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More reflections from 2014
Friends of the Centre the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands via Suriname got a taste of Centre life and experienced the magic of the Land and of Tobago!!! Below are their reflections.
. . . When the spiritual is put to work in the everyday. . .
We—Maggy, Alta and I—got up in the dark of pre-dawn at 3 a.m., Monday, November 16, in order to catch the red-eye flight, leaving Suriname at 6 in the morning for Trinidad and Tobago. Packed with all kinds of goodies: a heavy, deepfrozen fish-pom dish, Iya’s favorite, made on a charcoal fire by Cieske, Maggy’ sister, tucked deep into our suitcases and Surinamese leaves of sangrafu and bitawiri, we feel happy to be sharing the bounty of Suriname with Tobago. I choose not to pay attention to the impossible hour of the flight, ignoring the colonial arithmetic that positions flights to the former metropole, the Netherlands, at a comfortable 7.30 in the evening. Speeding to Johan Adolf Pengel Airport, dogs howling after us, we pass on the way parties of –what seem to be—Brazilian golddiggers and Indigenous women in the open fields, in the little villages of Lelydorp, Bernarddorp and Wit’ Santi. We arrive in Tobago at 10 a.m. and are to spend the next eleven days at the Tobago Centre.
From the moment of our welcome embraces at the airport, we formed an egbe, a spiritual collective. We started and ended the day with meditation; whether it was working on the land, moving house, taking care of people around us, preparing meals, conversing about spirituality or about our work, readying ourselves for a tour of the island, we were a collective, getting the work at hand done in a most harmonious way. On the first day, we manage to move a heavy iron structure, meant for the planting and sprouting of plants, to a more convenient place, working in call-and-response fashion. Since it is the rainy season, we were anticipating look forward to see the seedlings grow, while we are still here.
Different as we all are, with different skills, interests, knowledges and measures of staying power, it was a rare experience to live what it means when the spiritual is put to work in the everyday. Living in different parts of the world, Amsterdam, Santo Domingo, New York City, Toronto and Tobago, we as Black women have all learned to function with a knife between our teeth. But now, as if by instinct, we know that mode of being would not get us very far in Tobago. Indeed, it would be counterproductive. Almost inadvertently, Audre Lorde’s essay “Black Women Hatred and Anger,” kept presenting itself to me: the various ways in which we as black women have learned to use our sharpest knives against one another. For me putting down my armour was no small thing. The new openness felt awkward at times, too much nakedness as it were, not being able to fall back on the usual defense mechanisms—big mouth, critical remarks, impatience, and lack of generosity. We all, so it felt, were motivated to be open towards each other and to the work that needed to be done for making the Centre a reality. This is why we had come: to help ground the Centre’s vision and to help Iya materialize her dream, which for all of us, too, held out a promise for other, more gratifying, more wholesome, ways of being in the world.
. . .When the spiritual is put to work in the everyday. . .
It becomes clear that enormous energy is liberated to be put to creative and expressive use. As Audre says, “there is a constant drain of energy which might be better used in defining ourselves and devising realistic scenarios for altering the present and constructing the future.” (Lorde, Sister Outsider). At the heart of it all there is the land. On the land where our ancestors toiled as enslaved, we now find ourselves on a beautiful expanse, weaving its way low down by the roadside, to high on the mountain top. The land, sprinkled with towering bamboo and royal palms, encircled by a forceful river, now swollen by the rains is, and will be, a companion in healing and the envisioning of another way of life. We pour libations and the ancestors give their permission for each of us to enter and to use what is needed to make the place to their liking. I am once again reminded of the strength and tenacity of African religions in the Diaspora, the parallel incantations, gestures, intonations and understandins we use during libations in the Afro-Surinamese Winti religion. These understandings are beautifully described by Senegalese poet Birago Diop in “Le souffle des ancetres” a poem turned song and made popular by Sweet Honey in the Rock: “Those that have died have never, never left; the dead are not under the earth.” They are in the water, in the trees, in the shadows, in us. One day, sunflowers for Oshun will grow by the river, endless streams of them, just as in the South of France, dancing to the breath of the wind, their heads always looking up, full of hope.
For Maggy, the liberation of energy showed up in the intensity with which she painted, whenever she had free time during these days. There is a mystical quality to the painting “Land and Sea,”, her gift to the Centre, which she made in three sittings: a tree laden with symbols and meanings, presiding over a turquoise-greenblue Tobagonian sea. The companion piece, which she painted back in Paramaribo, is “Ceremony,” which depicts Yemoja, on the day we went to the ocean to celebrate the recovery of Ms. Merle and the completion of my book. They both accompany this reflection.
For Alta, it was the first time in seventeen years she had found the courage to bathe in the ocean again. She played in the waves like a little whale, exuding joy, mischief, as if she were the 13-year-old girl she once was. That same joy was present in her creative cooking, sustaining all of us with deliciously wholesome meals every single day: lentils, different kinds of fish, provisions, always with mango, papaya and pineapple as delightful pickle. I loved our egbe.
I was mentally exhausted when I got to Tobago, just having finished writing my book White Innocence and delivering a keynote presentation in Paramaribo. But my spirits were immediately lifted. . Even my pulling a muscle in my left back could not dampen that. Iya is the one who held it all together, by her wisdom, her teachings and nighttime Yoruba stories of Efùwàpé, who kept us up and discussing the twists and turns of her in search of her destiny. Iya who dares to dream big and fearlessly of a centre where indigenous knowledge of the use of plants and herbs is wed to a spiritual practice. As Audre says, “When I dare to put my words into the service of my vision, then it does not matter whether I am afraid.”
And the seedlings came up gloriously. . .
Gloria Wekker
Paramaribo, December 2014
Maggy, Gloria, Alta
Lobster Dinner
Iya and the heavy planting table
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Art Asylum and Diamond Select Toys have announced a Future Foundation Minimates four pack that will be available at the San Diego Comic Con. The Minimates feature the FF in their black and white uniforms, and can only be found at the show (or on eBay 10 minutes after being purchased by a con goer). The company plans to release the set at Disney Stores nationwide following the convention.
Meet the new FF, different from the old FF! No longer called the Fantastic Four since they lost one of their founding members, the Future Foundation has recruited some of the world’s greatest minds to solve the world’s greatest problems. One of those minds? Brilliant chemist and highly creative photojournalist Peter Parker, the spectacular Spider-Man! This set of 2-inch, highly poseable Marvel Minimates mini-figures from Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum captures the new FF in their new costumes, making them the first Future Foundation figures ever! The Disney Store-exclusive set will make its debut the week of San Diego Comic-Con, at the chain’s Fashion Valley Mall location, at 7007 Friar Road in San Diego — only a short distance from the San Diego Convention Center! After that, it will ship to Disney Stores nationwide!
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Colleagues,
One of the first students in the dallas artscilab was Anvit Srivastav. He worked on our neuroscience data sonification project as you will learn below. See our web site at https://artscilab.atec.io/ .
As he was starting to apply for jobs, he came to me and asked me to write a letter of recommendation= i said sure. He said let me show you my CV..I have made it into a computer game.
Wow talk about lateral thinking ( thank you Edward de Bono ).
Anvit was quickly offered a job as you will read below and you can play his game CV. Does anyone know other professionals who have gamified their CV ? sounds like a start up to me. Being able to use gaming to visit the people and places in a persons bio is just so obvious. Anvit certainly earned his degree in our ArtSciLab !
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STANDING OUT: CREATING A CV GAMING PLATFORM
by Anvit Srivastav
Anvit, a Computer Science Masters student at UTD (Class of 2015), was primarily focused on studying network security. He already had web development skills and thought that a concentration in network security would be beneficial for his future plans. Surprisingly, the way Anvit ended up working in the lab and meeting Roger wasn’t directly related to his studies at all.
During the spring 2014 semester, [I decided to take up] a sound design course that was being taught by Professor Scot Gresham-Lancaster… After the course ended, Scot informed me about a position that was opening up in the ArtSci Lab for a computer science student. The lab… was developing a web based sonification platform for fMRI data, and since I was familiar with web development and sound design, he thought I might be a good fit for it. I … [applied] and started working in the lab… [after I was hired]. Very soon after I’d joined the lab, Roger told me about Creative Disturbance and I ended up deciding to work on both of the projects in parallel.
The idea to create a video game resume dawned on Anvit sometime after he had finally succeeded securing a summer internship. It was a difficult and time consuming process, and during the process, he realized that it’s difficult to stand out in the tech world among other students who all have similar credentials and skills.
Anvit is a video game fanatic and has developed a few video games (mostly during the annual Game Jams in ATEC, which is a competition to successfully build a video game over a weekend) and it turns out that his interest in developing games wasn’t very common in UTD. There weren’t many CS students who were interested in learning game development and fewer who would spend time learning tools and languages used for these on their own time on top of all the assignments given for regular classwork.
Because of his love for developing video games and his desire to stand out in the tech world, Anvit concluded that a CV as a video game would allow him to stand out to potential employers by showing his creative side and his ability to pick up new languages and skills on his own.
He started searching on the web if there were other people who had developed video game resumes/CVs but only found a couple of results, and even those only resembled video game in the art style but they didn’t offer the level of interactivity expected from a game. Furthermore, Anvit couldn’t find a single resume/CV that resembled an RPG (He soon realized that this was because RPGs are inherently more complex compared to simple side scrollers). Since he had grown up playing games from the Final Fantasy series, Chrono Trigger, the Mana series, and Pokemon, Anvit wanted to create something that resembled the games from that era. He saw the development of his CV as a video game as a personal challenge and started working on it.
It was a challenging process because Anvit had to build a lot of basic systems from scratch (things like a conversation engine, and a menu system). He had made it a little harder on himself by deciding to work on art assets, the sound effects, and a background music theme himself. It took him about two months of hard work and dedication to complete it.
I started including it in my resume and [mentioning]… it in my cover letter hoping that my future employers would see it. Initially I was worried that people might overlook it and never visit the site, but I started getting a few calls where [employers] would tell me that they were really impressed by it and wanted to call me for an interview. Eventually, I ended up getting my first offer from The MathWorks, and during one of my interview rounds there, one of my interviewers discussed my video game CV and how it works as a part of the interview. So overall, I felt that all that work finally did pay off.
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Manzama + OnePlace Integration
Building Relationships with Dynamic Intelligence
The legal industry has long been known for its tradition of relationships. It’s a simple concept: Clients tend to think first of the people they trust and with whom they have a rapport.
And while that venerable tradition will remain the backbone of service, technology is putting a new spin on things.
Enter the world of real-time integration, customization, and an evolution towards dynamic, proactive business development rooted in technology and flourishing with people.
Historically, many attorneys have developed business based solely on relationships, relying on disparate and sometimes stagnant systems and processes for support. By the time outreach occurs, information could be stale.
“We want to take a more insight-led approach. We shouldn’t have to wait until that next piece of work comes around. We should be so on top of our clients and understand their business so well that we actually anticipate their needs,” said Brian Conway, head of Business Development and Marketing Operations for McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
As one of the world’s largest and most elite firms, McDermott has sought innovative outside partners to help drive that dynamic approach. Recently, the firm implemented OnePlace, a leading Client Relationship Management (CRM) solution, and Manzama’s Business Intelligence platform to drive attorney engagement via a single, real-time integration.
The leading partnership provides attorneys and other key stakeholders access to insights powered by Manzama Business Intelligence directly from the OnePlace CRM environment. It’s just one example of how McDermott has aggressively invested in new technology to support the firm’s forward-thinking mentality.
“Leading with the insight is the additional value-add. That’s the place where Manzama really helps us — helping attorneys understand everything that happens within a given account so we can formulate those insights and approach conversations intelligently,” Conway said.
Right Time, Right Place
Attorneys have a very busy schedule and when they do set aside time for business development, they require quality information via an accessible and easy-to-use system. It is both inefficient and ineffective for attorneys to cull through older information that might or might not be relevant to the opportunity at hand. The Manzama OnePlace integration captures market and company intelligence in the very CRM system attorneys utilize prior to outreach, minimizing time spent and ensuring stakeholders have access to insight at the moment they require it.
McDermott implemented a tiered approach and is using the Manzama OnePlace platform to provide attorneys a high-level understanding of major news, as well as more detailed views around individual clients and related practices.
Changing Behavior
It’s not easy to drive adoption around new technology. At McDermott, that meant doing the work upfront so that when attorneys log onto their OnePlace account, they are greeted with customized Manzama news feeds around the topics that matter most. With the assistance of Manzama’s JumpStart program, the firm created individualized feeds that were ready to consume on day one. The firm started with a pilot group and ultimately rolled out the integration to practice areas at the rate of roughly one a week.
“Manzama was a really good partner under very tight time constraints,” Conway said.
In fact, 60 days after rollout, the firm had a 42 percent spike in engagement with company and industry intelligence, underscoring the value of combining easy-to-consume client and relationship-based data.
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The proof is in the outcome: McDermott had the opportunity to reengage an old client at an event and began tracking the company utilizing the Manzama OnePlace integration. While the firm was waiting to get a meeting on the calendar, a piece of relevant intelligence popped up and prompted McDermott to reach out to the client proactively.
Thanks to the integration, the attorneys were reviewing relationship activity alongside the Manzama intelligence feeds, empowering the attorneys to combine internal and external insight to drive outreach at a critical juncture.
“There was a key piece of news that landed and the team reached out and offered their perspective on what happened and we got the meeting scheduled right away,” Conway recalled. “Fast forward and we were able to win business with this former client. … Not only have you added value from a business perspective, but you’ve also earned some trust going into that meeting. It’s a great lead-in.”
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The Manzama and OnePlace integration allow for seamless integration of Manzama data and insights into OnePlace’s Client Lifecycle Management solution for Professional Services firms. The integration allows organizations to bring in the key information provided by the Manzama Intelligence Platform directly into their OnePlace CRM environment for better access and utilization by stakeholders and teams across the firm.
McDermott Will & Emery wanted to provide key stakeholders a single view of actionable relationship, client, and industry insight.
The Manzama OnePlace integration combines client relationship management with proactive, dynamic intelligence in a single place, empowering users to “see around the corner.”
McDermott Will & Emery is an integrated, international law firm with recognized strength in tax, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, health care, high-stakes litigation, and many other key areas of transactional and regulatory law. The firm emphasizes and fosters long-term, industry-focused client relationships with multinational companies, rising entrepreneurial firms, investors and capital providers, and many of the world’s wealthiest families and individuals.
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General Census of Population and Housing 1996 - IPUMS Subset
Guinea, 1996
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea, Minnesota Population Center
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GIN_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Guinea GIN
IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.
The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Version 6.4. The datasets contain selected variables from the original census microdata plus harmonized variables from the IPUMS-International database.
In v6.4, the research team continued to carry out improvements to geography, providing harmonized geographic units for the second administrative level for roughly half the countries. More information about IPUMS geography variables is available <a href='https://international.ipums.org/international/geography_variables.shtml'>here</a>. Also, approximately 100 integrated variables were renamed. Affected variables with their current and previous names are listed <a href='https://international.ipums.org/international/resources/misc_docs/renamed_variables_sept2015.pdf'>here</a>. Geography variable also underwent wholesale renaming.
In this update, IPUMS added 19 new samples for Armenia, Austria, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Mozambique, Paraguay, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Spain. Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Paraguay were newly added countries to IPUMS. Samples for other countries extend pre-existing series for those countries.
Technical Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Group Quarters Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Geography: Global Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Utilities Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Dwelling Characteristics Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Other Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Constructed Household Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Technical Person Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Constructed Family Interrelationship Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Fertility and Mortality Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Nativity and Birthplace Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Migration Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Disability Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Geography: A-L Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD IPUMS
Work: Occupation Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
Community or sub-prefecture
UNITS IDENTIFIED:
- Dwellings: Yes
- Vacant units: No
- Households: Yes
- Individuals: Yes
- Group quarters: Yes
UNIT DESCRIPTIONS:
- Dwellings: The dwelling unit is a building or a collection of buildings used for living by a household.
- Households: Two types of households are distinguished. The ordinary household is composed of a collection of people, related or not, who recognize the authority of a single individual who is called "head of household", and who live under the same roof or in the same compound and take their daily meals together. A person living alone, who provides for his or her own basic needs consitutues a household. The collective household is composed of a group of persons without a priori family relationship, who live together within a single institution for reasons of health, study, work, travel, punishment or other.
- Group quarters: The collective household is composed of a group of persons without a priori family relationship, who live together within a single institution for reasons of health, study, work, travel, punishment or other.
The entire population living in the country's national territory at a given point in time.
National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea
Minnesota Population Center University of Minnesota
MICRODATA SOURCE: National Census Bureau, Popular Revolutionary Republic of Guinea
SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic Sample of every 10th dwelling with a random start, drawn by MPC
SAMPLE UNIT: Dwelling
SAMPLE FRACTION: 10%
SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 729,071
COVERAGE: Not specified
Self-weighting (expansion factor=10)
Data collection supervision
Direct interviews of individuals in their normal dwellings conducted by trained personnel.
"The Household questionnaire" and "The Identification and Numbering of Households and Buildings Form"
Access authorities
IPUMS International Minnesota Population Center http://international.ipums.org
IPUMS-International distributes integrated microdata of individuals and households only by agreement of collaborating national statistical offices and under the strictest of confidence. Before data may be distributed to an individual researcher, an electronic license agreement must be signed and approved. To gain access to the data, a researcher must agree to the following: (1) Implement security measures to prevent unauthorized access to census microdata. Under IPUMS-International agreements with collaborating agencies, redistribution of the data to third parties is prohibited. (2) Use the microdata for the exclusive purposes of scholarly research and education. Researchers must explicitly agree to not use microdata acquired for any commercial or income-generating venture. (3) Maintain the confidentiality of persons, households, and other entities. Any attempt to ascertain the identity of persons or households from the microdata is prohibited. Alleging that a person or household has been identified is also prohibited. (4) Report all publications based on these data to IPUMS-International, which will in turn pass the information on to the relevant national statistical agencies. Once a project is approved, a password is issued and data may be acquired through the Internet. Penalties for violating the license include: revocation of the license, recall of all microdata acquired, filing of a motion of censure to the appropriate professional organizations, and civil prosecution under the relevant national or international statutes. These safeguards mirror the principles from the Joint ECE/Eurostat Work Session on Statistical Data Confidentiality. Employees of the Minnesota Population Center who work with the census microdata to produce the harmonized database also sign agreements to respect the confidentiality of the data. IPUMS-International works with each country's statistical office to minimize the risk of disclosure of respondent information. The details of the confidentiality protections vary across countries, but in all cases, names and detailed geographic information are suppressed and top-codes are imposed on variables such as income that might identify specific persons. In addition, IPUMS-International uses a variety of technical procedures to enhance confidentiality protection. These include the following: (1) Swapping an undisclosed fraction of records from one administrative district to another to make positive identification of individuals impossible. (2) Randomizing the placement of households within districts to disguise the order in which individuals were enumerated or the data processed. (3) Aggregating codes of sensitive characteristics (e.g., grouping together very small ethnic categories) (4) Top- and bottom-coding continuous variables to prevent identification of extreme cases. The safety record for public-use census microdata is apparently perfect. In almost four decades of use, there has not been a single verified breach of statistical confidentiality. The measures implemented by the IPUMS-International are designed to extend this record.
An adapted version of the dataset, harmonized for international comparability, is available from IPUMS-International (https://international.ipums.org/international/) under the following conditions:
IPUMS-International distributes integrated microdata of individuals and households only by agreement of collaborating national statistical offices and under the strictest of confidence. Before data may be distributed to an individual researcher, an electronic license agreement must be signed and approved. To gain access to the data, a researcher must agree to the following:
(1) Implement security measures to prevent unauthorized access to census microdata. Under IPUMS-International agreements with collaborating agencies, redistribution of the data to third parties is prohibited.
(2) Use the microdata for the exclusive purposes of scholarly research and education. Researchers must explicitly agree to not use microdata acquired for any commercial or income-generating venture.
(3) Maintain the confidentiality of persons, households, and other entities. Any attempt to ascertain the identity of persons or households from the microdata is prohibited. Alleging that a person or household has been identified is also prohibited.
(4) Report all publications based on these data to IPUMS-International, which will in turn pass the information on to the relevant national statistical agencies.
Once a project is approved, a password is issued and data may be acquired through the Internet. Penalties for violating the license include: revocation of the license, recall of all microdata acquired, filing of a motion of censure to the appropriate professional organizations, and civil prosecution under the relevant national or international statutes.
These safeguards mirror the principles from the Joint ECE/Eurostat Work Session on Statistical Data Confidentiality. Employees of the Minnesota Population Center who work with the census microdata to produce the harmonized database also sign agreements to respect the confidentiality of the data.
Minnesota Population Center. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International: Version 6.4 [Machine-readable database]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2015.
Researchers should also acknowledge the statistical agency that originally produced the data:
Guinea, National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea, General Census of Population and Housing, 1996
The licensing agreement for use of IPUMS-International data requires that users supply IPUMS-International with the title and full citation for any publications, research reports, or educational materials making use of the data or documentation.
Copies of such materials are also gratefully received at ipums@umn.edu.
Printed matter should be sent to:
IPUMS-International
Minnesota Population Center
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
(c) Copyright 1996, National Census Bureau, Republic of Guinea and Minnesota Population Center
DDI_GIN_1996_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
Minnesota Population Center MPC University of Minnesota Integration Harmonization Documentation
Development Data Group DECDG The World Bank DDI editing
Version 6.4 (April 2016): Documentation of census data and harmonized variables as found in IPUMS-International. The International Household Survey Network (IHSN) contracted IPUMS-International for generating DDI and Dublin Core-compliant metadata related to population and housing census datasets from developing countries. The objective was to provide countries with detailed metadata in a format compatible with the DDI standard used by most of these countries, with a view to guarantee the preservation of the data and metadata, and the publishing of metadata.
The intellectual rights (including copyright) for the data and metadata in IPUMS are retained by the countries under a Memorandum of Understanding with the contributing countries. IPUMS-International has distribution rights to the metadata and data. The XML documents generated by this process are viewed as a distribution of the metadata.
Fields edited by the World Bank are: DDI ID and study ID to match World Bank study naming convention, as well as DDI Document Version and Version Description to reflect changes included in version 6.4.
Previous version documented in the World Bank Microdata Library:
- v6.3 (August 2014)
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movement research is one of the world's leading laboratories for the investigation of dance and movement-based forms. Valuing the individual artist and their creative process and vital role within society, Movement Research is dedicated to the creation and implementation of free and low-cost programs that nurture and instigate discourse and experimentation. Movement Research strives to reflect the cultural, political and economic diversity of its moving community, including artists and audiences alike.
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Movement Research Studies Project: "Dramaturgy as Practice/Dramaturgy in Practice: Part 2," October 1, 2013
Part 2 of the 2013 Movement Research Studies Project: Dramaturgy as Practice/Dramaturgy in Practice,
Amanda Loulaki and Susan Mar Landau
Gibney Dance Center, October 1, 2013
with Panelists: Annie Dorsen, Katherine Profeta, David Thomson, Talvin Wilks, Susan Mar Landau, and Vanessa Anspaugh
This Studies Project Discusses the relatively new and evolving phenomenon of a dramaturg as an active participant in the conceiving and making of movement-based works. Conceived as a two-part event, Dramaturgy as Practice/Dramaturgy in Practice speakers explored both the ontology and the workings of dance dramaturgy today. This second event brought together dramaturgs, choreographers and dancers to engage in an in-depth conversation on the experience, effect and possible implications of the presence of the dramaturg in the choreographic process.
Part 1 of the Dramaturgy Studies Project took place on May 5th 2013 and is available as a podcast at:
http://movementresearch.libsyn.com/movement-research-studies-project-dramaturgy-as-practice-dramaturgy-in-practice-may-5-2013
Direct download: 10.1.13_Dramaturgy_SP_Podcast.mp3
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18. Is the notion of "class" still relevant?
Some people did not wait for these banlieue riots to explain that the notion of class is no longer relevant. Some say that the working class is integrated (as indeed it was said before May 68) through the Welfare State, and has internalised the order, the economic coercion and the requirements of capital. They say there are no more classes, only parts of capital, because labour itself is part of capital, and reproduces the labour/capital relationship more and more. What is your point of view?
Every time the proletariat leaves the stage, the theory of its non-existence comes up.
Although in France one wage earner out of three can be called a worker, the workers' movement as it used to exist in the US, in Europe and Japan until the 1970s, and later in Solinarnosc's Poland, has lost its social reality. It has started getting a new one with the (re)industrialisation of countries like China, but seems absent in old capitalist centres. So it's a temptation to look for a new revolutionary subject, more all-encompassing, less entangled in the social reproduction process, less inclined to be caught up in the work ethic and the glorification of industry. The former supposed springboard for historical change - the factory worker - is now regarded as an obstacle. Instead of depending on proletarians defined by their part in production, social change is said to be based on the radical nature of all those who stand outside production, because capitalism casualises them, makes them redundant, or even keeps them out of work nearly all their life. Most of all, instead of being centred round the struggle against exploitation, the revolutionary movement, according to some, has no longer a centre. In this vision, it develops out of a multipolar resistance against all forms of domination: the revolt of the wage earner against his boss, of course, but just as much the revolt of a member of an ethnic minority against white superiority, of a woman against a sexist, of the child against the adult, of the school kid against the teacher, of the sexual non-conformist against the straight, of street culture against "dead white male" literature, of the rank-and-filer against the leader, of the co-operative against the corporation, of autonomy against hierarchy, of the ordinary citizen against the government.
The defect of that perspective is not to be based on false realities, because nearly all of them do exist, but to pile up a set of phenomena, the addition of which does not explain how society functions, changes, and could be revolutionised.
The domination theory can be accurately described as a new form of anarchism. This word is not an insult. Anarchism has its merits, and this basic flaw: it interprets history as the age-old conflict of freedom versus authority, the individual or the self-defining group v. power, the order receiver v. the order giver, the commune v. the State, the bottom v. the top, and finally democracy v. bureaucracy.
Actually, it seldom happens that domination goes without exploitation. The dominant group usually gets material benefits. Domination is a condition of exploitation, and wherever the economy rules, exploitation is central. We do not live in a world of dominations, where capitalism is one discrimination among others, the biggest maybe, but no more important than dominations based on "gender", sex or 'ethnic" origin. Although the most important domination phenomena (private property, family, religion, the State) were born a few thousand years before the industrial revolution, it's capitalism that structures them now.
The accumulation of capital (by putting proletarians to value-productive labour) lies at the heart of our world, in a different way of course in Dakar, Berlin and Bombay, and different in the various districts of Dakar, Berlin and Bombay, and differing also according to the various moments of the life of the same inhabitant of one of these cities. The Senegalese lorry driver can rebel as a wage earner in his work place, only to turn into a sexist Muslim father and husband at home. The Bombay computer expert can work with an open "modern" mind in the morning, and at midday refuse a packed lunch brought by the hands of a member of the "wrong" caste. The double necessity, for the proletarian to sell himself, and for the bourgeois to get as much value as possible from the work capacity he's bought, that dual necessity does not explain everything, but without it nothing is understandable. What's theoretically at stake, and Marx was fully aware of it, is to acknowledge at the same time that this class structure drives the modern world and that neither in Berlin nor in Bombay or Dakar can the world be reduced to it.
Our position does not consist in reaffirming the existence of classes, nor of a class struggle. In the early 19th century, the best bourgeois historians were lucid enough to interpret the French revolution as a nucleus of class conflicts, as Marx admitted in his letter to Weydemeyer, March 5, 1852. The persistence of class struggle (or its exacerbation) does not depend on us. Our "problem" is not that it exists or not, but that it could end, by a communist revolution that has to arise in a society shaped and torn by the interaction of proletarians and bourgeois. It's no use regretting history has not given us "better" conditions for the emancipation of humankind : those are the only conditions we've got. (For some developments on classes, see the beginning of The Call of the Void, and the opening sections of our In For A Storm.)
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5. Fascism and anti-fascism
6. Democracy
7. What is to be done?
8. The Jewish question
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22. France, Germany, Italy (and communisation again)
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Assignment Remix: Hunting for the Power of Networks on Twitter
by Carrie Brown
Image courtesy of Shawn Campbell on Flickr.
What do a tiger, a badger and a duck have in common?
Throughout February, they’re helping demonstrate the power of networks and social media in teaching news and strategic communication. As students in journalism courses at the universities of Memphis (Pouncer the Tiger), Wisconsin (Bucky Badger) and Oregon (The Duck) joined the annual International Collegiate Twitter Scavenger Hunt, they met up with students from across the United States and five other countries. Together they hunted for and shared key facts and insights on their campuses and along the way, learned about the extensive, real-time reach of global social networks and the power of community and engagement online.
"It's not about Twitter, per se. It's really about doing networked journalism." -Hans Ibold, Indiana University
The exercise opened up tremendous learning opportunities, including collaboration with students from American University in Cairo, thanks to radio journalism professor Kim Fox. Students learned from counterparts who are experiencing first-hand some of the most dramatic roles social media can play in social change.
The scavenger hunt is composed of 10 items students can “collect” on campus with interviews and photos, and then share on Twitter using a common hashtag, #JRLWeb. Students then interact with other students from around the country and world.
My dude Pouncer!! This guy knows the true meaning of "I bleed blue" #gotigersgo all he would say is "Grr" #JRLWeb pic.twitter.com/ECNoD70l
— Marissa Lynn Croft (@MarissaCroft) January 24, 2012
Items to collect include things like asking how fellow students get news, uncovering a little-known fact about their school, and taking a photo of a favorite spot on campus. Students engage their counterparts, ginning up conversation and friendly competition. Many classes work in teams of two, sometimes pairing students with more social media experience with those with less. At least one member of each group has to have a smartphone although in recent years, almost all students do, so this is less of a concern. The students have the following basic instructions:
Think like a public relations professional. Use your persuasive skills to show people what’s cool or interesting about your school. (Some of the participating classes had a combined group of majors/emphases that included persuasive communication students in addition to the journalism students.)
Think like a storyteller. You may only have 140 characters in each tweet, but you can say a lot in a few words or an image.
You may use more than one tweet for each of the items. Don’t overdo it, though. Less is more.
You will want to offer an introductory tweet or two explaining what you are doing and introducing yourselves. You may use either or both of your accounts for this assignment.
Students generally get one standard class period to complete the hunt. Although classes at different universities meet at different times, we aim for some broad coordination. Most schools participate in a similar timeframe, and students are alerted when other classes will be conducting their scavenger hunt.
As most journalism professors know too well, so-called “digital natives” may be pros at consuming digital media, but they are not necessarily adept at producing it. As Twitter’s popularity and visibility have grown, students are increasingly aware of how to use it, but a surprising number still know little about how they should use it professionally and why they would want to. This assignment helps get the newbies familiarized with the basics and gives them an idea of its potential value. As new tools emerge, we incorporate them, so Vine is now part of the hunt.
The scavenger hunt can help reinforce the importance of basic reporting skills – being observant and alert, interviewing, verifying information, getting correct names and titles of sources, etc. Like any good beat reporter, students need to become familiar with the people and places they will be covering.
Most importantly, journalists are increasingly striving for engagement and conversation with their audiences and sources in an effort to build loyal communities. It can be difficult to show students the power of online conversation in the short time frame of a single semester. Audience and virtual community take time to develop, even more so for those new to journalism. The scavenger hunt assignment gives students a real-world glimpse into how productive give-and-take can develop even among those who have never met face-to-face.
Sue Robinson, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication, has 24 students who took their school-supplied iPads out in sub-zero temperatures to participate in the hunt this month.
“The collaborative hunt offers hands-on, experiential learning about the power of social networks and teaches them fundamentals about digital media engagement via content production,” she wrote via email. “The assignment demands on-the-spot creativity and deadline writing so important for reporters and communication professionals. Plus, it’s just fun to display our Badger mettle while many other schools are posting Vines with birds chirping and the sun shining.”
#j4801 #JRLWeb one unique fact about the university of Memphis, we have 100 tiger statues to represent our 100 years. pic.twitter.com/n1dAqBvt
— Colby Prince★ (@colbyryanprince) January 24, 2012
Students network with other journalism students and professors, as well as journalists and community members who take an interest in what they are doing. Our local media in Memphis often notice and applaud the hunt, giving the students extra attention, mentions and retweets. In many cases, the group hashtag begins to “trend” locally.
“It’s not about Twitter, per se. It’s really about doing networked journalism. I think we — faculty and students — still tend to fall back on teaching and talking about journalism as if it’s just mass media-based, not network-driven,” said Hans Ibold, an assistant professor at Indiana University, in an email exchange. “If we apply more of a network logic to teaching and learning, as you did with the hunt assignment, then it kind of forces a re-think of pedagogy. The teaching and learning process become slightly more collaborative, participatory, distributed and less top-down.”
Memphis student Hannah Giles said, “I think the biggest lesson I took away was learning to use Twitter intentionally. Most of the time tweeting isn’t prompted by topic-specific questions, and it’s just kind of an ongoing roll of random thoughts, news articles that come along, and interaction with others.”
The scavenger hunt is customizable, and some professors want to adjust it for their classes — simple to do since we have no hard-and-fast “rules.” Often, students are encouraged to use an additional hashtag unique to their class. For best results, all students should work on the scavenger hunt during as compressed a time period as possible, such as during a class or lab session, boosting their enthusiasm and the level of community engagement.
Have students use Storify to curate their tweets and others they find interesting and submit it to you — an extra benefit at grading time, so you don’t have to search for your students in the hunt.
The scavenger hunt may be most obviously useful to a social media class but has been used in reporting, news writing and other kinds of journalism classes, as well. Kim Fox recommends students read this primer on Twitter writing tips by Mu Lin first.
Ideally, the scavenger hunt is just the beginning. In some years, students later came together for hour-long live chats on Twitter. Professors offered discussion questions, often asking students to think critically about the role of social media in journalism and world affairs. Some classes also participated together in extra credit assignments, such as live tweeting during the Academy Awards or the Super Bowl, using the hashtags #jOscar and #jSBowl.
We’d love to have other schools join us. This is an informal process. Decide when you want to assign the hunt and let me know via Twitter. I’ll add you to the list, and we’ll embrace the power of networks together.
Carrie Brown, PhD, is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Memphis, where she teaches and does research on newsroom change, digital and social media, and entrepreneurial journalism. You can find her on Twitter @brizzyc.
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“The Boys in the Basement” by Jann Everard
Posted by Kathy Zucker on Jul 21, 2013 in Featured, Fiction, Fiction Selections | 0 comments
We’d like to present a new Feature Story here at Metro Fiction. Please check the Welcome page for more information about us. This week, five teenagers debate what to do with a list of names.
Please enjoy our Feature Story: “The Boys in the Basement” by Jann Everard:
We were at Mick’s house because Mick’s dad had put a soundproof media room in the basement. Yanni and Ahmed grabbed the big leather couch the way they always did. Petey had the beanbag chair and Mick and I stood on opposite sides of the foosball table.
The envelope was on the couch next to Yanni. He’d typed up the note inside and printed it at a library that wasn’t in our neighborhood. He didn’t think there was any way it could be traced to him. The note said: Here are the names you’re looking for: Aaron, Vit, Louis.
“So, we all agree?” Yanni asked for about the tenth time.
The guys nodded.
“So now we just gotta decide who to give it to,” Yanni said. He looked at Mick, who usually decided stuff for our group, but Mick said nothing.
“The police?” Almost everything Petey said sounded like a question.
Ahmed put his hand on the envelope. “No, I’m not turning these guys over to those assholes.” Ahmed had told us that his older brother had had a run-in with the police “back home.” There was no point arguing with him that the police were different here.
“Not the police,” said Mick. He flicked the ball into my goal. He was still four points from winning when he dropped his hand off the handle. “You lose,” he said, and walked away from the table.
“What about the principal? Or Ms. Alexander?” Petey’s eyes darted between the guys, looking for allies. Petey and Yanni were both Greek Catholics; their families went to church every Sunday. Petey didn’t know it, but I’d seen him crying at the assembly this afternoon.
Only the kids in grades six to eight were called to the gym. All the teachers were there. The principal introduced two ladies she said were from the school board. She said they’d be in the empty office on the second floor in case anyone wanted to talk. She said it was okay to feel sad.
Then the principal introduced Devon’s dad and stepmom. They sat on the stage with the school board ladies, but Devon’s stepmom just stared at the floor while a picture of Devon was projected on the wall. It must have been taken a couple years ago. He looked younger, and in the picture, his front teeth weren’t broken.
“I could drop it off in Ms. Alexander’s box,” said Yanni. The box outside the guidance office was for stuff kids were too embarrassed to ask in person. “I pass it on the way to Science.”
Ahmed and I said, “No way.” Even Petey looked away. “No,” said Mick, making the decision final. “She’s a tool.”
I could tell Mick knew the real stuff about Devon—the stuff I knew. I wasn’t surprised. He’d told me once that Devon’s family had been to his house for dinner, and that he and Devon had eaten pizza down here while the adults ate upstairs. “So you’re friends with him now?” I’d asked, confused, because Mick never said hi to Devon in the halls. Mick had made that face at me—like I was a loser and he didn’t know why Yanni and Ahmed had let me in the group.
At the assembly, Devon’s dad told us that Devon had been sad for a long time, starting when his mom had died of cancer. Then Devon’d been diagnosed with MS and he’d become sadder because his muscles got weak and he couldn’t do sports anymore. We all knew about the MS; Devon’s stepmom had come to our homerooms in grade five to explain it to us. She’d asked us to put ourselves in Devon’s shoes and to help him. We’d all agreed afterward that Devon was a jerk for letting her come to class.
Devon’s dad said that no one blamed anyone for what had happened, but that part of Devon’s sadness was from being bullied. The gym got real quiet when he said that. Every kid knew that Brett Keyes had been kicked out of school last year for stealing Devon’s iPod. Most kids also knew that Brett had knocked Devon to the pavement and broken his front teeth.
And a lot of kids knew it hadn’t stopped there. Brett’s buddies had harassed Devon all summer. I’d only seen it happen once—Aaron, Vit and Louis riding so close to Devon that he lost his balance and fell. But I’d heard other stuff. I mean, we were all on Facebook. So it got real awkward when Devon’s dad said it was no good to be a bystander, and that unless someone spoke up, the bullies would find some new boy to go after, now that Devon was gone.
I think that’s why we decided to make the list. We didn’t want to be the next target. Of course, no one would admit that was the reason—but Petey, he was small for his age, and Ahmed, he was brown, and Yanni sometimes got teased because he was shit at reading and spelling in English.
And I’d always felt like an outsider. There was no reason for it. I just felt like most of the time, I was there, but nobody saw me. Hell, it was already a month into the school year and not one teacher had asked me a question in class. Not once.
I looked at Mick. He was staring at the plastic bag that lined a garbage pail next to the couch. That proved it—he’d found out too—that Devon had killed himself by tying a plastic bag over his head.
When I spoke up, the other guys seemed surprised I was still in the room. “How about I put the envelope in the mailbox at Devon’s house? I could do it after dark when I walk the dog.”
The thing is, I didn’t really care about the note. I knew the three guys we’d named would never stop being assholes, no matter what the adults did. I just wanted to get up close to Devon’s house. I wanted to get close to where Devon had taken his life, so maybe I’d know. Was it easy or hard to do?
The guys looked at one another and nodded. Mick picked up the envelope and handed it to me. He didn’t let go right away. For a long second, each of us held tight to our end. Then Mick said, “I’ll go with you.” He stared at me like he was meeting me for the first time, and he wanted to remember my face.
Jann Everard lives in Toronto, Canada, and has raised two sons, now 20 and 16. Her short stories and creative nonfiction have been published in Canadian and American journals including The Los Angeles Review, The Mom Egg, Room, and The Dalhousie Review. New writing is forthcoming in The Fiddlehead, and in the anthology Emails from India-Women Write Home (Seraphim Editions, Fall 2013). Learn more about Jann on her website.
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Maersk’s Sekstant Launch a “Significant Breakthrough”
According to media reports, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is all set to launch their new Sekstant Global Guidance system for reefer digitalisation next year.
This roll-out is the most significant technological breakthrough since the introduction of its Star Cool reefer.
With the refrigerated container manufacturer drawing on many years of involvement in reefer connectivity, Sekstant provides container operators with accurate data at any point along the transportation chain.
“Whether on high seas on board a container vessel or inland carried on a truck, the data can be visualised on the shipper’s desktop and seamlessly integrated into their IT systems,” explained Anders Holm, global head of sales and marketing at MCI. “This is a great leap forward in transparency and optimising utilisation.”
Online Centralised Cloud Architecture
The key to the concept’s effectiveness, MCI noted, is that it stays online, using a centralised cloud architecture. The system is enabled by a state-of-the-art Smart Edge device that includes wide-band 4G LTE modem connectivity with global coverage.
Everything is incorporated into a single device and shares one power supply with the reefer controller. Using the Linux OS platform, the device features Near Field Communication (NFC) and Bluetooth for mobile communication.
“All data transmissions are secured and encrypted,” Holm added. “At the same time, the machine data MCI receives can now be processed and transmitted to Star Cool reefer users to give them previously unseen levels of transparency and guidance.”
Primary Functions & Utility
Depending on the range of services requested, the standard functions like GPS location, temperature readings and alarms can be expanded to include G-shock recording, ITI diagnostics stamps, replacing manual pre-trip inspections (PTI’s) and potentially automated government approvals, as well as remotely activated trip preparation.
How will it help in fleet management?
MCI explained that data capturing is used to support warranty handling while remote Controlled Atmosphere (CA) readings, sensor alarms and temperature control protect product quality.
To optimise fleet management operations, Sekstant will even offer opportunities for geofencing, equipment condition status and reefer lifetime reports.
Future Prospects and Objectives
“We will be releasing a base range of functions in 2019, but we have plenty more in the pipeline,” Holm added. “Additional functions will be developed in close cooperation with our customers, which will enable us to provide data-driven packages to support specific customer requirements.”
MCI entering the connectivity market with its comprehensive expertise in the field of container technology will mark the first time a reefer original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is offering a system of this kind directly to its customers.
The machine data provided will realise vast digital synergies to further drive the company’s product evolution, to the benefit of operators and the broader reefer transport chain.
Source: Maersk Container Industry
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Carmen Hogg
<strong>De stijl van Zuidoost</strong> De stijl van Zuidoost (“The style of South-east”) is a production of style anthropologist Carmen Hogg to celebrate the Bijlmer- a neighbourhood she loves with people that inspire her. Yet, she believes that from the outside South-east and its people (still) have to deal with a lot of stereotypical ideas. She therefore decided to create The style of South-east- an ode to her favourite neighbourhood in Amsterdam. <strong> </strong> De stijl van Zuidoost (DUTCH) | De stijl van Zuidoost is is a mini documentary by style anthropologist Carmen Hogg in which she captures the visual identity of the borough and it’s people. Our clothes, hair-do’s, tattoos, make-up all tell stories. Stories of who we are, what we believe in and to who or what we relate. Style anthropologist Carmen Hogg is interested in these stories: What does your style say about you and what do you say about your style? What do these stories say about us? With her research she wants to visually celebrate diversity, individuality and our connectedness. <strong>About Carmen</strong> Carmen is a style anthropologist. She believes style is a way of speaking without having to use words. Carmen is interested in the stories that we share through our style and how we relate to one another with our style. “I believe that our style is the visual expression of our identity and a powerful tool to dismantle bias” To her, style is a vehicle for social change. Through the stories we share with our style we express our identity and are able to overcome stereotypical ideas that one has- ideas that are often based on our physical look; the colour of our skin, the colour of our hair, our height, and so on and so forth. Through style we can celebrate our own, unique self. Style is therefore a means to tell stories and shift perspectives.
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De stijl van Zuidoost
De stijl van Zuidoost (“The style of South-east”) is a production of style anthropologist Carmen Hogg to celebrate the Bijlmer- a neighbourhood she loves with people that inspire her. Yet, she believes that from the outside South-east and its people (still) have to deal with a lot of stereotypical ideas. She therefore decided to create The style of South-east- an ode to her favourite neighbourhood in Amsterdam.
De stijl van Zuidoost (DUTCH) | De stijl van Zuidoost is is a mini documentary by style anthropologist Carmen Hogg in which she captures the visual identity of the borough and it’s people. Our clothes, hair-do’s, tattoos, make-up all tell stories. Stories of who we are, what we believe in and to who or what we relate. Style anthropologist Carmen Hogg is interested in these stories: What does your style say about you and what do you say about your style? What do these stories say about us? With her research she wants to visually celebrate diversity, individuality and our connectedness.
Carmen is a style anthropologist. She believes style is a way of speaking without having to use words. Carmen is interested in the stories that we share through our style and how we relate to one another with our style. “I believe that our style is the visual expression of our identity and a powerful tool to dismantle bias” To her, style is a vehicle for social change.
Through the stories we share with our style we express our identity and are able to overcome stereotypical ideas that one has- ideas that are often based on our physical look; the colour of our skin, the colour of our hair, our height, and so on and so forth. Through style we can celebrate our own, unique self. Style is therefore a means to tell stories and shift perspectives.
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04 - ALASKAN ICE RACE SORTS THE BIG DOGS FROM THE PUPS!
The Iron Dog snowmobile race in Alaska is one of the World's most extreme races, as competitors battle through deep snow for over 2000 miles in brutal conditions. This year, two native Alaskans, Dusty VanMeter and Marc McKenna, took a new course record of 35 hours 39 minutes on Ski-Doos fitted with Öhlins shocks...
The event was originally devised to prepare the ground for the famous Iditarod dog-sled race, so that that the terrain wouldn't be deadly to the huskies needing to drive sleds through deep snow. But putting "snow-machine" (snowmobile) teams on the course, and having them ride from end to end is, well, a race. So it took only a few hours for the organisers to admit that and start handing out trophies, allowing the event to mature into a respected endurance race of its own, involving not barking huskies but 'iron dogs'.
It's an endurance race where broken parts can be more deadly than high-speed accidents and where a teammate is a life-saving requirement.
This year the Iron Dog started in Big Lake, Alaska, near Wasilla. From there the course headed North-West to Nome, then finally back east to Fairbanks. The race began this year on February 19th, at 11am. That means that there was a glow of twilight in the southern sky when the race began and also the amazing dancing Northern Lights.
About 30-40 teams compete in the Iron Dog each year and they are required to have two sleds and two riders for safety. During the race nothing is allowed to be abandoned out on the trail and the event is carefully regulated to protect the wild environment of Alaska. The fuel stops are about every 100 miles and all are manned with hardy volunteers.
Winning driver VanMeter said at the finish "I've been doing this race for 17 years, it's an addiction. Any stupid thing can take you out. Last year we had a lead like this year and it was 20-below with blowing snow. They'd dug a hole into the river and down I went into it. I was soaked up to the waist and my partner got me out and to a local village. We lost six and a half hours and lost the race by about 90 minutes.
We've got two good riders and the proper equipment, we know what to do to win, but anything can happen in the middle of nowhere. I do all of our suspension work to make them ride properly. I've been running Öhlins since 2009 and no one can keep up with us. We're literally doing 80-90 mph over two foot bumps, and if you don't have good suspension you're going to break the sled or crash.
It was rough over the ice, which can rip your machine up. I set the shocks up and valve them to get the best oil flow. They never fade, they never fail.
In some sections you can hold the throttle wide open for miles. We headed down a river for a while and we averaged 98 miles an hour!"
Ron Zugg, owner of Zugger shocks in Palmer, AK, (zuggershocks.com), told us, "This is a big deal for us as it's only the second time that Ski-Doo has won this race. This event is so rough and the conditions are so hard, a failure takes a team out. Reliability wins this race which is why most guys are on Öhlins now.
It's a safety thing as well as a winning strategy: better parts can keep you alive. Your equipment needs to be really solid, so your odds go way up and you'll have a good race if you put Öhlins on your machine. Suspension is the first thing you want to improve for an Iron Dog. The winners of this year's race did their own thing; modify the shocks, re-valve them, they have their own tricks."
The Iron Dog is a mix of speed, deadly temperatures, high wind, rough terrain, endurance, surprise obstacles, moose, and the dark of a never-ending night. Is there a more grueling test of man and machine? It's doubtful!
We await a competitor to do both the Dakar and Iron Dog, then report to us; which is worse; the rock and sands of arid deserts, or the snow and ice of the arctic sled race…
www.irondograce.org
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Home - Articles - The Awen Celtic Symbol – The Three Rays Of Light.
The Awen Celtic Symbol – The Three Rays Of Light. - December 2018
There are multiple meanings for the Awen Celtic symbol.
By Maria O'Farrell Carr
On our Irish tour we see this symbol engraved into a stone building across from our Bray hotel. In the Celtic language, the word “Awen” means essence or inspiration. For pronunciation, it can either be said as “ah-when”, “ou-when”, or “ah-oo-en”. The Awen symbol is fairly simple in design. Consisting of three rays leading up to a path to a high point of three dots all why surrounded by three circles.
There are multiple meanings for the Awen Celtic symbol. One interpretation is the two outside lines are symbolic of both man and women while the inside line represents balance. The most popular interpretation of the Awen symbol is three rays of light.
The number three is a very sacred number not just in Druidry but also in Celtic culture. The meaning of each ray of light has different meanings in culture. Another example minus the surrounding rings.
Some believe that they represent three divisions of the soul (mind, body and spirit)
Others believe it represents the three realms we inhabit (land, sea and sky)
Also underworld, middle world and upper world
Love, Wisdom and Truth
Nature, knowledge and truth
So as you can see, there are many meanings for the Awen.
Interestingly the three words for Druidry that illuminate darkness are nature, knowledge and truth.
The circle or sometimes three circles surrounding the symbol indicate the cyclical and timeless nature of these trinities as well as the three circles of creation.
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Emmett Gill
Annual Report 2018 now available
Annual Report 2018 is now available.
For a full Review and Audited Accounts for 2018 click on the link below.
Click the image to view the report.
Death of piper Liam O’Flynn – Honorary President of Na Píobairí Uilleann
Na Píobairí Uilleann (The Society of Uilleann Pipers) announces the death of its Honorary President Liam O’Flynn. During his life Liam was a great ambassador for Irish traditional music throughout Ireland and around the world. Liam was a wonderful musician, as a solo uilleann piper and as a member of Planxty in the 1970s and 1980s.
Liam’s collaborations with Seán Davey included performing in the suite of music The Brendan Voyage and other pioneering orchestral works created to feature the uilleann pipes. His performances with such artists as Kate Bush, Emmylou Harris, and Mark Knopfler brought his music and uilleann piping to worldwide audiences. Liam’s collaboration with poet the Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney united two of Ireland’s artistic giants.
From a musical family in County Kildare, Liam learned the pipes with Leo Rowsome at the School of Music in Dublin, and was also greatly influenced by the playing of legendary pipers Willie Clancy and Séamus Ennis. He has been an inspiration to generations of pipers, with his tuition, performances, and solo recordings being a great source of repertoire for emerging players.
Liam was a founding member of Na Píobairí Uilleann, having attended and performed at the first gathering of the organisation in Bettystown, County Meath, in 1968.
Na Píobairí Uilleann extends its sympathies to Liam’s wife Jane and to his extended family. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.
News, Scholarships, Uncategorized
Na Píobairí Uilleann will award six piping scholarships for 2018.
Successful applicants can attend piping classes at any of the following :
Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy – Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare
South Sligo Summer School – Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo,
Scoil Acla – Cashel, Achill Island, Co. Mayo
Joe Mooney Summer School – Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim.
Catskills Irish Arts Week – East Durham , N.Y.
Ceol na Coille – Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Application must by supported by recordings of solo piping by the applicant.
See application form for terms and conditions.
Closing date for NPU Summer School Scholarships is Friday 27th April 2018
To download the NPU Scholarship Application form - Scholarship Application Form 2018
Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin
Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy will again award Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin, a Family Scholarship in honour of Muiris Ó Rócháín.
Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin is open to any family with two or more family members wishing to attend classes at the Summer School. Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin will entitle the family to use of a three bedroom house during Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy and free access to classes for up to four family members either adults or children.
The committee of Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy have again asked Na Píobairí Uilleann to review the applications and award the scholarship.
To download the application form Click Here and email to emmett@pipers.ie or post to
Na Píobairí Uilleann
15 Henrietta St.
Closing date for applications is 27th April 2018 and the Oineach Mhuiris Uí Rócháin scholarship will be awarded in May 2018.
UNESCO Recognition for Uilleann Piping – Update
Following the announcement of UNESCO recognition for uilleann piping, here are links to some of the media coverage.
BROADCAST TV
RTE TV 6 O’Clock News, Thursday, December 7, 2017
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2017/1207/925595-uilleann-pipes-unesco/
(see Gay McKeon interview clip within the link)
Newstalk FM, Thursday, December 7, 2017
http://www.newstalk.com/President-Higgins-welcomes-UNESCO-recognition-of-Uilleann-piping
RTE Radio 1 John Bowman Sunday, Sunday, December 10, 2017
http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=b9%5F10811673%5F67%5F10%2D12%2D2017%5F
RTE Radio 1 Sean O’Rourke Show (starts at 35:40)
https://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=b9%5F21291847%5F15036%5F22%2D12%2D2017%5F
RTE Radio 1 Arena, Wednesday, December 20, 2017
http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=b9%5F21291185%5F1526%5F20%2D12%2D2017%5F
The Irish News, Thursday, December 7. 2017
https://www.irishnews.com/news/republicofirelandnews/2017/12/08/news/unesco-recognition-for-uilleann-pipes-1205361/
The Irish Times, Friday, December 8, 2017
The Irish Independent, Friday, December 8, 2017
Irish Daily Star, Friday, December 8, 2017
(see images below for the above picture stories)
The Irish Times, Wednesday, December 13, 2017
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/kathy-sheridan-city-of-culture-farce-pretty-much-sums-up-brexit-1.3324608
RTE.ie, Thursday, December 7, 2017
The Journal.ie, Thursday, December 7, 2017
http://www.thejournal.ie/uilleann-pipes-unesco-heritage-3737897-Dec2017/
Extra.ie, Thursday, December 7, 2017
https://extra.ie/news/irish-news/irish-uileann-pipes-get-unique-cultural-heritage-symbol-by-unesco
INTERNATIONAL / DIASPORA
Irish Central, Friday, December 8, 2017
https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/uilleann-pipes-unesco-status
The Irish World, Wednesday, December 13, 2017
http://www.theirishworld.com/unesco-gives-special-status-uileann-pipes/
LOCAL & TOURISM MEDIA (to date)
Donegal Now, Thursday, December 7, 2017
https://www.donegalnow.com/news/gaoth-dobhair-uillean-pipers-entertained-actor-brendan-gleeson-dublin-today/198481
Clare FM, Thursday, December 7, 2017
http://www.clare.fm/news/willie-clancy-summer-school-instrumental-bringing-unesco-recognition-uilleann-pipes/
Go Dublin, Thursday, December 7, 2017
https://www.godublin.info/news/1886416
NPULouiseMulcahy 45 sec.m4v
l-r Niamh Landale, Brendan Gleeson, Irial Ó Casaide and Gay McKeon, CEO, pipers.ie in the background
l-r foreground Irial Ó Casaide, Brendan Gleeson and Niamh Landale
l-r background Gay McKeon, CEO, pipers.ie and Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands, Joe McHugh TD
l-r Irial O’Casaide, Gay McKeon, CEO, pipers.ie, Brendan Gleeson and Niamh Landale
l-r Niamh Landale and Brendan Gleeson
l-r Niamh Landale, Christine Sisk, Director, Culture Ireland, Brendan Gleeson and Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands, Joe McHugh TD and Irial Ó Casaide
UNESCO Recognition for Uilleann Piping
Worldwide recognition for Irish Pipes,
“The Sound of Ireland”, in new accolade from UNESCO
The UNESCO twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, in the Republic of Korea’s Jeju island has ratified its decision to include Uilleann Piping on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
This important global accolade reflects heritage cultural practices that are considered to enrich all of humanity. UNESCO has now agreed that Irish Uilleann Piping – often referred to as “The Sound of Ireland” – merits this recognition. As a result, the distinctive Irish musical art-form joins such other cultural expressions as the Argentinian Tango, the Armenian Duduk and its music, and the Baul songs of Bangladesh.
Older than Guinness, the Uilleann Pipes descend from an instrument introduced in the 1740’s and were known as “The Irish Pipes”. A sophisticated instrument that provides more musical possibilities than any other type of bagpipe due to three different streams of sound, Uilleann Piping declined in the 19th century and was successfully revived in the 20th century.
