in sport. By encouraging a proactive approach to this crucial form of development, athletes working with Natalie have an opportunity to reduce outside distractions and concerns regarding ‘life after sport’ and experience an increase in confidence regarding transitions within and beyond sport.
Melissa Lacroix, Sport Physiologist, CSI Pacific
Melissa is a graduate of Mercyhurst University of Erie, Pennsylvania where she completed her Masters in Exercise Science and Athletic Therapy. While completing her Master’s, she led the Division I Mercyhurst University women’s ice hockey team throughout her four years. During her graduate studies she worked as an assistant athletic therapist for a variety of varsity teams at the University including: Division II Men’s Basketball, Women’s Field Hockey, and the Men’s and Women’s Rowing Crews.
Following her studies, just over four years ago, Melissa began working at the Canadian Sport Institute as a Physiology Lab Coordinator where she has supported a number of provincial and national teams through field and lab based physiology testing. Shortly after joining the CSI physiology team, she was appointed as the lead physiologist for the Canadian Wheelchair Rugby program. She has supported the team at numerous international events over the past 4 years including, World Championships (Silver), Para-Pan Am Games (Gold) and the Rio Paralympic Games (4th).
Throughout the quadrennial, she has worked on extensive research examining vitamin d status and supplementation
protocols for elite spinal cord injured athletes, as well as heat acclimatization training in para team sports. She plans on
continuing to pursue these areas of research in para sport though the next quadrennial in preparation for Tokyo 2020.
Rebecca Hall, Sport Nutritionist, CSI Pacific
Rebecca graduated from the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics program at Monsah University (Melbourne, AUS) in 2010, and following this successfully completed the Sports Dietitians Australia course in 2011. Rebecca is also a graduate of the International Olympic Committee Diploma of Sport Nutrition. Following her education, she completed a 2 year sports nutrition fellowship at the Australian Institute of Sport from 2014 to 2016, and it was after this that Rebecca brought her expertise to Canada.
Rebecca relocated to Vancouver and began work with Canadian Sport Institute in the spring of 2016. She currently works with multiple summer and winter sport national team training groups and is part of a B2Ten’s national nutrition mentorship program. She is currently involved in a research study with Athletics Canada that will examine the impact of two different iron dosing protocols on the red blood cell responses of two groups of endurance athletes (track and field) during altitude training.
SPSS Request: Life Services: Pursuing Excellence During and Beyond Your Sporting Career
SPSS Request: Life Services: Media Training and Professionalism for Today’s Athlete
SPSS Request: Medical Sciences: Staying Healthy in the Winter for Athletes
SPSS Request: Medical Sciences: Medical Screening 101
SPSS Request: Medical Sciences: Injury Prevention
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Conflict Management: Navigating the Athlete Coach Relationship
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Successful Habits of the Highest Performing Athletes
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Preparing for Major Games: The Fundamentals
SPSS Request: Nutrition: Fueling in a Flash
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Managing Anxiety and Stress
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Growth Mindset: Unlocking the Pathway to Performance Success
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: The Evolution of Motivation for a Long, Satisfying Athletic Career
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Dealing with Disappointing Results and Failures
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: The High Performance Athlete's Passport to Effective Mental Performance Strategies While Travelling and Competing Abroad
SPSS Request: Mental Performance: Optimizing Performance Consistency
SPSS Request: Nutrition: Caffeine for Sports Performance: Friend or Foe?
SPSS Request: Nutrition: Optimizing Nutrition When Travelling
SPSS Request: Physiology: Tips and Tricks for Testing Success
SPSS Request: S&C: Periodization: What It Is, and How It Wins Medals
SPSS Request: Physiology: Sleep Strategies for Success in Sport
SPSS Request: Physiology: Owning Your Victory: Anti-Doping Education for All
SPSS Request: Physiology: Competition Recovery Strategies
SPSS Request: Physiology: What Every Athlete and Coach Needs to Know About the New (2015) Canadian Anti-Doping Program
SPSS Request: S&C: Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Gym
SPSS Request: Performance Analysis: Enhancing Sport Training Through Video Analysis
SPSS Request: Nutrition: Nutrition and Recovery
SPSS Request: Life Services: Navigating your Academic Path to Personal and Athletic Success
Samantha Ebata, Performance Analysis Lead, CSI Pacific
Samantha is a Biomechanist holding a B.Sc. in Kinesiology and an M.Sc in Kinesiology specializing in biomechanics from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She has completed the Human Performance Training certificate from Sheridan College in Brampton, Ontario. Before moving to Vancouver, Samantha worked at McMaster University with varsity athletes as a strength & conditioning coach and student athletic therapist.
Samantha is currently a Sport Biomechanist and the Performance Analysis Lead at Canadian Sport Institute Pacific. She is a member of the IST for the Canadian Freestyle Ski program, and provides support to other athletes based in the Vancouver and Whistler locations. Samantha has been a member of the Mission Staff’s Sport Science and Sport Medicine Team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, UK), the 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, ON) and the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. This coming winter, Samantha will be supporting Team Canada as a mission staff member at the 2018 Peyongchang Winter Olympic Games. In this role she will be providing performance analysis support to mountain sports such as freestyle skiing and snowboard.
SPSS Request: Performance Analysis: Changing the Game: Performance Analysis 101
SPSS Request: Life Services: Public Speaking 101
SPSS Request: Physiology: Recovery - Why, When, How?
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Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo to host prank show on Netflix
Gaten Matarazzo
Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo will host a hidden camera prank show for Netflix, the streaming service has said.
The 16-year-old actor will also executive produce Prank Encounters, which contains eight episodes and is set to arrive later this year.
#StrangerThings star Gaten Matarazzo will host "Prank Encounters," a hidden camera prank show where two strangers each think it's their first day at a new job. It's business as usual until their paths collide and these part-time jobs turn into full-time nightmares. pic.twitter.com/0jBFBb4gBD
Netflix describes the show as “a hidden camera prank show where two strangers each think it’s their first day at a new job.
“It’s business as usual until their paths collide and these part-time jobs turn into full-time nightmares.”
Matarazzo shot to fame after starring in the first season of Stranger Things in 2016, alongside his fellow child co-stars Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown and Caleb McLaughlin.
He will reprise the role of Dustin when the sci-fi drama returns for a third season in July.
Matarazzo is also a musician and raises awareness for cleidocranial dysplasia, a condition he has and which affects development of bones and teeth.
Stranger Things season three will stream on Netflix on July 4.
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Insight: Cicli Spirito
The 2014 Sydney Rides Festival is a two week celebration of cycling in the Harbour City, organised by the City Council. Its increasing popularity is a good indicator of how far the city has come in accepting cycling as a feasible and fun mode of transport.
Only a few years ago, it would have been difficult for a shop like Cicli Spirito to become established, but Sydney now has a very strong culture surrounding our beautiful sport. It’s a fertile ground for Ben Kamenjas and his enterprise to take root and become a hub for the joy of Sydney cycling.
Ben is a self-confessed Italophile with a great knowledge and passion for classic Italian culture, and especially cycling. A few weeks ago, Cicli Spirito held its opening party, just off a major cycleway in St Leonards on Sydney’s Lower North Shore.
It’s more of a workshop than a retail space, and it’s more of a dream hangout than a workshop. Whether you need a wheel trued or a frame built, or just want a coffee or a beer and a chat, you’ll be welcome. Ben’s one of the most amicable guys you could meet and naturally, the space reflects this.
The interior is awash with bright yellows and reds, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere, and the air is filled with a varying mix of coffee, grease and funky beats. Think Faliero Masi’s workshop under the legendary Vigorelli velodrome in Milan and you’ll begin to get the idea.
The workshop is a timeline that spans vintage and modern bike mechanics, where rare Simplex freewheels share a shelf with Campagnolo Super Record. A 134 gram ENVE 1.25 and Extralite wheelset was being laced together in one corner, while a Lynskey was being adjusted in another.
One of Ben’s personal projects was a Serotta MTB frame that he’ll be getting off-road with this summer. Like many of us, he rode plenty of BMX as a kid but graduated from that to the velodrome, racing track before moving into road bikes, so trail riding will be a fresh terrain.
Ben loves music too and under the record player is a wide variety of vinyl. Most of the local passers-by are drawn to the tones resonating from the cabinet speakers suspended above the frame jig. Cicli Spirito will be host to plenty of evening events over the upcoming summer.
Ben travelled to the US to study frame building under Michigan’s Doug Fattic, came back and built this classic racer, which he took to the 2013 L’Eroica event in Chianti, built up with drop bars. An all-inclusive shop, Cicli Spirito now offers a fitting and frame building service.
While the frame building won’t be limited to just classic-styled racers, the palette will be limited. You can have your frame in any colour, as long as it is from Alfa Romeo’s colour chart. Which is quite extensive: the original Spirito frame is giallo ocra.
Alfa Romeo automobiles are another passion of Ben’s. His 2002 Alfa Romeo GTV Spider, styled by Pininfarina, is his pride and joy, and makes a stylish entrance at the front of the building, extending the rosso corsa colour scheme from the interior to the exterior.
The front of Cicli Spirito is a delightful place to soak up the rays and Ben is looking forward to screening the Grand Tours from a projector onto the wall. In summer, the fairy lights will ignite, making this a pre-eminent destination for all cycling fans and locals. See you there!
Cicli Spirito is open from Wednesday to Saturday. Opening hours can be found on the Facebook page, and you can keep up-to-date via the Instagram feed, too. See more snaps on the Cycle EXIF flickr album.
Filed Under Culture TAGGED Australia, Cicli Spirito Oct 19, 2014 Adam
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WADA finds Russia and five others non-compliant with anti-doping code
Six nations also placed on the authority's anti-doping 'watch list' which could put Olympic place under threat
Richard Windsor November 19, 2015 11:30 am
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has declared that the national anti-doping bodies of six countries, including Russia, are non-compliant with the WADA code.
Andorra, Israel, Argentina, Bolivia and Ukraine were unanimously voted, along with Russia, as non-compliant to the 2015 code by the WADA Foundation Board.
Russia found itself on the list, with its Olympic place under threat, because of the key recommendations of an Independent Commission into the widespread doping in Russian athletics.
Bolivia, Ukraine and Argentina were found to be using non-accredited laboratories, while Israel and Andorra were judged not to have the rules of the code in place.
“The message from today’s seminal WADA Foundation Board Meeting is clear,” said WADA President, Sir Craig Reedie, “there will now be greater focus on strengthening compliance work so that all anti-doping organizations worldwide are held accountable to deliver robust anti-doping programs.
“As we have seen from WADA’s immediate response to the Independent Commission’s Report, action is now well under way to right wrongs that exist in anti-doping. Our priority is now on ensuring all our partners are fully compliant and have watertight anti-doping systems that protect clean athletes and reassure sports fans worldwide.
“Make no mistake, we will not rush this process of compliance, we will do it right – the integrity of sport is under threat.”
“Anti-doping in sport is under the spotlight today like never before, and WADA, along with our partners, have begun the work needed on the road to recovery for Russia. The world is watching and we have acted.”
In addition to those countries deemed not up to scratch with the WADA code, six other countries were placed under strict conditions in regards to anti-doping policy, which they must adhere to by March 2016 if they are to resist falling into the non-compliant list.
Belgium, France, Greece, Mexico, Spain as well as the 2016 Olympic Games hosts Brazil, were all placed on the world authority’s watch list.
The Foundation Board also voted to strengthen the agency’s ability to conduct international investigations, after an Independent Commission successfully uncovered the doping among Russian athletes earlier this month.
