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Press release; Sep 7, 2004 10:35 AM CET
Advocat General opinion that Snus Ban should remain pending amended directive
Swedish Match learned today that the Advocat General appointed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given its opinion to the ECJ that it should maintain the current EU ban (with the exception of Sweden) on the sales and distribution of snus and other oral tobaccos not intended to be chewed, pending an amended directive with a provision based on proper reasoning for the ban. The Court will form its final verdict later this year or early in 2005.
“We should remember that this is only a recommendation to the European Court of Justice, and we believe that this recommendation fails to properly take into account several of the issues which in our opinion fully justifies a total removal of the ban,“ says Sven Hindrikes, CEO of Swedish Match. “We should also bear in mind that regardless of the final decision by the ECJ, we see a long term potential in many markets in Europe and elsewhere.”
Swedish Match is a unique company with its range of market-leading brands in the product areas of snuff and chewing tobacco, cigars and pipe tobacco – tobacco’s niche products – as well as matches and lighters. The Group’s global operations generated sales of 13,133 MSEK in 140 countries for the twelve month period ending June 30, 2004. Swedish Match shares are listed on Stockholmsbörsen (SWMA) and Nasdaq (SWMAY).
Swedish Match AB (publ), SE-118 85 Stockholm
Visiting address: Rosenlundsgatan 36, Telephone: + 46 8 658 02 00
Corporate Identity Number: 556015-0756
www.swedishmatch.com
Bo Aulin, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Office +46 8 658 03 64, Mobile +46 70 558 03 64
Emmett Harrison, Vice President, Investor Relations
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Football: Valbuena undergoes appendectomy
French midfielder Mathieu Valbuena will miss at least two of Dynamo Moscow's upcoming games after undergoing an appendectomy, the club's sporting director Guram Adzhoev said on Wednesday. -- PHOTO: AFP
Sep 17, 2014, 5:46 pm SGT
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MOSCOW (AFP) - French midfielder Mathieu Valbuena will miss at least two of Dynamo Moscow's upcoming games after undergoing an appendectomy, the club's sporting director Guram Adzhoev said on Wednesday.
"Mathieu (Valbuena) felt acute pain Monday night," he said.
"Our doctors reacted quickly and rushed him into the hospital where he underwent successful surgery.
"Valbuena is still in the hospital. It's hard to predict the exact period of his complete recovery, but I think he will definitely miss the next two matches."
On Thursday, Dynamo will face Greek club Panathinaikos in their opening Europa League group match in Athens.
The 29-year-old Valbuena has scored two goals and collected five assists in eight matches with the Moscow club since joining last month.
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Atlas Corps Overseas Fellowship in the USA and Latin America for Non-profit Professionals
Atlas Corps Overseas Fellowship
Course(s) Offered: All topics
Course Level: Graduate (fellowship)
Provider: Atlas Corps Network
Country to Study in: USA, Colombia
Are you a nonprofit leader? The Atlas Corps Fellowship could be the opportunity for you. This programme is a 12-18 month professional fellowship offered three times a year for nonprofit leaders from around the world.
Atlas Corps, an overseas fellowship for the world’s best nonprofit leaders, has as its core mission to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals.
The Atlas Corps Fellowship typically lasts 12-18 months. (For those serving in the United States, opportunities start in January, May, September.) Apply today to Become an Atlas Corps Fellow in the US or Colombia!
You can apply to become a Fellow if you meet the following minimum requirements:
Two or more years of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
English proficiency (oral, writing, reading)
Age 35 or younger
Apply to serve in a country other than where you are from (U.S. citizens are not eligible for the U.S. Fellowship – check out the Fellowship in Colombia!)
Commitment to return to your home country after the 12-18 month Fellowship
Commitment to living on a basic stipend that only covers food, shared housing, and local transportation
For more explanation of these requirements, check out the Frequently Asked Questions page on the official website (link to it is below).
Citizens of ALL countries
Fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations located either in the United States or Latin America
While serving at Host Organizations, fellows work on issues that complement their expertise. Thus, fellows develop their leadership skills while sharing best practices and supplement daily knowledge with theoretical topics presented in the Atlas Corps Nonprofit Management Series.
The U.S. Fellowship begins in January, May, and September, while the Latin American Fellowship begins in March and September. Each Fellowship begins with a one-week orientation program, followed by 50 weeks at Host Organizations. Fellows return to their home countries immediately after the program ends.
The Fellowship lasts 6-18 months and is offered three times a year
Fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations, develop leadership skills, and learn nonprofit best practices through the Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab professional development series and networking opportunities with other Fellows who are skilled nonprofit professionals from around the world.
The prestigious fellowship includes:
health insurance,
enrollment in Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab,
flight and visa costs, and
a living stipend to cover basic expenses (food, local transportation, and shared housing).
For more specifics and complete details on benefits, see Benefits for the Fellows coming to the U.S. AND Benefits for Fellows coming to Latin America.
Atlas Corps Network consider applications on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to be considered for Host Organization placements, which begin in January, May, or September. The application is a multi-step process:
Online Application - Part 1: You will need to create a login and you can save your responses so you can return to the application at any time.
Online Application - Part 2 (by invitation only): Atlas Corps will review Part 1 applications and invite eligible candidates to complete Part 2 of the application (known as the “long form”).
Atlas Corps Review Process (by invitation only): Atlas Corps will review Part 2 applications and select top candidates to interview via Skype with the Atlas Corps Selection Board.
Host Organization Review Process (by invitation only): Candidates who pass the Atlas Corps interview stage will be designated as Semi-Finalists.
Selection and Visa Process.
Semi-Finalists who are not selected by a Host Organization will be notified and may be given the option to keep their application on file for consideration for the next class of the Fellowship.
It is important to visit the official website (link to it is below) for complete details on how to apply for this award. Atlas Corps receives hundreds of applications each month, so each of the steps listed above may take approximately 1-3 months.
Atlas Corps considers applications on a rolling basis for classes that begin in January, May, and September. You are encouraged to apply by July 15 to be considered for the January class, apply by November 8 to be considered for the May class, and apply by March 22 to be considered for the September class.
"Priority Deadline" for applications to the Latin America fellowship is by April 30 and by October 30.
Applications are accepted year-round, but earlier applications tend to be more successful. When you apply, you should indicate for which class(es) you are applying.
Atlas Corps is an international network of nonprofit leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world’s 21st century challenges. Atlas Corps engages leaders committed to the nonprofit sector in 12 to 18 months, professional fellowships at organizations to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global changemakers.
Application Deadline: Rolling (see DEADLINES above)
More Scholarship Information and Application(USA fellowship)
More Scholarship Information and Application(Latin America fellowship)
Related: List of Scholarships in USA for ALL Applicants
Filed Under: any field, april, fellowships, international, july, march, november, october, postgraduate, south america, usa, varies/ongoing
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Deadline looms to save red phone boxes
By Gareth Beavis 2008-10-31T11:19:00.304Z World of tech
Otherwise nasty ol' BT will scrap them all
If he adopts it, he can live in it
In a cartoon-like moment, with BT revving the bulldozers and the townspeople standing together in front of the much-loved red phone boxes, the iconic booths have until Saturday to be adopted or face the scrapheap.
Despite being an iconic part of the British landscape, the proliferation of mobile phones means the phone boxes just aren't being used any more.
However, villages and local authorities can adopt the boxes, and plans are afoot to turn them into notice boards, greenhouses or even miniature art galleries.
Loss makers
Over half of the boxes are loss-makers for BT, so it's no surprise the company wants to scrap them... especially as many of them appear to be an 'escort' service ad-venue or a public urinal.
One village has already rescued a box at the princely sum of £1, despite the parish council leader admitting nobody used it.
The 'falling phone boxes' sculpture in Kingston Upon Thames, using eight of the booths leaning on one another, also attracts many visitors per year, so maybe there's still a future for an extinct concept.
See more World of tech news
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About Sir John Templeton
Accelerating Research on Consciousness
Big Questions in Classrooms
Diverse Intelligences
Global Innovations for Character Development
Power of Information
The Power of Information Initiative explores, through science and philosophy, the concept of information and its utility for understanding a wide variety of physical and biological processes. Over the past five years, the foundation has supported path-breaking research projects totalling over $20M.
By engaging both emerging leaders and established investigators in a breadth of disciplines, the goal of the initiative is to make transformational discoveries that revolutionize our understanding of the natural world in which we live.
Our goal in this initiative is to consolidate evidence from the natural sciences that information may be a “basic invisible reality.” For example, by showing how information serves as resource or fuel at both biological and quantum scales.
Fellowships in the Power of Information
List of Power of Information Fellows
Topics explored through this initiative include the following:
Neural information and causal responsibility;
Constructor theories of information and their application to thermodynamics, the physics of time, and quantum information;
Indefinite causal order in quantum mechanics;
Quantum information thermodynamics in nanoscale devices;
Universal codes for information processing across diverse scales of biological organization;
The relations between biological information and biological function;
The non-equilibrium thermodynamics of information.
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» Cemeteries & Crematorium
Cremated Remains
Following a cremation a family has several options concerning the cremated remains, commonly referred to as ashes.
The ‘Applicant for cremation’ (the person who signs the application form) can collect the cremated remains in person from the crematorium.
Another person may collect the cremated remains on behalf of the ‘Applicant for cremation’ so long as they have with them a letter of authority, signed by the applicant, authorising them to do so. The ‘Applicant for cremation’ can ask for the funeral director to collect the cremated remains from the crematorium.
Cremated remains can be held at the crematorium for an initial period of 3 months, pending a decision by the family. If we have not received instructions after this period the decision of the applicant will be sought. Cremated remains cannot be kept at the crematorium indefinitely.
Cremated remains can be strewn (sometimes referred to as scattered) in a specific area of the Gardens of Remembrance. This area is divided into the 12 months of the year. The family has the choice of which monthly garden the remains are to be laid to rest in. If you are considering applying for a memorial plaque to be included where the remains are to be strewn, please contact Weeley Crematorium beforehand to confirm whether this is possible, as availability is very limited.
A strewing can be non-attended. The ‘Applicant for cremation’ will complete a simple form giving us their authority to strew the cremated remains in their absence.
Family and friends can attend a strewing service. In the first instance the applicant must contact the Crematorium office and arrange a date and time for the service.
Remains can be loosely interred by a new or existing memorial within the Garden of Remembrance at Weeley Crematorium. For this option please refer to the link titled ‘ Gardens of Remembrance'
Cremated remains can be interred at any of the cemeteries we maintain. These are located at Clacton, Kirby Cross and Dovercourt. For this option please refer to the link titled ‘Cemeteries’. This must be arranged via a funeral director.
Weeley Crematorium
Colchester Road
Weeley, Essex
CO16 9JP
Fax.01255 831440
Email: wcrem@tendringdc.gov.uk
Cemeteries & Crematorium
Additional & Replacement Plaques
Assisted Funerals
Exhumations
Independently arranged burial or cremation
Our Fees and Charges
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Opinion | Making Greer Stadium into a park is the best decision for Nashville
Cloud Hill directly conflicted with what the Nashville community had recently established as a priority – the expansion of park land and greenways.
Opinion | Making Greer Stadium into a park is the best decision for Nashville Cloud Hill directly conflicted with what the Nashville community had recently established as a priority – the expansion of park land and greenways. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2018/04/25/nashville-greer-stadium-into-park-best-decision/526162002/
George Anderson | Opinion Published 3:00 p.m. CT April 25, 2018
Mayor David Briley spoke on the coming demolition of Greer stadium Joey Garrison
Nashville Mayor David Briley walks inside Greer Stadium after speaking about the future of Fort Negley and Greer Stadium on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in Nashville Tenn. He was joined by officials from the city parks department and historic preservation advocates. The fort and ballpark have been at the center of controversial redevelopment plans in recent months. Greer Stadium will be demolished and redeveloped into a park.(Photo: Mark Zaleski/For the Tennessean)Buy Photo
Cloud Hill directly conflicted with what the Nashville community had established as a priority.
No great city is without a great park system and parks are so central to Nashville’s identity.
George Anderson chairs the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation.
As Mayor David Briley said recently when declaring his intention for the future of the Greer Stadium site, the Cloud Hill development was a good idea proposed for the wrong location.
Nashville should be supportive of sustainable development with affordable housing and in-demand elements like creative office space, but never at the cost of urban core parkland.
Cloud Hill directly conflicted with what the Nashville community had recently established as a priority – the expansion of park land and greenways as our city grows.
A citywide public engagement effort, conducted throughout 2016, resulted in Metro Parks’ Plan to Play report, a long-range vision for our parks and greenway system.
In dozens of public meetings, thousands of Nashvillians came together to provide vital input to shape a plan to meet the aspirations and needs of our booming city.
► Read More: Mayor Briley proposes Greer Stadium demolition, plan to restore land to Fort Negley Park
Nashvillians love their parks, and the passionate input they provided will guide investment and planning decisions that shape the future of our parks system.
This level of citizen-led visioning is part of Nashville’s DNA and the right way to conduct planning.
City thrives with a great park system
In its executive summary, the plan states, “No great city is without a great park system and indeed, parks are more central to Nashville’s identity than ever before.”
As a core goal, the plan calls to grow the parks system “methodically, equitably and sustainably” for the good of Nashville, especially during a time of sustained population growth and change.
Specifically, it sets a goal for expansion of park land by more than 4,500 acres and the expansion of greenways by 130 acres by 2026.
April political cartoons from the USA TODAY Network
The cartoonist's homepage, freep.com/opinion/mike-thompson Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press
The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, The (Louisville) Courier-Journal
The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
The cartoonist's homepage, news-press.com/opinion Doug MacGregor, The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press
The cartoonist's homepage, knoxnews.com/opinion/charlie-daniel Charlie Daniel, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
OK, so did Donald Trump really get his wife only a card for her birthday? No wonder he got out of town for the weekend, the late-night comics say, https://usat.ly/2FnjwPC USA TODAY
The cartoonist's homepage, azcentral.com/opinions/benson Steve Benson, The Arizona Republic
The cartoonist's homepage, citizen-times.com/voices-views David Cohen, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times
Originally published in September 2006. The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron share a 'special relationship' -- and they're better at holding hands than Trump and his wife, the late-night comics say, https://usat.ly/2Hr1T3j USA TODAY
It's a boy, the Duchess of Cambridge's third birth in five years, and he'll probably never reign. But comic Trevor Noah knows why, https://usat.ly/2HO6kZi USA TODAY
If Donald Trump runs in 2020, will you support him? Members of his own party are having a hard time answering that question, https://usat.ly/2HVvoLI USA TODAY
Originally published in April 2018. The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
Trump still can't pronounce Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's name. And the late-night comics question whether the president ready for North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, https://usat.ly/2qK8TSI USA TODAY
Capt. Tammie Jo Shults piloted the Southwest Airlines plane whose engine fell apart. The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
Republicans Todd Rokita, Luke Messer and Mike Braun are running against Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly in Indiana. The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is running for Senate against incumbent Bill Nelson. The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is running for Senate against incumbent Bill Nelson. The cartoonist's homepage, news-press.com/opinion Doug MacGregor, The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press
Democrat Howard Sherman, husband of actress Sela Ward, is running for Senate against GOP incumbent Roger Wicker. The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
Tax Freedom Day, the day when the country as a whole has worked enough to pay its local, state and federal tax bills, is April 19, 2018, according to the Tax Foundation. Originally published in April 2013. The cartoonist's homepage, greenvilleonline.com/opinion Roger Harvell, The Greenville (S.C.) News
Exactly what does the tax day IRS glitch mean? the late-night comics ask. Well, the website said the outage was until 9999, https://usat.ly/2qHH10x USA TODAY
Originally published in February 2018. The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
Originally published in April 2010. The cartoonist's homepage, citizen-times.com/voices-views David Cohen, Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times
Originally published in January 2015. The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
Originally published in March 2017. Roger Harvell drew cartoons for the paper from 1985 to June 2017. Roger Harvell, The Greenville (S.C.) News
Originally published in February 2003. David Jacobson drew cartoons for the paper from 1985 to 2003. David Jacobson, The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News
Originally published in May 2017. The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
Originally published in March 2014. The cartoonist's homepage, freep.com/opinion/mike-thompson Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press
Originally published in March 2007. Tim Benson drew cartoons for the paper from September 1992 to March 2008. Tim Benson, (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Argus Leader
Originally published in March 2010. The cartoonist's homepage is now mccloskeycartoons.com Jim McCloskey, The (Staunton, Va.) Daily News Leader
Originally published in March 2011. The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
Originally published in February 2018. The cartoonist's homepage, freep.com/opinion/mike-thompson Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press
What do you think of the revelation from Michael Cohen that his third client is Sean Hannity of Fox News? Watch our favorite jokes from the late-night comics, https://usat.ly/2H6JI6L USA TODAY
Matt Bevin is Kentucky's governor. The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, The (Louisville) Courier-Journal
So James Comey thinks our president acts like a mob boss. Late-night comic Stephen Colbert considers that an insult -- to the mobsters, https://usat.ly/2qB8i4G USA TODAY
Originally published in April 2015. The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Ms) Clarion-Ledger
Originally published in April 2014. The cartoonist's homepage, freep.com/opinion/mikethompson Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press
Originally published in April 2012. The cartoonist’s homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
Originally published in April 2017. The cartoonist's homepage, news-press.com/opinion Doug MacGregor, The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Pres
Originally published in April 2017. The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
Since President Trump has taken office, there have been rough weeks for his administration, super rough weeks. And then there was this week, according to the late-night comics, https://usat.ly/2qurFMK USA TODAY
Republicans have control of the state legislatures and governors' offices in half of the states; the same holds true for Democrats in six states. The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, The (Louisville) Courier-Journal
Late-night comedian Trevor Noah says Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg already has been punished enough. Find out why, https://usat.ly/2GUdlrO USA TODAY
15 people died on the bus in which a Canadian teen hockey team was riding to a game. The cartoonist's homepage, azcentral.com/opinions/benson Steve Benson, The Arizona Republic
From more Stormy Daniels dirt to possible financial deals with Russia, the late-night comics speculate on what FBI agents may have found. USA TODAY
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is Senate majority leader. The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, The (Louisville) Courier-Journal
The president's latest riff has him sending National Guard troops to the border with Mexico. The late-night comics find flaws in the move, https://usat.ly/2qk81mu USA TODAY
Originally published in February 2014. The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
The Russia investigation, Stormy Daniels, the border wall. If Trump commented on it this week, so did the late-night comics, https://usat.ly/2GICFx3 USA TODAY
Everyone's talking about Villanova's NCAA Tournament win, and students are recovering from the parties. Comics break it down, https://usat.ly/2q5lDSB USA TODAY
The cartoonist's homepage, tallahassee.com/opinion Nathan Archer, Tallahassee Democrat
April 4, 2018, is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The cartoonist's homepage, courier-journal.com/opinion Marc Murphy, The (Louisville) Courier-Journal
People on the balcony of Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, point in direction of gun shots April 44, 1968, after the assassination of civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who is lying at their feet. Andrew Young is in front with Jesse Jackson mostly obscured to the right of Young. King is on the balcony floor with Marrell McCollough kneeling beside him. Mary Hunt is visible behind McCollough, Clara Ester is mostly obscured to her right, and Ralph Abernathy is partially visible to Ester's right. Joseph Louw, The LIFE Images Collection
Rick Scott is governor of Florida. The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
The Bulldogs, Mississippi State University's basketball team, came in second in the NCAA Women's Championship Tournament. The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger
Stephen Colbert has an alternative to Facebook for those concerned about privacy, https://usat.ly/2pVKNmC USA TODAY
Originally published in March 2012. The cartoonist's homepage, broadside.militarytimes.com/author/jbacon/ Jeff Bacon, Marine Corps Times
The cartoonist's homepage, clarionledger.com/opinion Marshall Ramsey, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Led
Originally published for Easter 2010. The cartoonist's homepage, indystar.com/opinion/varvel Gary Varvel, The Indianapolis Star
Donald Trump's pick to run the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Ronny Jackson, has late-night hosts scratching their heads,.https://usat.ly/2E7GSrT USA TODAY
Marion Hammer is the longtime National Rifle Association lobbyist in Florida. The cartoonist's homepage, pnj.com/opinion Andy Marlette, Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
That’s why the proposal to create a private mixed-use development at the former Greer Stadium site by Fort Negley Park was met with forceful pushback from the public who helped build this park’s plan.
► Read More: Clearing up misconceptions about Fort Negley
We all know that once you give up potential park land in an urban core of a growing city such as Nashville, it is difficult to ever get it back.
So many provided leadership – everyone involved in Friends of Fort Negley Park, Councilman John Cooper, Kix Brooks and eventually Mayor Briley.
There can be little question that the final outcome is what is best for Nashville, a fact underscored by Briley’s swift action the day after he became mayor, taking administrative action to protect the area with $1 million from the 4 percent fund to demolish Greer Stadium and pay for landscaping to open the space as a park.
Under Parks Director Monique Odom’s leadership, the Parks Department will conduct a transparent and open public engagement process for master planning uses and amenities for future generations.
George Anderson (Photo: Submitted)
We should be careful to ever surrender public park land – it is not easily reclaimed. It is natural in any booming city for development to eye park land as other space runs out – I’m seeing it more than ever.
► Read More: Save Fort Negley withdraws lawsuit against Nashville government
But it can’t be overlooked that there is no greater addition to a neighborhood than a park. More parkland benefits all, even developers looking to maximize their investments.
Nashville civic spirit and passion for parks saved Fort Negley and as a result we add acreage to our goals for parks and greenways.
That’s worthy of the momentary celebration from Mayor Briley’s announcement. But now it’s back to making progress to meet the needs of more parks and green space for future generations.
George Anderson is the president of Anderson Benson. He is the chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation.
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Haslam: I am not running for Senate in 2020
My story of assimilation is personal, universal
Honoring Forrest is like celebrating evil
Clemmons is right choice for progressive voters
Veterans' GI Bill should be used for any education
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Knight of the Blazing Sun Career Mastery List
No two classes are exactly the same in Warhammer Online, even if they're of the same class! What sets them apar
WAR: Guide to Ironbreakers
The Ironbreaker in Warhammer Online is the iconic tank every game strives for and is truly a leader on the batt
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WAR:Bitter Rivals - Quests of the Day
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Bitter Rivals: Day #1
As the Bitter Rivals event has begun, thousands have logged in for the chance to get to play their Choppa/Slayer a week earlier than everyone else. In order to do this you have to finish ten daily quests, and unlike the past few live events, these will be given out daily and not all at once. We know that there are some of you currently sitting at work, or away from WAR, desperately wondering what today's quests will be, and accidentally inserting the words "Warhammer", "RvR", or "Slayer/Choppa" on that TPS cover sheet you have to hand to your boss later. In the interest of helping you keep your job , Ten Ton Hammer will be bringing you the latest WAR quests daily with WAR: Bitter Rivals - Quests of the Day!
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Are those tentacles?! I NEED AN ADULT!
Bitter Rivals: Quest #1 - Throw Twisting Tentacle Pies at 5 Enemies in the Twisting Tower Scenario
While this may sound like something out of some lonely, 40 year old man's Anime collection that involves High School girls, Demons, and a plot that is as transparent as newly Windexed glass, it's not. Instead it's similar to that late night discussion most of us have had with our friends, "Could you use an Alien Facehugger as a projectile weapon?", the answer is... you can now! The only stipulation is that they have to be baked into a warm flaky crust.
Basically, this is the same as the Heavy Metal Live event quest that takes place in The Reikland Factory scenario, except with a chaotic twist. You'll find pies all over the Twisting Tower, and after you pick them up, you'll be required to throw them at five different enemies. However, when they get hit with these pies, tentacles come out and wrap around their head. Now if only something burst out of your enemies chest afterwards, it would be perfect!
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Bonebelch... that's Russian, isn't it?
Bitter Rivals: Quest #2 - Complete the Scouting Quest Within the Twisting Tower Scenario
In order to start off the event right, Mythic started you off with TWO, count 'em, TWO quests! Hah hah hah hahh! This is your typical scout quest. You go in, you get within range, and badda bing, badda boom, the quest gets updated. To start off, there will be a quest giver in the starting area of the Twisting Tower scenario. For this quest, you'll need to get into the Loft and the Atrium, and you'll be given updates for the quest as you get a few steps into each room. Once you're done, just head back and turn it in to the guy you got it from and you'll be good to go.
As the Bitter Rivals event has begun, thousands have logged in for the chance to get to play their Choppa/Slayer a week earlier than everyone else. In order to do this you have to finish ten daily quests, and unlike the past few live events, these will be given out daily and not all at once. We know that there are some of you currently sitting at work, or away from WAR, desperately wondering what today's quests will be, and accidentally inserting the words "Warhammer", "RvR", or "Slayer/Choppa" on that TPS cover sheet you have to hand to your boss later. In the interest of helping you keep your job, Ten Ton Hammer will be bringing you the latest WAR quests daily with WAR: Bitter Rivals - Quests of the Day!
I'm the king, baby.
Bitter Rivals: Quest #3 - Perform a Service for the Dwarf or Greenskin Leaders
No, no, no. this has nothing to do with crisco and a circus midget or hairless green gorilla. Basically, you're going to head out to Altdorf and see High King Thorgrim Grudgemaker himself! He'll have a task for you to do that won't take you out of Altdorf, so don't worry about having to do a lot of travel. Just see some folks about some beer and then head back and see him. Easy as pie... just not tentacle pie.
Now if you're of the Greenskin persuasion, you'll be heading off to the Inevitable City to see Grumlok, who is just a damn impressive specimen of Orchood, that one. He's delegated someone else to hand out this task, so you'll take off to see Detzerg Muckmush just outside and across from the entrance to Journey's End. He wants you to do the Twisting Tower scenario. That's it. Go. Kill stunties. You don't have to win the scenario either, just show up, get tossed around, and voila! Done. When you're finished, just report back to him and you'll complete the quest.
The Herald looks like he's been hitting the bitter ale.
Bitter Rivals Quest #4 - Soar 50 Leagues in the Twisting Tower Scenario
From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, League (noun) - any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers).
So in essence, you need to get tossed anywhere from 120 -230 miles. This is the kind of toss that should be reserved for Goblins or Gnoblars, usually in the form of a punt, because really only a Black Orc could survive the damage that results in that kind of travel. Luckily for you, Mythic has a different view of how far a league is and it's nowhere near 120 miles. This quest requires only that you get tossed from the starting area of the Twisting Tower Scenario to the Twisting Tower itself (which is pretty much how you get there anyway, so this one's a gimme). The hardest part of this quest is actually getting INTO the scenario without a 30+ minute wait.
By now, you should be able to turn in influence for your first, if not second, reward, so remember to hit the Herald at your local City!
Bitter Rivals: Day 3
Bitter Rivals: Quest #5 - Defeat 10 Enemy Players in Open RvR
The hardest part of this quest is finding Open RvR under T3 - T4. Once you do however, make sure to get yourself into a group because it'll make things go a LOT faster. Why? Well, you'll get credit for people your group kills outside of what you kill solo. Since WAR requires you to strike a death blow to register a "kill", this can be quite difficult solo... unless of course, your name is John Rambo and you've survived four seemingly impossible movie scenarios and have a fifth on the way at some point in the future, thus ensuring your success at taking down the opposing Warband single handedly. Otherwise, group is the way to go!
All I can see are Gobbos I want to kill.
Bitter Rivals: Quest #6 - Defeat Any 25 Dwarfs or Greenskins
In the spirit of the new additions to the Greenskin and Dwarven races, you get to stage a wholesale slaughter on the opposing race! Aww, that's so very WAR of them! Pretty simple really. Get out there and kill the crap outta some people. Even easier, they don't have to be players. That's right. March into the Dwarven-Greenskin lands and start beating up on some NPCs! We highly recommend the Marshes of Madness PQ's for this as they have several that have an ample supply of both Greenskin and Dwarven NPCs to chose from. As to why we suggest the PQ's, see Quest #9 for more details.
Bitter Rivals: Quest #7 - Complete the Killing Quest within the Twisting Tower Scenario
More Twisting Tower! YAY! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Put the gun down, it's not that bad! So far you've had to scout the Tower and be tossed to the tower, but this is WAR after all and a special scenario wouldn't be complete without having to kill at the tower for something other than renown. This is your basic kill quest and you'll get it from the same quest giver who gave you the scouting quest on Day #1. They'll be located at the starting gate. Just like the Open RvR quest, you'll get credit for group kills so this can go pretty quick. There seems to be a limited number of times you'll be allowed to run this quest, so remember to turn the quest in when you die or start another Twisting Tower scenario.
I, uh... I think you dropped your axe, buddy.
Bitter Rivals: Quest #8 - Collect 10 Weapons of the Fallen from the Open RvR Battlefields
Ok, I just saw a bunch of hands from the non-RvR crowd get thrown up in exasperation. Fear not, my friends! You don't have to loot these off of enemy corpses that have been killed in Open RvR. You will however, need to take a risk and venture into RvR territory to get them. Scattered all around the RvR areas are glowing weapons, usually stuck in the head, the back, or some other area of a corpse of either a Dwarf or a Greenskin. Just gather it up by right clicking on it and you're done. Watch your back here though. Due to the requirements of Quest #5, there's bound to be some unsavory characters wandering about and they probably won't wave hello before they sneak up from behind you and make like the Sisters from Shawshank Redemption. I wish I could tell you you'll fight the good fight and they'll let you be. I wish I could tell you that, but WAR ain't no fairy tale world.
Bitter Rivals: Quest #9 - Complete Any 3 Stages of Any Public Quest Within Dwarf and Greenskin Lands
Ok, so now you see why waaay back in Quest #6 we suggested heading to a PQ in the Dwarven/Greenskin lands. Not only will you complete the Kill 25 Greenskin/Dwarfs quest, but you can finish this one up at the same time! Multi-tasking isn't just an ability for your resume, folks. Now, the key word in this quest is the word "any". This means that you can finish the entire PQ or you can just finish the first part of the quest, the easy part, three times. Also, "any" means any PQ in any Chapter, at any level. So if you're feeling nostalgic and you want to head back to Chapter 3 to visit Kron Komar Gap at level 38, then you can and you'll get credit for it. Due to that, this winds up being an easy task to finish, and we have the word "any" to thank for it.
Geez, man! You kiss your mother with that potty mouth?
Bitter Rivals: Quest #10 - /swear at each Enemy Career
While this is something we're pretty sure goes on nightly during Open RvR and certain frustrating scenarios, and probably at certain careers more than others, you're now being asked to make your feelings known to everyone else. You'll get updates for each career you swear at (and they must be players, not NPCs) in your Tome of Knowledge and we suggest using that list to keep track of which careers you've shown your ire to. Just make sure not to erase any of the swearing updates from the main page until you've completed the quest and it acts as sort of a checklist for you.
This ensures you're not swearing at the Black Orc in the scenario all night thinking you need the update, resulting in that Black Orc heading back to the warcamp and breaking down in tears because he can't figure out why everyone is swearing at him all the time lately. Also, while Mythic is encouraging you to swear at the enemy classes, remember to only use /swear, and not "/@#$%ing @#$%" or "/*&$% and your /@)#$% horse too!" as those are not exactly what they meant, and will not update this quest. However, you might get to talk to a GM if you keep it up.
Complete all these tasks and you're not only rewarded with the chance to play your Choppa/ Slayer a week early, but the title "Seriously Bitter!" to wave above your head!
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Allegations of coerced sterilization need public inquiry: Alberta First Nations chief
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam calling for government to investigate
Mar. 5, 2019 9:45 a.m.
Ongoing concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women is nothing short of a “crisis” that warrants a public inquiry, says a prominent Alberta First Nations leader.
In an interview, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam said concerns were brought directly to his attention by a member of his community north of Fort McMurray.
He fears others could have been affected, maybe without their knowledge.
“You see it — there’s others in the community that appear to be having the same symptoms without nobody knowing why and nobody questions anything,” he said. “You tend to wonder, was it done to them without their consent, without them knowing?”
A public inquiry is necessary to ensure politicians deal with the issue “once and for all,” Adam added.
“I am deeply sorry in regards to what has happened,” he said, aiming that message at victims.
Morningstar Mercredi, an Indigenous author from Adam’s community who says she had a pregnancy terminated and her left ovary and Fallopian tube removed against her will in the mid-1970s in Saskatoon, said she hopes more leaders speak out.
“We are talking about our women and children,” she said.
READ MORE: Federal government plans examination of coerced sterilization
She also said she personally took comfort knowing her own chief was addressing the issue publicly, after she approached him about doing so.
“He took a stand in a supportive manner and I trust he will use his role as a leader in the most effective, proactive manner that would ensure coerced sterilization of Indigenous women is not permitted to continue,” she said. “I think he’s a good example.”
The chief’s comments come as the federal government tries to pull together officials from the provinces and territories this month to discuss the issue. Quebec has already indicated it is not willing to participate.
Stopping coerced sterilizations must be part of reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples, Adam said, adding he wants to see the Liberal government act to amend the Criminal Code to make it a specifically defined crime. In December, chiefs at a meeting of the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa also passed a resolution to politically support changes to the Criminal Code to explicitly criminalize forced sterilization.
“Mr. Trudeau has to come out and do what’s right because this has been going on too long and somebody has to correct the problem,” Adam said. “It is a violation of human rights.”
The federal government has so far rejected the push to change the Criminal Code, saying existing provisions forbid a range of criminal behaviour including coerced sterilization. Currently, a provision on involuntary termination of pregnancies and another on aggravated assault applies to anyone “who wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of the complainant.”
Alisa Lombard, a lawyer leading a proposed class action of Indigenous women who allege they endured coerced sterilizations in Saskatchewan, has said that explicitly outlawing coerced sterilization is the most concrete step the federal government can take in response to the grave allegations.
For its part, the federal NDP has urged that the RCMP immediately launch an investigation into all allegations of forced and coerced sterilizations in Canada, suggesting multiple, credible allegations of crimes have been made.
Morningstar said it was critical for Adam to communicate he believes the women coming forward with allegations, adding she also supports the push to outlaw coerced sterilization explicitly.
“One would think … why is the government not doing absolutely everything necessary to protect Indigenous women?” she said. “Shame on you, Canada.”
Kristy Kirkup, The Canadian Press
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E-com in Email — 18% More Clicks With ‘Kinetic’
By Heather Fletcher
Shoppers appreciate e-commerce marketers who let them stay on-task in their email accounts, showing so with an “increase [in] unique click rates by as much as 18 percent, and click-to-open rates by more than 10 percent,” according to Experian. So consumers can become customers, then continue to scroll through their inboxes, according to the company’s research.
“Kinetic email is the next stage of responsive design,” Experian finds. “It allows email content to be interactive and dynamic, enabling the user to explore offerings or choices without leaving his or her inbox.”
Released on March 3 and announced via email on Monday, the “Q4 2016 Email Benchmark Report” examines campaigns from marketers in “six major verticals: business products and services, consumer products and services, media and entertainment, multi-channel retailers, publishers and travel.”
Experian credits kinetic email with making a huge difference for marketers, considering consumers receive hundreds of emails a day and spend a few seconds on each one — at most. So knowing they don’t have to leave the inbox to travel to an e-commerce site makes a huge difference and, singling out e-tailers, “retail marketers can use carousel navigation to showcase color and size choices within the email,” the Experian blog post announcing the research declares.
But do it right.
“It is important to implement kinetic design in a staged fashion,” advises the report’s executive summary, “starting with the simplest designs and moving to designs that are more complex. It is also essential to test creative, offers and segmentation to optimize the response from this technique.”
Overall Email Benchmarks
Email volume continues its double-digit increases. The last time Target Marketing highlighted an Experian email benchmark report, email volume rose 15.5 percent from Q1 2014 to Q1 2015.
For the Q4 2016, the report says, brands upped their volume year-over-year by 14 percent — “while open, click and transaction rates, revenue per email and average order volumes all remained relatively stable during the same time period.”
So they increased their volumes in order to get the same results? Not quite.
“Revenue per email increased to [8 cents] in Q4 2016, compared with [6 cents] the previous quarter,” Experian finds. “Department stores and shoe retailers had the highest quarter-quarter gains in revenue per email.”
Another notable stat is “56 percent of total email opens occurred on mobile phones or tablets in Q4 2016.”
What do you think, marketers?
Please respond in the comments section below.
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Heather Fletcher is senior content editor with Target Marketing.
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OnePlus One Update: Cyanogen OS 12 for Android 5 revealed
by Nick - April 15, 2015 1184
After initial struggle, OnePlus One is finally receiving an update to Android L / 5.0 via Cyanogen OS 12. Cyanogen has officially made Cyanogen OS 12 available to OnePlus One owners. While the update has yet to hit handsets via an OTA update, the ROM is readily available for download
Yu Yureka- powered by CyanogenMod – What’s our take on this?
Hey there! It's a bit late but there's a proverb "Better late than never". We have finally got hold of one of the limited pieces of Micromax Yu Yureka and here's our take on it. Well the first thing to tell you is that the price is just amazing and
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Mediaserver battery drain issue can mainly be seen on Android custom ROMs. Even on some official ROMs (mainly on lower-mid range devices with octa-core or quad-core processors clocked at higher frequencies) we have seen this issue. Though in some cases vendors patched it by rolling out updates but still on
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Google develops Android and releases the core version of the software under an open source license. However, those that want to use any of Google’s services — YouTube, Gmail, Chrome or the Google Play store — have to agree to use all of them, in addition to prominent placement of
Cyanogen Wants independence from Google Android
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Cyanogen's CEO, Kirt McMaster said, "We're attempting to take Android away from Google." Cyanogen is the famous open source operating system which gained its popularity from its Cyanogenmod custom ROM for Android OS in variety of devices. It garnered all the adulation mostly from OnePlus One handset. But now Cyanogen
Yureka- the 64-bit smartphone launched by a combined effort of Micromax and Cyanogen
by Debaleena - December 20, 2014 July 31, 2018 1919
Yureka by Micromax is launched in India and this is the first product from the new Yu brand of Micromax. Yureka has brought some exquisite and promising features which are comparable to the latest flagship smartphones in the market but the most resplendent thing about this phone is its price
Micromax sends out invites for Cyanogen OS powered Micromax YU on December 18th
by Nick - December 13, 2014 December 16, 2014 1025
Micromax has recently become the reason for distress to the company OnePlus when Micromax signed a deal with Cyanogen to reserve the rights for launching Cyanogen OS powered smartphones in India. Now, Micromax is on the verge of releasing its Cyanogen OS powered Micromax YU smartphone which is claimed to
Microsoft seems to be interested in Android mod Cyanogenmod
by Debaleena - August 31, 2014 September 2, 2014 1339
Cyanogen is a custom OS which can be installed in your device as a build. The Android modification Cyanogenmod is already popular and alluring a considerable number of users. Hence, looking at the fame it gained from Android modification, other big companies are looking forward to a great future
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Instagram Adds New Custom Gender Options For User Profiles In Honor Of Pride
On June 11, 2019 June 11, 2019
In honor of Pride Month, Instagram is adding new options for the way that users’ genders are displayed on their public profiles.
Currently, profiles can only showcase one of three options: ‘male’, ‘female’, and ‘not specified’. But in an update rolling out this week, Fast Company reports, Instagram users will be able to select a new ‘custom’ option, with which they can type out their gender identity in any way that they see fit. For instance, a screen grab shared on Instagram’s blog appears to show a suggestion for ‘gender nonconforming’. Instagram wrote that it is making the changes so that the platform will be “more inclusive and reflective of how people self-identify today.”
Parent company Facebook made a similar move all the way back in 2014, unveiling dozens of gender identity options for users to choose from.
Instagram has a number of other Pride-related initiatives set to launch this month. The company has released a guide to online well-being specifically tailored to LGBTQ+ teens, created in partnership with The Trevor Project — a suicide prevention nonprofit. And in collaboration with GLAAD, the company has identified popular hashtags — such as #LGBTQ, #BornPerfect, #EqualityMatters, #AccelerateAcceptance, and #Pride2019 — which will automatically be displayed using a rainbow gradient. When the aforementioned hashtags appear in Stories, the Story ring will also turn rainbow for up to 24 hours.
Lastly, Instagram will be initiating a platform-wide hashtag campaign dubbed #UntoldPride that will aim to honor the stories of lesser-known figures in LGBTQ+ history, such as trans revolutionaries Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. And in New York, Instagram has partnered with the @LGBT_History account to unveil 10 installations that will shine a spotlight on lesser-known figures, places, and movements.
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The Karate Kid - Official Trailer
Derivative and sentimental, THE KARATE KID treads the same path as ROCKY, and with good reason--it was directed by John Avildsen, who also directed Sylvester Stallone's star-making vehicle. Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and his mother (Randee Heller) move from Newark, New Jersey, to southern California, where the whole world seems blond and brutal to this hapless...read more
The Karate Kid Is Making a TV Comeback with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka
Aug 4, 2017 12:05 PM EDT
The Karate Kid is staging a comeback, y'all. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, who starred in the 1984 film, are teaming up for Cobra Kai, a 10-episode comedy sequel on YouTube Red that takes place 30 years later. The half-hour series follows a down… Read more
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Volunteer Spotlight: “Citizen Lobbyis...
Earlier this month, Bella Grace and her mother Kimberly spent 45 minutes with the Round Rock mayor, police chief, and animal control supervisor. (The meeting was only scheduled for 30 minutes.)
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This month, in our inaugural post, we want to recognize El Paso-area Representative Joe Moody.
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Ask your member of Congress to Co-Sponsor the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act HR 1998 and S 1381. Why? It’s the most important piece of legislation ever introduced to protect lions, tigers and other exotic wild cats (approx. 10,000-20,000 big cats are currently in private ownership in the U.S.) from being kept as pets and ...
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December’s Volunteer Spotlight shines on Ruth Chambers!
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The time to act is NOW. Tell President Donald Trump and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to keep the ban on importing elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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This north Texas trio can often be found working together, like fundraising for North Texas partner, League of Animal Protectors Rescue, at their annual "Strikes for Strays" earlier this year. They’ve been volunteering for THLN for many years, and they each have their own story.
Together, they have helped us pull off many suc...
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Bey, Jay-Z Top Best-Sellers As More Dates Are Added To Tour
BaseballBasketballMusicSoccerTop EventsWWE March 22, 2018
Beyonce and Jay-Z have yet again taken the No. 1 spot on yesterday’s best-selling events list, since nine more dates were added to their On The Run II Tour, according to sales data from Ticket Club. Mr. and Mrs. Carter’s shows were selling pretty fast, and it was announced... Read more
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On The Run II Tour Dominates Tuesday Best-Sellers
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z dominated sales Tuesday after the duo announced their second “On The Run II” Tour this week. Fans wildly searched for tickets to secure their spot at one of the couple’s 30+ dates. The tour kicks off on June 6 in England, and continues throughout Europe and... Read more
Tickets On Sale: Saturday, December 9, 2017
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On sale today are tickets to the American Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament in Orlando, spring training games from the Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals, and tour dates from English singer-songwriter Declan McKenna. You can also see a comedy show from Bill Burr or Dane Cook and an appearance from... Read more
Market Heat Report: Weekend Games Are a Hit
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It’s a crisp fall Friday and this weekend’s baseball and football games make up a good chunk of top-selling events on sale today. At No. 1 is Monday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins- a popular game among the Top 5 all week. On Sunday, catch... Read more
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It’s a super sporty day in the marketplace- so much so, in fact, that sporting events of one kind or another make up three quarters of all top sales today. The Top 5 sees Chiefs-Redskins, Cowboys-Packers, and Packers-Bears, with plenty more NFL games to follow. The AL Wild Card... Read more
Market Heat Report: Yankees American League Wild Card Game Leads
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Market Heat Report: The Countdown to Canelo-GGG Continues
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Today’s Top 5 most popular events on TicketNetwork has barely budged from yesterday. The big fight on Saturday between Mayweather and McGregor is still at the No. 1 spot, and their weigh-in on Friday jumped from No. 4 to 3. Cowboys vs. Packers moved up a spot as well... Read more
Market Heat Report: The Eagles are Soaring
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The Eagles, fresh off their Classic East and Classic West performances, are red hot as they tour with Glen Frey’s son Deacon in place of his late father, landing three shows in the Top 5 of today’s Market Heat index, as well as their piece of the Classic Northwest... Read more
Market Heat Report: Ben Platt’s Departure Boosts “Hansen”
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REVIEW: Eurdy by Preseli musician Karen Sawyer
REVIEW: Hanner Chant – ‘Eurdy’ (album download)
Karen Sawyer, who lives near Crymych, has been making music for over 20 years, under her own name, or with a bewildering variety of bands – some of whom are featured on this new album, Eurdy, including Tous, Quiet Noise, and The Yewdrops.
Hanner Chant (she pronounces it Hanner Cant or Half Century in English – Karen is currently learning Cymraeg) and it's the name under which she has decided to release her first album, now that she has reached the stately age of 50.
Eurdy (‘treasure-house’) is a collection of her favourites, chosen from a lifetime of music-making collaborations spanning the decades. She describes this eclectic collection as a Cabinet of Curiosities, being similarly “marked by curiosity, shading into credulity, and by some sort of universal underlying design”.
Although recorded with many musicians over a quarter of a century, the songs on this album are all consistent with Karen’s musical vision, which often takes as its’ muse the environment and all its spiritual fascination. The songs inhabit a world of dreamy left field electronica that absorbs elements of trip hop, psychedelic rock, frat folk, and several genres yet to be named, with Karen’s voice always to the fore.
‘Elementary’ is currently my favourite track, a track which epitomises the feel, passion, and paradox that infuses the whole album.
It’s a song which mashes up quotes from a Sherlock Holmes tale with Karen’s percipient lyrics – “Life is complicated /To a microscope mind /The heart is simple and real/And how I feel /Is elementary” – and is surely a rail against those who dice, divide and dissect the world in a search for meaning while failing to relish the beauty of nature and wallow in its wonder.
Karen is also a critically acclaimed author and her photograph of arguably west Wales’ finest cromlech (and yes, that does include Pentre Ifan) which is the gorgeous image that graces the cover of the album, won a Wikipedia Award a few years ago.
Buy the album. Listen. Let it wash (but not waft) over you. You know it makes sense – hannerchant.bandcamp.com.
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Arsenio Hall Says Forgiving Roseanne Is Everyone's Own Call
Arsenio Hall Forgiving Roseanne ... It's Your Own Call
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Arsenio Hall says that if there were a comedy college, he and Roseanne Barr would've graduated from the same class, but he's sure got a funny way of dealing with her recent racist tweet.
We got Arsenio at the Laugh Factory in WeHo Thursday before his stand-up act at the Wear Your Voice Magazine fundraiser and asked him whether or not it was time to give Roseanne another shot.
The two have known each other for years ... they both had their own TV shows in the late '80s/early '90s and, by the sound of it, they've also spoken since the fallout from her racist tweet.
That said ... Arsenio thinks people need to decide for themselves on whether to forgive Barr or not and, considering he's clearly ready to joke about the incident, we're guessing Arsenio already has.
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Two Singaporeans arrested under ISA for terror-related acts
Fighting between Islamist militants and government forces continues in Marawi CityPHOTO: EPA
Logistics firm MD one of two S'poreans arrested under ISA for terror-related acts
Hariz Baharudin
He wanted to attack Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel deployed in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS or use them as hostages to demand ransom from the Government.
Imran Kassim had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and tried twice to join the terror group.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the 34-year-old managing director of a logistics company was one of two radicalised Singaporeans arrested in July under the Internal Security Act for terror-related activities.
In a statement, MHA said Imran was issued an Order of Detention for trying to engage in armed violence overseas.
Administrative assistant Shakirah Begam Abdul Wahab, 23, was given a Restriction Order (RO) for initiating and maintaining contact with foreign terrorist fighters.
MHA said Imran was radicalised by ISIS' violent propaganda. His extremist views alarmed those close to him, who reported him to the authorities.
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While overseeing his firm's delivery of humanitarian aid to a refugee camp in Syria in February 2014, he tried to make his way to join ISIS but was unsuccessful, said MHA.
He has admitted that he was prepared to attack SAF personnel deployed in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, or hold them as hostages to demand ransom from the Singapore Government. MHA, on Imran Kassim
The following March, he tried to enter Syria to join ISIS through a pro-ISIS foreign contact, but he did not get a reply.
In between the two attempts, he took the "bai'ah (pledge of allegiance)" to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in July 2014.
"He has admitted that he was prepared to attack SAF personnel deployed in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS or hold them as hostages to demand ransom from the Singapore Government, which he intended to channel to ISIS to boost the terrorist group's finances," MHA said.
Imran also wanted to join the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters trying to establish an Islamic state in southern Philippines. And since May this year, he had intended to join pro-ISIS militants fighting in the southern Philippine city of Marawi.
MHA said Imran was actively gathering support for ISIS on social media, using different accounts and various personas to share pro-ISIS materials. He also tried unsuccessfully to spread his views to his friends.
Shakirah's terror links date back to 2013, when she contacted ISIS fighters in the Middle East after reading about the Syrian conflict.
She reached out to a foreign fighter on social media, then expanded her network to several other fighters, before breaking off ties with them early last year.
MHA said Shakirah kept in touch with them because she "enjoyed their attention, and not because she had been deeply radicalised by the violent propaganda of ISIS".
But she "demonstrated a propensity to engage in risky behaviour", making her vulnerable to influence and recruitment by terrorists. Hence, she was put on an RO to limit her activities and movements.
News of the arrests comes two months after three Singaporeans were detained for terror-related offences.
The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said the latest arrests were a reminder to remain vigilant and be cautious with extremist propaganda.
Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir, Muis's director of religious policy and development, said the council is strengthening the capabilities of its religious teachers in countering the reach of militant groups such as ISIS.
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim said that hearing news of Singaporeans being radicalised is "always disheartening".
Dr Yaacob wrote on Facebook: "Those close to Imran had come forward to seek help and guidance when he tried to influence them. This is the right thing to do."
Religious Rehabilitation Group vice-chairman Mohamed Ali said Imran's arrest showed how crucial it is for loved ones to report suspected radicalised individuals.
He said they are the first line of defence because they "can detect how someone has changed in terms of behaviour or thinking".
"While it is difficult, reporting their loved ones could save not just other people from getting hurt, but it could rescue the individual too," he said.
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American Gospel: Christ Alone, Film Review
In the U.S. there has arisen a particularly virulent form of false teaching—a gospel which promises cash and comfort to Christ’s followers, and in so doing bilks the poor, the needy, and the ill.
Written by Reagan Rose | Friday, February 22, 2019
One of the great blessings to the church recently has been the emergence of quality Christian documentary filmmaking. We’ve been blessed by the fruits of the creative labors of folks like Media Gratiae and Stephen McCaskell. The work of Brandon Kimber and his Transition Studios adds to that growing library of excellent films which are educational, entertaining, and edifying. In American Gospel: Christ Alone, we are treated to the melding of excellence in craft with excellence in content.
I vividly remember the first time I heard someone use “abominate” as a verb. It was John Piper and he was talking about the prosperity gospel.
In the U.S. there has arisen a particularly virulent form of false teaching—a gospel which promises cash and comfort to Christ’s followers, and in so doing bilks the poor, the needy, and the ill. It’s a gospel which elevates man and deposes God. The film American Gospel: Christ Alone by Transition Studios tackles this teaching, along with several other false gospels, in a sensitive and thought-provoking manner.
I want to share five features of American Gospel which set it apart and make it a must-watch for believers who love the precious truths of the gospel.
An Admirable Craftsmanship
This film would be laudable even if we set aside the content and just looked at it purely as a specimen of documentary filmmaking. The story is composed of interviews, archival footage, and animated graphics. And if viewers aren’t paying attention, they may not even notice that this film has no narrator stringing that content together. This is an impressive feat. But Kimber pulls it off to great effect. The craftsmanship of this documentary speaks to Kimber’s talent as a filmmaker and story-teller.
I can’t tell you what joy that brings to me. The lack of quality Christian media has long been a gaping hole in the efforts of the true church. Just this past weekend the so-called church of Scientology spent millions to air a well-produced, high-quality recruitment ad to millions of souls around the world. Yet, so much of Christian film making is shoe-string budget hack jobs with poor acting, atrocious scripts, and if we’re lucky the films will at least not say something heretical. The best we can usually hope for is a moralistic plot. Ironically, hoping for gospel truth in a well-made Christian film is usually a pipe-dream.
What is truly encouraging about this film from an artistic standpoint, therefore, is that such skilled film making is used in service of even more admirable content.
A Striking Depth
I was impressed by the theological depth of American Gospel. Even as it took aim at the worst of the worst in the health and wealth movement, Roman Catholicism, and other sub-gospels, it didn’t take the low road of mere mockery.
A film like this could have surrendered itself to easy potshots at heretical crackpots. It’s a sad feature of so many believers, who are otherwise sound theologically, that they often simply mock false teaching. Though it’s easy to laugh off the clownish Osteens of the world with their Cheshire grin, awe-shucks platitudes, and brazen money-grabs, the truth is millions are deceived by these people. And they will not be shaken from those philosophical bonds just because some Reformed guy jeered at them.