Now in 2017, it’s a thriving art form in both Ireland and worldwide where it is celebrated in 50 countries and on six continents in places as diverse as Cuba, Finland, Australia, Argentina and Germany. There are more than three thousand Uilleann Pipers throughout the world, playing Irish music on this Irish instrument in dedicated clubs throughout Europe and in North and South America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
Na Píobairí Uilleann (www.pipers.ie), the body dedicated to access, education, performance and preservation of Uilleann Piping and pipemaking, has announced free access to its online learning and performance portal in addition to a fascinating archive celebrating a rich cultural history http://pipers.ie/source/
The UNESCO announcement follows the Irish Government’s nomination of Uilleann Piping to the List. Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD said: “Today’s decision is testament to the community of Uilleann Pipers across the country who, since the 1960s, have succeeded in their mission to stop the decline in the playing and making of the uilleann pipes. The success today is a real community effort from Na Píobairí Uilleann, Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, the Armagh Pipers Club, and other organisations and individuals who have contributed to the resurgence of interest in Uilleann Piping, in Ireland and around the world.”
“Ar an lá stairiúil seo, cuimhnímís ar na píobairí iomráiteacha a choinnigh an traidisiún seo beo – leithéidí Eamonn Ceannt, Willie Clancy, Seamus Ennis agus daoine nach iad. Is cinnte go mbeadh siad bródúil inniu as a gcuid oibre thar na blianta.”
Gay McKeon CEO of Na Píobairí Uilleann (www.pipers.ie) and himself a celebrated player said: “Today is a global milestone for Uilleann Piping and shines a world-wide spotlight on The Irish Pipes. From movies to TV and now video games, there are new opportunities opening up all the time that showcase the versatility of the instrument and its distinctive sound.
We thank supporters for their enthusiasm and would encourage people to discover the pleasure of playing and attending performances at home and abroad.
“Na Píobairí Uilleann would like to thank the Irish Government for its UNESCO nomination and those officials of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht who accepted the case that was made for the nomination of Uilleann Piping, and who energetically promoted that cause. Also, the Arts Council /An Chomhairle Ealaoin have been an invaluable source of support throughout the process and in our daily work.
Finally, we would like to thank the many groups and individual practitioners in the world of Uilleann Piping who support us – it’s an inspiring world-wide, community devoted to this wonderful music.”
You can view the UNESCO proceedings here:
Music Generation Laois Tionól 2017
Tionól 2017, 3-5 November
Following on from the success of last year’s Tionól, we are delighted to announce that Music Generation Laois, with the support of the Music Generation National Development Office National Projects funding and the Trench Trust, will deliver a Tionól for Harps and Pipes in Portlaoise from the 3 to the 5 November 2017.
The purpose of this weekend is to bring together pipers and harpists and their Tutors from Music Generations throughout Ireland, for a weekend of workshops, sessions and performances, including an opportunity for students to get workshops from well-known non MG guest tutors including Catriona McKay (harp), David Power (pipes), Tríona Marshall (harp) & Michael Rooney (harp).
A range of classes are available, open to all students from recent beginners to advanced in the harp and uilleann pipes. Tutors include:
Harp: Siobhan Buckley, Michael Rooney, Catriona McKay, Tríona Marshall, Ramune Sakalauskaite, Deirdre Ní Bhuachalla and Gráinne Hambly
Uilleann Pipes: Fionnán MacGabhann, Joseph Byrne, David Power, Timothy Doyle and Paul Harrigan
€70 fee includes workshops and all concert tickets. To book, email musicgenerationlaois@laoiscoco.ie or phone 057-8664176.
Under 18s will be supervised during break times unless alternative arrangements are made by parents/guardians.
Friday 3 November
Opening Gala Concert featuring the premiere of a newly composed suite of music by Michael Rooney for the Music Generation Laois Harp Orchestra, Tionól Tutors, Michael and June Rooney and the Music Generation Laois Trad Orchestra taking place in the Portlaoise Further Education & Training Centre, Tower Hill at 7pm.
Free admission to students of the Tionól/ General public €5. Booking through the Dunamaise Arts Centre 057 8663355 or Dunamaise.ie
Saturday 4 November
Concert featuring Tionól participants from across Ireland and guest harp ensembles in the Dunamaise Arts Centre at 7pm.
Sunday 5 November
Closing Student Concert: Tionól 2017 – featuring students from the Tionól taking place in the Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre, Tower Hill, Portlaoise, 2pm.
Admission free of charge, on a first come-first serve basis on the door.
Teacher Development Workshop
The next Teacher Development Workshop will take place at Na Píobairí Uilleann on Saturday 28th October from 2pm to 5.30pm.
The workshop will be hosted by Nollaig Mac Cárthaigh and is aimed at pipers who would like to teach the pipes or are teaching and would like to develop their teaching skills.
This series of workshops will provide the opportunity to learn from experienced piping teachers. This course will focus on teaching techniques and provide practical advice on teaching the pipes.
A limited number of places are available and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
There is no charge for the workshop.
If you would like to attend the workshop on Saturday 28th October at Na Píobairí Uilleann please email info@pipers.ie or phone 01-8730093.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Arts Office – Traditional Music Commission
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Arts Office has just advertised a Traditional Music Commission per cent for art commission focusing on the creation of new work.
The budget for the commission is €18,000 inclusive.
The deadline for submissions is Thursday 2 November at 5.00pm. Full details are available below:
http://www.dlrcoco.ie/en/arts/public-art-art-collections/current-public-art-programme/current-public-art-opportunites
Culture Night is back this September and now in its 12th year! Na Píobairí Uilleann is delighted to announce that once again we will be holding events to celebrate Culture Night.
Culture Night continues to feature the best cultural organisations in Dublin and across the country who open their doors late for free events ranging from music and literature to visual art and heritage.
We will be hosting a guided tour of our Georgian building located on one of Ireland’s most architecturally important streets. The tour will include a visit to the library and archive and will also feature musical performances from leading uilleann pipers.
So help spread the word and come explore, experience and enjoy! For more information on Culture Night visit www.culturenight.ie .
We look forward to seeing you on Friday 22nd of September 2017, 6pm – 10pm.
Instrument Making Course – BCFE
Instrument Making Course at BCFE
Ballyfermot College of Further Education (BCFE) is pleased to announce that the college will be offering an instrument making strand to run in conjunction with the college’s existing Higher National Diploma in Irish Traditional Music performance programme (Ceoltóir).
The instrument making stand will be run in co-operation with Na Píobairí Uilleann and will commence as a 1 year pilot project in September 2017.
The pilot programme will have 3 strands, uilleann pipe making, flute making and whistle making and students will be limited to 6 students per strand. The flute and whistle strands will be taught by the renowed flutemaker Hammy Hamilton and tuition for the pipemaking classes will be taught by Na Píobairí Uilleann. All instrument making classes will be taught in Na Píobairí Uilleann’s PipeCraft Training Centre.
Applications to the Ceoltóir programme and to the instrument making strand can be made through the college website www.bcfe.ie. If applying for the instrument making strand please put ‘Instrument Making’ along with your preferred instrument in the ‘Course Title’ section of the application form.
For additional information please contact:
Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Ballyfermot Road, Ballyfermot, D10
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Matchday Poster Series
Póg Mo Goal Magazine
About Cian Manning
Cian Manning has written 25 articles so far, you can find them below.
Mick Meagan: First Manager of the Republic of Ireland
Cian Manning charts the career of the first man charged with taking the reigns of the Irish national team, Mick Meagan. Continue reading →
posted on April 17, 2018 by Cian Manning
The Anatomy of Cork City FC
Cian Manning charts the journey from Cork City’s inception and introduction to the League of Ireland to their historic double winning campaign traced in six matches that include fixtures in the league, FAI Cup, UEFA Cup and even the Champions League. Continue reading →
posted on February 15, 2018 by Cian Manning
Playing soldiers, Olympia versus Jacobs
The 1919/20 Irish League season took place during the country’s violent War of Independence and a Leinster League game between Olympia and Jacobs exemplified the tensions that existed in Irish society at the time. Cian Manning takes a look back. Continue reading →
posted on January 26, 2018 by Cian Manning
O’Mahony to Maguire – Kilkenny’s Soccer Pioneers
With Sean Maguire named in the provisional Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, if the young Kilkenny man sees game time, he’ll represent a major milestone for the game in his native county. Here, Cian Manning tells the tale of Matt O’Mahoney, Kilkenny’s original footballing flag-bearer. Continue reading →
posted on August 14, 2017 by Cian Manning
Samba in the South-East: A Brazilian in the League of Ireland
In January 1986, Waterford United signed 26-year-old Sebastiao Elias de Freitas Filho, believed to be the first Brazilian to grace the League of Ireland. His time was brief but eventful if not always for what he did on the pitch. Continue reading →
posted on May 16, 2017 by Cian Manning
Frank Obiakpani, the Nigerian College Colossus
In 1950s Ireland, a Nigerian medical student made a stir in Irish soccer circles but his later life remained a mystery until a perhaps tragic ending, writes Cian Manning. Continue reading →
posted on April 5, 2017 by Cian Manning
Revolution in Blue: Waterford 2.0
New name, new crest, but a rich history to build on, Cian Manning tells the story of a proud League of Ireland tradition in Waterford. Continue reading →
Football clubs which were formed from the employees of factories are commonplace around the world with teams like PSV Eindhoven, and Bayer Leverkusen. Ireland, too can, claim its share of such teams including St. James’s Gate from the home of the world-famous Guinness. Cian Manning tells the story of the first ever winners of the League of Ireland. Continue reading →
Escape to Victory: Irish Winger to Hollywood Goalkeeper
It’s bound to be shown on TV screens over the festive period but do you know the story of Escape to Victory’s only Irishman? Cian Manning profiles Kevin O’Callaghan and explains how his Euro 88 dream was destroyed by an international teammate. Continue reading →
posted on December 20, 2016 by Cian Manning
Roy Keane at Cobh Ramblers: ‘Kamikaze Man to footballer’
In November 1989, a young Roy Keane was handed his League of Ireland competitive debut sparking the career of one of Ireland’s greatest, and divisive, football figures. With two home-based players recently included in the international squad, Cian Manning looks back to where it all began for the Republic assistant boss. Continue reading →
posted on November 11, 2016 by Cian Manning
Denis Kelleher: An ‘Unpredictable Irishman’
Below the professonal ranks, Denis Kelleher was regarded as one of the finest footballers in Britain. In a remarkable life, the Irishman, capped eight times at amateur level, escaped from Nazi Germany, played for Great Britain at the Olympic Games, and became a folk hero at Barnet. Cian Manning tells his story. Continue reading →
posted on October 27, 2016 by Cian Manning
Con Houlihan: St. Pat’s Intellectual
The late Con Houlihan was a larger than life figure in Irish culture and journalism. His influence on sports writing was matched by a love for St. Patrick’s Athletic. Cian Manning profiles a literary giant. Continue reading →
posted on September 28, 2016 by Cian Manning
Let Erin Remember: Ireland at the 1924 Olympics
Barely three years after a bloody and violent war of independence, and less than 12 months after a bitter civil war, a football team representing a new Ireland walked out at the Olympic Games in Paris. Cian Manning looks back. Continue reading →
posted on August 4, 2016 by Cian Manning
Treaty City to Three Lions: Big Sam in Limerick
At his first press conference as England head coach, Sam Allardyce referred to his first management job at the helm of Limerick in the League of Ireland. Travelling the country in a mini-bus with Father Joe Young, Allardyce not only led the Shannonsiders to promotion, but he had started out on the road to Wembley and one of the biggest jobs in world football. Cian Manning looks back. Continue reading →
posted on July 29, 2016 by Cian Manning
Paddy Sloan, The Original Soccer Gypsy
As the first Irish players to ply his trade in Italy, Armagh’s Paddy Sloan was a football pioneer, writes Cian Manning. Continue reading →
posted on June 20, 2016 by Cian Manning
Ireland at the Mardyke
Cian Manning takes a look back at the first international game under the FAI banner to take place outside Dublin when Hungary, World Cup finalists in 1938, arrived by the banks of the Lee. Continue reading →
Davy Walsh and Ireland-Sweden’s First Meeting
Ireland and Sweden first clashed in the 1950 World Cup qualifiers. Cian Manning recalls the events and looks at the career of one of the Irish goalscorers Davy Walsh. Continue reading →
Northern Exposure: Martin O’Neill in Profile
“I’m full of anomalies, ironies, paradoxes and downright contradictions.” Cian Manning takes a clsoer look at Ireland’s enigmatic manager. Continue reading →
King John of Royal Antwerp
An early loan spell with Royal Antwerp means John O’Shea probably understands the Belgium side he’s up against at Euro 2016 better than most Irish players, writes Cian Manning. Continue reading →
Kevin McAlinden and the Grand Old Team of Belfast
Goalkeeper Kevin McAlinden spent 15 years at Belfast Celtic, one of the most successful sides in Irish football. Attacked during a pitch invasion in 1948, he spent months out injured before the club withdrew from the league at the end of the season and never played a competitive game again. Continue reading →
Matt O’Mahoney – Kilkenny’s Soccer Pioneer
Sean Maguire is setting the League of Ireland alight with his goalscoring exploits but Matt O’Mahoney was Kilkenny’s original footballing flag-bearer, writes Cian Manning. Continue reading →
posted on March 22, 2016 by Cian Manning
posted on December 2, 2015 by Cian Manning
United Irishmen
As both national teams on the island prepare to take part in the finals of a major tournament together for the first time, Cian Manning recalls how it came about in 1973 that an All-Ireland selection took on the might of Brazil. Continue reading →
Big Sam in the Treaty City
As Limerick look to pull off the impossible, Cian Manning recalls when the escape artist himself Sam Allardyce negotiated his early days in management in the Treaty City. Continue reading →
posted on November 5, 2015 by Cian Manning
The Curious Case of the Cork Athletic Committee Member
“I was in court both days before the replay. The case was definitely a contributory factor in our defeat.” As Cork City and Dundalk prepare to face off in the 2015 FAI Cup final, Cian Manning looks back at the extraordinary build-up to the 1952 decider when Leesiders Cork Athletic took on the Lilywhites. Continue reading →
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Exploring the Rock Faces of Railay Beach, Thailand
By meadowflower, 01/13/2017 - 11:27
Railay Beach is located on the shores of picturesque Railay peninsula swept by the warm waters of the Andaman Sea in Thailand. Although it is connected to the mainland, the beaches may only be reached by boat. The peninsula is thriving with lush, tropical jungles and national parks home to unique indigenous fauna and flora, and stunning limestone cliffs which tower over the clear waters and white beaches.
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Top 10 Hikes in the Alps
By Bram, 05/08/2015 - 05:25
Made up of series of sharp jagged mountain peaks, the Alps are arguably one of the most spectacular mountain ranges on Earth. About 1,200 kilometers long, they are spread across no less than eight European countries—France, Monaco, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Slovenia. A region of rugged snowcapped mountains and lush green valleys dotted with cows and lakes, the Alps are a spectacular place to explore on foot.
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Petra - Jordan
Petra in Jordan is one of those places that have to be seen to be believed. The giant red mountains and vast mausoleums are one of the true wonders of the world carved over centuries out of nature by man. It is a truly unique city built by the industrious Nabataeans more than 2000 years ago, where it was used as a trade junction for silk and spice, and linked the trade routes of China, India with Egypt, Greece and Rome, all of whose influences can still be seen in the remains.
Yak/Camel/Donkey/other
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Longji Rice Terrace - China
Village elders have a saying in Longsheng: where there is soil there is a terrace. Two hours ride from the city of Guilin in Guanxi province, the problem of growing rice on steep hills was long ago solved by cutting long terraces, like giant round staircases, directly into the hills, and there has been a rice harvest every year since that time long ago in the thirteenth century.
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Aogashima Volcano - Japan
Still considered an active volcano, the last eruption of Aogashima was way back in 1781 and lasted four years through to 1785. The island of Aogashima is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea and located approximately 358 kilometers (222 mi) south of Tokyo. With a population of just 205, it is the most isolated inhabited island of the Izu Archipelago.
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Carlsbad caverns New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns is a National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in Southeast New Mexico. The caverns form a network of more than 117 known caves, all formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the surrounding limestone. One of the most impressive attractions of these caverns is the large cave chamber known as the Big Room. Carved out of natural limestone, the Big Room is almost 4,000 feet (1,220 m) long, 625 feet (191 m) wide, and 255 feet (78 m) high at the highest point. It is the third largest chamber in North America and the seventh largest in the world.
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The Swiss Alps - Switzerland
Any ecotourist visiting Switzerland should make the time to take in the wonder that is the Swiss Alps. There are few greater sights in the world than that of the Swiss Alps. This stunning array covers over 41,000 square kilometres and an incredible 60% of the country of Switzerland.
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Crystal Caves - Iceland
One of the world's most stunning natural wonders, the centuries old ice coming down the slopes of ?raefaj?kull via the Sv?nafellsj?kull glacier Iceland has had almost all of the air pressed out of it, turning the ice into a positively magical blue that has to be seen to be believed.
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Binalong Bay & the Bay of Fries - Tasmania
Just of the south coast of Australia lies the island of Tasmania and some of the most beautiful coastline in the world. Binalong Bay and the Bay of Fires are both on the north east coast of Tasmania and a haven for any green traveller looking for an idyllic location to relax and enjoy a holiday.
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Marble Caves - Chile
Also known as the Marble Cathedral, Chile's Marble Caves are considered to be the most beautiful network of caves in the world. Set in the General Carrera lake in Patagonia - the second largest freshwater lake in South America - the caves consist of an intricate system of water-filled caverns which cause an unparalleled spectacle by way of a natural 'light show', with the marbled walls reflecting off the azure surface of the lake.
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The Fjords of Norway
For any ecotourist Norway is a wonderful place to vacation. One of top eco-friendly countries in the world there is never a shortage of tours, transportation and fun to be had for the green traveller.Add to this the breath-taking sight that are the Fjords and you have idyllic spot to visit.
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Rotorua - New Zealand
Around 35 miles south of Tauranga lies the southern city of Rotorua and a haven for any ecotourist interested in geothermal activity and geysers. Known as an active volcanic zone, Rotorua is famous for it's thermal activity and mud pools and is the main reason for so many visitors each year.
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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Measuring in at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi), Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the world's largest natural salt flat and gleams brilliantly white beneath the sun. The crust serves as a source of salt which is exceptionally rich in lithium - indeed some 50 to 70% of the world's lithium is found here, which is currently in the process of being extracted.
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Cueva de Nerja
Any ecotourist visiting the Costa del Sol should visit the Cueva de Nerja. Nestled in the mountains on the border of Nerja and Maro are these stunning caves which were first discovered in 1959? Despite only being recently discovered, the caves are thought to be around 5 million years old and are the main attraction for the area.
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Mount Fuji - Japan
With its snow capped cone and stunning symmetry, Mount Fuji is one of the most recognised and beautiful symbols of Japan. Located on Honshu Island (about 100km (62 miles) southwest of Tokyo) it is an active volcano standing at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft), which last erupted in 1708.
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The Twelve Apostles - Australia
On the south coast of Victoria Australia lies one of the best natural sites anywhere in the country. Known collectively as the Twelve Apostles this wonderful collection of natural limestone stacks sits on the beach at Port Campbell National Park and can be seen from miles off shore.
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With a peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea-level, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
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The Lake District - UK
Famous not only for its lakes, but for its heaths and forests, mists and meadows, farmlands and poets, The Lake District is Romantic country. Home to William Wordsworth some 250 years ago, his house is still open for visitors with handwritten excerpts of his work on display, and in the late winter and early spring, one is still delighted by hosts and hosts of golden daffodils crowding beside the lakes and beneath the trees, 'Fluttering and dancing in the breeze'.
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Discovering Laos with Teamworkz - Mario and Katia Adventures Day 7 - Thank you!
Today we are aware that, getting off the tree, getting off the tree house, we head again towards civilization, towards those places where nature has necessarily had to leave room to manpower.
Under the star
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Discovering Laos with Teamworkz - Mario's Adventures Day 6 - Tree Top Explorer
Tree house", here I wake up, on my first tree house, Katia has already left her sleeping bed and mosquito net and takes photos leaning out on the parapet. Under her 20 meters of trunk rounded by lianas and climbing plants. All around other most high trees, some cleared, some with other little houses as ours.
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Soros vs. AIPAC
George Soros is in The New York Review of Books, that den of left-wing dissident radicalism, publishing "On Israel, America and AIPAC" (I doubt that he wrote it so I'll be generous and say he published it).
Here's his summary:-
I am not sufficiently engaged in Jewish affairs to be involved in the reform of AIPAC; but I must speak out in favor of the critical process that is at the heart of our open society. I believe that a much-needed self-examination of American policy in the Middle East has started in this country; but it can't make much headway as long as AIPAC retains powerful influence in both the Democratic and Republican parties. Some leaders of the Democratic Party have promised to bring about a change of direction but they cannot deliver on that promise until they are able to resist the dictates of AIPAC. Palestine is a place of critical importance where positive change is still possible. Iraq is largely beyond our control; but if we succeeded in settling the Palestinian problem we would be in a much better position to engage in negotiations with Iran and extricate ourselves from Iraq. The need for a peace settlement in Palestine is greater than ever. Both for the sake of Israel and the United States, it is highly desirable that the Saudi peace initiative should succeed; but AIPAC stands in the way. It continues to oppose dealing with a Palestinian government that includes Hamas.
Whether the Democratic Party can liberate itself from AIPAC's influence is highly doubtful. Any politician who dares to expose AIPAC's influence would incur its wrath; so very few can be expected to do so. It is up to the American Jewish community itself to rein in the organization that claims to represent it. But this is not possible without first disposing of the most insidious argument put forward by the defenders of the current policies: that the critics of Israel's policies of occupation, control, and repression on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem and Gaza engender anti-Semitism.
The opposite is the case. One of the myths propagated by the enemies of Israel is that there is an all-powerful Zionist conspiracy. That is a false accusation. Nevertheless, that AIPAC has been so successful in suppressing criticism has lent some credence to such false beliefs. Demolishing the wall of silence that has protected AIPAC would help lay them to rest. A debate within the Jewish community, instead of fomenting anti-Semitism, would only help diminish it.
Anticipating attacks, I should like to emphasize that I do not subscribe to the myths propagated by enemies of Israel and I am not blaming Jews for anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism predates the birth of Israel. Neither Israel's policies nor the critics of those policies should be held responsible for anti-Semitism. At the same time, I do believe that attitudes toward Israel are influenced by Israel's policies, and attitudes toward the Jewish community are influenced by the pro-Israel lobby's success in suppressing divergent views.
Him, with his money, fears attacks?
He's the one attacking. He had a version of this in the Financial Times.
But since he's Jewish, let's just say: what chutzpah!
Posted by YMedad at 10:11 PM
Labels: AIPAC, George Soros
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Minutes of the Management Committee
Thursday 30th August 2007
Present: Bob Ayer Chairman
Tony Struthers Vice-Chairman
Linda Boatswain Secretary
Hilary Ayer
Vincent Edberg
Gareth Gammon
Tony Shaw
Nick Keith, Paul Molloy, Chris Paterson, Graham Smith, Liza Smith
1. Chairman’s Welcome
Bob Ayer congratulated the Town Character Group on the success of the Bank Holiday weekend.
2. Minutes of the last meeting
The minutes of the meeting of 17th July had been circulated. They were agreed and signed.
The Business Potential Survey of East Hants was still to be circulated. BA
3. Group Updates
Tony Shaw tabled a written report.
At the meeting of the Bus Group on the 29th August, concern was expressed about the cuts to services and the lack of consultation. Consultation was greater at strategic level but poor at ground level.
Bus stop details were needed to check provision and information available. Tony Shaw would try to obtain a copy of the database from HCC. Petersfield Tomorrow was entitled to raise issues formally with the Hampshire Action Team (HAT).
Hilary Ayer said the Transport Scrutiny Committee would not meet until the end of September.
Both Bob and Hilary Ayer attended taxi forums and agreed to raise the issue of accessible taxis.
Town Design Statement
Vincent Edberg said the Bank Holiday weekend had been a great success. The good weather had helped. There had been a large number of people of varying age groups. There had been less trouble in the town centre than on a normal weekend.
Bob Ayer had received another letter about the event from a local business, to which he personally would reply.
A lot of information had still to be processed. Straw polls were taken on traffic issues, cycling, utilisation of the Square etc. More groups / charities wanted to be involved in any future event. Also more businesses would have liked to get involved.
Next year professional organisers would be essential. The event would be a “stand alone entity”, with its own identity but Petersfield Tomorrow could endorse or be involved in the event.
It was important to have both the road space (blocked off) as well as the Square space so that people could wander freely.
There would be a meeting of interested parties to discuss the event on the 12th September in The Square Brewery.
Only five or six of the town areas analyses had been completed.
Use of the wiki needed to be reviewed.
A Committee Meeting would be held shortly.
Employment and Training for Young People
It was difficult to have meetings outside school terms so a meeting would take place in September. A report would follow.
Retail and Business
There would be a meeting on the 12th September of all the relevant associations, businesses etc. to discuss the utilisation of The Square. EHDC would issue invitations.
On the same day the Association of Petersfield Businesses was also holding a meeting to discuss the Square and the December event. It was hoped that the two groups would liaise.
Mike Gibb of EHDC had prepared a telephone survey for a market research company to put out to 120 local businesses. The survey would also be available online, making it accessible to all. This would be carried out in parallel with Horndean. Gareth Gammon asked the meeting to approve a spend of £ 2,500 of Lottery Funding on the survey. It was agreed to fund the survey and that the Lottery funding be used for this purpose.
The Management Committee was asked to look at and comment on the questions of the survey. Gareth Gammon would email the questions to the Committee.
Natural Environment and Local Products
Liza Smith and Terena Plowright were hoping for a small sum from the Lottery Funding to pay for a consultation. They were going to be meeting with Nick Heasman.
4. Treasurer’s Report and Finance, Budget and Lottery Funding
Paul Molloy had emailed a report, details attached.
There was some concern that the Bank Holiday event had gone over budget.
Vincent Edberg said that revenue would cover the cost of the stage and P.A. system. Vernon Peake had contributed 10%. The final estimate of the cost to Petersfield Tomorrow of the entire event was £ 500.
Vincent Edberg, Philip Haines and Paul Molloy would produce a clear budget statement for the event.
The following resolution was agreed:
“Any unspent money from the Big Lottery Fund was to be used for surveys intended by the Employment and Training for Young People Group and the Natural Environment and Local Products Group.”
5. Draft Business Plan
Bob Ayer had circulated a draft Business Plan. The plan was formulated on the work undertaken on a recent training event which had been very useful. It was based on the Poole Business Plan. It was a five year plan, with recommendations from Action for Market Towns (AMT).
6. Draft Action Plan
Bob Ayer tabled a draft Action Plan to work in tandem with the Business Plan. There would be a separate annual Action Plan for each of the 5-years covered by the Business Plan. The Committee was asked to email proposed amendments to the Business and Action Plans to Bob Ayer in good time for inclusion prior to the next meeting of the Management Committee.
7. AOB
Gareth Gammon announced the “Life in Petersfield Awards” He welcomed input and support from Petersfield Tomorrow.
8. Date of next meeting
The future Management Committee Meetings would start at 6pm.
Dates as follows:
16 Apr 2008 AGM – March or October 2008.
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Maria Amorocho
Maria Amorocho is one of the reigning stars of Valley theater. (Photo by Brad Reed)
Maria is mentioned on other pages on the website. Type her name into the Search box for a list of those locations.
Maria won an ariZoni Award for Accomplice at Actors Theatre.
Maria is represented by the Leighton Agency.
Maria is a member of Actors Equity.
Maria is on Facebook HERE
I have always thought there was something special about Maria Amarocho. I never quite placed it to my satisfaction. Then I saw several photographs taken of her by John Groseclose. I saw Good People at Actors Theatre.
They say the eyes are the window to the soul. The photographs brought Maria’s eyes into focus, opening a new way to look at her as an actress. The play sharpened my observations.
It struck me that she has beautiful eyes. I know. That fact is often mentioned in descriptions of her. They are the sort you find in the paintings of John Singer Sargent, where the artist, unsatisfied with the effect he has created, adds a dab of white to the iris. The eyes flash from the canvas.
Maria’s eye flash from the stage in just that way, making the journey to the far reaches of the auditorium and telling tales as they go.
Of course, that is superficial reflection on my part. What gives Maria’s eyes value in any assessment of her as an actress is not how they look but what they reveal. Give her a script and, in short order, the eyes of her assigned character are peering out at you. The pain, the happiness, the fear, the contentment, the insecurity of the woman she is portraying come pouring forth. Her expression is worth at least a thousand pages of dialogue.
How she does that is a mystery to be witnessed, not explained on the page.
This is where the play adds its part to the story. Recalling the photographs, I was watching her eyes. I became aware she was not only revealing her character, she was intently seeking out that of her fellow actor.
She was listening. You don’t know rare that is in theater. Yes, actors look at each other, but often what you see reflected is their concern with their next line. Maria seems focused entirely on what is being said, at the moment it is being said. When, as in Good People, she is paired with people who also listen – Katie McFadzen, Cathy Dresbach – sparks fly.
Over the years, I have seen many of Maria’s performances. It would be easier to list the types I didn’t see her play than the ones she did. I’m sure I never saw her turn into a spider, a mermaid or a gravity-defying witch, though I’m equally sure she could do it if she wanted.
I did see her as a British woman who adopted a Jewish child from Nazi Germany. That was in Kindertransport at Arizona Jewish Theatre Company. What words come to mind? Compassion, fear, frustration, love. A feast for the eyes, if you will.
I was very taken with her Rosemary, the old-maid school teacher, in Picnic. Rosalind Russell made a caricature of the part in the movie. Maria found the pathos behind the bluster; she was appealing even as she made a fool of herself over a younger man.
Just before I retired, I caught her and Gene Ganssle in a play at the Arizona Biltmore about two people failing to connect because of religion. I can’t remember its name, Hard Love, something like that. Maria was excellent in a part that required her to exhibit every possible emotion felt by a woman caught between an impossible place and the world.
Then there were her multiple characters in Nickel & Dimed (at least I seem to remember multiple Marias), her scene-stealing Golde in Fiddler on the Roof, her splendid turn in Working and her pop music queen in Beehive.
And, of course, Good People, in which she played a down-to-earth resident of South Boston, hugging one character, rolling those expressive eyes at the antics of another, filling a supportive role with so many nuances you felt as though you lived next door to the woman, even if the closest you had ever gotten to South Boston was Chicago.
Whatever the role, Maria Amorocho makes it her own, subjugating her identity to bring you into the world of the play. For an hour or two, everything outside the theater ceases to exist. You might not want to stay in her world, it is perhaps a world you would never choose to visit, but one look into those eyes and you can’t turn away.
They have opened the door. There is no way but through.
A PORTFOLIO OF IMAGES BY JOHN GROSECLOSE
Maria in “Body Awareness” at Actors Theatre. (Photo by John Groseclose)
Maria in “Body Awareness” at Phoenix Theatre. (Photo by John Groseclose)
Maria, with Cathy Dresbach in “Good People” at Actors Theatre. (Photo by John Groseclose)
Maria in “Good People” at Actors Theatre. (Photo by John Groseclose)
ARTICLE by Janet Arnold, Arizona Jewish Life, April, 2014
Valley theatergoers are very familiar with the multi-talented Maria Amorocho. For over 20 years, she has appeared on nearly every stage in the area in comedies, dramas and musicals.
“I can’t say I’m exactly a triple threat,” she admits with a grin. “I’m known as ‘an actor who moves’ rather than a true dancer.” No matter. With her rich, clear soprano voice and her significant “acting chops,” she’s a shining star in each production she graces.
Maria is a product of a Baptist missionary nurse and a Catholic Colombian doctor. That fact, in and of itself, might just make her unique.
“My parents were married in 1959. My mother came from Eastern Kentucky; marrying a Catholic Latino was unheard of !”
Maria grew up in Louisville where she attended church and Sunday school. But the place for social fun was the Jewish Community Center.
“My family belonged and we were always at the pool. My friends were all there. I took cooking classes, learning to make kosher pizza and hamantaschen. My sister took pottery and crafts classes and would come home with Purim masks and seder plates.”
During and after college at Kenyon College in Ohio, Maria also did some shows at the Cleveland Jewish Community Center. By that time, her church attendance had tapered off, though she would sing at church events to “make my car payment.”
Maria had visited Arizona and saw it as a place of great potential for theater. “It was ground floor time. The theater arts were growing. It was an exciting place to be.” She needed a place to stay and friends recommended she contact Earl Weisbrod, who needed a roommate. She did and they were engaged three years later!
Earl was a dentist and a cultural, secular Jew. After the births of their two sons, Elijah and Jeremiah, Earl realized he wanted the boys to have a Jewish education. With Maria’s spiritual and social background, she readily agreed. The boys were enrolled at Temple Beth Israel’s preschool (now Congregation Beth Israel), and Maria drank in the education along with her sons. The more she learned, the more she realized how her own views fit in perfectly with Jewish values. Prior to Elijah becoming a bar mitzvah in 2007 at Temple Kol Ami, Maria converted to Judaism.
“I have always believed in tikkun olam (repairing the world), and I found the rituals and emphasis on home and family to be very comforting,” she says. “I believe that the Jewish people are ‘chosen’ not for privilege, but for responsibility, and that’s how I live my life.”
BACKSTAGE WITH HER BOY AT “BIG”
Maria Amorocho poses backstage with Dennis J. Clark (left) and Aaron Zwieback, who played older and younger versions of her son in “Big” at Theater Works. (Photo by Brenda Goodenberger)
2012 HON KACHINA AWARDS
Maria Amorocho and her family at the 2012 Hon Kachina Awards. From left, her son Jeremiah, her mother, Maria, her husband Earl Weisbrod and her son Elijah. (Photo credit unknown)
PLAYWRIGHT MICHAEL GRADY GETS A SURPRISE
Michael Grady’s Surprise 50th Birthday Party. Maria Amorocho Weisbrod, Jon Gentry and Jere Luisi. (Photo by Brenda Edwards)
THIS ONE’S A NINE!
Maria rocks her costume for the Phoenix Theatre musical, “Nine.”
SEE WHAT THE BOYS IN THE BACK ROOM WILL HAVE
Linda DeArmond, Deborah Lippmann, Karen Kearney and Maria, proving that you don’t need to know the name of the play.
MARIA AT A PARTY IN THE EARLY ’90S
Maria at a party in the early 1990s. (Photo from the collection of Lillie Richardson)
PHOTOS AND REVIEWS FROM MARIA’S CAREER
APRIL 2014. Good People. Actors Theatre.
Actors Theatre, “Good People,” 2014. Maria Amorocho Weisbrod, Cathy Dresbach. (Photo by John Groseclose.)
2013. Big. Theater Works.
Maria Amorocho and Aaron Zwieback in “Big” at Theatre Works. (Photo credit unknown)
2012. Fiddler on the Roof. Arizona Jewish Theatre Company.
Chez Mena is Tevye and Maria Amorocho is Golde in “Fiddler on the Roof” at Arizona Jewish Theatre Company. (Photo credit unknown)
2012. Body Awareness. Actors Theatre.
For Kerry Lengel’s interview with Maria about this play, go HERE
Amanda Melby and Maria Amarocho in “Body Awareness” at Actors Theatre. (Photo by John Groseclose)
Will Hightower and Maria Amorocho in “Body Awareness” at Actors Theatre. (Photo by John Groseclose)
2009. A Christmas Carol. Actors Theatre
Chelsea Grohen and Sam Bartlett, with Maria Amorocho and Kim Bennett in the 2009 edition of “A Christmas Carol” at Actors Theatre. (Photo credit unknown)
2008. Kindertransport. Arizona Jewish Theatre Company.
Cathy Dresbach (right) is consoled by her adoptive mother (Maria Amorocho) in Arizona Jewish Theatre’s drama, “Kindertransport,” written by Diane Samuels and produced in 2008. (Photo credit unknown)
2004. Lost in Yonkers. Playwright: Neil Simon. Director: Randy Messersmith. Cast: Susan Sindelar, Maria Amorocho Weisbrod, Jacqueline Gaston, Bruce Laks, Cale Keadus Pascual, Paul Thomson.
Arizona Jewish Theatre Company. 2004. Lost in Yonkers. (Sitting) Unidentified; Maria Amorocho Weisbrod, Jacqueline Gaston, Susan Sindelar, Paul Thomson. (Standing) Bruce Laks, Randy Messersmith (director), Cale Keadus Pascual. Photo credit unknown.
Bruce Laks and Maria Amorocho in “Lost in Yonkers” at Arizona Jewish Theatre Company. (Photo Credit Unknown)
1995. Sweeney Todd. Theater Works.
Maria Amorocho and unidentified actor in “Sweeney Todd” at Theater Works.
1991-1992 Season. Accomplice. Actors Theatre. Maria won an ariZoni Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Jolene (2008) Shelter Director. Wake-Up Call (2001) Caridad.
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In hindsight, the choice of Reeves seems obvious. Image via Warner Bros. The assuredness that turned into wisdom and self-knowledge for The Matrix could also be utilized to convey brash cockiness. And yet here too, he was a refreshed and engaging version of a familiar hero, more focused on the job than family values or looking like a rebel. The cop he plays in Speed — Jack Traven — is an actual ideal officer and Speed hinged on the idea of an efficient, principled, and smart cop solving life-or-death problems at an urgent clip. The movie was not about how much of a manly man he was, as would have been required in a film starring Stallone, Van Damme, Willis, or, less so, Schwarzenegger. The focus was inventiveness, problem-solving, and thinking quickly, rather than being able to tell random colleagues where they can stick the proverbial it.
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Identification of newly isolated Babesia parasites from cattle in Korea by using the Bo-RBC-SCID mice
Shin-Hyeong Cho, Tong-Soo Kim, Hyeong-Woo Lee, Masayoshi Tsuji, Chiaki Ishihara, Jong-Taek Kim, Sung-Hwan Wee, Chung-Gil Lee
Cho, Kim, Lee, Tsuji, Ishihara, Kim, Wee, and Lee: Identification of newly isolated Babesia parasites from cattle in Korea by using the Bo-RBC-SCID mice
Shin-Hyeong Cho1, Tong-Soo Kim1, Hyeong-Woo Lee1, Masayoshi Tsuji2, Chiaki Ishihara2, Jong-Taek Kim3, Sung-Hwan Wee4, Chung-Gil Lee5
1Department of Medical Zoology, National Institute of Health, Seoul 122-701, Korea.
2School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu 069-8501, Japan.
3Animal Teaching Hospital, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea.
4National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, AMF, Anyang 430-824, Korea.
5College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.
Corresponding author (nihkim@nih.go.kr)
Received December 10, 2001 Accepted February 14, 2002
Attempts were made to isolate and identify Korean bovine Babesia parasite. Blood samples were collected from Holstein cows in Korea, and Babesia parasites were propagated in SCID mice with circulating bovine red blood cells for isolation. The isolate was then antigenically and genotypically compared with several Japanese isolates. The Korean parasite was found to be nearly identical to the Oshima strain isolated from Japanese cattle, which was recently designated as Babesia ovata oshimensis n. var. Haemaphysalis longicornis was the most probable tick species that transmited the parasite.
Key words: babesiosis, SCID mice, western blotting, polymerase chain reaction, phylogeny, Haemaphysalis longicornis
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease of domestic and wild mammals caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia. The acute disease is occasionally seen in cattle, which is characterized by fever, hemolytic anemia, icterus, hemoglobinuria and death. However, chronic infections with inapparent clinical symptoms also occur frequently in cattle and other animals as well. In such cases, the parasite infection persists for a long time and decreases animal productivity. Moreover, when chronic infection is combined with other factors, such as other infections, stress, shipping, and delivery, the disease may become severe and can result in fatal outcome (Soulsby, 1982).
It has been known since 1912 that piroplasms were parasitized in Korean cattle. In a study on the classification and distribution of ticks among Korean cattle, it was found that Boophilus microplus and Haemaphysalis longicornis were the predominant species (Han et al., 1966). Lee and Choi (1976) reported the first unequivocal observation on bovine babesiosis in Korean native cattle. They described that the intraerythrocytic protozoa were somewhat different from the large type Piroplasma; the organisms predominantly appeared as a single ring form rather than paired pyriform. Isolation of a Babesia parasite from Korean cattle was carried out by Jeon in 1978; he compared it with B. bigemina and B. ovata, and concluded that the organism was very similar, if not identical, to the Miyake strain of B. ovata from Japan (Minami and Ishihara, 1980). Suh (1987) did much closer examinations on the Korean bovine Babesia parasite; he concluded that it was identical to B. ovata isolated from Japanese cattle. However, conclusions of those studies were based primarily on morphological and serological characteristics of the parasites, and detailed analyses with modern molecular biological techniques have not yet been carried out.
One of the major difficulties associated with studies of intraerythrocytic protozoa has been the unavailability of appropriate in vivo experimental systems. Taking advantage of the characteristics of severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) mouse (Bosma et al., 1983; McCune et al., 1988), Tsuji et al. (1992) were able to produce the mice with circulating bovine erythrocytes (Bo-RBC-SCID mice) in which Theileria sergenti proliferated. Later, they used this SCID mouse model for isolation of a Babesia parasite from grazing calves in Japan (Tsuji et al., 1995). Although the initial blood samples that they collected from calves had both Babesia and Theileria parasites, they were able to isolate only the Babesia parasites by repeated passages in mouse model as they grew much more rapidly than Theileria.
In the present study, attempts were made to isolate and identify Babesia parasites from cattle in Korea. The intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites were propagated in Bo-RBC-SCID mice, and compared morphologically, antigenically and genotypically with several bovine Babesia sp. In order to identify a possible tick vector, we also collected ticks from cattle and vegetation where parasites were isolated.
Collection of Korean Babesia sp.
Three farms were selected for parasite collection. Farm A and B were located in Chungnam Province and Farm C in Jeonnam Province. Blood samples were taken from 20 adult cattle of each farm; blood smears were prepared and then stained with Giemsa's stain. Five Holstein cows of Farm C only were found infected with Babesia, and 5 ml of blood were taken from each cow for later use.
SCID mice
An in vivo experimental system using SCID mice for Babesia species has been previously described (Tsuji et al., 1995). Briefly, C.B-17 scid/scid mice (Japan CLEA, Tokyo, Japan) of mixed sex and between 7 and 14 weeks old were used. The mice were housed in a vinyl-film isolator at around 23℃ and provided with λ-ray-irradiated pellets (FR-1; Funabashi Co., Japan) and autoclaved tap water ad libitum. All mice were splenectomized under anesthesia and were used for experiments after the surgical wounds had healed completely. They were treated according to Laboratory Animal Control Guidelines at Rakuno Gakuen University, which basically conform to the American Association of Laboratory Animal Control Guidelines issued by the National Institute of Health.
Bo-RBC-SCID mice
The SCID mice with circulating bovine red blood cells were prepared as described previously (Tsuji et al., 1995). To achieve the rapid substitution of circulating RBCs in SCID mice with Bo-RBCs, the authors developed a rat-mouse hybridoma, clone 2E11, producing anti-mouse RBC monoclonal antibody. The cultured supernatants of this hybridoma were concentrated into 1/20 of original volume by ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by dialysis against 0.85% saline. Splenectomized SCID mice were periodically administered subcutaneously with 200 ul of concentrated supernatants on Days -2, 1, and 5 in addition to intravenous transfusion of 0.5 ml packed cell volume of parasite-free Bo-RBCs.
Isolation of Korean Babesia parasites
The blood samples from two Holstein cows, which contained relatively high numbers of Babesia-infected RBCs, were chosen for parasite isolation. The RBC samples were washed three times with 0.85% saline, and 0.5 ml of packed cells was intravenously inoculated into a Bo-RBC-SCID mouse. Two mice were used for each sample. 10-20µl of tail blood samples of the mice were collected in heparinized tubes every day. The percentages of Bo-RBCs and parasitized Bo-RBCs in the peripheral blood cells was determined by Giemsa staining for blood smears and flow cytometry (Cyto ACE-150, JASCO Co., Japan) for RBC samples stained with FITC-labeled anti-Bo-RBC antibody, respectively (Tsuji et al., 1992). Babesia preparations that were free from Theileria were obtained by successive passages of the Babesia-infected RBCs in Bo-RBC-SCID mice as previously described (Tsuji et al., 1995; Terada et al., 1995). Babesia-infected Bo-RBCs obtained from the infected Bo-RBC-SCID mice were either passaged into new, uninfected Bo-RBC-SCID mice or suspended in a cell freezing solution (Cell Banker, Nippon Zenyaku Co. Ltd., Japan) followed by cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen. When needed, the frozen parasites were propagated by intraperitoneal inoculation into Bo-RBC-SCID mice. The paired, pyriform Babesia sp. in blood smears stained with Giemsa was measured, together with other B. ovata (strains Oshima and Miyake), B. bigemina (strain GJ29) and B. bovis (strain Mo7), in length and width with a real-time image analyzer (LUZEX F, Nikon, Japan).
Antigenic analysis
Western blot analysis was performed as described (Arai et al., 1998). Frozen stocks of Babesia-infected RBC were thawed and washed five times with 10 mM Tris-HCl containing 10 mM EDTA (pH 7.5) at 4℃ and then centrifuged at 10,000g for 10 min. The resulting pellets were resuspended in 125 mM Tris-HCl (pH 6.5) containing 5% mercaptoethanol, 2% sodium dodecyl sulfate, 10% glycerol, and 0.1% bromophenol blue, heated at 98℃ for 5 min, and vigorously vortexed.
The samples were diluted such that contained material from equivalent numbers of infected RBC and were subjected to sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE; Laemmli, 1970) with 7.5% acrylamide gels, together with B. ovata (Oshima, Miyake and Okushiri strains), B. bigemina and B. bovis. Proteins were electrophoretically transferred to Fluorotrans membranes (Pall BioSupport, USA) for 1 h at 10 V. After blocking with PBS containing 0.5% casein, membranes were reacted with appropriately diluted immune sera, followed by reaction with secondary antibodies (alkaline phosphatase-conjugated Affinipure goat anti-mouse IgG (Organon Teknika, UK). Immunoreactive antigens were detected with a BCIP/NBT Alkaline Phosphatase Substrates Kit IV (Vector Laboratories, Inc., USA).
DNA preparations and sequence analysis
DNA samples were prepared from blood samples with a whole blood DNA extraction kit (GenTLE, TaKaRa Biochemical, Japan). Sequences encoding eukaryotic small-subunit rRNA (rDNA) were amplified from the DNA samples by PCR with primer set described by Medlin et al. (1988).
PCR mixtures contained 400 mM each deoxynucleoside triphosphates, 0.25 mM each primer (rRNA-3': 5'-GTCTTAGTATAAGCTTTTATACAGCG-3'; rRNA-5': 5'-GATAGGTCAGAAACTTGAATGATACATCG-3'), 10 to 100 ng of template DNA, and 2.5 U of La Taq DNA polymerase (TaKaRa Biochemical, Japan) in 50 ul of PCR buffer supplied together with enzyme. Thermal cycling was carried out in a Gene-Amp PCR system 9600 thermal cycler (Perkin-Elmer, USA), with 30 cycles of denaturation at 94℃ for 2 min, annealing at 55℃ for 2 min and extension at 72℃ for 90 sec.
The specific PCR products (1.7 kb) were purified by agarose gel electrophoresis, followed by cloning into EcoRV site of pT7blue T-vector (Novagen, Germany) according to the manufacturer's instruction. Nucleotide sequences were determined by the dideoxynucleotide chain termination method (Sanger et al., 1977) with double-stranded plasmid DNA as a template. Sequencing reactions were carried out with an AutoRead DNA sequencing kit (Pharmacia, Sweden) with fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled primers. Samples were analyzed with an ALF DNA Sequencer II sequencer (Pharmacia, Sweden), and sequence data were processed with the associated software (ALF manager, version 3.02). The sequences of both strands of the rRNA gene (rDNA) were determined and were submitted to GenBank.
Phylogenetic analysis
Analyses of DNA sequences and phylogenetic relationships were done by using the MacVector software package, version 7.0 (Genetic Computer Group Inc., USA). The rDNA sequences (accession numbers are given in parentheses) for phylogenetic analysis were from B. bigemina (X59604), B. divergens (U16370), B. canis (L19079), B. caballi (Z15104) B. equi (Z15105), B. rodhaini (AB04999), B. microti (U09833) and B. gibsoni (L13729). The sequences were aligned with Program Clustal W Alignment (Higgins et al., 1992), and a phylogenetic tree by neighbor-joining method (Saitou and Nei, 1987) was constructed from the aligned sequences by the programne Phylogenetic Analysis in the MacVector software. Support for tree nodes was calculated by 1,000 bootstrap replicates by the Bootstrap Tree algorithm.
Collection and identification of vector ticks
The vector ticks of Korean Babesia were collected from 5 Holstein cows, which were infected with Babesia parasites. Twenty-one adult ticks were collected from the neck and ears of the cow; 15 young ticks were collected by flagging vegetation around pastureland. All ticks were sent to the Protozoology Section of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Japan for identification.
The morphological feature of Korean Babesia sp. was typical paired pyriform or oval (Fig. 1). The size of Korean Babesia sp. merozoite was summarized together with those of four other Babesia sp. (Table 1). The western blot analysis performed with five other Babesia sp. clearly showed that Korean Babesia parasite closely resembled the Oshima strain of B. ovata (Fig. 2).
Parasite DNAs were prepared from blood samples of the Bo-RBC-SCID mice, and the rDNA were amplified and sequenced. A computer search of the sequences in GenBank showed the highest degree of sequence homology with the rDNA of the Oshima strain of B. ovata, although differences were seen at 26 positions in the 1,695 bp sequence. The sequence of PCR products of the newly isolated Korean bovine Babesia sp. was 1,695bp in length and showed 95% sequence homology to the SSU rRNA gene from other Babesia parasites, Oshima and Okushiri strains of B. ovata, and B. bigemina (Fig. 3).
The phylogenetic relationships among Korean Babesia sp., other Babesia sp. and Theileria sp. were clearly indicated that Korean Babesia sp. is the most closely related to B. ovata Oshima (Fig. 4).
All ticks collected from both cattle and vegetation were morphologically identified as Haemaphysalis longicornis (Fig. 5), which appeared to serve as the vector for the Korean bovine Babesia parasite.
In the present study, we attempted to identify the Babesia sp. isolated in Korea, which is known since 1912 to inhabit Korean cattle (Han et al., 1966), using recent molecular biological techniques. The vector ticks for parasite were collected from cattle and vegetation where the parasite was present and identified.
The Korean Babesia sp. was purified by the methods described previously (Terada et al., 1995; Tsuji et al., 1995), and it was then compared with several Japanese Babesia sp. morphologically, immunologically and genetically. The results of the present study clearly indicated that the Korean Babesia sp. is very close to B. ovata oshimensis in Japan (Ohta et al., 1996). Previous reports concluded that the Korean Babesia sp. was either very similar (Jeon, 1978) or identical (Suh, 1987) to Japanese B. ovata Miyake strain (Minami and Ishihara, 1980).
The B. ovata oshimensis, which was newly isolated in 1993 from Japanese Brown cattle in Oshima, Hokkaido and temporarily named as Babesia sp. 1, was somewhat different from the Miyake strain, the type strain of B. ovata isolated in 1980 (Minami and Ishihara, 1980; Ohta et al., 1995). After transmissibility of the parasite with vector ticks, it was named B. ovata oshimensis n. var. (Ohta et al., 1996).
Various species of Ixodid ticks have been identified as vectors and reservoirs of important viral, rickettsial and protozoal pathogens of man and other animals. A large number of species occur in the genus Haemaphysalis. Of those, H. longicornis has a wide distribution throughout the East, occurring in China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, and inhabits man, cattle, sheep, horse and dog. Heavy infections may be seen in cattle (Soulsby, 1982). It was found that the large type Babesia was transmitted by H. longicornis (Minami and Ishihara, 1980; Ohta et al., 1996). The ticks collected in the present study were identified as H. longicornis (Fig. 5), indicating that it plays a major role in transmitting bovine Babesia parasites in both Korea and Japan.
This study was supported by Korea-Japan Researchers' Friendship Programme Grants of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) supported this work.
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Photomicrograph of Korean Babesia species propagated in Bo-RBC-SCID mouse. The Giemsa-stained thin-smear blood film was prepared 19 days after inoculation of the bovine blood specimen, when bovine RBCs made up 90% of the peripheral RBCs of the mouse.
SDS-PAGE analysis of Korean Babesia sp. together with Japanese B. ovata (Oshima, Miyake and Okushiri strains), B. bigemina and B. bovis.
Sequences of the SSU-rRNA genes of Korean Babesia sp. (KBS), B. ovata oshima (BOO), B. bigemina (BBI), and B. ovata okuma (BOK). Gaps (-) represent spaces introduced into the aligned sequences by the Multiple Alignment program in the CLUSTAL V program.
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Adult female, adult male and larva (left to right) of Haemaphysalis longicornis collected from a Holstein cow infected with Korean Babesia sp.
The measurement of Korean Babesia sp. merozoites compared with Japanese B. ovata (Oshima and Miyake strains), B. bigemina and B. bovis
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B. ovata (Miyake) 2.69 ± 0.51 1.52 ± 0.25
B. bigemina 4.5 2
B. bovis 2.0 1.5
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Politics Today: Incendiary Rhetoric And Where It Leads
Filed under: General — Dana @ 3:06 pm
[guest post by Dana]
Two GOP candidates running for office in Minnesota were reportedly the victims of physical assault:
…Sarah Anderson was punched in the arm after spotting a man destroying Republican yard signs. She said the attack left her scared, and her attacker only desisted when she fled to her car and threw it in reverse.
“It was just insane. He was charging at me, saying, ‘Why don’t you go kill yourself?'” Anderson told the Washington Free Beacon. “To have someone physically coming after you and attacking you is just disheartening.”
The Plymouth Police Department investigation into Rep. Anderson’s alleged assault remains ongoing. A spokeswoman confirmed the department had identified a suspect, but declined further comment.
First-time state representative candidate Shane Mekeland suffered a concussion after getting sucker punched while speaking with constituents at a restaurant in Benton County. Mekeland told the Free Beacon he has suffered memory loss—forgetting Rep. Anderson’s name at one point in the interview—and doctors tell him he will have a four-to-six week recovery time ahead of him. He said he was cold cocked while sitting at a high top table at a local eatery and hit his head on the floor.
“I was so overtaken by surprise and shock and if this is the new norm, this is not what I signed up for,” he said.
This comes after the Minnesota Democratic Party suspended a spokesman who posted on Facebook that Democrats would bring Republicans to the guillotine:
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has suspended communications staffer William Davis for one week without pay after making a Facebook post joking that Democrats would “bring [Republicans] to the guillotine” on Nov. 7, the day after the midterm elections. Minnesota Republican Party chairman Jennifer Carnahan said the suspension was not enough, calling for his immediate firing in the aftermath of separate attacks against Republican candidates. She said she has been subjected to numerous death threats during her tenure as the state party leader and that death threats are no laughing matter.
“The overt hatred and violence that has become prevalent from many Democrats towards Republicans in recent times is unlawful, unacceptable, and downright scary,” she said in an email. “Yes, we have free speech and the right to peacefully assemble, but these words and actions by the left have gone too far. … He should have been terminated immediately.”
This also came days before a Democratic operative was arrested and charged with battery against a GOP campaign manager in Nevada:
Wilfred M. Stark III, who goes by Mike, was arrested Tuesday evening in Las Vegas, after Laxalt campaign manager Kristin Davison accused him of grabbing and yanking her arm and refusing to let go. Las Vegas City Marshals arrested Stark, who was later released.
Stark, who was a reporter for American Bridge 21st Century, was fired Wednesday night in the wake of the incident. A statement from the David Brock-founded organization said that “an incident with a member of Adam Laxalt’s campaign” had taken place, and “one of our employees” had been relieved of his duties “effective immediately.” The statement did not identify Stark or Davison.
Fox News is told that during the arrest, Stark explained to police that this was “his job” and he “does this for a living.”
Recently, Democratic notables have called on party members to be pro-active in their responses to the GOP:
*Eric Holder recently told a group of cheering Democrats that Michelle Obama was wrong with her admonition regarding Republicans, “When they go low, we go high.” Instead, said Holder, “When they go low, we kick them.”
*Rep. Maxine Waters encouraged protesters, “If you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. You push back on them. Tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere!”
Hillary Clinton jumped into the fray too, having said during a recent interview, “You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about,” obviously referring to the GOP.
*Sen. Cory Booker urged crowds to “get up in the face of some congresspeople.”