The WADA Athlete Commission was also supportive of the move, which will see WADA potentially move its investigation into other sports in Russia, possibly including cycling.
“We will conduct the necessary meetings with the Russian authorities in respect of the non-compliance status of RUSADA that tests athletes in all sports within Russia,” President Reedie said.
“A WADA expert team will then meet with the task of ensuring the continuation of testing in Russia. Any information brought forward to me as a result will allow me to make a considered decision on whether or not to extend the Independent Commission’s mandate.
“The theme of the day has clearly been investigations. I will now write to all public authority stakeholders and ask them to make further contributions specifically to fund anti-doping investigations. Following any commitments made, I will then immediately approach the IOC to seek matching funding.”
Julian Alaphilippe on his way to stage victory on stage three of the 2019 Tour de France (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)
Julian Alaphilippe’s remarkable 15-month stage winning streak
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Julian Alaphilippe on stage four of the 2019 Tour de France (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
How long can Julian Alaphilippe stay in yellow? Riders have their say
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'They diverted the plane because I complained to some fat f***': More footage emerges of man who went a sexist rant that forced a United Airlines flight to land in New Zealand
Man caused United Airlines flight from Sydney to San Francisco to be diverted
The plane was allegedly diverted to Auckland, NZ, because of his behaviour
New Zealand police detained the 42-year-old but charges won't be laid
The flight finally left Auckland more than 24 hours after it first took off
By Leith Huffadine and John Carney for Daily Mail Australia
Published: 05:35 EDT, 3 January 2017 | Updated: 06:07 EDT, 3 January 2017
A man whose alleged 'bigoted' outburst and erratic behaviour caused a plane to be diverted and delayed for 24 hours won't be charged.
His behaviour aboard United Airlines flight UA870 from Sydney to San Francisco caused the flight to be diverted to Auckland, New Zealand, making those aboard more than a day late to their destination and potentially costing the airline $150,000.
New Zealand Police said it wasn't expected the 42-year-old would be charged, however, he was detained to be sent back to his point of origin, the NZ Herald reported.
The man on his phone after the flight was diverted to Auckland. At one point he claimed it was not his fault
The 42-year-old man was recorded during the flight by several other passengers
A route showing how the plane was diverted (pictured) was put on Twitter
Video from aboard the plane on Sunday shows the man on a phone, saying: 'Tell my dad to get his law firm ready because United Airlines just diverted the f***ing plane because I complained to some fat f**k who got in my f***ing face'.
He then gestures rudely at the person recording him and claims it's not his fault the flight was diverted.
Passenger Peter Barrett said the man was so aggravated he seemed near to physical violence, scaring passengers, the NZ Herald reported.
'I'm getting impolite aren't I, fat a**?': Man's horrific... Airline worker rushed to hospital in a critical condition...
Airport chaos on the busiest day of the year as passengers...
'At one point he went to the bathroom for 20 minutes which raised more than a few eyebrows.
'The behaviour seemed more like a pharmacological excess or deficit than simple alcohol.'
Mr Barrett praised the cabin crew for their actions during the ordeal while another man said some passengers had been briefed in restraining techniques in case the man got 'physical'.
Cabin crew tried to calm the man down (pictured) but he allegedly refused to listen
A male passenger on a flight from Sydney to San Francisco allegedly became abusive to cabin crew and other travellers (pictured)
The plane left Sydney just after 1pm on Sunday and turned back to Auckland after they were denied permission to land in Fiji or American Samoa.
Another passenger described the man, a Caucasian, as a 'bigoted passenger [that] screamed... misogynistic [and] disturbing words' to everyone.
Anjou Ahlborn Kay captured some of the drama on video which she posted on Facebook.
The two short videos she took showed the man arguing with a cabin crew member and then being frogmarched off the plane by New Zealand police officers.
New Zealand police said the man was 'badly behaved' and was arrested on arrival before being referred to immigration.
A United Airlines spokeswoman said the flight was diverted because a passenger failed to follow crew instructions.
All 252 passengers had to be put up in hotels overnight.
An aviation expert, Irene King, said the incident would have cost United Airlines $150,000.
She also said when international flights landed in New Zealand, the country's law could apply, 1 news reported.
New Zealand police said the 42-year-old foreign national was 'badly behaved' and was arrested on arrival in Auckland (pictured)
No charges to be laid against passenger who caused San Francisco-bound flight to be diverted - Business - NZ Herald News
Unruly American passenger avoids charges as he waits in NZ police custody to be sent home | 1 NEWS NOW | TVNZ
More footage of United Airlines Sydney to San Francisco passenger making sexist remarks
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Sam Darnold leads USC over Stanford, snapping…
Sam Darnold leads USC over Stanford, snapping three-game skid to Pac-12 rival
USC wide receiver Steven Mitchell Jr., center, celebrates in the end zone after catching a touchdown pass against Stanford in the fourth quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By Joey Kaufman | jkaufman@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: September 9, 2017 at 9:25 pm | UPDATED: September 10, 2017 at 1:03 am
USC running back Ronald Jones II, right, high jumps into the end zone over Stanford cornerback Alameen Murphy, left, to score late in the fourth quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC wide receiver Steven Mitchell Jr. celebrates after making catch deep in Stanford territory to set up a Trojan touchdown in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC wide receiver Deontay Burnett dives into the endzone for the touchdown in the second quarter against Stanford in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC wide receiver Steven Mitchell Jr., right, catches a pass deep in Stanford territory as Stanford safety Frank Buncom defends in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. The pass set up a Trojan touchdown in the second quarter. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC running back Stephen Carr, left, finds a big hole in the defense and gains big yardage against Stanford in the second quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. The play set up a Trojan touchdown. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC wide receiver Steven Mitchell Jr., left, celebrates in the end zone with tight end Tyler Petite after caught a pass for a touchdown against Stanford in the fourth quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC wide receiver Deontay Burnett, right, gets a hug from tight end Tyler Petite after Burnett scored on a pass play against Stanford in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
As USC defensive tackle Malik Dorton, right, closes in, Stanford quarterback Keller Chryst releases the ball just as he is hit by USC linebacker Uchenna Nwosu in the third quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC wide receiver Deontay Burnett, left, celebrates with wide receiver Jalen Greene after diving into the endzone for a touchdown against Stanford in the second quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC coach Clay Helton, left, signals a touchdown after USC wide receiver Deontay Burnett scored against Stanford in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC running back Stephen Carr, center, sprints up the sideline for a big gain against Stanford in the third quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
cutline goes here in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC wide receiver Steven Mitchell Jr. grimaces a he is brought down short of the goal line against Stanford in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC quarterback Sam Darnold fires a pass against Stanford in the the first quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC quarterback Sam Darnold, left, gets a slap on the helmet from a coach after he combined with wide receiver Deontay Burnett to score a touchdown against Stanford in the third quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Stanford wide receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside is able to hang onto a pass with heavy pressure from USC cornerback Iman Marshall (8) in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
USC cornerback Ajene Harris, center, and USC cornerback Iman Marshall, right, give each other a chest bump as they celebrate stopping a drive by Stanford in the third quarter in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Southern California running back Stephen Carr, center left, carries the ball under defense by Stanford safety Ben Edwards during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Southern California running back Ronald Jones II, top center, jumps over Stanford cornerback Alameen Murphy for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Stanford running back Bryce Love, right, is grabbed by Southern California cornerback Iman Marshall during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Southern California running back Ronald Jones II, right, is congratulated by quarterback Sam Darnold after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Southern California wide receiver Steven Mitchell Jr., right, catches a pass under defense by Stanford safety Frank Buncom during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Stanford running back Cameron Scarlett, top, is brought down by Southern California safety Matt Lopes, bottom, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Stanford safety Justin Reid, top, intercepts a pass against Southern California wide receiver Deontay Burnett during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Southern California wide receiver Deontay Burnett, left, runs toward the end zone for a touchdown past Stanford safety Justin Reid during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Southern California quarterback Sam Darnold, right, Deontay Burnett, left, and Ronald Jones II celebrate a touchdown by Burnett during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Southern California wide receiver Deontay Burnett, left, runs toward the end zone for a touchdown past Stanford safety Ben Edwards during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Stanford wide receiver Connor Wedington, right, makes a catch against Southern California safety Marvell Tell III during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Southern California quarterback Sam Darnold throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Stanford quarterback Keller Chryst throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Southern California’s Deontay Burnett, center, catches a touchdown pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Stanford quarterback Keller Chryst pulls back to throw a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern California Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
LOS ANGELES — It was unscripted and unflinching.
USC quarterback Sam Darnold ran away from Stanford’s pass rush, scanned for a target, then fluttered a pass toward the end-zone pylon.
The timing worked.
Receiver Deontay Burnett had reached the 3-yard line. As the football descended toward the Coliseum grass, Burnett reached forward, his body fully extended as he fell across the goal line, scooping up the pass. A couple feet away, an official raised both arms upward.
After an uneven performance a week earlier in a season-opening victory over Western Michigan, where he did not throw a touchdown for the first time since his debut start, Darnold led the Trojans in their Pac-12 opener on Saturday night against Stanford.
The redshirt sophomore passer completed 21 of 26 passes for 316 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions, more than enough to push USC past Stanford, 42-24, and end a three-game skid against their North Division rival. It was its first win since the second game of the Steve Sarkisian era in 2014.
“Finally beating them, it’s a huge relief for us,” senior center Nico Falah said.
The Cardinal had also entered with seven wins in the teams’ last nine meetings, its best stretch in the 112-year-old series.
“They’ve had our number the last couple years,” Darnold said, “and it’s good to get out there and get a good win.”
Darnold’s scrambling 25-yard touchdown toss to Burnett late in the second quarter capped an eye-catching sequence. On the previous play, he lofted a pass 49 yards to senior receiver Steven Mitchell along the left hashmarks, Mitchell caught it in stride, setting up USC just shy of the red zone. The subsequent scoring toss sent the Trojans into halftime with a 28-17 lead, energizing the announced crowd of 77,614.
It was a notable feat, which at that pointed had already surpassed the scoring outputs from the past two losses to Stanford. Last September, the Trojans were held to 17 points and previously 22 points in the Pac-12 championship game in 2015.
Saturday was suddenly different.
USC finished with 623 total yards, a figure that caught the attention of its players late in the game when they glanced at the video board.
“We were all pretty happy,” Falah said.
Stanford had never surrendered more yards in one game since promoting David Shaw to head coach in 2011.
The last team to amass so many yards against Stanford? Chip Kelly-led Oregon in 2010.
“I can’t comment enough about how much fun it is to watch our offense,” junior linebacker Cameron Smith said. “There’s not one defensive player sitting on the bench, tired. When we’re there, we’re like fans.”
It was physical, as well as explosive.
Freshman running back Stephen Carr added 119 yards on the ground, while junior Ronald Jones ran for 116 yards with two touchdowns. In total, USC had 307 rushing yards. Stanford had 170 rushing yards.
“They ran it better than we did tonight, and I’m not used to saying things like that,” Shaw said.
Earlier in the week, USC coach Clay Helton enticed his offensive line. Falah recounted one team meeting on Monday.
“We’re going to run the ball,” Helton told them. “We’re going to run the ball every other play.”
The Trojans’ onslaught of points helped overcome a slow start for their defense, which struggled to contain Stanford’s running game for most of the first half.
Bryce Love, a junior running back for the Cardinal, sprung loose for a 75-yard touchdown run on Stanford’s second drive and surpassed 105 yards by the end of the first quarter. Love finished with 63 rushing yards for the rest of the game.