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ARCADE SEVENTEEN: A PREVIEW
Video by Emily RawStory & voice by Megan Giddings
Automatic images (in response to stories by Megan Giddings read by Natalie Eilbert at Brokenland, Greenpoint)
drawn collectively by Dolan Morgan, Siena Oristaglio, & Emily Raw
The flash stories that make up Megan Giddings’s Arcade Seventeen are anything but quick. Megan guides us through a garden of conspiratorial asparagus, a dream diary of centaur sex positions (his name is Harold; one of her favorite positions is the Sugar Cube), a quick trip through real terrifying America, one high school’s liberation of a dead pop star icon, and maybe a few too many Michael Keaton references (KIDDING: never enough). Megan’s pied beauty is absolutely dappled, glory be, but it also makes clean perfect sense, the way you might never notice an egregiously long nipple hair while your body is busy doing so many other things—and then one day, there it is, almost speaking to you, a strong thick thread you can be proud of. Megan’s prose is very smart. There’s a controlled transcendence that occurs on the page, and you know two things immediately: Megan knows where she is taking us, and she is having a blast doing so. When you read Arcade Seventeen, if you are lucky, you will experience an out-of-body order of things: the wind will seem to sing and its voice will only be mediocre; a deli will chuckle with you about life’s waning possibilities; maybe you’ll get into your car and find yourself in another animal’s heaven. We don’t know what will happen to you, only that they will lift you into the epiphanic, a reality that finally makes sense but for its absurdity of human truth.
On a night back to New York City, I (Natalie Eilbert) sat down with the new co-editor Emily Raw, Siena Oristaglio of The Void Academy, and Dolan Morgan, and together they draw image after image using pastels as I read aloud Megan’s book (as seen in the trailer, above). We laughed and moved with her stories, making concentric circles around the gesture of a plant life. And perhaps that is the most wonderful aspect of Megan’s aesthetic: The gestures of life, the troubles of life within those gestures. It’s as Vilem Flusser defines gesture, “a movement of the body or of a tool attached to the body for which there is no satisfactory causal explanation.” That’s where the joy in Megan’s work is: There is no explanation, there is no big terrible truth. We pass down the memory of cheese from generation to generation. We love the woman across the table from us and that realization is not a conclusion at all. Whatever happens in this life is already happening. But there Megan is, giggling as she assures us that indefinite chaos is probably the best we can do. Make sure you buy Arcade Seventeen right away.
Here’s one story from the book, originally published in New South. Come for the story preview, stay for the conversation between Megan and Natalie.
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THE NEW AUDACIOUS LINE
Dana is obsessed with finding the perfect pink lipstick. She has been watching enough TV for teens and women who like purses to have an idea of what she wants: a pink that looks like a fancy-named rose, that looks like the inside of a conch shell, that looks as if it could’ve fluffed out of a box of Lucky Charms. She takes a day off work and goes to the new restaurant/make-up store in the fashionable part of town.
First a gorgeous woman, one who is robot-bald and extra-sexy, hands Dana six different prosthetic lips. She places them over her own mouth. They taste like plastic. They make her feel like a living Mr. Potatohead. It doesn’t feel worth missing out on answering a phone and saying, “Hello. Janet Blair’s office. She’s not in right now.”
Janet Blair is always in. Janet Blair just prefers e-mails and texts.
Each of the replicas is a different shade of pink. Magenta. Gender-obsessed new parent pink. Pink Starburst wrapper pink. Audubon rose. The goth girl in high school algebra hair color. Knock-off designer purse lining pink. But none of them are quite right.
Dana says, “Think romantic. Think the look of someone who has just made out with a strawberry popsicle on a too-hot June day.”
The gorgeous woman takes off Dana’s real lips. She puts on new full plump lips. They’re a little smaller and fuller. Still the wrong pink. These are the pink of a strawberry milkshake with malt and whipped cream. She walks off to see what they have in the back.
A man comes over and tries to flirt with Dana. She pulls off the fake lips. They wriggle like goldfish in her fingers. The man drops his martini glass. Gin, olive, glass, and vermouth shatter. He goes back to his table. She knows her no-mouth head will be in his dreams for the next month. The man lifts a fork to his mouth. There is no food at his table. He cuts at air, his eyes on her face.
“You’re more of a red anyway,” the gorgeous woman says. Her teeth shine. She hands Dana a new set.
She slides them on, pushes them in. Dana’s mouth looks like embers in a dying campfire. Not perfect. But beautiful enough to fade into ash.
A CONVERSATION WITH MEGAN GIDDINGS
Natalie Eilbert: Arcade Seventeen manages to be extremely smart and extremely charming throughout. It is also very fun. You seem to experience a lot of joy in the flash fiction genre and I wonder if you could tell us more about the form in this book. What about these stories necessitated a flash?
Megan Giddings: I think flash (for prose) can be the easiest place to get right into your imagination. The brevity necessitates a playground mentality: you are going to be the tornado, okay? And I am going to be the town that you destroy. And you over there, you are going to be the monster that wants to eat the tornado to become the strongest monster in the world. Everyone knows their roles. The game-story starts.
The form forces me into having the confidence to not overexplain. And to find the absolute right details to explain everything.
And to get into particularities about the necessity of flash for these stories, I’d interviewed two people who had written flash collections or collections that mixed flash super well into stories of varying length, and both were saying the same thing about what people call traditional realism at this time: it’s often too rigid to capture the realistic emotions of every day. And I was like that’s true. God, even my cats feel a wide-range of things every day. I hate you, I love you, give me chicken, you dummy.
And I realized that one of the reasons why all these stories worked together–but might feel too overwhelming in a standard-size collection–is that they’re often so emotionally and reality flexible. I think sometimes when people read, one of the pleasures is that people, except on a plot level, stay kind of inert. Characters rarely swing from laughing at videos to being furious that people are still very let’s pop the champagne and motherfucking dance because we just furthered inequality in this country to wow, this lavender candle makes me feel so chill.
I thought despite being short in length, together, these might feel actually, pretty long. You’re jumping from places where people want to have sex with centaurs to dealing with the considerations of police brutality to having very suspicious thoughts about cheese.
I love cheese, but what I have learned is that a part of me distrusts it. I’m not entirely sure why.
NE: You are a great titler. Whether it is a pert title such as “Dream Lover” or something more energetic like “We Are a Remake of a Movie Starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell” or a more complicit mystery of a title like “Family Secret,” your titles feel like the last line of defense before a massive converging of parties and ideas. There is a ton of power here, which speaks to your control as a writer. I wonder if you could talk briefly about this process.
MG: That’s super nice to read, Natalie, that you think that about me.
I do think, in general, that people could put way more thought into their titles. I’ve read and edited for a lot of magazines and contests now and I think what people forget is that it’s sometimes a long line of stories in a queue. And the way Submittable is set up is that we can see many stories at once. And often all the titles are so samey: something about a husband, after (blank), you are the heart, what remains, something beauty, some pithy variation on what we talk about when we talk about ____. And I mean, there are some bland titles that upon reading a story, I’m like whooooa… that’s incredible. Like “Story of Your Life” (by Ted Chiang) is a real oatmeal without milk or brown sugar title. But in context, it’s genius.
What a great title can do is not just introduce the story, but also introduce the the story’s style or tone. I try not to think just about story plot or character when titling, but also its mood. Sometimes, it’s also a way for me to joke.
I also use titling as a litmus test for whether or not I think the story is actually done. If I can’t title it in a way that pleases me, I have to do another revision.
One other thing, if that doesn’t work, is I write a list of titles, cross some very bad ones out, and then hand the list over to my husband. One of the smartest choices I ever made was marrying someone who was a reader, but not a writer. I have him circle the three titles that make him most want to read that story. Usually, we agree on 2 out of 3. And with the choices much smaller, I can figure things out from there.
NE: I think my favorite story in AS is “Lower Your Muzzle,” a story about a horse and a man and I’ll say nothing more. It’s also the final story. That you began with a centaur (“Dream Lover”) and end with a horse makes me very happy, the equine synchronicity of it all. Both the horse and the centaur merge with certain human understandings about love and death and whatever junk lives between love and death. A lot of animals and objects speak in this collection. What about the anthropomorphic compels your stories, here and beyond?
MG: A good alternate title for this collection could probably be The Equine Synchronicity Of It All.
I think while not all people are writers, all people tell stories about themselves through their objects. Even when people reject things, that’s still another way of telling.
Not that long ago (and still to some complete failures of people) because I am black, because I am a woman, I would have been considered an object. Farm tool, sex tool, be quiet tool. I think I am always thinking a little bit about ownership, about the distinctions people make, and how to subvert them. How to give a voice. I mean, the person I am today, probably would seem as realistic as a door being able to talk to many adults one hundred years ago.
NE: The longest story in this collection (“Twenty-Five Minute Wait”) is six pages, which, given what we’ve discussed, should come as no surprise. Similar to the first question, are there stories you write that refuse to be brief? Of course, my ulterior motive is that I’m wondering if you’re working on longer-form writing at the moment. Bonus question: Why or why not?
MG: I am actually working on a polished draft of a novel for my agent to take out to sell. And most of my full-length short story collection is actually not flash. I’m actually a little antsy about the novel: because it’s the first time in a long time where I’m not working on multiple projects at once. For the past few years, I’ll write a draft of a flash of a story while working on a longer story while dipping into the novel. I write at least five days a week (although if it’s not happening, I read and consider that also writing time. I am getting better at being patient with my brain and not feeling bad about those days)
Recently, somewhat out of fear that I wouldn’t finish and somewhat out of feeling like I needed some pressure to keep my idea of the novel focused, I set up a pretty rigid timeline with Taylor (my agent). I’m not sure if that’s the best-worst or the worst-best idea I’ve had in a while yet.
I’m working on a novel because I need to push myself to try new things. I could be very content writing flash and short stories forever, but I would rust out eventually. I need new challenges. I’ve been working on this novel for three years now and I’m having a hard time with the idea that it could be a complete failure (I could have been writing so many other stories!). But I think in small doses that anxiety is necessary.
Anyway, to be very frustrating about the initial question, I have no rational, craft-based response on length. I just feel like I know based on story. I could explain why some specific stories are in the tense and POV I chose, why I wrote in a nonlinear or modular style, etc. But most of the time, length is a gut-feeling. It rarely changes that much in the revision process. A story might go from 4,000 words to 2700, but never down to 500.
NE: You wear many fabulous hats—notably now as the coeditor of fiction for The Offing. What is something you read recently that absolutely gutted you? And are there flash fiction collections that readers should look out for? (Arcade Seventeen is one obvious answer, folks.)
MG: I am currently, very slowly, reading Max Ritvo’s Reincarnations and Solmaz Sharif’s Look. They were both christmas presents and I’ve found that I can’t read either for a sustained amount of time. I can read one or two of the poems in each (for very different reasons) and then I am just in my feelings for a while. I think that’s my definition of gutted. I feel so much that I have to pull away and then I keep coming back to feel more and pull away again.
I think a collection that includes flash in it that more people should read is Kathleen Founds’ When Mystical Creatures Attack! It’s a collection that’s in a weird space where Kathleen won the Iowa Short Fiction Award for it, it was a notable book on the New York Times list, but I know very few people who actually bought and read it. It’s a collection that is so well-written, one that made me laugh and tear up, and one of the rare collections where the writer was so good at playing at form and voice that I could admire her talent and not be taken out of the story while feeling that admiration.
I think it might be regularly classified as prose poetry, but Sawako Nakayasu’s The Ants (and a lot of her work) has really influenced me. She’s funny and strange and a great line to line writer. I also think Wastoid occupies that same area for me, prose-poetry, but can pretty easily be read as flash.
And I mean, I think more people should be reading Threadcount. Yeah, I really like (and know) the people running it, but it’s one of the few magazines I know that is consistently interesting in their choices. And for readers who are trying to get into flash, I think the Best Small Fictions series is the place to start. Tara Masih, the series editor, works really hard to get a range. And I think it’s a way to see how many different ways people can interpret the form.
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Cecilia Braekhus: The Battle of Bergen
By Zachary Alapi @ZacharyAlapi · On June 7, 2017
If boxing– a proverbial old boys club of backroom deals, political maneuvering, and promotional cold wars — tends to be slow to adapt to the winds of change, the 2016 Olympic Games could very well end up being a watershed moment in the sport. With the women’s competition enjoying its second iteration on the sport’s grandest amateur stage, a slew of elite talent opted to enter the paid ranks after competing in Rio de Janeiro, joining consensus pound-for-pound stalwart Cecilia Braekhus (30-0, 8 KOs) in a deepening talent pool.
Indeed, the likes of Nicola Adams (2-0, 1 KOs), Katie Taylor (5-0, 3 KOs), 2012 U.S. Olympian Marlen Esparza (2-0), and prodigy Claressa Shields (2-0, 1 KO) have infused women’s boxing with newfound excitement, displaying elite skills to go along with sterling amateur credentials and genuine charisma. As the sport only promises to grow in popularity thanks to the possibility of Olympic glory and more investment and interest in the pro ranks, the future appears limitless.
But while many are eager to anticipate how long someone like Claressa Shields will reign, the present cannot be ignored. And when it comes to setting the exceptional standard to which all female pugilists must aspire, the conversation, at this particular moment, starts and ends with Cecilia Braekhus.
Cecilia Braekhus working with Johnathon Banks.
Braekhus, who is originally from Columbia but was adopted at the age of two by her Norwegian parents, began her career by escaping out her bedroom window as a teenager for clandestine training sessions in a country where boxing was illegal for decades. Even as Braekhus ascended to the championship level, winning a world title in only her 11th bout, she still couldn’t fight or train in Norway. After tirelessly working for seven years to lift Norway’s boxing ban, including consulting with Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Braekhus has contested her last two matches, both decisive wins, in Oslo.
While this has undoubtedly been transformative and validating, Cecilia Braekhus is set to add another chapter to her legacy when she fights for the first time in her home city of Bergen on Friday night against WBC super lightweight champion Erica Anabella Farias, who is moving up in weight for what certainly qualifies as a super fight for women’s boxing.
“Erica Farias is the toughest opponent of my career,” Braekhus said via press release. “She’s moving up from the junior welterweight division where she’s the WBC champion and one of the best fighters in the division.
“I know Farias is coming for all my belts and I’m up to the challenge. This is my true homecoming as I’ve lived in Bergen since the age of two and we’re expecting a huge crowd of close to 15,000 fans. No way I won’t be ready.”
To say Braekhus is popular in Norway is something of an understatement. Consider that her first fight there, which saw her bludgeon KO artist Anne Sophie Mathis in two rounds, was watched by 50 percent of the country’s population via terrestrial television and drew a raucous live crowd of 10,000. The demand for Braekhus in a country hardly known for pugilism has only continued to skyrocket since, and this past February’s outclassing of Klara Svensson, whose only other setback came against Farias, was the ideal springboard for this Friday’s homecoming.
At age 35, Braekhus, who presently holds five major titles, shows no inklings of athletic mortality, which is encouraging given that the next several years could see the emergence of myriad viable contenders to her crown. But first comes the Farias test, which will require the optimal version of Braekhus’ unique blend of skills, savvy, and mettle. As a battle-tested veteran, part of Braekhus’ success seems to be grounded in the pursuit of new challenges, including entering the promotional side of the sport; however, boxing does certainly come first, and don’t make the mistake of assuming Braekhus fights in some sort of robotic European style.
Braekhus and Banks enjoy a break from training.
“This training camp has been terrific with Johnathon [Banks],” Braekhus said of her partnership with the Emanuel Steward protégé. “This is our fourth fight together and I’m continuing to learn a great deal from him. In my last three fights I’ve become much more of an aggressive fighter and he’s truly brought that out in me — more of an American and Detroit style of fighting.”
This stylistic shift could define the latest act of Cecilia Braekhus’ career in a manner that might have seemed unfathomable before her recent triumphs in Norway and her increased visibility thanks to the tireless work of K2 Promotions. In only her eighth fight, Braekhus won a unanimous decision on the undercard of Arthur Abraham’s 2008 knockout of Edison Miranda in the United States; since then Braekhus has not crossed the Atlantic for a sanctioned prizefight.
Atop her perch: Braekhus is the best female boxer in the world.
But if Cecilia Braekhus’ present trajectory continues on its suddenly meteoric course, the Farias bout is the perfect platform to launch her into a mega fight on U.S. soil. While a slot on the pay-per-view undercard of Gennady Golovkin’s rabidly anticipated fight against Canelo Alvarez in September may be a step too far at this still-nascent stage of big time women’s boxing, don’t think for a second that’s because Braekhus isn’t worthy. She was, is, and should continue to be.
So while fight fans, whether resistant or open-minded, speculate about the future of women’s boxing — an increasingly (and encouragingly) ubiquitous topic in the sport — it’s important to avoid navel-gazing. Major women’s fights are happening now. And thanks to Cecilia Braekhus leading the charge, we’re actually in the midst of something important, as opposed to just being on the precipice.
— Zachary Alapi
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Montreal is The Fight City. Known in years past as "Sin City" and "Babylon on the St. Lawrence", it saw more than its share of ring legends over the decades. A metropolis where hundreds of young warriors train and battle each day in its many gyms, it is where Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Bernard Hopkins all found greatness. It is a city of fights and fighters, of hockey and heroes, of broken dreams and immortal glory, a city unlike any other. Montreal is The Fight City.
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Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber release collaboration single
'I Don't Care' marks second time pop pair have worked together on a track
Justin Bieber posted this pic of himself and Ed Sheeran to tease the forthcoming single. Twitter.
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have dropped a new single online, I Don’t Care, produced by Max Martin, Shellback and FRED.
The single is the second collaboration between the superstar pop pairing – the two previously co-wrote Bieber’s 2015 hit Love Yourself.
Bieber himself was first to announce the single’s release, with a curt tweet saying simply “It’s out. I don’t care.”
It’s out. I don’t care
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) May 10, 2019
The pop sensation probably spoke for millions, but in fact it seems the title refers not to the collaboration itself, but the pair’s respective “babies” (Bieber’s wife Hailey Baldwin, and Sheeran’s better half Cherry Seaborn), or perhaps babies in general, who make them not care about all the bad things in life.
“Cause I don’t care when I’m with my baby, yeah/All the bad things disappear/,” Sheeran sings. while Bieber concurs: “I can deal with the bad nights when I’m with my baby, yeah/’Cause I don’t care/As long as you hold me near/You can take me anywhere/And you’re making me feel like I’m loved by somebody/I can deal with the bad nights when I’m with my baby, yeah.”
Sheeran was at least a little more informative in his own Instagram post to announce the impending cultural leviathan, telling his followers “Me and @justinbieber have got a new song out. It's called "I Don't Care" hope you like it x (link in bio)”
A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos) on May 9, 2019 at 9:17pm PDT
The pair began teasing the new track on social media earlier this week. After Bieber tweeted “big fan” to Sheeran on April 25, both singers started sharing mysterious photos to their social media accounts with the number “10” written in their captions.
@edsheeran big fan
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 25, 2019
Bieber shared two side-by-side photos on his Instagram and Twitter pages that depicted him and Sheeran standing separately in front of a green screen while pulling the same pose of looking over their shoulder at the camera with a smirk.
I Don’t Care is available for streaming and download now, and despite, for many, being the stuff of nightmares seems likely to break the pop charts.
And if nothing else, this pairing seems to make a lot more sense than Sheeran's bizarre link up with Game of Thrones for a roundly mocked cameo in 2017's Season 7 opener.
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What 2018 looked like on the ground
A photo album
Stefanie Glinski/IRIN
In the flood of facts and figures, data and doom that defined much of 2018’s humanitarian news, it was sometimes easy to overlook the people at the heart of those stories: the families trying to rebuild homes and lives in Iraq or the Philippines or Afghanistan; Malians and South Sudanese hoping for peace; Congolese and Venezuelans facing healthcare crises; aid workers intent on doing their jobs in Indonesia or Syria or Ukraine or Myanmar.
As 2019 begins, we offer a glimpse of some of their stories to mark the year past and to open the way to the on-the-ground stories we’ll report in the new year.
Afghans return to danger
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Kern Hendricks/IRIN
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN – As European countries tightened borders and asylum policies, the number of Afghan asylum seekers pushed out of Europe soared. Returnees like those above, on the outskirts of Kandahar, found a volatile country shaken by violence and ongoing conflicts. Conflict uprooted more than one million people over the last two years and civilian casualties were at near-record levels. “I can’t go home,” one returnee told IRIN. “I can’t stay here. I can’t go back. I really don’t know what to do with myself.”
Displaced by Myanmar’s other conflicts
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Verena Hölzl/IRIN
MYITKYINA, MYANMAR – While the Rohingya refugee crisis dominated headlines, long-standing conflicts in other parts of Myanmar continued. They included clashes in Kachin State, where this displacement camp was set up. Local aid groups said increased government restrictions hampered the delivery of humanitarian assistance. "The other day our aid workers had to turn around halfway because the soldiers didn't let them pass," one worker told IRIN.
At the centre of Ukraine’s HIV epidemic
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Anastasia Vlasova/UNICEF
SEVERODONETSK, UKRAINE – The two Russian-backed breakaway regions at war with the Ukrainian government – the “Luhansk People’s Republic” and the “Donetsk People’s Republic” – are entered via checkpoints like this and are not recognised by the international community. Aid workers faced hurdles in delivering help in separatist areas, including to patients in one of Europe’s worst HIV epidemics, which was compounded by a tuberculosis epidemic. Some organisations even took their work underground. “Medical workers are really afraid,” one aid worker told IRIN, “but it’s the patients who suffer most.”
Rebuilding Mosul
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MOSUL, IRAQ – “Imagine, this whole area was full of homes and each home was full of people, many related, whose families had lived here for centuries,” a former resident said as he surveyed the rubble that had been his home. A newly built bridge, new businesses, and a fairground with carnival rides greeted some returnees, but not in parts of the old city where the final and most ferocious battle against so-called Islamic State in Iraq’s second city took place. Residents complained that government aid for rebuilding was slow or non-existent.
Hungry in South Sudan
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JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN – “There are only onions and rice in the market. It’s all I eat every day,” said Moses, 14, a vendor who fled fighting and didn’t know where his family was. A five-year civil war and mass displacement in South Sudan wrecked food production and undermined rural markets, leaving more than seven million people at risk of starvation even as officials struggled to collect the data needed to declare famine.
Leaving Venezuela
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CÚCUTA, VENEZUELA – On the Puente Internacional Simón Bolívar, the main crossing point for Venezuelans into Colombia, the influx of people seemed continuous, and Jozef Merkx, country representative for UNHCR, worried that Colombia’s hospitality was already at breaking point. By year-end, more than one million Venezuelans lived in Colombia. “Colombia is a refugee-producing country,” Merkx said in March. “For the first time, it’s a receiving country, and they are not ready.”
Life after Afrin
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Afshin Ismaeli/IRIN
AHRAS, SYRIA – More than 100,000 civilians from the Syrian-Kurdish enclave of Afrin found what shelter they could in 12 abandoned villages. They had fled a months-long push by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels to claim the city and the wider enclave. Many people fled with children, like this girl whose family made this destroyed house home. One father of four, Rashid Ararat, 33, said: “We left Afrin because of our children. They killed a lot of people and, after an airstrike hit our neighbour’s house, killing 15 people, we knew we had to leave.”
Rohingya refugees await monsoon season
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Kaamil Ahmed/IRIN
COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH – Shafiqa, a 25-year-old single mother of two who fled to Bangladesh last year, built a mud wall to protect her home during monsoon season. But camp residents and humanitarian groups feared that weeks of work to reinforce structures could prove futile as there was no evacuation plan or storm shelters for the majority of people. "I don't think these walls will do much, but there's nothing else I can do," one resident said, standing knee-deep in a pool of mud he was using to build a barrier around his home.
Back in Marawi, to ruins
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Wes Bruer/IRIN
MARAWI, PHILIPPINES – A year after IS-aligned militants stormed Marawi, the Philippine city remained in ruins after the government reclaimed the city and the rebuild stalled, with hundreds of thousands still displaced. As he surveyed the damage in the shell of his former home, Abdulhakim Salem, who returned for the first time since fleeing the fighting, said he still couldn’t believe fellow Muslims would cause so much damage to other Muslims.
Battling DRC’s ebola outbreak
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MBANDAKA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – In Congo’s ninth Ebola outbreak since 1976, the Ministry of Health recorded 54 confirmed cases, including 33 deaths, between May and July in northwestern Equateur Province. The spread of the disease to the outskirts of Mbandaka, a port city on the Congo River with road and air links, increased fears of a wider epidemic and was described by the WHO as a “major game-changer”. Thomas, a boat owner in Mbandaka, and other residents worried about what they saw as a slow response by the officials. “Time is flying and the virus is getting near our homes and families,” he said. The outbreak in Equateur Province officially ended on 24 July. But days later, another outbreak was declared in North Kivu in eastern DRC. It is expected to continue into 2019.
Casualties of Afghanistan’s ‘low-intensity’ conflict
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Alessio Romenzi/IRIN
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The UN has acknowledged that the “low-intensity conflict” in Afghanistan has escalated once more into war, with violence uprooting hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Here’s what that escalation looked like in one Kabul emergency room: in 2017 the hospital averaged more than 12 new patients a day; in May 2018, the hospital’s busiest month ever, more than 400 people were treated. “To understand the country, simply look at the numbers at this hospital,” one doctor working there told IRIN. “Look at the numbers and faces of the people.”
After Somalia’s floods
Christina Goldbaum/IRIN
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – More than 200,000 people were displaced from their homes – many of which had been makeshift shelters intended to offer short-term respite from a year of drought – after the heaviest rainfall in over three decades. Shamso Hassan, 25, with her child, came to Baidoa last year after drought devastated her family’s small farm, roughly 45 kilometres away. When the rains first arrived, most of her makeshift home was swept away in a flash flood. She scavenged to collect sticks, rope, and tarps to rebuild. Her husband had returned to the family farm. “I’m praying the farm produces this year,” she said. “If it does then we can finally return home.”
Dying for peace in Colombia
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CAUCA, COLOMBIA – Two years after the official end of the Colombian conflict, the sound of gunfire continued to echo in the forests of coca-growing regions as the military conducted a new, more secretive war against new armed groups filling the void left by FARC guerrillas. The peace deal itself hung in the balance after staunch conservative Iván Duque won the presidency. He had campaigned to overhaul terms many Colombians see as too kind to the FARC. “We’re being killed, one by one,” a representative of a national coca growers’ cooperative explained. “The people paying the price are once again farmers.”
Braving the vote in Mali
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Philip Kleinfeld/IRIN
BAMAKO, MALI – As millions of Malians cast their votes in the first round of fiercely contested presidential elections, 30,000 security personnel were deployed after militia groups and al-Qaeda-linked extremists vowed to disrupt balloting. “I am praying for peace,” said one would-be voter, who was turned away because he had arrived without identification. A Fulani herdsman, he had been ambushed and injured by militiamen earlier in the month. Mali’s president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, won a second term in a run-off vote.
EU migration policy’s human toll
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Eric Reidy/IRIN
AGADEZ, NIGER – In Niger’s smuggling hub of Agadez, the economy used to be propped up by money made from ferrying people to the Libyan border. Under EU pressure and promises of millions of euros in compensation, the government cracked down on the migration business in 2016. But 18 months on, only a few hundred of the 7,000 people who stopped the illegal activity were receiving support, the local economy was in meltdown, and fears of renewed rebellion and militancy were growing. “All the benefit is for our government, not for the people,” Mohamadou, a 37-year-old former middleman in the migration business, said.
Risky rebuilds in Nepal
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Vivien Cumming/IRIN
RASUWA DISTRICT, NEPAL – More than three years after the powerful earthquakes that struck Nepal in April and May 2015, government reconstruction subsidies had not covered the cost of rebuilding. A rush to meet government deadlines to access earthquake reconstruction funds pushed people to take on high-interest loans or build tiny, uninhabited homes they couldn’t afford to finish. “The money I borrowed to rebuild my home is expensive,” Parang, whose home was flattened in 2015, told IRIN. “The interest is 36 percent per year. The bank won’t pay me, so people in the village lent me the money.”
Surviving Kerala’s floods
Shawn Sebastian/IRIN
KOCHI, INDIA – Severe flooding in India’s southern Kerala state led to the deaths of more than 500 people, displaced 1.8 million others, and left thousands of workers in the agriculture, industrial, and tourism sectors without jobs. The cost of recovery and reconstruction could reach $4.4 billion, according to government and UN estimates. This man and his family were living at a government camp for displaced people but returned to their home daily to clean it bit by bit.
Back to Lesvos
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MYTILENE, GREECE – Parts of Lesvos look like an island paradise, reporter Eric Reidy wrote of his first visit to the island since 2016. But Moria refugee camp isn’t one of those places. “I recently returned to discover that conditions have only become worse and the people forced to spend time inside its barbed wire fences have only grown more desperate. The regional government is now threatening to close Moria if the national government doesn’t clean up the camp.”
Navigating the US counter-terror crackdown
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Aaref Watad/UNICEF
GENEVA – The US government reinforced counter-terrorism controls on aid operations in Syria, requiring US-funded organisations to get special permission to provide relief in areas controlled by extremist groups. The new terms showed that USAID was “coming down hard” on compliance, said a US-based NGO policy specialist, who asked to remain anonymous. The move further complicated aid operations for those trapped in Syria’s last rebel stronghold, Idlib, where two thirds of its estimated three million people need assistance. These children were recent arrivals to a UN camp north of Idlib.
Rethinking aid in Indonesia
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PALU, INDONESIA – Several weeks after September earthquakes and a tsunami washed away homes, destroyed entire neighbourhoods, and uprooted more than 80,000 people in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi Province, some aid groups had to rethink their response plans when the government stated that foreign staff would not be allowed on the ground – spurring a larger debate about how the aid sector prepares for crises around the world. The government said that restrictions were necessary to coordinate the 85 international NGOs that offered help. A spokesman for the foreign affairs ministry said that without the regulations, “the presence of foreign aid workers, who have good intentions, may hamper the rescue and recovery work carried out by the national team”.
Solutions to Afghan drought
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BADGHIS, AFGHANISTAN – In a drought that destroyed harvests, killed livestock, and forced 250,000 people from their homes across the country, a simple solution made a difference: new water systems and rehabilitated pumps that kept hundreds of local families from abandoning their homes in search of help. Haji Bismillah, a 45-year-old farmer, tended tomato plants in his garden – a patch of greenery surrounded by sparse hills. “I’ve always been a farmer, but all of my rain-fed crops have died,” he said. “This plot has changed our lives.”
Venezuela in crisis
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Susan Schulman/IRIN
CARACAS, VENEZUELA – Reporter Susan Schulman found stark evidence of the humanitarian crisis swirling within Venezuela’s borders by taking a rare inside look at the country’s medical system. She found severe shortages of drugs and equipment, hospitals and clinics in disrepair, people dying because they couldn’t find or afford medicine. The government maintains that a humanitarian crisis does not exist. Antonia Martinez Lozada, above, said that she “had to sell everything to get medicine” to treat the lung cancer she was diagnosed with. Chuckling, she added, “We even sold the cheese slicer.”
Volunteering to save lives on the US-Mexico border
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SONORAN DESERT, UNITED STATES – In the lead-up to the US midterm elections, President Donald Trump stoked fears about undocumented immigration and ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 soldiers to the southern US border. On that border, American volunteers risk being arrested and charged with trespassing, littering, or 'harbouring illegal aliens' for trying to stop people from dying in the desert wilderness by leaving water for them. “I found it shocking,” Brian Best, a volunteer, said of the situation. “I had no idea how many people had died. I had no idea the extent of the humanitarian crisis.”
Warning of famine in Yemen
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SANA’A, YEMEN – After three and a half a years of war, with Yemen’s currency collapsing and food prices shooting up, the UN warned of a “clear and present danger of a great big famine engulfing” Yemen. But declaring a famine is a technically complicated (and often politicised) process, and the call cannot be made simply because large numbers of people are going hungry, or even dying: it must be based on very specific data. The difficulty of collecting data in a country at war left some worrying that the deaths might come before any declaration. As Peter Thomas, an analyst at Famine Early Warning System Network, a US-funded food security monitor, put it: “By the time we get to famine, a response is almost already too late.”
From Cameroon’s anglophone conflict, a lost generation
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BAMENDA, CAMEROON – In the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon, the conflict between anglophone separatists and francophone armed forces pushed more than 430,000 people to flee their homes. It also left some 20,000 school-age children living in the bush with no access to a formal education. Parents and officials worried that the children could be driven to take up arms, becoming a lost generation that perpetuates the conflict and the humanitarian crisis. “Imagine that these children miss school for five or 10 years because of the fighting, hearing the sound of guns every day, and seeing people being killed; what will become of them?” asked a 45-year-old mother of four.
In South Sudan, peace on paper
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JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN – As South Sudan marked five years of conflict in December, a September peace deal held, shakily. The violence has left 400,000 people dead and 4.5 million displaced, including the people above. Progress toward peace was stifled by continued delays, missed deadlines, and ceasefire violations. By early 2019 almost 50 percent of the country may face severe food insecurity and 36,000 will be on the brink of starvation. “There are tough, tough times ahead,” a journalist who has long covered the conflict told IRIN.
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Women Should Stand Up And Be Confident, Even If It Makes Others Uncomfortable
by Aisha Turnquist Orlando, Florida Oct 15, 2018
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There are certain things you don't realize about being a woman until you become an adult. You start to realize there are certain things the world has imparted upon you throughout your youth.
As a woman in society, you're automatically set up to be the nurturer and caregiver for your family, friends…the entire world.
You're meant to spend your time making others feel comfortable and feeling the need to apologize at every turn.
It's unfortunate we live in a world where we feel the need to apologize for a lot of the times for being ourselves.
We apologize for not always looking out best.
We apologize for feeling uncomfortable.
We apologize for wanting better for ourselves.
We apologize for choosing to do things “women shouldn't do."
We apologize for being ourselves.
Even in situations where we could be at our most discomfort, we feel the need the need to make others feel comfortable.
Recently, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford sat before Congress to recount about a traumatic event in her life to the entire world. It was at this moment, we watched Dr. Ford attempt to make jokes and laugh to make others in the room, particularly men, feel more comfortable. Meanwhile, this is one of the most visible uncomfortable moments of her life.
We're worried about everyone's discomfort except our own. We're in a time in which we are able to have a stronger confidence than any generation of women before us. It's that confidence that scares certain men, as they work to drive us back into the times in which we had little to no control over our lives.
An apology is meant to be made when someone has done something wrong against another. Apologies are not meant for things in which no one has done anything wrong.
Even female celebrities, people who we believe should the most confident in themselves, fall into the same trap.
A few months ago, “The Flash" leading lady, Candice Patton tweeted about her own experience of apologizing for something that she shouldn't. It's a reminder, that even with each other, we tend to apologize without reason. It's something so ingrained in us, we sometimes fail to realize when we do it.
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We have to remind each other not to engage in unnecessary apologizing. I know, it's hard, I'm just as prone to do it as all of us. It's become even more noticeable as I've entered the work world. It requires a lot of work and support to move past what we've been “programmed" into. It's why we have to work to support and lift each other up.
We have a hard enough time in the work world, we don't need to be against each other. The things we experience there can often make us the most uncomfortable since it's the place we have to return to most days.
If you're uncomfortable, it should not be your job to hide it or make them feel more comfortable about the situation.
For all the men out there, who want to be allies to women, you need to support women in these situations. If you make a woman feel uncomfortable, it is your job to apologize to her, not for her to apologize to you.
If others are making women uncomfortable, in the safest and best way possible, you need to address the situation.
The latest episode of ABC's "The Good Doctor" featured females standing up from themselves against a male co-worker in terms of professional opinions.
Both females, a resident doctor and a surgical nurse, refused to give up their voice in the situation.
At the end of the episode, everyone came to an agreement on a professional level.
It was the example of the type of thing we should see on a regular basis.
Women have had the strongest influence on the world since the beginning of time. We've always been powerful, we just need the confidence to believe that we're powerful.
Although, as Peter Parker's Uncle Ben, once said…" With great power comes great responsibility." The power we have cannot be used unfairly against others, despite our hurt and pain. The power we have should be used to advance ourselves in positive ways, such as equal pay and equal rights.
Everyone one of us has strength, some have more than others. It's the matter of taking control for yourself a not letting anyone
It doesn't matter how strong you consider yourself, we're all a work in progress; not only with ourselves but with each other.
We Need To End Internalized Misogyny
by bonibrown
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The Table Creative
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Founded in 2016 by husband and wife team Philip & Abigail Tromans, The Table Creative is growing a reputation of excellence within the industry and very much finding its feet as a competitor in CGI production and design. Having germinated as a company in the digital design hub of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, the company relocated in 2017 to Bath where it has now found its home in a bay fronted shop on a characterful Georgian street nestled between the world famous Royal Crescent and Circus landmarks.
The Table Creative’s team is lead by our co-founder and Managing Director, Phil Tromans. Phil graduated from Brunel University in Multimedia Technology & Design and quickly specialised his craft as a CGI Artist. Combining his passion for Architecture and CGI with his fastidious attention to detail and artistic eye, his career saw him progress quickly working in senior roles within renowned CGI studios and Architectural practices such as Mi, Aedas Architects (now AHR) and Red and Gray Studios.
Leading teams across the country to produce award winning images and animations enabled Phil to gain unparalleled experience across a variety of sectors and gain a reputation of professional excellence. Visualising landmark architectural schemes within the UK and Internationally, with some of the country’s most renowned architects and developers, Phil’s artistic eye, technical understanding and project leadership has been trusted to deliver outstanding CGI for over 10 years.
Having seen his work featured on landmark hoardings, billboards and in national television campaigns and having built a reputation across the industry as “one of the good guys”, he left his role as Production Director and Lead Artist to found The Table Creative in 2016.
Phil set about to build on his personal reputation as an artist but also to build a company who do things a little differently. The Table Creative’s vision is to host projects, not merely process them and to treat staff like family, where every member is valued, generously rewarded and incentivised. We seek to deliver projects in the most open handed way, keeping our clients (who we think of more as guests) informed and involved at every step of the way. We won’t bombard them with complex jargon and excuses - all our cards are on the table and honesty and integrity remains the flavour of every day.
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Tony Pua dumped by DAP grassroots, says he’s disappointed
December 10, 2018 8:52 pm Raggie Jessy
Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo is the new Selangor DAP chairman after the state party elections were held here.
The 45-year-old Puchong MP succeeds Tony Pua, who did not make it into the top 15 in the state committee during the polls.
Pua had earlier said he would be stepping down as chairman.
Later, he said he was disappointed over the loss as he only said he did not want to be state chairman.
PETALING JAYA: Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo is the new Selangor DAP chairman after the state party elections were held here.
Gobind will be assisted by Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, who was appointed deputy chairman. Gobind secured 393 votes and was placed ninth from a total of 40 contestants.
Pua, who is Damansara MP, managed to secure only 292 votes, which placed him in 19th place, thus eliminating him from the state committee list. Only the top 15 will sit in the committee.
“I didn’t say I didn’t want to be in the committee,” he added.
Gobind thanked the party members for their support, saying that winning or losing was part of the election process.
“I thank the previous committee led by Pua. We must continue working for the rakyat,” he said.
State executive councillor Ng Sze Han received the highest number of votes with 491, followed by Tiew Way Keng with 463.
The others in the 15-member committee are Ronnie Liu, Ng Suee Lim, V. Ganabatirau, Lau Weng San, Duncan Lee, Lee Fu Haw, Bryan Lai, Tee Boon Hock, Teng Chang Khim, Ong Kian Ming and Lee Kee Hiong.
Observers said the results showed that grassroots members had abandoned some party leaders whom they believed did not represent their interests.
According to a party insider who declined to be named, one of the reasons of Pua’s defeat was because he was said to be detached from the grassroots members.
“DAP has always held events at the grassroots level for ordinary members and party leaders to mingle.
“But none of these were held in Selangor when Pua was state chairman,” said the source, who is an elected representative.
Source: The Star Online
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Uber spent $457 million on self-driving and flying car R&D last year – TechCrunch
by Kirsten Korosec | Apr 11, 2019 | News | 0 comments
Uber spent $457 million last year on research and development of autonomous vehicles, flying cars (known as eVTOLs) and other “technology programs” and will continue to invest heavily in the futuristic tech even though it expects to rely on human drivers for years to come, according to the company’s IPO prospectus filed Thursday.
R&D costs at Uber ATG, the company’s autonomous vehicle unit, its eVTOL unit Uber Elevate and other related technology represented one-third of its total R&D spend. Uber’s total R&D costs in 2018 were more than $1.5 billion.
Uber filed its S-1 on Thursday, laying the groundwork for the transportation company to go public next month. This comes less than one month after competitor Lyft’s debut on the public market. Uber is listing under the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “UBER,” but has yet to disclose the anticipated initial public offering price.
Uber believes that autonomous vehicles will be an important part of its offerings over the long term, namely that AVs can increase safety, make rides more efficient and lower prices for customers.
However, the transportation company struck a more conservative tone in the prospectus on how and when autonomous vehicles will be deployed, a striking difference from the early days of Uber ATG when former CEO Travis Kalanick called AVs an existential risk to the business.
Uber contends there will be a long period of “hybrid autonomy” and it will continue to rely on human drivers for its core business for the foreseeable future. Uber said even when autonomous vehicle taxis are deployed, it will still need human drivers for situations that “involve substantial traffic, complex routes, or unusual weather conditions.” Human drivers will also be needed during concerts, sporting events and other high-demand events that will “likely exceed the capacity of a highly utilized, fully autonomous vehicle fleet,” the company wrote in the S-1.
Here’s an excerpt from the S-1:
Along the way to a potential future autonomous vehicle world, we believe that there will be a long period of hybrid autonomy, in which autonomous vehicles will be deployed gradually against specific use cases while Drivers continue to serve most consumer demand. As we solve specific autonomous use cases, we will deploy autonomous vehicles against them. Such situations may include trips along a standard, well-mapped route in a predictable environment in good weather.
Uber contends it is well-suited to balance that potentially awkward in-between phase when both human drivers and autonomous vehicles will co-exist on its platform.
“Drivers are therefore a critical and differentiating advantage for us and will continue to be our valued partners for the long-term,” Uber wrote.
Despite Uber’s forecast and more tempered tone, the company is pushing ahead on autonomous vehicles.
Uber ATG was founded in 2015 in Pittsburgh with just 40 researchers from Carnegie Robotics and Carnegie Mellon University . Today, Uber ATG has more than 1,000 employees spread out in offices in Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto.
Uber acknowledged under the risk factors section of the S-1 that it could fail to develop and successfully commercialize autonomous vehicle technologies or could be undercut by competitors, which would threaten its ride-hailing and delivery businesses.
Uber’s view of which companies pose the biggest threat to the company was particularly interesting. The company named nearly a dozen potential competitors, a list that contained a few of the usual suspects like Waymo, GM Cruise and Zoox, as well as less-known startups such as May Mobility and Anthony Levandowski’s new company, Prontio.ai. Other competitors listed in the S-1 include Tesla, Apple, Aptiv, Aurora and Nuro. Argo AI, the subsidiary of Ford, was not listed.
ATG has built more than 250 self-driving vehicles and has three partnerships — Volvo, Toyota and Daimler — that illustrates the company’s mult-tiered strategy to AVs.
Uber has a first-party agreement with Volvo. Under the agreement announced in August 2016, Uber owns Volvo vehicles, has added its AV tech and plans to deploy those cars on its own network.
Its partnership with Daimler is on the other extreme. In that partnership, announced in January 2017, Daimler will introduce a fleet of its own AVs on the Uber network. This is similar to Lyft’s partnership with Aptiv.
Finally, there’s Toyota, a new partnership just announced in August 2018, that is a hybrid of sorts of the other two. Uber says it expects to integrate its autonomous vehicle technologies into purpose-built Toyota vehicles to be deployed on its network.
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East Coast Toyota helps three generations of Lombardis to go places—in cars, crossovers and minivans
Mutual Fan Club
Cheryl and Alan Lombardi share a laugh with East Coast Toyota General Manager Jeff Brown (left). The Lombardi family not only buys all of its vehicles at the Wood Ridge, N.J., dealership, it has them serviced there, too.
Photos by Paul S. Howell
Alan Lombardi admits he has a weakness for Toyota vehicles. So when his niece Sarah asked her Uncle Alan and Aunt Cheryl to accompany her to East Coast Toyota in search of a replacement for her aging Corolla, he couldn’t resist.
“Sarah has been living with us and our daughter Gina,” says Lombardi from his home in Paramus, N.J., just seven miles away from the dealership in Wood Ridge. “Cheryl and I weren’t really in the market. But I joked, ‘If we go, we’ll wind up getting new cars, too.’ And, sure enough, that’s exactly what happened. When all was said and done, each of us drove off in a new Toyota that day!”
Falling for Toyota
Four-year-old Alana, her mother Amy (right) and Cheryl and Alan’s niece Sarah enjoy a fun moment amid the leaves near their home in Paramus, N.J.
Sarah became the proud owner of a 2015 Corolla SE. Cheryl replaced her 2012 Camry XLE with a 2015 model with a Parisian Night Pearl exterior and Almond interior. And Alan changed things up and took possession of a 2015 RAV4 XLE, his first crossover vehicle. The higher ride height and extra cargo space reminded him of the old family van.
When the caravan made the journey home, they found a 2015 Sienna waiting in the driveway, owned by Amy Lombardi. And a 2013 4Runner owned by Vincent Lombardi. (That’s Alan and Cheryl’s son, not the Green Bay Packers’ legendary coach.) Gina’s 2014 RAV4, same as Alan’s except for the color, was also there—as was their grandson Nicolas’ 2010 Corolla.
Once again, Alan couldn’t resist.
“I saw all of those vehicles and I said, ‘Wow! We’re a real Toyota family. We should take a picture and send it to the dealership,’” he says. “We live next to a school. So we lined them all up in the parking lot and snapped some shots. We all got a big kick out of it.”
The Lombardi family’s love affair with Toyota dates back to 2009, when Alan and Cheryl were still driving the van they once used to transport their brood to Florida on vacations. Now that their nest is at least partially empty, Cheryl wanted to swap the utility of the van for the comfort of a sedan, specifically a Camry. That led them to East Coast Toyota, and they’ve been returning ever since.
Oh, What a Family!
Cheryl and Alan Lombardi (on the left) are surrounded by their extended family, not to mention their extensive collection of Toyota vehicles.
We work directly with (General Manager) Jeff (Brown),” says Alan. “He refers us to one of his salespeople, who works everything out. Then Jeff gives us the final OK.”
“We bring all of our cars to the dealership for service,” he continues. “Other than a cracked windshield, we’ve never had to do anything but the regularly scheduled maintenance. And East Coast Toyota just opened a new service center. It’s beautiful. Everyone there is a pleasure to deal with. We can count on them to take care of us.”
As far as Brown is concerned, those feelings are mutual. And they’re far from exclusive to the Lombardi family.
“It’s very common for us to start with one customer and then build on that with their family and friends,” says Brown. “Owning a Toyota is an experience. We want our customers to have an exceptional experience with their vehicle and our dealership.”
“I can hardly wait for the next time!” says Alan, who notes that his two grandsons, Kevin and Michael, will turn 17 soon and already have their eyes on Toyota vehicles. “We’re having a lot of fun with this.”
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Home > Education & Community > Field Trips to TPAC > The Diary of Anne Frank
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The performance begins in a contemporary classroom as students encounter the powerful words of 13-year-old Anne Frank. The audience is soon transported to Amsterdam in 1941, as Anne and her family go into hiding from the Nazis. The fear of discovery is ever present, but Anne finds solace writing in her diary, capturing the daily lives of the secret annex’s inhabitants. She examines everything from the horrors of war to the excitement of first love with insight, determination, and idealism. The multicultural cast of the National Players brings the true story of this incredible young girl to the stage in hopes of inspiring the next generation to stand up for justice rather than sit back in apathy. Adaptation by Wendy Kesselman from the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
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Cranbrook cyclist earns gold, defends world title
Tristen Chernove on top of the podium in road race, captures silver in time trial.
Aug. 6, 2018 11:55 a.m.
Tristen Chernove defended his men’s C2 world championship road race title at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships this past weekend in Europe, beating out 12 other riders to collect gold.
The Cranbrook-based cycling athlete reached the top of the podium after a field sprint at the end of a 68 kilometre race in Maniago, Italy, on Sunday.
“I had a ton of confidence coming in here,” said Chernove, according to a Cycling Canada press release. “Although I spent a lot of time on the front, I felt like I was in control. I just wanted to stay safe, pick my line and stay out of hazard’s way. I was surging and keeping control of the pace and making the others hurt. Then it got tactical when I needed to recover for my sprint.”
Chernove solidified his spot at the top of the podium with a sprint at the end of the race course.
“I knew I’d be sprinting from a slower speed, so I wanted to be first wheel on the final corner on the cobbles,” said Chernove. “I pretty much rode to my plan and it came out great. I came to the Worlds really wanting to win the road race. I was willing to do anything to win and was super happy the way it turned out.”
READ: Cranbrook’s Tristen Chernove kicks off World Cup season with medal performances
Two days earlier, Chernove kicked off his world championship with a silver medal performance in the time trial portion of the world championship. He finished the race at 18:38.36 seconds — just five seconds behind gold medallist Arslan Gilmutdinov of Russia.
Chernove’s two medals added to a total of four golds, two silvers, and one bronze for Canadian athletes.
Sebastien Travers, the Head Para Coach at Cycling Canada, said the team performed well in a field of ever-increasing international competition.
“I’m glad to see we can keep up,” Travers said. “Our athletes have achieved key performances which have led to high results both in terms of medals and qualification points. It’s above expectations for the level we are currently at.
“We come out of this world championships very satisfied with where we are two years from the [Tokyo 2020] Games. Besides the medals, we’re having top-5 and top-8 performances from our newcomers, which shows that our NextGen coaches are doing a great job.”
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Book Cheap Flights to The Philippines
About The Philippines
Nestled between Southeast Asia and Indonesia, The Philippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands. Populated by over 100 million people, The Philippines boasts spectacular landscapes of rainforests, volcanoes, rice terraces and sprawling beaches. Popular tourist attractions include Fort Santiago in Manila, the Banaue Rice Terraces on Luzon and the silky, white beaches of Borocay.
Get ready for a world of discovery because cheap flights to The Philippines are now available! The country’s hub airport is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), a 30-minute drive from the centre of Manila.
Why visit The Philippines
Island hopping is a must-do in The Philippines. With 7,107 islands making up the archipelago, get ready to explore the hidden beaches, turquoise lagoons and incredible marine life in the coral reefs.
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The Philippines experiences a distinct tropical climate with a wet season (May-October) and dry season (November-April). To experience the best of the islands, beaches and outdoor activities, you definitely want to go during the dry season. Be aware that April and May are the hottest months, so wear plenty of sunscreen as temperatures may peak to around 36°C. The wet season brings typhoons and occasional flooding, resulting in cancelled flights and road closures, especially around July and August. The Visayas islands, Mindanao and Palawan are less affected by the heavy downpours. For the cheapest flights and accommodation, visit The Philippines between June and September.
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The Philippines is a sparkling jewel waiting to be discovered. With its beguiling beauty and fascinating history, it’s sublime landscapes and down-to-earth people will creep their way into your heart.
Manila is the capital city and base from where to explore the other islands. The city is described as chaotic and is home to the old Spanish walled-city of Intramuros, established in the 1570s which gives you a real sense of history and street life.
To the south of Manila, the picturesque city of Tagaytay overlooks the glossy Lake Taal cradled within the Taal Volcano. The magical theme parks, beaches and wreck dives await in Subic Bay; while a scenic trip north affords you spectacular mountain landscapes until you reach the awe-inspiring rice terraces of Banaue. Even further afield, history lovers can marvel at the colonial town of Vigan – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Avid hikers should include a four-day climb up Mayon, with even more craters, thermal springs and waterfalls in the Bulusan Volcano National Park.
To experience the best of the country’s pristine beaches and vibrant nightlife, Borocay and Cebu are the ultimate hotspots.
If you’re in search of incredible diving, Puerto Galera and Apo Reef are the top choices, though anywhere you dive in The Philippines will showcase the most amazing sea life in all its vivid colours.
For a more laidback atmosphere, the seaside town of El Nido on Palawan island is an enchanting little hub of beach bars, seafood barbecues, beach cottages and water sports aplenty. In Puerto Princessa, the Underground River takes you on a mystical journey through enchanting caverns.
Bask on the ivory beaches, hand pick souvenirs, meander through historical ruins and get your thrill of adventures in The Philippines.
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Aside from the sensational hype around the country’s political issues, The Philippines is a very welcoming destination and the locals are incredibly hospitable. Exercise the usual precautions and watch out for pick-pockets and scammers around busy areas and tourist hotspots. If you’re planning any adventurous activities, make sure you have a reliable guide. Diving enthusiasts should preferably dive with a PADI-certified instructor, rather than an unlicensed operator offering cheaper tours.
With its no-nonsense war on drugs, do not even consider buying or consuming any illegal substances. You may be part of a set up and will have to face harsh penalties.
There are no required vaccinations, unless you are entering The Philippines from a yellow fever country, in which case an international certificate is required. It is advisable to be immunised against typhoid and hepatitis A, as you may be exposed to contaminated food and water. Stick to bottled water only. Although the pharmacies in The Philippines are generally well-stocked, it is a good idea to bring your own basic first-aid kit, especially if you’ll be travelling off the beaten track. Divers should bring treatment for coral cuts and ear infections. Use a strong insect repellent to ward off pesky mosquitoes, especially at night.
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Revenge of the goldfish! Dumped pets growing into giant monsters
Decadence through simplicity
Melissa Breyer MelissaBreyer
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A gentle reminder to never, ever, Free Willy your goldfish.
It may be borne from the noblest of intentions. Who doesn’t love the idea of releasing the poor goldfish, who has spent his life swimming around in bowl-shaped circles, into the great wet wild?
The problem is that the domestic goldfish, Carassius auratus, will grow to be as big as its resources allow. And when lovingly released into a wetland, pond, lake or other aquatic habitat, the resources are aplenty! Those once-little-cutie-pies are growing to weigh as much as four pounds, if not more.
According to a new study from Australia's Murdoch University, goldfish were one of the first fishes to be domesticated and have been widely introduced across the globe; they are now considered one of the world's worst invasive aquatic species.