Rep. Steve Scalise, who was one of four people shot at a baseball field in Virginia, wrote about his concerns regarding the escalating violence against GOP politicians. In the op-ed, he also listed the GOP legislators (and their spouses) who have been the recipients of aggressive and unlawful tactics:
The threats and the violence have not let up and instead of seeing my Democrat colleagues calling for an end, there have been calls for their supporters to keep going, to do even more to threaten Republicans.
In America, we win battles at the ballot box, not through mob rule or intimidation.
As a survivor of a politically motivated attack, it is tragic to think this is an acceptable state of political discourse in our country. I refuse to stand for this and I will continue to call for an end to it. A healthy, strong democracy is not possible if anyone lives in fear of expressing their views.
If this is going to stop, it must start with Democratic leaders, who need to condemn, rather than promote these dangerous calls to action.
In America, we win battles at the ballot box, not through mob rule or intimidation. While it’s clear many Democrats refuse to accept the election of President Trump, if they want change, they need to convince people with their ideas and actually win elections, rather than call for violent resistance, harassment, and mob rule.
Here is Scalise’s list:
*Ashley Kavanaugh, Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s wife and his daughters received multiple credible threats.
*Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., received such a threatening phone call that the man has now been indicted.
*Jamie Gardner, wife of Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., wife, received a text of a beheading after the vote to confirm Justice Kavanaugh.
*Several Republican Senators had their personal information, including home addresses, posted to Wikipedia for threatening purposes by a Democrat House staffer.
*Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.) received threatening phone calls that led to a man’s arrest.
*Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kent., and his wife Kelly Paul have both received credible threats that have led to arrests.
*Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his wife, as well as White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders, were chased out of restaurants.
*Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was confronted by protesters and harassed out of a DC restaurant.
*Rudy Peters, a Republican California Congressional candidate, was nearly stabbed while campaigning.
Obviously, this is wrong. Nobody should be threatening harm to anyone, and certainly elected officials should not be encouraging it in any way, shape or form. All of which makes it even more ridiculous that instead of a hands-down, non-stop condemnation of the overheated rhetoric fueling the fires of violence, there is a moronic “national conversation” currently taking place about what constitutes a “mob”. Seriously. When people are having their lives threatened with harm, or worse, have had those threats come to pass, shouldn’t insipid gasbags with a mic and a national platform be emphatically condemning the behavior rather than arguing over whether “mob” is a Republican talking point? Stop wasting my time quibbling about such absurdities. We have already suffered through the even more asinine accusation of Big Media that some targets on a political map were linked to the shooting of a congresswoman. All this sort of crap does is reinforce the pathetic state of partisan politics in 2018 and demonstrates a lack of seriousness about the putrid mess in which we currently find ourselves wading.
Protest, fine. Let your voice be heard, great. Call yourself a mob or a protester or whatever it is that floats your boat. But threatening your political opponents, physically assaulting or harassing them, doxxing or “getting in the face” of an individual is just wrong. Always. We all used to know that. We all used to believe that. We all used to agree with that. It’s what separated the civilized from the uncivilized. It was a commonly shared belief based on common values – in spite of our political differences. What has to be so broken with our political system a people that a clear consensus about this can can no longer be had? While Clinton, Holder, Booker and Waters might defend their comments, walk them back, make efforts to clarify, etc., the problem is, they already uttered the instructive words out loud. And there are simply too many frustrated, angry nutjobs just waiting for that nudge, that permission to do harm. Words matter. Especially if they come from political leaders.
But. Lest one believe that this encouragement of violence only comes from the left side of the aisle, let’s keep it real and be honest as we remember what the current occupant of the White House said in his efforts to become the next President of the United States, as well as remember his failure to immediately and forcefully condemn those whose behavior obviously demanded it . Moreover, just last night, before a cheering crowd, the same leader of the free world intentionally praised GOP Rep. Greg Gianforte in light of his assault on reporter Ben Jacobs as a rallying cry:
“Never wrestle him. You understand that? Never. Any guy that can do a body slam, he is my type! … I shouldn’t say that. You know, that’s nothing to be embarrassed about.” I had heard that he bodyslammed a reporter. And he was way up. And he was way up, and I said, oh this is the day of the election or just before, and I said, “Oh this is terrible, he’s going to lose the election.”
Surprisingly – or unsurprisingly, depending where you land on the cynic’s scale – the same Steve Scalise, whose words I just quoted above, “In America, we win battles at the ballot box, not through mob rule or intimidation. As a survivor of a politically motivated attack, it is tragic to think this is an acceptable state of political discourse in our country,” defended the president’s positive take on Gianforte:
(I’m torn here. Because Scalise suffered a very serious injury at the hands of a deranged Bernie supporter with a gun, it was pretty clear that the media wasn’t terribly interested in it, so that makes me think he deserves a pass on this. And yet….)
Bottom line: no one has clean hands in this age of incivility. But the tribe you belong to or identify with should not determine your response to it. You do not need any of these professional idiots condescendingly telling you what is and isn’t acceptable, or what is and isn’t justified. You already know. Good and decent people simply condemn the behavior, loudly, and without hesitation. No matter from which side of the aisle it comes. The worst thing any of us could do would be to laugh away, or deny the incendiary rhetoric and unacceptable behavior because we believe that party loyalty supersedes everything else. Even our principles. All of it needs to be condemned, from beginning to end, no matter from whose mouth the words come, no matter at whose hands the violence occurs. And most importantly, regardless of who occupies the Oval Office.
[Pre-emptive strike: Proud Boys and Antifa are despicable groups and should be universally condemned. There should be no quarter given. That’s true even if these fringe dwellers are part of your tribe. This is a no-brainer. ]
(Cross-posted at The Jury Talks Back.)
64 Responses to “Politics Today: Incendiary Rhetoric And Where It Leads”
Dana (023079) — 10/19/2018 @ 3:08 pm
Unfortunately, you’re begging the question by suggesting that we use our words rather than our fists since there are a sizable number of people who insist that words *are* violence, that hurting my feelings is every bit as bad as hurting me physically. Suggesting that it’s obvious we should limit our disagreements to verbal sparring privileges facts and logic and rationality over opinions and thoughts and feelings and that’s exactly what’s at issue here, isn’t it? Personally, I think we should take these people at their word that offensive speech is the same as a physical attack – their words offend me so I’m justified in punching them in the mouth, right?
Jerryskids (702a61) — 10/19/2018 @ 3:44 pm
Excellent and thought-provoking post, Dana
John B Boddie (ebf63f) — 10/19/2018 @ 3:49 pm
President Donald Trump: “Democrats Produce Mobs, Republicans Produce Jobs”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/10/19/trump_democrats_produce_mobs_republicans_produce_jobs.html
harkin (adce92) — 10/19/2018 @ 4:07 pm
The Democrats have the advantage on this because Republicans need to take their kids to school and go to work and then come back home and make dinner and make sure their kids do their homework and take a bath and brush their teeth before they go to bed and they just don’t have the time to go around harassing Democrats whereas Democrats don’t even have to go to the currency exchange anymore to cash their welfare check because now they get their benefits electronically with an EBT card and they have nothing else to do except hit the ATM for some cash from the EBT card to score some marijuana with and maybe some harder stuff and then go find a Republican to harass.
nk (dbc370) — 10/19/2018 @ 4:10 pm
“Any guy who can do a body slam … he’s my guy,”
“I’d like to punch him in the face”
“Maybe he should have been roughed up”
“I’ll beat the crap out of you”
“Knock the crap out of him, would you? I promise you, I will pay your legal fees”
“Part of the problem is no one wants to hurt each other anymore”
Yeah, it’s the Democrats. Sometimes you get what you ask for.
Colonel Klink (d50a45) — 10/19/2018 @ 4:47 pm
Minnesota Republican Party chairman Jennifer Carnahan said the suspension was not enough, calling for his immediate firing
she seems like she might be something of a dipstick
guillotine jokes on dirty zuckertwat’s dirty dirty facebook actually *raise* the level of discourse in the facebook sewer
plus it was a joke
this is obvious to anyone who is willing to do the analysis
happyfeet (28a91b) — 10/19/2018 @ 4:52 pm
A fish rots from the head down.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 10/19/2018 @ 4:59 pm
this is why they invented the fish guillotine Mr. DCSCA
Ms. Haley is right: Our political opponents are not evil, but there should be an exception for those partisans who commit evil acts against political opponents.
Paul Montagu (1da0e1) — 10/19/2018 @ 5:03 pm
Mob violence has always been a socialist tool. From the Wobblies (IWW) to the Communist socialists to the National socialists to every kind of socialist. Bourgeois violence is of necessity through police and prisons. For the reasons I stated above.
smarmy nikki haley gets high on the smell of her own virtuous farts she’s like ben sasse with just a lil bit more wiggle in the walk
ooh look at me look at how virtuous and saintly i am
blech she’s gross
the answer to incendiary isn’t saccharine vapid haley-twaddle
the answer, obviously, is for people to become desensitized to incendiary speech
Nikki Haley is a great American.
@9. Our Captain knows Fulton Street Market, Mr. Feet.
it’s close to his building down there
Nikki Haley is one of those women who grows more beautiful as she grows older.
The MSM has only one objective “Get Trump”.
So of course, they’ll find a false equivalence between a R congressman pushing a reporter and a democrat trying to gun down Republican congressmen.
They’re completely insincere and untrustworthy on this issue. Where are the expose’s of Antifa? Where are the Democrat party disavowals? Where was all the hang-wringing over Leftwing violence? Doesn’t happen. Its only the R’s that are held to account by the MSM.
Trump is hilarious on this issue. I can remember the so-called body slam, and the reporter got what he deserved. He was pushing his camera in the man’s face, and despite constant warnings, refused to leave or move his camera.
Of course, like most lawyers, journalists, etc. the reporter was used to fighting with his mouth, so when the Congressman took physical action, he responded like a little girl and cried. And he’s still crying. Poor baby.
rcocean (1a839e) — 10/19/2018 @ 5:38 pm
Of course, like most lawyers, journalists, etc. and Trump, the reporter was used to fighting with his mouth,
Fixed that for you.
she’s so pretty she should be a guest star on a show what has different pretty girls on it every week
The left has been trying to rile up their own Red guard for ages. They might finally succeed. Fortunately, we still have the 2nd Amendment unlike red China
NJRob (fb7bbd) — 10/19/2018 @ 5:55 pm
11. Mob violence has always been a socialist tool for socialist tools. But Trump humpers are discovering it for themselves.
Gryph (08c844) — 10/19/2018 @ 5:59 pm
I’m torn here. Because Scalise suffered a very serious injury at the hands of a deranged Bernie supporter with a gun, it was pretty clear that the media wasn’t terribly interested in it, so that makes me think he deserves a pass on this.
No pass. Scalise of all people should know better.
Patterico (115b1f) — 10/19/2018 @ 6:01 pm
Of course, OUR side should ALWAYS be held to an impossible standard, while the Left constantly gets a pass.
That’s a standard the Left certainly agrees with.
Rcocean said,
I can remember the so-called body slam, and the reporter got what he deserved. He was pushing his camera in the man’s face, and despite constant warnings, refused to leave or move his camera.
This from a witness:
As the time for the interview neared, Gianforte came into the room. We exchanged pleasantries and made small talk about restaurants and Bozeman.
During that conversation, another man — who we now know is Ben Jacobs of The Guardian — walked into the room with a voice recorder, put it up to Gianforte’s face and began asking if him if he had a response to the newly released Congressional Budget Office report on the American Health Care Act. Gianforte told him he would get to him later. Jacobs persisted with his question. Gianforte told him to talk to his press guy, Shane Scanlon.
At that point, Gianforte grabbed Jacobs by the neck with both hands and slammed him into the ground behind him. Faith, Keith and I watched in disbelief as Gianforte then began punching the man, as he moved on top the reporter and began yelling something to the effect of “I’m sick and tired of this!”
So I guess you’re ok with a Democratic elected official doing something similar then?
Every commenter here can understand the difference between a personal attack on another comment and a criticism of the argument.
If they can’t understand the distinction, I’m happy to direct them elsewhere.
Wasn’t there video of the attack which showed “The body slam” was just a push to the ground? And the “Punching the man” was in fact part of ambiguous – hard to see what was happening – physical struggle which involved both sides?
Like I wrote elsewhere, remember Michelle Fields? Her reporter friends swore up and down that Cory L. had “Brutally pulled her to the ground” after she dared to ask him a question. Then the video shows nothing like that occurred.
So, when an “Eyewitness” turns out to be another left-wing reporter, paint me skeptical.
IRC, the Congressman (Or was he running for Congress?) had aides that told a different story.
https://mobile.twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1053332441757294592
One of the protesters is local GOP chairman.
kishnevi (30d0bc) — 10/19/2018 @ 7:29 pm
And no, I’m not in favor of attacking anyone. But physical kerfuffles occur. So, absent a pattern of violence, how should we react when someone gets overheated and pushes or even slaps/punches someone after provocation?
From what I remember the video backs up the reporter, not the politician.
And this, from Wikipedia’s page on him. If it was what you say, why did he plead guilty?
On June 12, 2017, Gianforte pleaded guilty in court on a charge of misdemeanor assault stemming from his May 24 attack on The Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs.[4] He was sentenced to 40 hours of community service, 20 hours of anger management, a 180-day deferred sentence, and a $300 fine along with an $85 court fee.[5][6] As part of his settlement with Jacobs, Gianforte donated $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists, which said it would use the funds to support the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.[7]
Well what difference does it make:
https://pjmedia.com/trending/kavanaugh-pal-mark-judge-struggles-to-put-his-life-back-together-after-dem-smear/
narciso (d1f714) — 10/19/2018 @ 7:42 pm
Is that the same Mark Judge who wrote a book about what a bunch of rotten, drunken, teenage punks he and his schoolmates were?
Oh that makes it alright then, my mistake,
kishnevi (30d0bc) — 10/19/2018 @ 7:29 pm
Protests usually are organized.
I dunno Patrick. Scalise outta know better except maybe since he got gut shot he actually does know better and that is what his wisdom on the issue tells him
steveg (a9dcab) — 10/19/2018 @ 8:07 pm
35. We mock liberals who play the “Absolute Moral Authority(TM)” card. As I have been telling Trump voters for the last nearly two years, take caution you don’t turn into what you thought you hated.
“Flow my tears”, the policeman said. It’s a tossup whether it is Judge or Ford who is most responsible for Kavanaugh’s ordeal. Judge wrote the book that provided Ford’s fodder. Now he complains that its resurrection from what remainder bin or library shelf it was on was an invasion of his privacy? He’s a jerk, but that tearjerker GoFundMe appeal you linked should not jerk any tears from anyone.
And no I don’t think it is OK to chase Nancy Pelosi around screaming “Fucking Communist” at her. But I think it is best to give people who were gutshot a pass in the sense that I would try argue with others about it and let the gutshot person answer for themselves without direct comment personally on their argument. Their personal experience with political violence is real and raw and there is little point gained in arguing with victims that they need to see things your way, NO PASS.
If you get gutshot over political nonsense, or get SWATTED again or whatever, I’ll try to remember to give you the grace to rage on a bit
So chance the rapper could be your new mayor, yes his family name is,Bennett jenkins
I’d vote for him but he’s not running. He’s supporting some lady I’ve never heard of. Maybe she’s his music teacher or something.
Nah, its gonna be Newarks former finest Gerry McCarthy so long as Bill Daley doesn’t split off too much oirish in Round 1.
urbanleftbehind (6098cf) — 10/19/2018 @ 8:36 pm
She fine though.
Let me put it this way.
John McCain spent years in the Hanoi Hilton with broken bones, rat infested cells, beatings, no food, no medical care and used that experience to say that 5 minutes of waterboarding with doctors, lawyers, halal food, clean cell, no rats equals torture. I disagreed vehemently with him here in your blog, but he always held that wild card that he was dealt under deep duress. That doesn’t mean your debate opponent gets to play his card as a winner without discussion, but you do have to acknowledge that Scalises experience and conclusions are his and they were hard won, and move on to “I am debating you, not Scalise”
42. John McCain is a perfect example of a preening AMA-wielding blowhard. I quite frankly don’t give a greasy brown crap how someone has suffered (beyond the need for basic human dignity and bare compassion for someone I don’t personally know). If you say something publicly that makes me think you’re full of **it, I’ll say so. And I’ll be even more likely to lodge a public retort if you’re a politician.
5 minutes of waterboarding with doctors, lawyers, halal food, clean cell, no rats equals torture
McCain knew that none of that is true. Not for the first six months when the detainee was being interrogated.
“5 minutes of waterboarding” — 183 times. BTW, how long can you hold your breath under water?
“doctors” — To revive you because the waterboarding had shut down your breathing and your heart was next.
“lawyers” — Only the ones in the Justice Department who called it “enhanced interrogation”.
“halal food” — Nope. “Forced liquid diet” with things scooped from a toilet to both humiliate and cause dysentery and accelerated dehydration.
“clean cell” — Except for you own feces when you had voided while hanging from chains by manacles on your wrists around the clock.
“No rats” — Only two-legged ones from the CIA.
Do you even know what waterboarding is? It’s a board like a see-saw. They strap you on it face up. At the head end of the board there is a big tub of water. The “enhanced interrogator” tilts you down so that your head goes under the water. Then he holds you there until there’s lots of bubbles when you breathe out. Then he holds you some there some more until you turn blue. Then he tilts you back and he and the “doctor” revive you. Then they do it again.
It’s no fun I imagine, thanks to Obama leaking the memos in question, the terrorist likely have their own sere countermeasures set up.
That’s not waterboarding as done by Americans nk.
NJRob (1d7532) — 10/19/2018 @ 9:42 pm
Maybe Eurabia will suit them:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1033696/anjem-choudary-release-who-is-anjem-choudary-hate-preacher-belmarsh-release
The EPA-approved water-conserving one with the wet towel over the face, NJRob? I’m not sure I believe it but, assuming it’s so for the sake of argument, what difference does it make? You still get the same liquid suffocation as immersion under water. When you try to breathe in, you breathe in water, and your breathing shuts down.
nk (dbc370) — 10/19/2018 @ 10:08 pm
Kishnevi @ 28,
We seem to be stuck in a loop of “but they did it first” sort of excuse/justification for this kind of behavior. I don’t know what it will take to break the cycle, but reading the comments at your link doesn’t offer much in the way of reassurance that it will be resolved anytime soon.
Dana (023079) — 10/19/2018 @ 10:17 pm
What does bother me with his comment is the brush-it-off-no-big-deal “he was only joking” line that little kids use when they’re caught meanly teasing their siblings. But mom, I was just joking!
Clearly, if Gianforte was compelled to plead guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge, pay fines and do community service, it was a big deal and certainly not something POTUS should be “joking” about with regard to the assailant. But I don’t think Trump was joking. I think he was high-giving Gianforte for what he did. He admired him.
Also, in the video, it’s interesting to note that Trump’s concern upon hearing of Gianforte’s assault on Jacobs, was concern that he might lose the election, not concern about whom he assaulted and that he committed an illegal act.
Opinions are like elbows…
Colonel Haiku (42c195) — 10/19/2018 @ 10:37 pm
Hate speech is manifestly a hate crime.
When is the last time you heard caterwauling from the Left about hate crimes?
A direct and immediate threatening response to a first/initial threat is almost always justifiable.
Societally? Either we enforce a general peace, or we do not. No sides taken. You stir things up using intimations of violence? Shackled. You shutdown public thoroughfares? Enjoy your stay behind bars. All of you.
Your actions serve to limit/alter access to political speech? You pay a severe price. Your right to expression ends when you attempt to prevent mine.
Ed from SFV (6d42fa) — 10/19/2018 @ 10:45 pm
when you have eric holder, nancy pelosi and hillary clinton going full che guevera on us so they don’t get kicked out of democratic party leadership things are getting serious!
lany (ea69c2) — 10/20/2018 @ 12:00 am
I look at which side is going berserk on people/property to judge which side’s words are taken as instructions or jokes.
harkin (adce92) — 10/20/2018 @ 7:21 am
For Patterico, right wing speech is violence and liberal/progressive violence is speech. He has a public employee view of the private sector: tax slaves to be exploited.
I guess Typhus in LA just isn’t enough of a clue bat for Patterico.
Jack (e5af45) — 10/20/2018 @ 11:24 am
If you physically attack people enough they WILL fight back. Patterico has a problem with that.
How many leftist speakers have been protested and attacked on UCLA campuses Pat?
How many right wing speakers have been attacked Pat? How many leftist pols have been attacked Pat?
And yet for you there is some sort of equivalency between the two.
Goodbye, moron.
Patterico (115b1f) — 10/20/2018 @ 11:29 am
cubans went after pelosi in florida yesterday.the battle is joined! hope the other side doesn’t count killing abortion workers when adding up the score. yell they are killing babies as both sides reload.
lany (4b09ab) — 10/20/2018 @ 1:39 pm
59 – take heart, there are still adults in Congress:
““I don’t agree with Nancy Pelosi’s agenda, but this is absolutely the wrong way to express those disagreements,” tweeted Republican Rep. Steve Scalise, who last year was seriously wounded after a shooting at a congressional baseball team practice. “If you want to stop her policies, don’t threaten her, VOTE! That’s how we settle our differences.”
well bringing Barbara lee, to little Havana, is an act of war, put it mildly, like bringing david duke to Ebenezer Baptist church,
“NBC’s John Harwood says that President Donald Tump has added to his secret lexicon of racist dog whistles – the new addition is “mob.””
Hot Air – Noah Rothman with citations of The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Slate, Huffington Post, The Root, Politico, The Christian Science Monitor, The LA Times, Thinkprogress etc. calling the Tea Party a ‘mob’.
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/10/10/reminder-people-left-no-problem-labeling-tea-party-mob/
Babylon Bee: Mafia Requests To No Longer Be Called ‘The Mob’ Because Of Negative Association With Political Activists
meanwhile, Gillum is a graduate of one of soros training academies.
Go-along, get-along “conservatives” like Dana and Patterico are the reason Trump got elected. Of course, such wimps are probably very popular with their many liberal friends.
The Great Ape of Madagascar (7654f5) — 10/22/2018 @ 3:52 pm
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Congress missed opportunity to prevent bonuses in stimulus bill
CNN's Dana Bash and Ted Barrett
Washington (CNN) - Democratic leaders scrambling to strip AIG executives of bonuses are having a hard time answering a key question – why didn't Congress act to prevent the bonuses in the first place?
"There's always more we can do, and hindsight is 20/20," was all Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would say Tuesday.
But the reality is that when lawmakers did move to prevent bonuses in the stimulus bill last month, they actually made an exception for pre-existing contracts, effectively exempting AIG.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut, who originally proposed the executive compensation provision, did not include the exemption clause, which said new rules "shall not be construed to prohibit any bonus payment required to be paid pursuant to a written employment contract executed on or before Feb. 11, 2009."
In an interview with CNN, Dodd denied inserting that exemption at the 11th hour, and insisted he doesn't know how it got there.
Obama CIO returns to work
President Obama's chief information officer has returned to work after a short leave of absence, the White House said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Vivek Kundra, the Obama administration’s new chief information officer, has returned to work, CNN has learned.
Related: Obama CIO on leave during investigation
Kundra went on a leave late last week after the FBI raided his former work place, the technology office of Washington, D.C.’s local government. A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN last week at the time of the raid that Kundra is not involved in the case.
“Mr. Kundra has been informed that he is neither a subject nor a target of the investigation, and has been reinstated,” Assistant White House Press Secretary Nick Shapiro told CNN in an e-mail Tuesday.
Related: FBI searches Washington technology office
Updated: 7:01 p.m. with Shapiro statement.
Filed under: Obama administration
Michelle Obama the home builder
CNN's Sarah Parker
Michelle Obama met with members of YouthBuild Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Michelle Obama lent a hand Tuesday, pitching in to help build an affordable, energy-efficient home on the National Mall in Washington.
The first lady participated in an event marking the 30th anniversary of YouthBuild, a non-profit community development program that teaches low-income youth housing construction skills while they work toward their GED or high school diploma.
“Thirty years of anything is an amazing feat, but walking through these displays and talking to some of the most intelligent, focused, knowledgeable young people, that makes me proud - it should make this country proud,” the first lady said at Tuesday's event.
Mrs. Obama praised YouthBuild's community service effort and delivered a message to the program's participants: they can rebuild their lives and help others in the process.
"Its your core principle that I am so impressed with, providing opportunities for amazing young people,” she said as the crowd cheered. “Giving folks a second and third and fourth, chance particularly to low-income youth, sometimes we overlook them."
Mrs. Obama, who previously worked as a community-organizer in Chicago, worked to construct a three bedroom home for a single mother whose Texas residence was damaged by Hurricane Dolly.
Filed under: Michelle Obama • Popular Posts
Senator stands by 'suicide comment,' says it was rhetorical
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
Grassley said he was speaking rhetorically when he said AIG executives 'resign or commit suicide.'
(CNN) - Sen. Charles Grassley is standing by his earlier comments suggesting some embattled AIG executives should "resign or commit suicide," but told CNN Tuesday he was merely speaking rhetorically.
"Of course I don't want people to commit suicide," the Iowa Republican said. "But I do want an attitude in corporate American that's similar to what they have in corporate Japan.
"[In Japan], people that run a corporation into a ground have violated their trust with the stockholders and maybe even the taxpayers - they take a very deep bow, they apologize, they are remorseful, they are contrite, they take full responsibility," he added. "We have not heard the sort of apology, remorsefulness, contrition, that we ought to hear from corporate executives in America assuming full responsibility."
Grassley's initial comments came Monday afternoon during an interview with Iowa radio station WMT. During the interview, Grassley endorsed what he viewed as Japan's corporate model, saying it is customary for failed executives to either relinquish their posts or commit suicide in disgrace.
"In the case of the Japanese, they usually commit suicide before they make any apology," he said during that interview.
A spokesman for AIG called Grassley's initial comments "very disappointing."
Filed under: Charles Grassley • Popular Posts
RNC sends more cash to NY 20
CNN's Rebecca Sinderbrand
As the race in New York’s 20th congressional district continues to tighten, the Republican National Committee is sending another $100,000 to the state party in New York.
(CNN) - As the race in New York’s 20th congressional district continues to tighten, the Republican National Committee is sending another $100,000 to the state party in New York - the second time in less than a week it’s spent that sum on the special election contest there.
The move comes a day after GOP New York assemblyman Jim Tedisco, running for Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s former congressional seat, told reporters he would have voted against the stimulus bill.
Questions over Tedisco's position - he had earlier suggested he would have supported a modified version of the legislation - had dogged the candidate for days.
Last Thursday, the RNC announced the transfer of $100,000 to the New York State Republican Committee, as fresh numbers showed a vanishing advantage for Tedisco in the March 31 special election.
A Siena poll released the same day suggested his lead over Democratic venture capitalist Scott Murphy had plummeted by two-thirds over the past two weeks, to just 4 points, despite the district's traditionally Republican bent.
Filed under: Jim Tedisco • Kirsten Gillibrand • RNC
Obama pursuing budget plan veterans oppose
CNN's Adam Levine
Veterans groups are angry after President Barack Obama told them Monday that he means to go ahead with a proposal to have treatment for service-connected injuries charged to veterans' private insurance plans.'
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Veterans groups are angry after President Barack Obama told them Monday that he means to go ahead with a proposal to have treatment for service-connected injuries charged to veterans' private insurance plans.
Leaders of the country's most prominent veterans groups met Monday at the White House with Obama, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Steven Kosiak, the director in charge of defense spending for the Office of Management and Budget.
Some of the veterans groups were caught off guard when the president said the administration wants to go ahead with the idea as a way of generating $540 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2010. The groups and some members of Congress have been very vocal in opposing the idea.
The message, according to some of the people in the room, was that if the groups do not like this idea, they need to come back with another way of saving or raising revenues for the VA.
Filed under: President Obama • Veterans
Ingraham to Meghan McCain: You’re a ‘useful idiot’
Meghan McCain and Laura Ingraham are in a war of words.
(CNN) –– Laura Ingraham is calling Meghan McCain a "useful idiot" and a "flavor of the month" - the latest salvo in the war of words between the conservative radio host and the daughter of former Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
"Memo to Meghan McCain: Enjoy the media coverage while it lasts, but know you're being used," writes Ingraham, in a blog post titled "'USEFUL IDIOT' WATCH." "You are the flavor of the month in left-wing media land because you are a Republican bashing the GOP. Likewise, your dad is most popular among the same people when he is slamming his Republican brethren in full-blown 'maverick' fashion. At least he backs up his views with a lifetime of sacrifice and public service.
Ingraham says liberals are taking a single satirical comment out of context "to paint Meghan as the victim of a right-wing hate crime" and "malign outspoken conservatives."
The radio host mocked McCain on her show last week over comments urging Republicans to seek compromise with Democrats. She referred to McCain “a Valley Girl gone awry” and a “plus-sized model.”
Ingraham calls the furor over her remark "manufactured and totally phony."
"This comes from the same playbook responsible for the ongoing demonization of Rush Limbaugh," she writes.
"If any off-the-cuff remark about a woman's size was condemnable, then where was the outrage when President Obama made a passing reference to Jessica Simpson's 'weight battle' during his Super Bowl interview with Matt Lauer?" she asked, referring to a headline the president noted on a magazine cover during his interview with the NBC anchor.
Ingraham pointed to digs Rush Limbaugh has gotten over his weight, and references to herself and Ann Coulter as "peroxide blondes."
(Update: John McCain responds after the jump)
Filed under: Meghan McCain • Popular Posts
GOP announcement of Palin showing proves premature
It remains unclear if Palin is set to address congressional Republicans in June.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Congressional Republican leaders made headlines on Monday when they announced that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be the keynote speaker at a major fundraising dinner in June. But it appears the former vice presidential nominee's political staff never told her.
Bill McAllister, a spokesman for the governor, said she was aware of the invitation, but that she had not actually accepted it.
"I communicated with the governor directly and she did not know anything about it," McAllister told the Anchorage Daily News in a story published Tuesday. "I pointed out the (National Republican Senatorial Committee) press release and she was like, 'No.'"
The dispute appears to stem from a miscommunication between Palin's gubernatorial staff and aides that work for her political action committee, SarahPAC. Palin created SarahPAC in part to pay for out-of-state political travel.
NRSC spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson said the booking was approved by SarahPAC, but that the governor's staff had not been made aware.
McAllister told CNN that "the governor herself had not confirmed," but left open the possibility that she will still speak at the fundraiser. "As far as I know, it's still under review," he said in an e-mail.
Filed under: Sarah Palin
Strickland's approval takes a hit in Ohio
(CNN) - Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's approval rating has taken a hit as he grapples with a flailing local economy a massive budget shortfall, according to a new poll.
In a Quinnipiac Survey released Tuesday morning, the Ohio Democrat's approval rating stands at 56 percent - seven points less than it was one month ago.
The poll also shows divided opinion over the governor's proposal to use close to $7 billion of the federal stimulus package and a portion of the state's rainy day fund to meet the budget gap.
The poll, which surveyed 1,299 Ohio voters, was conducted from March 10-15 and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percent.
Strickland faces reelection in 2010.
Poll: Support for stimulus slips, but most back Obama on economy
The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Tuesday finds that most Americans favor President Barack Obama's overall economic proposals.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - A new national poll indicates that support for the stimulus plan that passed Congress last month is dropping and suggests that there is no appetite among Americans for another spending bill.
But the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Tuesday finds that most Americans favor President Barack Obama's overall economic proposals.
Sixty-five percent of those questioned in the poll say they support Obama's economic plan, with 34 percent opposed. But support for the $787 billion stimulus package, which aims to pump up the economy and create jobs by increasing federal spending and cutting taxes, now stands at 54 percent. That's a drop of 6 points from last month.
Americans appear to be split on whether the stimulus will significantly improve the country's economy, and two-thirds of those polled say they're opposed to a second stimulus if the first one doesn't boost economic conditions.
Filed under: Poll • President Obama
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pop-we Dinner Club Reviews Malara’s Italian Restaurant
Malara's Italian Restaurant in South O.
In a South Omaha neighborhood, there is what appears to be a house but it is not. This seemingly grey house on the corner, except for the Italian multi-colored awning is Malara’s Italian Restaurant hidden away off the main streets. The restaurant is located at 2123 Pierce Street, in an older part of the city. When you walk into Marlara’s there is a little waiting area with a bar. To the left is the hostess stand along with a few benches. There are statues and many pictures along the walls, mostly of family. There was an empty picture frame on the wall, which was reserved for the newest member of the family, who happened to be at the restaurant not even a week old.
This night I thought I would try the Chicken Parmesan that came with a vegetable, pasta and a salad. The chicken was moist and tender. Malara’s uses a sweet marinara. We also had an order of the ravioli’s in which I thoroughly enjoyed. They were crisp and the filling was delicious. I liked my dish and others enjoyed what they had. The staff was friendly and attentive.
After compiling the surveys from the other foodies the pop-we Dinner Club gives Malara’s Italian Restaurant: 4.18 star average on a scale of 1-5.
Chicken Parmesan dinner at Malara's.
Atmosphere/Decor – 4.3
Cleanliness – 4.25
Wait Staff – 4.25
Menu – 3.87
Food Presentation – 3.87
Food Portions – 4.5
Food Taste – 4.25
Cost (was the cost worth meal?) – 3.75
Noise Level – 4.25
Overall Experience – 4.5
Want to do this yourself? To review how to start your own dinner club, visit our January post about doing just that. Remember it is a template; tweak it to fit you and your friends’ tastes. pop-we Dinner Club: good food…good friends…good times.
- population-we™ blog post by Brian Brown
Halloween with a Heart Haunts
When one thinks of Halloween they usually don't equate it to giving. In the Omaha and Lincoln metropolitan area many attractions this year have partnered with local charities. Some Halloween haunts are collecting items for their local food banks and others are donating a portion of their proceeds to a designated charity. Some area nonprofits are even getting into the Halloween spirit by offering spooky attractions. Still looking for that perfect pumpkin? A few area churches are also selling pumpkins this year for what organizers are calling "Pumpkins for a Cause." Proceeds go to missionary work and operating costs for these area churches.
Omaha's Great Pumpkin courtesy of Lutheran Family Services
Here's a list of what a couple population-we™ staffers are calling "Halloween with a Heart." Visit often for updates:
Now through Halloween (Oct. 31):
- Pumpkins for a Cause, First United Methodist Church, 7020 Cass St., Omaha, NE
Pumpkin patch, pony rides, face-painting, music, hayrides, petting zoo, apple cider and food.
Details: Admission $7 per person. Children ages two and younger are free. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 31. Bring a canned food item to donate to the Omaha Food Bank and receive 50 cents off admission.
More info: 402.238.2696.
- Big Red Barn and Pumpkin Farm, 132nd Street and Bennington Road, Bennington, NE
The pumpkin patch is open to the public on the front lawn of First United Methodist Church.
Details: For a nominal donation, stop by the patch and pick out your favorite pumpkin. Hours are Monday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
More info: 402.556.6262
Oct. 2-31:
- Cobweb Castle: The Omaha Children's Museum, 500 S. 20th St., Omaha, NE Open thru Oct. 31
Cobweb Castle, Omaha Children's Museum G-Rated Haunted House, offers a maze of the Ghostly Graveyard, creepy trees in the Find-Your-Way Forest and the castle's Vampire's Batty Bedroom, Pirates Parlor, Kooky Kitchen and Casper's Closet.
Details: Admission is free with regular museum admission. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
More info: www.ocm.org.
- Mystery Manor, 716 N 18th St., Omaha, NE
Mystery Manor one of Omaha's favorite haunts
Mystery Manor, Omaha's oldest haunted house. Built in 1887, it has been widely rumored that the ghost of William Hall still wanders these halls every October waiting for strangers to come so that he might resume his terrible vengeance upon any soul who enters Hall Manor. To this day, the murder of John Martin remains a mystery – hence the name "Mystery Manor." Supports Matt's Dream Foundation.
Details: General admission is $10 and Fast Manor Pass is $20. Every Wednesday is buy one and get one free admission. Dates and times vary check website.
More info: www.mysterymanoromaha.org
- Nebraska Wildlife: Nebraska History Museum, 15th and P Streets, Lincoln, NE
Make a wildlife mask to use for Halloween
Details: Admission is free. 2 to 4 p.m.
More info: www.nebraskahistory.org or 402.471.4754.
- Village Pointe Shopping Center, 17151 Davenport St., Omaha, NE
Join Lutheran Family Services where hundreds of pumpkins will be carved making up Nebraska’s largest pumpkin display -- Omaha's Great Pumpkin. Each pumpkin will represent a foster care children waiting for a good home in Nebraska.
Details: Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Shining the light” celebration at 7 p.m.
More info: http://www.villagepointeshopping.com/directory/shop-dine-be-entertained/omahagreatpumpkin12/
Children put on your costumes and join us for fun Halloween games, face painting and candy. It’s about safe, friendly Halloween trick or treating at the stores and restaurants of Village Point. Bring along a canned food donation to benefit the Food Bank for the Heartland or a donation of new or gently-used coats to be eligible for a drawing for a $25 Village Pointe Gift Card. All coats will benefit the Omaha Salvation Army.
Details: Free. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
More info: http://www.villagepointeshopping.com/directory/shop-dine-be-entertained/halloweenfunday12/
- Annual Enchanted Forest: Hitchcock Nature Center, 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, Iowa.
Costumes welcome. Meet one of your favorite “Alice in Wonderland” characters in the forest. After the hike, visitors can enjoy refreshments, apple bobbing, pumpkin painting and carving (while supplies last).
Details: For admission, meet at the Trailhead, near the Loess Hills Lodge. All ages welcome. Admission: $10 per family. 1 to 3 p.m.
More info: Call Tina Popson at 712.545.3283.
Oct. 26-30:
- Boo at the Zoo: Lincoln Children's Zoo, 1222 S. 27th St., Lincoln, NE
Annual fundraiser for the zoo, offers kid-friendly trick-or-treating.
Details: Admission is $6 (free for children under 2); $3 extra if you wish to collect treats and $2 for a train ride. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
More info: Buy tickets in at advance at www.lincolnzoo.org or 402.475.6741.
Every weekend throughout October:
- Camp Fontanelle, 9677 County Road 3, Fontanelle, NE 68044
Come get lost in a nine-acre giant corn maze, which is in its sixth year of operation. Plan at one-hour in the maze, then stay for other attractions: petting animals, pony rides, lawn games and camp fires to mention a few. Pumpkins available with donations.
Details: 12 years of age and older $6; Kids three to 11 years of age $4. Open Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
More info: http://www.campfontanelle.com.
*If we missed your organization we apologize. This an annual list, contact either of the population-we™ Bloggers below this time next year to be included.
So, this Halloween pint size ghouls and goblins will not be the only one's receiving gifts this Halloween season. The gift of giving has infiltrated this hauntingly fun time of the year, which is definitely population-we™ news worth reporting about. Whether you're looking for that perfect pumpkin to carve, a place for date night or to take the kids--why not patronize one of these "Halloween with a Heart" haunts.
- population-we™ blog post by *Brian Brown and *Becky Bohan Brown
A Victim's Account from Benson's Zombie Walk Omaha 2012
Marquee at The Waiting Room.
B-R-A-I-N-S! Could be heard echoing from the streets of Benson on Oct. 13; however, screams did not follow. Downtown Benson was again the site for the fifth annual Zombie Walk Omaha 2012. This year’s charity walk benefited the Siena/Francis House.
Founded in 1975, the Siena/Francis House is an agency who serves thousands of families annually in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan areas. The agency provides a variety of services to protect children, help adults and strengthen families. The shelter provides food to the homeless through its Meal Provider Program, clothing as well as case management outreach services. In an average year, Siena/Francis House will provide more than 20 tons of clothing to persons who are homeless. So, remember next year to bring some spare change for the Siena/Francis House collection buckets.
The charity walk began in 2008. This year, all ages participated in the walk both as spectators and zombies. The zombies were dressed in torn and blood ridden clothes. The streets were not barricaded so -- onlookers and zombies -- were in very close proximity with each other at all times on the sidewalks. Rules of sidewalk etiquette for zombies were outlined on the walk’s website: “SIDEWALKS: Speaking of sidewalks, STAY ON THEM! Don’t run out into traffic. Don’t jaywalk. When crossing at an intersection, let cars through when it’s their turn.”
My 2012 Zombie Walk Omaha horde.
Brian and I strictly wanted to be bystanders. However, inspired by the enthusiasm from other onlookers I of course decided to jump in and participate. A "victim," as outlined on the walk's website, is a non-zombie whose purpose is to be attacked by the zombie horde. Some “victims” like to dress up in military garb and attempt to stop the horde. I was dressed like an ordinary citizen with the exception of my Supernatural shirt. I didn’t duct tape my clothes like the official rules requested. Instead, I wanted to handpick my horde who would turn me into a zombie. It was the torn shirt and hot pink Cindi Lauper leggings that drew me to my zombie horde. That is how I truly remember the 80's Rock 'n' Roll scene (which was this year's theme). I noticed the group across the street and when they got closer politely asked if I could get a picture. Quickly the horde knew -- I was fresh game -- and asked if they could have my brains (picture of my horde is above). So, my very first zombified moment is captured on my iPhone to share with all of my twitter followers. In that moment, the zombie horde welcomed me into the world of the living dead -- all for a good cause. After the brief playful encounter, my new zombie horde only steps away from their final destination continued to the The Waiting Room Lounge and Brian and I made our way down the street.
Once the walk was over, Brian and I found refuge at the BEERCADE. Zombies seemed to be on their best behavior except for when enticed by BEERCADE patrons. At the front we were playing PacMan and a Transformers pin ball machine where on occasion we’d witness a zombie rub their face on the window. I went outside to send a tweet and overheard one of the zombies comment about BEERCADE patrons. She said, “They think they’re safe in there?” Yes, that zombie was still in character; even though the walk had ended.
Fun was had by all. Perhaps next year, Brian & I will get some friends and population-we™ readers together and participate as a zombie horde for this charity walk. Want to learn more about the Zombie Walk Omaha? If so, connect with the carnage at http://www.zombiewalkomaha.com/.
- population-we™ blog post by Becky Bohan Brown
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Meet Armless Archer and Olympian Matt Stutzman
On Sept. 15 and 16, the Nebraska hills of Ponca State Park was the site of the annual Missouri River Outdoor Expo.
Mission of the annual expo:
• Preserve the future and heritage of natural resources and outdoor recreation.
• Provide families with hands-on opportunities to learn about outdoor skills, ethics, safety, respect and stewardship.
• Celebrate outdoor traditions.
• Provide opportunities to showcase outdoor products, art, tourism and organizations.
For Brian & I it was a working vacation. We volunteered along with our Greater Omaha SCUBA Club to clean up a lake and staff a both. The club's goal, to introduce our outdoor sport to future SCUBA divers at the expo.
The weekend consisted of some firsts. Besides diving in the coldest water – we got to witness the most amazing feat -- World-Record Archer and Olympian Matt Stutzman. Stutzman is not like most archers, he was born without arms.
The Kansas native was born in 1974 without arms. He still gets along like most. “I drive with my feet. Nothing in our house is modified,” he said. “I can adapt, just adapt myself to make it work."
Today, Stutzman lives in Fairfield, Iowa, with his wife and three sons. He has changed all of his boy's diapers with his teeth. With this tidbit of info, he brought humor to his demonstration and poked fun at himself.
• "I can’t vacuum."
• "Have no fingerprints."
• "I don't wear gloves in the winter. I can be outside two hours longer than everybody else."
Stutzman commented on his prosthetic arms, which he has only wore a couple times. He said: "I brought the most expensive show and tell in my school’s history." He wore his fake arms to class. Someone also once asked his oldest son: “What happened to your dad’s arms?” He responded, “They’re hanging in the garage."
He told all the bright-eyed kids in attendance, he did odd jobs around the farm to pay for his very first bow. Next, he had to figure out how to shoot it with his feet, which everyone in attendance got to witness.
He told the crowd, “I don’t recommend doing this with your feet – I am a trained professional."
Olympian Archer Matt Stutzman at 2012 Missouri River Expo.
The target at the expo was 70 meters, same as the London 2012 Paralympic Games where Stutzman won a silver medal in archery. He shot from a seated position and used his left foot to put the arrow in place. He pushed the bow away with his right foot and pulled the arrow back with a release aid that's strapped to his body. His first attempt was shot with a regular bow and after that a compound bow -- all while using his mouth only to guide the release onto the string.
He is also a Guinness World Record-holder. In 2011, he earned the longest accurate shot with a mark of 230 yards.
A role model to all the kids in attendance, his message to everyone: Don’t give up no matter what's ahead keep going forward.
Project Pink'd Inc. Exposed Calendar Sales Continue for October Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Today, Oct. 1, officially marks the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) around the globe. BCAM is an annual international health campaign organized by breast cancer charities in October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research, prevention, cause, diagnosis, treatment and cure. BCAM also provides a platform for breast cancer charities to raise awareness of their work and of the disease. BCAM is also a prime opportunity to remind women to be breast aware for earlier detection.
Nebraska ranks in the top quarter of the nation for the highest incidents of breast cancer. Iowa doesn't fall far behind Nebraska. Iowa ranks in the 40th percentile. It is estimated that Nebraska will lose 200 women and Iowa will lose an astonishing 380 women this year to breast cancer.
Right here in the heartland there is a local nonprofit who offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer. Project Pink'd, Inc. is a local 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the mind, body and spirit of those diagnosed with breast cancer, ultimately focusing on improving their quality of life.
The nonprofit was founded by breast cancer survivor, Cynthia Sturgeon; however, in order for the nonprofit to grow it needed to network and partner with cohorts in the Omaha metropolitan community. To date, a core group of individuals, Project Pink’d, Inc. Board of Directors, is now collectively taking on the nonprofits’ responsibilities and “vision of hope.”
Meet Breast Cancer Survivor Erika Waggener -- Ms. February.
To commemorate BCAM, Project Pink’d, Inc. opens its Project Pink’d, Inc. Exposed: Real Women for a Real Cure calendar sales to population-we™ readers. Wherever you reside in the world you can purchase a calendar or donate a calendar to a breast cancer survivor. Calendar Girls -- local breast cancer survivors, family, friends and significant others bare it all (PG-13) in the calendar. Calendar sales fund breast cancer programs in the Omaha and Council Bluffs communities. So, while supplies last, individuals and groups anywhere can purchase 2012-13 Exposed calendars at http://site.projectpinkd.org/store/.
"I feel so passionate about helping inform others about breast cancer and what I have learned through my experience," said Erika Waggener, a Pink'd Calendar Girl and one-year breast cancer survivor.
As this month highlights, early detection is paramount to beating this disease. Waggener (pictured above) also agree and provides a checklist for population-we™ readers:
First is that breast cancer is not a death sentence. There have been so many advances and there are still more to come thanks to organizations such as Project Pink’d.
Second, (if possible) know your family’s history. After my diagnosis, my sister and I were able to contact a distant cousin through Facebook to find that she had breast cancer for the first time in her early 20’s and she and another of her sisters are Braca1 positive.
Third is, know your body. Do your self-breast exams. Knowing how your body looks and feels today will help you notice if it changes tomorrow and then act!
Fourth is, get a second opinion! Being told you have cancer is such overwhelming news that you are almost in a daze. If not for my sister in law, I would've gone ahead and did as the first surgeon suggested and my story may have turned out so different.
Lastly, cancer does not discriminate. I have met so many women who have no history of cancer in their family. Go to your annual appointments and do your self-breast exams. Until there is a cure "WE" are our best chance for early detection and prevention.
Project Pink’d, Inc. is run entirely by volunteers. The pool of volunteers (including this blogger) comes from breast cancer survivors, co-survivors and community members. You will meet some of our Friends of Project Pink’d -- Calendar Girls and board members -- at our nonprofit’s website. ”
No matter where you hail from, you’re invited to join our Project Pink’d, Inc. movement dedicated to supporting the mind, body and spirit of those diagnosed with breast cancer; ultimately focusing on improving their quality of life. Become a Friend of Pink'd. Find out all of the latest breast cancer news and learn about what the Pink'd staff and volunteers will be doing all year long by becoming connected to Project Pink’d through our official Facebook page. Those who tweet, can follow the We are Pink’d movement @ProjectPinkd.
This BCAM, as we do everyday, we live by and hold true to our non-profit’s motto: "Support the fighters, honor the taken; and never, ever, ever give up Hope."
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WATCH: Woman Who Alleges Jeffrey Epstein Raped Her at 15 Speaks Out
Things are going from bad to worse for accused billionaire Pedophile and rapist Jeffrey Epstein.
Jennifer Araoz says Jeffrey Epstein assaulted her and raped her when she was 14 years old and is speaking out.
Jennifer Araoz says Jeffrey Epstein assaulted her and raped her when she was 14 years old. Araoz is not part of the federal criminal case against Epstein in SDNY, but she may soon be as she claims she was recruited, groomed and raped by him. pic.twitter.com/2v1qdJnuG8
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) July 10, 2019
From USAToday
A new accuser says she was forcibly raped at age 15 by Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy, jet-setting financier now awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
Jennifer Araoz, in an explosive interview with NBC News, says she was a 14-year-old student in 2001 when a young woman approached her outside her Manhattan high school and later lured her to Epstein’s nearby mansion.
That began a series of meetings that abruptly ended after Epstein sexually assaulted her during one of their encounters, Araoz said.
“He raped me, forcibly raped me, knew exactly what he was doing,” said Araoz, 32, in an interview that aired Wednesday. “What hurts even more so is that if I wasn’t afraid to come forward sooner then maybe he wouldn’t have done it to other girls.
“I feel really guilty. To this day I feel really guilty.”
Source: theconservativeopinion
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall by Mother Goose
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“a shimmering stasis of sound . . . a gently pulsating dream.”
—Albany Times Union
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Michael Gordon's Rushes
Rushes by Michael Gordon
Rushes (for 7 bassoons) takes its place alongside Gordon’s Timber for expanding the boundaries of a single instrument’s repertoire into hitherto unknown (and at times, otherworldly) spaces. Like Timber, which maps new percussive territory for the simantra—a simple two-by-four slab of wood, amplified and played in a group of six to yield trance-like sonic textures—Rushes brings out tonal and timbral aspects of the bassoon that are meant to induce a quasi-meditative, almost ecstatic state, in the listener as well as the performer.
Click above to view the score
Click here for more information about the score "The name comes from the tall grass that’s reminiscent of the reeds that bassoon players use," Gordon told the Times-Union newspaper, just before the piece’s September 2012 premiere at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) in Troy, New York. "It also refers to an ecstatic rush, a euphoria that I'm trying to build. I wanted to create something that was an environment or a spectacle that the listeners and players enter into. It’s very visceral for the players, who are playing basically nonstop for an hour, and that requires a sense of intensity and concentration."
The players themselves were open to the challenge. "One of my first impressions of the score was that it looked like a percussion piece!" remembers Dana Jessen, who organized the New Music Bassoon Commissioning Fund that commissioned the work, and is one of the seven musicians on the official Rushes recording. "There weren’t any obvious melodic or lyrical lines that are common in wind music. Instead, the bassoonists play continuous patterns and rhythms that lengthen and shorten, with subtle changes and shifts in dynamics from one player to the next."
Watch Michael Gordon discuss Rushes As technically demanding as Rushes can be in performance, the recording required an equal level of precision and attention to detail. Produced byArgeo Ascani at EMPAC, the result is rich, multi-layered and stunningly lush; there’s an analog and human "warmth" that resides in the natural sound of the bassoon, but Rushes also exposes how deceptively electronic a group of them can sound when played with arpeggiated gusto.
"The bassoon is very beautiful and sensual," Gordon says. "After taking a good look at several centuries worth of bassoon music, I felt that the instrument had been overlooked. I see Rushes as a bassoon extravaganza or spectacle. The music unfolds gradually, like taking a walk through a landscape—but at the same time, it’s propulsive, rhythmic and visceral."
The Rushes Ensemble:
Dana Jessen, Saxton Rose, Rachael Elliott, Jeffrey Lyman,
Lynn Hileman, Maya Stone, and Michael Harley
Gordon describes the concert-length, mesmerizing work:
Years ago I pursed my lips and blew into a bassoon, and felt the entire instrument buzz as I droned on the very bottom note, a B flat. I held the long conical piece of wood in my hands with admiration — it was covered with what looked like a New York City subway map of shiny metal keys running every which way. The bassoon had heft and it was primal — the two reeds vibrating against each other produced a poignant and mournful sound.
It all came back to me on a cold sunny Thursday in January 2011. Five bassoonists set up in my living room. Along with 25 other bassoonists from far and wide, they had banded together and asked me to write a new piece. I’m not sure any of them imagined that my response would be an hour-long work for seven bassoons.
In earlier conversations with Dana Jessen, the American bassoonist who initiated this project, I had asked to look at all the influential bassoon music written in the 20th century. Dana showed up with just a small pile of music. I felt a little bit like Magellan. I knew there were worlds to find if I could just set sail.
During that Thursday afternoon, we explored a myriad of sounds and my living room was filled with an exquisite buzzing of dark tones. I was particularly drawn to the short percussive attacks by all the bassoons in counterpoint with each other. The texture had the aural effect of a Seurat painting, and I began to write for the instruments as if they were participants in an extreme sport — a non-stop barrage of ethereal rapid-fire points of sound that seamlessly shifted from one instrument to the next. This architectural movement of sound, which runs throughout the entire piece of music, is a technique that I first used in Timber, a percussion work for six amplified simantras. I imagined entering these waves of moving sound and embarking on a journey through a stark monochromatic landscape that slowly revealed its hidden colors.
The score, with tens of thousand of notes, looks a bit like an Escher drawing or a very long weaving pattern for a loom. In June 2012, in Edisto Island, South Carolina, I met with the seven bassoonists of the newly formed Rushes Ensemble. As we rehearsed, I thought that the piece had become like the thick river winding its way through the marshes and reedy growth surrounding us. I had already settled on the name Rushes, both for its reference to the reeds and to capture the mental state it produced. Now, with the seven bassoonists fully immersed in the music, I felt the primordial flow of sound harkening back to the very first reeds.
— Michael Gordon, NYC, January 2014
For information about obtaining performance materials or licensing for Michael Gordon's Rushes, please contact Red Poppy Music.
To book a live performance of Rushes, please contact Peter Robles at Serious Music Media.
For information about the Cantaloupe Music CD of Rushes, please contact Cantaloupe Music.
© 2014, Red Poppy Music
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A collection of resources and examples of writing for SCA award scrolls.
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Period Texts
Aurelia Gabriana, Award of the Scarlet Banner 2012
Today the Wolf recognizes the champion archer
And today the populace cheers her skill.
Barons and Ladies sing her praise;
Led by the bow, in lands close and far.
For among us there is
A yeoman worthy of a banner red.
So, see, read, hear, know and understand by these presents that We, Roak and Elizabeth, King and Queen of these Trillium lands of Ealdormere, do wish to recognize the skill in archery which Aurelia has displayed, specifically in shooting at the range on her own lands, on that of the Canton of Petrea Thule, and for being named one of our kingdom’s five representatives on the Archery Champions team at the Pennsic War. For this do We now commend her]and bestow upon her Our Award of the Scarlet Banner and the right to bear the badge of the award. Done while sitting upon Our thrones in Our [group hosting event] at [event] this [day] day of [month], anno societatis [year], in testimony whereof We have set Our hands and seal.
By THLaird Colyne Stewart. Based on CANTICLES ON THE PERSON OF CHRIST by St. Romanos Melodos (c. 550 A.D.) Translated from Greek to English by Michael Covington
Posted by Todd H. C. Fischer at 05:47
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Grant of his Arms by Sir Thomas Clanvowe to Willia...
Grant of his Arms by Robert de Morle (in reversion...
Robert Whitgreave, 1442
Weavers Company, 1490
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Constancia de Vienne, Troubadour
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For Master Kraken Gnashbone, Fifteenth Tyger of th...
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Canada Population: 35,362,905
A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867, while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across the world's longest international border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment.
Second-largest country in world (after Russia) and largest in the Americas; strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km (100 mi) of the US border; Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water; Canada has at least 2 million and possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined
Location: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Size comparison: slightly larger than the US
Land Boundaries: total: 8,893 km border countries (1): US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska) note: Canada is the world's largest country that borders only one country
Coastline: 202,080 km note: the Canadian Arctic Archipelago - consisting of 36,563 islands, several of them some of the world's largest - contributes to Canada easily having the longest coastline in the world
Climate: varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
Terrain: mostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeast
Natural resources: iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
Land use: agricultural land: 6.8% arable land 4.7%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 1.6% forest: 34.1%
Irrigated land: 8,700 sq km (2012)
Natural hazards: continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains volcanism: the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant
Current Environment Issues: metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities
International Environment Agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Marine Life Conservation
Nationality: noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian
Ethnic groups: Canadian 32.2%, English 19.8%, French 15.5%, Scottish 14.4%, Irish 13.8%, German 9.8%, Italian 4.5%, Chinese 4.5%, North American Indian 4.2%, other 50.9% note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin (2011 est.)