The teams traded blows throughout the early portion. Love’s touchdown evened the score at seven points. They were tied at 14 early in the second quarter.
“It was punch for punch,” Falah said.
Darnold completed his first 10 passes and hit 14 of 17 for 225 yards in the first half.
“We got to him as much as anyone gets to him,” Shaw said. “We got a sack. He’s that good.”
Darnold’s completion percentage of 81 percent was a career best, even without tight end Daniel Imatorbhebhe, who did not play because of a sore hip flexor.
“I just felt better some reason,” said Darnold, who had called his start against Western Michigan the worst of his college career. “I think it’s just continuing to play these games, continuing to get games under my belt and continuing to get a rhythm.”
After a scoreless third quarter, USC added a pair of late touchdowns, an 11-yard pass from Darnold to Mitchell and a 23-yard run by Jones, to seal the win.
The victory improved the Trojans’ record to 2-0 overall entering a nonconference game against Texas next weekend and their 11th straight win overall since starting last season 1-3.
It was a more resounding victory than in their season opener over Western Michigan, when they needed to overcome a third-quarter deficit.
“We for sure had to prove we’re that USC team everybody talks about,” Mitchell said.
Helton saw progress.
“The thing we proved is we played to our standard,” Helton said.
Joey Kaufman
Joey Kaufman is the USC beat writer for the Southern California News Group. Since joining the Orange County Register in 2015, he has also covered Major League Baseball and UCLA athletics. His work has been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors and Football Writers Association of America. Kaufman grew up in beautiful downtown Burbank.
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Ontario candymaker shows true-blue Dodgers…
Ontario candymaker shows true-blue Dodgers spirit with LA candy canes
Logan’s Candies owners Jerry Rowley and wife Susi Rowley with daughter Abby Rowley, 20, center are making LA candies in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Jerry Rowley says he cooked four 20 pound batches of candy making more then 450 blue and white LA candy canes with wife Susi Rowley and employees. Jerry said, ” We had no idea we would get this kind of response,” when asked about the LA Dodgers candy canes. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
By Terry Pierson | tpierson@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: October 24, 2018 at 4:59 pm | UPDATED: October 24, 2018 at 5:09 pm
Local residents watch Logan’s Candies owner Jerry Rowley make a 20 pound batch of LA candies in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Jerry Rowley says he cooked four 20 pound batches of candy making more then 450 blue and white LA candy canes with wife Susi Rowley and employees. Jerry said, ” We had no idea we would get this kind of response,” when asked about the LA Dodgers candy canes. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies employees from left Shae Vander Broek makes sure the candy is shaped right as Abby Rowley bags some of the more than 450 LA candy canes made in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies owner Susi Rowley smiles as she talks about husband Jerry saying, ” He’s the sweetest guy in town” as she makes LA candy canes in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series, with daughter Abby Rowley, 20, left in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies has been in business since 1933 and owner Jerry Rowley and wife Susi Rowley with the help of their daughter Abby Rowley keep the shop full of home made candies in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies employee Abby Rowley breaks up pieces of blue and white hard candy to be sold by the pound in blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies owner Jerry Rowley stretches the 20 pound batch of LA candies in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies owners Jerry Rowley and wife Susi Rowley with daughter Abby Rowley, 20, make LA candies in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies employee Shae Vander Broek, right hands out free samples to Dodgers fans who showed up to buy LA candies in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies is busy after 8p.m. as they stay open late to make LA candies in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies owner Jerry Rowley has to use heat gloves to protect his hands from the 320 degree candy mixture as he blends it before adding the coloring to make the LA candy canes in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Dodgers fans Alexa Vidaure, 10, poses for a picture with mom Andrea Vidaure both of Upland as they hold their hand made LA candies in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series hand made at Logan’s Candies in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The blue candy coloring is ready to be added to the next batch of LA candy canes in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series at Logan’s Candies in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies owner Jerry Rowley makes up a 20 pound batch of candy in the shops front window as Cohen Font, 10, of Ontario watches at left in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies owner Jerry Rowley cooks the candy mixture at 320 degrees for 45 minutes before mixing it and adding the coloring to make the LA candy canes in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies owner Jerry Rowley makes a 20 pound batch of LA candies in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies employees from left Shae Vander Broek, Susi Rowley, Abby Rowley and Jerry Rowley enjoy making the LA candy canes in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies employee Abby Rowley bags some of the more than 450 LA candy canes made in Dodger blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Logan’s Candies employee Taylor Drorbaugh cleans the windows before the shop closes after making more then 450 LA candy canes in blue and white in honor of the Dodgers being in the World Series in the shop in Ontario on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Nothing shows how sweet you are on LA’s favorite baseball team like a blue and white candy cane.
Jerry Rowley, owner of Logan’s Candies in Ontario decided to commemorate the Dodger’s World Series appearance this year by making peppermint Dodger canes.
So far this week, they’ve made 80 pounds of the candy canes and sales have been brisk.
“We had no idea we would get this kind of response,” Rowley said.
And yes, you can get some too. Just call and place an order! (909) 984-5410.
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Something about a Nihonmatsu Man
By Julie Ardery
Burn the guidebook, check the web and then, wherever you're going, set your travel sights on someplace rural. It's where the real action is.
Our traveling companion is curious and confident. He can even carry a tune. But would he ever have taken the microphone in a Tokyo karaoke bar and begun warbling “The Tennessee Waltz”?
Not on your life. It could happen, though — and did — in Nihonmatsu, a small city about two hours north of the Japanese capital. Our duet scored a sour 74, but from the elation you’d have thought we’d won a Grammy.
There’s something about rural places – a lot of things – that crack a traveler’s reserve. People are friendlier, prices are cheaper, and expectations are much less fixed. That combination tends to make one more adventure-prone. And that’s how the family vacation becomes “a trip!”
It was hard to have any expectations of Nihonmatsu, since the town wasn’t mentioned once in our 800-page Lonely Planet guidebook of Japan. After considerable web surfing, though, we turned up two intriguing events that appeared to be taking place there in early October, when we’d be within striking distance: a lantern festival, 450 years old, and a chrysanthemum fair, featuring life-sized dolls made of moss and flowers.
After four days in Tokyo we took the train into Fukushima prefecture, skyscrapers and concrete giving way to hillsides draped in kudzu, rice fields, and then mountains off to the West.
Finding a spot near our hotel (the hotel in Nihonmatsu), we had a terrific lunch of soba noodles, and on exiting bumped into a crew of about 10 young men in traditional blue and white yukata. One was yelling and clacking two wood blocks together, while the others grimaced. They were all struggling to push and turn a big gilded wagon up the street.
This was one of seven teams that would be parading through town that evening, drawing huge floats topped with towers of candlelit paper lanterns through the city.
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“Oomph!” a team of young men pull their ceremonial float up to
the center of town in Nihonmatsu, Japan, in preparation for the
evening’s lantern festival, October 4, 2010.
Chochin Matsuri (lantern festival) is an old Shinto rite. It’s been carried on here since 1660, every fall. Our understanding of Shintoism is minimal, our Japanese vocabulary set at about 25 words, so most of what was happening literally rolled right past us. But as Anglos in a smallish Japanese city, we stood out, and another confidant, curious man, Yasuo Takabori, approached us.
He asked where we were from and then kindly escorted us down the main street in town, past reps from the Daishichi Brewery who were ladling out free sake and into a well known sweet shop to sample a local delicacy, red bean cooked into a shiny jelly-like ball. A Tokyo-ite retired from Honda, Yasuo was in town because his wife, Ethuko, is a Nihonmatsu native. As in rural places everywhere, the matsuri is also an annual reunion, bringing people back home.
“Are you Christian?” Yasuo asked, without a hint of evangelism. “My wife is Christian.” We met her as she spooned fresh miso soup into paper cups outside her sister’s bar (soon the site of our karaoke debut).
It was Yasuo who also told us about Dake, a spot some 20 miles up in the mountains where natural hot springs feed about two dozen onsen (public baths). “You must go!” he insisted.
(Enjoy a slideshow, above, of Nihonmatsu delights, from okonomiyaki grilling to the karaoke bar.)
Would we have braved an onsen in a big city? Very doubtful. The thought of stripping and scrubbing down with a bunch of unfamiliar folks and then stepping into a tub of volcano-heated water with them sounded appalling. But with Yasuo’s gentle, unconditional push and our more open rural-traveler’s mindset, it would happen.
The next day, after viewing a Shinto blessing of the parade float teams (those guys who’d hauled the decorated wagons through the city at least until midnight, were back at it by 9 a.m.), after seeing the chrysanthemum dolls (several bearing a striking resemblance to Johnny Depp) at the Nihonmatsu Castle, we grabbed towels from our hotel (the hotel) and headed for the bus stop.
Problem was, we finally figured out after about a half-hour’s wait, that the bus routes had all been delayed and switched to make way for the matsuri parades. A dapper businessman eventually joined us at the bus stand and kept consulting his expensive watch. “Dake?” We figured out he was headed, or trying to head, for the onsen too. After awhile, he strode down the block to question a very important looking peace officer, then motioned for us to follow them.
Off we went, walking about a quarter mile to what turned out to be the Nihonmatsu police station. There, the chief and two others in the office got on several horns, calling the bus company, the city, and then this gentleman’s spa hotel. A private car would be sent for us all. The onsen trip, first unimaginable, was unfolding like a chrysanthemum. Out of town, up into the hills, and stripped, and scrubbing, and into the steaming volcanic waters, surrounded by quiet strangers, 9000 miles from home. We glowed, on the outside, inside, all the way to the marrow.
How did all this happen? Because we left the pages of Lonely Planet for the friendly planet to be found in rural Japan.
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Customer Support Engineer - Mumbai in Mumbai, India at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
Job ID: BEC015412
Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a global provider of biomedical testing systems and related products that simplify and automate laboratory processes. The company's instruments and chemistries are used in all areas of the biomedical testing continuum: patient care, translational solutions, and research and development. From complex DNA sequencing to simple one-use diagnostic screening kits, Beckman Coulter's products are utilized in every phase of the battle against disease.
The firm is recognized worldwide for introducing such products as the pH meter, COULTER COUNTER®, DU® spectrophotometer, Model E ultracentrifuge, ASTRA chemistry analyzer, Hemoccult ® fecal occult blood test, Hybritech® PSA & free PSA tests and i•TAg™ MHC tetramers. The Diagnostics business operates in 8 verticals: Chemistry, Hematology, Immuno-assay, Urinalysis, Microbiology, Molecular Diagnostics and Lab automation.
In 2011, Beckman Coulter was acquired by Danaher, a global science and technology innovator whose technologies address a range of needs across: Test & Measurement, Environmental, Dental, Life Sciences & Diagnostics and Industrial Technologies. Danaher is ranked #149 on the Fortune 500 and during the past 20 years its stock has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by nearly 2,800%. Danaher employs a total of 71,000 associates (aka employees) across 170 countries.
Beckman Coulter forms a part of Danaher’s Life Sciences & Diagnostics platform. The firm has been present in India directly since 2005. It employs a team of 175 that are engaged in sales and service pan India. The business is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi. The firm before entering the country on its own was represented by Wipro Biomedical, Health and Life Services.