"Perhaps they were kids' pets where the family have been moving house, and their parents, not wanting to take the aquarium, have dumped them in the local wetlands," study author Stephen Beatty from the school of Veterinary and Life Sciences at Perth's Murdoch University tells the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC).
"Unfortunately, a lot of people don't understand that wetlands connect up to river systems," he adds, "and introduced fish, once they get in there, can do a lot of damage to native freshwater fish and the aquatic habitat."
With the universal appeal of goldfish, and the seemingly universal appeal of setting them free, Australia is not unique in this problem. Both Canada and the United States have seen their share of the great goldfish invasion. And while a goldfish on a child’s dresser is fine with a sprinkle of fish flakes, in the free world they are downright gluttonous – as the Washington Post reports:
In the wild, goldfish are carnivorous. At best, their feeding habits — trawling along the bottom of the body of water — disrupt sediment and make it harder for other fish to eat. At worst, goldfish will fatten up on the eggs of native species. Goldfish may also be bringing new diseases to the wild fish population.
Beatty notes that the invasive fish can potentially impact water quality, introduce disease, disturb habitat and compete with native species putting them under serious pressure, which just adds to the existing threats associated with habitat and water quality decline.
Another eye-opening revelation from the study is the dogged persistence of the little fish that could.
“Our research discovered the fish displayed a significant seasonal shift in habitats during breeding season, with one fish moving over 230 kilometre during the year,” Beatty says.
Over 140 miles in a year! How many laps in a goldfish bowl would that be?
It’s actually all kind of a mess. Too many people consider goldfish as a novelty and even disposable. Think of all the fairs and carnivals in which kids are walking around with one of the poor creatures panicking in a plastic bag, only to be delivered to a small bowl, the equivalent of solitary confinement. Is it any wonder they thrive when given the chance? I know it may sound trivial, but people really need to consider what they’re doing when taking on a pet fish. Unwanted animals are a dismal enough problem, but ones that have the potential to take down whole ecosystems? The goldfish may be having the last laugh with this one.
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Schlueter Nabs All-MIAA Honors April 30, 2019
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Trine (5-9, 3-3) 7 10 17
Alma (4-7, 1-5) 6 9 15
A: 2 Players (#3, #5) - 1
Sv: Allie Ray - 14
G: Kristin John - 5
A: Kristin John - 2
Sv: Audrey Poteet - 13
GB: Rebecca Plantz - 9
ALMA, MICH. – The Trine University women's lacrosse team came away with crucial Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) victory over host Alma College by the score of 17-15.
Both teams would trade goals throughout the first half of the contest and with the Thunder coming away with a slight advantage, taking a 7-6 lead into the intermission.
The Scots came out with two quick goals in the second half to pull ahead 8-7. Trine responded with three straight goals of their own to take back the lead 10-8. They would not relinquish it again.
Another three goal streak spanning six minutes starting with eight minutes remaining in the game put the game out of reach as Trine took a 17-12 lead, their largest of the game. The Scots made it interesting scoring three goals in the final two minutes, but the Thunder defense did just enough to come away with the 17-15 victory.
Freshman Kristin John (South Bend, Ind. / St. Joe's) went off offensively, leading the way with five goals and two assists, the second time this season that she has recorded seven points in a single game. Junior Kiersten Osowski (Granger, Ind. / Elkhart Memorial) added four points of her own including three goals and one assist, her second four-point game of the season.
Seniors Rebecca Plantz (DeWitt, Mich. / DeWitt) and Samantha Ihrie (Kendallville, Ind. / East Noble) both came away with three goals as well. Plantz added to her stat sheet with a defensive effort recording a season high nine groundballs.
In goal, junior Audrey Poteet (Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis) played the whole game and came away with 13 saves.
The Thunder improve to 5-9 overall and 3-3 in the MIAA. The win keeps Trine in a tie for fourth in the conference and in a position to earn a conference tournament berth.
Trine will take the field again when they host Calvin College on Wednesday, April 25 for a 6 p.m. contest.
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April 17, 2018 Women's Lacrosse Pulls Away from Comets
April 16, 2018 Women's Lacrosse Rescheduled for April 23
April 15, 2018 Women's Lacrosse Game Postponed
April 12, 2018 Women's Lacrosse Reschedules Game Against Alma
April 11, 2018 Women's Lacrosse Come Away with Home Win
April 7, 2018 Women's Lacrosse Falls to Saint Mary's
March 31, 2018 Thunder Defeated by Britons
March 28, 2018 Women's Lacrosse Comes Up Short in Overtime
March 24, 2018 Women's Lacrosse Falls to Carthage
March 18, 2018 Trine Drop Game to Augustana
March 15, 2018 Elmhurst Too Much For Trine
March 10, 2018 Thunder Rolls Against Quakers
March 5, 2018 Poteet Tabbed for MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week
March 3, 2018 Trine Falls Short in Home Opener
February 28, 2018 Plantz Leads Thunder to First Victory
February 24, 2018 Thunder Come Up Short in Season Opener
February 7, 2018 Women's Lacrosse Picked Eighth in MIAA Poll
January 11, 2018 Lacrosse Youth Clinic Canceled
December 12, 2017 Lacrosse to Host Youth Clinic
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NewsNational NewsSerial Killer Ivan Milat Under Heavy Supervision At Prince of Wales Hospital In Randwick
Serial Killer Ivan Milat Under Heavy Supervision At Prince of Wales Hospital In Randwick
Expected to be released
Serial killer Ivan Milat is expected to remain at a Sydney hospital after being transferred from Goulburn's supermax jail.
AAP understands he was transferred to the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick on Monday afternoon and is being held in a secure annex of the hospital where inmates are treated.
It's believed Milat is there for a diagnostic procedure and is expected to return to the Goulburn supermax jail in the coming days.
The 74-year-old, who murdered seven backpackers whose bodies were found in makeshift graves in NSW's Belanglo State Forest in the 1990s, was sentenced in 1996 to seven consecutive life sentences.
The former road worker also kidnapped British tourist Paul Onions but he managed to escape from Milat's vehicle.
Corrective Services NSW Commissioner Peter Severin told Seven Network the community can rest assured transfers are done in the "most secure and safe way possible".
High-risk and terrorism-related inmates are always guarded by specialist staff from the Extreme High-Security Escort Unit who control all movements and interactions, a Corrective Services NSW spokeswoman said.
"Extensive security planning and assessment is undertaken before such movements occur," the spokeswoman said in a statement on Tuesday.
Inmates are searched before they leave prison and when they return, she said.
At least one form of restraint, handcuffs or ankle cuffs, stay on high-risk inmates during medical treatment, subject to medical requirements.
"These procedures ensure community safety and security," the spokeswoman said.
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Beer Hauler's New Graphics System is Flexible, Fast and Flashy
April 17, 2019 • by Jack Roberts
A new graphics system by Modagrafics has helped Bear Trucking in San Bernadino, California, revamp its entire fleet with little disruption to operations.
Photo: Modagrafics
Trucks have been rolling billboards for as long as there have been trucks. Beer distributors and haulers were among the very first fleets to realize the advertising potential a sharp looking fleet of trucks and trailers could offer.
Today, Bear Trucking, a beer carrier based in San Bernardino, California, is carrying on that tradition thanks to a new quick-change graphics system created by Spedian Changeable Graphics System and offered by fleet services graphics provider Modagrafics.
MillerCoors has provided Bear Trucking and other distributors with fleet decal kits for the last 15 years to boost product awareness in the highly competitive North American beer market. As a dedicated fleet, Bear ships beer from MillerCoors’ Irwindale, California brewery to distributors in several western states, and all of its trailers carry brand marketing messages on the sides and back panels.
Modagrafics already had an established relationship with MillerCoors and was in the process of introducing Spedian, a transformative graphics system with a sizeable economic impact on cost, time and labor savings. No longer would it take $2,000 and two weeks of strenuous effort to sand off old printed decals, and then another $3,000 plus two more weeks to install on every trailer.
The latest phase of a well-coordinated, multi-year campaign initiated by the national brewer that allows Bear Trucking to rebrand its trailers quickly, more efficiently and at a significant cost savings, is nearing completion. What once took nearly 30 days and required taking trucks out of service has been reduced to around in one week, courtesy of the splashy new artwork promoting the Coors Light brand. The graphics are being applied to more Bear trailers, ahead of warmer weather when beer sales begin to tick upwards as people rediscover outdoor activities.
“Our procurement team worked with Modagrafics to do a test program with Bear in 2017 before doing the larger scale project last year,” says Jessefer Vazquez, the MillerCoors sales operations coordinator in Southern California who acts as a liaison with Bear Trucking. “It was a rigorous process that began with the corporate team conducting an initial evaluation at Modagrafics’ facilities near Chicago. Then our team completely vetted the new Spedian system in field trials at several locations. We evaluated many different things related to the weather and environment out here.”
When MillerCoors approached him about Bear Trucking being a test fleet for the new graphics system, owner Sonny Woodall liked what he heard. Due to the previous cost factors around removing and replacing fleet decals – not to mention keeping them out of service for weeks – the company only changed the graphics on their trailers every three years. He approved the switch to Modagrafics’ Spedian system and phase one was launched last October. That project involved converting 34 trailers at Bear Trucking’s headquarters in San Bernardino.
“It’s a modern material that tightens up in the sun and loosens a bit when it cools,” Woodall said. “It’s easy to clean and after two years, we’ve had no issues with it all. The response has been great from our customers and our drivers really like it too, because our trucks and trailers really look sharp.”
“The appearance of our trucks and trailers has always been a priority for us,” said Jeff Watson, general manager of Bear Trucking. “The Spedian system was a new concept for us, but it turned out to be pretty awesome. The installation and turn-around times are great. If we want to do specialized graphics for a few months – say over football season – it’s quick and easy to get those graphics in place with minimal disruption to our operations. And recently, when we had a trailer damaged in accident, it cost $670 to replace the entire graphic skin on one side of the unit, which is pretty cheap in my estimation.”
Installation times for the Spedian Changeable Graphics System require a two-person crew and typically take from 30 to 45 minutes.
Watson says typical installation times for a single trailer average from 30 to 45 minutes, with the dedicated Modagrafics crew completing 4 to 5 trailers a day. During the installation, however, the two-person installation crew was timed at just 18 minutes to complete a full graphics changeover on a trailer.
At the end of the re-branding process, 34 of Bear Trucking’s trailers will be sporting the new graphics package with additional marketing messages being applied as MillerCoors approves them.
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'The Sun is Also a Star': Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton fall in love in first trailer
Yara Shahidi plays Natasha Kingsley in "The Sun is Also a Star." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Charles Melton attends The CW upfront on May 17. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Yara Shahidi attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Smallfoot" on September 22. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The Sun is Also a Star released a first trailer featuring Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton.
The 18-year-old actress and 28-year-old actor play Natasha Kingsley and Daniel Bae, two young people who fall in love during a day in New York City.
The preview shows Daniel (Melton) romance Natasha (Shahidi) in the 24 hours she has left before her family is deported to Jamaica.
"The choice we make, the path we choose -- we don't have forever. All we have is a single day," Natasha says in the clip.
The Sun is Also a Star is based on the Nicola Yoon novel of the same name. The film is directed by Ry Russo-Young and co-stars Jake Choi, Camrus Johnson, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Miriam A. Hyman and Cathy Shim.
Melton said in an interview with WWD in November that he immediately bought and read The Sun is Also a Star after Yoon tagged him in a post asking fans who should play Daniel.
"I'm very passionate about the role and knew that I wanted to play that role," the actor said.
"It was very appealing that the character is such a hopeless romantic; I strive to be more of a hopeless romantic every day. And I believe in love so, like, it's been nice to play that," he added.
Melton is known for playing Reggie Mantle on The CW series Riverdale, while Shahidi portrays Zoey Johnson on the ABC sitcom Black-ish and its spinoff, Grown-ish.
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Beyonce, Donald Glover attend 'The Lion King' premiere
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U.S. attorney's derogatory Facebook comments under scrutiny
BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A federal prosecutor in Texas said he will look into online posts in which an assistant prosecutor makes derogatory comments about President Barack Obama.
John Craft, an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas in the criminal division in Beaumont, said on his personal Facebook page "low information voters carried the day for the Dalibama in the last election" and posted a graphic that said: "Obama: Why Stupid People Shouldn't Vote."
He referred to the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., and the second-degree murder trial in which neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was acquitted, the Houston Chronicle reported.
"How are you fixed for Skittles and Arizona watermelon fruitcocktail (and maybe a bottle of Robitussin, too) in your neighborhood?," Craft wrote. "I am fresh out of 'purple drank.' So, I may come by for a visit. In a rainstorm. In the middle of the night. In a hoodie. Don't get upset or anything if you see me looking in your window ... kay?"
RELATED Juror has second thoughts, says Zimmerman 'got away with murder'
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Craft told the newspaper Monday his comments "were not related to the U.S. Attorney's Office."
John Bates, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, said his office does not have a social media policy, but he said discriminatory sentiments are "reprehensible."
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"It speaks ill of our office in connection," Bales said. "We don't think like that. We don't act like that."
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Coming out as gay may seem like an everyday occurrence now. But nope. Still a big deal. Here's why.
Let's walk through what it was like for Ingrid Nilsen.
Angie Aker
The emotional confession at the end of this piece may not seem like a huge issue for some. But it's still crucial for people to see and share it. Here's why.
People come out as gay every day, it may seem. Some people might think we should all be over it by now.
GIF from "Supernatural."
But being openly gay is a relatively recent concept and some people still struggle with it.
When I say "struggle," I mean they deeply, deeply doubt themselves through very important formative years. They try all kinds of ways to not be gay (which of course doesn't work) because being gay in this society still is not a bed of roses, and they are afraid of the repercussions in their lives.
Sometimes they make it through that questioning phase, like Ingrid did. But other times they don't.
Suicide is a very real outcome for many who struggle to accept their own sexual and gender identity.
Stats from the Center for Disease Control.
Or other times they go an entire lifetime never being true to who they are, going through the motions of a life they think will make them "normal."
Sometimes people repress it so deeply that they try to condemn and legislate away the gay for everyone else.
Image used via Public Domain/ND State government.
These reasons and so many more are why young people deserve to see this young woman discuss what she went through.
You never know how you might affect someone's life by sharing this. Sometimes we see just the right thing just when we need it.
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Smart travelers keep a lid on currency fees when paying for stuff abroad
Whether you pay by credit card or cash abroad, getting the best deal matters. Our experts have advice on how to keep currency fees under control.
Smart travelers keep a lid on currency fees when paying for stuff abroad Whether you pay by credit card or cash abroad, getting the best deal matters. Our experts have advice on how to keep currency fees under control. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/06/18/currency-fees-abroad-get-best-deal/1479670001/
Alice Holbrook, NerdWallet Published 6:00 a.m. ET June 18, 2019
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You spent months saving for your trip abroad, and you’ve budgeted to stretch your money once you’re there. You compared prices on hotels and Airbnbs. You weighed out a rail pass. You found the combo ticket that covers all the best museums.
Getting the best deal matters – including when you’re choosing whether to pay with cards or cash.
NerdWallet checked in with some experienced travelers and a consumer advocate for tips on using your cards wisely while abroad. Here’s how they keep currency fees under control.
Use a fee-free card
When you swipe a debit or credit card in another country, you’re typically charged a fee to change your currency, often around 3% of the purchase price or the amount you withdraw. But a growing number of cards don’t charge these fees. If you don’t already have one of each type, consider signing up before your trip.
“I always make sure I travel with a credit card that has no foreign exchange fees. That's a given. It's always in my wallet,” says Jackie Sills-Dellegrazie, who blogs about her travels at The Globetrotting Teacher.
With debit cards, you may be facing three types of fees: the currency exchange fee, a fee from your bank for using an ATM abroad, and a fee from the foreign bank’s ATM as well. But some debit cards nix foreign transaction fees and won’t charge you to withdraw money from a foreign ATM. And some, like Lisa Marquardt’s, reimburse the ATM fees other banks might charge you.
“I was in Kosovo last year, (and) I used a machine which charged 7 euros. Sure enough, they refunded it back,” says Marquardt, who writes about her own trips at The Hot Flash Packer.
Traveling abroad can be an enriching experience, and saving money on currency fees can enrich your wallet. (Photo: BZ60)
If you’re an infrequent traveler, know that some no-foreign-transaction-fee credit cards have pricey annual fees, according to Joseph Ridout, a spokesman for advocacy nonprofit group Consumer Action. Look at your trip budget and “balance any fees with the potential savings,” he says.
You might not need to get a special card to save. If you hold a premium account at your bank, some of these perks might come with the credit or debit card you already have.
Pay with a credit card, if possible
Even if your credit card doesn’t waive foreign transaction fees, swiping it is still typically a better deal than converting cash.
“Credit cards ordinarily have the best currency conversion rate by far,” Ridout says.
It’s tough to find merchants who’ll accept Discover outside the U.S., Ridout says, but other cards are more widely accepted. Foreign merchants tend to prefer Visa and Mastercard, and many also accept American Express.
And while you should always have some cash, you might need less than you think. “Most countries in the world now, credit cards work pretty well. We probably use credit cards on 80% of our travels,” says AJ Ratani, who co-wrote “How to Travel With Kids (Without Losing Your Mind)” with his wife, Natasha Sandhir.
Have a choice? Pay in local currency
When you’re buying something with a card, the merchant might ask if you want to pay in U.S. dollars or local currency. U.S. dollars might seem like the obvious choice, but think again, Ridout says.
“Do it in local currency,” he says. “Dollars will be more costly. (It’s) a sneaky way banks and merchants make a little more off you.”
Skip the airport currency exchange
Credit cards might be the best way to pay for hotels and meals, but you will probably need cash for tips and bargaining at the market. So where do you get it?
“I definitely would not recommend converting currency at (an airport currency exchange),” Sills-Dellegrazie says. “Just don’t do it.”
Ratani estimates that the currency exchange providers that line the arrivals area charge as much as a 15% premium to convert your money – making debit card ATM fees look like a steal. Instead, he suggests hitting an ATM at the airport before heading to your hotel.
To keep from paying multiple ATM fees, avoid low-limit ATMs, advises Marquardt, who has seen some as low as $100 per withdrawal. “Go to ATMs where you can take out more money and do just one transaction,” she says.
Try paying in cash dollars
All of this assumes that you need to exchange your currency – but Ratani says that’s not always true. Cash dollars can sometimes work abroad. In some countries, they’re at par with local currency. Just have the exchange rate firmly in mind before using them to pay.
“Offer people to pay in dollars first," he says. "You’d be surprised how many people want dollars and will give you the current exchange rate or even better.”
More from NerdWallet:
Best banks for international travel
Where to exchange currency without paying huge fees
How to save money for your dream trip
Alice Holbrook is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Email: alice.holbrook@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @alicenerdwallet.
NerdWallet is a USA TODAY content partner providing general news, commentary and coverage from around the web. Its content is produced independently of USA TODAY.
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Inside the 2018 Pirelli Calendar Reveal Party
Where Naomi Campbell and Diddy were the night’s prom queen and king.
Kenzie Bryant
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Naomi Campbell attend Pirelli Calendar 2018 Launch Gala at The Manhattan Center on November 10.By Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images.
The crowd was large and the food Italian at the Pirelli Calendar fête at the Manhattan Center on Friday night. Tim Walker shot the famed calendar this year, with an Alice in Wonderland theme and an all-black cast drawn from the worlds of music, fashion, activism, and beyond. The cast is full of heavy hitters, from two Oscar winners (Lupita Nyong’o and Whoopi Goldberg) to pop-culture icons (RuPaul!), but only two of them were big enough showstoppers to arrive at half past the ravioli course.
When Naomi Campbell and Sean “Diddy” Combs finally arrived, they walked in arm-and-arm, looking very much like the Pirelli prom king and queen—she in a red sparkling dress, and he with a white fur stole draped over one shoulder. The fur fell off as they made their way to the honorary table, where the rest of this year’s calendar models were already seated. He threw it back over his shoulder and it flopped over Campbell’s head. The room tittered upon realizing they’d just seen a once-in-a-generation sight. Luxury walloping one of the most revered and feared supermodels in the world. A Halley’s comet of fame.
Once everyone was through with dinner, the night’s emcee, The View’s Joy Behar, invited the long lineup of models on stage to receive their well-earned round of applause, and saw that one was missing.
“Oh Naomi, get up here. Better late than never, Naomi,” Behar said, razzing the model. To be fair, Campbell was only waiting to take the stage with the other Alice in Wonderland heavyweights, RuPaul, Diddy, and Djimon Hounsou.
Diddy praised the calendar, saying it wasn’t “just about an all-black cast” but “the complexity of our beauty and magic was put on full blast finally.” RuPaul praised Tim Walker for making him look good. “I️ don’t let anybody take my picture,” America’s pre-eminent drag queen said. “I’m sorry. But Tim got on the phone with me and said, ‘Dont worry about all the bits and pieces that we all know about.’ You’re not industry—sometimes a raw picture can be really . . . horrible. O.K.? And he assured me that all those nasty bits were going to be taken care of.”
“It was wonderful, I️ felt at home,” Paul continued. “It felt like mama’s living room. Hey Mama! Hey Mama! Mama taking pictures up in here.”
The 2018 Pirelli Calendar
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Encouraging Women into Engineering Should be a Top Priority
26.06.19, by Katie Addison | Thought Leadership
The number of female engineers in the UK is rising. In a recent nationwide WISE study, the percentage of women in engineering has risen from 9% in 2015 to 12% in 2018. Although there has been steady progress made, we want to improve this growth and encourage more women to consider a role in engineering and add their skills into the industry, along with exposing the career paths for existing female engineers to allow them to have a greater role in the sector.
At Vital, we are above industry average with 18% of our workforce being female, increasing from 15% in 2017, and we are optimistic that this will continue to grow. Increasing engagement and exposure to the engineering industry by displaying the exciting opportunities available in the sector is key to achieving this.
Paul Kay, Building Services and Design Director, explains, “The opportunities in the engineering industry go far beyond the perception of heavy industrial plant and equipment, or wearing overalls and manufacturing items on the shop floor. Engineering is about tapping into your creativity to shape the future, utilising and applying renewable technologies, and discovering solutions for issues that we may not even know exist yet.”
Engineering offers the opportunity to be involved with innovations and schemes that have the potential to change the norm. Take Mária Telkes, for example, who, along with numerous other notable achievements, worked with architect Eleanor Raymond to create the first solar-heated house in 1948, paving the way for the solar panels we commonly see today. An innovation that has greatly assisted in the growth of the renewable energy market.
In order for the industry to continue to grow and develop, a collaboration of male and female engineers is needed. Each different person can bring their own ideas and unique skillset to explore methods beyond what is currently thought possible to constantly improve everything around us.
The roles available in the engineering sector include job titles such as Mechanical Design Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Project Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, CAD Engineer, Planning Engineer, Energy Optimisation Engineer…the list goes on - and these are just the types of roles fulfilled here at Vital, the wider industry has even more on offer. Each of these jobs fulfil different duties including designing, assessing, managing, monitoring, operating, maintaining, and planning engineering innovations, so there is little room to be bored.
And there are so many ways to enter the industry. Be it through Graduate Schemes, placements and internships, apprenticeships, or studying part-time for your university degree whilst working full-time within the sector, there’s an option to suit all.
But, why engineering?
Graduate Design Engineer, Lucinda Walker Tully, explains, “A career in engineering is good as there is such a wide range of opportunities within the industry that you are sure to be able to find something that you enjoy. Working on projects which produce a tangible outcome also brings a high sense of satisfaction. There is always something new to learn and technology is always advancing which makes it an exciting sector to be a part of.” Read her story by clicking here.
Emma Holden, Graduate Design Engineer, adds, “I enjoy the variety of different projects that I have the opportunity to work on as nothing is ever the same which keeps it interesting and lets me learn new things every day. I’d encourage a career in engineering because it is a very relevant and important industry to be a part of, especially given the current situation regarding climate change. You get to design, build and influence projects that have positive impacts for clients, customers and the environment.” Read her story by clicking here.
At Vital, we want to take that step further, as it is not enough to just tell someone that engineering could be for them, we need to show them. Over the coming months, we will be bringing our female colleagues together to take students behind the scenes of our energy schemes to allow them to learn more about the work that goes into our projects and how the equipment operates, to help shape future careers.
We endeavour to engage and educate local students on our projects to show them the creativity that goes into engineering, such as offering work placements and apprenticeship opportunities on many of our projects including the University of Strathclyde and the Leeds PIPES Network.
Engagement can happen at any age. Even giving primary school students a taster into the world of engineering can raise young people’s interest in STEM subjects and be beneficial when later encouraging a career in the industry. We’ve found that opening the doors of our energy centres and giving tours to a range of ages is the most effective, which is why we regularly invite guests to our sites across the country such as the biomass scheme at the University of St Andrews and the two CHP energy centres at the University of Liverpool.
Encouraging more women into engineering should be a top priority to help raise the profile of the industry, grow the skillset, and potentially change someone’s future. But, being open-minded to the possibility of becoming an engineer is the first step to unlock your potential and maybe even spark a career passion that you didn’t know was there. Seizing every opportunity is the second, so don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
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The Top 12 Spring 2020 Menswear Collections
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Photo: Courtesy of Anton Belinskiy
When Kiev-based designer Anton Belinskiy first attempted to travel from Ukraine to Russia earlier this year to shoot his Spring 2019 lookbook, he was turned away at the border. “They took one look at us, called us fags, and told us to leave,” says Belinskiy in Russian. According to the designer, who was nominated for the LVMH Prize in 2015, he had planned to shoot the menswear collection right in the center of Moscow at the Kremlin, a place that he considers to be the epicenter of homophobia in Eastern Europe. (“It’s big homophobia,” he says.) Two days later, after his run-in with border patrol, he gathered his model friends in his native city and held the shoot at a friend’s home in a nearby village.
Themes of homosexuality and homophobia also trickle down into Belinskiy’s collection itself. The clothes nod to the designer’s own experiences in his native country: There is a nubby knit sweater that begins with the two colors of the Ukrainian flag (blue and yellow) and then explodes into the colors of the rainbow. A set of silk shorts and a camp shirt boast thin rainbow stripes and the name “Anton,” also in ROYGBIV. The most explicit pieces are tanks and shirts with prints of two men’s faces while they are having intercourse, images that were taken by Ukrainian artist Sasha Kurmaz five years ago.
Homosexuality is a tricky theme to introduce into clothing in Ukraine, a country where LGBTQ rights are not protected and where violence against the gay and transgender community is rampant. Gay pride parades exist in Ukraine, but such events are often met with aggressive counterprotests. Yet Belinskiy, who is now stocked by Ssense and Dover Street Market, believes that Ukraine is slowly changing. “We are becoming more open, politics and all,” he says.
Photo: Courtesy of Frolov
Another Kiev designer challenging stereotypes is Ivan Frolov, who just released his first men’s collection. “It is about the look of a man that everyone wants to have sex with,” he says bluntly. Classic men’s pieces come with a twist, like well-cut linen coats with garter straps that could be either interpreted as corset straps or suspender straps for fishing boots. Another saucy touch are the semi-sheer pockets on trousers and jackets. (Frolov placed a branded condom inside of a pocket to show exactly what he was getting at.) Upon closer inspection, there are even more sensual details, like humble high-waisted trousers that boast a hidden lining of cartoon hands in various erotic states relating to bondage and penetration. As Frolov explains, the collection gives the wearer a sense of keeping a delightful secret. “Maybe people around you don’t know the meaning, but the wearer and their partner know the meaning of the [added] elements,” he says. “This is a way to express oneself.”
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DANIEL ROBERT HUNZIKER
Vielerorten
Jun 01 – Jul 20 2013
von Bartha, Basel
Rage (detail), 2013 Metal sections, welded, 2K-lacquer 179 x 121 cm
Rage, 2013 Metal sections, welded, 2K-lacquer 179 x 121 cm
VIELERORTEN installation view, 2013 von Bartha, Basel
Stand 13/II, 2013 Metal sections, powder-coated, floatglas, objects trouvés 203 x 155 x 175 cm
Stand 13/III (detail), 2013 Object trouvé, manipulé
Stand 13/II (detail), 2013 Metal sections, powder-coated, floatglas, objects trouvés 203 x 155 x 175 cm
Zeit, 2013 Pallets, brickstones, xerox, acrylic Installation 2 pieces
Areal Core-board, metal sections, 2K-lacquer 97 x 111 x 196 cm
Haag, 2010/2013 Metal sections galvanized 315 x 1170 x 83 cm
Fuge, 2013 Book-jackets 36 x 26,5 cm
Three weeks before the opening of the exhibition I visited Daniel Robert Hunziker in his atelier in Zurich. Looking out the train window on my way back to Basel, I encountered the most important components, if you will, the vocabulary, of DRH’s artistic language: freight yards, the track network, empty halls and sheds, just-built office blocks, historical and contemporary buildings juxtaposed, various urban “furnishings”, the typical housing sprawl of the Swiss midlands, but also the wonderfully gentle hills of the Jura or the dark river-green of the Aare. DHR had told me how he had been influenced at the beginning of his studies by the texts of Robert Morris, Donald Judd and others; how, when he was travelling by train, he had been fascinated by the warehouses of various industries along the line Zurich Basel, where piled-up concrete pipes, spiral staircases, modular metal parts and steel structures suddenly take on a specific sculptural quality. The overture for the current exhibition, a stack of pallets with various bricks, seemingly left accidentally in the show window, vividly calls to the visitor’s mind the association with such a train ride.
Daniel Robert Hunziker’s atelier is located in the Letzi-Quarter of Zurich. This historically industrial part of the city has developed in the last few years from a loose array of buildings to a dense mixed urban conglomerate that includes housing. After arriving in Hunziker’s studio I immediately forgot about the surroundings outside. In my mind the atmosphere in the rooms he has put together and furnished himself was totally expressive of DRH’s art work. A small practical kitchen corner, the bathroom in a wooden box, the safe haven of the bedroom slightly elevated and hidden behind beautifully edged glass, the arrangement of working tables, racks, shelves and chairs – a coherent composition in itself. On the tables some just interrupted work, sketches, plans and samples of materials. It all pertained to the planned exhibition, but would obviously not be seen there in this unfinished state. Indications there were, however. The constructions that DRH has developed himself, using outside technical help only when necessary, his clever colour combinations, the precise selection of his materials and, finally, the well-conceived presentation of his works reveal the intensive processes that precede the final result. But the apparent perfection is time and again punctuated with small displacements, shifts and gaps. Devoted to constructive style, DRH breaks up the formal stringency of his works a bit by implementing small imperfections. “A composition only becomes really fascinating if it stands firmly in itself and at the same time allows openness and lability.”1 The minimal “defects” in the strict raster, the “precarious”, as DRH calls it, are what does it. He is an artist that looks at everything very closely and attempts to let the beholder share a part of his visual experiences. The perturbations and the flaws in the seemingly perfect compositions bring one to look and observe more closely.
In the coming exhibition, in which the dramatic composition in the exhibition space and therewith the manner of looking at it has been consciously created by the artist, close observation is stimulated more than ever. He displays his many-facetted work, shows his whole palette, presents a show in which one can discover familiar and many new works. To be found are many places, uncounted processes, a rich field of decisions and ideas that have driven DRH for over a year. “vielerorten (of many places)” shows us how he looks at the world, what interests him, which details fascinate him. Born and raised in Aargau, starting studies of architecture at the ETH Zurich, a year as assistant for the sculptor Willard Boepple in New York, the return to Switzerland, art studies in Zurich, various travels and stays in foreign countries – Hunziker’s biography permeates his work without dominating it. For his art he starts by contemplating concrete everyday situations, observes and analyses them with his sculptor’s eye, examines their spatial and sculptural qualities and then transfers them into an artistic context. This results in his typical mixture of rather cool, formally stringent and abstract objects which in detailed observation reveal an impressive narration and sensuality. DRH builds architectural fictions out of the industrial repertoire. They tell stories in small details, by indications in the title of the work or through the manner of their presentation. It is an intelligent transfer from everyday life to art that touches a chord in us, appearing in some way familiar. DRH’s themes are located close to everyday life and at the same time linked with theoretical discourse, questions of art history and composition principles. The coming exhibition shows specifically how varied this transfer can be, how consequently DRH confronts his environment, how he takes on with great curiosity, new tasks, new materials and new challenges in order to have his art be an adventure for himself. “It is all about staying awake and curious and regarding one’s life as an intellectual and spiritual adventure. Or, as Nick Cave sings so aptly on his last album: ‘You’ve gotta just keep on pushing / Keep on pushing / Push the sky away.’ And this, independently of how old you are and what you have already achieved.”2
Text: Lena Friedli
1 Daniel Robert Hunziker in a conversation with the author on Mai 13, 2013
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'Trump Bump' and 'Trump Filter Bubble': How the Media’s Obsession with Trump May Encourage the Russian Propaganda Machine
By Andrey Miroshnichenko, Sergei A. Samoilenko
The recent Helsinki summit put U.S.- Russia relations back in the headlines. The critical coverage of the meeting with Vladimir Putin seem to have caused little damage to Trump, but played directly into Russia’ advantage. Undoubtedly, Moscow has been historically among the most influential actors for American politics, but this time Russia’s heightened media presence should be largely accounted to the efforts of the media themselves.
News coverage of Trump has not only been important for democracy, it has also been highly profitable for the media. This has trapped both the media and the audience in a Trump filter bubble that has had a greater impact on politics than Trump himself.
Fighting Trump, Enjoying the Trump Bump
The period since the 2016 election has seen a huge increase in readership and viewership for the leading American media, the so-called Trump bump. The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post saw a doubling or tripling of subscriptions. For CNN, 2016 was the most profitable year in the organization’s history. Shows and TV hosts that focused heavily on Trump received a ratings boost. But the leading symbol of the Trump bump is Trump’s nemesis, The New York Times. As of December 2017, the Gray Lady had 2,231,000 digital subscribers for its news product, setting a world record.
What drove the Trump bump in the media? Many Americans wanted to support the media in their crusade against Trumpism and fake news. The progressive public also sought an explanation and emotional compensation for the shock over Trump’s election.
The media seized the moment and began promoting their role as saviors of democracy. They also began to pump out Trump-related stories to keep the audience engaged. As the old reporter’s adage goes, “If it bleeds, it leads.” An appropriate contemporary updating might be “If it’s Trump, it leads.” (The Columbia Journalism Review reports that placing international stories at American outlets is getting harder, unless they directly involve Trump.)
Comedian Michelle Wolf made this point at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 28, 2018, “He’s helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV. You helped create this monster, and now you’re profiting off of him.”
The same goes for book publishing. In 2018, as noticed by Brian Stelter, each book at the top of the New York Times best-seller list has had one thing in common: President Trump.
In a free-market economy, character assassination in the media has intrinsic commodity value. Unsurprisingly, negativity is quite profitable for both political camps in the United States. The point is that stories assassinating Trump’s character are lucrative regardless of whether they are true or manipulative.
Much of this success for American media can be attributed to Donald Trump himself. A “very stable genius” of publicity, the American president constantly generates news leads, helping sustain the Trump bump.
The Trump Card in the Game Against the Internet
Subscription growth was not the only reason for the traditional media to focus on Donald Trump. The investigation of Trump’s victory gave traditional media a perfect—and perhaps its last—opportunity to fight back against the internet giants.
The Google-Facebook duopoly continues to win over content, audience, and the advertising market. However, in the thicket of fake news stories and Russia-related scandals, internet platforms felt vulnerable for the first time. The situation has the potential to rein in internet platforms and shore up the historical role of the traditional media, restoring their position and increasing public and legislative support.
All in all, for the media, Trumpism has proved to be a commodity in high demand. When the best media professionals look for developing of a hot topic, they will not only dig it out but also frame it at its best. The strength of journalism is that it can make the significant interesting, but more often journalism makes the interesting significant. A good example of it is the theme of “Russian meddling.”
The "Trump Filter Bubble"
Russian meddling is one of the most successful themes in Trump media coverage because it draws in many interests.
The traditional media were not the only party interested in linking Trump’s victory to Russia’s efforts—the progressive public was also concerned. For this audience, the “Russian” explanation allows bypassing discussion of why 63 million Americans did not share its values.
For the Democrats, the Russian frame helps keep Trump under constant political and legal pressure, with the potential to jeopardize Trump’s entire presidency. Strange as it may seem, the “Russian meddling” narrative may also prove beneficial for internet platforms. The scandal has ensured the public that 120 Facebook pages affected the opinions of 146 million Americans. No other media channel in history can demonstrate such efficiency. Indeed, despite the scandals surrounding their operations, Facebook, Google, and Twitter saw record earnings in the first quarter of 2018.
Finally, the story about almighty Russia, powerful enough to change the outcome of an American election (if only by after-the-fact suggestion), can only please the Russian regime. When Obama called Russia a “regional power” in 2014, it was a huge insult to the Kremlin. Today the Kremlin can be satisfied with America’s changing attitudes toward Russia’s gravitas.
To a Man with a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
For Russian propagandists, the media portrayal of their significant impact on the American election with such low investment is like winning the lottery. Just a few years ago, media experts in Russia mocked the TV company Russia Today for its claims about competing with Al Jazeera. Last fall, Margarita Simonyan, RT’s chief, was ranked 52nd on Forbes’s list of the world’s most powerful women. Trump has made great not only the American media but some Russian ones, too—contrary to all their expectations.
The Russian propaganda machine, convinced by American media of its own omnipotence, may start seeking new ways to secure its prestige and funding. However, this machine is unlikely to cause any significant harm to its targets. Its effectiveness is overblown inside the Trump filter bubble.
In addition, from now on, the progressive American public and the media, including all watchdogs and fact-checkers, will thoroughly monitor and scrutinize any online activity, alert to any attempts at a coordinated malicious campaign. The only outcome of ramping up propaganda efforts would be a new round of conflict.
The Media’s Burden
For the political system, the Trump filter bubble is a more substantial problem than fake news or outside malicious influence, since it strengthens polarization. Ultimately it is polarization that makes people susceptible to fake news and malicious outside influences.
There is already an example in American history of the media’s pursuit of readership contributing to a real war. William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer exploited tensions between the United States and Spain to boost circulation of their newspapers, a factor in the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Of course, the media alone do not bear the full brunt of responsibility for the current state of affairs in American politics. But the media’s coverage of Trump is driven in part by some specific commercial motives that for the most part are unnoticed by the public. In the other circumstances, actors with such a powerful influence would be obliged to disclose what amounts to a conflict of interest.
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To solve the butterfly crisis, Mexico built a highway
The number of overwintering butterflies in Mexico has plummeted, so a highway has been built for them
By Kathryn Nave
Every month, we round up some of the most strange, striking and plain stunning snapshots of the world around us. Check them out in the gallery below.
Each autumn, millions of monarch butterflies fly up to 3,200 killometres from North America to gather in a tiny patch of forest in Michoacán, Mexico. But their numbers are falling fast. "As recently as 1993, more than a billion butterflies would overwinter in Mexico," says Daniel Ashe, director of the US Fish and Wildlife Services. "In 2013, there were just 33 million. That's a 97 percent drop." The reason: increasingly efficient agricultural practices eradicating the milkweed that is the monarch caterpillar's sole food source.
Gallery: To solve the butterfly crisis Mexico built a highway
To combat this, in May 2015, the White House announced the creation of a 2,400 kilometres monarch migration highway that will follow the route of Interstate 35 from the top of Minnesota to the bottom of Texas. "We're going to enlist transportation departments, utility companies, farms, school groups and homeowners to plant milkweed along the route," says Ashe. "Whether it's in back yards or a national park."
The goal is to restore the overwintering population to 225 million by 2020 – and inspire future environmentalists. "They will learn that their little bit can add up," Ashe explains. "When it comes to dealing with something like climate change, they will remember this."
This story was originally published in December 2015.
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You Guys, Netflix Might Be Bringing Back 'Gilmore Girls' For Another Season
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When Netflix rebooted Gilmore Girls last year, we all rejoiced: finally, we’d get the ending that we were always meant to get and find some closure. The series was actually a lot better than many of us expected and now, we’re hearing that the questions left by THAT cliffhanger may be answered.
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The Vice President of Original Content at Netflix, Cindy Holland, teased this week at a Television Critics Association press tour that there may be more to the story left for Gilmore Girls. When she was asked about the possibility of there being more seasons of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, she said “We haven’t discussed it at all, but Amy (Sherman-Palladino, creator of Gilmore Girls) knows that we are very big fans of Gilmore Girls.” They are also very big fans of things that rate well, and we all know that the Gilmore Girls reboot was one of the most successful shows for Netflix last year.
Scott Patterson with his co-stars Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in 'Gilmore Girls'. Photo: WBSource:Whimn
Moreover, Ted Sarandos, who is Chief Content Officer at Netflix said in February that there had been “preliminary” talks about more seasons of Gilmore Girls - so nothing is off the table.
This news could be nothing, or it could be very, very big. The previous season left a lot of material to work with: Rory could go on a book tour, or be in talks to turn her book into a television series or movie. Logan would either be a Trump fan or a Dem who clashes with his Trump-loving family. And then there’s the question of who Rory would be raising her child with: would her and Logan finally put everything behind them and commit to being together? Or, has she cut her losses and created a life with reliable, loveable Jess?
One thing’s for sure: Luke is probably still running his diner while in a healthy, loving relationship with Lorelai. We’ll have to wait to see if the possible second season becomes a reality.
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Bob McKenzie noted that in the 1990s and early 2000s, the boys in the Hip would go to great lengths while touring to organize hockey games.
Spavital returns to the state of Texas, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas A&M under Kevin Sumlin from 2013 to 2015.So I guess that’s made me pick this topic, as far as raising awareness for it.Could be oversight from the league office in New York that allows it.The unselfish mindset of we before me is a mentality Lee has prided himself on, and as Gruden said, it’s opened the opportunity for other players to improve.
He’ll compete with Johnson, Ward, Mack Hollins , Braxton Miller and a few other players for what likely will be two or three roster spots.And just a chance to see Belichick every day and the way he was able to teach the – not just form a football standpoint, but from a preparation standpoint and a knowledge standpoint of the history of the game and the current players, what it’s all about and how to get ready to play.Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of AP is strictly prohibited.17…Finished with two receptions for 16 yards at Atlanta, Nov.
It’s not often a player of his caliber is available.They over-blew it.Kyle Shanahan confirmed postgame that the 49ers fear it’s an ACL injury for Garoppolo.
When you get to this point and I throw Winnipeg and Vegas in the same breath – you probably could have flipped a coin and not guessed who would win among the four teams.Kovalchuk: No.I’ve raised two great ones in my NBA lifetime and this guy is the best in his second year.At worst, the Knights have to be in the running for the most surprising finalist in modern American sports history.Matiash: Pass.
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were coming off two consecutive 7 seasons before they won the NFC East at 13 and ran the playoff table with Nick Foles.His role, though, could become increasingly important in van Riemsdyk’s absence.In conjunction with Military Appreciation Night, all will receive a 20% off discount at the ProShop and all Gameday ProShop locations on the night of the game.I wasn’t trying to be disrespectful to him, but I know how it came off.BIG PICTURE Ohio State: The Buckeyes could easily fall out of the AP Top 25 after this latest setback.
Tanev’s ice time increased in 2017, and his offensive numbers improved – he finished with 18 points in 61 games.So you’ve seen a foul, but can’t call it.He can also return kicks and play special teams.Hutchison was observed going through sprints and conditioning drills during Wednesday’s shootaround, but the Bulls have neglected to offer anything in the way of a firm return timeline.His impact on college football is unmatched and legacy is one that will last a lifetime.But I didn’t know he was Gronk at that time.
Included in the Daily Notes is a hitting chart pulled from Tristan Cockcroft’s Forecaster.Steve Kerr Could Return This Weekend Dec 31 12 PM Steve Kerr could resume his duties as head of the Golden State Warriors this weekend, though no firm timetable has been set.If he is taken by Vegas, does Columbus look to upgrade their backup position externally?
The recipe: Ingredients: Cake: 1 2 cups of sugar 1 2 cups of vegetable oil 2 large eggs 2 of red food coloring 1 teaspoon of white vinegar 2 2 cups of all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1 teaspoon of salt 1 cup of buttermilk 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract Cream cheese buttercream frosting: 4 cups of powdered sugar 1 cup butter 8 ounces cream cheese 3 teaspoons vanilla Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease the pan.You can’t get too caught up in it, I think.It’s no different.Giving back The students are participating in the community service category, Bischak says.
The Calgary Flames allowed the fewest shot attempts and fewest shots on goal per game in the NHL.Retired United States Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant Larry Freetage served for a few years in the states as well as all over the world.following the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks game; Thursday, Oct.Our goal is to provide substantive commentary for a general readership.
We’re as good as anybody.’ The Golden Knights went on a run.The Jets launched a dud in their most important game of the season, losing 2 to the When he has finally hung up his skates and pads, put away the blocker and big glove, Cam Ward should be seriously considered for a spot in the rafters at Raleigh, North Carolina’s PNC Arena, the Carolina Hurricanes’ home venue.
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McElwain replaces John Bonamego, who was fired Nov.Skinner is a first-line forward with the ability to score anywhere from 20 goals in a season.Caver finished six points and nine assists.26 trade deadline.They have been the X factor all year for the Isles, and the only chance the team has is if these two netminders can carry their exceptional .928 team save percentage into the playoffs.
Doc Rivers should feel better about not having this season ruined if a handful of injuries strike.Still only 23, his offensive game should continue to grow.After delivering excellent outings in his last two starts, this was a disappointing result.I played a bit against Jamaica and I played Sri Lanka.2018- Played all 16 regular season games with 11 starts, logging 16 receptions, tying his career-high in catches, for a career-best 185 yards and one touchdown grab…In two postseason contests with one start, posted four receptions for 31 yards…At N.Y.He may have been well known as a tough guy, but he still carved out a very long career after the enforcer role became obsolete following with 2004 lockout.
He ran great.They’re accustomed to it.2018 record: 8, 5 SEC First 2019 Way-Too-Early rank: 23 Returning starters: six offense, six defense, two special teams Outlook: All eyes will be on Auburn’s quarterback and offense when the Tigers open spring practice before what might be a make-or-break season for embattled coach Gus Malzahn, who has more than $40 million left on his contract.Q: Is it any different when you guys play Merino?
Skip to content The Edmonton Oilers have made the latest round of re-assignments on their training camp roster.To find all players born within a certain month and year, for example all players born in December of 1985, choose the month and with the drop down boxes and then choose the ‘Month and Year Search’ option.
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We’re a good group.These players may warrant further discussion towards the beginning of next season if they appear to have made significant progress this offseason.On Penny, Carroll said, He came out of the game last week with a sore knee and it didn’t respond quickly enough to get back for this week, so we’re going to leave him so he can get treated over the weekend�?After about Tuesday or Wednesday we’ll know a little bit more.Patrick Mahomes threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns.If you would like to search for all players born on a certain day, for example all players born on December 25th in any year, choose the month day with the drop down boxes and then choose the ‘Month and Day Search’ option.
The 49ers sacked Matthew Stafford just twice and logged just four hits.This situation is far from over still as the RendezVous Group has one month to try and mend the relationship before the deal is officially called off.at Was.: Tallied six tackles …The Mean Green led 35 at halftime behind Simmons’ 15 points and Maine’s White tied it at 60 with a buzzer-beating layup at the end of regulation.
The specifics of Kelce’s elbow injury are unclear but it isn’t thought to be something that will force him to miss much game time, if any.Still, looking at the platoon splits, especially once lineups are announced, can provide an edge.Casey strained his MCL in Sunday’s win over the Redskins.It’s unclear how serious the injury is, but expect the team to have a diagnosis following the game.They’re going through major growing pains including how to adjust to other teams.
But this was a welcome city.The smaller taprooms that are popping up in communities can do well, Fyke said.�?Establishing the run is how you win in the NFL, right?Last season, Jackson was limited to 47 touches, but he scored five touchdowns and averaged 18 yards per reception and 10 yards per target.
You can’t expect to win at this time of the year if you can’t score, Stamkos said.04 2019 by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire Packers’ Aaron Rodgers: Played through fracture last season.He’s blessed to have great friends, great family support, and he’s got a great faith and he knows God has a different plan for him, Scott said of Bryce Drew.Gibson was added to Friday’s injury report as a limited participant in practice.at Seattle : Started at safety and saw action on special teams…totaled a team-leading six tackles and one pass defensed…
But Panarin has found surprising chemistry with Dubois and Anderson that doesn’t seem like it’s ever going to wear off �?last night, the Breadman found chemistry with everyone, racking up a whopping FIVE primary assists, becoming the first player to do so since 1995.Los Angeles Lakers �?It was fun building around the kids for a few years, but the Lakers are now LeBron James’ team.I was really happy to see him get a couple of good hits and play fast and chase the football like he did.It had taken some fast footwork by Canadiens GM Sam Pollock to land him in the 1971 NHL Draft; he traded with the hapless California Golden Seals to get the No.
No, the new Lightning owner has done more than rebuild a hockey team; he has worked to build the team into one of the keystones of Tampa.With supreme confidence, teammates say, Goff took charge and told each individual player what was to happen, because he knew they weren’t going to be able to hear him once they all got to the line.Also, Ronaldo may be gone, but Sergio Ramos, one of the most contemptible players in all of sports, is still around.Bal.: Tied a season-high six tackles before leaving the game with an ankle injury in the second half…
The puck’s just going in, Jones laughed after Friday night’s 3 win over the Detroit Red Wings, where he had two goals on four shots.Before Garoppolo went down, Richard Sherman left the game with a calf injury in the second quarter and did not return.Domi tugged at Ekblad’s jersey in an effort to get him to fight.Their run has been remarkable but when you think about it, it’s nowhere near insane why they’re Welcome back to our Blue Jackets offseason roundtable.— For more AP college basketball coverage: https: Collegebasketball and http: AP-Top25 — This was generated by Automated Insights, http: ap, using data from STATS LLC, https: Copyright 2019 AP.
Even after shutout, he is 2 with a 5 ERA, 1 WHIP and 49 strikeouts in 43 innings this season.He has deep roots at Maryland and was the winner of the Broyles Award .Oct 16 6 PM The Golden State Warriors open the 18 season looking for a third straight title and fourth over the past five years.Georgia needs to develop pass-rushers — keep an eye on juco transfer Jermaine Johnson and Nolan Smith, the No.Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of AP is strictly prohibited.
This season is also reflection of his work to reach this point as an undrafted player who nearly had his career derailed after suffering a broken femur during the 2011 NHL preseason.The NCAA Council will vote on the rule in two weeks, and if it’s approved, it could go into effect as early as Aug.
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Mark Rechtin found the handling to be predictable, and Ed Loh described it as forgettable-bad news if your name is Accent, though the consensus was that it’s probably sufficient for the basic econobox segment.They think, ‘Oh, I’m going to hit him in the pocket.To search for players who were born on a certain date, for example all players born on December 25, choose the month, day and year with the drop down boxes and then choose the ‘Full Date Search’ option.Skip to content Jack Johnson asked to be traded a month ago and although a deal has yet to transpire, he should get his wish ahead of the Feb.According to the NFL’s Media Information Guide, Patriots chairman and CEO Robert Kraft is scheduled to serve on four NFL Committees, including the Media Committee which he chairs.From 1962 to 1966, he won three NL Cy Young Awards and led the National League in ERA each season .
It was expected that the Bruins would protect him over 29-year-old defenseman Kevan Miller because Colin is younger and has top-four potential.Didn’t the Jackets pick up Panarin primarily to put the puck in the net?Now the question is whether quarterback Feleipe Franks can continue to improve enough to challenge Georgia in the SEC East.The Some players transition seamlessly from the CHL to the pros, but most do not.Louis Cardinals, Walker’s primary competition for at-bats in the desert are Jake Lamb and possibly Wilmer Flores.Chris Wesseling is a writer for Around the NFL.
I think he stays with Tampa Bay, but if he’s made available, Koekkoek would be a great get for VGK.They came through here.Despite the dud, the 2018 pick finished the regular season with 33 catches on 44 targets for 334 yards and four touchdowns.
He built a Cup team around me�?The one thing he hasn’t done is win the Stanley Cup.There’s enough buzz for me to take a late-round flier if I needed tight end help.
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But that’s OK-you just crank up the awesome Bose stereo, and everything is cool.
It was a little bit foreign the first few days, but the more I do it, the more natural it feels.Like San Jose State, Rutgers lost this weekend and dropped a spot as well.
You can’t say you’re going to rebuild and play all young guys.That is an experienced team that’s been in playoffs.Beautifully named Michigan transfer Eddie McDoom could be new man in the slot, but he will be pushed by another thrilling sophomore, Johnny Ford.To get to Boulder, he spent 10 years in the NFL, one year with Nick Saban and three with Kirby Smart.
Posted 84 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, one interception, six passes defensed, forced one fumble and recovered one fumble.Louis Cardinals, Walker’s primary competition for at-bats in the desert are Jake Lamb and possibly Wilmer Flores.I hope so, man.If his workload from the final three games of the regular season translates to the playoffs, he should be in line for upwards of 10 touches working behind Darren Sproles and Josh Adams.
Once he scores, hes right back into the game again.We just had to keep believing.Spanos is providing senior leadership, strategic direction and critical resources as the Chargers begin a new chapter in their storied history.
The process worked.?And thinking about how that affects the business aspect moving forward.We do not edit comments.Tyler Kidd finished with 13 points and five assists, Jack Perry scored 12 on 4-of-4 shooting from 3-point range and Jacob Davison Kim Aiken Jr.
But they face an enormous test in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are in the playoffs for a 13th straight year.Since the trade, Vegas and Stone has 10 points and has joined center and forward to create a dominant second line.He’s also enjoyed international success.Skip to content Jason Botterill, a former Michigan Wolverine, is a big proponent of the college route in terms of player development.Brown has a history with UNC, but with Clemson taking off and leaving the rest of the ACC behind, shouldn’t that be the No.Came up with enough plays offensively.