Languages: English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.)
Religions: Catholic 39% (includes Roman Catholic 38.8%, other Catholic .2%), Protestant 20.3% (includes United Church 6.1%, Anglican 5%, Baptist 1.9%, Lutheran 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.5%, Presbyterian 1.4%, other Protestant 2.9%), Orthodox 1.6%, other Christian 6.3%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 1.5%, Sikh 1.4%, Buddhist 1.1%, Jewish 1%, other 0.6%, none 23.9% (2011 est.)
Population: 35,362,905 (July 2016 est.)
Median age: total: 42 years
Major urban areas - population: Toronto 5.993 million; Montreal 3.981 million; Vancouver 2.485 million; Calgary 1.337 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.326 million; Edmonton 1.272 million (2015)
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (2016 est.)
rural: 99% of population
HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 400 (2013 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 13.5% male: 15%
Country name: conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Canada
etymology: the country name derives from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word "kanata" meaning village or settlement
Government type: federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Capital: name: Ottawa
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Canada has six time zones
Administrative divisions: 10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon*
Independence: 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster)
National holiday: Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
Constitution: made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions dating from 1763; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982; several amendments to the 1982 Constitution Act, last in 2011 (2016)
Legal system: common law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails
Executive branch: head of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General David JOHNSTON (since 1 October 2010)
head of government: Prime Minister Justin Pierre James TRUDEAU (Liberal Party) (since 4 November 2015)
cabinet: Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among members of his own party sitting in Parliament elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister for a 5-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Commons generally designated prime minister by the governor general
Legislative branch: description: bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and can serve until age 75) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (338 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve a maximum of 4-year terms)
elections: House of Commons - last held on 19 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019)
election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Liberal Party 39.5%, Conservative Party 31.9%, NDP 19.7%, Bloc Quebecois 4.7%, Greens 3.4%, other .8%; seats by party - Liberal Party 184, Conservative Party 99, NDP 44, Bloc Quebecois 10, Greens 1
Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court of Canada (consists of the chief justice and 8 judges); note - in 1949, Canada abolished all appeals beyond its Supreme Court, which prior to that time, were heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) judge selection and term of office: chief justice and judges appointed by the prime minister in council; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 75
subordinate courts: subordinate courts: federal level: Federal Court of Appeal; Federal Court; Tax Court; federal administrative tribunals; courts martial; provincial/territorial level: provincial superior, appeals, first instance, and specialized courts; in 1999, the Nunavut Court - a circuit court with the power of a provincial superior court as well as a territorial court - was established to serve isolated settlements
Political parties and leaders: Bloc Quebecois [Rheal FORTIN (interim leader)] Conservative Party of Canada or CPC [Rona AMBROSE (interim leader)] Green Party [Elizabeth MAY] Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU] New Democratic Party or NDP [Thomas MULCAIR]
Political pressure groups and leaders: other: agricultural sector; automobile industry; business groups; chemical industry; commercial banks; communications sector; energy industry; environmentalists; public administration groups; steel industry; trade unions
International organization participation: ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
National symbol(s): maple leaf, beaver; national colors: red, white
National anthem: name: "O Canada"
lyrics/music: Adolphe-Basile ROUTHIER [French], Robert Stanley WEIR [English]/Calixa LAVALLEE
note: adopted 1980; originally written in 1880, "O Canada" served as an unofficial anthem many years before its official adoption; the anthem has French and English versions whose lyrics differ; as a Commonwealth realm, in addition to the national anthem, "God Save the Queen" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador David Brookes MACNAUGHTON (since 2 March 2016)
chancery: 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Seattle trade office(s): Houston, Palo Alto (CA), San Diego; note - there are trade offices in the Consulates General
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Bruce A. HEYMAN (since 8 April 2014)
embassy: 490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1G8
mailing address: P. O. Box 5000, Ogdensburg, NY 13669-0430; P.O. Box 866, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1
consulate(s) general: Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver
As a high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. In addition, the country's petroleum sector is rapidly expanding, because Alberta's oil sands significantly boosted Canada's proven oil reserves. Canada now ranks third in the world in proved oil reserves behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia and is the world’s fifth-largest oil producer. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US, its principal trading partner. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with the US, which absorbs about three-fourths of Canadian merchandise exports each year. Canada is the US's largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, and electric power, and a top source of US uranium imports. Given its abundant natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. Buffeted by the global economic crisis, the economy dropped into a sharp recession in the final months of 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the early intervention by the Bank of Canada and the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada achieved marginal growth in 2010-15, despite the recent drop in oil prices.
Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; fish; forest products
Industries: transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum, natural gas
Industrial production growth rate: -0.3% (2016 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 2% manufacturing: 13% construction: 6%
services: 76% other: 3% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty line: 9.4%
note: this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off, a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2008 est.)
note: figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intragovernmental debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
Current account balance: -$56.73 billion (2016 est.) -$48.97 billion (2015 est.)
Exports: $402.4 billion (2016 est.) $411 billion (2015 est.)
Exports - commodities: motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
Exports - partners: US 76.7% (2015)
Imports: $419 billion (2016 est.) $428.7 billion (2015 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods
Imports - partners: US 53.1%, China 12.2%, Mexico 5.8% (2015)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $82.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $79.75 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Debt - external: $1.608 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $1.55 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $1.099 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.065 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
Exchange rates: Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - 1.331 (2016 est.) 1.2788 (2015 est.) 1.2788 (2014 est.) 1.0298 (2013 est.) 0.9992 (2012 est.)
Electricity - exports: 58.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels: 10% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Crude oil - exports: 3.21 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil - proved reserves: 171 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)
Natural gas - proved reserves: 1.996 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 564 million Mt (2013 est.)
Cellular Phones in use: total: 29.39 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 84 (July 2015 est.)
Telephone system: general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology
domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations
international: country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2011)
Broadcast media: 2 public TV broadcasting networks each with a large number of network affiliates; several private-commercial networks also with multiple network affiliates; overall, about 150 TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable systems provide access to a wide (2008)
Internet country code: .ca
914 to 1,523 m: 257
Pipelines: gas and liguid petroleum 100,000 km (2013)
standard gauge: 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
Waterways: 636 km (Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States) (2011)
by type: bulk carrier 62, cargo 15, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 63, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 6
foreign-owned: 19 (Estonia 1, France 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 4, Sweden 2, US 10)
registered in other countries: 225 (Australia 5, Bahamas 96, Barbados 11, Cambodia 2, Cyprus 2, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 77, Liberia 2, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 8, Norway 1, Panama 6, Spain 4, Vanuatu 5) (2010)
Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Halifax, Saint John (New Brunswick), Vancouver river and lake port(s): Montreal, Quebec City, Sept-Isles (St. Lawrence); Fraser River Port (Fraser); Hamilton (Lake Ontario) oil terminal(s): Lower Lakes terminal dry bulk cargo port(s): Port-Cartier (iron ore and grain),
container port(s): Montreal (1,362,975), Vancouver (2,507,032)(2011) LNG terminal(s) (import): Saint John
Military branches: Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Joint Operations Command (2015)
Military service age and obligation: 17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2012)
Military expenditures: 1% of GDP (2015) 1% of GDP (2014) 1% of GDP (2013) 1.24% of GDP (2012) 1.31% of GDP (2011)
Disputes - International: managed maritime boundary disputes with the US at Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Gulf of Maine, including the disputed Machias Seal Island and North Rock; Canada and the United States dispute how to divide the Beaufort Sea and the status of the Northwest Passage but continue to work cooperatively to survey the Arctic continental shelf; US works closely with Canada to intensify security measures for monitoring and controlling legal and illegal movement of people, transport, and commodities across the international border; sovereignty dispute with Denmark over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland; commencing the collection of technical evidence for submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in support of claims for continental shelf beyond 200 nm from its declared baselines in the Arctic, as stipulated in Article 76, paragraph 8, of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 13,666 (Colombia); 11,415 (China); 8,807 (Haiti); 8,807 (Sri Lanka); 7,207 (Pakistan); 6,414 (Mexico) (2015)
Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; increasing ecstasy production, some of which is destined for the US; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector
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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. After defeating Germany in World War II as part of an alliance with the US (1939-1945), the USSR expanded its territory and influence in Eastern Europe and emerged as a global power. The USSR was the principal adversary of the US during the Cold War (1947-1991). The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the decades following Stalin’s rule, until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics. Following economic and political turmoil during President Boris YELTSIN's term (1991-99), Russia shifted toward a centralized authoritarian state under the leadership of President Vladimir PUTIN (2000-2008, 2012-present) in which the regime seeks to legitimize its rule through managed elections, populist appeals, a foreign policy focused on enhancing the country's geopolitical influence, and commodity-based economic growth. Russia faces a largely subdued rebel movement in Chechnya and some other surrounding regions, although violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus.
Largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture; Mount El'brus is Europe's tallest peak; Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is estimated to hold one fifth of the world's fresh water
Location: North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean
Geographic coordinates: 60 00 N, 100 00 E
Area: total: 17,098,242 sq km
land: 16,377,742 sq km
Size comparison: approximately 1.8 times the size of the US
Land Boundaries: total: 22,408 km border countries (14): Azerbaijan 338 km, Belarus 1,312 km, China (southeast) 4,133 km, China (south) 46 km, Estonia 324 km, Finland 1,309 km, Georgia 894 km, Kazakhstan 7,644 km, North Korea 18 km, Latvia 332 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 261 km, Mongolia 3,452 km, Norway 191 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 210 km, Ukraine 1,944 km
Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions
Natural resources: wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, reserves of rare earth elements, timber
note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources
Land use: agricultural land: 13.1% arable land 7.3%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 5.7% forest: 49.4%
Irrigated land: 43,000 sq km (2012)
Natural hazards: permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia volcanism: significant volcanic activity on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands; the peninsula alone is home to some 29 historically active volcanoes, with dozens more in the Kuril Islands; Kliuchevskoi (elev. 4,835 m), which erupted in 2007 and 2010, is Kamchatka's most active volcano; Avachinsky and Koryaksky volcanoes, which pose a threat to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Bezymianny, Chikurachki, Ebeko, Gorely, Grozny, Karymsky, Ketoi, Kronotsky, Ksudach, Medvezhia, Mutnovsky, Sarychev Peak, Shiveluch, Tiatia, Tolbachik, and Zheltovsky
Current Environment Issues: air pollution from heavy industry, emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination; groundwater contamination from toxic waste; urban solid waste management; abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides
International Environment Agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Sulfur 94
Nationality: noun: Russian(s)
adjective: Russian
Ethnic groups: Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% note: nearly 200 national and/or ethnic groups are represented in Russia's 2010 census (2010 est.)
Languages: Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1% note: data represent native language spoken (2010 est.)
Religions: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule; Russia officially recognizes Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism as traditional religions
15-24 years: 9.71% (male 7,071,489/female 6,754,928)
55-64 years: 14.27% (male 8,727,233/female 11,591,221)
65 years and over: 13.92% (male 6,152,252/female 13,664,930) (2016 est.)
Urbanization: urban population: 74% of total population (2015)
Major urban areas - population: MOSCOW (capital) 12.166 million; Saint Petersburg 4.993 million; Novosibirsk 1.497 million; Yekaterinburg 1.379 million; Nizhniy Novgorod 1.212 million; Samara 1.164 million (2015)
female: 6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.8 years male: 65 years
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 68% note: percent of women aged 15-44 (2011)
urban: 77% of population
Country name: conventional long form: Russian Federation
conventional short form: Russia
local long form: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
local short form: Rossiya
former: Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
etymology: Russian lands were generally referred to as Muscovy until PETER I officially declared the Russian Empire in 1721; the new name sought to invoke the patrimony of the medieval eastern European Rus state centered on Kyiv in present-day Ukraine; the Rus were a Varangian (eastern Viking) elite that imposed their rule and eventually their name on their Slavic subjects
Government type: semi-presidential federation
Capital: name: Moscow
note: Russia has 11 time zones, the largest number of contiguous time zones of any country in the world; in 2014, two time zones were added and DST was dropped
Administrative divisions: 46 provinces (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respublik, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnykh okrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 krays (krayev, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast') oblasts: Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan', Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan', Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver', Tyumen', Ul'yanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl' republics: Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk) autonomous okrugs: Chukotka (Anadyr'), Khanty-Mansi-Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard) krays: Altay (Barnaul), Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm', Primorskiy [Maritime] (Vladivostok), Stavropol', Zabaykal'sk [Transbaikal] (Chita) federal cities: Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg] autonomous oblast: Yevreyskaya [Jewish] (Birobidzhan) note 1: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) note 2: the United States does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol
Independence: 24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union);
notable earlier dates: 1157 (Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created); 16 January 1547 (Tsardom of Muscovy established); 22 October 1721 (Russian Empire proclaimed); 30 December 1922 (Soviet Union established)
National holiday: Russia Day, 12 June (1990)
Constitution: several previous (during Russian Empire and Soviet eras); latest drafted 12 July 1993, adopted by referendum 12 December 1993, effective 25 December 1993; amended 2008, 2014 (2016)
Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts
Executive branch: chief of state: President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2012)
head of government: Premier Dmitriy Anatolyevich MEDVEDEV (since 8 May 2012); First Deputy Premier Igor Ivanovich SHUVALOV (since 12 May 2008); Deputy Premiers Arkadiy Vladimirovich DVORKOVICH (since 21 May 2012), Olga Yuryevna GOLODETS (since 21 May 2012), Aleksandr Gennadiyevich KHLOPONIN (since 19 January 2010), Dmitriy Nikolayevich KOZAK (since 14 October 2008), Vitaliy Leontyevich MUTKO (since 19 October 2016), Dmitriy Olegovich ROGOZIN (since 23 December 2011), Sergey Eduardovich PRIKHODKO (since 22 May 2013), Yuriy Petrovich TRUTNEV (since 31 August 2013)
cabinet: the "Government" is composed of the premier, his deputies, and ministers, all appointed by the president; the premier is also confirmed by the Duma elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 4 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2018); note - term length extended to 6 years from 4 years in late 2008, effective after the 2012 election; there is no vice president; premier appointed by the president with the approval of the Duma
election results: Vladimir PUTIN elected president; percent of vote - Vladimir PUTIN (United Russia) 63.6%, Gennadiy ZYUGANOV (CPRF) 17.2%, Mikhail PROKHOROV(Civic Platform) 8%, Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY (LDPR) 6.2%, Sergey MIRONOV (A Just Russia) 3.9%, other 1.1%; Dmitriy MEDVEDEV (United Russia) approved as premier by Duma; vote - 299 to 144
note: there is also a Presidential Administration that provides staff and policy support to the president, drafts presidential decrees, and coordinates policy among government agencies; a Security Council also reports directly to the president
Legislative branch: description: bicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consists of the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (166 seats; 2 members in each of the 83 federal administrative units - oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and the federal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg - appointed by the top executive and legislative officials; members serve 4-year terms) and the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma (450 seats; as of February 2014, the electoral system reverted to a mixed electoral system for the 2016 election in which one-half of the members are directly elected by simple majority vote and one-half directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: State Duma - last held on 18 September 2016 (next to be held in fall 2021)
election results: State Duma - United Russia 76.3%, CPRF 9.3%, LDPR 8.7%, A Just Russia 5.1%, Rodina 0.2%, CPI 0.2%, independent 0.2%; seats by party - United Russia 343, CPRF 42, LDPR 39, A Just Russia 23, Rodina 1, CPI 1, independent 1 note: the State Duma now includes 2 representatives each from the Republic of Crimea and Federal City of Sevastopol, two annexed Ukrainian regions that the US does not recognize as part of Russia
Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (consists of 170 members organized into the Judicial Panel for Civil Affairs, the Judicial Panel for Criminal Affairs, and the Military Panel); Constitutional Court (consists of 19 members); note - in February 2014, Russia’s Superior Court of Arbitration was abolished and its former authorities transferred to the Supreme Court, which in addition to being the country’s highest judicial authority for appeals, civil, criminal, administrative cases, and military cases, and the disciplinary judicial board, now has jurisdiction over economic disputes judge selection and term of office: all members of Russia's 3 highest courts nominated by the president and appointed by the Federation Council (the upper house of the legislature); members of all 3 courts appointed for life
subordinate courts: Higher Arbitration Court; regional (kray) and provincial (oblast) courts; Moscow and St. Petersburg city courts; autonomous province and district courts; note - the 14 Russian Republics have court systems specified by their own constitutions
Political parties and leaders: A Just Russia [Sergey MIRONOV] Civic Platform or CPI [Rifat SHAYKHUTDINOV] Communist Party of the Russian Federation or CPRF [Gennadiy ZYUGANOV] Liberal Democratic Party of Russia or LDPR [Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY] Rodina [Aleksei ZHURAVLYOV] United Russia [Dmitriy MEDVEDEV] note: 78 political parties are registered with Russia's Ministry of Justice (as of October 2015), but only six parties maintain representation in Russia's national legislature, and two of these only have one deputy apiece
Political pressure groups and leaders: Confederation of Labor of Russia or KTR Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Golos Association in Defense of Voters' Rights Memorial Movement Against Illegal Migration Russkiye Solidarnost The World Russian People's Congress Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers Union of Russian Writers other: business associations; environmental organizations; religious groups (especially those with Orthodox or Muslim affiliation); veterans groups
International organization participation: APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, BSEC, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN (observer), CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
National symbol(s): bear, double-headed eagle; national colors: white, blue, red
National anthem: name: "Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii" (National Anthem of the Russian Federation)
lyrics/music: Sergey Vladimirovich MIKHALKOV/Aleksandr Vasilyevich ALEKSANDROV
note: in 2000, Russia adopted the tune of the anthem of the former Soviet Union (composed in 1939); the lyrics, also adopted in 2000, were written by the same person who authored the Soviet lyrics in 1943
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Sergey Ivanovich KISLYAK (since 16 September 2008)
chancery: 2650 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007
telephone: [1] (202) 298-5700, 5701, 5704, 5708
consulate(s) general: Houston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador John Francis TEFFT (since 19 November 2014)
embassy: Bolshoy Deviatinskiy Pereulok No. 8, 121099 Moscow
mailing address: PSC-77, APO AE 09721
consulate(s) general: Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg
Russia has undergone significant changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union, moving from a centrally planned economy towards a more market-based system. Both economic growth and reform have stalled in recent years, however, and Russia remains a predominantly statist economy with a high concentration of wealth in officials' hands. Economic reforms in the 1990s privatized most industry, with notable exceptions in the energy, transportation, banking, and defense-related sectors. The protection of property rights is still weak, and the state continues to interfere in the free operation of the private sector. Russia is one of the world's leading producers of oil and natural gas, and is also a top exporter of metals such as steel and primary aluminum. Russia's reliance on commodity exports makes it vulnerable to boom and bust cycles that follow the volatile swings in global prices. The economy, which had averaged 7% growth during 1998-2008 as oil prices rose rapidly, has seen diminishing growth rates since then due to the exhaustion of Russia’s commodity-based growth model. A combination of falling oil prices, international sanctions, and structural limitations pushed Russia into a deep recession in 2015, with the GDP falling by close to 4%. Most economists expect this downturn will continue through 2016. Government support for import substitution has increased recently in an effort to diversify the economy away from extractive industries. Although the Russian Ministry of Economic Development is forecasting a modest growth of 0.7% for 2016 as a whole, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is more pessimistic and expects the recovery to begin later in the year and a decline of 0.5% to 1.0% for the full year. Russia is heavily dependent on the movement of world commodity prices and the CBR estimates that if oil prices remain below $40 per barrel beyond 2016, the resulting shock would cause GDP to fall by up to 5%.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (purchasing power parity): $3.745 trillion (2016 est.) $3.774 trillion (2015 est.) $3.92 trillion (2014 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: -0.8% (2016 est.) -3.7% (2015 est.) 0.7% (2014 est.)
investment in inventories: -3.2%
Agriculture - products: grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables, fruits; beef, milk
Industries: complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; defense industries (including radar, missile production,
highest 10%: 42.4% (2011 est.)
Public debt: 13.7% of GDP (2016 est.) 9.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
note: data cover general government debt, and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as in
Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7.2% (2016 est.) 15.5% (2015 est.)
Current account balance: $38.56 billion (2016 est.) $69 billion (2015 est.)
Exports - commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood and wood products, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures
Exports - partners: Netherlands 11.9%, China 8.3%, Germany 7.4%, Italy 6.5%, Turkey 5.6%, Belarus 4.4%, Japan 4.2% (2015)
Imports: $165.1 billion (2016 est.) $193 billion (2015 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery, vehicles, pharmaceutical products, plastic, semi-finished metal products, meat, fruits and nuts, optical and medical instruments, iron, steel
Imports - partners: China 19.2%, Germany 11.2%, US 6.4%, Belarus 4.8%, Italy 4.6% (2015)
Debt - external: $514.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $520.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $348 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $342.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $359.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $336.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares: $393.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) $385.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) $770.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
Exchange rates: Russian rubles (RUB) per US dollar - 68.06 (2016 est.) 60.938 (2015 est.) 60.938 (2014 est.) 38.378 (2013 est.) 30.84 (2012 est.)
Electricity - exports: 8.12 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Electricity - imports: 8.87 billion kWh (2014 est.)
Crude oil - production: 10.25 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Crude oil - proved reserves: 80 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)
Natural gas - exports: 184.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)
Natural gas - imports: 33.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves: 47.8 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
Telephone system: general assessment: the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; progress made toward building the telecommunications infrast
domestic: cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in man
international: country code - 7; connected internationally by undersea fiber -optic cables; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems (2011)
Broadcast media: 13 national TV stations with the federal government owning 1 and holding a controlling interest in a second; state-owned Gazprom maintains a controlling interest in 2 of the national channels; government-affiliated Bank Rossiya owns controlling interest i (2016)
Internet country code: .ru; note - Russia also has responsibility for a legacy domain ".su" that was allocated to the Soviet Union and is being phased out
Internet users: total: 104.553 million percent of population: 73.4% (July 2015 est.)
Pipelines: condensate 122 km; gas 163,872 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,378 km; oil 80,820 km; oil/gas/water 40 km; refined products 13,658 km; water 23 km (2013)
broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island)
note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2014)
Waterways: 102,000 km (including 48,000 km with guaranteed depth; the 72,000-km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea) (2009)
Merchant marine: total 1,143
by type: bulk carrier 20, cargo 642, carrier 3, chemical tanker 57, combination ore/oil 42, container 13, passenger 15, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 244, refrigerated cargo 84, roll on/roll off 13, specialized tanker 3
foreign-owned: 155 (Belgium 4, Cyprus 13, Estonia 1, Ireland 1, Italy 14, Latvia 2, Netherlands 2, Romania 1, South Korea 1, Switzerland 3, Turkey 101, Ukraine 12)
registered in other countries: 439 (Antigua and Barbuda 3, Belgium 1, Belize 30, Bulgaria 2, Cambodia 50, Comoros 12, Cook Islands 1, Cyprus 46, Dominica 3, Georgia 6, Hong Kong 1, Kiribati 1, Liberia 109, Malaysia 2, Malta 45, Marshall Islands 5, Moldova 5, Mongolia 2, Panama 49, Romania (2010)
Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Kaliningrad, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Primorsk, Vostochnyy
river port(s): Saint Petersburg (Neva River) oil terminal(s): Kavkaz oil terminal container port(s) (TEUs): Saint Petersburg (2,365,174) LNG terminal(s) (export): Sakhalin Island
Military branches: Ground Troops (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS); Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnyye Voyska, VDV), Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN) referred to commonly as Strategic Rocket Forces, and Aerospace Defense Troops (Voyska Vozdushno-Kosmicheskoy Oborony or Voyska VKO) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches; Russian Ground Troops include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of the Ground Troops (2014)
Military service age and obligation: 18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 1-year service obligation (conscripts can only be sent to combat zones after 6 months of training); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces note: the chief of the General Staff Mobilization Directorate announced in March 2015 that for health reasons, only 76% of draftees called up during the spring 2015 draft campaign were fit for military service (2015)
Military expenditures: 3.49% of GDP (2014) 3.18% of GDP (2013) 2.92% of GDP (2012) 2.71% of GDP (2011)
Disputes - International: Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from Afghanistan through Central Asian countries; China and Russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the Amur and Ussuri confluence and in the Argun River in accordance with the 2004 Agreement, ending their centuries-long border disputes; the sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in Japan as the "Northern Territories" and in Russia as the "Southern Kurils," occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia, and claimed by Japan, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; Russia's military support and subsequent recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence in 2008 continue to sour relations with Georgia; Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea; Norway and Russia signed a comprehensive maritime boundary agreement in 2010; various groups in Finland advocate restoration of Karelia (Kareliya) and other areas ceded to the Soviet Union following World War II but the Finnish Government asserts no territorial demands; Russia and Estonia signed a technical border agreement in May 2005, but Russia recalled its signature in June 2005 after the Estonian parliament added to its domestic ratification act a historical preamble referencing the Soviet occupation and Estonia's pre-war borders under the 1920 Treaty of Tartu; Russia contends that the preamble allows Estonia to make territorial claims on Russia in the future, while Estonian officials deny that the preamble has any legal impact on the treaty text; Russia demands better treatment of the Russian-speaking population in Estonia and Latvia Lithuania and Russia committed to demarcating their boundary in 2006 in accordance with the land and maritime treaty ratified by Russia in May 2003 and by Lithuania in 1999; Lithuania operates a simplified transit regime for Russian nationals traveling from the Kaliningrad coastal exclave into Russia, while still conforming, as an EU member state with an EU external border, where strict Schengen border rules apply; preparations for the demarcation delimitation of land boundary with Ukraine have commenced; the dispute over the boundary between Russia and Ukraine through the Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov is suspended due to the occupation of Crimea by Russia; Kazakhstan and Russia boundary delimitation was ratified on November 2005 and field demarcation should commence in 2007; Russian Duma has not yet ratified 1990 Bering Sea Maritime Boundary Agreement with the US; Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submission
Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 311,407 (Ukraine) (2015) IDPs: 27,000 (armed conflict, human rights violations, generalized violence in North Caucasus, particularly Chechnya and North Ossetia) (2015)
stateless persons: 101,813 (2015); note - Russia's stateless population consists of Roma, Meskhetian Turks, and ex-Soviet citizens from the former republics; between 2003 and 2010 more than 600,000 stateless people were naturalized; most Meskhetian Turks, followers of Islam with origins in Georgia, fled or were evacuated from Uzbekistan after a 1989 pogrom and have lived in Russia for more than the required five-year residency period; they continue to be denied registration for citizenship and basic rights by local Krasnodar Krai authorities on the grounds that they are temporary illegal migrants
Illicit drugs: limited cultivation of illicit cannabis and opium poppy and producer of methamphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption; government has active illicit crop eradication program; used as transshipment point for Asian opiates, cannabis, and Latin American cocaine bound for growing domestic markets, to a lesser extent Western and Central Europe, and occasionally to the US; major source of heroin precursor chemicals; corruption and organized crime are key concerns; major consumer of opiates
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Mohinder Suresh visits a New York City hospital and speaks with its director, who refuses him a donation for his research and notes that the hospital is plagued by blackouts.
Mohinder realizes that the teenage patient who can't control his electrical output is causing the hospital's blackouts. According to Jason Badower, the New York hospital Mohinder visits is modeled after the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Content is available under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International unless otherwise noted. Ian McPhail does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond the academic appointment above. Blackouts remind us what life was like before cheap, readily available electricity - but it’s time to think about the true price of our power. Fumbling around in a middle of a blackout, hoping to find a torch or some spare batteries, I was struck by just how utterly dependent most of us in Australia have become on low-cost, easy-to-use electricity. My home on the Gold Coast was one of 283,000 homes and businesses - nearly one in four across south-east Queensland - to lose power during the Australia Day weekend storms, as wild winds and flood waters toppled power-lines up and down the coast. As someone who has worked in sustainability policy for state and federal governments for the best part of four decades, I’ve spent countless time considering how we can better power our lives in future, particularly in an age of climate change.
Yet I was still surprised by how uncomfortable it felt, sitting in the darkness, unable to flick a switch for lighting, cooking, cooling or heating - let alone charging. Electricity is a convenience that we all take for granted; only when the lights go out do we stop and think about how extraordinarily reliant on it we have become for almost every part of our daily lives. The same grid principle has been applied across all kinds of other urban infrastructure, such as the introduction of modern reticulated water and sewage systems, which introduced odour relief and massive disease reduction. Our road and transport systems share these vulnerabilities; just-in-time supply practices at retail outlets compound those risks.
But as Trainer points out, shifting to genuinely sustainable ways of living would demand a radical reduction in economic growth and personal consumption, rather than just adopting the odd “green” habit - a prospect guaranteed to prompt instant popular, political and industry protests.
Judging from the furious public reactions to any price increases, the answer appears to be that we’re not. For instance, the Queensland government is now considering whether to reduce its requirement to build duplicate backup infrastructure as a way to curb surging power prices.
Ideally, we should be encouraging more diverse supplies of energy that would feed into an upgraded “smart grid”, while also backing more sustainable housing projects, such as WestWyck in Melbourne and the new zero carbon Cape Paterson Ecovillage in country Victoria.
The cost and timing of making such a significant shift in how we power and live our lives is critical - but as developments like Westwyck show, it is possible to live well, with less environmental impact.
But based on my experience of advising and working for governments over many years, it is difficult to see politicians leading the charge for transformative change. So the next time a politician promises to cut your power bills by cutting back on energy security, renewable energy or the carbon tax, it’s worth pausing to ask: how much will I save, and at what long-term cost? More than 160 nations will sign the Paris Agreement on its opening day – a record for a United Nations treaty. Sydney Ideas - What is a Teacher in the 21st Century and What does a 21st Century Teacher Need to Know? While there, he meets a dying patient with a special ability whom he tries to cure with his blood like he did for Molly. A Primatech agent attempts to kidnap the evolved human, but Mohinder helps the boy escape the facility. In fact, Jason took a picture of the hospital, and then manipulated it so it would look less like a photograph and would fit his style of art.
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In modern cities, our reliance on “the grid” – for power, water, sewerage and food – has made us immensely vulnerable. If we had been facing an emergency, our landline phone, mobiles, tablets and computers were only as good as the life of their batteries. For instance, if we were still burning coal and wood in our homes for heat and light, many our cities would be shrouded in a deadly smog haze, similar to Beijing’s today, or London’s pea soup fogs of the past.
For instance, the recent floods shut down Brisbane’s main water treatment plant, leaving authorities scrambling to keep water flowing from alternative sources - a situation that many residents did not help ignoring pleas to conserve water or risk their taps running dry. Many of these distribution chains have taken weeks to be restored after Queensland’s recent floods and storms. And there are countless incentives for us to change our wasteful ways: doing so would save us money, reduce our need to work such long hours, and help in addressing global problems like climate change. They also highlight that the system - much of dependent on the burning of fossil fuels – only adds to the potential for future emergencies. That may sound good to many Queenslanders in the short-term - but as long as we remain grid-dependent for our electricity, cutting back on back-up systems is a risky long-term strategy. Smarter solutions have been canvassed in countless official reporters, including parts of the 2012 federal White Paper on Energy, as well as from advocates of much bigger change like Dr Mark Diesendorf. Mohinder thinks he failed until another blackout occurs and electricity arcs from the patient's mouth and arms. Clean drinking water was an even more significant problem after the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand.
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Tim and Tommy Do Best Ranger
“You ready to go?” Tim asked me as we climbed into his little white car. It’s the last car you’d expect an SF guy to drive, let alone an SF guy that is one of the top 185lb mixed martial artists in the world.
“Yeah sure,” I said with a slight yawn. “Let’s do this.”
This was the Best Ranger Competition, the greatest military endurance race in the world. It’s been compared to the Eco-challenge or an Ironman triathlon, but both events pale in comparison. For 60+ hours the 48 two-man teams have to shoot, ruck, navigate, climb, run, and jump their way through one of the most sadistic and grueling series of trials ever to cross a Ranger’s mind. If that wasn’t bad enough the pre-requisite for this crucible of pain and suffering was the successful completion of Ranger School. You had to have survived that 62-day kick in the nuts just think about doing it. Of course the first topic Tim and I discussed was how much we want to compete in Best Ranger some day. Hey, we’ve never claimed to be smart.
We highlighted that fact by leaving from Ft. Bragg at 2230 the night before Best Ranger started. It would begin at 0600 the following morning. “We should make it right when it starts,” Tim confidently intoned on the phone that morning.
“You know we could just leave this afternoon, dude,” I pointed out.
“I have to train for my fight,” was what I got in response. Images of being used as Tim’s punching bag that weekend because he was pent up and angry at his lack of training flashed through my mind. Morning person or not, I was suddenly very cool with leaving in the middle of the night.
“Also,” Tim told me as we started driving. “I’m not allowed to eat crap food, and you’re going to make sure I don’t.”
“You’re twice the size of me and a professional fighter. What, exactly, am I going to be able to make you do, Tim?”
“I’m not allowed to eat crap, Tommy.” Tim reiterated. This new responsibility was immediately tested when we pulled into a South Carolina gas station for gas and caffeine.
Tim went right for the nut raisin mix and “good snacks.” I got zingers, two hot dogs, and Cool Ranch Doritos.
“That’s not very nice,” Tim told me as we got into the car, my mouth full of a delicious Ball Park Frank. “Inside of me is a fat kid just busting to get out. That’s why I have to be really careful of what I eat.”
“Is that why after they retire all fighters get fat for a little bit?” I asked him as I took a bite out of my first Zinger, ignoring the look of lust on his face.
“Yes,” Tim said simply as I stuffed anotherfatty, sugary concoction in my mouth. He did not look amused.
“I always wondered about that,” I said, finishing off the first Zinger and moving to the second in the pack. Hey, I didn’t have a fight coming up.
About 2:30am I racked out for about an hour and a half, only to wake up in the ghetto. Not a bad area of town, not a “lower class” residential area, the flat out ghetto. Complete with a sleazy motel that appeared to have at least two working girls walking men into upstairs rooms and the homeless guys coming up to the car to ask for change.
“Your turn to drive,” Tim says smiling and hopping out of the car, not caring where we are.
An oddity of everyone in the Ranger Up universe is that we all drive manual transmission vehicles, and Tim is no different. What is different about Tim’s car is that the top of his shifter isn’t in anyway secured to the rest of the shift lever.
“What the hell?” I asked out loud as the black knob was suddenly no longer able to assist me in shifting to 2nd gear.
“Yeah, it does that,” Tim remarked as he quickly fixed the problem. “Oh, and Tommy,” he told me as he reclined the seat a little more and stretched out. “I accidentally opened your Red Bull when you were asleep and drank it. Night.”
Ass. Hole.
We arrived at the Ranger Training Brigade looking and feeling like zombies at exactly 0600, right when the competition was beginning. We linked up with Mike and Candyass (pronounce Can-dis, not candy-ass, weirdos) who are in charge of running the event and dealing with sponsors like us. The hooked us up with a schedule and packet of info. We were told that the competition had just started, with a run in body armor instead of the tradition al PT test to kick it off. The run was going to end at the start of the Darby Queen obstacle course, another traditionally early event in the competition.
Damn, they look tired already. I thought as I watched the first two teams come down the chute at the end of the first event. The course must have been muddy and extremely wet judging by the uniforms and mud splattered numbers of the contestants. With barely one event done it was clear that Best Ranger was already living up to its reputation as a suckfest. It seemed like barely ten minutes past before the teams that had just done a buddy body armor run were getting lined up, sans body armor, and getting ready to run the Darby Queen obstacle course. Many already looking tired and displaying the “you’ve got to be kidding me” look on their faces.
We also linked up with Uncle Jimbo and Matt from Blackfive.net, who were down at the competition to film and do some reporting for the website. While this meant that they got to go places in and around the competition that mere mortals and a “VIP, Sponsor” like Tim or I could not, it also meant that they had to walk around with the pink brand of a media credential around there neck.
“I have to keep telling all the guys we aren’t your typical press weasels,” Matt told us about two minutes into talking to him at the Darby Queen. “And pink, really? Pink?” Matt said shaking his head. Press 0 Rangers 1
At the starting point of the Darby Queen we had the privilege of running into Ranger Regiment’s Special Troops Battalion Chaplain, Jeff Struecker.
“I have to go shake his hand,” Tim said when he saw him standing off to the side. I completely concurred.
Now, if you don’t know the name and/or you are scoffing at that, Google him right now. Seriously.
Jeff (and he has told me repeatedly over the years to call him that, which is the only reason I’m not writing Chaplain Struecker) is a literal living legend of bad assness going all the way back to the Ranger assaults into Panama in 1989. His military accomplishments read like something out of a Hollywood script and the stories that I’ve been told about him from men that served with him when he was still kicking down doors are the stuff that would get rejected by Hollywood as unbelievable, which is fine with him.
Jeff loves his Rangers and all the soldiers he has the chance to come in contact with more than anyone can imagine and is one of the nicest people I have ever met, and (oh yeah) also won Best Ranger in 1996. He was out to cheer on the seven teams from the 75th Ranger Regiment and went so far as to get all the guys that were watching the event from Regimental headquarters run alongside the teams as they went through the final portion of the Obstacle course. There have been many Chaplains in my chain of command, and frankly many of them I’ve just put up with because I felt like I had to. That is definitely not the case with Jeff. He is one of the best people I have ever had the privilege of meeting. No matter what your religious preference (or lack there of) he is an awesome human being and a man anyone on the planet would be proud to associate with, unless it’s the guys his Ranger’s are tryin to kill.
He was also gracious enough to do an interview with the guys from Blackfive. You should definitely take a second to see if they’ve posted it yet, it’s well worth the time.
As the Darby Queen wrapped up Tim turned to me and said, “I’m hungry.” It wasn’t what he said, or even how he said it. It was the look in his eyes. The one that seemed to say “if we don’t find me food or aren’t at least moving towards it in 10 seconds, I’m going to eat you whole.” Tim told me that in order to keep his training up at a high level he has to consume 4,000 calories a day, and apparently we were failing at that mission. A massive Cracker Barrel breakfast later and it was out to the weapons ranges for machine guns, moving targets, and the first of two stress shoots for the competition. The Best Ranger committee threw a fun wrinkle into this year by making the weapons for the moving target range M-1 Garand rifles instead of the M-4’s. I thought it was a cool little twist, but judging by the amount of misses I’m not sure that the competitors thought that.
At the machine gun range I also ran into one of my RIP (Ranger Indoctrination Program) TACs tailgating and waiting for the 75th teams to shoot. I only wish I’d had the idea first.
Following the shooting events it was day land navigation and the always-brutal 18 mile Russ Rippetoe Memorial foot march for the competitiors, and a nap and the welcome event (complete with free beer) for Tim and I. Tim can’t drink – this whole training for a fight thing again – so I drank for him. I gave it my all until the keg was floated. We had the privilege of talking to the family members of those who started the Best Ranger Competition, men who served and fought during D-day, Korea and Vietnam among other places.
The following day we headed over to the Army Combatives School so Tim could work out with his fellow Ranger up fighters Damien Stelly and Andrew Chappelle. Also there was the Godfather of Modern Army Combatives, Matt Larsen, who also runs the gym.
You will, however, have to tune in next week to find out about what happened- it is a story in its own right. Complete with me getting the shit kicked out of me, Nick being Nick (even if he was 500 miles away) and all sorts of other Ranger Up insanity.
A pit stop to get Tim fed and we were back out at the Best Ranger Competition for the day stakes. At the end of the first day the field had been whittled down to 29 teams with SFC Blake Simms and SFC Chad Stackpole of 4th Ranger Training Brigade in the lead by 29 points over US Army Special Operations Command team, and former winners, MSG Walter Zajkowski and MSG Daniel Jenkins. MSG Zajkowski won in 2007 and MSG Jenkins took home the title in 2002. My boys in the 75th Ranger Regiment were in 4th and 5th place and trying to catch the 3rd place team of MSG Eric Turk and SGM Jesse Boettcher, who were also from US Army Special Operations Command. While some competitors were wilting, SFC Stackpole and SFC Simms seemed like they were just getting started. Seeming to get stronger as the competition was going, they set the standard for the Day Stakes and powered on through the night land navigation lanes.
Tim and I, however, were powering up to go to the bar, the glorious Ranger institution that is Scruffy Murphy’s in downtown Columbus, GA. You are told as a Ranger private that if you and your Ranger buddy are ever in trouble you should yell “Ranger down!” and help was on the way. If you ever yelled “Ranger down!” in Scruffy Murphy’s odds are you’d end up having the guys from B-CO 3rd Ranger Battalion fighting the A-CO 4th Ranger Training Brigade instructors, and heaven help the newly minted 21 year old specialist from 3rd ID if he got caught in the mix. It is one of the few places on planet Earth that there are Budweiser “welcome home” signs that have a Ranger Scroll on them, seriously.
Tim and I linked back up with Matt and Jimbo, already two pints of Guinness into the night when we arrived (good for them) when Jimbo handed me his phone.
“Hey here’s what Nick just sent me,” he cackled. I took his phone and read:
If Tommy passes out, shave him clean. Nick.
Awesome, thanks Nick.
A quick pint of Guinness in my hand and the night was ready to begin. Some of Tim’s friends showed up and as they were all sitting around B.S.ing I was talking with Matt and Jimbo, when she walked in.
This girl exists in every bar across America. She will do anything for attention, anything – up to and including walking around in horrifically bad, two sizes too small pink lingerie like it was a dress, pink argyle socks and black fishnet gloves like Madonna wore back in the early 80’s. She’ll do this, mind you, even though she looks like a troll and hobbit got together and produced offspring. She’s the girl that if you see your men out at the same bar you go over to tell and tell them they will be doing PT with you at 6am the following morning if you see them even so much as talking to her. Then you reiterate the need to always be at MOPP level- 4 because, well, they’re privates and you know better. In short, she’s the one person you hope would just go away. But she never does, she just churns through the bar like a tornado.
“What the fuck is that thing?” I couldn’t help but blurt out when she walked in, hands over head and 90% of her bra showing from under the cheap lingerie and loud enough that I could hear every word that came out of her mouth over the live band.
“Oh man, what the hell?” Matt said next to me, turning away from the train wreck that had just walked through the door. I, on the other hand, turned to the group of girls that seemed to be talking to her on friendly terms.
“Ok, I’m sorry to have to do this because I know it’s what she wants, but what the fuck is up with your friend?” I asked the girl closest to me.
“Oh she’s not my friend!” The girl told me, her look clearly expressing distain and disgust. “I have no idea what she’s doing, she just came up to us and talked to us.”
“Got ya,” I said as I turned back to Matt. “I bet her mother was a meth addict or something, cause dude- that’s just horrific.” Matt just smirked.
A nice person just lets it go at this point. They accept that there are people in the world like that and that’s all there is to it. I’m not that person.
“Hey,” I said walking up to her by way of greeting. “Does your mother know that you’re out here tonight like this? Seriously, don’t you think that it’d worry her a little bit that you forgot your clothes?”
“I don’t care about my Mom, she’s an asshole,” Pinky told me. I couldn’t help but wonder where The Brain was.
“I hate to quibble, but wouldn’t your Mom technically be a bitch, if anything?” I asked. “I mean I don’t know but that just seems like it would fit better, even if I do think you’re being a bit harsh on Mom on the eve of mother’s day.”
“My Mom’s a crackhead, I could give a fuck what she thinks.” Pinky said turning away and prancing away towards a new group of people.
“I guessed the wrong drug,” I told Matt as I found my way back to my barstool. “It was crack, not meth.”
The night settled into an ok time of having a beer and chilling with friends, when I felt an arm around my shoulders. I started to turn to see who it was when I got flash banged from a camera going off. As the cobwebs cleared from my head I see Matt smirking from behind his camera phone and Pinky scurrying off. Thanks, Matt (asshole).
The night resumed its laid back vibe of hanging out with friends and telling stories about the stupid things you’ve done in your life. Tim, who went to SF as part of the 18X “SF baby” program, met a kid “Z” who had just graduated basic and was headed to Airborne school and then SFAS. Good dude, and after being told Tim holds just about every record there is for an SF baby remarked, “that’s cool, I’m going to beat them.”
“I like you, good luck, and you don’t have a prayer.” Tim told him.
Day three found us late to the helocast event. Tim’s phone was supposed to be the alarm clock, but he mis-set it and we woke up late. When we arrived and checked the board the team of SFC Stackpoole and SFC Simms had the competition all but locked up, firmly in the driver’s seat. A link up with some friends and a double-checking of the standings, coupled with an 8-hour drive and the decision was made that it was time to go. As we drove back we got a text confirming the winners.
Congratulations to SFC Blake Simms and SFC Chad Stackpole of 4th Ranger Training Brigade for an almost wire to wire win in the most arduous military competition in the world, Best Ranger! Congratulations are also in order for MSG Walter Zajkowski and MSG Daniel Jenkins, who placed second, and a team of my boys, Sgt. Michael A. Malchow and Sgt. Jesse A. Collins, of the 75th Ranger Regiment fought on to the Ranger objective and placed 3rd. Below is a list of the 24 teams that completed the competition. For something like Best Ranger that is one hell of an accomplishment in and of itself.
RLTW!!!
1st – Team 21 with 2,483 points – Sgt. 1st Class Blake A. Simms and Sgt. Chad E.W. Stackpole, 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, Ga.
2nd – Team 22 with 2,396 points – Master Sgt. Walter J. Zajkowski and Master Sgt. Daniel E. Jenkins, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
3rd – Team 7 with 2,165 points – Sgt. Michael A. Malchow and Sgt. Jesse A. Collins, 75th Ranger Regiment.
4th – Team 8 with 2,151 points – Staff Sgt. Brandon K. Farmer and Staff Sgt. Luke R. McDowell, 75th Ranger Regiment.
5th – Team 31 with 2,138 points – Staff Sgt. Michael C. Mutchie and Staff Sgt. Miguel A. Antia, 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, Ga.
6th – Team 46 with 2,094 points – Capt. Samuel E. Linn and 1st Sgt. Robert F. Carter, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
7th – Team 23 with 2,050 points – Sgt. Maj. Jesse D. Boettcher and Master Sgt. Eric J. Turk, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
8th – Team 29 with 1,976 points – Sgt. Jeremy K. Billing and Cpl. Troy V. Jenkins, 75th Ranger Regiment.
9th – Team 43 with 1,970 points – 1st Lt. Thomas M. Halverson and Michael J. Luth, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.
10th – Team 27 with 1,920 points – Staff Sgt. Benjamin C. Hunter and Staff Sgt. Ian B. Hunter, 75th Ranger Regiment.
11th – Team 16 with 1,904 points – Staff Sgt. Raylan J. Heck and Staff Sgt. Adam J. Angisanio, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade, Camp Rudder, Fla.
12th – Team 33 with 1,864 points – 1st Lt. Chris S. Migliaro and Sgt. 1st Class Jordan A. Martell, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.
13th – Team 24 with 1,863 points – Maj. Jose D. Salinas and Maj. Edward A. Sedlock, 199th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
14th – Team 17 with 1,852 points – Sgt. Edward F. Killmeier and Spc. Michael E. Pierce, 75th Ranger Regiment.
15th – Team 20 with 1,779 points – Maj. Pete S. Kranenburg and Sgt. 1st Class John S. Przytulski, 1st Special Warfare Training Group.
16th – Team 26 with 1,735 points – Capt. Ronald L. Garberson and Capt. Anthony B. Aguilar, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
17th – Team 49 with 1,638 points – Sgt. 1st Class Mark E. Breyak and Sgt. 1st Class Steve W. Fields, Special Warfare Center Noncommissioned Officer Academy.
18th – Team 5 with 1,592 points – Sgt. 1st Class Derek G. Wise and Sgt. David M. Paul, 25th Infantry Division.
19th – Team 14 with 1,554 points – Capt. Stephen P. Magennis and Capt. Todd M. Tompkins, Maneuver Captains Career Course, 199th Infantry Regiment.
20th – Team 45 with 1,534 points – Capt. Lloyd B. Wohlschlegel and 1st Lt. Raymond A. Kuderka, 25th Infantry Division.
21st – Team 38 with 1,516 points – 1st Lts. Anthony J. Kivlehan and Alex B. Armstrong, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.
22nd – Team 35 with 1,492 points – Capt. David M. Cochrane and Staff Sgt. Anthony L. Fuentes, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade, Camp Rudder, Fla.
23rd – Team 28 with 1,310 points – Capt. Robert B. Killian and 1st Lt. Grant R. Barge, 10th Mountain Division.
24th – Team 34 with 1,297 points – 1st Lt. Lauren A. Gore and 1st Lt. Benjamin R. Juvinall, 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.
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Sorry to disappoint you if you thought it was some kind of plot. You have to admit, though, they did pop.
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OILC.Org : Cheap at Half the Price: 11 Sept 2003
On 11 September 2003, Sean McCue and Keith Moncrieff died whilst working in the utilities shaft of Shell's Brent Bravo production platform. At 15.35 hours they entered the concrete leg to check the condition of a leaking temporary pipe patch on a 4-inch drain line located on the 81metre level approximately 70 metres below deck level. Shortly after they had reached the work site gas detectors started to pick up the presence of gas. The men reported to the platform control room that there was a significant leak of liquid from the pipe patch and they were trying to stop it. A general platform alarm was initiated automatically by the fire and gas system followed by a process blowdown. The recovery team entered the shaft some three and a half hours later once the atmosphere had been confirmed as gas free and found the bodies of the technicians at 19.15 hours. Cause of death was later confirmed as asphyxiation.
The full story of how the two men met their deaths has yet to be made public. The HSE and the Police have each investigated, and their respective reports are with the Procurator Fiscal on whose say a prosecution of Shell will depend. The HSE are necessarily tight-lipped on the outcome of their investigation pending a decision on prosecution.
Shell's initial investigation into the causes of the tragedy indicated that a jubilee clip fixing a neoprene patch on the 4-inch degasser line had been slackened. This caused a leak of oily water from the pipe resulting in gas condensate flashing to a heavier than air gas. As events unfolded over a period of some ten minutes, the rate of release and quantity of gas increased sufficiently to overcome the two men who did not put on their emergency re-breathing apparatus.
In addition to defective plant there were fundamental root cause failures in the management systems. For example, in the months preceding the incident, major organisational change designed to save money, and acknowledged as having the potential to seriously impair safety, was badly botched. Safety procedures and routines on the installation had fallen into disuse. Audit and monitoring mechanisms designed to inform senior managers of developing problems had long ceased to be effective. For 2 years and more workforce warnings of danger had been judged worthless by Shell and Wood Group managements.
The events on the day
No permit was issued prior to entry into the utilities shaft on the basis that Sean McCue, a Shell technician, was classified as "leg authorised" as opposed to "leg competent"(the latter requires both a permit and the presence of a leg-entry sentry). Keith Moncrieff, a Wood Group technician, went along to assist. Overall supervisory responsibility in such instances rests with the Process Shift Supervisor and here a major uncertainty emerges. Not specified in any document, what precisely was the intended scope of work?
One Shell manager discussing this with OILC expressed his belief that the work scope was simply to perform a visual inspection. The two men were to check the condition of a neoprene repair patch fitted some 20 months earlier on a leak on the 4-inch closed drain line. However, included in the equipment found at the worksite was a fresh piece of neoprene, snips and a screwdriver suggesting that the intention was from the beginning to intervene in some material way. It is clear that one of the jubilee clips on the patch had been slackened.
The function of this 4-inch pipe is to drain the closed drain degasser unit. Oily water had accumulated in the pipe at a pressure relative to the column of water within. When this water leaked through the patch it passed to the level below and gas condensate held in suspension in the water flashed out as a heavier than air vapour setting off a series of at first low, followed by high, gas alarms. Eventually, the General Platform Alarm (GPA) was automatically triggered. As events unfolded the men had discussed with the control room options for stopping the leak rather than evacuation. Blowout's information is that, at first, no attempt was made to advise the men to evacuate the shaft until after the GPA had activated, by which time events were rapidly overtaking them.
Sudden rush of gas
Why did the situation escalate so suddenly? Not known to the men, or to the control room operators, the small amount of condensate present in the 4-inch drain line had apparently migrated there through a couple of leaking valves situated between it and the High Pressure Flare Header. The route from the Header to the patched 4-inch drain line was through the Storage Import Manifold. When process shutdown was initiated and blowdown commenced vast quantities of high-pressure gas condensate passed into the HP Flare Header, as it is designed to do as part of the blowdown sequence, and from there found its way through the faulty valves to the 4-inch drain line where the men were present. What had started as a run of water from a leaking pipe became a torrent of high-pressure gas. At least one of the passing valves had had reliability problems for at least two years. Despite its status as safety critical, necessary remedial work had never been done.
The men had taken with them into the utilities shaft a UHF hand held radio known to be reliable and functioning. However, radio communication whilst in the shaft is dependent on repeater antennae at various levels so as to relay signals up and down the shaft. Contact with the control room was lost when power tripped out consequent to blowdown. The contingency for this event is the UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), an auxiliary power system designed to kick in immediatly main platform power is lost thereby ensuring that safety-related and emergency response systems remain powered up. However, because of non-completed electrical maintenance elsewhere on the installation, the UPS failed to maintain power to the repeaters.
With contact with the control room now lost, disorientated and deluged by gas, the men unsuccessfully tried to escape.
Near disaster
Not stated in Shell's interim report is that, devastating as the two deaths are, the unrealised potential was so much more severe. Had the gas/air mixture ignited within the concrete shaft the topsides of the installation would likely have suffered catastrophic damage. The calculation is not difficult to make. The initiating explosion of a lesser volume of condensate on Piper Alpha caused extensive structural damage and destroyed the control room but the effects of blast were significantly lessened because bulkheads blew out allowing blast overpressures to vent to open air. No such mitigating factor existed 76 metres down Brent Bravo's concrete utilities shaft. The only way is up.
But sources of ignition are never tolerated in potentially explosive atmospheres, right? Wrong. Some weeks after the tragedy during a general clean up within the utilities shaft damaged light fittings were discovered close to the 4-inch drain line. Two lights were badly damaged, the battery section of one them cracked open and detached from the main battery. The investigation could not determine what caused the damage nor for how long the electrical faults had existed. A Shell report confirms: "The damage is such that the EX rating of the fittings has been compromised".
HSE investigation
Before departing the Brent Bravo on 15 September the HSE accident investigation team issued a Prohibition Notice forbidding the use of certain items of plant and equipment. A second Prohibition Notice was served on 19 September halting all production and processing of hydrocarbons until certain pre-start conditions were met. Additionally, two control valves were taken into possession for forensic tests. Unconnected with the incident in which the two men were killed a third Prohibition Notice was served relating to an incident on13 September where a pipe being moved from the pipe deck to the catwalk fell and became lodged in the substructure below the drillfloor.
The four "lessons"
Shell's preliminary report into the 11 September deaths lists lessons learned as:
The integrity management programme for corrosion control and temporary pipe patch management needs improvement
The overall process for assessing the risk of interconnected systems with potentially compounding factors needs improvement
The risk potential of rapid asphyxiation with little apparent respiratory distress in oxygen deficient atmospheres needs to be better understood by the workforce
The procedures governing leg entry and gas hazard response (i.e. immediate evacuation and/or donning of re-breathers) were not apparently followed
That the company intends to better manage the patches on its corroded pipes, at first induces relief until one realises that what is meant is, patches will be more closely monitored, not necessarily new or repaired pipes installed. On the day of the deaths 69 corroded pipes were running with temporary patches in the Brent field. 'Temporary' is actually a misnomer as patches are frequently re-classified as 'permanent' to the extent that, short of failure, no further intervention is intended. Indeed, an opportunity to replace the patched 4-inch degasser drain line was only weeks earlier rejected during a platform maintenance shutdown so as not to delay production start up.
Shell's second "lesson" is the need "to improve the assessment of risks associated with interconnected systems". The law requires a system of written permits to work (PTWs) where the magnitude of the risk demands stringent control. That just about captures every conceivable intervention associated with hydrocarbons processes on an offshore production platform. Why, then, did a PTW in this case fail to prevent the deaths? Teething problems had been experienced following a recent shift to an electronic system. There was also the increasing reliance on a so-called "umbrella" PTW, the purpose of which is to authorise routine operational activities on the process side. The evidence shows that this arrangement had mutated into a virtual license to roam into whatever area or activity thought necessary to ensure steady-state production was not interrupted. Indeed, the entry of the two men into the confined space of the utilities shaft on the day of their deaths was exactly on this basis.