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The position calls for an individual who is creative and who has good communications skills and teamwork skills to work with his supervisor and the field service operational team. The goals of his activities are to help to create and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and a good company image
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(A) Service Planning Installs and maintains instrumentation and systems in a laboratory environment. Delivers basic operational training at installation. Provide effective product and customer support. Ensures Preventive Maintenance planning (PM) & Modification (MOD’s) planning are performed in timely manner. Seeks timely support for difficult product issues avoiding unnecessary down time. Performs timely reporting of his activities. Maintains excellent customer relationship, specifically with his/her directly assigned accounts. Adheres to field service policies procedures and standards.
(B) Inventory Management Maintain recommended spare parts for his product range. Ensures appropriate spare parts stocking, filing to ensure car stock accuracy and avoid discrepancies at annual count checks.
QUALIFICATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
B.Tech /B.E or equivalent Good level in English Microsoft office competent
Danaher is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improve quality of life around the world. Our family of world class brands have unparalleled leadership positions in some of the most demanding and attractive industries. Our team of over 59,000 associates around the globe is united by a powerful business system which serves as our ultimate competitive advantage. In 2014, we generated $19.9 billion in revenue, earned a spot on the Fortune 150 list and over the past 20 years, our stock has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by nearly 2,800 percent – Danaher is where great people do extraordinary things! Our quiet quest to expand and build high-performing businesses across a variety of industries requires top-notch students that seek a challenging career path.
Our consistent success is the direct result of our people and the Danaher Business System (DBS). DBS has evolved from a collection of manufacturing improvement tools into a philosophy, set of values and series of management processes that collectively define who we are and how we do what we do. Today, our DBS tools are designed to help us excel in areas of GROWTH, LEADERSHIP and LEAN.
Danaher associates are pursuing a focused strategy aimed at building businesses that matter within four(4) strategic platforms: Environmental, Dental, Life Sciences & Diagnostics, and Applied Sciences.
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David Hanson MP | DelynLatest NewsLatest NewsSupporting Guide Dogs campaign to end pavement parking
By David Hanson MP / Latest News / Guide dogs • High streets • Pavement Parking / 0 Comments
Supporting Guide Dogs campaign to end pavement parking
I have met with the Guide Dogs charity to discuss the impact of pavement parking / clutter on our streets and its impact for people with sight loss or other disabilities.
Pavement parking is a growing problem as more and more homes are built without off road parking meaning that car owners are parking on pavements. This is combined with streets which are becoming more cluttered with wheelie bins, road signs, traffic cones, and bicycles to name but a few.
65% of drivers admitted, in a recent survey undertaken by the Guide Dogs charity, having parked on the pavement, and when quizzed about the law 46% said they were confused. Only 5% knew fully how the law works in the UK.
These figures are reflected in the countless stories from people with sight loss, wheelchair and powerchair users and people with limited mobility who face dangerous pavement parking on a daily basis.
In London a law already exists to tackle this problem and dates back to 1974. The campaign wants to see England and Wales adopt this law to reduce the regional disparity, improve clarity for drivers and pedestrians, and empower local authorities and properly tackle the problem of pavement parking.
It is over 900 days since I supported the Private Member’s Bill that would have introduced a law similar to London’s across the rest of Wales and England. The UK Government blocked the previous Bill, but I will continue to press for it to be adopted.
The confusion about the law is a reminder for the need for the pavement parking Bill to be enacted. The Department of Transport has long said it will take action, but none has been forthcoming. I have written to the Secretary of State for Transport asking for him to take action now.
I was told at the campaign launch that 90% of people with sight loss frequently have problems with pavement parked cars. We need to make sure that our public spaces are accessible for everyone in our communities.
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The following is an annotated list of the data file types you may encounter while working with audio/video recorders and editing systems. Uncompressed Audio Files WAV: Flexible PCM file based on the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) and capable of storing virtually any combination of bit rates and sample frequencies; ideal format for data interchange... Read more
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How to understand the role of color contrast in black-and-white
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Back in the days of film photography, creating strong black-and-white photographs was an entirely different process than it is today. One important difference is that when shooting film, each of your decisions was virtually chiseled in stone as you went along. First, you had film choice. If you wanted black-and-white as your final image, it generally... Read more
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Most professionals are well versed in lighting techniques for their particular subject matter. Food photographers know how to light food. Jewelry photographers know how to light jewelry; wedding photographers know how to light brides. We’re presenting the following excerpt from Light: Science & Magic by Hunter, Biver and Fuqua (Focal Press) because... Read more
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The art of food photography requires skill in several disciplines, not least of which is diplomacy in dealing with the client. Above: A rich chocolate dessert lit to eliminate any distractions. Lou Manna’s book Digital Food Photography is a comprehensive guide to the fine points of professional food photography. In this excerpt from the book, you... Read more
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James Claude Holcombe Obituary
Dunbar Funeral Home – Dutch Fork Chapel
7600 Woodrow ST, Irmo, SC
James Claude Holcombe
A Memorial Service for James Claude Holcombe, 72, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel in Irmo. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.
Jim was called to his Heavenly home on June 18, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina after a brief illness. Born in Pickens County on April 23, 1947, he was the son of the late Claud and Stella Holcombe. He was an athlete on the baseball field and tennis court and learned the value of hard work cycling through Easley on his daily paper route.
He was determined to better his life and was the first college graduate in his family after earning a degree in Psychology from the University of South Carolina.
Jim retired as a Regional Manager from First Citizens Bank following a dedicated career of service. He was a member of Riverland Hills Baptist Church and a charter member of the Rotary Club of Lake-Murray-Irmo where he was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a servant leader and thoroughly enjoyed interacting with community members, clients, and friends. For many years, he wore an “Attitude” pin on his coat lapel and modeled for all a good attitude with gusto. After hanging up his suits and beginning “the best years of life,” he enjoyed many years camping and volunteering at Hunting Island where he could relax and still interact with people from all over the world while listening to the waves crash at his feet.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Pamela Ates Holcombe; children, Heather and Bob Bundy of Beaufort, J. Chris Holcombe of Columbia, Hannah Merritt of Orangeburg; grandchildren Hope, Seth, Alexandra, Abby, SarahBette, Henry, James, Hadley, and Seanie; and one great-grandson, Noah. He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law Cathy and Tom McQueen. He was predeceased by his first wife, Elizabeth Chapman Holcombe.
He will always be remembered for his genuine smile; calm, cool, and collected temperament; long and philosophical chats; his zest for life; as well as the unending love he had for family and friends.
Tom Beckham
Pam, so sorry to hear of Jim's passing. What a great guy. My thoughts are with and your family during this difficult time.
Dawn Russ/ Daniels
Jim will always be remembered as a Gentleman. His smile and positive attitude made working at First Citizens a real joy. May God give you peace knowing that Jim will always be in your Hearts.
Dottie & Carlisle Reames
Dottie and I are so sad to learn of our friend, Jim passing. We were shocked. Many memories of great times especially the time we were taking Jim and Pam home after a fun night out and a tornado hit within a block of Jim/Pam's house just as they got out of our car.
Jim will be missed. A good friend and great person. Our deepest condolences to Pam and all their family. Rest in Peace, Admiral Jim.
Cheryl Henderson
Dear Pam & Family:
I always looked forward to hearing from Jim and getting updates of your latest camping adventures. I pray that your family will be comforted with memories and supported by an outpouring of God's love though friends and loved ones during this time of great loss.
Marcia Burton
I knew Jimmy and Cathy as neighbors growing up, next door neighbors. Sweet sweet children with the Godliest parents I have ever known. Shared an apple tree in our yard for years. Good ole Fleetwood Dr memories!! Jimmy looks just like Claude. Very handsome man!!
Leslie Loftis
I first met Jim in 1988 when I worked with Pam at Timberlake Plantation. We bonded over being proud owners of our new Honda Accords. Jim cheered me on in pharmacy school and helped me get started with my adult finance decisions at First Citizens Bank. I was honored that he invited me to speak to his Rotary Club to share my story of overcoming childhood cancer. Jim reached out to me during his recent hospital stay and I will cherish the visits that I had with him. I am so glad that I got to laugh with him once again and to share stories about years gone by. He raved about Heather and her professional accomplishments as well as her joys of being the mother of four beautiful children. He was such a proud dad and granddad!
It is so hard to believe that he has left his earthly home. I pray Pam, Heather , Chris and all of his many friends and family will be given peace and comfort in the difficult days ahead.
Much love to all-
Leslie Loftis and family
Amanda Patel
To the family of Mr. Holcombe,
I want to thank you for blessing my life with Mr. Holcombe, for he blessed me with the best part of him, his beautiful Heather, who blessed my family, my kids with the absolute best of friends.
It’s no secret I will miss Mr. Holcombe at birthday parties. Always, I could count on him to save me. His kind heart and great conversations about living the great camping life with his beautiful wife, helped me tuck away my social insecurities & enjoy the moment.
Like many, Mr. Holcombe brightened my life & with his passing, he has encouraged me to be that person who helps another person’s tuck away their insecurities & appreciate the moment.
While I know you’re hearts are broken, I hope it gives you some peace knowing Mr. Holcombe is saving us the best camping spots with the best views in Heaven.
With all the love in my heart,
Amanda Patel & Family
Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel
In Memory Of James Claude Holcombe
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In This Together
Rovers join forces with the Belles for 'Double Header'
On August 25th, Doncaster Rovers and Doncaster Rovers Belles are coming together to provide a unique day of football at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Football fans in Doncaster will be treated to a unique double header as Rovers entertain Crawley at 3pm followed by Doncaster Rovers Belles taking on Arsenal Ladies at 6pm.
As the Keepmoat Stadium gets set to transfer to the control of Doncaster Rovers, Chief Executive Gavin Baldwin is keen to action the promise made to supporters that there will be more cohesion amongst parties at the stadium.
“We have an appetite to work closer with Doncaster Rovers Belles, The Dons and the Athletics Club. The opportunity to present a double header is something we feel that will benefit both Doncaster Rovers, Doncaster Rovers
Belles and provide excellent value for Doncaster residents”
Doncaster Rovers Belles Chief Executive Alan Smart said “The double header will be a fantastic experience and we’re hopeful if it goes well it can be repeated. This will be a fantastic family event for those in Doncaster to enjoy and we’re hopeful it will help lead to an improved support of the ladies team”
Tickets for the double header are priced from £20 for adults and from £5 for children.
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“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” - Thomas Merton
Dyanne is a photographer based in Ottawa, Ontario. She has a keen interest in the diversity of Canada as it is expressed in the built environment, nature and life itself. She prefers her images to naturally convey the mood, narrative and beauty of a place.
Between 2014-2018, Dyanne served as an official Fujifilm X-Photographer.
Diplomat and International Canada
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Ottawa Citizen Style Magazine
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Growing up in a military family, change was inevitable. Consequently, place and belonging were never constant for me because my experience of home was temporary. I spent much of my childhood in Northern Canada around the 60th parallel. Barren landscapes, remote communities, and scenes of the cold are the foundations of memories and often appear in my work. Through photography, I focus on nature, the built environment, and the local culture, while exploring themes of time and place, solitude, isolation, and identity.
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Upcoming: September 26 to October 23, 2019 - Life in the Knife - Solo Show Salon B of Trinity Art Gallery in Shenkman Arts Centre
Fragments: July 16 to September 19 - Group Exhibition at Exposure Gallery, Curated in collaboration with Neeko Paluzzi and Michael Tardioli
2019, A+ (Group Exhibition), Honourable Mention School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
2018 Honourable Mention in Travel: Places and Faces, Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury VT. Juried by National Geographic Editor and Freelance Photographer Krista Rossow
2016 Performance, City of Yellowknife Heritage Committee, Juried Art Show
2008 A+ (Group Exhibition) - First Place Digital School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
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London Science School pupils meet Britain's first astronaut Tim Peake
PUBLISHED: 19:00 03 October 2018
Rhiannon Long
Tim Peake with East London Science School pupils at New Scientist Live in the Royal Docks. Picture: ELSS
Pupils from a school in Bow met Britain's first astronaut Tim Peake.