If this was Madden back in the day you’d say, ‘You only get three runs; you can only scramble three times.’ He has the cheat code for sure.Finally, the man they hired, Marc Bergevin, is still in place despite being widely regarded as underperforming for a while, with ESPN labeling him a Disaster Artist earlier this year.- Adam Fox scored with 1 left in the third period to give the United States a 5 victory over Finland on Sunday in the Amercans’ final preliminary-round game in the world junior hockey championship.Vargas had thrown four innings and allowed three runs on three hits while striking out five before leaving the game.
When he went back to school, Gregory shared his experience in his writing classes.That tainted win got them home field in the NFC half of the playoffs.Carried 765 times for 3 yards with 36 touchdowns in addition to catching 117 passes for 1 yards with three scores…The Badgers then roared out in the second half with an 18 run to go up 44 with 16 minutes left, but Ohio State surged to tie it, and Jackson missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.Long created that splash landing a national championship coach.
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We did some really good things, and we did some good things in overtime, too.” Wisconsin snagged the No.The statistical data the league’s Competition Committee presented does not support the idea that the current system of allowing a team to win the coin toss and score a first-possession touchdown to end the game – as the Patriots did in both Super Bowl LI in Houston against Atlanta and against Kansas City in the 2018 AFC Championship – is unfair.There’s very few players in the world that I would term you can use in the last minute of games when you’re up, or you’re down, to shut down the other team’s best players to create offense when you’re from behind, and he’s one of those guys.This up some cap space for the Nets and got them a couple of second round picks.I got to know him a little bit personally.�?Signed by the Seahawks to the team’s practice squad on Sept.
I walk in, she closes the door, locks it, calls somebody, and was like, oh, man.Techsters everywhere will love Collins.Mark Letestu, Sam Gagner, Scott Hartnell and William Karlsson �?four players who filled those spots over the last few years �?were never plugged at the bottom with players.Akio Toyoda has challenged Lexus to passionately embrace its sporty side.
I air-mailed a couple balls today, a couple that I was trying to elevate, a couple that I yanked when righties were up there.And his recruiting is one reason he’s been hired.Guy Lafleur Awards.Three guys with 300 yards, that’s something you want to be a part of.ESPN: Was there anything that frustrated you about the league?
Since I have been in the NBA, my goal has always been to win a championship, and I have a chance to win one so I’m going to give it everything I’ve got with my new teammates.Back then, the Bosa boys basically went to war every day, leaving a trail of broken pingpong paddles and video game controllers in their wake.Smith’s MCL injury was previously reported as the season-ending variety, but the Titans apparently still have some hope he can return, even if it’s only for Week 17 or a possible playoff run.9, Lowry’s two second-period goals less than two minutes apart broke a 2 tie with the Dallas Stars and gave him the second game-winning goal of his rookie season.
Monroe suffered a sprained left ankle during Game 2 against the Raptors on Monday but is available to return, Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.Jessica tells the story of how a post-game interview during her playing days led to her current career in TV.The Flyers could seemingly offer Valtteri Filppula – also a pending UFA – straight up for Johnson.
Mike McCarthy on Aaron Rodgers You’ve brought up consistency a few times.ESPN: Everyone on the Kings I’ve talked to said that you still have your shot, especially on the power play.— Visit The Kansas City Star at Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
So let’s start there: Rams’ ball on fourth-and-5 at their own 30, down 13 early in the second quarter in an NFC Championship Game that felt as if it were being played inside of a jet engine.Skip to content There’s no question the 2018 NHL Draft could be integral to the Ottawa Senators’ rebuild.Most notable was his second sack in as many games, but he also got pressure on another play, DeShaun Watson to throw away a pass.
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I started going to tutorial to make up my grades and doing extra assignments to boost my GPA.Glennon completed 15 of 21 passes for 174 yards and a score in two games with the Cardinals last season, but his overall resume as a pro includes 22 career as well.Subban said.Shattenkirk played five full seasons with the Blues before they dealt him to the Capitals at the 2017 Trade Deadline.Cash called it the play of the game.
But I think the World Cup showed what kind of country we are.Augustine University in his hometown of Raleigh, N.C.Johnson East captioned a maternity-session snapshot of the couple looking overjoyed, where she is cradling her belly while her husband, 27, points in the direction of her midsection.
I didn’t pay attention.No problem!Running back C.J.He does only have one year left on his contract that carries a cap hit of $4 million, so the Ducks could opt to buy him out.It’s how he learns, how he tries to figure out his way the world.
Cimber struck out two in a perfect inning of relief Friday to record the win in a 3 victory over the Blue Jays.Considering the Montreal Canadiens have won a league-high 24 Stanley Cups, that’s a lot of good goalies from which to choose when selecting the best in team history.A football independent, UMass became a full FBS member in 2013 after a two-year transition period from FCS.At a holiday party two years ago — shortly previous coach Major Applewhite was hired — Khator said winning is defined at the University of Houston as 10 …
While the aforementioned names are some of the players who have been valuable to the franchise despite being drafted late, there are who were picked late by Ottawa and excelled elsewhere after they were traded away.Yeah, I mean Lamarcus can play, Phillips said.
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After spending four seasons at Boston College , Fitzgerald joined the Providence in the AHL and has a breakout rookie campaign in 2017.Race Day Help 7 am – 12 pm For those of you who like to sleep-in , you join us at 7 am and are assigned to one of our race day teams.I’d say that the 10 years that I played professionally was such an interesting one because �?concussions were like, ‘alright try not to get a concussion,’ he said, noting that during his career he credited the training staff for addressing any head injuries he received properly.
That was the first game in a long time where the offense clicked on all cylinders.Grade for the Magic: C.Michel remains New England’s top option on the ground heading into the playoffs, as he recorded 14 carries to Rex Burkhead’s five and James White’s four.
First off, Matt Read and Dale Weise can be counted as unprotected.Reed won not one, but two titles for New York in his 10-year career.The 49ers defense played solid overall, but wasn’t able to come up with clutch plays to close the game.
Roman was promoted within the organization to replace Marty Mornhinweg, who led the successful transition to an offense based around read-option runs after Jackson replaced Joe Flacco at quarterback.He gave the trophy to his father, Dave, a former minor league pitcher.If you would like to search for all players born on a certain day, for example all players born on December 25th in any year, choose the month and day with the drop down boxes and then choose the ‘Month and Day Search’ option.
Across 16 total minutes in this series, he’s racked up 13 points, six rebounds, two blocks and one assist.He finally got his first NHL action in the season finale against San Jose, a 3 loss.The haute couture interior has only one glaring design fault-literally.Garoppolo and the entire 49ers offense was marvelous in the second half.2015- Started all 16 games and finished with a team-high 114 tackles, five passes defensed, 2 sacks and a fumble recovery for Jets.New England is always well-represented at the Annual Meeting, and this year will be no different.
The Titans played with that urgency Sunday and they had some breaks in the way of turnovers happen that enabled them to win.At 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, Beaulieu is a sturdy, mobile defenseman who is a quick thinker on the point during power plays.In today’s rumor rundown there is buzz the Lightning may have renewed interest in a particular defenseman, Nick is an interesting player to watch, a Reinhart deal in Buffalo is being discussed and one NHL veteran asked for a chance to prove he’s still got it.
In some instances, it’s worked out well.You hope that they take some of those lessons, the hard work, the appreciation of things, and you hope that they take that on.You can get a complimentary $50 reward card for use at permanent stores at Madison Square Garden Arena when you make a of $250 or more on a ticket plan using your Chase credit or debit card by May 31.I just find it very generic.
Those 1991 Braves subsequently started a nearly two-decade run of success by going 94 and beating the Pirates in a desperately tight National League Championship Series before facing off in a classic World Series against the Twins.The 2008 Rays emerged from a division with two powerhouses, defeating the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series to punch their ticket to the World Series.I prepare myself as best as I can during the summer.Oakland did that with Giorgio Tavecchio last year and now Tavecchio is filling in for an injured Matt Bryant in Atlanta.
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Wicker’s ‘Modern Fish Act’ Passes Senate
Miss. Senator’s Bill Will Boost Recreational Fishing, Marine Management
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the Senate passed his legislation, the “Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act.”
“Passage of the ‘Modern Fish Act’ will boost our conservation efforts and benefit the local economies that depend on recreational fishing,” Wicker said. “I appreciate the hard work of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to get this bill passed, but there is still more work to be done. I look forward to continuing our efforts to modernize federal fishing policies on the Gulf Coast and to support our fishermen.”
The “Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act” would encourage regional fishery management councils to update their policies for recreational anglers that access mixed-use fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Current guidelines designed for commercial fishing operations prove difficult for recreational anglers to follow, sometimes resulting in severely restricted fishing seasons for these individuals.
The legislation would also encourage the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop partnerships that improve its recreational fishing data collection and to incorporate data from sportsmen, which would be more timely and accurate than traditional data streams.
The “Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act” would improve recreational fishery management by:
Directing the GAO to conduct a study on the process for allocation reviews of mixed-use fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fishery management councils;
Encouraging councils to utilize alternative methods for managing recreational fisheries, such as fishing mortality targets or extraction rates as opposed to tonnage;
Requiring the National Academy of Sciences to review Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPP) to ensure they are fair and effective; and
Improving data collection and analysis and utilizing new technologies for gathering recreational fisheries data, similar to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resource’s Tails n’ Scales program.
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Miss. Delegation Encourages U.S. Trade Rep to Stand with U.S. Catfish Producers
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Wicker Asks NOAA Official About Saltwater Recreational Fishing Management
Wicker Backs Bill to Protect Hunting and Fishing Habitats
Wicker Authors Bills to Boost Recreational Fishing, Marine Management
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The Walking Death Tax
Without Congressional action, it returns with a 55% rate vengeance in 26 days.
Updated Dec. 6, 2010 1:02 pm ET
Overlooked in the brawl over expiring Bush-era tax rates is what will happen to the death tax. Without action in the lame duck Congress, the estate tax will rise from the dead on January 1 with a vengeance, the rate climbing back to 55% from zero this year. The exemption amount will revert to a miserly $1 million, unindexed for inflation, so more middle class taxpayers will get hit year after year.
President Obama and Congressional Democrats don't think this is a high priority, but voters do. A November Gallup Poll found that...
Opinion Journal: Washington's Tax Deal
Senior Economics Writer Stephen Moore says congressional Republicans may drive a harder bargain on behalf of taxpayers. Also, Global View Columnist Bret Stephens explains why Iran's foreign minister doesn't want to talk to the US Secretary of State.
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Michelle Obama had miscarriage, used IVF to conceive girls
Posted: Nov 9, 2018 / 08:16 AM EST / Updated: Nov 9, 2018 / 05:44 PM EST
Michelle Obama says she felt “lost and alone” after suffering a miscarriage 20 years ago and underwent in vitro fertilization to conceive her two daughters.
“I felt like I failed because I didn’t know how common miscarriages were because we don’t talk about them,” the former first lady said in an interview broadcast Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” ”We sit in our own pain, thinking that somehow we’re broken.”
Related: Michelle Obama rips Trump in new book
Mrs. Obama, 54, said she and Barack Obama underwent fertilization treatments to conceive daughters Sasha and Malia, now 17 and 20.
“I realized that as I was 34 and 35,” the famously fit Mrs. Obama said in excerpts from an ABC special set to air Sunday. “We had to do IVF.”
The revelations come ahead of Tuesday’s release of Mrs. Obama’s memoir “Becoming,” in which she writes openly about everything from growing up in Chicago to confronting racism in public life and becoming the country’s first black first lady.
The Associated Press purchased an early copy of “Becoming,” one of the most anticipated political books in recent memory. Mrs. Obama has offered few extensive comments on her White House years. And memoirs by former first ladies, including Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush, are usually best-sellers.
In “Becoming,” Mrs. Obama lets loose a blast of anger at President Donald Trump, writing how she reacted in shock the night she learned he would replace her husband in the Oval Office and tried to “block it all out.”
She also denounces Trump’s yearslong “birther” campaign questioning her husband’s citizenship, calling it bigoted and dangerous, “deliberately meant to stir up the wingnuts and kooks.” Trump suggested Obama was not born in the U.S. but on foreign soil — his father was Kenyan. The former president was born in Hawaii.
She expresses disbelief over how so many women would choose a “misogynist” over Clinton in 2016. She remembers how her body “buzzed with fury” after seeing the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape, in which Trump brags about sexually assaulting women.
Mrs. Obama also accuses Trump of using body language to “stalk” Clinton during an election debate. She writes of Trump following Clinton around the stage, standing nearby and “trying to diminish her presence.”
Mrs. Obama launches her promotional tour Tuesday not at a bookstore, but at Chicago’s United Center, where tens of thousands of people have purchased tickets — from just under $30 to thousands of dollars — to attend the event moderated by Oprah Winfrey.
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Zayah World Issue 5
Zayah Jewellery
Art, Design & Culture
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What does your jewellery mean to you?
# Issue 2Art, Design & CultureJewellery & Style
Editions# Issue 2
The Power of Jewellery to Evoke Emotions
Unlike pretty much anything else we wear, our jewellery is filled with emotion. While clothes express our personality and self-image through colour and style, and hair or makeup reflect what we want the world to think of us, jewellery works very differently.
It can uniquely bring back memories of an event, a person, a time in life or even a mood. The closest thing we can think of with the same power is music.
Helen Walmsley-Johnson described this poignantly in her Guardian column, recounting how a burglary cost her a jewellery box with contents of little monetary value, but emotionally priceless:
. . . my mother’s pearls, my grandmother’s amethyst brooch, a heart-shaped rose quartz I’d bought in Baba B in Leicester when my mother died, and bits of twisted wire, beads, sequins and paper that my little girls had shaped into rings, bracelets and necklaces, with love, for me. It was heart-wrenching.
As jewellery has become more affordable and accessible, buying it has become a more everyday experience, with less thought put into buying it than used to be the case. We think that’s an acceptable price to pay for the ability to buy jewellery more often, but nevertheless it would be a shame if we lost sight of the emotion involved in jewellery.
Emotions are triggered by much more than appearance
Jewellery can means many different things, and each piece we own can bring back different memories. What does your jewellery say to you, and how does it make you feel? We’ve spoken to many women (and men) about this, and here’s what we found:
In Love – I’m Proudly Committed to Another
For most women we’ve spoken to, if they had to choose only one piece of jewellery to keep, it’s their wedding or engagement ring, or a symbolic equivalent. It represents love, hope and optimism, and regardless of how our relationships end up, this ring reminds us of a time when anything was possible, and we truly believed happiness had been found.
My jewellery says I’m in Love
What surprised us was how often women admitted to having lost their wedding rings, sometimes without admitting it to their partner! If that surprises you too, you may be interested in this New York Times article about dealing with the loss of a wedding band.
Loved – I’m Connected to Current & Past Generations
The next most common emotion we came across was also love, but this time of children or mothers/grandmothers. Many women place something passed down from their mother or grandmother, or made by their children, as the next most important piece of jewellery they own.
My Jewellery Says I’m Connected to My Past
These pieces tend to be kept in a jewellery box rather than worn, and are rarely everyday pieces. But the emotion is often at least as strong, or even stronger, than a wedding ring.
As your life partner relationship ebbs and flows, so can your attitude to your wedding band. But a memory of your mother, grandmother or children is more likely to stay frozen in time, seen through a rose-tinted filter of history.
Proud – My Legacy for Future Generations
Something we’ve heard frequently is the importance of some pieces of your jewellery collection being classic and timeless. The idea that you’re choosing something that will end up being worn by those that come after you can be a strong influence.
Jewellery designer Monica Rich Kosssan talks about the importance of designing timeless jewellery, judging this by the ability to pass something down to a daughter twenty years on.
Those familiar with Zayah will know our opinion on this – namely that pearls are the ultimate in timeless jewellery, and even the most contemporary design can work many years later with the right raw material.
This is one of the few areas where we see parity between women and men, because of the way a watch can work between fathers and sons. This was brought to life most effectively by Patek Philippe with their brilliant advertising campaign:
Patek Philippe – emotional advertising
Fashionable – I Belong To My Tribe
The easiest emotion to deal with in jewellery is about fitting in, and being up to the minute. This plays to one of our most base needs to fit into the community or tribe we live in, and has been part of being human for millennia. Today, young (and less young) women spend inordinate amounts of time and money on how they fit into their peer group. And jewellery plays a bigger part of that than ever before.
This is all part of the shift towards more affordable jewellery in recent decades. By bringing it in to clothing stores rather than jewellers, the retail fashion industry has made jewellery part of the “uniform” that the fashion-conscious adopt, and want to change from season to season.
The biggest sign of this is the appearance of jewellery by tills in retail outlets – it’s become an impulse purchase to complete a look, rather than something to savour and appreciate for its own sake. The emotion here may be less “special”, but that doesn’t make it any less valid.
For some, the rise of fashion jewellery as part of mainstream retailing has been one of the most significant factors in the growth of the jewellery industry over the last 30 years. Given the plethora of statistics around fashion jewellery, we believe you can’t argue with the numbers.
Queen Victoria’s contribution to Pandora & Thomas Sabo!
Having said that, we should also remember that history repeats, and the fashion of the day is often a revision of something that came before. We were tickled to read that today’s popularity of charm bracelets isn’t down to Pandora and Thomas Sabo, but Queen Victoria! In the same article, the Jeweller magazine reminds us of the emotions of jewellery going back to ancient Egypt and China.
Successful – I Know I’ve Made It, and Want You To Know Too
At the other end of the scale, the purchase of a piece that has been coveted for many years – usually a brand rather than a specific piece – is something many professional women can associate with.
The designers that usually get mentioned when we ask women about this kind of purchase are Tiffany and Cartier, and to a lesser extent Mikimoto. There’s something compelling about dreaming of unwrapping that famous Tiffany Blue box, and Cartier fans have their equivalent.
Nothing says “I’ve Made It” like Tiffany (or Cartier)
What’s important here is that the piece is something you have bought for yourself – perhaps after a promotion or big deal. But it’s totally different to being gifted a yearned-after piece say to celebrate the birth of a child.
It’s quite an intriguing thought – that the same piece of jewellery on the same person can feel so different. But it’s one we can relate strongly.
Joyful/Beautiful – I Enjoy Pleasure for Its Own Sake
Before we got into jewellery making for ourselves, one of our pleasures in life was discovering new jewellery designers in favourite haunts like Greenwich Market, and buying pieces simply because they looked fabulous.
It’s not to say we don’t do that anymore – just that it’s no longer possible to see new work with the simple pleasure of simple appreciation of its beauty. Before we can stop, we find ourselves evaluating the workmanship, trying to gauge the material, assessing the price point and overall treating it as work 🙁
Beauty courtesy of Lalique
But nevertheless, today we’re spoiled with wide availability of handmade, interesting designs and accessibility of new designers via the internet. It’s never been a better time to experience the pleasure of discovering new jewellery and appreciating it just because it looks fab.
American Jeweller and teacher Bruce Metcalf investigated some of the emotions we’re touch on here in a long but insightful essay on “The Nature of Jewelry”. It was written back in 1989, and while we don’t hold with all he says, it’s an intelligent and thought-provoking piece. We particularly loved his comment that:
But the urge to decorate satisfies psychological purposes, too. Jewelry beautifies, within the value system of the local culture, and sometimes renders the wearer socially or sexually desirable. One cannot underestimate the power of jewelry to enhance self-image and to alter social perceptions.
Principled – Our Planet & Society Matter to Me
The “green” agenda is here to stay, more powerful than at any time in history. At Zayah, we’ve recently been exercised by the question of sustainability and ethical practices in jewellery design, and it’s given us plenty of food for thought.
Unlike organic food, waste recycling and alternative energy, there are few reference points or impartial bodies to help us buy jewellery with a clear conscience. You may have seen our first foray into the topic, with our article on 3 ethical and sustainable jewellery stores. It’s made us look again at the way we choose our own suppliers and materials. We’ve always done this with care, but we’ve realised there’s much more to do.
FairTrade Gold – one of the few well defined areas of sustainability in jewellery
For many, the attitude of the store they buy jewellery from is as important as the jewellery itself. For some it’s about avoiding questionable materials like “blood” or “conflict” diamonds or “dirty” gold. But for others they want to make a positive statement, not just avoid a negative one. So for example, we recently met a Colombian lady who has been working with farmers from her homeland to develop jewellery from the Tagua nut, sometimes known as “vegetable ivory”. She has the most lively, colourful pieces, but equally important is the sustainable nature of the materials and the emphasis on a fair deal for the people involved at every stage in its production.
There are many such jewellers around, and our understanding is that for their customers, knowing that the proceeds from their purchases are fairly shared with the less well-off is a very important part of the buying decision. This movement is knocking on the door of mainstream, demonstrated for example by the Green Showroom at the 2016 Berlin Fashion Week.
For women who choose to buy ethical and sustainable jewellery, the emotions are an extension of their overall attitude to the planet, and represents a sense of maintaining their integrity. It’s a powerful attitude, and one that is difficult to argue with, at least at face value.
Discerning – I Appreciate Fine Craftsmanship
Before modern manufacturing, and going back further to before the industrial revolution, jewellery making was the exclusive domain of master craftsmen who learned their trade over a lifetime, starting with many years of apprenticeship. The only way to produce jewellery was through painstaking, highly skilled hard work.
Today, that’s no longer necessarily the case, but there are many jewellery designers around who still work that way. It’s not exactly a dying breed, but it’s certainly no longer commonplace.
And for many jewellery buyers, they seek that craftsmanship not just in their jewellery, but in many other aspects of their life. Perhaps those pieces won’t be the most fashionable, but there’s almost a pride in such makers’ acknowledgement that they don’t seek that. Their ethos is closer to the timeless Coco Chanel quote
Fashion fades, only style remains the same
But today, there is a definite resurgence in craftsmanship, and it goes much wider than just jewellery. More people listen to their music on vinyl than since digital music became cheaper than analogue, and high end turntables like the legendary Linn Sondek have never been appreciated more. Bespoke shoes and suits are routinely featured in the popular press, and the demise of paper notebook in favour of iPads is premature thanks to premium brands like Moleskine and Leuchtturm1917.
And jewellery is no different. Despite, or perhaps because, we can buy relatively affordable intricate pieces that are mass manufactured, many women value a version of the same thing created by craftsmen. And then there are the pieces that just won’t be mass produced, either because it’s not cost-effective or it’s just not possible.
The best example in our eyes was something we came across in when we met Shaun Leane earlier this year. He talked passionately about the importance of the great traditions of jewellery making, and we were overwhelmed by Shaun Leane’s “Queen of the Night” necklace for Boucheron, which he was asked to make to commemorate their 150th anniversary.
Shaun Leane’s Queen of the Night – open
Shaun Leane’s Queen of the Night – closed
As a piece it’s of course magnificent. But the jaw-dropping moment came when we realised that the little buds open to reveal exquisite jewelled flowers. Shaun’s pride was as much in the mechanical work to open and close each flower as in the overall beauty of the design. His fascination with the mechanical aspects of the Victorian grand era of jewellery making comes across when he speaks. In the same vein, he talked about being taught that the finish of the (unseen) back of jewellery pieces was as important as the front.
Shaun Leane fans, particularly those that buy his more up-market pieces, clearly share his pride in the craftsmanship and tradition of his work. To a lesser extent, other modern-day commercial successes like Bill Skinner and Alex Monroe also come from that background of the master craftsman. There are also 21st century versions of this attitude around us, with the introduction of technology into jewellery design. Our current favourite is Katharina Mischer who we met recently, one half of the amazing Mischer‘Traxler Studio. You may have seen our views on their Curiosity Cloud, and if you like that, you’ll love the Mischer Traxler views on science in jewellery.
We completely understand the appeal of this kind of jewellery, old and new – and share the emotions of awe and even reverence when we see it at its best.
Individual – I am Unique, and Value the Uncommon & Alternative
The need to be an individual strikes deep into many, and is the other side of the coin which encourages conformance to peer pressure. For those women who find it important to show they don’t march to the tune of others, it’s also important to make a similar statement with their appearance and jewellery.
Many environments create a defined or unspoken uniformity of appearance – from fast food outlets to accountancy and banking, and in their own way even “funkier” places like tech startups and coffee bars. (Have you met many baristas without piercings and tattoos?). And it’s even more stark outside the world of work, say at nightclubs, dinner parties and shopping malls. Ironically, in an effort to stand out, many women end up looking like each other.
Our experience is that many women register their protest with their accessories – particularly jewellery and shoes. And this goes to the heart of what we think jewellery is about – the pursuit of the alternative, the interesting, the distinctive. It may not be for everyone, but to us and our customers, jewellery is an opportunity to show your individuality in a world that is full of pressures to blend in.
That’s also something that appeals to us in other areas of style and design. You may have seen our article on shoe designers who make you think again about your shoes, and we regularly feature jewellery designers who are breaking new ground with their work.
For us, this is the place where art meets jewellery, and the emotions we feel (and hope we generate with our own work) are the same ones that contemporary art can create – pleasure, intrigue, thoughtfulness and curiosity.
We’ll close with the words of business writer Andrea Hill on what she looks for in jewellery, which best sum up our emotions around jewellery:
So when I look for jewelry, I want it to have artistic merit. I want it to have been conceived of and created as part of a thought process about beauty, and craftsmanship, . . . I want to know that . . . it will mean something to me.
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Linux is making enterprise inroads, says MandrakeSoft
Reports may find that Linux is losing out in top companies, but they aren't getting the full picture, argues the distributor
By Matthew Broersma | November 9, 2001 -- 17:51 GMT (09:51 PST) | Topic: Tech Industry
Big companies are continuing to move many of their systems to Linux, despite reports that downplay the operating system's role in business, according to a prominent Linux executive.
Jacques Le Marois, president of Linux distributor MandrakeSoft, told ZDNet UK that such reports only get at part of the picture, because they fail to take into account Linux's status as open-source, freely-available software.
Even companies that don't have an official policy of using Linux are often running the OS for many of their systems, Le Marois said. Because Linux can be freely downloaded via the Internet, and doesn't require a licence, system administrators often install it without the need to go through any extra bureaucracy. "All these people at the lower levels are pushing Linux," he said.
Goldman Sachs this week released its first information-technology spending report, based on a recent poll of 100 executives from Fortune 1000 companies that, in part, asked about highest and lowest spending priorities. "Areas like supply-chain management software and Linux servers rank near the bottom of spending priorities," wrote Goldman Sachs analysts Rick Sherlund and Laura Conigliaro. The results brought "some surprises from our IT managers, with Linux... virtually not registering on our survey."
About 65 percent of executives polled by Goldman Sachs said they have no plans to use Linux at their company next year. Twenty-four percent of respondents said they would use Linux as an addition to their Windows and Unix setups, but not as a replacement. And only 3 percent see Linux as their primary enterprise server system within three years; 60 percent named Windows.
MandrakeSoft co-founder Frederic Bastok suggested that executives aren't planning to spend money on Linux because it simply doesn't require the levels of expenditure and maintenance that Windows does.
MandrakeSoft, SuSE and Red Hat have all released new editions of their Linux distributions, which focus on making the software easier to install and use, even for beginning users.
For all your GNU/Linux and open source news, from the latest kernel releases to the newest distributions, see ZDNet UK's Linux Lounge.
See the Software News Section for the latest headlines on everything from peer to peer clients to Office software and beyond.
Have your say instantly, and see what others have said. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the Linux lounge forum
Let the editors know what you think in the Mailroom. And read other letters.
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The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series #13)
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by J. R. WardJ. R. Ward
Paperback(Mass Market Paperback)
Two brothers bound by more than blood fight to change a brutal destiny in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
Sold by his parents to the Queen of the s’Hisbe as a child, Trez escaped the Territory and has been a pimp and an enforcer for years. On the run from a destiny of sexual servitude, he’s never been able to rely on anyone...except for his brother, iAm.
iAm’s sole goal has always been to keep his brother from self-destructing—and he knows he’s failed. It’s not until the Chosen Selena enters Trez’s life that the male begins to turn things around...but by then, it’s too late. The pledge to mate the Queen’s daughter comes due, and there is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no negotiating.
Now Trez must decide whether to endanger himself and others—or abandon the female he loves. When tragedy strikes and changes everything, iAm, in the name of brotherly love, is faced with making the ultimate sacrifice...
Penguin Publishing Group
Black Dagger Brotherhood Series , #13
J. R. Ward is the author of more than thirty novels, including those in her #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. She is also the author of the Black Dagger Legacy series and the Bourbon Kings series. There are more than fifteen million copies of her novels in print worldwide, and they have been published in twenty-six different countries around the world. She lives in the South with her family.
TERRITORY OF THE S’HISBE, GRAND PALACE
The footprints he left on the white marble were red. Red as a Burmese ruby. Red as the core of a fire. Red as the anger in his marrow.
The blood was TrezLath’s own, but he felt no pain.
The murder weapon he’d just used, a sterling silver paring knife about as long as his hand and as narrow as his forefinger, was still in his palm. It was dripping, but that was not the source of the stain he was leaving behind. He had been injured in the fight. His hip. His thigh. Maybe his shoulder, he wasn’t sure.
The corridor was a mile long and sky-high, and he did not know what awaited him at its termination. A door, he prayed. There had to be a door of some kind—this was the way out of the palace, so there had to be . . . an exit. And when he came unto it? He had no idea how he was going to break out. But he’d also had no clue how to kill another living male, and he’d done that minutes ago.
Further, he had no plan for what was on the far side of the palace enclosure or how he was going to get over the Territory’s retaining walls. No clue where to go, what to do. All he knew was that he couldn’t be in that cell anymore. It was luxurious enough, with silken sheets on a feather bed, and a bath that had its own pool, and a private chef to feed him. He had books written by the Shadow Masters at his disposal, and a full team of care specialists, from healers, to bathers, to exercise commandants. As for his clothes? His now-torn vestments were studded with gems from the treasury, diamonds and emeralds and sapphires cascading down his robes.
And yet his body was regarded as far more valuable than the largesse it bore.
Trez was the sacred fatted calf, the prized breeding stallion, the male whose birth chart had proclaimed he was to sire the next generation of queens.
He had not yet been called into sexual service. That would come in time, when the Princess he was to mate had reached her astrological maturity.
Trez looked over his shoulder. No one was coming after him, but that would change as soon as the crumpled body of that guard he’d overpowered was found—and that wasn’t going to be long. There was always someone watching.
If only he could—
Up in front of him, a door that was flush with the wall slid back, and a massive figure draped in black stepped directly into his path.
s’Ex, the Queen’s executioner, had his chain-mail hooding in place, his features covered by the metal weave. But the sight of his face was unnecessary.
His voice, deep and evil, was pure menace. “You killed one of my males.”
Trez shuffled to a halt, his dragging robes stilling on the floor. Glancing down at the knife in his hand, he knew that the flimsy “weapon” was going to get him nowhere against the Shadow he now faced. The silver blade had been designed to cut pears and apples, not even tenderloin meats.
And the executioner was not like that guard.
“You are trying to leave.” s’Ex didn’t take a step forward, but seemed closer anyway. “Which is not only unacceptable from my point of view, but against the law.”
“Then kill me in punishment,” Trez said in a tired voice. “Rip my body asunder and bury me in pieces outside of the Territory like the traitor I am.”
“I would do just that. In retribution for your taking the life of my guard.” s’Ex crossed his heavy arms over his thick chest. “But the very beating of your heart and breath within your lungs is divine. So that avenue is not open to me—or you.”
Trez closed his eyes briefly. His parents had been thrilled with the news that one of their two fraternal sons had been born upon the perfect moment in time, a preordained, stars-aligned split second that would transform the family—a blessing for them, with attendant riches and social position; a curse for him that had robbed him of his life whilst ever still he lived.
“Do not even think about it,” the executioner said.
As Trez lifted his lids, he found that he had put the knife to his own throat. His hand was trembling badly, but he was pushing the blade in enough to nick the skin over his artery.
His blood, warm and smooth, caressed over his clenched fist.
Trez’s laughter sounded crazy to his own ears. “I’ve nothing to lose except a life sentence for the crime of being born.”
“Oh, I think you do. No, don’t look away—you’re going to want to see this.”
The executioner nodded at the open doorway and something was pushed out. . . .
“No!” Trez yelled, his voice echoing up and down the corridor. “No!”
“So you recognize him.” s’Ex uncoiled his arms and pulled up his sleeves, deliberately flashing bloody knuckles. “In spite of my work. Then again, the pair of you have been together for how long?”
Trez’s vision went in and out of focus as he sought his brother’s eyes. There was no gaze to hold. iAm was not conscious, his head lolling to one side, his face beaten until it was so swollen the features were distorted. His body was bound in a worn leather sleeve that ran from below his knees all the way up to his shoulders and was secured by a brass buckle system. Stains, new and old, darkened the brown of the straps and dulled the glow of the metal pieces.
“Give him to me,” s’Ex commanded.
As the executioner grabbed onto the back of the hold, he lifted iAm’s limp body from the floor with no more effort than he might put into raising a flask of wine.
“Please . . .” Trez begged. “He is not of this . . . let him go. . . .”
For some reason, his brother’s dangling lower legs registered with nauseating clarity. Only one of iAm’s shoes was on still, the other having been lost in whatever abduction and torture had occurred. And both feet were pointing inward, the big toes touching, one tilted in unnaturally from a broken ankle.
“Now, Trez,” s’Ex said, “did you think your decision wasn’t going to affect him? I’m telling you to put the knife down. If you do not, I’m going to take this”—the executioner jogged iAm’s limp body up and down—“and I’m going to wake it up. Do you know how I’m going to do that? I’m going to take this”—in his free hand he flashed a serrated knife—“and put it into its shoulder. Then I’m going to twist until it starts to scream.”
Trez began to blink away tears. “Let him go. This has nothing to do with him.”
“Put the knife down.”
“Let him—”
“Shall I demonstrate?”
“No! Let him—”
s’Ex stabbed iAm’s shoulder so hard, the blade cut through the leather and went into the flesh.
“Twist?” s’Ex barked over the scream. “Yes? Or are you dropping that butter knife?”
The clatter of the silver hitting the marble floor was overpowered by iAm’s harsh, dragging breaths.
“That’s what I thought.” s’Ex jerked the knife out and iAm started to moan and cough, blood speckling the floor. “We’re going back to your quarters.”
“Let him go first.”
“You are not in a position to make demands.”
Guards came out of that hidden door in a swarm, all black-robed figures with chain-mail masks. They didn’t touch him. They weren’t allowed to. They surrounded him and began to walk, pushing him along with their bodies. Forcing him back to the place he had escaped.
Trez fought the tide, rising up on the balls of his feet, trying to see his brother.
“Don’t kill him!” he shouted. “I’ll go! I’ll go—just don’t hurt him!”
s’Ex stood where he was, that notched, bloodied blade catching the light as he held it aloft. As if he were considering major organs for the next stab.
“It’s up to you, Trez. It’s all up to—”
Something snapped.
Later, when the white light had faded from Trez’s vision and the cresting wave receded, when the roar was silenced and a strange pain in his hands began to ride up his forearms, when he was no longer standing but on his knees, he would realize that the first guard he had killed that night was far from his last.
He would realize that he somehow murdered with his bare hands all who had surrounded him . . .
...and s’Ex was still standing there with his brother.
More than the deaths he caused, and the horror at iAm’s imprisonment with him, more than the copper-scented blood that was so red and now not just marking his footprints, he would remember the soft laugh that percolated through the mesh links covering the executioner’s face.
A soft laugh.
As if the executioner approved of the carnage.
Trez did not laugh. He began to sob, lifting bloody, torn hands to his face.
“The astrological charts did not lie,” s’Ex said. “You are a force in this world, well suited for procreation.”
Trez slumped to the side, landing in the blood, the jewels embedded in his robes digging into his flesh. “Please . . . let him go. . . .”
“Return to your quarters. Voluntarily and without hurting anyone else.”
“And you’ll let him go?”
“You’re not the only one who can kill. And unlike yourself, I have been trained in the art of making living things suffer. Go back to your quarters and I will not make your brother wish, as you do, that he had never been born.”
Trez looked at his hands. “I didn’t ask for this.”
“No one asks for life.” The executioner hiked iAm’s body up higher. “And sometimes they do not ask for death. You, however, are in the position to control the latter when it comes to this male. So what are you going to do. Fight against a destiny you can’t change and sentence this innocent to a wretched, prolonged suffering? Or fulfill a sacred duty many before you have found great honor in providing our people?”
“Let us go. Let us both go.”
“It is not up to me. Your chart is what your chart is. Your lot was determined by the contractions of your mother. You can no more fight this than you could fight them.”
When Trez finally tried to stand up, he found the floor slippery. The blood. The blood he had spilled. And when he was on his feet, he had to scramble through the gruesome tangle of bodies, stepping over lives that he knew had not been his to take.
The footsteps he left on the marble were red. Red as a Burmese ruby. Red as the core of a fire.
And the ones he left now were parallel to his first set of tracks, heading away from the escape he had so desperately sought.
It would have heartened him to know that in some twenty years, three months, one week, and six days from this moment, he would get free and make it stick for quite some time.
And it would have shocked him to the numb core of his soul that he would, sometime after that, voluntarily return to the palace.
The executioner spoke the truth that night.
Destiny was as uncaring and influential as the wind to a flag, carrying the fabric of an individual’s existence this way and that, subjecting that which it rocked to its whims without an inquiry as to what the banner may have desired.
Or may have prayed for.
SHADOWS NIGHTCLUB, CALDWELL, NEW YORK
There was no knock. The door to the office just flew open like someone had hit it with C4. Or a Chevy. Or a—
Trez “Latimer” looked from the paperwork on his desk. “Big Rob?”
—cannonball.
As his security second in command stuttered and went into all kinds of hand flapping, Trez glanced over his shoulder at the twenty-by-ten-foot one-way mirror behind all his Captain Kirk, command central. Down below, his new club was poppin’, humans milling around the converted warehouse’s open floor space, each one of the poor sick bastards representing a couple hundred dollars of profit, depending on what their vice was and how much of it they needed to juice up.
It was opening night at shAdoWs, and he’d expected trouble.
Just not the kind that would make a veteran bouncer go twelve-year-old girl on him.
“What the fuck is going on?” he demanded as he got up and came around.
“I—you—I . . . the guy . . . he . . .”
Find your vocab fast, Trez thought. Or I’ma have to bitch-slap some words into you, my man.
Finally, the bouncer choked out, “Need to see this for yourself.”
Trez followed Big Rob out and jogged down the stairs. His office was self-locking, not that he had any secrets shut in there. He did, however, have a couple of nice leather sofas, and some video-monitoring equip that could go the eBay route—plus he didn’t like people in his spaces on principle.
“Silent Tom is containing the issue,” Big Rob called out over the noise as they hit the ground floor.
“Like it’s a chemical spill?”
“I don’t know what it is.”
T.I.’s “About the Money” was so pumped it formed a physical presence in the air, becoming something that Trez had to fight through as they made their way past the security guy guarding the entrance to the private lounges hallway.
As with his other club, The Iron Mask, there had to be little slices of Nobody Can See for his customers. It was tricky enough running a prostitution ring in Caldwell, New York, without having people flash their slappin’ body parts out in the open.
“Back here,” Big Rob said.
Silent Tom was a wall of human in front of the closed door of the third private room down. But Trez didn’t need to have any reveal for him to put two and two together: His nose added that math up just fine.
The sickly sweet stench of a lesser permeated the hall, prevailing over the sweat and sex of the humans that were all around.
“Lemme have a look,” he said grimly.
Silent Tom stepped aside. “Still moving. Whatever the hell it is.”
(Continues…)
Excerpted from "The Shadows"
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Copyright © 2015 J.R. Ward.
Excerpted by permission of Penguin Publishing Group.
What People are Saying About This
Praise for J.R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling novels of the Black Dagger Brotherhood:
“J. R. Ward’s unique band of brothers is to die for. I love this series!” —Suzanne Brockmann, New York Times Bestselling Author of Do or Die
“Utterly absorbing and deliciously erotic.…The Brotherhood is the hottest collection of studs in romance. I can’t wait for the next one!” —Angela Knight, New York Times Bestselling Author of Love Bites
“J. R. Ward’s urban fantasy romance series is so popular, I don’t think there’s a reader today who hasn’t at least heard of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.”—USA Today
“Tautly written, wickedly sexy, and just plain fun.”—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Fear Nothing
“A raw, gritty tour de force.”—Booklist (starred review)
Praise for the Novels of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
“Delicious, erotic, and thrilling.”—New York Times bestselling author Nicole Jordan
“Dark fantasy lovers, you just got served.”—New York Times bestselling author Lynn Viehl
“To die for. I love this series!”—New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann
“J. R. Ward’s urban fantasy romance series is so popular I don’t think there’s a reader today who hasn’t at least heard of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.”—USA Today
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The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series #13) 4.6 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 268 reviews.
This book has taken me on an emotional roller coaster. The love and sadness and overall care expressed in this book brought me to tears. Even though there wasnt much of the fighting there was in some of the other book the depth she gave to each character and how real the author made each experience seem thoroughly made this book amazing. I do warn you though this book will make you cry. Its so easy to become emotionally attached especially if you have ever experienced loss. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who read the black dagger book. 5 stars to you J.R. Ward.?
This book took me back to the beggining of the series. The love story was just beautiful and the other story lines were for support not just going on and on about people that I did not care what was happening to them. Cannot wait to see what happens with the new recruits !
I've been a fan of the WarDen and the Black Dagger Brotherhood for quite some time. This has to be her BEST! There is no other author who brings such depth to her characters. Although you need a tissue box for this one it in my humble opinion is one of her best stories. Her characters might be paranormal but their lives are so incredibly human. I recommend this book highly.
When are we going to see the Blackdagger Brotherhood on the big screen?! Would love to see Vishous on the big screen!!!!
Phoebe_Jordan More than 1 year ago
While reading this latest release of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series I was very excited to finally get the story of the Shadow brothers Trez and iAm because in the previous books we have read about them though it was only a tease. I wanted to finally understand the Shadow brothers who captivated me from the first time I read about them. I also wanted to find out how it would turn out between the Chosen Serena and Trez who since they first laid eyes on each other have been slowly trying not to fall in love with one another. Trez is such a complex character since he’s a Shadow surrounded by vampires that he has grown to care about and also who have come to accept him and his twin brother iAm without completely knowing all about their background. Reading this novel was a bit frustrating because the novel followed so many different characters but reading about Trez and Serena was heart breaking since we find out that she has a human disease that is fatal. It was fun to reading about Rhage and Mary again since we haven’t read too much about what was going on with them since their story in Lover Eternal. Rhage is going thru something in this novel that had me a bit confused on what is going on with him since he seemed to be getting some sort of panic attacks whenever something bad would happen to someone in the Brotherhood. I’m wondering if maybe in the next novel or so we will finally know what is going on with him like when Ward decided to go back to Wrath and his life with half vampire Queen Beth in the novel The King. I was not happy with the way this story ended which is the second time it’s happened while reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood. The first time I very upset with the end of one of the books was when I finished reading Lover Unbound the story about Vishous and the human surgeon Dr. Jane Whitcomb. Jane was murdered though they were able to be together since she became a sort of ghost, which Vishous would be able to interact and touch. It was not the happily ever after that I would have liked for both of them but I figured at least they would be together and live their lives as best they could. Now when I found out that things would not end with a HEA for Trez I almost stopped reading the novel but I knew that I would have to find out what would happen with Trez after he loses Serena and also to find out how things would end for his brother iAm. The novel does go on for a long time about the tragic love between Trez and Serena that could have been shorter since in the end they didn’t get to have their HEA. After finishing the novel I just wished that instead of dragging Trez and Serena’s story Ward could have written more about iAm and the Shadow Princess, which I’m sorry to say, I can’t even remember her name. They end up falling in love and getting the HEA that Trez and Serena didn’t get to enjoy since Ward cut their lives together very short. In the end I enjoyed this latest novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood though it could have ended better in my opinion and so I’m giving this book a rating of 4 stars.
Another great book for this series! Can't get enough. A must read!
Charlayne More than 1 year ago
The Shadows, Trez and iAM Latimer have been out of the S'Hisbe Territory for years. Trez's parent sold him at birth to the Queen of the S'Hisbe to be a sexual slave. He and iAm have been living with different names and identities, as owners of a club and a restaurant in Caldwell NY. The Black Dagger Brotherhood know them, The Rheverend had them working for him for years. But the Queen isn't about to forget her purchase and Trez's time is almost up, the Enforcer is hunting them and will take Trez back to the life he dreads. This isn't the normal Black Dagger Brotherhood book. It doesn't center on the Brothers or their sheelans, although you do see them as part of the larger story. It's primarily Trez and iAm's story and J.R. Ward does not disappoint. The fans (including me) have anticipated the revelations as to who these two dark shadows in the fabric of the Vammpires of Caldwell are. Trez is falling in love with one of the Chosen, iAm is trying to make sure his brother can be happy, including volunteering to take his place in the Territory. And the whole train wreck keeps hurtling through the Shadows to the very tense ending. Of course, Ward couldn't leave the Brotherhood totally out, Qhuinn's brother is determined to end his life, he doesn't want to live after the Lessers attacked, led by Lash. Xor and Layla are trying to figure out how they will go on, with each other or Layla with Qhuinn. And Rhage and Mary are working on getting more time with each other. And the Brothers are going to start up the warriors training again and we get to meet characters who will figure in the next few books. It was non-stop, every scene written to elicit an emotional response, love, hate, dread, and yes, sorrow. This book does not have the ending that I'm sure many readers would want, but I look at it this way, life isn't always guaranteed and sometimes stuff happens that we sit and ponder, and sometimes we cry. Yes, this is a 15-tissue book, I cried a lot. But I would not change a word of it. J.R. Ward is one brave author, to take some of the risks she does in this book. If you've never read the Black Dagger Brotherhood, do not start with this one, go back to Dark Lover and read them in order, there are a few threads that carry on throughout the books that you won't want to miss. If you have read them, give this book a chance, it's not quite like the others but it shows a maturity of the characters and also of Ms. Ward as an author. But read it, it is a great addition to the series.
This story is emotional, be prepared. I loved it. It hooked me right away. It flowed much better than her last book, the King. A lot was answered from past story. And she did a good job of introducing the new characters for the new related series.i want xcor & Layla to have their own story. As to some of the negative reviews found on B&N: the term rats was only used twice as a negative for humans. The third it was used to describe someone narcing to the cops. I had no issue with it & it was not through out the entire book. As to xcor changing his stance and another reader wanted to know why it was a 180 from past books SPOILER he fell in love. And JR Ward explains it pretty well in this book. I am looking forward to her next book in this series & the new series about the trainees. My only question is: how is she going to tie the Fallen Angel ending with the BDB.
Still sniffiling over the ending as I write this. The King was such a letdown that I was hesitant when I started reading this one. Wow, such an amazing improvement in writing, story, and characters! I thought nothing would top Lover at Last until this one came along. Whereas the multiple story lines and characters in every chapter took away from the previous book, it was well done and kept you captive in this one. Well done, J.R. Ward. I almost gave up on you, but you have won me back full force. Still can not wait for the Xcor/Layla book!
I likes this book. I loved learning more about the s'hisbe and there traditions. Geez and Selena's story was good but as others have noted there's no HEA. ONE thing that bothered me was the Rhage situation. Throughout the whole book he's suffering with understanding why he got his HEA but others (tohr , trez) don't . I kept getting this feeling like he was somehow going to intervene and help. So when he didn't it kinda felt pointless to put him in so much of the book. Another issue was they left Luchas up in the air? He was dying then he wasn't. Selena talks to him the he is never mentioned again... My other problem was the ending just didn't flow. It was weird like she (ward) just through it together? I don't know. At the end of the books there's always a sense of closure this one didn't feel that way
weskerslover More than 1 year ago
Please, just change the category of the BDB already. This is no Paranormal Romance. HEA or HFN, at least, is a romance convention, the most basic one, the one romance readers choose to read a romance for and not anything else. J.R.Ward broke that convention. Some might think that's awesome and original; it's not my case. Personally I would like to know what I'm spending my money on and if I have to prepare myself for emotional torture. (not that the Brothers are spared the torture treatment in any of the books, you know what I'm hinting at) Don't get me wrong, I'm all for emotional torture, but not in my romance books. So again, if this storyline had to be told this particular way, I respect that, but...the author should have given a warning BEFORE the book was released and my money already spent. I'm not asking for spoilers, but for a fair warning, a "this is not the romance story you all are expecting." the way Karen Marie Moning did when she left her Highlanders behind and jumped into the FEVER series. I would have liked that kind of courtesy in this case. Don't get me wrong. I found the book very good, but it was NOT a Paranormal Romance. And as such, as much as I could have enjoyed it as an Urban Fantasy read, I totally despise it as it is. Marketing and categorize choices should be made to avoid future dissapointments for the readers and headaches and backlash for the author.
PeachesGirl More than 1 year ago
I loved it. I have eagerly awaited the story of the Shadows, and I was not disappointed. Sad, and tragic, the love story between Trez, and Selena literally made me cry. I know must want the HEA for the main characters but sometimes you have to keep it real. I look forward to seeing where the series goes next, and my respect for J.R. Ward abounds.
This book about Tres and a IAm was touching . Made me glad and sad. Love how it handled life and death. Be ready for tissues! Can't wait for next book to find out about Xcor and his bastard' s and Assault . Highly recomend this book.
NakiaNJ More than 1 year ago
I love this whole series and this book was an amazing addition. I am so sad that I am done reading it. I loved this story. All of it. I loved JR WARD. She is an amazing writer.
Anonymous 7 days ago
actually+laughed+and+cried+on+this+one%21
I+loved+it+
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Thank you for a beautiful story of love. ???
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Love the series!
I have read all of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, and this one by far was the best. From tears, to laughs, to OMG's. This book outshines the others. A very beautiful beautiful read.
Always a great read. J. R. Ward a very good story teller.
Cried thru the whole book.
Crying with love....best one yet
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The 2017 Fiction Issue
'The Padded Attacker,' a Story by Alena Graedon
The man who plays rapist at a self-defense class is surprised when a woman who recently broke up with him shows up for a weekend workshop, among the women he must "assault."
by Alena Graedon
Dec 4 2017, 3:00pm
All photographs by Ben McNutt
This story appears in VICE magazine's 11th annual Fiction Issue. Click HERE to subscribe.
Matt felt hot, his underwear was swampy, and he hadn’t even put on his foam helmet yet. The dojo owners liked for him to show his face during intros so that when he was fake-raping the women who’d come to take the self-defense class, they’d remember there was a soft, responsive body swaddled in padded, repulsive acts.
The helmet was a synthetic pleasure raft, suffocating enough to afford a light erotic charge. Given the context, this was pretty alarming, but it also kept Matt lightheaded, which he considered a plus. It gave him just enough distance from his conscience to commit his role-play assaults: pretending to crawl in through the women’s dorm room windows, leaping at them from behind grocery topiary, offering to escort them home from parties only to lure them into dark foyers. Usually, the “foyers” were a patch of creaky flooring at the end of the far mirror wall.
“Don’t worry about hurting us,” Matt said to the dozen or so women sitting in semicircle below the stage. “These things are tough as sin.” He thwacked his cushioned hood, fortified with duct tape. “We just wanted to say hey so that y’all see you’re in no real danger here, with either Tim or me.” He nodded to his co-assailant, who was reclining on the big blue mat beside him. “I’ve been doing this with Dwight and Kelly”—the dojo owners—“for nine, ten years.”
In that time, Matt had learned to grab and hoist and mount the women in such ways that if he ever, heaven forfend, happened to get an erection, he could deal with it discreetly, with the aid of his groin pads.
Dwight was an old friend from Jordan High. Matt had spent much of the 90s in Dwight’s white Geo, smoking up and huffing nitrous. When, after a particularly dazzling bender, Dwight had plowed his sweet piece into a tree, been arrested, and sentenced to 72 hours of community service, he’d abandoned canistered drugs and taken up Shotokan karate. That’s how he’d later met Kelly, in the martial arts club at NC State.
After Dwight and Kelly had agreed to leave their day jobs and open the dojo in a strip mall off NC-10, Dwight had recruited Matt’s help. Matt had been in a semi-tough spot financially then and was glad to suit up.
Notably, there was another reason he’d signed on, which Dwight knew. Matt’s college girlfriend had been raped one night at knifepoint on her walk home from Davis Library, and the incident had stirred up all the sludge in Matt. After it’d happened, he’d gotten wasted on whiskey and painkillers, called Dwight, and slurred out the details. In fact, that had been one of Dwight’s motivations for starting the self-defense classes. It was also why Matt had acted as a padded attacker at Triangle Dragon for one or two Saturdays a month since 2004. A decade later, he still felt singed by that breakup—how ineffectual he’d been. How many nights she’d spent soothing him. So even after he’d gone back to school for C++, signed on in IT at Bellva Pharmaceuticals, and righted the money ship, he went on donning the thick black suit.
† † †
“Any questions for us?” Big Tim gently asked the group, standing up, pulling his long, brown hair into a low pony at his nape.
A woman on the right side of the horseshoe raised a hand. “Please don’t get offended,” she said, finger-combing her blond bangs, “but why y’all do this? No offense.”
“I assure you, none taken,” Big Tim said, with a delicate dip forward from the waist. Placing a hand on his ample chest, he elaborated: “We’re advocates, ma’am. We believe it’s our obligation, as trained self-defense experts, to be of service to you in whatever ways we can. Granted, there’s some cognitive dissonance involved when someone claims to be a helper-subordinate by taking on an aggressor role.” Tim was a PhD candidate in sociology. “But the fact remains that far too many people who look like me perpetrate violent acts against those who’ve been divested of power. As feminist allies, we intend to hold them accountable, preferably at the policy level. But in the meantime, we also want to help you kick their asses.”