The third "lesson" is that rapid asphyxiation in oxygen deficient atmospheres "needs to be better understood by the workforce". So, too, by those who manage them?
Fourthly, the report says, "procedures governing leg entry and gas hazard response (i.e. immediate evacuation and/or donning of re-breathers) were not apparently followed". The HSE ACoP on confined space entry does not apply offshore but it is for Shell to devise arrangements and procedures at least as stringent as those in the AcoP, which they had apparently done. However, on the day these two lads died this procedure had long since been a dead letter of the law.
Unique conditions?
On 25 September Shell's Production Director, Greg Hill, wrote to staff outlining progress on learning the four "lessons". He implored: "we simply cannot become complacent in our attitudes and approach to safety. Like all accidents, this one was clearly preventable". As to cause he added, "There were a number of unique conditions that perfectly aligned at a moment in time to create danger and tragedy. If any one of these conditions had they been slightly different, it would not have occurred". (sic) He reminded staff in conclusion that: "they need to concentrate on two very important areas - accountability for safety and overall integrity".
Not much to quibble about here except that in Shell's preliminary report no trace of "unique" conditions may be found. All the causal factors identified were, in every way, not unique. Leaks from hydrocarbon systems usually consist of hydrocarbons. If such a leak is into a confined space it is quite normal to find hydrocarbons there. It is not unique to ensure that people entering the space are warned and properly protected. The object is to prevent the expected. For example, where gas migration is certain to occur with potentially devastating consequences unless prevented, valves, whose performance and integrity is assured, must be installed. Management systems and resources must be provided to that end. This common sense principle is codified in law by, among other things, the Verification Scheme (regulation 15: Safety Case Regulations 1996).
Verification failures?
The Verification Scheme requires that for the full life of the installation a detailed written scheme should list all safety critical elements. Any valve, structure, plant, equipment, system or component whose failure could cause or contribute substantially to a major accident is safety critical. The passing valves through which gas condensate leaked to the 4-inch line were safety critical. They should have been fit for the intended purpose of containing hydrocarbons under pressure, dependable and effective and able to perform as specified. The duty holder must also appoint an independent competent person to audit the scheme. Any error, failure, performance deficiency or maintenance shortfall in a safety critical item must be prevented where practicable or, where not, remedial action taken. The HSE investigators are looking at the failures of verification on Brent Bravo and asking the question: were they generic to all Shell installations?
The evidence is overwhelmingly yes. In mid-2002 HSE served on Shell no less than five Improvement Notices following verification failures on five installations. Clearly without success, the HSE had been coaching the company in an attempt to get it out of its verification difficulties. As far back as 21 December 2000, HSE Inspector Thompson, served an Improvement Notice on the company's Cormorant Alpha platform because of recurring verification failures. His accompanying letter stated:
"As the identified breach of Safety Case Regulations 15 is likely to have wider Shell corporate implications within UK operations, we shall be writing to you separately to ensure that action is taken in a planned and prioritised manner to review and revise as necessary the verification arrangements for all other UK offshore installations".
Nearly 3 years later on Brent Bravo, that action had yet to be taken.
Workforce sidelined
Many other opportunities to prevent the two deaths came and went on the Brent Bravo. For example, for three-plus years the workforce on all four Brent platforms had been protesting that recurring cycles of downmanning and cutbacks in essential maintenance were inevitably going to have dire consequences. Shell and Wood Group management persistently rejected the men's concerns out of hand. In April 2003, the OILC, desperately worried at the deteriorating situation, made a formal complaint to the HSE and asked that something be done - and fast! The union assisted the HSE investigation by providing extensive documentation showing the extent of safety critical maintenance backlog in the Brent Field.
Early on in the 6-month investigation, on 12 May, HSE wrote to Shell confirming the seriousness of the problems. Not only was the maintenance backlog substantial it was evident the company was not in a position to know its true extent. For example, Shell's own performance standard for completion of safety critical non-routine work is 28 days. To provide assurance to senior managers that this standard is being met, a 'traffic light' procedure is supposed to alert them on the 29th day of any safety critical item remaining un-repaired or non-functioning. However, in excess of two months beyond this trigger point was lapsing before management was receiving the information. Worse, the information was not being acted upon, even then - a failure compounded further by the non-recording of these outstanding items as backlog.
The HSE May letter instructed Shell to review its maintenance management systems and advise on an action plan and timetable for remedy and observed: "Shell are now changing to a new Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM), with revised performance standards but this is at an early stage of development". Assurance taken from this pending development would have been seriously misplaced. RAM (Risk Assessment Matrix) is integral to OBIP (the Offshore Business Improvement Project) and was actually at the root of the union complaint to the HSE.
"Improving" the business
OBIP and RAM were rolled out late 2002 for implementation in 2003. The business case being made was that maturing North Sea fields are increasingly hostage to the combination of progressively falling production and rising unit costs. Consequently, operating expenditure has to be slashed, so Shell says, to maintain profitability and extend field life. This means less maintenance is to be done by fewer people who will work harder. An OBIP target was set to reduce non-routine corrective maintenance by 50% by means of simply not doing the work. The reduced capability to maintain the installations has to be managed by targeting remaining manpower and cash to where needed most to ensure 95% production uptime.
Safety, of course, is not to be compromised and to that end the RAM tool aims to aid decision making by suggesting what jobs should be done and what can be ignored or deferred. The patched 4-inch pipe at the core of this tragedy was "rammed" using the new technique in July 2003 and deemed not a priority. The electrical work outstanding on UPS-related systems had been "rammed" and placed below the action threshold. One of the valves that allowed gas to pass had been "rammed" and assessed as work that could be put aside for another time.
One of the more disquieting aspects of this whole affair is that, not only was OBIP, with its RAM tool, implemented within schedule by means of mass sacking of around 36 skilled and experienced platform staff, it was done so right under the noses of the HSE team who were investigating and confirming the extent of safety critical maintenance backlog still outstanding from previous rounds of cutbacks and sackings.
The RAM tool
Interestingly, the HSE investigation, commencing in March and terminating in September, while examining how RAM was rolled out and implemented, did not examine the RAM methodology itself in any detailed way. If they are examining it now, as part of their investigation into these two deaths, they will be worried by what they see.
In April 2002, the joint venture Sigma 3, was set up to bring together Shell's three main offshore engineering and maintenance contractors, Wood Group, AMEC and KBR (a subsidiary of Halliburton). A 7-year deal, described by some as a 'shared-risk shared-reward' arrangement, is worth an estimated £750million. Each contractor in its own right brings first-class bona fides in offshore expertise to the table, no problems there. Key goals are "delivering outstanding business success in safety, cost competitiveness and production through new ways of working". By maximising production uptime at the lowest possible cost the consortium intends to generate maximum added value for its members over the seven years of the contract. A contract founded upon incentives not to spend money is any client's dream. It is for OBIP through RAM to deliver it.
The Sigma 3 dividend
In the new regime a large chunk of day-to-day decision-making on what plant, equipment and systems should attract maintenance resources is devolved down from Shell managers to the Sigma 3 contractors' employees. RAM is described as a problem-solving tool for corrective maintenance. The 'problem' to be solved is that in 2002 some 570,000 man hours were expended on Non-routine Maintenance at a cost of £15million (distributed over 16 Shell installations), an amount equal to the spend on Planned Maintenance routines. The OBIP target is to half that expenditure virtually immediately and so net £50million over the 7-year life of Sigma 3.
RAM starts by taking the standard risk assessment approach of assigning values to the two components of risk, consequence and probability, and combining them to get a quantification of risk. However, RAM bends the outcome to arrive, not at a conclusion as to what should be done to avoid uncontrolled risk, but to gauge what risks might successfully be taken. In other words, whereas a 'normal' risk assessment seeks to minimise uncertainty by explicitly planning how the job should be done while at the same time introducing suitable additional precautions to control residual risk, OBIP's RAM tool seeks to balance the benefits (cost saving) of doing nothing at all against the potential consequences (fatalities and production down-time) of being caught out. It's the classic dichotomy between managing risk, on the one hand, and chance taking, on the other. The uninitiated think wrongly that they are one and the same thing.
But the most insidious - and actually dangerous - aspect of RAM is the extent to which it cuts the principal duty holder's management out of the loop. RAM assessment outcomes may fall within one of five bands of response. These are: a) manage locally; b) low priority, manage locally; c) medium, manage within department; d) high priority, ensure management awareness; and e) top priority, urgent action with management involvement. Only when the extent of risk, consequent to a decision not to perform remedial work, is assessed at or above band (d) is the RAM assessor (employed by a Sigma 3 contractor) obliged to flag up the possible consequences to Shell management. Otherwise, it's his call.
HSE "confronts"
On 18 August the HSE notified Shell that the investigation into union complaints about the hazards posed by accumulated maintenance backlog, and the potential of OBIP to make matters worse, was complete. The regulator provided the company with a shopping list of nine points to be acted upon in timescales varying from within 28 days to "as soon as possible" (whatever that means). The nine actions - none of which, incidentally, challenged RAM methodology, covered six topics around OBIP implementation:
POLICY: We did not find evidence of a clear, written policy for the management of organisational change. OBIP appeared to rely on uncontrolled documents to define its principles, the commitments and accountabilities to deliver it.
ORGANISATION: Arrangements were not made for training, competency assessment and monitoring of persons using the new Risk Assessment Matrix [RAM]. There was evidence of incorrect and inconsistent risk assessments. Roles and responsibilities of individuals were not clear to some personnel.
CONSULTATION with the offshore workforce was of 'communication rather than consultation'.
PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION: You failed to ensure that transition plans were consistent in quality, auditable and aligned with OBIP principles or that human factors were properly taken into account.
REVIEW: You did not carry out your stated action to conduct a pre-start up audit or similar, ahead of the changes. You have not stated your plans for regular review of the OBIP implemented organisational changes.
AUDIT: There was no evidence of an independent audit having been carried out of the management of the OBIP organisational changes as part of your SMS arrangements.
Two weeks later our two colleagues were killed.
Tom Botts, Shell's Managing Director, apparently unchallenged by the outcome of the HSE investigation, appeared on the evening television news regretting the deaths and announcing that, nevertheless: "HSE had recently given Shell the all clear on safety".
Workforce concerns
A shambles of this scale and consequence was not inevitable. Workforce concerns could have been given theweight they deserved. In one example of many, on 12 March, Brent Bravo's resident platform electrician (RPE) sent a report up the line detailing concerns about the probable adverse consequences of OBIP. A copy is in Blowout's possession. Amongst many issues raised the RPE shows that pending reductions in electrical staff will lead to the loss of hard won platform-specific knowledge and experience. Platform electrical drawings, he confirmed, were in a poor state, a serious shortcoming for which a solution had long been promised but never delivered upon because of previous manpower cutbacks.
The RPE spells it out: "The move to flying squad EX inspection and maintenance squads, combined with the loss of a full-time platform inspector and the loss of a full time 1st line supervisor will result in a deterioration in quality control in vital safety related work".
He lists concrete examples to illustrate why OBIP as proposed will introduce significant hazards additional to those the workforce are already trying to cope with consequent to previous cut backs. The recent electric shock incident of an unsupervised electrician on the Brent Charlie, he said, was in part the outcome of cutbacks of the type now being contemplated on a much wider scale under OBIP.
Safety law requires prior consultation with employees to assess the risk implications of planned organisational changes. If consultation is measured by the extent to which management responds to workforce inputs, then consultation this was not. Pre-consultation OBIP proposals differ not a jot from what in the end got implemented. The Bravo's RPE was not alone in having his legitimate and authoritative concerns and suggestions ignored. As his pre-OBIP observation presciently put it: "It smacks of making the case for safety fit the business rather than making the business fit the case for safety".
As OBIP 'consultation' and 'implementation' played out across the Brents in the first half of 2003 contractors' safety representatives resigned en masse disgusted both at the failure of management to take seriously workforce safety concerns and the final straw of the botched extension offshore of the Working Time Directive. As one safety representative told Blowout: "We were just sick of being used as window dressing to give the appearance of consultation on health and safety issues when, in reality, the substance is zero".
A series of systemic failures set the scene for the deaths of these two young men. A dysfunctional safety management system, maladministration of the verification scheme, management refusal to countenance legitimate workforce safety concerns, HSE's preference for 'persuasion' where tougher sanctions could have been more effective, the cohort of disempowered and disillusioned safety representatives who absented themselves - all converged to leave the workforce naked and defenceless in the face of management determination to, yet again, cut costs using ill-considered methods.
Act or Omission?
Thirty-nine Wood Group employees were killed on the night Piper Alpha blew apart. To this day, a dozen of its ex-employees are walking wounded, their lives blighted forever by the negligence of those who owed them a duty of care. Back in 1988 Wood Group management did not interrogate Occidental on how safe was its offshore operation. There was just gratitude at the good fortune that had come the company's way in acquiring such a lucrative contract - a feeling shared by a workforce anticipating a steady wage for a couple of years. Piper Alpha was a death trap but, in fairness, Wood Group's sin in sending men out to it was one of omission. However, to do the same again would be a sin of commission, something we thought would never again happen in Britain's offshore oil and gas industry. Or are we just naive?
Digging ever deeper to the roots of this tragedy seems to expose more complexity and no doubt the 'official' report, when eventually it is made public, will reveal factors not even mentioned here. But at the end of the day one suspects simpler explanations: a workforce not angry enough about the treatment it is receiving and a complementary management that doesn't feel it has to try harder.
Risk is a fact of industrial life and we have more than our fair share of it offshore. Only risk that is known about, quantified and adequately controlled is acceptable. Work activities conducted in circumstances where the degree of risk is unknown or misunderstood, or where there are misplaced assumptions about the effectiveness of precautions and control measures, is not risk management. It is chance taking.
Is that what happened here? If so, who were the gamblers: the lads who went down the leg to their deaths, or those who were running the show?
In the final analysis the law requires management to provide a safe place of work, including access and egress, safe systems of work (usually written), safe and suitable equipment, safe and competent fellow workers together with adequate supervision and instruction.
Management must plan what is done and make sure that people do what is planned. Employees, for their part are absolutely bound to co-operate with management to these ends.
This diagram usefully illustrates the essentials of a safety management system. It is for senior management to establish policy, organise and plan its implementation, measure progress and effectiveness and continually audit the performance both of the system and the people within it.
Senior management must provide sufficient resources to make the policy outcomes achievable. The shop floor must commit and contribute to achieving the common organisational goals.
Striking the balance between profitability and safety is a management skill not all managements achieve all of the time.
One thing is sure. Cost cutting, pushed through without sufficient thought to the consequences, or superimposed on an already dysfunctional system, tips the balance. Sometimes leading to unplanned events, other times, not. Uncertain outcomes. It's called gambling.
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Sarah Josepha Hale, Woman's Record; or, Sketches of all Distinguished Women (1852; 1855) 842-43, 898.
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FRANCES DARUSMONT, better known as Miss Fanny Wright, was left an orphan at the age of nine years, with a younger sister, the two being heirs to a considerable property. They were placed under the guardianship of a man who was an accomplished adept in the philosophy of the French Encyclopaedists. Her parents had been strict Presbyterians, and, apparently, she was brought up in that faith; yet the poison of the French philosophical ideas was instilled with zeal into her young and eager soul, that should have been moulded by a pious mother's wise care; for, with warm feelings and a mind of strong powers, Fanny Wright had an enthusiasm of nature which would have its way. If such women are trained rightly, what noble beings they become!
When Miss Wright came of age, she found that the Old World was a hard field for her philanthropic plans. She had been taught by her infidel friend, and honestly believed, that religion, or the priest, rather, was the greatest obstacle in the way of human happiness and social improvement. She therefore came to the New World to see another phase of society. Her travels and observations at that time extended through three years, from 1818 to 1820; and her work, "Views on Society and Manners in America," evinced a hopeful mind, enlarged and liberal political views, with no expressed hostility to the Christian religion, which she found here not in state establishments, but in the hearts of the people. Her second work, "A Few Days in Athens," published in 1822, is dedicated to Jeremy Bentbam. In this she endeavours to prove the truth and utility of the Epicurean doctrine—that pleasure is the highest aim of human life. It is written with vigour, and the classic beauty of its style won much praise; but its tendency is earthward.
Miss Wright returned to America about 1825, and settled at Nashoba, Tennessee, with the avowed intention of cultivating the minds of some negroes whom she emancipated, and thus proving the equality of races. Her philanthrophy was doomed to disappointment. She finally abandoned her plan; came to the eastern cities and began a course of lectures, setting forth her particular views of liberty. She was followed and flattered by many men in New York, particularly; who formed "Fanny Wright Societies," with notions of "reform" similar to the present communists of France. Rarely did an American woman join her standard, and so Miss Wright could find no true friend; for between the sexes there can he no real bond of generous sympathy without Christian sentiment hallows the intercourse. Miss Wright left America for France, where she had before resided. Here she married M. Darusmont; a man who professed her own philosophy; the result has not been happy for her. They separated some years ago; she returned with their only child, a daughter, to America, where she owns landed property. Her husband is endeavouring to wrest this from her, and the matter is now undergoing examination in the law courts of the West. Meantime, Madame Darusmont has recommenced her philanthropic labours on behalf of the coloured race. In justice to her, it must be said that she is not like the fanatics who would destroy the Union to carry out an abstract principle of human rights — she seeks to prove the slave may be made worthy of freedom, and she does this at her own care and cost. There is no doubt that she has sought to do good, and it is a sorrowful thought that such a mind should have been so misdirected in its forming-time. We have been told by a lady who lately conversed with Madame Darusmont, that she ascribes her errors of opinion (there is no substantial charge against her purity of conduct) to the misfortune of her early training; that she has freed herself from many of these errors, and we hope she will yet be redeemed from the heavy servitude of infidelity, and find that true liberty and happiness which the Gospel only can give the human soul....
Fanny Wright died at Cincinnati, Dec. 2d, 1852.
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Home Snooker UK Snooker Championship 2017: Judd Trump feeling 'sharp' after big opening win
UK Snooker Championship 2017: Judd Trump feeling 'sharp' after big opening win
Judd Trump won the UK title in 2011 and was runner-up three years ago
2017 UK Championship
Date: 28 Nov-10 Dec Venue: York Barbican
Coverage: Watch live across BBC Two, BBC Red Button, Connected TV, the BBC Sport website and mobile app from 2 December.
World number three Judd Trump says he is “due a good run” at the UK Championship after coasting to a 6-0 first-round win over Matthew Bolton.
The 2011 champion, 28, scored a superb 137 in the win – the highest break of the tournament in York so far – and looked in confident mood throughout.
“I felt good. I’ve practised hard for this and I felt sharp,” Trump said.
“I didn’t really give him a chance until the final frame, so hopefully I can keep that up.”
Trump was also the UK runner-up in 2014, losing a thrilling final 10-9 against Ronnie O’Sullivan, but the Bristolian has not gone beyond the third round since.
Speaking to BBC Sport at the York Barbican, he added: “I’ve done well twice here but I’ve been inconsistent and not done well the past couple of years. I’m due a run here.
“I feel good with the way I’m playing. I’ve practised some new stuff for this and I feel a lot sharper than I have done all season.”
‘I was down on myself and too tired’
It was Trump’s first match since losing his temper in his first-round exit at the Northern Ireland Open.
Trump trailed Stuart Carrington 3-2 and 52-0 in the first-to-four match when he missed a red to a middle pocket before conceding the frame by throwing his cue at the ball with 83 points remaining.
He said: “It’s not something that I regret. I think everyone has done it over time.
“I didn’t do anything horrible to Stuart. I didn’t punch the table like other people have done or bang my cue.
“I just gave up too early when he was going to win because the balls were everywhere. I didn’t mean it in a bad way.
“I was just down on myself and too tired to have been there. I think that was just a lot of travelling that had built up. When you’re not sleeping, you’re not thinking straight.”
Trump said he felt obliged to play having entered the tournament, but should have pulled out having made the final of the Shanghai Masters two days before the event began in Belfast.
“I was a bit unselfish and I shouldn’t really have gone,” Trump explained. “I tried my best but my head wasn’t in it.”
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Alinsky Rule 5 Post 45: On February 17, KID NewsRadio590, Idaho Falls, Idaho, reported that, “Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was once again reminded that she exaggerated her Native American ancestry and was heckled during a campaign stop in Georgia.”
Unshaken by the brief verbal assault from either a member of the Tea Party or the MAGA crowd, Warren used the opportunity to introduce an authentic indigenous man recently in the news.
“Nathan Phillips, a Native American elder with the Omaha tribe, shares how he felt after he was mocked by a crowd of teenagers wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hats during the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington,” according to CNN.
Warren heralded Philips as a war hero who served with distinction in Vietnam, as she, too, re-claimed her heritage as an authentic American Indian.
She took the opportunity to announce that she had been endorsed by three other notables war heroes from “coast-to-coast,” including Hollywood actor Brian Dennehy, who served in Vietnam with extinction, former U.S. Senator from Iowa and a distinguished USAF combat fighter pilot in Vietnam, Tom Harkin, and current U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D.Conn.) who served with the USMC in Vietnam.
The endorsement from all three seemed to silence the heckler who was peacefully escorted from the venue without incident.
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Annual funny fest features female talent
By Matthew Reiss | Staff Writer
August marks the return of the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival and Chicago comedian Amy Leuenberger is a name to watch this year.
Leuenberger, who also works in New Eastside as both a paralegal and yoga instructor, jokingly notes that her comedy career has been born out of out of rejection — and she’s okay with that. For years, Leuenberger performed as part of a popular sketch comedy group. Over time, cast members left the group for other pursuits and Leuenberger continued with a solo career.
Amy Leuenberger. Photo courtesy of Chicago Women’s Funny Festival
After training at Second City, Leuenberger immersed herself in performance, making appearances at several clubs throughout Chicago. Her comedy is based on life experience, with an absurd twist that comes from her sketch writing days.
Over the past six years, the CWFF has become a venue catering to all genders and all types of comedy, including stand-up, improv, sketch, musical comedy, burlesque and forms yet to be categorized.
In addition, Leuenberger said she estimates only about 10 percent of Chicago stand-up comedians are women, meaning that CWFF is a rare opportunity for women to perform new material, network with other performers and appreciate each other’s work in a positive, accepting environment.
This year, 400 performers will perform 70 shows beginning Aug. 23 and running through Aug. 26. Leuenberger will perform a stand-up set at 10 p.m., Aug. 25, and then emcee for the rest of the hour.
Here are four other acts audiences shouldn’t miss at the CWFF:
Off Off Broadzway — A Chicago-based burlesque parody act that has been getting rave reviews for a decade.
Harpreet Sehmbi — a Toronto based stand-up comedian and improviser, graduate of Second City’s Conservatory, host of the Darjeelings of Comedy.
Anarchy: An Improvised Rock Opera – Exactly what the name suggests, a Chicago group of comedians who are also supremely talented musicians.
Salma Hindy — Received a Master’s in Biomedical Engineering, then hit the road from Toronto, touring North America as a stand-up comedian.
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Kamala Harris pledged to take executive action banning the importation of AR-15s
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iam4liberty
Perfect example of how neither these presedential candidates or the media have a clue regarding firearms.
https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/05/15/kamala-harris-ban-imports-assault-weapons-1324581?
Kamala Harris' next target: Banning AR-15-style assault weapons
Kamala Harris' expanded her unilateral crackdown on guns.
At a presidential campaign event Wednesday in New Hampshire, Harris pledged to take executive action
banning the importation of AR-15-style assault weapons — a move that came just three weeks after the California Democrat rolled out her sweeping gun-control proposal.
"When we look at the issue of assault weapons, let's be very clear: Assault weapons are designed to kill a lot of people in a very short period time," Harris said in Nashua. She added: "We cannot any longer afford to allow people to make this a partisan issue. Those guns, those assault weapons, do not discriminate and determine, OK, is the the person pointing it at a Democrat or a Republican. This can no longer be a partisan issue."
Harris — a former career prosecutor who appears intent on owning the gun issue in the crowded primary — said if Congress fails to pass stricter gun laws in her first 100 days as president, she would act on her own
Smurf Hunter
Re: Kamala Harris pledged to take executive action banning the importation of AR-15s
Aside from a few boutique European brands, I wasn't aware that AR-15 were even made any place overseas.
David in MN
Quote from: Smurf Hunter on May 16, 2019, 09:10:29 AM
If I'm not mistaken even the bigger Euro brands manufacture here because military contracts require American production as a security measure. But there could be some hinky thing about Belgian or Italian made components. You know how goofy firearm manufacture is.
I tried to dig into this. Kamela says some dumb things but she's a former prosecutor and often more sly than given credit for. But I can't find a reason she'd want to favor domestic production other than it's a very sly way of banning new AK imports. One of the de-facto gun bans iss to raise the price and simply price poor young people out. It's a clever strategy. The kid who can't afford a bells-and-whistles AR might get an AK and a can of spammo but if the option isn't there we lose an ally.
As an aside I grit my teeth when I hear that the AR is built to kill a lot of people quickly. I've got one of those and never once thought of killing with it. What runs through your head all day?It's the old Penn Gillette quip: People who want to ban guns know they can't handle the responsibility and assume the rest of us are the same.
Brands like Rock Island would also negative effect on this. I would not be surprised if she would also ban parts imports. Again targeting the low cost set as well. Hard guards and sights make them more dangerous, it has nothing to do with the user.
She’s a hardcore San Francisco liberal that’s as antigun as they come.
Stwood
Wut wuz dat Olie?
Maybe someone needs to fill her in on where these guns are made......
Apparently her council are idiots also
Ta know, it's hard to know whether to laugh at the sheer stupidity of some of the things coming out of progs' mouths these days, or get really riled up at the sheer audacity with which they are now exposing their anti-American, un-Constitutional true colors.
Personally, I think they all need a good object lesson studying the end of Benito Mussolini, and that photograph of Mussolini hanging upside down from a lamppost in a Turin gas station should be displayed in every room and office in the US Capitol complex - by law.
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FanFest: A Brief Look Back
FanFest signifies many things, but perhaps most importantly it means that the average temperature in KC will soon rise above one degree. It is the first major event of the year for the Kansas City Royals and soon the dominoes will continue to fall: players will report to Spring Training, Spring Training will soon be underway and Opening Day will quickly be upon us.
FanFest was “kicked off”, so to speak, with Royals Awards Night… and what a night indeed. When I first walked into the building I was in awe. It looked like the set up for the Grammy Awards or something. The powers that be really did a remarkable job. Last year was wonderful, but looked like a birthday party in comparison to the set up this year. There were fireworks, dancers, a big band and four Cy Young Award winners on hand. Not to mention several alumni from the 1985 World Series team in town to celebrate the 25th Anniversary!
The following two days were a whirlwind as Royals Mania consumed the Overland Park Convention Center. Now this is just a guess, but I’d have to say more than 20,000 items were given (or thrown) to fans off the Sprint Main Stage alone. There were contests, and dance offs, and autographs and of course, plenty of baseball talk.
As I hosted or co-hosted all of the forums at FanFest, I’d like to share what I think were some highlights of the two-day extravaganza.
First off, I learned that Trey Hillman has no forecast for his facial hair and that an article in Japan once stated that he grew facial hair so fast that he was like “Rip Van Winkle on speed.” He seemed very excited about the season but wanted to temper his enthusiasm and use caution as he was very excited about last year’s team too.
Dayton had some very good things to say as well. Mentioning that most likely Mike Moustakas will be invited to Major League camp and how big it was to sign Noel Arguelles in lieu of the offers from the Yankees and Red Sox. He credited that coup to the relationships that had been built by his staff. Very cool.
During the Outfielder’s panel we may have discovered the new host of The Mark Teahen Show. Josh Fields joked that “maybe the four of us who are here from Chicago can make up for one Mark Teahen.” Brian Anderson added, “My lifelong dream was to be a guest on the Mark Teahen Show.” Both Fields and Anderson seem to be pretty good guys, and I think KC will feel the same way soon enough.
The Infielders forum centered around Alex Gordon’s likeness to John Krasinski (Jim Halpert of “The Office”) and how he was ok with that because “he’s pretty good looking.” Also how poorly Zack Greinke finished in the Fantasy Football League and that Willie Bloomquist was Runner-up. Chris Getz’s hair stylings came up and Brian Anderson showed up during the Q&A in the audience to ask Getz how long it took him to get ready that morning. It was wild and fun and really cool to see how obvious the camaraderie and chemistry on this team already is.
The final panel of players to mention is of course the pitchers, and they were joined by their newly acquired backstop, Jason Kendall. I knew what everyone was clamoring to know so I launched right in, “Well Zack, let’s get to what everyone wants to hear about, talk to us about your addiction to the World of Warcraft, what character do you play, class, race, etc?” Needless to say Zack can be tough to read sometimes and I wasn’t sure if he was going to totally shut me down, walk off stage, or what. Fans love Zack Greinke for a lot of reasons, I love him because the guy is so honest and uncensored and just shoots you straight. “I’m getting bad right now because I’m a Warlock and I think they’re getting nerfed right now,” he said. Awesome. Zack isn’t the only WOW fan on the pitching staff but the other guys were pretty mum on account of, according to Zack, their wives displeasure with WOW. When an audience member asked “who do you not like to face?” Gil Meche remembered how Pujols took him deep last year on a 3-2 change-up on the heels of 2 chest high fastballs, and then came my favorite comment from Jason Kendall, “Next time we face him we’ll have to make him uncomfortable.” Nice. Banny, Davies and Hoch all seemed in fine form and mentioned, along with Gil Meche, that they all feel great and are anxious for Spring Training to begin.
I’m glad they are anxious, I am too.
Go Royals.
Posted on January 19, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Filed in: Dailies
Tags: Brian Anderson, Cy Young, FanFest, Gil Meche, Kansas City Royals, Mark Teahen, Mike Moustakas, Opening Day, Royals Awards Night, Spring Training, Trey Hillman, Willie Bloomquist
Off-Season Royals Fun
As the weather turns colder and baseball season has officially come to a close, I’m often asked if I’m enjoying my break. I suppose it’s natural to think that once the Royals stop playing my work is done, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The people in charge are always working on something.
First off, those with the power have already been working long and hard to put together some incredible things for Royals fans to enjoy in the off-season. On January 14th, I will once again be hosting the Royals Awards Night, which is an incredible banquet honoring those players that did outstanding work in the organization during the 2009 season. I don’t want to give too much away about the event that’s being planned, but let’s just say it will indeed be an event.
Awards Night is just a perfect way to kick off a busy Royals weekend. On Friday and Saturday, January 15th and 16th, we officially kick off our 3rd annual FanFest. I’ve sat in on a few meetings and FanFest 2010 is going to blow last year out of the water. Activities, players to meet, autographs to get and oh yeah, tons of FREE STUFF! So make sure you join us at the Overland Park Convention Center. As always, all ticket proceeds benefit Royals Charities, so you’re getting your baseball fix and doing a good deed at the same time. When was the last time you could say that?
Also, some of you may know that in addition to being the Royals Emcee, I’m actually an actor by profession and my work with the Royals is just a fraction of all the work that I’ve been fortunate enough to do. It’s always a good idea to stay sharp in front of a live crowd and the good folks at the American Heartland Theatre in Crown Center are helping me out with that one. I am currently starring in their adaptation of the classic drama “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,” running 8 times a week through December 27th. I feel so lucky to have rediscovered that great story with such a wonderful ensemble of the finest talent in Kansas City. What more could you want for the holidays?
Well, I suppose that’s that’s it for now. Keep an eye on Royals.com for more info about FanFest and Awards Night. And be sure to get your tickets to the American Heartland Theatre’s production of It’s A Wonderful Life. Pitchers and Catchers report on February 17th. Hey, that’s just three months away… Go Royals!
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2015 Result:
Conservative: 25246 (44.4%)
Labour: 19868 (35%)
Lib Dem: 3407 (6%)
Green: 1919 (3.4%)
UKIP: 5734 (10.1%)
Independent: 54 (0.1%)
Others: 572 (1%)
MAJORITY: 5378 (9.5%)
Category: Marginal Conservative seat
Geography: Yorkshire and the Humber, West Yorkshire.
Main population centres:
Current MP
JASON MCCARTNEY (Conservative) Born 1968, Harrogate. Former RAF Officer and ITV Yorkshire news & sport presenter. First elected as MP for Colne Valley in 2010.
Con: 20440 (37%)
Lab: 14589 (26%)
LDem: 15603 (28%)
BNP: 1893 (3%)
Oth: 2771 (5%)
MAJ: 4837 (9%)
GRN: 1081 (2%)
Oth: 917 (2%)
MAJ: 4639 (10%)
*There were boundary changes after 2005
JASON MCCARTNEY (Conservative) See above.
JANE EAST (Labour) Educated at University of Wales. International development program manager.
CAHAL BURKE (Liberal Democrat) Born 1977. Educated at Huddersfield University. College lecturer. Kirklees councillor.
MELANIE ROBERTS (UKIP) Bookseller. Contested Colne Valley 2010.
CHAS BALL (Green) Contested Colne Valley 2010.
PAUL SALVESON (Yorkshire First) Educated at Salford University. Kirklees councillor 2012-2013 for the Labour party. Contested Professor, writer and former railway worker. Awarded the MBE for services to the railway in 2009.
MELODIE STANIFORTH (no description) Contested Colne Valley 1992, 1997, Richmond Yorks 2001, Sedgefield 2005 for the Monster Raving Loony Party.
Archived 2010 Election Guide Page
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Comments - 233 Responses on “Colne Valley”
stephenpt
The latest Ashcroft and the changes since his March figures:
Con 37 +4
Lab 35 +3
UKIP 11 N/C
L/Dem 8 -4
Green 6 -4
Other 2 N/C
Of note that despite UKIPs vote being unchanged and only the Lib Dem and Green votes being squeezed, the Conservatives retain and slightly expand their lead. Labour appears to be running out of potential tactical votes.
All however within the margin of error.
It’s interesting to see how well the Conservative vote has stood up and that Labour is still behind despite a frankly astonishing collapse in the Liberal Democrat vote.
Going on the Ashcroft poll this could still be a surprise Labour gain.
I’m surprised to see the Lib Dems fall that far back though.
That fall in the LD vote gives them hope in seats they are defending… They need all the other seats to be at or below 8%…
And the fact that votes are falling in seats like this while the national vote is static means it must be going up somewhere else…
But note the Lib Dem vote is not going to Labour in seats like this….
When Richard Wainwright won this seat for the first time in 1966 he squeezed the Tory vote down to 8.4%! Traditional Lib Dem voters here are not Labour leaning.
It will be interesting to see if they hold the council seats they won here in 2014… Quite possibly yes…
But Andrew – and I suspect you are aware of this – the current seat may share the name but has little in common with that which Richard Wainwright won in 1966.
The pre 1983 boundary changes completely changed to seat by removing the Saddleworth villages and adding some of the most upmarket areas of Huddersfield. Wainwright started the 1983 election technically in 3rd place and did remarkably well to “gain” the seat, albeit in a favourable climate.
If the old boundaries had been retained, this seat would probably have been continuously held by the Liberals and Liberal Democrats since 1974.
@StephenPT
Yes, I realised it changed from safe labour (in the absence of Richard Wainwright) to Lab-Con marginal (in the absence of Richard Wainwright)… It is interesting how Labour and the Tories kept swapping places after 1989 with the Lib Dems getting 24% in 3rd place… Then in 2010 they managed to break back into second, just…
I was fascinated to see that in the 1950’s the Liberals and Tories seem to have had a pact to try and get Labour out (without success), fighting alternate elections! Violet Bonham-Carter fought it in 1951, grandmother of Helena!
And more importantly she was the daughter of the great Herbert Henry Asquith.
She was also one of Churchill’s oldest friends and according to Roy Jenkin’s biography, Winston squared it with the local Conservative association that they would not run a candidate against her.
And going further back this was the constituency of Philip Snowden, Labours luckless first chancellor, and Victor Grayson, the early firebrand Socialist who “disappeared” in 1920.
Its a seat with a cracking history!
Ah, I am reading about 1951! Churchill arranged for the Tories not to stand against Violet Bonham-Carter, his great friend (well, he almost married her, apparently!)
The next election the Liberals did not stand, and then Richard Wainwright appeared in 1959, coming 3rd…
They don’t make politicians like Richard Wainwright and Violet Bonham Carter (daughter of Asquith) any more…
ah Sorry! I was writing the same as you! (but had to look it up!)
There is another interesting link between Violet Bonham-Carter and Roy Jenkins. The latter of course wrote what is still probably the stand out biography of her father. During the course of doing so, he unearthed the now famous correspondence between Asquith and the young Venetia Stanley. She was a friend of Venetia’s and had been unaware of the letters and was horrified by their intimate tone. At her request, he held back some of the extracts he had used in his original draft, but following her death, subsequent editions of the biography reverted to the original text,
ah yes, fascinating story
Like Lloyd George and Frances Stevenson (although that affair lasted for 30 years and they married when Lloyd George was 80!
Am I right in thinking that the planned HS2 route goes through this constituency, and Mr McCartney voted in favour of it?
lexboz1310
JACKMASTER; I don’t think that HS2 goesdirectly through Colne Valley as currently planned, but Jason McCartney has certainly been an enthusiastic supporter of it.
The LibDems have clearly given this seat up as no hope from the off. Last election, they fought a strong campaign, but still came nowhere near, this time around, I haven’t had an election communication from them yet.
ANDREW111; the council seats the LibDems won in the constituency in 2014 were all ones where they had a sitting councillor. In the same wards this time around, there are no LD defending candidates, 2 Tories and 1 Labour. I can see them taking the Colne Valley council seat and perhaps Lindley where there is a split Conservative vote, but Golcar off Labour on GE day will be much harder.
My inclination remains that this will be a Conservative hold with a majority of just under 1000.
Lexboz:
Thanks for the local info! I am moving to Kirklees (Mirfield) shortly and I guess I should take an interest in what goes on on the Council!
Shaun Bennett
Conservative Hold. 2,000 majority. Labour 2nd.
No problem. I think Mirfield is safe Conservative for the council.
Was at the final hustings at Marsden Mechanics Hall, well-attended with ~200 there. The most impressive candidate on the night was Yorkshire First’s Paul Salveson. All the others made good points at times. I find it difficult to warm to Jane East, even though I’ll probably end up voting for her.
Frederic Stansfield
This seat is probably moving towards the Conservatives for demographic reasons; but Labour should be expecting to win it if they are expecting an overall majority. But actually they don’t seem to be expecting this seat.
May 1st, 2015 at 4:23 pm
Back home after a long weekend in Wirral West and there continues to be a marked contrast between the two; Wirral lots of political activity, Colne Valley, no evidence of canvassing my address [sorry you were out/candidate called today cards etc]. election communication from Jason McCartney, who’s ahead in the number of leaflets delivered anyway. Wonder if there will be an eve of poll one from Jane East. Still doesn’t feel like a key marginal.
Labour did manage a day of poll leaflet, though it arrived after I’d left for work.
Very quiet at the polling station, a contrast from 2010 where I had to queue for 10 minutes for a ballot paper.
Cons 44.4 (+7.5)
Lab 35.0 (+8.6)
UKIP 10.1 (+8.0)
LD 6.0 (-22.2)
Gre 3.4 (+1.8)
Con majority 5378
Pretty much as you were regarding the Con-Lab battle. Appalling Lib Dem performance, even by the standards of 2015.
This is still a seat Labour needs if they are to win a majority, but in which they will have struggle to maintain their position as the seat becomes increasingly commuterland.
Yes- I agree, Frederic. The Conservative vote share in May was the highest it has been in this version of the seat.
I think that his voting record shows Jason McCartney is not just lobby-fodder and his local roots may have boosted his support above any national swing. However the seat is certainly trending Tory and barring any mishaps I could see him holding it comfortably at future elections.
The demise of the LibDem vote is not such a surprise. In 2010, it was effectively a target with a lot of resources poured in, to very little effect. In that context, they did nothing in this election save an election address and saved their deposit, suggesting some of their traditional core vote remains.
The Boundary Commission is proposing to bring this seat up to quota by bringing in a small area from South Yorkshire. They claim that this is acceptable because the area has good road links.
Really?! As its name implies, this seat consists of valleys West of Huddersfield. As a consequence its road system consists of roads going East-West up the Colne Valley and adjacent valleys e.g. to Meltham.. They are ordinary roads, not dual carraiageways, and they are subject to speed restrictions, particularly between Huddersfield and Marsden.
If you want to go North-South in this constituency the likelihood is that you will have to go over hilltops between adjacent valleys, and the roads for this are definitely not good. On occasion, it will be easier to go into Huddersfield and out again.
September 13th, 2016 at 9:38 pm
That may be true but what’s the alternative boundary wise?
Unfortunately, the new, restrictive, quotas make it difficult to come up with sensible proposals fro a hilly but industrial /residential area like this. And Colne Valley is a historically significant seat which few people would wish to abolish.
I hope the local political parties will be able to put forward improvements to the proposals.
Pro-Brexit MP in a constituency where the referendum result was close to 50/50. In the current climate, it’s hard to see anything other than an increased majority for Jason McCartney with the Lib Dems regaining third place from UKIP.
April 21st, 2017 at 6:19 pm
Had my first election leaflet from the Tories. Only 4 mentions of Strong and Stable Leadership, could do better!
With a week to go, still very quiet here. 2 Lib Dem leaflets, one each for Labour and the Conservatives, nothing yet from the Greens and Independent. I live fairly near to the Labour candidate, so no surprise most of the posters around are red. No canvassers that I’ve come across here. A few hustings meetings, will attend my nearest in Marsden on Monday, but it’s not really feeling like a GE is underway at all.
June 1st, 2017 at 7:20 pm
Cheesus
Might have jumped the gun with Shipley but Colne Valley has definitely gone Labour..
Utterly delighted that Thelma won.
Surprised at this one tbh. I voted Lib Dem, whose vote was squeezed significantly, but as long as Thelma Walker does a decent job will resort to tactical voting next election. Which I really hope isn’t for a while.
Congratualtions to Labour here.
Colne Valley has a political history all of its own; but Labour did well to get over the line this time.
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MLF changes tune on Kingship, adopts Republicanism
Published: 10 September 2018 | by Dr Mpiyezwe Churchill Guduza
Good morning baka Mthwakazi ondlela zimhlophe. This morning it is important to again remind you that you all have a duty in filling the gaps in the Draft Constitution. For instance a friend of mine who is also the Secretary for International Relations for the Mthwakazi Liberation Front who is based in New Zealand commented that education is normally a competency of the central government, in our case the Federal Republic rather than of Districts.
This of course does not mean that he is correct. We have to put that observation to test against a number of educational systems of the world to determine its validity. There must be an area that you too can identify as a gap in the draft that requires attention and scrutiny. I myself will have a look at the issue of traditional leaders in light of the noises that were made in the recent past. This is because I do not believe that the Constitutional Principles of a Federal Republic could ever impose a single kingship to the people as diverse as those of Mthwakazi.
We have for example seen the contestation among three bulls all claiming the kingship of Mthwakazi. All these three bulls trace their claim to one historic family tree which is no longer relevant in the context of the diversity that comprises the peoples of Mthwakazi today. There is nothing wrong with such claims if they are specific to certain language groupings of Mthwakazi, in this case the Ndebele people.
But when they stray to cover everybody, myself included, the Nambya, Sotho, Venda and others, they become self-imposing kingship politics that have no place in a Federal Mthwakazi.
I myself am a Kalanga and therefore a descendant of Mambo. There is no way a Khumalo would become my king as contemplated by the three bulls. What if the Tongas or Nambyas demand their own kingship, the Federal Mthwakazi would not and will not deny them that which is consistent with their makeup.
In summary therefore, I myself envisage a Federal Republic of Mthwakazi that will have diverse chiefs and kings, just like in present day South Africa where Zulu people have their king, the Xhosa people there and so too all different ethnic and national groupings. These engagements or debates are essential to the establishment of a Mthwakazi that will become a permanent home and future of our children and generations to come. It is in terms of the above that I encourage you to look again at the Draft Constitution and fill in those existing gaps so that we craft a Constitution that all of us and generations to come can be proud of. I thank you. Vuka Mthwakazi, Vuka. Mayihlome ihlasele. Mayibuye iMthwakazi.
From the MLF PRESIDENT
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Street credibility essential to state efforts to grow high-tech industry | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Posted on: Tuesday, December 10, 2002
HI. TECH
Street credibility essential to state efforts to grow high-tech industry
By John Duchemin
Advertiser Staff Writer
Hawai'i technology on public radio
Hear The Advertiser's John Duchemin and the latest Hawai'i technology news every Wednesday on Think Tech Hawai'i, 5 to 6 p.m. on Hawai'i Public Radio KIPO FM 89.3, with hosts Jay Fidell and Gordon Bruce.
TOMORROW: "Consumer Tech Gadgets for the Holidays," with guests John Bingaman of CompUSA and Ed Sneider of Circuit City.
Phone lines will be open for comments or questions about Hawai'i's tech industry. On O'ahu, call 941-3689. From the Neighbor Islands, call toll-free (877) 941-3689.
December 18:"Desktops and Laptops, What's it to be in 2003?"
Proponents of the technology industry hope Gov. Linda Lingle will take a radically different approach from the previous governor when she appoints key high-tech officials.
In the Cayetano administration, those tasked with overseeing the growth of the technology industry often had little or no technology background.
But they often had close connections to top Democratic party and cabinet officials, or long careers in government.
The state's former top technology official, Cayetano special assistant Joseph Blanco, was a real estate developer who was appointed to the University of Hawai'i Board of Regents by Gov. John Waihee. Blanco became the first-ever "tech czar" after serving several years on Cayetano's staff.
His high-tech experience: Zero.
The head of the High Technology Development Corp., Nola Miyasaki, was appointed to her position after a career as a private-practice lawyer and some time as a special assistant to Cayetano on high-tech affairs. Miyasaki was a top-notch golfer who almost turned pro. But her previous technology experience is limited to a bachelor's degree in biology from Stanford University.
One of Blanco's key assistants, Clarita Barretto, was a protegé of former DBEDT director Seiji Naya, under whom she earned her doctorate in economics while he was a professor at UH. She was transferred from DBEDT to help Blanco create a strategy to build the high-tech sector. Her previous technology experience was as minimal as that of Blanco or Miyasaki.
These officials' lack of high-tech credentials says nothing about their intelligence, skills and dedication. But technology industry advocates frequently, and reasonably, argue that good intentions alone don't create an industry from scratch.
The industry seeks an experienced, visionary leader who is already well versed in high tech issues and problems, has off-island industry contacts, and knows Linux from Unix but who can also play the political game and help the government appreciate the value of, and therefore work to help, small start-up technology firms.
In other words, a technogeek with people skills.
The Cayetano administration didn't have such a person, and as a result its pro-technology efforts suffered from a dearth of street credibility. Blanco, to his credit, was well-versed in the mechanics of the Act 221 high-tech tax incentives, which were similar to the state's existing low-income housing credits. But he was forced to spend far too much time fending off critics and defending his record as an industry advocate.
That's not what high-tech Hawai'i needs as it attempts to create a world-class name for itself.
The tech community thus hopes the Lingle administration will consult with them before replacing Blanco.
Lingle has not said whether she will appoint a replacement tech czar, or find another way to achieve Blanco's former mission. But high-tech advocates have reason to hope she is listening to their concerns. The governor has promised to bring in someone who doesn't just know the right people but also knows tech.
If she does so, her avowed "new beginning for Hawai'i" will seem one baby-step closer, at least for one industry.
Reach John Duchemin at jduchemin@honoluluadvertiser.com or at 525-8062.
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Sri Lanka to probe 2011 Cricket World Cup final defeat
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s sports minister gave his support Wednesday for an investigation into the country’s controversial 2011 World Cup loss against India, amid fresh allegations of match fixing. The South Asian nation lost the World Cup decider by six wickets at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, stunning the cricket-mad island. Then ...
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Rooney blames Hodgson for England Euro woe
By AFP, London
02nd-Aug-2016
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Wayne Rooney has blamed England's Euro 2016 humiliation on Roy Hodgson's unsuccessful selection gamble.
Hodgson made six changes for England's final group match against Slovakia and the subsequent goalless draw cost England first place in their group.
England captain Rooney was one of those rested by Hodgson and the Manchester United forward says the loss of momentum caused by Hodgson's decision was instrumental in the team's stunning last 16 defeat against minnows Iceland.
"I wouldn't have rested six players. It's more than half the team. It was a gamble and it didn't pay off," Rooney told the Daily Mail on Monday.
"We had lost momentum from the Slovakia game and tournament football is about confidence. You get that from winning.
"We didn't play great in the friendlies, but we won. So you try to build, even from before the tournament, but we couldn't get that consistency once it began.
"It was Roy's decision to make changes against Slovakia and either way, the team he put out should have been able to win. But, right or wrong, I wanted to play and I can't deny that."
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xDeathstarx Bio
Eric Gregson - vocals Jason Keller - vocals J.R. Bermuda - vocals Ryan Gregson - guitar Ryan Force - guitar Manny - bass Nick Smith- drums
With an all out attack that no one can rival, headcount no one dares challenge and a message no one can resist, prepare for the xDEATHSTARx. Eight members strong and three singers up on everyone else, xDEATHSTARx heils from the utopian land of Redlands, California, where your friends are your family, IBC root beer replaces Budweiser, a church called Titheme houses a service full of hardcore kids, Thanksgiving is celebrated with a ThanksVegan feast and C-lo gets rolled in exchange for tattoos.
xDEATHSTARx opened the floodgates in summer of 2002 after releasing their five-song demo, "Beware of the xDEATHSTARx" in 2003. The energy of their live performance and brutal musical style has put them at the forefront of the already booming So-Cal hardcore scene. Blending the sounds of At the Gates, Disembodied, and Hatebreed with lyrics that mirror their philosophy of positive living and heart-felt scene experience, their anthems are undeniably fierce, and so is their vision. This band is on a warpath to mark their place in the world. They bring a vast collective of musicianship to create a wall of sound that will leave you ravaged yet uplifted.
xDEATHSTARx kicked off summer 2006 by recording their debut Facedown release at Trax East Studios in May after playing the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest in Worchester, MA. Their highly anticipated cd “We Are The Threat” hits streets in February ’07.
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Durex Vinyl In-Sync
Duncan Macleod May 9, 2012
Durex, the Reckitt Benckiser condom brand, launched Performax Intense in the UK in the lead up to Valentine’s Day 2012 with “In Sync”, a television and interactive advertising campaign. The TV ad shows two turntables, one male, one female, each playing Marvin Gaye’s track “Let’s Get It On” at different speeds. Slowly, with encouragement, the turntables are sped up or slowed down to produce a coherent sound, emulating the “Slows Him Down” and “Speeds Her Up” effect of the condom.
Click on the image below to play the Durex Vinyl commercial in YouTube
A In-Sync Facebook game, “How In-Sync Are You”, featured well-known tracks that consumers needed to speed up or slow down in order to hear them correctly. Couples needed to stay in-sync for 10 seconds to prove their “virtual connection”, determined by a cross-fader mechanism, to get to the next level.
The In-Sync campaign was developed at Euro RSCG London by executive creative director Mick Mahoney, creative director Brendan Wilikins, art director Fabio Abram, copywriter Braulio Kuwarara, agency producer Katy Dell.
Filming was shot by directors Si & Ad via Academy Films.
Filed under: Commercials, Interactive, Reckitt Benckiser
Tagged: Academy Films, Euro RSCG, Euro RSCG London, Havas Worldwide, Havas Worldwide London, Si & Ad
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Mr. Plow Premiere “Shaolin Cowboy” Video
Posted in Bootleg Theater on May 30th, 2019 by JJ Koczan
You know who really likes Mr. Plow? Me, that’s who. And I’ll give you an example of why. The Texas-based heavy rockers have a new video for the song “Shaolin Cowboy,” which is taken from their 2018 album, Maintain Radio Silence (review here), and if you put it in, the charm is immediate. Dudes are sitting around a table, playing Dungeons and Dragons — as one does — and there’s a moment right after guitarist/vocalist Jeremy Stone‘s badass hippie mom offers fresh-baked cinnamon rolls to the assembled group where she says she’ll be in her bedroom watching her stories.
It’s 33 seconds into the clip, and pay attention to the left side of the screen, as the archquester in the red polo shirt — bassist Greg Green — is drinking presumably not-mead from a stein and just as the scene cuts away, he looks at the camera and is so clearly about to burst out laughing that he’s only saved by clever editing. That’s the whole thing, right there. Don’t get me wrong, the song is right on and the video that follows is clever and funny and does exactly what it means to do, but that single moment shows exactly where Mr. Plow are coming from. There’s never been any pretense in their work, or any kind of snobbish microgenre posturing. These are dudes having fun playing heavy rock and roll with songs about stuff they think is cool. That’s it. They’re a rock band.
One has to imagine there were multiple outtakes of “Shaolin Cowboy” — the comic the song is named after also makes an appearance early — especially as Metal Merlin shows up and transforms said cinnamon-roll-mom into Doomstress‘ own Doomstress Alexis, and then the two of them setting about whipping the band into rock and roll shape like some kind of ’80s movie montage, culminating in the band playing a gig at Houston’s own Rudyard‘s with a packed room, a celebratory high-five shared between Merlin and Alexis, a record deal, and even — as though just to underscore that they got it all right in the end — guitarist/vocalist Justin Waggoner wearing a The Obelisk t-shirt, which I assure you I didn’t know about when I agreed to host the premiere of the video, but which I very much appreciate just the same.
Wait, video premiere?
Yeah, that’s why we’re here. What did you think this was about, fun and games?
And with the assurance that someone in Mr. Plow will get that reference, I’ll gladly leave you with the clip for “Shaolin Cowboy,” laced with charm and easter eggs, a Lemmy tramp stamp on drummer Cory Cousins, and much more waiting to be beheld.
So behold:
Mr. Plow, “Shaolin Cowboy” official video premiere
Mr. Plow formed in 1997 when Kyuss and Fu Manchu were blowing out speakers in car systems across the land. When the term “stonerrock” was joining the lexicon for music writers who needed a category for riff-based rock that was tuned down and turned up. The band were influenced heavily by the times, but sought a different direction lyrically–instead of dark and evil, they went for pop-culture references and hooky riffs. Mr. Plow was way less about skulls and satanic imagery, and way more about good times that would be the soundtrack for summer trips to the beach or skatepark.
Mr. Plow is:
Justin Waggoner: guitar/vocals
Jeremy Stone: guitar/vocals
Greg Green: bass
Cory Cousins: drums
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Doomstress Premiere “Burning Lotus” from Sleep Among the Dead out May 10
Posted in audiObelisk, Reviews on May 1st, 2019 by JJ Koczan
Texas four-piece Doomstress make their full-length debut with Sleep Among the Dead on May 10 through DHU Records (LP) and Ripple Music (CD), and if it feels like it’s been an extra-long wait for the album’s arrival, that’s probably a result of all the touring the band has done since getting together in 2016. To the best of my recollection they haven’t gone out for two months at a time or anything like that, but there’s been a steady chipping away at various Stateside regions that’s kept momentum well on their side as they’ve issued engaging-if-frustratingly-not-an-LP releases like 2017’s The Second Rite (discussed here) and 2016’s Supernatural Kvlt Sounds (discussed here) EPs, and along with slots at fests like Descendants of Crom and Maryland Doom Fest, SXSW and others, they’ve done a lot of the kind of preliminary work that would go into supporting a record before even having the record to support. Sleep Among the Dead, obviously, flips that scenario, and arrives not late but right on time with seven tracks and 41 minutes of right on Lone Star doom rock that shows the band’s foundations in acts like Well of Souls and Project Armageddon in its early riffing on “Bitter Plea” or “Burning Lotus” and uses that uptempo initial thrust to launch a more varied exploration of mood and impact. As their lineup has solidified with bassist/vocalist Doomstress Alexis, guitarists Brandon Johnson and Matt Taylor, and drummer Tomasz Scull (Sparrowmilk, ex-Venomin James), the band has clearly grown more confident in their approach, as can be heard in the tempo drawback of “Dreaming Spider,” which follows the opening one-two punch and begins to introduce the breadth of the album’s full scope.