Pupils demonstrated their robotic elephant, and showed the astronaut how to make ice cream using liquid nitrogen. Picture: ELSS
Students at East London Science School were running a stall at New Scientist Live, a science exhibit at the ExCeL arena in the Royal Docks, when they were approached by the astronaut.
They demonstrated their remote-control robotic elephant and showed him how to make ice cream using liquid nitrogen.
Time Peake spent 186 days on the International Space Station in 2016, and was the first British European Space Agency astronaut to do so. During his mission, he drove a rover on a simulated surface of Mars and conducted a space walk to repair the station’s power supply.
Monika Patel, head of physics at the school, said: “Tim Peake is a real inspiration to to our pupils, and others across Britain, so it was fantastic that he came to watch our demonstrations and talk with pupils.”
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Stephen Colbert Shares the Simple Hiring Process That Led to an 'Extraordinary' Writers Room
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“It wasn’t until we said, no please, don’t send us anyone but women. Because we would say, you know it’s very important, we want writers of color, we want women, and you would get 150 packets and there would be eight women,” Colbert recalled. "And we’re like, ‘God, that’s so frustrating.’ Until I said no, only women, and then I got 87 women. … And now [the writers room is] half, you know, white guys and half either women or writers of color.”
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Open Thread: Russia, Russia, Russia! and Everything Else
March 13, 2018 /104 Comments/in Foreign Policy /by Rayne
This is an open thread launched while current events still unfold. It may offer an overview for folks still acquainting themselves with the news about Rex Tillerson, Russia, and the UK.
By now you likely know Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by tweet. Like Sally Yates on the travel ban and James Comey about his firing, Tillerson was blindsided; he found out he was terminated from a Trump tweet. Take note of Marcy’s post on Tillerson’s replacement, Mike Pompeo, and his sketchy replacement, deputy CIA director Gina Haspel.
Trump may have fired Tillerson because of this response to the poisoning in the UK of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter this past week.
Notice the response attributes the poisoning to Russia but makes no mention of the U.S. role as a NATO member and any response required by that membership. The response doesn’t even name Skripal.
Tillerson’s statement followed UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s demand before Parliament yesterday that Russia explain the poisoning of Skripal, setting a two-day deadline.
The poison used is believed to be an extremely powerful nerve agent Novichok developed by the former USSR.
Russia’s point persons, Sergei Lavrov as Russia’s foreign minister, and Maria Zakharova, his spokesperson, as well as Russian parliament member Andrei Lugovoi have pushed back on May’s attribution and demands while demanding samples of the nerve agent found in Skripal’s poisoning.
NATO’s Article 5 obligates member nations to defend other NATO members in the attack on any NATO member:
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.
On May 25 last year at a visit NATO’s new headquarters during Trump’s first trip to Europe, Trump avoided continuing U.S. commitment to Article 5. It wasn’t until five weeks later during a speech in Poland that Trump reaffirmed Article 5, saying,
… To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstrated — not merely with its words but with its actions — that we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual defense commitment …
Many articles speculate Tillerson’s firing is the culmination of more than a year of tensions between Tillerson and Trump, including at least one episode during which Tillerson is said to have called Trump a moron (a “fucking moron” according to some). However the immediacy of the termination suggests Trump wanted to remove Tillerson before he could support Theresa May once the two-day deadline has passed.
It’s worth noting that Trump has yet to enforce sanctions on Russia established by bipartisan legislation on a nearly unanimous basis.
It’s also worth noting the GOP majority of the House Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence abruptly terminated its investigation of Trump-Russia only yesterday afternoon, without providing any notice to the Democratic minority members.
Do read Marcy’s post about Pompeo; bring anything non-Russia comments here to this thread.
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Day 33: Happy Some Saint’s Day
March 17, 2017 /12 Comments/in Domestic Policy, Trump Administration /by Rayne
I know, it’s St. Patrick’s Day, not just any saint but the patron saint of Ireland. It’s certainly not St. Trump’s Day, that’s for sure.
Trump’s budget proposal is the furthest thing from saintly — cutting federal funding to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is just one disgusting example. CDBG provides grants to the Meals on Wheels (MoW) program, which feeds the home-ridden elderly and disabled as well as kids in after-school programs. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney says MoW is “not showing any results.” No more fishes and loaves for you, sickly/old/poor people, if Congress goes along with this nonsense. I guess your desiccated, malnourished corpses are the kind of results this administration wants to see.
According to St. Patrick’s ‘Confessio‘ — an autobiography-cum-confession — he overcame kidnapping from Scotland, enslavement by the Irish, and eventually converted Irish to Catholicism. In contrast, Trump was born with a silver spoon and treated his fellow man (and some family) like crap throughout his lifetime. Definitely not saintly. And definitely not up to converting those who aren’t already his hardcore faithful adherents.
Stuff of the Irish:
Irish PM Enda Kenny visits Trump and asks for leniency for illegal Irish aliens — Let’s be frank about this issue: Trump’s probably fine with them (meaning Bannon is fine with them, too) because these aliens are probably white and Christian. Got to give it to PM Kenny, though, for this nice bit of snark:
“They say the Irish have the capacity to change everything…I just saw the president of the United States read from his script, entirely.”
Wonder if Trump was ballsy enough to go for an other conflict of interest and complain about the sea wall he wants for his Doobeg golf course resort.
British Brexit secretary David Davis says border checks between North Ireland and Ireland possible post-Brexit — He did qualify them as “light” customs checks, saying,
“There are already customs checks between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland because there are excise differences, but they are done in a very light way. … There would be customs checks, [but] that does not mean we demur from our position of wanting to have a very light border, no hard border.”
But wait…what do the Irish think of this?
Sinn Féin MEP tells Theresa May Brexit border checks in Ireland can go ‘where the sun don’t shine’ — And there it is. I didn’t even paraphrase that hed, that’s exactly what The Irish Post wrote. Here’s exactly what MEP Martina Anderson said:
“Theresa, your notion of a border, hard and soft, stick it where the sun doesn’t shine ‘cos you’re not putting it in Ireland.”
Ouch. No mincing words there.
Women won largest number of seats ever in North Ireland’s assembly election — Sinn Féin leads in gender parity as women represent 41% of its Member of the Legislative Assembly. Between the surge of women in NI’s National Assembly and the increased weighting of representation by Sinn Féin in both NI and Ireland’s National Parliament, the reaction toward the UK and Brexit will be quite different from expectations nine months ago.
Banks may be moving to Dublin from London because of Brexit — This report says Ireland is surprised; I don’t know why, given the amount of business conducted in English language in Dublin as compared to any other location like Paris, Brussels, or Frankfurt. Ireland has been a tax haven and a center for both insurance and technology for a couple decades, too. Perhaps Ireland ought to be more lenient toward educated illegal aliens from the U.S. if it’s looking to staff up its financial sector quickly.
Op-ed: ‘Another day, another Brexit lie exposed’ — Theresa May has only increased Irish sympathies for Scotland with her rejection of a second independence referendum, as if all the other Brexit fail wasn’t enough. Could this animus be enough to unite Ireland, but against Britain and its “Tory public schoolboys”?
That’s a wrap on this work week and Day 33 in our countdown to Tax Day. Don’t drink green beer. Just don’t.
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Day 34: Frankly, We Have a Lot Right Now
March 16, 2017 /16 Comments/in automobiles, Manufacturing, Trump Administration /by Rayne
Still shaking my head over Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson. While asked about evidence supporting Trump’s claim that President Obama wiretapped him, Trump said, “Frankly, we have a lot right now.”
Bring it, buddy. And with less bullshit because frankly, we have a lot right now.
While you’re at it, bring your tax returns as evidence you’re not violating the Emoluments Clause or in bed with Russia.
Reminder: you’ve got 34 days until we expect to see a 2016 income tax return.
Non-Tax Return Stuff:
UK’s PM Theresa May denies Indy Ref 2.0 before Brexit — When you need a break from American leadership stupidity, just take a look at May. Here’s an unforced error of hubris and hypocrisy; telling the Scots they can’t have a vote to leave the UK after the UK had a vote to leave the EU is just asking for the Scots to hold a referendum on their own. Nicola Sturgeon has already rebutted, calling May’s block “undemocratic.”
Fed Chair Yellen said, “The data have not notably strengthened” after rate hike — Between increases in energy and health costs not offset by decreases in food and apparel costs, the consumer price index rose 2.7% over the last 12 months. Private sector compensation only rose 2.2% over the same period. Consumer spending has been lackluster and businesses are not investing. The post-crash boom is petering out and nothing this administration or Congress is doing will help. A billionaire can only buy so many condos and yachts to keep the economy afloat, and workers can’t buy much on their chicken feed minimum wage at part-time jobs while they have to budget for increasing health care expenses. (I should point out here that the CPI detailed report won’t be produced after June 2017 thanks to Trump’s diktats. How convenient.)
Trump tells Michigan auto workers he’s fighting for their jobs — Sure he is. This guy is fricking clueless about manufacturing (ex: Carrier in Indiana) including the automotive industry. Detroit’s cheese is being eaten by entirely new entrants who don’t worry about emissions standards and whose mileage concerns are of an entirely different nature. After decades of Detroit’s inadequate R&D sunk into battery-powered vehicles combined with vacillating leadership on the future of fossil-fueled combustion engines, Michigan’s auto industry is now battling for market share with companies like Tesla, while Tesla is already seeing new competition emerge like Lucid Motors. Tesla and Lucid are both located in the U.S. Meanwhile, Trump’s budget plans revealed today are a shiv in Michigan’s back; why live and work here if the lakes aren’t clean, schools are underfunded, mass transit is suppressed?
Dispatcher punished in Tamir Rice case — What a bunch of crap. The officer who had the ultimate final and mortal power in Tamir Rice’s case — shooting Rice in seconds after arrival at the playground — should have been criminally prosecuted. Meanwhile, a dispatcher who never saw the victim or the scene of the shooting was suspended.
I feel awful now, after reading so much about Trump and writing about that last piece. Treat this like an open thread though I can’t look in again until I do something positive to get the Trumpish off me.
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Monday Morning: The Urge to Merge
April 11, 2016 /6 Comments/in Culture, Cybersecurity /by Rayne
In my eyes, indisposed
In disguises no one knows
Hides the face, lies the snake
The sun in my disgrace
— excerpt, Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
Looks like this week is all about mergers. Enjoy this simulation on replay several times while listening to Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun while we dig in.
Yahoo’s vulnerability brings all the nasty suitors to the yard (MarketWatch) — If Daily Mail wins, Yahoo will be one massive tabloid, and Tumblr will become a cesspool. Bidding’s open until next Monday; what other potential buyers may emerge this week?
Big names in hotels to join after shareholders approve Marriott offer for Starwood Hotels (UPI) — The vote came last Friday after Chinese insurance holding group Anbang withdrew from bidding.
Merger of beer producers SABMiller and A-B InBev still in holding pattern (Milwaukee Business Journal) — The deal is languishing for approval by South Africa’s Competition Commission. Part of SABMiller was once South African Brewing.