This earned a small, delayed smattering of applause, as it often did.
Matt said, “Tim’s a lot smarter than me,” which was true. “Just to add: We’ve all got the same goal. It would be awesome if men would stop beating women up. But seeing as in the history of people that’s never happened, we’re here for you to practice fighting back on.”
It was a fairly representative group: about half were white, the rest black and Latina, a range of ages, from a girl who looked no older than 16 up to a lady who was probably putting finishing touches on 60. Most, though, were in their 20s and 30s, and from what they said, no strangers to assault. This, unfortunately, was also representative. (Matt’s male friends rarely believed official statistics: One in five women will be raped in her life.)
Several in the group broke down crying as Matt and Tim sat behind the curtain, pretending not to listen in. (Tim maybe really wasn’t listening—he had headphones on.) The stories always brutalized Matt, and he was perhaps even more disturbed that the women thought he couldn’t hear them being told. But he felt the listening to be a kind of loathsome duty. If they’d suffered at the hands of lovers, strangers, “friends”—choked, dragged by the hair, bounced off of bathroom fixtures—he should at least hear their testimony before visiting more violence on them.
That morning, eavesdropping proved profitable. The women had made it through nearly all their introductions, Tim had ducked into the bathroom, and Matt had already put on his helmet and gloves when he heard the unusual sound of banging on the dojo doors.
No one was allowed into the workshops after they’d begun—there was a sign saying so—and the strip mall was sleepy enough, especially on Saturdays, that drop-ins were rare.
Matt assumed there’d been a wreck on 10, but there were other options; once, a woman’s estranged husband had showed up, screaming through the glass that he had a gun. It wasn’t clear if he had it on him—he hadn’t bothered, at least, to wave it around before cops came. But after that, Matt always served as Dwight’s backup if anything weird went down. As soon as he’d heard the pounding, he’d stepped out from behind the curtain. Dwight wasn’t in the dojo, and Matt guessed he’d already stepped outside.
The women looked around with evident unease. Some stared grimly at Matt as he made his way quickly toward the door. (He knew he looked scary wearing his helmet, but getting it on was enough of a bitch that he hadn’t wanted to take it off.) Most of them, though, were wrenched around in their seats, trying to discern what was happening outside. But there wasn’t much to see; when workshops were under way, Kelly drew curtains down over the glass front wall.
“Don’t worry, ladies,” Matt said, as he took the few steps off the stage. By the time he could hear Big Tim’s heavy tread behind him, Matt had reached the door. Its small glass pane was covered by a red bandanna. Pulling it aside, his other hand on the handle, Matt peeked into the bright, late-spring parking lot, surrounded by pink crape myrtles.
Dwight was standing by a banged-up white Toyota, engaged in heavy discourse with a petite woman. She had on tight, light-blue jeans and combat boots. Her hair was streaked pink. And suddenly, there wasn’t quite enough air in Matt’s muggy hood.
When Matt cracked the door, he could hear her explaining that she was late because she’d taken her son to the ER that morning. Kid crashed his bike, she said. Nine stitches.
She made some motions—gestured toward the dojo doors. Matt instinctively let the corner of the bandanna fall, stepped back, but he could still hear her pleading: “You’ve got to let me in. I’m fucking terrified. I don’t—”
Matt closed the door, with some difficulty. The gloves had become unwieldy; inside them, his hands were shaking a little and slippery with sweat. The woman in the parking lot was named Lindsay. Her son was Jay. Matt hadn’t seen them for maybe a month—she hadn’t been returning his calls.
Whatever Lindsay said to Dwight must have been convincing; Matt watched them walk back toward the dojo together, Dwight’s arm on Lindsay’s thin shoulders.
Matt retreated quickly. To focus on just one of his feelings: He really didn’t like the thought of accosting a friend. Especially not one he’d kissed and used a dildo on.
There was no official No Friends policy. He and Dwight did it case by case. Matt got to see the workshop sign-up sheets ahead of time, and if he knew any of the women, he’d tailor an ethical course forward. With most of them, he knew there’d be no problem. For a few, he’d absent himself, ask a sub to take his place. It didn’t happen often—just a couple times a year. (Not many of Matt’s friends knew about his dojo gig, including Lindsay; he thought it sounded too weird, made him seem more heroic than he felt. Or worse, might come off as kind of twisted. Easier just not to mention it.)
Lindsay was certainly someone he would have vacated premises for, but he hadn’t seen her name on the roster for that day. Although, in fact, Matt had actually tried to keep this from ever happening: Shortly after he’d met Lindsay, when she’d told him about her ex, he’d encouraged her to take a self-defense workshop at the Y. Apparently she’d dispensed with that advice.
And now it was too late for him to leave. She and Dwight were already hunching in through the door, and then Dwight was locking back up again, giving a last peek at the street from behind the bandanna. Standing beside Dwight, Lindsay looked tiny, like a paperclip.
Matt wondered, of course, if he should speak up. For a moment, he felt sure he should, and he reached up to loosen the chinstrap on his helmet. But almost as quickly, he realized how upsetting this might be for Lindsay. That, in turn, would again upset the other women. And since there was no chance of getting a replacement for Matt so last minute, there’d be no recourse anyway—Lindsay would likely just leave. It was clear she felt a real need to be there.
So he wouldn’t out himself. Was that actively deceptive? Even if better for Lindsay? It wasn’t better for Matt. He felt ill. Somehow, he’d have to keep his helmet on, stay silent all day. Could he do it? Maybe. But no, probably not. He should talk to Dwight, at least.
When Dwight turned around to face the room, Matt waved at him. Lindsay, fortunately, was texting and didn’t notice. But Dwight didn’t see Matt, either, or pretended not to. They were behind schedule. Dwight didn’t like to get behind schedule. Readjusting his yellow headband, Dwight looked sternly at his watch.
It was only then that a bad thought occurred to Matt: Had Lindsay found out that Matt worked there? It wouldn’t have been hard; she knew Dwight was his friend. Had she decided now to come confront Matt, get him involved in some awful shit? For weeks, he’d been hoping to speak to her, but not like this. That anxiety decided things for him. He could manage to keep quiet. It would be a self-challenge, gladiatorial.
When Dwight glanced back up from his watch, he was smiling at the women still circled in their seats. They looked at him uncertainly, and then at Lindsay, who was standing just outside their ring of shaky intimacy.
“You can’t call here anymore,” Lindsay had said over the phone, late, the last time she and Matt had talked. Matt had been on the futon in his living room, watching a cooking show on mute. Live cephalopods roiled across a countertop. She’d spoken in a soft, practical tone, not sounding afraid. But in hearing her, Matt’s whole body had taken on the wicked fire of a throat on whiskey.
“Why not?” he asked, trying not to sound spooked or mad.
“You just can’t,” she whispered. And then she hung up.
He’d called right back, but she’d clicked him off before it even rang, and so he’d texted, frantic: “Is he back? What’s going on? Want me to come over?” This string of messages chirped off without reply. So did several more until he’d sent, “I’m about to dial 911.”
Finally, his phone buzzed with a message back: “DON’T call the cops.” He saw an urgent string of blinking dots, and then: “You really need to NOT do that.” A few seconds later, while he tried to decide what to do, she’d written, “Please just leave us alone.”
Dwight had unfolded a chair for Lindsay. She wasn’t sitting on it so much as she was cocked, like a slingshot. Staring down at the pink bunch of fingers resting in her lap, she said to the group, “He came in through the window.”
Matt instantly felt sick again, and tense, as if waiting for the impact of a crash. He both did and didn’t want to hear what she’d say, what she’d been suffering these last weeks. The other women all watched her intently, some seeming slightly annoyed by the delay she’d caused. Matt could almost see them wondering if her late, dramatic entry was a ploy for extra sympathy. But the feeling in the room was mostly one of compassion. An older churchy-looking lady next to Lindsay reached out and put a hand on her knee. Lindsay didn’t move.
“It was hot that night,” Lindsay said softly. “I opened the window so I could sleep.”
Matt, sitting silently on the edge of the stage with Tim, thought it best not to look at her. He did the math: The attack must have happened very soon after she’d dumped Matt.
“He used my shoelaces,” she was saying. “Which means he was in my room, taking them out while I was sleeping.”
What he saw, in the spongy bog of his mask, was the unwelcome reel of a fantasy: He watched himself drive a spike through her ex-husband’s face. His head exploded, like a watermelon. And it kept exploding.
Had her ex hurt her because of Matt? Was that why she’d dumped him so abruptly? Maybe—he’d never considered this—Alex had forced her to write the texts. And what would Alex have done if he’d found Matt at her place that night?
But Matt also couldn’t keep from picturing another parade of scenes: light bondage, choking, gags, hand-shaped bruises on her ass. Not things she’d wanted to do with Matt, but that he’d imagined or inferred she’d done with her ex. The true beatings flashed at Matt, too: broken cheekbone, livid arm burns, bloody mouth.
And now there was another image, this one dimmer: Lindsay pinned in by her blue sheets, wrists tied with hot-pink laces, bucking wildly. He could sort of squirm his mind away from this if he focused on the rupturing head. But her white, struggling body was there in the shallows of his attention, ready to rise up if he let go of the gore for even one second.
“You know the worst part?” Lindsay was saying. All the women listened. Matt did, too, much as he wished not to. He would have clamped his hands over his ears if he weren’t padded up. Instead, he did now force himself to look at her.
She stayed silent for a moment. She seemed collected. She seemed—Matt was ashamed to think it—almost as if she were acting. He knew better. But was that something? She’d done drama in college, maybe. Why would she do that now, though? Here? A dark spot appeared in his memory, and he couldn’t help but pick at it: some accusation of lying, or instability. Hadn’t she once told Matt that Alex had claimed she made stuff up? Some scheme to get him back, that fucker said, or juice more cash out for the kid. She’d had Matt’s full allegiance then. But hadn’t he now seen for himself the way she could be? Go hot-cold, no warning. Disappear. Could that be a sign of something? Of what? Was she—what? He noticed there were no marks on her wrists. It had been—how long? three weeks?—since the assault.
As he watched her, battling the stinging nest of his thoughts, Lindsay’s calm dissolved. She started to talk again, but then faltered, her body seizing in a shiver that made her arms jerk, like a sleeping dog’s. The church lady pulled her hand off Lindsay’s knee, and Lindsay tried once more to speak. “The only thing worse,” she said, her voice cracking a little. “My kid, my—Jay, he’s 11. That’s who found me.”
Matt felt so sick that he did then put his mitts up to his helmet, thought for a second he’d have to tug it off. His breath got shallow, and the room’s sounds started to fade.
His sudden movement made a few women shift their gazes from Lindsay to him. Lindsay didn’t turn, thank God. She was still looking fixedly at her hands—or, more likely, at the hands in her mind. Pinning her down.
He felt a warm pressure on his back. Tim said, very softly, “Hey, man, you alright?”
Matt made a small nod, brought his glove up to tap Tim’s.
With supreme will, and a weird tingling in his face, Matt managed to regain some control over his circuitry. He took a few breaths in through his nose, exhales through his mouth, and for several minutes, he was submerged in a sort of trance, not looking at Lindsay or Dwight or Tim, not really thinking of anything, except maybe chores. The broken porch step. Leaky kitchen sink. Recycling.
When he was once again aware of his body, the women were stepping carefully onto the stage, lining up along the near mirror wall to take their turns at being grabbed from behind, thrown to the mats, dragged by their feet.
Before any of them had a go, Big Tim demonstrated the first maneuver on Kelly, who gamely screamed “Eyes! Throat! Groin!” while pummeling his dense padding. She was a good foot-plus shorter than Tim; it was very impressive when she managed to flip him flat on his back. The women clapped.
But there was something queasy about the atmosphere. The light was so bright it seemed oiled. It slid across the dirty linoleum and glinted off Tim’s black body suit. It lit up the clockface on the back wall, near the changing area, and bounced out of the floor-length mirrors. It sparkled in the women’s hair.
None of them talked much as they waited in line. One by one, they peeled away from their reflections to face off against Tim. Some of them were smiling with nerves. Most of their faces were blank. A few started crying as Tim’s big body came at them. Tim and Matt always stopped when this happened, and Kelly stepped in to put an arm around the women, check in. Usually, they soldiered on. Sometimes, they disappeared into the changing room for a long time, emerged with puffy eyes.
But today the air was charged with extra anxiety. Matt sensed it in the women’s silence between sessions, and in the especially desperate edge to their anatomical screams: Nose! Knees! Feet! Like a children’s song gone rogue.
And though he disliked for his thoughts to bend this way, he felt the bleakness might be down to Lindsay: her disruption of the delicate ecology that had already gelled before she arrived. He was glad she was there, obviously (though glad was not the word). He wanted her to learn to kill the fucker, if necessary. He just wished he weren’t involved.
He still couldn’t really understand why she’d sabotaged things between them. The week before she’d called it off, Matt had taken her and Jay out three times: to a movie ( Kung Fu Panda 2), for burritos, and to the Life and Science Museum, which usually went over well with single moms. Jay had seemed happy. Lindsay, too. On her couch, she’d squeezed Matt’s hand between her knees, crinkled her eyes.
Later, after Jay was in bed, they’d fucked for hours. Matt may have been a bit rough, said some stuff he regretted. Squeamishly, he remembered asking if she wanted to be tied up. (She said no.) She hadn’t seemed to believe it was an accident that he’d got the wrong hole from behind. Right before he came, he choked her a little. But he apologized for all of it. The next morning, things had been fine, Matt thought.
Soon after that, though, she stopped texting him back.
Matt had been kind of a disaster since then—as bad as anything since Sadie, his college girlfriend. And in reading up again on victims of abuse, he’d learned more about triggers: how a moment of mild frustration might cause an afternoon of agitated silence. How a small piece of advice—about the storm windows, for instance—could provoke accusations of controlling behavior. Once, when he’d come out of her bathroom too fast, he’d seen her leap halfway across the kitchen.
But the thing that made most sense, now that he thought of it, was that Alex had found out about Matt, and had threatened Lindsay, or even Jay. If that was true, though, why hadn’t she told Matt? Did she really think so little of him? He’d spent the decade since Sadie molding himself into a man who could handle things.
Matt hated her ex. Fucking despised him.
He watched from the sidelines as Tim took turns with the first group of women. He could hear grit crunch beneath his thin leather shoe soles as he stepped along the far mirror wall.
It was hard not to stare at Lindsay; he was having trouble training his eyes on anything else. She’d changed into clothes he’d never seen: a red T-shirt and black leggings, which showed off the perfect curve of her ass. She looked so defenseless in bare feet, toenails painted pink. Her faded pink ponytail was pulled back high on her head, and without makeup, she was very pale, as if she’d been indoors all spring. She was the prettiest woman in the room by far. An inappropriate thought, maybe, but there it was.
He kept expecting her to make some sign of recognition, even just glance back. But if anything, she was avoiding looking at either Matt or Tim. The more time that went by, the less likely it seemed that she’d come to ambush Matt. Irrationally, he started to feel a little hurt, like she was rejecting him again. He tried to force the dumb anger down.
And then, in the process of monitoring Lindsay’s slow progress toward the front of the line, Matt made a bad discovery. He and Tim always switched off halfway through each round: the person who’d been perpetrating assaults got to take a water break, regroup. When Matt had first counted the women off in his mind, he’d been very relieved to see that Lindsay had just made the cut-off for Big Tim this time. In fact, while Matt had been pacing the stage, he’d been trying to figure out how he could avoid attacking Lindsay for the rest of the day. Well-timed phone calls? Strategic bathroom breaks? It wasn’t until it was nearly her turn that he saw his mistake: She’d be the first woman in his group. He made this realization just before it was time to trade places with Tim.
When she landed her first hit, an uppercut to Matt’s chin, it felt like almost nothing. He snapped his head back in an exaggerated arc. Tim did this, too: outsize motions that were half cartoon. Matt didn’t know why they hammed it up. Were they trying to show what would happen if they weren’t wearing padding? Was it paternalism? He couldn’t say. He and Tim never talked methodology.
Grand gestures were especially necessary with Lindsay. She didn’t weigh much, and she was clearly struggling to inhabit an aggressive stance. Her strike to Matt’s eyes—the women were taught to deliver powerful finger pecks to the foam mask—was also soft. It was no wonder: Her own eyes were nearly closed.
And Matt soon had to open a new vein of fakery; her physical closeness was really starting to mess with him. As she jumped around, her tits bounced beneath her red shirt. Color started coming to her cheeks. When she yelled in his face, her nostrils flared, and the little hairs haloing her temples quivered. He felt the very regrettable stiffening of his cock inside his thick, humid suit. Images came to him of one of the last times they’d fucked, in his shower. All her skin had been flushed from the heat. She’d had her eyes closed then, too, to keep out the water spray. When she came, she’d screamed.
As she punched him in the gut, Matt wondered, for the first time, if she’d ever embellished her gestures as well. The doubt didn’t soften his dick. To get it down, he tried thinking of work tasks he had to do. (De-bugging Vivex, helping with the email blast to East Coast reps, working with Miranda on that banner ad of brawny older dudes on statins.) But it wasn’t enough, and when Lindsay kneed him in the groin—hard this time, a real solid hit—he nearly groaned from arousal and pain. When he doubled over, hands cupping his balls, none of it was simulated.
Lindsay had leapt back, too. And when Matt stood upright again, water still blurring his vision, he thought he saw a sharpness in her eyes. She was squinting at him, hands still up. Neither of them spoke.
Dwight yelled, “Nice one. Next up!”
The second scenario required Matt and Tim to creep behind the women, lift them clean in the air, and throw them down on the battered blue pads. Tim ended up with Lindsay that round, thank God; Matt wasn’t sure he could handle it.
He was finding it especially hard not to talk. And in fact, when his turn as attacker came around again, he screwed up.
If a woman ever freaked out mid-drill, he’d try to comfort her before Kelly stepped in. This time, it happened with his fourth woman, the church lady who’d soothed Lindsay. As soon as Matt lifted her, she went rigid and started shrieking. The sound was so awful and loud—their heads were together—that he could feel it in his teeth. For a moment, he thought he’d drop her.
He managed to set her down, a little roughly, without fumbling. But when he straightened up, he saw that she was shaking all over, like a spider web. He’d never seen a whiter face on a live person, and he was afraid she might be having a seizure.
Without thinking, gently reaching out an arm, he started to ask, “Are you OK?” But before he could even finish the phrase, she swayed a little, elegantly, and fainted.
Matt leaped to catch her, but they went down hard. There was a gruesome thud as they hit the floor, and he worried that he’d hurt her with his knee. In the seconds that they were jumbled together, while she was still out cold, Matt began quaking a little, too.
Once the workshops were under way, Matt was generally able to block out things that particular women had said about why they were there, sacrificing whole Saturdays like this one—a warm, clear day in May—to battering bulwarked men. During the decade of his dojo service, he’d heard just about every brutal and revolting story there was. But some did still manage to get at him. And seeing this lady splayed out on the blue mats beneath him, her hair-sprayed white hair flattened, face slack, eyes closed and arms flung out, one corner of her shirt riding up to expose a small, jellied triangle of belly flesh, he felt defeated.
When he and Tim had been behind the curtain earlier, it had been easy to pick out her voice—she sounded her age. And he couldn’t forget what she’d said. The things some man had done to her.
As disturbed as Matt generally was by anecdotes of coeds coerced by friends and women slapped around by drunken husbands, he could find his way inside some crimes—at least understand how they’d happen. (Tim had accused him once of prurience for listening.) It kind of freaked Matt out that he could occupy these guys’ minds. He also felt, though, that it helped him act.
But with the church lady—a grandmother, retired schoolteacher, volunteer with illiterate adults—Matt couldn’t detach. He thought of his own Grandma Jude, whose house he’d gone to every day after school. She’d fried him bacon, fed him buttered Farina, drawn murals of zoo animals alongside him at her dining-room table. An image flashed: Grandma Jude bound and gagged. He wanted to punch the mirror wall. Crack it to the top.
Instead, he went for a cigarette. Dwight and Kelly had decided to break early for lunch. As it happened, the church lady, Jeanine, had neglected to mention her low-blood-sugar condition, which seemed to have exacerbated her fit.
Matt hadn’t smoked in years, but Big Tim still did, and bummed him one when they went out back, behind the dumpsters, piling their sweaty black helmets and pads at their feet.
Flicking ash at the glimmering asphalt, Tim said, “What’s up with you, man? Your aura today is, like, fucking black.”
Matt couldn’t disagree. He took a hard drag, tobacco crackling pleasantly. He said, “It’s my three-year anniversary.”
Tim’s face softened. “Of what?” he asked. “Sobriety?”
“Of finding a massage parlor in East Durham that’ll do happy endings,” said Matt, trying to suppress a smile. He didn’t know why this stuff came out of him sometimes. Where it came from.
Tim shook his head. “You’re an asshole,” he said, crushing his empty pack of Pall Malls and chucking it in the dumpster.
In the third and last cycle of assaults, Matt and Tim pretended to break in through the women’s windows while they feigned sleep, pinioned by their own bedding.
Before they began, Matt kept eyeing Lindsay, trying to gauge if she’d recognized his voice. Was she looking his way more? He couldn’t tell, but it didn’t really seem like it.
The round began fairly smoothly. Jeanine requested that her assailant be Tim—this bothered Matt only a little; he knew it wasn’t personal—and when she’d kicked Tim off in victory, she got a wild ovation, the women hooting and clapping and pounding the stage. Matt applauded too, hard, with a feeling like warm soup in his throat. This lady was damn brave. These women were all so loving, so lurid in their grace, their strength like cave stones, and it was a fucking beautiful thing.
Jeanine was Tim’s last woman of the day. After they finished their exchange, Tim de-padded in evident relief, easing himself down onto the edge of the stage, smiling at Matt as he leaned back against the mirror. “You’re up,” he said gratuitously.
Matt nodded, took his place, crouching by the “window” in the center of the floor as his first victim, a thickset Latina, stretched prone on the blue foam. For some reason, he was as nervous as he’d been in his early days. He felt his pulse pick up. He felt, in fact, faintly pukish. Something about the woman—the way her fat bunched up at her gut. He thought with regret of the cigarette, the turkey sandwich he’d tossed after three forced bites.
He tried to picture the assault, move his mind through what he’d do to her. But he was distracted by his anxiety, and then self-conscious about the extra time he was taking. Balanced on one knee, he wobbled, almost tipping over, even with both hands on the stage.
“Ready?” Dwight called, sounding impatient.
Don’t think too much, Matt scolded himself, and abruptly stood, quickly taking the three strides needed to reach the woman.
Her body was so odd and round that dropping onto her was awkward, like mounting a sea lion. For a crucial moment, Matt hesitated in his descent. But the woman had misanticipated his position in space, and screaming a shattering “No!” she kicked Matt in the side of the head with the full force of her wrath and weight.
The helmet, even bolstered by tape, was not designed for such a thing; he later thought that he might have blacked out for a second midair. It was tough to say, though, because he landed hard on his left shoulder with a conspicuous crack, and as a sear shot through his side and back, things did definitely darken for a moment.
When he came to, he was lying faceup, and the brightness through his mask’s eyeholes was an electric hell. His head felt like a box of nails, and there was a hot stripe in his belly. He heard a thick wedge of silence, and then the fat Latina loudly saying: “Fuck!”
Hurried footsteps juddered the stage, and then there were a few faces above Matt, and Dwight’s hand on his arm.
“OK, bud? Can you sit up?” Dwight sounded scared. That worried Matt. He sat up.
Dwight said, “Let’s get you some air,” and Matt heard the crunched-gravel sound of his chinstrap unfastening, released pressure, freedom at his throat. It happened fast. And for Matt, everything had turned slow, like he was going through a carwash. Dwight managed to tug Matt’s helmet all the way off before Matt remembered his powerful need to keep it on—he wasn’t even quite sure why right then—and wrested it back from Dwight. Shoving it down again, he felt fiery honey in his eyes. But he made no noise, refastened the strap. And then, very much wanting to do otherwise, he grabbed Dwight’s hand and silently struggled to get up, wincing. A pink light swung through his vision.
When he was standing, he mumbled to Dwight, “I’m OK. Give me a second.” Then he hobbled a few paces and shook himself, like he’d just stepped out of a lake.
Tim offered, of course, to suit back up, but Matt refused without thinking it through. For a few minutes, he couldn’t think clearly; his mind was like a hole in the sand that kept filling in. He didn’t want to sacrifice the effort he’d made to keep his identity hidden from Lindsay. But in his daze, he’d also sort of forgotten that she didn’t know it was him, and he worried, contradictorily, that she’d think he was weak if he tapped out to Tim.
The flaws in Matt’s logic didn’t occur to him until he was back on his knees, steeling himself to tackle another woman, or girl, actually—the high schooler. Somehow, it did not fucking occur to him that he could have spared himself another attack on Lindsay. An attack, he finally reflected, that was a near perfect echo of the one she’d recently survived.
But then he made another realization: There was no way she hadn’t seen his face. Right? They’d all been staring. His mask was off. So she knew it was Matt, and she hadn’t lost her shit. She was just standing there, redoing her ponytail. She didn’t fucking care.
Matt felt huge relief, like he’d just woken from a dream that he’d killed someone in. And then he had another thought. It struck him again that she’d come here on purpose, to seek Matt out. She knew (didn’t she?) that he was friends with Dwight. There were photos of Matt on the damn Triangle Dragon website. Maybe—was it possible?—she was into it. Maybe this was all some arcane plan she’d explain later, while sucking his dick. Maybe she’d never even been beaten up. Where were the bruises?
If Matt was right, he’d just have to play along, pretend he hadn’t noticed what was going on. He could do that. No problem.
Even if he was getting ahead of himself with the blowjob, it didn’t matter. All that mattered was that she knew it was him. Because that could only mean forgiveness, do-over, redemption.
Lindsay waited patiently on the floor for Matt to violate her. She was patient, and she was tough, her jaw set firm. He could also see that she was either turned on or very afraid: eyes fixed on him and fists balled up by her sides, as if gripping real sheets.
And yet watching her felt like being dipped in holy water. He had so much respect, so much love for this thin windmill of a woman with hair the color of old gum. Not much chest, glorious ass and legs. Man, she was a good kisser. And she did the best damn Lucille Ball. Lucille Ball! Why? It made him laugh so hard every time.
She worked like crazy all day—like a fucking ant colony—with those “special needs” kids, who might put a pocketknife in your arm at any time, or try to film your butt on their phones, or suffer some grisly fit that made them nearly bite through their own tongues. And then at night, she hauled that perfect ass to Durham Tech, to finish her nursing degree. And then, on weekends, she bartended at the Cave, where she handled more than her share of shit. (Some of her worst fights with Alex, it seems, were about that place. In fact, it was where she and Matt had met.) Of course she’d drive straight home after her shifts, because on top of everything, she had Jay. “He stays up for me,” she’d once said with a weary, grudging gratitude. “Three, four in the morning. It doesn’t matter what I say to him or the sitter. Now he claims he’s too old for her. I hope that’s not true.”
It was that woman—the one who, for months, had made him quesadillas at whatever hour, kneaded crimped muscles in his neck, and weighed in on the vagaries of his boss’s passive-aggressive emails— she was the woman he’d give a kidney for.
But for a jarring moment, the person on the dojo floor seemed like something else. A charred pile of sticks, almost. And the quick shift in his feelings made the estrangement even stronger. Watching Lindsay lie still, Matt didn’t want to picture her dark bedroom, or see her shrouded in sheets, trying to thrash her way up out of them like a caught fish.
But he couldn’t keep from seeing these things. No more than he could stop his cock from getting hard again. You’re repulsive, he reflected. How did you get this way? You have no right to be here. To his horror, these thoughts only turned him on more.
He knew exactly what would happen next, and he felt powerless. As he mimed opening the window to her bedroom and crawling through, his breath began to get heavy. By the time he was looming over her, about to straddle her waist, his ears were ringing like the wet lips of wineglasses played at a wedding.
Then he was on top of her, such a familiar feeling. Something in muscle memory kicked in, like laying hands on a guitar. As his dick rubbed against the stiff rubber of his suit, he could swear he saw permission, even desire, in her eyes. And then her arms tensed, and her legs swung up wildly, and she was yelling, “No!” as she kicked his torso and arms.
He was supposed to fall back, end the interlude. But he couldn’t resist wrestling her a few seconds, gripping her firm calves and one of her bare feet. When she kicked him a second time, though, he submitted with a groan, flailing down with an embellished motion.
Dwight and Kelly let him lay low at the end of class, stay in the changing room and skip the goodbyes. Matt didn’t know what Lindsay might want from him, and he hoped to speak with her in private. Still, Kelly did scrunch her sweettart face at Matt and ask, “What is up with you today?”
The timing was tricky. The first thing was to wait out Big Tim. (“See you, man,” Tim said as he left. But he thumped Matt’s shoulder roughly.) After Tim was gone, Matt got changed real fast, banking on the fact that women always take longer to get dressed. Despite Lindsay’s baroque busyness, this was true of her, too.
Then Matt snuck out back with his duffel and ducked behind the dumpsters. It was steamy as a school gym, and though it was nearing 7 PM, the sun hadn’t started to set. Matt caught the bogdeath smell of old garbage coming from the bins. The blooming crape myrtles at the edge of the lot had dropped a pink skirt of blossoms on the concrete and grass.
Hurrying—and starting to feel a sting in his hurt shoulder—Matt ran-walked from dumpster to dumpster behind the whole strip mall, past the back of the post office and China Thai and Luxury Bliss Nails.
He came out on the other side just in time to see Lindsay striding to her car, changed back into her boots and jeans and moving quickly, in her don’t-fuck-with-me way, keys already out in her hand. Probably rushing home to Jay, recovering from his bike accident. Stitches? Had that really happened? It seemed unlike her to leave him alone after a hospital visit. Maybe she was just afraid to leave him alone these days.
All Matt really wanted was to talk. Find out how she’d been, if she was OK, if Alex was respecting the restraining order. He wanted to know, too, of course, if she’d recognized him inside. If there was a chance they could reconcile, maybe fuck later in the car. He also wanted to know if there was anything he could do, help, provide. He could stay with Jay some nights after school, at least. They got along.
But when he’d nearly caught up with Lindsay, before he’d even said her name, she turned around quickly. And he was a little startled to see her keys thrust out, weaponized, as she’d just been taught not to do. He was a lot more surprised by the stricken face she made when she saw him.
“Oh my God,” she said, taking a few steps away. “What are you doing here?” Her eyes swept the parking lot. “Are you fucking stalking me?”
Matt was stunned. “Stalking you?” he said, just barely managing to contain his voice. He looked around the lot, too, and saw that on the far side, a few other stragglers from class were chatting by an open car door. He also noticed Dwight and Kelly’s black van still parked near the dojo, triangle dragon martial arts and self defense stenciled in white on the side. They’d be stepping out at any moment.
Matt reminded himself about triggers, the class she’d just had inside. The reason she’d taken it. He worked to keep calm, keep her calm, and started to say, “What I—”
“I’m studying karate,” Lindsay said. Her keys were still pointed at him. “I was at my class, self-defense class, inside.”
“Yeah,” said Matt, peaceably raising a hand. “I know.” He tried to smile. Glancing over his shoulder, at the dojo, he went on: “I wanted to tell you—I thought you knew—I was there, in the class.” He lifted his lumpy black duffel.
“What?” Lindsay said. She looked from Matt to the bag, brows dipped, frowning. And then she clapped a hand to her mouth. Shaking her head, eyes wide, she said, “Jesus Christ.”
Matt could see in her face that she was reviewing the day. His wet gaze behind the mask. His heavy breath as he pinned her.
She shivered, like a zipper of disgust, and then squared her shoulders. Matt noticed she was in a good fighting stance: grounded, one leg slightly back. He was disturbed to see that the hand holding her keys was trembling.
“Back off,” she said.
This was going real damn bad real fast. Matt fought the urge to look around, see if anyone was watching. With both his hands now raised, he took a few slow steps toward Lindsay as she moved out of range.
Quietly, he said her name, but she kept retreating, watching him fixedly.
“Come on,” he said. “Hey, Linds. I should have said something. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I was scared to freak you out. But I’m not the enemy.”
He saw the watermelon burst again. Maybe she was afraid Alex would find out about the dojo. She was so edgy, and he hated it. He’d ruined her. Matt was starting to get real pissed, though, about this transference, or whatever it was. She’d put him in a fucking bind.
She was closing in on her car, and Matt was feeling desperate. He reached for her shoulder, but she wrenched away.
“Don’t,” she said, raising her voice. She was shaking with rage. Her face was maybe the ugliest thing he’d ever seen, including in some fetish porn. Ugliest because he still really loved her, and because she was usually so beautiful.
He sensed that the group at the other end of the lot was on alert. One person was moving toward them.
“I thought you saw me,” Matt said, sounding pathetic. He grabbed her arm again, a little more roughly this time.
Still holding her keys, she reached with her free hand into her purse and brought out a black canister with a bright red top. “Matt,” she said. “You need to back the fuck off.”
Right then, he heard the dojo doors bang open behind him. A moment later, Dwight’s thick twang tore the air: “What’s going on over there? Everything OK?”
Matt didn’t turn, but he did let go of Lindsay’s arm. What would happen, he wondered, if she claimed he’d been harassing her? Would Dwight and Kelly intervene? Would they call the cops on him? (Ever since an uncomfortable incident last year, when a workshop attendee had claimed Matt “groped” her, Kelly had acted kind of coldly toward Matt. He was afraid she’d been poisoning Dwight’s opinion of him.)
But Lindsay quickly dropped the pepper spray back into her purse. She yelled back, “Everything’s fine! I’m just leaving.”
There was a pulse of silence.
“You sure?” Kelly yelled.
Matt felt a little knuckle of rage scrape his throat. Fuck you, Kelly.
“Yeah,” he hollered over his shoulder. “I was just walking her to her car.”
Lindsay opened her door. As soon as she was inside, he heard the maddening click of power locks. Then she drove off.
It had seemed best to tell Dwight and Kelly that Lindsay had confused Matt for a friend of her ex-husband’s. Dwight looked convinced. Matt couldn’t tell about Kelly. But pretty soon, they’d headed home to their dog. By then, everyone else had gone, too.
Matt had needed to stay a few minutes, cool down. He now sat alone in his car in the empty lot, a hand wrapped around his cock.
Why had she been like that? Who fucking knew? At this point, Matt couldn’t rule out that she was just fucking nuts. Maybe there was no restraining order. Maybe Alex had never even laid a hand on her. Matt was actually starting to feel a little compassion for the man. What had he been through? And they had a kid.
Matt hadn’t done a thing to Lindsay. He was a decent fucking guy. He didn’t love the word “feminist,” but he was doing just fine. If this was about one very minor sexual indiscretion—about which she’d said nothing at the time—then what the fuck? Really, she was nuts. He’d had women ask him to spank them with paddles, gag them with pantyhose—even punch them in the face. One had actually asked him to burn her. He’d never done any of that. And if Lindsay was freaking out about something unrelated to sex, then Matt gave up. He should probably be kissing a fucking rabbit’s foot.
It was true that in vulnerable moments—driving home drunk on a Tuesday night; waking up beside a strung-out waitress he’d found online who’d spent half the night crying; Lindsay, screaming at him in public—Matt could be attacked by unwelcome visions. But he knew that there was nothing so deviant in his thoughts. Which, anyway, he couldn’t control—he was responsible only for his actions.
Now, leaning back in the driver’s seat, his hand quickening, he saw the net-caught look that had glittered in Lindsay’s eyes when she’d turned around and noticed him behind her in the parking lot. He felt the struggle she’d put up when he’d grappled her on the mats.
On the seat beside him was a box of tissues, and as he imagined her thrashing in her sheets, his fingers on her throat, he snatched one out.
When he was done, he balled it up, opened the door, and dropped it on the ground.
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City Scavenger Hunt
Searching high and low for something fun to do in Washington D.C.? Scavenge no more -- and then, scavenge a whole lot more, during this immersive city hunt! Assemble your team of sleuths, and kick things off at the Smithsonian Castle deep within the National Mall. For the next three-plus hours, you'll use abstract clues to arrive at various points of interest. Highlights include monuments, museums, and architecture. In the process, you'll get a dose of local history and culture. You'll also receive points for each correct answer, which will be tallied up at the events end to determine the winner! They might as well just crown you now, right?
Wed, Jul 17, 10:00am More Dates (1127)
1000 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington
Get to know Washington D.C. during a thrilling scavenger hunt
Form teams and answer questions correctly to score points
Visit iconic monuments, museums, and other sites
Learn a bit of history and enjoy some friendly competition
High Ropes Challenge Course Package
Experience the ultimate challenge on a high ropes course with three levels of adventure taking you up to 40 feet in the air. Start out by approaching the course via a cable bridge. Then let your love of excitement soar as you try out courses such as Islands in the Sky, Vine Walk, Raider Bridge, Heebie Jeebie, and Tyrolean Traverse. Each of the 19 traverses is designed to entertain and challenge participants. Conquer them all, if you can! When you've finished, you can either climb down, be lowered on a static belay, or test yourself on the leap of faith.
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8600 Foundry St, Savage
Challenge yourself to a high ropes course with over 19 different traverses
Experience the thrill of traversing over 40 feet in the air
Learn the ropes from an experienced guide
Take your love of adventure to thrilling new heights
Explore one of DC's most historically and architecturally unique towns, which has prospered for over two hundred years, in the most delicious way possible -- with this guided walking food tour! Experience and learn about Old Town Alexandria's significance throughout the history of our country as you stroll through streets lined with stately mansions, charming row houses, and lush trees, encapsulating three centuries worth of charm. Stop to sample specially made dishes and discover off the beaten path locally owned and operated restaurants with your in-the-know guide. After enjoying treats ranging from handmade artisan bread, all the way to famous 135 year old Jelly cake, you will be able to truly appreciate the heritage, history, and local food in Old Town Alexandria! Other specialities may include fresh seafood and brewed tea. Begin your journey today!
Old Town Alexandria, Alexandria
Explore one of DC's most historically and architecturally unique towns on a guided walking tour
Uncover and learn about Old Town Alexandria's significance throughout the history of our country.
Stop to sample specially made dishes from locally owned and operated restaurants
Enjoy treats ranging from artisanal handmade bread to Old Town's 135 year old Jelly cake
Curious about street art? Fancy yourself the next Banksy? Come explore graffiti and street art in this hands-on class; a time to create, to be free, and to play. Connect with new and like-minded people as you de-stress and discover various visual art forms to create collaborative murals with friends and other artists. This class is great for anyone intrigued by personal expression, visual art, shape, graffiti art, painting, airbrushing, cartoons, comics, color, and abstract forms. Unleash your creativity by experimenting with this fun new art form!
3305 8th St NE, Washington
Come explore the basics of graffiti and street art in this creative hands-on class
Connect with new and like-minded people as you de-stress and discover various visual art forms
Express your creativity as you develop new skills and create new memories
Experience graffiti with friends, family, colleagues and other artists
Capitol Hill and Monuments Electric Cart Tour
See Washington DC's major sites in a fun, unique way -- aboard an electric cart! As you explore Capitol Hill, see famous monuments and landmarks including the White House, US Capitol Building, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, Smithsonian and more. These eco-friendly, all-electric vehicles let you enjoy the fresh air while admiring great up-close views of DC's major locations and off-the-beaten-path areas. You'll also hop off your cart to explore some areas by foot. Meet at the Smithsonian Metro Stop in the morning to hop aboard your all-electric cart - a unique, fun, relaxing, and eco-friendly way to experience Washington DC. Each electric cart seats four people plus your local guide, and you'll drive in a group of three carts. Your tour starts at the Smithsonian complex and proceeds through the major monument areas. Marvel at the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, and visit the World War I Memorial, World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Continue past DC's most famous icon: the White House. Be sure to have your camera ready for this portion of the ride! In Capitol Hill, DC's largest historic residential neighborhood, visit the Visitor's Center inside the US Capitol Building. You'll also stop by the Supreme Court and Library of Congress buildings. As your meander through the city, enjoy the fresh air and great up-close views aboard your open-air, eco-friendly cart. Your guide will entertain you with stories and facts about DC's history, as well as point out any festivals, exhibits, demonstrations or special events occurring along the way. Your tour ends back at the Smithsonian complex.
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Smithsonian Metro Stop, Washington DC
Explore Capitol Hill and other important D.C. landmarks from the vantage point of an electric car
Have an eco-friendly experience as your guide gives you insight to these fascinating places
Marvel at places like the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument
Enjoy the fresh air and great up-close views of the stunning amount of D.C. history
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Auckland has been ranked among the top cities
Auckland has been ranked among the top cities in the world for students to pursue a university education it has been revealed today (20 - 11 - 2013) by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds in its annual Best Student Cities ranking.
The ranking looks at the quality of education, the quality of living, affordability and employer activity as well as comparing how attractive the 98 cities in the study are for all students, local and international. As a heading to the score of New Zealand the founder of the study, Ben Sowter, has said ‘’Auckland rightly deserves it’s position in the top 50 list’’ He also went on to say "The city's strengths clearly lie in its high quality of living, scoring 91 out of a possible 100 points, student mix at 84 points and employer activity at 79 points."
AUT University Vice Chancellor Derek McCormack said: "Auckland is a great city for students, both Kiwi and international, and we are delighted that our success is helping to promote that."
The ranking will definitely help our country be an attractive prospect for students all over the world to consider finishing their education in, our student visas are elementary to obtain and require no extortionate fees and also the ability to work here during your study period can be extremely beneficial and also add to the memories people will keep forever of their youthful years, the experience here in New Zealand for students is second to none.
Auckland Mayor Len Brown said Auckland's ranking was a recognition of the city's growing significance as an international destination for students. "The effort we are putting into areas such as transforming our city centre and upgrading transport infrastructure across Auckland can only add to our international reputation as a great student city," the mayor added.
Students have seen New Zealand as the land of opportunity for years and the ever increasing educational studies that are being done are consistently producing evidence that New Zealand really is one of the top places to study with one global survey calling us ‘The leader of the world in Education’’
For students who want a brilliant education but also immense fun while obtaining their goals there is no other country where you can leave the classroom for the day and head over to some amazing surfs, swim with dolphins, ride horse back down a beach or experience a wonderfully vibrant nightlife all within extremely close proximity and all highly achievable activities on a daily basis!
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You are here: Home > Things to do > Sightseeing > Attractions > Museums > Museums for kids
Best London museums for kids
London is home to many family-friendly museums and London attractions.
Whether you're looking for things to see at the Natural History Museum, exploring the Horniman Museum, or taking a trip of discovery at the Science Museum, there are a host of top museums in London for families. Most London museums offer activities for kids and things to do for children and almost all are free to enter. Take your pick of the top family-friendly museums in London.
Step aboard Europe's largest preserved WW2 warship and experience the legend of HMS Belfast. The ship has nine decks steeped in history, from the Captain's Bridge to the sailor's mess, and offers hands-on activities for children. Free family audio tours are available.
Prices from £16.35 Book now
Bank of England Museum Free
Teach kids the value of money the fun way at the Bank of England Museum. See gold bars from ancient times - even try to lift one - and hear unexpected tales about the Bank's ghostly nun.
The British Museum Free
The British Museum is one of the world's greatest, showcasing objects from prehistoric to modern times. Entertain kids at the Digital Discovery Centre and check out the free events for kids of all ages. Free activity backpacks are also available.
The London Transport Museum in Covent Garden hosts exhibitions connecting transport with the history of London. Find more than 80 vehicles, including a red London bus and the world's first Tube train. The galleries are full of exhibits for children to play on. Look out for Interchange, the children's interactive area. Free entry for under 18s.
Prices from £16.50
Museum of London Free
Take the kids on a journey through London's past – from when lions roamed Trafalgar Square, to the city under Roman rule and the 21st century capital. Don't miss the midweek events for the under-fives and free family events at weekends.
Museum of London Docklands Free
Kids can learn the history of the river Thames at Museum of London Docklands. Venture through the 19th-century Sailortown, let them loose in the Mudlarks soft play area, or join the fun at the free family events during the weekend.
National Maritime Museum Free
Kids'll love the National Maritime Museum as there's plenty to engage and entertain young minds. For under-sevens there's the AHOY! children's gallery, while older children can steer a ship into port at All Hands. Look out for family events during the week.
Natural History Museum Free
Meet a life-sized blue whale or a roaring T-Rex dinosaur! At the Natural History Museum kids can delve into the Darwin Centre, get hands-on at the Investigate science lab or shaken up in the earthquake machine. Some charges apply. Read More
Science Museum Free
Museums don't get more family-friendly than the Science Museum! Trace the space rocket's history, meet Isambard Kingdom Brunel or catch a 3D movie. Teenagers get hands-on at Launchpad, and young kids'll love Pattern Pod. Some charges apply.
V&A Museum of Childhood Free
Take a trip down memory lane at the V&A Museum of Childhood. Join free daily activities, from storytelling to treasure hunts, or explore the collection of teddy bears and dolls' houses. Family packs for under-fives are available.
The Crystal
Take your children to see the world's largest exhibition about the future of our cities, the Crystal. Through interactive touch-screens, immersive experiments and personal swipe cards, kids learn how to create a sustainable building and how to produce energy. Free to enter for under-18s. Travel there on the Emirates Air Line cable car nearby.
Horniman Museum and Gardens Free
The Horniman Museum is a children's paradise. As well as a programme of free activities for kids, there's an aquarium, a hands-on centre, a Nature Base, plus beautiful gardens perfect for picnics. Some charges apply.
Opened in 2006 and relocated to its current Bloomsbury spot in 2019, The Cartoon Museum is dedicated to preserving British cartoons, comics and animation. Discover a treasure trove of more than 6,000 original artworks and 8,000 books during your visit.
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2008 Financial Results
Yorkshire Building Society delivers a solid performance in another turbulent year.
One of the UK's strongest savings institutions
Yorkshire Building Society has delivered another solid performance and remains one of the UK's strongest savings institutions in a year of unprecedented turmoil in the financial markets. Its exceptionally strong Tier 1 capital position improved further during the year, without recourse to taxpayer recapitalisation, and its strong funding and liquidity positions were also strengthened.
The Society had no losses from the failed Lehman Bros or Icelandic banks. It has not lent in the commercial or buy-to-let mortgage market and has not acquired mortgage portfolios originated by other lenders. The Society also protected savers by not passing on the full impact of the Bank of England base rate cuts, which over the course of a year will make its savers £50m better off than they would have otherwise been.
The Yorkshire's performance has not been immune to the global banking crisis or the economic recession, but its underlying financial strength means it is very well placed to weather the current storm.
Key highlights in 2008:
One of the strongest capital ratios in the sector, without raising capital from the government or the market
Strong liquidity and funding position maintained - one of the lowest levels of wholesale funding in the industry
Management expense ratio reduced for third successive year
Merger with Barnsley Building Society completed
Saving members protected from full impact of base rate cuts
Member savings balances increased by £1.2bn
Growth in savings balances was more than four times the growth in mortgage balances
No exposure to the riskier commercial, buy-to-let or unsecured markets
Group remains profitable, with core operating profit at £53m - pre-tax profit at £8.3m, impacted in part by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) charge for the failures of Bradford & Bingley, Icelandic and London Scottish banks
Retail network expansion, with two new Yorkshire branches opened (Solihull and Wolverhampton) and acquisition of eight branches through the Barnsley merger
In a year of unprecedented uncertainty, YBS customer satisfaction survey shows that once again 9 out of 10 members trust the Society enough to recommend it to their friends and family
Solvency ratio of 14.8%, and Tier 1 ratio at 14.1% (of which 12.0% is Core Tier 1)
Liquid assets increased to £5.3bn (25% of Shares, Deposits and Loans), prudential liquidity maintained above regulatory requirement
Group assets up to £23bn
Mortgage loan growth of 3.7%
Increase in member savings balances of £1.2bn (including Barnsley merger) compared to an increase in net lending of £0.3bn
Total retail savings balances fund over 88% of the Group's total mortgage assets
Underlying non-interest income broadly maintained at 2007 levels despite reduction in mortgage lending
Management expense ratio reduced to just 0.56% - over 20% improvement in cost efficiency since 2005
Group core operating profit £53m - profit before tax £8.3m, after the impact of:
a £14.7m charge through the FSCS for the failures of the Icelandic, Bradford & Bingley and London Scottish banks
impact of fair value and changes to the market value of our residual structured investment portfolio
cost of maintaining high levels of liquidity
not passing on the full rate cuts to savers
prudent mortgage provisioning
No exposure to the riskier commercial, buy-to-let or unsecured mortgage markets and no purchased loan portfolios from other lenders
Group's averaged indexed loan to value at 50%
Group mortgage accounts greater than 3 months in arrears 1.59%, below the industry average of 1.88%, and growing at a slower rate than the industry
Arrears of over 12 months and possessions at 0.30% compared to the industry average of 0.46%
Other highlights in 2008:
The launch of an award winning online savings application service
The Society's Charitable Foundation supported almost 2,000 local charity and community groups, donating over £400,000
An additional 23 companies chose the Yorkshire to administer their new Sharesave Schemes
Recognised with a number of industry awards, including:
Best Arrears and Debt Management Strategy - Mortgage Finance Gazette
Award for Innovation - ifs School of Finance
5 Star Award for Service - Financial Adviser
Iain Cornish, Chief Executive of Yorkshire Building Society said:
"The Yorkshire reacted extremely early to a crisis which began in mid-2007 and intensified throughout 2008. Our capital and our funding position are amongst the very strongest in the UK financial sector, we have increased even further our already substantial holdings of high quality liquid assets and we have never been active in the buy-to-let, commercial lending or mortgage portfolio acquisition markets - parts of the market which appear to be suffering most as the recession begins to bite.
"At a time when competition for retail funds has been particularly aggressive, we have grown our retail member savings balances by £1.2bn, more than enough to fund all our mortgage growth in 2008 and without having to resort to unsustainable savings rates. Our commitment to savers is demonstrated by the fact that we haven't passed on the full impact of the Bank of England base rate cuts. As a result, over the course of a full year, our savers will be well over £50m better off than they would otherwise have been. Our core operating profits, although down, remain healthy, and much of the reduction reflects the deliberate decisions we have taken to increase liquidity, lend even more cautiously and protect savers - all of which impact directly on our margins. We have also increased our mortgage loss provisions to reflect our belief that unemployment will rise further and house prices will fall significantly again in 2009.
"Our pre-tax profits have been affected by the extraordinary market conditions in which we have had to operate. We have been adversely impacted by the cost imposed on us for the bailout of the failed Icelandic, Bradford & Bingley and London Scottish banks through the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. I believe that our proportion of these costs, as a building society, is disproportionate and we are lobbying hard to protect our members from further inequitable payments. I am delighted that over 150 MPs have signed the Early Day Motion on this, tabled by one of our local MPs, Ann Cryer. We also hold a small portfolio of structured treasury investments that have adversely affected profits this year, although many of these investments continue to perform and yield a good return. The portfolio accounts for only around 0.3% of the Society's total assets, equivalent to only 0.7% of the Group's very strong solvency ratio of 14.8%.
"The outlook for 2009 is every bit as challenging as we saw in 2008 however the exceptional strength of our capital, liquidity and funding positions mean we continue to be very well placed. As a mutual, our primary focus is on serving our members' interests. In this climate that means maintaining our financial strength and doing everything we can to help savers and borrowers through these very difficult times. Our capital strength in particular gives us the flexibility to do this, even at the expense of short term profitability".
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Castleford Tigers: Former stars out to launch Dennis Hartley biography, ‘Big Den’
Dennis Hartley, right, with former Cas team-mate Malcolm Reilly.
SOME of the finest players of the 1960s and 1970s will be present at Castleford’s Mend-A-Hose Jungle this evening (Tuesday 17 July) for the launch of `Big Den’, the biography of the fearsome prop Dennis Hartley, which has been published by London League Publications.
The likes of two of Hartley’s colleagues at Castleford, Malcolm Reilly and Alan Hardisty, together with his one-time Hunslet team-mate Peter Dunn and Bob Fox (the former secretary of Doncaster, where he started his career) and author Phil Hodgson will pay tribute to the man – a terror on the field but a real gentleman off it – who was a key figure in Great Britain’s last Ashes success in 1970.
Hartley was also a central figure in the glorious 1965 Challenge Cup Final, when Wigan edged Hunslet, and after transferring to Castleford was seen as the final piece of the jigsaw in a team that won the Challenge Cup in 1969 and 1970.
On retirement as a player, Dennis went on to nurture a host of youngsters at Wheldon Road, with the majority of the side that prevailed at Wembley in 1986 having gone through his hands as Castleford’s Colts coach.
Admission to tonight’s event, which starts at 7.30pm and will take place in the Tigers Bar, under the main stand, is free. Former `Singing Referee’ John Kendrew will act as chair.
Details on how to purchase and/or order copies of the book will also be available this evening.
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York City 4 Guiseley 2: Minstermen take derby honours
Tom Feaheny
Published: 21:57 Saturday 29 September 2018
Guiseley failed to make it ten games unbeaten after a 4-2 loss away at York City in National League North.
After the match Guiseley joint-manager Russ O’Neill said: “I’m really disappointed, I think you have to give credit to York, it was just one of those games for us, we conceded some goals due to basic mistakes.”
This was a good result for York, who got back to winning ways in the league after losing last time out, caretaker manager Sam Collins said: “We showed real character to go a goal down and fight and put in a performance and get the result we deserved.”
It was an ideal start for Guiseley when from the first cross a York City player handled it and Kingsley James fresh from scoring a hat-trick last week, calmly converted the penalty to give the visitors the lead.