So be it. Band has worked. Band has album. Great. When it comes to what distinguishes Doomstress from the multitudes who also might fit that generalized description, one doesn’t have to look far. The guitar work on “Bitter Plea” and even more on “Burning Lotus” might take a listen or two to sink in, but ultimately serves as the heart of Sleep Among the Dead, and in kind with Alexis‘ voice — itself more assured and melodic than it’s yet been on a recording and a vital instrument
put to welcome use here — the guitars drive the songs forward. That’s not to take away from Scull‘s drumming or Alexis‘ bass work, obviously, but there’s a willingness to engage with heavy metal in the melodic sensibility that is purely Texan throughout, and it’s introduced early, but manifests even in the later leads of centerpiece “Your God is Blind” and the righteously grandiose hook of “Bones and Rust,” even as the title line is delivered at the end in harmonized layers that should be taken by the band as a blueprint for future intent — I don’t usually say shit like that, but it works really well and is not an idea to be left alone. This amalgam of doom, heavy rock and metal isn’t necessarily revolutionary, but it’s more than enough to give Sleep Among the Dead an identity of its own and leave the lasting impression of being what the EPs and steady touring were building toward — the album itself something of a payoff, never mind the chugging apex in the 7:53 penultimate cut “Apathetic Existence,” with a Sabbath-via-C.O.C. swing brought to bear after a doomly opening worthy of reminder that Doomstress‘ home state once produced Solitude Aeturnus.
As “Bitter Plea” and “Burning Lotus” set Sleep Among the Dead forth with uptempo thrust and a fervent rocking vibe, “Apathetic Existence” and the subsequent closing title-track bring the record down, way down, to its darker finish. There’s still plenty of guitar theatrics, and the chug in both songs ties them together effectively, but Doomstress leave little question about their intent that the record should push further into the ground as it goes, perhaps living up to its title in its realization through the listening process. That atmosphere is a further example of the real takeaway from Sleep Among the Dead as a whole, which is that Doomstress are not screwing around. Their level of craft, in terms of construction of this material and its execution, is well beyond the “first record” expectation of a band getting their feet wet or figuring out their sound. Doomstress are past that, and they took the hard way around, honing their approach on tour. That’s admirable, but the record would still need to stand up on its own, and so it’s doubly fortunate that Sleep Among the Dead does precisely that, answering the anticipation of its landing with a collection that’s dramatic without pretense, showy without indulgence and that despite the simmering performances throughout, still puts the songs first. Will Doomstress go on to outclass it? Maybe. They’ll have their work cut out for them in that regard, but that hasn’t stopped them yet. What’s more important for the time being is that Doomstress set themselves up for a big moment of arrival with their full-length debut, and Sleep Among the Dead lives up to that and then some.
My pleasure today to host the premiere of “Burning Lotus.” Please dig in on the player below.
And enjoy:
Sleep Among The Dead by Doomstress
Doomstress Alexis on “Burning Lotus”:
“This was a rad one to work out in the studio, Tomasz really crushed it with that drum pattern and how it builds into the verse when the vocals kick in! It’s just a ripper of a track and top it all off with killer solos by Matt and special guest solo by Kent Stump of Wo Fat.”
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Doomstress is:
Doomstress Alexis – Bass/Vocals
Brandon Johnson – Guitar
Matt Taylor – Guitar
Tomasz Scull – Drums
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Tags: DHU Records, Doomstress, Doomstress Sleep Among the Dead, Houston, Ripple Music, Sleep Among the Dead, Texas
Doomstress to Release Sleep Among the Dead LP April 30
Posted in Whathaveyou on March 20th, 2019 by JJ Koczan
Fair enough to call Doomstress‘ debut album awaited since their second EP, The Second Rite (discussed here) came out in 2017 and they were already touring hard at that point. They stopped at some point last year long enough to record Sleep Among the Dead, however, and DHU Records and Ripple Music will have it out on vinyl and CD this Spring, respectively. Preorders for the LPs start on March 29, which is astonishingly not that long from now, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a song or two surfaced before the album itself shows up a month later. The art comes courtesy of Goatess Doomwych, and the tracklisting has been unveiled as well — you’ll note “Bitter Plea” included from the 2017 EP — and it seems like only a matter of time before the four-piece get back out on the road to support it, so stay tuned.
Info from the PR wire:
Doomstress to release debut full length album “Sleep Among the Dead” April 30th Walpurgisnacht
After releasing a 7″ in 2016 and a Split with Cleveland’s Sparrowmilk on DHU Records in 2017, the time has come for Doomstress to release their full length debut album titled “Sleep Among the Dead” on Limited Edition vinyl through DHU Records and on CD through Ripple Music respectively in this, The New Year of Heavy MMXIX.
“Sleep Among the Dead” was recorded amid the hectic and tense live touring schedule in 2018, and that intensity and raw energy you will hear and feel as you press play on this bad mother.
Musically and lyrically drawing from many wells of the dark side of life, personal experiences and the ever present doomed real world events, making this a deep seated Heavy Metal Doom monster from start to finish, mark my words!
Artwork for “Sleep Among the Dead” is done by the ever great Goatess Doomwych who also did the artwork for the Split with Sparrowmilk, side Doomstress, and it is a powerful piece.
Pre orders for the Doomstress – “Sleep Among the Dead” Limited Edition vinyl will go live Friday March 29th at 7PM CET
Official release date April 30th Walpurgisnacht
Available in following Editions:
-Burning Lotus Edition
(DHU Exclusive)
Limited to 90 copies
Single sleeve w/ 3mm spine
Flooded in black
Black polylined innersleeves
Double sided full color inlay
Artwork by Goatess Doomwych
Hand numbered DHU Exclusive card
Comes on Green/White Cornetto effect w/ Purple and Black Splatter 12″ vinyl
-Bones & Rust Edition
Limited to 150 copies
Comes on Oxblood w/ Silver Splatter 12″ vinyl
-Test Press
Alternate artwork by Goatess Doomwych
White polylined innersleeves
Hand numbered
Hand stamped
Deluxe PVC sleeve
Black 12″ vinyl
Doomstress – Sleep Among the Dead (DHU032)
A1. Bitter Plea
A2. Burning Lotus
A3. Dreaming Spider
A4. Your God is Blind
B1. Bones and Rust
B2. Apathetic Existence
B3. Sleep Among the Dead
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Doomstress, “Bitter Plea” official video
Doomstress Touring to Descendants of Crom, Doomed & Stoned and Heavy Mash Fests
Posted in Whathaveyou on September 21st, 2018 by JJ Koczan
Science tells us that if you’ve got three festival appearances in the span of about two weeks, you should probably just make a tour of it. Accordingly, Texas heavybringers Doomstress are setting out on Sept. 25 for a round of shows that will take them to Descendants of Crom in Pittsburgh, Doomed and Stoned in Indianapolis and Heavy Mash in their home state. They’ll start out in Connecticut on the run and head into the Midwest for gigs in Michigan and Wisconsin and Missouri en route to finishing Oct. 13 in Arlington. Having had the chance earlier this year to see them at Maryland Doom Fest (review here), I’ll confirm they put on a killer set, though to be honest with the amount of touring they’ve put in at this point for a band who don’t yet have a full-length out, they damn well better.
And speaking of — Hey Doomstress, how ’bout a record, one of these days?
Maybe we’ll get there in 2019. Until then, there are fests to hit:
Doomstress fall tour run will see the band playing 3 fests as well as dates w/Windhand, Satan’s Satyrs, Come to Grief & Sierra. The band continues to expand their tour reach and will play their 1st shows in the upper northeast.
Doomstress is also officially announcing the inclusion of touring guitarist Matt Taylor as a full member of the band on this tour and the trio will be joined by Spike the Percussionist (of Fiddle Witch & the Demons of Doom) handling drum duties for this tour.
9/25 New London, CT @ 33 Golden St.
9/27 Scranton, PA w/ Come to Grief & Curse the Son
9/28 Pittsburgh, PA @ Descendants of Crom Fest
9/29 Detroit, MI @ w/Sierra & Lucid Furs
9/30 Grand Rapids, MI @ w/Sierra
10/2 Milwaukee, WS @ Cactus Club
10/4 St. Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
10/5 Indianapolis, IN @ Doomed & Stoned Fest 3
10/10 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall w/Windhand & Satan’s Satyrs
10/13 Arlington, TX @ Division Brewing – Heavy Mash Fest
Tags: DHU Records, Doomstress, Doomstress The Second Rite, Houston, NoSlip Records, Texas, The Second Rite
Review & Full Album Stream: Mr. Plow, Maintain Radio Silence
Posted in audiObelisk, Reviews on August 8th, 2018 by JJ Koczan
[Click play above to stream Mr. Plow’s Maintain Radio Silence in its entirety. It’s out Aug. 10 on Ripple Music.]
Can you ever really know what to expect from a band after a 12-year absence? Sure, Houston’s Mr. Plow played sporadic local shows every now and again in between, but their last album, the self-released Kurt Vonnegut tribute Asteroid 25399 (discussed here), came out in 2006. I don’t know that they were ever broken up in the sense of making a public statement to that effect, but guitarist/vocalist Justin Waggoner went on to form Sanctus Bellum a few years back and it seemed like Mr. Plow, who had issued their first two albums — Head On and Cock Fights and Pony Racin’ — in 2000 and 2003, respectively, were yet another casualty of the pre-social media age of heavy rock.
In May 2017, the band announced a return with Cory Cousins of Sanctus Bellum (also Blues Funeral) taking over on drums, Waggoner, and original bassist Greg Green and guitarist/vocalist Jeremy Stone. They subsequently signed to Ripple Music and one has been looking forward to their fourth record, Maintain Radio Silence, ever since. And they’ve obviously been eager as well. Cousins doesn’t even give a full four-count on his hi-hat before opener “Sigil” kicks in. He only gets to two. But 12 years is not a short amount of time.
I’ll cop to being a Mr. Plow fan gladly, but even so, there were a few things it seemed fair to anticipate on Maintain Radio Silence. Straightforward songwriting has always been an asset for the band, and they’ve always had a full, natural sound on their records. The latest is no exception. With eight tracks and 40 minutes, Mr. Plow hit the standard easily — there were more songs recorded than wound up on the final LP; “Paxton,” “Southbound,” “Spark Arrester” and “Million Bucks” were on an earlier version that temporarily made its way out on Bandcamp — and aren’t through the aforementioned leadoff before they’ve dropped their first signature-style hook with Waggoner‘s gravely vocal up front as backed by Stone.
Their fuzz carries a familiar grit and their tracks overall, while (at least mostly) not based on the same kind lighthearted of references as, say, “Festivus” or “The Dude” from the second record, or working around the kind of central theme they did on Asteroid 25399, flow smoothly together and Cousins brings a touch of metal with him that can be heard in the cymbal work on “Samizdat” and the hard-hitting snare of the penultimate “Hammer Smashed Face,” which, no, is not a Cannibal Corpse cover. Between those and the wash of noise in third cut “Matchstick” and the airy lead and sense of space brought to the title-track, Maintain Radio Silence not only brings a mature incarnation of Mr. Plow‘s sound — something they had over a decade ago — but a bit of an edge.
It’s absolutely true some of that might be my reading into the context of Waggoner and Cousins‘ work in Sanctus Bellum, which was more aggressive on the whole, but in listening to the screaming at the end of “Sigil,” or even the deeper-in-mix shouts toward the end of “Matchstick,” there would seem to be a chip on the band’s collective shoulder. To coincide with this is the (presumed) side A closer, “Shaolin Cowboy,” which may or may not be based on the comic of the same name. It’s the shortest inclusion on the album at 3:49 — side B’s finale, “Memento,” is likewise brief at 3:56; “Matchstick” is the longest at 6:39 — and a dead-ahead uptempo rocker that seems to nod at Helmet in some of its start-stop riffing, but is nonetheless a rousing and catchy heavy rocker in line with some of Mr. Plow‘s older work.
Accordingly, it fits well between “Matchstick” and the subsequent “Johnny Gentle,” with a half-time drum progression under a duly large-sounding riff and a title presumably nodding to the Infinite Jest character rather than the one-time Liverpool singer who toured with what would become The Beatles. “Johnny Gentle” has a slower, doomier roll to its rhythm and is more patient especially than “Shaolin Cowboy” before it, and that helps set up the title-track as well, which starts off gradually with guitars spacing out over solid bass and drum movements before easing its way into a fuzzy groove and the initial chorus.
Maintain Radio Silence, with its mix of elements new and old, is well summarized by the song that shares its name, which has some more aggressive push but an overarching sense of restraint and keeps composition first. One might expect “Hammer Smashed Face” to operate in the opposite manner, but it stays consistent. More upbeat than either of the two before, it acts as a bridge to “Memento” at the end and offers a dead-on hook that’s ultimately one of many throughout the record but a standout all the same. Hard not to get the line “My fellow man’s an asshole” stuck in your head.
And whether or not it’s intended to callback to the 2000 film of the same name, “Memento” caps the album with another straight-ahead heavy rocking groove that also works in some of the earlier aggro tendencies in Waggoner‘s vocals atop a winding lead line and weighted low end from Green. It might be as heavy as they get on Maintain Radio Silence, but I’d have to put it on a scale next to “Johnny Gentle” to be sure, and, well, that’s just silly. What matters more is that as “Memento” rounds out with a vigilant final push, Mr. Plow make their return plain to hear and show with no question they had more to say when they seemed to fade out those many years ago.
At the same time, one of the most crucial elements at work across Maintain Radio Silence that the band maintained from their original run is an utter lack of pretense. I don’t think Mr. Plow reunited in order to go on tour and play 150 or 200 shows a year. I don’t think they got back because someone offered them a ton of money to play a fest or something like that. I think it had been a while and they enjoy creating and playing music together. I don’t know what the future holds for Mr. Plow and with 12 years between their third and fourth outings, I won’t dare to predict when/if a fifth might arrive, but if anything could be carried over from their past, it’s clearly their passion for what they do, and with that as their motivating force, there’s no telling what might be next.
Jody Seabody & The Whirls Premiere “Grenade Green” from Hawksamillion
Posted in audiObelisk on August 7th, 2018 by JJ Koczan
Houston heavy thrashers Jody Seabody and the Whirls will release their third album, Hawksamillion, on Aug. 24 through Artificial Head Records. The first thing you should know is there’s no Jody Seabody. I mean, I’m sure there is somewhere, but not in this band. And I’m not sure what a Whirl is as applies to human beings, so I suppose there could be one or two among the lineup of Bryce Perkins, Dave Merriett, Clint Rater and Stuart Cooper, but there’s little on the record to indicate either way. What there is, however, is an eight-song/32-minute mostly-barrage of bruiser hardcore punk ripped through with classic thrash intensity. Remember when you couldn’t decide whether Suicidal Tendencies were punk or metal? It’s kind of like that, only way rawer in the production.
The effect that has, naturally, is to play up the punker edge along with the youngest-Metallica lights-hitting of the opening salvo in “Ultra Defiant,” the gang-shout-laden “Malignant Terror” and “Terror TV,”
which starts off with a sample and tears into a visceral riff topped with harsh shouts. That’s the course of a lot of Hawksamillion, but what that doesn’t necessarily convey is the fluidity with which Jody Seabody and the Whirls play various genre elements off each other. The frenetic energy and Slayer-inspired howl at the end of “All Gone White,” or the anti-genre turns the album makes in its second half, with the semi-ballad “Making Demons” and the tempo-shifting “Grenade Green” finding a balance between heavy rock and hard punk, working in more Slayer references in in both the riff that emerges just past the halfway point and the screams that accompany before the track turns to a slower march backed by organ and rambling guitar, shades of Texan twang arriving to make the band just a little bit harder to pin down even than the meld of “Malignant Terror” did on its own.
All the better for it, because even as the penultimate “Nightmares” kicks in and returns to ground heading into the even-more intense closer, the context has shifted such that one knows less what to expect from the band in general. And that departure in “Making Demons” and “Grenade Green” — the latter of which does well in bridging the gap between their core modus and the weirdo excursion — not only adds nuance to the proceedings overall here but brings Jody Seabody and the Whirls to a different level of execution overall while remaining consistent in the production. While so much of it hits like a blast following the Cro Mags cronk riff that launches the record in “Ultra Defiant,” the simple truth of Hawksamillion is that the truth of it isn’t so simple. And similar to, say, naming themselves after someone not in the band, they revel in the shenanigans and are all the more righteous in crossing genre lines for that.
They’re on tour starting Aug. 17 in their hometown, and you’ll find the dates for that run under the player below, on which you can hear the premiere of “Grenade Green.”
Please enjoy:
Jody Seabody and The Whirls has long been as difficult to define as its mysterious moniker — of which there is no Jody Seabody nor a group of Whirls among them. However, the Houston quartet’s forthcoming third album Hawksamillion seems an effort, at least, for the band to define itself.
Whereas the band’s 2015 sophomore album Holographic Slammer dabbled in psychedelia, garage-prog, proto-punk and neo-grunge with manic bouts of aggression, their new album is pure, refined bile and vitriol. The band had hinted at the sound to come on the last 3 tracks of their previous album, but even those hadn’t hit the extent of urgent fury evidenced throughout the 8 incendiary songs of Hawksamillion. With cover art by legendary Dead Kennedys/Alternative Tentacles collage artist Winston Smith, a sharp 180-degree turn from the work of Dutch ‘60s psychedelic artist Marijke (Cream, Apple Records, Procol Harum, The Hollies) even the album art is like a line drawn in the sand.
Just like the Bad Brains going from jazz-funk to inventing hardcore punk and onward, JS&TW have the musical chops to pull off any sound that takes their interest. Album opener “Ultra Defiant” starts off like a doom-inflected version of the aforementioned legends before jostling into a breakneck metalpunk storm with an ever-morphing riff and throat-searing vocals. “Malignant Terror” bursts out incisively decimating everyone in under 2 minutes, with the last 40 seconds dedicated to an instrumental jam. “Terror TV” shows the band’s melodic and acrobatic skills with blistering guitar work and multiple vocalists overlapping one another. Elsewhere, “Grenade Green” is the album centerpiece at nearly 7 minutes long, flitting between old fashioned punk rock and Kill ‘Em All-era thrash that may embody the fury of Hawksamillion best. Throughout, the level of intensity and anger is relentless, but not at the expense of the music.
Somewhere over the past two years, the people and society that the band members loved and trusted have betrayed them. This album is a response to that betrayal of the promise of a better life and the “good times” of rock and roll. These are ugly, bitter days, and these guys are watching, like a hawk.
Hawksamillion will be available on LP and download on August 24th, 2018 via Artificial Head Records.
JODY SEABODY & THE WHIRLS LIVE:
08/17 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
08/18 Norman, OK @ Red Brick Bar
08/19 Tulsa, OK @ The Soundpony
08/20 Wichita, KS @ Kirby’s
08/21 Topeka, KS @ Boobie Trap Bar
08/22 Lincoln, NE @ 1867 Bar
08/23 Lawrence, KS @ Gaslight Gardens
08/24 Columbia, MO @ Cafe Berlin
08/25 Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s Live
08/27 Denton, TX @ Killer’s Tacos
08/29 San Marcos, TX @ Valentino’s
08/30 Austin, TX @ Dozen Street
08/31 San Antonio, TX @ Bexar Pub
09/01 Bryan, TX @ Revolution
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Funeral Horse, Psalms for the Mourning: Blues for the Daredevils
Posted in Reviews on June 20th, 2018 by JJ Koczan
Any given song, any given part, any given measure, Funeral Horse can and will go wherever they please. Somehow, that’s what makes them work. Where so many bands would claim themselves as experimentalists and drown themselves and their audience in self-indulgence, somehow, Funeral Horse instead manage a genre-spanning balance of songwriting that nonetheless retains a sense of the truly weird. Psalms for the Mourning is the underrated Texans’ fourth album on Artificial Head Records behind 2015’s Divinity for the Wicked (review here), 2014’s Sinister Rites of the Master (review here) and 2013’s Savage Audio Demon (review here), and in addition to marking the first appearance of bassist Clint Rater alongside guitarist/vocalist Paul Bearer and drummer Chris Bassett, it’s also by far the longest stretch they’ve had between outings.
Three years is a pretty standard stretch for bands on an 18-month touring cycle, but Funeral Horse have never hit the road to such a degree (though they did come east that one time to play The Obelisk All-Dayer in Brooklyn in 2016), but the truth is I think the material on the eight-track/39-minute LP benefits from that extra time. I don’t know how many songs Funeral Horse might’ve written over the course of that time, or how many they ultimately decided to put to tape — that is, whether this is everything produced since Divinity for the Wicked or not; I’d speculate not — but to listen to tracks like the punkier opener “Better Half of Nothing,” the woeful blues that follows in “No Greater Sorrow (Than My Love)” (video premiere here), and even the uptempo keyboard-laced pop bounce that shows up in the second half of “Divinity for the Wicked” that seems to cite its own precedent in later Ozzy-era Sabbath, Psalms for the Mourning would seem to be the band’s most cohesive outing yet.
Their style, as ever, is based in no small part on toying with sundry influences between doom, punk, heavy rock, blues, country and anything else that might come their way, but in the blown out “California here I come” hook line of the penultimate “Burial of the Sun,” and in the barroom-jam-into-cacophony of the eight-minute “Emperor of all Maladies,” there’s a greater sense of maturity and purpose underlying. That’s not to say that Funeral Horse — who thrash away on “Sacrifice of a Thousand Ships” only after the bit of finger and piano in the side A-closing interlude “1965” — have been at any point lacking purpose, but even in the production of Psalms for the Mourning, their adaptability is being steered by hands not only capable as they’ve always been, but more confident and assured of the moves they’re making.
It’s right there in the sound of the record itself as well as in the subtle way both “Better Half of Nothing” and “Sacrifice of a Thousand Ships” give their respective halves of the album a speedy opening, or how sub-three-minute closer “Evel Knievel Blues” takes a sudden turn into watery-vocal country like some long-lost Ween cut. What has made Funeral Horse‘s work so hard to pin down over the last five years is their seeming tendency to not have a core sound, instead just to jump from one vibe to another in willfully jarring shifts over the course of their outings. Fair enough, but the truth of the matter is that is their core sound, and Psalms for the Mourning proves that most plainly in ways Divinity for the Wicked seemed to hint at. It’s not about expanding from a root so much as leaping branch to branch with a genuine feeling of revelry in doing so.
Granted, much of Psalms for the Mourning is pretty downtrodden, regardless of tempo. “Better Half of Nothing” and “No Greater Sorrow (Than My Love)” paint a pretty dark thematic picture at the outset, and “Emperor of all Maladies” touches on raw doom rock before the already-noted jam brings it to its feedbacking finish, and after “1965,” the aggro thrust of “Sacrifice of a Thousand Ships” and nodding initial blues of “Divinity for the Wicked” before its odd and resonant finish sets a foundation for the speedy, shuffling escapism of “Burial Under the Sun,” a highlight for its channel-spanning solo late and in-spite-of-itself catchiness, capping with a minimalist piano line before the twang of “Evel Knievel Blues” provides an epilogue of fuckaroundery that reminds the listener everything in life is ridiculous anyway. That ending, given a lot of the bum-out before it, fast or slow, almost has a nihilist twinge to it, but in the context of Funeral Horse‘s work overall, it somehow makes sense.
Come to think of it, that might be what’s at their core. That somehow, all of it makes sense. Even when it doesn’t, that not making sense makes sense. I’m not sure I’d have said the same thing about their debut — in fact, looking back, I didn’t — but one of the aspects of Psalms for the Mourning that shows how far Funeral Horse have come as a band despite personnel changes is the sheer unwillingness to not be itself. While there are still verses and choruses throughout, and “No Greater Sorrow (Than My Love)” might be their greatest achievement in terms of craft to-date, what most works about the album is its ability to carry across an overarching flow while staying so outwardly disjointed. It’s simply not something a newer band could pull off, let alone to the degree Funeral Horse do here, but they’ve been a beast unto themselves since their start, and as they continue to grow and push themselves forward it should be little surprise to anyone who’s heard them that they’d stay that way.
Funeral Horse, Psalms for the Mourning (2018)
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Funeral Horse Premiere Video for “No Greater Sorrow (Than My Love)”
I’m hoping at some point to review it, so I won’t go that deep into Funeral Horse‘s fourth full-length, Psalms for the Mourning, except to note that it’s a considerable step forward from its predecessor, 2015’s Divinity for the Wicked (review here), which is odd if you think about it because that album’s title-track — that is, “Divinity for the Wicked” itself — actually appears on the new record. But then, “odd” is kind of what Funeral Horse does and has done all along, starting on 2013’s Savage Audio Demon (review here) and the next year’s follow-up, Sinister Rites of the Master (review here). They’ve only gotten better at it, however, and it seems that a three-year break between releases where they’d been on a one-per-year pace before has resulted in a more cohesive approach overall.
Make no mistake, they’ll still dig into grown-up-punker-style stoner riffing on songs like the rolling “Emperor of all Maladies” or the grunge-vibing opener “Better Half of Nothing,” but with “No Greater Sorrow (Than My Love)” dug into a woeful, been-done-wrong heavy blues, “Sacrifice of a Thousand Ships” bursting out with heads-down thrash immediately following the acoustic guitar
interlude “1965” — because of course — “Burial Under the Sun” almost directly copping its central riff from Sabbath and closer “Evel Knievel Blues” warping handclap-laden countrified twang with vocal effects and a flash of fuzz near the end, Funeral Horse have never sounded freer to go where and do what they please than on Psalms for the Mourning. It’s a dangerous prospect, but sonic disconnect is clearly part of the intention, as demonstrated by the peaceful finish of “1965” leading to the manic fade-in of “Sacrifice of a Thousand Ships,” as well as by the jangling tambourine end of “No Greater Sorrow (Than My Love)” giving way to the cough at the start of “Emperor of all Maladies.” They’re making a point to upset their own flow. It’s part of the fun.
This is the part where I tell you that no single song on Psalms for the Mourning necessarily represents the whole album, and yeah, that’s pretty much true. Guitarist/vocalist Walter “Paul Bearer” Carlos, drummer Chris Bassett and newcomer bassist Clint Rater — who no doubt has received a full-on Jason Newsted-style hazing by now — are all over the place on this one, but there’s a current of urgency, of disaffection and of weighted tone running beneath so much of the material that it somehow works together anyway. Again, I don’t want to go too deep into it because, well, I want to go too deep into it later, but for those who enjoy a bit of the bizarre with their rock, Funeral Horse strike a balance between memorable songs and weirdo vibes that by my estimation has only made them underrated for the last half-decade.
You can watch the premiere of the band’s new video for “No Greater Sorrow (Than My Love)” below, followed by more info courtesy of the PR wire. Psalms for the Mourning is out June 15 via Artificial Head Records.
Dig it and enjoy:
Funeral Horse, “No Greater Sorrow (Than My Love)” official video
Made up of front man/guitarist Paul Bearer, drummer Chris Bassett and new addition, Clint Rater on bass, Funeral Horse return to the fold this June with a brand-new studio album; their third in the canon for the Houston-based record label, Artificial Head Records.
Catching up on almost three years in the wilderness since the release of their 2015’s stoned-opus, Divinity For The Wicked, Psalms For The Mourning finds the industrious Texan trio revamping the thunderous doom-pop and hard rock that secured their cult status amidst the current crop of underground US rock. As an aural monument for the maligned, Divinity… made several inroads into the media with positive reviews, but here on Psalms For The Mourning, Funeral Horse serve up a true rock ‘n’ roll sermon for the masses. It’s an album that’s positively waiting to be picked up and played by those that have chosen their whole lives to turn on, tune in and drop out in pursuit of volume.
“We took more time writing and recording this material, taking in the turmoil from touring and personal conflicts and the loss of some good friends along the way,” explains front man Paul Bearer. “We’ve kept to the roots of who we are but the band’s tours in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Mexico last year was another big factor in the amount of care and time we took with the album. Those tours exposed us to some amazing bands and people who have helped to share in what the band is today.”
Psalms For The Mourning by Funeral Horse is released worldwide on 15th June via Artificial Head Records.
Live Dates:
16/6 – RECORD RELEASE SHOW: Spruce Goose Social Flyers Club – Houston, TX
17/6 – RECORD RELEASE SHOW: Antone’s Record Shop – Austin, TX
20/6 – 524 Studios – Baton Rouge, LA
21/6 – Hops and Habanas – Jackson, MS
22/6 – Old Nicks – Birmingham, AL
23/6 – Autograph Rehearsal Studio – Murfreesboro, TN
24/6 – Hot Springs Event Centre – Hot Springs, AR
7/7 – ARTIFICIAL HEAD RECORDS SHOWCASE: The Almighty Moontower Inn – Houston, TX
Paul Bearer – Vocals, Guitars
Chris Bassett – Drums
Clint Rater – Bass
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Latinx Rising panel discusses Latino issues
Posted by Jacinda Chan | Oct 18, 2018 | News | 0 |
Texas Wesleyan’s Diversity and Inclusion Council hosted the Latinx Rising panel discussion on Wednesday.
The panel, which addressed social issues and representation in the Latino community, was held at Martin Hall.
Wesleyan senior political science major Daniel Garcia Rodriguez was the panel’s moderator.
“It’s important to know Latinos are more than just a month, not only by our contributions, not only by our historical significance but by everything that makes Latinos who they are, who we are as a community, as individuals, as a collective group,” Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez welcomed the panelists: Tristeza Ordex-Ramirez, president of El Voto Es Latino; Jessica Ramirez, organizer from United Fort Worth; Eva Arreguin, host of De Colores Radio podcast; Angela Andrade, organizer from the North Texas Dream Team; Jonathan Perez, higher education professional and doctoral student; and Giovanni Valderas, activist and artist of Casita Triste.
Ordex-Ramirez, a Wesleyan graduate, discussed why the administration hasn’t been able to target the Latino community and how the community can collectively push back. One example she talked about the was the Texas State Legislature passing Senate Bill 14, regulating the types of voter identification cards that can be used to vote.
“This law impacted African-Americans and Latinos,” Ordex-Ramirez said.
The Latino community is affected because the majority of them are part of the working class, she said. She suggested pushing back on these matters by contacting legislators, finding out who is in charge, writing letters, making phone calls, or contacting United Fort Worth to help.
“And if that still don’t work, the best way to push back is you get out and vote. That’s the biggest pushback,” Ordex-Ramirez said.
Perez said Latinos should not only be important during the election season, and that he’s “sick and tired of politicians pimping us (Latinos) out to get the Latino vote.”
He said neither of the parties are made for Latinos and if they were for Latinos, why are the Latinos still facing the same issues within their community?
Arreguin said she’s constantly talking about fighting the system on her podcast.
“Consistently, consistently, consistently we have to fight for the white supremacist system because that’s not for us, it was not made for us. The Democratic, Republic whatever, it was not made for us or with us in mind,” Arreguin said.
The panelists also discussed the rise in popularity of the Latino culture in America, and resisting assimilation.
Ordex-Ramirez said there is no assimilation involved; she has served her country, and she has served her community.
“I am proud of being a Latina and an American,” she said. “Just because I embrace my roots, who the people that raised me are, where they came from, doesn’t make me less of an American, just like it doesn’t make some of these patriots less of an American because they didn’t join the military.”
What makes you an American is whatever you are and whatever you do, no matter what color you are, she said.
Andrade said these new fancy Mexican chain restaurants aren’t made for her, nor were they meant to serve her.
“[They] are for white people to be comfortable in,” Andrade said.
Valderas discussed being informed on these new chain restaurants and to advocate for local Mexican restaurants.
“It’s important to support these taquerias that are around here especially in the gentrifying neighborhoods,” he said.
Wesleyan political science major Stephanie Ramirez attended the panel for Tristeza Ordex-Ramirez. She is also an intern for the El Voto Es Latino organization.
“I thought it was very informative, it really opened my eyes to the different issues that the Latino community faces,” Ramirez said.
Ramirez said she learned to embrace her culture and to not be afraid to show the world who she is.
The panelists at the Latinx Rising panel include (left to right) Giovanni Valderas, Jonathan Perez, Angela Andrade, Eva Arreguin, Jessica Ramirez, and Tristeza Ordex-Ramirez.
Photo by Jacinda Chan
Moderator Daniel Garcia Rodriguez introduces the panel.
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Jacinda Chan
Jacinda Chan is junior at Texas Wesleyan University majoring in mass communication. She is from Fort Worth and attended North Crowley High School. She has been playing golf since the age of nine and received a golf scholarship to attend Texas Wesleyan in the fall of 2016. This is her second semester as a content producer for The Rambler. Jacinda has yet to determine what life offers after graduation in the spring of 2020, but hopes that working for the newspaper will lend clarity to her future pursuits. Golf and a full schedule dominate much of Jacinda’s time during the semester. On her time off she likes to follow her favorite musical group, Monsta X, around the world. This summer she plans to attend a concert of theirs in Korea.
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Woody Woodpecker Show: Sunday, July 14
The Poseidon Adventure: Wednesday, July 17
Jurassic Park: Wednesday, July 24
Eraserhead: Wednesday, July 31
Giant: 7:00 pm
Weird Science: Wednesday, August 14
The Raid: Redemption: Wednesday, August 21
The Graduate: Wednesday, August 28
Close Encounters of The Third Kind: Wednesday, September 4
Pan's Labyrinth: Wednesday, September 11
Experience the classics as they were meant to be – on the BIG SCREEN! Each week we program repertory films in addition to our regular programming to be presented in our restored main auditorium.
General Admission (Shows after 6pm) – $10
Students, Seniors & Children (Shows after 6pm) – $9
Early Bird & Matinee – $7
3D Upcharge – $2
Woody Woodpecker Show
Showing on 7/14 (10am) & 7/15 (1pm) on the Big Screen!
9 WOODY WOODPECKER CARTOONS FROM 1940 – 1957
The Poseidon Adventure
One show only! 7/17 (7:30pm) on the Big Screen!
Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters
Nine people explore a cruise ship at sea in a manner that turns their whole lives upside down. (DCP | 2.35 : 1 | 117min)
Showing on 7/24 (7:30pm), 7/28 (10am) & 7/29 (1pm) on the Big Screen!
Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum
During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. (DCP | 2.35 : 1 | 127min)
Showing on 7/31 (7:30pm), 8/4 (10am) & 8/5 (1pm) on the Big Screen!
Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. (DCP | 1.85 : 1 | 89min)
One show only! 8/7 at 7pm on the Big Screen!
Winner of an Academy Award for "Best Director"
Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. (DCP | 1.66 : 1 | 201min)
Showing on 8/14 (7:30pm), 8/18 (10:00am) & 8/19 (1pm) on the Big Screen!
Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock
Two high school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, but she turns their lives upside down. (DCP | 1.85 : 1 | 94min)
The Raid: Redemption
Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy
A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs. (DCP | 1.85 : 1 | 101min)
Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. (DCP | 2.35 : 1 | 106min)
Showing on 9/4 (7:30pm), 9/8 (`0am) & 9/9 (1pm) on the Big Screen!
Winner of an Academy Award for "Best Cinematography"
Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr
Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.
Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López
In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
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Inicio > Número 139 - 15 Junio/15 Septiembre 2017 - Año XX > García Revilla
900-937 Ingles Vivat
Vivat Academia. Revista de comunicación. 2017, Junio-septiembre, nº 139, 33-41 ISSN: 1575-2844. https://doi.org/10.15178/va.2017.139.33-41
Recibido: 02/07/2016 --- Aceptado: 10/01/2017 --- Publicado: 15/06/2017
INFLUENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE ACCIDENTS AT WORK IN HOTEL ESTABLISHMENTS IN ANDALUSIA
Características influyentes en la siniestralidad laboral en establecimientos hoteleros de Andalucía
Mercedes Raquel García Revilla. Distance University of Madrid. Spain.
mercedesraquel.garcia@udima.es
The method allowed us to identify the size variables of the company, education level and space to work as the variables predictors of accidents.
This paper aims to show the most predictive variables of accidents in the hotel world of the city of Malaga. The methodology used is logistic regression, using as source of information the survey by UGT Malaga, all workers of the tourism sector of the province limited to the study of the hotel industry. The main result shows that the company size, the schooling level and the work space for workers have an accident- predicting role.
Accidents at work - logistic regression - establishments – hotels.
El método nos permitió identificar a las variables tamaño de la empresa, nivel de estudios y el espacio para trabajar, como las variables predictoras de siniestralidad. El presente trabajo tiene la finalidad de exponer las variables más predictiva de la siniestralidad en el mundo hotelero de la comunidad de Málaga. La metodología a utilizar es la Regresión Logística tomando como fuente de información la encuesta realizada por UGT Málaga, al conjunto de trabajadores/as del sector turístico de la provincia limitado al estudio del sector hotelero. El principal resultado indica que el tamaño de la empresa, nivel de estudios y el espacio para trabajar de los trabajadores/as poseen un papel predictor de siniestralidad.
Accidentes laborales – regresión logística – establecimientos – hoteles.
CARACTERÍSTICAS INFLUENTES NA SINISTRALIDADE LABORAL EM ESTABELECIMENTOS HOTELEIROS DE ANDALUZIA
O método nos permitiu identificar os fatores, tamanho da empresa, nível de estudos e o espaço para trabalhar, como os fatores previsíveis da sinistralidade. O presente trabalho tem a finalidade de expor os fatores mais preditivos da sinistralidade no mundo hoteleiro de Málaga. A metodologia a utilizar e a Regressão Logística tomando como fonte de informação uma pesquisa realizada por U.G.T. Málaga, ao conjunto de trabalhadores do setor turístico da província limitado ao estudo do setor hoteleiro. O principal resultado indica que o tamanho da empresa, nível de estudos e o espaço para trabalhar dos trabalhadores possuem um papel preditor da sinistralidade.
Acidentes laborais -Regressão Logística -Estabelecimentos - Hotéis
Tourism is a sector that operates in an increasingly demanding and competitive environment, leading it to ensure the provision of quality services. With this reality, it is essential to take care of human resources, the human stock, since people are the key asset of a tourist company and, as such, they should be in value by developing training, informing them, motivating them, etc.
However, when talking about Human Resources and Quality of Services Provided, it is often forgotten that it is also necessary to ensure proper and healthy working environment. All this also positively affects the smooth running of the organization
and, therefore, the achievement of profits.
The welfare of workers can be studied from different perspectives. If we just study
the workers’ welfare, correlating it exclusively with wages, we would be reductionists. Thus, issues such as labor welfare, the organizational climate are factors that clearly impinge on the overall welfare of workers.
Similarly, the safety culture should not be reduced to the objectives of absence of diseases and accidents. The concept of labor security is more than just issues related
to the physical-technical environment of the workplace. And it consists of several distinct issues: the proper and inherent conditions of the activity and the specific task the worker has to develop, but also the interpersonal relations that arise in the workplace. This means that issues such as how to exercise leadership also have much to do in this regard. Moreover, it is very important that the worker perceives that
occupational health and prevention of occupational risks is encouraged from the direction and from management. Thus, it is considered that a good policy of prevention of occupational risks in the organization is the key to success.
Saarela (1989) goes one step further and adds the characteristics of the individual
himself and the interactions among the three aspects (technical, social, demographic profile). To this author, these plots are all key because he considers that each occupational accident is a complex process, the result of risks in the workplace. Moreover, to this author, these aspects are not watertight but are interrelated and
their development affects the proper functioning of the rest.
Society has long been aware of this more complex and extensive reality. This is reflected, for example, in the reports of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (2000), in which the need to develop a methodological system to control and monitor industrial accidents in the European Union is explained, where aspects that go beyond the technical issues are collected.
Initially, the consecration of the rights related to safety and health at work was carried out with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the UN General
Assembly in 1945 (Lanzadera, E. 2002). It gathers a set of principles in which the rights and fundamental human freedoms recognized by the international community and based on the dignity and equality of mankind are consecrated.
However, despite the importance of the climate of safety and occupational risks is clear to society and its need for the proper development of tourist services has been proven from the perspective of research, this issue has some gaps.
The topic studied so far has been more fruitful to create guidelines and manuals for the purpose of clarifying the rules to be followed by a worker of that sector in order
not to have an occupational accident and in descriptive studies on the occurrences of these events for general cases. While in the scientific literature, though it has been a subject remarkably dealt with, its study has rather focused mostly on specific research on how specific factors influence these issues by sub-sectors.
As mentioned above, manuals have been made through the years to prevent
occupational risks in the hotel industry through institutions related to it, but little has been made in applying statistical techniques to observe the factors that influence the occurrence of occupational accidents, particularly in the hotel sector.
This paper has made use of one of these few descriptive studies. Specifically, the
survey by UGT Malaga to all workers of the tourism sector in the province limited to study the hotel industry. The final sample with which we have worked, once
references to non-hotel companies have been removed, is 515 surveys. That fieldwork was the basis for a project resulting from the collaboration agreement between the University of Malaga and that labor union, in which it was intended to describe the situation regarding occupational risks in hotels in this province. This work proved to be very timely because it provides a complete database, matching the variables we had selected in the preceding stage, all this from the point of view of workers. We should keep in mind that the study of occupational risks from the perspective of workers is key because it gathers first-person information on the subject of accidents and occupational risks related to their tasks; and as for the organization and preventive actions taken by the company, it entails valuing them from the subject
whom they target. Which certainly more realistically reflects the atmosphere of occupational security.
However, although the data provided by this survey have been the basic source of
information, we have used surveys to employees related to occupational risks and interviews with people responsible for these matters and we have obtained official data mainly from the National Statistics Institute (INE, 2015 ) and the Institute for Tourism Studies and Data for the analysis and dissemination of statistical information on tourism in Spain (IET, 2015). Annually, these institutes keep a
compendium of occupational accidents in every sector including the hotel-related, and through their web portals they provide such information which has been useful. We must emphasize that, in order to detect relationships between variables and joint influences on the occurrence of occupational accidents and diseases, the central theme of this study, multivariate techniques are much more appropriate. These techniques deal with the variables together, without neglecting the fact that they interact with each other, so it seems more appropriate to choose such techniques. Among them, we selected logistic regression to achieve the objective in mind.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the most predictive variables, for which reason we used logistic regression. First, the methodology to be used will be described, then the analysis and discussion of results is displayed, and finally the main conclusions are mentioned.
In order to obtain the proposed objective, we carried out a study of Logistic Regression (for more detail see Jovell, 1995 and Ayçaguer 1994), taking the survey conducted in the community of Malaga as a source of information.
With this methodology, we aim to predict that an employee with certain characteristics considered to be risk factors is more likely than another employee to have an occupational accident, which may make it possible to take preventive measures to minimize the occurrence of occupational accidents.
In order to adjust the model to be studied, the variables identified in the survey that showed significant association with the dependent or response variable were selected: During the last year, he/she has had some kind of accident in his/her workplace, through the method of selection stepwise (Steyerberg et. al, 1999).
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
The analysis for the determination of the main variables that influence occupational accidents is made by using data from the Survey of UGT and using logistic regression.
In the steps of the selection method via stepwise, we eliminated the variables: satisfaction in the workplace, overtime, Journey from home to work, continuous physical load, painful or forced positions involved in working, post a high degree of responsibility, he/she carries problems beyond the working hours, ergonomics in designing the workplace, improper or inadequate maintenance or design of facilities, speed, evaluation of occupational risks in the workplace, training and information of
the company on the issue of occupational risks and gender.
After this first phase, we can say that the variables that best predict the possibility of having an accident were company size (TAM), educational level of the worker (P4) and lack of space at work (P17_2). Wald coefficients indicate that the three variables must be retained since they contribute significantly to predicting the probability of accidents in the workplace.
Wald Chi-Square
Pr > ChiSq
P17_2
0.0034**
Table 1. Análisis de los Efectos
* The effect is significantly different from zero at the 0.05 level
** The effect is significantly different from zero at the 0.01 level.
The resulting estimated model is shown below:
For the model, MS (medium enterprise) and EP (Small Business) categories increase the likelihood that the individual has an occupational accident, the big company does not increase the risk of having this condition, so it is not included in the model, in educational levels (P4) the illiterate / elementary, secondary and FP middle and higher categories do not increase or decrease the likelihood of an occupational accident, instead, having have college or graduate (EUP) schooling decrease this probability and, finally, the space being small increases or contributes to the likelihood of having an accident at work.
Residual Chi-Square Test
The Chi-square mildness of adjustment test states that there is not sufficient evidence to reject the proposed model (χ2 (df = 29) = 25.9011; p = 0.6308), which is stated with 99% confidence. The Score, Wald and Ratio plausibility tests show significance values associated with the statistic <0.01 test, indicating that the hypothesis of overall nullity is rejected at the 0.01 level.
Likelihood Ratio
<.0001
The χ2 Wald test to individually verify the effect of variables on the risk for an accident at work indicates that, for all variables included in the model, the estimated risk differs from value one, the probability increasing or decreasing if the sign of the estimated parameter is positive or negative respectively.
Table 2. Classification table
Prob Level
Non-
Sensi-
Speci-
tivity
ficity
In the leaderboard, you can determine the cutoff point that allows greater sensitivity or specificity according to the interest of the study. In this case, because of the limited information or low incidence of accidents at work, the model only allows us to detect a maximum of 60.7% of people who will have an accident at work, but indicating 74.8% of times that the person will have an accident when in fact the person will not
(false positives) when the probability generated by the model exceeds 0.18 (cutoff point).
If the cutoff point is taken at 0.24, the model will correctly identify 67.2% of people
who will never have an accident at work (specificity or true negatives) while it will produce 71.1% of false positives.
Overall, the adjustment of the model is considered good because the ROC curve (Cave Feature Receiver Operations) shows an area under the curve of 0.72 (<.70).
The estimation equation for the probability of an accident at work last year is given
P(Patient =work accident)
Finally, the exponential of each coefficient of the model is interpreted as the odds ratio or relative risk of having an occupational accident when the other categories and variables of the model are absent, as shown below.
Wald Confidence Interval for Adjusted Odds Ratios
95% Confidence Limits
Medium company (between 50 and 250 workers) vs Micro enterprise (up to 10 workers)
Small company (10 to 50 workers) vs. Micro enterprise (up to 10 workers)
University / postgraduate studies vs FP higher level
Little space vs. enough space
As a result, we can say that the risk for a person working in a midsize business to have an accident is 3.4 times higher than if he/she worked in a small business, which can range in 95% of cases from 1.266 to 9.14 times.
In small companies, workers are 3 times more likely to have an accident at work than workers of a small business, which has an interval for the true value of the risk ranging from 1.2 to 7.72 times.
An employee with university or graduate schooling is 1 / 0.115 = 8.696 almost 9 times less likely to have an accident at work than a higher level FP, whose real value can range from 1.87 to 40 times.
Finally, a company with little room for the performance of the activities of its workers can increase about three times the likelihood for an employee to have an accident regard the companies where there is adequate or sufficient room, which ranges in 95 % of cases from 1.3 to 5.1 times.
With Logistic Regression, we intended to identify the most predictive variables of accident. The method allowed us to identify the size variables of the company, the level of education and space to work, as the accident-predicting variables. We can see that they pose a variable for each policy area (employee and company) and another for the performance of the task itself. While, again, the work environment does not appear as influential.
Thus, it was determined that the risk for a person working in a midsize business to
have an occupational accident is greater than if he/she worked in a small business. In addition, in small businesses, workers are 3 times more likely to have an accident at work than workers of a microenterprise. Also, an employee with university or
graduate schooling is less likely to have an accident at work than a higher level FP. Finally, we can say that a company with little room for the performance of the activities of its workers can increase about three times the likelihood for an employee to have an accident regarding businesses where there is adequate or sufficient room.
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Doctor and Professor of the Distance University of Madrid (UDIMA) in the Degree of Business and Tourism Activities. Director of the Masters "Hotel Management" and "Tourism Planning and Management. https://www.researchgate.net/researcher/2113295952_Mercedes_Raquel_Garcia_R evilla
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Home Technology Self-driving cars systems have trouble detecting darker skin
Self-driving cars systems have trouble detecting darker skin
We are slowly entering into the era of self-driving cars. Many companies like Tesla, Google, and Uber are achieving milestones to bring us closer to the day when we’ll sit back and relax while smart systems will automatically drive our cars. However, the risk factor is still involved, and the recent accidents by self-driving cars are indicative of the fact that we’re yet very far away from that day.
While tackling through obstructions and making instant decisions remain the major issues, researchers have found an issue with self-driving cars — poor detection of pedestrians having dark skin.
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A research conducted by Georgia Institute of Technology has concluded that self-driving systems are five percent less accurate in detecting dark skinned pedestrians.
The researchers began by analyzing the accuracy of decision making of state-of-the-art object-detection models by taking into consideration how such systems detect people from different demographic groups.
The dataset contained images of pedestrians and then further segregated it into images with pedestrians having different skin tones. This is done using the Fitzpatrick scale, which classifies humans according to human skin tones ranging from light to dark.
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The system showed biased decision making even when different variables like time of day in images and occasional obstruction of pedestrians were included in the study.
One of the reasons behind the ‘racist’ self-driving system is algorithmic bias. Algorithmic bias arises due to biased behavior of humans which then seeps into systems. The computer system imitates the behavior of its designers which impacts its decision-making capabilities.
The study does reveal an algorithmic bias towards dark-skinned people, but it is important to know that the research hasn’t been peer-reviewed and doesn’t use the actual object-detection model used by most autonomous vehicles manufacturers. The study is based on publicly available datasets used by academic researchers. Companies don’t make the actual data available, which is an issue in itself.
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Nonetheless, the risks uncovered by the study are real, and it is high time that companies take some concrete steps to weed out biased behavior of computer systems to make them safer for everyone.
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“The moment of wonder.” In a 2013 TED Talk, Jacky Myint, MFA Design and Technology ’02, expressed the hope that those encountering her work would share that experience. Myint thrives in such moments, the split second between idea and innovation. An interactive designer for the New York Times, she frees narratives from words and static images, enabling readers to discover stories as participants instead of observers.
Myint was part of the creative team behind the game-changing article “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek” (see images above), which recounted the period just before the Washington State disaster that trapped 16 skiers and snowboarders. What at first appears to be photographs suddenly comes to life, and graphic models and maps shift and rotate, depicting the snowy terrain that victims and rescuers faced.
“My job is to take the meaningful parts of a narrative and connect them in visually exciting ways,” Myint says. “But more than that, I have to let the story tell itself.” In her work, digital storytelling is an innovative and experiential, if fleeting, invitation into new worlds.
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Quotations by Eric Temple Bell
Euclid taught me that without assumptions there is no proof. Therefore, in any argument, examine the assumptions.
Quoted in H. Eves Return to Mathematical Circles., Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1988.
Wherever groups disclosed themselves, or could be introduced, simplicity crystallized out of comparative chaos.
Mathematics, Queen and Servant of Science, New York, 1951, p 164.
It is the perennial youthfulness of mathematics itself which marks it off with a disconcerting immortality from the other sciences.
The Handmaiden of the Sciences.
[Book by that title.]
Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness of things, creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness.
"Obvious" is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
The pursuit of pretty formulas and neat theorems can no doubt quickly degenerate into a silly vice, but so can the quest for austere generalities which are so very general indeed that they are incapable of application to any particular.
H Eves Mathematical Circles Squared (Boston 1972).
Abstractness, sometimes hurled as a reproach at mathematics, is its chief glory and its surest title to practical usefulness. It is also the source of such beauty as may spring from mathematics.
Any impatient student of mathematics or science or engineering who is irked by having algebraic symbolism thrust upon him should try to get along without it for a week.
If a lunatic scribbles a jumble of mathematical symbols it does not follow that the writing means anything merely because to the inexpert eye it is indistinguishable from higher mathematics.
Quoted in J R Newman, The World of Mathematics (New York 1956).
The longer mathematics lives the more abstract -- and therefore, possibly also the more practical -- it becomes.
Quoted in The Mathematical Intelligencer 13, (1, 1991).
The cowboys have a way of trussing up a steer or a pugnacious bronco which fixes the brute so that it can neither move nor think. This is the hog-tie, and it is what Euclid did to geometry.
The Search For Truth, p. 191.
If "Number rules the universe" as Pythagoras asserted, Number is merely our delegate to the throne, for we rule Number.
Quoted in H Eves Mathematical Circles Revisited (Boston 1971).
I have always hated machinery, and the only machine I ever understood was a wheelbarrow, and that but imperfectly.
Quoted in H Eves Mathematical Circles Adieu (Boston 1977).
Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, these three, are in a class by themselves among the great mathematicians, and it is not for ordinary mortals to attempt to range them in order of merit.
Had Poincaré been as strong in practical science as he was in theoretical he might have made a fourth with the incomparable three, Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss.
[As a young teenager] Galois read [Legendre's] geometry from cover to cover as easily as other boys read a pirate yarn.
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The development of his unique style is the result of a lifetime of musical influence. Growing up in Lagos state, he was always surrounded by several genres of music such as Highlife, Fuji and several other contemporary music.
Born on the 23rd of January 1989 in Ifedore L.G.A Ondo State, Tolulope's musical journey did not begin in Ondo, however. This was so because his parents moved to Lagos shortly after his birth. This early transition resulted in the Lagos sound having profound influence on the direction his musical journey has taken.
After realizing that making music was his main goal, he started learning how to record vocals and became an associate producer with L.A. Production in 2009. As his musical ambitions continued to grow, he began creating beats that he used himself.
In 2017, Tolulope released his promo Album named after his stage name 'TOLULOPE', releasing as well a visual to one of the tracks titled 'IJO'. All tracks on the promo album was produced by “kimzbeat”.
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(Published: Feb 14, 2010) Seraphin Du Paon, owned by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, emerged as the smart winner of the UAE Arabian Derby (Prestige), the night's feature race at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club.
Seraphin Du Paon, the four-year-old son of Akbar, was well-placed when approaching the home stretch, though crowd favourite Samira De Carrere was in the lead. But with about 250 metres to go, jockey William Buick hit the front and finished smartly to score a popular win for for Al Asayl Stables. The derby was virtually a two-horse battle in the end with Samira De Carrere running in for second place. Third-placed Rahawan Al Reef finished a further ten lengths behind. "He is a good horse. He gave me a nice feel. He is a good-moving horse and once I switched him to the outside he did the job," said Buick.
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TORONTO - Flanker Nanyak Dala will captain Canada at the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament later this month in Moscow. Marcus Smart Jersey . The Canadian men are in a pool with World Series Sevens champion New Zealand, the U.S. and Georgia. Dala, Sean Duke, Ciaran Hearn, Nathan Hirayama, Harry Jones, Phil Mack, John Moonlight and Taylor Paris have all been Canadian sevens regulars this season. They are joined by Justin Douglas, Thyssen De Goede, Lucas Hammond and Mike Fuailefau, who have also seen action. "All the selected players have been on the circuit this year and are rewarded by going to the World Cup," head coach Geraint John said in a statement Monday. "We felt this was important as they have trained hard throughout the year, know the systems and have gained great success during the year and therefore deserve to be rewarded for their efforts and success." Rugby Canada said Chauncey OToole, Jeff Hassler, Tyler Ardron and Conor Trainor will not travel due to contractual or health issues. Also considered were Phil MacKenzie (Sale Sharks) and DTH van der Merwe (Glasgow Warriors) but they were ruled out for injury reasons. Matt Evans (Cornish Pirates) was also up for selection. Hearn, Paris, Dala and Fuailefau are currently in Nagoya preparing for Canadas Pacific Nations Cup 15-man test against Japan on Wednesday. The sevens squad will assemble June 20 in Burnaby, B.C., before heading to Russia for the June 28-30 tournament. Canada secured its core status for next year on the HSBC Sevens World Series when it finished 12th on the circuit this year. The Americans placed 11th. 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Going into Saturdays win over UNLV, Arizona States defensive two-point field goal percentage of 56.4 was last among the Power Five conference teams.The Sun Devils gave up 115 points in a loss to Kentucky and 100 in a 17-point win over The Citadel.Tra Holder, Torian Graham and Shannon Evans II are all averaging 17 points and at least 31 minutes for the Sun Devils, who are coached by Bobby Hurley, the 1992 Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament out of Duke. Hurleys father, Bob, is the Hall of Fame coach at St. Anthonys in Jersey City.We have to have more energy, Hurley told AZ Central. The things that I talked about early in the season -- we have to be scrappy and feisty and use our quickness. I think we allowed our inability to play efficiently on offense to affect our mood and how we defended (against Kentucky).We have to move past that. If we miss a bad shot or if we turn the ball over, we have to be able to flip the switch and aggressively play that end of the floor at all times.Arizona State made a team-record 18 3-pointers against UNLV, but its perimeter defendeers will be tested by Boilermakers shooters that have made 62 3-pointers in the last five games and ranks 13th nationally in 3-pointers per game (10. Jayson Tatum Jersey. .5). Purdue (6-2) is shooting 43.3 percent from long distance, good for fifth nationally and first in the Big Ten.The Boilermakers committed a season-low nine turnovers in a 90-56 win over Morehead State on Saturday and had a season-high 27 assists. Purdue ranks seventh nationally in assists per game (19.8) and has had at least 20 in five of its eight games.We got into a flow because we made shots, we moved the ball, we had good inside-outside balance, Painter told the Lafayette Journal and Courier after the Morehead State win. But it all looks better when it goes in. I mean, it just does.Purdue is led by Caleb Swanigan, one of the premier big men in the country. The 6-foot-9 sophomore forward is 10th in the country in rebounding (11.5) and is one of two players nationally to average 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. (Dedric Lawson of Memphis is the other).Since 1993-94, just six players in NCAA history have averaged 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in a season.Purdue and Arizona State last met in Las Vegas on Dec. 21, 2002, when the Sun Devils won 70-53 in route to a 2003 NCAA Tournament appearance.The teams have met five times, with Arizona State winning twice. The other Sun Devils win was 85-80 on Dec. 21, 1968, in Tempe when the Boilermakers were ranked 12th. 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Turn A Gundam Episode 50 and Series Review — Oh, What a Gorgeous Ending
It has been a long time since I last wrote in my personal blog. A lot of things have happened in my life this past 14 months. I’ll jot down some staccato notes about that for my own personal benefit one day when I’m looking back on my 20s. Of course, I co-founded Qchain. Got my first bittersweet taste of entrepreneurship. Got seriously ill a couple of times. Went to China, went to New Orleans, went to Japan, all educational and substantive visits. Mortality and aging have now become things I contemplate daily as I have watched my parents grow older, walk slower and hear about deaths of friends and family friends at an accelerating pace. Life moves forward, and in spurts, I am able to admire the beauty of life in breaks from chaos and struggle.