UK balks at Hutchins and Telefonica tie up (Reuters) — Cousins across the pond better watch out; this proposed merger, even if shot down by regulators, portends another telecom marriage ahead. With UK’s Competition and Markets Authority recommending a spin-off of either Three Mobile or O2 mobile network business in order to approve the deal, a divestment of one of these may happen anyhow.
The Yahoo and Hutchins-Telefonica deals bear scrutiny for their potential for mass surveillance depending on how the proposals play out. Yahoo could end up operating under UK laws, and some part(s) of either Hutchins or Telefonica could end up with a non-UK or non-EU partner.
All of these proposed mergers were in the works before the Panama Papers were released; none them appear to be motivated solely by tax reduction, but instead by economies of scale and weak market conditions. It’d be nice if executives of all companies raking in profits realized that failing to pay their hourly workers well has a direct impact on overall market demand. Their businesses could retain autonomy instead of spending time and money on M&A they could spend on employees’ wages.
Speaking of Panama Papers: revelations still shaping policy and politics
U.S. Treasury still working on tax rules to reduce tax avoidance and evasion by offshoring (Bloomberg) — Many large holding company structures use intra-group loans to move money out of the U.S. The new rules which may limit these moves may affect not only U.S. corporations but foreign corporations with subsidiaries in the U.S.
UK’s PM David Cameron facing heat about tax avoidance strategies used by his family (Scotsman) — Strategies included a tax-free gift of 200,000 pounds to Cameron from his mother. He is supposed to appear before Parliament for questioning.
Mossack Fonseca still getting hacked due to poor security response (The Register) — At what point do we ask if MossFon is really just a honeypot, given continued insufficient security?
Just for fun: Rockets!
If you didn’t watch SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch on Friday, you really ought to make some time to do so for entertainment purposes. The first stage of the rocket returned successfully for reused, nailing a landing on a drone ship — a DRONE SHIP AT SEA. I missed the fact the landing pad was a drone vessel when I watched the first attempts. It’s a really narrow thing, landing on a speck of a pad in the ocean which is pushed around a bit by ocean currents in spite of the drone ship’s programming and/or remote control. (I would love to know who named the drone ship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ and why…)
What’s similarly remarkable is the SpaceX team — their excitement is off the map, rather like watching a K-12 FIRST LEGO robotics competition than an aeronautics business at work. Note in the video the team’s reaction just seconds (about 27:30) to the first stage return landing; it’s as if they KNEW they had it nailed before it happened. Wouldn’t you love to know just how they knew?
Also for grins: compare SpaceX’s landing on Friday (start at 23:48 into video) to competitor Blue Origin’s recent rocket return. Blue Origin is owned by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos; the return is so smooth and slick, but it’s in the west Texas desert where potential disruption of the landing has been minimized. Important to keep in mind that SpaceX actually delivered a payload after reaching orbit, where Blue Origin is still limited to sub-orbit elevation.
With that our week’s been launched — let’s go!
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Friday Morning: F for Free and Favorite
March 18, 2016 /28 Comments/in automobiles, Culture, Cybersecurity /by Rayne
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Congratulations! You made it to another Friday! The end of the week means jazz here, until I run out of genres. This Friday I’m not covering a genre, though. I’m pointing you to one of the most surprising and utterly awesome gifts jazz lovers and historians could get.
1,000 hours of free jazz, ready to download.
Holy mackerel! I almost fainted when @OpenCulture tweeted last week about David W. Niven’s collection shared with the public at Archive.org. Just as amazing is Niven’s commentary, providing context we would never otherwise have about each piece.
I’ll embed some Louis Armstrong at the bottom of this post to get your weekend started. Mark this collection as one of my favorite things ever.
Malware discovered, targeting non-jailbroken Apple iOS devices in China
This is the second China-specific malware that researchers at Palo Alto Networks have found this year. Gee, why China?
UK’s Labour Party wankers want ‘Snoopers’ Charter’ because Snowden
Just the wankers, mind you, though it’s hard to tell which MPs were the wankers as Labour and SNP sat on their hands during the vote for the Investigatory Powers Bill (IPB), not wanting to appear obstructive. Fondly called the ‘Snoopers’ Charter,’ the bill replaces Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and passed in the House of Commons on its second reading. The bill allows the UK government to amass all Internet Connection Records (ICRs) for a year’s time, including telecommunications connections. Restrictions on which government entities have access to these records and for what purpose is muddy at best, and the cost of collecting and storing these records will be borne by the network service providers who in turn will need to raise their rates. Sane people understand the IPB as passed is atrocious. The bill would not have passed the second reading at all had all of Labour and the SNP voted against it, but a number of wankers argue Edward Snowden is reason enough to dragnet the entire UK’s internet activity — which makes no sense whatsoever, based on the bill’s current formulation. The ‘Snoopers’ Charter’ now enters the Committee Stage, where it’s hoped somebody catches a cluestick and puts the brakes on this current iteration of government panopticon.
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and FBI warn about automobile hacking
Hmm. A little late to the party after at least four different vulnerabilities were revealed over the last year, but better late than never. Rather annoying the public needs to be on guard against automakers’ naiveté/stupidity/hubris.
Google’s parent Alphabet selling its robot division Boston Dynamics
Remember the creepy four-legged robot ‘Big Dog’? It and its developer are up for grabs. Google (before it became Alphabet) bought Boston Dynamics in 2013, but now finds the firm doesn’t fit its strategy. Worth noting differences in reaction to the news:
Why Google Is Selling Off Some of the Coolest Robots Ever Built (MIT Review)
Robot maker Boston Dynamics put up for sale by Google, reports say (The Guardian)
The tone of the MIT Review piece — technology’s coolness is sufficient rationale for its creation and existence — offers interesting insight, explaining how awful technology ends up commercialized in spite of its lack of fitness.
Let’s call it a week and get on with our weekend. Have a good one!
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Tuesday Morning: Some Kind of Freak
March 8, 2016 /17 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, automobiles, Culture, Cybersecurity /by Rayne
Today’s the intersection of my Gwen Stefani jag and International Women’s Day 2016. Need some more estrogen-powered music to celebrate IWD? Try this list — note and compare Lesley Gore’s You Don’t Own Me and Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Are Made for Walking against more recent tunes like No Doubt’s Just A Girl.
Let’s roll…
Volkswagen shocked, SHOCKED! the EPA went public on the diesel emissions standards cheat
But by the time the EPA made public statements regarding VW, the German automaker had already known about the International Council on Clean Transportation’s research results for a year and had yet to reveal to shareholders the risk of prosecution and penalties. VW’s leadership hoped for a mild and quiet slap on the hands and enough time for a technical solution before the EPA’s disclosure:
“In the past, even in the case of so-called ‘defeat device’ infringements, a settlement was reached with other carmakers involving a manageable fine without the breach being made public,” VW argued. “And in this case, the employees of Volkswagen of America had the impression on the basis of constructive talks with the EPA that the diesel issue would not be made public unilaterally but that negotiations would continue.”
Hope somebody is looking at insider trading for any sign that VW executives were unloading stock in the period between September 2014 when ICCT’s results were published, and when the EPA went public in 2015. Wonder what penalties there are under German/EU laws for this?
USDOJ appealed last week’s ruling in Brooklyn iPhone 5S case
At the heart of this appeal is Apple’s past cooperative actions when federal law enforcement asked for assistance in unlocking iPhones. Apple, however, said past acquiescence is not consent. USDOJ has now asked for review of Judge Orenstein’s ruling.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak appeared on Conan, sided unsurprisingly with Apple
Woz admitted to having tried his hand at writing viruses for Mac, but the entire premise terrified him, compelling him to destroyed his efforts. Video of his appearance included at this link.
France to punish phonemakers for encryption, while UK’s GCHQ says it should get around encryption
A narrow body of water, a different language, and a recent terrorist attack make for very different reactions to encrypted communications. France’s Parliament voted yesterday to punish phonemakers which do not cooperate with law enforcement on unencrypting data; the bill is not yet law, subject to further parliamentary process. Meanwhile, Britain’s spy chief said he hopes methods can be developed to get around encryption without building backdoors.
Drive-by quickies
North Korea hacked smartphones of South Korean officials, reports SK’s spy agency (Phys.org) — not much of a surprise, right?
Mossad agents stuck with a hefty towing tab after getting stuck in German mud (euronews) — ~mumbling about opsec~
F-35 bomber’s latest problem: radar that must be rebooted (The Guardian) — still has to be tested for cyber security, too.
US looking at rotating long-range bombers through Australia’s Northern Territory (ABCNews24)
Malaysia Air flight MH370 went missing two years ago today, and still no sign of the plane, passengers, cargo (The Sun Daily) — the investigation remains open at this time.
And it’s Presidential Primary Day in Michigan, Mississippi, Idaho, Hawaii. I may avoid social media for most of the day for this reason. Hasta pasta!
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Tuesday Morning: The Fat One You’ve Awaited
February 9, 2016 /10 Comments/in Culture, Cybersecurity, Economics, Terrorism /by Rayne
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Mardi Gras. The day before Ash Wednesday. Fat Tuesday. In Brazil, it’s Carnival — plenty of parades with costumed dancers and samba. In New Orleans, it means king cake, beads, and more parades, but here in Michigan, it means pączki. No parades in the snow, just an icy trek to the Polish bakery for some decadent sweets we get but once a year.
I’m still drafting this, too much stuff to weed through this morning. I’ll update as I write. Snag a cup of joe and a pączki while you wait. Make mine raspberry filled, please!
Economic indicators say “Maybe, Try Again”
Asian and European stock markets were a mess this morning. There’s no sign of an agreement between OPEC nations on production and pricing, which may lead to yet more floundering in the stock market. Yet one indicator — truck tonnage on the roads — doesn’t show signs of a recession in the U.S.
UK court cases topsy-turvy: LIBOR Six and a secret trial
UK can’t hold the LIBOR Six bankers accountable for their part in the 2008 economic crisis because the prosecution was sloppy. It’s pretty bad when a defense attorney asks if the prosecution was “making this up as they go along.”
The article’s first graf is a warning:
Warning: this article omits information that the Guardian and other news organisations are currently prohibited from publishing.
The case, R v Incedal and Rarmoul-Bouhadjar, continues to look like a star chamber, with very little information available to the public about the case. The accused have been charged and served time, but the media has been unable to freely access information about the case, and their appeal has now been denied. A very ugly precedent for a so-called free country.
Facebook: French trouble, and no free internet in India
Shocked, SHOCKED, I am: French regulators told Facebook its handling of users data didn’t sufficiently protect their privacy. The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) told the social media platform it has three months to stop sharing users’ data with U.S. facilities for processing. CNIL also told Facebook to stop tracking non-Facebook users without warning them.
The Indian government told Facebook thanks, but no thanks to its Free Basics offering, a so-called free internet service. The service ran afoul of net neutrality in that country as it implicitly discouraged users from setting up sites outside Facebook’s platform. Many users did not understand there was a difference between Facebook and the internet as a whole. Mr. Zuckerberg really needs to study the meaning of colonialism, and how it might pertain to the internet in emerging markets.
Boy kicked out of school because of his DNA
This is a really sad story not resolved by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The boy has cystic fibrosis; his parents informed the school on his paperwork, as they should in such cases. But because of the risks to the boy or his siblings with similar genes, the boy was asked to leave. GINA, unfortunately, does not protect against discrimination in education, only in healthcare and employment. This is a problem Congress should take up with an amendment to GINA. No child should be discriminated against in education because of their genes over which they have no control, any more than a child should be discriminated against because of their race, gender identity, or sexuality.
All right, get your party on, scarf down the last of your excess sweets, for tomorrow is sackcloth and ashes. I can hardly wait for the sugar hangover to come.