It could have been two for the Lions when Cliff Moyo crossed for Paul Clayton but his effort was saved by City keeper Adam Bartlett who just got his body in the way.
The hosts would soon level, Jordan Burrow had an effort saved by Joe Green but the ball fell to Macaulay Langstaff who couldn’t miss with a tap-in from three yards out.
The Minstermen then started to take control of the game, creating several chances but were missing them, until a corner with 38 minutes gone wasn’t cleared and Jordan Burrow was in the perfect place to score from three yards out.
A real moment of quality almost doubled York’s lead when Sean Newton hit a fine free-kick from the edge of the area, his effort though hit the crossbar and was eventually cleared.
The home side continued to press and got their third goal when another penalty was awarded for a foul in the area, Newton stepped up and calmly converted his effort.
Newton would soon double his own personal tally with another goal, this time he controlled a pass in the area and with time and space made it 4-1.
The visitors got one back when a long throw wasn’t cleared and Scott Smith scored from five yards out.
That proved to be the last meaningful action of the game and it was York City who left with the victory.
Elsewhere, Bradford Park Avenue won 1-0 at Alfreton Town.
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Hull FC v Catalans Dragons: Connor hoping England can benefit from his swift return
England's Jake Connor touches down for his first international try on debut against New Zealand.
Dave Craven
EVERY game is now a bonus for relieved Jake Connor who continues his unexpected return from injury hoping to end Hull FC’s miserable run and play himself into England contention.
When the gifted back was stretchered off with a painful hamstring problem against St Helens in mid-July, he was told that his season was essentially over given the severity of the tear.
It was a significant blow not only for the club given his importance to them but also the player who – on the back of a successful debut against New Zealand in Denver – fully envisaged playing a part in England’s home series against the Kiwis this autumn.
However, to the surprise of everyone outside the Black and Whites camp, Connor was passed fit to face Saints again in the Super 8s last week.
Granted, he was unable to prevent a ninth successive defeat but will continue his comeback when Catalans Dragons arrive at the KCOM Stadium this evening.
Speaking to The Yorkshire Post, the 23-year-old said: “I am delighted to be back out there.
“And it is a lot sooner than expected. It was a 12 to 14 week injury but I just got my head down working hard straight away.
“After only a couple of weeks the hamstring started to feel a lot better.
“I did some light jogging and it kind of went from there. I cracked on and got back four to six weeks earlier which is a real bonus.
“I owe the medical staff a big thanks really and it’s just great to get that Hull FC jersey on again.”
Wearing the England shirt once more, however, is also high in his thoughts.
The former Huddersfield Giants star made a quality debut, coming off the bench at half-back to help create two tries and score a spectacular one of his own during the 36-18 win in Colorado.
Halifax-born Connor’s stock certainly rose after that but he knows his chances of a second cap in the imminent Test series would have ended if he had not now proved his fitness.
“If I’d have missed all those Hull games I wouldn’t have given myself a chance,” he explained, having been maned Hull’s Players’ Player of the Year earlier this week.
“Getting back in time for the last three matches means I’ve definitely got a chance for England selection.
“But I still want to get us a win at Hull as well; we haven’t won since June and we need to get one to pick the camp up.”
Indeed, their last victory was a 31-24 home success against Widnes Vikings on June 29 although tonight’s opponents have had problems of their own.
Although Steve McNamara’s Catalans lifted the Challenge Cup they have lost their last six Super League games, three either side of that Wembley glory.
Connor, who helped Hull win the Challenge Cup last season, said: “They have had that dip after Wembley but we know that can happen.
“Catalans have been really good in the second half of the season to get into the Super 8s.
“They probably don’t have anything to play for now. People will say the same about us.
“But I never go out to lose and I don’t think anyone else does either. I’m looking forward to getting out there, hopefully catching them off guard and getting this win at last.
“We’ve been training well and it’s just getting that onto game night, cutting out the individual errors.”
Connor left the field against Saints last week with a hand injury but is fit to start at stand-off against Les Dracs knowing a rare victory would confirm seventh spot ahead of their eighth-placed opponents.
Meanwhile, with England stand-off Gareth Widdop needing shoulder surgery after St George-Illawarra fell out of the NRL play-offs, Connor realises that spot will be up for grabs with the first Test against New Zealand at his home ground on October 27.
“I just want to get in the squad firstly and be a part of it all again; I enjoyed it so much in Denver,” he said.
Hull hope to have Carlos Tuimavave, Danny Houghton. Mickey Paea and Jamie Shaul returning from injury this evening.
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If Modi is Asaram, Mr Jairam, what should we call Rahul? Poonam?
Tanvi Nalin
While urging people to cut across party lines and support Lokpal Bill in the parliament, Rahul was never actually able to give nuances to the same. So, if Ramesh finds Modi like Asaram speaking on virginity, then what should we call Rahul Gandhi? Poonam Pandey speaking on nudity?
The Indian political scenario has come out of its retro sobriety. Now they are talking about sex, virginity and gay rights – issues that were taboo in India – quite openly. With UPA defeated in four states, the Congress party now jumps at small issues trying to own them with the hope of doing good in general elections.
First it was gay pride, although it is not clear how the issue will help the party gain votes, and then it was Lokpal Bill – a key to Rahul’s credibility surge in future.
But the new making headlines came from rural development minister Jairam Ramesh. Launching an attack on BJP prime ministerial candidae and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Ramesh likened him to the self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu. The issue was of Lokayukta appointment in Gujarat and Modi mocking Rahul and Congress party on Lokpal bill.
“Narendra Modi speaking about Lokayukta is like Asaram talking about virginity,” Ramesh thundered in the media on Monday.
Although the rural development minister is no stranger to controversial remarks, drawing an analogy with the disgraced self-styled godman was an all-time low. One may have appreciated his comment in the light that Modi has failed to appoint a lokayukta in his state in past 10 years, but resorting to unparliamentary language was not required.
In his own capacity, Modi was right while ridiculing Rahul and his Congress party on Lokpal when he appreciated former Uttarakhand chief minister BC Khanduri’s Lokayukta Bill. Modi had questioned why Congress, which is pushing the Lokpal Bill, was not implementing Lokayukta Act brought in by the previous BJP government headed by BC Khanduri in Uttarakhand.
Drafted at a time when Anna Hazare’s agitation for a Lokpal Bill was at its peak, Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill was passed unanimously by the state Assembly on 1 November 2011 after Khanduri took over the reins in the state for a second time in September, 2011.
Though given presidential ascent after a two-year wait in September this year, the Act is yet to be implemented in Uttarakhand as Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna wants to bring it into force only after certain amendments. Uttarakhand Lokayukta Act brings under its ambit the chief minister, ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats among others.
While the bill is a model bill, Ramesh did not go into the details of the delay in implementing in Uttarakhand by Congress government. He vaguely replied that “there was some problem” with the legislation and instantly termed the bill a “joke”.
It is to be noted that Ramesh is the representative of that party which had created a draconian Lokpal bill, in terms of the activists who were rooting for it, which had come under a severe attack from the opposition BJP. The Lokpla Bill, in its current form, is being discarded by its own ally Samajwadi party and is under discussion in Rajya Sabha.
Although the anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and the opposition has even promised to pass the bill without a debate, the bill still needs many amendments when it comes to CBI, which is also going to be under Lokpal, and numerous recommendations by Select Committee has been made on the same.
Appointment of Lokpal or Lokayukta is another debatable matter as the person will be appointed by jurists of eminence which is loaded by people from the government. What difference will it make then?
Thereis a provision of religious based reservation on the appointment of Lokpals and Lokayukta, which is unconstitutional. But Ramesh and his Congress party will not look to Khanduri’s Lokayukta.
While discussing the bill in Rajya Sabha, Kapil Sibal said that “everybody is fed up of corruption”, but he forgot to mention that this corruption was displayed by his government only.
Also, Ramesh needs to be reminded that on September 29, 2011 while the parliament was in extended session for discussing Lokpal Bill when the speaker abruptly dismissed the house at midnight was not only a sabotage on the democracy of the country, it also showed how UPA was playing an upper hand for reaching its end.
Modi tried to appoint a Lokayukta after a severe debate on it in Gujarat but the person appointed refused to join. Also, Modi had been delivering a corruption free government in Gujarat from last 10 years while Congress government was found neck-deep in scams.
And how can we find worth of the words of a minister whose ministry has not participated in preparation of any sensible bill till date? Ramesh has also never contested a direct election to gain credibility about being a representative of people speaking on Modi’s credibility.
Just before the results of assembly elections came, Ramesh had said that “Rahul was to be around after elections while Modi was to go” and instead was hit badly with Modi wave.
But Rahul, who is a clear favourite of Jairam who wants to work under his leadership just like other leaders of his party, has no experience in any administrative matter. While urging people to cut across party lines and support Lokpal Bill in the parliament, Rahul was never actually able to give nuances to the same.
When he said that Lokpal will ensure a clean government, it was just like Sonia Gandhi saying that we will bring back all black money stashed away and prime minister Manmohan Singh saying we will bring down prices.
If Ramesh finds Modi like Asaram speaking on virginity, then what should we call Rahul Gandhi? Poonam Pandey speaking on nudity?
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Feelin' Bad
The American people will be in a funk until we fix the economy.
Americans are in a funk. Nearly two years into our economic recovery, nobody save the rich seems to be experiencing it. According to a New York Times/CBS News poll in April, Americans are more pessimistic about the economy than at anytime since the first two months of Barack Obama's presidency, when employment was falling like a stone.
Tens of millions of Americans believe that the American economy -- which was the marvel of the world and spawned the world's largest and most vibrant middle class -- isn't coming back. Confirmation of their pessimism is everywhere around them. Corporations are swimming in cash, but they're not rehiring workers or raising their pay. The share of Americans who are working continued to shrink in 2010 and is now at its lowest level since 1983. The share of working-age women in the workplace rose until 1995, when it hit a plateau. The share of working-age men who are employed has declined from 85 percent during the 1950s to 65 percent today.
Many of the jobs that Americans previously held have gone abroad. New data from the Commerce Department show that U.S.-based multinational corporations cut their domestic workforce by 2.9 million during the 2000s while raising their employment abroad by 2.4 million. That doesn't include the millions more overseas who work for foreign contractors making American consumer goods, like iPhones and laptops, for American companies, like Apple. And, to the nearly 3 million domestic jobs that multinationals directly eliminated, we need to add all the further jobs cut by their domestic suppliers and the merchants who sold those workers goods and services.
This net job drain is something new. In the 1990s, multinational companies added 4.4 million jobs within the U.S. But that was before China opened its doors to our manufacturers (or, rather, before Congress threw those doors open even wider by voting for permanent normalized trade relations with China). That was before Asian markets really started to boom and before mercantilist Asian nations made generous offers that American companies couldn't refuse.
Since the business of America is increasingly conducted abroad, many conventional remedies for curing a sick economy have fallen flat. The Federal Reserve's most recent efforts to put more money into the economy failed to overcome the multinationals' reluctance to invest at home. Meanwhile, as jobs have fallen prey to corporate flight and automation and private-sector unions have all but disappeared, pay has stagnated or declined.
Not surprisingly, Americans are taking out their discontent on our political elites. The president's approval rating has fallen into the mid-40s. Republicans don't much like any of the dozens of GOP presidential candidates. Save for a few years of near full employment in the late 1990s, the economy, as most Americans experience it, has either been treading water or sinking for decades, and neither party has done much to fix it. Both parties' leaders still support free-trade agreements -- indeed, they are pushing to enact three new ones. It's as if they haven't heard about the Commerce Department's numbers on net jobs lost to offshoring or the overwhelming evidence of mass wage stagnation in sectors open to global competition.
It's an axiom of modern democratic politics that political leaders should lay out a plausible path to a brighter tomorrow. At the moment, no one is really doing that. The Obama administration has thrown in the towel on the one genuine remedy to the private sector's failure to create jobs -- a public jobs program -- after its initial stimulus proved too small, slow, and indirect to convince the public that it actually worked. The Republican road to prosperity, which relies on ending Medicare and starving Medicaid, has won mercifully few adherents.
In fairness to our pols, the problems of the American economy are so deeply embedded in the very nature of American capitalism that they are not susceptible to easy or even moderately difficult solutions. Still, it would be nice if some enterprising leaders took these problems seriously enough to propose some fundamental policy changes. They could start by rewriting the tax code so that it rewards domestic production, punishes offshoring, and taxes income derived from investing in far-flung multinationals at a higher rate than it does wages. Such measures could begin rebuilding our private-sector economy before it's winnowed down to just Wall Street and Wal-Mart.
Until that rebuilding commences, Americans are likely to stay in a funk. Understandably so.
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History of the Xaphoon
Facts and Info
Sounds and Videos
Xaphoons
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LogIn for merchants
Bambus Xaphoon
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The Xaphoon
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The noble version of the Xaphoon
The Standard Xaphoon
compact and variable
Xaphoon Vertrieb, Matthias Kraft und Xaphoon Europa
Xaphoon Sales, Matthias Kraft and Xaphoon Europa
Everything began in 1992 when I made a study trip to California during my dance training. I was at the end of the trip and had to make a decision: do I invest my last remaining dollars in a book I wanted to buy, or in the Xaphoon?
I decided on the Xaphoon.
This small inconspicuous-looking piece of bamboo greatly impressed me in its simplicity, its voluminous pleasant tone and its surprisingly inexpensive price.
With the Xaphoon in my backpack and an abundance of plans, I started my journey home.
I soon got in touch with Brian Wittman who invented and built the Xaphoon. He lives on Hawaii, more precisely, on the north side of the island of Maui. The bamboo Xaphoons are created as if by magic in his small workshop from where they wander throughout the world. The bamboo, which is growing continuously and therefore a sustainable source, is cut from the forests close by.
Brian had already made his first Xaphoone in 1974 on a trip through Mexico. He made the Xaphoone while travelling and sold them directly to the people he met en route.
With Brian Wittman, who is known as “Papa B”, a very trustful collaboration and a wonderful friendship has developed. We spent a lovely time together on Maui, during which Brian introduced me to the creative process of making the Xaphoon. We became business partners and friends.
One year after I had purchased the Xaphoon and learned to play it, I founded “Xaphoon’Del” in the year 1993. I was therefore responsible for sales in the German-speaking countries.
Well, the instrument was new here, nobody knew it, I didn’t have the money for a big advertising campaign so what could I do?
I decided on the option of spreading the sound of the Xaphoone by playing it: on the street, in many different cities, at festivals in Germany, Switzerland, France and later also in other countries. Wherever I went with the Xaphoon, I disseminated the sound around like spreading a seed.
And look! Something grew out of it.
Today the Xaphoon is on a good path to establishing itself as an independent instrument. It is admired, taken on journeys, passed on to others and famous musicians play it during their concerts. Similar instruments have been brought onto the market by other manufacturers. But the quality and charm of the Xaphoon have given it great importance.
Xaphoon Sales and Xaphoon Europa are now responsible for the European distribution of the Xaphoon. Through my participation in the Frankfurt Music Trade Fair and other music trade fairs both in Germany and abroad, I developed many good contacts with retailers. This means that the Xaphoon is primarily offered via specialist retailers today.
In the USA, Asia, Australia, Canada and Scandinavia, further enthusiastic Xaphoon players in the Xaphoon community worked to make the Xaphoon better known. Each of them has a little story to tell about how he or she discovered the Xaphoon. So an entire growing and thriving Xaphoon family has been created from the small workshop on Maui and from Brian’s idea. No wonder! Brian’s positive and friendly personality, his openness and enthusiasm for music and for the people he meets, the friendly and respectful collaboration are the basis for a delightful network that has built up around the Xaphoon.
May the tone of the Xaphoon and its magic move and inspire many more people around the world. May the tone of the Xaphoon resound for love and peace throughout the world!
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"Skripal case developments further discredit British government lies" (Wehlan). BZ points to false flag. The idea would be to create a situation serious enough to warrant getting the Skripals into a hospital with critical symptoms that could be played up in the (((media))) into a nerve gas attack by a sophisticated actor. If this was an attack by gangsters, or even intelligence gangsters like the Mossad, this fastidiousness at keeping them alive would not be necessary. British intelligence would want to limit the chemical exposure to the general public, and may have liked the guy, and his service to them, enough not to outright murder him (also, murdering your assets tends to interfere with the recruitment of new assets). The poison would likely have been added to the meal they had, and if anybody was seriously interested in what actually happened, an investigation of cooks and servers and James Bond loitering in the kitchen would be a good start. Of course, anybody who would suggest an honest forensic investigation must be a Russian bot.
"How An Obscure British Blogger Became Russia's Key Witness Against The White Helmets" (York). I wouldn't offer this advice if I thought there was any danger in the bad guys taking it, but publicizing the success of the critics of your faltering lying PR campaign isn't really a good idea.
"A Shocking Lack of “Intelligence” in Our Missile Strike on Syria" (Ritter). A very fine reading throughout of the facts as we have them. The warmongers needed to propose sarin was used to make a state actor, rather than some ragged human organ eaters, as the perp, but the only evidence of any kind of attack was a slight chlorine gas smell, so they threw both sarin and chlorine into their mix of lies, with the problem being that they would never have been mixed by a sophisticated gasser.
More facts, with the thesis that the US tried to do much more real damage than it accomplished, but failed: "Lies and Deception in the Failed US Strike on Syria" (Pieraccini). Remember that the targets were actually given to the Americans by the Israelis (described as intelligence assistance, but we know it was actual orders), so the striking complete failure - how likely was it really that not one missile got through to Syrian military targets? - seems to be more likely to be a scheme cooked up by Trump and that rascal Putin, to make it look like the Americans were trying, and thus fool the Khazar overlords.
"US State Department Report Slams Ukraine’s Human Rights Record" (Gorka). Any country suffering from Sorositis should always bear in mind the cautionary tale of Ukraine. No matter how bad and corrupt things are, if you follow George's commands things will get worse.
"The False-Flag Attack at Douma (2)" (Shrimpton). Submarine stories.
"Stumbling into Big War: Hands on the Trigger in Syria’s South" (Korzun):
"A group of over 12,000 militants known as the Southern Front, along with armored vehicles, have amassed in southern Syria, bracing for an assault on the government forces. If they do so, that will be a breach of the agreement governing the de-escalation zone. Their mission is to capture the city of Daraa, which would become the capital of a US-controlled quasi-state outside of the Syrian government’s control. The convoys providing arms and logistics are crossing the Jordanian-Syrian border under the guise of delivering “humanitarian aid.”
The attackers may use the “violation of the de-escalation zone agreement” by the Syrian government forces as a pretext for launching an assault. The militants may be plotting a chemical attack. Such a provocation would justify their actions and spur the involvement of the US and its allies."
"Portman and Corbyn" (Atzmon). The 'recent events in Israel' that distress Portman are not, of course, the slaughter and maiming of Palestinian children in Gaza. She's quite clear that her problem is with Bibi. 'Hollywood' regards the current Israeli turkey shoot as a Hamas PR stunt, and the problem with Bibi for people like Portman is that he fell right into it. It is hilarious that anybody would believe the weissian story that Portman is against the murdering of Palestinian children!!!
Tweet (Electronic Intifada):
"Israeli general explains challenges of shooting children: "Sometimes when you shoot at a small body and you intended to hit his arm or shoulder, it goes even higher.""
The Jew-hating goyim think that the Khazars are shooting to kill Palestinian children. This is yet another terrible 'blood libel' - the Khazars aren't trying to kill Palestinian children, they are trying to permanently maim them so the Palestinians will have the burden of supporting them forever.
"French President Macron urges Trump to protect Iran nuclear deal". You have to wonder if Macron's (verbal) participation in the illegal attack on Syria, like Trump's Libby pardon, was an attempt to buy him some wiggle room from his Khazars, in this case in dealing with Iran. I joke about the fine art of gentile management, but there is also a fine art in managing Khazars.
"Russia-Iran ties soar high under US pressure" (Bhadrakumar"). Sending some modern Russian defense missile systems to Iran would really send a message to Israel that the Russians know exactly who is behind all the attempts at Russian regime change.
"Trump hires mobbed-up Giuliani for his legal team" (Madsen). The title is misleading - Trump's 'team' seems to protect only Jewish gangsters, a problem for him as it is Jewish gangsters who are setting him up.
"US lawmakers urge Pentagon to buy Israel's Iron Dome missile system"! A) it doesn't work; and B) the US has already fully funded it. So by all means send another $500 million to the Khazars! I take great joy in seeing such obvious instances of the success of bribery.
"Mehdi Hasan, beautiful soul, and his diatribe against the consequential Left" (Gowans) (one of the lessons of The Clarification is that these 'beautiful souls' don't have souls at all, and are just manipulating concepts like human rights and their imaginary 'feels' for despicable Ziowahhabican ends):
"Yet what alternatives might the Syrian government have adopted to face the crisis and emergency that rapacious US foreign policy, Saudi-inspired extremism, and Israeli opportunism inflicted upon it? Even the US constitution makes provision for concentration of authority in the executive branch and abridgement of political and civil liberties under conditions of internal rebellion and threatened invasion. From the mid-1960s forward, if not earlier, Syria has faced permanent crisis and emergency, including an ongoing official state of war with Israel, foreign occupation of its territory (now by the United States and Turkey in addition to Israel), and the fostering of internal rebellion by Western states with imperial ambitions—comparable conditions to those which the architects of the US constitution envisaged would require extraordinary powers for US presidents. Are not comparable powers required for a Syrian president? Any realistic assessment of the challenges Syria faces leads inevitably to the conclusion that harsh and quite disagreeable measures are called for if the Leftist project of defending the equality and sovereignty of Syria within the international network of States is to be achieved against the determined opposition of “rapacious U.S. foreign policy,” “Saudi-inspired extremism” and “Israeli opportunism.”
So, faced with these enormous challenges, what should Assad do? Whatever it is, Hasan can’t say."
Funny rant: "Whirling Whirling" (Kunstler):
"It was rather a shock to see the photo lineup of all those familiar faces — Comey, Hillary, McCabe, Loretta Lynch et. al. — in the criminal referral “matters” sent over to the DOJ by congress on Wednesday, as if they were some mob of goombahs caught running a waste management kickback racket in the Hackensack mud-flats. But the evidence trail has been in plain sight for more than a year that Justice Department officials of various ranks and stripes colluded to bring off a legalistic coup d’etat against the loathed and despised winner of the 2016 election — with a little help from (of all things and personae) Russia, as in that political smallpox blanket known as the Steele Dossier.
Mixed metaphors aside, it looks like all the clones of Ricky Ricardo and Lucy engineered in some CIA black lab will never satisfy the amount of ’splainin’ that needs to be done, and that the ensuing trials may last longer than the lifetimes of millennials still struggling on campus with their gender presentation. There may be even more line-ups to come. I’m thinking players like Susan Rice, the Podesta brothers, Huma Abedin, John Brennan, James Clapper, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, and perhaps the gentleman who preceded the Golden Golem of Greatness in the oval office. This melodrama will make The Lord of the Rings look like a knock-knock joke."
Whataboutery
Personally warned
No one really knows
Clappers
Incitement
Van of peace
Shut up and obey
Lost control
Forensic surfing
Bias training
Basic bitch
Captured areas
War on Dust
Impinge
Coolest
Putin, wat do?
Pre-WWIII
Shared intelligence
Trade a WWIII for a Scooter?
Up the arse
Scheme, and anti-scheme
Emergency meeting
Sleepers awake!
I mean it’s just… you can’t even process it
Hoax and Homs
First day of work
Hanging the garbage out to dry
Cranky
Disgusting schemes
Door handle story
Dialectical engineering
Falling off bikes
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University | Hundreds mourn synagogue shooting victims
Alice Park
Hundreds mourn synagogue shooting victims
Alice Park 2:37 am, Oct 29, 2018
Ann Hui Ching
On Sunday night, hundreds of Yale community members gathered at the Women’s Table to mourn the victims of Saturday’s Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
At the vigil, Jewish student leaders and Slifka Center staff spoke about the Saturday morning attack and led prayers and songs in remembrance of the victims. Saturday’s shooting, which left 11 dead and six wounded, was considered the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history. The shooting occurred during a morning Shabbat service at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
“Each of us is here tonight because we know that what happened yesterday at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh didn’t happen to them, it happened to us,” said Rabbi Jason Rubenstein, the Jewish chaplain at Yale. “We know that attacks against religious minorities in America are attacks against all of us.”
Roughly 300 students, faculty and Yale community members — including University President Peter Salovey and Dean of Yale College Marvin Chun — congregated for the 30-minute vigil, which was co-hosted by Slifka Center and Yale University Chaplain’s Office. Joe Blumberg ’19, a leader of the reform Jewish group Reform Chavurah, led the crowd in song at the beginning and end of the vigil. Yale’s Jewish a cappella group Magevet performed “Eli Eli,” the same song they had sung just months ago during a spring break tour stop at the Tree of Life synagogue.
Alex Roth ’19, a member of Magevet, said at the vigil that she lives a mile away from Tree of Life, calling the synagogue a “venue that represents what the Jewish community stands for and what Pittsburgh stands for.” Vigil organizer and staff columnist for the News Avigayil Halpern ’19 suspected that the synagogue was targeted by a white supremacist, who was openly anti-Semitic and anti-refugee online. Halpern suspected that the synagogue was targeted for both being Jewish and hosting a congregation that works to resettle refugees in Pittsburgh.
“The vision of Jewishness that was attacked yesterday was a vision of a world in which human dignity is real and the presence of God is manifest at every single moment of the week,” Halpern told the crowd.
Yale University Chaplain Sharon Kugler shared a prayer asking the community to “embody God’s own grieving heart,” while Slifka’s Senior Jewish Educator Rabbi Dan Ross recited the names of the 11 victims. At the end of the vigil, community members placed tea lights on the Women’s Table.
Slifka Hillel Board co-Presidents Gabe Dolsten ’20 and Margo Feuer ’20, a former production and design editor of the News, said they were heartened by the high turnout to the vigil and added that the tragedy is deeply affecting many students involved in Slifka as well as those connected to Pittsburgh. They urged students to check in with their Jewish peers and express support for the Jewish community on behalf of their clubs and organizations. Halpern said that students can also show solidarity by researching anti-Semitism, which she called a “very misunderstood form of prejudice.”
After the vigil. Uri Cohen, executive director of Slifka Center, told the News that the shooting was a “tragedy for everyone” and resonated with people from all backgrounds and religious faiths.
“This is not just a Jewish story. Today it’s the Jews but yesterday it was the people in the baptist church in Texas … this is a human story, it talks about reality in 21st century humanity and in 2018 America,” Cohen said. “It’s something we all have to do something about.”
Cohen said that Slifka Center will be reviewing its security measures in the aftermath of the shooting, and the center will work to strike a balance between keeping the community safe while remaining a welcoming place for students.
The Slifka Center was founded in 1995.
Alice Park | alice.park@yale.edu
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Differences in carbon forms under two land use types in Abia State, South-east Nigeria
30/09/2018 by miglena
B.N. Ndukwu1, D.N. Osujieke2, C.M. Ahukaemere1, P.E. Imadojemu2
1Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 1526 Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
2Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Management, Federal University Wukari, PMB 1020 Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
DOI: 10.15547/ast.2018.03.047
(Manuscript received 21 May 2018; accepted for publication 29 July 2018)
Abstract. The storage of carbon in the soil helps to sustain the ecosystem of our environment. However, this study was to determine the differences in carbon forms (total carbon, organic carbon and inorganic carbon) under selected forest and pasture land use types in Abia State, Nigeria. Two profile pits were sung on each of the land use types using free survey technique. The profile pits were sampled based on horizon differentiation for routine and special laboratory analyses. The data obtained were statistically analyzed for coefficient of variation and correlation. Total carbon had mean of 2.07% and 2.12% for profiles 1 and 2 under pasture land use and 2.46% and 2.45% for profiles 3 and 4 under forested land use. Organic carbon as indicated by the mean was higher in forest land (profile 3=1.85%, profile 4=2.09%) than in pasture land (profile 1=1.37%, profile 2=1.40%) while inorganic carbon was higher in pasture land (profile 1=0.70%, profile 2=0.72%) over forest land (profile 3= 0.39 %, profile 4= 0.36 %). Organic carbon had high variation (≥45.97% ≤ 49.38%) in profiles of the pastured land use while it had low – moderate variation (≥12.55% ≤ 27.03%) in profiles of forested land use. Also, inorganic carbon recorded moderate variation (≥16.12% ≤ 25.95%) in profiles of pasture and forest land use types. The forest land use type was determined to contain more forms of carbon when compared with the pasture land use type.
Heavy metals in organs of gudgeon (Gobio gobio L.) from Vardar River, R. Macedonia
R. Nastova*, V. Kostov, I. Ushlinovska
Institute of Animal Science, “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University, Blvd. Ilinden 92 A, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (Manuscript received 4 August 2017; accepted for publication 13 November 2017)
Abstract. Ecotoxicological examinations based on seven heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Cd, Pb and Cr) concentrations in organs of gudgeon (Gobio gobio L.) caught by 14 monitoring points at Vardar River in Republic of Macedonia were performed. The organ’s samples elements were read-out on AAS in flame and graphite cuvette. Significant increase of Pb and Cd contents in liver, gills and gonads of fish sampled downstream Skopje and the town of Veles was found. It should be pointed out that at times Cd concentrations in muscles were as high as 0.518 mg/kg which is significantly over the maximally allowed concentrations for human nutrition.
Biodiversity of the macrozoobenthos in some protected marine areas along Bulgarian Black Sea coast
E. Petrova*, S. Stoykov
Institute of Fish Resources, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
(Manuscript received 30 August 2017; accepted for publication 6 November 2017)
Abstract. The aim of this paper is to establish the biodiversity status of the macrozoobenthos in some protected marine areas (NATURA 2000) along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The observation stations in the period 2010-2012 were within the frames of the following habitats: 1160 – Large shallow inlets and bays; 1110 – Sandbanks, slightly covered by seawater and Sublittoral mussel banks on sediment. In general, the data shows steady state compared to the 1980s, except for the area near Kamchia River, characterized by low biodiversity due to water pollution from the river inflow (with contaminants from agricultural and industrial sources in the upper river stream) and less salinity leading to marine mussel species reduction. In the border area, near the Emona zone, the black mussel catches varied between 160-600 kg in 2005, while only single specimens were detected in 2013. In the same field, the yield of Rapana venosa was within the limits of 5-40 kg in 2005 and between 80-160 kg in 2013. The established variability showed a dynamic balance between Mytilus galloprovicialis and Rapana venosa that pose a challenge for future stock of the black mussel and point the need of regular monitoring.
Taxonomic composition of phytoplankton in Black Sea area in front of the Cape Galata (2008-2016)
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D. Klisarova, D. Gerdzhikov
(Manuscript received 13 August 2017; accepted for publication 3 October 2017)
Abstract. In this article have been investigated the taxonomic structure of the phytoplankton communities developing in the Black Sea area in front of the Cape Galata. For the period 2008 – 2016, relatively high species diversity was found (161 species). Throughout the most of the year dominated class Dinophyceae (up to 54.17%). The number of phytoplankton species decreased with distance from the shore, but the percentage participation of the group of peridineas and diatoms in the general taxonomic composition grew. Only in class Prymnesiophyceae increased biodiversity was registered in the high seas
Inventory of the legal base for reclamation of lands disturbed by open-cast mining in Bulgaria
M. Banov*, V. Tzolova, I. Kirilov
N. Poushkarov Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection, 1080 Sofia, Bulgaria (Manuscript received 4 July 2017; accepted for publication 18 October 2017)
Abstract. Samples of geological materials, used for reclamation of land, disturbed by open coal mining have been investigated. The obtained results for the opportunities of biological regeneration of the lands fertility, reclaimed with these materials, put them in the following order: Pliocene clays from the region of Maritza Iztok (the biggest energy complex with the largest open coal mine in Bulgaria); marl materials from the area of the town of Pernik; and last – sulfur containing materials from the region of Chukurovo Mine, Sofia region. It is proposed that the period for biological reclamation, shown in Article 4, item 2 §(а) from Regulation No. 26/1996 for reclamation of disturbed areas, improvement of lands of low productivity, removal and utilization of the humus layer, must be changed from”5years”to”7-12years”for the lands reclaimed without humus and to”3-5years”for the lands reclaimed with of humus horizon used.
Saved СО2 emissions by using renewable sources for hot water yield in Bulgarian dairy farms
R. Georgiev1*, R. Slavov2, K. Peychev1, D. Georgiev1, S. Apostolov3, J. Ellingsen4, J. Tønnesen4
1Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture,Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
2Department of Animal Science – Ruminant Animals and Dairy Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 3Bioselena Foundation for Organic Agriculture, Bulgaria
4Royal Norwegian Society for Development, Norges Vel, Norway
(Manuscript received 13 September 2017; accepted for publication 10 November 2017)
Abstract. In 2014 – 2015 installations for hot water yield from renewable energy sources were built and tested in three dairy farms in Bulgaria. These replace the traditionally used electricity on farms with the aim of decarbonising the energy production. The newly built installations contain three modules for heat yield – from recuperation of the heat from the milked milk, from the solar energy and from wood pellets. In the course of one year the energy obtained from the renewable sources has been measured and assessed. The present article assesses the ecological benefits of the separate renewable sources which are used to reduce СО2 emissions, the main greenhouse gas. For this purpose, the method of environmental life cycle analysis (LCA) and assessment of heat/hot water generating systems was used. Coefficients for calculating the primary energy of the saved or replaced energy, as well as their respective carbon ratios, specific for Bulgaria, were used. The results obtained are related to identifying the specific quantities of saved CO2 emissions from the renewable sources used on the experimental farms. It has been found that about 52-57% of CO2 savings are due to the pellets used, 34-42% to the solar heat collectors and about 9% to the recuperated heat from the produced milk.
Ecological analysis of the flora in the ‘Chinarite’ protected area – Rodopi municipality, Bulgaria
L. Dospatliev1*, M. Lacheva2
1Department of Pharmacology, Animal Physiology and Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
2Department of Botany, Faculty of Agronomy, Agricultural University, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
(Manuscript received 10 June 2016; accepted for publication 21 August 2017)
Abstract. The aim of the present study was to make an ecological analysis of the floristic composition in the protected area ‘Chinarite’ Rodopi municipality, Bulgaria in terms of its biological spectrum, biological types and phytogeographic elements and an assessment of the anthropogenic effect on it. In studied protected area were identified 147 species of vascular plants, of them 8 species included in the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 73 medicinal species, 55 nectariferous plants and 10 tertiary relicts were recorded. The anthropogenic impact on the protected area is obvious and it has affected to the greatest degree the species composition of vascular plants, which encompasses a large number of weeds – 28 species,ruderals-29species,alien -5speciesandinvasive-6species.
Avifauna abundance and diversity in Jos wildlife park, Nigeria
B.T. Kwaga1, D. Iliya1, A. Ali1, D. Khobe2*
1Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria 2Department of Animal Production, Adamawa State University, Mubi, Nigeria
(Manuscript received 1 June 2017; accepted for publication 30 August 2017)
Abstract. There is a great need to determine the abundance and diversity of any ecosystems biodiversity through its species composition and richness. This study compared the diversity and abundance of bird (avifauna) species in three habitats of the Wildlife Park, Plateau State, Nigeria. The three vegetation types (Gallery, Savannah and the Rocky areas) were surveyed. Fifteen (15) line transects (five in each of the habitats) were laid in the morning and evening hours. The data obtained were subjected to descriptive statistics (mean and percentages). Simpson’s diversity index was also employed in assessing the diversity of avifauna species in the study area. The result obtained indicated that a total of 616, 569 and 363 birds were recorded in the morning hours while a total of 117, 140 and 115 were identified in the evening. The results of birds species diversity (morning and evening) indicated that transects II (0.5956) and I (0.7407) for Gallery forests, transects II (0.6946) and III (1.000) for Savannah V (0.0784) and I (0.0752) for Rocky habitats, respectively, had the highest birds diversity. It is recommended that pastoralists and Plateau State Government should liaise and provide alternative grazing reserves to minimize the encroachment of the pastoralists into the Park and other protected areas.
Influence of basic agrotechnical activities on the productivity and yield of Triticum monococcum L.
S. Stamatov*, K. Uzundzhalieva, E. Valchinova, G. Desheva, P. Chavdarov, B. Kyosev, T. Cholakov, R. Ruseva, N. Velcheva
Institute of Plant genetic Resources „Konstantin Malkov”, 2 Druzhba, 4122 Sadovo, Bulgaria (Manuscript received 7 June 2017; accepted for publication 25 August 2017)
Abstract. The study was conducted during the period 2014 – 2016 in the experimental field of Institute of Plant Genetic Resources, Sadovo. The influence of the period of sowing, the predecessor and the fertilization on the elements of productivity and grain yield per hectare in einkorn wheat were studied. It was established that the structural elements of productivity – number of productive tillers, length of the spike, number of spikelets per spike, mass of central spike, number of grains in central spike, weight of the grains from the central spike are with the highest values in plants grown after predecessor peas, sown in autumn and fertilized with extra nitrogen. With least developed productive capabilities are the plant variants sown in spring after sunflower and without additional fertilization with nitrogen. With proved the biggest impact on grain yield per hectare is the date of sowing. The sources of variation: predecessor and combined effect of factors predecessor x fertilization show equal share of influence on the productivity of einkorn. The results from the study give science-based information on the most favorable time of sowing, fertilizing and predecessor in einkorn.
Animal hygiene assessment of microclimate in semi open free-stall barns for dairy cows
D. Dimov1*, Tch. Miteva1, I. Marinov2, Zh. Gergovska2, Т. Penev1, A. Enchev3
1Department of Applied Ecology and Animal Hygiene, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 2Department of Animal Science – Ruminants and Dairy Farming, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 3Enfo Agro LTD, Bulgaria
(Manuscript received 2 December 2016; accepted for publication 16 February 2017)
Abstract. The study was conducted in three semi open free-stall barns (B1, B2, and B3) for dairy cows with capacities for 120, 120 and 500 cows, respectively, from three different dairy farms (F-1, F-2 and F-3), situated in Central Southern Bulgaria. The investigated farms had the same production system – loose housing in semi open free-stall dairy barn. For each of the farms the main microclimatic parameters – air temperature, relative humidity and speed of airflow were recorded twice a month at 10.00 h 12.00 h, 14.00 h, 16.00 h and 18.00 h of the day inside the barns in three main technological zones – above the stalls, above manure and feed alleys and outside the buildings. It was found that: a) Microclimatic parameters (air temperature, air relative humidity and speed of airflow) in technological zones (above the stalls, the manure and feed alleys) of three semi open free-stall dairy barns meet the animal hygienic requirements for all seasons according to Regulation No. 44 (2006). Exceptions are some values of relative humidity in B1 and B2 in the spring, and in B1 in winter and summer, which are lower than the minimum humidity (50%) according to the standard. b) The investigated barns are characterized with poor insulation and do not provide enough isolation from the external ambient temperatures. With the exception of winter, the temperature of the air inside the buildings was lower than that outside, with minor differences for all seasons. The fans in the barns have no effect on the inside air temperature, especially in summer. There was a risk of higher temperatures mainly during the summer period. c) There is no significant difference between the average temperatures, air humidity and speed of airflow in all technological zones of the investigated barns. d) The largest and statistically significant is the difference between the relative air humidity outside and inside the building in Farm 3, followed by buildings in Farm 1 and 2, where the differences are smaller and statistically insignificant. e) Factor analysis revealed a significant effect: of the farm on temperature in the different technological zones in the barns (P <0.05-0.01); of the farm in the zones of manure and feed alleys (P <0.001) and less effect in the zone of stalls (P <0.05) on speed of airflow, the factor season on speed of airflow in all zones (P <0.001), the time of recording in the zone of manure alley on speed of airflow (P <0.05); the farm, season and time of recording on the humidity in the three technological zones (P <0.001).
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What It Is. a group show.
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5 DEC 2018 – 26 JAN 2019
Featuring artists: Zenande Mketeni, Bulumko Mbete, Jessica Bosworth-Smith, Shomtwala Ndeedna Shivute, Nelago Shilongoh, Kirstin Warries, Akudzwe Elsie Chiwa, Shakil Solanki, Haidee Nel
Curated by Lemeeze Davids
WHAT IT IS.
Cataloguing information into neat boxes is what humans do best. We understand the world through names, umbrella terms, and fixed markers of identity because sometimes, it can be difficult to make sense of a world that is constantly changing. Our names are important to us because they are supposed to stand in for everything we are, even representing the things that we do not know about ourselves. While some identify with their given name, others find their real name as life goes on. Either way, we may feel compelled to find a piece of language that is all our own, and that can totally capture our apparent uniqueness.
This exhibition, What It Is, aims to delve into the relationship with one’s own identity, which is the ever-changing set of desires and intentions that we try to name. Instead of placing a solid stake in the ground, this show reflects on the reiterations and overlapping of what we think is ourselves and our world. Are things simply what they are? By hosting a number of works that are series, and/or repetitive, the pieces have multiple representations to voice their message, and provide avenues into different narratives of interpretation.
In its multiples, What It Is, draws a number of artists together that are thinking about how to draw borders around their self and society. The artists’ works are in dialogue with one another, unfolding topics such as personal mythologies, the link between consumer identity and environment, and the names that are monumentalised in a post-colonial society. The work contends with this heavy topic by addressing it from many different viewpoints.
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Tom Waits Added to Bridge School Benefit Lineup
In Music September 23, 2013 by Aaron Carnes Tweet
Tom Waits made the surprise announcement over the weekend that he will join the Oct. 27 Bridge School Benefit lineup, which already includes My Morning Jacket, Queens of the Stone Ages, the Killer and more.
Waits announced the performance on his Facebook page, stating that he’ll be playing an acoustic set featuring songs off of his 2011 album Bad As Me with his band, which includes Les Claypool on bass.
Also on Facebook Waits stated, “I had every good intention to stay home and work on my JD Salinger Halloween mask, but when Neil told me yesterday he was serving burnt cow’s eyes on a flat tire and it’s all gluten free, I invited myself!”
No word on when Waits plans to play live again beyond Bridge School, so this could be the only opportunity to see him live for the near future.
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Anya and the Get Down Could be Close to a Record Deal
by Aaron Carnes on February 4, 2013
This past month has been was busy for local musician Anya Kvitka and her band Anya and the Get Down. After talking with different record labels—indie and major—she was asked to do a private showcase for Red Bull Records, where she and her band played an hour set to about 40 people,…
Anya and the Get Down Release New EP, Headline at Pagoda
by Steve Palopoli on June 26, 2012
Anya and the Get Down’s first EP got the local scene buzzing, its Amy Winehouse-type confessional rock blendly effortlessly with dubstep, reggae and hip-hop—not to mention the revelation that was Anya’s vocals. Their new, still nameless second EP, which will be released in conjunction with a headlining show at the Pagoda Saturday,…
Review: Anya Video Release Party @ The Usuals
by Steve Palopoli on December 19, 2011
The Usuals has been the command center for Anya and the Get Down over the last few months as the young South Bay singer-songwriter has kickstarted her solo career.
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Sean Lau and Vicky Zhao crowned Film King and Queen at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards
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The "Hong Kong Film Awards" ceremony was held last night. After 2007, Sean Lau Ching Wan took home the Film King award once again, and was so touched that he teared up on stage thanking his wife, Amy Kwok. Vicky Zhao, who has taken on the director's role in event years, won the Film Queen award for the first time. She, who played a village girl in "Dearest", expressed that she wrote an award acceptance speech before, and now she can finally use it!
Yesterday, The 34th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony, held at the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Centre, attracted more than a hundred popular stars and actors to the venue. Yesterday night, the ceremony awarded 20 film awards, with Vicky Zhao taking home the Film Queen award for the first time, and Lau Ching Wan taking the Film King award again after 2007. The movie "The Golden Era" won 5 awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director", etc.
The fiercest competition this year was amongst the "Best Actress" nominees. Earlier, Vicky Zhao had won the "Best Actress" award at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, giving her an advantage. However, Charlene Choi, who played vulgar and sexual scenes in movie "Sara", was still seen with a bigger chance at the award. In the end, the award was won by 39 year old Vicky Zhao, with her movie "Dearest". Receiving the award from Nick Cheung, she said: "I really never thought I would win. I only thought about how I would go home, clean up and go to sleep. I never thought about what to say. Before, my colleague suggested that I write a speech for the Golden Horse Awards, but in the end, there was no chance for me to use it. Now, I can proudly say it!"
Thank you to director Peter Chan
About her role as a village girl in the movie: "Thank you to Director Peter Chan suddenly thinking of finding me (to be in the movie). Although she doesn't look good, but I was actually "high" playing the role. Lastly, I want to thank my family."
As for "Best Actor", which was won by 51 year old Sean Lau, although this time, he had two movies in the running, with "Insanity" and "Overheard 3", his votes were not split and won competitors Daniel Wu, Eddie Peng, etc. to take home the award with his performance in "Overhead 3", after his 2007 win with "My Name is Fame".
Wife Amy Kwok tears up
Sean took the award from the 5 child actors Miriam Yeung brought with her to present the award. He teared up saying: "It is you guys who let me know that I still have a female audience. You guys didn't recognize wrongly and think I was Louis Koo right? First, I want to thank my family. I know they have been very supportive of me all the way. Thank you to all the crew members of the three (Overheard) movies. Also, I want to thank my wife....(cheer and applause)... this is very important, all the females love hearing this part. (Laughter) Every time I drive a space ship flying across the universe, no matter where I fly to, you always find a way to bring me safely back to Earth." His wife, Amy Kwok, who was sitting in the audience, was immediately touched to tears.
Sean Lau's Speech
Vicky Zhao's win
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Congrats to Sean Lau and Vicky Zhao....They are really fantastic....
Elisachang 0
Congratulations to Sean and Vicky. They are great actor and actress.
dingdong620 0
congrats sean lau and vicky zhao. congrats to all the other winners.
michelle7879 1
Location:Malaysia
Congrats again to Sean Lau , he really a best actor , always love to watch his movies..
COngrats to all winners of the night
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Congrats to Sean Lau and Vicky Zhao....They are really fantastic! Cannot wait to see the films.
cool_kitty 0
Congrats to them both!!! I do like watching their movies, great actors
chiongster 0
Congratulation to Sean's for his deserving award, hope he would make more quality films.
Congrats to Sean Lau, well deserved and very touching speech~
celeste 0
Congratulations to Sean and Vicky. Sean deserves it. He is an outstanding actor.
dragongirl 0
Congrats to Vicky Zhao. It's been awhile since I've seen her.
datoron 0
congrats to Mr. Lau
but Ms. Zhau abit too fix horse
ah sa is better
Congratulations to Sean Lau and Vicky.
Sean's wife is still very beautiful and young.
hkxdc 0
congratz to you both for being the best at your game! =)
peeKabOo 0
i am so so happy that sean lau won! finally! he totally deserved winning! vicky's victory came as a surprise though as i was hoping charlene could take the award.
ricebucket 0
always found sean lau to be an excellent actor! very happy for him! congrats!
Kitface19 0
Nick looks older without his hair haha. Loved him in TVB. Well done Vicky - I love watching Princess Pearl
tenzolt 1
Well deserved Sean Lau. You are one of the few actors that I truly admire.
abcde 0
Congratulations to Sean and Vicky. They're both outstanding and Sean's speech was touching, especially when he was thanking his wife. .
leanne lim 0
congrats to vicki....as a fan of her since my fair princess...trully happy with her suceess in career and family.
marble49 0
Wow, it's good to know that Sean won film king from all those movies. Congrats to Sean and Amy!
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In Greek mythology, Demeter is the goddess of grain and fertility, and so nurtures the young and the earth from which food grows and regulates the cycle of life and death and the turning of the seasons. She also guards marriage and sacred law. The word “cereal” comes from the ancient Roman goddess Ceres, a renaming of Demeter. She has the power of renewed fertility and the ability to cause healthy crops to grow and was credited with teaching agriculture to mankind, so was typically more popular with farmers and rural people. Demeter was widely worshipped in ancient Greece.
Her origin is the daughter of Cronos and Rhea, therefore she is the older sister of Zeus. She is sometimes shown as a horse-headed woman, referring to a legend in which she, with a horse’s head, was raped by Poseidon, who had transformed himself into a horse. She may also have origins in earlier Mycenaean and Minoan goddess cults. Demeter is most recognized as the mother of Persephone, who also represents Demeter’s younger self. The myth recounts the abduction and rape of Persephone by Hades, god of the underworld. Demeter, overcome with grief and searching for her missing daughter, neglects her control of the seasons and plunges the world into a permanent winter where no crops will grow. Zeus finally intervenes and sends for Persephone, but not before she eats pomegranate seeds, forcing her to be returned to Hades for six months out of the year.
This explains the change of the seasons from summer to winter. When Persephone is with her mother, Demeter is happy and the earth is fertile and green and crops are abundant. When Persephone returns to the underworld, Demeter becomes depressed again and the world becomes dark and cold. Her personality is that of a stern mother and sometimes a strict keeper of laws and customs. She is sometimes represented as the mother in the triple-goddess of maid, mother, and crone. In art, she is often shown holding a handful of wheat or surrounded by flowers or fruits or riding in a chariot.
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Florida Senate - 2010 CS for SB 2188
By the Committees on Ethics and Elections; and Ethics and
582-03165-10 20102188c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to public records; amending s.
3 97.0585, F.S., relating to an exemption from public
4 records requirements for certain information regarding
5 voters and voter registration and for signatures of
6 voters and voter registration applicants; saving the
7 exemption from repeal under the Open Government Sunset
8 Review Act; creating a public-records exemption for
9 certain information contained in voter registration
10 and voting records held by the supervisor of elections
11 or the Department of State with respect to stalking
12 victims and persons residing with stalking victims;
13 providing implementation procedures; providing a
14 statement of public necessity; providing for future
15 legislative review and repeal of the exemption under
16 the Open Government Sunset Review Act; repealing s. 3,
17 ch. 2005-279, Laws of Florida, which provides for
18 repeal of the exemption for information regarding
19 voters and voter registration; providing an effective
20 date.
22 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
24 Section 1. Section 97.0585, Florida Statutes, is amended to
25 read:
26 97.0585 Public records exemption; information regarding
27 voters and voter registration; confidentiality.—
28 (1) The following information concerning voters and voter
29 registration held by an agency as defined in s. 119.011 is
30 confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I
31 of the State Constitution and may be used only for purposes of
32 voter registration:
33 (a) All declinations to register to vote made pursuant to
34 ss. 97.057 and 97.058.
35 (b) Information relating to the place where a person
36 registered to vote or where a person updated a voter
37 registration.
38 (c) The social security number, driver’s license number,
39 and Florida identification number of a voter registration
40 applicant or voter.
41 (2) The signature of a voter registration applicant or a
42 voter is exempt from the copying requirements may not be copied
43 and is exempt for that purpose from the provisions of s.
44 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
45 (3)(a) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of
46 persons filing a sworn statement indicating that they or someone
47 residing with them are victims of stalking or aggravated
48 stalking, which are contained in voter registration and voting
49 records held by the Department of State and supervisor of
50 elections, are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
51 the State Constitution. However, the information may be
52 disclosed to a law enforcement agency for purposes of assisting
53 in the execution of an arrest warrant or, if directed by a court
54 order, to a person identified in the order. The statement must
55 be filed with the department, the supervisor of elections, or
56 the voter registration agent. It must incorporate the text of s.
57 784.048, and otherwise be in substantially the following form:
59 State of Florida
60 County of ..._______...
62 I, ...(Print name)..., do swear (or affirm) that I have
63 good reason to believe that: I, or someone residing with me, is
64 a victim of the offense of stalking or aggravated stalking as
65 described in s. 784.048, Florida Statutes; as a result, I fear
66 for my safety or the safety of such person; and, neither I nor
67 such person is a participant in the Address Confidentiality
68 Program for Victims of Domestic Violence pursuant to s. 741.465,
69 Florida Statutes.
71 ...(Signature)...
72 ...(Address)...
74 (b) The exemption expires 2 years after the date the
75 statement is filed or upon the department’s or a supervisor’s
76 receipt of written notice from the person requesting the
77 exemption that the stalking situation has ceased or that the
78 confidentiality protection is no longer necessary or desired,
79 whichever occurs earlier.
80 (c) During the 90-day period immediately preceding the
81 expiration of the exemption, the person may file a new statement
82 that meets the requirements of paragraph (a), which will extend
83 the original exemption for an additional 2 years following the
84 date it is due to expire. At least 90 days before the expiration
85 date, the department must provide written notice to the person
86 of the pending expiration of the exemption, along with a blank
87 statement and instructions for renewal.
88 (d) The department must make a blank, printable version of
89 the sworn statement generally available on the department’s
90 website for download by a voter or voter registration agent.
91 (4)(3) This section applies to information held by an
92 agency before, on, or after the effective date of this
93 exemption.
94 Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
95 necessity that the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of
96 victims of stalking or aggravated stalking and persons residing
97 with such victims, which are contained in voter registration
98 records and voting records held by the Department of State or
99 the supervisor of elections, be made exempt from public-records
100 requirements. The victims and persons residing with them, who
101 may be members of the voting public, must be afforded the
102 ability to participate in the election process. However, the
103 department and supervisor of elections must maintain a
104 verifiable address in order to place the voter in the proper
105 voting precinct and to maintain accurate records for compliance
106 with state and federal requirements. The public-records
107 exemption for the name is a public necessity because access to
108 such name narrows the location of a stalking victim to a
109 specific, geographic voting precinct. In addition, access to the
110 address and telephone number provides specific location and
111 contact information for the victim. The same considerations
112 apply with respect to the name, address, and telephone number of
113 persons residing with stalking victims, as a stalker who is
114 aware of a familial or other relationship between such persons
115 could use the information as a means to locate or contact the
116 victim. Therefore, access to the name, address, and telephone
117 number defeats the goal of providing safety and security. Thus,
118 the Legislature finds that it is a public necessity to make
119 exempt from public-records disclosure information held by the
120 department or supervisor which would identify a person who is a
121 victim of stalking or aggravated stalking and persons residing
122 with such victims.