A strange constant over the past few months has been my inconsistent and halting progress through Turn A Gundam. Well, I finally finished the show today, and it is definitely a special one. After several years in which I did not really watch anime or read manga, Turn A definitely reminded me about some of the imaginative and colorful magic inherent to the best of the medium. For sure, it is my favorite Gundam series. Some overall thoughts — the series was quite long, but I did not mind that. I really enjoyed the quieter moments in the first 40 episodes of the series, which really helped to endear the characters to me. Dianna Soriel and Kihel Heim are wonderful characters. Loran is surprisingly not frustrating for a young male Gundam protagonist. Harry Ord is great. A lot of the more minor characters end up getting neat character arcs. The soundtrack is sweeping and gorgeous. The traditional cel animation warms the soul better than a fireplace.
[SPOILERS ABOUND FROM HERE ON OUT FOR THE WHOLE SERIES]
The scene of Loran Cehack helping Dianna Soriel with the field hospital laundry in the Turn A Gundam midway through the series was the most indelible sequence for me with its depiction of pure, unbridled joy. It will stick with me as an example of sublime filmmaking. This scene was enhanced by Yoko Kanno’s score. Personally, I feel that this soundtrack is among Yoko Kanno’s three finest soundtracks; given the relative obscurity of the show compared to some of the other series that Yoko Kanno has scored for, it is unfortunate that a lot of people have missed out on Turn A’s soundtrack.
So, I pointed the obvious that the series was long (50 episodes), but I actually wish the show was a little bit longer. As indicated by the fact that the second opening to mark the space-faring phase of the show begins in Episode 39, I think the show would have been better spaced out over 70 episodes. Or, even 52 episodes would have helped relax the final, rushed pacing a little. When the series ended, I felt that some plot and character movements could have been built up a little higher for an even better payoff; and part of me was not ready to say goodbye to the characters just yet, which indicates how much I enjoyed the character writing.
The show aired in 1999, close to to 20 years now. It is always interesting to hear voice actors at the start of their careers in late 90s anime that would go on to dominate shows throughout the 2000s. I cracked a brief grin when I heard Takehito Koyasu voicing Gym Ghingham.
Jumping again (exhaustion has made it quite hard to organize my thoughts on a daily basis), I absurdly enjoyed the switcheroo between Dianna Soriel and Kihel Heim. Usually, switching causes me to lose my suspense of disbelief, because in real life for me, it becomes not too difficult to even tell identical twins after a short time, but the empathy of the characters made this work for me.
I did like the betrayal from Guin Rhineford at the end. I thought he was the most compelling antagonist. I do feel that Teteth Halleh was killed prematurely, as I thought she could have been a more effective voice to represent Moonrace dissent against Dianna, and I wanted to also know more about discrimination against Earthers on the Moon. Gym Ghingham was nonsensical, but Takehito Koyasu’s performance still made him entertaining, nonetheless.
Onto my thoughts about the final episode. For all my complaints about the rushed pacing of the last 10 episodes, I thought the relatively wordless epilogue was fantastic. I have become so accustomed to bad, wacky, tonally disjoint, Deus Ex Machina, sudden, exposition-heavy, and attempted-mindfuck-because-we-give-up endings in anime and manga, that I become insanely impressed with actual closure. I think the root of a lot of these bad endings is that the serialized nature of manga causes people to continue writing far after they have run out of plot ideas to advance character development, which can piss away even great characters as development becomes repetitive and circular. (People sometimes say a good cast of characters will write itself, but I am of the belief that that is just something good writers say when they struggle to describe their work process, and that effective character development requires thought in plot to earn and spur that development.) Turn A‘s epilogue was a wonderful case of show-and-don’t-tell, and there were enough visual details in there to give the audience a very neat closure and suggestion of events following the show.
Reading other people’s impressions of the episode on Reddit (see here and here on Reddit) and MyAnimeList, I was surprised by the confusion that people had over events that transpired. It is clear that Dianna and Loran did not get married, as some people seem to think. We are shown an blatant shot of Loran’s hand without a ring after we see the ring on Dianna, and with Dianna specifically correcting herself after saying “Willghem” and enunciating “Will Game” when talking about the ship (named the Willghem officially) in an earlier stretch of episode 50 or episode 49 to invoke the memory of Will Game (after his existence had become muddled and lost through all the dialog involving the differently pronounced name of the ship), I was expecting people to more universally make the connection between the silver ring and Will Game.
With respect to where the series leaves things off with Loran and Dianna, I think the visual of the cane clearly indicates that Dianna’s body is breaking down, and that she is approaching death. However, I disagree with people’s interpretation that the final shot of the series shows the death of Dianna. It could be that Yoshiyuki Tomino was trying to show Dianna’s passing, but I felt that a few too many cues were missing. We do not see the usual last breath, chest dropping, wistful look that is universally used across any medium to indicate death. Dianna does not respond to Loran, but with how she simply closed her eyes, I think the shot more illustrated a quietly dying Dianna who would still experience several more months or years, but had found peace.
Finally, I think the series clearly shows that Loran and Sochie ultimately do not end up together, even after Dianna passes. Sochie ending up with the fish and throwing it away makes it clear to me that while Loran cares deeply for her, he did not reciprocate her feelings romantically. Some people find this outcome too tragic, but I do not think so. Part of that has to do with the fact that either intentionally or unintentionally, it never felt like any two-sided romantic chemistry cropped up in the first place between Sochie and Loran. Sochie and Gavane Gooney’s relationship never got off the ground and felt “wrong” (and not just due to the age gap, but because of the circumstances in which it precipitated — Gavane feeling desperate in war, and Sochie feeling lonely and confused), but, it felt believable and natural to me with its “wrongness,” given the circumstances Sochie and Gavane were in. Following Gavane’s death, it felt to me that Sochie was desperate to fill a sadness in her heart, and pursued Loran to try to patch the pain. I found this to actually be a beautifully poignant ending for Sochie. We see that she grew to become quite a mentally tough and resilient person, and I feel that Tomino indicated that she would take time to heal after the war (still at a young age of 15) before moving on with her life.
There was a total lack of romantic chemistry in the last 20 episodes between Loran and Dianna. I do feel there was a missed opportunity there to create some emotion. Prior to their departure for the moon during the Earth adventures, I felt that some understated romantic chemistry had been built up between Loran and Dianna. The laundry scene and the scene in which Loran and Dianna dance before Dianna breaks off on her own to try to figure out a way to the Moon were very warm and seemed to point to their relationship deepening later in the show. This chemistry disappears when Loran and Dianna head into space and reach the moon (albeit not in a totally unbelievable way). Loran’s decision to retreat from Sochie and his friends and serve Dianna in her dying days still makes sense, even with the total lack of romantic chemistry, given his dutiful disposition. However, I felt that adding some romance between them could have made the implication of her impending death more wistful and additionally motivated his “rejection” of Sochie. Rejection was not the ideal word I wanted to put in the sentence, as it is a little too strong, but I could not find another more suitable word.
All in all, I found Turn A Gundam to be a wonderful series, Gundam or not, and am glad I watched it after first wanting to see it as a teenager. It is not very likely (as Turn A seems to be intended as the “concluding” Gundam show, regardless of how many future Gundam shows get made), but I do have a desire to see consequent Gundam shows set later in the Correct Century timeline.
I am always happy to see a work of art which gets me closer in touch with my inner child again, thirsting for adventure, empathy, and some loose notion of gentle justice. Consequently, I am very appreciative of Turn A Gundam‘s existence.
Cheers to 1999, what a year that was. Cheers to the privilege of being able to enjoy good art and cinema in a life.
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Sundance Film Review: ‘I Am Mother’ Births Questions For Sci-fi Movie Lovers
Toni Gonzales
Clara Rugaard appears in I Am Mother by Grant Sputore, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Ian Routledge. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. Photos must be accompanied by a credit to the photographer and/or 'Courtesy of Sundance Institute.' Unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction or sale of logos and/or photos is strictly prohibited.
2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: You would need the paper of a thousand trees to make a list of sci-fi movies where robots are responsible for the end of humanity. You could list the ones where robots are the reason for our survival on a single hand. On that small list you would find the Sundance film “I Am Mother.” This film has a single robot in charge of humanities future.
“Mother,” is the single machine left behind with 63,000 embryos and the duty to raise just one. The setting is an underground bunker and it’s extinction event day 1. The movie starts out with the rapid growth of a single baby – a girl who would only be known as “Daughter,” Clara Rugaard. We see “Mother” tending to a crying baby, feeding the baby, playing with the baby, and soothing the baby with a song so perfect that it shall remain a surprise for the audience. Soon the baby grows into a disciplined young woman practicing a ballet and being ever studious in class. “Mother” takes great care to teach “Daughter” critical thinking and more importantly, compassion. The two are alone and are the only things left on the planet. Daughter is to be forever sheltered from the toxic outside world and all interactions remain between the two of them. But, when a living human (Hilary Swank) shows up injured and frightened outside the walls of the bunker, well, it forces “Daughter” to question everything she has ever known.
Hilary Swank appears in I Am Mother. Photo by Ian Routledge.
“I Am Mother” draws on a formulaic story. However, there is some clever originality inside the film. First, the idea that a robot is in charge of teaching a human anything related to feelings is a refreshing change. Audiences will see an unexpected change of gender associated with the robot. We never did see the Terminator fed and care for an infant. The script dares to push the tried and true storyline a bit in a different direction. Not a lot, but it’s enough to make the story feel like it has a new life.
As for the characters, there is a lot there too. A young “Daughter” is placed in the middle of two mother figures and that is great fun to watch from the movie seats. Hilary Swank sits back and lets newcomer Clara Rugaard lead the movie. Swank would say at the film’s premiere “I had never done sci-fi before, I thought it would be fun.” Both she and Rugaard would be present for the packed crowd at the Eccles Theater in Park City. The two would spend a few minutes with the robot used as “Mother” in the movie posing for pictures and taking selfies.
Actor Hilary Swank and Clara Rugaard attend the World Premiere of I Am Mother. © 2019 Sundance Institute
And that brings us to the actual robot. Designed at Weta workshop – the same place is known for “The Lord of the Rings,” and “Avatar”, the suit is impressive. Made and worn by Luke Hawker its design is just to the left of what we have seen from typical robots. Hawker having to lose significant weight and effectively wear heels for shooting it was a job born out of necessity. Rose Byrne would come to be the voice for the robot that Hawker brought to life.
Luke Hawker attends the World Premiere of I Am Mother © 2019 Sundance Institute
Overall the movie forces some very intriguing questions and lively discussions. The first two acts are satisfying and engaging. The third act, not so much. There is a tone in the first hour and a half that is not matched by the ending. And while there are some great seeds that are planted for the audience, the revelations fall a little flat and could have been better explained. All of that aside, “I Am Mother” is a treat for the sci-fi fans and will without a doubt elicit some lively conversations after.
“I Am Mother” has been purchased by Netflix for distribution later in 2019
Grade: (★★½)
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J Hubner — March 1, 2017
Jon Kennedy is a man about the world. He travels the globe leaving scorched dance floors as a DJ extraordinaire, and
just for kicks he remixes tunes of all color, shape, and size. He’s a rhythm man at heart, calling home behind a drum set. Basking behind the real thing and as a programmer of hazy electronica, he lays down serious beats wherever he drops his drum stool.
I’m not sure, but I think he might be MI-6, too.
I’ve been following Kennedy for some time now and he never fails to impress. He’s released so much music over the last 15 years or so that catching up would be a daunting task, but you should try. Here’s some starting points: Useless Wooden Toys, Strengthen The Roses, and Corporeal. Jon Kennedy is readying a new album called Ha!. In lieu of jumping into the sure to be tasty batch of beats and samples, Kennedy has dropped the Ha! EP. It’s 7 remixes of the title track, plus an EP exclusive track. It’s a nice teaser for what’s sure to be a woozy chunk of electronica.
“Ha!” on its own is a soulful number, with great vocals by Adjua. The album version is mostly just vocals with some tasteful noise going on under the proceedings. After that we’re treated to a plethora of remixes by the likes of AOTOA, Rogan, and 6blocc. Mr. Bird does a nice take on the track that gives it a Boards of Canada vibe. Something off the earlier EPs, like Twoism. Michal Menert gives the song a trip hop vibe, deconstructing the soul edge and giving it a cool, detached feel. Static Structures goes full Fruity Loops, complete with buzzes and beeps and adding in some acid jazz textures.
Not into remix albums? Well sorry for your loss. But hey, grab this thing for the album version of “Ha!” and the EP exclusive “The Lord Tarries” featuring Coreysan. It’s a blissful shot of indie techno.
Even if Jon Kennedy isn’t James Bond, I still think the Ha! EP is a nice place to get acquainted with the British musician/producer. Give it a spin, and keep your eyes open for the new LP soon.
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Born in the bosom of the Midwest, USA, J Hubner grew up in a woods next to a cornfield that was just a throwing distance to a lake. Music has been a constant in J Hubner's life since he was a little kid soundtracking epic battles with Star Wars action figures with his older brother's Deep Purple, Megadeth, and W.A.S.P. cassettes. He started playing guitar at 12 and since 2006 has self-released 10 albums under the names Goodbyewave, Sunnydaymassacre, Dream District, and J. Hubner. Three years ago J Hubner began writing about music independently. Album reviews, artist interviews, and general musings on his love of music. He writes at www.jhubner73.com, www.backseatmafia.com, and several smaller musical publications. J Hubner is married with three kids and a miniature schnauzer named Otto. He still resides in the Midwest, USA. Near that same lake.
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If you haven’t already heard about TED, it is a revolutionary non-profit organization dedicated to spreading ideas and innovations through cutting edge talks; ‘ideas worth spreading’. Since 1984, TED has been in search of the most creative, unusual and ground-breaking concepts to stir your intellectual curiosity. From visionaries in technology, science, entertainment and more, TED provides a platform for them to share their stories with the world.
In more than 100 languages, TED talks invite speakers from all backgrounds and all ages, including many influential people from the Muslim community. Before you get overwhelmed with over 1,400 TED talks you can choose from, here is our pick of 5 must-see TED talks, by inspiring Muslim speakers, to get you started:
1) Calling on the 10,000 | Noor Tagouri
22-year-old Libyan-American Noor Tagouri is determined to be the first hijabi anchor on commercial television in the United States, launching a global campaign in 2012 called #LetNoorShine. As well as being an associate journalist for CBS radio (in her home town, Washington DC), she travels the globe as a motivational speaker, sharing her ‘personal legend’.
Tagouri’s passion for her work stems from cultural injustices and hardships faced by women, and her determination to inspire others to reach their true potential in life. In this motivating and inspiring TED talk, Tagouri’s flair for storytelling reveals her journey through challenging stereotypes as she becomes one of America’s rising young adults in the media.
2) Superheroes inspired by Islam | Naif Al-Mutawa
Alongside the Justice League of America comes Naif Al – Mutawa’s groundbreaking new comic book heroes ‘The 99’. These revolutionary characters are fighting modern day evils in the forms of extremism and religious stereotypes, to save the world. Named after the 99 attributes of Allah, the heroes are from 99 different countries reflecting Islam in its true multicultural form as well as the comic itself, being licensed in 8 different languages so far.
Al-Mutawa tells his story on the evolution of this innovative comic book and its growth across the world; from publishing the book with a team of talented artists and writers to the opening of The 99 village theme park in Kuwait to designing and releasing a full 29- episode animated series. Al-Mutawa brilliantly creates the comic and the heroes to present the traditional and tolerant messages of Islam in a modern and thrilling fashion, fit for all audiences.
3) What do you think when you look at me? | Dalia Mogahed
Muslim scholar and director of research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding Dalia Mogahed shares her personal and powerful story to the world. In 2009 she served on Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighbourhood Partnerships, advising the president on tackling social problems through faith-based organisations and was the former director of the Gallup Centre for Muslim Studies; her research and findings breaking stereotypes and misconceptions of Islam.
In her compelling TED talk, she relates her experiences before, during and in the aftermath of 9/11 and the very personal effect it had on her and her family, as well the public perceptions she dealt with. She describes how she fights negative perceptions of Islam, especially in the media, and why it is so important to encourage empathy over prejudice in such turbulent times.
4) A Saudi woman who dared to drive | Manal al-Sharif
In May 2011 Manal al-Sharif filmed herself driving a car in Saudi Arabia, where it is strictly banned for women to drive. After uploading it onto YouTube, she began her campaign, Women2Drive, and reached out to women to support her for gender equality in her country. After gaining 12,000 supporters on Facebook, in reaction to her video, she called out for women to drive together on June 17, in protest of the strict custom.
The extremely empowering and witty TED talk uncovers the struggle al-Sharif went through after challenging the government and the people of her country, how she caused a colossal shift in Saudi society and how she gained worldwide attention in the women rights movement.
5) I am a mad Arabian woman | Tamadher Al Faha
In this TED Talk, Bahraini artist Tamadher Al Fahal explores the many contradictions and conflicts she faces being a Muslim woman in the Middle East. She reveals the constant struggle between culture and religion that she faces in her everyday life, and how using her art and creativity she found the balance.
In 2012, Tamadher teamed up with a dozen young artists in Bahrain to produce art that would reflect identity and culture in a modern and, perhaps sometimes ironic, fashion. Through this inspiring talk she shows her brilliantly witty breakthrough with her ‘Diary of a Mad Arabian Woman’ publication – a small non-commercial magazine unveiling her feelings and thoughts on many cultural and religious topics.
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Bentley Excels During Day 2 of NCAA Regional with Falcons Climbing 5 Spots
Senior Cal Meyers with Bentley golf coach Mickey Herron
DANIELS, W.V. – The Bentley University Falcons were one of two teams to break 300 during Tuesday's second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf East/Atlantic Regional at The Resort at Glade Springs, and as a result, climbed five places in the standings into a tie for ninth with a two-day score of 304-299-603. The regional will conclude on Wednesday with Bentley teeing off in the final group (12:50-1:30 pm).
Bentley posted a second-round score of 299, a mark bettered only by the 295 registered by Concordia College (N.Y.). The Falcons were paced by freshman Tommy Ethier (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin HS) and senior Cal Meyers (Richfield, Wisc./Slinger HS), who both shot a one-over 73. Ethier had 15 pars, one birdie and two bogeys while Meyers' round included three birds and four bogeys.
Ethier's 73 helped him climb 15 places into a tie for 12th in the individual standings with a 74-73-147. Meyer vaulted up the standings even more, climbing 32 places into a tie for 19th with a 76-73-149.
Next on the scoring list for the Falcons are senior Chris Ehl (Reading/Reading HS) and junior Chris Simione (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire HS), who are both tied for 55th with a 154. Simione turned in a second-round 75 and Ehl recorded a 79.
The top three teams and the top two individuals not on an advancing team will qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships, which will be held in Alabama later in the month. Heading into Wednesday's final round, the top three teams are Franklin Pierce (291-300-591), Concordia (297-295-592) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (291-302-593), with Bentley 10 strokes out of third.
The top individuals after 36 holes are Concordia's Minwoo Park (70-69-139) and Wilmington's Ryan Rucinski (69-73-142). Ethier is third among Northeast-10 Conference players, trailing Le Moyne's Joe Petrin and Franklin Pierce's Sam Myers, both with a 70-74-144.
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2 School Records, including Kaduboski in the 200 IM, among Bentley’s Day 2 Highlights; Falcons Own Slim Lead
Kate Kaduboski
WORCESTER, Mass. – Day 2 of the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships concluded Friday night at WPI with the Bentley University Falcons owning a slim lead over both Assumption College and Southern Connecticut State.
The Falcons totaled 361 points during the first two days of competition and lead Assumption by 11. Southern Connecticut is third with 306.5.
Bentley's only day two gold medal was earned by senior Kate Kaduboski (Dedham/Dedham HS) in the 200 individual medley, an event she was the runner-up in the last two years. Her 2:04.75 broke the school record of 2:05.05 that she set in 2018 and was an NCAA "B" cut.
The Falcons also broke the school record in the 200 free relay while placing third. Freshman Lucy Slowe (Millis/Millis HS), sophomore Emily LaRovere (Lynnfield/Phillips Exeter Acad.), along with seniors Melissa Viator (Lubbock, Texas/ Lubbock HS) and Hannah Rauch (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park HS), finished in 1:37.25. That replaced a 1:37.55, set in 2017, in the record book.
Bentley had three of the top five in both the 500 freestyle and the one-meter diving. In the 500, senior Brooke Jameson (Bedford/Bedford HS) was third (5:05.44), Rauch was fourth to touch (5:06.38) and Viator fifth (5:06.93).
In the diving, junior Caroline Logozzo (Wethersfield, Conn./Wethersfield HS) and sophomore Ryann Driscoll (Marblehead/Marblehead HS) went to the podium as the second and third place finishers. Logozzo put up a score of 373.25, Driscoll posted a 368.00 and freshman Sarah Vojta (Morris Plains, N.J./ Morris County School of Technology) was fifth (324.60).
Bentley was fourth in the 400 medley relay with Kaduboski, senior Ari Revelas (Snyder, N.Y./ Nardin Academy), junior Paige MacNeil (Branford, Conn./Branford HS) and Slowe finishing in 3:57.53.
The championships will resume Saturday morning and run through Sunday evening.
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Workshop: "Making Sense of Manuscript Corpora"
Three-day Workshop held at Institute of Islamic Studies, Freie Universität Berlin
When working with manuscripts, we are confronted with quite a number of challenges. Besides
simple issues of accessibility or paleography, the state of auxiliary tools (catalogues, databases, etc.)
is still in a germinal stage and leaves much to be desired. Building up a corpus by tracking down,
accessing, selecting, and analyzing relevant texts, can at times be a daunting task. Once the corpus is
set, the “real work” begins – we need to make sense of it: How do the works/manuscripts relate to
each other? How, where, when, and how widely have they been distributed? Who has produced and
who has used them? In what way and in which context did usage take place? What, in general, is the
historical relevance of the book or the group of works in question? How do we tackle the everpresent
issue of survival bias? How do we deal with various forms of autographs? What
advantages/disadvantages does focusing on a particular work, author, genre or paratextual element
entail?
In recent years, scholars have increasingly begun to engage with manuscripts not only as containers
of text, but also as witnesses to the contexts they originally hail from. Taking up these and other
current lines of thought and the above-mentioned questions, this workshop aims at putting the
corpus – the fundament on which any manuscript research rests – at the center. In so doing, we want
to provide a space for exchanging ideas, discussing challenges, and exploring solutions to problems
we face in our projects.
We are delighted to present Noah D. Gardiner (University of South Carolina) as our special guest and
we would like to thank the Dahlem Humanities center for generously funding his stay within the
Dahlem Junior Host Program.
23 October, 04:00 – 06:00 pm, public lecture by Noah D. Gardiner: “Manuscripts, reception
networks, and Islamic intellectual history: The case of the occult sciences”, Holzlaube,
Room 2.2051
24 October, 02:00 – 06:00 pm, workshop session I, Holzlaube, Room 1.2058
25 October, 11:00 – 01:00 am, workshop session II, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Haus Potsdamer
Laurenz Kern, Research Associate and Lecturer, Institute of Islamic Studies, FU Berlin
Benedikt Reier, Doctoral Fellow at the BGSMCS, Berlin
Workshop Outline:
The first meeting will consist of a public lecture by Noah D. Gardiner at the Institute of Islamic
Studies. Prof. Gardiner will speak about his research on al-Būnī (d. 622/1225), his new project on the
14th and 15th century occult renaissance in Cairo and other Mamluk cities, and the issue of reception
in the context of medieval Islamic manuscript culture.
In the second meeting, we will discuss questions such as the ones outlined above, building on a
selection of readings as well as the participants’ individual research projects.
The third meeting will take place at the Staatsbibliothek. We will have a hands-on session in which
we will examine a selection of manuscripts together and discuss their paratextual and codicological
features in light of the overall theme of the workshop.
A list of further readings for the two sessions will be circulated after the deadline for application.
Déroche, François. Islamic Codicology: An Introduction to the Study of Manuscripts in Arabic Script.
London: Al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation, 2006, pp. 311-344.
Gardiner, Noah. “Forbidden Knowledge? Notes on the Production, Transmission, and Reception of
the Major Works of Aḥmad Al-Būnī”, Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies 12, 2017, pp. 81–
PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers working on or interested in manuscripts.
Credit Points:
Please register until October 16 via e-mail to reier@bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de
For any queries or questions, please contact: reier@bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de
Prof. Noah D. Gardiner:
Noah D. Gardiner is a scholar of Islamic thought and culture with particular research interests in
Sufism, esotericism and the occult sciences, manuscript culture, and the Arabic-speaking
Mediterranean of the 12th-15th centuries C.E. Much of his present research concerns the spread and
development of the “science of letters and names” (ʿilm al-huruf wa-al-asmaʾ), a body of mysticomagical
thought on the relationship between divine speech and manifest reality that, with various
caveats, can usefully be described as an Islamic Kabbalah. Broadly speaking, and with regard to both
premodern and modern Islamic contexts, he is interested in the ways that ideas and practices move
from the fringes to the mainstream (and sometimes back again), and in Muslim thinkers’ various
strategies for assimilating or excluding “foreign” discourses. Even more broadly, he is interested in
the role of “the book” in religion—as material artifact, transcendent text, and everything inbetween.
Noah completed his Ph.D. in 2014 in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of
Michigan. His dissertation, “Esotericism in a manuscript culture: Ahmad al-Buni and his readers
through the Mamluk period,” concerned the seminal Sufi occultist Ahmad al-Buni. Drawing on a
survey he conducted of hundreds of manuscript-copies of al-Buni’s works, he traces how al-Buni’s
controversial teachings on the science of letters and names percolated through late-medieval Muslim
society at the hands of various reading communities, moving from closed circles of Sufi readers to
the courts of ruling elites. The dissertation was awarded the 2014 Bruce D. Craig Prize for Mamluk
Source: sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/our-people/faculty-staff/gardiner_noah.php
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The three greatest threats to our native birds
Posted by Hilke Breder
An icy wind is whipping the tall pines behind our house. Thick snow shrouds everything living. And yet for birds the greatest threats to survival are not the arctic temperatures or lack of food, but man-made barriers.
Wind farms have been touted as one of the most important sources of green energy that may help save our planet from climate change, but are they also giant "bird blenders"?
Modern turbine towers can reach a height of 270 feet with rotors as wide as a football field.
Klondike wind farm in Oregon
Wind energy suffers from one great disadvantage: the best sites are far from the dense population centers of the Northeast and mid Atlantic states where it's needed most.
Setting up wind farms on the continental shelf along the North Atlantic coast would be one solution. (See below Cape Wind)
When starting my Google search on wind farms the first study I ran across was about an off-shore wind farm in the Baltic sea published in Biology Letters in 2005. Danish researchers did a radar study, covering the first year of operation, of migrating geese and Eiders negotiating their way through the forest of wind turbines.
Black lines indicate migrating waterbird flocks, red dots the wind turbines
They found that the birds kept a safe distance from the turbines and were flying almost exclusively down the center of the corridors, giving the turbines wider berth at night than during the day. At first I felt reassured but that didn't last very long.
Next I looked at a study of the notorious wind farm on the Altamont Pass in California, one of the largest in the US. It was built before anyone studied its effects on air-borne wildlife such as birds and bats.
Because of its mountain-top location it was having a devastating effect on raptor populations, esp. Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Burrowing Owls, by generating a warm updraft that would sweep the birds right into the path of the turbine blades, slicing them in half or decapitating them.
Altamont Pass --- Aerial photo: Ian Kluft
This wind farm supplies enough electricity to power a city the size of San Francisco
According to one study as many at 1300 raptors die each year in collision with Altamont's 5400 turbines. Worse yet, it's built next to the world's densest nesting area for Golden Eagles. This and much more is contained in this fascinating 12 min video by KQED Quest.
Since then much work has been done to mitigate the impact. In particularly one turbine, that stood on a hill by itself and was responsible for much of the slaughter, was dismantled. Turbine design has been altered so that the birds now tend to fly above the height of the turbines, though some experts say more studies are needed.
A British study of onshore wind farms found that most birds are not harmed during the operation of the turbines. There was a significant decline of bird population however during the construction phase, probably due to interference with nesting.
Design of wind turbines has had a greater impact though on bat mortality. A study found that whereas the diameter of the turbine rotors did not affect migrating birds or bats, tower height though had a significant impact on bat mortality: the greater the height the greater the bat mortality, suggesting that migrating bats fly at lower altitudes than nocturnally migrating birds and that the newer larger turbines are reaching into that air space.
Construction of the first off-shore wind farm, Cape Wind, is scheduled to start this year in Nantucket Sound between Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and island of Nantucket. See white cross on map below. There was much controversy about the economical benefits vs the detrimental impact on scenic beauty for property owners along the shore and yachtsmen on the sound. Little is known about Cape Wind's effect on sea duck activity, especially on the most numerous species Long-tailed Ducks.
Window strikes are a different matter. Toronto is a deadly city for migrating birds. It's the first tall glass barrier birds face when coming south from the northern wilderness. FLAP - Fatal Light Awareness Program - a volunteer organization in Toronto - has been working diligently toward making windows safe for birds.
The owner of the most lethal building, Cadillac Fairview,(see above), was sued under the Environmental Protection Act. Its mirror-like windows were responsible for the collision death or injury of more than 800 birds between March and Dec 2010. The owner was acquitted but only after covering the windows with a special anti-reflective film.
This puts Toronto building owners on notice that they may be held liable for killing birds. Because of the different political climate in the US this avenue would probably not be successful here, but not all is lost. There is one organisation that promotes innovative and interesting building designs, the American Bird Conservancy. See image gallery.
Screen over windows
The Lights Out campaign by the Chicago Audubon Society means lights out in the upper stories of tall buildings during migration:
"Tall buildings can save birds by extinguishing decorative lighting on the upper stories after 11 P.M. each evening and leaving lights off until daylight from August 20 to October 25. Birds migrate throughout these months. Tenants on the upper floors are encouraged to turn out lights or draw blinds after 11 P.M. These recommendations apply to all buildings of 40 or more stories, and to buildings of 20 or more stories that are isolated from other buildings."
Thirty American cities have joined FLAPS drive of turning lights off in tall buildings. Building owners in Manhattan started doing so in 2010 prompted by New York City Audubon.
Volunteer checking for dead birds in the morning. Ángel Franco/The New York Times
And for the home owner Bird Conservancy came up with translucent bird tape on windows that is easy to apply and doesn't appear to be too expensive.
Video about applying Bird Tape
Predatory Cats: I love cats, love their sleek gliding movements, admire their coiled spring-loaded body when ready to jump....... I used to own a rescue cat. He was in a crate at my vet's with printed sign "Last Day". I thought about it all day and waited to call until after closing. They answered their phone anyway, and so he ended up in my home.
I wanted to keep him indoors but it was next to impossible during the summer when I spent much of my life out on the deck. The cat would yowl behind the window in utter misery. The exhortation to keep cats indoors is easy to follow in city buildings without outside fire escapes, but almost impossible in the suburbs or country unless you confine yourself to four walls. So I let him out. When winter came I discovered that he was a real virtuoso in hunting and killing birds. I stopped feeding them and did so for the next 14 years. But when he died I vowed to never adopt a cat again.
Mortality by wind turbines or windows pales against mortality inflicted by cats.
Chart: Which kills more birds, cats or turbines? (Mother Jones)
In an article in the New York Times one scientist compared house cats to gypsy moths and kudzu - they all cause major ecological disruption.
Estimates of annual cat predation on US birds and mammals
It is estimated that cats kill between 1.4 and 3.7 billion (median 2.4 billion) birds a year with 69% of this mortality caused by un-owned cats. Un-owned cats kill about about 3 times the number of birds as owned cats.
Un-owned cats are those that have been abandoned by their owners, have escaped, or are born as strays. The estimate of these cats range up to 70 million. A female cat produces about 2 litters a year with 4 to 6 kittens per litter. With these large numbers programs such as trap, neuter and release (video) are ineffective. Many cats that are captured and brought to a shelter are in fact euthanized.
Cats are an invasive species without natural predators. Where introduced they have wrought havoc on natural wildlife. They are easy to keep and easy to lose, since there are no leash laws, no license requirements, and no taxes on cat owners. Unlike dogs they can forage in the wild and sustain themselves on small mammals and birds. There is no opprobrium on owners who let their cats run wild,. and when they have kittens: who doesn't agree that kittens are cute! Appealing to our emotions may be one of this species' evolutionary survival strategies.
To save birds and other wildlife do we have to be ruthless in eliminating stray cats? This blogger is making a passionate argument for just trap and kill rather than trap, neuter and release, but that would be a losing battle, as a huge cat lovers grass-roots lobby would spring up instantly.
Do cats deserve greater protection than our native birds?
Protecting birds against their cats is left up to the cat owners. Here is what an individual can do to check their cat's predatory behavior:
Put a neoprene Cat Bib (see video on website) on your cat, whenever the cat is outside. It may look ridiculous, but please don't laugh! In a study it stopped cats 81% of the time from catching birds.
Or have your cat wear a colorful collar which makes the cat much more visible to birds though somewhat less effective than the bib. Here's a YouTube video.
Thus the three deadliest threats are wind farms, windows and wild cats, but cats are by many magnitudes the deadliest. We as individuals can't do much about the first two, but must do something about the last, because there is no authority that will jump in and bear that responsibility for us.
Carole M. March 6, 2013 at 4:33 AM
I was super amazed at the enormity of the wind-turbines en-masse in one of your photographs. It is very sad how they are devastating to bird life.
Hilke Breder March 16, 2013 at 6:02 AM
Thank you, Carole, for your kind comments.
eileeninmd March 6, 2013 at 5:59 AM
It is sad that the wind turbines a great source of energy are so devastating to the birds. I did read there were some that could turn off at the sign of a large group migrating. It is possible? I also wish cat owners would keep their pet cats in the house. Maybe they should were bells around their necks to warn the birds. I do believe there are things that can be done to help the birds.
Seagull Steve March 6, 2013 at 4:46 PM
While it is possible to predict a large flight of migrants and see them in motion (on radar), there are no laws that really encourage wind operators to avoid bird and bat strikes. If there are any wind power projects out there that do shut down their turbines during periods of high migration, I would love to hear about them.
When it comes to bells on cats, cats often know how to stalk prey without ringing the bell, and wildlife have no reason to equate a small bell ringing with a skilled predator until its already hunted them.
Hilke Breder March 6, 2013 at 7:01 PM
Thanks for your input, Eileen and Steve. Average modern wind turbine height is about 100 meter, which is below the altitude of migrating birds (150- 600 meters) Bats are at much greater risk. Wind farms on mountain ridge lines would be a major threat to hawk migration, but I believe there is no future for such farms as the cost of constructing and running them would greatly outweigh the benefits.
As to cats, I agree that bells are ineffective. There are no bells in these collars. Birds have excellent vision and are warned off by the bright colors.
Adam March 6, 2013 at 8:00 AM
never thought of wind farms like that
Thank you, Adam.
Banjo52 March 6, 2013 at 10:31 AM
This is quite an education--and written with professionalism. Thank you. Of course, like so many informative pieces, some grim realities are exposed . . . .
Thank you, Banjo, for your thoughtful comment.
Rohrerbot March 7, 2013 at 2:17 PM
Great post! I love cats but we keep our little divas in the house. I wish more people did the same. But the coyotes in Tucson and surrounding areas sure love them! As do the Hawks when it comes to kittens. So then I think, that's okay:)
Thank you Rohrerbot, for your cool comments!
Larry March 9, 2013 at 3:58 AM
Great topic for a post! I hope they can come up with new solutions for the wind turbine problem.Alternative energy does not automatically make it good. I've had cats all my life growing up and they were always outside killing birds I'm sure. We have our own now but always keep it inside.It's seems to be the most healthy and content I've ever had. I don't regret keeping her in at all.
Thanks for your comments, Larry! I think we all wished there were more cat owners like you.
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Brexit poll surge
Poll surge for Farage sparks panic among Tories and Labour
The Opinium survey for the Observerplaces the Brexit party on 34%, when people were asked how they intended to vote on 23 May, with Labour slipping to 21% and the Conservatives collapsing to just 11%. Ominously for Theresa May, support for the Tories at the European elections is now less than a third of that for Farage’s party, and below that for the Liberal Democrats, who are on 12%.
The poll suggests the Brexit party, launched only last month, is now on course for a thumping victory that Farage will, MPs fear, use to back his argument that the UK must leave the EU immediately without a deal.
It’s not in the least surprising that disgruntled Tory yahoos are leaving that dire party in droves to vote for Farage’s single-issue Brexit party. Unfortunately, for these EU elections, there is only one issue in the UK to discuss, Brexit itself. Never mind the fact that the earth is dying under human feet, realistically, thaks in large part to May and a lesser degree to Corbyn, it’s the only issue that matters.
The problem is that Farage is a far right loon. You know it not only by what he says, but who he says it with. Notably, he quit UKIP when they signed on with Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, as an adviser. Robinson is a notorious racist and fascist, and Farage noticed the writing on the wall, as he wants to avoid those labels.
But he hobnobs with other far right activists and political leaders across the world. For example, he has appeared several times over the last handful of years with the American conspiracy nutcase Alex Jones, who runs a vituperative vblog called Infowars. Perhaps most famous for his incredible allegation that the Sandy Hook school massacre in the US was a false flag operation, he has espoused every far right claim and conspiracy theory, and Farage never challenged him on any of them, at any time, throwing in in some more of his own. Farage claimed that the EU is “the prototype for the new world order”, and that “globalists have wanted some form of conflict with Russia as an argument for us all to surrender our national sovereignty… to a higher global level.”
Farage likes him some Vladimir Putin as well, who is hardly a supporter of any kind of democracy, and hobnobs with the likes of Steve Bannon, a fascist who served in Trump’s administration for the first few months. So despite an apparent reluctance to associate with Tommy Robinson, the British answer to Steve Bannon, it’s just a smokescreen for Farage’s real preference, a throwback to Mosley’s 1930s fascism which he reportedly waxed lyrical about as a younger man. By their associates shall you know them. It’s not enough to listen to what Farage says now, as that is filtered through his political ambitions as to what his intended audience will wear. You have to look at the whole, creepy-crawly deal.
It is alarming that a third of the British electorate is willing to swallow what Farage represents, an outburst of hatred and fear of immigrants as well as wild conspiracy theories, and forget why the EU was created in the first place – to stop outbursts of hatred and fear from turning into pogroms and wars.
It’s fair enough for EU critics to point out that the poor in Britain haven’t prospered under the EU, but even fairer to point out that the reason is because of Tory domestic austerity policies, brought about while Britain was spending freely on arms and tax cuts for the wealthy, and prolonging policies that are still destroying Britain’s industrial capacity, and therefore ability to employ people and generate wealth for all, rather than the lucky Tory few.
Tories have no-one but themselves to blame for driving their voters to Farage. A pox on May and her minions.
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Vol. 101 – February 8th, 2007
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I have read the letters and comments about the Ray Kelly heckling, so I’ll simply add this: I have touted Brown’s virtue as a place of open dialogue and vibrant debate to my students who have considered applying. Just recently I wrote a letter of recommendation with pride and excitement for a student of mine who I thought would thrive in a community so committed to civil discourse. And while I know the University itself had nothing to do with the cowardly interruption of Kelly’s speech (I commend the University for its quick, unqualified condemnation of what occurred), and while I would never condemn the University and its students and faculty members for the embarrassing actions of a few, part of me hopes I haven’t been giving bad advice. Here’s hoping the next story I see in the national press about Brown exemplifies the open and liberal place it is.
Gregory Cooper ’01
Reading accounts of Ray Kelly’s visit to Brown is a trip down memory lane: like a time machine journey back to Camille Paglia’s 1992 lecture at which she was heckled by members of the community, professors included. Students, faculty members and alums have noted the obvious regarding the Kelly lecture: The protesting students’ antics were illiberal and counter to Brown’s values — never mind outrageous and embarrassing. I could wring my hands and bemoan that so little has changed in 21 years: Brown still boasts an intolerant, hypocritical and vocal minority that impoverishes campus discourse and subjects the University many of us cherish to scorn and embarrassment. Instead, I’ll focus on the happy fact, as evidenced by other letters, that Brown maintains a thoughtful and less excitable majority that values diversity in viewpoints and the free and civil exchange of opposing ideas.
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As an alum working in criminal justice in Providence, I felt the rejection of the Kelly lecture by the student body was a statement that should be listened to by the University, not disregarded. It was a mistake to choose a lecture format for such a contentious figure — why give him the stage and mic to himself? A point-counterpoint format would not have been booed off the stage because students would have felt like their voices were included in the event. It reminded me of a Richard Perle event I went to before the Iraq War. Students tried to shut it down but were stopped. He got the stage and lied for an hour about weapons of mass destruction. It’s asking too much for audience members to challenge a speaker in that context. The speaker needs to be challenged within the event. Organizers should listen to the student yells of protest. They are saying something more than “shut up.”
Nick Horton ’04
As a Brown alum involved in social change work, I am unbelievably proud our community stands up for what it believes in. I agree with the vision of the students and community members who protested New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s speech today: that we should live in a world where every person can walk the streets of New York — or any other city — without fear of being brutalized, frisked or otherwise dehumanized. And I applaud students and community members who led the lecture organizers to allocate more time for questions and answers during a lecture as controversial as this one.
But I disagree with the tactic students and community members used. Shutting down Kelly’s lecture was not the most strategic way to achieve the long-term aims of curbing police brutality and frisking policies, or many of the other, deeper issues at hand. It shifted the dialogue from police practices and injustice to one about free speech. It implied the Brown community wants to go down that slippery slope of preferring silence to speech we do not agree with. And importantly, today’s protests silenced not only Kelly, but also other students and community members who are potential allies.
I am impressed and humbled by the dialogue, debate and questions stemming from today’s protest. Yet I encourage the students and community members who brilliantly shut down Kelly’s lecture to consider channeling that same energy, passion and anger into future tactics that build toward a well-defined goal and are, at their core, inclusive, respectful and just as powerful.
Kara Kafuman ’12
Topics: Ray Kelly
Kelly lecture spurs student, community backlash
Fong ’14, Kwon ’14, Li ’14, Rajan ’15, Furuyama ’15: Freedom of speech or freedom to silence?
Editorial: Silencing the wrong voices
Letters: Community weighs in on protest, cancellation of Ray Kelly lecture
Ray Kelly lecture canceled amidst student, community protest
Class of ’12, ‘12.5, ’13
I am genuinely confused by the many white alumni (and there are many!) who claim that they share the protestors’ goal of challenging Ray Kelly and the white supremacist power structure he represents, but then publicly condemn the protest led by Providence community members and students of color at Brown as not “strategic.” Do you really think that your public letters–in attempting to convince readers that the anti racial profiling movement in Providence is misguided–furthers this goal of challenging racism? If your priority was to be an ally, but you felt that protestors were making a huge mistake, then you could have written to them privately. But you chose to write a public letter instead.
So, why did you write these public letters, newspaper articles, and (ugh) facebook posts?
Did you write them just to hear yourself speak?
Did you write them because the idea of a group of angry people of color and their angry white allies scares you?
I really am curious about your motivations, and hope to see a reply. Or perhaps some more public letters, this time acknowledging that as white people who will never experience racial profiling, your voices–no matter what you think about the protest itself–shouldn’t matter very much at all right now.
Mr. Softee
what are you going on about?
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BDX-USA September Book Selection
discover our selection of books of the month. The books are on display in the foyer of BDX-USA.
The Vinter's Luck by E. Knox
One summer night in 1808, Sobran Jodeau sets out to drown his love sorrows in his family's vineyard when he stumbles on an angel. Once he gets over his shock, Sobran decides that Xas, the male angel, is his guardian sent to counsel him on everything from marriage to wine production. But what if Xas turns out to be less holy then it appears.
Better trusr Dionysos when it's question of wine and supernatural beings.
Déjà Dead by K. Reichs
The bones of a woman are discovered in the grounds of an abandoned monasteryand the case is given to Dr Temperance Brennan (yes, she's the one played by E. Deschanel in Bones).
Researching recent disappearances in the city convinces Brennan that a serial killer is at work, despite the deep cynicism of detective Claudel (yes it sounds French as the story take place in Québec). And yet the body count has begun...
A succesful TV series has been adapted from the novels.
Something Wholesale by E. Newby
It is a hilarious and splendidly macabre account of the confusion and disorder that was his life apprenticed to the family firm of Lane and Newby. It is also an affectionate portrait of his father, a deightly eccentric who spent most of his life averting or actively participating in disasters.
Besides, it relates the writer's adventures during the years he spent as a commercial traveller in the improbable trade of Haute Couture.
The subhead reads "My Life and Time in the Rag Industry",
wouldn't a fashion magazine editor look upon down such words?
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Rotait
Acoustic, Alternative, Blues, Folk, RnB, Rock
Jareth Tait
Rosanna Schwarzacher
Originally hailing from the UK and Austria, Jareth and Rosanna formed "Rotait" in Ireland in 2009. Subsequently, they recorded their 1st EP demonstrating the band's softer and more lyrical side.
Mixing musical genres such as soul, RnB and rock, with influences ranging from Nick Drake to Bill Withers, John Martyn to PJ Harvey and alternating between guitar, drums and cello during their live performances, which should not be missed. Now after recording their first album entitled "Sleep Tonight",2012 will see them touring the UK to promote their new songs.
Rotait - Get Away
BY: Rotait - Get Away Rotait, Jareth Tait and Rosanna Schwarzacher, performing "Get Away" @ recorded at the Brunswick Brighton & Hove http://www.rotait.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/rotaitmusic A Brighton Bandstand Video Production http://www.brightonbandstand.co.........Read More
Rotait - Sleep Tonight
BY: Rotait - Sleep Tonight
Rotait "I'm addicted to you"
BY: Rotait "I'm addicted to you" Rotait, Jareth Tait and Rosanna Schwarzacher, performing "I'm addicted to you" Live @ The Brunswick Brighton & Hove - UK 7th July 2012 http://www.rotait.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/rotaitmusic http://youtu.be/TfuY9VNywRM An Overhead Wires Music Ev........Read More
Rotait "Come on home"
BY: Rotait "Come on home" Rotait, Jareth Tait and Rosanna Schwarzacher, performing "Come on home" Live @ The Brunswick Brighton & Hove - UK 7th July 2012 http://www.rotait.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/rotaitmusic http://youtu.be/F8J6GSZ9h_w An Overhead Wires Music Event htt........Read More
Rotait - Cellar Bar, Bournemouth 15 Nov 2013 1/2
BY: Rotait - Cellar Bar, Bournemouth 15 Nov 2013 1/2
rotait run from you
BY: rotait run from you Brunswick 13th September 2013 Filmed by Dollifilms www. dollifilms.moonfruit.com
ROTAIT - I'VE BEEN WAITING (BalconyTV)
BY: ROTAIT - I'VE BEEN WAITING (BalconyTV) PRESENTED BY MICKEY Originally hailing from the UK and Austria, Brighton based duo "Rotait" formed in Ireland in 2009 with the subsequent release of their 1st EP "Free". Following an extensive European tour, the duo, consisting of Jareth Tait (Voca........Read More
Rotait live
BY: Rotait live Live @ Treetops Recording Studios Picnic Party Charity Concert raising Money for St Catherine's Hospice June 8 2013
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Website : www.rotait.co.uk/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/rotaitmusic
Twitter : https://twitter.com/rotait1
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FROM 28. 4. TILL 5. 12. 2017 Santini celebrates an anniversary. 340 years of genius of Baroque architecture
One winter day in February of the year 1677, at Prague's Hradčany, a child was born who was not expected to continue in the trade of his father, who was a successful mason. A part of his body was paralyzed. Over time, however, the young boy admirably put up with his handicap and became an architect with a marvelous artistic imagination and courage.
Up to a hundred of Santini´s buildings
Jan Blažej Santini – Aichel (1677–1723) started his successful career at Sedlec near the town of Kutná Hora by restoring the monastery cathedral in the Baroque-Gothic style. At that time he was only 25 years old. During his short creative life, Jan Blažej Santini - Aichel (1677-1723) designed almost a hundred of other buildings scattered throughout the territory of Bohemia and Moravia. Apart from Prague, we can find them in the areas of the Cistercian monasteries in Sedlec, Plasy and Žďár nad Sázavou, the Benedictine monasteries in Rajhrad and Kladruby, or in their surroundings and places of pilgrimage. What is amazing about his architecture is, above all, diversity, abundance of impressive details, sophisticated technical solutions, and moreover – a secret hidden under the surface. . .
What will you see?
In the exhibition premises of the Dačický House you will have an opportunity to explore the Santini´s architecture in a systematic manner. Our panel presentation will show you architecture created by this architect in Sedlec (cathedral, ossuary and convent), but mainly in four centers on the territory of the Czech Republic.
You will also see two documentary films and an extract from the Santini´s most remarkable plan documentation deposited in various archives, which evidences the fact that the architect was originally a painter.
The exhibition surveys the most significant achievements by J. B. Santini and commemorates his significant anniversary; it was prepared by "Foundation Kutná Hora – UNESCO Monument" in co-operation with the citizens association "Journey to Santini"; the Foundation deeply acknowledges contribution of all active members of the association.
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BMW to spend $4.2 bn for majority stake in China project
Thu, Oct 11 2018 03:47:52 PM
Beijing, Oct 11 (IANS): German automobile manufacturer BMW is set to acquire majority stake in its joint venture in China, BMW Brilliance Automotive, by spending $4.2 billion, according to a statement by the group on Thursday.
For the first time ever, Beijing is all set to lift restrictions in the Chinese automobile sector, allowing BMW to increase its stake from 50 per cent to 75 per cent in the joint venture, Efe news reported.
"The company has signed an agreement with its joint venture partner, a subsidiary wholly owned by Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (CBA), to acquire an additional 25 per cent shareholding," said the statement.
BMW Group has sought to "further strengthen its long-term cooperation with CBA, increase production capacity at the existing sites" in China.
BMW will invest more than $3 billion in its manufacturing sites in the northeastern city of Shenyang and "expand the localization of additional models including 'new energy vehicles'".
The agreement will conclude in 2022, the year from which foreign manufacturers will no longer need joint ventures to operate in the country, the report said.
This year, China will eliminate the 50 per cent cap on ownership for firms selling specialized vehicles and electric and hybrid cars.
In 2020, this measure will also be extended to commercial vehicles and in 2022 to passenger vehicles.
Title : BMW to spend $4.2 bn for majority stake in China project
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Yerkimbekov Zheksenbek - Minister of Culture of the Kazakh SSR (1976-1987), Honoured Artist of Kazakhstan;
Sokolov Alexander S - Rector of P. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Art History;
Kaseinov Dyusen - Secretary General of Turksoy, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2003-2004), Honoured Artist of Kazakhstan;
Kul-Mukhammed Mukhtar - Minister of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2008-2012, 2013-2014), State Prize Laureate of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ph.D. in History, LL.D.
Abdullin Rubin - Rector of the Kazan State Conservatory named after N. Zhiganov, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation;
Musakhodzhaeva Aiman - violinist, rector of Kazakh National University of Arts, People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
Marat Sametovich - violinist, conductor, Head of the Almaty Symphony Orchestra, Honoured Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
Schiller Vladimir - conductor (Germany);
Isakova Aida - pianist, composer, professor at the M. Ippolitov-Ivanov State Music and Pedagogical Institute;
Michael Strichardge - public figure, professor at the Hamburg University of Music (Germany);
Gabdiev Rysbai - dombrist, conductor, Honoured cultural worker of the Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of Kazakhstan;
Nan Hee Kim - pianist, professor at Keimyung University (Korea);
Amandyk Komekov - Worker of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, teacher of the Kazakh National University of Arts;
Serzhan Shakrat - dombrist, Honoured Worker of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Mangistau);
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Temairgaliev Zhamagat - conductor of the “Otyrar sazy” orchestra, conductor of the Folklore-Ethnographic Orchestra named after N. Tlendiev, Enbegi sіnіrgen Kyzmetkeri of RK.
Aydarbayeva Roza – dombra performer, Honoured Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Aktau);
Kaiyrgali Kozhanbayev - artistic director and chief conductor of the Orchestra of Kazakh folk instruments named after A. Zhubanov, dombrist, composer, Honoured Worker of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Aktobe);
Plitsyn Oleg - head of the piano department of the Karaganda College of Arts named after Tattimbet;
Gizat Adepkaliyev - dombrist, Honoured teacher of the Republic of Kazakhstan, teacher of the Atyrau College of Music;
Sundetov Amanbek - Prima-dombra performer, Honoured Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Director of the Mangystau College of Arts;
Sirazhev Nariman – kobyz performer, Excellence in Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, teacher of Atyrau Music College named after D. Nurpeyisova;
Otepbergen Khamzin - a teacher in the class of the dombra of the Almaty Music College named after P. Tchaikovsky, Honoured Worker of Education of RK;
Tuyakbaeva Bakhyt - teacher of the department “Choral conducting” of the P. Tchaikovsky Almaty College of Music, Excellence in Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Labour Veteran;
Kupriyanova Lyudmila - teacher of piano at the East Kazakhstan College of Arts named after the Abdullins brothers;
Zharilkanov Inayat - teacher of the department "Choral conducting" Kyzylorda Musical College named after Kazangap;
Kimatova Klara - Head of the vocal and choral department of the Atyrau D. Nurpeyisova College of Music;
Otegen Gubaidullin - dombrist, Honoured Worker of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Shymkent);
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Bagila Mukhtarova - Excellence in Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lecturer in the class of the dombra of the Atyrau D. Nurpeyisova College of Music, Labour Veteran;
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Tech Data partners with Dell and NEXIONA to launch SmartForce IoT solution for system integrators and solution providers
CLEARWATER, Fla. and BARCELONA, Spain (October 26, 2016) — Tech Data Corporation today announced the launch of MIIMETIQ EDGE, an all-in-one Internet of Things (IoT) development platform that enables systems integrators and service providers to jumpstart their IoT projects. MIIMETIQ EDGE, which has been developed in collaboration with Dell and IoT technology partner NEXIONA, is available as an integrated solution with the Dell® Edge Gateway 5000 Series for rapid IoT framework development—from proof of concept to enterprise deployment. The solution will be available in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands and Belgium starting this month, with global deployment beginning in 2017.
MIIMETIQ EDGE is part of the new SmartForce Internet of Things (IoT) lineup offered by Tech Data’s Smart IoT Solutions practice. The SmartForce offering comprises a portfolio of validated end-to-end solutions for partners to quickly realize the benefits of bringing new digital services like predictive maintenance, asset and fleet management, and intelligent shopping to market in segments such as smart manufacturing, smart transportation and logistics, smart retail, and smart spaces.
Victor Paradell, vice president, Smart IoT Solutions at Tech Data, said: “Gartner Inc. forecasts that 5.5 million new things will get connected every day in 2016, with IoT supporting total services spending of $235 billion, up 22 percent from last year. In this context of rapid growth, our goal is to help partners targeting the mid-market, as millions of small and medium-sized enterprises begin to adopt these IoT solutions through smaller-scale sensor deployments. With SmartForce, solution providers can spark innovation by getting access to Tech Data’s partner ecosystem across the technology stack.”