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Peace Initiative Gains Momentum in Afghanistan Despite Lack of Participation by US
October 30, 2013 /3 Comments/in Terrorism, War /by Jim White
Last week, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited Washington, DC for a series of meetings. The final press appearance by Sharif and Barack Obama was noted by the New York Times to be somewhat awkward as Sharif paid whispered lip service to Pakistani objections to drone attacks while Obama ignored the topic entirely. The joint appearance was quickly overshadowed by release of an article from Greg Miller and Bob Woodward leaking a number of documents relating to the drone program. Both Marcy and I commented on the release and what it could mean.
The concept of the end of the war in Afghanistan got a bit of a mention in the Times article on Sharif’s visit:
With the United States’ winding down the Afghan war, Mr. Obama reminded Mr. Sharif of the importance of a stable, sovereign Afghanistan. American officials have long been suspicious of links between the Pakistani military and militant groups like the Haqqani network, which has carried out attacks on Westerners in Afghanistan.
For its part, the Sharif government has signaled an interest in negotiating with the Pakistani Taliban, a process that analysts said the United States should encourage.
But heaven forbid that Afghanistan should attempt to talk with Pakistan’s Taliban. Recall that earlier this month, the US snatched a high-ranking figure of the Pakistan Taliban from Afghan security forces as they were bringing him to a meeting. The cover story at the time from Afghanistan was to suggest that they were attempting to start peace talks with Latif Mehsud. An article in yesterday’s New York Times suggests that Afghanistan actually intended to work with Mehsud to develop a sort of alliance with the Pakistan Taliban and to use them as a pressure point against Pakistan’s government. What intrigues me most about this possibility is that Afghanistan claimed that this tactic was merely an imitation of what the US has done repeatedly in Afghanistan:
Another Afghan official said the logic of the region dictated the need for unseemly alliances. The United States, in fact, has relied on some of Afghanistan’s most notorious warlords to fight the insurgency here, the official tartly noted.
“Everyone has an angle,” the official said. “That’s the way we’re thinking. Some people said we needed our own.”
Afghan officials said those people included American military officers and C.I.A. operatives. Frustrated by their limited ability to hit Taliban havens in Pakistan, some Americans suggested that the Afghans find a way to do it, they claimed.
So Afghanistan’s intelligence agency believed it had a green light from the United States when it was approached by Mr. Mehsud sometime in the past year.
Just in case you’ve forgotten, the last time we checked, the most notorious warlord war criminal of them all, Rashid Dostum, was still getting about $100,000 every month from the US while also drawing a salary as Karzai’s Army Chief of Staff. Coupling that with the Petraeus plan of incorporating the worst militias directly into the death squads of the Afghan Local Police while providing them support from the CIA and JSOC, and we can see why Afghanistan would feel that there are zero moral constraints on working with groups having a violent tendency.
But apparently in the Calvinball playing field of Afghanistan, only the US is allowed to make shadowy alliances, and so the US snatched Mehsud away from Afghanistan before any alliance could be formed. But even if we chalk that move up to an honest move to take a noted terrorist out of action, US behavior on other fronts relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan still continue to illustrate that the only US priorities are more military action in Afghanistan and more drone strikes in Pakistan.
Sharif’s next stop after Washington was London. But instead of awkward public appearances, the UK has instead set up meetings for Sharif directly with Hamid Karzai: Read more →
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Who Is Behind Latest Iran-Pakistan Border Incident? Who Benefits?
October 28, 2013 /1 Comment/in Intelligence, Terrorism /by Jim White
Before diving into Friday night’s border incident where fourteen Iranian border guards were killed and Iran retaliated the next morning by hanging sixteen prisoners already in detention, we need to look back at the important events surrounding other such outbreaks of violence at the Iran-Pakistan border.
On January 1 of 2012, Pakistan detained three Iranian border guards whom they claimed had crossed into Pakistan. Details of the event were sketchy, but Iran claimed the guards were chasing drug smugglers and most of the stories on the event brought up the likely involvement of the group known as Jundallah. Less than two weeks later, a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated on January 11. Only two days after that event, the famous “false flag” article by Mark Perry appeared in Foreign Policy, making the remarkable claim that Mossad agents were posing as CIA agents while recruiting members of Jundallah for operations including assassinations. Marcy had a series of three posts (one, two, three) delving into the many implications surrounding the false flag accusation. Another border incident then happened in late January, where six “Pakistanis” were killed by Iranian border agents, but there was a lot of confusion over just who the victims were, including their nationality.
Here is how Reuters first broke the news Saturday on this latest incident:
Fourteen Iranian border guards were killed and three others captured by “bandits” on the southeastern frontier with Pakistan overnight, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
In response, the Iranian judiciary executed 16 people it said were elements of “terrorist” groups, according to the ISNA news agency. There were no further details of who they were or whether or when they had been tried.
A follow-up story by Dawn from Sunday has more details, with the identity of the attackers unknown (but Jundallah is still mentioned prominently in the article):
It was still unclear whether the attackers were drug smugglers or armed opposition groups.
However, Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister Ali Abdollahi called on the Pakistani government to “take measures to control the border more seriously.”
Pakistan’s charge d’affaires was received at the Iranian foreign ministry to receive an official demand that Islamabad “act firmly with officials and members of terrorist groups who have fled to Pakistani territory,” IRNA reported.
The Dawn article also notes a second, separate border incident on Sunday in which one Pakistani was killed and four others were wounded.
Responsibility for the attack has now been claimed by a group known as Jeish Al-Adl:
A little-known Iranian Sunni group says it carried out the killing of 14 border guards on Friday night.
Jaish al-Adl said the attack was in retaliation for an alleged Iranian “massacre” in Syria and the “cruel treatment” of Sunnis in Iran.
Iran is now saying that they are a subgroup within Jundallah:
14 Iranian border guards were killed and 6 more were injured during the terrorist attack in Saravan border region in Southeastern Iran in the early hours of Saturday morning. The terrorists who have reportedly been members of the outlawed Jeish Al-Adl radical Sunni Wahhabi movement affiliated to the terrorist Jundollah group fled into Pakistan after the operation in Iran’s Southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province.
It seems quite interesting to me that Iran would point out the “radical Sunni Wahhabi” connection of the group they are blaming. Of course, the primary sponsor of “radical Sunni Wahhabi” teachings is Saudi Arabia through their madrassas. But Iran seems to be dancing around an outright referral to Saudi involvement in this attack, even though it would make sense since we know that Bandar is now very upset both with the US “failure” to launch a strike on the Assad regime in Syria and the US diplomatic push toward Iran. This same Fars News article doesn’t name names, but refers to “two countries” providing financial support and “three countries” providing intelligence and equipment to them: Read more →
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Iran Reports Talks on Resuming Consular Relations With UK
March 19, 2013 /4 Comments/in Foreign Policy /by Jim White
On Sunday, PressTV quoted Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs Hassan Qashqavi as saying that Iran and the UK are in talks to resume consular relations. Yesterday, Mehr News further reported details on how the relations would begin working. As of this writing, I can find no mention of this development in UK or US media.
Recall that the UK expelled all Iranian diplomats and closed down its Tehran embassy after students stormed the British embassy in late November of 2011.
Here is the PressTV report on resumption of consular relations:
Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs Hassan Qashqavi says Tehran is in talks with London to resume consular relations.
“We are working with the UK for the resumption of consular services,” Qashqavi said on Sunday.
The article went on to note that despite the closure of the embassies in Tehran and London, “Iran’s Foreign Ministry Department for Consular Affairs has successfully handled more than 80 percent of cases submitted by Iranians residing in Canada and the UK”. It also noted that Oman represents Iran’s interests in London.
The Mehr News article repeats the same information, adding that Iran has “agreed with the British government that Sweden host its Interests Section in Tehran”.
What stands out to me from the Mehr News article is this paragraph:
British Foreign Secretary William Hague withdrew British diplomats and shuttered the Tehran embassy after it was attacked in 2011 by a mob, which he claimed had the backing of the government. Iranian diplomats in London were also expelled.
It seems interesting that Iran would repeat Hague’s accusation that the storming of the British embassy had the backing of the Iranian government. They clearly leave it as an accusation from Hague, but they also take no steps to refute the accusation. I wonder if public acknowledgment of the government’s involvement in the storming was one of the conditions for moving ahead on relations.
Going back to the storming of the British embassy in 2011, BBC had this to say regarding the cause:
Tuesday’s attack by hundreds of protesters followed Britain’s decision to impose further sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme.
With the US in the lead, the sanctions against Iran have only continued to tighten since then, and PressTV reported last summer that the Iranian parliament was against improving diplomatic relations with the UK at that time.
We can only hope that the move now to improve diplomatic relations between the UK and Iran is a sign that the P5+1 process may finally be making headway on a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear activities. At the very least, it should be noted that Iran’s claim of improving diplomatic relations comes at the same time as yesterday’s technical background meeting in the P5+1 process. Although neither Western nor Iranian news reports on yesterday’s meeting claimed breakthroughs were made, the fact of the technical meeting was noted, along with stating that it provides important detail leading up the upcoming negotiating meeting next month. Will there be good news from the April meetings?
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Milana Vayntrub on Paul Feig's Other Space and Getting Silly with Matt Damon
The actress and comedian talks about the new web series.
By Emily Zemler
It's possible you recognize Milana Vayntrub's face even if you're not familiar with her by name. The actress and comedian has scored guest roles on House of Lies, Key & Peele, Californication, and Silicon Valley, and is currently the face of the AT&T cell phone commercials. But now Vayntrub has her own series with Yahoo's Other Space, a futuristic sci-fi comedy show created by Paul Feig. The show's eight 30-minute episodes premiere today and follow a highly inexperienced space ship crew as they journey through outer space. It's Feig's first TV series since Freaks and Geeks, and Vayntrub plays clueless navigator Tina. We spoke with the actress about what drew her to this series, her experiences as a child actor, and why Feig is her dream man.
ESQUIRE: How did you get cast on Other Space?
MILANA VAYNTRUB: The regular audition route. I knew the casting director because I had gone in a few times for her before and I love her. I went in and auditioned for Karen at first. And then they brought me back to read for Natasha. And then they brought me back again to read for Tina, which is the part I ultimately ended up playing.
So you tried out for all the female roles?
Yeah. I don't know why. I think they were figuring it out. It was a lot exploration in casting. I was just happy because they kept bringing me back! And I also feel so lucky that I got to play Tina. I think they put the peg in the right hole. You can quote me on that. I am the peg.
What did you like about the concept of the show?
I'm a real nerd for science. I love Neil deGrasse Tyson and Cosmos and all that. That was a huge draw. And also that there's an improvised aspect to it. I've been doing improv comedy for years so those two worlds colliding was cool. The icing on the cake was to get to work with Paul, who is my dream.
Are you into science fiction?
I'm not really into sci-fi movies, but I'm into the science of space a lot. I love astronomy and thinking about the nothingness of the everythingness of space.
UZBEKISTAN by the unstoppable @katiemccurdy_
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In your experience, is anything on this show based in real science?
No. I don't think so. You can say anything and it's also in the future and in space so we can have gadgets that exist for our comedic devices but don't actually serve any purpose. We can really create the world we live in from scratch and none of it needs to be based in any kind of reality.
People might be discovering you for the first time on this show, but you've been acting for a long time. What was your first ever role?