123 Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 97.0585, Florida
124 Statutes, as created by this act, is subject to the Open
125 Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with section 119.15,
126 Florida Statutes, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2015,
127 unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
128 Legislature.
129 Section 4. Section 3 of chapter 2005-279, Laws of Florida,
130 is repealed.
131 Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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Motovun and surroundings
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Motovun - Montona
Every summer proveditor Barbabianca, signor Zvane and the captain of the Motovun Forest marked Turkish oaks for the needs of the Venetian Republic. Riding a donkey, the Proveditor saw a nice Turkish oak which will heat him in Koper during the cold winter nights. While he was marking the chosen tree, somebody's strong hands threw the donkey into the oak's crown. Giant-serf Jože stood beside the dead donkey angrily looking at the Proveditor. Signor Zvane managed to calm the giant who then picked up the scared Proveditor and took him to town the streets of which were crowded with armed people who didn't want to feed Jože anymore. After deliberating for some time, it was decided that Jože has to go to Koper at Easter and that until then the town's people have to feed him. Easter was here. Since Jože was satisfied with his life, the people of Motovun had to decide yet again what to do with him.
Proto and several other townsmen wanted the hard-working Jože to stay, while the others thought he should leave Motovun-Montona. First, Jože went to Koper from where he sailed with the Proveditor toward the Venetian Republic. Since they were sailing with sails and at one moment the wind calmed, the oarsmen took out the oars. Jože, not knowing what oars were, wondered who was waving with bats. From the interior of the ship the sounds of whips could be heard and swearing and the rattle of fetters, and after that the song of the galley-slaves.
The wondering giant lifted up the deck lid. A big head of galley-slave Ilija came out of the opening. He told Jože everything about his life on the galley, telling him that he, Jože, could expect the same fate. Amidst the storm carried by waves the galley was coming closer to the coast. When they came near the coast Jože jumped into the sea. That morning he again stood on the Istrian mainland where he called other serfs to join him. Shortly the giants inhabited the hill between Pazin-Pisino and Motovun-Montona where dog-heads used to live. And while the citizens thought the giants should again be forced to farm the land, noblemen and town chiefs decided they should be killed.
The townsmen and the soldiers headed by two knights headed toward the Dog-head Hill. The knights and soldiers attacked the giants who defended with oaks. After an unsuccessful attack they decided to talk with the giants who didn’t accept the set conditions and they wanted to be free.
The giants, awarded by gold coins, rings and chains, returned to the towns. The greedy townsmen and noblemen requested their part of the gold claiming that it used to belong to their great-grandfathers, this was again a reason to fight with the giants. Since they couldn't conquer it, the townsmen at night unsuccessfully dug around the Dog-head Hill in search of the gold. One night after he caught several townsmen at the Dog-head Hill, Jože told them he will give back the gold, but they head to earn it. The townsmen agreed to help Jože in order to get the gold. The harvest was rich, and they had to give the whole yield to the giants. After their work was done, the townsmen returned to their towns and on the Štrigina glava only Kamerlengo Ciretta was left and he soon became friends with the giants.
Once during a fight the giants wanted to kill Jože. After that he put the town on fire and ran to Ciretta who hid him and protected him. After the conversation, the giants chose Kamerlengo Ciretta for their chief. The new chief fairly divided the land among the giants who swore on the Book of Contracts that they will respect other's property. Everybody was satisfied owning their piece of land. But when they started to cultivate it and notice the difference in size, the fight broke out again. Since he was no longer their chief, Ciretta didn't want to help them.
The fights between giants continued. On one occasion the giants-serfs Marko and Liberat wanted to farm their land, but Jože didn't let them. He beat up Marko and killed Liberat with a pick. The giants called Ciretta to advise them on what to do. The wise townsman decided to scare the giants telling them they had to bury Liberat and move, because if not they would be punished. The giants decided to return to their masters and Ciretta took Jože to Motovun-Montona who escaped on the way.
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Cougars: Jackson Goddard puts pre-draft injury behind him, coming into his own with Cougars
By JACOB BARTELSON – jbartelson@shawmedia.com
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Kane County Cougars pitcher Jackson Goddard (12) delivers a pitch against the Beloit Snappers in Geneva June 27.
GENEVA – Jackson Goddard was playing catch on an off day as a junior at Kansas University, seemingly the most innocent of activities for a pitcher.
Until it wasn’t.
“Something tore in there,” said Goddard, the Kane County Cougars pitcher.
Goddard soon learned he suffered an oblique injury after four promising starts – four wins – to begin his season.
“It was probably weakened before that,” Goddard said following the Cougars’ 4-2 loss to the Clinton LumberKings on Monday. “It was just kind of the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
Goddard took the loss Monday, surrendering five hits, three runs (two earned) in 3 2/3 innings pitched. The Cougars fell to 47-40.
He missed approximately six weeks with the injury. Goddard’s draft stock was comfortably resting within the first few rounds.
“It was tough at first – especially those first couple of weekends were tough watching us play in these big games and I just had to sit there,” Goddard said. “Once the rehab process got started, the finish line got in sight. It was easier and easier to just mentally get ready. I [knew] I was about to start playing again.”
After returning, Goddard still finished the season 5-1 with 60 strikeouts and a 4.10 ERA.
According to MLB Pipeline, “[Goddard] would have been a top two-round pick had he not suffered the oblique injury.” He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2018 MLB Amateur Draft.
“It’s tough to really think about because there’s so many uncontrollable [variables],” said Goddard, who went 99th overall. Goddard is the third-highest draft pick in Kansas program history behind Tom Gorzelanny (No. 45 in 2003) and Jimmy Walker (No. 91 in 1993), per KU Athletics.
“I was able to finish the year, which I was happy with. I didn’t have a season-ending injury,” Goddard continued. “I think I was strong finishing the year and then got drafted in the third round by the Diamondbacks...It’s hard to look back on what could’ve happened or what would’ve happened. I’m happy with what happened.”
The Diamondbacks would agree.
Goddard was named the Diamondbacks’ minor league pitcher of the month in April after allowing just one earned run in 22 innings pitched. The Tulsa, Okla. native struck out 22 over five starts, while sporting a 0.41 ERA.
Goddard is now 4-3 on the year through 16 starts with 59 strikeouts and just 22 earned runs. The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder throws a fastball, changeup and slider. The slider, in particular, is coming along in his development.
“[Goddard’s slider] has been his problem as of the last couple games,” Cougars catcher Zac Almond said. “He works really fast, [A] really high-tempo guy. Which I love as a catcher. I love a guy that’s ready.”
“He’s got stuff that could carry on up levels,” Almond continued. “He could pitch in the big leagues one day. His learning experience right now – everybody, this is a learning league – he’s learning how to take his three pitches and make them the best he can make them.”
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TPA And HS2 – Throwing Out The Rattle (2)
Today’s “Research Note” from the so-called Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) attacking the proposed high speed rail project (aka HS2) contains the usual TPA list, this time of places that, it alleges, will be worse off if HS2 goes ahead. So let’s look at the list put forward and see how it stacks up.
Once again, the TPA takes the purely illustrative service level shown in the HS2 documentation for non-HS2 services, and assumes it to be cast in stone. So their talk of journey time penalties is speculation. Also, they assume no connection between Birmingham’s New Street station and the HS2 one – so that’s more speculation.
Midland Main Line
Here we encounter the biggest and most blatant whopper in the TPA exercise: the assumption that this route, from London’s St Pancras terminus to the East Midlands and Sheffield, will be electrified in the near future and enjoy the benefits of journey time reductions and more line capacity, but only if HS2 does not go ahead.
Maybe the TPA could tell Network Rail (NR) about their miraculous discovery: NR’s press release on the current electrification programme, released yesterday, does not mention any new electrification for that route. Once again, the TPA is engaging in speculation, and doubly so by suggesting that electrification versus HS2 is some kind of zero sum game.
East Coast Main Line
Here the TPA has difficulty making its mind up. For Doncaster and Wakefield we are told “service frequency and journey times likely to deteriorate” on completion of HS2. But for York – reached by passing through Doncaster – we get “no capacity increase” because two services an hour are now routed via HS2. The idea that there may still be a fast service from York via Doncaster is not considered. Once again, this is speculation.
And, of course, no evidence is cited to back up the claim on journey time. It’s tired stuff, which resorts once more to using the illustrative character of the HS2 documentation as fact, as it states that this “shows no high speed trains north of Newcastle”. So is the TPA seriously suggesting that the lack of a line on a diagram prevents trains working north of Newcastle?
This is truly desperate stuff. And no proposals to increase capacity are outlined or costed for the latter two routes. Time for the TPA to put up or shut up.
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With regards to the ECML, there is still very likely to be 6 High Speed Long Distance paths per hour available from King's Cross - which means that there is every likelihood that fast paths will still be available up the East Coast. Indeed, there will still be a significant demand for long-distance through services to Aberdeen, Hull and many of the smaller stations that aren't intended for HS2 to call (Durham, Doncaster, Berwick, Wakefield...)
In addition, the current planned route for HS2 means that any ECML TOC could easily compete with HS2 for long-distance flows - with newer rolling stock, express trains from King's Cross can get to Newcastle in 2:45 or less (previous timetables did KGX-YRK-NCL in 2:38), which is very competitive against the planned 2:37 for HS2 services.
My personal thoughts are that, for English ECML destinations with the exception of Leeds, the classic route may offer better value-for-money for the whole of HS2, as it would release classic-compatible HS2 stock (which will be quite expensive) for other services (perhaps to Edinburgh via the WCML, or to serve Nottingham). That's not to say York/Newcastle shouldn't be linked to HS2 - the ability to save an hour on the journey times to Birmingham would transform regional economies, and a direct link to Heathrow would be useful.
With the addition of new tracks through Holgate in York, the Hitchin and Doncaster flyovers, and a strategic freight network away from the main line of the ECML, there will be spare capacity for additional services.
Where there may be some capacity changes would be Cross-country services, but again, I would imagine that the main plan would be to rationalise to a single service per hour via Leeds - continuing to offer through services to the South and South West of England. (Germany quite happily run traditional IC services parallel to ICE lines, if that approach provides journey opportunities which would be made difficult by enforcing a change onto ICE routes.)
Again, the MML is still going to have a strong market for limited stop services, particularly from Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, where the city centres will be poorly served by HS2 (that's unless additional classic-compatible sets are purchased to allow the service to run in to Nottingham/Sheffield, which may make some sense)
The remarks about electrification of the MML seem silly - in fact electrification of the MML would help - for example to provide some semblance of service resilience if there was a problem with HS2. The French use this approach all the time - LGV blocked - use the classic line to move TGVs around the problem. While this would only be possible with classic-compatible sets, it would mean some sort of HS2 service would still be possible (e.g., if the S. Yorks - Leeds HS2 branch were blocked, you could still run a classic-compatible train up as far as the East Midlands, then run into Leeds classic line)
Finally, the WCML. Time penalties. Pendolinos accelerate so well, that a 4 minute time penalty is what is usually incurred by an extra stop. So London - WM services will be 4 minutes slower if they called at MKC and one of WFJ or RUG. For most of the journeys envisaged in the proposal document, you are talking about time penalties of perhaps 4-12 minutes on the longer distance intercity services. That is, if you don't want to take HS2. Except that will be countered by the fact that if you live in one of the smaller towns where HS2 won't call, you will be likely to receive a more frequent pendolino service than now, which may be a few minutes slower, but will provide for London and intermediate stations (something which the current timetable struggles to do - MK to Preston or Liverpool anyone?)
The only big losers are Coventry and Stoke, which without the Manchester/Birmingham - London passengers don't really warrant the 3tph or 2tph service they currently get. But we're not talking about an effect like TGV had here - there will still be hourly or half-hourly intercity services, and probably more regional express services, because as cross-country's "Operation Princess" has proven, there is a large suppressed demand for express regional services in the UK. Quite unlike France.
As to Birmingham - the proposed station will be:
- Next door to Moor Street, for frequent direct connections to Solihull, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford, Smethwick, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Worcester and Hereford. Oh, and there'd be no good reason why some XC services from Oxford and points south couldn't go into Moor Street.
- Connected to the Midland Metro extension, for Wednesbury and Wolverhampton, providing a mechanised link to New Street
- Next to one of Birmingham's major local bus interchanges (on Moor St)
- Less than 10 minutes walk from New Street and Corporation Street for almost all other Rail and Bus services.
Oh and if you wanted connections to Wolves, Telford and other points north west, you can go Moor St - Smethwick Galton Br (every 10 minutes) and connect to the Wolverhampton line there.
I should also say that Fazeley St is better located for road access than New St.
TPA And HS2 – The Seat Numbers Game
The Libertarian Ambiguity
Calm Down, It’s Only A Survey
Telegraph – Inflating Their Own Balloon
Telegraph – Quality Deception
Meltdown Shock Horror – The Story So Far
Desperate Express, Desperate Website
Call My Bluff In Stratford
To Our Children’s Children’s Children
The Futility Of Auntie’s Appeasement
Spinning The Protests
Oily Man Gets Greased Up
Express Inflation – Both Story And Figures
Over And Out Goes Dover
Stock Photos – The Credibility Gap
José – Down But Not Yet Out
Express – Budget On A Budget
TPA – Non-Job Holder In Show Of Ignorance
The Plan Of The Oily Man
TPA – Waste No Opportunity, Spare No Opponent
Mail Hack Makes Discovery 65 Years Late
Which Dog Is The Maddest?
TPA – Coming For Pensioners And Freelances
Making It Up – What A Star
Express – More Euro-Paranoia
Reflections On A French Break
TPA – Sinclair The Shameless
Daily Mail – Gratuitous Beeb Bashing
It Was Just Two Years Ago Today
Meltdown Shock Horror – Updated
TPA – The List That’s A Bit Rich
Express - So Late It Missed The Boat
Del Boy And The Green Subsidy
Hello Dobbsy Lou, Bye Bye Glenn?
Meltdown Shock Horror – The Curse Of Del Boy
Kicking The Guardian – 4: Phil Hendren
TPA And HS2 – Wasting Billions
Meltdown Shock Horror – Still No Need To Panic
Express – Maddie Bad Language
TPA And HS2 – The View From The East Coast
Meltdown Shock Horror – Some Facts
Express – At Paranoid Invention
TPA And HS2 – What They Aren’t Telling You
Daily Mail Hypocrisy – Film At 11
They’re Not Going To Take It
TPA – High Horse But No Speed
Daily Mail – Do As We Say, Not As We Do
By-Election Reverse – Don’t Panic!
Express – Peppiatt Proved Perceptive
TPA – Cuts In The Name Of Simplicity
When Is A Fuel Surcharge Not A Surcharge?
Gosh Readers, It’s All Going Down The Tube!
Climate Change – Facing Both Ways
Express – Making Up The Front Page
Enemies Of Enterprise Beware!
Cripes Chaps, It’s Not The M25!
TPA – Putting Them On The Map
Get An Expert? No, Just Copy The Press Release
TPA – Ignorance As A Merit Badge
Quentin Letts – Let’s Not Listen
The Sky Falls In
Excuses At The Ready
Express In Muslim Refugees Horror!
Shale Sale: Another Inconvenient Truth
The Clueless Hefferlump
The Lib Dem Finesse
Del Boy And Another Shale Sale
TPA – Making Numbers Scary
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Science Policy Podcast - Jon Vernick and Rebecca Peters (3 Sept 2013)
Science's Meghan Sachdev interviews Jon Vernick and Rebecca Peters about the book "Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis"..
Tags: Science, Science Magazine, gun control, Australia, violence, government, science policy
Four short links: 23 August 2013
Bradley Manning and the Two Americas (Quinn Norton) — The first America built the Internet, but the second America moved onto it. And they both think they own the place now. The best explanation you’ll find for wtf is going on.
Staggering Cost of Inventing New Drugs (Forbes) — $5BB to develop a new drug; and subject to an inverse-Moore’s law: A 2012 article in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery says the number of drugs invented per billion dollars of R&D invested has been cut in half every nine years for half a century.
Who’s Watching You — (Tim Bray) threat modelling. Everyone should know this.
Data Mining with Weka — learn data mining with the popular open source Weka platform.
Tags: Uncategorized @fourshort Big Data bio business culture Internet law machine learning medicine numbers pharmaceutical development policy privacy security Weka big-data internet machine-learning pharmaceutical-development weka
Four short links: 31 July 2013
How to Easily Resize and Cache Images for the Mobile Web (Pete Warden) — I set up a server running the excellent ImageProxy open-source project, and then I placed a Cloudfront CDN in front of it to cache the results. (a how-to covering the tricksy bits)
Google’s Position on Net Neutrality Changes? (Wired) — At issue is Google Fiber’s Terms of Service, which contains a broad prohibition against customers attaching “servers” to its ultrafast 1 Gbps network in Kansas City. Google wants to ban the use of servers because it plans to offer a business class offering in the future. [...] In its response [to a complaint], Google defended its sweeping ban by citing the very ISPs it opposed through the years-long fight for rules that require broadband providers to treat all packets equally.
The Future of Programming (Bret Victor) — gorgeous slides, fascinating talk, and this advice from Alan Kay: I think the trick with knowledge is to “acquire it, and forget all except the perfume” — because it is noisy and sometimes drowns out one’s own “brain voices”. The perfume part is important because it will help find the knowledge again to help get to the destinations the inner urges pick.
psd.rb — Ruby code for reading PSD files (MIT licensed).
Tags: Uncategorized @fourshort Bret Victor design future of programming Google mobile net neutrality open source policy programming Ruby bret-victor future-of-programming google mobile-2 net-neutrality open-source programming-2 ruby
Four short links: 20 May 2013
Our Fair Deal — international coalition (EFF, InternetNZ, Demand Progress, Creative Freedom Foundation, many others) raising awareness and petitioning lawmakers to reject copyright proposals that restrict the open Internet, access to knowledge, economic opportunity and our fundamental rights. (via Susan Chalmers)
Welcome to the Programmable World (Wired) — For the Programmable World to reach its full potential, we need to pass through three stages. The first is simply the act of getting more devices onto the network—more sensors, more processors in everyday objects, more wireless hookups to extract data from the processors that already exist. The second is to make those devices rely on one another, coordinating their actions to carry out simple tasks without any human intervention. The third and final stage, once connected things become ubiquitous, is to understand them as a system to be programmed, a bona fide platform that can run software in much the same manner that a computer or smartphone can. (via Sacha Judd)
Inventables On The Road (YouTube) — new series where the Inventables folks interview their customers to show awesome projects. We’re trying to demystify the process of digital fabrication, give some visibility to people working on interesting things, and have some fun.
Psychological Pitfalls and Lessons of a Designer Founder (Aza Raskin) — You are a founder, which means each word you say lands like an anvil. Even in a very small company, and especially in a larger one, it takes fortitude and courage for a team member to honestly critique your work. The courage required isn’t a one-time cost. It’s incurred every single time. By nature of being a founder, you are used to saying things with charisma and force and you will undoubtedly be excited by your solution and argue for it. This just makes it worse. A final note: it doesn’t matter how nice you are, or how close you are to your team. As a founder, your words are always more powerful than you think.
Tags: Uncategorized @fourshort business copyright Internet of Things law people policy sensor network startups internet-of-things sensor-network
Four short links: 10 April 2013
HyperLapse — this won the Internet for April. Everyone else can go home. Check out this unbelievable video and source is available.
Housing Simulator — NZ’s largest city is consulting on its growth plan, and includes a simulator so you can decide where the growth to house the hundreds of thousands of predicted residents will come from. Reminds me of NPR’s Budget Hero. Notice that none of the levers control immigration or city taxes to make different cities attractive or unattractive. Growth is a given and you’re left trying to figure out which green fields to pave.
Converting To and From Google Map Tile Coordinates in PostGIS (Pete Warden) — Google Maps’ system of power-of-two tiles has become a defacto standard, widely used by all sorts of web mapping software. I’ve found it handy to use as a caching scheme for our data, but the PostGIS calls to use it were getting pretty messy, so I wrapped them up in a few functions. Code on github.
So You Want to Build A Connected Sensor Device? (Google Doc) — The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of infrastructure, options, and tradeoffs for the parts of the data ecosystem that deal with generating, storing, transmitting, and sharing data. In addition to providing an overview, the goal is to learn what the pain points are, so we can address them. This is a collaborative document drafted for the purpose of discussion and contribution at Sensored Meetup #10. (via Rachel Kalmar)
Tags: Uncategorized @fourshort @home google maps gov2.0 hacks hardware mapping open source policy sensor networks visualization google-maps gov20 open-source sensor-networks
Four short links: 5 April 2013
Millimetre-Accuracy 3D Imaging From 1km Away (The Register) — With further development, Heriot-Watt University Research Fellow Aongus McCarthy says, the system could end up both portable and with a range of up to 10 Km. See the paper for the full story.
Robot Ants With Pheromones of Light (PLoS Comp Biol) — see also the video. (via IEEE Spectrum’s AI blog)
tabula — open source tool for liberating data tables trapped inside PDF files. (via Source)
There’s No Economic Imperative to Reconsider an Open Internet (SSRN) — The debate on the neutrality of Internet access isn’t new, and if its intensity varies over time, it has for a long while tainted the relationship between Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Online Service Providers (OSPs). This paper explores the economic relationship between these two types of players, examines in laymen’s terms how the traffic can be routed efficiently and the associated cost of that routing. The paper then assesses various arguments in support of net discrimination to conclude that there is no threat to the internet economy such that reconsidering something as precious as an open internet would be necessary. (via Hamish MacEwan)
Tags: Uncategorized @fourshort @home data Internet mapping network neutrality open source policy research robots data-3 internet network-neutrality open-source
Four short links: 15 January 2013
Electronic Gadgets in the NZ Consumer Price Index — your CPI is just as bizarre, trust me. (via Julie Starr)
Captive Audience: Telecom Industry and Monopoly in the New Gilded Age (Amazon) — Foo camper and former Washington insider, now truth-teller about broken telco industry in the US. From Time’s review of the book and interview with her: Meanwhile, Comcast has sharply reduced its capital expenditures, which have now fallen to 14% of revenues from over 35% a decade ago, even as it enjoys a whopping 95% profit margin on its broadband service. “They’re not expanding and they’re not enhancing their service,” Crawford says. “They’ve done their investment, now they’re just harvesting.” Not surprisingly, Comcast’s stock price increased over 50% in the last year, and nearly 200% over the last four years. “Shareholders are doing well,” Crawford says. “The rest of the country, not so great.”
Barclays Cut Software Expenditure 90% With Open Source (The Inquirer) — “We’ve been making significant savings in our technology platform by doing a lot of the work in-house to develop and launch our own applications rapidly,” he said. “It means we can write new applications once and then develop them using an open source model, rather than rewriting them again for legacy systems.” (via The Linux Foundation)
Lenovo Has a 27″ Tablet Due This Summer — USD1700 and I want one. The label “tablet” is a tough pill to swallow (ho ho) but it’d make an awesome table. That you could never put anything on. Hmm.
Tags: Uncategorized @fourshort @home android business economics gadgets hardware open source policy Susan Crawford tablets UI open-source susan-crawford ui
An innovation agenda to help people win the race against the machines
If the country is going to have a serious conversation about innovation, unemployment and job creation, we must talk about our race against the machines. For centuries, we’ve been automating people out of jobs. Today’s combination of big data, automation and artificial intelligence, however, looks like something new, from self-driving cars to e-discovery software to “robojournalism” to financial advisors to medical diagnostics. Last year, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen wrote that “software is eating the world.”
Computers and distributed systems are now demonstrating skills in the real world that we once thought would always be the domain of human beings. “That’s just not the case any more,” said MIT research professor Andrew McAfee, in an interview earlier this year at the Strata Conference in Santa Clara, Calif.:
McAfee and his research partner, MIT economics professor Erik Brynjolfsson, remain fundamentally optimistic about the effect of the digital revolution on the world economy. But the drivers of joblessness that they explore in their book, Race Against The Machine, deserved to have had more discussion in this year’s political campaign. Given the tepid labor market recovery in the United States and a rebound that has stayed flat, the Obama administration, given an opportunity for a second term, should pull some new policy levers.
What could — or should — the new administration do? On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of speaking at a panel at the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institute to talk about what a “First 100 Days Innovation Agenda” might look like for the new administration. (Full disclosure: earlier this year, I was paid to moderate a workshop that discussed this issue and contributed to the paper on building an innovation economy that was published this week.) The event was live streamed and should be available on-demand in the future.
In the meantime, below are recommendations from the paper and from professors McAfee and Brynjolfsson, followed by the suggestions I made during the forum, drawing from my conversations with people around the United States on this topic over the past two years.
Ideas from Brookings
Quoted below is the executive summary of the recommendations from the Brookings Center for Technology Innovation. The paper itself goes into more detail on each one.
We need better metrics for measuring worker productivity in the 21st century economy. Past approaches based on worker hours or total employees in relation to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ignore the transformational nature of digital technology.
We should encourage entrepreneurship by expanding Small Business Administration credit for start ups, adding entrepreneurial skills to school curricula, and making changes in immigration policy that encourage entrepreneurs to come to America.
We need governments that learn to innovate and collaborate, and develop new approaches to service delivery, transparency, and participation. This includes placing more data online and employing data analytical tools, social media, mobile technology, and search results that improve decision-making.
We should strengthen infrastructure by investing in broadband, data centers, and mobile cell towers, and improving access to spectrum for wireless applications.
We should protect vital digital assets by updating the Federal Information Security Management Act and developing procedures for monitoring threats to critical infrastructure.
We need to improve knowledge transmission through faster adoption of digital textbooks, more widespread use of creative commons licenses for instructional materials developed with taxpayer dollars, and policy changes that speed education innovation.
We need to increase technology transfer and the commercialization of knowledge from universities and federal laboratories so that public and private investments translate into jobs and economic activity as well as better health, security, and well-being.
We should harmonize cross-border laws to promote global innovation and freedom of expression.
Recommendations from McAfee and Brynjolfsson
“Everything I’ve learned during and after Race Against the Machine has left me incredibly optimistic in all important areas except one,” wrote McAfee in an email earlier this week.
“Digital technologies are increasing our productive capacity and ability to innovate, they’re bringing good things to our lives, and they will continue to do all of the above, probably at accelerating rates. As we wrote in the book, however, as technology races ahead, it is leaving a lot of workers behind. Computers and robots are acquiring human-like skills and abilities, which means that the ‘market share’ of people in the workforce — the areas where they are superior to machines — is going down, and will continue to do so. Dealing with this trend will be one of the main challenges, if not the greatest one, that we face over the next generation.”
What to do? “The cure-all to any economic woe is economic growth,” he said, in our previous interview at Strata. Even if that’s happening, McAfee emphasized, the cohort of mid- to lower-wage knowledge workers whose jobs stand to be automated is still going to be affected.
In response, he recommended that policy makers, schools and universities rethink current educational methods and system.
“We’re turning out industrial-era workers and industrial-era skills,” said McAfee. Instead of fact-based learning methods, he suggests focusing on developing the abilities of students to do problem definition, exploration and solving, working with machines.
“Reskilling and retraining are a big part of the answer,” he said. “We’re putting the wrong skills out there. Let’s rethink that. Let’s bring government, industry, and the educational institutions together and put together a curriculum that will actually deliver valuable skills out there.”
Brynjolfsson and McAfee made a list of 19 recommendations from Race Against The Machine that are worth considering, including: measuring performance in education, extending school hours, encouraging the immigration and retention of skilled workers, teaching entrepreneurship, investing in the country’s communications and transportation infrastructure, reforming the patent system and revisiting a host of tax subsidy and regulatory policies. While not all of these recommendations could be addressed in the first 100 days, they are all worth adding to the discussion about the choices ahead of the new administration and Congress.
My suggestions
Where do I sit? To unlock more innovation in the economy, the administration should consider:
Making evidence-based investments in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and experiential learning programs, with measurements against which teaching methods are working and where. Continue to embrace the maker movement.
Focusing on skills matching between millions of open jobs and coordination with industry to determine the training needed to fill them and community colleges and grad programs to create curricula that are relevant.
Continuing to invest in basic research and development, particularly in biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials science and alternative energy.
Pushing through immigration reform that enables the best and brightest entrepreneurs and researchers to come to the United States to build businesses, study and to stay here after graduation. Make the political compromise to get that engine moving quickly. Simplify visa applications, in accordance with the digital government strategy, so that innovators can build better civic interfaces to provide expedited e-services.
Creating more access to early seed-stage capital for startups and small businesses. That means pushing the Security and Exchange Commission to finalize the crowdfunding rules from the JOBS Act.
Releasing more open government data from regulators and federal agencies, particularly high-value datasets that are in demand from startups. Catalyze the growing data economy by engaging entrepreneurs and venture capitalists — and respond to their feedback about quality, availability and standards. Collaborate with states and cities on creating open standards for urban data.
Putting more code, research and other intellectual property created with taxpayer dollars into the public domain.
Using the power of government procurement to encourage small business, once Project RFPEZ is completed.
Releasing more spectrum and creating incentives for “last mile” broadband access to enable more participants in the innovation economy.
Making libraries digital hubs for communities, enabling them to provide job training, broadband access, open data curation and even as maker spaces.
Your ideas?
When I asked for feedback online before the panel, Robert Bole, director of innovation for the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors, commented that the administration should make “block grants of digital services and open data to states.”
Additionally, suggested Bole, the administration should “expand Code for America and Presidential Innovation Fellows. Reform Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), adoption of RFP-EZ (and ilk). Reform of Universal Service fund for broadband infrastructure expansion. Improve libraries and schools to provide media literacy skills. Investment of career STEM at community colleges. Aggressive restructure & auction of spectrum (with smart public use requirements).”
After she commented during the Brookings forum, I asked Gwynne Kostin what the real issues are for innovation in the federal government. Kostin, who serves as the Director of the Digital Services Innovation Center in the Office of Citizen Services & Innovative Technologies at the U.S General Services Administration, responded by putting at least some of the onus on Congress:
@digiphile acquisitions, hr, funding, budget cycle and appropriations, the Economy Act of 1932 etc barriers to sharing.
— Gwynne (@gwynnek) November 13, 2012
Imagine, for a moment, that President Obama is up late in the White House in the next month and comes across this post when he’s reading his iPad.
What change(s), policy or other action would you recommend to him in these first 100 days? Would you support any of the items from the list above? Why? Or make other ones? If you have ideas, please add them below in the comments.
Tags: Uncategorized @home entrepreneurship Innovation policy unemployment white house innovation white-house
Four short links: 21 June 2012
Test, Learn, Adapt (PDF) -- UK Cabinet Office paper on randomised trials for public policy. Ben Goldacre cowrote.
UK EscapeTheCity Raises GBP600k in Crowd Equity -- took just eight days, using the Crowdcube platform for equity-based crowd investment.
DIY Bio SOPs -- CC-licensed set of standard operating procedures for a bio lab. These are the SOPs that I provided to the Irish EPA as part of my "Consent Conditions" for "Contained Use of Class 1 Genetically Modified Microorganisms". (via Alison Marigold)
Shuffling Cards -- shuffle a deck of cards until it's randomised. That order of cards probably hasn't ever been seen before in the history of mankind.
Tags: bio crowdfunding diy diybio gov20 math medicine policy
Virtual Sweatshops Defeat CAPTCHAs -- I knew there was an industry around solving CAPTCHAs (to spam comments on blogs, sign up for millions of gmail accounts, etc.) but this is the first time I've seen how much you can be paid for it: employees can expect to earn between $0.35 to $1 for every thousand CAPTCHAs they solve [...] Most of our staff is from China, India, Pakistan and Vietnam. (via BoingBoing)
Lockdown -- transcription of Cory Doctorow's excellent talk, "The Coming War on General-Purpose Computation". The entertainment industry is just the first belligerents to take up arms, and we tend to think of them as particularly successful. [...] But the reality is that copyright legislation gets as far as it does precisely because it's not taken seriously by politicians. [...] Regardless of whether you think these are real problems or hysterical fears, they are, nevertheless, the political currency of lobbies and interest groups far more influential than Hollywood and big content. Every one of them will arrive at the same place: "Can't you just make us a general-purpose computer that runs all the programs, except the ones that scare and anger us? Can't you just make us an Internet that transmits any message over any protocol between any two points, unless it upsets us?"
Mobile Data Consumption Numbers (Luke Wroblewski) -- the most eye-catching statistic is 1% of bandwidth consumers account for half of all wireless traffic worldwide in the World. The top 10% of users are consuming 90% of wireless bandwidth. In my land of pay-through-the-nose-for-a-modicum-of-mobile-bandwidth, this was also of note: Voice recognition software Siri has prompted owners of the iPhone 4S to use almost twice as much data as iPhone 4 users.
Monkigras -- event in London that looks interesting. The Redmonk chaps are fellow travellers on the O'Reilly storytelling path: they see many of the same interesting trends as we do, and their speakers cover everything from platform services to open source, startups, and alpha geeks (Biddulph, I'm looking at you). And, also, beer.
Tags: business copyright events law mobile numbers policy security sopa
Billion Prices Project -- rather than wait for official inflation figures, the BPP from MIT scans online retailer prices from around the planet. (via The Economist)
Readings in Education -- Dan Meyer has linked to some of the best papers he's been reading at grad school. If you have opinions about education, or are thinking of doing something to "fix education", you have to read Public Goods, Private Goods (PDF). It brilliantly, concisely, and clearly sums up the reason that conversations about education are so broken. The other papers Dan linked to are equally wow. Another paper (PDF) on the difference in mindsets between educational researcher and practicing teacher says: The initial [teacher] impulse is still to intervene and fix the problem, or critique the actions of the teacher who made the mistake. It also often leads students to frame their own research around educational success stories. The idea is to pick an intervention that promises to improve education—a new teaching technique, curriculum approach, instructional technology, reform effort, or administrative structure—and study it in practice. The desired outcome is that the intervention works rather well, and the function of the study is to document this and suggest how the approach could be improved in the future. This often leads to an approach to scholarship (and eventually to a kind of scholarly literature) that is relentlessly, unrealistically, sometimes comically optimistic—one that suggests that there is an implementable answer to every educational problem and that help is always on the way. He could be writing about every educational startup.
Truthy -- a research project that helps you understand how memes spread online. With our images and statistics, you can help identify misuse of Twitter. (via Pete Warden)
Hackers Are Being Radicalised By Government Policy (Guardian) -- As long as it seems that direct action is more effective than democratic engagement, it's clear that the former will appear a more attractive option to many. The official line that the internet is a dangerous territory to be subdued is responsible for an alarming radicalisation. This is not just an issue for the tabloids' oddballs and nerds, it's an issue for everyone who believes in the fundamental importance of freedom. The Internet uprising is not causing bad regulation; bad regulation caused the Internet uprising. (via Gabriella Coleman)
Tags: activism crowdsourcing economics education law memes policy research
Four short links: 18 February 2011
DSPL: DataSet Publishing Language (Google Code) -- a representation language for the data and metadata of datasets. Datasets described in this format can be processed by Google and visualized in the Google Public Data Explorer. XML metadata on CSV, geo-enabled, with linkable data. (via Michal Migurski on Delicious)
Why is Evidence So Hard for Politicians -- Ben Goldacre nails how politicians go about "evidence-based policy making": So the Minister has cherry picked only the good findings, from only one report, while ignoring the peer-reviewed literature. Most crucially, he cherry-picks findings he likes whilst explicitly claiming that he is fairly citing the totality of the evidence from a thorough analysis. I can produce good evidence that I have a magical two-headed coin, if I simply disregard all the throws where it comes out tails.
Celery: Distributed Task Queue -- asynchronous task queue/job queue based on distributed message passing. It is focused on real-time operation, but supports scheduling as well. MIT-style licensed, written in Python, RabbitMQ is the recommended message broker. (via Joshua Schachter on Delicious)
pixelfari -- Safari hacked to look like it's running on an 8-bit computer. This sense of playfulness with the medium is something I love about the best coders. They think "ha, wouldn't it be funny if ..." and then can make it happen.
Tags: data fun gov20 policy scale science web
Demo of Stemming Algorithms -- type in text and see what it looks like when stemmed with different algorithms provided by NLTK. (via zelandiya on Twitter)
Crowdmap -- hosted Ushahidi. (via dvansickle on Twitter)
Opinions vs Data -- talks about the usability of a new gmail UI element, but notable for this quote from Jakob Nielsen: In my two examples, the probability of making the right design decision was vastly improved when given the tiniest amount of empirical data. (via mcannonbrookes on Twitter)
The Next Silicon Valley -- long and detailed list of the many forces contributing to Silicon Valley's success as tech hub, arguing that the valley's position is path-dependent and can simply be grown ab initio in some aspiring nation's co-prosperity zone of policy whim. (via imran and timoreilly on Twitter)
Tags: data innovation mapping nlp nltk policy saas science
The Myth of Scientific Literacy -- I'd love it if there was a simple course we could send our elected officials on which would guarantee future science policy would be reliably high quality. Being educated in science (or even "about science") isn't going to do it. It's social connections that will. We need to keep our elected officials honest, constantly check they are applying the evidence we want them to, in the ways we want them to. And if the scientific community want to be listened to, they need to work to build connections. Get political and scientific communities overlapping, embed scientists in policy institutions (and vice versa), get MP's constituents onside to help foster the sorts of public pressure you want to see: build trust so scientists become people MPs want to be briefed by. (via foe on Twitter)
Three Papers on Load Balancing (Alex Popescu) -- three papers on distributed hash tables.
Meridian -- iPhone app that does in-building location, sample app is the AMNH Explorer which shows you maps of where you are. Uses wifi-based positioning. (via raffi on Twitter)
Fixing What Apple Won't -- the jailbreakers are releasing security patches for systems that Apple have abandoned. (via ardgedee on Twitter)
Tags: apple geolocation iphone jailbreaking nosql policy scalability science security
A Review of Verizon and Google's Net Neutrality Proposal (EFF) -- a mixture of good and bad, is the verdict. I am ready to give Google credit for getting Network Neutrality back on the regulatory agenda, whether or not this proposal was a strawman.
Ten Principles for Opening Up Government Information (Sunlight Foundation) -- We have updated and expanded upon the Sebastopol list and identified ten principles that provide a lens to evaluate the extent to which government data is open and accessible to the public. The list is not exhaustive, and each principle exists along a continuum of openness. The principles are completeness, primacy, timeliness, ease of physical and electronic access, machine readability, non-discrimination, use of commonly owned standards, licensing, permanence and usage costs.
What If the Web Really Worked for Science? Reimagining Data Policy and Intellectual Property (video) -- a talk by James Boyle on IP and science policy.
Winners of the Apps for Army Challenge -- more Android apps than iPhone in the winners. (via Alex)
Tags: appcontest googleandroid military netneutrality opendata policy science
The Men Who Stare at Screens (NY Times) -- What was unexpected was that many of the men who sat long hours and developed heart problems also exercised. Quite a few of them said they did so regularly and led active lifestyles. The men worked out, then sat in cars and in front of televisions for hours, and their risk of heart disease soared, despite the exercise. Their workouts did not counteract the ill effects of sitting. (via Andy Baio)
Caring with Cash -- describes a study where "pay however much you want" had high response rate but low average price, "half goes to charity" barely changed from the control (fixed price) response rate, but "half goes to charity and you can pay what you like" earned more money than either strategy.
Behavioural Economics a Political Placebo? (NY Times) -- As policymakers use it to devise programs, it’s becoming clear that behavioral economics is being asked to solve problems it wasn’t meant to address. Indeed, it seems in some cases that behavioral economics is being used as a political expedient, allowing policymakers to avoid painful but more effective solutions rooted in traditional economics. (via Mind Hacks)
Protege -- open source ontology editor and knowledge-base framework.
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Ira Glass on Being Wrong (Slate) -- fascinating interview with Ira Glass on the fundamental act of learning: being wrong. I had this experience a couple of years ago where I got to sit in on the editorial meeting at the Onion. Every Monday they have to come up with like 17 or 18 headlines, and to do that, they generate 600 headlines per week. I feel like that's why it's good: because they are willing to be wrong 583 times to be right 17. (via Hacker News)
Real Lives and White Lies in the Funding of Scientific Research (PLoSBiology) -- very clear presentation of the problems with the current funding models of scientific research, where the acknowledged best scientists spend most of their time writing funding proposals. K.'s plight (an authentic one) illustrates how the present funding system in science eats its own seed corn. To expect a young scientist to recruit and train students and postdocs as well as producing and publishing new and original work within two years (in order to fuel the next grant application) is preposterous.
jQTouch Roadmap -- interesting to me is the primary distinction between Sencha and jQTouch, namely that jQT is for small devices (phones) only, while Sencha handles small and large (tablet) touch-screen devices. (via Simon St Laurent)
Travel Itineraries from Flickr Photo Trails (Greg Linden) -- clever idea, to use metadata extracted from Flickr photos (location, time, etc.) to construct itineraries for travellers, saying where to go, how long to spend there, and how long to expect to spend getting from place to place. Another story of the surprise value that can be extracted from overlooked data.
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Achieving Financial Reform
The unholy alliance between Washington and Wall Street exposed.
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Elmar Altvater auf einer Ringvorlesung an der Freien Universität Berlin zum Thema "Solidarität und globalisierte Konkurrenz"
Elmar Altvater (* 24. August 1938 in Kamen) ist ein deutscher Politik- wissenschaftler, Autor und emeritierter Professor für Politikwissenschaft am Otto-Suhr-Institut der FU-Berlin. Nachdem er zum 30. September 2004 emeritiert wurde, blieb er in Forschung und Lehre weiter am Institut aktiv. Des Weiteren ist er Mitglied im wissenschaftlichen Beirat von Attac und er war im Jahr 2006 Vorsitzender des Ständigen Volkstribunals gegen europäische transnationale Unternehmen.
— Elmar Altvater – Wikipedia
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"The Fairness of Financial Rescue"
Brad DeLong says the undesirable act of bailing out those who helped to cause the financial crisis is justified by the greater good that came from this policy, but the public does not see it that way:
The Fairness of Financial Rescue, by J. Bradford DeLong, Commentary, Project Syndicate: Perhaps the best way to view a financial crisis is to look at it as a collapse in the risk tolerance of investors in private financial markets. ... [W]hen the risk tolerance of the market crashes, so do prices of risky financial assets. ... This crash in prices of risky financial assets would not overly concern the rest of us were it not for the havoc that it has wrought on the price system... The price system is saying: shut down risky production activities and don’t undertake any new activities that might be risky.
But there aren’t enough safe, secure, and sound enterprises to absorb all the workers laid off from risky enterprises. ... Ever since 1825, central banks’ standard response in such situations – except during the Great Depression of the 1930’s – has been the same: raise and support the prices of risky financial assets, and prevent financial markets from sending a signal to the real economy to shut down risky enterprises and eschew risky investments.
This response is understandably controversial, because it rewards those who ... bear some responsibility for causing the crisis. But an effective rescue cannot be done any other way. A policy that leaves owners of risky financial assets impoverished is a policy that shuts down dynamism in the real economy.
The political problem can be finessed: as Don Kohn, a vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, recently observed, teaching a few thousand feckless financiers not to over-speculate is much less important than securing the jobs of millions of Americans and tens of millions around the globe. Financial rescue operations that benefit even the unworthy can be accepted if they are seen as benefiting all – even if the unworthy gain more than their share of the benefits.
What cannot be accepted are financial rescue operations that benefit the unworthy and cause losses to other important groups – like taxpayers and wage earners. And that, unfortunately, is the perception held by many nowadays, particularly in the United States.
It is easy to see why.
When Vice Presidential candidate Jack Kemp attacked ... the Clinton administration’s decision to bail out Mexico ... during the 1994-1995 financial crisis, Gore responded that America made $1.5 billion on the deal.
Similarly, Clinton’s treasury secretary, Robert Rubin, and IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus were attacked for committing public money to bail out New York banks that had loaned to feckless East Asians in 1997-1998. They responded that they had not rescued the truly bad speculative actor, Russia; that they had “bailed in,” not bailed out, the New York banks, by requiring them to cough up additional money to support South Korea’s economy; and that everyone had benefited massively, because a global recession was avoided.
Now, however, the US government can say none of these things. Officials cannot say that a global recession has been avoided; that they “bailed in” the banks; that – with the exception of Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns – they forced the bad speculative actors into bankruptcy; or that the government made money on the deal.
It is still true that the banking-sector policies that were undertaken were good – or at least better than doing nothing. But the certainty that matters would have been much worse under a hands-off approach to the financial sector, à la Republican Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon in 1930-1931, is not concrete enough to alter public perceptions. What is concrete enough are soaring bankers’ bonuses and a real economy that continues to shed jobs.
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A pint of shatterproof glass, please
How can we stop pub violence, eradicate superbugs, and save British businesses? With safety glass, superloos and flowerpots inspired by the recently saved Design Council
Every year there are 87,000 incidents of violence involving the drunken wielding of glassware. This costs the NHS an estimated £2.7bn (I've no idea how they work this out).
Is there anything we can do about this? The police proposed compulsory plastic glasses, but this smacked too much of the nanny state. Instead, as part of its Design Out Crime initiative, the Design Council commissioned an unbreakable pint glass that was still made of real glass. The agency Design Bridge came up with two solutions: one uses a coating of bio-resin that strengthens it considerably; the other uses two thin layers of glass bonded together like a car windshield. In both cases, the glass will crack but not shatter. When these models actually make it into pubs we can expect "glassing" to be a thing of the past, although the NHS may see the incidence of alcohol-related bruising go through the roof.
This is just one of the many initiatives undertaken by the Design Council, which this week merges with CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment). The merger is the result of funding cuts: on one level it's good news because it means that both bodies were spared the Tory bonfire of the quangos; on the other, it means they'll each be getting by with a third less funding. This is a buy-one-get-one-almost-free kind of deal – which may be counter-productive, especially during a recession, as the Design Council is the only dedicated body in the UK that proactively pairs up designers with businesses.
One doesn't hear much about the Design Council, partly because it supports a brand of worthy, socially-minded design that is too unglamorous to attract attention. That's unfortunate, because their work can have far-reaching consequences. In 2009 the Design Council worked with the Department of Health to investigate how good design could help reduce the risk of infection in hospitals – a fear so pervasive that even the seriously ill worry about setting foot in one. The Design Council sent out a team of designers. One of the results was a commode, or a wheelchair-toilet – I told you this wasn't glamorous – designed by PearsonLloyd. Now these are nothing new, but the old ones were designed before the age of the superbug, and are so difficult to clean that nurses have to use toothbrushes. PearsonLloyd's smoother, screw-free version requires none of that, saving nurses valuable time and minimising the potential for nasty superbugs to breed. Their design is now being trialled across the country.
Now, no one at a hospital said, "Can you design us a new commode?" It took the Design Council to bring the designers in to meet with frontline staff and microbiologists and manufacturers. It also created a local manufacturing opportunity by bringing all the stakeholders to the same table. And that's the kind of thing we should be seeing more of during a recession.
What the Design Council does well is promoting design as a service, by helping businesses to be more creative and competitive. Its Designing Demand initiative has paired a network of design "mentors" with 650 small businesses; for every pound spent, it generated £9.90 in added value, while creating or saving 3,000 jobs. Yorkshire company Naylor Industries, which has made clay drainage pipes since 1890, was going out of business because of cheap imports from the Far East, but a design mentor helped it reconfigure its operation to produce flowerpots. It is now the only terracotta flowerpot maker in the UK, and a thriving business. Rather more cutting edge is the Navetas smart meter, which calculates the energy consumption of every device in your home so that you can read it on an LCD screen, or even on your iPhone. The market potential is huge and yet it took a design mentor to get venture capitalists to fund the team developing the technology at Oxford University.
The Design Council, or the Council of Industrial Design as it was then, was founded by a wartime government in 1944 to help catalyse British industry and the rebuilding effort. It could be serving a similar purpose now. The government is supposed to be rebalancing the economy, away from financial services and back to manufacturing. George Osborne has called for a "march of the makers", and yet there was precious little in his budget to back that call.
The UK, contrary to popular belief, is still a major manufacturer, the seventh largest in the world. We may not own Mini or Rolls Royce any more but they're still made here, along with Formula 1 cars, Brompton bikes and Vitsoe shelving. In a recession, and with China becoming gradually less good value, this is the perfect opportunity to stimulate local manufacturing. Britain is a global talent pool when it comes to design, and the rest of the world comes here to fish for that expertise. The government should be improving links between that talent and local industry. Instead, while it pays lip service to "the creative industries", it is trimming down the only dedicated body in the UK that does create those links, and wheeling out feeble initiatives such as StartUp Britain: a website promising a "£1,500 rescue package for small businesses" when in fact it's just a bunch of links to money-off deals that are already widely available and may or may not be relevant to you.
Just to be clear, the Design Council isn't complaining – frankly it's relieved that it's still being funded, unlike say the UK Film Council. But I would argue that that's not enough. If the Design Council could get away with being only semi-visible before the recession, it should be coming into its own now – and that could be more difficult as a downsized operation. The Design Council does create opportunities and in areas that add social value. So, not consumer and luxury goods but healthcare, education, crime prevention and sustainable living. Next challenge: the 56,000 physical assaults that take place every year in A&E. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.
Justin McGuirk
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Arts cuts? Pah
Generous patrons have always been crucial to great art, so government belt-tightening can only be bad news
A few words in praise of generosity. As the coalition sharpens its axe and whispers its honeyed words, let us remember that most of the world's great works of art are the fruit of spendaholic patronage by magnificos who knew how to tell the accountants where to go.
Step forward Maecenas, munificent patron of the arts during the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus. In those days, there was no such thing as a literary market and writers were as dependent as artists on the wallets of the wealthy. The best argument in favour of generosity is that no one remembers a skinflint fondly. Maecenas assisted Virgil and reputedly gave Horace a farm; he went on to star in the latter's poetry and now his name lives on as a byword for patronage.
Lorenzo the Magnificent is another case in point. The Medici bank was built up by his ancestors, but Lorenzo let it go to pot: he only cared about how to spend money, not saving it. In his circle, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Poliziano and the young Michelangelo flourished. Medici patronage can be exaggerated as a factor in Renaissance Florentine culture, but the ambience around Lorenzo was genuinely special – and he was never left counting the cost.
Luxury spending flourished in Italian courts and cities even as the country's wealth subsequently declined. Even while Italy was being sidelined by the discovery of Atlantic trade routes in the 16th and 17th centuries, the later Medici supported Galileo and the baroque popes lavished cash on marble and invested in the genius of Bernini.
In England, Shakespeare rose from theatrical hack to the Ovid of his age through an aristocratic friendship with Henry Wriothesley, the third earl of Southampton, while the debt-ridden Stuart monarchy spent freely to encourage everyone from Inigo Jones to Christopher Wren. In modern times, the experimental films of Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel were supported by the de Noailles family, while abstract expressionism was bankrolled by Peggy Guggenheim.
More recently, genius has been supported by state patronage at the National Theatre, the RSC, the Tate Modern and through the Turner prize. Corporate generosity funds events such as the Turbine Hall installations, which rival the masques and operas of those lavish baroque courts. Art is not for the mean-minded, and tight-fisted times are dull times. This is not going to be a golden age.
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Die Missachtung der Größenverhältnisse von Bankenrettung, Konjunkturprogrammen und Griechenland-Hilfe
Immer wieder wird in diesen Tagen die gewaltige Größe des Programms zur Unterstützung Griechenlands beklagt. Und immer wieder lesen wir Klagen über die Finanzierung von Konjunkturprogrammen auf Pump. Dabei werden die Relationen dieser Ausgaben im Vergleich zu den Ausgaben zur Bankenrettung in Deutschland oft außer acht gelassen – vermutlich mit Absicht. Albrecht Müller. Das EU- [...]
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General election 2010: your questions answered
It's the most exciting and perplexing race in ages. From dead heats to Afghanistan to Nick Clegg's hair, our experts tackle your posers
Election night
Is it worth staying up on election night to see Hazel Blears lose her seat?
davidabsalom
No – if that's your only hope, there's no point turning on the TV. First, she'll probably win: she has a 10,000 majority. Second, the result isn't due until 3am – any joy you feel will be crushed by other results by then. Third, she doesn't deserve to lose. There are many worse MPs (see question "why is this election so male?").
Does anyone take any notice of the number of spoilt ballot papers in an election?
Yes – and they get counted. 188,000 people cast them in 2005. A quarter were disqualified because people voted for more than one candidate, and two-thirds because they were blank. Britain's top seat for wasted votes was Gloucester, where more than 1,000 were cast. And no – if you write a rude limerick about Gordon Brown, they won't read it out at the count.
What happens if Labour and the Tories get exactly the same number of seats? Does it go to a coin-toss?
lairoflard
Individual candidates draw lots if they win identical votes, but there is no provision for a coin-toss between the leaders where the number of seats is tied. The cabinet secretary's draft rule book for forming governments makes plain that whenever the parliamentary arithmetic is uncertain, the serving prime minister is entitled to make the first attempt to get a Queen's speech through. And if, when the crunch votes come, the votes are exactly tied, then the Speaker by convention casts a deciding vote in support of the government of the day.
The politicos
What, Labour and Lib Dems, if any, is the ideological difference between your parties?
wengerball
All the difference in the world. Labour is a collectivist party; the Liberal Democrats are liberals. Both believe in social justice, but see different routes to get there. If you like the state, you'll love another five years of Labour rule. If not, better go Lib Dem.