Dermot O’Connell, vice president and general manager, OEM Solutions at Dell EMC EMEA, said: “We are delighted to work with Tech Data and NEXIONA on this innovative SmartForce IoT solution portfolio. We speak with customers across a range of sectors, and many organizations are currently at the proof of concept (POC) stage in their journey to transform their business—and keen to take advantage of megatrends like digitization and IoT. These validated end-to-end solutions from a trusted brand such as Tech Data will be a huge catalyst to accelerate this transformation.”
The Dell Edge Gateway, powered by Intel® processor technology, brings the power of analytics to the edge of the IoT network, reducing the time and cost associated with transferring non-essential data to the cloud or data center. The Dell Edge Gateway is flexible, connects both legacy and modern sensors and devices, and can be customized for various commercial use cases.
NEXIONA® MIIMETIQ LITE allows system integrators and service providers to rapidly and easily design, prototype, and commercialize their own industrial IoT applications by simplifying the secure connection to physical devices and the management of all sensor data. MIIMETIQ LITE supports more than 60 machine-to-machine (M2M) and IoT protocols and communication technologies, including MQTT, CoAP, Sigfox, HTTP, TCP, and UDP. MIIMETIG LITE is built on a flexible service-oriented architecture (SOA) that fully integrates with IBM Watson IoT and Microsoft Azure IoT Hub cloud services.
“We are very excited to launch MIIMETIQ EDGE in cooperation with Dell and Tech Data. This ground-breaking new product opens up the IoT opportunity for systems integrators, with a ready-made solution for creating a scalable and highly flexible connected environment,” said Jaume Rey, chief executive officer of NEXIONA. “MIIMETIQ EDGE allows systems integrators and end users to own and operate their own platforms, enabling a hybrid mix of cloud and on-premise hosting, while removing the dependence on a single supplier. We see it as a game-changer, offering an adaptable and affordable solution which addresses the growing demand for multiple small-scale IoT implementations in the SMB segment”, added Rey.
To see a demonstration of MIIMETIQ EDGE, visit NEXIONA’s booth (B215) at the IoT Solutions World Congress, taking place 25-27 October in Barcelona. For more information on Tech Data’s Smart IoT Solutions, visit http://IoT.techdata.com or email IoT@techdata.com.
Brian Kosoy
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Tech Data Europe
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Nanchang Guide
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Introduction to Tengwang Pavilion (南昌滕王阁)
Tengwang Pavilion in Jiangxi Province is known as the "first building" along the Xi River. It has been hailed as one of the great works of the Tang Dynasty, a dynasty renowned for its dedication to culture and arts and this reputation for incredible architectural design continues to this day.It is a must-see for those visiting Nanchang.
Nanchang Tengwang Pavilion or Pavilion of Prince Teng is located in the northwest of Nanchang City of Jiangxi Province. It is one of the Four Great Towers of China. Pavilion of Prince Teng was first built in 653 AD by Li Yuanying, the younger brother of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. Li Yuanying was enfeoffed as Prince Teng in 639.
The pavilion reaches a height of around 60 meters with a floor space of 13,000 square meters. .Much of the structure is carved out of wood with tiled walls painted green in typical Song Dynasty style.The main pavilion aside there are two separate pavilions that flank either side of the central pavilion
In 652 he was assigned the governorship of Nanchang where the pavilion served as his townhouse. Twenty years later, to celebrate to completion of rebuilding the pavilion, a group of local intelligentsia gathered to compose prose and poem about the Pavilion of Prince Teng.
Later it became the private headquarter of the prince and was frequently the location for large official banquets and events. The prince was once granted the title of Tengwang by the emperor, therefore got famous as Tengwang Pavilion gradually.The famous poet Wang Bo wrote the masterpiece, Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng.
Even though it was constructed during the Tang Dynasty it became what later reflected typical architectural design in the Song Dynasty. It was placed under heritage by the Chinese Government and further restored and was re-opened to the public in 1989. it represents the origins of what is now the capital of Jiangxi and has become one of the famous Nanchang scenic spots and locals are fiercely proud of it.
No.36 Fanggu Street, Donghu District,Nanchang
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Admission Fee: 50 Yuan
Opening Hours: 8:00AM - 5:30PM
1. Take Subway Line 1 getting off at Tengwang Pavilion Station.
1. Try to avoid visiting Tengwang Pavilion during the summer holidays and Golden Week in October as it will be extremely crowded.
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Branson’s Virgin Galactic Spaceport Officially Open For Business
by Chip Chick October 25, 2010, 12:18 pm
On Saturday, the runway at Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport America was officially opened at an inauguration ceremony that took place in the New Mexico desert. Richard Branson said that he, his parents, and two of his kids will be on the first flights to take off into space, with these flights taking off within eighteen months.
So it looks like dreams might soon become reality – for anyone who has ever dreamed of visiting space. But you’ll still need a padded wallet to get there. Tickets cost $200,000 for a 2 and a half hour flight which includes about 5 minutes of weightlessness. 380 people have already made deposits on a ticket, with those amongst the future passenger list including retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
“Today is very personal, as our dream becomes more real,” Branson said. “People are beginning to believe now.”
“I think the drop flight two weeks ago, which went beautifully, I think it made people sit up and realize this is really reality.”
(Via the Telegraph)
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2016: The Year That Was in .brands TLDs
By Tony Kirsch
Back in June, I wrote about the progress of .brands at the half-way point of the year.
At the time, the total number of domains registered in .brand TLDs had grown by 238% in just six months, including a number of significant, high-profile .brands that had publicly launched.
I also shared several broad patterns of usage that had started to emerge.
As we approach the end of 2016, let's take a look at the year that was — the year that we saw some of the world's most recognized brands join the movement and truly demonstrate that this is a growing community of innovative marketers ready to take on the next evolution in branding.
Let's recap…
Major launches
Google – consolidating news and updates from over 19 of Google's corporate and product blogs, 'The Keyword' was launched at www.blog.google in October, joining the internet giant's retail domain name sales play at www.domains.google
Canon – one of a handful of 'full transitions' to .brands, the company's global site is now at global.canon, with the existing canon.com domain redirecting to this awesome new site
Saxo – already an innovator in online trading and investment technology, Saxo Bank's redesign of its saxobank.com site launched at www.home.saxo. This now works in tandem with Saxo's Institutional Division site at www.markets.saxo and the organisation was even strong enough to explain the reasons why they saw this as a great idea.
BMW – www.next100.bmw is an impressive promotional site showcasing the company's vision for its next 100 years.
CERN – the birthplace of the Internet relocated its whole website to its .cern domain, centered on the homepage at www.home.cern.
Dell, Deloitte, Chanel, Microsoft, Audi, Cisco, Fage, Orange, Komatsu, Shell, Mini, Lidl, Linde, Bradesco, Hotmail, NTT, UOL, Pictet, Windows, Bloomberg, Sky, Fox, Emerck, Weir and BNP Paribas are just a handful of the other organizations with live .brand websites.
'Home' is still a popular term
I identified the trend of registering a 'home.brand' domain in my mid-year analysis and this pattern has continued. At least 39 brands have now created their 'home.brand' domain, including one 'maison.brand' by a French-speaking company.
As patterns and conventions emerge for the way .brand domains are structured, the user experience when engaging with these new sites becomes more intuitive, reliable and natural.
While some astonishing progress has been made in 2016, the .brand movement is by no means complete. I personally am thrilled to be heading into 2017 with such momentum behind us and I'm optimistic about the continued growth of the .brands space in the New Year.
Already this year we've been surprised by the creative approaches many brands have taken and we're looking forward to seeing which companies will use 2017 to take .brands to places we haven't considered before.
Perhaps 2017 will be the year in which mainstream advertising strategies adopt .brands as a unique, memorable call-to-action and the marketers of the world find significant value in creating more direct, meaningful customer relationships through smarter digital marketing.
With almost all .brands now added to the Internet, the game is on. Which brands will emerge as frontrunners and truly revolutionize the way we look at digital?
I don't know the answer, but I sure am excited to find out.
By Tony Kirsch, Head of Professional Services at Neustar
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Russ Riggins Joins Three Point Capital as VP of Tax Credit Advisory
Premier Entertainment Debt Financier has been involved in over 300
film and TV productions with aggregate budgets of over $500,000,000
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Entertainment debt finance firm Three
Point Capital announced today that Russ
Riggins has joined as Vice President and Head of the Advisory Group.
Riggins is a veteran finance and operations professional in the film and
television industry with expertise in tax credit legislation, banking,
and entertainment finance.
“Three Point Capital has been around for a long time and they have a
tremendous amount of experience in different jurisdictions in the U.S.
and abroad,” said Riggins. “Dave (Gendron) and Ali (Jazayeri) have a
strong reputation in the industry and are long-term thinkers with high
integrity. I appreciate how thoughtful they are about their business and
the clients that the firm takes on.”
Riggins has over 12 years of finance experience in the media and
entertainment industry. Prior to Three Point Capital, he spent six years
as EVP of Finance and Operations at Millennium Films and Nu Image, where
he was responsible for all financing and structuring activities of the
company and over 30 films including The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Olympus
Has Fallen, and sequels in The Expendables series.
Prior to Millennium, Riggins worked with Summit Entertainment as well as
Comerica Bank, where he was part of a lending team in the entertainment
group, providing funding for the bank’s producing and corporate clients
in the film and TV space.
Having personal experience as a writer, producer, and actor, Riggins has
a “talent friendly approach to finance” and is “committed to figuring
out how to get all the puzzle pieces to fit so we can get the deal off
the ground.” Riggins explained, “I really enjoy what I do because our
clients are so passionate about their projects, and often looking to
build a meaningful body of work.” The University of Virginia’s McIntire
School of Commerce alum added, “It is amazing when a storyteller is able
to create something exceptional that hits people emotionally. I really
appreciate being part of that process and as an Asian American I am
especially interested in seeing underrepresented groups get the
opportunity to have their voices heard and I’m motivated to help content
creators achieve that.”
Riggins heads the Advisory Group, overseeing comprehensive
administrative and operational production services for tax credit
recipients including estimating credits, comparing jurisdictions,
preparation of the application, receipt, and monetization of the final
tax credit through the offices in California, New York, Louisiana, and
Ohio.
The firm’s Lending Group, headed by Viviana Zarragoitia, provides
loans on all types of collateral including domestic and international
tax credits, minimum guarantees, and negative pickups. They
differentiate themselves from other lenders through transparency,
flexibility, speed, and reliability. They lend on numerous types of
projects that do not require a completion bond to be in place.
Ami Frances leads Three Point Capital’s Post Services Group,
providing post production accounting services on any project, in any
shape or form. Their goal is to be engaged early in the process in order
to ensure that the handoff of the books is seamless. They also handle
paper delivery, participation statements, and manage research screenings.
The Brokerage Group at Three Point Capital is led by the firm’s
founding partner, David Gendron. With over 25 years of investment
experience, Gendron manages a deep network of tax credit buyers and
sellers and has expertise in facilitating purchases in over 24 different
jurisdictions.
Three Point Capital is a premier debt financier in the film
and television industry. Founded in 2009, Three Point Capital has been
involved in over 300 film and television productions. Originally focused
solely on tax lending, the company has expanded its expertise to include
brokerage, advisory, and post services. For more information, visit www.tpc.us
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Trouble With Tip Jars
July 9th, 2009 by dk
Tip jars frighten me. Those adorable “leave-a-penny-take-a-penny” dishes have grown up and begun reproducing. Star Trek could update its “Trouble with Tribbles” episode. There’s trouble with tip jars.
I paid for my college education by waiting on tables when minimum wage for tipped employees in Illinois was $1.10 per hour, so I’m a fan of tipping. But I worry what started as a good idea has become an enabling crutch for too many business owners.
Bartenders have always been tipped, so it followed that baristas would be rewarded for that beautiful extra swirl of chocolate syrup embellishing the tiny layer of foam atop a double espresso tall skinny mocha. Special skills are on display. Dropping coins in a jar makes sense. Clapping with a hot drink in your hand would be risky.
But now I see a tip jar beside almost every cash register. I order a beer or a burger or a bagel and a tip jar dares me to ignore it. The hand-written placard sits there on the counter like a miniature version of a stop-light panhandler. The cashier gives me change and I freeze. I wonder if he’s wondering whether I’ll pocket the coins or give them back. What I’m really wondering is what a tip would be rewarding, since the food or drink has not yet been delivered.
I fear that in some instances the tip is rewarding — no, enabling — lower wages being paid to more people. It’s never made clear exactly what becomes of the coins and dollars put in the jar. Is it divided among all the employees working at the time? Is it used to augment the pay of the cashier only? Does management handle the accounting, after keeping a modest portion for their trouble? It’s not clear.
Greg Bryant, who recently closed The Tango Center downtown, was philosophical when I shared my quandary with him. “The only difference between wage slavery and chattel slavery is that one is temporary.”
Would my coined contribution be abetting wage slavery? Is it a donation? A subsidy? A voluntary tax?
I believe we should be given opportunities to be generous with one another. Lane County is home to more non-profit organizations than there are days in a year. I like living among so many people for whom money is not their prime objective.
Carol Berg-Caldwell recently asked on this page whether the cost of opening more jail beds might be defrayed with voluntary donations. Shelly Bosworth last month asked in a letter to the editor whether a fund could accept donations from people who use the streets around Crest Boulevard, but don’t happen to be among the lucky property owners being assessed to cover the cost of the upgrades.
Many of us attended benefit concerts for Curtis Salgado to defray his medical expenses after he was diagnosed with liver cancer. Local banks regularly set up funds to accept donations to help local residents faced with sudden tragedies.
But what do we do when a bookstore holds a benefit for itself? Or when a dance center closes because it couldn’t make ends meet? Does my obligation to the business extend beyond buying books or taking lessons? Maybe it does, but I’m not sure. I need help.
Voluntary payments can drive a small economy and you can see it in action this weekend at the Oregon Country Fair. In fact, I remember when I first understood I was witnessing a different sort of economy. I was in line for a Springfield Creamery ice cream, something only available at the Fair. The fellow ahead of me ordered ice cream with strawberry topping. The tab came to 25 cents more than he had. In the “real world,” he would have lived without the 50-cent topping and enjoyed his ice cream. Instead, he asked strangers in the line behind him if anyone had a quarter. Somebody did.
Most people at the Oregon Country Fair are not wage earners, at least not this weekend. They do what they do for the love of it, or for whatever people will pay. It’s a busker economy and it works. Many participants look forward to the impromptu barter fair that happens spontaneously each year, as vendors consider packing out some of the same stuff they packed in.
What you won’t see at the Oregon Country Fair is many tip jars. I asked Norma Sax, who has been the administrative assistant for the Fair for over a decade. She paused. “You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one,” she told me. “But ask Sue Kesey. She’s on the Food Committee. She would know.”
I called Kesey, co-owner of Springfield Creamery. Is there a rule forbidding tip jars? “That’s funny,” Kesey answered, “I never thought about it. I do see jars around the fair, but they’re all taking donations for the Jill Heiman Vision Fund. I don’t think anybody is keeping any of that money.”
The Jill Heiman Vision Fund has fueled the philanthropic arm of the Oregon Country Fair, granting over $100,000 to hundreds of community causes over the past decade. But is there a rule about tip jars at the Fair?
“If there was a rule, it would come through our committee,” Kesey said. “And I can tell you for sure. It’s never come up.”
Don Kahle (fridays@dksez.com) writes a weekly column for The Register-Guard and blogs at www.dksez.com.
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1 scott Jul 11, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Don, as is often the case, you don’t have a clue what you’re talking about. Regarding your “tip” article: no bookstore has held a fundraiser for itself. Members of this fine community asked if they could hold a fundraiser. The bookstore allowed them their pleasure. Further, many of the people who work at the Country Fair do so for tips, both in food booths about the fair and as buskers. Not knowing that can only mean that you’ve never been to the fair. But I’ve seen you there. So maybe you’re just blathering with the intent of degrading other people. Does it make it feel better? How much do you tip the RG to get your uninformed viewpoint pressed on the reader?
2 BillThePoet Jul 13, 2009 at 7:37 am
I like to think I’m more self-aware than most, but I am clearly not quite self-actualized yet.
Tip jars at a cash register unsettle me.
I’ve decided it’s because I’m not yet able to claim pure altruism as the reason I tip.
I enjoy a certain amount of anonymity (I don’t sign the bills I leave on the table), but I like a server to vaguely know who is being a good guy, and maybe remember me next time, even if it only results in a quick smile.
When I was a non-tipper I liked tip jars. I could look a cashier in the eye and signal, “I slipped a buck in there while your head was turned. Prove I didn’t.”
But now that I’m a tipper (always a good tipper, occasionally a Random Act generous giver), I want the server to glance my way and give me some sort of recognition that they saw me contribute. If there’s no way to get a witness, I go back to the table I was sitting at and leave the cash. If that’s not an option, I’ve been known to “accidentally” bump the jar or hover my tip above the lip a moment or two before (sadly) dropping it in.
When all else fails, I hand it to a nearby busboy directly. That’s always fun. They’re an appreciative bunch. It’s much more satisfying than feeding the germy jar at the register.
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The Barkuses of Malvern, IA
Louis A Barkus
Beginnings: Edith Laraway Bushnell
Adulthood: Edith Bushnell
Marriage: Louis Barkus and Edith Bushnell
History of Malvern
Obituary of Elisha Bushnell
Draft Cards
Discharge Papers
Brief History of the 11th Marines
Obituary of L.A. Barkus
Obituary of Edith Barkus
Pedigree Charts
History of Chillicothe Business College
The Barkus Family - 1960s
By 1960, Edith had lived in Malvern for 68 years and in the same house for about 48 years. The population of Malvern according to the census of 1960 was only 190 individuals more than the population of 1,003 recorded in 1900. Many local businesses had vanished as small family farms coalesced into fewer and fewer larger operations, as the town was bypassed by US Highway 34, as the railroad no longer was important in the economy, and as poultry production moved out of state.
Edith's fourth and last grandchild, Todd Linden Jones, was born in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa, on 10 January 1960.
In December 1961, Edith traveled to Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa, to visit her daughter B. Lou and her family over the holidays. While attending a social club's annual Christmas party hosted for the members' parents, Edith had a seizure which was later diagnosed as a cerebral aneurysm with subarachnoid hemorrhage. She was transferred from Skiff Hospital in Newton to Methodist hospital in Des Moines and surgery was performed, though she never recovered. She died two weeks later on 1 January 1962 in Des Moines. Services were held two days later at Mansfield Funeral Home with Rev. John Lipincoitt officiating. Burial occurred at the Malvern Cemetery.
In her obituary it was written:
Edith was noted for her kindness of heart and caring for others, especially older people. She cared for her husband through his last years. She ministered to the needs of her mother, who for her last seven years was bed-fast. She was always among the first to help in caring for others.
Her zest for living and her love of her child and grandchildren, as well as other young people is well known.
Cemetery Markers
Malvern Cemetery, Malvern, Iowa
Louis' cemetery marker lists his rank as corporal of the 11th Regt USMC
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© Goteborg.com / Kjell Holmner
The fishing village of Fjällbacka is on the northern coast of Gothenburg.
Gothenburg by water
by CAMILLE CHIN May 2013
A river runs through it — through Gothenburg (goteborg.com, that is. The Göta River then continues to the sea, which is really what defines Sweden’s second largest city. Many a ship was even built in the city’s port in the early 1900s, though today Cityvarvet is more of a ship mender, than a ship maker. Soak up all the present-day sea world has to offer with the three suggestions below.
Sjömagasinet (Adolf Edelsvärds Gata 5; sjomagasinet.se) is one of Gothenburg’s five Michelin-starred restos, but the Chef Ulf Wagner’s seafood eatery is the only one that made it into the 2013 Red Guide. Its menu includes a lobster salad served with crispy bacon, roasted pistachios, pine nuts, yellow raisins and a mild Parmesan dressing ($47), and blackened scallops with brisket of suckling pig, a plum and coriander sauce, crudité in Japanese mayonnaise and deep-fried noodles ($55). Reservations can be made online.
Paddans (Kungsportsplatsen; stromma.se; through October 13) are low-lying, open-air watercrafts that creep under 20 of the city’s canal bridges — even the one called the Osthyveln or “cheese slicer.” They also snake passed the city’s old moat and shipyard. A 50-minute boat tour costs $24 for adults, $12 for kids six to 11, but rides are free after 3pm between June 16 and August 14 with the Gothenburg City Card (goteborg.com/en/do/city-card-faq; adults from $50) and free all day with the card during low season. The card gets you free entry to 27 attractions, and covers public transit and parking too.
Scandinavia’s biggest science centre is your secret weapon when the kids start to go cuckoo. Universeum’s (Södra Vägen 50; universeum.se) 1.4-million- litre ocean tank features a long, clear-glass tunnel through which you can keep an eye on its eight different kinds of shark, including a sawfish (technically a ray) named Miss Sågkrates. Universeum’s new underworld exhibit is as impressive: its nocturnal inhabitants include Indian cobras, tokay geckos and small, sweet sugar gliders.
39th Annual Conference of the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes
Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre
ispad.org
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DB Multiverse
News Read DBM Minicomic Fanarts The authors FAQ Rss Feed Bonuses Events Promos Partner sites Tournament Help Universes Help
Dragon Ball Multiverse: The Novelization
Written by Loïc Solaris & Arctika
Adapted by npberryhill, Kakarotto Ka Power Level Kya Hai?, and Team
Rediscover the story of DBM, loaded with more detail. This novelization is verified as canon by Salagir, who also includes additions of his own. These have not been seen in the manga, and therefore make this story a true annex to the comic!
Part 0 :0
Part 1 :12345
Round 1-1
Part 2 :678910
Part 3 :1112131415
Part 10 :4647484950
Part 20 :96979899100
Part 21 :101102103104105
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Part 8, Chapter 38.
PART EIGHT: THE FIRST MEETING WITH THE LEGENDARY SUPER SAIYAN!
Translated by Arcane Super Saiyan
Broly was born with amazing strength. With ten thousand units of power, he was born with a power well above the vast majority of beings in the universe. As a child, Broly was already using this power for selfish reasons. He did whatever he wanted and he got everything he wanted. No one could control him. No one could beat him.
Even during his adolescence, his incredible power lead him to want more. To destroy more. He continued to increase his strength as he destroyed people, planets, and even suns. All it took was for him to have the desire to murder something and it would explode in a second. Throughout all this, he had always wanted something. It all lacked something that he unconsciously sought for.
Broly could have been a hero, had he used his powers to help those in need. However, he became a terrifying monster that came to be feared throughout the galaxy. He became known as the Destroyer of Worlds. His father was the only one who could still have any influence on him. Until he betrayed his son by taking control of him.
Even under his father's control, within the depths of his being, Broly kept a fierce rage that continued to grow with each passing minute he spent as a slave to his father, Paragus's will. The one person he thought had loved him was now keeping him a prisoner.
In the depths of his being, a memory hidden for decades resurfaced and with it awoke a great rage. A memory of... A face? A voice? A cry? Of someone named... Kakarotto.
Nothing would stop him. No prison, no bonds regardless of their strength, would stop him. KAKAROTTO. This is what he had sought for his whole life. This ultimate desire that began to dominate his entire being. KAKAROTTO. He wanted to kill. To destroy, to annihilate this miserable being that stood before him, annoying him.
Broly lost himself completely in his insatiable rage. What little mind he had left, drowned in the depths of his incredible fury. To annihilate Kakarotto... he would use all of his strength, all of his anger, all of his madness!
Broly changed completely. When they had first met, Vegeta and the others had noticed his large size and musculature differed from the other warriors Paragus had recruited. Now that he had transformed into the Legendary Super Saiyan, his muscles had tripled in size and he looked more like a giant with his huge white eyes hungry for destruction. As for his strength, his ki already equaled that of Son Goku as a Super Saiyan. But it continued to steadily increase with every passing second. Son Goku and Vegeta had no idea that the power of the Legendary Super Saiyan would be so great.
"He really is the legend... This power... it's the legendary power that will never be equaled. Everything is lost ... His power is beyond our understanding .... He'll destroy us all!" thought that Vegeta lost all desire to fight.
Broly charged Goku, who dodged easily. Broly may be more powerful, but because of his musculature, his agility was reduced. Dodging several punches and kicks, Goku distanced himself from Broly by flying away. Goku was joined by his son, Gohan and Trunks who was quick to realize just how dangerous their opponent really was. A sadistic smile formed on Broly's lips.
From his hand Broly produced a ball of green energy that dropped to the trio. The attack then divided into a multitude of Kikoha that swept across them, forcing them to keep dodging as quickly as they could.
The explosions that followed startled the Earthlings who were still in the palace. Curious and frightened, Yamcha and Kulilin quickly peeked out from a window to see the devastation caused by Broly. They could see that Son Goku was already fighting against him, but he seemed overwhelmed by the giant he was facing.
It was obvious that the humans were no match. "Don't tell me you want to go there?" Yamcha thought to himself. But when Kulilin, who was concerned for his friends, flew closer to the scene of the battle, the former desert bandit decided to follow him, but not without grumbling a bit. As he set one foot on the edge of the window, he saw several of Paragus's soldiers who watching what was happening with disbelief.
Yamcha descended from the air near the group of soldiers. He heard snatches of conversation. Did these guys work for Paragus without really knowing what his intentions were. Or did they have that much faith in him? Was it their intention to conquer the universe with this army?
One thing Yamcha was certain about was that they weren't very strong. He could take them all down himself. As they continued to look at the destroyed landscape, Yamcha approached one of them who seemed to have a higher rank than the others, and said,
"You guys should get out of here, quick. This place is dangerous."
"We don't take orders from you, Earthman. We serve Paragus."
"You won't serve anyone if you're dead. This castle can be shattered in an instant."
Yamcha tried to remain calm as explosions echoed from a few kilometers away him. Goku was really fighting against someone who has such immense power...
"Listen," Yamcha replied shaking his fist "take your ship and get out of here!"
He flew off immediately following this sentence. He had no time left to lose. Could he really save a few hundred lives like this? He hoped they would all come together to one big ship in the world. Several hundred meters away, Son Gohan fought passionately with all of his might. This was his first fight of this level against anyone other than his father. At first he thought it would be a great opportunity to face a Super Saiyan other than his father. He would get to see a different style of fighting. He thought it would be great for preparing him for Cell's tournament in a few days.
Unfortunately, Broly was not the type to develop techniques. His fighting style consisted of pure brutality... And as time passed, his brutality and strength continued to increase. The Legendary Super Saiyan loved every second he spent beating down Goku and the others, he laughed maniacally the entire time. Stray balls of his green energy destroyed the already damaged landscape even more, but he didn't care. In fact, he felt a sadistic joy in destroying everything around him, and spreading terror into everyone's hearts. Not only had his transformation into the Legendary Super Saiyan increased his strength, but it increased the madness that was already within him as well.
Piccolo knew he had to end this battle quickly. Despite the fact that three Super Saiyans were against him, Broly obviously had the upper hand. He had focused on Goku and the other two since the beginning of the battle. Piccolo decided to use his secret weapon. He had already used it several times before and it had proven to be effective even against enemies much more powerful than him. It was the technique he had used to kill Raditz, Goku's older brother...
Charging his energy to its maximum, Piccolo fired the Makankosappo at Broly, knocking him back. The spiral of light pushed Broly back a bit before exploding a few seconds later. It was a fierce blow... but it was completely ineffective!
Piccolo and the others had to face the truth: Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan truly was invincible. Once the gray smoke from the explosion had cleared, he turned to face the insect that had dared to attack him from behind. Piccolo felt paralyzed as the most fearsome opponent he had ever faced rushed towards him smashing a mighty knee into his stomach. And as if that was not enough to satisfy the anger and madness of the colossus, he followed up with a barrage of blows at Piccolo.
Gohan couldn't stand idly by, he had to protect his former teacher and mentor. Gohan rushed Broly, yelling, but his attacks were in vain. Broly sent Piccolo plummeting to the ground anyway and then turned and struck Gohan in the face. Broly intended to finish Gohan off with a powerful ball of green energy, when Goku intervened. The explosion was enormous, but Son Goku managed to survive it, but it left a hole in the back of his shirt. With his back still burning and Gohan in his arms, Goku fell to the ground.
Broly still had one other insect to crush before finishing off Goku, his nemesis, the man who had disturbed him with his constant crying when they were both newborns. Trunks was still still standing, still at full strength. He had used this time to power up in the same way as he had done a few days earlier against Cell after he had achieved his perfect form. He knew very well that this form of Super Saiyan came at the cost of his speed. But right now, it was the power they needed. Broly smiled maliciously as he bombarded the son of Bulma and Vegeta with balls of green energy.
Below them, Piccolo, Gohan and Goku were on the ground.
"His power... is incredible..." Piccolo uttered, trembling slightly.
Son Goku and his son said nothing. Gohan felt ashamed to have been a burden on his father, even after all the time he had spent training in the Room of Spirit and Time.
"Damn that Vegeta! I can't believe how gutless he is! He's just standing there, with a blank look on his face instead of helping us!" Piccolo shouted in frustration.
"Leave him alone Piccolo" Goku interrupted. "If he doesn't want to fight, then that's his problem. But if we don't stop this guy... the entire universe will be in danger!"
Turning away to face Broly again, Goku flew back up to rejoin the fight. Gohan looked up at Piccolo before following his father... Even at his full power, Trunks was no match for the Legendary Super Saiyan. Piccolo, who could not bear to see Vegeta who was usually so proud of what he was, give up without even putting up a fight. He went to where Vegeta stood, grabbing him by the hair with the intention of giving him a lecture.
The Vegeta he knew would never allow himself to be insulted like this. Ever! But he simply remained motionless. His eyes and face were devoid of any emotion, it was as if he had really given up on everything. He had absolutely no will to fight. Piccolo began to feel even more contempt for the Saiyan Prince than before if that was even possible.
"You claim to be the Prince of the Saiyans... the greatest warrior in the universe? Yet you're nothing but a coward! If you had any pride at all then you'd stand up and fight!"
"What for...?" Vegeta replied. "No one can stand up to the Legendary Super Saiyan. No one!"
Piccolo was disgusted at Vegeta's words, he left to rejoin the fight, leaving Vegeta in his corner. But against Broly, Piccolo hardly made much of a difference... One after another, they were all beaten down.
"Vegeta," Paragus said, from just behind the Saiyan Prince, who was on his knees, motionless. "You are right to stay here. No one can match the Legend Super Saiyan. You know this. You can feel it. Broly is far stronger than all of us. Unlike your friends, you're a good judge of your opponent. You can see that Broly's power exceeds that of any mortal. I had kept his immense power restrained for a time, but that time is over. Broly has broken free from my control! Now nothing can prevent him from annihilating the entire universe!"
Vegeta made no reply. He barely even listened. But Paragus continued anyway:
"You look so much like your father.... You cannot even imagine how much I hated him... I served him for years... and what did I get in return? I was sentenced to death because I dared ask him to spare the life of my only son. Then he tried to kill me and Broly all because he was too great a threat to his rule. We were thrown out like trash and left to die... Of course, as fate would have it, Frieza would destroy our planet that very same day. And that's when Broly's power awakened, he saved us both from planet Vegeta's explosion. It was then that I realized that my own son was the Legendary Super Saiyan! I swore then and there that I would have revenge for the pain and humiliation we had endured at the hands of your father!"
A few seconds passed. Vegeta was still motionless, but many thoughts passed through his head. As Paragus went on and on, Vegeta stood, still staring at the others fighting Broly with a dumbfounded look on his face.
Just as Broly seemed to be about to finish off Goku, Vegeta's rival and nemesis, Vegeta finally intervened striking under Broly's chin with his fist and following up with a kick to his neck. He had finally come to a conclusion. Kakarotto and the others, they were all inferior to him, yet they dared to fight against an invincible opponent when he, had given up without a fight. Vegeta couldn't stand for that! He'd rather be killed by the Legendary Super Saiyan! Royal blood flowed through his veins, there was no way he'd go down without a fight!
Unfortunately, his punches had no effect, despite the great power of the Saiyan Prince. He had attempted to prove to everyone that he was not weak, that he was the mightiest warrior of them all... But all he had proved was that Broly was better than him... and so Vegeta was beaten down just like the others. Although he was exhausted, Goku alone, was still barely able to stand. He fearfully waited for the next attack... But Broly had his sights set on someone else... his own father.
While everyone was busy fighting, Paragus was trying to escape the planet in a small space pod. He hoped that the comet that was approaching the planet would wipe them all out, including his son. He was useless to him now that he was out of his control.
Paragus never left his capsule... Broly appeared before him suddenly with a sadistic smile.
"You're going to leave without me, Father?" he asked with a psychotic look on his face.
"N-no, of course not! I was preparing the ship so that we could both escape before the comet hits this planet!"
Paragus hoped that the crazy side of Broly would believe such nonsense, but it wasn't the case. Broly crushed the space pod with his father still inside it, and hurled it with great force straight into the approaching blue comet...
And then he turned around to face Son Goku...
TRANSLATOR'S NOTE: I was brought out of retirement to help redo the translation for this chapter for Kakarotto Ka Power Level Kya Hai?(sorta like how Rambo and Solid Snake get brought out of retirement eheh heh) Anyway, I did this chapter in a bit of a hurry so let me know if you spot any errors.
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Six Feet Under has released a new album of previously unreleased material, entitled Unburied, via Metal Blade Records. Produced by Six Feet Under's Chris Barnes and mixed/mastered by Chaz Najjar at Badlands Recording (Denver, CO), the collection features 9 tracks from the Undead (2012), Unborn (2013) and Torment (2017) sessions; Unburied is only available digitally now at: metalblade.com/sixfeetunder
Front-man Chris Barnes comments: "I feel 'Unburied' is something special and interesting to release, that is different, being that this is our first digital-only release and the songs are all in their rawest and earliest form. It was also a shame for the songs to just sit there and go to waste - I knew the fans would dig them, and also everyone involved worked so hard writing and putting them together. I always felt like the tracks were excellent Six Feet Under material, and wanted to finish and release them at the time of each release - but there was just so much material that was put together for the 'Undead' and 'Unborn' sessions, that eight songs were basically left over in the demo stages. Also one song from the 'Torment' session that Jeff Hughell wrote - 'As the Dying Scream' - was left over in its demo stage as well. Hopefully you enjoy these tracks and it holds you over 'til the next full-length album!"
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What should be on the new government's priority list?
Incentivising investments, boosting exports and reviving consumption will be the regime's key challenges
By Samar Srivastava, Forbes India Staff
Published: Jun 3, 2019
After studying law I vectored towards journalism by accident and it's the only job I've done since. It's a job that has taken me on a private jet to Jaisalmer - where I wrote India's first feature on fractional ownership of business jets - to the badlands of west UP where India's sugar economy is inextricably now tied to politics. I'm a big fan of new business models and crafty entrepreneurs. Fortunately for me, there are plenty of those in Asia at the moment.
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With the election over, the new Narendra Modi-led government has given every indication that the economy is top priority. In place as Minister of Finance is Nirmala Sitaraman, a top-performer from the previous government. Initial reports indicate a flurry of big bang reforms focusing on streamlining labour laws, creating land banks for industrial development as well as removing the cap on foreign ownership of Air India.
Also aiding growth are the structural changes the government had brought about in its previous tenure, the stabilising of the Goods and Services Tax, and recoveries from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that would allow banks to start lending again. In the absence of a shock like demonetisation or an external shock like the US-China trade war, there is every chance that growth will recover.
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The key challenge would be getting a sustainable acceleration in growth. “We need to remember is that our economy is cyclical and I don’t think 8 to 9 percent growth is possible for long periods,” says Venugopal Garre, a director at Bernstein, a brokerage.
A look at the last five years bears this out. Real quarterly GDP growth failed to dip below 6 percent, and failed to sustain above 8 percent, for more than two quarters at a time. Growth for FY19 hit a 5-year low of 6.8 percent. Part of the reason was that while consumption and government expenditure were robust, private sector investments and exports failed to gather pace. More recently consumption has also slowed down. Accelerating growth will mean addressing each of these issues.
The seeds of India’s investment slowdown were sown in the 2004-08 growth boom. As companies rushed to expand capacity for a 9 percent GDP run rate, they over estimated demand. Sectors as diverse as housing, auto, steel and cement saw increases in capacity on leveraged balance sheets. As demand slowed after 2011, corporate India struggled to pay its interest obligations. Fresh investments by companies stopped and they spent the better part of this decade deleveraging their balance sheets.
Add to that a slowing saving rate—it has fallen every year since 2011 and is now at 30.5 percent of GDP—and there is little money left to invest. The 2018 Economic Survey warned that a prolonged savings drought doesn’t recover by itself. Even though capacity utilisation has risen to 76 percent, Indian companies show no interest in investing for the next leg of growth, and have upped dividend payouts.
“Investments are unlikely to recover without incentives,” said Mahesh Vyas, managing director of the Center for Monitoring of the Indian Economy in an interview this March. The last time in 2004, he said, the SEZ policy and the tax breaks it accorded had played a major role in reviving investments. This time the government would need to work equally hard to get corporate India to invest. During 2014-18 the only silver lining was government spending on an ambitious national roads programme.
Automakers saw demand plunge in the 2018 festive season
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A significant failure of the first Modi government was its inability to get India’s export engine running. A big reason for this was the fall in oil prices that led to a fall in the value of India’s number one export—refined petroleum products. But despite a depreciating currency and robust demand, India failed to capitalise on three distinct opportunities.
First, the shutdown of several specialty chemical plants in China due to environmental concerns. Most manufacturing capacity moved overseas but only a few moved to India. In aggregate business, the country gained just $1billion, with companies like Vinati Organics, Atul Limited and SRF seeing growth. Still, that paled in comparison to the potential $50 billion opportunity.
Second, the opportunity in the textile sector brought about by rising wages and labour shortages in China. While Indian manufacturers Welspun India and Indo Count did increase their business, most global textile companies chose to move production to Bangladesh and Vietnam where labour laws are more flexible. Third, the inability of Indian companies to get onto global supply chains. It remains to be seen if the recent US-China trade war gets manufacturers moving out of China to India. More recently there were minor irritants like the withdrawal of letters of credit, which resulted in the use of additional working capital for exporters.
Addressing this slowdown will be tricky for the new government. Just incentives are unlikely to get companies to invest. Take the example of Foxconn, which, despite being offered a tax holiday has still not committed to building a factory in Maharasthra. Port linkages, the ability to hire and fire, and a predictable tax regime as equally important.
Consumption Slowdown
The failure to revive investments and exports led to India’s consumption engine coming unstuck in the second half of FY19. Automakers saw demand plunge in the 2018 festive season, and consumer staple companies saw volume growth slow to a trickle. (With low retail inflation price growth had been an anaemic 1 to 2 percent a year since 2014.) With consumption powering two-thirds of growth, the slowing sales of soaps, shampoos, cars and air conditioners led to a collapse in the Index of Industrial Production (see chart ‘Powering Down’).
For now the jury is out on whether the slowdown will last. RC Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki, attributes it to the elections: “We had seen this in 2009 and 2014, and I would wait till July to see if demand revives.” He’s unsure of the need for a stimulus and says he’d look closely at what the government does to spur growth. If it can get either exports or private investments take off, India’s growth would be on a far firmer footing.
(This story appears in the 07 June, 2019 issue of Forbes India. You can buy our tablet version from Magzter.com. To visit our Archives, click here.)
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Filling in a EuroMillions lottery ticket won one UK individual or syndicate £113m. Photograph: Johnny Green/PA
Britain's largest lottery champion, who scooped a £113m EuroMillions jackpot, has decided to stay anonymous.
National Lottery operator Camelot mentioned today the winner's measure not to go public meant it was unable to unconver any furthermore details, such as where the winning ticket was purchased or whether the champion was an individual or a syndicate.
"We're delighted that the ticketholder has now come forward to claim this life-changing prize," mentioned a spokeswoman. "As with all drastic jackpot winners, they will receive autonomous financial and legal advice and also ongoing personal support."
The spokeswoman was uncapable to mention why it had taken 12 days for the champion to come forward – a delay that has cost the UK's latest multimillionaire £8,500 a day in lost interest.
Officials have checked the winning ticket, the date and location of its buy and other safety details, and handed through a cheque for £113,019,926.
If an individual has won the prize, he or she will turn the 589th wealthiest person in Britain, in keeping with the Sunday Times Rich List 2010, surpassing Rod Stewart and David Bowie. Shopping sprees could include splashing out on a £12m Ferrari 250 GTO, a week in a private villa on Mustique for £85,000, or even a number of airliners – a Boeing 767 charges around £56m.
The previous biggest lottery champion in the UK was an anonymous player who scooped £84.4m on EuroMillions in May. Before that, Nigel Page and Justine Laycock of Barnsley, Gloucestershire, won £56m on EuroMillions in February.
More than 1,000 people made declares for the jackpot, this includes a Coventry pensioner who advised her local paper she had purchased the winning ticket but her husband had thrown it in the bin. The 77-year-old woman mentioned yesterday: "I guess I'll have to apologise to my husband now for accusing him of losing it. But I'm secretly happy it isn't us. I do not think I'd ever have had a moment's peace again if I'd won all the things that money."
After being contacted by Camelot on behalf of the champion, the Press Complaints Commission reminded news organisations that they should respect the winner's right to anonymity. Its guidance tells there can be exceptions if it is in the public interest to recognize an individual contrary their wishes but notes that the size of the win alone is not a valid factor.
The PCC tells it has not had to get involved with any formal complaints about identifying lottery winners in the course of the past 9 years. The champion of the jackpot in May was never pointed out, which may give the newest winner a couple of confidence that their multimillion-pound haul will stay a secret.
An unofficial EuroMillions website tells that any champion who goes public is "virtually guaranteed a taste of recognition. They will often be treated to champagne dinners and driven around for interviews in a limousine." It advises that the media can recognize winners "within a matter of days", adding: "Since the chances are that you will find it almost impossible to keep your EuroMillions win a complete secret, preferring publicity at the outset generates a lot of sense." The new champion clearly disagrees.
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Home climate Ice loss accelerating in Greenland’s coastal glaciers, study finds
Ice loss accelerating in Greenland’s coastal glaciers, study finds
Dartmouth College scientists have found that surface meltwater draining through and underneath Greenland’s tidewater glaciers is accelerating their loss of ice mass. Credit: Dartmouth College
Surface meltwater draining through and underneath Greenland’s tidewater glaciers is accelerating their loss of ice mass, according to a Dartmouth study that sheds light on the relationship between meltwater and subglacial discharge
The findings appear in the journal Annals of Glaciology.
Greenland has the potential to contribute six to seven meters of global sea level rise predominantly through ice mass lost out of large tidewater glaciers. The study’s findings will be used in modeling how water influences glacier melt, glacier flow and glacier stability and to predict global sea level rise for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports.
“Our results show meltwater from these glaciers is playing a larger role in glacier stability than previously thought,” says lead author Kristin Schild, a doctoral student in Dartmouth’s Department of Earth Sciences. “A clearer understanding of subglacial hydrology at tidewater outlet glaciers is important for understanding the mechanisms controlling fluctuations in ice flow and submarine melt as well as gauging the impact of rapid freshwater delivery to the fjord system.”
Media reports about glacial melting are common, but less attention has been paid to how glaciers are losing mass. Surface meltwater can exploit weaknesses in glaciers, fracturing and weakening the ice as it drains to the bottom. Water under glaciers decreases the friction between the ice and rock, causing the glaciers to move faster. When fresh meltwater exits the glacier into the ocean, it brings warm saltwater to the glacier terminus, which causes melting of the glacier from below (submarine melting). Once this freshwater hits the surface of the ocean, it helps disintegrate the mélange (recently calved icebergs and sea ice) that stabilizes the glacier terminus. Tidewater outlet glaciers discharge most of the Greenland Ice Sheet’s mass through iceberg calving, submarine melting and meltwater runoff. While calving can be observed in person and with remote sensing observations, it is difficult to assess melting within and below glaciers and how the meltwater is discharged.
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The Dartmouth team studied a fast-flowing West Greenland tidewater glacier, using time-lapse photography, modeled runoff estimates and ground and satellite imagery to determine how much of the glacier is experiencing melt and when meltwater exits the glacier and enters the fjord. The timing between melt onset and when the meltwater emerges shows how the meltwater travels through and below the glacier.
Their results show that multiple intense plumes of sediment-rich meltwater can occur across a glacier’s terminus, which hasn’t been documented previously, and can increase calving and melting; sediment plumes can break apart the mélange, which weakens the stability of the glacier terminus; and meltwater is being stored under the glacier, which can speed up the glacier’s velocity.
Subglacial hydrology at Rink Isbræ, West Greenland inferred from sediment plume appearance, DOI: 10.1017/aog.2016.1
Note: The above post is reprinted from materials provided by Dartmouth College.
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Security Strategy for the premises of commercial and public organisations
Strategic buildings whether a bank, hospital or a commercial headquarters all house resources central to the integrity of their business and it is acknowledged that an appropriate level of security should be maintained to ensure operational viability and the protection of their own personnel and the public in adverse conditions. The level of security is a matter for the organisation in the context of the perceived risk and public acceptability of security measures taken.
Selecting a New Site
The security points listed below should be carefully considered when selecting a site. However, before a site or sites are selected, it is strongly recommended a security consultant is brought on to the project team to advise on the security matters associated with the proposed sites. He or she can then carry out a running security threat assessment as the principal architectural details take shape.
The Security Threat Assessment
THE SECURITY PLAN AND POLICY DOCUMENT The security policy commences with an analysis of the current threat to all qualifying assets. (An asset being a person, a material object, a procedure or process or a piece of information.) A qualifying asset is an asset considered worthy of consideration for incorporation into the security plan. The locations of all organisation's operations are relevant to the threat assessment because the structure and distribution of key assets will play an important part in the planning consideration of potential criminal or terrorist organisations. The public relations profile of the organisation and its prominence in the public eye is significant and can denote its possible popularity as a potential target by activists and criminals.
The initial analysis on the chosen locality should include:
An analysis of the current social and environmental situation in the proposed area of the country as it may directly affect the organisation in the execution of its business.
A review of recent security and criminal incidents within the area.
An investigation into the access routes to the site and the industrial premises en-route and in neighbouring premises. Nearby facilities may attract crime or terrorism in their own right which could influence the operations of the organisation.
Suitability of site and landscape to provide natural security.
The initial analysis is followed by the identification of assets and an assessment that provides a graded level of threat for each qualifying asset for all applicable risks. Threats that could be considered include:
Armed terrorist attack and action by criminals and activists including vehicle or pedestrian borne explosive devices
Theft of cash, armed robbery in transit, and burglary
Theft by staff or contractors
Theft by non staff or contractors
Threats to personal security
Extortion, sabotage and coercion
Fire including Arson
Theft of information and electronic eavesdropping
Threats to security of computer information
Kidnap of staff or their families
Unavailability of key staff
Unavailability of essential items
Essential environment failure
Information destruction or corruption
Communications failure
Unauthorised intruders
Commercial espionage
Power or critical equipment failure
Electro-magnetic interference
Natural disaster - Flood, Lightning, Earthquake
The results from the analysis and assessment can be used to plan the security countermeasures for the most severe risks.
Note. For most commercial organisations a fully quantified indepth risk assessment using the above methodology is rarely necessary.
Security Strategy and Concept
The security strategy for any particular site will invariably be based on a combined package of security equipment, physical protection measures, a security guard force, security training and security procedures. It is likely to involve some of the items listed below:
Physical security measures at each location combined with intruder detection equipment, CCTV, a means of controlling access and security fences.
Building security systems. Where more than one type of system is installed, the systems should be integrated in such a manner as to ensure correct operation by the security officials and guards under all circumstances. Management systems are often desirable to audit system and operator performance and for the production of factual reports. Most of all, an effective and well managed security management system will provide accountability.
Information, communications and computer security equipment and measures to safeguard vital information.
A fully trained and professionally managed guard force.
Security awareness training for an organisation's staff to improve their personal level of security in the workplace, at home and while travelling to and from the work place.
The preparation of crisis management plans and business continuity procedures to enable management to react effectively and decisively in the event of any crisis.
It is important that the manned guard force is fully trained to effectively carry out their duties under stressful conditions. This must include the operation of the security equipment installed at each site. To facilitate this the manned guard force should be managed by an experienced security management team who will provide continuous training updates and audit reviews of procedures.
The Security Plan
From the security strategy a security plan or scoping document can be drawn up. The plan needs to include a survey of all project related buildings and property as it is important to try and keep uniformity of equipment and systems across the organisation where possible. For example; control, auditing and management of staff, contractors and visitors is much simpler if there is one central database that relates to all access control in the head office and other strategic areas. It can also lead to much more flexibility with regards to training and availability of in-house or contract security staff. Large savings can also be made where there is already existing or proposed maintenance staff or maintenance contractors. By increasing the duties of the maintenance staff to include first line maintenance, which does not normally require specialist expertise, expensive Supplier contracts can be greatly reduced.
The security plan is primarily aimed at high level project approval for funding and resourses, and should include:
The standards that the implementations are to meet
the result of the risk assessment
summary of proposed security strategy
means of risk management mitigation
high level description of measures proposed per building and/or site
project frame describing the business case, the in-house project team structure and the pros and cons for proceeding and not proceeding (SWAT analysis)
initial project provisions required and subsequent ongoing provisions
budget figures - typically five year TCO
drawings.
The Security Budget
The project budget should be detailed in the security plan or scoping document (with options if necessary). It should include purchases, consultants costs, third party services, on-going maintenance and in-house costs for managing the implementation and on-going resources needed to ensure effective operations to meet the project's objectives.
Implementation of Security Plan
Once high level authorisation is given, specifications, drawings, contract documentation and tender documentation are produced and the Client's Engineer for the installation appointed. Suitable suppliers are invited to tender. Tender appraisal, preferrably based on costs over several years, is carried out followed by the award of contract. Installation proceeds to final acceptance after which suitable maintenance contracts are put in place.
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East Derry Road
(MAP) East Derry Road, Hershey Pa.
The original area known as East Derry Road was to the village of Derry Church what Main Street was to every small town in America. When the town of Hershey was being developed in the early 1900's, the road was extended to the west and named Spring Creek Avenue, then West Derry Road. Later, West Curry Road would cease to exist as Hershey Park expanded its boundaries.
Today, what remains of Derry Road is a vestige of the former hub for the many early Hershey families that lived there, and numerous homes along this corridor pay tribute to this history by demonstrating efforts of preservation.
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Red Flag Revelations Part 3
Ok here is Part 3 of my Red Flag Revelations. (Click here for part 1 or part 2)
This was me at that phase
This Fairy Tale (bahahahaha) started out with an excellent first date. We met for juice at the Marriott (so no alcohol clouded judgements here). We spoke so much and listened so keenly that hours passed and what was meant to be a quick juice date stretched to him asking me to join him for some Peking duck since it was already dinner time (it's one of my favs and it came up in conversation)...
And after stuffing our faces (there seriously is no dainty way to eat Peking duck rolls man, you just got to enjoy it), we were still keen to be around each other... so our date extneded some more to a marathon of Gavin & Stacey (what are the odds finding such a quirky similar interest in such sitcoms). And then we finally called it a night, and I went home.
The weeks which followed had us spending a lot of time in each other's pockets... and more pigging out... hikes at Labrador... more sitcom marathons.
And thennnnnnnnnnnn.... "I have herpes".
NO NOT ME LAH. Him. He told me he has herpes.
Fortunately we never had sex. And I'm thankful he told me about this before we could get intimate. But still, I called everything off.
I mean, herpes is for life leh!
After some weeks of pondering, I started feeling bad for leaving him over his STD. His ex GF had it and never told him... and then he contracted it. Poor thing right?
And then I started Googling how contagious it was and how to avoic contracting it... like if we were married and wanted kids.... then cannot use condom then how? Etc etc etc...
and guess what????? I gave him a chance.
Yup. So we started dating again (but not sex ah). For a few more weeks.. before he left for a friend's wedding overseas. Even while he was away, we were in contact daily, and he was making plans for our next date even (I can't remember what it was supposed to be).
But when he returned from his trip, he didn't call or message me. He went SILENT.
And finally he said that we had to break up because while he was away he didn't feel like he missed me enough, so I'm not good enough for him.
Idiot.
Good riddance to you and your herpes. lol
- Fin -
LOL good riddance to you and your herpes – this made me laugh!
Holly Jean 3:54 pm
Cos like Wah Lau.... if anything it Shld be me dumping him lor... hahaha
Do you ever wonder what if..what if he hadn’t disclosed? Such a close shave eh?
I dunno :/. To come to think of it, I’m lucky . Not juSt with him. I mean it cld have been any one of my bfs previously but luckily I’ve always been safe
It could also be that he wasn't getting any action in bed. So gave excuse la. And how do you know if he was REALLY overseas, hmm.
No ah. He was t like rushing for Sex kind. In fact I wld say he was much more cautious than me.
Yah was over seas at his friends wedding. Pics were on fb etc
It could also be that he thought you were still prejudiced against him from his confession. To not have been more intimate with him perhaps. So many ifs right.
Maybe he was out somewhere contracting more STDs.
Bahahaaa I feel bad for laughing
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Home \ Schools \ The contradiction in the ERB proposal for faith schools
The contradiction in the ERB proposal for faith schools
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iCatholic Showcase February 4, 2016 7:02 pm
Dr Tom Finnegan from the Iona Institute on the fundamental contradiction for Catholic Primary Schools in the proposed new Education about Religions and Beliefs curriculum.
The Iona Institute promotes the place of marriage and religion in society. We defend the continued existence of publicly-funded denominational schools. We also promote freedom of conscience and religion.
What we need to know about … and talk about …
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) are conducting a public consultation about proposals for a curriculum in Education about Religions and Beliefs (ERB) and Ethics. The proposal to develop a curriculum in ERB and Ethics was recommended by the Final Report of the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector (Coolahan et al, 2012). The NCCA published a consultation paper in November 2015 and have invited submissions by March 30th. They are inviting people to complete an online survey onwww.ncca.ie/consultation/erbe with a further option to make your own written submission.
NB – an advisory group gathered by the Council for Catechetics of the Irish Bishop’s Conference and the Catholic Schools Partnership suggest that written submissions would be the better option.
What is the NCCA proposing?
The following text is taken directly from the NCCA consultation paper (emphasis added)
ERB helps children to know about and understand the cultural heritage of the major forms of religion, belief traditions and worldviews which have been embraced by humankind. It does not nurture the belief or practice of any one religion; instead it focuses on fostering an informed awareness of the main theist, non-theist, and secular beliefs including key aspects of their cultural manifestations…
A curriculum for ERB and Ethics is for all children attending primary schools in the Republic of Ireland…
Each school patron has a right to develop a programme that supports and contributes to the ethos of their school. The Education Act (1998) 30 (2) (d), requires the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that a ‘reasonable amount’ of time is set aside in each school day for ‘subjects relating to or arising from the characteristic spirit of the school’. A curriculum for ERB and Ethics, for all children, is separate from these programmes and is part of a new phase of work to develop the primary curriculum beginning with the areas of Language and Mathematics…
Key Concerns
Religious education in faith-based schools is inseparable from the characteristic spirit of the school. The secular world view offered by the NCCA proposal is at odds with that of a Catholic school where the Catholic faith is embraced and where the Catholic children receive religious formation and not just religious knowledge. The NCCA proposal clearly states it ‘does not nurture the belief or practice of any one religion’. It is the difference between saying ‘Christ is the way, the truth and the life’ and ‘Christ is a way, a truth…’
The Education Act specifically requires the Minister to have regard for the characteristic spirit of the school in exercising his or her functions with regard to curriculum {section 30(2)(b)}. Further, the Minister must allow reasonable instruction time in the school day for subjects relating to or arising from the characteristic spirit of the school {section 30(2)(d)}. There is a clear concern about Curriculum overload in regard to the NCCA proposal.
Catholic Schools are already places where children learn about other religious traditions particularly those of the children of other faiths in our schools. Catholic schools strive to achieve best practice when it comes to inclusion. The actual percentage of children within Catholic primary schools who are physically ‘opting out’ of the traditional ‘religion class’ is very low. There is a clear concern that the NCCA proposal does not reflect the good practice within Catholic schools in regard to inclusion.
Regardless of where the ERB and Ethics sits in regard to the existing RE programme approved by the Catholic Church (as a stand-alone curriculum or somehow integrated with the Patron’s programme), the above concerns remain. A faith school is defined by its faith. This is the very cornerstone of denominational education and indeed religious liberty. While there is a legitimate need to increase the provision of non-faith schools (a need which the Catholic Church supports), this does not justify asking a faith school to take a secular view of religious education.
The final date for submissions is March 30th
Written submissions can be sent to:
Education about Religions and Beliefs and Ethics Consultation,
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment,
35 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2
Category: Schools
Tags: faith-schools
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