I did a commercial for a phone company when I was five. But my first big thing was when I was eight. I was on the first season of E.R. I played Tatiana, a little Russian girl with AIDS who Julianna Margulies tried to adopt. It was also season one with George Clooney and he was amazing. I just kept trying to invite him over. He was like, "Yeah, I'll come over for a playdate." I was like, "Mom! Can you cook something so we have a reason for him to come over?" My mom and I were both just goo-goo-gaga over him.
Did he ever come over?
He never came over. But he was really playful and silly. I hope to reunite with him one day.
You have some interesting credits on your IMDb page. For instance, on Lizzie McGuire you played "Cute Burper." What is that?
Oh you know, exactly what it sounds like. I had one scene. The whole episode took place in a hidden camera kind of setup. One of the characters set up hidden cameras around the school and he caught me eating and burping. That was it. And I didn't even really have to burp but I practiced my burps for a long time before that. I'm a professional disgusting person!
How old were you then?
I was in middle school.
So you knew early on the power of being funny.
Yes. Comedy came early. I knew when I was a kid that I was silly and I knew that I liked people who were funny, but I don't think I knew I was funny. I didn't really think about it.
I have some ideas about how best to dispose of this reverend. (photo by the awesome @saycheeseanddie)
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You also had a role on Days of Our Lives. What was it like being on a soap opera?
It was really weird. I actually don't have tons of memories from it. I played someone in a flashback version. I ended up not auditioning for that. They just called me after they saw me on E.R. to do that. This is why I do comedy because I've had such a weird childhood.
Did you go through that awkward transition from child actor to adult actor?
I just kind of stopped for a while because I didn't think I wanted to do it. I stopped around middle school and high school because I remember thinking, "I should probably focus on something more realistic. This is probably not going to work out. I have high hopes but that's probably not enough to make it in film."
What brought you back to it?
A little bit of boredom and sadness in college. I went to UC San Diego and I didn't really like the school or anything. But they had a really great theater program so I just took theater classes so I could not go crazy and keep myself busy. I totally got sucked back in.
Have you had a role that really allowed you to hone your improv skills?
Yeah, I had a talk show on YouTube for a while called Let's Talk About Something More. Which is kind of a role I gave myself that ended up starting my career. And on Other Space there was lots of room for improv. I think one of the reasons I was able to book it was my improv experience and playing in the room during casting.
What was the premise of your YouTube talk show?
It was kind of like Between Two Ferns, but it was between two girls. It was me and another girl and we would sit our guests in between us and harass them gently. Matt Damon was our guest. And Bob Odenkirk, BJ Novak, other YouTubers.
How did you get Matt Damon?
We got a hookup through YouTube and Water.org, which was his nonprofit. They were doing a promotion and they wanted to make some videos. We proposed that he would be on our show and they made it happen.
So you've worked with Matt Damon and George Clooney.
I've also worked with Brad and Angelina, but just socially. We do a lot of social work. I'm kidding. But [Matt and George] really are cool people. Working with Paul Feig was also the dream. And I'm not just saying that.
What was cool about working with Paul?
It was inspiring, to say the least. It was like watching him in his element. Not only is he incredibly talented, but he as a human comes to life when he is sitting in the director's chair. And he's also a brilliant writer so the way that he would feed lines and pitch scenes and ideas was very spontaneous and exciting.
#yesallwomen
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Were people onset trying to get him to spill about the new Ghostbusters?
No, never. We didn't really talk about it. We had so much to shoot and we didn't really have that much time. We were all trying to be pro and we were all really grateful to be there.
At this point, when someone recognizes you on the street, what are they usually recognizing you for?
Usually my AT&T commercials or my YouTube videos. Sometimes they'll get introduced to me from the commercials and they'll go look me up and find my YouTube videos. Or they've been a fan for a while and they're really supportive of the commercials.
Do you have anything else coming up this year?
Hopefully season two of Other Space!
Emily Zemler Emily Zemler is a freelance writer based in London.
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You're Not NeverTrump Unless You're NeverRyan and NeverMcConnell
The Republican Party's brain disease has seized full control.
(Permanent Musical Accompaniment To The Last Post Of The Week From The Blog’s Favourite Living Canadian.)
I had the week’s entire concluding screed almost finished. It was about how this was the week in which all the smoke cleared, and all the wires were revealed, and all the illusions dispelled, and all we were left with was the simple, terrifying fact that the President* of the United States is a half-senile old fool whose own people don’t think is up to the job of selling apples from a steam-grate, let alone running the Executive branch of an established democracy. It also was about the shameful cowardice and dereliction of duty on the part of the Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, the members of which would rather destroy the lives of the poor and unfortunate than undertake their constitutional duty of reining in a White House gone completely mad.
I had a nice line in there about how Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan, the zombie-eyed granny starver from the state of Wisconsin, hate Democrats far more than they love their country. I put Michael Schmidt’s Friday morning scoop together with the revelations from Michael Wolff’s sensational book and determined, rather loudly, that we are governed by people who, if they do not fit the constitutional definition of being traitors, are behaving like traitors in all but name. I hung some bright lights on the fact that, just in the last week, Republicans have called for investigations into Hillary Rodham Clinton, James Comey, Huma Abedin, and Jerry Brown, none of whom have done anything except inconvenience the grifter-in-chief and his worthless spalpeens. It was all set to go.
And then this happened. From The New York Times:
Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a senior committee member, told the Justice Department they had reason to believe that a former British spy, Christopher Steele, lied to federal authorities about his contacts with reporters regarding information in the dossier, and they urged the department to investigate. The committee is running one of three congressional investigations into Russian election meddling, and its inquiry has come to focus, in part, on Mr. Steele’s explosive dossier that purported to detail Russia’s interference and the Trump campaign’s complicity.
I mean, really, come the fck on.
Graham, Grassley, and Trump
Not long ago, the Republicans defending the president* committed themselves to a line of defense that depended vitally on the FISA warrant issued against the Trump campaign having been prompted by the now-famous—and largely substantiated—“Steele dossier.” They then broke a lot of rock trying to convince people a) that the dossier was a fake, and that b) it was a Democratic plant in the first place. That particular barricade detonated over the past few weeks.
First, we learned that the warrant was prompted by the fact that a Trump aide named George Papadopolous drank himself sockless in a London wine bar and ran his mouth to an Australian diplomat. (Pro tip: drinking with Aussies is not for amateurs.) Then, the two principals in the firm that engaged Steele’s services wrote a savage op-ed denouncing the Republican efforts to investigate the investigators as a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a sham of two mockeries of a sham.
Now, it appears, the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are so dedicated to protecting a dangerously incompetent president that they’re willing to do almost anything. Grassley is just an old crank having fun in his legislative dotage, but the conversion of Lindsey Graham into a Southern-fried Lewandowski has been a dark wonder to behold. I’m not an adherent to conspiracies about kompromat but, Jesus H. Christ on a covert wiretap, this transformation cannot be explained by conventional political science.
Mr. Grassley’s decision to recommend criminal charges appeared likely to be based on reports of Mr. Steele’s meetings with the F.B.I., which were provided to the committee by the Justice Department in recent weeks.
Or on something some staffer’s grandmother emailed after having a hot dream about Sean Hannity dipped in butter. Who the hell knows at this point?
It was not clear why, if a crime is apparent in the F.B.I. reports that were reviewed by the Judiciary Committee, the Justice Department had not moved to charge Mr. Steele already. The circumstances under which Mr. Steele is alleged to have lied were unclear, as much of the referral was classified.
They aren’t going to pull back. They aren’t going to stop. They aren’t going to do their jobs. Their patriotism extends only as far as a donor’s wallet and their devotion to the Constitution can be measured with an eyedropper. Nobody truly can be said to be NeverTrump anymore who is not also NeverMcConnell, NeverRyan, and, frankly, NeverGOP, at least in its current manifestation. The prion disease has triumphed completely. The patient is brain-dead, but still deadly in its contagion.
This should work out splendidly. From Politico:
With rumors swirling that Jeff Sessions could depart the administration and two members of the House Freedom Caucus calling on the former Alabama senator to resign, Pruitt is quietly positioning himself as a possible candidate for the job. “Pruitt is very interested,” a person close to him said. “He has expressed that on a number of occasions.” It’s unclear whether Pruitt would be on the shortlist for the position, but people close to the president said Trump has grown to like him. Pruitt has emerged as the face of Trump’s deregulatory agenda, taking steps to overturn former President Barack Obama’s climate change regulations. He was also a leading advocate for pulling out of the Paris agreement on climate change.
You can do worse in this administration than position yourself as the president*’s favorite vandal. Or so says Politico, anyway, and Pruitt has more than qualified on that score. Most recently, the administration* announced that it’s all hands on deck for offshore drilling, including in and around the Gulf of Mexico, as well as in the Arctic waters around Alaska. (Even Governor Bat Boy in Florida thinks this is a terrible idea, and environmental protection groups are predictably agog.) Pruitt’s work at the EPA is probably done and I have no doubt that this administration* will find someone worse than him if and when he ascends to the top spot in the Department of Justice. There’s never been a better time in history to fail upwards in high office.
Weekly WWOZ Pick to Click: “Hill Country Hoodoo” (The Jake Leg Stompers): Yeah, I pretty much still love New Orleans.
Weekly Visit to the Pathe Archives: Fifty years ago this week, Alexander Dubcek replaced Antonin Novotny as First Secretary of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party. This began the series of events that led to the Prague Spring and to the eventual invasion of Czechslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops the following August. Here is a very strange British film about the events that apparently was shot by the people convinced they were making a movie about Jean Shrimpton. History is so cool.
There Are Lots of 'Lone Wolves' Out There
Is it a good day for dinosaur news, The Hindu? It’s always a good day for dinosaur news!
A new research report has concluded that a lizard whose fossils were found inside a dinosaur skeleton in 1859 is indeed a new species, putting to rest a puzzle that has baffled scientists for more than 150 years. Prior to this finding, the gekho-like creature, which was found inside the gut of a fossilised carnivorous dinosaur Compsognathus longipes, was thought to be an extinct lizard in Germany (Bavarisaurus macrodactylus)… The report points to the unique shape of the lizard's skull stitchings and skull bones. Dr. Conrad named the lizard Schoenesmahl dyspepsia, which roughly means “beautiful meal that is difficult to digest.”
Imagine. You’re a little dinosaur who gets gobbled up by a bigger one. Millions of years later, you baffle even the smartest of the highly evolved primates who came after you. Then, when one of them finally figures it out, he gives you a funny name that sounds like the translation of something on the menu at a high-end noodle shop. Tell me that dinosaur isn’t immortal, and that it didn’t live then to make us happy now.
'Putin's Favorite Congressman' Weighs in on Russia
The Committee struggled through bombogenesis in order to complete its weekly deliberations. While huddled over a fire in an oil barrel in the center of the shebeen’s function room, The Committee members knew that the winner probably would come from the news that The Girl With The Faraway Eyes was, well, eying a comeback.
Sure enough, Top Commenter Lisa Van Sickle came through with a reminder of one of the high points of the Bachmann for America Padded Bus Tour in 2012.
Anyone who confuses John Wayne with John Wayne Gacy will keep the race exciting.
I have to admit, even I’d forgotten about that one. Here are 78.29 Beckhams for having a good memory for past cray-cray.
I’ll be back on Monday with some further presidentin’-is-not-for-idiots gobshitery as our elite political press continues to ponder how we got ourselves into this terrible mess. Oh, yeah, the DOJ is investigating the Clinton Foundation again. Can’t imagine how we ended up with this president. Anyway, be well and play nice, ya bastids. Stay above the snake-line, and keep your movie stars and serial killers straight.
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