What qualifies George Osborne, a man who had two jobs before moving to Conservative central office, to be chancellor of the exchequer?
pov1
The cheap answer is that he is a friend of David Cameron. The fair one is that he's very bright. Don't rule him out just because he looks annoying on TV. Rule him out, if you like, because you fear his economic policy. And on a wider point: what qualified Gordon Brown to be chancellor, apart from years as a student political hack and about 25 minutes as a TV researcher. Oh – now I see your point …
Is Nick Clegg's hair actually ginger?
Viscountbiscuit
Look, it's not just about brown hair and darker brown hair. That's the old system and, I don't know about you, but I'm tired of that system. It doesn't work. Last week, I met Jackie in Stockport and she said: "I work, my husband works, and at the end of the day we want to relax by making jokes about the PM's hair. Is that too much to ask?" No, Jackie, it isn't. People are looking for a third way. It's time for the auburn way.
Why is this election so MALE?!
Helenoftroy
Because the party leaders are, and because most journalists are, and because local parties – full of women activists – keep choosing male candidates. Plus Gordon Brown alienated his women ministers. Plus some Tories are sexist, and the Lib Dems haven't changed their selection system. It's everyone's fault.
Is it fair that public sector workers should face cuts to pay for the devastation wrought on the economy by the private sector?
Kovgos
Of course it's not. But when it comes to taking an axe to the public sector, all the main parties sound pretty bloodthirsty. The Conservatives want to make the biggest cuts, while Labour would spread the pain slightly more fairly between that and raising taxes on the better-off. The Lib Dems are – surprise! – somewhere between the two. Yet none go as far as John Major in the 90s who split the bill between spending cuts and tax rises fifty-fifty.
The gap between rich and poor is widening. A significant proportion of our population live below the poverty level. How can you not support the unilateral introduction of the Robin Hood tax?
playnicely
There are two questions here. One, would a tax on bank transactions reduce the wealth gap? To which the answer is: probably not. Two, would more taxes on the banks be a good idea – and it sounds like we agree that it would. The Lib Dems and the Tories have plans to go ahead and impose such taxes. Brown says he needs other countries to join in to make a tax worth it. He may be making the perfect enemy of the good.
Was there ever ANY credible alternative to pouring in billions to recapitalise, and thereby save, the banking system
partlucid
Ah, hindsight. Gordon Brown could have guaranteed all savings in the banks, then let the weakest collapse. But that would have been a trillion-pound gamble. What he should certainly have done is take full ownership and control of the banks and forced them to direct lending to sound businesses and strategic industries. What we have instead is a massive stake in high-street banking, but very little say. Hardly a bargain.
Which party is committed to military withdrawal from Afghanistan and has drawn up a detailed, costed plan? Does this plan include a commitment to: a) work with any local partners necessary in order to leave a stable political settlement, and b) pressure the US to do the same?
Stiller 1980
None of the three main parties is committed to a military withdrawal from Afghanistan, though all say they will leave once the "job is done", whatever that means. None has gone as far as President Barack Obama in setting a de facto timetable for a withdrawal in mid-2011. Presumably, though, Britain will follow. If any of the main parties has a detailed, costed exit plan, they have not published it (just as they did not have a detailed, costed plan for Britain's increased involvement when it began under the then defence secretary John Reid). The BNP supports immediate withdrawal.
What are the parties' policies likely to be towards Zimbabwe and other developing countries who need aid, but who this government is currently at loggerheads with?
subversivefreak
The three main parties have condemned what they see as the misrule of President Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF in Zimbabwe. The current policy of channelling British aid through non-government organisations, charities and UN agencies, rather than through the Mugabe regime's ministries, is likely to continue, whoever wins the election, and as long as power sharing with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change remains largely a fiction. There is broad agreement that any British assistance to other "countries of concern", such as Sudan, should normally be channelled via NGOs.
Have any of the potential leaders a clue what they would do about Israel/Palestine?
Tagalong
They all agree on the preferred outcome, an Israeli and Palestinian state living side by side, but they are vague on how to get there. Arguably, the onus on them is not all that great as Britain on its own has limited influence in the region. The Lib Dem manifesto points out that Britain has a stronger voice on the issue when it works within the EU. Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems have been the most outspoken in their outrage over Gaza.
I would like to know the interest each [party has] in clearing up the mess of the last 13 years re: foreign policy, civil liberties, human rights violations, etc, starting with Guantánamo.
MorallyUnambiguous
All the parties say they will clear up the mess, including Labour, whose mess it has been. All are in favour of staying in Afghanistan, though again all three say they would do it better. Guantánamo is declining as an issue, as the US internment camp steadily empties and no one now admits to thinking it was a good idea in the first place. The Lib Dems have been the most outspoken about the damage done to the UK's reputation, and point out they were the only one of the three main parties to oppose the Iraq invasion, declaring it illegal.
What plans, if any, have each of the three parties about dealing with worrying numbers of police officers acting outside the law and being immune to the law?
Mutspeak
None of the parties addresses the question directly. Lib Dems say they will restore the right to protest by reforming the Public Order Act and curb aggressive police tactics. Labour set up the IPCC, but their manifesto contains no further plans. Conservatives say only that it is vital that policing tactics have the support of the public.
Are there any pro-immigration parties?
NotUnreasonable
All main parties say they are pro-immigration, but the Conservative policy is to reduce the numbers to "tens of thousands" a year through an annual quota. Labour policy is to limit non-EU immigration to only those with the skills needed in Britain. The Lib Dems say they will introduce a regional points-based system to ensure migrants go to areas of greatest need.
What does each party promise to do about making sure that getting a conviction for rape is easier? What are they going to do to ensure rape victims are safe and protected?
brusketta
The Lib Dems have promised 15 more rape crisis centres and more money for centres that provide medical care and counselling for sexual assault victims. Labour has promised to set up these sexual assault referral centres in every area by 2011. The Conservatives say they match the Lib Dem pledge to deliver 15 more rape crisis centres, but will also ensure existing rape crisis centres have stable, long-term funding.
Other policy
Do any of the parties have credible policies to improve access to social housing for those in housing need?
jforbes
Labour are ahead on this one. Yes, they have had a mostly terrible record in government of relying far too much on private developers to provide housing; but in the last year or so they have ramped up investment in affordable homes and now plan to reform the system by which councils fund the building of houses. The Lib Dems talk a similar language. The Tories are hopeless.
Which parties are actually opposing the Digital Economy Act as their party line?
Topperfalkon
None of the three main parties opposes the act in its entirety. Labour pushed the legislation through as it stands in the final days before parliament was dissolved for the election in early April. The Tories are backing it, but have said they may overhaul internet piracy measures if the legislation turns out in practise to be "flawed" or have major "unintended consequences". The Lib Dems voted against the act becoming law, while backing most of the contents, because the party believes that parts of the anti-piracy legislation have not been given time to be worked through in a "fair and proportionate way". If elected, the Lib Dems would undertake a year of further research and consultation on this issue before taking action.
Will the British public have to fork out for a Sky subscription to watch England in the World Cup if the Conservatives win?
DisobeyMurdoch
No. The BBC and ITV have the rights to the 2010 and 2014 football World Cup finals. The World Cup finals are on the list of sporting events reserved for free-to-air TV. A Conservative spokeswoman told the Guardian yesterday there was "not a chance" that the party would take the World Cup finals off this list and allow other broadcasters – including Sky – to bid for them.
Will teachers ever be allowed to just teach?
webbysteve
All three main parties have promised to give teachers more freedom, but the profession doubts that any will really allow them to do what they do best – teach. The Lib Dems have pledged only one education act in five years of parliament and talk of reducing central control on schools. The Conservatives talk of extra freedoms for some schools and a slimmed down curriculum. Labour has a record of highly prescriptive controls over teachers, which some say has turned those in the profession into bureaucrats. Teachers say abolishing Sats tests for 10 and 11-year-olds would be a good start in allowing them to "just teach", but none of the three parties will agree to this.
Do any of the parties have any policies that deal specifically with the challenges facing single occupancy households?
SE26lad
Bad news: none of them mention it in their manifestos. In fact Nick Clegg even suggested in the last leaders' debate that single bedroom yuppie flats should be turned into ones for families. And the Tories want everyone to get married. Time to join that famous political standby, I'm afraid: the "hardworking family".
The voting system
If I vote for, say, the Lib Dems and it becomes a hung parliament, what happens? Do I really end up with a Labour or Conservative government and either Gordon Brown or David Cameron running the country?
wmissenden
Yup. Sorry. But that's the way things are. Vote Lib Dem and you might – if you live in one of about 80 places in Britain – get a Lib Dem MP. But if more people vote for Labour or the Conservatives, you won't get a Lib Dem government.
Why is the established media, including the Guardian, not explaining to people how the first-past-the-post system works massively in favour of the Liberal Democrats once they get past 38% of the popular vote? At 41-42%, they have a majority and are on their way to a landslide.
beauchampkid
The Lib Dems suffer as their vote is relatively evenly spread, so they do respectably in many places but rarely well enough to win. With enough extra votes, however, there would indeed come a point when they would creep over winning lines in all sorts of seats. The magic number is close to 40%, and if they hit the 43% Blair achieved in 1997 they would win a majority even more crushing than his. In terms of why we've not covered it much, I guess the only answer is that few of us expect it to happen.
Why did we end up with first-past-the-post in the first place?
justinpickard
The House of Commons was designed to represent distinct communities, not individual commoners. With no formal parties, individual candidates fought it out in individual constituencies and it seemed fair enough for the man with the most votes to win. Rotten boroughs and two-member constituencies have since been abolished, but the basic rules remain in force for no better reason than that they have never been changed. In 1917 and 1931 the Commons twice voted for variants of electoral reform, but the House of Lords and events intervened, and the proposals fell.
The current electoral system is clearly outdated and bordering on undemocratic. Those arguing for reform seem to be proposing proportional representation, which in effect means a permanently hung parliament. Is there another way to reform the system?
Evsie
We could form a society of Greek city states and try participatory democracy. But Greece is currently out of fashion. Or we could elect a president, except then everyone who didn't back the winner gets to lose. Or we could go some half-way to reform and use the alternative vote: Australia does that and governments get a majority.
Are any of the main three planning to address the issue of a second elected house to replace the House of Lords? And are any of the main three planning to have a referendum on the monarchy?
Cusacker
Sorry, the Queen seems safe. The Tories and Lib Dems don't mention her in their manifestos. Labour just says: "Our constitutional monarchy is the source of deep pride and strength for our country." Labour promises a majority elected Lords after two more general elections; the Lib Dems want one sooner; the Tories don't say when.
Media and polling
Why do so many of the media outlets, the Guardian included, persist in the mistaken reference to the opinion polls having a margin of error, typically plus or minus 3%? These polls are carried out using quota sampling. As such, they do not have a margin of error.
BigEd
You are right. To statisticians, margin of error can only apply to pure probability theory. And polls don't work on pure probability. The term has become shorthand in the British and US polling industry as a way of explaining that there is a chance the results are slightly wrong. This matters when all parties are close and the order and share affects how they are seen at an election. The Guardian has only used the phrase five times in the last two years. We'll stop, I promise.
Why do you consistently, on the daily liveblog and elsewhere, include without caveats predictions of 'seats won' based on a uniform national swing, a crude system which is untested in conditions such as those predicted by current polls?
jamesch
Because so far there isn't a better and tested theory for translating vote shares into seats. We always do put caveats in reports of our ICM polls – and most of the time give a range of outcomes, not an exact figure on uniform swing. But you're right: the model is broken. Got a better one?
In an election where voters choose a member of parliament for their constituency rather than a leader for the country, isn't it nonsensical to have televised debates between three candidates who are standing in three different constituencies and whose names, even collectively, will be printed on less than 1% of all ballot papers?
Cymrodor
Ah, a parliamentary romantic. Burke would have loved you. It's not nonsensical at all: the party leaders are competing for the job of prime minister, not local MP. And most people vote for the party they like, not the candidate. But you are perfectly free to do otherwise.
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Remember 1983? I warn you that a Cameron victory will be just as bad | Jonathan Freedland
I would like to make a positive case for Labour, but the hour is late, and now it is Neil Kinnock's famous words that stir me
On the eve of the 1983 election – which, until this year, seemed destined to represent for ever the low watermark of Labour performances – a young member of the party's shadow cabinet delivered what was to be one of his most compelling speeches. Neil Kinnock knew a landslide defeat was imminent so, speaking in Bridgend, he sketched the world to come. "I warn you," he began, addressing a nation about to descend into the bitterest stretch of the Thatcher era. "I warn you not to be ordinary. I warn you not to be young. I warn you not to fall ill. I warn you not to get old."
It was a rhetorical masterpiece from a man whose oratory would later be much mocked. But its power was its prescience. Kinnock saw the Thatcherite tsunami that was coming and warned of the deluge that would follow.
This time even the most pessimistic Labourite cannot feel the certainty Kinnock had then: all kinds of permutation are still possible. But if the Labour vote crashes close to, or even below, 1983 levels, then David Cameron in Downing Street is the most likely outcome, whether governing as a minority, in alliance with the Lib Dems, or with a narrow majority of his own. What would he do if he gets there? What cautionary message might a 2010 Kinnock issue? For those still weighing their vote, here are a few salutary thoughts.
I warn you that a chance some have waited for all their adult lives will slip away, perhaps taking another generation to come around again: the chance to reform our rotten, broken electoral system. If Cameron wins, he will not only thwart any move to fairer voting, he will act fast to rig the system in his favour. Even neutrals agree that his plan to cut the number of MPs by 10% – presented as a mere cost-cutting measure – will be one of the grossest acts of gerrymandering in British political history. Cameron will redraw the boundaries so that his rivals lose seats and he gains them, locking in a semi-permanent Conservative majority. Reform of our absurd, unelected second chamber will be postponed indefinitely, enabling Cameron to pack the Lords with his mates and sugar daddies, including perhaps a few more of those businessmen who so obligingly sided with the Conservatives in condemning Labour's plans for national insurance.
If, on the other hand, Cameron is kept from Downing Street courtesy of a Labour vote tomorrow strong enough to make a Lib-Lab coalition plausible, then there's a clear chance for the 55%-plus majority who regularly vote for liberal or left parties to prevail and reform the system – ensuring that, from now on, the Conservatives hold power only as often as their minority status suggests they should. (They were always a minority party, even in the Thatcher heyday.) In other words, the victor tomorrow will get to set the rules for decades to come. This is a winner-takes-all election and the stakes could not be higher.
I warn you that the economy could slide back into despair. Maybe people have not paid attention to this argument because Gordon Brown has been making it, but the danger is real. A sudden shut-off of the public spending tap could well send a frail recovery staggering back into recession: the dreaded double-dip. It's happened elsewhere and could happen here. The US and other economies are seeing the tide turn, but that's because they've kept the public cash coming. Cameron's aim, played down in the rhetoric because it polled so badly, is to cut spending immediately, ushering in what he once proudly trumpeted as an "age of austerity".
If Britain were to return to recession, then brace yourself. For many, this last downturn has not quite felt like the worst since the Great Depression, whatever the economists say. Unemployment, house repossessions and bankruptcies are all fractions of what they were in the 1990s recession. That's not by accident. It's a function of Labour's active interventionism, which has sought to reduce the impact of the downturn on those at the sharpest end. Such state activity clashes with every Conservative instinct. Cameron still describes government as more problem than solution. Last time the Tories were in charge, dealing with a recession that was actually much less severe, the pain was greater and the weakest suffered most. There is nothing in current Tory policy – despite Cameron's final debate plea to the camera that it's "the most vulnerable, the most frail and the poorest" he truly cares about – to suggest it won't be like that again.
Indeed, there are at least three signs that point in a gloomy direction. First, despite all the austerity talk, the Tories have clung to their promise to give an inheritance tax break to the 3,000 richest families in the country. In the words of Nick Clegg, it's the "double-millionaires" Cameron wants to help. And yet, given the hole in the public finances, cash will have to come from somewhere. The obvious source – not that the Conservative leader has ever been challenged on it – is an increase in VAT. That's the most regressive of all taxes, inflicting disproportionate pain on the poorest: pain that will only deepen with the coming Tory assault on tax credits. A third cause for alarm can be expressed in three words: Chancellor George Osborne.
I warn you not to have an urgent need for the NHS. Sure, the Tories say they've ringfenced health spending, but check the small print. They plan to drop Labour's guarantee on waiting times. No longer will any patient be sure to see a cancer specialist within two weeks: under the Tories, that decision will be left to the consultant. Fine for the sharp-elbowed middle class, who are used to barging their way to the front of the queue. Not so good for the poorest who, all the data shows, struggle to get the most from public services.
I warn you not to be a single mother or widow. You'll get less than those who are married. Not that much less – about £3 a week – but just enough to know that the tax system regards you as a second-class citizen and to remind you of how life used to be under the Conservatives, when single parents were a routine target for public mockery and scolding.
I warn you that we will be back to the sterile relationship with Europe of the 1990s, a British government once again on the margins, but aligned this time with homophobes, rank antisemites and assorted apologists for fascism. Prepare within weeks for a Cameron stunt, demanding negotiations to "repatriate" powers back to Westminster. Britain is set once again to become the club bore of the EU, happily swallowing the agenda of economic liberalisation but moaning about sovereignty in the abstract, annoying the other members but never having the courage to up and leave.
Cameron won't have much choice in the matter. He'll be answerable to the newly-strengthened backbench hard right of his party, who will have veto power over his programme: he won't be able to govern without their votes. With their loathing of Europe, their disbelief in man-made climate change and their disproportionate ties to the City and finance, they will ensure Cameron sticks to the right and narrow.
Of course, it would feel better to make a positive case for Labour, echoing its promises on a living wage and a cap on predatory chargecard interest rates or its plans for green jobs. But the hour is late. Tomorrow is the day of decision. And we have been warned.
• More election comment from Cif at the polls
Jonathan Freedland
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A Great List For i love you quotes
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We accept the love we think we deserve. -- Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
We waste time searching for the perfect lover instead of creating the perfect love. -- Tom Robbins
Some girls choose to follow guys, and some women decide to follow their own dreams. If you're wondering how to proceed, remember that your career won't ever wake up and inform you that it does not love you anymore. -- Lady Gaga
Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell. -- Joan Crawford
The distinction between love and sex is that sex relieves tension and love causes itto be -- Woody Allen
You deserve love, and you are going to get it. -- Amy Poehler
Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I believed that no one but myself... -- C.S. Lewis
Give in to love, or Reside in fear.
If you like two people at precisely the same time, choose the second. Because if you loved the first person, you wouldn't have dropped to the second. -- Johnny Depp
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this manner because I don't know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes shut. -- Pablo Neruda
Being deeply loved by someone provides you strength, while loving someone deeply provides you courage. -- Lao Tzu
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
There's nothing I would not do for those that are really my friends. I don't have any idea of loving people by halves, it is not my character. -- Jane Austen
Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to be sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even a monster. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it is going to change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable. -- C.S. Lewis
Love can't save you from your own fate. -- Jim Morrison
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a moment, they can seem invincible, but in the long run , they always fall. Think of italways. -- Mahatma Gandhi
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul. -- Pablo Neruda
If music be the food of love, play with. -- William Shakespeare
Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it evaporate. -- John Lennon
Girls are meant to be loved, not to be understood. -- Oscar Wilde
Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. -- Corinthians :- (The New Jerusalem Bible)
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. -- A.A. Milne
Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary. -- Oscar Wilde
Love is blind. Plus it'll take over your own mind. What you think is love, is truly not. You need to elevate your mind. -- Eve
You don't love someone because of their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can listen to. -- Oscar Wilde
Love is something shipped from heaven to stress the hell out of you. -- Dolly Parton
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
I'm here. I love you. I really don't care if you have to stay yelling all day long, I'll stick with you. There is nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I will protect you until you die, and after your death I will still protect you. I am stronger than depression and I am braver than loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me.
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. -- André Gide
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What's love? I've met in the streets a very bad young man who had been in love. -- Victor Hugo
Sorrow is how we learn to appreciate. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting bigger. The larger it gets, the more love it retains.
You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you. -- Jane Austen
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire that those who love kindly understand. All of us know people that are so much afraid of pain they shut up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and so psychologist until existence is a mere surviving death. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing bits of these. So anybody who's in love gets sad when they think of the enthusiast. It's like stepping back inside a room you've got fond memories of, you haven't seen in quite a while. -- Haruki Murakami
Men are a luxury. Not a requirement. -- Cher
What's hell? I maintain it is the suffering of being not able to love. -- Fyodor check over here Dostoyevsky
-- Madonna
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach.
And it's those things I would believe in, even if the entire world indulged in wild feelings that she wasn't all she ought to be. I really like her and it's the start of everything.
Piglet:'How do you spell'love'?' Winnie the Pooh:'You don't spell it...you feel it.' -- A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh
Love can make even nice people do dreadful things. -- Jude Deveraux
Do not settle for a connection that won't let you end up. -- Oprah
Have enough guts to trust love one more time and consistently one more time. -- Maya Angelou
However lovesick a woman is; she shouldn't choose the first pill that appears. -- Joyce Brothers
My wish is that you may be loved to the point of insanity.
A goal of human existence, regardless of who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. -- Kurt Vonnegut
-- Elinor Glyn
You'll get over it...' It's the clichés that cause the problem. To get rid of someone you love is to alter your life forever. You do not get over it because'it' is the person you loved. The pain stops, there are new people, but the gap never closes. How can it? The particularness of someone who mattered enough to grieve over is not made anodyne by death. This hole in my heart is in the form of you and no-one else can match it. Why would I need them to? -- Jeanette Winterson
About all you can do in life is be who you are. Many people will love you . Many will love you for what you can do for them, and some will not like you whatsoever.
The maximum purpose of love is that it makes the loved one a special and pleasing being. -- Tom Robbins
To be completely seen by someone, then, and be adored anyhow -- this is a human offering that can border on miraculous. -- Elizabeth Gilbert
This is what we call love. When you are loved, you are able to do anything in creation. When you're loved, there's no need whatsoever to understand what is happening, because everything happens within you. -- Paulo Coelho
I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too. -- Pablo Neruda
There's just one page left to write on. I will fill it with words of just 1 syllable. I love. I have loved.
You only learn to love again when you fall in love . -- Adele
The greater your ability to feel like, the greater your capacity to feel the pain. -- Jennifer Aniston
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. -- Thomas Carlyle
A man is already halfway in love with any girl who listens to him. -- Brendan Francis
Don't hunt the because--in love there is not any because, no motive, no excuse, no solutions. -- Anais Nin
You know when you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. -- Dr. Seuss
You truly have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. -- Lucille Ball
Conquer your love got the best of me, and baby you are making a fool of me. You got me sprung and I don't care who sees, cause baby you got me so crazy. -- Beyoncé, Crazy in Love
When you know that you need to devote the remainder of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. -- Helen Keller
Love liberates. It will not bind. -- Maya Angelou
I believe there are some things in life that you can't deny or rationalize, and [love] is just one of them. -- Cate Blanchett
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. -- Audrey Hepburn
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding spot. -- Zora Neale Hurston
Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a superb living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky.
Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. -- Robert Frost
You know it's love when all you need is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness. -- Julia Roberts
The giving of love is an education in itself. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. -- Barbara de Angelis
Love is unpredictable and it's frustrating and it's tragic and it's beautiful. And even though there's no way to feel as though I am an expert in it, it is worth writing songs about--more than anything else I've ever experienced in my life. -- Taylor Swift
If you want to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.
Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold. -- Zelda Fitzgerald
You can't put a price tag on love, but you can on all its accessories. -- Melanie Clark
It is useless to hold a person to anything he says while he is in love, drunk, or running for the office. -- Shirley MacLaine
If you recall me, then I do not care if everyone else forgets.
Love is being stupid together. -- Paul Valery
-- Rainer Maria Rilke
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. -- Peter Ustinov
Once we are in love we look to ourselves quite different from what we had been before. -- Blaise Pascal
Love is affected. One side always enjoys more. -- Catherine Deneuve
I think that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn how to let go, things go wrong so that you enjoy them when they're right, you believe lies you eventually learn to trust nobody but your self, and sometimes fantastic things fall apart better things can fall together. -- Marilyn Monroe
Love is a sacred book of energy; it's like the blood of religious development. -- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Happiness is not getting what you need, it's wanting what you have. -- Garth Brooks
To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. -- David Viscott
Accustom yourself continually to make many actions of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul. -- Saint Teresa of Avila
Love is a mutual self-giving that finishes in self-recovery. -- Fulton J. Sheen
It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love the neighbor. -- Eric Hoffer
Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on. -- Billie Holiday
Soul partner: two little words, one large concept. A belief that somebody, somewhere, is holding the key to your heart. -- Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. -- Albert Einstein
Love is the extremely tough realization that something apart from oneself is real. -- Iris Murdoch
Happiness is the china shop; adore is the bull. -- H.L. Mencken
If you love somebody, let them go, for when they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were. -- Khalil Gibran
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LISWire: EBSCO Discovery Service™ Expands German Content with WTI–Frankfurt Agreement
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~ Four Million Bibliographic References Geared for Engineers, Technicians and Scientists Will Be Available in Base Index of EBSCO Discovery Service™ ~
IPSWICH, Mass. — March 29, 2012 — EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) continues to expand its access to German content in EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) thanks to a recent agreement with WTI-Frankfurt eG. The agreement allows content from WTI’s TEMA (Technology and Management) database to be available in the Base Index of EDS.
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In the late 1800’s many Czech and Slovaks emigrated from Austria-Hungary, and made their way to America. Many found a home in Astoria, Queens. In 1892 the Bohemian Citizens’ Benevolent Society was formed and named after the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia. (Modern-day Bohemia forms the Western part of the Czech Republic.)
Eighteen years later in 1910 the Society began raising funds for a home for the Czech people in the local community. It was to be a haven where the traditions of the homeland were to be maintained.
Two adjacent lots, then part of a farm, were purchased and on October 1, 1910 the cornerstone of Bohemian Hall was laid. Bohemian Hall was built in three sections. What is today the entrance was the first Hall, but it soon became obvious more space was needed.
The Sokol Gym or Main Hall was added, and in 1919 the outside Bar and Park were finished – just in time for prohibition which banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in America for over a decade! But Bohemian Hall survived.
At one time there were over 800 beer gardens in New York City – three in Astoria alone. Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden survives to carry our proud tradition into the new millennium!
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by: Francine Pascal (author)
For Jessica and Elizabeth, the sweet life begins at 30…From Francine Pascal, creator of the bestselling Sweet Valley High series and author of the NY Times bestselling Sweet Valley Confidential, comes the continuing adventures of beautiful blonde twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield in an... show more
For Jessica and Elizabeth, the sweet life begins at 30…From Francine Pascal, creator of the bestselling Sweet Valley High series and author of the NY Times bestselling Sweet Valley Confidential, comes the continuing adventures of beautiful blonde twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield in an exciting new six-part e-serial, The Sweet Life.The first novella-length episode - The Sweet Life - begins three years after the events of Sweet Valley Confidential; Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are back in Sweet Valley and inseparable once more. Things are looking up for both twins: Elizabeth is a star reporter at the LA Tribune with a popular blog, and Jessica’s PR career is on the fast-track. But while the professional lives of the Wakefield sisters are secure, their personal lives may be in jeopardy. Jessica, now a mother, finds that managing parenthood, marriage, and a job is harder than she expected, while Elizabeth and Bruce must face a scandal that could strengthen their bond…or tear them apart for ever.Meanwhile, life goes on in Sweet Valley. Families are made, hearts are broken, and…Lila Fowler is a reality TV star? Some things never change.The Sweet Life takes Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield through a new chapter in their well-chronicled and beloved fictional lives. This dramatic first installment and cliff-hanger ending will leave readers breathless for the next episode.
ASIN: B006ZLAFXU
Publish date: July 15th 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Romance, Contemporary, Womens Fiction, Chick Lit
Series: The Sweet Life (#1)
MelissaRose13 rated it 7 years ago
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I didn't know this e-serial existed until very recently. But then again I wasn't really looking forward to other Sweet Valley books after having read Sweet Valley Confidential. The book wasn't that great and the only reason I rated it three stars was because even though I thought it was pretty bad a...
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When I was a kid, I lived a very sheltered life in a very rural area and liked to imagine that most of the bigger world around me was accurately reflected in pop culture. I wanted to go to school in what I saw as the idealistic world of TGIF, TNBC, and, yes, Sweet Valley. Something about the relativ...
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The Wakefield twins are no strangers to scandal. In fact, I'd go so far as to say they attract it. The Sweet Life is better than Confidential, but still terribly written. I wish Pascal would go back to ghost writers. She's good at coming up with story ideas, but executing them? No. Still...the...
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Note to self for when time machine starts working:Travel back to the 1980s. Pen ridiculous (slightly trashy) series for precocious tweens/not-so-precocious teens. Hire ghost writers to continue work on said ridiculous series while I travel BACK TO THE FUTURE to write the "Where are they now?" sequ...
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October 2018 – May 2019 Oct 2018 – May 2019
Zig Jackson Visiting Artist Lecture @ B310 Wells Hall
ZIG JACKSON / OCTOBER 8 / B310 WELLS / 7PM
Photographer and Professor at SCAD, Zig Jackson identifies and tackles issues that sometimes radically different Native American tribes have in common such as how to deal with tourism. marketing, myth, traditions, and stereotyping. He uses his work to raise awareness about cultural identity, representation, and appropriation to touch on issues like paternalism, sovereignty, and commodification.
For more information about Zig Jackson, please visit:
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Del Harrow Visiting Artist Lecture @ 109 South Kedzie Hall
DEL HARROW/ OCTOBER 16 / 109 S KEDZIE / 6PM
Spanning the genres of sculpture, ceramics and design, Del Harrow is an Associate Professor at CSU. His art practice integrates traditional manual and skill-based forming processes with digital fabrication technology. His work is an ongoing exploration of the possibility that a tactile physical form might contain, creating sites for the imagination and the thinking of thoughts.
For more information about Del Harrow, please visit:
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Renée Mussai Visiting Scholar Lecture @ 107 South Kedzie
RENEE MUSSAI / OCTOBER 25 / 107 S KEDZIE / 6PM
London-based curator, writer, and art historian, Renée Mussai is Curator and head of Archive at Autograph ABP, an arts charity that works internationally in photography and film, addressing themes of cultural identity, race, representation and human rights.
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Costume Party at the Moslem Temple, Qais Assali, Artist/Designer in Residence: Critical Race Studies @MSU Union Art Gallery @ MSU Union Art Gallery
Mar 15 – May 11 all-day
Costume Party at the Moslem Temple
An exhibition featuring MSU Artist-in-Residence: Critical Race Studies Qais Assali.
March 15- May 11, 2019
Reception: March 15, 2019 6–8PM
Artist Lecture: March 20, 2019 @MSU Broad Art Museum, 7PM
Please join the MSU Union Art Gallery and the MSU Department of Art, Art History, and Design in celebrating the opening of Costume Party at the Moslem Temple on Friday, March 15 beginning at 6pm, remarks will be offered at 6:30pm. This solo exhibition features the work of MSU Artist-in-Residence: Critical Race Studies Qais Assali.
Assali’s interdisciplinary work stages questions between site and the body in relation to his own identity and locale in order to debunk metaphoric surrounding contested geographies. This exhibition was made possible thanks to collaborations with many others. Parade Float was made in collaboration with Syrian-American Artist Amanda Assaley. Mosaic Fountain was made by Syrian-American Artist Michael Howard. O My Lord, Increase me in Knowledge, was painted by Syrian-American Artist Reem Taki.
Costume Party at the Moslem Temple is organized by the MSU Union Art Gallery at Michigan State University. Support for this exhibition and associated programming is provided by the MSU Federal Credit Union, the MSU College of Arts & Letters, MSU Department of Art, Art History, and Design, the MSU Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, MSU Museum, MSU Library Digital Scholarship Lab, MSU Library Special Collections, MSU Muslim Studies Program, MSU Students United for Palestinian Rights, University of Michigan Special Collections Research Center, and the Arab American National Museum. Special thanks to Deborah Margolis, Jose Luis Benavides, Sally Howell, Penny Gardner, Becky Gaines, and Michael Dean.
Qais Assali (b. 1987 Palestine) is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor and Artist-in-Residence at Michigan State University. His works with video, installation, lecture performance, sound, photography, and in the archives seek to engage and subvert national geopolitical power dynamics. His interdisciplinary work stages questions between site and the body in relation to his own identity and locale in order to debunk metaphoric surrounding contested geographies.
Assali’s work has been internationally exhibited at Jeune création, Paris (2016); 6018North, Chicago (2018); Festival Artes Vertentes de Tiradentes, Brazil (2016); The Overlook Place, Chicago (2018); solo exhibitions at Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (2015); and Khan Al Wakala, Nablus (2016). Assali has been a faculty member at a number of academic institutions in Palestine including Al-Ummah College, Jerusalem, Palestine. Assali holds two master’s degrees – an MA in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and MFA from Bard College Milton Avery Graduate School.
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TEXTSCAPE
Hongtao Zhou
Textscapes are 3D printed documents to reemphasis printing in modern technological world.
Textscapes are 3D printed documents to reemphasis printing in modern technological world. Printing technology was first created in ancient China to reproduce text using woodblocks, however today’s definition had been widely adopted in 3D printing, an additive process more often to create objects instead of duplicate text. Textscape generates letter-sized 3D documents to visually profile the subject matters of the texts, such as cities, landscapes or figures. These documents make reading process interactive for general audience or blind people, as knowledge as well as art. This series of work has variations of braille, language characters, calligraphies and number systems to bridge the contents and its visuality in architecture, landscape, portraits and abstract matters.
Hongtao Zhou is an interdisciplinary scholar and artist, he researches, practices and teaches in the areas of Design, Architecture, Exhibition Design, Furniture Design & Fabrication and Contemporary Sculpture & Installation. Hongtao holds a PhD from Purdue University, a MFA from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a MS from Northeast Forest University of China. He is a professor at Tongji College of Design and Innovation (D&I) and a visiting professor at University of Hawaii-Manoa (UHM). Hongtao had been serving as the Director of the UHM Haigo and Irene Shen Architecture Gallery. Currently he is Executive Member and Curator of the National Association of Chinese Artists in American Academia.
Hongtao has exhibited nationally & internationally including Centre Pompidou, Gwangju Design Biennale-South Korea, National Museum of China, Milan Design Week, Milwaukee Art Museum, Chazen Museum of Art, Haggerty Museum of Art, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Charles Allis Art Museum, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Beijing and Taiwan Design Center. He published his work and research in Interior Design, Interni, Design Bureau, Transmaterial, Metropolis, American Craft, Artdaily Zhuangshi Magazine, Modern Weekly and Huffington Post. Centre Pompidou and the University of Virginia collected his work. Hongtao’s work is currently on view in the 2019 Venice Biennale in collaboration with TONTSEN DESIGN in the European Cultural Centre Exhibition.
This exhibition made possible thanks to the MSU College of Arts and Letters, Department of Art, Art History, and Design. Special Thanks to Xia Gao, Associate Professor of Apparel and Textile Design. Work shown made possible by Jiabao Zhu, Project Assistant, Making Lab, Tongji University, College of Design and Innovation (D&I).
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Movie Review - Tomorrowland
Starring: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Hugh Laurie, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Thomas Robinson, Pierce Gagnon, Chris Bauer, and more.
Directed by: Brad Bird Screenplay by: Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird Story by: Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird, and Jeff Jensen Cinematography by: Claudio Miranda Music by: Michael Giacchino
Premise: Casey's dream is to go to space, so she's been sabotaging the equipment being used to dismantle NASA's launch platform trying what she can to keep it alive. When she's caught and then released, she ends up with a strange pin she's never seen before. And when she touches the pin, it lets her see a marvelous city full of technical miracles. But when she uses up all the power on the pin and heads off to find information about it at a SF collectibles store, she finds there are people out there willing to kill her just for having it. (Rated PG)
1) Acting - Total Thumbs Up: Tomorrowland has a great cast - especially the kids. Thomas Robinson and Raffey Cassidy were totally adorable in the 1954 sequence. Thomas rattled the technical terms and explanations like a total pro - and his instant attraction to Athena was like a neon sign. Britt Robertson did a great job as the spunky Casey. Her reactions to the insanity were great. George Clooney as Frank Walker was an excellent choice, just the right amount of disillusioned bitterness and sparkling hope. Sparring verbal matches between Clooney and Britt were a lot of fun.
2) Special Effects - Total Thumbs Up: The special effects are totally worth seeing in IMAX. From the giant wheat field to the lovely lines of the city in Tomorrowland, there's so much to enjoy visually. A lot of attention is paid to detail, even going so far as to adjust the tech and look-and-feel of it during the different periods we see Tomorrowland or technology on Earth derived from it.
From the pin to the different permutations of the jetpack, the special effects group wove in subliminal homage to a ton of SF from the past - Jules Verne/Steampunk, 2001 Space Odyssey, Flash Gordon, Star Wars, Star Trek, The Day the Earth Stood Still and more. (And that's on top of the ton of SF related material flashed around at the collectibles shop!)
The sequences where Casey touches the pin are fab. She's lucky not to have broken something! lol. The switching back and forth was seamless, making it that much easier to believe it was really happening.
Tomorrowland itself was fabulous! We get a little bit of a quick tour, but it will need a couple of viewings or more to see everything, there's so much going on. Heh heh. Also the effects used for physically travelling to Tomorrowland and those for the tachyon time distorted future images came out really well, giving both a nice unique touch.
Extra kudos for changing the Disney castle intro to match Tomorrowland. Super nice touch!
3) Plot/Story - Thumbs Up: The film covered all sorts of themes - family, dreams, not giving up, love that transcends, making a difference, good and evil. Many of these are interwoven together and played off each other as well. There's also a lot of minutia in the visuals to fill in information even before some of the themes are explored.
A few bits at first seem not to make sense or appear to be errors, but this is only because the pace is so fast the audience is expected to realize the reasons for themselves. For example: automatons killing people and trying to kill the main characters on Earth, yet these same characters not being immediately shot in Tomorrowland - at first it seems an odd incongruity until you realize that on Earth their actions are not being seen while in Tomorrowland, the same actions would be noticed and commented on by those with power to make a stand. With the consistently fast pace of the film, you have to put things together on the go!
All the scenes where there are one-to-one interactions really were well setup and executed. The whole section of Casey trying to get into the house and what she does to get in and what happens with Walker after she does are priceless.
4) Stunts - Total Thumbs Up: Most of the gags were usually a mix of CGI and live action. For the most part you couldn't tell which was what and worked together to great effect. The chase and battle scenes at Walker's house were fab!
5) Locations/Cinematography - Total Thumbs Up: The cinematography was awesome! The view of endless water in the secret room under the World's Fair, the golden wheat fields in Tomorrowland, all the shots of Tomorrowland itself, and what they do with Paris - everything seemed bigger than life, the amazement factor ratcheted up high. The time lapse sequence of the NASA launch pad and the other visuals from using the time map were very cool.
6) Music - Total Thumbs Up: Michael Giacchino did a great job on the score. It had a very strong John Williams vibe to it. It was almost as if the music, and not just the visuals, were paying homage to all the SF that has spanned and entertained us for the last 60+ years. Nice!
Conclusion: Tomorrowland is a fun, fast paced adventure. Great visuals and lots of witty repartee. There also a three second or so extra bit at the very end of the credits that was the perfect conclusion for the film. :)
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 (Hubby's Rating: Worth Full Price to See Again!)
Posted by Gloria Oliver at 8:59 PM
Labels: author, Britt Robertson, Disney, dreams, George Clooney, Gloria Oliver, imagination, movie reviews, Movies, perseverance, Raffey Cassidy, Science Fiction, Tomorrowland, Unveiling the Fantastic
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What Your Halloween Costumes Says About You
Costumes are a window into the soul or at least a window into how much someone will spend on one drunken night of apple bobbing. Halloween is around the corner, so know the signs.
Costume: 80's Party Girl
Who Wears It: Some chick too young to remember the 80's.
Why She Wears It: She likes 80's music because to her, it's baby music. Plus, she can dress like a slut, have a one-night stand and blame on the costume.
Costume: Mr. Bill Costume
Who Wears It: Some dude old enough to remember Mr. Bill.
Why He Wears It: This is the oldest guy that got invited to your party and he'd like everyone to forget that. Since his wife divorced him, it's hard for him to get laid. He'll spend most of the night talking the 80's Party Girl until he takes his mask off to drink a beer.
Costume: Sexy Girl Scout Uniform
Who Wears It: The normally uptight, hot chick.
Why He Wears It: The uptight hot chick is looking amazing in this outfit, but she plans to dump most of it on the floor of some guy's apartment after a wild night that she'll later deny. Her hormones and religious guilt keep her bipolar disorder and mood swings rattling around at a good clip.
Costume: Kiss My Irish Ass
Who Wears It: The drunkest guy at the party.
Why He Wears It: He was planning on coming to the party, getting wasted and making an ass out of himself anyway. With this costume, he figures that no one will be surprised when he's found passed out in a bathtub of vomit.
Costume: Bacon and Eggs
Who Wears It: That annoying couple that does everything together.
Why He Wears It: This couple might as well have themselves sewn together like some kind of demented human centipede. Could they be any more disgustingly cute? Their constant PDA will put you off breakfast for weeks to come.
Costume: Borat Mankini Costume
Who Wears It: The guy that thinks he's hilarious.
Why He Wears It: The office clown missed the memo that repeating catchphrases from movies that everyone is over isn't clever. His Borat would've been funny two years ago and his constant threats to go to an open mic night are starting to wear thin.
Costume: Boba Fett
Who Wears It: The geek
Why He Wears It: Sadly, your geeky friend already owned this costume. In fact, he sometimes wears it on the weekend at comic book conventions. He'll take this opportunity to geek out all over the party. Maybe the Sexy Girl Scout could finally make him a man.
What Your Candy Says About You
Candy. That delicious sugary treat, not that stripper from that place out on the highway. It says a lot about you and not just about your diabetes. Candy sends a message and that message is, "You're fat, stop eating me." But there's another, deeper, more nuanced message that you should know.
Mr. Goodbar: The yellow wrapper says, "Stop, I'm scared", but the "mister" part demands respect. Therefore, it says you're a respectable coward. A person that runs away during a fight, but in an extremely dignified manner.
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Twizzlers: Obviously, with a catch phrase like "Make mouths happy", you've got quite the oral fixation if you're popping the red vines. We're not saying you might be a slut, we are saying that you are definitely a slut. Charms Blow Pop: And speaking of oral fixations, Charms is a candy of seduction, but it's also a candy of surprise. Like the candy, you have a hard exterior, but inside you're soft and gooey. Probably because you're internal organs are there. http://blogs.smh.com.au/entertainment/archives/tootsie470.jpg Tootsie Pop: Some say that as a Tootsie Pop person, you're not full of chocolate, but something else that's brown and soft. Like the pop, you're a mystery to get inside. How many licks does it take? It probably depends on how horny you are that day.
Nerds: Well, you need something to eat while surfing the Internet and quite frankly, any sugary substance will do. Like you, this candy is a little too on the nose with your description poindexter.
Pixie Stix: You are a flighty sprite, dancing in the field. Probably because you just ate a straw full of colored sugar. Why don't you just eat it straight from the sugar bag, "Diabetic Debbie"? The heroin of all candy, Pixie Stix say "I really don't give a crap what I put into my body."
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Diana Vreeland: her divine life, told in a new documentary
By Suzanne Brown
Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Calvin Klein, Carmel Snow, Diana Vreeland, Diane von Furstenberg, Frederic Tcheng, Harper's Bazaar, Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mick Jagger, Oscar de la Renta, Thomas Hoving, Vogue
Diana Vreeland, in her famous red living room in Manhattan, photographed by Horst P. Horst.
More than two decades after her death, Diana Vreeland is once again a star.
A new documentary about the legendary fashion editor is hitting movie screens this month, a companion book was published last year, and fresh biographies are available.
Why revisit Vreeland? Because in a field that is supposed to be all about originality and creativity, it is seldom either.
And Vreeland embodied both.
We got some personal insights into the “empress of fashion” during a recent phone interview with Lisa Immordino Vreeland, the force behind the documentary and book, “Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel.”
“I studied art history and was not really into fashion,” Immordino Vreeland said, “But I always loved photography.” And that’s partly how she came to see the work of photographers like Cecil Beaton published by Vreeland during her years as a fashion editor at Harper’s Bazaar (1936-62) and Vogue (1962-71). Then she met Vreeland’s grandson, Alexander, through friends. First they worked together in the fashion industry, then married.
Immordino Vreeland says she had a growing sense of curiosity about Vreeland – whom she never met — and felt that while people knew the editor was extroverted and flamboyant, they didn’t really know what her accomplishments were.
“This woman’s life spanned practically the whole 20th century. Once I started getting to know her through her work, I understood why she became such a powerful force,” she said.
“Her message transcends fashion; it’s about living your life with passion and really believing in yourself and trusting yourself to try to achieve the impossible. She played the role of an oracle in people’s lives. I don’t think she was consciously doing it, but she loved being able to help people and support people out of her own heart.”
Immordino Vreeland interviewed more than 60 people, including such designers as Oscar de la Renta, Calvin Klein and Diane von Furstenberg. “They were all so generous with their time, telling me how she touched their lives and helped them in their careers. It is so much of what she was about.”
The project started as a book, “but I quickly figured out there should be a film,” she said. She knew that was a good idea when she found out there were more than 30 hours of taped conversations between George Plimpton and Vreeland. “I thought she could narrate her own film, but the quality wasn’t good enough,” she said. So in parts of the film, actors read the words of Vreeland and Plimpton.
Immordino Vreeland and her co-directors and editors Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt and Frederic Tcheng also thought at one point they might do an animated version of Vreeland in her famous red living room, but decided against it. “Nothing can compete with her when she is on the screen,” Immordino Vreeland said.
Vreeland chatters about all the fun she had discovering models, orchestrating fashion shoots, and putting everyone from Jackie Kennedy to Mick Jagger (“Those lips!”) in the magazines.
Immordino Vreeland thinks Diana’s upbringing – with a mother who was both critical and an adventuress – made her tough and independent as well. She seldom talked about personal matters, which was the polite society thing to do at the time. Vreeland’s husband, Reed, wasn’t faithful, but that didn’t send her on a streak of having her own affairs.
Vreeland also didn’t make her disagreements with various editors and magazine executives public. “She was at Harper’s Bazaar for 26 years, and (editor) Carmel Snow was totally challenged by her,” said Immordino Vreeland. “In Paris, the designers would speak to her before Snow. Snow never let her attend the shows because of the competition, but Vreeland would show up on her own.”
There was also her famous firing at Vogue. After the excesses of the 1960s, the pendulum was swinging toward a more conservative mood and the powers that be at Vogue were tired of Vreeland, who didn’t always please advertisers. She left in 1971 but was hired as a special consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art within the year.
“I was only 70; what was I supposed to do? Retire?!” Vreeland says in the film.
The timing was fortuitous because the Met’s Thomas Hoving wanted to bring in bigger crowds and get more press and Vreeland gave him both, staging blockbuster shows over the next 15 years celebrating designers, fashion eras, Russian costumes, India, dance, Hollywood and a favorite subject, horses. Vreeland’s efforts at times came under attack for being historically inaccurate, but that didn’t deter the crowds. “Again, she was trying to be the teacher, the oracle, telling people about her favorite periods in history in a way we could fall in love with it,” said Immordino Vreeland.
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Some chemical reactions of sulfur hexafluoride with silicon containing species stimulated by cw CO2 laser radiation
Josef Polaa, Pavel Engstb and Milan Horákb
a Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol
b The J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 121 38 Prague 2
The CO2 cw laser induced interaction of sulfur hexafluoride with chlorine, silicon tetrachloride, trichlorosilane, and methyltrichlorosilane in a glass reaction vessel has been investigated. The reaction of SF6 with glass surface yielding silicon tetrafluoride and thionyl fluoride was observed. It is inhibited by the products and its rate increases with growing initial pressure (0.6-5.3 kPa) of SF6. Presumed vibrationally excited or dissociated SF6 undergoes the same reaction in the presence of chlorine and silicon tetrachloride, too. The reaction is suppressed by the addition of trichlorosilane and methyltrichlorosilane; in these cases SiF4, SiCl4 and HCl, or SiF4, SiCl4, HCl, acetylene and carbon disulfide are formed. The products indicate a non-sensitizing action of SF6 and a specific reaction channel for the formation of CS2 not attainable by pyrolysis.
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Improving the mental health and wellbeing of principals
CCI would like to announce their collaboration with the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University on the Australian Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey.
Finding ways to better understand the working lives of Australian principals and how this impacts their health and wellbeing is the impetus behind, School Principals' Health & Wellbeing: What Makes A Positive Difference?, a research study conducted by the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education (IPPE) at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
Over the five years since its inception in 2011, Associate Professor, Dr Phil Riley, and a team of researchers at ACU have gathered information relating to the occupational health, safety and wellbeing of principals and schools leaders across the country.
Approximately 40 percent of Australia's 10,000 principals, deputy principals, assistant and vice-principals have already participated, many multiple times; 13.3 percent of those are from Catholic schools and colleges.
"This research is about improving the mental health and wellbeing of school principals," says Dr Riley.
"At the top level it provides us with a picture of the current state of Principals' health, which can be used to educate organisations, bodies and policy makers about the impacts of changes and initiatives within the sector."
"For the individual respondent, the study enables them to track their work-related health and wellbeing over time, providing an personalised report each time they complete the survey."
Data already gathered shows upwards trends in Principals experiencing offensive behaviour, violence, bullying and threats. It also provides insights into how the increasing complexity and workload demands of those in school leadership roles are impacting their commitment, relationships and job satisfaction, amongst many other things.
CCI's decision to collaborate with ACU comes from a deep concern over what it sees as unsustainable rates of psychological strain currently being experienced in the profession.
"We believe cultivating the wellbeing of principals will enable the system as a whole to thrive," says CCI CEO, Roberto Scenna.
"As the largest insurer of Catholic schools and colleges we are highly committed to working with ACU to ensure the success of this project and fully support the aims and research objectives."
"We hope that through this work we can understand how to better help principals and teachers facing the increased pressures and ambiguities of their roles, and work with them in new and innovative ways." says Mr Scenna
CCI will sponsor the study over three years which will contribute to the remuneration of professional staff. CCI will also match this contribution with 'in-kind' support to IPPE through direct involvement and support from various divisions within the company.
This study is jointly funded by various research partners, including CCI.
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Adrenaline Games for Courage
Courage Adrenaline Games
Walking on Two Ropes
Two tight 35-meters-long steel ropes are placed at a height of 8 meters. The competitor is secured and has to pass the distance keeping his balance by holding on to the capron rope. The winner is determined by the distance achieved in meters for a certain time period.
Skiing on a Rope
The competitor moves sideways in the direction of movement by sliding the skis while holding to the balancing rope. Specially made ski are used. The winner is determined by the distance in meters passed for a certain time.
Cycling on a Rope
The competitor hangs on a suspension system with a safety harness, which is attached to a small pedal wheel, adapted to move on a steel rope. The winner is determined by the distance in meters passed for a certain time.
Monkey Bridge
The game is about walking on a steel rope, which is undeniably hard.
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TEN YEARS AGO ...
Wednesday - Ten years ago, New Zealand was hopeful of making progress on the way greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture were treated in international climate agreements.
Tuesday - Ten years ago, Al Gore was telling Australia to get on with carbon trading.
Monday - Ten years ago, we got the first hint that the Maori Party was going to support changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Friday - Ten years ago, farmers were denying they were climate change deniers and asking why New Zealand’s huge exclusive economic zone wasn’t included in the country’s emissions profile.
11 Jul 19 - Ten years ago, farmers pushing for the development of a market in soil carbon were running into a wary climate minister.
10 Jul 19 - Ten years ago, lobbyists were preparing to fire their big guns over New Zealand’s 2020 emissions reduction target – for the Greenhouse Policy Coalition it was a report and for Greenpeace it was a host of stars.
9 Jul 19 - Ten years ago, New Zealand was working on plans for a voluntary market in soil carbon.
TEN TEARS AGO ...
8 Jul 19 - Ten years ago, the forestry sector was urging the Government to follow Australia’s lead and allow the Emissions Trading Scheme to recognise carbon stored in harvested wood products.
5 Jul 19 - Ten years ago, public pressure was building for New Zealand to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2020.
4 Jul 19 - Ten years ago, oil company ExxonMobil was still funding the work of climate sceptics, despite promising not to do so.
3 Jul 19 - Ten years ago, forestry company boss Roger Dickie was warning that “carbon counters of the future” would be in for a nasty surprise if continued delays to the Emissions Trading Scheme meant new...
2 Jul 19 - Ten years ago, the idea of setting different targets for methane and other gases was gaining currency as it was debated in Parliament.
1 Jul 19 - Ten years ago, the Green Party was floating the idea of a separate reduction target for methane – and had the support of a top scientist, the Council of Trade Unions and Federated Farmers.
28 Jun 19 - Ten years ago, forest owners were celebrating victory in getting the carbon stored in products made from wood recognised.
27 Jun 19 - Ten years ago, politicians were keeping mum about progress on cross-party support for the Emissions Trading Scheme.
26 Jun 19 - Ten years ago, delays in figuring out how to allocate free carbon credits to heavy emitters were holding up the sector’s entry into the Emissions Trading Scheme – upsetting the Opposition and the...
25 Jun 19 - Ten years ago, associate climate minister Tim Groser was off to Ilulissat to take part in the Greenland Dialogue, part of the build-up to much-anticipated Copenhagen negotiations for a new...
24 Jun 19 - Ten years ago, Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons was predicting the worthless-carbon-unit scandal that hit New Zealand in 2016.
21 Jun 19 - Ten years ago, businesses were being warned that climate change would affect energy, shipping, tourism and insurance.
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